1991 World Series, Game 7: Braves @ Twins

while they're getting ready in the metro gone and get used to this scene because you'll no doubt depending on the twins to meet all night long you know there is no game in baseball more important than Game seven in the World Series and no one knows that more than Jack buck who has called so many of them and Tim McCarver who batted folks 300 as his Cardinal teams won two out of three games seventh I think even stole a base in one of those games gentlemen have a good game let the goosebumps begin mr. buck yeah Thank You Pat it's going to be terrific I just hope that little seven-year-old girl who's sang the anthem doesn't do play-by-play no when she terrific I'm telling he was terrific folks we've been wrong we kept saying a series can't get any better with this game tomorrow glorious baseball suits Maine Jack so many vivid memories we thought it appropriate to show some of the scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind game 1 jack marks a gallant warrior returning home hats off when push comes to shove a bad turn for Atlanta game 3 Rick Aguilera the pinch-hitter later Game three of force emerges in mark Lemke driving home the winner game for the violent collision of Smith and Harper to end game four an arm's-length and elbows width the subtle difference between out and safe game five it was David Justice putting Atlanta on top and last night Puckett's charged ignites the twins and Homer hankies were aptly named last night jack and we just know that something will happen tonight to take its place with those pictures you just saw we're close to game time let's join Jim Cott I thank you Jack perfect pitching matchup can you believe this Jack Morris and John Smoltz Jack Morris with John Smoltz boyhood idol Minnesota signed him to pitch big games like this that Lana traded for Smoltz to do the same they'll have a big influence on who wins this game gain the warm-ups are over with the palms are a little sweaty they're going over their little checkpoints few hours we're going to celebrate see which team wins these guys have been thinking a lot of thoughts since they warmed up backyard games boyhood dreams of pitching game 7 when it's all over and the champagne is kind of dried off there's one thing they're playing for and that's this ring more than anything else a ballplayer wants that Morris and Smoltz can have a big influence on who wears it after this one's over there are the twins on the field with Jack Morris taking his warmups he certainly has had more experience than John Smoltz but the two of them are just excellent hurlers both in a very very strong position with regard to the seasons they've been pitching very well as of late ready for this one to start unwinding these Smith will be first up feel like we died and gone to seven that's what we've done it is exciting for every Smith when a handshake to the catcher Brian Harper and here he is from Highland Park suburb of st. Paul Morris home makes good first pitch ball one Smith has had three hits in the event he's had four hits and three of them at that home run the Atlanta first I don't think I've ever seen a hitter shake hands with a catcher before the first pitch in any game like a heavyweight fight I was an unusual occurrence was in the strike back Mars the pitcher Brian Harper the catcher to make the umpires here in a moment viable in the right field say Mac is there and that's the way this one starts there are tonight's umpires Don denkinger will work the plate Harry wendelstedt through Coble Terry Tator Rick Reed and Ed Montague this is the crew chief don dankinger you will be scrutinized here this evening everything that occurs on this playing field is under quite a microscope Hamilton has been hot with the bat he's had ten hits in the series he homered here last night his second home run of the series Terry six for his last seven you won the batting title this year the first Atlanta brave to win a National League batting title since Ralph Gard did it 1974 how to play Ralph Carr by the way still with the Braves organization one of my favorites when he was clipped man what a nice fella here's one ball one strike easy for her back to her 55,000 plus here in the Metrodome nice chilly evening clear night out of doors Gantz stands between Jack Morris and a perfect first-inning and with no home runs in the series he has eight hips he hits everything hard skipper of the Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox they go home after the game tonight from trip um Kelly is the skipper of the twins he won it all in 87 had to win Game seven here against the Cardinals to accomplish that two balls and a strike at a Brian mentioned in the early going Morris won two games against Toronto he was the winner in Game one of this series and no decision in Game four so he's pitching in Games one for 72 he can't be any more of a number one guy he started the first game of the season for the twins he pitched in the all-star game he pitched the first game of the American League Championship Series and he pitched the first game of the world series he won all four of those games six in one postseason play there his career phrase went down an order no score in the first each team has won their home games Minnesota won the first two here in the Metrodome and the series traveled to Georgia and Atlanta won all three back here took a day off and last night's exciting win went to the twins here's John Smoltz a 14 game winner during the season but eight and one after the all-star game and he won two games against Pittsburgh including the clincher no decision in One World Series start is one all three of his postseason starch anyone is last eight starts in the regular season first batter Dan those things before the PA announcer w wouldn't hear a thing it's got to be gladden Knobloch and Puckett they took the roof off this place just about when they entered his Puckett in the pregame Ladd has had 4 out of 25 that's not so hot see how John smokes gets a lot Greg Olson has caught each game of this series and he was a strong performer down the stretch for the Braves pulled an iron 1 & 2 to unhittable sliders for two strikes to Dan gladden those are sweeping sliders from Smoltz he pitched seven innings in Game four how to play one two had a remarkable sports season up here and many have this area now Game seven of the city the velocity and smokes us off on the right foot with a strikeout there have been five previous series in which the home team won each of the first six games but in only one of those five series did the home team and that was the last World Series here in Minnesota won by the twins against the Cardinals game seven in the Metrodome here a dingus Chuck Knoblauch a rookie second baseman and a couple of runs batted in in the series seven base hits smokes pops within there most words but on the atlanta uniform in 88 for a few games popped him up for an apparent second out and who wants it somebody better gadget there's the second out with justice making a catch it looked like Lemke was going to go to it then Gant gave up there is a momentary pause there what they're saying yeah I like that qualifying word of I think that's appropriate for a visiting team in this ball park we saw Harper lose one last night our Brian hunter I beg your pardon they applauded long and loud last night for this felon they're doing it again Kirby Pucket as a flair for the dramatic his 11th inning home run was only the fourth extra inning a World Series history Dusty Rhodes hit one Eddie Mathews Carlton Fisk dusty roads against Bob lemon back in 1954 when the Giants swept the Indians Eddie Matthews of Milwaukee in the 1957 series of Bob grim and then everybody knows about Carlton Fisk home run against Cincinnati in game 6 of 75 back to John no runners in the first no score top of the second Tim you refer to that unhittable slider by John Smoltz when you're all pumped up in a game like this you get a little more fastball behind that slider a little more velocity a little less braking I think that's what the twins hitters saw a lot of in the bottom of that first inning he threw some nasty pitches indeed now it's more as pitching the David Justice hit it hard but right at Puckett and it plays in front of him for a first base hit of Game seven had to play deep with justice up there and David gets his seventh hit of the series we've talked about Kirby Pucket if he has an Achilles heel it is playing a little bit too deep and I think he gets in the habit of doing that here at the Metrodome to try to cut down on gap base hits but that ball normally is caught but because Puckett was so deep it falls in front for justice it kind of makes up for the ball that just missed being home did hit into some tough luck here Sid Bream no runs batted in to the series and ball one to him Tommy is Tommy Lasorda referred to Jack Morris and how the hitters of the Atlanta Braves should either try to get ahead of Morris or hit early in the count by doing that you don't allow him to throw that split finger fastball he usually throws it when he's ahead in the count so if he throws that fastball over for a strike you want to put that ball in play instead of trying to hit the splitter he throws that about as hard as he does his fastball Harper gets some help from the dugout Gus this is a threat to run and that ball is out of play justice is not the fastest of runners but he did steal a face during the season Jimmy Williams the third-base coach it was justice his steal of second base before the mark Lemke hit in Game