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1963-Jun-02 • PIT/NYM • Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets - Radio · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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The Pittsburgh Pirates faced the New York Mets for a Sunday doubleheader at the Polo Grounds on June 2nd, 1963.
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Pittsburgh was coached by Danny Myrtog and were coming off a 93-win season in 1962.
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They still had much of the core from their 1960 championship team, with the starting rotation that included Bob Friend, Verne Law, and Harvey Haddox,
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and sluggers that included Bill Mazurowski, Roberto Clemente, and now rookie Willie Stargell.
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The Mets, on the other hand, were coming off their infamous 120-loss inaugural season, and 1963 looked no better.
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Coached by Casey Stengel, the Mets entered the game with a 19-31 record.
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This audio recording is from Game 1 of the doubleheader, featuring the radio broadcast of New York announcers Ralph Keiner and Bob Murphy.
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...you're gonna put some line gold on ice...
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...it'll add a lot to your enjoyment of today's games.
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Now here's the beer with a clean clear taste.
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Flips get right all the way through.
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Line gold is beer that has beer to taste.
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Now the lineups of Pittsburgh will have Nick Schofield, a foot to the left flank short leading off.
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Bill Burton in center field batting a second.
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Willie Stargell in right field leading third.
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Bill Masurowski at second, he will bat clean up.
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Jerry Lentzen left field batting number five.
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Moki Bershup catching and batting sixth.
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John Glenn Dunn playing first base and hitting seventh.
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Bob Bailey at third base hitting eighth.
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Tom DeMond and batting ninth.
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Better than a right hander, better than a long.
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The New York Bucks will have Jimmy Curasaw playing center field and Jimmy will be leading off.
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At first base batting second, Tim Harkness.
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Ryan Huss playing second and batting third.
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This night is a clean up hitter, Duke will be in right field.
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Frank Thomas in left field hitting number five.
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Tico Fernandez in short stop hitting sixth.
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Deli Neal playing third, Neal over at seventh.
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Lars Sherry behind the plate batting eighth.
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On the mound batting ninth, Roger Gray.
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Now in just a few moments the young players will be moving out to home plate and the New York Bucks will be taking the field.
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Right now though, a word from Hyde Royce to the rest.
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I got out with my truck for a week on the road.
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Was heading on home with a 10 ton load.
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The trip was long, it felt good to get back.
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Went for a smoke and found an empty pack.
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I asked for my brand of the diner I know.
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The man said, all out of yours, try these Joe.
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Now I only smoked filters, but these were too light.
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But a cute little waitress said things right.
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She said, Hyde Royce tastes the way you like to feel the cigarette today.
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Not too strong.
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Not too light.
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Hyde Royce got an intracasement right.
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That's right.
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That's right, that's right.
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Now I smoke Hyde Royce, it must be fake cause that waitress and I have a wedding date.
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Ah, that's right.
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So now I know what I'll take all bets.
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If you smoke all seven filters to get, you'll find some too strong.
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Some too light.
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But Hyde Royce got an intracasement right.
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That's right.
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That's right.
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That's right.
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The umpire scored today's game, Frank Walsh, behind the plate.
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The first game will be at first, two teams of the team,
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veteran Jocko Canlon calling plays around second,
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and Chris Felichudis will be the umpire at third base.
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Absolutely beautiful day, a real midsummer afternoon,
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as the Mets and Parrots look up at a doubleheader that winds up the four game weekend 30.
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So if you haven't finalized your plan for today as yet,
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we hope you're planning to join us right here on the Polo Ground for today's doubleheader.
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Tomorrow night, the New York Mets will be in Yankee City
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playing the New York Yankees for their first New York meeting ever
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in the Ameris Trophy game for the benefit of San Juan baseball in New York.
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We hope that there will be a big crowd tomorrow night in the Yankee City
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for the youngsters of New York benefiting from it.
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Right now, the New York Mets are going to the playing field.
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And tonight, Bobby Brigham and the Milwaukee Braves will be coming in.
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Here we are under the Braves,
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placed to major race in home runs with 16 and he has 30 here at the I-Verns.
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Truly outstanding ball player off to a tremendous year.
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Right now, Roger Craig, a move to the 50 man,
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Casey Stengel talking to Jocko for a few moments near home plate.
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Now I'm sure he has bound the catching gear,
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and he will be about set for action.
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The New York Yankees are going to the playing field.
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And tonight, Bobby Brigham and the Milwaukee Braves
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will be coming in.
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Here we are under the Braves,
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placed to major race in home runs with 16 and he has 30 here at the I-Verns.
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Truly outstanding ball player off to a tremendous year.
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Right now, Bobby Brigham and the Milwaukee Braves
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are going to the playing field.
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And tonight, Bobby Brigham and the Milwaukee Braves
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will be coming in.
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Here we are under the Braves,
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placed to major race in home runs with 16 and he has 30 here at the I-Verns.
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Truly outstanding ball player off to a tremendous year.
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Right now, Bobby Brigham and the Milwaukee Braves
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will be coming in.
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Here we are under the Braves,
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placed to major race in home runs with 16 and he has 30 here at the I-Verns.
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Now to play them on Ashlandum,
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Roger Craig serves in his final warm-up touch.
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Setting up the defense for the New York Mets,
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Jim Harkness at first, Ron Hunt flying second,
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Diego Fernandez at short,
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and Charlie Neil will be at third.
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Jimmy Atfield playing Thomas in left field.
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Jimmy Terzol playing center field.
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And a run in right field, Duke Snyder.
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Roger Craig pitching with Don Sherry behind the plate.
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He's going to play it back, and then he'll play it over, and play it out, and double-header, and play it out.
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Joe Field hitting left-handed against Roger, batting at 238 on the air.
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Charlie Neil and Joseph Serd to guard against the possibility of a bunt.
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Diego Fernandez in his stride towards second.
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First flick of the game, if the bridge is well over,
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it's like one goal.
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Roger hoping to stop a quick game losing streak as he takes the nod against the Buster
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in the open as he's double-header.
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Roger has a lifetime record against Pittsburgh of five wins and 11 losses.
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Buster has been a tough ballgripper right through over the years.
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Now the Putsch are on the way, outside can roll one ball in one strike.
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Mets have not been hitting, they have been drifting a very severe team batting rough,
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and DC Sengel hoping to find the remedy,
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and the ballgrab will pass up the customary batting practice before the game today.
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Swing and a miss, one ball and two strikes.
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Two better than right-hander picking up in this game, Roger Drake against Vernon Law.
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Pretty hard right now for KCV to determine who will fix the game for him tomorrow night against the Yankees.
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Inside and low in the counties in two and two.
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He'll just have to play it by ear and make his decision on the basis of how many pitches he uses in today's double-headers.
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Now Craig over the head, a 2-2 delivery.
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Outside and low, ball three and we have a full job.
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Both Roger Drake and Norm Cherry hope the XCOSY will stretch out on that last set.
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Ron Nordy on the coaching line at the first, Frank Okiak at coaching at third.
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Bill Herden waiting on Decker and Willie Satchel.
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We're just underway, first game of the double-headers.
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Well, where is nobody on and a hitter, Bill Herden. Herden hitting at 2-29, he had one hitter home run and five times up in the other two teams. His home run was a line drive just during the third year and landing in the lower deck in the right field with a man on.
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Hit to him by Craig is off the outside corner, one ball and no strikes.
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Well, he kneeled on the edge of the grass, wide of the bag at third.
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Mr. Herden has hammered foul in the head Ron Nordy and one ball, one strike.
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Well, we have had some beautiful days on this home standThe home stand continues right along starting on Tuesday night against Milwaukee.
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Rays will play Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon next week and open date.
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The St. Louis Cubs hope to have three of the top four hitters tonight in the league then next weekend.
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Up high and high, ball two, two and one.
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Well, that's it with a two and one count on Bill Herden.
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Herden sending out a flat trot.
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Let's it go and it's a low ball three, three and one.
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Line drive a base hit through the hole during the right field.
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Good slider grabs it, plays it back in quickly to right high.
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And Herden on the three one hit single to right field.
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Now, Willie Sarge on the right field here hitting Ron to his, batting a two eighty eight on the yard.
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He had one hit a home run in the game yesterday, that game in the eighth inning.
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His home run was a game with bad crowd.
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Went over the goal, then out right by her field and netted back in the lower deck.
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Herden and the Franklin Gulls.
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Up there in the infield hoping for a shot at two and a close serve is taken. One ball, one strike.
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Roger Craig up in pitching position now. Bill Herden is on first, one man out.
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Now Roger comes to the stop and throws the first base.
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Roger going back to the first for just a moment.
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Has to burst the gun out in half.
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Early in the year when they were throwing so many balls, Roger changed his bat of pitching with men on base.
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Now the pitcher in the way.
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Inside and low it's ball two to two and one.
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And he has a fade rat with her.
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Ratted all the balls to all. Roger like everybody else is going to a close stretch, coming to the stop and then this.
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Then after having several balls to all, then he started just taking a pass and coming right to the stop position.
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Two one delivery.
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Now a ball hits in the back towards the screen.
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Now Jerry Amaskin and looking for the play but it's about three.
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The early going during the feats of the ball calls, the New York Mets have some teams called on them.
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Don Rowe and Roger Craig each through five.
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Not doing too on Willie Sagal now.
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In comes the pitch.
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Low on a curve, ball three, three and two.
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Now let's keep an eye on Bill Burton and see if Danny Lurzai has him in motion on three and two with one man down.
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Left hand batter at Willie Sagal up.
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Fernando has a shaded over half far from the second base.
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Fits in with a good pick off.
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Really nice to work on a runner here.
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There he goes.
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Swinging a miss, right three.
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The pitch going down the flag.
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He is out and the fantasy dies.
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Tom Shelley to Tito Fernando.
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Double play of the year for the New York Mets as Sagal strikes out into a double play.
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No runs, one hit, no errors done left on.
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The door in the middle of the first, the fire is coming and the Mets coming to bat.
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Here's a riddle for a filter cigarette smoker.
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What slides right open slides just right.
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That's a thousand for convenience and stores with a taste that's right for a dime.
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Slides right open, slides just right.
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It works through easy, I must say, with just one hand.
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Here's a bag, Vyproys.
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A filter cigarette that tastes the way you'd like a filter cigarette to taste.
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Not too strong, not too light.
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Vyproys got the taste that's right.
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Now fans if you smoke all Southern leading filter brands, you'll find some taste too strong just like the unfiltered chai.
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Others taste too light to make it to all the fun and flavor out of smoking.
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But Vyproys not too strong, not too light.
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Vyproys got the taste that's right.
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The next time you buy a cigarette make it by the way the exclusive flying cap case or the familiar truss back.
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Now Jimmy Burrows roll will lead off against better on the right hander of Brian Law.
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Here's the picture on the way.
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Try to fastball it just outside. One ball and no strike.
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Bifting turns in by the big hander of Brian Law.
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It's been very encouraging to the fan as he's returned from the night of early.
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Now ball back to the screen.
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Very early in the year he volunteered to get out of the Carolina Wicks by and bifting himself into a good condition
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and get that arm working one again.
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Taking advantage of the hot weather down there while the weather was still chilly in the major league area.
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One has one-one and lost two.
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Breaking them all outside and low. Two balls and a strike.
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After lifting the ball to the 10th of December,
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was the victim of an unfortunate accident that could cause him to come up with a sore arm.
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Ball three, three and a half.
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A first play on the first.
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Leg was twisted. It's been many a favorite.
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It's been so interesting to develop a sore arm on the ground.
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Really bothered me.
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A drive in the other right center field running hard for the fully charged.
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Go back and go.
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He's down on a run.
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Fully charged still had to go deep into right center field to pull down that long drive that Frank Jones drove.
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Well, away in the bodyThe hitter coming on now is Tim Harkin.
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Now, long into his land. Up here is his fifth.
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In the side, one ball and no strike.
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After pitching the bunch to the defendant in 59 when he won a 120 ball game,
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following here a burn at one through here and lost four.
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He was on the debatable lift from July to October.
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A high top foul.
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Calling forward is Bailey, the third base when he flips the glass and fouls round.
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And bases for the out.
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Two outs and nobody in on nowThe last half of the first.
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The name on the hit will be Ryan Hunt.
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Ryan has three homers and first in the IOTI.
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The slider in the on deck circle.
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Trying to break through against Danny Murkowski's Pirates.
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They have been unable to beat the Pirates so far this year.
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Pittsburgh winning three games out in Pittsburgh and they have taken the first two of this series.
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One ball, one strike.
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Now the one-one delivery.
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Now, Smakes knocked down by Law. He runs off the mound.
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Hicks for him. Now throws the first in line.
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Hard ground ball hit by Ryan Hunt.
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Law got his glove down and knocked it down and then threw him out.
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No runs, no hits, no errors, no left on.
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At the end of one the score, the Pirates jumping and the Mets jumping.
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Well, we had more fun on the ice to across Kansas last time and no one you bring in the room down.
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They came in on the 19th of April and over a four game weekend series.
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The Mets came back home, a separate with an eight game losing streak, but they caught fire.
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And swept the four game series from Milwaukee.
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The Mets were hoping that they could duplicate the team when the Braves command it Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.
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Braves have the hottest hitter in the National League right now, Henry Aaron.
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Aaron, although he does not lead the league in batting, as the swept Covington has that on,
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is leading a major race in home runs for 16 and he has 38 runs down the bend.
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So the signs that are in for the Milwaukee Braves are faced by Henry Aaron, Warren, Fon, and Lou Bordette.
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Coming in for two games Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.
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Hope you're excited to be with us.
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Take us to our own sale at the advanced sale window at the Polo Ground.
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And for those of you who are committing to Manhattan,
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at the ground central station in the foot of the 42nd and Vanderbilt ramp in the Long Island waiting room of the 10th Street.
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Remember too that for all future home games this season at the New York Mets,
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taking a reservation may be made at all hours close to the metropolitan area.
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Now Bill Masurowski batting clean up for the Braves is up against Roger Gray.
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That's four home runs, he hit one yesterday and 18 runs down the bend.
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One ball and no strikes.
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Masurowski is kind of the dean of the class of ball, but in fact he's only 26 years old.
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In comes the fifth, taking the ball outside and low.
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Ball two to two oh.
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High fly ball, not too deep to left but not too low.
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Jimmy Sears ball turns for the N, he's under it, and Jimmy takes it from the out.
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One away and nobody on, that'll bring up Jerry Lentz.
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He won the opening game of this series for the parents of a two run homer up, Donald Willie.
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And yesterday again he had three for five and really got home runs.
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Jerry Lentz in this series has four hits and eight times up and has hit two home runs.
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This by Craig is a swinging miss.
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Jerry Lentz stepping in to really pick the pirates up in their moment of need with a referral from many sitting on a five day suspension.
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Now Craig into his line, that delivers.
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In the third no damage done as the ball skips to the back trap. One ball, one strike.
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Another one, Smokey Bird, this is the on-vector.
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He takes and it's over, a fast ball at the letter for a call strike. One ball and two strikes.
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Lentz didn't like the call, he steps out of the batter's box and argues a little bit with Frank Wall.
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Jerry Lentz pretty unhappy on the last call.
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One ball and two strike count, must have a young field chief and pulling around toward right.
