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1951 New York Yankees (#38) 4, 1926 St. Louis Cardinals (#91) 3
MVP: Vic Raschi (NYY 1951) 3-0, 27.0 IP, 2.00 ERA, 16 K, 11 HA, 9 BB
Another Cardinals/Yankees matchup, this one coming down to the wire. The Yankees broke open a close Game 1 with 3 in the 6th and 4 in the 8th. A 2-2 Game 2 was won by the Cardinals in the top of the 9th with an RBI triple by Bob O'Farrell, an RBI double by Chick Hafey, and an RBI single by Pete Alexander. They then won Game 3, which was 1-1 in the 9th, on a walk-off single by Heinie Mueller. The Yanks won Game 4, but the Cardinals came back from a 4-1 deficit in Game 5 to score 4 in the 7th and 2 in the 8th. The Yankees scored 1 in the 9th, but couldn't keep the rally going. The Cardinals had Game 6 tied at 2, despite 4 errors. But it became yet another game won in the 9th, thanks to 3 more Cardinals errors (yes, they had 7 for the game), including one by Taylor Douthit that allowed the winning run to score. Game 7 wasn't won in the 9th; it was won in the 10th. Both pitchers went the whole way, each only giving up one run each over the first 9 innings. Flint Rhem couldn't hold the Yankees in the 10th, allowing a 2-out series-clinching walk-off double by Bobby W Brown. Vic Raschi pitched 27 innings, but only had 2 complete games (8.0 IP in Game 1, 10.0 IP in Game 7).
Scores:
NYY 8 SL 5
SL 5 NYY 2
SL 2 NYY 1
NYY 3 SL 1
SL 7 NYY 5
NYY 3 SL 2
NYY 2 SL 1 (10)
The 1951 Yankees' next opponent will be the 1953 Yankees, who are almost the same team and beat the 1990 Reds in 6 games.
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