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webrian · 04-16-2016, 10:00 PM

BRACKET C SEMIFINALS

(3) 1954 Giants vs. (1) 1927 Yankees (Best of 7)

Game 1 (at YANKS): Giants 5, Yankees 1
NOTES: Johnny Antonelli limited the mighty Yankees to just 3 hits over 8 innings while striking out 4 and walking 4. Yankees’ starter Waite Hoyt matched him for 5 innings. But in the top 6th, Giants got 4 unearned runs: Willie Mays (3-for-4) had an RBI single to break the scoreless tie, and then Hank Thompson belted a 3-run homer. Earle Combs had an RBI double for Yankees’ only run, in 8th inning.

Game 2 (at YANKS): Yankees 9, Giants 7
NOTES: Hank Thompson smacked a 2-run homer in the top of the 1st inning as the Giants grabbed a quick 3-0 lead. But the Yankees had more fight in them this time. Babe Ruth hit an INSIDE-THE-PARK homer in the bottom of the first inning (LF-CF gap was 490 feet in 1927) and then C Pat Collins hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 2nd to tie the game at 3-3. The Yanks took the lead with a 3-run 4th inning that included a 2-run single by Bob Meusel, finally chasing Giants’ SP Sal Maglie from the mound. OF Dusty Rhodes led a Giants’ comeback with a 2-run double in the 6th and then a 2-run single in the 7th to pull his side within 8-7. But in the 8th, Earle Combs found that 490-foot gap and circled the bases for another INSIDE-THE-PARK HR. Wilcy Moore closed it out and evened the series, 1-1, as action shifts to The Polo Grounds.

Game 3 (at POLO): Yankees 4, Giants 3 (11 innings)
NOTES: Reserve infielder Ray Morehart was the hero in this one. Pinch-hitting for the pitcher, Morehart worked Giants’ RP Marv Grissom for a walk in the top of the 11th inning, then stole second base, then stole third, and scored on a sacrifice fly by SS Mark Koenig to give the Yankees the lead. Bob Shawkey then came on and shut the Giants down in the bottom of the 11th to preserve the win. Yanks had led 3-1 going to the bottom of the 8th when the Giants scored 2 runs off SP Herb Pennock to tie it.

Game 4 (at POLO): Yankees 5, Giants 0
NOTES: Now the 1927 Yankees appear to have hit their stride. SP Waite Hoyt was even sharper than he’d been in Game 1 (7 IP, 0 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K), outdueling Johnny Antonelli, who struck out 10 and walked 2 but gave up 11 hits over 7 innings — including a 2-run single by Babe Ruth in the third. Tony Lazzeri went 3-for-5 with a HR, a double and 2 RBIs as Murderers’ Row moved to within a game of clinching a berth in the Bracket C finals.

Game 5 (at POLO): Yankees 6, Giants 4
NOTES: The Giants fought back from an early 2-0 deficit and led 4-2 after superstar Willie Mays slammed a solo homer off SP George Pipgras in the bottom of the 5th. But the 1927 Yanks were as relentless as their reputation, scoring a run in the 6th to pull within 4-3 and then taking the lead with 3 runs in the 7th, including a 2-run, tie-breaking single by Tony Lazzeri. Murderers’ Row came through, with Babe Ruth (3-for-3, 1 run), Bob Meusel (2-for-4, 3 RBIs) and Lazzeri (2-for-5, 2 RBIs) leading the charge. Giants’ 3B Don Mueller (4-for-5) hit a 1-out double in the bottom of the 9th to give his team one more glimmer of hope. But then Yanks RP Bob Shawkey struck out Willie Mays and induced Hank Thompson into an easy groundout. Ever confident, the 1927 Yankees strode off the field, doffing their caps and smiling, but not quite erupting in celebration. They knew it’d end like this.

The 1927 Yankees win the series, 4 games to 1. Series MVP: Babe Ruth, who went 9-for-20 with a HR (inside-the-park) and 4 RBIs. Ruth shook off his sluggish performance from the series against the 1934 Cardinals and made himself a consistent thorn in the side of the 1954 Giants’ pitchers. 2B Tony Lazzeri and LF Bob Meusel were a combined 12-for-40 with 1 HR and 11 RBIs between them and even 3B Joe Dugan got into it, going 7-for-19 with 3 RBIs. Lou Gehrig practically disappeared in this series, going a dismal 2-for-21 with zero runs batted in. Scary to think, the 1927 Yankees have gone 7-3 against the likes of the 1934 Cardinals and the 1954 Giants with either Ruth or Gehrig slumping. If they both start to crank it up, look out! For the Giants, Willie Mays was 9-for-22 with a HR and 4 RBIs while Hank Thompson was 5-for-16 with 2 HR and 6 RBIs and Don Mueller went 8-for-22 with an RBI.

