Game 1: 39 Yankees 6, 29 Athletics 4 (Yankees lead, 1-0)

Joe DiMaggio went 4-for-4 with an inside the park home run and 3 RBI as the 1939 Yankees drew first blood in their best of seven quarterfinal with the 1929 Athletics with a 6-4 win at Yankee Stadium. Joe Gordon also drove in three runs for the New Yorkers.

Jimmie Foxx opened the scoring with a first inning solo shot, but the Yankees bounced back with two runs on a Joe Gordon double to deep right center. The score remained 2-1 until the fifth when DiMaggio hit a line shot to center that bounced under the glove of a sliding Al Simmons and rolled to the monuments. Before Philadelphia could get the ball back in, DiMaggio had circled the bases with an inside the park homer. The Athletics tied the game in the next inning when Bing Miller tripled and then scored on a Jimmie Foxx single. Foxx later scored on a sacrifice fly by Mule Hass. In the seventh, the Yankees pulled ahead on a Gordon sacrifice fly and a Charlie Keller single that scored DiMaggio. Each team added single runs to make the final 6-4.

Game 1: 27 Yankees 7, 75 Reds 6 (F-10) (Yankees lead, 1-0)

Joe Dugan went 4-for-6 including the game winning double in the tenth inning as the 1927 Yankees defeated the 1975 Reds 7-6 and took a one game to none lead in their quarterfinal series.

Both starting pitchers, Waite Hoyt and Don Gullett, were ineffective. Hoyt gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings and Gullett six runs in 6 2/3 innings. The Yankees jumped out to an early 5-0 lead through two innings with help from a two run double by Bob Meusel and singles by Hoyt, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. The Reds stormed back to tie the game at five in the 5th on a Tony Perez single, a two-run Cesar Geronimo single, and a Pete Rose double. Perez singled in a run in the 6th to give the Reds the 6-5 lead, but the Yanks tied it on a based loaded walk to Tony Lazzeri.

The Reds had a chance to win it in the 9th after Ken Griffey's leadoff double, but Joe Morgan struck out, George Foster popped out, and Dave Concepcion flied out against Yankee reliever Wilcy Moore. Mark Koenig led off the bottom of the 10th with a single for the Yanks, and then scored the winning run on Dugan's fourth hit of the game.

While Yankee pitching struggled, it did effectively shut down the middle of the Reds order. Ken Griffey, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench went a combined 2-for-17 in the game.

Game 1: 42 Cardinals 3, 98 Yankees 0 (Cardinals lead, 1-0)

The 1942 Cardinals rode the solid pitching of Mort Cooper and some timely hitting to a 3-0 win over the 1998 Yankees in game 1 of their best of seven quarterfinal.

The Cardinals, seeded 11th, were heavy underdogs against the Yankees, who won 125 games in their historic season, but they've been here before, having defeated the 116-victory 1906 Cubs in the first round.

Johnny Hopp and Terry Moore singled in runs in the 3rd inning, Stan Musial added a solo shot in the 8th, and that was enough for Cooper, who mixed in his forkball and kept the Yankee batters off balance all night. Bernie Williams, Scott Brosius and Paul O'Neill had the only hits for the Yankees against Cooper, who struck out eight in his 91 pitch effort.

Game 1: 86 Mets 2, 70 Orioles 0 (Mets lead, 1-0)

The 1986 Mets are going to ride Dwight Gooden as far as he can take them.

Gooden's third straight dominating performance in the tournament was the best of all, a complete game one hit shutout, as the 1986 Mets grabbed game one over the 1970 Orioles by a score of 2-0.

The only hit Gooden allowed was a second inning single by Ellie Hendricks. He struck out eight and didn't allow a runner to reach second all night.

The Mets scored solo runs in the 4th and 5th innings. In the former, Lenny Dykstra led off with a walk, stole second, and then went to third on an error on Wally Backman's sacrifice attempt. He scored the first run as Keith Hernandez grounded into a double play. In the fifth inning, Ray Knight doubled and then scored on a Mookie Wilson single.

Mike Cuellar was very good in defeat, pitching eight innings and only allowing five hits and one earned run. But tonight, Gooden was even better.

