...This is Carlton your strikeout man...

 

77 Philly takes game 1, Cards take 2 and 3.  Highlighted by a Carlton vs Carlton matchup in game 3 that the 1967 version dominated.  Young Lefty threw a 3 hit CG shutout with 13 K's in the 3-0 Cards victory.  The 67 version even picked up 3 hits, including 2 off of the elder version of himself.

--submitted by Pete (PHI)--

Big Red Machine ('75) rolls over '62 Jints

The 1975 Big Red Machine of Cincinnati swept the struggling 1962 Giants, using solid starting pitching and timely hitting.

The Reds overcame an early 4-1 deficit in game one, and came back to win 8-6 in 10 innings as George Foster hit reliever Bobby Bolin’s first pitch out of the yard for a game winning home run.

Gary Nolan threw a 4 hit shutout in game 2, and the Reds completed the sweep with a 7-3 victory in the finale.

San Francisco’s problem is on mound, as they are last in the league in BAA and team ERA. Offensively they are struggling as well with a team batting average of only .232, and no regular over .300. Willie Mays (.231) and Willie McCovey (.152) have struggled, along with Jim Davenport (.254), Ed Bailey (.207), Tom Haller (.160) and a host of others.

--submitted by Bike Mike--