Oldest Players to Hit Three Homers in a Game
From Andy at Baseball-Reference.com on May 19:
Damn straight, I wrote about how long it took for a 3-HR game in the majors this year, and now they are coming in rapid-fire fashion.
Jason Giambi already has 3 homers against the Phillies tonight. He’ll have a shot at 4.
Going back to 1919, the oldest players to hit 3 homers in a game are:
Rk Player Age Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO GDP WPA RE24 aLI BOP 1 Stan Musial 41.229 1962-07-08 STL NYM W 15-1 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0.122 4.045 .270 4 2 Reggie Jackson 40.123 1986-09-18 CAL KCR W 18-3 6 4 4 3 0 0 3 7 2 0 1 0.175 5.664 .348 4 3 Babe Ruth 40.108 1935-05-25 BSN PIT L 7-11 4 4 3 4 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 3 4 Dave Winfield 39.192 1991-04-13 CAL MIN W 15-9 6 6 4 5 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0.340 5.613 .538 4 5 Frank Thomas 39.113 2007-09-17 TOR BOS W 6-1 4 4 3 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0.228 3.841 .660 4
See the full list and read the article here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/11149
Originally published: May 19, 2011. Last Updated: May 19, 2011.