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Bob Braun -The first season in TCBA’s linear history ended with two division ties. Turin and Boston were victorious in their one-game playoffs. JR Richardson -
Bradenton
and Turin played the first-ever Origins World Series last night, and I'm left
this morning trying to figure out how to write the recap of exactly what
happened. I'm pretty sure that neither Bob nor I can figure out how to
capture the experience that was this series. I don't want to overstate
things, or be dramatic, but then again, I don't think that it's possible to
overstate the ridiculous, miraculous, craziness of our first World Series. First, there is no way that I could fit the recap of this series
into a single email. This email will cover Games 1 and 2, played in
Bradenton. The Bradenton Buckeyes owned the first Origins season. They were
the class of the league, clinching their division several series before the
official end, and posting a ludicrous 114-40 record. They were the
juggernaut, and the heavy favorites. They scored a whopping 1132 runs and
allowed only 676. The Turin Mountaineers had a solid first season, going 96-59.
They scored 875 runs against 641 allowed. Without their top offensive player,
Emmet Heidrick, they blew a 4-game lead with 10 to play and had to survive a
1-game playoff against Wilderness just to reach the playoffs. They then took
advantage of some key injuries to a fantastic Boston team to reach the World
Series against Bradenton. Paired with their 4-1 series win over Mimosa in the semi-finals,
Bradenton had won 118 out of 159 games. While it's true that Turin and
Bradenton split their 8 regular season games, the Buckeyes were worthy of
favorite status. Also, the only injury for either team was that of Turin's
starting LF and leadoff hitter, Jack McCarthy. He would miss the first four
games of the series. No one would get injured in the playing of this series,
which is about the only thing that didn't happen. Game 1: The home team began the series with ace Jack Harper (29-8, 2.35)
on the hill, while the visitors sent their own ace, Jesse Tannehill (25-12,
2.14). Both of these teams were capable of scoring runs in bunches, but this
game featured mostly missed opportunities on offense and good, solid
pitching. Both teams stranded a pair of runners in the first inning, and then
Turin stranded a 2-out Tannehill double in the 2nd. After a Maloney double
for Bradenton in the 2nd, Turin committed the first of their 22 series
errors, putting 2 on again. But Tannehill got out of it once more. The two pitchers traded zeroes, seemingly getting better as the
game went on, through the 5th inning. Jake Beckley, who would begin this
series hitless in his first 13 ABs, flew out with runners on 2nd and 3rd and
2 out in the bottom of the 5th. The game remained scoreless. The game's first run scored in the bottom of the 6th, when Cy
Seymour doubled with 1 out, setting up the opposing pitcher, Jack Harper.
With 2 out, he banged a single to right to score Seymour. Bradenton took a
1-0 lead. In the top of the 8th, with 1 out, Jack Harper walked Danny
Green for a 2nd time. It was Harper's 5th walk overall. Green stole second to
reach scoring position, but Harper got Heidrick and Farrell to end the
inning. Down to their last inning, Turin sent Bill Bradley to the dish
to lead off the top of the 9th against Harper. Bradley singled to right,
giving the Mountaineers a chance. Then, Harper threw one to the backstop,
putting Bradley on 2nd with none out. Deacon McGuire's grounder to the right
side advanced Bradley to 3rd with only 1 out. The tying run was 90 feet away.
Candy LaChance, Turin's semi-final series MVP, was at the plate. And here's
the call: * C. LACHANCE facing J. HARPER, T 9th, 1 Out, Runner on 3rd,
Behind 0-1 The Buckeyes are looking for the play at the plate ... checks
third ... HARPER steps off the rubber he fakes the throw ... now the pitcher's back on the rubber ...
