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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Maybe there's a little Lonnie Baseball to go with Johnny Football in Cleveland.
Lonnie Chisenhall left quite an impression in Johnny Manziel's home state.
Chisenhall had nine RBIs and three home runs in a five-hit game, Michael Brantley scored five times and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 17-7 Monday night.
''I know a day like today is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing,'' said Chisenhall, who raised his batting average to .385 but needs more plate appearances to quality for the league lead. ''I'm enjoying it as much as I can. I don't know the history of it, who's done it in the past.''
The history is pretty exclusive.
Major League Baseball said it was the first time a player went 5 for 5 with three homers and nine RBIs, since the RBI became a statistic in 1920. He also is only the fourth big leaguer to have at least five hits, nine RBIs and three homers in a game - first since Boston's Fred Lynn in 1975, according to STATS.
Lonnie Chisenhall left quite an impression in Johnny Manziel's home state.
Chisenhall had nine RBIs and three home runs in a five-hit game, Michael Brantley scored five times and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 17-7 Monday night.
''I know a day like today is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing,'' said Chisenhall, who raised his batting average to .385 but needs more plate appearances to quality for the league lead. ''I'm enjoying it as much as I can. I don't know the history of it, who's done it in the past.''
The history is pretty exclusive.
Major League Baseball said it was the first time a player went 5 for 5 with three homers and nine RBIs, since the RBI became a statistic in 1920. He also is only the fourth big leaguer to have at least five hits, nine RBIs and three homers in a game - first since Boston's Fred Lynn in 1975, according to STATS.
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