Pastime Baseball League Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2012
PLAYOFF REVIEW
NORTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
NEW YORK HEROES (84-79) vs INDIANAPOLIS ENGINES (90-62)
GAME THREE
at New York
Lady Baldwin (15-14, 4.66) vs Bill Byrd (16-11, 3.56)
Bill Byrd came through all season for the New York Heroes. He was the winner in the one-game playoff against Philadelphia, and he came into Game Three with the Heroes again in need of brilliance.
And again he delivered.
Byrd allowed one run over eight innings, striking out nine and scattering eight hits as the Heroes upended the Indianapolis Engines 3-1.
Elmer Flick's third-inning homer proved to be Indianapolis' only run, as Byrd was just dynamite.
New York answered Flick's homer immediately, scoring all three of their runs in the bottom of the third on successive RBI hits from Terry Kennedy, Irish Meusel and Roger Connor.
Jonathan Papelbon threw a perfect ninth for the save.
New York 3, Indianapolis 1 (Indianapolis leads series 2-1).
GAME FOUR
at New York
Carl Weilman (13-11, 4.00) vs Frank Killen (15-10, 3.88)
Elmer Flick hit an RBI single in the first for Indianapolis, as they looked to put New York behind the 8-ball. But missed opportunities would crush Indianapolis as the game went on.
They stranded the bases loaded in the 3rd, left two on in the 6th and left the bases juiced again in the 7th as New York evened the series at 2 games apiece, banging seven doubles on the day including two from Irish Meusel, who drove in 3 runs in the 6-2 New York win.
Carl Weilman allowed 10 hits and 6 runs over 4 2/3 for Indianapolis, as New York built momentum throughout. Frank Killen wasn't brilliant, but he pitched out of trouble for 5 1/3, allowing 2 runs, and got 3 2/3 scoreless innings from Allan Sothoron and Ubaldo Jimenez.
Jim Viox had three hits and David Wright added two for New York.
New York 6, Indianapolis 2 (Series tied 2-2).