Time Warp Baseball

[Matt from TN]

Looks like we lost all of 1958 & 1959 plus the pre-1960 stuff.

[canadiancreed]

that figures

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Looks like we lost all of 1958 & 1959 plus the pre-1960 stuff.

At some point I'll try to write short snips on the lost info, for now let's continue with 1960:

1960 All-Star Game
Candlestick Park, San Francisco



BOX SCORE

This game began as a pitchers' duel as neither team scored a run through the first 6 innings. In the top of the 7th, Tigers 3B Larry Long broke the scoreless tie with a pinch hit solo HR of Cardinals pitcher Frank Abbott. In the bottom of the inning, the NL knotted the score back up . Dodger Brett Evans led off with a pinch hit single off Kansas City's Martin Gwaltney. Pirates catcher Doug Provenzano bunted him to 2nd. A ground out moved Evans to 3rd, and he scored on a single by teammate Roger Joyce to make the score 1-1.

The game remained tied after 9 innings despite both teams getting several runners on base. In the bottom of the 11th, the NL had runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Baltimore's John Nolting struck out Giants outfielder Matt Praks. Then Joyce hit a ball toward the hole but Oriole David Lawrence, a first baseman forced into action at shortstop, showed some range by going to his right and throwing Joyce out at 1st for out 3.

In the bottom of the 12th, Nolting entered his 3rd inning of work. After recording the 1st two outs, he gave a up a single to Dodger Leo Emig, who had played both RF and 1B in the game. Emig stole second and Giants CF Jed Williams drew an unintentional intentional walk to set up a potential force out at 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Giants 3B Ike Walker then hit a single to LF and Emig raced around third to score the winning run.

            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12    R  H  E 
AL Allstars 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  0  0  0    1  8  1 
NL Allstars 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  0  0  1    2 10  1

WP: Louis Schmit, STL
LP: John Nolting, BAL
MVP: Louis Schmit, STL (W, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K)

American League Starters:
C Henry Cruz, BAL*
1B Arnie Stewart, NYA*
2B Hans Habermehl, KCA*
3B Boris Zimyanin, BOS*
SS Kenneth Whitt, BAL*
LF Alan Roloff, CHA
CF Henry Thomas, CHA
RF Chip Sinton, KCA*
SP Adam Sardina, BAL

Reserves:
SP John Nolting, BAL
SP Danny Mau, KCA*
SP Ernest Cohen, CHA*
SP Martin Gwaltney, KCA
SP Randy Liebermann, CHA
SP Jack Garvin, NYA
SP Roosevelt Wurth, NYA (DL)
SP Charley Bier, CHA (DL)
C Walt Stein, BOS
1B Charlton Brown, KCA*
1B David Lawrence, BAL*
2B Herm Vardaman, NYA
3B Larry Long, DET
3B John Degal, BAL*
3B Dave Lemmings, CLE
CF Mike Maginnis, BAL
CF Earl Taylor, CLE (DL)
RF Lucien Arbour, BOS*
RF Pete Pugliese, BAL* (DL)

National League Starters:
C Mike Brennan, MLN
1B Abraham Noel, LAD*
2B Doug Williams, STL*
3B Chris Kobeck, LAD*
SS Alan Liao Jr., STL*
LF Ellie Vancini, MLN
CF Mark Silcox, LAD
RF Jim Alan, STL
SP Brock Putnam, LAD (In his rookie season!!)

