Multiple Home Run Games Records by Baseball Almanac

Multiple Home Run Games

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for home runs in a game — including most three home run games, most two home run games and other multi-homer game related records.

"Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business." - Sammy Sosa

Multiple Home Run Games Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most 2-HR Games In A Career	AL	Babe Ruth	Boston	3	70
			New York	67
	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	12	67
			San Francisco	55
Most 3-HR Games In A Career	AL	Joe Carter	Cleveland	5	08-29-1986
			Cleveland		05-28-1987
			Cleveland		06-24-1989
			Cleveland		07-19-1989
			Cleveland		08-23-1993
		Carlos Delgado	Toronto		08-04-1998
			Toronto		08-06-1999
			Toronto		04-04-2001
			Toronto		04-20-2001
			Toronto^{* (4HR)}		09-25-2003
	NL	Sammy Sosa	Chicago	6	06-05-1996
			Chicago		06-15-1998
			Chicago		08-09-2001
			Chicago		08-22-2001
			Chicago		09-23-2001
			Chicago		08-10-2002
	ML	Johnny Mize	St. Louis	6	07-13-1938
			St. Louis		07-20-1938
			St. Louis		05-13-1940
			St. Louis		09-08-1940
			New York [NL]		04-24-1947
			New York [AL]		09-15-1950
Most Multi-HR Games (Sum of All Types) In A Career	AL	Babe Ruth	Boston	3	72
			New York	69
	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh	12	71
			San Francisco	59
	ML	Babe Ruth	Boston [AL]	3	73
			New York	69
			Boston [NL]	1
Multiple Home Run Games Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most 2-HR Games In A Season	AL	Hank Greenberg	Detroit	11	1938
	NL	Sammy Sosa	Chicago	11	1998
Most 3-HR Games In A Season	AL	Geronimo Berroa	Oakland	2	05-22-1996
					08-12-1996
		Joe Carter	Cleveland		06-24-1989
					07-19-1989
		Doug DeCinces	California		08-03-1982
					08-08-1982
		Carlos Delgado	Toronto		04-04-2001
					04-20-2001
		Cecil Fielder	Detroit		05-06-1990
					06-06-1990
		Ted Williams	Boston		05-08-1957
					06-13-1957
	NL	Sammy Sosa	Chicago	3	08-09-2001
					08-22-2001
					09-23-2001
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Multi HR Game Records

Since a four home run game is so incredibly rare, we have dedicated an entire page to this amazing slugging feat.

The following pitchers have each had two games with two home runs hit during those games during the same season: Wes Ferrell (1934, Boston AL), Don Newcombe (1955, Brooklyn NL), Jack Harshman (1958, Baltimore AL), Dick Donovan (1962, Cleveland AL), Tony Cloninger (1966, Atlanta NL) & Rick Wise (1971, Philadelphia NL)

Hitting two home runs in a game is a feat, but imagine for a moment hitting a home run left-handed then hitting another in the same game right-handed. We have every instance in major league history where a batter has had a home run from each side of the plate during the same game in our Fabulous Feats section.

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