Home Run From Both Sides Of The Plate In One Game

Home Run from Each Side of the Plate in a Game

A switch hitter has the power to change any game he is in. His ability to hit from either the right or left side helps set up favorable pitching match-ups for his team and also makes the opposing teams pitching coach work twice as hard to scout his team. A switch-hitter creates a special problem for position players too; shading a switch-hitter often ends with a hit right up the middle. But it is the switch-hitting slugger that causes the most fear for a pitcher.

Power hitters always have a chance of hitting a home run. To a lesser extent, there is always the possibility of a multi-homer game, too. When a switch-hitting power hitter comes to bat, whether its on the right or left, and hits a home run, a unique situation is created. Following this homer up with another four-bagger from the other side of the plate puts him in an exclusive club with less than a hundred members, those who have hit at least one home run from each side of the plate in one game.

Mickey Mantle, Ken Caminiti, Chili Davis, and Eddie Murray are the all time record holders in this field, with current players Nick Swisher, Tony Clark, and Mark Teixeira gaining on them. As switch hitting becomes more common, more players are adding their names to this prestigious list. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a chronological listing of every instance in both leagues where a player has gone deep from both sides of the plate in one game.

"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game (specifically about his switch-hit home run record) you've been playing all your life." - Hall of Fame Outfielder Mickey Mantle (Ten Time "Member" of the Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in a Game "Club")

Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in One Game American League Players in Chronological Order
#	Name^(Quantity)	Team	Date / Box Score
1	Wally Schang ⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	09-08-1916
2	Johnny Lucadello ⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	09-16-1940
3	Mickey Mantle ⁽¹⁾	New York	05-13-1955
4	Mickey Mantle ⁽²⁾	New York	08-15-1955
5	Mickey Mantle ⁽³⁾	New York	05-18-1956
6	Mickey Mantle ⁽⁴⁾	New York	07-01-1956
7	Mickey Mantle ⁽⁵⁾	New York	06-12-1957
8	Mickey Mantle ⁽⁶⁾	New York	07-28-1958
9	Mickey Mantle ⁽⁷⁾	New York	09-15-1959
10	Mickey Mantle ⁽⁸⁾	New York	04-26-1961
11	Mickey Mantle ⁽⁹⁾	New York	05-06-1962
12	Tom Tresh ⁽¹⁾	New York	09-01-1963
13	Tom Tresh ⁽²⁾	New York	07-13-1964
14	Mickey Mantle ⁽¹⁰⁾	New York	08-12-1964
15	Tom Tresh ⁽³⁾	New York	06-06-1965
16	Reggie Smith ⁽¹⁾	Boston	08-20-1967
17	Reggie Smith ⁽²⁾	Boston	08-11-1968
18	Don Buford ⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	04-09-1970
19	Roy White ⁽¹⁾	New York	05-07-1970
20	Reggie Smith ⁽³⁾	Boston	07-02-1972
21	Reggie Smith ⁽⁴⁾	Boston	04-16-1973
22	Roy White ⁽²⁾	New York	08-13-1973
23	Roy White ⁽³⁾	New York	04-23-1975
24	Ken Henderson ⁽¹⁾	Chicago	08-29-1975
25	Roy White ⁽⁴⁾	New York	08-18-1976
26	Eddie Murray ⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	08-03-1977
27	Roy White ⁽⁵⁾	New York	06-13-1978
28	Larry Milbourne ⁽¹⁾	Seattle	07-15-1978
29	Willie Wilson ⁽¹⁾	Kansas City	06-15-1979
30	Eddie Murray ⁽²⁾	Baltimore	08-29-1979
31	U.L. Washington ⁽¹⁾	Kansas City	09-21-1979
32	Eddie Murray ⁽³⁾	Baltimore	08-16-1981
33	Eddie Murray ⁽⁴⁾	Baltimore	04-24-1982
34	Ted Simmons ⁽³⁾	Milwaukee	05-02-1982
35	Eddie Murray ⁽⁵⁾	Baltimore	08-26-1982
36	Roy Smalley ⁽¹⁾	New York	09-05-1982
37	Donnie Scott ⁽¹⁾	Seattle	04-29-1985
38	Mike Young ⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	08-13-1985
39	Eddie Murray ⁽⁶⁾	Baltimore	08-26-1985
40	Nelson Simmons ⁽¹⁾	Detroit	09-16-1985
41	Roy Smalley ⁽²⁾	Minnesota	05-30-1986
42	Tony Bernazard ⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	07-01-1986
43	Ruben Sierra ⁽¹⁾	Texas	09-13-1986
44	Eddie Murray ⁽⁷⁾	Baltimore	05-08-1987
45	Eddie Murray ⁽⁸⁾	Baltimore	05-09-1987
46	Devon White ⁽¹⁾	California	06-23-1987
47	Dale Sveum ⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee	07-17-1987
48	Dale Sveum ⁽²⁾	Milwaukee	06-12-1988
49	Mickey Tettleton ⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	06-13-1988
50	Chili Davis ⁽⁴⁾	California	07-30-1988
51	Ruben Sierra ⁽²⁾	Texas	08-27-1988
52	Ruben Sierra ⁽³⁾	Texas	06-08-1989
53	Chili Davis ⁽⁵⁾	California	07-01-1989
54	Devon White ⁽²⁾	California	06-29-1990
55	Roberto Alomar ⁽¹⁾	Toronto	05-10-1991
56	Devon White ⁽³⁾	Toronto	06-01-1992
57	Chili Davis ⁽⁶⁾	Minnesota	10-02-1992
58	Carlos Baerga ⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	04-08-1993 \| 7^th Inning
59	Mickey Tettleton ⁽²⁾	Detroit	05-07-1993
60	Tim Raines ⁽²⁾	Chicago	08-31-1993
61	Chad Kreuter ⁽¹⁾	Detroit	09-07-1993
62	Chili Davis ⁽⁷⁾	California	09-15-1993
63	Eddie Murray ⁽¹¹⁾	Cleveland	04-21-1994
64	Chili Davis ⁽⁸⁾	California	05-11-1994
65	Bernie Williams ⁽¹⁾	New York	06-06-1994
66	Ruben Sierra ⁽⁴⁾	Oakland	06-07-1994
67	Chili Davis ⁽⁹⁾	California	07-30-1994
68	Mickey Tettleton ⁽³⁾	Texas	04-28-1995
69	Roberto Alomar ⁽²⁾	Toronto	05-03-1995
70	Luis Alicea ⁽¹⁾	Boston	07-28-1995
