Gene Peterson tribute series

Rockets' broadcaster Gene Peterson is retiring this season and I'm playing a random game from each of his broadcast seasons. Each team's record at the time of the game is indicated in parentheses.

March 21, 1976 - Rockets (36-35) at Seattle (35-35)
Poor shooting (40%) and 27 turnovers kill the Rockets. Rudy T. had 19 points and 17 rebounds in a 94-115 loss.

January 8, 1977 - Rockets (20-14) at Kansas City (17-20)
Despite shotting 52.3%, the Rockets commit 23 turnovers and send the Kings to the free throw line 48 times as the Kings win 125-104. Rudy T. led the Rockets with 24.

November 12, 1977 - Rockets (5-6) vs Portland (9-1)
Can I finally get a "How Sweet It Is"? Rudy T (31 pts), Calvin Murphy (26 pts) and Moses Malone (22 pts) made 33 of 53 shots (62%) as the Rockets pull off the upset at home by smoking Bill Walton's Trailblazers 131-115.

February 10, 1979 - Rockets (31-23) vs Seattle (34-19)
The Rockets shoot 40% from the floor and lose 107-94

January 18, 1980 - Rockets (22-23) vs Bullets (20-23)
The Rockets led by as many as 21, but had to hang on for a 110-108 win. Mo Malone scored 42 and grabbed 24 rebounds.Elvin Hayes scored 32 for the Bullets.

January 1, 1981- Rockets (16-23) vs Utah (16-22)
The Rockets shoot a sizzling 55.8% from the floor and blow out the Jazz 126-98. Calvin Murphy led the way with 25.

November 24, 1981 - Rockets vs New Jersey
Despite making 19 more free throws than the Nets, the Rockets lose 124-113 thanks to 56.8% shooting by the Nets. Buck Williams scored 34 points for the Nets on 15 for 20 shooting.

Record so far - 3 Wins and 4 Losses.

July 4, 1890 - Players League

The first of 4 double-headers is in the books.

Buffalo (George Haddock) vs Boston {Charlie Radbourne)
King Kelly scores the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth on Joe Quinn's one out single.

              R  H  E
Buffalo Bison 6  8  4
Boston Reds   7  8  4

WP - Bill Daley
LP- G. Haddock

Buffalo (Alex Ferson) vs Boston (Ad Gumpert)
Quinn strikes again with 2 run homer in the third and Kelly's two run eighth inning single give Ad Gumpert all the run support he needed.

        R  H  E
Buffalo 1  5  2
Boston  4  5  1

WP - Gumpert
LP - Ferson

1971 - The Rockets first week in Houston

October 14 vs. Philadelphia

76ers    105
Rockets  108

After letting a 16 point half time lead vanish in the
third quarter, the Rockets outscore the 76ers 34-30
in the fourth.

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Philadelphia - B. Cunningham 29, K. Loughery 16
Houston - E. Hayes 39, S. Lantz 23

Rebounds
Philadelphia - B. Bridges 17
Houston - E. Hayes 17

Assists
Philadelphia - B. Bridges 7
Houston - C. Murphy 5


October 16 at Phoenix

Rockets   88
Suns     102

The Rockets shot a dreadful 36% from the floor.
Elvin Hayes missed his first 10 shots.

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Houston - E. Hayes 20, C. Murphy 19
Phoenix - P. Silas 22, D. Van Arsdale 22

Rebounds
Houston - R. Tomjanovich 17
Phoenix - P. Silas 15

Assists
Houston - E. Hayes 7
Phoenix - C. Haskins 6



October 17 vs Detroit

Pistons  96
Rockets  99

Elvin Hayes scores almost half the Rockets points!

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Detroit - B. Lanier 25, D. Bing 19
Houston - E. Hayes 49, S. Lantz 17

Rebounds
Detroit - B. Lanier 17
Houston - E. Hayes 19

Assists
Detroit - D. Bing 10
Houston - G. Smith 6

All-Time SWC Tourney

Round 1

1969 Texas         35         1956 Texas A&M     17
1976 Houston       17         1947 Texas         21

1938 Tx. Christian 23         1935 So. Methodist 14
1949 Rice          20         1977 Texas          7

1980 Baylor         7         1977 Arkansas      26
1939 Texas A&M     20         1982 So. Methodist 20

1964 Arkansas      17         1963 Texas         16
1979 Houston        7         1973 Texas Tech    13


Quarter-Finals
1947 Texas          20        1977 Arkansas       3
1939 Texas A&M       3        1938 Tx. Christian 21

1964 Arkansas       31        1935 So. Methodist 28
1969 Texas          17        1963 Texas          7

Semi-Finals
1947 Texas          41        1935 So. Methodist  7
1964 Arkansas        6        1938 Tx. Christian 17


Championship
1938 Tx. Christian 18
1947 Texas         16

Davey O'Brien leads the Horned Frogs past Bobby Layne and the Longhorns!

