OOTP 15 Draft a Team (Interactive) - Championships Series (Game 6 Complete)

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Originally Posted by claphamsa

getting swept by chicago was probably a bad idea

I was hoping that your team was going to take the series and set up a really good run at the end. Kind of went the other way.

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Results

5/23
Dayton @ Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo hurts Dayton's playoff chances behind Nolan Ryan and Bobby Thomson in a 5-3 victory that was never really in doubt. Nolan Ryan allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 6.2 innings with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts in the win. Tom Seaver drops to 3-8 as he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 6.0 innings with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. Bobby Thomson homered for Kalamazoo. Al Rosen homered for Dayton.

Stamford @ Takoma Park
Takoma Park jumps to an 11-1 lead on their way to an 11-7 victory. Steve Carlton gets the win as he allows 1 run on 7 hits in 7.0 innings with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Jack Pfiester has his worst outing as he drops to 5-2 after allowing 8 runs on 7 hits in 2.1 innings with 3 walks and 1 strikeout. Bobby Grich homered for Takoma Park. Frank Chance, Andre Dawson and Bobby Grich each knocked in 3 for Takoma Park. Mike Schmidt homered for Stamford.

Wichita @ Chicago
In the top of the 2nd a solo homerun by George Brett gives Wichita a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 3rd Bake McBride singled home a run to make it 2-0. In the top of the 4th Ivan Rodriguez singles home George Brett to make it 3-0 (a cheer from Takoma Park can be heard). In the bottom of the 6th Willie Wilson triples home Tony Gwynn to make it 3-1. A hit by pitch on walk load the bases. Johnny Bench is walked to force in a run to make it 3-2. Jim Delahanty singles in a run as runners advance one base to tie the game 3-3, still no outs. Phil Garner ground to third but the play is made at the plate for the first out. Pee Wee Reese strikes out on a 3-2 pitch for the second out. Sam Zoldak comes in to pitch. Pinch hitter Don Mueller flies out to right to end the inning (a collective groan is heard from Takoma Park). In the top of the 7th Ozzie Smith singles home Ken Boswell to put Wichita on top 4-3. In the bottom of the 7th Ralph Garr hits a two run homerun to give Chicago a 5-4 lead. In the top of the 8th Joe Carter doubles home George Bret to tie the game 5-5. The game goes to extra innings tied 5-5. In the top of the 10th with Ron Davis on the mound. Ken Griffey Jr. ground out to first for the first out. George Brett walks on a 3-2 pitch. Duane Ward comes in to pitch. Joe Carter strikes out swinging on the 8th pitch of the at bat for out number two. Kent Hrbek strikes out on three pitches but the ball gets aaway from the catcher and Hrbek beats the throw to first. Runners at 1st and 2nd with two outs. Harvey McClellan comes in to pinch run for Brett. Ivan Rodriguez takes a 1-1 pitch and rips it deep to center, to the tack and caught at the wall to end the inning. Clay Carroll comes in to pitch the bottom of the 11th. Tony Gwynn singles to lead off the inning. Pinch hitter Damian Miller singles, Gwynn stops at second. Will Clark hits a high hopper for an infield hit to load the bases with no outs. Ralph Garr takes a 2-1 pitch and hits it deep enough in left for Gwynn to tag and score as Chicago wins 6-5. Duane Ward improves to 4-1 with the win in relief. Clay Carroll drops to 5-2 with the loss in relief. Tony Gwynn had 4 hits in the win for Chicago.

Staten Island @ Yuma
In the top of the 2nd Lou Gehrig scores on a sacrifice fly by Dave Engle to give Staten Island a 1-0 lead. Gary Carter leads off the bottom of the 5th with a solo homerun to tie the game 1-1. In the bottom of the 5th John Olerud doubles home Jackie Robinson to give Yuma a 2-1 lead. Yuma loads the bases with two outs but Pete Rose flies out to left to end the inning. Tug McGraw comes in to pitch the top of the 9th. Lou Gehrig doubles to lead off the inning. Carl Furillo grounds out to third, runner at second with one out. Al Dark singles to right but Gehrig is held at third to put runners at the corners with one out. Dave Engle flies out to shallow center, Gehrig is held, two outs. Manny Trillo strikes out swinging to end the game, Yuma wins 2-1. Mordecai Brown gets the win as he allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 8.0 innings with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. Bill Dinneen drops to 2-7 as he allowed just 2 runs on 6 hits in 7.0 innings with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.

5/24
Dayton @ Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo does more damage to Dayton in a 6-2 victory. John Tudor throws a complete game victory as he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings with 10 strikeouts. Preacher Roe gets the loss as he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 5.0 innings with 10 strikeouts. Bobby Thomson had 2 hits, both homeruns, scored 3 runs and knocked in 2 for Kalamazoo. Brooks Robinson also homered for Kalamazoo. Al Rosen and Chick Stahl each had solo homeruns for Dayton.

Stamford @ Takoma Park
Monty Irvin singles home Ty Cobb in the top of the 1st to give Stamford a 1-0 lead. George Foster hits a 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 1st to put Takoma Park up 2-1. Cleon Jones hits a solo homerun in the top of the 4th to tie the game 2-2. Babe Ruth ends his power drought with a homerun in the bottom of the 4th to put Takoma Park back up 3-2. In the top of the 5th Ty Cobb leads off with a double, he steals second and the throw goes into the outfield and he scores on the error to tie it 3-3. Bobby Grich hits a solo homerun in the bottom of the 5th to put Takoma Park back on top 4-3. In the top of the 6th Brian Downing hits a solo homerun to tie the game 4-4. In the bottom of the 8th Earl Williams hits a 2 run homerun to give Takoma Park a 6-4 lead. Mike Schooler comes in to pitch. Frank Chance greets him with a double. He moves to third on a ground out. Babe Ruth is intentionally walked putting runners at the corners with one out. George Foster singles, scoring Chance to make it 7-4. Andre Dawson pops up to short for out number two. Pinch hitter Graig Nettles walks to load the bases. Bobby Grich flies out to end the inning. Pete Richert comes on to pith the top of the 9th. Otis Nixon strikes out, one down. Ty Cobb grounds out to first for the second out. Roberto Alomar singles to left. Monte Irvin singles to center, 1st and 2nd with two outs. The potential tying run steps up as Boog Powell comes to the plate. He is fooled on a 2-2 pitch and strikes out swinging to end the game. Takoma Park wins 7-4. Kent Tekulve gets the win in relief. Greg Swindell gets the loss in relief. Monty Irvin had 3 hits in the loss for Stamford. George Foster had 3 hits in the win for Takoma Park.

Staten Island @ Yuma
Yuma wins easily, 11-3. Nolan Ryan gets the win as he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 7.0 innings with 8 walks and 8 strikeouts. Gary Nolan gets the loss as he allowed 6 runs on 122 hits in 3.0 innings with 1 walk. Staten Island had 4 total hits, Sam Crawford and Dave Engle each had 2. John Olerud and Gary Carter each had 4 hits in the win. John Olerud, Juan Gonzalez and Mickey Hatcher each homered for Yuma. Gary Carter missed the cycle by a triple.

Wichita @ Chicago
George Brett doubles home Ken Griffey Jr. in the top of the 1st to give Wichita a 1-0 lead. Will Clark hits a 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 1st to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. Chicago scores 3 in the bottom of the 2nd on an RBI single by Tony Gwynn, an RBI single by Will Clark and a sacrifice fly by Ralph Garr to take a 5-1 lead. Wichita loads the bases with one out in the top of the 4th. Ivan Rodriguez singles to score a run, everyone moves ahead one base to make it 5-2. A balk moves the runners up a base and makes it 5-3. Ken Boswell doubles to score two and ties the game 5-5. Larry Christenson comes in to pitch. HE retires the next two batters to end the inning. Kent Hrbek hits a sol o homerun in the top of the 6th to give Wichita a 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, with two outs and runners at 2nd and 3rd and error on a booted ground ball by pitcher Sam Zoldak scores Willie Wilson to tie the game 6-6. The score remains the same and heads into extra innings. In the bottom of the 13th with two outs and a runner on Will Clark triples on a 3-2 pitch to win the game 7-6 for Chicago. Ron Davis improves to 4-0 in relief. Carl Lundgren gets the loss in relief. Will Clark goes 6 for 7 for Chicago and hits for the cycle with 1 homerun, 1 triple, 2 doubles and 2 singles; he knocked in 4 in the process. Clark's performance overshadows Gwynn's mere 4 hit night.

5/25
Dayton @ Kalamazoo
Merv Rettenmund singles home Johnny Evers in the bottom of the 1st to give Kalamazoo a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 7th Wes Westrum hits a two run homerun to give Dayton a 2-1 lead. Calvin Jones come in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. Bobby Thomson walks to lead off the inning. Merv Rettenmund flies out to center. Mickey Tettleton strikes out for th second out. Pinch hitter Buck Freeman walks, runners at 1st and 2nd with two outs. Jones falls behind Bill Robinson 3-0 but Robinson chases the 3-0 pitch and ground out to second to end the inning. Danny Jackson improves to 4-2 as he allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 8.0 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Bret Saberhagen drops to 5-4 as he allowed 2 runs on 9 hits in 8.0 innings with 7 strikeouts.

Stamford @ Takoma Park
Takoma Park wins an easy one, 6-1. Larry Jansen gets the win as he allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 8.0 innings with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Norwood Gibson drops to 2-6 as he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 4.0 innings with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Andre Dawson had 3 hits in the win; Dawson and Roy Campanella homered.

