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Ruth Bombs 3 HR Against Cleveland Saturday, June 16th , 2001 Fans are still buzzing after New York whipped the Cleveland Spiders by the score of 15-3 at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth smashed three home runs in the contest, a feat that would be a career highlight for most players and few fans ever see. In a tremendous performance, the left fielder bashed out 3 hits in 3 at-bats, had 6 RBIs and scored 4 times. At the postgame press conference, Ruth said it was an "unbelievable" feeling to hit three home runs in a game. "Getting one homer is special, and two is great," Ruth said. "Three is just... wow." Babe Ruth hit a sac fly in the 1st, walked in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Bob Feller in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Bob Feller in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Sergio Romo in the 8th. This season, Ruth is batting .296 with 72 hits, 33 home runs, 79 RBIs, .417 OBP and has scored 66 runs. |
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