Reserves:
SP Brad De la Garza, LAD
SP Theo Torbett, SFG
SP Levi Sellers, PIT
SP Wesley McGee, LAD
SP Frank Abbott, CIN
SP Louis Schmit, STL
SP Hank Makris, PHI
C Doug Provenzano, PIT
2B Brett Evans, LAD*
3B Ike Walker, SFG
SS Roger Joyce, LAD*
LF Abe Arsenault, PHI*
CF Jed Williams, SFG
CF Matt Praks, SFG
CF Asa Booker, PIT* (DL)
RF Leo Emig, LAD*
RF Sam Kreitenberg, PHI*

* denotes ancestor

Next All-Star Game scheduled at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City

[DTF955]

AT least you have comments from varous team owners, etc. on your website, plus news stories. Although, it's got to be frustrating to tke all that stuff and copy and paste it here, which is the daunting task many are facing. (I mean, let's face it, it's impossible that the entire board would fail to write their stuff on a word processing document first. There had to be several who typed stuff out and pasted it in, but I don't think I'd want to bother right away, either, if I had to redo 2 months' worth of that. Might eventually but it would be frustrating)

Looked in and saw my ancestor had a nice career - not Hall of Fame but a good one, Amos Otis level perhaps. (Not sure about the averge to above average players of the '50s who I'd compare him to in OTL.) Interesting to see wht happens with me when I get in there in 1987.

[kreitena]

Pirates catcher Doug Provenzano bunted him to 2nd.

Wow a bunt in an All Star Game. I don't think I've ever seen that. I guess 1960 was a simpler time.

[Matt from TN]

In The News

May 12: At Cincinnati, the Phillies were losing by a score of 4-1 in the 4th inning before Willard Carte gave up an RBI single to Ted McMurray. Carte plunked the next batter, Alton Kee, and a brawl ensured. Reds manager Dixie Douglas charged the mound to tackle Carte. Both dugouts emptied with fights all around. The most cinematic fight was between 5'9" pitcher Dewey Coughlin and 6'5" Abe Arsenault, though Phillies pitcher Josh Nicely taking on McMurray was a close second. It took 12 minutes to restore order. After Carte was ejected, the next batter, Delmar Yordy, hit a 3-run HR off Matt Heal and the Reds went on to a 7-1 win.

May 27: Since there is no rule limiting the size or shape of the catcher's mitt, New York manager Ervin Skjerly combatted the passed-ball problem while catching Jack Garvin by devising an oversized mitt to gather in his fluttering knuckleball.

May 28: Detroit manager Kid Fite was hospitalized with a virus and high fever and missed 13 games. The Tigers went 2-11 under interim manager Nick Graves.

May 28: With the Dodgers leading 5-1 at Forbes Field in the bottom of the 9th inning, Alberto Val was on 3B and Doug Provenzano on 2B with one out when Ernest Baize fanned on a ball that hit in front of the plate. The ball then hit umpire Al Barlick on the right knee and bounced back toward Dodgers pitcher Brock Putnam. Baize did not move but Val raced in from 3B then stopped. Putnam fielded the ball and went after Val, ignoring pleas from the Dodgers bench to simply throw to 1B. In the run-down, Val knocked the ball out of Charlie Shellenbarger's glove and scored on the catcher's error. The photo of the incident was widely published. Pittsburgh scored 2 more runs in the inning off Brian Northington, but Vic Stokes struck out with the tying run at 2nd and the winning run at 1st as L.A. won 5-4.

May 31: When Arnie Stewart caught the ball on the end of a 6-4-3 game-ending double play, he was surrounded by a group of fans. One fan punched Stewart in the face as he raced for the dugout. Because of the incident, the Yankees announced that ushers using ropes -- a tactic used at one point with Jimmy Ditty -- will escort Stewart off the field in the future. Stewart hit a grand slam in the 7th inning of this 14-5 defeat of Washington.

June 11: Cleveland's Earl Taylor hit a 3-run homerun in the 1st inning off Boston's Mike Phipps. Taylor was knocked down by an inside pitch in his next at-bat and eventually walked. In his 4th at-bat which came in the 7th inning, Taylor hit a solo homerun and Phipps was lifted from the game. The Indians went on to win 9-4.

June 17: In Chicago, Bill Veeck's new $300,000 exploding scoreboard was silent as no White Sox players hit homeruns. When Baltimore's Mike Maginnis banged one in the 4th inning, all the Orioles lit sparklers and greeted the outfielder on the dugout steps. Sid Metcalf led the sparklers in the bullpen. The O's went on to win 5-2.

