8 stats from Jackie Bradley Jr.’s historic game

Jackie Bradley Jr. celebrates his home run with Blake Swihart at Fenway Park on August 15, 2015. Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images

By Chris Greenberg

August 16, 2015

2 minutes to read

Jackie Bradley Jr. did his part to lift team spirits — and his batting average — with a historic offensive performance in the Red Sox’s 22-10 win over the Mariners on Saturday. The 25-year-old outfielder with far more appearances for Pawtucket than Boston in 2015 played a key role in the team’s continued offensive surge following manager John Farrell’s announcement that he will be stepping away from the team for the remainder of the season to undergo treatment for lymphoma.

“We’re all so proud of Jackie for what he’s been doing over the past several games,’’ interim manager Torey Lovullo said after the game. “He’s come up this time, ready to play.’’

Here are some of the staggering numbers from Bradley’s day for the record books:

Bradley hit a pair of home runs against the Mariners on Saturday. The first came in the second inning with Blake Swihart on base. It staked the Sox to a 3-0 lead. With Boston leading 20-6 in the eighth inning, Bradley added his second of the day, again with Swihart on base.

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Bradley became just the third player in major league history to record two home runs, five extra-base hits, five runs and seven RBI in one game, according to ESPN Stats & Info. He joined Shawn Green (2002) and Joe Adcock (1954) in pulling off the feat.

Bradley set a franchise record with five extra-base hits. He had two home runs and three doubles.

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Bradley notched a career-high seven RBI on the day. Entering the game, he had 10 RBI over his first 28 major league appearances of the season.

Between his seven RBI and five runs scored, Bradley accounted for 12 of the 22 runs scored by the Red Sox on Saturday.

Bradley became the first player in MLB to pile up 14 total bases in a single game in 2015, according to ESPN Boston.

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Bradley raised his 2015 OPS from .658 to .840 with this boxscore-stuffing performance. The overall sample size remains small (80 MLB at-bats in 2015), but Bradley currently finds himself in good company.

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118

At 25 years, 118 days old, Bradley became the youngest major league player ever to record five extra-base hits in a single game, according to Elias Sports.

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