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2019 Northern League Championship Series Recap
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New York Heroes (90-72) vs Indianapolis Engines (94-68)


Game One

Willie Mays strikes first, blasting a two-run homer off John Lackey in the first to put the Indianapolis crowd into a frenzy early. But the Heroes tie it in the third on a Sam Wise RBI double and a subsequent Terry Kennedy RBI single to knot it up in the third. Even, Lackey buckled down, allowing nothing the rest of the way and buying time until Wise hit an RBI single in the 8th off unlikely Indianapolis ace Lary Sorensen. Despite a throwing error of his own doing, New York closer Tom Niedenfeur closed it out in the 9th to put the Heroes on top in the series. New York 3, Indianapolis 2 (New York leads series 1-0)

John Lackey overcame a 2-run Willie Mays homer to throw 8 strong for the win.

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Heroes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1 Indianapolis Engines 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. Sullivan DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 B. Hinchman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 b-J. Kelley PR, 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Leonard 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 a-B. Madlock PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 c-P. Rose LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Wise SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .750 0 2 T. Kennedy C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .250 0 1 R. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 R. Baldelli RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W. Gross 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 d-E. McKean PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 V. Stephens 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0 Totals 34 3 10 3 2 2 9 a - B. Madlock pinch hit for B. Leonard in the 8th b - J. Kelley pinch ran for B. Hinchman in the 8th c - P. Rose substituted for B. Madlock in the 8th d - E. McKean pinch hit for W. Gross in the 9th BATTING Doubles: S. Wise (1, 3rd Inning off L. Sorensen, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Kennedy , S. Wise 4 , W. Gross , B. Hinchman , V. Stephens 2 , C. Sullivan , B. Madlock 2-out RBI: T. Kennedy , S. Wise Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kennedy , R. Jones Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING CS: S. Wise (1) FIELDING Errors: T. Niedenfuer Double Plays: 2 (Wise-Stephens-Leonard, Stephens-Kelley)	Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI L. Doby DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0 S. Musial RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0 W. Mays CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .750 1 2 C. Maxwell LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 K. Hrbek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 L. Nunamaker C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 L. Mazzilli 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 A. Trammell SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 H. Lobert 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 5 10 BATTING Doubles: A. Trammell (1, 2nd Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 2 outs) Triples: H. Lobert (1, 8th Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: W. Mays (1, 1st Inning off J. Lackey, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Musial , A. Trammell 2 , L. Doby , W. Mays 6 , H. Lobert 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , H. Lobert GIDP: L. Nunamaker , C. Maxwell Team LOB: 6
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Lackey W (1-0) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4 1 109 74 2.25 T. Niedenfuer SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 9 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Lackey 66 Batters Faced: J. Lackey 29, T. Niedenfuer 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lackey 12-7, T. Niedenfuer 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: J. Lackey 109-74, T. Niedenfuer 18-9	Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Sorensen L (0-1) 7.0 7 3 3 2 1 0 106 67 3.86 D. White 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 12 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Sorensen 50 Batters Faced: L. Sorensen 29, D. White 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Sorensen 14-5, D. White 0-3 Pitches - Strikes: L. Sorensen 106-67, D. White 19-12 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. White 1-1
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: W. Mays Ballpark: Sounders Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:31 Attendance: 39193

Game Two

Making his first postseason appearance his the New Orleans Knights' run of four championships in six years ended in 2015, Dontrelle Willis allows 4 runs, 3 earned, over 8 solid innings. But Pud Galvin's strong season continues with a complete game. He wasn't great, mind you, allowing 4 runs on 11 hits. But Hans Lobert's 2 RBI, including a 9th inning walkoff off Tom Niedenfeur to end it, made it good enough and evened the series for Indianapolis. Indianapolis 5, New York 4 (series tied 1-1)

Hans Lobert's walkoff single evened the series.

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Heroes 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 2 Indianapolis Engines 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 10 0
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. Sullivan DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0 B. Hinchman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 B. Leonard 1B, SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1 S. Wise SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500 0 2 b-J. Kelley PR, 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Kennedy C 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .625 0 2 R. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0 R. Baldelli RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 W. Gross 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .600 0 1 a-F. Luderus 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 V. Stephens 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .571 0 1 Totals 36 4 11 4 0 5 11 a - F. Luderus substituted for W. Gross in the 4th b - J. Kelley pinch ran for S. Wise in the 8th BATTING Doubles: T. Kennedy (1, 8th Inning off P. Galvin, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Gross (1, 4th Inning off P. Galvin, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Kennedy 5 , S. Wise , W. Gross 3 , B. Hinchman , V. Stephens 2 , C. Sullivan 2-out RBI: T. Kennedy , W. Gross , V. Stephens Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wise , R. Jones , C. Sullivan GIDP: R. Jones Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Errors: R. Baldelli , T. Kennedy Double Plays: 1 (Wise-Stephens-Leonard)	Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Lobert DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .375 0 2 A. Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0 W. Mays CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .429 1 2 L. Nunamaker C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .375 0 1 S. Musial 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 0 1 C. Maxwell LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0 H. Stovey RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 a-L. Doby PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 M. Huggins 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 b-K. Hrbek PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 K. McMullen 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 c-L. Mazzilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 Totals 33 5 10 4 3 1 12 a - L. Doby pinch hit for H. Stovey in the 9th b - K. Hrbek pinch hit for M. Huggins in the 9th c - L. Mazzilli pinch hit for K. McMullen in the 9th BATTING Doubles: H. Lobert (1, 3rd Inning off D. Willis, 1 on, 1 out) K. McMullen (1, 3rd Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 1 out) L. Doby (1, 9th Inning off T. Niedenfuer, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: L. Nunamaker (1, 2nd Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: L. Nunamaker 5 , A. Trammell , H. Lobert 3 , C. Maxwell 2 , K. McMullen 2 , L. Doby 2 2-out RBI: L. Nunamaker , H. Lobert Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Stovey 2 GIDP: H. Stovey Sac Fly: S. Musial Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: M. Huggins (1) CS: L. Nunamaker (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Musial-Trammell-Musial)
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Willis 8.0 8 4 3 2 1 0 131 75 3.38 T. Niedenfuer L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 11 5.40 PITCHING Game Score: D. Willis 51 Batters Faced: D. Willis 32, T. Niedenfuer 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Willis 13-8, T. Niedenfuer 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: D. Willis 131-75, T. Niedenfuer 17-11	Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Galvin W (1-0) 9.0 11 4 4 0 5 0 125 78 4.00 PITCHING Game Score: P. Galvin 54 Batters Faced: P. Galvin 36 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Galvin 15-5 Pitches - Strikes: P. Galvin 125-78
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: T. Kennedy Ballpark: Sounders Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:44 Attendance: 39013 Special Notes: 3B W. Gross was injured while running the bases.

Game Three

A 1-1 pitchers duel was broken up by a 4-run 7th for Indianapolis, the big blow being Ken McMullen's 2-run shot off Johnny Antonelli. After going 15-1 in the regular season, Antonelli allowed 1 run on 3 hits through 6 before the wheels fell off. The Engines had their own issues, as Leon Day left in the second when a hamstring popped. But Doc White allowed 1 run over 3 2/3 of relief and Josh Beckett and Mike Morgan stumbled to the finish as Indianapolis held on. Indianapolis 6, New York 4 (Indianapolis leads series 2-1)

Ken McMullen went deep in a 4-run 7th inning.

Friday, October 4th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Indianapolis Engines 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 8 0 New York Heroes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 5 0
Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Lobert DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 0 2 A. Trammell SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 0 0 c-L. Mazzilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 d-H. Groh 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W. Mays CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .400 1 2 L. Nunamaker C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273 0 1 S. Musial 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .300 0 3 C. Maxwell LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .273 0 1 H. Stovey RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .143 0 1 M. Huggins 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0 a-L. Doby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 e-J. Quirk 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 K. McMullen 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2 b-K. Hrbek PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 6 8 6 5 6 11 a - L. Doby pinch hit for M. Huggins in the 9th b - K. Hrbek pinch hit for K. McMullen in the 9th c - L. Mazzilli pinch hit for A. Trammell in the 9th d - H. Groh substituted for L. Mazzilli in the 9th e - J. Quirk substituted for L. Doby in the 9th BATTING Doubles: C. Maxwell (1, 7th Inning off J. Antonelli, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: W. Mays (1, 1st Inning off J. Antonelli, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: K. McMullen (1, 7th Inning off J. Antonelli, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: H. Lobert , S. Musial 2 , C. Maxwell 2 , W. Mays 3 , H. Stovey , K. McMullen 5 2-out RBI: S. Musial , K. McMullen Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mays , H. Stovey Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: A. Trammell 2 (2) CS: H. Lobert (1) FIELDING PB: L. Nunamaker 2	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. Sullivan DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .167 0 0 B. Hinchman LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 0 B. Leonard 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 1 S. Wise SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .455 0 2 T. Kennedy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .417 0 2 R. Jones CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .083 0 1 R. Baldelli RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 W. Gross 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .444 0 3 V. Stephens 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 1 Totals 32 4 5 3 6 5 16 BATTING Total Bases: S. Wise , W. Gross , R. Jones , V. Stephens 2 2-out RBI: W. Gross , R. Jones Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kennedy , C. Sullivan 2 Sac Bunt: B. Hinchman Team LOB: 9
Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Day 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.00 D. White 3.2 1 1 0 2 1 0 57 36 0.00 J. Beckett W (1-0)BS (1) 2.2 1 2 2 3 4 0 54 26 6.75 M. Morgan 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 27 17 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: L. Day 48 Batters Faced: L. Day 4, D. White 15, J. Beckett 13, M. Morgan 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Day 3-1, D. White 3-7, J. Beckett 4-1, M. Morgan 3-1 Pitches - Strikes: L. Day 8-8, D. White 57-36, J. Beckett 54-26, M. Morgan 27-17 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Beckett 2-1 , M. Morgan 2-2 HB: D. White	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Antonelli L (0-1) 7.1 6 6 5 5 6 1 132 79 6.14 S. Ellis 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 15 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Antonelli 45 Batters Faced: J. Antonelli 31, S. Ellis 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Antonelli 11-3, S. Ellis 2-3 Pitches - Strikes: J. Antonelli 132-79, S. Ellis 21-15 Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ellis 2-1
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: K. McMullen Ballpark: Judges Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:04 Attendance: 36916 Special Notes: SP L. Day was injured while pitching.

