Carl Yastrzemski's Three-Home-Run Game, 1976
DateMay 19, 1976
TeamsBoston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
ScoreRed Sox 9, Tigers 2
Venue Tiger Stadium
TypeMulti homer
Carl Yastrzemski hit three home runs in one game for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on May 19, 1976. The Boston Red Sox won 9–2.
The game was played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The announced attendance was 13,252. The game took 2h 33m. It was a night game.
It was the only time Carl Yastrzemski managed it. Dave Roberts started for the Detroit Tigers. Larry McCoy 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, DET197605190
- Retrosheet event files — event:DET197605190
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