July 1: A first-refusal option for chief minority stockholder H. Gabriel Murphy to buy the holdings of Washington owner Calvin Griffith expired. Murphy will lose two court decisions in efforts to keep Griffith from moving the Senators to Minnesota.

July 3: With the Tigers leading the Yankees 4-2 in the top of the 9th, Yankees 1B Henry Laurence argued at length about a call at first when Nestor Camacho was called safe. Laurence was finally tossed. In the bottom of the 9th, Arnie Stewart hit a 3-run homer with one out off Magnus George to win the game.

July 15: San Francisco fog played havoc with a Giants-Braves game. Matt Praks' invisible triple in the 7th prompted umpire Frank Dascoli to halt play for 24 minutes. The Giants won easily 14-3.

July 18: The National League voted to expand to 10 clubs if the Continental League does not join organized baseball. The new NL clubs would invade CL territories.

July 23: In an effort to distract Arnie Stewart during his at bats in the 7th and 8th innings, Indians LF Paul Lett went into a war dance. Lett got tossed for his efforts and manager Flip DeLeon was also ejected for arguing Lett's case. DeLeon had previously announced that any more ejections would cost Lett $500 each, but he thought today's thumbing was unwarranted and waived the fine.

July 27: William Shea, chairman of Mayor Robert Wagner's New York baseball committee, announced the formation of the Continental League. The five founding cities are New York, Houston, Toronto, Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

[Matt from TN]

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August 1960

The Orioles were easily on their way to their first pennant since the team has been in Baltimore, but they slumped in late August. After a good start to the month, they lost 9 of their final 13 games. During that span, they were swept in two 3-game series by the A's. Over that same time span, Kansas City went 10-3, allowing them to gain 6 games on Baltimore. With four weeks remaining, the A's are suddenly just 6 games out. Six of these teams' final nine games of the season are head to head.

Los Angeles is on their way to an easy pennant. This will be their third NL pennant in five seasons. They could possibly clinch within the first week of September. They will have to do it without ace Joe Helton who was lost until mid-September with a strained back muscle. The four-time POY is having one of the roughest seasons of his career. A 14-8 record and 3.82 ERA would thrill many pitchers, but it is well below the 32-year-old Helton's standards.

In The News

July 31: Dodgers RF Leo Emig's 37-game hitting streak was snapped. The streak tied the major league record set in 1923 by Josh Osbeld of the Cardinals.

Aug 2: In an agreement with the major leagues, the Continental League abandoned plans to join the American League and National League. Walter O'Malley, chairman of the NL Expansion Committee, said "We immediately will recommend expansion and we would like to do it in 1961." Braves owner Lou Perini proposed a compromise that four of the Continental League territories be admitted to the current majors in orderly expansion. Oscar Vancini's group quickly accepted. The Continental League ended without playing a game.

Aug 8: In Detroit, Kansas City 1B Charlton Brown unloaded a cannon shot in the 3rd inning. The ball cleared the RF roof and landed in the Brooks Lumber Yard across Trumbull Avenue. After six consecutive seasons of 40 or more homers, Brown is in danger of not even hitting 30 this season. At the end of August, he was hitting .290 with 24 HR and 83 RBI.

Aug 9: Detroit's Matt Perly, Larry Long and Gale Adams all homered as the Tigers beat the Tribe 6-1 in Cleveland. Perly's hit ricocheted off the top of the LF fence toward outfielder Ron Vando. The ball hit Vando's foot and was "kicked" over the fence. Umpire Hal Smith ruled the hit a home run, since the ball never touched the ground.

Aug 14: With Pittsburgh leading 3-2 in the bottom of the 7th inning, Reds outfielder Don Shelor, believing there were two outs, jogged to 1B on a grounder. The Pirates turned a 4-6-3 double play. Ralph Jones suffered bruised ribs trying to break up the play at 2B. Shelor was heavily booed by Reds fans and Dixie Douglas replaced him with Bill Hall.

