Game 5: NL I at AL 2
The AL had a 5-1 lead, but homers by Mays and Hornsby brought the NL back from the brink and this series is all tied at 2. One more at Fenway - the AL goes with a right hander, 1986 Mike Scott, the NL with a RH of their own, 1968 Bob Gibson.
NL Team A Lineup:
2B 1924 Rogers Hornsby
SS 1908 Honus Wagner
CF 1965 Willie Mays
LF 2001 Barry Bonds
1B 2009 Albert Pujols
RF 1946 Stan Musial
3B 1980 Mike Schmidt
C 1972 Johnny Bench
RHP 1968 Bob Gibson
AL Team B Lineup:
CF 1996 Ken Griffey, Jr.
1B 1977 Rod Carew
LF 2002 Aaron Judge
RF 1969 Reggie Jackson
3B 2013 Miguel Cabrera
2B 1997 Craig Biggio
SS 1999 Derek Jeter
C 1950 Yogi Berra
RHP 1986 Mike Scott
Top 1
Mike Scott spent his entire career in the National League, but the Astros are an AL team in 2024, so the 1986 NL Cy Young winner is the starter for the AL today. 31 years old 18-10. 2.22 ERA. Threw a no hitter against my team to win the NL West on my birthday.
Rogers Horsnby leads off, both he and Joe Morgan have had strong series, but Hornsby gets the nod here. 6-13, 3 home runs, 7 RBI, 5 runs scored.
Scott strikes him out.
Honus Wagner beats out his fellow Pirate Arky Vaughan and is likely the starter the rest of the series. 5-11, double, triple, 2 RBI and a run scored.
He flies to left.
Willie Mays will be starting at center the rest of the way; he's 3-10 with a walk, 2 homers, a double, 3RBI and 2 runs scored.
Scott strikes him out- 3 up, 3 down to start this off.
Bottom 1
Here's 1968 Bob Gibson glowering from the mound. 32 years old. MVP, Cy Young. 22-9, 1.12 ERA. 258 ERA+.
Ken Griffey leads off from center field, getting the nod over Trout. 4-11, HR, 2RBI, 2 runs scored.
He lines hard to third.
Rod Carew starts at second over Jeff Bagwell in a platoon move, 3-8, walk, 2 runs scored.
Carew laces a base hit to right center.
Aaron Judge is in left, Speaker, despite the platoon advantage, on the bench. 2-6, 3 walks, a hit by pitch, a double and a run scored.
Judge flies to center.
Reggie Jackson is in right - controversial in Boston as Mookie Betts sits, Reggie's 2-8, 2 homers, 4RBI, 2 runs scored.
Gibson strikes him out.
Top 2
Barry Bonds is still hitless, 0-8, 2 walks and a run scored.
Bonds walks on 4 straight balls.
Albert Pujols is hitting, 4-8, 3 walks 2 homers, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. Pujols doubles off the monster and Bonds is running, Bonds off with the crack of the bat and Bonds will slide in safely, 1-0. Pujols won 3 MVPs in 5 years, 2009 was the last one he'd win.
Stan Musial is 2-7 with a walk - the NL was going to go with Mays, but the corner OF spots were both up for grabs.
Scott strikes him out.
Mike Schmidt has likely earned the third base job the rest of the series, 5-9, walk, double, RBI, run scored.
Schmidt hits a shallow fly ball to left.
Johnny Bench gets the start - Piazza has hit much better over the course of the series, Bench is here for defense. 1-6, 2 walks, run scored.
With an open base and Gibson on deck, Stengel orders the free pass.
Gibson harmlessly flies to left.
Bottom 2
Miguel Cabrera is 4-10, he's got a homer, RBI, 2 runs scored.
Cabrera punches a base hit to right.
Craig Biggio's 2-6, walk, hit by pitch, homer. He grounds to third - but Schmidt kicks it - the AL has two on, no one out.
Derek Jeter is 3-6 with a walk.
Gibson strikes him out.
Yogi's 1-7 with a run scored.
