OOTP 20 Challenge - GotW: Week 2: Big Inning @ Stamford
 

9/2 - 8:00 PM EST...

The Lineups

Big Inning (1-1)
2B Jackie Robinson (.222, 0 HR , 0 RBI)
CF Ty Cobb (.500, 0, 2)
1B Lou Gehrig (.333, 1, 3)
DH Giancarlo Stanton (.500, 0, 4)
3B Mike Schmidt (.400, 0, 2)
RF Frank Robinson (.200, 0, 3)
LF Manny Ramirez (.250, 0, 1)
SS Omar Vizquel (.375), 0, 2)
C Joe Mauer (.250, 0, 0)

Pitching: Bob Gibson (1-0, 7.50)


Stamford
2B Eddie Collins (.625, 0, 0)
1B George Sisler (.556, 0, 2)
LF Carl Yastrzemski (.444, 0 , 4)
RF Sammy Sosa (.300, 1, 4)
DH Buster Posey (.333, 0, 2)
3B Al Rosen (.333, 0, 0)
SS Cal Ripken (.600, 1, 5)
C Darrell Porter (.222, 0, 1)
CF Lenny Dykstra (.500, 1, 1)

Pitching: Old Hoss Radbourn (1-0, 2.57)

51 degrees with wind blowing left to right at 11 MPH.

Top 1st

Leading off: Jackie Robinson

1-0...

Popped up near 3rd, Rosen has it in foul ground for the 1st out.

T-1
1 out
bases empty

at Bat: Ty Cobb

1st pitch...

lined to right for a single.

T-1
1 Out
1st: Ty Cobb

at Bat: Lou Gehrig

3-2...

ground ball up the middle into center, Cobb takes 3rd.

1st and 3rd with 1 out.

T-1
1 out
1st: Lou Gehrig
3rd: Ty Cobb

at Bat: Giancarlo Stanton

1-0...

hard ground ball to short, flip to 2nd for one, the relay to 1st... double play.

Bottom 1st

Leading off: Eddie Collins

1st puitch..

grounded to 1st, he takes it himself for the out.

B-1
1 out
bases empty

at Bat: George Sisler

1-0...

fly ball to center, it is taken for out number 2.

B-2
2 outs
bases empty

at Bat: Yaz

3-0...

low and away, ball 4, walks him.

B-1
2 outs
1st: Yaz

at Bat: Sammy Sosa

2-1...

base hit to right, Yaz to 3rd.

B-1
2 outs
1st: Sammy Sosa
3rd: Yaz

at Bat: Buster Posey

2-2...

crushed deep to left and way outta here. The Cyberams take a 3-0 lead.

B-1
2 outs
based empty

at Bat: Al Rosen

0-2...

grounded to 2nd for the easy out to end the inning.

The Cyberams lead 3-0 after 1 inning.

Top 2nd

LEading off: Mike Schmidt

2-0...

fly ball to left, Yaz reels it in for out number 1.

T-2
1 out

at Bat: Frank Robinson

1-2...

groudned to 3rd, Rosen has it and the throw pulls him off the bag.

T-2
1 outs
1st: Frank Robinson

at Bat: Manny Ramirez

1-2...

called 3rd strike for out number 2.

T-2
1 outs
1st: Frank Robonsin

at Bat: Omar Vizquel

Sorry, had to correct. I was going by what it looked like watching the replay and thought Robinson was out.

1-0...

grounded to third, Rosen fires to 2nd and gets him this time to end the inning.

Through 1 and a half the Cyberams lead 3-0.

Bottom 2nd

Leading off: Cal Ripken

1st pitch...

grounded to 2nd, flips to 1st for the out.

B-2
1 out

AB: Darrell Porter

2-1...

hard ground ball to short, fires to 1st for the out.

B-2
2 outs

AB: Lenny Dykstra

1-1...

line drive, base hit to center.

B-2
2 outs
1st: Dykstra

AB: Collins (0 for 1)

2-2...

fly ball to center and Cobb is there to pull it down.

