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reds1 · 09-12-2015, 10:39 PM

1940 Western League Pennant Series

Cambria Cannons (99-55) vs. Kingston Pelicans (85-69)
Season Matchup: 11-4 in favour of Cambria

Cambria: Runs scored – 886 (1st in WL); runs allowed – 688 (1st in WL).
Kingston: Runs scored – 875 (2nd in WL); runs allowed – 738 (2nd in WL).

The much anticipated Western League Pennant Series opened at Cambria’s Alexander Field, with nearly 24,700 boisterous fans ready for the ‘Battle of the West’ to finally get underway between the top two teams in the League.

Kingston comes into this series as the two-time defending United Cup Champions and has the swagger that goes along with it. But the Cannons of today are a far cry from the team of last season, who were rather awestricken at the prospect of facing the formidable Pelicans in the playoffs. Not anymore. Cambria is no longer intimated, and proved that by taking 11 of 15 games in their matchups against the Pelicans this season.

But in a short series, anything can happen. Will Cambria crumble under the swagger, or is there truly a new sheriff in town? One thing is for certain, it would be a memorable series.

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Game 1
Kingston 6 – Cambria 7

Kingston got right down to business as Mo Symes led off the game with a triple and scored on an Andrew Jensen sac fly, giving the Pelicans a 1-0 lead.

Cambria responded in the bottom of the 2nd. Kenneth Logan led off with a first-pitch single and reached third when Hyun-jung Moon immediately followed with a first-pitch double. Glen Yeend drove them both home with a one-out single to make it 2-1 Cambria. Al Tucker made it 3-1 when he singled in Yeend.

In the top of the 3rd inning, the Pelicans loaded the bases thanks to an Okura Ito single, a throwing error allowing Fergus Chitty to reach first base safely and a walk to Chong-sik Lee. Jayden Tennant then followed with a two-run single to tie the game at 3-runs apiece.

Cambria regained the lead in the bottom half of the 3rd when 3 consecutive singles by Ron Westmacott, Kenneth Logan and Hyun-jung Moon drove in a run.

But Kingston would get the equalizer in the top of the 5th, when Okura Ito, Fergus Chitty and Jayden Tennant all hit singles themselves. Ito came in to score, but Chitty was thrown out at third base on the same play to end the inning.

Three consecutive singles by Bradley Dodson, Al Tucker and Keane Fysh in the bottom of the 6th drove in a run, giving the Cannons a 5-4 lead.

Kingston retook the lead in the top of the 7th. After Mo Symes led off the inning with a first-pitch double, Okura Ito followed with a 2-run home run with one out. Kingston now led 6-5.

Cambria managed to tie the game in the 8th. Al Tucker hit a one-out double and reached third when Keane Fysh followed him with a single. Tucker came in to score on a sac fly by Joe Olver.

The game remained tied at 6 runs apiece until the bottom of the 13th inning. Back-to-back singles by Joe Olver and Ron Westmacott and a walk to Kenneth Logan loaded the bases for Cambria. With two outs, RP Sergio Valdés batted for himself. But a throwing error by Kingston’s Bob Kight (E4) allowed Valdés to reach base safely and drive in Olver for the winning run. Cambria took the first game in a hard fought battle.

Player of the Game: SS Okura Ito of the Pelicans went 4-6, with 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R.

Both starters got no-decisions. SP Bradley Dodson of Cambria went 7.2 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 4.70 ERA.
SP Brady Murdy went 10.0 IP, 18 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5.40 ERA.

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Game 2
Kingston 6 – Cambria 12

Cambria wasted no time in getting on the board. In the bottom half of the 1st inning, Al Tucker led off with a solo home run, off of SP Francis Slocock. Cambria added a second run to make it 2-0 Cannons.
Kingston scored their first run in the top of the 3rd inning, off an error and a double.

Cambria opened the floodgates in the 5th. After loading the bases through an error (E8), a single and a walk, Kenneth Logan doubled in two runs. Hyun-jung Moon followed with a single, driving in one. Aidan Smerdon then doubled to drive in Kenneth Logan. That made it 6-1 Cambria.

