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Thursday 3 November 2022
Bohm hits 1,000th HR in World Series history, Phils launch 5

By BEN WALKER Babe Ruth hit three and
AP Baseball Writer Lou Gehrig also connect-
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec ed, by the Bash Brothers-
Bohm hit the 1,000th home led 1989 Oakland A's in
run in World Series history the first game after the Bay
Tuesday night, and the Area earthquake, and by
Philadelphia Phillies quickly the sign stealing scandal-
went to work on launching tainted Astros in 2017.
the next thousand. McCullers became the first
Bryce Harper, Bohm and pitcher in postseason his-
Brandon Marsh teed off tory to get tagged for five
early against Houston start- home runs in a game.
er Lance McCullers Jr. in Harper began the barrage
Game 3 of the 118th World with a two-run drive in the
Series. Kyle Schwarber and first inning, sending Citizens
Rhys Hoskins hit back-to- Bank Park into a frenzy.
back drives to finish Mc- Bohm led off with a liner
Cullers in the fifth inning, over the left-field wall in
capping the scoring in a the second for the mile-
7-0 victory that gave Phila- stone homer.
delphia a 2-1 Series lead. Two batters later, Marsh hit
The five home runs tied a home run No. 1,001, a high
World Series record done fly that a young fan in the
three previous times by front row of the right-field
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm hits a home run during the second inning in Game 3 of baseball's
World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, the 1928 Murderers' Row seats dropped back onto
in Philadelphia. New York Yankees when the field.
"I feel awesome about it. I
was just really excited that
the ball was coming to-
ward me so I just got out
of my seat and tried to
catch it," said 10-year-old
Ty Kuhner from Wilmington,
Delaware, who was at the
game with his parents and
older sister, Madison.
Schwarber, who led the
National League with 46
home runs this year, hit his
fourth homer of the post-
season, a two-run Schwar-
bomb into the center-field
shrubbery.
Hoskins followed with a
drive to left that chased
McCullers.
Cy Young himself gave up
the first World Series hom-
er, an inside-the-parker to
Pittsburgh's Jimmy Sebring
against Boston in the first
World Series game in 1903.
Mickey Mantle holds the
record for most World Se-
ries home runs with 18. Ruth
is next with 15.q

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