PadresFan104
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September 30, 1955 - World Series Preview - The Braves feature one hell of a lineup including a 21 year old Hank Aaron, and 24 year old Eddie Matthews. 1 - Hank Aaron, .297, 30 HR 2 - Chuck Tanner, .287, 6 HR 3 - Eddie Matthews, .332, 50 HR 4 - Joe Adcock, .302, 27 HR 5 - Del Crandall, .288, 28 HR 6 - Johnny Logan, .267, 5 HR 7 - Bobby Thomson, .281, 11 HR 8 - Jack Ditmer, .272, 4 HR - The Braves rotation is outstanding as well: 1 - Warren Spahn, 18-5, 3.35 2 - Lew Burdette, 15-8, 3.46 3 - Bob Buhl, 14-5, 3.34 4 - Gene Conley, 9-9, 3.58 - Key Releiver - Humberto Robinson: Went 11-4 with a 3.53 ERA and should help out the starting 4 if they get into trouble. - Boston doesn't have quite the HR numbers to match the Braves, but they do have a lineup that hits for average. Here's what they'll put up against Warren Spahn in game 1: 1 - Jackie Robinson, .295, 7 HR 2 - Norm Zauchin, .245, 24 HR (questionable decision, but he bats .260 vs. lefties) 3 - Ted Williams, .331, 43 HR 4 - Jackie Jensen, .288, 30 HR 5 - Bill Virdon, .299, 6 HR 6 - Billy Klaus, .301, 4 HR 7 - Pete Daley, .191, 1 HR (Ok, bad placement, should be batting 8th) 8 - Billy Goodman, .278, 0 HR - Boston's pitching will be the key to the series. If they can contain the Braves bats, then Boston may have a shot. 1 - Frank Sullivan, 12-9, 2.85 2 - Willard Nixon, 14-4, 3.49 3 - Tom Brewer, 13-11, 3.16 4 - Ike Delock, 9-9, 3.76 Key Reliever - George Susce: Went 11-3 this season with a 3.18 ERA. He has the endurance of a spot starter, so he may see major playing time if the Red Sox pitching is hit early. My prediction: I expect the offense to dominate this series, as I think Shaun's engine still needs to be tweaked in favor of the pitching a bit more. Given that, I am picking the Braves in 5. I'll wait a few hours to play the games and post the results in case anyone else wants to make a prediction....
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