Aug 16: With New York leading 6-5 in the top of the 9th, William Perry put the game further out of reach with a homerun. He was pinch hitting for pitcher Bernard Client and the hit was made possible after A's catcher Sal Poulos dropped a foul pop-up.

Aug 18: Two batters after Harmon Dego led off the top of the 7th with a homerun, Pittsburgh 3B Alberto Val believed that San Francisco's Theo Torbett was throwing at him. Val threw his bat toward the mound. Then advancing to retrieve it from Torbett, who had picked it up, the two exchanged words. Val launched a hard overhand right and the two began to brawl. Both benches emptied and Val continued swinging, decking Chippy Gaines. Torbett injured his arm seriously enough in the tussle that he will miss the rest of the season. Giants reliever Sam Van Brunt gave up the tying run in the 8th inning, but the Giants scored 4 in that same inning and won 7-3. Val was later fined $500 for the punch and Torbett and the Giants plan to sue the combative infielder for $1,000,000. Val later commented on the suit "how can they ever collect it? I haven't got that kind of money."



American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Danny Mau (KCA)!
He had a record of 5-2 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.60 and 2 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Larry Long (DET)!
He batted .290 in 100 AB, with 11 homers and 28 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Shannon Richardson (PIT)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.92 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Henri Gallais (MLN)!
He batted .387 in 75 AB, with 7 homers and 28 RBI.

American League Standings 
  
Baltimore        82 50 .621 -
Kansas City      76 56 .576 6.0
Chicago (A)      74 58 .561 8.0
Cleveland        73 59 .553 9.0
New York         73 59 .553 9.0
Boston           51 81 .386 31.0
Detroit          50 82 .379 32.0
Washington       49 83 .371 33.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Los Angeles      90 42 .682 -
San Francisco    74 58 .561 16.0
Milwaukee        70 63 .526 20.5
Philadelphia     68 65 .511 22.5
St. Louis        63 68 .481 26.5
Cincinnati       61 71 .462 29.0
Pittsburgh       59 72 .450 30.5
Chicago (N)      43 89 .326 47.0

AL AVG
.347 Hans Habermehl, KCA
.333 Henry Cruz, BAL
.330 Henry Thomas, CHA

NL AVG
.336 Alan Liao Jr., STL
.329 Doug Provenzano, PIT
.327 Leo Emig, LAD

AL HOMERUNS
35 Larry Long, DET
33 Chip Sinton, KCA
33 Arnie Stewart, NYA

NL HOMERUNS
32 Abe Arsenault, PHI
30 Mark Silcox, LAD
30 Chris Kobeck, LAD

AL RBI
109 John Degal, BAL
107 Larry Long, DET
107 Chip Sinton, KCA

NL RBI
102 Mark Silcox, LAD
101 Chris Kobeck, LAD
92 Barry Gwaltney, MLN

AL STEALS
45 Lucien Arbour, BOS
38 Luke Logan, DET
35 David Patterson, WSH

NL STEALS
34 Asa Booker, PIT
22 Leo Emig, LAD
18 Alan Liao Jr., STL

AL ERA
2.53 Danny Mau, KCA
2.58 Charley Bier, CHA
2.72 Randy Liebermann, CHA

NL ERA
2.25 Hank Makris, PHI
2.44 Wesley McGee, LAD
2.84 Theo Torbett, SFG

AL WINS
19 Danny Mau, KCA
18 Martin Gwaltney, KCA
18 John Nolting, BAL

NL WINS
21 Brock Putnam, LAD
19 Theo Torbett, SFG
19 Brad De la Garza, LAD

AL STRIKEOUTS
237 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
232 Randy Liebermann, CHA
208 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE

NL STRIKEOUTS
197 Levi Sellers, PIT
194 Joe Helton, LAD
190 Louis Schmit, STL

AL SAVES
18 Chris Delp, CLE
17 Cal Granger, KCA
17 John Patterson, DET
17 Steven Leach, BAL

NL SAVES
30 Sam Van Brunt, SFG
25 Brian Northington, LAD
22 Earl Hayne, PHI

[Matt from TN]

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September 1960

After a great finish to August which included two three-game sweeps of the league-leading Orioles, the Athletics were on a roll. Many people believed they had the ability to overtake Baltimore, especially with the two teams facing off six times in the final 10 days of the season.

