Wes Westrum's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950
DateJun 24, 1950
TeamsCincinnati Reds @ New York Giants
ScoreReds 2, Giants 12
Venue Polo Grounds V
TypeMulti homer
Wes Westrum hit three home runs in one game for the New York Giants against the Cincinnati Reds on June 24, 1950. The New York Giants won 12–2.
The game was played at Polo Grounds V in New York. The announced attendance was 10,434. The game took 2h 20m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Wes Westrum managed it. Ken Raffensberger started for the Cincinnati Reds. Dusty Boggess umpired behind the plate. It is the third of ten three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, NY1195006240
- Retrosheet event files — event:NY1195006240
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