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Revenant
Pittsburgh and Doug McCabe needed only one run to win Game 2 and jump out to a 2-0 NLCS lead. Tom Skaugstad and Cotton Jacobs combined to give up only 7 hits and the 1 run for Milwaukee, but McCabe dominated in a complete game 3-hit shutout of the Coffee Cats. George Adams led off the bottom of the 2nd with a triple, and Ed Slagle singled him home for the Tartans' winning run. It will be Toby Lotz vs. John Shelton in Milwaukee for Game 3.
In the AL, Boston evens up the series 1-1 with a thrashing of the Squires' limping pitching staff. The Stranglers put up at least 3 runs against each of 4 different Detroit hurlers in the game, and Steve Williams survived a 3-run third, while it was still close, to record the win. Mercedes, Courtney, Grissom, and Danforth all homered in the 14-5 win - Bruce Mercedes' shot was a grand slam in the second inning that set the tone for Boston's bats, and Kid Danforth iced the cake with his 3-run pinch-hit shot in the 7th. Jim Green will square up against Pepper Ellis for the ALCS Game 3 in Detroit.
[Edited on 10-28-2004 by Revenant]
1952 Playoffs
October 27, 2004 at 04:50PM View BBCode
Tartans jump out to 2-0 leadPittsburgh and Doug McCabe needed only one run to win Game 2 and jump out to a 2-0 NLCS lead. Tom Skaugstad and Cotton Jacobs combined to give up only 7 hits and the 1 run for Milwaukee, but McCabe dominated in a complete game 3-hit shutout of the Coffee Cats. George Adams led off the bottom of the 2nd with a triple, and Ed Slagle singled him home for the Tartans' winning run. It will be Toby Lotz vs. John Shelton in Milwaukee for Game 3.
In the AL, Boston evens up the series 1-1 with a thrashing of the Squires' limping pitching staff. The Stranglers put up at least 3 runs against each of 4 different Detroit hurlers in the game, and Steve Williams survived a 3-run third, while it was still close, to record the win. Mercedes, Courtney, Grissom, and Danforth all homered in the 14-5 win - Bruce Mercedes' shot was a grand slam in the second inning that set the tone for Boston's bats, and Kid Danforth iced the cake with his 3-run pinch-hit shot in the 7th. Jim Green will square up against Pepper Ellis for the ALCS Game 3 in Detroit.
[Edited on 10-28-2004 by Revenant]
Revenant
Green pitched well early on for Detroit, surviving a lead-off double and a walk in the first inning, and then cruising through the 2nd and 3rd innings. But Al Grissom homered for 2 runs in the 4th, and Bid Courtney homered for 2 more in the 6th finally driving the teenager from the game. Aside from the mistakes to Grissom and Courtney, it was an impressive outing, striking out 5, walking one, and allowing 7 hits over 5 innings. Detroit would make it a 4-2 game on Bill Huhn's homer in the 6th off of Pepper Ellis, but that would eventually be the final. Boston leads the ALCS 2-1.
Pittsburgh's own teen arm Gar Erickson suffered at the bats of Jack Pedrique and Balor Scheinblum who solo-homered in the same inning, at a time when he was hoping to keep the game close for the struggling Tartans offense. Starter Toby Lotz pitched well, but was a victim of bad defense that cost him an unearned run on two different occasions, and little in the way of run support. Pittsburgh again scored only 1 run against Milwaukee, and this time the Cats scored 6 to make it a 2-1 series. John Shelton was very impressive on the mound, giving up only 4 hits and 1 run in 8 innings of work. They will try to even the series today.
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Young pitchers take lumps in LCS Game Threes
October 27, 2004 at 05:32PM View BBCode
Detroit's Jim Green is only 19 and got his first World Series start today - a crucial Game 3 in the ALCS against the heavily favored Boston Stranglers. Green previously appeared in only 3 major league games, going 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA. He was called up in late September when Squires' starter Johnny Levan was sidelined with an injury. Levan may be able to return and pitch should the Squires get past Boston and into the World Series.Green pitched well early on for Detroit, surviving a lead-off double and a walk in the first inning, and then cruising through the 2nd and 3rd innings. But Al Grissom homered for 2 runs in the 4th, and Bid Courtney homered for 2 more in the 6th finally driving the teenager from the game. Aside from the mistakes to Grissom and Courtney, it was an impressive outing, striking out 5, walking one, and allowing 7 hits over 5 innings. Detroit would make it a 4-2 game on Bill Huhn's homer in the 6th off of Pepper Ellis, but that would eventually be the final. Boston leads the ALCS 2-1.
