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1965-May-11 • STL/NYM • St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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The St. Louis Cardinals faced the New York Mets at Shea Stadium for a Tuesday night game on May 11, 1965.
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The Cardinals were the defending champions, having defeated the Yankees in the 1964 World Series.
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But things were in a bit of turmoil in St. Louis.
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In August of 1964, the Cardinals were managed by Johnny Keene,
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and with the Cardinals seemingly out of the race, team owner August Bush became convinced
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that only a thorough housecleaning of Cardinal management would bring him the pennant that he had craved since he bought the team in 1953.
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After accepting the resignations of almost every senior St. Louis front office executive,
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manager Johnny Keene was spared.
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But Bush was secretly negotiating with Dodgers manager Leo DeRoscher to become the manager for the 1965 season.
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But the 1964 season wasn't over yet,
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and the front-running Phillies, who had seemed to lock for the pennant with an eight-game lead on September 1,
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unexpectedly began to unravel while the Cardinals got hot.
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With one week to go in the season, Philadelphia came into St. Louis after losing seven straight at home
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and were subsequently swept by the Cardinals, who notched their eighth straight win and moved into first place.
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After winning the World Series on October 15, the Cardinals held a press conference the next day.
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Most people expected that the team would formally announce a contract extension for Keene,
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but instead Keene handed over a surprise letter of resignation.
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The Cardinals then decided to bypass DeRoscher entirely,
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and instead hired longtime favorite Red Shane Deist,
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a Hall of Fame second baseman and one of Keene's coaches as the club's new manager for the 1965 season.
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Casey Stengel was still manager of the Mets in 1965, despite three straight seasons of 120, 111, and 109 losses.
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They tried a new strategy in 1965, which was probably nothing more than a marketing gimmick
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by adding two legendary 40-year-olds to the roster, Yogi Berra and Warren Spahn.
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This audio recording is from the New York Radio broadcast featuring announcers Ralph Keiner, Lindsay Nelson, and Bob Murphy.
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At this point, as Casey was coming out of the gymnasium, he fell on the concrete as he hung his spikes
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and sustained a broken right wrist.
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But he says that he's in great shape, and so coming out to present the lineup cards,
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he took the sling off before he arrived at home place,
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and he's now going over the ground rules with Ken Boyer, the captain of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Cardinals, of course, are the defending world champions.
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But now on the field, Leonard Coppett, chairman of the Baseball Writers Association of America,
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New York Chapter, is presenting the Babe Ruth Award to Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson.
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Bob was warming up, and he's stop warming up to walk over now and take the plaque from Leonard Coppett.
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As you know, last year, Bob Gibson won two games and lost one for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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During the season, he won 19 games. He had a great World Series,
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and this presentation is being made by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America
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on the basis of Bob Gibson's performance in the World Series last year.
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And now the starting lineups and batting orders for tonight's game.
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For the Cardinals leading off in playing second base, Phil Gagliano.
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Batting second and playing left field, Lou Brock.
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Batting third and playing center field, Kurt Flood.
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Batting fourth and playing third base, Kenny Boyer.
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Batting sixth and playing shortstop, Dick Groat.
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Batting sixth and playing first base, Bill White.
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Batting seventh and playing right field is Mike Shannon.
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Batting eighth and catching Tim McCarver.
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Batting ninth and pitching is Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals,
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who has a record so far this season of five victories, three of them shutouts, and no losses.
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He is off to a great start.
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For the New York Mets tonight, leading off in playing third base, Bobby Klaus.
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Batting second and playing second base, Ron Hunt.
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Batting third and playing right field, Johnny Lewis.
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Batting fourth and playing left field, Joe Christopher.
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Batting fifth and playing first base, Ed Cranepool.
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Batting sixth and playing center field, Ron Swaboda.
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Batting seventh and playing shortstop, Roy McMillan.
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Batting eighth and catching Chris Canazaro.
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Batting ninth and pitching, Warren Spahn, who has a record of two wins and two losses.
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And the New York Mets take the field.
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Spahn has arrived at the mound, and now, ladies and gentlemen,
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at the Chase Stadium in New York, our national anthem.
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Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
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Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
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Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
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Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
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Warren Spahn has beaten the Cardinals more than he has beaten any other club.
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His lifetime record 63 wins and 29 losses against the Cardinals.
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Mr. Gagliano is low for a ball.
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Spahn again, works the pitch.
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And it's low for a ball, 2-1.
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Spahn has won 358 games, more than any other left-hand pitcher in the history of the Major League.
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The 2-1 pitch, swung on it on the ground into left field for a base hit.
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Taken there by Christopher and played back in and Gagliano turns the nose with a leadoff single.
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It was drilled on the ground between Klaus and Macmillan.
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Number 20, left fielder, Lou Brock.
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Lou Brock is coming up now with an early season batting average of 303.
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Two home runs and 11 runs batted in.
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He hit 315 last year with the Cubs and the Cardinals.
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He was one of the big reasons that the St. Louis Cardinals made their way to the top of the heap in the National League.
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Then won the World Series in competition with the New York Yankees.
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Spahn checks Cranepool, holds against the runner at first and hears the pitch.
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It is bunded down to third base line, taken by Klaus.
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He guns it across to first in time, a sacrifice, and you score it 5-3.
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That brings up Kurt Flood, who has been dropped down to the number three spot in the batting order.
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Flood is hitting 300. He's had four home runs and 16 runs batted in,
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so there's no particular reason why he shouldn't be hitting down there number three.
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Normally he hits either leadoff or number two during the spring.
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Manager Red Sheen, instead of the Cardinals, was batting Flood and Brock sort of interchangeably in the two top spots in the batting order.
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Flood is a right-hand batter. Spahn checks the runner at second.
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And the pitch is in there for a call strike.
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Starting player tonight in the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers are on top.
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They have won 17 in last seven. They beat Houston last night.
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Cincinnati Reds are two and a half games out. They won 14 in last nine.
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The Houston Astros are three games out. They won 15 in last 11.
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And the Phillies have won 12 in 11, four and a half games out.
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Check swing foul ball into the seats and out of play.
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The St. Louis Cardinals are in eighth place in the National League standings. They won 10 in last 13.
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Six and a half games behind the league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The New York Mets are a game and a half back of the Cardinals.
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The Mets have won nine and lost 15. They are eight games out of first place.
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And the Pittsburgh Pirates are in tenth place in the National League standings, a full game behind the New York Mets.
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Spahn now checks. Two strike delivery to Kurt Flood.
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A little number fouled off his ankle. It rolls out to the mound where it's taken by Spahn.
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It's a foul ball and the count holds it two strikes.
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Full schedule of night action in the National League.
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Cincinnati is at Philadelphia.
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Sartoros against Short.
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Milwaukee is at Pittsburgh.
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Houston on the coast against the Dodgers.
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And the Cubs are in San Francisco against the Giants.
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Right here, one man out and the runner at second.
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No score, top half of the first inning.
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Spahn's pitch, low and away for a ball.
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One and two to Flood.
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Full schedule of night action in the American League.
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The Yankees are at Boston.
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Stoudelmar against Wilson.
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Detroit's at Washington.
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Wirtgescham against Kreutzer.
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Cleveland's at Baltimore.
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Cherry against Barber.
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Los Angeles at Minnesota.
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Kansas City and Chicago, not scheduled.
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One-two pitch.
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Let up and it goes high.
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Two-two.
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Change of speed by Warren Spahn.
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Forty-four-year-old pitcher and pitching coach of the New York Mets.
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On the coaching line for the Cardinals, Joe Schulz is at third base,
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and Mickey Vernon is on the lines at first.
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Here now is a two-two delivery, and it's high,
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so the count goes full to Kurt Flood.
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With Ken Boyer waiting on deck.
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Spahn takes a moment now to work on the ball.
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Beautiful baseball night here at Shea Stadium.
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Plenty of room for you.
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If you're in the vicinity, come on out and see the Cardinals and the Mets.
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They play again tomorrow afternoon.
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Game time tomorrow, 2 p.m.
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This is a payoff.
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It's to Kurt Flood.
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It hits in the dirt in front of the plate.
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Ball four.
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Flood goes to first base with the base on balls.
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As Warren Spahn was pulling down on that one,
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and the ball hit in the dirt in front of the plate and was blocked by Countess Arrow.
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With Gagliano holding at second base.
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Kenny Boyer coming up.
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Hitting 280.
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Two home runs.
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Eleven runs batted in.
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Most valuable player in the National League last year.
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One of seven brothers, all of whom have played or are playing professional baseball.
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Spahn is up and set.
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And the pitch.
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Low for a ball.
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Taking on a short hop by Chris Countess Arrow.
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Waiting on that now is Dick Groats.
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Manager Red Shandinst of the Cardinals was asked about his impressions of Warren Spahn in spring training.
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The cards and the Mets both train in the city of St. Petersburg.
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He said the only thing he saw bad about Spahn was his haircut.
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Here's the 1-0 pitch, and it misses outside for a ball.
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2-0.
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Mets and the Cardinals see a lot of each other during spring training.
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They play five exhibition games, and each team plays its exhibition games at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg.
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Here's the 2-0 pitch, and it's in for a cause strike.
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2-1 to Ken Boyer, who doubts the call of umpire Augie Donatelli.
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Boyer had been out of action with a back injury, but returned to the lineup recently.
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Bill White also had been out, but White's back in the lineup.
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Cardinals got off to a slow start.
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2-1 pitch, swung on and hit in the air foul on the right field line.
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Lewis is over, but this one drifts into the seats and out of play, and the count holds at 2-2.
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Ken Azzaro goes out to the mound now to have a word with Warren Spahn.
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The Mets opening up this series with the Cardinals after having taken a series from the Milwaukee Braves.
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The Mets won two of the three games with the Braves.
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The Mets, of course, had split a series, a two-game series, with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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So they're 3-2 on the home stand right now.
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2-2 pitch, swung on and hit, he's stuck in the mound.
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Spahn strikes out Ken Boyer. Jack Liano holds at second, flooded first, two away, and Dick Groat is coming up.
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Groat is hitting 2-31. He has eight runs batted in.
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1960, when the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League Finals,
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Dick Groat was the most valuable player in the National League, and he led the league in batting.
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Here's a pitch, and it's in for a call from Patrick Groat.
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Groat came to the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitcher Don Cardwell and infielder Julio Gotai.
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Spahn, yelling something out to Ron, he wants to relay some information out to Johnny Lewis, and he wants to position Lewis back.
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Well, Spahn, of course, has been in the league long enough to know that Dick Groat's power is to the opposite field.
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He takes that ball to right field a great deal, and so Spahn wanted Johnny Lewis playing a little deeper in right field.
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Here's a pitch swung on and popped up into short right, and Hunt goes back, and he's there, and Hunt makes the catch with Lewis just behind him.
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And so the side is retired, and Ron Hunt made the catch.
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No runs, one hit, no errors, two left, and the score at the end of a half inning is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets coming to bat.
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And now it's time for another unusual fact from the Viceroy Hall of Records.
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Let me tell you about a fellow who played ball back in the 80s.
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His name was Old Hoss Radford, and in a single season he played first base, second, third, shortstop, and the outfield.
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And incidentally, he pitched too. Matter of fact, as a pitcher, Old Hoss won 60 games that year.
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And now here's the story of another winner, Viceroy. Viceroy has got the filter for the taste that's right.
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If you're a filter smoker and you try smoking all seven leading brands, you'll find some taste too strong as if they didn't even have a filter, and some other brands taste too light.
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They never seem to satisfy your taste.
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But you take Viceroy now, Viceroy is not too strong and not too light. Viceroy has got the taste that's right. Right, singers?
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Viceroy's got the taste that's right, not too strong and not too light, the taste that's right.
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We're going to the bottom half of the first inning.
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Bobby Klaus is going up the leadoff for the New York Mets. The Cardinals are on the field with Bill White at first, Bill Gagliano at second, Dick Brody at shortstop, and Ken Boyer at third.
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Lou Brock is in left field, Kurt Flood is in center, and Mike Shannon is in right. Tim McCarver is the catcher.
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Bob Gibson with a record of five victories, no losses, three of them shutouts.
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He finished strong last year, won 19 games for the Cardinals, he won the 19th on the last day of the season when he was the winner in relief over the New York Mets.
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Pitches in there for a called strike. His last loss of last season was on the last Friday night when the Mets beat him 1-0. Al Jackson was the winning pitcher.
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Again, Gibson with the pitch, swung on and missed his strike two. Klaus is hitting 1-58, he has one game-winning home run and four runs batted in.
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Gibson looking for Tim McCarver's side.
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Pitch is high and away for a ball, 1-2. Tim McCarver had quite a World Series himself, he hit 4-78 with the leading batter in the World Series.
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Here's a 1-2 pitch, swung on and landed in the center for a face-hit for Bobby Klaus.
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Guards by Kurt Flood, plays it back in, and Klaus has a lead-off single into center field.
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That brings up Ron Hut. Ron is hitting 2-81, he has had two doubles and one run batted in.
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Bob Gibson on the mound tonight for the Cardinals, set a new series record for strikeouts in the World Series with 31, including 13 in the fifth game.
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That's a figure that's been beaten only twice in all of World Series competition.
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Off the stretch, Gibson's pitch to Hut is high for a ball.
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Gibson struck out 245 last season during the regular season, second only in the National League to Pittsburgh's Bob Veale.
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It was a Cardinal record.
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Pitch is swung on and fouled out to the right side and out of play.
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A 1-1 count to Ron Hut with Johnny Lewis waiting on deck.
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Yogi Berra is on the coaching lines at first base for the Mets, and Don Hefner is the Met coach at third.
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Now the pitch, swung on and on the ground is short. Could be a double play.
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Grote across to Gagliano for one to throw the first to double play.
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It goes 6-4-3 if you're scoring. Two away, nobody on base, and Johnny Lewis coming up.
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Enjoy the game with the Viceroy. Viceroy has got the filter for the taste that's right.
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Johnny Lewis, who came to the Mets from the St. Louis Cardinals, is hitting 2-61 home run and eight runs batted in.
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At this time last year, Johnny Lewis was the regular right fielder for the Cardinals.
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Swings and hits the ground ball to second. Gagliano takes it, plays on to white and the side is out.
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No runs, one hit, no errors, none left, and the score at the end of a full inning is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets nothing.
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The Cardinals will be here tomorrow afternoon. Thursday is an off day.
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And then the Mets are here Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds. Saturday afternoon against the Reds.
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And a big Sunday doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds to close out the current homestand.
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Tickets are now on sale for any or all of those games, as well as all home games to be played by the Mets here at Shea Stadium this season.
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The advance ticket window at Shea Stadium is open seven days a week. It's open weekdays from 8 to 6 and weekends from 9 to 5.
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The Met ticket office at Pennsylvania Station is located in the Long Island Railroad waiting room, and it's open weekdays from 8 to 6 and Saturdays 8.30 to 4.
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There is a Met ticket office at the Grand Central Terminal at the foot of the 42nd Street and Vanderval Avenue ramp.
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Open weekdays 8 to 6 and Saturdays 8.30 to 4.
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For Long Islanders, there is a Met ticket office at Macy's in Huntington. It's in the Walt Whitman Shopping Center, and it's open during the regular store hours.
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Reservations can be made for box and reserve seats at any of the Howard Closed stores in the greater New York area.
