Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine Dr. Howard. Istanbul's pitchers need your help immediately!
Game 1 - Istanbul jumps on Christy Mathewson for 3 early runs, but loses Nolan Ryan to injury in the 2nd inning. Herb Pennock is summoned from the bullpen, and the Herb-ster throws 6 1/3 pretty good innings to hold off Bosnia and get the win in a 5-3 Particle Man victory. The Todd-Father, Todd Helton, had three hits and Carl Yaz hit a home run. Istanbul closer Trevor Hoffman was dominant, striking out Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, and Manny Ramirez in the bottom of the 9th to clinch it.
Game 1 boxscore
Game 2 - Two of the alltime "K" leaders, Sandy Koufax and Rube Waddell squared off in this matchup. Koufax was his usual awesome self against everyone but Mark McGwire. The K-Man had not seen the likes of this burly, red-bearded monster before! McGwire went deep twice, and Waddell got out of just enough jams to give Bosnia a 5-4 win, despite being outhit by Istanbul.
Game 2 boxscore
Game 3 - Nolan Ryan got the call to start this one after his abbreviated outing from a couple of days ago. Nolan and Iron Joe McGinnity pitched to a standoff, and we were tied after 9 innings. In the 10th, a Paul Waner walk, an Arky Vaughn single, a Schnozz Lombardi walk, and a King Kelly 'reach base on an error' resulting in 2 runs for the Strikers, and they would take it in extras 5-3. Nolan left after 2 outs in
the 10th with a devastating arm injury, while Iron Joe, true to his name, showed no fatigue at all.
Iron Joe's ballcap from his big Game 3 victory
Game 3 boxscore
Game 4 - More incredible bad luck for Istanbul as yet another pitcher injury, this time to Bob Gibson, sends them reeling to another loss. Gibson was lost in the 3rd inning, and despite another heroic long-inning relief performance by Herb Pennock, the Particle Men would lose 5-4. Bosnia wins it on a dramatic 9th inning run scored courtesy of a two-out, Harry Heilmann walk, stolen base, and then Eddie Collins single. Christy Mathewson goes the distance and gets the 'W" for Bosnia, who takes a 3-1 series lead.
Game 4 boxscore
Game 5 - Istanbul wins at home despite, amazingly, another pitchers injury. This time it was K-Fax himself, Sandy Koufax, to leave the game early. Roberto Clemente (3 hits), Frank Thomas (2 rbi's), and Carl Yaz (2 rbi's) provided enough offense for Amos Rusie to finish it out, and Istanbul takes it 7-2.
Game 5 boxscore
Game 6 - We travel to Bosnia, with the Strikers hoping to avoid a Game 7. Istanbul starts Bob Gibson, while Bosnia responds with the Fergie-licious One, Ferguson Jenkins. Both pitchers show nerves and give up 2 runs in the first inning but Bosnia continues to beat up Gibson and builds up a 5-3 lead going into the 9th. Istanbul got hits from Nap Lajoie, Yaz, Todd Helton, and Roberto Clemente to knot it up at 5 all. All that hard work was for naught, however, as Jimmie Foxx belted a walk-off homer to wrap up the game and the series for Bosnia, 7-5.
Game 6 boxscore
Game 1 boxscore
Game 2 - Two of the alltime "K" leaders, Sandy Koufax and Rube Waddell squared off in this matchup. Koufax was his usual awesome self against everyone but Mark McGwire. The K-Man had not seen the likes of this burly, red-bearded monster before! McGwire went deep twice, and Waddell got out of just enough jams to give Bosnia a 5-4 win, despite being outhit by Istanbul.
Game 2 boxscore
Game 3 - Nolan Ryan got the call to start this one after his abbreviated outing from a couple of days ago. Nolan and Iron Joe McGinnity pitched to a standoff, and we were tied after 9 innings. In the 10th, a Paul Waner walk, an Arky Vaughn single, a Schnozz Lombardi walk, and a King Kelly 'reach base on an error' resulting in 2 runs for the Strikers, and they would take it in extras 5-3. Nolan left after 2 outs in
the 10th with a devastating arm injury, while Iron Joe, true to his name, showed no fatigue at all.Iron Joe's ballcap from his big Game 3 victory
Game 3 boxscore
Game 4 - More incredible bad luck for Istanbul as yet another pitcher injury, this time to Bob Gibson, sends them reeling to another loss. Gibson was lost in the 3rd inning, and despite another heroic long-inning relief performance by Herb Pennock, the Particle Men would lose 5-4. Bosnia wins it on a dramatic 9th inning run scored courtesy of a two-out, Harry Heilmann walk, stolen base, and then Eddie Collins single. Christy Mathewson goes the distance and gets the 'W" for Bosnia, who takes a 3-1 series lead.
Game 4 boxscore
Game 5 - Istanbul wins at home despite, amazingly, another pitchers injury. This time it was K-Fax himself, Sandy Koufax, to leave the game early. Roberto Clemente (3 hits), Frank Thomas (2 rbi's), and Carl Yaz (2 rbi's) provided enough offense for Amos Rusie to finish it out, and Istanbul takes it 7-2.
Game 5 boxscore
Game 6 - We travel to Bosnia, with the Strikers hoping to avoid a Game 7. Istanbul starts Bob Gibson, while Bosnia responds with the Fergie-licious One, Ferguson Jenkins. Both pitchers show nerves and give up 2 runs in the first inning but Bosnia continues to beat up Gibson and builds up a 5-3 lead going into the 9th. Istanbul got hits from Nap Lajoie, Yaz, Todd Helton, and Roberto Clemente to knot it up at 5 all. All that hard work was for naught, however, as Jimmie Foxx belted a walk-off homer to wrap up the game and the series for Bosnia, 7-5.
Game 6 boxscore
Bosnia's Jimmie Foxx sends all of war-torn Bosnia/Herzogovina into jubilation with a walk-off homer!!!
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