I haven't been playing much Extra Innings lately, but I decided to get in a game today and it turned out to be a good one.
1958 Tigers (Frank Lary) at 1958 Yankees (Whitey Ford)
This great pitching match up lived up to its billing. The Tigers struck first when Reno Bartoia led off the 4th inning by reaching on an error. He advanced to third on Harvey Kuenn's single and then scored when Gus Zernial grounded into a double play.
Meanwhile, Lary dominated the Yankees allowing just 3 baserunners in the first 8 innings. But Lary would soon find out that the Yankees are a hard bunch to finish off.
The ninth started innocently with a Lary strikeout of Hank Bauer, but then it went all wrong for the visitors. Norm Siebern drew a walk and then advanced to second when Mickey Mantle legged out an infield hit. Yogi Berra followed with a single that plated Siebern with the tying run. Lary, normally a good control pitcher, then walked Skowron to load the bases. That's all for Lary as he is sent to the showers in favor of Tom Morgan. Morgan hardly had time to break a sweat thanks to Gil McDougald's single that brought home Mantle with the winning run. So, the Yanks win a game in which they only get 4 hits.
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