San Francisco vs Pittsburgh
by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
Game 1
Pittsburgh (ATL) The
culmination of the ATL's first series--the World Series. The two teams,
the San Francisco Seals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Champions of their
respective leagues. First game, Forbes Field, and it was filled to
capacity and then some. 35,000 fans filled the seats, but standing room
allowed for a grand total of 44,392 rabid baseball fans to be on hand
to witness history, the ATL's first Championship Game. On the hill were
Stan Coveleski for the Bucs and Kevin Brown for the Seals. Coveleski,
of course, started the year in the Seals rotation, then found himself
in its pen when the team changed ownership in the middle of the season.
He was then traded to Tokyo and then on to Pittsburgh before throwing a
single pitch for the Japanese club. So he just might have had some
extra motivation in his back pocket on this day. Or some slippery elm,
at the least. Let the history books note that Coveleski's first pitch
went to shortstop Barry Larkin, who took it for ball one. The second
pitch was bounced to Larkin's opposite number, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, for the series' first out. Stan then put down Sweet Lou Whitaker on strikes and induced Joltin' Joe DiMaggio to fly out to his opposite number, Henry "Jumbo"
Kimbro in center field. Brown's first inning was similarly uneventful.
Kimbro, Lloyd and Hornsby went down just like that. In fact, the
pitchers held the game scoreless until the bottom of the third frame.
In the third, Pirates receiver Gabby
Hartnett blooped a 1-1 offering from Brown into short center for a
safety. After Coveleski tried like hell to get a bunt down, he whiffed,
bunting Brown's 13th pitch of the at bat foul for a third strike. Not
bad for no result. Well, maybe the next batter benefited just a little
from Stan's persistence at the dish. Jumbo
Kimbro tripled home the stubby backstop on a 2-2 count, plating the
first run in ATL World Series history. Meanwhile Coveleski, who had
been hammered in the post season to this point, was mowing down the
Seals with his spinning, dancing, and darting deliveries. He seemed to
be a man on a mission. "Trade me away?", he seemed to be saying, "I'll show why what."
In the fifth the Bucs added another run, Kimbro and Hartnett again
teaming up for the 1-2 punch. This time, Coveleski was able to get the
bunt down--on Brown's 14th pitch. Did I say Coveleski seemed to be on a
mission? Apparently that included his time at the bat as well. His bunt
moved Gabby into scoring position, where Jumbo proceeded to bring him home with a line drive in front of Moises Alou in right.
The game broke open in the bottom of the sixth and seventh frames,
however. It all started with Brown still on the mound. He muffed an
easy bouncer off the stick of Pop
Lloyd to get things rolling. Rajah grounded a base hit up the middle,
sending the speedy Kimbro to third. Jumbo scored on the next play, as Big Jawn Mize bounced one to Sweet Lou
at second. Trying to keep the game close, Whitaker fired the ball home,
but Kimbro slid around catcher Joe Torre's tag. Everybody's safe, 3-0
Bucs. After the runners moved up on a Delahanty ground ball, LL batting
Champ Jess Burkett lifted a fly to Joe D. in center that plated Rajah. 4-0, Bucs. After Billy Francis lined a base hit just over Sweet Lou's
out stretched glove, Mr. Brown was done for the day. He had thrown 85
pitches--27 to his mound opponent. Gene Garber was called in and was
greeted by a run scoring base knock off Hartnett's bat. 5-0, Bucs.
The next frame put the game out of reach. Coveleski still had the Seals
in a choke hold, having allowed just a single base hit, a base knock
off the bat of newly activated Mickey Mantle leading off inning two. In
the middle of things was, again, Mr. Kimbro. He led the inning off with
a two bagger over DiMag's head in center. Lloyd followed with a line
drive that scored him easily. Garber recovered to whiff Hornsby and
Mize, the Bucs third and fourth place batsmen, but Big Ed Delahanty laced a double to the gap in left center, and it was 7-0, Pirates. The way Coveleski was pitching, that was overkill.
Stan took his one hit shutout into the ninth. Heine Groh led off and
ground out to Lloyd. Larkin was next and he went down swinging. But Sweet Lou
ruined the party right there, belting a spitter that didn't move way
out of the park and deep into the cheap seats in left. DiMaggio took
Stan to 3-2 before ending the game with a ground ball to Hornsby at
second. Final score, 7-1, Bucs.
Coveleski had carried a 2-1 post season record into the game, but along
with that came a bloated 6.59 ERA and 22 hits in 13 and two thirds
innings of work. But in this game he was close to untouchable. No Seals
batter got past second base until Whitaker cleared the fence with two
down in the final inning. It was a post season gem, no doubt about it.
Maybe the best pitched game of the post season to date. It was
certainly the best effort by a Pirates hurler. "Did you have any extra motivation today Stan?", he was asked after the game. "What? Just what are you smoking?", came the reply. "This is the World Series, man. Who needs extra motivation? We
needed the win, that's all. We couldn't let them take Game One in our
park. That would be serious trouble. That's all the motivation I needed
today. And it was plenty, believe me." He had a sly smile when
he said it though. Whatever the case, Kimbro's three hits and
Coveleski's dominant performance ruled the day. The series opener goes
Pitt's way. Tomorrow it will be Smokey Joe
Williams and his explosive fastballs against Eddie Walsh and his
spitters. If the Seals have the same trouble against those wet
deliveries as they did against Coveleski's, they just might lobby to
get the pitch outlawed.
Game 1
10/15/2004, SFS05-PIT05, Forbes Field (1932-46)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Seals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0
2005 Pirates 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 x 7 9 0 5 0
Seals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Larkin ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0
Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0 0
DiMaggio,J cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0
Mantle lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 0 0 0
Powell,B 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 1 0 0
Torre c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 1 0 0
Alou, Mo rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Jennings ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Magee rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 3 0 0
Jackson,M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Brown,K p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Groh 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
28 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 9 1 0
Pirates AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Kimbro cf 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 3 0 0 0
Lloyd ss 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4 0 0
Hornsby 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 5 0 0
Mize 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12 1 0 0
Delahanty,E rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 0 0 0
Burkett,Je lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0
Francis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2 0 0
Hartnett c 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 5 1 0 0
Munson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Coveleski p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 0 0
32 7 9 7 2 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 27 13 0 0
Seals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Brown,K L 0-1 5.2 5 5 2 1 2 85 50 25 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
Garber 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 31 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
Jackson,M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 17 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
8.0 9 7 4 1 5 133 78 36 0 0 1 0 0
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Coveleski W 1-0 9.0 2 1 1 2 6 115 70 30 1 0 0 0 0 1.00
9.0 2 1 1 2 6 115 70 30 1 0 0 0 0
SFS: Jennings batted for Alou, Mo in the 8th
Magee inserted at rf in the 8th
Groh inserted at 3b in the 8th
PIT: Munson batted for Hartnett in the 8th
Munson moved to c in the 9th
GWRBI: Kimbro
Temperature: 45, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 16 MPH.
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10/15/2004, SFS05-PIT05, Forbes Field (1932-46)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Seals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0
2005 Pirates 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 x 7 9 0 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Larkin grounded out to short (BX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Whitaker struck out (BBCCFS)
0-0 2 --- 02 DiMaggio,J flied out to center (CFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Kimbro popped out to third (CBX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Lloyd flied out to center (BFFX)
0-0 2 --- 22 Hornsby grounded out to third (BCFBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Mantle lined a single to right center (CBSBX)
0-0 0 1-- 12 Powell,B struck out (1CBFS)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Torre grounded out to third, Mantle to second (>X)
0-0 2 -2- 22 Alou, Mo lined out to center (BFFBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Mize flied out to left (X)
0-0 1 --- 00 Delahanty,E flied out to left (X)
0-0 2 --- 30 Burkett,Je walked (BBBB)
0-0 2 1-- 11 Francis popped out to second (1CBpX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Madlock flied out to left (CX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Brown,K grounded out to second (FCBX)
0-0 2 --- 22 Larkin struck out (BCBSS)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Hartnett lined a single to shallow center (BCX)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Coveleski struck out on a fouled bunt (BbBbSbBb1FbFb)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Kimbro lined a triple down the left field line, Hartnett
scored (BCFBX)
0-1 1 --3 12 Lloyd out to third, Kimbro out at home, Lloyd to first
(FbCBX)
0-1 2 1-- 21 Hornsby grounded out to third (SBBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Seals batting
0-1 0 --- 00 Whitaker grounded out to short (X)
0-1 1 --- 01 DiMaggio,J flied out to center (CX)
0-1 2 --- 32 Mantle grounded out to short (BBSBCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Mize flied out to right (BSSX)
0-1 1 --- 12 Delahanty,E struck out (FFBS)
0-1 2 --- 00 Burkett,Je popped out to center (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Seals batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Powell,B grounded out to first (FFBX)
0-1 1 --- 12 Torre grounded out to first (CFBX)
0-1 2 --- 00 Alou, Mo popped out to third (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
0-1 0 --- 21 Francis grounded out to short (FbBBX)
0-1 1 --- 01 Hartnett was hit by a pitch (SH)
0-1 1 1-- 31 Coveleski sacrifice bunted to the mound, Hartnett to
second (Bb11BbBb1Fb1Xb)
0-1 2 -2- 11 Kimbro lined a single down the right field line, Hartnett
scored (FBX)
0-2 2 1-- 00 Kimbro was caught stealing second (1>B)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Seals batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Madlock struck out (CCBBS)
0-2 1 --- 12 Brown,K popped out to left (BSFX)
0-2 2 --- 30 Larkin walked (BBBB)
0-2 2 1-- 00 Larkin was caught stealing second (11>S)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
0-2 0 --- 12 Lloyd to second on an error by the pitcher Brown,K (FSBFX)
0-2 0 -2- 11 Hornsby grounded a single up the middle, Lloyd to third
(BSX)
0-2 0 1-3 20 Mize reached on a fielder's choice to second, Lloyd
scored, Hornsby to second, Mize to first (BBX)
0-3 0 12- 11 Delahanty,E grounded to first, forcing Mize at second,
Hornsby to third, Delahanty,E to first (FBX)
0-3 1 1-3 00 Burkett,Je hit a sacrifice fly to center, Hornsby scored
(X)
0-4 2 1-- 20 Francis lined a single to shallow center, Delahanty,E to
second (BBX)
Garber now pitching
0-4 2 12- 21 Hartnett grounded a single up the middle, Delahanty,E
scored, Francis to third, Hartnett to second (BBCX)
0-5 2 -23 00 Coveleski flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Seals batting
0-5 0 --- 30 Whitaker walked (BBBB)
0-5 0 1-- 32 DiMaggio,J flied out to right (BBBCCX)
0-5 1 1-- 21 Mantle grounded out to second, Whitaker to second (BBC>X)
0-5 2 -2- 22 Powell,B struck out (CBSFBFS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
0-5 0 --- 01 Kimbro doubled deep to center (SX)
0-5 0 -2- 22 Lloyd lined a single to left center, Kimbro scored
(2FBBFX)
0-6 0 1-- 12 Hornsby struck out (1CFBS)
0-6 1 1-- 32 Mize struck out (FSBBBS)
0-6 2 1-- 11 Delahanty,E lined a double to left center, Lloyd scored
(BCX)
0-7 2 -2- 32 Burkett,Je grounded out to short (BBBCCX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Seals batting
0-7 0 --- 11 Torre grounded out to second (BCX)
Jennings pinch hitting for Alou, Mo
0-7 1 --- 11 Jennings grounded out to third (BCX)
0-7 2 --- 10 Madlock grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Magee now playing right field
Jackson,M now pitching
Groh now playing third base
0-7 0 --- 22 Francis struck out (BBCSFS)
Munson pinch hitting for Hartnett
0-7 1 --- 32 Munson flied out to left (BBCBCX)
0-7 2 --- 31 Coveleski grounded out to the mound (CBBBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Seals batting
Munson moved to catcher
0-7 0 --- 21 Groh grounded out to short (BBCX)
0-7 1 --- 22 Larkin struck out (BCBCS)
0-7 2 --- 10 Whitaker homered deep to left (BX)
1-7 2 --- 32 DiMaggio,J grounded out to second (CBBBFX)
San Francisco vs Pittsburgh
by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
Game 2
Pittsburgh (ATL) Smokey Joe
and his heat against Eddie Walsh and his slippery deliveries. That's
what was on the menu today at Forbes Field on a beautiful afternoon for
a World Series ball game. With the temps in the 60s, as opposed to the
near frigid conditions of Game One (Game Time Temp: 46 degrees),
the two Championship ball clubs were ready to do battle once again. For
the Seals, they simply wanted to break into the left hand column, to
carve their first notch of their series. For the Bucs, it was a chance
to add to a good start. They say momentum is only as good as the next
day's starter. In that case, this game could certainly go either way.
