APBAlone Project – 1969 Tourney Update: (#10) White Sox white wash the (#7) Yankees

Published on March 4, 2017March 12, 2017 by jwfraasch

AMERICAN LEAGUE

PRELIMINARY ROUND (Best of Three)

SERIES #3

Series #3 of my 1969 APBA MLB tournament has the #7 New York Yankees (80-81) vs the #10 Chicago White Sox (68-94).

While the #7 Yankees finished just 1 game under .500, the #10 White Sox found themselves just 4 games better than the #11 Pilots. A series victory for the White Sox would mean an AL Quarterfinal match-up vs the AL West Division champs, the #2 Minnesota Twins.

Game 1: New York (Stottlemyre BZ, 0-0) at Chicago (John BY, 0-0)

stottlemyre_mel_1969_topps VS john_tommy_1969_topps

With the Yankees up 1-0 after the top of the 1st, Gail Hopkins drives one deep to tie the score, 1-1 after 1. Chicago starting pitcher, Tommy John, doubles home 2 runs in the bottom of the 4th to put the Chisox up 3-1 after 4. Horace Clarke quickly ties the game with a 2-run homer in the top of the 5th, 3-3. In the bottom of the 7th, Luis Aparicio singles and steals 2nd. On a deep ground ball to short, Aparicio running on the pitch scores all the way from 2nd base, giving Chicago a 4-3 lead after 7. In the bottom of the 8th, in as a defensive replacement, Ken Berry knocks a solo-homer, 5-3 Chisox. Top of 9th, Bobby Murcer leads off the inning with a solo-homer. John retires the next 3 Yankees, for the CG win. Final score: 5-4 White Sox. The White Sox lead the series, 1 game to 0.

Game #1
 Comiskey Park

 NEW YORK YANKEES (0-0) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (0-0)
 Stottlemyre(NYY) vs. John(CHW)

                    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
                    - - - - - - - - -   - - -
 NEW YORK YANKEES   1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1   4 5 0
 CHICAGO WHITE SOX  1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 x   5 8 1

 W- John(1-0) L- Stottlemyre(0-1)

 HR- (CHW) Hopkins(1),in 1st Berry(1),in 8th 
 (NYY) Clarke(1),in 5th Murcer(1),in 9th 
 2B- (CHW) May(1) McCraw(1) John(1) 
 SB- (CHW) Aparicio(1) 
 (NYY) White(1) 
 HBP-(CHW) Herrmann(1)

Chicago leads series 1 game to 0.

Game 2: Chicago (Horlen CZ, 0-0) at New York (Peterson BYZ, 0-0)

horlen_joe_1969_topps VS peterson_fritz_1969_topps

Game 2 moves to Yankee Stadium. A pitcher’s dual ensued with the White Sox’ Joe Horlen putting up zeroes vs Fritz Peterson for New York. Through 4 innings, the score was 0-0. In the top of the 5th, Chicago finally plates a run as Walt “No-neck” Williams doubles home Bobby Knoop from 2nd. The score remained 1-0 Chicago through 7. In the top of the 8th, Chicago exploded for 4 runs on 3 hits, 2 walks and a HBP. Peterson was knocked from the game. 5-0 White Sox heading to the bottom of the 8th. New York, not ready to fold, scores 3 runs of their own, thanks to 2 walks, 2 hits and an E6. 5-3 Chisox after 8. Wilbur Wood closed out the final 1-2/3rds for Chicago. The final score: Chicago 5, New York 3. Chicago wins the series, 2 games to none. The White Sox have earned themselves an AL Quarterfinal match-up vs the #2 AL seed, the Minnesota Twins.

Game #2
 Yankee Stadium

 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1-0) at NEW YORK YANKEES (0-1)
 Horlen(CHW) vs. Peterson(NYY)

                    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
                    - - - - - - - - -   - - -
 CHICAGO WHITE SOX  0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0   5 5 1
 NEW YORK YANKEES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0   3 7 1

 W- Horlen(1-0) S- Wood(1) L- Peterson(0-1)

 2B- (NYY) White(1) 
 (CHW) Horlen(1) Williams(1) Bradford(1) 
 CS- (NYY) Gibbs(1) 
 HBP-(CHW) Aparicio(1) McCraw(1) 
 SH- (NYY) Peterson(1) Peterson(2) 
 (CHW) Horlen(1)

Chicago wins the series, 2 games to 0.  New York is eliminated.

The MVP of the series is Tommy John: 9 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 10 SO, 1 CG

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