'30 Mack-men sweep '76 Big Red Machine

Game 1 at Riverfront Stadium,

The A's and Reds faced off in a series that had the makings of offensive
fireworks but as it turned out, Philadelphia was the only team that sparked.
Shores and Zachry dueled each other. A's shortstop Joe Boley drove in Dykes with a sacrifice fly to right field. Cincinnati tied the game in the 5th with a Johnny Bench solo homerun to right. Philadelphia plated 2 more runs. Jimmie Foxx tripled in Cochrane, who reached base on a Dave Concepcion error. Foxx scored later in the inning when Jimmy Dykes singled him in. Jack Quinn shut down the Reds over the final two innings to earn the save. A's 3...Reds 1

Game 2 at Riverfront Stadium,

George Earnshaw and Don Gullett were the two hurlers in game 2. Both teams battled each other for most of the game. Gullett threw into the 8th inning surrendering 4 runs. Earnshaw pitched only 6 innings and gave up 2 runs but was not around for the final decision. Jimmy Dykes smacked a 2 RBI double to give the A's the lead and eventual win. Winning pitcher for Philadelphia was Rommel. Final score....A's 4....Reds 3.

Game 3, Shibe Park, Philadelphia,

Jimmie Foxx was the star in this game as he slammed 2 homeruns including a 2-run shot in the third and a solo bomb in the 5th. Lefty Grove earned the win for Philadelphia as he threw a complete game, striking out 12 Reds including Rose, Griffey, and and Johnny Bench 2 times each. Gary Nolan started for Cincinnati and went 6 innings giving up 4 runs and received credit for the loss making him 0-2 with an 6.00 ERA during the Holiday Tourney. Final Score...A's 5...Reds 2....A's win the series 3 game to 0.
--submitted by Joey Scigliano--