Game 2: 39 Yankees 9, 29 Athletics 3 (Yankees lead, 2-0)

The Yankee bats pounded out three home runs, Lefty Gomez allowed only two earned runs and struck out six in a complete game victory, and the 1939 Yankees now lead the 1929 Athletics 2-0 in their quarterfinal best of seven.

The Yankees took an early lead when Bill Dickey and Charlie Keller drove in second inning runs. The Athletics got one back when Gomez misplayed a Mickey Cochrane bouncer and Max Bishop scored on the error. When Babe Dahlgren homered to give the Yanks a 4-1 lead in the 4th, that was all Gomez would need. He cruised the rest of the way, giving up only a Jimmie Foxx home run in the 9th. Frankie Crosetti and Joe Gordon homered for the Yanks in a 5-run eighth to close out the scoring.

Game 2: 75 Reds 4, 27 Yankees 3 (Series tied, 1-1)

Pete Rose had three hits and Gary Nolan shut down the Yankee bats after a rough start as the 1975 Reds defeated the 1927 Yankees 4-3 to even their series at one game apiece.

It looked as though the Yankees would blow it open early, as Earle Combs doubled, Babe Ruth singled, Lou Gehrig doubled, Bob Meusel singled, and it was quickly 3-0 Yankees with none out in the first. But Nolan settled down after a mound visit, struck out Mark Koenig and got Joe Dugan to bounce into a 6-4-3 double play. Nolan would only give up 3 more hits the rest of the way.

The Reds got back into it by scoring a run in the 3rd. After a Pete Rose double, an Urban Shocker spitter got by catcher Pat Collins and allowed Rose to go to third. He scored on a Joe Morgan ground out. Morgan was 0-for-4 and is now 0-for-10 in the series.

It stayed 3-1 until the top of the 8th. Rose singled, Ken Griffey singled, and Morgan walked. After a Johnny Bench lineout, Tony Perez singled, and George Foster singled to left to score two runs and take the lead. Nolan was at his best in the bottom of the eighth, when he struck out Ruth, Gehrig, and Meusel to help secure the win.

The series now moves back to Riverfront Stadium for three games.

Game 2: 98 Yankees 2, 42 Cardinals 1 (Series tied, 1-1)

Once again, El Duque refused to let the Yankees down.

Orlando Hernandez was masterful, scattering five hits and limiting the 1942 Cardinals to one run, leading the 1998 Yankees to a 2-1 win and a split of the first two games at Yankee Stadium.

Hernandez only struck out two, but kept the Cardinals off balance all night, pitching seven innings before giving way to Mariano Rivera. Rivera pitched two full innings for the save, allowing only a double to Stan Musial.

The Yankees scored solo runs in both the second and third innings to take the 2-0 lead. In the second, Tino Martinez led off with a single and went to second on a wild pitch. Darryl Strawberry singled him to third. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Scott Brosius as the Yanks took a 1-0 lead. In the 3rd, Shane Spencer continued his hot hitting with a solo home run, his third of the tournament.

The score remainined 2-0 until the 8th. Whitey Kurowski led off with a double, and Harry Walker singled him home. That's when Yankee skipper Joe Torre made the call to Rivera.

The series shifts back to Sportman's Park in St. Louis for the next three games.

Game 2: 70 Orioles 6, 86 Mets 5 (Series tied, 1-1)

Brooks Robinson would not let the Orioles go back to Shea Stadium down 2-0.

Robinson's two-out, bottom of the ninth inning three run double was the dramatic conclusion to a great game. The 1970 Orioles won 6-5, and tied up their series with the 1986 Mets at one game apiece as they head back to Shea Stadium.

Robinson was 3-for-5 with 4 RBI on the night, and made at least four sparkling defensive stops at third.

The teams traded runs in the first, and the Mets took a commanding lead in the 4th on Ray Knight's grand slam. But Boog Powell hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 5th to cut the Mets lead to 5-3. It stayed that way until the 9th.

Ron Darling had been solid all night, but the Mets brought in Jesse Orosco to start the 9th. Terry Crowley flied out, but Don Buford walked and Paul Blair singled. After Powell walked on a controversial 3-2 call to load the bases, Orosco struck out Frank Robinson. Brooks was next, and he fouled off six 2-2 pitches before Orosco made a mistake by hanging an inside fastball. Robinson slammed it into the gap in deep left center, and the relay was not in time as Buford, Blair and Powell scored to win the game.

