Month: December 2017

New York Takes Series in Boston

September 25: Boston 8, New York 2

Cy Young continued his shockingly good finish to the season and now has a 1.01 ERA over his last nine starts. Young has snuck into the league’s top ten with a 3.33 mark for the year.

The outlandishly good top of Boston’s lineup went koo-koo, Wade Boggs and Tris Speaker each reaching four times and Ted Williams thrice. The trio started the bottom of the first with three consecutive doubles.

                  R  H BB
NY  001 000 001 - 2  7  5
BOS 200 041 01x - 8 12  4

HR: none

starters    IP  R ER HR BB SO
W. Hoyt    4.1  6  6  0  2  0  
C. Young   7.0  1  1  0  2  3 

NY 81-76, BOS 93-64

September 26: New York 15, Boston 10

This one went wild. The Yanks jumped Lefty Grove for eight runs in the first three innings. Alex Rodriguez hit two homers in that stretch and New York held a 9-2 lead after three and a half innings, but they coughed it up. The top of Boston’s lineup again proved almost impossible to get out. Boggs knocked three hits including a rare dinger, Speaker hit four safeties and drew a walk, Williams walked twice and singled, and Jimmie Foxx walked and smacked three singles from cleanup.

Boston tied the game at 10 in the seventh inning and seemed to have all the momentum after deflating New York’s huge lead. But Williams and Speaker both made errors in the top of the ninth to go along with four New York singles, which let the Yankees run away with five runs and the victory.

                   R  H BB
NY  134 101 005 - 15 15  3
BOS 101 212 300 - 10 16  6

HR: A. Rodriguez-2 (26), Y. Berra (9), W. Boggs (4)

starters    IP  R ER HR BB SO
L. Gomez   5.1  7  7  0  6  1  
L. Grove   2.2  8  6  3  1  3 

NY 82-76, BOS 93-65

caldwellSeptember 27: New York 6, Boston 1

Ray Caldwell was unusually good in a complete game for New York and Smoky Joe Wood was unusually ineffective while giving up five runs. A Wade Boggs error in the fifth inning helped New York to the winning run. Then in the eighth, Bill Dickey tripled, Derek Jeter doubled, and Mickey Mantle and Lou Gehrig singled to run up the Yankees lead.

New York couldn’t keep up with Boston in the standings this year, but they played respectably in their head-to-head contests. Boston claimed 10 of the 18 meetings between the rivals.

                  R H BB
NY  000 020 040 - 6 8  8
BOS 000 010 000 - 1 8  4

HR: none

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
R. Caldwell  9.0  1  1  0  4  2  
S.J. Wood    7.1  5  4  0  8  9 

NY 83-76, BOS 93-66

			

			
						


	



			
				


	

		
Houston & Toronto Split 4 Games, Launch 19 Homers

			


	

		
September 25: Houston 10, Toronto 2


Mike Cuellar made the only strong start of the series for either team and went the distance. The Astros offense went silly, Jim Wynn the silliest of all with a walk, double, and two homers.


                   R  H BB
HOU 030 030 202 - 10 17  6
TOR 110 000 000 -  2  7  6
HR: L. Berkman (34), J. Wynn-2 (12),
M. Ensberg (9), E. Encarnacion (11)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
M. Cuellar  9.0  2  2  1  6  7  
S. Marcum   4.1  6  6  2  3  6 

HOU 68-89, TOR 70-86




September 26: Toronto 5, Houston 3


The teams drilled two homers each, but this was the only game in which neither team scored double digits. Josh Donaldson’s first inning homer was a three-run job, whereas both Houston dingers were solo.


                  R H BB
HOU 200 001 000 - 3 6  2
TOR 300 100 10x - 5 6  4
HR: M. Alou (31), C. Biggio (13),
J. Donaldson (2), L. Moseby (12)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
N. Ryan      6.1  5  5  2  4  7  
R. Halladay  7.0  3  3  2  2  3 

HOU 68-90, TOR 71-86




mcgriffSeptember 27: Toronto 14, Houston 4


With Roy Oswalt’s season over, Wade Miller made a start for Houston but soon wished he hadn’t. The bottom of the first was at least reasonable, with just a two-run jack by Fred McGriff. But the second inning went bonkers with seven Jays reaching safely against Miller, and Shawn Green nailing a three-run homer. Green later swatted a second homer in the game, his 28th of the season. That puts Green in the league’s top 10 home run hitters despite only amassing 477 plate appearances (compared to the 492 he would need to be a “qualified” hitter).


