KOD35 - Week 9 - 1989 San Diego vs. 1973 San Francisco

Luis Salazar's 2-run HR in the 9th put a cap on this one as the Padres took the opener 6-3.  Garry Templeton had 2 hits and score twice.  Bruce Hurst was spectacular through 7 innings but the Giants tied it in the 8th before Salazar's blast decided the outcome.




Greg W. Harris fired 7 shutout innings while Garry Templeton and Marvel Wynne went back-to-back in the 4th to lead the Padres to a 4-3 win.  It was 4-0 until the 9th when the Giants rallied.  Five consecutive singles and a sac fly off Mark Grant and Mark Davis made it a 4-3 game.  But Davis struck out Garry Maddox to end the game and preserve the win.




This was a wild game.  The Padres amassed a 7-4 lead on HR by Jack Clark and John Kruk and carried that into the 7th.  The Giants added a run to make it 7-5, then gave a big one back in the 8th on PH Damien Jackson's solo HR.  The run was huge because Dave Rader hit a 2-run HR off Mark Davis in the 9th that would have tied the game but left the Giants a run short, 8-7.  The win by the Padres put them into a tie with the Giants for first place in the West.




The Giants needed a stopped and today it was Juan Marichal who did the job.  He carried a 1-hitter into the 9th and finished with a 3-hit shutout, winning 8-0.  It was a relatively close game at 2-0 then 4-0 before a disastrous 9th for the Padres where SF scored 4 times.  Ed Goodson hit 2 HR and drove in 3 while Garry Maddox added a solo blast.  The Giants now lead San Diego by 1 game with 4 to play.

Battle of the Basement: 72 Dodgers and 71 Cards split

Busch Memorial Stadium
GAME 1
Downing vs Zachary
STL 3, LAD 2 (11 inn)

Al Downing is the epitome of the "hard luck pitcher".  He manages to either give up as many runs as his opposing number or have the pen blow the lead he handed to them.  Today it was the latter when the normally solid Jim Brewer gave up a 2 out single to Julian Javier in the bottom of the 8th to blow Downing's 1-0 lead.  The Dodgers went ahead 2-1 in the 10th when rookie backstop Steve Yeager singled to right to score Billy Buckner.  Brewer took the mound and got 2 quick outs in the bottom of the 10th, but after walking PH'er Jose Cruz he was lifted for Mike Strahler, who served up single to Lou Brock to put runners on the corners.  Pinch hitter Ted Kubiak lined a single through the 5.5 hole to tie the game.  In the 11th Al Santorini easily set the Dodgers down in order.  The bottom of the 11th saw Milt Ramirez single home Simba with 2 outs to win the game.  Manny Mota was 3-6 and boosted his average to .330 on the season.  Yeager was 1 for 1 with 4 walks and has shown promise as this team is already looking toward next year.  The Redbirds spread their 10 hits out evenly as on Ted Sizemore (2-5) had more than one.

GAME 2
Singer vs Reuss
LAD 10, STL 3

STL's 2-0 lead evaporated early as the Dodgers found their hitting shoes this evening and tattooed lefty Reuss (5 runs / 5 IP) and his followers.  LA usually scores 10 in series, not in a game, but the faithful watching KTLA back home will take some sort of excitement in this season to be forgotten.  Mota went 3 for 6 again and Bobby V (4-5) moved his average above .300 for the first time this season.  It was also nice to see Frank Robby (2-5) go yard, in what has been an injury riddled season that has him hitting just .244.

