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Hoboken Skyscrapers (R) 10-19-1958
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Thursday, June 26th, 1958: Taniguchi Belts Bunch of Base Hits
Players get multi-hit games all the time. But a 5-hit game only comes around once in a blue moon. It happened at Hoboken Grounds when Ichiro Taniguchi of Hoboken scattered 5 hits all over the ballpark against the Troy Trojans.

He walloped 5 hits in 5 at-bats in his career-day performance to help the Skyscrapers get by the Trojans 10-9.

In a talkative and jovial mood after the game, the catcher of the Skyscrapers exclaimed, "Whoa, my swing was really, really there today. I made some good, sweet-spot contact and when that happens... good things happen... like 5-5. I could get used to a lot of days like this one."

I. Taniguchi hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and doubled in the 8th.

Thus far this year Taniguchi has hit .415 with 1 home run and 45 RBIs.

Thursday, June 19th, 1958: Smale Gets Shutout
Mal Smale had an impressive outing today. He hurled the Saratoga Springs Sunshine to a 13-0 shutout victory over the Hoboken Skyscrapers, yielding 3 hits with 5 strikeouts and 3 walks.

"He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," the Hoboken skipper said. "The ball was doing everything he wanted it to do. We hit some balls hard, but they were all right at the fielders."

Checking out his stats for the season, Smale has racked up 14 wins and 2 losses in 20 starts, 4.14 ERA and struck out 105 batters in 158.2 innings.

Sunday, June 15th, 1958: Woolford Strokes 5 Hits
Stephan Woolford exploded for a barrage of base hits today at Capitals Ballpark. The Albany right fielder had a field day in the 20-0 triumph over the Hoboken Skyscrapers, finishing with a 5-7 day and a spot in the league record book.

"My hitting philosophy is pretty simple," he said. "I focus on just seeing the ball and I try to get a good pitch."

Well, Woolford must have focused at least 5 times and apparently got some good pitches, too. It was one of his best days ever with the bat.

S. Woolford singled in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, grounded out in the 9th and hit a two-run home run off J. Chilimidos in the 9th.

In 1958 Woolford has produced 138 hits in 289 at-bats for a .478 average with 6 home runs and gotten on base at a .537 clip.

Team Leaders AVG

I. Taniguchi

.425