                   R  H BB
HOU 000 010 210 -  4 12  1
TOR 281 201 00x - 14 14  6
HR: C. Correa (5), M. Ensberg (10),
F. McGriff (23), S. Green-2 (28)

starters    IP  R ER HR BB SO
W. Miller  1.2  9  9  2  2  2  
J. Key     6.2  3  3  1  1  6 

HOU 68-91, TOR 72-86




September 28: Houston 13, Toronto 3


Doyle Alexander’s weird season came to a close with a disaster start, a fitting end to his miserable second half. (His splendid first half had ended with a start in front of his home fans in the third All-Star Game.) Alexander and the following Jays hurlers could not get Houston’s first two batsmen Jeff Bagwell and Jose Cruz out. Bagwell drew a walk, swatted two singles, and knocked a homer, while Cruz collected two singles, a double and a dong. Morgan Ensberg hit his third homer of the series.


Fred McGriff raised his wOBA to .381 with a walk, single, double, and homer. He owns the 11th best wOBA in the league and third best in the Expansion Division.


                   R  H BB
HOU 210 630 000 - 13 16  5
TOR 000 101 100 -  3  9  5
HR: J. Bagwell (32), J. Cruz (4), M. Ensberg (11),
F. McGriff (24), J. Donaldson (3)

starters       IP  R ER HR BB SO
M. Scott      6.2  3  3  2  5  4  
D. Alexander  3.2  9  8  3  3  1 

HOU 69-91, TOR 72-87



		
	
			


	



			
				


	

		
Tied For Last Going In, Jackson & Kluber Lead Cleveland to Wins Over Detroit

			


	

		
cobb-jacksonSeptember 25: Detroit 4, Cleveland 3


In his fifth and penultimate start of the year, Carlos Carrasco finally struggled a little bit. Two Tigers took him deep, and his team fell behind 0-4. Cleveland rallied in the top of the eighth for three runs, but the comeback effort fell short. Both teams managed just four hits each. Three of those for Cleveland came off the bat of Joe Jackson, now with a league-best average of .347 and league-best hit total of 208.


                  R H BB
CLE 000 000 030 - 3 4  8
DET 001 102 00x - 4 4  2

HR: C. Gehringer (9), N. Cash (18)

starters       IP  R ER HR BB SO
C. Carrasco   5.2  4  4  2  2  4  
H. Newhouser  7.1  3  2  0  6  2 

CLE 74-83, DET 75-82




September 26: Cleveland 6, Detroit 4


The hits were much more plentiful the next day. Ty Cobb led everyone with three knocks, and eight other players in the game collected two hits. Detroit errors by Cobb, George Uhle, and Alan Trammell were killers, helping Cleveland score three unearned runs.


                  R  H BB
CLE 000 321 000 - 6 11  4
DET 000 110 002 - 4 13  2
HR: none

starters       IP  R ER HR BB SO
S. Coveleski  8.2  4  4  0  2  0  
G. Uhle       4.2  5  3  0  0  1 

CLE 75-83, DET 75-83




September 27: Cleveland 5, Detroit 2


Corey Kluber was wicked in his final start of the year. He was one out away from a shutout with nobody on base in the bottom of the ninth, but then Miguel Cabrera singled and Norm Cash spoiled it with a homer. Kluber still completed the game. He issued nary a walk and struck out 12.


                  R  H BB
CLE 000 000 320 - 5 11  5
DET 000 000 002 - 2  7  0

HR: L. Doby (14), N. Cash (19)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
C. Kluber   9.0  2  2  1  0 12  
T. Bridges  6.2  3  1  0  5  2
 
CLE 76-83, DET 75-84


			


	



			
				


	

		
Texas Win Streak and Anaheim Loss Streak Both Continue in Two Game Set

			


	

		
September 25: Texas 1, Anaheim 0


Dean Chance and Gerald Perry took control of the game and didn’t allow either offense to make much noise. Josh Hamilton singled in the bottom of the fourth, stole second, and was driven in by Rafael Palmeiro to score the one run.


