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Al Rosen's Three-Home-Run Game, 1952

DateApr 29, 1952
ScoreIndians 21, Athletics 9
Venue Shibe Park
TypeMulti homer

Al Rosen hit three home runs in one game for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on April 29, 1952. The Cleveland Indians won 21–9.

The game was played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The announced attendance was 7,858. The game took 3h 25m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Al Rosen managed it. Alex Kellner started for the Philadelphia Athletics. Joe Paparella umpired behind the plate. It is the first of three three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, PHA195204290
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:PHA195204290
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