Staten Island @ Yuma
In the bottom of the 1st Luis Gonzalez singles home Jackie Robinson to give Yuma a 1-0 lead. Staten Island gets the run back in the top of the 2nd on an RBI double by Manny Trillo to make it 1-1. Luis Gonzalez hits a solo homerun in the bottom of the 3rd to give Takoma Park a 2-1 lead. In the top of the 5th Carl Furillo doubles home Shoeless Joe Jackson to tie it 2-2. Pitching holds serve and the game goes to extra innings tied 2-2. In the top of the 10th with Bill Swift on the mound Shoeless Joe Jackson doubles to lead off the inning. Lou Gehrig is intentionally walked to put runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs. Carl Furillo grounds into a double play, Jackson goes to third with two outs. Al Dark hits a fly ball into the gap in right center but Luis Gonzalez tracks it down to end the inning. In the bottom of the 11th with Mark Huismann coming in to pitch, Gary Carter doubles on the first pitch. Willie McGee is walked to setup the force. Pete Rose hits a high hopper to first for the first out, the runners advance to 2nd and 3rd with one out. Darrell Evan is intentionally walked to load the bases. On a 2-1 pitch Mickey Hatcher rips the game winning hit to right. Yuma wins 3-2. Tug McGraw gets the win in relief. Mark Huismann drops to 0-4 with the loss in relief. Shoeless Joe Jackson had 4 hits in the losing effort.

Wichita @ Chicago
Wichita does Takoma Park a favor as they pound Chicago 13-5. Dave McNally gets the win as he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in 7.0 innings with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. Dickey Kerr gets the loss as he allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 2.0 innings with 1 walk. George Brett had 3 hits in the win. Ken Griffey Jr. had two hits, both solo homeruns in the win.

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Standings

Red Division     W  L   GB
Stamford        26 25   --
Dayton          25 26  1.0
Yuma            25 26  1.0
Wichita         20 31  6.0

Blue Division    W  L   GB
Chicago         36 15   --
Takoma Park     32 19  4.0
z-Staten Island 21 30 15.0
z-Kalamazoo     19 32 17.0

z=eliminated

Magic Numbers:
Stamford 9
Chicago 6

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Leaders

Avg.
1) Ty Cobb, STAM .422
2) George Brett, WICH .379
3) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI .356
4) Tony Gwynn, CHI .354
5) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .346

OBP
1) Ty Cobb, STAM .468
2) George Brett, WICH .438
3) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI .422
4) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .419
5) Lou Gehrig, SI .414

Slg
1) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .642
2) George Brett, WICH .586
3) Lou Gehrig, SI .578
4) Andre Dawson, TAK .575
5) Roy Campanella, TAK .548

Hits
1) Ty Cobb, STAM 89
2) Tony Gwynn, CHI 75
3) Will Clark, CHI 71
4) Ralph Garr, CHI 68
4) Sam Crawford, SI 68
4) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI 68

2B
1) Will Clark, CHI 22
2) Frank Chance, TAK 21
3) Roberto Alomar, STAM 20
3) Ken Griffey Jr, WICH 20
3) John Olerud, YUMA 20

3B
1) Willie McGee, YUMA 4
1) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA 4
1) Willie Wilson, CHI 4
4) Tim Raines, DAY 3
4) Earle Combs, KAL 3
4) Kent Hrbek, WICH 3
4) Joe Morgan, DAY 3
4) Al Rosen, DAY 3

HR
1) Babe Ruth, TAK 13
2) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA 12
3) Lou Gehrig, SI 11
4) Bobby Grich, TAK 10
4) Bobby Thomson, KAL 10

RBI
1) Bobby Grich, TAK 45
2) Juan Gonzalez, YUMA 42
3) Andre Dawson, TAK 39
4) Ralph Garr, CHI 37
5) Lou Gehrig, SI 35

Runs
1) Jackie Robinson, YUMA 44
1) Tony Gwynn, CHI 44
3) Sam Crawford, SI 39
3) Ty Cobb, STAM 39
5) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI 38
5) Lou Gehrig, SI 38

SB
1) Frank Chance, TAK 21
2) Ty Cobb, STAM 20
3) Sam Crawford, SI 15
4) Tim Raines, DAY 12
5) Joe Morgan, DAY 11

WAR
1) Ty Cobb, STAM 2.9
2) George Brett, WICH 2.6
3) Tony Gwynn, CHI 2.5
4) Lou Gehrig, SI 2.4
5) Andre Dawson, TAK 2.3

ERA
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 2.30
2) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 2.34
3) Bob Knepper, TAK 2.40
4) Danny Jackson, DAY 2.92
5) Bret Saberhagen, KAL 2.96

Wins
1) Michael Jackson, SI 6
1) Early Wynn, CHI 6
1) Bob Knepper, TAK 6
1) Lefty Williams, STAM 6
1) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 6

Losses
1) Tom Seaver, DAY 8
2) Dave Dravecky, STAM 7
2) Bill Dinneen, SI 7
4) Dave McNally, WISH 6
4) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 6
4) Norwood Gibson, STAM 6

Saves
1) Pete Richert, TAK 16
2) Duane Ward, CHI 15
3) Calvin Jones, DAY 9
4) Tug McGraw, YUMA 8
5) Rich Gossage, WICH 7
5) Dave Smith, STAM 7

K's
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 111
2) Randy Johnson, WICH 103
3) Early Wynn, CHI 101
4) Steve Carlton, TAK 96
5) Lefty Williams, STAM 86

WAR
1) Steve Carlton, TAK 3.3
2) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 3.2
3) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 3.1
4) Early Wynn, CHI 2.9
5) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 2.6

IP
1) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 80.2
2) Bret Saberhagen, KAL 79.0
3) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 78.1
4) Steve Carltonm TAK 78.0
4) John Tudor, KAL 78.0

Opp Avg
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA .179
2) Preacher Roe, DAY .226
2) Randy Johnson, WICH .226
2) Cy Young, CHI .226
5) Steve Carlton, TAK .234
5) Bert Blyleven, WICH .234

W+H Per IP
1) Preacher Roe, DAY 0.96
2) Cy Young, CHI 1.01
3) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 1.09
4) Randy Johnson, WICH 1.10
5) Dickey Kerr, CHI 1.15
5) Bob Knepper, TAK 1.15

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Upcoming Games

5/26
Kalamazoo (E Cicotte 1-6, 3.17) @ Staten Island (J Palmer 4-3, 4.16)
Takoma Park (J Guzman 5-3, 4.62) @ Dayton (B Kison 1-5, 4.24)
Stamford (L Williams 6-1, 4.88) @ Wichita (B Blyleven 3-3, 5.02)
Chicago (J Niekro 4-3, 5.60) @ Yuma (B Feller 2-2, 5.26)

5/27
Kalamazoo (D Newcombe 3-3, 3.83) @ Staten Island (E Whitson 3-2, 4.89)
Stamford (D Dravecky 1-7, 4.80) @ Wichita (F Tanana 1-4, 6.53)
Takoma Park (B Knepper 6-1, 2.40) @ Dayton (G Lowdermilk 4-0, 2.57)
Chicago (s Rogers 2-2, 6.00) @ Yuma (M Cuellar 2-4, 5.63)

5/28
Kalamazoo (N Ryan 3-5, 5.14) @ Staten Island (B Dinneen 2-7, 5.53)
Takoma Park ( S Carlton 3-3, 3.12) @ Dayton (T Seaver 3-8, 4.20)
Stamford (J Pfiester 5-3, 3.74) @ Wichita (R Johnson 3-4, 4.22)
Chicago (C Young 4-3, 3.24) @ Yuma (M Brown 4-3, 3.42)


5/29-31
Yuma @ Stamford
Chicago @ Kalamazoo
Wichita @ Takoma Park
Staten Island @ Dayton

6/1-3
Dayton @ Chicago
Stamford @ Kalamazoo
Wichita @ Yuma
Takoma Park @ Staten Island

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Results

5/26
Kalamazoo @ Staten Island
In the bottom of the 1st Shoeless Joe Jackson singles home Sam Crawford to take a 1-0 lead for Staten Island. Lou Gehrig doubles home Jackson to make it 2-0. In the top of the 4th Bobby Thomson hits a solo homerun to get back to 2-1. In the bottom of the 7th Staten Island loads the bases with two outs. Russ Swan comes in to pitch and gets Carl Furillo to ground out to end the inning. In the bottom of the 8th Larry Doby singles home Bill Madlock to make it 3-1. Joe Sambito comes in to pitch the top of the 9th. He retires the side in order for the save. Jim Palmer improves to 5-3 as he allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 6.0 innings with 7 strikeouts. Eddie Cicotte drops to 1-7 as he allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 5.0 innings with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.

Takoma Park @ Dayton
Playoff implications on the line in this series. In the bottom of the 3rd Tim Raines singles home Wes Westrum to give Dayton a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 5th Tim Raines hits a 2 run double to make it 3-0. A Babe Ruth solo homerun in the top of the 6th gets Takoma Park on the board at 3-1. In the top of the 7th Tommie Agee hits a 2 run homerun to tie the game 3-3. The game goes to extra innings tied 3-3. Swede Risberg hits a two out 2 run homerun in the top of the 14th to give Takoma Park a 5-3 lead. Charlie Leibrandt stays in to pitch the bottom of the 14th. Chick Stahl singles on a 3-2 pitch to right, on the 9th pitch of the at bat. Miguel Batista strikes out for the first out. Art Howe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Chicago's magic number remains at 6. Charlie Leibrandt improves to 2-0 with the win in relief. Miguel Batista drops to 4-2 with the loss in relief. Tim Raines had 4 hits and 3 RBI's for Dayton.

