Who can forget Don King's performance in 1928 when he threw a no-hitter while collecting 15 hits, 19 stolen bases and a pair of home runs?
Los Angeles Dodger designated hitter Shohei Ohtani had a game for the
ages last week when he went 6-for-6 with 10 RBI, three home runs and two
stolen bases.
But there are some high school players who have had
similarly-impressive outings.
MaxPreps takes a look at 10 high school baseball players who had "career" games in a single afternoon.
Shohei Ohtani is the first player in MLB history to go over 50 home runs and stolen bases in a season. The Dodgers star is batting .301 with 123 RBI entering this week's series with the Padres. (Getty Images)
Ohtani
came within a triple of also hitting for the cycle in his monster game.
Williams, however, hit for the cycle – twice. In a 67-4 win over
Royston, Williams went 9-for-9 with three home runs, two triples, two
doubles and two singles. He also had a national record 17 RBI. Athens scored 18 runs in one inning and 25 in
another. The game required seven umpires as six retired from the game
due to exhaustion.
Bobby Buck, Perkins-Tryon (Perkins, Okla.), 1984
Buck
did a lot of everything in his team's 42-0 win over Glencoe. In addition to
going 6-for-6 at the plate, he hit a home run, two doubles and three
singles while driving in a state record 15 runs. He also had seven
stolen bases as part of his team's state record 29 stolen bases. Buck
also pitched and threw a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts. By season's end,
Buck's head coach had named him an unofficial assistant coach in order
to help his teammates with their hitting. Despite leading the state in
batting average (.663), he made the all-state team as a reserve (along
with Troy Aikman of Henryetta).
Mike Wilhelm, Southwood (Wabash, Ind.), 1992
Now
in his 20th season as head football coach at Yorktown, Wilhelm was once
a multi-sport athlete at Southwood. As a sophomore, Wilhelm nearly hit
for the cycle in home runs as he had a two-run homer, a three-run homer
and a pair of grand slams. He also had an RBI single and an RBI on a
fielder's choice to give him 15 RBI in the game. The two grand slams
also came in the same inning. The game was played in 40-degree weather
in the wind and rain.
Don King, Atlantic (Iowa), 1928
Atlantic
had a multitude of stat stars in a 109-0 win over Griswold but King
was the, well, King. In addition to throwing a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts, he
also led the team with 15 hits (15-for-17) with two home runs, two
doubles and a national record 19 stolen bases.
Ryan Tack, Durango (Las Vegas, Nev.), 1995
Along with getting the win while striking out 11, Tack also went 6-for-7 with 16
RBI. He had a grand slam, a three-run homer and a pair of two-run homers in
Durango's 30-02 win over Clark (Las Vegas). Tack is still involved in sports as owner of
Lethal Pickleball, which sells pickleball products.
Marty Burke, Huffman (Birmingham, Ala.), 1985
Heading
into Huffman's game against Woodlawn in April of 1985, Burke had never
hit a home run. By the end of the game, Burke had set a national record
with three grand slam home runs, including two in one inning.
Shawn Gallagher, New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 1995
Gallagher
was on a path toward setting national record for consecutive games with
a hit when he tied another national record in a game against Southern
Wayne. Gallagher belted five home runs in the win to mark the 48th
straight game in which he had at least one hit. At the time, New Hanover
was ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA Today. Three games later he tied
the national record for hits in 51 straight games.
Tramer Ray, Medicine Lodge (Kan.), 1999
Ohtani
hit three home runs in his game with 10 RBI. Tramer Ray did more than
that in one inning. In a 26-5 win over Chaparral-Attica, Ray had two
grand slams and a three-run homer in a 21-run third inning. His three
home runs and 11 RBI in one inning set national records. But that's not
all. The contest was the second game of a doubleheader. Ray hit a home
run in the first game and also had a home run in the second game (giving
him four total in the win). The five home runs were Ray's first five
hits of the season.
Cory Peck, Sioux City North (Sioux City, Iowa), 2000
In
a doubleheader against Sioux Central, Peck tied two national records.
First, he hit five home runs with 12 RBI in five consecutive at-bats to
tie a national record for home runs in a game. In the first inning of
the second game he tied another national record when he homered in his
sixth consecutive at-bat.
Bill Clayton, Glenwood (Chatham, Ill.), 1999
Just
a few weeks after Ray set a record for home runs in an inning, Clayton
tied the record with an added touch. Clayton had a pair of three-run
homers and a two-run shot to drive in eight runs during a 22-run inning
in a 27-2 win over Taylorville. He also pitched a five-inning no-hitter with five
strikeouts.
