COVID World Series 1973 Players Edition - Part 17

The two teams battled into the 16th inning, Paul used all 24 of his players, but once again Darrell Evans was the hero.

• The Mikes struck first in the top of this first - Jerry Koosman walked Toby Harrah with 2 outs
• Bill Melton doubled him home before Koosman got Mayberry to end the inning
• Paul answered back in the bottom 
• Dave Concepcion led off with a single off Vida Blue and stole 2nd
• Blue got Rod Carew to fly out then walked George Scott
• Evans hit what should have been an inning ending double play, but Bill Melton mishandled it and loaded the bases
• Blue then walked Bob Watson to tie the score
• Ted Simmons hit a grounder to Ron Hunt who tried to get Scott at home, but Scott beat the tag to take a 2-1 lead. 
• Blue got out of the inning without any further damage
• In the Top of the 2nd George Hendrick homered to tie the game at 2
• It stayed that way until the bottom of the 7th.
• With 2-outs Bobby Murcer doubled
• Reggie Jackson singled and Murcer beat the throw to the plate to put the Pauls up 3-2
• Again the Mikes answered right back in the next half inning as Dave Winfield, pinch-hitting for Blue, homered off Chuck Taylor - tying the game at 3
•  Outs on the basepaths highlighted the next few innings
• Garry Maddox threw out Carl Yastzremski trying to take 3rd on Murcer's single for the 2nd out of the 9th
• Ralph Garr was caught stealing by Simmons in the 12th
• Double plays ended threats for Paul in the 12th and 14th
• Ellie Rodriguez gunned down Rod Carew trying to steal in the 13th
• Yaz threw out 2 runners in the top of the 13th
•  Cliff Johnson trying t0 take 3rd on Ellie Rodriguez's single
• Then Rodriguez trying to score on Garr's 2-out single
• Roger Moret starting his 5th inning hung a curveball to Evans leading off the bottom of the 16th and that was the ballgame and the series