Pittsburgh's own teen arm Gar Erickson suffered at the bats of Jack Pedrique and Balor Scheinblum who solo-homered in the same inning, at a time when he was hoping to keep the game close for the struggling Tartans offense. Starter Toby Lotz pitched well, but was a victim of bad defense that cost him an unearned run on two different occasions, and little in the way of run support. Pittsburgh again scored only 1 run against Milwaukee, and this time the Cats scored 6 to make it a 2-1 series. John Shelton was very impressive on the mound, giving up only 4 hits and 1 run in 8 innings of work. They will try to even the series today.
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Revenant
Co-NL home run leaders Billy Dibble and Jack Pedrique each have 2 homers in the series so far.
October 27, 2004 at 05:37PM View BBCode
Through 3 LCS games, Buck Perry is 1-12 with no RBI. Pittsburgh will really need him to turn it on to fight off Milwaukee.Co-NL home run leaders Billy Dibble and Jack Pedrique each have 2 homers in the series so far.
coffeeman10
Milwaukee 11
Pittsburgh 10
Yet some how I'm down 3 games to 1. If you look at the run differential in the regular season the same thing happened. I didn't lose a single 1-0 game in the regular season. Now twice? With my offense? The playoffs are really screwy. Not that I have a great team this year. I clearly don't. I'm really beginning to wonder if the SIM is run the same in the playoffs. I won't really feel bad if tghis team loses because its not that great of a team. But in the playoffs I've seen in the 3 leagues I'm in the underdog has won more than the favorite. It doen't just happen to me.
October 27, 2004 at 06:26PM View BBCode
Total Runs Scored after 4 games.Milwaukee 11
Pittsburgh 10
Yet some how I'm down 3 games to 1. If you look at the run differential in the regular season the same thing happened. I didn't lose a single 1-0 game in the regular season. Now twice? With my offense? The playoffs are really screwy. Not that I have a great team this year. I clearly don't. I'm really beginning to wonder if the SIM is run the same in the playoffs. I won't really feel bad if tghis team loses because its not that great of a team. But in the playoffs I've seen in the 3 leagues I'm in the underdog has won more than the favorite. It doen't just happen to me.
Revenant
Buck Perry finally got his bat going, doubling three times in NLCS Game 4, although each time with nobody on base. Two of his doubles were lead-off, and were squandered by the Tartans offense, but his third two-bagger, which came with 1 out and a 0-0 tie in the 9th(!), was finally cashed in when Billy Dibble singled him home. Jack Peterman came on to rack up his second save of the series. Again, Milwaukee's pitching was outstanding, allowing only 5 hits throughout the game, led by starter Bob MacGamwell's 6 2/3 innings. But the Tartans' committee on the mound managed to scatter 7 hits around and shutout the best offense in the NL for the second time in 3 games. Mike Colcolough pitched the game of his life in his first postseason start, lasting only 5 innings but giving up only 4 hits and no runs, and striking out 3.
Boston also extended its ALCS lead to 3-1 by exploiting Detroit's pitching weaknesses in Game 4. There was just nothing the Squires could do to hold back the might Strangler hitters all up and down the lineup. Each starter reached safely for Boston, finally racking up 14 hits, 6 for extra bases, and 10 runs.
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LCS Game 4 - Pittsburgh and Boston extend their leads
October 27, 2004 at 07:15PM View BBCode
I certainly never expected Pitt to shut out the Cats twice, let alone once... nor did I expect to score only 1 run 3 games in a row.Buck Perry finally got his bat going, doubling three times in NLCS Game 4, although each time with nobody on base. Two of his doubles were lead-off, and were squandered by the Tartans offense, but his third two-bagger, which came with 1 out and a 0-0 tie in the 9th(!), was finally cashed in when Billy Dibble singled him home. Jack Peterman came on to rack up his second save of the series. Again, Milwaukee's pitching was outstanding, allowing only 5 hits throughout the game, led by starter Bob MacGamwell's 6 2/3 innings. But the Tartans' committee on the mound managed to scatter 7 hits around and shutout the best offense in the NL for the second time in 3 games. Mike Colcolough pitched the game of his life in his first postseason start, lasting only 5 innings but giving up only 4 hits and no runs, and striking out 3.
