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Lee May's Three-Home-Run Game, 1973

DateJun 21, 1973
ScoreAstros 12, Padres 2
TypeMulti homer

Lee May hit three home runs in one game for the Houston Astros against the San Diego Padres on June 21, 1973. The Houston Astros won 12–2.

The game was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The announced attendance was 2,474. The game took 2h 11m. It was a day game, at 104 degrees.

It was the only time Lee May managed it. Bill Greif started for the San Diego Padres. Bruce Froemming umpired behind the plate. It is the third of six three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, SDN197306210
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:SDN197306210
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