| Breaking News |  | 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. |
 | Thursday, June 1st, 1961: Todd Takes LL's Best Bat Trophy
Larry Todd has made a definite impact on the baseball world by snatching Lincoln League Batter of the Month honors for May.
In 29 games the Baltimore batter hit .356 with 7 home runs, 21 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
During the current season Todd is batting at a .346 clip with 13 home runs and 36 RBIs. He has played in 44 games and scored 38 times. |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 36-34, .514 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 11.5 GB | | Record at home | 21-19, .525 PCT | | Record on the road | 15-15, .500 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-9, .182 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 5-11, .313 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 31-23, .574 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in April | 7-8, .467 PCT | | Record in May | 21-8, .724 PCT | | Record in June | 8-18, .308 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .248 - 5th in LL | | On-Base Percentage | .316 - 6th in LL | | Slugging Percentage | .396 - 6th in LL | | On-Base + Slugging | .712 - 6th in LL | | Runs Scored | 319 - 6th in LL | | Hits | 612 - 6th in LL | | Extra-Base Hits | 193 - 6th in LL | | Home Runs | 75 - 3rd in LL | | Bases-On-Balls | 246 - 7th in LL | | Strikeouts | 408 - 4th in LL | | Stolen Bases | 23 - 6th in LL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.64 - 2nd in LL | | Starters' ERA | 3.80 - 2nd in LL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.14 - 1st in LL | | Runs allowed | 291 - 2nd in LL | | Hits allowed | 579 - 1st in LL | | Opponents AVG | .235 - 1st in LL | | BABIP | .265 - 3rd in LL | | Home Runs allowed | 53 - 1st in LL | | Bases-On-Balls | 255 - 2nd in LL | | Strikeouts | 424 - 3rd in LL |
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