Joy in Mudville: A "Friendly" Baseball League Beginning in 1970 - Page 45

Joy in Mudville · 05-06-2008, 07:10 PM

Houston--The Pittsburgh Lumber Company awoke from a slumber to rally in the second game of the National League Championship Series Saturday night.

The Pirates scored three times in the sixth inning off Houston starter Don Wilson and wound up posting a 4-3 victory. The win evened the NLCS at two games apiece.

The Astros jumped out an early 3-1 lead after just three innings. Astro left fielder Carlos May delivered the key blow, a two-run homer off Pirate right-hander Bob Moose. May has hit three home runs in the playoff series.

After scoring just one run in the first 14 innings of the playoffs, Pittsburgh finally struck gold in the sixth. Bill Buckner led off the frame with a single, his third hit of the game. After a fielder's choice ground ball by Willie Stargell, Richie Hebner and Al Oliver each singled to load the bases.

Matty Alou and Milt May both followed with RBI base hits to tie the game. Oliver then scored what proved to be the winning run when Fred Patek's slow roller ground out plated the Pirate outfielder. Wilson finally ended the inning by striking out Moose.

Houston threatened in the eighth when John Mayberry doubled off reliever Bob Veale with one out. After a Carlos May ground out, Stargell made a spectacular diving catch of a drive off the bat of Doug Rader to end the inning.

Dave Giusti pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to presevere the Pittsburgh victory.

Following a day of travel, the playoff series will resume Monday at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. Luke Walker will start for the Pirates against Larry Dierker for the Astros.

Game ID: 6730 - Saturday, October 7th, 1972 - Game Log

Saturday, October 7th, 1972
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 10 1
Houston Astros 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Buckner RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
W. Stargell LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .125 0 1
R. Hebner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .429 0 0
A. Oliver CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
M. Alou 1B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .714 0 1
M. May C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .375 0 1
F. Patek SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
B. Moose P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Veale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a-J. Jeter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 2 12

a - J. Jeter pinch hit for C. Hough in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Stargell (1, 1st Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. May, B. Buckner 3, W. Stargell 2, R. Hebner, A. Oliver, M. Alou 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Moose, M. May
GIDP: M. May
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Buckner (1), M. Alou (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alou

Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 3
J. Wynn RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
C. Cedeno CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .444 0 0
J. Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 0 1
C. May LF 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .375 3 5
D. Rader 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 0 1
J. Edwards C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
R. Metzger SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
b-M. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a-C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Gura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c-D. Menke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 1 12

a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Wilson in the 7th
b - M. Martinez pinch hit for R. Metzger in the 9th
c - D. Menke pinch hit for L. Gura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mayberry (2, 8th Inning off B. Veale, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. May (3, 3rd Inning off B. Moose, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. May 4, J. Mayberry 2, J. Wynn, C. Cedeno 2, R. Metzger
2-out RBI: C. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan, J. Mayberry, R. Metzger, D. Rader
Sac Bunt: D. Wilson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. May (1), J. Wynn (2), D. Rader (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Metzger-Morgan-Mayberry)

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Moose W (1-0) 7.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 83 56 3.68
B. Veale H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0.00
C. Hough H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
D. Giusti SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moose 56
Batters Faced: B. Moose 30, B. Veale 2, C. Hough 1, D. Giusti 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moose 11-10, B. Veale 1-0, C. Hough 0-1, D. Giusti 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moose 83-56, B. Veale 9-6, C. Hough 4-3, D. Giusti 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hough 1-0
HB: B. Moose

Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Wilson L (0-1) 7.0 9 4 4 2 2 0 107 70 5.14
L. Gura 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 14 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wilson 43
Batters Faced: D. Wilson 30, L. Gura 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 13-4, L. Gura 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 107-70, L. Gura 29-14

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: B. Buckner
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 35584

Joy in Mudville · 05-07-2008, 05:17 PM

Arlington, Tex.--The law-enforcing Texas Rangers have always been known for last-minute heroics. That wasn't the case in Monday's American League playoffs.

Texas fell one run short during a three-run ninth inning and lost to Baltimore 4-3. Thus, the Orioles completed their three-game sweep of the Rangers and advance to their second Joy in Mudville World Series in the past three years.

Both starters--Doyle Alexander for Texas and Ken Holtzman for Baltimore--pitched well. The Orioles managed to score three runs off Alexander in the fourth. Dick Allen hit a solo home run and Davey Johnson cracked a two-run shot.

Allen hit his second home run in the ninth off Ranger reliever Joe Grzenda. It turned out that Baltimore needed the run more than it thought.

Holtzman gave up a leadoff home run to former Oriole Don Baylor to begin the ninth. After striking out Graig Nettles, Rusty Staub laced a single on a 3-2 pitch.

Holtzman was pulled from the game in favor of right-handed reliever Fred Beene. Hal McRae struck out, but Beene walked Darrell Porter. With the tying run at the plate, left-hander Pete Richert entered the game to face left-handed batting Chris Chambliss.

Texas won this battle as Chambliss cleared the bases with a double into the right-center field gap. Porter slid in just ahead of the relay throw home, and the Oriole lead was 4-3.

With Grzenda's spot in the batting order due, Texas sent pinch-hitter Jay Johnstone to the plate. Richert saved his second game of the playoff by striking out Johnstone on a 2-2 pitch.

Baltimore, losers in last year's ALCS to Oakland in five games, moves on to face either Pittsburgh or Houston in the JIM World Series.

Davey Johnson, just a .247 hitter during the regular season, won the ALCS Most Valuable Player Award. Johnson hit .417 with a home run and five RBIs during the playoff series.

Game ID: 6726 - Monday, October 9th, 1972 - Game Log

Monday, October 9th, 1972
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 0

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
K. Singleton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1
D. Allen 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .364 3 3
D. Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
J. Grubb CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 1
D. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .417 1 5
D. May RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
B. Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3
K. Holtzman P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
F. Beene P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4 0 5 4

BATTING
Doubles: D. Allen (1, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Allen 2 (3, 4th Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Grzenda, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Johnson (1, 4th Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Allen 10, B. Grich, J. Grubb, D. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: D. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone, D. Evans
GIDP: K. Singleton
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Johnson-Allen)

Texas AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Nelson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .417 0 0
T. Harrah SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
D. Baylor CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 1 1
G. Nettles 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 1 2
R. Staub RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
H. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
D. Porter C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .100 0 0
C. Chambliss 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .182 0 2
D. Alexander P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a-J. Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Grzenda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b-J. Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 4 12

a - J. Alou pinch hit for D. Alexander in the 8th
b - J. Johnstone pinch hit for J. Grzenda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Nettles (2, 4th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out) C. Chambliss (1, 9th Inning off P. Richert, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Baylor (1, 9th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McRae, G. Nettles 2, R. Staub 2, D. Baylor 4, C. Chambliss 3, D. Nelson 2
2-out RBI: C. Chambliss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McRae, G. Nettles, T. Harrah, J. Johnstone
GIDP: H. McRae
Sac Bunt: D. Alexander
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Nelson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Harrah-Chambliss)

Baltimore IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Holtzman W (1-0) 8.1 8 2 2 0 2 1 98 65 2.16
F. Beene H (1) 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 11 7 27.03
P. Richert SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Holtzman 61
Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 32, F. Beene 2, P. Richert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 6-16, F. Beene 0-0, P. Richert 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 98-65, F. Beene 11-7, P. Richert 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Beene 1-0, P. Richert 2-2
WP: K. Holtzman

Texas IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Alexander L (0-1) 8.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 88 63 3.38
J. Grzenda 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 11 9.00

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Alexander 62
Batters Faced: D. Alexander 29, J. Grzenda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Alexander 12-7, J. Grzenda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Alexander 88-63, J. Grzenda 16-11

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D. Allen
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:19
Attendance: 34921

Joy in Mudville · 05-07-2008, 05:52 PM

Pittsburgh, Penn.--While the National League Championship Series venue shifted from the Astrodome to Three Rivers Stadium, the game result reverted to game one's outcome.