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And the top of the second, Bill White is up to lead off for the St. Louis Cardinals. He's hitting.256. He's at four home runs and 12 runs batted in.
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Number 12, Bill White, number 12.
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Last night, the Phillies beat the Cardinals 4 to 2 in ten innings in Philadelphia.
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Swing and a ground ball foul, back of first. Mickey Vernon over, fields the ball and flips it to Craneville.
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Mickey Vernon, coaching for the St. Louis Cardinals this year, was twice the batting champion of the American League.
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Former Pittsburgh coach and former manager of the Washington Senators.
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Dodgers beat Houston 3 to 2 last night in ten innings. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh postponed because of rain last night.
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Pitch is a little tight. It's one and one to Bill White.
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American League last night. Boston beat the Yankees 3-2. Detroit beat Baltimore 5-4. Minnesota beat the White Sox 4 to 3.
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One-one pitch to left-hand batter Bill White. It's in there, front ball strikes.
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One and two. So in the American League, the Minnesota Twins are on top.
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The Chicago White Sox are a half game out and the Los Angeles Angels are a percentage points back of Chicago, a half game back of league leading Minnesota Twins.
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The pitch breaks low and away and it's two and two now to White with Mike Shannon, the right fielder on deck.
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Here's a 2-2 delivery. Swung on, second strikeout for the Fox.
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Mike Shannon, the right fielder, coming up hitting.091. He's been like 44 times and that's four hits, one run batter down.
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Shannon was brought up last year from Jacksonville and was the regular right fielder during the stretch run and in the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Pitch is in for a tall strike. Strangely enough, it was the fine showing made by Mike Shannon when he was brought up that prevented the Cardinals from bringing Johnny Lewis back.
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Strike one pitch, high for a ball. It's 1-1. Here's a 1-1 delivery and it's low for a ball.
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Seated in the Cardinal Club box just to the home plate side of the Cardinal dugout is Vice President Stan Musial. Cardinal Vice President Stan Musial and General Manager Bob Howsam of the Cardinals is there also.
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Here's a 2-1 pitch, hand is low for a ball. Stan Musial, Bob Howsam and Manager Red Shandance helped raise a duplicate of the Cardinals World Championship flag over the Missouri Pavilion at the World's Fair today.
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Spawn has gone behind to Shannon, three balls and one strike. 3-1 pitch, foul back and out of play. Full count of 3-2. Tim McCarver is waiting on deck now for the cards.
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This is a playoff pitch. Swung on it on the ground to McMillan at short. D, big hop, throws over low and Craneville digs it out on the short hop for the out just in time.
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Played nicely on the pick up by Craneville at first base, two away. And Tim McCarver is about it, hitting 264 with one home run and four runs right at end.
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Spawn's pitched to the left hand batter. It in the air to center field, Ron Swaboda back, he's there and he makes the catch.
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The Spawn gets the cards out in order and at the top of the second the runs no hits, no errors, none left. The score at the end of an inning and a half is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets nothing.
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Is this one of those days when you're not yourself, even if you are, you'll feel more so when you listen to this.
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Oh, I'm not myself at all, my dear, my dear, I'm not myself at all.
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This song gets sung over and over at Irish parties and picnics until the singers raise a ferocious thirst. Then they change their tune.
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Come fill up your glasses and drink what you will while the man gives up the everyday. This is a traditional Irish drinking song and often the beer they drink is Reingold extra dry.
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In fact in New York City where there are more Irish than in the whole of Dublin, more people drink Reingold than any other beer.
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And Reingold is going great in New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania too. Why do Irish Americans like Reingold?
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We don't know, but we must be doing something right.
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I'm a man you don't meet every day, every day. I'm a man you don't meet every day.
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Going now to the bottom half of the second inning and Joe Christopher is up to lead off for the New York Mets.
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Joe is batting clean up tonight and managed to clear his singles batting order.
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Bob Gibson's pitch swung on it on the ground to shortstop taken by Dick Grode played across to Bill White, there's one away.
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And that will bring on Ed Cranepool, the first baseman.
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Ed Cranepool is hitting 365, he has three home runs and 17 runs batted in.
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Left hand batter facing right hand pitcher Bob Gibson.
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And it's fired in for a call strike. Ron Swabota is in the on deck circle swinging bats.
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This pitch is low, it's in the dirt dug out by McCarver, it's one and one.
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Cardinal defense plays Cranepool absolutely straight away.
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This pitch is in for a call strike, good pitch by Bob Gibson.
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There's a swing and a foul ball back and out of play. Last year Gibson won four lost one against the Mets, his lifetime record against the Mets is seven and two.
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Those two games that the Mets won from Gibson were each one nothing and Al Jackson was the Mets winning pitcher in each of those games.
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One two pitch to Cranepool, foul back off the glove but McCarver he did not hold it so Cranepool is still alive.
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Gibson is 29 years of age, alumnus of Creighton University.
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Swing and a ball hit in the air to left field, right there at Lou Brock and he makes the catch.
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Two away and nobody on base and Ron Swabota is the batter.
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Hitting 286 with seven home runs and 14 runs batted in.
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He's caught on, listen to the crowd reaction to the announcement of Swabota.
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Well it proves what everybody's known for a long time, baseball fans like people who hit the ball a long way.
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Here's the pitch in there for a call strike.
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Swabota's a right hand batter.
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Hits in there for a call strike.
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Our Mr. Ralph Kiner has been given wide publicity as having said during his career you grab that bat way down on the handle where the Cadillacs are.
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He didn't say that really, nobody else did but he was credited to Ralph, still is.
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Roy McMillan's waiting on deck, two strike delivery and it's high for a ball, one and two.
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There is no score in this game and we're in the bottom half of the second inning.
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Pitch to Swabota is swung on and missed and the side is out.
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That's a first strike out for Bob Gibson but he gets the side in order, no runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
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The score at the end of two innings is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets nothing.
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St. Louis Cardinals here again tomorrow afternoon and Jack Fisher is going to be pitching for the New York Mets and Kirk Simmons will go for the Cardinals.
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Thursday is off and then the Cincinnati Reds will come in.
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The Mets will be trying to get revenge because last weekend, the last weekend of the recent road trip in Cincinnati the Reds took four straight games from the New York Mets.
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So the Reds will be in here on Friday night, Saturday afternoon and a doubleheader on Sunday and that will conclude the current home stand.
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Tickets are now on sale for any or all of those games.
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We're going to the third inning in just a moment, right now we pause for station identification.
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This is the New York Mets baseball network.
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This is WGY 810 on your dial in Schenectady.
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Time is now 830, capital district temperature now 61, mostly cloudy.
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This is Lindsay Nelson with Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy at Shea Stadium in New York.
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Two innings totals for the Cardinals, no runs, one hit, no errors.
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For the Mets, no runs, one hit, no errors.
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I'm coming in here now to take you along, the fellow we were talking about just a moment ago, Mr. Ralph Kiner.
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Okay Lindsay and hi there everyone.
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First man up will be Bob Gibson for the St. Louis Cardinals against Warren Spahn.
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Bob a fine hitter for a pitcher, he has tremendous power.
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So Warren will have to work.
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And the first pitch by Spahn is in the center field, deep in the center field, way back in the room.
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He can't get to it, it is off of the wall.
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Gibson going to second base, now trying for third.
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Here comes the throw that might have him, it's good, it's there, he's out.
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Applause
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Bob Gibson with a long double off the center field wall.
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And when he tried to make it a three base hit, he was thrown out on a five relay.
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Going from the center fielder Ron Swabota to Roy McMillan and then over to Bobby Clouse who took a throw in the dirt to make a fine play there to complete the out of third base.
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Now with one away the batter will be Bill Gagliano and he takes low at ball one.
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Applause
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Gagliano with a base hit his first time up, one of the two hits given up by Spahn.
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Next pitch is a high fly ball into shallow right center field.
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Johnny Lewis calling for it and he makes the catch.
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Applause
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So quickly two away.
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Applause
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And it brings up Lou Brock.
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Lou sacrificed his first time up his average at 3-0-3.
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Applause
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Cardinals got their first man on, Bill Gagliano in the first then bunned him to second base.
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Kurt Flood who is the on deck batter right now, walks in the three two-pitch.
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But then Lawrence Fahn settled on the strikeout Ken Boyer and picked up Dick Grode on a pop up at the second.
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And the first pitch to Brock, it's down low ball one. One ball no strike.
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Applause
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Center fielder Ron Swabota playing a very shallow center field.
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It was Lou Brock who put one in the center field seats in the Polo grounds a couple years back.
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Next pitch back is inside corner, it's a strike.
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Lou the only man to hit one in there on the right field side of center field.
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Hank Aaron hit one in on the left field side and the first man to hit one in there.
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Only three hit all together.
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Joe Adcock, that was on the left field side too.
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Now the 1-1 delivery, curve ball Goodwin on the outside corner.
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Strike two, one ball two strikes.
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Applause
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Brock with two home runs, 11 runs batted in.
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The club leader is Bill White with four home runs.
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Applause
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One ball two strikes, Lawrence Fahn pitching to Lou Brock.
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Two men away, we're in the top of the third, no score.
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And Fahn side arms, the pitch is popped up foul, out of play.
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Applause
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Chris Canazaro coming back and watching the ball go into the stands.
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Well the Mets have four catchers on their roster.
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Chris Canazaro, Hawk Taylor, Jesse Gunder and Yogi Berra.
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And today is that day that all ball players dread.
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It's cut down day, midnight tonight.
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Mets will have to take two players off their roster.
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Applause
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The Mets have 12 pitchers they might cut there too.
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Most clubs go in with 10.
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Pitch back and hit slowly down to second.
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Fahn-Hunn charging in quickly over to first base to retire to the side.
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Applause
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No runs, one hit, no errors, no one left on base and the score.
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At the end of two and a half the Cardinals nothing, the Mets nothing.
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And it's time now for another unusual fact with the Viceroy Hall of Records.
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You know, it's a rare pitcher who wins over 200 games in his big league career.
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But the great Cy Young made the record books with 291 wins in the National League and get this,
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he had another 220 wins in the American League.
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Cy was the winningest pitcher in baseball history.
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And if you want to get the filter cigarette with the winningest taste of them all, it's Viceroy.
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When you try Viceroy you just got to like them.
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You see, Viceroy is specifically designed to taste the way you'd like a filter cigarette to taste.
38:46
Not too strong like some brands that taste as if they didn't have a filter and not too light like some others.
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They just don't seem to satisfy your taste.
38:53
But when you light up a Viceroy you get the filter cigarette that's not too strong, not too light.
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Viceroy's got the filter for the taste that's right.
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Viceroy's got the taste that's right.
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Not too strong and not too light.
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The taste that's right.
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Roy McMillan, the first man up for the Mets here and the third.
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He looks at the first pitch of curveball for Bob Gibson.
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It's in there for a call strike.
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Roy batting for the first time batting 182, a right hand batter.
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Gibson now into the windup and back again.
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And again a curve for strike two.
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Gibson has given up one hit.
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A leadoff single to Bobby Klaus in the first.
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He has struck out one.
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Walk none.
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So far has pitched to six batters through two innings.
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Double play racing the base hit by Bobby Klaus.
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And now the big right hander back again.
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And the ball lying in the left center field.
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Coming over Lou Brock.
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He can't get it.
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Backing him up a third flight and now Roy McMillan who was going to second holds up and a fast throw coming all the way into the pitcher's mouth.
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Ball cut off by the second baseman Phil Gagliano and Roy decided not to go when he saw Kurt Flood back of Lou Brock.
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Could admit it that of course he had no idea the throw would have been that bad.
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No Roy a two strike single.
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A second hit for the Mets no score in the game and the batter will be Bobby.
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First.
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First the catcher batting eighth in the batting order batting one forty three a right hand batter.
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And the first pitch to Katasero swung on a missed strike one a fastball about letter high.
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Chris looking for his first run battered in.
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He is at seven it's forty nine times up.
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Now checking with Don Heffner the third base coach.
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On deck batter Warren Spahn.
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And a throw to first base finds McMillan back with no tag by Bill White.
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Or the Cardinals white at first base.
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Phil Gagliano at second base.
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Dick Grode at shortstop and Ken Boyard third.
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Tim McCarver the catcher sending out the signs again the first again no tag.
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Gibson trying to hold McMillan close at first base in case of a hit run.
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No score no one out we're in the bottom half of the third now the pitch.
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It is taken in there for a called strike.
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Scoring around a throw to one Chris Katasero.
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So the cat now at oh and two.
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Oh and two.
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Oh and two.
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McMillan at first base.
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Where the two strike base is.
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Now he's edging off Gibson to the plate.
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And the pitch is a curveball looked at it's ball one.
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It's just messy.
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One ball two strikes.
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Bob Gibson who likes to work fast now taking just a little bit more time.
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And now to the plate and he misses high with a fastball.
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Count evens at two balls and two strikes.
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The wind is blowing in from center field.
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And the center fielder Kurt Flood who normally plays a very shallow center field extremely shallow against Chris Katasero.
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Right fielder Mike Shannon also shallow.
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Left fielder Lou Brock fairly deep and left.
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Now to do a curveball is outside at all three.
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Oh cat now and Chris checking with after as to whether or not the runner will be going on the pitch.
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A little bit difficult to send a runner on Gibson because he strikes out many in the ballgame.
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Miller the first base edging off.
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He goes the pitch is taken by all.
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So Roy McCullin who is running moving down the second base on the walk to Chris Katasero.
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That's what runners at first and second with no one out and more fun coming up.
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One about a one fifty four to hit some 13 times up one of the hits that you base it.
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And boy are the third baseman already and looking for the fun as is Bill White.
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No score in the game.
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Spawn squares around.
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And the third baseman is going to be the third baseman.
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And the third baseman is going to be the third baseman.
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And the third baseman is going to be the third baseman.
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As well as past we can see all the straightforward thoughts well in the last year on.
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When many have gone to third base as and for the second baseman already.
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Looking for the but as is Bill White helped for the game was squares around.
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How about Gibson Sehra does not go to either second or third to breath.
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So at the great event are we information was confusing complained.
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there was no one there and he
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had to go to first.
43:55
Oh the Mets move up their
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runners.
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They have them at second and
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third was one out and on the
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play.
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It went one for.
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Bond credited with a sacrifice
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in the batter coming up with
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Bobby Clough.
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Bobby with a single his first
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time up raising his average to
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one sixty nine.
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He's a little through the
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middle.
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Cardinals are playing their
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infield back at second and
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third their infield in the
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first and third second and
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short.
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And the first best the class is
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off the handle.
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Passball jammed in tight
44:37
strike one.
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Cardinals no runs to it.
44:46
The Mets no runs and two hits
44:47
with the Mets with runners at
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second and third with one out
44:50
here in the bottom half of the
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third.
44:53
Gibson into the windup and back
44:54
again and a curve ball hit
44:56
foul.
44:57
Pioneer the left side out of
44:59
play.
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And Tim McArthur going out to
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the pitcher's mound to talk with
45:06
Bob Gibson to strike down on
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Bobby Clough.
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Tim McArthur after the
45:19
conversation coming back to home
45:21
play.
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Hope with umpire in this game
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tonight.
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A new crew in here headed by
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Al Barley at third base.
45:31
Stan Lannis at first base Mel
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Steiner second a curve ball
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checked on it.
