Game 4 starts with brawl, Bainbridge Island beats up Goldendale 8-1 to wrap series sweep for A to Z League title

GOLDENDALE, WA (GPS)--Game four of the A to Z League championship series started with a hit batsman and a brawl. After the fighting stopped it didn't take long for Bainbridge Island to deliver the knockout punch with a big first inning on the way to an 8-1 win over Goldendale and a sweep of the series.

Bainbridge Island's Jeff Bagwell
hit two homers and had five RBI
in game four as the Bees finished
a sweep of Goldendale for the A
to Z League championship. Bag-
well had three homers and 10 RBI
in the four-game series.

Dwight Gooden started for Goldendale, down 3-0 in the series and looking to stay alive somehow. Craig Biggio dug in as Bainbridge Island's leadoff hitter who had been hot in the series, batting .500 (7-for-14) and getting two game-winning RBI in the first three games. So when Gooden's first pitch was a high, hard one that drilled Biggio in the shoulder, he took exception to the pitch and charged the mound. The benches emptied and fisticuffs ensued all around. When order was restored both Gooden and Biggio were ejected from the game.

Losing his starting pitcher was a particular problem for Goldendale manager Clark Griffith, who had made a difficult decision in sending Gooden to the hill. He'd used his top three starters--Bob Gibson, Lefty Grove, and Tom Glavine--in the first three games to little success. His game four options were Gooden, Ron Guidry, or Gibson on three days rest. Gooden finally got the nod on the strength of a decent start in game three of the opening-round series, and because Guidry had suffered through a couple of horrible outings late in the regular season, though he'd had a perfect two-inning relief stint in game five of the opening series. With Gooden tossed after one pitch, Guidry got the call from the bullpen.

It didn't go well. Cool Papa Bell greeted Guidry with a grounder between first and second, a single moving Max Bishop, running for Biggio, to second. Barry Bonds popped up to second for the first out, but then Jeff Bagwell launched a 2-2 pitch deep into the stands in straightaway left field, a three run bomb and just like that it was 3-0 Bainbridge Island. George Brett struck out on a filthy 2-2 slider from Guidry, but then Yogi Berra got ahead 2-0 and clobbered one down the right field line and into the seats for a solo shot to make it 4-zip. Bobby Bonds whiffed to end the inning.

Bainbridge, and Bagwell, struck again in the third. With one out Barry Bonds doubled high off the wall in left. Bagwell fell into an 0-2 count, worked it back to even, and then cleared the wall in left for his second homer of the game and a 6-0 lead for BI. Brett followed with a single, moved to second on Berra's groundout, and scored on a base hit by Bobby Bonds. That was it for Guidry. Gene Garber was summoned from the bullpen to keep the lead to seven.

Tommy Bridges pitched
a four-hitter for the Bees.
It was almost an after-
thought.

It's odd that the visiting team starting pitcher isn't mentioned until the sixth paragraph of the game summary, but amid all the ruckus Tommy Bridges was merely having a dominant performance. Bridges gave up a single to the second batter he faced, Tony Gwynn, and that was the only safety he allowed in the first seven innings. He walked three in that time and struck out seven as Bainbridge Island stretched their lead to 8-0 on Brett's homer in the fifth. Goldendale finally got on the board in the eighth, when Gwynn hit a two-out double and scored on a single by Ken Griffey, Jr. Bridges finished with a four-hitter, fanned eight, and walked four. Bainbridge Island player/manager Lou Boudreau didn't have many big decisions to make in the game.

After going 0-for-8 in the first two games of the series, Bagwell ended up hitting .333 (6-for-18) with three homers and 10 RBI. Bell hit .421 and scored four runs, and Biggio finished at .500 with two runs and three RBI.

Bainbridge Island swept the championship series for the A to Z League title and claimed B as the best letter ever!

                     Game 4 box score, October 26
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
Bainbridge Island      4  0  3  0  1  0  0  0  0     8 13  0     6  0
Goldendale             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     1  4  0     7  1
 
B's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    G's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Biggio            2b  0  0  0  0  .500    Gehringer         2b  4  0  0  0  .188
 Bishop           pr  4  1  0  0  .000    GwynnSr,T         rf  4  1  2  0  .294
Bell,CP           cf  5  1  3  0  .421    GriffeyJr         cf  4  0  1  1  .125
Bonds,Ba          lf  4  1  1  0  .250    Gibson,J          c   4  0  0  0  .188
Bagwell           1b  5  2  2  5  .333    Gehrig            1b  4  0  1  0  .286
Brett,G           3b  5  2  2  1  .200    Goslin            lf  3  0  0  0  .154
Berra,Y           c   4  1  2  1  .333    Groat             ss  1  0  0  0  .000
Bonds,Bo          rf  4  0  2  1  .308     Garber           p   0  0  0  0  .000
Banks,E           ss  4  0  0  0  .000     Greenberg        ph  0  0  0  0  .333
Bridges,T         p   4  0  1  0  .250     Giusti           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     39  8 13  8           Granderson       ph  0  0  0  0  .333
                                           Gagne,E          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Guerrero,V       ph  1  0  0  0  .000
                                          Gaetti            3b  4  0  0  0  .167
                                          Gooden            p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Guidry           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Garciaparra      ss  2  0  0  0  .000
                                                               31  1  4  1
 
B's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Bridges,T        W 1-0           9.0  4  1  1  4  8 137  88  1.00
                                 9.0  4  1  1  4  8 137  88 
 
G's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gooden           L 0-1           0.0  0  1  1  0  0   1   0 99.00
Guidry                           2.2  7  6  6  0  4  51  36 20.25
Garber                           2.1  3  1  1  0  1  30  21  2.70
Giusti                           2.0  3  0  0  0  0  26  16  0.00
Gagne,E                          2.0  0  0  0  1  4  33  19  3.00
                                 9.0 13  8  8  1  9 141  92 
 
BI : Bishop ran for Biggio in the 1st
     Bishop moved to 2b in the 1st
GOL: Garciaparra inserted at ss in the 3rd
     Greenberg batted for Garber in the 5th
     Granderson batted for Giusti in the 7th
     Guerrero,V batted for Gagne,E in the 9th
 
