Ben Chapman's Three-Home-Run Game, 1932
DateJul 9, 1932
TeamsDetroit Tigers @ New York Yankees
ScoreTigers 9, Yankees 14
Venue Yankee Stadium I
TypeMulti homer
Ben Chapman hit three home runs in one game for the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers on July 9, 1932. The New York Yankees won 14–9.
The game was played at Yankee Stadium I in New York. The announced attendance was 41,315. The game took 2h 34m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Ben Chapman managed it. Tommy Bridges started for the Detroit Tigers. George Hildebrand umpired behind the plate. It is the second of five three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, NYA193207092
- Retrosheet event files — event:NYA193207092
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