Pete Rose's Three-Home-Run Game, 1978

Pete Rose hit three home runs in one game for the Cincinnati Reds against the New York Mets on April 29, 1978. The Cincinnati Reds won 14–7.

The game was played at Shea Stadium in New York. The announced attendance was 17,347. The game took 3h 10m. It was a day game under sunny skies.

It was the only time Pete Rose managed it. Nino Espinosa started for the New York Mets. Jim Quick umpired behind the plate. It is the first of three three-home-run games the archive records that season.