Andy Pafko's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950
DateAug 2, 1950
TeamsChicago Cubs @ New York Giants
ScoreCubs 6, Giants 8
Venue Polo Grounds V
TypeMulti homer
Andy Pafko hit three home runs in one game for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Giants on August 2, 1950. The Chicago Cubs lost 8–6.
The game was played at Polo Grounds V in New York. The announced attendance was 8,918. The game took 2h 11m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Andy Pafko managed it. Sal Maglie started for the New York Giants. Dusty Boggess umpired behind the plate. It is the fifth of ten three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, NY1195008022
- Retrosheet event files — event:NY1195008022
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