Wild Card Playoff Report

The Divisional Playoffs between the two Union League Atlantic Division rivals, the Newark Eagles and the Philadelphia Athletics, promised to be a hard fought contest -- and the first game was a beauty!. Carl Hubbell (13-7, 3.44) took the mound for Philadelphia, and Sam Crawford (9-8, 2.98) led from the hill for Newark. Both went 9 innings . . . and left with the score deadlocked. Yes, that was the kind of series that was promised from these two.

Philadelphia manufactured their runs this game: a Boggs single, an Ott walk, a Bill Terry single to score Boggs in the first. Newark claimed their runs: Willie Mays strokes one deep down the left field line in the bottom of the first in response. Philadelphia continues their way: Kaz Matsui walks in the third, moves to second on a wild pitch, steals third, and then scores on an Ott groundout. Newark responds with a blast to deep left-center by Willie Mays in the fourth. Then in the eighth, Boggs walks, is then forced at second on a fielders choice from Ott, Terry hits a short single, Yastrzemski walks, and then Biggio squeezes in Ott. In response, same inning, Larry Doby sends one to the fields outside the park in deep right field.

That's the way the score would stay, 3-3, until the 12th when the roles got reversed, and Mel Ott went deep down the left field line and out of Ruppert Stadium for Philadelphia off the normally overpowering Mariano Rivera (7-3-30, 1.87). Newark's attempt to manufacture a run on a two singles and a pinch-runner ended on a neat double play: Matsui to Huggins to Terry.

Game 1, Athletics vs Eagles


9/26/2004, PHA05-NEW05, Ruppert Stadium (1932-49)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Athletics         1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1     4 11  1    11  4
2005 Eagles            1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0     3  7  0     6  3
 
Athletics            AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Lyons, Ji         cf  6  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333    1  0  0  0
Matsui,K          ss  5  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .000    4  7  0  0
Boggs             3b  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  4  0  0
Ott               rf  5  2  1  2  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    3  0  0  0
Terry,B           1b  6  0  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .667   11  1  1  0
Yastrzemski       lf  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    2  0  0  0
Biggio            2b  2  0  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  .500    3  2  0  0
 Tsuji            2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    3  0  0  0
 Meyers           ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Huggins          2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  2  0  0
McCarver          c   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  .000    4  0  0  0
 Ruffin           c   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    3  1  0  0
Hubbell           p   4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500    0  1  0  0
 Face             p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Bell,B           ph  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Farr             p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
 Brown,M          p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Gura             p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
                     43  4 11  4  1  0  1  7  2  2  0  1  0  1  0         36 19  1  0
 
Eagles               AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Johnson,HR        2b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    7  7  0  0
White,R           lf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    2  0  0  0
 Hill             ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Mays              cf  4  2  2  2  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500    4  0  0  0
Leonard,B         1b  5  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200   16  1  0  0
Williams,Ch       3b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  4  0  0
 Candelaria       p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
 Henrich          ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Rivera           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Cronin            ss  5  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  5  0  0
Doby              rf  5  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  0  0  0
 McDuffie         pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Trouppe           c   5  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    3  0  0  0
Crawford,S        p   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  .000    1  2  0  0
 Jones,Ch         3b  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
                     39  3  7  3  1  0  3  5  5  0  0  1  0  1  0         36 21  0  0
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Hubbell                          9.1  5  3  3  4  5 139  85   36  3  1  0  0  2  2.89
Face                             0.2  0  0  0  1  0   9   3    2  0  0  0  0  1  0.00
Farr             W 1-0           1.0  0  0  0  0  0  12   6    3  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Brown,M                          0.0  1  0  0  0  0   4   2    1  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Gura             S 1             1.0  1  0  0  0  0   8   7    3  0  0  0  0  1  0.00
                                12.0  7  3  3  5  5 172 103   45  3  1  0  0  4 
 
Eagles                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Crawford,S                       9.0  9  3  3  6  2 138  80   39  0  1  0  1  3  3.00
Candelaria                       2.0  1  0  0  1  0  32  17    8  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Rivera           L 0-1           1.0  1  1  1  0  0   8   7    4  1  0  0  0  0  9.00
                                12.0 11  4  4  7  2 178 104   51  1  1  0  1  3 
 
PHA: Tsuji inserted at 2b in the 8th
     Ruffin inserted at c in the 8th
     Meyers batted for Tsuji in the 10th
     Huggins inserted at 2b in the 10th
     Bell,B batted for Face in the 11th
NEW: Jones,Ch inserted at 3b in the 10th
     Hill batted for White,R in the 10th
     Hill moved to lf in the 11th
     Henrich batted for Candelaria in the 11th
     McDuffie ran for Doby in the 12th
 
GWRBI: Ott
Temperature: 55, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 14 MPH.

