1956 American League Championship Series
New York Sentinels vs. Baltimore
Orange Caps
George Pinson vs. Cly Monteleone
At Baltimore, October 4th, 1956
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Win: Cly Monteleone Loss: George
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Fred Schmidt homered twice as Monteleone held
the Orange Caps to two runs in a complete game win.
Elijah Stark vs. Zip Oleiter
At Baltimore, October 5th, 1956
New York leads 1 game to 0
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Win: Elijah Stark Loss: Zip
Oleiter Save: Harry Estes |
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The Orange Caps held on to win despite a late-game Sentinel’s charge
lead by Derrell Beamon’s two-run shot in the eighth. Tom LaRocca led the Caps with 3 RBI.
At New York, October 7th, 1956
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Win: Marty Sandusky Loss: Mike
Brown Save: Paul Alperman |
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Sandusky bested Brown, allowing just five hits in eight innings and driving in one of New York’s two runs.
Frank Seymour vs. Nuke LaLoosh
At New York, October 8th, 1956
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Win: Frank Seymour Loss: Nuke
LaLoosh Save: Paul Alperman |
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New York bludgeoned LaLoosh for five runs in an inning and two-thirds, and Seymour kept the Caps from mounting a comeback with eight strong innings.
Roberto Bottalico vs. George Pinson
At New York, October 9th, 1956
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Win: Larry Paschall Loss: Harry
Estes |
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New York watched their early lead vanish by the fourth, and finally gave the lead to the Orange Caps in the sixth on a solo shot by Art Reichle. But with two out and one on in the bottom of the ninth, Terry Neitzke sent the Sentinels to their first World Series with a dramatic two-run blast.