John Brandeberry is done with his 1930 replay!
Last night, my family had Brando over for dinner and while he was over we played the World Series. The Philadelphia Athletics finished first in the AL in his replay as in real life but in the NL, the New York Giants with their combination of strong pitching, hitting and defense put them on top.
Rather than each of us take a team, John had an idea. He suggested that we switch off teams every two games. I liked the idea and I ended up with the A’s first. At first, it looked like Lefty Grove and the A’s would take it quickly as they got off to a 3-1 start but the Giants battled back to force a Game 7. Appropriately, it was Brando who piloted Philadelphia to a World Series victory winning Game Seven 7-2 over the Giants.
Brando and I both agreed that Lefty Grove should get the World Series MVP. Despite one loss in relief, Grove pitched three complete games wins in Games One, Four and Seven.
It was a tough series for Carl Hubbell (0-3) who was matched up with Grove. On the other side of things, Giant Mel Ott led both teams in homers with three.
Game summaries:
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Game #1 |
R |
H |
E |
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New York Giants (0-1) |
5 |
8 |
1 |
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Philadelphia Athletics (1-0) |
6 |
12 |
0 |
WP- Grove (1-0), LP- Hubbell (0-1) HR- Ott (1)
Lefty Grove (A&CYZ) wasn’t masterful but he got the job done in complete game fashion. Al Simmons (2 for 4, 2B, 3B, 3 rbis) keyed a five run third inning rally.
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Game #2 |
R |
H |
E |
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New York Giants (0-2) |
2 |
9 |
1 |
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Philadelphia Athletics (2-0) |
6 |
10 |
0 |
WP- Earnshaw (1-0), LP- Fitzsimmons (0-1) HR- Terry (1)
The As score five in the first two innings and the Giants don’t recover. Earnshaw (BY) keeps the Giants scoreless for the first six frames.
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Game #3 |
R |
H |
E |
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Philadelphia Athletics (2-1) |
4 |
8 |
1 |
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New York Giants (1-2) |
5 |
5 |
0 |
WP- Donohue (1-0), LP- Grove (1-1) HR- Bishop (1), Haas (1)
The Giants bite back by scoring five runs on just five hits. Down by a run in the eighth, they rally against reliever Lefty Grove who gives up a key triple to Bill Terry.
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Game #4 |
R |
H |
E |
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Philadelphia Athletics (3-1) |
8 |
9 |
2 |
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New York Giants (1-3) |
2 |
5 |
0 |
WP- Grove (2-1), LP- Hubbell (0-2) HR- Boley (1), Simmons (1), Ott (2)
Still miffed about Game 3, Grove comes back and starts Game 4. He pitches a complete game win. Mule Haas’ hits a two-run double to rally in the sixth inning. Mel Ott hits his second homer in the loss.
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Game #5 |
R |
H |
E |
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Philadelphia Athletics (3-2) |
3 |
8 |
0 |
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New York Giants (2-3) |
6 |
9 |
2 |
WP- Fitzsimmons (1-1), LP- Earnshaw (1-1) HR- Terry (2), Hogan (1), Dykes (1)
It’s do or die for the Giants but Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons (BZ) responds with a complete win. Bill Terry and ‘Shanty’ Hogan both hit homers in the 7th inning.
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Game #6 |
R |
H |
E |
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New York Giants (3-3) |
6 |
11 |
0 |
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Philadelphia Athletics (3-3) |
0 |
8 |
2 |
WP- Walker (1-0), LP- Walberg (0-1) HR- Ott (3)
Bill Walker (B) continues New York’s resurgence by shutting out Philly’s tough lineup. Mel Ott hits his third homer of the season. Series tied at three games.
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Game #7 |
R |
H |
E |
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New York Giants (3-4) |
2 |
5 |
0 |
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Philadelphia Athletics (4-3) |
7 |
11 |
0 |
WP- Grove (3-1), LP- ‘Hubbell (0-3) HR- Foxx 2 (2), Jackson (1)
Grove is back and pitches his third complete game victory of the series allowing just five hits. Foxx hits two homers and drives home four runs.
World Series MVP: Lefty Grove 3-1, three CG, 2.89 ERA
Congratulations to Brando for finishing his season and thanks to him for letting me be part of it! Looking forward to the stats soon. I’ve heard bits and pieces of stats from it and their pretty outrageous!
Congrats Brando!
Nice to see the A’s win one. Sounds like it was a great series to roll. Do you have your next season to replay picked out or do you have a different project in mind?