65-650: The State College Spikes are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League . They are located in State College, Pennsylvania , and play their home games at Medlar Field on the campus of Pennsylvania State University . The team was founded in 1958 in Auburn, New York , as an affiliate of the New York Yankees . Through its first two decades, the team's affiliation passed through
130-599: A 7-game lead over Williamsport Crosscutters as of July 25. The Spikes jumped out to a large divisional lead early in the 2016 season. While West Virginia and Williamsport both made late runs, State College easily won the Pinckney Division in mid-August and clinched the number one seed in the NYPL playoffs a week later. After taking game one of the semifinals against the Staten Island Yankees on
195-480: A city in 1908, has had a strong mayor charter. The city's Common Council has six members; one is elected to represent the city at large while the other five are elected from wards. The city is represented on the Warren County Board of Supervisors by five supervisors; one supervisor is elected from each Common Council ward. Such "city ward supervisors" do not have any duties in city government but have all
260-557: A founder of Glens Falls. Saint Mary's–Saint Alphonsus Regional Catholic School serves children in pre-kindergarten through grade eight as a regional parochial school . The Post-Star is a daily newspaper printed in Glens Falls with a daily circulation of approximately 27,000. The paper covers Glens Falls and Saratoga as well as the surrounding towns and counties of Warren , Saratoga and Washington . Established in 1895, it has been published since 1909. Writer Mark Mahoney won
325-475: A medical device maker, previously a regional office of Pfizer and Boston Scientific Corporation. Glens Falls is also a principal provider of medical services for a vast 2,600-square-mile (6,700 km ) region from Saratoga County to the south, extending northward to the central Adirondacks. These services are centered around the Glens Falls Hospital , a 410-bed facility downtown. Founded in
390-586: A new stadium. The team spent a lame duck 1991 season in Hamilton, but in 1992, the team set the all-time record for winning percentage by a St. Louis Cardinals minor league team at .651, with a record of 56–20. The team relocated again to Glens Falls, New York , to become the Glens Falls Redbirds . The team still maintained its affiliation with the Cardinals. This relocation was only interim as
455-653: A series of concrete block structures, and the Three Squares Historic District makes up most of the Central Business District. Historic sites: Events include: Glens Falls has a tradition of minor league hockey. The highly successful Adirondack Red Wings , four-time Calder Cup champions of the American Hockey League , played in the city from 1979 to 1999. When the parent Detroit Red Wings disbanded
520-617: A threefold meaning. The club's official logo depicts a young white-tailed deer , for whom a "spike" is an undeveloped antler, symbolic of a young team member who may develop into a Major League Baseball player. The name also refers to a railroad spike, similar to the way the name "Altoona Curve" commemorates the famous Horseshoe Curve on the Pennsylvania Railroad . Finally, baseball players have long worn shoes with spikes. The team's official colors are Penn State navy blue, cardinal, old gold, and moonlight yellow. (Place listed
585-659: A winner every single year, but we haven't even put playoff tickets on sale," Spikes general manager Jason Dambach said in June 2012. "We've never really even come close to the playoffs. "So the mandate has been put out there. We didn't have a good team last year, and so it really doesn't make any sense to re-sign with the Pirates until September, if we are to do that." "We weren't mad about J.D.'s comments," Pirates president Frank Coonelly said. State College executives say some phone calls, texts and emails were never returned. Greenberg said
650-549: Is a major regional employer and a manufacturer of specialty paper and forest products. It is by far the largest taxpayer in the City of Glens Falls, owning property assessed at $ 60-million in 2006, according to city records. In mid-June 2007, Finch Pruyn & Company announced it had sold all of its assets, including 161,000 acres (652 km ) of forestland in the Adirondacks, to Atlas Holdings of Greenwich, Conn. The Company name
715-498: Is a publicly traded multi-bank holding company for Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Company (1851) and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Evergreen Bank, N.A., formerly the First National Bank of Glens Falls, originated in 1853, and is now owned by banking conglomerate TD Banknorth . Advantage Capital Partners, a venture capital firm, has its New York offices downtown. The 300-seat Charles R. Wood Theater
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#1732772336706780-671: Is a tribute to the lives lost on that day, and the first responders. The memorial consists of 12 foot, solid granite towers resembling the trade center encompassed by granite walls to resemble the Pentagon. It also incorporates a piece of steel from the World Trade Center. Glens Falls has two historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the equivalent New York State Register of Historic places. The Fredella Avenue historic district includes
845-572: Is finish in the six-team Pinckney Division, 2006–2019) Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 13, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • MLB Draft League Collegiate summer baseball Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in
