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Preston Ward's Three-Home-Run Game, 1958

DateSep 9, 1958
ScoreOrioles 6, Athletics 8
TypeMulti homer

Preston Ward hit three home runs in one game for the Kansas City Athletics against the Baltimore Orioles on September 9, 1958. The Kansas City Athletics won 8–6.

The game was played at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. The announced attendance was 7,545. The game took 2h 30m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Preston Ward managed it. Arnie Portocarrero started for the Baltimore Orioles. Charlie Berry umpired behind the plate. It is the last of six three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, KC1195809090
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:KC1195809090
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