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1977-Jul-28 • CIN/CHC • Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs - Radio · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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The Cincinnati Reds faced the Chicago Cubs for a Thursday afternoon game at Wrigley Field on July 28, 1977.
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The Reds were coached by Sparky Anderson and were coming off back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 76.
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They entered the game with a 49-48 record.
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The Cubs were coached by Herman Franks. Franks had had success as a manager with the Giants in the late 60s,
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averaging 92 wins in his four years in San Francisco, but never managing to finish higher than second place.
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1977 was Frank's first year in Chicago, and the Cubbies were starting off hot,
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with a 59-39 record going into this game with the Reds.
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This is the local Chicago radio broadcast featuring announcers Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreaux.
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Today, Pete Rose will be leading off playing at third base.
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Ken Griffey, batting second today, has been flip-flopping Rose and Griffey in this series.
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Griffey in right field, and he'll be followed by veteran Joe Morgan at second base,
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with George Foster in left field, Foster batting clean up.
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Johnny Bench doing the catching, hitting fifth.
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Cesar Geronimo in center field, batting sixth.
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Dave Concepcion at shortstop, batting in the number seven spot,
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with Mike Lum replacing the injured Danny Griesen over at first base.
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Lum hitting eighth.
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Dale Murray coming out of the bullpen, where he has won five, lost two this year.
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Tall right-hander whom they obtained from the Montreal Expos.
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Tony Perez was involved in that deal.
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Murray, in addition to his five victories, has three saves.
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For the Cubs this afternoon, Yvonne DeJesus to lead off at shortstop.
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Larry Bittner batting second, and he'll be in left field.
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Bill Buckner started one of the first game yesterday, will be at first base today,
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and Buckner hitting third, with Bobby Mercer in right field, Mercer batting clean up.
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Jerry Maradas up among the league leaders, he is second today, Parker in hitting in the National League,
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starting today, six points behind Parker.
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Jerry hitting 333.
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He'll be in center field.
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Steve Onoveros at third base, batting sixth, with Manny Grillo at second, Grillo batting seventh.
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George Middewald again doing the catching, and Ray Burris with his last outing,
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dropped behind the league for the year.
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He's now nine and ten in the season.
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Pause here for station identification.
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We'll be right back.
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This is the WGN Chicago Cubs baseball network.
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This is WGN Radio Chicago.
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Ray Burris has now a four-game losing streak, and it's hoped that he can end them here this afternoon.
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I'm sure a lot of you fans will remember the last victory that Ray was able to post,
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and that was here at Wrigley Field against the New York Mets back on the 25th of June.
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Remember?
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He had gone all the way, and going into the bottom of the ninth inning,
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it looked like he was going to be a loser in it because the Cubs were trailing in the ballgame, four to one.
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And miracle of miracles, they wound up with four runs in the inning to win it by a score of five to four.
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That happens to be Ray Burris' last victory.
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He has a kind of a suspended victory going, too, and that also was against the Mets on the day in New York,
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the night in New York, rather, when he pitched in the blackout game,
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carrying a lead in that ballgame into the seventh inning.
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Let's hope that when that one is resumed and the Cubs go back into New York at Chase Stadium
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for their final visit into New York this year, that they'll be able to hold on to that lead,
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and Ray will get himself a victory.
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The thing is, when you add up the number of games that the Cubs have played,
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they don't quite total out as to the game number, for example, that this one is.
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This is their 99th game of the season, and they say, well, how can that be?
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Because they won 58 and lost 39, so this should be the 98th game.
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Well, that suspended game is still considered in there, and that's how you come up with that difference.
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The records that the guys posted in that one have been entered on their totals for the year, their hits,
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two runs by the end, though there weren't many in that suspended game.
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But that's the reason for the discrepancy that you have in the number of games played
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as against the total wins and losses.
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Here at home this year, the Cubs have done exceptionally well.
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They've won 34, lost 17, and of course, most ball clubs will play a whole lot better on their home field,
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and they will when they get on the road. The same is true of the Cincinnati Reds.
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They're 10 games over the 500 mark at their ballpark where we'll be playing on Monday night,
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Tuesday night, and Wednesday night. They've won 29 there, lost 19.
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On the road, it's something else. The Reds are just one game over 500.
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I'm sorry, they're nine games under 500, 20 and 29, and that's the reason why they're only one game
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over the 500 mark for the year. They've not been able to win with any consistency on the road.