Herb Pennock, SP of the 1927 Yankees, looking mighty proud of himself.

BRACKET C SEMIFINALS

(2) 2004 Red Sox vs. (1) 1978 Yankees (Best of 7)

Game 1 (at NYC): Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 (10 innings)
NOTES: The bats that roared for the Red Sox against the 1990 Athletics fell totally silent against the 1978 Yankees and SP Ron Guidry, who dueled Boston SP Curt Schilling to a 0-0 draw through 9 innings. Guidry K’d 11 and walked 1 over his 9 innings. Schilling struck out 6, walked 1. In the bottom of the 10th, the Yankees loaded the bases with nobody out against Red Sox RP Keith Foulke and then CF Mickey Rivers walloped a high drive over the drawn-in outfield for what would have been a triple. Instead, pinch runner Gary Thomasson calmy trotted home with the winning run as the stadium cheered. Yanks’ relief ace Goose Gossage got the win.

Game 2 (at NYC): Red Sox 6, Yankees 2
NOTES: Red Sox CF Johnny Damon greeted Yanks starter Ed Figueroa with a solo home run to open a 4-run 1st inning for the Curse Killers. C Jason Varitek added a 2-run jack to that inning and the Sox cruised from there with SP Pedro Martinez allowing just 3 hits (including a Reggie Jackson solo HR) while going the distance. The Red Sox tied the series 1-1 heading north to Fenway.

Game 3 (at BOS): Yankees 8, Red Sox 5
NOTES: Reggie Jackson reminded fans why he was called “Mr. October.” He went 4-for-4 and HIT FOR THE CYCLE as the Yankees retook the lead in the series. Jackson hit a double in the 2nd inning, a solo HR off Bronson Arroyo in the 3rd, a 2-run triple in the 6th and a single in the 8th inning. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 runs. But it was other Yankees whose hits really turned the momentum in the back-and-forth game. Graig Nettles gave the New Yorkers a 2-1 lead with a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning. Chris Chambliss hit a 2-run homer in the 5th to snap a 3-3 tie. Catfish Hunter got the win for the Yankees and Goose Gossage picked up the save.

Game 4 (at BOS): Yankees 8, Red Sox 0
NOTES: SP Ron Guidry ran his scoreless innings streak to 17.1 in this shutout of the 2004 Red Sox. The dominant lefty pitched 8.1 innings, allowed just 1 hit (a Kevin Millar double), walked 2 and struck out 10. Graig Nettles continued his binge, going 4-for-5 with 2 more homers and 5 RBIs. The Yankees out-hit the Sox 17-3 in the game, leaving the tens of thousands of New Englanders at Fenway feeling almost dead inside.

Game 5 (at BOS): Yankees 9, Red Sox 5
NOTES: David Ortiz smashed a 2-run homer off Ed Figueroa during a 3-run 1st inning for the Red Sox, but they couldn’t sustain that momentum against a Yankees’ squad that raked 20 hits against five different Boston pitchers. LF Lou Piniella and C Thurman Munson each went 4-for-5 for the Yanks, who took the lead (5-4) on a 2-run single by Graig Nettles in the top of the 4th inning and then piled it on with 4 more runs in the top of the 8th. Ortiz and Manny Ramirez drove in all 5 runs for the Curse Killers, whose charm finally wore off in this series.

The 1978 Yankees win this series, 4 games to 1. Series MVP: Reggie Jackson, a.k.a “Mr. October” — he went 8-for-20 in the series with 2 homers, 5 RBIs and hit for the cycle in the pivotal Game 3 … What stood out in this series was the talent of the 1978 Yankees’ lineup … In every game, it seemed that two different Yankee players would get hot and carry the offense; 7 of the 9 Yankees who started all four games hit over .300 in the series, led by Graig Nettles, who had 3 homers and 9 RBIs. Even SS Bucky Dent hit .350, going 7-for-20 with a pair of RBIs … On the flip side, 8 of the Red Sox everyday players hit under .250 in the series, though six of them did homer.

Reggie Jackson hit for the cycle in Game 3 and earned Series MVP honors.

So …. It will be Murderers’ Row vs. The Bronx Zoo for the Bracket C title and a berth into the Ultimate Eight. Very much in character, 1978 Yankees’ superstar Reggie Jackson (much to the consternation of his teammates) is already stirring this drink, telling a reporter: “Don’t let it be said that I got no respect for any of the great players who came before, because I do. But hear me now: I will hit more home runs in this coming series than Babe Ruth. I will out-homer him. You can put it down in ink.”

