1985 Playoffs
October 20th 1985 -
Wildcard Round:
Brussels 1
Dublin 6 - Brussels only managed 4 hits against 4 Wolfpack pitchers.
Brussels 3 Dublin 0 - Jesus Ruiz allowed just 3 base runners in 8 innings.
Dublin 5 Brussels 2 (11) - Lukas Happ had a 2 RBI triple in the 11th.
Dublin 5 Brussels 1 - Dublin ensure there will be no repeat for the Hitmen.
Amsterdam 2 Milan 1 - Tymosz Leszcznska pitched 8 strong innings in his first playoff start.
Amsterdam 4
Milan 6
Milan 4
Amsterdam 16 - 6 different Selects hitters scored multiple runs.
Milan 8 Amsterdam 2 - Philippe Martin was 4/5 for Milan.
Amsterdam 7
Milan 8 (10) - Amsterdam scored 2 in the 9th to force extra innings, but Milan got two singles and a ground out RBI to win it and move on.
Copenhagen 6 Prague 1 - Alexis Martin gave up just the 1 run in 8 innings of work.
Copenhagen 6
Prague 10 - Prague scored 5 in the 1st. Copenhagen's Peter Osland and Prague's Chris Kos both had 2 homers.
Prague 2
Copenhagen 5
Prague 3
Copenhagen 11 - Thomas Meinert and Rudolf Tuhina had 9 RBI between them.
Oslo 3
Hamburg 4
Oslo 0
Hamburg 2 - Ned 'Blanks' Zijm struck out 11 Metros in 8 innings, allowing just 5 hits.
Hamburg 3 Oslo 0 - Roque Vilardeb shut out Oslo over 7 innings to get Hamburg into the next round.
League Championship Series:
Dublin 3 Milan 2 - Igoryok Vishipanov hit a solo homer in the 9th to put the Wolfpack ahead.
Dublin 2
Milan 3 (10) - Marcello Pierdomenico hit a walk off single in his first at bat after coming on as a defensive replacement.
Milan 4 Dublin 0 - Dublin only managed 4 hits against Tuure Lumme and 2 relievers.
Milan 5
Dublin 15 - Dublin set a playoff record for runs in an inning with 11 in the 5th.
Milan 3
Dublin 7 - Both teams scored all of their runs in the 7th. Vladimir Pantelic had a Grand Slam for the winners.
Dublin 4 Milan 2- Erik Paulsen allowed only 1 hit over 6 innings.
Copenhagen 4 Hamburg 3
Copenhagen 2
Hamburg 6 - Hamburg scored 4 runs in the 1st and Adrian Sandrakos pitched 8 strong innings.
Hamburg 11 Copenhagen 3 - Copenhagen led 2-0 but Hamburg powered past them.
Hamburg 7 Copenhagen 3
Hamburg 5 Copenhagen 4 - Billy Pawlett's 3-run homer in the 8th made it interesting, but Jim Boogermans had a 1-2-3 9th to send Hamburg to the Series.
European League Series:
Game 1 starters - Dublin: Jere Ronkko (17-8, 3.68 ERA, 1.23 WHIP), Hamburg: Ned Zijm (15-7, 2.42 ERA, 1.15 WHIP)
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dublin 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 11 17 0
Hamburg 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Casey Ferrell (DUB) - 2/5, HR, 3 RBI, R
Vladimir Pantelic (DUB) - 3/5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Game 2 starters - Dublin: Trofimoff Eksler (11-15, 4.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP - with Moscow and Dublin), Hamburg: Adrian Sandrakos (18-12, 2.92 ERA, 1.33 WHIP)
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dublin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 1
Hamburg 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 5 7 0
Randy Schmidt (HAM) - 3/3, 3 RBI
Casey Ferrell (DUB) - 3/5, 2B, 2 RBI
Game 3 starters - Hamburg: Roque Vilardeb (16-12, 3.49 ERA, 1.24 WHIP), Dublin: Erik Paulsen (3-2, 4.08 ERA, 1.19 WHIP)
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamburg 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Dublin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 7 0
Erik Paulsen (DUB) - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Eric Molinier (DUB) - 2/2, HR, 2 RBI, R
Roque Vilardeb (HAM) - 7.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Game 4 starters - Hamburg: Janos Racz (20-7, 3.90 ERA, 1.30 WHIP), Dublin: Ronkko
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamburg 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Dublin 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 X 5 12 0
Eric Molinier (DUB) - 3/4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Jere Ronkko (DUB) - 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Bruce Smith (DUB) - 2/4, HR, RBI, R
Game 5 starters - Hamburg: Zijm, Dublin: Eksler
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamburg 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 10 0
Dublin 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 X 11 19 0
Bruce Smith (DUB) - 4/4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
Borisav Anastasijevic (HAM) - 4/5, 2 R
Dublin Wolfpack win the series 4-1
Series MVP - Bruce Smith (DUB) - 12/20, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB
The EL drought continues.