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Hack Wilson's Three-Home-Run Game, 1930

DateJul 26, 1930
ScoreCubs 16, Phillies 2
Venue Baker Bowl
TypeMulti homer

Hack Wilson hit three home runs in one game for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 26, 1930. The Chicago Cubs won 16–2.

The game was played at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The announced attendance was 3,000. The game took 2h 04m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Hack Wilson managed it. Phil Collins started for the Philadelphia Phillies. Cy Rigler 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

  1. Retrosheet, PHI193007260
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:PHI193007260
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