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Pete Rose has got the lineup guard for Sparky Anderson out on home plate
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with the Peanuts Lowry of the Chicago Cubs, the third-base coach.
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The umpire behind the plate today will be Andy Olson, a veteran.
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Rookie Jerry Crawford will be at first base.
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Doug Harvey, veteran at second, and Paul Pryor, who worked behind the plate in the second game yesterday,
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will be at third base this afternoon.
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Wray has won victory and won defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds this year.
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Burris went all the way to beat Cincinnati here at Wrigley Field earlier in the season.
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That was, I think, back on the 24th of April.
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Then when he started against them just about a week or so later over at their ballpark,
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they KO'd him in a hurry. Worked only one inning, and he was wild.
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He walked five, gave up three hits, and was charged with five runs.
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A couple of men that were on base when he left the ballgame scored off the reliever,
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but all of them, of course, were charged against Wray.
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So he is one and one for the year against the Cincinnati Reds.
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His earned run average is a high one, and I know that he, of course, would like to get it down.
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And we're hopeful, and all of us, that he's going to be able to come on strong
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in the last part of the 1977 season with the kind of a finish that he had last year.
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And that, of course, would bode very, very well for the Cubs, who need a strong performance,
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and a consistently strong performance from fellows like Wray and from Bill Bonham
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to go along with Rick Ruschel, Mike Kruko, to keep the Cubs.
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Either in that number one spot or contending for it the rest of the year.
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Here they come out of that dugout in the third base side.
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Bill Buster, number 22, running out the first base.
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15-gorkman wall behind the play.
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Wray Burris, 34 out to the mound.
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Number seven, Bobby Mercer out to right field, and they're going to get a standing ovation.
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Gary Morales out to center.
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Larry Bittner, to left field.
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Yvonne DeJesus at short stop.
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Yvonne Averas over at third.
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Manny Creo has not yet come out of the dugout.
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Here he comes, number 19.
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And the folks are giving them a standing ovation at Wrigley Field.
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Kind of an overcast day.
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The temperature here on the warm side, 81 degrees.
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The ballpark temperature at game time.
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And the win today is in favor of the hitters, blowing out at 15 miles per hour.
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Now, Vance Fathergill at the organ with our national anthem.
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Another excellent crowd on hand.
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Wray Burris gets sent to face the veteran, Pete Rose.
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Pete Rose stepping in.
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It was so far in the series, and his batting average now standing at 306
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to wind up in Burris's first pitch.
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Fastball that misses just outside.
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Ball one to the switch hitting veteran Rose.
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Half a dozen homers for him.
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41 runs, batted in.
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Wind up in the pitch.
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Rose takes.
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It's a strike right at the letter.
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It's a fastball to level the cow at one and one.
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Ken Whippy in the on-deck circle to be followed by Joe Morgan.
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Burris gets his sign.
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The right-hander is next pitch.
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Swung on.
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Deep drive.
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Right field.
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Look out.
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Back to the wall.
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It's pressure, and it is gone.
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A home run just over the 358-foot mark for Pete Rose.
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Here he comes.
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He's not frowning.
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He's running around the base.
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The reds with a one-to-nothing lead on the third pitch of the ballgame.
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That marks the 19th home run given up by Ray Burris.
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Line shot.
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Ken Whippy stepping in, hitting.323.
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Left-hander, five for 12 in a series, and he takes a strike.
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Rose had come to town hitting.316.
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He dropped ten points, and he got one of them back in a hurry.
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Into the ball.
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Ball one.
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Strike one to Griffey.
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The reds' pitching has left a lot to be desired this year.
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They continue to hit that long ball with great authority.
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Here's a swing and a bouncing ball fouled on the first-base side.
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Grabbed by Buckner, just past Coach Russ Nixon.
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They now have 118 team homers this year.
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They have allowed the opposition 88.
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Joe Morgan in the on-deck circle and a count on the batter, Ken Griffey.
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Ball one.
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Strike two.
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Phillies, by the way, will be getting underway out at Los Angeles in about an hour and a half.
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Here's a swing and a foul ball out of play.
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Good fast ball.
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Ball one.
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Strike two.
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Milwaukee and Boston are playing at Fenway Park this afternoon.
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White Sox and Detroit Tigers are off in the America League.
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And the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets are idle in the National League.
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Montreal and San Diego are also idle.
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Wind up in the one-two pitch.
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Griffey takes the fast ball low and inside.
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Ball two.
