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Gene Oliver's Three-Home-Run Game, 1966

DateJul 30, 1966
ScoreGiants 2, Braves 15
TypeMulti homer

Gene Oliver hit three home runs in one game for the Atlanta Braves against the San Francisco Giants on July 30, 1966. The Atlanta Braves won 15–2.

The game was played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. The announced attendance was 45,767. The game took 2h 54m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Gene Oliver managed it. Bob Priddy started for the San Francisco Giants. Ed Sudol umpired behind the plate. It is the first of four three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, ATL196607302
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:ATL196607302
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