AP Conference Finals Preview Milwaukee Mashers (106-56) vs DC Riots (4-1 over Isotopes) The DC Riots proved that their 98 win regular season was no fluke, dominating the Isotopes in a round 1 series that lasted 5 games. Their team ERA in 5 playoff games is a miniscule 1.02 ERA. Tim Leary is 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA. Scott Bankhead threw a complete game shutout in his only start. Chris Sabo is hitting .455 with 2 homers, 4 runs scored and 4 RBI. Robin Yount is hitting .350 with 3 runs scored and 3 stolen bases. The Milwaukee Mashers made history this year, winning a league record 106 games with a league record low 2.35 team ERA. Frank Viola went 20-7 with a 2.21 ERA. Rick Reuschel went 18-8 with a 2.09 ERA. Allan Anderson went 15-7 with a 1.87 ERA. Pasqual Perez went 15-8 with a 2.73 ERA. Closers Jay Howell and Rob Dibble combined for 33 saves, 12 wins and a 1.47 ERA. Catcher Carlton Fisk was the team's power source this year, hitting 23 homers with 69 RBI's in only 294 at bats. Grizzled vet Fred Lynn hit 21 homers with a .470 slugging average. Alvin Davis scored 98 runs with a .397 on base average. Rickey Henderson, Ellis Burks and Terry Puhl were the speedsters on the team, averaging 42 stolen bases each. DC won the season series 5 games to 3, but the Mashers have home field advantage due to their superior record. **************************************************************************** GAME ONE -- Riots (Leary) at Mashers (Anderson) If game one is any indication, we are in for a heck of a series. The Riots put themselves on the board in a big way in the 2nd inning, when Luis Quinones smacked a 3-run dinger. In the bottom of the 2nd, Fred Lynn tripled and scored on Ellis Burks' groundout. 3-1 DC. Hubie Brooks added to the Riots lead in the 3rd with an RBI double. In the bottom of the 4th inning, with Alan Trammell at 2nd, Fred Lynn hit a double, scoring Trammell. 4-2. A Mike LaValliere single scored Lynn. 4-3 Riots. The two team traded solo shots in the 5th & 6th innings, with Pendleton smacking one for the Mashers and Brooks blasting one for the Riots. 5-4 after 7 innings. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Rickey Henderson did the things that only Rickey could do, and in a pinch hitting role to boot. Henderson singled ... stole second ... stole third ... and scored when a flustered Tim Leary was called on a balk. 5-5 tie ball game. The 9th inning would arrive with both teams tied at 5. Rob Dibble was on the mound for the Mashers. Dibble struck out Jim Gantner for the first out of the inning. Chad Kreuter walked. Fred McGriff struck out for the second out of the game. Next up was pinch hitter Roberto Kelly, who proceeded to smack an RBI triple. Riots lead. Kelly would score on a Chris Sabo single. 7-5 Riots. The bottom of the 9th would see the Riots trot out their closer, Dennis Eckersley. Angel Salazar struck out for out #1. Darrell Miller grounded out for out #2. Terry Puhl singled. The tying run, Alvin Davis, was at the plate. But Davis couldn't get it done, popping out to end the game. DC wins game #1 by a score of 7-5. RIOTS LEAD 1-0. Series 20 10/1/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Riots 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 10 0 4 2 88 Mashers 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 12 0 6 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Sabo 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 6 0 0 Yount cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 2 0 0 0 Gladden lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 0 0 0 Brooks rf 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 2 1 0 0 Santovenia c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 1 0 0 Gantner 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 4 7 0 0 Quinones ss 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 3 3 0 0 Kreuter ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 0 0 0 McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 12 1 0 0 Leary p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kelly ph 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 37 7 10 7 1 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 20 0 0 Mashers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Puhl lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 3 0 0 0 Davis 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 9 0 0 0 Trammell ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3 0 0 Ray 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 2 3 0 0 Lynn rf 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 3 0 0 0 Burks cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 0 0 0 LaValliere c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 7 0 0 0 Schooler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Pendleton 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 0 0 Fisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Salazar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Anderson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Henderson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Dibble p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 35 5 12 4 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 8 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Leary 6.2 10 5 5 1 2 87 50 29 1 0 0 0 1 1 2.66 Pena W 1-0 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 18 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Eckersley S 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 12 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 12 5 5 2 3 117 67 38 1 0 0 0 2 1 Mashers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Anderson 7.0 7 5 5 0 3 86 58 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.43 Dibble L 0-1 1.2 3 2 2 1 4 40 25 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.80 Schooler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 10 7 7 1 7 129 85 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 DCR: Kreuter batted for Quinones in the 9th Kelly batted for Pena in the 9th Templeton inserted at ss in the 9th MIL: Fisk batted for Pendleton in the 7th Henderson batted for Anderson in the 7th Salazar inserted at 3b in the 8th Miller inserted at c in the 9th GWRBI: Kelly Temperature: 61, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 7 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME TWO -- Riots (Bankhead) at Mashers (Viola) Yet another classic. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Fred Lynn hit a triple and scored on Ellis Burks' sacrifice fly for the first run of the game. 1-0 Milwaukee. The third inning would see the Riots completely lose it in the field. Rickey Henderson hits a grounder to Sabo, who throws it to Hendrick .. but it's a bad throw, and Henderson winds up at second. Error to Sabo. Viola hits a grounder to Jim Gantner, who throws to Hendrick .. and it gets away too! Henderson scores, and Viola wins up at second. Error to Gantner. Next batter is Johnny Ray. Grounder to Hendrick .. guess what happens? Hendrick can't field it. Runners at first and third. Error to Hendrick. All with 0 outs! Scott Bankhead tops off the inning with a ball that gets past Santovenia, and Viola scores from 3rd. 3-0 Mashers. In the 4th, the Riots make a comeback. Hubie Brooks hits an RBI single and Santovenia a sacrifice fly for a 3-2 contest. Viola adds to the Masher lead in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single. 4-2 Mashers. The next 4 innings saw Chris Sabo and Fred Lynn trade solo home runs. 5-3 Mashers after 8 innings. Frank Viola stayed on the mound for the 9th inning. First batter up, Dan Gladden, smacked a double. Uh oh. Hubie Brooks popped out, not far away enough for Gladden to advance. Next batter up was Nelson Santovenia, who hit a fly out. Not far away enough for Gladden to advance. Next up, George "scapegoat" Hendrick. Hendrick partially gets back for that horrid third inning with a single .. which was far enough for Gladden to advance all the way to home. 5-4 Mashers. Up next was Luis Quinones, the winning run for the Riots. A home run (he's hit 2 in the post-season) would put DC ahead. But there'd be no magic this game. Quinones strikes out, and Milwaukee takes game two by a 5-4 score. SERIES TIED 1-1. Series 22 10/2/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Riots 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 3 3 0 88 Mashers 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 x 5 6 0 5 2 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Sabo 3b 4 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .450 1 2 1 0 Yount cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 4 0 0 0 Gladden lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 0 0 0 Brooks rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 2 1 0 0 Santovenia c 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 7 0 0 1 Hendrick 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 0 1 0 Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Quinones ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 0 0 0 Gantner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2 2 1 0 Bankhead p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Russell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 32 4 8 4 3 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 5 3 1 Mashers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Ray 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2 0 0 Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 8 3 0 0 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 6 0 0 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 Lynn rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 1 0 0 0 Burks cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 3 0 0 0 Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 Henderson lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 0 0 0 Viola p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 2 0 0 31 5 6 3 1 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 27 13 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Bankhead L 1-1 7.0 5 4 2 2 5 121 76 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 Pena 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 14 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 8.0 6 5 3 2 6 135 85 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mashers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Viola W 1-0 9.0 8 4 4 1 7 117 86 34 1 0 0 0 2 1 4.00 9.0 8 4 4 1 7 117 86 34 1 0 0 0 2 1 DCR: Russell batted for Bankhead in the 8th Wilson ran for Hendrick in the 9th GWRBI: Burks Temperature: 63, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME THREE -- Mashers (Reuschel) at Riots (Burns) Terry Pendleton must have been eating his wheaties today, 'cause the dude had it going on. In the third inning, Pendleton hit a 0 out triple and scored on Rick Reuschel's sacrifice fly for the first run of the game. An Alan Trammell double made it 2-0 in the 3rd. In the 5th inning, Alvin Davis hit an RBI double to make it 3-0 Mashers. In the 6th, with 2 on, 2 out, Pendleton hit an RBI single to make it 4-0. Pendleton would finish the day 4 for 4, which was 1 more hit than the entire DC team managed to hit thanks to an impressive shutout performance by Reuschel. Mashers win 4-0. MASHERS LEAD 2-1. Series 23 10/3/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Dodger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Mashers 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0 8 0 88 Riots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 Mashers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Puhl lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0 0 Davis 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 11 1 0 0 Trammell ss 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 5 0 0 Ray 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 2 4 0 0 Lynn rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 4 0 0 0 LaValliere c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 1 0 0 Burks cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 0 0 0 Pendleton 3b 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1 2 0 0 Reuschel p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1 0 0 32 4 8 4 2 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 27 14 0 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 5 3 0 0 Yount cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 4 0 0 0 Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2 0 0 McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 12 2 0 0 Brooks rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0 0 0 Bradley c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 2 0 0 Gladden lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 0 0 0 Kreuter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kelly rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 5 0 0 Burns p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1 0 0 Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Cerutti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Liriano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 15 0 0 Mashers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Reuschel W 1-0 9.0 3 0 0 1 2 90 61 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 3 0 0 1 2 90 61 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Burns L 1-1 6.0 6 4 4 3 3 90 59 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 Cerutti 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 26 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pena 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 25 17 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.29 9.0 8 4 4 5 4 141 89 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 DCR: Wilson batted for Burns in the 6th Kreuter batted for Gladden in the 8th Kelly inserted at rf in the 9th Brooks moved to lf in the 9th Liriano batted for Pena in the 9th GWRBI: Reuschel Temperature: 53, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 4 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME FOUR -- Mashers (Perez) at Riots (LaPoint) For all his regular season glory, Dave LaPoint just doesn't seem to have it in the post season .. for the first inning at least. LaPoint gave up 4 consecutive singles to Pendleton, Brooks, Henderson and Fisk to put the Riots down 0-3 with 0 outs. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Scott Bradley singled and Dan Gladden was plunked to put 2 runners on. Garry Templeton hit an RBI double and Jim Gantner smacked a single to drive in another run. 3-2 Mashers. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Hubie Brooks hit an RBI single to tie it up at 3, and Scott Bradley put the Riots ahead with a sacrifice fly, scoring Fred McGriff from 3rd. 4-3 Riots. In the top of the 8th, the Mashers struck back. Pendleton hit a double, and Ellis Burks hit another double to tie things up at 4. Alan Trammell singled to score Burks. 5-4 Milwaukee lead. Alvin Davis would hit a sacrifice fly driving in Carlton Fisk for the 6-4 lead. In the top of the 9th inning, the Mashers had the Riots on the ropes, ready to make the killing blow. They loaded the bases with 0 outs. In times like this, there was only one solution for DC. Out of the bullpen came the Eck to try and save the day. First person to face Eckersley was Rickey Henderson .. and Rickey struck out. Next up was Carlton Fisk, who hit into an inning ending double play. 8 pitches was all it took to get through the inning, but the Mashers still led by 2 runs. Eck stopped the bleeding, but they'd need to manufacture at least 2 runs in the next inning to keep the game alive. Jay Howell was on the mound for Milwaukee. Scott Bradley was issued a 0 out walk. Dan Gladden was issued a 0 out walk. Up next was Garry Templeton. For all his regular season mediocrity, Templeton soared in game four, hitting a 2-RBI triple. Tie ball game, with 0 outs. All the Riots needed was a sacrifice fly and the game was theirs. Up to bat was Chris Sabo, who has had quite a post-season .. but couldn't do it in this at bat. Groundout, not good enough to advance Templeton. Next up was Jim Gantner. With 1 out, the Riots decided to get aggressive. As Howell's pitch hurdles to the plate, Templeton takes off for home. Gantner bunts the ball back to Howell, who throws it home .. but not in time. Templeton reaches home before the tag can be made, and DC wins game four in a daring conclusion. 5-4 Riots, and we have a tie series. SERIES TIED 2-2. Series 26 10/4/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Dodger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Mashers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 11 0 7 0 88 Riots 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 7 10 2 5 2 Mashers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Pendleton 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .571 0 1 0 0 Burks cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 Henderson lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 0 0 0 Fisk c 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 8 1 0 0 Trammell ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 4 0 0 Davis 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 8 1 0 0 Ray 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .154 1 2 0 0 O'Neill rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 0 0 0 Perez p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 35 6 11 6 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 25 11 0 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Gantner 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 3 5 0 0 Yount cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 4 0 0 0 Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1 1 0 McGriff 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 11 1 0 0 Brooks rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 0 0 0 Bradley c 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 4 0 0 0 Gladden lf 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 2 0 1 0 Templeton ss 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 4 0 0 LaPoint p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Cerutti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Sabo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0 32 7 10 7 1 1 0 2 7 0 1 0 1 1 1 27 11 2 0 Mashers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Perez 8.0 9 4 4 0 7 120 84 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 Howell L 0-1 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 21 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 81.00 8.1 10 7 7 2 7 141 96 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA LaPoint 7.0 9 5 5 0 2 100 73 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.54 Jimenez 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 Cerutti 0.2 2 0 0 2 1 26 13 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 Eckersley W 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9.0 11 6 6 3 4 143 95 40 0 1 0 0 2 0 MIL: Miller batted for Perez in the 9th DCR: Sabo batted for Eckersley in the 9th GWRBI: Gantner Temperature: 66, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 11 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME FIVE -- Mashers (Anderson) at Riots (Leary) When an immovable object meets another immoveable object, both objects tend to .. well, immove. Both aces had their stuff in force for game five, and neither lineup could get any offense going for most of the game. The game was still deadlocked 0-0 in the top of the 