OTDIB-May 24th-3-Dog goes for 6

Phil Gurnee ♦ May 24, 2017 ♦ 3 Comments

This date in baseball on May 2th

May 24th, 1973 – The 3-Dog goes for six

In a 19-inning marathon, LA outfielder Willie Davis collects six hits in a 7-3 loss to the Mets at Dodger Stadium. The two clubs establish a National League mark by hitting into a combined nine double plays.

How many LAD have had six hits in a game you ask?

Player               Date    Rslt PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB
Willie Davis   1973-05-24   L 3-7  9 1 6  0  0  0   1  0
Paul Lo Duca   2001-05-28 W 11-10  6 3 6  0  0  1   4  0
Shawn Green    2002-05-23  W 16-3  6 6 6  1  0  4   7  0
Chase Utley    2016-07-06   L 4-6  7 2 6  2  0  0   0  0

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Generated 5/24/2017.

Evidently if you are going to get six hits in a game, late May is the time to do it.

May 24th, 1986 – Anyone remember this?

A “drunk” Billy Martin is “fired” as the co-host of Saturday Night Live by executive producer Lorne Michaels after slurring his lines during a skit. In retaliation, the often-unemployed Yankee manager “sets fire” to his dressing room at the end of the show, which is the season finale.