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 | Tuesday, September 24th, 1996: Sierra Cracks 5 Hits
"It was like I was hitting little league pitching," said Armando Sierra after his 5-hit performance against the Brahmas. "No offense meant to Kansas City, but I could see the ball that well. But this wasn't a kid league park, it was Wallace Field!"
The Chicago right fielder had a fantastic day at the plate, knocking out 5 hits in 6 at-bats and pacing his club to a 19-2 victory.
His manager elaborated after the game to the press, saying, "Armando worked the entire offseason on trying to shorten his swing and stay inside the ball and the hard work is paying off in base hits."
"That's what I'm trying to do," Sierra said. "Be quick to the ball and let it travel a little farther so I get a better look at it."
A. Sierra flied out in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a two-run double in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 8th.
In 1996 Sierra has produced 102 hits in 394 at-bats for a .259 average with 7 home runs and gotten on base at a .383 clip.
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 | Friday, September 20th, 1996: Hot Bat of Parker Burns Clippers
History in the making. That's what the fans at Wallace Field got to see today, when Chicago outplayed the Clippers 8-4. Peter Parker of the Bleacher Bums came to the plate 5 times and came away with a dynamite day as he exploded for 5 hits against Columbus.
In the postgame press conference the Columbus skipper quipped to reporters, "Hey, we tried to get him out. We threw everything but the kitchen sink against him and he hit it. Maybe we should've thrown the kitchen sink."
P. Parker hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 8th and singled in the 10th.
Parker is presently hitting at a .259 pace with 7 home runs and 64 RBIs. He has played in 121 games and scored 56 times.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 101-61, .623 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 57-24, .704 PCT | | Record on the road | 44-37, .543 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 9-10, .474 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 32-22, .593 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 32-23, .582 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 69-38, .645 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 19-8, .704 PCT | | Record in May | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in June | 17-10, .630 PCT | | Record in July | 14-11, .560 PCT | | Record in August | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in September | 17-9, .654 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .263 - 2nd in HL | | On-Base Percentage | .356 - 1st in HL | | Slugging Percentage | .411 - 5th in HL | | On-Base + Slugging | .767 - 2nd in HL | | Runs Scored | 849 - 2nd in HL | | Hits | 1464 - 3rd in HL | | Extra-Base Hits | 489 - 8th in HL | | Home Runs | 151 - tied for 6th in HL | | Bases-On-Balls | 756 - 2nd in HL | | Strikeouts | 1059 - 4th in HL | | Stolen Bases | 68 - 6th in HL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.79 - 2nd in HL | | Starters' ERA | 4.05 - 3rd in HL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.58 - 2nd in HL | | Runs allowed | 671 - 2nd in HL | | Hits allowed | 1382 - 3rd in HL | | Opponents AVG | .249 - 3rd in HL | | BABIP | .278 - 2nd in HL | | Home Runs allowed | 126 - 1st in HL | | Bases-On-Balls | 560 - 2nd in HL | | Strikeouts | 909 - 10th in HL |
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