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reds1 · 11-06-2015, 11:10 AM

1941 United Cup Championship

Stratford Barons (98-56) vs. Kingston Pelicans (94-60)
Season Matchup: 3-3

Stratford: Runs scored – 817 (2nd in EL); runs allowed – 623 (2nd in EL).
Kingston: Runs scored – 817 (1st in WL); runs allowed – 630 (1st in WL).

The fourth United Cup Series got underway at Stratford’s Bosworth Field under partly cloudy skies with the wind blowing out to left. Over 26,100 were in attendance hoping to see if their hometown team could take down the Western League titan. Kingston had won two of the previous three United Cups and was looking for a third. As for Stratford, it was looking to become the first Eastern League to win it all. Would this be the year?

Both clubs came into the Series healthy with the Pelicans pitching staff well rested after sweeping the Cambria Cannons in four games.

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Game 1
Kingston 1 – Stratford 6

Stratford struck first in the 2nd inning. Singles by C Gavin Hurley, 1B Omar Fontanoza and SP Ryan Borden made it 1-0.

In the top of the 4th, Kingston tied things up with singles by 1B Fergus Chitty, RF Chong-sik Lee and CF Soshu Shimizu.

But the Barons broke it open in the 6th. Stratford put two men on base after CF Kade Limeburner singled and RF Don Adkins walked. Ryan Borden then scored his second RBI when he singled in Limeburner. After Adkins was replaced with PR lestyn Sefton, 2B Rhett Curnow singled him home to make it 3-1 Stratford.
That set the stage for LF Bart Wallwin who took a 1-0 pitch from Brady Murdy and deposited in to the right-centerfield bleachers for a three-run home run, extending the Barons’ lead to 6-1.

Stratford kept the Pelicans off the bases and scoreboard the rest of the way and took the first game of the Series.

Player of the Game: Stratford’s SP Ryan Borden was a force on both sides of the ball. He picked up his first win of the playoffs, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (1-2, 4.95 ERA). At the plate, he went 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K.

SP Brady Murdy suffered his first loss, going 8.0 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (1-1, 3.71 ERA).

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Game 2
Kingston 3 – Stratford 5

Warm, clear skies greeted the fans and teams as they met for Game 2.

Kingston got on the board first in the 3rd inning, when CF Soshu Shimizu led off with a single, moved to second on a sac bunt by SP Joey Cumberledge and scored on a single by 2B Mo Symes.

Stratford tied it up in the bottom half, thanks to a lead-off double by 1B Don Adkins, a sac bunt by SP Joel Fearn and a ground out by 2B Rhett Curnow.

But Kingston would quickly respond in the 4th. After SS Okura Ito led off with a single, 1B Fergus Chitty hit an inside-the-park home run, giving the Pelicans a 3-1 lead.

Stratford would get one of those runs back in the bottom of the 4th inning. Then, in the bottom of the 5th, Don Adkins took a 1-1 offering from Joey Cumberledge and slammed it into the crowd in left-centerfield, tying the game 3-3.

The score remained tied until the bottom of the 9th inning. With Brenden Margerson pitching in relief of Joey Cumberledge, PH Rhys Pollitt led off with a single. Pollit was immediately followed by CF Kade Limeburner, who hit a 2-run walk-off home run to end the game and give the Barons a 2-0 series lead.

Player of the Game: Barons’ SP Joel Fearn picked up his third win of the playoffs, going 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (3-0, 1.33 ERA).

Meanwhile, RP Brenden Margerson took the loss, going 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR in relief (0-1).

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Game 3
Stratford 1 – Kingston 11

27, 256 boisterous fans greeted the two teams at Kingston Park, hoping to spark the hometown heroes to a much needed victory. They got it in spades.
At first, it appeared the Barons were going to be a handful for SP Darwin Monday, as they sent 8 batters to the plate in the top of the 1st inning. But after a lead-off walk by 2B Rhett Curnow and a RBI double by LF Bart Wallwin, Monday was able to keep Stratford off the board the rest of the way.

Kingston took the lead for good in the bottom of the 1st. 2B Mo Symes set the tone with a full-count leadoff home run to tie the game. A double by SS Okura Ito, a single by 1B Fergus Chitty and a ground out by RF Chong-sik Lee scored the go ahead run.
After 3B Bob Kight walked to load the bases, CF Soshu Shimizu singled in Chitty for the Pelicans’ third run.

Singles by Mo Symes and Okura Ito and a double by Fergus Chitty in the bottom of the 2nd inning made it 4-1 Pelicans.

Kingston would add an additional run in the 5th inning to make it 5-1.

