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Old 05-19-2019, 02:33 AM   #162
Dukie98
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2035 Playoff Report

Frontier League: The heavily-favored Boston Minutemen knocked off the pesky Omaha Falcons in seven games, nearly blowing a 3-1 lead. Third baseman Nolan Arenado earned MVP honors after hitting .308 with 3 homer and 9 RBI's. Four more Minutemen (shortstop Red Rolfe, right fielder Moises Alou, first baseman Ernie Banks, and second baseman Sal Bando) each smacked a pair of homers. Righthanders Jim Tobin and Bill Hands each earned a win while posting ERA's of 2.84 and 3.00, respectively. Omaha was led by left fielder Bob Bescher, who hit .393 with 2 homers,10 RBI's. 6 runs scored, and a pair of steals, and shortstop Kurt Abbott, who hit .440 with a homer and 5 RBI's. The powerful Portland Skunks sprayed the overmatched Chicago Mules, prevailing in 6 games, with all four Portland wins coming by a single run. Portland was led by right fielder Cliff Floyd, who hit .333 with five extra-base hits, including a homer, 3 RBI's, and 4 steals. Closer Rube Vickers notched a win and 2 saves with 7.1 shutout innings. Southpaw Jim Rooker earned a win in Game 3 with 7 innings of one-run ball. Chicago rightfielder Augie Bergamo took home MVP honors in a losing effort, hitting .556 with 7 walks, 3 doubles, a triple, and 4 RBI's. Chicago ace Bob Moose earned two wins with 13.1 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits and striking out 17, including a Game 5 masterpiece where he allowed 1 hit in 7.1 innings. In perhaps the most dramatic wild card series in HRDL history, the Detroit Purple Gang outlasted the Ottawa Senators in seven games, with the home team winning all 7 games. Detroit needed 11 innings to win both Games 1 and 2, and won Game 7 on a pinch-hit, walk-off ninth inning grand slam by Larry Sheets after Ottawa scored 3 runs in the top of the frame. Detroit center fielder Ken Henderson took home the hardware after hitting .310 with 3 homers and 5 RBI's. Second sacker Philip Gosselin hit .385 with 2 RBI's. Southpaw Bob Shirley hurled 13 innings with a 1.38 ERA, but failed to get a win. Frank Papish yielded a 2.57 ERA in 14 innings, earning the win in Game 6 with seven shutout innings. Ottawa slugger Frank Thomas hit .407 with 3 homers and 4 RBI's in a losing effort, while third baseman Stan Hack set the table, hitting .444 with 7 RBI's and 5 extra-base hits. The Seattle Whales upended their division rival Vancouver Viceroys in 6 games, including the final three. Third baseman Milt Stock was named MVP after hitting .333 with 2 round-trippers and 6 RBI's. Second baseman Jim Gilliam hit .333 as well, with a homer and 6 RBI's, while first baseman Daric Barton led all hitters with a .414 average. Crafty righthander Al Benton posted a 2.45 ERA, including 7 shutout innings of 2-hit ball in the clinching Game 6. Vancouver third baseman Danny Clark hit .409 with a pair of longballs and 3 RBI's.

The Portland Skunks blasted the Boston Minutemen, scoring 30 runs in a four-game sweep. Right fielder Cliff Floyd took home MVP honors for Portland, hitting .533 with 2 homers, 3 RBI's, and 7 runs scored. Third baseman Kevin Orie hit .500 with 5 extra-base hits, including a homer, and drove in 4 runs. Catcher Michael Barrett hit .467, with a round-tripper and 6 RBI's, while Jeff Bagwell hit .333 with 3 homers. Rube Vickers posted 3 saves while hurling 5 shutout innings, while Joe Decker hurled 6 shutout innings in Game 4 to earn the win. Boston's Sal Bando hit .438 with 3 homers and 4 RBI's in a losing effort. Although the Detroit Purple Gang took the first three games from the powerful Seattle Whales, they couldn't seal the deal, dropping the final four games as Seattle advanced. Seattle right fielder Sherry Magee earned MVP honors after hitting .346 with a homer, 3 steals, 6 runs scored, and 9 RBI's. Left fielder Byron Browne hit .333 with a homer and 7 RBI's. Junkballer Brad Bergesen yielded a 2.25 ERA in 12 innings, holding Detroit to a lone run in a crucial Game 6 victory. Detroit was led by first baseman Gail Hopkins, who hit .333 with 3 homers (including 2 in a valiant effort in Game 7) and 6 RBI's, while second sacker Philip Gosselin led all hitters with 12 hits and a .444 average. In the League Championship Series, Portland continued their winning ways, extending their postseason winning streak to 9 games as they swept their division rival Seattle Whales, winning every game by two runs or less. Cliff Floyd added another award for his trophy case, hitting .429 with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 3 steals, 3 RBI's, and 6 runs scored. Jeff Bagwell hit .353 with a homer and plated 3 runs, while catcher Michael Barrett and center fielder Chris Young each smacked a pair of longballs. Rookie Joe Decker earned the win in the clinching Game 4, allowing just 2 runs in 6 innings. Catcher Gene Oliver led Seattle, hitting .375 with 4 RBI's.

