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Al Kaline's Three-Home-Run Game, 1955

DateApr 17, 1955
ScoreAthletics 0, Tigers 16
TypeMulti homer

Al Kaline hit three home runs in one game for the Detroit Tigers against the Kansas City Athletics on April 17, 1955. The Detroit Tigers won 16–0.

The game was played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The announced attendance was 16,662. The game took 2h 40m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Al Kaline managed it. Johnny Gray started for the Kansas City Athletics. Eddie Rommel umpired behind the plate. It is the first of seven three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, DET195504170
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:DET195504170
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