Johnny Mize's Three-Home-Run Game, 1947
DateApr 24, 1947
TeamsNew York Giants @ Boston Braves
ScoreGiants 5, Braves 14
Venue Braves Field
TypeMulti homer
Johnny Mize hit three home runs in one game for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on April 24, 1947. The New York Giants lost 14–5.
The game was played at Braves Field in Boston. The announced attendance was 5,876. The game took 1h 57m. It was a day game.
Johnny Mize did it six times in all. Johnny Sain started for the Boston Braves. Babe Pinelli umpired behind the plate. It is the first of four three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, BSN194704240
- Retrosheet event files — event:BSN194704240
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