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Russell Branyan's Three-Home-Run Game, 2002

DateAug 4, 2002
ScoreReds 15, Padres 10
TypeMulti homer

Russell Branyan hit three home runs in one game for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Diego Padres on August 4, 2002. The Cincinnati Reds won 15–10.

The game was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The announced attendance was 25,871. The game took 3h 19m. It was a day game under sunny skies, at 76 degrees.

It was the only time Russell Branyan managed it. Bobby Jones started for the San Diego Padres. Tim McClelland umpired behind the plate. It is the fourth of twelve three-home-run games the archive records that season.

Key figures

Three-Home-Run Game

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, SDN200208040
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:SDN200208040
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