'85-KC takes 3 of 4 from '64 Bombers

Game 1. Steve Balboni's 3-run homer puts KC in front 5-0 and CharlieLiebrandt pitches 8 strong innings. KC 5 NY 4.

Game 2: Saberhagen takes a no-hitter into the 6th and end up with 8 inningsof 4-hit -run ball. KC 2 NY 1.

Game 3: Jim Bouton pitches a remarkable game for NY, throwing a 3-hitshutout on only 79 pitches. NY 3 KC 0.

Game 4: KC amazingly scores 5 runs on 3 singles and a double and no walks. This was due in large part to the feats of Yankee catcher, Johnny Blanchard. He committed 4 errors in the 5th inning that led to 3 KC runs. KC laid down 3 bunts and he threw the ball away at first on all 3. On the last bunt he made his 4th error by then dropping a throw at play at the plate. KC 5 NY3.

'67 DET/MIN split a Classic Series

A great series between two teams not going anywhere. Dean Chance outpitched Earl Wilson in game one, although Wilson only gave up three hits. However, two were homers and the Twins won 2-1. In the second game, Lolich finally pitched well throwing a compete game and winning 10-3. In the third game, McLain gave up a bunch of homers and lost his first game of the year. The last game looked to be the Twins. Down by a run in the last of the ninth, the Tigers were facing Al Worthington. He got the first hitter, then walked McAuliffe and Kaline and then got Freenhan on a fly to center. Then Stormin' Norman Cash hit his seventh homer of the season and the Tigers had a walk off win.

'64 Pale Hose sweep '04 Halos

Game 1: (3-2) - Gene Stephens hits a 3 run homer to break scorless tie in 6th and Sox hold on 3-2. Peters first win. Wilhelm 4th save.

Game 2: (9-2) - Pete Ward hit a 3-run homer and thats all Sox needed in blowout 9-2.

Game 3: (7-5) - Eddie Fisher pitched 3 scoreless innings in relieffor the win and Sox came up with some clutch hits in 7-5 win. Wilhelm another save.

Game 4: (5-3) - Sox hold on to win 5-3 and sweep the Angels giving the '48 Tribe the league title. Wilhelm another save.

Turning point: Eddie Fisher slamming the door in gm3 w/ 3 scoreless innings in relief.

Series MVP: Hoyt Wilhelm and his 3 saves

'49 Redbirds take 3 of 4 from slumping '74 Bucs

Game 1: 17-3, Game 2: 0-4, Game 3: 1-0, Game 4: 9-1

SUMMARY: The Cardinals took three of four from Pittsburgh, getting solid starting pitching in each game. The Cardinal offense was impressive in games one and four, piling up 26 runs in those games. They were shutout by Jerry Reuss in game two, and had to manufacture a run in game three to beat Ken Brett 1-0 behind Al Brazle. The three wins put St. Louis in the hunt for a post season berth.

Turning point: The 1-0 win in game three. The only run was scored on a single by Schoendienst, a stolen base on a busted hit and run, a sacrifice, then a run scoring single through a drawn in infield.

Series MVP: The Cardinal starters as a group. They kept the club in all four games.

'66 Giants take 3 of 4 from '07 Amazins

Game 1 (Shea): The Mets were again a victim of their much malligned bullpen. El Duque left with a 4-3 lead only to see Pedro Feliciano blow it by giving up 3 runs in the top of the 7th. The Mets ralied to force extra innings, but Billy Wags gave up 2 in the top of the 10th and SF held on to win. Willie McCovey hit the 3 run shot off of Feliciano to put SF ahead. Tito Fuentes (SF) and David Wright (NYM) both had 3 hit games. Ramon Castro also had a 3 run shot in a losing cause.

Game 2 (Shea): Manager Justin Ryan was not about to let his pen blow another one as he coaxed a complete game 3 run performance out of Tommy "I'm not devastated" Glavine. Marichal took the loss and again gave up 4+ runs. Both aces have pitched like jokers this season. All of the scoring occurred in the first 3 innings. Mays hit his 5th HR of the season, but his avg is still in the .240's. Carlos Beltran's solo shot in the 3rd held up to be the deciding run.

