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 | Great Day for Hobbs -- 6 Hits Friday, August 28th , 1896 The New Orleans Maroons tripped up the Montgomery Moccasins, 32-4. The Maroons were led by Sam Hobbs, their 31-year-old third baseman. Hobbs made life miserable for Montgomery pitchers all day, tagging them for 6 hits in 7 at-bats. Sam Hobbs singled in the 1st, hit a two-run double in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 5th, flied out in the 5th, singled in the 8th and walked in the 8th. Hobbs is currently hitting .378 with 3 home runsand 72 RBIs, while scoring 88 runs. View Boxscore |   |
