1979 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Detroit vs. Fort Worth - Detroit was too strong for the Panthers as they take the ALCS in 5 games. Down two games to none Ft. Worth won an exciting extra inning affair in game 3 when Adams delivered a pinch hit single in the 11th. However in the next game the Panthers blew an 8th inning 9 to 6 lead and then were totally dominated by Stars starter Guidry in 5th game. The lefty stroke out 13 while only allowing 4 hits in a complete game shutout.

Long Beach vs. Gold River - The NLCS is between the two second-place finishers and is an all-California affair. It turns out to be a very exciting series of close games, wherein homefield seemed like more of a disadvantage, with the homers going 1-5. There were 3 shutouts, including two 1-0 gems and a 2-0 affair, but game 3 was a 10-8 rollercoaster. Game 5 was won in the ninth. May (GRM) at Fulgham (LBT). Linda Ronstadt, the then-girlfriend of then-California Governor Jerry Brown throws out the first pitch. She hits the umpire with the toss and gets, you know, Booed By Blue. The pitchers trade zeroes, though each allowed runners to make second, into the sixth. Reggie Jackson doubles off of Fulgham with one down. Bench pops to center and Garvey flies out to leave him. In the bottom half, Kemp doubles with one gone, but Baker pops out and Foote grounds back to the box to leave him. In the top of the seventh, Foli doubles with one gone. Sizemore doubles him home. May sacrifices. Fulgham is pulled in favor of Sid Monge. Fulgham gave up 6 hits and one walk in 6.2 and struck out 5. Moreno grounds to second to end the inning. May retires the first two Titans he sees in the bottom half. Then, Wolfe hits for Monge and flies out to make it 1-2-3. Ford walks to start the eighth against new hurler Sambito. Jackson fans for the third time in the contest. Ford steals second and Bench walks. Minton replaces Sambito on the hill. Garvey flies to deep left and Royster forces Bench to end it. Paciorek doubles with one gone in the bottom half, but Lezcano and Kemp both ground out to strand him half way home. The Miners go 1-2-3 in the ninth. In the bottom half, Baker leads off with an infield single, but is picked off by May. Foote creams a pitch that dies in the glove of Jackson in left. Burleson grounds to catcher to end the game, a complete game win for May. Fulgham is the hard-luck loser. Eckersley (GRM) at Schatzeder (LBT). Foli singles with one gone in the top of the first, but Garvey erases him by hitting into the 6-4-3. Lezcano singles with two gone in the home half. Kemp singles, but Lezcano ignores the red light and is thrown out at third by Jackson in right. Jackson opens the second with a single to right. Bench singles him to second. Maddox hits into the 6-4-3. Royster singles to make it 1-0 Miners. Sizemore grounds to short to end the frame. Baker draws a walk to start the bottom half. Foote doubles him to third. Burleson pops up and Foli is able to move back to get it. Lacy gets 4 wide to load them for Schatzeder, who grounds into the 6-4-3 to leave 2. Schatzeder gets the Miners 1-2-3 in the third. Paciorek singles with one gone in the bottom half. Lezcano pops to third and Kemp strikes out to leave him. Both halves of the fourth are 1-2-3. Royster singles with one gone in the top of the fifth. Sizemore takes one for the team. Foote picks up Eck's bunt and gets Royster at third. Leonard pops out to second to strand two. Lacy draws a walk to start the home half. Schatzeder bunts him to second. Madlock lines to right and Paciorek grounds to short to leave him halfway home. Garvey reaches with one gone in the sixth on Schatzeder's error fielding the throw, but Jackson fouls out and Bench grounds out to make it no harm done. Kemp walks with one gone in the bottom half, but Baker and Foote are unable to advance him. The Miners go down 1-2-3 in the seventh. With one gone in the home half, Harrelson hits for Lacy and grounds out. Kelly hits for Schatzeder, who gave up just the one run on 5 hits in 7 strong. Kelly reaches when Sizemore boots his grounder. Madlock singles, but Paciorek grounds to first to end the inning. Lopez takes over on the mound, with Harrelson staying in at second. Harrelson's error allows Foli to reach with 2 gone, but Garvey grounds out to leave him. With 2 gone in the bottom half, Baker's excuse-me swing stops on the chalk