IL1 Syracuse Mets

Barker breaks modern franchise doubles record

Published on August 29, 2006 under International League (IL1)
Syracuse Mets News Release


SYRACUSE (NY) - SkyChiefs first-baseman Kevin Barker wrote his name in the Syracuse record books for the second time this year by hitting his Modern Franchise Record (1961-present) breaking 39th double at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last night. Barker breaks the previous mark of 38 doubles hit by Robert Perez in 1995.

Barker set a Modern Franchise Single Game Record with six hits versus Ottawa on Thursday May 18th. Barker went 6-6 with two home runs, two doubles and two singles breaking the single game record shared by 39 players that had five hits in a game, the last being Simon Pond, June 25, 2003.

Barker scored five runs in the SkyChiefs 13-10 victory, tying him with four others, Danny Walton (6/11/72), Joe Cannon (6/14/79), Pat Rockett (6/28/80) and Sil Campusano (8/25/87) for the Modern Franchise Single Game Record in runs scored and his 7 RBI tied him with seven other players for second most in a single game, trailing just Otto Velez who had 8 RBI in a game on May 17, 1973.

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