Stamford @ Wichita
Stamford wins a pitcher's duel 1-0 as their magic number drops to 8. Lefty Williams improves to 7-1 as he allows 0 runs on 4 hits in 8.1 innings with 9 strikeouts. Monty Irvin had 3 of Stamford's 6 hits.

Chicago @ Yuma
Bob Feller pitches Yuma to a 4-0 victory (cheers are heard from Takoma Park) as Yuma keeps pace with Stamford. Feller allows 0 runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. Joe Niekro drops to 4-4 as he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits in 6.0 innings with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. John Olerud and Gary Carter homered for Yuma.

5/27
Kalamazoo @ Staten Island
Lou Gehrig hits a 3 run homerun in the bottom of the 1st to give Staten Island a 3-0 lead. In the top of the 2nd Dave Concepcion hits a 2 run homerun to make it 3-2. In the top of the 4th Willie Aikens doubles home Merv Rettenmund to tie the game 3-3. In the top of the 9th Mark Huismann remains in to pitch. Mickey Tettleton flies out for the first out. Willie Aikens singles. Buck Freeman singles, Aikens makes it to third. Runners are at the corners with one out. Pinch hitter Bill Robinson strikes out for the second out. Pinch hitter Gary Ward grounds out to short to end the inning. Bob James comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. Al Dark strikes out for the first out. Carl Furillo singles. Jim Anderson singles, 1st and 2nd with one out. Dave Engle hits a line drive to left but right at the fielder, two outs. Sam Crawford singles to right. Furillo heads home, there will be a play at the plate, he is safe... Staten Island wins 4-3. Mark Huismann improves to 1-4 with the win in relief. Bob James drops to 0-2 with the loss in relief.

Stamford @ Wichita
Stamford pounds Wichita as 13-3. Their magic number improves to 7. Jack Pfiester improves to 6-2 as he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 8.0 innings with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts. Frank Tanana drops to 1-5 as he allowed 7 runs on 6 hits in 3.2 innings with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Boog Powell, Brian Downing and Mike Schmidt all homered for Stamford.

Takoma Park @ Dayton
Dayton uses a 6 run inning to beat Takoma Park 7-2. Chicago's magic number has improved to 5. Tom Seaver improves to 4-8 as he allowed 2 runs on 10 hits in 7.0 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Hank Aaron had 4 hits for Dayton in the win.

Chicago @ Yuma
Yuma keeps pace with Stamford with a 7-3 victory. Mike Cuellar improves to 3-4 as he allowed 2 runs on 9 hits in 8.0 innings with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts. Steve Rogers drops to 2-3 as he allowed 6 runs on 9 hits in 5.2 innings with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. John Olerud homered for Yuma in the win.

5/28
Kalamazoo @ Staten Island
Kalamazoo wins easily, 9-3. Nolan Ryan improves to 4-5 as he allowed 3 runs on 3 hits in 6.2 innings with 7 walks and 3 strikeouts. Bill Dinneen drops to 2-8 as he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 3.0 innings with 3 strikeouts. Merv Rettenmund homered for Kalamazoo. Earle Combs and Johnny Evers had 3 hits for Kalamazoo.

Takoma Park @ Dayton
Dayton hurts Takoma Park's chances with an 11-5 victory as Chicago's magic number improves to 4. Preacher Roe improves to 4-4 as he allowed 4 runs on 10 hits in 8.0 innings with 7 strikeouts. Steve Carlton drops to 3-4 as he allowed 7 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts. Babe Ruth had 3 hits for Takoma Park. Wes Westrum had 3 hits with a homerun, 2 runs scored and 5 RBI's and missed a cycle by a triple.

Stamford @ Wichita
Stamford wins 7-1 and their magic number improves to 6. John Candelaria improves to 5-3 as he allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 9.0 innings with 7 strikeouts. Randy Johnson drops to 3-5 as he allowed 6 runs (5 earned) on 6 hits in 2.1 innings with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts. Brian Downing had 4 hits in the win along with 3 runs scored and an RBI. Boog Powell had 3 hits with a homerun and a triple, he scored 1 run and knocked in 5.

Chicago @ Yuma
Yuma keeps pace with Stamford with a 5-1 victory as they sweep Chicago. Mordecai Brown gets the win as he allowed 1 run on 7 hits in 9.0 innings with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. Cy Young drops to 4-4 as he allowed 4 runs on 9 hits in 5.0 innings with 2 strikeouts. John Olerud had 3 hits in the win. Olerud and Juan Gonzalez each hit their 10th homerun of the season for Yuma.

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Starting to really dislike the fans of Takoma Park...

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Standings

Red Division     W  L   GB
Stamford        29 25   --
Yuma            28 26  1.0
Dayton          27 27  2.0
z-Wichita       20 34  9.0

Blue Division    W  L   GB
Chicago         36 18   --
Takoma Park     33 21  3.0
z-Staten Island 23 31 13.0
z-Kalamazoo     20 34 16.0

z=eliminated

Magic Numbers:
Stamford 6
Chicago 4

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Leaders

Avg.
1) Ty Cobb, STAM .424
2) George Brett, WICH .370
3) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI .356
4) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .353
5) Tony Gwynn, CHI .351

OBP
1) Ty Cobb, STAM .472
2) George Brett, WICH .427
2) Lou Gehrig, SI .427
5) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI .422
5) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .421

Slg
1) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .632
2) Lou Gehrig, SI .595
3) George Brett, WICH .569
4) Andre Dawson, TAK .562
5) Roy Campanella, TAK .550

Hits
1) Ty Cobb, STAM 95
2) Tony Gwynn, CHI 79
3) Will Clark, CHI 75
4) Ralph Garr, CHI 72
4) Sam Crawford, SI 72
4) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI 72

2B
1) Will Clark, CHI 23
2) Frank Chance, TAK 22
3) Roberto Alomar, STAM 21
3) Ty Cobb, STAM 21
3) John Olerud, YUMA 21

3B
1) Willie McGee, YUMA 5
2) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA 4
2) Willie Wilson, CHI 4
4) Tim Raines, DAY 3
4) Earle Combs, KAL 3
4) Kent Hrbek, WICH 3
4) Joe Morgan, DAY 3
4) Al Rosen, DAY 3

HR
1) Babe Ruth, TAK 14
2) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA 12
2) Lou Gehrig, SI 12
4) Bobby Thomson, KAL 11
5) Bobby Grich, TAK 10
5) Juan Gonzalez, YUMA 10
5) John Olerud, YUMA 10

RBI
1) Bobby Grich, TAK 46
2) Juan Gonzalez, YUMA 43
3) Boog Powell, STAM 40
4) Andre Dawson, TAK 39
4) Lou Gehrig, SI 39

Runs
1) Jackie Robinson, YUMA 46
2) Tony Gwynn, CHI 45
3) Ty Cobb, STAM 43
3) John Olerud, YUMA 43
5) Sam Crawford, SI 42

SB
1) Frank Chance, TAK 21
1) Ty Cobb, STAM 21
3) Sam Crawford, SI 18
4) Joe Morgan, DAY 13
5) Tim Raines, DAY 12

WAR
1) Ty Cobb, STAM 3.1
2) Lou Gehrig, SI 2.8
3) George Brett, WICH 2.5
3) Tony Gwynn, CHI 2.5
5) Andre Dawson, TAK 2.1
5) Babe Ruth, TAK 2.1

ERA
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 2.30
2) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 2.34
3) Bob Knepper, TAK 2.43
4) Danny Jackson, DAY 2.92
5) Bret Saberhagen, KAL 2.96

Wins
1) Lefty Williams, STAM 7
2) Michael Jackson, SI 6
2) Early Wynn, CHI 6
2) Bob Knepper, TAK 6
2) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 6
2) Jack Pfiester, STAM 6

Losses
1) Tom Seaver, DAY 8
1) Bill Dinneen, SI 8
3) Dave Dravecky, STAM 7
3) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 7
5) Dave McNally, WISH 6
5) Norwood Gibson, STAM 6

Saves
1) Pete Richert, TAK 16
2) Duane Ward, CHI 15
3) Calvin Jones, DAY 9
4) Tug McGraw, YUMA 8
4) Dave Smith, STAM 8

K's
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 111
2) Randy Johnson, WICH 105
3) Steve Carlton, TAK 102
4) Early Wynn, CHI 101
5) Lefty Williams, STAM 95

WAR
1) Steve Carlton, TAK 3.3
2) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 3.2
3) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 3.1
4) Early Wynn, CHI 2.9
5) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 2.7
5) Lefty Williams, STAM 2.7
5) Jack Pfiester, STAM 2.7

IP
1) Steve Carltonm TAK 83.1
2) Mordecai Brown, YUMA 82.2
3) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 81.2
4) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 80.2
5) Lefty Williams, STAM 80.1

Opp Avg
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA .179
2) Bert Blyleven, WICH .224
3) Steve Carlton, TAK .233
4) Preacher Roe, DAY .234
5) Randy Johnson, WICH .237

W+H Per IP
1) Preacher Roe, DAY 1.00
2) Cy Young, CHI 1.06
3) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 1.09
4) Dickey Kerr, CHI 1.15
5) Randy Johnson, WICH 1.16

[EagleFan]

Upcoming Games

5/29
Yuma (N Ryan 4-2, 2.30) @ Stamford (N Gibson 2-6, 5.85)
Chicago (E Wynn 6-2, 3.84) @ Kalamazoo (J Tudor 4-4, 3.46)
Wichita (S Maglie 2-3, 5.22) @ Takoma Park (C Schilling 4-2, 3.18)
Staten Island (G Nolan 3-3, 6.95) @ Dayton (D Jackson 4-2, 2.92)

5/30
Yuma (J Koosman 6-3, 2.34) @ Stamford (D Dravecky 1-7, 4.80)
Chicago (D Kerr 4-4, 3.07) @ Kalamazoo (B Saberhagen 5-4, 2.96)
Wichita (D McNally 2-6, 5.75) @ Takoma Park (L Jansen 5-4, 3.60)
Staten Island (O Overall 1-4, 6.84) @ Dayton (G Lowdermilk 4-0, 2.57)

5/31
Wichita (B Blyleven 3-3, 4.50) @ Takoma Park (J Guzman 5-3, 4.50)
Chicago (J Niekro 4-4, 5.64) @ Kalamazoo (E Cicotte 1-7, 3.20)
Staten Island (J Palmer 5-3, 3.96) @ Dayton (B Kison 1-5, 4.18)
Yuma (B Feller 3-2, 4.62) @ Stamford (L Williams 7-1, 4.37)


6/1-3
Dayton @ Chicago
Stamford @ Kalamazoo
Wichita @ Yuma
Takoma Park @ Staten Island

[EagleFan]

Big series coming up between Yuma and Stamford.

