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7/22/2011 4:14 PM
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Love this thread.  Thanks for all the work.
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7/27/2011 1:18 PM
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Would it be too much work to post the stat leaders at the end of each round or at the end of the tournament?  Do you have the totals in a database that would allow you to sort easily?  That would be interesting.
7/27/2011 6:18 PM
nkokosioulis
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Posted by johnkoe555 on 7/27/2011 1:18:00 PM (view original):
Would it be too much work to post the stat leaders at the end of each round or at the end of the tournament?  Do you have the totals in a database that would allow you to sort easily?  That would be interesting.
John-

No its not too much to ask to post the stats as that is the most fascinating part of doing this. All of the stats are in an excel file and I can acess them if you have particular questions like this one.

The steals leaders are as follows:

Honus Wagner 05 Pirates - 7
Rickey Henderson 81 A's - 6
Josh Clarke 08 Nats - 6
Sam Mertes 03 Giants - 6
8 other players are tied with 5

  Hope thats what you were looking for.
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8/2/2011 6:44 PM
nkokosioulis
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*Preliminary Round*



1909 Chicago Cubs over 1949 St. Louis Cardinals
Four games to three
MVP: Joe Tinker (.310, 3 SB, 1 RBI)
 
Maybe the most even series we have seen came down to the 9th inning of the final game. With the game tied at two the 46 Cardinals scored two in the top of the ninth to take a 4-2 lead and were three outs away from closing things out. In the bottom of the frame however Frank Chance doubled and with one out Jimmy Archer drove him in and then strole second base. Harry Steinfeldt tied the game with a single and then Del Howard, a pinch hitter hit a ground rule double then ended in the seats and plated the winning run. The Cardinals had collapsed and a great series was over.
 
No team won two in a row as both teams alternated wins to the last game. Pitching was the name of the game including a 1-0 shutout by Ed Ruelbach in game three. Stan Musial batted .321 for the Cards who hit in streaks in this series and found away against the tough Chicago starter including keeping Three Finger Brown and Orvall Overall with ERA’s over four. The two rivals battled it out to the last pitch but the Cubs of this era were a gritty bunch that didn’t quit and found a dramatic way in the end.

Games
Game 1  
At West Side Grounds  
49 Cardinals 3
09 Cubs 6
   
Game 2  
At West Side Grounds  
49 Cardinals 3
09 Cubs 1
   
Game 3  
At Sportsman's Park  
09 Cubs 1
49 Cardinals 0
   
Game 4  
At Sportsman's Park  
09 Cubs 1
49 Cardinals 10
   
Game 5  
At Sportsman's Park  
09 Cubs 6
49 Cardinals 2
   
Game 6  
At West Side Grounds  
49 Cardinals 5
09 Cubs 3
   
Game 7  
At West Side Ground  
49 Cardinals 4
09 Cubs 5

Stats

1949 St. Louis Cardinals (96-58) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Red Schoendienst 31 5 0 4 0.161 0  
Eddie Kazak 27 7 0 4 0.259 0  
Stan Musial 28 9 0 5 0.321 0  
Enos Slaughter 28 7 0 0 0.250 0  
Nippy Jones 28 7 0 4 0.250 0  
Chuck Diering 25 5 0 3 0.200 0  
Del Rice 28 5 1 3 0.179 0  
Marty Marion 27 7 0 3 0.259 0  
Tommy Glaviano 4 1 0 0 0.250 0  
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Totals 226 53 1 26 0.235 0  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Harry Brecheen 21.3 1 1 7 1 4 2.96
Ted Wilks 5.6 0 0 1 3 1 1.61
Red Munger 16 2 0 3 3 5 1.69
Howie Pollett 9 0 1 1 4 1 1.00
Al Brazle 7.6 0 1 2 4 3 2.37
Fred Martin 2.6 0 0 1 0 1 3.46
Ken Johnson 0 0 1 2 0 1 #DIV/0!
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Totals 62.1 3 4 17 15 16 2.46

