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1947 • Baseball Clip • Abbott and Costello - Who's on First • Radio · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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  Well, Costello, I'm going to New York with you.
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  You know, Bucky Harris, the Yanks manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team.
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  Look, Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.
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  I certainly do.
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  Well, you know, I never met the guys, so you'll have to tell me their names and then I'll know who's playing on the team.
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  Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know, Strangely, they give these ballplayers nowadays very peculiar names.
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  Any funny names?
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  Strangely, pet names like Dizzy Dean and...
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  His brother Daffy?
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  Daffy Dean.
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  And their French cousin.
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  French?
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  Gouffey.
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  Gouffey Dean, oh, I see.
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  Well, let's see, we have on the bags, we have who's on first, what's on second, I don't know who's on third.
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  That's what I want to find out.
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  I say who's on first, what's on second, I don't know who's on third.
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  Are you the manager?
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  Yes.
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  You're going to be the coach too?
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  Yes.
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  And you know the fellow's name?
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  Oh, I should.
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  Well, then who's on first?
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  Yes.
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  The guy on first.
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  Who?
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  The guy playing first.
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  Who is on first?
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  I'm asking you who's on first.
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  That's the man's name.
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  That's whose name?
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  Yes.
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  Well, go ahead and tell me.
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  That's it.
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  That's who?
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  Yes.
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  Look, you got a first baseman.
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  Certainly.
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  Who's playing first?
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  That's right.
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  When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?
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  Every dollar of it.
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  All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.
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  Who?
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  The guy that gets the money.
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  Look, what I want to know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his
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  name to contract?
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  Who?
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  The guy.
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  Who?
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  How does he sign his name?
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  That's how he signs it.
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  Who?
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  Yes.
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  All I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base?
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  No, what is on second base?
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  I'm not asking you who's on second.
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  Who's on first?
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  One baseman at a time.
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  Well, that'll change the players a little bit.
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  I'm not changing nobody.
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  Take it easy, buddy.
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  I'm only asking you who's the guy on first base?
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  That's right.
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  Okay.
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  All right.
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  I mean, what's the guy's name on first base?
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  No, what is on second?
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  Who's on first?
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  I don't know.
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  Oh, he's on third.
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  We're not talking about him.
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  No, let's be honest.
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  Now, how could I get on third base?
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  Why, you mentioned his name.
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  If I mentioned a third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?
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  No, who's playing first?
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  What's on second?
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  What's on second?
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  I don't know.
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  He's on third.
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  There I go.
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  Back on third again.
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  Look, when you say on third base, it doesn't go off it.
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  All right.
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  Now, who's playing third base?
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  Why do you insist on putting who on third base?
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  What am I putting on third?
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  What is on second?
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  You know who on second?
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  Who is on first?
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  I don't know.
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  Third base!
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  I just thought I'd ask.
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  Well, I just thought I'd tell you.
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  Now, tell me who's playing left field.
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  Who is playing first?
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  I'm not.
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  Stay out of the infield!
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  I want to know what's the guy's name in left field.
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  No, what is on second?
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  I'm not asking you who's on second.
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  Who's on first?
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  I don't know.
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  Third base!
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  And the left field was named?
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  Why?
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  Because.
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  Oh, he's center field.
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  He is center field!
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  Look, look, look.
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  You got a pitcher on the team.
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  Sure.
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  The pitcher's name.
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  Tamara.
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  You don't want to tell me today?
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  I'm telling you man.
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  Go ahead.
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  Tamara.
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  What time?
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  Listen, who is not pitching?
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  I'll break your arm you say.
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  Who's on first?
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  I want to know what's the pitcher's name.
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  What's on second?
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  I don't know.
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  Third base.
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  You got a catcher?
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  Certainly.
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  The catcher's name.
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  Today.
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  Today.
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  The Tamara's pitcher.
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  Now you've got it.
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  All we got is a couple of days on the left field.
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  No, I'm a catcher too.
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  Don't they tell you.
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  I can be behind the plate and do some fancy catching.
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  Tamara's pitching on my team and the heavy hitter gets up.
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  Yes.
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  Now, the heavy hitter bunched the ball.
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  When he bunched the ball, me being a good catcher, I'm going to throw the guy out of
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  first base so I pick up the ball and throw it to who?
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  Now that's the first thing you've said right.
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  I don't even know what I'm talking about.
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  That's all you have to do.
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  Just throw the ball to first base.
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  Yes.
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  Now who's got it?
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  Naturally.
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  Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's got to get it.
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  Now who hasn't?
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  Naturally.
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  Who?
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  Naturally.
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  Naturally?
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  Naturally.
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  So I pick up the ball and I throw it to natural.
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  No you don't.
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  You throw the ball to who?
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  Naturally.
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  That's what I said.
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  Listen, you ask me.
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  I throw the ball to who?
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  Naturally.
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  Now you ask me.
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  You throw the ball to who?
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  Naturally.
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  Same as you.
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  Don't change the way.
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  Same as you.
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  I throw the ball to who?
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  Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs the second.
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  Yes.
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  Who picks up the ball and throws it to what?
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  What throws it to I don't know.
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  I don't know, throws it back to Tamara.
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  Triple play.
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  Yes.
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  Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to because.
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  Why?
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  I don't know.
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  He's on third and I don't give a shit.
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  I don't give a shit.
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  I don't give a shit.
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  I don't give a shit.
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  I don't give a shit.
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  Oh, that's our shortstop.
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  Oh, that's our shortstop.
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  Oh, that's our shortstop.
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  Oh, that's our shortstop.