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1970 Season Stats AVG .371 HR 12 RBI 61 OPS 1.000 |
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PCL Honors Paciorek, Best Hitter in June
Tom Paciorek of the Spokane Indians swung a mean bat for the last few weeks and was acclaimed the Pacific Coast League Batter of the Month for June.
The 23-year-old center fielder slapped out a .410 batting average, 5 home runs, 25 RBIs, 19 runs scored and a .492 on-base percentage.
This season, Paciorek is batting .372 with 99 hits, 11 home runs, 59 RBIs, 42 walks, .460 OBP and has scored 49 runs. He has played in 69 games.
BNN Stats: Batting Leaders
So, who leads the Pacific Coast League in RBI?
Tom Paciorek, SpIn, 58
Bob Heise, PhGi, 39
Bob Christian, TuTo, 38
Bob Stinson, SpIn, 38
Sam Parrilla, EuEm, 36
Spokane Center Fielder Picked PCL Player of the Week
Tom Paciorek captured all the headlines last week and today he added to his booty with the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week trophy.
The Spokane Indians center fielder hammered league hurlers for 12 hits in 24 at-bats, a .500 average and 3 home runs. He also collected 11 RBIs and 9 runs scored.
Paciorek is currently batting .374 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs.
BNN Stats: Batting Leaders
So, who leads the Pacific Coast League in walks percentage?
Bernie Smith, ML4, 16.5
Frank Johnson, PhGi, 15.7
Matt Moschetti, HaIs, 14.8
Tom Paciorek, SpIn, 14.4
Oscar Gamble, EuEm, 14.0
Paciorek Week's Best in PCL
Tom Paciorek demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week Award.
The Spokane center fielder wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .609 average (14-for-23) with 1 home run and 4 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.
At the moment, Paciorek is hitting .424 with 2 home runs and 14 RBIs. He has played in 18 games and scored 15 times.
Paciorek Rips Phoenix for 5 Hits
5 hits in 5 at-bats. It doesn't happen every day, and when it does, it's exciting. Today, Tom Paciorek of the Spokane Indians had a sensational game against Phoenix at Fairgrounds Ballpark. He rifled base hits all over the ballpark in his team's 5-1 shellacking of the Giants.
In the postgame press conference, he joked that he was going to take the rest of the week off.
"I did all my hitting in one day -- what else do they want from me?" he said with a laugh.
Tom Paciorek doubled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.
In 1970 Paciorek has hit at a .424 clip with 28 hits, 2 home runs, 14 RBIs and has scored 15 times.
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