European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Twins win series i Larkin s single in 1 oth gives Morris 1-0 Victory by Ben Walker Minneapolis a after All the twists turns and tension the closest of world series ended in the closest of games. The Minnesota twins and Jack Morris squeezed past Atlanta 1-0 on Pinch hitter Gene Larkin s single in the Bottom of the 10th inning sunday night to win game 7 and end baseball s most dramatic Odyssey. Never before had three series games gone into extra innings and the braves and twins saved the Best for last Matching Zero for Zero pressure pitch for pitch even turning Back bases loaded threats in the same inning. Morris the map pitched 10 shutout innings for his second Victory in three series starts live times escaping with Atlanta runners in scoring position. Quot someone had to go Home a loser Butmore world series stories on Page 26 there a no loser in my mind a Morris said. A those Are two of the greatest teams i just did no to want to quit. Somehow we found a Way to win this  from the Start it seemed almost inevitable that the first last to first world series would go Down to the last pitch. And it did As for a record fourth time a game was decided on the last swing. A it was a storybook ballgame a twins manager Tom Kelly said. A the whole series was like a storybook. We played it out chapter 7.&Quot a i done to know which team played better a Kelly said As the trophy was presented by commissioner Fay Vincent. Quot by rights they should Cut this thing in half and give half to us and half to the . None of the previous 31 seventh games had been scoreless through seven innings and not since 1924 a when Walter Johnson won it for the Washington senators the twins ancestors a had one gone into extra innings. It was also the first 1-0 game 7 since the new York Yankees withstood Willie Mccovey a line drive to beat san Francisco in 1%2. And Only the second seventh game to end on a hit. The twins followed the same scenario As they did in 1987. They won the first two games at the Mot Rodoc lost three on the Road and then returned Home to win two and the championship. Those Are the Only times the Home team has won every game of a series. Morris lived up to his reputation As one of baseball a Best big game pitchers with perhaps his Best performance Ever. Pitching into extra innings for the first time since 1989, he shut out Atlanta on seven hits striking out eight and walking one Quot to Pilch it innings on three Days rest against a braves team of that Caliper is quite a remarkable Effort a Kelly said. Did he think about taking Morris out after the ninth �?o11c wanted to pitch Quot the manager said. Quot i. Said a it s just a game. Go get  won for the second time in a week and improved to 4-0 lifetime in the series and 8-1 in the postseason. Atlanta starter John Smoltz was almost the stars and stripes october 29,1991 c Page 28. A 2 twins first base coach Wayne Terwilliger left cheers for Gene Larkin whose hit plates Don Gladden right with the winning run. Inside sports world series Box score a Page 23 1991 ranks with 60, �?T75 As Best series Ever a Page 25 Bobby Labonte becomes a Champ a Page 25 Bonilla files for free Agency Page 27 inning with the kind of drama that summed up this series. Smoltz who shut out Pittsburgh in game 7 of the no playoffs allowed six hits in Ivy innings but he and the braves most a Chance for Victory on a base running mistake by Lonnie Smith in the eighth. Smith playing on an unprecedented fourth team in his fourth series could easily have scored from first on Pendleton s double. But he lost track of the Ball hesitated when second baseman Chuck Knoblauch decoded a throw to shortstop Greg Gagne and stopped at third. Morris later escaped by getting Sid Bream to ground into an inning ending double play As Good As Morris leaving the 0-0 game with the bases loaded with one Oul in the eighth inning a an a we had numerous opportunities to win that ballgame a said braves manager Bobby Cox. A we just did no to get the big hit. I hate to come out on the Short end of it but we  the twins wasted a bases loaded Chance in the eighth when Kent of trek lined into a double play and they left runners at the Corners in the ninth when Pinch hitter Paul Sorrento struck out. Then in the 10th, Dan Gladden led off with a broken Bat Blooper that bounced Over left fielder brain Hunter and Gladden hustled for a double ahead of Center fielder Ron Gant s throw. Knoblauch sacrificed Gladden to third and after Alejandro Pena a intentionally walked Kirby Puckett and Hrbek Larkin batted for Jarvis Brown and lifted the first pitch for a Fly Ball that split Hunter and Gant. Even if either had been Able to make the catch they would have had no play at the plate. The end was almost merciful a for Winner and loser alike. A i looked Over at Mark Lemke at second base in that last inning right before Gene hit the Ball a Hrbek said. Quot i grabbed my stomach and he grabbed his head. It was getting to us out  the braves and twins each finished in last place last season. Minnesota could have won it in the ninth after Chili Davis led off with a single and Brian Harper was Safe when Pitcher Mike Stanton and first baseman Bream both backed away from a bunt which rolled for a single. Stanton pulled a muscle in his Back on the play and the braves called on Pena. Their Saver did the Job getting Shane Mack to ground into a double play and after an intentional walk to Mike Paglia Rulo striking out Sorrento. Smith opened the eighth with a Check swing single and Terry Pendleton followed with a drive up the left Center Field Alley. However Smith stopped at third after being decoded by Knoblauch and Gagne a the lost the Ball i guess a Cox said. A the should have scored on that i  a we do it during the season a Gagne said of the Decoy. A the Ball was hit in the Gap and we just tried to carry out the double play. We got Lonnie a attention. He got All confused out there. It ended up being the big play of the  by the time Smith realized he had been fooled he could Only Lope into third while Pendleton pulled in with a double. With the infield in Morris got Gant on a Tapper to Hrbek at first with the runners holding. The twins elected to walk David Justice to Load the bases and Morris made the strategy work. Bream grounded to Hrbek who took his time with the slow footed Bream running and started a first to Home to first double play that raised the metro dome a noise to a new  go to 8-0 a Page 21 a