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luckymann · 05-28-2022, 07:29 AM

Game 1 in Pittsburgh - October 3rd, 1934

Willie Foster (16-5, 2.75) v Jim Willis (21-13, 3.28)

No more talk, now it is time for the doing.

We go ahead in the 2nd when Combs triples and scores on a Ferrell sac fly and, after we barely escape a bases-loaded jam in the 4th, go further ahead in the home half on a 2-run Wells double.

Foster seems forever on the verge of collapse but somehow digs deep and keeps them scoreless thru six, but our bats are offering very little with just three hits to that point and the game is still very much in the balance.

It is still the same scoreline entering the bottom 8th and, with the pitcher due up and Bill’s pitch count up at 135, I decide to play it safe and go to the pen. Vaughan gives us an extra one to play with via a huge solo shot, but we don’t need it as McCall gets us the shutout win.

Pirates 4, Tigers 0

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Game 2 in Pittsburgh - October 4th, 1934

Paul Derringer (26-9, 3.06) v Schoolboy Rowe (9-4, 4.19)

Pirates lead series 1-0

Looking for more of the superb service Duke has given us all season to get us in a strong position heading to Motown. Rowe is a genuine talent so we will need to be much better with bat in hand than we were in Game 1.

Once again we are sluggish at plate but Combs cranks one out with one on in the 4th to give us the lead.

Gehringer replies with a solo shot in the 6th, their first run of the series, and their second comes in quick succession as they tie the game in the next.

I hit for Duke in the 8th with the tie still in place but it comes to naught as our bats stay unnervingly cold. All the same, we get away with it as Wells gives us a walkoff win with a run-scoring double.

Pirates 3, Tigers 2

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Game 3 in Detroit - October 6th, 1934

Paul Derringer (26-9, 3.06) v Schoolboy Rowe (9-4, 4.19)

Pirates lead series 2-0

On his day, Ted is right up there with the elite, but he can also look dreadful and consistency hasn’t been his strong suit over the years. It goes without saying we are hoping the first of these two versions of “Big Florida” comes out to play today and that our bats can generate a bit more offence than they have to this point. Combs and Wells are our only two starters currently hitting higher than 200 for the series. Irrespective of whichever Ted is on tonight, this needs to change.

We do get an early one as Davis doubles home a run in the 2nd and he pulls the same trick again in the 4th to double our advantage. However, they counter with one of their own in the bottom half of that frame and then, as Trent gets a bit wild and woolly, leapfrog us with a deuce in the 5th while another is thrown out at home.

In search of runs, I lift Trent in the 8th. But Whitehill is excellent, holding his nerve for a CG win as this vaunted offence of ours continues to struggle.

Tigers 3, Pirates 2

BOX SCORE

Game 4 in Detroit - October 7th, 1934

Jim Willis (0-1, 4.50) v Willie Foster (1-0, 0.00)

Pirates lead series 2-1

Hard to comprehend that these two outstanding lineups have scored a combined 14 runs to this point. A lot of this has been due to excellent pitching, no doubt, but neither offence has looked their usual threatening self at any stage. Vaughan, Dihigo, Beckwith all hitting sub-100? I just don’t see that continuing for the duration. Game 1 opponents back in action here trying to prove me wrong. I mix things up a bit, switching O’Doul in at LF for Ferrell.

Sure enough, El Inmortal belts a solo homer in the 1st but the Tigers respond with a run in the 3rd to level it up.

O’Doul makes me look good with an RBI double in the next and then a fantastic assist when he mows down a runner at home in the bottom half. We capitalise on that with another run in the 5th on a Paul Waner triple and Foxx doubles him in to make it 4-1.

Big P strikes again in the next with a solo jack and Vaughan finally comes alive with a crucial two-out two-run two-bagger to get us up by six, although it costs us big-time as he is hurt in the process and likely done for the duration.

It is the only blot on a really clinical win as it finishes 8-1 with Foster magnificent again, going the distance and fanning 10.

Pirates 8, Tigers 1

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Game 5 in Detroit - October 8th, 1934

Schoolboy Rowe (0-0, 1.17) v Paul Derringer (0-0, 2.25)

Pirates lead series 3-1

So close and yet, as we have seen many times before, still so much longer to go. Frey comes in for Arky, who won’t take any further part unless absolutely necessary; O’Doul stays in.

A disastrous start sees them get two off Duke and then a third as Wells throws one into the dugout. They add another in the next for good measure, then two more in the 3rd and Duke is outta there.