Dodger Stadium
GAME 3
Gibson vs Osteen
STL 4, LAD 3

Gibby was firmly in the drivers seat with a comfortable 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the 8th and facing the bottom of LA's not so potent lineup.  When the decling Jim Lefebvre led off the home half of the 8th with a clean single nobody batted an eye, since most there were more red taillights in the parking lot than there were fannies in the seats.  Pinch hitter Willie Crawford flew out to shallow right for out #1.  Then the wheels came off the Gibby Express.  Singles by Lee Lacy and Billy Buckner plated Lefebvre to break the shutout and a double by Wes Parker cleared the bases and chased Gibby with the score now 4-3.  Veteran pen man Frank Linzy came on to fan the fading Frank Robby and get Willie Davis to ground out weakly to end the threat.  In the 9th Linzy had 2 huge scares as Bobby V and Lefebvre both hit shots to the fence in righ field only to see Jose Cardenal make two wonderful catches to end the game.  Cardenal didn't just flash the leather he also went 2 for 4 and knocked in 3 of STL's runs, 2 of which were on his 8th inning homer which turned out to be the game winner.  Simba had 3 singles in 4 trips for the Redbirds to up his season average to .319.

GAME 4
Carlton vs Sutton
LAD 9, STL 7

Fans expecting to see a nice neat fast pitcher's dual between each team's aces were sorely disappointed.  Dodger fans were served up their disappointment right away as Sutton was so awful he staked St. Louis to a 7-1 lead after 4 1/2 frames.  With the game appearing to be over LA's manager decided to leave Sutton in and have him take one for the team.  Well the team noticed what was going on and decided to rescue their battered ace.  In the 5th and 6th they began chipping away with solo runs to make the score 7-3.  Then in the 7th and 8th they posted 3 spots to grab the lead.  By this time Pete Richert was on the hill and he would be the beneficiary of this offensive explosion.  Jim Brewer came in to get the final out with the Cards threatening to notch his 5th save.  Wes Parker (2-2, 3 W) was back in the lineup for his second consecutive game after being given "a rest".  His season average is back up to .339 as he chases Tony Gwynn for the batting title.

The battle of the basement series saw both teams earn a split and identical 14-22 records.  Neither is going anywhere and LA has bragging rights since they have a 6-2 record against the Cards this season, which almost accounts for half of their 14 wins.

LA heads off to play 2nd place San Diego and StL heads to play the first place Jints.  Both team have the chance to really play spoiler here in the division race.

Re: KOD35 - Week 6 - 1980 Cincinnati vs. 1973 San Francisco

Reds and Giants square off to take the lead in the National League.

Sept 11 - Frank Pastore vs. Ron Bryant
The Reds take a 3-2 lead in the 4th on Johnny Bench's HR, then add
another in the 5th to go up 4-1.  Giants scratch one out in the 7th then
erupt for 4 runs in the 8th on Chris Speier's grand slam to win it 7-4. 
Bench was 2 for 3 for the Reds, while Goodson went 3 for 3 for the
Giants, and Speier and McCovey had 2 hits and HR each. Randy Moffitt got
the win in relief, Tom Hume suffered the setback.

Sept 12 - Tom Seaver vs. Tom Bradley
Dueling shutouts for 6 innings, the Giants broke the tie when Willie
McCovey homered to start the 7th.  But Johnny Bench came through in the
9th with an RBI single off Elias Sosa to tie the game at 1-1. Bottom of
the 9th, Reds' pitcher Paul Moskau found trouble quickly. A double by
Garry Maddox and a free pass to Willie McCovey put two on with no outs. 
Two outs later it was Chris Speier again as the hero with a game-winning
single to give the Giants a 2-1 win.  Don McMahon got the win, Moskua
took the loss.

Sept 13 - Jim Barr vs. Mario Soto
Another pitching duel...Reds got a run in the 2nd when Ray Knight
walked, stole 2nd, then scored on Chris Speier's throwing error.  In the
5th the Reds caught a bad break when Mario Soto had to leave the game
with an injury.  Moskau and his rubber arm came on again and held the
shutout into the 8th.  Joe Price pitching in the 8th and a pair of walks
set up Garry Maddox for a game-tying single.  Ed Goodson followed with a
sac fly and Gary Matthews singled in the 3rd run of the inning to put SF
up 3-1.  Bottom of the 8th things got shaky for Elias Sosa.  A single, a
walk, two on, no outs.  But a busted hit and run resulted in Dan
Driessen being thrown out at 3rd.  After an infield single put runners
at the corners, Sosa got a strikeout and a fly out to get out of the
inning.  He held the 9th as well and the Giants won 3-1.  McMahon got
the win, Price the loss.