45:36
Breaking pitch Bobby was
45:37
starting to swing and held off
45:39
Justin time.
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Now at one ball and two strikes.
45:48
Oh I think on that third base.
45:51
Chris Canna zero at second.
45:55
Gibson reading the signs from
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Tim McArthur now into the windup
45:58
his next pitch curve way inside.
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So the cat now has two balls and
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two strikes and he started off
46:09
with Roy McMillan getting the
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two strikes single in the left
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field.
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Chris Canna zero then why.
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Five wins and no losses this
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year.
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Three of them shut out.
46:23
There's a two to pitch again.
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It's foul off to the right side.
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Oh Bobby Clough saying stuff.
46:30
Staying in there the catcher
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holding the two balls and two
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strikes.
46:37
Anything out the right field in
46:39
the air would have to be fairly
46:41
deep because Mike Shannon the
46:42
right fielder there was one of
46:43
the best times in baseball.
46:45
He's also playing the shallow
46:46
right field.
46:47
Kurt Flood shallow and
46:48
centerfield.
46:49
Lou Brock deep and left.
46:51
Now a two to fastball one on a
46:53
miss like three.
46:55
So Bob Gibson picks up an
46:57
important strikeout at the
46:59
second in this game.
47:00
And it brings up Ron Hunt with
47:01
two in a way Ron hit into a
47:09
double play his first time up.
47:11
He's betting at two seventy
47:12
three a right hand batter with
47:13
no home runs and one run better
47:14
than all score on bottom half of
47:22
the third and the first pitcher
47:24
breaking pitch in first strike.
47:26
Gibson with a hard slider at
47:27
strike one infield deep all the
47:35
way around except the third
47:36
lawyer protecting against a
47:38
bunch.
47:39
Next pitch back inside a
47:40
fastball this time one ball one
47:42
strike.
47:49
I'm a villain that you know off
47:50
at third base.
47:51
Chris Cantazero a short lead at
47:53
second.
47:53
Gibson taking the signs from Tim
47:55
McCarver and not taking a
47:58
little too much time and Ron
47:59
Hunt calls time straight out the
48:01
batter's box time back in and
48:05
now the 1 1 delivery fastball
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hit down the short.
48:08
It goes over the first base for
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the out to retire the side in
48:13
the ending the Mets leave two on
48:14
the base hit in the walk.
48:16
There were no errors in the
48:17
first base.
48:18
The second base hit the
48:19
second base hit the third base
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in the ending the Mets leave two
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on the base hit in the walk.
48:27
There were no errors the score
48:28
at the end of three.
48:30
The Mets nothing the Cardinals
48:31
nothing.
48:33
Are you one of those people who
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go to a German American picnic
48:36
and can't sing because you don't
48:37
know the song.
48:52
They're common.
48:53
In the Himmel is a song that
48:56
gets sung over and over at
48:57
German parties and picnics until
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the singers raise a fearful
49:01
thirst.
49:02
Beer here is the traditional
49:08
German call for beer and often
49:10
it's Ryan Gold extra dry they
49:11
call for.
49:12
In fact in New York City where
49:14
there are more Germans than in
49:16
all of Heidelberg more people
49:19
drink angle than any other beer
49:21
and Ryan Gold is doing great in
49:22
New Jersey New England and
49:23
Pennsylvania too.
49:25
Why do German Americans like
49:27
Ryan Gold.
49:28
We don't know but we must be
49:30
doing something right.
49:37
Top of the fourth no score as
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Bob Gibson and Warren's bond
49:40
dual away here at Shea Stadium
49:42
born on the mound for the Mets
49:44
will face Kurt Flood Ken Boyer
49:45
and Dick Grode here and he goes
49:48
into the first lineup and his
49:49
first pitch.
49:51
It's a curve ball low for ball
49:52
one.
49:54
Kurt Flood walked in the three
49:55
two pitchers first time up his
49:56
average at three hundred.
49:57
He's got a lot of home runs.
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Yes for home runs 16 runs batted
50:03
in a lot of home runs for Kurt
50:07
and the next pitch is lined to
50:08
left field a base hit Joe
50:09
Christopher over on one knee to
50:11
block it.
50:12
He comes up with it throws it on
50:13
in.
50:14
Oh Kurt Flood leads off here in
50:16
the top of the fourth with a
50:17
base hit.
50:20
That's the third hit off Warren's
50:21
side of the field Ken Boyer can
50:28
struck out on the screw ball as
50:29
first time up his own for one
50:38
taking his average that to seventy
50:40
six right hand better most
50:48
valuable player the runner goes
50:49
and the pitch fouled off strike
50:51
and the run play put on by the
50:52
Cardinals but spawn picks up a
50:54
strike.
51:04
Speaking about floods home runs
51:06
last year he had a total of five
51:08
for the whole season already as
51:09
for house pond checking the
51:13
signs flood already off at first
51:15
spot not even on the Fitchy
51:16
River he goes to first base but
51:18
he's got to get back by that you
51:22
know now again on strike down
51:27
and Ken Boyer and spawn to the
51:31
plate the pitch inside one ball
51:33
one strike and a zero faking a
51:35
throw to first base no score in
51:38
this game no one away top of the
51:40
fourth other games in the
51:42
National League Cincinnati
51:43
nothing Philadelphia nothing
51:44
after one and a half.
51:45
Its third time to hear everybody
51:47
score against the 못raه sun
51:49
and Florence Spurs against short
51:52
Milwaukee nothing Pittsburgh
51:54
nothing after one watching gaming
51:55
against Cardinal now to run
51:56
score in the national league so
51:58
far won one delivery a pitch on
52:01
Floyd draws a throw for his
52:02
face but he gets back in time
52:09
scheduled in the national league
52:11
Houston against Los Angeles
52:12
Dodgers leading the National League by two and a half games over Cincinnati and Cincinnati in here this weekend for Friday night
52:19
Saturday afternoon and Sunday doubleheader
52:23
Two balls and one strike one again with a lead at first
52:26
And spawn to the plate and the pitch is low. It's ball three
52:30
So spawn three and one against Ken Boyer
52:33
In the American leg Yankees out with no runs in two and the third innings to a mega tuna happening
52:45
Boston no runs in two. It's nothing nothing after two and a half Saddam our against Wilson Detroit nothing
52:51
Washington nothing after one and a half Wickersham against Kreitzer
52:54
Even nothing Baltimore nothing after two and a half Terry against barber. So there hasn't been a run scored in the Major League so far tonight
53:00
Throw the first base flat back not too much trouble also scheduled in the National League Los Angeles at Minnesota
53:08
Kansas City Chicago not scheduled
53:11
Three balls one strike one with a big lead. He draws another throw. It's fairly close, but he's back in time
53:19
What takes about as big a lead as you can take
53:25
Now he has shortened up
53:27
And spawn steps off the pitching rubber blood goes a little bit closer to first base now a quick throw to first but not in time
53:34
Come on anticipating a hit and run play right here. He's trying to pick something up at first
53:41
Now he sets again and the three one pitch with the runner going is fouled away
53:46
All going out of play on the first base side the cat goes up to three balls and two strikes and blood goes back to first
53:59
Cardinals don't run three hits a mess no runs in two
54:04
Going out top of the fourth
54:06
On deck batter Jake growth and flood again with that lead and again. He draws a throw and he's back safely
54:20
Three balls two strikes on sets again
54:25
He's back safely
54:27
Three balls two strikes on sets again and the pitch with a runner going is in the center field shallow center
54:35
On Swabota moving and calling for and he makes the catch
54:44
On hanging tight picking up Ken Boyer now he'll fix the dick drop
54:48
But back the first base after the cat
54:52
And right here again a hit and run man
54:55
Dick growth big batting to 28. He's off to a very slow start
55:04
Shortstop Roy McMillan has a good start
55:08
And the catch is a hit and run play
55:11
Very slow start shortstop Roy McMillan has shortened up in his position
55:21
The runner goes the pitches hit in the center field fairly deep changes the water back by the warning track. He has room and he makes the catch
55:28
But who is all the way down the second base back to first
55:31
To a way down it brings up Bill White Bill was curved out his first time up
55:37
Adding a 253 with four home runs and 12 runs better than
55:40
Why the left hand batter no Scarlett game Dent Awesome
55:48
He's missed this run already
55:49
a
55:54
Bramot
56:06
McDermott
56:07
is
56:07
Ha
56:08
first and the pitch to why it is
56:11
on the inside corner throw the
56:12
first base with blood back
56:14
ahead of the deck one strike
56:18
down at Bill White.
56:25
That's a determined to work
56:26
around on Kurt's blood at first
56:29
base again he leads off and Spahn
56:33
steps off the pitching rubber
56:34
that moves him back just a little
56:36
bit low on sets again and the
56:43
one strike delivery is too low
56:45
breaking pitch below the knees
56:46
one ball and one strike.
56:53
What led off the any with a
56:54
single the left field and Ken
56:59
Boyer flat out the center field
57:00
shallow center field on a three
57:02
two pitch that growed out the
57:03
deep center field on the first
57:05
pitch and now they can't one
57:06
ball and one strike and Bill
57:07
White side arm fastball hit the
57:09
short second base and he catches
57:11
the ball little looping ball
57:13
off the handle of Ron Hunt.
57:15
We retire the side no runs on
57:19
one hit no errors one man left
57:20
and the score at the end of
57:22
three and a half the card knows
57:23
nothing the Mets nothing.
57:26
It's very hard to sell sheet
57:27
music in Jamaica and make up
57:29
songs wherever they need them
57:31
like this.
57:32
Having a party eating rice and
57:34
peas and dancing happily as you
57:37
please charming lady with a very
57:39
nice pile.
57:40
I'll talk to her for a while
57:43
I'll talk to her for a while
57:45
when Jamaicans get together for
57:47
a party the beat is calypso and
57:49
the songs are made up on the
57:50
spot.
57:51
The party was hilarious as it
57:53
could be but in the morning
57:55
there was news for me the penny
57:57
was a man's wedding tune on his
57:59
wife the smiling lady is now my
58:01
wife the smiling lady is now my
58:04
wife and when the singer finds
58:06
his throat a little dry
58:08
something refreshing will be
58:09
improvised probably Reingold
58:11
beer in New York City where
58:13
there are more different kinds
58:15
of people than in any other city
58:17
in the world more people drink
58:19
Reingold extra dry than any
58:20
other beer and Reingold is going
58:22
great in New Jersey New England
58:24
and Pennsylvania too.
58:25
Why do Jamaicans like Reingold
58:27
we don't know but we must be
58:29
doing something right.
58:34
Bottom half of the fourth Johnny
58:35
Lewis lead off for the Mets
58:37
against Bob Gibson Johnny 0 for
58:41
one a left hand battered he hits
58:42
the first pitch to left field
58:44
high in the air fairly deep back
58:45
in the warning track is rock and
58:49
he makes the catch that ball was
58:50
up there a long high fly ball
58:52
for our number one one pitch and
58:59
one away and Joe Christopher
59:00
comes in Joe grounded out of the
59:08
shortstop on one pitches first
59:10
time up hit the ball fairly
59:12
He's batting at two twenty eight
59:19
and the first pitch has taken
59:21
ball one Christopher moving out
59:23
to decoy a fun on Ken Boyer who
59:25
is playing a fairly shallow
59:26
third base and now Gibson back
59:34
again and a slider is outside
59:36
his two balls no strike Bob has
59:38
given up two hits one of the
59:40
first one of the third he has
59:44
struck out two and walked one
59:47
and the right hander back with a
59:49
breaking pitch again strike one
59:51
on the outside corner up around
59:52
the letter got now two balls and
59:55
one strike and the two one
1:00:01
delivery fastball foul down in
1:00:03
the dirt can moves to two balls
1:00:06
and two strikes Tim McCarver the
1:00:12
catcher for the St. Louis
1:00:15
Cardinals out now to give out
1:00:16
the sign and Gibson now at two
1:00:21
to pitch his head on the first
1:00:24
base side and foul territory
1:00:26
Bill White over by the coaching
1:00:27
box and he makes it get Christopher
1:00:30
tried to hold up in a swing and
1:00:32
that one got the bat too far
1:00:33
around and popped it up now with
1:00:35
two down it'll bring up Eddie
1:00:37
Crane ball at batting three sixty
1:00:46
he leads the club and runs better
1:00:47
than with 17 he has three home
1:00:49
runs Cardinals nothing to miss
1:00:53
nothing and the first pitch is a
1:00:55
curve ball for strike one I'll
1:00:58
get on a telly right down on the
1:01:00
ground and call the pitches
1:01:02
umpire behind home plate and the
1:01:06
next pitch back is high one ball
1:01:08
one strike pictures of the old
1:01:15
time umpire you see them standing
1:01:16
up almost at attention now of
1:01:20
course nationally umpires as low
1:01:22
as I can get a let up is in the
1:01:23
dirt it's ball to two balls and
1:01:26
one strike rainbow flat out the
1:01:35
deep left field his first time
1:01:36
up fairly deep not bad by the
1:01:38
warning track but deep enough
1:01:39
and he has a hard swing at a
1:01:41
fastball two balls two strikes
1:01:47
on deck better runs for both
1:01:54
now Gibson into the big windup
1:01:55
and his next pitch is a curve
1:01:56
ball hit the shallow left field
1:01:58
little Brock moving in now
1:02:00
coming up a little faster and he
1:02:02
makes the catch to retire the
1:02:03
side one two three for Bob Gibson
1:02:06
and a score at the end of four
1:02:08
the Cardinals nothing the Mets
1:02:09
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York Mets time is now nine o'clock
1:03:11
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cloudy this is Lindsay Nelson with
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Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy at Shea
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Stadium in New York four inning
1:03:22
turtles in this game for the Cardinals
1:03:23
no runs on three hits and no errors
1:03:25
for the Mets no runs two hits no
1:03:27
errors cards coming up now with
1:03:29
Mike Shannon to lead off he's been
1:03:30
up one time and he found it out by
1:03:32
midnight Pacific Coast time and that
1:03:34
is three a.m. New York time teams
1:03:37
must cut down to squad limits of
1:03:39
twenty five players so there will be
1:03:41
personnel moves made throughout the
1:03:43
course of this evening by various
1:03:46
major league ball clubs as they make
1:03:48
moves to get down to the squad limit
1:03:52
and we'll tell you about them as we
1:03:53
learn of them now the pitch is in
1:03:58
there for a called strike Shannon
1:04:02
hitting point zero eight nine after
1:04:06
this point he's been up forty five
1:04:08
times and had four hits so far this
1:04:10
season is a swing and a drive to
1:04:16
deep left center but Ron Swoboda is
1:04:18
over there near the edge of the
1:04:19
winding track he's called he makes
1:04:20
the catch there's one away that'll
1:04:22
bring up Tim McCarver who's been up
1:04:24
one time and fly it out to center
1:04:25
field a carver is a left hand batter
1:04:35
so far the Yankees have recalled
1:04:37
infield a Harris Clark and a player
1:04:39
move the Washington Senators have
1:04:41
given Roy Sebers his unconditional
1:04:43
release they have returned pitcher
1:04:45
Dallas Green to the Phillies they
1:04:47
have sent pitcher Nick Wilhite to
1:04:49
Spokane
1:04:53
Spon's pitch is low for a ball to
1:04:56
Tim McCarver the Cleveland Indians
1:04:59
have sent pitchers Stan Williams to
1:05:01
Portland and Williams and they got
1:05:03
from the Yankees and the Yankees got
1:05:05
him from the Los Angeles Dodgers and
1:05:07
now the Indians have since and
1:05:08
Williams to Portland
1:05:14
and the pitch is in for a called
1:05:16
strike already the Cardinals are
1:05:19
down to their 25 player limit and
1:05:21
they got down to the 25 player
1:05:22
limit by sending left hand pitcher
1:05:24
Dave Dowling on waivers to the
1:05:26
Chicago Cubs the New York Mets are
1:05:30
carrying 27 players at this time so
1:05:32
they must cut down to 25 here is the
1:05:36
one one pitch swung on and land in
1:05:38
the right field for a base hit Johnny
1:05:40
Lewis over cuts it off up with it and
1:05:42
holds McCarver to a single right
1:05:45
that breaks up pitcher Bob Gibson this
1:05:50
man can swing a good bat as he proved
1:05:52
when he came up in third inning and
1:05:54
doubled into the warning track and off
1:05:57
the wall and center and it was thrown
1:05:59
out trying to stretch it into a
1:06:00
triple he is a fine all-around athlete
1:06:02
a former basketball star at Creighton
1:06:04
University one-time member of the
1:06:06
Harlem Globetrotters professional
1:06:09
basketball team
1:06:16
Gibson has a right hand batter
1:06:18
McCarver leads at first base
1:06:22
pitch is low for a ball McCarver
1:06:24
attended Christian Brothers High
1:06:25
School in Memphis Tennessee where he
1:06:28
was an all-around star and his
1:06:30
baseball coach there was Tony
1:06:32
Gagliano Phil Gagliano's uncle
1:06:37
Phil and Tim now of course are teammates
1:06:39
both in the lineup tonight for the
1:06:40
Cardinals
1:06:45
1-0 pitch inside he zipped him right at the
1:06:48
belt buckle missed by an inch
1:06:51
2-0
1:06:57
Gibson turns to look down to coach Joe
1:06:59
Schultz who runs through the science
1:07:01
at third base
1:07:07
the Cardinals this year under the
1:07:09
management of red chain deans
1:07:16
now spawned with the 2-0 delivery
1:07:18
swung on and lined in the right it's a
1:07:20
base hit Johnny Lewis ended up with it
1:07:22
and fires in and taken by McMillan
1:07:25
and it went over the head of Ron Hutt
1:07:27
but holding it second is McCarver
1:07:30
and Gibson's on with his second hit of the
1:07:32
night back-to-back base hits off spawn
1:07:35
with one away and Phil Gagliano coming
1:07:37
up now he's one for two
1:07:47
Gagliano is hitting 292 to this moment
1:07:55
Bob Gibson's getting the jacket on on
1:07:56
there at first base a little help from
1:07:58
coach Mickey Vernon
1:08:06
no score in this ballgame and we're in
1:08:08
the top half of the fifth inning same
1:08:10
two teams play here again tomorrow
1:08:12
afternoon and game time is 2 p.m.