910-551: Is home to the Adirondack Theater Festival, a professional non-profit summer theatre. The Wood Theater provides artistic and cultural presentations throughout the year. Opened in 2003, the theater is named for Mr. Wood , a local entrepreneur and founder of The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom . The Glens Falls Community Theatre has produced theatrical productions in Glens Falls for nearly 75 years. The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council promotes
975-550: Is located in Sussex County to become the New Jersey Cardinals despite having construction delays on the stadium and the apparent mismanagement by the stadium group which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 120 days before the start of the season. The team still maintained its affiliation with the Cardinals. The new stadium opened on schedule in large part due to the ownership and management of the Cardinals which
1040-423: Is now the area's biggest employer. A VA outpatient facility serves veterans' medical needs. Danfloss Flomatic Corporation is headquartered on Pruyn's Island in Glens Falls. The company is a leading manufacturer of industrial and municipal valves. Also on Pruyn's Island is Umicore, a Belgium-based company manufacturing silver-based contact materials. Finch Paper LLC, headquartered at the base of Glen Street hill,
1105-743: The Eastern League . This allowed for a professional team to share Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with the host Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team , on whose campus the park stands. After the sale of the team was complete, the New Jersey Cardinals were then relocated to State College to become the State College Spikes. The team's new logo was then unveiled as a young white-tailed deer . The team's new colors became Penn State navy blue, cardinal, old gold, and moonlight yellow. The team still maintained their affiliation with
1170-586: The French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War . The then- hamlet was mostly destroyed by fire twice during the latter conflict, forcing the Quakers to abandon the settlement until the war ended in 1783. Fire also ravaged the village in 1864, 1884, and 1902. In 1766 it was renamed Wing's Falls for Abraham Wing – the leader of the group of Quakers who established the permanent settlement – and for
1235-608: The New York Mets , Minnesota Twins , and Philadelphia Phillies . In 1978, however, the team was left without a Major League Baseball (MLB) parent club. Auburn fielded independent teams in the New York–Penn League—with new nicknames each year—until 1980. Erie-area businessmen Dave Masi and Joe Castelli propped up the franchise for the 1980 season, then moved it to Erie, as the Erie Cardinals , reflecting
1300-647: The St. Louis Cardinals in State College, the Spikes ended their affiliation and became the new Class A Short Season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates , starting in 2007 and ending in 2012. The Spikes, once again, switched affiliations back to the Cardinals from 2013 to 2020. In conjunction with MLB's reorganization of the minors after the 2020 season, the team left Minor League Baseball and became part of
1365-580: The Trenton Thunder . Former owner Jack Tracz managed the interim operation and the manager for the 1993 season was Steve Turco after a season in which they had. Despite only agreeing to play in Glens Falls for one season, the team led the league in attendance with 78,725 and the team went 37–40, third in the 4-team McNamara Division, but just 4 games behind the Pittsfield Mets . The team completed its relocation to Augusta, New Jersey , which
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#17327723367061430-540: The United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. In contrast to college baseball , which allow aluminum or other composite baseball bats , players in these leagues use only wooden bats, hence the common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players
1495-598: The United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 3.9 square miles (10 km ), of which 3.8 square miles (9.8 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (2.54%) is water. The city is on the Hudson River , in the Adirondack foothills, at the border of Saratoga County . As of the census of 2010, there were 14,707 people, 6,548 households, and 3,529 families residing in
1560-517: The "Empire City." The area is originally called Chepontuc ("difficult place to get around") in the Iroquoian languages of the area's Indigenous inhabitants. It also referred to as the "Great Carrying Place." Later, European-American settlers named the area "The Corners" in English. As a halfway point between Fort Edward and Fort William Henry , the falls was the site of several battles during
1625-420: The #32 and follow David Washington's run of Grand Slams belting one out of the park on July 4, the same day David Washington did. Alex Deloan would also join in the home run race hitting, 6 home runs. The State College Spikes team would put Auburn Dubbledays down on July 25, by setting a new single game run record with a score of 17–3 with the bottom third scoring 9 runs. The team was in the playoff chase again with
1690-485: The 2005 season and were replaced by Sussex Skyhawks of the independent Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball . This team folded after the 2010 season, leaving Skylands Park vacant for the first time in the stadium's history. In October 2005, the owners agreed to sell the New Jersey Cardinals to a group headed by the principal partners of the Class Double-A Altoona Curve of
