Hank Leiber's Three-Home-Run Game, 1939
DateJul 4, 1939
TeamsSt. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs
ScoreCardinals 6, Cubs 4
Venue Wrigley Field
TypeMulti homer
Hank Leiber hit three home runs in one game for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 4, 1939. The Chicago Cubs lost 6–4.
The game was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game took 2h 13m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Hank Leiber managed it. Bill McGee started for the St. Louis Cardinals. George Magerkurth umpired behind the plate. It is the second of four three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, CHN193907041
- Retrosheet event files — event:CHN193907041
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