3 games,1 games

LA/BKN Dodgers defeat St. Louis Cards  3 games to 1:

Game #1 (9/20) @STL  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3
Game #2 (9/21) @STL  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0
Game #3 (9/23) @DOD  Cardinals 9, Dodgers 1
Game #4 (9/24) @DOD  Dodgers 7, Cardinals 1


    Snider         Drysdale        Jackson       Simmons       Sutton

Dem Bums take 3 of 4 from Cards

GAME 1 [Busch Memorial Stadium] – Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

The anticipation of a Koufax/Gibson matchup had everyone talking in America’s most loyal “baseball town”.  This marquee matchup was destined to not live up to it’s billing.  Koufax was the first to “break”, as he yielded 3 runs over the first 3 innings.  In reality Sandy was bending, but not breaking as the 1st inning would be evidence.  The Cards had the great lefty on the ropes.  Lou Brock led off with a single and easily stole 2nd.  Curt Flood took one in the ribs to put runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out.  Stan “the man” Musial single to load them up.  Koufax blew away Ken Boyer for the first out.  Joe Torre singled home Brock for the 1st run of the game, but Bill White fanned and Ted Simmons popped to Junior Gilliam to end the inning.  The Cards had him (Koufax) on the ropes, but they led him get away.  Boyer exacted some revenge when he hit a 2 run homer in the third to put the Redbirds up 3-0.  Gibson had his lead and for the first 5 innings he was in total command.  Then in the 6th it all unraveled.  Reggie Smith led off with a line double off the right field wall.  Maury Wills and Gilliam both popped out and just like that it looked to be another one of those innings where Gibson would dominate.  Jackie Robinson stepped to the plate.  Here is a man who is unphazed by any sort of ball game pressure.  Fighting back from an 0-2 count Robinson served up a single to right center to score Smith for the Dodgers first run of the game.  Gibson decided to challenge the next batter, The Duke (Snider) of Flatbush.  The Duke can turn around anyone’s fastball and that is exactly what he did by launching Gibson’s 2-1 offering deep into the 2nd deck in rightfield to tie the game at 3.  St. Louis was in trouble…BIG TROUBLE.  After the let Koufax off the hook, the Brooklyn born former “Bonus Baby” began dominating.  6 consecutive scoreless innings from the 4th to the finish spelt doom for the Cards.  A Duke Snider solo shot with 2 outs in the 8th put the Dodgers in front for good as Koufax did not allow the final 20 batters he faced to reach base.

GAME 2 [Busch Memorial Stadium] – Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0

The low scoring pitcher’s duel that everyone was expecting in the opener was delivered in game 2.  Don Drysdale and Larry Jackson hooked up in one of those pitching classics that keep you on the edge of your seat until the final out.  The lone run of the game was scored in the top of the 3rd when Bill Cox singled home Carl Furillo.  St. Louis’ best chance to score came in the 4th when they had 2 on with 2 out, but Red Schoendienst grounded into a 6-4 force play to end it.  The Cards would only have 1 baserunner (Enos Slaughter) after that.  The Dodgers took a commanding 2-0 lead in the best of 5 series.

GAME 3 [Ebbets Field] – Cardinals 9, Dodgers 1

The final score is not indicative of how close this contest really was.  The Dodgers decided to tap lefty Preacher Roe for the closer.  St. Louis went with fan favorite Bob Forsch.  The Cards drew first blood when Ted Simmons singled home George Hendrick with 2 outs. In the 2nd.  The Dodgers answered right back, when the “Wizard of Oz” (Ozzie Smith) uncharacteristically booted a grounder, which allowed the Dodgers to laod the bases.  Car Furillo walked to force in a run, but Maury Wills was caught looking at strike 3 to end the Dodgers chances.  Forsch would yield just that 1 unearned run before exiting after 6 innings of stellar work.  The Cards would score 2 runs in the 6th to take a 3-1 lead before Forsch’s exit.  Simmons again came through with a 2 out single to knock in 2 runs (Musial and Boyer).  The Cards would blow the game wide open with 6 runs in the 8th as the Dodgers were victimized by poor fielding, poor pitching and injuries.  Roe, who was pitching well left with soreness in his shoulder and was replaced by Don Newcombe who gave up all 6 runs.  “Newk” was victimized by a dropped sure out by Furillo in right and then by a big 3 run homer by Stan “the man”.  Ernie Broglio pitched the final 3 innings for the Cards to notch the save and stave of elimination.

