| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, June 2nd, 1964: Angels Normand Injured
Ryan Normand and the Los Angeles Angels got a bad break in today's game against the Seals as the team confirmed he will miss 2 weeks with a strained rib cage muscle. The Angels center fielder suffered the injury making a defensive play. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery.
Looking at his 1964 season stats, Normand has compiled a .295 batting average in 50 games with a .367 on-base percentage, while hitting 5 home runs and driving in 29 runs.
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 | Sunday, May 31st, 1964: 5 Hits for Rainiers Riddick
Players get multi-hit games all the time. But a 5-hit game only comes around once in a blue moon. It happened at Sick's Stadium when Steven Riddick of Seattle scattered 5 hits all over the ballpark against the Los Angeles Angels.
He walloped 5 hits in 5 at-bats in his career-day performance to help the Rainiers get by the Angels 12-4.
In a talkative and jovial mood after the game, the first baseman of the Rainiers 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."
S. Riddick singled in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off L. Smith in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off J. Zambrano in the 7th and doubled in the 8th.
This season-to-date Riddick has 8 home runs and a .398 batting average.
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| Sunday, May 31st, 1964: Riddick Hits for the Cycle
"To hit for the cycle" is one of the rarest of feats in a baseball game. This occurs when a player hits a single, double, triple and homerun in the same game, getting every type of hit possible. Steven Riddick grabbed a piece of baseball history today when he hit for the cycle. Riddick went 5 for 5 with 3 runs batted in and 4 runs scored against Los Angeles, leading the Seattle Rainiers to a 12-4 win at Sick's Stadium.
"I felt comfortable at the plate in a way I haven't felt all season," Riddick said after the game. "It was like they were throwing beach balls at me. The ball seemed that big to me. And it just floated in."
S. Riddick singled in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off L. Smith in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off J. Zambrano in the 7th and doubled in the 8th.
A look at his season totals shows Riddick with 8 home runs, .398 BA, .523 OBP, 30 RBIs and 56 runs scored.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Ryan Normand | strained rib cage muscle | 2 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 35-27, .565 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 19-13, .594 PCT | | Record on the road | 16-14, .533 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-2, .750 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 8-11, .421 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 10-8, .556 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 25-19, .568 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 15-7, .682 PCT | | Record in May | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in June | 6-6, .500 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .288 - 2nd in CL | | On-Base Percentage | .364 - 3rd in CL | | Slugging Percentage | .456 - 3rd in CL | | On-Base + Slugging | .820 - 3rd in CL | | Runs Scored | 363 - 2nd in CL | | Hits | 618 - 3rd in CL | | Extra-Base Hits | 202 - 5th in CL | | Home Runs | 67 - 5th in CL | | Bases-On-Balls | 221 - 4th in CL | | Strikeouts | 409 - 7th in CL | | Stolen Bases | 85 - 7th in CL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.02 - 5th in CL | | Starters' ERA | 3.92 - 6th in CL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.39 - 6th in CL | | Runs allowed | 291 - 7th in CL | | Hits allowed | 531 - 3rd in CL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 2nd in CL | | BABIP | .284 - 2nd in CL | | Home Runs allowed | 76 - 10th in CL | | Bases-On-Balls | 198 - tied for 5th in CL | | Strikeouts | 413 - 6th in CL |
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