The Cannons were not done, however. Following a pitching change, Keane Fysh drew a walk with the bases loaded. Joe Olver singled to score Smerdon. Finally, Ron Westmacott tripled, driving in 3 more runs. When it was all said and done, Cambria led 11-1 after 5 innings. Cambria added another run in the 7th to make it 12-1.

But Kingston would not take it lying down. In the 8th inning, Okura Ito, Fergus Chitty and Chong-sik Lee led off with two singles and a double respectively, driving in a run. Following a pitching change, Bob Kight singled to drive in another run. Then C Ellis Oram sent RP Sergio Valdés’ first pitch into the right field bleachers for a three-run homer, making it 12-6 Cambria. The Cannons were able to keep the Pelicans off the board after that though and took the second game of the series.

Player of the Game: CF Joe Olver of the Cannons went 4-5, with 1 RBI, 2 R.

Noteworthy: Cambria’s 1B Keane Fysh set a WL playoff game record for runs with 4.

Cambria’s Neil Guerin got the win, going 7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3.68 ERA.
SP Francis Slocock got hung with the loss, going 4.2 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 15.43 ERA.

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Game 3
Cambria 2 – Kingston 5

After two tough losses in Cambria, the Pelicans were only too happy to return to the confines of Kingston Park and their 27,000 fans that were ready to cheer them back into the series.

Kingston’s SP Darwin Monday responded to the support by pitching a solid game and contributing offensively. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Soshu Shimizu led off with a double and reached third on a ground out. Darwin Monday then doubled to score Shimizu for the game’s first run.

Kingston added to their lead in the 6th. After Mo Symes led off with a single, Jayden Tennant immediately followed with a two-run shot off of SP Owen Tautor. Tautor was stung again when Okura Ito singled and was immediately followed by Fergus Chitty, who tagged Tautor with a two–run shot of his own. Kingston now led 5-0 after 6.

Cambria finally got on the board in the 7th. Kenneth Logan got the first run with a one-out solo shot to left field. Back-to-back singles by Aidan Smerdon and Glen Yeend followed and Smerdon later came into to score on a wild pitch. That would be all the scoring for Cambria and the Pelicans picked up their first win of the series.

Player of the Game: Kingston’s SP Darwin Monday went 8.1 IP, allowing 6 H with 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 1 K, I HR (1-0, 2.16 ERA).
SP Owen Tautor took the loss, going 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HR (0-1, 7.50 ERA).

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Game 4
Cambria 10 – Kingston 4

The Cannons got back to work in Game 4. After reaching base on an error (E4), Keane Fysh scored on Joe Olver’s double. Cambria followed with two singles and a double to score 3 more runs, and the Cannons led 4-0 after 1.

Cambria made it 5-0 in the 3rd off of two singles and a sac fly.

In the 4th, doubles by Fergus Chitty and Bob Kight scored Kingston’s first run. The Pelicans would add a second run in the 5th, thanks to Andrew Jensen’s solo shot to right field.

Cambria would break it open in the 6th. An error (E4), followed by three consecutive singles drove in 3 runs to make it 8-2 Cannons.

Kingston would get a run back in the bottom of the 6th, but Cambria added two more in the top of the 9th, off of three singles and sac fly.

The Pelicans would add a final run in the bottom of the 9th, but Cambria prevailed to take a 3 games to one lead in the series.

Player of the Game: Cambria’s SP Bradley Dodson won the honours, as he went 8.0 IP, 8 H 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (1-0, 3.45 ERA).
SP Brady Murdy took the loss, going 5.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (0-1, 4.02 ERA).

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Game 5
Cambria 3 – Kingston 4

Game 5 began as a pitcher’s duel as Cambria’s Neil Guerin and Kingston’s Francis Slocock exchanged zeros for the first 4 innings. Cambria struck first in the top of the 5th. Hyun-jung Moon led off with a triple and scored on a ground out to give Cambria a 1-0 lead.

Kingston responded in the bottom half. After loading the bases thanks to a single, an error (E1) and a walk, Andrew Jensen grounded out to score the Pelicans’ first run. Okura Ito followed with a triple to score two more and Kingston led 3-1 after 5.