GAME 4 [Ebbets Field] –Dodgers 7, Cardinals 1

Don Sutton was hearing the rumblings.  You know, those stories…”he was a good pitcher, but not great”…”he collected stats, but was never the best guy on his team”.  That’s the kind of stuff that can inspire a guy.  Sutton took that bulletin board material and used it to the tune of 8 1/3 innings of work and only 1 earned run vs a lineup of .300 hitter.  He managed to scatter 7 hits during that span and probably could have finished the game.  Meanwhile his opponent, Joaquin Andujar was busy punching water coolers after he was lifted in the 4th inning when the Dodgers tagged him for 4 runs to make it 5-0.  St. Louis’ pen was solid, but the dam was already opened.  Every Dodgers starter, with the exception of Jackie Robinson had at least 1 hit.  Gil Hodges hit a big 3 run blast and Willie Davis was 3-5.  Lou Brock and Stan Musial both banged out 2 hits in a losing cause as the Dodgers took the series in 4.

Sep  20, 1982 Playoff Game    1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1957 Los Angeles 1-0          0 0 0   0 0 3   0 1 0      4  9  0
1974 St. Louis 0-1            1 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  5  0

Los Angeles    AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave    St. Louis      AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave
Wills SS        4  0  1  0  0  1  .250    Brock LF        2  1  0  0  1  1  .000
Gilliam 2B      4  0  0  0  0  0  .000     Hendrick PH-RF 1  0  0  0  0  1  .000
Robinson,J LF   3  1  1  1  1  0  .333    Flood CF        3  0  0  0  0  0  .000
Snider DH       4  2  2  3  0  1  .500    Musial RF-LF    4  1  2  0  0  0  .500
Campanella C    4  0  2  0  0  0  .500    Boyer 3B        4  1  1  2  0  2  .250
Davis,W CF      4  0  0  0  0  0  .000    Torre DH        4  0  1  1  0  1  .250
Garvey 1B       4  0  1  0  0  0  .250    White,B 1B      3  0  0  0  0  2  .000
Cey 3B          4  0  1  0  0  1  .250     Schoendienst P 1  0  0  0  0  0  .000
Smith,R RF      3  1  1  0  0  2  .333    Simmons, T C    3  0  0  0  0  0  .000
 Furillo RF     0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    Javier 2B       3  0  0  0  0  0  .000
               34  4  9  4  1  5  .265    Smith,O SS      3  0  1  0  0  0  .333
                                                         31  3  5  3  1  7  .161

Los Angeles                    IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Koufax W(1-0)                 9.0  5  3  3  1  7  105   3.00  33
                              9.0  5  3  3  1  7  105   3.00  33

St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Gibson L(0-1)                 9.0  9  4  4  1  5  103   4.00  35
                              9.0  9  4  4  1  5  103   4.00  35


LAD: Furillo moved to RF in the 9th
StL: Hendrick hit for Brock in the 8th
     Musial moved to LF in the 9th
     Schoendienst hit for White,B in the 9th

 2B-Smith,R(1) Campanella(1) Musial(1)
 HR-Snider 2(2) Boyer(1)
 SB-Brock(1)
 CS-Wills Smith,O
HBP-Flood(StL) by Koufax(LAD)
LOB-Los Angeles 4 St. Louis 3
 DP-St. Louis 1
GWRBI-Snider