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9/26/2004, PHA05-NEW05, Ruppert Stadium (1932-49)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Athletics         1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1     4 11  1    11  4
2005 Eagles            1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0     3  7  0     6  3
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 10  Lyons, Ji bunted into an out to the mound (BXb)
 0-0  1 --- 22  Matsui,K popped out to second (BFBFX)
 0-0  2 --- 21  Boggs lined a single to shallow center (FBBX)
 0-0  2 1-- 31  Ott walked, Boggs to second (1BBFBB)
 0-0  2 12- 21  Terry,B singled to left center, Boggs scored, Ott to 
                  third (BBCX)
 1-0  2 1-3 31  Yastrzemski flied out to right (BBBCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Eagles batting
 1-0  0 --- 12  Johnson,HR popped out to short (FBSX)
 1-0  1 --- 32  White,R flied out to center (BFSFBBFFX)
 1-0  2 --- 00  Mays homered deep down the left-field line (X)
 1-1  2 --- 01  Leonard,B flied out to right (SX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
 1-1  0 --- 22  Biggio reached on an infield single to third (BCBSX)
 1-1  0 1-- 00  McCarver grounded into a double play, Cronin to 
                  Johnson,HR to Leonard,B (X)
 1-1  2 --- 11  Hubbell lined a single to right center (CBX)
 1-1  2 1-- 32  Lyons, Ji grounded out to third (B1BCFB>X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Eagles batting
 1-1  0 --- 10  Williams,Ch popped out to the catcher (BX)
 1-1  1 --- 11  Cronin grounded out to short (CBX)
 1-1  2 --- 02  Doby struck out (CCS)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
 1-1  0 --- 31  Matsui,K walked (FBBBB)
 1-1  0 1-- 00  Crawford,S threw a wild pitch, Matsui,K to second (B)
 1-1  0 -2- 10  Boggs popped out to second (B.2X)
 1-1  1 -2- 11  Matsui,K stole third (BF>C)
 1-1  1 --3 12  Ott grounded out to short, Matsui,K scored (BF>C.X)
 2-1  2 --- 12  Terry,B grounded out to first (SFBFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Eagles batting
 2-1  0 --- 20  Trouppe flied out to left (BBX)
 2-1  1 --- 22  Crawford,S struck out (SBFFBFC)
 2-1  2 --- 20  Johnson,HR grounded out to short (BBX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
 2-1  0 --- 11  Yastrzemski flied out to center (FBX)
 2-1  1 --- 02  Biggio struck out (CSS)
 2-1  2 --- 01  McCarver flied out to left (CX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Eagles batting
 2-1  0 --- 12  White,R struck out (CSFBFS)
 2-1  1 --- 32  Mays homered deep to left center (SBFBBX)
 2-2  1 --- 11  Leonard,B popped out to short (BCX)
 2-2  2 --- 10  Williams,Ch lined out to third (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
 2-2  0 --- 11  Hubbell lined a single up the middle (CBX)
 2-2  0 1-- 01  Lyons, Ji reached on an infield single to first, Hubbell 
                  to second (FX)
 2-2  0 12- 00  Matsui,K popped out to left (X)
 2-2  1 12- 12  Boggs struck out (CFFBFFFS)
 2-2  2 12- 00  Ott popped out to third (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Eagles batting
 2-2  0 --- 22  Cronin grounded out to third (BBFFX)
 2-2  1 --- 10  Doby flied out to right (BX)
 2-2  2 --- 11  Trouppe flied out to left (BFX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
 2-2  0 --- 10  Terry,B lined a single to right (BX)
 2-2  0 1-- 01  Terry,B stole second (11>F>B)
 2-2  0 -2- 11  Yastrzemski flied out to center, Terry,B to third 
                  (11>F>B.X)
 2-2  1 --3 31  Biggio walked (BpBBCB)
 2-2  1 1-3 02  McCarver grounded into a double play, Williams,Ch to 
                  Johnson,HR to Leonard,B (CSFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Eagles batting
 2-2  0 --- 32  Crawford,S walked (BCSBBB)
 2-2  0 1-- 10  Johnson,HR grounded to short, forcing Crawford,S at 
                  second, Johnson,HR to first (BbX)
 2-2  1 1-- 32  White,R grounded into a double play, Boggs to Biggio to 
                  Terry,B (BBCSBFX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
 2-2  0 --- 01  Hubbell lined out to second (FX)
 2-2  1 --- 10  Lyons, Ji popped out to the catcher (BX)
 2-2  2 --- 10  Matsui,K grounded out to short (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Eagles batting
 2-2  0 --- 31  Mays walked (BBCBB)
 2-2  0 1-- 11  Leonard,B grounded into a double play, Biggio to Matsui,K 
                  to Terry,B (11BFX)
 2-2  2 --- 32  Williams,Ch walked (BFFBBB)
 2-2  2 1-- 12  Cronin grounded to third, forcing Williams,Ch at second 
                  (C1FBX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
 2-2  0 --- 31  Boggs walked (BBFBB)
 2-2  0 1-- 32  Ott grounded to second, forcing Boggs at second, Ott to 
                  first (BBBFFX)
 2-2  1 1-- 00  Terry,B singled down the left field line and shallow, Ott 
                  to second (X)
 2-2  1 12- 32  Yastrzemski walked, Ott to third, Terry,B to second 
                  (BFBBCB)
 2-2  1 123 00  Biggio sacrifice bunted to the mound, Ott scored, Terry,B 
                  to third, Yastrzemski to second (Xb)
 3-2  2 -23 30  McCarver was walked intentionally (IIII)
 3-2  2 123 31  Hubbell grounded out to first (BBFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Eagles batting
                Tsuji now playing second base
                Ruffin now playing catcher
 3-2  0 --- 22  Doby homered deep to right (BFBSFX)
 3-3  0 --- 12  Trouppe to first on an error by the first baseman Terry,B 
                  (BSFX)
 3-3  0 1-- 00  Crawford,S sacrifice bunted to the mound, Trouppe to 
                  second (Xb)
 3-3  1 -2- 00  Johnson,HR flied out to right, Trouppe to third (X)
 3-3  2 --3 02  White,R struck out (CFS)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
 3-3  0 --- 02  Lyons, Ji lined a single to right center (CSX)
 3-3  0 1-- 22  Matsui,K grounded into a double play, Williams,Ch to 
                  Johnson,HR to Leonard,B (C11FBFBpX)
 3-3  2 --- 01  Boggs grounded out to third (FX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Eagles batting
 3-3  0 --- 21  Mays grounded out to short (BCBX)
 3-3  1 --- 01  Leonard,B grounded a single to right (CX)
 3-3  1 1-- 12  Williams,Ch lined out to second (FFB1FX)
 3-3  2 1-- 01  Cronin grounded to third, forcing Leonard,B at second (SX)
 
**************  Top of the 10th inning, Athletics batting
                Jones,Ch now playing third base
                Candelaria now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 21  Ott grounded out to second (FBBX)
 3-3  1 --- 21  Terry,B doubled down the left field line and shallow 
                  (CBBX)
 3-3  1 -2- 30  Yastrzemski grounded out to second, Terry,B to third 
                  (BBBX)
                Meyers pinch hitting for Tsuji
 3-3  2 --3 31  Meyers grounded out to short (BBBCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 10th inning, Eagles batting
                Huggins now playing second base
 3-3  0 --- 22  Doby struck out (FBFBS)
 3-3  1 --- 22  Trouppe doubled deep down the right field line (CBSBX)
 3-3  1 -2- 30  Jones,Ch was walked intentionally (IIII)
                Face now pitching
 3-3  1 12- 31  Johnson,HR walked, Trouppe to third, Jones,Ch to second 
                  (CBBBB)
                Hill pinch hitting for White,R
 3-3  1 123 21  Hill grounded into a double play, Terry,B to Ruffin to 
                  Terry,B (CBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 11th inning, Athletics batting
                Hill moved to left field
 3-3  0 --- 12  Ruffin grounded out to third (BSFFX)
                Bell,B pinch hitting for Face
 3-3  1 --- 31  Bell,B walked (BBSBB)
 3-3  1 1-- 02  Lyons, Ji flied out to center (CSFX)
 3-3  2 1-- 00  Matsui,K grounded out to the mound (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 11th inning, Eagles batting
                Farr now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 12  Mays popped out to first (CFBX)
 3-3  1 --- 21  Leonard,B grounded out to short (BFBX)
                Henrich pinch hitting for Candelaria
 3-3  2 --- 30  Henrich grounded out to the mound (BBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 12th inning, Athletics batting
                Rivera now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 02  Boggs grounded out to second (CSX)
 3-3  1 --- 10  Ott homered deep down the right field line (BX)
 4-3  1 --- 00  Terry,B flied out to center (X)
 4-3  2 --- 01  Yastrzemski grounded out to short (SX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 12th inning, Eagles batting
                Brown,M now pitching
 4-3  0 --- 21  Cronin lined a single between third and short (BBCX)
                Gura now pitching
 4-3  0 1-- 02  Doby grounded to second, forcing Cronin at second, Doby 
                  to first (SCX)
                McDuffie pinch running for Doby
 4-3  1 1-- 00  Trouppe reached on an infield single to short, Doby to 
                  second (X)
 4-3  1 12- 12  Jones,Ch grounded into a double play, Matsui,K to Huggins 
                  to Terry,B (FBS2X)

Philadelphia vs Newark, Game 2

The second game pitted Bob Gibson (9-7, 3.92) of Philadelphia against Iron Man McGinnity (11-6, 4.39) of Newark. This time both pitchers finished what they started, and what they started ended in regulation. The game was really centered on the two pitchers, overpowering Bob Gibson and mesmerizing Iron Man McGinnity. But it was just as tight this time around as last time. Newark strolled out to a 2-0 lead on single runs in the 4th and 7th. In the 4th, Roy White walked, was sacrificed to second by Home Run Johnson, and then scored an unearned run when Philadelphia centerfielder, Jimmy Lyons, threw the ball away when White advanced to third on a Willie Mays flyout. The 7th was more of the same when Mays walked, advanced to second when Leonard was safe on a Bob Gibson error -- and then it got a little wild. Mays & Leonard stole third and second, Henrich walked to fill the bases, and then Mays scored when Chipper Jones flyed out to Ott, and Ott doubled up Leonard trying to advance. Philadelphia was able to answer with a Bill Terry home run in the 8th, but it wasn't enough as Newark evened the series with a 2-1 win. Both teams were held to 3 hits in this one, and Iron Man did not allow a single walk, or strike out a batter in his 9 innings of winning work -- finished in only 86 pitches.