1755-566: The 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism (Editorial Writing) for his editorials on local government secrecy. The Chronicle is a free weekly newspaper with a summer distribution up to 37,000. It was founded in 1980. Glens Falls is part of the Albany/Schenectady/Troy television market. One low-powered station originates from Glens Falls, WNCE-CD (TV-31). Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport is public-use airport northeast of
1820-763: The AHL underwent a large realignment before the 2015–16 season and the Calgary Flames moved their AHL team to Stockton, California (renamed to Stockton Heat ) and moved their ECHL team to Glens Falls, called the Adirondack Thunder . Glens Falls' East Field is home to the Glens Falls Greenjackets of the Empire Football League. The Greenjackets started in 1928 and is the second oldest-active semi-pro football team in
1885-460: The Cardinals in its first season in State College, but on September 21, 2006, the Spikes ended their affiliation with the Cardinals and became the new Class A-Short Season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates , starting in 2007. [1] . In September 2012, the Spikes switched their affiliation from the Pirates back to the Cardinals. 2013 was the first of 2-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. This would be
1950-621: The Glens Falls City School District, which includes parts of the town of Queensbury. The Glens Falls City School District operates Glens Falls High School , a middle school and four neighborhood elementary schools (Sanford Street School, Big Cross School, Jackson Heights School and Kensington Road Elementary School). Sanford Street School was closed at the end of the 2010–2011 school year. The Glens Falls Common School District operates an independent public elementary school, Abraham Wing Elementary School, named for
2015-984: The Greenjackets semi-pro football team, the second oldest football team in America formed in 1928; and the Glens Falls High School Indians. It was home to the Glens Falls White Sox and Glens Falls Tigers of the Eastern League , the Glens Falls Redbirds of the New York–Penn League and the Adirondack Lumberjacks of the Northeast League/Northern League East. Glens Falls, since incorporation as
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2080-712: The MLB Draft League, which serves as a showcase for draft-eligible players. The State College Spikes were founded in 1958 in Auburn, New York as the Auburn Yankees . The team played its home games at Falcon Park in Auburn from 1958 to 1980. For two decades, affiliated baseball was a mainstay in Auburn. After the Yankees, the Mets, Twins and Phillies all had affiliation agreements with the team. In 1978, however,
2145-412: The Spikes jump out to a 1-run lead and have Tri-City answer that call with 4 runs. An amazing try in the bottom of the ninth with Mason Katz hitting a 2 run Home run to bring the score to 4–3 Tri-City but the State College Spikes would go 3 out with Cesar Valera going down swinging for the third and final out. Records were shattered with Jimmy Bosco outfielder hitting for the cycle, David Washington setting
2210-584: The ability to compete using professional rules and equipment, giving them experience and allowing professional scouts the opportunity to observe players under such conditions. To find a collegiate summer team, players work with their college coaches and prospective teams' general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their spring collegiate season with their NCAA , NAIA , NJCAA , CCCAA , and NWAC teams. Some players arrive late due to their college team's postseason play, which sometimes runs into early June. In some cases, players are drafted during
2275-619: The affiliation decision from the Spikes' standpoint had "zero" to do with winning and losing. In September 2012, the Pirates offered State College a player development contract extension. Spikes owner Chuck Greenberg and Coonelly appeared to reach an agreement. However, Greenberg never received a return phone call from anyone with the Pirates—not owner Bob Nutting , nor Coonelly, nor GM Neal Huntington . Huntington said that "relationship endings are not always pretty," and this one appears to fall somewhere in that category. The team name "Spikes" has
2340-550: The arts, hosts an annual arts festival, and maintains a gallery. The Glens Falls Symphony has performed classical repertoire for 30 years. Museums include: Art in the Public Eye is a local non-profit arts organization. The Shirt Factory Arts and Healing Center is a historic shirt factory that now houses artists' studios, shops, galleries, healing arts and services. More than 50 artists and 13 shops and galleries are in this building. The Glens Falls September 11 Memorial
2405-407: The average family size was 2.91. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 20, 6.8% from 20 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 20 and over, there were 90.9 males. The median income for a household in the city
2470-489: The best year in the State College Spikes History to date with a winning season of 48–27 season. They were successful at home, with a strong 30–8 record. on the road was not so nice to them with a record of 18–19. If they were to make it to playoffs. They needed the home field advantage. They locked up the Pinckney Division over Jamestown Jammers who would make it to playoffs under the wildcard and what
2535-409: The city. The population density was 3,685.97 inhabitants per square mile (1,423.16/km ). There were 7,112 housing units at an average density of 1,782.46 per square mile (688.21/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White , 1.8% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.6% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.3% of
