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 | Palmeiro Rips HR Number 300 Friday, September 9th, 2005 The Chicago Federals defeated the Boston Americans 8-7 yesterday in a game that featured Rafael Palmeiro's 300th career home run. In the clubhouse, the Federals first baseman 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, Palmeiro banged out 2 hits in 4 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 3 RBI. Looking at his career numbers, Palmeiro has played in 2316 games with a .255 batting average. Among his 2021 hits are 397 doubles, 22 triples and 301 home runs. He also has scored 1066 runs and driven in 1116 runs. View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |   |
