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House of David Banks Raps 3 Homers Friday, May 25th , 2001 Ernie Banks brutalized the Houston Colt 45s pitching staff, launching three home runs in the 10-3 Wandering victory at Wrigley Field. The Wandering House of David shortstop was red-hot, the ball just exploding off his bat all day. "I don't try to hit homers," he said later. "I try to go out there and put a good swing on the ball, and sometimes it is going to go out of the park. I didn't try to hit the first one or the second one or the third one." For the game, he went 3-for-4 with 6 RBIs and 3 runs scored. "Too much Ernie Banks today," Colt 45s manager Daniel Makonnen said. "That's my assessment of the game. That's what our problems boiled down to." Ernie Banks hit a two-run home run off Stephen Strasburg in the 1st, flied out in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Stephen Strasburg in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Billy Wagner in the 8th. For the season, Banks is batting .283 with 45 hits and 16 home runs. He has scored 29 times and batted in 40. |
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