28Jul 2018 by Brian No Comments

APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 6 – Oakland’s A’s vs Boston Red Sox

1988, 1988 Playoff Replay, ALCS, Athletics, Red Sox
Red Sox get the series back to Fenway and send Mike Boddicker (13-15 3.39 Grade 13YZ) to the mound against Bob Welch (17-9 3.64 Grade 11YZ).   The A's would strike first as with 2 outs in the 1st Jose Canseco would take Boddicker over the Green Monster for a quick 1-0 lead. Welch and Boddicker would be in complete control for the next 5 innings as we would still be 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 6th. The Red Sox would bar around and score 3 runs off Welch. Sac Fly from Dwight Evans and run scoring singles from Rich Gedman and Jody Reed account for the scoring.   Boddicker would come out for the 9th with the 3-1 lead. He would get the first 2 outs and…
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27Jul 2018 by Brian No Comments
APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 5 – Boston Red Sox vs Oakland’s A’s

APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 5 – Boston Red Sox vs Oakland’s A’s

1988, 1988 Playoff Replay, ALCS, Athletics, Red Sox
Must win Game 5 for the Red Sox and they send their ace Roger Clemens (18-12 2.93 XYZG) vs Storm Davis (16-7 3.70 Grade 10Y) for the A's.   The Red Sox come out again and grab an early run as Wade Boggs hits a sac fly to right that scores Ellis Burks. The A's would answer back in the bottom half with 2 runs courtesy of big 2 run homer to left by Mark McGwire. In the 3rd the Red Sox would finally get the big inning they have been looking for. Burks, Marty Barrett, and Boggs would get on base in front of Mike Greenwell how would deposit a Davis fastball in the right field seats. The Grand Slam would put the Red Sox up 5-2 with Clemens…
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26Jul 2018 by Brian No Comments
APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 4 – Boston Red Sox vs Oakland’s A’s

APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 4 – Boston Red Sox vs Oakland’s A’s

1988, 1988 Playoff Replay, ALCS, Athletics, Red Sox
Broken record, but another great game! A's lead 2-1 in the series and send ace Dave Stewart (21-12 3.23 Grade 15YG) to the mound against lefty Bruce Hurst (18-6 3.66 Grade 11YZ).   The Red Sox come out of the gate and grab a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Wade Boggs would double with 2 outs and Mike Greenwell would double to deep right center scoring Boggs. The A's would come back and tie the game in the second as Terry Steinbach doubles, Don Baylor singles, and Mike Gallego hits a sac fly to center that scores Steinbach under the tag of Rich Gedman.   The veteran pitchers would settle down and dominate as we would stay 1-1 into the 9th inning. After Stewart sets…
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25Jul 2018 by Brian No Comments
APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 3 – Boston Red Sox vs Oakland’s A’s

APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 3 – Boston Red Sox vs Oakland’s A’s

1988, 1988 Playoff Replay, Athletics, Dodgers
Another really good game! Game 3 features a starting matchup of Mike Boddicker (13-15 3.39 Grade 13YZ) vs Bob Welch (17-9 3.64 Grade 11YZ).   Welch and Boddicker keep the bats under control for the first 3 innings. In the bottom of the 4th the A's break through against Boddicker. Carney Lansford would single up the middle and Dave Henderson would line a 2 run homer down the left field line. The Red Sox would answer right back with 2 of their own in the 5th as Todd Benzinger would double home Dwight Evans and Jody Reed.   The Sox would get the lead in the 6th as Jim Rice would drive in Wade Boggs with a clutch 2 out single. In the 7th they would add another as Marty…
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24Jul 2018 by Brian No Comments
APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 2 – Oakland’s A’s vs Boston Red Sox

APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 2 – Oakland’s A’s vs Boston Red Sox

1988, 1988 Playoff Replay, ALCS, Athletics, Red Sox
Red Sox take Game 1 and send Roger Clemens (18-12 2.93 Grade 15XYZG) to the mound against Storm Davis (16-7 3.70 Grade 10Y).   Davis and Clemens are in complete control as we go scoreless through 4 innings. In the 5th the Red Sox would scratch across a run as Jody Reed would single to lead off, Rich Gedman would lay down the sacrifice and Wade Boggs would single to left center to drive him in. In the 7th they would one again use A-B-C baseball to get a run. Todd Benzinger would double to lead off, Reed would bunt him over and Gedman would hit a sac fly to right to give Clemens a 2-0 lead.   Clemens would be in complete control as he would only allow 3…
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23Jul 2018 by Brian No Comments
APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 1 – Oakland’s A’s vs Boston Red Sox

APBA 1988 ALCS Replay – Game 1 – Oakland’s A’s vs Boston Red Sox

1988, 1988 Playoff Replay, Athletics, Red Sox
Big time matchup in this ALCS between the Western Division Champion Oakland A's (104-58) and the Eastern Division Champion Boston Red Sox (89-73).   Game 1's pitching matchup is Dave Stewart (20-13 3.68 Grade 15Y) for the A's versus Bruce Hurst (18-6 3.66 Grade 11YZ) for the Red Sox. The A's would come out of the gate and grab the lead in the first as Jose Canseco would double to left and Mark McGwire would single up the middle to bring him home. The Red Sox would get that run right back in the bottom as Todd Benzinger would double in Wade Boggs. In the 3rd the Red Sox would get to Stewart again Marty Barrett would single in Rich Gedman and Benzinger again would double this time driving in…
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05Feb 2018 by Brian No Comments
1981 Season Replay – A’s at Twins

1981 Season Replay – A’s at Twins

1981, 1981 Season, Athletics, Twins
Opening series featuring AL West favorites Oakland A's @ Minnesota   Opening Day - Metropolitan Stadium 4-9-81 A's 12, Twins 1 WP: Rick Langford (1-0) LP: Al Williams (0-1) HR's: A's - Tony Armas (1), Dave McKay (1)   4-10-81 A's 12, Twins 0 WP: Steve McCatty (1-0) LP: Pete Redfern (0-1) HR's: A's - Cliff Johnson (1) McCatty 4 hitter, 8 K's   4-11-81 A's 6, Twins 2 WP: Mike Norris (1-0) LP: Fernando Arroyo (0-1) HR's: A's - Dwayne Murphy (1), Cliff Johnson (2), Jim Spencer (1), Twins - Mickey Hatcher (1)   4-12-81 Twins 2, A's 1 WP: Roger Erickson (1-0) LP: Matt Keough (0-1) HR's: Twins - Dave Engle (1)   A's take 3 of 4 to start the season in Minnesota.
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13Aug 2017 by Brian No Comments
Game 4 – 1978 Tournament Replay Athletics vs Cardinals

Game 4 – 1978 Tournament Replay Athletics vs Cardinals

1978, 1978 Tournament, Athletics, Cardinals
Game 4 saw Oakland trying to protect home field and even the series at 2 apiece. Silvio Martinez toed the rubber for the Cards and Pete Broberg for Oakland. The offense can quickly in this one as the Cardinals scored 2 in each of the first 2 innings. George Hendrick with the big 2 run shot to get the Cardinals on top. The A's answered with a run in each of the first two frames, but that still had then down 4-2 after 2. The A's added 2 more runs in the 4th with a clutch 2 run RBI from Tony Armas and that quickly we had a tie game. Pitching took over from here and it wasn't until the top of the 10th that the Cardinals grabbed the lead…
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