The Houston Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2 to take a two games-to-one lead in the NCLS. Houston's victory harkened back to its playoff-opening 9-0 romp. Pittsburgh won game two 4-3.

Monday's game got away from Pittsburgh quickly. The Astros scored twice in the first inning and once more in the third. Then came a five-run outburst in the fourth. Cesar Cedeno provided the exclamation mark with a three-run homer off Pirate starter Luke Walker.

As in the series opener, Pittsburgh also played shoddy defense. This time around, the Pirates committed three errors and allowed three unearned runs. Short stop Fred Patek, normally sure-handed and a Gold Glove candidate, made his second error of the playoffs.

Houston hopes to close out the NLCS in Tuesday's game four in Pittsburgh. Two seasons ago the Pirates rallied from a 2-1 deficit against the Los Angeles Dodgers and advanced to the JIM World Series.

Tuesday's contest will be a game one rematch of Pirate right-handed ace Dock Ellis and the Astros' Ken Forsch.

Game ID: 6731 - Monday, October 9th, 1972 - Game Log

Monday, October 9th, 1972
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 1 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 11 10 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3

Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Menke SS 5 2 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0
J. Morgan 2B 6 1 1 2 0 0 2 .200 1 5
J. Wynn RF 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 .286 0 1
J. Mayberry 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .364 0 1
C. Cedeno CF 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .462 1 4
C. May LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 3 5
L. Howard C 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .200 0 2
D. Rader 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .231 0 3
L. Dierker P 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
F. Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a-G. Geiger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 10 11 5 4 18

a - G. Geiger pinch hit for F. Gladding in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. May (1, 6th Inning off B. Dalcanton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Cedeno (1, 4th Inning off L. Walker, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Dierker, C. May 2, J. Morgan, J. Wynn, C. Cedeno 5, D. Rader 2, L. Howard, J. Mayberry
2-out RBI: D. Rader, L. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan, D. Menke 2, D. Rader 2
Sac Fly: C. Cedeno
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morgan (1), J. Wynn (3), G. Geiger (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Menke
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Menke-Mayberry)

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
B. Buckner RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
W. Stargell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
R. Hebner 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 0 1
A. Oliver CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
M. Alou 1B 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .818 0 2
M. May C 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 0 1
T. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Blass P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a-W. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
F. Patek SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
B. Dalcanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Clines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. May C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
L. Walker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Alley SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 6 12

a - W. Crawford pinch hit for S. Blass in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hebner (1, 4th Inning off L. Dierker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Stargell, R. Hebner 2, A. Oliver, M. Alou 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. May, J. May, F. Patek
GIDP: W. Stargell
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Stargell , R. Hebner , F. Patek

Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Dierker W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 0 106 66 2.57
F. Gladding 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 0.00
J. Billingham 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: L. Dierker 60
Batters Faced: L. Dierker 28, F. Gladding 3, J. Billingham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Dierker 10-6, F. Gladding 0-2, J. Billingham 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Dierker 106-66, F. Gladding 16-11, J. Billingham 17-11
Balk: J. Billingham

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Walker L (0-1) 4.0 6 8 5 3 1 1 92 50 11.25
B. Dalcanton 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 43 27 13.50
T. Griffin 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 15 0.00
S. Blass 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: L. Walker 22
Batters Faced: L. Walker 26, B. Dalcanton 11, T. Griffin 6, S. Blass 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Walker 7-4, B. Dalcanton 1-4, T. Griffin 4-0, S. Blass 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Walker 92-50, B. Dalcanton 43-27, T. Griffin 24-15, S. Blass 13-5
WP: L. Walker
HB: L. Walker 3

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: C. Cedeno
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 30947

Joy in Mudville · 05-08-2008, 02:16 PM

Pittsburgh, Penn.--The Pittsburgh Pirates have been down this road before.

A day after getting shut out 9-0 by Houston, the Pirates pounded Houston 5-1 Tuesday at Three Rivers Stadium to force a deciding game five in the National League Championship Series.

Two years ago Pittsburgh found itself in this very same situation. Back in 1970, the Pirates rallied from a two games-to-one deficit against Los Angeles and wound up in the Joy in Mudville World Series.

In Tuesday's victory, ace Dock Ellis was at his Cy Young candidate-best. The right-hander scattered nine hits and held Houston at bay all day. It was a complete turnaround from his poor performance in the playoff opener.

Meanwhile, the Pirate offense broke out its thunder. Willie Stargell, the odds-on favovite to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, cracked a first-inning home run off Astro starter Ken Forsch.

Pittsburgh center fielder Al Oliver hit a pair of home runs, one off Forsch in the sixth and one off reliever Larry Gura in the eighth to put the game away.

The fifth and final game is Thursday at Houston's Astrodome. Pittsburgh's Bob Moose (1-0) and Houston's Don Wilson (0-1) will rematch from their game two confrontation.

Game ID: 6732 - Tuesday, October 10th, 1972 - Game Log

Tuesday, October 10th, 1972
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 5 9 1

Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .211 1 5
J. Wynn RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 1
C. Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .412 1 4
J. Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .333 0 1
C. May LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .357 3 5
D. Rader 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .188 0 4
J. Edwards C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
R. Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
b-C. Geronimo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
K. Forsch P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
a-G. Geiger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Bouton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Gura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c-M. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1 1 6 15

a - G. Geiger pinch hit for K. Forsch in the 7th
b - C. Geronimo pinch hit for R. Metzger in the 9th
c - M. Martinez pinch hit for L. Gura in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Forsch, J. Edwards 2, C. May, J. Morgan, J. Mayberry, J. Wynn, C. Cedeno, C. Geronimo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards, J. Wynn, M. Martinez
GIDP: J. Wynn, R. Metzger
Sac Fly: D. Rader
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Metzger-Morgan-Mayberry)

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cash 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Buckner RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 0 0
W. Stargell LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .250 1 3
R. Hebner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 1
A. Oliver CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .333 2 3
M. Alou 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 0 2
M. May C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 0 1
F. Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
D. Ellis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5 1 3 11

BATTING
Doubles: W. Stargell (2, 3rd Inning off K. Forsch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Stargell (1, 1st Inning off K. Forsch, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Oliver 2 (2, 6th Inning off K. Forsch, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off L. Gura, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. May, B. Buckner, W. Stargell 6, D. Cash 3, A. Oliver 8
2-out RBI: , W. Stargell 2, A. Oliver 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cash, R. Hebner, F. Patek
GIDP: B. Buckner
Sac Bunt: D. Ellis
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alou
Double Plays: 2 (Patek-Alou, Patek-Cash-Alou)

Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Forsch L (1-1) 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 2 74 45 2.08
J. Bouton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 0.00
L. Gura 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 8 6.00

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Forsch 49
Batters Faced: K. Forsch 24, J. Bouton 4, L. Gura 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Forsch 9-6, J. Bouton 2-0, L. Gura 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Forsch 74-45, J. Bouton 13-10, L. Gura 14-8

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Ellis W (1-1) 9.0 9 1 1 1 6 0 126 93 3.86

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ellis 70
Batters Faced: D. Ellis 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ellis 14-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ellis 126-93

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D. Ellis
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:20
Attendance: 31674

Joy in Mudville · 05-09-2008, 07:22 AM

In real-life baseball a new force emerged in the Bronx back in 1973. His name was George Steinbrenner. Could it be coincidence that the New York Yankees will be under new management for the '73 Joy in MUdville season?

