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Suicane75 · 07-16-2013, 08:00 PM

1971 NLCS

Game 1 was a wilder affair than you would imagine a battle of staff aces Dick Drago and Fergie Jenkins would be. The Giants got things rolling when Jack Hiatt doubled in two runs in the bottom of the 2nd to put the Giants ahead. We send 8 men to the plate in the top of the 3rd and RBI singles by Blair & Simpson, and an RBI groundout by McCovey gave us a 3-2 lead.

The lead would be short lived however as Jenkins would again struggle in the 3rd. He loaded the bases and then allowed an run scoring single to Bobby Bonds and another 2 run single to Jack Hiatt as the Giants claimed a 5-3 lead.

Things settled down until the 8th when McCovey popped a homer and Ed Brinkman singled in McCarver to tie the game at 5-5. The Giants would again answer back however, as pinch hitter Mike Andrews would smash a two run homer off of reliever Bill Zepp in the bottom of the 8th to give the Giants a 7-5 lead. We had a chance in the ninth, plating a run off of Giants closer Steve Simpson but came up a run short as San Fransisco took game one.

Game two was another tight battle and once again the Giants stayed a step ahead most of the way. Fred Klages & Ron Keller matched up in this one that saw the Giants take a 2-1 lead into the ninth inning before we came up with a huge one. RBI singles by Hebner and Carew off of a tired Keller gave us a 3-2 lead that closer Bill Champion would make stand as we stole game two and send the series back to Philly even.

We cruised in game 3 back at the Vet as Tommy John needed less than 100 pitches for a complete game win. Backed by homers from Brinkman & Hebner was rolled to a 4-1 win and put the Giants on the brink of elimination.

Don Durham got his first postseason start in game four and it was a thing of beauty. He tossed eight shutout innings and Dick Simpson provided all the offense we needed with a 6th inning grand slam as we wrapped up the series with a 5-0 win. One sour note, Bill Champion came in to pitch the ninth and has elbow tendinitis, he'll miss about a week.

We will meet the Yankees in the world series yet again, and it's pretty much the same team we've been facing. The Yankees dispatched of the White Sox in the ALCS for the 3rd straight year, this time it was a sweep. Time for us to get some payback.

07-16-2013, 08:00 PM	#261
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	1971 NLCS Game 1 was a wilder affair than you would imagine a battle of staff aces Dick Drago and Fergie Jenkins would be. The Giants got things rolling when Jack Hiatt doubled in two runs in the bottom of the 2nd to put the Giants ahead. We send 8 men to the plate in the top of the 3rd and RBI singles by Blair & Simpson, and an RBI groundout by McCovey gave us a 3-2 lead. The lead would be short lived however as Jenkins would again struggle in the 3rd. He loaded the bases and then allowed an run scoring single to Bobby Bonds and another 2 run single to Jack Hiatt as the Giants claimed a 5-3 lead. Things settled down until the 8th when McCovey popped a homer and Ed Brinkman singled in McCarver to tie the game at 5-5. The Giants would again answer back however, as pinch hitter Mike Andrews would smash a two run homer off of reliever Bill Zepp in the bottom of the 8th to give the Giants a 7-5 lead. We had a chance in the ninth, plating a run off of Giants closer Steve Simpson but came up a run short as San Fransisco took game one. Game two was another tight battle and once again the Giants stayed a step ahead most of the way. Fred Klages & Ron Keller matched up in this one that saw the Giants take a 2-1 lead into the ninth inning before we came up with a huge one. RBI singles by Hebner and Carew off of a tired Keller gave us a 3-2 lead that closer Bill Champion would make stand as we stole game two and send the series back to Philly even. We cruised in game 3 back at the Vet as Tommy John needed less than 100 pitches for a complete game win. Backed by homers from Brinkman & Hebner was rolled to a 4-1 win and put the Giants on the brink of elimination. Don Durham got his first postseason start in game four and it was a thing of beauty. He tossed eight shutout innings and Dick Simpson provided all the offense we needed with a 6th inning grand slam as we wrapped up the series with a 5-0 win. One sour note, Bill Champion came in to pitch the ninth and has elbow tendinitis, he'll miss about a week. We will meet the Yankees in the world series yet again, and it's pretty much the same team we've been facing. The Yankees dispatched of the White Sox in the ALCS for the 3rd straight year, this time it was a sweep. Time for us to get some payback.