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1992 World Series

Game 1

The Astros opened up a can of whoopass in game one. They got 18 hits, and 9 walks, for 27 runners, 10 came home to score. With a 5-5 game and a HR form McGriff and another from Darren Daulton in the 8th. Bobby Witt didn't stand a chance and Greg Swindell took another WS win pitching into the 8th. White Sox take game 1, 10-1.

Astros lead series 1-0

Game 2

It's beginning to look like the Chicago pitching staff cannot contain the Astros lineup. Houston got two in the first and three in the second to go up 5-0, helped by a Rob Deer HR. Reigning Cy Young winner Tom Candiotti goes the distance, throwing only 121 pitches. Meanwhile Jose Guzman couldn't get out of the 2nd inning, putting even more pressure on the Sox bullpen. Astros win 7-1.

Astros lead the series 2-0

Game 3

Desparate to make something of the series and at home, the White Sox plow through Oil Can Boyd for 6 runs in the first inning, knocking him from the game. They would add another in the 2nd taking a 7-0 lead. The Astros would not be denied though, answering with 6 in the 3rd and sending the Sox, Jack Morris from the game. This time though, the Sox pen would hold off the Astros and grab their first win of the series 8-6. Sox CF Devon White went 2-2, hit a first inning HR, and stole 4 bases in the game.

Astros lead the series 2-1

Game 4

Luis Aquino got the ball for the White Sox taking on Bruce Hurst of the Astros. Once again, things got ugly early and this time it was on a historical level. I mean, record setting, shocking, destructive and demoralizing. Aquino got Dykstra to lead off the game, then....double, double, single. Edgar Martinez strikes out for the second out. Then single, single, double and Aquino was gone. Once again the Astros got to the Sox pen early, and today it would all pay off. Dale Sveum would homer off of Kevin Cavalier before Dykstra would be out again. The Astros would jump to a 7-0 lead and this time that would not be all. At the end of 2 it was 8-2, then it was 10-2 after 3. The Astros would end with 14 extra base hits in the game, 4 of those homers. Fred McGriff would set a record, scoring 6 times. Both he and Edgar Martinez would put up 5 RBI's and Rob Deer would get 6. Bruce Hurst pitched into the 8th. At the end of the 5th inning it would be 17-2 and the Sox would have gone through 5 pitchers again. The 6th would be pitched by OF Ernie Young, the 7th and 8th by SS Eddie Pye and 1B Chris Pritchett, and the 9th by 2B James Mouton. None of them did well. White Sox pitchers threw 282 pitches in 9 innings of work. The Astros 129. When it was all said and done, the Astros had 25 hits, and 17 walks for a total of 42 baserunners, and of those 42, an unbelievable 33 scored. In the end, after 4 hours and 29 minutes, in front of 44,464 disgusted White Sox faithful, the Houston Astros won 33-2. OMG.

The Astros lead the series 3-1 and look completely unstoppable.

Game 5

For the final game in Chicago, the Astros sent Greg Swindell back to the mound in the hopes of one final wipeout of the White Sox. Bobby Witt headed up to the mound for the Sox. The Sox got on the board first when SS Gustavo Hernandez singled in Whitaker and Surhoff. The Astros answer with 2 in the 3rd on a McGriff single to tie it. The Sox answer again when Lou Whitaker fouled off 5 balls then caught a 1-2 pitch and yanked it down the left field line for another 2 run HR. The Astros answered again in the 4th to tie it back up on another Dale Sveum HR. All square again in the 6th, and Witt leaves for Luis Aquino. The Astros take advantage of an error by Galarraga and a Doug Jennings double that scored 2 to take a 6-4 lead. Bottom of the 7th Swindell gives way to Storm Davis and Hernandez opens up with a solo homer to cut the lead. Devon White gets hit and eventually comes around to score and give the Sox the lead they wouldn't let go. Despite 14 hits by the Astros the Sox bullpen manages to hold the Astros the rest of the way to claim an 8-6 win.

Astros lead the White Sox 3-2

Game 6

We head back to Houston, with the Astros on the brink. On the mound for Houston is Candiotti, a 3-0 post season record and 1.00 ERA. Against him is Jose Guzman (1-1, 6.23). In a game unlike we have seen this far in this series, both pitchers go toe to toe. The second inning starts off with Whitaker getting a professional at bat again, drawing a walk on 8 pitches. Galarraga singles, Surhoff singles to load the bases. Eddit Pye grounds into a double play, scoring Whitaker, and Guzman flies out. That got one home for the Sox and that was it. Guzman drove the rest of the way, going the distance, striking out 7, against 4 hits, in what goes down as one of the single most important pitching performances in baseball history. The Sox pick up game 6 with a 1-0 win in a nailbiter and somehow even the series.

The series is tied.

Game 7

In Houston, one last battle. The White Sox send 37 yr old Jack Morris against 19-game winner, Oil Can Boyd. Like other games in this back and forth series, the Astros would strike first, in the first, Dykstra would walk, steal 2nd, then score on a throwing error by Morris. Barry Larkin doubled in Jennings and the Astros were up 2-0 in quick fashion. Albert Belle answered right away in the top of the 2nd with a ripped ball into the left field seats to get the Sox on board, and cut the lead. The Astros would answer again, and Morris would struggle in the 2nd. With 2 quick outs and a Deer on 2nd, Dykstra singled, and Jennings singled to plate Deer giving the Astros a 3-1 lead. It would stay like that and Boyd would take control until the 7th when Baines and Belle would single back to back to give the Sox a threat. Two on, nobody out. Boyd then got Whitaker to flyout, Galarraga to fly out, and Surhoff to fly out and end the threat with none scoring. McDowell came on in the 8th and gave up a lead off single to Eddie Pye. Pye got to second on a fielders choice then tried to score on a Devon White single, but Lenny Dykstra threw him out at home plate. Zeile popped out and another threat was thwarted. McDowell had to face Mouton, Belle and Whitaker in the 9th and retired them all in order to give the Astros the 3-1 win and the title of ....

Back to Back World Champions.

Fred McGriff, The Crime Dog, was named World Series MVP. He batted .467/.556/.833 in 7 games with 2 HR's. It really could have gone to any number of players the Astros made the White Sox pitching look foolish with only Doug Jones and Jeff Russell posting sub-4 ERA's for the series. Rob Deer's line was .429/.600/.762 wtih 2 HR's. Morandini, Larkin, and Dykstra all hit over .300 in the series. And Dale Sveum, who only had 4 hits, and who hasn't hit a major league HR since 1988, hit 2 big ones. The White Sox big 3 of White/Baines/Belle all batted over .300 and hit 4 HR's, while former Dodger, BJ Surhoff hit .208.

That's it for this season. Stay tuned for this year's awards!