three that allowed Atlanta to win their first postseason game ever two balls and a strike Hrbek holding against the run combination of Jack Morris and Brian Harper a good combination on which to run 15 wild pitches led the American League and Jack Morris had no pickoffs on the season almost had one there there he goes and the runner will advance as a block couldn't get it out of the go to first page for the first out of the inning I think Dave justice pulling in Edwin Moses he looked like a high hurdler going over that ball and I think that upset the rhythm of Chuck Knobloch watch justice hurdle this ground ball and Knobloch I think caught it a little in the heel of the glove couldn't get it out cleanly and had to go to first base to Edwin Moses for me followed by justice we started the runner or went green running that would under is a ball one Diane 3 out of 17 in the seventh game of the World Series and that's just far that's the way it went all last night well he hit that ball off the end of the bat but Atlanta did hit an awful lot of balls hard last night either at twins players or just foul you mentioned the David Justice foul ball that was really crushed about a foot foul and then Terry Pendleton his second time up just missed by justice and filled out Hunter and then Olson will have a crack at putting the Braves on top in the second and some folks have made the trip up from Georgia to root for their club and had a winner since the Braves moved there the last Braves team to win was the 57 group that's Eddie Matthews Hank Aaron joe adcock frank torry dill crandall bread changing Johnny Logan Andy Pafko Phil Grucci and the pitchers were spon and Burdette and bule Lou Burdette won three games in that series and it was Lou Burdette who lost the decisive game in 1958 to the Yankees the Yankees trailed three games to one and then they came back to win the last three games against Milwaukee that's when the Braves were in Norfolk to antutu the batter I hate for the second strikeout Mars just blows this high fastball right by Ryan Hunter see hunter under it that's the second out of the inning and it's up to Greg Olson he is trying to do some damage against his hometown team is from Edina Minnesota he's pulled off lately he's had six hits in the series you would think after the World Series at Greg Olson had just drive home and stay right wrong he will take the plane back with the Braves and drive home he left a scar down in Atlanta so he will get here until Thursday yourself there was a series would be able to buy a new truck that's right pop come up second baseman under it raise leave one else nor after netting now when there's a lot of tension no score here and they bottom of the second inning there's a lot of tension and numbness in the joints a lot of pressure on the players close up look at Tommy Glavine that's just twisting the joints trying to get them loose Aires Kent Hrbek to start the home second he had over his last 13 in the series we've had three hits overall one of them ball one Harper knows the significance of this affair in the short right and justice as a foreign row retired by the Atlanta hurler phrase things happen in World Series back in 1924 game seven a 12 inning game the game Walter Johnson he entered the game in relief hit the top of the ninth inning and the Washington Senators one in the bottom of the 12th four to three over the Giants Tommy Lasorda talking about using everybody well here's a pretty good example it's been going on for a lot of years including for either who might be you saw a moment ago he could be used or to buy Chile has had three hits two of them home run he's the designated hitter we'll play strike two and happy to see that John Smoltz as young as he is is not letting this situation bother only 23 years old he came to the Atlanta Braves recoilless and ER from Detroit sign would Detroit in 1985 and after two lackluster minor-league seasons he has really blossomed for Atlanta 1 & 2 to Davis said 23 24 years old he started this season 23 part of the young Atlanta Braves pitching staff and that's strike three that's five in a row by Smoltz two on strikes we talked about the sweeping effect Jim kaat commented on the sweeping effect of the breaking ball by Smoltz and that's a good example right there Smoltz throws the curveball that goes down to left-handers the slider that goes away to right-handers and the first to Harper is of all Brian Harper with a half-dozen hits six out of 17 water one Brian Harper with that left leg you'll notice how he has it cocked that's what hitters do when they try to stay back and wait for the pitch pretty good swing but he's in the hole 1 & 2 by waiting for the pitch you're not lunging the two elements of successful hitting is to wait and have quick hands that's what they say wait wait wait and then hit the ball in front of the plate if you can do those two things then you're a hit first hit for the twin the good two-strike hitter two guys a contact batter struck out only 2010 two times this year we have seen him time and time again whoo well with two strikes and a good pitch by Smoltz but better hitting by Harper brings up Shane Nick thank at 310 during the season is pulled off of a series with only two out of range Lanta pitcher continues to get ahead of the day I'm Gardenhire is the third-base coach our per not a fast runner smokes remains them handy pitches in the early going Wayne Terwilliger over at first base Wayne Terwilliger played for about 18 years in the major leagues primarily with the Washington Senators and his top salary was $11,000 a year and here you may get the upwards of a hundred and thirty thousand dollars a share for the winning team tonight - and - and that's what they figure that the full share will be worth for the winners not a hundred and thirty maybe even more 130,000 came back - and - Carla hit 18 home runs this season one run in the series ha we'll stop so two hits by the hitter is each with a two strike count on a slider away through Brian Harper now the fastball away Shane Mack grounds it hard up the middle Harper elects to stop at second base because they are two outs two on two out for Mike and you know had three out of eight last time these two guys faced each other Pagliarulo had a solo home run in Atlanta and in that sequence of pitches John Smoltz had thrown three successful curveballs to four strikes and then Pagliarulo hit the fastball on the inside so he starts him out tonight comes inside to Megan one on one two on two out Brian Harper is at second he singled and Shane Mack at first that game Tim was referring to Pagliarulo was three for three against Jones I was scoring the second of Game seven the breaking ball 2 & 2 two balls and strikes second that ball is fair dream the smokes and we have a scoreless two innings as the twins strand to Greg Olson working on his swing with his shin guards on and they hit dugout do a lot of strange things in the seventh game of the World Series Lemke is right talk about tension you can look around the stands and see the owners of each of these clubs the executives as well as the players nobody can sit still two quick ones on mark who's had nine we talked about how the there's more tension in the League Championship Series and I think generally speaking that's true but somehow this year it's different in the World Series John sure holds the general manager of the Atlanta Braves his first year got to be thinking what can I do to improve this year in left field and foul it stays 1 & 2 she rolls over from Kansas City certainly made some shrewd moves they turned out well for the Braves picked up some free agents such as Terry Pendleton and led the league in batting sit breed Rafael Belliard finished off the picture for the Braves two and two Lemke Belliard and Lonnie Smith in the third Morris's three-and-oh and World Series starts in six and one in postseason play three two one strike two Oh mark lemke with three triples in this series and he had two in one game biggest names I guess most recently Bobby Richardson of the Yankees Tommy Davis of the Dodgers to the second baseman Knobloch please have one hit in the game and by David Justice wasted in the second etic battled in' has some advice for lucky Belliard is up Morris ahead on the count maybe Terry Pendleton was asking mark lemke how do you win a game in this Metrodome he lost for as a member of the Cardinals back in 1987 and he's lost three home games up here this year road games for him but of course home games to the through the hole and the sixth hit for Belliard in this series one on one out second hit for Atlanta nice hitting by Belliard pitch was away and he hits it away I think Chuck Knobloch will learn after a while that diving on that carpet is not good policy you can do that on dirt and get away with it but if you do that over a period of years it's tough on the body a block at second base as the twins try to induce the DoublePlay ball from Lonnie Smith who has other off the glove and good reaction by belly our knees at second with one out exactly what it was to Jack reactions great instincts by Belliard we talked about Morris's wild pitches but I think this is going to be a pass ball we'll see how it's scored yep it's scored a pass ball and there's Belliard right there anticipating a ball coming out of the glove and if you don't anticipate it you're not going to get a good jump and he did now it's ball to the Lonnie Smith who started the game with a flyball to right and hit three home runs in this series but old for 12 with men in scoring position yeah