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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEWS




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Chicago Hitmen (87-75) vs Louisville Racers (94-68)

Game Four: Mickey Harris goes for Louisville and Ben Sanders for the Hitmen in a Game One rematch that sees the Racers trying to ride Game Three's momentum, while the Hitmen try to squash it.

And one batter into their half of the first, they seemed on their way.

Ed Delahanty ripped a leadoff triple down the rightfield line to start things off for Chicago and get the crowd into it from the start. There would be only one problem...it would be the only hit the Hitmen would muster.

Babe Ruth would ground out to bring Delahanty home. But the Hitmen would muster four walks and no hits the rest of the way, while the Racers rapped out 8 runs on 15 hits - led by Buck Leonard (3-for-5, 4 RBI) and Jerry Mumphrey (3-for-5, 3 RBI). Every Louisville starter except Nellie Fox had a hit for Louisville which, in stunning fashion, has tied the series at 2.

The home team has yet to win a game.

Louisville 8, Chicago 1 (Series tied 2-2)

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St. Louis Tides (91-71) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game Four: Through 3 games, the Tides had amazingly made 8 errors in the series. Here in Game Four, where they would send Tommy Bond against Mike LaCoss in a Game One rematch, they would field cleanly.

It didn't help.

By the time St. Louis scored its first run, in the bottom of the 7th, they were down 11-0. Bond was knocked out in the fourth, having allowed 10 runs in 3 2/3, including a three-run homer from Ruppert Jones. Geovany Soto also contributed 3 RBI, and Wes Parker and Harry Walker each drove in two for Arizona, which rolled.

Rusty Staub had three hits and a homer for the Tides, but couldn't save them from being pushed to the brink of elimination.

Arizona 12, St. Louis 5 - Arizona leads series 3-1