Round 2: #14 1972 @ #11 1913

[Providence A's]

#14 1972 A's @ #11 1913 A's

Game 1 will feature Catfish Hunter (2.04) for 1972 vs. Eddie Plank (2.60) for 1913.

Lineups:

1972 A's
1 SS Bert Campaneris
2 3B Sal Bando
3 1B Mike Epstein
4 CF Joe Rudi
5 LF Reggie Jackson
6 C Dave Duncan
7 RF Angel Mangual
8 2B Tim Cullen
9 P Catfish Hunter

1913 A's
1 CF Rube Oldring
2 LF Eddie Murphy
3 3B Frank Baker
4 2B Eddie Collins
5 C Wally Schang
6 1B Stuffy McInnis
7 RF Amos Strunk
8 SS Jack Barry
9 P Eddie Plank

[Providence A's]

1913 pulls out a 7 - 6 win in 10 innings. Down 5 - 2 in the 9th inning, 1972 scored 4 runs to take a 6 - 5 lead. Rollie Fingers blew the save and 1913 scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to send the game into extra innings. Pinch hitter Danny Murphy knocked in the winning run. Stuff McInnis was the player of the game going 2 for 5 with 1 run scored and 3 RBIs.

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1913 leads the series 1 - 0.

[Providence A's]

Game 2 will feature Ken Holtzman (2.51) for 1972) vs. Bob Shawkey (2.35) for 1913).

Lineups:

1972 A's
1 SS Bert Campaneris
2 3B Sal Bando
3 1B Mike Epstein
4 CF Joe Rudi
5 LF Reggie Jackson
6 C Dave Duncan
7 RF Angel Mangual
8 2B Tim Cullen
9 P Ken Holtzman

1913 A's
1 CF Rube Oldring
2 LF Eddie Murphy
3 3B Frank Baker
4 2B Eddie Collins
5 C Wally Schang
6 1B Stuffy McInnis
7 RF Amos Strunk
8 SS Jack Barry
9 P Bob Shawkey

[awefullspellare]

Wow, have these teams ever heard of a bullpen?

[Providence A's]

what do you mean? 5 relievers were used in the first game.

[awefullspellare]

I think I meant to type closer or something. I was alluding to the fact that both teams lost leads.

[Providence A's]

I don't think they had closers back in the 1900s...but 1972 did use their closer; Rollie Fingers...he just blew it

[Providence A's]

1972 takes game 2 with a score of 4 - 2. Angel Mangual was the player of the game going 4 for 4 with 3 RBIs.

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The series is tied 1 - 1.

[Providence A's]

Game 3 will feature Boardwalk Brown (2.95) for 1913 vs. Blue Moon Odom (2.50) for 1972.

Lineups:

1913 A's
1 CF Rube Oldring
2 LF Eddie Murphy
3 3B Frank Baker
4 2B Eddie Collins
5 C Wally Schang
6 1B Stuffy McInnis
7 RF Amos Strunk
8 SS Jack Barry
9 P Boardwalk Brown

1972 A's
1 SS Bert Campaneris
2 3B Sal Bando
3 1B Mike Epstein
4 CF Joe Rudi
5 LF Reggie Jackson
6 C Dave Duncan
7 RF Angel Mangual
8 2B Tim Cullen
9 P Blue Moon Odom

[realmofotalk]

I just noticed Dave Duncan was a catcher. He must have been a good enough hitter to bat 6th in the lineup.

[Providence A's]

He's really hitting 6th out 8 because they didn't have the DH in 1972 and the pitchers had to hit....he was tied for 3rd on the team with 19 homers that year though (only hit .218 )

[Providence A's]

1913 wins game 3 by a score of 3 - 0. Boardwalk Brown was the player of the game.

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1913 leads the series 2 - 1.

[Providence A's]

Game 4 will feature Eddie Plank (2.60) for 1913 vs. Vida Blue (2.80) for 1972.

Lineups:

1913 A's
1 CF Rube Oldring
2 LF Eddie Murphy
3 3B Frank Baker
4 2B Eddie Collins
5 C Wally Schang
6 1B Stuffy McInnis
7 RF Amos Strunk
8 SS Jack Barry
9 P Eddie Plank

1972 A's
1 SS Bert Campaneris
2 3B Sal Bando
3 1B Mike Epstein
4 CF Joe Rudi
5 LF Reggie Jackson
6 C Dave Duncan
7 RF Angel Mangual
8 2B Tim Cullen
9 P Vida Blue

[Providence A's]

1913 wins game 4 by a score of 4 - 0. Eddie Plank threw a CG shutout and stole a base to win player of the game.

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1913 leads the series 3 - 1.

[Providence A's]

Game 5 will feature Bob Shawkey (2.35) for 1913 vs. Catfish Hunter (2.04) for 1972.

Lineups:

1913 A's
1 CF Rube Oldring
2 LF Eddie Murphy
3 3B Frank Baker
4 2B Eddie Collins
5 C Wally Schang
6 1B Stuffy McInnis
7 RF Amos Strunk
8 SS Jack Barry
9 P Bob Shawkey

1972 A's
1 SS Bert Campaneris
2 3B Sal Bando
3 1B Mike Epstein
4 CF Joe Rudi
5 LF Reggie Jackson
6 C Dave Duncan
7 RF Angel Mangual
8 2B Tim Cullen
9 P Catfish Hunter