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Post by tystates on Dec 9, 2011 10:42:00 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Pittsburgh Crawfords (17-28) vs. Old Timers (22-25)
Game 4
Pittsburgh 10, Old Timers 7
Old Timers 133 000 201 - 10 20 1
Pittsburgh 210 000 301 - 7 15 0
WP: P. Galvin (2-2)
LP: J. Rogan (1-6)
HR: R. Connor (2)
The Old Timers led 9-3 and eventually won 10-7 to take a three games to one lead over the Pittsburgh Crawfords.
Billy Hamilton went 5 for 6 with two RBI. King Kelly had three hits and Roger Connor added a pinch-hit two-run homer for the Old Timers.
Oscar Johnson and Dobie Moore had four hits for the Crawfords. Moore doubled twice and drove in five runs.
On the mound Pud Galvin went six innings for the win, allowing three runs on nine hits. Bullet Joe Rogan has not not done well all tournament long and gave up seven runs on 10 hits in three innings.
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Post by tystates on Dec 10, 2011 11:02:15 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Old Timers def. Pittsburgh Crawfords four games to one
Game 5
Old Timers 7, Pittsburgh 6
Old Timers 000 201 400 - 7 19 1
Pittsburgh 120 000 300 - 6 13 1
WP: C. Cummings (4-5)
LP: D. Redding (6-3)
SV: J. Clarkson (4)
The Old Timers hold on to win game five 7-6 and take the series over Pittsburgh.
A four-run seventh broke a 3-3 tie for the Old Timers. Dick Redding couldn't get out of that inning. A two-out RBI single by Cap Anson and an error made it 5-3. Billy Hamilton drove in two more runs before Redding got out it with the bases loaded.
Hamilton had four hits, George Davis, Ed Delahanty and Sam Thompson all had three hits.
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Post by Kelly Monro on Dec 11, 2011 2:36:22 GMT -5
Under rated series. It was close in almost every game, and it could have gone either way, and plenty of hits from both sides! Pittsburgh just needs a little better pitching and they could win some of these close ones!
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Post by tystates on Dec 11, 2011 9:54:38 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Post Americans (26-26)vs. Dead Ballers (26-23)
G1: Whitey Ford (3-6, 5.51) vs. Chief Bender (4-1, 4.35)
G2: Nolan Ryan (6-2, 4.84) vs. Three Finger Brown (4-5, 3.28)
G3: Jim Palmer (4-4, 4.91) vs. Walter Johnson (5-7, 3.70)
G4: Hal Newhouser (0-2, 6.02) vs. Ed Walsh (4-3, 4.39)
Game 1
Post Americans 9, Dead Ballers 6
Post Americans 000 420 111 - 9 11 0
Dead Ballers 201 000 201 - 6 10 2
WP: W. Ford (4-6)
LP: C. Bender (4-2)
SV: H. Wilhelm (8)
HR: T. Williams (15), G. Brett (9); T. Speaker (6)
The Post Americans fell behind early but used the long ball to come back and beat the Dead Ballers 9-6 in game one.
George Brett drove in five runs and homered along with Ted Williams. Hoyt Wilhelm worked three innings to save it for Whitey Ford.
Tris Speaker homered and had four RBI in the loss.
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Post by tystates on Dec 11, 2011 14:37:19 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Post Americans (26-26) vs. Dead Ballers (26-23)
Game 2
Post Americans 12, Dead Ballers 4
Post Americans 000 005 133 - 12 15 2
Dead Ballers 010 000 210 - 4 9 0
WP: N. Ryan (7-2)
LP: T. Brown (4-6)
HR: Y. Berra (7); T. Speaker (7)
The Post Americans blew the game open with five runs in the sixth and went on to win game two 12-4.
Nolan Ryan went seven innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with seven walks and nine strikeouts.
Rod Carew had three hits, Yogi Berra a three-run homer, and Reggie Jackson a pinch-hit two-run triple.
Tris Speaker homered and drove in three runs for the Dead Ballers.
