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Veteran Simpson Hits Three Dingers Tuesday, May 24th, 1949 John Simpson brutalized the Pittsburgh Industrials pitching staff, launching three home runs in today's 11-7 victory at Allegheny Field. The Cleveland Bobcats first baseman was red-hot, the ball just exploding off his bat all day. "I don't try to hit homers," he said later. "I try to go out there and put a good swing on the ball, and sometimes 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." For the game, he went 3-for-3 with 8 RBIs and 3 runs scored. "Too much John Simpson today," Industrials manager Vincent Wicker said. "That's my assessment of the game. That's what our problems boiled down to." John Simpson hit a three-run home run off Len Sacks in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Len Sacks in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Len Sacks in the 4th, walked in the 5th and walked in the 8th. In his season totals Simpson has 8 home runs and a .308 batting average. |
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