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1948 Cleveland Indians (#49) 4, 1911 Philadelphia Athletics (#16) 3
MVP: Ken Keltner (Cle 1948) .429/.448/.679, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Cleveland went up 5-0 in the 1st inning of Game 1, but by the end of the 6th inning it was tied at 8. In the bottom of the 9th, Bris Lord hit a walk-off single to score Home Run Baker to give the A's the win. Philadelphia also won Game 2, by a hefty margin, to make it look like the A's were on their way to the next round. But Cleveland wasn't nearly done. Game 3 featured a pitching performance by Bob Feller where he only gave up 3 hits and 1 run to the A's. Then Cleveland got a walk-off win in the 11th inning of Game 4, with a leadoff triple by Lou Boudreau followed by Philadelphia pitcher Cy Morgan hurling a wild pitch on his very next throw that scored him. Philly led Game 5 1-0 from the 1st inning until the 7th, where the Indians scored all 5 of their runs, and Cleveland had a 3-2 series lead. The A's came back to tie the series in a Game 6 that was never really in doubt. They then took an early 2-0 lead in Game 7, which became 2-1 in the 4th. It then became a 3-2 Cleveland lead in the 7th, and the Indians tacked another run on in the 9th for good measure, but they didn't need it and won the series.
Scores:
Phi 9 Cle 8
Phi 10 Cle 1
Cle 2 Phi 1
Cle 6 Phi 5 (11)
Cle 5 Phi 1
Phi 6 Cle 3
Cle 4 Phi 2
The 1948 Indians' next opponent will be the winner of the 1970 Orioles / 1967 Cardinals series.
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