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Round out, playing a side or two into right field against left a left hand full hitter.
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Give a side and a high on the count, even two balls and two strikes.
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First game of the double header, we have a lot of baseball going here in the photograph, today I hope you're planning to join us.
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Now Craig with a two two fifth, a ground ball hit down a first base, last fair ball taken by Harkness.
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He'll make the play out of the thrusters.
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That's the amount of hands, it's both actually. Jerry Lentz got all the way to first base, he still had the bat handle at his hands.
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The barrel of the bat, the big part of the bat, fell down toward first and the ball also was fair and it went down to Jim Harkness.
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He rounds and nobody on, down the fire at second, the hitter is better than Smokey Bird.
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Smokey a fine natural hitter, batting a two seventy two, uses an open batting stance.
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Pitch by Craig, a breaking ball inside, one ball and no strikes.
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Smokey is a lifetime three hundred hitter after thirteen years.
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He's a bad at low ball, two to two to no.
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Last year he hit three twenty eight, thirteen home runs and sixty one runs batted out.
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He was in only a hundred and three ball games, so you're going to see that he really did a lot of hitting in the games he did play.
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Third is over, it's all strike two and one.
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Sixty one runs batted in, a hundred and three ball games with a fast pace.
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Now Craig Windy, the pitch to Bird, with a line drive hit hard, a big hit to left center field and the ball is rolling back toward the bleacher.
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Smokey in the last first is on his way to second,
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here's to thinking the ball up in deep left center and Bird just will hold with a double.
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That ball for most players in the national league would have been a three base hit, but Smokey has never been known for his speed of play.
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He may not be able to run, but I will tell you he certainly can hit.
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He's about as fine a natural hitter as you can look at him.
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Now Bird gets on second, two down, hitter of John Gwinn Dunn in the first base.
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Gwinn Dunn batting two eighty nine, doll, randy, right hand hitter, spin from the waist.
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Let's play him deep and just about straight away.
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That's a great pitch by Craig, way up high, I'm sure he had to reach up for that one.
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One ball and no threat.
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Smokey here is the kind of hitter here, the ball players always play, they can walk out of the house in the middle of the winter with snow up to his waist and get a base hitter.
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That's a clung on, a ground ball knocked down by Craig, now Roger hits the bird of the bird family side as well.
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No runs, one hit, no errors and one left on at the end of an inning and a half to score the Pirate Stepping and the Mets Stepping.
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You know some fans seem to enjoy a figure at most during a tense portion of the ball game.
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Others like to light up and relax while the teams are changing sides.
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Well I get full pleasure out of my smoke every time because it's Rice Roy.
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Rice Roy tastes the way he's liked a filter cigarette taste, not too strong, not too light.
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Rice Roy has got the taste that's right, how do I know?
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Well I found that on my own, you see, I spoke to all seven leading filter friends and found some tasted too strong, like they didn't have a filter at all.
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Others tasted too light.
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Make up all the fun and flavor out of smoking.
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Rice Roy is not too strong, not too light.
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Rice Roy has got the taste that's right.
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The next time pick up a carton of Rice Roy.
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It was the Mugger's Crossback or the exclusive new Slime.K.
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Either way I'm sure you'll agree, Rice Roy has got the taste that's right.
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Now this side are up against Verne Law.
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Nobody on, nobody out.
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Right there for the second, this side of the beacon is foul, back towards the three and it's at one.
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Well we hope Yankee Stadium will be back to capacity to buy that for the very worthwhile and warm cause of the Salon Baseball program in New York.
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One ball and one strike.
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The game tomorrow night starts at 8 o'clock at Yankee Stadium and the proceeds of course are to benefit the youngsters of the Salon Baseball program of the metropolitan area.
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A high foul pop-up hit over short and fast, moving over to Bailey, who has a rim and makes the catch near the warning fast.
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A slider fouls out to Bailey. One away, nobody on, the header coming out will be blanked out.
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The game tomorrow night in Yankee Stadium will be the first New York meeting ever between the Mets and the Yankees.
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Next year the game will be played in the Mets beautiful new home, J Stadium out in Flushing on Long Island.
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Now Vernon Law passes up the situation with batter Frank Thomas.
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He holds up a little bit higher, one ball and no strike.
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Thomas hoping he can bring out of his starting point weight and a touch outside the low ball to 2-0.
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Now the 2-0 fish. Slider outside, ball three and Law has gone behind on Thomas for you nothing. He goes for an under, he'll be hitting next and then Charlie Neal.
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Now the 3-0 fish by Vernon, it's outside, ball four and he walks Thomas on 4-50.
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He goes for an under, coming out to his, he'll be hitting it 2-0-8.
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Vernon Law in his last par, says real well against Houston, he went 7-0 against the game after two earned wraps.
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Tires won the game 4-3 although Law did not figure him a decision.
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That's a strike on the outside corner.
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Law defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on the 11th of May 3-2.
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The Cranberries winning, hit by the beacon of Lyon Drive, in the front of left-back field for a base hit.
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Thomas the last second is going on the third and the next half runner is on first and third.
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That is a strike on the real soft Lyon Drive but beyond the lead, Vick Strowfield is on third.
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Thomas on third, one down, Charlie Neal facing Vernon Law.
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Good try to the beacon, fly ball going foul down the right field and this will be another crowd and how to play.
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The Eddie Cain rule fans love is something the right field in the upper deck today will bear better to do steady.
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The ball is hopped up on a foul ball outside first.
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When they're coming back to first, then it makes the captain fouls around.
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Now there are two away and it will be up to Norm to try and drive it around the home.
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Before Norm comes on to here, Will Farr for station identification.
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WTY, a 10 on your radio dial in is connected to the east.
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Now Smokey Burgess on the mound, cutting to Vernon Law. New York with Frank Dabber on third, Tito Fernandez on first and two men down.
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Tom Sherry hitting for the first time in the game, runners on first and third.
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Now all texture runners in pictures, that ball heading down as they were sent for the call of strike one.
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The first ball hit down to third. Bob Bailey is throwing to second. In time for the fourth play and on to first and not in time.
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They wanted to get a double play and we followed right along. They didn't need a double play.
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The fourth play at second, retires to side. They played it out for a double play, forgetting for a moment that there were already two men down.
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Sherry is retired from Bob Bailey to go master of. In the second, no runs, one hit, no errors. And two left on.
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At the end of two innings to score, the Pirates stepping and the Mets stepping.
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Well, we hope you are planning to send in right away for your copy of the official song of the New York Mets entitled Meet the Mets.
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Well, we hope you are enjoying today's double header just under way two innings late in the opening game.
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I know you'll enjoy a nice little way to figure it out. Right the way it's gotThe day is set right.
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Right now on this sunny Sunday afternoon, I hope that the singer song Meet the Mets for you is well kindered.
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Thank you Bob, and I'm sure that you and I can sing. It's going to be a perfect day to sing.
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Beautiful day for baseball. Of course.
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Double or third innings?
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On the mound for the Mets, Roger Drake looking for his third win of the year. He's lost it. So far he has given up two hits.
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A base hit to Bill Burton and a double to Smokey Burgess.
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And he'll be pitching to Bob Bailey for the first time. Bob a right hand batter playing a third base.
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And the first pitch is slider outside for ball one.
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Bailey batting 234, five home runs and 16 runs battered in.
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All right, you're back again. This time it's on and it's one ball, one strike.
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And an athletic Houston scheduled at Milwaukee. After six, Philadelphia five to Chicago two.
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First to two there. San Francisco at St. Louis. Marishaw and Groyo, the opposing pitches, let game 15 in the way.
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And a curveball if it's like two golf.
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Los Angeles at Cincinnati, Johnny Padres against those two.
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One ball and two strikes and Roger misses outside with a slider to count now. Evens out at shooting two.
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The American Lady anchors nothing, Cleveland nothing after four and a half.
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Stafford and Cradig, that's the first of two. Washington scheduled at Kansas City.
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Boston at Chicago. Marble can't against Herbert, that's the first of two.
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And Detroit at Minnesota, Paul and Kopp, the opposing pitches, that game just getting underway.
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Also, Baltimore at Los Angeles, no warmups there.
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Here's the pitch and a high pop up to the shortstop Cecil Fernandez.
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He waits to make the catch right on the dirt club's infield on the edge of the grass.
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So Bailey is out for the first out here in the third.
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And it will bring up Byrne Law.
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Byrne batting for the right hand side as one hit and six trips to the plate.
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Byrne and Law, bettered with the Pittsburgh Pirates in many years.
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He lives in Boise, Idaho and the first pitch to him is a curveball looper strike one.
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Byrne's no runs on two hits, but that's that no runs and one hit.
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Cradig back to the plate.
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And it's the swing of it, first strike two.
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Byrne going for a low outside slider. If it's looked as though it might have been off of the plate.
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Law Roger is one two strike.
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And back to the plate.
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There's a lane drive in the center field, a big hit curveball.
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Roger trying to take a fastball by Byrne and Law.
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Law picked it up and lined it to center field for the third hit off Roger Gray.
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Better give the puck to base runner with one out.
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And bring up Mitch Schofield.
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Dick is with it, here batting from the left hand side.
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Struck out swinging his first time up.
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Schofield batting 237, no home runs and ten runs better than.
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For the first time in his life he's had the job at shortstop all his own.
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Dick's corner parrots play behind Dick Groat and Don Holt in the infield.
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Also Bill Maddrowski for not much of a chance.
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First pitch is low and it's ball one.
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Parrots made room for him when they traded Groat and Don Holt away.
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Parrots also have a veteran shortstop, Johnny Logan on their team.
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Logan for many years has starved with Milwaukee.
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There's a curve that's outside and now Roger two balls and no strikes to Dick Schofield.
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No score, we're in the top of the third, Mets have one out.
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Dick's little action last year for Pittsburgh.
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Played only 44 games and this year he's been in the 11th.
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There's a strike call, the slider at the knees and the count now, two balls and one strike.
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Let's try to switch for Dick Logan who played all the games in 1954 and 55 for Milwaukee.
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There's a swing and a miss for strike two.
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Johnny Logan making the fix, Schofield the batter.
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Two balls and two strikes.
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Not being held on, Jim Harkin playing about six steps behind.
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Here's the two two pitches, swing and a miss and a curve ball and he's stuck him out.
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Roger picking up the second strike in the ball game.
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After getting Dick Schofield in the first inning, so now he has a total of three.
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Schofield going down twice, Williams-Garcia going down once.
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That'll bring up Bill Burton.
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That'll bring those two right center fielders first time up and he takes a fastball outside for ball one.
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Burton running 234 left hand batter.
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He had his first home run this year and yesterday's game.
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He's a swing and a curve and it's strike one. One ball, one strike.
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Burton last year had six home runs for the fall season.
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He batted 247 for the Pirates.
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One one pitch topped out by the Pitchers now.
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Roger Drake comes over.
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Fields it, throws the first in time to retire the side.
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All the bucks, no runs on one hit.
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There's one man left and the score at the end is two and a half innings of play.
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The Pirates nothing and New York Mets nothing.
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Say let me ask you a question.
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What's the difference between good and great?
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Well out of my way of thinking, more often than not, it's a matter of time.
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Yes, time.
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A fellow that rushes through things hard, me and Willie Nilly,
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just doesn't get the same results as a fellow who takes his time.
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And that's figures.
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It figures too that time is a very important factor in brewing beer.
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That's why the brewers of Rheingold Extra Dry take extra time in brewing beer.
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They take the extra time necessary to brew extra dry beer.
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The results?
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Beer and beer to taste.
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Beer that's fresh and bright and clean clear through.
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Beer that's easy to enjoy.
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That's Rheingold Extra Dry.
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The beer that's easy to get along with right after glass after glass.
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That's time to make it Rheingold.
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Rheingold Extra Dry Beer.
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Bottom half of the third inning, Vernon Law coming out to the pitchers now.
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I'm slowly getting ready to take his warm-up pitchers.
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So while we wait for him to warm up, let's check the scores.
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In the national league, the starting pitchers in the Houston-Nilawake game are Bruce and Lamaster.
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Houston now at the top of the first.
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The Braves coming to bat.
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Braves will come in here to open up a two-game series on Tuesday.
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That'll be June the 4th, a night game, and Wednesday, June the 5th, a day game.
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Philadelphia 5, Chicago 2 after 6 1 half.
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And Enchil's now pitching for the Cubs, McLean still in for Philadelphia.
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Williams, Lemon, and Matthews home runs in that one.
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That's the first of two.
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San Francisco at St. Louis.
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Marichal looking for his eighth win going for the Giants.
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Patel looking for his sixth win going for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Giants now in one game ahead of the second-place Cardinals.
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And third place, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The Dodgers are playing Cincinnati.
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The starting pitcher, Johnny Padres against Kim O'Duel.
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Right here at the bottom half of the third inning.
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And the first man up will be Roger Gray.
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Roger is on the top of the batting order, Jimmy Pearsaw and Jim Harkness.
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Burton running 234 left hand batter.
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He had his first home run this year in yesterday's game.
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There's a swing and a curve and it's strike one.
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One ball, one strike.
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Burton last year had six home runs for the full season.
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He batted 247 for the Pirates.
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One-one pitch topped out by the pitchers now.
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Roger Gray comes over.
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Fields it.
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So is the first in time to retire to size.
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For the Bucks, no runs on one hit.
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No errors.
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One man left.
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And the score at the end is two and a half innings of play.
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The Pirates nothing and New York Mets nothing.
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Say let me ask you a question.
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What's the difference between good and great?
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Well, in my way of thinking, more often than not, it's a matter of time.
47:25
Yes, time.
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A fellow that's rushed his two things early and really nearly just doesn't get the same results as a fellow who takes his time.
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And that's figures.
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The figures too, the time is a very important factor in brewing beer.
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That's why the brewers of Rheingold Extra Dry take extra time in brewing beer.
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They take the extra time necessary to brew extra dry beer.
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The results?
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Beer is beer's good taste.
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Beer that's brisk and bright and clean beer brew.
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Beer that's easy to enjoy.
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That's Rheingold Extra Dry.
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The beer that's easy to get along with right after glass after glass.
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So next time, make a Rheingold.
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Rheingold Extra Dry Beer.
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Bottom half of the third inning.
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Vernon Law coming out to the pitchers now.
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I'm slowly getting ready to take his warm-up pitches.
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So while we wait for him to warm up, let's check the scores.
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In the back, we'll make the starting pitchers in the Houston, Milwaukee game.
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Our first and the master, Houston, out on top.
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The first of Rays coming to bat.
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So Coven here to open up a two-game series on Tuesday.
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That'll be June the 4th, a night game, and Wednesday, June the 5th, a day game.
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Philadelphia 5, Chicago 2 after 6 1 half.
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And in short, now pitching for the Cubs.
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McClellan still in for Philadelphia.
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Williams, Lemon, and Matthews home runs in that one.
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That's the first of two.
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San Francisco at St. Louis.
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Marichal looking for his eighth win going for the Giants.
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Rolio looking for his sixth win going for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Giants now only one game ahead of the second-place Cardinals.
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In third place, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The Dodgers are playing Cincinnati.
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The starting pitchers, Johnny Padres against Jim O'Toole.
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Right here at the bottom half of the third inning.
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And the first man up will be Roger Craig.
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Roger is in the top of the batting order.
