- As improbable as it seems, the Miners have won their third in a row, forcing a Game 7 in this brother vs brother duel. It was a tight 3-2 game until the 8th when the Miners blew it open with home runs from Jeff Bagwell and Dick Allen. Their 8-2 win forces a game 7. Probable starters are Jack Chesbro (Shamokin) vs. Bill Swift 1935 (Niagara)
- Not to be outdone, the Philbens force their own Game 7 with a an 8-5 win over Brighton. Down by a run, Van Nest scored 4 in the 8th to win the game. Eddie Collins and Rickey Henderson were the hero's while reliever Rafael Soriano was the goat. Sori's 1-out error on a ground ball back to the mound led to the opening of the floodgates. Game 7 will feature Jimmy Key (Van Nest) and Dizzy Dean (Brighton)
Barrow
- The Gossamers defeated the Slam Dumps 2-1 in extra innings, forcing a game 7 and the right to face the NY Blues in the next round. This is the third extra inning affair of the series. A Commerce Comet single tied it for Newark in the 9th, but they couldn't hold on thanks to a Johnny Mize error and some timely two-out hitting by Richie Ashburn. Bill Bernhard will take the hill for Newark, and he'll square off against Jesse Tannehill.
O'Malley
- Someone advanced today, and that's the Spanish Harlem Pinata Beaters. Their 3-2 win over the Black Sox propel them into a Round 3 match-up with Manetheren. Tied at 2s in the 9th, Gary Gaetti's pinch hit single, the team's third consecutive, won the hard fought game (and series).
Rickey
- Not to be outdone by the Miners, the Otherton Fishbiscuits won their third in a row, forcing an unexpected game 7 with the #3 seeded Lusitania Death Speakers. With team ace Addie Joss demanding the ball and ready to go, Otherton instead turned to back-up starter Tommy Glavine in order to save Joss for a potential game 7. It worked, Glavine was masterful, tossing a 5 hit shutout with only 2 runners reaching scoring position all night. Hank Aaron homered and drove in 3 in win. Game 7 will be a match-up between Joss and Andy Pettitte.
- And finally, and it should come as no surprise at this point, John McDonald Fanclub were 6-4 winners over Helena and will enjoy a game 7 as well. It was a disaster of a 4th inning for Helena. With a 4-0 lead, starter Luis Tiant ran into serious trouble, and left the game after coughing up a grand slam to Dick Allen. Jason Schmidt entered in relief, but starting with hist first batter, gave up consecutive bombs to Carl Yastrzemski and Jack Clark before settling down. 3 consecutive home runs, can't ever remember seeing that in a playoff scenario. Scheduled starters for Game 7 are Mark Fidrych (Fanclub) and Teddy Higuera (Helena).
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