In 1993, Whiten became the 12th player in major league history to hit four home runs in a single game and tied the all-time single game RBI record with 12.
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10 Facts About Mark Whiten
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Mark Whiten was selected by Toronto in the 1986 amateur draft and made his major league debut in the 1990 season.
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Mark Whiten hit for power too, but his mental lapses hurt him in the field and at the plate.
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Mark Whiten hit four home runs and drove in 12 runs, tying the all-time single-game records in both categories in the process.
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Mark Whiten tied the NL mark for runs batted in in a doubleheader.
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Mark Whiten became the 12th player in major league history to hit four home runs in one game; he and Jim Bottomley are the only two players with 12 RBI in one game.
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Mark Whiten suffered through pulled rib cage muscles early at the 1994 season that limited him to play in 92 games.
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On July 31,1998, Mark Whiten pitched his only inning of professional ball, for Cleveland against the Oakland Athletics.
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Mark Whiten walked two and gave up a hit and an earned run, but struck out the side.
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Mark Whiten resumed his playing career with the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League.
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