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Post by tystates on Dec 11, 2011 22:48:43 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Post Americans (26-26) vs. Dead Ballers (26-23)
Game 3
Dead Ballers 4, Post Americans 1
Dead Ballers 002 000 002 - 4 10 0
Post Americans 000 000 010 - 1 3 1
WP: W. Johnson (6-7)
LP: J. Palmer (4-5)
SV: E. Plank (2)
HR: A. Kaline (4)
The Dead Ballers finally got the good pitching they've had most of the tournament. Walter Johnson threw eight innings of three-hit ball in a 4-1 win.
Jim Palmer gave up two runs in five innings. The Dead Ballers scored two unearned runs off Hoyt Wilhelm in the ninth.
Al Kaline's pinch-hit home run was all the Post Americans could muster.
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Post by tystates on Dec 12, 2011 22:23:04 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Post Americans (26-26) vs. Dead Ballers (26-23)
Game 4
Post Americans 2, Dead Ballers 1
Dead Ballers 000 000 001 - 1 5 1
Post Americans 100 000 01x - 2 7 1
WP: H. Newhouser (1-2)
LP: E. Walsh (4-4)
HR: T. Williams (17)
A great pitcher's dual and Hal Newhouser came out on top with a complete game 2-1 win for the Post Americans over the Dead Ballers.
Newhouser lowered his ERA almost an entire run to 5.11 in getting his first win of the tournament and tossing just the fourth complete game for the team. He allowed five hits and five walks.
Ed Walsh took the loss, going six innings and giving up one run on four hits with six strikeouts.
Ted Williams homered in the first and eighth innings for the Post Americans.
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Post by tystates on Dec 13, 2011 8:45:36 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Post Americans (26-26) vs. Dead Ballers (26-23)
Game 5
Dead Ballers 3, Post Americans 1
Dead Ballers 000 002 100 - 3 6 0
Post Americans 000 000 001 - 1 5 1
WP: C. Bender (5-2)
LP: W. Ford (4-7)
HR: H. Killebrew (3)
Another great pitching dual and Chief Bender came out on top of Whitey Ford by the score of 3-1. The Dead Ballers stay alive and go back home down three games to two in the series.
Bender took a shutout into the ninth but Harmon Killebrew went deep. George Sisler had three of his team's six hits.
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Post by tystates on Dec 13, 2011 10:29:26 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Post Americans (26-26) vs. Dead Ballers (26-23)
Game 6
Dead Ballers 6, Post Americans 5
Post Americans 000 000 203 - 5 9 3
Dead Ballers 100 040 001 - 6 8 0
WP: T. Brown (5-6)
LP: H. Wilhelm (3-3)
HR: R. Yount (3)
A wild and crazy game six as the Post Americans rallied to tie the game in the ninth, but the Dead Ballers won in the final-at bat to force game seven.
The Post Americans broke through against Three Finger Brown in the seventh, scoring two runs. In the ninth, Robin Yount hit a three-run homer to tie the game 5-5.
Hoyt Wilhelm gave up a leadoff single to Eddie Collins in the bottom of the ninth. He stole second and Carlton Fisk's throw went into the outfield putting him on third base. Joe Jackson hit a flyball to right. Al Kaline set up for the throw home and Collins just made it in to win the game.
The Post Americans had three errors that cost them four unearned runs.
The Dead Ballers are 2-2 in game sevens this tournament. The Post Americans are 1-4 in game sevens.
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Post by tystates on Dec 13, 2011 22:18:40 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Post Americans def. Dead Ballers four games to three
Game 7
Post Americans 13, Dead Ballers 5
Post Americans 211 023 040 - 13 15 0
Dead Ballers 000 211 100 - 5 11 0
WP: J. Palmer (5-5)
LP: W. Johnson (6-8)
The Post Americans outlasted the Dead Ballers in game seven as Rod Carew and Robin Yount each drove in three runs in a 13-5 win to take the series.
Jim Palmer worked six innings for the win with Catfish Hunter and Bob Feller mopping up. Walter Johnson was shelled for nine runs in six innings.
