Game 1 in New York, October 4th 1933
Darltie Cooper (20-12, 4.50) v Ed Brandt (31-11, 3.27)
Brandt was unquestionably, in my opinion, the league’s outstanding pitcher this season and he gets the chance here to give his club the ideal start against late-bloomer Darltie Cooper, who after just 54 wins in his first seven MLB seasons, has notched 43 in the past two alone.
Neither, however, acquits himself particularly well here, and it takes extra innings to separate the two sides after they are tied at 5 thru 9. The Braves get a pair in the top 10th off Ed Rile and then Jumbo Brown closes it out with a clean inning to give Boston a key road win.
Braves 7, Yankees 5 (10 innings)
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Game 2 in New York, October 5th 1933
Eric Erickson (16-10, 3.90) v John Donaldson (21-17, 4.02)
Braves lead series 1-0
Baseball can produce its share of fairy-tales, as is the case here as age-38 Eric Erickson and age-41 John Donaldson go head-to-head.
And it is fairly generous with dosing out the reality as well, with both of these elder statesmen treated roughly in what will go down as one of the most exciting World Series games ever.
Neither starter sees the 5th inning as the sides combine for 27 runs on 38 hits. When the dust settles, it is the visitors who have triumphed again by 14 to 13, coming from 6 runs down entering the 8th to pinch it in regulation. Eight different players drive in two runs or more and the Yankees suddenly find themselves deep in a hole of their own making.
Braves 14, Yankees 13
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Game 3 in Boston, October 7th 1933
Neck Stanley (13-6, 3.90) v Red Ruffing (17-10, 5.10)
Braves lead series 2-0
Well hasn’t this Series been turned on its pretty little head!
You can’t say the Yanks weren’t given fair warning and now their entire season hangs by a thread as they have to win at least two of three in Beantown just to get back home again. That, you’d almost have to think, must start with a win in this one as two dogged competitors in Stanley and Ruffing take the mound.
And, while it is far from convincingly procured, the Bombers do get that vital victory by a final of 7-5.
A 3-run bomb in the 1st by Bill Dickey gives the visitors a lead they don’t relinquish, despite the Braves’ best efforts, but the game is up for grabs until the end before Boston finally runs out of outs with the tying run at the plate.
Yankees 7, Braves 5
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Game 4 in Boston, October 8th 1933
Ed Brandt (1-0, 5.00) v Darltie Cooper (0-0, 4.50)
Braves lead series 2-1
Yep, I’m gonna say it – this game is
pivotal. (Thanks for your indulgence, I feel much better having gotten that out of my system.) Game 1 combatants back in action and looking for redemption.
It is Brandt who gets it, albeit barely, as the home side goes out to an early lead with a run in each of the 2nd and 3rd, extends it to 6-1 after 6 and then hangs on for dear life as the Yanks throw everything at them over the closing stages, scoring 3 in the 9th and leaving the tying runs aboard. Brandt goes the distance, holding his nerve to get the dangerous Dickey to pop out harmlessly and get the Braves one measly game away from the franchise’s first Championship.
Braves 7, Yankees 5
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Game 5 in Boston, October 9th 1933
John Donaldson (0-0, 14.73) v Eric Erickson (0-0, 13.50)
Braves lead series 3-1
You’d have to think pretty much anything could happen in this one given the events of Game 2, not to mention how much is on the line with regard to the outcome.
As it turns out, the game itself is something of a fizzer for all but Braves fans as their heroes clinch the title in a canter, thanks to a 5-run 3rd that seems to knock the last tufts of stuffing out of the Pinstriped straw men. Donaldson caps off his marvellous season with an excellent CG performance in which he never lets the Yanks get anything going and eventually concedes just 2 runs on 7 hits to give the Boston faithful a memory they’ll treasure for all their days.
Braves 8, Yankees 2
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BOSTON WINS SERIES 4-1
SERIES MVP: Babe Herman (Boston)
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