Another day has passed in the Statis Pro season, making this the first game for June 6th. Unfortunately, I forgot to update the stats after June 5th, so you'll have to wait a few weeks before I get around to that. D'oh!
Mike Flanagan got off to a rough start when Jim Sundberg hit a solo homer to lead off the first. You might be wondering what in the heck Sundberg was doing leading off. Dion James was getting the game off and, outside of Robin Yount, the 1984 Brewers weren't real OBP kind of guys, so cue Sundberg.
Funny enough, Al Bumbry did the exact same thing leading off for the O's in the bottom of the first! Rick Dempsey added another solo homer off Chuck Porter and by the end of two innings the Orioles were up 3-1. It was the same score in the top of the eighth. Flanagan was still in the game but running on fumes. Two quick hits by Yount and Cecil Cooper got Flanny yanked for closer Sammy Stewart. But Sammy got slaughtered, allowing three runs to score in the inning, which gave the Brewers a 4-3 lead.
Tom Tellman was working his second inning of relief in the bottom of the ninth and got two quick outs before Bumbry poked a single to keep the game alive. Up stepped Mike Young, who loyal readers of the blog know, has been the hottest hitting Oriole on the team. He dug into the batter's box, squared up a pitch, and...BOOM.
WALK-OFF HOMER FOR THE WIN!!!
Winning Pitcher - Sammy Stewart
Losing Pitcher - Tom Tellman
Player of the Game - Mike Young, 2-5, 2B, walk-off homer
Hall of Famers in the Game - Robin Yount, Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray
Tom Seaver toed the rubber for the White Sox, but he got whooped in the top of the first. The Angels sent all nine hitters in their lineup to the plate and scored four runs, including a 2RBI double by Rob Wilfong.
In the bottom of the second, though, it was Chicago's turn to retaliate. The White Sox plated six runs off starter Geoff Zahn. That included two separate RBI triples by Tom Paciorek and Harold Baines. In the bottom of the fifth Vance Law added a two-run homer to give the Pale Hose a 8-4 lead. It wouldn't last!
California scored three in the sixth to come clawing back to within one run of the lead. Two of those runs came courtesy of a two-out single by Brian Downing. The Angels tied in the eighth on an RBI double by Rod Carew.
The game was still tied in the bottom of the ninth when ace reliever Don Aase got into trouble. He gave up back to back singles and then intentionally walked Harold Baines to fill a vacancy at first with one out. The strategy worked, though, because Greg Luzinski grounded into a double play to send the game to extra frames. FREE BASEBALL!
In the top of the 12th reliever Bert Roberge was working his third inning of relief. But Gary Pettis singled, stole second, and moved to third on a Rob Wilfong sacrifice fly. That's when Juan Beniquez singled him home to brake the tie! Despite Chicago getting runners on the corners in the bottom half of the inning, Bruce Kison struck out Ron Kittle to end the game!
Winning Pitcher - Don Aase
Losing Pitcher - Bert Roberge
Save - Bruce Kison
Player of the Game - Doug Corbett, I didn't mention it in the recap, but he retired all nine batters he faced across three innings of tough relief
Hall of Famers in the Fame - Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Carlton Fisk
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