Sending Their Team to the Series
Posted by Raphy on October 21, 2009
Jayson Werth has hit two home runs and a single in what should be the pennant clinching game for the Phillies. Since the start of LCS play in 1969 only 4 other players have had as many as 9 total bases in their team's pennant clinching game.
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR **TB** RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+------+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+ 1 Adam Kennedy 2002-10-13 ALCS 5 ANA MIN W 13-5 4 4 3 4 0 0 3 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th 2B 2 Steve Garvey 1974-10-09 NLCS 4 LAD PIT W 12-1 5 5 4 4 0 0 2 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4th 1B 3 Paul Blair 1969-10-06 ALCS 3 BAL @MIN W 11-2 6 6 1 5 2 0 1 10 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2nd CF 4 Johnny Damon 2004-10-20 ALCS 7 BOS @NYY W 10-3 6 6 2 3 0 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1st CF
It it interesting to note that there have been 2 players with 9 total bases on the opposing team in 2 pennant clinching games:
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR **TB** RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+------+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+ 1 Alex Rodriguez 2000-10-17 ALCS 6 SEA @NYY L 7-9 5 5 2 4 2 0 1 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3rd SS 2 Reggie Jackson 1971-10-05 ALCS 3 OAK BAL L 3-5 4 4 2 3 0 0 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3rd RF
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Not to forget Reggie Jackson -- 13 total bases in a WS clinching game.
His third home run on three pitches was the most gargantuan of the night, a 450-foot missle to the empty black bleacher seats in deep center