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Jimmy Pearsaw and Tim Harkness.
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Vernon Law on the mound.
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And his first pitch to Roger is a curve.
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It's one on and missed with strike one.
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Well, Roger threw two curves to Vernon Law.
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Got two strikes and then came in with a fastball.
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Law single the center field.
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Here's Law with his second pitch.
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Hits the slider.
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Law gets off the grub of the catcher, Smokey Virgert.
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One ball, one strike.
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Roger with two hits and 27 trips to the plate.
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His last hit, a line drive to center field.
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Don't go in the game.
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As Law comes back with the curveball,
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again Roger swings and misses.
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One ball and two strikes.
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Vernon Law lets him pull his second wind of the year.
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There's the slider just outside.
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Two balls and two strikes.
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Vernon with a real good slider.
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A curveball.
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He also changes speedball.
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Not too fast.
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Law's is controlled.
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He's throwing like his arm is flying again.
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Now the two-two pitch.
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This is Law with ball three.
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So five pitches.
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Law's is in the second.
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This is Law with ball three.
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So five pitches to Roger Craig.
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He can't pull the object better than Jimmy Tinsall.
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Vernon Law bothered by arm trouble the last two years.
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Here's a three-two pitch to Craig.
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A fastball.
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Looked at, called, strike three.
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Roger's got the pitch for a dot sign.
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So Law picks up his first strike out of the ball game.
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He has one out here in the bottom half of the third.
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And the batter is Jimmy Tinsall.
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Jimmy's slide out to deep right center field.
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His first time up.
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A real nice running catch by the right fielder.
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Let me start, y'all.
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Jimmy has been in the slump.
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He's old for 18 now.
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But he gets the ball well all through it.
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He takes the slider low for ball one.
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And the dirt getting off the ground for Burgess.
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Tinsall hit the ball well against Bob Friend yesterday.
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Didn't get any base hits.
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Third baseman, Bob Biddy, looking for possible bunnies, even with the bag.
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Here's the pitch back.
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A line shot off of the hand of Vernon Law.
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Pitch up by the judge, Duffin.
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He's out.
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So once again, Tinsall off to the base end.
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He throws his hat high in the air.
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And Law now might be hurt.
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Here comes the trainer, Danny Wayman and Danny Murcoff.
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The manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Law slides that one down with his bare hand.
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He deflected the ball just enough to allow the shortstop,
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Dick Schofield, to pick the ball up about near the second base.
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And Tinsall hit it so hard, it was an easy chance at first.
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So Jimmy hit the ball hard twice now.
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Here's scoring. Law gets in the fifth of the play.
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It goes 1-6-3.
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Now he'll take some warm-up pitches to see if his hand's all right.
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That's quite the game that Law has been hit.
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It's not hurt.
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Bounce one off his leg and Vernon picked it up and threw him out.
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Warming up on the bullpen now for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Earl Francis.
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While in your shortstop, the Pirates really need no help.
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They're playing good ball, but the mess room they do,
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and they've had no help at all and no luck.
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That ball a real smash.
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It was ticketed to go all the way to center field for a base hit.
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Law got his bare hand on it.
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Here's Tinsall and down.
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So the Bucks now have two men out in the batter, Tim Harkness,
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who filed out his first time up.
53:23
Now batting at 2.45.
53:31
Tim got up to 2.60 something.
53:35
The Sinsons dropped back down.
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And he looks at a change of pace at ball one.
53:47
Now batting 2.47.
53:49
Warhol runs 16 runs about it in.
53:52
There's one off the handle that'll drop in.
53:54
Shortstop going back in can't get through it.
53:57
And Harkness picks up a base hit.
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Getting the ball off the hand just over the shortstop's head on looping line drive.
54:05
And let's now have a runner first with two outs.
54:07
The score is nothing nothing and the batter is Ron Harkness.
54:10
The way with this.
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Second base hit off Byrne Law in the game.
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The other base hit by Tico Fernandez.
54:23
Tico had the only good base hit off Bob Brent yesterday.
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Brent pitching a two hitter, winning 10 to 1.
54:31
Brent had 17 for second he's out before a base hit.
54:35
By Eddie Cranesville, ball is pitch for no hitter.
54:40
First pitch to Ron Hunt, a curve ball for ball one.
54:44
Hunt hit a smash back to the box this first down and up.
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It was off of the leg of Byrne Law and they threw him out.
54:51
So he is all for one and now down to 280.
54:54
Still leads the club in batting.
54:56
Here's the pitch back to Hunt.
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It's low, ball two.
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Two balls and no strikes.
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Jim Harkness at first base, no score.
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Parts for three hits and that's with two.
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And a fast ball, comes through there for a strike call.
55:27
There's the high strike that they talked about earlier in the year.
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The pitch up around the shoulder.
55:34
Ron Hunt didn't like the call.
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It's down to two balls and one strike.
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Ball back and there's a check on the swing and the ball goes foul.
55:49
At the top of the first inning at St. Louis,
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The Giants are scoring at least two runs on a home run by Willie Mays.
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Home run coming off the starting pitcher,
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Ernie Brody all for the St. Louis Cardinals.
56:01
Juan Marshall is going for the San Francisco Giants.
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So Willie picking up a big home run.
56:09
Giants only one game on top of the Cardinals.
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A base ball hit right back to the mound.
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Picked up by Byrne Law, the throw to first inside to reach the other side.
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In the inning for the Mets, no runs, one hit.
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No errors.
56:24
One man left and the score is through three innings to play now.
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The Pirates nothing at the New York Mets.
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Nothing.
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Well it's going to be a big day,
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or I guess I should correctly say a big night, tomorrow night,
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when the Mets go across the river to take on the New York Yankees.
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The Yankees are scheduled to start partial bridges on the mound against the Mets
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in that fan-like baseball game that will be for the young players around the New York area.
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A charity ball game and still plenty of tickets left.
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So if you haven't made your plans for Monday night,
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you'll get your chance to see the Mets in action in the American League for the first time.
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They'll be playing in Yankee Stadium for the first time and certainly not the last.
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All around parking lots will be open to accommodate the crowd.
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Still plenty of tickets left, so come on in.
57:19
Yankees are going with their starting lineup.
57:21
What's the possible exception of Elton Howard who has scheduled those catch-ball games of the doubleheader today?
57:27
For the Yankees, partial bridges on the mound.
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And as J'Kasey Stengel hasn't made any definite plans as to who his pitcher will be,
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he's going to wait till after the doubleheader here today.
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Yankees in the Mets tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium. Game time at 8 p.m. We'll be on the air at 7.55.
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Radio all the way, so if you can't make it, join in on the fun.
57:56
Here's your radio. Here's the first pitch as Roger Craig starts the top of the fourth.
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No score. Throw for ball one.
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That air is ripped. Willie Sargeo, the right fielder.
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Willie struck out his first time up.
58:12
Roger had two strikeouts in the first inning.
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Sargeo, a big one. There's a pitch-back low, ball two.
58:19
It was a strikeout double play running on the pitch.
58:22
Bill Burton throwing out at second.
58:25
Sargeo batting 284. He had a homerun yesterday when the Irish picked up four homeruns.
58:31
There's a swing and a miss and a change up on the count now. Two balls and one strike.
58:36
Sargeo, a big fellow, and he has an arm better than Comenny, which is almost hard to believe.
58:45
Comenny looks to have changed his pace. It's on the outside corner.
58:49
This time a curve ball, two balls and two strikes.
58:52
Hard to believe anybody could throw harder than Comenny, but they claim the farthest frame that Sargeo can.
58:59
We haven't had a chance to see him throw. There's a bouncy ball through the middle.
59:03
Ron Hunt, a backhand play to throw to first page and not inside.
59:13
Now KG Singles coming out to argue. Ken Burkardt, the umpire there, calling save.
59:19
A real close play, and Sargeo beat it out.
59:23
A fine play by Ron Hunt going to his right side.
59:27
The backhand of the ball is there to make a good throw to first.
59:33
Ron, if you think about the umpire, Ken Burkardt gives the...
59:38
That's a letter at first page to know now that Bill Mazurowski's the batter.
59:43
Mazurowski takes the first pitch, a fast ball from strike one.
1:00:02
Maz fly it out to center field his first time. He's not even 286 now.
1:00:07
He's still leading up for a draw to throw.
1:00:13
He beats it back, of course.
1:00:16
Now another throw to first page. It's down to Sargeo.
1:00:23
Bucks with a run at first to go out. We're in the south of the fourth hole score.
1:00:26
A tie and a hit is out. Bucks with a break, 50-1.
1:00:47
Well, that'll take care of the decision at first page, Sargeo will race.
1:00:52
Everybody happy now?
1:00:57
And Roger with three throws to first and the third one got him.
1:01:04
One strike gap to Mazurowski and the next pitch is low for ball one.
1:01:08
Roger with a four wind up. One ball, one strike.
1:01:16
Earl Branch is still drawing in the bullpen for the Pirates,
1:01:19
which might indicate that Verne Law might have trouble with that bare hand
1:01:23
to stop that smash by Zimmy Pinnasol.
1:01:25
Trigger to miss on a change up from strike two.
1:01:29
One ball and two strikes.
1:01:32
And there's a foul ball out of play.
1:01:49
Got holding at one and two and the American Lady Yankees out on the top of the sixth.
1:01:56
Don't score that ball, Gaden Stafford, against Kralik.
1:02:00
Now in the bottom of the sixth inning, Joe Adchak with a home run with two on to complete them,
1:02:06
at least a three nothing lead. That's a first to two.
1:02:09
Washington scheduled at Kansas City, Boston and Chicago, Mambo can't against Irving.
1:02:14
That's a first to two. Detroit and Minnesota, ball and cut.
1:02:18
Detroit out on the top of the first with no score and Baltimore at Los Angeles.
1:02:25
Right here, no score. One out top of the fourth inning. They count one ball and two strikes on Bill Mazurowski.
1:02:33
There's a monkey ball is short. Fernandez up with it. Underhands the first two guys.
1:02:44
Two men out and Jerry Lynch comes up. Jerry grounded out the first base his first time up.
1:02:50
That's breaking right in half. He's had two home runs in this series.
1:02:55
Raise his total to five. He has driven in 13 runs and he's got him at 245.
1:03:03
Jerry acquired by the Pirates for the second time in his career.
1:03:07
The trade is then Bob Skitter to the Cincinnati Reds.
1:03:12
First pitch to the left hand batter is out side in time for ball one.
1:03:16
Lynch originally was drafted from the Yankees by the Pirates. They lost him in the draft to Cincinnati and now they have traded back for him.
1:03:32
Greg Shaggess winds and comes back and he drops the bird.
1:03:37
It's on the outside corner above the knees for strike one. One ball and one strike.
1:03:42
One time Jerry Lynch was converted into a catcher. When an injury stopped that he went back to the outfield.
1:03:52
He's been a fine hitter all his life.
1:03:56
Here's the one more pitch to Lynch. There's a swing, a hard one and a fast ball for strike two.
1:04:09
He's in his first year about at.329 in Pearlwall.
1:04:13
In 1953 he's not the feet he's not taking any with a.333 average.
1:04:20
One ball, two strikes. Roger trying to putt the curve off throws it too far down in the dirt ball too.
1:04:28
In 1962 Jerry Lynch was the fellow who since defended for the Cincinnati Reds. He had a home run off Bob Anderson looking for the curve in the eighth inning.
1:04:44
Here is.22 and there's a swing and a miss and a let up for strike three and Roger gets out of the inning.
1:04:51
Strike out the fourth in the ball game and for the Pirates no runs on one hit erased by the pickoff by Roger Gregg.
1:04:59
There were no errors and no one left on base. And score at the end of three and a half innings of play.
1:05:06
The New York Mets nothingThe Pittsburgh Pirates nothing.
1:05:09
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It'll be this night here, Frank Thomas and Tico Fernandez against Fern Law.
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The first pitch to do is a change of pace. It's slow for ball one. Law has given up only two hits so far. He has struck out one and walked one.
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In the third inning he was hit by a line smash off the back of Jimmy Pearsaw. There's the driveThe right is going to go all the way at the home run.
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Number 398 for Duke Natter. He's only two away from the coveted 400 mark and that is his ninth of the season.
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He was putting the mess out in front for the first time in this game and the first time in the series. An eight by Toro Warnucking in the pitch to Frank Thomas. Fine, the left field foul. Paul Kirby just fouled about a foot.
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Law has hit only two away from the mansion's 400 uper. That home run 398 in his major league career. He leaves the mansion home runs with nine. That was a line smash in the lower stand in right field.
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Thomas with a one strike out and Vern Law comes back on the outside corner with a five or strike two. We were saying Law was hit by a smash off the back of Jimmy Pearsaw and hit his fair hand and pitted in and he might be having some trouble.
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Now the two strikeouts and it's a fastball. What is the lead? Ball strike three. Thomas out and strikes. For the second strikeout for Vern Law. He's too dead ball well so the hand must be alright. Thomas now big argument with Frank Waltz to home plate umpire.
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Now it's not even coming in to keep Thomas in the ball game.
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Still trying to get the law.
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Now it's going to be Casey Singel coming out of the dugout. And here comes Ken Burkard to even up the side. Burkard to umpire first base.
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Casey Singel. Now he's in the argument. Frank WaltzThe umpire Frank Thomas is back in there.
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And also here comes Joshua Cotten. So all of the umpires with the exception of Chris Kalachutas who is staying out of it on one side. And on the other side Casey Singel, Frank Thomas and Sally Heard.
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The way Frank is arguing there's a possibility he might have been kicked out of the ball game.
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Frank coming off the diamond now. He might have been ejected from the game the way he got back in the argument. Root deck right away and see. Yes he's out of the ball game. Frank now going to club on. So Thomas has been ejected from the game by Frank Waltz. That is why Casey Singel has extended the argument.
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That's all for Frank Thomas. They score the first game of this double header. They score a one nothing in the Mets lead. They're in the bottom half of the fourth inning. Homework by Zip Snyder putting the Mets on tap here in the fourth.
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Better now is Tico Fernandez. Tico had a face hit to left center fielder's first jack lock. He's heading 224.
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And Law's first pitch is low. A curve ball for ball one. Law back a furlough attempt. It's foul. One ball one strike. And while we wait for a new ball to be put in play we'll pause for station identification.
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Thomas ejected by home plate on fire Frank Waltz for arguing to call third strike. Ball misses for the slider outside. Two balls and two strikes to Fernandez.
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The right hander back to work. And again outside. This time with a curve and the count goes to three and twoThe other take batter is Johnny Neal.
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He's in the 32 and he misses low outside for ball four. That gives Fernandez first base three and brings up Johnny Neal. Second walk issued by Vernon Law. Law has given up one run on three hits.
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All run to Dishmatter. No runs on four hits. Johnny fouled out his first time. He's batting 232. Right hand batting third baseman.
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That's closed in for chance of a double playThe first pitch is inside for ball one. Left side of the infield for the Bucs I should say. Playing an awful shallow double play depth.
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His back is back to law. He goes to the shortstop serving his secondThe return to third base is in time for double play. One six three if you're keeping the scorecard.
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That retires the side but the Mets scored one run on a home run by Dishmatter. That was the only base hit in the inning. There were no errors. One man ejected from the game Frank Thomas and one man throwing left on.