Game Four

What was a scoreless game through 7 turned chaotic in New York. Lee Mazzilli got to Heroes starter John Lackey with 2 out in the 8th for a solo shot to break the tie. A wild pitch and a dropped popup - one of five New York errors - by Sam Wise turned a harmless 9th inning into a 2-run inning for the Engines for a 3-0 lead. But Indianapolis stayed too long with No. 4 starter Al Spalding, letting him start the 9th. By the time closer John Hiller was in, a run was in and a Ruppert Jones double made it second and third. A Terry Kennedy groundout made it 3-2 and a Bill Madlock two-out single tied it up to send it to extras.

Larry Doby deflated the New York crowd then with a 2-run bomb in the 10th to put the Engines back up 5-3. Down to their final out and with a man out, the Heroes' Sam Wise made up for his earlier error, hitting a 2-run shot to knot the score again, keeping the game going.

And go on it would...until Pete Rose's RBI single off Mike Morgan with one out in the bottom of the 15th scored Buck Leonard, giving the Heroes an epic win, overcoming five errors, and tying the series once again. New York 6, Indianapolis 5 (15 innings)

Pete Rose lashed an RBI single to end it in the 15th

Saturday, October 5th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E Indianapolis Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 New York Heroes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 5
Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI L. Doby DH 7 1 1 2 0 0 2 .231 1 2 S. Musial RF 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 .235 0 3 W. Mays CF 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 .267 1 2 C. Maxwell LF 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 .176 0 2 K. Hrbek 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 L. Nunamaker C 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 0 1 L. Mazzilli 1B 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 .091 1 1 A. Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .167 0 0 a-M. Huggins PR, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0 H. Lobert 3B 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 0 2 Totals 53 5 4 4 4 8 16 a - M. Huggins pinch ran for A. Trammell in the 12th BATTING Home Runs: L. Mazzilli (1, 8th Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Doby (1, 10th Inning off T. Niedenfuer, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Musial , L. Mazzilli 4 , L. Doby 4 , M. Huggins 2-out RBI: L. Mazzilli , L. Doby Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nunamaker , W. Mays Sac Bunt: H. Lobert Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: C. Maxwell (1) FIELDING Errors: L. Nunamaker Double Plays: 1 (Lobert-Nunamaker-Mazzilli) PB: L. Nunamaker	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. Sullivan DH 5 1 1 0 2 2 1 .176 0 0 B. Hinchman LF 7 0 1 0 0 0 6 .167 0 0 B. Leonard 1B 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 .056 0 1 S. Wise SS 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 .438 1 4 T. Kennedy C 7 1 1 0 0 0 4 .316 0 2 R. Jones CF 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 .167 0 2 R. Baldelli RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .063 0 1 d-E. McKean PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 e-P. Rose RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1 W. Gross 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 0 3 a-J. Kelley PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-F. Luderus 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-B. Madlock PH, 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .750 0 1 V. Stephens 2B 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .429 0 1 Totals 54 6 12 6 7 5 22 a - J. Kelley pinch ran for W. Gross in the 8th b - F. Luderus substituted for J. Kelley in the 9th c - B. Madlock pinch hit for F. Luderus in the 9th d - E. McKean pinch ran for R. Baldelli in the 11th e - P. Rose substituted for E. McKean in the 12th BATTING Doubles: B. Leonard (1, 15th Inning off M. Morgan, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Hinchman (1, 4th Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Jones (1, 9th Inning off A. Spalding, 2 on, 1 out) B. Madlock (1, 14th Inning off D. White, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: S. Wise (1, 10th Inning off J. Hiller, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: R. Baldelli , T. Kennedy , B. Leonard 2 , S. Wise 5 , B. Hinchman 2 , R. Jones 3 , C. Sullivan , B. Madlock 3 , P. Rose 2-out RBI: S. Wise , B. Madlock Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kennedy , B. Hinchman GIDP: B. Hinchman Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: R. Baldelli , T. Kennedy , S. Wise , V. Stephens , B. Madlock
Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Spalding 8.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 108 70 3.24 J. Hiller BS (1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 36 22 9.00 D. White 3.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 59 34 0.00 M. Morgan L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 19 9 10.80 PITCHING Game Score: A. Spalding 60 Batters Faced: A. Spalding 33, J. Hiller 9, D. White 14, M. Morgan 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 14-8, J. Hiller 4-1, D. White 9-0, M. Morgan 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 108-70, J. Hiller 36-22, D. White 59-34, M. Morgan 19-9 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hiller 2-2	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Lackey 9.0 2 3 1 3 2 1 107 62 1.59 T. Niedenfuer 2.0 1 2 0 0 1 1 26 17 2.45 D. Radatz W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 55 38 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Lackey 74 Batters Faced: J. Lackey 33, T. Niedenfuer 8, D. Radatz 17 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lackey 20-5, T. Niedenfuer 2-3, D. Radatz 7-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Lackey 107-62, T. Niedenfuer 26-17, D. Radatz 55-38 WP: J. Lackey
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: S. Wise Ballpark: Judges Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 4:11 Attendance: 36902

Game Five

After using Al Spalding to get Lary Sorensen for Game 5 on full rest, the Engines ended up losing their lead in the series. But it worked out here, as Sorensen allowed 1 run over 7 2/3, backed by homers from Ken McMullen and Harry Stovey as the Engines beat Dontrelle Willis to take the lead in the series. The Heroes kept working deep counts, and Sorensen had to leave after throwing 123 pitches. But Josh Beckett needed 8 pitches to get four outs to close it out, giving Indianapolis the edge as the series returns to Indy. Indianapolis 5, New York 1 (Indianapolis leads series 3-2)

Lary Sorensen was solid

Sunday, October 6th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Indianapolis Engines 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 5 9 0 New York Heroes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1
Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Lobert DH 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 0 3 A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .188 0 0 W. Mays CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .263 1 2 L. Nunamaker C 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .238 0 1 S. Musial 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .238 0 4 C. Maxwell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .190 0 2 H. Stovey RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .182 1 3 M. Huggins 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .111 0 0 K. McMullen 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 2 3 Totals 36 5 9 5 4 6 18 BATTING Doubles: C. Maxwell (2, 8th Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs) K. McMullen (2, 5th Inning off D. Willis, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: H. Stovey (1, 8th Inning off D. Radatz, 1 on, 0 outs) K. McMullen (2, 7th Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: L. Nunamaker 2 , S. Musial , A. Trammell , H. Stovey 4 , W. Mays , C. Maxwell 2 , K. McMullen 6 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , M. Huggins , H. Stovey , W. Mays GIDP: L. Nunamaker Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (McMullen-Huggins-Musial)	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. Sullivan DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .136 0 0 B. Hinchman LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .174 0 1 B. Leonard 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .048 0 1 S. Wise SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .450 1 4 T. Kennedy C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .348 0 2 R. Jones CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .238 0 2 R. Baldelli RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .050 0 1 W. Gross 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .357 0 3 V. Stephens 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .412 0 1 Totals 34 1 9 1 3 2 17 BATTING Doubles: B. Hinchman (2, 7th Inning off L. Sorensen, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: W. Gross , T. Kennedy 2 , S. Wise 2 , V. Stephens , R. Jones 2 , B. Hinchman 2 2-out RBI: B. Hinchman Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Gross , T. Kennedy , R. Baldelli 2 , B. Leonard , B. Hinchman GIDP: B. Hinchman Sac Bunt: V. Stephens Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: C. Sullivan (1) FIELDING Errors: V. Stephens Double Plays: 1 (Wise-Stephens-Leonard)
Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Sorensen W (1-1) 7.2 9 1 1 3 2 0 123 79 2.45 J. Beckett SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 4.50 PITCHING Game Score: L. Sorensen 56 Batters Faced: L. Sorensen 34, J. Beckett 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Sorensen 11-9, J. Beckett 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: L. Sorensen 123-79, J. Beckett 8-5 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Beckett 2-0	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Willis L (0-1) 7.0 8 4 4 4 3 1 105 62 4.20 D. Radatz 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 27 17 1.59 S. Ellis 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Willis 44 Batters Faced: D. Willis 33, D. Radatz 6, S. Ellis 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Willis 9-8, D. Radatz 2-1, S. Ellis 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: D. Willis 105-62, D. Radatz 27-17, S. Ellis 6-3 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Radatz 1-1
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Sorensen Ballpark: Judges Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:43 Attendance: 37054

Game Six

Ruppert Jones did what he could for the New York Heroes, slugging homers in the second and ninth innings off Pud Galvin. The only problem was that the homers bookended 7 Indianapolis runs, including a 2-run homer from Stan Musial and a 3-run shot from Les Nunamaker off Johnny Antonelli as the Engines went up 7-1 and held off a late charge from New York to win and head to their first PBL Championship Series. The Heroes have won 7 division titles in 11 years without a championship to show for it. Indianapolis 7, New York 4 (Indianapolis wins series 4-2).

Les Nunamaker slugged a 3-run homer for Indianapolis.

