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WS G6: Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 3
Cleveland got two home runs from Hal Trosky and improved to 7-0 in elimination contests, sending the World Series to a seventh game. Trosky got things started with a two-run shot in the top of the first inning. Pittsburgh got…
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WS G5: Pittsburgh 4, Cleveland 0
After pitching a two-hit shutout in game 2, Rip Sewell came back with another gem for the Pirates, this time tossing a three-hit shutout in the crucial game 5 effort. The series heads back to Pittsburgh with the Pirates holding…
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WS G4: Cleveland 3, Pittsburgh 1
Locked in a pitchers’ duel and tied 1-1 after seven innings, the Indians finally broke through in the bottom of the eighth, as they collected three of their four hits for the entire contest and scored twice to even the…
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WS G3: Cleveland 11, Pittsburgh 5
A return to Cleveland Stadium turned out to be just what the Indians needed, as they hit four home runs and knocked out 11 runs on 12 hits. The Indians scored four runs on four hits in the first inning,…
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WS G2: Pittsburgh 3, Cleveland 0
Rip Sewell pitched a two-hit shutout to lead the Pirates to a 2-0 series lead. He gave up two walks and struck out three. All four Cleveland baserunners got into scoring position with less than two outs. Al Rosen and…
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WS G1: Pittsburgh 6, Cleveland 5
The Pirates jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings, only to fall behind 5-4 after the top of the ninth. But Pittsburgh staged an epic two-out rally and won Game 1 on a walk-off base hit by Ralph…
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1
SEMIFINALS: The Pirates were no-hit in game one, but then won the next four games to advance to the World Series. All three Pirate series have been decided by five games and they now have a 12-3 record (.800). The…
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Cleveland Indians defeat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3
SEMIFINALS: Cleveland won its third straight game 7 to advance to the World Series. The series alternated wins and losses: the Indians took games 1, 3, 5 and 7, while the Yankees were victorious in games 2, 4 and 6.…
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1
QUARTERFINALS: Pittsburgh won a series by a 4-1 count for the second straight round, giving them a tournament-best .800 winning percentage at this point. Every other advancing team has had at least five losses through two rounds. The Reds won…