1909 Chicago Cubs (104-49) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Joe Tinker 29 9 0 1 0.310 3  
Jimmy Sheckard 27 7 0 4 0.259 1  
Johnny Evers 27 7 0 3 0.259 0  
Solly Hofman 26 7 0 2 0.269 1  
Frank Chance 27 6 0 2 0.222 2  
Harry Steinfeldt 25 5 0 3 0.200 3  
Frank Schulte 25 4 0 0 0.160 2  
Jimmy Archer 22 6 0 3 0.273 1  
Heinie Zimmerman 5 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Del Howard 1 1 0 1 1.000 0  
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Totals 214 52 0 19 0.243 13  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Mordecai Brown 22 1 1 10 5 3 4.09
Irv Higginbotham 4.3 1 0 2 1 2 4.19
Rip Hagerman 2 0 0 1 0 3 4.50
Orval Overall 17.6 0 2 8 6 4 4.09
Ed Ruelbach 9 1 0 0 0 4 0.00
Jack Pfeister 7 1 0 2 2 2 2.57
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Totals 61.9 4 3 23 14 18 3.34
8/9/2011 12:15 AM
nkokosioulis
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*Preliminary Round*



1941 Boston Red Sox over 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates
Four games to two
MVP: Joe Cronin (.480, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
 
Wow can this team hit! The 1941 Boston Red Sox lead of course by Ted Williams in his prime put together a heck of an offensive series and sent the 1932 Pirates packing. The Red Sox hit .346 as a team in six games and scored 49 runs including a 14-1 thrashing in the deciding game where they had 20 hits in total. The pitching was good as well especially from starter Charlie Wagner who had two wins and allowed only one run in 14 innings of work, but its was the bats of the Red Sox that will remain the talking point.
 
Williams did his usual thing batting .480 for the series all the while being pitched around. Still by no means was Williams alone as Joe Cronin matched him at .480 and Jimmie Foxx hit a whopping .545. Foxx was the hero in the clincher going 5-6 and showing that with maturity he may have lost some of his power, but still can hit as well as ever. The Pirates hit the ball well (.298) and even won two out of three at Fenway but dropped them all at Forbes field and just couldn’t get Boston out.

Games
Game 1  
At Forbes Field  
41 Red Sox 10
32 Pirates 5
   
Game 2  
At Forbes Field  
41 Red Sox 10
32 Pirates 2
   
Game 3  
At Fenway Park  
32 Pirates 9
41 Red Sox 6
   
Game 4  
At Fenway Park  
32 Pirates 3
41 Red Sox 7
   
Game 5  
At Fenway Park  
32 Pirates 4
41 Red Sox 2
   
Game 6  
At Forbes Field  
41 Red Sox 14
32 Pirates 1

Stats

1932 Pittsburgh Pirates (86-68) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Tony Piet 28 9 0 4 0.321 1  
Arky Vaughan 26 10 0 2 0.385 0  
Paul Waner 23 7 0 2 0.304 0  
Pie Traynor 24 8 0 4 0.333 0  
Lloyd Waner 23 10 0 4 0.435 0  
Gus Suhr 23 3 0 2 0.130 0  
Earl Grace 26 6 0 3 0.231 0  
Adam Comorosky 24 5 0 1 0.208 0  
Gus Dugas 5 2 0 1 0.400 0  
Dave Barbee 5 1 0 0 0.200 0  
Tom Padden 1 1   0 1.000 0  
Totals 208 62 0 23 0.298 1  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Larry French 15 0 2 8 4 7 4.80
Bill Harris 9 0 0 6 2 3 6.00
Leon Chagnon 4.6 0 0 9 4 7 17.61
Glenn Spencer 3.6 0 0 2 1 2 5.00
Erv Brame 2.6 0 0 1 2 1 3.46
Heinie Meinie 4.6 0 2 9 0 5 17.61
Bill Swift 6 1 0 4 1 1 6.00
Steve Swetovic 6 1 0 1 2 3 1.50
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Totals 51.4 2 4 40 16 29 7.00

1941 Boston Red Sox (84-70) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Jim Tabor 32 11 1 2 0.344 1  
Dom Dimaggio 26 4 0 1 0.154 0  
Ted Williams 25 12 2 7 0.480 0  
Joe Cronin 25 12 1 11 0.480 0  
Jimmie Foxx 22 12 1 3 0.545 0  
Bobby Doerr 27 8 0 5 0.296 0  
Lou Finney 27 6 1 9 0.222 0  
Frankie Pytlak 24 9 0 4 0.375 0  
Pete Fox 5 1 0 0 0.200 0  
Johnny Peacock 2 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Stan Spence 2 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Totals 217 75 6 42 0.346 1  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Dick Newsome 13 2 0 7 2 1 4.85
Mike Ryba 6.6 0 0 2 3 1 2.73
Charlie Wagner 14 2 0 1 2 6 0.64
Tex Hughson 2.6 0 0 1 0 1 3.46
Earl Johnson 2.6 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Mickey Harris 5 0 1 0 2 6 0.00
Jack Wilson 2.6 0 0 2 2 0 6.92
Bill Fleming 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Emerson Dickman 0.6 0 0 1 0 0 15.00
Lefty Grove 5 0 1 2 1 3 3.60
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Totals 53.6 4 2 16 12 19 2.69
8/10/2011 9:33 PM
nkokosioulis
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*Preliminary Round*