Williams lodged a 15-9 record to go with a 4.18 ERA during the regular
season, while Walsh came in at 13-6, 3.32. A pair of pretty good
momentum builders there. But the bats were in charge early on.
The Seals had been shut down by ex-teammate Stan Coveleski in Game One,
being held scoreless until two were out in the ninth of a game who's
outcome had already been decided. Today would be different. Lead-off
batter Barry Larkin got things going right away with a base hit off a
1-2 curve. Then, running right into a pitch out he managed to swipe
second, then trotted around to third as Gabby Hartnett's throw sailed into centerfield. It was as early as you can get, so the Bucs played the infield back, so when Sweet Lou Whitaker grounded one to Hornsby at second, Rajah
simply took the out at first, conceding the run. 1-0, Seals. The Seals
had now scored in consecutive innings, Whitaker accounting for both
runs. The Bucs, however, came right back in the bottom of that first
frame.
After Motoneta Kimbro (AKA Jumbo, AKA Scooter, AKA Henry) lined out to Joe D. in center, Pop
Lloyd cashed in a Forbes specialty. That would be a three base hit, a
triple, of which this park has seen more of than any other. Lloyd led
the Legends circuit with 21 of those during the regular season, and
this made 5 more in the post season. Hornsby followed up with a booming
two bagger that split DiMaggio and Mantle, scoring Lloyd and knotting
the game at one. The Big Cat, John Mize then worked out a four pitch walk. The Seals may have been looking to set up for two there, but Big Ed Delahanty needed to make contact for that strategy to work, and he failed, striking out swinging at Smokey Joe's specialty: high heat. That brought LL Batting Champ Jess Burkett to the dish. The Crab came through for the hometown fans by stroking a base hit through the box, scoring Rajah from second. Mize, quite possibly being over aggressive on the base paths, was nailed at third when DiMag's
throw was cut and relayed to Groh, who applied the tag, ending the
rally and the inning. But it was now 2-1, Bucs, with 8 innings to go.
Who would have thought the pitchers would simply take over from there,
after that shaky start? They did, although both teams threatened at
times, especially in the fourth. The Seals left the sacks full in that
frame as a matter of fact. An Adcock single and free passes to Alou and
Groh had the San Franciscans set up for the kill. Unfortunately, Smokey Joe
was the next batter. Mr. Williams can hit--for a pitcher--but Mr. Walsh
would have none of that. Joe went down swinging. That brought up
Larkin. Barry went for the first pitch, and grounded it to his opposite
number, who calmly threw him out to end the threat. In the bottom of
the frame Burkett had himself one of those "Forbes Specialties" with two down. But Billy Francis couldn't cash him in, lining out to centerfield to end the threat.
In the top of the third San Fran got something going again. Whitaker singled, and DiMaggio followed with a base on balls. After The Mick
went down on strikes, the daring Seals then executed a perfect double
steal. Runners were now on 2nd and 3rd for Joe Torre and Joe Adcock.
Torre popped out to Burkett in shallow left, not nearly deep enough to
score Sweet Lou. Adcock
worked the count full before looking at a called third strike. Once
again, end of rally. And so it went. Walsh worked in and out of
trouble, as did Williams, but the score remained the same. In the
bottom of the seventh the Bucs had something going again. Delahanty and
Burkett singled to lead off the inning and chase Williams. The Seals
brought in Max Manning, nicknamed Dr. Cyclops
for his huge glasses. A power pitcher with a pretty good change of
pace, Max has been superlative in the post season, not allowing a run
and only four hits in nine relief innings. He stayed true to form,
retiring Francis, Hartnett and pinch hitter Bernie Williams to put down
another threat.
Rapid Robert Feller came in to pitch the eighth, allowing a Torre walk
sandwiched between punch outs of Mantle and Adcock. Pinch hitter Julio
Franco grounded out to end the inning. For the Buccos, the ninth belongs to Troy Percival, and he got pinch hitter Mad Dog
Madlock to ground to Francis to start things off. Unfortunately for
Pirates fans, Billy couldn't get a handle on it, dropping the ball as
he prepared to make his throw. E-5.
Boog Powell was called to bat next, and he went down swinging at the
high cheese on a full count. Larkin followed with a grounder to Lloyd
which would have been two if not for Barry's speed. That brought up Lou
Whitaker, the only Seal with an RBI to this point in either contest.
But there were no heroics in store for Sweet Lou,
as he bounced one to Hornsby to end the game. 2-1, Pirates win. Walsh
improved to 3-0 in the post season while Smokey Joe dropped to 0-3. The
Bucs are now up two games to none in the best of nine series.
"There's a lot of ball left to be played," Pirates team captain Pop Lloyd said afterwards. "This is good, but by no means does it mean anything. We need 5 wins before we're done. Remember the Reds series, boys?
We were down 2 games in that one and came back. This here is a quality
team and they could do the same to us. We need to go out there and win
tomorrow. Then go to the left coast and win there. There's a whole LOT of baseball left here."
The Seals muscular first sacker seemed to concur. "We'll get our bats going." Boog Powell said in the visitor's locker room. "And then we'll see what happens. I wouldn't be betting against us, let me say that, OK? Just hang tight, there's more coming. Now where's those ribs? I'm damn hungry!"
Game 2
10/16/2004, SFS05-PIT05, Forbes Field (1932-46)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Seals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 10 1
2005 Pirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 7 2 5 0
Seals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Larkin ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 4 0 0
Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 1 0 0
DiMaggio,J cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 3 1 0 0
Mantle lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 3 0 0 0
Torre c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 8 0 0 0
Alou, Mo rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Franco,Ju ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Magee rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Groh 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 3 0 0
Madlock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Williams,SJ p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Manning, M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Powell,B ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
32 1 5 1 1 0 0 6 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 10 0 0
Pirates AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 0 0 0
Lloyd ss 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 4 0 0
Hornsby 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 5 0 0
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13 0 0 0
Delahanty,E rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0 0 0
Burkett,Je lf 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1 0 0 0
Francis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 4 1 0
Hartnett c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 8 2 1 0
Walsh p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Williams,Be ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Feller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
29 2 7 2 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 2 0
Seals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Williams,SJ L 0-1 6.0 7 2 2 1 2 86 54 24 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Manning, M 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
8.0 7 2 2 2 2 103 64 31 0 0 0 0 0
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Walsh W 1-0 7.0 5 1 1 5 6 108 59 30 0 0 0 0 0 1.29
Feller H 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 20 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Percival S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
9.0 5 1 1 6 9 138 77 38 0 0 0 0 0
SFS: Franco,Ju batted for Alou, Mo in the 8th
Magee inserted at rf in the 8th
Madlock batted for Groh in the 9th
Powell,B batted for Manning, M in the 9th
PIT: Williams,Be batted for Walsh in the 7th
GWRBI: Burkett,Je
Temperature: 62, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 20 MPH.
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10/16/2004, SFS05-PIT05, Forbes Field (1932-46)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Seals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 10 1
2005 Pirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 7 2 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Larkin lined a single up the middle (CBCX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Larkin stole second, Larkin to third on an error by the
catcher Hartnett (11>Bp)
0-0 0 --3 11 Whitaker grounded out to second, Larkin scored (11>Bp.SX)
1-0 1 --- 01 DiMaggio,J grounded out to first (CX)
1-0 2 --- 32 Mantle walked (BBBCSB)
1-0 2 1-- 11 Torre grounded out to third (CB>X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
1-0 0 --- 10 Kimbro lined out to center (BX)
1-0 1 --- 10 Lloyd tripled deep to right center (BX)
1-0 1 --3 00 Hornsby doubled deep to left center, Lloyd scored (X)
1-1 1 -2- 30 Mize walked (BBBB)
1-1 1 12- 22 Delahanty,E struck out (BCBFS)
1-1 2 12- 21 Burkett,Je grounded a single up the middle, Hornsby
scored, Mize out at third (BBFX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Seals batting
1-2 0 --- 20 Adcock lined a double down the left field line (BBX)
1-2 0 -2- 00 Alou, Mo grounded out to third (X)
1-2 1 -2- 32 Groh grounded out to second, Adcock to third (BSCBBX)
1-2 2 --3 02 Williams,SJ flied out to center (SCX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
1-2 0 --- 32 Francis grounded out to third (CFBBBX)
1-2 1 --- 10 Hartnett grounded out to third (BX)
1-2 2 --- 11 Walsh grounded out to short (CBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Seals batting
1-2 0 --- 02 Larkin grounded out to short (CCX)
1-2 1 --- 31 Whitaker grounded out to second (BBBCX)
1-2 2 --- 00 DiMaggio,J lined a single to shallow left (X)
1-2 2 1-- 10 Mantle popped out to short (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
1-2 0 --- 01 Kimbro grounded out to short (CX)
1-2 1 --- 10 Lloyd lined a triple down the first base line (BX)
1-2 1 --3 12 Hornsby lined into a double play, Groh unassisted, Lloyd
out at third (SBSX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Seals batting
1-2 0 --- 12 Torre struck out, Hartnett to Mize (CCBFFS)
1-2 1 --- 10 Adcock grounded a single between third and short (BX)
1-2 1 1-- 30 Alou, Mo walked, Adcock to second (BBBB)
1-2 1 12- 30 Groh walked, Adcock to third, Alou, Mo to second (BBBB)
1-2 1 123 22 Williams,SJ struck out (BCCBS)
1-2 2 123 00 Larkin grounded to short, forcing Groh at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
1-2 0 --- 00 Mize grounded out to short (X)
1-2 1 --- 00 Delahanty,E grounded out to short (X)
1-2 2 --- 32 Burkett,Je tripled deep to right center (BFCBBX)
1-2 2 --3 11 Francis lined out to center (CB3X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Seals batting
1-2 0 --- 21 Whitaker grounded a single between first and second (BBCX)
1-2 0 1-- 30 DiMaggio,J walked, Whitaker to second (BBBB)
1-2 0 12- 12 Mantle struck out (BC>F2S)
1-2 1 12- 00 Whitaker stole third, DiMaggio,J stole second (>S)
1-2 1 -23 11 Torre popped out to left (>S.BX)
1-2 2 -23 32 Adcock struck out (BBCBFC)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
1-2 0 --- 22 Hartnett grounded out to the mound (CSFBFBFX)
1-2 1 --- 11 Walsh flied out to right (FBX)
1-2 2 --- 32 Kimbro lined out to right (CCBFBFBFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Seals batting
1-2 0 --- 30 Alou, Mo walked (BBBB)
1-2 0 1-- 10 Alou, Mo was caught stealing second (B>S)
1-2 1 --- 11 Groh grounded out to third (B>S.X)
1-2 2 --- 00 Williams,SJ grounded out to third (X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
1-2 0 --- 12 Lloyd struck out (CBSS)
1-2 1 --- 12 Hornsby flied out to left (BCCX)
1-2 2 --- 12 Mize grounded out to second (CCBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Seals batting
1-2 0 --- 02 Larkin struck out (CCC)
1-2 1 --- 22 Whitaker grounded out to short (FSBBFX)
1-2 2 --- 32 DiMaggio,J struck out (BCCBBS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
1-2 0 --- 11 Delahanty,E lined a single to shallow right (CBX)
1-2 0 1-- 11 Burkett,Je reached on an infield single to the pitcher,
Delahanty,E to second (BCX)
Manning, M now pitching
1-2 0 12- 01 Francis flied out to left (SbX)
1-2 1 12- 10 Hartnett flied out to left (BX)
Williams,Be pinch hitting for Walsh
1-2 2 12- 10 Williams,Be lined out to center (BX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Seals batting
Feller now pitching
1-2 0 --- 12 Mantle struck out (BCSS)
1-2 1 --- 32 Torre walked (BFBCBB)
1-2 1 1-- 12 Adcock struck out (BSCC)
Franco,Ju pinch hitting for Alou, Mo
1-2 2 1-- 32 Franco,Ju grounded out to second (BCBFB>X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Magee now playing right field
1-2 0 --- 00 Kimbro flied out to right (X)
1-2 1 --- 01 Lloyd popped out to second (CX)
1-2 2 --- 30 Hornsby walked (BBBB)
1-2 2 1-- 12 Mize grounded to third, forcing Hornsby at second (CBCX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Seals batting
Percival now pitching
Madlock pinch hitting for Groh
1-2 0 --- 00 Madlock to first on an error by the third baseman Francis
(X)
Powell,B pinch hitting for Manning, M
1-2 0 1-- 32 Powell,B struck out (BBCBCS)
1-2 1 1-- 00 Larkin grounded to short, forcing Madlock at second,
Larkin to first (X)
1-2 2 1-- 01 Whitaker grounded out to second (>F>X)
San Francisco vs Pittsburgh
by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
Game 3
Pittsburgh (ATL) It's Game Three of the inaugural ATL World Series, the
last game in Pittsburgh before heading west to San Francisco, where
these two teams are scheduled four games. That's a long stretch, so
Pittsburgh had placed added emphasis on this game. "We need all these games," Gabby Hartnett was saying in the bullpen before the game. "Four games out there could be a nightmare." And since the Seals were down two games coming in, they wanted this game badly as well. "I was in well before curfew last night," Mickey Mantle told this reporter during pre-game stretching. "Well, maybe not. But this is a BIG game. That's why we feel good with Matty out there. He's a big game pitcher."