all three home runs have been solo shots he can go the other way to the ball we've seen him pull the ball most of the time in the series that's ball three 55,000 plus here at the Metrodome in the Twin Cities no score top of the third second one out a settlement over when the curtain comes down on us all around town Jim we heard people say it's a shame that somebody's got to lose one tonight no it's a cliche but everybody feels that way to including the Minnesota fans they admire these Braves and what they've done his strength joins rafael belliard on bass well how do you win a game here in the Metrodome Pendleton lunch - no you do something with men on base Belliard at second Lonnie Smith at first grounded out to first his first time and he is driven in three runs in the series as two homers as tenets last half-inning the twins left unit on big difference though they got their two men on with two outs there's only one out now all one two two key is a call Terry Pendleton appropriate name for a Braves player 4 for 8 with runners in scoring position here's Scott Erickson who started last night scared in Game four Pendleton at a home run and a double against Jack Morris and ball one strike give me William reminding the runners one out Rick Aguilera the bench of it all with it involve two strikes that's Rick's room you can cut it with a knife here folks in the short left field and cruises to it too a tough one there two on two out Ron Gant comes up Harper went out to talk to his hurler and sooner or later if the Braves are going to have good results this fellow is going to have to pop one and struck out his first time the first ball fastball hitter and a short stop for sound and Atlanta leaves two they've left after this message Atlanta's left 3 Minnesota - bottom of the third no score the Treadway Greg gagney leads it off he's batting the number 9 spot has a home run among his four hits big three-run home run in game number one Keith Mitchell and Nick assess key Nick has been on the disabled list for two years with the Atlanta Braves with vertigo Smoltz gets ahead on the outside edge Smoltz has allowed two singles they came in the second after two were up that's strike two Allanon scoops one out let's go back 31 years and take a trip to old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh in typical fashion was going right to the wire here's a sweet the wind and a foul ball off the bat of glad that is the only home run that has ever ended a World Series bill Mazeroski Game seven the only home run that ever ended a World Series out of play strike two to gladden let's add some games here that ended abruptly ever yeah this has been a rather unique world series in which the winning run was driven in on the final pitch in three different games that's the first time it's ever been done Lemke drove in justice in Game three and then a Willard sacrifice fly plated Lemke in Game four and then last night Kirby Pucket with an eleventh inning home run he's off and has been retired in the third gladden hacking away and it stays 1 & 2 Biddy nope says the first base umpire everyone two and two he'll get more than one remember the first in bed for gladden a lot of sliders away Smoltz gets ahead of gladden and tries to come back with a slider and he hangs it in the middle of the plate and gladden does the rest he narrowly averted the strikeout on a half swing put a one out double will have a chance to put the twins on top in the third the writers first and miss whatever block dancer than to roam one series and double was only his fifth hit of the series but comes at a time when it puts pressure on the break I think Tom Kelly was talking to Dan gladden to keep an eye on Knobloch either that or increase your lead at second base with one out it's a good time to try to steal third you see we'd be able to get a big lead two and two this is the Metrodome in Minneapolis the home of the twins in its game seven of the series were in the bottom of the third we're honor its second days one out in the garbage Jack buck with you and this is the last baseball game the baseball universe that up in the right field justice is there to out the runner tags goes to third this may seem like a harmless out but it does push gladden to third base and the one thing to keep in mind we talked about the wild pitches of Jack Morris John Smoltz had 20 wild pitches during the season that's the most by any pitcher in the major league so being at third base with two outs is much more important with a guy like Smoltz out there than it would normally be maybe a popular man here back to the pictures first time the guy like Puckett up there you're not going to give him anything too good to hit you're going to try to make you're breaking balls break a little more that means there's a chance of it being in the dirt and there's going to be a little more ride on the flash ball I don't think that don't give in to Puckett by throwing a fastball here I wonder puckett getting interview occurred two to get to an exciting game once the game starts everything seven style everybody's relaxed not tonight not this one no that's it you have to excellent Pittsburgh smoke smells has just blown the last two fastballs right by Kirby Pucket see what they go in he and catcher Greg Olson what they call here with the count 2 & 2 it's going to be the slider we have six more innings to go of torture and pleasure we've played three in each team has left three and we're scoreless fourth inning John Smoltz and Jack Morris holding fourth and Morris ready to pitch to David Justice lollipop in a strike a little bit of everything from this veteran hurler and lollipop was sweet if you're looking for it but most hitters don't look for it he only throws it four or five times a game how about that he's got two more to go I to the 46 all-star game rip sole the Ted Williams the result was a lot different as Williams hit the his second home run that's that you could see all four fingers choking the ball that's a palm ball from Morris this misses although Harper thought they had a strikeout and so did Jack Morris Mars are really howling about that last one here's that second pitch right there look how Morris chokes that changeup and hitters if they do swing at it they have a tendency to swing at the arm motion that's how he got ahead of justice but that ode to courage was close Martha's third strike we're from Jim kaat well from feel level watching some of those close pitches and the facial reactions from both Jack Morris and John Smoltz it's pretty evident not pleased with Don denkinger's strike zone but that's pretty that's customary is not known in the American League as a pitcher's umpire very tight zone David Justice wasn't pleased with that fork ball from ours either here's bream to the opposite field chased by gladden 'is there fair ball to up that off-speed pitch from Jack Morris we clocked at 63 miles per hour that of course the palm ball big disparity between that pitch and his split finger fastball kitty is there anybody who throws a fork ball any harder than Morris in the American League I don't think so and I think that's one of the big differences Atlanta is seeing pitchers like Morris and Tapani who doesn't feel quite as hard with the hard fork ball hunter ball one I guess Mike Scott when he was healthy was comparable to the way Morris throws his Ryan Hunter's struck out in the second Jack Morris having no difficulty here in the fourth raise it had two hits and a walk hits by justice and belly are to walk to my slip well hit into the gap and gladden can't catch it and up to offer Brian Hunter hunter gets his fourth hit of the series that is the 40th extra-base hit of this world series the record for extra-base hits by two teams in a world series 42 so both teams just two extra-base hits away from a World Series record there have been 16 home runs hit in the series series record is 17 so their one home run away and when you think about it Jackie don't think about the last six games is that much offense involved well they've been spread to eight home runs for each team two extra men Olson could put it Lane on here in the 4th needs of 200 Olsen has six hits five walks screaming in one run in the series and we get so many chances leadoff single in the sack this is a two-hour opportunity different signs with a runner at second we won mark lemke will bat next we're here in the fourth or leading off in the fifth three and one mr. Morris is not very happy I think he believes you should be getting more calls and he's been getting Brian Harper trying to calm him down out of play three and two I love yes the old 3 & 2 is a lot of hitting room up the middle with Olson batting under running the bases its second that ball is caught by Mantha well it ball by oles and we're still scoreless and now it as left for home half of the fourth oh three and all for each club tension fills the part her back leads it off how to play strike one to Kent who flied to right his first time in his three out of 24 and Oh for his last 14 but the big threat one straight and Arabic says it hit him and he goes the first day here comes Bobby Cox out to argue I don't think Olson is really arguing Cox is saying it didn't hit him well there was a delayed reaction on the part of Kent Hrbek and Don denkinger the home plate umpire Olsen I think initiated the request slider inside did it hit him look like it did alright looked like it could have much a delayed reaction on the part of her back now denkinger is looking down I think endure oughta call that right away and not be enticed