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The score at the end four innings of playThe Mets won the Pittsburgh Pirates nothing. And now to bring you up to date in the score of the round of eight here is Bob Murphy.
1:14:11
The Mets are in the play around. Duke Schneider will go to left field and Eddie Crane will go to right field. In other games, Carl Warwick over to the second at Milwaukee.
1:14:23
Houston won Milwaukee nothing at the end of an inning in a net. Bob Bruce against Denny LamaskiThe Braves are in the polo grass playing the Mets on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.
1:14:33
In the ninth inning at County Nice Stadium, the Phillies lead the Chicago Cubs 5-2 behind Calamari who have been fishing brilliant balls.
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Kim Brewer falls low and Bonnie Schultz for the cut. Home runs by Billy Williams, Jim Lemon and Nelson Matthews. That's the first game of a doubleheader today in Philadelphia.
1:14:54
Willie Mays in a two run over in the opening inning as the Giants lead the Cardinals 2-0 at the end of an inning and a half. Juan Marichal against Ernie Brolio. They ought to have a lot of excitement out of St. Louis.
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The Cardinals, the red hot balls, who ever nods us the game out of first place. Dodgers nothing, Cincinnati nothing at the end of an inning and a half. Johnny Padres against Jillo Coole.
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In the American wake, the Reveille 8-9, Cleveland 4, Yankees nothing. Bill Stafford against Jack Crilley. Home runs by Joe Hadcock with two on and Jose Askew with the bases clear.
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Reds back two on a two run homer back. Stuart Weistracht nothing after an inning and a half. Smokey Burgess fouls the first pitch off.
1:15:43
Bob Allison has hit his 13th home run in the second inning at Minneapolis. Glensley the Tigers 1-0. Bill Pahl against Jim Cotts. That first game is over now in Philadelphia.
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Billy's one, a tie after two. Cal McCloskey all the way for the victory and Jim Drew are the losers. Right here are two strikeouts on Smokey Burgess.
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Smokey hit a land drive doubleThe left center field is first down up. Now Roger over the head in comes his pitch. Outside and high. One ball, two strikes.
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This side are now playing left field. Eddie Crane pool has been right. Right time a Spanish by Empire's right wall for arguing two screenlessly on a call of a third strike.
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Now the pitch on the way. Breaking ball in the dirt and the count even two and two.
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That's played one to nothing on the home run by Duke Snyder who's ninth of the year. Duke now needs two more to reach 400. Now Craig Dover's two and two. A curve hit on the ground. George Ronnie Huck.
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The batter takes the Huckets one away. Well out of nobody on the batter will be Don Vendana. Vendana 0 for one was thrown out by Roger Craig in first down up.
1:17:41
Roger winding with the pitch to Clemman. A fast ball is high. One ball and no strikes.
1:17:48
Opening game with a double header. Al McSean and Tracy Schaller the second game pitchers today.
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The mayor's trophy game in Yankee Stadium starting at 8 o'clock. Both teams will be feeling their regular on us as the Mets and Yankees turn out to help the San Lax baseball program in New York.
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Breaking ball going outside two and 0 on Dan Vendana.
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Craig is on the way and is outside a ball three so Roger goes behind on Clem Vendana three and 0. Craig will consistently pitch very well behind the hitters.
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He may walk Clem Vendana but nonetheless it usually is of little concern when he falls this far behind. Strike sold in the outside corner three and 1.
1:18:58
Craig is a man out of D. Roger's thread while Don Vendana goes for the rising back.
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Roger relies on real good control to go with his stuff. A lot of pitch acknowledge.
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And he will consistently on the first two pitches try to get the hitter to go for his pitch and if he messes with the strike zone he doesn't concern him.
1:19:23
Craig out of the three and 1 pitch. That's over. That's two.
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Now Craig Winding here's the payoff pitch. A nice hit hard. A base hit going left field.
1:19:42
This batter fielding the ball in left takes it back in now to Tico Fernandez. Though Don Vendana has single the left that's base hit number five for the Parrots.
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One away and one on and the batter of the third baseman is Bob Bailey.
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Good throw by Roger. A little bit low. One ball and no strikes.
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Roger's trying to get Bailey to go after a breaking ball hoping to make him hit it on the ground and give the infield a shot at the double play.
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The outfield playing is tried toward left.
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Now Craig Ready delivers a thick swing slow ground ball down toward Harkness. Harkness will have to tag Bailey on the line.
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Vendana moves to second. He didn't mean to hit that one. He was holding up on the swing.
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Now there are two away and if this is their cover a burn law will be getting on to hit. He's single to center field in the third inning.
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Now hitting a 2.86. It would be a great thing if the Parrots could ever develop a catcher named Order.
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Two outs. John's on Vendana on second.
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Now Craig comes to the stop and the breaking ball is inside high. One ball and no strikes.
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The ball is in front. One to nothing. We're in the top of the system. Swing and a miss on slider. One ball, one strike.
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The catcher checks with his battering mate Norma SherryThe one-one good. A loop being popped up on toward Carroll Center. Out goes Ryan Hanna.
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The pass is to the eye. No runs, one hit. No errors and one left on. So we have come halfway at the end of four and a half.
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The score of this one and the Parrots nothing. Well it's not really pretty this time of the year. It kind of leaves you with one big impression.
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1:23:56
Norm Scherrie will be hitting for New York against the Deacon, Ern LawsThe game goes down to the last half of the fifth inning.
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Norm 0-1, hit a ground ball down to Faley into the fourth play of the second inning. Tried to hold up on the swing, he was ruled by the breaking ball, yet John Dupar strike one.
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One ball, one strike.
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Now Law into his windup, the missed to Scherrie, a ball over at the knees for the tall strike.
1:25:06
Norm Scherrie looking at the smoky birdiesThe judges want him to swing and a minute to strike him out. Scherrie confused on the count, watches as the ball goes around the infield.
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Now he's asking on trial Frank Walsh, the Pirates think they have him strug out. Here comes Sally Amos, there is real confusion on the count. Norm Scherrie after swinging and lifting on the first week thought he was strug out.
1:25:38
Pirates got the ball around the infield, Scherrie just kept standing there, now checking Frank Walsh. Sally Amos comes up off the lines at first.
1:25:53
Third strikeout for Vernon Law and it brings up Roger Craig. Ball one, low and onside.
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This one is over for a tall strike, Roger takes it all away on it, one ball, one strike.
1:26:35
One one delivery, down ball passed the mound, George short, field is on the run by Schofield, takes the first in hand and drags it out.
1:26:45
Schofield has a wide range of short stuff and goes particularly well to this low side. Two outs and nobody on now, Jimmy Terzol is the hitter.
1:26:54
Jimmy has been hitting the ball real well but he hasn't been able to pound any holes for it. He had a real shot his last time up that went off the hand of Vernon Law, it was handled by the short stuff Schofield that threw him out.
1:27:10
And Jim in disgust at hitting the hard shots right at somebody, he flips it up high in the air. He hit the ball real well his first time up, a long drive to right center and Willie Starrns will run it down.
1:27:29
Soby today has not been a drop for Terzol but he's been in one of those streets where he's been hitting the ball hard right at somebody.
1:27:53
Two outs and nobody on as Vernon Law goes into his winder. This to Terzol, Jimmy bluffs it up front and it's outside at low, one ball and no strikes.
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He brought down Glenn Zillerman, Bob Bailey on the run as he bluffs that one.
1:28:16
Out to Terzol, Benny Fluehse, flaxes foul back over a broadcasting boot and out of play. One ball, one strike.
1:28:39
New York 1, Pittsburgh nothing, this is the last half of inning number 5. Swing and a miss on a slider, one ball and two strikes.
1:29:02
Now the 1-2 delivery. Checks swing and ground ball at fair down the first base line. Glenn Vennon handles it easily and makes the play at first unassisted to erase the Mets.
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No runs, no hits, no errors and none left gone. Five innings complete, the score of the New York Mets won and the Pittsburgh Pirates nothing.
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1:30:42
In the first inning, Dick Schofield, the player leadoff batter, is up for the third time. Schofield batting left handed against Craig, has put up twice in both times rather than struck him out. Ground ball foul going down the first base line. Ron Nourvy on the coaching line handles this way.
1:31:00
Schofield had three hits and five times up and also drew a one. He was on base four times so he did quite a job of setting the table and he fired when he entered him.
1:31:16
Now Craig over the head delivers to Schofield, a slow ground ball. That hit his foot, the foul ball. Although it rolled in fair territory and Harkins grabbed it, it is ruled a foul ball.
1:31:32
Schofield on the angle and after hitting, it came out in fair territory. Now he's got a rubar going on it and they want to look the ball over to see if they can determine for sure that he was hit by it.
1:31:47
This is one of those games where the arguments are popping up like intermittent rain.
1:32:03
Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot. Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot.
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Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot. Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot.
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Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot. Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot.
1:32:48
Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot. Schofield on the coaching line, the ball is in the net and he's got a good shot.
1:33:03
That's one happy sign from Norm Scherrie. Wines and pitches, a little bit high, one ball and two strikes.
1:33:28
15-1-2, slow ground ball, off the mound comes Craig in a hurryThe other half's across the other half and Schofield is out.
1:33:39
Well away, nobody onThe batter will be Bill Burton. Burton, the center fielder, singled the right in the first inning and was thrown out by Craig in the third inning.
1:33:53
Bill Burton heading it 232.
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All in. Bill Burton is now an eight-year veteran, a lifetime average of 268. Inside and low, that goes to the backstop. Nobody on, nobody hurt.
1:34:24
And the count, two balls and no strikes. Last year he fell off to 247 from a 260 of the previous year.
1:34:43
Burton a real good defensive ball player and the fairfield area, Forbes Field in Pittsburgh is one of the largest. Now a dual pitch, a line drive toward center, they sit beyond the reach of Tego Fernandez.
1:35:00
Bill Burton swings around first, he's on, that is the sixth Pittsburgh hit. They've had one hit in each of the six innings so far.
1:35:24
Roy Starjow, the right fielder, left-hand hitter, got a base hit his last time up, he's one for two. Good curve by Craig, is in, strike called.
1:35:43
Pitching to and going between two veteran right-handers, Roger Craig and Vernon Law. That's half the infield, hoping for two, a quick throw to first, but not in time.
1:35:52
Roy Starjow is on first with a four-banging Craig 50 blocks. Earlier this year he picked off Joe Torre.
1:36:05
Out of the pitch on the way, swinging him up some off-the-beat, good strike two. Milwaukee Braves with a red-hot Henry Aaron will be in for a game on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.
1:36:29
Aaron Lastier wound up third in the major leagues of the home run, betraying Willie Maeve and Harmon Killibrew. One ball and two strikes.
1:36:40
One real, far more hitter can turn a lot of things around for a ball club. Minnesota Twins were really struggling, trying to stay out of the cellar while Harmon Killibrew was on the sideline, but as soon as he got back in the lineup and got going, the Twins caught fire.
1:36:56
Here's the one-two pitch, strike three called. Willie Starjow caught looking at a breaking ball in the outside corner. Strikeout number five for Roger Craig, and now there are two away.
1:37:18
Nobody will ever forget the way Willie Maeve turned the footstool of the Giants around when he came up.
1:37:34
Now the hitter is Maserowski, the cleanup batter. He hits right-handed. Breaking ball outside and low, one ball and no strikes. Maeve has flied to center and grabbed it out short to first. He is over two.
1:37:49
Maserowski replaced Dick Grode as the captain of the Pittsburgh club, and he always brings the line-ups left out for the meeting at home plate. That's over at the knees for a call strike, one ball and one strike.
1:38:10
New York won, Pittsburgh nothing. We're in the top of the sixth inning. Bill Burton leading out first, two men down. A throw to first, not in time.
1:38:24
Now Roger pitches, foul ball hit down to third base leg. Charlie Neal tracking it down on the final ground. One ball and two strikes on Maserowski.
1:38:40
Maserowski, although still a young man, is now the dean of the Pittsburgh infield.
1:38:56
Count one and two on MasThe serve on these fast just about straight away. Change it a little bit toward left. A line drive hit right down to the field line. Foul ball, foul ball, a foul ball.
1:39:12
It goes into the feet, it was fouled by Henshaw. First fellow to hit it at first started to call our home runThe check-in fans in midair whirled and said foul ball.
1:39:27
Our broadcasting point here in the polo grounds, we looked right strike there down on the field line. If you ever saw a line drive, it was right down a line, that was it. Usually they are hooking back toward the foul ball.
1:39:42
That ball was hit on the line by Maserowski and it was as straight as a string right down the line and at the last moment it was fouled by Jeff Henshaw. Had the ball been fair, it would have hit the screen.
1:39:58
But that was a close call. They have the screen attached to the foul ballThe screen is in fair territory. Had that ball been fair, it would have definitely hit the screen.
1:40:13
It's all over in Cleveland, a two-hit shutout for Jack Kralik as the Indians beat the Yankees today 5-0. Bill Stafford to lose their home run by Joe Hadcock with 2-1 and Jose Hasky with a base is clear.
1:40:28
1-2 to count on Maserowski and he threw the king of the ice care into the New York mess with Alex. Now Craig checks the runner, here's the pitch. Bounce foul off the plate, coming back, no play.
1:40:48
At the end of three innings in Chicago, the Red Sox lead the White Sox 2-1. Bill Monbouchette against Ray Herbert. Big Steward a two-run homer and Rodney Hanson-Homer with nobody on.
1:41:03
Al Kaelheim's two-run homer has Detroit leading up to the twins 2-1 after three and a half. Moe, all two in the count, even 2-2. Bill Fall and Jim Cotter, the pitchers from that game.
1:41:21
Count 2-2 on Maserowski, the Pittsburgh cleanup hitter. Bill Horton on first base, two men back.
1:41:35
Now Cowboy Craig has the signs of Norm ScherrieThe 2-2 pitch, swing and a miss, push him out. That's number six for Roger Craig. No runs, one hit, no errors and one left on.
1:41:51
Now it's time for the 5-1-1 and a half innings to score the miss one and the virus nothing.
1:42:18
The rush is starting for New York again for the loss. He makes the breaking ball over for the tall stretch.
1:42:37
Al Kaelheim's finger to the left center this last time up goes after the change in the foul ball in the count strike two.
1:42:49
Nobody out, nobody out, last half of the sixth inning a real good one going, that's in the front one to nothing. Now Moe, why isn't this it? Taken low by Jim Horton, it's one ball and two strikes.
1:43:12
Two and two pitch, breaking ball high and outside, two and two. Jim hitting two-fifty-three with four homers and sixteen rows batted in.
1:43:27
A full hitter with that open batting stance, they play him around toward right fieldThe 2-2 pitch, hit hard on the ground, stay out by Tungent and he throws to the pitcher and law, in time for the off. Right here before Ron Huck comes on to hit. Let's pause for station identification.
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The UG-1 is connected, E-810 on your dial, the time is three, the temperature is 82 degrees.
1:43:57
The last of the sixth innings, Ron Huck. Round of two for two, both stands have been thrown out by the Deacon. Duke Snyder waiting on Dech, Duke's homerun, the only scoring him again.
1:44:19
The ball is off, it's outside and low, one ball and no strikes.
