Red Sox phenom Roman Anthony joins 9 Hall of Famers with Opening Day feat
This is quite the company to keep.
Red Sox phenom Roman Anthony joins 9 Hall of Famers with Opening Day feat originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Boston Red Sox rising superstar Roman Anthony didn't waste any time on Opening Day.
In Boston's 3-0 win at the Cincinnati Reds , Anthony went 3-for-4 with three singles and also worked a walk. That made him just the 14th 21-year old in baseball history to reach base four times on Opening Day, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe . Of those first 13 to do it before Anthony, nine are in the Hall of Fame.
It's an astounding list of company for Anthony to keep. This is the 13 guys that came before him, in order: Eddie Collins (1909) Rabbit Maranville (1913) Jimmie Foxx (1929) Dario Lodigiani (1938) Eddie Yost (1948) Mickey Mantle (1952) Brooks Robinson (1958) Joe Lahoud (1968) Gary Carter (1975) Robert Alomar (1989) Delino DeShields (1990) Ken Griffey Jr. (1990) Joe Mauer (2004) MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape A few different takeaways stand out from that list.
Yes, DeShields and Griffey did it on the same day. Yes, Rabbit Maranville is an incredible name. And yes, those are some impressive ballplayers.