PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #14
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| JOHNSON,Howard | CAL AL | .400 | .700 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| HILL,Ken | POR AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| HENDERSON,Dave | SCS NL | .300 | .567 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| LEIBRANDT,Charlie | SCS NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | 13.2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico City Chihuahuas @ Flossmoor Flying Squirrels | |
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Recent trade partners Mexico City and Flossmoor get set for an AL West division series in Flossmoor.
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| Game #1: | Flossmoor on the board first in the bottom of the 2nd on a sac fly from Mickey Morandini scoring Jeff Bagwell. Bernie Williams follows with a two out single to score another run but Puckett goes down swinging to limit the damage. 2-0 FFS after two.Mexico City ties it up two batters later on a 2 run shot from Mike Blowers. A single, stolen base and a walk set up Donny Baseball who delivers with a two out single to give the Chihuahuas the lead.Another two out rally for Mexico City in the 5th as Jeffreries doubles and is brought home by Kelly Gruber. Mattingly follows with a single and its 1st and 3rd for Gwynn. Mexico City tries to get fancy with the double steal and Gruber is out at the plate. 4-2 Chihuahuas halfway through the game.
The Flossmoor bullpen comes on in the 8th and things fall apart as Mexico City tacks on three more runs to take a 7-2 lead. Bill Spiers connects on a two run shot for Flossmoor to make it 7-4 after eight but that was as close as they get. Mexico City wins the opener behind David West. |
| Game #2: | Back to back doubles by Fryman and Bagwell opening the scoring in the 2nd for the Squirrels. Bichette follows with a walk and then a Karkovice single brings home Bagwell. Morandini follows with a sac fly to score Bichette and make it 3-0 FFS after the 2nd inning.But just like game one, Mexico City answers with a three run fourth to tie the game. An error by Travis Fryman opened the door for the Chihuahuas.Flying Squirrels retake the lead in the bottom of the inning on a triple by Mickey Morandini scoring Bagwell.
Flossmoor adds another in the 6th on an RBI single from Bill Spiers that chases Gooden from the game. Swift comes on to get Puckett and keep it a two run game. Travis Fryman brings home another run in the 7th with an RBI single and then a two out error on a Karkovice fly allows another run to score. 7-3 FFS after seven. Gant brings home Morandini with a single in the 8th and Kilgus gets Fryman and Bagwell with the bases loaded to limit the damage. 8-3 headed to the 9th. Leach comes in for Cone and gets Mexico City 1-2-3 in the ninth. Cone the winner moves to 6-7, Gooden the loss and is now 4-7. |
| Game #3: | Scoreless to the 5th when Gary Pettis gets the Chihuahuas on the board with an RBI single. But another double steal goes awry for Mexico City and Girardi is out at home and the threat is defused.Flossmoor answers in the bottom of the 5th with a leadoff double for Bagwell who moves to third on a groundout and is brought home by a Taubensee single.Mexico City gets the first two on in the 6th but a fly out and then the runner at second is thrown out tagging on the fly and the threat falls by the wayside.
We go to extras where Mexico City gets a solo shot from Blowers to lead off the 10th. Russell comes in to shut it down and the Chihuahuas win it. |
| Game #4: | Mexico City with a two out rally and Trammell gets them on the board with a single to strike early against Maddux.The bottom of the order plates three more in the second off Maddux, much to the chagrin of the Flossmoor crowd.Squirrels break through in the 3rd on a two run blast from Kirby Puckett to cut the lead in half.
Mexico City adds another in the 4th as Gary Pettis manufactures a run on his own with a single and a steal. Jerry Browne leads off the bottom of the 5th with a solo shot to make it 5-3. Squirrels get gifted a run in the 6th on a dropped third strike wild pitch and an error but could have had more if not for a stupid baserunning decision. 5-4 after six. Flossmoor does tie it in the 7th with a two out RBI single from Fryman. Tied at five heading to the late innings. Mexico retakes the lead in the 8th after a leadoff double by Reynolds comes home to score beating the throw with the infield in. 6-5 Taco Bell Dogs. In the bottom of the 9th Baines draws a pinch hit walk to lead-off, and Spiers pinch runs. A hit and run with Bernie Williams works to perfection and its 1st and 3rd with nobody out. Puckett strikes out. Then Ron Gant steps up and blasts one into the gap. Spiers scores and Bernie makes it all the way from first to win it for the Flying Squirrels and send the home crowd into a frenzy. |
| Game #5: | Taco Bell Dogs get two in the first off Joe Table, one of them unearned on an error. A Javier double play kept things from really getting out of hand.In the 4th Javier brings home Reynolds to make it 3-0.Mexico City adds two more in the sixth to make it 5-0 against Mesa while Roy Smith gets upgraded!
