One of the major leagues' finest pitchers sent researchers scrambling through the archives Thursday night trying to figure out if anybody had ever allowed more extra-base hits in a game.
The answer, to Curt Schilling's chagrin, was no. At least not in the American League.
Boston's six-time All-Star got cuffed around for a shocking 10 extra-base hits -- nine doubles and a home run -- as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 5-4 win and a three-game sweep.
That ties the AL record set by Washington's Dale Gear in 1901 and equaled by Cleveland's Luis Tiant -- while facing Boston -- in 1969. The major league record is 16 by Buffalo's George Derby in 1883.
The answer, to Curt Schilling's chagrin, was no. At least not in the American League.
Boston's six-time All-Star got cuffed around for a shocking 10 extra-base hits -- nine doubles and a home run -- as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 5-4 win and a three-game sweep.
That ties the AL record set by Washington's Dale Gear in 1901 and equaled by Cleveland's Luis Tiant -- while facing Boston -- in 1969. The major league record is 16 by Buffalo's George Derby in 1883.
