Bobby Ávila's Three-Home-Run Game, 1951
DateJun 20, 1951
TeamsCleveland Indians @ Boston Red Sox
ScoreIndians 14, Red Sox 8
Venue Fenway Park
TypeMulti homer
Bobby Ávila hit three home runs in one game for the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox on June 20, 1951. The Cleveland Indians won 14–8.
The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston. The announced attendance was 11,397. The game took 2h 52m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Bobby Ávila managed it. Bill Wight started for the Boston Red Sox. Eddie Hurley umpired behind the plate. It is the first of five three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, BOS195106200
- Retrosheet event files — event:BOS195106200
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