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Nick Soulis · 11-13-2021, 06:23 PM

PRELIMINARY ROUND
Series #60
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers (97-60) vs 1994 Philadelphia Phillies (54-61)

As Bobby Thompson rounded the bases and tossed his cap in the air, the 1951 Dodgers saw yet another season slip through their fingers. It would take dour more years for this team to finally reach the pinnacle, but as this club will attest, the talent was there to win it much sooner. In truly was likely his best season ever, the legend of Jackie Robinson was the soul of this team. Robinson had a WAR of 9.4 scoring 106 runs while hitting .338 with 25 steals. Right next to Robinson on the infield was Pee Wee Reese who seemed to do all the little things to help his team win, while Gil Hodges was known at the time as the best glove man in the game at first base. Duke Snider drove in over 100 runs and was just reaching his potential Carl Furrilo added depth to an excellent lineup with a .772 OPS. Roy Campanella may have had the best season of them all hitting 33 home runs while hitting .325 and almost 300 total bases. Campy was also hands down the best backstop in the National league. Don Newcombe anchored a three man rotation while winning 20 games with a 3.28 ERA. Preacher Roe won 22 games and had an ERA+ of 129 at the age of 35. Ralph Branca was the dependable third starter, even if he threw the pitch that was heard around the world. Carl Erskine started when needed but in this series will be joined by Clyde King as the most prominent bull pen help. The boys of summer are as good as it gets, and nothing brings back the field of dreams like this club.

Jim Fergosi had a team that came off of a very tough World Series loss in 1993 and never seemed right in 1994. The Phillies were revamped but a lack of cohesion and inner strife may have bogged this talented group down. Danny Jackson stayed consistent as the club's left handed ace. Jackson went an impressive 14-6 with a 3.26 ERA in 25 starts. Curt Schilling for whatever reason really struggled in 1994 with a 4.48 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Bobby Munoz threw over 100 innings and did a fine job but Shawn Boskie and Mike Williams did not provide the answer to take this rotation more then two deep. Long gone is Mitch Williams as was the new closer and did a credible job with 27 saves. David West and Fernando Valenzuela provided much needed depth and added to a dependable Phillies pen. Lenny Dykstra had a .404 OBP and was the spark of the order with 15 steals and 68 runs; only if he could get along with his teammates. Jim Eisenreich and John Kruk were very consistent hitters with their averages hovering around .300 while big Pete Incaviglia had the raw power the club needed with 15 home runs. Darren Daulton was surely one of the better hitting catchers of the time managing to hit .300 with a .549 slugging. The Phillies will really need some unlikely performances fromk their dtsrting pitching to pose the Dodgers a threat in this series. Fergosi will also have to prove that this club has the resolve and character to beat a club that has the likes of Campanella and Robinson on them.

Game 1 at Ebbets Field
Clear 66
1994 Phillies....................3
1951 Dodgers..................2
WP: D. Jackson (1-0) LP: D. Newcombe (0-1)
HR: None
POG: Dann Jackson
1994 Phillies lead series 1-0
Down b a run in the 3rd, Darren Daulton of all hitters legged out a triple scoring two runs and setting the stage for a game one win. Dann Jackson took things from there throwing a complete game striking out three and walking three but more then anything looked like he was in complete control for 9 innings. Brookln was held to 5 hits and onl one for exra bases. Don Newcombe also went 9 but was the hard luck loser.

Game 2 At Ebbets Field
Clear skies 68
1994 Phillies....................2
1951 Dodgers..................6
WP: P. Roe (1-0] LP: B. Munoz (0-1)
HR: G. Hermanski (1), R. Campanella (1)
POG: Preacher Roe
Series tied at 1
The Dodgers pick themselves up and get even in the series behind starter Preacher Roe who threw 9 strong while striking out 8 and George Hermanski who drove in three runs behind a three run home run in the 4th. Roy Campanella added a solo shot and called a fine game while Carl Furillo had two doubles in the winning effort.

