‘53 Boys of Summer knock off ‘09 Phightin’s in 4

GAME 1 - Ebbets Field - PHI 3, BKN 1
Cole Hamels vs Carl Erskine
Who would figure that two offensive juggernauts would go 8 innings before either team would score a run. Kudos to the starting pitchers who were lights out. Cole Hamels went 7 2/3 innings and allowed just 1 run on 6 hits while fanning 5. "Oisk" went 8 1/3 innings and gave up just 1 unearned run on 6 hits while fanning 9. With 2 outs in the 8th Carl Furillo lost an easy pop up by Chase Utley in the sun. J-Roll would easily score from second since he was moving on the pitch. Brooklyn would answer right back when Jackie Robinson walked with 2 outs and scored easily on a Duke Snider double to right center. It would remain tied until the top of the 11 when Clem Labine gave up a 2 run shot to Ben Francisco, who entered the game as a defensive replacement 3 innings earlier. Scott Eyre would get the win with 2 innings of shutout ball as he easily dispatched the fearsome sticks of Snider, Furillo and Campy in order.
Phillies lead the series 1-0

GAME 2 - Ebbets Field - BKN 2, PHI 1
Cliff Lee vs Bob "Bobo" Milliken
Who woulda' thunk it ? Another pitchers duel between these two clubs in that small ballpark on Bedford Ave ? Cliff Lee (8 IP / 2 ER) turned out to be the hard luck loser, while Bobo Milliken (8 IP / 1 ER) wound up the winner. Duke Snider would supply all the offense that his team would need/get on the day. His 2 run blast scored Pee Wee Reese, who doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st. Milliken and Wade would make Snider’s runs stand up. Philly would score their lone run in the 4th when Raul Ibanez singled home Ryan Howard with 2 outs. The closest they would come to scoring would be in the 7th when Ibanez led off with a double and Pedro Feliz flew out to Robinson on the warning track in left.
Series tied at 1-1

GAME 3 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - BKN 7, PHI 4
Clem Labine vs Joe Blanton
Dem Bums didn't wait long to get at Blanton. 3 runs in the first and 3 runs in the second sealed Philly's fate. A 3 run outburst in the bottom of the 9th off of Wade made it somewhat interesting, but the outcome was never in doubt. Clem Labine went 7 2/3 innings giving up just 1 run on 5 hits. Labine, who is usually a relief specialist, got the rare start in game 3 and made the most of it. Once again Snider provided the offense with a bases clearing double with 1 out in the 1st. Jackie Robinson would hit a 3 run shot in the 2nd. Jayson Werth's 3 run shot in the 9th made the final tally look respectable.
Dodgers lead the series 2-1

GAME 4 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - BKN 4, PHI 2
Carl Erskine vs Jamie Moyer
Some Dodger fans who made the trip 90 miles south on the turnpike were heard to say, "Moyer, he's so old he coulda' pitched for Dem Bums". Laugh as they might, Moyer has been around so long because he's been affective. For 5 of the 6 innings he worked today he shutout the HOF lineup that Brooklyn presents. Unfortunately for "Old Man River" Brooklyn got to him for 4 runs in the top of the 3rd. After walking Billy Cox with 1 out Moyer looked to be in good shape as Carl Erskine bunted Cox over to second for out number 2. Brooklyn would then have the next 5 batters reach base successully with 4 getting singles. Junior Gilliam and Jackie Robinson would have RBI singles and Skoonj (Carl Furillo) would knock in 2 for his. The Dodgers did not hit Moyer hard, but they did bleed him for 4 runs. Pedro Feliz would hit a 2 out homer in the bottom of the 5th off Oisk to make it 4-1. A sac fly by Snider in the 8th made it 5-1. Oisk began to run out of gas and was replaced by Jim Hughes who got the final out of the game and the series.
Dodgers win series 3-1

