Most amazing games ever played

[jg2977]

Here's the line score of a game that I just simmed through: Game 7 of the ALCS between Texas and Oakland:

Tex 010 002 005 - 8 12 0
Oak 000 000 009 - 9 12 1

Yep, that's right. Texas had an 8-0 lead headed to the bottom of the 9th, but Oakland scored 9 runs to win 9-8. And of all games, Game 7 of the ALCS to win the pennant. I've never seen anything like it.

What's your most memorable games you've ever played/simmed through?

[Carlton_Willey]

Interesting real life box score:

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1...210LAN1990.htm

[MrHaroldG]

Originally Posted by Carlton_Willey

Interesting real life box score:

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1...210LAN1990.htm

ESPN televised that game - I can remember Lasorda blowing a gasket in that Dodger dugout!

[Sagitta]

That was The Game for me to hook me into being a Phillies fan.

I remember watching that and Lasorda just having a complete and utter meltdown in the Dodgers bullpen.

The cameramen were realizing it to because it would be "And Krukker with a home run!"

*quick camera shot of the redfaced Lasorda throwing things*

[Sagitta]

Oh, and personally with OOTP in its various incarnations... I have two.

The first:

               1 2 3  4 5 6 7 8 9  R  H E
Phoenix        2 4 0 10 5 2 8 2 1 34 31 1 
Anchorage      0 0 0  1 0 0 0 0 1  2  3 3

In this game I had one player get credited with 13 RBIs.


And the second:

         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11    R  H E 
Indiana  0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0  0  0    8 11 2 
Halifax  0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7  0  3   11 11 2

[CaptainObvious]

This was my favorite game that I attended:

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2...040CLE2006.htm

[Left-handed Badger]

I remember watching on WGN in 1989, the Cubs playing Astros coming from behind 9-0 to win in extra innings.


As far as OOTP, this weekend I played a game where we were deadlocked 0-0 in the 14th. My closer who I put in previous inning to get out of jam. Blows up. Lose 6-0. My starter went 9 1/3 IP only 4 hits, 99 pitches.

Mentioned it before, several years ago, I was fighting' all game down 8-6 in the bottom of the 9th. I manage to get it 8-7 man on 2 runners on, one on 3rd. My number 5 hitter is up. Actually he was batting 6th this game. In a horrendous slump. Hitting .230, with 3 RBI (2 of which were himself on HRs. Late April. I take a risk call for a squeeze. Misses, out at plate. I am down, ready to eat this game. Well, the computer with a base free call for an intentional walk. My next 2 guys are good at drawing BBs. Well, that first guy draws a BB, loading the bases. Two outs, bases loaded.

Well, for some reason, I get an idea. I still have a LF on the bench, righty, I platoon against lefties. He is not so good against righties. Well, despite the pitcher being righthanded. I go for it. He laces a soft liner over the SS. Two runs score, I win. I am jumping around the room like I won the WS.

And for another painful one. Game 7 of the LCS. I call for a hunch, and pull a Bucky Harris, instead of the scheduled starter. I put in the long reliever to pitch. (my starters had been rocked last 3 games). He doesnt do bad. But, I am going against the ace. I come from behind scores of 1-0 and 4-1. It is 4-3 in the 9th. Well, I get my first guy on. My #9 hitter is up. He fails to bunt (nothing new this game, if someone could've bunted 2 previous times that it failed, I might be tied by now.). Well he hits a grounder (I expect a double play). But, he beats it out at 1B. Well I have no confidence in bunting now. My guy on 1B had 22 SBs in part-time duty in the season, 5 already in the playoffs. I steal 2nd and 3rd with him. Gets him home on a flyball. Unfortunately, bottom of the 11th, still tied. They have runners first and 3rd ,2 out. A freaking weak grounder that my 2B couldnt get to. Talk about dejected.

[MrHaroldG]

Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger

I remember watching on WGN in 1989, the Cubs playing Astros coming from behind 9-0 to win in extra innings.

I put the replay of that game on tape. To this day, I have it stashed away in my sports vault.

[MrHaroldG]

How about this one from the archives:

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1...170CHN1979.htm

I was a high school freshman at the time. I came home from school around the sixth inning and took the score for a misprint.

The Cubs rallied from 17-6 and 21-9 to tie—and still lost.

[Left-handed Badger]

Originally Posted by MrHaroldG

I put the replay of that game on tape. To this day, I have it stashed away in my sports vault.

I do have to say that is still the most exciting game I have ever seen on TV.

Course, given how big a Yanks fan my dad is, I might have seen some of the 1978 one game playoff, but I was only 2, I dont think I can remember it.

[Hazza]

I had a great one the other day, opening day game (My traditional "hands on" game.) we were 4-1 down in the 9th, when we had two base hits with no out, so thinking tactically I dropped in a pinch runner for the big hitter, and my 3rd slugger came up and put it over the wall. We then managed to run through the order and waste several scoring oppertunities.

The other team goes on and has nothing.

But no worries, we've got the top of the order coming up!

1st Lead off - K
2nd Lead off - K

then...uh-oh!

I'm out of PHs and my pinch runner has a contact of 3!

"Slugger" - K

Then what happens? My fireballing Closer gets knocked over the fence for a walk off HR.

I love late game rallies. Even if I loose.

[darkcloud4579]

I don't have the box score, which makes me mad.

But Pedro Martinez threw a perfect game in the World Series. 11 strikeouts, no walks in Game 4, as the Red Sox won 7-0.

[pressure]

This one has always impressed me. In the world series no less.

[Elendil]

I've had two games in my Bush League dynasty that really stand out. One was an All-Star game that ended with an 18-14 score and frequent lead changes. But then I just had a 20-inning deciding game in the league championship series. One team came from the brink of elimination four times to tie the game.

