May 12, 1982 ā At Royal Stadium, Milwaukee Brewers Paul Molitor hits 3 solo home runs, 2 off Dennis Leonard, including a leadoff home run, and his third off Dan Quisenberry in the 9th. But Milwaukee loses 9-7 to Kansas City as Hal McRae and Greg Pryor drive in three runs each.
Molitor will say, āI am not a home run hitterā he added,āI just happened to hit them where the wind was blowing. I never hit 3 in a game in the sandlot, little league, minor leagues or anywhere,āĀ Molitor, describing theĀ 4-for-5, three-home-run performance, āThe first one was a fastball up,ā he told the press. āIn the fifth, I hit a pretty good pitch, slider down. The last one was a knuckleball up.ā
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