"On Sept. 28, 1997, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Colorado Rockies, 13-9 at Coors Field, but Mike Piazza joined the franchise record books with a two-home run day. Piazza slugged his first home run off John Thomson in the third inning to give him 39 on the season. He came up again in the fifth inning and slugged his second of the day of Thomson, putting him at an even 40 homers for the year."
"With that second home run, Piazza set the single-season record for most in a season by a Los Angeles Dodgers player. The Dodgers franchise home run record was held by Duke Snider, who hit 43 round-trippers for the 1956 Brooklyn team. Both records have since been passed. Garry Sheffield took the top spot from Piazza and tied Snider with 43 home runs during the 2000 season."
"Also on this day in Dodgers history but in 2006, James Loney helped lead the team to a 19-11 victory over the Rockies, with the game taking place at Coors Field as well. Loney went 4-for-5 with two home runs and finished the day with nine RBI. He entered the matchup with one homer and eight RBI in 93 previous at-bats, tied the Dodgers franchise single-game RBI record that was previously set by Gil Hodges in his 1950 four-homer game for Brooklyn."
On Sept. 28, 1997, Mike Piazza hit two home runs at Coors Field, raising his season total to 40 and establishing the Los Angeles Dodgers single-season mark at that time. His homers came off John Thomson in the third and fifth innings. Duke Snider had held the franchise record with 43 in 1956; Garry Sheffield tied that total in 2000, Shawn Green set the franchise record with 49 in 2001, and Adrián Beltre finished with 48 in 2004. On Sept. 28, 2006, James Loney went 4-for-5 with two homers and nine RBI at Coors Field, tying the Dodgers single-game RBI record.
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