Mark Teixeira hit 3 home runs yesterday in a win against the Seattle Mariners. That was his 2nd time he has hit 3 in one game. The other time was on July 13, 2006 when he was with the Texas Rangers.
The Atlanta Braves have had their share of players to hit 3 in one game. Here they are…
Gene Oliver - 1966
Bob Tillman - 1969
Rico Carty - 1970
Mike Lum - 1970
Orlando Cepeda - 1970
Dale Murphy - 1979
Bob Horner - 1986 (actually hit 4 in this game)
Ken Griffey, Sr. - 1986
Jeff Treadway - 1990
Jeff Blauser - 1992
Andruw Jones - 2002
Chipper Jones - 2006
Mark Teixeira - 2008
Dave McMahon
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June 23rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
I had forgotten that Treadway hit 2 HRs in a game. When he played at UGA, he was good but I had no idea he’d have a MLB career. I wonder if there are any “sleepers” on this year’s Dawg team who will surprise everyone and make it in the big leagues?