Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton hit 4 home runs Tuesday, to nearly single-handedly beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3. Hamilton homered in the first, third, seventh and eighth innings and also doubled in the fifth, to go 5-5 with 8 RBI. He also had 18 total bases to establish a new single-game American League record.
The Hamilton hit parade took place in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the same site where he beat up on Baltimore four years ago, when I was there with my son, Matt. On August 10, 2008, Hamilton hit a towering 3-run homer and went 3-6 to lead the Rangers to a 15-7 victory. That’s Josh Hamilton, the little tiny ant, at the plate in the picture below.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
You can’t really tell who the players are, but I think my goal in taking the picture was to show the beauty of Oriole Park, one of the top 5 stadiums in the nation in my rankings.
If he stays healthy, Josh Hamilton is a lock to win the MVP in the American League, where he is batting .406 with 14 home runs and 36 Runs Batted In. By hitting four homers in a game, Hamilton joins Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt and Lou Gehrig, along with 12 others who have accomplished the feat.
