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1948 Cleveland Indians (#49) 4, 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers (#64) 2
MVP: Joe Gordon (Cle 1948) .375/.423/.583, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Sandy Koufax only gave up 1 run in a complete game, while Frank Howard went 3-for-4 and the Dodgers took Game 1. After being down 2-0 early in Game 2, the Indians scored 3 in the 4th to take the lead, only to lose it in the 5th when the Dodgers scored 2 more. But Cleveland scored another in the 6th to tie it, then got an RBI single from Dale Mitchell in the 8th to tie the series. Game 3 was scoreless until the 5th, when the Dodgers scored 2, and then added another 2 in the 6th. The Indians came back with runs in the 7th and the 8th, but it wasn't enough. Game 4 was 1-1 after 4, but both teams had a big 5th, with Cleveland scoring 6 and L.A. scoring 3. The Dodgers added runs in the 6th and 8th, and even got a runner to 2nd in the 9th, but couldn't push the tying run across, and the series was tied again. Game 5 started as a pitchers duel, with no one scoring in the first 5 innings. Then the Indians broke loose, scoring 3 in the 6th, 2 in the 7th, another 2 in the 8th and 1 more in the 9th. Bob Lemon finished his 6-hit shutout. Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the 4th inning of Game 6, and L.A. tied it in the top of the 7th. But back-to-back RBI singles by Larry Doby and Dale Mitchell in the bottom of the inning won the series for Cleveland.
Scores:
LAD 3 Cle 1
Cle 5 LAD 4
LAD 4 Cle 2
Cle 7 LAD 6
Cle 8 LAD 0
Cle 3 LAD 1
The 1948 Indians' next opponent will be the 1968 Tigers, who defeated the 1928 Yankees in 5 games.
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