OOTP 20 Challenge - Championship Game 2

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New York @ Canton

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New York @ Canton

Partly cloudy
60 degrees
Wind Blowing Out to Left at 11 mph

New York
RF Ichiro Suzuki
2B Rogers Hornsby
CF Tris Speaker
3B George Brett
DH Mickey Mantle
1B Dan Brouthers
C King Kelly
LF Pete Rose
SS Lou Boudreau

P Ed Walsh (4-1, 6.04)


Canton
DH Rod Carew
3B Wade Boggs
SS Alex Rodriguez
RF Stan Musial
1B Jeff Bagwell
CF Duke Snider
LF Hack Wilson
C Mickey Cochrane
2B Roberto Alomar

P Chris Sale (5-0, 5.57)

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Top 1st

Leading Off: 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: Hornsby

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1st pitch...

driven into the gap in left center, to the wall and kicks off.... Hornsby rounds 2nd and tries for three... the throw to third, not in time, a triple for Hornsby.

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1 out
3rd: Hornsby

At Bat: Speaker

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2-2...

Called 3rd strike.

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2 outs
3rd: Hornsby

At Bat: Brett

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0-2...

Swing and a miss, struck him out. He gets out of the jam and strands Hornsby at 3rd.

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Bottom 1st

Leading Off: Carew

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1st pitch...

Driven into the gap in left center, it rolls to the wall, Carew races around 2nd and is going for three, he is in ahead of the throw for a leadoff triple.

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No outs
3rd: Carew

At Bat: Boggs

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3-2...

outside, ball 4

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No outs
1st: Boggs
3rd: Carew

At Bat: Rodriguez

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1-2...

Crushed into the gap in left, it will be extra bases. Carew scores, Boggs to 3rd and Rodriguez into 2nd with a stand up double.

Canton leads 1-0.

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No outs
2nd: Rodriguez
3rd: Boggs

At Bat: Musial

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2-2...

Grounded to 3rd, he has it and fires to 1st for the out, Boggs scores, Rodriguez holds at 2nd.

Canton leads 2-0.

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1 out
2nd: Rodriguez

At Bat: Bagwell

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1st pitch...

Grounded up the middle, the shortstop has it and fires to first for the out. Rodriguez moves up to 3rd on the play.

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2 outs
3rd: Rodriguez

At Bat: Snider

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1-0...

Fly ball to right, Suzuki has it to end the inning.

Through one inning Canton leads 2-0.

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Top 2nd

Leading Off: Mantle

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3-1...

ball 4, walks him.

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No outs
1st: Mantle

AB: Brouthers

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1st pitch...

base hit to center, Mantle stops at 2nd.

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No outs
1st: Brouthers
2nd: Mantle

AB: Kelly

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0-2...

The pitch gets away and hits him to load the bases.

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No outs
1st: Kelly
2nd: Brouthers
3rd: Mantle

AB: Rose

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2-2...

inside and it gets a piece of him, everyone advances and New York is on the board at 2-1.

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No outs
1st: Rose
2nd: Kelly
3rd: Brouthers

AB: Boudreau

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2-0...

lined deep to right and caught Kelly and Brouthers each tag and advance.

The game is tied 2-2.

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1 out
1st: Rose
3rd: Kelly

AB: Suzuki (0 for 1)

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0-1...

fly ball to shallow left, caught and too shallow to tag.

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2 outs
1st: Rose
3rd: Kelly

AB: Hornsby (1 for 1)

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3-0...

ball 4, walks to load the bases.

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2 outs
1st: Hornsby
2nd: Rose
3rd: Kelly

AB: Speaker (0 for 1)

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2-1...

grounded to right, through for a single. Two runs are going to score.

New York takes a 4-2 lead.

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2 outs
1st: Speaker
2nd: Hornsby

AB: Brett (0 for 1)

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1st pitch...

lined to left for a single, Hornsby rounds 3rd and scores to make it 5-2.

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2 outs
1st: Brett
2nd: Speaker

AB: Mantle (0 for 0)

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** pitching change ***

Canton has brought Chapman in to pitch.

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3-2...

swing and a miss, struck him out.

New York scores 5 runs to take a 5-2 lead through one and a half.

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Bottom 2nd

LO: Wilson

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0-1...

lined to right, Suzuki has it.

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1 out
bases empty

AB: Cochrane

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3-2...

grounded to left for a single.

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1 out
1st: Cochrane

AB: Alomar

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1-2...

grounded to 1st, he flips to the pitcher covering. Cochrane to 2nd.

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2 outs
2nd: Cochrane

AB: Carew (1 for 1)

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0-1...

base hit to center, Cochrane will score to make it 5-3.

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2 outs
1st: Carew

AB: Boggs (0 for 0)

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1-0...

base hit to left, Carew stops at 2nd.

