Welcome to Game 3 of my 1988 Strat-O-Matic World Series replay. The Dodgers are in Oakland to play the Athletics. If you missed the first two games click here for Game 1 and Game 2.
For Game 3 I will be using the same roster that was used in real life except Dave Anderson will be playing for Alfredo Griffin due to his injury in Game 1. With the Athletics being the home team today's game will have a DH 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 Marshall
5. CF John Shelby
6. DH Mike Davis
7. C Mike Scoscia
8. 3B Jeff Hamilton
9. SS Dave Anderson
P John Tudor
Oakland Athletics Lineup:
1. LF Tony Phillips
2. CF Dave Henderson
3. RF Jose Canseco
4. 1B Mark McGwire
5. DH Terry Steinbach
6. 3B Carney Lansford
7. 2B Glenn Hubbard
8. C Ron Hessey
9. SS Walt Weiss
P Bob Welch
TOP OF THE FIRST:
Steve Sax leads off the game with a fly out to center field. Franklin Stubbs makes the second out with a pop fly to short. Mickey Hatcher ends the inning by grounding out to third.
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST:
Tony Phillips hits a grounder to the pitcher for the first out. Dave Henderson flies out to left for the second out. Jose Canseco grounds out to third for the last out. Canseco hurt himself running to first and will miss the rest of the game as well as Game 4. The Athletics put Stan Javier in to replace Canseco.
TOP OF THE SECOND:
Mike Marshall leads off the second inning with a single to right field. John Shelby hits a grounder to short and the Athletics turn a double play. Mike Davis keeps the inning alive with a single to center field. Mike Scoscia hits a single to right to give the Dodgers runners on first and second. Jeff Hamilton his a single to center and Marshall scores the first run of the game. Dave Anderson grounds out to third to end the inning.
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND:
Mark McGwire leads off with a fly out to left field. Terry Steinbach gets the Athletics first hit of the game with a double. Carney Lansford pops out the the catcher for the second out. Glenn Hubbard flies out to right to end the inning. The Dodgers lead the Athletics 1-0.
TOP OF THE THIRD:
Sax makes the first out with a pop out to second. Franklin Stubbs smashes a shot over the fence for a home run. Hatcher grounds out to third for the second out. Mike Marshall hits a grounder to Weiss at short who makes an error allowing Marshall to be safe at first. John Shelby grounds out to short for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD:
Ron Hessey leads off with a grounder to second for the first out. Walt Weiss hits a grounder to the pitcher for the second out. Tony Phillips is walked by Tudor. Dave Henderson grounds out to first for the third out. The Dodgers lead the Athletics 2-0.
TOP OF THE FOURTH:
Davis leads off by striking out. Scoscia grounds out to second for the second out. Hamilton hits a grounder to second and Hubbard who bobbles the ball for an error allowing Hamilton to get to first safely. Dave Anderson lines out to second for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH:
Javier leads off with a single to center field. McGwire files out to left for the first out. Steinbach gets his second hit of the game with a single to left field. Carny Lansford ends the inning with a grounder to short and the Athletics turn two. The Dodgers still lead the Athletics 2-0.
TOP OF THE FIFTH:
Steve Sax hits a line drive to left field for a single. Stubbs hits a grounder to Lansford at third and he throws Sax out at second for the first out. Bob Welch strikes out Hatcher and Marshall for the second and third out.
BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH:
Glenn Hubbard leads off with a single to right. Ron Hessey hits a 2 run home run for the Athletics tying the game. Weiss makes the first out with a fly out to center. Tony Phillips gets on with a double. Henderson gets a double as well to score Phillips which gives the Athletics the lead. Javier grounds out to the pitcher for the second out. Mark McGwire grounds out to short for the third out. The Athletics now lead the Dodgers 3-2.
TOP OF THE SIXTH:
John Shelby leads off the sixth with a strikeout. Mike Davis gets on with a single to right field. Scoscia grounds out to short for the second out. Hamilton flies out to center for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH:
Terry Steinbach gets his third hit of the game with a single to center. Carney Lansford hits a grounder to short and the Dodgers turn two. Hubbard ends the inning with a ground out to the pitcher. The Dodgers lead the Athletics 3-2.
