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1965 IN FIGMENT BASEBALL
October 28, 1965


KEYSTONES TOP SAILORS IN SEVEN GAME WCS

For half a century they shared a hometown but the Keystones and Sailors never met in a World Championship Series while both were based in Philadelphia. They came close as the Keystones won Federal Association pennants in 1927 while the Sailors won the first of three straight Continental crowns a year later. Even after the Sailors cast their gaze to the Pacific Ocean with a move to San Francisco in 1953 there were some close calls but it was not until 1965 the Keystones and Sailors would finally meet.

The result was a hard-fought seven game World Championship Series that saw the Federal Association dominance of the WCS continue. The Philadelphia Keystones prevailed after the Sailors had rallied from a three games to one deficit with a pair of victories to stretch the series to its limit. When the dust settled the outcome was just as it has been for each of the past eight years and 11 of the past dozen: a Federal Association club was crowned World Champion.

For a change it was not the St. Louis Pioneers who saw their three year title run come to an end as St Louis, while still second in the Fed, found itself unable to keep up with the Keystones blistering 23-6 finish that stretched what was just a half game lead on the Pioneers on September 1st, to a double-digit bulge when the campaign came to a conclusion.

The Sailors had an equally hot finish and it was needed as their lead on the second place Los Angeles Stars was just a single game as late as September 23nd. However an 8-2 run to close out the campaign allowed the Sailors to finish 4 games ahead of their California counterparts.

*** Power & Pitching Propel Philadelphia ***

The Philadelphia Keystones came oh so close a year ago, falling to St Louis in a tiebreaker to determine the Federal Association pennant winner. There was no extra game required this time around as the Keystones won 100 games for the first time in franchise history and finished 10 ahead of the second place Pioneers. Philadelphia won its second pennant this decade and the Keystones have finished no worse than fourth since 1960.

Power bats have always been a trademark of the Keystones, dating back to the days of Bobby Barrell and Rankin Kellogg, and the '65 edition was no exception. With power everywhere in the lineup except, surprisingly at first base (although there is a youngster poised to change that in Jesse Walker), the Keystones had plenty of bashers who could beat you. Second sacker Andy Parker (.314,32,87) is already a five-year veteran at the age of 25 and not only finished second in Whitney Award voting but also was a Diamond Defense Award winner with his glove. Add-in young outfielder Bobby Phelps (.242,19,78) along with veterans Harry Dellinger (.271,18,55), Dick Christian (.240,23,74) and a slowing but still productive Buddy Miller (.266,14,74) and there is plenty of offense.

Couple the Philadelphia bats with big seasons from veteran moundsmen Jorge Arellano (17-5, 3.02), William Davis (15-9, 2.81) and Charlie Rushing (18-11, 3.00) plus a nice first full season out of 25-year-old Fritz Walsh (11-6, 3.86) and you have the recipe required to dethrone the Pioneers.

St Louis was in the race until the final couple of weeks as the familiar names of Frenchy Mack (19-10, 2.24), Danny Davis (.275,24,111) and Bob Bell (.288,18,77) continue to lead the Pioneers. Mack won his fourth consecutive Allen Award as the starting pitching was still a St Louis strong point. Billy Hasson (13-12, 2.99) had some tough luck with his record this season after winning 20 a year ago while Steve Madden (8-12, 4.84) saw his ERA climb for the second year in a row but veteran southpaw John Gibson (14-6, 2.33) filled a hole with his transition to the rotation after spending his first decade in the majors pitching exclusively out of the bullpen.

