Best Baseball team of all time

[Nick Soulis]

Angels Take Game 1 With Ease

Game 1 at Fenway Park would seem to be a tough task for the Anaheim Angels but in the end it was the contrary. The Angels behind Jarod Washburn played out to a comfortable 6-1 lead and the first game of this series.

The Angels on offense did it all with the long ball hitting 4 home runs and displaying power that few in that early era had seen. David Eckstein opened the game with a homer against Smoky Joe Wood then late in the game in the 8th and 9th Alex Ochoa, Tim Salmon, and Garrett Anderson added their own muscle.

Washburn didnt go very far, much because of a rain delay and sloppy conditions. He only threw into the fifth inning before Scott Shields and Troy Percival took over.

A nice easy opening win for the Angels; rally monkey not needed.
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Game 1
02 Angels lead series 1-0

Monday, February 5th, 1912 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Anaheim Angels 2002 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 12 0 Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Anaheim AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Eckstein SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .000 0 0 A. Kennedy 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 B. Fullmer 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 G. Anderson LF 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Glaus 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0 T. Salmon RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 .000 0 0 C. Weilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Erstad CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .000 0 0 S. Wooten C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 J. Washburn P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Shields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-A. Ochoa RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 37 6 12 6 3 8 13 a - A. Ochoa substituted for S. Shields in the 8th BATTING Home Runs: G. Anderson (0, 9th Inning off E. Cicotte, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Salmon (0, 8th Inning off E. Cicotte, 0 on, 1 out) D. Eckstein (0, 1st Inning off J. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Ochoa (0, 9th Inning off E. Cicotte, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Washburn , S. Wooten , B. Fullmer , G. Anderson 7 , D. Erstad , T. Salmon 4 , D. Eckstein 5 , A. Ochoa 4 2-out RBI: G. Anderson , D. Erstad Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , D. Eckstein Sac Bunt: S. Shields Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: A. Kennedy (0)	Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI L. Gardner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Hooper RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Speaker CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0 J. Stahl 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Engle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Wagner SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 B. Carrigan C 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 a-O. Henriksen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 b-H. Cady C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Cicotte P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 c-S. Yerkes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 4 4 12 a - O. Henriksen pinch hit for B. Carrigan in the 7th b - H. Cady substituted for O. Henriksen in the 8th c - S. Yerkes pinch hit for E. Cicotte in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: B. Carrigan , H. Hooper 2 , H. Wagner , H. Cady Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stahl , H. Hooper , O. Henriksen , S. Yerkes Sac Bunt: J. Wood Sac Fly: T. Speaker Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: H. Hooper (0) , H. Wagner (0)
Anaheim IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Washburn 4.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 67 39 0.00 S. Shields W (0-0) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 40 19 0.00 T. Percival SV (0) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 32 18 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Washburn 61 Batters Faced: J. Washburn 17, S. Shields 10, T. Percival 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Washburn 5-8, S. Shields 3-3, T. Percival 0-4 Pitches - Strikes: J. Washburn 67-39, S. Shields 40-19, T. Percival 32-18 Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shields 1-0	Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Wood L (0-0) 3.1 6 2 1 3 4 1 66 40 0.00 E. Cicotte 5.2 6 4 4 0 4 3 70 47 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Wood 41 Batters Faced: J. Wood 18, E. Cicotte 23 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wood 3-2, E. Cicotte 10-3 Pitches - Strikes: J. Wood 66-40, E. Cicotte 70-47 Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Cicotte 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: G. Anderson Ballpark: Fenway Park II Weather: wind blowing out to right at 12 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:46 Attendance: 3487 Special Notes: Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 2nd inning.

[Nick Soulis]

HIT PARADE STILL SEES ANGELS WIN

Quite a day at Fenway Park especially for the batsman. Fenway always was and always will be a hitters paradise and so was the case in game two of this series where 33 hits were belted out in the 12-9 2002 Angels win. The Angels lead this series now 2 games to none.

Neither Ramon Ortiz or Buck Obrien could really get anyone out and the Angels especially took an 11-3 lead before the home side made a real run at things. Troy Glaus hit a three run home run in the 5th and Tim Salmon drove in 4 runs on the day as the Angels didnt looked fooled by anyhting thrown at them. Clyde Engle had three runs driven in and a home run but the Red Sox could never get really close again and Russ Ortiz stuck through things past the 8th inning even though he had allowed 16 hits.

Anaheim has really pushed aside any thoughts that they are an overrated side and going back to California for game 3 they have scored another win for modern day baseball.
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Game 2
02 Angels lead series 2-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Anaheim Angels 2002 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 12 13 0 Boston Red Sox 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 9 20 1
Anaheim AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Eckstein SS 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 A. Kennedy 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 G. Anderson LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .000 0 0 B. Fullmer 1B 5 2 2 1 0 2 4 .000 0 0 T. Glaus 3B 4 3 2 3 1 2 2 .000 0 0 T. Salmon RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Erstad CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .000 0 0 S. Fasano C 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 R. Ortiz P 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .000 0 0 a-O. Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Donnelly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 39 12 13 12 3 7 19 a - O. Palmeiro pinch hit for R. Ortiz in the 9th BATTING Doubles: B. Fullmer (0, 8th Inning off M. Allison, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Erstad (0, 7th Inning off M. Allison, 2 on, 0 outs) T. Salmon (0, 1st Inning off B. O'Brien, 3 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Glaus (0, 5th Inning off B. O'Brien, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Fasano , B. Fullmer 3 , A. Kennedy 2 , T. Glaus 5 , G. Anderson 2 , D. Erstad 2 , T. Salmon 3 , D. Eckstein 2-out RBI: T. Salmon Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fasano , B. Fullmer , G. Anderson , D. Erstad Sac Fly: T. Salmon , D. Eckstein Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: B. Fullmer (0) , D. Erstad (0)	Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Hooper RF 6 0 3 1 0 1 1 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Speaker CF 6 2 3 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 L. Gardner 3B 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Stahl 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 C. Engle 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Wagner SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 B. Carrigan C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 B. O'Brien P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-P. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 M. Allison P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-O. Henriksen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 42 9 20 9 2 2 21 a - P. Thomas pinch hit for B. O'Brien in the 6th b - O. Henriksen pinch hit for M. Allison in the 9th BATTING Doubles: T. Speaker (0, 1st Inning off R. Ortiz, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: C. Engle (0, 7th Inning off R. Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. O'Brien , B. Carrigan , J. Stahl , L. Gardner 2 , C. Engle 6 , D. Lewis 3 , T. Speaker 4 , H. Hooper 3 , H. Wagner 2 , O. Henriksen 2-out RBI: L. Gardner , C. Engle , D. Lewis , H. Hooper Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Allison , J. Stahl , T. Speaker 3 , H. Wagner 3 Sac Bunt: J. Stahl Sac Fly: L. Gardner , D. Lewis Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: J. Stahl (0) , H. Hooper (0) CS: L. Gardner (0) , P. Thomas (0) FIELDING Errors: L. Gardner
Anaheim IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Ortiz W (0-0) 8.0 16 7 7 2 2 1 136 82 0.00 B. Donnelly 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 20 12 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: R. Ortiz 22 Batters Faced: R. Ortiz 41, B. Donnelly 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ortiz 9-11, B. Donnelly 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: R. Ortiz 136-82, B. Donnelly 20-12 HB: R. Ortiz	Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. O'Brien L (0-0) 6.0 9 8 8 1 5 1 108 74 0.00 M. Allison 3.0 4 4 4 2 2 0 52 33 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: B. O'Brien 26 Batters Faced: B. O'Brien 31, M. Allison 15 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Brien 10-3, M. Allison 2-5 Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Brien 108-74, M. Allison 52-33 WP: B. O'Brien HB: B. O'Brien 2
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: T. Glaus Ballpark: Fenway Park II Weather: Partly Cloudy (15 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:19 Attendance: 5557

[Nick Soulis]

ANGLES SWEEP BOSOX WITH EASE

Anaheim really made things look easy as they disposed and swept the 1912 Boston Red Sox and sparked celebrations in on their home field.

The Angels closed out the series thanks to two stars on the night, Kevin Appier on the mound and Tim Salmon with the bat. The final in this one was 5-3.

Appier was at his best going the distance in the game and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 strikeouts. Appier was just the right man to close out the series and some very good defense behind him made his job even easier.

