Yankees Red Rolfe, Lou Gehrig and Bill Dickey hit 3rd-inning home runs against Detroit to tie the American League record, since topped. New York rolls, 9 – 4, dropping the Bengals to 4th place. Goose Goslin has a pair of homers for Detroit.

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On July 17, 1936 Yankees Red Rolfe, Lou Gehrig and Bill Dickey hit 3rd-inning home runs against Detroit to tie the American League record, since topped. New York rolls, 9 – 4, dropping the Bengals to 4th place. Goose Goslin has a pair of homers for Detroit.

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Baseball Reference July 17