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luckymann · 07-02-2022, 04:31 AM

Game 1 in Pittsburgh - September 30th, 1936

Willie Foster (29-9, 3.05) v Leon Day (17-15, 4.83)

What a shame the schedule has robbed us of what would have been a fantastic start to the 1936 World Series with two of the greatest southpaws going head-to-head. More than 500 combined wins for Grove (274) and Foster (255), and you’d have to expect one or perhaps both of them to join Eddie Plank (322) and Doc White (302) as the game’s only left-handed 300-game winners.

All of that is in the future and of little importance tonight, however, with the A’s playing it safe and instead opting for young Leon Day as their Game 1 starter. He is a fantastic talent and will take some beating, providing he handles the pressure OK. Bill Foster has been here so many times before and rarely let us down, and we are looking for more of the same from him in this one.

We go ahead in the second on our first hit of the game, a 2-run big fly by Gibson, and Wells then doubles and scores on a single by Lloyd Waner.

There’s no doubt young Day is letting the occasion get to him, and we press our advantage in the next. With Dihigo and Paul Waner aboard with none out, Foxx singles one in and a long double by Wells adds two more, with yet another scoring on a Little Poison groundout to make it 7-0.

After four no-hit frames, Foster finally gives up a run on two, but we manage to cancel that one out with a run of our own in the 7th on a Dandridge sac fly.

Foster gasses a bit in the 8th, surrendering a second run, and with no apparent reason to push our luck, I go to the BP. A Dihigo solo shot gives them an extra one to work with but they don’t use it, closing out the game without incident for a strong win. El Diablo goes 4-for-5 with 3 doubles and 2 ribbies to win PotG honours.

Pirates 9, A’s 2

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Game 2 in Pittsburgh - October 1st, 1936

Paul Derringer (22-9, 3.23) v Lefty Grove (24-20, 3.84)

Pirates lead series 1-0

It’s always nice to get that first win under the belt, but there’s no resting on one’s laurels – especially now we get to face Grove. Duke had a shaky start to the year but was back to his best down the stretch and we expect nothing less from him today.

He is lucky to get out of the 1st without conceding, getting a timely GIDP to douse the threat but isn’t so fortunate a couple innings later when Mize belts a 3-run homer. More trouble the flowing inning sees us fall 4-0 behind on another longball to Wally Moses.

Our bats begin sluggishly, but Wells triples in a run for us in the bottom 4th and scores on a Dandridge double. Derringer then makes it a one-run contest with a two-out RBI single, but his pitching is all over the place and he gives one back in the 6th to make it 5-3.

Myril Hoag has been a fantastic waiver grab for us this year, and he halves the deficit once again with a two-out hit in the bottom of that frame. I opt to hit for Derringer here, and Matlock takes over for the 7th.

He gets in and out of trouble in each of the next two innings without conceding, but our pitchers have been really poor all game, and they put us away in the 9th with a 4-spot and go on to square the series with a 9-4 win.

Ladies and gentlemen, I do believe we have ourselves a series.

A’s 9, Pirates 4

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Game 3 in Philadelphia - October 3rd, 1936

Johnny Allen (21-15, 4.07) v Ted Radcliffe (26-12, 3.95)

Series tied 1-1

The dominance of this group these past two seasons means they have rarely found themselves in this situation, under extreme pressure, and that is an element of the game that can go stale without constant usage. Pressure baseball – especially pressure playoff baseball – is far different from the everyday variety, and their response here needs to be clinical and decisive.

That pressure is increased with Ted Radcliffe on the hill for us. As good as he can be, as his 26-win season shows, he still suffers from horrible bouts of inconsistency. If that version of his play is brought to bear today, we are in trouble, irrespective of how good our offence is.

We get the ideal start, taking a 2-0 lead in the 1st on a Foxx bomb, and the lads get at it again in the next, with Dandridge singling one in and another scoring on a Vaughan SF. But it is indeed the version of Radcliffe we didn’t want to see, as he gives three of them straight back in the home 2nd.

Our bats go totally silent and we are barely hanging on by a thread. I go to the BP for the 7th, but Stanley immediately gives up a leadoff homer to Moses and it is 4-4.

Finally the bats awaken, as Dihigo doubles and scores on a triple by Paul Waner, his first hit of the series. But he makes a bonehead running play and is thrown out at home to end the inning. This is the pressure baseball I referred to earlier.

After Brewer gives us a scoreless frame, O’Dea comes off the bench and delivers a key two-out single to get us an insurance run. Matlock closes it out and we escape with an almighty scare.

Pirates 6, A’s 4

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Game 4 in Philadelphia - October 4th, 1936

Leon Day (0-1, 7.5) v Willie Foster (1-0, 2.35)

Pittsburgh leads series 2-1

The importance of yesterday’s win cannot be overstated. To have fallen behind with Grove looming on the horizon would have made things very uncomfortable to say the least. And yet, it will count for much less if we can’t get another win here today. I don’t expect Day to be so easily handled the second time around. We need more from Gibson and Paul Waner, who have just three hits between them to this point.