Mattingly goes deep in the 8th for even more insurance. Headed to the 9th now with Smith upgraded from a 3 to a 20. Smith finishes what he started, getting the complete game shutout. Who would have thought it possible?! |
| Game #6: | Ron Gant singles home Bernie Williams to open the scoring in the bottom of the first for Flossmoor.In the bottom of the 2nd a single, an infield hit and a walk load the bases with no outs for the Flying Squirrels. Morandini singles home a run and then a sac fly from Williams plates another. Puckett singles home another and that chases Darwin. After Gant is retired Bagwell is hit for the 13th time this season to load em up for Maas who promptly unloads them with a grand slam, his first hit with the Squirrels. 8-0 FFS after two innings.But wait, the hot mess that is Mike Boddicker gives up 7 runs in the fourth, caped by Kevin Mitchell‘s three run blast.
Mexico City all the way back and into the lead in the 6th as Boddicker is chased and Sutcliffe cant do much to help him. With two outs in the 9th Ron Gant walks, steals second, and is brought home on Bagwell’s double to tie the game and we head to extras. In the 10th Karkovice leads off with a double and Bichette comes in to pinch run. Mexico City walks Jerry Browne and Morandini bunts them over to 2nd and 3rd. Bernie Williams with a grounder to Trammell who comes home…but late. Bichette scores and Flossmoor walks it off in ten. |
| Game #7: |
Kelly Gruber strikes first for the Chihuahuas in the 4th with a solo shot off Cone.Flying Squirrels tie it up in the 5th when Walt Weiss singles home Taubensee. 1-1 after five.Flossmoor takes the lead in the 7th when Weiss singles, steals second, and comes home on Bernie Williams‘ single. Mexico City loads the bases with 2 outs in the 9th and Cone gives way to Olson who gets the final out for the win. |
| Summary |
Flossmoor takes the series four games to three by winning the last two. Three of the four wins for the Squirrels were by one run, including the last two.David Cone was 2-0 in the series allowing two earned runs in 16.2 innings on 9 hits with nine strikeouts.
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| Portland Mavericks @ Detroit Stars | |
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| Summary |
Portland takes series over Detroit 5-2
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| Clovis Cougars @ Missouri Black Bears | |
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Clovis Cougars (41-42) visit the Missouri Black Bears (27-50)
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| Game #1: |
Missouri 7, Clovis 5
Lind 2-run HR in the 9th Lind 2 HR (first 2 of year), 2 RS, 3 RBI O’Brien 2 hits, HR, RS, 3 RBI Igor solo HR |
| Game #2: |
Clovis 4, Missouri 1
Hamilton 2 hits, RBI Harris 2 hits, RS Black 7.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K Key 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Lind hits another HR (#3) |
| Game #3: |
Missouri 10, Clovis 5
Stanley 2 hits, HR, RS, 3 RBI Sierra 2 hits, HR, BB, 2 RS, RBI O’Brien 2 hits, 2B, HR, RS, 2 RBI Bonds 3 hits, 2B, CS, RS Injury: MBB – B. Bonds (3 days) Murray 2 hits, HR, 2 RS, 2 RBI in the loss |
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Missouri 3, Clovis 2
Stanley 3 hits, 2 2B, 3B, RS, RBI Igor 2B, 2 RBI Lind 2 hits, 2B, RS Bielecki 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K |
| Game #5: |
Missouri 5, Clovis 3
Igor 2 hits, 3B, HR, 2 RS, 2 RBI Lewis H, BB, 2 RS Morris 8 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K |
| Summary |
Black Bears take 4 of 5.
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| Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Germantown Grays | |
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Winnipeg comes south to face Germantown in the thick of a horse race in the National West.
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| Game #1: |
The Grays twice build a comfortable lead only to have the Goldeyes seriously threaten. Goldeyes Cerone 2-4 R 2b and Bell PH 2-run HR. Willis 2 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Thomas 2-4 R RBI HR, MacFarlane 2-3 3R 2RBI 2-2b HBP, Caminiti 2-3 R RBI 2b W. Morgan 6IP 2R 5H 3W. Appier, DeLeon, Maddux, Aguilera and Frohwirth pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief. Grays 5-4.
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| Game #2: |
Grays build a 2-0 through six, before Goldeneye McGuire bangs a 3-run HR in the 7th. Grays Thomas produces the walk off win. Goldeyes Glavine 6IP 2R 5H 3W IBB. Grays Mack 2-4 and Gagne 2-4 RBI 3b. Finley 6IP 0R 2H 2W. Grays 4-3.