now the delivery fly ball left field ... it's playable ... VAN HALTREN playing
him just right ... and he's got it BRADLEY's tagging they're waving him home ... here comes the throw ... and he's
... OUT!...on a close play double play! ... oh, those, Buckeyes ... they snuff out the
tying run the coach was waving him on with two outs ... he streaked down
the line and they finished his story at the front door ... and BRADLEY's
not happy but he'll have to wait to express himself ... because this game
is over FINAL SCORE : Mountaineers 0, Buckeyes 1 Game 1 of our World Series ended with Bill Bradley being thrown
out at the plate as the potential tying run. And Bradenton took game 1 by a
count of 1-0. Game 2: Snake Wiltse (24-6, 3.23) began this game on the bump for
Bradenton, while Turin countered with franchise cornerstone Eddie Plank (19-14,
2.56). Kid Elberfeld reached in the bottom of the 1st on an error by Deacon
McGuire, one of SIX Turin errors in this game. But Plank stranded him. Candy
LaChance got his first hit of the series in the 2nd inning, but he was
stranded. This started an incredible run of hitting for Candy. After
Bradenton stranded a Seymour double in the 2nd, we were scoreless to the 3rd. Turin had put up 11 straight zeroes on offense to this point,
but the Mountaineer offense broke out in a big way in the 3rd off Wiltse.
With 1 out, Turin got consecutive hits from Hogriever, Green, Heidrick, and
Farrell to take a 2-0 lead. Bill Bradley walked to load the bases. After a
Deacon McGuire pop out, Candy LaChance stepped in to try to cash in some
runners. And he cleared the bases with a double, putting Turin ahead 5-0. Nap Lajoie singled home Van Haltren in the bottom of the 3rd to
put Bradenton on the board at 5-1. After Wiltse walked Deacon McGuire with 1
out in the top of the 5th to put 2 runners on, Bradenton made the first
pitching change of the series, calling on Dummy Taylor to face Candy
LaChance. Candy singled to right to load the bases, allowing a run to score
on a Wid Conroy ground out. Two more Turin errors in the bottom of the 5th put Eddie Plank
in a tough spot. The Buckeyes got a run back to make it 6-2 and had the bases
loaded with Jake Beckley at the plate. But Beckley's tough string continued,
as he grounded out to end the inning. It seemed like Turin had escaped the
big jam of the game. Taylor gave up a hit to Hogriever to begin the 6th and then
delivered back-to-back walks to Green and Heidrick. It seemed now that Turin
was going to blow the game wide open. But with none out and the bases loaded,
Turin saw three fly outs lead to zero runs. (After Bradley was thrown out at
the plate in Game 1, we were a bit less inclined to get the windmill moving,
I guess.) After a Dungan single to lead off the bottom of the 6th, Eddie
Plank himself committed an error to put runners on the corners with none out.
That led to a sac fly by Maloney, but nothing else. Bradenton edged a bit
closer with a single 6th inning run to make it 6-3. Danny Green popped out
with 2 on in the 7th against new pitcher Erwin Harvey, as Turin continued to
blow chances to widen the lead. However, Plank pitched solid 7th and 8th
innings, bringing us to the bottom of the 9th with the score 6-3. So it looked good for the scrappy underdog Turin Mountaineers to
tie the series up. They had Plank on the hill, a 3 run lead; what could go
wrong? Cy Seymour singled. After a Maloney fly out, Erwin Harvey hit a
perfect hit-and-run single. Runners on the corners, 1 out. Van Haltren
singled. 6-4. Elberfeld singled. 6-5. And then it was Nap Lajoie. Turin
wasn't going away from its franchise pitcher, even after 8 1/3 innings. It
was Plank against Lajoie with the score 6-5, and we were rolling the dice.
Well, Lajoie singled to left, scoring Van Haltren. Bradenton had come all the
way back to tie it, 6-6. After an intentional walk, Plank faced Jake Beckley, who (as I
said earlier) didn't have a hit until Game 4. But, in this game, against the
Turin defense, you didn't need hits: * J. BECKLEY facing E. PLANK, B 9th, 1 Out, Bases Loaded, Tied
6-6 They're playing him in ... PLANK brings it to the plate ...
ground ball to BRADLEY and it bounces off the heel of his glove ... it's all over! ...