Continental League: The heavily-favored Los Angeles Kangaroos outlasted the pesky Miami Flamingos, who made their first playoff appearance in 15 years, winning in 6 games. Los Angeles shortstop Corey Seager earned MVP honors after hitting .435 with 2 homers and drove in 5 runs. Center fielder Bobby Tolan hit .393 with a homer, 6 runs scored, and 6 RBI's. Right fielder Ron Northey hit .364 with 5 extra-base hits, including a homer, and drove in 6. Trade deadline acquisition Don Drysdale paid immediate dividends, notching two wins and posting a 3.00 ERA in 12 innings. Miami second baseman Jose Vidro hit .333 with 3 homers and 8 RBI's in a losing effort. The Hartford Huskies eliminated the Dallas Wildcatters in 6 games after jumping out to an early 3-0 series lead. Left fielder Ryan Rua led Hartford, hitting .333 with 3 homers, 7 RBI's, and a pair of steals. Center fielder Tris Speaker hit .375 with a .464 on-base percentage, swiping 5 bags, and scoring 4 runs. Relievers Chris Leroux, Tyson Ross, and Brayan Villareal combined for 2 wins and a save while hurling 13.1 shutout innings. Dallas left fielder Mike Greenwell earned MVP honors in defeat, hitting .462 with a homer, 3 doubles and 13 RBI's, including 3 games of driving in at least 3 runs. Dallas first baseman Chick Gandil hit .407 while plating six runs. In a Southeast Division matchup, the Atlanta Ducks easily dispatched the New Orleans Crawfish in five games. Righthander Ed Walsh earned MVP honors, going 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA and 15 strikeouts, including a 10-whiff shutout in the clinching Game 5. Third baseman Ken Reitz hit .375 with 3 doubles and 3 RBI's. Second baseman Roberto Alomar hit .364 while scoring 5 runs, while left fielder Gary Roenicke hit .294 with 3 longballs and drove in 5 runs. New Orleans was led by right fielder Yasiel Puig, who hit .391 with a homer and 6 RBI's. After dropping the opener, the Washington Ambassadors took four straight games from the Austin Mustangs to advance. Third baseman Willie Jones took home the hardware after hitting .400 with 4 homers and 10 RBI's. Washington leftfielder Gus Zernial hit .400 as well, popping 2 homers and driving in 7 runs. Shortstop Tom Tresh hit .350 with a homer and drove in 3 runs. Righthander Henderson Alvarez went 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings, while Franklin Morales yielded a single run in 8 innings in earning a Game 2 win. Austin center fielder Chet Lemon hit .316 with 3 homers and 7 RBI's in defeat.

The Los Angeles Kangaroos shut down the Hartford Huskies in the Division Series, holding Hartford to just 12 runs in 6 games. Kangaroo first baseman Wes Parker hit .316 with two homers and 5 runs scored. Center fielder Bobby Tolan and catcher Rich Wilkins each blasted a pair of homers as well. Steve Woodard earned a win with a 1.38 ERA and 10 strikeouts, while Don Drysdale yielded a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings, earning the win in the decisive Game 6. Hartford first baseman Justin Bour was tabbed MVP in a losing effort, after hitting .409 with 3 homers and 5 RBI's. The Washington Ambassadors blasted the Atlanta Ducks in 5 games. Shortstop Tom Tresh was named MVP after hitting .625 with a homer and 4 RBI's. First baseman Lee Stevens hit .412, popping 3 homers and driving in 5 runs, while center fielder Johnny Groth hit .333. Righthander Franklin Morales went 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 14 innings. First baseman Hank Greenberg let Atlanta, hitting .381 with 2 homers and 6 RBI's. Washington then dominated the Los Angeles Kangaroos in the League Championship Series, winning four straight after dropping the opener for their third-straight 5-game series. Center fielder Johnny Groth earned MVP honors after hitting .400 with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 4 runs scored, and 6 RBI's. Second sacker Bobby Valentine hit .364, while catcher Stephen Vogt hit .300 with a pair of homers. Franklin Morales continued his brilliant postseason, hurling six shutout innings in a Game 2 victory, while Henderson Alvarez earned a win in the clinching Game 5 while posting a 2.40 ERA in 15 innings. Left fielder Dale Mitchell led Los Angeles, hitting .381 with 5 runs scored, while first baseman Wes Parker hit .368 with a homer and 4 RBI's.

