Duke Snider hit his 400th career home run on June 14, 1963 as the Mets ripped the Reds 10-3 in Cincinnati.
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Duke had two 3 HR games during his MLB career ... May 30, 1950 against the Philadelphia Phillies and June 1, 1955 against the Milwaukee Braves. Both games were played at Ebbets Field.
Duke hit 407 home runs in the regular season and 11 home runs in the World Series.
Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit four home runs in both the 1952 and 1955 World Series.
Dodger with the most home runs over all is Manny Ramírez 554. Hall of Famer Duke Snider has 407 with 389 of those as a Dodger most of any player. Gil Hodges is next at 370 with 361 of those hit as a Dodger.
Reggie Jackson and Chase Utley hold the record for most home runs in a World Series with 5. Players with 4 home runs in a World Series are Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Hank Bauer, Barry Bonds, Duke Snider and Gene Tenace.
In 1951, Duke Snider played in 150 games, all for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and batting in all of them. He had 606 at bats, getting 168 hits, for a .277 batting average, with 4 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 101 runs batted in. He was walked 62 times. He struck out 97 times. He hit 26 doubles, 6 triples, and 29 home runs.
In 1962, Duke Snider played in 80 games, all for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and batting in all of them. He had 158 at bats, getting 44 hits, for a .278 batting average, with 30 runs batted in. He was walked 36 times, 6 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 32 times. He hit 11 doubles, 3 triples, and 5 home runs.