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==Origin of the term==
==Origin of the term==
The term derives from ''[[hat trick]]'', and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be referred to by a bigger hat, such as a [[sombrero]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Baseball Reference – "Golden Sombrero"|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Golden_Sombrero}}</ref> The "[[List of baseball jargon (O)#Olympic Rings|Olympic Rings]]" or '''platinum sombrero''' applies to a player striking out five times in a game,<ref>{{cite news | title=Extra bases | date=April 9, 2005 | work=[[The Post-Standard|Syracuse Post-Standard]] | first=Matt | last=Michael}}</ref> while a '''horn''' (after [[Sam Horn]] of the [[Baltimore Orioles]], who accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991),<ref name=neyer>Rob Neyer [http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/6/21/4450534/five-strikeouts-platinum-sombrero-sam-horn-nickname article] at Baseball Nation</ref> '''titanium sombrero''' or '''double platinum sombrero''' is bestowed upon a player who strikes out six times in a single game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spots.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=2988373|title=ESPN – More amazing stories to watch for – MLB<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}</ref>
The term derives from ''[[hat trick]]'', and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be referred to by a bigger hat, such as a [[sombrero]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Baseball Reference – "Golden Sombrero"|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Golden_Sombrero}}</ref> The "[[List of baseball jargon (O)#Olympic Rings|Olympic Rings]]" or '''platinum sombrero''' applies to a player striking out five times in a game,<ref>{{cite news | title=Extra bases | date=April 9, 2005 | work=[[The Post-Standard|Syracuse Post-Standard]] | first=Matt | last=Michael}}</ref> while a '''horn''' (after [[Sam Horn]] of the [[Baltimore Orioles]], who accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991),<ref name=neyer>Rob Neyer [http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/6/21/4450534/five-strikeouts-platinum-sombrero-sam-horn-nickname article] at Baseball Nation</ref> '''titanium sombrero''' or '''double platinum sombrero''' is bestowed upon a player who strikes out six times in a single game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spots.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=2988373|title=ESPN – More amazing stories to watch for – MLB<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


The term was coined by [[San Diego Padres]] player [[Carmelo Martínez]] in the 1980s<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://baseballhotcorner.com/on-cans-of-corn-and-the-origin-of-baseball-terms/|title=On Cans Of Corn And The Origin Of Baseball Terms|website=baseballhotcorner.com|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> and first appeared in print when [[Leon Durham]] was quoted as using it in 1984.<ref>''The Dickson Baseball Dictionary'', third edition, p. 374</ref> The term "Horn" for a six-strikeout game was coined by Orioles pitcher [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Mike Flanagan]] after Horn's six strikeout game.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1139973/index.htm Tom Verducci article], ''Sports Illustrated'', July 29, 1991</ref>
The term was coined by [[San Diego Padres]] player [[Carmelo Martínez]] in the 1980s<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://baseballhotcorner.com/on-cans-of-corn-and-the-origin-of-baseball-terms/|title=On Cans Of Corn And The Origin Of Baseball Terms|website=baseballhotcorner.com|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> and first appeared in print when [[Leon Durham]] was quoted as using it in 1984.<ref>''The Dickson Baseball Dictionary'', third edition, p. 374</ref> The term "Horn" for a six-strikeout game was coined by Orioles pitcher [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Mike Flanagan]] after Horn's six strikeout game.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1139973/index.htm Tom Verducci article], ''Sports Illustrated'', July 29, 1991</ref>
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* [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_4926113,00.html Rocky Mountain News August 17, 2006 quoting [[Don Baylor]]]
* [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_4926113,00.html Rocky Mountain News August 17, 2006 quoting [[Don Baylor]]]
* [http://www.athlonsports.com/baseball/10743/around-the-nl-brewers-lead-early-playoff-chase Athlon Sports May 8, 2007: 4 leadoff hitters with golden sombrero].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070513044655/http://www.athlonsports.com/baseball/10743/around-the-nl-brewers-lead-early-playoff-chase Athlon Sports May 8, 2007: 4 leadoff hitters with golden sombrero].
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/13948 Baseball Reference – Most natural golden sombreros]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/13948 Baseball Reference – Most natural golden sombreros]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_strike1.shtml Baseball Almanac – Strikeout Records for Hitters]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_strike1.shtml Baseball Almanac – Strikeout Records for Hitters]

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In baseball, a golden sombrero is a player's inglorious feat of striking out four times in a single game.

