October 6, 1933
vs
World Series, Game 3
Although teams have been traditionally using their #1 starters against each other in Game 3, the Giants went with their #3 man Li Alport. "There just isn't a lot of difference between #1 and #3 on our club," said Giants manager Brian Gerlach. "We think the extra day of rest for John Burns gives us the best chance to win both games 4 and 5."
Once again, the jitters got to Bob Hinman, as he gave up a triple and then a 2-run homerun to the 3 and 4 men in the Giants' lineup. He then proceeded to load the bases on two singles and an error by SS Jeff Davis before shutting the Giants down. Before the White Sox even came to bat in their own stadium in the postseason for the first time ever they were losing. The Sox did get one back on a Gustavo Pena groundout - Pena being one of the few Sox who had seen October before - but it was still a hole they'd have to dig out of.
Emory Jefferson expanded the lead back to 2 runs by driving in leadoff man Benton Wheeler. His 3 RBIs in the game led everyone for the entire Series. Hunter Sunday pushed it back to 1 run with a solo shot in the 4th. Hinman equalized it himself with a 1-out single. Was the Alport choice going to cost the Giants? The Sox turned around and scored 3 more runs in that inning before Eddy McCrary turned in his second baserunner kill, gunning down Mark Melton as he tried to score from 1st on a Bob Wolf double.
Brit Grim brought 2 runs right back in the top of the 5th, and Hinman looked positively shell-shocked. When Mason Taylor tied it right back up again in the 6th, you could hear a collective groan from the Comiskey Park cranks. Little did they know the heroics this rally would inspire!
The tie held into extra innings, and finally, in the 12th inning, the Sox loaded the bases against Takehide Saito. In turn, he did something he had not done all season long: in allowing the game-winning single, he picked up the loss. Chicago could win the Series in their home town by sweeping the last two games.
