[Nick Soulis]

Series #22
Preliminary Round



1969 Boston Red Sox
Record: 87-75
Finish: 3rd in AL East
Manager: Dick Williams
Ball Park: Fenway Park
WAR Leader: Rico Petrocelli (10.0)
Hall of Famers: (2) Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1969.shtml

1999 St. Louis Cardinals
Record: 75-86
Finish: 4th in NL Central
Manager: Tony LaRussa
Ball Park: Busch Stadium
WAR Leader: Mark McGwire (5.2)
Hall of Famers: (0) None
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1999.shtml
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Game 1
At Fenway Park
Clear 61
1999 Cardinals....................9
1969 Red Sox.....................3
WP: R. Ankiel (1-0) LP: R. Culp (0-1)
HR: R. Smith (1), J. Moses (1), E. Davis (1), F. Tatis (1), E. Renteria (1)
POG: Rick Ankiel (8 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 16K, 127 P)
1999 Cardinals Lead Series 1-0

Game 2
At Fenway Park
Rain 55 Delay 63 minutes
1999 Cardinals.....................4
1969 Red Sox.......................7
WP: J. Santiago (1-0) LP: K. Bottenfield (0-1) S: B. Landis (1)
HR: T. Conigliaro (1), M. McGwire (1)
POG: Tony Conigliaro (3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R)
Series Tied At 1

Game 3
At Busch Stadium
Cloudy 58
1969 Red Sox.......................1
1999 Cardinals......................0
WP: J. Lonborg (1-0) LP: G. Stephenson (0-1) S: S. Lyle (1)
HR: R. Petrocelli (1)
POG: Jim Lonborg (8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 ER)
1969 Red Sox Lead Series 2-1

Game 4
At Busch Stadium
Clear 66
1969 Red Sox.........................3
1999 Cardinals........................4
WP: D. Oliver (1-0) LP: S. Lyle (0-1)
HR: M. McGwire (2), C. Yastrzemski (1)M. Andrews (1)
POG: Jose Jimenez (6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K)
Series Tied At 2

Game 5
At Busch Stadium
Partly Cloudy 64
1969 Red Sox......................5
1999 Cardinals.....................4
WP: R. Culp (1-1) LP: R. Ankiel (1-1) S: J. Santiago (1)
HR: M. McGwire (3), T. Howard (1), C. Yastrzemski (1)
POG: Ray Culp (8 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K)
1969 Red Sox Lead Series 3-2

Game 6
At Fenway Park
Clear 61
1999 Cardinals.......................7
1969 Red Sox.........................9
WP: S. Lyle (1-1) LP: K. Bottenfield (0-2) S: L. Stange (1)
HR: R. Petrocelli 2 (3), J. Moses (2), M. McGwire (4)
POG: Rico Petrocelli (2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB


1969 Boston Red Sox Win Series 4 Games To 2
Dick Williams makes amends and wins his first series as the 1969 Red Sox close out St. Louis in 6. The 1999 Cardinals had some fine performances including a 16 strikeout effort by Rick Ankiel and 4 home runs by the mighty Mark McGwire. Big Mac had a walk off smash in game 4 of the series to even things up but the Red Sox righted the ship and won the next two games including a 9-7 win coming from behind in game six thanks to two home runs from Rico Petrocelli. The Sox win thier first series of the competition while the Cardinals drop to 1-2.

Series MVP:

(.312, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, .421 OBP, .921 OPS)