Game MVP:Duke Snider

Busch Stadium I, Time 2:19,  76ø,  10mph In from RCF

Sep  20, 1982 Playoff Game
                       1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1957 Los Angeles       0 0 0   0 0 3   0 1 0      4  9  0
1974 St. Louis         1 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  5  0

1957 Los Angeles       Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4
1 Wills SS           1>P6             S              P6             K
2 Gilliam 2B           G63            CS2(26) 4>B5   F8           8>G63
3 Robinson,J LF        W              B23            S,2H           F9
4 Snider DH            F9             K              HR             HR
5 Campanella C       2>D            5>S              P3             L6
6 Davis,W CF           Fd9/95         P6           7>B53          9>L6
7 Garvey 1B            L6             F7             S              L1
8 Cey 3B             3>F7             F7             S,12,13        K
9 Smith,R RF           K            6>D              K
   Furillo RF

1974 St. Louis         Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4
1 Brock LF           1>W              CS2(26)K     5>P4
   Hendrick PH-RF                                                 8>K
2 Flood CF             SB2 HBP      3>L8             G13            F8
3 Musial RF-LF         S,23,12        D              G43            L4
4 Boyer 3B             K              HR           6>G43          9>K
5 Torre DH             S,3H,23,12     P6             K              F9
6 White,B 1B           K              F9             K
   Schoendienst PH                                                  G63
7 Simmons, T C         P4           4>G63          7>L8
8 Javier 2B          2>F7             G53            G43
9 Smith,O SS           S              P2             G63

Los Angeles      IN    OUT
Koufax           AB1-1 End

St. Louis        IN    OUT
Gibson           AB1-1 End



Sep  21, 1982 Playoff Game    1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1957 Los Angeles 2-0          0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  4  1
1974 St. Louis 0-2            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  0

Los Angeles    AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave    St. Louis      AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave
Reese SS        4  0  0  0  0  1  .000    Coleman, V LF   4  0  0  0  0  0  .000
Scioscia C      3  0  0  0  0  0  .000    McGee CF        4  0  0  0  0  2  .000
 Campanella PH- 1  0  0  0  0  0  .400    Musial DH       4  0  2  0  0  0  .500
Robinson,J 2B   4  0  0  0  0  0  .143    Boyer 3B        3  0  0  0  0  2  .143
Hodges 1B       3  0  1  0  0  1  .333     Hernandez,K PH 1  0  0  0  0  0  .000
Snider CF       3  0  0  0  0  0  .286    Slaughter RF    4  0  2  0  0  0  .500
Guerrero DH     3  0  0  0  0  0  .000    White,B 1B      4  0  1  0  0  0  .143
Furillo RF      3  1  1  0  0  0  .333    Schoendienst 2B 3  0  1  0  0  0  .250
Davis,T LF      3  0  1  0  0  1  .333    McCarver C      3  0  0  0  0  0  .000
 Sax PR         0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    Templeton SS    3  0  0  0  0  1  .000
 Gilliam LF     0  0  0  0  0  0  .000                   33  0  6  0  0  5  .172
Cox 3B          3  0  1  1  0  0  .333
               30  1  4  1  0  3  .203

Los Angeles                    IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Drysdale W(1-0)               9.0  6  0  0  0  5  100   0.00  34
                              9.0  6  0  0  0  5  100   1.50  34

St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Jackson, L L(0-1)             8.1  4  1  1  0  3   87   1.08  28
 Hrabosky                     0.1  0  0  0  0  0    4   0.00   1
 Briles                       0.1  0  0  0  0  0    3   0.00   1
                              9.0  4  1  1  0  3   94   2.50  30


LAD: Sax ran for Davis,T in the 8th
     Gilliam moved to LF in the 8th
     Campanella hit for Scioscia in the 9th
StL: Hernandez,K hit for Boyer in the 9th

