1982 CRL Championship, Game 7: Queens Kings At Great Lakes Whitecaps 11/3/1982
Kings AB R H RBI AVG Whitecaps AB R H RBI AVG
G.Richards RF 3 0 1 0 .143 D.Garcia 2B 3 2 0 0 .250
J-L.Lacy PH,RF 2 0 1 0 .480 S.Kemp LF 2 0 0 0 .400
J.Gantner 2B 5 0 1 0 .182 C-A.Wiggins PR,RF 1 1 1 1 .500
A.Oliver 1B 3 2 2 0 .375 R.Yount SS 4 1 1 3 .268
J.Cruz LF 2 0 1 1 .300 A.Thornton 1B 3 0 1 1 .258
K-B.Oglivie PH 0 0 0 0 .226 D-L.Salazar PR 0 0 0 0 .400
L-D.Edler PH 1 1 1 0 .600 F-M.Squires 1B 1 0 0 0 .167
M.Flanagan P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Bell 3B 2 0 1 0 .200
M.Armstrong P 0 0 0 0 ---- L.Herndon RF,LF 4 0 0 0 .145
C.Fisk C 3 0 0 0 .224 B.Boone C 2 0 0 0 .136
G.Gossage P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-R.Monday PH 1 0 0 0 .231
M-D.Lopes PH 0 0 0 0 .222 G-S.Nicosia C 1 0 0 0 .100
N-L.Biittner PH,LF 0 1 0 0 .500 M.Wilson CF 3 0 0 0 .205
L.Parrish 3B 4 0 2 2 .302 V.Blue P 1 0 0 0 .250
W.McGee CF 4 0 0 0 .268 A-J.Leonard PH 1 1 1 0 .286
T.Foli SS 2 0 0 0 .154 S.Davis P 1 0 0 0 .000
H-J.Hairston PH 0 0 0 0 .750 D.Laroche P 0 0 0 0 ----
I-B.Almon SS 1 0 0 0 .333 L.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .000
G.Zahn P 2 0 0 0 .000
B-E.Whitt C 2 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 34 4 9 3 Totals 30 5 5 5
A-Pinch Hit For Blue In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Zahn In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Kemp In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Thornton In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Boone In 6th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Salazar In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Monday In 7th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Foli In 7th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Hairston In 7th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Richards In 8th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Cruz In 8th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Oglivie In 8th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Gossage In 8th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Lopes In 8th Inning
Kings........... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 9 2
Whitecaps....... 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 5 5 0
Kings (7-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
G.Zahn LOSS(1-2) 5 1 3 3 3 2 0 77 3.16
G.Gossage BS(2nd) 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 41 3.86
M.Flanagan 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.25
M.Armstrong 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.31
Totals 8 5 5 4 3 4 0
Whitecaps (12-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
V.Blue WIN(4-0) 6 6 1 1 1 3 0 73 2.20
S.Davis HOLD(5th) 1 2/3 0 1 1 2 1 0 28 2.08
D.Laroche 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2.45
L.Smith SAVE(8th) 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 30 2.51
Totals 9 9 4 4 4 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 44,426 DATE- Wednesday, November 3rd 1982 TIME- Night
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Kings: 7 Whitecaps: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Kings: 0 Whitecaps: 2
ERRORS- J.Gantner, L.Parrish
DOUBLES- A.Oliver(3rd), J.Cruz(4th), L.Parrish(3rd), B.Bell(2nd),
J.Leonard(3rd)
TRIPLES- A.Wiggins(1st), R.Yount(1st)
RBIs- J.Cruz(5th), L.Parrish-2(8th), A.Wiggins(3rd), R.Yount-3(14th),
A.Thornton(8th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Lacy(6th), L.Salazar(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Bell
WALKS- A.Oliver, J.Cruz, L.Biittner, J.Hairston, D.Garcia, S.Kemp, B.Bell
STRIKE OUTS- C.Fisk, L.Parrish, G.Zahn-2, S.Kemp, L.Herndon, V.Blue, S.Davis
GIDP- J.Cruz, C.Fisk
WILD PITCHES- L.Smith
2-out RBI- A.Wiggins, L.Parrish-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Thornton, T.Foli, M.Wilson, W.McGee, R.Monday, R.Yount,
S.Nicosia, J.Gantner
TEAM RISP- Kings: 2 for 9 Whitecaps: 2 for 12
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Tim Foli robbed Robin Yount of a base hit.
TV ratings were off the charts as Vin Scully called the game on NBC.
He commented at the end that this was one of the most amazing series
he's ever witnessed.
Greg Zahn and Vida Blue faced off for the second time in the series.
And Zahn was ready for the moment as he didn't surrender a hit in the
first five frames. Al Oliver and Jose Cruz hit back to back doubles in
the fourth to get a run off of Blue, but he stayed steady and held the
Kings to this lone run through six.
The Whitecaps offense was on its heals, but finally got things going
in the sixth putting up four runs thanks to a Robin Yount bases loaded triple.
They also added a run in the seventh and the 5-1 lead heading into the eighth
with Lee Smith lurking had the fans feeling pretty confident.
But the Kings wanted the hardware in a bad way. With two outs and nobody on,
they got a walk, single, walk, wild pitch, single and the score was 5-4 and
edges of seats were being worn out. The Whitecaps couldn't generate an insurance
run so it simply came down to Lee Smith vs the Kings for the championship.
Smith got the first two outs. But Lee Lacy, an MVP candidate in the series, singled,
and stole second to put the tying run in scoring position. With the baseball world
on its feet, Smith got Jim Gantner to fly out to deep left to give the Whitecaps
the win and the championship.