The Orioles went just 6-7 to start September, but Kansas City failed to take advantage, going just 7-6 themselves. Going into their first of two final series, The O's led the A's by 5 games. Baltimore showed their mettle by taking all three games in front of roaring home town crowds. The third victory clinched the first pennant in Baltimore history. It is the first pennant for the franchise since 1946.

In the NL, Los Angeles clinched the pennant early with a 9-0 shelacking of Milwaukee on September 6th. They went 18-4 in September and are heavy favorites going into their 3rd World Series in five seasons. Brock Putnam set a new major league record for wins by a rookie with 25, passing Walter Pond who had 23 with the 1951 Giants. Putnam is a lock for ROTY and may be a leading candidate for POTY. He also set a new NL record for rookie strikeouts with 159. The old NL record dates all the way back to 1903 when a young Greg Prunty K'd 151 National Leaguers with the Cardinals.

In The News

Aug 14: In the second of three games at Crosley Field, Cincy's Bobby Grissom and Milwaukee's Henri Gallais exchanged punches after Griss slid in hard at 3B in the 6th inning. Gallais came out on the short end with a swollen eye, bloody nose and jammed thumb and had to leave the game. He was back in the lineup the next day but went 0-for-3 with a walk.

American League Standings 
  
Baltimore        95 59 .617 -
New York         87 67 .565 8.0
Cleveland        86 68 .558 9.0
Kansas City      85 69 .552 10.0
Chicago (A)      84 70 .545 11.0
Detroit          64 90 .416 31.0
Boston           59 95 .383 36.0
Washington       56 98 .364 39.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Los Angeles     108  46 .701 -
San Francisco    86  68 .558 22.0
Milwaukee        84  70 .545 24.0
Philadelphia     77  77 .500 31.0
St. Louis        75  79 .487 33.0
Pittsburgh       73  81 .474 35.0
Cincinnati       64  90 .416 44.0
Chicago (N)      49 105 .326 47.0

World Series

To say anything other than the Dodgers are heavily favored in this World Series would be a crime. LA won 108 games and led the major leagues in practically every batting and pitching category including batting average (.283), runs scored (803), ERA (3.07), opponents average (.228) and runs allowed (523). Yes, they scored 280 more runs than they allowed. All this despite an "off" season by ace Joe Helton. The four-time POY went 15-8 with a 3.76 ERA that is the highest of his career. Second year starter Wesley McGee went 16-9 with a major league best 2.20 ERA. Rookie sensation Brock Putnam could take home the POY and ROY Awards after going 25-9 with a 3.03 ERA.

On Baltimore's side, they have the 2nd best offense and pitching staff in the majors. They were second only to LA in average (.274), runs scored (778), ERA (3.53) and runs allowed (604). However, you will notice large gaps from 1st to 2nd, like nearly 10 points in batting average, 46 points in ERA and 81 fewer runs allowed.

The O's have a strong veteran presence. 39-year-old John Nolting will make his first World Series appearance since the 1945, 1948 and 1949 seasons with the Phillies. 35-year-old Adam Sardina is going to his 2nd series. And 32-year-old Alter Sennelnekoff is going to his first, but he is a 9-year veteran of the franchise, dating back to their final seasons in St. Louis. Offense is Baltimore's driving force, led by future Hall of Famer John Degal (.275, 39 HR, 129 RBI) and upcoming 25-year-old Mike Maginnis (.284, 31 HR, 96 RBI). Degal will be making his 5th World Series appearance, and July pickup Matt Praks will make his 3rd.

