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Johnny Moore's Three-Home-Run Game, 1936

DateJul 22, 1936
ScorePirates 4, Phillies 16
Venue Baker Bowl
TypeMulti homer

Johnny Moore hit three home runs in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 22, 1936. The Philadelphia Phillies won 16–4.

The game was played at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The game took 1h 55m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Johnny Moore managed it. Mace Brown started for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ziggy Sears umpired behind the plate. It is the last of two three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, PHI193607220
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:PHI193607220
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