most hits by a batter in a single game, bu a hof pitcher

Babe Ruth has collected the most hits by a pitcher Hall of Famer in a game, with 5 hits against the Washington Senators on May 9, 1918.

Interpreted as:
most hits by a batter in a single regular-season game, bu a hof pitcher
NAME H HOF DATE TM OPP AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP
1 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
5
1936
5/9/1918
BSA BSA
@
WSH WSH
5
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
10
4
0
2 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
4
1981
9/10/1969
STL STL
@
PIT PIT
5
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
3 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
4
1972
6/14/1959
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
5
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
2
0
0
0
0
4 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
4
1996
5/18/1959
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
4
2
0
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
9
2
1
0
0
0
5 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
4
1974
8/12/1953
NYY NYY
@
WSH WSH
5
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
0
0
6 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
4
1974
8/3/1953
NYY NYY
vs
SLA SLA
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
0
0
7 Lefty Gomez
L. Gomez
4
1972
5/29/1942
NYY NYY
vs
WSH WSH
5
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
0
8 Ted Lyons
T. Lyons
4
1955
8/3/1941
CWS CWS
@
WSH WSH
5
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
9 Ted Lyons
T. Lyons
4
1955
8/18/1940
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
5
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
0
10 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
4
1967
8/13/1939
NYY NYY
@
PHA PHA
6
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
6
4
0
0
0
11 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
4
1967
6/17/1936
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
5
3
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
10
2
0
12 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
4
1967
7/26/1931
NYY NYY
vs
CWS CWS
5
3
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
13 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
4
1967
7/12/1929
BSA BSA
@
DET DET
4
1
1
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
14 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
4
1964
7/3/1929
PIT PIT
vs
SLN SLN
5
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
15 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
4
1967
5/25/1929
BSA BSA
vs
NYY NYY
4
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
3
0
16 Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
4
1955
5/12/1927
BKN BKN
vs
CIN CIN
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
17 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
4
1964
4/22/1925
BKN BKN
@
PHN PHN
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
18 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
4
1964
8/18/1924
BKN BKN
@
PIT PIT
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
4
0
0
19 Jesse Haines
J. Haines
4
1970
7/25/1924
SLN SLN
@
NYG NYG
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
20 Eppa Rixey
E. Rixey
4
1963
6/28/1924
CIN CIN
@
SLN SLN
4
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
2
0
21 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
4
1964
7/6/1921
BKN BKN
@
NYG NYG
5
2
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
8
2
0
22 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
4
1936
6/5/1921
WSH WSH
vs
CWS CWS
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
23 Jesse Haines
J. Haines
4
1970
8/11/1920
SLN SLN
@
PHN PHN
5
3
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
8
2
0
24 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
4
1949
10/2/1915
CHF CHF
@
PTF
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
25 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
4
1936
7/21/1915
BSA BSA
@
SLA SLA
4
1
2
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
4
9
3
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for Hall of Fame inductions going back to the 1908 season.
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