Larry Parrish, Dave Kingman and Pete Rose were tied for the most home runs in a game in 1978, with 3 homers.
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most home runs by a player hit in a single regular-season game in 1978| NAME | HR | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Parrish | 3 | 7/30/1978 | @ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | D. Kingman | 3 | 5/14/1978 | @ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | P. Rose | 3 | 4/29/1978 | @ | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | P. Kelly | 2 | 10/1/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | G. Foster | 2 | 10/1/1978 | vs | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Lerch | 2 | 9/30/1978 | @ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | E. Soderholm | 2 | 9/28/1978 | @ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | G. Carter | 2 | 9/25/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | R. Cey | 2 | 9/20/1978 | vs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | D. Parker | 2 | 9/19/1978 | @ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | B. Robinson | 2 | 9/19/1978 | @ | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | C. Cooper | 2 | 9/18/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Norman | 2 | 9/15/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | G. Nettles | 2 | 9/14/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | T. Harrah | 2 | 9/13/1978 | vs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | D. Parker | 2 | 9/12/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | J. Rice | 2 | 9/11/1978 | vs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | D. Porter | 2 | 9/11/1978 | vs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Cey | 2 | 9/11/1978 | @ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Monday | 2 | 9/10/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | G. Pryor | 2 | 9/8/1978 | vs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | B. Madlock | 2 | 9/8/1978 | @ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | R. Yount | 2 | 9/6/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | B. Bonds | 2 | 9/4/1978 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | L. Mazzilli | 2 | 9/3/1978 | @ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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