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Heroes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 1 Indianapolis Engines 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 X 7 6 0
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. Sullivan DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154 1 1 B. Hinchman LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .222 0 1 B. Leonard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .040 0 1 S. Wise SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .417 1 4 T. Kennedy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 0 2 R. Jones CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .280 2 4 R. Baldelli RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .125 1 2 W. Gross 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 0 3 V. Stephens 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .350 0 1 Totals 35 4 8 4 0 9 7 BATTING Home Runs: R. Baldelli (1, 9th Inning off P. Galvin, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Jones 2 (2, 2nd Inning off P. Galvin, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off P. Galvin, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Sullivan (1, 8th Inning off P. Galvin, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Wise , R. Baldelli 5 , R. Jones 8 , B. Hinchman 2 , C. Sullivan 4 2-out RBI: R. Baldelli , R. Jones Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Stephens Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: R. Baldelli (1) FIELDING Errors: J. Antonelli	Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Lobert DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .179 0 3 A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .200 0 1 W. Mays CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .217 1 2 L. Nunamaker C 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 .261 1 4 S. Musial 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .240 1 6 C. Maxwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .160 0 2 H. Stovey RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .214 1 3 M. Huggins 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .083 0 0 K. McMullen 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .500 2 4 Totals 30 7 6 7 8 3 20 BATTING Doubles: H. Stovey (1, 4th Inning off J. Antonelli, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: L. Nunamaker (1, 6th Inning off J. Antonelli, 2 on, 1 out) S. Musial (1, 5th Inning off J. Antonelli, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: L. Nunamaker 4 , S. Musial 4 , A. Trammell , H. Stovey 2 , H. Lobert , K. McMullen Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nunamaker , W. Mays , C. Maxwell , H. Lobert Sac Bunt: H. Lobert Sac Fly: A. Trammell Team LOB: 8
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Antonelli L (0-2) 5.1 6 7 6 8 3 2 106 62 7.82 R. Sutcliffe 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 16 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Antonelli 25 Batters Faced: J. Antonelli 32, R. Sutcliffe 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Antonelli 8-6, R. Sutcliffe 3-5 Pitches - Strikes: J. Antonelli 106-62, R. Sutcliffe 25-16	Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Galvin W (2-0) 9.0 8 4 4 0 9 4 109 75 4.00 PITCHING Game Score: P. Galvin 64 Batters Faced: P. Galvin 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Galvin 7-11 Pitches - Strikes: P. Galvin 109-75
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Jones Ballpark: Sounders Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:29 Attendance: 39209

SERIES MVP



Pud Galvin (2-0, 2 CG, 4.00 ERA)

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

When I was little, before all the sabermetric stuff (which I'm all for) came into play, the newspapers used to every Sunday run a full list of hitters and pitchers with qualifying plate appearances or innings. I loved checking out that list. So that's where the next post comes from, a season end alphabetical list of all the qualifiers with their basic stats.

Add me to the list that used to love checking that out.

[NYY #23]

The Heroes just have no luck whatsoever when it comes to the playoffs!

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by NYY #23

The Heroes just have no luck whatsoever when it comes to the playoffs!

They were admittedly underdogs this time around, but it's still amazing. New Orleans has four titles, Los Angeles has two and could get a third here. But nobody's been to the playoffs more than New York. Their first title will be quite a story...whenever it happens.

Of course, 10 errors in 6 games doesn't help - though they won the 5-error game!

[Lee]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

When I was little, before all the sabermetric stuff (which I'm all for) came into play, the newspapers used to every Sunday run a full list of hitters and pitchers with qualifying plate appearances or innings. I loved checking out that list. So that's where the next post comes from, a season end alphabetical list of all the qualifiers with their basic stats.

I am another that checked that out every week. Right after breakfast I parked on the couch and read every single players stats on the list. Almost caught up on this diary BTW, great fun!

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Lee

I am another that checked that out every week. Right after breakfast I parked on the couch and read every single players stats on the list. Almost caught up on this diary BTW, great fun!

Thanks, Lee. After changing formats more times than Mike Morgan changed teams, I think I've finally got something I'm very comfortable with, moves quickly and I enjoy writing. That stat list will become part of the monthly recap. Glad so many people feel like I do about it. Just a fun quick thing to look at.

[EMSoccerCoach]

2019 Southern League Championship Series Recap

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Alabama Airmen (84-78) vs Los Angeles Idols (106-56)

Game One

It's always fun to think about an underdog, especially one as huge an underdog as the Airmen are in this series, upsetting the apple cart and pulling off the upset. But most of the time, that's not reality. At least for Game One, reality won. When Ray Knight doubled as the second batter of the game and scored after an error by Idols third baseman Dave Brain - in for the injured Roy Sievers - the Airmen looked at the scoreboard and saw a quick lead to start the series. When they looked at the board at the game's end, it read 16-1 in favor of Los Angeles. Four runs in the first, four in the second, six in the third and they were off to the races. Ralph Kiner hit two homers and drove in 7 runs. Dan Brouthers homered, had three hits, scored three runs and drove in 5. Ty Cobb had four hits and scored three runs. Quite simply, this was a massacre, and the Airmen will have to find resolve to not be blown out of the series after only one game. Los Angeles 16, Alabama 1 (Los Angeles leads series 1-0)

Ralph Kiner clubs one of two homers en route to his 7 RBI day in Game One

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Alabama Airmen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Los Angeles Idols 4 4 6 0 2 0 1 1 X 18 17 1
Alabama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI M. Tiernan RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0 R. Knight 3B 5 1 3 0 0 2 3 .600 0 0 C. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0 H. Davis DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .000 0 1 S. Lopata C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 0 S. Gordon SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0 E. Konetchy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0 A. Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 D. Sisler 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 Totals 35 1 8 1 3 11 22 BATTING Doubles: S. Lopata (1, 6th Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Knight 2 (2, 1st Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Lopata 2 , E. Konetchy , S. Gordon , M. Tiernan , R. Knight 5 , A. Johnson 2-out RBI: H. Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Lopata 2 , S. Gordon 2 , M. Tiernan , H. Davis , R. Knight , D. Sisler Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: A. Johnson (1) CS: M. Tiernan (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Sisler, Gordon-Konetchy-Sisler)	Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 4 4 1 0 0 2 .800 0 1 O. Charleston CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .000 0 0 D. Brouthers 1B 4 4 3 5 1 0 2 .750 1 5 R. Kiner DH 4 3 3 7 1 0 2 .750 2 7 Y. Berra C 5 3 3 3 0 0 1 .600 1 3 J. Turner LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1 D. Brain 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .200 0 1 H. Thompson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 L. Whitaker SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .333 0 0 Totals 39 18 17 18 6 3 17 BATTING Doubles: Y. Berra (1, 8th Inning off J. Beattie, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Cobb 2 (2, 1st Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Rozema, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Turner 2 (2, 1st Inning off M. Scott, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Beattie, 1 on, 0 outs) Triples: L. Whitaker (1, 2nd Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: Y. Berra (1, 3rd Inning off J. Corbett, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Brouthers (1, 5th Inning off D. Rozema, 1 on, 1 out) R. Kiner 2 (2, 1st Inning off M. Scott, 1 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off M. Scott, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: Y. Berra 7 , D. Brouthers 6 , L. Whitaker 3 , D. Brain , R. Kiner 9 , T. Cobb 6 , J. Turner 4 2-out RBI: Y. Berra , D. Brouthers , R. Kiner Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Thompson , L. Whitaker GIDP: R. Kiner Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: T. Cobb (1) FIELDING Errors: D. Brain Double Plays: 1 (Berra-Thompson)
Alabama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Scott L (0-1) 1.1 8 8 8 1 0 2 48 30 54.01 J. Corbett 1.2 3 6 6 3 1 1 48 24 32.41 D. Rozema 3.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 48 29 8.10 J. Beattie 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 14 5.40 PITCHING Game Score: M. Scott -1 Batters Faced: M. Scott 13, J. Corbett 11, D. Rozema 15, J. Beattie 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scott 3-1, J. Corbett 3-1, D. Rozema 5-2, J. Beattie 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: M. Scott 48-30, J. Corbett 48-24, D. Rozema 48-29, J. Beattie 23-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Beattie 2-0	Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Ojeda W (1-0) 7.0 7 1 0 1 8 0 109 66 0.00 B. Fuentes 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 42 25 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: B. Ojeda 68 Batters Faced: B. Ojeda 29, B. Fuentes 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ojeda 10-2, B. Fuentes 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: B. Ojeda 109-66, B. Fuentes 42-25 Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Fuentes 1-0 WP: B. Ojeda 2
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Kiner Ballpark: MGM Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:22 Attendance: 56515

Game Two

Pounded in Game One and facing a pitcher who was 3-0, 1.96 last postseason, the mission was daunting for Alabama. But Mike Tiernan homered off Chacon in the first and Jeff Francis matched Shawn Chacon pitch for pitch to a 1-1 tie through 7. Sherm Lollar's 8th inning RBI double off Donnie Moore put Alabama up 2-1. But Oscar Charleston led off the bottom of the 8th with a double and would score on Gus Bell's single to knot the game at 2. Give major credit to Alabama, though, as UL Washington singled, stole second, went to third on a groundout and scored on Ray Knight's SAC Fly for the lead - and eventual winning, run as the Airmen tied the series. Alabama 3, Los Angeles 2 (Series tied 1-1)

