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blubbla · 09-07-2020, 05:19 PM

The 9th set of games is complete.

Top of the bracket:

Some big names show up as all 7 series go as expected.

53) 1933 Senators over 2474) 1928 Braves 4-2 = Joe Cronin .458 (11-24) 3 rbi
54) 1963 Yankees over 2473) 1912 Highlanders 4-0 = Tom Tresh .538 (7-13) 1-3
55) 1903 Americans over 2472) 1954 Athletics 4-1 = Cy Young 1-1 0.00 17 IP 11 K
Boston’s Young threw a 3-hitter in game 1, lost game 4 with 3 unearned runs charged.

56) 1903 Pirates over 2471) 1905 Beaneaters 4-1 = Ginger Beaumont .571 (12-21) 4 rbi
Honus Wagner also hit .500 for the series, while Fred Clarke drove in 7.

57) 1940 Reds over 2470) 1996 Tigers 4-1 = Bobby Higginson .571 (12-21) 1-4
Reds had solid series from Mike McCormick (,500), Harry Craft and Ernie Lombardi (7 rbi each) and Paul Derringer (2-0) but Higginson had 3 hits in each of the first 3 games and hit in all 5 to get the nod.

58) 1923 Yankees over 2469) 1979 Blue Jays 4-3 = Babe Ruth .550 (11-20) 1-8, drew 11 BB!
Ruth’s OPS: 1.569! Game 3 was a wild one. Yankees up 2-1 headed to the 7th, add 5 more in the top of the inning, chasing Jim Clancy. Toronto responds by knocking out Waite Hoyt, sending 13 men to the plate and scoring 9 times. New York got 2 back in the top of the 8th and 2 more in the 9th to regain an 11-10 lead, but Al Woods hits a 2 run homer off of Sad Sam Jones to gain a 12-11 win for the Blue Jays.

59) 1901 Pirates over 2468) 1927 Phillies 4-2 = Lefty Davis .433 (13-30) 1-2
Wagner and Clarke hit .407 with Clarke driving in 8. Game 2 goes 14 innings, and Pittsburgh finishes the game with projected game 3 starter Deacon Phillippe. This gives Jesse Tannehill an extra start, and he proceeds to win games 1, 3, and 6.

Bottom of the bracket:

The .500 record between higher and lower seeds continues. 3 lower seeds win. Another 4 series take all 7 games.

1206) 1935 Red Sox over 1321) 1962 Indians 4-2 = Lefty Grove 2-0 1.06 17 IP
1320) 1902 Reds over 1207) 1945 Giants 4-3 = Jake Beckley .524 (11-21) 1-3
Joe Kelley drove in 12 for Cincinnati.

1208) 1948 Tigers over 1319) 1945 Indians 4-3 = Pat Mullin .444 (12-27) 5 rbi
Game 1 takes 14 innings to settle.

1318) 1933 Indians over 1209) 1957 Tigers 4-3 = Earl Averill .433 (13-30) 5-13
Detroit blows a 3-1 lead. Tigers game 1 starter Billy Hoeft leaves in the 3rd inning.with a series ending elbow injury. Al Kaline hit .419 for Detroit with 4 HR and 11 RBI.

1210) 1960 Giants over 1317) 1957 Indians 4-2 = Don Blasingame .458 (11-24) 2 rbi
Orlando Cepeda drove in 10 for the Giants.

1316) 1934 Red Sox over 1211) 1963 Cubs 4-3 = Billy Werber .448 (13-29) 2 rbi
Game 2 was scoreless thru 15 frames. Red Sox catcher Rick Farrell drove in Moose Solters with the only run of the game. Farrell had 4 of his 9 hits in that contest. Boston scored 10+ in each of the other 3 wins.The 4 hall of fame Cubs hitters (Williams, Brock, Santo and Banks) collectly hit ..258 (29-117) but did drive in 16 of the 22 runs scored.