With Tim L.'s brother Todd has bowing out of the JIM, a young, vibrant force is taking his place. His name is Brandon N. He will run both the Yankees and the San Francisco Giants.

The Yankees are coming off a 105-win season in which they finished second to the World Series-bound Baltimore Orioles. New York features one of the top pitching staffs in the game.

Meanwhile, the Giants struggled to finish fifth in the National League West. While San Francisco possesses some aging stars, it also holds the No. 6 overall pick in the June amateur draft.

Meet Brandon N:

Name: Brandon N.

Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs

Favorite Players: Mark Grace, Andre Dawson, Billy Petrick

Best Game I ever attended: While playing baseball in college, I was apart of an 18 inning, 1-0 ballgame. After multiple chances, the Lewis Flyers finally were victorious in the bottom of the 18th inning. This was my first collegiate start; therefore I was taken out for a pinch hitter in the 10th inning. The best game I ever witnessed was Kerry
Wood’s 20-strikeout game. I came home from school to see the back end of what turned out to be amazing. The Astros did not have much of a chance that day. Nice play, Kevin Orie.

Best baseball movie: Major League

Best baseball book: What are books?

Drink that best describes my team: New Coke (from the 80’s ad campaign)these are not the Cubbies of old….this team is, hopefully, on a mission to rectify many years of losing. Editor's Note: Wasn't New Coke a flop?

Wish for my team: A leadoff man that can get on base, steal a bit, and not try to hit home runs. We might as well have signed Willie Mays Hayes from Major League 2.

Another quirky tidbit or fact you would like to share: One of my best friends from high school is the Cubs reliever, now minor leaguer, Billy Petrick. It was a great experience playing in front of a dozen pro scouts every time he took the mound. Hearing stories about big league players and coaches is also pretty fun to hear.

Joy in Mudville · 05-09-2008, 10:35 PM

Houston--The battle of the bullpens went to the Houston Astros and along with it came the National League pennant.

The home-standing Astros scored six runs off Pittsburgh Pirate relievers over the course of their final two at-bats to post an 8-3 victory. Thus, Houston advances to the Joy in Mudville World Series for the first time.

Bidding for their second World Series appearance in three seasons, the Pirates scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 3-2 lead. The first run came on Willie Stargell's second home run of the playoffs.

Houston, however, rallied for three runs off Pirate reliever Charlie Hough in the last of the seventh. The rally featured a hit batter, a walk, two singles and a costly error. Short stop Fred Patek committed the miscue, his third error of the playoffs after making only seven all season long.

The Astros then put the game away with a three-run eighth. Astro left fielder Carlos May knocked in two of the runs with a single off Pirate left-hander Bob Veale.

Jack Billingham pitched one scoreless inning and earned the win for Houston. Hough, who relieved Pirate starter Bob Moose, took the loss.

May earned the NL Most Valuable Player Award. He hit .368 with three home runs and eight RBIs in the five-game series.

Houston will open JIM World Series play at Baltimore against the American League champion Orioles.

Game ID: 6733 - Thursday, October 12th, 1972 - Game Log

Thursday, October 12th, 1972
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 1
Houston Astros 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 X 8 10 1

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cash 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Buckner RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
W. Stargell LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 2 4
R. Hebner 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .294 0 1
A. Oliver CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .368 2 4
M. Alou 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .500 0 2
M. May C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .278 0 1
F. Patek SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 1
b-N. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Moose P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a-W. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Veale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Dalcanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2 3 4 12

a - W. Crawford pinch hit for B. Moose in the 7th
b - N. Miller pinch hit for F. Patek in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Oliver (1, 4th Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Stargell (2, 6th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. May, W. Stargell 4, D. Cash, R. Hebner, A. Oliver 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. May 2, B. Buckner, F. Patek
GIDP: B. Buckner, N. Miller
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: F. Patek

Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .261 1 6
J. Wynn RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .318 0 2
C. Cedeno CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .400 1 4
J. Mayberry 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .278 0 1
C. May LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .368 3 8
D. Rader 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 4
J. Edwards C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .412 0 0
R. Metzger SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 0 3
D. Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
a-J. Beauchamp PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Lemaster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b-G. Geiger PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 10 7 4 4 23

a - J. Beauchamp pinch hit for D. Wilson in the 6th
b - G. Geiger pinch hit for D. Lemaster in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cedeno (2, 1st Inning off B. Moose, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edwards, C. May 2, J. Morgan 2, J. Wynn 2, C. Cedeno 2, R. Metzger 2
2-out RBI: R. Metzger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson, J. Edwards 2, C. May, C. Cedeno, J. Mayberry
Sac Bunt: C. Cedeno, D. Rader
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morgan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan
Double Plays: 2 (Morgan-Mayberry, Morgan-Metzger-Mayberry)

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Moose 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 83 58 3.38
C. Hough L (0-1)BS (1) 1.0 2 3 1 1 0 0 22 14 6.75
D. Giusti 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 16 7 20.26
B. Veale 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
B. Dalcanton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 10.13

PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moose 57
Batters Faced: B. Moose 28, C. Hough 7, D. Giusti 5, B. Veale 1, B. Dalcanton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moose 7-6, C. Hough 1-1, D. Giusti 1-0, B. Veale 0-0, B. Dalcanton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moose 83-58, C. Hough 22-14, D. Giusti 16-7, B. Veale 2-1, B. Dalcanton 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Veale 3-2, B. Dalcanton 2-0
HB: B. Moose 5, C. Hough

Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Wilson 6.0 5 3 2 3 3 1 111 67 4.15
J. Billingham W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6 0.00
D. Lemaster H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0.00
M. Marshall 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wilson 52
Batters Faced: D. Wilson 26, J. Billingham 3, D. Lemaster 3, M. Marshall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 11-3, J. Billingham 1-1, D. Lemaster 1-2, M. Marshall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 111-67, J. Billingham 12-6, D. Lemaster 8-6, M. Marshall 8-4

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: C. May
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 34520

Joy in Mudville · 05-09-2008, 10:59 PM

1972 JOY IN MUDVILLE WORLD SERIES: BALTIMORE VS. HOUSTON

Probable Lineups:

Baltimore Orioles, AL Champions
Bobby Grich, SS
Ken Singleton, LF
Dick Allen, 1B
Darrell Evans, 3B
Johnny Grubb, CF
Dave May, RF
Davey Johnson, 2B
Bob Boone, C
Pitcher

Houston Astros, NL Champions
Joe Morgan, 2B
Jimmy Wynn, RF
Cesar Cedeno, CF
John Mayberry, 1B
Carlos May, LF
Dave Rader, 3B
Johnny Edwards, C
Roger Metzger, SS
Pitcher

Pitching Probables:
Game One: Tom Seaver vs. Larry Dierker
Game Two: Jon Matlack vs. Ken Forsch
Game Three: Ken Holtzman vs. Don Wilson

Previous World Series Appearances: Baltimore--1970; Houston--none

Key Injuries: Baltimore--IF Bill Madlock; Houston--none

Notes of Interest: There are 223 regular season victories between the two teams. Baltimore won 114; Houston won 109 . . . The Orioles feature five former National League pitchers--starters Tom Seaver, Jon Matlack, Ken Holtzman and Nolan Ryan along with reliever Marty Pattin . . . Three Baltimore regulars--Dick Allen, Ken Singleton and Darrell Evans--also came from the NL . . . Houston left fielder Carlos May is the lone former American League player. May came to the Astros in a 1971 trade with the Chicago White Sox . . . This marks the third straight year the American League Series representative plays its home games on grass and the National League champion plays on artificial turf . . . Both clubs ranked in the top two in most pitching and hitting categories.

Joy in Mudville · 05-10-2008, 12:18 PM

Baltimore--Saturday's game one of the 1972 Joy in Mudville World Series was anything but textbook baseball.

