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darkhorse · 02-01-2003, 11:29 PM

St. Louis (AP) October 5th, 1947

Charlie Keller

Clouds rolled in but put no damper on the excitement in the stands. Holding a 2-1 lead in the series and enjoying home field advantage for two more days, the talk by Cards supporters centered around making short work of those puny invaders from Noo Yawk. However, St. Louis faced their most severe challenge today as Game One winner Hal Newhouser, rolling along with a 10 game winning streak, would seek to silence the Cards offensive machine. On to the matchups.

Newhouser, 16-8 2.61 ERA, would face off once again with St. Louis game one starter, Murry Dickson, 19-9 3.91 ERA. Dickson would hope for better results after taking a beating the first go-round. And the first pitch is.....

Top of the 1st. ...roped into center for a single by 3b Jimmy Outlaw. Berra grounds into a fielders choice and DiMaggio double play grounder, score it 5-4-3, squanders the opportunity.

Bottom of the 1st. Greenberg's two out blast to deep left-center, the tale of the tape is 412 feet, scores first blood for the home side. Cards 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th. CF Roy Cullenbine with a solo jack down the right field line. RF Sam Mele accepts a one out walk. SS Marty Marion's double down the left field line sends Mele racing home only to be gunned down by Keller's laser strike to Berra. Cards are robbed of a valuable run. Musial's amazing throw to the plate in Game Two turned out to be a game saver. Would this lost run come back to haunt St. Louis as well? Clyde Kluttz's foul tip on strike three is held by fellow backstop Berra for the last out of the inning. Cards 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th. With one out, RF Elmer Valo reaches base on an errant throw to first by Kurowski. It would prove costly as 1B Billy Johnson singles to left and Valo scores without a throw. Gordon and Newhouser fly out to end the rally. Cards 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th. Dickson strikes out looking to leadoff. Dusak takes a base on balls. Musial doubles down the left field line but the third base coach, perhaps fearing to test Keller's arm a second time, holds up Dusak. No matter, Greenberg's deep fly to center field scores him without a throw. Kurowski dribbles a slow roller back to the mound to close the scoring. Cards 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th. Protecting a two run lead, Dickson commits the cardinal sin of walking leadoff man Jimmy Outlaw. Berra flies out to left but DiMaggio is equal to the task as he bloops one left-center, Outlaw to scoring position at second. King Kong at the plate and two ducks on the pond. Keller's eyes widen in delight as Dickson grooves one and Kong's mighty blow scales the fence in deep right-center, a 387 foot shot. The tiny Yankees rooting section roars with delight as their lads have wrested the lead from Goliath. Rizzuto flies out, Valo walks and the inning ends on Johnson's groundout to third. Yankees 4, Cards 3.

Top of the 8th. Berra rips a liner to right-center for a leadoff single. DiMaggio, who has been less than stellar at the plate, guesses badly and is fanned. Keller, who seems to be in some higher consciousness of hitting, watches the seams turn on a Dickson fastball and rebukes the offering with a vengeance. A colossal blast carrying 449 feet to deep center. Cullenbine doesn't even turn to watch this lighting bolt from the gods clear the fence. Rizzuto is out on a foul tip, Valo follows with a single but is stranded as pinch-hitter Bobby Brown flies out to right.
Yankees 6, Cards 3 and reeling.

Bottom of the 8th. Leadoff man Musial signals there will be no quitting on his part as he rakes a double down the right field line. Yankees skipper Bucky Harris wants no part of Hammerin' Hank and signals in the intentional walk. Kurowski's grounder to Rizzuto is turned for two, 6-4-3. Musial advancing to third. Cullenbine is intentionally walked as well. Newhouser loses the handle on one of his heaters and the resulting wild pitch scores Musial and sends Cullenbine lumbering to second. RF Sam Mele is intentionally walked, the third of the inning. Marty Marion fails to punish this dubious strategy, killing the rally with a groundout to Rizzuto. Yankees 6, Cards 4.