Big Poison finally gets us a run in the 4th with his second longball of the series and we get another in the 7th but this was, to be blunt, a shocker and certainly not the sort of performance that clinches titles, which - if we are to do it at all - we now must do back home.

Tigers 6, Pirates 2

BOX SCORE

Game 6 in Pittsburgh - October 10th, 1934

Ted Trent (0-1, 3.86) v Earl Whitehill (1-0, 2.00)

Pirates lead series 3-2

Well we have only ourselves to blame for this, a blame that can only be atoned for with a strong rebound performance here. We have already seen that Earl Whitehill can handle the pressure – can Ted Trent? Against the southpaw I have opted to play the splits, with Ferrell at LF and Davis moving across to man CF. Koenig will play at 3B with Dihigo covering SS. Far from ideal but, hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

We begin poorly again as an error by Dihigo in the 2nd opens the door for them to get a run, but reply straight away with one on a Koenig double. However, he is injured running the bases and so Frey comes in at SS and Martin moves back to his more-favoured hot corner. When that is all sorted, we go ahead with a run on a Hemsley groundout.

They go ahead in the top 6th on a 2-run gopher ball and we have just two hits to our credit at this point. We do respond with a run on a Foxx groundout in the home half and then come alive, finally.

Ferrell leads off the next with a single and gets to second on a misplay by their LF, then Rollie Hemsley comes up with what might prove the biggest hit of his career, singling in the go-ahead run. Trent has been shaky and so I lift him for a PH at this point, much to his displeasure. He quietens down a bit when O’Doul, in perhaps his final act as a Pittsburgh Pirate, absolutely crushes one to make it 6-3. Davis triples but Dihigo, who has had a forgettable series, fails to bring him in and we leave him stuck there.

But then McCall, so reliable all year, lets them right back in it with a 2-run 8th. I decide to stick with him and, bless his heart, he doesn’t let us down, closing it out with some help from the defence to give us Championship number lucky 13.

Bill Foster is rightfully named MVP for his 2-0 / 0.53 performance.

Pirates 6, Tigers 5

BOX SCORE

PITTSBURGH WINS SERIES 4-2

SERIES MVP: Willie Foster (Pittsburgh)

