GAME 2 - Ebbets Field - 98 Yankees 6, 47 Dodgers 4
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| 3 run shot in top of 1st sets the pace |
The Bombers jumped all over Taylor for 3 huge runs in the top of the first courtesy of a 3 runs shot by one Constantino (Tino) Martinez. Thanks to an error by Bernie Williams on a Carl Furillo single, Bruce Edwards had the opportunity to lift a sac fly to right to easily score Spider Jorgensen to make it 3-1. Scotty Brosius' solo shot with 1 out in the 4th restored New York's 3 run lead. A two run shot by Jorgensen in the bottom of the frame made it a 1 run game. Neither starter made it past the 6th inning. Cone ran out of gas after getting 1 out in the 5th and Taylor was done after 6. Both hurlers threw over 100 pitches and couldn't even get close to the finish line. The game would be trusted to each team's respective pens. New York's pen would give up just 1 run over the final 3 2/3 innings. That one run would come from an RBI single by Dixie Walker in the 7th. New York would add two more runs off of Dodger reliever Rex Barney, who allowed solo runs in the 7th and 8th. Those runs would provide the difference as New York would win by 2. Cone would actually garner the win even though he didn't go deep into the game. "El Capitan" Derek Jeter's RBI single in the 7th would be the difference make and Bernie Williams' solo shot to lead off the 8th would provide valuable insurance. "The Sandman", Mariano Rivera would pitch a scoreless 9th to notch the save.
Series tied at 1-1
GAME 1 - Ebbets Field - 1947 Dodgers 5, 1998 Yankees 4
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Andy Pettitte vs Ralph Branca
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| Dixie Walker scores game winning run |
Coming off just 1 day of rest after their down to the wire series vs the '47 Yankees the 1998 Bombers sent veteran post season performer Andy Pettitte to the mound. Brooklyn had 3 days rest as a result of dispatching the '53 Dodgers in 5 games went to ace Ralph Branca. Pettitte served up 3 hits to the first 4 Dodger batters that he face, then walked in a run when Pee Wee Reese earned a free pass. Pettitte found his stride quickly and fanned Bruce Edwards and Arky Vaughn to prevent any further damage. The '98 Yanks, who won 114 regular season games, showed that they could strike at just about any moment. Bernie Williams led off the top of the 2nd with a double to left and scored immediately on a line shot single to right by Tino Martinez. After Scott Brosius grounded weakly to short, catcher Joe Girardi hit a humped backed liner to right center to make it 2-1. The score would stay that way until Dixie Walker doubled home Carl Furillo with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th to tie the game at 2-2. Brooklyn was not finished that inning as Walker would score easily on an RBI single to left by Reese. Brooklyn would make it 4-2 in the bottom of the 6th thanks to a Derek Jeter error with 2 outs that prolonged the inning an allowed "The Brat" Eddie Stanky to drop a dunker in over Knoblauch's head at second to score Arky Vaughn who led off the innng with a walk. By the 8th inning Branca was laboring. A poor fielding play of his own would allow Jeter to reach 1st with one out. Back to back singles by Paul O'Neill and "Burn Baby Burn" Bernie Williams made it a 4-3 ballgame. A wild pitch would allow O'Neill to score and tie the game up at 4. Mike Stanton would come on board and keep Brooklyn off the board in the 7th. Ramiro Mendoza would do the same in the 8th and return for more action in the bottom of the 9th. Mendoza would walk Dixie Walker on 5 pitches to start the inning. Reese would easily bunt "The People's Cherce" over to second. Bruce Edwards' hit was kept in the infield by the great Jeter to hold the winning run up at third. This would only prolong the agony as Walker would score on the next play where Vaughn grounded sharply to Knoblaugh on what looked like a sure fire DP ball. Knobby double clutched his throw and decided to go to the plate to get Walker, who slid in just under Girardi's tag. When the dust cleared Brooklyn had themselves a 5-4 victory.
Brookyn leads series 1-0
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| Bases clearing 2B |
Clem Labine vs Ralph Branca
Perched with their backs up against the wall and facing elimination the tournament's #1 seed, the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Solo runs in the 1st, 3rd and 4th innings off of '47 starter Ralph Branca gave Clem Labine a nice margin to work with. Labine, who usually comes out of the pen found the ball in his shoe and a can of Barbesol on his stool when he entered the park today because his team needed the win in the worst way. Reese would lead the game off with a walk and move to second on a ground out by Gilliam. Jackie would deliver a 1 out double to score Reese to make it 1-0. In the third Jackie would single home Gilliam, who doubled right after Reese led the inning off by fanning on 4 pitches. A solo shot int he 4th by Furillo made it 3-0. '47's version of Jackie Robinson would homer with 1 out to get his team on the board and make it 3-1. Duke Snider's double with nobody out in the 5th scored Robinson for the '53 team to reinstate their 3 run lead. Then in the bottom of the inning the wheels would come off Labine's wagon and the '53 team's chances of getting back into this series. A huge 5 run outburst would do in Labine, who by this point had probably logged more innings in this game than in any game he pitched that season. 10 batters in all would bat that inning. Back to back doubles by Jorgensen and Furillo would get the scoring started. With the bases loaded Dixie Walker crushed a 3-1 offering for a bases clearing double to crush Labine and the '53 team's chances. '47 would add two solo insurance runs in the 6th and 7th to lock it up as Branca would go the distance for his second series win. The '47 Dodgers will square off against the '98 Yankees in a chance to win the Holiday Fesivus World Series. The Bombers made it to the finals in the solo play Yankee bracket with a 4-3 win over the 1947 Yankees.
