Larry Herndon's Three-Home-Run Game, 1982
DateMay 18, 1982
TeamsOakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
ScoreAthletics 9, Tigers 11
Venue Tiger Stadium
TypeMulti homer
Larry Herndon hit three home runs in one game for the Detroit Tigers against the Oakland Athletics on May 18, 1982. The Detroit Tigers won 11–9.
The game was played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The announced attendance was 23,879. The game took 2h 51m. It was a night game, at 78 degrees.
It was the only time Larry Herndon managed it. Mike Norris started for the Oakland Athletics. Terry Cooney umpired behind the plate. It is the second of six three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, DET198205180
- Retrosheet event files — event:DET198205180
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