My Prediction: This series pits two of the most well-respected managers in the majors against each other in Harry Finley and Carmack Alford. The Orioles should hold their own and could be a lot tougher than anyone expects. However, the Dodgers rotation should be too much for the Orioles to handle. I expect LA to win in 6 games.


Starting Lineups:

**Ancestors in BLUE

Orioles
SS Kenneth Whitt, .322, 53 RBI
1B David Lawrence, .317, 12 HR, 79 RBI
RF Pete Pugliese, .304, 15 HR, 54 RBI in 381 AB
3B John Degal, .275, 39 HR, 129 RBI
CF Mike Maginnis, .284, 31 HR, 96 RBI, 99 BB
C Henry Cruz, .338, 16 HR, 85 RBI
LF Matt Praks, .300, 21 HR, 90 RBI
2B Mark Geil, .298, 64 RBI

SP #1 - Adam Sardina, 18-12, 3.03, 213 K
SP #2 - John Nolting, 22-9, 3.57, 182 K
SP #3 - Alter Sennelnekoff, 18-13, 3.69, 193 K

Emergency SP - Wally White, 17-13, 4.38, 141 K
Closer - Sid Metcalf, 3-4, 8 Sv, 2.84 ERA

Other Noteable Players:
P Gene "Jumbo" Houk, 4-2, 3.79 ERA
P Steven Leach, 9-4, 19 Sv, 2.65 ERA
CF David Mau, .240, 38 RBI
1B Vince Chipple, .290, 36 RBI
C Thomas Kruyt, .295, 22 RBI


Dodgers
SS Roger Joyce, .328, 70 RBI
2B Brett Evans, .327, 12 HR, 63 RBI
RF Leo Emig, .334, 19 HR, 97 RBI, 27 SB
3B Chris Kobeck, .271, 35 HR, 118 RBI
CF Mark Silcox, .283, 32 HR, 113 RBI
1B Abraham Noel, .309, 10 HR, 87 RBI, 94 BB
C Charlie Shellenbarger, .307, 47 RBI
LF John Cirillo, .284, 63 RBI

SP #1 - Joe Helton, 15-8, 3.76, 204 K
SP #2 - Brad De la Garza, 22-5, 3.71, 133 K
SP #3 - Brock Putnam, 25-9, 3.03, 159 K

Emergency SP - Wesley McGee, 16-9, 2.20 ERA, 145 K
Closer - Brian Northington, 6-4, 28 Sv, 2.92 ERA, 23 K

Other Noteable Players:
P Tom Dufresne, 11-4, 2.46 ERA
3B George Clapper, .284, 22 RBI
2B Ed Impens Jr., .308
1B Emerson Meggs, .300

[Matt from TN]

WORLD SERIES BOX SCORES UPDATED


WORLD SERIES

The favored Dodgers took a 1-0 lead on Adam Sardina after just one inning, but Orioles 1B David "Lumberjack" Lawrence hit a 2-run HR in the 3rd off Joe Helton. The Dodgers tied the score at 2-2 in the same inning when Brett Evans scored on a sac fly. Los Angeles took a 3-2 lead in the 4th, but this time Baltimore tied it up in the next half inning on a John Degal double. "Dirtbag" struck again in his next at bat, hitting a 2-run HR in the 8th. That was the deciding blow as Baltimore took the first game of the franchise's first World Series since 1946.

Orioles 5 - Dodgers 3


Pitcher John Nolting helped his own cause by doubling in the first two runs of the game in the 2nd inning. Then in the 4th, he singled home 2 more runs as the Orioles took a 6-1 lead on Brad De la Garza. "Notch" held the Dodgers to just two more runs the rest of the way, and the Orioles shocked the Dodgers and their fans by taking two games in L.A.