The Washington Eagles have not won a pennant since 1946 after finishing third for the third time in the past five years. Any team with Tom Lorang (.283,35,96) and George Whaley (.278,31,120) should not want for offense and another all-star year from 25-year-old catcher Howdy Oakes (.308,15,83) certainly helps in that regard. At the moment if Washington has an offensive weakness it is in the outfield but a pair of October trades may help. Short-term the Eagles are counting on Turk Ramsey (.242,12,48) to have a bounce back year after coming over from the New York Imperials while long-term the Eagles brass has to be thrilled with the acquisition of highly touted teen Roberto Lopez. The 18-year-old was Boston's first round pick in June and has a high ceiling, high enough that the Eagles parted with Dick Adams Jr. (5-2, 3.88), a 25-year-old who was a 13 game winner for Washington in 1964 but ran into some injury troubles this season. Some might worry about the Adams deal, especially if he recovers fully as pitching depth has long been a concern in the nation's capital but the Eagles had some success in that area in 1965 with Jim Stewart (17-11, 2.58), Owen Lantz (13-10, 3.82) and Tom Arencibia (11-7, 3.19) leading the way.

Like Washington, it has been a while since the fourth place Chicago Chiefs won a pennant. That would be back in 1949 and they have only finished in second place once since then. After three straight seasons heading the second division the Chiefs are perhaps on the rise with an 85-77 finishing landing them in fourth place this time around. Christmas arrived in February for Chiefs fans with the news that Charlie Barrell was picked up in a trade from Los Angeles. The Heartbreak Kid is no spring chicken, he turned 35 during the season, but Barrell (.256,16,63) is a member of baseball's first family and a proven leader even though he has not been an all-star since 1962.

The last time the Chiefs had a teenage phenom on the mound they won a WCS with 19-year-old Al Miller joined by veteran Rabbit Day. We are not sure teen Augie Hicks (18-7, 2.46) and 34-year-old Vern Osborne (19-12, 3.22) belong in the same discussion as the two Hall of Famers but Chiefs fans can hope the duo might lead them to a serious pennant race.

The New York Gothams topped .500 for the second consecutive season, something that has not happened since 1956-57. New York has not had a buzz about a rookie pitcher since Ed Bowman won 23 games as a 22-year-old in 1942. Now Bunny Mullins (20-7, 2.68), who did not turn 21 until July, became the first Gothams newcomer to win 20 since Bowman and has Gothams fans buzzing about the club's future. They still have a long ways to go to contend but there is some good young talent in New York alongside Mullins such as 24-year-old Jack White (12-6, 2.79) and 25-year-old first baseman Steve Burris (.272,23,78).

Certainly chants of 1901 continue to haunt the Pittsburgh Miners, who have not won a World Championship Series in 64 years and are now 25 years removed from their last pennant. There are rumblings the past few years that the team may be sold and moved as the Miners continue to linger close to the bottom in attendance year after year. Despite that, they have one of the most exciting offenses in baseball this year and led the Fed in runs scored. Whitney Award winning second baseman Dixie Turner (.343,31,115) is a big reason why as the 24-year-old claimed his first batting crown. 26-year-old first baseman Gene Schmitt (.300,19,99) also impressed once again. The pitching is another story altogether and a major weakness.

The Boston Minutemen had high hopes for 1965 after snapping a 3-year string of sub-.500 seasons with an 85-77 showing in 1964 that landed them in third place. The Minutemen slipped slightly, but still crossed the breakeven mark with an 82-80 campaign that forced them to settle for a sixth place tie with Pittsburgh. Excitement was quickly tempered when the Minutemen got off to a slow start, going 5-9 in April, but they found a new ace for their mound. Armed with a great nickname (The Tobacco Twister) and an even better assortment of pitchers, Bill Dunlop (23-8, 2.60) was hardly an unknown commodity but the 1963 first rounder out of Carolina Poly who was tabbed the top prospect in the game more than lived up to expectations. The 23-year-old won 16 of his first 20 decisions and was an easy choice for Rookie of the Year while finishing second behind only Pioneers star Frenchy Mack in the Allen Award balloting.