Top of the 9th. Newhouser continues to amaze with his hitting success in the series, leading off the final frame with a double to center over the head of a laboring Cullenbine. Ray Sanders, now penciled in at first base for New York, singles to left, Newhouser is held at third. Berra slaps a single to left scoring Prince Hal. DiMaggio continues to struggle grounding into a fielder's choice. Ken Burkhart is called in from the pen and fans Keller for the last out. Yankees 7, Cards 4.

Bottom of the 9th. The situation is exceedingly grim. However, one ray of hope for the Cards as Newhouser has emptied all the bullets in his arsenal. The Gay Reliever, Joe Page, has been summoned to close out the game. Clyde Kluttz singles to left to open accounts. Pinch-hitter Ralph LaPointe spanks a grounder to third and Outlaw forces Kluttz at second. Dusak rolls one to the corner in right field scoring LaPointe. Dusak hustles to third with a one-out triple. Musial pounds a Page slider into the turf, the grounder to third brings Dusak home but burns the second out. The bases are clear, two outs in the book, but the crowd roars as the mighty Greenberg enters the batters box. Page teases as he paints the corners with his offerings. With a 2-2 count, Greenberg reaches for a hook on the outside of the plate but his grounder up the middle is pounced upon by a triumphant Rizzuto. The game is over. The Yankees have done it. The series is tied once again! The final tally. Yankees 7, Cards 6. Heaven's to Betsy, the series will return to New York.

Game Notes: Keller's masterful performance earns him the Player of the Game award. A pair of dingers nets Kong 2 runs and 5 ribbies. He now has 10 RBI in 4 games. Newhouser gives his all for 8 innings and earns his 11th consecutive decision. Murry Dickson gives up a career high 13 hits in his 8 and a third inning stint. If the Yankees extend the series to seven games they will have Newhouser on the mound seeking a World Series title and his third win of the series.

