San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval accomplishes historic feat in loss to Cincinnati Reds
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval completed a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in more than a century by a Major League Baseball player.
In the Giants’ 12-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, Sandoval hit a home run, stole a base and pitched a scoreless inning.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval hits a three-run home run off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 6, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
The last person to do that? New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson...in 1905.
In that May 23, 1905 game, Mathewson threw nine scoreless innings, hit a home run and stole a base, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
ESPN noted that Chief Johnson also recorded the same statistic for the Federal League’s Kansas City Packers in 1915.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“It was fun,” Sandoval told reporters after the game, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “It was a tough loss. Whatever I can do to help this team. I’m going to be a man. I’m going to take a punch and sacrifice everything to help the bullpen to rest one more day.”
Sandoval finished the game 1-for-4 with three RBI. He’s hitting .250 with a .783 OPS this season for the Giants. With the loss, San Francisco is now 15-20.