A solo shot by Hyun-jung Moon in the 7th got Cambria to within one. The Cannons tied it up in the 8th when Ron Westmacott tripled in Keane Fysh who had reached base on an error (E4).

For the second time in the series, a game went into extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th, the Pelicans loaded the bases with one out, thanks to a single, an error (E5) and an intentional walk. PH Devon Sechrist then singled to score the winning run and kept Kingston’s playoff hopes alive.

Player of the Game: Kingtson SP Francis Slocock took the honours, as he went 7.0 IP, 6 H 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (0-1, 7.71 ERA). He did not get the decision, however.
SP Neil Guerin went 8.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (1-0, 1.76 ERA).

Noteworthy: Kingston’s RF Jayden Tennant was injured on a throwing play in the 8th inning. He is gone for 2-3 weeks.

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Game 6
Kingston 1 – Cambria 2

The series returned to Cambria’s Alexander Field with a near capacity crowd of 24,400 on the edge of their seats as the game remained scoreless for the first 5 innings.

In the top of the 6th, Ellis Oram singled and reached second on a sac bunt by SP Darwin Monday. Mo Symes then doubled to score Oram and Kingston led 1-0.

Cambria would respond in the bottom half of the inning. With two out, Hyun-yung Moon walked and reached third on Aiden Smerdon’s double. Glen Yeend was given an intentional walk to load the bases. But SP Owen Tautor come through with a first-pitch single, scoring both Moon and Smerdon to give Cambria a 2-1 lead.

Kingston would not get on base again until the bottom of the 9th. Mo Symes singled with one out, but Andrew Jensen then grounded into a double play (4-6-3) to end the threat, the game and the series. Cambria is now the new Western League Champions.

Player of the Game: Cambria’s SP Owen Tautor was the hero in this game, as he went 8.0 IP, 6 H 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 3.86 ERA), in addition to driving in the winning runs.
SP Darwin Monday pitched valiantly, but couldn’t get the run support. He took the loss, going 8.0 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (1-1, 2.20 ERA).