1:08:17
spawn is up and set now as Cardinal
1:08:19
runners lead at first and second pitch
1:08:22
to the right hand batter and it misses
1:08:23
outside for a ball
1:08:29
as Ralph Kiner was noting umpire Augie
1:08:31
Donatelli gets down on that right knee
1:08:33
right down on the ground on each pitch
1:08:36
he's right down there in the dirt
1:08:43
1-0 delivery and it's low and away for
1:08:45
a ball 2-0
1:08:54
Stan Landis is the umpire at first
1:08:56
Mel Steiner is the umpire at second and
1:08:58
Al Barlich is the umpire at third base
1:09:01
Al Barlich is the senior umpire in the
1:09:04
National League
1:09:11
spawn steps off the rubber tightens up
1:09:13
the runners no throw is made
1:09:18
Gagliano stepped out at the plate he's
1:09:19
back in and waiting now with a 2-0 count
1:09:22
spawn up and set 2-0 pitch down low
1:09:27
spawn is trying to work carefully now
1:09:29
with runners on and he's gone behind
1:09:31
three balls and no strikes to Gagliano
1:09:33
with Lou Brock on deck
1:09:46
Tim McCarver the runner at second Bob
1:09:47
Gibson the runner at first
1:09:50
this is a 3-0 pitch
1:09:54
and he walked him on four pitch balls to
1:09:56
load the bases with one man up
1:09:58
that is the second walk issued by spawn
1:10:03
brings up left hand batter Lou Brock
1:10:05
who has sacrificed and grounded out
1:10:07
second to first
1:10:12
let's see how the Mets play the infield
1:10:13
now, Hunter McMillan looking into the
1:10:16
dugout for instruction from manager Casey
1:10:18
Stingle it is a managerial decision and
1:10:20
at this moment the Mets have the infield
1:10:22
back at double play depth with Faust at
1:10:24
third playing even with the edge of the
1:10:26
grass on the left hand batter
1:10:28
Crane Poo playing deep and behind the
1:10:30
runner at first base
1:10:33
here's the pitch swung out and hit on the
1:10:34
ground towards second it can't be a
1:10:36
double play and now a collision between
1:10:39
Hunt and Phil Gagliano and Hud is down
1:10:43
with his head on the ground
1:10:45
a collision between Hunt and Gagliano
1:10:47
and the out call is made there
1:10:51
and Hud is still down on the ground
1:10:53
and manager Rich Hanenich is coming out now
1:10:58
Coach Schultz is protesting to the umpire
1:11:01
Bell-Styler at second
1:11:03
it was a slow roller hit the second base
1:11:06
and Hud came in to field the ball and
1:11:10
there was a collision between Hud and
1:11:12
runner Phil Gagliano
1:11:14
of course the base runner must allow the
1:11:19
fielder the base path in fielding the
1:11:21
ball but the Cardinals are contending
1:11:23
that Hud made the contact after he got to
1:11:25
the ball
1:11:27
however
1:11:29
Hud is coming off the field and it is his
1:11:37
wrist that is injured
1:11:39
trainer Gus March is holding Hunt's wrist
1:11:42
as he leads him off the field and it could
1:11:44
be a costly play for the New York Mets
1:11:47
Charlie Smith is coming out of the dugout
1:11:49
and the clubhouse will move to second
1:11:51
Smith will go to third but Ron Hud is injured
1:11:53
and he is out of this ballgame and was
1:11:55
holding the wrist as he came off the field
1:11:57
we'll get a clubhouse report for you later
1:11:59
as soon as they have had a chance to
1:12:01
examine him closely in the clubhouse
1:12:03
but Ron Hud is not a man who comes out of
1:12:08
a ballgame if there's any possible way to
1:12:10
stay in it
1:12:12
the clubhouse moves to second and
1:12:15
Charlie Smith goes in and plays third
1:12:18
number one
1:12:20
moving to second base
1:12:22
number six
1:12:24
Bobby Clouse
1:12:26
number six
1:12:36
we'll give you a report on Hud as soon as
1:12:38
we get one there is also a possibility
1:12:40
that it could have been a collar bone
1:12:42
as he was over on the grass paying
1:12:48
attention to that as well but we'll wait
1:12:50
until we get a report from the Mets
1:12:52
clubhouse
1:13:02
McCarver
1:13:08
back to third and Gibson at second of
1:13:10
course
1:13:12
on the interference play
1:13:18
the air catcher please
1:13:20
Kurt Flood is coming up
1:13:22
on the last play
1:13:23
Lou Brock is the runner at first
1:13:25
there are two men out
1:13:27
runners could not advance of course on the interference
1:13:31
no runs scored as runners could not advance
1:13:33
and that information is being given to the fans
1:13:35
Kurt Flood is up now with two men out
1:13:38
the put out goes to Hud
1:13:40
as Jagliano is out
1:13:42
the base is still loaded
1:13:44
and here is Warren Spong pitch
1:13:46
swung on and land one off the cloud
1:13:48
he'll go to first base and the side is out
1:13:50
without a run having that score
1:13:55
throw in
1:13:56
stop having the fifth inning
1:13:58
the St. Louis Cardinals got no runs
1:14:00
they had two hits there were no errors and two left
1:14:02
and the score at the end of four and a half innings
1:14:04
is the Cardinals nothing
1:14:06
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1:14:08
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the Cardinals did not score
1:15:12
in the inning they had the bases loaded
1:15:14
and one man out and the ground ball went to honey
1:15:16
with a slow roller
1:15:18
and Gagliano was charged with interference
1:15:20
and when an interference call is made
1:15:22
that is our base runners return to the last base
1:15:24
to which they were legally entitled
1:15:26
at the time of the interference
1:15:28
so McCarver could not score from third
1:15:30
he was sent back and Gibson was sent back to second
1:15:32
Brock became the base runner
1:15:34
first with two men out
1:15:36
the put out going to hunt
1:15:38
and then Flood grounded out
1:15:40
here is the pitch now to Swavoda in there for a call strike one
1:15:42
so it was no runs
1:15:44
two hits no errors and three left for the Cardinals
1:15:46
in the top of the fifth
1:15:50
his pitch is in
1:15:52
for a call strike two to Ron Swavoda
1:15:56
he's been up one time and Gibson
1:15:58
struck him out
1:16:00
Mets have two hits off Gibson so far
1:16:02
he's struck out two and he's walked none
1:16:08
swing and a miss
1:16:10
he jammed him and he got that bat around quickly
1:16:14
so Swavoda has been struck out for the second time
1:16:16
and Roy McMillan is coming up
1:16:18
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it's a swing and a drive
1:16:36
on the left field line a fair ball
1:16:38
over to get at his Brock
1:16:40
McMillan turns and holds
1:16:42
the throw goes into second base and McMillan
1:16:44
has his second hit of the ballgame
1:16:48
that is hit number three for the Mets off Gibson
1:16:50
and McMillan has two of them
1:16:52
and this count is zero is coming up
1:17:04
hard nose nothing and the Mets nothing
1:17:06
with the Mets batting in the bottom half of the fifth inning
1:17:08
last Tuesday night
1:17:10
we had Jim Bunning going against
1:17:12
Warren Spahn
1:17:14
here at Shea City
1:17:16
and tonight it's Bob Gibson
1:17:18
against Warren Spahn
1:17:20
top pitchers in the national league
1:17:22
here's the pitch swung on
1:17:24
it's all back out of play
1:17:28
strike one to count
1:17:34
Spahn is kneeling in the on deck circle
1:17:36
for the New York Mets
1:17:46
again Gibson sets and the pitch
1:17:48
Mcmillan hit in the air to right center field
1:17:50
racing over now is Shannon he's there
1:17:52
and he makes the catch
1:17:54
McMillan halfway goes to first the throw there
1:17:56
and he just got back in time
1:17:58
a close play at first a Shannon's throw
1:18:00
a strong throw went to Bill White
1:18:02
at first and McMillan went sliding back in
1:18:04
just in time to keep from being doubled
1:18:06
two away and Spahn
1:18:08
is coming up
1:18:10
went up one time and sacrificed
1:18:12
the Mets had runners at second and third
1:18:14
with one man out in the bottom of the third
1:18:16
the crowd struck out and HUD rounded out
1:18:24
Warren Spahn has to play the left hand batter
1:18:30
catch inside for a ball
1:18:32
Gibson sets
1:18:34
one oh pitch
1:18:36
and it's high
1:18:38
ball two
1:18:40
in the national league at the end of three innings
1:18:42
the Phillies won the Cincinnati Reds nothing
1:18:44
John Sartorius against Chris Short
1:18:46
at the end of three innings the Pittsburgh
1:18:48
Parrots won the Milwaukee Braves nothing
1:18:50
Wade Lassen game against Don Cardwell
1:18:52
and the New York Mets
1:18:54
and the New York Mets
1:18:56
and the New York Mets
1:18:58
and the New York Mets
1:19:00
and the New York Mets
1:19:02
Houston at Los Angeles later start
1:19:04
Chicago at San Francisco later start
1:19:12
McMillan leads two oh pitch to Spahn
1:19:14
in there for a called strike
1:19:16
in the three and a half the Yankees two and Boston one
1:19:18
Stoudelmeyer against Wilson
1:19:20
Yastremski home it in the third with nobody on for Boston
1:19:22
end of two and a half Washington one
1:19:24
Detroit nothing Wickersham against
1:19:26
Price here
1:19:28
here's two one pitch
1:19:30
swung out it missed it's two two
1:19:32
in the four and a half Cleveland two
1:19:34
Baltimore nothing Ralph Terry against Steve Barber
1:19:36
Los Angeles at Minnesota
1:19:38
later start Kansas City and Chicago
1:19:40
not scheduled
1:19:44
right here it is the Cardinals nothing
1:19:46
the Mets nothing in the bottom half of the fifth inning
1:19:48
two men out a runner at first
1:19:50
pitch is swung out in line foul
1:19:52
the Mets are out of play
1:20:08
now the pitch is low for a ball
1:20:22
full count so
1:20:24
McMillan with two men out will be moving
1:20:26
on the pitch
1:20:28
there he goes
1:20:30
foul ball back
1:20:32
out of play
1:20:34
if you're keeping a scorecard
1:20:36
on the interference play of the last inning
1:20:38
Gills Hunt
1:20:40
a put out
1:20:42
unassisted on the interference play
1:20:44
and charge
1:20:46
Lou Brock with a time at bat
1:20:48
he hit the ground ball
1:20:56
here's the payoff pitch and it's inside
1:20:58
ball for a walk in
1:21:00
that's the first walk issued by Bob Gibson
1:21:06
check it it's the second walk issued by Gibson
1:21:08
he walked counter-zero on the third inning
1:21:12
so it gives the Mets
1:21:14
runners at first and second
1:21:16
two men out and Bobby Klaus up
1:21:18
pitch is a breaking ball in there
1:21:20
pops out of the glove of McCarber
1:21:22
strike wise
1:21:34
Gibson working with the Mets
1:21:36
he's got a good shot
1:21:38
he's got a good shot
1:21:40
he's got a good shot
1:21:42
he's got a good shot
1:21:44
he's got a good shot
1:21:46
Gibson working off the stretch here
1:21:50
at the land ground in the right field
1:21:52
and it's going to be in there for a base hit
1:21:54
it's going all the way to the wall
1:21:56
McMillan round 30 coming home
1:21:58
Bond is rounding third and he is coming home
1:22:00
it'll be a close play
1:22:02
he is out and he slides at the plate
1:22:04
Bond is out at the plate
1:22:06
but the Mets get one run
1:22:08
the relay went 9-4-2
1:22:10
as Bobby Klaus
1:22:12
drilled that ball in the deep right field
1:22:14
he gets a run batted in as McMillan did score
1:22:18
it is scored as a double for Bobby Klaus
1:22:20
and Bond goes out 9-4-2
1:22:24
the relay coming from Shannon
1:22:26
to Gagliano
1:22:28
to McCarber and he's got there in plenty of time
1:22:30
but Bond hits the dirt nonetheless
1:22:32
in the bottom half of the fifth inning
1:22:34
the Mets got one run
1:22:36
on two hits
1:22:38
no errors and one left and the score at the end of
1:22:40
five full innings
1:22:42
the Mets won and the Cardinals nothing
1:22:46
Hey do you remember the Mets 23 inning marathon
1:22:48
with the Giants
1:22:50
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perfect game here
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Punted Bound St. Louis Cardinals the last week
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of last season
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five inning totals in the ball game for the Mets
1:23:52
one run on four hits
1:23:54
and no errors
1:23:56
Cardinals no runs, five hits, no errors
1:24:06
Ken Boyer is up to lead off now for the Cardinals
1:24:12
Warren Spahn on the mound
1:24:32
and the pitch is swung on
1:24:34
hit on the ground foul back of third
1:24:36
and the pitch is swung on
1:24:38
hit on the ground foul back of third
1:24:40
there's action now in the Mets bullpen
1:24:42
Gary Crowell is throwing
1:24:44
Warren Spahn
1:24:46
had a little workout on the bases that time
1:24:48
and had to hit the dirt coming into the plate
1:24:50
so just as a precaution
1:24:52
the Mets have started Gary Crowell
1:24:54
throwing in the bullpen
1:24:56
Mets lead by a score of one nothing
1:25:00
pitch is low and away for a ball
1:25:02
one and one to Ken Boyer
1:25:04
one and one to Ken Boyer
1:25:14
and the one one delivery
1:25:16
swung on and popped up foul
1:25:18
out of play
1:25:22
runs the count to one ball
1:25:24
and two strikes
1:25:26
