| Game One at Brooklyn Carl Erskine vs. Bob Feller The Dodgers pick up a run in the first without the benefit of a hit, but the Indians immediately tie it up. In the fifth, the Dodgers get their first hit off Bob Feller, a double by Carl Furillo. Two groundouts later, he scores to make it 2-1 Brooklyn. And that's the way it stays, as Erskine and Labine keep Cleveland from scoring again. The Dodgers win Game One 2-1, just like last year against the 1935 Tigers. 2-1 Dodgers (1-0) |
| Game Two at Brooklyn Russ Meyer vs. Gene Bearden The Indians break a 2-2 tie in the seventh with 2 runs. In the ninth, with Cleveland pitcher Gene Bearden at the plate, an error by Brooklyn second baseman Jim Gilliam allows Cleveland to score their fifth run. Bearden finishes the game, not allowing another Dodger run, and the Indinas have tied the series at 1 game apiece. 5-2 Indians (1-2) |
| Game Three at Cleveland Bob Lemon vs. Billy Loes A back and forth game that winds up tied 7-6 through nine. In the top of the 12th, the Dodgers score a single run to go ahead 8-7. In the bottom of the 12th, Eddie Robinson homers to tie the game. And two singles later, the Indians have rallied to win the game 9-8 to take a 2-1 lead in the Series. 9-8 Indians (2-1) |
| Game Four at Cleveland Sam Zoldak vs. Carl Erskine It's Erskine and Labine again, combining to win yet another 2-1 game from Cleveland to even the series. 2-1 Dodgers (2-2) |
| Game Five at Cleveland Bob Feller vs. Russ Meyer This time it is Meyer and Labine, combining to shut out the Indians 3-0, with the help of some great Dodger defense. The Dodgers are now a game away from being SuperLeague Champions, a position they were in last year after Game Five, only to lose the final two games on the road. This year, however, they are returing to Brooklyn. 3-0 Dodgers (3-2) |
| Game Six at Brooklyn Preacher Roe vs. Bob Lemon Preacher Row is greeted in the first in by a Grand Slam off the bat of Cleveland catcher Jim Hegan. The Indians pick up 5 in the first, but the Dodgers come back with 4 of their own in the bottom of the inning, and by the fourth, they have tied it up at 5 apiece. However, Bob Lemon and Steve Gromek do not allow another run, and the Indians score five more times before the game is over, 10-5, forcing a Game Seven. 10-5 Indians (3-3) |
| Game Seven at Brooklyn Carl Erskine vs. Gene Bearden The home crowd at Ebbets Field goes crazy as Brooklyn has a 2-1 lead at the end of five. But Larry Doby's 2-run homer silences the ballpark as the Indians suddenly are ahead 3-2. In the top of the ninth with two outs and a man on, Wally Judnich triples to put the Indians ahead 4-2. And the Dodgers come up to bat 2 runs down and the prospect of once again blowing a Series lead looming large in front of them. But Furillo opens things up with a double, and George Shuba walks, putting the winning run at the plate. And Wayne Belardi singles to load the bases! A base hit here could very well tie the game and possibly win it! Leadoff man Jim Gilliam faces Ed Klieman. Klieman pitches, and Gilliam... grounds into a double play! And the fans at Ebbets Field let out a huge collective groan. Although Furillo scores to close to within one run, the Dodgers are now down to their last out. Still, the tieing run is on third. It is up to Pee Wee Reese. Klieman pitches... Reese swings... fly ball to shallow center.... Doby is under it.... he reaches up... And the 1948 Cleveland Indians win the game 4-3 are the SuperLeague Champions for 2005! The Brooklyn Dodgers, for the second year in a row, blow a 3-2 game lead by losing the final two games. Some interesting notes: So far, the winners of every Super Series (86 Mets, 98 Yankees, 35 Tigers, 48 Indians) also won the World Series in real life. The losers of each Super Series (54 Indians, 2002 Giants, 53 Dodgers {twice}) also lost the World Series in real life. And the League that swept the SuperLeague All Star Day Doubleheaders (National once, American 3 times) also went on to win the Super Series. |