Round 1–’53 Senators sweep ‘84 Halos in 3

Game 1: Washington 6 California 0
Bob Porterfield  pitches 8.1 innings and blanks the Angels 6-0. Angels starter Mike Witt gave up all 6 runs and lasted on 5.2 innings.

 

Game 2: Washington 2 California 1
The Senators took the lead in the 1st off of a Jim Busby single followed by a double off the bat of Mickey Vernon scoring Busby. The Angels tied it in the top of the 8th as Rod Carew was driven in off a single by Fred Lynn. The Senators came right back in the bottom of the 8th as Busby led off with a triple and Vernon brought him home on a sac fly. The Angels loaded the bases in the 9th but a ground out by Carew ended it giving the Senators a 2-0 lead in the Series.

Game 3: Washington 7 California 3
Game 3 shifted to California with Connie Marrero of the Senators facing Ron Romanick of the Angels. The Senators, wanting to end the series, and the Angels trying to force a game 4, exchanged runs throughout the game. Rob Wilfong homered in the 5th to close the gap but the Senators added 3 more runs late in the game while the Angels could only hit reliever Jerry Lane for 1 additional run. Marrero pitched 6 innings giving up 2 runs before yielding to Lane who pitched the final 3 innings and got the save.

--submitted by Marvin Sik--  Click here to see the series box scores