Day in the Season - 1912 AL

June 15, 1912

Boston (Smokey Joe Wood) at Chicago (Ed Walsh)
Larry Gardner goes 4 for 5 and scores 2 runs for the Red Sox

            R   H   E
Red Sox     6  11   1
White Sox   4   7   1

WP - Wood
LP - Walsh 

Philadelphia (Eddie Plank) at Detroit (George Mullin)
Leading 2-1, the A's erupt for 5 runs in the 6th. Weak hitting catcher Ben Egan (.174 BA) went 3 for 5 for the A's.

            R   H  E
A's         7  13  1
Tigers      4   8  1

WP - Plank
LP - Mullin

Washington (Tom Hughes) at Cleveland (Fred Blanding)
The Senators draw seven walks in the seventh inning!. Joe Jackson and Nap Lajoie were a combined 1 for 7 for the losing Naps.

            R   H  E
Senators   10  12  2
Indians     0   4  1

WP - Hughes
LP - Blanding 

New York (Jack Warhop) at St. Louis (Jack Powell)
Powell allows 8 hits and 1 walk in shutting out the Highlanders.

            R   H  E
Yankees     0   8  0
Browns      6  12  0

WP - Powell
LP - Warhop

A week in the Rockets season - 1988

Nov 26-30 1988

November 26th at Golden State

Rockets  108
Warriors 107

Rockets led almost all the way, but Golden State just wouldn't go away.

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Houston - H. Olajuwon 38, M. Woodson 16
Gold. St - C. Mullin 31, T. Richmond 23

Rebounds
Houston - H Olajuwon 19
Gold. St - M. Bol 10

Assists
Houston - S. Floyd 14
Gold St - W. Garland 7

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November 29th versus Phoenix

Suns     105
Rockets  113

Rockets use a big edge in free throws and rebounds to
pull off the upset at home.

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Phoenix - A. Gilliam 21, J. Hornacek 16
Houston - H. Olajuwon 27, O. Thorpe 22


Rebounds
Phoenix - A. Gilliam 11
Houston - H Olajuwon 20


Assists
Phoenix - K. Johnson 13
Houston - S. Floyd 7
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November 30, 1988 at Dallas

Rockets    105
Mavericks  113

Trailing by 21 points in fourth quarter, the Rockets
cut the Dallas lead to one point only to see the
rally fall short.

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Houston - H. Olajuwon 21, O. Thorpe 21
Dallas - A. Dantley 23, S. Perkins 21


Rebounds
Houston - H Olajuwon 9
Dallas - J. Donaldson 15


Assists
Houston - S. Floyd 5
Dallas - D. Harper, S. Perkins, Blackman, B. Davis all with 5

1972 Astros at 1929 Athletics

Don Wilson vs Lefty Grove

The Astros get 3 unearned runs off Grove with two of them coming on a Don Wilson triple.

        R   H   E
Astros  5   6   0
A's     3  11   3

WP - Wilson
LP - Grove

1929 Athletics vs 1980 Astros

George Earnshaw vs Vern Ruhle

Earnshaw allows 8 hits and walks 3 while striking out 9 for the complete game victory.

            R    H    E 
Athletics   8   11    0
Astros      3    8    1

WP - Earnshaw
LP - Ruhle

1983 Braves at 1983 Astros

Pascual Perez vs. Joe Niekro

Jose Cruz drives in 4 runs to lead the Astros past the Braves.

        R   H   E
Braves  2  11   1 
Astros  5   8   0

WP - Niekro
LP - Perez

1969 Astros at 1969 Mets

Larry Dierker vs. Tom Seaver

Dierker and Seaver both pitch well, but the Astros get two unearned runs to claim the victory.