Boston also extended its ALCS lead to 3-1 by exploiting Detroit's pitching weaknesses in Game 4. There was just nothing the Squires could do to hold back the might Strangler hitters all up and down the lineup. Each starter reached safely for Boston, finally racking up 14 hits, 6 for extra bases, and 10 runs.
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Revenant
Milwaukee saw the good and the bad in their 7-3 whipping of Pittsburgh in Game 5 to close the series gap to 3-2. The good was the middle of their order - their 3 through 6 hitters swatted 6 homers in the game. Twice Jack Pedrique and Hughie Cruz went back-to-back; in the 3rd inning off of reliever Don Kaiserling, Jim Karp homered before this duo and they went on to go back-to-back-to-back. Also good was their pitching, again holding the usually potent Tartans at bay. Les Basgall and Bob Page combined to hold Pittsburgh to 3 runs on 11 hits.
However, in the category of negative indicators for Milwaukee, all of their 6 home runs were solo homers. And they all came in one game. Their heavy reliance on the longball paid off today, but they have struggled to get baserunners and manufacture runs in between these fits of power during the series so far.
Pittsburgh has experienced some negative indicators in the series as well, including an inability to score runs and poor defense. Pittsburgh stranded 10 runners in Game 5, and has now been outscored by the Coffee Cats 18-13 over 5 games. And they have committed 6 errors to Milwaukee's 2 so far, many of these leading to runs. They way the Tartans have lived off of the close game, they'll need to step up at the plate and in the field to put this thing away.
So Milwaukee will have to travel to Pittsburgh and face Doug McCabe to try and push the series to a seventh game. Lefty Tom Skaugstad will start for the Cats - he pitched very well in Game 2, allowing only 1 run, but was overshadowed by McCabe's complete game 3-hit shutout. Should it go to seven, it will likely be Toby Lotz vs. John Shelton.
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LCS Game 5 - Boston pounds their way to the WS; Milwaukee stays alive
October 27, 2004 at 07:59PM View BBCode
Detroit had hoped their ace Todd Howser might keep them in this series in Game 5, but the Stranglers have been on a mission at the plate, scoring double-digit runs in 3 of the 5 games. Today they clinched the AL Championship by roughing up Howser and any other Squires arm that stood in their way for 16 runs on 22 hits, including 4 homers and 5 doubles. Detroit managed to get to Johnny Miller for 4 runs, and held a 4-3 lead after 5 innings, but Boston's 4-run 6th gave them the lead they would never relinquish, as their bullpen held the Squires scoreless for 3 1/3 while their bats just kept on coming. Boston will appear in their 3rd World Series, going 1-1 so far in the LBJL 7-game championship.Milwaukee saw the good and the bad in their 7-3 whipping of Pittsburgh in Game 5 to close the series gap to 3-2. The good was the middle of their order - their 3 through 6 hitters swatted 6 homers in the game. Twice Jack Pedrique and Hughie Cruz went back-to-back; in the 3rd inning off of reliever Don Kaiserling, Jim Karp homered before this duo and they went on to go back-to-back-to-back. Also good was their pitching, again holding the usually potent Tartans at bay. Les Basgall and Bob Page combined to hold Pittsburgh to 3 runs on 11 hits.
However, in the category of negative indicators for Milwaukee, all of their 6 home runs were solo homers. And they all came in one game. Their heavy reliance on the longball paid off today, but they have struggled to get baserunners and manufacture runs in between these fits of power during the series so far.
Pittsburgh has experienced some negative indicators in the series as well, including an inability to score runs and poor defense. Pittsburgh stranded 10 runners in Game 5, and has now been outscored by the Coffee Cats 18-13 over 5 games. And they have committed 6 errors to Milwaukee's 2 so far, many of these leading to runs. They way the Tartans have lived off of the close game, they'll need to step up at the plate and in the field to put this thing away.
