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1942-Jul-07 • MLB All-Star Service Game - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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The American League All-Stars faced the Military All-Stars at the U.S. Service All-Star Game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on July 7, 1942.
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Throughout World War II, Major League Baseball teams played countless exhibition games against service teams that were comprised of current and past professional ball players that were enlisted in the military.
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These games were scheduled in order to raise funds in support of troops and their families.
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This All-Star Game was the most notable of the exhibition games and was slated to feature the winner of the Major League All-Star Game playing host to a collection of players serving in the Armed Forces.
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The AL All-Stars had won against the National League a day earlier at the Polo Grounds in New York, so manager Joe McCarthy and the American League headed to Cleveland.
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The U.S. service team was managed by Mickey Cochran. Cochran was a lieutenant in the Navy and had last managed in the big leagues during 1938 as skipper of the Tigers.
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The main draw of the game was starting pitcher and hometown hero Bob Feller, who is currently serving as an officer in the Navy.
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This audio recording is from the Mutual Radio broadcast featuring announcers Wade Hoyt, Bob Elson, and Jack Graney.
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in World War Number One and the 31 game winner for the Cleveland Indians in 1920.
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Buddy Rezah will be the catcher for the Americans. Now Buddy Rezah is considered second string on the Yankees, the runner-up to Big Bill Dickey, yet Rezah on any other club would be the first string receiver and well thought of.
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Tonight's contest gives you something to consider when you realize that Bobby Feller will be pitching in front of his hometown of Meyers against blue drove Kelsner and Bagsy, former teammates of his.
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Days gone by, Boudreaux and Keltner stood out at shortstop and third base,
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and Rebellion the Ys in which Feller retired their opponents.
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Tonight, both those batters will be on the receiving end of Bobby's juniors.
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They'll have to hit against them, and that's not going to be easy.
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The game as far as we can see it will be decided by the conference.
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Think the American Lakers, no matter how great their lineup appears to be,
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much more runs to win.
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And as Mike said over coffee this morning,
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well, I think Feller and Rigney can hold them while our service team hasn't been stopped yet,
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not by any club.
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Well, that's McCoffee's worry.
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The American Lakers have a powerful aggregation to throw us a service for,
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but as only nine men can play the game at once,
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the Major League All-Stars will have to be at their very best to win.
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And you must remember, baseball fans, that old but true added,
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anything can happen in baseball.
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And once again, here's Bob Ellers.
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Thank you very much, Wade White, for that fine
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analyzation of this American League team that we're going to see here in the stadium tonight.
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And Al Shack, baseball's famous crown,
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is getting the center of the stage now, friends, because all these service men are off the field.
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And now Al is walking out to the center of the diamond and giving an impersonation of Bob Feller.
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He just gave one to Waller Johnson.
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He just walked out to the mound and hit the ball way up into the wire,
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getting back to the plate, and now he's gone out there with that rather,
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he has gotten down almost to a tee, that rather unique stride of Bob Feller.
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You know, Bob is one of the grandest fellows in baseball.
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I think he's been one of the most popular ball players of all time,
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but he has a rather odd stride.
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And Al Shack, believe me, has it right down to a tee,
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and he just walked out there to the mound, and now he's starting to wind up,
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and he's going to heave another baseball,
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and he's definitely going to heave home right up into the screen, and Bob really likes it.
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It's just a few minutes before game nine, before the All-Star game here in Cleveland,
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and the umpires, I've noticed, have just poked their heads.
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The umpires have just poked their heads out of the dugout,
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and they're coming out shortly, and this ball game will be underway,
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I believe, in just a couple of minutes.
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I want to repeat the starting orders and lineups for those of you who might be tuning in late,
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and it is for the service team Mullen, M-U-L-L-I-N, formerly of Detroit,
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in the better field, McCoy of the Athletics, here at second base,
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John Shaggitt, who was formerly with the Cardinals, and then with Brooklyn, and some good news now
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is about who he really wound up with, but he's finally with Uncle Sam, he's going to be in left field.
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Daniel Kavett, the great Washington insurderer, is going to bat in the number four spot,
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and will play shortstop.
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Joe Grace, a very fine off-fielder and a mighty good hitter, is going to be in right field,
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he was with the St. Louis Browns.
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Sturm, the former Yankee first baseman, is going to be at first.
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And Lee, who is with Louisville, this lad was a great college athlete, is going to be at third base.
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The catcher will be Smith, an all-time Pittsburgh catcher, who has been catching
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Scott Feller down at North Pole.
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Bobby Feller is going to be the catcher.
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Zach is still carrying on with his addicts down here, and he's putting on an imaginary
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argument right now with the umpire, as we give you the lineup for the American League.
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Here it is, the body-waterer lineup at shortstop and leading off will be Lou Badrow, who as
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Wade Hoek said was one of the heroes at the big game in the Polo grounds last night.
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Henrik, A-T-N-R-I-T-H to the Yankees in right field.
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Williams, a Boston in left field.
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DiMaggio, a New York in center field.
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West of Detroit at first base.
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Bobby Gore, a Boston, is going to start his second base tonight in face of Gordon.
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Benny Kelter of Cleveland will start at Thursday.
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Buddy Rozar of New York will be the starting catcher.
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And Jim Begbie, the famous son of a famous father, is going to be pitching.
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We also want to tell you friends that there is going to be a one-minute blackout here
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tonight.
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If you only experienced a blackout of 16 minutes at the Polo grounds last night.
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And tonight, at the end of the first half of the sixth inning, there will be a one-minute
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blackout.
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There will be a one-minute pause in the ballgame here and a one-minute blackout at the end
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of the first half of the sixth.
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It will be for just one minute and then the ballgame will resume.
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And remember that is just a trial blackout at the end of the first half of the sixth
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inning.
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Friends, we're going to pause now before this ballgame gets underway for a station
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identification.
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You're listening to the exclusive presentation of the All-Star Game between the American
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League and the All-Star Service Team from the big municipal stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
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And this is the Coast to Coast Network of the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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This is WGM, the voice of the people, Chicago.
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Friends, we're back here at Cleveland and we're listening now to and we're watching
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a ceremony of the lowering of the colors.
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What lets you hear it?
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The American flag out there to the left of the scoreboard, which was originally raised
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out there by the Senors, has just been lowered.
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That ceremony is over with and again this crowd of around 65,000 has stood at attention.
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The lights are all on here, the umpires who are out down here below us.
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By the way, our Mutual Broadcasting vantage point here is very splendid.
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We're in the upper deck.
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We're just to the left of the home plate.
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We have a very splendid spot here to look over this field.
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Here the umpire is coming out onto the field now and the American League team is stationed
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to our right, which is back of first base, and the service team is down here to our left.
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We might tell you too that at the real poke in this ballpark from home plate to the end
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of the right field foul line is 320 feet.
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To right center is 435.
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The dead center is really a magnificent poke.
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If anybody could hit it in there, a 470 feet.
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The left center field is 435 and down the left field line is 320.
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So both lines are the same.
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The left field is 320, the right field is 320, center field is 470, left center is 435,
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and right center is even a little bit farther.
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There's a spot back in there with that center field bleacher, has no roof on it, that is 463 feet.
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This is a huge double deck stadium.
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It's just a giant place.
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It's uh, in fact it dwarfs you when you sit in here and look at it.
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It's a complete double deck circle all the way around except right across in center field
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where there is a bleacher with no stand that goes right across the entire center field section.
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The umpires are up here around the home plate now talking to the uh coaches.
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I see Artie Fletcher up there and Mike Cochran is up there for the service team.
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The soldiers and sailors are getting off the field and the setting now is just about perfect
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for this great game here in Cleveland tonight.
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We've already given you the lineup twice but it's going to be called around to the people here in the stands
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and for the first three innings in the ball game tonight we're going to listen to Jack Rainey
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of station WHK in Cleveland.
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Jack broadcasts all the ball games here in Cleveland.
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He's familiar with this stadium and I know he's going to give you a splendid picture
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of the first three innings of this game.
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So we're just about a minute and a half to game time and I know he has some things that
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he'd like to tell you so come in Jack Rainey.
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Bob this is the field in which Bob Seller who is starting for the all-star service team tonight
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created a record of 18 strikeouts when he pitched against the Detroit Tigers a few years back.
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It was the second of the first game to double header in the last day of the season
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when Bob brought that pass ball through to strikeout 18 batters and beat Dizzy Dean's record of 17.
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Bob had already tied it but went out and hit it.
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He's already tied it but went out and beat that record.
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The boys are still around home plate there going over the ground rules and the fans are
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still coming in.
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The soldiers and sailors are now marching off the field going up into the left field
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stand the lower left field stand.
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They're pointing out towards right field there apparently they want to know just what will
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happen if a spectator leaps out and grabs that ball down the right field line and they're
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on the ground rule.
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In just a moment the American League players the American League is the home team tonight
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so they're taking the field.
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The winners of last night's all-star game the American League champions the home team
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they take the field and the all-star service team will be first at bat.
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The umpires tonight will be Spurik back on the plate.
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It'll be Bellofrant at first base, McDonough second and Balik at third base.
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Now after four and a half innings Spurik will exchange with Balik and Balik will come back
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to the plate after four and a half innings in this all-star game.
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Jim Bagby is out on the mound now warming up a big tall right-hander and as Wade Meuters
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already told you in opening that it was Jim's father who in 1920 the only World Series brought
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to Cleveland the only pennant and World Series Jim Bagby senior who now makes his home in
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Atlanta Georgia won 31 games for the Cleveland Indians.
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I think that Jim Jr. has a little more than his dad he has more than that fastball but
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is very much on the same order he has a fade away a fade away a knuckleball a fastball
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and a curve and for you fans naturally we know that a large number of you people listening
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in wish that you could be present at this great American League all-star service game.
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However knowing that this could be a physical impossibility the thought occurs to us that
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you might be interested in aiding this buying cause by sending him the price of a ticket
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or your seat at the radio.
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Our seats are $1.35 and $1.60.
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If you're interested and they send your contribution to the Cleveland Baseball Company
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one turn you'll see it is added to a combined Army and Navy Relief Fund.
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Bagby is still warming up while the soldiers and sailors are marching off the field.
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They can find an array of them out in center field as they're lowering their colors and
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now out in center field the one group just starting to march off.
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The infield taking their warm-up practice.
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It's Rudy York you know playing first base, it's Bobby Dorr at second, it's Rudolf Short,
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Kenny Keltner playing third base.
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Williams in left field, Gautam Ajay the Yankee Kipper in center, Tommy Hendrick in right field
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with Bagby pitching, Rosar matching.
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The first man up will be Mullin, a left-hand hitter.
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This boy Mullin played great ball for Detroit when he was with them.
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And hit 345.
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So he'll be somewhat of a ball player and Mickey Coxton tonight has a great array of ball players here
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lined up against the American League champions.
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Not going to be any pushover for the American Leaguers to beat the all-star service team.
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It's still warming up as the boys are still marching under the stands.
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Here's the announcement on the umpires.
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Wood of the American League back of the plate.
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Gallifant of the National League at first base.
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McGowan of the American League at second base.
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Barlich of the National League at third base.
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Mullin has a gray uniform on with green socks, white stripes.
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No number on Mullin's uniform.
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Last night's ball game, Lou Goodrill leading off, getting that home run.
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The Cleveland fans got a great kick out of seeing, or hearing rather,
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Lou Goodrill getting that home run, followed by Rudy Yarks home run in the first inning
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after Tommy Hendrick had doubled.
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It was a great ball game and everybody enjoyed it.
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The fact that they think that the Cleveland boy had something to do with the win
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has created a lot of interest around in this section.
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The fans are still coming in. I know the crowd in the left and right wing upstairs.
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They're starting to fill up, and I would say they're close to 70 or 75,000 fans in this band.
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The record, you know, is 80,000.
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Glenn, the Philadelphia Athletics, played the Cleveland Indians here
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in the first game played in this stadium.
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Letty Grohl pitched against Mel Harder and defeated Mel Harder 1-0 in a great pitching duel.
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And it was Mickey Cochran, who is the manager of the All-Star team here tonight,
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who broke up that ball game with a base hit in the eighth inning.
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Manager Joe McCarthy has changed his lineup at second base tonight.
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Also back to the plate.
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Rose are catching with Bobby Doerr at second.
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And the ball is right up there in the batting in the American League.
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All right, the umpire says we better go ahead.
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The soldier is now lined up against the left field stand marching into the stands.
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The umpire says we better start.
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In just a moment we'll be ready to go.
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There's Rose-Eyre's throw down to Doerr at second base.
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Jim Bagby, a right-handed pitching for the American champions.
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Rose-Eyre back to the plate. Jim Bagby gets his signal.
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Star-C's wind up. Here's the first pitch of the ball game. Here it comes.
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And it's a hot shot down toward short. Woodrow takes it on the big hop to throw to first.
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He's out. Woodrow to York on the first ball pitch.
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One out. Nobody on.
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And Jenny McCoy of the Philadelphia Athletics, the left-hand hitter up.
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As a matter of fact, the All-Star team, the first six batters are left-handers.
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Left-hand hitters. McCoy steps into the batter's box. Jim Bagby now has called time.
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He wants to get together with Rose-Eyre on the signal.
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Rose-Eyre is cutting out halfway to the pitcher's mound. They're there talking it over.
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Jim has plenty of different pitches, you know.
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He has a very sneak pass when he doesn't take much of a wind up and he blows that fast one through.
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He has a screwball. He has a knuckleball and a very good curveball.
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All right. The boys are together. Rose-Eyre comes back to the plate, gets down to give the signal.
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It's McCoy up with one out. Nobody on the first half of the first inning.
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No score. Bagby winds up. Here it is.
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Ball one. A curveball low and inside.
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Out on McCoy. One and nothing.
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Bagby gets his signal. He's winding up. Here it is.
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Ball two. A fastball low and inside on the count is now two and nothing.
