Al Oliver's Three-Home-Run Game, 1980
DateAug 17, 1980
TeamsTexas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers
ScoreRangers 12, Tigers 6
Venue Tiger Stadium
TypeMulti homer
Al Oliver hit three home runs in one game for the Texas Rangers against the Detroit Tigers on August 17, 1980. The Texas Rangers won 12–6.
The game was played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The announced attendance was 42,117. The game took 2h 50m. It was a day game.
Al Oliver did it twice in all. Milt Wilcox started for the Detroit Tigers. Marty Springstead umpired behind the plate. It is the sixth of seven three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, DET198008172
- Retrosheet event files — event:DET198008172
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