Sept 14 - Juan Marichal vs. Bruce "Bullets" Berenyi
Bobby Bonds RBI single in the 3rd and Berenyi's squeeze bunt in the 5th
set the score at 1-1.  It stayed this way until the 8th. Collins
doubled, Concepcion singled.  An out later Joe Nolan was walked to face
a "fatigued" Johnny Bench.  The tired act worked as Bench singled home
two runs and Ken Griffey followed with a double to plate two more, in
all a 4-run breakout and a 5-1 lead.  The Giants had no answer in the
9th and the Reds averted the sweep winning 5-1.  Tom Hume earned the
win, Marichal took the loss.

Re: KOD35 - Week 5 - 1972 Los Angeles vs. 1973 San Francisco

nice writeup

Chris A. Kaufman, CPA

On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 3:19 PM Jesse Elicker <jesse.elicker@comcast.net> wrote:

This series takes me back to a game I remember from Monday, September 3rd, 1973.  I was 11 years old, it was on TV (Monday Night Baseball).  The Dodgers were beating the Giants 8-1 through 6 innings.  San Fran erupted for 6 runs in the 7th to make it 8-7 and I was so excited seeing the comeback.  It went to the 9th, and aside from historical records being broken (Aaron, Ripken), one of the most dramatic innings I've seen.  The Dodgers brought in Pete Richert to pitch the 9th.  He walked Gary Thomasson to lead off the inning.  Dave Rader bunts him to second, but Thomasson beats the throw.  Mike Sadek hits for the pitcher, does another bunt, and the play fails to get the lead runner - another fielders' choice!  Bases loaded, Jim Brewer comes in to face Bobby Bonds.  A monster slam deep to left, the Giants walk off with a grand slam, win it 12-9!  From that day forward Bobby Bonds was a childhood hero.

Now to the series...thanks Marc for a fun afternoon.

September 6 - 1973 San Francisco 3, 1972 Los Angeles 2
Bobby Bonds' 2-run HR in the first inning off Claude Osteen and Gary Matthews' RBI single in the 4th put the Giants up 3-0.  Ron Bryant carried a shutout into the 6th until Jim Lefebvre's sac fly put LA on the board 3-1.  In the 7th, Duke Sims homered with the bases empty to make it 3-2 Giants.  The Dodgers put two men on in the 8th but Randy Moffitt retired Bobby Valentine to strand the potential tie and winning runs.  A perfect 9th closed it out for SF, 3-2.


September 7 - 1972 Los Angeles 4, 1973 San Francisco 1
Don Sutton took a no-hitter into the 6th and finished with a 4-1 complete game 4-hit win.  He struck out 7 and walked just 1.  Bill Buckner had a pair of RBI for the Dodgers.  It was Tito Fuentes' sinking line drive that broke Sutton's spell in the 6th.


September 8 - 1973 San Francisco 8, 1972 Los Angeles 0
You wouldn't know it by looking at the final score, but Jim Barr and Al Downing locked horns in a great pitching duel.  Scoreless until the 5th, Dave Rader's solo HR off Downing gave the Giants a 1-0 lead.  Barr was bend but don't break as LA had at least one runner on base in every inning but the 9th.  It started to fall apart in the 8th when Downing ran out of gas.  A single, a triple by Gary Matthews, and Tito Fuentes' squeeze bunt extended the Giants' lead to 3-0.  The Dodgers' resistance continued to crumble as singles by Bobby Bonds, Garry Maddox, and Dave Kingman plated another run, 4-0 SF.  In the 9th, it all broke loose as Bonds doubled home two more and Willie McCovey followed with a line drive into the stands in right - an 8-0 blowout.  Matthews, Bonds, and McCovey finished with 3 hits apiece.