On the other side Tim Salmon, known as Mr, Angel, came up in a legend like effort in the clincher. Salmon went 2-4 with 4 RBI including a two run home run in the 4th inning. Salmon along with Garrett Anderson who had an outstanding series (.571) were white hot in all three games.

Boston left with their hands held low, surely they were a better team then what they showed, but now their chance has past.

Many are already pointing to this series and concluding that the old baseball teams cant compete with the modern game.
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Game 3
02 Angels win series 3-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 1 Anaheim Angels 2002 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 5 7 1
Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Hooper RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Speaker CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Gardner 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Stahl 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 C. Engle 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Wagner SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Carrigan C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0 H. Bedient P 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 29 3 4 3 2 3 7 BATTING Doubles: L. Gardner (0, 9th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Wagner (0, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Carrigan , L. Gardner 2 , T. Speaker , H. Wagner 2 2-out RBI: T. Speaker Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stahl , L. Gardner GIDP: C. Engle Sac Bunt: H. Bedient Sac Fly: H. Hooper Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: H. Wagner (0) CS: L. Gardner (0) FIELDING Errors: H. Bedient	Anaheim AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Eckstein SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-B. Gil SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Kennedy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Anderson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-O. Palmeiro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Fullmer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 T. Glaus 3B 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Salmon RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 3 .000 0 0 D. Erstad CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 S. Fasano C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 K. Appier P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 30 5 7 5 3 3 11 a - B. Gil substituted for D. Eckstein in the 9th b - O. Palmeiro substituted for G. Anderson in the 9th BATTING Doubles: B. Fullmer (0, 2nd Inning off H. Bedient, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Anderson (0, 6th Inning off H. Bedient, 0 on, 1 out) T. Salmon (0, 6th Inning off H. Bedient, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Salmon (0, 4th Inning off H. Bedient, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: B. Fullmer 2 , T. Glaus , G. Anderson 3 , D. Erstad , T. Salmon 6 2-out RBI: , T. Salmon 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fasano , D. Erstad Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING CS: D. Erstad (0) , D. Eckstein (0) FIELDING Errors: K. Appier Double Plays: 1 (Eckstein-Fullmer)
Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA H. Bedient L (0-0) 8.0 7 5 5 3 3 1 124 72 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: H. Bedient 48 Batters Faced: H. Bedient 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bedient 10-9 Pitches - Strikes: H. Bedient 124-72 HB: H. Bedient	Anaheim IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA K. Appier W (0-0) 9.0 4 3 2 2 3 0 114 73 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: K. Appier 70 Batters Faced: K. Appier 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 10-13 Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 114-73 WP: K. Appier
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: T. Salmon Ballpark: Edison International Field Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:23 Attendance: 6029

SERIES MVP:
Tim Salmon
.454 2 HR 9 RBI

[Nick Soulis]

1995 Cleveland Indians vs 1939 New York Yankees

1939 New York Yankees
Record: 106-45
Finish: Won World series over Cincinnati Reds
Manager: Joe McCarthy
Team ERA: 3.31
Team AVG: .287
Home runs: 166
Key Players: Joe Dimaggio OF (.381, 126 RBI), Bill Dickey C (.302, 105 RBI), Red Ruffing (21-7,2.93)

Many consider this team among the top 5 teams of all time with their incredible record and their sweep through the world series, this team was at the heart of the old Yankee dynasties. A well balanced lineup with a high team average with men in scoring position. This Yankee team is expected to go very far in this tournament.

1995 Cleveland Indians
Record: 100-44
Finish: Won AL pennant; lost to Atlanta in world series
Manager: Mike Hargrove
Team ERA: 3.83
Team AVG: .291
Home runs: 207
Key players: Albert Belle OF (.317, 50 HR), Manny Ramirez OF (.308, 107 RBI), Kenny Lofton (.310, 54 SB)

One game away from winning it all this team had a dream like season in 95. For this Indians team it was all about the bats as they outslugged their opposition and let the starters just do ennough to get by. One of the best outfields in American League history with Belle, Lofton, and Ramirez this Indians team people forget won over 100 games and had a 4 year dream run.

Pitching matchups
Game 1 at Yankee Stadium: Charles Nagy (16-6, 4.55) vs Red Ruffing (21-7, 2.93)
Game 2 at Yankee Stadium: Dennis Martinez (12-5, 3.08) vs Lefty Gomez (12-8, 3.41)
Game 3 at Jacobs Field: Orel Hershiser (16-6, 3.87) vs Atley Donald (13-3, 3.71)

[Nick Soulis]

INDIANS FOLD LATE IN GREAT SERIES OPENER

An opening game that will be remembered for a while excited fans throughout the baseball world as the 1939 Yankees came from behind to beat the 1995 Cleveland Indians 8-7 in dramatic fashion to take game 1 of the series.

Trailing by a score of 6-3 the Yankees had the lead into the top of the 8th. That is when Eddie Murray homered to right with 2 men on to tie the score off of Red Ruffing. The Indians then did their part for the upset and took the lead in the top of the 9th when again Eddie Murray hit a sacrafice fly.

Mike Hargrove then gave the ball to Jose Mesa in hopes of closing the door. Joe McCarthy countered and pinch hit with Lou Gehrig, who is no longer a starter. Old Lou came through singleling to left and leaving for a pinch runner. Bill Knickerbocker then pinch hit and delivered a double and the Yanks were in business.

Mesa then settled down and struck out two consecutive batters, setting up a 2 out showdown with Red Rolfe. Ball 1. Ball 2. Foul. And then a slap over the shortstops head, Kenny Lofton's throw is late, and the Yankees take game 1.

Truly a great opening game, surely more to come.
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Game 1
39 Yankees lead series 1-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Indians 1995 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 7 9 2 New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 8 12 0
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 b-R. Amaro CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Baerga 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Thome 3B 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0 c-A. Espinoza 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Belle LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .000 0 0 M. Ramirez RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0 E. Murray 1B 2 1 1 4 2 0 3 .000 0 0 O. Vizquel SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 S. Alomar C 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .000 0 0 d-T. Pena C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Nagy P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 a-B. Giles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 J. Mesa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 35 7 9 7 7 8 22 a - B. Giles pinch hit for C. Nagy in the 8th b - R. Amaro substituted for K. Lofton in the 9th c - A. Espinoza substituted for J. Thome in the 9th d - T. Pena substituted for S. Alomar in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Thome 2 (0, 1st Inning off R. Ruffing, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Russo, 0 on, 1 out) K. Lofton (0, 5th Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Alomar (0, 2nd Inning off R. Ruffing, 1 on, 1 out) E. Murray (0, 8th Inning off R. Ruffing, 2 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Alomar 4 , E. Murray 4 , C. Baerga , J. Thome 5 , O. Vizquel , K. Lofton 2 , M. Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Murray , C. Baerga , O. Vizquel , M. Ramirez 2 Sac Fly: E. Murray Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: K. Lofton (0) FIELDING Errors: O. Vizquel 2	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Selkirk LF 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 .000 0 0 R. Rolfe 3B 6 1 2 2 0 1 7 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .000 0 0 C. Keller RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .000 0 0 B. Dickey C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0 c-B. Rosar PR, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Gordon 2B 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .000 0 0 B. Dahlgren 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0 d-L. Gehrig PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 F. Crosetti SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 a-T. Henrich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-B. Knickerbocker SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 R. Ruffing P 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 M. Russo P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 Totals 39 8 12 8 7 8 32 a - T. Henrich pinch hit for F. Crosetti in the 7th b - B. Knickerbocker substituted for T. Henrich in the 8th c - B. Rosar pinch ran for B. Dickey in the 8th d - L. Gehrig pinch hit for B. Dahlgren in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. DiMaggio (0, 5th Inning off C. Nagy, 3 on, 0 outs) C. Keller 2 (0, 4th Inning off C. Nagy, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Nagy, 3 on, 2 outs) B. Knickerbocker (0, 9th Inning off J. Mesa, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Ruffing 2 , B. Dickey 2 , R. Rolfe 2 , F. Crosetti , J. DiMaggio 2 , C. Keller 4 , B. Knickerbocker 2 , L. Gehrig 2-out RBI: R. Rolfe , C. Keller Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dickey , R. Rolfe , F. Crosetti 2 , J. DiMaggio 2 Sac Bunt: R. Ruffing Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: J. Gordon (0)
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Nagy 7.0 8 6 4 7 6 0 127 69 0.00 J. Mesa L (0-0) 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 28 20 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: C. Nagy 40 Batters Faced: C. Nagy 38, J. Mesa 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nagy 9-6, J. Mesa 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: C. Nagy 127-69, J. Mesa 28-20	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Ruffing 7.0 8 6 6 5 6 2 160 89 0.00 M. Russo W (0-0) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 28 17 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: R. Ruffing 38 Batters Faced: R. Ruffing 34, M. Russo 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ruffing 8-7, M. Russo 1-3 Pitches - Strikes: R. Ruffing 160-89, M. Russo 28-17 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Russo 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Murray Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II Weather: Partly Cloudy (31 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:27 Attendance: 10962

[Nick Soulis]

MESA REDEEMS HIMSELF AS TRIBE WIN

Jose Mesa got a second chance to close what he couldnt do in game 1 of this best of five series and close he did. Mesa pitched the last two innings in relief for starter Dennis Martinez to save a 4-3 tight win and tie the series at 1.

