APBA 1979 Playoff Replay – NLCS Game 2 – Pirates @ Reds

APBA 1979 Playoff Replay – NLCS Game 2 – Pirates @ Reds

1979, 1979 Playoff Replay, NLCS, Pirates, Reds
Game 2 of the 79 NLCS has a pitching matchup of Jim Bibby (12-4 2.81 Grade 10YZ) for the Pirates and Frank Pastore (6-7 4.25 Grade 3YZ) for the Reds.   The Pirates would jump on Pastore for a quick run in the 1st as John Milner would drive in Dave Parker with a single. The Reds would answer with a run of their own in the 1st as George Foster would hit a sac fly scoring Joe Morgan. Pitchers would settle as innings 2-4 would have no team able to plate a run. In the 5th the Pirates would grab the lead again as Bill Madlock would deliver the 2 out RBI to make it a 2-1 game.   The score would remain 2-1 until the bottom of the…
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Out Of The Park 1993 Tournament – Game 1 – 14 Chicago Cubs vs 3 Philadelphia Phillies

Out Of The Park 1993 Tournament – Game 1 – 14 Chicago Cubs vs 3 Philadelphia Phillies

1993 Tournament, Cubs, OOTP, Phillies
Next series features the 14 seed Chicago Cubs vs the 3 seed Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies finished the regular season 97-65 and beat the Braves in the NLCS. The would lose to the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. The Cubs finished the season 84-78 and 4th in the NL East to the Phillies.   The Phillies win Game 1 6-4 behind a huge 5 run 5th. Curt Schilling gets the win while "Wild Thing' Mitch Williams grabs the save. Game 2 features startes Tommy Greene and Jose Guzman.   Box score below.  
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APBA 1979 Playoff Replay – NLCS Game 1 – Pirates @ Reds

APBA 1979 Playoff Replay – NLCS Game 1 – Pirates @ Reds

1979, 1979 Playoff Replay, NLCS, Pirates, Reds
The 1979 NLCS Playoff Replay has the NL West winning Cincinnati Reds (90-71) versus the NL East Champion Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64). The starters for Game 1 are John Candelaria (14-9 3.22 Grade 12Z) for the visiting Pirates and Tom Seaver (16-6 3.14 Grade 13YZ) for the Reds.   In a 5 game set the first game is even more important and both pitchers come out strong as we go scoreless through 3 innings. In the 4th the Pirates break through against Tom Terrific. After 2 outs to start the inning, Dave Parker and Willie Stargell would draw walks. Next man up John Milner lines a huge homer down the right field line to give the Pirates a 3-0 lead. In the 6th the Pirates would add to their lead and…
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Out Of The Park 1993 Tournament – Game 6 – 15 Seattle Mariners vs 2 San Francisco Giants

Out Of The Park 1993 Tournament – Game 6 – 15 Seattle Mariners vs 2 San Francisco Giants

1993 Tournament, Giants, Mariners, OOTP
Mariners score 2 unearned runs in the 1st and Jay Buhner hits a huge 2 run homer as they complete the huge upset winning 4-1. The Mariners would win 4 in a row after falling behind 2-0. One of the tournament favorites is out as Barry Bonds and Matt Williams couldn't get the big hits with runners in scoring position.     Box Score
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