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1942 St. Louis Cardinals (#9) 4, 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates (#56) 3
MVP: Jimmy Brown (SL 1942) .440/.517/.520, 0 HR, 2 RBI
It's a good thing these are computer-generated players, because otherwise the 1960 Pirates would need some therapy about now. Pittsburgh won Game 1 with a Bob Skinner sac fly in the 9th inning. Then they got 2 in the 10th inning of Game 2, and held off a 1-run attempt at a comeback in the bottom of the inning. They then crushed the Cardinals with 10 runs and 22 hits in Game 3. Both Skinner and Bill Virdon had 4 hits in that game. With only needing one more to sweep, it all fell apart. St. Louis scored 6 in the 2nd inning of Game 4 and 4 in the 9th on their way to crushing the Pirates. Max Lanier pitched the Cardinals to a win in Game 5 with the help of Walker Cooper's 4 hits and 3 RBI. The Cards then took Game 6, tying the series. The Pirates looked like they were going to come through in the end though, as they had a 6-5 lead in Game 7. But in the bottom of the 9th, Terry Moore hit an RBI single, tying the game. Then, with 2 out and the bases loaded, Stan Musial hit a routine ground ball to second. SS Dick Groat dropped the throw, allowing the winning run to score.
Scores:
Pit 3 SL 2
Pit 4 SL 3 (10)
Pit 10 SL 3
SL 15 Pit 8
SL 4 Pit 2
SL 6 Pit 4
SL 7 Pit 6
The 1942 Cardinals' next opponent will be the 1928 Yankees, who swept the 1954 Giants in 4 games.
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