Offensively the Minutemen relied on veteran Frank Kirouac (.284,33,99) and a pair of 25-year-olds in George Wagner (.282,30,103) and Frank McCarroll (.251,22,60). The offense was solid and was not what held the Minutemen back from a better showing. Despite the stellar debut season from Dunlop the Minutemen lacked the pitching and the defense to mount a serious challenge for the Fed flag. They took steps to hopefully address both needs somewhat with a pair of deals immediately after the signing. First they acquired Dick Adams Jr. (5-2, 3.88) from Washington in exchange for a minor league prospect. Adams Jr. is 25 and went 23-13 with an era under 3.00 over the previous two seasons but ran into injury trouble this year. The Minutemen are banking on the former top ten prospect making a complete recovery.

The second move saw Boston address a position that was a major concern since Joe Kleman was dealt to St Louis in 1963. That would be shortstop and the solution hopefully is Joe Reed (.261,19,54). The 7-time all-star is now 32 and owns three Diamond Defense Awards for his work at shortstop in the Motor City. With Detroit going for a complete rebuild the ten-year veteran was acquired for a package of prospects and will be counted on to upgrade the Boston infield while also bringing another solid bat to the lineup.

Speaking of the Detroit Dynamos it was another awful year for the franchise that dominated the Federal Association last decade. Detroit won 75 games, one more than a year ago, but once more managed to finish ahead of just the two third year clubs. It marked the first time since 1942-43 that the Dynamos finished below .500 for two consecutive seasons.

The Dynamos had a new General Manager in Bob Caldwell and he was tasked with rebuilding what was a year ago the second worst farm system in baseball. In that regard Caldwell succeeded as the system is now considered the deepest in the sport. It came at a cost as long-time stars were dealt in a frenzy as soon as the WCS came to an end. First it was the heart of the franchise Jim Norris (16-15, 4.08) who was dispatched to the Chicago Cougars. Next up Reed went to Boston and finally it was 25-year-old Bill Anthony (.258,10,63) who was sent to the New York Imperials after a decent first full season in the big leagues. The return netted a number of top 200 prospects that quickly elevated the farm system. This after long-time second baseman Dick Tucker was dealt to Dallas before the 1965 season began.

Don't be surprised if more deals are made with veteran hurlers John Jackson (11-15, 3.21) and Bud Henderson (12-11, 4.16) along with 1B-OF Ray Waggoner (.282,16,82) likely high on the list to depart. Detroit did add one big name in a trade prior to the start of the 1965 season. The Mad Professor, Adrian Czerwinski (9-9, 24 sv) wanted out of Cleveland - a club struggling much like the Dynamos- and the 313 game winner was moved to the Motor City. He is 40 years old now and landed in the Detroit bullpen instead of the rotation marking the first time in his career he pitched in relief. Czerwinski had some success in the role as well, notching a Fed best 24 saves. Still it feels strange to not see the sure-fire future Hall of Famer not end his career in Forester green.

That leaves the two newcomers to the Fed at the bottom of the pile. It was year four for the Minneapolis Millers and Los Angeles Suns. Minneapolis won a club record 69 games but remains a long way from being considered a threat to finish with even a .500 record. The Millers have some talent to build around in their young outfielders Frank Bradshaw (.309,8,64) and John Edwards (.293,16,84) but it will be a long journey supplementing that talent through the draft. They selected another outfielder in Tennessee native Jay Hunter with the third pick of this year's draft and Hunter cracked the top 25 prospect list.

The Suns win total dropped by 8 from a year ago as they dipped to 54-100 and they also have some solid prospects highlight by OSA #5 Jim Perrin, an 18-year-old pitcher selected with the fourth pick in the 1965 draft. The big league roster remains a collection of other team's cast-offs with only 22-year-old outfielder Sam Forrester (.232,24,66) looking like a player that could still be starting for the team half a decade from now.