The fleet U.L. Washington ran Alabama into a series-tying win

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Alabama Airmen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 1 Los Angeles Idols 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
Alabama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Davis DH 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .000 0 1 R. Knight 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .375 0 1 M. Tiernan RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .333 1 1 C. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 a-H. Myers CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Bottomley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0 B. Kerr SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 S. Lollar C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1 D. Sisler LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0 U. Washington 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 4 2 16 a - H. Myers substituted for C. Jones in the 9th BATTING Doubles: S. Lollar (1, 8th Inning off D. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Kerr (1, 8th Inning off D. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Sisler (1, 2nd Inning off S. Chacon, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: M. Tiernan (1, 1st Inning off S. Chacon, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Lollar 2 , B. Kerr 2 , U. Washington 2 , D. Sisler 2 , M. Tiernan 5 , J. Bottomley 2-out RBI: S. Lollar , M. Tiernan Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Washington , D. Sisler , M. Tiernan , R. Knight Sac Fly: R. Knight Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: U. Washington (1) , H. Davis (1) FIELDING Errors: U. Washington Double Plays: 1 (Washington-Kerr-Bottomley)	Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .625 0 1 Y. Berra C 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .333 1 3 R. Kiner DH 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .667 2 7 D. Brouthers 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .500 1 5 D. Winfield CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 8 .400 0 1 O. Charleston LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .125 0 0 D. Brain SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1 a-J. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1 e-L. Whitaker 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0 L. Bell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 b-G. Bell PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 d-H. Thompson PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Cantu 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0 c-J. Hauser PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 36 2 9 2 7 5 32 a - J. Turner pinch hit for D. Brain in the 8th b - G. Bell pinch hit for L. Bell in the 8th c - J. Hauser pinch hit for J. Cantu in the 8th d - H. Thompson pinch ran for G. Bell in the 8th e - L. Whitaker substituted for J. Turner in the 9th BATTING Doubles: D. Brouthers (1, 3rd Inning off J. Francis, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Bell (1, 6th Inning off J. Francis, 0 on, 2 outs) O. Charleston (1, 8th Inning off T. John, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Cobb (3, 5th Inning off J. Francis, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: D. Brouthers 2 , L. Bell 2 , J. Cantu , R. Kiner , O. Charleston 2 , D. Winfield 2 , T. Cobb 2 , G. Bell 2-out RBI: D. Winfield Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cantu , O. Charleston , D. Winfield , L. Whitaker GIDP: D. Winfield Team LOB: 15 BASERUNNING SB: T. Cobb (2)
Alabama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Francis 7.0 5 1 1 6 3 0 119 66 1.29 T. John H (1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 J. Corbett W (1-0)BS (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 20.26 L. DeLeon SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 23 13 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Francis 60 Batters Faced: J. Francis 32, T. John 1, J. Corbett 4, L. DeLeon 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Francis 8-9, T. John 0-0, J. Corbett 1-2, L. DeLeon 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Francis 119-66, T. John 2-1, J. Corbett 10-8, L. DeLeon 23-13 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Corbett 1-1	Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Chacon 7.1 5 1 1 4 1 1 124 70 1.23 D. Moore L (0-1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 34 22 10.80 PITCHING Game Score: S. Chacon 61 Batters Faced: S. Chacon 31, D. Moore 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chacon 11-10, D. Moore 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: S. Chacon 124-70, D. Moore 34-22
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Francis Ballpark: MGM Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:05 Attendance: 57184

Game Three

Alabama made the debatable choice to bring ace Mike Scott back on two days rest after he was knocked out in the second inning of Game One. He fared better this time, and led 4-3 going into the sixth. But a bases clearing double from Lou Whitaker blew that out of the water, three unearned runs coming after Buddy Kerr booted what should have been an inning-ending grounder. That turned into Scott's exit, Joe Corbett's entrance, and a five-run inning for the Idols who never looked back and took the series lead once again. Los Angeles 8, Alabama 5 (Los Angeles leads series 2-1)

Lou Whitaker made Alabama pay for an error with a 3-run double

Friday, October 4th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Los Angeles Idols 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 7 0 Alabama Airmen 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .500 0 1 O. Charleston CF 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .182 0 1 D. Brouthers 1B 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 .462 1 8 R. Kiner DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .455 2 8 Y. Berra C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .250 1 3 J. Turner LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .222 0 1 L. Easter SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 H. Thompson 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 L. Whitaker 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .375 0 3 Totals 34 8 7 8 6 6 13 BATTING Doubles: L. Whitaker (1, 6th Inning off J. Corbett, 3 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Brouthers 2 , L. Whitaker 3 , R. Kiner , O. Charleston , T. Cobb 2-out RBI: , D. Brouthers 2 , L. Whitaker , R. Kiner , O. Charleston Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Berra , H. Thompson , R. Kiner GIDP: D. Brouthers Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Berra-Easter)	Alabama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Davis DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .111 0 1 R. Knight 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .308 0 1 M. Tiernan RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231 1 1 C. Jones CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .182 0 0 J. Bottomley 1B 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .250 1 2 B. Kerr SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .375 0 1 S. Lollar C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2 D. Sisler LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .091 0 0 U. Washington 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .250 0 0 Totals 36 4 10 4 5 6 21 BATTING Doubles: S. Lollar (2, 8th Inning off B. Fuentes, 0 on, 1 out) B. Kerr (2, 2nd Inning off R. Nolasco, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Jones 2 (2, 3rd Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Davis (1, 6th Inning off R. Nolasco, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Bottomley (1, 5th Inning off R. Nolasco, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Lollar 4 , B. Kerr 3 , C. Jones 4 , H. Davis 2 , R. Knight , J. Bottomley 4 2-out RBI: J. Bottomley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Washington , H. Davis , R. Knight , J. Bottomley 2 Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING CS: R. Knight (1) FIELDING Errors: B. Kerr Double Plays: 1 (Washington-Kerr-Bottomley)
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Nolasco W (1-0) 7.0 9 4 4 3 5 1 129 80 5.14 B. Fuentes 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 15 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: R. Nolasco 45 Batters Faced: R. Nolasco 32, B. Fuentes 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nolasco 4-11, B. Fuentes 3-2 Pitches - Strikes: R. Nolasco 129-80, B. Fuentes 31-15 WP: B. Fuentes Balk: B. Fuentes	Alabama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Scott L (0-2) 5.2 3 6 3 6 3 0 115 62 14.14 J. Corbett BS (2) 2.2 4 2 0 0 2 0 44 28 10.13 J. Beattie 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 3.86 PITCHING Game Score: M. Scott 42 Batters Faced: M. Scott 26, J. Corbett 12, J. Beattie 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scott 9-4, J. Corbett 5-1, J. Beattie 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: M. Scott 115-62, J. Corbett 44-28, J. Beattie 8-5 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Corbett 3-3 WP: M. Scott
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Whitaker Ballpark: The Air Field Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:18 Attendance: 35194

Game Four

There were lots of chances during the season where the Alabama Airmen could have broken. Everyone expected them to be caught by the St. Louis Tides, or even the Orlando Orcas late. But they never snapped despite bending, their resolve holding tough. So when they fell down 4-0 after 5 in Game Four with Los Angeles ace Bob Ojeda on the mound, the Airmen weren't about to quit. Harry Davis hit a solo shot in the 6th, and Jim Bottomley smacked a pinch-hit two-run single in the 7th to bring them within 1. A Ray Knight SAC Fly then brought home Bottomley to tie it and get the Alabama crowd believing. And so they did...until the top of the 9th, when Jim Beattie walked in a run to make it 5-4 and Jerry Turner hit a bases-loaded triple to bust it open to the eventual final, 8-4. Los Angeles 8, Alabama 4 (Los Angeles leads series 3-1).

Jerry Turner struck the big blow in the 9th for Los Angeles

Saturday, October 5th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Los Angeles Idols 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 10 0 Alabama Airmen 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 10 1
Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .471 0 1 O. Charleston CF 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1 D. Brouthers 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 .412 2 10 R. Kiner DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .313 2 8 Y. Berra C 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250 1 4 J. Turner LF 5 0 2 4 0 1 2 .286 0 5 L. Easter SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0 H. Thompson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 L. Whitaker 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .300 0 3 Totals 38 8 10 7 4 5 22 BATTING Doubles: L. Easter (1, 4th Inning off K. Lohse, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Cobb (4, 9th Inning off J. Beattie, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Turner (3, 9th Inning off J. Beattie, 3 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: D. Brouthers (2, 3rd Inning off K. Lohse, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Easter 2 , Y. Berra , D. Brouthers 4 , O. Charleston 3 , T. Cobb 3 , J. Turner 3 2-out RBI: Y. Berra , D. Brouthers , J. Turner 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Easter 2 , T. Cobb , J. Turner Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Easter-Whitaker-Brouthers)	Alabama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI M. Tiernan RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .222 1 1 R. Knight 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 0 2 C. Jones CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .188 0 0 H. Davis DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .231 1 2 S. Lopata C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143 0 0 S. Gordon SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 0 0 b-U. Washington PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 E. Konetchy 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .143 0 0 A. Johnson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .375 0 0 D. Sisler 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 0 0 a-J. Bottomley PH, 1B 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .400 1 4 Totals 35 4 10 4 3 8 19 a - J. Bottomley pinch hit for D. Sisler in the 7th b - U. Washington pinch ran for S. Gordon in the 8th BATTING Home Runs: H. Davis (1, 6th Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Gordon , C. Jones , M. Tiernan , H. Davis 5 , R. Knight , A. Johnson 2 , J. Bottomley 2 2-out RBI: H. Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gordon , C. Jones , M. Tiernan , H. Davis , A. Johnson GIDP: S. Lopata Sac Fly: R. Knight Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: R. Knight
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Ojeda 7.1 9 4 4 3 6 1 111 73 2.51 D. Moore W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 15 5.40 PITCHING Game Score: B. Ojeda 47 Batters Faced: B. Ojeda 33, D. Moore 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ojeda 9-6, D. Moore 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: B. Ojeda 111-73, D. Moore 20-15 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Moore 1-0 WP: D. Moore	Alabama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA K. Lohse 6.1 8 4 4 2 4 1 121 72 5.68 J. Beattie L (0-1) 2.1 2 4 4 2 1 0 52 32 9.64 T. John 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 27.03 PITCHING Game Score: K. Lohse 43 Batters Faced: K. Lohse 30, J. Beattie 12, T. John 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Lohse 11-4, J. Beattie 2-4, T. John 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: K. Lohse 121-72, J. Beattie 52-32, T. John 4-3 Inherited Runners - Scored: T. John 1-0 WP: K. Lohse HB: J. Beattie
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Turner Ballpark: The Air Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:08 Attendance: 34953

Game Five

Up 3-1 in the series, Los Angeles went with No.4 starter Mike Witt to try and get the top of the rotation back on full rest. They could've have expected Witt to allow 2 runs over 9 innings in the potential clincher. Potential, of course, was the operative word. For Alabama's Eddie Plank would allow 2 runs over 9 as well, sending it to extras. Plank threw blanks in the 10th. Witt did not, as a pinch-hit single from U.L. Washington scored Buddy Kerr, who led off with a double, for the walkoff win in the bottom of the 10th, a thrilling win in what potentially was the last game in Alabama for 2019. Alabama 3, Los Angeles 2 (10 innings) (Los Angeles leads series 3-2)

Eddie Plank held the Southern League's best offense to 3 hits over 10 innings to keep the Airmen alive.

