Game 1

Rafael Riddle vs. Pat Frederick

At Milwaukee, October 4^th, 1954

Brooklyn	5	Boxscore
Milwaukee	8

Win	Tony Cloninger
Loss	Jeff Linton
Save

Game 1 became one of the DML’s postseason classics. Greg Gagne hit a three-run blast with one-out in the first to put Brooklyn up 3-0, but Milwaukee rallied, scoring twice in the second and tying on a Billy Sloan sac fly in the third. Brooklyn went ahead on a Gagne groundout in the fifth, and carried at 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning.

Jesus Ayrault got the first out, but then allowed a double to Geary, a single to John White, and a single to Dale Goulish to make it 5-4. Wes Covington then singled home White to tie the game. Finally, Jeff Linton came on and got a double-play ball to end the inning.

In the tenth, the Dawgz put two on with one out, but Tony Cloninger got Ben Osteen to ground into a double play, ending the threat. In the bottom of the inning, a Logan double and Fizer walk put two on for Billy Sloan, who drove a three-run blast to give Milwaukee a walk-off win and a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game 2

Bob Buhl vs. Rob Palmisano

At Milwaukee, October 5^th, 1954

Milwaukee Leads 1 game to 0

Brooklyn	4	Boxscore
Milwaukee	6

Win	Bob Buhl
Loss	Rob Palmisano
Save

Milwaukee rocked Palmisano for a pair of RBI singles by Geary and Goulish in the first, putting them up 4-0. Carrying a 6-1 lead into the ninth, Buhl—who’d given up just one run over eight—gave up a single and a walk with one out. After being lifted for Cloninger, Johnny Rey loaded the bases with an infield single. Joe Nash then drove a three-run double, cutting the lead to 6-4. Ron Boone—suddenly representing the tying run—walked, but then Gagne grounded out, moving the runners to second and third. That left Corkey Koskie with one last chance to tie it up, but he grounded to short to end it, putting Milwaukee up 2-0.

Game 3

Jack Spragins vs. Bobbie Schantz

At Brooklyn, October 7^th, 1954

Milwaukee Leads 2 games to 0

Milwaukee	5	Boxscore
Brooklyn	2

Win	Bobbie Schantz
Loss	Jack Spragins
Save	Tony Cloninger

A three run Pete Fizer shot in the first was all the Brewskies needed, as Schantz allowed just two runs on six hits over eight before Cloninger worked a perfect 9^th.

Game 4

Larry Dyke vs. Jack Rivera

At Brooklyn, October 8^th, 1954

Milwaukee Leads 3 games to 0

Milwaukee	6	Boxscore
Brooklyn	11

Win	Larry Dyke
Loss	Frank Crawford
Save

Corey Koskie doubled home a pair for the Dawgz in the first, and the hits just kept coming—eight of them against Jack Rivera in three and two-thirds, giving Brooklyn an early 6-1 lead. In the fifth, Milwaukee picked up a run on an Ed Cooper single, and then a huge error by Corey Koskie allowed four unearned Milwaukee runs to score, tying the game. But the Dawgz didn’t quit, coming right back in the bottom of the inning to score four times, on a solo shot by Puckett and a three run blast by Joe Nash. The pitching settled down thereafter, and Brooklyn hung on to win, staying alive in the series.

Game 5

Pat Frederick vs. Rafael Riddle

At Brooklyn, October 9^th, 1954

Milwaukee Leads 3 games to 1

Milwaukee	2	Boxscore
Brooklyn	6

Win	Pat Frederick
Loss	Rafael Riddle
Save

Kirby Puckett doubled home a pair of runs to put Brooklyn up 2-0 in the second, and Brooklyn scored three more times in the fifth, on a two-run Rey double and a Nash RBI single. Milwaukee took advantage of a Gagne error to get on the board in the sixth, but then missed a huge opportunity to get back in the game. After loading the bases with one-out, Bobby Geary singled home Milwaukee’s second run. That brought up John White as the tying run, but he bounced into a force out at home. Dale Goulish then struck out to end the inning. Milwaukee wasted a pair of hits in the seventh and another in the eighth, and then went quietly in the ninth, as the Dirty Dawgz earned a trip back to Milwaukee for Game 6.

Game 6

Bob Buhl vs. Rob Palmisano

At Milwaukee, October 9^th, 1954

Milwaukee Leads 3 games to 2

Brooklyn	4	Boxscore
Milwaukee	5

Win	Herb Scott
Loss	Jeff Linton
Save

The task had become simple for the Dirty Dawgz—just win. They’d done it in Games 4 and 5, staving off elimination both times. Yet Game 6 set up to be their toughest task yet, as they faced Cy Young award winner Bob Buhl. But in the third, the Dawgz stunned everyone, homering three times in the inning. Nash hit a two-run shot, and then two batters later, Gagne and Koskie went back to back to put Brooklyn up 4-0.

Game 7 was now in the hands of Rob Palmisano. Unfortunately for Brooklyn, he couldn’t hang onto it.

Milwaukee started chipping away in the fifth, when Al Lopez led off with a solo home run. After Buhl bunted into a double play, Meacham singled and Logan doubled, cutting the lead to 4-2. In the sixth, Bobby Geary doubled with two outs, and then scored on an Ed Cooper single. Al Lopez then doubled home Cooper, tying the game a four.

In the bottom of the eighth, still tied 4-4, Billy Sloan grounded out to open the inning. Palmisano was then relieved by Jeff Linton, who immediately got in trouble. He walked three straight batters—Geary, Cooper, and Lopez—loading the bases for Dale Goulish. Goulish hit a grounder up the first base line. Osteen snagged it stepping across the bag, retiring Goulish, but wasn’t able to relay it home quick enough to cut off the run. Geary scored and Milwaukee went up 5-4.

In the ninth, Puckett singled with one out, but Mullane bounced into a force play and James struck out to end the game, and end Brooklyn’s bid for a Game 7.