In his fourth-inning at bat in yesterday’s (July 6) Twins’ 9-3 home win over the Astros, Minnesota 3B Jose Miranda stroked a single to right-center on an 0-1 pitch from Astros’ starter Hunter Brown. It gave Miranda a stretch of 12 base hits in 12 consecutives at bats tying an MLB record. (More on the three other batters who share that record later in this post.) Here’s a few trivia tidbits about Miranda’s streak. (Comparing Miranda’s 12 consecutive at bats with a hit to the other three players who have accomplished this.)
- Miranda is the youngest player to accomplish this record.
- Miranda’s 12 base hits came off the most different pitchers of any of the streakers (eight different moundsmen).
- Miranda had the most extra-base hits during his streak. (Five, possibly tied, more on that later).
- Miranda had the most total bases during his streak (19 – four doubles, one home run, seven singles).
- Miranda had the most runs scored during his streak (seven).
- Miranda played most positions played during his streak (three – 1B, 3B, DH). No other player played more than one position during his 12-hits in 12 at-bats streak.
Here are a few other tidbits about Miranda’s streak.
- He had six RBI.
- Six of the 12 hits came when he was behind in the count, three on 0-2 pitches.
- The streak took place over four games over four days.
Here’s how it went.
July 3 … Detroit 9 – Twins 2
- Eighth inning – (Miranda’s last bat of the game.) Single on first pitch from Alex Faedo.
July 4 … Tigers 3 – Twins 12
- Second Inning – Leadoff double off Kenta Maeda on an 0-2 pitch.
- Third Inning – Groundball single off Maeda on a 1-2 pitch.
- Fourth inning – First-pitch two-run double off Maeda.
- Sixth inning – Single off Joey Wentz on an 0-1 pitch.
- Seventh Inning – RBI double off Shelby Miller on an 0-2 pitch.
July 5 … Astros 13 -Twins 12
- Second inning – Leadoff double off Shawn Dubin on a 1-0 pitch.
- Third inning – Solo home run off Dubin on a 3-1 pitch.
- Fifth inning – RBI-double off Bryan King on a 1-0 pitch.
- Seventh inning – Single off Bryan Abreu on a 1-1 pitch.
July 6 – Astros 3 – Twins 9
- First inning – Hit by an 0-2 pitch from Hunter Brown. (HBP does not count as an at bat.)
- Second Inning – First-pitch RBI-single off Brown
- Fourth inning – Single on an 0-1 pitch from Brown.
Miranda signed with the Twins as a teenager (second round of the 2016 MLB draft) out of Puerto Rico. He made his MLB debut May 2, 2022. (He hit .344-30-94 in 127 games at Double-A and Triple-A in 2021.) In 2022, he hit .268-15-66 in 125 games for the Twins. His 2023 season was cut short by shoulder surgery and he started the 2024 season at Triple-A, but was called back up to the Twins in early April. At the end of play on July 6, he was hitting .328-9-43 on the season.
How about those other three players with 12 hits in 12 consecutive at bats?
Walt Dropo. 1B, Tigers … July 14-15, 1952
- Streak was over three games over two days. (Remember double headers?)
- Streak included two extra-base hits (one double, one triple).
- Streak included two runs scored and eight RBI. Those eight RBI are the most among the 12-hits in 12-at bats streakers.
- Dropo had hits off five pitchers.
Dropo started the 1952 season (his fourth in the majors) with the Red Sox and was traded to the Tigers in early June. In the season of his streak, he hit .276-29-97 in 152 games. Dropo enjoyed a 13-season MLB career (1949-61, Red Sox, Tigers, White Sox, Reds, Orioles). His final stat line was .270-152-704 in 1,288 games. His best season (and his only All-Star campaign) was 1950, when he hit .322, with 34 homers and a league-leading 144 RBI for the Red Sox. (He was named AL Rookie of the Year.) That season, as a rookie, he notched his career highs in hits (180); home runs; RBI; average; triples (9); runs scored (101): and total bases (an AL-leading 326).
Pinky Higgins, 3B, Red sox … – June 19-21, 1938
- Streak was over four games over three days (two doubleheaders).
- Two extra base hits (both doubles).
- Four runs scored.
- Four RBI.
- Hits off four different pitchers.
- His streak included two walks (not counted as at bats).
Higgins had his streak in his seventh MLB season. He played in the majors for 14 seasons (1930, 1933-44, 1946… Athletics, Red Sox, Tigers, ). His final stat line was .292-140-1,075 in 1,802 games. In the year of his streak, he hit .303-5-106 in 139 games. He was a three-time All Star, hit over .300 in four seasons and drove in 100+ runs in two.
Johnny Kling, C, Chicago Colts … August 24-28, 1902
- Streak was over three games and five days.
- No more than five extra-base hits, three runs or four RBI. (Box scores from those games show 13 hits, I am still working to determine if the hit that was not part of the streak was an extra-base hit or produced any scoring.)
- The twelve hits came off three pitchers. (It was a different game then).
Kling played in 13 MLB seasons (1900-1908, 1910-13 … Chicago Orphans/Colts/Cubs, Braves, Reds). He hit .272-20-514 in 1,261 games. In the year of his streak, Kling hit .289-0-59 and stole 25 bases.
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