After a 76 game season the Portland Moose finished the season tied with the New York Titans with identical 44-32 records in the Premier League East. Both teams were looking to get back to the playoffs after a long absence. The Portland Moose haven't been to the playoffs since 1908 when they won it all, while the Titans last appeared in the playoffs in 1905.
Eddie Quick was on the mound for the Titans after going 13-11 with a 2.19 ERA this year.
Bill Essick was taking the mound for the Moose after going 7-2 with a 1.63 ERA. The Titans would get out to an early 2-0 lead when
Kyle Fuller tripled in a run and came home to score on a single by
Eddie Quick. Quick would remain in control until the eighth when the Moose would come back and score 3 runs, 2 of which were unearned, but Quick would again play the hero with his bat driving in a run for the second time in the game to tie the game at 3.
It was only fitting that after being tied for 76 games the two teams would be tied after nine innings. With
Elmer Califf on the mound for the Moose the Titans would get a walk from
Mark Gilmore, who would advance to second on a fielder's choice, move to third on a passed ball, and came home to score the winning run on an error. The Titans would walk off winners in the strangest way possible and end their playoff drought, while the Moose will head home for the winter.
