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 | Friday, September 8th, 1939: Wells 5-6 for Dodgers Willie Wells was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Dodgers to a 17-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold. In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the Brooklyn shortstop said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't." Nobody was at home today as Wells finished the day with 5 hits in 6 at-bats and a line in the record book. W. Wells tripled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit a three-run home run off C. Perkins in the 8th. In 130 games Wells is hitting .283 this season for the Dodgers with 152 hits, 4 home runs, 54 RBIs, 95 walks, .389 OBP and has scored 107 runs. |
