2010-11 Holiday Festivus Tourny

GAME 4 – Ebbets Field – STL 9, BKN 8
Max Lanier vs Joe Hatten
After consecutive 1-0 shutouts it was only a matter of  time before the offense exploded for both teams. As you all know Ebbets field will never be known as a pitching friendly park and today’s 5 homers proved exactly why that statement is true. With the game knotted at 4-4 the Cards erupted for 3 runs in the top of the 6^th thanks to a sac fly by Danny Litwhiler and a two run homer by Walker Cooper. Brooklyn go 2 of those runs back in the 7^th when Eddie Miksis, making a rare start, singled with 2 out to score Reese and Edwards. An RBI triple by Lou Klein and a single by Harry Walker put the Redbirds back up by 3 in the top of the 8^th. Brooklyn stayed right in the thick of it by answering back with 2 runs of their own. Carl Furillo led off the bottom of the 8^th with a homer and Pee Wee Reese doubled home Jackie Robinson with 2 out to make it 9-8. Harry Brecheen, who had a rocky 8^th inning in relief of Lanier looked to be cruising in the 9^th, until pinch hitter Cookie Lavagetto singled with 2 outs. Sknoonj battled Brecheen to a full count then fouled off 3 pitches before popping out to Marty Marion at short to end the game.
Series tied 2-2