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Pool 3, Finals

Location: Forbes Field

(4) 1975 Reds vs (2) 1909 Pirates

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Pool 3, Finals

Controversial Decision By Anderson Ends Reds Title Hopes,

Sends Pirates Into Finals

George Foster watches a home run by Bobby Byrne in the first inning.

Dave Concepcion lines a double up the middle in the second inning, scoring Johnny Bench to tie the

game 1-1.

Fred Clarke blasts a two run home run in the fourth inning, giving Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead.

Ken Griffey singles up the middle in the fifth, scoring Dave Concepcion to bring the Reds within one.

Sparky Anderson (back) and the Reds react to the final out of the game. Anderson left relief

pitcher Will McEnaney in to hit with two outs and pinch-runner Ed Armbrister representing the tying

run at second base. McEnaney flew out weakly to left to end the game, sending Cincinnati home and

Pittsburgh into the Total Classics Finals.

Scoring

B1: Byrne solo HR

T2: Concepcion double scores Bench

B4: Clarke two run HR

T5: Griffey single scores Concepcion

W - Camnitz L - Gullett S - Brandom

Players of the Game:

Fred Clarke 1-3, HR, 2 RBI

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 3 MVP: Fred Clarke

Pool 3 Stats:

5-12 (.417), 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, SB (total at bats and hits unavailable due to administrative error)

Real Life Career Stats:

2672-8568 (.312), 361 2B, 220 3B, 67 HR, 1015 RBI, 506 SB

-Clarke served as a player/manager for the Louisville Colonels from 1897-1899, then for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900-1911 and from 1913-1915. He compiled a 180-212 (.459) with the Colonels and a 1422-969 (.595) record with the Pirates. He won one World Series in 1909 and three National League pennants from 1901-1903.

-He led the NL in slugging in 1903 (.532)

-He led the NL in doubles in 1903 with 32.

-He led the NL in triples in 1906 with 13.

-He led the NL in walks in 1909 with 80.

-He led the NL in hit by pitch in 1902 with 14.

-He is currently 7th in major league history with 220 triples, leading Dan Brouthers by 15 and trailing Tris Speaker by 2.

-He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.

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Teams in the Total Classics Final Four: 1979 Pirates, 1965 Twins, 1909 Pirates

Just one pool left before the Total Classics Finals begin!

Pirates teams in the Finals: 2. And that's how it will stay as Pool 4 is void of any teams representing the Steel City. Pennsylvania isn't without representation however, as the 1980 Phillies make an appearance with the #8 seed. The franchise that they beat in 1980 to claim the World Series title contributes their lone entry in Total Classics Madness as the 1977 Kansas City Royals sit at #11.

Pool 4 also features a matchup of teams from the same year as another Philadelphia team - this time the Athletics version - faces off against the New York Giants, both from 1912.

There will also be a first round matchup of teams from the same franchise as the Tigers face the Tigers in a faceoff of the 1946 and 1961 clubs. The 1960's are well represented in this pool as 14 of the 30 teams hail from the era of "free love."

And one more tidbit before the action begins: delegates from both ends of the New York Mets spectrum are here, with the 120-loss 1962 team drawing the #30 seed and the 100-win, World Series champ 1969 "Miracle Mets" sitting at #1. Technically, both could meet in the Finals - but that's only if the entire bottom half of the bracket forfeits...starting with the #3 1946 Cardinals.

Enjoy!

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One quick note: I've added links on the first page of this thread that take you to the first page of each pool. This, along with the additions of each bracket on the first page, should allow for better access to each pool for those that might be searching for a particular team and/or game.

Hope everyone is still enjoying this! Stay tuned! :D

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If they aren't still enjoying it they're idiots. Just kidding. These are great.

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Metropolitan Stadium

(17) 1959 White Sox vs (16) 1969 Twins

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Finally pool 4!

Who do the Royals get?

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Finally pool 4!

Who do the Royals get?

Round 1: #22 1967 Red Sox v #11 1977 Royals (Game 10)

If they make Round 2, either the #27 1962 Red Sox or the #6 1924 Senators.