to call it after Hrbek calls his attention to it seems to me that if you call the play right away that would be the appropriate thing to do you can't let a hitter talk you into thinking that that he was hit by the kids judging by the way Olson in the smokes reacted what after Zedd did hit him I thought I thought Olson questioned to call yeah that's exactly right I thought he I thought he questioned the call and then Cox came out I think that's what brought Cox out of the dugout any event the leadoff man is on for the first time in the game for the twins and chili Davis has a 1-1 count number one a pitcher can't tell whether it hits him or not the catcher can and the catcher what he determines is whether the ball changed directions behind it the ball changed directions then it hit him if it didn't change directions it didn't hit it Herbeck at first nobody out the balls in the strike you can outpace any old last 14 winds have left free they have their leadoff man here base in the court comes hunter from beef left one up we talked about the 1924 World Series well in 1926 check this out with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Babe Ruth was caught stealing second base and that not only ended the game it ended the series and that gentleman right there his name is Pat Olson is 90 years young this is his 280 third consecutive World Series games 283 not only how many years that cup a little pop fly behind second my drop justice with a good play hell out of the ball that's the second out and justice has done that frequently here in postseason came up a little burn but he got the ball off the bat of Harper Davis messed up a couple of balls but he's also made several fine sliding catches and this is among them nice play David Justice there are too hot with her back still at first Smaltz will deal with Jane good breaking bar the baseball field where Chuck Knobloch the twin second baseman played down in Texas A&M by the way is named after Pat Olson that 90 year old gentleman that you just saw in the colors he was a roommate of Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig back in 1920 in the minor leagues imagine that 283 straight World Series games as a baseball fan hey handkerchief waving the camera away Hrbek hit by pitch Davis flied out Harper flied out Mack the back who would want to count well when do you think this game is going to be decided we have played four innings there is no score each team is won three games of this 91 series each team is won three games at home in this series and this is the final baseball game of the year Jack Morris mark Lemke ball one were underway Lemke grounded out his first time and another hit for the little guy and is number 10 for a lemke and it marks the second time in the game the Braves have put their leadoff man on base and we're to the point where you would expect a bug to well with Belliard coming up it is a guarantee that Belliard will be punting on the first pitch I don't know if Bobby Cox will change it mark Lemke on with his 10th hit not bad for a 27th round draft choice that's the fourth hit of the night for Atlanta never more than one per inning Belliard singled his first time she's good Bunter ordinarily Beck holding against the runner makes the drill there are a lot of ways to sacrifice successfully on the artificial surface one of the best ways is just to bunt the ball into the ground look at the high hop that Harper has has to contend with and that's enough to get Lemke to second base that ball looked like it was off home plate good bunt by Belliard now the Braves want something from their leadoff hitter with Lemke at second one out Lonnie Smith has flied to right in his walk we're in the top of the fifth no score Terry Taliban on deck man of the moment for the Braves is Lonnie Smith and he bunts and the play by Pagliarulo safe first and third one out rather surprising play by the Atlanta outfielder well if you do this with a runner at second base who was just bunted over it's got to work a hundred out of a hundred times and had that throw been on the money Lonnie would have been out Kent Hrbek tried to make it work the ball into the home plate side tally reuleaux a fine play Lonnie Smith the bunt base hit it's unusual but it worked those pictures just numbers you'll see what comes of it it's Harper talked to his pitcher on his spent at first bunted awfully hard but Smith down the first faith in it faced in a hurry and the throw just pulling her back off the back so Lonnie Smith says to Terry Pendleton you do it galavan is old for two course it's easier for Pendleton to do it third it's still only one but a double play in order blimpy started all of this consternation where the base hit he was bunted down a second advanced on the bunt single by Lonnie Smith so if you're the infielders now if you're the middle infielders you say that the balls hit sharply to me we tried for two if you're on the corners first or third a ball hit sharply to me I go for two if it's not hit hard I come home with the ball those are the thoughts in the infield mine's right now came to a standstill and coddled and asked for time I mean everything we let a standstill Jack Morris pitching to a national league's leading hitter of this year very penalty at least arrive off one ball one strike this game too important for that family to stay away the kids one ticket for two people popped him up for the second out shortstop wants it and it has it to our so panda then leaves the split-finger popped up watch Greg gagney with that right hand once that hand goes up a lot of times you can hear the infielder but you can certainly see and Greg gagney makes the play so glad you stayed away and there are two on two out and up is Ron Gant who is old for seven in Game six and seven old for two tonight sky Nevada if the brave sooner or later going to have to do something down out of whooping hollering raise of left or have two on two for the fifth you slipped from the basin Lonnie Smith is somewhat of a threat to running this with dance the banner I think they're going to give Jane a chance to bribe the run home I don't think Smith's going to run unless gain it's two strikes on him one and two in the dirt block the runner halfway and he is safe he got back Pagliarulo tried to block him off the bag that's a legal play you're not supposed to do it without the ball but if the ball is close to you most umpires will give it to you you can see Harper the ball rolling out in front of home plate Harper stays at home Morris picks it up and the throw back to third watch Pagliarulo he tried to block him off he thought he had him but Lin feedback just in time well that was close it was really close very close now the rule of thought he had him two balls and a strike to Ron Gant's first conferred to out those four that was close we in just that really close look like that the tag was high by Hrbek now three and one one more look at Mike value Rula the third baseman Limpy halfway and he tries to get back look at the right knee of Pagliarulo he drops down but Limpy is clearly back in there good call aisle three and one we'll see if Lonnie Smith leaves from first not going and a foul makes it three and two aim free of Ashley inside of Ron Gant's cap that said I will I to drive the - Lonnie Smith will pickoff play runner going strike four strikeouts for Jack Morris and the Braves have six Jack Morris has blanked Atlanta for five innings on five hits and John Smoltz goes back to work to pitch to the number eight and nine hitters are you real or hitting eight rounded out his first time to sit breathe hits it deep in the center and back at the track is there and well here's everybody's good friend Ernie Harwell with his World Series fondest memory favorite World Series mobile from 1968 in st. Louis Sabbath game of the World Series of Tigers and temple bond I am tied the series at three games apiece lowly's and Gibson were tied up in a brilliant pitching do nothing to nothing capita settled inning the Tigers got two men on jim norfert hits a fly ball to center field turns out to be a three base hit Tigers go ahead and when the world's Championship of 1968 all wonder Greg gagney at the conclusion of this game folks earning our world will our epilogue they implore you don't go away when this game is over we'll have all the postgame activities after a winner has been determined and the final footage of the night believe me is worth your staying turn it off there is a strike to gagney water-wise earlier earlier in that 1968 series Bob Gibson set the record for most strikeouts in a game in a World Series with 17 in that game Curt Flood was stuck in the mud on that ball hit by Hartford that's why he didn't get a good jump the Tigers went on to win that game four to one Tim McCarver was a part of that as in 64 and 67 he knows the tension writing this when we're in the bottom of the fifth the leadoff man first time is up with one during one breanne one Ganga has a homerun in the circuit and it's three and two Smoltz has hit one allowed three hits walk none struck out three and he gets another strikeout that's his fourth two gone in the inning this copyrighted telecast presented by authority of Major League Baseball it may not be reproduced or retransmitted in about the express written consent of Major League Baseball and gladden struck out one out double in the third up the middle the fourth of the nine pillar 20 Gladys banks it hard up the middle like II can't come up with it and one would think with two outs now that gladden is going to be off you don't know