Game 2, Athletics vs Eagles


9/27/2004, PHA05-NEW05, Ruppert Stadium (1932-49)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     1  3  2     1  1
2005 Eagles            0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  x     2  3  2     5  1
 
Athletics            AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Lyons, Ji         cf  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  .300    3  0  1  0
Yastrzemski       lf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    2  0  0  0
Boggs             3b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125    2  2  0  0
Ott               rf  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  1  0  0
Terry,B           1b  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .556    7  0  0  0
Biggio            2b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  2  0  0
McCarver          c   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  .000    6  0  0  0
Campaneris        ss  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    2  1  0  0
Gibson,B          p   2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  2  1  0
 Huggins          ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
                     29  1  3  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0         24  8  2  0
 
Eagles               AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
White,R           lf  3  1  1  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    2  0  0  0
Johnson,HR        2b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  .000    6  4  1  0
Mays              cf  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  .333    3  0  0  0
Leonard,B         1b  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  .222    9  2  0  0
Henrich           rf  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Jones,Ch          3b  2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  .000    2  1  0  0
 Ventura          3b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
Trouppe           c   3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .375    0  2  0  0
Cronin            ss  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125    3  5  1  0
McGinnity         p   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    2  0  0  0
                     25  2  3  1  1  0  0  4  6  2  0  0  0  1  1         27 15  2  0
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Gibson,B         L 0-1           8.0  3  2  1  4  6 108  70   31  0  0  0  0  0  1.13
                                 8.0  3  2  1  4  6 108  70   31  0  0  0  0  0 
 
Eagles                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
McGinnity        W 1-0           9.0  3  1  1  0  0  86  55   29  1  0  0  0  1  1.00
                                 9.0  3  1  1  0  0  86  55   29  1  0  0  0  1 
 
PHA: Huggins batted for Gibson,B in the 9th
NEW: Ventura inserted at 3b in the 8th
 
Temperature: 53, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 5 MPH.

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9/27/2004, PHA05-NEW05, Ruppert Stadium (1932-49)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     1  3  2     1  1
2005 Eagles            0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  x     2  3  2     5  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 00  Lyons, Ji bunted into an out to second (Xb)
 0-0  1 --- 11  Yastrzemski grounded out to second (SBX)
 0-0  2 --- 11  Boggs grounded out to short (CBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 12  White,R lined out to short (FFBX)
 0-0  1 --- 01  Johnson,HR grounded out to third (CX)
 0-0  2 --- 02  Mays struck out (CSC)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 10  Ott grounded a single up the middle (BX)
 0-0  0 1-- 12  Terry,B grounded to short, forcing Ott at second, Terry,B 
                  to first (FbSBX)
 0-0  1 1-- 10  Biggio flied out to center (BX)
 0-0  2 1-- 20  McCarver lined out to left (BBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 12  Leonard,B grounded out to first (BCFX)
 0-0  1 --- 32  Henrich struck out (BCFBBS)
 0-0  2 --- 21  Jones,Ch grounded out to the mound (BBSX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 31  Campaneris lined out to third (BCBBX)
 0-0  1 --- 00  Gibson,B lined out to second (X)
 0-0  2 --- 11  Lyons, Ji popped out to second (CBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 22  Trouppe struck out (BFBCS)
 0-0  1 --- 11  Cronin lined out to left (CBX)
 0-0  2 --- 12  McGinnity struck out (BCCS)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 11  Yastrzemski popped out to third (BSX)
 0-0  1 --- 10  Boggs grounded out to third (BX)
 0-0  2 --- 00  Ott lined out to short (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 32  White,R walked (SBFFBFBB)
 0-0  0 1-- 12  Johnson,HR sacrifice bunted to the mound, White,R to 
                  second (1SB1SXb)
 0-0  1 -2- 11  Mays flied out to center, White,R scored on an error by 
                  the center fielder Lyons, Ji (C2BX)
 0-1  2 --- 22  Leonard,B grounded a single up the middle (SBCBX)
 0-1  2 1-- 21  Henrich grounded to third, forcing Leonard,B at second 
                  (CBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
 0-1  0 --- 22  Terry,B grounded out to second (BBCFX)
 0-1  1 --- 00  Biggio to first on an error by the second baseman 
                  Johnson,HR (X)
 0-1  1 1-- 00  McCarver grounded to short, forcing Biggio at second, 
                  McCarver to first (1X)
 0-1  2 1-- 20  McCarver was caught stealing second (B11B>C)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Eagles batting
 0-1  0 --- 12  Jones,Ch struck out (CBFS)
 0-1  1 --- 00  Trouppe flied out to center (X)
 0-1  2 --- 00  Cronin flied out to left (X)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
 0-1  0 --- 02  Campaneris flied out to center (SFFX)
 0-1  1 --- 11  Gibson,B grounded out to short (CBX)
 0-1  2 --- 31  Lyons, Ji popped out to second (FBBBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Eagles batting
 0-1  0 --- 00  McGinnity popped out to third (X)
 0-1  1 --- 12  White,R grounded out to second (CBCX)
 0-1  2 --- 02  Johnson,HR grounded out to second (CFX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
 0-1  0 --- 31  Yastrzemski grounded out to first (BBSBX)
 0-1  1 --- 01  Boggs grounded out to first (CX)
 0-1  2 --- 31  Ott grounded out to second (BBBCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Eagles batting
 0-1  0 --- 31  Mays walked (BSBBB)
 0-1  0 1-- 00  Mays to second, Leonard,B to first on an error by the 
                  pitcher Gibson,B (X)
 0-1  0 12- 00  Mays stole third, Leonard,B stole second (>B)
 0-1  0 -23 31  Henrich walked (>B.BCBB)
 0-1  0 123 00  Jones,Ch flied out into a double play, Ott to Boggs, Mays 
                  scored, Leonard,B out at third (X)
 0-2  2 1-- 01  Trouppe lined a single to shallow center, Henrich to 
                  third (C1X)
 0-2  2 1-3 21  Cronin popped out to short (BCBX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
                Ventura now playing third base
 0-2  0 --- 11  Terry,B homered deep to center (BCX)
 1-2  0 --- 00  Biggio to first on an error by the shortstop Cronin (X)
 1-2  0 1-- 02  McCarver grounded into a double play, Leonard,B to Cronin 
                  to McGinnity (1Sb1SbX)
 1-2  2 --- 11  Campaneris flied out to center (SBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Eagles batting
 1-2  0 --- 02  McGinnity flied out to center (CCX)
 1-2  1 --- 01  White,R lined a double down the right field line (SX)
 1-2  1 -2- 01  Johnson,HR grounded out to short (SX)
 1-2  2 -2- 32  Mays walked (CBFBBB)
 1-2  2 12- 12  Leonard,B struck out (FBSS)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
                Huggins pinch hitting for Gibson,B
 1-2  0 --- 11  Huggins grounded out to third (BCX)
 1-2  1 --- 00  Lyons, Ji lined a single to shallow left (X)
 1-2  1 1-- 12  Yastrzemski flied out to left (CCB111X)
 1-2  2 1-- 00  Lyons, Ji was caught stealing second (>C)

Newark vs Philadelphia, Game 3

The series moved over to Shibe Park for game 3, Webster McDonald (5-3, 2.83) for the visitors and Pedro Martinez (9-8, 3.52) for the home team. Pedro, in the manner of the starting pitchers this seaeris went the entire distance. But McDonald needed some last inning help from Steve Reed (11-4-2, 3.18) -- but that help wasn't enough.

