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As of the 2008 season, there have been 5 players to hit 3 home runs in a post season game. The only National League player to do it was Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Bob Robertson who hit 3 HRs against the San Francisco Giants in Game 2 of the 1971 NLCS. The four American Leaguers that hit 3 home runs in a post season game are Adam Kennedy of the Angels in 2002, Reggie Jackson of the Yankees in 1977, Babe Ruth of the Yankees in 1926 and 1928, and George Brett of the Royals in 1978.
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Which New York Yankee has hit the most postseason home runs?
Bernie Williams hit the most career postseason home runs as a Yankee with 22.
Most hr in a single postseason?
Barry Bonds hit the most postseason home runs in a single season with 8 in 2002.
Most single season postseason home runs?
The most single season postseason home runs is 8, accomplished by Barry Bonds in 2002 and Nelson Cruz in 2011. Bonds hit 8 home runs in the 2002 postseason while playing for the San Francisco Giants, while Cruz hit 8 home runs in the 2011 postseason while playing for the Texas Rangers.
Who has hit the most home runs in a single MLB postseason game?
Five players have hit three home runs in a single postseason game. Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson did it in the World Series. Three players accomplished the feat in a League Championship Series: Bob Robertson of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971; George Brett of the Kansas City Royals in 1978; and Adam Kennedy of the Anaheim Angels in 2002.
Was there ever a player that hit 2 pinch hit home runs in one postseason?
Yes ... both Chuck Essegian of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Bernie Carbo of the Boston Red Sox hit two pinch home runs in a World Series. Essegian's came in the 1959 WS (7th inning of Game 2 and 9th inning of Game 6) and Carbo's came in the 1975 WS (7th inning of Game 3 and 8th inning of Game 6). Raul Ibanez of the New York Yankees hit two pinch home runs in the 2012 ALDS.