Game 3 (Candlestick): John Maine gave up 7 runs in 4 innings of work as the Giants crushed the Amazin's 9-3. Gaylord Perry tossed 141 pitches over 8 and evened his record to 3-3. Mays and McCovey both had 2 hits. Big Mac, Willie McCovey, hit his 6th homer of the season off of Maine. He now has 2 consecutive games with a 3 run homer.

Game 4 (Candlestick): Ollie Perez was fantastic for 7+ innings, but he ran out of gas and couldn't get out of the 8th as the Giants scored the go ahead run to make it 3-2. Homering in his 3rd consecutive game Willie McCovey was again the hero for the Giants as he chased Perez from the mound. Bobby Bolin went 8 innings and scattered 7 hits and 1 earned run. Billy Hoeft and Frank Linzy closed out the ninth as the Giants took 3 of 4 from the Amazin's. The Mets had 2 more stolen bases and now have the top 3 SB leaders in the NL.

'07 Mets/Padres split series

Game 1 at Petco,

The Padres take the first game as Milton Bradley had a perfect line score of 4 at bats with 4 hits, 4 runs scored, and 4 RBI. San Diego scored 4 runs in the first inning off Tom Glavine on an RBI single by Adrian Gonzalez and a 3 run homerun by Milton Bradley. The Mets battled back with two runs in the third and another in the sixth inning. Going into the bottom of the 6th inning, the score was 5-4 in favor of the Pads. San Diego added insurance runs in the 6th and 8th innings including another homerun by Bradley. Jake Peavy went 6 innings and improved to 2-1 while Kevin Cameron pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save of the year. The loss went to Glavine, who fell to 1-3.

Game 2 at Petco,

The Mets tied a series with an impressive win in the second game. Maine and Maddux were facing off in a close game as both pitchers appeared on the top of their games. New York pushed across 3 runs in the fourth inning to erase an early 2-0 Padre lead. San Diego tied the game with a Kouzmanoff RBI single the fifth. However, backup Met catcher, Ramon Castro smacked a two run homer to give the Mets a 5-3 lead. Both teams scored a few more runs but the Mets held on for the victory to give reliever Jorge Sosa the victory. Tough luck future hall of famer, Greg Maddux pitched 6 innings but lost and fell to 0-4 for the season.

Game 3 at Shea,

Former Padre Oliver Perez squared off against Chris Young in the third game of the series. San Diego spotted Young to two runs by a homerun and run scoring double by Kahlil Greene. Young was cruising into the 7th inning as he kept the Mets batters off balance for most of the game. However, after a double to Shawn Green, Ruben Gotay connected for a 2-run homerun to centerfield to knot the game at 2. The homerun was Gotay's 1st of the year. The game stayed tied until the 12th inning when pinch hitter, Moises Alou hit a walk off homerun off Scott Linebrink to win it for Burgos and the Mets.

Game 4 at Shea,

A rain delay of 19 minutes in the finale just added drama to a ball game that went back and forth until the Padres prevailed. The game matched young Justin Germano against veteran Pedro Martinez. Both pitchers were not on their game and Martinez exited after only 3.1 innings while allowing 10 hits and 5 runs. Germano survived through 6 innings surrendering 5 runs during that span. After 6 innings, the game was tied at 5. San Diego took the lead for good in the seventh on a double by Greene and a run scoring single by catcher Josh Bard. San Diego added 2 more runs in the 8th inning and hung on as Trevor Hoffman slammed the door in the ninth inning by retiring the side in order. Germano improves to 2-1 while Sosa got the lost.
-contributed by Joey Scigliano-

