Willard Marshall's Three-Home-Run Game, 1947
DateJul 18, 1947
TeamsCincinnati Reds @ New York Giants
ScoreReds 3, Giants 8
Venue Polo Grounds V
TypeMulti homer
Willard Marshall hit three home runs in one game for the New York Giants against the Cincinnati Reds on July 18, 1947. The New York Giants won 8–3.
The game was played at Polo Grounds V in New York. The announced attendance was 30,079. The game took 2h 21m. It was a night game.
It was the only time Willard Marshall managed it. Buddy Lively started for the Cincinnati Reds. George Barr umpired behind the plate. It is the second of four three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, NY1194707180
- Retrosheet event files — event:NY1194707180
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