                  R H BB
ANA 000 000 000 - 0 3  1
TEX 000 100 00x - 1 8  2

HR: none

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
D. Chance   8.0  1  1  0  2  3  
G. Perry    9.0  0  0  0  1  5 

ANA 65-93, TEX 75-83




howardSeptember 27: Texas 8, Anaheim 7


Then the offenses took over the next day in a back-and-forth affair. Jered Weaver closed out an excellent season with a terrible start.


But Mike Trout and Jim Fregosi powered Anaheim to stick with Texas. Trout collected a single, double, and homer, and Fregosi went 4-for-4 with two dingers. Fregosi’s two-run shot in the eighth put the Halos up by a run.


Troy Percival has been mostly untouchable all year, and he got two quick outs in the bottom of the ninth still holding that one-run lead for Anaheim. But Josh Hamilton took a walk and Frank Howard followed with a walk-off tater to claim Texas’s sixth straight victory and hand Anaheim their eighth straight loss.


                  R  H BB
ANA 010 201 120 - 7 10  4
TEX 030 020 102 - 8  8  6
HR: M. Trout (14), J. Fregosi-2 (14), F. Howard (18)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
J. Weaver    7.0  6  6  1  5  2  
J. Matlack   6.0  4  4  1  3  4 

ANA 65-94, TEX 76-83

			


	



			
				


	

		
Baltimore Winners of 2 of 3 v. Minnesota As Season Enters Final Week

			


	

		
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September 25: Baltimore 3, Minnesota 2 (10 innings)


Starters Camilo Pascual and Jack Powell had a nice duel. In the bottom of the 10th, Matt Wieters took a one-out walk against Pascual, and in came lefty Eddie Guardado to face the top of Baltimore’s lineup. Guardado did not record a single out as Ken Singleton quickly singled Wieters to third, and Bobby Grich singled him home.


Powell has been quietly excellent all season and now has the sixth best ERA in the league at 3.29. He’s slated to make one more start.


                    R  H BB
MN  100 000 010 0 - 2 10  1
BAL 100 010 000 1 - 3  8  4
HR: none

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
C. Pascual  9.1  3  3  0  4  6  
J. Powell  10.0  2  2  0  1  3 

MN 85-72, BAL 84-73




September 26: Minnesota 11, Baltimore 6


Johan Santana was named pitcher of the month in April, the first month of the season, and never really slowed down. If he ever lost his perch at the top of the ERA leaders after mid-May or so, I don’t remember it. This was his 29th and final start of the year, and it went merely OK, with four runs allowed in six innings. The most amazing thing about his amazing season is that he never had a truly bad start. He never allowed even five runs in a single game. His teammate Walter Johnson, owner of the second best ERA in the league, allowed five or more runs in 11 of his 33 starts. (A not entirely fair comparison since Walter can go much deeper into games, but still.)


Fortunately for Santana the Minnesota bats were smoking right out of the gates, plus Eddie Murray and Frank Robinson made errors in the early going. Rod Carew reached safely all five times up (two walks, two singles, and a triple).


                   R  H BB
MN  330 004 001 - 11 13  4
BAL 020 002 110 -  6 10  4
HR: H. Killebrew (9), F. Robinson (30)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
J. Santana  6.0  4  4  1  2  6  
H. Howell   1.1  6  3  0  0  1 

MN 86-72, BAL 84-74




September 27: Baltimore 6, Minnesota 3


Speaking of Johnson, he closed out his season in the next game, and was not at his best. His speed ball might have been losing a little zip at the end of the year. After giving up two homers in his first 30 starts, he yielded four in his last three games.


Eddie Murray collected three RBI and two runs scored on a double and a homer against Johnson.


                  R H BB
MN  000 003 000 - 3 8  1
BAL 104 000 01x - 6 6  4

HR: E. Murray (18)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
W. Johnson  8.0  6  6  1  4  3  
L. Stewart  9.0  3  3  0  1  1 

MN 86-73, BAL 85-74

			


	



			
				


	

		
New York Slips By Chicago, Gehrig Launches 40th Homer in Grand Style

			


	

		
gehrigSeptember 22: New York 7, Chicago 1


The unrelenting Lou Gehrig became the first player to 40 home runs with a grand slam in the third inning. Ray Caldwell was strong in a complete game.


