Jackson Chourio is doing things in the World Series that haven't been matched since Babe Ruth was roaming Yankee Stadium. The Brewers' 22-year-old outfielder collected his 10th hit of the Fall Classic during Tuesday night's Game 4, tying a record Ruth set 98 years ago — even as Milwaukee watched its series lead shrink in a gutting 4-3 loss in 12 innings.
A Record That Stood Since 1928
Chourio finished the night 2-for-6, going 10-for-20 in the series, according to NBC New York. That total ties him with Ruth for the most hits by any player through the first four games of a World Series, a mark the Yankees legend set in 1928 and that had stood as his alone ever since, as reported by Yahoo Sports. Ruth hit an astonishing .625 that October, racking up his 10 hits as the Yankees swept the Cardinals in four games, according to Baseball Almanac.
As reported by WISN, Chourio reached the milestone during Game 4 of the World Series, played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Yahoo Sports described the hit tying Ruth's record as a two-out double, though the same report also referred to a separate 10th-inning hit when detailing his postseason totals — the exact sequence of the at-bat that produced the record-tying knock wasn't independently confirmed beyond that account.
Rays Rally in Extra Innings
Milwaukee's historic night at the plate wasn't enough to close out the series. The Tampa Bay Rays staved off elimination with a 4-3 win in 12 innings, the same NBC New York report notes, narrowing the Brewers' series advantage to 3-1. The win made Tampa Bay just the fifth of 26 teams in World Series history to fall behind 3-0 and still win Game 4, per the outlet's reporting.
A separate 10th-inning hit carried significance beyond Ruth's record. The same Yahoo Sports report notes it was Chourio's 16th hit of this postseason and his 31st across three postseasons, moving him past Atlanta Braves Hall of Famer Andruw Jones for the most postseason hits by a player before turning 23 — and Chourio got there in 21 fewer games than Jones needed.
Deer District Faithful Keep the Faith
Back in Milwaukee, thousands of fans packed the Deer District for Game 4, per WISN's coverage of the gathering. The extra-innings heartbreak didn't erase the night's bigger storyline for Brewers fans — watching their 22-year-old star etch his name next to one of baseball's most legendary hitters, even in a losing cause.