which ditch but he'll probably wait Moltres behind in the out as much less certainly feels like a running situation man who stole 15 bases during the scene who was caught 19 folks have run successfully against John Smoltz this year block weights as to hop single here in the Minnesota pill notice how John Smoltz comes set with his arms away from his body he doesn't bring his hands you do that you have to do that every time see the arms away from the body there centerfield for again now we have played five scoreless innings and will return to the Hubert H humphrey Metrodome after this message the best pinch-hitter the Braves have Tommy Gregg is taking his jacket off he took his soft hat off off and speculating that Brian hunter and right thumb may be too bruised for him to hit we'll see he's due up third in this inning after justice and bream were under way in the sixth strike one there's Tommy Greg he's ready of Bobby Cox wonsan yeah those hardhats are very uncomfortable the only time the hitter puts those things on is when he's going to go up to bat one ball one strike justice singled leading off in the second and he struck out he's had seven hits and two home runs in this world series leadoff hitter in the sixth just as in the whole hits it to her back to the pitcher Kent Hrbek says he plays first base like a hockey goalie anything that gets buying he thinks is a goal well there hadn't been too many goals and Kent Hrbek career with him at first base he's the best there is that's what his manager says he's the best I ever saw those Tom Kelly I think Tim you and I would throw in for Keith Hernandez in the National League he's not active though with one out Sid Bream takes a strike let's hear from Jim kaat at this stage of things yeah Brian hunters spent a lot of time on the bench flexing that thumb checking it out Tommy Gregg is still has a bat in his hand and is ready to go up in case he can't swing it mutters on deck break standing by Lana has left six five hits in a walk dream hits it there her back three more four three and a hunter will take his place at the plate Brian struck out in a second all over the left-center in the fourth any people that may not realize how much force a hitter uses when he swings of that there are lot of tendons in the in the fingers and in the thumb and you pull one of those tendons and it's very difficult to hit Oh Tommy Greg relaxes two quick outs here in the sixth Oh a floater Diplo one or the big guys will come up from Minnesota in the bottom of the sixth inning they've stranded five under 12 home runs during the season in the World Series in the center-field bucket coming his hair and the grades have gone six innings with Puckett we'll leave it off well it's still up to John Smoltz to hold these twin where know what he did last night in the 11th time one and one Smoltz has struck out four walked none hit one here the final football score the Redskins over the Giants five for 17 the undefeated team in the National Football League college today and at one time 13 to nothing why should win game back and one this is Game seven of the nineteen bottom of the sixth two and two punky her back in Davis only ones have the twins put their leadoff in on bases and the power confrontation there look like the hard slider and that's true that the slider is a power pitch it is not an off-speed pitch most pitchers throw it almost as hard as the fastball so when you talk about off-speed pitches you usually don't include the slider he wants truck with the starkest set as the first walk by the Atlanta her reading this friendly part you're on you know a quick check of the regular season shows that get her back that three sacrifice bunts this year but you'd have to assume they were against left-handed pitchers Cox was upset about that half swing I thought her becomes one Rosa we went around that time 101 let's go down to Jim cot Tim you know from being behind the plate when Steve Carlton was pitching boy you get a lot of strikes on check swings and that's what we're seeing here tonight the last one the herd back tough to lay off that hard slider and curve serves as the illusion of a strike a hitter goes after it when it's in the strike zone and it breaks late the later the break the more affected the pitch we've all over the strike good play by Greg Olson he goes at it the wrong way when he comes up the right way marketed first nobody out - in 2 to Hrbek Atlanta fans had a lot of good-natured fungus can terrific they all walk in the same in the center-field dance runner tagging at first dad holds him there now her back couldn't move my long pick the wrong town here better very poor in postseason play against Toronto in the Atlanta Braves up now is chili Davis he is struck out flied out one I was going in the sixth two bream throws to second gets one and gets the return folks this game is going to be decided late isn't it no score through six innings and you will never see a double play turned any faster than the double play turned by Sid Bream and Rafael Belliard watch the quick hands inside of the bag well that's nice three six three easy chili Davis out by three strides at first that was pretty with Belliard in the middle of it now we go into the seventh inning of the seventh game scoreless first up griggles he lined out with a runner at second and two out of the four hit the ball very well against Jack Morris what a job these two pitchers have done tonight Jack Morris and John Smoltz Brian Hunter the leftfielder of the Braves icing that the right thumb down one to Olsen by the way this is the 32nd seventh game in World Series history only one other decisive game has been scoreless through six innings and that was the game that Ernie Harwell talked about earlier the seventh game of the 1968 World Series Detroit and st. Louis in that game Detroit scored three in the top of the seventh inning this one is tight tight tight Lana's left six at this point Jack Morris has retired five in a row God also changed a the God it's hard to be a hero if you're a hitter tonight these guys are throwing some buzz balls up there Mars with the fastball the high fastball the Splinter an occasional slider lempke into centerfield and Puckett waits to 7-under over ball that's hair from Jim kaat at Jack and Tim I find this fascinating just watching Smoltz and Morris duel can you imagine what it was like for John Smoltz as a kid he's 12 years younger than Jack Morris playing in the backyard being a tiger fan and a Morris was his hero you always dream about what it's like you know to play in a situation like this and now you're watching a guy do it in real life it's unbelievable there's John Smoltz and west Belliard got something also go back to the mound of bottom of the seventh scoreless ball one Belliard a hit and a sacrifice now home runs on the air he has won for his career over four 100 at-bats in the big leagues his only home run coming off Eric Shou who was then with the San Diego Padres two-on-one look at belly are you think you're at Williamsport I have six it is strikezone crouches this is a high strike thrown by Morris a lot of pictures don't get that pitching more six strikeouts for Morris is retired eight neuro the seventh-inning seventh game he'll score isn't this something this seventh game going down to the bottom of the seventh without any score and John smokes young as he is matching Jack Morris Harper leaves off Paul Ryan Harper is singled and flied out Smoltz has fanned four walked one there's Jack Morris he's gone through 7/8 all to to Brian Harper that strikes out beyond smokes through a nine inning victory over the pirates in Game seven of the - shut him out these hitters are being aggressive Tim they just can't catch up in these guys yep everybody seems to be behind the fastball both pitchers maintaining their strength throughout this game 2 & 2 to Brian Harper I think because they're throwing so hard you find the infielders off the lines there you see Terry Pendleton indication of how hard he's in the right spot there's going Tim there's one out he was in the right spot now when you're throwing that hard then your infielders have a tendency to play toward the middle of the field that's why Pendleton was off the line at third base Smoltz and Mars maintaining that power throughout Shane Mack is up he's had a hit one of the four gathered by the twins tonight one for two he's a friend he punts the tough chance excellent - ah what a play by Terry Pendleton he was playing as deep as we had just shown you yet made the play on shame an anticipation on the part of Pendleton a minute Mac gets into that bunting situation Pendleton charges and watching barehanded terrific play by penalties and to arts in a home seven here are the very dangerous number 8 hitter at the plate all for two smokes gets ahead but this is something really stupid man so enjoyable folks this is the longest that any seventh game has ever progressed but on either team scoring longest ever no score in the bottom of the seventh all pitching for ball two after the order will come up for Atlanta in the eighth smoke still has to get a gorilla unhappy where the umpire and shaking the signal to Pendleton again he threw out the side we're going into the eighth day isn't this something seventh inning seventh game no score it's all pitching here tonight Jack Morris John Smoltz nine hits total the longest scoreless start of a seventh game in a World Series Jack Morris takes it into the eighth base at the top of the order Highsmith very counter winner Ron Gant all on Smith his flight out walked and