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| Hoyt had quite the tournament. |
The AMAZING APRIL Tournament - CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies visit Old Yankee Stadium to play the 1927 New York Yankees. The Phillies will be sending Terry Mulholland (B-YZ, 1-0 record) against Waite Hoyt (A-YZ, 3-0). The Phillies defeated the 1904 New York Giants (4-2) at the Polo Grounds to get here, while the Yankees defeated the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals (4-1) at home. The Yankees never had to go anywhere else during this tournament, as they are the last #1 ranked team remaining -- Philadelphia was ranked #13 in their bracket.
Bottom of the 1st
The Yankees get started early. With two outs, and Babe Ruth on first (on a fielder's choice), Lou Gehrig would connect on a RBI triple to draw first blood. Mulholland would get Bobby Meusel to ground out for final out of the inning. Yankees 1, Phillies 0
Bottom of the 2nd
Tony Lazzeri kicks off the second with a double. Joe Dugan would follow by striking out, and Pat Collins would then fly out for the second out. The starting pitcher of the Yankees, Waite Hoyt, helps his own cause by hitting a single to right, scoring in Lazzeri. Earle Combs hits a ball into the right field corner as Jim Eisenreich of the Phillies has a hard time collecting it in time at the wall -- Combs makes it to third, an RBI triple. Mulholland comes to the plate, and Mark Koenig smacks a single past a diving Kevin Stocker at short, Combs scores. The Phillies were one out away of getting out of a scoreless inning, and now Mulholland has to face the "Sultan of Swat" in Babe Ruth. The pitch, and Ruth goes down swinging.
Yankees 4, Phillies 0
Top of the 5th
Waite Hoyt allows his first hit, a two-out double to Mariano Duncan of the Phillies. The Phillies decide to pinch-hit for the pitcher Mulholland with Ricky Jordan. Hoyt rings up the K, as Jordan stands there looking.
Bottom of the 5th
Mark Koening leads off the inning with his third hit of the game, a double off new Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene. Babe Ruth finds his pitch, as hits a double to the left-center gap, as Koenig scores easily. Greene loses the count to Lou Gehrig, and walks him. Greene would settle down to get out of the inning by striking out Bobby Meusel, and by getting Tony Lazzeri & Joe Dugan to fly out. Yankees 5, Phillies 0
Top of the 7th
Darren Daulton collects only the third hit of the ballgame for Philadelphia with a single to left, Daulton would catch the pitcher Waite Hoyt napping, as he steals second on the first pitch to Jim Eisenreich. Eisenreich ends up grounding out, moving Daulton over to third base. Pete Incaviglia hits a deep fly to right, advances Daulton in to score on the sacrifice fly. Mariano Duncan ends the inning by flying out to left. Phillies finally score. Yankees 5, Phillies 1
Top of the 8th
Mickey Morandini comes in as a pinch-hitter for the pitcher Greene, to lead off the inning -- and hits a solo Home Run over the right field fence, Morandini has not had much tournament play with the combination of Stocker & Duncan paying dividends for them, but they'll take it! Kevin Stocker, Lenny Dykstra & John Kruk couldn't keep the inning going though, as they go down in order. Yankees 5, Phillies 2
Bottom of the 8th
With a man on first (Dugan, due to a walk), Pat Collins adds some insurance runs for the bombers with a two-run blast over the left field wall. Yankees 7, Phillies 2
Top of the 9th
Waite Hoyt stays in the game to face Dave Hollins, Darren Daulton & Pete Incaviglia. Hollins grounds out to short, and Hoyt gets Daulton swinging for a strikeout. The Yankees are one out away, the Phillies' manager Jim Fregosi will go to his bench and bring in big Wes Chamberlain. Chamberlain early in the tournament hit two HR's in a single-game. Hoyt comes to the plate, Chamberlain takes a big hack, and it's going.. but it's all in his head, as he goes down swinging for the final out. The 1927 New York Yankees win it all, for many critics, was there any doubt? This Yankees team often comes up in the argument for the best team ever, well this year they certainly get to brag about until next April that is.
What a tournament for Waite Hoyt! who earns his fourth win & second complete game -- as he strikes out 6 Phillies, walking two, only allowing 4 hits in the game.
| AMAZING APRIL | ||||||
| CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | ||||||
| Game #63 | R | H | E | |||
| #13 | 1993 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| #1 | 1927 | New York Yankees | 7 | 10 | 0 | F |
| WP | Hoyt (4-0) / CG (2) | |||||
| LP | Mulholland (1-1) | |||||
| HR | R.Jordan (PHI) - 1 | |||||
| P.Collins (NYY) - 1 |
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