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McCoy is a short, heavy set fellow.
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Takes a very good cut at the ball. Has plenty of power.
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Here's the wind up. Here it is.
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Ball three. Low and inside.
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A fastball just missed the inside corner and the count is now three and nothing.
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Here's the wind up. Here it comes.
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Ball four. Low and inside.
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And McCoy cuts down the first base.
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The number eight, Don Padgett of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Don Padgett of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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A big fellow and I noticed him in batting practice. He takes a terrific cut at that ball.
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He's a left-hand hitter. Steps into the batter's box. It's McCoy on first base.
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One out. Bagby takes his stretch. Here it comes.
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Ball one. A fastball just missed the outside corner.
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Stewart back in the place and all calling balls and strikes.
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Bagby gets his signal. Comes up to pitching position.
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Here's the pitch. Foul. Back to the screen.
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This boy Padgett had a nice cut at that fast one.
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Rosar gets a new ball. So Mumphire Stewart rubs it up, walks partly out to the pitcher's mound and tosses it to Bagby.
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The count is now one and one on Padgett.
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First half, the first inning, no score. McCoy is on first heading walk.
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Bagby gets his signal, takes his stretch. Here's the pitch.
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Foul. Back to the screen and Padgett almost fell down as he swung and foul leoprenov.
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And the count is now two strikes, one ball. Both fastballs through there.
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Bagby looks out at the scoreboard to see what the count is. It's two strikes, one ball.
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Rosar down, giving the signal.
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Bagby takes his stretch. Here's the pitch.
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Ball two. That fast one just missed the outside corner.
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Count is even, two and two.
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Bagby goes back to the rousin. Bagby steps down the rubber.
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Takes his stretch. Here's the pitch.
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And it's a high fly ball. In short, left heel just inside the line.
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And there it goes. It drops inside the line. And there it goes. McCoy to second base.
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He rounded second base. The ball drops among Keltner, Boudreaux, and Williams.
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A high popper just inside the left heel line in short left heel as Boudreaux, Keltner, and Williams race after that ball.
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McCoy at round of second base. The ball bounded up to Boudreaux and he raced back to second.
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A single for Padgett.
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That brings up Cecil Travis, the shortstop, a left-hand hitter. McCoy on second base.
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Padgett on first. One man out, first half of the first inning, no score. Here's the stretch.
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Here it comes. Ball one, middle outside.
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Down on Travis, one and nothing.
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Service boys are making a good first score in this inning. Here's the stretch.
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Here it comes. Ball two, low and inside on the count is now two and nothing.
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Rosar walks out in front of the gate, snaps the ball back to Bagby.
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Bagby now gets his signal, makes his stretch. Here's the pitch.
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Ball three, a little outside, a fast ball just missed the outside corner on the count, three and nothing.
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A great set out here tonight, fans.
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Stand almost filled. Here's the stretch.
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Here it comes. Ball.
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Just a moment.
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A ball.
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There's a warm-up pitcher down in right field.
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On that pitch, which was inside, Saddle stood there for a moment.
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Ball four on the base of the field.
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That brings up Grape.
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Right fielder, left-hand hitter, three on, one off. Here's the windup.
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Ball one, a third ball low. Count on Grape, one and nothing.
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Here's the picture, fans. McCoy on third base, Paget on second.
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Travis on first with one out.
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Grape up, left-hand hitter, the infielder's back. Bagby winds up.
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Here it is.
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Ball two, a little outside, a fast ball on the count on Grape is now two and nothing.
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Charlie Red Ruffing sliding the warm-up down in the American League bullpen.
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They step back into the batter's box.
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Bagby gets his signal. He's winding up. Here it is.
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Ball three, outside, a fast ball.
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And the count, three and nothing, with three on and one out. First half, the first inning, no score.
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Bagby winds up.
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Here it is. Fast ball, fast ball left down in the alley.
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Crowd cheers, and Bagby gets up and over. Three and one on the count.
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Bagby starts his windup. Here it comes.
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Take two, Paul. Another fast ball, really high through the center.
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Count is now three and two. McCoy on third.
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Paget on second.
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Travis on first, one out.
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Bagby lining up. Here it comes.
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And he's caught.
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And back far, he high.
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Grape called out on strikes, and that's nice picking by Jim Bagby after a count of three and nothing.
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Johnny Sturm of the New York Yankees.
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Johnny Sturm of the New York Yankees, the left-hand hitter up.
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Johnny and all have the most important of having a finger.
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Advocated here a short time ago. Bagby winds up. Here it is.
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Now, bound and back to the fans.
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Johnny Sturm, who played first base for the Yankees before ending the service.
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The left-hand hitter up.
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One of the first ball-picks, foul it off.
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Now, Luzar gets a new ball, walks partly up the pitch, and mounts it.
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And the ball is in the basket.
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And the ball is in the basket.
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One of the first ball-picks, foul it off. Now, Luzar gets a new ball, walks partly up the pitch, and mounts it.
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Something to Jim Bagby, crossing the ball, and comes back with position, back in the plate.
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It's the first half, the first inning, and Ole's. No slower.
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Penny McCoy is down third base.
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Peska down second, and Travis down first. Two out.
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Bagby gets his finger, winds up. Here it is.
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Comes to ground for all the fouls. First base, bang.
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Comber comes up and fouls all the first. He's out.
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And the ball is to be watched on the high bounder down the third base line. He's carrying it by.
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And maddening, no runs.
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Run hit.
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And two bases on foul. Three men left on bases.
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Now we go to the last half of the first inning. Debo Driller coming up to bat. Getting a great man.
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Debo Driller will be chasing Bob Culler in the hole.
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Bob Culler on the mound, pitching.
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You know, Bob Culler has always been referred to as a speedball pitcher.
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And on a county's terrific speed, they have overlooked that great curve ball that Bob has.
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He has a real curve ball. One of those seemed to explode.
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That's the long throw that he was pitching for Cullin.
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Saw him with a count of three and two on a batter break that curve ball on the right hand hitter.
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And the right hand hitter was called out sitting on the ground.
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That's just the way that curve ball exploded.
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The 12-star team. It's Clarem playing first base. McCauley playing second. Travis.
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And they have their base.
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It's Taget in left field. Mullen in center. And Grape in right field.
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All right, there's the last one on pitch.
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Boudreau steps into the batter's box.
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This, you know, cost the Pittsburgh.
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Boudreau, right hand hitter, steps into the batter's box. He's leading off.
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Or the all-service team. Rack the first inning. Oh, Scorpola winds up. Here it comes.
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Ball one. That's fast one outside.
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Down on Boudreau, one-nothing.
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Bob gets his signal. Bob has the habit of leaning over, looking for that signal. He's winding up.
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Here it is. And it's a high fly ball by out of short right center field.
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And here comes the center fielder, Mullen, and then takes it in short center field.
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A high fly ball from Boudreau's set taken by Mullen in center field. One out.
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Nobody on. Tommy Hendricks is up.
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Tommy Hendricks, last night, his first time up.
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That pass space running. Double. Here's the wind up. Here it comes.
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Ball one. A curve ball broke low and inside. The count on Tommy Hendricks, one-of-nothing.
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Tommy's a left-hand hitter, you know, and a great, has great wrist action up there.
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Bob Feller, a right hander, out of the mound, gets his signal. He's winding up. Here it is.
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Strike ball.
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Looks like a half-speed curve ball that dropped over there.
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Count on Tommy Hendricks is even, one-on-one.
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Bob takes plenty of time rubbing up that new ball, gets his signal, starts his wind up. Here it is.
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A two swinging left curve ball, broken around.
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The feet.
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And Tommy Hendricks started swinging, tried to hold back, but went around. The count is now two strikes and one ball.
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Steps down, giving the signal. Bob Feller starts his wind up.
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Here it is. And it's a hot bounder back to the box that hit Feller on the foot and the ball is made for a space one strike.
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But Tommy Hendricks gets credit for a single.
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Tavis going over fast. That ball hit Bob Feller on the toes. It went by over second base. Tavis coming over fast.
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Grants the ball, toss the first, but Hendricks beat it out for a single.
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Tommy Hendricks on first base, one man out. Ted Williams, the left fielder is up, the left man hitter.
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Feller takes his bet.
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And steps back off the rubber.
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All right, he's back on now.
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Thumbs up the pitching position.
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Here's the pitch.
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Ball one, low. Fast ball low on a count on Ted Williams, one and nothing.
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Last half, the first inning and all. No score. Tommy Hendricks, just single, is on first base.
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One out, Williams up. Count one ball and no strikes.
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Here's the stretch.
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Here it comes.
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Ball, that third ball clamped over the center. Down on Ted Williams, he's even one and one.
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Feller gets his single.
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Takes his bet.
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Here's the pitch.
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Ball two, left to left, a little inside.
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Down on Ted Williams, there's now two balls, one strike.
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He keeps talking. Smith, catcher back to the plate there.
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All right, Bob Feller is ready, comes up the pitching position.
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That's the ball over the first base. The turn, Henry gets back, turn, crosses back to Feller.
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Feller back on the rubber. Takes the stretch.
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Here's the pitch.
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By two balls, another first ball that's not really on the outside corner. On the count on Williams, it's now even two and two. Bob now goes back to the rosters. He's looking around the half field.
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Steps down the rubber. One out, you know. Henry down first base, Williams up left hand, hitter to count two and two.
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Steps down, giving the signal. Feller takes his bet. Here's the pitch. Ball three, third ball low.
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Now it's now three and two.
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Three and two is the count. Feller steps down the mound, comes up the pitching position.
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Steps back off the rubber. Back on again. Takes his bet.
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That's the ball over the first base that Henry gets back. Turn, crosses back to Feller.
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Feller again back on the rubber. Comes up the pitching position. Here's the pitch. There goes Henry.
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And a pitch foul off to the left of the plate into the upper stand.
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Tommy Henry's going to let the count three and two as often as second base. Williams swinging that third ball, foul it off.
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Count the name of the thing, three and two. Last half, the first inning and all. No score.
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All-star service game here at the stadium in Cleveland.
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Feller comes up the pitching position. Here's the pitch. There goes Henry.
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Ball four, high pass ball. Williams walks. Here's your next batter, number five, Jody Maggio.
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Jody Maggio, center fielder, come out. A grand ball player and a great fellow.
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The striker's on second base. Williams on first, one out. Jody Maggio, right hand hitter, the center fielder up.
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And he's down, giving the signal.
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Durham is playing off first base. Back to Williams. Here's the pitch.
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Here it comes. Right clean. First ball is left outside. Jody Maggio, one hard and missed.
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Feller back on the runner. Comes up the pitching position.
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Here's the pitch. That's the grand ball back to the back. Ball goes for the ball and rolls out in the center field.
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And here comes Henry around third base and scores. Williams sliding in the third.
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A single for Jody Maggio, right to the back. Over second base. McCoy, waiting over.
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Three breaks. Go for the ball. He's hitting it.
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And it's rolled out in the short center field. Henry's scoring. Williams sliding in the third. And the score is now, Nellie from League One and the All-Star Service team loving.
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That brings up Ruby Yart. Ruby Yart, the right hand hitter up. Williams on third. Jody Maggio on first and one out. The infield is playing back.
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Bob Feller takes his step. Here's the pitch. That's the grand ball.
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There goes Grape away back to the back under and takes it. Almost got it.
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And Maggio all the way over to second base and starting back to first is Williams.
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That's been kept on the plate of the score. He's now, Henry can make all-stars, too.
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And the All-Star Service team loving.
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Dark throw deep. A great almost to the back and right center field.
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Brings up Bobby Doerr, the second baseman. Right hand hitter. Two men out. Jody Maggio on first base. Feller takes his stretch. Here's the pitch.
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All one. Third ball low and outside.
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Feller gets his signal, comes up to pitching position. Here's the pitch. That's a high foul ball to the left of the plate.
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Smith has his mass ball, but here comes and enters under and takes it to third base and takes it down the third base line of foul retiring the side.
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Now we pause for station identification. This is the mutual broadcasting system.
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WGN, the voice of the people, Chicago.
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Well, here we are back at the stadium in Cleveland with the All-Star Service team playing the championship American League team.
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Going into the first half of second inning with the American League team leading 2-0.
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In that last inning, two runs on two hits. One day tomball and one man left.
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Andrews, the third baseman, who caught that last foul ball. The right hand hitter is the first man up.
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The first man up to face Jim Bagby, who was down the mound.
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Rosar back to the plate. Bagby winds up. Here it comes. Ball one. Inside a fast ball.
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Andrews, number 19, on his back of his shirt. Bagby winding up. Here's the pitch.
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Strike ball. A fast ball at the outside corner. The count is even, one on one.
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First half of second inning. Here's the windup. Here it is. And it's a line drive foul down the left field line.
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Into the stands. Slow curve and Andrews made a fast run out of it. A line drive foul. The count is now two strikes, one ball.
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Bagby back on the rubber. Winding up. Here it comes. And it's a hot shot down the right field.
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Tommy Henry comes up with the ball and toss it in. Two good runs second.
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Henry's left a hot shot down the green yard and door. Out to right field for a single.
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Rosar crops out to have a word with Jim Bagby.
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That brings up Smith, the catcher. Right hand hitter. Andrews on first base.
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Nobody out. Bagby takes his stretch. Here's the pitch. Foul off to the right of the plate.
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Here comes Rosar racing over near the boxers. Got a cut in front of the Indian dugout.
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And bounds into the stands. And the count on Smith, one strike.
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Andrews on first base. The food going out from ten to have a word with Jim Bagby.
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First half to second inning and all. The American Leaguers leading two to nothing.
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All right. We're back in position. Bagby gets his signal, takes his stretch.
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Here's the pitch. Foul. Back into the upper stand to the right of the plate.
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Count on Smith, two strikes. The new ball is tossed out to Jim Bagby.
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Bagby standing on the mound looking for that signal. Comes up to pitching position.
