Ike Davis's Three Homer Game

Tonight Ike Davis hit three home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, in a 6-3 loss. It is the first time that Davis has hit three in a game, and on only two other occasions has he hit even two:

Rk	Date	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB
1	2012-07-28	4	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	0
2	2010-07-17	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	3	0
3	2010-05-07	4	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	1

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This game was just the ninth 3-homer game in Mets history (interestingly, all including Ike's have come on the road):

Rk	Player	Date	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB
1	Ike Davis	2012-07-28	4	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	0
2	Carlos Beltran	2011-05-12	5	5	3	3	0	0	3	6	0
3	Jose Reyes	2006-08-15	4	3	3	3	0	0	3	4	1
4	Edgardo Alfonzo	1999-08-30	6	6	6	6	1	0	3	5	0
5	Gary Carter	1985-09-03	4	4	3	3	0	0	3	6	0
6	Darryl Strawberry	1985-08-05	5	4	4	4	0	0	3	5	1
7	Claudell Washington	1980-06-22	5	5	3	4	0	0	3	5	0
8	Dave Kingman	1976-06-04	5	5	3	3	0	0	3	8	0
9	Jim Hickman	1965-09-03	4	4	3	4	0	0	3	4	0

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Finally, it should be noted that all three homers were of the solo variety, and that Ike also added a single. As a result Ike joins this list of players with at least 4 hits and 3 homers, with HR=RBI:

Rk	Player	Date	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB
1	Ike Davis	2012-07-28	4	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	0
2	Alfonso Soriano	2007-06-08	6	5	3	4	0	0	3	3	1
3	Barry Bonds	2002-08-27	5	4	4	4	1	0	3	3	1
4	Mike Cameron	2002-05-02	6	5	4	4	0	0	4	4	0
5	Ellis Burks	2001-06-19	7	7	3	5	1	0	3	3	0
6	Barry Bonds	2001-05-19	5	5	3	4	1	0	3	3	0
7	Mo Vaughn	1997-05-30	5	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	1
8	Geronimo Berroa	1996-05-22	4	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	0
9	John Valentin	1995-06-02	5	5	4	5	1	0	3	3	0
10	Tuffy Rhodes	1994-04-04	5	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	1
11	Dan Ford	1983-07-20	5	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	1
12	Eddie Murray	1980-09-14	6	6	3	4	0	0	3	3	0
13	Dave Kingman	1979-07-28	4	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	0
14	Bill Melton	1969-06-24 (2)	5	5	3	4	1	0	3	3	0
15	Duke Snider	1950-05-30 (2)	4	4	3	4	0	0	3	3	0
16	Bill Terry	1932-08-13 (1)	5	5	4	4	0	0	3	3	0

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Welcome to the Big Leagues, Matt Harvey!

Matt Harvey made his major league debut last night for the New York Mets. The 7th overall pick of the 2010 draft had gone 20-10 with a 3.48 ERA and a 9.8 K/9 rate in about 246 minor league innings. Yesterday, Harvey pitched 5 1/3 innings of shutout ball, allowing just 3 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 11, setting a new club record for a debut. He also collected 2 hits in 2 trips to the plate, the first of which was a double. Here are some quick notes about his performance:

Worst of the Worst: 1962 Mets vs. 2003 Tigers

If I were to ask the casual baseball fan who the worst team ever was, the usual response would be the 1962 New York Mets. Technically speaking they would be wrong, as that honor belongs to the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, a team that lost 134 games and at one point endured a 24-game losing streak. In terms of modern baseball, however the Mets are a pretty decent choice for worst of the worst. But are they really at the very bottom? Personally, I believe that the 2003 Detroit Tigers are actually below the Mets. Read on to find out why.