Which players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

Updated 7 days ago | By Dave Holcomb

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play.

The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play. As far as heralded accomplishments that can be achieved in one contest, it doesn't get much better than the four-homer game.

Here are the 16 players who have accomplished the feat in MLB history:

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J.D. Martinez, Arizona Diamondbacks

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The two-time All-Star hit four home runs in a 13-0 rout against the Dodgers on Sept. 4, 2017.

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Scooter Gennett, Cincinnati Reds

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Gennett went 5-for-5 with four homers and 10 RBI on the 73rd anniversary of D-Day — June 6, 2017 — against the Cardinals.

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Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers

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The 2010 American League MVP went 5-for-5 with four homers, a double and eight RBI in a 10-3 victory against the Orioles on May 8, 2012.

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Carlos Delgado, Toronto Blue Jays

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Delgado was only a two-time All-Star and was vastly underrated during his career. He smashed four bombs against the Rays on Sept. 25, 2003.

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Shawn Green, Los Angeles Dodgers

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Green made history not only with four homers but also with a 6-for-6 effort that included a double and seven RBI against the Brewers on May 23, 2002.

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Mike Cameron, Seattle Mariners

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Some decades have seen only one player hit four homers in a game, but two players did it in one month: May 2002. Cameron was the first, posting four solo shots against the White Sox on May 2, 2002.

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Mark Whiten, St. Louis Cardinals

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In the second game of a doubleheader, Whiten went 4-for-5 with four homers and 12 RBI against the Reds on Sept. 7, 1993.

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Bob Horner, Atlanta Braves

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Horner made history as the only player to go deep four times in a game for the losing team. Horner was 4-for-5 with four homers and six RBI during an 11-8 loss against the Expos on July 6, 1986.

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Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies

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The Hall of Fame third baseman is really the last all-time great player to hit four home runs in a game. He was 5-for-6 with four homers and eight RBI against the Cubs on April 17, 1976.

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Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants

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The "Say Hey Kid" went 4-for-5 with four home runs and eight RBI on April 30, 1961. The nearly 15 years between the four-homer games from Mays and Schmidt is the longest gap between two players to reach the milestone.

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Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians

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The six-time All-Star led the league with 42 home runs in 1959. On June 10 that season, he went 4-for-4 with four bombs, six RBI and a walk.

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Joe Adcock, Milwaukee Braves

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Adcock went 5-for-5 with four homers, a double and seven RBI in a victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 31, 1954.

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Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers

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During his second season as an All-Star, Hodges went 5-for-6 with four homers and nine RBI during a win against the Boston Braves on Aug. 31, 1950.

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Pat Seerey, Chicago White Sox

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Seerey (pictured here with the Indians) belted four homers, going 4-for-6 with seven RBI against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 18, 1948.

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Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies

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The Hall of Famer split the 1936 season with the Phillies and Cubs, but with Philadelphia on July 10, he went 4-for-5 with four homers and six RBI against the Pirates.

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Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees