Lead Story - 7/2/2025

New York Mets - 1984 World Series Champions

The New York Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins 4 games to 2 to win the 1984 World Series.
The Twins took the opener as Darrel Jackson held the Mets to 1 run on 3 hits. Lyman Bostok gave the Twins a 1-0 lead in the 1st with a solo homer. Mike Vail tied the game with a 4th inning solo homer. In the 5th, Bostok hit his second homer of the game, a three run shot, and Kent Hrbek added a solo homer in the 8th, giving the Twins the victory 6-1.
The Mets evened the Series in Game 2. Ricky Keeton got the victory, holding the Twins to 1 run on 3 hits. Wynegar put the Twins on ahead with a solo homer in the top of the 4th. The Mets responded in the bottom half of the 4th with RBI singles by Ron Blomberg and Pete LaCock to winning 3-1.
The Mets Nolan Ryan got the win in Game 3 allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. The Mets scored 2 in the 3rd on Glenn Hubbard’s RBI and Clint Hurdle’s solo homer. The Twins tied the game in the 7th with a 2 RBI double by Mickey Rivers. In the 9th, LaCock hit a 2 run homer to give the Mets the win 4-2.
The Mets pitching continued to control the Series in Game 4, with Dwight Gooden pitching a 6 hit shutout. Hurdle’s 4th inning RBI double put the Mets up 1-0 and Hubbard’s RBI in the 8th gave the Mets a 2-0 victory.
In Game 5 the Twins’ Darrel Jackson got his 2nd win of the Series with a 4 hit Shutout. Bostock opened the scoring in the 1st with a solo homer and hit a RBI double in the 3rd to lead the Twins to a 4-0 victory.
Game 6 was a good one. The Mets took a 4-0 lead in the 1st with 2 run homers by Hurdle and Blomberg. The Twins responded in the top of the 2nd with a 3 RBI triple by Rivers and RBI doubles by Joe Pettini and Bostock taking the lead 5-4. Pettini hit a 2 RBI double in the 5th, building the Twins lead to 8-4. The Mets narrowed the lead to 8-6 in the 6th with a 2 run homer by Blomberg and tied the game 8-8 with a 2 run homer by Hurdle. The game went into extra innings and Clint Hurdle led off the 10th with a walk off homer giving the Mets the World Championship with the 9-8 victory.
Clint Hurdle won the Series MVP, batting .292 with a 1.375 OPS, 4 Home Runs and 7 RBI.
Lyman Bostock led the Twins on offense batting .385 with a 1.385 OPS, 2 doubles 3 home runs and 7 RBI.

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4/9/2025

Texas Rangers - 1983 World Series Champions

The Texas Rangers won the 1983 World Series 4 games to 2 over the Atlanta Braves.
Danny Darwin won the Series MVP with two wins, and opened the Series for the Rangers in Game 1 holding the Braves to 1 run on 5 hits. Baylor Moore pitched a complete game for the Braves, allowing 3 runs. The Rangers got their 3 runs in the 3rd with Joe Cannon’s 2 RBI single and the Rangers took the opener 3-1.
The Rangers and Braves battled hard in Game 2. With the score tied at 1 in the 5th, the Rangers took a 4-1 lead on Mike Anderson’s 3 run homer. The Braves responded in the top of the 6th with a Grand Slam by Alfredo Griffin to take a 5-4 lead. The Rangers tied it in the 7th on Anderson’s RBI double. In the top of the 9th, Bob Horner put the Braves in front 6-5 with a RBI Single. The Rangers rallied in the bottom of the 9th, Roy Howell’s two out RBI double tied it, and Bill Sample’s RBI single gave the Rangers the win 7-6.
Byron McLaughlin pitched a 3 hit shutout in Game 3 to give the Braves their first win of the Series. Mike Schmidt opened the scoring for the Braves with a 2 run homer in the 2nd and Dwight Evans hit a 3 run homer in the 6th to give the Braves a 6-0 victory.
The Braves evened the Series in Game 4. The Braves took an early 4-0 lead behind 1st inning RBIs by Schmidt and Luis Pujols, and expanded the lead to 6-1 in the 5th on a RBI triple by Sixto Lezcano. The Rangers fought back scoring in the 6th, 7th and 8th, but Roy Lee Jackson shut them down in the 9th giving the Braves a 6-5 victory.
Darwin got his second victory of the Series pitching a 2 hit shutout. Moore once again pitched a complete game for the Braves, but was again beaten by Darwin. Sample’s 5th inning 2 run homer provided the Rangers the runs they needed in a 3-0 victory.
Game 7 was another hard fought game. The Braves scored in first with a 1st inning homer by Nettles. Anderson and Howell hit back to back RBI doubles for the Rangers to take a 2-1 lead. The Braves tied it in the 2nd and took a 3-2 lead in the 5th on Griffin’s solo homer. Sundberg’s RBI single tied the game for the Rangers in the 6th. Tommy Dean’s solo homer in the 7th gave the Rangers the lead, the game and the World Championship 4-3.
Series MVP Danny Darwin won 2 games pitching 17.5 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 run, striking out 12
Bump Willis led the Rangers on offense with a .550 Avg, 1.750 OPS, 3 doubles and 1 triple.
Sixto Lezcano led the Braves on offense with a .316 Avg, 1.263 OPS, 1 double and 2 triples.

12/9/2024

Atlanta Braves - 1982 World Series Champion

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Kansas City Royals 4 games to 2 to win the 1982 World Series.
The Braves pitching staff started the series with two 3 hit shutouts. Balor Moore struck out 11 in Game 1 leading the Braves to a 4-0 victory. Lee Mazzilli’s RBI double got things started in the 2nd; Luis Pujols had a RBI single in the 2nd and a solo homer in the 4th.
The Braves Mike McQueen and the Royals Craig Chamberlain battled for 8 scoreless innings in Game 2. Chamberlain allowed 2 hits in 8 innings, and McQueen allowed 3 hits in 9.2 innings. Sixto Lezcano’s 2 run walk off homer in the 10th gave the Braves the victory, 2-0.
Pitching gave way to offense in Game 3. The Royals took a 5-0 lead scoring 4 in the 2nd on Jack Heidemann’s 3 run homer. Lezcano’s 3 run homer narrowed the lead to 5-3 in the 4th. The Royals built a 10-4 lead in the 8th on Amos Otis’ 2 run homer and Heidemann’s 2nd homer of the game. The Braves fought back in the 9th scoring 5, but fell one short. The Royals got into the win column in the Series with a 10-9 victory.
Mario Soto put the Braves up 3-1 in the Series with a Game 4 victory, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits striking out 7. The Royals took the early lead on Milt May’s 2nd inning 2 run homer, and Andy Hassler held the Braves scoreless through 7 allowing 2 hits. The Braves chased Hassler in the 8th tying the game on Gary Thomasson’s 2 RBI triple and Dwight Evans followed with a RBI ground out, giving the Braves the victory 3-2.
Steve Busby took the mound for the Royals in Game 5 and held the Braves to 2 runs on 3 hits. Evans put the Braves on top with a 2nd inning solo homer. The Royals tied the game in the 5th on Joe Zdeb’s RBI single. Milt May hit a 2 run homer in the 6th and Heidemann hit a 2 RBI single giving the Royals the victory 5-2.
The Braves Mike McQueen got his 2nd win of the Series in Game 6, holding the Royals to 2 runs on 4 hits. Lezcano opened the scoring in the 2nd with a solo homer. Zdeb’s RBI double in the 3rd narrowed the Braves lead to 2-1. The teams swapped runs, and the Braves held a 3-2 lead into the 8th. Evans hit a 3 run homer in the 8th to lead the Braves to a 6-2 victory, and the World Championship.
Mike McQueen won the Series MVP with the Game 6 win, 16.2 innings pitched, 1.111 ERA, .679 WHIP and 2.22 K/9
Sixto Lezcano led the Braves on offense with a .316 Avg, 1.526 OPS, 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 8 RBI.
Joe Zdeb led the Royals on offense with a .333 Avg, .875 OPS, 2 doubles

8/19/2024

Boston Red Sox - 1981 World Series Champions

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 3 to win the 1981 World Series.
The Reds took the early Series lead winning the first two games. In Game 1, the Reds scored 3 in the 4th on Leroy Stanton’s 2 run homer and took a 5-3 lead in the 5th on Dale Murphy’s 2 run homer. Ken Griffey’s 2 RBI Single in the 8th gave the Reds the opening game win 8-5. Wayne Simpson went the distance for the Reds, with a 4 hit shutout in Game 2. The Reds put together 12 hits, with homers by Dave Concepcion and Dan Driessen in route to a 6-0 victory.
The Red Sox got into the win column in Game 3 with a 6-2 victory. Reggie Smith and Jim Rice hit solo homers in the 3rd to get the scoring started. The Reds tied the game in the bottom of the 4th on Murphy’s RBI single and the game went into the 7th tied at 2. Fred Lynn broke the tie with a 3 run homer, and Smith’s RBI single in the 8th led the Red Sox to victory.
The Red Sox tied the Series at 2 in Game 4. Jim Rice’s 1st inning RBI triple got the scoring started for the Red Sox. The Sox scored took a 5-0 lead in the 2nd on Ed Goodson hit a RBI single and Rod Carew hit a RBI triple. The Reds narrowed the lead in the 5th with RBI’s by Johnny Bench and Griffey, but fell one short, Red Sox 5, Reds 4.
Gary Nolan took the mound in Game 5 and pitched a 3 hit shutout to give the Reds a 3-2 Series lead. The Reds scored 2 in the 1st on RBI singles by Murphy and Stanton in route to a 3-0 victory.
Game 6 was a good one. Johnny Bench started the scoring for the Reds with a 1st inning solo homer. The Red Sox tied the game in the bottom of the 2nd on Gary Allenson’s RBI single and added another run in the 3rd on Carew’s solo homer. The Red Sox scored 3 in the 4th on Lynn’s solo homer and Goodson’s 2 run homer to build a 5-1 lead. The Reds tied the game, 5-5, in the 6th with solo homers by Driessen, Murphy and Carbo. Al Cowens broke the tie in the 8th with a Sac Fly driving in Juan Rios to give the Red Sox the victory, 6-5.
In Game 7, the Red Sox took advantage of Don Gullet’s 6 walks. With the score tied at 1 in the bottom of the 3rd, the Red Sox took a 3-1 lead on Lynn’s 2 run homer. Gullet walked the bases loaded in the 4th, and the Red Sox brought 2 home on sacrifice grounders taking a 5-1 lead. The Red Sox added 4 in the 8th led by Smith’s 2 run double, cruising to a 9-2 victory, taking the World Championship 4 games to 3.
Reggie Smith was the Series MVP batting .320 with a 1.36 OPS, 4 doubles 1 triple 1 homer and 6 RBI.
Johnny Bench led the Reds on offense batting .387 with a 1.226 OPS, 3 doubles, 2 homers and 5 RBI.

5/17/2024

Cincinnati Reds - 1980 World Series Champions

The 1980 World Series was a pitchers Series with the Cincinnati Reds winning, 4 games to 1 over the Kansas City Royals.
The Reds won the first two games of the Series holding the Royals scoreless. Wayne Simpson opened the Series with a 2 hitter for the Reds. Terry Kennedy hit a 2 run double in the first giving the Reds the runs they needed to take the win in Game 1, 3-0.
Gary Nolan outbattled Steve Busby in Game 2. Nolan allowed 7 hits, but the Royals stranded 8; Busby allowed only 4 hits. The game remained Scoreless through 7, and in the bottom of the 8th, after throwing Pete Rose out at home, Sam Ewing hit a 2 out, 2 RBI single to give the Reds the win 2-0.
Game 3 had the battle of the Don’s, Gullet and Stanhouse. The Royals broke their 21 inning scoring drought in the bottom of the 4th, with Amos Otis’ 2 run homer. Don Baylor added a solo homer in the 5th, and the Royals held on for a 3-2 victory.
Tom Carroll and Hank Webb both pitched 3 hitters, with Carroll coming out on top in another pitching battle. The Reds took an early lead in the 1st on Johnny Bench’s RBI single, and Dan Driessen hit a solo Homer in the 4th to give the Reds a 3 games to 1 Series lead with the 2-0 victory.
Wayne Simpson took the Series MVP getting his 2nd win of the Series in Game 5, holding the Royals to 2 runs on 7 hits, striking out 8. Driessen opened the scoring for the Reds in the top of the first with a RBI double. The Royals narrowed the lead 2-1 in the bottom of the 1st on Mike Jorgensen’s RBI single. The Reds expanded the lead to 4-1 in the 2nd on Ken Griffey’s RBI double, in route to a 5-2 victory, giving the Reds the championship.
Wayne Simpson won the MVP with 2 wins, a 1.27 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 6.97 K/9.
Ken Griffey led the Reds offense with a .375 Avg, 1.063 OPS, and 2 doubles.
Don Baylor led the Royals offense with a .353 Avg, 1.118 OPS, 1 double and 1 home run