WASHINGTON, DC. May 15, 1916 - There are four types of hits in baseball. It is a rarity for one player to get them all in one game. Eli Calhoun did it -- single, double, triple and a home run -- and sparked Washington to a 14-9 win over Boston at Liberty Park.
"Yeah, I was some kind of hitter in this game. It was like all I had to do was close my eyes and swing the bat. I don't think they could have gotten me out with a bazooka." Those were the words of Eli Calhoun of the Washington Grays reflecting on his great game against the Boston Shipbuilders.
He hit for the cycle and is headed for the record books. For the game the Grays third baseman banged out 5 hits in 6 at-bats and totaled 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
Calhoun tripled in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off C. Haag in the 9th.
This season Calhoun has hit at a .406 clip with 24 RBIs, 1 home runs and 33 runs scored.
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