[korme]

Hopefully it goes 1-2 and I sweep Staten Island

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by korme

Hopefully it goes 1-2 and I sweep Staten Island

You have the toughest road though, with that final series against Chicago (while the other two play the last place teams). Would make for a great finish for your division though, a nice three way race.

[EagleFan]

Going to run the next series this evening some time. To give everyone a chance to see where we are at.

[claphamsa]

Originally Posted by timmae

Starting to really dislike the fans of Takoma Park...

we hippys shall stick to peace and love

[timmae]

Gwynn and Clark are definitely keys to Chicago's continued run...

Is SP Dickey Kerr in the 12th round the best value pick? I know someone must have better than that but shoot... didn't expect that. And 9th and 10th rounds with CL Duane Ward and 1B Will Clark back to back was huge.

[EagleFan]

Juan Guzman - 24th round (5-3, 4.50)
Grover Lowdermilk - 22nd round (4-0, 2.57)
Michael Jackson - 17th round (6-1, 2 saves, 4.14)
Danny Jackson - 14th round (4-2, 2.92)

Some notables,

[EagleFan]

Results

5/29
Yuma @ Stamford
Stamford cuts their magic number to 4 with an 11-5 victory. Norwood Gibson improves to 3-6 as he allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits in 7.0 innings with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. Nolan Ryan drops to 4-3 as he allowed 7 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits in 5.2 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Darrell Evans was 3 for 4 for Yuma with 3 homeruns, 3 runs scored and 4 RBI's. Ty Cobb and Cleon Jones each had 3 hits for Stamford.

Chicago @ Kalamazoo
Early Wynn takes a no hitter into the 9th with one out when pinch hitter Bill Robinson breaks it up with a double but Wynn completes the one hit shutout in a 4-0 Chicago victory as Chicago improves their magic number to 3. Wynn walked 1 and struck out 9 in his one hit shutout and improved to 7-2. John Tudor dropped to 4-5 as he allowed 4 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits in 7.0 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Ralph Garr had 3 hits in the win. Phil Garner homered for Chicago.

Wichita @ Takoma Park
In the top of the 4th Ivan Rodriguez singles home Joe Carter to give Wichita a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 8th George Brett doubles home Ozzie Smith to make it 2-0. Joe Carter singles home Bake McBride to make it 3-0. In the bottom of the 8th Andre Dawson singles home Frank Chance to get Takoma Park on the board at 3-1. Rich Gossage comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th and retires the side in order for the save. Wichita wins 3-1, a cheer is heard coming from Chicago as their magic number is now 2.

Staten Island @ Dayton
In the bottom of the 4th a one out solo homerun by Jack Clark gives Dayton a 1-0 lead. A two out triple by Kevin McReynolds and intentional walk to Pat Moran put runners at the corners with two outs. Danny Jackson singles home McReynolds to make it 2-0. Tim Raines singles to right, Moran scores to make it 3-0. Joe Morgan flies out to end the inning. In the top of the 6th Bill Madlock doubles home Sam Crawford to make it 3-1. In the top of the 8th Staten Island get runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. Lou Gehrig strikes out looking on a 3-2 pitch for the second out. Herb Pennock comes in to pitch. Carl Furillo ground out to third to end the inning. Calvin Jones comes in to pitch the top of the 9th. Al Dark doubles on the first pitch. Larry Doby strikes out for the first out. Mark Grace singles, Dark stops at third. Runners at the corners with one out. Pinch hitter Mike Lum grounds into a game ending double play. Dayton wins 3-1 and keeps pace. Danny Jackson improves to 5-2 as he allowed 1 run on 10 hits in 7.2 innings with 7 strikeouts. Gary Nolan drops to 3-4 as he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Sam Crawford was 4 for 4 in the loss. Tim Raines had 3 hits in the win.

5/30
Yuma @ Stamford
Stamford pounds Yuma 9-1 and their magic number is now 3 (could be 2 pending the Dayton result). Dave Dravecky improves to 2-7 as he allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 7.0 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts (he certainly picked the best time to throw his best game). Jerry Koosman drops to 6-4 as he allowed 5 runs (1 earned) on 9 hits in 4.0 innings with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. Cleon Jones had 3 hits in the win.

Chicago @ Kalamazoo
In the bottom of the 2nd Kalamazoo gets on the board when Dave Concepcion doubles home Bill Robinson to make it 1-0. Earle Combs singles home Concepcion to make it 2-0. In the top of the 8th Ralph Garr hits a two out 2 run double to tie the game 2-2. The tie isn't broken and the game goes to extra innings tied 2-2. Will Clark triples to lead off the top of the 11th. Ralph Garr doubles to score Clark and make it 3-2. The next three batters are retired to end the inning. Rob Murphy comes in to pitch the bottom of the 11th. He retires the side in order. Chicago's magic number is now 1, they could clinch with a Takoma Park loss. Duane Ward improves to 5-1 with the win in relief. Bob James drops to 0-3 with the loss in relief. Will Clark had 3 hits in the win, Ralph Garr had all three RBI's.

Wichita @ Takoma Park
Takoma Park needs a win to stay alive. Larry Jansen makes certain that happens as he throws a complete game 3 hit shutout in a 6-0 win as he struck out 9 batters. Dave McNally get the loss to drop to 2-7 as he allowed 5 runs on 6 hits in 5.0 innings with 5 walks and 2 strikeouts. Ivan Rodriguez had 2 of Wichita's 3 hits. Bobby Grich had 2 hits, a homerun and 4 RBI's.

Staten Island @ Dayton
Dayton keeps Stamford's magic number at 3 as they win easily 8-1. Grover Lowdermilk improves to 5-0 as he allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 8.0 innings with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. Orval Overall drops to 1-5 as he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 6.0 innings with 5 walks and 9 strikeouts. Only Joe Morgan and Chick Stahl had more than one hit for Dayton, with 2 each. Time Raines was the only starter without a hit for Dayton.

5/31
Wichita @ Takoma Park
Champagne is chilling in Kalamazoo as this game is ready to start. Takoma Park wants to keep those corks on for another day. Takoma Park pounds out 20 hits and 12 runs in a 12-3 victory as they do their part, now they become Kalamazoo fans. Frank Chance, Andre Dawson and Tommie Agee all had 3 hits for Takoma Park. No homeruns were hit in the game. All Takoma Park starters, including the pitcher, had at least one hit.

Chicago @ Kalamazoo
Chicago hopes to pop the corks after this game. Kalamazoo gives Takoma Park a present with a 12-4 victory. Eddie Cicotte improves to 2-7 as he allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 11 hits in 7.0 innings with 3 strikeouts. Johnny Bench and Brooks Robinson each had 3 hits in the loss. Merv Rettenmund was 4 for 4 and was a triple away from a cycle; he scored 2 runs and knocked in 5. Garry Maddox also homered for Kalamazoo.

Staten Island @ Dayton
In the bottom of the 2nd Art Howe doubles home two runs to give Dayton a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 3rd Bill Madlock doubles home two runs to tie the game 2-2. In the bottom of the 4th Art Howe singles home Jack Clark to give Dayton the lead again at 3-2. In the bottom of the 5th Chick Stahl doubles home Hank Aaron to make it 4-2. Calvin Jones comes in to pitch the top of the 9th. Dave Engle strikes out for out number one. Manny Trillo doubles on an 0-1 pitch. Mark Grace grounds out, Trillo moves to 3rd. Sam Crawford strikes out swinging to end the game. Dayton did what they needed, now they need help. Bruce Kison improves to 2-5 as he allowed 2 runs on 9 hits in 7.0 innings with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. Jim Palmer falls to 5-4 as he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits in 6.0 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts.

