Rico Carty's Three-Home-Run Game, 1970
DateMay 31, 1970
ScorePhillies 1, Braves 9
TypeMulti homer
Rico Carty hit three home runs in one game for the Atlanta Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 31, 1970. The Atlanta Braves won 9–1.
The game was played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. The announced attendance was 18,482. The game took 2h 38m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Rico Carty managed it. Rick Wise started for the Philadelphia Phillies. Satch Davidson umpired behind the plate. It is the third of eight three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, ATL197005310
- Retrosheet event files — event:ATL197005310
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