1982 – Just five days after hitting three home runs in a 5 – 4 loss to the Twins, California’s Doug DeCinces hits three more home runs in a 9 – 5 win at Seattle, joining Ted Williams as the only American League players ever to hit three home runs in a game twice in the same season.

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On August 8, 1982 — 1982 – Just five days after hitting three home runs in a 5 – 4 loss to the Twins, California’s Doug DeCinces hits three more home runs in a 9 – 5 win at Seattle, joining Ted Williams as the only American League players ever to hit three home runs in a game twice in the same season.

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