        R  H  E
Astros  2  5  1
Mets    0  6  1

WP - Dierker
LP - Seaver

1877 Hartford vs. 1877 Boston

Hartford (Terry Larkin) at Boston (Tommy Bond)

Joe Start's 10th inning single plated Terry Larkin with the winning run for Hartford.

            R    H   E
Hartford    8   12   8
Boston      7   12   6 


WP - Larkin
LP - Bond

A Day in the Season - 1957 AL

May 1, 1957

Senators (Camilo Pascual) at Indians (Bob Lemon)
The normally sedate Senators blow up for 5 runs in the first en route to a 10-4 thrashing of the Indians.

           R   H   E
Senators  10  12   0
Indians    4   6   2

WP - Pascual
LP - Lemon 

Yankees (Bob Turley) at Tigers (Frank Lary)
Bob Skowron's solo shot in the eighth and Gil McDougald's two run shot in the ninth powered the Yankees past the Tigers.

         R   H   E
Yankees  5  11   0
Tigers   2   9   0

WP - Shantz
LP - Lary

Orioles (Ray Moore) at White Sox (Dixie Howell)
Trailing 3-2, Larry Doby hits a two run homer in the bottom of the seventh to give the White Sox the win.

           R  H  E
Orioles    3  9  1  
White Sox  4  8  0

WP - Gerry Staley
LP - Dixie Howell

Red Sox (Bob Porterfield) at Athletics (Ned Garver)
Garver struggles early, but settles down and pitches a good game. Meanwhile, KC hitters blast 3 home runs off of Red Sox pitchers.

            R    H   E
Red Sox     2    5   0
Athletics   6   10   0

WP - Garver
LP - Porterfield

A Day in the Season - 1953 NL

July 18, 1953

Cincinnati (Baczewski) at Philadelphia (Simmons)
The Phils were down to their last out when Del Ennis blasted a 3 run homer to beat the Reds.

          R    H   E
Reds      5   11   3
Phillies  7    7   0

WP - Konstanty
LP - Nuxhall

Cubs (Warren Hacker) at Giants (Al Worthington)
The Giants jump all over Hacker with a homer by Whitey Lockman and two by Hank Thompson. Trailing 7-1 in the eighth, the Cubs make a furious comeback with 3 runs in the eighth. They add 2 more in the ninth before Al Corwin ended the game by striking out Joe Garagiola with the tying run on the third.

         R    H   E
Cubs     6   13   0
Giants   7    9   0


WP - Worthington
LP - Hacker
Sv - Corwin

Cardinals (Vinegar Bend Mizzell) at Dodgers (Billy Loes)
Gil Hodges pretty much won this game all by himself with a first inning grand slam and a third inning solo shot that accounted for all the Dodger runs.

            R   H  E
Cardinals   4  12  1
Dodgers     5   7  1

WP - Loes
LP - Mizzell
Sv - Labine

Braves (Max Sukront) at Pirates (Murry Dickson)
Max Sukront allowed just 4 hits and Andy Paflko drove in 4 runs as the Braves thump the Pirates.

          R   H   E
Braves    7  10   1
Pirates   0   4   1

WP - Sukront
LP - Dickson

1979 Astros at 1979 Giants

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper

Marc Hill's two run homer in the eighth was the difference in this game.

               R   H   E
Houston        3   9   1
San Francisco  4  10   1

WP - Knepper
LP - Forsch
Sv - Minton

1979 Padres at 1979 Astros

Randy Jones vs. JR Richard

Mike Hargove scored the winning run on Gene Tenace's 12th inning sac fly.

        R   H  E
Padres  5  11  0
Astros  4  18  0

WP - Lee
LP - LaCorte

1979 Astros at 1979 Dodgers

Joaquin Andujar vs Rick Sutcliffe

         R  H  E 
Astros   1  2  0
Dodgers  5  8  0

WP - Sutcliffe
LP - Andujar

Sutcliffe retired 18 of the last 19 Astros he faced for the complete game win.

1979 Braves at 1979 Astros

Phil Niekro vs. Vern Ruhle

           R   H   E
Braves     5   8   0
Astros     0   5   0

WP - Niekro
LP - Ruhle

Phil Niekro dominates the Astros while Jerry Royster and Bob Horner homer for the Braves.

