Game 1
Martinez versus Seaver
SCS1 - Baines RBI 2B
SCS1 - Salazar RBI single
MBB6 - Schmidt 2-run HR (#1)
SCS7 - Carter solo HR (#1)
MBB7 - Rose RBI single
And it stayed that for a while...
SCS15 - Bucker doubles
SCS15 - Gibson RBI 2B
SCS15 - Luzinski 2-run HR (#1)
Sluggers
pen pitches 8.2 innings allowing 7 hits, 4 BB, 5 K,
but most importantly ZERO runs
Steel City 6-15-0
Missouri 3-12-0
WP: C. Leibrandt (1-0)
LP: B. Lee (0-1)
Gibson 3 hits, 2B, RS, RBI
Buckner 2 hits, 2B, 2 RS
Rose 3 hits, RS, RBI in the loss
Game 2
Abbott versus Morris
SCS1 - Gibson 2B (second consecutive AB with a 2B)
SCS1 - Baines RBI 2B
MBB1 - Foster RBI single
MBB2 - Wilson RBI groundout
SCS3 - Buckner 2-run HR (#1)
SCS5 - Gibson RBI single
MBB6 - Trillo RBI single
MBB6 - Wilson Sac Fly (4-4)
SCS8 - 1st & 3rd - Suicide Squeeze - Buckner OUT!
SCS8 - Carter RBI single
MBB9 - Schmidt 2-out 2B - but he's stranded when
Foster strikes out
Steel City 5-10-1
Missouri 4-9-0
WP: E. Glynn (1-0)
LP: A. Hrabosky (0-1)
Save: R. Camp (1)
Almon 2 hits, 2B, 2 RS
Gibson 2 hits, 2B, RS, RBI
Baines 2 hits, 2B, RBI
Carter 2 hits, 2B, RBI
Sundberg 3 hits, 2 RS in the loss
Missouri heads to Steel City with heads hung low...
Steel City heads home leading 2-0.
Steel City was shocked to make the playoffs, let
alone the World Series. I think the magic dust may
have finally disappeared...
Game 3: Doc Medich vs. Luis Leal
Sluggers draw first blood, scratching out a run in
the 1st. But Missouri strikes back with 3 runs in
the top of the 4th, and adds another in the 5th to
take a 4-1 lead. But Steel City has proven resilient
in these playoffs, and scores 3 runs in the bottom
of the 5th to tie it up 4-4. Rick Camp serves up a
solo HR to George Foster in the 7th inning, and
that's all the Black Bears need to take the game
5-4.
Game 4: Tom Seaver vs. Dennis Martinez
Both starting pitchers are brilliant, pitching 7
shutout innings apiece. But in the 8th Missouri
finally gets to Martinez for 4 runs. Meanwhile
Seaver's humming along with a 1-hit shutout. But
Harold Baines swats a 2-run HR in the bottom of the
9th to make it interesting... but that's all the
magic in the Steel City bats this day.
Game 5: Pete Vuckovich vs. Len Barker
4 games in, the home team has yet to win. The
Sluggers desperately want to win this game to put
the pressure on Missouri to win the last two games.
Both SP are good, but Vuckovich is better, only
surrendering 1 run over 7 innings. Barker gives up 3
in his 8.1 innings and the end result is a 3-1 Black
Bear victory, in which Steel City actually outhit
the visitors 7-6.
So the series heads back to Missouri for the final 2
games (hopefully there's two!).
Home teams were 0-5. Would that continue?
Game 6
Abbott versus Morris
You're
never guess who the hitting star was...
SCS1 - Buckner CS then Gibson doubles
SCS1 - Baines RBI single
Steel City has scored in the 1st inning of all 3
road games
MBB3 - Jack Morris Single
MBB3 - Schmidt RBI single (Morris scores)
MBB5 - Morris reaches on Almon error
MBB5 - Rose RBI 3B
MBB5 - Schmidt Sac Fly
MBB6 - Wilson 2-out RBI 2B
MBB6 - Morris RBI single
MBB6 - Rose RBI 2B (Morris scores)
Missouri 6, Steel City 1
SCS7 - Schmidt error puts runners on 2nd & 3rd with
2 out
SCS7 - Balboni PH 2-out 2-RBI TRIPLE
MBB7 - Sundberg 2-out 2-RBI 2B
SCS9 - Quisenberry brought in for Missouri
SCS9 - Oester 2-out single
SCS9 - PH-Milner flies out to Foster
Missouri finally wins a game at home in the World
Series.
Congrats to John and Steel City on a great season.
The Sluggers certainly gave Missouri everything they
could handle - especially in our 3 home games. I
would have liked to have seen a Seaver/Martinez Game
7 match-up, but I'll settle for this outcome!
Steel City 3-8-1
Missouri 8-14-1
WP: J. Morris (1-0)
LP: G. Abbott (0-1)
Abbott 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Morris 8 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Morris 2-3 at the plate with 3 RS and 1 RBI
Rose 2 hits, 2B, 3B, RS, 2 RBI
Trillo 3 hits, 2B, RS
Schmidt 3-3, 2B, 1 RS, 2 RBI
Trillo hit .370 while playing errorless defense at
2B
Baines hit .409 with 4 2B, 1 HR & 8 RBI (and was a
constant thorn in Missouri's side)
Gibson hit .360 with 3 2B and 6 RS
Congratulations to the Missouri Black
Bears on the 1981 World
Series championship!
MVP:
Mike Schmidt
- who finished the 6 games: 9-22
(.409) / 4 2B / 1 HR / 3 RS / 6 RBI / 4 K / 6 BB /
SLG .727 / OBP .517
