Don Mueller's Three-Home-Run Game, 1951
DateSep 1, 1951
TeamsBrooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants
ScoreDodgers 1, Giants 8
Venue Polo Grounds V
TypeMulti homer
Don Mueller hit three home runs in one game for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 1, 1951. The New York Giants won 8–1.
The game was played at Polo Grounds V in New York. The announced attendance was 40,794. The game took 2h 18m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Don Mueller managed it. Ralph Branca started for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Lee Ballanfant umpired behind the plate. It is the last of five three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, NY1195109010
- Retrosheet event files — event:NY1195109010
Illustration generated by AI Retrosheet notice applies CC BY-SA attribution