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Wednesday, June 21st, 1961: Baltimore's Green Goes Ballistic with 5 Hits
If just anyone could go out and hit a baseball, big dollar contracts wouldn't exist. But they can't, so the good hitters get the big bucks. Glen Green showed how it's done as he went 5 for 6 against the Cleveland Eagles and helped the Baltimore Barons beat them 20-3.

The manager for the Eagles told the BNN sportswriters, "We made some bad pitches and he took advantage of it. That's the game of baseball. Don't make mistakes and you win a lot more ballgames."

If Green keeps hitting like this, he could be headed for a big pay raise.

G. Green hit a solo-shot off D. Hewett in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off T. Bishop in the 9th.

During the 1961 season Green has hit .245 with 13 home runs and 42 RBIs. He has played in 61 games and scored 29 times.

Wednesday, June 21st, 1961: Martínez Slaps 5 Hits
It wasn't just another day at the ballpark for Luis Martínez. It was a very special day, one that many players never experience. But he did. Martínez went on a tear and cracked hit after hit off Cleveland pitching.

When the dust settled on the diamond at Chesapeake Ballpark, he had a career 5-6 day and something he will long remember. And the Baltimore Barons had a 20-3 victory over the Eagles.

"Yeah, it'll be something nice to tell the grandkids, but it won't get me a hit tomorrow," he joked in the postgame interview.

L. Martínez doubled in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off D. Hewett in the 3rd, hit a two-run double in the 4th, grounded out in the 7th, singled in the 8th and hit a two-run home run off B. Utting in the 9th.

In 1961 Martínez has produced 79 hits in 247 at-bats for a .320 average with 10 home runs and gotten on base at a .372 clip.

Monday, June 12th, 1961: LL's #1 Player, Fitzgerald of Cleveland
Lonnie Fitzgerald is respected by most Cleveland Eagles fans for his no-frills style of play. The 25-year-old first baseman went about his business with vigor last week to grab the Lincoln League Player of the Week honors.

He compiled a .385 average (10-26) with 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 6 runs scored.

In his stats this season, Fitzgerald has posted a batting average of .282 with 50 hits in 177 at-bats, 12 home runs and 25 RBIs. He has also scored 36 runs, walked 39 times and compiled a .412 OBP.

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