He flies to the track in left. Cabrera takes third, men on the corners with 2 away.
Biggio steals second during Scott's at bat - second and third now.
But Scott grounds to second and that ends the threat.
Top 3
Back to the top of the order - Hornsby's 0-1, he bounces a ball right over the second base bag for a single.
Wagner's 0-1, he grounds to second - Hornsby moves up.
Mays is 0-1 - he singles to right center - Hornsby will score and it's 2-0 NL. You know when the highest OBP of Mays's career was? When he was 40. .425 in 1971.
Bonds is still hit -- THERE IT GOES -- THAT IS A MOOOOOOON SHOT TO RIGHT FIELD, 4-0, McGraw went with a hitless Bonds here in game 5, but that 2 run mammoth has made it 4-0. Bonds has 3 MVPs banked when he came into 2001 and then this was the first of four consecutive more.
Pujols doubled in his first at bat, Scott strikes him out.
Musial's 0-1, he gets hit in the arm.
Schmidt's 0-1, he grounds to third and the inning is over - 3 more for the NL.
Bottom 3
Griffey's 0-1, he flies to right.
Carew singled back in the first -- and he does it again here, grounds a ball between short and third.
Judge is 0-1, he flies to left center.
Reggie's 0-1, he grounds to first - Gibson is cruising.
Top 4
Bench was intentionally walked in his first appearance, he grounds to short.
Gibson ropes a shot - Bob Gibson splits the outfield -- Gibson's got a surprising double.
Hornsby's 1-2, he walks.
Wagner's 0-2, he pops to third.
Mays is 1-2, Scott Strikes him out.
Bottom 4
Cabrera singled in his first at bat, he grounds to short here.
Biggio reached on an error, Gibson strikes him out.
Jeter's 0-1, he flies to right - Gibson in a groove with a 4 run lead.
Top 5
Bonds hit a bomb in his last at bat - he reaches for the third time today, singling hard to right.
Pujols is 1-2, Scott strikes him out.
Musial was hit by a pitch in his last appearance - routine fly to center.
Schmidt's 0-2, Scott strikes him out.
Bottom 5
Yogi's 0-1, he laces a single to right center.
Gibson balks - and Yogi's at second.
Scott sacrifices Yogi over.
Griffey's 0-2, Gibson strikes him out.
Carew's 2-2 - easy fly ball to right ends the inning. We head to the 6th.
Top 6
Bench is 0-1 with a walk - he grounds to short.
Gibson doubled in his last at bat, he flies to center.
Hornsby has reached base twice, continuing his great play in the series - but Scott gets him here, a shallow fly ball to right, 3 up, 3 down.
Bottom 6
Judge is 0-2, Gibson strikes him out.
Reggie's 0-2, he gets a knock, into right center. 5th hit of the day for the AL.
Cabrera's 1-2, shallow fly ball to center.
Biggio's 0-2 and now 0-3 when Gibson strikes him out.
6 Ks for Gibson, he's got a 4-0 lead, the AL no threat so far here in game 5.
Top 7
Wagner's 0-3, Scott strikes him out.
Mays is 1-3, he grounds to short.
Bonds has reached all 3 times today, and does so again, singling to center - it's Bonds's breakout game in the series.
Pujols then walks - two on for the NL, this could be the knockout.
But Musial grounds to second and we go to the stretch. NL leading 4-0 here in game 5.
Bottom 7
Gibson strikes out Jeter, 7 Ks for Gibson.
Yogi grounds to short.
Scott, for some reason hitting for himself, strikes out. 3 up, 3 down. NL rolling.
Top 8
Schmidt flies to right center.
Bench singles - he's reached twice today.
Gibson's sacrifice attempt is not successful, Yogi fields the bunt and knocks Bench off.
Hornsby grounds to third.
Bottom 8
Griffey walks, AL needing baserunners.
Carew grounds to first, Pujols flips to Gibson, Griffey now at second.
Gibson strikes out Judge and Jackson back to back -- 10 Bob Gibson strikeouts in a dominating performance through 9.
