I found this blog post today while looking for new information about Kellogg's cards.
https://captkirk42.blogspot.com/2019/09/cotw-1973-kelloggs-baseball-met.html
It mentions Tug McGraw and his 1973 Kellogg's card. Tug was involved in a crazy game that I watched recently because that is all they show now - old sporting events.
Here is the box score - https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197905170.shtml from the 1979 game.
What did I learn from watching the telecast?
1. The umpires were on strike. It was hinted that the strike zone enforcement had been iffy so pitchers ended up throwing for the middle of the plate. That and the wind blowing out at Wrigley field made for a 23-22 game.
2. There were three pitchers in the game who later pitched the last out of a World Series victory for their team. Can you guess who they are?
Not mentioned - another pitcher had two wins and a save in the 1975 World Series.
3. In the first inning the opposing pitchers not only both batted in the ninth spot, but one homered and the other got a triple. Randy Lerch of the Phillies homered but didn't last through the first inning. Lerch's box score - one run, one hit, one homer, one RBI and one out on the mound. Dennis Lamp of the Cubs got one out too and a relief pitcher tripled in the first inning.
Other things not mentioned -
1. Bob Boone got two intentional walks and he was batting seventh, not eighth.
2. Dennis Lamp was the only starter to not get a hit. That was only because he didn't last long enough to bat. As mentioned earlier his replacement got a hit in the first inning so every position got a hit in this game.
3. Of the 11 pitchers in the game, only two gave up no runs. The announcers made a big deal about the Phillies bringing in their closer, McGraw, in the fifth inning with his team leading 21-9. It was 21-16 by the end of the inning.
I hope that they show the Mike Schmidt four-homer game too (5th 7th, 8th, 10th innings). I kept a box score of that one as a kid. The Cubs led 12-0 after two innings. McGraw got the win in that one even though he gave up two runs as he blew the save in the ninth inning.
Dang... what a great offensive game. Thirteen guys had 2 or more hits.
ReplyDeleteThat's a normal game...for my 1970 Little League. Without dad's pitching or t-ball, my friend's team gave up no hits but gave up 21 runs.
ReplyDeleteTug McGraw, Bruce Sutter and Willie Hernandez all recorded final outs to close out World Series wins for their teams. The pitcher that I didn't mention by name had the ball with a chance to get the Angels to the 1986 World Series with one more strike. Dave Henderson ended the Angels' chances in Game 5 and the Red Sox advanced to the World Series that is frequently talked about. Donnie Moore, the pitcher for the Angels, was a .281 career hitter in limited ABs since he only started four games in a long career.
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