Dick Allen's Three-Home-Run Game, 1968
Dick Allen hit three home runs in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies against the New York Mets on September 29, 1968. The Philadelphia Phillies won 10–3.
The game was played at Shea Stadium in New York. The announced attendance was 29,302. The game took 2h 36m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Dick Allen managed it. Tom Seaver started for the New York Mets. Ken Burkhart 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, NYN196809290
- Retrosheet event files — event:NYN196809290
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