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1903 Boston Americans (#23) 5, 1949 New York Yankees (#42) 3
MVP: Candy LaChance (Bos 1903) .387/.441/.419, 0 HR, 4 RBI
It's been a while since we've had a best of 9, and this one was hard fought. Cy Young pitched an excellent Game 1, giving Boston the first win, despite an attempted Yankee comeback in the 9th. Dick Kryhoski went 3-for-3 with a run and 2 RBI in Game 2 to help the Yankees take the second 1-run game. With 4 runs in both the 1st and 4th innings, as well as a great performance by pitcher Bill Dinneen, Boston dominated Game 3. The Americans went up 3-1 in the series in Game 4, due to Bill Freeman's 3-for-3 night and Cy Young pitching like... himself. The Yankees came back to tie the series 3-3 by winning the next two. Joe DiMaggio's 4-for-5 performance in Game 5, including hitting the walk-off single in the 9th, won them that one. And a 4-run 7th combined with the almost-a-shutout pitching Vic Raschi (he gave up 2 in the 8th) got them that series tie. Boston rallied in the second half of Game 7 to retake the series lead, and their offense in Game 8 assured everyone that there would be no Game 9. Candy LaChance went 3-for-3 in that game, and 6 other Boston players had 2 hits.
Scores:
Bos 3 NYY 2
NYY 5 Bos 4
Bos 8 NYY 2
Bos 3 NYY 1
NYY 4 Bos 3
NYY 5 Bos 2
Bos 9 NYY 6
Bos 10 NYY 3
The 1903 Americans' next opponent will be the 1905 Giants, who beat the 1957 Braves in 6 games.
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