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Ferriers Pitching Ravaged by Johnson
Thursday, May 15th , 1952
Hiroshima left fielder Mark Johnson had a big day at Team Park against the Osakikamijima Ferriers. The 19-year-old, who is not typically considered a big threat with the bat, went 5-for-6 and led to the 17-9 Ironmen triumph over Osakikamijima .
"Hey, I'm as surprised as you guys are," Johnson said in his postgame comments, smiling as he scolded the press corps for underestimating him. "Maybe I'm not so bad at the plate after all."
Mark Johnson doubled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Bong-su Ko in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, hit a two-run double in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Tony Lomeli in the 8th.
So far this season, Johnson is batting .410 with 3 home runs, 8 RBIs and 9 runs scored. He has 16 hits in 39 at-bats, 3 walks and a .452 OBP. Johnson has played in 9 games.
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Knierim Bangs Out 5 Base Hits
Wednesday, May 14th , 1952
It was a parade of hits for Terry Knierim of the Hiroshima Ironmen at Team Park.
Connecting almost every time he went to the plate, Knierim finished the day with a total of 5 hits in 5 at-bats. His strong individual effort propelled the Ironmen to a win, 11-5.
"Knierim was really good and we were really bad," groaned Ferriers manager . "Next time he's that hot, we'll just walk him."
Terry Knierim singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, singled in the 8th and singled in the 9th.
Knierim is currently batting .357 with no home runs and 4 RBIs.
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Turchi Raps Innoshima for 5 Hits
Tuesday, May 6th , 1952
Onomichi third baseman Danny Turchi had a big day at Team Park against the Innoshima Boomers. The 17-year-old, who is not typically considered a big threat with the bat, went 5-for-6 and led to the 15-3 Fishers triumph over Innoshima.
"Hey, I'm as surprised as you guys are," Turchi said in his postgame comments, smiling as he scolded the press corps for underestimating him. "Maybe I'm not so bad at the plate after all."
Danny Turchi grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
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