[Tony M]

Not particularly amazing as a game, but a feeling of Deja-Vu.

[Hazza]

Was a must win game for both teams, KC could wrap up the WS with a win...

[Eugene Church]

In the first year of my Alltime Allstar Association...a league consisting of the 16 original franchises...each roster was the top 25 players in each franchise's history...the first game of the 1901 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates...final score 4-3 in 17 innings.

Here is the Dynasty write-up:

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

1901 AAA WORLD SERIES - GAME ONE

Wednesday, September 10, 1901

17-INNING MASTERPIECE AT YANKEE STADIUM TO OPEN WORLD SERIES

BRONX BOMBERS TAKE FIRST GAME

It was a magnificent game between two superb ballclubs. Both of them truly deserved to win, but alas, only one could. Here is how the opening game of the AAA's first World Series played out.

Pittsburgh's Deacon Phillippe and NY's Lefty Gomez matched goose eggs until the sixth inning. Both had only allowed 3 hits. In the top half of the inning Honus Wagner singled with two outs, stole second and then scored the first run of the game on Arky Vaughan's single.

Rube Foster came on for Gomez in the seventh. In the eighth the Pirates struck again. Phillippe singled and moved to third on Pie Traynor's base hit, then came around to score on Paul Waner's single. That made it 2-0 in favor of Pittsburgh. Mariano Rivera relieved Foster and got out of the inning with no more damage.

Waite Hoyt came on to pitch for the Yanks in the top of the ninth and promptly yielded a massive 440-foot homer to Ralph Kiner, making it 3-0.

But like second string NY catcher Yogi Berra said in the dugout to start the last of the ninth: "It ain't over...till it's over". How prophetic young Yogi was. Joe DiMaggio singled with one out. Then the AAA home run leader, Babe Ruth, blasted one high into the rightfield stands to make it 3-2. With two outs Joe Gordon miraculousy slams another one into the stands to tie the game at 3-3.

The two teams then battled scoreless until the last of the seventeenth. Leon Day came on to pitch for the Pirates. Lou Gehrig slammed a double to the rightfield wall to start the inning. Joe Gordon tried twice to bunt him over to third, but failed. Then he grounded out to second and moved Gehrig over. With Bill Dickey at bat, catcher Jason Kendall couldn't handle one of Day's low-breaking curveballs and it got away from him, allowing Gehrig to easily score the game-winning one.

Gehrig and Ruth led the Yanks with 3 hits in 7 at bats each, while Arky Vaughan had 3 for 6 for the Pirates.

Phillippe was outstanding, going 11 innings, giving up 9 hits with 6 K's and no walks. Gomez stoodout, too, hurling six innings with only 3 hits and one run allowed. Relievers did their job, too. Waite Hoyt of the Yanks went 5 innings and stopped the Bucs on 2 hits and one run. Rivera, Gossage and Pennock held Pittsburgh scoreless in fine relief stints. Roy Face with 3 runless frames and Babe Adams with two did the job for the Pirates.

PITTBURGH - 000 001 011 000 000 00 - 3 11 0 (17 innings)
NEW YORK --000 000 003 000 000 01-- 4 14 0

WP: Pennock (1-0 0.00)
LP: Day (0-1 27.03)
PIT: Phillippe (SP) Face (12th) Adams (15th) Day (17th)
NYY: Gomez (SP) Foster (7th) Rivera (8th) Hoyt (9th) Gossage (14th) Pennock (16th)

HR: PIT - Kiner (1) NYY - B. Ruth (1) Gordon (1)

In game two it will be righthander Sam Leever (15-11 2.97) on the hill for the Pirates and lefty Whitey Ford (14-10 3.44) for the New Yorkers.

The Bronx Bombers are favored to take the World Series title because of their home run prowess...they topped the AAA in homers with 142 this season. Pittsburgh hit only 55, the worst in the AAA. But the Pirates have something going for them as they outdid the New York Giants, who hit 140 home runs to lead the National League. However, the Pirates took 13 of the 22 encounters between the two clubs this season.

[Left-handed Badger]

Originally Posted by darkcloud4579

I don't have the box score, which makes me mad.

But Pedro Martinez threw a perfect game in the World Series. 11 strikeouts, no walks in Game 4, as the Red Sox won 7-0.

Yes, well, in one OOTP, Martinez pitched a no-hitter and a one-hitter within 3 weeks of each other against me. No one could've been happier not to have had to face him the rest of the year.

[Scottiedog]

For me it's got to be 1975 World Series Game 6. I have been a Reds fan since from what seems to be birth. I was too young to watch this game on t.v.(four years old at the time). However, I have watched recorded replays of it.
<TABLE class=wikitable style="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><TBODY><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e6e6e6; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><TH align=left width=130>Team</TH><TH width=25>1</TH><TH width=25>2</TH><TH width=25>3</TH><TH width=25>4</TH><TH width=25>5</TH><TH width=25>6</TH><TH width=25>7</TH><TH width=25>8</TH><TH width=25>9</TH><TH width=25>10</TH><TH width=25>11</TH><TH width=25>12</TH><TH width=25>R</TH><TH width=25>H</TH><TH width=25>E</TH></TR><TR style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><TD align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><TD align=left>Boston</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Of course, the whole series was great. I mean just think:
Six games decided by 1 run.
Two games going extra innings.
Fisk/Armbrister bumping into each other in Game 3.
Carbo's unbelievable home run in Game 6.
Several great defensive plays in the outfield by both teams.
And, Game 7 decided by bloop single in 9th inning.

[burnstuff]

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2...060SFN2004.htm

Best game I've ever seen in real life. Went up to San Fran for a week and saw a one-hitter turn into a devastating loss.