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Game 1 – Sportsman’s Park - Dickson vs. Singer
Starters Murry Dickson and Bill Singer each dominated the opposing hitters. The scoreless tie was broken in the bottom of the 7th with a 2-out RBI single by Red Schoendienst. But the Angels tied it suddenly on Vada Pinson’s surprise solo HR in the top of the 8th. Still tied at 1 after 9 innings, the game went into extras. Bobby Valentine doubled off reliever Ellis Kinder to drive in Jeff Torborg with the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th, and Steve Barber pitched out of a jam in the bottom half of the inning to earn the victory.
Game 2 – Sportsman’s Park - Mizell vs. Ryan
California struck early with a 1st inning 3-run HR by Frank Robinson. By the end of the
8th innings the Angels offense had come alive and built a seemingly insurmountable 7-3 lead. But the first 4 Cardinals batters reached in the bottom of the 9th. With the sacks full Redlegs, no outs and the tying run on first base, Steve Barber was called on to get his team out of another jam. An infield groundout brought St. Louis within 2 runs, with runners on the corners and Stan Musial at the plate. To the disappointment of the home crowd, the Cardinals’ captain hit a grounder to 3rd base that went ‘round the horn for a game-ending double play. Barber saved the game for Nolan Ryan, who struck out 12 in 7 innings of work.
Game 3 – Angels Stadium - Wright vs. Poholsky.
The Cardinals’ bats came roaring back as the series moved to southern California. Ken Boyer homered, Eldon “Rip” Repulski drove in 3 runs, and Stan Musial redeemed himself with 3 hits including a triple, as the St. Louis took advantage of 13 hits and 5 California errors to cruise to a 9-3 victory. Cardinals starter Tom Poholsky tossed 8 innings for the win, as St. Louis avoided a series sweep.
Game 4 – Angels Stadium - May vs. Wehmeier
St. Louis center fielder Bobby Del Greco stunned the crowd and both benches with a hitting performance that carried his team to a 6-1 victory. After leading off the game with a solo HR against Rudy May, Del Greco followed with an RBI double in the 5th inning, and a 3-run HR off May in the 6th to put the game out of reach. His 5 RBIs were more than enough for Cardinals starter Herm Wehmeier, who yielded 10 hits in 7.1 innings. But only California 1 hit went for extra bases, and Wehmeier always seemed to get an out when he needed it. With the win, the series was now tied 2-2 and heading back to St. Louis
Game 5 – Sportsman’s Park - Dickson vs. Singer
The Game 1 starters returned for the deciding game of the series. Each was less dominant
than in Game 1, with both teams scoring in the first 2 innings to make the score 3-3. St Louis scored 2 runs in the 4th on a single, walk and 3 California errors to take a 5-3 lead. A Vada Pinson solo HR and an Alvin Dark RBI double over the next 2 innings kept the difference at 2 runs to the good for the Cardinals going into the 7th inning. With reliever Jackie Collum on the mound for the home team, the Angels mounted a comeback. Frank Robinson knocked in 1 with a single and Mickey Rivers tied the game with a fielder’s choice groundout. The game was tied with runners on the corners and only 1 out when Jeff Torborg executed a perfect suicide squeeze to score Richie Scheinblum with the go-ahead run. St. Louis managed to get the tying run in scoring position with only 1 out in the 8th inning. But California reliever Steve Barber induced an inning-ending double play, and a perfect 1-2-3 9th inning to save the game and seal the series win for the Halos. --submitted by Douglas Zaner--
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