BOXSCORE: 1009 Louisville Sluggers At 1009 Cincinnati Kids 9/30/1009

Louisville Sluggers at Cincinnati Kids, Game Five September 30, 1009

Don Newcombe (17-16) vs. Bullet Joe Rogan (8-13)

Can Newk stave off elimination? With Regan rested, will the Kids go with a Rogan-Regan tandem to sew up the series?

Both pitchers start off well with just an infield single marring a perfect opening frame.

In the home second, though, RF Mickey Mantle singles to open the inning and DH Reggie Jackson slices a long fly down the LF line . . . it could go . . . IT’S GONE! A 2-run opposite field HR for Reggie puts the Kids up 2-0. With 2 outs, C Bob Boone triples but 2B Paul Molitor cannot score him.

Now, with 2 outs in the top of the third, Sluggers 3B Ken Boyer launches his 4^th post-season HR to cut the lead in half.

In the home third, SS John Henry Lloyd singles and CF Joe Dimaggio hits a funny little hopper down to Eddie Collins . . . he boots it to create a jam for Newk: 1^st and 2^nd and no outs. Bill Terry follows with tremendous blast, again to the opposite field, that soars over the LF fence for a magnificent 3-run HR! The Kids are up 5-1 and the Sluggers are going to the pen. In comes Clem Labine to settle things down. Mantle greets him with a single to center, still no one out . . . and, though Jackson pops out, the inning heat up more as Frank Baker singles to right, advancing Mantle to third. Labine gets two quick outs to restore order. The Sluggers have been down by more than 4 runs and come back to win, so this is by no means a done deal.

Rogan to the mound in the 4^th. With one down, he gives up consecutive singles to create a first and third situation. Ernie Banks hits one in the hole at short . . . Lloyd makes a tremendous play and turns a hit into a DP to end the inning. Lloyd for series MVP???

In the 5^th, Rogan gives up a single and Boyer follows with his second HR of the day to cut the lead to 5-3. Look out Cincy, here comes Louisville!! Collins laces a single and moves to second on an error while handling his hit. With 2 outs, Josh Gibson singles to center to score Collins: 5-4, Kids. DH Babe Herman strikes out and we go to the bottom of the 5^th.

Bill Terry singles and Reggie does likewise to give the Kids 1^st and 3^rd with one out. Up steps Frank Baker. He grounds into a DP to end the threat and the inning.

Ted Kluszewski begins the visiting 6^th with a triple of the right-center wall. Rogan gets Banks to roll out to Lloyd at short for one out, Klu holding. But Buck Leonard single scleanly to right, tying the score at 5. The Sluggers have come back from the brink; can they advance?? Rogan retires Dykstra and Boyer to hold the tie.

Labine continues his wizardry on the mound, getting the Kids to go 1-2-3 in the 6^th.

Chief Bender comes on to pitch for Cincinnati. After an Eddie Collins’ groundout, Cesar Cedeno smashes a Bender serving deep to center, way over Dimag’s head . . it rolls to the wall, Cedeno round second and heads for third . . Dimag still hasn’t picked it up!! . . . here comes Cedeno around third . . he’s headed for home . . here’s the relay . . . HE’S SAFE!! AN INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN FOR CESAR CEDENO PUTS THE SLUGGERS UP 6-5. OH, DOCTOR!! The Sluggers go out without any further scoring but, what a way to go ahead!

Randy Myers comes in for the Sluggers, relieving Labine who did an outstanding job.

Lloyd works a walk to begin the frame. Joe D. smacks into a DP to erase the runner. Bill Terry walks and in steps Mantle. He walks and up comes Reggie . . . Myers doesn’t look as sharp as usual. But he gets Jax to K and we go to the 8^th.

Bender does a nice job in the 8^th, giving up a harmless single and the Sluggers do not score.

With one out in the bottom of the 8^th, Crawford lines a double off the wall in right center. Myers looks spent, so in come Willie Hernandez, looking to get 5 outs. Bob Boone greets Willie with a sharp single to right; Cedeno throws home but it’s not in time! The Kids have tied the score at 6. Cool Papa Bell now in running for Boone; he represents the go-ahead run. Molitor grounds into a DP to end the inning. We go to the 9^th with the score tied at 6!

Bender once again retires the Sluggers without a scare.