1934 NY Yankees over 1989 Chicago Cubs
Four games to 1
MVP: Lou Gehrig (.438, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
 
Murderer’s Row may be towards the end of their career, but they definitely had enough pop to beat the 1989 Cubs and move on. The series was a lot closer then the end result would indicate with the Cub bats coming to play as well. In fact in game one the Cubs pulled off a feat when they hit back to back to back home runs in a 7-2 win behind Greg Maddux. The Yankees evened the series and then in game three in Chicago Babe Ruth hit two home runs and drove in five as New York won. Game four was the best of the bunch going 13 inning after the Cubs fought back and tied the game with two out in the bottom of the ninth on a Shawon Dunston home run. Tony Lazzeri however eventually had the winning blow in the 13th. In the clincher it was pitcher Johnny Allen who struck out 10 and ended the series. The Cubs lost all three games at Wrigley Field.
 
Ruth and Lou Gehrig combined for 4 home runs and 10 RBI and also earned a ton of walks. Dunston batted .455 for the Cubs including three home runs but Mark Grace (.211) and Ryne Sandberg (.143) had a tough time of it. It is something about the Babe and Wrigley Field that gets legends going.

Games
Game 1    
At Yankee Stadium    
89 Cubs 7  
34 Yankees 2  
     
Game 2    
At Yankee Stadium    
89 Cubs 4  
34 Yankees 5  
     
Game 3    
At Wrigley Field    
34 Yankees 7  
89 Cubs 5  
     
Game 4    
At Wrigley Field    
34 Yankees 9  
89 Cubs 8 (13 inn)
     
Game 5    
At Wrigley Field    
34 Yankees 7  
89 Cubs 4  
     

Stats

1989 Chicago Cubs (93-69) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Jerome Walton 25 5 1 1 0.200 1  
Mark Grace 19 4 0 2 0.211 0  
Dwight Smith 22 7 0 0 0.318 0  
Ryne Sandberg 21 3 1 6 0.143 0  
Andre Dawson 22 4 1 2 0.182 0  
Shawon Dunston 22 10 3 6 0.455 1  
Damon Berryhill 21 10 0 3 0.476 0  
Vance Law 20 4 2 5 0.200 0  
Lloyd McClendon 5 2 1 1 0.400 0  
Luis Salazar 2 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Darrin Jackson 1 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Joe Girardi 1 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Totals 181 49 9 26 0.271 2  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Greg Maddux 13.6 1 0 8 8 7 5.29
Calvin Schiraldi 4 0 0 2 4 4 4.50
Rick Sutcliffe 5 0 0 3 2 5 5.40
Steve Wilson 4 0 1 3 3 5 6.75
Jeff Pico 3 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
Pat Perry 2.3 0 0 1 0 0 3.91
Mike Bielecki 6.6 0 1 5 4 4 6.82
Les lancaster 5.6 0 0 0 5 1 0.00
Scott Sanderson 1 0 1 1 1 1 9.00
Paul Kilgus 2.6 0 1 4 1 1 13.85
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Totals 47.7 1 4 27 28 32 5.09

1934 NY Yankees (94-60) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Ben Chapman 22 5 0 2 0.227 0  
Earle Combs 26 6 0 4 0.231 0  
Lou Gehrig 16 7 2 4 0.438 0  
Babe Ruth 17 6 2 6 0.353 0  
Bill Dickey 23 5 1 5 0.217 0  
Tony Lazzeri 20 4 1 1 0.200 0  
Frankie Crosetti 20 4 1 2 0.200 0  
Jack Saltzgaver 19 4 1 3 0.211 0  
George Selkirk 2 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Red Rolfe 1 0 0 0 0.000 0  
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Totals 166 41 8 27 0.247 0  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Lefty Gomez 15 0 1 11 8 1 6.60
Danny Macfayden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Red Ruffing 7 1 0 4 6 2 5.14
Jimmie Deshong 4.6 0 0 6 3 3 11.74
Johnny Broaca 6 1 0 1 4 1 1.50
Johnny Murphy 4.3 0 0 1 3 0 2.09
Russ Vanatta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Johny Allen 6 1 0 0 10 3 0.00
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Totals 45.9 3 1 23 34 10 4.51
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8/16/2011 4:17 PM
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What happened? If you need help I'm sure there would be some people that would volunteer to do some series under your guidance.
8/17/2011 1:09 AM
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Im Still here 
*Preliminary Round*