In a contest that featured three errors by the winners, Baltimore took the Series opener 6-5 on a bases-loaded walk.

The American League champion Orioles built a quick 5-0 lead off ineffective Houston starter Ken Forsch. Baltimore's Ken Singleton homered off Forsch, a 30-game winner during the regular season. Forsch was forced to pitch on short rest when scheduled starter Larry Dierker woke up Saturday morning with a bout of the flu.

Much of game one featured flu-like symptoms. Case in point, the Astros rallied for four runs in the fourth inning, taking advantage of an error by second baseman Davey Johnson. Jimmy Wynn struck the key blow with a two-run homer off Oriole starter Tom Seaver.

Two innings later, Houston tied the game when Joe Morgan homered off Seaver into the right field bleachers.

From there, the game settled into a battle of bullpens. The Astros had a chance to take the lead with two runners on in the eighth. However, hard-throwing Nolan Ryan struck out Wynn to end the threat.

Houston's Jack Billingham, a former reliever-turned-starter this season, held Baltimore scoreless for two innings before giving way to closer Mike Marshall.

Baltimore finally broke through in the 10th inning. Singleton and Dick Allen led off with consecutive singles. Allen's hit was his fourth of the game.

Following a successful sacrifice bunt by Darrell Evans, the right-handed Marshall intentionally walked left-handed hitting Johnny Grubb to load the bases.

The strategy failed when Marshall forced in the winning run with a fastball that was high to Johnson on a 3-2 pitch.

Fred Beene earned the win in relief while Marshall took the loss.

Game two is Sunday afternoon at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Left-hander Jon Matlack will start for the Orioles. Right-hander Larry Dierker is likely the Houston pitcher.

Game ID: 6727 - Saturday, October 14th, 1972 - Game Log

Editor's Note: Box score statistics reflect the entire post-season.

Saturday, October 14th, 1972
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Baltimore Orioles 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 3

Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 .320 2 8
J. Wynn RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .296 1 4
C. Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .375 1 4
J. Mayberry 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 0 1
C. May LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .304 3 8
D. Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .136 0 4
J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
c-C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
M. Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Edwards C 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
R. Metzger SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 3
K. Forsch P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
a-G. Geiger PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
F. Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b-M. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Menke 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 39 5 8 5 5 6 17

a - G. Geiger pinch hit for K. Forsch in the 4th
b - M. Martinez pinch hit for F. Gladding in the 6th
c - C. Geronimo pinch hit for J. Billingham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Geiger (1, 4th Inning off T. Seaver, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morgan (2, 6th Inning off T. Seaver, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Wynn (1, 4th Inning off T. Seaver, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Forsch, J. Edwards, J. Morgan 5, J. Mayberry, J. Wynn 4, C. Cedeno, G. Geiger 2
2-out RBI: , J. Morgan 2, J. Wynn, G. Geiger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. May, J. Wynn 2, D. Rader 2
Sac Bunt: R. Metzger
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Cedeno (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Billingham-Metzger)

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .167 0 1
K. Singleton LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .231 1 3
D. Allen 1B 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 3 3
D. Evans 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .143 0 2
J. Grubb CF, CF 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .333 0 1
D. Johnson 2B 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 .313 1 6
D. May RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .133 0 1
B. Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 3
a-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Oates C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Seaver P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 0 0
P. Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Ryan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
b-T. Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Beene P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 4 9 11

a - R. Miller pinch hit for B. Boone in the 9th
b - T. Crowley pinch hit for N. Ryan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Allen (2, 1st Inning off K. Forsch, 1 on, 1 out) B. Grich (1, 3rd Inning off K. Forsch, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Grubb (1, 5th Inning off F. Gladding, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Singleton (1, 3rd Inning off K. Forsch, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Allen 5, D. Evans, B. Grich 2, K. Singleton 5, J. Grubb 3, D. May
2-out RBI: D. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone, D. Johnson
GIDP: K. Singleton
Sac Bunt: D. Evans
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Seaver , B. Grich , D. Johnson

Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Forsch 3.0 7 5 5 1 4 1 70 45 4.50
F. Gladding 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 19 0.00
W. Blasingame 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 0.00
J. Billingham 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 12 0.00
M. Marshall L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 30 16 3.86

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Forsch 26
Batters Faced: K. Forsch 17, F. Gladding 7, W. Blasingame 3, J. Billingham 7, M. Marshall 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Forsch 4-1, F. Gladding 3-2, W. Blasingame 1-0, J. Billingham 3-1, M. Marshall 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Forsch 70-45, F. Gladding 32-19, W. Blasingame 12-9, J. Billingham 21-12, M. Marshall 30-16

Baltimore IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Seaver 7.2 8 5 1 3 3 2 138 86 2.20
P. Richert 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0.00
N. Ryan 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 14 0.00
F. Beene W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 6.75

PITCHING
Game Score: T. Seaver 51
Batters Faced: T. Seaver 36, P. Richert 1, N. Ryan 5, F. Beene 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Seaver 15-4, P. Richert 0-0, N. Ryan 1-0, F. Beene 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Seaver 138-86, P. Richert 5-1, N. Ryan 21-14, F. Beene 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Richert 1-0, N. Ryan 2-0

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D. Allen
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 38852

Joy in Mudville · 05-10-2008, 12:22 PM

Major League 1970 Game Log, Saturday, October 14th, 1972
Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros

Top of the 1st - Houston Astros batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP T. Seaver
Pitching: RHP T. Seaver
Batting: LHB J. Morgan	0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball 3-2: Foul Ball 3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB J. Wynn	0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34)
Batting: RHB C. Cedeno	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB J. Mayberry	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M) J. Wynn to second
Batting: LHB C. May	0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M) J. Wynn to third J. Mayberry to second
Batting: RHB D. Rader	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball 1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 1 error(s), 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0

Bottom of the 1st - Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : RHP K. Forsch
Pitching: RHP K. Forsch
Batting: RHB B. Grich	0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB K. Singleton	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB D. Allen	0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L) B. Grich to third
Batting: LHB D. Evans	0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56) B. Grich scores D. Allen to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff
Batting: LHB J. Grubb	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB D. Johnson	0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 2

Top of the 2nd - Houston Astros batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP T. Seaver
Batting: LHB J. Edwards	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Foul Ball 0-2: Foul Ball 0-2: Foul Ball 0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M)
Batting: SHB R. Metzger	0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball 2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3)
Batting: RHB K. Forsch	0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D)
Batting: LHB J. Morgan	0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball 3-2: Foul Ball 3-2: Base on Balls K. Forsch to second
Batting: RHB J. Wynn	0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 5)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 2

Bottom of the 2nd - Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : RHP K. Forsch
Batting: LHB D. May	0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S)
Batting: RHB B. Boone	0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4)
Batting: RHB T. Seaver	0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 2

Top of the 3rd - Houston Astros batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP T. Seaver
Batting: RHB C. Cedeno	0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D)
Batting: LHB J. Mayberry	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball C. Cedeno is caught stealing 2nd base 2-2: Ball 3-2: Ground out 3-6 (Groundball, 3)
Batting: LHB C. May	0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 2

Bottom of the 3rd - Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : RHP K. Forsch
Batting: RHB B. Grich	0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS)
Batting: SHB K. Singleton	0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D), Distance : 334 ft
Batting: RHB D. Allen	0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Ball 1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S)
Batting: LHB D. Evans	0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Foul Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB J. Grubb	0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD) D. Allen to second
Batting: RHB D. Johnson	0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB D. May	0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56) D. Allen to third J. Grubb to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff
Batting: RHB B. Boone	0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Foul Ball 1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7M)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 run(s), 5 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 5