1979 Astros at 1979 Reds

Joe Niekro vs. Mike LaCoss

         R   H   E
Astros   2   5   0
Reds     1   8   1

WP - Niekro
LP - LaCoss
Sv - Sambito

Niekro allowed 8 hits and 3 walks whie striking out 7.

A Day in the Season - 1929 NL

June 15, 1929

Phillies (Claude Willoughby) at Cubs (Sheriff Blake)

              R   H  E
Phillies      7   8  0
Cubs          2   8  2
Denny Sothern scored 2 runs and drove in 2 more for the
Phillies.

Dodgers (Dazzy Vance) at Reds (Eppa Rixey)

              R   H  E
Brooklyn      7  15  0
Cincinatti    2   8  3
Dazzy Vance allows just 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out
6.

Braves (Socks Seibold) at Cardinals (Frank Frankhouse)

              R   H   E
Boston        2   3   1
St. Louis     6   8   2
Frank Frankhouse allowed just 1 run and added a home run for
good measure.

Giants (Fitzsimmons) at Pirates (Brame)

             R    H   E
New York     4   12   0
Pittsburgh   2   10   0
A 3 run first was all the support Freddy Fitzsimmons would
need.

2006 Texans vs 2006 Jets

Texans 14
Jets   27

Yawn.
Complete stats

1979 Oilers vs 1979 Steelers

Houston     28
Pittsburgh  34
Earl Campbell had a good day. Dante Pastorini - not so much. 
Bradshaw's 4 TD passes lead the Steelers over the Oilers.
Complete Stats

1962 Packers vs. 1978 Steelers

Green Bay  17
Pittsburgh  7
Green Bay's defense shuts down the Pittsburgh offense.
Complete stats

1957 Browns vs. 1958 Colts

Browns  10
Colts    7
Jim Brown gains just 67 yards but scores the only TD of 
the game.
Complete Stats

1935 Lions vs 1935 Giants

                                    SCORE BY PERIODS
                1     2     3     4    FINAL
Detroit         0     0     0     0       0
New York        0     0     7     7      14

The Giants win a game that featured 21 punts.
Complete Stats

2005 Grand Valley St vs 2005 NW Mo. St

                 1     2     3     4     FINAL
NW Missouri St   7     0    14     6       27
Grand Valley St  0     0    13    10       23                   

NW Mizzou pulls off the upset.
Complete Stats

2006 So. Miss vs 2006 Houston

So. Miss  24
Houston   17

Not Kevin Kolb's best day.
Complete Stats

1946 Cardinals at 1922 Giants

Howie Pollet vs Jesse Barnes

           R   H   E
Cardinals  5   6   0
Giants     4  13   2

Red Schoendienst's 2 run double in the fifth gave the Cards a lead they would not relinquish.

1951 Giants at 1947 Dodgers

Jim Hearn vs Joe Hatten

         R   H  E
Giants   7  12  0
Dodgers  3  13  2

The Giants jump all over Dodger starter Hatten. Bobby Thomson went 4 for 5 with a 3 run homer.

1948 Indians at 1953 Yankees

Bob Feller vs Eddie Lopat

          R  H  E 
Indians   2  8  0
Yankees   1  5  0

Lopat pitches well, but Feller pitches a little bit better.

1936 Yankees vs. 1935 Tigers

Red Ruffing vs. Tommy Bridges

         R   H   E
Yankees  2   8   0
Tigers   1  10   0

Joe DiMaggio's 2 run single in the 6th was the difference in this low scoring game.

1934 Cardinals vs 1935 Cubs

Dizzy Dean vs. Lon Warneke

                R   H   E
1934 Cardinals  0   6   0
1935 Cubs       1   4   2

Augie Galan's triple and Chuck Klein's sac fly are all the support Lon Warneke needed.

