128 Team MLB Tournament - Round One, Region Six Series 3-4

Series 1-2 are here.

Two teams are in the next round in Region Six: 6 more series to go

27. 1919 Cincinnati Reds v. 102. 1945 Chicago Cubs

38. 2017 Cleveland Indians v. 91. 1957 New York Yankees

11. 1911 Philadelphia A's v. 118. 1917 New York Giants

54. 1969 Baltimore Orioles v. 75. 1949 New York Yankees

22. 1976 Cincinnati Reds v. 107. 1906 Chicago White Sox

43. 1928 New York Yankees v. 86. 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers

27. 1919 Cincinnati Reds v. 102. 1945 Chicago Cubs

World Champion Reds take on the NL Champion Cubs.

Cubs-Charlie Grimm

CF Pafko (24)     128       3.9

1B Cavarretta (28)  166  5.3

3B Hack (35)       132       6.2

LF Lowery (27)   106       2.5

C Williams (29)   114       .7

2B Johnson (33)  97         3.8

RF Nicholson (30)  106    2.2

SS Merullo (28)   68         .8

P Passeau (36)     149       5.3

Bench

C Gillespie (24)   109      1.1

SP2 Borowy (29) 171      3.2

SP3 Wyse (27)     136      4.4

SP3 Prim (38)     153       3.8

Platoon at catcher; 4 strong pitching options.

Reds-Pat Moran

CF Roush (26)   146        4.9 

3B Groh (29)     149        5.5

C Wingo (28)    114         2.5

1B Daubert (35) 104       1.7

RF Neale (27)    92          1

2B Rath (31)      95          4.3

SS Kopf (28)     94           1.9

LF Duncan (25)  116       .4

P Ruether (25)   154        3.9

Bench

RF Cueto (27)    87         .3

SP2 Sallee (34)   136      3.8

SP3 Fisher (31)  129      1.9

Platoon in right.  Reds are seed favorite, they are WAR favorite at C-2B-SS-CF-SP2

1st: 25 year old lefty Dutch Ruether. 19-6, 1.82 stands on the mound at Redland Field; the Reds looking to prove their World Series win wasn't due to the Black Sox scandal, and prove it against the other Chicago squad. He walks Phil Cavaeretta with one out, that's all.

1st: The Cubs counter with 36 year old right hander Claude Passeau, 17-9 2.46, he walks Heinie Groh with one out, that's it.

2nd: The first hit of the game belongs to Dewey Williams; catching against lefties in this series, but that's all.

2nd: Greasy Neale is the right fielder against right handed arms; he singles and then Morrie Rath does as well. Larry Kopf walks and the Reds have loaded them up with nobody out - Pat Duncan only had 90 at bats on the season - but he is the left fielder in this series, over the veteran Sherry Magee -- and he clears the bases with a double to left.  An out later, Edd Roush doubles and now it's 4 runs on the inning, and when Groh singles him home we get the huge crooked number Cubs 0 Reds 5

3rd: Heinz Becker is brought in to hit for Passeau, he walks. an out later, Cavarretta walks, but that's all.

3rd: 29 year old right hander Paul Erickson is the next Cub pitcher, he gives up a one out walk to Rath and then a Kopf base hit. Duncan then walks and the Reds bases are full again, after the second out - Roush hits a two run single.  Groh walks - this inning ends Cubs 0 Reds 7

4th: 1-2-3

4th: With one out, Neale and Rath single back to back. The Cubs turn to their rotation; 38 year old right hander Paul Derringer, who will not start in this series, enters, he won 16 games during the season, he gets the second out, but then walks Duncan - and the pitcher, Ruether singles, scoring two - and then Roush follows with a single, that's ten runs - if there's a mercy rule, we'd stop this one here.  Cubs 0 Reds 10

5th: Bill Nicholson gets hit, but that's all.  

5th: 1-2-3

6th: Phil Cavarretta gets the Cubs second hit, an out later, Williams walks, that's all.

6th: Kopf hits a two out single, that's all.

7th: Paul Derringer, hitting for himself, singles with 2 out, that's it.

7th: Ivey Wingo draws a two our walk, that's it.

8th: 1-2-3

8th: Neale walks, an out later, Kopf walks, that's it.

9th: Dewey Williams triples to open the inning - Johnson grounds out and the shutout has been broken. Nicholson walks and then Merullo doubles -- Ruether gets the second out but then walks Pafko to load the bases -- and that's where it ends.

Cubs 1

Reds 10

WP Ruether

LP: Passeau

Complete game 5 hitter for Ruether he also had 2 RBI; Roush gets 3 hits, 4 RBI, Groh reaches 3 times, so does Neale, so does Rath, Kopf reached 4 times, Duncan 3 with 3 RBI, 

For the Cubs - Cavarretta reached 3 times, so did Williams, Nicholson reached twice.

We head to Wrigley - can the Cubs stay alive?

CF Roush (26)   146        4.9 

3B Groh (29)     149        5.5

C Wingo (28)    114         2.5

1B Daubert (35) 104       1.7

RF Neale (27)    92          1

2B Rath (31)      95          4.3

SS Kopf (28)     94           1.9

LF Duncan (25)  116       .4

SP2 Sallee (34)   136      3.8

CF Pafko (24)     128       3.9

1B Cavarretta (28)  166  5.3

3B Hack (35)       132       6.2

LF Lowery (27)   106       2.5

C Williams (29)   114       .7

2B Johnson (33)  97         3.8

RF Nicholson (30)  106    2.2

SS Merullo (28)   68         .8

SP2 Borowy (29) 171      3.2

1st: 29 year old Hank Borowy was 11-2, 2.13 and he takes the ball for Chicago. He gives up a two out single to Ivey Wingo, but that's it.

1st: 34 year old lefty Slim Sallee is the Reds wins leader, 21-7 with a 2.06 ERA - Andy Pafko hits the first pitch of the game down the left field line for a double, that's it though.

2nd: The middle infield for the Reds, Morrie Rath and Larry Kopf , came up big in game one and with one out, they single back to back - but Borowy keeps the Reds off the board.

2nd: Bill Nicholson hits a two out single, that's it.

3rd: Slim Sallee hit .189 on the year with 2 triples -- the third comes here and then he scores on an Edd Roush base hit. Roush steals second and then scores on a Heinie Groh single. Wingo singles -- there's nobody out and the Reds are starting to roll again - Jake Daubert singles, that's 3 runs in now, and then Greasy Neale walks to load the bases. Borowy gets one, then Kopf singles again, and that's 4 runs.  After the second out - Sallee is up again - and he singles to drive in two. Slim Sallee has 2 hits in the third inning and the Reds are into the pen for Paul Erickson who gets out of the inning.  The Reds have just put it on the Cubs, Reds 6 Cubs 0

3rd: Pafko singles with one out, an out later Stan Hack singles, that's all.

4th: 1-2-3

4th: Williams opens with a single and after two outs, scores the Cubs first run on a Merullo double. Reds 6 Cubs 1

5th: With one out, Rath walks and Kopf singles and the Reds are doing it again - Duncan doubles both men home and now it's 8-1, Roush singles after the second out, and then so do Groh and Wingo -- just like that it's Reds 10 Cubs 1 and its time for the white flag.

5th: Pafko singles. Cavarretta singles.  Stan Hack singles and it's 10-2.  Lowery singles and it's 10-3.  After an out, Johnson singles and its 10-4 and then Nicholson singles and Sallee might not make it much longer as the score is Reds 10 Cubs 5

6th: 30 year old right hander Mack Stewart is the next Cub pitcher, he walks Neale, gives up a Rath base hit, and then Kopf doubles -- the Reds have not stopped hitting in this series and it's 11-5. 26 year old lefty Bob Chipman comes on for Chicago - Duncan sac fly is the 12th run -- and then Slim Sallee - I mean, forget the pitching - Slim Sallee hits his second triple of the day - Good God, the Reds 13 Cubs 5

6th: 1-2-3

7th: 1-2-3

7th: Lowery doubles/Williams singles.  But the Cubs can't add anything.

8th: 39 year old Hy Vandenberg comes on, gives up a Rath single, that's all.

8th: Pafko singles with two out and Cavarretta doubles him home. That ends Sallee's day and Dolf Luque comes on to finish it up. Reds 13 Cubs 6

9th: Groh and Wingo hit one out singles - that makes 21 Reds hits on the day, thats the new tournament high - Daubert singles to score Groh. Reds 14 Cubs 6

9th: 1-2-3

Reds 14

Cubs 6

WP Sallee

LP Borowy

38 combined hits in this one; the series mercifully ends for the Cubs. Roush had a total of 5 hits, Groh reached 6 times, Wingo had 4 hits today, Rath reached 7 times for the series, Kopf reached 8 times in two games. Duncan 7 times. Sallee had two hits in one inning today and hit two triples.  Just a crazy amount of hitting for the Reds - let's give it to Kopf.

The 1919 Reds move on.  

They face the winners of this one:  

38. 2017 Cleveland Indians v. 91. 1957 New York Yankees

Neither club won the Series; Cleveland got knocked out in the ALDS by the Yankees; the Yankees lost the World Series to the Braves.

Yankees-Casey Stengel

3B Lumpe (24)   127  .8

CF Mantle (25)  221   10.8

C Berra (32)      109    3.5

1B Skowron (26) 123  2.8

2B McDougald (29) 120  5.4

LF Slaughter (41)  104  .8

RF Bauer (34)    111    1.6

SS Kubek (21)    97     1.8

DH Simpson (31)  94  .2

P Shantz (31)          148   3.7

Bench

2B Coleman (32)        101  .6

SP2 Sturdivant (27)   142   3.6

SP3 Turley (26)           133   3

Indians have an all right handed staff; so the Yankees have right handed bats we aren't going to see (Howard/Carey) - this lineup has McDougald moving over to second to allow the left handed Kubek a start.  If that overly compromises defense, Coleman would play and Kubel would sit.  

Indians-Terry Francona

CF Jackson (30)   126  2  

DH Encarnacion (34)  128  3.3

3B Ramirez (24)   145  6.4

SS Lindor (23)      116  5.6

1B Santana (31)    112  3.1

RF Chisenhall (28) 126  1.4

LF Brantley (30)   108   2.2

C Gomes (29)        83    2.1

2B Kipnis (30)      81     .4

P Kluber (31)       202    8.2

Bench

CF Zimmer (24)  80    1.5

SP2 Carrasco (30) 139  6.1

SP3 Clevinger (26)  147  3.2

Zimmer might play against a RH, but he gives up a lot of bat. Encarnacion sits in New York.  Indians are seed favorites; they're WAR favorites at 1B-SS-3B-LF-DH and all 3 SPs

1st:  31 year old right hander Corey Kluber was a killer in 2017, 18-4, 2.25, he gives up a first pitch single to Jerry Lumpe - as all the Indians starters are right handed, he should be in the lineup at third throughout the series, but that's all.

1st: The Yankees don't have Whitey Ford available to start in the series, so it's 31 year old lefty Bobby Shantz who gets the ball. 11-5, 2.45. Edwin Encarnacion singles with one out, that's all.

2nd: Moose Skowron doubles and then Gil McDougald hits a two run homer - the Yankees jump out on top. Two outs later Tony Kubek and and Harry Simpson single, but that's all. Yankees 2 Indians 0

2nd: Lonnie Chisenhall singles with one out and then Michael Brantley hits a ground rule double; after the second out it looks like Shantz will slip this - but Jason Kipnis hits an 0-2 breaking ball to right to score both men and tie the score.  Yankees 2 Indians 2

3rd: Mickey Mantle singles, Yogi Berra walks, but Kluber bears down and works through it.

3rd: Encarnacion singles again, two outs later Carlos Santana absolutely rakes one, a line drive home run right down the right field line, Yankees 2 Indians 4

4th: 1-2-3

4th: 1-2-3

5th: Mantle walks with one out, that's it.

5th: 1-2-3

6th: With one out, McDougald doubles, the ageless Enos Slaughter singles, and then a Hank Bauer double cuts the Indians lead to 4-3 and then Kubek doubles both runners home -- just like that it's Yankees 5 Indians 4

6th: 1-2-3 -- Shantz has retired 10 straight.

7th: You know who had a good year?  32 year old lefty Andrew Miller.  1.44 ERA.  He comes on for Cleveland, Mantle greets him with a base hit, but that's it.

7th: 1-2-3 -- 13 straight for Shantz.

8th: Enos Slaughter leads off with a walk, but that's all.  

8th: The Yankees bring in a lefty, 37 year old Tommy Byrne, after two outs, he gives up a walk to Jose Ramirez - and then Francisco Lindor ties the game with a double. Yankees 5 Indians 5

9th: 29 year old right hander Bryan Shaw is next for Cleveland - Lumpe is safely aboard on an error and then he steals second -- that means Mantle and Berra are next with a chance to drive home the go ahead run -- but Shaw gets them both - huge roar from the faithful in Cleveland and we're in the bottom of the 9th.

9th: 1-2-3

Let's head to the 10th...

10th: Moose Skowron hits one off the right field foul pole - and it's the Yankees who regain the lead. An out later Slaughter singles, 25 year old right hander Nick Goody enters for the Tribe, after the second out, he walks Kubek - but that's all. Yankees 6 Indians 5

10th: The Yankees closer is Bob Grim, a 27 year old right hander with 19 saves and he comes on.

He strikes out Kipnis.  But Austin Jackson singles - and the Tribe has the tying man on.

Grim strikes out Encarnacion.  Two away.  

Jose Ramirez singles to left center -- two men on, two men out - Indians down a run here in game one...

Lindor...fouls out to first and it's done.

Yankees 6

Indians 5

WP Byrne

LP Shaw

For the Yanks - Mantle reached 3 times, Skowron twice with that game winning homer and a double, McDougald twice, he also homered and doubled, Slaughter reached 3 times as did Kubek.

For Cleveland, two hits for Encarnacion, Ramirez reached twice, Santana homered.

We head to Yankee Stadium - can the Bombers close this out?

3B Ramirez (24)   145  6.4

RF Chisenhall (28) 126  1.4

SS Lindor (23)      116  5.6

1B Santana (31)    112  3.1

CF Jackson (30)   126  2  

LF Brantley (30)   108   2.2

C Gomes (29)        83    2.1

2B Kipnis (30)      81     .4

SP2 Carrasco (30) 139  6.1

3B Lumpe (24)   127  .8

CF Mantle (25)  221   10.8

C Berra (32)      109    3.5

1B Skowron (26) 123  2.8

2B McDougald (29) 120  5.4

LF Slaughter (41)  104  .8

RF Bauer (34)    111    1.6

SS Kubek (21)    97     1.8

SP2 Sturdivant (27)   142   3.6

1st: 27 year old right hander Tom Sturdivant looks to end the series, 16-6. 2.54, he gives up a leadoff Jose Ramirez double, but that's all.

1st: 30 year old right hander Carlos Carrasco opposes him; 1-2-3

2nd: Michael Brantley bloops a one out single, that's it.  

2nd: Moose Skowron won game one - and he doubles to lead off the second, he then scores on a Gil McDougald base hit. Two outs later, Hank Bauer walks, the inning ends Indians 0 Yankees 1

3rd: Ramirez draws a one out walk, after the second out, Francisco Lindor doubles -- but Sturdivant gets through it.  

3rd: Mickey Mantle singles with two out, that's all.

4th: Brantley walks with one out, that's it.

4th: McDougald stays hot - singling with one out, and then Country Slaughter, 41 year old Enos Slaughter - doubles him home. Bauer walks, and then Tony Kubek singles home the third New York run. Indians 0 Yankees 3

5th: After an out, Carrasco and Ramirez both single - and then so does Lonnie Chisenhall and the Indians have loaded the bases.  Lindor hits a sac fly and it's 3-1 with two out -- and Carlos Santana, who homered in game one - then singles home two to tie the score.  Indians 3 Yankees 3

5th: Mantle and Yogi single, after an out, Mantle scores the go ahead run on a groundout, Indians 3 Yankees 4

6th: Brantley and Yan Gomes walk -- and then Jason Kipnis hits a three run bomb - and the Indians take their first lead of the game. Tommy Byrne is the new Yankee arm and he gets out of it.  Indians 6 Yankees 4

6th: Kubek singles with one out, after the second out, Lumpe walks -- but that's all.

7th: After two out - Brantley and Gomes walk again - and then so does Kipnis.  Cleveland calls on Encarnacion to hit - but Byrne gets him.

7th: Andrew Miller comes on for Cleveland, he walks Berra and then after an out, walks McDougald, that's all.

8th: 1-2-3

8th: Bryan Shaw is next for the Indians, he gives up a Kubek double - and then a double to pitch hitter Jerry Coleman and now it's 6-5 - after an out, Mantle walks - Berra grounds out, but that scores the tying run. Nick Goody is the 4th Indian pitcher, he gets out of it.  Indians 6 Yankees 6

9th: Art Ditmar is a right hander, he's next for New York - he gives up a Santana single - and then Austin Jackson doubles - Santana comes all the way around to score the tiebreaking run. the Yankees bring in 40 year old Sal Maglie - he gets an out, then Gomes reaches on an error - and when Kipnis grounds out, Jackson scores and now it's 8-6.  Jay Bruce is the Indian pinch hitter - he singles - and then Ramirez triples - that clears the bases - the Indians are gonna take this one.  Indians 10 Yankees 6

9th: 29 year old right hander Zach McAllister is on to finish this up, he gives up a two out single to Bauer - but that's all.

Indians 10

Yankees 6

WP Goody

LP Ditmar 

Jose Ramirez triples, doubles and has reached 6 times in the series for the Indians. Two more hits for Santana, Brantley reached 4 times, Gomez twice - Kipnis twice with that homer and 4 RBI, 

For New York, Mantle has now reached 6 times, Berra twice today, Skowron three in the series, McDougald 5 times, Slaughter 4, Bauer three times today, Kubek six in the series, 

CF Mantle (25)  221   10.8

C Berra (32)      109    3.5

1B Skowron (26) 123  2.8

2B McDougald (29) 120  5.4

LF Slaughter (41)  104  .8

RF Bauer (34)    111    1.6

SS Kubek (21)    97     1.8

3B Carey (25)     92

DH Howard (28) 81

SP3 Turley (26)           133   3

3B Ramirez (24)   145  6.4

DH Encarnacion (34)  128  3.3

SS Lindor (23)      116  5.6

1B Santana (31)    112  3.1

CF Jackson (30)   126  2  

LF Brantley (30)   108   2.2

RF Bruce (30)       108

C Gomes (29)        83    2.1

2B Kipnis (30)      81     .4

SP3 Clevinger (26)  147  3.2

1st: 26 year old righthander Mike Clevinger is on the Progressive Field mound, 12-6, 3.11, 1-2-3

1st: The Yankees counter with their own 26 year old right hander, Bob Turley, 13-6, 2,71, he gives up a one out single to Encarnacion, back in the lineup at DH today, and the Indians then load the bases with a Lindor single and Santana walk - then Turley walks Austin Jackson and the Indians have taken the lead here in Game 3. after the second out - Jay Bruce - getting his first start - singles, that scores two, after an inning it's Yankees 0 Indians 3

2nd: With two out, Bauer and Kubek single, nothing else.  

2nd: 1-2-3

3rd: Elston Howard gets his first start, he singles and then Mantle walks - but that's all.

3rd: 1-2-3

4th: McDougald walks and so does Slaughter and the Yankees again have the first two on, two outs later, Andy Carey, getting his first start of the series here in game three, singles to load the bases, and then Howard singles again, the Yanks are on the board Yankees 1 Indians 3

4th: 1-2-3 - 10 straight for Turley.

5th: McDougald singles with one out, that's all. 

5th: 1-2-3, 13 straight for Turley.

6th: Andrew Miller has pitched in each game and Francona brings him in now - he walks Bauer, but nothing else. 

6th: Lindor walks - and after an out, Austin Jackson triples -- the Indians are now up 3 with just 3 innings to play here in the showdown. after the second out - Jay Bruce doubles, delirium in Cleveland, Yankees 1 Indians 5

7th: Mantle opens with a single, but that's all.  Only 6 outs to go.

7th: Tommy Byrne has pitched in every game, he gives up a two out Encarnacion single, that's all.

8th: Bryan Shaw has pitched in each game and he comes on - McDougald doubles and after an out, Bauer walks - New York is in desperate need of a big shot here - Kubek and Carey single back to back to score a run.  Bases loaded.  Just one out.  There's a second out and then it's Mantle.  Yankees trail by 3.  2 outs.  bases loaded.  Cleveland goes to the right hander Nick Goody to face the Mick -- and he gets him to ground to second.  Yankees 2 Indians 5

8th: Santana doubles and after an out, Byrne walks Brantley - but that's it and we go to the 9th.

9th: 28 year old right hander Cody Allen is the Indian closer, it's his first appearance - Yogi singles, but then Skowron hits into a double play; and when McDougald grounds out it's all over.

Yankees 2

Indians 5

WP Clevinger

LP Turley

The Indian heroes today were not the one of games prior - today was Jay Bruce and Austin Jackson. Santana reached twice today, twice in game 2 and homered in game one; Ramirez was the star in the first two games..Miller was strong in all 3 games in the series.  Let's say it's Santana who takes this one.

We'll have an all Ohio matchup next round - the 1919 Reds meeting the 2017 Indians.