Top 9
Wagner leads off with a double off the Monster.
And Mays gets an insurance run with a single to right, Wagner scores, it is 5-0 NL.
Scott gets Bonds for the first time today, he grounds to first. Mays advances.
And Pujols drives him home with a base hit to center. 6-0.
Musial flies to right.
Scott walks Schmidt, two on, two out.
AND JOHNNY BENCH HITS A 3 RUN HOME RUN THAT CLEARS THE MONSTER, THIS GAME IS DONE, DONE, DONE, DONE DONE, WE WILL HEAD BACK TO DODGER STADIUM, NL UP 3 GAMES TO 2. 9-0.
Gibson hits his second double of the day - that's enough for Scott, far too late, Zach Greinke comes on.
He pops Hornsby up.
Bottom 9
Cabrera pops to short.
Gibson strikes out Biggio.
Jeter grounds to short.
A complete game shutout for Bob Gibson and the NL takes a 3-2 lead in the series.
NL A 9 AL B 0
Bob Gibson throws a complete game 5 hitter, even adds two doubles, the road team has won all five games in the series.
Series Totals
Wagner: 6-16, 3B, 22B, 2RBI, 2RS
Mays: 5-15, BB, 2HR, 2B, 5RBI, 4RS
Aaron: 2-8, BB HBP,
Robinson: 1-8, HBP, BB, 2B, 2RS
Morgan: 3-7, walk, HR, 2B, 2RBI, 2RS
Bonds: 3-12, 3 walks, HR, 2RBI 3RS
Musial: 2-11, walk, HBP RBI
Harper: 1-8
Snider: 1-6, 2 BB
Mathews: 1-7, BB, RS
Bench: 3-10, 3BB, HR, 3RBI 2RS
Vaughan: 0-6, BB, HBP
Hornsby: 7-18, BB, 3HR, 7RBI, 6RS
Pujols: 6-12, 4BB, 2HR, 2B, 6RBI, 4RS
Schmidt: 5-13, 2BB, 2B, RBI, 3RS
Piazza: 4-9, HR, 2RBI, RS
Gooden: 0-1 8 IP 5ER, 12H, 1BB/7K
Mathewson: 0-1, 7IP 1 ER, 5 hits, 5K/1BB
Carlton 1-0, 8.2 IP 5 ER, 9 hits, 11K/3BB
Koufax 1-0, 7IP, 5ER, 8H, 8K/2BB
Gibson: 1-0, 9 IP, 0ER, 5H 11K/1 BB
Johnson: 4 IP, ER, 3H 5K/BB
Maddux .1 IP
Kimbrel Sv IP, BB/K
Speaker 2-9, RBI, RS, SB
Carew: 5-12 walk, 2RS
Jackson: 3-12, 2HR, 4RBI, 2RS
Griffey, 4-14, BB, HR, 2RBI, 2RS
Boggs: 1-8,
Gehringer: 3-7, walk
Jeter: 3-10, walk,
Berra: 2-10, RS
Betts: 3-10, HR 3RBI, 2RS, SB
Bagwell: 2-10, HR, 3RBI, 2RS
Judge: 2-10, HBP, 3BB, 2B, RS
Cabrera 5-14, HR RBI, 2RS
Trout: 2-10, RBI, RS
Biggio: 2-10, BB, HBP, HR, SB
Trammell: 3-9, 2B, RBI
Fisk: 0-6, 2BB
Palmer 1-0, 8.2 IP, 4ER, 4 H, 4 K/5BB
Blyleven: 1-0 9 IP 0ER 6 hits, 4 K/4BB
Guidry: 0-1, 6.1 IP 8ER, 14 H, 3K/0BB
Grove 0-1, 7.1 IP, 6ER, 12 H, 5BB/3K
Scott: 0-1, 8.2 IP, 9ER, 13H, 8K/5BB
Greinke: 4 IP, 4ER, 6H, 6K/2BB
Verlander .2 IP H
Eckersley .1 IP BB
