Friday, October 30, 2020

Mookie Betts: highest percent of home runs from three home run games: 11.6%, more than twice #2 Johnny Mize.

Babe Ruth is the only player to hit three home runs in a World Series game twice, both against the St. Louis Cardinals:

Wednesday, October 6, 1926 game four; Cardinals won WS 4-3.

Tuesday, October 9, 1928 game four; Yanks swept.

So, 6 of Ruth's 15 WS HR came in those two games: 40%.

But in the regular season Ruth had the same number of three home run games:

RkDateTmOppRsltPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFROEGDPSBCSWPARE24aLIBOPPos SummaryDFS(DK)DFS(FD)
11930-05-21 (1)NYYPHAL 7-1544330036000000000.2964.867.7283LF
21935-05-25BSNPITL 7-11443400360000000000.5045.1471.1733RF

The three in 1935 were the last of his career, numbers 712, 713, 714. So these six home runs represented only 0.84% of his regular season total.

39 players have hit at least three home runs in a game at least three times:

HRc%Player#PAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
6092.96%Sammy Sosa6Ind. Games2524181800183012
3595.01%Johnny Mize6Ind. Games2826201800183021
15511.61%Mookie Betts6Ind. Games3027212210182920
6962.16%Alex Rodriguez5Ind. Games2423171800153013
5832.57%Mark McGwire5Ind. Games2521181600152643
4423.39%Dave Kingman5Ind. Games2927161700153324
4733.38%Carlos Delgado5Ind. Games2322171600162113
3963.79%Joe Carter5Ind. Games2321151800152212
4752.53%Willie Stargell4Ind. Games1919131520122204
3863.11%Aramis Ramirez4Ind. Games1817121310122113
6621.81%Albert Pujols4Ind. Games1916151410121930
2564.69%Larry Parrish4Ind. Games2020151510122302
3693.25%Ralph Kiner4Ind. Games2117141200122340
4932.64%Lou Gehrig4Ind. Games2320141500132321
3043.95%Steve Finley4Ind. Games2119131300121622
7621.57%Barry Bonds4Ind. Games2119131520121522
5122.34%Ernie Banks4Ind. Games1918141410121810
5211.73%Ted Williams3Ind. Games151410100091711
3832.35%Larry Walker3Ind. Games161410121091820
2953.05%Joey Votto3Ind. Games151311101091420
4092.20%Mark Teixeira3Ind. Games16159100091601
4122.18%Alfonso Soriano3Ind. Games161510121091310
5481.82%Mike Schmidt3Ind. Games1414101100101900
3392.65%Boog Powell3Ind. Games14139100091011
2353.83%Ben Oglivie3Ind. Games1310990091430
5041.79%Eddie Murray3Ind. Games17169110091910
2433.70%Andrew McCutchen3Ind. Games151311100091420
5211.73%Willie McCovey3Ind. Games14121090091311
6601.52%Willie Mays3Ind. Games1515101100101701
2483.63%Goose Goslin3Ind. Games16159100091612
4342.07%Juan Gonzalez3Ind. Games13139100091401
3192.82%Cecil Fielder3Ind. Games14129100091522
4242.12%Edwin Encarnacion3Ind. Games14141090091800
3612.49%Joe DiMaggio3Ind. Games151410111091510
3742.67%Rocky Colavito3Ind. Games1514111000101711
3892.31%Johnny Bench3Ind. Games14139100091811
3812.36%Albert Belle3Ind. Games15119100091430
3842.34%Harold Baines3Ind. Games141210101091720
4492.00%Jeff Bagwell3Ind. Games16169100091803

Among the 39 above, these include a four home run game: Gehrig, Colavito, Mays, Schmidt, Delgado.

Link with 115 players with at least two games with at least three home runs.

Three players have six games with at least three home runs. Mookie Betts stands out because he has done it in only 155 career home runs. His 18 home runs in those six games represent 11.6% of his career total, more than twice that of Johnny Mize, number two.

RkDateTmOppRsltPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFROEGDPSBCSWPARE24aLIBOPPos SummaryDFS(DK)DFS(FD)
12016-05-31BOSBALW 6-25533003500000000000.3274.310.5401RF46.0063.10
22016-08-14BOSARIW 16-26644003800000000000.2385.781.3183RF57.0079.80
32018-04-17BOSLAAW 10-15333003320000000000.1613.923.4981RF46.0062.10
42018-05-02BOSKCRW 5-44434003300000000000.3863.391.8451RF45.0059.10
52019-07-26BOSNYYW 10-55544103500000000000.1974.673.3541RF53.0072.30
62020-08-13LADSDPW 11-25444003500010000000.2195.155.4241RF53.0072.30

Betts hit three homers in Fenway Park on these dates:

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Friday, July 26, 2019

Betts most home runs in a season: 32 in 2018.

Johnny Mize six three home run games with Cards, Giants, Yanks:

RkDateTmOppRsltPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFROEGDPSBCSWPARE24aLIBOPPos SummaryDFS(DK)DFS(FD)
11938-07-13STLBSNL 5-10443300350000001000.0463.547.60351B
21938-07-20 (2)STLNYGW 7-1443300350000000000.2934.424.55051B
31940-05-13STLCINT 8-8754300342100000000.6653.9261.51751B
41940-09-08 (1)STLPITL 14-16554300360000010000.4875.3561.12441B
51947-04-24NYGBSNL 5-14443300340000000000.0583.262.65841B
61950-09-15NYYDETL 7-9443300360010000000.5365.0681.50351B

Mize most home runs in a season: 51 in 1947.

Sammy Sosa six three home run games:

RkDateTmOppRsltPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFROEGDPSBCSWPARE24aLIBOPPos SummaryDFS(DK)DFS(FD)
11996-06-05CHCPHIW 9-64433003500000000000.3383.9421.0784RF
21998-06-15CHCMILW 6-54433003300100000000.2532.830.4183RF
32001-08-09CHCCOLL 5-144433003300000000000.0752.799.4783RF
42001-08-22CHCMILW 16-35433003610000000000.1804.320.3003RF
52001-09-23CHCHOUL 6-74433003400000000000.3693.4651.4453RF
62002-08-10CHCCOLW 15-14433003900100000000.2527.495.6953RF

Sosa most home runs in a season: 66 in 1998. In 2001 Sosa hit 64, including three 3 home run games.

Including two home run games, percent of career home runs in multi home run games:

HRc3HR2HR% multi
Betts15561227.10%
Mize35962418.38%
Sosa60966323.65%

16 four home run games since 1932:

RkPlayerDateTmOppRsltPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBIBBSOHBP
1J.D. Martinez2017-09-04ARILADW 13-0554400460010
2Scooter Gennett2017-06-06CINSTLW 13-15545004100000
3Josh Hamilton2012-05-08TEXBALW 10-3554510480000
4Carlos Delgado2003-09-25TORTBDW 10-8444400460000
5Shawn Green2002-05-23LADMILW 16-3666610470000
6Mike Cameron2002-05-02SEACHWW 15-4654400440001
7Mark Whiten1993-09-07 (2)STLCINW 15-25544004120000
8Bob Horner1986-07-06ATLMONL 8-11554400460000
9Mike Schmidt1976-04-17PHICHCW 18-16664500480000
10Willie Mays1961-04-30SFGMLNW 14-4554400480000
11Rocky Colavito1959-06-10CLEBALW 11-8545400461000
12Joe Adcock1954-07-31MLNBROW 15-7555510470000
13Gil Hodges1950-08-31BROBSNW 19-3665500490000
14Pat Seerey1948-07-18 (1)CHWPHAW 12-11764400471010
15Chuck Klein1936-07-10PHIPITW 9-6554400460000
16Lou Gehrig1932-06-03NYYPHAW 20-13664400460000

Mickey Mantle:

HRc3HR2HR% multi
Mantle53614517.35%

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