1936 Rookie Joe DiMaggio hit two home runs in the fifth inning and added two doubles in the New York Yankees’ 18-4 victory over the St. Louis Browns.
1950 Wes Westrum of the New York Giants hit three home runs and a triple in a 12-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
1955 Harmon Killebrew hit his first major league home run, off Billy Hoeft at Griffith Stadium, but the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 18-7.
1962 Jack Reed, a substitute outfielder, hit a home run off Phil Regan in the 22nd inning to give the New York Yankees a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers in a game that lasted 7 hours, 22 minutes.
Sports, Pages 24 on 06/24/2012