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09-12-2015, 10:39 PM	#143
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,919	1940 Western League Pennant Series Cambria Cannons (99-55) vs. Kingston Pelicans (85-69) Season Matchup: 11-4 in favour of Cambria Cambria: Runs scored – 886 (1st in WL); runs allowed – 688 (1st in WL). Kingston: Runs scored – 875 (2nd in WL); runs allowed – 738 (2nd in WL). The much anticipated Western League Pennant Series opened at Cambria’s Alexander Field, with nearly 24,700 boisterous fans ready for the ‘Battle of the West’ to finally get underway between the top two teams in the League. Kingston comes into this series as the two-time defending United Cup Champions and has the swagger that goes along with it. But the Cannons of today are a far cry from the team of last season, who were rather awestricken at the prospect of facing the formidable Pelicans in the playoffs. Not anymore. Cambria is no longer intimated, and proved that by taking 11 of 15 games in their matchups against the Pelicans this season. But in a short series, anything can happen. Will Cambria crumble under the swagger, or is there truly a new sheriff in town? One thing is for certain, it would be a memorable series. -------- Game 1 Kingston 6 – Cambria 7 Kingston got right down to business as Mo Symes led off the game with a triple and scored on an Andrew Jensen sac fly, giving the Pelicans a 1-0 lead. Cambria responded in the bottom of the 2nd. Kenneth Logan led off with a first-pitch single and reached third when Hyun-jung Moon immediately followed with a first-pitch double. Glen Yeend drove them both home with a one-out single to make it 2-1 Cambria. Al Tucker made it 3-1 when he singled in Yeend. In the top of the 3rd inning, the Pelicans loaded the bases thanks to an Okura Ito single, a throwing error allowing Fergus Chitty to reach first base safely and a walk to Chong-sik Lee. Jayden Tennant then followed with a two-run single to tie the game at 3-runs apiece. Cambria regained the lead in the bottom half of the 3rd when 3 consecutive singles by Ron Westmacott, Kenneth Logan and Hyun-jung Moon drove in a run. But Kingston would get the equalizer in the top of the 5th, when Okura Ito, Fergus Chitty and Jayden Tennant all hit singles themselves. Ito came in to score, but Chitty was thrown out at third base on the same play to end the inning. Three consecutive singles by Bradley Dodson, Al Tucker and Keane Fysh in the bottom of the 6th drove in a run, giving the Cannons a 5-4 lead. Kingston retook the lead in the top of the 7th. After Mo Symes led off the inning with a first-pitch double, Okura Ito followed with a 2-run home run with one out. Kingston now led 6-5. Cambria managed to tie the game in the 8th. Al Tucker hit a one-out double and reached third when Keane Fysh followed him with a single. Tucker came in to score on a sac fly by Joe Olver. The game remained tied at 6 runs apiece until the bottom of the 13th inning. Back-to-back singles by Joe Olver and Ron Westmacott and a walk to Kenneth Logan loaded the bases for Cambria. With two outs, RP Sergio Valdés batted for himself. But a throwing error by Kingston’s Bob Kight (E4) allowed Valdés to reach base safely and drive in Olver for the winning run. Cambria took the first game in a hard fought battle. Player of the Game: SS Okura Ito of the Pelicans went 4-6, with 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R. Both starters got no-decisions. SP Bradley Dodson of Cambria went 7.2 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 4.70 ERA. SP Brady Murdy went 10.0 IP, 18 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5.40 ERA. -------- Game 2 Kingston 6 – Cambria 12 Cambria wasted no time in getting on the board. In the bottom half of the 1st inning, Al Tucker led off with a solo home run, off of SP Francis Slocock. Cambria added a second run to make it 2-0 Cannons. Kingston scored their first run in the top of the 3rd inning, off an error and a double. Cambria opened the floodgates in the 5th. After loading the bases through an error (E8), a single and a walk, Kenneth Logan doubled in two runs. Hyun-jung Moon followed with a single, driving in one. Aidan Smerdon then doubled to drive in Kenneth Logan. That made it 6-1 Cambria. The Cannons were not done, however. Following a pitching change, Keane Fysh drew a walk with the bases loaded. Joe Olver singled to score Smerdon. Finally, Ron Westmacott tripled, driving in 3 more runs. When it was all said and done, Cambria led 11-1 after 5 innings. Cambria added another run in the 7th to make it 12-1. But Kingston would not take it lying down. In the 8th inning, Okura Ito, Fergus Chitty and Chong-sik Lee led off with two singles and a double respectively, driving in a run. Following a pitching change, Bob Kight singled to drive in another run. Then C Ellis Oram sent RP Sergio Valdés’ first pitch into the right field bleachers for a three-run homer, making it 12-6 Cambria. The Cannons were able to keep the Pelicans off the board after that though and took the second game of the series. Player of the Game: CF Joe Olver of the Cannons went 4-5, with 1 RBI, 2 R. Noteworthy: Cambria’s 1B Keane Fysh set a WL playoff game record for runs with 4. Cambria’s Neil Guerin got the win, going 7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3.68 ERA. SP Francis Slocock got hung with the loss, going 4.2 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 15.43 ERA. -------- Game 3 Cambria 2 – Kingston 5 After two tough losses in Cambria, the Pelicans were only too happy to return to the confines of Kingston Park and their 27,000 fans that were ready to cheer them back into the series. Kingston’s SP Darwin Monday responded to the support by pitching a solid game and contributing offensively. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Soshu Shimizu led off with a double and reached third on a ground out. Darwin Monday then doubled to score Shimizu for the game’s first run. Kingston added to their lead in the 6th. After Mo Symes led off with a single, Jayden Tennant immediately followed with a two-run shot off of SP Owen Tautor. Tautor was stung again when Okura Ito singled and was immediately followed by Fergus Chitty, who tagged Tautor with a two–run shot of his own. Kingston now led 5-0 after 6. Cambria finally got on the board in the 7th. Kenneth Logan got the first run with a one-out solo shot to left field. Back-to-back singles by Aidan Smerdon and Glen Yeend followed and Smerdon later came into to score on a wild pitch. That would be all the scoring for Cambria and the Pelicans picked up their first win of the series. Player of the Game: Kingston’s SP Darwin Monday went 8.1 IP, allowing 6 H with 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 1 K, I HR (1-0, 2.16 ERA). SP Owen Tautor took the loss, going 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HR (0-1, 7.50 ERA). -------- Game 4 Cambria 10 – Kingston 4 The Cannons got back to work in Game 4. After reaching base on an error (E4), Keane Fysh scored on Joe Olver’s double. Cambria followed with two singles and a double to score 3 more runs, and the Cannons led 4-0 after 1. Cambria made it 5-0 in the 3rd off of two singles and a sac fly. In the 4th, doubles by Fergus Chitty and Bob Kight scored Kingston’s first run. The Pelicans would add a second run in the 5th, thanks to Andrew Jensen’s solo shot to right field. Cambria would break it open in the 6th. An error (E4), followed by three consecutive singles drove in 3 runs to make it 8-2 Cannons. Kingston would get a run back in the bottom of the 6th, but Cambria added two more in the top of the 9th, off of three singles and sac fly. The Pelicans would add a final run in the bottom of the 9th, but Cambria prevailed to take a 3 games to one lead in the series. Player of the Game: Cambria’s SP Bradley Dodson won the honours, as he went 8.0 IP, 8 H 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (1-0, 3.45 ERA). SP Brady Murdy took the loss, going 5.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (0-1, 4.02 ERA). -------- Game 5 Cambria 3 – Kingston 4 Game 5 began as a pitcher’s duel as Cambria’s Neil Guerin and Kingston’s Francis Slocock exchanged zeros for the first 4 innings. Cambria struck first in the top of the 5th. Hyun-jung Moon led off with a triple and scored on a ground out to give Cambria a 1-0 lead. Kingston responded in the bottom half. After loading the bases thanks to a single, an error (E1) and a walk, Andrew Jensen grounded out to score the Pelicans’ first run. Okura Ito followed with a triple to score two more and Kingston led 3-1 after 5. A solo shot by Hyun-jung Moon in the 7th got Cambria to within one. The Cannons tied it up in the 8th when Ron Westmacott tripled in Keane Fysh who had reached base on an error (E4). For the second time in the series, a game went into extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th, the Pelicans loaded the bases with one out, thanks to a single, an error (E5) and an intentional walk. PH Devon Sechrist then singled to score the winning run and kept Kingston’s playoff hopes alive. Player of the Game: Kingtson SP Francis Slocock took the honours, as he went 7.0 IP, 6 H 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (0-1, 7.71 ERA). He did not get the decision, however. SP Neil Guerin went 8.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (1-0, 1.76 ERA). Noteworthy: Kingston’s RF Jayden Tennant was injured on a throwing play in the 8th inning. He is gone for 2-3 weeks. -------- Game 6 Kingston 1 – Cambria 2 The series returned to Cambria’s Alexander Field with a near capacity crowd of 24,400 on the edge of their seats as the game remained scoreless for the first 5 innings. In the top of the 6th, Ellis Oram singled and reached second on a sac bunt by SP Darwin Monday. Mo Symes then doubled to score Oram and Kingston led 1-0. Cambria would respond in the bottom half of the inning. With two out, Hyun-yung Moon walked and reached third on Aiden Smerdon’s double. Glen Yeend was given an intentional walk to load the bases. But SP Owen Tautor come through with a first-pitch single, scoring both Moon and Smerdon to give Cambria a 2-1 lead. Kingston would not get on base again until the bottom of the 9th. Mo Symes singled with one out, but Andrew Jensen then grounded into a double play (4-6-3) to end the threat, the game and the series. Cambria is now the new Western League Champions. Player of the Game: Cambria’s SP Owen Tautor was the hero in this game, as he went 8.0 IP, 6 H 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 3.86 ERA), in addition to driving in the winning runs. SP Darwin Monday pitched valiantly, but couldn’t get the run support. He took the loss, going 8.0 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (1-1, 2.20 ERA). -------- __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 07-03-2017 at 05:12 PM.