Game of the Day for Monday August 12:
Texas Rangers 2, Houston Astros 1
Texas,
winners in 13 of their last 14 games, have a certified ace to call their own as
Yu Darvish once again flirted with greatness as he came within five outs of throwing
a no-hitter, striking out a career-high 15 Houston Astros in the process. Carlos Corcoran roped a home run to right
with one out in the eighth to end Darvish’s no-hit bid and shutout. Back on April 2 in Houston, Darvish came
within one out of throwing a perfect game as he struck out 14, and it’s safe to
say that he has Houston’s number this year where he’s 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA with
37 strikeouts. The next time he faces
them he might just complete the daunted task of throwing a major league
no-hitter.
Rest
of the day's scores:
Consecutive
days with a walk-off win (where the home team scores the winning run in the
ninth inning or later that immediately ends the game): 2. The Arizona Diamondbacks walked off winners yesterday on
rookie outfielder Adam Eaton’s ninth inning home run.
Longest
Winning Streak: 8, by the Texas Rangers
Longest
Losing Streak: 6, by the Houston Astros
A.L. MVP
Watch: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Yesterday: 2-4 with a homer (4
straight games), RBI, and a runs scored.
Season: .366, 37, 111 RBI
and 86 runs scored
On pace
for: .366, 51 HR, 153 RBI and 119 runs
scored
N.L. MVP
Watch: Brandon Phillips, 2B, Cincinnati Reds
Yesterday: 1-3 with a home run
and 2 RBI
Season: .260, 15 HRs and 89
RBI
On pace
for: .260, 20 HRs and 123 RBI
A.L. Cy
Young Watch: Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
Yesterday: 8 IP, 1 hit, 1 runs
and 15 K’s in a win vs. Houston
Season: 12-5, 207 K’s and a
2.64 ERA
On pace
for: 16-6, 284 K’s and a 2.61 ERA
N.L. Cy
Young Watch: Mat Latos, Cincinnati Reds
Yesterday: 8 IP, 6 hits, 0 runs
and 9 K’s in a win vs. San Diego
Season: 12-3, 154 K’s and a
3.04 ERA
On pace
for: 16-4, 213 K’s and a 3.04 ERA
History –
1964 World Series
Winner: The St. Louis Cardinals beat
the New York Yankees 4 games to 3.
The New York Yankees appearance in this World
Series marked the 14th time in the last 16 years they competed for the
championship, and feat very unlikely to ever be duplicated. They were managed by Yogi Berra who retired at
the end of the 1963 season (but did play in 4 games as a player/manager for the
New York Mets in 1965) and were looking to right themselves after being swept
in the 1963 World Series by the Dodgers.
The St. Louis
Cardinals, managed by Johnny Keane who had been a manager/coach in the
organization for more than 30 years, were playing in their first World Series
since beating the Boston Red Sox in 1946.
The Cardinals
had home field advantage in the series, and the teams split the first two games
as St. Louis roughed up Yankee starter Whitey Ford in Game 1 for a 9-5 victory,
followed by New York rookie pitcher Mel Stottlemyre’s dominating 8-3 Game 2 performance.
Game 3 back in
New York gave Yankee fans something to cheer about as Jim Bouton pitched the
game of his life by holding Cardinal hitters to 2-21 at the plate, with the game
ending in the bottom of the ninth on Mickey Mantle’s walk-off home run to give
New York a 2-1 series lead. In Game 4,
New York scored three first inning runs, but allowed four sixth inning runs and
the game ended with a 4-3 St. Louis victory.
In the last World Series game in
the old Yankee Stadium (it was renovated in the early 1970’s), St. Louis
pitcher and Hall of Famer Bob Gibson beat New York thanks to catcher Tim
McCarver’s three-run home run in the tenth, sending the series back to St.
Louis with the Cardinals needing one more win to finish the Yankees.
In Game 6, Yankee
pitcher Jim Bouton beat St. Louis again, this time by an 8-3 final score as Joe
Pepitone’s eighth inning grand slam broke the game wide open. Mantle and Roger Maris also homered as New
York fought off elimination and found themselves in another Game 7 to decide the
World Series.
