| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 23rd, 1958: Cusse Wins WL Best Player Award
Art Cusse of the Rochester Redbirds had a fantastic week and today was voted the Player of the Week by the West.
For the week Cusse batted .640 (16-25) with no home runs and 8 RBIs.
Thus far in 1958 Cusse is hitting .376 with no home runs, 62 RBIs, 59 runs scored and has compiled a .440 OBP.
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 | Saturday, June 14th, 1958: Rochester's Bland Goes Ballistic with 5 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 Redbirds Ballpark when Abraham Bland of Rochester scattered 5 hits all over the ballpark against the Ithaca Scholars.
He walloped 5 hits in 6 at-bats in his career-day performance to help the Redbirds get by the Scholars 15-3.
In a talkative and jovial mood after the game, the center fielder of the Redbirds exclaimed, "Whoa, my swing was really, really there today. I made some good, sweet-spot contact and when that happens... good things happen... like 5-6. I could get used to a lot of days like this one."
A. Bland grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, hit an RBI triple in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off S. Pak in the 8th.
Bland is hitting .382 this season with 2 home runs, 41 RBIs and 55 runs scored. He has 86 hits in 225 at-bats.
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| Saturday, June 14th, 1958: Bland Hits for the Cycle
It was a special day at Redbirds Ballpark for Abraham Bland at the plate, not only did he contribute to the Redbirds 15-3 win over the Scholars, he hit for the cycle.
"Boy, Abraham had a game, didn't he? It's a rare player that has the talent to hit for the cycle. It takes speed, power and maybe a little luck, too. You don't see this happen very often." the Rochester manager said.
Bland went 5-6 on the day, raised his batting average to .833 and had 3 RBI and 5 runs scored -- and he got his name in the record book, too.
A. Bland grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, hit an RBI triple in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off S. Pak in the 8th.
This year Bland is batting .382 with 2 home runs. He has scored 55 runs and driven in 41.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 50-32, .610 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 1.0 GB | | Record at home | 25-16, .610 PCT | | Record on the road | 25-16, .610 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-4, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 8-11, .421 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-8, .500 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 42-24, .636 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 17-9, .654 PCT | | Record in June | 17-11, .607 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .354 - 3rd in WL | | On-Base Percentage | .419 - 3rd in WL | | Slugging Percentage | .547 - 2nd in WL | | On-Base + Slugging | .966 - 3rd in WL | | Runs Scored | 734 - 3rd in WL | | Hits | 1125 - 4th in WL | | Extra-Base Hits | 487 - 2nd in WL | | Home Runs | 32 - tied for 4th in WL | | Bases-On-Balls | 381 - 3rd in WL | | Strikeouts | 574 - 5th in WL | | Stolen Bases | 106 - 2nd in WL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 6.17 - 2nd in WL | | Starters' ERA | 5.84 - 1st in WL | | Bullpen ERA | 6.92 - 2nd in WL | | Runs allowed | 593 - 2nd in WL | | Hits allowed | 990 - 1st in WL | | Opponents AVG | .316 - 1st in WL | | BABIP | .405 - 3rd in WL | | Home Runs allowed | 32 - 1st in WL | | Bases-On-Balls | 386 - 4th in WL | | Strikeouts | 732 - 1st in WL |
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