Sunday, October 6th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Los Angeles Idols 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Alabama Airmen 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1 Y. Berra C 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .211 1 4 R. Kiner DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .316 2 8 D. Brouthers 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .381 2 11 D. Winfield CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .333 0 2 O. Charleston LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278 0 1 L. Easter SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .091 0 0 a-J. Turner PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 5 b-L. Whitaker SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3 D. Brain 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 0 1 J. Cantu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0 Totals 33 2 3 2 5 1 14 a - J. Turner pinch ran for L. Easter in the 9th b - L. Whitaker substituted for J. Turner in the 9th BATTING Doubles: D. Brouthers (2, 3rd Inning off E. Plank, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Brouthers 2 , R. Kiner , D. Winfield 2-out RBI: D. Brouthers , D. Winfield Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Winfield 2 Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING CS: J. Turner (1)	Alabama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Davis DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 1 2 R. Knight 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 0 3 M. Tiernan RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 1 1 C. Jones CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .158 0 0 J. Bottomley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357 1 4 B. Kerr SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1 S. Lollar C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .417 0 3 D. Sisler LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .063 0 0 U. Washington 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1 Totals 32 3 6 3 3 3 10 BATTING Doubles: B. Kerr (3, 10th Inning off M. Witt, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: H. Davis (1, 6th Inning off M. Witt, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Lollar , B. Kerr 2 , U. Washington , M. Tiernan , H. Davis 3 , J. Bottomley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Washington Sac Fly: R. Knight Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING CS: H. Davis (1) FIELDING Errors: B. Kerr
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Witt L (0-1) 9.1 6 3 3 3 3 0 110 70 2.89 PITCHING Game Score: M. Witt 64 Batters Faced: M. Witt 36 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Witt 14-10 Pitches - Strikes: M. Witt 110-70	Alabama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank W (1-0) 10.0 3 2 2 5 1 0 141 85 1.80 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 74 Batters Faced: E. Plank 38 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 13-15 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 141-85
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Plank Ballpark: The Air Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:28 Attendance: 35257

Game Six

Two games and two bad losses for Alabama ace Mike Scott. He got another chance here, and was greeted by Oscar Charleston in the first with a homer to put the Idols up 1-0. That was all Scott would allow over 8 2/3 of stellar work as the Airmen pitchers seemed to be settling in against the Idols' big bats. Shawn Chacon was his usual great postseason self, though. But in the sixth, Alabama found a chink in the armor, as Jim Bottomley smacked a solo shot to tie the game. By the time 9 innings were done, Scott and Chacon were done, the game was tied and it was up to the bullpens. Ed Summers held Alabama scoreless in the 10th. Luis DeLeon, near perfect since coming over from Orlando in the deadline deal for George Brett, couldn't do the same, surrendering an RBI single to Charleston that scored Lou Whitaker and sent Los Angeles to its third PBL Championship Series in four years. Alabama can take heart, though, giving a great fight as major underdogs and giving them something to build on...their first postseason berth. Los Angeles 2, Alabama 1 (10 innings) (Los Angeles wins series 4-2)

Oscar Charleston drove in both runs to send the Idols back to the PBL Championship Series.

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Alabama Airmen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Los Angeles Idols 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Alabama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Davis DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 1 2 R. Knight 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 3 M. Tiernan RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 1 1 C. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130 0 0 J. Bottomley 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .353 2 5 B. Kerr SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313 0 1 a-J. Crutchfield PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Lollar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 0 3 D. Sisler LF, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .050 0 0 U. Washington 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 0 1 Totals 34 1 5 1 3 7 11 a - J. Crutchfield pinch ran for B. Kerr in the 9th BATTING Doubles: S. Lollar (3, 4th Inning off S. Chacon, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Knight (3, 3rd Inning off S. Chacon, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Bottomley (2, 6th Inning off S. Chacon, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Lollar 2 , B. Kerr , H. Davis , R. Knight 2 , J. Bottomley 4 2-out RBI: J. Bottomley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , M. Tiernan , D. Sisler GIDP: S. Lollar Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: H. Davis (2) CS: H. Davis (2) FIELDING Errors: J. Bottomley Double Plays: 2 (Bottomley-Kerr-Scott, Washington-Sisler-Bottomley)	Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296 0 1 O. Charleston CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .364 1 3 D. Brouthers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .320 2 11 R. Kiner DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .348 2 8 a-D. Brain PR, DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1 Y. Berra C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 1 4 J. Turner LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 5 L. Easter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .067 0 0 H. Thompson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 L. Whitaker 2B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .273 0 3 Totals 34 2 6 2 4 4 13 a - D. Brain pinch ran for R. Kiner in the 9th BATTING Doubles: O. Charleston (2, 8th Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: O. Charleston (1, 1st Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Kiner 2 , O. Charleston 7 , J. Turner 2-out RBI: O. Charleston Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Easter , D. Brouthers , H. Thompson GIDP: D. Brouthers , J. Turner Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: L. Easter Double Plays: 1 (Whitaker-Easter-Brouthers)
Alabama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Scott 8.2 5 1 1 3 4 1 113 70 6.89 L. DeLeon L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21 12 4.50 PITCHING Game Score: M. Scott 71 Batters Faced: M. Scott 33, L. DeLeon 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scott 12-8, L. DeLeon 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: M. Scott 113-70, L. DeLeon 21-12 Inherited Runners - Scored: L. DeLeon 1-0	Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Chacon 8.1 4 1 1 3 7 1 121 76 1.15 E. Summers W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: S. Chacon 75 Batters Faced: S. Chacon 32, E. Summers 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chacon 9-8, E. Summers 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: S. Chacon 121-76, E. Summers 17-10
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: S. Chacon Ballpark: MGM Field Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:41 Attendance: 56485

SERIES MVP


Dan Brouthers (.320-2-11)

[kenyan_cheena]

Pretty good effort by the Airmen to almost take the Idols to a Game 7.

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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Pretty good effort by the Airmen to almost take the Idols to a Game 7.

Absolutely. Considering they were without their real ace, Dan Haren - though the Idols are without postseason giant Mark Prior (11-1 in his postseason career) - the Airmen put up a great effort. Will be interesting to see if they jump into free agency this season, a must I think if they plan on repeating. St. Louis is strong and Orlando will improve very quickly, I think.

[Terpripken]

Great job on PBLCS recaps. They look great.

I was rooting for the Airmen, they have nothing to hang their heads about though, they played a great series and the Idols are beasts.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Terpripken

Great job on PBLCS recaps. They look great.

I was rooting for the Airmen, they have nothing to hang their heads about though, they played a great series and the Idols are beasts.

Thanks. Really enjoying doing the writeups this way.

As for Alabama, they were just overmatched. The Idols became the PBL's first 1000-run team (1,029), blowing past the prior mark of 971 set by the 2010 New Orleans Knights and matched by the 2013 Memphis Strummers (of which Oscar Charleston was also a part).

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2019 PBL Championship Series Preview

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Indianapolis Engines (94-68) vs Los Angeles Idols (106-56)

Whoever said pitching wins never met these two teams. The Indianapolis Engines set an absurd scoring pace early on, scoring more than 7 runs a game in their first month. The Los Angeles Idols ended up doing even better over the course of the season, scoring 1,029 runs to shatter the previous record by 58, becoming the first team in PBL history to top 1,000.

The Engines have activated Mike Boddicker (7-2, 4.62) for the series. It's a dangerous move, given that he's been out with shoulder problems since early June. But to stall the Idols' vaunted offense, it's all hands on deck.

The Idols have activated Luke Easter (.283-13-63), out since Sept. 8 with a fractured foot. Postseason legend Mark Prior, however, is out, as is third baseman Roy Sievers, who was a huge cog in this offensive machine during the regular season.

Both were tested in the League Championship series, but both survived. Now they're here, so let's get to it...

Season Series: Indianapolis won 2 of 3

INDIANAPOLIS ENGINES

Team Leaders AVG A. Trammell .320 L. Mazzilli .309 S. Musial .297 W. Mays .274 L. Doby .271	Team Leaders HR S. Musial 28 W. Mays 27 C. Maxwell 26 H. Stovey 22 2 tied with 21	Team Leaders RBI A. Trammell 107 S. Musial 103 W. Mays 86 L. Nunamaker 78 C. Maxwell 65
Team Leaders W P. Galvin 18 L. Day 17 L. Sorensen 16 A. Spalding 11 2 tied with 7	Team Leaders ERA L. Sorensen 3.42 P. Galvin 3.95 L. Day 4.10 A. Spalding 5.09	Team Leaders K L. Day 149 P. Galvin 123 A. Spalding 122 L. Sorensen 96 J. Beckett 82

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Lary Sorensen 34 34 16 12 0 3.42 1.23 Rested Starter R Pud Galvin 32 32 18 13 0 3.95 1.28 Slightly Tired Starter R Leon Day 33 33 17 10 0 4.10 1.43 Exhausted Starter R Al Spalding 32 32 11 16 0 5.09 1.55 Rested Spot Starter R Josh Beckett 17 16 7 5 0 4.16 1.19 Rested Middle Reliever R Josh Beckett 17 16 7 5 0 4.16 1.19 Rested Middle Reliever R Andy Coakley 45 0 2 3 0 3.79 1.59 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever L Doc White 32 0 6 4 4 4.56 1.54 Rested Setup Reliever R Mike Morgan 22 0 2 1 0 4.32 1.36 Rested Closer L John Hiller 41 0 6 2 27 1.22 1.02 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 88 R Les Nunamaker C 145 527 123 21 78 98 88 79 .233 .341 .412 9 L Jamie Quirk C 52 160 30 1 13 15 10 33 .188 .238 .275