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webrian Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 264	BRACKET C SEMIFINALS (3) 1954 Giants vs. (1) 1927 Yankees (Best of 7) Game 1 (at YANKS): Giants 5, Yankees 1 NOTES: Johnny Antonelli limited the mighty Yankees to just 3 hits over 8 innings while striking out 4 and walking 4. Yankees’ starter Waite Hoyt matched him for 5 innings. But in the top 6th, Giants got 4 unearned runs: Willie Mays (3-for-4) had an RBI single to break the scoreless tie, and then Hank Thompson belted a 3-run homer. Earle Combs had an RBI double for Yankees’ only run, in 8th inning. Game 2 (at YANKS): Yankees 9, Giants 7 NOTES: Hank Thompson smacked a 2-run homer in the top of the 1st inning as the Giants grabbed a quick 3-0 lead. But the Yankees had more fight in them this time. Babe Ruth hit an INSIDE-THE-PARK homer in the bottom of the first inning (LF-CF gap was 490 feet in 1927) and then C Pat Collins hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 2nd to tie the game at 3-3. The Yanks took the lead with a 3-run 4th inning that included a 2-run single by Bob Meusel, finally chasing Giants’ SP Sal Maglie from the mound. OF Dusty Rhodes led a Giants’ comeback with a 2-run double in the 6th and then a 2-run single in the 7th to pull his side within 8-7. But in the 8th, Earle Combs found that 490-foot gap and circled the bases for another INSIDE-THE-PARK HR. Wilcy Moore closed it out and evened the series, 1-1, as action shifts to The Polo Grounds. Game 3 (at POLO): Yankees 4, Giants 3 (11 innings) NOTES: Reserve infielder Ray Morehart was the hero in this one. Pinch-hitting for the pitcher, Morehart worked Giants’ RP Marv Grissom for a walk in the top of the 11th inning, then stole second base, then stole third, and scored on a sacrifice fly by SS Mark Koenig to give the Yankees the lead. Bob Shawkey then came on and shut the Giants down in the bottom of the 11th to preserve the win. Yanks had led 3-1 going to the bottom of the 8th when the Giants scored 2 runs off SP Herb Pennock to tie it. Game 4 (at POLO): Yankees 5, Giants 0 NOTES: Now the 1927 Yankees appear to have hit their stride. SP Waite Hoyt was even sharper than he’d been in Game 1 (7 IP, 0 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K), outdueling Johnny Antonelli, who struck out 10 and walked 2 but gave up 11 hits over 7 innings — including a 2-run single by Babe Ruth in the third. Tony Lazzeri went 3-for-5 with a HR, a double and 2 RBIs as Murderers’ Row moved to within a game of clinching a berth in the Bracket C finals. Game 5 (at POLO): Yankees 6, Giants 4 NOTES: The Giants fought back from an early 2-0 deficit and led 4-2 after superstar Willie Mays slammed a solo homer off SP George Pipgras in the bottom of the 5th. But the 1927 Yanks were as relentless as their reputation, scoring a run in the 6th to pull within 4-3 and then taking the lead with 3 runs in the 7th, including a 2-run, tie-breaking single by Tony Lazzeri. Murderers’ Row came through, with Babe Ruth (3-for-3, 1 run), Bob Meusel (2-for-4, 3 RBIs) and Lazzeri (2-for-5, 2 RBIs) leading the charge. Giants’ 3B Don Mueller (4-for-5) hit a 1-out double in the bottom of the 9th to give his team one more glimmer of hope. But then Yanks RP Bob Shawkey struck out Willie Mays and induced Hank Thompson into an easy groundout. Ever confident, the 1927 Yankees strode off the field, doffing their caps and smiling, but not quite erupting in celebration. They knew it’d end like this. The 1927 Yankees win the series, 4 games to 1. Series MVP: Babe Ruth, who went 9-for-20 with a HR (inside-the-park) and 4 RBIs. Ruth shook off his sluggish performance from the series against the 1934 Cardinals and made himself a consistent thorn in the side of the 1954 Giants’ pitchers. 