Stan Hack hit a triple in the top of the ninth inning of game six in 1935, only to be stranded. Hack's Cubs needed just a fly ball to get him home and break the deadlock. But it never came. And when you don't get it done in the World Series, it's not long before the other team does!
The Cubs trailed the Detroit Tigers three games to going into game six in bengal country. It was one great back and forth game six.
Chicago trailed 1-0 and 2-1, but scored twice in the top of the fifth on a Billy Herman two-run blast. The Tigers weren't about to yield this thing at home, and tied it in the bottom of the sixth on a double and a single. There, things stayed until the bottom of the ninth.
But it was in the top of the ninth that the Cubs looked destined to score. Stan Hack hit a triple to centre. Remember, just a fly ball here and it's 4-3, Chicago. But Billy Jurges went down on strikes. Larry French, the Cubs' starting pitcher, was allowed to bat for himself for some reason. It was not a smart move as he grounded back to his mound adversary, Tommy Bridges. When Augie Galan flied out to left the inning was over, with Hack right there on third. Someone should have just thrown Hack his glove, for he played third base.
The Tigers took advantage of that wasted opportunity by Chicago. With one out, Mickey Cochrane singled. Charlie Gehringer grounded out to first, moving Cochrane to second. Unlike Chicago, Detroit would get the man home. Goose Goslin singled to right, and Cochrane raced around to score the winning run. 4-3, Tigers. And the World Series was theirs, four games to two.
References
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (Retrosheet Boxscore:) http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1935/B10070DET1935.htm
The Cubs trailed the Detroit Tigers three games to going into game six in bengal country. It was one great back and forth game six.
Chicago trailed 1-0 and 2-1, but scored twice in the top of the fifth on a Billy Herman two-run blast. The Tigers weren't about to yield this thing at home, and tied it in the bottom of the sixth on a double and a single. There, things stayed until the bottom of the ninth.
But it was in the top of the ninth that the Cubs looked destined to score. Stan Hack hit a triple to centre. Remember, just a fly ball here and it's 4-3, Chicago. But Billy Jurges went down on strikes. Larry French, the Cubs' starting pitcher, was allowed to bat for himself for some reason. It was not a smart move as he grounded back to his mound adversary, Tommy Bridges. When Augie Galan flied out to left the inning was over, with Hack right there on third. Someone should have just thrown Hack his glove, for he played third base.
The Tigers took advantage of that wasted opportunity by Chicago. With one out, Mickey Cochrane singled. Charlie Gehringer grounded out to first, moving Cochrane to second. Unlike Chicago, Detroit would get the man home. Goose Goslin singled to right, and Cochrane raced around to score the winning run. 4-3, Tigers. And the World Series was theirs, four games to two.
References
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (Retrosheet Boxscore:) http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1935/B10070DET1935.htm
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