The Eagles disrespected their hosts by scoring first . . . and second. J. Preston "Pete" Hill opened the game by smashing Martinez's second pitch too far down the left field line for any but the fans to field it. In the 3rd it was Pete Hill again, as he doubled, moved to third on an infield single by Home Run Johnson, and scored on a double play ball hit by Willie Mays.

That would be all the scoring for anyone until the bottom of the 8th. McDonald must have tired, because after setting down 10 straight he walked Yaz to start the inning. Matty Alou followed with an infield single. McDonald seemed to regain control when he struck out Wade Boggs swinging. But then Mel Ott grounded a single through the infield to load the bases. Bill Terry then lifted a single to shallow left field which scored Yaz. Matty Alou did not stop at third, instead digging for home for all he was worth. Pete Hill could not handle the catch and throw, and was charged with an error. Steve Reed came in to relieve McDonald, but Biggio squeezed in the third run and the Athletics came away with a 3rd run.

The Eagles tried to come back -- Hurly McNair smashed a double down the line with one out, and Larry Doby worked a walk on a pinch hit an out later . . . but Pedro got pinch-hitter Chipper Jones to ground out and end the game.

Game 3, Eagles vs Athletics

9/29/2004, NEW05-PHA05, Shibe Park (1935-54)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Eagles            1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  7  3     6  0
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  x     3  6  0     7  1
 
Eagles               AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Hill              lf  4  2  2  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    1  0  1  0
Johnson,HR        2b  4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .182    2  0  1  0
Mays              cf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  1  0  0
Leonard,B         1b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .154    8  2  0  0
McNair            rf  4  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500    2  0  0  0
Trouppe           c   4  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333    9  0  0  2
Williams,Ch       3b  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
 Doby             ph  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    0  0  0  0
Cronin            ss  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .091    0  3  0  0
 Jones,Ch         ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
McDonald, W       p   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  3  1  0
 Reed,S           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
                     33  2  7  1  3  0  1  2  6  0  0  0  0  0  0         24 10  3  2
 
Athletics            AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Yastrzemski       lf  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Alou,Ma           cf  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500    4  0  0  0
Boggs             3b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .083    1  1  0  0
Ott               rf  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    3  0  0  0
Terry,B           1b  3  0  2  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .583   10  0  0  0
Biggio            2b  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  .125    1  2  0  0
 Tsuji            2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
McCarver          c   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    6  1  0  0
 Ruffin           c   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Campaneris        ss  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .167    2  3  0  0
Martinez,P        p   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  3  0  0
                     30  3  6  2  1  0  0  3  7  0  0  0  0  1  0         27 11  0  0
 
Eagles                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
McDonald, W      L 0-1           7.1  6  3  2  3  7 117  67   32  0  0  0  0  0  2.45
Reed,S                           0.2  0  0  0  0  0   3   2    2  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
                                 8.0  6  3  2  3  7 120  69   34  0  0  0  0  0 
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Martinez,P       W 1-0           9.0  7  2  2  2  6 122  76   35  1  0  0  0  1  2.00
                                 9.0  7  2  2  2  6 122  76   35  1  0  0  0  1 
 
NEW: Doby batted for Williams,Ch in the 9th
     Jones,Ch batted for Cronin in the 9th
PHA: Tsuji inserted at 2b in the 9th
     Ruffin inserted at c in the 9th
 
GWRBI: Biggio
Temperature: 82, Sky: threatening, Wind: out to center at 8 MPH.

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9/29/2004, NEW05-PHA05, Shibe Park (1935-54)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Eagles            1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  7  3     6  0
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  x     3  6  0     7  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 01  Hill homered deep down the left-field line (CX)
 1-0  0 --- 12  Johnson,HR struck out (BSCS)
 1-0  1 --- 32  Mays struck out (BBCSBC)
 1-0  2 --- 00  Leonard,B flied out to center (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
 1-0  0 --- 22  Yastrzemski flied out to center (BFBSX)
 1-0  1 --- 00  Alou,Ma lined a single up the middle (X)
 1-0  1 1-- 11  Trouppe allowed a passed ball, Alou,Ma to second (BS1B)
 1-0  1 -2- 21  Boggs grounded out to first, Alou,Ma to third (BS1B.X)
 1-0  2 --3 32  Ott struck out (CFBFBBS)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Eagles batting
 1-0  0 --- 22  McNair grounded out to second (CBBFFX)
 1-0  1 --- 22  Trouppe doubled deep to left center (FBFBX)
 1-0  1 -2- 30  Williams,Ch walked (BBBB)
 1-0  1 12- 10  Cronin grounded to short, forcing Williams,Ch at second, 
                  Trouppe to third, Cronin to first (BX)
 1-0  2 1-3 22  McDonald, W struck out (CBFB1S)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
 1-0  0 --- 12  Terry,B lined a double to left center (FSBX)
 1-0  0 -2- 00  Biggio lined out to left (X)
 1-0  1 -2- 31  McCarver walked (CBBBB)
 1-0  1 12- 10  Campaneris grounded a single up the middle, Terry,B out 
                  at home, McCarver to second (BX)
 1-0  2 12- 22  Martinez,P struck out (BCS1BC)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Eagles batting
 1-0  0 --- 10  Hill lined a double to right center (BX)
 1-0  0 -2- 21  Johnson,HR reached on an infield single to short, Hill to 
                  third (BCBX)
 1-0  0 1-3 22  Mays grounded into a double play, Biggio to Campaneris to 
                  Terry,B, Hill scored (BSBFFX)
 2-0  2 --- 21  Leonard,B grounded out to third (CBBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
 2-0  0 --- 30  Yastrzemski grounded out to short (BBBX)
 2-0  1 --- 00  Alou,Ma grounded out to the mound (X)
 2-0  2 --- 22  Boggs grounded out to the mound (FBFBFX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Eagles batting
 2-0  0 --- 32  McNair grounded a single between first and second (FBBBSX)
 2-0  0 1-- 12  Trouppe lined out to center (CB1C1X)
 2-0  1 1-- 02  Williams,Ch struck out (CSS)
 2-0  2 1-- 31  Cronin flied out to right (CB1BBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
 2-0  0 --- 21  Ott popped out to second (BFBX)
 2-0  1 --- 22  Terry,B struck out (BCSBS)
 2-0  2 --- 31  Biggio to first on an error by the second baseman 
                  Johnson,HR (BFBBX)
 2-0  2 1-- 10  Trouppe allowed a passed ball, Biggio to second (BB)
 2-0  2 -2- 32  McCarver struck out (BB.BCFFS)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Eagles batting
 2-0  0 --- 00  McDonald, W popped out to center (X)
 2-0  1 --- 22  Hill grounded out to the mound (BCSBFX)
 2-0  2 --- 11  Johnson,HR grounded out to the mound (BFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
 2-0  0 --- 21  Campaneris grounded out to third (CBBX)
 2-0  1 --- 02  Martinez,P popped out to the catcher (CFX)
 2-0  2 --- 10  Yastrzemski to first on an error by the pitcher McDonald, 
                  W (BX)
 2-0  2 1-- 12  Alou,Ma struck out (1CBSS)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Eagles batting
 2-0  0 --- 02  Mays grounded out to the mound (CSX)
 2-0  1 --- 02  Leonard,B struck out (SSS)
 2-0  2 --- 11  McNair lined out to right (FBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
 2-0  0 --- 10  Boggs grounded out to the mound (BX)
 2-0  1 --- 10  Ott grounded out to short (BX)
 2-0  2 --- 31  Terry,B walked (BCBBB)
 2-0  2 1-- 00  Biggio popped out to right (X)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Eagles batting
 2-0  0 --- 22  Trouppe struck out (BCFBS)
 2-0  1 --- 02  Williams,Ch grounded out to first (FFX)
 2-0  2 --- 00  Cronin flied out to right (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
 2-0  0 --- 00  McCarver flied out to right (X)
 2-0  1 --- 00  Campaneris grounded out to first (X)
 2-0  2 --- 12  Martinez,P struck out (CSBS)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Eagles batting
 2-0  0 --- 00  McDonald, W lined out to third (X)
 2-0  1 --- 00  Hill grounded out to the catcher (X)
 2-0  2 --- 01  Johnson,HR reached on an infield single to second (CX)
 2-0  2 1-- 10  Mays grounded out to short (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
 2-0  0 --- 31  Yastrzemski walked (CBBBB)
 2-0  0 1-- 01  Alou,Ma reached on an infield single to second, 
                  Yastrzemski to second (F>X)
 2-0  0 12- 12  Boggs struck out (CSFFBS)
 2-0  1 12- 32  Ott grounded a single between first and second, 
                  Yastrzemski to third, Alou,Ma to second (CBFBFBX)
 2-0  1 123 10  Terry,B lined a single to shallow left, Yastrzemski 
                  scored, Alou,Ma scored, Ott to third, Terry,B to second 
                  on an error by the left fielder Hill (BX)
                Reed,S now pitching
 2-2  1 -23 00  Biggio sacrifice bunted to first, Ott scored, Terry,B to 
                  third (Xb)
 2-3  2 --3 10  McCarver grounded out to first (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Eagles batting
                Tsuji now playing second base
                Ruffin now playing catcher
 2-3  0 --- 10  Leonard,B flied out to center (BX)
 2-3  1 --- 32  McNair grounded a double down the third base line (BFBCBX)
 2-3  1 -2- 12  Trouppe popped out to short (CBFX)
                Doby pinch hitting for Williams,Ch
 2-3  2 -2- 30  Doby walked (BBBB)
                Jones,Ch pinch hitting for Cronin
 2-3  2 12- 11  Jones,Ch grounded out to second (CBX)