Game 3 At Veterans Stadium
1951 Dodgers.....................0
1994 Phillies.......................1
WP: C. Schilling (1-0) LP: R. Branca
HR: D. Daulton (1)
POG: Curt Schilling
1994 Phillies lead series 2-1
Curt Schilling has always saved his best for the big stage. Schilling pitched a nine inning shutout and had a no hitter into the 9th inning before Bill Cox broke it up with a double off the wall. The issue in this one was that Brooklyn starter Ralph Branca was also pitching a shutout and had his best stuff. With the game scoreless in the bottom of the 9th the walkoff home run haunted Branca again. Darren Daulton hit a shot over the right field wall to walk it off at Veterans stadium and put the Phillies in control of this series. What a game.

Game 4 At Veterans Stadium
Rain 59
1951 Dodgers..................7
1994 Phillies....................3
WP: C. Erskine (1-0) LP: M. Williams (0-1)
HR: J. Robinson 2 (2), R. Campanella 2 (2), D. Snider (1), G. Hodges (1)
POG: Jackie Robinson
Series tied at 2
Jackie Robinson leads the Dodgers back into a series tie going 3-5 with 2 home runs, his teammate Roy Campanella also went deep twice as Phillies starter Mike Williams was touched up for six runs in four innings. The Dodgers had 12 hits and supported starter Carl Erskine who won the game going nine innings on 129 pitches and two earned runs. The series has been exciting as expected and there seems to be no love loss between the two sides and the Dodgers have already taken some exception to the hard play of Jim Fregosis club.

Game 5 At Veterans Stadium
59 partly cloudy
1951 Dodgers.......................7
1994 Phillies.........................3
WP: D. Newcombe (1-1) LP: D. Jackson (1-1)
HR: None
POG: Roy Campanella
1951 Dodgers lead series 3-2
Their second win at Veterans Stadium for the Dodgers with the identical score as they get back at Danny Jackson after his great game one performance. Billy Cox went 3-5 with 2 RBI and Roy Campanella continued his hot hitting with a two run double in the sixth. The home Phillies tied the game at three but in the ninth, Brooklyn put four runs on the board after Duke Snider and Gil Hodges both had RBI hits. Don Newcombe gets the win allowing 11 hits over nine but only three earned runs. Brooklyn now takes things back to Flatbush to try and close it out.

Game 6 At Ebbets Field
Partly cloudy 55
1994 Phillies......................10
1951 Dodgers.....................1
WP: B. Munoz (1-1) LP: P. Roe (1-1)
HR: M. Thompson (1), J. Kruk (1), L. Dykstra (1)
POG: John Kruk
Series tied at 3
The Phillies dance all over Ebbets Field with 18 hits and 10 runs knocking out Preacher Roe and forcing a game seven in this series. John Kruk went 4-5 with 3 RBI and a two run home run in a five run seventh inning that put the game out of reach. Mariano Duncan also went 4-5 and Milt Thompson along with Lenny Dykstra all went yard for the first time in thee series. Bobby Munoz was masterful in the win allowing only one earned run while striking out four. Now its game seven and Curt Schilling will take the mound, maybe the perfect man for the perfect pressure spot.

Game 7 At Ebbets Field
Partly cloudy 59
1994 Phillies...................4
1951 Dodgers.................6
WP: R. Branca (1-0) LP: H. Slocumb (0-1)
HR: R. Campanella (4), P. Reese (2), J. Robinson (3), R. Jordan (1), L. Dykstra (2)
POG: Pee Wee Reese
All the dramatics one could ask for a game seven, and the biggest legend of them all, Jackie Robinson has the biggest hit. Curt Schilling played hit part and was locked in a 1-1 tie in the fifth, after running into trouble with two outs, Pee Wee Reese burned him badly. With two on Reese hit one over the left field wall for a three run home run making the score 4-1, it was an offspeed pitch the shortstop waited for. Ralph Branca dug in to try and finish, but in the 8th the fated home run hurt him again. Another clutch player, Lenny Dykstra tied the game with a two run home run stunning the Dodger faithful. At the time of crisis, up came the intense Jackie Robinson, and in the bottom of the 8th off Heathcliff Slocumb, Robinson delivered with a poetic two run home run. Branca completed the effort to finlly vindicate himself in the big game and Brooklyn holds on. An excellent series it was.