September 9 - 1973 San Francisco 9, 1972 Los Angeles 6
Easily the best game of the set, the Giants took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on RBI singles from Ed Goodson and Dave Rader.  Billy Buckner singled in a run in the 2nd, but this was matched in the 3rd by Bobby Bonds solo HR, 3-1 Giants.  Juan Marichal was cruising along but had a lapse in the 6th.  Bill Russell and Willie Davis reached base and Wes Parker stepped into one for a 3-run HR and a 4-3 LA lead!  But Dodger hopes for a series split were dashed in the 7th.  Bonds singled, stole 2nd, and score on Tito Fuentes' hit to knot things at 4-4.  A walk and Gary Matthews' single put the Giants up 5-4...and in stepped PH Willie McCovey to face Pete Richert.  Big Willie delivered, a 3-run HR to put the Giants up 8-4!  The Dodgers added a run in their 7th, and the Giants matched it in the 8th.  On to the bottom of the 9th...Steve Garvey leads off with a PH single.  Jim Lefebvre walks.  Enter Don Carrithers, and PH Manny Mota beats out a slow roller to load the bases with no outs!!  Carrithers fans Bill Russell for out #1.  Willie Davis grounds into a fielder's choice, Garvey scores, 9-6 SF.  Two down, up steps Wes Parker, already with one 3-run HR in his pocket...could he do it again?  Not today, as he bounced out to 2nd to end the game, a 9-6 SF win.


For the series, Wes Parker led the Dodgers batting .313 with the 3-run HR.  Manny Mota was 4 for 9 coming off the bench.  Claude Osteen and Don Sutton allowed just 1 ER in 17 IP.  On the Giants' side, Willie McCovey was 6 for 11 with a D, 2 HR, and 5 RBI.  Bobby Bonds went 7 for 17, 2 D, 2 HR, 5 runs, 4 RBI.  Gary Matthews chipped in a 6 for 18 series.

Re: KOD35 - Week 5 - 1972 Los Angeles vs. 1973 San Francisco

This series takes me back to a game I remember from Monday, September 3rd, 1973.  I was 11 years old, it was on TV (Monday Night Baseball).  The Dodgers were beating the Giants 8-1 through 6 innings.  San Fran erupted for 6 runs in the 7th to make it 8-7 and I was so excited seeing the comeback.  It went to the 9th, and aside from historical records being broken (Aaron, Ripken), one of the most dramatic innings I've seen.  The Dodgers brought in Pete Richert to pitch the 9th.  He walked Gary Thomasson to lead off the inning.  Dave Rader bunts him to second, but Thomasson beats the throw.  Mike Sadek hits for the pitcher, does another bunt, and the play fails to get the lead runner - another fielders' choice!  Bases loaded, Jim Brewer comes in to face Bobby Bonds.  A monster slam deep to left, the Giants walk off with a grand slam, win it 12-9!  From that day forward Bobby Bonds was a childhood hero.

Now to the series...thanks Marc for a fun afternoon.

September 6 - 1973 San Francisco 3, 1972 Los Angeles 2
Bobby Bonds' 2-run HR in the first inning off Claude Osteen and Gary Matthews' RBI single in the 4th put the Giants up 3-0.  Ron Bryant carried a shutout into the 6th until Jim Lefebvre's sac fly put LA on the board 3-1.  In the 7th, Duke Sims homered with the bases empty to make it 3-2 Giants.  The Dodgers put two men on in the 8th but Randy Moffitt retired Bobby Valentine to strand the potential tie and winning runs.  A perfect 9th closed it out for SF, 3-2.


September 7 - 1972 Los Angeles 4, 1973 San Francisco 1
Don Sutton took a no-hitter into the 6th and finished with a 4-1 complete game 4-hit win.  He struck out 7 and walked just 1.  Bill Buckner had a pair of RBI for the Dodgers.  It was Tito Fuentes' sinking line drive that broke Sutton's spell in the 6th.