The San Francisco Sailors took a page out of the Pioneers book, winning the Continental Association flag because of the top pitching staff in the loop. It was career seasons from the big four starters that pushed the Sailors to the pennant. Ed Power (18-6, 2.33) is in his second season with San Francisco at the age of 34 after stops with the Cougars, Pittsburgh and expansion Minneapolis. Four years ago with the Miners he lost 18 games, now for the first time in his career he won 18. Sonny Stoyer (15-3, 2.29) was an even bigger surprise as after going 31-25 with a 5.02 era over parts of six seasons in Cleveland he headed west and like Power was a first time all-star. 37-year-old Sam Ivey (13-12, 3.21) was a 20-game winner for the Keystones back in 1956 but had not accomplished a lot since then. The Keystones waived him over the winter and he found new life in San Francisco. Rounding out the top four was Frank Young (11-10, 3.27), a 34-year-old former Forester who was strong in the pen for the Sailors a year ago and found a home in the rotation this time around. The bullpen relied on a pair of cast-offs by the Dallas Wranglers in Allen Brown (FABL best 27 saves) and Whitey Stewart (12-4, 2.53). That mixture somehow gave the Sailors the best pitching staff in the CA. The San Francisco offense also had some breakout performances led by 24-year-old second baseman Sam Barnes (.307,7,39) who won the CA batting crown in his first season as an everyday player.

The Los Angeles Stars challenged the Sailors all year before fading late. The Stars relied on a powerful offense that featured CA MVP Ed Moore (.306,30,103) along with Lew Smith (.273,25,88), Lou Allen (.255,24,84) and Bobby Garrison (.283,18,77). Cal Johnson (18-10, 3.32), Floyd Warner (15-5, 2.93) and Harry Stout (15-10, 3.41) headed the pitching staff.

The Chicago Cougars .586 winning percentage was the club's best since their near miss in the 1946 pennant race but the Cougars remain without a flag since 1941. There is plenty of talent all over the diamond led by shortstop Tom Halliday (.305,8,65), first baseman Bill Grimm (.238,33,83) and outfielders Jerry McMillan (.268,18,61) an Henry Watson (.269,22,88). Time is running out on aging mound aces Arch Wilson (16-7, 2.29) and Pug White (11-8, 2.62) but the Cougars may have decided to go all in for the 1966 flag with a late October deal to bring Jim Norris (16-15, 4.08) over from Detroit.

The Kansas City Kings have won four pennants since their move from Brooklyn in 1952 but are still looking for the franchise's second World Championship Series title. The first and only one came way back in 1937. The Kings stayed close to the leaders all season but always seemed to be looking up at someone despite winning 90 games. They are a veteran club and have had success recently but one has to think the window is closing rapidly as stars like Hank Williams (.297,30,86) begin to age.

The fifth place Toronto Wolves ended up 12 games off the pace, making it 17 consecutive seasons the Wolves have finished at least ten games off the pace. There is hope as stars Sid Cullen (.289,33,107), Phil Story (.257,18,75) and Phil Colantuono (19-12, 3.11) are all in their prime and the minor league system, worst in FABL a year ago, may be on the upswing with 18-year-old righthander Bill Aldrich their top prospect after he was surprisingly released by the Chicago Cougars.

The Cincinnati Cannons dropped from 94 wins a year ago to 76-86 this time around. The Cannons offense has a pair of big guns in 34-year-old outfielder Dallas Berry (.259,36,107) and 24-year-old first baseman Mark Boyd (.273,30,81), who seems to have fully recovered from a concussion that cost him most of last season. 22-year-old righthander Marco Middleton (16-11, 2.96) failed to duplicate his 19 win Allen Award season from a year ago but was still very good and even threw his first career no-hitter.

There is hope for the new clubs as the Dallas Wranglers became the first 1962 expansion team to finish above 9th place. The Wranglers went 75-87, topping both Cleveland and Montreal as well as their expansion mates New York. Veteran infielder Dick Tucker (.290,16,75) added leadership and made the all-star team for the sixth time in his career.

