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 | Hirao Goes Long 3 Times Sunday, September 21st , 1975 The "hardest feat in sports" debate is a never-ending one with no correct answer, but hitting three home runs is certainly in the conversation. That's exactly what Kinnojo Hirao did at Kanda Stadium, going deep three times and carrying his team to victory, 9-5. "It all came together. I was seeing the ball well and I got some good pitches to hit," Hirao said. "Good things happen, when that happens." The Denki Dynamics first baseman blistered the Yokohama Kingfishers for 3 hits, batted in 6 runs and scored 3 times. "It ain't like we weren't trying," Yokohama manager Johnny Ruby said. "He was hot and really torched my boys today." Kinnojo Hirao flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off NorogumiOda Tominaga in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off NorogumiOda Tominaga in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Meguru Kanda in the 7th and flied out in the 8th. This season, Hirao is swinging the bat at a .290 rate with 139 hits in 480 at-bats. To date he has hit 44 home runs, scored 77 runs and driven in 114. |   |
