Moments · Yankee Stadium, August 3, 2026

Alec Burleson's three-homer game

Alec Burleson hit three home runs. Three home runs by one man in one game.

By the Desk · Filed 2026-08-12

Right field took all three.

Alec Burleson came to the plate five times at Yankee Stadium on August 3. Three times the ball cleared the wall in right — a line drive, then two fly balls, every one to the same field. The Cardinals won 13–7. The moment is the 10th three-home-run game in baseball this season.

The first was a line drive, his 16th of the year. JJ Wetherholt was on base. Both scored.

The next time up, he struck out swinging.

The second was a fly ball to right, his 17th. Jordan Walker was on base. Both scored.

Then a double play. Luis García Jr. to José Caballero to García. Walker out at second, Burleson out at first.

The third was a fly ball to right, his 18th. Wetherholt on base again. Both scored again.

Alec Burleson hit three home runs. Three home runs by one man in one game. — All three at-bats, as scored. Every number off the official feed.

Five trips

The sequence went home run, strikeout, home run, double play, home run. Each home run came with a runner on — six RBI on three swings. The two outs in between were the kind that end a hitter's night. Burleson homered after both of them.

His peak off the bat was 109.1 mph; his farthest carry, 418 feet. Nine other three-home-run games have happened in 2026. Three home runs across five plate appearances, a strikeout and a double play mixed in, all three to the same field — that is what the 10th one looked like.

The full card

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees

Every pitch of the game, scored and reconciled. The same game by pitcher is on the arms card, and what each printed term means is one click away at the legend.

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