Cincinnati Kids at Louisville Sluggers     Game Seven     October 3, 1009

 

Carl Mays (16-13) vs. Whit Wyatt (21-9)

 

“If I had one . . .  game to win, and I could any pitcher in major league history to start that game, I’d choose Whit Wyatt from 1941 . . .”  Tim Brennan, September, 2002.

 

Well, here it is.  Wyatt has hinted at retirement so this could be the last game of his career.  He’ll hold nothing back and, of course, everyone on both teams is available to pitch . . . arms can rest over the winter!

 

Wyatt gets into a little trouble right away, though.  JH Lloyd singles, moves to second on a force, and Bill Terry walks to bring up Mickey Mantle with 2 on and 2 out.  The Mick flies weakly to Buck Leonard in left and the threat goes by.

 

Carl Mays gives up a leadoff single to Eddie Collins.  He then tosses a wild pitch to advance Collins a base.  A force moves him to third with one out.  Josh Gibson singles Collins home and the Sluggers draw first blood in Game Seven.

 

The pitchers breeze into the fourth.  Mantle begins the Cincy 4th with a triple to right-center.  Reggie Jackson follows with a tremendous home run to deep right to give the Kids a 2-1 lead!  What a blast!  Frank Baker follows with a single . . . Wyatt looks hittable all of a sudden.  With Sam Crawford up, the Kids call for a hit-and-run . . . and Crawford sends the ball into the gap in right-center for a run-scoring double!  Carlton Fisk walks and the Sluggers confer on the mound with Wyatt.  They’ll stick with him for perhaps one more batter.  Paul Molitor steps in with nobody out.  He strikes out.  Here’s JH Lloyd.  He walks and the Sluggers have seen enough.  With Joe Dimaggio coming up, Wyatt is relieved by Don Newcombe.  Joe D rolls a tough grounder to Banks at short, no way he’ll make the play . . . but he tries and throws the ball away allowing 2 Kids to score!  It’s 5-1 Cincinnati, with 1 out and runners on 2nd and 3rd! Terry scores Lloyd on a groundout to second.  Mantle strikes out and the inning is over; the Kids are up 6-1!!

 

The Kids attack again in the 5th.  Reggie and Baker lead off with singles placing runners at the corners with no one out.  In comes Randy Myers for the Sluggers.  He strikes out Crawford and up steps Fisk.  He strikes out as well, bringing up Molitor.  Mollie slams it into the LF bleachers for a spirit-breaking 3-run HR.  The Kids are now up 9-1!

 

Mays now works methodically through 6 innings, throwing strikes and letting his fielders do their thing.  After six innings pitched, he’s given up just 3 hits.

 

After giving up a leadoff walk to Baker in the 7th, Myers is relieved by Jack Morris.  Morris gets 2 outs but gives up a double to center by Molitor and Baker comes around to score the Kids’ tenth run of the game!

 

In the 7th, the Sluggers wake up a bit.  A hit, a walk and an error load the bases.  Ken Boyer crushes a Mays pitch and smacks a grand slam home run to cut the lead to 10-5.  That’s Boyer’s 6th post-season HR!  Dykstra and Collins follow with singles and, with 2 out, the Kids go to the pen.  In comes Sparky Lyle, trying to get the Kids to the point where Phil Regan might be able to close it out.  Lyle gets Cedeno to fly out – we go to the 8th with the Kids up 10-5!

 

With one out, the Kids have created 1st and 3rd and Jack Morris gives way to Clem Labine on the Louisville mound.  He retires Reggie and Baker to hold the score.

 

Josh Gibson begins the home 8th with a homer to left. 10-6, Cincy.  Herman and Klu are retired but Banks singles to keep the inning alive.  In comes Phil Regan, hoping to get 4 outs without giving up 4 runs.

 

Regan faces Buck Leonard and STRIKES OUT!  We go to the 9th, with the Kids up by 4 runs.

 

Labine turns in another fine performance as he retires the Kids with minimal fuss.