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Strike two.
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The Orioles and the Yankees are underway at Yankee Stadium.
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Baltimore, a big winner over them last night.
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The Orioles now with a two-game lead over Boston, three over the Yankees.
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Two-two delivery.
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Griffey swings, deep drive, right field.
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Bursher coming over to his right, gets it on the first hop.
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Griffey lines a single to right field.
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And the first two Cincinnati Reds have reached.
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A homer by Rose, a single by Griffey.
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And it's another shaky start for Ray Byrd.
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Joe Morgan, the batter.
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Joe won for twelve in the series, hitting 294.
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He got to town Tuesday.
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He was hitting 303.
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Now down to 294.
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Burst from the stretch to Speedy Griffey.
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Pretty good lead.
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Here's the pitch, low, into the dirt.
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And, matter of all, keeping an eye on the runner as he scrambles for the ball
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on the push-base side of the plate, ball one.
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Down to one and all.
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The veteran Morgan, who has fourteen homers, stretched by Ray.
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Here's the low kick and a fast ball, swung out of it, kept it down and away.
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Ball one, stretch one.
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In that game today, between the Yankees and the Orioles, Rudy May going for Baltimore,
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going after his twelfth win of the year.
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Mike Torres for the Yankees, eight and ten.
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Laptoss over to first base, the runner, back safely.
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Hines and Paxson for Milwaukee and Boston, respectively, at Fenway Park.
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Another throw out of first base and he jumps back in safely.
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Ball one, strike one pitch.
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Mercer very deep in right field.
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The pitch to Morgan, swung out, slaps the ground ball,
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three on the grass, has it close to burst.
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Morgan is all safe at first base.
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And they have runners at first and second.
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And the opener, dome out of it, outfield dirt there that's been sprinkled by Bay
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in front of his uniform, his buddy,
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Rio cutting over behind him, well over onto the grass on the right side.
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Very, very close play as he whips that throw to burst.
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Just a little late coming out of the bag with his foot.
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It was very, very close, but the call from Jerry Crawford goes in favor of Morgan
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and the Reds with nobody out, leading one to nothing.
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You have runners at first and second at the Major Leagues leading home run hitter
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and leading run batted in guy, George Foster the batter.
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Hitting three-fifteen, Foster with 32 homers and 96 runs batted in.
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Right at Morgan with an infield hit.
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Burris's first pitch high with a fastball.
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And Donnie Moore is up and throwing already in the cup bullpen.
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Foster's driven in three runs in the series, his five hits, including a homer.
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Things like this guy never goes off.
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Nobody out, runners at first and second, a long look at Grippy at second to pitch.
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Goes after a fastball around the shoulders and fouls it back upstairs out of play.
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It's one-on-one on him.
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Donnie benched it beyond Vexer.
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Dubs after dropping the first game yesterday, 6-2, came back with five runs in the eighth
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to capture the nightcap, 5-1.
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And of course, they won the opening game of the series on Rick Ruschel's superb shutout,
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three to second.
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One-one delivery coming up to Foster.
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Swing out of it, good slider, ball one, strike two.
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Closest to Foster in the dash are Egan Homers, Mike Spitt of the Phillies, who now is 27-5,
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fewer than Foster.
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His 96 runs batted in, 13 more than his nearest pursuer in that category, Steve Garvey of
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the Dodgers.
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A look at second to pitch, swing out of it.
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Good delivery, a low to bounce in the inside corner, handcuffed it.
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Big strikeout.
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Donnie Vetch stepping in.
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That is 2,000 run batted in.
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Some cheers and some booze for this guy.
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Hitting 270.
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22 Homers and 71 runs batted in.
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The better man catcher, Donnie Vetch Rod Andrew, of course, holds the bat high over the right
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shoulder versus, he's up in front of it, drills it deep but foul.
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Thank heaven.
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Speedy Griffey at second base.
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Leaving Speedy or Morgan on it first.
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Ball one delivery to Donnie Vetch.
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Burst fired.
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Swing and a deep drive left field.
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Vetch is going to be over the wall a home run.
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He got that one up a bit and Vetch really liked it.
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Bittner just fluffed in the post with the ball.
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Might not go over the wall but tear him back off of it.
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It cleared it and it is now 4-0 since then.
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20 of home run off of Ray.
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Well, he pitched well to Foster and then really grooved on here to Vetch.
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All it does is take one pitch for this lineup but it's gone, especially with that wind blowing out.