So Milwaukee will have to travel to Pittsburgh and face Doug McCabe to try and push the series to a seventh game. Lefty Tom Skaugstad will start for the Cats - he pitched very well in Game 2, allowing only 1 run, but was overshadowed by McCabe's complete game 3-hit shutout. Should it go to seven, it will likely be Toby Lotz vs. John Shelton.
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Bingle
October 27, 2004 at 08:13PM View BBCode
Yep, you can't take on the best without your best. Levan and Peterson were too key to be without. Bottom line, Boston was better anyway. Too bad I didn't play them as well in the playoffs after fairing pretty well against them in the regular season. Best of luck to the WS contestants.
Revenant
Pittsburgh scored first when Billy Hofmann homered in the first inning. Just prior to the home run, Hensley Castleman was caught trying to steal second by Charlie Purdin. But with a run in the first inning and McCabe on the mound, the fans in Pittsburgh were feeling okay.
Until Jack Pedrique tripled against McCabe in the 6th, followed by a Hughie Cruz 2-run shot. Suddenly the Tartans trailed, and they had to go to pinch hitters and the bullpen. Pedrique would strike again against Johhny West, blasting a 2-run homer in the 8th which widened the lead to 4-1.
Pittsburgh left nobody on base in the game - out of only 3 baserunners all day long (2 hits and one walk), one was caught stealing, one was the Hofmann homer, and one was the victim of a Buck Perry inning-ending double play.
This is it - Game 7 of the NLCS will feature Toby Lotz vs. John Shelton. Lotz had a very good season, but doesn't go very deep into games, averaging just over 5 innings per start, so again we could see the Tartan bullpen in action, and they have not been great against the Coffee Cats in this series, apart from Peterman's 2 for 2 in save chances. Shelton's numbers are not quite where Lotz's are, but he can easily pitch all day when he gets into a groove, as he was in Game 3 when he gave up only 4 hits and 1 run in 8 innings.
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NLCS Game 6: Jack Pedrique pushes Milwaukee to Game 7
October 27, 2004 at 10:02PM View BBCode
Milwaukee has done it again, winning 4-1 to send the NLCS into a deciding seventh game. And again, it was the lumber in the middle of the order for Milwaukee, and the lack thereof in Pittsburgh, that told the story. Tom Skaugstad gave up only 2 hits and 1 run in 7 2/3 innings, and Whitey Scanlan got the save with a perfect 9th.Pittsburgh scored first when Billy Hofmann homered in the first inning. Just prior to the home run, Hensley Castleman was caught trying to steal second by Charlie Purdin. But with a run in the first inning and McCabe on the mound, the fans in Pittsburgh were feeling okay.
Until Jack Pedrique tripled against McCabe in the 6th, followed by a Hughie Cruz 2-run shot. Suddenly the Tartans trailed, and they had to go to pinch hitters and the bullpen. Pedrique would strike again against Johhny West, blasting a 2-run homer in the 8th which widened the lead to 4-1.
Pittsburgh left nobody on base in the game - out of only 3 baserunners all day long (2 hits and one walk), one was caught stealing, one was the Hofmann homer, and one was the victim of a Buck Perry inning-ending double play.
This is it - Game 7 of the NLCS will feature Toby Lotz vs. John Shelton. Lotz had a very good season, but doesn't go very deep into games, averaging just over 5 innings per start, so again we could see the Tartan bullpen in action, and they have not been great against the Coffee Cats in this series, apart from Peterman's 2 for 2 in save chances. Shelton's numbers are not quite where Lotz's are, but he can easily pitch all day when he gets into a groove, as he was in Game 3 when he gave up only 4 hits and 1 run in 8 innings.
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Revenant
Great series Milwaukee, I knew it wouldn't be easy and your guys would keep menacing my pitchers and shutting down my offense like they hadn't been shut down all year. I had started Heine Jutze at first over Casanova vs. RHP all series long, but he hadn't been getting it done, and Casanova typically played there during the season, so at the last minute I wrote him in. He has been the wildcard for Pittsburgh all year long - somehow managing to get clutch hits and perform above and beyond his abilities. I almost blew it with my settings, bringing in my closer Peterman in the 8th and then [b]pinch-hitting for him[/b] with a lead in the bottom half (damn those pitcher PH prefs). Luckily for me Gar Erickson got the 3 biggest outs of his life in the 9th.
