On September 18, 1986 — For the second time in his career during the regular season, Reggie Jackson belts three homers in a game in an 18 – 3 laugher over Kansas City.
At the age of 40 years, four months, Reggie joins Stan Musial and Babe Ruth as the only players to accomplish the feat after turning 40. Reggie scores four times and has seven RBIs. It was the seventh time in team history an Angels player hit 3 homeruns in a game and He was the 6th player in team history to accomplish the feat, Doug Decines at the time was the only Angel to do it twice in the span of 5 days in 1982.
Player Date Opponent – Lee Thomas Sept. 5, 1961 K.C. A’s Lee Stanton July 10, 1973 Baltimore Carney Lansford Sept. 1, 1979 Cleveland Fred Patek June 20, 1980 Boston Doug DeCinces Aug. 3, 1982 Minn.** Doug DeCinces Aug. 8, 1982 Seattle
Jackson first accomplished the feat on July 2, 1969 vs the Seattle Pilots. On October 18, 1977 in the World Series, Jackson hit 3 straight homers on 3 straight pitches vs the Dodgers to close out the series in Game 6.
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