Philly gets straight A's !

75 Oakland (manager Lee Crouch) and the 32 Philadelphia (manager Howard Fortel)

Game 1 Philadelphia 3 Oakland 1

Game 1 was a pitcher's duel with Philly's Lefty Grove getting the best of Oakland's Stan Bahnsen 3 to 1. Lefty struck out nine while limiting the Oakland A's to just 5 hits. The game winning RBI went to Ed Coleman.

Game 2 Philadelphia 4 Oakland 0

Philadelphia's Rube Walberg dominated Oakland in Game 2 allowing only 4 hits while striking out 5 in a complete game gem. Jimmie Foxx and Jimmie Dykes supplied all the offense needed. Foxx had 2 homers while Dykes hit a solo shot in the 7th as Philadelphia won 4 to 0.

Game 3 Philadelphia 7 Oakland 3

Game 3 shifted to Philadelphia where Oakland was hoping for better fortunes as they were throwing their big gun Vida Blue at Philadelphia. Things looked good for Oakland as they scored twice in the first inning. But Philadelphia struck back behind pitcher George Earnshaw who had an 8 hit 10 strike out complete game victory. Earnshaw also helped his own cause by batting in 2 runs. Jimmie Foxx was once again the offensive hero belting 2 more homeruns in the 7 to 3 Philadelphia victory.

TURNING POINT: The turning point in the series was Philadelphia's strong pitching which held Oakland to just 4 runs in the 3 game set.

SERIES MVP: Jimmie Foxx gets the series MVP award for hitting 4 homeruns and driving in 5 during the 3 game series.

--submitted by Lee Crouch--