ELBERFELD is dished Mountaineers 6, Buckeyes 7 FINAL SCORE : Mountaineers 6, Buckeyes 7 So there it was. In two games, Turin had lost by a total of 2
runs, with one game ending on Bill Bradley being thrown out at the plate, and
the other on a Bill Bradley error, our 6th. And we were staring down the
league's best team, by far, down 2 games to none. Right
about now, you're probably starting to think, "Why in the world is JR
doing this write-up instead of Bob?" You might also be thinking, as I
was after Game 2, "Well, it couldn't get any worse for Turin than this.
This has to be rock bottom." Bob Wood - October 5, 1901
The bunting was hung and the field
prepared for the initial Origins World Series, featuring the guest Turin
Mountaineers (96-59), champions of the Seitz Division and conquerors of the
Mahley Division champion Boston Beaneaters; and their hosts, the McCorkindale
Division champion Bradenton Buckeyes (114-40), who had defeated the Kirwin
Division champion Mimosa Mirthmakers in five games. Jesse Tannehill (25-12, 2.14) and
Jack Harper (29-8, 2.35) took the mound and did not allow any position player
to drive in a run with their complete game efforts. Earlier this year, Tannehill had
homered twice against the Buckeyes, but it was Harper that knocked in the
game's first run with his 2-out 6th inning single, breaking the scoreless
tie. On the mound, Harper would allow
only three base hits, but walked five Mountaineers. That third base hit
came in the top of the 9th inning, when Bill Bradley laced a single to right
field, leading off the inning. Deacon McGuire stepped to the plate,
then danced out of the way of a wild pitch that sent Bradley into scoring
position. The Deacon squared to bunt, only to foul off two
pitches. With the count 1 & 2, McGuire bounced out the 2nd base,
advancing Bradley to 3rd base. Up stepped Candy LaChance, who would
prove to be a critical factor in the outcome of this series. Here's
Ernie's call: * C. LACHANCE facing J. HARPER, T 9th, 1 Out, Runner on
3rd, Behind 0-1 The Buckeyes are looking for the play at the plate ... checks
third ... HARPER steps off the rubber he fakes the throw ... now the pitcher's back on the rubber ...
now the delivery fly ball left field ... it's playable ... VAN HALTREN playing him
just right ... and he's got it BRADLEY's tagging TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes, 2-no*) they're waving him home ... here comes the throw ... and he's ...
OUT!...on a close play double play! ... oh, those, Buckeyes ... they snuff out the tying
run the coach was waving him on with two outs ... he streaked down the
line and they finished his story at the front door ... and BRADLEY's
not happy but he'll have to wait to express himself ... because this game is
over TU 0-3-1 LP-Jesse
Tannehill (0-1) BR 1-8-0 WP-Jack
Harper (1-0) October 6 Turin come back with another
southpaw to start the 2nd game, calling upon Gettysburg Eddie Plank (19-14, 2.56),
who had pitched them to victory in a one-game playoff against Wilderness to
qualify for the post season. Bradenton sent their own southpaw, Snake
Wiltse (24-6, 3.23) to the mound. After two scoreless inning, Emmett
Heidrick broke the spell, singling home the first Mountaineer run of the
series. John Farrell doubled home a run, 2-0. Candy LaChance then
cleared the bases with a 3-run double to put Turin ahead, 5-0. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. Bradenton got into the scoring
column in the home half on a Nap LaJoie single, 5-1. Dummy Taylor relieved when Wiltse
again got into trouble in the top of the 5th, limiting the damage to a Wid
Conroy RBI FC, 6-1. Bradenton answered with a Kid
Elberfeld RBI single in the home half, 6-2. In the bottom of the 6th inning,
Billy Maloney's SF cut the lead to 6-3. Turin loved their chances, heading
into the bottom of the 9th inning with Plank on the mound and a 3-run lead. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. Cy Seymour stirred the crowd with
a lead off single. Billy Maloney's fly ball into the
LF gap was chased down by Emmett Heidrick for the first out. The Buckeyes have ran all season,
and this was no exception. With Seymour in motion, Erwin
"Zaza" Harvey fouled one off. Seymour again broke for second
on Plank's delivery. Wid Conroy moved to cover the bag, and Harvey
spanked a single into the vacated spot, placing runners on the corners. Conroy now moved into double play