71	Raul Casanova ⁽¹⁾	Detroit	06-06-1996
72	J.T. Snow ⁽¹⁾	California	06-09-1996
73	Ruben Sierra ⁽⁵⁾	New York	06-22-1996
74	Melvin Nieves ⁽¹⁾	Detroit	07-15-1996
75	Roberto Alomar ⁽³⁾	Baltimore	07-25-1996
76	Roberto Alomar ⁽⁴⁾	Baltimore	08-14-1996
77	Melvin Nieves ⁽²⁾	Detroit	08-20-1996
78	Chili Davis ⁽¹⁰⁾	California	08-21-1996
79	Bernie Williams ⁽²⁾	New York	09-12-1996
80	Tony Clark ⁽¹⁾	Detroit	04-05-1997
81	Chili Davis ⁽¹¹⁾	Kansas City	06-07-1997
82	Jose Cruz, Jr. ⁽¹⁾	Toronto	08-24-1997
83	David Segui ⁽¹⁾	Seattle	04-01-1998
84	Tony Clark ⁽²⁾	Detroit	06-17-1998
85	Tony Clark ⁽³⁾	Detroit	07-26-1998
86	Tony Clark ⁽⁴⁾	Detroit	08-01-1998
87	Jorge Posada ⁽¹⁾	New York	08-23-1998
88	Bernie Williams ⁽³⁾	New York	09-04-1998
89	Brian Simmons ⁽¹⁾	Chicago	09-26-1998
90	Bernie Williams ⁽⁴⁾	New York	05-04-1999
91	Jorge Posada ⁽²⁾	New York	07-10-1999
92	Tony Clark ⁽⁵⁾	Detroit	07-18-1999
93	Tony Clark ⁽⁶⁾	Detroit	07-25-1999
94	Carl Everett ⁽⁴⁾	Boston	04-11-2000
95	Bernie Williams ⁽⁵⁾	New York	04-23-2000
96	Jorge Posada ⁽³⁾	New York	04-23-2000
97	Bernie Williams ⁽⁶⁾	New York	05-17-2000
98	Carlos Beltran ⁽¹⁾	Kansas City	06-29-2000
99	Carl Everett ⁽⁵⁾	Boston	08-29-2000
100	Jose Valentin ⁽²⁾	Chicago	09-30-2000
101	Ruben Sierra ⁽⁶⁾	Texas	06-13-2001
102	Bernie Williams ⁽⁷⁾	New York	06-30-2001
103	Roberto Alomar ⁽⁵⁾	Cleveland	07-16-2001
104	Bernie Williams ⁽⁸⁾	New York	05-17-2002
105	Jorge Posada ⁽⁴⁾	New York	06-28-2002
106	Jose Valentin ⁽³⁾	Chicago	08-13-2002
107	Carlos Beltran ⁽²⁾	Kansas City	09-06-2002
108	Jeff DaVanon ⁽¹⁾	Anaheim	06-03-2003
109	Jeff DaVanon ⁽²⁾	Anaheim	06-04-2003
110	Bill Mueller ⁽¹⁾	Boston	07-04-2003
111	Bill Mueller ⁽²⁾	Boston	07-29-2003
112	Jose Valentin ⁽⁴⁾	Chicago	07-30-2003
113	Jorge Posada ⁽⁵⁾	New York	03-31-2004
114	Geoff Blum ⁽²⁾	Tampa Bay	05-04-2004
115	Carlos Guillen ⁽¹⁾	Detroit	05-31-2004
116	Mark Teixeira ⁽¹⁾	Texas	07-04-2004
117	Victor Martinez ⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	07-16-2004
118	Carlos Guillen ⁽²⁾	Detroit	07-24-2004
119	Tony Clark ⁽⁸⁾	New York	08-28-2004
120	Dmitri Young ⁽¹⁾	Detroit	09-18-2004
121	Jorge Posada ⁽⁶⁾	New York	05-24-2005
122	Nick Swisher ⁽¹⁾	Oakland	06-26-2005
123	Gary Matthews, Jr. ⁽¹⁾	Texas	07-27-2005
124	Jason Varitek ⁽¹⁾	Boston	08-16-2005
125	Mark Teixeira ⁽²⁾	Texas	09-18-2005
126	Nick Swisher ⁽²⁾	Oakland	06-21-2006
127	Mark Teixeira ⁽³⁾	Texas	07-13-2006
128	Carlos Guillen ⁽³⁾	Detroit	09-12-2006
129	Greg Zaun ⁽¹⁾	Toronto	09-13-2006
130	Nick Swisher ⁽³⁾	Oakland	04-23-2007
131	Gary Matthews, Jr. ⁽²⁾	Los Angeles	05-13-2007
132	Victor Martinez ⁽²⁾	Cleveland	06-01-2007
133	Nick Swisher ⁽⁴⁾	Oakland	07-26-2007
134	Jorge Posada ⁽⁷⁾	New York	08-01-2007
135	Rob Bowen ⁽¹⁾	Oakland	08-08-2007
136	Jorge Posada ⁽⁸⁾	New York	09-04-2007
137	Nick Swisher ⁽⁵⁾	Oakland	09-09-2007
138	Milton Bradley ⁽⁴⁾	Texas	06-03-2008
139	Nick Swisher ⁽⁶⁾	Chicago	06-09-2008
140	Nick Swisher ⁽⁷⁾	Chicago	06-30-2008
141	Melky Cabrera ⁽¹⁾	New York	04-22-2009
142	Nick Swisher ⁽⁸⁾	New York	04-29-2009
143	Mark Teixeira ⁽⁶⁾	New York	05-04-2009
144	Mark Teixeira ⁽⁷⁾	New York	05-18-2009
145	Nick Swisher ⁽⁹⁾	New York	07-27-2009
146	Willy Aybar ⁽¹⁾	Tampa Bay	08-03-2009
147	Nick Swisher ⁽¹⁰⁾	New York	09-08-2009
148	Carlos Guillen ⁽⁴⁾	Detroit	09-23-2009
#	Name^(Quantity)	Team	Date / Box Score
Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in One Game Bold = Same Inning \| Italic = Grand Slams

Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in One Game National League Players in Chronological Order
#	Name^(Quantity)	Team(s)	Date / Box Score
1	Augie Galan ⁽¹⁾	Chicago	06-25-1937
2	Jim Russell ⁽¹⁾	Boston	06-07-1948
3	Jim Russell ⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	07-26-1950
4	Red Schoendienst ⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	07-08-1951 \| Game 2
5	Maury Wills ⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	05-30-1962
6	Ellis Burton ⁽¹⁾	Chicago	08-01-1963
7	Ellis Burton ⁽²⁾	Chicago	09-07-1964
8	Jim Lefebvre ⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	05-07-1966
9	Wes Parker ⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	06-05-1966
10	Pete Rose ⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	08-30-1966
11	Pete Rose ⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	08-02-1967
12	Ted Simmons ⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	04-17-1975
13	Reggie Smith ⁽⁵⁾	St. Louis	05-04-1975
14	Reggie Smith ⁽⁶⁾	St. Louis	05-22-1976
15	Lee Mazzilli ⁽¹⁾	New York	09-03-1978
16	Ted Simmons ⁽²⁾	St. Louis	06-11-1979
17	Alan Ashby ⁽¹⁾	Houston	09-27-1982
18	Chili Davis ⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	06-05-1983
19	Mark Bailey ⁽¹⁾	Houston	09-16-1984
20	Chili Davis ⁽²⁾	San Francisco	06-27-1987
21	Bobby Bonilla ⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	07-03-1987
22	Kevin Bass ⁽¹⁾	Houston	08-03-1987
23	Kevin Bass ⁽²⁾	Houston	09-02-1987
24	Chili Davis ⁽³⁾	San Francisco	09-15-1987
25	Bobby Bonilla ⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	04-06-1988
26	Tim Raines ⁽¹⁾	Montreal	07-16-1988
27	Steve Jeltz ⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	06-08-1989
28	Kevin Bass ⁽³⁾	Houston	08-20-1989
29	Eddie Murray ⁽⁹⁾	Los Angeles	04-18-1990
30	Eddie Murray ⁽¹⁰⁾	Los Angeles	06-09-1990
31	Bret Barberie ⁽¹⁾	Montreal	08-02-1991
32	Howard Johnson ⁽¹⁾	New York	08-31-1991
33	Kevin Bass ⁽⁴⁾	San Francisco	08-02-1992
34	Bobby Bonilla ⁽³⁾	New York	04-23-1993
35	Bobby Bonilla ⁽⁴⁾	New York	06-10-1993
36	Todd Benzinger ⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	08-30-1993
37	Mark Whiten ⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	09-14-1993
38	Geronimo Pena ⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	04-17-1994
39	Bobby Bonilla ⁽⁵⁾	New York	05-04-1994
40	Todd Hundley ⁽¹⁾	New York	06-18-1994
41	Ken Caminiti ⁽¹⁾	Houston	07-03-1994
42	Bobby Bonilla ⁽⁶⁾	New York	05-12-1995
43	Ken Caminiti ⁽²⁾	San Diego	09-16-1995
44	Ken Caminiti ⁽³⁾	San Diego	09-17-1995
45	Ken Caminiti ⁽⁴⁾	San Diego	09-19-1995
46	Todd Hundley ⁽²⁾	New York	05-18-1996
47	Todd Hundley ⁽³⁾	New York	06-10-1996
48	Ken Caminiti ⁽⁵⁾	San Diego	08-01-1996
49	Ken Caminiti ⁽⁶⁾	San Diego	08-21-1996
50	Ken Caminiti ⁽⁷⁾	San Diego	08-28-1996
51	Ken Caminiti ⁽⁸⁾	San Diego	09-11-1996
52	Carl Everett ⁽¹⁾	New York	04-20-1997
53	Todd Hundley ⁽⁴⁾	New York	05-05-1997
54	F.P. Santangelo ⁽¹⁾	Montreal	06-07-1997
55	Todd Hundley ⁽⁵⁾	New York	07-20-1997
56	Carl Everett ⁽²⁾	Houston	04-24-1998
57	Ken Caminiti ⁽⁹⁾	San Diego	07-12-1998
58	Chipper Jones ⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	05-01-1999
59	Jose Valentin ⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee	07-01-1999
60	Chipper Jones ⁽²⁾	Atlanta	08-01-1999
61	Carl Everett ⁽³⁾	Houston	08-07-1999
62	Dale Sveum ⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	08-18-1999
63	Ken Caminiti ⁽¹⁰⁾	Houston	08-20-1999
64	Chipper Jones ⁽³⁾	Atlanta	09-21-1999
65	Chipper Jones ⁽⁴⁾	Atlanta	05-14-2000
66	Jose Vidro ⁽¹⁾	Montreal	07-03-2000
67	Chipper Jones ⁽⁵⁾	Atlanta	07-05-2000
68	Geoff Blum ⁽¹⁾	Montreal	07-05-2001
69	Tomas Perez ⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	07-24-2001
70	Mark Bellhorn ⁽¹⁾	Chicago	06-30-2002
71	Mark Bellhorn ⁽²⁾	Chicago	08-29-2002 \| 4^th Inning
72	Tony Clark ⁽⁷⁾	New York	08-03-2003
73	Jose Reyes ⁽¹⁾	New York	08-28-2003
74	Aaron Miles ⁽¹⁾	Colorado	04-14-2004
75	Carlos Beltran ⁽³⁾	Houston	07-01-2004
76	Alex Cintron ⁽¹⁾	Arizona	07-08-2004
77	Geoff Blum ⁽³⁾	San Diego	04-13-2005
78	Rafael Furcal ⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	04-15-2005
79	Milton Bradley ⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	04-18-2005
80	Milton Bradley ⁽²⁾	Los Angeles	05-13-2005
81	Javier Valentin ⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	07-17-2005
82	Rafael Furcal ⁽²⁾	Atlanta	07-31-2005
83	Jose Cruz, Jr. ⁽²⁾	Los Angeles	09-07-2005
84	Tony Clark ⁽⁹⁾	Arizona	09-17-2005
85	Lance Berkman⁽¹⁾	Houston	04-13-2006
86	Lance Berkman⁽²⁾	Houston	07-03-2006
87	Ray Durham ⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	07-25-2006
88	Carlos Beltran ⁽⁴⁾	New York	07-30-2006
89	Orlando Hudson ⁽¹⁾	Arizona	07-31-2006
90	Jimmy Rollins ⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	08-12-2006
91	Jose Reyes ⁽²⁾	New York	08-15-2006
92	Carlos Beltran ⁽⁵⁾	New York	06-30-2007
93	Chipper Jones ⁽⁶⁾	Atlanta	07-05-2007
94	Milton Bradley ⁽³⁾	San Diego	08-24-2007
95	Randy Winn ⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	04-29-2008
96	Mark Teixeira ⁽⁴⁾	Atlanta	06-22-2008
97	Mark Teixeira ⁽⁵⁾	Atlanta	07-20-2008
98	Randy Winn ⁽²⁾	San Francisco	08-30-2008
99	Carlos Beltran ⁽⁶⁾	New York	09-17-2008
100	Tony Clark ⁽¹⁰⁾	Arizona	04-06-2009
101	Felipe Lopez ⁽¹⁾	Arizona	04-06-2009
102	Orlando Hudson ⁽²⁾	Los Angeles	07-12-2009
#	Name^(Quantity)	Team(s)	Date / Box Score
Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate in One Game Bold = Same Inning \| Italic = Grand Slams