The Indians got off to a good start getting 2 runs in the first two innings off of Yankee starter Lefty Gomez taking advantage of poor Yankee defense who would make 4 errors on the day. The Yankees came back as Joe Dimaggio homered in the 5th inning to tie the game at 2.

Sandy Alomar and Carlos Baegra drove in runs in the 6th to put the Indians right back up, the tribe would never trail in this game.

Down a run late the entire crowd at Yankee Stadium expected their team to come back again like they did in game 1, but this time Cleveland wouldnt let it happen, and have impressed in these first two games in New York, proving they could play with the mighty Yankees.

Series goes to Cleveland all even.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Indians 1995 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 0 New York Yankees 1939 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 8 4
Cleveland 1995 AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI K. Lofton CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 C. Baerga 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .000 0 0 A. Belle LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .000 0 0 f-J. Burnitz LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Thome 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0 M. Ramirez RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 E. Murray 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .000 0 0 O. Vizquel SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 b-P. Sorrento PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 d-T. Pena C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Alomar C 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 c-B. Giles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 e-A. Espinoza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Martinez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-R. Amaro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Mesa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 4 8 4 9 3 26 a - R. Amaro pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 8th b - P. Sorrento pinch hit for O. Vizquel in the 9th c - B. Giles pinch hit for S. Alomar in the 9th d - T. Pena substituted for P. Sorrento in the 9th e - A. Espinoza substituted for B. Giles in the 9th f - J. Burnitz substituted for A. Belle in the 9th BATTING Doubles: R. Amaro (0, 8th Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Alomar , E. Murray , C. Baerga , J. Thome 2 , M. Ramirez 2 , R. Amaro 2 2-out RBI: E. Murray , C. Baerga Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Baerga , J. Thome , O. Vizquel , M. Ramirez , B. Giles GIDP: J. Thome , O. Vizquel Sac Bunt: D. Martinez 2 Sac Fly: C. Baerga Team LOB: 14 BASERUNNING SB: O. Vizquel (0) CS: R. Amaro (0)	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Selkirk LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .000 0 0 R. Rolfe 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .000 0 0 C. Keller RF 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Dickey C 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .000 0 0 J. Gordon 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 a-T. Henrich PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 c-B. Knickerbocker 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Dahlgren 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0 b-L. Gehrig PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 F. Crosetti SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 L. Gomez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 d-J. Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Donald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 3 8 2 6 6 21 a - T. Henrich pinch hit for J. Gordon in the 7th b - L. Gehrig pinch hit for B. Dahlgren in the 7th c - B. Knickerbocker substituted for T. Henrich in the 8th d - J. Gallagher pinch hit for L. Gomez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: C. Keller (0, 3rd Inning off D. Martinez, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: J. DiMaggio (0, 5th Inning off D. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Rolfe , J. DiMaggio 6 , C. Keller 4 , B. Dahlgren Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dickey , R. Rolfe , B. Dahlgren , L. Gehrig Sac Bunt: L. Gomez Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING CS: G. Selkirk (0) FIELDING Errors: B. Dickey 2 , R. Rolfe , B. Dahlgren Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Dahlgren, Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren)
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Martinez W (0-0) 7.0 7 3 3 6 4 1 143 78 0.00 J. Mesa SV (0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 17 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Martinez 49 Batters Faced: D. Martinez 34, J. Mesa 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Martinez 8-8, J. Mesa 3-1 Pitches - Strikes: D. Martinez 143-78, J. Mesa 22-17 WP: D. Martinez 2 HB: D. Martinez	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Gomez L (0-0) 8.0 7 4 2 7 2 0 150 80 0.00 A. Donald 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 12 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Gomez 51 Batters Faced: L. Gomez 39, A. Donald 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gomez 15-5, A. Donald 0-2 Pitches - Strikes: L. Gomez 150-80, A. Donald 24-12
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. DiMaggio Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II Weather: Partly Cloudy (22 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:17 Attendance: 12581

[Nick Soulis]

INDIANS CLOSING IN BEHIND HERSHISER

Playing before a capacity crowd at Jacobs Field the 1995 Cleveland Indians built on their momentum from game 2 and bested the 39 Yankees to take a crucial lead in the series.

The final was 9-4 and Orel Hershiser although past his prime, pitched with a veterans savy to go the distance and get the win. Hershiser struck out 11 and let up only 2 extra base hits, including holding Joe Dimaggio to an 0-5 performance.

Eddie Murray is continueing his incredible series driving in 5 runs on this night including a 2 run shot off Atley Donald in the seventh inning. Murray has driven in 10 runs already in the 3 game series.

Now the Indians can pull the upset of the tournament with another win. It wont be easy for sure but with confidence on their side and a energetic home crowd, the recipe for success is there.
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Game 3
95 Indians lead series 2-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Yankees 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 12 2 Cleveland Indians 1995 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 X 9 13 0
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Selkirk LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 R. Rolfe 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0 C. Keller DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 T. Henrich RF 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 B. Dickey C 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 .000 0 0 J. Gordon 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000 0 0 a-L. Gehrig PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 b-B. Knickerbocker 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Dahlgren 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0 F. Crosetti SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 Totals 37 4 12 4 4 11 21 a - L. Gehrig pinch hit for J. Gordon in the 7th b - B. Knickerbocker substituted for L. Gehrig in the 7th BATTING Doubles: B. Dickey 2 (0, 5th Inning off O. Hershiser, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off O. Hershiser, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: G. Selkirk (0, 5th Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Dickey 5 , R. Rolfe , G. Selkirk 6 , C. Keller , T. Henrich 3 , B. Dahlgren 2-out RBI: B. Dickey Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gordon , F. Crosetti , J. DiMaggio 2 , B. Dahlgren Sac Fly: J. Gordon Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING CS: T. Henrich (0) FIELDING Errors: J. Allen , B. Dickey Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Rolfe-Gordon-Dahlgren)	Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI K. Lofton CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 B. Giles RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0 J. Thome 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 A. Belle LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0 M. Ramirez DH 4 1 2 0 1 2 6 .000 0 0 E. Murray 1B 3 2 2 5 2 0 2 .000 0 0 C. Baerga 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 .000 0 0 O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Alomar C 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 Totals 36 9 13 8 9 3 26 BATTING Home Runs: E. Murray (0, 7th Inning off A. Donald, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Alomar 2 , E. Murray 5 , J. Thome 2 , O. Vizquel , A. Belle , K. Lofton 2 , M. Ramirez 2 , B. Giles 2-out RBI: , O. Vizquel 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alomar , C. Baerga 2 , K. Lofton , B. Giles GIDP: J. Thome , A. Belle Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: K. Lofton 2 (0)
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Donald L (0-0) 7.0 12 8 7 7 2 1 153 79 0.00 J. Allen 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22 10 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Donald 18 Batters Faced: A. Donald 38, J. Allen 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Donald 11-6, J. Allen 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: A. Donald 153-79, J. Allen 22-10 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Allen 1-1	Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA O. Hershiser W (0-0) 9.0 12 4 4 4 11 1 143 92 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: O. Hershiser 54 Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 42 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 8-7 Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 143-92
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Murray Ballpark: Jacobs Field Weather: Clear skies (29 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:10 Attendance: 10682

[Nick Soulis]

Yanks Slam Indians; Tie Series

Some teams find it very hard to accept losing and the Yankees of Joe McCarthey's era are just that team. Facing elimination the Yankees told starter Monte Pearson just to sit back and relax as the offense lit up Jacobs Field in a 12-1 win.