2600-496: The collegiate summer season. These draftees can remain with their collegiate summer team until they sign a professional contract. During the season, players are housed by volunteer host families and bussed to and from road games. The leagues vary greatly in their attendances, quality of play, and ability to attract scouts. The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) and the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) are considered
2665-456: The common usage. A post office was established in 1808. Glens Falls became an incorporated village in 1839, and was re-incorporated in 1874 and 1887, expanding the village to what would become the city limits when the state legislature granted the city charter in 1908, at which time the city became independent from the town of Queensbury. In 2003, with permission from Queensbury, Glens Falls annexed approximately 49 acres (0.20 km ) of
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2730-670: The country. The Greenjackets are 2008 & 2009 NAFL Empire Division Champions (10–0) and the 2009 NAFL North Atlantic Region Champions (14–0), and finished the season at 14–1 as the NAFL Eastern Conference Runners-up, 2009 NAFL Elite 8. The city is also home to the Glens Falls Dragons, a baseball team playing in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League , a collegiate summer baseball league . Since
2795-544: The falls on the Hudson River. Wing's claim to the name of the falls and the hamlet was transferred to Colonel Johannes Glen of Schenectady in 1788, either on collection of a debt, as a result of a game of cards, or in exchange for hosting a party for mutual friends, depending on which local legend is believed. Colonel Glen changed the name to "Glen's Falls," though it was often printed with varying spelling such as "Glenn's," or "Glens". The spelling "Glens Falls" came to be
2860-422: The falls referring to a large waterfall in the Hudson River at the southern end of the city. Glens Falls is a city in the southeastern corner of Warren County, surrounded by the town of Queensbury to the north, east, and west, and by the Hudson River and Saratoga County to the south. Glens Falls is known as "Hometown U.S.A.", a title Look magazine gave it in 1944. The city has also referred to itself as
2925-764: The franchise, it was replaced by the Adirondack IceHawks of the United Hockey League , which was renamed "Frostbite" in 2004 before it folded in 2006. From 2009 to 2014, the city was the home to the AHL's Adirondack Phantoms , the principal farm team of the Philadelphia Flyers . On May 16, 2014, the Calgary Flames announced the Adirondack Flames would be their AHL affiliate. The Flames played one season before
2990-497: The new affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals . That affiliation lasted for 25 years, with three further relocations—to Hamilton, Ontario as the Hamilton Redbirds , Glens Falls, New York as the Glens Falls Redbirds and to Augusta, New Jersey as the New Jersey Cardinals . The team settled in its current location in the State College area in 2006 and became known as the State College Spikes. After one season with
3055-459: The nickname "cardiac kids" and a long list of multiple hit games and turning double plays. The State College Spikes hope to continue this winning ways in 2014 2014 proved to be the start of a winning season. Most of 2013 players moved up and a new roster entered. One new player named Rowan Wick would belt a record 14 home runs out over the fences, breaking David Washington's record of 12 before being moved up to Single A Advanced. Jake Stone would wear
3120-408: The population. There were 6,548 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.1% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and
3185-467: The rights and privileges as any other member of the County Board. Departments of the City include: Cemetery, Community, Fire, Police, Public Works, Purchasing, Recreation, Controller, Assessment, Civil Service, Clerk, Water & Sewer, and Buildings and Codes. The city falls within two school districts , both of which are independent of the city government. The majority of the city falls within
3250-551: The road, the Spikes lost game two at home to set up a winner-take-all game three. The Spikes won that game to set up a finals clash with the Hudson Valley Renegades , a team that had success against State College during the season and won the regular season series between the teams. Despite that, State College swept Hudson Valley in two games to clinch their second league title since relocation to Happy Valley . "We're not one of these ownership groups that demands
3315-647: The single season record for home runs of 10 and 50 RBIs. Steven Ramos would win the Batting avg. race in the New York Penn League with a .341. This season would also see the Bull Penn have the lowest ERA in all of American Baseball Major League and Minor League. Thanks to the help of great pitchers of Mitch Harris, Kevin Herget, and Jacob Booden. The Spike would have multiple walk-off wins giving this team
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#17327723367063380-491: The summer of 1897 by a group of twelve local physicians, the Glens Falls Hospital was meant to serve the entire Upper Hudson River Valley . Solomon A. Parks donated his home in Glens Falls for the original hospital. The present structure has been extensively modified, enlarged, and modernized several times to better serve the needs of the community, and it is the region's fast-response trauma center. The hospital
