OOTP Challenge - Championship Game 1

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New York @ Canton

Clear Skies, 60 degrees, wind blowing out to right at 11 mph


New York
RF Ichiro Suzuki (.322, 1, 10)
2B Rogers Hornsby (.453, 2, 17)
CF Tris Speaker (.370, 0, 12)
3B George Brett (.440, 2, 27)
DH Mickey Mantle (.397, 2, 14)
1B Dan Brouthers (.367, 0, 16)
C King Kelly (.286, 0, 10)
LF Pete Rose (.444, 0, 13)
SS Lou Boudreau (.294, 2, 15)

P Christy Mathewson (5-2, 5.37)


Canton
DH Rod Carew (.364, 0, 10)
3B Wade Boggs (.469, 1, 16)
SS Alex Rodriguez (.385, 4, 19)
RF Stan Musial (.390, 1, 17)
1B Jeff Bagwell (.373, 3, 25)
CF Duke Snider (.281, 1, 5)
LF Hack Wilson (.412, 4, 29)
C Mickey Cochrane (.352, 1, 13)
2B Roberto Alomar (.361, 1, 12)

P Hal Newhouser (3-0, 4.86)

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Top 1st

Leading Off: Ichiro Suzuki

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1-2 pitch, swing and a miss, struck him out.

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1 out, bases empty

At Bat: Rogers Hornsby

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2-2 pitch, rips a line drive into left for a single.

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1 out
1st: Hornsby

At Bat: Tris Speaker

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0-1 pitch...

slow roller to the pitcher, he picks it up and fires to 2nd for the out, no relay.

2 outs with Speaker at 1st.

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2 outs
1st: Speaker

At Bat: George Brett

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1-0 pitch...

Grounded to Boggs at third, he fires across the diamond for the final out of the inning.

No runs on 1 hit with 1 man left on base.

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Bottom 1st

Leading Off: Rod Carew

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1-1 pitch...

laced into the gap in left center, Carew will end up at 2nd with a stand up double.

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no outs
2nd: Carew

At Bat: Wade Boggs

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1st pitch...

Grounded slowly to 2nd, Hornsby has it and throws him out at 1st but Carew advances to 3rd.

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1 out
3rd: Carew

At Bat: Alex Rodriguez

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1-0 pitch...

lined to center for a single. Carew scores to give Canton a 1-0 lead.

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1 out
1st: Rodriguez

At Bat: Stan Musial

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1-2 pitch...

Fly ball to center, Speaker has it for the 2nd out.

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2 outs
1st: Rodriguez

At Bat: Jeff Bagwell

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3-2...

The runner is off, the pitch is lined into the gap in left center... Rodriguez rounds 3rd and heads home, the throw goes to 2nd as Bagwell is going for 2 but it is not in time. RBI double for Bagwell to make it 2-0.

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2 outs
2nd: Bagwell

At Bat: Duke Snider

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1st pitch...

Crushed to right center and it will drop and roll to the wall. Bagwell scores and Snider into 2nd with an standup RBI double to extend the lead to 3-0.

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2 outs
2nd: Snider

At Bat: Hack Wilson

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2-2...

Swing and a miss, struck him out to end the inning.

Canton scores 3 runs on 4 hits and leaves 1 man on base.

Canton leads 3-0 after 1 inning.

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Top 2nd

Leading Off: Mickey Mantle

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3-0...

off the plate for ball 4, walks him.

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No outs
1st: Mantle

At Bat: Dan Brouthers

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1st pitch...

In the dirt and gets past the catcher, Mantle advances to 2nd.

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3-2...

base hit to center, Mantle will round 3rd and score without a throw. RBI single for Brouthers to make it 3-1.

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No outs
1st: Brouthers

At Bat: King Kelly

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1st pitch...

Driven deep to center, it is off the fence and kicks away from the fielder. Kelly rounds 2nd and is going for 3. The throw to 3rd is not in time as Brouthers scores. RBI triple to make it 3-2.

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No outs
3rd: Kelly

At Bat: Pete Rose

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1-2...

Fly ball to right, Musial comes in and has it. Too shallow for Kelly to tag.

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1 out
3rd: Kelly

At Bat: Lou Boudreau

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0-1...