2B-Bonds,Ba(2), GwynnSr,T(1). HR-Bagwell 2(3), Brett,G(2), Berra,Y(1). 
RBI-Bagwell 5(10), Brett,G(2), Berra,Y(2), Bonds,Bo(2), GriffeyJr(3). 
K-Bell,CP, Bagwell, Brett,G, Bonds,Bo, Bridges,T 3, Bishop 2, Gehringer, 
GriffeyJr, Gibson,J 2, Gehrig, Groat, Gaetti 2. BB-Bonds,Ba, Goslin, 
Garciaparra, Greenberg, Granderson. HBP-Biggio. HB-Gooden. 
GWRBI: Bagwell
Craig Biggio was ejected from this game
Dwight Gooden was ejected from this game

Goldendale bullpen falters, BI wins 9-7 in 10 to take 3-0 lead in championship series

GOLDENDALE, WA (GPS)--Goldendale, down 2-0 in the best-of-seven A to Z League championship series, took a two-run  lead into the ninth inning and came within an out of victory October 25 at Ekone Park. But a pair of pinch-hit homers tied it, and Bainbridge Island won it in the tenth 9-7 to move within a game of winning the series and crowning B as baseball's best letter.

Jeff Bagwell went 4-for-5 with
a grand slam and five RBI in 
Bainbridge Island's 9-7 win 
over Goldendale in game three
of the A to Z League
championship series.

Goldendale took the early lead, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first against Bainbridge Island starter Kevin Brown, one on a sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey, Jr. and the other on a solo homer by Josh Gibson. BI got one in the third off Tom Glavine. Bobby Bonds led off the frame with a double and eventually scored on a groundout by Craig Biggio to make it 2-1. That score held up until the sixth. 

Bainbridge Island started the  top of the inning with back-to-back singles from Biggio and Cool Papa Bell to put runners on first and second. Barry Bonds came to the  plate and hit a potential double-play ball right back to the box, but Glavine fumbled the ball for an error and the sacks were full with nobody out. Jeff Bagwell cleared them off in a hurry, crushing a 2-2  pitch deep into the seats in left center for a grand slam and the Bees had the lead 5-2. 

Glavine finished the inning without further incident, and Goldendale got back up off the mat in the bottom of the sixth. Tony Gwynn beat out an infield single with one out and, with two gone Gibson laced a double to left center and Gwynn scored all the way from first to make it 5-3. Bainbridge player/manager Lou Boudreau opted not to mess with Lou Gehrig and issued an intentional walk to the Iron Horse. With Goose Goslin at the plate Yogi Berra mishandled Brown's pitch for a passed ball, and the runners advanced to second and third. Boudreau then decided on a free pass to Goslin as well, loading the bases for righty-hitting shortstop Dick Groat. It was BI manager Clark Griffith's turn to make a move, sending Curtis Granderson up to hit for Groat. Griffith won the chess game when Granderson smoked a grounder just  inside the bag at first, easily scoring Gibson and Gehrig. Goslin was cut down at the plate on a good throw from Bobby Bonds and relay by Biggio, and the sixth ended with the score knotted at 5-5. 

Rod Beck pitched two perfect
innings to seal Bainbridge
Island's 9-7 win in game three.

It remained tied until the bottom of the eighth, when Armando Benitez took over for Brown on the hill. Goldendale jumped on him right away. Gibson worked a walk on a 3-2 pitch and Gehrig, also on a full count, grounded a single into right field. Goslin then lined a base  hit to right, scoring Gibson to make it 6-5 and moving Gehrig to third. That was it for Benitez, who was replaced on the hill by Jeff Brantley. He got Nomar Garciaparra, in at short for Groat, to bounce into a 6-4-3 double play, scoring Gehrig and making it 7-5 Goldendale.

"Everyday Eddie" Guardado started the ninth on the hill for Goldendale. He'd come in to face some tough lefty batters in the eighth and pitched a 1-2-3 inning. He got Berra on a line-out to center for the first out in the ninth, and then Griffith brought in his closer, Goose Gossage. Boudreau sent up Wade Boggs to bat for Bobby Bonds, and Boggs grounded out to short for the second out. Boudreau then took himself out of the game and called on Jim Bottomley to pinch hit. Bottomley cracked a 1-0 pitch from The Goose deep to right center for a home run, and  it was 7-6 and Goldendale was still just an out away from a much needed win. Next up was Lou Brock, hitting for Brantley, and he took a 1-1 pitch right down the right field line and into the stands for a game-tying  homer. Those were the first at-bats in the series for both Bottomley and Brock. Boudreau, seeing the pinch hitter working, sent in Carlos Beltran to bat for Biggio, but he grounded to third to end the inning in a 7-all tie.

Closer Rod Beck came in for Bainbridge Island and retired Goldendale in order in the bottom of the ninth, sending the contest into extra innings. Tom Gordon took the hill in the tenth, replacing Gossage, who was lifted for a pinch hitter in the ninth. Gordon got ahead of Bell 1-2, but he grounded a single right up the middle for a base hit. Bell swiped second on the first pitch to Barry Bonds, and Griffith called for an intentional walk. Bagwell came through again, hitting a 2-2 pitch to deep left for a double, scoring Bell to make it 8-7 Bainbridge Island and moving Bonds to third. Gordon fanned George Brett, who fouled off three 1-2 pitches before missing on a nasty curve. Berra, though, ripped a single to shallow center, scoring Bonds; Bagwell tried to score with two outs and Griffey nailed him at the plate, but Bainbridge Island had the lead 9-7.

Beck stayed in for his second inning of work and retired Goldendale in order in the tenth. Griffey hit a routine fly to right, Gibson grounded to short, and Gehrig struck out. Bainbridge Island went up three games to none.

Game four will be played October 26 at Ekone Park. Griffith plans to send Dwight Gooden to the mound to start the contest. Boudreau will go with Tommy Bridges.

                      Game 3 box score, October 25
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
Bainbridge Island      0  0  1  0  0  4  0  0  2  2     9 11  1     4  1
Goldendale             2  0  0  0  0  3  0  2  0  0     7  9  1     4  1
 
B's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    G's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Biggio            2b  4  1  1  1  .500    Gehringer         2b  3  1  1  0  .250
 Beltran,C        ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Gordon,J         ph  2  0  0  0  .000
Bell,CP           cf  5  2  2  0  .357    GwynnSr,T         rf  4  1  1  0  .231
Bonds,Ba          lf  4  2  0  0  .250    GriffeyJr         cf  4  0  0  1  .083
Bagwell           1b  5  1  4  5  .308    Gibson,J          c   4  3  2  2  .250
Brett,G           3b  5  0  0  0  .100    Gehrig            1b  4  2  1  0  .300
Bench             c   1  0  0  0  .000    Goslin            lf  3  0  1  1  .200
 Berra,Y          c   4  0  1  1  .250    Groat             ss  2  0  0  0  .000
Bonds,Bo          rf  3  1  1  0  .222     Granderson       ph  1  0  1  2  .333
 Boggs,W          ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Garciaparra      ss  1  0  0  0  .000
 Banks,E          ss  1  0  0  0  .000    Gaetti            3b  4  0  2  0  .250
Boudreau          ss  1  0  0  0  .250    Glavine           p   2  0  0  0  .000
 Bottomley        ph  1  1  1  1 1.000     Guerrero,V       ph  1  0  0  0  .000
 Bishop           2b  0  0  0  0  .000     Guardado         p   0  0  0  0  .000
Brown,K           p   3  0  0  0  .000     Gossage          p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Britton          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Greenberg        ph  1  0  0  0  .333
 Benitez          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Gordon,T         p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Brantley,J       p   0  0  0  0  .000                         36  7  9  6
 Brock,L          ph  1  1  1  1 1.000
 Beck,R           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     40  9 11  9
 
B's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Brown,K                          6.0  7  5  5  2  1  75  48  7.50
Britton                          1.0  0  0  0  1  1  13   7  0.00
Benitez                          0.0  2  2  2  1  0  15   8 13.50
Brantley,J                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0   5   4  0.00
Beck,R           W 1-0           2.0  0  0  0  0  2  22  15  0.00
                                10.0  9  7  7  4  4 130  82 
 
G's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Glavine                          7.0  6  5  4  2  3 101  65  5.14
Guardado                         1.1  0  0  0  0  0  14   8  0.00
Gossage          BS 1            0.2  2  2  2  0  0  11   9 27.00
Gordon,T         L 0-1           1.0  3  2  2  1  1  21  15 18.00
                                10.0 11  9  8  3  4 147  97 
 
BI : Berra,Y inserted at c in the 2nd
     Boggs,W batted for Bonds,Bo in the 9th
     Bottomley batted for Boudreau in the 9th
     Brock,L batted for Brantley,J in the 9th
     Beltran,C batted for Biggio in the 9th
     Banks,E inserted at ss in the 9th
     Bishop inserted at 2b in the 9th
     Beltran,C moved to rf in the 9th
GOL: Granderson batted for Groat in the 6th
     Garciaparra inserted at ss in the 7th
     Guerrero,V batted for Glavine in the 7th
     Gordon,J batted for Gehringer in the 7th
     Gordon,J moved to 2b in the 8th
     Greenberg batted for Gossage in the 9th
 
E-Bonds,Ba, Glavine. 2B-Bagwell(1), Bonds,Bo(1), Gibson,J(1), Gaetti 2(2), 
Granderson(1). HR-Bagwell(1), Bottomley(1), Brock,L(1), Gibson,J(1). 
RBI-Biggio(3), Bagwell 5(5), Berra,Y(1), Bottomley(1), Brock,L(1), 
GriffeyJr(2), Gibson,J 2(3), Goslin(1), Granderson 2(2). SB-Bell,CP(1). 
K-Brett,G 2, Brown,K 2, Gehringer, Gehrig, Gordon,J, Greenberg. BB-Bonds,Ba, 
Boudreau 2, GwynnSr,T, Gibson,J, Gehrig, Goslin. SF-GriffeyJr. PB-Berra,Y. 
GWRBI: Bagwell
Johnny Bench was injured for this game only

Bainbridge up 2-0 in championship series after 4-3, 10-inning win over Goldendale

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA (GPS)--Craig Biggio doubled into the left field corner to score Bainbridge Island player/manager Lou Boudreau from first in the bottom of the tenth October 23 to give the Bees a 4-3 win over Goldendale and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series for the A to Z League championship. Biggio, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles and also scored a run, has batted .600 in the first two games of the series.

Craig Biggio got the game-winning
RBI on a tenth-inning double and
is batting .600 in the series.

Lefty Grove, who missed the first-round playoff series because of a sore shoulder, got the start for Goldendale, his first action since October 6. He didn't show too many signs of rust, allowing just two hits and walking one in the first five innings, though one of those hits was a solo homer by Bobby Bonds that gave Bainbridge Island an early 1-0 lead in the second inning. 

Jim Bunning got the start for Bainbridge Island and hung up a string of zeroes, allowing just two hits in the first five innings and never allowing a runner to reach second. Goldendale broke through against him in the sixth with the help of several defensive miscues. Bunning fired one up and in on his first pitch to Gary Gaetti leading off the top of the frame and hit him, and after some choice words Gaetti took first. That brought up Grove, and Goldendale manager Clark Griffith called for the bunt. Grove missed the first pitch, fouled off the second, and with the count 0-2 Griffith gave the swing-away sign. Grove fought one off and dunked it into shallow right field for a base hit, and when Bonds booted the ball Gaetti took third and Grove raced to second and Goldendale had two on and nobody out. Back to the top of the order Charlie Gehringer grounded out to the shortstop, Boudreau, Gaetti scoring from third and Grove holding second, and it was 1-1. Tony Gwynn took a soft liner the other way to short left for a single, advancing Grove to third. That brought up Ken Griffey, Jr., who worked a 3-2 count and then smacked a sharp grounder to Biggio at second. They got the force on Gwynn at second, but Griffey beat Boudreau's relay to first, Grove scored, and Goldendale led 2-1.

Jim Bunning pitched
seven solid innings in 
Bainbridge Island's game-
two victory.

The inning wasn't over. Josh Gibson batted next and drilled a 3-1 pitch down the left field line for a single, and Griffey, running with two out, made it easily to third. That brought Lou Gehrig to the plate. Bunning threw his first pitch to the Iron Horse in the dirt and it got away from catcher Johnny Bench. Griffey hesitated and had to hold at third, but Gibson took second on the wild pitch. That made it an easy choice for Boudreau to call for the intentional walk to Gehrig, loading the bases for Goose Goslin. The strategy nearly worked. Goslin hit a routine grounder to third, but Wade Boggs couldn't find the handle, Griffey scored on the error, and it was 3-1. Bunning got Dick Groat on a fly  ball to center to finally end the inning.

The lead didn't last long. Biggio led off the bottom of the sixth with a single and, after an out, Barry Bonds clubbed one into the right field seats for a two-run homer, knotting the score at 3-3. It was the second time in the postseason that Barry and Bobby homered in the same contest. 

The score held until the tenth. Bunning pitched a 1-2-3 seventh, then was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the inning. Grove retired six of the seven batters he faced in the seventh and eighth. Zach Britton and Armando Benitez retired the six men they faced in the eighth and the ninth. Eric Gagne replaced Grove for the top of the ninth and put Bainbridge down in order. Benitez gave up a single in the top of the tenth but no runs.

Then came the bottom of the tenth. With Gagne on the mound, Boudreau led off with a single down the right field line, then sent Jim Bottomley out to bat for Benitez. Griffith countered with southpaw hurler "Everyday Eddie" Guardado. Boudreau called back the lefty Bottomley in favor of switch hitter Carlos Beltran. Beltran hit one right on the screws, but right to Nomar Garciaparra at short for the first out. Biggio then cracked one deep down the left field line for a double and Boudreau raced home with the game winner to put Bainbridge Island up two games to none in the series.

After taking the day off October 24, the series will resume the following day at Ekone Park in Goldendale. Griffith plans to start Tom Glavine on the hill, and Boudreau will go with Kevin Brown.

                      Game two box score, October 23
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
Goldendale             0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0     3  6  1     5  1
Bainbridge Island      0  1  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  1     4  7  2     5  0
 
G's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    B's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Gehringer         2b  5  0  0  1  .222    Biggio            2b  5  1  3  1  .600
GwynnSr,T         rf  5  0  2  0  .222    Bell,CP           cf  4  0  1  0  .333
GriffeyJr         cf  4  1  0  1  .125    Bonds,Ba          lf  4  1  1  2  .375
Gibson,J          c   4  0  1  0  .125    Bagwell           1b  4  0  0  0  .000
Gehrig            1b  3  0  0  0  .333    Bench             c   4  0  0  0  .000
Goslin            lf  4  0  1  0  .143    Bonds,Bo          rf  4  1  1  1  .167
 Garciaparra      ss  0  0  0  0  .000    Boggs,W           3b  1  0  0  0  .000
Groat             ss  3  0  0  0  .000     Brock,L          pr  0  0  0  0  .000
 Granderson       ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Brett,G          3b  1  0  0  0  .200
 Gagne,E          p   0  0  0  0  .000    Boudreau          ss  3  1  1  0  .333
 Guardado         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Bunning           p   2  0  0  0  .000
Gaetti            3b  2  1  0  0  .000     Banks,E          ph  1  0  0  0  .000
 Guerrero,V       ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Britton          p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Glaus            3b  0  0  0  0  .000     Benitez          p   0  0  0  0  .000
Grove,L           p   3  1  1  0  .333     Bottomley        ph  0  0  0  0  .000
 Greenberg        lf  1  0  1  0  .500     Beltran,C        ph  1  0  0  0  .000
                     36  3  6  2                               34  4  7  4
 
G's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Grove,L                          8.0  5  3  3  2  7 119  75  3.38
Gagne,E          L 0-1           1.0  1  1  1  0  0  13  10  9.00
Guardado                         0.1  1  0  0  0  0   7   3  0.00
                                 9.1  7  4  4  2  7 139  88 
 
B's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Bunning                          7.0  5  3  2  1  6 118  78  2.57
Britton                          1.2  0  0  0  0  2  11  10  0.00
Benitez          W 1-0           1.1  1  0  0  0  2  21  16  0.00
                                10.0  6  3  2  1 10 150 104 
 
GOL: Granderson batted for Groat in the 9th
     Greenberg inserted at lf in the 9th
     Garciaparra inserted at ss in the 9th
     Guerrero,V batted for Gaetti in the 10th
     Glaus inserted at 3b in the 10th
BI : Brock,L ran for Boggs,W in the 7th
     Banks,E batted for Bunning in the 7th
     Brett,G inserted at 3b in the 8th
     Bottomley batted for Benitez in the 10th
     Beltran,C batted for Bottomley in the 10th
 
E-Goslin, Bonds,Bo, Boggs,W. 2B-Biggio 2(2). HR-Bonds,Ba(1), Bonds,Bo(1). 
RBI-Gehringer(1), GriffeyJr(1), Biggio(2), Bonds,Ba 2(3), Bonds,Bo(1). 
CS-Goslin. K-Gehringer 2, GwynnSr,T 2, Gibson,J, Goslin, Gaetti 2, Grove,L, 
Granderson, Bell,CP, Bonds,Ba 2, Bench 2, Bonds,Bo, Bunning. BB-Gehrig, 
Boggs,W 2. SH-Boudreau. HBP-Gaetti. HB-Bunning. WP-Bunning. 
GWRBI: Biggio

Bainbridge beats Goldendale on Blyleven 5-hitter, takes 1-0 lead in A to Z League championship series

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA (GPS)--Bert Blyleven pitched a five-hitter and Bainbridge Island topped Goldendale 5-1 at Battle Point Park October 22 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven A to Z League championship series. Blyleven struck out six and didn't walk a batter, outdueling Bob Gibson for the series-opening victory.

Bert Blyleven pitched a five-
hitter and Bainbridge Island won
the championship-series opener
against Goldendale 5-1.

The Bees scratched out a run in the second inning to take the early lead against Gibson. Yogi Berra started the frame with a single to right, and took second when Bobby Bonds worked a walk on a 3-2 pitch. Ernie Banks then hit a grounder to Nomar Garciaparra at short; the G's got the force on Bonds at second but Banks beat the throw to first, putting runners at the corners with one out. Blyleven bounced one back to Gibson on the mound; Berra held at third and Goldendale got the force on Banks at second. Craig Biggio singled down the right field line to plate Berra for a 1-0 Bainbridge Island lead. 

The Bees added a run in the third on George Brett's two-out solo homer to make it 2-0. Goldendale answered with a run in the top of the fourth. Charlie Gehringer led off the inning with a double and, after an out, moved to third on a single to shallow right by Ken Griffey, Jr. Josh Gibson then hit a grounder to Jeff Bagwell at first, who got the force on Griffey at second, but Gibson beat Banks's relay to first and Gehringer scored to make it 2-1.

Craig Biggio had three hits and
drove in Bainbridge Island's
first run.

That was all that Goldendale would get against Blyleven. Bainbridge Island added another run in the third. Banks reached on a one-out error by Garciaparra, and later scored on a double by Cool Papa Bell. They closed out the scoring with two in the sixth. Bell singled with one out and scored on a double by Barry Bonds, who later scored on another miscue by Garciaparra to make it 5-1. Blyleven allowed just two singles over the last five innings to close out the victory.

Game two will be played October 23 at Battle Point Park. Lefty Grove, who missed the opening-round series because of an injury, will start for Goldendale, and Jim Bunning is slated to go for Bainbridge Island. Grove was 15-6 and posted an ERA of 3.59 during the regular season, but hasn't pitched since October 6 because of a sore shoulder. Bunning was 11-11 and 3.88 during the regular season, and took a no-decision in his only start of the opening-round series.

                     Game 1 box score, October 22
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
Goldendale             0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0     1  5  2     4  0
Bainbridge Island      0  1  1  1  0  2  0  0  x     5  9  0    10  0
 
G's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    B's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Gehringer         2b  4  1  2  0  .500    Biggio            2b  5  0  3  1  .600
GwynnSr,T         rf  4  0  0  0  .000     Bishop           2b  0  0  0  0  .000
GriffeyJr         cf  4  0  1  0  .250    Bell,CP           cf  5  1  2  1  .400
Gibson,J          c   4  0  0  1  .000    Bonds,Ba          lf  4  1  2  1  .500
Gehrig            1b  3  0  2  0  .667    Bagwell           1b  4  0  0  0  .000
Garciaparra       ss  3  0  0  0  .000    Brett,G           3b  4  1  1  1  .250
Goslin            lf  3  0  0  0  .000    Berra,Y           c   4  1  1  0  .250
Gaetti            3b  2  0  0  0  .000    Bonds,Bo          rf  2  0  0  0  .000
 Granderson       ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Banks,E           ss  3  1  0  0  .000
 Glaus            3b  0  0  0  0  .000     Boudreau         ss  0  0  0  0  .000
Gibson,B          p   2  0  0  0  .000    Blyleven          p   4  0  0  0  .000
 Greenberg        ph  1  0  0  0  .000                         35  5  9  4
 Garber           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     31  1  5  1
 
G's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gibson,B         L 0-1           7.0  9  5  3  4  3 107  70  3.86
Garber                           1.0  0  0  0  0  0   5   4  0.00
                                 8.0  9  5  3  4  3 112  74 
 
B's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Blyleven         W 1-0           9.0  5  1  1  0  6 132  89  1.00
                                 9.0  5  1  1  0  6 132  89 
 
GOL: Granderson batted for Gaetti in the 8th
     Greenberg batted for Gibson,B in the 8th
     Glaus inserted at 3b in the 8th
BI : Bishop inserted at 2b in the 9th
     Boudreau inserted at ss in the 9th
 
E-Garciaparra 2. 2B-Gehringer(1), Bell,CP(1), Bonds,Ba(1). HR-Brett,G(1). 
RBI-Gibson,J(1), Biggio(1), Bell,CP(1), Bonds,Ba(1), Brett,G(1). 
SB-Bonds,Bo(1). CS-Gehrig. K-Gehringer, GriffeyJr, Gibson,J, Goslin, 
Gibson,B, Granderson, Bagwell, Bonds,Bo, Blyleven. BB-Bonds,Ba, Bonds,Bo 2, 
Banks,E. HBP-Gehrig. HB-Blyleven. WP-Blyleven. 
GWRBI: Biggio

Goldendale tops Moses Lake 3-1, advances to finals with 4-2 series win

MOSES LAKE, WA (GPS)--Tom Glavine came out on top against Pedro Martinez in a fine pitchers duel, Charlie Gehringer got the big hit in the eighth, and Goldendale beat Moses Lake 3-1 October 19 at Larson Field, winning their playoff series four games to two and advancing to the A to Z League championship series against Bainbridge Island.

Tom Glavine got the series-
clinching win as Goldendale
beat Moses Lake 3-1 to advance
to the championship series.

Neither club got much going in the first three innings. Goldendale's Gary Gaetti got the first hit off Martinez--who had pitched a no-hitter in game two of the series--a double in the second. Mickey Mantle hit a leadoff double in the second against Glavine but was not able to advance.

Each team broke through in the fourth. Josh Gibson clubbed a two-out homer deep down the left field line against Pedro to make it 1-0 Goldendale. Willie Mays answered with a leadoff bomb to left against Glavine to tie it at 1-all. 

It stayed that way for a while. Goldendale got just one hit and a walk against Martinez in the next three innings. Moses Lake got something going in the sixth when Paul Molitor and Mays opened the inning with back-to-back singles. Stan Musial hit a slow roller toward short that Nomar Garciaparra had to charge. His only play was at first, and the runners moved to second and third with one out. Mantle came to the plate and, with the Goldendale infield playing in, hit a grounder toward second. Molitor took off for the plate for a shot at the lead, Gehringer snagged the ball and fired home in time for the out. Edgar Martinez hit a comebacker to the mound and Glavine threw him out at first to end the threat.

Charlie Gehringer made a
key defensive play and got
the tiebreaking hit in 
Goldendale's series-clinching
win.

Martinez allowed just three hits and a walk in the first seven innings, but Goldendale got to him in the eighth. With one out Hank Greenberg, batting for Glavine, laced one into the left field corner for a double. Gehringer lined one into the gap in left center for another two-bagger, plating Greenberg. Martinez got out of the inning with no further damage, but Goldendale had the lead 2-1.

Tom Gordon came on to pitch for Goldendale in the eighth, and Joe Morgan, batting for Pedro, led off with a walk on a 3-1 pitch. Moses Lake manager Connie Mack then called on Eddie Mathews to pinch hit for Molitor, who was 2-for-3 in the game. Goldendale skipper Clark Griffith countered with Everyday Eddie Guardado, who got Mathews to hit a routine fly ball to right. Mays then grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. Mays hit into two twin-killings in the contest.

The G's got an insurance run in the top of the ninth. Lou Gehrig led off with a single, moved to third on a couple of groundouts, and scored on a base hit by Troy Glaus to make it 3-1. 

It was a run they didn't need. Goldendale closer Goose Gossage came in and made quick work of the M's, striking out Musial and Mantle, and getting pinch hitter Eddie Murray on a routine fly to right to seal the victory and the series, four games to two. Goldendale advances to play Bainbridge Island in the A to Z League championship series. Griffith has penciled in Bob Gibson as his starter for the series opener, which will be played at Bainbridge Island.

                    Game six box score, October 19
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
Goldendale             0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  1     3  8  0     6  3
Moses Lake             0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0     1  6  0     4  0
 
G's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    M's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Gehringer         2b  4  0  1  1  .182    Molitor           2b  3  0  2  0  .571
GwynnSr,T         rf  3  0  1  0  .130     Mathews,E        ph  1  0  0  0  .154
GriffeyJr         cf  4  0  0  0  .182    Mays,W            cf  4  1  2  1  .296
Gibson,J          c   4  1  1  1  .273    Musial            1b  4  0  1  0  .261
 Gordon,T         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Mantle            rf  4  0  1  0  .292
 Guardado         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Martinez,E        3b  2  0  0  0  .500
 Gossage          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Myers,R          p   0  0  0  0  .000
Gehrig            1b  3  1  1  0  .429     Marshall,MG      p   0  0  0  0  .000
Garciaparra       ss  4  0  0  0  .167     Murray,E         ph  1  0  0  0  .333
Goslin            lf  4  0  0  0  .200    Medwick           lf  3  0  0  0  .273
Gaetti            3b  2  0  1  0  .222    Munson,T          c   3  0  0  0  .000
 Granderson       ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Marion            ss  3  0  0  0  .143
 Glaus            3b  1  0  1  1  .500    Martinez,P        p   2  0  0  0  .167
Glavine           p   2  0  0  0  .000     Morgan,J         ph  0  0  0  0  .231
 Greenberg        ph  1  1  1  0  .125                         30  1  6  1
 Gowdy            c   1  0  1  0  .500
                     34  3  8  3
 
G's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Glavine          W 1-1           7.0  6  1  1  1  1  92  57  5.79
Gordon,T                         0.0  0  0  0  1  0   5   1  0.00
Guardado         H 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  0   6   3  2.25
Gossage          S 3             1.0  0  0  0  0  2  12   9  0.00
                                 9.0  6  1  1  2  3 115  70 
 
M's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Martinez,P       L 1-1           8.0  5  2  2  2  9 127  74  1.06
Myers,R                          0.2  1  1  1  0  0  11   6  5.40
Marshall,MG                      0.1  2  0  0  0  0   4   3  5.40
                                 9.0  8  3  3  2  9 142  83 
 
GOL: Granderson batted for Gaetti in the 8th
     Greenberg batted for Glavine in the 8th
     Glaus inserted at 3b in the 8th
     Gowdy inserted at c in the 8th
ML : Morgan,J batted for Martinez,P in the 8th
     Mathews,E batted for Molitor in the 8th
     Mathews,E moved to 3b in the 9th
     Morgan,J moved to 2b in the 9th
     Murray,E batted for Marshall,MG in the 9th
 
2B-Gehringer(1), Gaetti(2), Greenberg(1), Gowdy(1), Mantle(1). 
HR-Gibson,J(3), Mays,W(2). RBI-Gehringer(1), Gibson,J(3), Glaus(1), 
Mays,W(7). K-Gehringer, GriffeyJr 4, Gibson,J, Garciaparra, Goslin, 
Granderson, Musial, Mantle, Munson,T. BB-GwynnSr,T, Gehrig, Martinez,E, 
Morgan,J. PB-Munson,T. 
GWRBI: Gehringer

Bainbridge Island routs Aberdeen 10-1, advances to championship series

BAINBRDIGE ISLAND, WA (GPS)--Kevin Brown pitched eight strong innings, guys named Bonds hit three home runs, and Bainbridge Island romped to a 10-1 win over Aberdeen October 19, winning their A to Z League playoff series four games to two and advancing to the championship round. The Bees scored at least one run in every inning from the second to the seventh and at least one run against  each of four A's pitchers. 

Bobby Bonds had two
home runs and a double
in Bainbridge Island's
series-clinching 10-1 win
over Aberdeen.

BI got on the board in the second inning when Bobby Bonds hit a two-out solo homer off Aberdeen starter Kevin Appier for a 1-0 lead. Appier retired Ernie Banks on a grounder to short to end the inning. However he twisted his ankle while scrambling off the mound to try to field the ball and had to leave the game. Aberdeen manager Sparky Anderson called on Neil Allen to pitch the third.

It was a pivotal moment in the game. Allen retired the first two batters he faced, striking out Brown and and getting Craig Biggio on a comebacker to the mound. Cool Papa Bell followed with a double to deep center over the head of Earl Averill. Barry Bonds came to the plate and was walked intentionally. Jeff Bagwell spoiled the strategy, lining a first-pitch single to shallow right; Bell scored easily, and Bonds came in when Henry Aaron made an errant throw trying to retire him at third. It was 3-0 Bainbridge.

The Bees added another in the fourth, when Bobby Bonds doubled with one out and scored on a two-out base hit by the pitcher Brown. 

After getting just a walk and a single off Brown in the first four innings, Aberdeen finally got something going in the top of the fifth. With one out Banks booted Joe Adcock's grounder for an error. Averill drew a walk, and catcher Alan Ashby grounded a single to left, moving everyone up one and loading the bases. Down 4-0 and the pitcher Allen due up, Anderson inexplicably let him bat. Allen popped up to first base for the second out, and Roberto Alomar grounded to short to snuff the rally.

Sticking with Allen seemed an even worse idea in the bottom of the frame. Bell led off with a single, Barry Bonds doubled down the left field line to move Cool Papa to third, and Bagwell knocked a triple to deep right center to score both and make it 6-0. That was finally it for Allen; John Axford was called out of the Aberdeen bullpen. George Brett greeted him with a sacrifice fly to center to make it 7-zip.

Kevin Brown blanked
Aberdeen through eight
and drove in a run as
well for BI.

Barry Bonds hit a two-run homer in the sixth, Bobby Bonds hit his second of the game, a solo shot in the seventh, and Bainbridge Island was up 10-0. 

Meanwhile Brown continued to cruise. He'd given up just six hits and a couple of walks through eight innings, and player-manager Lou Boudreau sent him out for the ninth. He gave up singles to Adcock and Averill, then walked catcher Brad Ausmus to load the bases with nobody out. At 123 pitches Brown was out of gas, and Jeff Brantley came on in relief. Pinch hitter Edgardo Alfonso grounded out to second, plating Adcock and moving everyone else up a base. Alomar walked to re-load the bases. But Luke Appling grounded one back to Brantley, who got the force on Averill at the plate, and then Aaron grounded out to second for the final out in Bainbridge Island's 10-1 win. 

Boudreau said he'd be going with Bert Blyleven to start game one of the championship series, though Blyleven had a couple of shaky outings in this first-round series. Jim Bunning is penciled in to pitch game two for Bainbridge Island. As of this writing Goldendale leads Moses Lake three games to two in the other first-round series.

                     Game six box score, October 19
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
Aberdeen               0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     1  8  1    11  0
Bainbridge Island      0  1  2  1  3  2  1  0  x    10 11  1     5  1
 
A's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    B's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Alomar,R          2b  3  0  1  0  .304    Biggio            2b  4  0  0  0  .160
Appling           ss  5  0  0  0  .231     Bishop           2b  1  0  0  0  .200
Aaron,H           rf  5  0  1  0  .240    Bell,CP           cf  4  3  3  0  .368
Allen,D           3b  4  0  1  0  .348    Bonds,Ba          lf  4  3  2  2  .455
Abreu,B           lf  4  0  0  0  .227    Bagwell           1b  4  1  2  3  .304
Adcock,J          1b  4  1  3  0  .417    Brett,G           3b  3  0  0  1  .176
Averill           cf  3  0  1  0  .375    Berra,Y           c   3  0  0  0  .250
Ashby,Al          c   2  0  1  0  .118    Bonds,Bo          rf  3  3  3  2  .182
 Ashburn          ph  1  0  0  0  .111    Banks,E           ss  4  0  0  0  .059
 Ausmus           c   0  0  0  0  .000     Boudreau         ss  0  0  0  0  .000
Appier            p   0  0  0  0  .000    Brown,K           p   4  0  1  1  .250
 Allison          ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Brantley,J       p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Allen,Neil       p   1  0  0  0  .000                         34 10 11  9
 Axford           p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Alou,Mo          ph  1  0  0  0  .333
 Andersen         p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Alfonzo          ph  1  0  0  1  .000
                     35  1  8  1
 
A's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Appier           L 0-1           2.0  2  1  1  0  1  26  18  4.50
Allen,Neil                       2.0  7  6  5  1  2  32  21 13.50
Axford                           2.0  1  2  2  3  3  51  24  9.00
Andersen                         2.0  1  1  1  0  2  18  14  3.86
                                 8.0 11 10  9  4  8 127  77 
 
B's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Brown,K          W 1-1           8.0  8  1  1  3  8 123  83  5.06
Brantley,J                       1.0  0  0  0  1  0  21  11  0.00
                                 9.0  8  1  1  4  8 144  94 
 
ADN: Allison batted for Appier in the 3rd
     Ashburn batted for Ashby,Al in the 7th
     Alou,Mo batted for Axford in the 7th
     Ausmus inserted at c in the 7th
     Alfonzo batted for Andersen in the 9th
BI : Bishop inserted at 2b in the 7th
     Boudreau inserted at ss in the 9th
 
E-Aaron,H, Banks,E. 2B-Aaron,H(2), Adcock,J(1), Bell,CP(3), Bonds,Ba(1), 
Bonds,Bo(2). 3B-Bagwell(1). HR-Bonds,Ba(2), Bonds,Bo 2(2). RBI-Alfonzo(1), 
Bonds,Ba 2(5), Bagwell 3(5), Brett,G(6), Bonds,Bo 2(5), Brown,K(1). 
SB-Bell,CP(1). K-Alomar,R, Appling 2, Allen,D, Abreu,B, Averill, Allison, 
Alou,Mo, Biggio, Bagwell, Berra,Y 2, Banks,E 2, Brown,K 2. BB-Alomar,R 2, 
Averill, Ausmus, Bell,CP, Bonds,Ba, Berra,Y, Bonds,Bo. SF-Brett,G. 
GWRBI: Bonds,Bo
Kevin Appier was injured for this game only

Goldendale tops Moses Lake 7-6, takes 3-2 lead in playoff series

GOLDENDALE, WA (GPS)--In a playoff game that was tied 6-6 after three innings, the bullpens settled things down and Goldendale outscored Moses Lake 7-6 October 17 to take game five and a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series.

Gary Gaetti had a couple
of RBI singles, and drove
in what proved to be the
winning run in the fifth 
inning of Goldendale's
7-6 win over Moses Lake.

It was a matchup of two starting pitchers with considerable playoff cred, Jack Morris and Bob Gibson, but neither had much on this day at Ekone Park. Morris was rocked for five runs in the bottom of the first, with the key hits being a two-run double by Lou Gehrig and a two-run homer by Goose Goslin, who sat out game four because of a sore ankle. Goldendale fans had great hope with Gibson on the mound, but he was bitten by the gopher ball, surrendering five in the third on a three-run homer by Stan Musial and a two-run shot by Eddie Murray. Morris was pulled after walking Josh Gibson leading off the third. Goldendale pinch hit for Gibson in that same frame with a couple of runners aboard.