1:44:31
Now off checking with the veteran Smokey Berger. Hits to Ron Huck, fouls foul, one ball and one strike.
1:44:51
The Alihemos coaching is first and Kuky Lanugeno at third. Baseline coaches have had little to do in this game today. A high pop fly to short left field. Coming in, coming in Jerry Lynch, he has it for the off.
1:45:09
The ball is out and nobody are. Now here is Duke Snyder coming back. Duke now has 398 homeruns. He needs two more to become the ninth man in the history of baseball to hit 400 or more homeruns.
1:45:37
Last ball in the inside corner is strike.
1:45:46
Well we hope you had a good supply of Ryan Gold extra dry on hand to add to your pleasure over the weekend. Ryan Gold is there as fair as should taste. It's just Snyder a swinging animus at a high heart rate.
1:46:08
That's number one roofer, Mrs. Joan Shipman Basin is here watching the game today. She has as her Jeff her sister Mrs. Benjamin Holt at Portland, Maine. Her sister-in-law thank you pardon.
1:46:23
In the dirt, one ball and two strikes.
1:46:43
Two outs, nobody on. Last half of the six. And Snyder swings and misses strike three. Vernon Law hosting his fourth strikeout in six inningsThe Mets go down in order. No runs, no hits, no errors and then left on.
1:46:59
At the end of third inning is the scoreThe New York Mets won and the Pittsburgh Barrett's nothing. Now as we get set for inning number seven, here to detail every exciting play for you, Lindsey Nelson.
1:47:19
All right Bob Murphy, we'll be going through the top of the seventh year. At this time we'd like to remind you that on June 22nd we'll have a big day here at the Polo Grounds. It'll be the second annual Old Timers Day.
1:47:31
And acceptance is keep coming in from established major leaguers who were born or reared in this area. Who will take part in that Old Timers Day game here at the Polo Grounds on Saturday afternoon, June 22nd.
1:47:44
Some of them will be here for the celebration. A man like Ralph Branca to form a Dodger ace who now has his own radio and television show and addition to an extra in business.
1:47:58
Bobby Thompson who also examples in television although he is primarily an executive with a paper and hope.
1:48:05
Hank Greenberg, the Hall of Famer from James Monroe High School in the Bronx has his own brokerage business. Tommy Holmes who played with Boston Braves and later managed that club as an executive with an electronic firm on Long Island.
1:48:17
Johnny Murphy, the Old Family. And here's his administrative assistant, the President George L. Weiss of the Mets. They'll all be here on June 22nd.
1:48:26
The Old Timers will split up into National and American League games and play an abbreviated game before the regularly scheduled game that day between the Phillies and the Mets. Tickets are now on sale and we hope you'll be on hand.
1:48:37
Here's Jerry Lynch in the place that leads off for the Pirates in the time of the summer. Roger Craig pitches in there for a call strike.
1:48:43
Lynch has grounded out the first base and struck out swinging thus far today.
1:48:50
The Mets leading here by the very thin margin of one run, one to nothing.
1:48:58
Craig has the time charge for motion. Pitches run out and chopped off foul. It's a two strike couch now to Jerry Lynch.
1:49:10
This is the first game of a scheduled doubleheader at the Polo Grounds today.
1:49:19
And as Bob Murphy has told you, we have our usual quarter of banners on hand brought here and some of them I think prepared here by Mets fans. They get out to additions every few minutes.
1:49:37
And now Lewis Pomp somehow just straightened out the dirt where he's been striding. Rubbed up the ball. Now turns to get his side from Norm Sherry.
1:49:53
It is the two strike pitch. All right, the ground ball that is going to second base. Hart is up with it. Goes on to first in time. Lifted so Roger Craig deflected the ball. We'll see what the official of store says.
1:50:07
Lifted so Craig deflected it just a little because Hart changed directions. He'll make it one four to three. He did. Just barely got a glove on it. So if you're scoring, make it one to four to three. Picture the second to first.
1:50:19
Nobody on base. And that'll bring up Smokey Burchett. Burchett doubles. And the top of the second, it was in between it and went all the way to the wall in front of the bleachers and center field.
1:50:30
But Smokey is not exactly noted as being the fastest man in the league and he was content to pull up safely at second. He got it out second to first and the top of the fifth.
1:50:39
Craig Fregi-Roller swung on and fouled off to strike one.
1:50:49
Frank Walsh is the umpire behind the plate and Roger Craig wants another ball and he is getting it.
1:51:10
Craig getting a side again from Norm Sherry. Here's the pitch. Low for ball one. It's one and one. Don Glenn Dunn is on deck.
1:51:31
We're in the top of the seventh with one man out and nobody on base. Ryan Hunt at second base is playing about five steps back on the edge of the outfield grass on left hand out of Smokey Burchett.
1:51:44
Here's the pitch missing outside. It's two and one as Freg goes behind out of Burchett.
1:51:50
It's Craig Fogel playing right field. Duke Snyder in left field for the message. Frank Thomas was ejected from the ball again by a plate umpire, Frank Walsh in the fourth inning for a post testing of Carl Burt's strike.
1:52:04
Now the two-one pitch diverges. Swung on and chopped off the plate over in the foul territory. It goes as a foul strike. It's two and two.
1:52:15
Norm Sherry feeds the ball. Frank Walsh wants Craig to touch them to let him examine it. He doesn't leave it in playThe ball was chopped off the plate and Burchett asked that it be examined.
1:52:37
What the young player looks for when he looks at that ball is any signs of discoloration, any blemish that might be on the ball. Here's a pitch foul on and a foul on out of play.
1:52:47
Down pass, Frank Yosyak to coach his third. Well it was nip and tuck between the ball boy and the fans.
1:53:00
And the fan got it and he's a hero in his section of the polo guard. Two and two as the gods emerge into the plate.
1:53:10
There's one thing for sure. When National League Baseball came back to New York, a lot of people who think that baseball is a lot of fun were glad to see it come back and they turn out in great numbers here.
1:53:22
And they enjoy themselves. Here's two to pitch, one on and foul back. There's no play on it. Sherry turns but this one's in the upper deck.
1:53:32
Pickout holds it two and two. One man out, nobody on base. Met bleeding by a score of one to nothing in the top of the seventh. This is the first game of a scheduled double headed.
1:53:52
Burgess is in and waiting. Craig with the two to pitch. Morata to ground ball towards second. Hott takes it on the outfield grass. So it's the first in time.
1:54:02
So Burgess has gone to the second to first, two men out, nobody on. Hott thought that he could play that deeply back there of course on Burgess.
1:54:12
He thought he could still make the play in time and he did. With a faster man up there he could not afford to play that position because he couldn't throw him out even if he made the play cleanly.
1:54:26
The second man out, nobody on base. He had a single in the top of the fifth.
1:54:42
Now Roger Craig starts the motion. Swing and a miss, strike one. I remember a World Series game in 1957 in Milwaukee. Jerry Coleman at second base played Eddie Matthews deeply and the ground ball was hit right at him and Matthews beat it out for base hit and the Braves went on to rally and won a ball again.
1:55:04
Here's the pitch high and away for Ball is one-one. So that of course is a part of Major League Baseball, knowing your hitters, knowing where to play them and where you can afford to play them to get the little extra advantage by positioning yourself.
1:55:24
Here's the one-one pitch. Swung on foul back and out of play. We were talking to Dick Crote out in St. Louis. He of course was the field captain of these parts for so many years before going to St. Louis this year.
1:55:37
He was well aware that he had slowed up a step or two at this stage of his career but figured that he laid up for it in the knowledge that he had gained through the years in being able to place himself advantageously on the various hitters so that he didn't need the extra step or two to get the ball.
1:55:57
Craig getting a sign and here is the one-two pitch. Meyer tight, turned him in good, two and two. Two men out, nobody on baseThe Mets leading here by a score of one to nothing.
1:56:18
Here is the two-two pitch. It's in this one, strike three, struck him out. For the first time today Roger Craig sets the side down in orderThe first inning which the Mets have not had a base hit.
1:56:30
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. As the end is six and a half innings, it's the Mets one, the Mets nothing. And now a word from Viceroy Cigarette.
1:56:41
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1:56:50
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1:57:15
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1:57:33
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1:57:45
We're going to the bottom of the seventh now, and the Mets will be setting up at Craneville. It'll be coming up for the first time when Brian Thomas was ejected by Don R. Frank Walsh in the fourth inning. Craneville will land to the outfield. And it's coming up here for the first time.
1:58:04
Glennon Law, who started, is still in the ballgame.
1:58:21
Here's the pitch for the one-away football. Craneville appeared yesterday as a pinch hitter, and ruined what had been a perfect game performance and a no-hitter to that point by about Crane. It was a little nubber on the plate, he beat it out for base hit.
1:58:35
That's a good low football. Two and 0. And the crowd is getting itself aroused here.
1:58:55
It's in there for a tall strike, it's two and one.
1:59:09
To this point the Mets have only three hits. Here's a play, and a drive to the right for a base hit. It's going to be off the wall, played by Starjow. Craneville will have to hold it first, if it throws up second. But Eddie Craneville spun that one out on a line shot into right, rolled all the way to the wall, and the wicket was played by Starjow.
1:59:30
So coming up now is Chico Fernandez. He has singled and walked today. That's hit number four for the Mets, off Ernham Law. That's leading by a score of one to nothing.
1:59:46
I see Big Bob Beale up his throwing down into both ends for the Pittsburgh Pirates now, along with Tommy Siss. Right-handed Tommy Siss, left-handed Bob Beale up his throwing into both ends for the Pirates.
2:00:00
While Chico Fernandez checks with Sideman, cookie lava Jetta at thirdThe KC Singles is going to play it hereThe Mets have a one-run lead. We're in the bottom of the seventh, so the Pirates must protect against the likelihood of a sacrifice.
2:00:16
The Pirates does not spot the pitches high. That's why John Glendellan, out of Gallup, from his position is third. At the first, Bob Beale is playing a shallow third base. Chico has shortened up on the bat, as so to find.
2:00:32
The fair is not exactly square when he's on. He shortens up and by. So the first that's falling back in, grabbing the bag with his fair hand, is Srainbull. Long alley set. Here's the pitch.
2:00:46
One-on-one, and it is a foul ball coming off and out of play. One-on-one is the count. John Glendellan has started to charge at first base, and Fernandez took his full cut. So Casey Niles has had to sacrifice on one, and is off once. Let's see if he's all in 80.
2:01:08
Might have it back on here, there's a one-one count. Now the pitch is going on and it's all off. He took his full cut again. So the count runs to one ball and two strikes on Fernandez.
2:01:34
John Glendellan lost, looking in to get his tie now. As Srainbull leads at first as a throw-over, he's back safely. John Glendellan is the first baseman.
2:01:50
Two-pitch, one-on, foul back, out of play. One ball and two strikes now. Did you see Joe Fernandez batting number six in the netting order for Casey's single match today? Charlie Neal is on deck.
2:02:05
Nobody out in the bottom of the seventh. We'll be on the air to them all night at 7.55 p.m. from Yankee Stadium to bring you the game between the Yanks and the Nets.
2:02:20
The pitch is a pitch-out. Nothing on and it's 2-2. Now it's picking up, Chasie says, might have something on there, might have Crane's throw going and ball for the pitch-out. It's 2-2.
2:02:37
He might have now. It just went out wide on the left and it's going to be in there for Mason. It just went off my ledge, plays it back in, holding the second as Srainbull and on at first is Chico Fernandez.
2:02:55
So the Nets have put Mason back to back here for the first time in this game at the bottom of the seventh. Give them Mason on his first and second, nobody out and Charlie Neal coming up.
2:03:08
Check with Brennan Law. By this for the Mets now off law. A long run in the game, came on a fourth inning home run by Duke Sniders. Charlie Neal looks down to Cookie Lava Jadot to see what Chasie wants put on here.
2:03:25
They'll have to protect against the likelihood of a sacrifice in this situation with nobody out.
2:03:39
Brennan at first base comes in on the edge of the grass. And it's called by Jaco Cotterlin as the Mets are getting someone in from the full fence. Sammy Taylor is running along the wall and comes on in down.
2:03:56
And Jaco wants to have him available as the bench hitter. Now Law checks and here is the pitch. Neal Shorten takes the pitch in there for Carl Streit. He lost the punt, did not offer to punt it actually, and took the call.
2:04:11
Streit, the powers are playing it slimmed in and charging it first. Bailey has to bag it third and they're going to let Law handle anything down the third base line. Strike one count out of Neal.
2:04:26
And then it's still in on the edge of the grass at first. Here's the pitch, one on, and it's the fly ball in the center field. Cranepool will have to go back for second. He's there, Burton takes the ball, Cranepool takes the ball, the throw does not go, there's no advance.
2:04:41
And it's running on the pitch. So there are runners at first and second still with one man out and Norm Sherry coming up. Sherry has hit into a force play and struck out swinging here today.
2:05:02
That's leading 1-0. Now Sammy Taylor comes out to the on deck circle and Sherry is going to be called back. So Taylor is going to bat for Sherry.
2:05:12
A few singles going through the left hand batter against right hander Vernon Law here.
2:05:19
They try to get a little something extra in here on the bottom half of the seventh inning because one run is not so very much.
2:05:30
To this point in the game the Mets have one run on five hits and no errorsThe Marats have no runs on six hits and no errors.
2:05:42
Taylor batting for Sherry.
2:05:48
Taylor has been up only three times since rejoining the New York Nuts from Buffalo and he has one hit so his batting average is 333.
2:05:57
Taylor steps in, measures his distance with the handler on the back.
2:06:19
The runner is leading first and secondThe pitch is swung on and missed for strike one.
2:06:30
Get Crane Blue to second. Here you go Fernandez is first. Fernandez is two for two in a walk today. Little Hubbard on the first baseline will all have to play it and he does.
2:06:53
Taylor is on top of the pitcher first and that will bring up Richard Crane.
2:07:00
He has been up 27 times this year and has only two hits. He has rounded out and was called out on strikes today.
2:07:09
With a chance here to do his own personal cause a great deal is good. Runner is in scoring position with two men out.
2:07:17
Two cold runners going down towards the bullpen area with catcher's gloves. Here's a swing and a miss out of breaking ball. It is strike one.
2:07:35
Crane standing right in there as law starts the motion again. Swing and a miss is strike two.
2:07:42
Crane just blocked his order second. Fernandez is the base runner there. Two strike catcher Crane.
2:07:54
Law now deferred to the lead. He has to sign the two strike pitch. Low for ball. It's one and two.
2:08:02
The end of this half inning we will bring you up to date on scores of other games played all around the major leagues this afternoon.
2:08:16
Here's the one and two pitch. It's in there for a call strike three. Roger Craig is called out on strike. Strike out number five for Bernard Law and in the bottom of the seventh.
2:08:32
The end of the seventh full game to playThe Mets won and the Pirates nothing.
2:08:39
And now to bring you up to date on scores of other games all around the major leagues. Here's Ralph Kinnick.
2:08:46
In a single game Houston won Milwaukee one after four and a half innings of play. Bob Hughes against Enigma Master. Home run by Warwick in the second with no one on.
2:08:52
Final of the first game Philadelphia five, Chicago two. Winning pitcher was McGrishy. He's now five and two. Home runs by Williams, Lemmon and Matthews.
