Category: Athletics

Winner take all for the World Series has a starting matchup of Tim Belcher (12-6 2.91 Grade 12XZG) versus former Dodger Bob Welch (17-9 3.64 Grade 11YZ).   Pressure packed Game 7 as bot pitchers have an easy 1-2-3 first. In the bottom of the 2nd with 2 outs John Shelby takes a Welch fastball out to center field just over the wall. In the 4th the A's finally got their first hit as Dave Henderson would double, but Belcher would get Terry Steinbach to ground out to end the threat.   In the 5th, Glenn Hubbard would double but one more time Belcher would work out of the inning. The A's bullpen would keep 1-0 as we would head to the 9th. Stan Javier would lead off the inning with…

The A's with no room for error send Storm Davis (16-7 3.70 Grade 10Y) to the hill against all world Orel Hershiser (23-8 2.26 Grade 19YZ).   Both pitchers come out in command as we go 4 innings with no score. In the 5th the Dodgers get on the board with a 2 spot. RBI single by Tracy Woodson and sac fly RBI by Steve Sax account for the runs. The A's would bounce back against Hershiser in the 6th as Jose Canseco would double in Walt Weiss with 2 out. Dave Parker would then double high off the wall in right to tie the game at 2.   The score would remain 2-2 heading to the 9th. Ron Hassey would lead off with a single. Pinch runner Luis Polonia…

The Dodgers winning 2 and row and now with the series lead send Tim Belcher (12-6 2.91 Grade 12XZG) to the mound against Bob Welch (17-9 3.64 Grade 11YZ).   Welch and Belcher pitched good in Game 1 and they both started off the same in Game 4. Through 3 innings we are scoreless with both teams combining for only 4 hits. In the 4th the Dodgers would finally break through against Welch. Kirk Gibson would walk and steal 2nd base. Mike Scioscia would single with 2 outs to score Gibson for the Dodgers first run in 13 innings against Welch.   The score would remain 1-0 until the top of the 8th when the Dodgers would get some insurance. Alfredo Griffin would walk with one to bring up Steve…

Huge Game 3 with the series tied at 1 has a pitching matchup of Dave Stewart (21-12 3.23 Grade 15 YG) versus John Tudor (10-8 2.32 Grade 16 Z).   The Dodgers again would strike first the Dodgers would get 2 runs in the 2nd. Jeff Hamilton would single in John Shelby who tripled to lead off the inning. Later in the inning Steve Sax would get a clutch 2 out single up the middle to score Mike Davis. In the 4th the Dodgers would add another run as they would get back to back doubles from Hamilton and Davis to make it 3-0.   In the 5th LA would get another run as Mike Marshall would single in Kirk Gibson. The A's would finally get to Tudor as Walt…

The Dodgers looking to even the series send ace Orel Hershiser (23-8 2.26 Grade 19YZ) to the hill against Storm Davis (16-7 3.70 Grade 10Y).   The Dodgers strike first this time with a huge 4 run 1st. With one out Mickey Hatcher would single bringing up Kirk Gibson would would take Davis out of the park to right field to make it 2-0, 4 batters later Jeff Hamilton would double to right to score John Shelby and Mike Scioscia. The A's would try to get back into the game as they would pick up a run in the 4th as Dave Parker would single in Jose Canseco.   In the 5th Hatcher would single to knock out Davis. The A's would bring in Rick Honeycutt to face Gibson, but…

Game 1 of our 1988 World Series replay features the Los Angeles Dodgers who beat the Mets in 7 games and the Oakland A's who beat the Red Sox in 7 games.   Game 1 starters will be Bob Welch (17-9 3.64 Grade 11yz) for the visiting A's and Tim Belcher (12-6 2.91 Grade 12XZG) for the home town Dodgers.   Here we go World Series, two really good teams. The A's would jump on the board first as with 2 out and no one on in the first Jose Canseco lines a Belcher fastball out to left center to make it a 1-0. (Side note I remember as a kid Canseco hitting the Grand Slam in Game 1 off the camera in center and thinking there is no way…