Top of the 4th - Houston Astros batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP T. Seaver
Batting: RHB D. Rader	0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM)
Batting: LHB J. Edwards	0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Called Strike 3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4)
Batting: SHB R. Metzger	0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball 3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S) J. Edwards to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB G. Geiger	0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L) J. Edwards scores

05-06-2008, 07:10 PM	#881 (permalink)
Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	Three-Run Sixth Lifts Pirates to NL Playoffs Tie Houston--The Pittsburgh Lumber Company awoke from a slumber to rally in the second game of the National League Championship Series Saturday night. The Pirates scored three times in the sixth inning off Houston starter Don Wilson and wound up posting a 4-3 victory. The win evened the NLCS at two games apiece. The Astros jumped out an early 3-1 lead after just three innings. Astro left fielder Carlos May delivered the key blow, a two-run homer off Pirate right-hander Bob Moose. May has hit three home runs in the playoff series. After scoring just one run in the first 14 innings of the playoffs, Pittsburgh finally struck gold in the sixth. Bill Buckner led off the frame with a single, his third hit of the game. After a fielder's choice ground ball by Willie Stargell, Richie Hebner and Al Oliver each singled to load the bases. Matty Alou and Milt May both followed with RBI base hits to tie the game. Oliver then scored what proved to be the winning run when Fred Patek's slow roller ground out plated the Pirate outfielder. Wilson finally ended the inning by striking out Moose. Houston threatened in the eighth when John Mayberry doubled off reliever Bob Veale with one out. After a Carlos May ground out, Stargell made a spectacular diving catch of a drive off the bat of Doug Rader to end the inning. Dave Giusti pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to presevere the Pittsburgh victory. Following a day of travel, the playoff series will resume Monday at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. Luke Walker will start for the Pirates against Larry Dierker for the Astros. Game ID: 6730 - Saturday, October 7th, 1972 - Game Log Saturday, October 7th, 1972 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 10 1 Houston Astros 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0 B. Buckner RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 W. Stargell LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .125 0 1 R. Hebner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .429 0 0 A. Oliver CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 M. Alou 1B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .714 0 1 M. May C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .375 0 1 F. Patek SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1 B. Moose P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 B. Veale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-J. Jeter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 34 4 10 4 2 2 12 a - J. Jeter pinch hit for C. Hough in the 9th BATTING Doubles: W. Stargell (1, 1st Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: M. May, B. Buckner 3, W. Stargell 2, R. Hebner, A. Oliver, M. Alou 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Moose, M. May GIDP: M. May Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING CS: B. Buckner (1), M. Alou (1) FIELDING Errors: M. Alou Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 3 J. Wynn RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 C. Cedeno CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .444 0 0 J. Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 0 1 C. May LF 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .375 3 5 D. Rader 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 0 1 J. Edwards C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0 R. Metzger SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1 b-M. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Gura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-D. Menke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 1 1 12 a - C. Geronimo pinch hit for D. Wilson in the 7th b - M. Martinez pinch hit for R. Metzger in the 9th c - D. Menke pinch hit for L. Gura in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Mayberry (2, 8th Inning off B. Veale, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: C. May (3, 3rd Inning off B. Moose, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. May 4, J. Mayberry 2, J. Wynn, C. Cedeno 2, R. Metzger 2-out RBI: C. May Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan, J. Mayberry, R. Metzger, D. Rader Sac Bunt: D. Wilson Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: C. May (1), J. Wynn (2), D. Rader (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Metzger-Morgan-Mayberry) Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Moose W (1-0) 7.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 83 56 3.68 B. Veale H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0.00 C. Hough H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00 D. Giusti SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: B. Moose 56 Batters Faced: B. Moose 30, B. Veale 2, C. Hough 1, D. Giusti 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moose 11-10, B. Veale 1-0, C. Hough 0-1, D. Giusti 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: B. Moose 83-56, B. Veale 9-6, C. Hough 4-3, D. Giusti 9-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hough 1-0 HB: B. Moose Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Wilson L (0-1) 7.0 9 4 4 2 2 0 107 70 5.14 L. Gura 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 14 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Wilson 43 Batters Faced: D. Wilson 30, L. Gura 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 13-4, L. Gura 4-1 Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 107-70, L. Gura 29-14 GAME NOTES Player of the Game: B. Buckner Ballpark: Astrodome Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:32 Attendance: 35584 Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : 05-07-2008 at 07:09 AM.

05-07-2008, 05:17 PM	#882 (permalink)
Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	Ranger Rally Falls One Run Short Arlington, Tex.--The law-enforcing Texas Rangers have always been known for last-minute heroics. That wasn't the case in Monday's American League playoffs. Texas fell one run short during a three-run ninth inning and lost to Baltimore 4-3. Thus, the Orioles completed their three-game sweep of the Rangers and advance to their second Joy in Mudville World Series in the past three years. Both starters--Doyle Alexander for Texas and Ken Holtzman for Baltimore--pitched well. The Orioles managed to score three runs off Alexander in the fourth. Dick Allen hit a solo home run and Davey Johnson cracked a two-run shot. Allen hit his second home run in the ninth off Ranger reliever Joe Grzenda. It turned out that Baltimore needed the run more than it thought. Holtzman gave up a leadoff home run to former Oriole Don Baylor to begin the ninth. After striking out Graig Nettles, Rusty Staub laced a single on a 3-2 pitch. Holtzman was pulled from the game in favor of right-handed reliever Fred Beene. Hal McRae struck out, but Beene walked Darrell Porter. With the tying run at the plate, left-hander Pete Richert entered the game to face left-handed batting Chris Chambliss. Texas won this battle as Chambliss cleared the bases with a double into the right-center field gap. Porter slid in just ahead of the relay throw home, and the Oriole lead was 4-3. With Grzenda's spot in the batting order due, Texas sent pinch-hitter Jay Johnstone to the plate. Richert saved his second game of the playoff by striking out Johnstone on a 2-2 pitch. Baltimore, losers in last year's ALCS to Oakland in five games, moves on to face either Pittsburgh or Houston in the JIM World Series. Davey Johnson, just a .247 hitter during the regular season, won the ALCS Most Valuable Player Award. Johnson hit .417 with a home run and five RBIs during the playoff series. Game ID: 6726 - Monday, October 9th, 1972 - Game Log Monday, October 9th, 1972 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 Texas Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 Baltimore AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Grich SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1 K. Singleton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1 D. Allen 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .364 3 3 D. Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0 J. Grubb CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 1 D. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .417 1 5 D. May RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0 B. Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3 K. Holtzman P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 F. Beene P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 P. Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 4 0 5 4 BATTING Doubles: D. Allen (1, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: D. Allen 2 (3, 4th Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Grzenda, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Johnson (1, 4th Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Allen 10, B. Grich, J. Grubb, D. Johnson 5 2-out RBI: D. Johnson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone, D. Evans GIDP: K. Singleton Team LOB: 2 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Johnson-Allen) Texas AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Nelson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .417 0 0 T. Harrah SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0 D. Baylor CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 1 1 G. Nettles 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 1 2 R. Staub RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1 H. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0 D. Porter C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .100 0 0 C. Chambliss 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .182 0 2 D. Alexander P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-J. Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Grzenda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-J. Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 1 4 12 a - J. Alou pinch hit for D. Alexander in the 8th b - J. Johnstone pinch hit for J. Grzenda in the 9th BATTING Doubles: G. Nettles (2, 4th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 1 out) C. Chambliss (1, 9th Inning off P. Richert, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: D. Baylor (1, 9th Inning off K. Holtzman, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: H. McRae, G. Nettles 2, R. Staub 2, D. Baylor 4, C. Chambliss 3, D. Nelson 2 2-out RBI: C. Chambliss Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McRae, G. Nettles, T. Harrah, J. Johnstone GIDP: H. McRae Sac Bunt: D. Alexander Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: D. Nelson (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Harrah-Chambliss) Baltimore IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA K. Holtzman W (1-0) 8.1 8 2 2 0 2 1 98 65 2.16 F. Beene H (1) 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 11 7 27.03 P. Richert SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: K. Holtzman 61 Batters Faced: K. Holtzman 32, F. Beene 2, P. Richert 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Holtzman 6-16, F. Beene 0-0, P. Richert 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: K. Holtzman 98-65, F. Beene 11-7, P. Richert 7-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Beene 1-0, P. Richert 2-2 WP: K. Holtzman Texas IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Alexander L (0-1) 8.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 88 63 3.38 J. Grzenda 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 11 9.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Alexander 62 Batters Faced: D. Alexander 29, J. Grzenda 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Alexander 12-7, J. Grzenda 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: D. Alexander 88-63, J. Grzenda 16-11 GAME NOTES Player of the Game: D. Allen Ballpark: Arlington Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:19 Attendance: 34921 Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : Today at 08:42 AM.