Newark vs Philadelphia, Game 4

The series was about to break wide open for the 4th game, sort of. After three tight 1-run pitching duels, the hitters were raring to unlimber their lumber.

23 hits in this one, after only 19 total in the last 2 games. 19 runs in this one, after only 15 in the first 3 games. 8 runs in one-half inning in this one, more than the number of runs total in any one of the first 3 games.

It didn't start out much different than the other games: a single run in the 2nd and 3rd by Newark brought them to a 2-0 lead when the 4th started. Then something happened to Philadelphia starter, Mordecai Brown (14-10, 3.50). Eagle Quincy Trouppe lined a single up the middle, Brown balked, and then Joe Cronin followed his earlier triple with a single now. Newark's starting pitcher was given a walk from Brown on four straight pitches, loading the bases. Things were grim for Philly.

Kazuo Matsui

Hurley McNair popped up harmlessly, but then Bill Terry muffed a grounder by Home Run Johnson, bringing in a run. Willie Mays walked forcing in a run and forcing Brown out of the ballgame. Larry Gura came in and was greeted by Kaz Matsui booting a Buck Leonard grounder -- letting another run score. Larry Doby then did away with all the one-run-at-a-time stuff with a bases clearing triple to the deepest part of right-center. Kaz Matsui then made his second error of the inning on a grounder by Chipper Jones that scored Doby. The Eagles with 7 runs scored in the inning were not quite done as Trouppe & Cronin singled for the second time in the inning, scoring Jones for the 8th run and 10th total tally for the game. 10-0 Newark.

Ouch.

Newark scored their eleventh run without a response the next inning on a walk, wild pitch and a Willie Mays single.

It was at this time the Athletics tried to come back: Matsui walked and scored two outs later on Bill Terry's second homer of the series. But that's where it ended until the 8th when Yaz doubled, Biggio beat out an infield single, and then Yaz scored on a groundout by Chief Meyers. 11-3. Newark sailing, and thinking the game done have 5 subs playing the field when the Athletics come up for their last at bat of the game. Jimmy Lyons opens up with a single followed by a Matsui double. Boggs scores Lyons on a single that also knocks Newark starter, Terris McDuffie (4-2, 3.89), out of the game in favor of Sam Streeter (1-1, 4.04). Marvelous Mel disapoints his fans by striking out, and Bill Terry grounds out in a force play to Cronin at short that scores a run. Carl Yastrzemski then put a Streeter pitch over the right field Spite Wall. Craig Biggio followed with his own long tater to left field -- and with the score now 11-8 and things getting dicey, the Eagles called Mariano Rivera in as the Atheltics called for Miller Huggins to pinch hit. Rivera won that matchup as Huggins popped out, and the Eagles came away just a mite scared after thinking they had a laugher.

Series tied 2-2. On to the final game.

Game 4, Eagles vs Athletics

9/30/2004, NEW05-PHA05, Shibe Park (1935-54)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Eagles            0  1  1  8  1  0  0  0  0    11  9  0     8  1
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  2  0  0  1  5     8 14  3     9  1
 
Eagles               AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
McNair            lf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  0  0  0
 Hill             ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  .333    1  2  0  0
Johnson,HR        2b  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    3  2  0  0
 Williams,Ch      ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 White,R          lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    1  0  0  0
Mays              cf  3  2  3  3  0  0  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .385    2  0  0  0
Leonard,B         1b  4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .118    7  1  0  0
 Henrich          ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Doby              rf  3  1  1  3  0  1  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  0  0  0
Jones,Ch          3b  3  2  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  4  0  0
 Ventura          ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Trouppe           c   4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .375    4  0  0  0
 Duncan, F        ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    2  0  0  0
Cronin            ss  5  1  3  2  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    4  2  0  0
McDuffie          p   2  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  .000    1  1  0  0
 Streeter         p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Rivera           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
                     36 11  9 10  0  2  1  9  8  1  1  0  0  1  0         27 12  0  0
 
Athletics            AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Lyons, Ji         cf  5  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333    2  0  0  0
Matsui,K          ss  4  2  2  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .222    2  4  2  0
Boggs             3b  4  0  2  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .188    1  2  0  0
Ott               rf  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  0  0  0
Terry,B           1b  5  2  1  3  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .471   12  0  1  0
Yastrzemski       lf  5  2  2  2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .118    0  0  0  0
Biggio            2b  4  1  2  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  4  0  0
Meyers            c   4  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    8  2  0  0
 Huggins          ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
Brown,M           p   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Gura             p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 McCarver         ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Nakao            p   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
                     39  8 14  8  3  0  3  4  5  0  0  0  0  1  0         27 13  3  0
 