September 8 - 1973 San Francisco 8, 1972 Los Angeles 0
You wouldn't know it by looking at the final score, but Jim Barr and Al Downing locked horns in a great pitching duel.  Scoreless until the 5th, Dave Rader's solo HR off Downing gave the Giants a 1-0 lead.  Barr was bend but don't break as LA had at least one runner on base in every inning but the 9th.  It started to fall apart in the 8th when Downing ran out of gas.  A single, a triple by Gary Matthews, and Tito Fuentes' squeeze bunt extended the Giants' lead to 3-0.  The Dodgers' resistance continued to crumble as singles by Bobby Bonds, Garry Maddox, and Dave Kingman plated another run, 4-0 SF.  In the 9th, it all broke loose as Bonds doubled home two more and Willie McCovey followed with a line drive into the stands in right - an 8-0 blowout.  Matthews, Bonds, and McCovey finished with 3 hits apiece.


September 9 - 1973 San Francisco 9, 1972 Los Angeles 6
Easily the best game of the set, the Giants took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on RBI singles from Ed Goodson and Dave Rader.  Billy Buckner singled in a run in the 2nd, but this was matched in the 3rd by Bobby Bonds solo HR, 3-1 Giants.  Juan Marichal was cruising along but had a lapse in the 6th.  Bill Russell and Willie Davis reached base and Wes Parker stepped into one for a 3-run HR and a 4-3 LA lead!  But Dodger hopes for a series split were dashed in the 7th.  Bonds singled, stole 2nd, and score on Tito Fuentes' hit to knot things at 4-4.  A walk and Gary Matthews' single put the Giants up 5-4...and in stepped PH Willie McCovey to face Pete Richert.  Big Willie delivered, a 3-run HR to put the Giants up 8-4!  The Dodgers added a run in their 7th, and the Giants matched it in the 8th.  On to the bottom of the 9th...Steve Garvey leads off with a PH single.  Jim Lefebvre walks.  Enter Don Carrithers, and PH Manny Mota beats out a slow roller to load the bases with no outs!!  Carrithers fans Bill Russell for out #1.  Willie Davis grounds into a fielder's choice, Garvey scores, 9-6 SF.  Two down, up steps Wes Parker, already with one 3-run HR in his pocket...could he do it again?  Not today, as he bounced out to 2nd to end the game, a 9-6 SF win.


For the series, Wes Parker led the Dodgers batting .313 with the 3-run HR.  Manny Mota was 4 for 9 coming off the bench.  Claude Osteen and Don Sutton allowed just 1 ER in 17 IP.  On the Giants' side, Willie McCovey was 6 for 11 with a D, 2 HR, and 5 RBI.  Bobby Bonds went 7 for 17, 2 D, 2 HR, 5 runs, 4 RBI.  Gary Matthews chipped in a 6 for 18 series.

Tigers take 3 of 4 from Brew Crew

Detroit takes three of four in a spirited series. Detroit is looking solid with an 11-5 mark, while Milwaukee could be dubbed “Mid-waukee” with its 8-8 mark.

 

Game 1 - Det 6, Mil 4

Hitters had the upper hand in game one, with a combined 21 hits. An eighth inning power stroke was the winning maneuver for the home team in game one.

Milwaukee struck quickly in the first, manufacturing a run. Detroit countered with a tally in the bottom half courtesy of two Milwaukee errors.

The Brewers plated two in the second off an RBI double from Jim Gantner and a Paul Molitor single. Detroit took the lead in the third, plating three and sending seven batters to the plate. Alan Trammell and Larry Herndon rapped RBI singles, and Wockenfuss hit a sac fly.

A single from Pat Listach tied the game in the sixth.

In the eighth, a solo homer from John Wockenfuss gave Detroit the lead. Enos Cabell added an insurance run with an RBI single.

The late Detroit rally allowed Auerlio "Senor Smoke" Lopez to nail down the save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

Starter Jaime Navarro did not have his A game, giving up 4 runs (3 earned) in 6 2/3 IP. Glenn Abbott in his season debut had a no-decision for the Detroiters, giving up 4ER in 5 1/3 IP.

Dave Rozema pitched 2.2 innings and picked up the win: 2.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-1 on the season.

