Month: October 2017

Must win game 4 has the Expos sending Woody Fryman (5-7 3.61 Grade 4) to the mound while the Yankees go with Jim Beattie (6-9 3.73 Grade 5). This one got out of hand early as the Yankees throw a 6 spot in the first inning. Another huge 3 run homer by Mickey Rivers was the big blow. With the Yankees in cruise control the Expos get a run in the 3rd and a couple in the sixth but it was too little too late. Sparky Lyle and Goose Gossage come on to get the final 9 outs and the Yankees are moving onto the Elite 8. Final Score: Yankees 8, Expos 5 WP: Jim Beattie (1-0) LP: Woody Fryman (1-1) Save: Goose Gossage (1) HR's: Yankees - Mickey Rivers (2),…

We are at Stade Olympique for Game 3 with the Yanks taking the first 2. The Yankees send Dick Tidrow (7-11 3.84 Grade 6) to the mound opposite Steve Rogers (13-10 2.47 Grade 16) for the Expos. The Yankees jump on the ace pitcher right out of the gate, getting RBI singles from Lou Piniella and Reggie Jackson. The Expos answer right back getting 3 runs off Tidrow via a 3 run homer by Larry Parrish. The Expos had a 3-2 lead that would stay that way until the 6th. The 6th saw the Yankees get 2 runs to get the lead back. The would knock Rogers out of the game and get 4 more in the 7th, Mickey Rivers delivering the game clinching blow with a 3 run homer…

Game 2 features 2 big time pitchers in Ross Grimsley (20-11  3.05 Grade 14) for the Expos and Ed Figueroa (20-9 2.99 Grade 15). This one had the potential to be a pitching duel and it didn't disappoint. The Expos would strike first scratching across a run in the top of the 4th. Ellis Valentine drives in Andre Dawson with a double to left center. The Yankees would come right back with 2 in the bottom half. After a 1 out single by Reggie Jackson, Craig Nettles lines a 2 run homer to right. That would be all the scoring as both pitchers go the distance. Figueroa only allows 2 hits and the Yankees take a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. Final Score: Yankees 2, Expos 1…

This Sweet 16 matchup features the #16 Montreal Expos winners of their second round matchup with the Mariners and the #1 overall seed New York Yankees. The Expos finished 76-86 good for 4th in the NL East. The Yankees finished 100-63 1st in the AL East and was World Champions. Game 1 saw Montreal send Dan Schatzeder (7-7 3.07 Grade 10) to the mound versus Cy Young Winner Ron Guidry (25-3 1.74 Grade 24). Yankees waste no time coming out of the gates scoring. They score 2 in the first, Reggie Jackson hitting a 2 run bomb. They come right back and get 4 more in the 2nd for a commanding 6-0 lead. The Yanks add 4 more in the 8th, Lou Piniella with a 3 run shot to left.…