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luckymann · 01-02-2022, 05:06 AM

Game 1 in St. Louis, October 6th 1921
Urban Shocker (15-18, 4.89) v Walter Johnson (21-17, 3.87)

We need Walter’s late-season form to continue here to get us off on the right foot against the usually-tough Urban Shocker. After wavering in the lead-up, I have decided to keep Whitted in the squad rather than bring Christenbury in, purely because of our thinness at 1B.

We stage a two-out rally in the 1st and open the scoring on a Lundy single but Walter starts disastrously, giving up a 3-run gopher ball to Mackey in the home half to put us behind. They smash him about with two more doubles making it 4-1 and highlighting the very issue I was most concerned about from the off.

The bats respond with one on 2 hits and a Mueller SF in the 2nd and Traynor closes the gap back to one with an RBI single. But Johnson looks absolutely lost again, and they push back away with a run and eventually leave the bases loaded.

We put together a rally in the top 6th, scoring one on a Bigbee single and another to tie it on a Traynor hit. We load the bases but Williams grounds out weakly into a force at home. Lundy then earns a two-out walk to give us the lead again.

After 5 of the untidiest innings of his storied career in which he gives up 5 ER on 8 hits with 5 walks and 2 hit batsmen, Train gets the hook and Krause replaces him.

We get an insurance run in the 8th on a single by Lundy and Snyder gives us 2 more to work with via a double.

Krause is fantastic, giving us 3 scoreless, and Lundy finishes them off with a 2-run single in the 9th to make it 5 RBI for the game for King Richard. A scoreless bottom frame by Comstock makes it official.

Pirates 11, Browns 5
BOX SCORE

Game 2 in St. Louis, October 7th 1921
Erskine Mayer (12-5, 4.26) v Jose Leblanc (23-11, 3.07)
Pirates lead series 1-0

Count has been a massive add for us and as I mentioned in the final regular season recap all but held our staff together this year. He faces a tricky opponent in submariner Erskine Mayer, who on his day can be as good as the best of them but does rely on pinpoint placement. Patience at the plate will be key.

Another poor start for us as Leblanc gives up 2 in the 1st and we are once again set to the chase. Another conceded in the 3rd digs us a deeper hole and we fail to register a hit until the 4th, when Traynor doubles. Lundy continues on his merry way, singling two runs in to get us on the board.

They kick away again in the 6th as their meat is just feasting on our pitching, adding 2 to make it 5-2 and that’s Leblanc done.

Mayer meanwhile is keeping our bats quiet and when Cooper gives up a solo shot, this one looks done. We get a couple aboard in the 8th and 9th but this is a flat performance from all and we lose it 6-2.

Browns 6, Pirates 2
BOX SCORE

Game 3 in St. Louis, October 8th 1921
Juan Padron (13-8, 3.42) v Sam Streeter (14-13, 4.10)
Series tied 1-1

It was almost as if it came too easy for Sam Streeter in the early phase of his rookie season and, for whatever reason, that was the worst possible outcome for him because he was terrible the rest of the way. We’ve taken him back to basics in the lead-up to this game and hopefully he can put that into practice. Padron is a money pitcher, a real gamer who we’ll need to fight tooth and nail for every run. Carey will start at CF tonight to try and give us better split balance against the southpaw. Marcell is our key man here.

Cobb shows he’s up for it with an inside-the-park home run with two out in the 1st and we pad our lead with one on a trip by O’Farrell, who then scores on a Charleston single.

Streeter holds fast over the first 3 despite some horrible defence behind him as we make two routine misplays, but the concern is how much the extra effort has taken out of him. That question seems to be answered in the 4th as they tonk him about and score their first run. Our third error of the game in the next narrows the gap to one as we pick the wrong time to fall apart. Then another one leads to them tying the game and that seems to completely unnerve Streeter who gives up two hits and suddenly we are behind.

Meanwhile our bats have gone ominously silent. In need of runs, I pinch hit for Streeter to lead off the 7th. That leads nowhere and Richter takes the mound. His first move is to commit our 5th error of the game but thankfully he gets out of the inning unscathed via a GIDP.