near third, allowing him to reach. Foote flies to center to end it. Monge replaces Lopez to start the ninth and gets Jackson to strikeout. After Bench flies out, Maddox also K's. Unser hits for Burleson to begin the home half and flies to the track in center. Harrelson takes strike three. Goodwin hits for Monge and flies to left to make it back-to-back 1-0 losses for the home team. Eckersley goes the distance to give the Miners a 2-0 series advantage and Schatzeder is the second unlucky starter for the Titans. The series shifts to the MLB Radio Fans.com Field of Dreams, as simulated on the Kilmarx server in Long Beach.... Frost (LBT) at Comer (GRM). Governor Jerry Brown throws out the first pitch. The Spaceman governor takes advice from Greg "Moonman" Minton on how to do better than his significant other. He admits to the press to having a friendly wager with himself about the series, but doesn't disclose the stakes. Comer gets the Titans 1-2-3 in the first, to the delight of the home crowd. In the bottom half, Royster triples with one gone. Jackson makes all of the running for naught with a 2-run shot to right. Bench singles and Garvey follows suit. Maddox watches strike three, but Foli doubles to make it 3-0. Sizemore gets a free pass. With Comer at the plate, the first pitch gets by Foote, allowing Garvey to score. Comer strikes out with a 4 run cushion. He walks Kemp to start the second and also gives a free pass to Baker. Goodwin grounds to short, advancing the runners. Foote's grounder gives the Titans their first run of the series, but Burleson lines out to leave Baker 90 feet shy. Jackson singles with 2 gone in the second. Bench does likewise. Garvey singles to make it 5-1 and end the day for Frost. He gave up four earned on 8 hits in 1 and 2/3rds. Hume pitches, with Paciorek taking over at first in a double-switch. Maddox' single makes it 6-1. Foli pops to short to leave 2. With two gone in the third, Lacy gets the first knock of the game for the Titans. Lezcano grounds back to Comer, who throws it by Garvey, allowing Lacy to make third. Kemp makes it 3 unearned against Comer with a blast to right. Baker goes back-to-back to cut the lead to 6-5. Hume watches strike three to end the inning. McCovey hits for Comer (1 earned on 3 hits) with one gone in the bottom half and flies out. Curtis pitches the fourth for the Miners. Burleson singles with one out and Paciorek does likewise. Madlock grounds into the 1-4-3 to let Curtis off the hook. In the home half, Jackson draws a walk with one down and Bench drives in two with a shot to left. Lacy singles to start the fifth and Lezcano's infield grounder also is a single. Kemp misses strike three before Baker singles home Lacy. Wolfe hits for Hume, who gave up the two hits and two runs in 2.2. wolfe and Foote both foul out to leave 2 runners. Minton pitches the home half and gets the first two batters. Leonard hits for Curtis, who gave up 1 earned on 5 hits in 2 innings. Leonard strikes out. Bair pitches the top of the sixth. After Burleson is robbed of extra bases by Moreno, Paciorek singles. Madlock gets a walk. Unser hits for Lacy, who had 2 hits in the contest, and lines to right. Lezcano flies out to strand two. Dauer plays second in the bottom half. Moreno singles to start that frame. Royster admires strike three. Monge is called upon to get Jackson and does so with a strike out. Bench grounds to Dauer to end the inning. With one gone, Baker blasts a solo shot to bring the Titans within one. Harrelson hits for Monge and lines out. Foote swings through strike three to finish the frame. Lopez pitches the bottom half and gets the first two Miners. Foli strikes out to end the inning, but says the magic word to the ump behind the plate to win a no-expense paid trip to the showers. Lockwood pitches the eighth, with Griffin taking over at short in a double-switch. Paciorek singles with one down. Madlock's hit-and-run special puts runners at the corners. Kelly hits for Dauer and strikes out. Lezcano's double makes it 9-8 in favor of the visitors. Kemp lines hard to left to end the frame. Sambito is asked to pitch the bottom half, with Rosello at second and Thompson taking over at first. Ford hits for Sizemore to start and grounds to second. Griffin misses strike three. Moreno singles. Royster flies out to leave him. Lockwood strikes out the first two he sees in the ninth, but Foote