Borischtown Brawlers @ Clover Bottom Barnstormers
You had to witness it to believe it. Trailing by 5 in the 8th the Borischtown Brawlers scored 7 runs in two innings, winning Game 1 by a final score off 11-10.
The Clover Bottom Barnstormers jumped all over Henry Boyle early, scoring 4 in the first and 3 in the fourth and had the game in hand at 7-3, the main blow a Duke Snider Grand Slam. The Brawlers cut to the lead to 7-4, but once again fell far behind 9-4 thanks to a Joe Jackson 2-run single in the 7th.
In the 8th, a timely single by Bill Dickey cut the lead to 4 and finally in the ninth, the Brawler offense came alive. You have to read the scoresheet to get the full effect, but with one out the Brawlers: singled, walked, tripled, singled, stole second, singled, singled, then Javy Lopez homered. 6 runs and they had an 11-9 lead.
The Barnstormers tried to come back in the bottom of the 9th, scoring 1 on a ground out, but Snider couldn't bring the heroics twice, striking out swinging with the tying run on second.
Starting Pitchers
Boyle - - 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Jenkins - 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
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