1923 Cincinnati Reds over 1991 Chicago White Sox
Four games to two
MVP: Dolf Luque (1-0, 1.69 ERA, 10 K)
 
It came down to pitching for the 23 Reds in this series and in especially the games that they won, they did not allow the White Sox to score more then two runs. Dolf  Luque and Eppa Rixey were excellent in the four games that they started and Rixey got the job done in the clincher when they needed it the most. The White Sox also pitched well but not good enough, Black Jack McDowell lost both the games he started despite having a 2.12 ERA in the two outings.
 
Ike Caveney maybe had the biggest hit if the series when his late two run home run in game three gave the Reds the win and broke an even series that propelled the Reds to win three in a row. The Sox big bats of Frank Thomas and Sammy Sosa were of little effect and Tim Raines at the top of the Sox lineup ended with a meager average of .120 without a single steal.


Games
Game 1  
At Redland Field  
91 White Sox 1
23 Reds 2
   
Game 2  
At Redland Field  
91 White Sox 5
23 Reds 3
   
Game 3  
At Comiskey Park  
23 Reds 3
91 White Sox 2
   
Game 4  
At Comiskey Park  
23 Reds 4
91 White Sox 1
   
Game 5  
At Comiskey Park  
23 Reds 6
91 White Sox 8
   
Game 6  
At Redland Field  
91 White Sox 2
23 Reds 6


Stats

1991 Chicago White Sox (87-75) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Tim Raines 25 3 0 2 0.120 0  
Joey Cora 24 6 0 2 0.250 0  
Frank Thomas 20 6 1 5 0.300 0  
Robin Ventura 16 6 0 1 0.375 0  
Carlton Fisk 22 6 0 2 0.273 0  
Lance Johnson 23 5 0 1 0.217 0  
Sammy Sosa 24 5 1 2 0.208 0  
Ozzie Guillen 24 8 0 2 0.333 0  
Craig Grebeck 1 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Dan Pasqua 12 3 1 2 0.250 0  
Warren Newsome 1 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Totals 192 48 3 19 0.250 0  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Jack McDowell 17 0 2 4 5 7 2.12
Alex Fernandez 9.6 1 1 7 5 4 6.56
Scott Radinsky 4.3 0 0 2 3 3 4.19
Bobby Thigpen 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Greg Hibbard 7.3 0 1 3 1 0 3.70
Donn Paul 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Charlie Hough 8 1 0 4 6 3 4.50
Melido Perez 3 0 0 1 2 3 3.00
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Totals 51.8 2 4 21 22 20 3.65

1923 Cincinnati Reds (91-63) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Sam Bohne 25 6 0 2 0.240 0  
George Burns 23 6 0 3 0.261 0  
Bubbles Hargrave 26 5 1 2 0.192 0  
Edd Roush 21 6 0 1 0.286 1  
Pat Duncan 25 8 1 2 0.320 1  
Jake Daubert 19 8 0 3 0.421 1  
Ike Caveney 23 5 2 5 0.217 0  
Babe Pinelli 20 6 0 2 0.300 1  
Rube Bressler 2 0 0 0 0.000 0  
George Harper 1 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Lew Fonseca 10 3 0 3 0.300 0  
Totals 195 53 4 23 0.272 4  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Dolf Luque 16 1 0 3 10 7 1.69
Cacktus Keck 6 1 1 4 4 1 6.00
Bill Harris 4 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Eppa Rixey 14 1 0 3 7 4 1.93
Herb McQuaid 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pete Donohue 8 1 0 2 6 3 2.25
Rube Benton 3.3 0 0 6 0 0 16.36
Johnny Couch  1.6 0 0 1 0 0 5.63
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Totals 53.9 4 1 19 29 16 3.17
8/19/2011 12:13 AM
nkokosioulis
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*Preliminary Round*



1974 Cincinnati Reds over 1904 NY Highlanders
Four games to two
MVP: Johnny Bench (.321, 1 HR, 8 HR)
 
The Big Red Machine shows off its muscles against the old 04 Highlander pitching who had a really rocky road other then their ace Jack Chesbro who struck out 14 and won twice. Jack Powell in his two starts ended with an ERA close to 10 and the entire New York team allowed an opposing batting average at .303. Dave Conception and Joe Morgan combined for 17 hits in six games and Conception also stole five bases from the top of the order. MVP Johnny Bench hit .321 and also played his usual outstanding craft at catching.
 
