The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6
Some are calling Thursday's Game 6 an "instant classic". Where would you rank it among the greatest World Series games of all time?
| Final - 10.27.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
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GameThreads
Cardinals Fans GameThread on Viva El Birdos
Rangers Fans GameThread on Lone Star Ball
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .318 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Josh Hamilton, 7,8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Michael Young, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Mark Lowe, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Napoli, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .375 |
| Craig Gentry, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| David Murphy, ph,LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| Colby Lewis, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Alexi Ogando, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Derek Holland, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Adams, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Endy Chavez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Neftali Feliz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darren Oliver, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Feldman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Esteban German, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 49 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hamilton, Beltre, Cruz
Doubles - Kinsler, Young
Grounded into DP - Beltre, Lewis
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Young
Home runs - Hamilton, Beltre, Cruz
Doubles - Kinsler, Young
Grounded into DP - Beltre, Lewis
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Young
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Lewis | 5.1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 95-57 |
| Alexi Ogando | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 | 12-4 |
| Derek Holland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.87 | 0 | 23-16 |
| Mike Adams (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Neftali Feliz | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 22-12 |
| Darren Oliver (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Scott Feldman | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 0 | 16-8 |
| Mark Lowe (L, 0-1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 0 | 6-3 |
Pitching
IBB - Pujols by Feldman
Napoli by Salas
IBB - Pujols by Feldman
Napoli by Salas
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| Jason Motte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Edwin Jackson, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kyle Lohse, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jake Westbrook, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Skip Schumaker, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Lance Lynn, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Theriot, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Lance Berkman, RF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .435 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .158 |
| Allen Craig, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| David Freese, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Nick Punto, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 |
| Octavio Dotel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marc Rzepczynski, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gerald Laird, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daniel Descalso, ph,6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Jaime Garcia, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Fernando Salas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jon Jay, ph,8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Totals | 43 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Berkman, Craig, Freese
Triples - Freese
Doubles - Pujols
Sacrifices - Lohse
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Holliday, Freese, Salas
Home runs - Berkman, Craig, Freese
Triples - Freese
Doubles - Pujols
Sacrifices - Lohse
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Holliday, Freese, Salas
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Garcia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 59-35 |
| Fernando Salas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.36 | 0 | 48-31 |
| Lance Lynn | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.71 | 0 | 32-19 |
| Octavio Dotel | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 10-7 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Jason Motte | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 0 | 27-17 |
| Jake Westbrook (W, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10-5 |
Pitching
IBB - Pujols by Feldman
Napoli by Salas
IBB - Pujols by Feldman
Napoli by Salas
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: M.Lowe pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson, Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Duration: 4:33
Pitching notes: M.Lowe pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson, Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Duration: 4:33