Origin of the term

The term derives from hat trick, and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be referred to by a bigger hat, such as a sombrero.[1] The "Olympic Rings" or platinum sombrero applies to a player striking out five times in a game,[2] while a horn (after Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles, who accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991),[3] titanium sombrero or double platinum sombrero is bestowed upon a player who strikes out six times in a single game.[4]

The term was coined by San Diego Padres player Carmelo Martínez in the 1980s[5] and first appeared in print when Leon Durham was quoted as using it in 1984.[6] The term "Horn" for a six-strikeout game was coined by Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan after Horn's six strikeout game.[7]

History

Sammy Sosa and Ray Lankford are the only players to hit for a platinum sombrero more than twice.[3] Only eight players have had six strikeouts, listed below.[3] All eight players who accomplished a "Horn" needed extra innings to do it; the record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game is five.[8]

On August 4, 2009, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 2 for 6, recording a golden sombrero and 2 home runs. The second home run was a walk off home run. This feat was also accomplished by Brandon Moss of the Oakland Athletics on April 30, 2013 in a 19-inning game against the Los Angeles Angels.[9] They are the only players to record four strikeouts and two home runs (the second a walk-off) in a single game in the live-ball era.

On May 29, 2014, in a game against the New York Mets, Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies earned his 24th career Golden Sombrero, surpassing Reggie Jackson to take the all-time MLB lead for this statistic.

On May 29, 2015 San Diego Padres catcher Derek Norris struck out swinging in his first four plate appearances, then hit a walk-off grand slam, becoming the first MLB player in the modern era to achieve a golden sombrero and a walk-off grand slam in the same game.[10]

On July 30, 2016 New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez became the first MLB player to earn a Golden Sombrero after the age of 40 while having earned one before the age of 20. [11]

On June 13, 2017, Chicago Cubs Second baseman Ian Happ went 1 for 5, recording a golden sombrero and a grand slam.

On July 25, 2017, Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez went 0 for 5, recording a platinum sombrero. On the same day, Seattle Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz went 0 for 6 with five strikeouts, also recording a platinum sombrero. This marked the first time in Major League history in which two players from two different games achieved platinum sombreros in the same day (although due to extra innings, Cruz's fifth strikeout technically occurred on July 26).

On October 11, 2017, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant went 0 for 4, recording a golden sombrero, on the same day as New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, who went 0 for 5 and recorded his own golden sombrero, his third in the ALDS and making him the only player since 1903 to accomplish this.

Golden sombreros in the 2017 postseason have already tied the record set in 1997. An increase in the use of starting pitchers as relievers has been suggested as a cause. [12]

The record for strikeouts in a game in all of professional baseball belongs to minor league baseball player Khalil Lee of the Lexington Legends, who in 2017 struck out eight times in a twenty-one inning baseball game.[13]

Major league players with most four-strikeout games [14]

Key
† Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
‡ Denotes player who is still active
Player Games Major teams
Ryan Howard‡ 27 Philadelphia Phillies
Reggie Jackson† 23 Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, California Angels
Jim Thome 20 Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox
Adam Dunn 19 Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds
Bo Jackson 19 Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals
Rob Deer 17 Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers
Sammy Sosa 17 Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers
Jose Canseco 16 Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics
Mark Reynolds‡ 16 Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Allen 15 Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox
Andrés Galarraga 15 Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies
Dave Kingman 15 New York Mets, San Francisco Giants

Major league players with six strikeouts in a game

Player Date Innings Team Box score
Carl Weilman July 25, 1913 15 St. Louis Browns [15]
Don Hoak May 2, 1956 17 Chicago Cubs [16]
Rick Reichardt May 31, 1966 17 California Angels [17]
Billy Cowan July 9, 1971 20 California Angels [18]
Cecil Cooper June 14, 1974 15 Boston Red Sox [19]
Sam Horn July 17, 1991 15 Baltimore Orioles [20]
Alex Gonzalez September 9, 1998 13 Toronto Blue Jays [21]
Geoff Jenkins June 8, 2004 17 Milwaukee Brewers [22]

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Reference – "Golden Sombrero"".
  2. ^ Michael, Matt (April 9, 2005). "Extra bases". Syracuse Post-Standard.
  3. ^ a b c Rob Neyer article at Baseball Nation
  4. ^ "ESPN – More amazing stories to watch for – MLB".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "On Cans Of Corn And The Origin Of Baseball Terms". baseballhotcorner.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  6. ^ The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, third edition, p. 374
  7. ^ Tom Verducci article, Sports Illustrated, July 29, 1991
  8. ^ "Strikeout Records for Hitters by Baseball Almanac".
  9. ^ "Jayson Stark Blog".
  10. ^ "Derek Norris hits walkoff grand slam after striking out four times".
  11. ^ Feinsand, Mark. "Alex Rodriguez sports Golden Sombrero in return to Yankees' lineup". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  12. ^ Baer, Bill (October 11, 2017). "There have been a lot of players wearing golden sombreros this postseason". NBCSports. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "July 13, 2017". milb.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Ryan Howard extends K record". Philly.com. May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  15. ^ "July 25, 1913 St. Louis Browns at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com".
  16. ^ "May 2, 1956 New York Giants at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com".
  17. ^ "May 31, 1966 Cleveland Indians at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com".
  18. ^ "July 9, 1971 California Angels at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com".
  19. ^ "June 14, 1974 Boston Red Sox at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com".
  20. ^ "July 17, 1991 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com".
  21. ^ "September 9, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com".
  22. ^ "June 8, 2004 Milwaukee Brewers at Anaheim Angels Play by Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com".
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