Conehead opponent the Hammers had only one power hitter, and he displayed it in the top of the third on a drive to deep left center. Gene got on his horse and chased it down for the play of the game. As he rounded first and slowed down when the catch was made, the hitter was heard to say "Sometimes you just have to tip your cap."
It was 5-2 and after that shut the Hammer down in the third, the Heads batted around in the bottom half scoring seven to put the game basically away. The Hammers did respond with six in the fourth, but never got closer than 13-8 and the final score was 17-10. Or 16-10 if you believe our book and not the scorekeeper's.
Ol' G was back and let it be known all around. He went 3-3 with a sac fly and a double, and drove in six runs. He managed to drive in three runs with a bases loaded single. Maybe he thought he needed the single for the cycle.
Chopper, in a rare chance batting third with a lot of players missing, made the most of it. He was 4-4 with a double and 3 RBIs. He also made the other play of the day, a leaping catch and snare of a line drive at the hot corner. I swear he got at least three inches off the ground.
Gene continued his torrid start as he and Haze were both 3-3. Da Buddha rounded out the three hit brigade. Lefty was 'only' 1-2 leading off, but walked twice and scored three times. He was generally a nuisance. He had a beautiful opposite field double when the left fielder played him shallow and way over toward center. Joe came out of his early funk with two line drive singles. One player who shall remain nameless hit into two double plays. Someone had to make the outs, and he thinks this makes him a team player.
Milestones:
Chuck 350 h (#1)
Steve 1st Conehead game
No comments:
Post a Comment