This is perhaps the most unprofessionally-played game in our franchise’s history as we shoot ourselves in the foot in the 8th by having two runners thrown out. Charleston then leads off the 9th with a double and Friberg comes though big-time for us with a game-tying RBI single. Williams then puts us ahead 5-4 with a two-out hit and a 2-run double by Ghost gives us some wiggle room and chases Padron. Lundy makes it a 4-run lead with a run-scoring single and Krause sends them down in order for a crazy, crazy win.

Pirates 8, Browns 4
BOX SCORE

Game 4 in Pittsburgh, October 10th 1921
Walter Johnson (1-0, 9.00) v Urban Shocker (0-1, 9.00)
Pirates lead series 2-1

I resisted the urge after Game 3 to tear the group a new one, choosing instead to go down the positive reinforcement route and focus on the good elements of what was a pretty gutsy – albeit ugly and lucky – win. Let’s hope that was the right course of action because I doubt we’ll get away with that sort of nonsense again.

We get the start we were looking for when Williams bombs out a 2-run homer in the 1st and we go further ahead in the 4th when Charleston triples one in and then scores himself on a Johnson sac fly.

They score their first run of the game in the next when Train just gets a bit shaky but Lundy cancels it out with a two-out RBI single in the home half. They keep us in range with another run in the next to make it 5-2.

We continue to play loose and wild with the ball, gifting them a run in the 8th courtesy of two errors and Train barely makes it out of there. Krause comes in for the 9th to try and close it out and does so, despite three hard hit balls that are each thankfully hit straight to our fielders.

Pirates 5, Browns 3
BOX SCORE

Game 5 in Pittsburgh, October 11th 1921
Jose Leblanc (0-1, 7.50) v Frank Lange (0-0, 13.50)
Pirates lead series 3-1

We need Count to follow Train’s lead and turn things around after his iffy Game 2 performance. They are going with Frank Lange in this one.

They go ahead with a run in the 2nd but we leapfrog them with 2 on the 4th, as Snyder and Marcell chime in with a ribbie each.

Not much offence in this one but a leadoff double by Traynor in the 7th chases Lange and Lundy then gets his 10th RBI of the Series with a single. A two-out hit by Marcell makes it 4-1.

Leblanc has been sensational and, after some deliberation I leave him in to hit leading off the bottom 8th and therefore to start the 9th. But the hook is ready. In the meantime, the lads conjure up another run with the help of a Browns error.

Count, however, doesn’t need it as he closes out a great performance with a clean 9th.

Pirates 5, Browns 1
BOX SCORE

Game 6 in Pittsburgh, October 12th 1921
Sam Streeter (0-0, 1.50) v Erskine Mayer (1-0, 2.00)
Pirates lead series 4-1

There’s an easy way for us to finish the job and there’s a hard way. The former revolves greatly around Streeter coming out tonight and showing us exactly what he’s got and our bats doing far better against Mayer the second time around. The latter involves complications and permutations I simply don’t choose to contemplate at this juncture.

After Streeter gets himself in and out of a jam in the 2nd without conceding, we take the lead in the home half when Marcell goes solo yard. But they respond immediately in kind as McHenry takes one deep in the 4th to tie it up. Then Williams does likewise to restore our lead.

It looks like we have wasted a man on third with none out situation in the next, but Mueller comes through with a two out RBI single. We do mess up another chance in the next when Cobb is doubled up at home on a deep flyout.

Streeter gets into trouble in the 8th, putting the tying runs on with two out and I go to the bullpen, with Richter getting the dangerous Mackey to pop out and preserve our lead. We add to our lead in the home half when Cobb triples Mueller in all the way from first, but Ty is unbelievably thrown out trying to score again.

Richter gives up a leadoff hit but then shuts them down to give us our 7th MLB Championship.

We are sloppier than I’d have hoped but in the end the overabundance of talent this club is fortunate enough to have at its disposal right now proves simply insurmountable.