Game 3: 29 Athletics 7, 39 Yankees 3 (Yankees lead, 2-1)

Despite walking ten, George Earnshaw allowed only one earned run and four hits in a complete game victory as the 1929 Athletics defeated the 1939 Yankees 7-3 to take game three of their quarterfinal series at Shibe Park.

Bing Miller went 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored and Jimmie Foxx continued to pound Yankee pitching with 4 RBI as the Athletics blew the game open. Leading 2-0 going into the fifth, Philadelphia scored three times on Foxx's 3rd home run in 3 games. The Athletics extended their lead to 6-0 before the Yankees scored twice on another mistake by Al Simmons, as he dropped a Joe Gordon flyball that allowed two runs to score. The teams traded late runs, with Foxx driving in another run on a bases-loaded walk, and Tommy Henrich hitting a 9th inning solo shot for the Yankees.

Game 3: 27 Yankees 7, 75 Reds 1 (Yankees lead, 2-1)

The 1927 Yankees blew open a close game with six runs in the sixth and seventh innings and went on to defeat the 1975 Reds 7-1 and take a 2-1 lead in their best of seven series.

Herb Pennock scattered six hits and Joe Dugan went 3-for-5 in the win. With the score tied at 1-1 entering the sixth, Lou Gehrig doubled, Bob Meusel walked, Mark Koenig singled, Joe Dugan singled, and Pat Collins singled, and all of a sudden it was a 4-1 game. Pedro Borbon came in to retire Pennock, but ran into his own problems the next inning. Tony Lazzeri singled, Babe Ruth was hit by a pitch, and after Gehrig struck out, a ground ball hit by Meusel to Pete Rose was fielded cleanly but thrown into the stands. Lazzeri scored, and then both Ruth and Meusel scored on Dugan's single. Joe Morgan continued to struggle, going 0-for-4 to push his hitless streak to 14 at bats.

Game 3: 42 Cardinals 3, 98 Yankees 1 (Cardinals lead, 2-1)

Max Lanier was good enough to give the 1942 Cardinals a 2-1 lead against the 1998 Yankees.

Lanier gave up seven hits but only one run in six innings, and Bill Lohrman pitched three innings of one hit relief as the Cardinals defeated the Yankees 3-1 in St. Louis.

Johnny Hopp hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, but Scott Brosius tied the game in the 6th with an RBI single. The Cardinals went ahead for good on a sacrifice fly by Hopp in the 6th, and added an insurance run on a Stan Musial double in the 7th.

David Wells allowed only two earned runs in eight innings but took the loss.

Game 3: 70 Orioles 7, 86 Mets 1 (Orioles lead, 2-1)

Brooks Robinson again had the big blow, but this time it was the Mets defense that let the game slip away.

The 1986 Mets committed two costly errors leading to seven unearned runs as they dropped game three to the 1970 Orioles 7-1 and now trail the series two games to one.

In the top of the third, a Ray Knight error on an Ellie Hendricks liner prolonged the inning, and Don Buford followed with a two run home run to put Baltimore up 2-0. It stayed that way until the ninth, when the floodgates opened. Mark Belanger singled, and Buford lifted a deep fly to left that was misplayed by Kevin Mitchell. Paul Blair followed with an infield single to load the bases, and Boog Powell struck out. But then Frank Robinson walked to drive in a run, and Brooks Robinson repeated his previous game heroics with a three run double. Orioles second baseman Davey Johnson followed with a double down the left field line to extend Baltimore's lead to 7-0, causing his elder self, managing the Mets, to down a bottle of antacids.

The Mets loaded the bases in the bottom of the 9th with none out, hoping for a miracle comeback, but Palmer calmly worked out of the jam, allowing only one run to score.

While all seven Oriole runs were charged to Mets starter Bob Ojeda, none of them were earned, and Ojeda struck out nine in the loss.

Game 4: 39 Yankees 8, 29 Athletics 2 (Yankees lead, 3-1)

Bill Dickey went 3-for-5 with a big home run and Bump Hadley gave up two runs and struck out six in a complete game victory as the 1939 Yankees moved one win away from winning their quarterfinal series by defeating the 1929 Athletics 8-2 in Philadelphia.

