GAME 1 - Metropolitan Stadium
Jim Maloney (10-2) vs Dave Boswell (6-4)
Reds 6, Twins 1 
Cincinnati scores 4 runs in the first as Minnesota's Boswell walks 3 of the first 4 batters. Cincy pulls away behind great pitching from Jim Maloney as he pitches the Reds to a complete game 6-1 win. Frank Robby provides enough offense for the Reds by going 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBIs. Mickey Vernon and Harmon Killebrew had the only 2 hits that the Twins would post on the day. Killebrew walked and was also hit by a Maloney fastball.
GAME 2 - Metropolitan Stadium
Tom Seaver (8-3) vs Camilo Pascual (4-5)
Reds 6, Twins 4
Tom Seaver guts out a tough performance and outlasts the Twins' Pascual enroute to a 6-4 Red victory. Cincy’s bullpen trifecta of Norm Charlton, John Franco and Rob Dibble protected the lead after Seaver left with 2 outs in the 8th. Everyone in the Red lineup with the exception of catcher Ed Bailey, who walked twice, had a hit. Minnesota made a run at it in the 9th, but came up short thanks to the bullpen work done by the Reds.
GAME 3 - Crosley Field
Jim Kaat (6-2) vs Jose Rijo (7-3)
Twins 9, Reds 3 
The Twins enjoy the road trip to Cincinnati as Jim Kaat pitches well and beats Jose Rijo. The Twins 4 and 5 hitters Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva go for a combined 6-9 with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs. Minnesota had a 4-2 lead heading into the 5th when they scored 4 to blow it open thanks to Oliva’s grand slam. Killebrew had 2 homers and a double.
GAME 4 - Crosley Field
Jack Kralick (4-1) vs Gary Nolan (6-2)
Reds 9, Twins 7
The Twins come in looking to even the series and dominate the game until the 9th. Minnesota takes a 7-3 lead into the 9th and puts their fate in the hand of reliever Rick Aguilera. Aguilera walks the first 3 batters and after a Pinson double, the game is tied. Two batters later, Johnny Bench blasts a shot to seal the game and incredible comeback for the Reds. Those 6 runs scored in the bottom of the 9th are a KOD World Series record for comebacks. Up until this game “Aggie” had been a virtual lock in relief. He picked the worst time ever to record his second blown save of the season.
GAME 5 - Crosley Field
Dave Boswell (7-4) vs Jim Maloney (10-3)
Twins 4, Reds 2 
Minnesota needing a win to stay alive puts Dave Boswell on the mound against Cy Young candidate Jim Maloney. This time, the Twins get to Maloney and Boswell holds on for a 4-2 Twin win. Maloney, who was lights out during the regular season, has had some spotty outings here in the post season. After yesterday’s fiasco the Twins went to Al Worthington to close the game out instead of “Aggie”. 1965 AL MVP Zoillo Versalles went 3 for 4. Kirby Puckett is the only Twin regular not to post a hit. Frank Robby knocked in both of Cincy’s runs in a losing cause.
GAME 6 - Metropolitan Stadium
Tom Seaver (9-3) vs Camilo Pascual (4-6)
Reds 2, Twins 0
Not much offense in this game and the Reds go with “Tom
Terrific” Seaver and he pitches a gem as the Reds clinch with a 2-0 victory. Seaver scatters 5 hits without yielding a run, before exiting with 1 out in the 9th. Even the partisan Twin crowd gave “The Franchise” a “standing O” for his performance. Rob Dibble recorded the final 2 outs to notch the save and clinch the series. Cincy scored a solo run in the 2nd on a Tony Perez sac fly and another solo run in the 5th thanks to a wild pitch by Pascual.
MVP: Tom Seaver (2 wins and gives up only 3 earned runs in 16 IP)
--submitted by Steve Tate KOD12 Champ--
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