Box Score of Four Home Run Game by Rocky Colavito by Baseball Almanac

Box Score of Four Home Run Game by Rocky Colavito

Until this game both leagues only had one player who had hit their four home runs in consecutive order — Lou Gehrig in the American League and Bobby Lowe in the National League.

Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians broke that league related tie and blasted the Baltimore Orioles with four long balls and six runs batted in.

"You can't tell how much spirit a team has until it starts losing." - Rocky Colavito

Hitting & Fielding Notes


Name	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI
Woodie Held	ss	5	1	1	0
Vic Power	1b	4	1	0	0
Tito Francona	cf	5	2	2	1
Rocky Colavito	rf	4	5	4	6
Minnie Minoso	lf	5	1	3	3
Willie Jones	3b	3	0	0	0
George Stickland	3b	2	0	1	0
Dick Brown	c	4	0	1	0
Billy Martin	2b	3	1	1	1
a-Ray Webster	ph	1	0	0	0
Gary Bell	p	3	0	0	0
Mike Garcia	p	1	0	0	0
Totals		40	11	13	11


Name	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI
Albie Pearson	cf	3	1	2	0
Al Pilarcik	rf	5	1	1	2
Gene Woodling	lf	5	1	3	1
Gus Triandos	c	2	0	1	1
Joe Ginsberg	c	1	1	0	0
Bob Hale	1b	3	0	0	0
George Zuverink	p	0	0	0	0
b-Bob Boyd	ph	1	0	0	0
Ernie Johnson	p	0	0	0	0
c-Bob Nieman	ph	1	1	1	0
Billy Klaus	3b	5	0	2	4
Chico Carrasquel	ss	5	0	0	0
Billy Gardner	2b	4	1	1	0
Jerry Walker	p	1	1	1	0
Arnie Portocarrero	p	1	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	1b	1	1	0	0
Totals		38	8	12	8

a: Popped out for Martin in 7th inning.
b: Flied out for Zuverink in 7th inning.
c: Hit a double for Johnson in 9th inning.

Doubles: Brown, Held, Francona, Klaus, Nieman.
Home Runs: Minoso, Martin, Colavito 4.
Left on Base: Cleveland 0, Baltimore 8.
Sacrifice Fly: Triandos.
Stolen Base: Minoso.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	3	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	11	13	0
Baltimore	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	8	12	0

Pitching Notes


Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Gary Bell	6.1	8	7	7	4	3
Mike Garcia	2.2	4	1	1	0	3


Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Jerry Walker	2.1	4	6	6	2	1
Arnie Portocarrero	3.1	7	4	4	1	3
George Zuverink	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Johnson	2.0	2	1	1	0	0

Losing Pitcher: Walker.
Winning Pitcher: Bell.

Game Notes

Attendance: 15,883.
Length of Game: 2:54.
Umpires: HP: Bill Summers, 1B: Bill McKinley.
Umpires: 2B: Hank Soar, 3B: Nestor Chylak.

Rocky Colavito has been named to several All-Star Squads. Do you remember which and how many years Colavito participated in Midsummer Classics?

Rocky Colavito had a lifetime slugging average of .489 which is better than George Brett, Gil Hodges, and Bill Dickey.

Baseball Almanac selected Rocky Colavito as one of the first recipients of our Autograph of the Week.

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