World Series Game 4 - "Maier gets key to city"

October 23, Game 4 at Briggs Stadium
Harry Brecheen (4-2, 2.31) vs Stubby Overmire (4-1, 5.19)

Series clinching double

Now the Cardinals were playing for pride or a miracle.  Their manager, Erik Nelson, expressed the hope that he could avoid embarrassing the senior circuit by avoiding the sweep.  And Brecheen answered, holding the Tigers a lone unearned run over 7 innings.  But, again, the Cardinal offense went AWOL.  Bob Maier led off the fifth with a groundball booted by third baseman Whitey Kurowski.  Cullenbine singled him to third and Greenberg drove him home with another single.  The Cardinals came right back in the top of the 6th.  Stan Musial doubled, for one of his few hits in the Series.  Ray Saunders walked.  Kurowski ripped a shot into right field.  Musial scored easily and Saunders was sent home.  Cullenbine's throw arrived first and the score remained tied.   In the bottom of the 8th, pinchhitter Red Borom singled with two out.  Bob Maier drive him home with a double and scored on Mayo's single.  George Caster closed out the 9th and the Tigers had a World Series sweep.  Tigers 3  Cardinals 1

Tigers sweep series 4-0
--submitted by Tom "Crash" Davis--