Jul 14
The Game On bloggers at USATODAY.com have crafted a list of the top five opponent post-season feats at Yankee Stadium. Click here to see the list.
What do you think about this list? Any that you would take off or add? At first blush, I don’t see any – either way.
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July 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I would most definitely include Sandy Koufax’s pitching performance in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series. Just check it out: Koufax struck out the side in the bottom of the 1st (Kubek, Richardson, Tresh), then struck out Mantle and Maris to lead of the bottom of the 2nd before retiring Howard on a foul out to the catcher to end the inning. He started off the bottom of the 3rd by stiking out Pepitone, then retired Boyer on a dribbler back to the mound and Ford on a foul out to the third basemen. In the bottom of the 4th he once again faced Kubek, Richardson and Tresh, and once again struck out all three of them. In the bottom of the 5th he struck out Mantle and retired Maris on a foul out to the catcher. Thus out of the first 14 batters he faced he struck out ten, retired three on foul pop ups and allowed just one ball to be hit into fair territory—Boyer’s dribbler back to the mound. He went on to win the game 5-2 on a six hitter with a then record 15 strikeouts. Afterwards, Yogi Berra observed, “I can see how he won 25 games. But what I don’t understand is how he lost 5.”
July 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
What about the Astros 87-man no-hitter?
July 14th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
What about the Astros 87-man no-hitter?
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They’re only talking about the postseason