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Here's the pitch. Ball. One. Almost a wild pitch. A curve ball away outside.
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Count is now two strikes, one ball.
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Smith down giving the signal. Rosar rather. Here's the stretch. Here it comes.
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Spike. Free ball. Curve ball at the outside corner. Smith.
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Ball out on Siphon.
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And here comes Bob Feller. After that, getting a big hand.
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Bob stops on his way up from the batting circle, picks up the rosin bag, rests a little on his hands, and walks up to the plate.
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The right hand hitter. And he's on first base. One out.
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Jim Bagby on the mound. Takes his stretch. Here's the pitch. Strike. Queen.
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Feller's going to miss the count. One strike.
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Bagby comes up to pitching position. Here's the pitch. Spike. Two. Ball.
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Fast ball at the outside corner. And the count on Bob Feller is now two and nothing.
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Bagby gets his signal. Takes the stretch. Here it comes. Ball. One. Curve ball broke outside.
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Count on Feller is now two strikes and one ball.
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Andries will let off with a single as on first. You know he's not taking much of a lead.
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Bagby on the mound. Comes up to pitching position. Here's the pitch. Ball. Two. A little outside and the count is now even two and two on Feller.
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Bob has that bat back in position to swing.
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Bagby takes his stretch. Here it comes. Going to start high. Popper right in front of the plate. Going down the third baseline.
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Here comes Keltner on her and takes it. Feller pops high.
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To Keltner just to the left of the plate down the third baseline. Two men out.
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Nobody on. Or rather Andries on first base. And Mullin is up for a second tip to lead off man. He's a left hand hitter the first time up at the first ball pitch.
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Down the truck without Poudreau. Two yards.
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Steps into the batter's box. Here's the stretch. Here it comes.
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Ball one. Little outside. The old screwball. Count on Mullin. One ball. No strike.
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Here's the stretch. Here it comes. Foul coming right back over on U2.
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Right here. Right back of us.
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And the count on Mullin is now even one on one. You have to watch those foul balls when they come back. Wrap to hit a railing or the concrete up here in rebound.
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Two balls lost up. Jim Bagby now is standing on the rubber. Mullin up left hand hitter the count. One on one with two outs. Andries on first.
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Bagby gets his signal. Takes the stretch. Here it comes.
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Strike two called. Fast ball at the inside corner and he hides.
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Mullin steps out of the batter's box. Back in now.
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Bagby comes up to pitching position. Here's the pitch.
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Ball two. The old screwball away outside. Now there's even two and two.
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On Mullin the center fielder left hand hitter with two outs. Runner on first. Here's the stretch. Here it comes.
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And it's a line drive.
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Williams going up fast and he pulls it down. A line drive to left center field taken by Williams. This boy Williams covers a lot of ground out there. He doesn't look as if he's covering much but he loathes after that ball. He pulled that line drive down from Mullin's back.
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He's carrying the side.
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And in that inning no runs. One hit.
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Now he's going to have to pass the second inning. And the leadoff man will be Kenny Cumber, third baseman. The all championship American League team.
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This will be all star game last night in New York. Kenny Cumber, Tommy, who lost the replay last night in New York.
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He's going to bring it up for Hudson-Front down to third baseman. Especially coming in on those low hit balls. Pick them up with one hand and pull them down to first base.
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The right hand hitter has great coverage.
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He's going to hold for the words and he stands up to the plate. That's almost most of it.
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And the ball inside he flips that thing around.
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Leading off.
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Going into the last half of the second inning with the American League team leading 2-0 having gotten two runs in the first inning. Bob Feller, a right hander on the mound, winds up.
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Here he comes. And it's a line drive going off the deep center field.
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There goes Mullin away. Back it's over. He can't roll it off of the track. Cutler's bombing first base. He's bombing second.
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The throw is made in. Toon's far left center field and Cutler comes up at third base standing up.
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A line drive over Mullin's head to left center field. It's back. Cutler races around first base and pulls up at third standing up for a couple.
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The ball was well backed.
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Here it is. Number 12, the Losar of the New York Yankees.
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A new Losar.
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After the New York Yankees.
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Right hand hitter steps in at about his box.
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Gets around third base, nobody out. In field is about halfway in. Feller winds up. Here he comes.
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Strike call. The first ball pitch was curved over. It snapped over the center.
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There's a little activity now down in the All-Star service team. Bolten and left field.
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Rigney starting to warm up. A right hander.
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Feller gets his signal. Winding up. Here it is.
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Ball one. A sweeping curve ball outside. Down on Buddy Rosar. Right hand hitter is even one and one.
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Gelsner on third and nobody out.
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Smith down giving the signal.
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Bob Feller winds up. Here's the pitch.
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Ball two. A fast call outside.
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Rosar started but held back on that one.
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Out is now two balls, one strike.
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Gelsner taking a short lead off third base. Nobody out, you know.
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Feller starts his wind up. Here's the pitch.
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A hot shot down the field. Short end third going out to left field. A base hit. A single and something is caught in from third.
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As they toss the ball in the second base, a single ball, Rosar, a hot shot down the field.
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And that's all.
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Time is called. Looks like Rigney coming into a face Bob Feller on the mound.
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It's Rigney coming in.
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The score you know is now American League champions three.
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U.S. service team nothing. Bob Feller getting a big hand as he walks to the bench.
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Well, Rigney now is up.
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Start his warm up pitches.
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And Bob Feller was on the mound in the first inning. Tommy Hendricks single.
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And Joe DiMaggio single making two hits in the first inning.
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Keltner in this inning started off with a line drive triple to the track over Mullins head of left center field.
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Rosar single between short and third out to left field driving in Keltner to put the American League team in the lead.
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Three to nothing. So that they have made, Bob Feller gave up four hits.
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Three singles and a triple.
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And we're changing catchers too. Frankie Pitlak is coming in to replace Smiths.
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Back of the plate for the all-service team.
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Your opponent is playing number 18, Frankie Pitlak now in the lead.
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And Frankie Pitlak is getting a big hand.
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So the battery now for the all-star team, all-star service team.
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Rigney pitching, Pitlak catching.
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It's Rosar on first base, you know, nobody out. Jim Bagby right hand hitter up.
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Rigney takes a stretch, here it comes.
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Powell in attempting the bunny, Powell that one back to the stand to count on Bagby one strike.
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Frankie Pitlak toss the new ball out to Rigney.
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Rosar on first, you know, with nobody out.
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Last half of the second.
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American League leading three to nothing.
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Rigney gets the signal, takes the stretch, here it comes.
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Ball one low and outside.
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And on Bagby is now even one on one.
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Rigney steps down the rubber, comes up to pitching position.
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Here's the pitch, and it's Powell in attempting the bun.
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Bagby, Powell that one off, it drops dead at the plate.
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Pitlak picks it up, toss it to Andrews down the third baseline, he toss it to Rigney.
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Now there's now two strikes and one ball on Bagby.
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All right, we're back in position.
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Rigney takes the stretch, here it comes.
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And it's strike three in attempting the butt, the throw is made down to Sturm at first base,
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and Rosar is out on the throw.
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Pitlak to Sturm.
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Going over that play again, Bagby up at the count, two strikes and one ball,
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on the next pitch he attempted to punt, he missed.
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And Frankie Pitlak flipped that ball down to Sturm who tagged Rosar sliding back to first.
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Two men out, nobody on.
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Blue Boudreaux is up.
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Boudreaux the first time up, slide high to Mullin in short center field.
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Boudreaux right hand hitter up, Rigney winds up, here it comes.
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Strike call, that's fast one, and Johnny seems awfully fast out there, right down the center.
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Rigney gets his signal, he's winding up, here it is.
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And it's a slow bound in front of the plate, foul.
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Get the plate and foul it out, foul.
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Pitlak picks it up, toss it to Sturm, down to first base he toss into Rigney.
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The count is now two strikes on Blue Boudreaux.
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Boudreaux up for the second trip with two outs, nobody on.
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Rigney gets his signal, he's winding up, here it is.
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Foul, back to the press box.
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The counts remain the same on Boudreaux, he's swing, swung late at that fast ball, just got a piece of it.
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Rigney gets his signal, starts his wind up, here it is.
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Ball one, over the head, and Boudreaux went to the ground.
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Rigney's working fast out there.
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The foul swim boy has plenty on that fast ball tonight.
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Little Frankie Pitlak down giving the signal, two outs, nobody on, you know.
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Last half a second, the American League team leading three to nothing.
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Here's the wind up, here it comes.
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Ball two, a curve ball outside.
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Count is even on Boudreaux, two and two.
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Rigney winds up, here it is.
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Ball three, a fast ball over but high, three and two is the count.
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Rigney winds up, here's the pitch.
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Dents of fly ball going out the short center field, and here comes Demageouin and takes it.
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Or whether Grace in and takes it, or Reddell Mullin by the way, Mullin takes it in short center field.
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And that repairs the side, Boudreaux flying the Mullin in short center.
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And Demageouin one run on two hits.
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Mark Fletcher now caught up to umpire Stuart there at the plate.
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I don't know whether they're going to make a change here or not.
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But it's going to be on the mound pitching for the American League team that grows our back of the plate.
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Your attention please, number ten, Lazudo playing shortstop.
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Lazudo playing short instead of Boudreaux for the American League team.
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Little Lazudo, short heavy step boy that races around and bounds around and feels that ball.
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First man up is McCoy, the second baseman. Jim Dagdy on the mound winds up, here it comes.
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Ball one, a little outside a fast ball.
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McCoy up for his second trip.
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First time up, walk, here's the windup. That's a high foul over our heads here.
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Coming right down.
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Wade Hoyt tried to catch that one a little out of his reach.
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I don't know whether to charge him with an error or not on that one.
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But the count is one on one on McCoy leading off. First half, the third inning.
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Dagdy gets his signal, winds up, here it comes.
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Strike two, call a curve ball at the inside corner.
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The first half, the third inning and all.
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American League team leading three to nothing. Making two runs in the first inning, one in the second.
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Dagdy winding up, here's the pitch.
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That's a high five ball going out the right center field.
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Jordan Maggio is cutting over to his left center and takes it for the first out.
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McCoy is tied high and deep.
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Jordan Maggio in right center field.
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One out, nobody on, and Paget, the left fielder, is up.
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Left hand hitter the first time up, single.
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He steps into the batter's box, Dagdy winding up, here it comes.
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Ball one, a curve ball over but low.
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Those are down, the signal, Dagdy winds up, here's the pitch.
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Foul, back to the screen, the old screwball up there.
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Paget out ahead with his swing, foul it off.
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The count is even, one on one.
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Rosar gets a new ball from umpire Stuart, walks out in front of the plate, toss it to Jim Dagby.
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All right, we're back in position now.
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Dagby starts his windup, here it comes.
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Ball two, outside on the count, on Paget is now two balls and one strike.
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Dagby winding up, here's the pitch.
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Foul, back over our heads here into the upper stands.
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Count is now even two and two.
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Paget steps out of the batter's box, back in now.
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There's one out and nobody on, you know, first half to third.
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American League team leading three to nothing.
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Dagby winds up, here it is.
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Ball, free the old screwball just missed the outside corner.
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Jim, you know, mixes them up very well, Jim Dagby.
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That screwball to the left-handers.
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Back on the rubber, the count's three and two, he's winding up.
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Here's the pitch, foul, back to the screen.
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And umpire Stewart tosses that new ball out to Dagby.
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Paget out of the batter's box now, taking his time.
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Steps back in, Rose are down giving a signal.
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Dagby starts, he's wind up, here's the pitch.
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That's a high fly ball going out the center field.
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DiMaggio is moving in under it and takes it for the second out.
58:33
Two men out, nobody on, and Cecil Travis coming up.
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Travis the first time up, walks.
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Two put outs for Joe DiMaggio in this inning.
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Travis the left-hand hitter steps into the batter's box.
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First half, the third inning, two outs, nobody on.
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American League leading three to nothing.
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Here's the pitch, ball one, outside.
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The old knuckleball missed the outside corner.
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Dagby gets his signal, starts, he's wind up.
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Here's the pitch.
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That's a line drive down the left field line.
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It's a base hit rolling off of the wall.
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It bounce off the wall, there goes Travis around first base.
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Williams comes up with the ball and shoots it in to Rizzuto.
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In short left field he tosses it in to Keltner.
59:26
A double for Travis, a line drive just inside the left field line out to the stands.
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Well that brings up race, the red fielder, the first time up, struck out.
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He's left-hand hitter, two outs, Travis down second.
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Dagby steps down the rubber, takes his stretch.
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Here's the pitch.
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That's a ground ball back to the box.
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Dagby leaps up, there's it with one hand to toss the first, he's out.
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Dagby, New York, on a high bounder, the pitch is bound.
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Now we go to the last half, the third inning.
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Before the third inning starts we might pause for station identification.
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This is the mutual broadcasting system.
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This is WGN with the voice of the people, Chicago.
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Well here we are back at the stadium in Cleveland where the All-Star Service team
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is playing the champions of the American League.
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There's the champion American League team, and we're going into the last half,
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the third inning with the American Leaguers leading 3-0.
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And it's Tommy Hendricks leading off.
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Rigney on the mound, white-hander winds up, here it comes,
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that's a foul, a drive down the left field line into the stands.
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Down on Tommy Hendricks, one strike.
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Tommy Hendricks, his first time up.
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Bob Teller on the mound, slashed the singles through the box.
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He's up for his second trip, count one strike.
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Rigney, a right-hander on the mound, put like back of the plate.
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Rigney winds up, here it comes.
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Ball one, little outspout, a fast ball.
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Count is even on Tommy Hendricks.
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Rigney gets his signal, winds up, here it is.
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Ball two, little outspout on the count, is now two balls, one strike.
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Last half, the third inning with the American Leaguers leading 3-0.
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Rigney winds up, here it comes.
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Ball three, a fast ball just missed the outside corner.
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Three and one is a count.
