Comments on: Illini Drop 3 of 4 Against the Hawkeyes http://www.illinoisbaseballreport.com/2007/04/illini-drop-3-of-4-against-the-hawkeyes/ Covering the University of Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team since 2005 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DonS http://www.illinoisbaseballreport.com/2007/04/illini-drop-3-of-4-against-the-hawkeyes/comment-page-1/#comment-104 DonS Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:06:12 +0000 http://thebaseballzealot.com/wordpress/?p=1368#comment-104 Expanding on The Zealot's Observations: This was noticed by a buddy who is an Iowa baseball fan. Iowa beat Illinois 10-9 in the first game of a double header in Iowa City on Saturday. Iowa's senior shortstop, Jason White, hit three home runs in the game, including a first inning homer and a solo walk-off home run to end the game in the bottom of the 7th inning. Here is the rarity: Jason White was Iowa's lead-off hitter to start the game. AND he was Iowa's final hitter to end the game. Now, lots of people have hit solo home runs to start a game, and lots of people have hit solo walk-off home runs to end a game. BUT, is anyone aware of another instance where a player started and ended the same game for his team with a solo home run??? In almost 50-years of watching baseball, I do not EVER remember this happening. Anyone else??? Expanding on The Zealot’s Observations:

This was noticed by a buddy who is an Iowa baseball fan.

Iowa beat Illinois 10-9 in the first game of a double header in Iowa City on Saturday.

Iowa’s senior shortstop, Jason White, hit three home runs in the game, including a first inning homer and a solo walk-off home run to end the game in the bottom of the 7th inning.

Here is the rarity:

Jason White was Iowa’s lead-off hitter to start the game. AND he was Iowa’s final hitter to end the game. Now, lots of people have hit solo home runs to start a game, and lots of people have hit solo walk-off home runs to end a game. BUT, is anyone aware of another instance where a player started and ended the same game for his team with a solo home run???

In almost 50-years of watching baseball, I do not EVER remember this happening.

Anyone else???

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