Eagles                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
McDuffie         W 1-0           8.0 12  6  6  4  4 136  83   39  1  0  0  0  1  6.75
Streeter                         0.2  2  2  2  0  1  12   7    4  2  0  0  0  0 27.00
Rivera                           0.1  0  0  0  0  0   3   3    1  0  0  0  0  0  6.75
                                 9.0 14  8  8  4  5 151  93   44  3  0  0  0  1 
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Brown,M          L 0-1           3.1  5  7  3  5  1  70  30   21  1  0  0  0  0  8.10
Gura                             2.2  4  4  1  1  5  50  34   15  0  0  0  1  0  2.45
Nakao                            3.0  0  0  0  3  2  43  22   10  0  0  0  0  1  0.00
                                 9.0  9 11  4  9  8 163  86   46  1  0  0  1  1 
 
NEW: Hill batted for McNair in the 7th
     Williams,Ch batted for Johnson,HR in the 7th
     Henrich batted for Leonard,B in the 7th
     White,R inserted at lf in the 7th
     Henrich moved to 1b in the 7th
     Hill moved to 2b in the 7th
     Ventura batted for Jones,Ch in the 8th
     Duncan, F batted for Trouppe in the 8th
     Duncan, F moved to c in the 8th
     Ventura moved to 3b in the 8th
PHA: McCarver batted for Gura in the 6th
     Huggins batted for Meyers in the 9th
 
GWRBI: Cronin
Temperature: 65, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 2 MPH.

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9/30/2004, NEW05-PHA05, Shibe Park (1935-54)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Eagles            0  1  1  8  1  0  0  0  0    11  9  0     8  1
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  2  0  0  1  5     8 14  3     9  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 00  McNair popped out to short (X)
 0-0  1 --- 21  Johnson,HR grounded out to second (CBBX)
 0-0  2 --- 20  Mays lined a single to shallow center (BBX)
 0-0  2 1-- 10  Leonard,B grounded out to first (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 01  Lyons, Ji popped out to short (CX)
 0-0  1 --- 11  Matsui,K grounded out to first (BFX)
 0-0  2 --- 31  Boggs walked (BBFBB)
 0-0  2 1-- 21  Ott lined a single to shallow center, Boggs to second 
                  (CBBX)
 0-0  2 12- 21  Terry,B flied out to center (CBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 12  Doby struck out (BCFS)
 0-0  1 --- 30  Jones,Ch walked (BBBB)
 0-0  1 1-- 00  Trouppe grounded out to short, Jones,Ch to second (X)
 0-0  2 -2- 21  Cronin lined a triple to left center, Jones,Ch scored 
                  (BCBX)
 1-0  2 --3 32  McDuffie walked (BBCBCFB)
 1-0  2 1-3 12  McNair flied out to center (BFSX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
 1-0  0 --- 11  Yastrzemski grounded out to third (CBX)
 1-0  1 --- 32  Biggio walked (BBCFBB)
 1-0  1 1-- 12  Meyers popped out to first (SFBX)
 1-0  2 1-- 10  Brown,M grounded to third, forcing Biggio at second (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Eagles batting
 1-0  0 --- 00  Johnson,HR grounded out to short (X)
 1-0  1 --- 31  Mays homered deep to left center (BFBBX)
 2-0  1 --- 20  Leonard,B flied out to center (BBX)
 2-0  2 --- 31  Doby walked (BBCBB)
 2-0  2 1-- 00  Jones,Ch grounded to second, forcing Doby at second (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
 2-0  0 --- 10  Lyons, Ji bunted into an out to first (BXb)
 2-0  1 --- 01  Matsui,K lined a single down the left field line (FX)
 2-0  1 1-- 12  Boggs lined a double to right center, Matsui,K to third 
                  (1>F1FB1FX)
 2-0  1 -23 31  Ott walked (BBBCB)
 2-0  1 123 01  Terry,B grounded to third, forcing Matsui,K at home, 
                  Boggs to third, Ott to second, Terry,B to first (CX)
 2-0  2 123 00  Yastrzemski flied out to left (X)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Eagles batting
 2-0  0 --- 20  Trouppe grounded a single up the middle (BBX)
 2-0  0 1-- 11  Brown,M balked, Trouppe to second (CBB)
 2-0  0 -2- 21  Cronin grounded a single between first and second, 
                  Trouppe to third (CBB.X)
 2-0  0 1-3 30  McDuffie walked, Cronin to second (BBBB)
 2-0  0 123 10  McNair popped out to first (BX)
 2-0  1 123 11  Trouppe scored, Cronin to third, McDuffie to second, 
                  Johnson,HR to first on an error by the first baseman 
                  Terry,B (CBX)
 3-0  1 123 31  Mays walked, Cronin scored, McDuffie to third, Johnson,HR 
                  to second (BBBFB)
                Gura now pitching
 4-0  1 123 10  McDuffie scored, Johnson,HR to third, Mays to second, 
                  Leonard,B to first on an error by the shortstop 
                  Matsui,K (BX)
 5-0  1 123 11  Doby tripled deep to right center, Johnson,HR scored, 
                  Mays scored, Leonard,B scored (BCX)
 8-0  1 --3 11  Doby scored, Jones,Ch to first on an error by the 
                  shortstop Matsui,K (BCX)
 9-0  1 1-- 01  Trouppe grounded a single up the middle, Jones,Ch to 
                  third (SX)
 9-0  1 1-3 00  Cronin lined a single to shallow left, Jones,Ch scored, 
                  Trouppe to second (X)
10-0  1 12- 01  McDuffie sacrifice bunted to third, Trouppe to third, 
                  Cronin to second (FbXb)
10-0  2 -23 10  McNair grounded out to second (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
10-0  0 --- 12  Biggio grounded out to second (CBSX)
10-0  1 --- 22  Meyers reached on an infield single to short (FCBBX)
10-0  1 1-- 00  Gura sacrifice bunted to the mound, Meyers to second (Xb)
10-0  2 -2- 12  Lyons, Ji struck out (CFBS)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Eagles batting
10-0  0 --- 31  Johnson,HR walked (BFBBB)
10-0  0 1-- 02  Gura threw a wild pitch, Johnson,HR to second (CCB)
10-0  0 -2- 12  Mays lined a single to right center, Johnson,HR scored 
                  (CCB.FFX)
11-0  0 1-- 00  Mays stole second (>C)
11-0  0 -2- 12  Leonard,B struck out (>C.BSS)
11-0  1 -2- 22  Doby struck out (BCBCS)
11-0  2 -2- 02  Jones,Ch struck out (CCS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
11-0  0 --- 31  Matsui,K walked (BBBCB)
11-0  0 1-- 12  Boggs struck out (SSBS)
11-0  1 1-- 30  Ott popped out to right (BBBX)
11-0  2 1-- 11  Terry,B homered deep to left, Matsui,K scored (BCX)
11-2  2 --- 10  Yastrzemski grounded out to short (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Eagles batting
11-2  0 --- 22  Trouppe struck out (BFBCS)
11-2  1 --- 12  Cronin struck out (FBSS)
11-2  2 --- 11  McDuffie grounded out to the catcher (SBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
11-2  0 --- 01  Biggio grounded out to first (CX)
11-2  1 --- 12  Meyers lined a single to shallow center (FFBFFX)
                McCarver pinch hitting for Gura
11-2  1 1-- 00  Gura grounded into a double play, Jones,Ch to Johnson,HR 
                  to Leonard,B (X)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Eagles batting
                Nakao now pitching
                Hill pinch hitting for McNair
11-2  0 --- 32  Hill walked (CFFBBFBB)
                Williams,Ch pinch hitting for Johnson,HR
11-2  0 1-- 00  Johnson,HR flied out to right (X)
11-2  1 1-- 32  Mays walked, Hill to second (CBBSBB)
                Henrich pinch hitting for Leonard,B
11-2  1 12- 01  Hill was caught stealing third, Mays to second (C>B)
11-2  2 -2- 21  Henrich grounded out to third (C>B.BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
                White,R now playing left field
                Henrich moved to first base
                Hill moved to second base
11-2  0 --- 31  Lyons, Ji lined a single to shallow center (CBBBX)
11-2  0 1-- 12  Matsui,K struck out (BFFFS)
11-2  1 1-- 01  Boggs grounded to second, forcing Lyons, Ji at second, 
                  Boggs to first (CX)
11-2  2 1-- 22  Ott flied out to left (FCBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Eagles batting
11-2  0 --- 31  Doby walked (BCBBB)
                Ventura pinch hitting for Jones,Ch
11-2  0 1-- 12  Ventura grounded into a double play, Matsui,K to Biggio 
                  to Terry,B (BSCX)
                Duncan, F pinch hitting for Trouppe
11-2  2 --- 32  Duncan, F struck out (BBBCFS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
                Duncan, F moved to catcher
                Ventura moved to third base
11-2  0 --- 22  Terry,B struck out (CCBBS)
11-2  1 --- 01  Yastrzemski doubled down the left field line (FX)
11-2  1 -2- 22  Biggio reached on an infield single to short, Yastrzemski 
                  to third (BBCFX)
11-2  1 1-3 00  Meyers grounded to second, forcing Biggio at second, 
                  Yastrzemski scored, Biggio out at second, Meyers to 
                  first (X)
11-3  2 1-- 00  Nakao flied out to center (X)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Eagles batting
11-3  0 --- 10  Cronin grounded out to the mound (BX)
11-3  1 --- 00  McDuffie grounded out to short (X)
11-3  2 --- 22  Hill struck out (CCFBBC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
11-3  0 --- 12  Lyons, Ji grounded a single between third and short (BFFX)
11-3  0 1-- 22  Matsui,K lined a double to right center, Lyons, Ji to 
                  third (BFBSX)
11-3  0 -23 31  Boggs grounded a single between first and second, Lyons, 
                  Ji scored, Matsui,K to third (CBBBX)
                Streeter now pitching
11-4  0 1-3 22  Ott struck out (BCBCS)
11-4  1 1-3 10  Terry,B grounded to short, forcing Boggs at second, 
                  Matsui,K scored, Boggs out at second, Terry,B to first 
                  (BX)
11-5  2 1-- 11  Yastrzemski homered deep to right, Terry,B scored (BCX)
11-7  2 --- 10  Biggio homered deep to left (BX)
                Rivera now pitching
                Huggins pinch hitting for Meyers
11-8  2 --- 02  Huggins popped out to short (CFX)

