Freddie Patek's Three-Home-Run Game, 1980
DateJun 20, 1980
TeamsCalifornia Angels @ Boston Red Sox
ScoreAngels 20, Red Sox 2
Venue Fenway Park
TypeMulti homer
Freddie Patek hit three home runs in one game for the California Angels against the Boston Red Sox on June 20, 1980. The California Angels won 20–2.
The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston. The announced attendance was 28,780. The game took 2h 40m. It was a night game, at 64 degrees.
It was the only time Freddie Patek managed it. Steve Renko started for the Boston Red Sox. Larry Barnett umpired behind the plate. It is the fourth of seven three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, BOS198006200
- Retrosheet event files — event:BOS198006200
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