3445-657: The team did not have an agreement in place. Auburn fielded an independent team known as the Auburn Sunsets. Unaffiliated baseball remained in Auburn for the following two seasons, as well. The team changed its name to the Auburn Red Stars in 1979 and Auburn Americans in 1980. Erie-area businessmen Dave Masi and Joe Castelli propped up the Americans, then reached an affiliation agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals during baseball's winter meetings. They moved
3510-551: The team played at East Field for the 1993 season only while the team was waiting for their new stadium in Sussex County, New Jersey to be completed. The team's relocation to Glens Falls welcomed back professional baseball in five years. The team that previously played in Glens Falls before the Redbirds was the Eastern League 's Glens Falls Tigers which relocated to London, Ontario and are now based in Trenton, New Jersey as
3575-477: The team relocated to Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario , to become the Hamilton Redbirds . The team maintained its affiliation with the Cardinals and played in Hamilton from 1988 to 1992. In 1991, Vellano sold the Redbirds to a limited partnership headed by Barry Gordon and Marc Klee. Gordon and Klee planned to relocate the team to New Jersey where partner Rob Hillard was heading up management of
3640-483: The team suffered through several losing seasons, they quietly established new standards for Minor League Baseball attendance. With the arrival of additional teams in the New York metropolitan area and further stadium mismanagement attendance, began to slip. The Cardinals drew a league-leading 142,417 fans in their inaugural season, following that up with 157,557 in 1995, but 115,342 in 2004. The team relocated again after
3705-433: The team to Erie for the 1981 season. The new Erie Cardinals played their home games at Ainsworth Field from 1981 to 1987. The team relocated to Hamilton, Ontario after the 1987 season and were replaced by the relocation of the Newark Orioles to Erie to become the Erie Orioles (now Hudson Valley Renegades ) who played in the same league for the 1988 season. The team was purchased by Albany businessman Joe Vellano and
3770-616: The team's inception in 2003 it has played at East Field . City Park is located in the city's business district and contains the public library. Crandall Park has a lowland pond, war monuments and recreation facilities bordering the city's Coles' Woods International Ski Trail system Glens Falls Civic Center opened in 1979 and hosts sports and entertainment events in downtown Glens Falls; it includes an arena for sporting events, concerts, family activities, dance, theater and trade shows as well as banquet facilities. The Adirondack Thunder and Adirondack Junior Thunder play here. The facility
3835-428: The town. The land, known as Veterans Field or the Northway Industrial Park, is on Veterans Road between Luzerne Road and Sherman Avenue and is just east of I-87. The land was vacant at the time. A thin, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) strip of Sherman Avenue was part of this annexation, to comply with state law on contiguity of annexed land. As a result, the city and town share co-own this stretch of highway. According to
3900-404: The two premier collegiate summer leagues. This list is organized by federation. Source: Chicago Suburban Baseball League Glens Falls, New York Glens Falls is a city in Warren County , New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 14,830 at the 2020 census . The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen,
3965-405: Was estimated for 2016 at $ 46,305, and the median income for a family at $ 60,545. Males had a median income of $ 41,993 versus $ 37,988 for females. About 12.6% of families and 16% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 8% of those age 65 or over. The Glens Falls region is a major producer of medical devices. Glens Falls is home to Navilyst Medical ,
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#17327723367064030-410: Was headed by Gordon and Klee's general manager Tony Torre. The team played their home games at Skylands Park from 1994 to 2005. The team put together a 43–32 regular-season mark, and then defeated the Jamestown Jammers , 2 games to 1, and the Auburn Astros , 2 games to 0, to win the league title. Over the next nine seasons, the team experienced only one more winning season, going 39–37 in 2002. While
4095-424: Was renamed Cool Insuring Arena in 2017. Past teams include the Adirondack Wildcats basketball team of the USBL , and the one year (1994) roller hockey franchise Empire State Cobras , as well as the ice hockey teams Adirondack Flames , Adirondack Frostbite , Adirondack Phantoms , and the Adirondack Red Wings . East Field is home to the Glens Falls Dragons, of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League ;
4160-407: Was then changed to Finch Paper LLC. Atlas then sold all of the forestland to The Nature Conservancy. The Glens Falls Cement company, established 1893, is now a part of Lehigh Northeast, itself a division of HeidelbergCement , one of the world's largest cement producers. Glens Falls has an old and prevalent history in the region's finance sector. Arrow Financial Corporation, headquartered downtown,
4225-418: Was very important Home field advantage. The Spikes would face the Jamestown Jammers for a 3-game Series for the right to play in the Championship game. They would lose the first game of the series and would win the next 2 that were at home and move into championship series against the Tri-City Valley Cats. Where they would win game 1 and return home only to lose and tie the series up, 1–1. The final game would see
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