 

Game 2 - Mil 8, Det 2

Milwaukee gave Detroit the business in game two, bullying the Tigers on the bases and on the mound. Although the moon was in a waning gibbous on September 2, 1977, the on-field gameplay resembled something during a full moon.

Like game one, both teams traded a run in the first in trademark fashion. Milwaukee's score was manufactured via a sac fly, while Detroit tallied theirs on a leadoff homer from Lou Whitaker.

Milwaukee stormed for three runs in the top of the third -- all after the first two batters of the inning were retired.

In the bottom-half of the third, Brewers’ pitcher Bill Wegman either lost control of the zone, or was setting a vendetta with the Tigers. With one out, Lou Whitaker Walked. Alan Trammell struck out, then Chet Lemon was hit by a pitch. A couple of pitches later, Glenn Wilson was hit by a pitch as well.

Wilson would not allow this aggression to stand and charged the mound. Wegman and Wilson were ejected. The Detroit crowd was apoplectic, littering the field with souvenir cups. Detroit manager Gerald Alexander couldn’t get a Detroit player to take the field to pinch-run for the ejected Wilson.

After a discussion from the Commissioner of KOD, Ernie Harwell went to the public address announcer booth and made a quick plea.

“Will the next person who sees ANYBODY throw something onto this field, point them out and get them outta here. You don’t live in Milwaukee; you live in Detroit!”

Dan Plesac entered the game and escaped the bases-loaded jam with a long fly out from John Wockenfuss.

Milwaukee scored one in the fifth. Detroit answered with one in the sixth, then Milwaukee piled on with a run in the seventh and two more in the ninth to put it away.

Plesac earned the win with an earned run in 3 1/3 innings in relief. Dan Petry took the loss, giving up 5 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings.

 

Game 3 – Mil 3, Det 2

The most competitive game of the series, yet the shortest recap. A sixth inning double from Kirk Gibson was the difference in the game three win for Detroit.

Chet Lemon started the scoring with a solo homer in the second off Brewers starter Chris Bosio. Detroit would score another in the fourth on two hits and an error, but Milwaukee would time the game in the bottom half of the inning on two hits and a walk.

Jack Morris pitched eight solid innings, yielding two runs and four hits. Aurelio Lopez pitched another 1-2-3 ninth to earn the save.

Bosio also gave up two earned runs, but three runs total over 7 1/3 innings for the loss.

 

Game 4 – Mil 10, Det 4

Ricky Bones is the weakest starter on the Milwaukee staff, and Detroit is known as a power-hitting ballclub. It’s understood Bones may have trouble in game 4. The 10-4 victory was a symbolic final score.

Lou Whitaker channeled his inner Rickey Henderson, again starting the game with a home run. Detroit added a two-run homer by Larry Herndon in the second inning.

Milwaukee would cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom-half of the inning thanks to a wild pitch from Milt Wilcox.

Detroit piled on in the middle frames, extending the lead to 9-1 by tallying a run in the fourth, three in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

Brewers fans headed to the exits as manager Benjamin Picht emptied the bench.

A pinch-hit John Jaha single made it 9-2 in the sixth. Lance Parrish answered with a sac fly in the seventh to make it 10-2, and Dave Nilsson capped the scoring with a two-run double in the eighth.

Wilcox earned the win, pitching 7 2/3 innings and giving up 4 earned runs. Ricky Bones and Bruce Ruffin’s stat lines will not be printed here due to concerns that they’d violate community guidelines for obscenity.

 

Jints take 3 of 4 from Amazin's

 

The 1973 Giants take 3 of 4 from the 1987 Mets as the deciding fourth game goes into extra innings – and ends on a walk off HR by SF backup OF Gary Thomasson (see the details below)

 

Thanks to Jesse for fun Friday afternoon baseball!

