Monday, November 30, 2015

Let's Play 1988 World Series With Strat-O-Matic Game 4


Welcome to Game 4 of my Replay of the 1988 World Series with Strat-O-Matic. Today's game is in Oakland with the Athletics hoping to win after losing two of the last 3 games. The Athletics' starter will be Dave Stewart and for the Dodgers Tim Belcher will be on the mound.

If you've missed the other Games you can click here for Game1, Game 2 and Game 3.

In Game 4 the lineups will be the same as in real life with the exception of Dave Anderson playing for the injured Alfredo Griffin and Stan Javier playing for an injured Jose Canseco. Canseco will miss only Game 4 but Griffin will miss the rest of the World Series. Again with the Athletics being the home team a Designated Hitter will be hitting for the pitchers.

GAME 3 : LOS ANGELES DODGERS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS

LOS ANGELES DODGERS LINEUP:

1. 2B Steve Sax
2. 1B Franklin Stubbs
3. LF Mickey Hatcher
4. RF Mike Davis
5. CF John Shelby
6. C  Mike Scioscia
7. DH Danny Heep
8. 3B Jeff Hamilton
9. SS Dave Anderson
    P  Tim Belcher

OAKLAND ATHLETICS LINEUP:

1. LF Luis Polonia
2. CF Dave Henderson
3. RF Stan Javier
4. DH Dave Parker
5. 1B Mark McGwire
6. 3B Carney Lansford
7.   C Terry Steinbach
8. 2B Glenn Hubbard
9. SS Walt Weiss
      P Dave Stewart

TOP OF THE FIRST:

To lead off the game Steve Sax hits a single to center field. Franklin Stubbs makes the first out with a pop out to the catcher. Mickey Hatcher his a single, Sax advances to second. Mike Davis is walked loading the bases for the Dodgers. John Shelby his a shallow fly ball to center field unfortunately for the Dodgers it's not deep enough to score Sax. Mike Scioscia hits a line drive to second for the third out.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST:

Luis Polonia leads off for the Athletics with a ground out to second. Dave Henderson strikes out for the second out. Stan Javier, hitting for the injured Canseco, hits a single passed the second baseman. Dave Parker ends the first with a strikeout. After one inning the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND:

Danny Heep leads off with a fly out to center field. Dave Anderson makes the second out with a strikeout. Sax pops out to second for the third out.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND:

Mark McGwire hits a fly ball to right field and Mike Davis drops it for an error. Carney Lansford hits a single passed the short stop for a single. Terry Steinbach hits a grounder to short and the Dodgers turn a double play, McGwire is safe at third. Glenn Hubbard is walked giving the Athletics runners on the corners. Walt Weiss hits a single to center field scoring McGwire from third. Luis Polonia rips a line drive past the center fielder and legs out a triple driving in 2 runs. Dave Henderson ends the second with a ground out to third. The Athletics lead the Dodgers 3-0.

TOP OF THE THIRD:

Franklin Stubbs leads off the third with a solo home run! Hatcher makes the first out with a grounder to first. Mike Davis also grounds out to the first basemen for the second out. John Shelby makes the third out going down swinging.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD:

Stan Javier grounds out to second for the first out. Dave Parker flies out to center for the second out. Mark McGwire ends the third with a ground out to second. At the end of 3 the Athletics are ahead 3-1.

TOP OF THE FOURTH:

Mike Scioscia leads off with a double to left field.  Danny Heep flies out to left for the first out. Jeff Hamilton makes the second out with a fly out to center field. Dave Anderson ends the inning with a ground out to first base.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH:

Carney Lansford makes the first out with a ground out to the pitcher. Terry Steinbach strikes out for Tim Belcher's second strikeout. Glenn Hubbard keeps the inning alive with a single to center. Walt Weiss makes the third out with a fly out to right field. At the end of four the Athletics are beating the Dodgers 3-1.