Pirates 4, Browns 1
BOX SCORE

PITTSBURGH WINS SERIES 5-1
SERIES MVP: Ken Williams (Pittsburgh)

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luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,634	1921 World Series Recap Game 1 in St. Louis, October 6th 1921 *Urban Shocker (15-18, 4.89) v Walter Johnson (21-17, 3.87)* We need Walter’s late-season form to continue here to get us off on the right foot against the usually-tough Urban Shocker. After wavering in the lead-up, I have decided to keep Whitted in the squad rather than bring Christenbury in, purely because of our thinness at 1B. We stage a two-out rally in the 1st and open the scoring on a Lundy single but Walter starts disastrously, giving up a 3-run gopher ball to Mackey in the home half to put us behind. They smash him about with two more doubles making it 4-1 and highlighting the very issue I was most concerned about from the off. The bats respond with one on 2 hits and a Mueller SF in the 2nd and Traynor closes the gap back to one with an RBI single. But Johnson looks absolutely lost again, and they push back away with a run and eventually leave the bases loaded. We put together a rally in the top 6th, scoring one on a Bigbee single and another to tie it on a Traynor hit. We load the bases but Williams grounds out weakly into a force at home. Lundy then earns a two-out walk to give us the lead again. After 5 of the untidiest innings of his storied career in which he gives up 5 ER on 8 hits with 5 walks and 2 hit batsmen, Train gets the hook and Krause replaces him. We get an insurance run in the 8th on a single by Lundy and Snyder gives us 2 more to work with via a double. Krause is fantastic, giving us 3 scoreless, and Lundy finishes them off with a 2-run single in the 9th to make it 5 RBI for the game for King Richard. A scoreless bottom frame by Comstock makes it official. Pirates 11, Browns 5 BOX SCORE Game 2 in St. Louis, October 7th 1921 *Erskine Mayer (12-5, 4.26) v Jose Leblanc (23-11, 3.07)* Pirates lead series 1-0 Count has been a massive add for us and as I mentioned in the final regular season recap all but held our staff together this year. He faces a tricky opponent in submariner Erskine Mayer, who on his day can be as good as the best of them but does rely on pinpoint placement. Patience at the plate will be key. Another poor start for us as Leblanc gives up 2 in the 1st and we are once again set to the chase. Another conceded in the 3rd digs us a deeper hole and we fail to register a hit until the 4th, when Traynor doubles. Lundy continues on his merry way, singling two runs in to get us on the board. They kick away again in the 6th as their meat is just feasting on our pitching, adding 2 to make it 5-2 and that’s Leblanc done. Mayer meanwhile is keeping our bats quiet and when Cooper gives up a solo shot, this one looks done. We get a couple aboard in the 8th and 9th but this is a flat performance from all and we lose it 6-2. Browns 6, Pirates 2 BOX SCORE Game 3 in St. Louis, October 8th 1921 *Juan Padron (13-8, 3.42) v Sam Streeter (14-13, 4.10)* Series tied 1-1 It was almost as if it came too easy for Sam Streeter in the early phase of his rookie season and, for whatever reason, that was the worst possible outcome for him because he was terrible the rest of the way. We’ve taken him back to basics in the lead-up to this game and hopefully he can put that into practice. Padron is a money pitcher, a real gamer who we’ll need to fight tooth and nail for every run. Carey will start at CF tonight to try and give us better split balance against the southpaw. Marcell is our key man here. Cobb shows he’s up for it with an inside-the-park home run with two out in the 1st and we pad our lead with one on a trip by O’Farrell, who then scores on a Charleston single. Streeter holds fast over the first 3 despite some horrible defence behind him as we make two routine misplays, but the concern is how much the extra effort has taken out of him. That question seems to be answered in the 4th as they tonk him about and score their first run. Our third error of the game in the next narrows the gap to one as we pick the wrong time to fall apart. Then another one leads to them tying the game and that seems to completely unnerve Streeter who gives up two hits and suddenly we are behind. Meanwhile our bats have gone ominously silent. In need of runs, I pinch hit for Streeter to lead off the 7th. That leads nowhere and Richter takes the mound. His first move is to commit our 5th error of the game but thankfully he gets out of