OOTP 20 Challenge - GotW: Week 4: Tallahassee @ Baltimore
 

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Lineups

Tallahassee
2B Joe Morgan (.346, 0, 2)
SS Honus Wagner (.286, 0, 2)
DH Babe Ruth (.308, 1, 5)
1B Jimmie Foxx (.500, 0, 4)
LF Josh Hamilton (.296, 0, 4)
RF Mookie Betts (.321, 0, 3)
CF Ken Griffey Jr. (.174, 0, 3)
3B Adrian Beltre (.375, 1, 3)
C Gary Carter (.440, 0, 7)

P: Steve Carlton (2-1, 5.19)


Baltimore
1B Joey Votto (.231, 0, 0)
CF Joe Dimaggio (.571, 1, 5)
DH Miguel Cabrera (.444, 2, 6)
LF Barry Bonds (.304, 1, 5)
C Ivan Rodriguez (.280, 1, 10)
2B Ryne Sandberg (.308, 0, 2)
RF Roberto Clemente (.238, 1, 7)
SS Ozzie Smith (.391, 0, 5)
3B Brooks Robinson (.318, 0, 5)

P Randy Johnson (1-0, 3.79)

A battle of a couple of the best left handers in baseball history.

Party Cloudy, 55 degrees, wind blowing out to right at 9 MPH.

T-1

Leading off: Joe Morgan

0-1...

he tries to lay down a drag bunt but it is too close to the pitcher and he is thrown out.

T-1
1 out

AB: Honus Wagner

1-2...

line drive base hit to left.

T-1
1 out
1B: Wagner

AB: Babe Ruth

3-2...

outside, ball 4

T-1
1 out
1st: Ruth
2nd: Wagner

AB: Jimmie Foxx

1-1...

hard grounder to short, flips to 2nd for one, the relay in time for the double play to end the inning.

B-1

Leading Off: Joey Votto

3-2...

inside, ball 4

B-1
no outs
1st: Votto

AB: Joe Dimaggio

1-1...

seeing eye grounder between the fielders into right, Votto with a heads up 1st to 3rd.

B-1
no outs
1st: DiMaggio
3rd: Votto

AB: Miguel Cabrera

1-0...

line drive to right but right at the fielder, Votto tags...

the throw to the plate, not in time. The Steamers take a 1-0 lead.

B-1
1 out
1st: DiMaggio

AB: Barry Bonds

3-0...

inside, ball 4

B-1
1 out
1st: Bonds
2nd: DiMaggio

AB: Ivan Rodriguez

1-2...

driven deep to left, back, to the wall... gone, a 3 run homer to make it 4-0.

B-1
1 out

AB: Ryne Sandberg

1st pitch...

hard line drive to left but right at the fielder for out number 2

B-1
2 outs

AB: Roberto Clemente

3-2...

called third strike to end the inning but the damage was done. The Steamers lead 4-0 after one inning of play.

T-2

Leading Off: Josh Hamilton

0-2...

called 3rd strike

T-2
1 out

AB: Mookie Betts

1-2...

swing and a miss, struck him out

T-2
2 outs

AB: Ken Griffey Jr.

2-2...

fly ball to center, DiMaggio has it to end the inning.

B-2

Leading Off: Ozzie Smith

1st pitch...

line drive to left but Hamilton is there.

B-2
1 out

AB: Brooks Robinson

2-2...

jams him and it dribbles back to the mound, Carlton throws him out

B-2
2 outs

AB: Votto (0 for 0)

2-1...

grounded to 1st, the fielder takes it himself to end the inning

After 2 the Steamers lead 4-0.

Out of Town Scoreboard

New York 2
Indianapolis 0 Bot 3

Canton 0
Willow City 0 Top 3

Stamford 2
Otisburg 0 Bot 2

San Fernando 2
Big Inning 1 Top 3

T-3

Leading Off: Adrian Beltre

1st pitch...

hard grounder to 1st, Votto has it and flips to Johnson for the out

T-3
1 out

AB: Gary Carter

2-1...

fly ball, deep down the line in right, Clemente makes a great catch on the run

T-3
2 outs

AB: Morgan (0 for 1)

2-1...

loops a base hit to left.