The Highlanders were a different team with Chesbro on the mound as they won the opener and both his starts. The Reds however won the rest as Don Gullett made a claim for man of the series with two complete game wins, including the clincher that turned into a laugher ending 12-0. Great things can be expected by the Reds of this era and in this series we got our first glimpse of it.

Games
Game 1
At Riverfront Stadium
04 Highlanders 5
74 Reds 3
Game 2
At Riverfront Stadium
04 Highlanders 4
74 Reds 11
Game 3 
At Hilltop Park
74 Reds 6
04 Highlanders 4
Game 4
At Hilltop Park
74 Reds 3
04 Highlanders 4
Game 5
At Hilltop Park
74 Reds 5
04 Highlanders 2
Game 6
At Riverfront Stadium
04 Highlanders 0
74 Reds 12

Stats

1904 NY Highlanders (92-59) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Wid Conroy 23 6 0 2 0.261 1  
Kid Elberfeld 20 5 0 2 0.250 0  
Willie Keeler 25 6 0 0 0.240 1  
Patsy Dougherty 27 9 0 2 0.333 0  
John Anderson 23 9 0 2 0.391 0  
John Ganzel 22 4 1 4 0.182 0  
Deacon McGuire 21 5 0 2 0.238 0  
Jimmy Williams 21 8 0 1 0.381 0  
Dave Fultz 4 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Champ Osteen 2 1 0 0 0.500 0  
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Totals 188 53 1 15 0.282 2  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Jack Chesbro 18.6 2 0 6 14 5 2.90
Jack Powell 13.3 0 2 14 6 7 9.47
Ambrose Puttmann 3 0 0 1 2 3 3.00
Barney Wolfe 3.3 0 0 3 1 0 8.18
Walter Clarkson 2.6 0 0 6 1 3 20.77
Tom Hughes 5 0 1 2 0 3 3.60
Al Orth 6 0 1 4 1 2 6.00
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Totals 51.8 2 4 36 25 23 6.25

1974 Cincinnati Reds (98-64) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Dave Concepcion 28 10 0 3 0.357 5  
Pete Rose 21 6 0 5 0.286 0  
Joe Morgan 19 7 1 6 0.368 1  
Johnny Bench 28 9 1 8 0.321 0  
Tony Perez 24 8 0 3 0.333 0  
George Foster 24 8 1 3 0.333 0  
Dan Driessen 24 6 0 1 0.250 0  
Cesar Geronimo 22 3 0 2 0.136 0  
Merv Rettenmund 1 1 1 1 1.000 0  
Ken Griffey 3 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Terry Crowley 1 1 0 0 1.000 0  
Totals 195 59 4 32 0.303 6  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Jack Billingham 11 0 0 4 4 2 3.27
Pedro Borbon 3 0 0 4 3 3 12.00
Clay Carroll 3 0 1 1 1 1 3.00
Tom Hall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Dick Baney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Don Gullett 18 2 0 4 0 5 2.00
Clay Kirby 9 1 0 4 1 2 4.00
Tom Carroll 7 1 0 1 2 1 1.29
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Totals 53 4 1 18 11 16 3.06
8/21/2011 9:03 PM
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Posted by nkokosioulis on 3/11/2011 3:38:00 PM (view original):


1976 Philadelphia Phillies over 2008 Chicago Cubs
Four games to three
MVP: Jay Johnston (.357, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
 
This series had it all and went down to the wire but in the final game at Veterans Stadium it was the Phillies that broke out against the Cubs bullpen late to win the game. The Cubs bullpen was just terrible all series and cost the Cubs at least two wins; for example Bob Howry and Michael Wuertz combined to allow 18 runs in 4.2 innings of work. Pitching as a whole for the series was missing as even aces like Steve Carlton had an ERA of 6.00 and both teams had issues getting people out. The only stand out start came in game three at Wrigley Field where Jim Londborg pitched six shutout innings and the Phils shutout the Cubs 7-0.
 
