It was on this date in 2004 that
Blue Jays’ left-fielder Frank Catalanotto, set the franchise record for most
hits in a game when he went 6 for 6 against the White Sox in Chicago’s U.S.
Cellular Field. It was the second game of a double-header as Chicago took the
first game 4-3 in 10 innings.
With one out in the top of the
first of the second game, Catalanotto singled to left field, but was stranded
on second when the inning ended. In the second inning, after the Jays had taken
a 2-0 lead, Catalanto singled to right field for his second hit of the game.
His third hit of the game, a single to centre field, knocked in short stop Chris
Woodward, and Catalanto later scored his first run of the game.
In the fifth, another single to
left field scored Woodward again, giving Catalanotto his second RBI. In the
seventh, he would double for his fifth hit of the game and would later score in
the inning, his second run. Finally, in the eighth, Catalanatto set the team
record with six hits when he singled to left.
For the day (the game ended with
Toronto winning 10-6) he had six hits, two runs scored, two RBIs and had raised
his season batting average to .329.
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