1947 Dodgers win series 4-1
GAME 4 - 47-BKN 5, 53-BKN 4
Russ Meyer vs Harry Taylor
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| Walk of single |
Same score, same result, slightly different scenario. For the first time in the series the '53 bunch would score first. A walk, a wild pitch and an error by Robinson at first would set up a 2 out RBI single by Furillo to make it 1-0. '47 would answer back thanks to Meyer letting his guard down with 2 outs and giving up a triple to the opposing pitcher (Taylor). Pistol Pete Reiser, who when he isn't running into walls and injuring himself, is some fine player. Reiser slapped one to left center to score Taylor and knott the game at one all. '53 would regain the lead in the top of the 6th when Jackie led off with a double and Skoonj singled him home with one out. That 2-1 lead wouldn't last out the inning as '47 answered back with a 2 out / 2 run rally. After Taylor led off the inning by striking out Reiser doubled. Stanky grounded weakly to second for out number 2. Jackie Robinson then came through with a clutch double to tie the game at 2 and "the People's Choice" Dixie Walker singled home Jacki for the go ahead run to make it 3-2. '47 would add an insurance run with a sac fly in the 8th and all seemed good. Taylor got 2 quick outs in the top of the 9th then was greeted with a long homer by pinch hitter Bobby Morgan to make it 4-3. The little colonel, Pee Wee Reese lined a double into the gap to keep the inning going. Junior Giliam came to the plate to face the fading Taylor, who was allowed to remain in the game. Gilliam greeted Taylor with a lined single to right to tie the game at 4. Hugh Casey had to come in from the pen to retire Robinson to end the inning, but the collateral damage was the 4-2 lead that the '47 team just squandered. Hughes would start the 9th for '53 in hopes of keeping '47 at bay, so the game could head to extras. He did not do well for his cause by walking the first 2 batters that he faced (Reese & Hermanski). Catcher Bruce Edwards bunted both runners over and Spider Jorgensen delivered a game winning RBI single.
1947 Dodgers lead series 3-1
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| 3 run blast |
Carl Erskine vs Joe Hatten
Once again the '47 crew jumped out to an early lead courtesy of a RBI triple by Spiker Jorgensen and a fielder's choice by pitcher Hatten. That lead would be short lived as the '53 team unloaded it's full arsenal for 3 runs in the top of the 4th. Jackie, who is doing double duty on both varsity's, led off with a double and two batters later scored on a single by Skoonj. Campy put the punctuation mark on the inning with a 2 run shot and just like that Joe Hatten was down 3-2. It would get a little bit worse before it would get better for the '47 bunch. An error by Jorgensen at third would lead to Erskine scoring a run to make it 4-2. Unfortunately for the '53 team that run came on a DP that Jackie grounded into, which squandered a bases loaded no out opportunity. That opened the door for '47, which benefited greatly by a 2 out 3 run homer by pinch hitter extraordinaire Arky Vaughn. Hatten and Max Casey would combine to shutout '53 over the final 3 innings to make Vaughn's homer stand up in this one run nail biter.
1947 Dodgers lead series 2-1
GAME 2 - 47-BKN 6, 53-BKN 3
Ralph Branca vs Preacher Roe
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| 2 out pinch hit HR |
A 2 run homer in the bottom of the 2nd by Spider Jorgensen broke the ice. A 3 run shot by Jackie Robinson looked to put the game away as the '47 team was up 7-0. '53's firepower once again brought them back into the mix as they answered '47's 4 run 7th with 3 runs of their own. Bobby Morgan's 2 out pinch hit double gave them life. Branca, who was tossing a shutout until this point, was able to regroup and shut out the '53 lineup for the final 2 frames to get a 6-3 complete game victory. The top of the '47 lineup (Furillo/Stanky/Robinson) went a combined 7 for 15.
Series tied at 1-1
Holiday Festivus World Series Game #1: '53 Dodgers 11, '47 Dodgers 9
0 comments Posted by distantreplay.org at 12:51 PMGAME 1 - 53-BKN 11, 47-BKN 9
Vic Lombardi vs Bill Loes
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| 4-5 w/6 RBI's |
The extreme firepower, which comes in the form of the 1953 Boys of Summer proved to be overwhelming this afternoon. '47 jumped out to quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but a combined 7 runs allowed over 2 innings (6th/7th) did the '47 crew in. Billy Loes, who gave up 5 runs in almost 7 innings of work notched the win even though he did not pitch all that particularly well. His opponent, Vic Lombardi (a lefty), was pure fodder for the righty laden power lineup of the '53 squad. Billy Cox and Jackie Robinson hit homers for the '53 squad. Robinson went 4 for 5 and had 6 RBI's in a monster game. Both teams posted 15 hits in a day where pitching was not a factor.
1953 Dodgers lead series 1-0
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