Reached base 7 times in a game

The only other player in the past years to reach base six times in a game without an at-bat was Jimmie Foxx, who did so on June 16, Foxx had six plate appearances -- all walks -- in that game. Although Cubs manager Joe Maddon insisted the walks were more a product of the circumstances than a concerted effort to avoid Harper, Chicago looked like a team that had little interest in giving Harper much to hit.

No player in MLB history has walked that many times in a single series, according to Elias. We did what we thought we had to do today, and it happened to work, so good for our guys. The situation became almost comical when Harper strolled to the batter's box Sunday. In the 10th inning and again in the 12th, the Cubs intentionally walked him with runners on first and second and two outs. At one point, Harper was kidding with catcher David Ross as four balls sailed wide.

The Cubs escaped both bases-loaded jams by retiring Ryan Zimmerman , who left 14 men on base in the loss. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Harper reaches 7 times without official at-bat.

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Create your own custom leaderboards. Become a Stathead. Barry Bonds 39 L 3. Barry Bonds 37 L 6. Norm Cash 27 L More Leaders Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Louis Cardinals. No player in MLB history has ever walked that many times in a single series. Pretty impressive company. On top of that, on Sunday, Harper was also the first player in over years to reach base seven times without recording an official at bat.

He ended the game with six walks and one hit-by-pitch. Just to make this official. No player until today Harper has ever reached base 7 times without an at-bat in a major-league game Elias.