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Suicane75 · 07-05-2013, 01:54 AM

1952 World Series

Game 1 was a tight affair at Yankee Stadium, where Monte Irvin played hero once more as he broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning with a homer. Blake closed it out and we won 3-2.

They rebounded in game two as Howie Pollet out pitched Cal Hogue, throwing a complete game and knocking in 2 runs as they evened the series with a 5-1 win.

Game 3 was a brutal loss. We carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth inning but Lasorda & Blake blew it, each allowing a run in their inning of work as they won 4-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Joe Dobson bested Bill Purkey in game four as they won 4-1 and pushed us to the brink. Joe Cunnigham collected two hits for the Yankees.

Game five was about as wild an affair as you'll ever see. Cruising 5-0 after seven, we decided to pull Burdette in case we need him for game seven. Welp. Herriage did fine in the eighth but struggled to start the ninth and loaded the bases with nobody out. We brought Blake in and he promptly gave up 6 runs, giving them a 6-5 lead headed to the bottom of the ninth. With two outs and Roy McMillan on first, Greengrass and Campanella delivered back to back singles to plate the tying run. In the bottom of the 10th, Irvin doubled to lead off and McMillan shot one in the gap to score him and give us a 7-6 win and send the series back to New York. My lord. Andy Seminick tore his knee up and will miss the rest of the series. Bleh.

Cal Hogue was brilliant in game 6, matching Howie Pollet 1-1 through seven innings. In the eighth we broke through on a Greengrass RBI double and a 2 run Clem Koshorek single to give us a 5-1 lead. Hogue finished it up and we've come back from 3-1 down to force a game seven with Simmons starting and Burdette ready to go if needed.

Game seven matched up Joe Dobson for the Yankees and Curt Simmons for the Phils. We scored first in the top of the first on a run scoring ground out from Vic Wertz. The Yankees jumped ahead when Ralph Kiner blasted a 2 run homer in the bottom of the first to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the fourth Joe Cunningham and Jerry Coleman each had RBI singles to push the lead to 4-1. An RBI groundout by Vern Morgan in the fifth got us to within 4-2.

Bob Purkey came in in the fifth for us and promptly allowed a Bill Rodgers homer as the fifth inning ended with them up 5-2. In the top of the sixth inning, with 2 outs and 2 on, Campanella & Koshorek delivered back to back RBI singles and Del Ennis doubled in two more to complete the comeback and put us up 6-5.

Purkey pitched into the seventh before yielding to Tommy Lasorda who came in with 2 out and 2 on and got Yogi Berra to ground out. Ed Blake tossed a scoreless eighth and we scored 3 more times in the top of the ninth to go up 9-5. Burdette came on and tossed a 1,2,3 ninth and clinch the series for us. Nice.

We come back from being down 3 games to 1 and from being down 4-1 in game seven.

Burdette had a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings, Hogue had a 1.06 ERA over 17 innings. Wertz hit .464 with 2 homers and Irvin collected 10 hits in the series.

07-05-2013, 01:54 AM	#102
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	1952 World Series Game 1 was a tight affair at Yankee Stadium, where Monte Irvin played hero once more as he broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning with a homer. Blake closed it out and we won 3-2. They rebounded in game two as Howie Pollet out pitched Cal Hogue, throwing a complete game and knocking in 2 runs as they evened the series with a 5-1 win. Game 3 was a brutal loss. We carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth inning but Lasorda & Blake blew it, each allowing a run in their inning of work as they won 4-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Joe Dobson bested Bill Purkey in game four as they won 4-1 and pushed us to the brink. Joe Cunnigham collected two hits for the Yankees. Game five was about as wild an affair as you'll ever see. Cruising 5-0 after seven, we decided to pull Burdette in case we need him for game seven. Welp. Herriage did fine in the eighth but struggled to start the ninth and loaded the bases with nobody out. We brought Blake in and he promptly gave up 6 runs, giving them a 6-5 lead headed to the bottom of the ninth. With two outs and Roy McMillan on first, Greengrass and Campanella delivered back to back singles to plate the tying run. In the bottom of the 10th, Irvin doubled to lead off and McMillan shot one in the gap to score him and give us a 7-6 win and send the series back to New York. My lord. Andy Seminick tore his knee up and will miss the rest of the series. Bleh. Cal Hogue was brilliant in game 6, matching Howie Pollet 1-1 through seven innings. In the eighth we broke through on a Greengrass RBI double and a 2 run Clem Koshorek single to give us a 5-1 lead. Hogue finished it up and we've come back from 3-1 down to force a game seven with Simmons starting and Burdette ready to go if needed. Game seven matched up Joe Dobson for the Yankees and Curt Simmons for the Phils. We scored first in the top of the first on a run scoring ground out from Vic Wertz. The Yankees jumped ahead when Ralph Kiner blasted a 2 run homer in the bottom of the first to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the fourth Joe Cunningham and Jerry Coleman each had RBI singles to push the lead to 4-1. An RBI groundout by Vern Morgan in the fifth got us to within 4-2. Bob Purkey came in in the fifth for us and promptly allowed a Bill Rodgers homer as the fifth inning ended with them up 5-2. In the top of the sixth inning, with 2 outs and 2 on, Campanella & Koshorek delivered back to back RBI singles and Del Ennis doubled in two more to complete the comeback and put us up 6-5. Purkey pitched into the seventh before yielding to Tommy Lasorda who came in with 2 out and 2 on and got Yogi Berra to ground out. Ed Blake tossed a scoreless eighth and we scored 3 more times in the top of the ninth to go up 9-5. Burdette came on and tossed a 1,2,3 ninth and clinch the series for us. Nice. We come back from being down 3 games to 1 and from being down 4-1 in game seven. Burdette had a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings, Hogue had a 1.06 ERA over 17 innings. Wertz hit .464 with 2 homers and Irvin collected 10 hits in the series. Last edited by Suicane75 : 07-05-2013 at 01:59 AM.