05-07-2008, 05:52 PM	#883 (permalink)
Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	Astros Drub Pirates; Houston Takes 2-1 Playoff Lead Pittsburgh, Penn.--While the National League Championship Series venue shifted from the Astrodome to Three Rivers Stadium, the game result reverted to game one's outcome. The Houston Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2 to take a two games-to-one lead in the NCLS. Houston's victory harkened back to its playoff-opening 9-0 romp. Pittsburgh won game two 4-3. Monday's game got away from Pittsburgh quickly. The Astros scored twice in the first inning and once more in the third. Then came a five-run outburst in the fourth. Cesar Cedeno provided the exclamation mark with a three-run homer off Pirate starter Luke Walker. As in the series opener, Pittsburgh also played shoddy defense. This time around, the Pirates committed three errors and allowed three unearned runs. Short stop Fred Patek, normally sure-handed and a Gold Glove candidate, made his second error of the playoffs. Houston hopes to close out the NLCS in Tuesday's game four in Pittsburgh. Two seasons ago the Pirates rallied from a 2-1 deficit against the Los Angeles Dodgers and advanced to the JIM World Series. Tuesday's contest will be a game one rematch of Pirate right-handed ace Dock Ellis and the Astros' Ken Forsch. Game ID: 6731 - Monday, October 9th, 1972 - Game Log Monday, October 9th, 1972 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston Astros 1 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 11 10 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Menke SS 5 2 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0 J. Morgan 2B 6 1 1 2 0 0 2 .200 1 5 J. Wynn RF 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 .286 0 1 J. Mayberry 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .364 0 1 C. Cedeno CF 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .462 1 4 C. May LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 3 5 L. Howard C 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .200 0 2 D. Rader 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .231 0 3 L. Dierker P 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0 F. Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-G. Geiger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 38 11 10 11 5 4 18 a - G. Geiger pinch hit for F. Gladding in the 9th BATTING Doubles: C. May (1, 6th Inning off B. Dalcanton, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: C. Cedeno (1, 4th Inning off L. Walker, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: L. Dierker, C. May 2, J. Morgan, J. Wynn, C. Cedeno 5, D. Rader 2, L. Howard, J. Mayberry 2-out RBI: D. Rader, L. Howard Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan, D. Menke 2, D. Rader 2 Sac Fly: C. Cedeno Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: J. Morgan (1), J. Wynn (3), G. Geiger (1) FIELDING Errors: D. Menke Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Menke-Mayberry) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0 B. Buckner RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0 W. Stargell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1 R. Hebner 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 0 1 A. Oliver CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0 M. Alou 1B 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .818 0 2 M. May C 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 0 1 T. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Blass P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-W. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 F. Patek SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1 B. Dalcanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Clines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. May C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 L. Walker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Alley SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 6 12 a - W. Crawford pinch hit for S. Blass in the 9th BATTING Doubles: R. Hebner (1, 4th Inning off L. Dierker, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: W. Stargell, R. Hebner 2, A. Oliver, M. Alou 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. May, J. May, F. Patek GIDP: W. Stargell Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: W. Stargell , R. Hebner , F. Patek Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Dierker W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 0 106 66 2.57 F. Gladding 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 0.00 J. Billingham 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Dierker 60 Batters Faced: L. Dierker 28, F. Gladding 3, J. Billingham 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Dierker 10-6, F. Gladding 0-2, J. Billingham 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: L. Dierker 106-66, F. Gladding 16-11, J. Billingham 17-11 Balk: J. Billingham Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Walker L (0-1) 4.0 6 8 5 3 1 1 92 50 11.25 B. Dalcanton 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 43 27 13.50 T. Griffin 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 15 0.00 S. Blass 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Walker 22 Batters Faced: L. Walker 26, B. Dalcanton 11, T. Griffin 6, S. Blass 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Walker 7-4, B. Dalcanton 1-4, T. Griffin 4-0, S. Blass 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: L. Walker 92-50, B. Dalcanton 43-27, T. Griffin 24-15, S. Blass 13-5 WP: L. Walker HB: L. Walker 3 GAME NOTES Player of the Game: C. Cedeno Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:19 Attendance: 30947 Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : 05-08-2008 at 02:31 PM.

05-08-2008, 02:16 PM	#884 (permalink)
Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	Pirates Pummel Astros, Force Deciding Game Pittsburgh, Penn.--The Pittsburgh Pirates have been down this road before. A day after getting shut out 9-0 by Houston, the Pirates pounded Houston 5-1 Tuesday at Three Rivers Stadium to force a deciding game five in the National League Championship Series. Two years ago Pittsburgh found itself in this very same situation. Back in 1970, the Pirates rallied from a two games-to-one deficit against Los Angeles and wound up in the Joy in Mudville World Series. In Tuesday's victory, ace Dock Ellis was at his Cy Young candidate-best. The right-hander scattered nine hits and held Houston at bay all day. It was a complete turnaround from his poor performance in the playoff opener. Meanwhile, the Pirate offense broke out its thunder. Willie Stargell, the odds-on favovite to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, cracked a first-inning home run off Astro starter Ken Forsch. Pittsburgh center fielder Al Oliver hit a pair of home runs, one off Forsch in the sixth and one off reliever Larry Gura in the eighth to put the game away. The fifth and final game is Thursday at Houston's Astrodome. Pittsburgh's Bob Moose (1-0) and Houston's Don Wilson (0-1) will rematch from their game two confrontation. Game ID: 6732 - Tuesday, October 10th, 1972 - Game Log Tuesday, October 10th, 1972 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 5 9 1 Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Morgan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .211 1 5 J. Wynn RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 1 C. Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .412 1 4 J. Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .333 0 1 C. May LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .357 3 5 D. Rader 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .188 0 4 J. Edwards C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 R. Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1 b-C. Geronimo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 K. Forsch P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1 a-G. Geiger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Bouton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Gura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-M. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 Totals 34 1 9 1 1 6 15 a - G. Geiger pinch hit for K. Forsch in the 7th b - C. Geronimo pinch hit for R. Metzger in the 9th c - M. Martinez pinch hit for L. Gura in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: K. Forsch, J. Edwards 2, C. May, J. Morgan, J. Mayberry, J. Wynn, C. Cedeno, C. Geronimo Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards, J. Wynn, M. Martinez GIDP: J. Wynn, R. Metzger Sac Fly: D. Rader Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Metzger-Morgan-Mayberry) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Cash 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 B. Buckner RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 0 0 W. Stargell LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .250 1 3 R. Hebner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 1 A. Oliver CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .333 2 3 M. Alou 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 0 2 M. May C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 0 1 F. Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1 D. Ellis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 31 5 9 5 1 3 11 BATTING Doubles: W. Stargell (2, 3rd Inning off K. Forsch, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: W. Stargell (1, 1st Inning off K. Forsch, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Oliver 2 (2, 6th Inning off K. Forsch, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off L. Gura, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. May, B. Buckner, W. Stargell 6, D. Cash 3, A. Oliver 8 2-out RBI: , W. Stargell 2, A. Oliver 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cash, R. Hebner, F. Patek GIDP: B. Buckner Sac Bunt: D. Ellis Team LOB: 4 FIELDING Errors: M. Alou Double Plays: 2 (Patek-Alou, Patek-Cash-Alou) Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA K. Forsch L (1-1) 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 2 74 45 2.08 J. Bouton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 0.00 L. Gura 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 8 6.00 PITCHING Game Score: K. Forsch 49 Batters Faced: K. Forsch 24, J. Bouton 4, L. Gura 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Forsch 9-6, J. Bouton 2-0, L. Gura 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: K. Forsch 74-45, J. Bouton 13-10, L. Gura 14-8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Ellis W (1-1) 9.0 9 1 1 1 6 0 126 93 3.86 PITCHING Game Score: D. Ellis 70 Batters Faced: D. Ellis 36 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ellis 14-5 Pitches - Strikes: D. Ellis 126-93 GAME NOTES Player of the Game: D. Ellis Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:20 Attendance: 31674 Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : 05-09-2008 at 08:15 AM.