  E-Reese(1)
 2B-Cox(1)
 CS-McGee
LOB-Los Angeles 2 St. Louis 6
 DP-St. Louis 1
GWRBI-Cox


Game MVP:Billy Cox

Busch Stadium I, Time 2:09,  82ø,  5mph Right to Left

Sep  21, 1982 Playoff Game
                       1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1957 Los Angeles       0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  4  1
1974 St. Louis         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  0

1957 Los Angeles       Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4
1 Reese SS           1>G63            K              B13          9>Fd8
2 Scioscia C           G43            P2             G53
   Campanella PH-C                                                  F8
3 Robinson,J 2B        G53          4>F8           7>P5             G31
4 Hodges 1B            G53            S              K
5 Snider CF            Fd8            G463/dp        P3
6 Guerrero DH          G53          5>G43          8>F7
7 Furillo RF         3>S              G43            G63
8 Davis,T LF           G31,12         K              S
   Sax PR
   Gilliam LF
9 Cox 3B               D,2H         6>G43            L4

1974 St. Louis         Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4
1 Coleman, V LF      1>L7             G53            L9           8>B23
2 McGee CF             G6/e6,B1       P4           6>K              K
3 Musial DH            Fd9          4>S              S              Fd8
4 Boyer 3B             CS2(24) 2>F8   K              K
   Hernandez,K PH                                                 9>L6
5 Slaughter RF         S              Fs8            S,12           F9
6 White,B 1B           F7             S,12           G13            L1
7 Schoendienst 2B      S,13           G64/fo       7>B53
8 McCarver C           F8           5>F8             P6
9 Templeton SS       3>K              G43            G43

Los Angeles      IN    OUT
Drysdale         AB1-1 End

St. Louis        IN    OUT
Jackson, L       AB1-1 AB4-1
Hrabosky         AB4-2 AB4-2
Briles           AB4-3 End



Sep  23, 1982 Playoff Game    1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 St. Louis 1-2            0 1 0   0 0 2   0 6 0      9 13  1
1957 Los Angeles 2-1          0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  8  2

St. Louis      AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave    Los Angeles    AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave
Flood CF        4  0  0  1  0  0  .000    Wills SS        5  0  2  0  0  1  .333
Smith,O SS      5  1  0  1  0  0  .125    Sax 2B          2  0  0  0  1  0  .000
Musial LF       5  2  3  3  0  0  .538     Scioscia PH    1  0  0  0  0  0  .000
Boyer 3B        5  1  1  0  0  1  .167     Gilliam 2B     1  0  0  0  0  0  .000
Torre DH        4  1  2  0  1  1  .375    Snider DH       3  0  1  0  1  0  .300
Hendrick RF     5  1  1  0  0  0  .167    Campanella C    3  0  0  0  1  1  .250
White,B 1B      2  0  1  0  0  0  .222    Garvey 1B       3  0  1  0  1  1  .286
 McGee PH       1  0  0  0  0  1  .000    Robinson,J LF   4  1  1  0  0  0  .182
 Hernandez,K 1B 2  1  1  0  0  0  .333    Davis,W CF      4  0  2  0  0  0  .250
Simmons, T C    5  1  3  4  0  1  .375    Cey 3B          1  0  0  0  0  0  .200
Schoendienst 2B 3  1  1  0  1  0  .286     Cox 3B         2  0  0  0  0  0  .200
               41  9 13  9  2  4  .229     Roseboro PH    1  0  0  0  0  1  .000
                                          Furillo RF      3  0  1  1  1  0  .333
                                                         33  1  8  1  5  4  .216

St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Forsch W(1-0)                 6.0  7  1  0  4  2  118   0.00  27
 Broglio S(1)                 3.0  1  0  0  1  2   49   0.00  11
                              9.0  8  1  0  5  4  167   1.67  38

Los Angeles                    IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Roe L(0-1)                    6.2  8  3  2  0  2   84   2.70  29
 Newcombe                     2.1  5  6  2  2  2   67   7.71  15
                              9.0 13  9  4  2  4  151   2.33  44


