Sentence:  But when tiny , 145 - pound Albert Gregory Pearson of the Los Angeles Angels , who once caught three straight fly balls in center field because , as a teammate explained , `` the other team thought no one was out there '' , <WSD>hits</WSD> seven home runs in four months ( three more than his total in 1958 , 1959 , and 1960 ) , his achievement borders on the ridiculous . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  cause to move by striking