Moses and Mize are causing us a world of hurt at the top of their order, and they get to Foster immediately with a pair of doubles to give them the lead, then Puccinelli bombs one out with a man on and we are in a deep hole.

A Lloyd Waner double in the next gets us a run but again we are fast and loose on the bases and he is thrown out trying to stretch it into an unlikely triple. We score again in the next on a triple by his big brother, and Foxx singles him in to knot things up at 3.

They respond immediately with a run in the home half as Foster’s struggles continue, but we get even again with a run in the 5th.

With two on and one out in the 8th, I make the call and put O’Dea in to hit for Foster and he doesn’t let us down, doubling the two runners home to put us in front 6-4. A single by Dihigo adds another run but Paul Waner’s poor form continues as he GIDPs to kill the rally.

The pen does its thing to get us another really gritty win against a side that is showing all the heart in the world.

Pirates 7, A’s 4

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Game 5 in Philadelphia - October 5th, 1936

Lefty Grove (1-0, 4.00) v Paul Derringer (0-1, 7.50)

Pittsburgh leads series 3-1

The ferocity our opponents have shown so far makes me certain there’ll be no easy ride from this point, starting with having to overcome their ace in this one. The boys’ response so far has been commendable, and I would love to wrap things up right here and now. For Duke, this isn’t about beating Grove, but rather keeping us close enough so that our bats can.

He is in immediate strife, as they tag him for a run on two in the 1st, but then Gibson makes his first meaningful contribution since the opening game with a 2-run jack in the next.

We waste scoring chances in the next two, and are punished for it when they pretty much tear Derringer apart in the 5th, plating 3 on 4 hits to go ahead.

Grove is at his parsimonious best in this one, and we still trail by a pair when Derringer gets the hook after 6.

We load the bases in the 8th on a couple hits and an error, and Wells delivers a 3-run double to put us up by a run. We reload them with two out and this time it is Vaughan with the key strike, a 2-run single to make it 7-4. We add another on a Wells groundout in the 9th and look home.

But, as you’d expect from this A’s unit, they do not go down quietly, loading the bases with none down.

We get a crucial out when Mize pops one up, then trade a second out for a run on a SF, before Brewer strikes out Bob Johnson to end it.

For all the glitz and glamour surrounding our group, they showed in this series they know how to get down and dirty when the occasion calls for it. This was a fantastic win.

Pirates 8, A’s 5

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PITTSBURGH WINS SERIES 4-1

SERIES MVP: Martin Dihigo (Pittsburgh)