blasts one to give the Titans an insurance run. Burleson hits a slow roller that allows him to reach and ends Lockwood's first outing of the series. In one and 2/3rd, he gave up 3 runs and 5 hits while striking out 4. Schultz relieves and walks Thompson. Madlock fouls out to leave 2. Sambito gets the Miners 1-2-3 to finish the game. Lopez gets the win and Sambito gets the save, while Lockwood takes the loss for the Miners. Fulgham (LBT) at Flanagan (GRM). Madlock opens the game with a single. Paciorek strikes out and Lezcano forces Madlock. Kemp flies out to right to end the frame. Moreno draws a walk to start the bottom half and swipes second. Ford's grounder back to the box handcuffs Fulgham, which allows Moreno to take third on the out at first. Jackson flies to left and Moreno is out at home to end the inning. Foote doubles with one gone in the second. Burleson pops to second. Lacy lines to center to leave Foote. Garvey singles with one gone in the bottom half. Braun and Foli fly out to finish the inning. With one gone in the third, Madlock singles again. He is caught stealing. Paciorek singles, but Lezcano grounds out to leave the runner. The Miners go 1-2-3 in the bottom half and the Titans do likewise in the fourth. With 2 down in the home half, Bench singles. Garvey grounds out to strand him. Lacy singles with one gone in the fifth. Fulgham sacrifices. Madlock lines to center to leave Lacy at second. Braun walks to open the bottom half, but is picked off. The Titans go 1-2-3 in the sixth. Moreno reaches with one gone in the bottom half on Lacy's miscue. Ford grounds to second. Fulgham is replaced by Monge. He went 5.2 and gave up 2 hits and 2 walks, with one strikeout. Jackson grounds to short to leave it with no score. Foote singles with one gone in the seventh, but Burleson grounds into the 6-4-3. Bench walks to start the home half. Garvey forces him. Braun walks. Minton takes over for Monge, who surrendered 2 walks in 2/3rds of an inning. Foli lines out to left. Royster doubles to right to give the Miners a 1-0 lead, but Braun is out at home to end the inning. Harrelson hits for Minton with one gone in the eighth and strikes out. Sambito pitches the home half and strikes out Flanagan and Moreno, but gives up a single to Ford, who makes it to third on Baker's miscue in right. Jackson doubles down the line in right to double the lead. Bench grounds to short to end it. Flanagan finishes the game with a flourish- two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 ninth. Monge loses it for the Titans, who are now down 3-1 in the series. Schatzeder (LBT) vs. May (GRM). The pitchers both have a 1-2-3 first. In the top of the second, May walks Kemp, but Baker grounds into the 3-6-3. Foote doubles and Burleson does likewise to give the Titans a 1-0 lead- the first time they've scored first in the NLCS. Lacy grounds to short to leave Burleson. Maddox doubles with two gone in the bottom half. Foli singles and Maddox scores as Foli is out trying to take second on the throw. Schatzeder opens the third with a solo blast. In the bottom half, Schatzeder prevents May from returning the favor by drilling him. Leonard forces May. He swipes second, but Royster flies out to leave him. Foote singles with two gone in the third, but Burleson's ground ball strands him. Bench, Garvey and Ford go quietly in the bottom half. Lacy walks to open the fourth and Schatzeder reaches when Royster bobbles the bunt. Madlock hits into the 3-6-3. Paciorek grounds to May, but he throws it away to make it 3-1. Lezcano strikes out to end the frame. Foli singles with one gone in the bottom half. Sizemore forces him and May pops out to end the inning. Baker walks with one gone in the sixth. Foote pops out, but Burleson singles. After Lacy walks, Harrelson hits for Schatzeder, who gave up 1 earned on 3 hits in 5 innings. Harrelson grounds to the catcher to leave them loaded. Lopez pitches the bottom half and gets Leonard and Royster to strike out. Bench grounds out to end the 1-2-3. Lezcano singles with 2 gone in the seventh. Kemp singles, but Lezcano is thrown out at third by Ford. Lopez gets the Miners 1-2-3 again in the bottom half. Baker makes it 4-1 with a blast to start the eighth. Two batters later, Lacy doubles. Dauer hits for Lopez and the Miners double-switch to bring McLaughlin in to pitch and Moreno to play center. (May gave up 3 earned on 9 