Yuma @ Stamford
Yuma needs to win to stay alive. In the top of the 3rd John Olerud doubles home Jackie Robinson to give Yuma a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd Roberto Alomar doubles home Ty Cobb to tie the game 1-1. Monty Irvin follows with a single that scores Alomar, Stamford takes a 2-1 lead. In the top of the 4th Mickey Hatcher hits a 2 run homerun to give Yuma a 3-2 lead. In the top of the 5th Luis Gonzalez singles home John Olerud to make it 4-2. In the bottom of the 5th Ty Cobb scores on a sacrifice fly by Monty Irvin to make it 4-3. With two outs and two men on Mike Schmidt takes a 1-2 pitch and crushes a line drive homerun to left, a three run homerun to give Stamford a 6-4 lead. In the top of the 6th pinch hitter Cesar Cedeno singles home Tim Foli to make it 6-5. Dave Smith comes on to pitch the top of the 9th, Yuma needs to score to stay alive. pinch hitter Davy Jones strikes out swinging, one out. Darrell Evans strikes out looking for the second out. Jackie Robinson falls behind 1-2 but singles to right. On a 3-1 pitch John Olerud hits a high hopper that he beats out for an infield single. Runners are at 1st and 2nd with two outs. Luis Gonzales gets ahead in the count 2-0. He rips a ground ball on the next pitch right at the second baseman and is thrown out to end the game, Stamford wins 6-5. Stamford's magic number is now 2.

[EagleFan]

Standings

Red Division     W  L   GB
Stamford        32 25   --
Dayton          30 27  2.0
z-Yuma          28 29  4.0
z-Wichita       21 36 11.0

Blue Division    W  L   GB
Chicago         38 19   --
Takoma Park     35 22  3.0
z-Staten Island 23 34 15.0
z-Kalamazoo     21 36 17.0

z=eliminated

Magic Numbers:
Stamford 2
Chicago 1

[EagleFan]

Leaders

Avg.
1) Ty Cobb, STAM .428
2) George Brett, WICH .366
3) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI .351
4) Tony Gwynn, CHI .346
5) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .342

OBP
1) Ty Cobb, STAM .477
2) George Brett, WICH .427
3) Shoeless Joe Jackson, SI .421
4) Joe Morgan, DAY .419
5) Babe Ruth, TAK .416

Slg
1) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA .604
2) Lou Gehrig, SI .567
3) George Brett, WICH .565
4) Ty Cobb, STAM .564
5) Andre Dawson, TAK .563

Hits
1) Ty Cobb, STAM 101
2) Tony Gwynn, CHI 81
3) Will Clark, CHI 80
4) Ralph Garr, CHI 79
5) Sam Crawford, SI 78

2B
1) Will Clark, CHI 24
1) Frank Chance, TAK 24
1) John Olerud, YUMA 24
4) Roberto Alomar, STAM 23
4) Ty Cobb, STAM 23

3B
1) Willie McGee, YUMA 5
2) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA 4
2) Willie Wilson, CHI 4
2) Will Clark, CHI 4
5) Tim Raines, DAY 3
5) Earle Combs, KAL 3
5) Kent Hrbek, WICH 3
5) Joe Morgan, DAY 3
5) Al Rosen, DAY 3

HR
1) Babe Ruth, TAK 14
2) Luis Gonzalez, YUMA 12
2) Lou Gehrig, SI 12
4) Bobby Thomson, KAL 11
4) Bobby Grich, TAK 11

RBI
1) Bobby Grich, TAK 52
2) Andre Dawson, TAK 44
3) Juan Gonzalez, YUMA 43
3) Boog Powell, STAM 43
5) Ralph Garr, CHI 42

Runs
1) Jackie Robinson, YUMA 48
2) Ty Cobb, STAM 47
3) Tony Gwynn, CHI 46
4) John Olerud, YUMA 44
4) Sam Crawford, SI 44
4) Cleon Jones, STAM 44

SB
1) Frank Chance, TAK 22
2) Ty Cobb, STAM 21
3) Sam Crawford, SI 18
4) Joe Morgan, DAY 16
5) Tim Raines, DAY 12

WAR
1) Ty Cobb, STAM 3.5
2) Andre Dawson, TAK 2.8
3) George Brett, WICH 2.6
4) Lou Gehrig, SI 2.5
5) Tony Gwynn, CHI 2.4
5) Babe Ruth, TAK 2.4

ERA
1) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 2.34
2) Bob Knepper, TAK 2.43
3) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 2.57
4) Danny Jackson, DAY 2.76
5) Bret Saberhagen, KAL 2.91

Wins
1) Lefty Williams, STAM 8
2) Early Wynn, CHI 7
3) Michael Jackson, SI 6
3) Bob Knepper, TAK 6
3) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 6
3) Jack Pfiester, STAM 6
3) Larry Jansen, TAK 6

Losses
1) Tom Seaver, DAY 8
1) Bill Dinneen, SI 8
3) Dave Dravecky, STAM 7
3) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 7
3) Dave McNally, WISH 7

Saves
1) Pete Richert, TAK 16
2) Duane Ward, CHI 15
3) Calvin Jones, DAY 11
4) Dave Smith, STAM 9
5) Tug McGraw, YUMA 8
5) Rich Gossage, WICH 8

K's
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 119
2) Early Wynn, CHI 110
3) Randy Johnson, WICH 105
4) Steve Carlton, TAK 102
4) Lefty Williams, STAM 102

WAR
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 3.5
2) Early Wynn, CHI 3.4
3) Steve Carlton, TAK 3.3
3) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 3.3
5) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 3.0
5) Bret Saberhagen, KAL 3.0

IP
1) Eddie Cicotte, KAL 88.2
2) Bret Saberhagen, KAL 86.2
3) Lefty Williams, STAM 85.1
4) John Tudor, KAL 85.0
5) Jerry Koosman, YUMA 84.2
5) Danny Jackson, DAY 84.2

Opp Avg
1) Nolan Ryan, YUMA .190
2) Larry Jansen, TAK .231
3) Steve Carlton, TAK .233
4) Preacher Roe, DAY .234
5) Randy Johnson, WICH .237

W+H Per IP
1) Preacher Roe, DAY 1.00
2) Cy Young, CHI 1.06
3) Nolan Ryan, YUMA 1.13
4) Larry Jansen, TAK 1.14
5) Dickey Kerr, CHI 1.16
5) Randy Johnson, WICH 1.16

[EagleFan]

Upcoming Schedule

6/1
Dayton (T Seaver 4-8, 4.06) @ Chicago (S Rogers 2-3, 6.42)
Stamford (J Pfiester 6-2, 3.70) @ Kalamazoo (D Newcombe 3-3, 3.77)
Wichita (F Tanana 1-5, 7.42) @ Yuma (M Cuellar 3-4, 5.13)
Takoma Park (S Carlton 3-4, 3.67) @ Staten Island (E Whitson 3-2, 4.33)

6/2
Takoma Park (B Knepper 6-1, 2.43) @ Staten Island (B Dinneen 2-8, 5.79)
Stamford (J Candelaria 5-3, 4.18) @ Kalamazoo (N Ryan 4-5, 5.04)
Dayton (P Roe 4-4, 3.24) @ Chicago (C Young 4-4, 3.49)
Wichita (R Johnson 3-5, 4.68) @ Yuma (M Brown 5-3, 3.16)

6/3
Takoma Park (C Schilling 4-3, 3.22) @ Staten Island (G Nolan 3-4, 6.58)
Stamford (N Gibson 3-6, 5.56) @ Kalamazoo (J Tudor 4-5, 3.28)
Dayton (D Jackson 5-2, 2.76) @ Chicago (E Wynn 7-2, 3.43)
Wichita (S Maglie 3-3, 4.68) @ Yuma (N Ryan 4-3, 2.57)

[EagleFan]

Will run the final series late tonight (or tomorrow); to give everyone a chance to see where we are.

[timmae]

1st place baby... right where we've been all season!

[EagleFan]

Results

6/1
Dayton @ Chicago
Dayton trying to stay in the race in their division, Chicago has champagne chilled and waiting for their division. In the top of the 6th Dayton scores 3 to take a 3-0 lead on and RBI double by Chick Stahl, an RBI ground out by Tony Fernandez and a passed ball. In the bottom of the 6th with two outs Will Clark hits a solo homerun to make it 3-1. Ralph Garr doubles on a 3-2 pitch. Jim Delahanty singles, Garr scores to make it 3-2. Rick Miller flies out to end the inning. In the top of the 7th Dayton loads the bases with one out. Chick Stahl flies out to left, Joe Morgan tags and scores to make it 4-2; two outs with runners at 1st and 2nd. Jack Clark singles, Hank Aaron rounds third and scores to make it 5-2. Jeff Lahti comes in to pitch. Tony Fernandez flies out to right to end the inning. In the bottom of the 7th Phil Garner doubles home Pee Wee Reese to make it 5-3. Calvin Jones comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. Damian Miller grounds out to third, one out. Pee Wee Reese walks on a 3-2 pitch. On a 2-2 pitch to Phil Garner the ball gets away and Reese moves to 2nd. Phil Garner strikes out on the 3-2 pitch for the second out. Tony Gwynn works a hitter's 3-1 count and rips a fly ball deep down the line in right, it is caught at the track to end the game. A roar is heard in Dayton and Takoma Park as Dayton wins 5-3. Tom Seaver improves to 5-8 as he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 7.0 innings with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. Steve Rogers drops to 2-4 as he allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 7 hits in 6.2 innings with 6 walks and 7 strikeouts. Tim Raines had 3 hits in the win. Jim Delahanty had 3 hits in the loss.