 

Bottom of the 9th, Louisville sends up Boyer, Dykstra, and leadoff hitter, Eddie Collins.  The bottom of this Louisville lineup has bee tough throughout this whole series.  Regan delivers to Boyer . . . he singles to left.  Here’s Dysktra . . . “Nails” singles to right, Boyer holding at second.  Tying run is now on-deck.  Nobody out.  Eddie Collins steps in . . . HE singles to right, loading the bases.  Cesar Cedeno, playing RF today, comes to the plate with a chance to tie the ball game!  He hits it right on the nose, but right at Paul Molitor.  One out and Josh Gibson lumbers to the plate.  He pounds it down to Terry at first WHO BOOTS IT!!  10-7, Kids still up but the home crowd smells blood . . . Babe Herman steps to the plate.  He watches a couple of Regan servings then hits on off the end of his bat, once again towards Bill Terry.  Big Bill turns and tosses out the runner at second, John Henry Lloyd pivots and throws back to Terry, DOUBLING UP HERMAN AND ENDING THE GAME!!

 

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT!!  TAKE REMARKABLE 7TH GAME SURVIVING TENSE LATE INNING CHARGE FROM LOUISVILLE!

 

THE CINCINNATI KIDS ARE THE CPBA CHAMPIONS FOR SEASON #9!  

 

WP: Carl Mays

LP: Whit Wyatt

 

WORLD SERIES MVP: Carl Mays, who bested Whit Wyatt in 2 of 3 meetings.

 

 

 

 

 

BOXSCORE: 1009 Cincinnati Kids At 1009 Louisville Sluggers          10/3/1009

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT!!  STAVE OFF LATE LOUISVILLE RALLY TO BECOME CHAMPIONS!

 

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

  P.Molitor 2B        6  1  2  4 .315     E.Collins 2B        5  1  4  0 .393 

  J.Lloyd SS          5  1  1  0 .386     C.Cedeno RF         5  0  0  0 .224 

  J.Dimaggio CF       5  0  3  1 .316     J.Gibson C          5  1  2  3 .289 

  B.Terry 1B          4  0  1  1 .333     B.Herman DH         5  1  0  0 .340 

  M.Mantle RF         4  1  1  0 .182     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  0  0  0 .261 

  R.Jackson DH        5  2  2  2 .320     E.Banks SS          4  1  2  0 .280 

  F.Baker 3B          4  3  2  0 .264     B.Leonard LF        3  1  0  0 .270 

  S.Crawford LF       4  1  1  1 .277     K.Boyer 3B          4  2  2  4 .217 

  C.Fisk C            4  1  1  0 .346     L.Dykstra CF        4  0  2  0 .452 

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

B-B.Boone C           0  0  0  0 .217                                         

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     

         Totals      41 10 14  9                 Totals      39  7 12  7

 

A-Pinch Ran For Fisk In 9th Inning

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

 

Kids............ 0 0 0  6 3 0  1 0 0  - 10 14  2

Sluggers........ 1 0 0  0 0 0  4 1 1  -  7 12  1

 

Kids                     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA

C.Mays WIN(3-1)           6 2/3   7   5   1   1   1   1  93   4.13

S.Lyle                    1       2   1   1   0   1   1  20   6.92

P.Regan                   1 1/3   3   1   1   0   1   0  19   2.89

Totals                    9      12   7   3   1   3   2

 

Sluggers                 IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA

W.Wyatt LOSS(2-2)         3 1/3   6   6   5   4   4   1  74   6.00

D.Newcombe                0 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   0  12   7.27

R.Myers                   2       2   2   2   1   3   1  29   2.53

J.Morris                  1 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  31   2.61

C.Labine                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  21   4.76

Totals                    9      14  10   9   6  11   2

 

ATTENDANCE- 48,570 DATE- Monday, October 3rd 1009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

T- 2:28

LEFT ON BASE- Kids:10  Sluggers: 6

DOUBLE PLAYS- Kids: 2  Sluggers: 0

ERRORS- B.Terry, F.Baker, E.Banks

DOUBLES- P.Molitor(4th), S.Crawford(7th)

TRIPLES- M.Mantle(1st)

HOME RUNS- P.Molitor(2nd), R.Jackson(5th), J.Gibson(5th), K.Boyer(6th)

WALKS- J.Lloyd, B.Terry, M.Mantle, F.Baker, S.Crawford, C.Fisk, B.Leonard

STRIKE OUTS- P.Molitor-3, B.Terry, M.Mantle, R.Jackson-3, S.Crawford, C.Fisk-2,

             C.Cedeno, B.Herman, B.Leonard

GIDP- B.Herman-2

WILD PITCHES- C.Mays


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