The Yankees blew the game out early, scoring eight times before the 4th inning was over. Joe DiMaggio tripled in the first to score George Selkirk, and Joe Gordson followed with a double. When Babe Dahlgren singled, the Yankees were up 3-0 in the first. They added two more in the third on a Joe Gordon home run, and Bill Dickey's three run shot in the 4th made it 8-0. Al Simmons' two run single in the 7th closed out the scoring. The Yankees will try and win the series tomorrow in game five here at Shibe Park.

Game 4: 75 Reds 5, 27 Yankees 4 (F-14) (Series tied, 2-2)

In an epic battle that approached six hours in length, saw the Reds pull off two down-to-the-last-strike miracles, turned on a triple play that wasn't, and made Tony Perez the biggest hero of the tournament so far, the 1975 Reds defeated the 1927 Yankees 5-4 in 14 of the most amazing innings ever played. With the win, they evened their quarterfinal series at two games apiece, and served word that the old timers in this tournament may not have an easy a road as they may have thought.

Babe Ruth opened the scoring with a solo shot in the 3rd, it was matched by a solo shot by Pete Rose in the bottom of the inning. The game stayed tied 1-1 through nine innings, although the Yankees threatened a couple of times. In the 8th inning, Lou Gehrig led off with a triple, but watched in vain as Bob Meusel struck out, Mark Koenig grounded out to Rose at third, and Joe Dugan popped out. In the 9th, after pinch hitter Mike Gazella walked, Earle Combs singled him to third with one out. Rawly Eastwick came in and induced Tony Lazzeri into an inning ending double play.

The Yankees thought they had it won in the 10th, thanks to a miracle finish. Babe Ruth hit his second home run of the game to put the Yankees up 2-1. In the bottom of the inning, Wilcy Moore walked Johnny Bench, Tony Perez singled, and George Foster singled to load the bases with none out. Dave Concepcion then rocketed a bouncer down to Dugan at third, who stepped on the base, fired to Lazzeri at second, and then on to Gehrig at first. The play was nail-bitingly close, but Concepcion was safe at first, the triple play was only a double play, and Bench scored to tie the game and keep on playing.

The game continued tied at 2 until the 13th. In the top of the inning, after Dugan was hit by a pitch, Pat Collins reached on an error by Joe Morgan. Bob Shawkey sacrified the runners over. Earle Combs flied out to right, too shallow for Dugan to tag. Tony Lazzeri then doubled down the left field line to score two and put the Yanks up 4-2.

But the Reds weren't done. In the bottom of the 13th, George Foster struck out and Concepcion grounded out to put the Reds' backs up against the 3-1 series hole. Cesar Geronimo singled on an 0-2 pitch, and then Terry Crowley smashed a pinch-hit double on an 1-2 offering from Myles Thomas to make it 4-3. Pete Rose singled to center to score Crowley, and again the game was tied.

When Joe Morgan singled to lead off the bottom of the 14th (his first hit in 21 series at-bats) and then Bench lined into a double play, the crowd leaned back in their seats, sure the game was going to go on all night. And that's when Tony Perez ended it with a solo blast over the center field wall. The series is tied.

Game 4: 98 Yankees 5, 42 Cardinals 3 (Series tied, 2-2)

Jorge Posada came up big when the Yankees needed someone to, and now the series is tied 2-2 after the 1998 Yankees defeated the 1942 Cardinals 5-3 in St. Louis last night.

Posada's sixth inning three-run home run was the big blow, and he added an insurance run on an RBI double in the eighth. Andy Pettite scattered nine hits over 7 2/3 innings before Mariano Rivera came on for a four-out save.

The Cardinals took an early lead when pitcher Ernie White singled in Walker Cooper in the second inning. They loaded the bases in the 3rd inning but Pettite got out of the jam by getting Marty Marion to pop out to Scott Brosius at third.

White also got out of some jams. With the bases loaded in the 5th, and the game still 1-0 Cardinals, Paul O'Neill's fly ball to deep right field just barely stayed in play and settled into the glove of right fielder Stan Musial.

The Cardinals rallied one last time in the eighth, scoring twice off Pettite to make it a 5-3 game. But Rivera came in and got Marty Marion to fly out to O'Neill before retiring the Cardinals in the 9th.