Bob Gibson
took the mound for St. Louis, making his third series start, this time on just
two days rest, and he faced off against the rookie Stottlemyre. St. Louis led 6-0 after five innings, and
Mantle’s record 18th and final World Series home run, a three-run shot off
Gibson in the sixth, cut the lead to 6-3.
The Yankees would enter the ninth inning down 7-3, and pulled within 7-5
on a pair of solo home runs by Clete Boyer and Phil Linz, but Gibson would
prove too much as he forced Bobby Richardson into a popup that ended the game
and the World Series.
This series was
the last hurrah for the Yankees dynasty, and they wouldn’t appear in another
World Series for 12 years. After the
series the Yankees fired manager Yogi Berra and replaced him with none other
than now former Cardinals manager Johnny Keane.
Keane was rumored to be fired late in the season and when he was offered
to return to St. Louis in 1965, he refused.
For the series the Cardinals were
outscored by the Yankees 33-32, but outhit them 61-60. Hall
of Famers in the series included for St. Louis: pitcher Bob Gibson and
outfielder Lou Brock, and for New York: manager Yogi Berra, outfielder Mickey
Mantle, and pitcher Whitey Ford.
Tomorrow: 1965 World Series – Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Trivia -
Today’s Question: In the 1964 World Series, brothers Ken and Clete Boyer
started at third base for the Cardinals and Yankees respectively, marking just
the third time in baseball history this occurred. Name the other sets of brothers to compete
against each other in the World Series.
Today’s Question: What pitcher holds the record for lowest
ERA in a season? What is the longest
losing streak held by one team in a season?
Answer: Post 1910, the record is held by Bob Gibson of
the St. Louis Cardinals, who in 1968, registered an ERA of 1.12.
Vegas Bet: Lastly, here’s an
actual bet you can make at a Las Vegas Sports Book: Over/Under .5 home runs today by Miguel Cabrera.
Yesterday’s
Bet: Over/Under
8 strikeouts by Texas pitcher Yu
Darvish today vs. Houston.
Result: Way
over. Darvish struck out 15.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 71 | 49 | - | Lost 1 | Atlanta | 72 | 47 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 66 | 50 | 3 | Lost 5 | Washington | 57 | 60 | 14 | Won 3 | |
| Baltimore | 65 | 53 | 5 | Lost 1 | NY Mets | 54 | 62 | 17 | Lost 1 | |
| NY Yankees | 60 | 57 | 9.5 | Won 2 | Philadelphia | 53 | 65 | 19 | Won 1 | |
| Toronto | 54 | 64 | 16 | Lost 2 | Miami | 44 | 73 | 27 | Lost 2 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 69 | 48 | - | Lost 2 | Pittsburgh | 70 | 47 | - | Lost 3 | |
| Kansas City | 62 | 54 | 6.5 | Won 2 | St. Louis | 67 | 50 | 3 | Won 1 | |
| Cleveland | 63 | 56 | 7 | Lost 1 | Cincinnati | 66 | 52 | 4.5 | Won 2 | |
| Minnesota | 53 | 63 | 16 | Won 2 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 66 | 19 | Lost 2 | |
| Chicago Sox | 45 | 72 | 24 | Won 1 | Milwaukee | 51 | 67 | 20 | Lost 1 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Texas | 69 | 50 | - | Won 8 | LA Dodgers | 68 | 50 | - | Won 6 | |
| Oakland | 67 | 50 | 1 | Won 2 | Arizona | 60 | 57 | 7.5 | Won 1 | |
| Seattle | 54 | 63 | 14 | Won 1 | Colorado | 56 | 64 | 13 | Won 4 | |
| LA Angels | 53 | 64 | 15 | Lost 2 | San Diego | 53 | 65 | 15 | Lost 2 | |
| Houston | 37 | 80 | 31 | Lost 6 | San Francisco | 52 | 65 | 16 | Lost 1 | |
Schedule for Tuesday August 13 with probable pitchers in parentheses. My picks to win
are highlighted. Yesterday's picks: 8-3
Overall: 673-507
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