Bill Freehan's Three-Home-Run Game, 1971
DateAug 9, 1971
TeamsDetroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
ScoreTigers 11, Red Sox 12
Venue Fenway Park
TypeMulti homer
Bill Freehan hit three home runs in one game for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox on August 9, 1971. The Detroit Tigers lost 12–11.
The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston. The announced attendance was 20,116. The game took 3h 11m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Bill Freehan managed it. Jim Lonborg started for the Boston Red Sox. Hank Soar umpired behind the plate. It is the last of four three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, BOS197108090
- Retrosheet event files — event:BOS197108090
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