9th. Tim Leary was still pitching for the Riots. Alan Trammell singled to start off the inning. Johnny Ray stuck out. Fred Lynn was issued a walk to put 2 runners on with 1 out. But Leary clamped down and struck out Ellis Burks and Paul O'Neill to end the inning without a run for Milwaukee. DC's chance to win the game came in the bottom of the 9th. Rob Dibble was pitching for Milwaukee. Hubie Brooks was the first victim, striking out. Nelson Santovenia grounded out for out #2. Jim Gantner singled, bringing up pinch hitter Chad Kreuter. A single just might win the game, but the Chad wasn't having it today. Kreuter strikes out, ending the 9th inning with a 0-0 tie. The top of the 10th saw Dennis Eckersley arrive on the mound for DC. You can guess what happens next. Fermin grounds out. Salazar strikes out. Puhl grounds out for a quick 10th. The Riots had another shot in the bottom of the 10th. Jay Howell was pitching for the Mashers. Fred McGriff got a 0 out single. Garry "playoff hero" Templeton advanced McGriff to 2nd with a sacrifice bunt. 1 out. Chris Sabo comes up to the plate. A single would probably win it. But instead, Sabo flied out, shallow enough to hold McGriff at second. 2 outs. Up next was Robin Yount, who walked. 2 on, 2 out, for Dan Gladden. A single would probably win it. Gladden didn't want to take a chance, hitting a double to drive in McGriff and end the game. DC wins a closely fought battle 1-0 in extra innings, and move a game away from the CDBL world series. RIOTS LEAD 3-2. Series 27 10/5/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Dodger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 88 Mashers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 88 Riots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 9 1 Mashers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Puhl lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 9 0 0 0 LaValliere c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 7 0 0 0 Trammell ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3 0 0 Ray 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 1 2 0 0 Lynn rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 3 1 0 0 Burks cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 0 0 0 O'Neill 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 7 0 0 0 Pendleton 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 0 0 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 Dibble p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Fermin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Anderson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Salazar ph 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 34 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 8 0 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Sabo 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 1 5 0 0 Yount cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 0 0 0 Gladden lf 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 0 0 0 Brooks rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 1 0 0 0 Santovenia c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 12 0 0 0 Gantner 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 3 3 0 0 Quinones ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 0 4 0 0 Kreuter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 McGriff 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 10 0 0 0 Leary p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 0 1 0 0 37 1 10 1 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 13 0 0 Mashers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Anderson 7.0 7 0 0 0 3 78 54 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.21 Dibble 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 29 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91 Howell L 0-2 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 14 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 36.00 9.2 10 1 1 1 6 121 79 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Leary 9.0 6 0 0 2 10 141 92 34 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.93 Eckersley W 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.0 6 0 0 2 11 151 100 37 0 0 0 1 1 0 MIL: Henderson batted for Pendleton in the 8th Salazar batted for Anderson in the 8th Salazar moved to 3b in the 8th Fermin batted for Dibble in the 10th DCR: Kreuter batted for Quinones in the 9th Templeton inserted at ss in the 10th GWRBI: Gladden Temperature: 60, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 12 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME SIX -- Riots (Bankhead) at Mashers (Viola) These two teams have battled back and forth in a most excellent series, but for Milwaukee being down 3-2 the party could be over if they didn't win game six. The Milwaukee hitters took this to heart early on. In the 2nd inning, Fred Lynn walked, moved to 2nd on a wild pitch, advanced to third on an Ellis Burks sacrifice, and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Terry Pendleton. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Mike LaValliere hit an infield single, stole 2nd, and reached 3rd when Alan Trammell reached 1st on an error. Johnny Ray cleared the bases with a 2-RBI triple. 3-0 Mashers. Meanwhile, Frank Viola was in control of the game, throwing a 3 hit shutout. Milwaukee wins game 6 by a 3-0 score, forcing a decisive game seven. SERIES TIED 3-3. Series 30 10/6/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Riots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 88 Mashers 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 6 1 6 1 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Sabo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 5 1 0 Yount cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 0 0 0 Gladden lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 4 0 0 0 Brooks rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 1 0 1 0 Santovenia c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 3 1 0 0 Hendrick 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 8 1 0 0 Quinones ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 3 0 0 Gantner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 5 3 0 0 Bankhead p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Liriano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Cerutti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Kreuter ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0 0 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 2 0 