Oct 1, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 1 1953 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 2 09 Philadelphi AB R H BI W K Ave 53 Brooklyn AB R H BI W K Ave Victorino CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Reese SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Rollins SS 5 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Gilliam 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Howard, R 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 .200 Robinson,J LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Utley 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Snider, D CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .200 Werth RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 .000 Furillo RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Campanella C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Bruntlett PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Bako PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erskine P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Eyre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hughes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ruiz, C C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Labine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dobbs 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .333 39 1 7 1 3 6 .179 Hamels P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Madson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feliz PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Francisco, B L 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 39 3 7 3 6 9 .179 09 Philadelphi IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Hamels 7.2 7 1 1 2 5 123 68 55 1.17 32 105 106 Madson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0.00 1 25 30 Lidge 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 6 9 0.00 4 25 24 Eyre W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 26 12 14 0.00 8 20 24 11.0 7 1 1 3 6 168 88 80 0.82 45 53 Brooklyn IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Erskine 8.1 6 1 0 3 9 128 67 61 0.00 34 120 120 + Hughes 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 43 -6 49 0.00 9 45 49 Labine L(0-1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 21 7 14 27.00 4 75 75 11.0 7 3 2 6 9 192 68 124 1.64 47 PHI: Bruntlett ran for Ibanez in the 9th Feliz hit for Madson in the 9th Bako hit for Lidge in the 10th E-Rollins(1) Reese(1) Furillo(1) 2B-Cox(1) Snider, D(1) Furillo(1) HR-Francisco, B(1) SB-Rollins(1) Utley(1) CS-Victorino Reese 2 SH-Ruiz, C Hamels LOB-09 Philadelphia 11 53 Brooklyn 8 GWRBI-Francisco, B Game MVP:Cole Hamels Ebbets Field, Time 4:01, 66ų Oct 1, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 1 1953 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 2 2009 09 Philadelphia Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Victorino CF 1>P6 3>S G63 8>F7 F7 2 Rollins SS G43 CS2(26)K Fd9 W 10>G43 3 Howard, R 1B S K 6>K SB2 K G53 4 Utley 2B W,12 4>S P4 E9,2H,B1 G6/e6,B1 5 Werth RF L8 K K K IBB,12 6 Ibanez LF 2>F9 Fd9 7>F9 9>S Bruntlett PR Lidge P Bako PH F9 Eyre P 7 Ruiz, C C S SB2 G63 F9 B54,12 11>G63 8 Dobbs 3B Fs8 5>S W F8 W 9 Hamels P K B54,12 K Madson P Feliz PH IBB Francisco, B LF HR Ab6 1 Victorino CF G43 2 Rollins SS G43 3 Howard, R 1B 4 Utley 2B 5 Werth RF 6 Ibanez LF Bruntlett PR Lidge P Bako PH Eyre P 7 Ruiz, C C 8 Dobbs 3B 9 Hamels P Madson P Feliz PH Francisco, B LF 1953 53 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Reese SS 1>P3 S,23 G64/fo 8>K 10>W 2 Gilliam 2B F7 CS2(24) 4>K 6>G63 G63 CS2(24)G53 3 Robinson,J LF G63 K23 S W P6 4 Snider, D CF 2>P3 K F9 D,1H 11>F9 5 Furillo RF G63 5>D L5 G53 Fs9 6 Campanella C P5 F8 7>S 9>L5 G63 7 Hodges 1B 3>F7 W Fs7 P6 8 Cox 3B D S,23,12 P6 E6,B1 9 Erskine P G63 K F7 Hughes P K Labine P 09 Philadelphi IN OUT Hamels AB1-1 AB4-4 Madson AB4-5 AB4-5 Lidge AB4-6 AB4-9 Eyre AB5-1 End 53 Brooklyn IN OUT Erskine AB1-1 AB4-7 Hughes AB4-8 AB5-7 Labine AB5-8 End

