Getting to the majors is quite a feat. But what about those whose time in the sun consists of a single game?
While writing up Carlos Rivero's all-time high OPS yesterday, I stumbled across a couple of other startling performances at the extreme end of small-sample size, that I figured were worth honoring. The following players all had major-league careers which lasted only for one game - but for one reason or another, those were memorable games.
Hitting
Champion: John Paciorek, Houston Colt 45's - September 29, 1963
In the last game of the season, the Houston manager threw out a line-up with eight rookies, including Joe Morgan, Jim Wynn and Rusty Staub.