1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Win Series 4 games to 3

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Jackie Robinson
(.345, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 1.022 OPS)

11-13-2021, 06:23 PM	#76
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,394	Series #60 PRELIMINARY ROUND Series #60 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers (97-60) vs 1994 Philadelphia Phillies (54-61) As Bobby Thompson rounded the bases and tossed his cap in the air, the 1951 Dodgers saw yet another season slip through their fingers. It would take dour more years for this team to finally reach the pinnacle, but as this club will attest, the talent was there to win it much sooner. In truly was likely his best season ever, the legend of Jackie Robinson was the soul of this team. Robinson had a WAR of 9.4 scoring 106 runs while hitting .338 with 25 steals. Right next to Robinson on the infield was Pee Wee Reese who seemed to do all the little things to help his team win, while Gil Hodges was known at the time as the best glove man in the game at first base. Duke Snider drove in over 100 runs and was just reaching his potential Carl Furrilo added depth to an excellent lineup with a .772 OPS. Roy Campanella may have had the best season of them all hitting 33 home runs while hitting .325 and almost 300 total bases. Campy was also hands down the best backstop in the National league. Don Newcombe anchored a three man rotation while winning 20 games with a 3.28 ERA. Preacher Roe won 22 games and had an ERA+ of 129 at the age of 35. Ralph Branca was the dependable third starter, even if he threw the pitch that was heard around the world. Carl Erskine started when needed but in this series will be joined by Clyde King as the most prominent bull pen help. The boys of summer are as good as it gets, and nothing brings back the field of dreams like this club. Jim Fergosi had a team that came off of a very tough World Series loss in 1993 and never seemed right in 1994. The Phillies were revamped but a lack of cohesion and inner strife may have bogged this talented group down. Danny Jackson stayed consistent as the club's left handed ace. Jackson went an impressive 14-6 with a 3.26 ERA in 25 starts. Curt Schilling for whatever reason really struggled in 1994 with a 4.48 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Bobby Munoz threw over 100 innings and did a fine job but Shawn Boskie and Mike Williams did not provide the answer to take this rotation more then two deep. Long gone is Mitch Williams as was the new closer and did a credible job with 27 saves. David West and Fernando Valenzuela provided much needed depth and added to a dependable Phillies pen. Lenny Dykstra had a .404 OBP and was the spark of the order with 15 steals and 68 runs; only if he could get along with his teammates. Jim Eisenreich and John Kruk were very consistent hitters with their averages hovering around .300 while big Pete Incaviglia had the raw power the club needed with 15 home runs. Darren Daulton was surely one of the better hitting catchers of the time managing to hit .300 with a .549 slugging. The Phillies will really need some unlikely performances fromk their dtsrting pitching to pose the Dodgers a threat in this series. Fergosi will also have to prove that this club has the resolve and character to beat a club that has the likes of Campanella and Robinson on them. Game 1 at Ebbets Field Clear 66 1994 Phillies....................3 1951 Dodgers..................2 WP: D. Jackson (1-0) LP: D. Newcombe (0-1) HR: None POG: Dann Jackson 1994 Phillies lead series 1-0 Down b a run in the 3rd, Darren Daulton of all hitters legged out a triple scoring two runs and setting the stage for a game one win. Dann Jackson took things from there throwing a complete game striking out three and walking three but more then anything looked like he was in complete control for 9 innings. Brookln was held to 5 hits and onl one for exra bases. Don Newcombe also went 9 but was the hard luck loser. Game 2 At Ebbets Field Clear skies 68 1994 Phillies....................2 1951 Dodgers..................6 WP: P. Roe (1-0] LP: B. Munoz (0-1) HR: G. Hermanski (1), R. Campanella (1) POG: Preacher Roe Series tied at 1 The Dodgers pick themselves up and get even in the series behind starter Preacher Roe who threw 9 strong while striking out 8 and George Hermanski who drove in three runs behind a three run home run in the 4th. Roy Campanella added a solo shot and called a fine game while