Matty would be Christy Mathewson, 12-5, 3.27 during the regular season,
and 1-0, 3.12 in the post season coming into this game. Big Six,
as he is also known, is an elite pitcher, someone you gladly would hand
the ball to in a do or die situation. Not that the Seals are there, but
Mantle and Hartnett's comments illustrate vividly just how important
this game is to both teams. The Bucs were going with The Big Unit,
Randy Johnson, 15-10, 4.76, with a league leading 228 K's during the
regular season, 1-1 with a save, 1.47 ERA in the playoffs. Despite the
high regular season ERA, Johnson is certainly another elite pitcher.
His comeback from an almost impossibly bad start has been well
documented.
The
game was scoreless until the second inning. Moises Alou led off with a
base hit and advanced to second on a grounder by Bill Madlock.
After Johnson disposed of Danning, Big Six came to the plate. Now Matty
is a good hitter--for a pitcher--but on a 1-2 fastball, he surprised
40,000 or so fans and 25 Pirates players when he lined a two bagger to
the right-center gap, easily plating Mr. Alou. Matty was doing it all for the Seals! Johnson seemed to take it personally, and then he took it out on "Ea-Yah"
Jennings, sending him back to the bench on three pitches. But Matty had
come through. 1-0, Seals. But as in Game Two, the Bucs charged right
back. Johnny Mize worked out a walk after falling behind 0-2, and moved
up a base as Big Ed Delahanty
singled up the middle. After Matty got Burkett on a pop fly, Billy
Francis worked out a four pitch walk, loading the bags. Gabby
gave the fans a thrill when he drilled a ball long and far into right
field, but Forbes is a big park, and Moises Alou took it in with his
back to the wall. Hartnett had almost cleaned the bases, but he did
have himself a sac fly to tie the game. The Unit was up next, and let’s
just say he's no Matty at the bat. End of rally.
The Seals jumped right back in front in the top of the third inning. It was the work of Sweet Lou
Whitaker, who has come up big all post season (.444-3-9), and
especially so in this series. He worked the count full, then--gone!
Whitaker, a lefty, had taken The Unit
deep and given the Seals their lead back. But again, the lead didn't
last. The top of the Pittsburgh lineup has been very productive in the
post season, and once again they came through."Scooter"
Kimbro grounded a base hit up the middle and promptly stole second on a
botched hit and run. But it all worked out fine for the Bucs as Lloyd
singled on Matty's next
delivery, tying the game once again. Lloyd ran into an out at second,
trying to stretch the hit to two bags, but it was a new game, again.
Things did start to change in the bottom of the fifth, however. Again, Scooter
Kimbro started things off for the Buccos. He lashed a three bagger past
Adcock at first to start the inning off. Lloyd then hit a routine
grounder to Whitaker at second, but the ball stayed down, going right
between his wickets. E-4, and 3-2 Bucs. Lloyd then swiped second on a
straight steal. Matty got
Hornsby looking, but Mize worked out another free pass. Delahanty then
cashed in with a line drive single, making it a 2 run game. Big Six
reached deep and got out of the situation when he got Jess Burkett to
ground into a 6-4-3 twin killing. But the next inning proved to be the
turning point.
Billy Francis, mired in a slump since the beginning of September, saw a
chance and dropped a nice little bunt down the first base line for a
single. After Mathewson whiffed Gabby, the Bucs pulled Johnson, sending
in Al Oliver to bat for him. Al bounced one to Big Joe Adcock at first,
sending Francis to second. Kimbro then dug into the batter's box. After
working the count full, Jumbo
finally got his pitch: a fastball, low and slightly inside. He turned
on it, sending it far and deep, almost like Hartnett's blast--but INTO the bleachers in right field. The crowd roared, the Bucs jumped to the top step of the dugout, and Matty just shook his head on the mound. The blast made the score 6-2, Bucs. Not out of reach, certainly, but no longer a tight game.
Jeff Nelson came in for The Unit
and worked two effective innings, while Johnny Allen did the same for
the Seals. Then came the ninth. This was not a save situation,
but the Pirates were taking no chances. In came Percival. Joe Torre was
up first. The bat never left his shoulder. Three straight fastballs.
Three straight strikes. The ageless wonder, Julio Franco, pinch hit for
Allen next. he got himself a base hit--right off Percival's shin. The
trainers ran out, and Percival sent them back. He felt fine. Next up
was Hughie Jennings, who had a tough night to that point, striking out
three times in four at bats. It didn't get any better for him. On a 1-1
count he grounded one to Rajah at second, who flipped to Lloyd, who fired it over the sliding Franco to Mize at first: double play! Game, 6-2 Pirates.
So the Pirates open the series by taking the first three games at their
home park. Now after a travel day, it'll be on to San Francisco to play
four, if needed. The Seals are in a tough spot now, there is no denying
it. They have to win 5 of the next 6 games. It is not impossible. But
it WILL be
tough. But if they take three of four in San Fran, that will bring the
series back into manageable territory for them. The road
for the Bucs is easier, but "Anytime you're up against the likes of Smokey Joe Williams, Kevin Brown and Christy Mathewson, NOTHING is easy, man. We're going to the coast to play some good old country hard ball," Lloyd said after the game, "because
that's what we need to do. Anything less in unacceptable, and we'll end
up losing games, and the series. And that is unacceptable." Whatever the outcome, it promises to be a hard fought battle all the way to the 27th out of the last game.
Game 3
10/17/2004, SFS05-PIT05, Forbes Field (1932-46)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Seals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 8 1
2005 Pirates 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 x 6 11 0 6 1
Seals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Jennings ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 4 1 0
Mantle lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio,J cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 3 1 0 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 8 3 0 0
Alou, Mo rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0
Danning c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0
Torre ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0
Mathewson p 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 0
Shawkey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Powell,B ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Allen,J p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Franco,Ju ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0
35 2 10 2 1 0 1 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 13 1 0
Pirates AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Kimbro cf 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 0 0 0
Lloyd ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 1 6 0 0
Hornsby 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 3 0 0
Mize 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 6 0 0 0
Delahanty,E rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 3 0 0 0
Burkett,Je lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 4 0 0 0
Francis 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 0 0 0
Hartnett c 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 9 1 0 1
Johnson,R p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Johnson,Ju ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
31 6 11 6 0 1 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 27 10 0 1
Seals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Mathewson L 0-1 5.2 9 6 5 4 4 111 63 29 1 0 0 0 1 7.94
Shawkey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Allen,J 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 21 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
8.0 11 6 5 4 4 133 75 36 1 0 0 0 1
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Johnson,R W 1-0 6.0 8 2 2 1 5 100 61 26 1 0 0 0 0 3.00
Nelson H 1 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 33 20 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Percival 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 12 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
9.0 10 2 2 2 8 145 89 37 1 0 0 0 1
SFS: Torre batted for Danning in the 6th
Torre moved to c in the 6th
Powell,B batted for Shawkey in the 7th
Franco,Ju batted for Allen,J in the 9th
PIT: Oliver batted for Johnson,R in the 6th
Johnson,Ju batted for Nelson in the 8th
GWRBI: Lloyd
Temperature: 54, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from left at 21 MPH.
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10/17/2004, SFS05-PIT05, Forbes Field (1932-46)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Seals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 8 1
2005 Pirates 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 x 6 11 0 6 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Jennings struck out (CCS)
0-0 1 --- 10 Whitaker flied out to right (BX)
0-0 2 --- 20 Mantle grounded a single between first and second (BBX)
0-0 2 1-- 31 DiMaggio,J walked, Mantle to second (1CBBBB)
0-0 2 12- 11 Adcock flied out to left (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Kimbro flied out to center (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Lloyd grounded out to first (BCBCX)
0-0 2 --- 21 Hornsby flied out to center (FBBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Alou, Mo grounded a single up the middle (BBCX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Madlock grounded out to short, Alou, Mo to second (>X)
0-0 1 -2- 22 Danning grounded out to short (BBCSX)
0-0 2 -2- 12 Mathewson lined a double to right center, Alou, Mo scored
(CBSX)
Started raining
1-0 2 -2- 02 Jennings struck out (CFS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
1-0 0 --- 32 Mize walked (FFBBBB)
Stopped raining
1-0 0 1-- 00 Delahanty,E grounded a single up the middle, Mize to
second (X)
1-0 0 12- 11 Burkett,Je popped out to center (CBX)
1-0 1 12- 30 Francis walked, Mize to third, Delahanty,E to second
(BBBB)
1-0 1 123 01 Hartnett hit a sacrifice fly to right, Mize scored,
Delahanty,E to third (CX)
1-1 2 1-3 10 Johnson,R grounded out to first (BX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Seals batting
1-1 0 --- 32 Whitaker homered deep to right (CBFBBX)
2-1 0 --- 20 Mantle grounded a single between third and short (BBX)
2-1 0 1-- 01 DiMaggio,J flied out to left (FX)
2-1 1 1-- 01 Adcock grounded a single up the middle, Mantle to third
(1CX)
2-1 1 1-3 11 Mantle was caught stealing home, Adcock to second (BC>S)
2-1 2 -2- 22 Alou, Mo struck out (BC>S.BS)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
2-1 0 --- 00 Kimbro grounded a single up the middle (X)
2-1 0 1-- 00 Kimbro stole second (1>S)
2-1 0 -2- 01 Lloyd lined a single to right center, Kimbro scored,
Lloyd out at second (1>S.X)
2-2 1 --- 32 Hornsby struck out (CBCBBS)
2-2 2 --- 00 Mize popped out to first (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Seals batting
2-2 0 --- 32 Madlock struck out (BCFBBS)
2-2 1 --- 31 Danning lined out to third (CBBBX)
2-2 2 --- 02 Mathewson lined a single to shallow left (CSX)
2-2 2 1-- 21 Jennings grounded to short, forcing Mathewson at second
(CBBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
2-2 0 --- 32 Delahanty,E walked (BBFBCB)
2-2 0 1-- 32 Burkett,Je grounded a single up the middle, Delahanty,E
to second (BSBFBX)
2-2 0 12- 32 Francis struck out (BBBCSS)
2-2 1 12- 11 Hartnett popped out to the catcher (CBX)
2-2 2 12- 01 Johnson,R grounded out to second (FX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Seals batting
2-2 0 --- 12 Whitaker struck out (CFBS)
2-2 1 --- 12 Mantle flied out to left (SSFBX)
2-2 2 --- 12 DiMaggio,J lined out to right (FBSX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
2-2 0 --- 01 Kimbro grounded a triple down the first base line (CX)
2-2 0 --3 12 Kimbro scored, Lloyd to first on an error by the second
baseman Whitaker (FSBX)
2-3 0 1-- 00 Lloyd stole second (1>C)
2-3 0 -2- 32 Hornsby struck out (1>C.FFFBBBC)
2-3 1 -2- 31 Mize walked (BBFBB)
2-3 1 12- 12 Delahanty,E lined a single to left center, Lloyd scored,
Mize to third (BCSX)
2-4 1 1-3 00 Burkett,Je grounded into a double play, Jennings to
Whitaker to Adcock (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Seals batting
2-4 0 --- 21 Adcock lined out to left (CBBX)
2-4 1 --- 32 Alou, Mo grounded a single up the middle (CBFBBFX)
2-4 1 1-- 11 Madlock flied out to right (SB+1X)
Torre pinch hitting for Danning
2-4 2 1-- 21 Torre lined out to center (BBCX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
Torre moved to catcher
2-4 0 --- 00 Francis bunted for a single (Xb)
2-4 0 1-- 22 Hartnett struck out (1BSBCC)
Oliver pinch hitting for Johnson,R
2-4 1 1-- 11 Oliver grounded out to first, Francis to second (1BFX)
2-4 2 -2- 32 Kimbro homered deep to right, Francis scored (BCSBFFBX)
2-6 2 --- 32 Lloyd lined a single between third and short (CBFBBFX)
Shawkey now pitching
2-6 2 1-- 00 Lloyd was caught stealing second (>B)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Seals batting
Nelson now pitching
Powell,B pinch hitting for Shawkey
2-6 0 --- 01 Powell,B flied out to center (CX)
2-6 1 --- 22 Jennings struck out (BSBFC)
2-6 2 --- 12 Whitaker lined a single to left (SBFFFX)
2-6 2 1-- 00 Hartnett allowed a passed ball, Whitaker to second (B)
2-6 2 -2- 11 Mantle grounded out to short (B.CX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
Allen,J now pitching
2-6 0 --- 21 Hornsby grounded out to second (BBFX)
2-6 1 --- 21 Mize grounded a single up the middle (BBSX)
2-6 1 1-- 10 Delahanty,E grounded out to short, Mize to second (BX)
2-6 2 -2- 22 Burkett,Je grounded out to third (BBSSX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Seals batting
2-6 0 --- 31 DiMaggio,J walked (CBBBB)
2-6 0 1-- 32 Adcock struck out (BBCBCS)
2-6 1 1-- 11 Alou, Mo grounded out to second, DiMaggio,J to second
(BC>X)
2-6 2 -2- 11 Madlock grounded out to second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
2-6 0 --- 21 Francis reached on an infield single to the pitcher
(FbBBX)
2-6 0 1-- 00 Francis was caught stealing second after being picked off
first by Allen,J (1)
2-6 1 --- 00 Hartnett lined out to third (1.X)
Johnson,Ju pinch hitting for Nelson
2-6 2 --- 00 Johnson,Ju grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Seals batting
Percival now pitching
2-6 0 --- 02 Torre struck out (CCC)
Franco,Ju pinch hitting for Allen,J
2-6 1 --- 32 Franco,Ju reached on an infield single to the pitcher
(CBBFBX)
2-6 1 1-- 11 Jennings grounded into a double play, Hornsby to Lloyd to
Mize (CBX)
Pittsburgh vs San Francisco
by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
Game 4
San Francisco (ATL) Game Four, first game at the stadium at the corner of 16th and Bryant. Not a "must win", in the strictest sense, but if the Seals lost this game, well, talk about an uphill
climb. They'd be down four games, and would have to reel off five
straight against the Legends League Champions. A tough task, no doubt.