StL: McGee hit for White,B in the 6th
     Hernandez,K moved to 1B in the 6th
LAD: Cox moved to 3B in the 4th
     Scioscia hit for Sax in the 7th
     Gilliam moved to 2B in the 8th
     Roseboro hit for Cox in the 9th

  E-Smith,O(1) Furillo(1) Roe(1)
 2B-Wills(1)
 HR-Musial(1)
 CS-Wills
 SF-Flood
LOB-St. Louis 7 Los Angeles 8
 DP-St. Louis 2
GWRBI-Simmons, T


Game MVP:Stan Musial
Injury: Cey(Sep 29) Roe(Oct 6)

Ebbets Field, Time 3:33,  81ø,  10mph In from RCF

Sep  23, 1982 Playoff Game
                       1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 St. Louis         0 1 0   0 0 2   0 6 0      9 13  1
1957 Los Angeles       0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  8  2

1974 St. Louis         Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4            Ab5
1 Flood CF           1>G53          3>G43            G53,12       7>G43            F8,3H/SF
2 Smith,O SS           G53            G43            G63            B53            E9,2H,13,B1
3 Musial LF            G43            Fs8          6>S              S              HR
4 Boyer 3B           2>G53          4>P5             S,12           P4             K
5 Torre DH             G43            K              S,23,12      8>W            9>S
6 Hendrick RF          E1,B1          S              L6             Fd7            F7
7 White,B 1B           S,12           G43
   McGee PH                                          K
   Hernandez,K 1B                                                   S,13           F8
8 Simmons, T C         S,2H,13      5>G63            S,3H,2H,13     S,3H,12        K
9 Schoendienst 2B      G53            S              G64/fo         W,23,12

1957 Los Angeles       Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4            Ab5
1 Wills SS           1>S              K              G13          7>P4             D
2 Sax 2B               CS2(24)G43   3>W            5>B23
   Scioscia PH                                                      G43
   Gilliam 2B                                                                      P6
3 Snider DH            G13            F8             S              W
4 Campanella C       2>K              W,12           F7             F8
5 Garvey 1B            F9             S,23,12        W,12         8>K
6 Robinson,J LF        S              G643/dp        G63            P6
7 Davis,W CF           S,12         4>G13          6>S              G63
8 Cey 3B               E6,23,12,B1
   Cox 3B                             G53            G643/dp
   Roseboro PH                                                    9>K
9 Furillo RF           W,3H,23,12     S              F7             F8

St. Louis        IN    OUT
Forsch           AB1-1 AB3-9
Broglio          AB4-1 End

Los Angeles      IN    OUT
Roe              AB1-1 AB4-2
Newcombe         AB4-3 End



Oct  1, 1982 Playoff Game     1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 St. Louis 1-3            0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  7  1
1957 Los Angeles 3-1          1 0 0   4 0 1   0 1 -      7 13  0

St. Louis      AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave    Los Angeles    AB  R  H BI  W  K   Ave 
Coleman, V LF   3  0  0  1  1  0  .000    Wills SS        4  1  2  0  0  0  .385
Brock DH        3  0  2  0  1  0  .400    Davis,W CF      5  1  3  1  0  1  .385
Musial RF-CF    4  0  2  0  0  1  .529    Garvey 1B       5  1  2  1  0  1  .333
Boyer 3B        4  0  0  0  0  0  .125    Snider DH       5  1  2  2  0  0  .333
White,B 1B      4  0  1  0  0  0  .231    Campanella C    4  0  1  0  0  1  .250
Schoendienst 2B 3  0  0  0  0  1  .200    Smith,R RF      2  1  1  0  2  0  .400
 Herr 2B        0  0  0  0  1  0  .000    Hodges LF       4  1  1  3  0  0  .286
Simmons, T C    4  0  0  0  0  0  .250    Robinson,J 2B   4  0  0  0  0  0  .133
McGee CF        2  1  1  0  0  0  .143    Cox 3B          3  1  1  0  1  0  .250
 Slaughter RF   1  0  0  0  0  1  .400                   36  7 13  7  3  3  .256
 Hendrick PH    1  0  0  0  0  0  .143    
Templeton SS    3  0  1  0  0  0  .167    
 Torre PH       1  0  0  0  0  0  .333    
               33  1  7  1  3  3  .225    

