1985 – Expos OF Andre Dawson slugs three home runs, including a pair of three-run shots in a 12-run 5th inning, to lead Montreal to a wild 17 – 15 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Dawson joins Willie McCovey as the only players to hit two home runs in one inning on two different occasions, and his six RBIs in one inning ties the major-league record last accomplished by Jim Ray Hart in 1970. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.

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On September 24, 1985 — 1985 – Expos OF Andre Dawson slugs three home runs, including a pair of three-run shots in a 12-run 5th inning, to lead Montreal to a wild 17 – 15 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Dawson joins Willie McCovey as the only players to hit two home runs in one inning on two different occasions, and his six RBIs in one inning ties the major-league record last accomplished by Jim Ray Hart in 1970. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.

 

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