The batting heroes were many. Larry Bowa in 36 at bats batted .500 and stole four bases while playing excellent defense; Bowa was supurb at the top of the lineup. Even pinch hitters were on display as Ollie Brown went 4-5 off the bench and Jim Edmonds hit two home runs. Probably the most excitement in a series we have seen yet.

Games
Game 1  
At Veterans Stadium  
08 Cubs 7
76 Phillies 9
   
Game 2  
At Veterens Stadium  
08 Cubs 6
76 Phillies 5
   
Game 3  
At Wrigley Field  
76 Phillies 7
08 Cubs 0
   
Game 4  
At Wrigley Field  
76 Phillies 4
08 Cubs 5
   
Game 5  
At Wrigley Field  
76 Phillies 4
08 Cubs 11
   
Game 6  
At Veterens Stadium  
08 Cubs 7
76 Phillies 3
   
Game 7  
At Veterens Stadium  
08 Cubs 5
76 Phillies 9

Stats

2008 Chicago Cubs (97-64) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Alfonso Soriano 26 9 1 2 0.346 5  
Ryan Theriot 32 13 0 4 0.406 0  
Derrek Lee 32 6 0 2 0.188 0  
Aramis Ramirez 29 12 1 6 0.414 0  
Kosuke Fukudome 31 10 0 5 0.323 0  
Mark DeRosa 31 12 0 5 0.387 0  
Geovany Soto 31 6 0 2 0.194 0  
Reed Johnson 25 7 0 0 0.280 0  
Jim Edmonds 4 3 2 5 0.750 0  
Micah Hoffpauir 2 0 0 0 0.000 0  
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Totals 243 78 4 31 0.321 5  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Carlos Zambrano 17.6 0 1 13 12 15 6.65
Carlos Marmol 8.6 0 0 2 9 6 2.09
Bob Howry 3.3 1 1 10 3 1 27.27
Jeff Samardzija 2.3 0 0 2 2 2 7.83
Ryan Dempster 13 2 0 5 8 7 3.46
Kerry Wood 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ted Lilly 6 0 1 1 7 1 1.50
Michael Wuertz 0.3 0 0 8 1 2 240.00
Sean Gallagher 1.3 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Rich Harden 6 0 0 1 8 2 1.50
Sean Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Totals 60.4 3 3 42 52 38 6.26

1976 Philadelphia Phillies (101-61) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Larry Bowa 36 18 0 7 0.500 4  
Mike Schmidt 26 4 1 7 0.154 0  
Dick Allen 29 9 2 5 0.310 0  
Greg Luzinski 31 10 0 4 0.323 0  
Garry Maddox 31 8 0 0 0.258 3  
Jay Johnstone 28 10 1 11 0.357 0  
Dave Cash 30 10 0 3 0.333 0  
Bob Boone 27 9 2 5 0.333 0  
Jerry Martin 3 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Tom Hutton 2 1 0 2 0.500 0  
Olie Brown 5 4 1 2 0.800 0  
Totals 248 83 7 46 0.335 7  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Steve Carlton 18 1 0 12 12 11 6.00
Ron Reed 9 1 1 6 9 2 6.00
Gene Garber 7.3 1 1 3 8 3 3.70
Tug McGraw 2.3 0 0 0 5 0 0.00
Jim Kaat 10.6 0 1 7 4 2 5.94
Wayne Twitchell 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Jim Lonborg 8 1 0 0 5 3 0.00
Larry Christenson 5 0 0 4 1 1 7.20
              #DIV/0!
              #DIV/0!
              #DIV/0!
Totals 62.2 4 3 32 46 22 4.63
Great thread, I can't wait to see how this plays out.

As a side note, it looks like the 2008 Cubs beat the Phillies in this series.  They won games 2, 4, 5, and 6.
8/22/2011 5:02 PM
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Posted by jm1618 on 8/21/2011 9:03:00 PM (view original):
Posted by nkokosioulis on 3/11/2011 3:38:00 PM (view original):


1976 Philadelphia Phillies over 2008 Chicago Cubs
Four games to three
MVP: Jay Johnston (.357, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
 
This series had it all and went down to the wire but in the final game at Veterans Stadium it was the Phillies that broke out against the Cubs bullpen late to win the game. The Cubs bullpen was just terrible all series and cost the Cubs at least two wins; for example Bob Howry and Michael Wuertz combined to allow 18 runs in 4.2 innings of work. Pitching as a whole for the series was missing as even aces like Steve Carlton had an ERA of 6.00 and both teams had issues getting people out. The only stand out start came in game three at Wrigley Field where Jim Londborg pitched six shutout innings and the Phils shutout the Cubs 7-0.
 