Congrats to Boston, and good luck tomorrow.
Game 7 - Ron Casanova lifts Tartans to World Series
October 27, 2004 at 10:41PM View formatted
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Ron Casanova! Casanova's three-run homer in the 6th put Pittsburgh ahead for good and sends them to Boston for the 1952 LBJL World Series.
Great series Milwaukee, I knew it wouldn't be easy and your guys would keep menacing my pitchers and shutting down my offense like they hadn't been shut down all year. I had started Heine Jutze at first over Casanova vs. RHP all series long, but he hadn't been getting it done, and Casanova typically played there during the season, so at the last minute I wrote him in. He has been the wildcard for Pittsburgh all year long - somehow managing to get clutch hits and perform above and beyond his abilities. I almost blew it with my settings, bringing in my closer Peterman in the 8th and then [b]pinch-hitting for him[/b] with a lead in the bottom half (damn those pitcher PH prefs). Luckily for me Gar Erickson got the 3 biggest outs of his life in the 9th.
Congrats to Boston, and good luck tomorrow.
Revenant
The Tartans really needed a win in Boston to give them some confidence going back to Pittsburgh, and Buck Perry finally delivered in Game 2, going 3 for 5 with a double, a homer, and 3 RBI. Billy Dibble also went 3 for 5 and knocked in a run. John Bomback held the Stranglers at bay for just 4 innings, allowing 2 runs, and the Tartan bullpen took over. Johnny West was perfect with 3 Ks in his 2 innings of work; Gar Erickson pitched a scoreless inning, and Jack Peterman got the save. Boston tied the game at 4-4 in the 8th on Tommy Powell's 2-run homer off of Don Kaiserling, who has not had a good postseason. But Pittsburgh took the lead back in the top of the 9th when Billy Hofmann singled to lead off the inning, stole second, and was knocked in by Dibble. The series is tied 1-1 as we head to Pittsburgh for Game 3, which will feature Doug McCabe vs. David Wallace.
World Series Games 1 and 2
October 28, 2004 at 03:35PM View BBCode
Boston jumped out on top of the Tartans with a 4-1 win in GAme 1 of the 52 WS. Bruce Mercedes homered, and Dusty Little and Rich May each had 2 hits and an RBI. Steve Williams went 7 1/3 innings for the Stranglers and got the win. Buck Perry homered in Pittsburgh's losing effort. The Pittsburgh bullpen held off Boston valiantly, but the Tartans could never really generate any offense in the game.The Tartans really needed a win in Boston to give them some confidence going back to Pittsburgh, and Buck Perry finally delivered in Game 2, going 3 for 5 with a double, a homer, and 3 RBI. Billy Dibble also went 3 for 5 and knocked in a run. John Bomback held the Stranglers at bay for just 4 innings, allowing 2 runs, and the Tartan bullpen took over. Johnny West was perfect with 3 Ks in his 2 innings of work; Gar Erickson pitched a scoreless inning, and Jack Peterman got the save. Boston tied the game at 4-4 in the 8th on Tommy Powell's 2-run homer off of Don Kaiserling, who has not had a good postseason. But Pittsburgh took the lead back in the top of the 9th when Billy Hofmann singled to lead off the inning, stole second, and was knocked in by Dibble. The series is tied 1-1 as we head to Pittsburgh for Game 3, which will feature Doug McCabe vs. David Wallace.
Revenant
WS Game 3 - Pittsburgh takes the lead 2-1
October 28, 2004 at 05:41PM View BBCode
It was not the prettiest game ever, with 5 errors, 3 unearned runs, and a run walked in. But Pittsburgh ended up on the winning end in this Game 3, giving the Tartans the lead in the series 2-1. McCabe went 6 innings for Pittsburgh, allowing 6 hits, 1 unearned run, and striking out 6, but he ran out of gas and left the game while the score was still tied 1-1. David Wallace also went 6 for Boston, and started the 7th inning but left with 2 on and nobody out. It became a battle of the bullpen, and that played into the Tartans' hands today, as they immediately went to work on Steve Gilliford, who walked the bases loaded, then gave up a 2-run single to Billy Hofmann and a run-scoring double to Leo Brady. All this and no outs yet; another run came home on a double-play, and when the dust cleared Pittsburgh had opened up a 5-1 lead. They would add 2 more in the 8th against Joe Gamble, and went on to win 7-2. Game 4 will be Toby Lotz against Johnny Miller.