Game 4: 86 Mets 4, 70 Orioles 3 (F-10) (Series tied, 2-2)

The 1986 Mets pulled off their own last out miracle and tied their series with the 1970 Orioles at two with a 4-3 win in 10 innings at Shea Stadium.

Danny Heep hit a pinch hit home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and Keith Hernandez led off the tenth inning with the game-winning walk off blast. A capacity crowd at Shea Stadium taunted Orioles reliever Pete Richert with chants of "Pete-ey!" as the Mets rallied.

The game was scoreless through five, with starters Jim Hardin and Sid Fernandez both sparkling. In the sixth, Fernandez's wildness almost undid the Mets. He walked Don Buford, Paul Blair, and Boog Powell to load the bases with none out. After striking out Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson again crushed the Mets with a two-run single, giving him nine RBI in four games. Davey Johnson then singled in a run, to chase Fernandez.

The Mets got back to within one run in the seventh after a Lee Mazilli pinch hit single. Lenny Dykstra followed with a double to score Mazilli, and then scored himself when Wally Backman followed with a single. That set the stage for the late inning heroics.

Game 5: 39 Yankees 13, 29 Athletics 3 (Yankees win series, 4-1)

The 1939 Yankees roared into the semifinals with a comvincing offensive assault on one of the best pitchers of all time, scoring six times on Lefty Grove in 4+ innings and battering the 1929 Athletics' bullpen for seven more runs as they defeated Philadelphia 13-3 and won their series four games to one.

After Joe Gordon drove in a run in the top of the first and Max Bishop had a solo home run to tie the game at 1, it remained a pitcher's duel through four. But the Yankees blew the game open with a huge rally in the 5th, helped by some shoddy Athletics defense. George Selkirk singled, Red Rolfe walked and Joe DiMaggio singled. After a fielder's choice, Babe Dahlgren singled to drive Grove to the showers. Eddie Rommel came in and was let down by Jimmy Dykes' error on a Charlie Keller ground ball. Frankie Crosetti walked, Red Ruffing singled, Selkirk walked, and Rolfe flied out. When it was all done, seven runs had crossed the plate and the series was, for all purposes, over. The Yanks added four more in the eighth on back to back home runs by Joe Gordon and Bill Dickey.

The top-seeded 1939 Yankees have now won 7 of 8 since dropping their first two first round games. They move on to play the winner of the 1975 Reds vs the 1927 Yankees in the first semifinal.

Game 5: 75 Reds 6, 27 Yankees 5 (Reds Lead, 3-2)

The 1975 Reds aren't done with miracle finishes yet.

Cincinnati scored three times in the bottom of the ninth off ace Yankee reliver Wilcy Moore and won their second game in a row in their last at-bat, 6-5, to take a three games to two lead over the 1927 Yankees in their quarterfinal.

Earle Combs started the scoring with a two-run home run in the 3rd. Tony Perez, apparently still flying high from his game winning blast last night, then took Yankee starter Waite Hoyt deep for a 3-run jack to give the Reds the 3-2 lead.

In the 5th, after a Combs single and a walk to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig regained the lead for the Yankees with a 3-run home run to right center. After the Gehrig home run, Reds started Don Gullett was replaced by Pedro Borbon, who was brilliant in relief, allowing 1 hit over 4 1/3 innings. His solid pitching allowed the Reds to stay within striking distance.

The Reds didn't have a single hit between the 4th and 8th innings, and trailed 5-3 entering the bottom of the ninth. Dan Driessen pinch hit for Borbon and singled. Pete Rose singled to right to send Driessen to third. Hoyt was replaced by Moore, who was greeted by a line single by Ken Griffey that scored Driessen and cut the Yankee lead to 5-4. Joe Morgan, who continues to struggle and is now 2 for 25 in the series, singled to load the bases.

Johnny Bench then lined Moore's first pitch right up the middle. Rose scored easily, and Griffey beat the throw from the centerfielder Combs for the winning run.

The series moves back to Yankee Stadium with the Reds looking to eliminate the powerful Murderer's Row tomorrow night.

Game 5: 98 Yankees 2, 42 Cardinals 1 (F-11) (Yankees lead, 3-2)

Mariano Rivera must be very happy for travel days.

Rivera pitched a season high 2 1/3 innings of one-hit relief, and his 1998 Yankee teammates got some timely hitting late in the game to emerge with a 2-1 win over the 1942 Cardinals and a three games to two lead in their quarterfinal series.