The game would be blown wide open in the bottom of the 6th. Okura Ito showed his power with a one-out home run to make it 6-1. Fergus Chitty followed with a double. An intentional walk to Chong-sik Lee and a single by Bob Kight scored Chitty. Soshu Shimizu followed that with a single of his own to score Lee, making 8-1 Kingston.
After C Ellis Oram was given a free pass to load the bases, RP Bradley Cowell came in to relieve a beleaguered Kazuhiko Chikafuji.
But two walks and a fielding error (E6) later, Kingston added three more runs, making it 11-1 Pelicans.

Stratford managed to load the bases with two out in the top of the 9th inning, but RP Soo-geun Lee got PH William Neal to fly out to rightfield to end the game.

Player of the Game: Kingston’s 3B Bob Kight went 4-4, with 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB.

SP Darwin Monday continued undefeated in the post-season, going went 7.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (3-0, 1.75 ERA).

Stratford’s SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji struggled mightily, going 5.2 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 5.59 ERA).

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Game 4
Stratford 0 – Kingston 6

The Pelicans continued to stymie the Barons in Game 4, taking advantage of errors and sloppy play.

A one-out triple by LF Jayden Tennant and double by SS Okura Ito made it 1-0 after 1 inning.

In the 3rd inning, Kingston made it 2-0 when 2B Mo Symes singled and came in to score on a ground out and fielding error (E8).

The Pelicans doubled their lead in the 5th. Three consecutive singles with two out by Okura Ito, 1B Fergus Chitty and RF Chong-sik Lee scored Ito. A fielding error (E9) on 3B Bob Kight’s subsequent single allowed Chitty to score, making it 4-0 Kington.

In the 7th inning, Jayden Tennant led off with a single. That set up Okura Ito, who sent SP Ryan Borden’s 0-2 offering yard to right-centerfield, giving the home team a 6-0 lead. That ended Borden’s day but the damage had already been done and the Kingston Pelicans had tied the series up 2 games apiece with one more game in Kingston to play.

Player of the Game: SP Brady Murdy rebounded from his loss in Game 1 to shut-out the Barons. Murdy went the distance, going 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (2-1, 2.42 ERA).

SS Okura Ito had a good day at the plate, going 3-4, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI.

SP Ryan Borden suffered his third loss in the playoffs, going 6.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (1-3, 5.19 ERA).

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Game 5
Stratford 1 – Kingston 0

In a pivotal game, Stratford turned to SP Joel Fearn, who won Game 2 and remained undefeated in the playoffs to this point. Both Fearn and Kingston’s starter, Joey Cumberledge pitched an outstanding game, allowing runners to reach third base only on two occasions each.

The only run of the game came in the top of the 5th inning. C Gavin Hurley and 1B Don Adkins led off with back-to-back singles. A sac bunt by Joel Fearn and ground out by RF Paul DeLamare scored Hurley.

That’s all the offense either team could muster. After being outscored 17-1 in the previous two games, Stratford was able to subdue the Pelicans’ offense to take a critical 3-2 lead in the series.

Player of the Game: SP Joel Fearn was dominant once again. He went the distance, allowing 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (4-0, 1.00 ERA).

SP Joey Cumberledge pitched a great game, but Fearn was just a little bit better. Cumberledge went 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (1-1, 2.16 ERA).

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Game 6
Kingston 1 – Stratford 4

The United Cup returned to Stratford’s Bosworth Field for Game 6 with a chance for the Barons to wrap the series up.

Stratford struck first in the bottom of the 1st when RF Paul DeLamare led off with a solo home run, slamming SP Darwin Monday’s first offering into the right-centerfield bleachers.

Kingston tied things up in the top of the 3rd inning. Back-to-back singles by 2B Mo Symes and LF Jayden Tennant were followed by back-to-back walks issued to SS Okura Ito and 1B Fergus Chitty. That scored Symes to tie the game.

But the Barons took over from there. In the bottom of the 3rd, 1B Don Adkins led off with a single. A sac bunt by SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji and a single by Paul DeLamare put runners on the corners. A double by LF Bart Wallwin and a fielding error (E8) during SS Jake Walker’s at bat scored two, making it 3-1 for Stratford.

Stratford added to their lead in the bottom of the 4th. 2B Rhett Curnow led off with a double. With two out, Kingston intentionally walked Don Adkins. But Kazuhiko Chikafuji came through with a single, scoring Curnow for the Barons’ fourth run.

That would be all the scoring in the 1941 United Cup. In the top of the 9th inning, Kingston’s CF Soshu Shimizu led off with a single. But RP Larry Parrish got C Ellis Oram to pop up (F6) and induced PH Taylor Rogalski to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and the series.

The Stratford Barons were United Cup Champions, winning their first championship and becoming the first Eastern League team to win it all.

Player of the Game: SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji picked up his second win of the playoffs, going 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 K (2-1, 4.39 ERA).

SP Darwin Monday was hung with his first loss of the postseason, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (3-1, 2.14 ERA).