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American Leaguers making two runs from the first inning, one on the second.
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Rigney winds up, here it is.
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Ball four, low and inside, Hendrick walks.
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And brings up Ed Williams, a left-hander, his first time up walk.
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He's a left-hand hitter.
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He steps into the batter's box, Hendrick on first base, nobody out.
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Rigney takes his stretch, here's the pitch.
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Ball low, a curve ball on the count on Williams, one and nothing.
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Ed keeps talking to the catcher when he's up there.
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He throws the ball back to the pitcher.
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Rigney takes his stretch, here's the pitch.
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Ball two, it's high.
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And the count is now two and nothing.
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Now Rigney walks part way in to have a talk with Frankie Pitlak.
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Frankie tossing the ball and starts back to his position, back of the plate.
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All right, we're back in position now, Williams up, left-hand hitter.
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Hendrick on first, nobody out.
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Rigney takes his stretch, here's the pitch.
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Ball three, it's low.
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And the count is now three and nothing.
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Here's the stretch, here it comes.
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Ball four, high and outside.
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Williams also walks and Tommy Hendrick goes to second.
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Well, that's two bases on balls and we have runners on first and second, nobody out.
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Last half of third inning, the American Leaguers leading by a score of three to nothing.
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And Joe DiMaggio comes up.
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Joe, the first time up, flaps the single over second base, a right-hand hitter.
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Depths into the batter's box.
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Rigney comes up to pitching position, here's the pitch.
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Ball one, low.
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Fast ball on the count and DiMaggio one and nothing.
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Pitlak down, giving that signal.
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Rigney takes his stretch, here it is.
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Ball two, it's inside.
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Rigney's a little dissatisfied that he can't get that ball over the plate.
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Frankie Pitlak rubs the ball up well and toss it back to Rigney.
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Joe DiMaggio up, right-hand hitter that counts two balls, no strikes.
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Hendrick on second, you know, Williams on first, nobody out.
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Here's the stretch, here it comes.
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And it's a high foul ball down the third base line.
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Henry's coming over under it, waiting for it, and takes it.
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Back of third base, a high foul from DiMaggio's fast.
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One out.
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And Rudy Yark is up.
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Yark, the first time up, so deep to grace, almost on the track in right center field.
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It's up for a second tip.
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In the center of the batter's box, Rigney takes his stretch, here's the pitch.
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That's a ground ball going down towards deep short.
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Travis comes up with the ball, close to second.
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He's out of second to throw to first.
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Yark keeps it out, breaking up that double play.
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And Hendrick moves to third.
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Yark hit a ground ball down to deep short.
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Travis made a beautiful stop on that ball, and deep short was sliding when he tossed the ball to McCoy.
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Washington Williams is second, but before the first, it's too late to double Yark.
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Hendrick going to third.
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So it's two men out and Bobby Dorup.
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Last half of the third inning.
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Hendrick on third base, Yark on first and two out.
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Rigney, a right-hander, takes his stretch.
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Here's the pitch.
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Ball one, a curve ball over, but low.
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Down on Bobby Dorup, one and nothing.
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That lag, down giving a signal, Rigney takes his stretch, here it comes.
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Strike, swinging, a curve ball low and outside.
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Door is swung and missed.
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The count is even, one and one.
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American Leaguers leading three to nothing, last of the third inning.
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Hendrick on third, Williams on first.
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Here's a rather Yark on first.
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Here's the pitch, but it's a high foul coming back into the upper stand.
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It's at the top of the stand and bounce down into the lower boxes.
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Very solemn that a foul ball hits up that high.
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That hit right by the lights and bounded down into the boxes,
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and the count on Bobby Dorup is now two strikes and one ball.
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Rigney standing out on the rubber, looking for that signal.
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Comes up to pitching position.
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Here's the pitch, and it's a fly ball going off the left field line,
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and here comes that left fielder and makes the catch.
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In left field, Padgett coming over fast to make that catch,
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and left field, re-pouring the side.
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And now we go into the first half, the fourth inning.
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The American League team leading three to nothing.
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The Americans making two runs for first inning and one in the second.
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And now we turn you over to a fellow who was a great pitcher for the New York Yankees a few years ago
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and is now the baseball broadcaster in Cincinnati of station WKRC, Wade Hoyt.
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Thank you, Jack, and we're going into the top half of the fourth inning.
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Sid Hudson, Sid Hudson of the Washington Senators, is coming into pitch for the All-Stars.
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Sid is a fastball pitcher, a right-hander, and a youngster.
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He has great possibilities in this league of becoming one of the great stars.
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He'll be out there on the mound, big, tall, right-handed, very solid, very compact, very strong.
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Fastball pitcher, pitched in an All-Star game a couple of years ago.
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And the first batter up for the Army Navy will be Johnny Stern, a left-handed hitter, formerly of the New York Yankees,
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and a boy who in his first few weeks in Army training got in conflict with a tractor
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and had the index finger of his right hand cut off near the top, not the entire finger, however,
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told me this morning that it was a little bit tender.
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It doesn't happen to be on its throwing hand, however, it's on his receiving hand,
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and he must tape the end of that finger up now.
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He's a left-handed thrower, of course.
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Throws our whips to ball down to second base, draw over to Rizzuto, Rizzuto over to Kelter,
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and back to the pitcher, Sid Hudson, and we're ready to go on the first half of the fourth inning.
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Johnny Stern, Stern stepping up there, hitting left-handed, wearing a brown cap,
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a dark gray uniform with brown numerals on it, 22 on his back, Hudson ready for the first pitch.
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It's inside for ball one.
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Rozar takes his glove off and rubs the ball up, throws it back to Hudson.
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Hudson's digging a little hole on the mound, braces himself with his right foot forward, his left foot back,
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studies Rozar as he crouches down, watches his catcher as he gives a sign.
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Rozar holding that target behind the home plate as Hudson winds around his head, the body pivots, a throw,
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and the ball is swung on and missed for strike one, one and one.
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Johnny Stern backs out of the batter's box, and the American League All-Stars are playing him very normally.
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DiMaggio straight in center field, Williams in direct left field, and Tommy Henrich direct in right field.
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They're not playing him so deep either. Hudson around his head, the body pivots, a step, and a throw,
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and the ball is low, a curve ball which misses for ball two, two and one.
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Hudson has those little nervous gestures on the mound, digs a little hole every time, smooths the dirt back to cover up.
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To gain his purchase, he digs in with his spikes, he winds once around his head, he pivots, throws,
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and Stern takes outside for ball three, and the count goes to three and one,
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and the crowd senses a little bit of drama right here.
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I know that they're all pulling for this service team to get started.
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Hudson now in the first inning with three on base and one out when Joe Grace took the third strike.
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I know that all the fans here and all the fans around the country were sort of pulling for this service team to get started.
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Hudson now around his head with three and one, the pitch is inside for ball four.
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And Johnny Stern jogs down the first base, rounds the bag, and there's old Sergeant Hank Gowdy coaching down at first,
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and big Lieutenant George Earnshaw, formerly of the Philadelphia Athletics, coaching at third.
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So Sid Hudson has walked the first man to face him, Johnny Stern.
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That brings up Ernie Andre of Louisville who had a single in this first time at bat, batting right-handed,
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goes the bat well back, and leans back as a curve ball snaps over the plate for strike one,
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and the ball is shot back from Rosada Hudson.
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Hudson on the mound appears a little bit self-conscious pitching in this very important game,
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and he comes to his box stance, hands across his chest, watches his runner, delivers to the plate,
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and the ball is swung on, hits down to Rizzuto at shortstop, really quickly,
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throw it over to Dorr and Dorr over to Rudiork, and there's a double play.
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Ernie Andre hits the ball down to the shortstop and Rizzuto with one fell swoop in one motion,
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pick the ball up, relay it to Bobby Dorr, Dorr pivoted, and through to Rudiork for a double play.
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And then to Pitlock who receives a nice hand, used to catch here in Cleveland,
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also for the Boston Red Sox is up there batting right-handed.
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Hudson around his head once, he steps far, delivers, and Pitlock swings very late on a ball
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that was already by him for strike one.
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Ball is back in his hand and he dangles it, he dangles his arm down by his side,
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Hudson winds once, very loose wrist, throws, a curved ball bounces in the dirt,
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and Rozar catches it with his glove hand, just backhands it to stop it from going back to the screen for ball one, one and one.
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Hudson takes a hitch at his belt, just pulls up his trousers a bit, leans forward to take the sign,
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now he's around his head, in he comes, and the ball breaks low, a curved ball for ball two, two and one.
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The ball is lobbed back from Rozar to Hudson.
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Robby Dore out at short, out at second base has his glove off,
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Rizzuto has his glove off as they wipe their hands on their trousers.
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Now they're down on their knees watching Hudson wind up with the count, two balls, one strike.
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He steps and throws and it's fouled right up by our broadcasting booth,
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and a young lady over here to the left of us puts out her hands in an attempt to catch it.
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The crowd sort of gives her a cheer as she reaches out for the ball, and the count goes to two and two, two strikes and two balls.
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Hudson with a new ball rubs it up, touches the rosin bag, grinds it between his bare hands to take the gloves off it,
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and he comes back in the pitching rub, he drops his left foot back to wind up the step and the throw,
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and it's outside, a curved ball misses outside for ball three, and the count is run for three and two.
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And one of the American League All-Stars is dashing down on the both ends.
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Hudson leans forward as he starts his wind up.
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He cuts a fast ball loose and it's hit slowly on the ground to the third baseman,
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and Ken Keltman comes up with the ball, throws it on the hand over the first base,
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and Rudy York takes it with his glove hands, a one-hand catch for the third out.
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And so for the Army Navy, in the first half of the fourth inning there were no runs, no hits, and no one left on base.
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And in four turns at that, the Army Navy have had no runs, three hits and five men left on base,
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and there has not been an error made by either team so far in this ball game.
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And we know fans naturally, we know that a large number of you people listening wish you could be present at this great American All-Stars service team game.
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However, knowing that could be a physical impossibility, the thought occurs to us that you might be interested in
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siding in with this fine cause by sending in the price of a ticket for your seat at the radio.
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Now these seats are $1.25 and $1.60, and if you are interested, you may send your contribution to the Cleveland Baseball Company,
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who in turn will see that it is added to the combined Army and Navy relief funds.
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And believe me, it's a great cause, and you'll never miss that little clip-in that you send in for these boys.
1:15:01
We're going into the last half of the fourth inning, and the first man to bat for the American League All-Stars will be Kenny Cheltener,
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facing that sterling right-hander, Johnny Rigney, formerly of the Chicago White Sox.
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Rigney's a big tall, lean right-hander and a very good change of pace pitcher.
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The first ball is pitched right over the outside corner, but strike one right into the glove, right into the glove of Frankie Pitlock.
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Pitlock holds that target, Rigney around his head, and the ball is hit very hard into left field,
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and there comes Don Padgett into foul territory across the left field foul line, way outside of bleachers to take it for the first out.
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Don Padgett of the all-service team made a very nice catch coming way across from left field, across the left field foul line, to make that putout.
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One up, one away for the American League All-Stars.
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Now we have Buddy Rozar, who's single in the second inning, to drive in Kenny Cheltener,
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stepping in there, the anti-catcher, and he would be a first-ring catcher on any other team.
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The first pitch by Rigney is fouled off over by the All-Star bench,
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and Johnny Stern goes across the foul line over past the coaches' box to take it for the second out.
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And that gale you hear is a ball that was thrown from Stern down the shortstop, and it gets by him, and the umpire on third base,
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and Al Barley picked the ball up and made a great stop, and the fans are giving the umpire a cheer.
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Well, there are two out in the last half of the fourth inning.
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I believe we're going to have a pinch hitter.
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We'll see who this is in just a moment.
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No, this is Sid Hudson coming up to bat himself.
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Sid Hudson of the Washington Senators, and he takes a terrific swing at the first fastball thrown by Rigney and slices right over toward the All-Star bench.
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That is, the American League All-Star benchman bounced off the boxers,
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power them back by Phil Rizzuto, who is coming up next, and Phil picked it up and threw it back to the ball boy.
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A new ball is out there in Rigney's hands.
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He takes a long line up the step and the throw, and Hudson hits it down on the ground to Rizzuto, to the shortstop,
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and Travis throws them out easily at first base, and there are the three outs.
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Rigney pitched a very easy inning that time, and there were no runs, no hits, no one left on base.
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But the American League All-Star is the last half of the fourth inning.
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We go into the first half of the fifth, and the first man up will be the pitcher, supposedly, Rigney.
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However, we can't tell in this ball game because there may be pinch hitters at any time.
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This has been a very good ball game so far, and I could see when Bobby Feller was pitching in the first inning,
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in the second inning, he spent playing right field.
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And Stan Spence of the Washington Senators, a very fine-looking prospect for the American League,
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also of the Washington Senators, is playing right field for the American Leaguers.
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And we were saying, Bobby Feller in the early innings, in the first and second innings, came home and came to Cleveland,
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and he seemed as though he was just a bit self-conscious appearing before his hometown fans once again.
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He was trying so hard to please and so hard to make good here this evening,
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he just reared back and let everything go with every bit of ounce of strength in his body, and he just didn't get away with it.
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However, you can see that Bobby hasn't been pitching regularly.
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He's been pitching once or twice, well, we'll say about every two weeks,
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and of course that is not enough to face such a team as these American League stars present this evening.
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However, Hudson on the mound, as Rigney's at bat, first man up,
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Hudson delivers a fastball higher across his eyes and Rigney swings and misses for a strike one.
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The ball is shot right back, rose out of Hudson.
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Hudson drops that left foot back, he braces himself, digs in the spikes, he winds,
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comes sidearm with a fastball and it misses about six inches outside for ball one, one and one.
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Oh, Johnny Rigney, one of the best change of pace pitchers in the big leagues, hitting.
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Sid Hudson, the youngster, pitching.
