PRELIMINARY ROUND
Series #164
1934 St. Louis Cardinals (95-58) vs 2020 Chicago White Sox (35-25)
Game 1 At Sportsmans Park
Clear 75
2020 White Sox......................2
1934 Cardinals.......................1
WP: C. Rodon (1-0) LP: D. Dean (0-1)
HR: Y. Moncada (1)
POG: Carlos Rodon
2020 White Sox Lead Series 1-0
Carlos Rodon went toe to toe with Dizzy Dean in the opening game of this series. The game was in the balance tied at one all the way to the ninth inning before Yoan Moncada launched a shot over the right field wall to put the Sox ahead. Rodon closed the deal in an excellent performance walking none and striking out 8 while allowing only 5 hits. For the losing Dean, he struck out seven and walked none in the tough loss. A fine game of baseball to open the series between midwest rivals.
Game 2 At Sportsmans Park
Clear 66
2020 White Sox....................4
1934 Cardinals.....................14
WP: P. Dean (1-0) LP: L. Giolito (0-1)
HR: L. Garcia (1)
POG: Pepper Martin
Series Tied At 1
The Cardinals answer in a big way as the gashouse gang hammer Luca Giolito and the White Sox for 14 runs and 21 hits. Pepper Martin went 4-5 and Joey Medrwick drove in four runs as the Cards scored four runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back. In the losing effort Tim Anderson went a perfect 5-5 but the Sox never came close to making this a game. Paul Dean goes the distance for the win walking none and striking out six. The White Sox did have 13 hits.
Game 3 At Guaranteed Rate Park
Clear skies 64
1934 Cardinals...................11
2020 White Sox...................6
WP: T. Carleton (1-0) LP: D. Dunning (0-1)
HR: None
POG: Ripper Collins
1934 Cardinals Lead Series 2-1
The Cardinals once again ambushed the White Sox this time in their own park to take control of the series. Ripper Collins had 3 RBI proving his is a big game player and Spud Davis drove in four. Tex Carleton got the win striking out seven even though the Sox got him for six runs. Chicago made four errors that put them in a hole with short stop Tim Anderson making two of them. The Sox will look to even the series with young Dylan Cease on the mound.
Game 4 At Guaratneed Rate Field
Clear 68
1934 Cardinals....................2
2020 White Sox...................0
WP: B. Hallahan (1-0) LP: D. Cease (0-1)
HR: R. Collins (1)
POG: Bill Hallahan
1934 Cardinals Lead Series 3-1
Bill Hallahan threw a five hit shutout with perfect control walking none and striking out seven to take St. Louis one game away from taking the series. Jack Rothrock hit a run scoring double in the 5th and Ripper Collins hit a solo home run in the ninth as Dylan Cease is the hard luck loser as he also went the full nine. Carlos Rodon now will try and save the Sox from elimination in game five.
Game 5 At Guaranteed Rate Field
Clear 57
1934 Cardinals......................0
2020 White Sox.....................5
WP: C. Rodon (2-0) LP: D. Dean (0-2)
HR: None
POG: Carlos Rodon
1934 Cardinals Lead Series 3-2
Carlos Rodon did it again and has the Cardinals number. The hard throwing lefty once again completely shut down the gashouse gang striking out seven and walking none in a 104 pitch effort. The Sox pounded out 10 hits with Jose breu getting three of them and contributing with an RBI. Paul Dean will try to close out the series and avoid a game seven.
Game 6 At Sportsmans Park
Partly Cloudy 57
2020 White Sox........................1
1934 Cardinals.........................9
WP: P. Dean (2-0) LP: L. Giolito (0-2)
HR: R. Collins (2), J. Abreu (1)
POG: Paul Dean
The Cardinals slammed the door on the series winning it in six as Paul Dean pitched his second complete game of the series confounding Chicago hitters with fic strikeouts and again no walks. Jose Abreu broke up the shutout with a solo home run in the 6th. This time manager Frankie Frisch drove in three runs and Dean himself went 3-4 with 2 RBI.
1934 St. Louis Cardinals Win Series 4 Games To 2
Series MVP:
Ripper Collins
(.370, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.01 OPS, 1 2B, 1 3B)