singled and with a bunt single in the fifth with a runner at second one out it did not pay off that's gonna drop I think it does that's the second hit of the night I'm base for the third time half swing got him a base hit now what do you do with Pendleton well a lot of ways you can go you can bunch you can hit run or you can play it straight up if doesn't move the runner along you can you can steal with Lonnie Smith and lemon is old for three tonight by Jack Morris Hamilton sacrificed seven times the reason that Bobby Cox isn't bunting here I think is that the matchup Mars against Pendleton is better for the Braves and Bobby Cox than the matchup of Gant so why would you bunch a better matchup player to get to a guy who as far as averages concern power yes but not average this is the third time in the game Atlanta has put their leadoff man on base we've got the whole open on the right side with her back Tom Kelly pointing to his head will I think that's the sign to throw over the first base whenever Kelly goes to his hand and Brian Harper you saw him go to his head and that's the sign for the pitcher to either throw to first base or to use the slide step we've been seeing that too often during this series to try to figure it out so Jack Morris using the slide step there leadoff single by Lonnie Smith keeping a close eye on his picture here in the eighth-inning we went to his head again so this is either a slide step or throw to first base a lot of attention to Smith he stole nine bases during the season in the bullpen Steve Bedrosian and mark Guthrie the right-hander left-hander all this eighth-inning so hit by sniff he's in the hole 1 & 2 - the league's leading hitter at the plate illidan at 22 home runs this season plus two in the World Series crowd wants to spread out a hit ball was in the dirt says the third-base umpire Terry Tator and Pettit was still alive on the foul tip so a foul tipped it thinned the ball went in the dirt and then it skipped into Harper's knit that was the call let's see if it happened yes good call by third-base umpire Terry Tator clearly into the dirt I'm banking her the plate umpire asked for help runner at first nobody out in the Atlantic eight first pitch of the and then in the left centerfield that ball is down and a bad light off the wall Lonnie Smith has held up at third and he didn't do very good baserunning that was terrible by Lonnie he didn't pick the ball up he stopped when he rounded second base he may have gone for the decoy around second Lonnie Smith sees the ball in the gap and look he looked at Knobloch do you see gagney and Knobloch combining for the decoy Smith clearly could have scored on the ball had he been running all the way as it was the decoy of Knoblauch and gagney hel Smith at third base not luck the one thing you don't do if you're the runner from first base you don't look at the infielders never trust the end only trust where the ball was hit Smith with a clear view of where that ball was hit and he went for the decoy at second base and that's why he didn't score the infield comes in now as Ron Gant comes up I thought Atlanta got a bad break because the ball is going to jump over the fence they got a bad break when the Lonnie did that poor base and we still have no score but its second and third and nobody out another chance for camp and he pops it out of play and his ogre crew left two on in the third and he left two on in the fifth inning he wants at least a flyball to put Atlanta on top here in the 8th inning I'm Kelly goes down the line with Morris little roller and they'll get an out without a run score again so can't can again but let's go back to the decoy play of Lonnie Smith running look at Chuck Knobloch the second baseman and watching go through the routine of throwing a ball that is not there now watch gagney there's gagney right there he acts like it's a play to that stops Lonnie Smith it confuses him he stops at second base he continues to third but it's too late so Lonnie could have scored scored he didn't and now it's one out with the runners at second and third and Tom Kelly goes to the mound he has Bedrosian and Guthrie in the bullpen and he has justice and bream coming up what a big out that was when they got Ronnie Gant with over 4 let's take a trip downstairs to Jim kaat fight appeared as you'd imagine this conversation was Jack Morris who would you rather face David Justice said Greene you are a rock of intense have made justice look bad that's what the discussion is about with Kelly and Morris who would you rather pitch to Atlanta coming into this inning had left six now they've already missed a scoring opportunity justice is going to be walked it will be the second pass by Jack Morris and it's going to load the bases with one out here in the eighth inning of a scoreless game and there's Sid Bream in the on-deck-circle he'll be up with a bases loaded and one out great opportunity for Atlanta nasty spot for the twins seventh game folks Sid Bream is old for three rounded a second fly to left grounded to first raves right second and short all one which is always that problem too when you give the intentional walk to load the bases runners on base tonight and write a 2 for 11 twins one for 10 at least the flyball desperately want the DoublePlay good swing by cinemas run away Bobby Cox knows that he should have had a run already here in the eighth get that two-strike count on them with Morris and possession of that split finger delivery lot of pressure on Harper also if the splitters in the dirt lien is in the hole 1 2 Ronnie Smith that third instead of on the bench Pendleton is doubled as its second they walk justice and one ball two strikes to Sid great and the play is to hole out there okay I saw it as you did I still can't digest that it went still scoreless in the bottom of the inning seventh game of the series pinch-hitter is up the book up the metal base hit good defense you ignite the office bases-loaded in one app and what a huge DoublePlay this was for Hrbek Harper back to Hrbek and we really something and now the Braves by not score I'm messing up on the face bags I left smokes Leo Mazzoni the pitching coaches out talking to John I'm going to leave him in there we have a pinch runner or Randy Bush smokes head retired five in a row it's that patient runner I think you'll see another one here he's two for three on the night at top Google by Lonnie Smith a double by Pendleton Smith would have scored standing up with me out of play strike one and the Braves get mania the right-hander and Mike Stanton the left-hander on their feet go ahead and run on it first nobody out for the Twitter to pull the ball to avoid the DoublePlay he pulled it and hit into the middle Colligan strike two so now what dan gladden wants to do is change the punting situation into a base hit if you're John Smoltz on the other hand you want to change the failure to get the runner over into an out without moving the runner for the craves tonight more's for the twin one ball two strikes is this Atlanta Apryl Jilla tasks it's a tough situation out of play and it stays one and two you mm when stays up there 1 & 2 it remains the designated hitter is Lonnie stead so he's on the bench as the twins that in the bottle there base running gaffe boss tomato smoking's up to one one out on her back so gladden fails to move the runner over and give the pitcher credit for that Game seven on ninety-one seven Metrodome in Minneapolis bottom of the eighth one on one out and nose score seven hits for Atlanta five from Minnesota I said hit run manners now in Chuck Knoblauch he is flied out three times took a strike you have a good hit and run man but not a good hit and run pitcher John Smoltz his best and most affected when he throws high fastball a pitcher who throws high fastballs you don't want to hit and run again because the chances of you putting the ball in play in the air too great we'll see what the twins do is they try to come up with a run get out by Atlanta nothing shaking one ball one strike women pinch running for Bush we've chatted for gagging horse didn't got there's one out can't say enough about this young Atlanta hurler I'm sports runner going base hit first and third one and who's up I get indeed the hit and run running on the play the line drag just over the glove of Syd green new three times and when he needed a line drive he got one interesting situation right here you know what would be unusual strategy Waller walk Puckett and get to her back Hrbek has not been a good hitter the whole season and if Cox goes to a left-hander I think that's exactly what he's going to do John Smoltz was terrific tonight with is knocked out here in the eighth inning in favor of Mike Stanton first and third one out no score it gives way to Mike Stanton let's go down to Jim cot well Jack Mike Stanton according to Ken her back was his tough a left-hander as he has seen all year probably the most popular sovereignty the Chicago White Sox Tim McCarver called a turn it's going to be Hrbek up there with the bases loaded because they are indeed walking kirby puckett you talk about brassy for Bobby Cox I'm telling you this takes a lot of guts right here but consider the reasoning the way the Braves have been swinging the bats Bobby's probably considers one run you know that's going to open the floodgate what one runs going to win it so he's playing it like the bottom of the ninth instead of the bottom of the 8th Kent Hrbek has struck out three times against Mike Stanton that gives you an idea what Jim kaat was talking about and that's why