David Cone,7-5, 3.00, during the regular season was on the hill for the
Bucs, while hard throwing lefty Billy Pierce, 8-7, 5.25, was the Seals'
counter. And after Pierce worked a scoreless first, the Seals drew
first blood. "Ea-Yah" Jennings
boomed a two bagger over Henry Kimbro's head in center, and he took
third when Kimbro couldn't find the handle. A batter later "The Mick" brought him home with a long sac fly. Coney
was a little wild, walking the bases full before before he was done,
but he wriggled out of further trouble when he got Moises Alou on a
grounder for the final out of the inning.
The score stayed at 1-0 Seals until the fourth. Mr. Kimbro (who else?)
started things off with a big double into the right field corner. After
Billy Francis was intentionally walked to set up the double play, Gabby Hartnett ruined the strategy by singling home Motoneta,
tying the game. Cone tried to lay down a squeeze and failed, but Max
Carey followed with a base on balls, loading the bags up. Pop Lloyd came through with a sac fly to give the Bucs the lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Seals jumped ahead once again. Boog
Powell, of all people, beat out an infield hit to start things off.
Barry Larkin, a more talented runner to be sure, was then inserted as a
pinch runner. He promptly stole second. But then Moises Alou rendered
all that strategy moot when he hammered a Cone delivery deep into the
left field stands. 3-2, Seals.
The game was essentially decided in the the seventh inning though.
After an out was recorded, John Mize worked out a walk. Kimbro followed
with a base hit, knocking Pierce out of the game. Lefty Kimiyasu Kudo
came in to face Jesse Burkett, who drew a walk, loading the bags. After
Hartnett flied out to shallow left, Manny Sanguillen was brought in to
pinch hit. "Just a hunch,", Pirates' manager John Mortimer said afterwards. "Manny's got a good bat, and I just felt he had he had a hit in it at that time." Well, Manny came through, lining a base hit to center that Joe D.
just barely missed making a great catch on. Mize scored, Kimbro scored,
and everyone else moved up a base. It was 4-3 Bucs now. Then Max Carey
bounced one to Whitaker at second that handcuffed him, scoring another
run. Max then swiped second, and Pop
Lloyd followed with another walk. That sent Kudo to the showers and
brought in Bob Shawkey. He immediately uncorked a wild pitch, scoring
Sanguillen. When the dust settled, it was 6-3 Pittsburgh. The Seals got
a run back when Mantle homered in the bottom of the inning, but they
left two runners on board, and that was essentially the game. Feller
pitched an inning and two thirds of clutch scoreless ball in relief,
and Percival came in to close things out in the ninth.
It's now 4-0 Bucs, and the Seals have absolutely zero room for error.
It'll be spit baller Stan Coveleski, who one hit the Seals in his
earlier appearance, against Kevin Brown, the loser in that game when
these two teams meet again tomorrow. Will there be a replay of
Coveleski's dominance, and a Pirates sweep? Or will the Seals rebound
to get into the win column? Stay tuned, there is more ball on the way.
Game 4
10/19/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 10 1 14 0
2005 Seals 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 10 1 10 0
Pirates AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Carey lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Adams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Feller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Lloyd ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 2 0 0
Delahanty,E rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 0 0 0
Hornsby 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 5 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 11 1 0 0
Kimbro cf 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .563 1 0 1 0
Francis 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1 0 0
Burkett,Je ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0
Hartnett c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 7 2 0 0
Cone p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2 0 0
Sanguillen ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
Johnson,Ju 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0
36 6 10 4 1 0 0 10 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 27 15 1 0
Seals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Jennings ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 2 5 0 0
Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 1 4 1 0
Mantle lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 2 0 0 0
DiMaggio,J cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 0 0 0
Torre c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0
Manning, M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Kudo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Shawkey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Franco,Ju ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0 0
Allen,J p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Madlock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Powell,B 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 4 0 0 0
Larkin pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 4 0 0 0
Alou, Mo rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 3 1 0 0
Groh 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 0 0 0
Pierce p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 3 0 0
Danning c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
33 4 10 4 2 0 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 27 13 1 0
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Cone W 1-0 6.0 6 3 3 5 4 111 58 28 1 0 0 0 0 4.50
Adams H 1 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 9 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 27.00
Feller H 2 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 14 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Percival S 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
9.0 10 4 4 5 6 145 83 41 2 0 0 0 0
Seals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Pierce 5.2 5 2 2 6 5 118 62 28 0 1 0 0 0 3.18
Manning, M L 0-1 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 22 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
Kudo BS 1 0.1 1 2 0 2 0 23 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Shawkey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Allen,J 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 23 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
9.0 10 6 4 10 6 189 95 47 0 1 0 1 0
PIT: Burkett,Je batted for Francis in the 7th
Sanguillen batted for Cone in the 7th
Burkett,Je moved to lf in the 7th
Johnson,Ju inserted at 3b in the 7th
Oliver batted for Feller in the 9th
SFS: Danning inserted at c in the 6th
Larkin ran for Powell,B in the 6th
Adcock inserted at 1b in the 7th
Franco,Ju batted for Shawkey in the 7th
Madlock batted for Allen,J in the 9th
GWRBI: Sanguillen
Temperature: 47, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 2 MPH.
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10/19/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 10 1 14 0
2005 Seals 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 10 1 10 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Carey lined out to right (CBFFBFX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Lloyd struck out (CCS)
0-0 2 --- 11 Delahanty,E lined out to first (FBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Jennings doubled deep to center, Jennings to third on an
error by the center fielder Kimbro (SX)
0-0 0 --3 32 Whitaker walked (BCCBFBB)
0-0 0 1-3 20 Mantle hit a sacrifice fly to left, Jennings scored
(1BB>X)
0-1 1 1-- 30 DiMaggio,J walked, Whitaker to second (BBBB)
0-1 1 12- 22 Torre struck out (BCBFC)
0-1 2 12- 30 Powell,B walked, Whitaker to third, DiMaggio,J to second
(BBBB)
0-1 2 123 31 Alou, Mo grounded to third, forcing DiMaggio,J at third
(BCBBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
0-1 0 --- 21 Hornsby lined a single to shallow center (SBBX)
0-1 0 1-- 22 Mize struck out (11BCFFBS)
0-1 1 1-- 20 Kimbro reached on an infield single to third, Hornsby to
second (1BpBX)
0-1 1 12- 11 Francis grounded to second, forcing Kimbro at second,
Hornsby to third, Francis to first (BSX)
0-1 2 1-3 01 Hartnett flied out to right (CX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Seals batting
0-1 0 --- 11 Groh flied out to right (BCX)
0-1 1 --- 12 Pierce grounded a single up the middle (CSBX)
0-1 1 1-- 00 Jennings sacrifice bunted to the mound, Pierce to second
(Xb)
0-1 2 -2- 12 Whitaker grounded out to the mound (CBSX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
0-1 0 --- 21 Cone lined a single to shallow left (CBBX)
0-1 0 1-- 12 Carey grounded out to the mound, Cone to second (BCFX)
0-1 1 -2- 32 Lloyd walked (CBCBBFFB)
0-1 1 12- 22 Delahanty,E struck out (BFFBC)
0-1 2 12- 32 Hornsby walked, Cone to third, Lloyd to second
(FBBBF>F>F>B)
0-1 2 123 30 Mize lined out to right (BBBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Seals batting
0-1 0 --- 22 Mantle struck out (CBBCC)
0-1 1 --- 20 DiMaggio,J grounded out to second (BBX)
0-1 2 --- 32 Torre walked (BBCBCB)
0-1 2 1-- 32 Powell,B grounded out to second (BSSBFB>X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Kimbro lined a double down the right field line (CFBX)
0-1 0 -2- 30 Francis was walked intentionally (IIII)
0-1 0 12- 22 Hartnett singled to left center, Kimbro scored, Francis
to third (BCSBX)
1-1 0 1-3 00 Cone bunted into an out to the mound, Francis out at
home, Hartnett to second, Cone to first (Xb)
1-1 1 12- 30 Carey walked, Hartnett to third, Cone to second (BBBB)
1-1 1 123 21 Lloyd hit a sacrifice fly to left, Hartnett scored, Cone
to third (BFBX)
2-1 2 1-3 31 Delahanty,E popped out to center (C1BpBBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Seals batting
2-1 0 --- 22 Alou, Mo reached on an infield single to third (BCBCX)
2-1 0 1-- 01 Groh flied out to center (C>X)
2-1 1 1-- 00 Pierce sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Alou, Mo to
second (Xb)
2-1 2 -2- 20 Jennings grounded out to third (BBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
2-1 0 --- 21 Hornsby flied out to center (BBCX)
2-1 1 --- 02 Mize struck out (CFS)
2-1 2 --- 31 Kimbro walked (CBBBB)
2-1 2 1-- 00 Kimbro stole second (>B)
2-1 2 -2- 12 Francis grounded out to second (>B.CCX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Seals batting
2-1 0 --- 31 Whitaker walked (BCBBB)
2-1 0 1-- 32 Mantle struck out (BCBBCFC)
2-1 1 1-- 21 DiMaggio,J lined a single to left, Whitaker to third
(BBCX)
2-1 1 1-3 00 Whitaker was caught stealing home, DiMaggio,J to second
(>S)
2-1 2 -2- 22 Torre struck out (>S.SBBC)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
2-1 0 --- 00 Hartnett grounded out to the mound (X)
2-1 1 --- 32 Cone struck out (BBCCBS)
2-1 2 --- 30 Carey walked (BBBB)
Manning, M now pitching
Danning now playing catcher
2-1 2 1-- 30 Lloyd reached on an infield single to short, Carey to
second (BBBX)
2-1 2 12- 32 Delahanty,E popped out to third (BSBBC>X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Seals batting
2-1 0 --- 32 Powell,B reached on an infield single to the catcher
(BBFFBX)
Larkin pinch running for Powell,B
2-1 0 1-- 01 Larkin stole second (11C>S)
2-1 0 -2- 02 Alou, Mo homered deep down the left-field line, Larkin
scored (11C>S.X)
2-3 0 --- 11 Groh grounded out to second (FBX)