Revenant
Bill Hoffman will return to the Tartan lineup for Game 5
October 28, 2004 at 05:48PM View BBCode
Bill Hoffman, second baseman for the Pittsburgh Tartans, will be back in the lineup for Game 5 of the World Series. Hoffman has been most sorely missed for his defense in the middle infield, but his bat has also been a pleasant surprise for Pittsburgh this season. He hit .292 with 12 home runs and 68 RBI through the season until he was injured in late summer. The Tartans are hoping Hofmann will sure up what has been a shaky defense in the postseason thus far, and return them to the chemistry that helped them cruise through the regular season.
Bingle
October 28, 2004 at 06:37PM View BBCode
Boston is on the brink of dropping another WS. Can Pitt take it home? :puzzled:
Revenant
With the score 5-2 Pittsburgh going into the 9th, Jack Peterman came on to try and save the game for the Tartans. But after two singles and a ground out, Rich May tied the game with a 3-run shot that silenced the crowd. Frank Roenicke came on to try and hold the tie, but Bid Courtney greeted him with a solo homer to give Boston their first lead since the first inning.
Hofmann, who had just 10 homers during the regular season, was not the only unlikely hero for Pittsburgh in the game, as Gabe Tanana, a catcher not known for his prolific bat but rather for his strong arm, went 3 for 5 and knocked in 4 runs via a 3-run shot in the 4th which made it 5-2, and then a double which knocked in the tying run in the bottom of the 9th and sent the fans into an uproar.
The Tartans will now have an opportunity to win it all in Pittsburgh in Game 5, with Mike Colcolough on the mound, while the Stranglers will calll on Steve Williams to try and keep them in the series and bring it home to Boston for games 6 and 7.
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WS Game 4 - Hofmann's 12th inning walkoff homer stuns Stranglers
October 28, 2004 at 06:56PM View BBCode
Pittsburgh has gone up 3-1 in the World Series today in a dramatic game in which Boston took a lead in the 9th, then the Tartans tied it back up in the bottom half, and it was finally decided in the 12th on a 3-run walk-off homer by Billy Hofmann.With the score 5-2 Pittsburgh going into the 9th, Jack Peterman came on to try and save the game for the Tartans. But after two singles and a ground out, Rich May tied the game with a 3-run shot that silenced the crowd. Frank Roenicke came on to try and hold the tie, but Bid Courtney greeted him with a solo homer to give Boston their first lead since the first inning.
Hofmann, who had just 10 homers during the regular season, was not the only unlikely hero for Pittsburgh in the game, as Gabe Tanana, a catcher not known for his prolific bat but rather for his strong arm, went 3 for 5 and knocked in 4 runs via a 3-run shot in the 4th which made it 5-2, and then a double which knocked in the tying run in the bottom of the 9th and sent the fans into an uproar.
The Tartans will now have an opportunity to win it all in Pittsburgh in Game 5, with Mike Colcolough on the mound, while the Stranglers will calll on Steve Williams to try and keep them in the series and bring it home to Boston for games 6 and 7.
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Revenant
Bill Hoffman, just back from his long recuperation, led off the 3rd with a walk. He was forced out at second on a botched sac bunt by the pitcher Mike Colcolough, but Williams went on to walk 3 straight, pushing the first run across, then surrendering a run-scoring single to Ed Slagle, another bases-loaded walk, a 2-run single by Gabe Tanana, and it was 5-0. With 2 out and 2 on, Bill Hoffman came up for the second time in the inning and cleared the bases with a triple to finish the rally at 7 runs. Williams was relieved by Mata, and Pittsburgh would not score again, but the damage had been done.
Mike Colcolough pitched another remarkable postseason game, holding Boston scoreless through 6 2/3 innings despite some sticky situations. He finally surrendered a 2-out 2-run homer to Bruce Mercedes in the 7th, bringing the score to 7-2, when he was relieved by Gar Erickson. In the 8th inning Tommy Powell closed the gap to 3 runs with a 2-run shot off of Erickson, but Jack Peterman pitched a perfect 9th to get the save and secure Pittsburgh's first Lyman Bostock, Jr. championship.
