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1888 WORLD SERIES: Washington Nationals (NL) vs. Baltimore Orioles (AA)

Petit's 4th inning blast is all Nationals need to steal Game 1

Game 1: John Harkins, a late season acquisition, got the opening game nod for the Baltimore Orioles. In his 13 games since the trade, all he had done was compile a 13-0 record. In the 1st, he got the Nationals to go 1-2-3 ending the inning. Surprisingly, the Nationals elected to go with Charlie Hilsey on the mound, who came in off a 13-20 record in the regular season. And as they had done all year long, the Orioles strike in the bottom of the 1st as Chippy McGarr leads off with a single, steals 2nd, and advances to 3rd on a throwing error. He scores when Tom Brown grounds out. With 1 out in the bottom of the 3rd, Hilsey gets careless and walks his counterpart Harkkins. After a McGarr groundout advances Harkins to 2nd base, Tom Brown delivers his 2nd RBI with ringing single back up the middle for a 2-0 Baltimore lead through 3 innings. After making 2 quick outs in the 4th, Washington 2B Billy Nash hustles out an infield single. Next up, Mox McQuery gets on base via an Oyster Burns error to put men on 2nd and 3rd. Bob Petit would make sure the Orioles paid for their mistake as he belted a 386 foot homer to right field giving the Nationals a 3-2 lead. In the top of the 6th, the Nationals manufacture a run as Dummy Hoy draws a leadoff walk, goes to 2nd on a Nash sacrifice, steals 3rd base, and comes home on a McQuery sac fly to put them up 4-2. Baltimore is given hope in the bottom of the 8th after back-to-back Washington errors with 2 outs, but Tom Brown hits a harmless groundout to Nash ending the threat. In the bottom of the 9th, Mike Griffin gets on base with an infield single, but Hilsey gets the next 2 Oriole batters to ground out giving Washington the 4-2 series opening win!

Baltimore strikes early to get lead, Emslie preserves it

Game 2: The 2nd game of the series showcases both teams' best pitcher during the regular season. For Washington it is George "Grin" Bradley, who went 36-17 in 60 games. Going for Baltimore, it will be Bob Emslie who is coming off a 49-16 record and is pitching in his 5th straight World Series! The Orioles get off to a fast start as they open the bottom of the 1st with 2 straight singles, but only manage 1 run on a Tommy Tucker sac fly. Washington's Mox McQuery gets on base to start the 2nd inning via a Baltimore error. Emslie retires the next 2 batters before walking 3B Pete Sweeney. Next up is pitcher George Bradley and he worked the count full before delivering a devastating 2-run double to put the Nationals in front 2-1 at the end of the inning. But, Baltimore answers quickly as Chief Zimmer and Joe Visner reach base and come home on Chippy McGarr's 2-run single to left giving Baltimore the lead at 3-2 after 2 innings. Both pitchers finally settle down as the next 3 innnings are scoreless. Then, in the bottom of the 6th, Baltimore breaks through again as Oyster Burns singles and Jack Glasscock doubles. Chief Zimmer knocks in their 4th run on a sac fly as the O's lead 4-2 into the 7th. In the bottom of the 8th, Baltimore adds onto their lead as Chief Zimmer gets a 2 out RBI infield single giving his team a 5-2 lead into the final inning. Bob Emslie sets down the first 2 batters before allowing McQuery and Petit to single off him. The threat would end there as Emslie got Bobby Wheelock to ground out giving Baltimore the 5-2 victory and evening up the series at 1.

