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Davis was hot heading into play on June 2, 1989, batting .429 over his previous nine games and logging multiple hits in three straight. Still, San Diego wasn't prepared for the performance he authored that evening. The All-Star outfielder went 4-for-4 and became the first Cincinnati player to hit for the cycle since Frank Robinson in 1959.
"At the end of the 1933 season with a batting average of 323 and the record of being one of the best hitting second basemen in the National League, Tony Piet was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Cincinnati on November 17. His full name is Anthony F. Pietruszka, but it was quickly shortened to Tony Piet. He broke into professional baseball in Texas and the Pirates found him in Wichita, where in 1931 he batted .336 and scored 42 stolen bases. The previous year at Waco, Texas, he had banged out 26 home runs. Tony was born in Chicago. He stands 5 feet, 11 inches high and weighs around 180 pounds, He bats right-handed and throws right-handed."
The big sports headlines of 1964 all seemed to involve Mr. Johnny Keane. First, as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Johnny led his club to a National League pennant flag and victory in the World Series. Then, Mr. Keane surprised the baseball world by resigning as skipper of the Cards and joining the New York Yankees... the club he had just defeated in the World Series. Last year, Johnny ran into trouble when injuries riddled the New York Yankees. Several of his front-line hurlers had arm trouble and big guns like Mickey Mantle and Elston Howard were side-lined most of the campaign. This season, The Yanks find themselves under-dogs in the American League pennant race. But Johnny Keane believes his ballclub may surprise the "experts" and recapture the championship flag.
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