Joe Gordon homered twice in this blow out, both two run shots as New York 7 run lead before the Indians even had a chance to score. George Selkirk scored three times and also went yard as Mark Clark of the home team couldnt settle down and took the loss.

Rumor has it that Joe Dimaggio talked to his teamates before the game and the often quiet captain had much to say to his team, that looked lost in Game 3.

Still there is one more to play back at Old Yankee Stadium where both game 1 and 2 were very close. This Yankee team was just too good to go out so soon.
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Game 4
Series tied at 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Yankees 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 12 14 0 Cleveland Indians 1995 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Selkirk LF 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 .000 0 0 R. Rolfe 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-L. Gehrig PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 b-B. Knickerbocker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 .000 0 0 C. Keller DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .000 0 0 T. Henrich RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .000 0 0 B. Dickey C 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .000 0 0 J. Gordon 2B 4 3 2 4 1 0 4 .000 0 0 B. Dahlgren 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .000 0 0 F. Crosetti SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 38 12 14 12 9 4 24 a - L. Gehrig pinch hit for R. Rolfe in the 9th b - B. Knickerbocker substituted for L. Gehrig in the 9th BATTING Doubles: B. Dickey (0, 7th Inning off J. Tavarez, 0 on, 1 out) R. Rolfe (0, 6th Inning off J. Tavarez, 2 on, 1 out) Triples: B. Dahlgren (0, 9th Inning off E. Plunk, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: J. Gordon 2 (0, 2nd Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Tavarez, 1 on, 1 out) G. Selkirk (0, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Dickey 2 , J. Gordon 8 , R. Rolfe 4 , F. Crosetti , G. Selkirk 5 , J. DiMaggio , C. Keller , T. Henrich , B. Dahlgren 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gordon , C. Keller , B. Dahlgren , L. Gehrig GIDP: F. Crosetti , C. Keller 2 Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: G. Selkirk (0)	Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI K. Lofton CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 B. Giles RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 J. Thome 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 a-P. Sorrento PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-A. Espinoza 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Belle LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 M. Ramirez DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0 E. Murray 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 C. Baerga 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 O. Vizquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 S. Alomar C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 9 15 a - P. Sorrento pinch hit for J. Thome in the 8th b - A. Espinoza substituted for P. Sorrento in the 9th BATTING Doubles: A. Belle (0, 6th Inning off M. Pearson, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Alomar , E. Murray , A. Belle 4 , K. Lofton 2 , B. Giles 2-out RBI: A. Belle Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Baerga , K. Lofton , M. Ramirez , B. Giles Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: K. Lofton (0) FIELDING Errors: S. Alomar Double Plays: 3 (Baerga-Vizquel-Murray, Vizquel-Baerga-Murray, Murray-Vizquel-Murray)
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Pearson W (0-0) 9.0 8 1 1 1 9 0 131 85 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Pearson 75 Batters Faced: M. Pearson 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pearson 9-8 Pitches - Strikes: M. Pearson 131-85 WP: M. Pearson	Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Clark L (0-0) 5.1 8 7 7 5 0 2 134 75 0.00 J. Tavarez 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 1 38 22 0.00 E. Plunk 1.2 1 2 2 3 3 0 43 23 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Clark 19 Batters Faced: M. Clark 28, J. Tavarez 11, E. Plunk 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 5-10, J. Tavarez 2-2, E. Plunk 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 134-75, J. Tavarez 38-22, E. Plunk 43-23 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tavarez 2-1 , E. Plunk 1-0 Balk: E. Plunk
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Gordon Ballpark: Jacobs Field Weather: Clear skies (24 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:26 Attendance: 10201

[Nick Soulis]

CLEVELAND CELEBRATES MONUMENTAL UPSET

In the biggest of upsets we have seen so far the Cleveland Indians knock out one of the favorites to make it to the end, as the 95 Indians beat the 39 Yankees in the deciding 5th game of the series.

Orel Hershiser as he did in game one had all of his stuff working and had the luxury of getting the cushion of an early lead. Hershiser pitched with confidence and except for a mistake to Lou Gehrig, he was masterfull and was on the moiund in the end when his team clinched it.

Carlos Baerga drove in 2 runs on the day and Eddie Murray hit yet another home run, this time for insurance in the 9th. It was indeed a testament to the Indians who did lose their early lead on the Gehrig homer but answered right back t afirm their path to win this critical game.

Joy in Cleveland and the mighty Yankees have fallen, but truly their are many more of their kind to come.
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Game 5
95 Indians win series 3-2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Indians 1995 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 9 0 New York Yankees 1939 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 1
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI K. Lofton CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 C. Baerga 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .000 0 0 J. Thome 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 A. Belle LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .000 0 0 e-J. Burnitz LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 M. Ramirez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 E. Murray 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .000 0 0 O. Vizquel SS 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 c-P. Sorrento PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 d-A. Espinoza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Alomar C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 a-B. Giles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-T. Pena C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 O. Hershiser P 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 5 9 5 1 8 10 a - B. Giles pinch hit for S. Alomar in the 7th b - T. Pena substituted for B. Giles in the 7th c - P. Sorrento pinch hit for O. Vizquel in the 9th d - A. Espinoza substituted for P. Sorrento in the 9th e - J. Burnitz substituted for A. Belle in the 9th BATTING Doubles: O. Vizquel (0, 4th Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: E. Murray (0, 9th Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Baerga (0, 8th Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: E. Murray 4 , C. Baerga 5 , J. Thome , O. Vizquel 3 , A. Belle , K. Lofton , M. Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Alomar , J. Thome GIDP: B. Giles Sac Fly: O. Vizquel , A. Belle Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: J. Thome (0) , K. Lofton 3 (0)	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Selkirk LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 R. Rolfe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0 C. Keller RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 B. Dickey C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Gordon 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 a-T. Henrich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 c-B. Knickerbocker 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 B. Dahlgren 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-L. Gehrig PH, 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 F. Crosetti SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 R. Ruffing P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 30 2 7 2 1 6 8 a - T. Henrich pinch hit for J. Gordon in the 7th b - L. Gehrig pinch hit for B. Dahlgren in the 7th c - B. Knickerbocker substituted for T. Henrich in the 8th BATTING Doubles: B. Dickey 2 (0, 7th Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Dahlgren (0, 3rd Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: L. Gehrig (0, 7th Inning off O. Hershiser, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: B. Dickey 5 , R. Rolfe , F. Crosetti , B. Dahlgren 2 , L. Gehrig 4 2-out RBI: L. Gehrig Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ruffing , G. Selkirk , B. Knickerbocker Sac Bunt: R. Ruffing , B. Dahlgren Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING CS: F. Crosetti (0) FIELDING Errors: B. Dickey Double Plays: 1 (Rolfe-Gordon-Dahlgren)
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA O. Hershiser W (0-0) 9.0 7 2 2 1 6 1 120 81 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: O. Hershiser 70 Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 12-7 Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 120-81	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Ruffing L (0-0) 9.0 9 5 4 1 8 2 127 82 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: R. Ruffing 58 Batters Faced: R. Ruffing 36 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ruffing 8-10 Pitches - Strikes: R. Ruffing 127-82
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: O. Hershiser Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II Weather: Clear skies (22 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:27 Attendance: 9719

SERIES MVP:

Kenny Lofton
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[NYY #23]

Ouch, what an upset. I'm looking forward to the upcoming '87 Twins series. They were one of my favorite non-Yankee teams to watch, so I'm conflicted on who to root for. Keep up the good work.

[Nick Soulis]

1982 St. Louis Cardinals vs 1916 Boston Red Sox

1916 Boston Red Sox
Record: 91-63
Finish: Won World Series over Brooklyn Robins
Manager: Bill Carrigan
Team ERA: 2.48
Team AVG: .248
Home Runs: 14
Key Players: Larry Gardner 3B (.308, 62 RBI), Babe Ruth SP (23-12, 1.75 ERA), Harry Hooper OF (.271, 27 SB)

A team lead by its pitching staff only batted .248 as a unit. The offensive side is a concern without any real big name to carry the load but this team still won a title in impressive fashion. Ruth was dominant on the mound and Dutch Leonard wasnt a picnic to face either. Some are still saying this team isnt overhyped however, even for their era, now is their chance.