Oct 2, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 1953 Brooklyn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 09 Philadelphi AB R H BI W K Ave 53 Brooklyn AB R H BI W K Ave Victorino CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Reese SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Rollins SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilliam 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Howard, R 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Robinson,J LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Utley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Snider, D CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .222 Werth RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .143 Furillo RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Ibanez LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .375 Campanella C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Ruiz, C C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Hodges 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Feliz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cox 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Lee, C P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milliken P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 31 1 5 1 2 3 .171 Wade, B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 31 2 6 2 1 4 .186 09 Philadelphi IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Lee, C L(0-1) 8.0 6 2 2 1 4 114 78 36 2.25 33 115 122 + 8.0 6 2 2 1 4 114 78 36 1.42 33 53 Brooklyn IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Milliken W(1-0) 8.0 5 1 1 2 2 126 80 46 1.13 30 115 120 + Wade, B S(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 13 2 0.00 3 60 63 9.0 5 1 1 2 3 141 93 48 1.35 33 E-Howard, R(1) Lee, C(1) 2B-Ibanez(1) Howard, R(1) Reese(1) Robinson,J(1) HR-Snider, D(1) SH-Milliken LOB-09 Philadelphia 5 53 Brooklyn 7 GWRBI-Snider, D Game MVP:Bob Milliken Ebbets Field, Time 2:50, 61ų, 5mph In from RF Oct 2, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 1953 Brooklyn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 2009 09 Philadelphia Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Victorino CF 1>P6 Fs8 G43 8>G43 2 Rollins SS Fs9 4>L7 6>F8 G43 3 Howard, R 1B Fvd9 W D F7 4 Utley 2B 2>P3 F9 S,23/92,B2 9>F9 5 Werth RF W S,12 K K 6 Ibanez LF F7 S,23,1H 7>D F7 7 Ruiz, C C F9 L9 L6 8 Feliz 3B 3>K 5>G63 Fd7 9 Lee, C P P4 G43 P6 1953 53 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Reese SS 1>D 3>F8 K F8 2 Gilliam 2B P4 G43 W G63 3 Robinson,J LF G63,23 D E1,23,12,B1 8>G53 4 Snider, D CF HR F9 P4 K 5 Furillo RF E3,B1 4>F8 6>F8 S 6 Campanella C F9 F8 G63 F8 7 Hodges 1B 2>K L5 S 8 Cox 3B G53 5>S G63 9 Milliken P L9 B34,12 7>K Wade, B P 09 Philadelphi IN OUT Lee, C AB1-1 End 53 Brooklyn IN OUT Milliken AB1-1 AB4-3 Wade, B AB4-4 End

Oct 4, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 Brooklyn 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 0 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 9 0 53 Brooklyn AB R H BI W K Ave 09 Philadelphi AB R H BI W K Ave Reese SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .182 Victorino CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .214 Gilliam 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 .167 Rollins SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .077 Robinson,J LF 4 2 1 3 0 0 .250 Howard, R 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Snider, D CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .308 Utley 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .333 Furillo RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Ibanez LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364 Campanella C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Werth RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 .273 Hodges 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Ruiz, C C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Cox 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Feliz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Labine P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Blanton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wade, B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bruntlett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 34 7 8 7 3 2 .202 Kendrick, K P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Francisco, B P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 35 4 9 4 1 4 .200 53 Brooklyn IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Labine W(1-1) 7.2 5 1 1 1 4 113 76 37 3.24 29 100 97 Wade, B 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 35 24 11 11.57 7 60 54 9.0 9 4 4 1 4 148 100 48 2.17 36 09 Philadelphi IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Blanton L(0-1) 6.0 5 6 6 3 2 117 74 43 9.00 28 110 113 Kendrick, K 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 53 33 20 3.00 11 80 75 9.0 8 7 7 3 2 170 107 63 3.21 39 PHI: Bruntlett hit for Blanton in the 6th Francisco, B hit for Kendrick, K in the 9th 2B-Snider, D 2(3) Furillo(2) Ibanez(2) HR-Robinson,J(1) Werth(1) Utley(1) SB-Campanella(1) Reese 2(2) LOB-53 Brooklyn 5 09 Philadelphia 5 DP-53 Brooklyn 1 09 Philadelphia 1 GWRBI-Snider, D Game MVP:Duke Snider Citizens Bank Park, Time 3:33, 64ų, 15mph Right to Left Oct 4, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 Brooklyn 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 0 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 9 0 1953 53 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Reese SS 1>F9 HBP W F9 9>G43 2 Gilliam 2B S SB2 W F8 7>S G63 3 Robinson,J LF HBP,12 HR SB2 F7 G53,12 G63 4 Snider, D CF D,2H,1H,3H L4 5>F7 D,2H 5 Furillo RF F8,3H 3>D L3 G63 6 Campanella C S F7 F7 F8 7 Hodges 1B SB2 F8 F7 6>W 8>S 8 Cox 3B 2>F7 Fs8 K G363/dp 9 Labine P F9 4>K B54/fo,B1 G63 Wade, B P 2009 09 Philadelphia Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Victorino CF 1>S K S G63 2 Rollins SS F7 K2u P6 S 3 Howard, R 1B Fs9 4>F9 F8 Fd8 4 Utley 2B F9 F9 7>HR 9>S 5 Ibanez LF 2>G43 Fd9 W D,13/13 6 Werth RF S 5>K L6 HR 7 Ruiz, C C F9 G63 K S 8 Feliz 3B G43 P6 F7 Fd9 9 Blanton P 3>G63 Bruntlett PH 6>F7 Kendrick, K P 8>G43 Francisco, B PH G463/dp 53 Brooklyn IN OUT Labine AB1-1 AB4-2 Wade, B AB4-3 End 09 Philadelphi IN OUT Blanton AB1-1 AB4-1 Kendrick, K AB4-2 End