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 45 R Alan Trammell SS 155 653 209 19 107 99 38 83 .320 .356 .475 41 R Heinie Groh 3B 40 95 24 2 10 11 4 16 .253 .290 .400 91 S Miller Huggins SS 82 148 43 1 12 35 31 10 .291 .417 .392 12 S Lee Mazzilli 1B 135 444 137 12 63 69 67 74 .309 .403 .486 26 L Kent Hrbek 2B 102 370 102 21 64 57 34 40 .276 .341 .486 4 R Hans Lobert 3B 124 452 127 5 48 63 25 29 .281 .324 .372 14 R Ken McMullen SS 45 121 28 6 20 21 15 23 .231 .319 .421

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 22 L Stan Musial RF 136 536 159 28 103 91 58 54 .297 .366 .513 15 L Larry Doby CF 133 458 124 19 62 69 58 93 .271 .356 .452 92 R Harry Stovey RF 90 274 56 22 58 46 32 80 .204 .287 .504 24 R Willie Mays CF 135 555 152 27 86 81 37 70 .274 .318 .472 37 L Charlie Maxwell LF 119 436 117 26 65 76 50 53 .268 .344 .486 23 L Mike Easler LF 52 126 35 0 19 11 6 15 .278 .308 .357

Lineup vs RHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 L Larry Doby DH .271 19 62 15 2 L Stan Musial RF .297 28 103 3 3 R Willie Mays CF .274 27 86 28 4 L Charlie Maxwell LF .268 26 65 1 5 L Kent Hrbek 2B .276 21 64 0 6 R Les Nunamaker C .233 21 78 2 7 S Lee Mazzilli 1B .309 12 63 7 8 R Alan Trammell SS .320 19 107 14 9 R Hans Lobert 3B .281 5 48 24 Lineup vs LHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 R Hans Lobert DH .281 5 48 24 2 R Alan Trammell SS .320 19 107 14 3 R Willie Mays CF .274 27 86 28 4 R Les Nunamaker C .233 21 78 2 5 L Stan Musial 1B .297 28 103 3 6 L Charlie Maxwell LF .268 26 65 1 7 R Harry Stovey RF .204 22 58 0 8 S Miller Huggins 2B .291 1 12 12 9 R Ken McMullen 3B .231 6 20 0

LOS ANGELES IDOLS

Team Leaders AVG R. Sievers .318 T. Cobb .312 R. Kiner .306 D. Brouthers .293 D. Winfield .290	Team Leaders HR R. Kiner 41 D. Brouthers 38 R. Sievers 31 D. Winfield 22 O. Charleston 19	Team Leaders RBI D. Brouthers 129 R. Kiner 116 R. Sievers 113 O. Charleston 98 Y. Berra 91
Team Leaders W 2 tied with 18 S. Chacon 18 B. Ojeda 18 R. Nolasco 16 E. Summers 16	Team Leaders ERA B. Ojeda 3.63 E. Summers 3.91 R. Nolasco 4.15 S. Chacon 4.47	Team Leaders K B. Ojeda 156 R. Nolasco 145 S. Chacon 129 B. Fuentes 78 J. Clarkson 55

Who's Hot? P Donnie Moore 2 SV, 1.80 Last 13 games LF Ralph Kiner .414, 3 HR Last 8 games RF Gus Bell .484, 2 HR Last 9 games Who's Not?

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L Bob Ojeda 34 34 18 8 0 3.63 1.29 Rested Starter R Shawn Chacon 33 33 18 8 0 4.47 1.41 Rested Starter R Ricky Nolasco 31 31 16 6 0 4.15 1.23 Slightly Tired Starter R Mike Witt 12 9 5 3 0 5.22 1.63 Exhausted Spot Starter R John Clarkson 19 17 5 9 0 7.30 1.85 Rested Middle Reliever R Ed Summers 32 24 16 6 0 3.91 1.36 Rested Middle Reliever R John Clarkson 19 17 5 9 0 7.30 1.85 Rested Setup Reliever L Brian Fuentes 62 0 10 5 7 3.60 1.65 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever R Donnie Moore 50 0 4 1 3 3.69 1.33 Rested Closer R Jonathan Papelbon 59 0 7 5 37 3.99 1.31 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 38 L Yogi Berra C 126 473 134 17 91 70 49 43 .283 .351 .450 24 L Brian McCann C 39 118 32 5 18 18 6 19 .271 .304 .475

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 2 L Dan Brouthers 1B 159 649 190 38 129 118 71 59 .293 .367 .525 7 L Hank Thompson 2B 85 236 63 11 37 39 36 34 .267 .361 .458 43 L Lou Whitaker SS 94 247 65 8 30 37 22 37 .263 .324 .377 68 R Dave Brain 3B 87 269 89 8 41 48 8 33 .331 .350 .465 96 L Joe Hauser 1B 29 28 7 2 9 12 1 4 .250 .267 .464 51 R Jorge Cantu 2B 43 116 27 6 17 16 2 26 .233 .258 .431 13 R Les Bell 3B 12 20 4 0 3 3 2 3 .200 .273 .200

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 4 R Ralph Kiner LF 138 533 163 41 116 112 86 79 .306 .399 .582 23 L Oscar Charleston CF 158 591 167 19 98 117 96 118 .283 .385 .440 31 R Dave Winfield RF 131 489 142 22 88 77 33 84 .290 .334 .474 49 L Ty Cobb RF 115 525 164 5 55 98 28 43 .312 .346 .429 42 L Jerry Turner LF 87 229 73 4 30 48 22 30 .319 .376 .454 19 L Gus Bell RF 61 195 60 7 33 27 13 27 .308 .347 .472

Lineup vs RHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 L Ty Cobb RF .312 5 55 30 2 L Oscar Charleston CF .283 19 98 35 3 L Dan Brouthers 1B .293 38 129 2 4 R Ralph Kiner DH .306 41 116 2 5 L Yogi Berra C .283 17 91 1 6 L Jerry Turner LF .319 4 30 6 7 R Dave Brain 3B .331 8 41 2 8 L Hank Thompson 2B .267 11 37 3 9 L Lou Whitaker SS .263 8 30 2 Lineup vs LHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 L Ty Cobb RF .312 5 55 30 2 L Yogi Berra C .283 17 91 1 3 R Ralph Kiner DH .306 41 116 2 4 L Dan Brouthers 1B .293 38 129 2 5 R Dave Winfield CF .290 22 88 10 6 L Oscar Charleston LF .283 19 98 35 7 R Dave Brain SS .331 8 41 2 8 R Les Bell 3B .200 0 3 0 9 R Jorge Cantu 2B .233 6 17 0

Injuries Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Mark Prior elbow ligament reconstruction surgery 10-11 months 29 day(s) left (60-day DL) 3B Roy Sievers strained anterior cruciate ligament 4 weeks 3 day(s) left

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2019 PBL Championship Series Review

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Indianapolis Engines (94-68) vs Los Angeles Idols (106-56)

Game One

It only figures with these two teams that when their aces take the mound a slugfest breaks out. The Engines put up a 2-spot in the first on an Alan Trammell RBI double and a Les Nunamaker SAC Fly. But the Idols answer in the bottom half when Ralph Kiner - who drove in 7 runs in Game One of the SLCS - blasted a 3-run shot for Los Angeles. The Idols added another in the third for a 4-2 lead, and when Indianapolis got one back in the top of the 5th on a Willie Mays homer, they answered with 2 more runs of their own in the bottom half. Harry Stovey then homered in the top of the 6th to cut the deficit to 6-4. Donnie Moore relieved Ojeda in the top of 8th. With one out, he walked Miller Huggins before Larry Doby reached on catcher's interference. That set the stage for Hans Lobert's game-tying 2-run double. Doc White relieved Sorensen for a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th, and Moore hurled a scoreless top of the 9th. White needed 2 pitches apiece to retire Oscar Charleston and Dan Brouthers in the bottom of the ninth. But Ralph Kiner crushed the first pitch he saw 427 feet to left for a walkoff homer, his second of the game, to give the Idols the leg up in the series. Los Angeles 7, Indianapolis 6 (Los Angeles leads series 1-0)

Ralph Kiner again dominated a Game One, with 2 homers including a walkoff

Thursday, October 10th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Indianapolis Engines 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 12 0 Los Angeles Idols 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 13 3
Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Lobert DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .212 0 5 A. Trammell SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .250 0 2 b-K. Hrbek PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 W. Mays CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .250 2 3 L. Nunamaker C 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .259 1 5 S. Musial 1B, RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .267 1 6 C. Maxwell LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .200 0 2 H. Stovey RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235 2 4 d-L. Mazzilli PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 1 1 M. Huggins 2B, SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .067 0 0 K. McMullen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 2 4 a-L. Doby PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 2 c-H. Groh 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 39 6 12 6 3 5 19 a - L. Doby pinch hit for K. McMullen in the 8th b - K. Hrbek pinch hit for A. Trammell in the 8th c - H. Groh substituted for L. Doby in the 8th d - L. Mazzilli pinch hit for H. Stovey in the 9th BATTING Doubles: A. Trammell 2 (3, 1st Inning off B. Ojeda, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 1 out) H. Lobert 2 (3, 1st Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Moore, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: H. Stovey (2, 6th Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Mays (2, 5th Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Nunamaker , S. Musial 2 , A. Trammell 4 , H. Lobert 4 , C. Maxwell 2 , H. Stovey 4 , W. Mays 5 2-out RBI: W. Mays Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , C. Maxwell , W. Mays , K. McMullen GIDP: A. Trammell , M. Huggins Team LOB: 11 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Trammell-Musial, Huggins-Musial)	Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .313 0 1 O. Charleston CF 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .385 1 3 D. Brouthers 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .333 2 11 R. Kiner DH 5 3 2 4 0 0 5 .357 4 12 Y. Berra C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .222 1 6 J. Turner LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 0 5 L. Easter SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .158 0 1 H. Thompson 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .053 0 0 L. Whitaker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 0 3 Totals 37 7 13 7 3 2 20 BATTING Doubles: O. Charleston (3, 6th Inning off L. Sorensen, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: R. Kiner 2 (4, 1st Inning off L. Sorensen, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off D. White, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Easter 2 , Y. Berra 2 , D. Brouthers 2 , H. Thompson , R. Kiner 8 , O. Charleston 3 , T. Cobb 2 2-out RBI: L. Easter , Y. Berra , R. Kiner Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Whitaker , R. Kiner , T. Cobb , J. Turner GIDP: L. Whitaker 2 Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: L. Easter , Y. Berra , H. Thompson Double Plays: 2 (Whitaker-Brouthers, Ojeda-Easter-Brouthers)
Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Sorensen 7.0 12 6 6 3 1 1 105 66 4.15 D. White L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 11 0.82 PITCHING Game Score: L. Sorensen 27 Batters Faced: L. Sorensen 34, D. White 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Sorensen 10-8, D. White 1-3 Pitches - Strikes: L. Sorensen 105-66, D. White 18-11	Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Ojeda 7.0 10 4 4 2 4 2 129 79 3.38 D. Moore W (2-1)BS (1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 33 20 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: B. Ojeda 43 Batters Faced: B. Ojeda 33, D. Moore 10 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ojeda 9-6, D. Moore 2-3 Pitches - Strikes: B. Ojeda 129-79, D. Moore 33-20
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Kiner Ballpark: MGM Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:56 Attendance: 52830

