World Series Game 3 - "(Hebrew) Hammer-Time"

October 22 Game 3  At Briggs Stadium
Max Lanier (4-1, 2.30) vs. Al Benton (2-4, 3.89)

4 yrs in service couldn't stop him

Walker Cooper slammed a one out 1st inning pitch into the seats for the first Cardinal lead of the series and Cardinal fans took hope that their offense had returned.  No such luck.  That was the only tally Benton would allow in 8 innings of work. Unfortunately for the Tiger faithful Lanier was just as stingy.  Bob Maier led off the first with single and Mayo followed suit.  With one out, Greenberg singled Maier home.  And then everyone sat back and waited for the next offensive action, in the 9th.  With one out in the 9th, Whitey Kurowski took Benton deep and the Cardinals were three outs away from their first Series win.  Greenberg opened the bottom of the 9th with a walk and went to third on York's single.  When Doc Cramer grounded to short, Greenberg scored and sent the game into extra innings.  Both teams got outstanding pitching in the extra frames until the bottom of the 13th.  Al Jurisich took the mound and promptly walked the first two batters he faced.  He might have gotten out of it but for the presence of the Hebrew Hammer, Hank Greenberg.  Greenberg swatted the pitch into the left field upper deck bleachers and 51,345 Tiger fans went hone happy (Actual attendance was 53,273 but there were 1,928 Cardinal fans in attendance.)  Tigers 5  Cardinals 2

Tigers lead series 3-0
--submitted by Tom "Crash" Davis--