Game 1: 84 Tigers 5, 39 Yankees 4 (Tigers lead, 1-0)

Jack Morris pitched a complete game seven hitter and Tom Brookens hit a huge three-run homer in the sixth to break open a tight game as Detroit surprisingly took the opener, 5-4 at Yankee Stadium.

Game 1: 29 Athletics 3, 74 A's 2 (Athletics lead, 1-0)

George Earnshaw scattered six hits and allowed only two runs, and Mule Haas' popup single to center in the 6th held up as the old time Athletics defeated the modern era A's 3-2 to take game one. Max Bishop drove in the other two Athletics runs in the first and third. The A's were only able to squeeze across single runs in the first and seventh on singles by Sal Bando and Billy North. Catfish Hunter gave up three runs in six innings to take the loss.

Game 1: 11 Athletics 1, 27 Yankees 0 (Athletics lead, 1-0)

In a shocking series opener, Eddie Plank shut down the vaunted murderers row of the 27 Yankees by shutting them out on five scattered hits. Plank struck out ten and threw 101 pitches in his masterpiece. The lone run was scored in the top of the 7th when Willie Hogan singled in Eddie Collins. Waite Hoyt pitched extremely well in the loss, giving up only seven hits. The only real threat for the Yanks came in the 3rd, when Joe Dugan singled and Pat Collins doubled to lead off the inning. But Plank got Hoyt to fly out to shallow left field, Earle Combs grounded out to the mound, and struck out Tony Lazzeri. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig combined to go 1 for 8 and didn't bat with a runner on base all game.

Game 1: 75 Reds 5, 53 Yankees 3 (Reds Lead, 1-0)

#1 Star: Don Gullett
W: Don Gullett (1-0)
L: Whitey Ford (0-1)

Don Gullett struggled early but settled down and Dave Concepcion had three hits as the 1975 Reds took first blood with a 5-3 win over the 1953 Yankees in game one. Yogi Berra and Joe Collins hit solo home runs in the first two innings to give the Yankees an early lead, but Concepcion's second inning double tied the game and Cesar Geronimo's three run triple in the seventh won it for Cincinnati.

Game 1: 98 Yankees 5, 55 Dodgers 4 (Yankees lead, 1-0)

The first of two first round Subway Series opened with the powerful bats of the 1998 Yankees erupting for five home runs, all solo, as the Yanks defeated the 1955 Dodgers 5-4 in game one of their first round series.

Scott Brosius opened the scoring by going deep in the 3rd inning. Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez went back to back in the 4th to extend the lead to 3-0. After Carl Furillo homered to cut the Yankee lead to 3-2, Jorge Posada then joined the party with his own round tripper. The Dodgers tied it on solo runs in the 6th and 7th on a Duke Snider double and a David Cone wild pitch that scored Furillo. Shane Spencer, continuing his storybook season, homered in the 8th on a 3-2 pitch for the final run.

David Cone threw 130 pitches, and then gave way to Mariano Rivera after hitting Jim Gilliam and allowing a Duke Snider single in the 8th. Rivera retired the final five batters he faced for the save.

Game 1: 42 Cardinals 2, 06 Cubs 1 (Cardinals lead, 1-0)

Mort Cooper gave up only one run and 6 hits over 8 innings and Stan Musial drove in both St. Louis runs as the 1942 Cardinals edged the 1906 Cubs 2-1 to take game one. The Cardinals would get all their scoring in the 3rd when Musial singled in Cooper and Johnny Hopp. The Cubs scored their run in the 7th when Johnny Kling knocked in Frank Chance. Mordechai Brown pitched well in defeat.

Game 1: 86 Mets 1, 61 Yankees 0 (Mets lead, 1-0)

The second Subway Series of the first round opened with a spectacular start by Doctor K.

Dwight Gooden was magnificent, allowing only three hits in a complete game shutout, as the 1986 Mets opened their series with a tight 1-0 victory over the 1961 Yankees. Whitey Ford was almost as good, allowing only a single run in the seventh, but it was enough as the Mets took a 1-0 series lead. The lone Met run came when Gary Carter singled with one out in the 7th and Darryl Strawberry followed with a double. After a Ray Knight walk loaded the bases, Carter scampered home on a Ford wild pitch. Gooden allowed only a leadoff Bobby Richardson double in the first, and Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle singles in the 7th.