St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Andujar L(0-1)                3.1  5  5  5  2  2   54  13.50  17
 Briles                       2.1  4  1  1  1  1   54   3.38  12
 Brecheen                     0.1  2  0  0  0  0   14   0.00   3
 McDaniel                     2.0  2  1  1  0  0   40   4.50   9
                              8.0 13  7  7  3  3  162   3.09  41

Los Angeles                    IP  H  R ER  W  K   Ct    ERA  BF
Sutton W(1-0)                 8.1  7  1  1  3  3  112   1.08  34
 Perranoski                   0.2  0  0  0  0  0   11   0.00   2
                              9.0  7  1  1  3  3  123   2.00  36


StL: Musial moved to CF in the 5th
     Slaughter moved to RF in the 5th
     Herr moved to 2B in the 6th
     Hendrick hit for Slaughter in the 9th
     Torre hit for Templeton in the 9th

  E-Coleman, V(1) 
 2B-White,B(1) Musial(2) Snider(1) Davis,W(1) 
 HR-Hodges(1) 
 CS-Coleman, V Wills 
HBP-Wills(LAD) by Andujar(StL)
 BK-Andujar
LOB-St. Louis 7 Los Angeles 9 
 DP-St. Louis 1 
GWRBI-Snider


Game MVP:Gil Hodges
Injury: McGee(Oct 13)

Ebbets Field, Time 3:10,  71ø,  15mph Right to Left



Oct  1, 1982 Playoff Game
                       1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 St. Louis         0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  7  1
1957 Los Angeles       1 0 0   4 0 1   0 1 -      7 13  0

1974 St. Louis         Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4          
1 Coleman, V LF      1>L8             W              G63,12,3H    8>L3           
2 Brock DH             S              CS2(26)S       G63            W            
3 Musial RF-CF         D,13           S,13           K              F8           
4 Boyer 3B             P4             L6           6>L3             Fd8          
5 White,B 1B           F8           4>F8             G31          9>D            
6 Schoendienst 2B    2>P4             F8             K                           
   Herr 2B                                                          W            
7 Simmons, T C         G13            F8           7>L8             L6           
8 McGee CF             G43          5>S                                          
   Slaughter RF                                      K                           
   Hendrick PH                                                      G64/fo,23,B1 
9 Templeton SS       3>G31            S,13           G43                         
   Torre PH                                                         G63          

1957 Los Angeles       Ab1            Ab2            Ab3            Ab4            Ab5          
1 Wills SS           1>G63            HBP            S,12,13        S              G43,12       
2 Davis,W CF           S              CS2(26)F9      K              S,13           D,2H         
3 Garvey 1B            BK,12 K      4>S            5>P5             S,3H,13        P6           
4 Snider DH            S,23,2H        D,1H,3H        F8             F9             G31          
5 Campanella C         P6             K              S            7>F9                          
6 Smith,R RF         2>W              IBB            S,12           L6                          
7 Hodges LF            G543/dp        HR             L6             E7,B1                       
8 Robinson,J 2B        Fs8            Fd8          6>G63            G31                         
9 Cox 3B             3>G43            W              G53          8>S                           

St. Louis        IN    OUT
Andujar          AB1-1 AB2-7
Briles           AB2-8 AB4-1
Brecheen         AB4-2 AB4-4
McDaniel         AB4-5 End

Los Angeles      IN    OUT
Sutton           AB1-1 AB4-7
Perranoski       AB4-8 End