1982 St. Louis Cardinals
Record: 92-70
Finish: Won world series over Brewers
Manager: Whitey Herzog
Team ERA: 3.37
Team AVG: .264
Home Runs: 67
Key Players: George Hendrick OF (.281, 19 HR, 104 RBI), Bruce Sutter CL (2.90 ERA, 36 S), Lonnie Smith OF (.307, 68 SB)

A typical Whitey Herzog team the Cardinals loved to run and play defense in their spacious park. The Cards also threw the ball well with Andujar and Forsch, but the goal was to get the ball into the hands of Bruce Sutter. The Cardinals were fun to watch because of their style, and really match the same style with some of the early century teams.

Game 1 at Busch Stadium: Joaquin Andujar (15-10, 2.47) vs Babe Ruth (23-12, 1.75)
Game 2 at Busch Stadium: Bob Forsch (15-9, 3.48) vs Dutch Leonard (18-12, 2.36)
Game 3 at Fenway Park: Steve Mura (12-11, 4.05) vs Ernie Shore (16-10, 2.63)

[Nick Soulis]

CARDS OPEN WITH WIN A BUSCH

The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals got off to a good start behind Juaquin Andujar as they beat Babe Ruth and the 1916 Red Sox 3-2 to open the series.

Pinky Williams of the Sox had given the Red Sox a lead in the 7th inning wiht a two run single after Ruth and Andujar were matching eachother in a great pitching duel.

The Cards answered however in te bottom of the 7th as they knocked Ruth out of the game and Keith Hernandez singled off Herb Pennock to give the Cards the lead late again.

Bruce Sutter then came on for a perfect ninth on for relief of Andujar, who recived a standing ovation from the Cardinals crowd. Sutter slammed the door and St. Louis won a close opening game and beat the Red Sox best pitcher and maybe hitter (Ruth doubled on the night) in the process.
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Game 1
82 Cards lead series 1-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Red Sox 1916 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 1 St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 8 0
Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Wagner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 D. Hoblitzel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Hooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 L. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 T. Walker CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 P. Thomas C 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Pennock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Janvrin 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-D. Gainer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 b-J. Barry 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Ruth P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-R. Haley C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 1 3 5 a - D. Gainer pinch hit for H. Janvrin in the 7th b - J. Barry substituted for D. Gainer in the 7th c - R. Haley substituted for B. Ruth in the 7th BATTING Doubles: B. Ruth (0, 3rd Inning off J. Andujar, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Walker (0, 7th Inning off J. Andujar, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: B. Ruth 2 , P. Thomas , D. Hoblitzel , H. Janvrin , T. Walker 2 2-out RBI: P. Thomas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hoblitzel , H. Wagner GIDP: H. Hooper Sac Bunt: B. Ruth Team LOB: 3 FIELDING Errors: H. Janvrin Double Plays: 1 (Janvrin-Wagner-Hoblitzel)	St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Herr 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 K. Oberkfell 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-G. Tenace PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 b-D. Green PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-S. Braun 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Smith LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 K. Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .000 0 0 G. Hendrick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 D. Porter C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 W. McGee CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0 M. Ramsey SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 J. Andujar P 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 d-D. Iorg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 B. Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 31 3 8 3 4 1 24 a - G. Tenace pinch hit for K. Oberkfell in the 7th b - D. Green pinch ran for G. Tenace in the 7th c - S. Braun substituted for D. Green in the 8th d - D. Iorg pinch hit for J. Andujar in the 8th BATTING Doubles: L. Smith (0, 3rd Inning off B. Ruth, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Herr , D. Porter 2 , K. Hernandez , K. Oberkfell , L. Smith 3 , G. Hendrick 2-out RBI: K. Hernandez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Herr , D. Porter , W. McGee , G. Hendrick 2 GIDP: W. McGee Sac Bunt: K. Oberkfell Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Ramsey-Herr-Hernandez)
Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Ruth L (0-0) 6.1 6 3 3 2 1 0 82 53 0.00 H. Pennock BS (0) 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 37 22 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: B. Ruth 48 Batters Faced: B. Ruth 28, H. Pennock 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ruth 9-8, H. Pennock 3-2 Pitches - Strikes: B. Ruth 82-53, H. Pennock 37-22 Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Pennock 2-2 HB: B. Ruth	St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Andujar W (0-0) 8.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 113 67 0.00 B. Sutter SV (0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Andujar 66 Batters Faced: J. Andujar 29, B. Sutter 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Andujar 16-4, B. Sutter 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Andujar 113-67, B. Sutter 5-5
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Andujar Ballpark: Robison Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (27 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:24 Attendance: 20923

[Nick Soulis]

Seems To Be Getting Easier In St. Louis

In a smooth and efficient win behind starter Bob Forsch, the 1982 St Louis Cardinals took a 2 games to none lead over the 16 Red Sox with an 8-1 win.

Forsch went the distance and saw his offense make Dutch Leonard suffer by allowing 7 earned runs in the defeat. The Cardinals broke open a competitive game with 5 runs in the 8th inning.

Willie McGee hit a bases loaded three run double in the inning as Boston was clearly beginning to lose its confidence having had only 6 hits on offense and at that point of the game, more earned runs would be too much to overcome with Bruce Sutter looming; in the end Sutter wasnt even needed.

Keith Hernandez continued his hot hitting with a home run not to mention his stellar defense at first base. Willie McGee drove in 4 runs in the game scoring twice himself.

The Cardinals dont even look like they are being challanged and have sweep on their mind heading to Fenway Park.
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Game 2
82 Cardinals lead series 2-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Red Sox 1916 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 St. Louis Cardinals 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 X 8 10 0
Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Wagner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 D. Hoblitzel 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Hooper RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 L. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 T. Walker CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 P. Thomas C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Janvrin 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 a-D. Gainer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-J. Barry 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Leonard P 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Pennock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 0 16 a - D. Gainer pinch hit for H. Janvrin in the 7th b - J. Barry substituted for D. Gainer in the 7th BATTING Doubles: P. Thomas (0, 5th Inning off B. Forsch, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Hoblitzel (0, 1st Inning off B. Forsch, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: D. Leonard , P. Thomas 2 , D. Hoblitzel 3 , D. Lewis , H. Hooper Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Leonard , L. Gardner , D. Lewis 2 GIDP: T. Walker Sac Bunt: P. Thomas Team LOB: 6	St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Herr 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 K. Oberkfell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 a-G. Tenace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-S. Braun 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Smith LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 K. Hernandez 1B 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .000 0 0 c-D. Iorg PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 G. Hendrick RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 D. Porter C 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .000 0 0 W. McGee CF 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .000 0 0 M. Ramsey SS 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .000 0 0 B. Forsch P 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 Totals 32 8 10 8 5 5 16 a - G. Tenace pinch hit for K. Oberkfell in the 7th b - S. Braun substituted for G. Tenace in the 8th c - D. Iorg pinch hit for K. Hernandez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: D. Porter (0, 2nd Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out) W. McGee (0, 8th Inning off H. Pennock, 3 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: K. Hernandez (0, 2nd Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Herr , D. Porter 3 , K. Hernandez 4 , W. McGee 3 , M. Ramsey 3 , L. Smith Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Forsch , T. Herr , K. Hernandez , G. Tenace , D. Iorg Sac Bunt: B. Forsch 2 Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: K. Hernandez (0) , L. Smith (0) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Ramsey-Herr-Iorg)
Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Leonard L (0-0) 7.0 7 7 7 4 5 1 139 77 0.00 H. Pennock 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 26 15 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Leonard 36 Batters Faced: D. Leonard 33, H. Pennock 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 12-4, H. Pennock 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 139-77, H. Pennock 26-15 Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Pennock 3-3 WP: D. Leonard HB: D. Leonard	St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Forsch W (0-0) 9.0 6 1 1 1 0 0 116 72 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: B. Forsch 70 Batters Faced: B. Forsch 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Forsch 18-8 Pitches - Strikes: B. Forsch 116-72 HB: B. Forsch
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: B. Forsch Ballpark: Robison Field Weather: Clear skies (34 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:48 Attendance: 20852

[Nick Soulis]

On Only 2 Hits Boston Extends Series

The 1916 Red Sox finally got their kind of game in the third game of this series and made the most of it, slipping past the 82 Cardinals by the slim margin of 3-2 and avoiding defeat in this series.