Dick Groat is waiting on deck for the Cardinals
1:25:40
and the one two pitch
1:25:42
screwball breaks low and away
1:25:44
it's two two
1:25:52
Charlie Smith at third for the Mets
1:25:54
Bobby Claus at second
1:26:04
that pitch is inside low and it's a full count of three and two
1:26:18
now Spahn with the playoff pitch
1:26:20
outside he walked him
1:26:22
third walk issued by Spahn
1:26:26
and it's a lead off walk to Boyer
1:26:28
and brings up Dick Groat
1:26:30
he is popped to second and fly to center
1:26:38
Mets shade center field around Swabota
1:26:40
over toward right
1:26:42
they have Johnny Lewis way over toward the line
1:26:44
because Dick Groat likes to take that ball to right field
1:26:46
one of the fine hit and run men in the game of baseball
1:26:54
Crane pool holds against the runner Ken Boyer
1:26:58
and it is full foul back of third and out of play
1:27:04
strike one to Dick Groat
1:27:06
Boyer back to the bag at first
1:27:08
Bill White has moved out to the on deck circle now
1:27:10
for the Cardinals
1:27:20
Spahn looks to count a zero for a sign
1:27:24
pitch out nothing odd
1:27:26
and the ball is in the air
1:27:28
and it's a one two pitch
1:27:30
and the one two pitch
1:27:32
and the one two pitch
1:27:34
and the one two pitch
1:27:36
pitch out nothing odd
1:27:40
Mets figured that just maybe
1:27:42
Cardinals might be playing hit and run on that pitch
1:27:44
so
1:27:46
count a zero call for the pitch out
1:27:48
one and one, Groat looks now for the sign
1:28:00
Boyer takes his lead at first
1:28:02
one one pitch and another pitch out
1:28:04
and a throw down and not in time
1:28:06
well the Mets figured since they had called
1:28:08
for one pitch out and it had gone one one
1:28:10
that perhaps the Cardinals then would put it on
1:28:12
so they call for another one
1:28:14
now it's two balls and one strike
1:28:16
two one
1:28:32
two one delivery with the runner going
1:28:34
it's on now and it's in the air
1:28:36
down the right field out a foul ball
1:28:38
and Johnny Lewis can't get to it
1:28:40
a long strike
1:28:42
they were playing hit and run with Boyer going
1:28:44
pitch out now to Groat
1:28:52
Groat's reading Joe Shulstein
1:28:54
to see what they do on two two
1:29:00
there's nobody out and the Mets are leading here
1:29:02
by a score of one to nothing
1:29:10
the bond is up and set
1:29:12
here's the pitch
1:29:14
on the ground to third
1:29:16
the Clogs go one, the total first
1:29:18
the double play
1:29:24
with the runner holding
1:29:26
Dick Groat hit a ground ball to third
1:29:28
Charlie Smith up with it fired
1:29:30
the Clogs made the pivot on the peg on and the Mets
1:29:32
have pulled off their 23rd double play
1:29:34
of this young season
1:29:36
and Bill White is coming up
1:29:38
he has struck out swinging and lined out to second
1:29:40
so far
1:29:44
White is a left hand batter
1:29:50
ground ball hits the second base
1:29:52
Clouse is over up with it he plays the crane
1:29:54
pull and the side is out
1:29:56
no runs, no hits, no errors
1:29:58
none left and the score at the end of
1:30:00
five and a half innings just the Mets
1:30:02
one, the Cardinals nothing
1:30:04
but the words from Viceroy Cigarette
1:30:10
Viceroy's got the taste that's right
1:30:12
not too strong and not too light
1:30:14
the taste that's right
1:30:20
you get the word
1:30:22
it's Viceroy, a cigarette that's
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specifically designed to taste the way
1:30:26
you'd like a filter cigarette to taste
1:30:28
if you're a filter smoker
1:30:30
you've already discovered
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some brands taste too strong
1:30:34
as if they didn't even have a filter
1:30:36
and others taste too light
1:30:38
you know the kind, they never seem
1:30:40
to satisfy your taste
1:30:48
why the General Electric Station ends
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connected a 810 on your dial
1:30:58
this is Lindsay Nelson
1:31:00
Bob Murphy and Ralph Tinder
1:31:02
at Shea Stadium in New York
1:31:04
Charlie Smith's up and the first pitch is off the outside
1:31:06
going in for ball one
1:31:08
Charlie Smith batting number two in the
1:31:10
batting order
1:31:16
his first time up tonight he's hitting 151
1:31:18
here's a swing
1:31:20
and a miss for strike one, one and one
1:31:22
to the right hand batter with Johnny Lewis-Ande
1:31:24
the miss one and the guard knows nothing
1:31:34
Bob Gibson with the one-one delivery
1:31:36
swung on and on the ground is short
1:31:38
taken deep by Grode, long throw
1:31:40
and he beat it for a little bit
1:31:48
Charlie Smith
1:31:50
legs out, the base hit
1:31:54
and is on it first with
1:31:56
Johnny Lewis coming up
1:32:04
Lewis has grounded out and
1:32:06
flying out so far
1:32:14
and the crowd comes alive here at
1:32:16
Shea Stadium with the chant of
1:32:18
Joe Metz
1:32:20
Lewis bumps the ball down the third base line
1:32:22
a foul ball and it falls off
1:32:24
Metz trying to get Smith
1:32:26
on down to second with Joe
1:32:28
Christopher waiting on deck
1:32:42
Metz now has five hits off
1:32:44
Gibson
1:32:48
all right handers set
1:32:50
and a pitch to Johnny Lewis
1:32:52
it's one run and miss for strike two
1:33:00
he took a rip at that one
1:33:02
and the two strike delivery is live in the right field for a base hit
1:33:17
Cannon comes up with it, Smith holds it second
1:33:19
as the throw goes to second and Lewis is on it first
1:33:21
with a line shot to right
1:33:23
and the Nature runners at first and second
1:33:25
not nobody out and Joe Christopher
1:33:27
coming up.
1:33:37
The first round it out and
1:33:38
fouled out the first place so
1:33:39
far.
1:33:40
He's reading down his side now
1:33:42
to see if the Mets are going to
1:33:45
try to sacrifice the runners are
1:33:50
the Mets are leading in this
1:33:51
game by a score of one to nothing
1:33:52
and listen to that crowd.
1:34:00
Bill White at first place
1:34:01
expecting the bun is way on the
1:34:03
edge of the grass and Ken Boyers
1:34:05
on the cutout at third.
1:34:11
Here's the pitch and the
1:34:12
Bunches and Mithies for strike
1:34:14
one.
1:34:16
Joe Christopher questioning
1:34:17
Umber Donatelli about the movie
1:34:19
made with the bat and asking
1:34:21
what it is in the strike zone
1:34:23
is strike one to Christopher
1:34:34
Rainbow is waiting on that
1:34:35
white fill it on the edge of the
1:34:37
grass at first.
1:34:38
Here is the pitch and it's low
1:34:40
for a ball for the congo one
1:34:42
one.
1:34:47
Charlie Smith the runner at
1:34:48
second and Johnny Lewis the
1:34:49
runner at first.
1:34:56
Gibson reading McCarver side
1:34:59
runners lead first and second
1:35:01
the one one pitch he bunches on
1:35:02
the third base.
1:35:03
Boyer you have to go to first
1:35:06
Gagliano takes the throw
1:35:07
sacrifice moves the runners up
1:35:09
and the play goes five four.
1:35:15
Charlie Smith moves to third
1:35:16
Johnny Lewis to second and
1:35:17
left hand batter Ed Crane
1:35:19
Bull is coming up.
1:35:29
He's going to be
1:35:30
intentionally walk with first
1:35:32
base open and Swabota on deck.
1:35:34
They're going to walk him
1:35:35
intentionally at all.
1:35:42
An intentional pass with first
1:35:47
base open.
1:35:54
We're all back there for a
1:35:55
little instruction.
1:35:56
He is bending over looking into
1:35:57
the dugout and manager Casey
1:35:59
Stengel is talking to Swabota
1:36:00
now as ball for and train who
1:36:03
goes to first.
1:36:05
The bases are loaded with one
1:36:06
man out.
1:36:07
Now Swabota's been up twice and
1:36:09
the young fellow has been
1:36:10
knocked out both times by
1:36:12
hard throwing Bob Gibson.
1:36:28
Swabota is 20 years of age and
1:36:30
he hasn't faced many pitchers
1:36:31
like Bob Gibson who came into
1:36:33
this game with a record of five
1:36:34
wins and no losses.
1:36:37
So let's see how he makes out
1:36:38
this time.
1:36:43
That's just in a hurry.
1:36:44
He took the short chopping
1:36:45
stroke.
1:36:46
It's like one like Melon is on
1:36:50
deck.
1:36:51
Max two for two fastball right
1:36:55
in there for a call right to
1:36:58
get them just bearing down and
1:37:00
trying to overpower on Swabota
1:37:07
lots of motion and the pitch is
1:37:08
high in time.
1:37:09
One and two Charlie Smith at
1:37:16
third Johnny Lewis at second
1:37:18
Ed Green bullet first the one
1:37:22
two pitch missed long away.
1:37:25
No it's too late to not
1:37:38
get them looks to McCarver.
1:37:40
Here's a two to fit.
1:37:42
He's stuck him out to the third
1:37:44
time.
1:37:48
He's been up twice and had two
1:37:49
base hits to man up.
1:38:07
Gibson has struck out four men in
1:38:09
this game.
1:38:10
He is trucks will vote out three
1:38:11
times and class one paid
1:38:15
attendance here tonight.
1:38:16
This Tuesday night twenty four
1:38:19
thousand five hundred nineteen
1:38:21
total in the ballpark twenty
1:38:23
five thousand three hundred
1:38:24
ninety a fine Tuesday night
1:38:27
turnout at Jay Stadium in New
1:38:28
York swing and a miss by
1:38:32
McMillan at the plate.
1:38:45
Runners leading at first second
1:38:46
and third the strike one
1:38:47
delivery swung on and missed a
1:38:49
strike to Bob Gibson bearing
1:38:55
down here in the bottom of the
1:38:56
sixth.
1:39:09
If he starts the motion the two
1:39:11
strike delivery swung on and
1:39:12
landed a right field.
1:39:15
Charlie Smith scores Johnny
1:39:16
Lewis comes out to score
1:39:18
Frank
1:39:19
is at third and he is being
1:39:21
held up and McMillan is at
1:39:22
second with a double to run
1:39:24
battered.
1:39:44
Ryan McMillan with his third hit
1:39:46
of the night he is three for
1:39:48
three a double the right turn
1:39:50
of the field and two runs battered
1:39:51
in and that's a crane bullet
1:39:54
third McMillan at second to
1:39:55
man out and Chris Calisero is
1:39:57
up.
1:39:58
He has walked and flat out to
1:39:59
right field and that's three
1:40:02
and the cardinal of nothing
1:40:06
blowing away from all
1:40:21
and Gibson with the pitch
1:40:23
hung on and fouled off a strike
1:40:25
one at one and one.
1:40:31
There is no action as yet in the
1:40:34
final bullpen and that's a
1:40:37
three runs on seven hits.
1:40:48
There's a one one delivery
1:40:50
breaking ball high and tight.
1:40:52
It's two and one.
1:41:00
Well the old timers say when you
1:41:02
have a man who throws his heart
1:41:03
at Gibson all you got to do is
1:41:04
just get some wood on that ball
1:41:06
and that's what McMillan's been
1:41:07
doing tonight and he's gone
1:41:09
three for three to one pitch in
1:41:15
there for a call strike at two
1:41:16
to the count of their Warren
1:41:21
Spahn is waiting on deck and the
1:41:31
two to delivery swung on and
1:41:33
missed he struck him out five
1:41:35
strikeouts in the game for
1:41:36
Gibson so far but the Mets and
1:41:39
the bottom of the six picked up
1:41:40
two runs on three hits no errors
1:41:44
and two left and the score at
1:41:45
the end of six full innings is
1:41:47
the Mets three and the cardinals
1:41:49
nothing Bob Murphy will be along
1:41:51
in just a moment to detail the
1:41:52
play by play right now is a very
1:41:55
sad French Canadian song about a
1:41:57
fellow who lost the key of his
1:41:58
clarinet.
1:41:59
Listen.
1:42:01
I lost the key of my clarinet
1:42:04
I lost the key of my clarinet
1:42:07
Oh, don't tell me he knows
1:42:09
I lost the key of my clarinet
1:42:13
is a song with the kind of humor
1:42:15
French Canadians love but one
1:42:17
song leads to another and the
1:42:19
first that follows is no laughing
1:42:20
matter
1:42:21
Oh,
1:42:33
I'm the cool is what they'll
1:42:34
sing as they reach for a beer
1:42:36
probably Reingold extra dry.
1:42:38
In fact in New York City where
1:42:40
there are more different kinds
1:42:41
of people than in any other city
1:42:43
in the world.
1:42:44
More people drink Reingold than
1:42:46
any other beer and Reingold is
1:42:48
going great in New Jersey, New
1:42:49
England and Pennsylvania too.
1:42:52
Why do French Canadians like
1:42:53
Reingold?
1:42:54
We don't know but we must be
1:42:56
doing something right.
1:43:06
Now the seventh inning here at
1:43:07
Shea Stadium and Mike Shannon
1:43:09
the right fielder will be up
1:43:10
against Warren Spahn.
1:43:13
Shannon over to has been thrown
1:43:14
out by the shortstop Roy
1:43:16
McMillan and fly to center.
1:43:18
Rangey right hand batter feet
1:43:22
wide apart.
1:43:23
Warren Spahn starts him off with
1:43:26
a breaking ball for a strike on
1:43:27
the outside corner.
1:43:32
Bottom third of the cardinal
1:43:33
batting order hitting in the
1:43:34
seventh.
1:43:35
Nothing going in the St. Louis
1:43:36
bullpen because Bob Gibson the
1:43:39
cardinal pitcher is a solid
1:43:40
hitter.
1:43:46
House body into his windup
1:43:47
down comes his pitch outside and
1:43:49
high one ball one strike.