02-01-2003, 11:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,667 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	World Series Recap, Game Four St. Louis (AP) October 5th, 1947 Charlie Keller Clouds rolled in but put no damper on the excitement in the stands. Holding a 2-1 lead in the series and enjoying home field advantage for two more days, the talk by Cards supporters centered around making short work of those puny invaders from Noo Yawk. However, St. Louis faced their most severe challenge today as Game One winner Hal Newhouser, rolling along with a 10 game winning streak, would seek to silence the Cards offensive machine. On to the matchups. Newhouser, 16-8 2.61 ERA, would face off once again with St. Louis game one starter, Murry Dickson, 19-9 3.91 ERA. Dickson would hope for better results after taking a beating the first go-round. And the first pitch is..... Top of the 1st. ...roped into center for a single by 3b Jimmy Outlaw. Berra grounds into a fielders choice and DiMaggio double play grounder, score it 5-4-3, squanders the opportunity. Bottom of the 1st. Greenberg's two out blast to deep left-center, the tale of the tape is 412 feet, scores first blood for the home side. Cards 1, Yankees 0. Bottom of the 4th. CF Roy Cullenbine with a solo jack down the right field line. RF Sam Mele accepts a one out walk. SS Marty Marion's double down the left field line sends Mele racing home only to be gunned down by Keller's laser strike to Berra. Cards are robbed of a valuable run. Musial's amazing throw to the plate in Game Two turned out to be a game saver. Would this lost run come back to haunt St. Louis as well? Clyde Kluttz's foul tip on strike three is held by fellow backstop Berra for the last out of the inning. Cards 2, Yankees 0. Top of the 5th. With one out, RF Elmer Valo reaches base on an errant throw to first by Kurowski. It would prove costly as 1B Billy Johnson singles to left and Valo scores without a throw. Gordon and Newhouser fly out to end the rally. Cards 2, Yankees 1. Bottom of the 5th. Dickson strikes out looking to leadoff. Dusak takes a base on balls. Musial doubles down the left field line but the third base coach, perhaps fearing to test Keller's arm a second time, holds up Dusak. No matter, Greenberg's deep fly to center field scores him without a throw. Kurowski dribbles a slow roller back to the mound to close the scoring. Cards 3, Yankees 1. Top of the 6th. Protecting a two run lead, Dickson commits the cardinal sin of walking leadoff man Jimmy Outlaw. Berra flies out to left but DiMaggio is equal to the task as he bloops one left-center, Outlaw to scoring position at second. King Kong at the plate and two ducks on the pond. Keller's eyes widen in delight as Dickson grooves one and Kong's mighty blow scales the fence in deep right-center, a 387 foot shot. The tiny Yankees rooting section roars with delight as their lads have wrested the lead from Goliath. Rizzuto flies out, Valo walks and the inning ends on Johnson's groundout to third. Yankees 4, Cards 3. Top of the 8th. Berra rips a liner to right-center for a leadoff single. DiMaggio, who has been less than stellar at the plate, guesses badly and is fanned. Keller, who seems to be in some higher consciousness of hitting, watches the seams turn on a Dickson fastball and rebukes the offering with a vengeance. A colossal blast carrying 449 feet to deep center. Cullenbine doesn't even turn to watch this lighting bolt from the gods clear the fence. Rizzuto is out on a foul tip, Valo follows with a single but is stranded as pinch-hitter Bobby Brown flies out to right. Yankees 6, Cards 3 and reeling. Bottom of the 8th. Leadoff man Musial signals there will be no quitting on his part as he rakes a double down the right field line. Yankees skipper Bucky Harris wants no part of Hammerin' Hank and signals in the intentional walk. Kurowski's grounder to Rizzuto is turned for two, 6-4-3. Musial advancing to third. Cullenbine is intentionally walked as well. Newhouser loses the handle on one of his heaters and the resulting wild pitch scores Musial and sends Cullenbine lumbering to second. RF Sam Mele is intentionally walked, the third of the inning. Marty Marion fails to punish this dubious strategy, killing the rally with a groundout to Rizzuto. Yankees 6, Cards 4. Top of the 9th. Newhouser continues to amaze with his hitting success in the series, leading off the final frame with a double to center over the head of a laboring Cullenbine. Ray Sanders, now penciled in at first base for New York, singles to left, Newhouser is held at third. Berra slaps a single to left scoring Prince Hal. DiMaggio continues to struggle grounding into a fielder's choice. Ken Burkhart is called in from the pen and fans Keller for the last out. Yankees 7, Cards 4. Bottom of the 9th. The situation is exceedingly grim. However, one ray of hope for the Cards as Newhouser has emptied all the bullets in his arsenal. The Gay Reliever, Joe Page, has been summoned to close out the game. Clyde Kluttz singles to left to open accounts. Pinch-hitter Ralph LaPointe spanks a grounder to third and Outlaw forces Kluttz at second. Dusak rolls one to the corner in right field scoring LaPointe. Dusak hustles to third with a one-out triple. Musial pounds a Page slider into the turf, the grounder to third brings Dusak home but burns the second out. The bases are clear, two outs in the book, but the crowd roars as the mighty Greenberg enters the batters box. Page teases as he paints the corners with his offerings. With a 2-2 count, Greenberg reaches for a hook on the outside of the plate but his grounder up the middle is pounced upon by a triumphant Rizzuto. The game is over. The Yankees have done it. The series is tied once again! The final tally. Yankees 7, Cards 6. Heaven's to Betsy, the series will return to New York. Game Notes: Keller's masterful performance earns him the Player of the Game award. A pair of dingers nets Kong 2 runs and 5 ribbies. He now has 10 RBI in 4 games. Newhouser gives his all for 8 innings and earns his 11th consecutive decision. Murry Dickson gives up a career high 13 hits in his 8 and a third inning stint. If the Yankees extend the series to seven games they will have Newhouser on the mound seeking a World Series title and his third win of the series. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan." Last edited by darkhorse; 02-01-2003 at 11:52 PM.