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11-06-2015, 11:10 AM	#183
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,919	1941 United Cup Championship Stratford Barons (98-56) vs. Kingston Pelicans (94-60) Season Matchup: 3-3 Stratford: Runs scored – 817 (2nd in EL); runs allowed – 623 (2nd in EL). Kingston: Runs scored – 817 (1st in WL); runs allowed – 630 (1st in WL). The fourth United Cup Series got underway at Stratford’s Bosworth Field under partly cloudy skies with the wind blowing out to left. Over 26,100 were in attendance hoping to see if their hometown team could take down the Western League titan. Kingston had won two of the previous three United Cups and was looking for a third. As for Stratford, it was looking to become the first Eastern League to win it all. Would this be the year? Both clubs came into the Series healthy with the Pelicans pitching staff well rested after sweeping the Cambria Cannons in four games. -------- Game 1 Kingston 1 – Stratford 6 Stratford struck first in the 2nd inning. Singles by C Gavin Hurley, 1B Omar Fontanoza and SP Ryan Borden made it 1-0. In the top of the 4th, Kingston tied things up with singles by 1B Fergus Chitty, RF Chong-sik Lee and CF Soshu Shimizu. But the Barons broke it open in the 6th. Stratford put two men on base after CF Kade Limeburner singled and RF Don Adkins walked. Ryan Borden then scored his second RBI when he singled in Limeburner. After Adkins was replaced with PR lestyn Sefton, 2B Rhett Curnow singled him home to make it 3-1 Stratford. That set the stage for LF Bart Wallwin who took a 1-0 pitch from Brady Murdy and deposited in to the right-centerfield bleachers for a three-run home run, extending the Barons’ lead to 6-1. Stratford kept the Pelicans off the bases and scoreboard the rest of the way and took the first game of the Series. *Player of the Game:* Stratford’s SP Ryan Borden was a force on both sides of the ball. He picked up his first win of the playoffs, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (1-2, 4.95 ERA). At the plate, he went 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K. SP Brady Murdy suffered his first loss, going 8.0 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (1-1, 3.71 ERA). -------- Game 2 Kingston 3 – Stratford 5 Warm, clear skies greeted the fans and teams as they met for Game 2. Kingston got on the board first in the 3rd inning, when CF Soshu Shimizu led off with a single, moved to second on a sac bunt by SP Joey Cumberledge and scored on a single by 2B Mo Symes. Stratford tied it up in the bottom half, thanks to a lead-off double by 1B Don Adkins, a sac bunt by SP Joel Fearn and a ground out by 2B Rhett Curnow. But Kingston would quickly respond in the 4th. After SS Okura Ito led off with a single, 1B Fergus Chitty hit an inside-the-park home run, giving the Pelicans a 3-1 lead. Stratford would get one of those runs back in the bottom of the 4th inning. Then, in the bottom of the 5th, Don Adkins took a 1-1 offering from Joey Cumberledge and slammed it into the crowd in left-centerfield, tying the game 3-3. The score remained tied until the bottom of the 9th inning. With Brenden Margerson pitching in relief of Joey Cumberledge, PH Rhys Pollitt led off with a single. Pollit was immediately followed by CF Kade Limeburner, who hit a 2-run walk-off home run to end the game and give the Barons a 2-0 series lead. *Player of the Game:* Barons’ SP Joel Fearn picked up his third win of the playoffs, going 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (3-0, 1.33 ERA). Meanwhile, RP Brenden Margerson took the loss, going 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR in relief (0-1). -------- Game 3 Stratford 1 – Kingston 11 27, 256 boisterous fans greeted the two teams at Kingston Park, hoping to spark the hometown heroes to a much needed victory. They got it in spades. At first, it appeared the Barons were going to be a handful for SP Darwin Monday, as they sent 8 batters to the plate in the top of the 1st inning. But after a lead-off walk by 2B Rhett Curnow and a RBI double by LF Bart Wallwin, Monday was able to keep Stratford off the board the rest of the way. Kingston took the lead for good in the bottom of the 1st. 2B Mo Symes set the tone with a full-count leadoff home run to tie the game. A double by SS Okura Ito, a single by 1B Fergus Chitty and a ground out by RF Chong-sik Lee scored the go ahead run. After 3B Bob Kight walked to load the bases, CF Soshu Shimizu singled in Chitty for the Pelicans’ third run. Singles by Mo Symes and Okura Ito and a double by Fergus Chitty in the bottom of the 2nd inning made it 4-1 Pelicans. Kingston would add an additional run in the 5th inning to make it 5-1. The game would be blown wide open in the bottom of the 6th. Okura Ito showed his power with a one-out home run to make it 6-1. Fergus Chitty followed with a double. An intentional walk to Chong-sik Lee and a single by Bob Kight scored Chitty. Soshu Shimizu followed that with a single of his own to score Lee, making 8-1 Kingston. After C Ellis Oram was given a free pass to load the bases, RP Bradley Cowell came in to relieve a beleaguered Kazuhiko Chikafuji. But two walks and a fielding error (E6) later, Kingston added three more runs, making it 11-1 Pelicans. Stratford managed to load the bases with two out in the top of the 9th inning, but RP Soo-geun Lee got PH William Neal to fly out to rightfield to end the game. *Player of the Game:* Kingston’s 3B Bob Kight went 4-4, with 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB. SP Darwin Monday continued undefeated in the post-season, going went 7.