Dale Murphy's Three-Home-Run Game, 1979
DateMay 18, 1979
ScoreGiants 4, Braves 6
TypeMulti homer
Dale Murphy hit three home runs in one game for the Atlanta Braves against the San Francisco Giants on May 18, 1979. The Atlanta Braves won 6–4.
The game was played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. The announced attendance was 13,896. The game took 2h 12m. It was a night game, at 80 degrees.
It was the only time Dale Murphy managed it. Vida Blue started for the San Francisco Giants. Jack Baswell umpired behind the plate. It is the second of eleven three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, ATL197905180
- Retrosheet event files — event:ATL197905180
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