2010-11 Holiday Festivus Tourny

10/17 – 10/18 – Ebbets Field
Game 1 – ’53 Dodgers 3, ’96 Braves 2
Erskine Vs. Smoltz

With both staff aces on top of their game, this one had all the makings of a good, close match…and it was. Fred McGriff put Atlanta on top with an RBI double in the 1st inning. But the Dodgers went up 2-1 on back to back doubles by Carl Furillo and Roy Campanella, and an infield groundout. The score remained that way until the 9th inning, when Atlanta managed to scratch out a tie without the benefit of a hit off reliever Joe Black. 2 walks, a wild pitch and an infield out knotted the score at 2. But it didn’t stay that way long. Duke Snider greeted reliever Greg McMichaels with a single, advanced to 2nd on a walk, advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch, and then scored the winning run moments later on a Gil Hodges single. Black (1-0) had blown the save but got the win. McMichaels (0-1) took the loss.

’53 Dodgers lead 1-0
--submitted by Douglas Zaner--