Johnny Mize equals a National League record with four extra-base hits - a double, a triple, and two home runs

Johnny Mize becomes the first player to hit three homers in one game four times in his career

Johnny Mize hits homers #’s 38, 39, and 40 in the first game of a doubleheader, becoming the first player to hit three homers in one game four times in his career. Despite the ‘Big Cat’s’ heroics, the Cardinals drop a pair to the Pirates, 16-14 and 9-4.