Carl Furillo had two doubles in the winning effort. Game 3 At Veterans Stadium 1951 Dodgers.....................0 1994 Phillies.......................1 WP: C. Schilling (1-0) LP: R. Branca HR: D. Daulton (1) POG: Curt Schilling 1994 Phillies lead series 2-1 Curt Schilling has always saved his best for the big stage. Schilling pitched a nine inning shutout and had a no hitter into the 9th inning before Bill Cox broke it up with a double off the wall. The issue in this one was that Brooklyn starter Ralph Branca was also pitching a shutout and had his best stuff. With the game scoreless in the bottom of the 9th the walkoff home run haunted Branca again. Darren Daulton hit a shot over the right field wall to walk it off at Veterans stadium and put the Phillies in control of this series. What a game. Game 4 At Veterans Stadium Rain 59 1951 Dodgers..................7 1994 Phillies....................3 WP: C. Erskine (1-0) LP: M. Williams (0-1) HR: J. Robinson 2 (2), R. Campanella 2 (2), D. Snider (1), G. Hodges (1) POG: Jackie Robinson Series tied at 2 Jackie Robinson leads the Dodgers back into a series tie going 3-5 with 2 home runs, his teammate Roy Campanella also went deep twice as Phillies starter Mike Williams was touched up for six runs in four innings. The Dodgers had 12 hits and supported starter Carl Erskine who won the game going nine innings on 129 pitches and two earned runs. The series has been exciting as expected and there seems to be no love loss between the two sides and the Dodgers have already taken some exception to the hard play of Jim Fregosis club. Game 5 At Veterans Stadium 59 partly cloudy 1951 Dodgers.......................7 1994 Phillies.........................3 WP: D. Newcombe (1-1) LP: D. Jackson (1-1) HR: None POG: Roy Campanella 1951 Dodgers lead series 3-2 Their second win at Veterans Stadium for the Dodgers with the identical score as they get back at Danny Jackson after his great game one performance. Billy Cox went 3-5 with 2 RBI and Roy Campanella continued his hot hitting with a two run double in the sixth. The home Phillies tied the game at three but in the ninth, Brooklyn put four runs on the board after Duke Snider and Gil Hodges both had RBI hits. Don Newcombe gets the win allowing 11 hits over nine but only three earned runs. Brooklyn now takes things back to Flatbush to try and close it out. Game 6 At Ebbets Field Partly cloudy 55 1994 Phillies......................10 1951 Dodgers.....................1 WP: B. Munoz (1-1) LP: P. Roe (1-1) HR: M. Thompson (1), J. Kruk (1), L. Dykstra (1) POG: John Kruk Series tied at 3 The Phillies dance all over Ebbets Field with 18 hits and 10 runs knocking out Preacher Roe and forcing a game seven in this series. John Kruk went 4-5 with 3 RBI and a two run home run in a five run seventh inning that put the game out of reach. Mariano Duncan also went 4-5 and Milt Thompson along with Lenny Dykstra all went yard for the first time in thee series. Bobby Munoz was masterful in the win allowing only one earned run while striking out four. Now its game seven and Curt Schilling will take the mound, maybe the perfect man for the perfect pressure spot. Game 7 At Ebbets Field Partly cloudy 59 1994 Phillies...................4 1951 Dodgers.................6 WP: R. Branca (1-0) LP: H. Slocumb (0-1) HR: R. Campanella (4), P. Reese (2), J. Robinson (3), R. Jordan (1), L. Dykstra (2) POG: Pee Wee Reese All the dramatics one could ask for a game seven, and the biggest legend of them all, Jackie Robinson has the biggest hit. Curt Schilling played hit part and was locked in a 1-1 tie in the fifth, after running into trouble with two outs, Pee Wee Reese burned him badly. With two on Reese hit one over the left field wall for a three run home run making the score 4-1, it was an offspeed pitch the shortstop waited for. Ralph Branca dug in to try and finish, but in the 8th the fated home run hurt him again. Another clutch player, Lenny Dykstra tied the game with a two run home run stunning the Dodger faithful. At the time of crisis, up came the intense Jackie Robinson, and in the bottom of the 8th off Heathcliff Slocumb, Robinson delivered with a poetic two run home run. Branca completed the effort to finlly vindicate himself in the big game and Brooklyn holds on. An excellent series it was. 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Win Series 4 games to 3 Series MVP: Jackie Robinson (.345, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 1.022 OPS) Last edited by Nick Soulis; 11-17-2021 at 11:35 AM.