The Cleveland Foresters parted ways with franchise legend Adrian Czerwinski prior to the season and won just 71 games but that was an improvement on the club that struggled to a 64-98 record in 1964. The decade of dominance that saw Cleveland win 8 pennants and 3 WCS titles in a 13 year span from 1949-61 is clearly over and the club seems to be returning to its dark days of the 1940s when they finished last six times in a nine year stretch. Some of the names are still familiar from the dynasty teams: Jake Pearson (12-15, 4.29), Earl Howe (.245,13,62), Paul Williams (.246,18,60), Hal Kennedy (.242,8,38) and John Low (.289,16,60) but age is catching up to them and at the moment there does not appear to be a new group poised to replace them.

The Montreal Saints have not won the Continental Association pennant since 1921 and they have not finished within 25 games of first place in the past six years. There have been tough times over the past four decades for the Saints and countless youth movements but none have succeeded. The pitching staff, as it always seems to be in Montreal, has some young prospects but for one reason or another they generally fail to thrive. Maybe it will be different this time around and one or more of John Mullins (10-13, 3.14), Dixie Campbell (6-11, 3.55) and John Roberts (11-10, 4.14) -all 24 or younger catch fire. Maybe catcher Henry Woods (.251,15,76), just 23 himself, becomes the next Adam Mullins and top prospect Wally Austin turns into Pablo Reyes and the Saints finally contend again. One can hope for better things for a franchise that since it finished just 2 games out in the wild 5-team 1930 pennant race, has ended a season less than six games out of first just once in the past 35 years. Then again maybe the Saints don't survive in Montreal and end up moving as attendance is once again the worst in the league among the 16 established franchises.

That brings us to the last place New York Imperials who saw their record fall to 48-114 after showing some small signs of hope the previous two years. The novelty may be wearing off in the Big Apple also as the club drew just over 860,000 fans - lowest in the four year history and 17th overall in the league. The shine on some of their prospects also seems to be fading although 21-year-old second baseman George Love (.269,21,76) had a pretty good season at the plate in his second full campaign but his defense remains a cause for concern.

A year ago the Imperials had a pair of top ten prospects in second baseman Tony Nava and outfielder George Valiquette along with two others in the top 15 in pitcher Fritz Dunn and outfielder Andy Bailey. Nava (.261,1,11) spent the entire season in New York but dipped from 6th to 31st in the prospect rankings by opening day and faces the challenge of playing the same position as George Love. Valiquette spent much of the season on the injured list and dropped completely out of the top prospect list after splitting the season between A and AA. Bailey was traded to Washington with Turk Ramsey for 22-year-old pitcher Hank Taylor, who is not considered to be a solid prospect while Fritz Dunn remains a hope. He fell slightly in the prospect rankings from 14th to 20th. Then there is 1965 first overall selection Jake Poole, an 18-year-old with a high ceiling and ranked 11th currently by OSA. The problem? Just like Love and Nava Poole is a second baseman although if his defense is as porous as that of the other two even putting all three on the field at second base at the same time may not be enough.

MILESTONES AND OTHER NOTABLES
AWARDS

Ed Moore (.306,30,103) of the Los Angeles Stars won the Continental Whitney Award for the first time in the 28-year-old outfielder's career. The Fed also gave us a first-time winner in Pittsburgh shortstop Dixie Turner (.343,41,115) who also won his first batting crown. 39-year-old Arch Wilson (16-7, 2.29) of the Chicago Cougars was an Allan Award recipient for the first time in his career and quite possibly the oldest first-time winner ever. In the Fed, the Pioneers may not have won a fourth consecutive pennant but 28-year-old Frenchy Mack (19-10, 2.24) claimed his 4th straight Allan, nosing out impressive Boston rookie Bill Dunlop (23-8, 2.60). Dunlop did win the Kellogg as top newcomer in the Fed while CA honours went to slugging 21-year old first baseman Bill Grimm (.238,33,83) of the Chicago Cougars.