                  R H BB
CHI 001 000 000 - 1 4  4
NY  004 102 00x - 7 7  5
HR: L. Gehrig (40)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
T. Lee       4.0  5  5  1  4  0  
R. Caldwell  9.0  1  1  0  4  2 

CHI 80-74, 80-74




September 23: Chicago 7, New York 3 (10 innings)


I believe Mariano Rivera has the best pitcher’s card in the league, but the results have not been there for much of the season. He took the mound in the top of the ninth to protect a 3-2 lead, and Frank Thomas sent his first pitch to la-la land.


David Robertson has struggled for New York too, and the White Sox pounded him for four runs in the top of the 10th. Jose Abreu launched a three-run dinger to cap off the winning rally.


Johnny Rigney threw all 10 innings for Chicago.


                    R H BB
CHI 000 010 101 4 - 7 9  5
NY  000 210 000 0 - 3 9  3

HR: F. Thomas (22), J. Abreu (5), 
M. Minoso (10), B. Ruth (36)

starters       IP  R ER HR BB SO
J. Rigney    10.0  2  2  1  3  3  
O. Hernandez  6.0  2  2  1  3  3 

CHI 81-74, NY 80-75




September 24: New York 2, Chicago 1


The White Sox hit four extra-base knocks while giving up none to the Yankees. That is usually a rock-solid path to victory in the Bronx, but Chicago somehow messed it up. A Thomas solo homer scored their only run of the game. That run could have been enough but for a Chris Sale wild pitch that allowed Mickey Mantle to score in the first inning and a Johnny Mostil error that contributed to NY’s run in the seventh.


Chicago’s flirtation with first place was not so long ago but seems like a distant memory. They now stand 11 games back and are tied with New York in fifth.


                  R H BB
CHI 000 000 100 - 1 6  1
NY  100 000 10x - 2 7  3

HR: F. Thomas (23)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
C. Sale     7.0  2  1  0  3  5  
H. Pennock  8.0  1  1  1  1  1 

CHI 81-75, NY 81-75

			


	



			
				


	

		
Texas Serves Seattle With a Costly Sweep, Jenkins & Hough Toss Shutouts

			


	

		
September 22: Texas 1, Seattle 0


One weakness of the mostly strong Seattle starting rotation is durability. Randy Johnson had to sit this one out in order to save his remaining innings for a crucial game coming up against the Royals. Mark Langston filled in with a great spot start of eight innings, one run allowed, and 10 strikeouts. But Fergie Jenkins was even better for Texas and shutout the Mariners.


                  R H BB
SEA 000 000 000 - 0 6  5
TEX 001 000 00x - 1 5  3
HR: none

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
M. Langston  8.0  1  1  0  3 10  
F. Jenkins   9.0  0  0  0  5  9 

SEA 81-74, TEX 72-83




houghSeptember 23: Texas 4, Seattle 0


The Seattle bats again failed to show up the next day, and Charlie Hough threw a two-hitter and made it back-to-back shutouts for the Rangers. Three Texans took Erik Hanson deep.


                  R H BB
SEA 000 000 000 - 0 2  2
TEX 300 010 00x - 4 7  4

HR: A. Oliver (6), A. Rodriguez-TEX (39),
R. Palmeiro (24)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
E. Hanson   5.0  4  4  3  3  2  
C. Hough    9.0  0  0  0  2  8 

SEA 81-75, TEX 73-83




September 24: Texas 4, Seattle 3


After 23 straight scoreless innings, the Mariners finally dented the scoreboard with a two run A-Rod homer in the sixth that tied the game. A Kyle Seager solo shot gave them a one-run lead in the top of the seventh, but Texas answered right back with a tying tally in the bottom of the seventh.


That was still the sitch in the bottom of the ninth with Jeff Nelson on the hill. Al Oliver, Rusty Greer, and A-Rod hit consecutive singles to score the walk-off winner for the sweep. Greer reached safely in all five of his plate appearances with a reach on error, walk, two singles, and a double.


The Mariners fell 1.5 games behind Kansas City, who they now host for three colossal games. A Kansas City sweep would lock up the division, but any other result will mean the division will be decided in the final three days of the season.


