HOF Season 1 World Series Game 4

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In the second game of the double header, the Seattle Pilots survived hitting into 5 double plays to beat the Birmingham Black Barons 4-2 to even the series at 2 games a piece. "We hit into nine double plays tonight in this double header," remarked Ted Williams HOF, who had 2 hits in the win, "has that ever happened before?" The game wasn't without controversy, though, as Pilot starter Phil Niekro HOF was removed in the 5th inning for what was termed "repetitive throws to first base," by the manager Shoeless Joe Jackson. "He threw over the first 8 times in a row and the home crowd was getting on to him a little bit," said Jackson, "after the 7th throw, I went out and talked to him. He seemed a little aggravated and his arm was a bit sore, but I didn't ask him to come out. When he threw over the 8th time in a row, it was time to make a change." Niekro was throwing well before the repetitive pick-off chances began, having allowed just 1 run in 4 plus innings of work. "I don't have anything to say," said Niekro following the game, "coach took me out, big deal, it happens all the time."

Early Wynn HOF notched the win, Mickey Welch HOF got the save and Rube Waddell HOF took the loss. Frank Baker HOF and Nap Lajoie HOF continued their hot hitting in the loss, each going 2-4. Frank Chance HOF and Tony Lazzeri HOF also had two hits for the Pilots.

In attendance for the game, Joe Chapman, Joe Terry and Donny Byer. Each manager was in control of their own substitutions.

LATE EDITION POST SCRIPT: The last out of the nip and tuck affair came with a runner on third for the Barons and Ozzie Smith HOF at the plate. The Wizard dinked a slow roller toward third and George Kell HOF charged, making a nice pick up, managing to get a litle zip on his throw to first. His throw; however, was up the line striking Smith in the back thus scoring the run. That is until the plate and first base umpires conferred and subsequently ruled Smith was out because he was running inside the box as he was straining to beat the throw.

The results were predictable...the Leafs were furious..the Pilots celebrated as they quickly headed to the clubhouse. A slo-mo replay and freeze frame provided by the tape ops in the television production truck indicated clearly that Smith was indeed well inside the lane.

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Game 4 Boxscore:

10/13/2006, BB06-SP06, Comiskey Park I
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2006 Black Barons      0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0     2  9  1     6  5
2006 Pilots            0  0  1  0  1  1  0  1  x     4 12  1     6  1
 
Black Barons         AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pilots               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Crawford          rf  4  1  1  0  .111    Wagner            ss  4  0  1  0  .389       
 Delahanty        lf  0  0  0  0  .400    DiMaggio          cf  4  1  1  0  .300       
Baker             3b  4  1  2  0  .471    Williams          lf  3  1  2  0  .563       
Lajoie            2b  4  0  2  1  .529    Chance            c   3  0  2  0  .333       
Mays              cf  4  0  1  0  .353     Lombardi         ph  1  0  0  0  .333       
Foxx              1b  4  0  1  1  .200    Thompson,S        rf  4  0  1  1  .444       
Averill           lf  3  0  0  0  .083    Lazzeri           2b  3  1  2  1  .357       
 Ford,W           p   0  0  0  0  .000    Sisler            1b  4  0  1  0  .455       
 Schndienst       ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Kell              3b  3  1  1  0  .308       
Berra             c   4  0  1  0  .125    Niekro            p   1  0  0  1  .000       
Smith             ss  4  0  1  0  .286     Wynn             p   2  0  1  0  .500       
Waddell           p   2  0  0  0  .000     Welch            p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Brown            p   0  0  0  0  .000                         32  4 12  3             
 Carey            ph  1  0  0  0  .000                                              
 Waner,P          rf  0  0  0  0  .000                                              
                     35  2  9  2                                                    
 
Black Barons                     INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Waddell          L 0-1           6.0 10  3  2  1  3  84  53  2.84
Brown                            1.0  0  0  0  0  0  10   8  0.00
Ford,W                           1.0  2  1  1  1  0  17  10  2.57
                                 8.0 12  4  3  2  3 111  71 
 
Pilots                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Niekro                           4.1  5  1  1  0  0  62  37  2.08
Wynn             W 1-0           3.1  2  1  1  0  0  46  31  2.45
Welch            S 1             1.1  2  0  0  0  1  21  15  2.25
                                 9.0  9  2  2  0  1 129  83 
 
BB : Carey batted for Brown in the 8th
     Delahanty inserted at lf in the 8th
     Waner,P inserted at rf in the 8th
     Schndienst batted for Ford,W in the 9th
SP : Lombardi batted for Chance in the 8th
     Lombardi moved to c in the 9th
 
E-Smith, Williams. 2B-Berra, DiMaggio. 3B-Crawford, Lajoie, Kell. 
SB-Smith(1). K-Foxx, Williams, Thompson,S, Sisler. BB-Williams, Lazzeri. 
Temperature: 45, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 14 MPH.