Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Yankees 3 Home Run games by individuals, including details on Gehrig's 4 HR game.


https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/zCUd4

For single games, Playing for NYY, in the regular season, requiring Home Runs >= 3, sorted by ascending Date.

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Babe Ruth hit 3 only once in the regular season with the Yankees. Twice in the World Series. Ruth also hit three in a game in his final season, which was with the Boston Braves.

HR: Babe Ruth 3 (9, 1 off Lefty Grove, 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF, 2 off George Earnshaw, 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF)

Ruth did not have a chance for a fourth HR.

Lou Gehrig is the only Yankee to hit four HR in a game.

Mutiple games:

4: Gehrig (including his 4 HR game)

3: DiMaggio, Rodriguez, Judge

2: Lazzeri, Murcer

Amazingly, like Ruth, Mantle only once ... in 1955. Both Ruth and Mantle had many BB ... and SO.

HR: Mickey Mantle 3 (10, 2 off Steve Gromek, 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF, 1 off Bob Miller, 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

Again, like Ruth, Mantle did not have a chance to hit a fourth HR.

Zero: Berra and Maris!

Biggest surprise: Higashioka: 75 career HR (40 with Yankees)

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=higasky01&t=b

Game Totals
1·HR gms62
2·HR gms5
3·HR gms1


Three of Higashioka's two HR games were with the Yankees.

Dickey and Stanley are the only other catchers. Johnson and Sanchez hit 3 as DH.

Lazzeri positions (the only SS or 2B in the 3 HR game):
1927: SS-3B; in that game: 3B-SS: first HR at 3B, then switched to SS; during the season played innings: 2B 975, SS 300, 3B 71.
1936: 2B primarily.

Gehrig's four HR game:

Attendance: 5,000
Venue: Shibe Park
Game Duration: 2:55
Day Game, on grass
Yankees 20, As 13

Score through 8: Yanks 14, As 12.

HR: Lou Gehrig 4 (11, 3 off George Earnshaw, 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF, 1 off Roy Mahaffey, 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); Earle Combs (5, off George Earnshaw, 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); Babe Ruth (15, off George Earnshaw, 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); Tony Lazzeri (3, off Eddie Rommel, 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

After leading off the 7th inning with HR #4 to tie 10-10:
8th: ground out 2B-1B
9th: Yanks leading 14-12:
sac bunt by Saltzgaver (weak hitting rookie: .118 BA, .508 OPS) moving runners to 3B and 2B
Ruth intentional walk to load bases
Gehrig fly out to CF, RBI, no SF then.

Note: Yankee manager Joe McCarthy obviously thought it better to have Gehrig bat with bases loaded and one out than risk Saltzgaver hitting into a DP. McCarthy knew they would walk Ruth after the sac bunt by Saltzgaver.

Gehrig batted twice after hitting HR #4.

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For single games, Playing for NYY, in the postseason, requiring Home Runs >= 3, sorted by ascending Date.


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Generated 8/25/2026.

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