The Sox got only two hits in this game but it was good enough for the win. Tilly Walker doubled in a run and the quick Sox stole two bases in the second inning to break out on top by a two run margin off of Steve Mura in the second inning.

With the lead Ernie Shore went to work and deadened the Cardinals all afternoon. Mike Ramsey took Shore deep for a 409 foot homerun over what is eventually to become the green monster at Fenway in the 7th inning to cut the lead to one.

Vean Gregg however did his best Bruce Sutter impression and closed out the game in the 9th in relief. Boston now tries to do it again in Game 4 but will be ill advised if they expect only to get 2 hits again.
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Game 3
82 Cardinals lead series 2-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis Cardinals 1982 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1 Boston Red Sox 1916 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Herr 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 K. Oberkfell 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 L. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 K. Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 a-D. Green PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Hendrick RF, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 D. Porter C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0 W. McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0 M. Ramsey SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 b-G. Tenace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Mura P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 c-S. Braun PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 d-G. Roof PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 4 19 a - D. Green pinch ran for K. Hernandez in the 8th b - G. Tenace pinch hit for M. Ramsey in the 9th c - S. Braun pinch hit for S. Mura in the 9th d - G. Roof pinch ran for S. Braun in the 9th BATTING Triples: T. Herr (0, 3rd Inning off E. Shore, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: M. Ramsey (0, 7th Inning off E. Shore, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Herr 3 , K. Hernandez , K. Oberkfell 3 , M. Ramsey 4 , G. Hendrick , S. Braun Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mura , K. Hernandez , K. Oberkfell , W. McGee , G. Hendrick Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Errors: D. Porter Double Plays: 1 (Herr-Ramsey-Hernandez)	Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Wagner SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 b-E. Scott SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Hoblitzel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 H. Hooper RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Gardner 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0 T. Walker CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 P. Thomas C 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Janvrin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-J. Barry 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Shore P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 a-R. Haley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 V. Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 24 3 2 3 4 1 9 a - R. Haley pinch hit for E. Shore in the 8th b - E. Scott substituted for H. Wagner in the 9th c - J. Barry substituted for H. Janvrin in the 9th BATTING Doubles: T. Walker (0, 2nd Inning off S. Mura, 1 on, 1 out) H. Hooper (0, 4th Inning off S. Mura, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Walker 2 , H. Hooper 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lewis GIDP: D. Hoblitzel Sac Fly: D. Lewis Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: L. Gardner (0) , T. Walker (0)
St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Mura L (0-0) 8.0 2 3 2 4 1 0 110 67 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: S. Mura 65 Batters Faced: S. Mura 29 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mura 13-9 Pitches - Strikes: S. Mura 110-67	Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Shore W (0-0) 8.0 7 2 2 3 4 1 127 79 0.00 V. Gregg SV (0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Shore 61 Batters Faced: E. Shore 34, V. Gregg 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Shore 15-5, V. Gregg 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Shore 127-79, V. Gregg 17-9
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Shore Ballpark: Fenway Park I Weather: Partly Cloudy (22 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 19 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:30 Attendance: 18317

[Nick Soulis]

CARDINALS DESTROY SOX; MOVE ON

In the end it wasnt even close.

The 1982 Cardinals proved their superiority over their opponents in their clinching game 4 win at Fenway Park, winning by a heavy run margin 13-1.

Carl Mays couldnt make it out of the third inning having allowed 6 runs already, Mays had little to nothing working to start this game and he picked at bad day to be at his worst.

Willie McGee hit a two run home run to right in the third to make it 6-0 after three. Mcgee would drive in two runs on the day, as would Keith Hernandez and Tommy Herr. The Cardinals were determined to get off to a good start and did so, closing out the pressure of the match from the opening pitches.

On the mound John Stuper went as far as he could, into the 9th inning and no doubt the lead he was given allowed him to relax and pitch with more confidence. Sutter came on in the 9th for the final out just for good measure.

After the four games this series wasnt really close at all. The Cardinals proved time and time again how much deeper they were as a team. Deserved winners they move on.
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Game 4
82 Cardinals win series 3-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis Cardinals 1982 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 13 14 1 Boston Red Sox 1916 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Herr 2B 4 1 2 2 2 0 1 .000 0 0 K. Oberkfell 3B 5 2 2 1 1 1 5 .000 0 0 L. Smith LF 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 .000 0 0 K. Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 2 2 0 2 .000 0 0 G. Hendrick RF 6 0 1 1 0 1 5 .000 0 0 D. Porter C 4 2 1 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0 W. McGee CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .000 0 0 M. Ramsey SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 J. Stuper P 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 B. Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 42 13 14 11 8 3 27 BATTING Doubles: M. Ramsey (0, 7th Inning off S. Jones, 2 on, 0 outs) L. Smith (0, 1st Inning off C. Mays, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: T. Herr (0, 2nd Inning off C. Mays, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: W. McGee (0, 3rd Inning off C. Mays, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Stuper 2 , D. Porter , K. Hernandez , K. Oberkfell 2 , M. Ramsey 3 , L. Smith 2 , G. Hendrick , W. McGee 5 , T. Herr 4 2-out RBI: K. Oberkfell , G. Hendrick , W. McGee , T. Herr 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stuper , D. Porter 2 , K. Oberkfell , G. Hendrick 2 Sac Bunt: J. Stuper Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: K. Hernandez (0) , T. Herr (0) FIELDING Errors: M. Ramsey	Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Wagner SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 c-B. Carrigan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 d-E. Scott SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Hoblitzel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Hooper RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 L. Gardner 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 e-J. Walsh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Walker CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 P. Thomas C 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Janvrin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 C. Mays P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 M. McHale P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 a-R. Haley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 S. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 R. Foster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-D. Gainer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Pennock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 29 1 3 1 5 1 14 a - R. Haley pinch hit for M. McHale in the 5th b - D. Gainer pinch hit for R. Foster in the 8th c - B. Carrigan pinch hit for H. Wagner in the 8th d - E. Scott substituted for B. Carrigan in the 9th e - J. Walsh pinch hit for D. Lewis in the 9th BATTING Doubles: D. Hoblitzel (0, 1st Inning off J. Stuper, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: D. Hoblitzel 2 , T. Walker , D. Gainer Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Thomas , L. Gardner , H. Janvrin Sac Fly: P. Thomas Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING CS: H. Wagner (0) FIELDING Errors: L. Gardner , D. Lewis PB: P. Thomas
St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Stuper W (0-0) 8.2 3 1 0 5 1 0 134 83 0.00 B. Sutter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Stuper 72 Batters Faced: J. Stuper 34, B. Sutter 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stuper 12-12, B. Sutter 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Stuper 134-83, B. Sutter 4-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Sutter 3-0 WP: J. Stuper	Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Mays L (0-0) 2.2 7 6 6 1 1 1 43 26 0.00 M. McHale 2.1 3 1 0 2 0 0 42 22 0.00 S. Jones 1.0 2 4 3 3 0 0 40 21 0.00 R. Foster 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 15 0.00 H. Pennock 1.0 2 2 0 1 1 0 30 18 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: C. Mays 16 Batters Faced: C. Mays 16, M. McHale 13, S. Jones 8, R. Foster 7, H. Pennock 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mays 3-4, M. McHale 5-2, S. Jones 2-1, R. Foster 1-4, H. Pennock 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: C. Mays 43-26, M. McHale 42-22, S. Jones 40-21, R. Foster 22-15, H. Pennock 30-18 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Foster 2-1 WP: C. Mays , S. Jones
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Stuper Ballpark: Fenway Park I Weather: Partly Cloudy (21 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:18 Attendance: 17423

SERIES MVP
Keith Hernandez
.333 1 HR 5 RBI

[Nick Soulis]

1987 Minnesota Twins vs 1950 New York Yankees

1950 NY Yankees
Record: 98-56
Finish: Won World Series over Phillies
Manager: Casey Stengel
Team ERA: 4.15
Team AVG: .282
Home Runs: 159
Key Players: Yogi Berra C (.322, 124 RBI), Joe Dimaggio OF (.301, 32 HR), Vic Raschi P (21-8, 4.00)

This team did it more with the bats then with the arms as the Yankee dynasty was in its prime in the middle of the century. This was Dimaggio's last strong season with young Yogi Berra bursting on the scene. If anything however the pitching was a bit suspect and something to be watched, especially by Casey Stengel.