Grounded into left for a single, Kelly scores to tie the game 3-3.

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1 out
1st: Boudreau

At Bat: Suzuki (0 for 1)

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2-2...

ripped to right for a single, Boudreau stops at 2nd.

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1 out
1st: Suzuki
2nd: Boudreau

At Bat: Hornsby (1 for 1)

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1-2...

Base hit to right, the runners advance a base to load the bases.

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1 out
1st: Hornsby
2nd: Suzuki
3rd: Boudreau

At Bat: Speaker (0 for 1)

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1-2...

popped up behind the plate, Cochrane has it for the 2nd out.

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2 outs
1st: Hornsby
2nd: Suzuki
3rd: Boudreau

At Bat: Brett (0 for 1)

The 9th batter to come to the plate this inning.

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1-0...

Ripped into the corner in right, all the way to the wall, lots of room to run. Brett is going for 3rd, the throw goes to third but he is safe. A bases clearing triple.

New York takes a 6-3 lead.

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2 outs
3rd: Brett

At Bat: Mantle (0 for 0)

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***pitching change***

Aroldis Chapman (1-0, 5.87) comes in to pitch for Canton.

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3-2...

ball 4, walks him.

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2 outs
1st: Mantle
3rd: Brett

At Bat: Brouthers (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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1-1...

base hit to center, Brett scores, Mantle stops at 2nd. New York leads 7-3.

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2 outs
1st: Brouthers
2nd: Mantle

At Bat: Kelly (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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1st pitch

grounded back to the pitcher who knocks it down and throws him out to end the bleeding.

New York scores 7 runs to take a 7-3 lead through 1 and a half.

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Bottom 2nd

Leading Off: Cochrane

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3-2...

popped up found, behind the plate. Kelly has it for out number one.

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1 out
bases empty

At Bat: Alomar

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0-1...

Lined right at Suzuki in right for out number 2.

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2 outs
bases empty

At Bat: Carew (1 for 1)

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1-2...

Grounded back to the pitcher, Mathewson fires to 1st but he throws it away, Carew advances to 2nd

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2 outs
2nd: Carew

At Bat: Boggs (0 for 1)

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1-2...

Grounded to short, he throws him out to end the inning.

Through 2 innings New York leads 7-3.

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Top 3rd

Leading Off: Rose (0 for 1)

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2-2...

Called 3rd strike.

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1 out
bases empty

At Bat: Boudreau (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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3-2...

low, ball 4.

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1 out
1st: Boudreau

At Bat: Suzuki (1 for 2)

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1st pitch...

lined to center, Snider makes a fine running catch.

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2 outs
1st: Boudreau

At Bat: Hornsby (2 for 2)

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3-1...

Grounded to left for a single. Boudreau stops at 2nd.

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2 outs
1st: Hornsby
2nd: Boudreau

At Bat: Speaker (0 for 2)

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** pitching change **

Francisco Rodriguez (1-1, 6.14) in to pitch for Canton.

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2-2...

base hit to center, Boudreau rounds third and heads home. The throw to the plate will be close... safe...

New York leads 8-3.

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2 outs
1st: Speaker
2nd: Hornsby

At Bat: Brett (1 for 2, 3 RBI)

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3-2...

Runners going... outside, ball 4 to load the bases

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2 outs
1st: Brett
2nd: Speaker
3rd: Hornsby

At Bat: Mantle (0 for 0)

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1-2...

Fly ball to right near the line, Musial has it to end the threat.

New York adds a run to take an 8-3 lead through 2 and a half.

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Bottom 3rd

Leading Off: Rodriguez (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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0-1...

Driven deep to right, Suzuki back and has it on the track.

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1 out
bases empty

At Bat: Musial (0 for 1)

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1-0...

Lined right at Brett at 3rd for out number 2

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2 outs
bases empty

At Bat: Bagwell (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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1-1...

Ripped down the line in left and into the corner. Bagwell will end up at 2nd with a stand up double.

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2 outs
2nd: Bagwell

At Bat: Snider (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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2-2...

Swing and a miss, struck him out to end the inning. Through 3 innings New York leads 8-3.

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Top 4th

Leading Off: Brouthers (2 for 2, 2 RBI)

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0-1...