The Cardinals took the lead off Yankee starter David Cone with 3 hits and a run in the first inning. Johnny Hopp singled, went to second on a Stan Musial single, and scored on a texas leaguer from Jimmy Brown.

The game stayed 1-0 until the top of the 9th. Tino Martinez, who was 4-for-5 on the night, doubled to lead off the inning and chase Cardinal starter Mort Cooper, who gave up seven hits and was solid all night. Harry Gumbert came in to face Shane Spencer, who doubled down the left field line to plate Martinez and tie the game.

The game remained tied through the tenth and moved into the eleventh inning. In the top of the 11th, Spencer walked, and Scott Brosius doubled into the left center gap. Spencer was thrown out at home on a perfect relay from Marty Marion to keep the game tied, but Jorge Posada singled on his first pitch to score Brosius and give the Yanks the lead. Rivera retired the Cardinals in order in the bottom of the 11th and the Yankees head back to New York needing one win to reach the semifinals.

Game 5: 86 Mets 3, 70 Orioles 2 (Mets lead, 3-2)

Dwight Gooden improved to 4-0 in the tournament and was again dominant, and the 1986 Mets moved one win away from the semifinals with a 3-2 win over the 1970 Orioles at Shea Stadium in game five.

Gooden pitched a complete game and gave up only three hits while striking out five, and the Mets held on the for the win.

The Mets opened the scoring early, when Lenny Dykstra singled to open the first and scored on Keith Hernandez' double. They extended their lead to 3-0 in the sixth on a Ray Knight double that scored Hernandez and Darryl Strawberry.

The Orioles made their one charge at Gooden in the 7th. Davey Johnson walked to open the inning and Ellie Hendricks singled to place runners at the corners. Mark Belanger singled to bring in the Orioles first run. Terry Crowley pinch hit for Mike Cuellar and flied out to shallow right. Don Buford hit into a fielders choice, forcing Belanger at second, but allowing Hendricks to score. But Gooden struck out Paul Blair to end the rally.

The series now moves back to Memorial Stadium with the second seeded Orioles needing two wins to avoid the upset.

Game 6: 27 Yankees 11, 75 Reds 0 (Series tied, 3-3)

Urban Shocker was almost perfect. Almost.

With their backs against the wall, the 1927 Yankees put on a devastating display of offensive power and pitching prowess, pounding out 14 hits and only allowing one en route to a 11-0 laugher over the 1975 Reds in game six. The series is now tied at three games each.

Shocker's performance was more dominant than any other pitcher in the entire tournament. He had a perfect game until two outs in the top of the eighth, when George Foster singled. It was the only baserunner he allowed all game. His one hit masterpiece only needed 87 pitches, and to top it off, he went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in a run.

The Yankees blew the game out early, scoring six times in the second inning. Bob Meusel doubled and Pat Collins doubled him in to open the scoring. Then Shocker singled in Collins to extend the lead to 2-0. Afetr a popout, Tony Lazzeri singled and Babe Ruth walked, leading to Lou Gehrig's grand slam, his second of the tournament to make it 6-0. The Yankees scored five more runs in the eighth inning, the big blow being a three run double by Babe Ruth.

Game seven will decide this magnificent series at Yankee Stadium.

Game 6: 98 Yankees 5, 42 Cardinals 3 (Yankees win series, 4-2)

One more time, El Duque came through. This time, he needed help from his catcher.

Jorge Posada's dramatic three run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning was the series-winning blast as the 1998 Yankees eliminated the 1942 Cardinals in six games with a 5-3 win at Yankee Stadium last night.

Orlando Hernandez pitched a complete game and got the win to go 3-0 in the tournament for the Yankees, although he was in line for a loss before Posada's historic blast.

The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the second on Darryl Strawberry's two run single. The Cardinals tied it in the 5th after a Hernandez balk put runners in scoring position. Johnny Hopp's single scored Ray Sanders and Marty Marion.

It stayed tied into the eighth, when Sanders hit a solo home run to give the Cards a 3-2 lead.

The ninth inning heroics for the Yanks started with a Shane Spencer single. Scott Brosius then singled Spencer to third. The Cardinals replaced starter Johnny Beazley with Harry Gumbert to pitch to Posada, who went deep on Gumbert's first pitch to win the series.