Game 1: 70 Orioles 11, 12 Giants 7 (Orioles lead, 1-0)

Frank Robinson went 3-for-4 with 4 runs scored, and Brooks Robinson added 3 RBI as the 1970 Orioles drew first blood with an unexpected 11-7 slugfest victory in game 1 of their series with the 1912 Giants.

With the two Hall of Fame pitchers, Jim Palmer and Christy Matthewson starting, everyone expected a pitcher's duel in the opener, but it was not to be. The Giants jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead as Larry Doyle doubled in Buck Herzog and Fred Merkle. The Orioles tied it in the 4th on a two run single by Mark Belanger. Matthewson helped his own cause with an RBI single in the 5th, but the Orioles broke through in the bottom of the inning, scoring four times on a Brooks Robinson double, a Davey Johnson single, and another RBI single from the usually good-field, no-hit Belanger. Frank Robinson hit a two run home run to extend the lead to 8-3 in the 6th. The Giants fought back against Palmer in the 8th, scoring three times on a Red Murray single and an Art Fletcher groundout. Boog Powell extended the lead with a three run home run in the eighth, before Marcelino Lopez came in to close out the win for Baltimore.

Game 2: 84 Tigers 8, 39 Yankees 7 (F-11) (Tigers lead, 2-0)

The Tigers stunned the Yankees with three runs in the top of the 9th inning, then scored three more times in the 11th and held on for an 8-7 win and a shocking two games to none lead.

Tom Brookens hit his second home run in two days to give the Tigers the early edge, but Charlie Keller regained the lead for the Yankees with a second inning grand slam. The game stayed 5-2 until the top of the 9th when Larry Herndon hit a bases-loaded double down the line to tie the game. The Yankees threatened in the bottom of the tenth, loading the bases, but Bill Dickey bounced into a 6-4-3 double play to end the rally.

In the top of the 11th, Darrell Evans and Tom Brookens walked, and after a Larry Herndon single loaded the bases, Rupert Jones singled and Chet Lemon followed with a single to give the Tigers an 8-5 lead. The Yankees tried to rally in their last at-bat, but after Frankie Crosetti drove in Babe Dahlgren with a single, Marv Breuer stuck out, George Selkirk hit into a fielders choice, and Joe Dimaggio popped out to end the game.

The teams now head back to Detroit with the Tigers stunning the top-seated Yankees two games to none.

Game 2: 29 Athletics 5, 74 A's 2 (Athletics lead, 2-0)

Jimmie Foxx went three for four with a big eighth inning RBI and Lefty Grove and Bill Breckinridge combined on a solid performance as the '29 Athletics took a 2-0 lead in the series. The game was scoreless through five, with Vida Blue having given up only one hit, a Jimmie Foxx 4th inning single, to the older Athletics. The modern team broke through with two in the top of the 6th on a Joe Rudi triple and a Dick Green single, but the '29 team tied it in the bottom of the inning on Bing Miller and Max Bishop singles. It stayed 2-2 until the bottom of the 8th when the '29 Athletics took the lead on a Foxx two-run single to center. After Al Simmons and Mickey Cochrane walked, Mule Haas drove in Simmons for the final 5-2 score.

The series now moves to Oakland for two games.

Game 2: 27 Yankees 4, 11 Athletics 3 (Series tied, 1-1)

Joe Dugan's dramatic two run home run in the bottom of the ninth saved the day for the 1927 Yankees and sent the series back to Philadelphia tied. After Danny Murphy's sacrifice fly had scored Stuffy McInnis and given Philadelphia a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth, Mark Koenig led off the bottom of the ninth with a single and Dugan followed with his dramatic blast. The Yanks had taken a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 4th when Babe Ruth and Mark Koenig connected for solo home runs. Murphy made it a 2-1 deficit for Philadelphia in the 5th by doubling in McInnis and then the Athletics tied it up in the 7th when Jack Lapp singled in Eddie Collins. That set the stage for the heroics in the 9th.

