2010-11 Holiday Festivus Tourny

GAME 1 – Sportsman Park – BKN 4, STL 1
Joe Hatten vs Max Lanier
Lou Klein’s 2 out RBI single plated Harry “the Hat” Walker to make it 1-0 Redbirds. His brother Dixie Walker’s ground out tied the game as pitcher Joe Hatten jogged home from 3^rd in the top of the 5^th. Hatten reached base after Max Lanier struck him out to open the 5^th, but catcher Walker Cooper dropped the ball and didn’t pick it up until it rolled all the way to the backstop. In the top of the 6^th Brooklyn would get a lead off hit by Arky Vaughn and a clean single by catcher Bruce Edwards to put runners on 1^st and 2^nd. Cookie Lovagetto flew out to left and the second out was made when Hatten bunted the runners up 90 feet. After Carl Furillo walked on 5 pitches, “the Bratt” Eddie Stanky lined a double into left center to score Vaughn and Edwards. Furillo was given the green light to head home, but was pegged by a great throw by left fielder Danny Litwhiler for out number 3. Furillo would lead off the 9^th against reliever Mury Dickson with a double down the left field line. Stanky would bunt Skoonj over to third where he scored on a ground out by Pee Wee Reese. Litwhiler would lead off the bottom of the 9^th with a walk. Stan Musial and White Kurowski would follow with singles to load the bases. Hatten would get Walker Cooper to line out to first for out number 1. Hugh Casey would come in from the pen to get Ray Sanders to line out to third and Walker to ground out to short to end it.

Brooklyn leads series 1-0