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Johnny Burnett gets 9 hits/1game....
Johnny Burnett gets 9 hits/1game....
Item # 568450
July 11, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 11, 1932
* Johnny Burnett 9 hits in one game (MLB record)
* Jimmie Foxx 3 home runs
* Cleveland Indians
This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 16 that include:
* ATHLETICS SUBDUE THE INDIANS IN 18TH
* Win Long, Dramatic Struggle, 18-17---Cleveland Makes 33 Hits, Mackman 25
* FOXX GETS THREE HOMERS
with box scores and photo of Foxx.
Johnny Burnett of the Indians has nine hits in eleven at bats during this game. This remains a record for the most hits (9) by a MLB player in one game. Jimmie Foxx also has 3 home runs in this game.
Other news of the day. Rag edition with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: On July 10, 1932, still playing for the Indians, Burnett had a major league record nine hits in eleven at-bats in an eighteen inning game against the Philadelphia Athletics. Burnett's record for hits in a game still stands today.
Category: The 20th Century
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