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A fastball higher across his letters and Rigney swings and misses for strike two,
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and Hudson really popped that ball right through there.
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Rigney swung late, didn't really have a chance to hit that one.
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Hudson taking a sign as Rose R sits down behind the bat and holds that glove over the outside corner.
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Hudson pitches for the target and the ball is fouled off back into the right field section of the grand stand for the same count,
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two strikes and one ball.
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A new ball is thrown out and Hudson rubs it up in his bare hands.
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He takes a little hole in the mound, he stands there watching his catcher, Buddy Rosa, who sits down, crouches low,
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holds that glove on the outside corner, Hudson winds, throws and the curve is hit on a bound down to Phil Rizzuto
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and makes a hurried throw with a first base and Rudy York kicks it out of the dirt with one hand
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and makes the putoff for the first out, first half of the fifth inning.
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He brings up Patty Mullin, who hit.345 for Detroit last year, one of the better batters of the American League.
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Steps in there hitting left-handed.
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The first time at bat he hit after the short drop, the second time he hit a line drive in the right field.
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He's up there for the third time and takes the first ball outside for ball one as Hudson was wired with a curve.
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Keltner at third is playing in for a bunt, protecting Rizzuto over a round second.
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Hudson's ball is switched over to it by first.
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The ball is pitched by Hudson and foul right above it for strike one and the count goes to one strike and one ball.
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And there's one out.
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First half of the fifth inning and the score, three to nothing, three to nothing in favor of the American Leaguers.
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Hudson over his head once more.
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Steps throws a slow ball and it's a little bit high, a slow curve which broke high and Mullin backed away from the plate to take it.
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He waves that bat from his left hand to his right, hitting left-handed.
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Counts two balls, one strike.
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Hudson winds.
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Next pitch is a fastball, hits down right down to the second baseman Bobby Dore,
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feels it on a third hop, throws to Rudy York, and he's out.
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The ball is whipped around the American League infield.
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And up comes Benny McCoy, little Benny McCoy hitting left-handed, whom Connie Mack gave $45,000 to to sign a contract with the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Neat piece of change.
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Good little ball player holding the bat well back as Hudson delivers the first slow curve and McCoy hits on top of it but misses for strike one.
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The game is moving right along.
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The American Leaguers are playing McCoy sort of around a right field because they know him.
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Hudson is around his head once more, steps, throws, and the ball is pitched outside for ball one.
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One and one.
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Every time Buddy Rozar throws the ball back to Sid Hudson, the pitcher, he takes his glove off,
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holds it under his left arm, and rubs the baseball up to take the bluffs off it.
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He puts his glove on and dangles that long right arm along the seams of his trousers.
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He's around his head now, he steps and throws, and the ball is hit solidly down to Bobby Dore out on the grass.
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And right field and Dore makes a sensational play going over by first base, out on the grass to take that ground ball and throw Benny McCoy out at first base.
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So the first half of the fifth inning ends with the Army-Navy having no runs, no hits, and no one left on base.
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In the five turns of bats, Mickey Cochran's all-service crew have had no runs, three hits, and five men left on base.
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And it's been a very good ball game for the reason that there have been no misplays in this contest.
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There have been no errors by either side.
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We went to the last half of the fifth inning and Johnny Rigney's still on the mound for the all-service team.
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The 85-season Navy band, Great Lakes Band, playing down on the left-hand side of the grandstand.
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Perhaps you can hear them through our microphone.
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All just the right of the Salem Capcom.
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The field presents a very funny picture.
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The band almost built its capacity.
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If any of you fans have ever been in the Yankee Stadium, you might get sort of a pop-out photography picture of this stadium here in Cleveland
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because it resembles the Yankee Stadium, although it's not triple-deck.
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Just a double-deck stand, but both the left wing of the grandstand and the right wing run way around into right and left field.
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...mumpires, Barley of the National League behind the plate, McDonnell of the American League on first base,
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Ballastant of the National League on second base, Stewart of the American League on first base.
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You probably have heard the public address system announce the change in umpires as is the custom after a four-and-a-half inning.
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And Al Bollock of the National League is going to umpire behind the home plate.
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Bill McGowan of the American League is going out to first base.
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Lee Balenfant of the National League is umpiring at second base.
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And Stewart of the American League, who was umpiring balls and strikes at third,
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Rigney around his head to Rizuto, and Rizuto dumps a bunch down his third base foul line.
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Rigney overfields it fast, and the throw to first base is very thick, and he's out on a great sensational play by the pitcher,
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Johnny Rigney, who came in over by the third base foul line,
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fielded that ball a bunch by Johnny Rizuto with one hand, rather Phil Rizuto,
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with one hand and quickly from an underhand throwing position, threw over to first base, and retired Rizuto.
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That looked almost like a perfect front.
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That was Rizuto's first time at bat and brings up Stan Spence,
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the left-handed batter of the Washington Center.
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This is an outfielder.
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And Bollock, who never fails to entertain his spectators,
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called a strike one on Stan Spence with a loud and vociferous cry.
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Strike two as he waved dramatically like John Barrymore behind the home plate,
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and he's really giving it to the fans, and the fans are enjoying it,
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as Rigney's around his head again and throws a slow curve which is fouled off down into the bullpen of the service team.
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The count remains, two strikes and one ball, with one out,
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the last half of the fifth inning and the All-American League is leading three to nothing.
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Rigney's taking the sign from his catcher, Frankie Tedlock.
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Tedlock holds the glove, and the pitch is made, but it's fouled off into the upper deck for the same count of two strikes and no ball.
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Really, this Al Bollock behind the home plate is really doing a job of umpiring.
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He's giving more justice down there than, well, as they say, WC Field.
1:26:20
Stan Spence, a great outfielder for the Washington Senators, hitting left-handed with a count, two strikes, no balls, as Rigney pitches,
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and the ball is spliced down by first base, down by third base,
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and Rigney going out after the ball, attempted to pick it up one-handed to the right of the mound,
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looked at his runner, but took his eyes off the runner and fumbled the ball for the first error of the ball game.
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Now I see that the official scorer over there has given Stan Spence a hit instead of giving Rigney an error.
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So there is a hit for Stan Spence.
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The next ball pitched by Rigney to the splendid splinter of the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams, is down and side for ball one.
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One and nothing.
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Spence on first base.
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He's got his chest in his box, fancy steps, and the curve is over for strike one.
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One and one as Bollock said, oh boy, strike one.
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Williams batting left-handed, and the old Teddy has just batted in 80 runs this year with 18 homers to his credit in the American League
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and leads the league in batting.
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And the ball is outside for ball two.
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Rigney doesn't take a bit of time between pitches.
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Just as soon as Frankie Pitlock gives him the pitching signal, he comes right to his chest and throws.
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So there's Stan Spence on first base, Williams a hitter, and he takes ball three low and inside, and he's danced away from the plate on that one.
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The count goes to three balls and one strike with Spence on first base, one out, the last half of the fifth inning,
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and the All-American League is leading three to nothing.
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Williams up there looking for that triple.
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He takes it outside for ball four.
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And Spence goes to second base.
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Williams goes to first base.
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And that's the third base on balls given up by Johnny Rigney in this ball game.
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And brings up the Joel team, Joel Demantrio of the New York Yankees, who has one hit in two times at bat this evening.
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He had two hits in an all-star game in New York last evening.
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He has one out of two tonight.
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Hitting right-handed, feet spread well apart, bat well back.
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Rigney pitches and Joe takes a low curve outside.
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Frankie Piplock had a skip outside of the plate to take that one.
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Rigney has the ball back in his hands and he's looking at his outfield.
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And Padgett in left field is playing pretty well around toward the foul line.
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Mullerman center over toward left and the pitch is made and Demantrio hits the rifle to balls down at Andre.
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Andre over to McCoy. McCoy over to first base.
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And Stern takes it for a double play as Joel Demantrio hits into a double play to end the fifth inning.
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Andre, the third baseman.
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Andre, the third baseman to Benny McCoy at second base over to Johnny Stern.
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And we have paused momentarily for station identification.
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And this is a mutual broadcasting system.
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WGN, the voice of the people, Chicago.
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Going into the first half of the sixth inning.
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Sid Hudson still on the mound for the American League All-Stars.
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Hank Gowdy walking down there to first base.
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And the first batter will be for the all-service team will be Don Padgett, formerly of the St. Louis Cardinals and lately of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Padgett left the Brooklyn Dodgers early this spring to join the Navy.
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He's a power hitter, a fairly good hitter to left field, tremendous power to right field.
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He's sort of a convertible ball player, one who can play the outfield and also catch.
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Down at St. Louis they use him a good deal as a catcher.
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However, he prefers to play the outfield.
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And of course, he's gotten his wish since he joined the Navy.
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He's playing in left field for the all-service team tonight.
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A left-handed batter, power hitter, he had a single the first time up and flew out to Joel Demantrio in center field the second time up.
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He's up there now in the leading off, the first half of the sixth inning.
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His birdie turns to the plate, crouching low, watching Sid Hudson as he stops his windup.
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Hudson's first delivery is, bounces into the plate, and Buddy Rozar takes it on a pick up, hands it back to Al Bollock, who looks the ball over, then throws it back to Sid Hudson.
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And Phil Rizzuto at shortstop, big as Don Padgett as a right field hitter, is playing him way around toward second base.
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Sheltner playing him way out of position at third, around toward second, too.
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The ball is hit right back on a high hop to Sid Hudson in the pitcher's box, who throws it over to Rudy York for the first out.
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If that ball had gotten over the head of Sid Hudson, it might have continued on into center field for a base hit, and Sid Hudson was forced to jump very high to take it in his glove hand.
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However, this one up, one away for the all-service team, the first half of the sixth inning.
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Cecil Travis, who has a base on balls and a double to his credit, is up there now for the second man.
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Hudson around his head, pitches inside to Travis for ball one.
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And of course, Travis used to be a teammate of Sid Hudson down there in Washington, so the boys know each other very well, and of course, Sid Hudson knows that Travis is a great ball player.
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Hudson around his head, delivers a slow curve right over the outside corner of the plate, just rough over there nicely for strike one.
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And it's a pleasure to watch Buddy Rojas down behind the bat as he shifts around, first inside, then outside, and holds that glove for his pitchers.
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Now he's holding the target.
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Sid Hudson throws another slow curve, and it's a line drive hit right into the hands of Ken Keltner at third base.
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A solid smash right into the glove hands of Ken Keltner at third base for the second out.
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Travis really caught a hold of that one. They didn't throw him any on the ball.
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He really laid the meat of the bat on it.
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However, it was right at somebody.
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It brings up Joe Grace, a left-handed hitter, formerly of the St. Louis Browns, who struck out once and hit back to the pitcher once.
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However, he's a good hitter.
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Hudson delivers, and Grace leaps high over the ball like a little girl playing jacks to get out of the way of it for ball one, one-and-nothing.
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Hudson around his head, steps, slow curve is over for strike one, one-and-one.
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The game is moving very swiftly.
1:32:55
Joe Grace swinging left-handed, chokes up a little on the bat, spreads his feet, watches his pitchers.
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Ball and a strike can give it gestures and waves and dances around there, an Indian war dance.
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The next pitch is hit hard out into left field, and it just misses foul for about five feet, and the company names two strikes and one ball.
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First that ball was hit down along the left field foul line in fair territory, served as a last minute and just went foul about five or ten feet.
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Teddy Williams was over there very fast after the ball, and I imagine if the ball had been fair, Teddy Williams would have caught it.
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So Joe Grace must come back to the plate and hit over again.
1:33:37
Hudson taking the sign from Buddy Rozar, he winds around his head once, the step, the throw, and the curve ball which swings around the plate for ball two, two-and-two.
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Two out, first half of the sixth inning, and the All-American leaders, All-American leaders leading three-and-nothing.
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Hudson around his head, throws, and the ball is hit foul down the third base foul line for the same count,
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and he strikes two balls as Big George Earnshaw feels it and throws it back into the pitcher.
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That's baseball ethics, of course.
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Hudson rubs the ball up, blows in his pitching hands, takes the sign from Buddy Rozar.
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Rozar holding that target low outside as Hudson comes down low for ball three.
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Count is three-and-two on Joe Grace, third man up for the all-service team, first half of the sixth inning.
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Big Sid Hudson on the mound, winds, steps, then throws, and the ball is hit foul in the air over by the all-service fence.
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Delfin can go right by the bench and makes a great putout for the third out, and Joe Grace pops up.
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So for the all-service team, the team hit the start of the sixth inning.
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There were no runs, no hits, no one left on base.
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And in six turns and passes, the all-service team has had no runs, three hits, and five men left on base.
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There's not been an error made by either team here so far this evening.
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The team ball game, the ball game has been very fast, and just at the moment we're going to have a one-minute back out,
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which is a custom here in Cleveland.
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It's just a trial back out, however.
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When we get the trial back out, the lights of the park will be turned out.
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There will be no smoking or lighted matches. We'll all sit here and watch the effects.
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The field is very down. All the ball players have left the field.
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There is not a toll on the playing field except the players' gloves.
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There go the lights, and now the park is totally blacked out.
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You can't see a cigarette. You can't see a cigar light.
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You cannot see a light of any description through the haze and the mist, through the darkness of night.
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You can just see under the starlight the towers, the lighting towers standing on the roof of the Grand Sands.
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You see the wires of the backstop running down in front of it.
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We can see the silhouette of the scoreboard out in direct center field against the rather light sky,
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which is not lit only by moonlight and starlight.
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And over to the left of it is the tower in Grand Sands, two tiers tall, very high.
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However, there is nothing that we can see beyond that.
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It's totally blacked out. It's a trial back out, just a trial back out, which we would like to emphasize.
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And that's the custom here in Cleveland, Ohio, at night games, to constantly and continually try these blackouts,
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just so that everyone might be prepared in case of an emergency.
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We can look up in the heavens and see the stars, and look out towards center field.
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And right below you we see the silhouette.
