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Hank Aaron's Three-Home-Run Game, 1959

DateJun 21, 1959
ScoreBraves 13, Giants 3
TypeMulti homer

Hank Aaron hit three home runs in one game for the Milwaukee Braves against the San Francisco Giants on June 21, 1959. The Milwaukee Braves won 13–3.

The game was played at Seals Stadium in San Francisco. The announced attendance was 22,934. The game took 2h 29m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Hank Aaron managed it. Johnny Antonelli started for the San Francisco Giants. Frank Dascoli umpired behind the plate. It is the third of five three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, SFN195906210
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:SFN195906210
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