Harold Baines hit two home runs, doubling his season total, and the Chicago Docs feasted on Dave Stieb and Urban Shocker, topping the Detroit Rockets 11-6 in the final game of the regular season. Stieb was hoping to show the team he deserved a spot in the World Series rotation but allowed 6 runs on 9 hits and 6 walks in his 7 innings of work. Even so, the game was close until Shocker allowed another 5 runs in the 8th. Baines finished 3 for 4 with 4 RBI. Bob Lemon wasn’t great for the Docs, but did well enough to improve to 3-6. Lemon allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 7 innings. The Swats finish the season a disappointing 23-31. The Rockets now head to the World Series.

New York @ Detroit – 5/31/22

Carl Hubbell finally got his shutout. The St. Louis starter left two games earlier this season with injuries. In both cases, he had held his opponent scoreless. This time, he felt great and went the distance, limiting the Chicago Docs to just 3 hits in the Wizards 2nd straight shutout of the Docs. With the win, Hubbell improved to a National League best 9-1. Heading into the last day of the regular season, St. Louis has won 3 straight and 7 of their last 8. They’ll face the Detroit Rockets in the World Series.

St. Louis @ Chicago – 5/30/22

The Detroit Rockets got back on the winning track in preparation for the World Series, topping the New York Swats 11-8 after losing the first two games of the series. New York’s Walter Johnson lasted just 4 innings, allowing 10 runs. Only 6 of those runs were earned, thanks to errors by Yogi Berra and Eddie Collins. Detroit batted around in the 4th. Álex Rodríguez led the Detroit offense, going 3 for 4 with 4 RBI. Just two days after a 2-homer game, Rodríguez became the first player this season to hit 3 home runs in a game. All were solo shots. He now leads the American League with 16. New York did not go quietly, as they also batted around in the 6th inning, scoring 8 runs total against Frank Tanana. 6 of those runs came in the 6th. Harry Heilmann, Berra, and Paul Molitor all had 4 hits for the Swats. Charlie Blackwell was 4 for 4 for the Rockets. Dan Quisenberry pitched two shaky but scoreless innings, and Tom Henke pitched a perfect 9th for his 15th save. The teams will finish the season tomorrow.

New York @ Detroit – 5/30/22

The Los Angeles Dynamos and Houston Hoots traded home runs. LA came out on top, holding on for a 6-5 win. Houston starter Randy Johnson allowed a 2-run homer to Johnny Bench in the 2nd. Houston responded with a 3-run shot from Hank Aaron against Tom Glavine in the 3rd. Gary Carter added a solo homer to put them up 4-2. But Mike Schmidt misplayed a ball with 2-outs in the 6th to load the bases, and Jackie Robinson hit a grand slam to give the Dynamos a 6-4 lead. The Hoots would add another run to cut the lead, but Jim Bunning pitched a scoreless 8th, and Goose Gossage pitched a scoreless 9th for his 12th save. Johnson finishes the season 5-3 with a 5.38. The win ensures LA of a 2nd-place finish in the National League.

Los Angeles @ Houston – 5/30/22

While it’s been a disappointing year for the Oakland Jacks and Reggie Jackson, they topped the Boston Splinters 5-2 and are a game away from a 4-game series sweep to end the season. Mike Mussina allowed just 2 runs in 7 innings, and Jackson hit his 10th home run of the season, a 3-run shot in the 5th off Boston tough-luck starter Pedro Martínez. Martínez is now just 3-2 despite an ERA of 2.51. Jackson’s homer was just the 2nd hit allowed in the game by the Boston starter. Jackson is batting just .189 for Oakland this season. Mariano Rivera pitched two scoreless innings to pick up his 7th save. The loss is the 5th straight for the Splinters. The teams will finish the season tomorrow.

Boston @ Oakland – 5/30/22

Phil Niekro quieted the Los Angeles Dynamos’ bats in his final start of the season, improving to 5-5 and allowing just 3 hits and a run in 8 innings as the Houston Hoots topped the Dynamos 4-1. The sole LA run came on a solo homer from Eddie Mathews. The LA offense has struggled down the stretch, but they had won their prior two games. Pete Alexander picked up the loss, allowing 4 runs on 11 hits in 7 innings. Pop Lloyd was 3 for 4 with an RBI, and Willie Stargell had a solo homer to lead the Houston offense. Lee Smith pitched a perfect 9th for his 14th save. Houston is 25-27 and is now just a game behind the 2nd-place Dynamos in the National League.

Los Angeles @ Houston – 5/29/22

Bob Feller’s disappointing season ended on a high note as he held the Boston Splinters to just one run on 6 hits in 8 innings. Feller finishes the season 3-6 with a 5.65 ERA. He failed to live up to the team’s expectations for him this season. Joe DiMaggio led the Oakland offense going 2 for 4 with a home run. The Jacks scored 5 runs against Lefty Gomez, 3 of them earned, to give Boston their 3rd straight loss. Ted Williams was 1 for 3, lowering his batting average to .340. The teams have two games left in the season.

Boston @ Oakland – 5/29/22

The St. Louis Wizards look ready for the World Series. Steve Carlton allowed 7 hits while striking out 11, shutting out the Chicago Docs for the Wizards’ 35th win. It was not only Carlton’s 2nd straight shutout but the 2nd time this season he’s held teams scoreless in back-to-back starts. Meanwhile, the Wizards’ offense destroyed Curt Schilling in his final start of the season. Schilling allowed 11 runs on 16 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Willie McCovey was 3 for 5 with a homer and 5 RBI. Oscar Charleston and Larry Walker also homered. Schilling ends the season 4-5 with a 7.16 ERA and leads the Maelstrom in home runs allowed with 23. The Wizards earned home-field advantage in the World Series when the Detroit Rockets lost earlier in the day.

St. Louis @ Chicago – 5/29/22

For the 2nd straight game, the last-place New York Swats kept the Detroit Rockets offense off-balance. This time, it was a battle of the two winningest pitchers in the American League. Hal Newhouser came out on top of Bret Saberhagen, allowing just one run on 8 hits in 8 innings to finish the regular season 9-2. Saberhagen had won his last 8 starts but allowed 6 earned runs on 11 hits in this one to fall to 9-3. Babe Ruth started things off for the Swats with a 3-run homer in the 1st inning, and the New York offense never looked back, topping Detroit 7-1. After the Boston Splinters lost to send the Rockets to the World Series, Detroit has lost 2 straight, giving St. Louis home-field advantage in the postseason. They’ll look to turn things around in the final 2 games of the series before the World Series.

New York @ Detroit – 5/29/22

Larry Walker was 3 for 5 with 3 singles to lead the St. Louis Wizards over the Chicago Docs. Walker drove in one run in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd. He finished with 4 RBI. Juan Marichal allowed just 2 earned runs on 8 hits in 8 innings to finish the regular season 7-3 with a 2.39 ERA. Chicago’s Dwight Gooden had a disappointing year. He allowed 7 runs on 13 hits in this game to finish 4-6. The Wizards are just one win away from clinching home-field advantage in the World Series. The Detroit Rockets took the American League pennant earlier today when the Boston Splinters lost to the Oakland Jacks. The Docs have lost 4 straight.

St. Louis @ Chicago – 5/28/22