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Pool 4, Round 1

Chicago Hurlers Hold Twins To Five Hits In 5-2 Victory

Twins right fielder Tony Oliva comes up short in his attempt to rob Ted Kluszewski of a solo home run

in the second inning.

Luis Aparicio doubles in the eighth inning. He would later score on a single by Sherm Lollar to extend

Chicago's lead, 3-0.

Harmon Killebrew brings Minnesota to within one with a two run shot in the bottom of the eighth.

Jim Landis would take back the momentum in the top of the ninth with a bases loaded single into

right center, scoring Al Smith and Jim Rivera for a 5-2 White Sox lead.

Scoring

T2: Kluszewski solo HR

T6: Kluszewski single scores Fox

T8: Lollar single scores Aparicio

B8: Killebrew two run HR

T9: Landis single scores Smith, Rivera

W - Wynn L - Kaat S - Lown

Players of the Game:

Ted Kluszewski 3-4, HR, 2 RBI

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Wrigley Field

(24) 1980 Expos vs (9) 1906 Cubs

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Pool 4, Round 1

Cubs Held To Three Hits, Cromartie Blasts Two HR In Expos Win

Cubs right fielder Wildfire Schulte watches the first pitch of the game leave the stadium, thanks to

Montreal's Tim Raines. The Expos, unlike Schulte, wouldn't look back.

Warren Cromartie was the hitter of the game, going 3-4 with two home runs. His first came in the top

of the second...

...and Cromartie's second came in the fourth, giving Montreal a 3-0 lead.

Steve Rogers was almost unhittable today in 7.2 innings of work. The second batter Rogers faced,

Jimmy Sheckard, managed a single - but that would be it. Rogers left the game having struck out ten

while walking four.

Johnny Evers came to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, representing the tying run

for the Cubs. Woodie Fryman would send Evers and the Cubs home, getting Evers on a changup to

end the contest.

Scoring

T1: Raines solo HR

T2: Cromartie solo HR

T4: Cromartie solo HR

W - Rogers L - Brown S - Fryman

Player of the Game:

Warren Cromartie 3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Veterans Stadium

(25) 1969 Senators vs ( 1980 Phillies

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Pool 4, Round 1

Boone's Walkoff Takes Green Off The Hook, Sends Philly Into

Round 2

Both pitchers were stellar early, holding each offense scoreless until Del Unser put Washington up 3-0

with a home run in the fifth.

The Phillies answered right back in the bottom half of the frame with a two run shot by Garry Maddox

to bring the Phillies within one.

The way Senators hurler D1ck Bosman was going, it looked as if Washington's one-run lead would

hold up. Bosman struck out 12 Phillies on the day, but the seventh inning would prove too much...

After Bosman walked Bob Boone to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh, Larry

Bowa came through in the clutch with a single to right, scoring Greg Luzinski (front left) and Manny

Trillo (middle left) to put Philadelphia up 4-3.

Philadelphia manager Dallas Green decided to leave Steve Carlton in to face Mike Epstein in the top

of the ninth, despite the fact that closer Tug McGraw was apparently ready in the pen. Epstein hit the

second pitch of the at bat into the right field seats, tying the game 4-4. McGraw was then brought in

and got the next three hitters to end the inning.

It looked as if Green's decision would force extra innings for the Phillies as Jim Shellenback quickly got

Garry Maddox and Manny Trillo to fly out, bringing Bob Boone (0-3, BB) up with two outs. Boone went

ahead 3-0 with Tug McGraw standing on deck; but Boone would save Green from any other decision

making as he hit a get-it-over fastball into the left field seats, sending Philadelphia home with a 5-4

victory. (Right) Boone and Pete Rose celebrate Boone's heroics and their hard-fought win.

