Three at-bats, three home runs for Ryan Howard in Game 1 of today's doubleheader. All of the homers have come against Braves starter Tim Hudson. Amazingly, Howard has only seen nine pitches. More amazingly, Howard was just 2-for-11 against Hudson coming into the game.
It's the 19th time a Phillie has hit three homers in a game. The last time? Mike Lieberthal on Aug. 10, 2002. Howard has also set a record for the most homers by a player in his second major-league season. Ralph Kiner hit 51 in 1947.
Howard is also the 23rd player in major-league history to reach 50 homers in a season.
See how many you can guess ... I'll post the full list later today.
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