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Congratulations to Boston for a great season and a great team - I don't think I've ever seen a better team relative to their postseason opponents suffer 2 series losses. And to Milwaukee and Detroit for their efforts all season long. Good luck to everybody in the offseason, the draft, and the 1953 campaign ahead of us.
Tartans win their first World Series
October 28, 2004 at 07:58PM View BBCode
Pittsburgh baseball fans were treated to their hometown team beating one of the most formidable opponents imaginable in the World Series today when the Tartans defeated the Stranglers 7-4 in Game 5 to make it four in a row. An uncharacteristic meltdown by Boston starter Steve Williams led to a 7-run 3rd inning, and though the Stranglers would try to battle back later in the game, they came up short.Bill Hoffman, just back from his long recuperation, led off the 3rd with a walk. He was forced out at second on a botched sac bunt by the pitcher Mike Colcolough, but Williams went on to walk 3 straight, pushing the first run across, then surrendering a run-scoring single to Ed Slagle, another bases-loaded walk, a 2-run single by Gabe Tanana, and it was 5-0. With 2 out and 2 on, Bill Hoffman came up for the second time in the inning and cleared the bases with a triple to finish the rally at 7 runs. Williams was relieved by Mata, and Pittsburgh would not score again, but the damage had been done.
Mike Colcolough pitched another remarkable postseason game, holding Boston scoreless through 6 2/3 innings despite some sticky situations. He finally surrendered a 2-out 2-run homer to Bruce Mercedes in the 7th, bringing the score to 7-2, when he was relieved by Gar Erickson. In the 8th inning Tommy Powell closed the gap to 3 runs with a 2-run shot off of Erickson, but Jack Peterman pitched a perfect 9th to get the save and secure Pittsburgh's first Lyman Bostock, Jr. championship.
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Congratulations to Boston for a great season and a great team - I don't think I've ever seen a better team relative to their postseason opponents suffer 2 series losses. And to Milwaukee and Detroit for their efforts all season long. Good luck to everybody in the offseason, the draft, and the 1953 campaign ahead of us.
NYC-BUMPERS
a warm round of applauds to Boston as well.
October 28, 2004 at 08:05PM View BBCode
Congrats to my NL compadre.....a warm round of applauds to Boston as well.
dirtye300
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October 28, 2004 at 08:13PM View BBCode
oh well, another loss to a lesser team. stranglers lay an egg in the WS getting shut down by an average staff. good job tartans. i was built to win for 3 to 4 seasons and i get 1 WS victory out of it.[Edited on 10-28-2004 by dirtye300]
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coffeeman10
October 28, 2004 at 08:46PM View BBCode
Congratulations Pittsburgh. I was also built to win for 3-4 years and have lost in the first round of the playoffs 3 years in a row so believe me it can be worse.
Revenant
October 28, 2004 at 10:01PM View BBCode
Yeah, this league has been a real case study in postseason upsets thus far. It's amazing that Boston didn't thrash Colcolough (B/B-) and Patton (A+/D+), particularly as they had pretty key roles in those last two games. Same with Milwaukee. When is the last time a pitcher with D+ control even appeared in the playoffs, let alone won a couple of decisions? I only had two reliable starters, with endurances of B- and C, and that's not usually a recipe for success. The bullpen was deep but not really any show-stoppers there either. It's too bad playoff experience can't be factored into improvements, because my young pitchers had quite a trial by fire this year.
coffeeman10
October 29, 2004 at 01:08AM View BBCode
Rev and Pittsburgh do have a good young and deep bullpen which does not bode well for me and the rest of the National League. I for 1 do not even have 1 good young RP much less multiple ones........
Triplet_Dad
a great story of an underdog, too. boston had nearly 200 percentage point better record during the season.
October 29, 2004 at 01:23PM View BBCode
congrats to all playiff teams. looking up from the bottom, things were very interesting.a great story of an underdog, too. boston had nearly 200 percentage point better record during the season.
jaybence
October 29, 2004 at 01:57PM View BBCode
Seems pretty obvious that Boston has racked up their incredible record against inferior competition. Imagine what Pitt's record might have been had they not had to battle NL teams all year.Pages: 1