Round 3 semifinal: #16 1974 @ #5 1930

[Providence A's]

#16 1974 A's @ #5 1930 A's

[Providence A's]

Game 1 will feature Catfish Hunter (2.49) for 1974 vs. Lefty Grove (2.54) for 1930.

Lineups:

1974 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 1B Gene Tenace
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 RF Joe Rudi
5 3B Sal Bando
6 SS Bert Campaneris
7 C Ray Fosse
8 2B Dick Green
9 P Catfish Hunter

1930 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 2B Max Bishop
3 LF Al Simmons
4 1B Jimmie Foxx
5 C Mickey Cochrane
6 3B Jimmy Dykes
7 CF Mule Haas
8 SS Joe Boley
9 P Lefty Grove

[Providence A's]

1930 wins game 1 by a score of 3 - 1. Joe Rudi homered for 1974. Lefty Grove was the player of the game with a CG giving up the 1 solo homer.

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1930 leads the series 1 - 0.

[Providence A's]

Game 2 will feature Ken Holtzman (3.07) for 1974 vs. Bill Shores (4.19) for 1930.

Lineups:

1974 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 1B Gene Tenace
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 RF Joe Rudi
5 3B Sal Bando
6 SS Bert Campaneris
7 C Ray Fosse
8 2B Dick Green
9 P Ken Holtzman

1930 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 2B Max Bishop
3 LF Al Simmons
4 1B Jimmie Foxx
5 C Mickey Cochrane
6 3B Jimmy Dykes
7 CF Mule Haas
8 SS Joe Boley
9 P Bill Shores

[Providence A's]

1974 wins game 2 by a score of 5 - 3. Reggie Jackson and Joe Rudi both homered for 1974. Al Simmons homered for 1930. Ken Holtzman was the player of the game going 7 solid innings.

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The series is tied 1 - 1.

[Providence A's]

Game 3 will feature George Earnshaw (4.44) for 1930 vs. Glenn Abbott (3.00) for 1974.

Lineups:

1930 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 2B Max Bishop
3 LF Al Simmons
4 1B Jimmie Foxx
5 C Mickey Cochrane
6 3B Jimmy Dykes
7 CF Mule Haas
8 DH Dib Williams
9 SS Joe Boley

1974 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 1B Gene Tenace
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 RF Joe Rudi
5 3B Sal Bando
6 SS Bert Campaneris
7 DH Angel Mangual
8 C Ray Fosse
9 2B Dick Green

[awefullspellare]

Impressive showing by the 74 team.

[Providence A's]

yea, I didn't think the #16 seed would still be in it, but they did win a World Series.

[Providence A's]

1974 takes game 3 by a score of 3 - 2. Al Simmons homered for 1930. Gene Tenace homered for 1974. Both pitchers pitched complete games. Glenn Abbott was the player of the game.

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1974 leads the series 2 - 1.

[Providence A's]

Game 4 will feature Rube Walberg (4.69) for 1930 vs. Vida Blue (3.25) for 1974.

Lineups:

1930 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 2B Max Bishop
3 LF Al Simmons
4 1B Jimmie Foxx
5 C Mickey Cochrane
6 3B Jimmy Dykes
7 CF Mule Haas
8 DH Dib Williams
9 SS Joe Boley

1974 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 1B Gene Tenace
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 RF Joe Rudi
5 3B Sal Bando
6 SS Bert Campaneris
7 DH Angel Mangual
8 C Ray Fosse
9 2B Dick Green

[Providence A's]

1930 wins game 4 by a score of 7 - 6 scoring 1 run in the top of the 9th to pull it out. Al Simmons homered again for 1930. Gene Tenace, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Rudi all homered in a losing effort. Max Bishop was the player of the game going 1 for 1 with 4 walks, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs.

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The series is tied 2 - 2.

[Providence A's]

Game 5 will be a rematch of game 1. Lefty Grove (2.54) for 1930 vs. Catfish Hunter (2.49) for 1974.

Lineups:

1930 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 2B Max Bishop
3 LF Al Simmons
4 1B Jimmie Foxx
5 C Mickey Cochrane
6 3B Jimmy Dykes
7 CF Mule Haas
8 DH Dib Williams
9 SS Joe Boley

1974 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 1B Gene Tenace
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 RF Joe Rudi
5 3B Sal Bando
6 SS Bert Campaneris
7 DH Angel Mangual
8 C Ray Fosse
9 2B Dick Green

[realmofotalk]

Lefty throws another CG win.

[Providence A's]

1930 wins game 5 by a score of 5 - 3. Al Simmons homered again along with Jimmy Dykes for 1930. No CG for Lefty, but 8 1/3 innings for the win and player of the game.

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1930 leads the series 3 - 2.

[Providence A's]

Game 6 will be a rematch of game 2 and feature Ken Holtzman (3.07) for 1974 vs. Bill Shores (4.19) for 1930.

Lineups:

1974 A's
1 LF Billy North
2 1B Gene Tenace
3 CF Reggie Jackson
4 RF Joe Rudi
5 3B Sal Bando
6 SS Bert Campaneris
7 C Ray Fosse
8 2B Dick Green
9 P Ken Holtzman

1930 A's
1 RF Bing Miller
2 2B Max Bishop
3 LF Al Simmons
4 1B Jimmie Foxx
5 C Mickey Cochrane
6 3B Jimmy Dykes
7 CF Mule Haas
8 SS Joe Boley
9 P Bill Shores