                  R  H BB
SEA 000 002 100 - 3  7  8
TEX 000 020 101 - 4 12  3
HR: A. Rodriguez-SEA (28), K. Seager (19)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
F. Garcia    4.2  2  2  0  2  0  
Y. Darvish   6.0  2  2  1  6  5 

SEA 81-76, TEX 74-83

			


	



			
				


	

		
Minnesota Records Bitter-Sweet Sweep of Boston

			


	

		
September 22: Minnesota 4, Boston 3


About a month ago, Minnesota and Boston were neck and neck with Chicago for the Original Division lead. Had Minnesota been able to hang around, this series would have had enormous implications, but as it turned out, Boston has spent September running away from the pack, and clinched the division title four days before this series began. So though there was not much more than pride on the line for the Twins, they could at least be proud of how they played.


In the bottom of the second, two Minnesota singles accompanied a Sam Rice triple and a Harmon Killebrew moon shot to score three of Minnesota’s runs.


Despite Walter Johnson giving up a homer to Fred Lynn (Johnson’s third HR allowed in his last two games after allowing a total of two in his first 30 starts), The Big Train held a 4-2 lead in the top of the ninth. Bobby Doerr started it with a groundout before Rick Ferrell and Wade Boggs slapped singles to put runners on the corners with one out. Tris Speaker then flew out (Ferrell stayed planted on third with no reason to risk tagging up down by two runs), and Ted Williams lined a single to drive in Ferrell, make the score 4-3, and put runners on the corners again. The proud Johnson looked disgusted as he was pulled for Joe Nathan, but Nathan got the job done with a strikeout of Carl Yastrzemski to finish out the win.


                  R  H BB
BOS 100 100 001 - 3 11  2
MN  031 000 00x - 4  8  2

HR: F. Lynn (4), H. Killebrew (8)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
S.J. Wood   6.0  4  4  1  2  3  
W. Johnson  8.2  3  3  1  2  2 

BOS 92-62, MN 83-71




September 23: Minnesota 2, Boston 1


Starters Roger Clemens and George Mogridge were both sharp. Had the game had any impact on the standings, Roger Clemens likely would have kept hurling past the fifth inning, but Sox manager Joe Cronin was only worried about getting Clemens a few tune-up innings while not letting him throw too many pitches as Boston heads to the upcoming championship series. Jon Lester was fine in three innings of relief, but did give up the winning run on a walk, single, and run-scoring GIDP.


Mogridge has no post-season for which to save his arm, and he appeared to be cruising towards a complete-game as he took the hill in the top of the ninth. But after Jimmie Foxx started it with a single, Twins manager Bucky Harris elected to bring in a righty to face Dwight Evans and Carlton Fisk. Evans greeted new pitcher Firpo Marberry to the mound with a double, and all of a sudden the tying run was on third and the go-ahead run was on second with nobody out. But Firpo worked some magic and got Fisk and Yaz on groundouts without allowing a run and Nomar Garciaparra flew out to close another win for Minnesota.


                  R H BB
BOS 100 000 000 - 1 7  1
MN  000 011 00x - 2 5  5

HR: none

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
R. Clemens   5.0  1  1  0  3  2  
G. Mogridge  8.0  1  1  0  1  2

BOS 92-63, MN 84-71




2bertpitch0722September 24: Minnesota 5, Boston 1


Pedro Martinez started the game for Boston with a 2.89 ERA and Bert Blyleven started for Minnesota lugging a 5.12 ERA. But baseball happened, and Blyleven had about the best stuff he’s had all year and held the Sox to a lone run in a complete game. Pedro was fine, but the Twins got to him for three runs in six innings. Mickey Vernon and Goose Goslin both collected triples.


Boston skip Cronin was asked after the game if he thought a hang-over effect after clinching the division contributed to his team being swept. “I wouldn’t read too much into it,” Joe Cronin said. “It could just be random variation.”


                  R H BB
BOS 001 000 000 - 1 6  0
MN  200 100 20x - 5 8  1
HR: B. Doerr (12)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
P. Martinez  6.0  3  3  0  1  4  
B. Blyleven  9.0  1  1  1  0  7

BOS 92-64, MN 85-71

			


	



			
				


	

		
Kansas City Loses A Little Ground In Houston

			


	

		
September 22: Houston 7, Kansas City 5


Moises Alou and Cesar Cedeno took Royals starter Danny Jackson to the seats during Jackson’s 5.1 innings. Then in the bottom of the seventh, Alcides Escobar and Darrell Porter both made errors to help Houston build a 6-0 lead.


