Bill Melton's Three-Home-Run Game, 1969
DateJun 24, 1969
TeamsChicago White Sox @ Seattle Pilots
ScoreWhite Sox 7, Pilots 6
Venue Sick's Stadium
TypeMulti homer
Bill Melton hit three home runs in one game for the Chicago White Sox against the Seattle Pilots on June 24, 1969. The Chicago White Sox won 7–6.
The game was played at Sick's Stadium in Seattle. The announced attendance was 7,417. The game took 3h 17m. It was a night game.
It was the only time Bill Melton managed it. Fred Talbot started for the Seattle Pilots. Frank Umont umpired behind the plate. It is the third of six three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, SE1196906242
- Retrosheet event files — event:SE1196906242
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