Game Two

When the Idols answered Les Nunamaker's solo shot in the second inning with four runs in the bottom half it was a response. When the Idols then added 10 runs in the bottom of the fourth, it was a statement: You can't keep up. Dan Brouthers and Luke Easter each drove in five runs and every Los Angeles starter scored at least once as the Idols cruised to a 15-7 victory and the Engines found themselves desperate for three games at home they hope can turn this series around. Los Angeles 15, Indianapolis 7 (Los Angeles leads series 2-0)

The powerful Luke Easter homered and drove in 5 for Los Angeles

Friday, October 11th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Indianapolis Engines 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 7 11 2 Los Angeles Idols 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 0 X 15 16 0
Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI L. Doby DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .176 1 2 A. Trammell SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .286 0 3 W. Mays CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281 2 3 C. Maxwell LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .206 0 3 K. Hrbek 2B 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .063 1 3 L. Nunamaker C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .290 2 6 S. Musial RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 1 6 L. Mazzilli 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .125 1 1 H. Lobert 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .216 0 6 Totals 36 7 11 7 1 3 10 BATTING Doubles: L. Mazzilli (1, 7th Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: L. Nunamaker (2, 2nd Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 1 out) K. Hrbek (1, 6th Inning off R. Nolasco, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: L. Nunamaker 5 , S. Musial , A. Trammell 2 , L. Mazzilli 2 , W. Mays 2 , C. Maxwell , K. Hrbek 4 , H. Lobert Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Maxwell 2 , H. Lobert GIDP: L. Mazzilli Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: L. Doby (1) , H. Lobert (1) CS: W. Mays (1) FIELDING Errors: L. Nunamaker , S. Musial	Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 .351 0 1 a-D. Winfield PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2 O. Charleston CF 4 2 2 3 2 0 0 .400 1 6 D. Brouthers 1B 2 1 2 5 2 0 2 .375 2 16 R. Kiner DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .333 4 13 Y. Berra C 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219 1 6 J. Turner LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .269 0 6 L. Easter SS 5 2 3 5 0 0 1 .250 1 6 H. Thompson 3B 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 .130 0 0 L. Whitaker 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .158 0 3 Totals 39 15 16 15 7 2 16 a - D. Winfield pinch hit for T. Cobb in the 8th BATTING Doubles: L. Easter (2, 4th Inning off A. Coakley, 3 on, 1 out) D. Brouthers (3, 4th Inning off A. Coakley, 3 on, 2 outs) O. Charleston (4, 4th Inning off L. Day, 1 on, 1 out) T. Cobb (5, 6th Inning off J. Beckett, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: L. Easter (1, 2nd Inning off L. Day, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: L. Easter 7 , Y. Berra , D. Brouthers 3 , H. Thompson 2 , R. Kiner , O. Charleston 3 , T. Cobb 4 , J. Turner 2 2-out RBI: , D. Brouthers 2 , O. Charleston 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Thompson , R. Kiner 3 Sac Fly: D. Brouthers Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: O. Charleston (1) , J. Turner (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Whitaker-Easter-Brouthers)
Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Day L (0-1) 3.1 11 10 9 3 1 1 75 44 17.36 A. Coakley 0.1 2 4 4 3 0 0 28 14 108.11 J. Beckett 4.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 54 29 3.24 PITCHING Game Score: L. Day -4 Batters Faced: L. Day 24, A. Coakley 6, J. Beckett 17 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Day 5-4, A. Coakley 0-1, J. Beckett 6-6 Pitches - Strikes: L. Day 75-44, A. Coakley 28-14, J. Beckett 54-29 Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Coakley 3-3 , J. Beckett 1-0	Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Nolasco W (2-0) 6.1 11 7 7 1 1 2 100 64 7.43 D. Moore 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 20 4.50 PITCHING Game Score: R. Nolasco 23 Batters Faced: R. Nolasco 29, D. Moore 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nolasco 7-9, D. Moore 3-3 Pitches - Strikes: R. Nolasco 100-64, D. Moore 25-20 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Moore 1-0 WP: D. Moore
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Easter Ballpark: MGM Field Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:05 Attendance: 51820

Game Three

A Larry Doby homer in the first inning and RBI singles from Doby and Trammell in the second gave the Engines an early lead for the third straight game. But Shawn Chacon settled in and allowed 1 hit the rest of the way until he left in the 8th, by which time the Idols had chipped away against Pud Galvin take the lead with a game-tying 8th inning homer by Yogi Berra. Brian Fuentes and Jonathan Papelbon got the final 5 outs for Los Angeles as the Idols went up 3-0 and the Engines found themselves searching for answers. Los Angeles 4, Indianapolis 3 (Los Angeles leads series 3-0)

Yogi Berra crushes a tiebreaking 8th inning homer off Pud Galvin

Sunday, October 13th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Los Angeles Idols 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 11 0 Indianapolis Engines 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1 O. Charleston CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .412 1 7 D. Brouthers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 2 16 R. Kiner DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .324 4 13 Y. Berra C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 2 7 J. Turner LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .300 0 7 a-D. Winfield LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2 L. Easter SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 1 6 H. Thompson 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .185 0 0 L. Whitaker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .136 0 3 Totals 36 4 11 3 1 3 17 a - D. Winfield substituted for J. Turner in the 9th BATTING Doubles: L. Easter (3, 2nd Inning off P. Galvin, 1 on, 1 out) H. Thompson (1, 5th Inning off P. Galvin, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: Y. Berra (2, 8th Inning off P. Galvin, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: L. Easter 3 , Y. Berra 4 , H. Thompson 3 , R. Kiner , O. Charleston 2 , T. Cobb , J. Turner 2 2-out RBI: O. Charleston Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Brouthers 2 , L. Whitaker GIDP: R. Kiner Sac Bunt: L. Whitaker Team LOB: 8	Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI L. Doby DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .238 2 4 A. Trammell SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .313 0 4 W. Mays CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 2 3 C. Maxwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 0 3 K. Hrbek 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .105 1 3 a-M. Huggins PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0 L. Nunamaker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 2 6 S. Musial RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .243 1 6 L. Mazzilli 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 1 1 H. Lobert 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225 0 6 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 4 10 a - M. Huggins pinch ran for K. Hrbek in the 9th BATTING Doubles: K. Hrbek (1, 3rd Inning off S. Chacon, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: L. Doby (2, 1st Inning off S. Chacon, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Trammell 2 , H. Lobert , L. Doby 5 , K. Hrbek 2 2-out RBI: A. Trammell , L. Doby Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , L. Mazzilli , W. Mays , K. Hrbek Sac Bunt: L. Nunamaker Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: A. Trammell (3) FIELDING Errors: L. Nunamaker Double Plays: 1 (Trammell-Mazzilli)
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Chacon W (1-0) 7.1 6 3 3 1 4 1 120 80 1.96 B. Fuentes H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.00 J. Papelbon SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: S. Chacon 57 Batters Faced: S. Chacon 29, B. Fuentes 2, J. Papelbon 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chacon 7-11, B. Fuentes 1-1, J. Papelbon 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: S. Chacon 120-80, B. Fuentes 5-4, J. Papelbon 9-4	Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Galvin L (2-1) 9.0 11 4 4 1 3 1 136 86 4.00 PITCHING Game Score: P. Galvin 51 Batters Faced: P. Galvin 38 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Galvin 13-10 Pitches - Strikes: P. Galvin 136-86
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Doby Ballpark: Sounders Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 16 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:42 Attendance: 39188

Game Four

On three days rest, the Engines call on Lary Sorensen to try and keep them alive, while the Idols send Mike Witt - on the heels of a great performance in the SLCS - to close it out, or at least buy time for the top 3 to get back on full rest. Witt battles, but Sorensen is on his game, allowing 2 runs over 7 2/3 while getting homers from Stan Musial, Alan Trammell and Willie Mays as the Engines live to fight another day. Indianapolis 6, Los Angeles 2 (Los Angeles leads series 3-1)

Alan Trammell hit a 2-run homer in the 8th. Willie Mays followed with a solo shot.

