Johnny Mize's Three-Home-Run Game, 1938
DateJul 13, 1938
TeamsBoston Bees @ St. Louis Cardinals
ScoreBees 10, Cardinals 5
Venue Sportsman's Park III
TypeMulti homer
Johnny Mize hit three home runs in one game for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Bees on July 13, 1938. The St. Louis Cardinals lost 10–5.
The game was played at Sportsman's Park III in St. Louis. The announced attendance was 7,846. The game took 2h 14m. It was a day game.
Johnny Mize did it six times in all. Jim Turner started for the Boston Bees. Dolly Stark umpired behind the plate. It is the first of three three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, SLN193807130
- Retrosheet event files — event:SLN193807130
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