Oct 5, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 Brooklyn 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 0 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 53 Brooklyn AB R H BI W K Ave 09 Philadelphi AB R H BI W K Ave Reese SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Victorino CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Gilliam 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .200 Rollins SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Robinson,J LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .313 Howard, R 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Snider, D CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 .250 Utley 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 .308 Furillo RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .294 Werth RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Campanella C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .118 Ibanez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Hodges 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Ruiz, C C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Cox 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .214 Feliz 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .182 Erskine P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moyer P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romero, J P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 32 5 8 5 3 3 .213 Dobbs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Madson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coste PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 32 2 6 1 5 1 .197 53 Brooklyn IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Erskine W(1-0) 8.2 5 2 2 4 1 121 74 47 1.06 35 120 127 Hughes S(1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 14 6 8 0.00 3 45 38 9.0 6 2 2 5 1 135 80 55 2.13 38 09 Philadelphi IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf Moyer L(0-1) 6.0 5 4 4 2 1 110 70 40 6.00 26 110 117 + Romero, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 14 9 5 0.00 4 15 15 + Madson 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 40 23 17 3.86 8 20 17 + 9.0 8 5 5 3 3 164 102 62 3.65 38 PHI: Dobbs hit for Romero, J in the 7th Coste hit for Madson in the 9th 2B-Ibanez(3) HR-Feliz(1) CS-Reese SH-Erskine LOB-53 Brooklyn 4 09 Philadelphia 8 DP-53 Brooklyn 1 09 Philadelphia 1 GWRBI-Gilliam Game MVP:Duke Snider Citizens Bank Park, Time 3:20, 60ų, 5mph Out to CF Oct 5, 1953 Playoff Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1953 Brooklyn 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 0 2009 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 1953 53 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Reese SS 1>F7 S,23 5>P6 S 2 Gilliam 2B G63 S,3H,13 G63 CS2(24) 8>W 3 Robinson,J LF F9 S,3H,13 G63 S,13 4 Snider, D CF 2>L3 W,12 6>F9 F8,3H 5 Furillo RF F7 S,3H,2H,13 S P4 6 Campanella C F7 K F8 K 7 Hodges 1B 3>F7 4>F7 P5 9>S 8 Cox 3B W F7 7>K P4 9 Erskine P B54,12 G43 P4 G463/dp Hughes P 2009 09 Philadelphia Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Victorino CF 1>G63 G63 G43 8>S S,13 2 Rollins SS G63 4>G53 6>P4 P4 G43 3 Howard, R 1B F9 P3 L3 F9 4 Utley 2B 2>G43 W W HBP,12 5 Werth RF K Fd7 WP,12 W Fs7 6 Ibanez LF Fd9 5>L4 F9 9>D 7 Ruiz, C C 3>P6 G53 G63 S,23 8 Feliz 3B S HR F8 G643/dp,3H 9 Moyer P G43,12 W Romero, J P Dobbs PH F9 Madson P Coste PH W 53 Brooklyn IN OUT Erskine AB1-1 AB4-8 Hughes AB4-9 End 09 Philadelphi IN OUT Moyer AB1-1 AB3-7 Romero, J AB3-8 AB4-1 Madson AB4-2 End