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| Game #3: |
Goldeyes build a 4-1 lead through six and don’t look back. Goldeyes Sax 3-5 2R, Ventura 2-5 2R RBI HR, Devereaux 2-5 R 3RBI HR. Benes 8IP 1R 5H 1W. Grays Deleon 5.2IP 2R 5H 0W. Winnipeg 7-2.
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| Game #4: |
Grays lead 3-0 into the 9th. Goldeyes plate 2 and fill the bases. Goldeyes Smith 2-3. Grays Varsho 2-3 R 2b W. Appier 7IP 0R 2H 9K 2W 1 IBB. Grays 3-2. Power and Freeman pitch 2.1 innings of scoreless relief.
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| Game #5: |
Grays leap out to a lead and control the game. Goldeyes Sax 2-4 R 2RBI HR W and Cerone 2-4. Power and Freeman pitch 2.1 innings of scoreless relief. Buhner down for 13 games. Grays Jose 2-3 2R W and MacFarlane 3-4 4RBI 2b 3b. Morgan 6IP 1R 5H 4W. Grays 6-3
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| Game #6: |
See-Saw battle with Grays Jose delivering the walk off hit. Goldeyes Sax 3-5 2b. Grays Jose 2-5 RBI. Finley 5IP 2R 4H 3W. Aguilera and Frohwirth deliver 2.2 innings of scoreless relief. Grays 5-4 10 innings.
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| Game #7: |
Yet another edge of seater. Goldeyes Devereaux 2-3 R 3b. Glavine 8IP 1ER 3H 2W. Grays Deleon 8IP 1R 4H 4W. Grays 2-1.
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| Summary |
Runs scored 27-24 Grays depict the closeness of the series more than the outcome. Goldeye Sax did his job on the top of the order 28AB 10H 3R 2-2b HR 3W. Grays MacFarlane did the most damage 14AB 6H 5R 3-2b 3b HR 7RBI 2W. Series pitching honors were close, esp. between Glavine, Finley and Deleon. Finley picked (0-0) 11IP 2R 6H 4W 8K.
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| Michigan Marauders @ Sugar Land Skeeters | |
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First-place Sugar Land hosts third-place Michigan in a battle of division rivals.
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| Game #1: |
Jay Bell triples, homers and drives in four and lame-duck Gallego gets four hits as Sugar Land romps, 12-4. Langston now 12-4, 2.22.
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| Game #2: |
Griffey and Merced homer, Cotto has 3 hits and 3 RS, and usually hard-luck Tapani (8-10, 2.03) goes seven strong as Sugar Land coasts, 8-1.
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| Game #3: |
Jackson’s two solo bombs back strong pitching from Gullickson (8-7,3.88) as Michigan gets an 8-1 win of their own.
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| Game #4: |
Kirk Gibson is 2-2, two HR, 3 RBI, 3RS and Greene is strong in a 4-2 win. Howe gets his 18th save.
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| Game #5: |
Brunansky has a HR and 5 RBI to back strong pitching from Milacki (5-8,2.62) as Michigan gets another easy win, 7-2.
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| Game #6: |
Cotto’s 3-run double gives McElroy a 5-inning relief win. 6-5 Sugar Land. Gallego strong again, 3-3.
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| Game #7: |
Griffey (14, 56 RBI) and Bell (10) homer and Hesketh (9-4,3.77)goes seven strong and Sugar land gets a 5-1 win. Howe gets save 19 and has an ERA of 1.15.
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| Summary |
Sugar Land wins five of the seven. Gallego 10-23 (still hitting .195!) as he beckons goodbye.
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| Fort Worth Panthers @ Stockton Wings | |
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Fort Worth at Stockton for 7 games
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| Game #1: |
FWP 11 – STO 6 WP: Innis HR: STO–Larkin, Hayes; FWP–McGriff, Winfield |
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STO 2 – FWP 1 WP: Drabek HR: STO–Hayes |
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FWP 6 – STO 4 WP: Tewksbury HR: STO–McClendon |
| Game #4: |
STO 1 – FWP 0 WP: Ojeda (CG) HR: STO–Walker |
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FWP 5 – STO 1 WP: Wegman HR: FWP–McGriff |
| Game #6: |
FWP 8 – STO 4 WP: Z. Smith HR: STO–Tettleton, Hrbek (2); FWP–Joyner, Parrish |
| Game #7: |
FWP 5 – STO 3 WP: Melendez HR: none |
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| California Quakes @ Janesville Juggernauts | |
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The Janesville Juggernauts welcome the California Quakes for a five game set here in Wisconsin. California comes into Janesville sporting a major league best record of 59-18 so Janesville has their work cut out for them.
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| Game #1: |
Scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth, Janesville Pat Rice records his eleventh save of the season as the Juggernauts win game one 7-6.
