George Watkins's Three-Home-Run Game, 1931
George Watkins hit three home runs in one game for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 24, 1931. The St. Louis Cardinals won 4–2.
The game was played at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The announced attendance was 7,000. The game took 1h 40m. It was a day game.
It was the only time George Watkins managed it. Phil Collins started for the Philadelphia Phillies. Ernie Quigley umpired behind the plate. It is the last of two three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, PHI193106242
- Retrosheet event files — event:PHI193106242
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