1969 Texas vs 1969 Arkansas

SCORE BY QUARTER
                  1   2   3   4   FINAL
Texas             7   7   7   0     21
Arkansas          0   7   7   0     14

Maybe not the "Game of the Century", but exciting in its own way.
COMPLETE STATS

1969 Texas vs 1969 Penn State

SCORE BY QUARTER   1   2   3   4  FINAL
Texas             14  14   7   0    35
Penn State         7   7   7   7    28

The Horns get a lead, but Joe Pa's team rallies to make it interesting.
Complete Stats

Jack Johnson vs All-Time Heavyweights

Opponent                Won/Loss    Decision
George Foreman (1970s)     L        Unanimous
Jack Dempsey               W        Split
Evander Holyfield          W        Unanimous
Rocky Marciano             W        TKO 9th round
Mike Tyson                 L        KO - 8th round
Gene Tunney                W        Unanimous
Max Baer                   W        TKO - 8th round
Muhammed Ali (1960s)       W        Split
Primo Carnera              W        KO - 7th round
Luis Firpo                 W        KO - 3rd round

1980 Oilers vs 2006 Colts

       1   2  3  4    F
Oilers 7  10  7  3   27
Colts  6   7  7 10   30

Despite losing Earl Campbell to injury in the second quarter, the Oilers led the game until Marvin Harrison's third touchdown reception gave the Colts a 30-27 lead with a 1:01 left.

1927 Pirates at 1942 Cardinals

Carmen Hill vs. Max Lanier

The Pirates jump on Lanier for three runs in the top of the first, but the Cards more than answer with a 6 run bottom of the first that was capped by Whitey Kurowski's 2 run homer.

                R   H   E
1927 Pirates    3   6   0
1946 Cardinals  6  11   2

1985-86 Rockets vs 1985-86 Super Sonics

Sonics  89
Rockets 90

The Rockets win on Ralph Sampson's jumper with 3 seconds left in the game. Also, the evil Tom Chambers fouls out midway through the fourth quarter!

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Houston - H Olajuwon 21, R Sampson 21
Seattle - X McDaniel 19, G Henderson 19

Rebounds
Houston - H Olajuwon 17
Seattle - X McDaniel 13

Assists
Houston - J Lucas 4, R McCray 4
Seattle - G Henderson 7

1960 Pirates vs 1963 Dodgers

Bob Friend vs. Sandy Koufax

Koufax wasn't on his game at all. After some lead changes, the Dodgers took a 5-4 lead into the top of the ninth before Dick Groat's two run homer gave the Pirates a 6-5 lead. The Dodgers couldn't rally in the bottom of the inning, so it's a disappointing night for the Chavez Ravine faithful.

1927 Yankees at 1972 Phillies

Dutch Ruether vs Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton pitched well against the Yanks allowing 3 runs in 9 innings while striking out 10. Tony Lazzeri drove in all 3 Yankee runs with a sac fly and a two run triple. Deron Johnson's triple brought home the only Philies run as the Yanks win 3-1.

1985-86 Rockets vs 1985-86 Warriors

Rockets   119
Warriors   95

The Rockets have an easy time with the crappy Warriors.

Stat Leaders
Scoring
Houston - H Olajuwon 20, B Reid 20
Golden State - C Mullin 17

Rebounds
Houston - J Petersen 14
Golden State - L Smith 12

Assists
Houston - B Reid 7
Golden State - S Floyd 7

1985-86 Rockets vs 1985-86 Mavericks

Rockets   111
Mavericks 108

The Mavs just couldn't stop Hakeem when they needed to late in the game.

tat Leaders
Scoring
Houston - H Olajuwon 30
Dallas - S Perkins 21

Rebounds
Houston - H Olajuwon 10
Dallas - S Perkins 7

Assists
Houston - J Lucas 8
Dallas - M Aguirre 7

1980-81 Rockets vs 2006-07 Spurs

Spurs win best of seven series 4 games to 1.

Game 1
Rockets 128 Spurs 123
Leading Scorers:
Hou - Malone 31 SA - Parker 31


Game 2
Rockets 71 Spurs 104
Leading Scorers:
Hou - Malone 13, Garrett 13 SA - Duncan 19

Game 3
Spurs 103 Rockets 81
Leading Scorers:
Hou - Malone 25, Murphy 25 SA - Ganobli 29


Game 4
Spurs 108 Rockets 88
Leading scorers:
Hou - Malone 38 SA - Bowen 20

Game 5
Rockets 97 Spurs 121
Leading Scorers:
Hou - Malone 29 SA - Parker 22

Random Extra Innings games # 3

1932 Yankees (Lefty Gomez) vs 1933 Senators (Alvin Chief Crowder)
The Yankees broke a 1-1 tie with a 4 run fourth inning that was punctuated by Tony Lazzeri's 3 run homer. The Senators knocked Lopez out of the game with a 5 run outburst in the bottom of the fourth. The Yankees were trailing 6-5 in the top of the ninth when they... went down in order as Bobby Burke retired Hall of Famers Ruth, Gehrig, and Dickey. So, it's a 6-5 victory for the Senators.