NO-HITTERS

• Larry Barker of Minneapolis became the first pitcher from one of the four newest teams to throw a no-hitter. It came against the Chicago Chiefs on July 15. On the same day another expansion team player, George Tolle of Dallas, had 8-rbi's in a win over the Chicago Cougars. The single game FABL RBI record is 9, accomplished nine times.
• Marco Middleton of Cincinnati no-hit Toronto on August 13. Middleton also tossed a 1-hitter earlier in the season.
• Frenchy Mack of St Louis no-hit the Los Angeles Suns September 25.

200 WINS
Jim Norris, Detroit

2500 HITS
Ken Newman, Kansas City
Sherry Doyal, Cleveland

2000 HITS
Bill Morrison, Detroit

400 HOME RUNS
Dallas Berry, Cincinnati

1965 FABL ALL-STAR GAME
LONGBALL HELPS FEDS TO 3-1 WIN IN MID-SEASON CLASSIC

The Continental Association stars outhit their counterparts from the Federal Association but a pair of homeruns proved the difference as the Feds won for the second year in a row, taking a 3-1 decision. The game, played for the first time at Dyckman Stadium, home of the New York Imperials, was the 32nd annual edition of the contest which made its debut in 1933. Despite the two-game losing skid, the Continental Association leads the series 18-14.

Dixie Turner, the impressive young Pittsburgh second baseman making his all-star game debut, got things started with a solo homerun off of veteran Chicago Cougars southpaw Pug White, who started on the hill for the CA. The score remained 1-0 until the Continental stars pulled even in the top of the third frame. Another Cougar, Tom Halliday greeted Los Angeles Suns hurler Mike Peter with a lead-off triple. Peter would fan Ernie Carter and induce a flyball out from Floyd Warner that was not deep enough for Halliday to try and score but Bob Griffin of the Los Angeles Stars would get the job down with two-out, delivering a sharp single to plate Halliday with the equalizer.

The score would not stay tied for long as Washington's Tom Lorang put the Feds up 2-1 with a solo homer in the bottom of the third. It came off of yet another Cougar - veteran righthander Earle Turner.

The CA would not score again but they had some chances with the best coming in the top of the fifth with two out and the bases loaded but Bobby Garrison of Stars popped out to end the threat. An inning later the Continentals had Kansas City veteran Hank Williams, playing in his 8th all-star game, perched on third base with one out but veteran Keystones hurler Slick Willie Davis lived up to his nickname by getting out of the jam with a strikeout followed by a harmless pop fly.

The Feds added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Andy Parker of the Philadelphia Keystones drew a 1-out walk, stole second and would score on a single from Boston's Frank Kirouac to make the score 3-1. The Feds could have added more but Kirouac was thrown out at third trying to advance two bags on a Dick Christian base hit with 2-out.

The CA had one more chance in the top of the eighth when they put the tying runs on base but Roy Brandt of the Chicago Chiefs pitched his way out of trouble and the game ended 3-1 for the Federal Association. Tom Halliday of the Cougars, who went 2-for-3 including a triple with a run scored and a walk, was named player of the game.

1965 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
KEYSTONES TRIM SAILORS IN SEVEN GAME SERIES

The Philadelphia Keystones and San Francisco Sailors met for the first time in the 1965 World Championship Series. It marked the seventh appearance all-time for the Keystones with their most recent one being a triumph in six games over the Cleveland Foresters. Philadelphia has won four of their previous six WCS appearances and also won the Federal Association crown in 1892, the year before the WCS was introduced. The Sailors were still based in Philadelphia when they appeared in the first two WCS, staged in 1893 and 1894. They lost both of them but won over Washington in 1897. The Sailors also claimed three other WCS titles, in 1928, 1930 and 1951. This will be their 11th appearance in the WCS with the most recent coming in 1962 when they fell to St. Louis.

The last time a WCS went the distance was in 1958 when Detroit needed the maximum seven games to defeat Kansas City. 1958 also marked the start of a nine stretch -including this Keystones win in 1965- that the Federal Association champ prevailed in the WCS.

