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ayaghmour2 · 04-06-2022, 12:13 PM

October 9th, 1941: Chicago Cougars (3) vs Boston Minutemen (3): It all comes down to this, game 7! Two top veteran arms in Jim Lonardo (16-8, 4.05, 60) and Ed Wood (20-7, 3.11, 68) would duel in a rematch of game three, where we couldn't score and they got just one run. I expected more of the same this game, and that's how it started. The first third of the game saw zeros, with the first real action in the fourth. Lew McClendon (.281, 10, 80) drew a one out walk, and then scored on a Jack Flint (.245, 1, 53) double to give Boston the early 1-0 lead. Buddy (.336, 62, 11) moved him over to third with a sac-fly, bringing up the opposing pitcher Ed Wood. He got the best of Lonardo, and singled him home to give Boston a 2-0 lead. Pete Day (.296, 2, 70, 17) singled him over to third, but Lonardo got Bill Burkett (.265, 15, 91, 30) to ground out to end the inning. Neither team scored in the 5th, but Carlos Montes (.253, 6, 41, 22) started the 6th off well. He doubled and later scored on a two out single from Cliff Moss (.285, 10, 59). Freddie Jones (.269, 4, 36) followed it up with a single, bringing up Leo Mitchell (.346, 11, 83). He brought the count to 3-0, but he hit a hard grounder to second that Buddy fielded well, ending the inning. Lonardo settled in, and pitched admirably, keeping the score 2-1 through 8. He allowed 9 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts, but Ed Wood was better. Through 8 he had just 6 hits, a run, 3 walks, and a strikeout, and would come back for the ninth. He'd have to face Mitchell, Harry Mead (.260, 6, 56), and Skipper Schneider (.298, 4, 70). Mitchell grounded out and then Mead flew out, making Skipper the final out of the game. He went down 0-2, but kept the game alive with a single. This brought up pinch hitter Fred Vargas (.412, 3, 13), who hit one out to right center. Pete Day was there, made the catch, and ended our series.

*Sigh*

Outscored them 34-16...

Outhit them 57-49...

Lost all four one run games...

This was the team that went 24-14 in one run games during the season...

But we just could not get it done...

Chicago 1, Boston 2

Well, back to the drawing board for us, and while generally the team with the best record in baseball would be a favorite for the next season, but the War makes things murkier. Sure, all 16 teams will get hit with the not-so-fun draft, but only one team is all but guaranteed to lose a 23-year-old fireballer who just happens to be the best pitcher in baseball. Of course, if Papenfus is all we lose, we could be fine, but any team losing their ace is going to have a hard time rebounding. We do have great depth and a nice mix of young and veteran talent, so if next year was a normal one, I'd have no worries about returning, but we have a lot of uncertainty ahead of us.

04-06-2022, 12:13 PM	#770
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	1941 World Championship Series: Game 7 October 9th, 1941: Chicago Cougars (3) vs Boston Minutemen (3): It all comes down to this, game 7! Two top veteran arms in Jim Lonardo (16-8, 4.05, 60) and Ed Wood (20-7, 3.11, 68) would duel in a rematch of game three, where we couldn't score and they got just one run. I expected more of the same this game, and that's how it started. The first third of the game saw zeros, with the first real action in the fourth. Lew McClendon (.281, 10, 80) drew a one out walk, and then scored on a Jack Flint (.245, 1, 53) double to give Boston the early 1-0 lead. Buddy (.336, 62, 11) moved him over to third with a sac-fly, bringing up the opposing pitcher Ed Wood. He got the best of Lonardo, and singled him home to give Boston a 2-0 lead. Pete Day (.296, 2, 70, 17) singled him over to third, but Lonardo got Bill Burkett (.265, 15, 91, 30) to ground out to end the inning. Neither team scored in the 5th, but Carlos Montes (.253, 6, 41, 22) started the 6th off well. He doubled and later scored on a two out single from Cliff Moss (.285, 10, 59). Freddie Jones (.269, 4, 36) followed it up with a single, bringing up Leo Mitchell (.346, 11, 83). He brought the count to 3-0, but he hit a hard grounder to second that Buddy fielded well, ending the inning. Lonardo settled in, and pitched admirably, keeping the score 2-1 through 8. He allowed 9 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts, but Ed Wood was better. Through 8 he had just 6 hits, a run, 3 walks, and a strikeout, and would come back for the ninth. He'd have to face Mitchell, Harry Mead (.260, 6, 56), and Skipper Schneider (.298, 4, 70). Mitchell grounded out and then Mead flew out, making Skipper the final out of the game. He went down 0-2, but kept the game alive with a single. This brought up pinch hitter Fred Vargas (.412, 3, 13), who hit one out to right center. Pete Day was there, made the catch, and ended our series. Sigh Outscored them 34-16... Outhit them 57-49... Lost all four one run games... This was the team that went 24-14 in one run games during the season... But we just could not get it done... Chicago 1, Boston 2 Well, back to the drawing board for us, and while generally the team with the best record in baseball would be a favorite for the next season, but the War makes things murkier. Sure, all 16 teams will get hit with the not-so-fun draft, but only one team is all but guaranteed to lose a 23-year-old fireballer who just happens to be the best pitcher in baseball. Of course, if Papenfus is all we lose, we could be fine, but any team losing their ace is going to have a hard time rebounding. We do have great depth and a nice mix of young and veteran talent, so if next year was a normal one, I'd have no worries about returning, but we have a lot of uncertainty ahead of us.