STL-49 and SD-07 split...Gerry Staley throws No-Hitter

Game 2 at San Diego St. Louis 7, San Diego 0 Cardinal manager Bicycle Mike Roberts called on righthander Gerry Staley to make his first start on the year after three relief appearances. His opponent on the hill for San Diego was the towering righthander Chris Young. After a scoreless first inning, the Cards jumped on Young for two runs with a walk, single, sac bunt by Staley, and two-out, two-run double by Red Schoendienst. They added another tally in the third on another two out double, this one by reserve infielder Tommy Glaviano. Meanwhile Staley had retired the Padres in order in the first and third innings, walking two in the second but getting out of that inning unscathed as well. After the two 2nd inning walks, Staley took charge, retiring 16 Padres in a row with an easy, almost effortless motion that kept the hitters off balance. As the game entered the bottom of the eighth, the Cardinals had built a 7-0 lead while the Padre line read 0-0-1. The only question at this point was whether or not Staley could hang on and get the final six outs and reach baseball immortality. Kevin Kouzmanoff lead off the eighth, and took a couple of borderline pitches for balls and worked Staley for a walk. But the Cardinal righthander was not shaken, and retired Josh Bard and Termel Sledge on pop ups, and pinch-hitter Pete LaForest on an easy grounder to Schoendienst. The Cardinalsl failed to score in the top of the ninth, and it was on to the bottom half for more drama. By now, the remaining San Diego fans were pulling for Staley to finish up his gem. It wouldn't be easy with the top of the order due up. Brian Giles worked the count to 2 and 2, then lofted a fly ball to right that Ron Northey gathered in for the first out. Two to go! Geoff Blum then grounded to defensive whiz Marty Marion at short, who scooped and threw a strike to first for out number two. Mike Cameron was the last man to stand between Staley and his date with destiny. Staley started him with a fastball that caught the outside corner for strike one. Then he pulled the string on a change up and that Cameron pulled a little too much, catching it with the end of his bat. It was well hit, but just short of the track as Enos Slaughter had plenty of room to gather it in for the third out. As his teammates rushed the field to mob him, Gerry Staley had his moment in the sun.


Game 1 at San Diego St. Louis 7, San Diego 3 Marty Marion had three hits, scored three times, and drove in two to lead the '49 Cardinals past the '07 Padres 7-3 in the opener of a four game series between the two cross-era clubs. San Diego took command early, playing two runs in the bottom of the first after Greg Maddux kept the Cards off the board in the top half. A Brian Giles single, Milton Bradley double, and Adrian Gonzalez single plated the two runs off Cards starter Al Brazle. Brazle then settled in, while his mates chipped away at Maddux, and the score was knotted at three going into the 8th inning. Two Cardinal runs in each of the 8th and 9th innings sealed the win, as Brazle and Ted Wilks combined on a five hitter.

Game 3 at St. Louis San Diego 4, St. Louis 2 The Cardinals must have felt a let down after the big no hit win out west, as they came home and fell flat as the Padre pitching stymied their offense. The Cardinals had the chance to win both games three and four, but the Padres captured both contests with runs in the final inning of each game. This one was tied at two heading in to the ninth, as Justin Germano and Heath Bell stopped the Cards on five hits. Scott Hairston had lead off the game with a home run to plate the first Padre run, and a Marcus Giles single in the 7th had brought home the second run. St. Louis had single tallies in the second and sixth, the sixth inning run coming from an Enos Slaughter home run. That run had put the Cards and Max Lanier up 2-1 at the time. In the ninth, Scott Hairston did it again, driving a 2-2 fastball deep into the St, Louis night for a two-run shot off of reliever Fred Martin. Trevor Hoffman came on for the save.

Game 4 at St. Louis San Diego 3, St. Louis 2 Despite outhitting the Padres 10-5, the Cardinals squandered numerous run scoring opportunities and fell to the Friars in 10 innings. Howie Pollet went all 10 frames for the Cardinals in a tough luck loss. Cardinal manager Bike Mike dropped struggling slugger Stan Musial into the number six spot against lefty David Wells, but it did not help as Stan twice stranded runners in scoring position with two out. Padre pitcher Doug Brocail got Stan in the biggest moment of the game, when the Cardinals had runners at first and second with two gone in the eighth. A Musial hit there could have won the game and series, but Stan lofted an easy fly to right that Brian Giles gloved to end the threat. Tied at 2 after nine, he Pads pushed across a run in the 10th on a walk to Kahlil Greene, a stolen base and wild throw, and a pinch single by Jose Cruz Jr. Trevor Hoffman again came on in the ninth, and set the Redbirds down in order to get the Padres a series split.