Stamford @ Kalamazoo
Stamford looking to reduce their magic number, Kalamazoo trying to play spoiler. In the bottom of the 1st Merv Rettenmund knocks in Johnny Evers with a single to make it 1-0 in favor of Kalamazoo. In the top of the 7th Mike Schmidt hits a 2 run homerun to give Stamford a 2-1 lead. Dave Smith comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. Mickey Tettleton walks on a 3-2 pitch to lead off the inning. Willie Aikens doubles on a 1-1 pitch, Tettleton stops at 3rd; runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Buck Freeman is walked to load the bases and setup the force at home. Dave Concepcion grounds to third, the throw comes home for the force, bases loaded with one out. Pinch hitter Felix Moran rips a line drive to left the drops just in front of the outfielder for the hit, everyone moves up one base, the game is tied 2-2. Bases are still loaded with only one out. Earle Combs rips a ground ball right at the shortstop who is playing in, he throws home for one, relay to first, the ump says out, double play to end the inning and send the game to extra innings tied at 2-2. Mark Eichhorn is in to start the top of the 12th. Frank White singles to lead off the inning. Greg Harris comes in to pitch. Brian Downing is hit by a pitch, rinners at 1st and 2nd with no outs. Tony Lazzeris strikes out swinging, one out. Otis Nixon singles to shallow right. The bases are loaded with one out. Ty Cobb strikes out swinging, two outs. Pinch hitter fouls back several pitches to work a 3-2 count, on the 9th pitch he takes a mighty cut but misses for a strikeout to end the inning. Gary Neibauer comes in to pitch the bottom of the 12th. Garry Maddox leads off and rips a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left for the game winning homerun. The Red Division gets a little closer.

Wichita @ Yuma
Jackie Robinson leads off the bottom of the 1st with a solo homerun to give Yuma a 1-0 lead. Wichita scores two in the top of the 5th on RBI singles by Ozzie Smith and George Brett to take a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 5th Yuma loads the bases with 2 outs. Juan Gonzalez walks in a run to tie the game 2-2. Luis Gonzalez pops up to short to end the inning. Tug McGraw comes in for the top of the 9th. Pinch hitter Bob Meusel singles to lead off the inning. Pinch hitter Ivan Rodriguez strikes out for the first out. Delos Drake singles, Meusel goes for third, the throw and he is safe, Drake moves to 2nd on the throw. The runners are at 2nd and 3rd with one out. George Brett is intentionally walked to load the bases. Ken Boswell singles, 2 runs score to give Wichita a 4-2 lead. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out and Kent Hrbek strikes out to end the inning. Rich Gosage comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. Willie McGee grounds out for the first out. Pete Rose grounds out for out number two. Candy LaChance doubles to right center to keep the game alive. Pinch hitter Mickey Hatcher strikes out to end the game.

Takoma Park @ Staten Island
Takoma Park must win to stay alive or Chicago can pop the corks. Andre Dawson hits a solo homerun in the top of the 4th to give Takoma Park a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 6th an RBI double by Bill Madlock ties the game 1-1. Joe Sambito comes in to pitch the top of the 9th. Tammie Agee strikes out for the first out. Pinch hitter Earl Williams doubles. Pinch hitter Graig Nettles strikes out for the second out. Frank Chance walks to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Edgar Martinez falls behind 0-2 but rips a base hit to center Williams rounds third and scores to give Takoma Park a 2-1 lead. Babe Ruth is up next and rips a line drive on the first pitch right at the second baseman to end the inning. Pete Richert comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th, the save leader in the league. Shoeless Joe Jackson grounds out for the first out. Lou Gehrig falls behind 1-2 and takes a big cut on the next pitch and towers a mile high pop down the line in right, it is just fair and just over the fence to tie the game 2-2. Carl Furillo is hit by the first pitch, there is a little tension in the air. Al Dark grounds into a double play to end the inning and send it to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th Staten Island loads the bases with two outs. Shoeless Joe Jackson is up and rips a base hit to score the winning run. Staten Island wins 3-2 and eliminates Takoma Park from contention. The celebration has begun in Chicago.

6/2
Takoma Park @ Staten Island
Staten Island scores 3 in the bottom of the 1st thanks to an RBI double by Lou Gehrig and a two run double by Al Dark. In the top of the 3rd Frank Chance doubles home a run to get Takoma Park on the board at 3-1. Edgar Martinez singles in Chance to make it 3-2. In the bottom of the 6th Al Dark doubles home a run to make it 4-2. In the top of the 7th Takoma Park scores 4 runs to take a 6-4 lead thanks to an RBI bases loaded walk by Graig Nettles, a two run double by Frank Chance and a sacrifice fly by Andre Dawson. In the bottom of the 7th Lou Gehrig hits a two out 3 run homerun to give Staten Island a 7-6 lead. Mark Huismann stays in to pitch the top of the 9th and retires the side in order to end the game. Lou Gehrig knocks in 4 runs in the win.

Stamford @ Kalamazoo
Stamford tries to shrink that magic number again. They have champagne that they want to open. Kalamazoo pounds the ball with 11 runs on 18 hits in an 11-5 victory. The race is still alive in the Red Division. Nolan Ryan improves to 5-5 as he allowed 5 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits in 6.0 innings with 1 walk and 10 strikeouts. Norwood Gibson drops to 3-7 as he allowed 8 runs on 11 hits in 3.2 innings with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts. Ty Cobb had 4 hits in the loss while Monty Irvin homered in the loss. Johnny Evers had 4 hits in the win while Merv Rettenmund and Bobby Thomson homered.

Dayton @ Chicago
Dayton can pull even with Stamford with a win. Chicago may be hung over from the celebration. Hank Aaron hits a solo homerun in the top of the 1st to give Dayton a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 4th Al Rosen hits a solo homerun to make it 2-0. In the bottom of the 8th Rick Miller hits a solo homerun to make it 2-1. Later in the inning Chicago loads the bases with 2 outs and Johnny Bench coming up. Bench is fooled on a 1-2 pitch for strike three to end the inning. Jeff Russell comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. HE retires the side in order as Dayton wins 2-1. The Red Division is all even with one game left to play.

Wichita @ Yuma
Wichita wins big, 7-1. Randy Johnson improves to 4-5 as he allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 8.0 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Nolan Ryan gets the loss as he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 7.2 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Bake McBride had 3 hits for Wichita and Kent Hrbek had 3 RBI's. Juan Gonzalez homered for Yuma's only run.

6/3
Takoma Park @ Staten Island
In the bottom of the 3rd and RBI single by Sam Crawford gives Staten Island a 1-0 lead. Takoma Park ties the game in the top of the 4th on an RBI single by Bobby Grich. Sam Crawford singles home another run in the bottom of the 5th to give Staten Island a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th Larry Doby hits a 3 run homerun to make it 5-1. In the top of the 7th Tommie Agee doubles home a run to make it 5-2. Later he scores on a passed ball to make it 5-3. In the bottom of the 7th Dave Engle hits a solo homerun to make it 6-3. In the top of the 8th Edgar Martinez scores on an Andre Dawson ground out to make it 6-4. Bobby Grich doubles home Babe Ruth to get to 6-5. The next batter Roy Campanella doubles to score Grich to tie the game 6-6. Joe Sambito comes in to pitch. He gets Tommie Agee to ground out to end the inning. Lou Gehrig leads off the bottom of the 8th with a solo homerun to give Staten Island a 7-6 lead. Joe Sambito stays on to pitch the top of the 9th. Pinch hitter Swede Risberg walks. Earl Williams singles, 1st and 2nd with no outs. Frank Chance bunts the runners over, 2nd and 3rd with one out. Edgar Martinez singles, one run scores to tie the game 7-7. Babe Ruth crushes a ball to right but it is caught at the track and the runner scores easily to give Takoma Park an 8-7 lead. Bryn Smith comes in to pitch. Andre Dawson flies out to end the inning. Pete Richert comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. Manny Trillo strikes out for the first out. Bud Harrelson is hit by an 0-2 pitch to put the potential tying run on. Sam Crawford singles to put runners at 1st and 2nd with one out, the potential winning run is on. Dave Engle strikes out swinging for out number two. Shoeless Joe Jackson gets a 3-1 hitter count but the next pitch is outside for ball 4, the bases are loaded. Lou Gehrig steps up. He takes strike one. He fouls the next pitch straight back, 0-2. He fouls the next pitch straight back, he is just missing these. He takes a big swing on the next pitch but comes up empty and strikes out to end the game. Takoma Park wins 8-7. Bobby Grich has 3 hits for Takoma Park and a pair of runs scored and RBI's. Sam Crawford has 3 hits for Staten Island.

Stamford @ Kalamazoo
Win or lose Stamford's fate is tied to Dayton (as Dayton's fate is tied to Stamford). In the bottom of the 4th Mickey Tettleton hits a solo homerun to give Kalamazoo a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 5th RBI singles by Roberto Alomar and Cleon Jones gives Stamford a 2-1 lead. In the top of the 6th Roberto Alomar has an RBI single to make it 3-1. In the bottom of the 7th a 2 run homerun by Mickey Tettleton ties the game 3-3. In the bottom of the 8th with one out Earle Combs triples. With Johnny Evers up John Candelaria balks to score the run and Kalamazoo leads 4-3. Bob James comes in to pitch the top of the 9th. He retires the side in order, Kalamazoo wins 4-3. Stamford has to cheer for Chicago or they are out. John Tudor improves to 5-5 as he allowed 3 runs on 10 hits in 8.0 innings with 7 strikeouts. John Candelaria drops to 5-4 as he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits in 8.0 innings with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.

Dayton @ Chicago
Dayton can complete an amazing comeback with a win that would clinch the Red Division. Chicago doesn't want to go into the playoffs having been swept at home by the team they would be playing in the playoffs. Chicago does Stamford a favor and pounds Dayton 8-2. Early Wynn improves to 8-2 as he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits in 8.0 innings with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts. Danny Jackson drops to 5-3 as he allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits in 7.0 innings with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts. Joe Morgan had 3 hits for Dayton. Johnny Bench had 3 hits for Chicago and scored 3 runs. Jim Delahanty knocked in 3 runs.