Hrbek doesn't like the face Hinton but here he is facing him and the most important situation in this area interesting battle right here is that Stanton has been that fastball in on her back the way he handled radensky as he was patient and got fielder basketballs inside and sliders away well it doesn't matter who you're rooting for no score on the pond they said loaded one in Game seven infielder at second and short stand and miss it that's an earlier one walk the bases loaded we're really put that hotspot Hrbek hit by a pitch over 2 once that leads to fly ball and he hits it foul one and one stand and once the strikeout pop-up or double play al Newman the runner a third and Chuck Knobloch down at second and they walked Kirby Pucket her back is old for his last 15 over 8 the World Series all too John sure hopes the general manager of the Braves sweating out his pitchers standing in her can look for something this one in a line drive in a double play sends us into the ninth inning scoreless so the Braves catch a break Stanton catches a break and a Hrbek failed to bring him home jammed on the pitch and Lemke is there and he steps on second an unassisted double play unbelievable hasn't this been and isn't it magnificent seventh game nine-thirty no score and through it all if you try to find a smile and you you find no happy faces here among the throw it all Jack Morris still on the hill for the twins and ball one hunter we have the new shortstop al Dubin after they lifted gangee for the successful pinch-hitter Randy push Hunter has a double in free trips to the third baseman Pagliarulo one out once again Morris maintaining his velocity so pegged Pagliarulo stays off the line and makes the play hey in that double play Chuck Knobloch braking at second base a third base coach reminds the guy at second to watch the line drive but you really can't fault Knobloch on that play now it's Olson he's old for free Newman yes you're aware aren't you folks that had went a missed a chance in the eighth single by Smith double by Pendleton Smith held up at third base of the lost side of the ball and Lanham missed a golden opportunity be with two out he's had a hit he's 1 for 3 Jack Morris trying to complete the 9a lempke fails the Braves can only win in extra and - our nobody on and scattered seven the Braves have left eight and hit into a double play go into this is a fantastic game jeff blauser moves on deck he'll bat for Belliard if Lemke is able to get a to tough to take for this lefty Tran and male one Minnesota Goodwyn the World Series with a run Shelly Davis Brian Harper Shane Mack will try to win it for the twins as they bat against right scandal Dandan came on in the eighth and guy he was whacking away trying to turn out the lights is struck out flied out grounded into a double play that while the remarkable Jon smokes was on the ball one strike Bobby Cox the manager of Atlanta when talking about this particular pitcher said it doesn't matter whether they're left-handed or right-handed Stanton can get him up the only way the Braves can win is an extra inning we're in the seventh game right chili Davis pops it foul one ball two strikes we've had a 12 inning game we've had an 11 inning game how about Jack Morris an shutout innings against this tough Atlanta Club he looks like he's ready for more nobody's warming up for the twins empty Minnesota Boca but the batter's box is occupied Charlie Leibrandt win this game - until the Davis twins have six hits they've been given two arcs and how to play off the bat of Davis to be followed by a Harper he's brave just hoping to get back to the plate how to play again by chilly June - to the leadoff hitter you nobody on nobody out out of play again Tim but that walk again by Bobby Cox a lot of guts did it first and third one out Kirby Pucket the batter Mike standing into the game walking kirby puckett intentionally and Kent Hrbek lining into a double play unassisted to mark Lemke he didn't hit it well hit it off the fist it's making them off a fist that is what chili Davis is gone Mike Stanton has grown asking fast balls in the in the right-center that ball gets down stops it first chillie almost missed first base rounding the going to play it cautious anyway to prevent the extra but watch how close he comes to missing first base matter of fact I think he did miss it you know it's very closely attached to with the side of his foot and I think that's why he went back what after make comfortable I'm sure and so he retraced his steps pinch-runner we have a pinch runner Jarvis Brown here it is right here watch jelly Davis right there did he touch first-base I'll tell you it was too close for him to try it and go to second base I think that's why he came back Jarvis Brown gets back Jarvis Brown one is carrying the winning 19 on the world series of run if the incircle evasions Harper is one Harper bunting pitchers throw to first base the get a batter could commit and Harper committed no way with a leadoff single and I whoo this ball almost got away from Olson a high fastball almost took his glove off Stanton throwing awfully hard so they switched off and gave him a swing at that fastball one I want gets the science from the bench from Tom Gilliam flashing run the ninth no score seventh game it's a bracelet and it looks like Mike Stanton is hurt stay the third-base side looks like a cramp but what Brian Harper did he found the scene he found the scene between Stanton and Greene it looks like a cramp that Stanton has but watched Brian Harper intentionally push the ball to the right side and he finds the gap between Stanton and bream and Stanton trying to track the ball down appears to have hurt himself looked like when he was trying to turn around after he picks the ball up and there it is he bunts it hard between the charging bream and Stanton and it looked like when Stanton retrieved the ball he may have sprained the need new pitcher coming in is painted what a game what a series tied three games apiece game seven runners at first and second nobody out and Alejandro Pena into the game and relief of Mike Stanton our the twins going to play a knee worked two innings last night with two strikeouts one would think you're here in a must sacrifice situation but are you Mike Pagliarulo the next batter if Mack bunts successfully then Pagliarulo is walked and then you have al Newman who is in there as the shortstop you have two left-handed pitches pinch hitters left Paul Sorrento and gene Larkin let's see how Shane Mack plays it with two on and a foul bunt strike one Mac is 1 for 3 there's a good center leadoff single by chili Davis one single bug Brian Harper nobody out in the twins second Barba's brown switch off and a ground ball to Lemke they get one and a double-play the runner ends up at third with two out Lemke and Belliard pulled it off now you might ask how John Kelly going away from the squeeze or the bunt and looking Lemke back to Belliard to breathe the takeout slide by Brian Harper unsuccessful and a remarkable DoublePlay turned by the brain what a pivit by belliard the late Tom Kelly and his strategy backfired and now they're going to walk how your rule I think Tom Kelly putting the hit instead of the bunt on thinking that with green charging that's going to lead the right side of the infield well nerville it did at first base but not at second let me read it all away they are going to walk Pagliarulo al-nouman will be due up he is being called back it will be first and third two out bottom of the ninth no scores seventh game on Kelly's scorecard he soon will write in the name of Paul Sorrento will be batting for Newman the Braves got a startling DoublePlay here to take us within one out of extra innings for the third time in this series that the Braves still have to get there walk to Pagliarulo two things to keep in mind Alejandro Pena made two wild pitches in the National League Championship Series with a runner at third base panga throws very hard out to talk to him and both wild pitches came with Greg Olson catchy one more look at that brilliant DoublePlay turned by mark Lemke Rafael Belliard and Sid Bream on a monthly lift his responsibility was to cover first base but he held his position and when the ball was hit he made the play and Givaudan you seemed torch burst anyway are for bearing down on Belliard and shrug stop and just a terrific DoublePlay turned by Lemke and Belliard they're going to pitch to Paul silvered Oh 25 years Massachusetts he could be the hero first the big man's a third with two out and Sorrento hammers at one jet grain has moved behind the runner at first base you're playing this game as though nobody were on first value rule if he tries to steal second of course has to make sure that he makes it but if they're going to give it to you you might as well take it ryuk to an another good swing by Sorrento the reason that Bobby Cox has opted to pitch the right-hander to the left-hander here is you'd rather the inexperienced player beat you if he's going to do it Dan glass is on deck Sorrento is old for one in this series I'll be hoping this game gets into the 10th inning if it does were all out some more adjectives to describe this baseball it's something first and third two out bottom of the night roll score so rent though undergoing foul ball now your reuleaux is running unmolested off first Sid Bream way back and as we said if they're going to give it to you go ahead and take it with two outs there's not even going to be a play at second base anyway both infielders actually all three infielders the shortstop