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George Bell's Three-Home-Run Game, 1988

DateApr 4, 1988
ScoreBlue Jays 5, Royals 3
TypeMulti homer

George Bell hit three home runs in one game for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 4, 1988. The Toronto Blue Jays won 5–3.

The game was played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The announced attendance was 40,648. The game took 2h 58m. It was a day game under sunny skies, at 72 degrees.

It was the only time George Bell managed it. Bret Saberhagen started for the Kansas City Royals. Dave Phillips umpired behind the plate. It is the first of two three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, KCA198804040
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:KCA198804040
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