Ruth and Gehrig were a combined 1 for 10 while Heine Manush went 4 for 5 for Washington.

1940 Reds (Bucky Walters) vs 1941 Dodgers (Whit Wyatt)
It didn't take long for the fireworks to start in this game as Mark McCormick reached on a Ducky Medwick error and then scored on Ival Goodman's single to give the Reds a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers bounced back with 3 in the bottom of first. Pete Reiser scored scored on Ival Goodman's two out error. Dolph Camilli scored on Billy Herman's single. Herman then scored on pitcher Bucky Walters' error. So, it was 3-1 after one, and I thought I had another high-scoring game on my hands.

But both pitchers were brilliant after the 1st. Wyatt allowed just 3 hits and 4 walks while striking out 3. Walters allowed 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 5. The Dodgers win 3-1 in a game that was marked by great pitching and lousy defense (4 errors were committed in the game.)

1928 Cardinals (Grover Cleveland Alexander) vs 1929 Cubs (Charlie Root)
The Cards were one out away from a 4-3 victory before Riggs Stephenson's two run homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the Cubs a 5-4 win.

1955 Dodgers (Carl Erskine) vs. 1957 Braves (Bob Buhl)
This was good old country hard ball pitchers duel. Red Schoendienst doubled homed Andy Pafko in the bottom of the eighth to break a 1-1 tie and give the Braves a 2-1 win.

1969 Mets (Tom Seaver) vs. 1975 Reds (Don Gullett)
Gullet was just two outs away from a complete game win when all "h - e - double toothpicks" broke out. After the dust cleared, the Mets had put up 8 runs in the inning for a 9-3 win. This was one of the craziest games I have ever played

1969 Orioles (Jim Palmer) vs 1971 A's (Catfish Hunter)
Jim Palmer dominates the A's for 3-0 complete game shutout. Paul Blair drove in 2 runs with a solo homer and a double.

1939 Yankees (Lefty Gomez) vs. 1946 Red Sox (Tex Hughson)

1939 Yankees (Lefty Gomez) vs. 1946 Red Sox (Tex Hughson)

Bill Dickey's 3 run homer in the top of the first gave the Yanks a 3-0 lead. Bobby Doerr came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 3rd and promptly cleared the bases with a 3 run double to tie the game at 3-3. Each team added a run in the fifth to tie the game at 4-4. Neither team can score during regulation, so it's off extra innings.

Charlie Keller scored on Bill Dickey's's two out single to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead. The bottom of the ninth was crazy. Catfish Metkovich led off with a double and advanced to third on Rip Russell's single. Marius Russo uncorked a wild pitch that brought Metkovich home with the tying and advanced Russell to third. Russell then scored the winning run on Johnny Pesky's two out single. Red Sox win 6-5.

Here's a curiosity - both Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio were 0-5.

Some Random Extra Inning games

1922 Browns (Urban Shocker) vs. 1924 Senators (Walter Johnson)
Urban Shocker out-pitches Walter Johnson as the Browns win 3-1.

1911 A's (Eddie Plank) vs 1920 White Sox (Lefty Williams)
The Sox jumped all over Plank scoring 5 runs in the first 3 innings en route to a 6-4 win.

1906 Cubs (Ed Reulbach) vs. 1912 Giants (Jeff Tesreau)
Reulbach gives up just one run on the mound and scores the winning run in a 2-1 Cubs victory.

1920 Indians (Stan Covaleski) vs. 1921 Yankees (Bob Shawkey)
After the Indians took a 7-6 lead with two runs in the top of the ninth, the Yankees win 8-7 on a two run homer by Frank "Home Run" Baker in the bottom of the ninth.

1929 A's (Lefty Grove) vs. 1927 Yankees (Waite Hoyt)
The pitchers dominated early, but the hitters started going crazy in the fifth inning. The A's took a 6-5 lead into the ninth and added two more in the frame. Tony Lazzeri's two run single scored Joe Dugan and Ben Paschal to make it an 8-7 A's lead. Earle Combs' two run double scored Lazzeri and Ruth to give the Bronx Bombers a 9-8 win.