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Mike Lum's Three-Home-Run Game, 1970

DateJul 3, 1970
ScorePadres 1, Braves 8
TypeMulti homer

Mike Lum hit three home runs in one game for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on July 3, 1970. The Atlanta Braves won 8–1.

The game was played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. The game took 2h 17m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Mike Lum managed it. Clay Kirby started for the San Diego Padres. Ed Vargo umpired behind the plate. It is the sixth of eight three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, ATL197007031
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:ATL197007031
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