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 | Saturday, May 17th, 1969: Brown Pounds 3 HR Against Maple Leafs The fans at Appalachian Power Park witnessed Dick Brown write his name into the league record book with three home runs, but the San Diego Padres still dropped the decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs 10-9. He spoke with reporters after his historic day and told them, "I've always loved hitting in Appalachian Power Park. You can see the ball so well. I'm glad I got the homers, but three hits and a win would be nicer." For the day he collected 3 hits in 3 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 8 RBIs. D. Brown hit a GRAND SLAM off B. Johnson in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off B. Johnson in the 4th, walked in a run in the 5th and hit a two-run home run off B. Narum in the 7th. This season Brown is batting .263 with 26 hits, 4 home runs, 19 RBIs, .306 OBP and has scored 10 runs. |