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2 outs
1st: Boggs
2nd: Carew

AB: Rodriguez (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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2-0...

base hit to right, Carew scores to make it 5-4.

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2 outs
1st: Rodriguez
2nd: Boggs

AB: Musial (0 for 1, 1 RBI)

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grounds to 2nd, he is thrown out at 1st to end the inning.

Canton scores 2 to make it 5-4 through 2 innings.

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Top 3rd

LO: Brouthers (1 for 1)

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2-2...

grounds out to short.

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1 out
bases empty

AB: Kelly (0 for 0)

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1-2...

grounds out to short.

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2 outs
bases empty

AB: Rose (0 for 0, 1 RBI)

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** pitching change **

Dwight Gooden in to pitch for Canton.

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1st pitch...

slow roller towards 2nd, infield hit for Rose.

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2 outs
1st: Rose

AB: Boudreau (0 for 0, 1 RBI)

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1-1...

fly ball to left, caught to end the inning.

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Bottom 3rd

LO: Bagwell (0 for 1)

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1st pitch...

popped up in the infield, caught by Hornsby

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1 out
bases empty

AB: Snider (0 for 1)

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3-2...

fly ball to center, caught by Speaker.

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2 outs
bases empty

AB: Wilson (0 for 1)

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3-0...

ball 4, walks him.

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2 outs
1st: Wilson

AB: Cochrane (1 for 1)

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1-0...

the runner is going, the pitch is low, the throw to 2nd...

safe.

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3-2...

grounded back to Walsh, he knocks it down and throws him out to end the inning.

Through 3 innings New York leads 5-4.

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Top 4th

LO: Suzuki (0 for 2)

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1-1...

grounds out to short

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1 out
bases empty

AB: Hornsby (1 for 1)

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1-1...

driven deep to right, Musial back and has it near the track.

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2 outs
bases empty

AB: Speaker (1 for 2, 2 RBI)

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2-2...

grounded to short, Rodriguez has it and throws him out to end the inning.

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Bottom 4th

LO: Alomar (0 for 1)

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2-1...

popped up in the infield, Hornsby has it.

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1 out
bases empty

AB: Carew (2 for 2, 1 RBI)

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1-1...

base hit to center

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1 out
1st: Carew

AB: Boggs (1 for 1)

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1st pitch...

ripped up the middle for a single, Carew holds at 2nd.

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1 out
1st: Boggs
2nd: Carew

AB: Rodriguez (2 for 2, 2 RBI)

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0-1...

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

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1 out
1st: Rodriguez
2nd: Boggs
3rd: Carew

AB: Musial (0 for 2, 1 RBI)

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2-2...

fly ball to left, caught, Carew tags and head home... there will be a play at the plate... safe!

The game is tied 5-5.

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2 outs
1st: Rodriguez
2nd: Boggs

AB: Bagwell (0 for 2)

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2-2...

looped to left, in for a single, Boggs rounds 3rd and heads home, the throw... safe... Canton takes a 6-5 lead.

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2 outs
1st: Bagwell
2nd: Rodriguez

AB: Snider (0 for 2)

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** pitching change **

Kevin Brown (3-0, 1.35) comes in to pitch for New York.

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1-2...

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

Canton scores twice to take a 6-5 lead through 4 innings.

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Top 5th

LO: Brett (1 for 2, 1 RBI)

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2-0...

popped up to shallow left, it drops for a single.

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no outs
1st: Brett

AB: Mantle (0 for 1)

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3-2...

inside, ball 4

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no outs
1st: Mantle
2nd: Brett

AB: Brouthers (1 for 2)

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3-2...

fly ball to center, Snider has it for the first out.

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1 out
1st: Mantle
2nd: Brett

AB: Kelly (0 for 1)

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1st pitch...

runner going to 3rd, called strike, the throw to 3rd... safe.

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1-1...

grounded between 1st and 2nd, the first baseman has it, flips to Gooden covering, not in time, infield hit. Brett scores to tie the game 6-6.

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1 out
1st: Kelly
2nd Mantle

AB: Rose (1 for 1, 1 RBI)

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1-1...

base hit to right, Mantle stops at 3rd; bases loaded with 1 out.

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1 out
1st: Rose
2nd: Kelly
3rd: Mantle

AB: Boudreau (0 for 1, 1 RBI)

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2-1...

grounded down the line near third, Boggs dives and has it but has no play... New York takes a 7-6 lead.

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1 out
1st: Boudreau
2nd: Rose
3rd: Kelly

AB: Suzuki (0 for 3)

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2-2...

fly ball fairly deep to center, it is caught but Kelly tags and scores easily to make it 8-6.

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2 outs
1st: Boudreau
2nd: Rose

AB: Hornsby (1 for 2)

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** pitching change **

Francisco Rodriguez in to pitch for Canton.