T-3
2 outs
1st: Morgan

AB: Wagner (1 for 1)

2-2...

hard line drive to center but right to DiMaggio

after 2 and a half the Steamers lead 4-0.

B-3

Leading off: DiMaggio (1 for 1)

0-1...

pops it up in the infield, Wagner squeezes it

B-3
1 out

AB: Cabrera (0 for 0, 1 RBI)

1-0...

routine fly to left for out number 2.

B-3
2 outs

AB: Bonds (0 for 0)

3-2...

grounded up the middle, Morgan dives and has it, fires to first, in time

through 3 innings the Steamers lead 4-0.

T-4

Leading off: Ruth (0 for 0)

2-2...

called 3rd strike

T-4
1 out

AB: Foxx (0 for 1)

2-2...

swing and a miss, struck him out

T-4
2 outs

AB: Hamilton (0 for 1)

1-2...

swing and a miss, struck him out

Johnson strikes out the side

B-4

Leading off: Rodriguez (1 for 1, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

1-2...

grounded to short, fires to 1st for the out

B-4
1 out

AB: Sandberg (0 for 1)

1-1...

routine fly to center for out number 2

B-4
2 outs

AB: Clemente (0 for 1)

1st pitch...

fly ball, drifting back to left, at the wall, jumps but can't get it, solo homerun

the Steamers lead 5-0

B-4
2 outs

AB: Smith (0 for 1)

**pitching change**

Al Hrabrosky (0-0, 5.40) has come in to pitch for the Federals.

1-0...

base hit to left

B-4
2 outs
1st: Smith

AB: Robinson (0 for 1)

3-2...

inside, ball 4

B-4
2 outs
1st: Robinson
2nd: Smith

AB: Votto (0 for 1)

3-1...

fly ball to center, Griffey has it to end the inning

The Steamers lead 5-0 through 4 innings.

Out of Town Scoreboard

New York 3
Indianapolis 2 Top 5

Canton 0
Willow City 1 Top 5

Stamford 2
Otisburg 3 Top 4

San Fernando 5
Big Inning 5 Top 4

T-5

Leading Off: Betts (0 for 1)

1st pitch...

line drive, base hit to right

T-5
no outs
1st: Betts

AB: Griffey (0 for 1)

0-2...

grounded to short, flips to 2nd for one, relay in time for the double play

T-5
2 outs

AB: Beltre (0 for 1)

0-2...

he can;t hold up, strike 3 to end the inning

The Steamers lead 5-0 through 4 and a half

B-5

Leading off: DiMaggio (1 for 2)

2-2...

fly ball to right, Betts has it

B-5
1 out

AB: Cabrera (0 for 1, 1 RBI)

1-0...

fly ball to center, Griffey has it

B-5
2 outs

AB: Bonds (0 for 1)

1-1...

base hit to right

B-5
2 outs
1st: Bonds

AB: Rodriguez (1 for 2, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

2-2...

swing and a miss, struck him out

Through 5 the Steamers lead 5-0.

T-6

Leading Off: Carter (0 for 1)

2-0...

loops a single to left

T-6
no outs
1st: Carter

AB: Morgan (1 for 2)

2-0...

ripped down the line in right, into the corner, Morgan easily into 2nd with a double, Carter stops at 3rd

T-6
no outs
2nd: Morgan
3rd: Carter

AB: Wagner (1 for 2)

1-1...

base hit to left, Carter scores and Morgan stops at 3rd

The Federals get on the board at 5-1

T-6
no outs
1st: Wagner
3rd: Morgan

AB: Ruth (0 for 1)

1st pitch...

fly ball to shallow right, it's caught for out number 1 and too shallow to tag

T-6
1 out
1st: Wagner
3rd: Morgan

AB: Foxx (0 for 2)

pickoff play at 1st, the ball gets away, all runners advance and Morgan scores to make it 5-2.

T-6
1 out
2nd: Wagner

AB: Foxx (0 for 2)

2-2...

driven deep to center, this one is not coming back, 2 run homer that measured 422 feet

The Federals are back to within 1 at 5-4

T-6
1 out

AB: Hamilton (0 for 2)