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| Game #2: |
Game two brings out the Quakes’ bats, as they score 8 runs in the last two innings to win 13-5. Harnisch wins his 10th game of the season, going 7.2 strong innings.
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| Game #3: |
California’s hitting prowess continues, as they rap out 18 hits against a beleaguered Juggernaut bullpen, and they win game three 11-2. Bret Saberhagen wins his 10th of the season, with a quality start.
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| Game #4: |
Nolan Ryan comes in and pitches a gem, going seven innings while striking out 10 as the Quakes win game four 6-0.
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| Game #5: |
The final game of the series sees a beautiful effort on Janesville’s Walt Terrell, as he goes the distance helping the Juggernauts salvage the series winning 5-1.
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| Summary |
The Quakes win the series 3-2 behind strong pitching and hitting. Next up for the Quakes will be Detroit at home while the Juggernauts visit the Mexico City Chihuahuas.
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| Steel City Sluggers @ Long Beach Titans | |
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Long Beach hosts the division leading Steel City in a 7 game series.
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| Game #1: |
Steel City scored 2 runs in the 3rd on RBI 1bs by Sandberg and Henderson. Gilkey added a solo HR in the 6th for all the runs Liebrandt would need in the 3-1 win. He gave up just 3 hits in 7 innings to improve to 4-5. Eichhorn pitched 2 scoreless innings to pick up his 13th save.
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| Game #2: |
Justice broke up a 1-1 tie when he drove in Baerga with a walk off 2b as Long Beach won 2-1. Guzman through a 3 hit complete game to pick up the win.
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| Game #3: |
Sabo hit a 2 run 2b in the 1st to open the scoring and Steel City went on to a 3-1 win. Hurst pitched 6 strong innings to improve to 10-5. Grace had 3 hits to lead the offense.
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| Game #4: |
Henderson broke up a scoreless tie in the 6th with a 2 run HR. They went on to a 4-1 win behind Martinez’s CG. Grace added 3 more hits to pace the offense.
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| Game #5: |
Henderson broke up a close 2-0 game with a bases loaded 2b in the 9th as Steel City went on to a 6-1 win. The only scoring until the 9th were 2 solo HRs by Dawson. Belcher gave up just 2 hits in 8 shutout innings to pick up the win.
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| Game #6: |
Another pitcher’s duel. Viola took a 1-0 lead into the 7th. With 2 outs, Gilkey singled, stole second and scored on a Dunston 3b. Liebrandt followed with a 1b to give Steel City a 2-1 lead. They added a run in the 9th on a Dawson PH run scoring 1b to make the final 3-1.
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| Game #7: |
Darling was dominant throwing a 1 hitter with 10 Ks in the Steel City 7-0 win. Henderson powered the offense with 2 doubles, a HR and 4 RBI.
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| Summary |
Steel City was clearly the better team taking 6 of the 7 games.
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| Valdosta Bombers @ Manhattan Gas Hornets | |
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As the All-Star break ends, Valdosta bombs its way into Manhattan to work on getting back to .500. Most likely it will be close.
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Valdosta accomplishes the task of reaching .500 with a 6-1 series win including a 12-0 shutout. Gas Hornets win 1 and make a couple interesting. Valdosta goes home to face Michigan while Manhattan travels to 1st place Sugar Land.
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| Chicago Demolition @ Montana Cutthroats | |
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The Chicago Demolition visit the Montana Cutthroats.
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| Game #1: |
6 run 1st and 7 run 3rd is all Clemens and Demolition need.
FINAL – CHI 16 MCT 2
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| Game #2: |
Hershiser shutout broken up in the 9th. Brett drives home three.
FINAL – CHI 5 MCT 1 |
| Game #3: |
Horn clubs 3 homeruns and gets 4 RBI in the game. Franco 4 for 4.
Tanana solid. FINAL – MCT 6 CHI 2 |
| Game #4: |
3-run 4th is the difference. Rijo CG to go 11-2 with 1.54 ERA on
season. FINAL – MCT 4 CHI 2 |
| Game #5: |
Olivares 3-hit CG shutout. Leo Gomez 2-run triple in 2nd all the
scoring. FINAL – MCT 2 CHI 0 |
| Game #6: |
Krueger atones for game 1 meltdown with CG 5-hit shutout. Lankford 4
for 4. FINAL – MCT 7 CHI 0 |
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Clemens improves to 2-0 in series. Whiten 4 for 5. Manwaring and Jefferson 3 hits a piece.
FINAL – CHI 9 MCT 2
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| Summary |
The series started and ended ugly for the Cutthroats, but Montana was good enough in the middle to take the series over Chicago 4 games to 3.
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