Scoring

T5: Unser three run HR

B5: Maddox two run HR

B7: Bowa single scores Luzinski, Trillo

T9: Epstein solo HR

B9: Boone solo HR

W - McGraw L - Shellenback

Player of the Game:

Bob Boone 1-3, HR, RBI

Del Unser 2-4, HR, 3 RBI

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Navin Field

(28) 1964 Cubs vs (5) 1935 Tigers

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Pool 4, Round 1

Tigers Can't Dig Out Of Early 7-0 Hole, Eliminated In 7-5 Loss

The Cubs got on the board early and often, scoring six runs off Detroit starter Schoolboy Rowe in 2+

innings. The first Chicago run of the day came on a single by Ron Santo, bringing Lou Brock home in

the first.

Even Chicago starting pitcher Larry Jackson (pictured) got into the act off Schoolboy Rowe when he

hit a solo home run in the second. The next hitter, Jimmy Stewart, would homer as well.

Finally, after Ernie Banks hit a two run shot in the third, Detroit manager (and catcher) Mickey

Cochrane pulled Schoolboy Rowe in favor of Tommy Bridges. Rowe's final line: 2+ IP, 7 H, 6 R, 1 BB.

The Chicago offense settled down a little bit after Tommy Bridges entered the game, but Ernie Banks

drove in Billy Williams with a single in the fifth inning to give the Cubs seven unanswered runs. It

would be all that Chicago would score; but also, all that they would need.

Tiger fans would remain quiet, despite their team scoring in the fifth and sixth innings to pull them-

selves within four, 7-3. Finally, in the seventh inning, they would come around again when Pete Fox

lined a solo home run over the fence in left, making it a 7-4 game. The Tigers would score one more

run in the ninth inning; but pinch-hitter Gee Walker, representing the winning run, flew out to left to

end the game.

Scoring

T1: Santo single scores Brock; Cowan single scores Santo

T2: Jackson solo HR; Stewart solo HR

T3: Banks two run HR

T5: Banks single scores Williams

B5: Rogell double scores Goslin

B6: Gehringer single scores Owen; Cochrane grounds out to second, White scores

B7: Fox solo HR

B9: Rogell single scores Greenberg

W - Jackson L - Rowe S - McDaniel

Player of the Game:

Ernie Banks 2-3, HR, 3 RBI

Ron Santo 3-5, 2B, RBI

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Tiger Stadium

(21) 1946 Tigers vs (12) 1961 Tigers

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Pool 4, Round 1

Four Run Eleventh Ruins Bunning's Marathon Effort

'61 Tigers right fielder Al Kaline comes up just short in his effort to rob George Kell of a home run in

the first inning.

Al Kaline slides into second with a stolen base in the sixth inning. Kaline would later score on a double

by Chico Fernandez to tie the game 1-1.

In the bottom of the seventh, the '61 Tigers loaded the bases against '46 Tiger hurler Hal Newhouser.

Steve Boros came to the plate with hopes of breaking the game open for the '61s, but weakly popped

out to shortstop Eddie Lake (pictured) to end the inning.

The '61 Tigers had the chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth as power-hitter Norm Cash

came to the plate with runners on first and third and one out. Cash lined a shot between first and

second, but '46 Tigers second baseman Jimmy Bloodworth reacted quickly, making a diving stop to

save the game for the '46s.

Jim Bunning did everything he could to win the game for the '61 Tigers today, going 10.1 innings.

Here, he strikes out pinch-hitter Pat Mullin to end the tenth inning. In the eleventh, however, things

would start to go south for Bunning.

After Jim Bunning allowed a leadoff single to Eddie Lake, the '61 Tigers pen began to warmup quickly.

Bunning got Hoot Evers to fly out before George Kell lined a single off Bunning's shoulder. Bunning in-

sisted on staying in, and was granted the request by '61 Tigers manager Bob Scheffing. The next bat-

ter, Skeeter Webb, singled up the middle to give the '46 Tigers a 2-1 lead. Bunning was finally pulled

in favor of Terry Fox, after going 10.1 innings, having allowed ten hits and collecting six strikeouts.

