| Breaking News |  | Monday, September 11th, 1950: Morato of Richmond Crowned Best Player
Pitchers who faced the Richmond Grays last week were happy to see Miguel Morato in the rear view mirror. The 22-year-old right fielder was dubbed the Federal Baseball League Player of the Week for a 6-game tear that saw him hit at a .524 clip.
For the week He also chalked up 11 hits in 21 at-bats, 6 home runs, 11 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Morato is batting .327 in 1950 with 50 home runs, 145 RBIs and 125 runs scored. He has 185 hits in 565 at-bats. |
| Saturday, September 9th, 1950: Morato Hits 3 Homers Against Louisville
It wasn't your average day at the ballpark. The fans witnessed Miguel Morato power his way into the record book with three home runs and propel the Richmond Grays to a 10-4 win over the Louisville Steamboats.
He spoke with reporters after his historic day and told them, "I've always loved hitting in Grays Stadium. You can see the ball so well."
For the day he collected 4 hits in 5 at-bats, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs.
M. Morato flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off D. LeBlanc in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off R. Velásquez in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off R. Velásquez in the 8th.
In 138 games this season Morato has batted at a .327 pace with 184 hits and 49 home runs. |
 | Monday, September 4th, 1950: Madrid Goes Downtown 3 Times Against Grays
Fans from Salt Lake are still buzzing after Salt Lake whipped the Grays 11-6 today at Derk's Field. Rodrigo Madrid smashed three home runs in the game.
This is a feat that few players ever achieve and few fans ever see.
In a tremendous performance the shortstop bashed out 3 hits in 5 at-bats, had 7 RBIs and scored 3 times.
Speaking with the SION reporters at the postgame press conference, he was asked what it felt like to hit three home runs in one game. Madrid answered, "To get one homer is special...two is great...three is just unbelievable!"
R. Madrid flied out in the 1st, hit a GRAND SLAM off E. Escobar in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off E. Escobar in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off G. Venegas in the 5th and flied out in the 7th.
Looking at his 1950 season stats, Madrid has compiled a .304 batting average in 133 games with a .339 on-base percentage, while hitting 26 home runs and driving in 97 runs. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Tyler Harris | torn back muscle | 7-8 months | Not on DL | | SS Chase Gross | torn bicep muscle | 5 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 75-76, .497 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 19.0 GB | | Record at home | 37-38, .493 PCT | | Record on the road | 38-38, .500 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 10-9, .526 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 21-15, .583 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 23-27, .460 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 52-49, .515 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 11-17, .393 PCT | | Record in May | 12-17, .414 PCT | | Record in June | 15-12, .556 PCT | | Record in July | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in August | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in September | 4-5, .444 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .270 - 10th in FBL | | On-Base Percentage | .358 - 5th in FBL | | Slugging Percentage | .443 - 4th in FBL | | On-Base + Slugging | .801 - 5th in FBL | | Runs Scored | 823 - 6th in FBL | | Hits | 1411 - 10th in FBL | | Extra-Base Hits | 446 - 6th in FBL | | Home Runs | 208 - 3rd in FBL | | Bases-On-Balls | 714 - 1st in FBL | | Strikeouts | 800 - 18th in FBL | | Stolen Bases | 68 - 17th in FBL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.70 - 12th in FBL | | Starters' ERA | 4.95 - 15th in FBL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.56 - 3rd in FBL | | Runs allowed | 818 - 13th in FBL | | Hits allowed | 1446 - 14th in FBL | | Opponents AVG | .273 - 13th in FBL | | BABIP | .292 - 11th in FBL | | Home Runs allowed | 164 - 14th in FBL | | Bases-On-Balls | 576 - 10th in FBL | | Strikeouts | 745 - 9th in FBL |
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