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Nate Colbert's Three-Home-Run Game, 1972

DateAug 1, 1972
ScorePadres 11, Braves 7
TypeMulti homer

Nate Colbert hit three home runs in one game for the San Diego Padres against the Atlanta Braves on August 1, 1972. The San Diego Padres won 11–7.

The game was played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. The announced attendance was 5,784. The game took 2h 52m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Nate Colbert managed it. Tom Kelley started for the Atlanta Braves. Stan Landes 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, ATL197208012
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:ATL197208012
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