Fox induced a fly out from Roy Cullenbine before D1ck Wakefield came to the plate with two runners

on and two outs. Fox fell behind 1-0 before hanging a curveball to Wakefield (pictured); a curveball

that ended up in the right upper deck and gave the '46 Tigers a 5-1 lead.

Scoring

T1: Kell solo HR

B6: Fernandez double scores Kaline

T11: Webb single scores Lake; Wakefield three run HR

W - Caster L - Bunning

Game Notes:

There are a couple errors in the box score that was released after the game. Skeeter Webb was 1-1

with an RBI and a run scored. There were no errors in the game, so Chico Fernandez was errorless

and all runs scored were earned.

Player of the Game:

George Kell 4-5, HR, RBI

D1ck Wakefield 1-5, HR, 3 RBI

Jim Bunning 10.1 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 6 K

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Wrigley Field

(20) 1980 Astros vs (13) 1929 Cubs

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Pool 4, Round 1

Hornsby's Eighth Inning Blast Propels Cubs Over Ryan, Astros

Art Howe finally got the scoring started in the fourth inning, lining a hanging slurve from Charley Root

into the left field stands for a 1-0 Astros lead.

It took 10 pitches, but Ken Penner (on in relief of Charley Root) finally got Joe Morgan in the eighth

inning.

Nolan Ryan came out to start the eighth inning, but quickly got in trouble when he surrendered a

leadoff single to Norm McMillan. The next batter, Rogers Hornsby (pictured), took Ryan deep for a 2-1

Chicago lead. Ryan was then pulled in favor of Dave Smith.

Both starters, Nolan Ryan (left) for Houston and Charley Root (right) for Chicago, pitched effectively to-

day. Ryan finished the day having gone 7+ innings, allowing 2 runs on five hits while striking out five,

and walking five. Root went seven, allowing one run on five hits while collecting six punchouts.

Ken Penner stayed in to finish the game for Chicago, getting Cesar Cedeno swinging for the first out

of the inning. Penner then got Art Howe to ground out and Alan Ashby to fly out to pick up the victory

for the Cubs.

Scoring

T4: Howe solo HR

B8: Hornsby two run HR

W - Penner L - Ryan

Player of the Game:

Rogers Hornsby 1-3, HR, 2 RBI

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Dodger Stadium

(29) 1964 Athletics vs (4) 1965 Dodgers

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Pool 4, Round 1

Bum-Rushed: Koufax Beats Down A's 5-0

In a moment of foreshadowing, Wes Parker makes a diving catch on a line drive by Wayne Causey.

Causey took his best shot at the first pitch of the game; but, as the rest of the Athletics did today, he

came up on the short end of the preverbial stick.

Willie Davis got the Dodgers going in the first inning with a single up the middle, scoring Maury Wills

who leadoff with a double.

In the fifth, Ron Fairly gave the Dodgers a 5-0 lead with a three run home run to right. It would be the

end of Los Angeles' scoring today; but it would also be more than enough to take down Kansas City.

Athletics starter Orlando Pena never stood a chance against the potent Dodgers lineup. He left with

one out in the fifth inning, having allowed five runs on eight hits.

On the other end of the spectrum, Sandy Koufax was his usual brilliant self, going the distance in a

shutout effort, allowing just five hits and striking out eight.

Scoring

B1: Davis single scores Wills

B4: Roseboro single scores Parker

B5: Fairly three run HR

W - Koufax L - Pena

Player of the Game:

Sandy Koufax 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 8 K

For Boxscore, click here

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Pool 4, Round 1

Location: Sportsman's Park

(30) 1962 Mets vs (3) 1946 Cardinals

YAY! Finally get to play with the HOF I was named after (Stan Musial)!

Long story short, my dad met him during WWII and they went pheasant hunting together when the

war ended. Said he is a man of great quality and character.

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Your dad is a lucky man. Musial and I share the same birth date Nov. 21. If the Mets win the world is over as we know it.

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Your dad is a lucky man. Musial and I share the same birth date Nov. 21. If the Mets win the world is over as we know it.

Well, we're all safe for one more day, thanks to Stan the Man & Co.

Recap coming...