After 2 innings the Cyberams lead 3-0.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Ind 0
SF 0 Top 3

Tal 0
Ot 0 Bot 2

WC 0
NY 1 Top 3

Balt 2
Can 0 Bot 2

Top 3rd

AB: Joe Mauer

2-1...

looping fly to shallow left, Ripken makes a catch going out on the run.

T-3
1 out

AB: J,=. Robinson (0 for 1)

1-0...

Fly ball into the corner in left, Yaz pulls it in on the run.

T-3
2 outs

AB: Cobb (1 for 1)

2-0...

line drive to left for a single.

T-3
2 outs
1st: Cobb

AB: Gehrig (1 for 1)

1-0...

high fly ball to right, easy play for Sosa to end the inning.

Through 2 and a half the Cyberams lead 3-0.

Bottom 3rd

AB: Sisler (0 for 1)

1st pittch...

lined to left, Ramirez has it.

B-3
1 out

AB: Yaz (0 for 0)

3-2...

inside, walked for the 2nd time tonight.

B-3
1 out
1st: YAz

AB: Sosa (1 for 1)

3-0...

outside, ball 4.

B-3
1 out
1st: Sosa
2nd: Yaz

AB: Posey (1 for 1, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

1-2...

swing and a miss, struck him out.

B-3
2 outs
1st: Sosa
2nd Yaz

AB: Rosen (0 for 1)

1-0...

routine fly to left, Ramirez has it to end the inning

Through 3 the Cyberams lead 3-0.

T-4
0 outs

AB: Stanton (0 for 1)

3-2...

swing and a miss, struck him out

T-4
1 out

AB: Schmidt (0 for 1)

2-1...

grounded to 2nd, flipped to 1st for the out.

T-4
2 outs

AB: F. Robinson (0 for 1)

0-2...

line drive to left, Yaz has it.

Through 3 and a half the Cyberams lead 3-0.

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B-4
no outs

AB: Ripken (0 for 1)

1-1...

grounder to 1st, flips to the pitcher covering for the out

B-4
1 out

AB: Porter (0 for 1)

3-2...

fly ball to deep center, Cobb hauls it in at the track.

B-4
2 outs

AB: Dykstra (1 for 1)

0-1...

grounded to short, he fires to 1st to end the inning.

Through 4 innings the Cyberams lead 3-0.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Ind 2
SF 0 Bot 4

Tal 0
Ot 0 Top 4

WC 2
NY 2 Top 5

Balt 2
Can 0 Bot 4

T-5
0 outs

AB: Ramirez (0 for 1)

0-1...

grounded to 2nd, flips to 1st for the out.

Sorry, my stomach is really messed up. Seems the pepperoni and cheese that I ate isn't sitting well with me.

Going to try to sim a little quicker and only will post highlights for tonight.

Neither team threatened in the 5th. Through 5 it's 3-0.

Neither team threatened in the 6th. Through 6 it's still 3-0.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Ind 2
SF 2 Bot 6

Tal 1
Ot 0 Top 6

WC 5
NY 5 Bot 6

Balt 4
Can 1 Top 6
Balt has bases loaded with 2 outs and Brooks Robinson at the plate.

Neither team threatens in the 7th. Still 3-0 through 7.

Al Rosen hits a solo homerun in the bottom of the 8th to give the Cyberams a 4-0 lead though 8.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Ind 2
SF 2 Bot 8

Tal 4
Ot 2 Top 7

WC 5
NY 6 Top 8

Balt 4
Can 1 Top 8

T-9
no outs

AB: Gehrig (1 for 3)

Radbourn still on the mound.

3-1...

fly ball to right, Sosa has it for the 1st out.

T-9
1 out

AB: Stanton (0 for 3)

1-1...

pop up in th einfield, Radbourn takes it for the 2nd out.

T-9
2 outs

AB: Schmidt (0 for 3)

2-2...

Grounded to 2nd, flips to 1st to end the game.

Cyberams win 4-0.

Player of the Game: Old Hoss Redbourn (9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 R)

Love this, even abbreviated. Not so much loving the bullpen giving up the lead in my game, but still :)