Category: 1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament

  • Cleveland Indians 6, Montreal Expos 0

    Cleveland Indians 6, Montreal Expos 0

    GAME #31 (losers’ bracket): Len Barker gave up six hits and four walks but repeatedly pitched his way out of trouble en route to a complete-game shutout for the Indians. The Expos left runners in scoring position in five different innings. Cleveland took the lead in the second inning when Duane Kuiper knocked a two-run…

  • San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 7

    San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 7

    GAME #30 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): The Giants took an 8-2 lead after batting in the top of the fifth, then held on in a wild game. A six-run fifth was highlighted by an RBI triple by Darrell Evans, a two-run single by Milt May and a two-run homer by Joe Morgan. The Padres came back…

  • Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

    Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

    GAME #29 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Joe Niekro outdueled Mario Soto and the Astros knocked off the NL’s top-seeded Reds. Niekro gave up four hits and three walks in eight innings, while Joe Sambito closed the game out with a 1-2-3 ninth. Soto struck out seven while giving up four hits, two walks and one earned…

  • Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 3

    Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 3

    GAME #28 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Ken Singleton blasted two home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Orioles to the victory. He had a two-run homer in the top of the first, then had an RBI single in the third. Eddie Murray followed with a RBI double to make it 4-2 in Baltimore’s…

  • Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4

    Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4

    GAME #27 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Top-seeded Oakland had six hits in the first four innings but could only muster one run. Boston, meanwhile, had a four-run second inning (all unearned) that featured RBI singles by Rich Gedman and Jerry Remy and a two-run double by Jim Rice. The Athletics briefly tied things up after scoring…

  • Montreal Expos 4, Minnesota Twins 3

    Montreal Expos 4, Minnesota Twins 3

    GAME #26 (losers’ bracket): The top five Expos in the batting order all had multiple hits, with Andre Dawson collecting three of them. Montreal never trailed and went up 3-1 in the third inning after RBI singles by Rodney Scott and Warren Cromartie. Tim Raines drove in a run with a single in the sixth…

  • New York Mets 5, Chicago White Sox 1

    New York Mets 5, Chicago White Sox 1

    GAME #25 (losers’ bracket): The Mets’ 5-9 hitters provided eight of the team’s 12 hits and all five of the runs scored in the win. Hubie Brooks went 3-for-3, while Doug Flynn had a pair of doubles. Chicago scored first in the third inning on an RBI single by Ron LeFlore, but left runners in…

  • Detroit Tigers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (10)

    Detroit Tigers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (10)

    GAME #24 (losers’ bracket): Lance Parrish led off the top of the 10th inning with a home run, giving the Tigers the margin needed for the extra-innings victory. The Tigers had previously taken the lead in the fourth when Steve Kemp doubled and was singled home by Richie Hebner. Philadelphia’s only run came in the…

  • Chicago Cubs 5, New York Yankees 3 (12)

    Chicago Cubs 5, New York Yankees 3 (12)

    GAME #23 (losers’ bracket): Bobby Bonds hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to eliminate the Yankees. New York advanced to the World Series in real life in 1981, but went 1-2 in this simulation. The Yankees took an early 3-0 lead as Dave Winfield hit a two-run homer in the…