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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1073495" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>Sick Stadium was nothing compared to Hughes Field in Sacramento where the Brewers farm team the Solons played. They had a 40' net out in left field and the distance to left field was about 230 Ft. and right field about 300 with about an 8 ft. net. The Solons hit over 300 home runs. That was the year Bill McNulty hit 55, Gorman Thomas 51, Sixto Lezcano got 34, Steve McCartney got 32, so did Tommy Reynolds, and Tommy Blanco had 28. Left fielders were so close to the infield that they were throwing out runners at 2nd & 3rd base.</p><p></p><p>Bob Lemon, who was elected to the Cooperstown later as a pitcher kept preaching to the guys he sent to the mound that the ball had to be no more than about 6" above the knees or it was going for a ride. And they went for a lot of rides. The team ERA was over 6.00.</p><p></p><p>I went to quite a few of their games. I had a cousin who had worked parttime on field maintenance before he got a job with Alcan Cable Co. in Roseville, CA. Since he knew people at the stadium, he got us free tickets, so it was off to the park.</p><p></p><p>When Sixto & Gorman reached the Brewers, there was no doubt in my mind they were going to do some damage to the fences for that era. Those two had some real strength in their swings. They could muscle an inside pitch over that 40 ft. high fence like there was nothing to it.</p><p></p><p>Here's the Solons stats for that year. It made the Brewers one of my favorites from some time, and they still are, even though I'm a White Sox fan. I will admit that I never had more fun watching baseball than at those games. It was a circus of dingers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=cd35b1e0[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1073495, member: 17953"] Sick Stadium was nothing compared to Hughes Field in Sacramento where the Brewers farm team the Solons played. They had a 40' net out in left field and the distance to left field was about 230 Ft. and right field about 300 with about an 8 ft. net. The Solons hit over 300 home runs. That was the year Bill McNulty hit 55, Gorman Thomas 51, Sixto Lezcano got 34, Steve McCartney got 32, so did Tommy Reynolds, and Tommy Blanco had 28. Left fielders were so close to the infield that they were throwing out runners at 2nd & 3rd base. Bob Lemon, who was elected to the Cooperstown later as a pitcher kept preaching to the guys he sent to the mound that the ball had to be no more than about 6" above the knees or it was going for a ride. And they went for a lot of rides. The team ERA was over 6.00. I went to quite a few of their games. I had a cousin who had worked parttime on field maintenance before he got a job with Alcan Cable Co. in Roseville, CA. Since he knew people at the stadium, he got us free tickets, so it was off to the park. When Sixto & Gorman reached the Brewers, there was no doubt in my mind they were going to do some damage to the fences for that era. Those two had some real strength in their swings. They could muscle an inside pitch over that 40 ft. high fence like there was nothing to it. Here's the Solons stats for that year. It made the Brewers one of my favorites from some time, and they still are, even though I'm a White Sox fan. I will admit that I never had more fun watching baseball than at those games. It was a circus of dingers. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=cd35b1e0[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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