--submitted by Bruce Thomas (A.J.’s ghost writer)--
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GAME ONE – George Sisler homered and drove in 3 as the Browns exploded for 15 hits and a 7-2 win in the opener. The Dodgers struck first in the 3rd when Mike Pizza singled in the two lone runs of the game for LA. St. Louis plated an unearned run in the 4th, then exploded for 5 in the 5th. Jack Tobin doubled to get things going and moved to 3rd on “Baby Doll” Jacobson’s (3 hits) bingo. Joe Gedeon grounded out to second, scoring Tobin and advancing Jacobson. Sisler then teed off on Orel Hershiser for a 3-run clout. Jimmy Austin banged an RBI single off reliever Pedro Martinez to wrap up the damage. Jacobson singled in the final run in the 8th for the victors. Urban Shocker went the distance for the W.
GAME TWO – Maybe pitchers didn’t throw knuckleballs in 1920 (why would you when you could throw a spitter). Whatever the reason, Tom Candiotti bottled up the Brownies all day and Los Angeles evened the series with 2-0 whitewashing. Candi scattered 7 hits through 8 1/3 innings when Roger McDowell entered to record the 27th out after Hank Severeid (my great, great, great uncle, if that matters) had doubled. Cory Snyder singled home JosE Offerman in the 2nd to give the Bums an early lead. The “Aflak” insurance run came in the 8th when Dave Hansen’s lineout to right plated Brett Butler.
GAME THREE – The Browns found their hittin’ shoes again as the scene moved to cozy Sportsman’s Park. “Baby Doll” Jacobson again led the way with 3 safeties. Tobin matched his output as St. Louis collected 13 hits in a 7-4 win. The Dodgers again drew first (Dodger Blue) blood with a 4-spot in the 3rd. Butler reached on an error and Hansen doubled him to third. Piazza was intentionally passed to load ‘em up. Snyder singled and everyone moved one base. Offerman walked and again they moved station to station. Jody Reed’s single also moved everyone ahead one spot. Eric Davis popped out, then Karros brought in the 4th run with a sac fly. St. Lou responded immediately with a crooked number in the B3, highlighted by Jacobson’s 2-run shot and Sisler’s RBI single. A Sisler RBI triple in the 5th tied the game. Ken Williams singled him in for a 5-4 Browns lead. The home club would add insurance runs in the 6th and 8th.
GAME FOUR – Raul Mondesi’s 3-run blast in the 8th broke a 2-2 tie and gave LA a
series’ tying 5-2 win. The Browns went up 1-0 in the 3rd with an unearned run. Small ball led the Bums to tie it in the 5th when Butler singled with 1 out. He advanced all the way to 3rd on an Allen Sothoron wild pitch, then scored on an Offerman IF groundout. The Brownies gained the lead again in the B5 when Tobin and Jacobson swatted back-to-back doubles. St. Louis brought first-game starter Shocker out of the pen for the fateful 8th. Butler and Offerman greeted him with two-baggers. Piazza singled to put runners on 1st and 3rd for Mondesi. McDowell got the win in relief. Jim Gott recorded the save.
GAME FIVE – George Sisler’s 400-foot 2-run shot in the 1st set the tone and realistically was all the visitor’s needed as St. Louis wrapped up the finale with a 3-1 win. Williams would drive in Sisler in the 8th for an insurance run for Bill Bayne (8 IP) and Dixie Davis (1 IP). Hershiser would drive in LA’s lone run.
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