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Gregory Blasts 3 into Bleachers Saturday, May 28th , 1955 Jon Gregory of the Heroes won the battle against Den Helder pitching, but lost the war. He hit three out of the park at Team Fields, got his name in the league record book, but Harlingen came up short in the win column, losing to the Farmers, 8-7. The Harlingen shortstop was red-hot, the ball just exploded off his bat all day long. "I don't try to hit homers," he said. "I try to go out there and have good at-bats. If I put a good swing on the ball, then it is going to go out of the park. I didn't try to hit the first one or the second one or the third one. I just try to have good at-bats." For the game, the 20-year old shortstop Gregory went 3 for 5 with 5 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Where does he rank this day in his career? "It's up there," Gregory said. "I'll put it up there in the upper echelon, despite the loss." Jon Gregory hit a solo-shot off Giampaolo Bollati in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Giampaolo Bollati in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, flied out in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Rolf Solvig in the 9th. Gregory has collected 23 hits for the Big Stick this year, 6 of them home runs. He has also netted 15 RBIs and scored 17 runs while batting .271. |
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