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Arencibia Swats 3 Homers Thursday, July 5th , 2001 Whatever J P Arencibia ate for breakfast before his game against the Brooklyn Royal Giants, it gave him some impressive power. The Birmingham catcher smacked three balls up and out of the park at Ebbets Field. His home run barrage helped the Black Barons defeat the Royal Giants, 13-5. "When they throw it in your wheelhouse, you've got a shot at a homer," he told BNN reporters after the game. "I got three shots today and nailed them all." On his 3-homer day, he went 3-for-4, scored 3 times, drove in 5 and put on a display that history will remember. J P Arencibia hit a solo-shot off Frank Knauss in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Frank Knauss in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Dutch Leonard in the 6th and flied out in the 8th. This year, Arencibia is hitting .214 with 12 home runs and 20 RBIs in 41 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .241 with 1 walk and 16 runs scored. |
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