Game 2: 91 Detroit Tops 46 Detroit 7-5
Game 3: 46 Detroit Slips Past 91 Detroit 5-4
Game 4: 46 Detroit Defeats 91 Detroit 8-1
Game 5: Newhouser Whitewashes 91 Detroit 4-0, 2 HRs For Greenberg
Game 6: 46 Detroit Beats 91 Detroit 5-2
Game 1: Veteran
Frank Tanana
scattered 7 hits and yielded only 1 run as
the 1991 Tigers took a 1 game lead over 1946. Tanana is the epitome of the
"crafty lefty" as he baffled 1946's hitters all day. Jimmy Bloodworth hit
a solo shot in the 9th to cut the deficit to 2-1. 1991 scored both of
their runs on solo shots by Rob Deer and Mickey Tettleton off of "Prince" Hal
Newhouser 
call me Al" Leiter was sharp in 6 innings of 2 run work. Henneman came on
to close it out and almost blew it by giving up 3 runs in 1.2 innings of work.
As is the case with most closers, they seem to fade when they are required to
pitch a second inning. Henneman was no exception. Lefty Jerry
Gleaton was forced to come on and record the final out by getting Doc Cramer to
fly to center. Trout was cruising until the 7th when '91 posted a 5 spot
and looked to have blown the doors open on this one.
Lou Whitaker's
grand slam was the big blow. '91 now had a 2-0 lead in the series.
Game 3:
Virgil Trucks dominated '91 for 8 innings, allowing only 1 run. The middle
of '46's lineup went 7-14 and accounted for knocking in all 5 runs. Kell,
Greenberg and Cullenbine dominated Bill Gullickson as '46 entered the 9th with a
4 run lead. Getting a bit "cute" '46's manager decided to put in Tommy
Bridges to close out the game, even though Bridges did not have a stellar
regular season. '91's bats got hot and 3 runs later the '46 team was
clinging to a 1 run lead and
George Caster
needed to come on to save the day and get the final 2 outs with the tying run on
2nd. Caster struck out Cecil Fielder for out #2, intentionally walked long
ball threat Mickey Tettleton. With 2 out and runners on 1st and second
Dave Bergman hit a weak grounder to George Kell at 1st who flipped to Caster for
the final out. This was a MUST win for the '46 team. Losing this
game would have put them down 3 games to 0. It was a huge gut check for
this veteran core group that won the '45 series.
Tigers.
Fred Hutchinson
went the distance and yielded only 1 run in a complete game win. The big
offensive blow occurred in the 3rd when Wakefield doubled home 3 runs.
Game 5: The "pivotal" game 5 matched game 1 winner Frank Tanana against
"Prince" Hal Newhouser. Tanana who was so dominating in game 1 didn't have
the edge here in game 5. Prince Hal, who gave up 2 runs in their first
match-up was perfect in this one as he tossed a 4 hitter and only threw 89
pitches. Hammerin'
Hank Greenberg
accounted for 3 of the 4 runs that
Tanana yielded with 2 colossal blast into the upper deck. Greenberg's
potent bat was no match for Tanana's offspeed offerings. After winning the
last 3 games the '46 team now has a 3 games to 2 lead in the series and all of
the momentum.
himself for his poor game 2
performance. '91 countered with Mark Leiter in the hopes that he could
give them the same quality start that he gave them in game 2. With the
season on the line Leiter surrendered 2 runs in the first as Greenberg doubled
in Cullenbine and Kell singled home Greenberg. '91 cut the deficit in half
in the 4th as Trout yielded a solo shot to Mickey Tettleton. In the bottom
of the 5th inning '46 struck back for 2 more runs to boost their lead to 4-1.
With 1 out Trout and Evers singled. Jimmy Bloodworth bunted them over to
3rd and Cullenbine delivered a huge 2 out 2 RBI double. With Greenberg on
deck Leiter could not intentionally walk or pitch around Cullenbine.
Greenberg's mere presence in the lineup changed the strategy of the opposition.
In the top of the 6th Lou Whittaker hit a solo shot to make the score 4-2, but
'46 answered right back in the bottom of the frame as Wakefield also went deep.
At this point Leiter was done and Gibson was summoned from the pen to handle the
final 2 innings. Trout was pretty much in a grove until the 9th when he
began to tire a bit. After getting Tettleton to strike out he walked
Skeeter Barnes. Travis Fryman then went down swing for the second out.
The ever so clutch Alan Trammell was not about to make the final out of the
series as he singled to right to make it 1st and 3rd and bring the tying run to
the plate. With no action going in the '46 pen it was all up to Trout to
go the distance. '91 sent up Livingstone to pinch hit for Gibson and Trout
induced him to weekly ground to Lake at short, who flipped it over to Jimmy
Bloodworth at 2nd for the final out of the series.