Home runs. Dingers. Moonshots. Taters. If you’re a baseball fan, there’s nothing more exciting than going to the ballpark and watching one leave the yard. In over a century of Major League Baseball, the high-water mark for most home runs by a player in a single game is four—first achieved in the late-19th century, and most recently last year.
To date, there have been 21 instances of a player hitting four home runs in an MLB game. That makes it a rarer feat than a perfect game (24). The list of players who can say they’ve done it range from Hall of Famers to rookies, multi-time All-Stars to journeymen whose relatively unremarkable careers still managed to find this one moment of historic brilliance.
Think you can recall every four-homer game in MLB history if we spot you the team and date? Test your knowledge below.
<section data-block="TypeRush"><h2>Can you name every four-homer game in MLB history?</h2><p><p>It takes a little bit of magic to swat four home runs in a single game. See if you know the 21 times it's happened in league history.</p></p><ul><li>Aug. 28, 2025 (Phillies)</li><li>July 25, 2025 (A's)</li><li>April 26, 2025 (Diamondbacks)</li><li>Sept. 4, 2017 (Diamondbacks)</li><li>June 6, 2017 (Reds)</li><li>May 8, 2012 (Rangers)</li><li>Sept. 25, 2003 (Blue Jays)</li><li>May 23, 2002 (Dodgers)</li><li>May 2, 2002 (Mariners)</li><li>Sept. 7, 1993 (Cardinals)</li><li>July 6, 1986 (Braves)</li><li>April 17, 1976 (Phillies)</li><li>April 30, 1961 (Giants)</li><li>June 10, 1959 (Cleveland)</li><li>July 31, 1954 (Braves)</li><li>Aug. 31, 1950 (Dodgers)</li><li>July 18, 1948 (White Sox)</li><li>July 10, 1936 (Phillies)</li><li>June 3, 1932 (Yankees)</li><li>July 13, 1896 (Phillies)</li><li>May 30, 1894 (Beaneaters)</li></ul></section>
The 2025 season saw three different players pull off a four-homer game, the most ever in a single season. Nine of the 21 instances have happened in the 21st century. To date, six of the 21 players who have hit four home runs in a game have been elected to the Hall of Fame.
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