The G's scored what proved to be the winning run in the bottom of the fifth against Dennis Martinez. Gehrig opened the frame with a base hit to center, then Nomar Garciaparra bounced into a 3-6 force play, with Gehrig out at second and Nomar beating the relay throw to first by a hair. Goslin lined a single to right center on the first pitch he saw, moving Garciaparra over to third. Gary Gaetti grounded a single to right to plate the go-ahead run, making it 7-6. Vladimir Guerrero pinch hit for pitcher Eddie Guardado, but bounced into an inning-ending double play.

Ron Guidry and three other
Goldendale relievers combined
for five scoreless innings to get
the ball to closer Goose Gossage
for the ninth.

The bullpens took over from there. Tug McGraw pitched three superb innings for Moses Lake, allowing just one walk and no hits. Eric Gagne pitched a scoreless sixth for Goldendale, and Ron Guidry was perfect in the seventh and eighth, getting the ball to closer Goose Gossage for the top of the ninth. 

Paul Molitor, batting for McGraw, lined a single down the right field line to lead off the inning. M's manager Connie Mack then made a couple of moves that went against "the book." Eschewing the unwritten rule to go for the win on the road, Mack called for a sacrifice, and Joe Morgan made a fine bunt back toward the mound. Gossage fielded it and threw Morgan out at first, with Molitor taking second. With the tying run in scoring position and Willie Mays headed out to the batter's box, Mack made the head-scratching decision to call Mays back to the dugout and send Johnny Mize to the plate to pinch hit. Presumably the move was made to gain a platoon edge, but Mack wasn't very talkative after the game. Mize did hit the ball hard, but it was a liner right to Gehrig at first for the second out. Musial hit a can of corn fly ball to center that Ken Griffey, Jr. squeezed for the final out of the 7-6 win and a 3-2 lead in the series.

The good news for Moses Lake, which posted the best record in the league during the regular season, is that they're going home for the rest of the series at Battle Point Park. The bad news is that they need to win two to advance to the championship series. After taking the 18th off, the clubs will play game six on Bainbridge Island on the 19th. Mack plans to go with Pedro Martinez, who pitched a no-hitter in game two of the series, as his starter. Goldendale manager Clark Griffith will counter with southpaw Tom Glavine.

                   Game five box score, October 17
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
Moses Lake             0  1  5  0  0  0  0  0  0     6 11  0     6  1
Goldendale             5  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  x     7 10  0     6  0
 
M's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    G's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Morgan,J          2b  4  1  2  0  .231    Gehringer         2b  2  1  0  0  .167
Mays,W            cf  4  1  1  0  .261     Gordon,J         ph  2  0  0  0  .000
 Mize             ph  1  0  0  0  .222    GwynnSr,T         rf  4  0  1  0  .100
Musial            lf  5  1  2  3  .263    GriffeyJr         cf  3  1  2  0  .222
Mantle            rf  4  2  2  0  .300    Gibson,J          c   3  1  0  0  .278
Murray,E          1b  3  1  1  2  .375    Gehrig            1b  4  1  2  2  .444
Mathews,E         3b  4  0  0  0  .167    Garciaparra       ss  4  2  1  1  .214
Mauer             c   4  0  1  1  .250     Groat            ss  0  0  0  0  .333
Maranville        ss  3  0  0  0  .143    Goslin            lf  3  1  2  2  .273
 Medwick          ph  1  0  0  0  .375    Gaetti            3b  4  0  2  2  .188
 Marion           ss  0  0  0  0  .182    Gibson,B          p   1  0  0  0  .000
Morris,Ja         p   1  0  0  0  .000     Granderson       ph  1  0  0  0  .000
 Martinez,De      p   1  0  0  0  .000     Giusti           p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Martinez,E       ph  1  0  1  0  .625     Guardado         p   0  0  0  0  .000
 McGraw,T         p   0  0  0  0  .000     Guerrero,V       ph  1  0  0  0  .000
 Molitor          ph  1  0  1  0  .545     Gagne,E          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     37  6 11  6           Guidry           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Greenberg        ph  1  0  0  0  .000
                                           Gossage          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               33  7 10  7
 
M's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Morris,Ja                        2.0  5  6  6  2  0  48  25 27.00
Martinez,De      L 0-1           3.0  5  1  1  1  1  51  31  3.00
McGraw,T                         3.0  0  0  0  1  1  28  16  2.25
                                 8.0 10  7  7  4  2 127  72 
 
G's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gibson,B                         3.0  7  6  6  1  5  68  46  8.18
Giusti                           1.2  1  0  0  0  0  23  15  0.00
Guardado         W 1-0           0.1  0  0  0  0  1   5   3  3.00
Gagne,E          H 1             1.0  2  0  0  0  0  23  16  0.00
Guidry           H 1             2.0  0  0  0  0  0  18  13  3.00
Gossage          S 2             1.0  1  0  0  0  0  10   6  0.00
                                 9.0 11  6  6  1  6 147  99 
 
ML : Martinez,E batted for Martinez,De in the 6th
     Medwick batted for Maranville in the 8th
     Marion inserted at ss in the 8th
     Molitor batted for McGraw,T in the 9th
     Mize batted for Mays,W in the 9th
GOL: Granderson batted for Gibson,B in the 3rd
     Guerrero,V batted for Guardado in the 5th
     Gordon,J batted for Gehringer in the 6th
     Gordon,J moved to 2b in the 7th
     Greenberg batted for Guidry in the 8th
     Groat inserted at ss in the 9th
 
2B-Musial(2), Gehrig(3). HR-Musial(2), Murray,E(1), Goslin(2). 
RBI-Musial 3(7), Murray,E 2(3), Mauer(2), Gehrig 2(5), Garciaparra(2), 
Goslin 2(5), Gaetti 2(2). K-Morgan,J, Mays,W, Mathews,E 2, Mauer, Morris,Ja, 
Gehringer, Greenberg. BB-Murray,E, Gehringer, GriffeyJr, Gibson,J, Goslin. 
SH-Morgan,J. 
GWRBI: Gaetti