Game 2: 75 Reds 6, 53 Yankees 4 (Reds Lead, 2-0)

Gary Nolan pitched a complete game and went 3-for-3 with two RBI at the plate to lead the 1975 Reds to a 6-4 win and a commanding two games to none lead in their first round series with the 1953 Yankees. After the Yankees had taken a 2-0 lead on a Joe Collins second inning single, George Foster homered for the Reds to tie it in the bottom of the inning. Dave Concepcion, Cesar Geronimo and Nolan then singled in runs in the 4th as the Reds took the lead for good. Nolan also doubled in the eighth to drive in Concepcion. The series shifts back to Yankee Stadium for game 3.

Game 2: 98 Yankees 8, 55 Dodgers 0 (Yankees lead, 2-0)

El Duque did it again.

Orlando Hernandez, continuing his remarkable playoff career, shut down the daunting bats of the visiting Dodgers, and Bernie Williams and Chuck Knoblauch led a Yankee assault on Carl Erskine as the 1998 Yankees took a strong 2-0 lead in their series with an 8-0 win over the 1955 Dodgers.

Hernandez allowed two hits in the first, but settled down, including a streak of 14 straight Dodger outs in the middle of the game. Perhaps his best pitching was done in the ninth, as he struggled to protect his shutout. Duke Snider and Roy Campanella singled to center to lead off, and after Carl Furillo reached base on an infield blooper, Hernandez faced a based loaded, no out jam. But he struck out Gil Hodges and Sandy Amoros and induced Jackie Robinson to ground out to secure the shutout.

The Yankee power display continued, as Bernie Williams hit a three run homer in the first, and Jorge Posada added a solo shot in the seventh and Shane Spencer tapped the night with an eighth inning grand slam. The Yankees have hit eight home runs in two games as the series shifts to Ebbets Field.

Game 2: 42 Cardinals 5, 06 Cubs 3 (Cardinals lead, 2-0)

Johnny Hopp hit a three run home run and Johnny Beazley gave up one earned run over five innings, but it took a two run Walter Cooper single that drove in Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter in the top of the 9th to give the 1942 Cardinals a 5-3 win over the 1906 Cubs and a two games to none lead. Harry Gumbert pitched two hitless innings in relief for the win.

Game 2: 86 Mets 2, 61 Yankees 1 (F, 10) (Mets lead, 2-0)

Once again the Mets pitching shut down the big Yankee bats, the Mets got a timely hit, and the result is a surprising 2-0 series lead for the 1986 Mets over the 1961 Yankees.

Ralph Terry pitched brilliantly for the Yankees, taking a two hit shutout into the 9th before the dramatics began. After Kevin Mitchell grounded out to open the inning, Rafael Santana singled. Danny Heep, pinch hitting for Ron Darling, who allowed no runs in eight innings, sacrificed Santana to second, and Lenny Dykstra singled him in for the game's first run. But the Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the 9th. After Roger McDowell struck out Yogi Berra and Bill Skowron to start the inning, McDowell bobbled a hard comebacker by Clete Boyer. After a pinch hit single by Johnny Blanchard, Bobby Richardson blooped a single to left that Kevin Mitchell couldn't reach. Boyer scored to tie the game.

In the top of the tenth, Keith Hernandez singled, Gary Carter flied out, and Darryl Strawberry doubled to deep right center to score Hernandez. Jesse Orosco came in for the unenviable task of shutting down the heart of the Yanks order, but Roger Maris flied out, Mickey Mantle grounded out, and Elston Howard popped out to left to end the game and send the series back to Shea.

Game 2: 70 Orioles 5, 12 Giants 3 (Orioles lead, 2-0)

Ellie Hendricks drove in three runs and Dave McNally allowed three runs over eight innings as the 1970 Orioles took a commanding 2-0 lead in their best of five first round series with the 1912 Giants with a 5-3 victory at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles saved their best for last. Trailing 3-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth, Baltimore erupted for 4 runs. Paul Blair led off with a single, followed two batters later with a Brooks Robinson bloop single. Davey Johnson drove in Blair with a single, and then Hendricks followed with a three run home run off losing pitcher Rube Marquand.

