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Charleston Launches 3 HR for ABCs Thursday, April 11th , 2002 Indianapolis ABCs right fielder Oscar Charleston left the New York pitching staff in ruins at Crosley Field, beating the Gothams, 19-5, with a prodigious three-home run performance. "The last one was totally unexpected," Charleston told reporters at the press conference following his big game. "I just wanted to make good contact, never thinking I would get a home run, and bang, I got number three." For the game, the Indianapolis right fielder had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 4 runs. Oscar Charleston hit a two-run home run off Carl Hubbell in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Carl Hubbell in the 6th, walked in the 7th, struck out in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Grant Johnson in the 8th. This season, Charleston has hit 4 home runs and posted a .216 batting average. |
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