Nationals fail to get clutch hits at home, trail in series

Game 3: The series now shifts to Washington where the pitching matchup will be Charlie Hilsey against John Harkins. Once again, Baltimore strikes in the 1st innning as Tommy Tucker leads off with a single and scores when Chippy McGarr triples into the left field gap. Mike Griffin drives in the 2nd run as he lofts a fly ball down the right field line for a sac fly. Oyster Burns reaches on an error and then scores as Tom Brown reaches on another Washington error, their 3rd of the inning. After another Nationals error puts men on 1st and 3rd, Hilsey finally gets some defensive help and gets out of the inning trailing 3-0. But, the Nationals would have no part of it as they countered with 3 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Deacon McGuire gets on 2nd base via an error and then is driven home by a Dummy Hoy double. The next batter, Billy Nash clobbers a 2 run shot over the right field fence tying the game up at 3 going into the 2nd inning. Then, in the 3rd, Baltimore puts the first 2 men on base. After another Washington error, their 6th of the game, allows Baltimore to go ahead 4-3. Jack Glasscock loads up the bases with a single to right field with NO outs. Chief Zimmer wastes no time adding onto the lead when he rips a liner to center that goes down as a sac fly. Joe Visner draws a walk, loading up the bases again. This time, John Harkins contributes to his own cause as he hits a sac fly making it 6-3 Baltimore. In the bottom of the 6th, Harkins works out a 1st and 2nd base jam as Nash is caught stealing and Petit grounds out as the Nationals trail 6-3 into the 7th. With 1 out in the bottom of the 8th, Washington's Deacon McGuire tries to get a rally started with a double. The next man up, Dummy Hoy, singles putting men on 1st and 3rd for Billy Nash. Nash manages to collect an a RBI groundout to 3rd base cutting the lead to 6-4 in favor of Baltimore. Onto the final inning, Harkins retires the first 2 batters before pinch hitter Al Myers singles to right to keep the game alive. Unfortunately for the Nationals, pinch hitter Connie Mack can't keep the rally alive as he grounds out to shortstop giving Baltimore the 6-4 win and 2-1 lead in the series!

Baltimore rides small ball tactics to Game 4 win and 3-1 series lead

Game 4: Many people wonder what the secret to the Oriole's success has been and it has been their ability to get 1st inning runs all year long. For the 4th time in 4 games this series, Baltimore scores in the initial inning after Mike Griffin draws a walk, then advances to 2nd on a pickoff error and scores when Oyster Burns singles back up the middle for the 1-0 lead. A leadoff single by Tommy Tucker to start the 3rd inning is rewarded by Mike Griffin when he delivers a RBI groundout to 1st base for the 2-0 lead. Washington LF Walt Wilmot leads off the 4th with a double, the Nationals' first hit of the game off Baltimore pitcher Bob Emslie. Another Baltimore run comes across after Tommy Tucker leads off the 5th inning with a single, steals 2nd, and scores on a Chippy McGarr double making it 3-0 Baltimore. With Griffin at the plate, McGarr steals 3rd and comes home on a groundout making it 4-0. The Nationals finally break through in the bottom of the 6th when Pete Sweeney reaches base on a passed ball 3rd strike. He then proceeds to steal 2nd, and comes home when George Bradley singles to center cutting the lead to 4-1. Onto the last at-bats for the Nationals as Walt Wilmot opens the inning with a single. Emslie sets down the next 2 hitters, but fails to retire Billy Nash as he keeps their hopes alive when he singles up the middle scoring Wilmot to make it 4-2. Mox McQuery couldn't keep the rally going as he pops up to third leaving the Nationals staring at a 3-1 series deficit.

Nationals crawl way back into series, Hilsey limits O's potent hitting

Game 5: With the series returning to Baltimore, the pitching matchup will be Baltimore's John Harkins against Washington's Charlie Hilsey for the third time. For the first time in the series, the Orioles fail to get a 1st inning run. In the top of the 3rd, Nationals' Pete Sweeney leads off with a single, advances to 3rd on a pairof groundouts, and scores when Deacon McGuire ropes a single down the right field line giving Washington a 1-0 lead. Washington plates their 2nd run of the game in the 4th inning on a pair of Baltimore miscues. First, LF Joe Visner drops a routine fly ball by Dummy Hoy allowing him on base. Then, Hoy steals 3rd base and comes home when Baltimore catcher Chief Zimmer airmails the throw. The Nationals add 2 more runs in the 5th inning as Hoy and Billy Nash deliver RBI singles making it 4-0. The Orioles finally get on the board in the bottom of the 5th when Tommy Tucker strokes a RBI double to cut the lead to 4-1. In the following inning, Washington gets their run right back as a Charlie Hilsey groundout gives the Nationals their 5th run of the game. Baltimore gets their first 2 men on base to start the 6th inning and Jack Glasscock makes it pay off as he knocks an RBI single to left field. Chief Zimmer delivers the 3rd run on a sac fly to center. In the bottom of the 9th trailing 5-3, Glasscock leads it off with a single. The next man up is Chief Zimmer, who kills the Orioles' hope as he grounds into the 5-4-3 double play. With 2 outs though and Joe Visner their last hope, he comes through and triples off the right field wall. Next up is pinch hitter Ed Whiting, who cracks a line shot down the right field line, but defensive replacement George Shoch spears the balls ending the game and giving Washington the 5-3 win and now trail 3-2 in the series.