TOP OF THE SEVENTH:
Dave Henderson leads off with a fly out to center. Steve Sax hits a grounder to Lansford at third for the second out. Stubbs flies out to right for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH:
Ron Hessey hits a grounder to second for the first out. The Dodgers pitcher John Tudor strikes out Weiss and Phillips to end the seventh. The Athletics lead the Dodgers 3-2.
TOP OF THE EIGHTH:
Bob Welch gets his fifth and sixth strikeouts on Walt Weiss and Tony Phillips. John Shelby grounds out to first for the last out.
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH:
Dave Henderson makes the first out with a fly ball to left. Stan Javier hits a grounder to first for the second out. Mark McGwire strikes out for the third out. The Athletics lead the Dodgers 3-2 going into the ninth.
TOP OF THE NINTH:
The Athletics take out Bob Welch and put in Dennis Eckersley to pitch the ninth. Eckersley walks the first batter he faces, Mike Davis. Scoscia lines out to first for the first out. Jeff Hamilton hits a single to right field giving the Dodgers runners on first and second with one out. Dave Anderson strikes out for the second out. Steve Sax keeps the Dodgers alive with a single to center allowing Davis to score to tie the game at 3. Franklin Stubbs strikes out for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE NINTH:
The Dodgers replace John Tudor with Jesse Orosco to pitch. Terry Steinbach is walked which is the fourth time he's gotten on base in four at bats. Lansford pops out to second for the first out. Hubbard is walked by Orosco giving the Athletics runners on first and second. Ron Hessey grounds into a double play to end the ninth. The game is tied 3-3.
TOP OF THE TENTH:
Mickey Hatcher makes the first out with a line drive to short. Mike Marhsall flies out to center for the second out. John Shelby flies out to left for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE TENTH:
Walt Weiss grounds out to short for the first out. Tony Phillips is walked by Eckersley. Dave Henderson hits a grounder to third and the Dodgers turn two to end the tenth. The game is still tied 3-3.
TOP OF THE ELEVENTH:
The Athletics replace Eckersley with Gene Nelson. Mike Davis leads off with a strikeout. Mike Scoscia hits a single, his second hit of the game. Jeff Hamilton hits a line drive to short for the second out. Dave Anderson grounds out to short for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE ELEVENTH:
The Dodgers replace Orosco for Brian Holton. Stan Javier leads off with a double. Mark McGwire is walked giving the Athletics runners on first and second with no outs. Terry Steinbach hits into a double play, Javier advances to third. Carney Lansford lines out to second for the third out. The game is still tied 3-3.
TOP OF THE TWELFTH:
The Athletics replace Eckersley with Gene Nelson. Steve Sax leads off with a single, his third hit in six at bats. Franklin Stubbs lays down a successful sacrifice but to third, Sax is safe at second. Mickey Hatcher grounds out to short for the second out. Mike Marhsall makes the third out with a strike out.
BOTTOM OF THE TWELFTH:
Glenn Hubbard leads off with a fly out to center field. Ron Hessey is safe after hitting a grounder to Stubbs at first an he makes an error. Walt Weiss flies out to center field for the second out. Tony Phillips flies out to right for the third out. The game is still tied 3-3.
TOP OF THE THIRTEENTH:
The Athletics replace Nelson with Rick Honeycutt to pitch. John Shelby leads off with a fly ball to center for the first out. Mike Davis also flies out to center for the second out. Mike Scoscia hits a single to right field. Jeff Hamilton follows Scoscia with a single to center field. Jeff Hamilton his the Dodgers third single in a row loading the bases. Dave Anderson hits a grounder to first to end the inning.
BOTTOM OF THE THIRTEENTH:
Dave Henderson leads off with a fly out to center field. Stan Javier hits a pop fly to Scoscia for the second out. Mark McGwire comes to the plate and ends the game with a home run over the center field fence!
SUMMARY:
Today's game is the second in a row to go to 13 innings. It appears that both teams are pretty evenly matched. Surprisingly the real life Game 3 ended with Mark McGwire hitting a walk off home run. In my game he did it in the 13th inning but it is the same outcome. Game one came down to the same play in both games with Kirk Gibson winning the real game with a home run and in Strat he made the last out. It just goes to show you how Strat-O-Matic can be pretty realistic, it could also be dumb luck! In the 1988 World Series the Dodgers lead 2-1 and in Strat the Athletics lead 2-1 so it is still any ones game. Next week the Dodgers play Game 4 in Oakland.
Today's Player Of The Game is Terry Steinbach who went 3 for 4 with a walk and a double.
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