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Homer #300 for Louisville's Ramirez:
The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 17-2 yesterday in a game that featured Manny Ramirez's 300th career home run.
In the clubhouse, the Cardinals right fielder spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"
On his historic day, Ramirez banged out 2 hits in 3 at-bats and scored 3 runs with 3 RBI.
In his career Ramirez has played in 995 games with a .275 batting average. Among his 1026 hits are 164 doubles, 5 triples, and 301 home runs. He also has scored 680 runs, walked 511 times, has 16 stolen bases and driven in 737 runs.
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