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And now the lights come on again after the one-minute blackout.
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The lights behind the home plate on the roof flash on, and the banners around the top of the roof wave.
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And out of the five or six or seven light towers, there's an eighth one just going on.
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Now we're going to the last half of the sixth inning.
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And the all-service team is taking the field with Johnny Riggie going out there.
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Frankie Sitlock still behind home plate. Andre is at third base.
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Travis at shortstop. Benny McCoy at second base.
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Johnny Stern at first base. Bill Grace in right field.
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Andy Mullins, formerly of Detroit and center field, and John Padgett in left.
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Rudy York will be the first batter for the All-American Leaguers in the last half of the sixth inning.
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And the score is three to nothing in favor of the All-American League team.
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And the All-American League team so far in this ballgame have had three runs and four hits and three men left on base,
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whereas the all-service team have had no runs, three hits and five men left on base.
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Five hits the All-American Leaguers have had, and the first pitch by Riggie to this big Rudy York is strike one,
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a neat curve which just clips the outside corner to play.
1:38:42
Riggie's next pitch to York is a curve ball outside, and York fouls the ball off.
1:38:49
York fouls it off or strikes two, and Riggie has them two and nothing.
1:38:59
Riggie around his head, steps, comes out of the side by the way of Kansas City and pops the ball up behind the catcher.
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It might drop in the grandstand, and Pitlock tries to make a very brave catch running into the boxes over there to the right of the plate
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and falls against the boxes, but he's just a little bit late and cannot catch the ball.
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The count is two strikes and no balls.
1:39:22
Pitlock goes back behind the home plate, and Rudy York hands him his mask.
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Now Bollock, the very demonstrative umpire behind the home plate, leans over Pitlock's shoulders
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and Rudy York batting right-handed, who has not had a hit in two turns at batters up there for his third appearance.
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Riggie out of the side and it's strike three as Al Bollock, as if he were punching at Joe Lewis, counts strike three and Rudy York strikes out.
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That's the second strike out by Johnny Riggie this evening.
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He's walked two men.
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In the middle comes Bobby Dore, one of the leading hitters of the American League, and he uses a typical Heinegroh stance, a wide-open stance,
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his body facing the pitcher, and the first slider thrown by Johnny Riggie, who's getting hot now for the all-favorite team, is strike one.
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Just nips the outside corner.
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Bobby Dore wide open as the pitch comes in there and he swings hard and fouls it off for strike two.
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Doing nothing.
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Bobby Dore doesn't hold his arms as high as Heinegroh used to, but his body is entirely around, just standing facing, directly facing Johnny Riggie in the pitcher's box.
1:40:38
Bat laid on his right shoulder, swinging right-handed as Riggie comes around his edge, steps, delivers a curve, and it's strike three as Dore takes that curve right over the outside corner.
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And Riggie is showing a burst of pitching here, which, Stampton, is one of the best pitches of the American League.
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He's getting hot and really cutting that curve across those outside corners, and it's a pleasure to watch Frankie Pitlock catch it.
1:41:00
Standing down there, crouching behind the home plate, holding that target, and Riggie placing every ball right in that grove.
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Up comes Keltner, who takes ball one outside.
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Riggie doesn't wait much when he gets the ball. He just takes that sign from Pitlock.
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The all-service infield with their hands on their knees as Riggie delivers again and the ball is hit sharply into left field.
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Then bounce to Don Padgett, who feels it, throws it back into second base, and Kenny Keltner is on first base with a single.
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That's the second hit by Keltner this evening, and the first man of the All-American League is to have two hits.
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He had a triple in the second inning, threw out to left field in the fourth, and now singled in the sixth.
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And Buddy Rozar with one hit in two turns at bat is up there.
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Number 12 on his back from the Yankee uniform and takes a bouncing curveball, which struck the ground.
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Pitlock fielded the ball, or ball one.
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Kenny Keltner on first base with two outs, last half of the sixth inning, and the All-American League is leading 3-0.
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The pitch is strikes one as that slider zips across there again, and now the crowd is getting a big bounce out of the way Riggie is pitching
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in the way that Al Barlich is calling the strikes and balls.
1:42:16
Riggie around is out of the side, strike two, and Al Barlich jumps up in the air and calls strike two and does a regular law dance behind the home plate.
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Well, he's been in baseball 22 years. We never saw an umpire really call him this way.
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Well, it's a pleasure, and it's very refreshing to see it.
1:42:33
Riggie around his head again, and the ball is hit right down over second base in the center field,
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and there goes Keltner around second base, hitting into third and pulls up a third as Rozar pulls around first and is content with a single.
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So Rozar has two hits to his credits.
1:42:51
Sending Keltner around the third base, he himself is off down first.
1:43:00
And Sid Hudson, who's been doing a nice job of pitching for the All-American League, has come to bat.
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He's getting a nice hand from the crowd as he's shown a splendid exhibition of curling here this evening.
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Make no mistake about it, this all-service team is a good ball club.
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If any team in the big league are battled, I dare say if they had a few extra reserves, they'd finish third in any league.
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And the ball is hit on the ground by Hudson down the third base.
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Andre's up with it, goes over to first, and Johnny Serm, reaching way into the infield, takes it for the third up.
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And so for the All-Stars, the American League All-Stars, the last half of the sixth inning, there were no runs, two hits, and two men left on base.
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And in the sixth inning that the All-Stars have been to bat, the American Leaguers have had three runs, seven hits, and five men left on base, and they have not made an error.
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We're going now into the first half of the seventh inning.
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Another good colleague and friend from Chicago, Bob, I'll pick it up from here and bring you through these last innings.
1:44:03
Thank you very much, Wade.
1:44:07
And good evening, fans. We've been seeing quite a ball game here.
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As Louis White and Jack Rainey, my colleagues here in Cleveland tonight, former baseball players and our baseball broadcasts,
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we're going to find a job of telling you just exactly what's happening.
1:44:22
This door is three to nothing in favor of the American League over the service team All-Stars, and we go into the first half of the seventh.
1:44:29
Down the line here to my left, the Navy Band from the Great Lakes, one of the finest musical aggregations in America,
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is striking up a note as the American League is out there on the field.
1:44:41
I notice a little change now in the lineup. McQuint, the great first baseman of St. Louis, is going down to play first.
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Let's see a second baseman's door at North Stop and Vito, a third baseman's counter, left field, Woodward,
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center field, Demage Hill, right field, Westfield, Spencer, the only change.
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And here's going to be two hitters.
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McQuint is playing first base, and the first man to bat for the service team is going to be the first baseman, Johnny Stern,
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the left-handed hitter. He's the first time bounced out on the second time walk.
1:45:13
He's a left-hand hitter, and he's facing a right-hand pitcher, Sid Hudson, a tall, thin, wily sort of fella,
1:45:18
and a really good pitcher. Here comes the first pitch at St. Paul.
1:45:21
It's low inside, and the batter, Johnny Stern, backs away.
1:45:24
The American League outfield is playing this hitter straight away, and not too deep.
1:45:28
Now, you remember Stern with the Yankees. He never had a reputation as a long ball hitter,
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but he's one of those sharp hitters. Over that infield and through that infield.
1:45:35
There is a smash to right field, a line drive, and Ward jumps up to try to get it with one hand, but couldn't head it off.
1:45:41
He made a beautiful try for that ball, and the service team starts off the seventh inning with a base hit to right field,
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a very sharp hit by Johnny Stern, the first baseman. That is their fourth hit.
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Now, the one thing to remember, fans, about this ball game is this.
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While the American League leads 3-0, the service team is not out of reach.
1:46:01
They're trailing by just three runs. Here's the right-hand hitter, Andrews, up there.
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There's the first pitch, and it's high and wide for a ball.
1:46:08
Andrews has been up twice the first time he's been there, and the second time he hit into a fast double play.
1:46:14
The big, scoppy right-handed kid, and he's a good hitter.
1:46:18
But you're getting all set again here. The next one is a swing and a slow change of pace
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picking around his waist, and he followed it. It rolls on the ground at the right of the plate,
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and the crowd is one and one.
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As you can hear from the noise here in this big stadium at Cleveland,
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the crowd is pulling for the service stars to do something.
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They want to see them really get back into this ball game.
1:46:38
They almost got off in front here in the first inning when they had the bases loaded with one out.
1:46:43
Now, the pitch is getting all set again. Here's the next one, and Andrews swings.
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There's a drive into left-center field. It may be.
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It is a hit into left-center field, and it puts runners on first and second.
1:46:52
A drive into left-center field. Teddy Williams was coming over fast,
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and I thought he might get through that ball.
1:46:58
It just dropped in front of him in left-center, and it's a base hit.
1:47:01
The service team fans is on its way here at Cleveland in the first half of the seventh inning,
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and there is a runner going out for first.
1:47:10
There is a runner going out.
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I don't hear the announcement.
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Mr. Hayduck is going to play.
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Running for third, Pager, number six.
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There it is. Mr. Hayduck is out there on second base running for third,
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so we have two men on and nobody out for the service stars.
1:47:45
There is a tie to try to cross the base with Paul.
1:47:48
Now, Paulie keeps that right-pist up into the air.
1:47:51
He goes down in the left field, both hand the parrots.
1:47:54
The left-hander is warming up to the service stars.
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And all through to our right, there are two pitchers warming up to the American League.
1:47:59
Two men on and nobody on in the seventh.
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There is an attempted front of a very high pitch, and he fouled it.
1:48:05
Perky Pitlak attempted to front a very high pitch, and he fouled the ball.
1:48:09
It goes all the way back into the screen.
1:48:11
The catcher, Buddy Rose, gets a new baseball from the umpire
1:48:14
and passes them out at the top to Hutch.
1:48:22
Hayduck is out on second.
1:48:24
Andries is on first with a second hit of the night.
1:48:27
There's nobody out.
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And little Frankie Pitlak is up in the batter's box right down here below our mutual booth.
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Hutch can get the ball set.
1:48:34
Here's the next pitch, an inside pitch.
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It's been very close, and he has to jump to get out of the way.
1:48:38
The encounters, ball one and strike two for Frankie Pitlak.
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The River Stars are trailing three to nothing here at Cleveland.
1:48:45
The American League scored two in the first and one in the second.
1:48:49
Hudson gets set again.
1:48:50
Here's the next pitch, and there is a swing and a miss, and he struck him out.
1:48:54
Frankie Pitlak went all the way around trying to get that ball to ride, and he struck out.
1:48:59
So there is a strikeout for Hudson, and now we're going to get a pinch hitter for Wigny.
1:49:07
Here is a pinch hitter coming up to the plate to bat for Wigny.
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Lookadello, Johnny Lookadello is coming up to the plate of the Browns.
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He's a left-handed hitter.
1:49:19
Here's the announcement.
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Here's Johnny Lookadello up in there, a left-handed batter.
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He's batting for Johnny Rigney, and that means a parrots is going to come in to pitch for the service team.
1:49:31
Runners on first and second and one's on.
1:49:33
There's a hopper fouled on the first base line, and it's one strike.
1:49:37
Remember that McQuinn is now playing first base in place of York.
1:49:40
Dora is at second.
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At shortstop is Flea Lesudo of the Yankees.
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At third base is Kenny Keltner.
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It's Williams in left field, DiMaggio in center field, and Sam Spence of Washington and right field.
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The batter is Sid Hudson, the pitcher, and the catcher is Buddy Rozar, who has gone all the way for the American League team.
1:50:01
One strike on Lookadello, a left-handed batter.
1:50:04
Hudson gets at a fastball, and he got a piece of that ball and fouled it back into the screen.
1:50:08
And it's two strikes on Lookadello.
1:50:11
Next man to come up will be the leadoff man, Mullen, the center fielder who has been up three times without a hit.
1:50:19
The service team is connected for two hits here in the first half of the seventh to run their total for the night to five hits.
1:50:26
A hit in the first, a hit in the second, a hit in the third, and two in the seventh.
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Now he's all set again.
1:50:31
Here's the next pitcher.
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There is a ball that just missed the outside corner, a tantalizing curve ball that Lookadello was tempted to go after,
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but he didn't, and it's ball one and strike two.
1:50:40
The American League off field is playing straight away.
1:50:43
The service team has two men on with one out here in the seventh inning at Cleveland.
1:50:47
Here comes the next pitch, and there is another wide one.
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That time it was about a foot outside waist-high, and so Johnny Hudson has worked up a count now on this pinch hitter, Lookadello, of two and two.
1:50:57
Again, the crowd here, which is close to 70,000, I imagine.
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It's very, very close to 70,000.
1:51:03
They're starting that staccato clapping, and you can hear it through your radio.
1:51:09
Man on first, man on second, one out, count of ball two, strike two on the batter.
1:51:14
Up to the set, here it is.
1:51:15
He swings and hits the ground ball to the pitcher.
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That's the second out.
1:51:18
That's the first.
1:51:19
He's out, a double play.
1:51:20
Lookadello hit into a fast double play, the play going from Putzum, the Bobby Doerr, to the first baseman, McQuinn, and it retires the side.
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And so fans, in the first half of the seventh inning for the service stars, there were no runs and there were two hits.
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Lookadello hit into a fast double play, pitcher to second to first.
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And now this ball game is going into the last half of the seventh.
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Hayduck is going to first base.
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We're going to get a new pitcher coming in from the bullpen down here to our left.
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The service team is taking the field.
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I believe that we're going to get a new center fielder, too.
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I believe that Chapman is going into the outfield.
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The great center fielder of the Philadelphia Athletics, I believe, is going into the ball game.
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While we're watching for these changes, I believe that we'll pause briefly for station identification.
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You're listening to an exclusive broadcast of the Service American League game from Cleveland, the All-Star game, the second All-Star game, and this is the mutual broadcasting system.
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This is WGN, the voice of the people of Chicago.
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Our fans, we're back to our Cleveland.
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Here's the left-hander, Harris.
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Morris Mickey Harris from the Army.
