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1920 Cleveland Indians (#37) 5, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers (#101) 3
MVP: Charlie Jamieson (Cle 1920) .467/.590/.667, 1 HR, 9 RBI
The series started out with a Game 1 slugfest that the Dodgers led 9-2 in the 8th inning. But Cleveland scored 3 in the 8th and 4 in the 9th in an amazing comeback to tie it. L.A. then scored another 3 in the 10th, and Cleveland countered with only 1. Cleveland's offense continued in Game 2, scoring 9 runs in the first 2 innings on their way to routing the Dodgers, and then won Game 3 easily as well. The Dodgers had a 6-1 lead after 6 in Game 4, and Cleveland had another comeback, scoring 2, 1 and 5 in the last 3 innings, taking a 3-1 series lead. Game 5 featured a shutout by Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres, and they also won Game 6 on a walk-off single by Joe Pignatano. The Indians simply dominated Game 7, and Game 8 featured yet another late-game Indians comeback, this time trailing 3-1 and scoring 3 in the 9th, with a walk-off series-clinching double by Charlie Jamieson.
Scores:
LA 12 Cle 10
Cle 12 LA 4
Cle 9 LA 3
Cle 9 LA 6
LA 4 Cle 0
LA 2 Cle 1
Cle 12 LA 1
Cle 4 LA 3
The 1920 Indians' next opponent will be the 1939 Yankees, who beat the 1914 Braves in 6 games.
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