1995 A.L. West Tie-Breaker MARINERS CLINCH 1st PLAYOFF Angels 10/2 Ticket Stub
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MLB Mariners 10-2-1995 Tie-Breaker
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| This is an Original 100% Authentic Ticket Stub from the 1995 MLB Season October 2, 1995 Seattle Mariners vs California Angels at the KINGDOME in Seattle, WA 10/2/1995 AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION TIE-BREAKER MARINERS CLINCH THE 1st DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP in FRANCHISE HISTORY WIN AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION TITLE MARINERS REACH POST-SEASON for the 1st TIME in 19 YEAR FRANCHISE HISTORY RANDY JOHNSON PITCHES a 12-STRIKEOUT, 3-HIT COMPLETE GAME!!! RANDY JOHNSON "Big Unit" CLINCHES AL WEST TITLE for 1st TIME CAREER WIN #99 12K CG GEM "Big Unit" 10x All-Star, 5x Cy Young, 4x ERA Title Triple Crown, WS MVP, 2001 World Series Inducted into the HALL of FAME in 2015 VINCE COLEMAN 2-HITS, 1-RBI, CS LUIS SOJO 1-RUN, 2-HITS, 3-RBI, 2B, SH, GDP KEN GRIFFEY JR. 1-BB (HOF) EDGAR MARTINEZ 1-RUN, 2-HITS, 1-BB (HOF) JAY BUHNER 1-RUN, 1-HIT MIKE BLOWERS 2-RUNS, 2-HITS, 1-BB, GDP TINO MARTINEZ 2-RUNS, 1-HIT, 1-RBI, 1-BB, SH (250th CAREER RUN) DAN WILSON 1-RUN, 1-HIT, 2-RBI, 2B, SH, GDP JOEY CORA 1-RUN, 1-HIT, 1-RBI, HBP, SF TONY PHILLIPS HR #121 RENE GONZALES 1-HIT, 2B REX HUDLER 1-HIT, SB NOW the West is won The man's a menace: Randy Johnson intimidates the Angels from the very first pitch SEATTLE -- With a crown of 52,356 wildly cheering for Randy Johnson on Monday as if it were the seventh game of the World Series, the Mariners finally got the opportunity to possibly get there. The Mariners reached the post season for the first time in their 19-year history, winning the AL West title by beating the California Angels 9-1 in baseball's first one-game playoff since 1980. Johnson (18-2), maintaining his menacing stare on every pitch, was perfect for 5 2/3 innings and finished with a three-hitter and 12 strikeouts. Leading 1-0, the Mariners broke open the game in the seventh when Luis Sojo's bases-loaded double -- aided pitcher Mark Langston's throwing error -- turned into a four-run play. "I felt a little bit of weight on my shoulders," Johnson said. "But I thrive on that and it was probably my biggest game ever. I had a lot of emotion built up." Johnson beat the Angels for the third time in four decisions, having lost to them the last time he faced them in Anaheim Aug. 1 in that game, the 6-foot-10 left-hander went 7 1/3 innings giving up seven runs on 10 hits and two walks. "The last time I pitched against the Angels, they roughed me up," he said. "And they've been extremely hot. But you have to rise to the occasion and I think I did." The victory capped a roller coaster season for the Mariners, who trailed the Angels by 13 games on Aug. 2. The Mariners missed a chance to wrap up the division by losing Saturday and Sunday as the Angels won twice. "We were never a team that had a 13-game lead like the Angels," he said. "We were a team that was striving to be the wildcard team." The Mariners will play the wildcard winning New York Yankees in the best-of-5 first round. The series begins today at Yankee Stadium with Chris Bosio likely to start for the Mariners against David Cone. The Mariners are 9-4 against the Yankees, 3-3 in New York. "When he stepped on the field today there was something about him," Mariners center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. said of Johnson. "It was like he was saying, 'Give me one run and I'll take care of the rest.'" Johnson, who won on three days' rest, will not be ready to pitch until at least Game 3 Friday. The Mariners hoped to save him for Game 1, but needed him in the most important game in team history. Johnson, the leading candidate for the AL Cy Young Award, led the majors with 294 strikeouts. He walked just one, and lost his shutout when Tony Phillips homered to open the ninth. The Kingdome fans were on their feet screaming and shouting encouragement from the first inning on, chanting "Randy, Randy, Randy," when he struck out the side in the third and fifth. Johnson struck out Tim Salmon for the fourth time to end the game, and then the celebration started. Johnson shot his arms in the air and hugged catcher Dan Wilson. Fireworks exploded overhead as he ran off the field with his arms still raised, and fans ran out and tried to dig up home plate. For the Angels and Langston (15-7), who was traded by the Mariners to the Montreal Expos for Johnson May 25, 1989, the loss marked their final disappointment. The Angels, who led the AL West by 11 games on Aug. 9 before one of baseball's biggest collapses, won their last five games to force the playoff. The last time baseball needed a one-game playoff was in 1980, when the Houston Astros defeated Los Angeles for the NL West title. The last one-game playoff in the AL was 1978, when Bucky Dent's home run lifted the Yankees over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park for the AL East title. Mariners manager Lou Piniella made a key play in the outfield late in that playoff for the Yankees. The key play in this, only the eighth one-game playoff in major league history, came with two out in the seventh, the bases loaded and the Mariners ahead 1-0. Sojo hit a broken-bat grounder down the line that barely made it past fine-fielding first baseman J.T. Snow. The ball rolled into the bullpen as Mike Blowers and Tino Martinez scored, and Langston got the relay as Joey Cora approached the plate. Langston seemed to double-clutch and threw the ball past catcher Andy Allanson. The ball went to the backstop and Sojo never stopped running, beating Allanson's return throw to Langston at the plate. While Sojo and the Mariners celebrated, Langston lay on his back in the dirt with a pained look on his face. Langston, who has played 12 years in the majors and never made it to the postseason, was pulled after the play. In the dugout, he sat with his head down as teammates tried to console him. The Angels have not been to the playoffs since 1986, and have never been to the World Series. The Mariners scored the game's first run in the fifth on an RBI Single by Vince Coleman. RARE TICKET STUB IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! You get the ticket in the photos. Nice ticket!!! Ticket Stub measures approximately 2 x 3-3/8 Inches Section 227 - Row 3 - Seat 109 Photos/Scans have been watermarked for auction purposes only. Ticket will be shipped in the Toploader (Hard Plastic Holder) shown in the photos. It will be protected and surrounded by 2 pieces of rigid cardboard and sent via USPS with tracking. For multiple ticket orders add items to cart for combined shipping. |
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