| Breaking News |  | Sunday, April 3rd, 1988: Booker Strokes 5 Hits
It doesn't happen very often, but it happened for Rod Booker -- a 5-hit day. He went on a rampage at Ballpark of Toledo and paced the Dynamos to a 8-5 win over the North Terre Haute Shockwave.
After his dynamite batting performance the Toledo second baseman told the press, "I just tried to get myself in a good count and have a good at-bat. That's all I can control." His philosophy paid some great dividends today. He slammed 5 hits in 6 tries and put his name in the record book.
R. Booker singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th, flied out in the 10th and hit a GRAND SLAM off J. Unknown in the 11th.
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 | Saturday, April 2nd, 1988: Williams Sensational, 5-6
5 hits in a game has always been a magic number in baseball. Only a handful of players will do that. Get 5 hits in a game and you get your moment of glory... your 5 minutes of fame... you get your name in the record book.
In the Shockwave 16-8 win over Toledo, Kenny Williams was red-hot today, scorching them for hit after hit at Shockwave Ballpark.
"To hit the ball consistently well, you have to relax. I was relaxed for the first four hits, but I must admit, I got a little tight when I realized I had a chance for a 5-hit game. On the last at-bat, I was ready to swing at anything close."
On his big day Williams delivered 5 hits in 6 at-bats.
K. Williams hit a two-run single in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 7th, struck out in the 7th and singled in the 8th.
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| Pitching Staff | | Role | Throws | Pitcher | W | L | SV | ERA | |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 31-51, .378 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 17.0 GB | | Record at home | 14-26, .350 PCT | | Record on the road | 17-25, .405 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-8, .273 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 9-15, .375 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 18-19, .486 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 13-32, .289 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in May | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in June | 7-18, .280 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .260 - 6th in SL2 | | On-Base Percentage | .333 - 7th in SL2 | | Slugging Percentage | .347 - 8th in SL2 | | On-Base + Slugging | .680 - 7th in SL2 | | Runs Scored | 350 - 7th in SL2 | | Hits | 749 - 6th in SL2 | | Extra-Base Hits | 174 - 10th in SL2 | | Home Runs | 33 - 10th in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 305 - 6th in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 399 - tied for 9th in SL2 | | Stolen Bases | 58 - 2nd in SL2 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.24 - 9th in SL2 | | Starters' ERA | 4.01 - 8th in SL2 | | Bullpen ERA | 4.79 - 11th in SL2 | | Runs allowed | 414 - 11th in SL2 | | Hits allowed | 785 - 9th in SL2 | | Opponents AVG | .272 - 9th in SL2 | | BABIP | .300 - 9th in SL2 | | Home Runs allowed | 47 - 6th in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 319 - 10th in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 373 - 8th in SL2 |
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