Monday, October 14th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Los Angeles Idols 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Indianapolis Engines 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 6 14 1
Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .326 0 1 J. Turner LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294 0 7 D. Brouthers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 2 16 R. Kiner DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .333 4 14 a-D. Brain PR, DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1 Y. Berra C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 2 7 O. Charleston CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .395 1 8 L. Easter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 6 H. Thompson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .161 0 0 L. Whitaker 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .160 0 3 Totals 33 2 5 2 2 5 12 a - D. Brain pinch ran for R. Kiner in the 8th BATTING Doubles: O. Charleston (5, 4th Inning off L. Sorensen, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Cobb (6, 5th Inning off L. Sorensen, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: L. Whitaker , R. Kiner , O. Charleston 2 , T. Cobb 2 , J. Turner 2-out RBI: O. Charleston Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Easter , D. Brouthers , H. Thompson Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: J. Turner (2) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Easter-Brouthers, Thompson-Whitaker-Brouthers)	Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI L. Doby DH 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .261 2 4 A. Trammell SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 7 .324 1 6 W. Mays CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .293 3 4 C. Maxwell LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .190 0 3 K. Hrbek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .130 1 3 a-M. Huggins PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063 0 0 L. Nunamaker C 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .278 2 6 S. Musial RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 .268 2 8 L. Mazzilli 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 1 1 H. Lobert 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256 0 7 Totals 34 6 14 6 6 3 25 a - M. Huggins pinch ran for K. Hrbek in the 7th BATTING Doubles: L. Nunamaker (1, 2nd Inning off M. Witt, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Musial (2, 2nd Inning off M. Witt, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Trammell (1, 8th Inning off D. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Mays (3, 8th Inning off D. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Nunamaker 2 , S. Musial 5 , A. Trammell 5 , H. Lobert 2 , L. Mazzilli , L. Doby , W. Mays 6 , C. Maxwell , K. Hrbek 2-out RBI: A. Trammell , W. Mays Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Trammell , K. Hrbek GIDP: S. Musial , W. Mays Sac Fly: H. Lobert Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING CS: A. Trammell (1) FIELDING Errors: L. Mazzilli
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Witt L (0-2) 7.1 11 3 3 5 3 1 136 82 3.24 D. Moore 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 2 20 11 7.56 E. Summers 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Witt 42 Batters Faced: M. Witt 35, D. Moore 4, E. Summers 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Witt 10-6, D. Moore 0-1, E. Summers 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: M. Witt 136-82, D. Moore 20-11, E. Summers 10-7	Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Sorensen W (2-1) 7.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 107 65 3.68 D. White SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 0.73 PITCHING Game Score: L. Sorensen 63 Batters Faced: L. Sorensen 31, D. White 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Sorensen 10-9, D. White 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: L. Sorensen 107-65, D. White 15-11 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. White 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: S. Musial Ballpark: Sounders Ballpark Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:54 Attendance: 39203

Game Five

Managerial decisions take on added impact in the postseason. And, while Whitey Herzog pushed all the right buttons with Indianapolis this season, he'll face questions about this one. After Leon Day matched Bob Ojeda pitch-for-pitch - each allowing two runs while pitching into the 8th - the managers turned it over to the bullpen. The Idols turned it to Brian Fuentes, while Herzog turned to Mike Boddicker, who was making his first appearance since going down with a shoulder injury June 15. Fuentes finished the 8th and threw a scoreless 9th and 10th. Boddicker was equally impressive, throwing 2 1/3 innings of no-hit ball. But Herzog tried to push Boddicker for another inning of work, only to have it blow up in his face when Boddicker allowed three hits, the last of which was a 2-run single to Hank Thompson, as the Idols went up 4-2. John Hiller finished for the Engines, but the damage had been done. Los Angeles manager Frank Selee threatened to make the same mistake with Fuentes, though. Les Nunamaker doubled and Charlie Maxwell singled him home to make it 4-3. But that was it for Fuentes, who gave way to Jonathan Papelbon, who froze Stan Musial and sawed off Kent Hrbek for a weak liner back to the mound to end the game and the series, giving the Idols their third title in four years. Los Angeles 4, Indianapolis 3 (11 innings) (Los Angeles wins series 4-1)

Hank Thompson's 2-run single in the 11th won the series

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Los Angeles Idols 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 3 Indianapolis Engines 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Cobb RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 0 1 J. Turner LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .282 0 7 D. Brouthers 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311 2 16 R. Kiner DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .317 4 14 a-D. Brain PR, DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1 Y. Berra C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .205 2 7 O. Charleston CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .390 1 9 L. Easter SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .270 2 7 H. Thompson 3B 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 .194 0 2 L. Whitaker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .172 0 3 b-D. Winfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2 c-J. Cantu 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0 Totals 40 4 11 4 4 6 17 a - D. Brain pinch ran for R. Kiner in the 8th b - D. Winfield pinch hit for L. Whitaker in the 11th c - J. Cantu substituted for D. Winfield in the 11th BATTING Home Runs: L. Easter (2, 5th Inning off L. Day, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: L. Easter 5 , Y. Berra , D. Brouthers 2 , H. Thompson 2 , L. Whitaker , O. Charleston , J. Turner , D. Brain 2-out RBI: H. Thompson , O. Charleston Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Whitaker , O. Charleston , J. Turner GIDP: Y. Berra , D. Brouthers Sac Bunt: O. Charleston Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: L. Whitaker (1) CS: O. Charleston (1) FIELDING Errors: L. Easter , B. Ojeda , H. Thompson Double Plays: 2 (Ojeda-Easter-Brouthers, Whitaker-Easter-Brouthers)	Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Lobert DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .271 0 8 A. Trammell SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 1 6 W. Mays CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .289 3 5 L. Nunamaker C 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .300 2 6 H. Stovey RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .227 2 4 C. Maxwell LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .213 0 4 a-L. Doby PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 4 S. Musial 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .239 2 8 M. Huggins 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .053 0 0 b-K. Hrbek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 1 3 K. McMullen 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .316 2 4 Totals 41 3 8 3 3 7 24 a - L. Doby pinch ran for C. Maxwell in the 11th b - K. Hrbek pinch hit for M. Huggins in the 11th BATTING Doubles: L. Nunamaker (2, 11th Inning off B. Fuentes, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Lobert (4, 3rd Inning off B. Ojeda, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: L. Nunamaker 3 , H. Lobert 3 , H. Stovey , W. Mays , C. Maxwell 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , A. Trammell , M. Huggins 2 GIDP: L. Nunamaker , A. Trammell Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Trammell-Huggins-Musial, Day-Huggins-Musial)
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Ojeda 7.2 5 2 1 3 5 0 128 79 2.79 B. Fuentes W (1-0) 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 32 21 1.23 J. Papelbon SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 7 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: B. Ojeda 65 Batters Faced: B. Ojeda 32, B. Fuentes 10, J. Papelbon 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ojeda 13-4, B. Fuentes 3-3, J. Papelbon 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: B. Ojeda 128-79, B. Fuentes 32-21, J. Papelbon 13-7 Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Fuentes 1-0 , J. Papelbon 1-0 WP: B. Ojeda	Indianapolis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Day 7.2 8 2 2 3 4 1 127 71 8.03 M. Boddicker L (0-1) 3.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 54 35 6.00 J. Hiller 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7.72 PITCHING Game Score: L. Day 56 Batters Faced: L. Day 31, M. Boddicker 13, J. Hiller 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Day 8-8, M. Boddicker 5-2, J. Hiller 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: L. Day 127-71, M. Boddicker 54-35, J. Hiller 2-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Boddicker 1-0 , J. Hiller 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Easter Ballpark: Sounders Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:32 Attendance: 39250

SERIES MVP

Luke Easter (.409, 2 HRs, 7 RBI)

[Terpripken]

No surprise I guess...the Idols are REALLY good. That lineup is pretty incredible.

Nice recap.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Terpripken

No surprise I guess...the Idols are REALLY good. That lineup is pretty incredible.

Nice recap.

Their offense is so strong that so long as they have at least mid-level pitching (they ranked 4th in the Southern League) they are going to be very hard to beat. Consider that Indianapolis had baseball's #2 offense with 883 runs. The Idols topped that by 140 runs...almost a run a game! And that was with Ty Cobb missing almost two months.

They, not surprisingly, have the highest payroll at $74.6 million (New Orleans is second at $61.4 million). But they've spent it well.

[EMSoccerCoach]

2019 Amateur Draft First Glimpse

The 2019 Amateur Draft will feature players who debuted between 1985 and 1987. Some big names in this class, which should make the draft and subsequent free agency period a very interesting couple of months in the Pastime Baseball League.

Prospects include:

Rick Aguilera
Jose Canseco
Vince Coleman
Shawon Dunston
Len Dykstra
Cecil Fielder
Andres Galarraga
Mike Greenwell
Teddy Higuera
Randy Myers
Paul O'Neill
Devon White
Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Kevin Brown
Will Clark
David Cone
Bo Jackson
Wally Joyner
Barry Larkin
Greg Maddux
Fred McGriff
Mark McGwire
Benito Santiago
Ellis Burks
Ken Caminiti
Tom Glavine
Al Leiter
Edgar Martinez
Jack McDowell
David Wells
Matt Williams

[EMSoccerCoach]

up to 9 votes on the Award polls...I always aim for 10. I don't vote, so I'll let the computer be #10 so we can get them awarded and move on with the offseason. A pretty exciting draft crop coming in.

The Charlotte Cougars are on the clock.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Rick Aguilera


Jose Canseco


Vince Coleman


Shawon Dunston


Len Dykstra


Cecil Fielder


Andres Galarraga


Mike Greenwell


Teddy Higuera


Randy Myers


Paul O'Neill


Devon White


Barry Bonds


Bobby Bonilla


Kevin Brown


Will Clark


David Cone


Bo Jackson


Wally Joyner


Barry Larkin


Greg Maddux


Fred McGriff


Mark McGwire


Benito Santiago


Ellis Burks


Ken Caminiti


Tom Glavine


Al Leiter


Edgar Martinez


Jack McDowell


David Wells


Matt Williams

!!!

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

up to 9 votes on the Award polls...I always aim for 10. I don't vote, so I'll let the computer be #10 so we can get them awarded and move on with the offseason. A pretty exciting draft crop coming in.

The Charlotte Cougars are on the clock.

Just voted!

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Just voted!

Good man! Awards announced tomorrow and then it's on to the draft (which may be a day or two as I adjust defensive ratings for this fun draft class).