| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 13th, 1988: Fielder Bangs out 5 Base Hits
5 hits in 5 at-bats. It doesn't happen every day and when it does, it's exciting. Today Cecil Fielder of the Minnesota Twins had a sensational 5-5 game against Detroit at Metrodome. He rifled base hits all over the ballpark, but it didn't pay off in a victory. The Tigers took the game 11-7.
In the postgame press conference Fielder joked, "Heck, that's a week's worth of hitting for me and I did it all in one day. I guess I can take the rest of the week off... Right, Skip?" His manager retorted half-smilingly, "Only if we win the game, son... only if we win the ballgame. That's what they pay us to do, you know."
C. Fielder hit a two-run triple in the 1st, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off J. Habyan in the 9th.
Fielder is batting at a .267 pace in 1988, picking up 69 hits in 258 at-bats with 9 home runs, 44 RBIs and 43 runs scored.
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| Monday, June 13th, 1988: Fielder Touches All Bases, Hits for Cycle
It was his day, but the Detroit Tigers overcame a cycle by Cecil Fielder in a 11-7 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Metrodome today.
"It feels good for me, but it would have felt even better if we had won that ballgame," Fielder told the press corps. "I still enjoy it, but I would've liked to win the ballgame, too."
He cracked 5 hits in 5 at-bats, had 3 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. Although his team lost, the Twins first baseman will still get his place in the record books.
Looking at his stats this year, Fielder has compiled a .267 batting average, while hitting 9 home runs and driving in 44 runs. He has played in 68 games and scored 43 runs.
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 | Sunday, June 12th, 1988: Fidrych Pitches Detroit to Shutout Win
Detroit rode the magical arm of Mark Fidrych in a 9-0 shutout win over Minnesota. He shackled them on 4 hits and fanned 7. Almost to a man, the Minnesota Twins said he had them guessing wrong all game long.
Fidrych has made 14 starts this season, posting 5 wins and 2 losses. Opposing clubs are batting .271 against him and he has 70 strikeouts in 87 innings with a 4.24 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Gregg Olson | torn bicep muscle | 6 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 39-42, .481 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 20-22, .476 PCT | | Record on the road | 19-20, .487 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-9, .182 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 6-17, .261 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-14, .391 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 30-28, .517 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record in May | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in June | 13-12, .520 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .276 - 7th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .357 - 4th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .432 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .788 - 3rd in AL | | Runs Scored | 441 - 3rd in AL | | Hits | 795 - tied for 6th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 269 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs | 78 - tied for 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 352 - 3rd in AL | | Strikeouts | 422 - 11th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 18 - 12th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.28 - 5th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.30 - 7th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.26 - 7th in AL | | Runs allowed | 398 - 7th in AL | | Hits allowed | 736 - 4th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .259 - 4th in AL | | BABIP | .287 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 70 - tied for 8th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 316 - 9th in AL | | Strikeouts | 457 - 2nd in AL |
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