the inning unscathed via a GIDP. This is perhaps the most unprofessionally-played game in our franchise’s history as we shoot ourselves in the foot in the 8th by having two runners thrown out. Charleston then leads off the 9th with a double and Friberg comes though big-time for us with a game-tying RBI single. Williams then puts us ahead 5-4 with a two-out hit and a 2-run double by Ghost gives us some wiggle room and chases Padron. Lundy makes it a 4-run lead with a run-scoring single and Krause sends them down in order for a crazy, crazy win. Pirates 8, Browns 4 BOX SCORE Game 4 in Pittsburgh, October 10th 1921 *Walter Johnson (1-0, 9.00) v Urban Shocker (0-1, 9.00)* Pirates lead series 2-1 I resisted the urge after Game 3 to tear the group a new one, choosing instead to go down the positive reinforcement route and focus on the good elements of what was a pretty gutsy – albeit ugly and lucky – win. Let’s hope that was the right course of action because I doubt we’ll get away with that sort of nonsense again. We get the start we were looking for when Williams bombs out a 2-run homer in the 1st and we go further ahead in the 4th when Charleston triples one in and then scores himself on a Johnson sac fly. They score their first run of the game in the next when Train just gets a bit shaky but Lundy cancels it out with a two-out RBI single in the home half. They keep us in range with another run in the next to make it 5-2. We continue to play loose and wild with the ball, gifting them a run in the 8th courtesy of two errors and Train barely makes it out of there. Krause comes in for the 9th to try and close it out and does so, despite three hard hit balls that are each thankfully hit straight to our fielders. Pirates 5, Browns 3 BOX SCORE Game 5 in Pittsburgh, October 11th 1921 *Jose Leblanc (0-1, 7.50) v Frank Lange (0-0, 13.50)* Pirates lead series 3-1 We need Count to follow Train’s lead and turn things around after his iffy Game 2 performance. They are going with Frank Lange in this one. They go ahead with a run in the 2nd but we leapfrog them with 2 on the 4th, as Snyder and Marcell chime in with a ribbie each. Not much offence in this one but a leadoff double by Traynor in the 7th chases Lange and Lundy then gets his 10th RBI of the Series with a single. A two-out hit by Marcell makes it 4-1. Leblanc has been sensational and, after some deliberation I leave him in to hit leading off the bottom 8th and therefore to start the 9th. But the hook is ready. In the meantime, the lads conjure up another run with the help of a Browns error. Count, however, doesn’t need it as he closes out a great performance with a clean 9th. Pirates 5, Browns 1 BOX SCORE Game 6 in Pittsburgh, October 12th 1921 *Sam Streeter (0-0, 1.50) v Erskine Mayer (1-0, 2.00)* Pirates lead series 4-1 There’s an easy way for us to finish the job and there’s a hard way. The former revolves greatly around Streeter coming out tonight and showing us exactly what he’s got and our bats doing far better against Mayer the second time around. The latter involves complications and permutations I simply don’t choose to contemplate at this juncture. After Streeter gets himself in and out of a jam in the 2nd without conceding, we take the lead in the home half when Marcell goes solo yard. But they respond immediately in kind as McHenry takes one deep in the 4th to tie it up. Then Williams does likewise to restore our lead. It looks like we have wasted a man on third with none out situation in the next, but Mueller comes through with a two out RBI single. We do mess up another chance in the next when Cobb is doubled up at home on a deep flyout. Streeter gets into trouble in the 8th, putting the tying runs on with two out and I go to the bullpen, with Richter getting the dangerous Mackey to pop out and preserve our lead. We add to our lead in the home half when Cobb triples Mueller in all the way from first, but Ty is unbelievably thrown out trying to score again. Richter gives up a leadoff hit but then shuts them down to give us our 7th MLB Championship. We are sloppier than I’d have hoped but in the end the overabundance of talent this club is fortunate enough to have at its disposal right now proves simply insurmountable. Pirates 4, Browns 1 BOX SCORE PITTSBURGH WINS SERIES 5-1 SERIES MVP: Ken Williams (Pittsburgh) S+ HOME REPORTS HOME PIRATES HOME __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS A'S RED SOX DODGERS CUSTOM SAVES ECLIPSE LEAGUE MOON SHOT LEAGUE EVERYMAN LEAGUE LGB USBA Last edited by luckymann; 01-02-2022 at 06:28 AM.