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He's stationed in the Panama Canal Zone.
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He was formerly with the Boston Red Sox.
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He reached the Boston Red Sox in July 1940 after only two and a half years in the minor.
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He won four and he lost two for Boston.
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Last year he won eight games and lost 14.
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Here's the ball left-hander.
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He's had about six big calls.
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And there's been a lot of publicity about Harris because, as you know, he was flown out there to take part in this game, and everyone was anxious to see him get into it.
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He's getting into it now in the last half of the seventh as the pitcher for the service team.
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Now the first man to face him, a right-hand hitter, is the leadoff man, Rizzuto, and there is a swing and a miss, and it's one strike.
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Hayduck is playing first as we told you.
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Hayduck is at first.
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McCoy is at second.
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Travis is still at short.
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Andries is at third.
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Clam Chapman is in center field in place of Mullins.
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Here's the next pitch, and there was a slow, channelizing, curterball across his shoulders.
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But I went forward and missed it, so it is two strikes on Rizzuto.
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The American League's batting in the last half of the seventh.
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They're leading three to nothing in this ball game over the service stars who are really giving them a battle.
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Harris gets set again.
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Here's the next pitch, and there's a drive down the right-field line.
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It's going to be a hit.
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It's going to be an extra-base hit.
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It's bounded way back there against the wall.
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Rizzuto's on his way to second.
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The right fielder firing the ball in, and he slips past second base, but he gets back in there.
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Rizzuto running around second base slipped.
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But he got up in time to get back into second base with a double.
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Just as the service team was getting ready to put that ball on him, Rizzuto slipped going around second base.
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When it looked like he might try for the triple, he got up and slipped back into second.
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So it is a two-base hit for Rizzuto.
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That's his second time up and his first hit.
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That is a total of eight hits for the American League.
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It brings up a left-hand hitter, the right fielder, Stan Sprintz.
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There's a man on second base, and there's nobody out here in the last half of the seventh.
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Harris is getting a sign.
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Here's the pitch, and there's a throw to second base, and Rizzuto goes to third, head first, and he's in there safely.
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A delayed steal of third base by Rizzuto.
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The batter attempted to punt that ball.
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He missed it.
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The catcher pit-lacked through to second, and Rizzuto tore to third and slid in safely.
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It's a clean steal of third.
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The play went from the catcher to the second, to second base to third.
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So there's a man on third now for the All-Stars.
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The American League All-Stars, Spence batting.
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There's one strike on him.
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The infield is pulled in a bit.
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Harris taking a lot of time, getting a sign from pit-lack.
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How he starts his windup.
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Here it is.
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There's a hopper over the pitcher's head.
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The runner's still holding third, and the batter is being thrown out in a fast play.
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The play going from McCoy to Hayduck, and the runner Rizzuto held third.
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I thought that he might possibly break for the plate on that ball because it was a slow bounding ball over the pitcher's head to the second base from McCoy,
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but Rizzuto held third, and McCoy threw the batter out.
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It was a very nice play.
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So there's one going.
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Now here's the great Teddy Williams up, one of the greatest hitters in baseball.
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A tall, wiry lad, a left-handed batter, and there is a ball that gets away from the catcher.
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It rolls a few feet back of the plate.
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The pitcher comes in to cover the plate, but Rizzuto plays it safe and stays at third.
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The ball got away from the catcher, Frankie Pitlack, and rolled back about 20 feet behind the plate.
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He and the umpire were getting all tangled up as Frankie wanted to get back to get that ball,
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but the runner stayed at third, so Rizzuto is still there, and there's one going.
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Save us in field is drawn in a few steps.
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They're not playing way in.
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Here comes the next pitch to Williams, and it's a spike.
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He caught the outside corner that time with a beautiful pitch.
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Boy, that was a sharp curve ball that just whipped in over the outside corner, and it's a called strike.
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And so we have it one and one on Teddy Williams, a man on third, one out here in the last half of the seventh at Cleveland
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with the American League ahead three to nothing.
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As I said, and there is a very sharp breaking curve.
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There was a foot outside at the knee,
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and Frankie Pitlack had to go way outside to get it.
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The outfield is playing Williams just a shade to the right, and they're plenty deep for this boy.
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As you know, he's one of the best long ball hitters and also one of the best sharp hitters in baseball.
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He can drive that ball between them.
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Here comes the next pitch, and Williams takes a ball.
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It missed the corner just at the knee, and it's ball three and strike one for Williams.
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The American League would like to get this additional run in from third.
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They're leading three to nothing in the last half of the seventh.
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Harris has said again, here's the next pitch, and there is a high fly ball.
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It's way back in the left center field.
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Padgett going back, Chaplin going back.
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Padgett couldn't get the ball, it went over his head.
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Here's the run scoring.
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Williams is rounding second. He's on his way to third.
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Here's the relay, and Williams pulls up at third with a triple.
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It was a tremendous ball of fans way back in the left center field.
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Padgett raced back from his left field position.
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The center fielder, Chaplin, came tearing over, but the ball dropped behind them,
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and Williams pulls up at third base slowly with an easy triple.
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So the score now is four to nothing in favor of the American League.
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Here is the famous Yankee clipper, Joe DiMaggio, up at the plate, a right-handed batter.
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He's been up three times. He's hit safely once.
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Here's the first pitch, and there is a spike. It caught the outside corner waist-high.
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Fastball right over the outside corner to Joe DiMaggio, a man on third, one run in.
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We're in the last half of the seventh, and the American League now has another run.
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Harris is all set again here. The next pitch, a change of pace pitch.
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It's wide, knee-high, and again, Frankie Pütlak has to go way outside for it.
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The outfielder swung to the other side.
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They're playing DiMaggio as either a left center field hitter or a left field hitter.
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The left fielder, Padgett, is very deep.
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Chaplin in center field is over a bit toward left field, and the right fielder is just about in a normal spot.
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DiMaggio takes a fastball. It's right across his chin, and it's ball two.
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So it's two and one on Joe DiMaggio with Teddy Williams on third. He just tripled.
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He drove in Rizzuto, and the American League is ahead, four to nothing here at Cleveland.
1:59:06
Harris has his sign again. Here's the next pitch to Joe.
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Joe steps away from on its inside low, and it's ball three in strike one.
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Frankie Pütlak steps out in front of the plate, says something to the pitcher.
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Harris turns around and goes for the rosin bag, taking plenty of time out there getting set.
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Now he peers down at Pütlak. Here's Joe DiMaggio with that familiar stance of his up at the plate.
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Here comes the pitch, and it's a beauty right over the inside corner, race five for a called strike.
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Harris fired in a beautiful pitch that time. It's a called strike on Joe,
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and the Yankee Clippers steps out of the batter's box and gets some dirt on his hands.
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Now he's up in there again.
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There's that familiar black five in the back of his white uniform.
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There's those legs wide apart, that bat over his right shoulder.
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That familiar stance is known to baseball fans the world over.
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Here it is, and there is a very high infield fly on the right side of the infield.
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The first baseman, Hayduck, is between first base and second going to his right.
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He grabbed the ball, and Williams holds third.
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So Joe DiMaggio hit a very powering infield fly ball that was taken by the first baseman, Chester Hayduck,
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going to his right, towards second base in the base path, and there's two gone.
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That, by the way, is the second time tonight that Joe has popped out in the infield.
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The other time he hit into a double play, and the first time he's single driving in a run.
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Now there's a man on third, and here's George McQuinn of the St. Louis Browns,
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one of the best-fielding first basemen in baseball, a fine, sharp hitter, and a swell-out up at the plate.
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He's making his first appearance up there tonight. He took the place of Rudy York,
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and there is a spike. It's right across his knees.
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There's that sharp curve ball, and Farley gluts out that yell again on that strike,
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and the crowd gets a kick out of it.
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The man on third, there's a run in. There's two out here in the last half of the seventh.
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Harris, the left-hander out there on the mound, is getting all set again.
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Mickey swings around. Here comes the next pitch to McQuinn. McQuinn swings.
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There's a drive at the hip, out into right center field.
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It's going way, way out into right center field. It's rolling farther away from the infield.
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He's rounding second. He's on his way to third.
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Here's the relay, but they'll never get him. He's in the dirt, and he's safe at third.
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It's a pitfall for McQuinn, way out into right center field.
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The ball was finally fielded out there by Joe Grace.
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He picked the ball up and fired it into short center field,
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where McCoy, the second baseman, ran out, took the ball, and whipped it over to third base.
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But McQuinn is in at third with another three-base hit,
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and another run has scored for the American League.
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So the score now is five to nothing in favor of the American League in the last half of the seventh.
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McQuinn on first base, with two gone, and here is Bobby Dorup at the plate.
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Right-handed batter. First pitch to him is a bit outside, ball one.
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As Wade told you, Bobby Dorup has a rather odd stance up there at the plate.
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I've asked him about it many, many times when the Red Sox had been in Chicago,
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but he gets wonderful success with that particular stance, and there's no reason for him changing it.
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Here's the next pitch, and there's a very high foul.
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It's off to the right. Pitlak's mask is off. He's back. He should get this ball. He's out, and it retires the side.
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McQuinn is left on third. Frankie Pitlak went back fast for that foul,
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and it retires the side. And so, fans, in the last half of the seventh,
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the American League scored two more runs, and there were three hits.
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A double, a triple, and a triple. Two runs and three hits, and that is the end of the seventh.
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So now let's recheck on the totals for seven innings.
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The American League, five runs, two, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten hits.
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The service all-stars, no runs, and five hits.
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This ballgame is going into the first half of the eighth inning.
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It's a wonderful sight here at Cleveland, fans.
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Seventy thousand people are jammed at the stadium to see a grand ballgame,
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and Mutual hopes that you're enjoying this ballgame as you hear our exclusive story about this game from your radio.
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We're going to pause again briefly for station identification.
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You're listening to the broadcast from the Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.
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This is the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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This is WGM, the voice of the people of Chicago.
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Well, here we are. This is Bob Olson talking to you again from Cleveland.
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And here is Tex Hewson of the Boston Red Sox, a very good right-hander out there in the mound.
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He is the third pitcher for the American League.
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Tex Hewson, one of the regulars, regular starters with the Boston club, a right-hander, and a very, very fine pitcher.
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I believe he's won seven ballgames this year.
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I saw him pitch a very splendid game just about a week ago in Chicago.
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The first man to face him up at the plate now is Chapman, the center fielder.
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He's playing in center field for the service team in place of Mullen.
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He's a right-handed batter, and as you all know, those of you who saw him play with Philadelphia,
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he was one of the greatest young outfielders in the game.
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And there is a strike. It's right across his knees, and the count is one and one.
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The service team trails by five runs at Cleveland.
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The American League, two in the first, one in the second, and two in the seventh.
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The service team has failed to score.
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Hewson, the right-hander, is the third pitcher for the American League.
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He's on the mound now pitching to Chapman. The count is one and one.
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Here it comes, and there's a swing and a drive to the first base of McQuinn, a nice pickup.
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There's the run to the bag, and he's out. McQuinn unassisted, and there's one gone.
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And now the American Leaguers fire that ball around the infield from Kenny Keltner to Flea Rosuto to Bobby Dorr,
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back over to McQuinn, and then back to Hewson, and now the boys are getting all set.
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Your country play Mueller, number nine, batting for McCoy.
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Here's Mueller of the Phillies.
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Emmett Mueller, utility man with the Phillies. He's an infielder and outfielder.
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He's an all-around handyman.
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Left-handed batter up at the plate.
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In the first pitch, he swings and fouls up into the wire, and it's one strike.
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Mueller is in the Army.
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He's a left-handed batter and a fine little ball player.
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We saw him many, many times with the Phillies.
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Defton, they're now waiting for the next pitch from Hewson, the outfield playing him straight away.
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There's a swing and a high pitch, and he fouled out when it rose on the ground,
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all the way back to the screen, and it's two strikes.
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There's one out and nobody on here in the first half of the eighth,
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and the service team doesn't have many more chances.
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The Phillies are in the eighth. That means they have just the first half of the ninth to try to get those five runs back.
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Hewson getting all set out there again.
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Here's the next pitch to Mueller. Mueller steps up on a curve ball and lets it go by,
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and it just missed the corner knee-high for a ball.
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So it's ball one and strike two for Mueller, who is batting for Benny McCoy.
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Mueller will go into the ball game for the service team at second base.
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Here comes the next pitch, and there's a fly ball into short right center field.
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Mueller is going for the ball. Right fielder, center fielder, and it drops for a hit.
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And Mueller keeps right on going to second base.
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The boys get crossed up on their signals out there that time.
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DiMaggio and Stan Spence, and the ball dropped right in between them for a two-base hit for Mueller.
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Well, that's one of those things that you see happen very frequently in a ball game.
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The boys just got crossed up on their signals, and right center field between DiMaggio and Spence
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and Mueller is to take that ball, and Mueller gets himself a two-base hit.
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Now here's Padgett up. He's been up three times. He's had one hit.
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There's a strike. It's right across his knees.
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Right over the inside corner, knee-high, Padgett, a giant of a fellow, a left-handed batter, can really pull that ball.
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This fellow used to be with a Cardinals, outfielder and a catcher.
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Then with Brooklyn, there's a strike, a beautiful pitching around his knees is called, and it's two strikes for Padgett.
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The service teams trying to come from behind. They're trailing by five runs here at Cleveland.
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They're batting in the first half of the eighth inning. They have a man on second base and one out.
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The American League outfield on defense is well spread out. They are spread out now.
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Here comes the next pitcher. There's a swing and a fly ball back into left field.
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Williams going back about 15 feet. He's under the ball. He's out, and there's two gone.
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Padgett drove a long fly ball back into left field, and Williams backed up and pulled it down.
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So there's two gone now.
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As Cecil Travis, the former great Washington infielder, comes up.
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This fellow's a left-hand batter, and I believe for a left-hand batter, one of the best left field hitters in baseball.