2:09:01
In the second game is Cal Coons against Armahappy. No score after one and a half. San Francisco three, St. Louis nothing after four and a half innings of play.
2:09:10
One Marshall who has a seven and three record going for the Giants on the shutout. Fifteen four, St. Louis. It's Ernie Brody.
2:09:17
A home run by Mays in the first with one on for two of the three runs for the Giants.
2:09:21
The Cincinnati Reds with five runs in the bottom half of the second. We lost Angus by a score of five to nothing after four and a half.
2:09:28
countless now pitching in place of Padres for the Dodgers. Jim O'Toole with an eight three record going for the Cincinnati Reds.
2:09:35
The American leg a two hit shutout by Jack Crerick. Defeated the Yankees five to nothing and losing pitcher was Stafford.
2:09:42
Atcock can ask you home runs in that game. In the second game it's Williams against McDowell.
2:09:46
Washington to Kansas City. Daniels against Bolsfield. That game not yet underway.
2:09:51
In the sixth Chicago two at the end of four. Mambo-Kett and DeBusher. Stewart enhancing home runs in that one and that's the first of two.
2:09:59
Also the American leg Detroit. Three, Minnesota three at the end of five and a half.
2:10:04
Ball against Cotts. Home runs by Allison, Kaelin, Killebrew and Calabito. Baltimore scheduled at Los Angeles.
2:10:10
That's the story around the leg and now here's Lindsay Nelson once again.
2:10:14
Okay, Ralph and Sammy Taylor staying in the ball game behind the plate for the New York Mets. Bob Bailey is up and Roger Craig starts the motion to pitch his run.
2:10:21
It's a ground ball deep and short. Say it Matt Fernandez. Long throw and he's safe at first base.
2:10:27
He's safe at first base. And we're going to get a pinch hitter. Johnny Logan is going to back from Burnham Hall.
2:10:33
Roy Pace is not throwing in the bullpen for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2:10:37
And Bailey tosses that ball deep to short Fernandez feeling it with all they had on it. So over to first it's just not in time to get Bailey in and then field hits.
2:10:48
Now Johnny Logan is coming up. Batting for long with Pace throwing in the bullpen.
2:11:00
Now it's kept at leadoff and on base here in the top half of the eighth inning. That's leading by a score of one to nothing.
2:11:07
Let's see how Danny Murdoch plays it here. Craig now with the pitch and it's in there for a called strike. He was not squared. He was set to swing away.
2:11:19
Logan has taken a look down at Frank Ilisiak, the time man for the Pirates at series base. Bailey is the base runner.
2:11:32
And Craig started the pitch. Logan backed out and asked that the ball be examined. And a new ball is being put in play.
2:11:42
John Logan has run up 11 times this year and has four hits for an average of 364.
2:11:55
Little Al Jackson is throwing in the bullpen now for the miss. Left-hander Al Jackson. Here's the pitch.
2:12:01
Going away for a ball. Harkness moved in several steps to protect against the run possibility. It's one and one now to Johnny Logan.
2:12:18
Craig shakes off a side and now nods affirmatively. Bailey leaves it first and here's the pitch. It's felted in the center field. Peirthal is going back and makes the catch.
2:12:31
Peirthal's turned it in, circled around and then backed up to make the catch.
2:12:34
That's by Bailey at first. There is one away as Logan flies out the center field. That will bring up Dick Scofield. He's a switch hitter batting left of course in this game. Struck out swinging, struck out swinging and grinded out pitcher to first.
2:12:53
Scofield settles himself easily into the batter's box.
2:13:03
Craig has his side now as Bailey leaves off the bag at firstThe pitch, breaking ball at 10 there for Carl's strike to Dick Scofield.
2:13:13
Roy Face continuing to throw in the bullpen for the Pirates. Al Jackson continuing to warm up for the Mets.
2:13:21
The second game here today, Tracy Salad is scheduled to pitch for the Mets. Now McBean for the Pirates. Here's a throw over. It's not in time.
2:13:28
Craig has one pickoff here today. He picked up Willie Sargent.
2:13:36
Tries again, falling back in there as Bob Bailey.
2:13:45
Here's the pitch and it's fouled out. Not a play. Two strike out now to Scofield.
2:13:51
Roger Craig figured that he has a better chance. Of course, I think I was concerned with Mennon and Mew in the lead because the fellows who have been around a while don't take too many chances with Roger Craig.
2:14:02
Of course, that's what you want to achieve. If you can keep a short haul around them just by reputation, that's so much the better.
2:14:13
Bailey leads off first. Pitch is low for ball. It's one and two. Sammy Taylor back there behind the plate now.
2:14:26
Top half of the eighth inning with the Mets leading by a score of one to nothing.
2:14:36
Craig has his sign. Here's the pitch. Low. Taken on a short haul by Taylor. It's two and two now to Scofield.
2:14:54
Let's see if Danny Mercho has anything on here. Bob Bailey is based on that first. Takes his lead.
2:15:04
Pitch is low and it's three-two now. Nothing on. Now full count to Scofield.
2:15:23
One man out of full count to Scofield with Bailey at first. Bailey leads. Here's a throw over. Not in time.
2:15:37
Dan Craig with the pitch. That is how he walked him. That is the first walk given up today by Roger Craig. It moves Bailey to second.
2:15:44
And before Burton comes up in order to allow our stations to identify themselves, we call us for station identification.
2:15:51
This is a call to WGUI Schenectady. You are in the OrgMets stationThe time is four minutes after four and the temperature is 83 degrees.
2:16:01
This is Lindsay Nelson with Ralph Gander and Bob Murphy at the Polo GroundThe Pirates now have runners at first and second.
2:16:08
We have one man out and left-hand batter Bill Burton at the plate. He's two for three today.
2:16:14
He's out of the first inning. Grounder dot Pitcher to first and third and single in the sixth. Pitch misses for ball one.
2:16:32
Craig takes out his cap. That'll get back on his head. Bailey leading at second. Scofield leading at first.
2:16:40
Pitch to Burton. Going out at the ground ball. Going towards second base. Taking by Hunt and he goes and gets the middle man.
2:16:46
There is no further throw as Fernandez took it to Morris Scofield. Bailey moving on to third.
2:16:52
Hightniss had gone for the ball and Craig had started a little late to first. It would have been tough to get anybody at first base on play like that.
2:17:00
Hunt fired on over to Chico in time to get the middle man. They're out at first and third now with two men up.
2:17:07
Burton becomes the base runner at first. Scofield is out. Hunt to Fernandez with Bailey moving to third on the play and Willie Sargeal is up.
2:17:17
Struck out swinging. Single and was called out on strike.
2:17:23
He beat one out on the top of the fourth. After Hunt had gone to his right to steal the ball, got it over there cleanly but just not in time to get Willie Sargeal.
2:17:33
Craig is set and here's the pitch. Hunt on and fouled off. It's strike one.
2:17:39
And that's lead by a score of one to nothing. First game of the schedule double header.
2:17:46
On a summer's day at the Polo Ground.
2:17:55
Let's see if Danny Martell has anything on here. Bailey is based on his first.
2:18:03
Take his lead. Pitch is low and it's 3-2 now. Nothing on. A full count to Scofield.
2:18:25
One man out, a full count to Scofield with Bailey at first. Bailey leads. Here's a throw over. Not in time.
2:18:39
Again Craig with the pitch as how he walked him. That is the first walk given up today by Roger Craig. He moves Bailey to second.
2:18:46
And before Burton comes up in order to allow our stations to identify themselves, we follow up for station identification.
2:18:53
We are tuned to WGUI's Connected E. You are in the OrgMAT stationThe time is 4 minutes after 4 and the temperature is 83 degrees.
2:19:03
This is Lindsay Nelson with Ralph Gander and Bob Murphy at the Polo GroundThe pilots now have runners at first and second.
2:19:10
We have one man out and left hand batter Phil Burton at the plate. He's two for three today.
2:19:16
He's grounded out Pitcher to first and third and single him at sixth. Pitch misses for pole one.
2:19:33
Craig takes out his cap and settles it back on his head. Bailey leading at second and Scofield leading at first.
2:19:41
Here's the pitch to Burton. He's gone out at the ground ball going towards him at second base.
2:19:46
He goes against the middle man. There is no further throw.
2:19:49
And Fernandez took it to fourth. Scofield Bailey moving on to third.
2:19:54
Hykness had gone for the ball. And Craig had started a little late to first.
2:19:59
It would have been tough to get anybody at first base on play like that.
2:20:02
Hykness fired on over to Chico in time to get to middle man. They're running at first and third now with two men out.
2:20:08
So Burton becomes the base runner at first. Scofield is out. Hunt to Fernandez with Bailey moving to third on the play and Willie Sargell is up.
2:20:19
Truck out swinging, singled and was called out on strike.
2:20:26
He beat one out in the top of the fourth. After Hunt had gone to his right field ball and got it over there cleanly but just not in time to get Willie Sargell.
2:20:36
Craig is set and here's the pitch. Swung on and all off. It's strike one.
2:20:42
The Mets lead by a score of one to nothing. First game of a dead jewel double header.
2:20:48
On a summer's day at the Polo Grounds.
2:20:58
Craig again is set as runners lead. Pitch is swung on at the ground ball to first. Taken by Hykness. He'll make the play unassisted.
2:21:06
The drive free fire. So Sargell is out on a ground ball to first and ends the top of the eighth.
2:21:12
The Pirates got no runs on one hit. No med errors. Two Pirates left at the end of seven and a half innings.
2:21:19
It's the Mets one to Pirates nothing. Coming up now at two and I know you're going to like it.
2:21:24
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2:22:24
Here at the Polo Grounds we'll be going now.
2:22:32
To the eighth inning.
2:22:37
The bottom half of the eighth and Roy Faith has come on the pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2:22:42
He's told you all about it and carried you the rest of the way. Here is Ralph Keider.
2:22:48
Thank you, Lindsay. And of course, don't have to talk too much about Roy Faith. He's been recognized as one of the greatest relief pitchers in the history of baseball.
2:22:58
This year he has a record of two wins and 13 losses and 14 appearances. He's worked 13 and one-third innings. In that time he gave up 12 at seven runs, walked three and struck at five.
2:23:10
Faith, the man with the famous forkball at this strikeout pitch, he throws a slider curveball and he's very sneaky fast.
2:23:26
So the Mets have a one-nothing lead as a result of Duke's batter's home run.
2:23:31
And we're in the bottom half of the eighth inning. First man up will be Jimmy Pearsaw against Faith.
2:23:37
Jimmy has hit the ball well and two or three times into the play. Right hand batter.
2:23:47
And the first pitch to Jim is bounced down to second base. Mazurowski puts the club on it and does the job at first.
2:23:54
So one pitch by Faith and Pearsaw is out and the batter will be Jim Harkness.
2:23:59
Say, wouldn't right now be a good time to pour yourself a glass of Reingold Extra Dry? You bet it would. So open up order up a Reingold Extra Dry. It's beer is beer, it should taste.
2:24:12
Jim Hickman now going out to the full pen to warm up so we'll see him in the game as a defensive manager in the top of the ninth.
2:24:21
First pitch to Harkness fouled back and out of play for strike one.
2:24:32
The starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates was Vernon Law. He gave up only five hits, one of them a home run of Dipsnider.
2:24:40
He went to total of seven innings, striking out five and walking two.
2:24:45
He recovered completely from a shoulder ailment. Now to one strike pitch. It's high. One ball, one strike.
2:25:01
Right face now into the wind up the one, one pitch. There's a drive to right. It's going to be out of here, but it's a foul ball. Right off the facade of the roof down the right field line.
2:25:15
The ball fouled by about 10 feet. Really well hit. But Jim Harkness was just a little bit out in front.
2:25:26
A long strike and the gap now one and two. There's a curve, a good one for strike three.
2:25:31
Face coming through with a good curve ball. That is out number two.
2:25:40
And the strike gap brings up Ron Hunt. Ron is 0 for 3 in the game. Batting at 277.
2:25:56
This is facing his 15th professional year. It's 10 from the major leg.
2:26:03
There's a ball down the right field line, but it's going to go foul. That's due in the upper deck. This one foul more salt than Harkness.
2:26:11
It's a long strike for strike one.
2:26:15
Almost two drives to right. Charging up the crowd here as they watch a fine gameThe score one nothingThe Mets lead. We're in the bottom half of the eighth inning.
2:26:24
And the pitch back to the plate is inside. One ball, one strike. Roger Craig going all the way for the Mets.
2:26:29
In the ninth he'll work the bill Measurowski, Jerry Lynch, and Schmozky Burgess.
2:26:34
Roger has the heart of the batting order to take out in the ninth inning.
2:26:38
There's a fast ball, a check swingThe ball's dwindled out by the pitcher's mound.
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Face fixes up and makes the play all the way himself.
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So face one, two, threeThe Mets are out. And the score at the end of eight innings of play.
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2:28:05
Jim Hickman now on left field in place of Duke Snodder.
2:28:09
Met's need three outs to pick up the first victory here in this double header.
2:28:15
First man up for Pittsburgh, Bill Mazurowski. And on the mound, Roger Craig. He's gone all the way.
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And the first pitch is outside for ball oneThe slider down around the knees.
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Mazurowski just missed the home run by a man of an inch or two his last time up.
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He is 0-3 in the game.
2:28:34
Roger now back to work and the pitch is on the outside corner this time, the same pitch.
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That evens the count out of one ball and one strike.
2:28:43
Al Jackson and Larry Bernard warming up for the Mets.
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Jackson was up in the eighth inning.
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Now Roger with the one-one pitch. A change of pace, a real good one for strike two.
2:28:55
A swing and a miss by Bill Mazurowski.
2:28:59
Roger putting the ball way back in his hand. Real good motion on that one.
2:29:05
Roger worked out of the jam in the eighth inning.
2:29:09
After giving up a base hit and a walk with one out, he got Bill Burton and Willie Starzol.
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One nothing lead in the top of the ninth.
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Pitch back is lined away. Gray Bull coming on and he can't get to it.
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Picked it on the first up and throws it on in.
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Saw the Pirates have a time run at first base. No one out.
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The batter coming up is Jerry Lynch.
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Gray Bull was set around into right center field for that one and had a long run.
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He decided he couldn't get to it and put it on the big hop.
2:29:43
That base hit, number eight in the ball game off Roger Gray.
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Jerry Lynch, left hand batter, all for three.
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Jerry batting 236.
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And the first pitch is low for ball one.
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This is a real tough spot for Fitcher because in this ball park you never know with the short line.
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Lynch has two home runs in the series.
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One of them winning the ball game, two to nothing for Don Swal.
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Pirates have won the first two games of the series.
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This is the third.
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Final game coming up right after this.
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Six pitch back is a strike call.
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Roger with the breaking pitch and the count now, one ball and one strike.
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Mets looking for and hoping for a double play right here against Lynch.
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They've had one in the game.
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That was a strikeout double play, number 49 for them.
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Bouncy ball blocked by Taylor but it'll give Mets a round two seconds.
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Double goes down there too late.
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So Roger Craig while pitches Bill Mazurowski to tie run to second base.
2:30:58
There's no one out and the count now, two balls and one strike and Jerry Lynch.
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That ball bounced way out in front of the plate and bounced up and hit Sammy Taylor on the mask
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and then rolled about 15 feet away.