position, as George Van Haltren stepped to the plate. George's little
flare was just beyond the reach of the frustrated Conroy, chasing home
Seymour, 6-4. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Kid
Elberfeld ripped a single into LF. George Hogriever, playing in place
of the injured Jack McCarthy, got the ball back into the infield, but not
before Harvey had raced home, 6-5. The fans were on their feet when
Casey, er, Nap LaJoie stepped to the plate. And when he tipped his cap, no
stranger in the crowd could doubt, t'was Nap looking for a rap. Here it was, two number one draft
picks, facing one another, with the game on the line: * N. LAJOIE facing E. PLANK, B 9th, 1 Out, 1st and 2nd,
Behind 5-6 The runners take their lead ... the pitch ... on the ground to
deep short ... CONROY can't get there it's through for a base hit ... HOGRIEVER running in ... still
coming VAN HALTREN is around third ... ELBERFELD is around second TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes, 2-no*) they're waving VAN HALTREN in TRY FOR THIRD ALSO? (1-yes, 2-no*) THROW HOME? (1-yes, 2-no*) here comes the throw home TRY FOR THIRD ON THROW? (1-yes, 2-no*) ELBERFELD's going for third on the throw TRY FOR SECOND ALSO? (1-yes, 2-no*) and LAJOIE's headed for second CUT IT TO THIRD OR SECOND? (1-third, 2-second, 3-no cutoff*) VAN HALTREN scores ... tie game ... LACHANCE cuts it to third ...
and he's just safe under the tag ... and ELBERFELD just outran the ball and LAJOIE takes second on the throw ... so here we go, sports
fans the winning run is now on third base Mountaineers 6, Buckeyes 6 An intentional pass to Fred
Hartman loaded the bases, setting up a force at the plate, or a double play,
as Jake Beckley stepped to the plate, hitless in the series. Yesterday, Bill Bradley had ended
the game when he was tagged out at the plate. Today, the Turin defense
had committed five errors. Beckley hit the ball to Bradley - make that
six errors * J. BECKLEY facing E. PLANK, B 9th, 1 Out, Bases Loaded,
Tied 6-6 They're playing him in ... PLANK brings it to the plate ... ground
ball to BRADLEY and it bounces off the heel of his glove ... it's all over! ...
ELBERFELD is dished Mountaineers 6, Buckeyes 6 This would be a series of
heartbreaks. Candy LaChance had 4 of the Mountaineer hits, driving in 3
runs. TU 6- 9-6
LP-Eddie Plank (0-1) BR 7-11-3 WP-Erwin
Harvey (1-0) 1 out run scored October 7
A travel day as the series shifted
to Turin October 8 Jack Harper returned to the mound
for Bradenton while John Skopec (8-6, 4.20) would try to turn things around
for Turin. Pitching continued to dominate the
series, while fielding continued to plague the Mountaineers. After six scoreless innings, Cy
Seymour led off with a line drive into left field. George Hogriever was
completely fooled, and Seymour circled the bases, breaking the scoreless tie. But Danny Green answered a
game-tying single in the home half, knotting the score, 1-1. In the bottom of the 9th, Deacon
McGuire drew a 1-out walk. Dummy Taylor relieved Harper. Mike
Heydon sacrificed the Deacon into scoring position, bringing up run-producer
Danny Green. A "can o' corn" ended
regulation, sending the squads into overtime. Bradenton was a solid 9-6
in extra innings during the regular season, but Turin was an impressive 14-5
in extended contests. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. After a scoreless 10th inning, Nap
LaJoie led off the Bradenton 11th with a base hit. Jud Smith's
sacrifice was thrown away by Candy LaChance, placing runners on the
corners. Jake Beckley got his first hit of the series, singling home Napoleon
with the go-ahead run, 2-1. A FC, surrounded by a pair of pop ups,
limited the damage to the one run. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. Candy LaChance, with a chance to
redeem himself, flew out. Wid Conroy drew a walk, and, on
the hit & run, moved to 2nd base on Deacon McGuire's ground out to short. That brought up Mike Heydon, and
set up what was truly, the most entertaining moment of the entire series. First, Woody Wood took the mound. Then, Padre Pio was sent to the
plate to hit for Heydon! With the game on the line: * P. Pio facing W. Wood, B 11th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd,
Behind 1-2 Wood working on CONROY to hold him close ... Wood spins and fires
to second ... the tag he's back ... Wood's back on the rubber ... he brings it home ...
