September 29, 1934
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The first-ever Wild Card Playoffs were held over the last three days. The Tiny Sea Metros visited division rivals the Cherricaw Herders, while the Platte Bears visited the Deerborn White Sox, with the winners set to move on to the SemiFinal Series. All games in the best-of-3 Wild Card round are held in the stadium of the team with home field advantage in the series.
As C Division champs, the Herders hosted the Metros. The Metros had all the momentum in the series despite being the road team. Tiny Sea surged at the end of the Regular Season and nearly took the C Division pennant from the Herders, who collapsed in the final month of the season and barely held on for the division title. Both teams made their first playoff appearances. The Metros are the first former NPL team to make the UA Playoffs.
The Deerborn White Sox won the B Division and hosted the Platte Bears, who won a 1-game tiebreaker against the Guardians to squeak into the postseason. Both teams have won a Windsor Cup. The White Sox won the Windsor Cup in 1929, and have since appeared in and lost four straight Finals series, including a loss to the Bears in 1930.
The winners of the Wild Card Playoffs move on to face either the Delle Stars or the Redwood Owls, who have byes to the SemiFinal Series with the two best records in the UA.
UA News
Wednesday, 9/26/1934
- Metros RH SP Carlos Pultudos gave Tiny Sea 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. He also went 2 for 3 with an RBI in Tiny Sea’s 4-2 game 1 win in Cherricaw.
- Bears RH SP Jose Verdier was locked in, striking out 11 batters over 6 innings while allowing 1 run on 4 hits and walking 1. Bears LF Stan Davis hit a double and a solo HR in Platte’s 2-1 win at Deerborn.
Thursday, 9/27/1934
- Tiny Sea 2B Sami Quille hit a solo HR and a double, going 4 for 5 and scoring 3 times. The Metros held on to win Game 2, 6-4, and take a series sweep from the Herders. The Metros will face either the Stars or Owls in the SemiFinal round, depending on the outcome of the White Sox/Bears Wild Card series.
- Metros starter Javier Lia Undun came out of the came with forearm stiffness after facing just 1 batter. He is expected to remain on the roster for thew SemiFinal Series.
- White Sox starter Esteban Muiru pitched 7 1-run innings with only 3 hits allowed as Deerborn evened up the series with Platte at a game apiece. Deerborn 1B Jimmy Lia Morro hit a 2-run HR in the 3rd inning to lift his team over the Bears. Game 3 will decide the series winner tomorrow in Deerborn.
Friday, 9/28/1934
- Bears C Elois Roussett hit 2 HR and LF Stan Davis hit his 2nd HR of the series, a grand slam as part of a 6-run 3rd inning, as Platte rode to a 9-4 win over Deerborn to take a 2-1 series win.
- The Bears will face the top-seeded Delle Stars in the best-of-5 SemiFinal Series. The Metros will face the Redwood Owls in the other SemiFinal Series.
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