In his final start of the year, Roy Oswalt nailed down seven shutout innings before KC finally got to him in the eighth with a George Brett grand slam. The Royals tacked on another run in the ninth, but the comeback fell short.


Alou and Johnny Edwards both collected three hits for the home team. Alou’s homer was his 30th, making Houston the only team to currently have three players with 30+ homers (Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman being the other Astros).


                  R  H BB
KC  000 000 041 - 5  8  2
HOU 020 001 31x - 7 11  2
HR: G. Brett (8), M. Alou (30), C. Cedeno (15)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
D. Jackson  5.1  3  3  2  2  3  
R. Oswalt   7.2  4  4  1  2  4 

KC 81-73, HOU 66-88




mike scottSeptember 23: Houston 7, Kansas City 1


The Astros drilled Mark Gubicza early and often. Jose Cruz and Jeff Bagwell both homered off Gubicza.


Mike Scott was wicked in a complete game, walking none and striking out a season-high nine.


                  R  H BB
KC  100 000 000 - 1  4  0
HOU 002 400 01x - 7 10  4

HR: J. Cruz (3), J. Bagwell (31), M. Ensberg (8)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
M. Gubicza   3.1  6  6  2  4  3  
M. Scott     9.0  1  1  0  0  9 

KC 81-74, HOU 67-88




September 24: Kansas City 11, Houston 5


The often meek Royals offense roared to life to salvage the finale. Willie Aikens, Danny Tartabull, and John Mayberry all homered. Tartabull and Mayberry are tied for the team lead at 24.


Both starters lasted only 3.1 innings, but the Royals bullpen stood firm while the Houston relief corps yielded six runs.


Kansas City now stands essentially tied for first with Seattle. KC has played two more games than the Mariners. At 82-74, KC’s winning percentage is .5256 compared to 81-73 Seattle’s .5260. The Mariners play three games against Texas before a monumental showdown with the Royals coming up on September 25–27.


                   R  H BB
KC  001 423 100 - 11 13  6
HOU 001 301 000 -  5 11  1
HR: J. Mayberry (24), W. Aikens (5), D. Tartabull (24),
C. Biggio (12), J. Edwards (4)

starters       IP  R ER HR BB SO
B. Black      3.1  4  3  1  1  2  
J.R. Richard  3.1  5  5  1  3  1 

KC 82-74, HOU 67-89

			


	



			
				


	

		
Oakland Secures Series in Cleveland

			


	

		
 


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September 22: Oakland 6, Cleveland 0


 


Mickey Cochrane smacked four singles and Tim Hudson was dirty in seven shutout innings. Rollie Fingers followed with two shutout frames.


                  R  H BB
OAK 001 311 000 - 6 10  8
CLE 000 000 000 - 0  5  2

HR: none

starters    IP  R ER HR BB SO
T. Hudson  7.0  0  0  0  1  3  
C. Kluber  3.2  4  4  0  3  2 

OAK 83-71, CLE 73-81




September 23: Cleveland 3, Oakland 1


Cleveland starter Vean Gregg gave up seven hits and four walks but somehow only gave up one run in a complete game win. It helped that he gave up no extra base hits.


Cleveland’s master hitters Tris Speaker, Nap Lajoie, and Joe Jackson were involved in all three Cleveland runs.


                  R H BB
OAK 000 010 000 - 1 7  4
CLE 100 002 00x - 3 6  1
HR: none

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
C. Bender   8.0  3  2  0  1  2  
V. Gregg    9.0  1  1  0  4  8 

OAK 83-72, CLE 74-81




September 24: Oakland 6, Cleveland 1


Addie Joss was dealing and Cleveland was clinging to a 1-0 lead in the top of the eighth. Joss got a couple of quick groundouts but Jackson made an error in left field that seemed to unravel the whole game for Cleveland. Joss never did find that third out. Rickey Henderson and Al Simmons both doubled, two more A’s singled, and another took a walk before Joss was finally pulled. Six unearned runs paraded around the bases.


Barry Zito was splendid on the mound in a complete game.


                  R H BB
OAK 000 000 060 - 6 7  2
CLE 001 000 000 - 1 7  3

HR: none

starters    IP  R ER HR BB SO
B. Zito    9.0  1  1  0  3  6  
A. Joss    7.2  6  0  0  2  2 

OAK 84-72, CLE 74-82