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (3-0, 1.75 ERA). Stratford’s SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji struggled mightily, going 5.2 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 5.59 ERA). -------- Game 4 Stratford 0 – Kingston 6 The Pelicans continued to stymie the Barons in Game 4, taking advantage of errors and sloppy play. A one-out triple by LF Jayden Tennant and double by SS Okura Ito made it 1-0 after 1 inning. In the 3rd inning, Kingston made it 2-0 when 2B Mo Symes singled and came in to score on a ground out and fielding error (E8). The Pelicans doubled their lead in the 5th. Three consecutive singles with two out by Okura Ito, 1B Fergus Chitty and RF Chong-sik Lee scored Ito. A fielding error (E9) on 3B Bob Kight’s subsequent single allowed Chitty to score, making it 4-0 Kington. In the 7th inning, Jayden Tennant led off with a single. That set up Okura Ito, who sent SP Ryan Borden’s 0-2 offering yard to right-centerfield, giving the home team a 6-0 lead. That ended Borden’s day but the damage had already been done and the Kingston Pelicans had tied the series up 2 games apiece with one more game in Kingston to play. *Player of the Game:* SP Brady Murdy rebounded from his loss in Game 1 to shut-out the Barons. Murdy went the distance, going 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (2-1, 2.42 ERA). SS Okura Ito had a good day at the plate, going 3-4, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI. SP Ryan Borden suffered his third loss in the playoffs, going 6.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (1-3, 5.19 ERA). -------- Game 5 Stratford 1 – Kingston 0 In a pivotal game, Stratford turned to SP Joel Fearn, who won Game 2 and remained undefeated in the playoffs to this point. Both Fearn and Kingston’s starter, Joey Cumberledge pitched an outstanding game, allowing runners to reach third base only on two occasions each. The only run of the game came in the top of the 5th inning. C Gavin Hurley and 1B Don Adkins led off with back-to-back singles. A sac bunt by Joel Fearn and ground out by RF Paul DeLamare scored Hurley. That’s all the offense either team could muster. After being outscored 17-1 in the previous two games, Stratford was able to subdue the Pelicans’ offense to take a critical 3-2 lead in the series. *Player of the Game:* SP Joel Fearn was dominant once again. He went the distance, allowing 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (4-0, 1.00 ERA). SP Joey Cumberledge pitched a great game, but Fearn was just a little bit better. Cumberledge went 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (1-1, 2.16 ERA). -------- Game 6 Kingston 1 – Stratford 4 The United Cup returned to Stratford’s Bosworth Field for Game 6 with a chance for the Barons to wrap the series up. Stratford struck first in the bottom of the 1st when RF Paul DeLamare led off with a solo home run, slamming SP Darwin Monday’s first offering into the right-centerfield bleachers. Kingston tied things up in the top of the 3rd inning. Back-to-back singles by 2B Mo Symes and LF Jayden Tennant were followed by back-to-back walks issued to SS Okura Ito and 1B Fergus Chitty. That scored Symes to tie the game. But the Barons took over from there. In the bottom of the 3rd, 1B Don Adkins led off with a single. A sac bunt by SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji and a single by Paul DeLamare put runners on the corners. A double by LF Bart Wallwin and a fielding error (E8) during SS Jake Walker’s at bat scored two, making it 3-1 for Stratford. Stratford added to their lead in the bottom of the 4th. 2B Rhett Curnow led off with a double. With two out, Kingston intentionally walked Don Adkins. But Kazuhiko Chikafuji came through with a single, scoring Curnow for the Barons’ fourth run. That would be all the scoring in the 1941 United Cup. In the top of the 9th inning, Kingston’s CF Soshu Shimizu led off with a single. But RP Larry Parrish got C Ellis Oram to pop up (F6) and induced PH Taylor Rogalski to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and the series. The Stratford Barons were United Cup Champions, winning their first championship and becoming the first Eastern League team to win it all. *Player of the Game:* SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji picked up his second win of the playoffs, going 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 K (2-1, 4.39 ERA). SP Darwin Monday was hung with his first loss of the postseason, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (3-1, 2.14 ERA). -------- __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 07-03-2017 at 11:57 PM.