Mashers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB LaValliere c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 1 0 0 Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 9 1 0 0 Trammell ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 2 2 0 0 Ray 2b 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 2 5 0 0 Lynn rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .313 1 0 1 0 Burks cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 0 0 0 Pendleton 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 0 1 0 0 Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 8 0 0 0 Viola p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0 0 0 27 3 6 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 27 10 1 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Bankhead L 1-2 5.0 5 3 1 2 2 60 39 22 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.29 Cerutti 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 34 22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 6 3 1 2 2 94 61 33 0 1 0 1 1 0 Mashers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Viola W 2-0 9.0 3 0 0 0 6 108 78 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.00 9.0 3 0 0 0 6 108 78 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 DCR: Liriano batted for Bankhead in the 6th Kreuter batted for Cerutti in the 9th GWRBI: Pendleton Temperature: 68, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 17 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME SEVEN -- Riots (Burns) at Mashers (Reuschel) This was it. A great series will come to a conclusion after this game. One team goes home, the other goes to the CDBL world series. In the top of the 2nd inning, Fred McGriff singled, stole second, and scored on Hubie Brooks' double. 1-0 DC. The Mashers tied it up in the bottom of the inning with a solo tater by Fred Lynn. The Mashers pulled ahead in the 3rd inning when Terry Puhl doubled, moved to 3rd on Alan Trammell's groundout, and scored on a Johnny Ray single. 2-1 Milwaukee. The game would remain 2-1 in Milwaukee's favor heading into the top of the 9th. DC now had just 3 outs to extend their season. Rick Reuschel was still pitching for the Mashers. First batter up, Robin Yount, hit a double. Carney Lansford hit a double. Yount scores, and just like that the game is tied at 2 with 0 outs. Jay Howell was now on the mound for Milwaukee. Next batter up, Fred McGriff, grounded out, and Lansford was unable to advance. Hubie Brooks struck out for out #2. Scott Bradley popped out to end the inning. DC would survive for at least another inning. So things shifted to the bottom of the 9th, where Milwaukee had 3 outs to win the game outright. Alejandro Pena was on the mound this time. First up, Ellis Burks, singled. Next batter up, Franklin Stubbs (fine time to get your first post-season at bat!), singled as well. 2 runners on, and 0 outs. Next up, pinch hitter, Mike Sharperson, struck out. Now Terry Puhl came up to the plate. A hit just might win it .. and it did. Puhl singles, and Ellis Burks scores from 2nd. Milwaukee wins it in the last at bat, by a 3-2 margin, and win the series 4 games to 3. Milwaukee advances to the CDBL world series. MASHERS WIN 4-3. Series 32 10/7/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Riots 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 4 0 88 Mashers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 9 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 2 0 0 Yount cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 5 0 0 0 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2 0 0 McGriff 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 8 1 0 0 Brooks rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 0 0 0 Bradley c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 3 0 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Gladden lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 3 0 0 0 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Wilson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0 Templeton ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .267 1 3 0 0 Burns p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1 0 0 Sabo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 0 0 0 Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kreuter c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 0 0 0 32 2 5 2 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 25 9 0 0 Mashers AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Puhl lf 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 4 0 0 0 Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 10 0 0 0 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3 0 0 Ray 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 2 2 0 0 Lynn rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 0 0 0 Fisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 0 0 0 LaValliere c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 5 0 0 0 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0 0 0 O'Neill rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Burks cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 0 0 0 Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3 0 0 Stubbs ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Sharperson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 33 3 8 3 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 9 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Burns 7.0 4 2 2 3 3 101 59 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.75 Jimenez 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 13 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 Pena L 1-1 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 16 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 8.1 8 3 3 4 4 130 78 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mashers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Reuschel 8.0 5 2 2 1 3 96 73 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.06 Howell W 1-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 9.0 5 2 2 1 4 104 80 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 DCR: Kelly batted for Gladden in the 7th Wilson inserted at lf in the 7th Sabo batted for Burns in the 8th Kreuter inserted at c in the 9th MIL: Fisk batted for Lynn in the 8th Henderson batted for LaValliere in the 8th O'Neill inserted at rf in the 9th Fisk moved to c in the 9th Stubbs batted for Pendleton in the 9th Sharperson batted for Howell in the 9th GWRBI: Puhl Temperature: 57, Sky: cloudy, Wind: in from left at 9 MPH.