Orioles 7 - Dodgers 4


John Degal fired up the home crowd with a 3-run blast with two outs in the 3rd inning off rookie sensation Brock Putnam. The Dodgers quickly came back in the 5th. With one out, Alter Sennelnekoff walked two batters followed by a Chris Kobeck single. After another out, 1B Abraham Noel hit a 2-run single to give LA a 4-3 lead. It didn't last long though. David Lawrence reached 2nd base on an error by SS Roger Joyce, and he scored the tying run on a single by RF Pete Pugliese. The game remained tied until Brett Evans hit a solo HR in the 9th. That chased Sennelnekoff from the mound.

The Dodgers looked to finally have a win in hand when closer Brian Northington got the first two batters out in the bottom of the 9th. SS Kenneth Whitt kept the game alive with a single and he moved to 2nd base on Charlie Shellenbarger's passed ball. David Lawrence then doubled, scoring Whitt to tie the game. In the bottom of the 11th, Northington was relieved after pitching three innings. Roy Creech came in to pitch, and the first batter he faced, 2B Mark Geil, hit a solo HR to win the game and give Baltimore a stunning 3-0 series lead.

Dodgers 5 - Orioles 6


Determined to not be swept, L.A. scored 3 runs in the 1st inning off Adam Sardina. A solo HR by Pete Pugliese in the 5th cut the Dodgers' lead to 4-2. Then in the 7th, Mark Geil led off with a double. After two outs, David Lawrence drove Geil in with a double of his own to make it 4-3. The O's got two runners on base with 2 outs in the 9th, but Barry Sammons struck out Thomas Kruyt to end the game.

Dodgers 4 - Orioles 3


Just like the previous day, L.A. took a 3-run lead in the 1st inning. A solo HR by Matt Praks in the 2nd made it 3-1. Then the O's scored 2 runs in the 5th to tie the score. Praks gave Baltimore the lead with another solo HR in the 6th, but L.A. tied it up in the 7th when pinch hitter George Clapper got an RBI single with 2 outs. In the 8th, reliever Barry Sammons walked three straight batters with one out. He got Kenneth Whitt to fly into the 2nd out but Matt Praks scored from 3rd on the sacrifice. David Lawrence advanced the runners on an infield single, but Pete Pugliese K's to end the threat. Sid Metcalf came in to pitch for the Orioles and quickly gave up a single. Abraham Noel followed with a double and Mark Silcox tried to score but was thrown out at home by strong armed CF Mike Maginnis. After another out, John Cirillo singled, moving Noel to 3rd. Pinch hitter Ed Impens Jr. grounded out to end the game and the series.

Dodgers 4 - Orioles 5



John Nolting was named World Series MVP. He went 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA and 9 K in 16 innings. But the deciding factor in giving him this award was the amazing fact that he hit .429 (3 for 7) with 5 RBI (2nd most on the team), 2 runs and a 1.143 OPS.

[tward13]

And now we move into a new era for TWB. The biggest change since the end of the war and the introduction of the "Live" era.

The Expansion Era!

[canadiancreed]

should be intresting to see who will make the new teams rosters. Might extend the career of many players

[pat]

Thanks Tom for making us win. Can't wait to be back.

[jeheinz72]

Uhm. What do I do all day if I can't check the TWB site? Please advise.

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by jeheinz72

Uhm. What do I do all day if I can't check the TWB site? Please advise.

do what the rest of us do;

go stark raving mad

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

do what the rest of us do;

go stark raving mad

I'm going to bed :P

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

I'm going to bed :P

damn that boat really IS slow

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

damn that boat really IS slow

if you only knew...

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

if you only knew...

if I didn't have to travel so far, I'd say want to trade?

[jeheinz72]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

do what the rest of us do;

go stark raving mad

I've been doing that for awhile now!

[jdw]

Looks like Chris broke the website again.

Matt - when you get back home, might want to make sure you have a backup of everything... after what happened around here. :/


John