1963 Los Angeles Dodgers (#64) 4, 1984 Detroit Tigers (#33) 1
MVP: Marv Breeding (LAD 1963) .444/.444/.611, 1 HR, 4 RBI
After taking down the #1 team in Round 2, the Dodgers made short work of the '84 Tigers in Round 3. Sandy Koufax threw a 3-hit shutout in Game 1, with the Dodgers exerting their dominance early. The Tigers took a 3-1 lead in Game 2, but by the 6th inning it was tied at 3. They fought it out in the last 2 innings, with the Tigers regaining the lead in the 8th on a Lou Whitaker solo shot, and the Dodgers tying it again in the top of the 9th on an RBI single by Don Zimmer. Lance Parrish started off the bottom of the 9th by hitting a walk-off home run on the second pitch he saw. L.A. made sure Game 3 was never in doubt, not only scoring 11 runs, but scoring them all by the 4th inning, and before Detroit even had a hit. Parrish did hit a 3-run home run in the 5th, but that's all the scoring the Tigers would get. Game 4 was close, with the Dodgers took a 2-1 lead, which the Tigers turned into a tie in the top of the 7th. But L.A. took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning on a Larry Herndon error, followed by a Ron Fairly double. Detroit started out Game 5 with a 2-run 1st inning. With the exception of Game 2, this is the only time the Dodgers trailed in the entire series, and it didn't last long; they came back with 5 of their own in the bottom of the 1st. It essentially stayed that way the rest of the game, with both teams scoring a single run in the 6th.
Scores:
LAD 4 Det 0
Det 5 LAD 4
LAD 11 Det 3
LAD 4 Det 2
LAD 6 Det 3
The 1963 Dodgers' next opponent will be the winner of the 1948 Indians / 1970 Orioles series.
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