2B Tony Lazzeri and LF Bob Meusel were a combined 12-for-40 with 1 HR and 11 RBIs between them and even 3B Joe Dugan got into it, going 7-for-19 with 3 RBIs. Lou Gehrig practically disappeared in this series, going a dismal 2-for-21 with zero runs batted in. Scary to think, the 1927 Yankees have gone 7-3 against the likes of the 1934 Cardinals and the 1954 Giants with either Ruth or Gehrig slumping. If they both start to crank it up, look out! For the Giants, Willie Mays was 9-for-22 with a HR and 4 RBIs while Hank Thompson was 5-for-16 with 2 HR and 6 RBIs and Don Mueller went 8-for-22 with an RBI. Herb Pennock, SP of the 1927 Yankees, looking mighty proud of himself. BRACKET C SEMIFINALS (2) 2004 Red Sox vs. (1) 1978 Yankees (Best of 7) Game 1 (at NYC): Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 (10 innings) NOTES: The bats that roared for the Red Sox against the 1990 Athletics fell totally silent against the 1978 Yankees and SP Ron Guidry, who dueled Boston SP Curt Schilling to a 0-0 draw through 9 innings. Guidry K’d 11 and walked 1 over his 9 innings. Schilling struck out 6, walked 1. In the bottom of the 10th, the Yankees loaded the bases with nobody out against Red Sox RP Keith Foulke and then CF Mickey Rivers walloped a high drive over the drawn-in outfield for what would have been a triple. Instead, pinch runner Gary Thomasson calmy trotted home with the winning run as the stadium cheered. Yanks’ relief ace Goose Gossage got the win. Game 2 (at NYC): Red Sox 6, Yankees 2 NOTES: Red Sox CF Johnny Damon greeted Yanks starter Ed Figueroa with a solo home run to open a 4-run 1st inning for the Curse Killers. C Jason Varitek added a 2-run jack to that inning and the Sox cruised from there with SP Pedro Martinez allowing just 3 hits (including a Reggie Jackson solo HR) while going the distance. The Red Sox tied the series 1-1 heading north to Fenway. Game 3 (at BOS): Yankees 8, Red Sox 5 NOTES: Reggie Jackson reminded fans why he was called “Mr. October.” He went 4-for-4 and HIT FOR THE CYCLE as the Yankees retook the lead in the series. Jackson hit a double in the 2nd inning, a solo HR off Bronson Arroyo in the 3rd, a 2-run triple in the 6th and a single in the 8th inning. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 runs. But it was other Yankees whose hits really turned the momentum in the back-and-forth game. Graig Nettles gave the New Yorkers a 2-1 lead with a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning. Chris Chambliss hit a 2-run homer in the 5th to snap a 3-3 tie. Catfish Hunter got the win for the Yankees and Goose Gossage picked up the save. Game 4 (at BOS): Yankees 8, Red Sox 0 NOTES: SP Ron Guidry ran his scoreless innings streak to 17.1 in this shutout of the 2004 Red Sox. The dominant lefty pitched 8.1 innings, allowed just 1 hit (a Kevin Millar double), walked 2 and struck out 10. Graig Nettles continued his binge, going 4-for-5 with 2 more homers and 5 RBIs. The Yankees out-hit the Sox 17-3 in the game, leaving the tens of thousands of New Englanders at Fenway feeling almost dead inside. Game 5 (at BOS): Yankees 9, Red Sox 5 NOTES: David Ortiz smashed a 2-run homer off Ed Figueroa during a 3-run 1st inning for the Red Sox, but they couldn’t sustain that momentum against a Yankees’ squad that raked 20 hits against five different Boston pitchers. LF Lou Piniella and C Thurman Munson each went 4-for-5 for the Yanks, who took the lead (5-4) on a 2-run single by Graig Nettles in the top of the 4th inning and then piled it on with 4 more runs in the top of the 8th. Ortiz and Manny Ramirez drove in all 5 runs for the Curse Killers, whose charm finally wore off in this series. The 1978 Yankees win this series, 4 games to 1. Series MVP: Reggie Jackson, a.k.a “Mr. October” — he went 8-for-20 in the series with 2 homers, 5 RBIs and hit for the cycle in the pivotal Game 3 … What stood out in this series was the talent of the 1978 Yankees’ lineup … In every game, it seemed that two different Yankee players would get hot and carry the offense; 7 of the 9 Yankees who started all four games hit over .300 in the series, led by Graig Nettles, who had 3 homers and 9 RBIs. Even SS Bucky Dent hit .350, going 7-for-20 with a pair of RBIs … On the flip side, 8 of the Red Sox everyday players hit under .250 in the series, though six of them did homer. Reggie Jackson hit for the cycle in Game 3 and earned Series MVP honors. So …. It will be Murderers’ Row vs. The Bronx Zoo for the Bracket C title and a berth into the Ultimate Eight. Very much in character, 1978 Yankees’ superstar Reggie Jackson (much to the consternation of his teammates) is already stirring this drink, telling a reporter: “Don’t let it be said that I got no respect for any of the great players who came before, because I do. But hear me now: I will hit more home runs in this coming series than Babe Ruth. I will out-homer him. You can put it down in ink.”