The baseball stage doesn't get any bigger than the World Series. Given the stakes and the pressure, every play seems magnified and each game feels like a must-win situation. So, when a player is able to achieve a record-setting performance in a Fall Classic game, it carries unique historical significance.

Since the first World Series in 1903, certain players have managed to take things up a notch when the spotlight was brightest.

Here are the greatest single-game performances in World Series history.

Single-game World Series records

Hits: 5 (twice)

Spotlight: Paul Molitor , Brewers, 1982 World Series Game 1: Batting leadoff for the Brewers in the 1982 World Series, Molitor set the tone in Game 1 against the Cardinals. He went 5-for-6, becoming the first player to record five hits

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