Game 3: 39 Yankees 2, 84 Tigers 0 (Tigers lead, 2-1)

Larry Herndon's third inning single was the only hit the Tigers could muster all night against a masterful Lefty Gomez, and the Yankees climbed back into the series with a 2-0 win in game three at Tiger Stadium. Joe Gordon hit a fourth inning solo shot for the Yanks, and Red Rolfe singled in Tommy Henrich in the sixth for the New York offense. Gomez walked four and struck out three in his 93 pitch masterpiece.

Game 3: 74 A's 5, 29 Athletics 3 (Athletics lead, 2-1)

In one of the most dramatic moments in Oakland baseball history, Dick Green's three run, two-out bottom of the 9th inning home run saved the Oakland A's from being swept out of the tournament.

The '29 Athletics had taken a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the 9th, with starter Rube Walberg working on a three hitter to close out the first round series. But after a leadoff single by Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson hit a monstrous home run to dead center ro narrow the lead to 3-2. Sal Bando flied out and Joe Rudi followed with a double.

After second baseman Max Bishop misplayed Gene Tenace's blooper to leave runners on first and third, Walberg was replaced by Bill Shores. Ray Fosse flied out to shallow right before Green, who hit only two homers during the season, drove the Oakland crowd into a frenzy by depositing Shores' 2-2 pitch into the seats.

Philadelphia had taken the 3-1 lead on singles by Al Simmons in the first and Mule Haas in the sixth. Jimmy Dykes also hit a home run for Philadelphia.

Game 3: 27 Yankees 3, 11 Athletics 0 (Yankees lead, 2-1)

Urban Shocker scattered three singles and needed only 80 efficient pitches as the 1927 Yankees defeated the 1911 Athletics 3-0 and took a 2-1 lead in the series.

Shocker walked only one and did not strike out a batter, but kept the Athletics completely off balance all night. Mark Koenig scored the only run the Yankees would need in the second inning, singling, going to third on a single by Joe Dugan, and then scoring on a Pat Collins fly out to deep center. The Yankees extended their lead in the seventh, although it might have come at a price. After Koenig again led off with a single, Joe Dugan sacrificed him to second. Pat Collins was intentionally walked. After Shocker struck out, Earle Combs drew a walk to load the bases. Tony Lazzeri was then hit by a Jack Coombs pitch right in the elbow and had to leave the game, driving in Koenig. With the bases still loaded, Babe Ruth walked to force in the third Yankee run.

Game 3: 75 Reds 8, 53 Yankees 2 (Reds win series, 3-0)

Jack Billingham pitched a complete game and Pete Rose and Ken Griffey each had three hits as the 1975 Reds completed their first round sweep with a 8-2 win over the 1953 Yankees. The Yanks took a 2-0 lead with solo runs in the third and fourth innings, but the Reds fought back with a solo home run by Pete Rose in the 6th (their first hit), and then a huge five run rally in the eighth, capped by a 3-run bases clearing double by Tony Perez. They added two more on a Griffey ninth inning home run.

Game 3: 98 Yankees 6, 55 Dodgers 2 (Yankees win series, 3-0)

The Yankees were just too deep. David Wells was solid on the mound and Shane Spencer and Scott Brosius continued their hot hitting as the 1998 Yankees swept into the second round with a 6-2 win over the 1955 Dodgers, winning their first round series three games to none.

It looked hopeful for the bums from Brooklyn when Duke Snider and Roy Campanella hit solo shots to put the Dodgers up 2-0. But David Wells scored on a double by Derek Jeter to cut the deficit to 2-1 and then Scott Brosius singled in Paul O'Neill and Shane Spencer in the sixth to make it a 3-2 lead for the Yanks. Jeter then singled in Chuck Knoblauch in the seventh and scored on a single by Darryl Strawberry. Spencer capped the scoring by doubling in O'Neill in the ninth.

Game 3: 42 Cardinals 4, 06 Cubs 0 (Cardinals win series, 3-0)

Max Lanier pitched a four hit shutout as the 1942 Cardinals advanced into the quarterfinals with a shocking three game sweep of the 1906 Cubs in a 4-0 victory. Lanier received all the offensive support he would need when Enos Slaughter singled in Terry Moore in the first inning. The Cardinals put the game out of reach by scoring three times in the seventh on a double by Stan Musial and a Walter Cooper single.