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He had no chance to get Mazurowski.
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Two balls and one strike and Roger backs the plate.
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And this curve ball is ball for ball three.
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So Roger now working in the top of the ninth inning.
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Three balls and one strike to Jerry Lynch.
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The on deck batter is Smokey Burgess.
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He's been going all the way down the line, one to nothing to Mets lead.
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This back is fouled down and away for strike two.
2:31:57
Roger with a slider down around the base and it's a full cat now.
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The only run of the game scored in the bottom half of the fourth inning on a home run by Duke Snyder.
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Mets had a chance in the seventh inning as they got their first two men on with bases against Byrne Law
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but then the next three couldn't do a thing.
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And they were stranded.
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Right here though, the Pirates with the time run at second base, no one out.
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Three balls and two strikes. Roger shaking no on the set of signs given to him.
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He looked again.
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Now Craig Shad and the Fitches hit hard on the ground in the first base with Harkness.
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He takes it, races to the back, wins the race and moving to third on the out
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is Phil Mazurowski.
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Fine play turned in by Tim Harkness. That ball was well hit.
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Tim got in front of it and came up with it.
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So the time run now at third with one out and the batter is Smokey Burgess.
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Smokey doubles his first time up.
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And he bounced his second, his other two times up. He is one for three. Bounding at 274.
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Roger Craig trying to preserve a shutout and also to keep the Pirates from scoring the time run.
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And there's the ball to center. It's going to score the time run, a base hit.
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Scoring from third base, Phil Mazurowski with his planned new game.
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Just did a real good hit.
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A low curve ball. He just went down and got it and hit it off the center field for a base hit.
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That's Casey Stegel.
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That is the ninth hit of the day off for Roger Craig and it might be all for Roger.
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Coming in to run for Smokey Burgess.
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One brand.
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A little short fellow, five foot nine and a half.
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Smokey bothered by two bobbins, bad dogs and lockers feed.
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In first base, of course, is the go ahead run.
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Ball game tied up one to one. Casey Stegel talking with Roger Craig in the mound.
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And we're going to have a change.
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There goes the sign out.
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And then in the right hand batter is due up next.
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It's going to be Larry Bernard, the right hander, coming in the ball game.
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So while we wait for Bernard to come in, let's check the scores.
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In the national league, Milwaukee won. Houston won after five and a half innings of play.
2:34:48
Bob Bruce pitching for the Colts 45s, Denny LaMaster for the Braves.
2:34:54
Jaco Conlon running all the way out the bullpen to get Larry Bernard.
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The evidently didn't see the call in by Conlon.
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And now Conlon all the way out the bullpen to get him to come on in.
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Incidentally, the Houston Colts, I should say the Milwaukee Braves will be in here next.
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The Milwaukee Braves will be in here at the Polar Grounds next on June 4th and 5th.
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A night game on the 4th and a day game on the 5th.
2:35:21
At Philadelphia, the Phillies won the first game of a doubleheader five to two.
2:35:25
In the starting pitcher, Cal McGlash, he now has five and two on his year.
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Home runs by Williams, Lemon, and Matthews in that game.
2:35:32
In the second game, Chicago 2 Philadelphia nothing after two and a half.
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Cal Coons pitching against the Hark the Haffey.
2:35:38
In a single game at St. Louis, the Giants are out in front three to one after six innings of play.
2:35:43
Juan Marshall working on his eighth win, he had seven and three.
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Pitching now for the Cardinals, Humphries who came in the ball game in the sixth.
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The play is the starting pitcher, Ernie Brodeo.
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He's got a red-blade Los Angeles five to nothing after five and a half innings.
2:35:57
Jim O'Toole pitching the shutout so far, he has eight and three.
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In the ball game in place of Humphries, Alvarez, Humphries the starting pitcher.
2:36:06
Now Roger Craig after a tremendous ball game getting a five-and as he goes slowly to center field.
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It's a real heartbreaker to pitch as well as Roger did.
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And to see a shutout go out the window in the final inning.
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Roger with a one-nothing lead going into the ninth inning losing it as Masurowski scored from third on a base hit by Smokey Burgess.
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In the American League, the Yankees were shut out on a two-hit shutout by Jack Kralik his record four and five down.
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Cleveland scoring five runs off Stafford and Renton.
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Atcock and DeZue kicking in with home runs.
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In the second game with Williams on the mound for the Yankees and McDowell going for Cleveland,
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they'll score after one and a half innings of play.
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In a single game at Kansas City, Washington one.
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Kansas City coming to bat the bottom half of the first.
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Daniels against Bowsfield.
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Home run by Coddy giving Washington the lead.
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Here comes Jiu-Jitsu going on now is.
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To correct that, a home run now by Coddy tying up the ball game.
2:37:09
It's one-one with Kansas City batting to the bottom half of the first inning.
2:37:14
At Chicago, it's a tie ball game after five, six to six.
2:37:18
Marv O'Kett going for the Red Sox, pitching for Chicago now.
2:37:22
Bauman who came in the game in place of DeBusher who relieved the starter Ray Herbert.
2:37:26
Stewart, Hanson, and Robinson home runs in that game.
2:37:30
Also in the American League, Minnesota five, Detroit three after six.
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Ball and Cot home runs by Allison his 13th, Kavine, Killebrew, and Calovito.
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And scheduled at Los Angeles, Robin Roberts going for the ball of Orioles against Dean Chance.
2:37:46
That game just getting underway.
2:37:52
Larry Bernard now taking his warm-up pitches on the mound.
2:37:55
Larry pitching in his 12th game has worked 21 innings giving up 20 hits allowing only seven earn runs.
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His record one and one.
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He has a three-point all earn run average.
2:38:09
The ball will be up to Larry Bernard to keep Roger Craig from coming up with a defeat.
2:38:16
The runner at first base is Roger Craig's responsibility.
2:38:20
Also in with Larry Bernard, the change in catchers, it's going to be Choo-Choo Baldwin.
2:38:25
Roger Craig going eight and one third innings giving up only one run so far.
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He allowed nine hits.
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He struck out seven and he walked only one.
2:38:52
Going around the score coming in the ninth inning.
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Larry Bernard, the right-hander will work to Don Glenn-Ninnan.
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Don, the big right-hand batter.
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On at first base will be Burgess's bench runner, Ron Brand.
2:39:10
Rendinnan one for three in the game.
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And the first pitch is a curve of slow for ball one.
2:39:32
Tom Sisk going in the bullpen now for the Pirates.
2:39:38
Rendinnan the seventh batter in the batting order so the pitcher is scheduled up after the eighth man, Bob Bailey.
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It's now the one-oh pitch.
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It's low at ball two.
2:39:56
Bernard worked in the eighth inning of the first game of this series.
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He pitch one in and he gave up no runs, no hits.
2:40:07
Score-tied one to one.
2:40:09
Top of the ninth inning, one man out.
2:40:11
The Pirates with the runner at first base.
2:40:14
Now Bernard with his two-oh pitch to Glenn-Ninnan.
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And he gets a strike down around the knees on the outside corner.
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Two balls and one strike.
2:40:31
Met setback for a double play.
2:40:36
He's now in the first base and the pitcher, Glenn-Ninnan, is popped up in foul territory.
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Chance for Coleman also harks this.
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They're coming over, but it's going to drop down.
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Neither one could get to it.
2:40:50
That move is a count of two balls and two strikes.
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Both men had to go over 100 feet to get to that ball.
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They came down before either could get within catching distance.
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Two balls and two strikes.
2:41:21
Glenn-Ninnan, the real fast man at first base.
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And he draws the throw.
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No tag made by Harkness.
2:41:32
Glenn getting back ahead.
2:41:34
Now time call as Glenn-Ninnan steps out of the batter's box.
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Glenn-Ninnan batting at 290.
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Here's the 2-2 pitch and it's sliced off the line.
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It's going to drop in, going down the line, and it's going to curve foul.
2:41:52
Glenn-Ninnan slicing the ball into the lower stands down the right field side in foul territory.
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That returns Brand to first base.
2:42:02
Count holds at 2-2.
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Score one-to-one.
2:42:10
Top of the ninth inning.
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One man out, Lawrence Batty.
2:42:16
First of two, Larry Bernard, reading the signs from 2-2 Coleman.
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Now again the 2-2 pitch.
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It's low on the dirt dug out by Coleman.
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The runner holds at first base and the count fills out at three balls and two strikes.
2:42:36
Going all the way down the line to Don Glenn-Ninnan.
2:42:39
The on deck batter is Bob Bailey.
2:42:54
Glenn at first base, leading off now.
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Here's the go-ahead run.
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Heading further off.
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He goes and the pitch is hit to center field in the air.
2:43:06
Strongly, it's Peresaw, long run, off to the right fielder, and now Crane Bull makes the catch.
2:43:11
Here's a throw to first base and it is not in time.
2:43:21
Eddie Crane Bull coming from out of nowhere to haul that one down.
2:43:24
Peresaw couldn't get to it.
2:43:26
Ball is hit just to the right field side of center field.
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And Peresaw, deep in left center, had a long run.
2:43:32
Crane Bull picked it up and Glenn, thinking the ball might drop in, had to really hurry to get back.
2:43:37
It meets a perfect throw by Crane Bull and got back just in time.
2:43:42
So, Bernard now has his second out and he'll pitch to Bob Bailey.
2:43:46
Bailey has one hit and three dives up.
2:43:49
He bounced the deep short and beat out the throw.
2:43:52
He's batting 236 and the first pitch is a curve that's inside the ball one.
2:44:00
Roger Gregg started the inning. He had a 1-0 game his way, but the Pirates tied it up on the base hit by Maserowski to right field.
2:44:08
A wild pitch and a base hit by Smokey Berkut.
2:44:15
Now the one hope is to Bailey and it popped off a chance for Hartnett.
2:44:19
He's got a little bit of a game in foul territory and he makes the depth.
2:44:31
So very Bernard that he's done all year, does another fine job in relief.
2:44:37
He keeps Roger Gregg from losing the real tough game.
2:44:41
Bernard came in the game with a runner at first base and one out and he picked up Don Glenn Minnan on a fly ball to right and Bob Bailey on a foul out.
2:44:48
To the first base run. In the end for the Pirates, one run to tie it up.
2:44:52
They had two hits.
2:44:54
There were no errors. A wild pitch and one man was left.
2:44:57
Now we go to the bottom half of the ninth inning with the score tied at one to one.
2:45:04
Ron Brand now in as a catcher.
2:45:08
Elroy Faye on the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2:45:10
We're in the bottom half of the ninth inningThe score tied one to one and batting for the first time Jim Hickman.
2:45:23
And the first pitch by Faye.
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A slider just outside for ball one. Jim with five home runs. 23 runs batted in. Batting 238.
2:45:33
He leads the clock and runs batted in. He came in the game in defense in place of Duke Schneider.
2:45:39
There's a swing and a miss for strike one. One ball, one strike.
2:45:52
Game tied at one one.
2:45:57
And the pitch back to Jim is outside. Two balls and one strike.
2:46:08
After Hickman, Eddie Grainbow and Chico Fernandez.
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Now 2-1 Faye gets a bouncy ball to third.
2:46:18
Picked up by BaileyThe throw in time for out number one.
2:46:22
Elroy Faye has pitched to four men now and retired them allThe relief of burn loss.
2:46:27
The batter is Ed Grainbow. Ed Singel, the right field, is last time up.
2:46:33
Here's one for two in the game.
2:46:45
Now it's one run on nine hitsThe Mets have one run on five. One out in the bottom half of the ninth inning.
2:46:53
Here's the pitch to Grainbow. Eddie takes outside. Ball one.
2:47:11
One ball, no strikes. Now time called as Ron Brand talks to Frank Walz about where Hickman is standing in the batter's box.
2:47:24
Should say where Grainbow is standing in the batter's box. Hickman out to third.
2:47:35
Grainbow got in the game when Frank Thomas was ejected by Frank Walz when he protested a call third strike in the fourth inning.
2:47:48
And he takes a strike through there. One ball, one strike.
2:47:58
Ed one for one. His first time up. A single shot for the right field off Vernon Law. Law gave up only five hits.
2:48:08
Now back outside. It's ball two. Two balls and one strike.
2:48:15
A big hit in the ball game for the Mets. A home run by Dibb-Sennert in the fourth for their only runs.
2:48:26
Now it's two to oneThe pitch back to Grainbow. Filed away and the count now moves to two and two.
2:48:38
Walz throwing back by Walz going over base's head. Picked up out back by second base.
2:48:54
Two balls and two strikes. One man out. Bottom half of the ninth inningThe score tied one to one.
2:49:07
Now it's two to two pitch. There's a line driveThe right field, the face there.
2:49:12
And a Grainbow with a second base hit. And now the Mets out. Go ahead and run at first base. A real pause for station identification while we wait for Chico Fernandez to come up.
2:49:24
That's a WGY connected to your New York Mets stationThe time is 4.35The temperature 83 degrees.
2:49:33
Got there along with Bob Murphy and Lindsey NelsonThe Mets won the winning run on at first baseThe pirates have one outThe batter is Chico Fernandez.
2:49:42
Chico two hits and two times up. Also a walk to go along.
2:49:50
Now face sets and comes to the plate and there's a strike called and the outside cornered the knee. Face with a slider right down there.
2:50:02
First base hit off Roy's face. He had retired four in a row. Grainbow on at first. Here's the set position and the pitch back has taken roll.
2:50:18
One ball, one strike. Fernandez batting two forty.
2:50:26
Pirates on the run in the top of the ninth inning. Dying up the game. Now the Mets have their chance to untie. There again it's low outside. A fast ball. Two balls and one strike.
2:50:43
Jerry Lynch in left field. A real deep left field. He's way back there.
2:50:49
The outfield about normal. Fernandez had twenty home runs for Detroit last year. So far for the Mets he's had one.
2:50:58
Here's the pitchThe runner going but it's fouled away.
2:51:04
Throwing the hit and run play. Face picks up a foul strike and returning to first bases at Grainbow. Down now two balls and two strikes.
2:51:19
Zico with a base hit to center field his first time. Up and a base hit. To left field his second official time. In between the walks. Eight three three times. Batting for the first time against face.
2:51:36
Now the right hander sets and comes back and the pitch is low. That fills it out with three balls and two strikes.
2:51:46
So right here a big play coming up. Runner at first baseThe winning run. Three and two as Zico Fernandez has one man out.
2:51:55
Bottom half the ninth and score a tie. We'll probably see Grainbow go. He goesThe pitch is fouled away.
2:52:05
Three to two. Face keeps it going and he picks up a foul strike.
2:52:23
Three balls and two strikes. Face taking the time from his catcher Ron Brand. Here's the stretch position. And a throw to first base. Grainbow back easily.
2:52:36
Now again the set. There goes GrainbowThe pitch again fouled away.
2:52:42
Well the excitement kept going there as they battled right down to the laptopThe score tied one to oneThe power is dying in the ballgame. Off of the ninth inning. Maserowski single to right. Moved to second on a wild pitch.
2:52:57
Scored when Smokey Burgess single to center field. Roger Craig receiving no credit for a very fine effort. Ballgame in the hands now of Elroy Fates and Larry Bernard.
2:53:12
There goes Elroy Fates. He hits the left field. Grainbow rounds. He'll get thirdThe throw goes into second base.
