1950 Post Season

1950 World Series

Cincinnati Red Legs vs. Baltimore Orange Sox

Baltimore	2
Cincinnati	1	10 in

Win	Jesus Ayrault
Loss	Gary Nolan
Save	Blondie Devine

The Orange Sox struck first, taking a 1-0 2^nd inning lead on an RBI double by Rick Krause, but Tommy Helms turned right around and tied the game in the bottom of the second with a solo blast. Both teams missed big opportunities in the third. Baltimore left the bases loaded thanks to strikeouts from Ron Boone and Bill Sterns, and Cincinnati left a pair on in the bottom of the inning. In the seventh, Jesus Ayrault came on for Baltimore and allowed a walk and a single, but both runners (Helms and Rose) were caught stealing. With Gary Nolan still on for the Red Legs in the tenth, the Orange Sox got a single and a walk before Kerry Paige grounded into a double play, leaving Hank Davis at third. Mike Renfroe then came through, singling home Davis to give Baltimore a dramatic victory and a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2-October 15th

Baltimore Leads 1 game to 0

Baltimore	5
Cincinnati	6	11 in

Win	Billy Musser
Loss	Blondie Devine
Save

With a game already in the bag, the Orange Sox exploded for four first inning runs, on RBI singles from Sterns and Fauver, then a two-run triple by Rick Krause. But after that, Baltimore was only able to add one more run despite numerous opportunities. That allowed Cincinnati to get back in the game. In the fourth, RBI singles by Perez and Helms cut the lead to 5-2. In the seventh, a triple by Rose and single by Kluzuski chased Lew Wilson, and then the Red Legs managed another run off O-Sox stopper Jesus Ayrualt. Clinging to a 5-4 lead in the last of the ninth, Ayrualt got the first two outs before walking Ed Bailey. Rick Boze then reached on a very untimely two-base throwing error by Mike Renfroe, which allowed Bailey to score and tie the game. The Red Legs bullpen held, and in the bottom of the 11^th a walk and two singles—the last by Ed Bailey—pushed across Wally Post to tie the series at one game apiece.

Game 3-October 17th

Series Tied at 1

Cincinnati	5
Baltimore	3	10 in

Win	Jim Maloney
Loss	Jesus Ayrault
Save	Joe Nuxall

After their tragic loss in game 2, the Orange Sox got a rude greeting from Wally Post in Game 3, as he lead off with a solo home run. But veteran Hanley Graham pulled himself together, allowing only Post’s home run over eight solid innings. Jim Maloney was nearly as good, allowing only two runs—both in the second—on a Ron Boone solo shot and a Rick Krause RBI single. Clinging to a 2-1 lead in the 9^th, Baltimore went back to Jesus Ayrault and got burned for the second day in a row. With one out, Wally Post walked and stole second, and then scored the tying run on a single by Ed Bailey. In the tenth, the Red Legs put two on before Pete Rose hit a 3-run bomb to put Cincinnati up 5-2. The Orange Sox came tantalizingly close in the bottom half, loading the bases with nobody out before Al Pick grounded into a double play. Bill Fauver scored, but Joe Nuxall retired Kerry Paige to earn Cincinnati’s first save of the post season, and a 2-1 World Series lead.

Game 4-October 18th

Cincinnati Leads 2 games to 1

Cincinnati	1
Baltimore	7

Win	George Anderson
Loss	Ewell Blackwell
Save

Already down 2-1, the Orange Sox couldn’t have liked the prospect of throwing 40-year-old fifth starter George Anderson against Ewell Blackwell. It wasn’t looking good either when the Red Legs took the lead on a Gus Bell single in the second. But the Orange Sox rallied for five runs in the bottom of the inning, getting an RBI double from Bill Sterns, a two-run shot from Bill Fauver, and a two run blast from Kerry Paige. Anderson was sensational, allowing just three hits and three walks across nine innings, helping the Orange Sox tie the series at 2.

Game 5-October 19th

Series Tied at 2

Cincinnati	3
Baltimore	7

Win	Jesus Ayrault
Loss	Gary Nolan
Save

A previously quiet Ron Boone made his presence felt in the second when he hit a two-run blast, scoring the equally quiet Billy Sloan. Hank Davis hit a solo shot of his own in the third, making it 3-0. A two-run 4^th inning double by Gus Bell cut the lead to 3-2, and then Cincinnati chased Will Parris in the seventh, tying the game on an RBI single by Pete Rose. This time Jesus Ayrault lived up to his fame, shutting the Red Legs down the rest of the way as the Orange Sox rallied for four runs in the last of the seventh. Sloan, Boone, Sterns, and Krause delivered RBI singles. The win put Baltimore up 3-2 in the series, and one win away from being the DML’s first champion.

Game 6-October 21st

Baltimore Leads 3 games to 2

Baltimore	3
Cincinnati	2

Win	Lew Wilson
Loss	Don Gullet
Save	Jesus Ayrault

The Orange Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the first, but slugger Ron Boone could only ground into a double play, bringing home one run. The Red Legs then blew a perfect opportunity to get out of the inning, when an error by Rick Boze allowed Baltimore’s second run to score. It would later prove critical.

In the bottom of the first, Cincinnati struck back, with Steve Kavanagh scoring on a sac fly by Ed Bailey, and Rick Boze scoring on a single by Tony Perez. Don Gullet and Lew Wilson then battled each other for three scoreless innings, until Ron Boone was finally able to bring home Mike Renfroe with a one out double in the fifth. It was the last run of the game. Though Cincinnati had several more hits, they never put a serious threat together against Lew Wilson, who worked eight solid innings. In the ninth, Jesus Ayrault came on for the fifth time in the series. Tommy Helms walked, then reached second on a fielder’s choice. The Red Led had two shots to get the tying run home, but managed only a strikeout by Kluzuski and a groundout by Wally Post. With the win, the Orange Sox took the honor of being the Dale Murphy League’s first World Champion.