2-3 1 --- 11 Danning grounded out to first (BCX)
2-3 2 --- 00 Jennings flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
Adcock now playing first base
2-3 0 --- 00 Hornsby grounded out to short (X)
2-3 1 --- 31 Mize walked (CBBBB)
2-3 1 1-- 22 Kimbro grounded a single up the middle, Mize to second
(CBFFBX)
Burkett,Je pinch hitting for Francis
Kudo now pitching
2-3 1 12- 32 Burkett,Je walked, Mize to third, Kimbro to second
(CBSBBB)
2-3 1 123 11 Hartnett flied out to left (CBX)
Sanguillen pinch hitting for Cone
2-3 2 123 01 Sanguillen lined a single to shallow center, Mize scored,
Kimbro scored, Burkett,Je to third, Sanguillen to
second (CX)
4-3 2 -23 32 Burkett,Je scored, Sanguillen to third, Carey to first on
an error by the second baseman Whitaker (FBFBBX)
5-3 2 1-3 00 Carey stole second (>C)
5-3 2 -23 32 Lloyd walked (>C.BFBBB)
Shawkey now pitching
5-3 2 123 10 Shawkey threw a wild pitch, Sanguillen scored, Carey to
third, Lloyd to second (BB)
6-3 2 -23 20 Delahanty,E grounded out to short (BB.X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Seals batting
Adams now pitching
Burkett,Je moved to left field
Johnson,Ju now playing third base
6-3 0 --- 00 Whitaker grounded out to short (X)
6-3 1 --- 00 Mantle homered deep to right (X)
6-4 1 --- 22 DiMaggio,J grounded a single between third and short
(BBFFX)
Franco,Ju pinch hitting for Shawkey
6-4 1 1-- 01 Franco,Ju grounded a single between third and short,
DiMaggio,J to second (C>X)
Feller now pitching
6-4 1 12- 00 Adcock grounded out to second, DiMaggio,J to third,
Franco,Ju to second (>X)
6-4 2 -23 00 Alou, Mo grounded out to first (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Allen,J now pitching
6-4 0 --- 00 Hornsby lined a single to left (X)
6-4 0 1-- 00 Mize lined a single to right, Hornsby out at third (X)
6-4 1 1-- 00 Kimbro grounded out to short, Mize to second (X)
6-4 2 -2- 31 Burkett,Je grounded out to short (CBBBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Seals batting
6-4 0 --- 20 Groh lined a double to left center (BBX)
6-4 0 -2- 01 Danning grounded out to third (CX)
6-4 1 -2- 02 Jennings struck out (CSC)
6-4 2 -2- 12 Whitaker grounded out to third (FBSX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Pirates batting
6-4 0 --- 31 Hartnett walked (BBBCB)
6-4 0 1-- 22 Johnson,Ju struck out (CBBFC)
Oliver pinch hitting for Feller
6-4 1 1-- 20 Oliver grounded to second, forcing Hartnett at second,
Oliver to first (BBX)
6-4 2 1-- 10 Lloyd grounded to short, forcing Oliver at second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Seals batting
Percival now pitching
6-4 0 --- 21 Mantle grounded out to second (BFBX)
6-4 1 --- 22 DiMaggio,J struck out (BFBSS)
Madlock pinch hitting for Allen,J
6-4 2 --- 01 Madlock flied out to right (CX)
Pittsburgh vs San Francisco
by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
Game 5
San Francisco (ATL) Well, this is it. No more wiggle
room for the Seals. If they are to take the trophy home they must
win 5, count 'em, 5 straight ballgames. Against a team on a 7 game
roll. That's 7 straight wins against the best teams in the entire
league. Piece of cake, right? Of course not. But the Seals had battled
against the Blue Wave and Tokyo Giants all year long to win their
division, so while this is indeed a tough spot to be in, you might say
that these guys are certainly battle-tested. As for the Bucs, they are
riding high. Their staff has dominated the Seals bats so far, and
their offense is running like a well oiled machine. And lets not forget
that 4 game lead. But the games are played one at a time, and tonight's
has Stan Coveleski, he of the one hit masterpiece, against Kevin Brown,
the ill tempered righty with the filthy good stuff. It promises to be a
classic. I won't give away the ending, but it certainly turned out to
be one.
The Pirates mounted the first threat, in the top of the second inning. The Big Cat, Johnny Mize, grounded a base hit between Powell and Whitaker. Big Ed
Delahanty grounded to first on the next pitch, but Kevin Brown twisted
an ankle when he ran over to cover first. He made the play, but he'll
miss the rest of the series. That could be a big blow to the Seals, as
if they needed more bad news. Smokey Joe
Williams was called on to relieve in an emergency role at this
point, and immediately gave up a base hit to Jess Burkett, putting
runners on the corners with just one down. But the big righty settled
down, striking out Billy Francis and getting Hartnett to fly out to
Mantle to end the threat.
Meanwhile, Coveleski was cruising, again. Mantle led off the second
with a single, and Jennings singled in the sixth, but that was it.
Williams was on his game too. He pitched 5 scoreless innings on
relief, also allowing just a pair of hits as well as a 
couple of
walks. This was absolutely a game for the baseball purist. The Bucs
rallied in the top of the seventh, starting with that old
bug-a-boo, the lead off walk. This one went to Delahanty. After Burkett
flied out, the Seals took no more chances with big Smokey Joe. He left
to thunderous applause, having left his heart out there on the
diamond. Mike Jackson came in and got Billy Francis to ground out. The
speedy third sacker then stole second, putting himself into scoring
position. Jackson then nicked Hartnett with a pitch, and it was 1st and
2nd with two down, Coveleski due up. Decision time for the Bucs. They
pulled Mr. Coveleski, no doubt to the great relief of the Seals lineup,
inserting Al Oliver as a pinch hitter. Kudo was then called upon to
relieve, and the Bucs countered with last night's hero, Manny
Sanguillen. But lightning did not strike twice, and Manny popped out to
Whitaker on Kudo's first offering. Still no score. Jeff Nelson was
summoned to come in from the pen and keep the Seals at bay.
San Fran got a little something of their own going in the bottom of the frame. The Mick massaged a 4-pitch walk with one out, and Boog followed with a line drive base hit, putting runners on 1st and 3rd. Nelson bore down however, and struck out Torre and Mad Dog Madlock to put down the threat. Still scoreless after seven.
The eighth was uneventful, but the ninth was the difference. Gene
Garber came in to face Johnny Mize, who grounded out to Whitaker
on a 2-2 count. Delahanty followed with a grounder to Madlock. It
looked like an easy inning. But Burkett grounded a single up the
middle, bringing up Billy Francis. Would this be that rally, the one to
end the Seals season? But the 
little sparkplug has had an uneven
postseason, and he struck out swinging, ending the inning, and the "rally".
But things got crazy in the bottom of the inning. Nelson had
worked 2 scoreless at this point, and with the lefty Whitaker up, the
Bucs considered calling in John Franco, their lefty specialist to work
to him. But they decided against it, and it was a decision Seals fans
would come to greatly appreciate. The tough second sacker, who has been
the Seals most consistent hitter this series, worked the count to 3-1.
Nelson then came in with a slider from a side-arm slot. Sweet Lou
was looking for it, and he was ready. When he made contact a roar went
up from the crowd. Delahanty turned and raced to the wall and
made a mighty leap ... and ... came up empty! Walk Off Homerun!
The ball had landed several rows deep, and this was one ball that
was not going to be thrown back. Sweet Lou was mobbed at the plate by
his ecstatic team mates while the Bucs silently made their way off the
field. This was not the celebration they envisioned at the start of the
game. But the city of San Francisco will party tonight! The mighty Bucs
have been beaten by their home town boys, in the most exciting fashion
imaginable. This was most certainly a classic of a baseball game.
So now it's 4-1, Bucs. There is still a steep hill ahead for the Seals
to climb, but at least they know they live another day. And on that
day, they'll face Eddie Walsh and his
spitter. Walsh, 3-0 in the post season and 13-6 in the regular season,
will be another tough moundsmen to beat. In the wake of Brown's injury,
the Seals are expected to move Christy Mathewson up a day (12-5, 1-1),
although they may go to a surprise starter. If it is Matty as expected,
it promises to be another classic pitcher's duel on a par with this
one. Either way, the intensity will be just as high. The Pirates are
hoping for a celebration, albeit one of a wholly different stripe than
tonight's, while the Seals only want to live on to play another day.
Which will it be? Tomorrow we'll know. Stay tuned, ATL fans. This
series is not over yet.
Game 5
10/20/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
2005 Seals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 4 0
Pirates AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .450 2 0 0 0
Lloyd ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 6 0 0
Hornsby 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 11 1 0 0
Delahanty,E rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 4 0 0 0
Burkett,Je lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0
Francis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 4 0 0
Hartnett c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 6 0 0 0
Coveleski p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0
Oliver ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
31 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 12 0 0
Seals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Jennings ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 3 5 0 0
DiMaggio,J cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 0 0 0
Mantle lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 3 0 0 0
Powell,B 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 7 0 0 0
Larkin pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 0 0 0
Torre c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 4 0 0
Alou, Mo rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 0 0 0
Brown,K p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Williams,SJ p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Jackson,M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Kudo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Franco,Ju ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
28 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 11 0 0
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Coveleski 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 62 46 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.60
Nelson L 0-1 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 39 22 9 1 0 0 0 0 2.25
8.0 4 1 1 1 6 101 68 29 1 0 0 0 0
Seals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Brown,K 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 11 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.57
Williams,SJ 5.0 2 0 0 2 3 71 42 19 0 0 0 0 0 1.64
Jackson,M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Kudo 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 8 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Garber W 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 12 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.71
9.0 4 0 0 2 5 107 66 34 0 0 1 0 0
PIT: Oliver batted for Coveleski in the 7th
Sanguillen batted for Oliver in the 7th
SFS: Larkin ran for Powell,B in the 7th
Adcock inserted at 1b in the 8th
Franco,Ju batted for Kudo in the 8th
GWRBI: Whitaker
Kevin Brown was injured for this game and 10 more days
Temperature: 48, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH.