05-09-2008, 07:22 AM	#885 (permalink)
Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	New GM Takes Over Yankees, Giants In real-life baseball a new force emerged in the Bronx back in 1973. His name was George Steinbrenner. Could it be coincidence that the New York Yankees will be under new management for the '73 Joy in MUdville season? With Tim L.'s brother Todd has bowing out of the JIM, a young, vibrant force is taking his place. His name is Brandon N. He will run both the Yankees and the San Francisco Giants. The Yankees are coming off a 105-win season in which they finished second to the World Series-bound Baltimore Orioles. New York features one of the top pitching staffs in the game. Meanwhile, the Giants struggled to finish fifth in the National League West. While San Francisco possesses some aging stars, it also holds the No. 6 overall pick in the June amateur draft. Meet Brandon N: Name: Brandon N. Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs Favorite Players: Mark Grace, Andre Dawson, Billy Petrick Best Game I ever attended: While playing baseball in college, I was apart of an 18 inning, 1-0 ballgame. After multiple chances, the Lewis Flyers finally were victorious in the bottom of the 18th inning. This was my first collegiate start; therefore I was taken out for a pinch hitter in the 10th inning. The best game I ever witnessed was Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout game. I came home from school to see the back end of what turned out to be amazing. The Astros did not have much of a chance that day. Nice play, Kevin Orie. Best baseball movie: Major League Best baseball book: What are books? Drink that best describes my team: New Coke (from the 80’s ad campaign)these are not the Cubbies of old….this team is, hopefully, on a mission to rectify many years of losing. Editor's Note: Wasn't New Coke a flop? Wish for my team: A leadoff man that can get on base, steal a bit, and not try to hit home runs. We might as well have signed Willie Mays Hayes from Major League 2. Another quirky tidbit or fact you would like to share: One of my best friends from high school is the Cubs reliever, now minor leaguer, Billy Petrick. It was a great experience playing in front of a dozen pro scouts every time he took the mound. Hearing stories about big league players and coaches is also pretty fun to hear. Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : 05-10-2008 at 11:17 AM.

05-09-2008, 10:35 PM	#886 (permalink)
Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	Houston Wins Bullpen Battle, National League Pennant Houston--The battle of the bullpens went to the Houston Astros and along with it came the National League pennant. The home-standing Astros scored six runs off Pittsburgh Pirate relievers over the course of their final two at-bats to post an 8-3 victory. Thus, Houston advances to the Joy in Mudville World Series for the first time. Bidding for their second World Series appearance in three seasons, the Pirates scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 3-2 lead. The first run came on Willie Stargell's second home run of the playoffs. Houston, however, rallied for three runs off Pirate reliever Charlie Hough in the last of the seventh. The rally featured a hit batter, a walk, two singles and a costly error. Short stop Fred Patek committed the miscue, his third error of the playoffs after making only seven all season long. The Astros then put the game away with a three-run eighth. Astro left fielder Carlos May knocked in two of the runs with a single off Pirate left-hander Bob Veale. Jack Billingham pitched one scoreless inning and earned the win for Houston. Hough, who relieved Pirate starter Bob Moose, took the loss. May earned the NL Most Valuable Player Award. He hit .368 with three home runs and eight RBIs in the five-game series. Houston will open JIM World Series play at Baltimore against the American League champion Orioles. Game ID: 6733 - Thursday, October 12th, 1972 - Game Log Thursday, October 12th, 1972 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 1 Houston Astros 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 X 8 10 1 Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Cash 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 B. Buckner RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 W. Stargell LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 2 4 R. Hebner 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .294 0 1 A. Oliver CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .368 2 4 M. Alou 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .500 0 2 M. May C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .278 0 1 F. Patek SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 1 b-N. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 B. Moose P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-W. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 C. Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Veale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Dalcanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 2 3 4 12 a - W. Crawford pinch hit for B. Moose in the 7th b - N. Miller pinch hit for F. Patek in the 9th BATTING Triples: A. Oliver (1, 4th Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: W. Stargell (2, 6th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: M. May, W. Stargell 4, D. Cash, R. Hebner, A. Oliver 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. May 2, B. Buckner, F. Patek GIDP: B. Buckner, N. Miller Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Errors: F. Patek Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Morgan 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .261 1 6 J. Wynn RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .318 0 2 C. Cedeno CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .400 1 4 J. Mayberry 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .278 0 1 C. May LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .368 3 8 D. Rader 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 4 J. Edwards C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .412 0 0 R. Metzger SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 0 3 D. Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0 a-J. Beauchamp PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Lemaster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-G. Geiger PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 M. Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 31 8 10 7 4 4 23 a - J. Beauchamp pinch hit for D. Wilson in the 6th b - G. Geiger pinch hit for D. Lemaster in the 8th BATTING Doubles: C. Cedeno (2, 1st Inning off B. Moose, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Edwards, C. May 2, J. Morgan 2, J. Wynn 2, C. Cedeno 2, R. Metzger 2 2-out RBI: R. Metzger Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson, J. Edwards 2, C. May, C. Cedeno, J. Mayberry Sac Bunt: C. Cedeno, D. Rader Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING CS: J. Morgan (1) FIELDING Errors: J. Morgan Double Plays: 2 (Morgan-Mayberry, Morgan-Metzger-Mayberry) Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Moose 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 83 58 3.38 C. Hough L (0-1)BS (1) 1.0 2 3 1 1 0 0 22 14 6.75 D. Giusti 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 16 7 20.26 B. Veale 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 B. Dalcanton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 10.13 PITCHING Game Score: B. Moose 57 Batters Faced: B. Moose 28, C. Hough 7, D. Giusti 5, B. Veale 1, B. Dalcanton 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moose 7-6, C. Hough 1-1, D. Giusti 1-0, B. Veale 0-0, B. Dalcanton 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: B. Moose 83-58, C. Hough 22-14, D. Giusti 16-7, B. Veale 2-1, B. Dalcanton 6-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Veale 3-2, B. Dalcanton 2-0 HB: B. Moose 5, C. Hough Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Wilson 6.0 5 3 2 3 3 1 111 67 4.15 J. Billingham W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6 0.00 D. Lemaster H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0.00 M. Marshall 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Wilson 52 Batters Faced: D. Wilson 26, J. Billingham 3, D. Lemaster 3, M. Marshall 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 11-3, J. Billingham 1-1, D. Lemaster 1-2, M. Marshall 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 111-67, J. Billingham 12-6, D. Lemaster 8-6, M. Marshall 8-4 GAME NOTES Player of the Game: C. May Ballpark: Astrodome Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:55 Attendance: 34520 Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : 05-09-2008 at 10:43 PM.