1:43:57
New York three runs seven hits
1:43:59
and no errors St. Louis no runs
1:44:01
five hits no errors.
1:44:09
Now the one one delivery black
1:44:11
foul down the third base line no
1:44:12
play.
1:44:17
A game tomorrow at 2 p.m. Jack
1:44:18
Fisher pitching against Kurt
1:44:19
Simmons.
1:44:22
Mets will make their first trip
1:44:23
to St. Louis when they close out
1:44:24
this homestand.
1:44:26
They will start their next
1:44:27
road trip in Milwaukee then
1:44:28
spend the weekend in St. Louis
1:44:30
come back for a two night stop
1:44:31
in Philadelphia then return to
1:44:33
Shea Stadium to meet the Cubs
1:44:34
and the Pirates for the first
1:44:35
time this year.
1:44:42
Now Spani takes his sign from
1:44:43
Canisaro.
1:44:45
Here's the windup the one two
1:44:46
delivery a drive hit hard toward
1:44:48
the alley and left center field.
1:44:49
It'll be in for a base hit.
1:44:51
Christopher running the ball
1:44:52
down back on the track and
1:44:54
Shannon goes in the second with
1:44:55
a long double line drive hit up
1:45:02
the alley by Mike Shannon for a
1:45:03
long two base hit.
1:45:05
That brings up Tim McCarver.
1:45:13
Tim McCarver has lined out the
1:45:15
center and single to right one
1:45:16
hit and two times at bat.
1:45:18
Now Casey has right hander Gary
1:45:20
Crowell working in the New York
1:45:21
Mets bullpen.
1:45:31
Nobody out Mike Shannon with
1:45:32
the out Mike Shannon leading off
1:45:33
second Warren Spon delivers he
1:45:36
punched the ball off the mound
1:45:38
comes by the runner will hold it
1:45:39
second thrown to first he got
1:45:41
him.
1:45:44
Tim McCarver was trying to find
1:45:46
a base hit.
1:45:47
Nobody in the ballpark was
1:45:48
looking for a bunch with St.
1:45:49
Louis three runs behind fast
1:45:51
fielding by Spani and he threw
1:45:54
the first in time.
1:46:06
We are getting the report on
1:46:08
Ron Hunt now.
1:46:10
We'll wait until we have the
1:46:11
complete report to pass it along
1:46:13
but we can tell you now the news
1:46:14
is not good.
1:46:16
Now the pitch to Gibson a swing
1:46:18
and a miss.
1:46:19
Frank one Ron Hunt suffered the
1:46:22
shoulder injury in a collision
1:46:24
with Bill Gagliano.
1:46:29
There are many medical words but
1:46:31
you describe it as a separation
1:46:33
in the left shoulder and Ron
1:46:35
will undergo surgery tomorrow.
1:46:38
So it's been a costly blow for
1:46:39
the New York Mets.
1:46:42
Pitch to Bob Gibson one ball and
1:46:43
one strike.
1:46:44
Ron Hunt and that's all star
1:46:47
second baseman suffered a
1:46:48
shoulder separation in the
1:46:49
collision with Bill Gagliano.
1:46:51
Ron will be operated on
1:46:54
tomorrow.
1:46:55
Dr. Peter Lamont the Mets team
1:46:57
physician will not venture an
1:47:01
estimate as to how long Ron will
1:47:03
be out until after the
1:47:04
operation.
1:47:05
So it's a real joke for the New
1:47:07
York Mets.
1:47:11
One ball one strike on Bob
1:47:12
Gibson.
1:47:13
Now the pitch by Spani strike a
1:47:15
screwball in the outside corner.
1:47:22
It would probably be a
1:47:23
conservative estimate and we are
1:47:24
doing nothing but guessing and
1:47:26
predicating it on past injuries
1:47:27
of a similar nature.
1:47:29
I would guess Ron will be out
1:47:30
for about two months.
1:47:35
One to delivery a looping fly
1:47:36
ball to short center.
1:47:37
In comes Ron Swabota.
1:47:39
He's under it and he makes the
1:47:40
catch.
1:47:41
Shannon holding on at second
1:47:42
base to him and down.
1:47:46
So Spani at Matty tough in the
1:47:47
clutch Gibson was two for two as
1:47:49
he came up and Spani gets him
1:47:51
on a fly ball in the short
1:47:52
center.
1:47:57
Now the hitter is Bill
1:47:58
Gagliano and the crowd riding
1:48:00
Gagliano a little bit.
1:48:02
As a result of this collision
1:48:03
with Ron.
1:48:05
Inaffairness was called and a
1:48:07
run denied the St. Louis
1:48:08
Cardinals.
1:48:09
Gagliano certainly did not do
1:48:11
it deliberately.
1:48:12
Now the pitcher on the way line
1:48:14
drive a base hit by Gagliano
1:48:16
rounding third is Shannon.
1:48:18
He'll come down the line to
1:48:19
score the play goes into second
1:48:21
and it's a three to one ball
1:48:22
game.
1:48:23
Bill Gagliano singling the left
1:48:25
scoring Mike Shannon.
1:48:30
Matter of fact when Gagliano
1:48:32
collided with Ron the batter
1:48:34
was Lou Brock one of the fastest
1:48:36
men in baseball.
1:48:37
That was just about the only way
1:48:39
on that ground ball that the
1:48:40
Cardinals could not have scored
1:48:41
a run.
1:48:47
Now the hitter is Lou Brock.
1:48:49
Louis sacrificed to ground it
1:48:51
out reached on a fielder's
1:48:52
choice as the result of the
1:48:53
collision.
1:48:54
Here's the pitch on the way a
1:48:56
swing and a miss.
1:48:57
Thank one.
1:49:08
That's three and the Cardinals
1:49:12
one were at the top of the
1:49:13
seventh inning.
1:49:14
Now Spaniard has his sign from
1:49:17
Chris Gagliano leading off first
1:49:19
base and the pitcher on the way
1:49:22
is inside he has to step back
1:49:24
a stride one ball one strike.
1:49:25
One ball one strike.
1:49:43
Now the pitcher on the way a
1:49:44
drive it deep the right center
1:49:46
field.
1:49:47
This one is up and going.
1:49:48
It is gone.
1:49:49
It's a home run to tie the ball
1:50:05
game.
1:50:06
Hey Louis has rally to tie the
1:50:07
ball game.
1:50:08
Lou Brock hitting a tremendous
1:50:09
home run the right center field
1:50:11
a planning Ryan drive over the
1:50:13
wall and right third home run of
1:50:15
the year.
1:50:16
His 12th and 13th runs out of
1:50:18
the game and the ball game is
1:50:20
now tied three to three.
1:50:22
Batter is Kurt Club the
1:50:23
center fielder.
1:50:28
Funny and always wind up.
1:50:30
Here's the pitch on the way and
1:50:31
it's over a strike on the
1:50:32
outside corner.
1:50:33
You know midnight tonight is the
1:50:35
cut down date tonight.
1:50:37
The hour that all the major
1:50:39
league ballgloves must reduce
1:50:40
their squad to twenty five men.
1:50:45
Slow bounding ball hit the
1:50:46
shortstop charge by McVillain.
1:50:47
He strikes and grows in time.
1:50:52
The San Luis unloading the
1:50:54
heavy artillery ties the game
1:50:56
on the seventh inning three runs
1:50:58
on a single double in the home
1:50:59
run three runs three hits no
1:51:01
errors none left on seven
1:51:03
winning stretch.
1:51:04
Damn here at Shea Stadium the
1:51:05
crowd getting to their feet to
1:51:06
score at the end of six and a
1:51:08
half St. Louis three and the New
1:51:10
York Mets three.
1:51:12
It's hard to imagine New York
1:51:13
City without every kind of jazz
1:51:15
from Dixieland of aggressive
1:51:17
fortunately you don't have to
1:51:19
listen.
1:51:30
That's Backstreet Rag a uniquely
1:51:32
American sound.
1:51:34
It came up the Mississippi out
1:51:35
of New Orleans with the Negro
1:51:37
jazz men who played it to the
1:51:38
world but they didn't stop with
1:51:40
Dixieland and the blues.
1:51:42
Little David's Fugue by John
1:51:52
Lewis is a new sound that's part
1:51:54
of a new generation but whether
1:51:56
it's the old jazz or the new
1:51:58
it's thirsty work for the
1:51:59
musicians and when they put
1:52:01
down their instruments they'll
1:52:02
pick up a cold beer often
1:52:04
wrangled extra dry.
1:52:06
In fact in New York City where
1:52:08
there are more kinds of jazz
1:52:09
than in any other city in the
1:52:10
world.
1:52:12
More people drink Wrangle than
1:52:13
any other beer.
1:52:14
Why do so many people like
1:52:15
Wrangle.
1:52:16
We don't know but we must be
1:52:18
doing something right.
1:52:22
One spot leading up last half of
1:52:24
the semifinal and he takes high
1:52:26
ball one.
1:52:28
We were mentioning earlier that
1:52:29
the Major League teams must
1:52:30
pair to 25 by midnight tonight.
1:52:35
Here's the pitch on the way
1:52:36
inside and high ball to the Mets
1:52:39
although the names have not been
1:52:41
announced as yet undoubtedly have
1:52:42
made their decisions as we are
1:52:43
close to midnight.
1:52:45
The crippling entry to Ron Hunt
1:52:47
probably will mean that Ron will
1:52:49
have to go on a disabled list.
1:52:50
Now will cause the thinking to
1:52:53
be altered.
1:52:56
Ron suffering a shoulder
1:52:57
separation will undergo surgery
1:52:59
tomorrow.
1:53:01
Fastball over a call strike gets
1:53:02
two and one.
1:53:05
I'm sure that Ron will be out of
1:53:06
the lineup at least a month and
1:53:07
probably longer.
1:53:12
Do one delivery inside the
1:53:13
highest ball three.
1:53:15
If a player is placed on the
1:53:16
disabled list he must remain
1:53:17
there at least 30 days.
1:53:20
The Mets have a Kevin Collins
1:53:21
on the disabled list right now.
1:53:23
Kevin was operated on shortly
1:53:25
after the season got underway.
1:53:30
Three and one the count.
1:53:31
Here's the pitch by Gibson foul
1:53:33
back into the screen amount of
1:53:34
play.
1:53:36
Now the word has been flashed on
1:53:38
the message board in right
1:53:39
center field to notify the big
1:53:41
crowd of about twenty five
1:53:42
thousand here at Shea.
1:53:44
Ron Hunt has a complete
1:53:45
separation of the left shoulder.
1:53:49
His return to the lineup will be
1:53:50
classified as indefinite.
1:53:56
Three and two on Spani Gibson's
1:53:57
pitch ball four hits inside and
1:54:00
Spani walks for the second time.
1:54:02
He drew a key walk in the fifth
1:54:04
inning.
1:54:16
Bob Gibson now has walked for
1:54:18
a struck out five allowed three
1:54:20
runs given up seven hits.
1:54:29
Now the batter is Bobby Klaus.
1:54:30
Bobby's had a good night at the
1:54:31
play with a single and a double
1:54:33
in three times at bat.
1:54:35
Ken Boyer and close at third
1:54:36
looking for the sacrifice but
1:54:40
he's around the bunt doesn't
1:54:42
offer it's over strike one.
1:54:57
Charlie Smith the on deck
1:54:58
batter and then Johnny Lewis
1:55:09
now the stretch a pitch out
1:55:11
nothing was on one ball one
1:55:13
strike on Bobby Klaus.
1:55:16
So this certainly has been a
1:55:18
hard luck year for one of the
1:55:20
strappiest players in the game.
1:55:22
Ron Hunt Ron was battle in
1:55:25
spring training due to an injury
1:55:27
to his right hand and had just
1:55:28
gotten back in a swing and a
1:55:30
miss on a curve one ball and two
1:55:32
strikes.
1:55:41
Real good ball game going here
1:55:43
tonight between the Mets and the
1:55:44
world champions and is tied three
1:55:46
to three.
1:55:47
Gibson's pitch on the way a
1:55:48
swing and a miss he struck him
1:55:49
out.
1:55:50
Bobby struck out by Gibson that
1:55:52
is his sixth strike out of the
1:55:53
game.
1:56:00
Charlie Smith coming up Charlie
1:56:01
beat out an infield hit the
1:56:02
shortstop his only time at bat
1:56:04
in the sixth inning.
1:56:18
Fastball outside one ball no
1:56:20
strikes.
1:56:23
Charlie with good power the
1:56:24
cardinal outfield rather deep
1:56:26
and around toward left.
1:56:27
The wind tonight has been from
1:56:29
left across toward right.
1:56:31
Curve is foul tipped.
1:56:42
One ball one strike on Charlie
1:56:43
with Johnny Lewis on Deacon and
1:56:45
Joe Christopher.
1:56:59
Fastball a strike on the outside
1:57:00
corner now one and two on Charlie
1:57:02
Smith.
1:57:15
Bill White holes against Warren
1:57:16
Spahn the curve is over strike
1:57:18
three.
1:57:20
But he did not like the call.
1:57:23
Now walk slowly away and that's
1:57:24
the seventh strikeout for Bob
1:57:26
Gibson.
1:57:29
Gibson among the top three in
1:57:32
strikeouts at the end of last
1:57:33
season in the National League.
1:57:37
La Ville of the Pirates with
1:57:39
two hundred and fifty won the
1:57:40
strikeout championship.
1:57:42
Gibson in second place was only
1:57:44
five behind him.
1:57:46
Now Johnny Lewis up Johnny has
1:57:47
one for three and Gibson steps
1:57:50
off holding spot.
1:57:53
Spahn has really had a workout
1:58:00
tonight.
1:58:01
Swing and a miss strike one and
1:58:02
Johnny gave that one the big
1:58:03
rep.
1:58:14
Now Bob Gibson in the stop
1:58:15
position delivers to Johnny
1:58:16
Lewis a breaking ball outside
1:58:19
one ball and one strike on
1:58:20
Lewis.
1:58:23
Johnny hit a line single into
1:58:24
right field and later scored a
1:58:25
run in the sixth inning.
1:58:28
Prior to that he fly deep to
1:58:29
left and grounded out the
1:58:30
second.
1:58:40
Now Johnny elects to step out.
1:58:50
Warren Spahn grabs his lead off
1:58:51
first.
1:58:52
Here's the pitch to Lewis a
1:58:53
change up the off speed pitch is
1:58:55
down low and the count goes to
1:58:56
two and one.
1:59:09
Two one delivery too high on a
1:59:10
breaking ball it goes to three
1:59:12
and one.
1:59:26
Now Johnny Cox the bat the three
1:59:27
one pitch too high ball four and
1:59:29
the Mets have two men on Joe
1:59:31
Christopher.
1:59:45
Five walks given up by Bob
1:59:46
Gibson.
1:59:47
Now there are runners on first
1:59:48
and second two men away in the
1:59:49
batter is Joe Christopher Joe
1:59:52
helped to build two runs with a
1:59:54
beautiful sacrifice run in the
1:59:55
last inning.
1:59:57
He's brought it down the third
1:59:58
baseline advancing Charlie
1:59:59
Smith and Johnny Lewis in the
2:00:01
scoring position.
2:00:02
Later Roy McMillan double both
2:00:04
men home.
2:00:05
Now the pitch to Joe.