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luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,673	1936 World Series Recap Game 1 in Pittsburgh - September 30th, 1936 *Willie Foster (29-9, 3.05) v Leon Day (17-15, 4.83)* What a shame the schedule has robbed us of what would have been a fantastic start to the 1936 World Series with two of the greatest southpaws going head-to-head. More than 500 combined wins for Grove (274) and Foster (255), and you’d have to expect one or perhaps both of them to join Eddie Plank (322) and Doc White (302) as the game’s only left-handed 300-game winners. All of that is in the future and of little importance tonight, however, with the A’s playing it safe and instead opting for young Leon Day as their Game 1 starter. He is a fantastic talent and will take some beating, providing he handles the pressure OK. Bill Foster has been here so many times before and rarely let us down, and we are looking for more of the same from him in this one. We go ahead in the second on our first hit of the game, a 2-run big fly by Gibson, and Wells then doubles and scores on a single by Lloyd Waner. There’s no doubt young Day is letting the occasion get to him, and we press our advantage in the next. With Dihigo and Paul Waner aboard with none out, Foxx singles one in and a long double by Wells adds two more, with yet another scoring on a Little Poison groundout to make it 7-0. After four no-hit frames, Foster finally gives up a run on two, but we manage to cancel that one out with a run of our own in the 7th on a Dandridge sac fly. Foster gasses a bit in the 8th, surrendering a second run, and with no apparent reason to push our luck, I go to the BP. A Dihigo solo shot gives them an extra one to work with but they don’t use it, closing out the game without incident for a strong win. El Diablo goes 4-for-5 with 3 doubles and 2 ribbies to win PotG honours. Pirates 9, A’s 2 BOX SCORE Game 2 in Pittsburgh - October 1st, 1936 *Paul Derringer (22-9, 3.23) v Lefty Grove (24-20, 3.84)* Pirates lead series 1-0 It’s always nice to get that first win under the belt, but there’s no resting on one’s laurels – especially now we get to face Grove. Duke had a shaky start to the year but was back to his best down the stretch and we expect nothing less from him today. He is lucky to get out of the 1st without conceding, getting a timely GIDP to douse the threat but isn’t so fortunate a couple innings later when Mize belts a 3-run homer. More trouble the flowing inning sees us fall 4-0 behind on another longball to Wally Moses. Our bats begin sluggishly, but Wells triples in a run for us in the bottom 4th and scores on a Dandridge double. Derringer then makes it a one-run contest with a two-out RBI single, but his pitching is all over the place and he gives one back in the 6th to make it 5-3. Myril Hoag has been a fantastic waiver grab for us this year, and he halves the deficit once again with a two-out hit in the bottom of that frame. I opt to hit for Derringer here, and Matlock takes over for the 7th. He gets in and out of trouble in each of the next two innings without conceding, but our pitchers have been really poor all game, and they put us away in the 9th with a 4-spot and go on to square the series with a 9-4 win. Ladies and gentlemen, I do believe we have ourselves a series. A’s 9, Pirates 4 BOX SCORE Game 3 in Philadelphia - October 3rd, 1936 *Johnny Allen (21-15, 4.07) v Ted Radcliffe (26-12, 3.95)* Series tied 1-1 The dominance of this group these past two seasons means they have rarely found themselves in this situation, under extreme pressure, and that is an element of the game that can go stale without constant usage. Pressure baseball – especially pressure playoff baseball – is far different from the everyday variety, and their response here needs to be clinical and decisive. That pressure is increased with Ted Radcliffe on the hill for us. As good as he can be, as his 26-win season shows, he still suffers from horrible bouts of inconsistency. If that version of his play is brought to bear today, we are in trouble, irrespective of how good our offence is. We get the ideal start, taking a 2-0 lead in the 1st on a Foxx bomb, and the lads get at it again in the next, with Dandridge singling one in and another scoring on a Vaughan SF. But it is indeed the version of Radcliffe we didn’t want to see, as he gives three of them straight back in the home 2nd. Our bats go totally silent and we are barely hanging on by a thread. I go to the BP for the 7th, but Stanley immediately gives up a leadoff homer to Moses and it is 4-4. Finally the bats awaken, as Dihigo doubles and scores on a triple by Paul Waner, his first hit of the series. But he makes a bonehead running play and is thrown out at home to end the inning. This is the pressure baseball I referred to earlier. After Brewer gives us a scoreless frame, O’Dea comes off the bench and delivers a key two-out single to get us an insurance run. Matlock closes it out and we escape with an almighty scare. Pirates 6, A’s 4 BOX SCORE Game 4 in Philadelphia - October 4th, 1936 *Leon Day (0-1, 7.5) v Willie Foster (1-0, 2.35)* Pittsburgh leads series 2-1 The importance of yesterday’s win cannot be overstated. To have fallen behind with Grove looming on the horizon would have made things very uncomfortable to say the least. And yet, it will count for much less if we can’t get another win here today. I don’t expect Day to be so easily handled the second time around. We need more from Gibson and Paul Waner, who have just three hits between them to this point. Moses and Mize are causing us a world of hurt at the top of their order, and they get to Foster immediately with a pair of doubles to give them the lead, then Puccinelli bombs one out with a man on and we are in a deep hole. A Lloyd Waner double in the next gets us a run but again we are fast and loose on the bases and he is thrown out trying to stretch it into an unlikely triple. We score again in the next on a triple by his big brother, and Foxx singles him in to knot things up at 3. They respond immediately with a run in the home half as Foster’s struggles continue, but we get even again with a run in the 5th. With two on and one out in the 8th, I make the call and put O’Dea in to hit for Foster and he doesn’t let us down, doubling the two runners home to put us in front 6-4. A single by Dihigo adds another run but Paul Waner’s poor form continues as he GIDPs to kill the rally. The pen does its thing to get us another really gritty win against a side that is showing all the heart in the world. Pirates 7, A’s 4 BOX SCORE Game 5 in Philadelphia - October 5th, 1936 *Lefty Grove (1-0, 4.00) v Paul Derringer (0-1, 7.50)* Pittsburgh leads series 3-1 The ferocity our opponents have shown so far makes me certain there’ll be no easy ride from this point, starting with having to overcome their ace in this one. The boys’ response so far has been commendable, and I would love to wrap things up right here and now. For Duke, this isn’t about beating Grove, but rather keeping us close enough so that our bats can. He is in immediate strife, as they tag him for a run on two in the 1st, but then Gibson makes his first meaningful contribution since the opening game with a 2-run jack in the next. We waste scoring chances in the next two, and are punished for it when they pretty much tear Derringer apart in the 5th, plating 3 on 4 hits to go ahead. Grove is at his parsimonious best in this one, and we still trail by a pair when Derringer gets the hook after 6. We load the bases in the 8th on a couple hits and an error, and Wells delivers a 3-run double to put us up by a run. We reload them with two out and this time it is Vaughan with the key strike, a 2-run single to make it 7-4. We add another on a Wells groundout in the 9th and look home. But, as you’d expect from this A’s unit, they do not go down quietly, loading the bases with none down. We get a crucial out when Mize pops one up, then trade a second out for a run on a SF, before Brewer strikes out Bob Johnson to end it. For all the glitz and glamour surrounding our group, they showed in this series they know how to get down and dirty when the occasion calls for it. This was a fantastic win. Pirates 8, A’s 5 BOX SCORE PITTSBURGH WINS SERIES 4-1 SERIES MVP: Martin Dihigo (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; 07-02-2022 at 09:49 PM.