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10/20/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
2005 Seals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 4 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Kimbro lined out to center (X)
0-0 1 --- 10 Lloyd grounded out to second (BX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Hornsby popped out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Jennings grounded out to short (CX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Whitaker flied out to center (SX)
0-0 2 --- 01 DiMaggio,J flied out to center (CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Mize grounded a single between first and second (SBBSBX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Delahanty,E grounded out to first, Mize to second (X)
Brown,K left the game with an injury
Williams,SJ now pitching
0-0 1 -2- 11 Burkett,Je reached on an infield single to first, Mize to
third (BSX)
0-0 1 1-3 12 Francis struck out (SFBC)
0-0 2 1-3 20 Hartnett flied out to left (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Mantle grounded a single between first and second (BSBBX)
0-0 0 1-- 20 Powell,B grounded out to third, Mantle to second (1BBX)
0-0 1 -2- 02 Torre flied out to right, Mantle to third (CFX)
0-0 2 --3 10 Madlock grounded out to short (BX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Coveleski flied out to right (BSCX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Kimbro grounded out to short (BBFBCFX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Lloyd grounded out to second (CBCX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Alou, Mo grounded out to first (SX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Williams,SJ struck out (CBCC)
0-0 2 --- 11 Jennings grounded out to short (BSX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Hornsby flied out to left (FX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Mize flied out to center (X)
0-0 2 --- 11 Delahanty,E grounded out to third (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Whitaker grounded out to short (X)
0-0 1 --- 12 DiMaggio,J grounded out to third (FBCX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Mantle grounded out to the mound (BSBBSX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Burkett,Je grounded out to third (CBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Francis bunted into an out to the catcher (Xb)
0-0 2 --- 32 Hartnett grounded a double down the third base line
(BBFBSX)
0-0 2 -2- 12 Coveleski struck out (CSBC)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Powell,B flied out to right (CX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Torre flied out to right (FCBX)
0-0 2 --- 01 Madlock grounded out to short (CX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Kimbro struck out (FCBS)
0-0 1 --- 32 Lloyd flied out to right (BBCBFX)
0-0 2 --- 31 Hornsby walked (BSBBB)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Mize grounded out to second (BCCX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Alou, Mo flied out to right (CBCBX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Williams,SJ struck out (CCC)
0-0 2 --- 01 Jennings grounded a single up the middle (CX)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Whitaker struck out (BCFFC)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 30 Delahanty,E walked (BBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 11 Burkett,Je flied out to right (1CBX)
Jackson,M now pitching
0-0 1 1-- 11 Francis grounded to third, forcing Delahanty,E at second,
Francis to first (CBX)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Francis stole second (>C)
0-0 2 -2- 01 Hartnett was hit by a pitch (>C.H)
Oliver pinch hitting for Coveleski
Kudo now pitching
Sanguillen pinch hitting for Oliver
0-0 2 12- 00 Sanguillen popped out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Seals batting
Nelson now pitching
0-0 0 --- 21 DiMaggio,J grounded out to third (BSBX)
0-0 1 --- 30 Mantle walked (BBBB)
0-0 1 1-- 32 Powell,B lined a single to left center, Mantle to third
(1BBFSBX)
Larkin pinch running for Powell,B
0-0 1 1-3 02 Torre struck out, Larkin stole second (1C>F>S)
0-0 2 -23 12 Madlock struck out (CBCS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Adcock now playing first base
0-0 0 --- 02 Kimbro struck out (SCS)
0-0 1 --- 10 Lloyd flied out to left (BX)
0-0 2 --- 10 Hornsby grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Alou, Mo struck out (BCFBFFFC)
Franco,Ju pinch hitting for Kudo
0-0 1 --- 01 Franco,Ju grounded out to short (CX)
0-0 2 --- 20 Jennings grounded out to third (BBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Pirates batting
Garber now pitching
0-0 0 --- 22 Mize grounded out to second (BBFSX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Delahanty,E grounded out to third (X)
0-0 2 --- 10 Burkett,Je grounded a single between first and second (BX)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Francis struck out (111CCBS)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Whitaker homered (BCBBX)
Pittsburgh vs San Francisco
by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
Game 6
San Francisco (ATL) Having staved off elimination the night before the
Seals were feeling it. Yeah, they were still down 4-1, but didn't these
same Pirates come back from a 3-1 hole to take the LLCS? If they can do
it, why not us? That seemed to be the prevailing attitude. The Pirates,
on the other hand, seemed to be all business. That was a bit odd, as
these are a loosey-goosey bunch of guys. well, most of 'em. Don't get
too near Kimbro or
Rajah when they're in their "
moods". Or Jess
Burkett, either, for that matter. He's not called "
The Crab" because of
his culinary preferences, lets just leave it at that. But otherwise, a
pretty loose clubhouse. Spit baller Eddie Walsh would be on the hill
for the Pittsburghers, while
Big Six, Christy Mathewson, would be
hurling for the hometowners. Regardless of the moods in the clubhouses,
when the game started, it
WAS all business.
The Pirates went relatively quietly in the first, but the Seals drew
first blood again, just as in game Five. They were helped by some
sloppy play by the Bucs along the way. In fact, it all started when
The
Big Cat fumbled away Sweet Lou Whitaker's routine ground ball. When Joe
D. popped out it seemed Walsh would get out of the jam, that being the
second out, but
The Mick followed with a line single, sending
Sweet Lou
to third. Mantle then stole second, which as it turned out, was a very
big play. That's because Joe Torre, in a serious funk all throughout
the series, finally came up big, sending a screamer into center
to
score both runners. 2-0 Seals. Boog would follow with a double, but
Billy Francis made a diving catch of a Moises Alou liner that was
certainly good for two bases, and two more runs, if he didn't put the
leather on it.
And so it stayed, until the fourth. the Bucs tied the game, but they
squandered an opportunity to take the lead at the same time. Pop Lloyd,
captain and leader in example as well as word, started things off by
beating out an infield hit. Rajah, sour disposition and all, followed
with a single to left center, sending the speedy Lloyd to third.
Big
Jawn Mize then walked to fill the sacks. That brought up
Big Ed
Delahanty, who's had a fine post season. He continued his good
batsmanship by lining a single to DiMaggio, plating Lloyd. This is
where the Seals "
D" stopped the rally, and the Bucs squandered a golden
opportunity. Jess Burkett lunged at a
Matty fade-away, tapping it back
to the pitcher himself. Being as fine a fielder as a pitcher,
Matty
turned the 1-2-3 twin killing, taking most of the air out of the
Pirates rally. They did recover though, as Billy Francis bounced one to
Larkin in the hole at short, and thwn beat his throw to the bag. That
plated Delahanty, tying the ball game. But that was to be it. Tie game
after four.
By the eighth,
Matty was gone, as was Eddie Walsh. Bob Feller and Gene
Garber had come in and pitched quality ball for both ball clubs.
But now Garber was also gone, and Johnny Allen got the call. His first
challenge was
Rajah Hornsby. Hornsby looked at Allen's first offering,
a fast ball at the knees. Strike one. The next pitch was also a hard
one, a bit higher. Hornsby turned on it, and the crowd went silent. The
ball sailed high and deep into the left field bleachers. Even old sour
puss himself was happy after that one.
The Bucs now had a lead in the 8th inning, and if they held on, it
meant rings for everyone. Well,
Babe Adams came in to pitch the bottom
of the 8th for Pittsburgh, despite his poor showing in the previous
game. "
I figured he bounce right back," Mortimer would comment later.
"
I figured wrong. But I'd do it again. Sometimes you're the fly,
sometmes you're the windshield. That's baseball." His first
challenge was Barry Larkin. The shortstop worked the count full, then
got the pitch he wanted--a flat curve ball. The crowd was on its feet.
Could it be? Would he tie it? Did it have the distance? Yes, it did
!
Tie game, again! Babe recovered to finish the inning uneventfully, but
it was
a new game. Again.
Mike Jackson set down the Bucs 1-2-3 in the ninth, and Adams got the
Seals leadoff batter, Joe Torre, on an easy grounder to start the
bottom of the frame. But that would be all for the
Babe, as John Franco
was called in to face the dangerous Boog
Powell.
The Boog had been held
in check all series, but he's capable of hitting one out at any time.
So the lefty came in--and promptly walked him. Franco then compounded
matters by throwing a 55 foot curve that skipped to the backstop,
moving Powell into scoring position. Brown then called on Sherry Magee
to pinch run for the lead footed Powell. Mortimer then decided that a
runner at first would help, maybe enabling a double play ground ball,
so he had Franco give the free pass to Alou. That brought up
Mad Dog
Madlock. And then call was made for Percival. A run meant the game.
Madlock skied one to Burkett. Two down.
Big Joe Adcock was then called
upon to pinch hit for the pitcher, Jackson. Adcock came in looking dead
red, of course, and the only question was could he catch up with it.
The answer came very quickly. On Percy's first offering, Adcock sent
one deep into the left center gap, scoring Magee and sending the crowd
into an frenzied fit of cheering for their heroes. Last night the hero
was Whitaker, tonight it was Adcock. The party would play out at least
one more night in San Fran.!
Two straight games they had stared at elimination. Two straight games
they did not blink. The parallels to Pittsburgh-Cincinnati were now not
quite so outrageous. If the Seals could take the next game the series
would go back to Pittsburgh--something that was unthinkable just two
nights ago. Randy Johnson, 15-10, 2-1, would go for Pittsburgh. Bob
Shawkey, 2-3, 0-0, would be pressed into service for the Seals. Are
there more miracle comebacks in the San Fran repertoire? Or would
Pittsburgh find that one run they seem to come up short these past two
games? Well, tomorrow will tell.
Game 6
10/21/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 2 9 0
2005 Seals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 1 6 2
Pirates AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Kimbro cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0
Lloyd ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 4 0 0
Hornsby 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 3 3 0 0
Mize 1b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 9 0 1 0
Delahanty,E rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 3 0 0 0
Burkett,Je lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 5 0 0 0
Francis 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1 1 0
Hartnett c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .294 4 1 0 0
Walsh p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Williams,Be ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Feller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Adams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Franco,Jo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
35 3 9 3 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 10 2 0
Seals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Larkin ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 1 1 0
Whitaker 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 6 0 0
DiMaggio,J cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 0 0 0
Mantle lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350 2 0 0 0
Torre c 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 7 1 0 1
Powell,B 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 12 1 0 0
Magee pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Alou, Mo rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .235 1 0 0 0
Groh 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 1 0 0
Madlock ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0
Mathewson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2 0 0
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Franco,Ju ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0
Allen,J p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Jackson,M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Adcock ph 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0
34 4 7 4 2 0 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 27 15 1 1
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Walsh 6.0 4 2 0 0 4 86 57 24 0 0 0 0 0 0.69
Feller 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Adams BS 1 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 24 16 5 1 0 0 0 0 10.80
Franco,Jo L 0-1 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 11 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 99.00
Percival 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
8.2 7 4 2 2 4 137 88 36 1 1 0 1 0
Seals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Mathewson 5.0 6 2 2 2 3 75 48 22 0 0 0 0 1 5.91
Garber 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 30 19 7 0 1 0 0 1 4.15
Allen,J 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 15 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.08
Jackson,M W 1-0 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 27 17 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.00
9.0 9 3 3 4 5 147 93 39 1 2 0 0 2
PIT: Williams,Be batted for Walsh in the 7th
Oliver batted for Feller in the 8th
SFS: Madlock batted for Groh in the 7th
Franco,Ju batted for Garber in the 7th
Madlock moved to 3b in the 8th
Magee ran for Powell,B in the 9th
Adcock batted for Jackson,M in the 9th
GWRBI: Adcock
Temperature: 36, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 12 MPH.
....................................................................................................