2:00:06
Ground ball hammered to short
2:00:08
stop.
2:00:09
Brody's up with it.
2:00:10
Fires the second force play on
2:00:11
Lewis the side is out.
2:00:13
Ball hit hard by Joe Christopher
2:00:15
but within reach of shortstop
2:00:17
Dick Grote.
2:00:18
Bad retired in the home seven
2:00:20
inning no runs no hits no errors
2:00:22
two left on now seven complete
2:00:24
and the score the St. Louis
2:00:26
Cardinals three runs eight hits
2:00:28
and no errors.
2:00:29
The New York Mets three runs
2:00:30
seven hits no errors.
2:00:34
In checking the scores of other
2:00:36
games at Philadelphia tonight
2:00:38
the Cincinnati Reds who will be
2:00:40
here to open a four game series
2:00:41
on Friday night are leading the
2:00:43
Philadelphia Phillies three to
2:00:45
one after five and a half
2:00:46
innings.
2:00:47
John Saturas for the Reds Chris
2:00:48
Short for Philadelphia and Frank
2:00:50
Robinson the great slugger of
2:00:52
the Reds has a home run that
2:00:53
game nobody on Pittsburgh one
2:00:55
Milwaukee nothing after five
2:00:57
Wade blasting game a left hander
2:00:59
for Milwaukee right hander Don
2:01:01
Cardwell pitching for the
2:01:02
Pirates the Astros are at Dodger
2:01:04
Stadium later tonight and the
2:01:05
Cubs later tonight play in San
2:01:07
Francisco in the American League
2:01:09
at the end of six innings at
2:01:10
Fenway Park the Yankees lead the
2:01:13
Red Sox four to one and they have
2:01:15
just made it five to one on
2:01:17
Mickey Mantle six home run of the
2:01:19
year it comes in the seventh
2:01:20
inning nobody on for Mickey that's
2:01:22
four hundred and sixty lifetime
2:01:24
Stottlemeyer the Yankee pitcher
2:01:26
early relief Wilson Washington to
2:01:32
and Detroit nothing at the end of
2:01:35
four and a half Regan has
2:01:37
replaced Wickersham and Frank
2:01:39
Kreitzer is on for Washington and
2:01:41
Willie Kirkland has just hit a
2:01:42
three run homer in the last of
2:01:43
the fifth inning so now
2:01:44
Washington has increased the lead
2:01:46
over Detroit to at least five to
2:01:48
nothing Cleveland to Baltimore
2:01:50
nothing after six and a half
2:01:52
Ralph Terry for the Indians
2:01:53
Wally Bunker relief Steve Barber
2:01:55
in the seventh the warmups at
2:01:57
Minnesota Dean chance for the
2:01:58
Angels and Dave Stigman for the
2:02:00
Minnesota Twins well fans come
2:02:03
and see the Mets play the
2:02:04
Cincinnati Reds and the AFL CIO
2:02:07
salute to labor doubleheader
2:02:09
next Sunday May 16th call nine
2:02:11
eight nine four oh seven oh for
2:02:14
ticket information this
2:02:15
announcement brought to you by
2:02:17
Rango brewery Kenny Boyer up
2:02:30
against Warren Spahn of the
2:02:31
eighth inning and the screwball
2:02:33
is outside one ball and no
2:02:34
strikes Boyer has been struck
2:02:37
out fly to center and reached on
2:02:38
a walk nothing for two ground
2:02:45
ball hit deep down a third cut
2:02:47
play by Smith the long throw he
2:02:49
got a fine play by Charlie Smith
2:02:54
he had to play the off beat
2:02:55
hop kind of bending in the middle
2:02:57
to grab it about felt high and
2:02:59
then right himself and make a
2:03:00
long throw one away nobody out in
2:03:08
this tie battle we're in the
2:03:09
eighth inning of the Hitter is
2:03:10
Dick Grode road has popped a
2:03:12
second fly deep to center and
2:03:14
hit into a key double play now
2:03:19
the pitch fast funny just a
2:03:21
little bit under the knees one
2:03:22
ball and no strike ball game now
2:03:29
in the closing stages and both
2:03:30
managers red shandies and Casey
2:03:32
Stinkle have their bullpen
2:03:33
working ball to two and oh
2:03:38
knuckleball veteran Barney
2:03:40
Schultz is warming up for St.
2:03:42
Louis and the bullpen for the
2:03:44
New York Mets Dennis Raybant and
2:03:46
Carl Willie Carl Willie and
2:03:51
Tug McGraw divided the pitching
2:03:53
duties in the game against the
2:03:54
cadets at West Point yesterday
2:03:57
the Mets winning eight to
2:03:58
nothing and that too was a
2:04:00
costly day because the grand
2:04:02
old professor Casey Stinkle
2:04:04
suffered a broken wrist and he
2:04:07
will have his right wrist in a
2:04:08
cast from his thumb up to his
2:04:10
elbow for probably five or six
2:04:11
weeks now Spahn goes over the
2:04:21
head the two oh delivery a drive
2:04:24
hit deep it may go foul down the
2:04:25
left field line it's a foul ball
2:04:30
breaking ball a bold foul down
2:04:32
the left field line and the
2:04:33
count two and one the Mets were
2:04:38
out in front three to nothing at
2:04:39
the end of the cardinals came
2:04:42
back to score three in the seventh
2:04:43
on a double by Shannon a single
2:04:45
by a gag Leano and a two run
2:04:47
homer by Lou Brock
2:05:04
one out of nobody on to one
2:05:06
delivery it's over at the knees
2:05:08
for a strike two balls and two
2:05:10
strikes
2:05:15
funny has won two and lost two
2:05:17
both of his victories on the West
2:05:19
Coast for a one run win
2:05:24
outside the screwball just
2:05:26
missing and the count goes full
2:05:27
three and two
2:05:42
now the payoff delivery line down
2:05:44
the right field line and it's a
2:05:46
fair ball going into the corner
2:05:48
now for an extra base hit Lewis
2:05:50
for throwing it growth is around
2:05:51
second he's flying toward third
2:05:53
there'll be no place lives out
2:05:55
of trouble
2:06:00
line shot hit down the right
2:06:02
field line by right hand batter
2:06:04
Dick Grody's a right field
2:06:05
hitting expert and now the
2:06:08
Cardinals have the potential lead
2:06:09
run on third with one man out and
2:06:12
the ever dangerous Bill White
2:06:13
coming on to hit that ball hit
2:06:17
right on the right field line
2:06:26
now the Mets will have to bring
2:06:27
the infield end to try and cut
2:06:29
off the run the game tied three
2:06:32
three and Bill White is the
2:06:33
batter we're in the eighth inning
2:06:48
Bill White has been struck out
2:06:49
lined out to second and grounded
2:06:51
out to second
2:06:57
the infield camp tight on the edge
2:06:59
of the infield grass now Warren's
2:07:03
farm is into his land at the
2:07:05
pitch to white missed the inside
2:07:07
corner he's cut him off with a
2:07:09
fastball one ball and no strike
2:07:23
outfield rather deep and around
2:07:25
arrival the infield pulled in with
2:07:26
the runner on third one down low
2:07:29
and inside it's ball to two balls
2:07:31
with no strikes on white
2:07:39
Bill had a slow start last year
2:07:41
and then he hit a ton from the
2:07:42
all-star break to the end of the
2:07:43
year to help the Cardinals to the
2:07:44
championship
2:07:51
Bonnie has the runner at third the
2:07:52
two-oh pitch ball three Genizaro
2:07:56
Blossom throw down to Charlie
2:07:57
Smith at third and now Warren has
2:07:59
gone behind on white three and oh
2:08:01
right fielder Mike Shannon is the
2:08:03
on deck batter
2:08:20
Warren out of his lined up three
2:08:22
oh delivery ball for and he walks
2:08:24
white on four pitches
2:08:36
that is the fourth walk given up
2:08:38
by as funny now the mess will play
2:08:40
the infield halfway and hope for a
2:08:42
shot at the double play that could
2:08:45
be a good one press the button on
2:08:50
the escape that Shannon a very fast
2:08:52
man not an easy man to double up
2:08:54
he's a full hitter the infield in
2:08:57
the outfield play him around the
2:08:58
left of the infield set halfway now
2:09:01
the stretch the pitch to Shannon
2:09:04
low and outside ball one finally
2:09:07
will be trying to make him hit the
2:09:08
breaking ball looking for that
2:09:24
grounder Mike Shannon started the
2:09:25
card open now the pitch on the way
2:09:31
knee high strike one ball one strike
2:09:39
that growth is on third base Bill
2:09:42
White on first one man out Bobby
2:09:47
Klaus shaded towards second against
2:09:50
Shannon the pole hitter and Roy
2:09:51
McMillan playing a stride over
2:09:53
toward the hole on the left side of
2:09:54
the family in the dirt blocked by
2:10:01
Canada's arrow Chris keeps the ball
2:10:02
in front of him no advance in the
2:10:05
count two and one
2:10:22
mighty crucial moment right here for
2:10:23
the New York Mets runners at first
2:10:26
and third one out Shannon the
2:10:27
batter McCriver is on deck now
2:10:32
Spahn comes into the set position
2:10:35
delivers two and one down low it's
2:10:37
ball three body is not a while he is
2:10:41
just going all out to make the
2:10:44
batter hit a breaking ball right
2:10:45
down around the knees as he looks
2:10:47
for that double play ball now it's
2:11:01
three and one on Shannon the
2:11:06
runners take a lead three one pitch
2:11:09
ball for that loads them up the bases
2:11:12
are loaded and Tim McCarver is coming
2:11:14
up five walks in the game that
2:11:19
by Spahn he had that is an unusual
2:11:21
number of walks for him in a ball
2:11:22
game prior to this ball game that
2:11:33
you can imagine it Spahn had walked
2:11:36
only three men in forty one innings
2:11:39
tonight one now has walked five
2:11:42
mighty troublesome situation the bases
2:11:46
loaded one out McCarver is the batter
2:11:49
sidearm delivery of Scribler foul off
2:11:51
to the right no play at strike one on
2:11:53
Tim McCarver
2:12:02
that road is on third bill white on
2:12:04
second Mike Shannon on first
2:12:12
Tim McCarver has lined the center
2:12:14
single to right and fouled out on a
2:12:16
bun attempt he was running for a base
2:12:17
hit
2:12:24
now Spahn he looks the runner grog
2:12:26
back to third down comes his fifth a
2:12:29
slow ground ball on the right side of
2:12:30
the dam and the only play will be at
2:12:32
first to run scores ball was not hit
2:12:35
sharply enough to give them as a chance
2:12:36
for a double play to bail out of it so
2:12:39
growth comes in to score the Cardinals
2:12:40
around in front four to three Tim
2:12:43
McCarver is thrown out by Bobby Klaus
2:12:47
so Spahn he got the batter to do what
2:12:49
he wanted him to do hit the ball in the
2:12:50
ground but it was not hit hard enough to
2:12:52
give the Mets a shot at the double play
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run batted in for Tim McCarver and a
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dangerous hitter the Cardinal pitcher
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Bob Gibson is up he has two for three
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runners on second and third swing and a
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miss thank one
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bill white is on third Mike Shannon on
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second two men out St. Louis in front
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four to three a Spahn swings out of his
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windup now the pitch foul ball back over
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our broadcasting booth and out of play
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but now Spahn with a two strike count on
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Gibson
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Bonnie trying to work out of it
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glances the lead runner back at third
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now goes over the head and the pitch to
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Gibson is a pop-up in the short left
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back goes McMillan back he goes back
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he goes oh what a catch he's got it he
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topples over but he holds on to it
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somersaulting catch by Roy McMillan on
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the bid for a Texas Lake Bay set a pop
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fly into short left field almost beyond
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the reach of Roy and after a long run
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he learns he grabbed a somersaulted he
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held on to it and the side is out one
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run one hit that was a triple by Dick
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Grode with one man out no errors and two
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left on and the score at the end of seven
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and a half innings the St. Louis Cardinals
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four and the New York Mets three and now
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it's time for another unusual fact from
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the Viceroy Hall of Records you know the
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way managers shuffle their lineups in
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modern baseball here's a record we think
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will stand for a long long time when
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Connie Mack was managing the Philadelphia
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A's they played two complete World Series
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using only nine men and each ballgame
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not even a relief pitcher. Connie went
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with his best and he needed no
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substitutes and in the filter cigarette
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league you'll never want a substitute
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for Viceroy because Viceroy specifically
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designed to taste the way you'd like a
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filter cigarette to taste not too strong
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like some brands that taste as if they
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didn't have a filter and not too light
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like some others you know the kind they
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just don't seem to satisfy your taste
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but you line up a Viceroy you get the
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filter cigarette that's not too strong
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not too light Viceroy has got the filter
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for the taste that's right.
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Viceroy's got the taste that's right
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not too strong and not too light
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so taste that's right.
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Eddie Cranebool leading off the last of the eighth inning hits one off the bat handle
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a glooping drive and a short left rough
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ace hit. That ball landed just about where the one
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McMillan caught to retire the Cardinals.
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The one hit by Cranebool did not have any
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height to it. It was kind of a soft line drive.
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So Eddie Cranebool is on, nobody out.
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Batter is Ron Swaboda.
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This has been by far and away the toughest night for young Ron.
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He's been up three times and been struck out three.
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He's fast.
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8-10 on your dials connected to New York.
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Your New York Mets station.
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Now the Mets are running behind and needing a long ball
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have Jesse Gander batting for Roy McMillan.
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Mack has three for three and a driven two runs in
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but it's percentage baseball against the fireballing right hander.
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And so Casey has Jesse Gander who can hit one out of a ballpark
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stepping in against Gibson.
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Marty Schultz and Ron Taylor are warming up for St. Louis
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any right hand for the Mets.
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Curve is low, one ball and no strike.
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Gibson a fast worker on the mound.
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Cranebool a short lead off first.
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Curve is high, ball two, it's 2-0 on Jesse Gander.
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And that's the first time that young Ron Swaboda has really been overpowered.
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He's not the first hitter by any means to be overpowered by Bob Gibson
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who was second in the national league in strikeouts last year.
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Too high, ball three and he really buzzed that one.
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Jim Hickman coming out on deck to hit the first count of zero.
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Now let's see how the Mets play at this 3-0 on Jesse Gander.
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The Mets are one behind.
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Down the middle he was taking on the count of three and one.
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Three balls and a strike on Jesse Gander.
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Bill White holding against Ed Cranebool.
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Here's the pitch on the way.
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Foul ball, back upstairs and out of play.
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Now it's 3-2.
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3-2 on Jesse Gander.
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Now Jesse gets out of the batter's box to get a handful of dirt.
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Break a little bit of the tension here with New York one behind,
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bottom half of the eighth inning.
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Gibson stretching, here's the pitch.
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Ball four, the breaking ball misses.
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Now the tying run goes over to second Eddie Cranebool.
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Gander goes down to first and Jim Hickman is coming up to bat for Chris Cannazero.
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Bill Hickman is coming in the ball game as a runner for Eddie Cranebool.
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So Billy Callahan who can really fly checks him to run for Eddie Cranebool.
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He represents the tying run at second base.
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And Bob Gibson wants to talk this over with Dick Groats.
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Danny Murtaugh always said when he was managing the Pirates that having Dick Groats on the field is like having a manager on the diamond.
