Game 1

Jake Riss vs. Marty Sandusky

At St. Louis, October 14^th, 1952

Chicago	3	Boxscore
St. Louis	4

Win	Jake Riss
Loss	Marty Sandusky
Save	Al Giordano

Sean Campbell’s 3-run 7^th inning blast put St. Louis up 4-2, and solid bullpen work by Thompson and Giordano held off the Claymores’ charge.

Game 2

Drummond Santiago vs. Frank Levrault

At St. Louis, October 15^th, 1952

St. Louis leads 1 game to 0

Chicago	1	Boxscore
St. Louis	3

Win	Drummond Santiago
Loss	Frank Levrault
Save	Al Giordano

Santiago was sensational, tossing a three-hit shutout through seven innings before Cicottee homered to open the ninth. Al Giordano came on and promptly gave up a triple to Rob Floyd and a walk to Bill Chessie, putting the tying runs on base with nobody out. But Segui lined out to second, and then Giordano got a pop-out from Ramsey and a ground out from Clint Ellis to end the game, spoiling Levrault’s 7-inning, 3 run performance. Luther Whitt led the way for St. Louis with two RBI.

Game 3

Lefty Eshelman vs. Joe Ricci

At Chicago, October 17^th, 1952

St. Louis leads 2 game to 0

St. Louis	3	Boxscore
Chicago	7

Win	Lefty Eshelman
Loss	Joe Ricci
Save	Gene Dickshot

Already down two games, Chicago fans couldn’t have been happy when Sean Campbell got St. Louis out to an early lead with a two-run first inning single. But in the bottom of the fourth, four straight Claymores’ reached against Joe Ricci, and all of them came around to score. Eshelman and Dickshot closed it out, giving Chicago it’s first win of the series.

Game 4

Sherman Sallee vs. Len Boerner

At Chicago, October 18^th, 1952

St. Louis leads 2 games to 1

St. Louis	1	Boxscore
Chicago	4

Win	Sherman Sallee
Loss	Len Boerner
Save	Gene Dickshot

Wil Tolentino led off Chicago’s first with a home run, beginning a string of four consecutive 1-run innings. These included solo shots by Ramsey, in the second, and Cicottee, in the fourth. That was more than enough for Sallee, who worked seven strong innings before turning it over to Dickshot for the final two.

Game 5

Marty Sandusky vs. Jake Riss

At Chicago, October 19^th, 1952

Series tied at 2

St. Louis	4	Boxscore
Chicago	2

Win	Jake Riss
Loss	Marty Sandusky
Save	Al Giordano

In an all-important Game 5, Chicago took the early lead on a Rob Floyd sac fly in the first. But in the second, an RBI single by Danny Jones tied the game, and a two run single by Alex Sugden put St. Louis ahead. Riss allowed another run in the third, but then set down fifteen straight Claymores, not allowing another hit until the eighth. Giordano came on to get the save, and put St. Louis a game away from taking the series.

Game 6

Drummond Santiago vs. Frank Levrault

At St. Louis, October 21^st, 1952

St. Louis leads 3 games to 2

Chicago	7	Boxscore
St. Louis	3

Win	Frank Levrault
Loss	Drummond Santiago
Save

The St. Louis faithful smelled a World Championship, but with a three-run blast in the third, capping a four-run inning, Bill Chessie and the Claymores’ smelled Game 7. St. Louis tried to rally against a shaky Levrault in the fifth and sixth, but fell well short, as Levrault allowed only three runs despite allowing eleven base runners. Chicago’s win forced a decisive Game 7

Game 7

Lefty Eshelman vs. Joe Ricci

At St. Louis, October 22^nd, 1952

Series tied at 3

Chicago	7	Boxscore
St. Louis	2

Win	Lefty Eshelman
Loss	Joe Ricci
Save

Hearts started breaking in St. Louis in the first, when Chicago scored three times. St. Louis fought to stay in the game, but at the end of the third it was 5-2 Chicago. St. Louis didn’t score another run, despite having at least one man on base in every inning thereafter, except for the ninth. Ellis and Cicotte added solo blasts late in the game, destroying any hopes of a St. Louis comeback. Eshelman allowed two runs on seven hits, while Earl Batista allowed just one runner to reach base on error over the final two innings. The win gave Chicago its first Bob Horner League World Championship.