World Series: The 100-win Washington Ambassadors were mild favorites over the 94-win Portland Skunks. Washington raced out to a 3-0 lead before dropping two games to the Skunks. The Ambassadors pulled out Game Six to win the series, snapping the Frontier League's six-year streak of winning the World Series. The Frontier League had won 14 of the last 17 series, before the Ambassadors' triumph. In a first, Portland third baseman Kevin Orie was selected as the World Series MVP in a losing effort.

Washington pulled out Game 1 by a 6-4 score, scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh to seize the lead. Washington left fielder Gus Zernial hit a two-run homer off Portland southpaw Mark Thurmond to tie the game, and a single by first baseman Lee Stevens gave Washington the lead for good. Long reliever Mace Brown was credited with the win with 1.2 scoreless innings, and closer Chris Short threw two shutout innings to earn the save. Washington won Game 2 4-3 in dramatic fashion, tying the game in the bottom of the ninth on a pinch-hit single by Lou Novikoff, and winning in the 11th on a walk-off double by Lee Stevens off reliever Gene Walter. Five Ambassadors pitchers held the powerful Portland lineup to just five hits, but one was a Jeff Bagwell homer off starter Oswaldo Peraza. Chris Short earned the win in relief with two perfect innings, fanning three. Washington took Game 3 by a 2-1 tally, as shortstop Tom Tresh homered off Portland starter Pete Falcone. Henderson Alvarez surrendered just one run in seven innings, earning the win for Washington. Portland's Bagwell and Kevin Orie each had two hits, including a double, in defeat.

Portland did not go down quietly. Trailing 3-0 in the Series, the Skunks blew out Washington 10-4 in Game 4, jumping out to a 3-run lead in the first inning behind homers from outfielders Chris Young and Mike Easler off Tommy Hunter. Easler finished with 2 hits, a walk, 3 RBI's, and 3 runs scored, while Cliff Floyd popped 3 hits including a double. Joe Decker earned the win, allowing four runs in 7 innings, including homers by Washington's George Hendrick and Gus Zernial. Portland exploded in Game 5, winning 16-6, as they scored 10 runs in the first two innings off Washington starter Ricky Romero. Kevin Orie went 3-for-3 with two walks, a homer, 2 RBI's, and 4 runs scored. Second baseman Jake Wood also went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI's and 4 runs scored. Mark Thurmond was credited with the win, after surrendering a workmanlike 6 hits and 4 runs in 6 innings. But Portland's dreams of a miraculous comeback were shattered in Game 6, as Washington broke a 2-2 tie by scoring 3 runs in the fifth inning on their way to a 6-2 series-clinching win. Washington's George Hendrick broke the game open with a 2-run homer in the fifth inning, while Lee Stevens tacked on an insurance run with a seventh inning homer. Oswaldo Peraza earned the win, yielding two runs in 5 innings, striking out 7. Bill Stoneman and Chris Short hurled four shutout innings. Chris Young and second baseman Jake Wood provided solo shots for Portland's offense, while Denny McLain, returning from injury, took the loss.

In a surprise, Portland's Kevin Orie was named MVP after hitting .455 with a homer, 3 doubles, 5 walks, and 3 RBI's. DH Wayne Gross led Washington, hitting .333 with a homer and 3 RBI's. Hendrick popped 3 homers and drove in 5 runs, but only hit .160, while Zernial led Washington with 7 RBI's, thanks to his two homers. Short made a strong push for World Series MVP honors, hurling 6 shutout innings, allowing only 3 hits, while Peraza went 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in 11 innings. For Portland, Jeff Bagwell matched Orie's numbers, hitting .455 with a homer and 3 RBI's, while Jake Wood, Mike Easler, and Chris Young each popped a pair of homers.
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