Earl Averill's Three-Home-Run Game, 1930
Earl Averill hit three home runs in one game for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on September 17, 1930. The Cleveland Indians won 13–7.
The game was played at League Park IV in Cleveland. The game took 2h 21m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Earl Averill managed it. Bump Hadley started for the Washington Senators. Bill McGowan umpired behind the plate. It is the last of seven three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, CLE193009171
- Retrosheet event files — event:CLE193009171
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