Pure Dominance as A's capture AL Flag in 5

GAME 5 - Fenway Park - Boston, MA - A's 10, Red Sox 2

Philadelphia wins series 4-1

Lefty Grove (10-3, 1.73) was a mere mortal, for 1 inning anyway, but it didn't matter as the Mack Men's bats blasted Boston right out of the ALCS. Ted Williams finally came to life (for the moment at least) as he doubled home 2 in the first to give Boston starter Joe Dobson a 2-1 lead. Dobson would need the Patriots offense if he hoped to win this game as he yielded 8 runs in 8 innings of work. After the first inning Grove settled down and shutout the Bosox the rest of the way. Philly manager Howard Fortel was quoted as saying, "If you want to beat Grove, you have to get to him early and often. Once he gets in his groove it's all over". That pretty much summed up this game and this series. Jimmie Foxx again was strong with the lumber, going 3 for 4 with an RBI. The A's offense was completely balanced as they scored 10 runs on 10 hits. Every starter, except Doc Cramer (who did have 2 hits), had an RBI. Lew Krausse was called on to finish out the 9th since the outcome ws no longer in doubt and there was no need for Grove to expend any more energy vs the lack luster Bosox. By the time the A's were presented with the

AL Championship trophy most of the Fenway faithful were gone. That suited the A's just fine as they have become used to playing in front of sparse crowds, even in their home ballpark. That phenomenon has more to do with the terrible economic conditions than the A's play, which has been downright stellar. Including the final 8 games of the regular season Philly has won 15 of their last 16 games en route to a spot in the KOD7 World Series. Lost in the shuffle here was the fact that again Ted Williams was a major disappointment in the post season. Williams went 3-16 in the series, with all 3 hits coming in game 5. In comparison of HOF'ers, Jimmie Foxx was an incredible 15-19, with 6 RBI and 3 HR's.