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This fellow can really slash that ball into left field.
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He did it the second time up today when he doubled the left. There's a spike. It's right across his knees.
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Imagio playing him in dead center. Williams in left field.
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Stan Spence in right field. There's a man on second base for the service teams, and there's two out.
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Hewson, Tech Hewson, the right-hander on the mound.
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Here comes the next pitch, and there is a ball. It's just a bit high and a bit outside, and it's one and one.
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Buddy Rosa, the catcher, takes his glove off, walks out in front of the plate, ruffs that ball up in his hands a bit, and then fires it back to Hewson.
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Hewson is content with a pretty good leadoff second. Here's the next pitch, and there's a swing and a foul back into the wire.
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Travis went all the way around trying to connect with that ball. He foul-tipped it.
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It sailed back into the wire, and there's two strikes on him. It's one and two.
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Mueller out on second base and two gone in the first half of the eighth.
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The American League five, the service all-stars, nothing.
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Hewson getting his sign. Here comes the next pitch, and there is a drive out to the shortstop.
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He's up with that ball. It goes along pegs. Bees out, and a nice play from Rizzuto to McQuinn, and it retires the side.
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So Mueller is left on the bases, and the totals in the first half of the eighth inning are no runs and one hit.
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It makes the eighth inning totals for the service teams.
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For the service team, no runs and one, two, three, four, five, six hits.
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Now we're going into the last half of the eighth inning.
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Service team going out onto the field. Andries is going to third.
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Cease Travis out to short. There's Mueller going to second.
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Rester Hayduck is at first.
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In the outfield, Chapman in center field.
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Padgett in left field.
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Grace in right field.
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Frankie Pitlak is catching, and we're going to get a new pitcher now for the service team.
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Here is a new pitcher coming in for the service team.
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Fourth pitcher for them tonight.
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Right-hander.
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Here comes the announcement. Listen to it.
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Number nine, now good change.
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Rodzicki, number nine, now good change.
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Johnny Rodzicki, who's with the Army, stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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The property of the St. Louis Cardinals are right-handers on the mound.
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Member of the Cardinal chain, Rodzicki won 19 and lost five at Columbus last season, compiling an earned run average of 2.58.
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Assigned to the service branch of the armored forces of Fort Knox, the big right-hander finds time to pitch.
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Every couple of weeks, he's appeared in excellent pitching conditions in all of his efforts so far with the Army, and he's getting his chance here tonight at Cleveland.
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The big right-hander is out there now firing in a few practice pitches to Frankie Pitlak, and the American League is coming to bat in the last half of the eighth.
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The score of the American League Five, the service team nothing as we start the last half of the eighth.
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Now the first man to bat.
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This is Kenny Keltner. Kenny Keltner has been up three times tonight. He has two hits.
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First time he drove a long triple in the left center field.
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The second time he flied out, and the third time he hit safely, and there is a fast ball right around his knees, and it's a called strike.
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The left fielder, Don Tadgett, is playing him plenty deep, and he should.
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Kenny drove one of the longest balls I've seen hit in this park, way out in the left center field, and that ball was hit a mile.
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As Zecchi gets that again, here's the next pitch, and there is a foul. It's up in the wire here to our right, and it's two strikes.
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Artie Fletcher of the Yankees is coaching at third, down here to our left.
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Straight down the first base line is Stanley Harris, former boy manager of the Washington Senators who won two pennants for the Senators many years ago.
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Here comes the next pitch to Keltner. Keltner hits a bouncing ball down to Andries at third. There goes the peg.
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He's out. It's an easy play. Andries to Hayduck, and he was out at first by ten feet.
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Now the next batter is Buddy Rozar, the stocky lad, second string catcher on the Yankee ball club.
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He's caught the entire game tonight, and he's had two hits.
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And up three times, he's making his fourth appearance of the night.
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He's stepping up now in the last half of the eighth inning with one gone. The score five to nothing in favor of the American League.
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There's a ball that's a little bit low and inside.
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Rod Zecchi of the Army is now pitching for the service team.
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Duller started, then Wigney, then Harris, and now Rod Zecchi.
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He's a right-hander. He swings around. Here's the next pitch, and there's a long wallop way back in the center field.
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Chapman going back, back, back. He's there, and he grabbed that ball way out in center field. A long wallop by Buddy Rozar for the second up.
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Sam really had to turn around and keep running. He turned around again just at the right time to pull that ball out of the air.
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So there's two gone, and the service team whips that ball around the infield.
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Here's Tex Houston coming up for his first time at bat. He's walking up. He says something to umpire Balik.
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Steps around to the left side. Here he is right below our mutual broadcasting booth in Cleveland. A red 21 in the back of his white uniform.
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A tall, good-looking lad. He's up in there now waiting for the first pitch. Rod Zecchi is all set. Here it is.
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And it's a ball. Fast ball almost into the dirt.
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The outfield with the pitcher up moves in about ten steps.
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They're playing him straight away. Right fielder is short.
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Here comes the next pitch, and there is a strike. He stepped away from the curve ball that broke away from him.
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He stepped away from the right-hand hitter and tore the plate. It was a very nice pitch, and it evens the count at one and one.
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It's two out and nobody on in the last half of the eighth. Rod Zecchi is all set.
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Here's the next pitch. There is a strike. It's called over the outside corner, knee high.
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And Balik again shoots that right fist up into the air, and it's one and two.
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Pitcher Euston batting with two outs. Rod Zecchi gets all set again. He has started his motions.
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He swings around. Here it is. He struck him out. A curve ball over the outside corner, and Euston is called out on strike.
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And so that is the end. No runs and no hits.
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That is the end of the eighth, and now fans, we're going into the first half of the ninth inning of this ballgame at Cleveland,
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at the big municipal stadium, between the American League All-Stars and the service team All-Stars,
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and what a grand ballgame it's been.
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The score of the American League Five and the service team Nothing as we go into the first half of the ninth.
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I believe we'll pause now to let our mutual stations across the country come in and identify themselves.
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As you know, this is an exclusive broadcast carried from Cleveland,
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so that you fans, wherever you happen to be listening to it, can hear the complete story of this wonderful game.
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This is the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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This is WGM, the voices of the people, Chicago.
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Well, friends, here we are back here at Cleveland. Here's a pinch hitter coming up, Mori Arnovich.
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Mori Arnovich, a right-hand hitter, is coming up to bat for Grace as we start the first half of the ninth.
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Here comes the announcement. Listen to it.
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There's a ball wide.
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Mori Arnovich is up at the plate.
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Mori played with a number of teams in the National League.
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There's a pitcher there as a spike gets over the outside corner.
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I remember that for a while.
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I believe it was in 1940 when Mori led the National League for the first couple of months of the season.
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Right-hand batter who does not crowd the plate. He stands pretty far away from it.
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He has the number one in the back of his gray uniform, and there's a ball that's wide.
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It's ball two and strike one.
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The service team trails by five runs, but they're still hopeful that maybe they can get a rally going here in the ninth.
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Lusen is ready again. The next pitch Arnovich takes is in the dirt. It's a ball.
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It's three and one now for Arnovich.
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And the catcher, Buddy Rosa, walks out in front of the plate, says something to Lusen, and then fires in the ball.
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So far, the service team has made just six hits and no runs. They're trailing five to nothing in the ninth.
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Lusen gets ready again. There is a spike. He caught the outside corner knee-high with a beautiful pitch, and it's ball three and strike two.
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The American League outfield is straight away. DeBageaux in center field, Williams in left field, and Stanspence in right field.
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Here comes the next pitch. He hits a roller down to the third baseman Keltner, who's up with the ball.
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There goes the peg. He's out. Keltner to McQuinn, and there's one gone.
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Now the American Leagueers fire that ball around the infield. Keltner to Dorr to McQuinn to Rizzuto, and back around again, and then back to the pitcher.
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There's one gone in the first half of the night.
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There's the first baseman, Chester Hayduck.
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Cofferty of the White Sox, the right-handed butter. There is a spike. It's right across his knee.
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One strike on Hayduck.
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Here comes the next pitch, and he goes all the way around, trying to miss a beautiful curve ball in around his knees, and it's two strikes.
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One out and nobody on in the night. Last chance for the service team to get back into the ball game.
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There's a ground ball out to the second baseman. Dorr is up with the ball. There goes the peg. He's out.
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Dorr to McQuinn, and there's two gone.
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And again, the American Leagueers fire it around, and now the cause of the service teams, in this ball game at least, looks pretty hopeless.
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There's two gone in the night.
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Here's Andres, who's had two hits, by the way, for the service team.
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Right-handed batter, and there is a very high foul off here to the left.
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The catcher is going to his left, throws out into that ball, and grabs it, and takes it, and the ball game is over.
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And so the final score is five to nothing here in this ball game. We'll get the totals for you right away.
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The service team was in the battle all the way until the American League scored those two runs in the seventh,
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and then they pulled away with two additional runs to make it five to nothing,
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and from that point on it looked like the job of the service team was a little bit hopeless.
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We'll check those totals again.
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They are for the American League, five runs, ten hits, and no errors.
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For the Army, Navy, the service team, no runs, six hits, and no errors.
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In the records, this ball game will go into the records as a victory.
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The winning pitcher will be Bagby, and the losing pitcher will be Feller.
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The runs in the early stages of the game were scored in the first inning.
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The American League scored two runs on two hits in the first inning, a hit by Henrik, a walk to Williams,
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a hit by DiMaggio, and a fly ball.
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Then they scored a run in the third on a couple more hits, a triple by Keltner and a single by Rosar.
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They scored again in the seventh and a combination of three hits, a double by Rosito, a triple by Williams,
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and a triple by McQuinn, and that was the ball game.
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The service teams failed to score. They had a hit in the first, a hit in the second, a hit in the third.
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They had two hits in the seventh and one hit in the eighth, and the final score is five to nothing
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in favor of the American League, and they certainly are champions.
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They proved it last night in the Polo grounds, in a great ball game that we saw there with Jim Britt and Mel Allen,
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and they proved it here in a ball game we saw in Cleveland tonight with Jack Graney and Wade Hite,
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and this really was a ball game because the lead was only three to nothing,
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and the service team was within striking distance all the time.
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And that's when we know that a large number of you people listening wish that you could have been present
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at this great game tonight.
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However, knowing that to be a physical impossibility, the thought occurs to us
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that you might be interested in aiding the fine cause by sending in the price of a ticket
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for your seat tonight at the radio.
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These seats were $1.35 and $1.60, and if you'd like to, you can send your contribution
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to the Cleveland Baseball Company who in turn will see that it is added
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to the combined Army and Navy Relief Fund.
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As you know, the funds of the two games were combined.
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The first $100,000 went to the baseball, the ball and bat fund,
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which is to provide baseballs and bats and grubs for all the camps.
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After that, all the money is divided equally between the service, half to the Army
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and half to the Navy.
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So the American League wins both games.
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They defeat the National League 3-1 in New York, and they win this great game here in Cleveland
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by a score of 5 to nothing.
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It's been a swell ball game to see, and I want my colleagues who have done a splendid job here tonight
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to come in to say goodbye to you and to have a few words of comment.
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First here is Jack Rainey. Come in, Jack.
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Bob, that was a very nice ball game. Nicky Cocker and the all-service team have a very good ball club.
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They tried hard, but they just were not good enough for the American League ball club.
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Thank you very much, Jack, and it was swell to have you with us.
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And now from Cincinnati, here's Wade Hoyt.
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We're also very happy to have with us tonight. Wade, will you come in for a word?
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All right, thank you, Bob. I've seen a lot of ball games in the past, a lot of all-star games,
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a lot of World Series, that fits in seven World Series.
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But I think I've never seen a ball game more closely contested than this one here this evening.
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You must remember, fans, that this all-service team that was out here playing the All-American League All-Stars
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is not a team that has been playing regularly.
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Some of the Navy boys have, but some of the Army boys have been devoted to their patriotic duty, of course,
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and their Army duty, and naturally being in physical condition is not always being in baseball condition.
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Some of these boys, for instance, Bobby Tully, you could notice in his pitching that he was just a little bit wild
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with some of his tosses. He perhaps was a little overanxious to try to impress these thousand-sixty-some-thousand fans
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here this evening. They're trying to give them a good show.
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He was out here delivering everything he had on every ball, trying to work hard,
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trying to give those fans a treat, and what they paid for.
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However, it was a splendid show right from 6.30 on right through to the final out of this ball game.
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We had a great military demonstration, and I'm sure that everybody enjoyed themselves here this evening.
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We had the greatest baseball or sports spectacles of all time,
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and I know that you fans that have been listening in have enjoyed it too.
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Mrs. Wade Boyd, saying good evening to you, and Bob Elton once more.
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Thank you very much, Wade.
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And friends, I don't have to tell you I'm sure that the mutual broadcasting system is exceedingly proud
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to have brought this ball game to you tonight.
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They brought you the ball game last night exclusively from New York,
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and this ball game tonight, I just have a feeling, even though we've seen ball games and broadcast all-star games
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and World Series for years, at this ball game, every fan, every man, woman, and child
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in all sections of our great country was interested in,
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and we certainly know that all the service boys were in all the camps and all the ships at sea.
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This broadcast night was recorded, and it'll be set out by short waves
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so that the boys in all the camps, the boys in Ireland, the boys in Australia,
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will all know just exactly what happened here at Cleveland tonight.
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And as I say, mutual is proud to have brought you this ball game
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so that you could have heard one of the outstanding sports classics of the year.
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Of course, mutual is in the forefront of bringing you the great sports events in America,
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and this is just another one in that great chain of events.
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And so, fans, that's just about all there is now from Cleveland.
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The American League won 5-0.
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That just about wraps up the package. That's all there is. There isn't any more.
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And in so we say goodbye. This is Bob Elton saying good night for Cleveland now
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for my coworkers here, Jack Laney and Wade Hoyt and myself.
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And we return you now to our Cleveland studios.