Oakland Tribune. 1971 Hi-Lights. Oakland, June 16, 1971. Epstein Homers In 4 Consecutive At Bats. Mike Epstein tied a major league record tonight, hitting two homers for a string of four in as many consecutive times at bat, as the A's defeated the Senators, 5-1. Mike, who hit homers in his last two trips to the plate in the previous night's contest, made it four in a row with roundtrippers in the first and third innings tonight. This was the 17th time in baseball history that a player has hit as many as four consecutive homers, the only player to accomplish the feat twice was Ralph Kiner who turned the trick for the Pirates in August of 1947 and again in September of 1949.