GAME ONE

A battle between the top pitching staff opened with a 7-1 rout as the Sailors received a rough welcome in their return to Philadelphia for the first time since 1953. Keystones starter Jorge Arellano was perhaps surprisingly lifted in the top of the sixth inning while tossing a 3-hit shutout and holding on to a 2-0 lead but the Keystones bullpen did the job and was given breathing room when the host erupted for three runs in the bottom of the sixth frame. Catcher Dick Christian homered and drove in three runs to lead the offense with Harry Dellinger also going yard for the winners.

GAME TWO

The Sailors snapped a scoreless tie with 4 runs in the top of the fourth, keyed by 2-run singles off the bats of Harry Myers and Carlos Jaramillo and led 5-0 after six innings but could not hold the lead as the Keystones scored twice in the seventh, twice in the eighth and tied the game with a Dick Christian homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth. The score stayed that way until the 14th inning and Christian would start the rally by drawing a one out walk off Sailors reliver Whitey Stewart. Lloyd Coulter followed with another walk and then Al Coulter (no relation) slapped a walk-off run scoring single to give the Keystones a 6-5 victory and a 2-0 series lead.

GAME THREE

It was San Francisco's turn to rally as the Sailors overcame a 2-0 deficit and pulled out a 3-2 victory. The winning run came in the bottom of the eighth and all happened with two out as Sam Barnes singled, moved to second when Keystones closer Bill Parkhurst issued a free pass to Ron Turner and then scored on a John Kingsbury base hit. Whitey Stewart redeemed himself for the game two loss, by pitching a 1-2-3 top of the ninth to close out the Sailors victory.

GAME FOUR

It was another extra innings affair as the two clubs were tied at 3 after nine frames. Three straight singles by the Keystones in the top of the 11th provided the winning run a 4-3 win that sent Philadelphia to within a game of winning the series. Jesse Walker contributed the game winning hit -one of 5 hits he had on the day while also driving in 3 of the four Philadelphia runs. The five hits tie a WCS record and was the 10th time a player had a five-hit series game. Others to do it included T.R. Goins and George Cleaves.

GAME FIVE

The Keystones celebration would have to wait as the Sailors plated 4 runs in the bottom of the second with Sam Barnes' 2-run triple being the big blow. The final score would be 6-1 sending the series back east with the Sailors trailing 3 games to two.

GAME SIX

In a must win game on the road, the San Francisco Sailors did just that - holding off the Keystones by a 4-3 score to force a seventh game. Bobby Phelps had put Philadelphia ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh with an rbi single to plate Harry Dellinger but the Sailors got to Bill Parkhurst quickly in the top of the 8th. Carlos Jaramillo drew a 4-pitch walk to start the inning and then, with one out, Ron Turner ripped a two-run homer to put the visitors ahead 4-3. Philadelphia put a man on base in each of its final two at bats but could not generate the tying run.

GAME SEVEN

The capacity crowd at Broad Street Park was quieted early when the Sailors opened the scoring in the second inning when Ernie Carter hit a solo homerun off of Keystones veteran starter William Daivs and the lead doubled to 2-0 in the top of the fourth when Carter delivered an rbi single.

The Keystones, with just one hit through three innings - a single by their pitcher Davis- finally solved Sailors starter Sam Ivey in the bottom of the fourth. First Andy Parker belted a 1-out homer and then Jesse Walker followed immediately with a long ball of his own and the game was quickly tied at 2. It also opened the floodgates as Harry Dellinger delivered another home run, this one a 2-run shot, an inning later and Philadelphia plated two runs for the third straight inning with a pair in the sixth. Three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning sealed the deal as the Keystones waltzed to a 9-3 victory.

Jesse Walker, the Keystones 23-year-old rookie first baseman who entered the series with just 42 big league games under his belt, was named the series MVP. The 1960 second-round draft pick hit four homers in the series, one shy of former Keystone legend Bobby Barrell's 1946 WCS record, while batting .423 with 7 rbi's and 7 runs scored.

Next up a look at the Prospect Pipeline and then the 1965 recap from the gridiron.