9/29 MLB Trivia

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Dodgers rookie first baseman James Loney entered yesterday afternoon's game at Coors Field with one home run. He blasted two in the mile-high air and his nine RBIs tied Gil Hodges for the team's single-game record. What two players share the major league mark for RBIs in a game?

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Jim Bottomley and Mark Whiten had 12, both played for St Louis.

Bottomley did it in 1924, Whiten in 1993

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On Sept. 16, 1924, Cardinals first baseman Jim Bottomley drove in 12 runs in a 17-3 win over the Dodgers. His feat was matched by another Cardinal, outfielder Mark Whiten, in a 15-2 rout of the Reds on Sept. 7, 1993.