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)