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3-1...

ball 4, walks him to load the bases

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

AB: Speaker (1 for 3, 2 RBI)

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2-1...

grounded to 3rd, Boggs has it and fires to 2nd to end the inning.

New York scores 3 to take an 8-6 lead through 4 and a half.

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Bottom 5th

LO: Wilson (0 for 1)

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1-0...

grounded to 2nd, throws him out

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1 out
bases empty

AB: Cochrane (1 for 2)

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1st pitch...

fly ball to right, Suzuki has it

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2 outs
bases empty

AB: Alomar (0 for 2)

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1-0...

grounded to second, flips to first to end the inning.

Through 5 innings New York leads 8-6.

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Top 6th

LO: Brett (2 for 3, 1 RBI)

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1-0...

looped to right for a hit.

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no outs
1st: Brett

AB: Mantle (0 for 1)

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3-1...

ball 4, walks him

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no outs
1st: Mantle
2nd: Brett

AB: Brouthers (1 for 3)

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3-2...

driven down the line in left, Brouthers into 2nd with a stand up double, Brett scores to make it 9-6.

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no outs
2nd: Brouthers
3rd: Mantle

AB: Kelly (1 for 2, 1 RBI)

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he is intentionally put on to load the bases.

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no outs
1st: Kelly
2nd: Brouhers
3rd: Mantle

AB: Rose (2 for 2, 1 RBI)

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** pitching change **

Canton brings in Kimbrell to pitch.

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0-1...

fly ball to shallow left, caught, Mantle tags and there will be a play at the plate...out!!! the other runners advance on the throw.

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2 outs
2nd: Kelly
3rd: Brouthers

AB: Boudreau (1 for 2, 2 RBI)

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the put him on intentionally

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2 outs
1st: Boudreau
2nd: Kelly
3rd: Brouthers

AB: Suzuki (0 for 3, 1 RBI)

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0-1...

base hit up the middle, 2 runs score to make it 11-6.

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2 outs
1st: Suzuki
2nd: Boudreau

AB: Hornsby (1 for 2)

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1-2...

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

Through 5 and a half New York leads 11-6.

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Bottom 6th

LO: Carew (3 for 3, 1 RBI)

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1st pitch...

grounded to 2nd, Hornsby has it and throws him out.

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1 out
bases empty

AB: Boggs (2 for 2)

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2-2...

base hit down the line in right, Boggs to 2nd with a stand up double

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1 out
2nd: Boggs

AB: Rodriguez (3 for 3, 2 RBI)

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2-1...

fly ball to right, Suzuki has it.

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2 outs
2nd: Boggs

AB: Musial (0 for 2, 2 RBI)

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2-2...

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

Through 6 New York leads 11-6.

Going to summaries unless it changes.

[cmgdodgers]

Thank god for Brown

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Top 7th

An RBI double by Brouthers and an RBI triple by Kelly make it 13-6.

Canton brings Thurmon Munson in to pitch and he retires Rose to end the inning.

New York 13
Canton 6

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Bottom 7th

A lead off walk leads to nothing as Brown retires the next three batters (the 1st two by strikeouts).

New York 13
Canton 6

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Top 8th

Munson gets hammers for 4 runs to make it 17-6 and he is pulled for Ralph Kiner who gets pinch hitter Sherry Magee to ground into a double play.

New York 17
Canton 6

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Bottom 8th

Canton loads he bases with 1 out but Brown gets Musial to ground into an inning ending double play.

New York 17
Canton 6

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Top 9th

A 2 out grand slam by Mickey Mantle makes it 21-6.

Hal Newhouser comes into pitch and walks the first batter but gets Kelly to pop up to end the inning.

New York 21
Canton 6

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Bottom 9th

LO: Bagwell (1 for 3, 1 RBI)

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3-1...

ball 4, walks him.

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no outs
1st: Bagwell

AB: Snider (0 for 4)

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** pitching change **

New York brings Dennis Eckersley (1-2, 6 s, 11.70) in to pitch.

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1-2...

grounded to Hornsby, flips to 2nd for one, fires to first, not in time.

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1 out
1st: Snider

AB: Wilson (0 for 3)

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1-1...

grounded to Hornsby... flips to 2nd for one and the relay is in time to end the game and the series.

New york wins game 2 21-6 and the series 2-0.

[cmgdodgers]

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[EagleFan]

Player of the Game:

Mickey Mantle
2 for 4
3 runs
1 HR
5 RBI
3 BB

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Dan Brouthers was named the series MVP

He was 8 for 12 (.667) with 2 doubles, 1 homerun, 5 runs scored, had 7 RBI, walked 1 time and did not strike out.

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I'll post things shortly.

Congrats to cmgdodgers.

[cmgdodgers]

Thanks and thanks for putting together a great league!

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Who knew Kevin Brown was going to be the prototype for a pitcher for this league.

[cmgdodgers]

Brown was awesome - I tired to target ground ball pitchers and strong IF defense.