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May 17th, 1971

On this day in 1971, with his walk-off homer, Ralph Garr ties a major league record for the most round-trippers in extra innings when he goes deep in the 10th and 12th frames in the Braves' 4-3 victory over New York. The Atlanta left-fielder, called the 'Road Runner' by his teammates, is the fourth player to accomplish the feat, and the first to do so since 1966 when Art Shamsky went yard in the 10th and 11th in a losing cause for the Reds at Crosley Field.