Ian Kinsler is baseball’s multi-hit game leader
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Two hit game leaders
| Rk | Player | # | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince Fielder | 35 | 160 | 147 | 25 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 10 | TEX |
| 2 | Matt Carpenter | 32 | 146 | 135 | 30 | 64 | 22 | 1 | 4 | STL |
| 3 | Ian Kinsler | 31 | 143 | 132 | 34 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 4 | DET |
| 4 | Matt Kemp | 31 | 138 | 127 | 29 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 8 | SDP |
| 5 | Anthony Rizzo | 30 | 138 | 117 | 34 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 12 | CHC |
| 6 | Nelson Cruz | 30 | 137 | 123 | 30 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 14 | SEA |
Nine to Know: Three Hit Game Leaders
| Rk | Player | # | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | Tm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Gordon | 15 | 71 | 67 | 19 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | MIA | |
| 2 | DJ LeMahieu | 13 | 57 | 54 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | COL | |
| 3 | Buster Posey | 12 | 57 | 53 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 5 | SFG | |
| 4 | A.J. Pollock | 12 | 63 | 56 | 23 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ARI | |
| 5 | Jason Kipnis | 12 | 60 | 55 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1 | CLE | |
| 6 | Paul Goldschmidt | 12 | 64 | 55 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ARI | |
| 7 | Yoenis Cespedes | 12 | 58 | 53 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | DET,NYM | |
| 8 | Nelson Cruz | 11 | 50 | 46 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 8 | SEA | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Cain | 11 | 54 | 47 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 4 | KCR |
Four Hit Game Leaders
Xander Bogaerts leads the majors with five four-hit games, he’s followed by Ian Kinsler and Howie Kendrick with four apiece.
Five Hit Game Leaders
There have been 12 players who have had five hits in a game this season, but the only one who has done it more than once is Yunel Escobar, who has three five-hits games this season. The record is four held by Ichiro Suzuki, Stan Musial, and Ty Cobb. There have been 18 players who have done it thrice like Escobar, who now holds the Nationals/Expos franchise season record and is tied with Mark Grudzielanek and Andre Dawson for the career franchise record.
No batter has more than five hits in a game this season
Overall Multi-hit Game Leaders
| Rk | Player | # | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Kinsler | 43 | 200 | 187 | 47 | 102 | 22 | 3 | 4 | DET |
| 2 | Prince Fielder | 43 | 201 | 186 | 36 | 94 | 15 | 0 | 14 | TEX |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz | 42 | 192 | 174 | 45 | 97 | 14 | 1 | 23 | SEA |
| 4 | Josh Donaldson | 39 | 183 | 166 | 53 | 90 | 20 | 0 | 19 | TOR |
| 5 | Yoenis Cespedes | 39 | 174 | 166 | 46 | 90 | 21 | 1 | 13 | DET,NYM |
| 6 | Joey Votto | 38 | 179 | 161 | 37 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 16 | CIN |
| 7 | Jason Kipnis | 38 | 187 | 166 | 40 | 94 | 25 | 4 | 3 | CLE |