lined hard over second SEYMOUR's racing over ... he cuts it off deep in the gap ...
CONROY's well around third TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes, 2-no*) they're waving CONROY in THROW HOME? (1-yes, 2-no*) here comes the throw home TRY FOR SECOND ON THROW? (1-yes, 2-no*) Pio's going for second CUT IT TO SECOND? (1-yes, 2-no*) CONROY scores ... tie game ... BECKLEY cuts it to second ... and
he's out!...just missed getting in ... go to town, Buckeyes! ... they
take the winning run off base! the firstbase coach was waving him on ... that's ... what was he
thinking about? takes a big runner off the bases ... this game is not over yet But the 11th inning was over, and
on we marched, into the 12th inning. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. With one out, John Farrell threw
away a ground ball, the 3rd Mountaineer error of the afternoon - and 10th
miscue of the series! Kid Elberfeld doubled home Van
Haltren, putting Bradenton ahead, 3-2. Nap LaJoie was intentionally walked,
but Jake Beckley singled home Elberfeld with an insurance run, 4-2. Ted Lewis took the mound, allowing
only a 1-out single, to wrap up the 3rd Buckeye victory. BR 4- 7-0
WP-Woody Wood (1-0) SV-Ted Lewis #1 TU 2-11-3 LP-John
Skopec (0-1)
12 innings October 9 Bradenton has outscored Turin by a
margin of 12-8, but owns a 3-0 advantage in the series. With their backs
to the mountains, er, wall, Turin called up Jesse Tannehill to keep their
hopes alive, against Ted Lewis, who had saved the day yesterday. Bradenton, smelling the
championship, came out swinging. Turin continued their miserable
fielding. A pair of OF errors and a string of singles quickly gave
Bradenton a 4-0 lead. With two outs, and the bases loaded, George Van Haltren
stepped to the plate for his SECOND at bat of the FIRST inning. * G. VAN HALTREN facing J. TANNEHILL, T 1st, 2 Outs, Bases
Loaded, Ahead 4-0 The runners take their lead ... TANNEHILL with the offering ...
hammered to right ... base hit SEYMOUR scores ... MALONEY's around third ... they're waving him
home ... two runs score Six to nothing! But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. wait a minute ... what's this ... TANNEHILL steps off the
rubber ... throws to BRADLEY there's an appeal at third ... and he's out! ... MALONEY missed
third base that's the third out ... neither run counts Poof! Just like that, it was
4-0 again. Deacon McGuire doubled home a pair
of runs in the Turin half of the 1st inning, 4-2. John Farrell singled home a pair
of runs in the Turin half of the 2nd inning, 4-4. Candy LaChance chased Lewis with
his 3rd inning double, giving Turin a 5-4 lead. Snake Wiltse relieved,
only to serve up a triple to Wid Conroy and a double to Tannehill, who was
still on the mound, 7-4. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. Bradenton came right back with a
4-run outburst in the top of the 4th to regain the lead, 8-7. With two
outs and a runner on 2nd, Billy Maloney bounced back to Tannehill, who threw
it right past Candy LaChance for the 3rd Mountaineer error of the game.