GAME 1 - Candlestick Park

Giants take the opener at Shea as Rob Bryant (2-1) allows only 4 hits over 8 innings to get the win. Elias Sosa gets his 1^st save. A great pitchers duel between Bryant and Bobby Ojeda was scoreless through 7. Jeff Innis replaced Ojeda in the 8^th and the Giants exploded for FIVE RUNS in the frame. Bobby Bonds broke the scoreless tie with a THREE RUN HR (3) and Willie McCovey followed with a solo blast (3). The Mets got 2 back in the bottom of the 8^th but the comeback attempt fell short. Innis was the losing pitcher                       

GAME 2:                                                           

Giants make it two straight at Shea as King Kong Kingman belts a GRAND SLAM in the first inning off Dwight Gooden (1-2). McCovey hit his second solo HR (4) in 2 days to make it 5-0 Jints after 2 1/2. The Mets got 2 back in the third but did not score again. Tom Bradley (1-0) was solid for SF and got the win. Sosa got his second straight save. Gooden lasted only 3 innings before being removed for a PH                                                                                    

 

GAME 3:

The road team wins for the third straight day as the Mets win a wild one, 10-8, at Candlestick. Mets led 4-0 in the 4^th before SF came ack to tie it with 3 in the 4^th and 1 in the 5^th. Mets came right back and appeared to break the game open with 3 in the 6^th and 3 more in the 7^th to make it 10-4. But the “never say die” Giants rallied for four in the 8^th highlighted by a bases loaded, bases clearing, triple by Bobby Bonds. What looked like a laugher turned into a tense finish as the Mets employed two of their top relievers, Randy Myers (who got the win) and Jesse Orosco (who got the save), to stop the Giants comeback. Reliever Jim Willoughby took the loss.

 

Keith Hernandez was FIVE FOR SIX with a double, HR and 3 RBIs. Strawberry was 2-4 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. Mookie Wilson was 3-4 with a triple, HR, 2 walks, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.                                                                           

 

GAME 4:

An even wilder game than the night before goes to the Giants in 10 innings. SF took a 4-0 lead after four highlighted by a two run HR by Gary Matthews (3) and a solo shot by Kingman (3). With Juan Marichal tossing a shutout through five, things looked bleak for the Amazings. But the Mets rallied on a 2 run HR by Hernandez(4) and a dramatic 2 run HR by Gary Carter, in the 7^th, to tie the game! Wally Backman’s single, also in the 7^th, drove in Rafael Santana with the lead run. 5-4 Mets. SF came right back in the bottom of the frame as Booby Bonds singled to tie it at 5-5.

 

In the bottom of the 9^th, Gary Matthews led off with a single against a tired Roger McDowell (who came into the game without warming up). With Tito Fuentes up Randy Myers replaced McDowell. Matthews stole second and went to third on a throwing error by Carter. Winning run on third and nobody out for the Giants. Fuentes and Bonds were walked intentionally, loading them up with none out with the pitcher coming up. Chris Arnold came in to pinch hit and was struck out by Myers. With Garry Maddox up next, the Mets went to the pen again and brought in Jeff Innis – and all he did was strike out Maddox. Next up Kingman and manager Jesse sits him down to bring up the lefty hitting Ed Goodson, with the Mets out of LH relievers. Somehow Innis manages to get him to fly out deep to right – and the Mets have survived the inning – as Manager Alan lets out a huge sigh of relief.

 

The game goes to the bottom of the 10^th still tied. Innis is still on the mound for the Mets. He strikes out Speier leading off. Dave Rader then hits a routine grounder to short but Santana airmails the throw to first and the crucial error puts Rader on second with one out. Thomasson is up and manager Alan thinks about walking him intentionally. But the decision is to pitch to him – and not give him anything good to hit – Innis gets strike one and then strike two followed a ball and THEN

 

“Innis with the 1-2 fly down the right field line this one is well hit the wind is playing tricks with it

way back Strawberry racing back to the fence HOME RUN

Thommasson with a game winning homer! Thommasson with a game winning home run!

 

Don McMahon got the win in relief as Innis suffered his second loss of the series

 

Mets next play the 72 Cubs while the Giants play the 72 Dodgersj

--submitted by Alan Raylesberg--