The career mark for hitting home runs from each side of the plate in the American League is ten by Mickey Mantle, who was tied by Nick Swisher in 2009, in the National League it's also ten by Ken Caminiti, and in the Major Leagues it's eleven by Eddie Murray with nine in the American League and two in the National League AND Chili Davis with eight in the American League and three in the National League. Postseason marks are never included in a player's career stats so instances where a player went deep from each side of the plate in the same game are on the chart below:

Homers From Both Sides of Plate in a Playoff Game

Name	Team	Date/Box Score	Type

Bernie Williams	New York	10-06-1995	ALDS \| Game 3
Bernie Williams	New York	10-05-1996	ALDS \| Game 4
Chipper Jones	Atlanta	10-04-2003	NLDS \| Game 4
Milton Bradley	Oakland	10-11-2006	ALCS \| Game 2

The single season mark for hitting home runs from each side of the plate in the American League is three set by Tony Clark in 1998 then tied by Nick Swisher in 2007, and in the National League it's four set by Ken Caminiti in 1996.

Did you know that there have been only two instances in Major League history where players — Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians on April 8, 1993 (off Steve Howe & Steve Farr) and Mark Bellhorn of the Chicago Cubs on August 29, 2002 (off Andrew Lorraine & Jose Cabrera) — hit home runs from both sides of the plate during the same exact inning?

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