09-07-2020, 05:19 PM	#13
blubbla Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Herscher, IL Posts: 2,457	The 9th set of games is complete. Top of the bracket: Some big names show up as all 7 series go as expected. 53) 1933 Senators over 2474) 1928 Braves 4-2 = Joe Cronin .458 (11-24) 3 rbi 54) 1963 Yankees over 2473) 1912 Highlanders 4-0 = Tom Tresh .538 (7-13) 1-3 55) 1903 Americans over 2472) 1954 Athletics 4-1 = Cy Young 1-1 0.00 17 IP 11 K Boston’s Young threw a 3-hitter in game 1, lost game 4 with 3 unearned runs charged. 56) 1903 Pirates over 2471) 1905 Beaneaters 4-1 = Ginger Beaumont .571 (12-21) 4 rbi Honus Wagner also hit .500 for the series, while Fred Clarke drove in 7. 57) 1940 Reds over 2470) 1996 Tigers 4-1 = Bobby Higginson .571 (12-21) 1-4 Reds had solid series from Mike McCormick (,500), Harry Craft and Ernie Lombardi (7 rbi each) and Paul Derringer (2-0) but Higginson had 3 hits in each of the first 3 games and hit in all 5 to get the nod. 58) 1923 Yankees over 2469) 1979 Blue Jays 4-3 = Babe Ruth .550 (11-20) 1-8, drew 11 BB! Ruth’s OPS: 1.569! Game 3 was a wild one. Yankees up 2-1 headed to the 7th, add 5 more in the top of the inning, chasing Jim Clancy. Toronto responds by knocking out Waite Hoyt, sending 13 men to the plate and scoring 9 times. New York got 2 back in the top of the 8th and 2 more in the 9th to regain an 11-10 lead, but Al Woods hits a 2 run homer off of Sad Sam Jones to gain a 12-11 win for the Blue Jays. 59) 1901 Pirates over 2468) 1927 Phillies 4-2 = Lefty Davis .433 (13-30) 1-2 Wagner and Clarke hit .407 with Clarke driving in 8. Game 2 goes 14 innings, and Pittsburgh finishes the game with projected game 3 starter Deacon Phillippe. This gives Jesse Tannehill an extra start, and he proceeds to win games 1, 3, and 6. Bottom of the bracket: The .500 record between higher and lower seeds continues. 3 lower seeds win. Another 4 series take all 7 games. 1206) 1935 Red Sox over 1321) 1962 Indians 4-2 = Lefty Grove 2-0 1.06 17 IP 1320) 1902 Reds over 1207) 1945 Giants 4-3 = Jake Beckley .524 (11-21) 1-3 Joe Kelley drove in 12 for Cincinnati. 1208) 1948 Tigers over 1319) 1945 Indians 4-3 = Pat Mullin .444 (12-27) 5 rbi Game 1 takes 14 innings to settle. 1318) 1933 Indians over 1209) 1957 Tigers 4-3 = Earl Averill .433 (13-30) 5-13 Detroit blows a 3-1 lead. Tigers game 1 starter Billy Hoeft leaves in the 3rd inning.with a series ending elbow injury. Al Kaline hit .419 for Detroit with 4 HR and 11 RBI. 1210) 1960 Giants over 1317) 1957 Indians 4-2 = Don Blasingame .458 (11-24) 2 rbi Orlando Cepeda drove in 10 for the Giants. 1316) 1934 Red Sox over 1211) 1963 Cubs 4-3 = Billy Werber .448 (13-29) 2 rbi Game 2 was scoreless thru 15 frames. Red Sox catcher Rick Farrell drove in Moose Solters with the only run of the game. Farrell had 4 of his 9 hits in that contest. Boston scored 10+ in each of the other 3 wins.The 4 hall of fame Cubs hitters (Williams, Brock, Santo and Banks) collectly hit ..258 (29-117) but did drive in 16 of the 22 runs scored.