Bottom of the 9^th. Lloyd leads off. He lines out. Up comes Dimaggio. He grounds weakly to short. Bill Terry works a walk and up comes Mantle. He grounds to second and we go to extra innings.

John Wetteland comes on in the 10^th for Cincy. He walks Herman. Klu singles, Herman to second. Ernie Banks then hits a 3-run HR to excuse Wetteland and provide some margin for the Sluggers. In comes Sparky Lyle to pitch for the Kids. Lyle gets two outs then gives up a double to Boyer and a run-scoring single to Collins. It’s 10-6, Sluggers!

In the bottom of the 10^th, the Kids offer no resistance to Hernandez and the game ends with a Louisville victory dance. The Series returns to Louisville with the kids needing one more victory and the Sluggers needing to sweep two.

WP: Willie Hernandez

LP: John Wetteland

HIGHLIGHTS: Cedeno’s (LOU) inside the park HR was the first of its kind in CPBA World Series history. Good news, bad news for Cincy fans: Mantle is starting to wake up, but Molitor is now oh-for-his last ten at bats. Regan (CIN) should be rested for both games in Louisville, should they (or he) be needed. Boyer (LOU) now has 5 HRs this post-season. Labine (LOU) was the unsung-hero of the day: he pitched 4 complete scoreless innings.

BOXSCORE: 1009 Louisville Sluggers At 1009 Cincinnati Kids 9/30/1009

Sluggers, down 5-1, fight back to win in 10! Series returns to Louisville

Sluggers AB R H RBI AVG Kids AB R H RBI AVG

E.Collins 2B 5 1 2 1 .340 P.Molitor 2B 5 0 0 0 .318

C.Cedeno RF 6 1 1 1 .250 J.Lloyd SS 4 1 2 0 .438

J.Gibson C 5 0 1 1 .278 J.Dimaggio CF 5 1 0 0 .313

B.Herman DH 4 1 3 0 .390 B.Terry 1B 3 1 2 3 .348

T.Kluszewski 1B 5 2 3 0 .282 M.Mantle RF 4 1 2 0 .132

E.Banks SS 5 1 2 3 .262 R.Jackson DH 5 1 2 2 .341

B.Leonard LF 4 1 1 1 .300 F.Baker 3B 5 0 2 0 .261

L.Dykstra CF 5 0 0 0 .458 S.Crawford LF 5 1 1 0 .300

K.Boyer 3B 5 3 3 3 .184 B.Boone C 4 0 2 1 .250

A-C.Bell PR 0 0 0 0 .000

B-C.Fisk C 0 0 0 0 .364

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Totals 44 10 16 10 Totals 40 6 13 6

A-Pinch Ran For Boone In 8th Inning

B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bell In 9th Inning

Sluggers........ 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 - 10 16 1

Kids............ 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 13 1

Sluggers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

D.Newcombe 2 7 5 4 0 0 2 43 6.48

C.Labine 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 48 6.75

R.Myers HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 1 1 1 3 1 0 28 1.04

W.Hernandez W(1-1)B(1st) 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 4.91

Totals 10 13 6 5 4 3 2

Kids IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

B.Rogan 6 9 5 4 2 3 2 94 3.95

C.Bender 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 50 4.76

J.Wetteland LOSS(0-1) 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 14 ----

S.Lyle 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 6.75

Totals 10 16 10 9 3 4 4

ATTENDANCE- 46,817 DATE- Friday, September 30th 1009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

T- 2:07

LEFT ON BASE- Sluggers: 7 Kids: 8

DOUBLE PLAYS- Sluggers: 4 Kids: 2

ERRORS- E.Collins, P.Molitor

DOUBLES- K.Boyer(1st), S.Crawford(6th)

TRIPLES- T.Kluszewski(1st), B.Boone(1st)

HOME RUNS- C.Cedeno(2nd), E.Banks(4th), K.Boyer-2(5th), B.Terry(3rd),

R.Jackson(4th)

WALKS- E.Collins, B.Herman, B.Leonard, J.Lloyd, B.Terry-2, M.Mantle

STRIKE OUTS- E.Collins, J.Gibson, B.Herman, L.Dykstra, P.Molitor, J.Dimaggio,

R.Jackson

GIDP- T.Kluszewski, E.Banks, P.Molitor, J.Dimaggio, F.Baker, S.Crawford