The 1998 Yankees move into the semifinals to face the winner of the 1986 Mets and 1970 Orioles.

Game 6: 70 Orioles 4, 86 Mets 2 (Series tied, 3-3)

Dave McNally allowed only two runs and pitched a complete game as the 1970 Orioles evened up their quarterfinal series with the 1986 Mets at three games apiece with a 4-2 win in Baltimore last night.

Boog Powell had the big hit of the night, coming in the 5th inning. Ron Darling had sailed into the inning with a 1-0 lead, courtesy of a Kevin Mitchell RBI single, and had allowed only one hit. But after walking Mark Belanger and Don Buford, Paul Blair flied out, and Buford followed with a titanic shot to right center to give the Orioles a 3-1 lead.

That was enough for McNally, who struck out five while confusing the Mets with his devastating curve and infrequent palmball. After Mitchell doubled in a run in the 7th to make it 3-2, Don Buford extened the lead with a solo shot in the same inning.

The Mets had one last rally in the 9th, when Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez singled with two outs to put the tying runs aboard, but McNally induced Gary Carter to pop to short and the series was tied at three.

Game 7: 75 Reds 8, 27 Yankees 5 (F-10) (Reds win series, 4-3)

In a game that was a microcosm of a series that went back and forth, the 1975 Reds had one more rally in them, and eliminated the famous 1927 Yankees in game seven by an 8-5 score. They will move on to play the 1939 Yankees in the first semifinal.

The Reds got off to a quick start, scoring twice in the first. Pete Rose doubled and scored on a Dave Concepcion single. Cesar Geronimo then scored Concepcion, who had stolen second. The Reds extended their lead to 4-0 in the 4th. Ken Griffey singled and went to second on a Joe Morgan single. Johnny Bench's double scored them both and the Yanks were in trouble.

Lou Gehrig singled and later scored on a Joe Dugan sacrifice fly in the 5th, but the Reds regained their four run lead in the 6th on a run scoring groundout by Tony Perez.

With their backs against the wall, trailing by four in the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees rallied. Earle Combs led off with a single. Tony Lazzeri singled. Babe Ruth walked to load the bases. The Reds brought in Rawly Eastwick to face Gehrig. Eastwick won the battle, inducing Gehrig to pop out to second. But Bob Muesel doubled to left to make it a one run game, and when Mark Koenig singled, the score was tied at 5. Eastwick got out of the inning without further damage.

Wilcy Moore came in to pitch, and after George Foster grounded out, Concepcion singled. Geronimo singled to move Concepcion to third. Driessen pinch hit for Eastwick and lined out to second baseman Lazzeri. With two outs, Rose singled to drive in the go-ahead run. Moore was replaced with Joe Giard, who walked Griffey to load the bases. Morgan walked on a 3-2 count to force in a run, and then Bench singled to make it an 8-5 game.

The Reds brought in Will McEnaney to close it out against the top of the order. He popped out Combs, struck out Lazzeri, and when a deep fly ball by Ruth settled into Geronimo's glove deep in Death Valley, one great series was over.

Game 7: 70 Orioles 2, 86 Mets 1 (Orioles win series, 4-3)

The Orioles only had two hits, but they made them count.

The 1970 Orioles scored single runs on the only two hits they had all night, but it was enough to defeat the 1986 Mets 2-1 and win the quarterfinal series four games to three.

Brooks Robinson again was the clutch hero for the Orioles for the third time in the series, with his 7th inning solo homer the series winning run.

The Mets took the lead in the second on Ray Knight's double, driving in Gary Carter. They kept that 1-0 lead as Bob Ojeda was spectacular through five innings, not allowing a hit. But the Orioles rallied to push across a run in the 6th. Don Buford walked and stole second. He went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a Boog Powell single to tie the game at 1.

After Robinson's seventh inning blast gave Baltimore the 2-1 lead, the Mets threatened once more in the 8th. With two outs, Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez singled, and Gary Carter walked to load the bases. But Earl Weaver stayed with Jim Palmer and Palmer delivered, striking out Darryl Strawberry to end the inning.

The Orioles came back to win the last two games at home and take the series, and advanced to the semifinals against the 1998 Yankees.

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