Philadelphia vs Newark, Game 5

Back to Newark for the Final. All the other Divisional Playoff Series were over and done. San Francisco players could be seen in the Ruppert Stadium seats watching and waiting for who they would play next. This one would be like the rest of the series, a tense game down to the wire with the winner in doubt until the last out -- in the best traditions of baseball.

Carl Hubbell (13-7, 3.44) was back for Philadelphia after his 139-pitch, 5-hit performance in game 1. But he had a new opponent, Newark countered with Juzo Sanada (15-7, 3.16): the Union League's starting pitcher in the All Star Series.

Newark threatened in the first when Home Run Johnson bunted for a safety, and Biggio booted a Mays grounder -- but nobody crossed the plate until the next inning when Joe Cronin opened up the Newark half with a blast to left. But that was all as the pitchers for both sides took over until the bottom of the 5th when Juzo Sanada (.290, 1, 12) himself surprised Carl Hubbell by lifting a Hubbell mistake deep past the left field wall. 2-0, Newark.

Philadelphia came right back for one with a Boggs single, an Ott double and a Terry groundout. But Hubbell tired a couple innings later in the 7th. After Doby grounded out to the mound, Trouppe doubled and Sanada worked a 3-2 pitch for a walk. Perhaps in frustration, Hubbell hit the next batter (Pete Hill) with a pitch to load the bases. Johnson walked in a run, Mays struck out, and then Buck Leonard stroked a double scoring Sanada and Hill, but Johnson was out at the plate on a perfect peg by Mel Ott. 5-1, Newark.

Philly did not give up, and in the 8th Matsui beat out an infield hit to start things off. Boggs followed 5 pitches and 2 pickoff attempts later with a sharp single. Mel Ott doubled in Matsui, and that sent Sanada to the showers. John Candelaria (12-2, 3.30) entered and got Terry to ground out, but Boggs scored. Yaz then grounded out, but again the runner scored. Biggio singled, and Mariano Rivera came in to pitch. McCarver singled, and then Matty Alou pinch-hitting for Hubbell singled in Biggio. Rivera got Lyons on strikes to end it. 5-5, all tied up.

Mitsuhiro Adachi (6-2-2, 3.25) came in for the Athletics, and with help from Hooks Wiltse (2-2, 3.95) got out of the 8th with little trouble. In the top of the 9th, Mariano Rivera sent the 3 Athletics he faced down on 11 pitches.

Bottom of the 9th, Chester Williams (.244, 4, 26), Newark's sub shortstop, then pinch hit for Rivera. On a 1-1 pitch he got all of a Hooks Wiltse pitch and to the joyous uproar from Ruppert Stadium, he deposited that pitch in a place out of play, fair ball. 6-5, Newark. Series over.

Game 5, Athletics vs Eagles


10/2/2004, PHA05-NEW05, Ruppert Stadium (1932-49)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  4  0     5 11  1     8  0
2005 Eagles            0  1  0  0  1  0  3  0  1     6  8  1     6  0
 
Athletics            AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Lyons, Ji         cf  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    4  0  0  0
Matsui,K          ss  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .214    1  3  0  0
Boggs             3b  5  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .286    0  0  0  0
Ott               rf  5  1  2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .286    3  1  0  0
Terry,B           1b  3  0  0  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    6  1  0  0
Yastrzemski       lf  4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    3  0  0  0
Biggio            2b  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  3  1  0
McCarver          c   4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .071    5  0  0  0
Hubbell           p   3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  .429    1  2  0  0
 Alou,Ma          ph  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .600    0  0  0  0
 Adachi           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Wiltse           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
                     39  5 11  5  2  0  0  1  7  0  0  0  0  0  0         24 10  1  0
 
Eagles               AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Hill              lf  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  .222    1  0  0  0
Johnson,HR        2b  3  0  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .176    3  6  0  0
Mays              cf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .294    3  0  0  0
Leonard,B         1b  3  0  1  2  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .150   11  1  0  0
Jones,Ch          3b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  2  0  0
Cronin            ss  4  1  2  1  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .300    0  3  1  0
Doby              rf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .167    0  0  0  0
Trouppe           c   4  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    7  0  0  0
Sanada            p   1  2  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 1.000    1  0  0  0
 Candelaria       p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  0  0  0
 Rivera           p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  1  0  0
 Williams,Ch      ph  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    0  0  0  0
                     31  6  8  6  2  0  3  3  4  0  0  0  1  1  0         27 13  1  0
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Hubbell                          7.0  6  5  5  3  4 101  66   31  2  0  1  0  0  4.41
Adachi                           0.1  1  0  0  0  0   8   5    2  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Wiltse           L 0-1           0.2  1  1  1  0  0   6   4    3  1  0  0  0  0 13.50
                                 8.0  8  6  6  3  4 115  75   36  3  0  1  0  0 
 
Eagles                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Sanada                           7.0  8  4  4  1  6  95  58   31  0  0  0  0  0  5.14
Candelaria       H 1             0.2  1  1  1  0  0   6   4    3  0  0  0  0  0  3.38
Rivera           BS 1, W 1-1     1.1  2  0  0  0  1  19  12    6  0  0  0  0  0  3.38
                                 9.0 11  5  5  1  7 120  74   40  0  0  0  0  0 
 
PHA: Alou,Ma batted for Hubbell in the 8th
NEW: Williams,Ch batted for Rivera in the 9th
 
GWRBI: Williams,Ch
Temperature: 59, Field: wet, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 8 MPH.

