Willie Kirkland's Three-Home-Run Game, 1961

Willie Kirkland hit three home runs in one game for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on July 9, 1961. The Cleveland Indians lost 9–8.

The game was played at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland. The announced attendance was 18,950. The game took 2h 40m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Willie Kirkland managed it. Cal McLish started for the Chicago White Sox. Al Smith umpired behind the plate. It is the third of six three-home-run games the archive records that season.