Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Grove'in on a Sunny Afternoon

Howie Fortel (PHA-32) vs Marc Weiss (BOS-49)

GAME 1 (Shibe Park): PHA 1, BOS 0
In a game series that featured 5 HOF batters the shinning star was a 300 game winning HOF pitcher named Robert Moses Grove. Known to us all as "Lefty", Grove was purely dominant as he threw a complete game 3 hit shutout. Overshadowed by Grove's brilliance was the work of Mel Parnell, who match Grove pitch for pitch and who's only blemish was a 3 walk 5th inning. Double X, Jimmy Foxx's sac fly that scored Williams was the difference maker. The fans got to sit back and watch this fantastic pitcher's duel that last just 2 hours. Two HOF lineups baffled by two fantastic southpaw hurlers.

GAME 2 (Shibe Park): PHA 13, BOS 3
Ellis Kinder started the game for the Sox and proceeded to stink up the joint. The White Elephant banged out 13 runs on 15 hits. The game was close until Philly's 8 run 8th inning put it completely out of reach. A's, Eric McNair went 5 for 5 with 6 RBI's to outshine his HOF teammates. Rube Walberg went the distance to get the win and increase his record to 2-0. Kinder was left out there to take one for the team and was responsible for all 13 runs (11 earned).

GAME 3 (Fenway Park): BOS 6, PHA 0
Boston's Joe Dobson tossed a 2 hitter as the "Little Professor" Dom DiMaggio went 4 for 5 and scored 2 runs. Good ole T.S. Williams came to life and went 2 for 3 with a long homer. Al Zarilla was the only Red Sox starter that did not reach base. The slow footed Sox also had 2 stolen bases (Doerr and Goodman).

GAME 4 (Fenway Park): PHA 13, BOS 2
Surprise starter Al Freitas went the distance by scattering 7 hits and just 2 runs. The real story was the offensive fireworks supplied by the Mack-men. Even the slumping Mickey Cochrane (1-28) managed to bang out 2 hits including a tape measure homer that just cleared the Pesky pole. Aloysius Simmons went 5 for 6 to increase his season average to .429. Mule Haas had 4 RBI's. Bobby Doerr homered in a losing effort for the 2-6 Sox. Philly moved back to .500 at 4-4.

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