....................................................................................................
10/2/2004, PHA05-NEW05, Ruppert Stadium (1932-49)
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Athletics         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  4  0     5 11  1     8  0
2005 Eagles            0  1  0  0  1  0  3  0  1     6  8  1     6  0
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 00  Lyons, Ji flied out to left (X)
 0-0  1 --- 21  Matsui,K lined out to second (BCBX)
 0-0  2 --- 10  Boggs grounded out to short (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 00  Hill bunted into an out to the mound (Xb)
 0-0  1 --- 00  Johnson,HR bunted for a single (Xb)
 0-0  1 1-- 00  Johnson,HR to second, Mays to first on an error by the 
                  second baseman Biggio (X)
 0-0  1 12- 00  Leonard,B grounded to second, forcing Mays at second, 
                  Johnson,HR to third, Leonard,B to first (X)
 0-0  2 1-3 00  Jones,Ch lined out to center (X)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 00  Ott grounded out to second (X)
 0-0  1 --- 31  Terry,B walked (BBCBB)
 0-0  1 1-- 00  Yastrzemski lined out to center (X)
 0-0  2 1-- 32  Biggio struck out (1C1FBBB>F>C)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Eagles batting
 0-0  0 --- 31  Cronin homered deep to left (SBBBX)
 0-1  0 --- 11  Doby grounded out to short (SBX)
 0-1  1 --- 00  Trouppe lined a single to left (X)
 0-1  1 1-- 11  Sanada sacrifice bunted to first, Trouppe to second 
                  (CBbXb)
 0-1  2 -2- 22  Hill grounded out to second (BCBCX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
 0-1  0 --- 22  McCarver struck out (FBBFS)
 0-1  1 --- 12  Hubbell struck out (BCCFS)
 0-1  2 --- 02  Lyons, Ji struck out (CFC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Eagles batting
 0-1  0 --- 12  Johnson,HR grounded out to short (BSFFX)
 0-1  1 --- 00  Mays lined out to right (X)
 0-1  2 --- 32  Leonard,B walked (BBBCCB)
 0-1  2 1-- 00  Jones,Ch flied out to left (X)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
 0-1  0 --- 00  Matsui,K grounded out to second (X)
 0-1  1 --- 00  Boggs grounded a single between first and second (X)
 0-1  1 1-- 00  Ott grounded out to third, Boggs to second (X)
 0-1  2 -2- 11  Terry,B grounded out to third (CBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Eagles batting
 0-1  0 --- 12  Cronin struck out (CFFBS)
 0-1  1 --- 11  Doby flied out to left (FBX)
 0-1  2 --- 10  Trouppe flied out to left (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
 0-1  0 --- 01  Yastrzemski lined a single to left center (CX)
 0-1  0 1-- 00  Biggio popped out on a bunt to the mound (1Xb)
 0-1  1 1-- 22  McCarver flied out to center (CB1SBFX)
 0-1  2 1-- 12  Hubbell grounded a single between first and second, 
                  Yastrzemski to second (CBFX)
 0-1  2 12- 10  Lyons, Ji grounded to second, forcing Hubbell at second 
                  (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Eagles batting
 0-1  0 --- 21  Sanada homered deep to left center (BFBX)
 0-2  0 --- 02  Hill struck out (FFS)
 0-2  1 --- 22  Johnson,HR grounded out to first (BBFbFX)
 0-2  2 --- 32  Mays grounded out to short (SBBCBX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
 0-2  0 --- 10  Matsui,K grounded out to second (BX)
 0-2  1 --- 20  Boggs lined a single to shallow left (BBX)
 0-2  1 1-- 10  Ott lined a double to left center, Boggs to third (BX)
 0-2  1 -23 01  Terry,B grounded out to short, Boggs scored (CX)
 1-2  2 -2- 31  Yastrzemski flied out to center (FBBBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Eagles batting
 1-2  0 --- 02  Leonard,B struck out (FCS)
 1-2  1 --- 02  Jones,Ch flied out to center (CSX)
 1-2  2 --- 12  Cronin flied out to center (SBSX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
 1-2  0 --- 22  Biggio struck out (CCBBS)
 1-2  1 --- 11  McCarver to first on an error by the shortstop Cronin 
                  (BFX)
 1-2  1 1-- 32  Hubbell struck out on a fouled bunt (BbBbBCFbFb)
 1-2  2 1-- 21  Lyons, Ji grounded to short, forcing McCarver at second 
                  (FBBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Eagles batting
 1-2  0 --- 22  Doby grounded out to the mound (CBBSX)
 1-2  1 --- 02  Trouppe lined a double down the left field line (CFX)
 1-2  1 -2- 32  Sanada walked (BFCBBFB)
 1-2  1 12- 01  Hill was hit by a pitch, Trouppe to third, Sanada to 
                  second (FH)
 1-2  1 123 31  Johnson,HR walked, Trouppe scored, Sanada to third, Hill 
                  to second (BBBCB)
 1-3  1 123 12  Mays struck out (CBCS)
 1-3  2 123 01  Leonard,B grounded a double down the first base line, 
                  Sanada scored, Hill scored, Johnson,HR out at home (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
 1-5  0 --- 00  Matsui,K reached on an infield single to short (X)
 1-5  0 1-- 31  Boggs lined a single to left center, Matsui,K to third 
                  (1BBC1BX)
 1-5  0 1-3 10  Ott grounded a double down the first base line, Matsui,K 
                  scored, Boggs to third (BX)
                Candelaria now pitching
 2-5  0 -23 00  Terry,B grounded out to second, Boggs scored, Ott to 
                  third (X)
 3-5  1 --3 01  Yastrzemski grounded out to second, Ott scored (FX)
 4-5  2 --- 20  Biggio grounded a single up the middle (BBX)
                Rivera now pitching
 4-5  2 1-- 10  McCarver lined a single to shallow left, Biggio to second 
                  (BX)
                Alou,Ma pinch hitting for Hubbell
 4-5  2 12- 11  Alou,Ma lined a single down the left field line, Biggio 
                  scored, McCarver to third (CBX)
 5-5  2 1-3 02  Lyons, Ji struck out (CSC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Eagles batting
                Adachi now pitching
 5-5  0 --- 32  Jones,Ch flied out to right (CCBBBX)
 5-5  1 --- 01  Cronin grounded a single between third and short (CX)
                Wiltse now pitching
 5-5  1 1-- 00  Doby flied out to center (X)
 5-5  2 1-- 10  Trouppe flied out to right (1B1X)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
 5-5  0 --- 11  Matsui,K grounded out to the mound (FBX)
 5-5  1 --- 21  Boggs grounded out to second (BBFX)
 5-5  2 --- 21  Ott grounded out to first (BBCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Eagles batting
                Williams,Ch pinch hitting for Rivera
 5-5  0 --- 11  Williams,Ch homered (BFX)

Union League Divisional Playoffs

Philadelphia vs Newark