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With Wind At Their Back, Yanks Almost Through
Slaughter and Skoworn Drive In 7 in 14 Run barrage
Wrigley Field - Everyone knows that the friendly confines of Wrigley field and its conditions can change from day to day. On this day the wind picked up and went from left to right while the rains stayed strong and even delayed this one. The game produced runs, in fact 23 of them, but it was the Yankees who had as expected more of the muscle and find themselves one game away from eliminating the Cubs and moving on.
Likely neither starter wanted to take the mound in these conditions as Mark Prior and Whitey Ford had the odds against them and wouldnt last long. The Cubs put three runs on the board in the bottom of the first with two sacrafice flies and a Sammy Sosa RBI single. The answer didnt take long for the Yankees as Bill Skoworn hit a two run home run in the 2nd.
New York then put five runs on the board and knocked Prior out of the game. Enos Slaughter cleared the bases with a triple while Bill Skoworn also drove in another run. Up 7-3 going into the fourth the Yankees had that look in their eye and Norm Siebern homered off of Kyle Farnsworth with a man on and soon the lead was bloated to 10-3. After the Cubs would score two, Gil McDougald took advantage of the wind for a home run in the 5th.
Moises Alou would actually drive in four runs in the game and his two run home run gave the Cubs some hope cutting the lead to 12-8 in the 6th inning. Chicago would never get back however and the long game would end with the Yankees knocking on the door to ending this series.
"It not just a cliche" added Dusty Baker after the loss, "when their offense gets going it really is tough to stop."
The Yankees have been doing much of their damage without major contributions from star Mickey Mantle. Mantle has yet to go deep or drive in a run in the series.
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Game 4
58 Yankees lead series 3-1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York Yankees 1958 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 2 | | Chicago Cubs 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
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| | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORES | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES |
| a - M. Throneberry pinch hit for J. James in the 5th
b - H. Simpson pinch hit for M. Dickson in the 7th
c - T. Kubek pinch hit for D. Maas in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Skowron (2, 3rd Inning off K. Farnsworth, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Lumpe (1, 3rd Inning off K. Farnsworth, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Slaughter (1, 3rd Inning off M. Prior, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Skowron (3, 2nd Inning off M. Prior, 1 on, 2 outs) G. McDougald (1, 5th Inning off D. Veres, 0 on, 1 out) N. Siebern (1, 4th Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Berra , B. Skowron 6 , G. McDougald 5 , E. Slaughter 5 , N. Siebern 5 , J. Lumpe 2
2-out RBI: , B. Skowron 2 , E. Slaughter 2 , J. Lumpe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. McDougald , J. Lumpe
GIDP: Y. Berra , J. Lumpe
Sac Fly: Y. Berra , E. Slaughter
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Berra (1) , M. Mantle (1)
FIELDING
Errors: W. Ford (1) , A. Carey (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Maas-McDougald-Skowron, Carey-McDougald-Skowron) |
| | a - H. Choi pinch hit for J. Cruz in the 4th
b - C. Patterson pinch hit for D. Veres in the 5th
c - R. Gload pinch hit for S. Mitre in the 7th
d - M. Bellhorn pinch hit for A. Benes in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: A. Ojeda (1, 4th Inning off J. James, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alou (1, 6th Inning off M. Dickson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ramirez , M. Alou 5 , S. Sosa , K. Lofton 2 , E. Karros 4 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , A. Ojeda 2 , C. Patterson
2-out RBI: M. Alou , E. Karros , C. Patterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lofton , M. Grudzielanek , A. Ojeda
GIDP: A. Ramirez , M. Grudzielanek
Sac Fly: D. Miller , A. Ramirez
Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton 2 (2)
FIELDING
Errors: A. Ojeda (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ojeda-Karros, Grudzielanek-Ojeda-Karros) |
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| | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORES | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES |
| PITCHING
Game Score: W. Ford 33
Batters Faced: W. Ford 15, J. James 7, B. Grim 7, M. Dickson 5, J. Kucks 4, D. Maas 5, V. Trucks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Ford 2-5, J. James 0-2, B. Grim 1-2, M. Dickson 1-2, J. Kucks 2-1, D. Maas 2-0, V. Trucks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Ford 56-34, J. James 23-15, B. Grim 28-19, M. Dickson 17-11, J. Kucks 18-10, D. Maas 16-10, V. Trucks 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. James 1-0 , M. Dickson 1-1
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Game Score: M. Prior 23
Batters Faced: M. Prior 14, K. Farnsworth 4, J. Cruz 6, D. Veres 4, M. Guthrie 5, S. Mitre 7, A. Benes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Prior 2-4, K. Farnsworth 0-0, J. Cruz 1-1, D. Veres 1-2, M. Guthrie 1-1, S. Mitre 1-1, A. Benes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Prior 58-33, K. Farnsworth 15-8, J. Cruz 23-12, D. Veres 11-9, M. Guthrie 14-7, S. Mitre 24-10, A. Benes 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Farnsworth 1-1 , J. Cruz 1-1
WP: S. Mitre
Balk: S. Mitre
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| | GAME NOTES | Player of the Game: Moises Alou
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 35652
Special Notes: Rain delay of 53 minutes in the 3rd inning. M. Mantle sets the AL regular season game record for bases on balls with 4. |
Last edited by Nick Soulis; 07-14-2012 at 02:04 PM.
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