Game 3: 61 Yankees 5, 86 Mets 3 (Mets lead, 2-1)

The M&M boys finally woke up, and the 1961 Yankees stayed alive with a 5-3 win over the 1986 Mets at Shea Stadium. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit back to back home runs in the eighth inning, breaking a 3-3 tie and cutting the Mets series lead to 2 games to 1.

The Mets took an early lead when Ray Knight doubled in Darryl Strawberry and extended it when Keith Hernandez singled in Lenny Dykstra in the 6th. The Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Bob Cerv doubled in Elston Howard and Yogi Berra and then Bobby Richardson followed with a single to score Cerv. The Mets tied it in the same inning when Lenny Dykstra walked, stole second, and scored on Wally Backman's single. That set the stage for the Maris/Mantle heroics.

Game 3: 70 Orioles 1, 12 Giants 0 (F, 10) (Orioles win series, 3-0)

Brooks Robinson drove in Frank Robinson with a tenth inning double to break open a scoreless tie, and Mike Cuellar outdueled three Giants pitchers as the 1970 Orioles advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win in extra innings over the 1912 Giants, sweeping their series in three games. Cuellar only allowed four hits through nine, but the combined efforts of Jeff Tesreau and Lore Bader had held the Orioles to two hits through the same period. After the two Robinsons combined to give Baltimore the lead, Cuellar finished his job, needing 124 pitches to close out the Giants.

Game 4: 39 Yankees 13, 84 Tigers 7 (Series tied, 2-2)

Babe Dalhgren went three for five with 3 RBI as the Yankees pounded Detroit pitching for 14 hits and evened up the best of five series at two games each with a 13-7 win in game 4.

Detroit got off to a good start, taking a 5-1 lead on early home runs by Chet Lemon, Kirk Gibson, and Howard Johnson. But Juan Berenguer fell apart in the fifth, as the Yankees exploded for five runs on a triple by Tommy Henrich, a double by Joe Gordon, and a double by Babe Dahlgren. The Tigers retook the lead on a two run home run by Darrell Evans in the sixth, but the Yankees came back with three runs in the seventh on hits by Tommy Henrich and George Selkirk, and three in the eighth on a monstrous Frankie Crosetti blast to take the lead for good. Steve Sundra came on to pitch the last four innings for the win. The series now goes back to New York for the deciding game five.

Game 4: 29 Athletics 8, 74 A's 3 (Athletics win series, 3-1)

Jack Quinn outdueled Catfish Hunter and the Athletics' 11 hit attack led by Mickey Cochrane's three run homer knocked the 1974 A's right out of the tournament with an 8-3 win and a three games to one series victory. Al Simmons was four for four with three runs in the win.

Game 4: 11 Athletics 9, 27 Yankees 8 (Series tied, 2-2)

Eddie Collins went three for four, scored twice and drove in a pair as the 1911 Athletics stayed alive in their first round series by defeating the 1927 Yankees 9-8 in a slugfest.

Fans had been waiting all series for the two offenses to open up and they got their wish as the teams combined for over two dozen hits. The Yankees took an early lead on Lou Gehrig's first home run of the series, a third inning grand slam. But the Athletics fought back on RBI hits by Eddie Collins, Danny Murphy, and Jack Berry to take a 5-4 lead after three. They extended their lead to 8-4 in the fifth on hits by Murphy, Willie Hogan, and Cy Morgan. The Yankees fought back to tie the game at 8 on RBI singles by Bob Meusel and Mark Koenig in the seventh and singles by Babe Ruth and Muesel in the eighth. The winning run scored in the bottom of the eighth on Eddie Collins' double to center. The deciding game will be tomorrow in Yankee Stadium.

Game 4: 61 Yankees 10, 86 Mets 6 (Series tied, 2-2)

Tony Kubek drove in four runs, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs for the second straight night, and Whitey Ford was just good enough for the 1961 Yankees to force a deciding game 5 at Yankee Stadium tomorrow night with a 10-6 win over the 1986 Mets.