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Jim Hickman is batting for Chris Cannazero.
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This has been a ball game and with Gibson has had great stuff, but he has had the battle he's controlled.
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He has walked six, but has struck out eight men.
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Mets trailing four to three. Runners on first and second one out.
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Gibson a flamethrower, Hickman a good fastball hitter.
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Now the pitch on the way. Grounded foul in behind Don Hefner on the lines at third.
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Big gathering here at Shea hoping to be able to come up with that roar if the Mets can deliver a base hit to get Callahan around.
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Callahan turned in one of the finest individual performances in helping the Mets to win the second ball game on Sunday.
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The Mets fans have ever seen. He made a remarkable catch to save the ball game.
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He also as a fence hitter doubled home a run and it was a key run.
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The runners take a short lead. The pitch to Hickman.
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Outside and low McTanner takes it out of the dirt. One ball, one strike.
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Warren Spahn kneeling in the on deck circle.
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The Mets will have a revised lineup of the ninth inning.
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Fastball over a blazer and it counts one ball and two strikes.
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Now Gibson is working in front on the count. It's one ball and two strikes on bench batter Jim Hickman.
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Down comes the pitch. Foul ball, back to the crowd. There'll be no play.
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Count remains the same.
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Now it seems the Mets have had just one exciting one run ball game right after another.
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Now Gibson delivers one and two. Strike three called.
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Hickman has got looking at a fastball on the outside corner.
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That's the ninth strikeout in the ball game.
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Danny Napoleon now is coming out to hit for Warren Spahn.
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Gibson has his ninth strikeout.
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Danny Napoleon, the first year player from Trenton, New Jersey, is coming out to hit against Gibson.
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The Cardinals gather at the mound because they have never seen Danny Napoleon in a regular season ball game.
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They did see him during the spring.
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The Mets and the Cardinals played five games in the area of St. Petersburg.
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So manager Red Shandies goes to the mound to be sure that the Cardinals remember this young fellow from the games down south.
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Casey now sending up his third straight pinch hitter.
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Red Shandies is motioning to Shannon, the right fielder, and he wants him to play him a little more toward right center.
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But now Shannon is moving over toward right center against Danny Napoleon, which is quite a tribute to Danny against one of the hardest throwers in baseball.
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Red figures his bat is fast enough to get around.
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Now the stretch. Pitch to Napoleon. Swing and a miss, strike one.
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Gibson has won five and lost none. He's had three shutouts and five victories.
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Here's the pitcher on the way. It's right in there at the knees for a tall strike.
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So now Danny Napoleon will have to really battle Gibson out in front of him with a two-strike count.
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Mets have played 25 games, 11 of their 25 decided by one run.
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Foul ball, wafted back up toward the mezzanine section. No play, and the count remains strike two on Danny Napoleon.
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Gibson ready in the two-strike pitch, and it's a high fly ball to center field.
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Center fielder Kurt Flood is under it. He taps the glove and puts it away, the side is out.
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Now Napoleon flies to center after falling behind on a two-strike pitch, and the side is out of the eighth inning.
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No runs, one hit, no errors, two left on.
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At the end of eight innings to score, the St. Louis Cardinals four and the New York Mets three.
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Day game tomorrow between New York and St. Louis with Jack Fisher pitching against Kurt Simmons.
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Thursday, an open date. Friday night the Reds are here starting a four-game weekend series.
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Tickets on sale at the advanced sale window here at Shea Stadium in midtown Manhattan in the Long Island Railroad waiting room at Penn Station
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at Grand Central Terminal at the foot of the 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue ramp.
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The Mets also have tickets available and on sale at Macy's in the Wal-Wilson Shopping Center in Huntington.
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Reservations for box and reserve seats can be made at all Howard Clothes stores in the greater New York area.
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Now Wes Westrom bringing the revised lineup out to the home plate umpire Augie Donatelli.
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Jim Hickman is now playing first base.
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Catcher has not appeared as yet. Bobby Klaus remains at second.
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Charlie Smith will now be playing short.
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Danny Napoleon will be at third.
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Denny Rybant is coming on to pitch and Jesse Gander will be behind to play.
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So it's a completely revised infield for the New York Mets as we go to the ninth inning.
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Warren Spahn leaving the ballgame for a pinch hitter after eight innings.
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Another solid effort by Warren Spahn.
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Spahn is controlled not nearly as sharp tonight as it has been at each of his previous outings.
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But he really had the grit and determination and stayed with it all the way.
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It was a ballgame which Spahn had to scramble because the ball wasn't going exactly where he wanted it to
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but he turned in still even without his good control and other fine pitching performance.
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Spahn had walked only three minutes and 41 innings prior to tonight.
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But in tonight's ballgame he walked five and eight innings.
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Kenny Rybant is the new pitcher.
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There on the last of the seventh inning in Philadelphia the Reds lead the Phillies 3-1
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in the duel between John Saturas and Chris Short.
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Pittsburgh leading Milwaukee 3-2 as they go to the seventh inning.
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McBean has relieved Cardwell. Blasting game for Milwaukee.
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Houston plays at Los Angeles.
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McKensar at San Francisco.
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There on the last of the eighth inning at Fenway Park the Yankees lead the Red Sox 5-3 behind Staddlemire.
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Phil Gagliano leading off as we go to the ninth inning and Rybant's first pitch is over strike one.
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Kenny has won one and lost one and has been very impressive as a late inning man.
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Low outside, one ball, one strike.
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He saved a victory for the Mets and Jack Fisher in the opener of the Milwaukee series.
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And he turned in a solid performance to get credit for an official save and a victory at San Francisco.
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Gagliano had one of the big hits for the Cardinals in the seventh inning.
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It's over for a call strike, one ball and two strikes.
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Washington leads Detroit 5-0 after five and a half behind Frank Kreitzer.
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In second and second two, Baltimore 1, as they go to the ninth in Baltimore, Bell has relieved Terry.
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Swing and a miss, he struck him out.
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Then he arrived at fans, Phil Gagliano.
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One out and nobody on and that brings up Lou Brock.
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Brock's third home run of the year, a line drive to deep right center with a man on was a big blow for St. Louis in the seventh inning.
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He had tied the game 3-3.
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Just inside, one ball, no strikes.
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The Cardinals went out in front for the first time in the ball game of the eighth inning when Dick Brode tripled to ranch field with one man out.
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He later came in to score on a ground ball, hit the second by Tim McCarver.
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Ball two outside and low, 2-0.
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Now right back into his windup, down comes the special grounder, hit hard down to first grab by Hickman.
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He takes it himself.
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Ball hits sharply but right at Jim Hickman, Jim grabbed it on a big hop, stepped on the bag, two men down.
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Well Casey and his coaches and the executive branch will all have to get together after tonight's ball game.
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Revise their thinking as a result of a costly injury to Ron Hunt.
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Ron and a collision with Gagliano suffered a shoulder separation and will be operated on tomorrow.
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Right end for a call strike to Kurt Flug.
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Midnight tonight is the cut down for all the major league ball clubs.
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They have to be down to 25.
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Low and outside, one ball, one strike.
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Ron will undoubtedly have to go on the disabled list.
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When a player goes on he must remain for 30 days but Ron must undergo surgery so it's safe to say he'll be out at least 30 days.
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We hope it won't be too much more than that but an injury like that, probably a couple of months.
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One ball, one strike on Kurt Flug.
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Kurt has one for three.
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Rybance 1-1 delivery, under the knees, two balls and a strike.
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Now Denny swings out of his windup.
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The pitcher on the way is popped up.
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He hit him off the fist with a real good pitch.
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Under the ball is Danny Napoleon.
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He has it, the side is out.
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Danny coming in toward the mound to take the pop up.
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And Denny Rybank gets to do it.
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Birds one, two, three.
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No runs, no hits, no errors and none left on.
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We'll be going to the bottom of the match.
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New York a run behind.
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At the end of 8 1 1 2 it's the Cardinals four and the Mets three.
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If you're wondering what kind of a song goes with Soprano and Salchichi, listen to this.
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Come on, come on, come on.
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Come facete mamma età is sure to be sung when Italian Americans get together.
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And spicy pizza rustica will be served.
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The inevitable result is a fiery thirst.
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Come on, come on, come on.
2:32:42
This song brings on the beer, probably Reingold.
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In New York City where there are more Italians than in Naples, more people drink Reingold extra dry than any other beer.
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And Reingold is going great in New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania too.
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Why do Italian Americans like Reingold?
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We don't know, but we must be doing something right.
2:33:09
Bottom half of the ninth inning the Mets will have Bobby Klaus, Charlie Smith, Johnny Lewis coming up against Bob Gibson.
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The right hander winds pitches.
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Check swing and it's outside. One ball and no strikes.
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Good ball game for Bobby. He has a single and a double, two for four and an RBI.
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Mets have three runs, eight hits off Gibson.
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Fastball, a strike on the outside corner. One ball, one strike.
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One-one delivery. Foul ball back into the screen. Now it's one and two.
2:33:50
Dow Maxville is now playing second. He relieves.
2:33:53
Phil Gagliano has a defensive move on the part of Red Shandies.
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Pitching one and two. A line drive, a base hit to the left and the tying run is on with nobody out.
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Bobby has his third hit of the ball game.
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That'll bring up Charlie Smith and while we're waiting for Charlie, we'll pause for station identification.
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This is the New York Mets baseball network.
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And this is your voice of the Mets in the Northeast, 8-10 on your dial, WGY, the General Electric Station.
2:34:34
Bob Murphy with Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner. The Mets have the tying run on. Nobody out. Charlie Smith is up.
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Boy, you're in close looking for the bun. Now the pitch.
2:34:44
Back toward the mound. Gibson up with it and the play goes to first base in time.
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He started to go to second and at the last moment he held his arm up in midair.
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He was almost turning it loose and then decided to go to first base and not take the chance.
2:34:58
Now the Mets will have Johnny Lewis and Joe Christopher to try and get that tying run home.
2:35:06
Fun play going from Gibson to Maxwell who covered it first.
2:35:13
Johnny Lewis has one hit a single in three times at that astronaut walk.
2:35:24
Now Gibson slowing the pace down a little bit for the first time.
2:35:27
Comes to the set position, delivers a high foul fly hit down the right field and there'll be no play.
2:35:34
Dan Hefner on the coaching lands at first thought that Gibson had balked on the play.
2:35:50
Now we wait for a moment as Billy Cowan hustles out in the bullpen to help out.
2:35:54
Billy has already been used in the ballgame. He came in as a fence runner.
2:36:03
Here's Taylor and Yogi Barrow all that remains of the bench for the New York Mets.
2:36:07
Here's the pitch. Outside one ball one strike and the hawk is coming in now.
2:36:14
Billy Cowan went out to take over his work in the bullpen and the hawk is coming in.
2:36:23
Benny Rybant has painful spot in the batting order. A ground ball hit toward the middle.
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Runners on first and third.
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A base hit for Johnny Lewis. He hit a ground ball right up the middle.
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It wasn't stunned. It wasn't hit too hard and Groda after a long gallop to his left side came up with it.
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He had to throw off Ballison's hand and get something on it. The throw was not nearly in time.
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And the Mets have runners at first and third. Bobby Klaus with a go over to third and Joe Christopher coming up.
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That was the 10th hit of the ballgame for New York and a big crowd standing.
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Klaus the lead runner. He's the tying run at third. One man down.
2:37:24
Yenfield set for two. Inside ball one.
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Ron Taylor a right hander. Steve Farrell's in a left hander warming for St. Louis.
2:37:35
They're getting their bullpen ready now because Benny Rybant is due up next and Jim Besky is warming up.
2:37:43
Gibson in a set position delivers a swing and a miss on a breaking ball. One ball one strike on Joe Christopher.
2:37:52
One drill stacked right on top of another.
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Runners at first and third. One man out. Cardinal family in field at double play depth.
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Yenfield just about straight away. Now Gibson set the one one pitch.
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A ground ball hit the shortstop. Joe Christopher the second one.
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That's still the first. Double play. The ballgame is over.
2:38:14
Joe Christopher's ground ball to Dick Rode is turned into a game winning double play by veteran shortstop Dick Rode.
2:38:21
And the Cardinals win a thriller by a score of four to three.
2:38:25
Bob Gibson weathering the storm and going all the way to win his sixth ballgame without a loss.
2:38:31
In the ninth inning as the Mets threw a king sized scare into the World Championship Redbirds.
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For New York no runs, two hits, no errors and one left on.
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So the big crowd of nearly 25,000 almost limp now as they head toward the exits of Shea Stadium.
2:38:48
The Mets have just played their 12th ballgame decided by one run in only their 25th ballgame of the young baseball season.
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This was a game in which the Mets went out in front by a score of one to nothing when they got the game's first run in the fifth inning.
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When Roy McMillan got the second of his three hits, Warren Sponger the first of his two walks.
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And Bobby Klaus double to right center field driving home the first run his base hit scoring Roy McMillan.
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The Mets made it three to nothing in the sixth inning on base hits by Charlie Smith and Johnny Lewis.
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A good sacrifice by Joe Christopher moved the runners up and Roy McMillan's double to right center field drove in both Charlie Smith and Johnny Lewis.
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That made it three to nothing. The Cardinals came right back in the seventh inning to tie up the ballgame.
2:39:41
Mike Shannon double to left center leading off.
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Phil Gagliano single to left scoring Mike Shannon and Lou Brock hit his third home run of the year a drive to right center scoring two runs to tie the game 3-3.
2:39:54
The Cardinals got the winning run in the eighth inning when Dick Grove tripled with a line drive that hit right on the line going down the right field line.
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He came in to score on a slow hit ground ball on the right side of the diamond by Tim McCarver.
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McCarver was thrown out. The ball was not hit sharp enough to give the Mets a chance to go for two and get out of the inning.
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And so the Redbirds win a real thriller with Bob Gibson going all the way to win his sixth game of the year without a setback.
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The losing pitcher, and he pitched well once again in a real thriller, Warren Spahn.
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Spahn has been in one one run decision right after another. So Warren now has won two while losing three.
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The line scorer, St. Louis, four runs, nine hits, no errors, they left eight.
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For the New York Mets three runs, there were ten hits, no errors, and the Mets had nine left on.
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Batting stars for the St. Louis Cardinals, Bill Gagliano singled in their first run, Lou Brockett a two run homer to Tyatt,
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and McCarver's ground ball scored Dick Grove who had set it up with his line triple to right field with the winning run in the top of the eighth inning.
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Tomorrow, game time two o'clock here at Shea Stadium for the Mets, Jack Fisher on the mound.
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For the St. Louis Cardinals it will be Kurt Simmons.
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For those of you who may have joined us late, this could be and has been a very costly victory for the New York Mets.
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For in the fifth inning of the ball game, with Bill Gagliano racing from first towards second and Ron Hunt racing in to field a ground ball hit by Lou Brockett,
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Gagliano and Hunt collided and Ron suffered a separation of the left shoulder, will undergo surgery tomorrow.
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That means that Ron will undoubtedly and unfortunately be out of the lineup probably for about two months.
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It also means the Mets must revise their thinking insofar as reducing their squad to 25 men,
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which is required of all major league ball clubs by midnight tonight.
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So that's the story on the ball game, the final score once again, the St. Louis Cardinals four and the New York Mets three.
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