Amazing April - Round 2 (Day 2)

Green played a big part in the Athletics advancing.

The Second & Final day of Round 2 -- the quest to reach the "Sweet Sixteen", for the Amazing April Tournament continues.

		Game #41 / Ruth Bracket	R	H	E
#6	2007	Boston Red Sox	2	8	1
#3	1937	New York Yankees	5	9	0	F
	WP	Ruffing (1-0)					Next:	2007 Rockies (#15) @
	LP	Schilling (0-1)						1937 Yankees (#3)
	SV	Chandler (1)
	HR	Pedroia (BOS) - 1 (2)
		Selkirk (NYY) - 1 (2)

The Yankees jumped off to an early 4-1 lead & stayed ahead for 5-2 victory. All of the Yankees' position players each collected a hit, while Boston's Dustin Pedroia went 2-for-4 with a solo HR (his second HR of the tournament).

		Game #42 /Wagner Bracket	R	H	E
#15	1976	Los Angeles Dodgers	3	10	0
#10	2002	Oakland Athletics	2	8	0	F/10
	WP	Hough (1-0)					Next:	1976 Dodgers (#15) @
	LP	Mulder (0-1)						1998 Yankees (#3)
	INJ	T.John (LAD) - 6 games
		(Remainder of Tournament)

LF-Reggie Smith delivered a go-ahead single in the top-of-the-tenth off of Mark Mulder (pitching in relief), scoring in Davey Lopes from second.

		Game #43 / Ruth Bracket	R	H	E
#16	2012	Detroit Tigers	6	7	0
#8	1977	Philadelphia Phillies	1	3	1	F
	WP	Scherzer (1-0)					Next:	2012 Tigers (#16) @
	LP	Christenson (0-1)						1993 Phillies (#13)
	HR	Laird (DET) - 1
		A.Jackson (DET) - 1

The 1977 Phillies could not find an answer with their bats, being held to 3 hits by Max Scherzer. Two big HR's by Gerald Laird's two-run HR in top of 2nd & Austin Jackson's three-run HR in top of 4th.

		Game #44 / Cobb Bracket	R	H	E
#14	2008	Tampa Bay Rays	1	3	0
#11	1971	Oakland Athletics	7	10	1	F
	WP	C.Hunter (1-0)					Next:	1971 Athletics (#11) @
	LP	Garza (0-1)						2001 Mariners (#2)
	HR	C.Pena (TB) - 1
		T.Davis (OAK) - 1
		R.Jackson (OAK) - 1

A big third inning for the Oakland Athletics, two solo HRs -- one by Tommy Davis, the other by Reggie Jackson, while Dick Green's two-run triple, made it 5 runs in that frame; Green goes 3-for-4. Catfish Hunter allows 3 hits, while striking out nine in 8 innings.

		Game # 45 / Aaron Bracket	R	H	E
#8	1985	Toronto Blue Jays	2	5	0
#1	1904	New York Giants	5	10	1	F
	WP	McGinnity (1-0)					Next:	1986 Mets (#5) @
	LP	D.Alexander (0-1)						1904 Giants (#1)
	HR	G.Bell (TOR) - 1

Joe McGinnity helped his own cause for the Giants by going 2-for-4 with an RBI, with help from C-Frank Bowerman (RBI double & RBI Sac Fly). John Dunn (pinch-hitter) gave the Giants extra breathing room with a clutch 8th Inning single, stole 2nd, and then scored off of a McGinnity single.

		Game #46 / Wagner Bracket	R	H	E
#9	1906	Chicago White Sox	1	7	1
#1	1942	St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	2	F
	WP	Beazley (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	1917 White Sox (#4) @
	LP	E.Walsh (0-1)						1942 Cardinals (#1)

Stan Musial's two-run triple in the bottom of the 6th ends up being the crucial moment, as White Sox lose.

		Game #47 / Cobb Bracket	R	H	E
#9	1940	Detroit Tigers	2	4	2
#1	1927	New York Yankees	4	3	2	F
	WP	Pennock (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	1914 Braves (#12) @
	LP	Rowe (0-1)						1927 Yankees (#1)
	HR	Gehrig (NYY) - 1

The 1927 Yankees go quiet after the first two innings, in which Lou Gehrig's three-run HR in the bottom of the first proves to be too much damage to the 1940 Tigers.

		Game #48 / Aaron Bracket	R	H	E
#14	1969	New York Mets	2	7	0
#6	1946	Boston Red Sox	3	5	0	F
	WP	Hughson (1-0)					Next:	1946 Red Sox (#6) @
	LP	Koosman (0-1)						1969 Orioles (#2)
	SV	M.Harris (1)
	HR	Boswell (NYM) - 1
		Clendenon (NYM) - 1 (2)
		York (BOS) - 1 (2)

All the runs in the game were responsible by the long ball -- but it was the Red Sox' two homer runs in the bottom of the third by Ted Williams' two-run HR & Rudy York's solo homer.