Jeff Burroughs's Three-Home-Run Game, 1981
DateAug 14, 1981
TeamsSeattle Mariners @ Minnesota Twins
ScoreMariners 13, Twins 3
Venue Metropolitan Stadium
TypeMulti homer
Jeff Burroughs hit three home runs in one game for the Seattle Mariners against the Minnesota Twins on August 14, 1981. The Seattle Mariners won 13–3.
The game was played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. The announced attendance was 5,630. The game took 2h 32m. It was a night game, at 75 degrees.
It was the only time Jeff Burroughs managed it. Roger Erickson started for the Minnesota Twins. Lou DiMuro umpired behind the plate. It is the only three-home-run game the archive records anywhere in the majors that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, MIN198108142
- Retrosheet event files — event:MIN198108142
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