TOP OF THE FIFTH:

Steve Sax leads off the fifth with a ground out to second base. Stubbs hits a grounder to short for the second out of the inning. Mickey Hatcher strikes out for the third out.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH:

Luis Polonia makes the first out with a fly ball to right field. Dave Henderson strikes out for the second out. Stan Javier get his second single of the game. Dave Parker strikes out for the third out. Tim Belcher has now struck out five batters. At the end of five innings the Athletics still lead the Dodgers 3-1.

TOP OF THE SIXTH:

Mike Davis leads off with a pop out to the catcher. John Shelby strikes out for the second out. Mike Scioscia ends the inning with a pop out to short.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH:

Mark McGwire makes the first out with a grounder to the pitcher. Carney Lansford is safe at first on an error by Mike Davis in right. Terry Steinbach hits a grounder to Stubbs at first who also commits an error giving the Athletics runners on first and second through Dodger errors. Tim Belcher, now a bit rattled, walks Hubbard to load the bases. Walt Weiss hits a double to center scoring two runs for the Athletics. The Dodgers pull Tim Belcher and send in Tim Crews to relieve him. Luis Polonia hits a line drive past the short stop for a single scoring Weiss from second. Dave Henderson hits a grounder to second and the Dodgers turn two to end the inning. The Athletics now lead the Dodgers 6-1.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH:

Danny Heep leads off with a walk from Stewart. Jeff Hamilton lines out to short for the first out. Dave Anderson hits a ball to center for a single. Steve Sax reaches base on an error by Mark McGwire at first. The Dodgers have loaded up the bases for Franklin Stubbs who hit a home run in the third. Stubbs goes down swinging for the second out. Mickey Hatcher can't drive in any runs for the Dodgers with a line drive to McGwire at first for the third out.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH:

Stan Javier comes to the plate for the Athletics and hits a single past the second baseman. Dave Parker hits a pop out to third for the first out. Mark McGwire flies out to center field for the second out, Javier is still at first. Carney Lansford is hit by the pitcher. Terry Steinbach hits a single past the second baseman, Javier advances to second. Glenn Hubbard hits a line drive to center field for a single, Javier scores from second. Walt Weiss hits a grounder to the pitcher to end the seventh. The Athletics lead the Dodgers 7-1.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH:

The Athletics pull Dave Stewart and send in Greg Cadaret to pitch. Mike Davis flies out to center field for the first out. John Shelby grounds out to short for the second out of the inning. Mike Scioscia hits a fly ball to center for the third out.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH:

The top of the order comes to bat for the Athletics in the eighth. Luis Polonia is walked by Crews. Dave Henderson hits a fly ball to right for the first out. Stan Javier hits a line drive past McGwire at first and is able to leg out a double, Polonia advances to third. Dave Parker is walked to load the bases for the Athletics. The Dodgers send in Alejandro Pena to pitch for Crews who only lasted two innings. Mark McGwire hits a grounder to short and the Dodgers turn two to end the eighth without giving up a run. The Athletics go into the ninth leading the Dodgers 7-1.

TOP OF THE NINTH:

The Dodgers come to bat in their last chance to win Game 4. Danny Heep hits a grounder to third for the first out. Jeff Hamilton strikes out for out number two. Dave Anderson keeps the Dodgers alive with a single up the middle. Steve Sax comes to bat and hits a line drive to short to end the game. The Oakland Athletics win Game 4 with a score of 7-1.

SUMMARY:

In the real Game 4 the Dodgers beat the Athletics 4-3 giving the Dodgers a 3-1 lead in the Series. In my replay of Game 4 the Dodgers offense never materialized like it did in real life. Also the Athletics bats were a little better then they were in real life. With today's win the World Series is tied at 2 each, at this point either team has a chance to win it all.

The player of the Game is the Oakland Athletics Walt Weiss who was 2 for 4 with a double and 3 runs batted in.

Come back next week for Game 5 in Oakland to see if the Athletics can defeat the Dodgers to win the 1988 World Series!



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