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tavo2311 · 09-12-2020, 03:31 PM

Results: Round 6

1970 Baltimore Orioles
vs.
1927 New York Yankees

Two very deserving teams in the final championship series.

The series starts with Game 1 in New York, with Baltimore’s Mike Cuellar vs. the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt. A big 3rd inning for the visitors gave them a 4-1 lead. And it was just the beginning, as they would go on to crush New York 14-2. Boog Powell and Mark Belanger had 3 RBIs each in the drubbing.

Urban Shocker would give the home team a much better pitching performance in Game 2, but blew his 2-0 lead in the 9th inning when Frank Robinson took him yard. In the bottom of the 13th Tony Lazzeri drove in a run for the walk-off win and a tied series.

It was Herb Pennock vs. Dave McNally in Game 3 and we had another close one. Babe Ruth homered in the 4th and Herb Pennock gave up only one run in a 4-1 Yankees victory.

The fireworks started early in Game 4 with Babe Ruth’s two run homerun highlighting a four run Yankee inning. Baltimore would fight back chipping away until it was 4-3 in the 7th. The score was still that way in the 9th when Joe Dugan’s homer added a couple of insurance runs and the Yankees took it by a final of 6-4. They are now on the precipice of the championship. Baltimore has been here before, can they rebound again?

Game 5 saw the Orioles come out firing on all cylinders. Lou Gehrig gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but it was all Baltimore after that. Two in the 1st, five in the 2nd, and two in the 3rd led to a 12-3 final score. Every Oriole, including starter Mike Cuellar, had at least one RBI and one Run. The Orioles have now won their two games in the series by a combined score of 26-5, both in games started by New York starter Waite Hoyt, who’s ERA now sits at 19.89. Baltimore will still need to find two more wins, both in New York, and neither against Hoyt.

Game 6 was a great one. The Yankees again were up 2-0 before the first inning was out, but the Orioles bounced back for a 4-2 lead. The Yankees evened it in the bottom of the 9th with two outs on a two run home run by Joe Dugan off starter Jim Palmer. The Orioles avoided heartbreak though, scoring two in the 11th and holding on for a 6-4 win. Boog Powell had the game winning homerun, off starter Urban Shocker on his 159th pitch of the evening! Hindsight is 20/20 but maybe he should’ve been relieved? Jim Palmer completed his 11-inning, 143 pitch effort, for a classic outing.

The final championship series is very fittingly going to a 7th game. It will be Dave McNally and Herb Pennock again as it was in the closely contested game 3 in Baltimore. The Orioles got on the board first, and after Merv Rettenmund doubled in a run in the 6th they were up 2-0. New York would nab a run, but were still down 3-1 heading to the bottom of the 9th. That was when catcher Pat Collins pulled some magic from the old Yankee Stadium and smacked a two-run, game tying home run, to make it 3-3, off of McNally who was trying to go the distance. To extra innings we go for the 3rd time in the series. With New York starter Herb Pennock still in there, left fielder Don Buford hit a solo shot to give Baltimore the lead again. Things got nervy in the bottom of the 10th as the Yankees drew a leadoff walk. But lefty Pete Richert relieved starter McNally, and eventually would strike out Babe Ruth on three pitches to end the series!!! What a dramatic ending to the series.

First baseman Boog Powell won the series MVP, hitting .548 with 3 HRs, and 10 RBIs. The Orioles came back from a 3-1 series deficit to get it done. Waite Hoyt will forever be the goat in Yankee land with his era approaching 20. And Babe Ruth, who had 4 HRs in an otherwise fantastic series, will have the image of his meek strike three swing etched into this tournament’s lasting memories.

09-12-2020, 03:31 PM	#130
tavo2311 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 157	Championship final Results: Round 6 1970 Baltimore Orioles vs. 1927 New York Yankees Two very deserving teams in the final championship series. The series starts with Game 1 in New York, with Baltimore’s Mike Cuellar vs. the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt. A big 3rd inning for the visitors gave them a 4-1 lead. And it was just the beginning, as they would go on to crush New York 14-2. Boog Powell and Mark Belanger had 3 RBIs each in the drubbing. Urban Shocker would give the home team a much better pitching performance in Game 2, but blew his 2-0 lead in the 9th inning when Frank Robinson took him yard. In the bottom of the 13th Tony Lazzeri drove in a run for the walk-off win and a tied series. It was Herb Pennock vs. Dave McNally in Game 3 and we had another close one. Babe Ruth homered in the 4th and Herb Pennock gave up only one run in a 4-1 Yankees victory. The fireworks started early in Game 4 with Babe Ruth’s two run homerun highlighting a four run Yankee inning. Baltimore would fight back chipping away until it was 4-3 in the 7th. The score was still that way in the 9th when Joe Dugan’s homer added a couple of insurance runs and the Yankees took it by a final of 6-4. They are now on the precipice of the championship. Baltimore has been here before, can they rebound again? Game 5 saw the Orioles come out firing on all cylinders. Lou Gehrig gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but it was all Baltimore after that. Two in the 1st, five in the 2nd, and two in the 3rd led to a 12-3 final score. Every Oriole, including starter Mike Cuellar, had at least one RBI and one Run. The Orioles have now won their two games in the series by a combined score of 26-5, both in games started by New York starter Waite Hoyt, who’s ERA now sits at 19.89. Baltimore will still need to find two more wins, both in New York, and neither against Hoyt. Game 6 was a great one. The Yankees again were up 2-0 before the first inning was out, but the Orioles bounced back for a 4-2 lead. The Yankees evened it in the bottom of the 9th with two outs on a two run home run by Joe Dugan off starter Jim Palmer. The Orioles avoided heartbreak though, scoring two in the 11th and holding on for a 6-4 win. Boog Powell had the game winning homerun, off starter Urban Shocker on his 159th pitch of the evening! Hindsight is 20/20 but maybe he should’ve been relieved? Jim Palmer completed his 11-inning, 143 pitch effort, for a classic outing. The final championship series is very fittingly going to a 7th game. It will be Dave McNally and Herb Pennock again as it was in the closely contested game 3 in Baltimore. The Orioles got on the board first, and after Merv Rettenmund doubled in a run in the 6th they were up 2-0. New York would nab a run, but were still down 3-1 heading to the bottom of the 9th. That was when catcher Pat Collins pulled some magic from the old Yankee Stadium and smacked a two-run, game tying home run, to make it 3-3, off of McNally who was trying to go the distance. To extra innings we go for the 3rd time in the series. With New York starter Herb Pennock still in there, left fielder Don Buford hit a solo shot to give Baltimore the lead again. Things got nervy in the bottom of the 10th as the Yankees drew a leadoff walk. But lefty Pete Richert relieved starter McNally, and eventually would strike out Babe Ruth on three pitches to end the series!!! What a dramatic ending to the series. First baseman Boog Powell won the series MVP, hitting .548 with 3 HRs, and 10 RBIs. The Orioles came back from a 3-1 series deficit to get it done. Waite Hoyt will forever be the goat in Yankee land with his era approaching 20. And Babe Ruth, who had 4 HRs in an otherwise fantastic series, will have the image of his meek strike three swing etched into this tournament’s lasting memories.