HOFL Playoffs - First Round

The Boston NinetyAughts shocked the Brooklyn FiftySixties, winning in 5 games. The NinetyAught pitchers were just too much for Brooklyn to handle.

Boston advances to take on St. Louis later today for the right to go to the World Series.

Brooklyn took game 1 in 10 innings, 4-3, but that would be their last hurrah. Ryan, the Big Unit, Pedro, and Maddux dominated them over the next 4 games winning 4-3, 7-2, 3-1, and 7-3. All 4 SP went 1-0, with Pedro striking out 17 in only 7.2 innings. Ryan struck out 13 and Randy Johnson fanned 10.

There were no big hitting stars of the series. Tony Gwynn, who had gone 1/17 in the first 4 games, homered twice off of Don Drysdale in the finale. Hank Aaron had the best series at the plate, but he went 0-for-4 in the final game.

The box scores...