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Larry Doby's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950

DateAug 2, 1950
ScoreSenators 0, Indians 11
TypeMulti homer

Larry Doby hit three home runs in one game for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on August 2, 1950. The Cleveland Indians won 11–0.

The game was played at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland. The announced attendance was 20,224. The game took 2h 02m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Larry Doby managed it. Connie Marrero started for the Washington Senators. Jim Honochick umpired behind the plate. It is the fourth of ten three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, CLE195008020
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:CLE195008020
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