Gehrig and McGraw

Date of Event: June 3, 1932

On June 3, 1932, Lou Gehrig hit 4 home runs for the Yankees as they defeated the World Champion A’s 20-13. In a third of a century of Major League Baseball, no other player ever hit 4 homers in a game. That same day, across town at the Polo Grounds, John McGraw stepped down as Giants’ manager.