10/21/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 2 9 0
2005 Seals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 1 6 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Kimbro lined a single to left (X)
0-0 0 1-- 11 Lloyd flied out to left (1CBX)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Kimbro stole second (>C)
0-0 1 -2- 01 Hornsby grounded out to second, Kimbro to third (>C.X)
0-0 2 --3 32 Mize struck out (BFFBFBS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Seals batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Larkin grounded out to first (BBBCFX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Whitaker to first on an error by the first baseman Mize
(BCBFX)
0-0 1 1-- 11 DiMaggio,J popped out to second (BC>X)
0-0 2 1-- 20 Mantle lined a single to shallow center, Whitaker to
third (BBX)
0-0 2 1-3 01 Mantle stole second (C>S)
0-0 2 -23 12 Torre lined a single to right center, Whitaker scored,
Mantle scored (C>S.BFX)
0-2 2 1-- 10 Powell,B doubled deep down the left-field line, Torre to
third (BX)
0-2 2 -23 10 Alou, Mo lined out to third (BX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
0-2 0 --- 00 Delahanty,E grounded out to second (X)
0-2 1 --- 10 Burkett,Je grounded out to the mound (BX)
0-2 2 --- 32 Francis struck out (BCBBFFS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Seals batting
0-2 0 --- 01 Groh grounded out to second (CX)
0-2 1 --- 01 Mathewson flied out to right (CX)
0-2 2 --- 12 Larkin grounded out to short (BCFFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
0-2 0 --- 00 Hartnett flied out to right (X)
0-2 1 --- 01 Walsh grounded out to first (CX)
0-2 2 --- 12 Kimbro grounded out to third (CBCX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Seals batting
0-2 0 --- 11 Whitaker flied out to left (CBX)
0-2 1 --- 22 DiMaggio,J struck out (CBFBS)
0-2 2 --- 11 Mantle lined out to right (BFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
0-2 0 --- 01 Lloyd reached on an infield single to third (FX)
0-2 0 1-- 12 Hornsby singled to left center, Lloyd to third (1BpCFX)
0-2 0 1-3 31 Mize walked, Hornsby to second (BSBBB)
0-2 0 123 12 Delahanty,E lined a single to shallow center, Lloyd
scored, Hornsby to third, Mize to second (CBFX)
1-2 0 123 00 Burkett,Je grounded into a double play, Mathewson to
Torre to Powell,B, Mize to third, Delahanty,E to second
(X)
1-2 2 -23 22 Francis reached on an infield single to short, Mize
scored, Delahanty,E to third (SFBBFFFX)
2-2 2 1-3 10 Hartnett popped out to first (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Seals batting
2-2 0 --- 02 Torre struck out (CCFC)
2-2 1 --- 22 Powell,B grounded a single up the middle (SBBSX)
2-2 1 1-- 10 Alou, Mo grounded to the mound, forcing Powell,B at
second, Alou, Mo to first (BX)
2-2 2 1-- 00 Alou, Mo to second, Groh to first on an error by the
third baseman Francis (>X)
2-2 2 12- 11 Mathewson flied out to left (SBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
2-2 0 --- 22 Walsh struck out (CBFBS)
2-2 1 --- 10 Kimbro grounded out to second (BX)
2-2 2 --- 21 Lloyd flied out to left (BBCX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Seals batting
2-2 0 --- 11 Larkin grounded out to short (CBX)
2-2 1 --- 21 Whitaker grounded out to second (CBBX)
2-2 2 --- 12 DiMaggio,J struck out (CFBC)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
2-2 0 --- 00 Hornsby grounded a single between first and second (X)
2-2 0 1-- 32 Mize walked, Hornsby to second (BFBFFBB)
Garber now pitching
2-2 0 12- 00 Delahanty,E grounded into a double play, Whitaker to
Larkin to Powell,B, Hornsby to third (X)
2-2 2 --3 22 Burkett,Je popped out to the catcher (CBFBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Seals batting
2-2 0 --- 22 Mantle grounded out to short (BCFBX)
2-2 1 --- 22 Torre struck out (BCSFFBS)
2-2 2 --- 10 Powell,B flied out to left (BX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
2-2 0 --- 12 Francis flied out to center (CBCX)
2-2 1 --- 12 Hartnett grounded a double down the third base line
(BSCFFX)
Williams,Be pinch hitting for Walsh
2-2 1 -2- 30 Williams,Be was walked intentionally (IIII)
2-2 1 12- 12 Kimbro grounded to the mound, forcing Hartnett at third,
Williams,Be to second, Kimbro to first (SBCX)
2-2 2 12- 11 Torre allowed a passed ball, Williams,Be to third, Kimbro
to second (BCB)
2-2 2 -23 22 Lloyd grounded out to second (BCB.FFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Seals batting
Feller now pitching
2-2 0 --- 32 Alou, Mo grounded out to third (CBSBBFX)
Madlock pinch hitting for Groh
2-2 1 --- 12 Madlock flied out to right (CBFX)
Franco,Ju pinch hitting for Garber
2-2 2 --- 01 Franco,Ju grounded out to second (CX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Madlock moved to third base
Allen,J now pitching
2-2 0 --- 01 Hornsby homered deep to left (SX)
3-2 0 --- 32 Mize popped out to short (FBSBFBX)
3-2 1 --- 00 Delahanty,E lined a single down the right field line (X)
3-2 1 1-- 31 Delahanty,E to second, Burkett,Je to first on an error by
the shortstop Larkin (BFBBX)
Jackson,M now pitching
3-2 1 12- 12 Francis grounded out to third, Delahanty,E to third,
Burkett,Je to second (>FBSX)
3-2 2 -23 30 Hartnett was walked intentionally (IIII)
Oliver pinch hitting for Feller
3-2 2 123 12 Oliver grounded out to second (BFCFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Seals batting
Adams now pitching
3-2 0 --- 32 Larkin homered deep down the left-field line (CBBCBX)
3-3 0 --- 22 Whitaker flied out to left (CSBBX)
3-3 1 --- 12 DiMaggio,J popped out to short (SBSX)
3-3 2 --- 21 Mantle lined a single to shallow right (CBBX)
3-3 2 1-- 01 Mantle was caught stealing second (C>S)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Pirates batting
3-3 0 --- 22 Kimbro struck out (SBSFFFBS)
3-3 1 --- 22 Lloyd struck out (CBFBC)
3-3 2 --- 00 Hornsby grounded out to third (X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Seals batting
3-3 0 --- 02 Torre grounded out to short (CFX)
Franco,Jo now pitching
3-3 1 --- 32 Powell,B walked (BBFBFB)
3-3 1 1-- 01 Franco,Jo threw a wild pitch, Powell,B to second (CB)
Magee pinch running for Powell,B, entered with a 1-1
count on Alou, Mo
3-3 1 -2- 31 Alou, Mo was walked intentionally (CB.III)
Percival now pitching
3-3 1 12- 01 Madlock flied out to left (C>X)
Adcock pinch hitting for Jackson,M
3-3 2 12- 00 Adcock lined a double to left center, Magee scored, Alou,
Mo to third (X)
Pittsburgh vs San Francisco
by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
Game 7
San Francisco (ATL) The Seals were ready to roll after two
straight walk-off wins against the legend League's best, the
Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates were chomping at the bit after coming
thisclose to celebrating the first ATL Championship in those same
two games. The crowd was abuzz in anticipation of yet another classic
game, after having witnessed two epic contest in the past two days. The
Big Unit would man the hill for the Bucs, while the Kevin Brown injury
forced the Seals to go with little used Bob Shawkey. The stage was set.
What would play out on it today?
The first inning was anything but mundane. After Jumbo Kimbro popped
out to Whitaker at second, Pop Lloyd worked a full count from the
hard throwing Shawkey. Bob came with a fastball, as John Henry thought
he might. It hit the outside corner, and Lloyd went with it, sending
the sphere deep into left field. Back, back went Mantle, but this ball
was gone! Opposite field homerun, John Henry Lloyd. 1-0, Bucs. Groans
from the stands. If only Brown wasn't injured, they said. That Shawkey,
I never liked him. And so forth. But Bob persevered and retired
the rest of the side with ease. In the bottom of the frame, the groans
were transformed to cheers. Larkin looked at four straight balls.
Johnson glared at the ump. You're squeezing me, he seemed to be saying,
although not a word escaped from his lips. Whitaker then swung at RJ's
first offering, blooping a base hit over Hornsby's head. More cheers.
Mantle was next. Number 7 dug in, and took a called strike. Three
straight sliders all missing the mark. Johnson glared some more. You're
squeezing me, dammit. High heat, a swing. a miss. Full count. The
Mick picked up some dirt and rubbed it onto his hands, and dug back in.
The Unit came with another slider. But Mickey hit square, hit it
solidly. The crowd rose as one as the ball rose majestically into left,
deep into left. Over the fence and into the stands deep--a three run
shot! The crowd went wild. Johnson glared at the ump as if to
say, are you satisfied now? After the requisite curtain call, the crowd
went back to being background buzz, albeit a bit louder than before.
The Unit retired the side, finishing up by whiffing Heine Groh on a 2-2
slider, but it was 3-1, Seals. San Fran was getting ready for another
party.
The Bucs had been here before though. Worse, actually. Just ask the
Reds. They picked themselves up and got back to business. Johnson
returned to form, and he & Shawkey began matching goose eggs as the
game became a pitcher's duel. In the top of the fifth, it was
still 3-1. Shawkey starting off by whiffing the still struggling Billy
Francis. Gabby Hartnett followed with a liner that landed safely in
front of Joe DiMaggio for a single. After RJ bunted foul for
strike three, Kimbro came to the dish. Working the count to 2-2, he
slammed a curve that didn't curve enough all the way to the right field
wall. With two down the Bucs gambled and sent the slow footed Hartnett
home. The throw from Alou hit the cut off man Whitaker, and Lou nailed
the lumbering catcher at the plate for the third out. Still 3-1 Seals.
The buzz increased. Could they do it again? But Johnson was
holding the Seals in check as well. The game was waiting for the right
moment.
In the sixth, the visitors inched closer. Lloyd walked. Hornsby walked.
That would be all for Shawkey. He had been more than effective,
but he had started to tire. Dr. Cyclops, Max Manning came in, and Mize,
on a 2-0 count, belted one deep into right--but not deep enough. Alou
gloved it as Lloyd trotted to third. Then Delahanty walked. If you're
keeping track, the Bucs had now loaded the sacks without a base hit.
Three walks. Jess Burkett was next, and he got a hold of a Manning
fastball and also sent it deep to right--where Alou tracked it
down near the wall. Lloyd scored, making it 3-2, Seals. Francis
also walked, reloading the bags, but Hartnett lined one to Whitaker to
end the "rally", and leaving the sacks loaded. In the bottom of the
frame Mantle singled, but was thrown out attempting to steal, the
second time Gabby had nailed a runner in the game.
The seventh inning was one neither Pirates nor Seals fans will soon
forget. Randy Johnson, still on form, so he was left in to bat and he
predictably made out as he led off the inning. Motoneta then lined a
base hit to right center. His partner in crime, 
Pop Lloyd, then worked
out another base on balls--one of 13 the Seals would present to
thew Bucs this day--bringing up Rajah Hornsby. The Seals went to a
lefty, Mr. Kimiyasu Kudo, the Japanese import. Hornsby was in a
mean mood, what with being down so late in the game, and having lost 2
straight and all, but his mood only worsened after Kudo snuck a back
door curve by him for strike three. That brought up The Big Cat. Mize
had just missed planting one in the seats earlier in the game,
and despite a sub par series, John had been hitting the ball
well, as evidenced by his post season numbers as a whole. In any case,
Kudo came in with the heat ... low and right over the plate. The
Big Cat pounced on it, hammering it deep over the right field wall--a
clutch three run homer! The crowd went silent, except or some fellows
in the visitors dug out, some guys in gray uniforms who were jumping
around like idiots. The Big Cat had turned the game around, it was now
5-3 Bucs. A couple of walks followed, but Kudo worked out of it. But
now there was unease in the stands, and the Bucs could sense victory
within their grasp. Nine outs to go. Johnson headed back out to the
hill to start the bottom of the seventh.
The Seals, they don't give up so easy though. Moises Alou singled.
Heine Groh singled, sending Alou to the opposite corner. That was it
for The Unit. Fatigue had obviously set in for him as it had for
Shawkey. Jeff Nelson was called upon to put out the fire. Pirates
relievers had inherited 28 runners over the course of this post season,
and incredibly, only 1 had scored. Nelson himself had come into games
with 7 runners on board and left them all where they had stood.
Obviously the pen had been key for the Bucs all through their run. They
needed more now.Joe Torrre was called upon to hit for Danning. Pop out
to Rajah. 8 outs to go. Ea-Yah Jennings pinch hit for Kudo next.
On the first pitch, the daredevil Seals tried a double steal--their
fourth of the series. Only one had been successful to this point.
The remaining two, as this one, involved a runner stealing home. So
Groh took off for second, and Hartnett fired down to get him, but at
the same time Alou broke for home. Nelson cut the throw and fired back
to Hartnett who applied the tag ... out! It was a big gamble, but it
didn't work. 7 outs to go. However, Jenning finished his at bat and
worked out a walk. Larkin ended up stranding both runners, however, as
he skied one to Burkett in left. 6 outs left. Quite an inning! A
classic, even.
The Bucs padded the lead in the eighth. Harnett, who had a sensational
game, including throwing out three runners, now picked up his second
hit, a two bagger against new hurler Mike Jackson. Pinch hitter Bernie
Williams was given an intentional walk, but Kimbro got one the usual
way, loading up the bases. After Lloyd made out, Hornsby sent a slider
deep enough to center to score Hartnett. 6-3, Bucs.
Feller came on in the bottom of the eighth and Bucs fans had to be
feeling good at that point. After all, here's Bob Feller, IN RELIEF,
and they've got a 3 run cushion. But the young fire baller was rudely
greeted. After whiffing Sweet Lou and getting Mantle to fly out,
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio laced a base hit to right. Yesterday's hero, Joe
Adcock, was next, and he did not disappoint the hometown fans, who were
getting despondent. He took a 2-1 fast ball and sent it out of the
park, no deposit, no return. Another big moment in a game of big
moments. 6-5, Bucs. We were not done yet, boys and girls. Feller
finished the inning, but it was now a 1 run game with 3 outs to go.
In the ninth, the Bucs cane roaring back. Delahanty doubled. after an
out, there was yet another walk, this one worked by Francis. That
brought in another SF hurler, Johnny Allen. Johnny left a fastball up
up to Gabby, and he nailed it, good for two bags, his second double and
third hit of the night. It scored Delahanty and Francis, and gave the
Pirates a three run cushion to work with again. A huge hit from the
stocky receiver. The Pirates drew yet another walk, but that was it.
