After St. Matthews took a 2-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the first (Jim singled and Ray tripled) and another in the third (Carl singled and Jim tripled) of Game One, Christ Church cut the lead in half in the top of the fourth on a single by David Stierle and a triple by Tom Bennett and moved in front in the fifth when Mike Thompson reached on an error and scored on a triple by Jerry Hinton followed by a single by Mike Peak. Christ Church added two runs in the seventh (Dick Lutz homered after a Charles Smith double); one in the eighth (Tom singled and Andy Coates tripled); and a run in the ninth (Jerry tripled and David singled). David, Leah Bennett and Mike P. added non-run scoring singles and Mike T. added a double. The Final - Christ Church 7 - St, Matthews UMC 2.
After Jerry singled to lead off Game Two, St, Matthews again took a first inning lead on a single by Glenn and a triple by Jim. Mike P.'s fourth inning triple failed to produce a run. In the fifth Leah singled and was driven in on a triple by Bob Stone to tie the game at one, only to have Freddie's home run in the bottom of the inning give St. Matthews the lead again. In the seventh (after Tom had died at first in the sixth, Mike T. and Bob doubled back to back and when Dick followed with a home run Christ Church led by two. Tom's ninth inning single was not capitalized on but Christ Church clinched the series with the win. The Final - Christ Church 4 - St, Matthews UMC 2.
Christ Church fell behind 7-0 in Game Three. (Glenn and Carl- single, triple in the first; Ralph, Freddie and Glenn - triple, homer, homer in the second; Jim, Ray, Russell and Ralph- single, triple, single, triple in the third). But Christ Church fought back in the fifth. Tom led off with a single and Mike T. drove him in with a triple. Dick singled to score Mike. Andy followed with a triple, followed by a single by Bob, which was followed by a triple by Dick for a five run inning to cut the lead to 7-5. A single by Russell and a triple by Bruce made the margin three after five. In the sixth, Dick and Andy produced a run with lead-off a single and triple to move within two again. In the bottom of the sixth St. Matthews answered with a pair of runs on a single by Jim, a triple by Ray and a single by Russell. Christ Church tried by complete the comeback but Tom's single, Bob's triple, and Dick's single found Christ Church falling two runs short, Leah, Bob, Jerry and David added single. The Final - St. Matthews UMC 10 - Christ Church 8.