But, for whatever reason, Sam Dungan stopped at 3rd base. Tannehill then beaned Wiltse,
loading the bases, setting up a familiar scene * G. VAN
HALTREN facing J. TANNEHILL, T 4th, 2 Outs, Bases Loaded, Ahead 8-7 Unlike the 1st inning, Tannehill
retired Van Haltren on a 3-1 put out to end the half inning. Candy LaChance, who had so quickly
chased down Tannehill's errant throw in the top of the inning, tied the game
in the bottom of the inning with a double, 8-8. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. With one out in the top of the
5th, this happened: N. LAJOIE facing J. TANNEHILL, T 5th, 1 Out, Bases
Empty, Tied 8-8 TANNEHILL deals ... LAJOIE checks his swing ... and it hit him!
... he's shaking his hand hold on ... that's it! ... Jesse TANNEHILL is gone! the plate umpire has turned his back on him ... there will be no
discussion that's his 1st time clobbered in the series ... LAJOIE's in pain
... but he seems to be OK and he trots down to first ... the go ahead run has reached Has made his decision ... with TANNEHILL thumbed ... Jack CRONIN
will take the mound for Turin Cronin
pitched out of the inning, with no further damage. Turin discovered they weren't the
only defense that could make mistakes. Wiltse threw away George Hogriever's
sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the 5th, allowing the go-ahead run to score,
9-8. Bill Bradley's ground out plated an insurance run, 10-8. In the top of the 6th, Maloney
singled to make it a 10-9 game, but Bradley answered with a 7th inning single
to restore the 2-run Mountaineer advantage. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. In the top of the 8th, Dungan and
Maloney singled home Buckeyes, tying the game, 11-11! But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. In the bottom of the 8th, Danny
Green singled into LF with 2 outs. George Van Haltren misplayed the
ball for an E-7 as Wid Conroy crossed the plate, 12-11. Emmett Heidrick
singled home an insurance run, and it was 13-11, heading into the 9th inning. With one out, Watty Lee walked Kid
Elberfeld. With LaJoie at the plate, Elberfeld broke for 2nd. Nap
swung and missed, and Elberfeld was OUT at 2nd base. LaJoie
walked. Fred Hartman lined one off Lee's shin for a base hit.
Jake Beckley stepped to the plate. The runners take their lead ... the offering to BECKLEY ...
BECKLEY turns this ball around it's soaring to center ... HEIDRICK turns and gives chase ... the
boarding house reach and he snags it in the webbing! ... he held onto that ball by the
seams plenty of baseball showing ... BECKLEY shakes his head in
disbelief This would be a series of
heartbreaks, but hope was alive in Turin. BR 11-14-2 LP-Snake
Wiltse (0-1) TU 13-18-5 WP-Watty
Lee (1-0) October 10 Eddie Plank and Dummy Taylor were
the moundsmen for the final game of the season in Turin. Taylor's 2nd inning wild pitch
broke the scoreless tie, but Taylor's 3rd inning SF evened the score. Danny Green put Turin ahead with
his 3rd inning single, 2-1. Plank helped himself with a 4th
inning RBI single, 3-1. Turin rallied in the 8th inning,
placing runners on 1st and 2nd, with one out. The league's Save leader
took the mound: * D. MCGUIRE facing W. Wood, B 8th, 1 Out, 1st and 2nd,
Ahead 3-1 Wood fires it in ... rapped back to the mound ... Wood has it ...