second baseman and first baseman playing as though there were no runner on first base the only running at council enter a third getting his swings out Knoxville on two runner going oh and another nasty swing by Sorrento and ball up a bit from pain you but tuck to catch up with it there's pinch-hitters been up and down with the twins a few times there's the big run Jarvis Brown the speedster at third across the way with night runner going 10th inning coming up how much better can again the twins have left nine and we're still scoreless into the tenth inning we go scoreless game Atlanta pension ecstatic after getting out of that night and it should not be a scoreless game I mean if you go back to the eighth inning with Lonnie Smith on at first base he went for the decoy you see Chuck Knobloch the second baseman throwing a ball that wasn't there to Greg gagney gagney acting like he's completing the play I think what happened is Smith lost vision we went for the decoy and then he looked up and tried to pick the ball up and all he saw was white handkerchiefs in left-center field he couldn't pick it up therefore he stopped he stopped too long and he kept running he scores the only run of the game and the Braves win the World Series in a game Scott full of strategy and anti strategy in the bottom half of that inning Mike Stanton in after he walked kirby puckett with runners at first and third that's right first and third and Hrbek lines one off the handle to Lemke and lifti steps on second what a bizarre eighth-inning that and in the Atlanta aids had green hidden to a double-play with a base Lando's left eight get into a double play minnesota is like in three double plays this is jeff blauser to pinch-hit and scott leius plays short for the twin playing short that's not an unusual position for him Jack Morris still pitching and a foul ball Harper can't see it he caught it he didn't know where it was but he caught it wowser batting for Belliard he didn't know where it was when it was going up but he found it coming down watch this eight plays here everyday said I don't see it there it is got it it's the first time since 1924 that a World Series seventh game has gone into extra honey Smith is up he's had a walk into this is the third extra inning game in World Series play in a seven-game series there have never been three extra inning games Game three Game six in this one one and one to the there is one out Lonnie Smith is up and Terri 10 of the will follow 10th inning know to the crown like the choir on Sunday morning at the Anna Braves choir that turner trying to stay with it one into the countin 1 2 & 2 on his Smith has three World Series home runs six heads total rs has struck out seven he gets his eighth strikeout to have maintained the velocity on his fastball for nine and 2/3 innings a lot of superlatives for that guy and a lot of horses on both sides but just watch Jack Morris work he is a warhorse that guy right there the Toronto twice won Game one pitched in Game four no decision in that one makes the seventh grade handled in has a double it should have been good enough to drive home a run in the eighth this is the first time since 1980 Jack Morris has gone more than five is Alejandro Pena like the bottom shortstop leius innings against jack Morris probably scoreless game going into the bottom of the 10th inning and you know a lot of times we'll attend a sporting event or watch a World Series or some other and letting competition tip not realize at the time how sensational it is later you look back as it and I was glad I was there that was something tonight it's so apparent that this is one of the most remarkable baseball games ever played yeah you try to look for some historical perspective to look back on but you can't find any it's a one-of-a-kind and it has been a remarkable evening and everybody at this glad they're here alright let's go down to Jim cotton see what he thinks after having pitched 25 years in the big leagues we're really going to enjoy what this is you we've been a part of here for the last ten days kind of we're just soaking it up right now but as the years go by we're and say wow this has got to go down as one of the greatest World Series ever our statistician Steve hurt keeps handing us cards this is the first time this and the first time that the first time this we're piling up some records and here we are scoreless in the bottom of the 10th broken bat fly balls gonna drop he's trying say that trademark shot over the glove of Brian hunter retrieved by gain and down you have heard of the catch in the 1954 World Series if Dan gladden scores the winning run you might hear about the bat that broke that put him here the twins put their leadoff man on the 8th they put the first two on in the ninth the bat and these trains are in great shape to Klaus there Chuck Knoblauch is an opposite field here one bad break for Pena he saw the bat off in the hands of bled the twins have an excellent runner at second carrying the winner these are looking folks the running run of second one ball one strike and a bullpen fine Jim Clancy and Kent Mercker warming up scored on the final play of the game I have nobody out take another miracle for the brain now block bunts Pendleton goes to first and keep this before there's the winner at third base runner now we'll see some more strategy or you know you're going to get one intentional walk that's kirby puckett and upon a successful one Knobloch to Pendleton to bream for the first out remember the twins have never lost a World Series game in this Metrodome say you know the alternative Bobby Cox has is to disrobe Kirby Pucket high fastball but I doubt very seriously that they will do that Kent Hrbek they're going to walk him now the outfield comes in the outfield in a position where they can stand flat and nail the runner and third if they catch a ball a long fly ball and the twins of the world champions but pana and the Braves are going to have to pitch to somebody here well do you pitch to Kent Hrbek there's Chuck Knobloch who did his job his jobs out of the way bunting gladden the third base Jack Morris has pitched 10 shutout innings on deck is Hrbek how will they deal with him Jim Cott what's going on where you are wouldn't surprise me to see him walk her back also because Jarvis Brown is now the designated hitter and the last left-handed pinch-hitter gene Larkin has a bat up the runway the interesting to see what Bobby Cox tries first and third one to pitch him inside after hitting with a fastball inside and then going away twice Hrbek is vulnerable inside but they're going to put him on two and it looks like gene Larkin is going to be the pinch-hitter for Jarvis Brown this will be the third intentional walk by Pena since he relieved here are these Atlanta Braves and in a spot where the basin loaded one out scoreless game bottom of the fifth they chase the Dodgers they caught him and beat him by a game they chase the Pirates and beat them in the seventh game of the playoff they went home and beat Minnesota three straight games they get out of the hole now they're only a fly ball away from being the runner-up but don't discount pain it and the batter will be Shane Larkin more from Jim kaat well I don't know if Bobby Cox is aware of all the injury problems on the Minnesota roster but gene Larkin can almost see him limping up the home plate he can swing the bat but he cannot run so very vulnerable to a double play in this situation Markham is pinch-hitter with a bases-loaded and one out is 1 for 3 in the series looks like it's his left knee that is swollen swollen knee get he alluding to the left knee all says his shin guard on his right ankle if you hit it far enough you don't have to run and I'm sure that's what gene Larkin is thinking right now Braves pulled off a double play in the sixth in the and in the ninth the infield is in the outfield is in are going to go back to halfway at second and short kind of templeman now is talking to Brian Hunter the leftfielder Jeff Blauser the shortstop is back mark Lemke is here and there's some confusion in the middle of man now now blouses come they could still go to second base I love cake I think the key point is that gene Larkin is not a fast runner I think you can afford to stay back if you're the middle feelers and Blauser and doubt as to what to do Minnesota bench hoping to get this winning run across here in the 10th that's carried by they said loaded theaters are sort of after hey Neeraj am the twins are gonna win the World Series you I'm Joe Pena - gene Larkin

Channel: MLB Vault

Views: 451,288

Rating: 4.8272023 out of 5

Keywords: Major League Baseball, ブレーブス, メジャー, ミネソタ・ツインズ, Atlanta Braves, Baseball's Best Classic Games, メジャーリーグ, ツインズ, アトランタ, 野球, 大リーグ, 野球速報, Minnesota Twins, ミネソタ, アトランタ・ブレーブス

Id: BT_MODis138

Length: 164min 22sec (9862 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 17 2010

Reddit Comments

[u/bubbaholy]

Hmm. I wonder who wins?

[u/lancebrooks]

Game 7 is great, obviously. But, does anyone have a link to the complete version of game 6? "And we'll see ya, tomorrow night" won't leave my brain.

[u/Pr1zeFighter]

Don't click unless you have 2 hours to kill.

[u/andy68916]

I love the Internet. Thank you.

[u/[deleted]]

Sweet baby Jesus thank you. I have the tape of this game, but haven't been able to find it for a long time.

[u/2uinton]

Interesting bits so far... Morris's 63mph pitch to lead off 3rd (on Dave Justice!). Hrbek's phantom hit by pitch bottom of the 4th.

[u/Nyaos]

10 shutout innings, talk about a clutch performance.