I heard that he did, during the 1978 season, before his 44-game hitting streak, but I find that improbable, since he was primarily a singles and doubles hitter--didn't he hit something like 280 HR in his career?
2007-09-11 15:14:10 · 7 answers · asked by David H. 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Why yes he did, as noted.
Rose's 3 HR game came on 29-April-1978 against the Mets at Shea. Box: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B04290NYN1978.htm
His 44-game hit streak came later in the season, beginning 14-June against the Cubs, ending 31-July in Atlanta, and broken by the Braves the next night.
Rose hit 160 homers in his major league career.
Most improbable 3 HR game? I'd go with Freddie Patek's, who went yard three times on 20-June-1980 in Fenway as the Royals wrecked the Red Sox, 20-2. It was the only multi-home run game of his career, and he hit a grand total of 41.
2007-09-11 16:03:20 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Pete Rose Home Runs
2016-11-07 04:47:01 · answer #2 · answered by cobbins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Pete Rose did hit 3 HRS in a game this happened April 29,1978 against the New York Mets.
Each home run was hit off a different pitcher- Nino Espinosa (solo), Mardie Cornejo (2 run HR), and Butch Metzger (solo).
He also had 4 games where he hit 2 HRS.
2007-09-11 15:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
how is that improbable?
Pat Seerey hit 4 HR in one game but only had 86 career homeruns
I don't think Pete Rose hit 3 HR in one game over that span, but it's not improbable
2007-09-11 15:22:22 · answer #4 · answered by Antwaan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he did on April 29 1978 v. the Mets in New York
his complete stats for the game were
6 -AB
4-R
5-H
4 RBI
the pitchers were Nino Espinosa the score was Reds 2 Mets 6 top of the 4th inning no runners 2 outs 0-0 count (RF HR)
Nardie Cornejo Reds 7-6 top of the 5th man on 2nd(Werner) 2 outs 0-0 count(RF HR)
Butch Metzger Reds 13-7 top 8th one out, no runners 0-0 count ( LF CF HR)
2007-09-11 15:35:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
@ Errik: Yes, I remember watching that on NBC's Game of the Week. (I didn't need the Internet; I relied on my memory, but I wasn't sure whether it was the last Saturday of April of 1978, or the first Saturday in May of that year. And, I also remember the 29th of April falling on a Saturday, (I played Little League, but the game was on Sunday).
2015-08-03 06:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by David H. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw that game it was on NBC I believe. But here's a Trivia pop Quiz. Did he hit them all from one side of the plate?
2015-08-02 07:59:39 · answer #7 · answered by Erik 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