turns and fires to second back to first ... double play ... and they get out of the inning But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. In the top of the 9th, George Van
Haltren drew a walk to start the inning. Sam Dungan popped out, but that
brought Napoleon LaJoie to the plate! Nap drove one to left field, but
the Mountaineers had Jack McCarthy back from the injured reserve, and he made
the catch for the second out. Struggling Jake Beckley stepped to
the plate, only to hit a comebacker to Plank. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. Plank bobbled the ball, and could
make no throw - the EIGHTEENTH error of the series by Turin. Now
Bradenton had the tying runs on base for Fred Hartman. Turin made a
tough call, and pulled Plank (who was now a Grade 20), in favor of Jack
Cronin. By doing so, mathematician owner J.R. Richardson noted that
Eddie would be at 30 MBF for a possible game 7. While the right hander
took his warm up tosses, Bradenton called upon lefty hitting Erwin
"Zaza" Harvey (.351/.370/.441) to pinch hit. Harvey delivered, singling into
left field. Down 2 runs, the Buckeyes held LaJoie at 3rd base, bringing
up Kid Elberfeld with the bases loaded. The Tabasco Kid hit the ball to
2B-6 John Farrell....... who flipped to 2nd for the
game-ending force out. BR 1- 3-1
LP-Dummy Taylor (0-1) TU 3-10-3 WP-Eddie
Plank (1-1) SV-Jack Cronin #1 October 11
A travel day as the teams returned
to Bradenton October 12 Jesse Tannehill and Jack Harper
took the mound, in a rematch of the opener. Bill Bradley's grounder was
mishandled by Kid Elberfeld in the 2nd inning for a run-scoring E-6. Bradley padded the lead with his
4th inning double. In the 7th, Deacon McGuire and
Danny Green singled home insurance runs. Tannehill was brilliant, limiting
the Bradenton offense to just three hits, and extending their scoreless
streak to 15 innings, setting up a decisive Game Seven That was consecutive 3-hit efforts
by the Mountaineer pitching staff. TU 4-10-1 WP-Jesse
Tannehill (1-1) BR 0- 3-2
LP-Jack Harper (1-1) October 13 For the all the marbles, Eddie
Plank, with just 30 workable batters, would face Dummy Taylor in a rematch of
Game 5. Bradenton broke their scoreless
streak at 17 innings when Nap LaJoie singled home the game's first run in the
bottom of the 3rd inning. Fred Hartman's single extended the lead to
2-0. But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. In the 5th inning, Emmett Heidrick
doubled home the tying runs, 2-2. Candy LaChance singled home the go-ahead
run before Wid Conroy added an insurance marker with a single. In the 6th inning, Danny Green
doubled to extend the lead to 5-2. A passed ball ended the season for
Taylor, as another run scored, 6-2. Snake Wiltse took the mound. In the home half, Bradenton roared
back, scoring on Maloney's SF, 6-3. Wiltse tripled to make it
6-4. Sam Dungan singled, 6-5, bringing up Nap LaJoie with 2 outs.
Nap was the 30th batter to face Plank, on a limited pitch count (30 workable
batters). But this would be a series of
heartbreaks. Nap bounced out to short, ending
the inning. In the 7th, Plank pitched a
perfect 1-2-3 inning. In the 8th, Plank pitched a
perfect 1-2-3 inning. So, it all came down to the 9th,
and final inning. This would be a series of
heartbreaks. Bradenton had the top of their
order due up. George Van Haltren lifted a foul
pop up ..... and Deacon McGuire made the catch. Sam Dungan pulled a liner down the
line ..... but Candy LaChance snared it! That brought up Napoleon LaJoie. * N. LAJOIE facing E. PLANK, B 9th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty,
Behind 5-6 PLANK fires it in ... grounded hard wide of third ... BRADLEY just
reaches it ... over to first in time for the out ... and that's the final out of the game FINAL SCORE : Mountaineers 6, Buckeyes 5 Heart break indeed. Plank pitched his heart out,
retiring the final ten Buckeyes to preserve his grade, with nothing left in
the tank. TU 6-13-3 WP-Eddie
Plank (2-1) BR 5- 9-1
LP-Dummy Taylor (0-2)
Congratulations to the World
Champion Mountaineers, and thanks to Marty and Larry for tuning in for a
truly exciting World Series. Thanks to everyone for a very
successful first season with our latest experiment |
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