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Golden sombrero
In baseball, a golden sombrero is when a batter strikes out four times in a game.
The term derives from "hat trick," and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be represented by a bigger hat, such as a sombrero.
From the late 1970s to late 1980s, the exact definition was in flux. A (non-golden) "sombrero" was in use to describe a four-strikeout game at least as early as 1977, and "golden sombrero" was defined as five strikeouts in a 1979 article about slang used by the minor league Jackson Mets. In Keith Hernandez's 1987 memoir If at First..., he defined a "hat trick" as three strikeouts, "sombrero" as four strikeouts, and "golden sombrero" as five strikeouts.
In modern usage, a "golden sombrero" is four strikeouts, and a "platinum sombrero" (also known as the "Olympic rings," a term coined by Baltimore Orioles pitcher Bill Scherrer) is five strikeouts.
A "horn" refers to a player striking out six times in a game; the term was coined by pitcher Mike Flanagan after teammate Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991. Alternate names for this accomplishment are "titanium sombrero" or "double platinum sombrero." Flanagan quipped that a hypothetical seven-strikeout game would be called a "horn-a-plenty."
On August 4, 2009, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 2-for-6, recording a golden sombrero and two home runs. The second home run was a walk off home run. This feat was also accomplished by Brandon Moss of the Oakland Athletics on April 30, 2013 in a 19-inning game against the Los Angeles Angels.
On May 29, 2015, San Diego Padres catcher Derek Norris struck out swinging in his first four plate appearances, then hit a walk-off grand slam, becoming the first MLB player in the modern era to achieve a golden sombrero and a walk-off grand slam in the same game.
On July 30, 2016, New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez became the first MLB player to earn a golden sombrero after the age of 40 while having earned one before the age of 20.
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Golden sombrero
In baseball, a golden sombrero is when a batter strikes out four times in a game.
The term derives from "hat trick," and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be represented by a bigger hat, such as a sombrero.
From the late 1970s to late 1980s, the exact definition was in flux. A (non-golden) "sombrero" was in use to describe a four-strikeout game at least as early as 1977, and "golden sombrero" was defined as five strikeouts in a 1979 article about slang used by the minor league Jackson Mets. In Keith Hernandez's 1987 memoir If at First..., he defined a "hat trick" as three strikeouts, "sombrero" as four strikeouts, and "golden sombrero" as five strikeouts.
In modern usage, a "golden sombrero" is four strikeouts, and a "platinum sombrero" (also known as the "Olympic rings," a term coined by Baltimore Orioles pitcher Bill Scherrer) is five strikeouts.
A "horn" refers to a player striking out six times in a game; the term was coined by pitcher Mike Flanagan after teammate Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991. Alternate names for this accomplishment are "titanium sombrero" or "double platinum sombrero." Flanagan quipped that a hypothetical seven-strikeout game would be called a "horn-a-plenty."
On August 4, 2009, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 2-for-6, recording a golden sombrero and two home runs. The second home run was a walk off home run. This feat was also accomplished by Brandon Moss of the Oakland Athletics on April 30, 2013 in a 19-inning game against the Los Angeles Angels.
On May 29, 2015, San Diego Padres catcher Derek Norris struck out swinging in his first four plate appearances, then hit a walk-off grand slam, becoming the first MLB player in the modern era to achieve a golden sombrero and a walk-off grand slam in the same game.
On July 30, 2016, New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez became the first MLB player to earn a golden sombrero after the age of 40 while having earned one before the age of 20.