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Red Bluff Red Sox: 1904 Pro Cup Champions (3rd title)
1872 1876 1904
Mike and the Mad Dog – Game 6 Recap (1904 Pro Cup Series)
Mike: Folks, this is why you play all nine innings. This thing was over! Colfax had it! They were up 3-1 going to the bottom of the eighth, Wankegh Hecini was rolling along, and everybody in the park was talking about Game 7.
Mad Dog: That's right! Everybody! The Black Sox are the two-time defending champs, they're down three games to one in the series, they win Game 5, they're leading Game 6, and you're thinkin', "Here we go! Here comes another one of these Colfax miracles!"
Mike: Instead, Red Bluff slams the door on that idea.
Mad Dog: BOOM! Three runs in the eighth inning! Three! And the whole city goes nuts!
Mike: Let's set the stage. Colfax came out swinging. They scored in the first inning, then added two more in the fifth. Xing doubles, Brison drives him home, Badajoz gets another run across. Suddenly it's 3-1 Black Sox.
Mad Dog: And Colfax had opportunities to put this thing away! John Rouse triples in the sixth with nobody out! Nobody out! They don't score him! That's the game right there, Mikey!
Mike: That's a huge turning point. Make it 4-1 and maybe we're talking about a seventh game tomorrow.
Mad Dog: Instead Obara bears down. He gives up nine hits but only three runs, two earned. Every time Colfax threatened, he found a way out.
Mike: Then comes the eighth.
Mad Dog: Oh, the eighth! Colfax fans are gonna have nightmares about the eighth!
Mike: Finley Duff pinch-hits and singles. Greg Sussman singles. Tyler Vasso lays down a bunt and everybody's safe.
Mad Dog: Bases loaded, nobody out! Alarm bells are ringing!
Mike: Then Doug Marquis steps up.
Mad Dog: The hero! The absolute hero!
Mike: Two-run double down the line. Tie game. Fenway explodes.
Mad Dog: And then the killer. The absolute killer. Passed ball! Passed ball! Vasso scores! Red Bluff takes the lead without even putting another ball in play.
Mike: From 3-1 Colfax to 4-3 Red Bluff in a matter of minutes.
Mad Dog: Championship baseball is cruel, Mike. One inning. One passed ball. One bad break. That's all it takes.
Mike: Kujapa Uddin comes on for the ninth, retires the side, and that's it.
Mad Dog: Ballgame. Series. Parade.
The End of Colfax's Dynasty
Mike: And let's talk about Colfax. They were trying to do something historic here.
Mad Dog: Three straight Pro Cups already in the trophy case—1902, 1903—and they almost forced a Game 7 after falling behind three games to one.
Mike: They fought. Xing was outstanding. Brison was terrific. Hecini gave them eight strong innings.
Mad Dog: No shame losing this series. None. They got beat by a better club.
Red Bluff's Long Wait Ends
Mike: And what a story for Red Bluff.
Mad Dog: Think about this, Mike. Their championships were 1872... 1876... and now 1904!
Mike: Twenty-eight years.
Mad Dog: Twenty-eight years! Some fans probably thought they'd never see another title.
Mike: This is the franchise's third Pro Cup championship, and the first for an entire new generation of Red Bluff supporters.
Mad Dog: That's why those celebrations are gonna go on all winter. They weren't just winning a title. They were ending decades of waiting.
The Series MVP Discussion
Mike: Obara gets the win in the clincher and finishes 4-1 this postseason.
Mad Dog: Terrific. Absolutely terrific.
Mike: But Doug Marquis deserves a lot of attention too. The game-tying double in the eighth, then the rally that brought home the winning run.
Mad Dog: Biggest hit in Red Bluff baseball in nearly thirty years!
Final Word
Mike: The Red Bluff Red Sox are champions again. Their first title since 1876.
Mad Dog: Down goes the dynasty! Colfax was one inning away from forcing Game 7 and keeping the dream alive, but Red Bluff ripped it away with that eighth-inning rally.
Mike: Final score: Red Bluff 4, Colfax 3.
Mad Dog: Red Bluff Red Sox—1904 Pro Cup Champions. Third title in franchise history. 1872. 1876. 1904.
Mike: And after twenty-eight years, the trophy is finally heading back to Red Bluff.
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