OOTP Challenge - Championship Game 1
 

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)

Top 1st

Leading Off: Ichiro Suzuki

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

1 out, bases empty

At Bat: Rogers Hornsby

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

1 out
1st: Hornsby

At Bat: Tris Speaker

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.

2 outs
1st: Speaker

At Bat: George Brett

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.

Bottom 1st

Leading Off: Rod Carew

1-1 pitch...

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

no outs
2nd: Carew

At Bat: Wade Boggs

1st pitch...

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

1 out
3rd: Carew

At Bat: Alex Rodriguez

1-0 pitch...

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

1 out
1st: Rodriguez

At Bat: Stan Musial

1-2 pitch...

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

2 outs
1st: Rodriguez

At Bat: Jeff Bagwell

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.

2 outs
2nd: Bagwell

At Bat: Duke Snider

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.

2 outs
2nd: Snider

At Bat: Hack Wilson

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.

Top 2nd

Leading Off: Mickey Mantle

3-0...

off the plate for ball 4, walks him.

No outs
1st: Mantle

At Bat: Dan Brouthers

1st pitch...

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

3-2...

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

No outs
1st: Brouthers

At Bat: King Kelly

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.

No outs
3rd: Kelly

At Bat: Pete Rose

1-2...

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

1 out
3rd: Kelly

At Bat: Lou Boudreau

0-1...

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

1 out
1st: Boudreau

At Bat: Suzuki (0 for 1)

2-2...

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

1 out
1st: Suzuki
2nd: Boudreau

At Bat: Hornsby (1 for 1)

1-2...

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

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

At Bat: Speaker (0 for 1)

1-2...

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

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

At Bat: Brett (0 for 1)

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

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.

2 outs
3rd: Brett

At Bat: Mantle (0 for 0)

***pitching change***

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

3-2...

ball 4, walks him.

2 outs
1st: Mantle
3rd: Brett

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

1-1...

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

2 outs
1st: Brouthers
2nd: Mantle

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

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.

Bottom 2nd

Leading Off: Cochrane