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On a Roll: van Baardewijk Hits for Cycle Wednesday, July 15th , 1953 Getting 4 hits is a good day by any measure, but when those include a single, double, triple and a home run -- that's something special. Otte van Baardewijk's day was a special one. The first baseman hit for the cycle to spark the 15-6 Sicily A Longhorns victory over the Providence A Pilgrims at Brooklyn AAA Stadium. Sicily A manager said he thought the whole lineup looked good in batting practice, but had not been expecting anything extraordinary from van Baardewijk in particular. "Otte caught me by surprise today," the skipper said. "He looked good before the game, but man, he looked unbelievable during it." For the day, van Baardewijk finished with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored to go with his 4 hits. Otte van Baardewijk doubled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, hit a two-run triple in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Eric Chartrand in the 6th and flied out in the 8th. van Baardewijk on the season is batting .343 with 1 home run. His totals include 8 RBIs and 8 runs scored. He has played in 10 games. |
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