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This day in baseball: Elmer’s extra-base saturation

Posted: September 5, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , |Leave a comment

Elmer Smith of the Indians collected seven extra-base hits in just two days, establishing a Major League record on September 5, 1921.  The streak of hits included four home runs and three doubles in the two days.

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Elmer Smith (Library of Congress)

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