Wichita @ Yuma
Yuma pounds out a 9-3 victory. Mordecai Brown improves to 6-3 as he allowed 3 runs on 11 hits in 8.2 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. Sal Maglie drops to 3-4 as he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 4.0 innings with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. Darrell Evans, Juan Gonzalez, Willie McGee and Mickey Hatcher homered for Yuma.

[korme]

Ohhhh snap.

[EagleFan]

Standings

Red Division     W  L   GB
Stamford        32 28   --
Dayton          32 28   --
z-Yuma          29 31  3.0
z-Wichita       23 37  9.0

Blue Division    W  L   GB
Chicago         39 21   --
z-Takoma Park   36 24  3.0
z-Staten Island 25 35 14.0
z-Kalamazoo     24 36 15.0

z=eliminated

[EagleFan]

I will do the one game playoff tomorrow. Either early tomorrow or later tonight I will post a preview.

[EagleFan]

Congrats to Chicago and good luck to Stamford and Dayton.

[EagleFan]

One Game Playoff Preview

Stamford Cyberams @ Dayton Hustlers

Stamford Lineup
CF Ty Cobb (.427/.476/.573 105 H, 25 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 47 R, 36 RBI, 21 SB)
2B Roberto Alomar (.328/.401/.498 75 H, 23 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 35 R, 41 RBI, 8 SB)
RF Monte Irvin (.217/.272/.314 49 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 25 R, 27 RBI, 0 SB)
1B Boog Powell (.283/.358/.483 68 H, 19 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 33 R, 43 RBI, 0 SB)
3B Mike Schmidt (.236/.320/.402 54 H, 11 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 35 R, 29 RBI, 2 SB)
LF Cleon Jones (.335/.396/.508 79 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 45 R, 34 RBI, 4 SB)
C Brian Downing (.255/.330/.368 52 H, 11 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 32 R, 29 RBI, 0 SB)
SS Tony Lazzeri (.274/.363/.385 57 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 35 R, 22 RBI, 1 SB)
P Lefty Williams (8-1, 4.54, 85.1 IP, 93 H, 9 HR, 20 BB, 102 K)

Reserves
C Jim Hegan (.278/.278/.444 10 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 R, 6 RBI, 0 SB)
2B Frank White (.294/.333/.412 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 R, 8 RBI, 0 SB)
3B Terry Pendleton (.118/.211/.118 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 SB)
SS Bryan Little (.361/.410/.472 13 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 R, 9 RBI, 0 SB)
CF Otis Nixon (.227/.277/.273 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 R, 3 RBI, 1 SB)
RF Ken Griffey Sr. (.388/.423/.510 19 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 7 R, 5 RBI, 1 SB)

Bullpen
LR Jack Banta (0-0, 2 S, 1.91)
LR Mike Walters (1-1, 0 S, 6.75)
SU Mike Schooler (1-2, 0 S, 5.76)
SU Greg Swindell (1-2, 2 S, 3.34)
SU Gary Neibauer (3-2, 0 S, 7.17)
CL Dave Smith (2-0, 9 S, 2.15)


Dayton Lineup
CF Tim Raines (.292/.349/.394 69 H, 15 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 34 R, 16 RBI, 12 SB)
2B Joe Morgan (.332/.414/.496 77 H, 11 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 38 R, 27 RBI, 18 SB)
RF Hank Aaron (.263/.315/.411 62 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 26 R, 29 RBI, 0 SB)
3B Al Rosen (.214/.294/.344 46 H, 7 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 23 R, 31 RBI, 1 SB)
1B Jack Clark (.277/.353/.409 61 H, 12 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 31 R, 26 RBI, 2 SB)
LF Lonnie Smith (.272/.333/.432 34 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 20 R, 18 RBI, 8 SB)
SS Tony Fernandez (.255/.303/.344 49 H, 11 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 18 R, 20 RBI, 8 SB)
C Wes Westrum (.186/.330/.299 31 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 21 R, 24 RBI, 0 SB)
P Grover Lowdermilk (5-0, 2.30, 43.0 IP, 35 H, 0 HR, 14 BB, 27 K)

Reserves
C Pat Moran (.286/.342/.343 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 R, 2 RBI, 0 SB)
1B Del Gainer (.211/.250/.211 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB)
3B Art Howe (.224/.297/.310 13 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 6 R, 5 RBI, 0 SB)
CF Kevin McReynolds (.307/.341/.613 23 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 9 R, 15 RBI, 0 SB)
CF Chick Stahl (.279/.356/.442 36 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 18 R, 19 RBI, 6 SB)

Bullpen
MR Jeff Russell (0-1, 2 S, 3.14)
MR Herb Pennock (2-2, 0 S, 6.38)
MR Dyar Miller (0-0, 1 S, 1.00)
MR Miguel Batista (4-2, 0 S, 8.45)
MR Ken Schrom (1-0, 0 S, 3.86)
SU Marcelino Lopez (1-0, 1 S, 1.73)
CL Calvin Jones (3-3, 12 S, 6.04)


Misc.
Dayton 19-11 at home
Stamford 16-14 on the road

Stamford is 5-1 against Dayton

Who does Chicago want? Chicago is 5-4 against Dayton and 7-2 against Stamford.

Team BA - Stamford(1st) Dayton(8th)
Team 2B - Stamford(3rd) Dayton 8th)
Team 3B - Stamford(3rd) Dayton(1st)
Team HR - Stamford(5th) Dayton(6th)
Team Runs - Stamford(1st) Dayton(6th)
Team BB - Stamford(3rd) Dayton(1st)
Team SB - Stamford(3rd) Dayton(1st)
Team ERA - Stamford(6th) Dayton(4th)
Team K - Stamford(4th) Dayton(7th)
Team HRA - Stamford(8th) Dayton(4th)
Team GB% - Stamford(8th) Dayton(1st)
Team Errors - Stamford(4th) Dayton(7th)


(Edit) As it turns out the vs. Left and vs. Right lineups were not used because of resting players that were tired (of all the games to bring in subs). Realized that as I started the game.

[EagleFan]

The tie breaker and each championship game will be live. I will post as the at bats happen. Will try to give advance notice.

[timmae]

Gotta root for Samford. Sorry Dayton!

[Julio Riddols]

Man, we really shit the bed down the stretch. Relief pitching doomed us all season. Tug McGraw wasn't worth the high pick.

[EagleFan]

Going to start the game around 4 EST.

[collegesportsfanms]

Even though my team completely sucked ass, I'm looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Thanks for doing this Eaglefan. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next

[EagleFan]

I think the follow up will be similar but without team restrictions (and only 8 total teams to pick from; but will include the reserve players as well to choose from). Still working that out.

[EagleFan]

One Game Playoff for the Red Division

Welcome to Dayton where the skies are partly cloudy and the temperature is a mild 58 degrees. The wind today is blowing out to left at about 10 MPH.

The anthem has been sung and Dayton has taken the field to the delight of the 41,919 fans in attendance.

Play Ball!!!

[EagleFan]

Top of the 1st

Grover Lowdermilk takes the mound for Dayton. He has been their second half find/sensation. He is 5-0 with an ERA of 2.30.

Centerfielder Ty Cobb leads off the game for Stamford. He leads the league in hitting at .427. The counts works to 1-2. The next pitch is a changeup that Cobb takes... strike three. One out.

Catcher Brian Downing steps up, he is hitting .255 for the season. On a 1-2 pitch he hits a ground ball to third. Rosen scoops it up and throws him out for the second out.

Right fielder Monty Irvin, batting just .217 for the season, steps up with the bases empty and two outs. He works a 3-2 count and pops up the next pitch near third. Rosen hauls in in for the third out to end the inning.

No runs, not hits, no errors and none left.

Stamford 0
Dayton 0

[EagleFan]

Bottom of the 1st

Stamford's top pitcher takes the mound as Lefty Williams gets the call. He is 8-1 but with a 4.54 ERA (he has plenty of run support throughout the season).

Shortstop Tony Fernandez leads off. He hit .255 for the season. 0-1 count on Fernandez, he hits a high hopper to third. Pendleton bare hands it and throws to first and he gets him by half a step for the first out.

Centerfielder Kevin McReynolds is up next. He hit .307 during the season with 5 homeruns. He works a 3-2 count and rips a line drive to left, Cleon Jones comes on and makes the catch for the second out.

Right fielder Hank Aaron steps up with two outs and no one on. He hit .263 during the season with 8 homeruns and 29 RBI's. 1st pitch and Aaron crushes it, deep to left center and no doubt about it, that ball is way out of here, 481 feet. As Aaron crosses the plate he has a few words with Williams as Williams seemed to think Aaron spent a little too much time admiring the shot. Dayton takes a 1-0 lead on the solo homerun.

Third baseman Al Rosen steps up. He is hitting a disappointing .214 for the season. On an 0-1 pitch he hits a high chopper up the middle and into center field for a single.

With Rosen at first and two outs first baseman Jack Clark steps up. He hit .277 during the season with 5 homeruns and 27 RBI's. The 1-1 pitch, he hits a ground ball up the middle. Frank White reaches it and steps on second for the force to end the inning.

One run on two hits with no errors and one man left on base.

Stamford 0
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Top of the 2nd

First baseman Boog Powell leads off. He hit .283 with 9 homeruns and 43 RBI's during the season. On a 1-1 pitch Powell singles to right field for Stamford's first hit.