Emslie throws a 3 hit masterpiece, Orioles take control of the series

Game 6: In the bottom of the 2nd, the Orioles strike first against Washington pitcher George Bradley. Oyster Burns leads off with a single and Tom Brown drills an RBI triple to deep right. Jack Glasscock delivers a sac fly to left making it 2-0 Orioles. Baltimore hurler Bob Emslie is cruising through the Washington lineup as he has only allowed 3 hits through 6 innings, 2 of them from George Bradley. In the bottom of the 6th, Baltimore gets a 1 out rally started as Mike Griffin doubles, Oyster Burns walks, and then the Orioles execute a beautiful double steal to put men on 2nd and 3rd. Tom Brown makes it 3-0 with a sac fly. In the bottom of the 8th, the Baltimore bats awake again when Chippy McGarr singles and is driven home by a Mike Griffin triple making it 4-0. Baltimore tacks on 2 more runs in the inning on a Tom Brown groundout and a Joe Visner single making it 6-0 heading into the 9th. Once again, the Nationals go down quickly as Bob Emslie gives the Orioles a 4-2 series lead.

Orioles demolish Nationals in series clinching win!

Game 7: In what could be the final game of the series, Baltimre jumps all over Washington starter Charlie Hilsey in the 1st inning. The Orioles push across 3 runs as Oyster Burns singles home a run and Jack Glasscock knocks in 2 more runs with a single. Without getting a hit in the bottom of the 2nd, the Nationals manage to put a run on the board. Dummy Hoy draws a walk, steals 2nd, advances to 3rd on a throwing error, and comes home when Mox McQuery ground out to 2nd base. After Tom Brown reaches on an error to lead off the 4th inning, Hilsey retires the next two batters. Then, everything comes unraveled as 4 straight singles lead to 3 more Orioles' runs and they now lead 6-1 into the bottom of the 4th. After the first 2 Orioles reach base to start the 5th, Hilsey is relieved by Pete Conway, who only allows 1 run to score making it 7-1 Baltimore. More Washington miscues lead more Baltimore runs in the 6th inning. This time, Chippy McGarr scores on a groundout after reaching via an error. Then, Mike Griffin touches home after Conway unleashes a wild pitch making it 9-1 Baltimore. The Orioles get their 10th run in the 7th inning on another Washington error. In the 8th, a Mike Griffin leadoff triple is brought home by an Oyster Burns groundout making it 11-1 Orioles! The Nationals get back a little bit of dignity when Wal Wilmot drives in Pete Conway for their 2nd run of the game. Going to the finaly inning, the Nationals are going to need a miracle to happen. Billy Nash leads off with a single but is quickly erased when Mox McQuery grounds into a 4-6-3 twin killing. The Orioles are 1 out away from all the glory! The last hope for the Nats is Bob Petit. John Harkins delivers, ball 1, outside. Next pitch, Petit waves right through the pitch. The 1-1 pitch from Harkins, ball 2. As Harkins wipes the sweat from his brow, Petit steps back into the box. The delivery and Petit swings, POPUP, middle of the infield, Glasscock ranging over, calling for it and HE HAS IT!!!! THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES HAVE WON THE 1888 WORLD SERIES!!!



SERIES SCORES

Game 1: WHS 4 BAL 2
Game 2: BAL 5 WHS 2
Game 3: BAL 6 WHS 4
Game 4: BAL 4 WHS 2
Game 5: WHS 5 BAL 3
Game 6: BAL 6 WHS 0
Game 7: BAL 11 WHS 2