Rockies Homers in August Close to Month Mark
The Rockies club hit 51 homers in August, four shy of the 1947 New York Giants monthly record. The surge highlights a powerful hitting stretch as the team climbed standings.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1995
Page
8
The Rockies club hit 51 homers in August, four shy of the 1947 New York Giants monthly record. The surge highlights a powerful hitting stretch as the team climbed standings.
Fragmentary OCR text references baseball teams and dates with numerous garbled terms. It mentions Senators, St Louis, Chicago, and 53 score hints but lacks coherent events or outcomes to summarize as a clear news item.
Roger Clemens fired seven strong innings, allowing 10 hits but yielding one run while Mike Greenwell drove in the go ahead in a 3 1 victory for Boston over California. Mo Vaughn and John Valentin each had two hits, and Boston climbed in the AL East as Clemens improved to 7 4 with a 2.22 ERA in his recent stretch.
Bagwell went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in the Astros 7-3 win over the Florida Martins Friday night. He returned from a four week absence, saying he felt ready after missing time with an injury. The win moved Houston 13 games over .500 as they chased Cincinnati in the NL Central.
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