Game 1

Frank Levrault vs. Drummond Santiago

At Chicago, October 14^th, 1953

St. Louis	11	Boxscore
Chicago	6

Win	George Pierotti
Loss	Frank Levrault
Save

The BoHol may be a slugger’s league, but no one would’ve called the slugfest that unfolded when two of the BoHol’s best—Frank Levrault and Drummond Santiago—faced each other in Game 1.

St. Louis took a 3-run first inning lead, thanks to Hal Jordan’s home run and Adam Howe’s two-run single. Chicago cut the lead to one in the fourth, but the Red Birds exploded for four runs in the fifth, with RBIs from Sugden, James, and a pair from Campbell. Chicago pulled within two in the bottom of the inning, but from there the Red Birds pulled away, finally winning the slugfest as Daskin and Bosetti worked 3.1 scoreless innings of relief.

Combined, the two aces—Levrault and Santiago—allowed 11 runs in nine innings of work.

Game 2

Marty Sandusky vs. Joe Ricci

At Chicago, October 15^th, 1953

St. Louis leads 1 game to 0

St. Louis	8	Boxscore
Chicago	10

Win	Marty Sandusky
Loss	Joe Ricci
Save	Gene Dickshot

Marty Sandusky was unimpressive in another slugfest, allowing seven runs (only four earned) over five and a third innings while the Claymores made five errors. Yet it was an explosive, seven-run third inning that allowed Sandusky to earn the victory. Hobbs, Tolentino, Floyd, and Chessie all homered in the inning, giving Chicago an 8-2 lead. The Red Birds chipped away, finally pulling to within two in the eighth, but Dickshot slammed the door.

Game 3

Len Boerner vs. Jim Sasser

At St. Louis, October 17^th, 1953

Series tied at 1

Chicago	1	Boxscore
St. Louis	3

Win	Len Boerner
Loss	Jim Sasser
Save	Al Giordano

Finally, in game three, there was some pitching. Boerner and Sasser battled to a 1-1 tie through seven, with a Hal Jordan double driving home St. Louis’ run, and a Rob Floyd solo shot accounting for Chicago’s. Finally, with two down in the bottom of the eighth, Luther Whitt hit a two-run blast to put St. Louis up 3-1. Al Giordano came on in the ninth and set the Claymores down in order, giving St. Louis a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4

Jake Riss vs. Sherman Sallee

At St. Louis, October 18^th, 1953

St. Louis leads 2 games to 1

Chicago	4	Boxscore
St. Louis	2

Win	Sherman Sallee
Loss	Jake Riss
Save	Gene Dickshot

A solo shot by Clint Ellis and a two-run blast by Rob Floyd put Chicago up 3-0 after two and a half. Sallee shut the Red Birds out until the seventh, when Don Alperman doubled home a pair of runs to make it 3-2. But the Chicago bullpen set down the last eight men it faced to tie the series at two.

Game 5

Drummond Santiago vs. Frank Levrault

At St. Louis, October 19^th, 1953

Series tied at 2

Chicago	7	Boxscore
St. Louis	12

Win	Drummond Santiago
Loss	Frank Levrault
Save

In Game 5, the teams’ aces met again, and again, both were hammered.

Santiago’s shellacking began early, with Chicago pounding him for four runs in the first, Bill Chessie’s two-run blast leading the charge. Chicago tacked on another run in the second to go up 5-0.

Levrault’s problems started in the bottom of the second. After allowing a leadoff walk, Adam Howe hit a two-run shot, followed three batters later by a Santiago RBI single. Then, in the third, disaster struck. After Levrault allowed another leadoff walk, the Red Birds pounded Chicago pitching for six straight singles. Three runs and two pitchers later, Santiago finally made the first out of the inning—an RBI groundout. Sugden then added the final two runs with another single.

For the remainder of the game, Santiago pitched more like himself, allowing just two more runs in a 9 inning, 7 run, 10 hit complete game win.

Game 6

Marty Sandusky vs. Joe Ricci

At Chicago, October 21^st, 1953

St. Louis leads 3 games to 2

St. Louis	1	Boxscore
Chicago	0

Win	Josh Daskin
Loss	Marty Sandusky
Save	Al Giordano

The Claymores had to feel they’d missed a chance in Game 5. In Game 6, they missed another one.

Despite an overpowering, 3-hit, complete game performance from Marty Sandusky—one the best of his career—the Claymores couldn’t score, couldn’t field, and couldn’t win.

Sandusky, despite dominating most of the game, managed to create several of his own jams by walking six batters. St. Louis stranded nine, including three in the second after having loaded the bases with nobody out. Meanwhile, the Claymores wasted similar opportunities, as Ricci scattered four hits and a walk over the first six innings.

In the seventh, with Daskin on for St. Louis, Clint Ellis singled with two down. Marty Sandusky then doubled, but Ellis couldn’t score. Roy Hobbs then flew out, preserving the scoreless tie.

Finally, it was lackluster Chicago defense that decided the game. In the eighth, Luther Whitt reached second on a two-base throwing error by Rob Floyd. After moving to third on a groundout, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Sean Campbell, giving St. Louis a 1-0 lead. Daskin and Giordano then combined to set down the final six Claymores, and the Red Birds took the BoHol’s biggest prize.