1987 Minnesota Twins
Record: 85-77
Finish: Won World Series over Cardinals
Manager: Tom Kelly
Team ERA: 4.63
Team: AVG: .261
Home Runs: 196
Key Players: Kirby Puckett OF (.332, 28 HR), Gary Gaetti 3B (31 HR, 109 RBI), Frank Viola P (17-10, 2.90)

This team has MAJOR pitching concerns with a team ERA usually not good enough for a .500 finish. Still the team did hit almost 200 homeruns and plays so well in the Metrodome. Critics have squaked that this team is one of the weakest to win it all, but numbers are numbers and the games will be played between the lines with the likes of Kirby Puckett and Bert Blylaven leading the way. Tom Kelly was a mastermind as well.

Pitching matchups

Game 1 at Yankee Stadium: Frank Viola (17-10, 2.90 ERA) vs Vic Raschi (21-8, 4.00)
Game 2 at Yankee Stadium: Bert Blyleven (15-12, 4.01) vs Eddie Lopat (18-8, 3.47)
Game 3 at Metrodome: Allie Reynolds vs (16-12, 3.74) vs Les Straker (8-10, 4.37)

[Nick Soulis]

DiMaggio Helps Yanks Take Game 1

Who says Joe DiMaggio has nothing left in the tank? The 30+ centerfielder anchored the lineup in game 1 against the 87 Twins and lead them to a 4-2 win.

DiMaggio banged out a two run home run in the third inning off of Frank Viola to put the Yanks up 3 runs. Joltin Joe also appeared limber in center field covering his ground on a number of plays.

Vic Raschi was a force on the mound for the home side frustrating the Twins to no runs until he tired in the 9th inning. Casey Stengal at that point caeme to the mound to see how his right hander was doing but Vic told him and Yogi Berra, "he had enough to finish."

The other star centerfielder in this game Kirby Puckett did drive in two runs in the ninth, but couldnt do it on his own as the Twins fell behind early and couldnt turn thins around. In fact Puckett came up with the bases loaded in the ninth and hit a double with two outs, on the same play Randy Bush tried to score all the way from third but was thrown out at the plate on a perfect relay throw from third baseman Doc Brown.
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Game 1
50 Yanks lead series 1-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota Twins 1987 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1 New York Yankees 1950 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 1
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Bush LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 M. Salas C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0 K. Puckett CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0 K. Hrbek 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Gaetti 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0 T. Brunansky RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 G. Gagne SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 A. Newman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0 F. Viola P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 a-R. Smalley PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 4 6 15 a - R. Smalley pinch hit for F. Viola in the 9th BATTING Doubles: R. Bush (0, 7th Inning off V. Raschi, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Puckett (0, 9th Inning off V. Raschi, 3 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Viola , K. Hrbek , A. Newman , R. Bush 2 , K. Puckett 2 , T. Brunansky , G. Gagne , R. Smalley 2-out RBI: K. Puckett Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Salas , G. Gaetti , R. Bush , T. Brunansky 2 Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: F. Viola Double Plays: 3 (Viola-Gagne, Newman-Gagne-Hrbek, Gagne-Hrbek)	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI P. Rizzuto SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Mize 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Y. Berra C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .000 0 0 H. Bauer LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0 C. Mapes RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 B. Brown 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Coleman 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 V. Raschi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 Totals 27 4 8 4 3 3 15 BATTING Doubles: C. Mapes (0, 2nd Inning off F. Viola, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: J. DiMaggio (0, 3rd Inning off F. Viola, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: B. Brown 2 , P. Rizzuto , J. DiMaggio 5 , H. Bauer , J. Mize , C. Mapes 2 2-out RBI: P. Rizzuto , J. DiMaggio Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Raschi , H. Bauer GIDP: V. Raschi , H. Bauer , J. Mize Sac Bunt: V. Raschi Sac Fly: J. Coleman Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING CS: P. Rizzuto (0) FIELDING Errors: P. Rizzuto
Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Viola L (0-0) 8.0 8 4 4 3 3 1 124 78 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: F. Viola 50 Batters Faced: F. Viola 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Viola 7-10 Pitches - Strikes: F. Viola 124-78 HB: F. Viola	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA V. Raschi W (0-0) 9.0 8 2 0 4 6 0 133 79 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: V. Raschi 69 Batters Faced: V. Raschi 39 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Raschi 14-6 Pitches - Strikes: V. Raschi 133-79
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: V. Raschi Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I Weather: Partly Cloudy (24 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:31 Attendance: 27012

[Nick Soulis]

Yankees Take Game 2 In 11 Innings

Tommy "Clutch" Heinrich hit a ground ball to short with the infield in in the bottom of the 11th. Racing home was Johnny Hopp who beat the throw to the plate and the Yankees came from behind to take game twp 6-5.

The Yankees fell behind by three runs in the very first inning as Ed Lopat allowed three runs in the first inning including a 2 run home run by Gary Gaetti. The Twins felt good with the lead and Bert Blyleven on the hill.

Up by a score of 5-1 going into the bottom of the 5th the Yankees started to chip away and got two in the bottom of the frame to cut the lead to 2. Then in the bottom of the 8th with Blyleven still on the mound the Yanks came all the way back.

Johnny Hopp drove in a run and then scored later in the inning on a wild pitch to tie the score and set Yankee stadium alive. The game at this point seemed to turn as Minnesota knew they blew their chance.

In extra innings the Yankees got some great pitching from Ernie Nevel as Casey Stengel wove his magic. The winning run was the satisfaction and New York now are in full command going to Minnesota.
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Game 2
50 Yankees lead series 2-0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Minnesota Twins 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1 New York Yankees 1950 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 11 1
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Gagne SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Gladden LF 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 K. Puckett CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 f-M. Davidson PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 K. Hrbek 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .000 0 0 G. Gaetti 3B 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Brunansky RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-R. Bush PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Laudner C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-R. Smalley PH, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 S. Lombardozzi 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-M. Salas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 e-A. Newman PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 B. Blyleven P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 d-G. Larkin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Reardon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Berenguer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 42 5 10 5 2 0 10 a - R. Bush pinch hit for T. Brunansky in the 9th b - R. Smalley pinch hit for T. Laudner in the 9th c - M. Salas pinch hit for S. Lombardozzi in the 9th d - G. Larkin pinch hit for B. Blyleven in the 9th e - A. Newman pinch ran for M. Salas in the 9th f - M. Davidson pinch ran for K. Puckett in the 10th BATTING Triples: S. Lombardozzi (0, 4th Inning off E. Lopat, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Gagne (0, 5th Inning off E. Lopat, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: G. Gaetti (0, 1st Inning off E. Lopat, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Lombardozzi 3 , T. Laudner , K. Hrbek , G. Gagne 5 , G. Gaetti 4 , R. Bush , R. Smalley , M. Salas 2-out RBI: S. Lombardozzi , K. Hrbek , G. Gaetti Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Blyleven , K. Hrbek , A. Newman GIDP: D. Gladden , R. Smalley Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: R. Smalley (0) , M. Davidson (0) FIELDING Errors: B. Blyleven Double Plays: 2 (Lombardozzi-Gagne-Hrbek, Puckett-Hrbek)	New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Hopp LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 5 .000 0 0 P. Rizzuto SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 6 .000 0 0 Y. Berra C 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0 T. Henrich 1B 6 0 1 1 0 0 6 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 C. Mapes RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Brown 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Coleman 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 d-H. Bauer PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Lopat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-J. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Pillette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-J. Mize PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Porterfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-G. Woodling PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Nevel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 e-B. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Ostrowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 39 6 11 5 7 2 26 a - J. Collins pinch hit for E. Lopat in the 5th b - J. Mize pinch hit for D. Pillette in the 7th c - G. Woodling pinch hit for B. Porterfield in the 8th d - H. Bauer pinch hit for J. Coleman in the 10th e - B. Johnson pinch hit for E. Nevel in the 10th BATTING Doubles: B. Brown (0, 8th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: C. Mapes (0, 4th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: Y. Berra , T. Henrich , J. Coleman , B. Brown 3 , P. Rizzuto 2 , J. Hopp , C. Mapes 4 , J. Mize , H. Bauer Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Henrich , P. Rizzuto , J. Hopp , J. DiMaggio 2 GIDP: T. Henrich Sac Bunt: E. Lopat , P. Rizzuto Sac Fly: J. Hopp Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: J. Hopp (0) FIELDING Errors: T. Henrich Double Plays: 2 (Rizzuto-Coleman-Henrich, Rizzuto-Coleman-Henrich)
Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Blyleven 8.0 10 5 4 5 1 1 132 80 0.00 J. Reardon 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 20 0.00 J. Berenguer L (0-0) 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 18 8 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: B. Blyleven 40 Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 38, J. Reardon 7, J. Berenguer 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 10-11, J. Reardon 2-3, J. Berenguer 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 132-80, J. Reardon 25-20, J. Berenguer 18-8 WP: B. Blyleven , J. Berenguer	New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Lopat 5.0 7 5 5 0 0 1 70 46 0.00 D. Pillette 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0.00 B. Porterfield 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 9 0.00 E. Nevel 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 14 0.00 J. Ostrowski W (0-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Lopat 33 Batters Faced: E. Lopat 22, D. Pillette 6, B. Porterfield 4, E. Nevel 8, J. Ostrowski 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lopat 10-4, D. Pillette 3-3, B. Porterfield 2-1, E. Nevel 5-0, J. Ostrowski 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Lopat 70-46, D. Pillette 15-10, B. Porterfield 17-9, E. Nevel 26-14, J. Ostrowski 18-12 WP: E. Lopat
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: G. Gaetti Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I Weather: Clear skies (30 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:23 Attendance: 27047