Looped towards the line in right, Musial on the run, he dives... and has it.

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1 out
bases empty

At Bat: Kelly (1 for 2, 1 RBI)

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1st pitch...

Fly ball to center, Snider has it for out number 2.

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2 outs
bases empty

At Bat: Rose (0 for 2)

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2-1...

popped up in the infield, Rodriguez has it near short to end the inning. Through 3 and a half New York leads 8-3.

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Bottom 4th

Leading Off: Wilson (0 for 1)

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3-2...

base hit to left.

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No outs
1st: Wilson

At Bat: Cochrane (0 for 1)

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1-1...

lined at Boudreau who has it for out number 1

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1 out
1st: Wilson

At Bat: Alomar (0 for 1)

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1st pitch...

Grounded to 1st, the fielder takes it himself for the out as Wilson advances to 2nd.

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2 outs
2nd: Wilson

At Bat: Carew (1 for 2)

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0-1...

base hit to left, Wilson rounds 3rd and will score. RBI single for Carew to make it 8-4.

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2 outs
1st: Carew

At Bat: Boggs (0 for 2)

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1st pitch...

Carew is running, the pitch is a called strike... the throw to 2nd... nails him to end the inning.

Canton scores 1 to get back to 8-4.

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Top 5th

Leading Off: Boudreau (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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1-1...

Driven down the line in left into the corner. Boudreau into 2nd with a double.

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No outs
2nd: Boudreau

At Bat: Suzuki (1 for 3)

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** pitching change **

Dwight Gooden (1-3, 7.14) in to pitch for Canton.

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1st pitch...

Grounded to center for a single, Boudreau stops at 3rd.

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No outs
1st: Suzuki
3rd: Boudreau

At Bat: Hornsby (3 for 3)

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2-1...

runner going, the pitch is inside, Suzuki safe at 2nd.

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3-1...

fly ball to left, caught on the run but both runners will tag and advance. New York leads 9-4.

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1 out
3rd: Suzuki

At Bat: Speaker (1 for 3, 1 RBI)

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1st pitch...

fly ball to center, Snider has it... Suzuki tags... the throw to the plate will be close... safe.

New York leads 10-4. Getting close to half inning summaries after the bottom of this inning.

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2 outs
bases empty

At Bat: Brett (1 for 2, 3 RBI)

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2-0...

grounded to 3rd, Boggs has it and throws him out to end the inning.

New York extends their lead to 10-4 through 4 and a half.

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Bottom 5th

Leading Off: Boggs (0 for 2)

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2-2...

Grounded to 2nd, easy play for out number 1.

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1 out
bases empty

At Bat: Rodriguez (1 for 2, 1 RBI)

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2-1...

fly ball to right, Suzuki has it for out number 2.

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2 outs
bases empty

At Bat: Musial (0 for 2)

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1-1...

line drive, base hit to right

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2 outs
1st: Musial

At Bat: Bagwell (2 for 2, 1 RBI)

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0-1...

pops it up to right, Suzuki has it.

Through 5 innings New York leads 10-4.

Going to do half inning summaries for a couple innings unless things change.

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Top 6th

A Dan Brouthers 2 run homerun chases Gooden. Kimbrell is now in for Canton and he strikes out the 3 batters he faced.

New York now leads 12-4.

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Bottom 6th

An Alomar RBI single chases Mathewson and brings John Smoltz in for New York. That is the only run scored in the inning and after 6 New York leads 12-5.

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Top 7th

Kimbrell sets them down in order, striking out 2. New York leads 12-5 through 6 and a half.

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Bottom 7th

Smoltz retires the side in order.

Through 7 innings New York leads 12-5.

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Top 8th

Kimbrel puts them down in order again.

Through 7 and a half New York leads 12-5.

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Bottom 8th

Smoltz retires the side in order again.

Through 8 innings New York leads 12-5.

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Top 9th

New York sends 10 men to the plate and scores 5.

New York leads 17-5 through 8 and a half. 3 outs away from taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

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Bottom 9th

Canton loads the bases with 2 outs but a Jeff Bagwell ground out end the game.


New York wins game one 17-5 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of 3.

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The player of the game was...

Dan Brouthers (4 for 6, 2 runs scored, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI)

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Ouch!

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