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Hank Thompson's Three-Home-Run Game, 1954

DateJun 3, 1954
ScoreGiants 13, Cardinals 8
TypeMulti homer

Hank Thompson hit three home runs in one game for the New York Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 3, 1954. The New York Giants won 13–8.

The game was played at Sportsman's Park III in St. Louis. The announced attendance was 7,694. The game took 2h 59m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Hank Thompson managed it. Gerry Staley started for the St. Louis Cardinals. Bill Stewart 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

  1. Retrosheet, SLN195406030
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:SLN195406030
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