The Mets got off to a quick start, scoring three times in the first on a Gary Carter double, but the Yanks came right back with three in the second on hits by Yogi Berra, Bill Skowron and Bobby Richardson. Roger Maris homered in the top of the third to put the Yanks ahead, but a towering blow to deep center by Darryl Strawberry tied the game. The Yanks finally were able to knock out Sid Fernandez in the sixth, when Tony Kubek's double to deep right center scored three. The Mets made it closer in the eighth on singles by Ray Knight and Kevin Mitchell, but Mickey Mantle's two run home run in the ninth inning put it out of reach.

Game 5: 39 Yankees 13, 84 Tigers 4 (Yankees win series, 3-2)

George Selkirk scored four times, and combined with Joe DiMaggio and Joe Gordon to drive in a dozen runs as the Yankees completed an amazing comeback with a 13-4 win at Yankee Stadium to win the first round series three games to two.

For the second straight game, the Yankees blitzed Tiger pitching. Selkirk and Gordon each homered in a six run sixth inning as the Yanks blew it open. After pitching well in the series opener, Jack Morris was shelled for six runs in four plus innings and took the loss. Ruffing allowed seven hits in eight innings and Marv Breuer finished off the series. The Yankees took three straight after dropping the first two at Yankee Stadium and will take on the 1929 Athletics in the quarterfinals.

Game 5: 27 Yankees 4, 11 Athletics 3 (Yankees win series, 3-2)

Waite Hoyt battled through 127 pitches, but in the end, it was one pitch thrown by Wilcy Moore that made the difference as the 1927 Yankees scored all their runs in the first and went on to a 4-3 win over the 1911 Athletics to win their first round series, three games to two.

After the Athletics scored once in the top of the first on a Stuffy McInnis flyball to shallow right that was misplayed by Bob Meusel, the Yankees struck for four in the bottom of the frame. Earle Combs singled, and after Eddie Plank retired Tony Lazzeri and Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig walked. Bob Meusel singled to center to score Combs, and after Mark Koenig singled to load the bases, Joe Dugan cleared them with a line drive triple to right center.

The Athletics got two back in the top of the second on a Danny Murphy double, a Willie Hogan single, and a Jack Lapp double to make it 4-3, but that was it. Hoyt didn't allow another hit until the 9th inning, when with two outs, Hogan singled and Lapp walked. Wilcy Moore came in, and on his first pitch, retired pinch hitter Amos Strunk to end the game and the series.

The Yankees will take on the 1975 Reds in the second round.

Game 5: 86 Mets 2, 61 Yankees 0 (Mets win series, 3-2)

For as long as the game of baseball is played, this night will be remembered. For four hours and 23 minutes of tension, the 1986 Mets and the 1961 Yankees drove each other to ever higher levels of performance and ability. With each passing minute, with each passing pitch, they demanded and received more from themselves than they had ever asked, or given, before. Beyond any doubt, by any measure, it was one of the greatest games ever played.

Both pitchers, Ralph Terry and Dwight Gooden, were magnificent. They were each perfect through three innings, allowing leadoff singles in the fourth, to Lenny Dykstra and Bobby Richardson. Elston Howard singled for the Yankees in the fifth but was erased on a Yogi Berra double play. The Mets threatened in the sixth when Rafael Santana singled to center and was sacrificed to second by Gooden. Lenny Dykstra grounded out to second, and Santana moved to third. But Terry got Wally Backman to pop out to end the inning.

Gooden and Terry then moved through the ninth with no further hits for either team. In the top of the 10th, Lee Mazzilli, pinch hitting for Gooden, singled. After Dykstra lined out and Backman flied out, Keith Hernandez worked Terry to a full count. After fouling off four straight fastballs, Hernandez hit a pitch way up into the upper deck in right field, and all of a sudden it was 2-0.

Jesse Orosco came in to pitch the bottom of the 10th, and struck out Yogi Berra and Bill Skowron. Clete Boyer, the final hope of the Yankees, lined a screamer right into Rafael Sanatana's glove, and the Mets had pulled off the upset, moving on to the second round, where they will face the 1970 Orioles in round two.

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