The bottom of the ninth was coming, and it was 8-5, Bucs. Three outs
and three runs separated Pirates from laying claim to the first ATL
Championship.
As expected, Troy Percival came in, as did Gil McDougald, a defensive
replacement for Hornsby, his usual role. Percy was usually money: the
LL Fireman of The Year had held opposing batters to a minuscule .123
average. Righties had but 7 hits in 98 at bats against Percival's heat.
He had been in his own league all year. The playoffs had predictably
been not quite so easy, but still, he was 7 for 7 in save
opportunities, and carried an ERA under 2. None of this impressed the
Seals. Torre led off and took a fastball and then a change for strikes.
He grounded one to McDougald on then next itch. 2 outs left.Time
for the bench. To rising cheers came Boog Powell. Boog had been the
hero of the ULCS, batting .333 with 10 ribs. He brought that same .333
average to the plate now, but had yet to knock a run in. Now would
certainly be a good time, the fans seemed to be saying. Percival was
careful with him: perhaps too careful. He walked on 4 pitches. Barry
Larkin was next. Barry has had a tough WS, but on a 2-1 fast ball he
slapped a single to right, and Boog seemed to grow wings on his ankles
as he sped into third. Sweet Lou Whitaker was next. Lou had been the
hero in Game Five with his walk off home run. After fouled back a
curve, just getting a piece of it, he popped up a fastball that Lloyd
squeezed tightly for out number two. 1 to go.
Then a rhythmic chanting started: Mic-key, Mic-key, Mic-key, as Number
7 worked his way from the on deck circle and took his place in the box.
He spit on both hands, rubbed them together and picked up his lumber,
waving it threateningly over 
the plate. This man was the tying run. The
first pitch was a curve that dropped out of the strike zone. Mick 'aint
going for that junk. Next was heat, about letter high. Mantle took a
mighty cut--and missed. After taking another low curve for a ball, he
stepped out. He looked out at Percival. Mantle had a year almost as
impressive as Percival's. He had hit 30 HRs for the Seals in 306 at
bats, slugging a cool .676 in the process. Altogether he had smashed 35
taters and knocked in 103 runs.This was the best vs. the best. This is
how its supposed to be. Lets settle this right, he seemed to be saying.
Power vs. power. Show me what you got. I'll show you what I can do with
it. Percival stared in at Hartnett's signals. It didn't matter what he
put down now. It was going to be fastballs all the way. In came a 96
MPH heater and The Mick just missed it, fouling it straight back. An
eighth of an inch away from a tie game. The next delivery was clocked
at 99. The Mick took a mighty cut, and the ball bounced toward
Percival, who turned toward first and fired the last strike of the year
to Mize. Game. Series. World Championship: Pirates.
Game 7
10/22/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 8 8 0 12 0
2005 Seals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0 7 0
Pirates AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Kimbro cf 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 0 0 0
Lloyd ss 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 6 0 0
Hornsby 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 4 1 0 0
McDougald 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Mize 1b 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 8 0 0 0
Delahanty,E rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 0 0 0
Burkett,Je lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 2 0 0 0
Francis 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 0 0 0
Hartnett c 5 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 9 3 0 0
Johnson,R p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Williams,Be ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Feller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Munson ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
32 8 8 8 4 0 2 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 27 12 0 0
Seals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 2 0 0
Whitaker 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 4 2 0 0
Mantle lf 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 0 0 0
DiMaggio,J cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 4 1 0 0
Alou, Mo rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 5 1 0 0
Groh 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 1 2 0 0
Danning c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 1 0 0
Torre ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0 0 0
Shawkey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Manning, M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Kudo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Jennings ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0 0 0
Jackson,M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Allen,J p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Powell,B ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0 0 0
34 5 10 5 0 0 2 5 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 9 0 0
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Johnson,R W 2-0 6.0 7 3 3 2 7 92 57 25 1 0 0 0 0 3.75
Nelson H 2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 17 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
Feller H 3 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 26 12 6 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
Percival S 3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 18 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
9.0 10 5 5 5 8 153 88 39 2 0 0 0 0
Seals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Shawkey 5.0 3 2 2 4 4 83 51 21 1 0 0 0 0 3.18
Manning, M H 1, L 0-2 1.1 1 2 2 3 0 33 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
Kudo BS 2 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 20 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
Jackson,M 1.1 2 3 3 3 0 35 15 9 0 1 0 0 0 6.23
Allen,J 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 12 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.80
9.0 8 8 8 13 5 183 95 47 2 2 0 0 0
PIT: Williams,Be batted for Nelson in the 8th
Munson batted for Feller in the 9th
McDougald inserted at 2b in the 9th
SFS: Torre batted for Danning in the 7th
Jennings batted for Kudo in the 7th
Torre moved to c in the 8th
Powell,B batted for Allen,J in the 9th
GWRBI: Mize
Temperature: 54, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 4 MPH.
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10/22/2004, PIT05-SFS05, Seals Stadium (1950-57)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2005 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 8 8 0 12 0
2005 Seals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0 7 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Kimbro popped out to second (FBSBFX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Lloyd homered deep to left center (CSBBBFX)
1-0 1 --- 10 Hornsby grounded out to third (BX)
1-0 2 --- 01 Mize grounded out to third (CX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Seals batting
1-0 0 --- 30 Larkin walked (BBBB)
1-0 0 1-- 00 Whitaker lined a single to shallow center, Larkin to
third (1X)
1-0 0 1-3 32 Mantle homered deep to left center, Larkin scored,
Whitaker scored (CBBBSX)
1-3 0 --- 00 DiMaggio,J grounded out to second (X)
1-3 1 --- 31 Adcock walked (BBCBB)
1-3 1 1-- 11 Alou, Mo popped out to third (BCX)
1-3 2 1-- 22 Groh struck out (CFBBS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
1-3 0 --- 10 Delahanty,E grounded out to short (BX)
1-3 1 --- 31 Burkett,Je walked (BBBCB)
1-3 1 1-- 02 Francis popped out to second (C1CX)
1-3 2 1-- 10 Hartnett grounded to short, forcing Burkett,Je at second
(BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Seals batting
1-3 0 --- 32 Danning struck out (BCBBSS)
1-3 1 --- 22 Shawkey flied out to right (FSBBX)
1-3 2 --- 20 Larkin grounded out to short (BBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
1-3 0 --- 02 Johnson,R struck out, Danning to Adcock (FSS)
1-3 1 --- 01 Kimbro grounded out to first (FX)
1-3 2 --- 21 Lloyd popped out to the catcher (BFBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Seals batting
1-3 0 --- 22 Whitaker struck out (CBBSC)
1-3 1 --- 11 Mantle lined a single to left center (BCX)
1-3 1 1-- 12 DiMaggio,J struck out (BCFS)
1-3 2 1-- 32 Adcock struck out (BCSBB>C)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
1-3 0 --- 32 Hornsby walked (BBBCCB)
1-3 0 1-- 12 Mize flied out to right (CBFFFX)
1-3 1 1-- 12 Delahanty,E struck out (CSBS)
1-3 2 1-- 00 Burkett,Je lined out to right (1X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Seals batting
1-3 0 --- 02 Alou, Mo struck out (CFS)
1-3 1 --- 00 Groh lined a single to shallow left (X)
1-3 1 1-- 00 Groh was caught stealing second (>C)
1-3 2 --- 11 Danning grounded out to short (>C.BX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
1-3 0 --- 02 Francis struck out (CCS)
1-3 1 --- 22 Hartnett lined a single up the middle (BCCBX)
1-3 1 1-- 02 Johnson,R struck out on a fouled bunt (FbFbFb)
1-3 2 1-- 22 Kimbro doubled deep to right center, Hartnett out at home
(BCBSFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Seals batting
1-3 0 --- 02 Shawkey struck out (CCC)
1-3 1 --- 12 Larkin grounded out to short (CCBFX)
1-3 2 --- 21 Whitaker grounded out to short (BFBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
1-3 0 --- 32 Lloyd walked (BBBCSFB)
1-3 0 1-- 30 Hornsby walked, Lloyd to second (1BBBB)
Manning, M now pitching
1-3 0 12- 20 Mize flied out to right, Lloyd to third (BBX)
1-3 1 1-3 32 Delahanty,E walked, Hornsby to second (BCBBCB)
1-3 1 123 11 Burkett,Je hit a sacrifice fly to right, Lloyd scored,
Hornsby to third (FBX)
2-3 2 1-3 32 Francis walked, Delahanty,E to second (CBBBF>B)
2-3 2 123 20 Hartnett lined out to second (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Seals batting
2-3 0 --- 11 Mantle grounded a single between first and second (BCX)
2-3 0 1-- 00 Mantle was caught stealing second (>S)
2-3 1 --- 12 DiMaggio,J grounded out to short (>S.BSX)
2-3 2 --- 01 Adcock popped out to second (SX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
2-3 0 --- 01 Johnson,R flied out to left (CX)
2-3 1 --- 12 Kimbro lined a single to right center (CBSX)
2-3 1 1-- 32 Lloyd walked, Kimbro to second (11CBBBSB)
Kudo now pitching
2-3 1 12- 12 Hornsby struck out (BFSC)
2-3 2 12- 00 Mize homered deep down the right field line, Kimbro
scored, Lloyd scored (X)
5-3 2 --- 32 Delahanty,E walked (BBCBCB)
5-3 2 1-- 31 Burkett,Je walked, Delahanty,E to second (BBFBB)
5-3 2 12- 21 Francis flied out to center (BBCX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Seals batting
5-3 0 --- 12 Alou, Mo grounded a single up the middle (BCFX)
5-3 0 1-- 02 Groh grounded a single between first and second, Alou, Mo
to third (C>FX)
Nelson now pitching
Torre pinch hitting for Danning
5-3 0 1-3 11 Torre popped out to second (BFX)
Jennings pinch hitting for Kudo
5-3 1 1-3 00 Alou, Mo was caught stealing home, Groh to second (>S)
5-3 2 -2- 32 Jennings walked (>S.BBCBB)
5-3 2 12- 32 Larkin flied out to left (CBBCFB>F>X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Torre moved to catcher
Jackson,M now pitching
5-3 0 --- 01 Hartnett doubled deep to left center (CX)
Williams,Be pinch hitting for Nelson
5-3 0 -2- 30 Williams,Be was walked intentionally (IIII)
5-3 0 12- 30 Kimbro walked, Hartnett to third, Williams,Be to second
(BBBB)
5-3 0 123 00 Lloyd popped out to third (X)
5-3 1 123 32 Hornsby hit a sacrifice fly to center, Hartnett scored,
Williams,Be to third (FBCBBFX)
6-3 2 1-3 10 Mize grounded to second, forcing Kimbro at second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Seals batting
Feller now pitching
6-3 0 --- 32 Whitaker struck out (CBBSFBS)
6-3 1 --- 20 Mantle flied out to center (BBX)
6-3 2 --- 01 DiMaggio,J lined a single to shallow right (CX)
6-3 2 1-- 21 Adcock homered deep to left, DiMaggio,J scored (FBBX)
6-5 2 --- 30 Alou, Mo walked (BBBB)
6-5 2 1-- 32 Groh flied out to left (CBBFB>X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Pirates batting
6-5 0 --- 11 Delahanty,E doubled deep to right (SBX)
6-5 0 -2- 32 Burkett,Je flied out to center (BSSBBX)
6-5 1 -2- 32 Francis walked (CSBBBB)
Allen,J now pitching
6-5 1 12- 11 Hartnett doubled deep to left center, Delahanty,E scored,
Francis scored (BFX)
Munson pinch hitting for Feller
8-5 1 -2- 30 Munson was walked intentionally (IIII)
8-5 1 12- 10 Kimbro flied out to center (BX)
8-5 2 12- 11 Lloyd flied out to right (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Seals batting
McDougald now playing second base
Percival now pitching
8-5 0 --- 02 Torre grounded out to second (CCX)
Powell,B pinch hitting for Allen,J
8-5 1 --- 30 Powell,B walked (BBBB)
8-5 1 1-- 21 Larkin singled to right center, Powell,B to third (CBBX)
8-5 1 1-3 01 Whitaker popped out to short (>F>X)
8-5 2 1-3 22 Mantle grounded out to the mound (BSBFX)
