Game 1

Dutch Schultz (22-5, 2.10) vs. Brad Hughes (14-7 3.36)

At New York, October 14^th, 1950

Chicago	4	Boxscore
New York	2

Win	Joe Rice
Loss	Jerry Kroll
Save	Elijah Stark

The Claymores blew chances to score in the 1^st and 2^nd innings, allowing New York to take the advantage on a pair of leadoff solo home runs by Clew Haywood and Hector Jose in the 2^nd and 3^rd innings. In the 8^th, Jose gave back his run when a throwing error allowed Brian Cicotte to advance to third base, from where he scored on a sac fly by Rob Floyd. Chicago then loaded the bases on a walk and two singles, but did not score.

In the ninth, facing Fireman Award winner Peaches Kelso, Clint Ellis stared the Claymores off with a single. Two batters later, John Balas stoked a double to bring home Ellis and tie the game at two. Cicotte and Floyd had a chance to bring home the go-ahead run, but Kelso held the tie.

In the tenth, shoddy New York defense finally decided the game. With one out and Charlie Ramsey at first, Hal Hill reached on a two-base throwing error, allowing Ramsey to score. Tommy Hacker followed with an RBI single, and Elijah Stark put down the Ski-Ballers in the bottom of the inning to give Chicago a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game 2

Gary Pelouze (21-3, 2.21) vs. Sherman Sallee (13-5 2.81)

At New York, October 15^th, 1950

Chicago Leads 1 game to 0

Chicago	0	Boxscore
New York	3

Win	Gary Pelouze
Loss	Sherman Sallee
Save	Peaches Kelso

Game 2 was a classic pitchers duel. Sallee no-hit the Ski-Ballers through seven innings while Pelouze held Chicago to only three hits. Neither team put together a substantial threat until the last of the eighth, when Ray Law doubled to open the inning and break up Sallee’s no-hit bid. John Dawley immediately came in from the bullpen, and promptly gave up New York’s second hit—an RBI single to Hal Hill. A two-base error by Ken Sutherland and back to back singles by Halma and Kane brought home two more runs. Kelso came on from Chicago in the ninth and this time set the side down in order, trying the series at 1.

Game 3

Frank Levrault (11-6, 3.48) vs. Jim Robinson (11-16, 3.46)

At Chicago, October 17^th, 1950

Series Tied at 1

New York	7	Boxscore
Chicago	4

Win	Jim Robinson
Loss	Frank Levrault
Save	Peaches Kelso

Game 3 matched the 20 year old phenom Levrault versus veteran Jim Robinson, who had struggled to find run support before coming to New York. The Ski-Ballers didn’t let him down, shelling Levrault for four first inning runs. After loading the bases with one out, Roger Dorn stroked a bases-clearing double to make it 3-0. Ron Halama then singled home another run to make it 4-0. New York never looked back, holding the Ski-Ballers to just two runs across the first eight innings. New York reliever Manuel Delgado got in a little trouble in the ninth, but Kelso came on to put out the first and pick up his second save of the series.

Game 4

Ray Finley (19-3, 3.61) vs. Sonny MacDonald (17-9, 4.07)

At Chicago, October 18^th, 1950

New York Leads 2 games to 1

New York	11	Boxscore
Chicago	10

Win	Manuel Delgado
Loss	Elijah Stark
Save	Peaches Kelso

Game 4 was everything a Bob Horner League game should be.

Roger Dorn scored on an Alperman single in the first, and then the Ski-Ballers scored three times in the second, with even Sonny MacDonald helping himself to a base hit. Clew Haywood doubled home a run in the third, and the Ski-Ballers had what seemed to be a commanding 5-0 lead. But in the BoHol, there’s no such thing as a commanding lead.

Rob Floyd singled home Chicago’s first run in the 3^rd, and after Hesterfer answered it with a solo blast, Chicago scored six times in the bottom of the fourth. Ken Sutherland and reliever Elijah Stark drove home runs, and then after a walk to Balas loaded the bases, Brian Cicotte hit a grand-slam home run to put Chicago up 7-6. But that lead didn’t hold either, as New York reliever Manuel Delgado singled home a pair of runs in the fifth to put New York back on top 8-7.

A two-run shot by Hector Jose pushed the Ski-Ballers lead to three in the 7^th, but Ken Sutherland singled home a run in the bottom of the inning to make it 10-8. Clew Haywood answered that run with a solo blast in the top of the 8^th, but the Claymores still wouldn’t quit. With two out in the bottom of the eighth, Balas and Cicotte hit back-to-back home runs to make it 11-10 New York. Finally, Peaches Kelso came on to stop the Claymores, as the 9^th proved to be one of only two scoreless innings in the game.

Game 5

Brad Hughes (14-7 3.36) vs. Dutch Schultz (22-5, 2.10)

At Chicago, October 19^th, 1950

New York leads 3 games to 1

New York	10	Boxscore
Chicago	2

Win	Dutch Schultz
Loss	Brad Hughes
Save

With their backs to the wall, the Claymores got on top early, getting a pair of home runs in the second from John Balas and Rob Floyd. But in the end, the Ski-Ballers bats were just too much for Brad Hughes. With a man on and one out in the fifth, the Ski-Ballers hit three straight home runs—a two-run blast by George Kane, and solo shots by Hayes and Law—to take a 5-2 lead. Stunned, the Claymores never put up much more of a fight, as New York went on to score five more times before it was all said and done. Schultz allowed two runs on five hits to pick up the complete game win, as the New York Ski-Ballers became the Bob Horner Leagues first World Champion.