The batting heroes were many. Larry Bowa in 36 at bats batted .500 and stole four bases while playing excellent defense; Bowa was supurb at the top of the lineup. Even pinch hitters were on display as Ollie Brown went 4-5 off the bench and Jim Edmonds hit two home runs. Probably the most excitement in a series we have seen yet.

Games
Game 1  
At Veterans Stadium  
08 Cubs 7
76 Phillies 9
   
Game 2  
At Veterens Stadium  
08 Cubs 6
76 Phillies 5
   
Game 3  
At Wrigley Field  
76 Phillies 7
08 Cubs 0
   
Game 4  
At Wrigley Field  
76 Phillies 4
08 Cubs 5
   
Game 5  
At Wrigley Field  
76 Phillies 4
08 Cubs 11
   
Game 6  
At Veterens Stadium  
08 Cubs 7
76 Phillies 3
   
Game 7  
At Veterens Stadium  
08 Cubs 5
76 Phillies 9

Stats

2008 Chicago Cubs (97-64) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Alfonso Soriano 26 9 1 2 0.346 5  
Ryan Theriot 32 13 0 4 0.406 0  
Derrek Lee 32 6 0 2 0.188 0  
Aramis Ramirez 29 12 1 6 0.414 0  
Kosuke Fukudome 31 10 0 5 0.323 0  
Mark DeRosa 31 12 0 5 0.387 0  
Geovany Soto 31 6 0 2 0.194 0  
Reed Johnson 25 7 0 0 0.280 0  
Jim Edmonds 4 3 2 5 0.750 0  
Micah Hoffpauir 2 0 0 0 0.000 0  
          #DIV/0!    
Totals 243 78 4 31 0.321 5  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Carlos Zambrano 17.6 0 1 13 12 15 6.65
Carlos Marmol 8.6 0 0 2 9 6 2.09
Bob Howry 3.3 1 1 10 3 1 27.27
Jeff Samardzija 2.3 0 0 2 2 2 7.83
Ryan Dempster 13 2 0 5 8 7 3.46
Kerry Wood 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ted Lilly 6 0 1 1 7 1 1.50
Michael Wuertz 0.3 0 0 8 1 2 240.00
Sean Gallagher 1.3 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Rich Harden 6 0 0 1 8 2 1.50
Sean Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Totals 60.4 3 3 42 52 38 6.26

1976 Philadelphia Phillies (101-61) AB H HR RBI AVG SB  
Larry Bowa 36 18 0 7 0.500 4  
Mike Schmidt 26 4 1 7 0.154 0  
Dick Allen 29 9 2 5 0.310 0  
Greg Luzinski 31 10 0 4 0.323 0  
Garry Maddox 31 8 0 0 0.258 3  
Jay Johnstone 28 10 1 11 0.357 0  
Dave Cash 30 10 0 3 0.333 0  
Bob Boone 27 9 2 5 0.333 0  
Jerry Martin 3 0 0 0 0.000 0  
Tom Hutton 2 1 0 2 0.500 0  
Olie Brown 5 4 1 2 0.800 0  
Totals 248 83 7 46 0.335 7  
               
  IP W L ER K  BB  ERA
Steve Carlton 18 1 0 12 12 11 6.00
Ron Reed 9 1 1 6 9 2 6.00
Gene Garber 7.3 1 1 3 8 3 3.70
Tug McGraw 2.3 0 0 0 5 0 0.00
Jim Kaat 10.6 0 1 7 4 2 5.94
Wayne Twitchell 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Jim Lonborg 8 1 0 0 5 3 0.00
Larry Christenson 5 0 0 4 1 1 7.20
              #DIV/0!
              #DIV/0!
              #DIV/0!
Totals 62.2 4 3 32 46 22 4.63
Great thread, I can't wait to see how this plays out.

As a side note, it looks like the 2008 Cubs beat the Phillies in this series.  They won games 2, 4, 5, and 6.
Yes sorry about that. The Phillies actually won game number 5 at Wrigley Field 11-4. I will make the correction on the original.

Thanks!
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