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CARDINALS WIN SERIES IN DRAMATIC FASHION

The 1943 World Series had plenty of drama, despite being a short series. The American League had home-field this season, and helped the Yankees stun the Cardinals with a walk-off RBI single by RF Johnny Lindell in the bottom of the 10th. The Yankees jumped on Max Lanier early, taking advantage of an outfield error by Musial to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead. The Cardinals scored on a balk in the 9th to tie the game in the 9th inning, but couldn't get Whitey Kurowski in from 3rd base on a tired Yankee RP Johnny Murphy. Lindell's game-winning hit in the 10th gave the Yankees a 4-3 win.

The Cardinals bounced back in Game 2, as the Yankees' SP Spud Chandler's postseason troubles (dating back to last season) continued -- allowing 6 runs (5 earned) & 7 hits in only 4.2 innings. The Cardinals only up 6-5, padded 4 extra insurance runs in the 9th, to help give St. Louis a 10-6 win, even the series, and send it back to St. Louis for 3 straight home games.

During Game 3, the Cardinals surrender a 3-0 lead, as the Yankees score two runs during the top of the 8th to tie the game at 3-3. Bottom of the 9th, the Cardinals' 2B Lou Klein smacks a walk-off single off Yankees' Murphy to win, 5-4.
SP Harry Brecheen batted 1-2 with 2 RBI, while on the mound he allowed only 3 hits, 1 ER, with &K & 4 BB through 7.2 innings of work.

Game 4 was a bizarre game in which the St. Louis faithful witnessed the Yankees implode during the bottom of the 8th. The Yankees looked as if they had the game locked up with a 4-1 lead, but then the Cardinals erupted for 8 runs. During that inning, the Cardinals' Stan Musial smacked a 3-run homer. Walker Cooper finished with 4 hits & a RBI. Relievers this series are earning most of the decisions with Murray Dickson (2-0) earning the win, and Johnny Murphy (1-2) earning the loss.

Game 5 ended in much the same way as two other World Series games this series has ended, in walk-off fashion. The Cardinals called on pinch-hitter Danny Lithwhiler (in for RP Dickson), who hit a game-winning single off Bill Zuber during the bottom of the 12th! RP Murray Dickson won his 3rd game in relief duty this series. 1B Johnny Hopp batted 5-for-6 with 2 doubles in the series-clinching win.

Walker Cooper earned MVP honors, batting 11-for-22 (.500) with 1 RBI & a .524 OBP, while I would argue that it could have also went to Stan Musial batted .333 (7-for-21) with a HR & 5 RBI (.462 OBP) or even Whitey Kurowski who batted .348 (8-for-23) with a HR & 5 RBI (.348 OBP).