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With his 5-5 performance on Sunday in Baltimore,
Andrew Benintendi became the youngest player (age 22) since Joe Cronin to achieve that feat. Hall of Famer Cronin did it in 1929 for the Washington Senators—
before he joined the
Carmine Hose. The last Red Sox player to go 5-5 was
Tony Conigliaro. In April of 1967—just four months before being beaned by
Jack Hamilton—Tony C. went 5-5 against (who else?) the Yankees. The last player to go 5-5 was Royals first-baseman
Eric Hosmer, who did it six years ago in 2011. Benintendi—a strong candidate for
AL Rookie Of The Year—is now hitting .347, with a .415 on-base percentage.