2:53:41
Well the pressure really onThe runner going to count three and two. Geekle front end is. Single to left field. By getting the extra strikes on the hit and run play.
2:53:56
Eddie Grainbow has no trouble going to thirdThe Mets now have the winning run at third base. Now a conference at the mound. It's Danny Murtagh to talk it over with Elroy Fates. They'll be talking about whether or not to watch Charlie Neal. And pitch to the next man, Juju Coleman.
2:54:12
They have a chance and option of putting another runner on base. Cross the runs behind. Eddie Grainbow means nothing. Seven people at the mound to listen to the discussion from Danny Murtagh.
2:54:26
Fating the third baseman, shortstop. Dick Stokefield, the second baseman. Bill Masurowski, the catcher. Ron Brand, the first baseman. Don Flanagan. And that base hit by Geekle Flanagan is third in the ballgame. He has reached four times, one to the walk. Three times on base hit.
2:54:47
Infield, Coleman to courtThe batter is Charlie Neal. And Charlie now being called out to talk to Kukinova-Geno. Mets have a chance to win it here in the bottom half of the ninth inning.
2:54:59
Shortstop, one to oneThe winning run on his third. Now Charlie Neal back in the batter's box. Charlie was 0-8-6 today. He's 0-3. Batting at 2-29. Fly ball and do it.
2:55:20
Upfield, Jordan up. One out. And here's the sort of first base by face. Eddie back there ahead of the throw. And Geekle Fernandez. His run means nothing. And the first pitch, a pitch out for 4-1.
2:55:35
Harris looking for a possible squeeze. Pitching out on the very first pitch. Well, you can't go any further down the line. Bottom half of the ninth inning. First game of a double hitter.
2:55:53
Now face at one and all to Charlie Neal. Again a pitch out and again it's ball two. This time Charlie Neal moving around to attempt the front. Seeing the ball outside, he took it.
2:56:06
And that play would have been a safety squeeze. Drainball to third base, not breaking on the pitch.
2:56:15
Now face again, two and all. And the pitch to Neal is outside for ball three. Well what Danny Bertha obviously don't face was, we're going to watch this fellow.
2:56:27
Let's see if we can grab him into a play. There's ball four. A pitch out on the first three pitches looking for a possible squeeze play.
2:56:37
And then games are signed for the intentional fast. All the bases are loaded but the main run, the only run that counts on a third base, Jucic Coleman is scheduled up.
2:56:48
And he is out docking to Casey Tangle. Jucic came in the game in place of Sammy Taylor. Larry Bernard came in the game to pitch in the ninth inning.
2:57:18
Now face is loaded. Jucic Coleman the batter, left hand batter. Jucic Batty for the first time, Batty 172. Now time call as Ron Brand goes out to talk to the Holroyd base.
2:57:36
Infield still playing in. They can't afford to give up any runsThe winning run is that third baseThe score tied one to one, one out here in the bottom half of the ninth inning.
2:57:53
Now face in the set position to protect against the squeeze and the first pitch hit on the ground, caught down the air, caught in the air and the touch of first base is made a double play.
2:58:11
Line drive by Jucic Coleman headed for right field. Not hit too hard, John Glenn-Denin made a dive forward and caught the ball one handed. As he lay thrown to the ground, he reached over and touched first base, doubling up Charlie Neal there.
2:58:28
So the breaks go against the Mets, a double play retiring the side. In the inning, no runs on two hits. There were no errors. A walk in the bases, at one time loaded, two men were left. Mets having a chance to break it open and the ball hit well by Coleman.
2:58:44
But John Glenn-Denin turning it into a fine play to end the inning. So as they go to the top of the tenth inning, the score tied one to one. It will be up to Larry Bernard to hold the Pittsburgh bar.
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The Mets have not had too much luck with Pittsburgh. They have won only two games from them in their career.
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While we get set to go to the tenth, let's check a quick look at the scores. Milwaukee won, Houston won at the end of seven. Philadelphia won the first game of two, five to two. In the second game, they have protested the second game.
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They are 3-0. That's after three and a half innings of play. San Francisco leading St. Louis 3-1 after seven. And the Cincinnati Reds lead the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 after sixThe American Lake Cleveland beat New York 5-0. In the second game, Cleveland leads 2-0 after two and a half.
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Williamson-McDowell in that one. Washington won, Kansas City won at the end of two. Austin six, Chicago six at the end of six. That's the first of two. Detroit six, Minnesota five at the end of seven. And Baltimore scheduled that Los Angeles.
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That's the story around the leg. And right now, we're moving to the top of the tenthThe first man up is Alroy Fait. And he swings the misses for strike one on the first pitch.
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He's batting for the first time. He's batting from the left-hand side. Bernard comes back with a curve to get strike two, another swing. Larry Bernard came in the game in the ninth inning with one man out. He has pitched to two men, retired them, now working on the third. And now he's retired the third. A strikeout call.
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First strikeout for Larry. Roger Gregg who worked eight in one third inning. That's seven strikeouts. Roger gave up nine hits. And only one run, but that run came in the ninth inning to erase the great pitching performance.
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And now we're moving to the top of the tenthThe first man left is Alroy Fait. And he swings the misses for strike one on the first pitch. He's batting for the first time. He's batting from the left-hand side.
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And he's batting from the right-hand side. And he's batting from the left-hand side. His fingers are on the ground. And he's batting from the left-hand side. And he swings the misses for strike two.
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Greg, who worked eight in one third inning.
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That seven strike out.
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Roger gave up nine hits.
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And only one run, but that run came in the ninth inning to erase the great pitching performance.
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Now the batter is Dick Stofield.
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On the first pitch to Dick is his sight dog.
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Stofield has struck out twice.
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Now it's back to the pitcher and walk.
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Batting at 234. Batting left handed, he's a switch hitter.
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And Bernard's with a fastball outside.
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McCann now one ball, one strike.
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On deck is Bill Burton.
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Short side, one to one.
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Now Bernard's with a curve, a gist mittens.
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Two balls and one strike.
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Here's the lineup in the two one pitch.
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Third ball fouls away.
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All ball, seeing the count go to 22.
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All right, it's one run on nine hits.
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It meant to have one run and seven.
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Now the pitch back to the Stofield high for ball three.
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Three balls and two strikes.
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Larry Bernard with a record of one win and one loss.
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Lucky for the sign from Juju Coleman.
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He takes it. Here's the lineup in the full camp pit.
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It's over. Hit on the ground and short.
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Kiko Fernandez up with it.
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In time, the first base for at number two.
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And the batter now will be Bill Burton.
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Bill has two hits and four times up.
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All against Roger Gregg. He's not even against, but on for the first time.
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Burton the left hand batter.
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He's running at 236.
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And he takes a fastball high for ball one.
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One ball, no strikes.
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That's what's been a run in the fourth inning on a home run by Dix Natter.
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He no longer is in the game.
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Pirates go there to the ninth to tie it up.
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On a base hit by Mazuroff, he'll be a wild bitch and a base hit by Burton.
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There's ball two against the fastball. Two balls and no strikes.
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Fernandez back to the plate and there's a bouncy ball to short.
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A tough chance for Fernandez.
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He picks it up after dropping the ball and his throw is late.
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Fernandez got the half off and the ball came off his glove.
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Hit him in the chest, bounced right down in front of him.
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He picked it up, but by then he was too late to get Burton who's a fast man.
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It's going in there on the shortstop Fernandez.
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That is the first error of the game.
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And it gives the far at the baserunner at first base and brings up Willie Starjow.
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Short tied one to one.
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Starjow batting in the third position in the batting order is one for four.
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Well, Burton on at first base to go ahead right.
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And the first pitch to the left hand batter is a fastball in the outside corner, strike one call.
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In the top of the 10th inning, two men out.
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Irish batting.
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Now Bernard's back to the plate with a curve.
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This one is fouled away and it's strike two.
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For the Mets in their half of the 10th inning, they will have Mary Bernard leading off and then Jimmy Pearsaw and Tim Hocknitz in that order.
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And the chance to win it in the night is not a great play by Don FlanDenon.
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When he ran at third base, the pitches were loaded, one out and FlanDenon turned in a double play.
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There goes Burton breaking for second.
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The shorter second base is in track, he is off.
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Fine play by Mary Bernard.
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He's got the look at first base and Don Burton breaking for second.
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Burton has nowhere to go but to go all the way.
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We're not doing the right thing, moving around off the mound, going to second base.
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Fernandez covered and every tire is aside.
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In the inning four, the Pirates no runs, no hits, one error, no one left and the score at the end of nine and a half innings of play, the Pirates one, the New York Mets one.
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That's the left half of the tenth inning, the score tied one to one and the first man up will be Larry Bernard.
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On and off of Pittsburgh, it's out wide face and the first pitch is swung on in this for strike one.
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Larry a good inning pitcher, one time a catcher in his early career.
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It's out face back again and it's strike two this time called.
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Bernard is 0 for 6, looking for his first major league base hit.
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There's a hard ground ball right to the middle of 8-10.
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It's time for Bernard to get his first major league hit and it's a big one. That is the winning run at first base and now it's going to be Rod Ganeel running for Larry.
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Rod Ganeel running for Larry Bernard. Larry being used actually in that case as a pitch hitter.
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That is your KC Tingle thinking that Bernard would get the best chance of getting a base hit right there.
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Now the batter is Jimmy Pearsall. Jimmy is 0 for 4, ready for the second down against Delroy Faith.
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Pearsall's first two times up found him hitting the ball well but coming up with nothing but that back.
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He drives to right, a smash off the hand of Vernon Law.
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Here's Faith with his first pitch. Pearsall first the ball goes foul and then in giving chase but not catching up with the ball.
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Throw it to one strike down.
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The two starting pitchers in this game, Vernon Law pitching fine baseball and Roger Gregg.
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Vernon Law with 7 innings, gave up 5 hits and one run, a home run to Duke Snyder.
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Roger Gregg with 8 and 1 third innings, gave up one run, allowed 9 hits.
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Roger struck out 7 and walked 1. Law struck out 5 and walked 2.
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Now it's up to Delroy Faith and Larry BernardThe game is in their hands. Faith on the mound.
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And a throw to first Faith, Reins Canilo back at the end of the tag.
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Bottom half of the 10th inning, here's the pitch by Faith, a pitch ad, no play on.
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That time Don Cranendon evidently missed his time because he was right on top of Pearsall. There was no chance to throw to first Faith.
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Delroy had not strayed too far away so there would have been no chance of picking him up.
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One ball, one strike.
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Now it's Faith again.
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The pitch to Pearsall, front of the mound, picked up by Faith.
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You'll have to go to first. She does demand a run from him now but let's have a 21 at second base.
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A big sacrifice by Jimmy Pearsall. Now it's Tim Hockbysons' turn. Tim has 1 hit and 4 times up.
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They're going to put him on. There's all one. That means they'll pitch to Ron Hunt. All two.
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Last time the Pirates had a man put on as a result of an intentional pass, they pick up a double play.
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They watch out at Neal and then Kichu Goldman batting right into the first base from Cranendon.
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That's the bag for a double play to take the Pirates out of a real tough inning in the ninth inning.
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At Cincinnati, I should say at St. Louis, Louis Reyes has just hit his third home run of the game.
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The Jazz now lead the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 6-1.
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The home run of the first, the eighth, and the ninth. Also home run in the game for the Giants, Orlando Cepeda.
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Right here at all the nets where the base hit good with itThe batter is Ron Hunt.
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Runners at first and second. One out for the bottom half of the tenth.
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Ron would know it so far today. He is 0-4. Right hand battingThe first pitch is fouled away for strike one.
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Runners the leading batter for the Mets at 275. He has three home runs, 13 runs right of there.
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Bob Gini on at second base. Jim Harkness at first. And Elroy Face, a demand for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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One of the top relief men in baseballThe base has compiled quite a record in relief.
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Only one other pitcher in Major League history top team and that is Hartswell House. One ball, one strike.
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Time in now. Here's the pitch to Hutt. It's raw for balls. One and a count now, one and one.
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Right taking plenty of time now, Seth. And if it's too hard, there's a slider over for strike call.
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One ball and two strikes. Elroy Face. Nice set. And the pitch to Hutt.
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Here's the ball to Neal. Here's the goal and the Mets get it.
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And Bill Burton ran together. Out in left center field. Lynch was hurt on the play. He is now up and the ball was dropped.
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Bob Gini, who has moved back to second base, got up and moved on in to win the ball game for the Mets in the bottom of the 10th inning by a score of 2 to 1.
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We'll have to check to see how they score. They ran together very hard. So the Mets by scoring one run in the bottom half of the 10th inning have won the first game of this double header.
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We'll be back with a recap and the total is just one minute.
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Well, just about everything happened out here at the Fallen Grounds and the Mets won their first game of the year from the Pittsburgh Pirates here.
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Len, Gary Lentz and Bill Burton ran together on the fly ball in left center field.
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Rod Gneel scoring on the play giving the Mets a 3-1 victory. Losing pitcher in the ball game was Al Roy Fait.
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Al Roy picking up his fourth loss of the year. He has won two ball gamesThe winning pitcher in the relief, Larry Bernard, his second one of the year, he has lost one.
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For the Mets, Roger Craig started his 8-1 third inning giving up one run. On 9, if he stuck out seven and lost one, Roger pitching a fine ball game and seeing a 1-0 shutout go out the window.
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But Bill Majarovski, single through right fielder, last time up in the ninth inning.
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Gary Lentz was the next batter and he bounced to first base. And as he went to first base it was out to Warnock.
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Majarovski, who was on second base as a result of a wild pitch, moved to third.
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Ed Gwojcik-Bergis, with one man out of running at third base, single through center field on a low curve ball in the very first pitch, that tied up the game.
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That was all for Roger. Larry Bernard came in and then got the right fielder, Willie Stardew on a fly ball, Don Glendon and also, and then went to last inning, the 10th inning against Pittsburgh, one, two, three.
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For the Mets, their first run came in the fourth inning and a home run by Dick Schneider and their final run came in the tenth.
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We still have had no decision from the official score as to how that ball will be scored. They're going to check the rule book.
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On the play, Gary Lentz in left field came charging on to go out to the fly ball. He got his drop on the ball, but he was hit at the same time by Bill Gordon, who was also coming for the ball.
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They crashed together in a big heap, went down, Lentz was hurt on the play and the ball rolled about 15 feet away.
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Rod Cunneal, who was on second base, scored and that's the way the game ended, 2-1. For the Mets, two runs, eight hits, one error. For the Pilots, one run, nine hits and no errors.
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Don't forget that the Mets will have another game coming your way in just about 30 minutes. Now they're going to give the official score.
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What an error on Gary Lentz, and believe me, that poor guy got the short end of the up deal all the way around. He had the ball, but his drop was hit by Burton and Burton knocked it out. So he gets the error and it's going to go as an unearned run, but the Mets still win it 2-1.
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Tickets are on sale for games coming up with Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cincinnati at three convenient locations, downtown at Grand Central Station and Petrovania Station.
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Tickets are on sale right here at the Polar Grounds at the Advanced Reservation Windows. Final score this game, 2-1The schedule features for the second game coming your way in about 20 minutes will be Alma King for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tracy Stoddard.
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Right now though, we return you to your local station.