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1929 Philadelphia Athletics (#7) 4, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (#71) 1
MVP: Jimmy Dykes (Phi 1929) .455/.500/.591, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Game 1 was a hotly contested game that saw the A's answer Pittsburgh each time they scored. The Pirates scored 1 in the 3rd, Philly scored 1 in the 4th. Pittsburgh scored 3 in the 7th, the A's scored 3 in the 8th. Then the Pirates scored another 3 in the 9th. Then the A's scored 2 of their own in the bottom of the 9th, but with 2 out and the bases loaded, Al Simmons grounded to second. The series was all Philadelphia after that, however. After winning Game 2 handily, the A's scored 2 in the 10th to take Game 3. Game 4 was very close, and was won in the 7th inning on... a balk by Bert Blyleven. The Pirates tried to make it a series with Game 5, which also went into extra innings. But this became a reverse of Game 1, with the A's scoring 2 runs in the top of the 13th, and the Pirates scoring a run in the bottom of the inning, but Dave Parker struck out to end the series.
Scores:
Pit 7 Phi 6
Phi 6 Pit 2
Phi 7 Pit 5 (10)
Phi 3 Pit 2
Phi 5 Pit 4 (13)
The 1929 A's next opponent will be the winner of the 1980 Phillies / 2009 Yankees matchup.
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