Left fielder Cleon Jones steps up with no outs and a runner at 1st. He hit .335 with 8 homeruns and 34 RBI's for the season. He rips the first pitch right to Rosen, he grabs it and throws to second for one, back to first... double play.

Second baseman Frank White is up with two outs and no one on base. HE hit .294 for the season. The 2-1 pitch it lined towards the line in right, Aaron comes over and reaches out to just get the ball for the third out or it would have been into the corner for extra bases.

No runs on one hit with no errors and no men left on base.

Stamford 0
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Bottom of the 2nd

Left fielder Lonnie Smith leads off. He hit .272 for the season. On a 1-0 count he ground the ball to short, Little grabs and fires to first for the out.

Second baseman Art Howe. Howe hit .224 for the season. The 1-2 pitch and Howe is frozen for strike three, two outs.

Catcher Wes Westrum steps up. He hit .186 for the season. The 1-2 pitch, swing and a miss, struck him out.

No runs on no hits and no errors with no men left on base.

Stamford 0
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Top of the 3rd

Third baseman Terry Pendleton leads off. He hit .118 for the season in limited duty. The 1-2 pitch, called strike three for the first out.

Shortstop Bryan Little is up. he hit .361 in limited duty during the season. He works a 3-2 count and the 7th pitch of the at bat is outside for ball 4, he walks.

Pitcher Lefty Williams is up with a runner at 1st and one out. He hit .125 during the season. He bunts the first pitch down the third base line. Rosen grabs it and fires to first for the out. Williams gets the sacrifice as Little moves to second.

Centerfielder Ty Cobb steps up with two outs and a runner at second. Cobb is 0 for 1 today. The 0-2 pitch to Cobb, he chases a changeup out of the strike zone and misses for strike three, the final out of the inning.

No runs on no hits with no errors and one man left on base.

Stamford 0
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Bottom of the 3rd

Pitcher Grover Lowdermilk leads off. He hit .200 for the season. The 1-2 pitch and he swings through it for a strikeout, one out.

Shortstop Tony Fernandez steps up, he is 0 for 1 today. The 1-1 pitch, fly ball to center. Easy play for Cobb for out number two.

Centerfielder Kevin McReynolds steps up with two outs and no one on. He is 0 for 1 today. The 1-1 pitch, he grounds it to third. Pendleton has it and throws him out to end the inning.

No runs on no hits with no errors and no one left on base.

Stamford 0
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Top of the 4th

Catcher Brian Downing leads off, he is 0 for 1 today. The 1-0 pitch is on the way, ground ball to short. Fernandez boots it and Downing is safe at first on the error.

Right fielder Monty Irvin steps up with no outs and a runner at 1st. HE is 0 for 1 today. The 2-2 pitch is ripped to left field for a single, Downing stops at 2nd.

First baseman Boog Powell is up with a chance as runners are at 1st and 2nd with no outs. Powell is 1 for 1 today. The 2-2 pitch is grounded to second. Howe has it and flips to Fernandez for one, he fires to first, double play. Downing moves to third with two outs.

Left fielder Cleon Jones is up with two outs and a runner at 3rd. HE is 0 for 1 today. The 1-1 pitch is ripped, a line drive towards third but Rosen reaches out and snares it to end the inning.

No runs on one hit with one error and one man left on base.

Stamford 0
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Bottom of the 4th

Leading off is right fielder Hank Aaron. He hit a moonshot homerun in his first at bat and is 1 for 1. The first pitch, another big swing but he pops it straight up. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the first out.

Third baseman Al Rosen steps up. HE is 1 for 1 today. The 1-2 pitch, Rosen swings and misses at a changeup for the strikeout, two outs.

First baseman Jack Clark is up with two outs and no one on. He is 0 for 1 today. The 2-1 pitch is lined towards the gap in right center. Cobb is on the run and makes a great play to get there to end the inning.

No runs on no hits with no errors and no men left on base.

Stamford 0
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Top of the 5th

Second baseman Frank White leads off, he is 0 for 1 today. The 1-0 pitch is looped into left for a single.

Third baseman Terry Pendleton step up with a runner at 1st and no outs. He is 0 for 1 today. The 1-1 pitch is grounds up the middle, Fernandez get there and takes it to second for the out but the runner breaks up any chance for a double play; Pendleton is on with a fielder's choice.

Shortstop Bryan Little is up with a runner at 1st and one out. He is 0 for 0 today. The 1-2 pitch nails Little. Little picks the ball up and tosses it back to the pitcher before taking his base. Lowdermilk doesn't like that and glares at him all the way to first.

Pitcher Lefty Williams is up with runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. HE is 0 for 0 today. On the 1-1 pitch he bunts it to the pitcher, he thinks about second but goes to first for the sure out. Sacrifice for Williams moving the runners to 2nd and 3rd.

Centerfielder Ty Cobb is up with runners at 2nd and 3rd with two outs. He is 0 for 2 today. The 3-1 pitch is low, they seemed to be pitching around him and load the bases.

Catcher Brian Downing is up with the bases loaded and two outs. He is 0 for 2 today. The 3-0 pitch is low, ball four. He has walked in a run to tie the game 1-1.

Right fielder Monty Irvin has a chance now with the bases loaded and two outs. HE is 1 for 2 today. The 2-1 pitch, line drive towards the gap in left center. McReynolds is on the run and makes the catch to end the inning.

One run on one hit with no errors and three men left on base.

Stamford 1
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Bottom of the 5th

Left fielder Lonnie Smith leads off. He is 0 for 1 today. The 1-0 pitch is looped to left, Cleon Jones comes in and makes a basket catch for the first out.

Second baseman Art Howe steps up, he is 0 for 1 today. The 2-2 pitch is lifted to right, not deep and Irvin has it lined up and catches it for the second out.

Catcher Wes Westrum is up with no one on and two outs. He is 0 for 1 today but would love to get on so they can turn the lineup over for next inning. The 0-2 pitch is grounded to short. Little has it and throws to first but the throw is off target. Westrum is safe on the error.

Pitcher Grover Lowdermilk is up with a runner at first and two outs. He is 0 for 1 today. The 2-2 pitch is lifted to short center. Cobb has it for the third out.

No runs on no hits with one error and one man left on base.

Stamford 1
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Top of the 6th

First baseman Boog Powell leads off the inning. He is 1 for 2 today. The 2-1 pitch is lined into left center, it is in and goes to the wall. Powell pulls into second with a stand up double.

Left fielder Cleon Jones has a chance with a runner at 2nd and no outs. He is 0 for 2 today. The 0-1 pitch is ripped to right for a hit. It gets to Aaron quickly and Powell is held at 3rd.

Second baseman Frank White is up with runners at the corners and no outs. He is 1 for 2 today. The 1-0 pitch is hit to fairly deep center. McReynolds hauls it in but Powell tags and scores without a throw. Stamford takes a 2-1 lead.

Third baseman Terry Pendleton is up with a runner at 1st and one out. He is 0 for 2 today. The 2-1 pitch is grounded up the middle for a hit, jones stops at 2nd.

Shortstop Bryan Little has runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. He is 0 for 0 today. The 3-2 pitch is rolled slowly towards second. Howe has to charge hard, he flips to first but Little is safe for the infield hit to load the bases.

Pitcher Lefty Williams is up with the bases loaded and one out. HE is 0 for 0 today. The 1-2 pitch is taken for a called third strike, two outs.

Centerfielder Ty Cobb has a chance with the bases loaded and two outs. HE is 0 for 2 today. Herb Pennock comes in to pitch to Cobb. On the first pitch Cobb rips a line drive that Howe reaches up and spears for the third out to end the inning and preventing more damage.

One run on four hits with no errors and three men left on base.

Stamford 2
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Bottom of the 6th

Leading off, shortstop Tony Fernandez. He is 0 for 2 today. The 2-1 pitch is grounded to short, Little throws him out for the first out.

Centerfielder Kevin McReynolds is up with no one on and one out. HE is 0 for 2 today. The 0-2 pitch is swung on and missed for the second out.

Right fielder Hank Aaron steps up, He is 1 for 2 today and has accounted for Dayton's only run. The 3-1 pitch is flied to left, Jones is under it and has it for the third out.

No runs on no hits with no errors and no men left on base.

Stamford 2
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Top of the 7th

Leading off is catcher Brian Downing. He is 0 for 2 today. The 1-1 pitch by Pennock is grounded to short. Fernandez throws him out for the first out.

Right fielder Monty Irvin steps up with one out and no one on. HE is 1 for 3 today. The 2-1 pitch is lined to left center but McReynolds is there to make the catch for the second out.

First baseman Boog Powell is up with no one on and two outs. He is 2 for 3 today. The 2-2 pitch, swing and a miss, Pennock strikes him out to end the inning.

No runs on no hits with no errors and no men left on base.

Stamford 2
Dayton 1

[EagleFan]

Bottom of the 7th

Third baseman Al Rosen leads off. He is 1 for 2 today. The 2-0 pitch is grounded to third, Pendleton throws him out for the first out.

First baseman Jack Clark is up with one out and the bases empty. He is 0 for 2 today. The first pitch is grounded slowly to third, Pendleton can't field it cleanly and Clark is safe on the error.

Left fielder Lonnie Smith is up with one out and a runner at 1st. He is 0 for 2 today. On the first pitch he hits a high hopper to third, Pendleton charges the throws to first to get Smith, Clark moves to second.

Tim Raines comes in to pinch hit with two outs and a runner at 2nd. He hit .292 during the season with 12 stolen bases. The 2-2 pitch is grounded to second, white gathers it in and throws him out to end the inning.

No runs on no hits with one error and no men left on base.

Stamford 2
Dayton 1