[Nick Soulis]

METRODOME HOME SWEET

The 1987 Minnesota Twins love their home dome and load restless fans because it helps them win. In game three of this series facing elimination the Twins shocked the 1950 Yankees who may as well been on Mars in their 9-1 loss.

The Twins scored 4 runs in the second inning led by a 2 run double by Kirby Puckett as Allie Reynolds had a tough night on the mound. In fact Reynolds wouldnt get out of the 3rd inning and before they knew it the Yanks were by six runs going into the 4th.

Little known Les Straker pitched well wiht little pressure and other then not being able to get out Yogi Berra (3-3) did a very impressive job on the Yankee offense. Joe Dimaggio was hitless for the second day in a row.

Puckett ended up driving 3 runs in on the day and the win came easily. The Metrodome as always was on fire and little places in baseball history are as load.

With the Yankees still up in the series, game 4 should be very interesting.
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Game 3
50 Yankees lead series 2-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Yankees 1950 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 Minnesota Twins 1987 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 9 9 0
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Hopp DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 P. Rizzuto SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0 Y. Berra C 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Henrich 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 0 0 G. Woodling LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 C. Mapes RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0 B. Brown 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 J. Coleman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 9 2 26 BATTING Total Bases: Y. Berra 3 , P. Rizzuto , J. Hopp 2-out RBI: P. Rizzuto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Rizzuto , J. DiMaggio , G. Woodling , C. Mapes GIDP: T. Henrich Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING SB: J. Hopp (0) FIELDING Errors: T. Ferrick , B. Brown Double Plays: 2 (Pillette-Rizzuto-Henrich, Coleman-Rizzuto-Henrich)	Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Bush LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 T. Laudner DH 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 .000 0 0 K. Puckett CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .000 0 0 K. Hrbek 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 G. Gaetti 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 T. Brunansky RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 G. Gagne SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 M. Salas C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 A. Newman 2B 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .000 0 0 a-G. Larkin PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 b-S. Lombardozzi 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 32 9 9 8 7 1 21 a - G. Larkin pinch hit for A. Newman in the 8th b - S. Lombardozzi substituted for G. Larkin in the 9th BATTING Doubles: K. Hrbek (0, 1st Inning off A. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Puckett (0, 2nd Inning off A. Reynolds, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Gagne (0, 2nd Inning off A. Reynolds, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Hrbek 2 , A. Newman , R. Smalley , R. Bush , K. Puckett 3 , T. Brunansky , G. Gagne 3 2-out RBI: K. Hrbek , A. Newman , K. Puckett Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hrbek 2 , G. Gaetti , R. Bush GIDP: G. Gaetti , K. Puckett Sac Fly: M. Salas Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: A. Newman (0) , G. Gagne (0) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Lombardozzi-Gagne-Hrbek)
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Reynolds L (0-0) 2.2 6 6 5 3 0 0 76 41 0.00 D. Pillette 3.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 44 27 0.00 T. Ferrick 2.0 0 1 0 3 1 0 37 20 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Reynolds 17 Batters Faced: A. Reynolds 18, D. Pillette 13, T. Ferrick 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Reynolds 4-4, D. Pillette 6-3, T. Ferrick 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: A. Reynolds 76-41, D. Pillette 44-27, T. Ferrick 37-20 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pillette 2-0 WP: A. Reynolds	Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Straker W (0-0) 7.1 4 1 1 8 1 0 126 68 0.00 K. Atherton 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 14 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Straker 59 Batters Faced: L. Straker 34, K. Atherton 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Straker 7-14, K. Atherton 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: L. Straker 126-68, K. Atherton 26-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Atherton 1-0 WP: L. Straker
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Straker Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:07 Attendance: 23761

[Nick Soulis]

Yankees End Drama With Series Win

It took one game for the 1950 Yankees to get used to the turf and the space ball played in the Metrodome. A big way of making that happen is great pitching and Tommy Byrne out of nowhere pitched a gem in the 7-0 Yankee clinching win.

Byrne went 8.6 innings of shutout ball and allowed only 3 hits, an incredible feat indeed in the dome. Byrne did tire in the end but at that point New York was already thinking about the next round.

Johnny Hopp went 2-4 and drove in three runs as the Yankees played some small ball, a tactical diffrence then what we saw in game 3. Still it was the pitching that made the diffrence.

Mike Smithson just wasnt as good as he needed to be and allowed five earned runs while walking 6 men.

The favorites walk away in this series win.
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Game 4
50 Yankees win series 3-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Yankees 1950 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 7 9 1 Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Hopp DH 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 .000 0 0 P. Rizzuto SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 Y. Berra C 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Henrich 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 J. DiMaggio CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0 G. Woodling LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .000 0 0 C. Mapes RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 4 .000 0 0 B. Brown 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .000 0 0 B. Johnson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 36 7 9 6 8 3 21 BATTING Doubles: P. Rizzuto (0, 3rd Inning off M. Smithson, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Hopp (0, 6th Inning off M. Smithson, 3 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: C. Mapes (0, 8th Inning off K. Atherton, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: Y. Berra , P. Rizzuto 2 , J. Hopp 3 , J. DiMaggio , G. Woodling 2 , C. Mapes 5 2-out RBI: J. Hopp , C. Mapes Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Berra , B. Brown 3 , P. Rizzuto Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: Y. Berra (0) CS: J. Hopp (0) FIELDING Errors: Y. Berra Double Plays: 2 (Rizzuto-Johnson-Henrich, Rizzuto-Johnson-Henrich)	Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Gagne SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 D. Gladden LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 K. Puckett CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 K. Hrbek 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 G. Gaetti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 R. Bush DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 M. Davidson RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Laudner C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 S. Lombardozzi 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 26 0 3 0 7 2 15 BATTING Total Bases: K. Hrbek , D. Gladden , G. Gagne Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Laudner , K. Hrbek , S. Lombardozzi GIDP: G. Gaetti , K. Puckett Sac Bunt: M. Davidson Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: M. Davidson (0) FIELDING Errors: K. Hrbek
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA T. Byrne W (0-0) 8.2 3 0 0 7 1 0 138 74 0.00 T. Ferrick 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: T. Byrne 72 Batters Faced: T. Byrne 34, T. Ferrick 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Byrne 12-10, T. Ferrick 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: T. Byrne 138-74, T. Ferrick 3-3 Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ferrick 1-0 HB: T. Byrne	Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Smithson L (0-0) 7.0 6 5 5 6 2 0 126 68 0.00 K. Atherton 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 44 24 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Smithson 41 Batters Faced: M. Smithson 33, K. Atherton 11 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Smithson 6-12, K. Atherton 2-3 Pitches - Strikes: M. Smithson 126-68, K. Atherton 44-24 WP: M. Smithson 3
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: T. Byrne Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 3:03 Attendance: 23768