After a 12-1 victory in Detroit in Game 5, the St. Louis Wizards were ready to ride the momentum back in St. Louis with ace Steve Carlton on the mound for Game 6. Carlton pitched out of a bases-loaded no-out jam in the 2nd, and the Rockets stranded a runner on 3rd in the 3rd inning, but Manny Ramírez opened up the 4th with a solo home run to kick off a 3-run Detroit inning. Carlton exited after 7 innings, having allowed 8 hits but striking out 8. Meanwhile, Frank Tanana was having the game of the season. Tanana walked Oscar Charleston to lead off the bottom of the 1st but then retired the next 21 batters he faced, striking out 8 himself. Fergie Jenkins lasted just 3 hitters in the 8th for St. Louis, but allowed a critical insurance run before John Smoltz got out of the jam. Larry Walker ended Tanana’s no-hitter and the shutout with a solo shot to lead off the Wizards’ 8th. Tony Gwynn followed with a single that ended Tanana’s day. Dan Quisenberry got out of the inning with just one more run scored, but it was too little too late. Tom Henke pitched a perfect 9th for the Detroit Rockets to take the 1st Baseball Maelstrom World Series with a 4-2 victory. Despite being heavy favorites, the Wizards’ pitching staff proved to be no match for the Detroit offense. On top of that Quisenberry and Henke combined to allow just 4 hits and 0 runs in 9 innings of relief.