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Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	1972 JIM World Series Preview: Baltimore Orioles Vs. Houston Astros 1972 JOY IN MUDVILLE WORLD SERIES: BALTIMORE VS. HOUSTON Probable Lineups: Baltimore Orioles, AL Champions Bobby Grich, SS Ken Singleton, LF Dick Allen, 1B Darrell Evans, 3B Johnny Grubb, CF Dave May, RF Davey Johnson, 2B Bob Boone, C Pitcher Houston Astros, NL Champions Joe Morgan, 2B Jimmy Wynn, RF Cesar Cedeno, CF John Mayberry, 1B Carlos May, LF Dave Rader, 3B Johnny Edwards, C Roger Metzger, SS Pitcher Pitching Probables: Game One: Tom Seaver vs. Larry Dierker Game Two: Jon Matlack vs. Ken Forsch Game Three: Ken Holtzman vs. Don Wilson Previous World Series Appearances: Baltimore--1970; Houston--none Key Injuries: Baltimore--IF Bill Madlock; Houston--none Notes of Interest: There are 223 regular season victories between the two teams. Baltimore won 114; Houston won 109 . . . The Orioles feature five former National League pitchers--starters Tom Seaver, Jon Matlack, Ken Holtzman and Nolan Ryan along with reliever Marty Pattin . . . Three Baltimore regulars--Dick Allen, Ken Singleton and Darrell Evans--also came from the NL . . . Houston left fielder Carlos May is the lone former American League player. May came to the Astros in a 1971 trade with the Chicago White Sox . . . This marks the third straight year the American League Series representative plays its home games on grass and the National League champion plays on artificial turf . . . Both clubs ranked in the top two in most pitching and hitting categories. Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : 05-10-2008 at 04:11 PM.

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Joy in Mudville All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 966	Orioles Walk to Extra-Inning Victory in JIM World Series Opener Baltimore--Saturday's game one of the 1972 Joy in Mudville World Series was anything but textbook baseball. In a contest that featured three errors by the winners, Baltimore took the Series opener 6-5 on a bases-loaded walk. The American League champion Orioles built a quick 5-0 lead off ineffective Houston starter Ken Forsch. Baltimore's Ken Singleton homered off Forsch, a 30-game winner during the regular season. Forsch was forced to pitch on short rest when scheduled starter Larry Dierker woke up Saturday morning with a bout of the flu. Much of game one featured flu-like symptoms. Case in point, the Astros rallied for four runs in the fourth inning, taking advantage of an error by second baseman Davey Johnson. Jimmy Wynn struck the key blow with a two-run homer off Oriole starter Tom Seaver. Two innings later, Houston tied the game when Joe Morgan homered off Seaver into the right field bleachers. From there, the game settled into a battle of bullpens. The Astros had a chance to take the lead with two runners on in the eighth. However, hard-throwing Nolan Ryan struck out Wynn to end the threat. Houston's Jack Billingham, a former reliever-turned-starter this season, held Baltimore scoreless for two innings before giving way to closer Mike Marshall. Baltimore finally broke through in the 10th inning. Singleton and Dick Allen led off with consecutive singles. Allen's hit was his fourth of the game. Following a successful sacrifice bunt by Darrell Evans, the right-handed Marshall intentionally walked left-handed hitting Johnny Grubb to load the bases. The strategy failed when Marshall forced in the winning run with a fastball that was high to Johnson on a 3-2 pitch. Fred Beene earned the win in relief while Marshall took the loss. Game two is Sunday afternoon at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Left-hander Jon Matlack will start for the Orioles. Right-hander Larry Dierker is likely the Houston pitcher. Game ID: 6727 - Saturday, October 14th, 1972 - Game Log Editor's Note: Box score statistics reflect the entire post-season. Saturday, October 14th, 1972 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Houston Astros 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 Baltimore Orioles 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 3 Houston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Morgan 2B 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 .320 2 8 J. Wynn RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .296 1 4 C. Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .375 1 4 J. Mayberry 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 0 1 C. May LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .304 3 8 D. Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .136 0 4 J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-C. Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0 M. Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Edwards C 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0 R. Metzger SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 3 K. Forsch P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1 a-G. Geiger PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1 F. Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-M. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W. Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Menke 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 39 5 8 5 5 6 17 a - G. Geiger pinch hit for K. Forsch in the 4th b - M. Martinez pinch hit for F. Gladding in the 6th c - C. Geronimo pinch hit for J. Billingham in the 9th BATTING Doubles: G. Geiger (1, 4th Inning off T. Seaver, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Morgan (2, 6th Inning off T. Seaver, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Wynn (1, 4th Inning off T. Seaver, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Forsch, J. Edwards, J. Morgan 5, J. Mayberry, J. Wynn 4, C. Cedeno, G. Geiger 2 2-out RBI: , J. Morgan 2, J. Wynn, G. Geiger Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. May, J. Wynn 2, D. Rader 2 Sac Bunt: R. Metzger Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING CS: C. Cedeno (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Billingham-Metzger) Baltimore AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Grich SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .167 0 1 K. Singleton LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .231 1 3 D. Allen 1B 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 3 3 D. Evans 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .143 0 2 J. Grubb CF, CF 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .333 0 1 D. Johnson 2B 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 .313 1 6 D. May RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .133 0 1 B. Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 3 a-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Oates C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Seaver P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 0 0 P. Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N. Ryan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-T. Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 F. Beene P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 37 6 11 6 4 9 11 a - R. Miller pinch hit for B. Boone in the 9th b - T. Crowley pinch hit for N. Ryan in the 9th BATTING Doubles: D. Allen (2, 1st Inning off K. Forsch, 1 on, 1 out) B. Grich (1, 3rd Inning off K. Forsch, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Grubb (1, 5th Inning off F. Gladding, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: K. Singleton (1, 3rd Inning off K. Forsch, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: D. Allen 5, D. Evans, B. Grich 2, K. Singleton 5, J. Grubb 3, D. May 2-out RBI: D. May Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone, D. Johnson GIDP: K. Singleton Sac Bunt: D. Evans Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Errors: T. Seaver , B. Grich , D. Johnson Houston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA K. Forsch 3.0 7 5 5 1 4 1 70 45 4.50 F. Gladding 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 19 0.00 W. Blasingame 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 0.00 J. Billingham 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 12 0.00 M. Marshall L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 30 16 3.86 PITCHING Game Score: K. Forsch 26 Batters Faced: K. Forsch 17, F. Gladding 7, W. Blasingame 3, J. Billingham 7, M. Marshall 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Forsch 4-1, F. Gladding 3-2, W. Blasingame 1-0, J. Billingham 3-1, M. Marshall 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: K. Forsch 70-45, F. Gladding 32-19, W. Blasingame 12-9, J. Billingham 21-12, M. Marshall 30-16 Baltimore IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA T. Seaver 7.2 8 5 1 3 3 2 138 86 2.20 P. Richert 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0.00 N. Ryan 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 14 0.00 F. Beene W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: T. Seaver 51 Batters Faced: T. Seaver 36, P. Richert 1, N. Ryan 5, F. Beene 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Seaver 15-4, P. Richert 0-0, N. Ryan 1-0, F. Beene 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: T. Seaver 138-86, P. Richert 5-1, N. Ryan 21-14, F. Beene 9-7 Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Richert 1-0, N. Ryan 2-0 GAME NOTES Player of the Game: D. Allen Ballpark: Memorial Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:32 Attendance: 38852 Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville : 05-10-2008 at 03:58 PM.