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Just completed group 20.
Top of the bracket:
This group also leaves with one upset, and some other entertainment.
125) 1976 Phillies over 2402) 1985 Pirates 4-3 = Greg Luzinski .346 (9-26) 3-4
Good pitching both sides of this series, none of the 7 games had more than a 2 run margin of victory. Mike Schmidt, who had a horrible series (.160), made up for it by hitting a game winning solo homer in the 10th of game 7 to break a 5-5 tie and send the stubborn Pirates to the losers bracket.
126) 1977 Phillies over 2401) 1909 Superbas 4-0 = Richie Hebner .500 (8-16) 2-5
127) 1985 Cardinals over 2400) 1904 Beaneaters 4-1 = Andy Van Slyke .500 (11-22) 9 RBI
Boston only had 5 pitchers available, and in game 3 the starter, reliever, and game 4”s projected starter got drilled for 17 runs. In game 4 the massacre continued and position players came in after the 4th to finish absorbing a 28-3 beatdown. Tom Herr also hit .500 and Darrell Porter led St. Louis with 11 RBI. John Tudor stuck out 20 in his 2 outings.
128) 1997 Braves over 2399) 1957 Senators 4-2 = Javy Lopez .429 (9-21) 2-8
129) 2003 Braves over 2398) 1942 Athletics 4-0 = Javy Lopez .467 (7-15) 2-3
2397) 1917 Athletics over 130) 2004 Yankees 4-2 = Wally Schang .455 (10-22) 3-8
Big series from Philadelphia’s Amos Strunk (.458) and Ping Bodie (.370 4-10) as New York pitching was awful. Hideki Matsui hit .500 for the team in pinstripes.
Bottom of the bracket:
4 lower seeds advance here, 4 series went 7 games.
1134) 1976 Red Sox over 1393) 1963 Indians 4-2 = Carlton Fisk .381 (8-21) 2-8
1392) 1964 Dodgers over 1135) 1977 Cardinals 4-0 = Dick Tracewski .471 (8-17) 3 rbi
Closer series than the final result appears, all 4 games were decided by 1 run, the last 3 going extra innings.
1136) 1979 Rangers over 1391) 1919 Robins 4-3 = Buddy Bell .387 (12-31) 1-9
Zack Wheat hit 4 home runs for Brooklyn in the series.
1390) 1934 Pirates over 1137) 1980 Athletics 4-3 = Arky Vaughan .440 (11-25) 1-6
Paul Waner drove in 11.
1389) 1926 Giants over 1138) 1980 Pirates 4-1 = Travis Jackson .316 (6-19) 3-6
1139) 1982 Tigers over 1388) 1927 Reds 4-3 = Lou Whitaker .308 (8-26) 2-5
Jack Morris finished off a tight series with a 4 hit shutout in game 7.
1387) 1951 Braves over 1140) 1985 Astros 4-3 = Earl Torgeson .321 (9-28) 2-2
Nolan Ryan outdueled Warren Spahn in both games 1 and 5, but the Astros couldn’t get 2 more wins. 5 games were 1 run affairs, with game 2 going 11, and the decisive run scoring in the top of the 9th in game 7 off of Astros closer Dave Smith.
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