Trivia Question: Who was the first player to hit four (4) homeruns in one game, and in what year did he hit them?
Bobby Lowe - May 30th, 1894
Robert Lincoln "Bobby" Lowe (July 10, 1865 – December 8, 1951), nicknamed "Link", was an American baseball player, coach and scout. He played Major League Baseball for the Boston Beaneaters (1890–1901), Chicago Cubs (1902–1903), Pittsburgh Pirates (1904), and Detroit Tigers (1904–1907). Lowe was the first player in Major League history to hit four home runs in a game, a feat which he accomplished in May 1894. He also tied or set Major League records with 17 total bases in a single game and six hits in a single game. Lowe was a versatile player who played at every position but was principally known as a second baseman. When he retired in 1907, his his career fielding average of .953 at second base was was the highest in Major League history.
Lowe also worked as a baseball manager, coach and scout. He was the player-manager of the Detroit Tigers during the last half of the 1904 season. He was also a player-manger for the minor league Grand Rapids Wolverines in 1908. He coached college baseball in 1907 for the University of Michigan and from 1909 to 1910 for Washington & Jefferson College. He was also a scout for the Detroit Tigers in 1911 and 1912.
Bobby Lowe. (2011, April 2). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:58, April 2, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Lowe&oldid=421996348
May 30th was a great for it. My birthday! Not the 1894 part. :)
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