hits, with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts.) Dauer grounds to second to leave Lacy. Monge pitches the bottom half, with Dauer taking over at second for Lacy. Foli drives the first pitch he sees to right, but Baker flags it down at the wall. Sizemore singles. Moreno does likewise. Leonard triples to cut the lead to 4-3. Minton replaces Monge on the hill. Royster tries to squeeze, but the ball rolls foul. Royster sacrifices the other way on the second pitch and the fly ball is deep enough to tie the game. Bench grounds to second to end the inning. Madlock opens the ninth with a booming double. Goodwin's single makes it 5-4 Titans. Lezcano grounds to Sizemore, who throws it by Foli making everyone safe. Fryman replaces McLaughlin and Jackson takes over for Leonard in left. Kemp bunts, but Fryman gets Goodwin at third. Baker and Foote both foul out to Bench to end the top half. Garvey pops to center and Ford grounds out to start the bottom of the ninth. Sambito is summoned to face the lefty. Jackson beats the ball into the dirt and Foote bobbles it to allow him to reach. Foli hits a long fly ball to the deepest part of the park, which allows Goodwin to track it down for the final out. Minton is the vulture winner, with Sambito collecting save number 2. McLaughlin takes the L for the Miners. The scene shifts back to Long Beach with the Titans' back still up against the wall.... Eckersley (GRM) at Frost (LBT). Moreno starts the game with a single. He tries to steal second, but Foote gets him. The Titans go down 1-2-3 in the first. Foli singles with two gone in the second. Sizemore singles him to second, but Leonard strikes out to strand 2. Kemp starts the bottom half with an excuse-me-swing single up the third base line, but Baker erases him with a 3-6-3 ground ball. Royster gets a bad-hop single with 2 gone in the third. Jackson doubles to make it 1-0. Bench flies out to end the top half. Lacy singles up the middle with 1 down in the bottom half. Frost strikes out bunting, but Madlock picks him up with a game-tying double. Paciorek strikes out to leave one. Garvey singles to open the fourth. Foli flies out to left. Sizemore singles. On an 0-1 count, Leonard singles into left and takes second when Garvey scores. Eck misses the squeeze and Sizemore is hung out to dry. Eck singles on the next pitch, making it 3-1. Travers replaces Frost, who got 11 outs, but gave up 9 hits and 3 runs while striking out 3. Moreno fouls out to leave Eck at first. The Titans go 1-2-3 in the bottom half. Jackson walks with one gone in the fifth. Bench pops to short and Garvey flies out to right to leave him. Burleson singles with one down in the home half. Lacy sacrifices. Goodwin hits for Travers, who got 4 outs without giving up a hit. Goodwin grounds to short. Lopez pitches the sixth. After Foli pops out, Sizemore singles. Leonard walks. Eck pops up the bunt and Foote catches it for out 2. Moreno forces Leonard to leave 2. Eck strikes out the first two Titan hitters in the home half, but Lezcano's liner to left is misplayed by Leonard into a triple. Kemp pops to left to leave him just shy of scoring, though. To start the seventh, Lezcano shows he took lessons from Leonard by similarly misplaying a liner by Royster into a triple. Monge is summonned to face Jackson and surrenders a double to make it 4-1. Bench grounds behind second and Lacy goes to third, but throws wildly, allowing Jackson to score. Garvey pops up and Foli walks. Minton replaces Monge and gets Sizemore to ground into the 4-6-3 rally ender. Foote doubles with one gone in the home half. Harrelson hits for Burleson and pops to third. Unser hits for Lacy and grounds to short. Harrelson plays short and Wolfe replaces Unser to play second. Minton surrenders only a two-out walk in the eighth. Kelly hits for him to start the home half and lines to first. After Madlock fouls out, Paciorek walks. Lezcano grounds to first for the third out. Sambito pitches the top of the ninth and walks Jackson to lead off. After Bench strikes out, Garvey grounds to Sambito while Jackson takes second. Foli lines out to end the frame. Kemp singles to open the home ninth, but Baker erases him on the 6-4-3. Foote grounds to Sizemore, who makes a diving stop and throws to get the catcher for the 27th out. Eck gets his second complete game win of the series to earn the NLCS MVP. Frost loses the game.