Escogido Lions ball player Freddy Garc?a tied the 41-year old Dick Stuart home run record on Friday evening. He hit the home run in the Juli?n Javier Stadium of San Francisco de Macor?s in the game his team won 6-4 over the Gigantes del Nordeste. He has only two more games in which to play to try to break the Dominican winter baseball record set by Stuart when playing for the Aguilas Cibae?as in the 1957-58 season. Of the home runs batted by Garc?a, seven have been against the Gigantes del Nordeste pitchers, four against Aguilas pitchers, and three against Licey pitchers. In the history of Dominican winter season baseball, only 17 players have hit more than 10 home runs in a season. Garc?a is scheduled to play tonight in Santiago de los Caballeros in the game against the Aguilas Cibae?as at 8 pm.