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Post by tystates on Dec 14, 2011 12:49:00 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Centurians (24-24) vs. Pre-Nationals (29-20)
G1: Rube Waddell (7-2, 3.03) vs. Rube Marquard (4-1, 4.21)
G2: Addie Joss (6-5, 3.26) vs. Pete Alexander (7-2, 2.82)
G3: Kid Nichols (5-0, 3.00) vs. Dazzy Vance (4-3, 3.23)
G4: Cy Young (3-3, 5.05) vs. Jesse Haines (1-1, 2.74)
Game 1
Pre-Nationals 6, Centurians 4
Centurians 100 010 002 - 4 8 0
Pre-Nationals 101 004 00x - 6 13 2
WP: R. Marquard (5-1)
LP: R. Waddell (7-3)
SV: D. Dean (11)
HR: E. Lombardi (3)
The Pre-Nationals broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the sixth and went on to beat the Centurians 6-4 in game one.
Rube Marquard worked into the ninth for the win, allowing seven hits. Dizzy Dean gave up a two-run single to Nap Lajoie but recorded the final out for his 11th save.
Ernie Lombardi homered and had three hits for the Pre-Nationals. Travis Jackson had three hits and two RBI. Lajoie drove in three runs for the Centurians.
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Post by tystates on Dec 14, 2011 23:38:29 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Centurians (24-24) vs. Pre-Nationals (29-20)
Game 2
Centurians 4, Pre-Nationals 2
Centurians 000 010 111 - 4 10 1
Pre-Nationals 002 000 000 - 2 8 0
WP: A. Joss (7-5)
LP: P. Alexander (7-3)
SV: V. Willis (4)
HR: J. Burkett (4); J. Mize (9)
A great pitching matchup went to the Centurians as Addie Joss topped Pete Alexander in game two, 4-2, and evened the series at one game apiece.
Joss gave up a two-run homer to Johnny Mize in the third, but went eight innings for the win. Jesse Burkett's home run in the seventh tied the game. Jake Beckley singled the go-ahead run home in the eighth, and Elmer Flick doubled an extra run across the plate in the ninth.
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Post by tystates on Dec 15, 2011 13:17:39 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Centurians (24-24) vs. Pre-Nationals (29-20)
Game 3
Centurians 8, Pre-Nationals 7
Pre-Nationals 002 032 000 - 7 12 0
Centurians 401 200 001 - 8 15 0
WP: V. Willis (2-6)
LP: D. Dean (4-4)
HR: J. Mize (10), G. Hartnett (4); H. Wagner (7)
A back and forth game came down to the bottom of the ninth and Honus Wagner ripped the game-winning hit for the Centurians.
The game was tied 7-7 in the sixth inning. Dizzy Dean worked the eighth, but couldn't finish the ninth. Nap Lajoie doubled and Sam Crawford walked. Wagner belted a shot that nearly went out of the park but easily drove home Lajoie to win the game 8-7.
Lajoie had four hits and Wagner homered and drove in two runs. Kiki Cuyler and Rogers Hornsby had three hits apiece for the Pre-Nationals while Johnny Mize and Gabby Hartnett each went deep.
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Post by Kelly Monro on Dec 16, 2011 1:02:03 GMT -5
Wow, what a great series!
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Post by tystates on Dec 16, 2011 10:49:18 GMT -5
Round 9 Best of Seven Series
Centurians (24-24) vs. Pre-Nationals (29-20)
Game 4
Centurians 8, Pre-Nationals 5
Pre-Nationals 211 000 001 - 5 9 1
Centurians 410 002 10x - 8 13 0
WP: C. Young (4-3)
LP: J. Haines (1-2)
SV: C. Mathewson (1)
HR: M. Ott (6); J. Beckley (5), N. Lajoie (7)
Cy Young pitched into the ninth inning and the Centurians take a 3-1 lead in the series with an 8-5 win over the Pre-Nationals.
The Centurians scored four in the first and never trailed again. Honus Wagner had two triples and Nap Lajoie and Jake Beckley hit home runs.
Christy Mathewson got the final two outs for the save. Jesse Haines allowed seven runs on 11 hits in six innings to take the loss.
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