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05-28-2022, 07:29 AM	#1065
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,677	1934 World Series Recap Game 1 in Pittsburgh - October 3rd, 1934 *Willie Foster (16-5, 2.75) v Jim Willis (21-13, 3.28)* No more talk, now it is time for the doing. We go ahead in the 2nd when Combs triples and scores on a Ferrell sac fly and, after we barely escape a bases-loaded jam in the 4th, go further ahead in the home half on a 2-run Wells double. Foster seems forever on the verge of collapse but somehow digs deep and keeps them scoreless thru six, but our bats are offering very little with just three hits to that point and the game is still very much in the balance. It is still the same scoreline entering the bottom 8th and, with the pitcher due up and Bill’s pitch count up at 135, I decide to play it safe and go to the pen. Vaughan gives us an extra one to play with via a huge solo shot, but we don’t need it as McCall gets us the shutout win. Pirates 4, Tigers 0 BOX SCORE Game 2 in Pittsburgh - October 4th, 1934 *Paul Derringer (26-9, 3.06) v Schoolboy Rowe (9-4, 4.19)* Pirates lead series 1-0 Looking for more of the superb service Duke has given us all season to get us in a strong position heading to Motown. Rowe is a genuine talent so we will need to be much better with bat in hand than we were in Game 1. Once again we are sluggish at plate but Combs cranks one out with one on in the 4th to give us the lead. Gehringer replies with a solo shot in the 6th, their first run of the series, and their second comes in quick succession as they tie the game in the next. I hit for Duke in the 8th with the tie still in place but it comes to naught as our bats stay unnervingly cold. All the same, we get away with it as Wells gives us a walkoff win with a run-scoring double. Pirates 3, Tigers 2 BOX SCORE Game 3 in Detroit - October 6th, 1934 *Paul Derringer (26-9, 3.06) v Schoolboy Rowe (9-4, 4.19)* Pirates lead series 2-0 On his day, Ted is right up there with the elite, but he can also look dreadful and consistency hasn’t been his strong suit over the years. It goes without saying we are hoping the first of these two versions of “Big Florida” comes out to play today and that our bats can generate a bit more offence than they have to this point. Combs and Wells are our only two starters currently hitting higher than 200 for the series. Irrespective of whichever Ted is on tonight, this needs to change. We do get an early one as Davis doubles home a run in the 2nd and he pulls the same trick again in the 4th to double our advantage. However, they counter with one of their own in the bottom half of that frame and then, as Trent gets a bit wild and woolly, leapfrog us with a deuce in the 5th while another is thrown out at home. In search of runs, I lift Trent in the 8th. But Whitehill is excellent, holding his nerve for a CG win as this vaunted offence of ours continues to struggle. Tigers 3, Pirates 2 BOX SCORE Game 4 in Detroit - October 7th, 1934 *Jim Willis (0-1, 4.50) v Willie Foster (1-0, 0.00)* Pirates lead series 2-1 Hard to comprehend that these two outstanding lineups have scored a combined 14 runs to this point. A lot of this has been due to excellent pitching, no doubt, but neither offence has looked their usual threatening self at any stage. Vaughan, Dihigo, Beckwith all hitting sub-100? I just don’t see that continuing for the duration. Game 1 opponents back in action here trying to prove me wrong. I mix things up a bit, switching O’Doul in at LF for Ferrell. Sure enough, El Inmortal belts a solo homer in the 1st but the Tigers respond with a run in the 3rd to level it up. O’Doul makes me look good with an RBI double in the next and then a fantastic assist when he mows down a runner at home in the bottom half. We capitalise on that with another run in the 5th on a Paul Waner triple and Foxx doubles him in to make it 4-1. Big P strikes again in the next with a solo jack and Vaughan finally comes alive with a crucial two-out two-run two-bagger to get us up by six, although it costs us big-time as he is hurt in the process and likely done for the duration. It is the only blot on a really clinical win as it finishes 8-1 with Foster magnificent again, going the distance and fanning 10. Pirates 8, Tigers 1 BOX SCORE Game 5 in Detroit - October 8th, 1934 *Schoolboy Rowe (0-0, 1.17) v Paul Derringer (0-0, 2.25)* Pirates lead series 3-1 So close and yet, as we have seen many times before, still so much longer to go. Frey comes in for Arky, who won’t take any further part unless absolutely necessary; O’Doul stays in. A disastrous start sees them get two off Duke and then a third as Wells throws one into the dugout. They add another in the next for good measure, then two more in the 3rd and Duke is outta there. Big Poison finally gets us a run in the 4th with his second longball of the series and we get another in the 7th but this was, to be blunt, a shocker and certainly not the sort of performance that clinches titles, which - if we are to do it at all - we now must do back home. Tigers 6, Pirates 2 BOX SCORE Game 6 in Pittsburgh - October 10th, 1934 *Ted Trent (0-1, 3.86) v Earl Whitehill (1-0, 2.00)* Pirates lead series 3-2 Well we have only ourselves to blame for this, a blame that can only be atoned for with a strong rebound performance here. We have already seen that Earl Whitehill can handle the pressure – can Ted Trent? Against the southpaw I have opted to play the splits, with Ferrell at LF and Davis moving across to man CF. Koenig will play at 3B with Dihigo covering SS. Far from ideal but, hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. We begin poorly again as an error by Dihigo in the 2nd opens the door for them to get a run, but reply straight away with one on a Koenig double. However, he is injured running the bases and so Frey comes in at SS and Martin moves back to his more-favoured hot corner. When that is all sorted, we go ahead with a run on a Hemsley groundout. They go ahead in the top 6th on a 2-run gopher ball and we have just two hits to our credit at this point. We do respond with a run on a Foxx groundout in the home half and then come alive, finally. Ferrell leads off the next with a single and gets to second on a misplay by their LF, then Rollie Hemsley comes up with what might prove the biggest hit of his career, singling in the go-ahead run. Trent has been shaky and so I lift him for a PH at this point, much to his displeasure. He quietens down a bit when O’Doul, in perhaps his final act as a Pittsburgh Pirate, absolutely crushes one to make it 6-3. Davis triples but Dihigo, who has had a forgettable series, fails to bring him in and we leave him stuck there. But then McCall, so reliable all year, lets them right back in it with a 2-run 8th. I decide to stick with him and, bless his heart, he doesn’t let us down, closing it out with some help from the defence to give us Championship number lucky 13. Bill Foster is rightfully named MVP for his 2-0 / 0.53 performance. Pirates 6, Tigers 5 BOX SCORE PITTSBURGH WINS SERIES 4-2 SERIES MVP: Willie Foster (Pittsburgh) S+ HOME REPORTS HOME PIRATES HOME __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS A'S RED SOX DODGERS CUSTOM SAVES ECLIPSE LEAGUE MOON SHOT LEAGUE EVERYMAN LEAGUE LGB USBA Last edited by luckymann; 05-28-2022 at 10:32 AM.