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We may have five or six more home runs before this day is over.
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Let's hope that the next three or four will be by the Cubs.
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Connable stepping in.
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Left-handed hitter takes a strike.
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He's three for ten here at Wrigley Field in this series.
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Batting 272.
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Saw left-handed.
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0-1 pitch.
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Swung out.
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Deep drive.
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Left field.
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Bittner going back.
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Back to the warning crack.
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He's there and he grabs it.
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One-handed for out number two.
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There's been an infield single.
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There's been a strike-off but there have been some very hard shots.
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Vetch is over with two men on.
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It's 23rd of the year and he now has 74 runs about it in.
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Dave Concepcion has been blank so far here at Wrigley Field, hitting 281.
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He's dropped nine points.
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He swings and fouls the first pitch over to the box seats in the first base side.
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Strike one.
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Davey with a half a dozen homers, driven in 34 runs this year versus fastball sink low.
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Ball one.
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Strike one.
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Great Eli Schulman out this afternoon with Sy Gold and Holly Betteno, both the record company executives.
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At the pitch, a little bit low.
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Ball two.
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Strike one.
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And they also brought with them Bob Lubliner.
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They barely settle in their seats before they see four runs on the board for the Reds.
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It's a little off that pitch and it's low.
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Ball three.
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Strike one.
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Pete Rose opened it with his seventh homer of the year.
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He's dropped for the singles to strike out of posture and then bench lined a solid homer over the left field wall.
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Geronimo has lined hard to Bittner.
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And now the count is ball three.
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Strike one on Davey Concepcion.
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Here's the pitch.
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Swung on foul down the right field line.
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Out of play.
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Ball three.
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Strike two.
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We'll be at Cincinnati tomorrow night, Saturday night, Sunday afternoon.
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We'll be at Penn over at Cincinnati for night games Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Three-two pitch.
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Swung on.
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Round ball.
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Deep in the hole.
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Roda Baris in the glass house.
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No play.
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Concepcion is on with an infield single.
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Five hits in the inning.
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Two of them home runs.
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Four runs at Cally.
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And Mike Lom, two for seven.
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Coming in for the injured Danny Griesen, who hopes to be back in the lineup when they leave town and start their series tomorrow.
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He's hitting just 167.
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Eleven hits for him and clear the homer and eight runs batted in.
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One RBI in the series.
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Two out.
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Roda at first.
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Concepcion just might go.
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Not on this pitch.
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It's a strike at the Luggers.
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An off day for four clubs in the National League.
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And for the White Sox and the Tigers in the American League.
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Go to first.
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Concepcion falls back in the bag safely at first.
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Davey with 21 stolen bases this year and has been caught stealing only five times.
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Four, nothing.
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Top of the first with two up.
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Another throw.
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Almost got him that time.
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A good quick tag by Buckner.
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More continuing to throw in the cup bullpen.
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Mercer just in front of the curve in the leacher wall in right field.
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Roda's very deep in center.
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Same for Bittner in left.
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Last ball, high and away, ball one, strike one.
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Win today in contrast to what we've had the first three days of this series is blowing out about 15 miles per hour.
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And it's a bit overcast.
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Just a touch on the sticky side.
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Temperature in the low 80s.
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And burst for the 1-1 delivery.
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The kick to pitch.
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Fast ball for a strike over the outside corner, ball one, strike two.
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Two homers here in this first inning by the Reds.
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Pete Rose and Johnny Bench.
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Going to first and Concepcion again is to fall in on all fours to avoid being picked off.
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Stretch by Burris.
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Here's the pitch.
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Swung out at a high, deep drive, luck out.
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Holy mackerel.
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That's way, way back in the bleachers.
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Hanging breaking ball.
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And Mike Lund has given the Reds a six to nothing lead.
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His 12th base hit of the year.
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His second homer.
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And there's Bambing for a change.
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Well, they're rejoicing over the first base dugout.
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Pretty long looking on the opposite side of the field.
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The ninth man in the batting order, pitcher Dale Murray, in his first major league start before he throws the first pitch.
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He'll have at least a six to nothing lead.
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Right-hander, swings late, fouls that one down the right-field line after looking at a ball.
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One-one delivery.
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Going outside.
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Ball to strike one.
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Murray, because he's worked primarily in short relief, has only been up six times this year.
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There's a strike.
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Ball to strike two.
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We're in the first inning, six to nothing, Cincinnati.
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Bases are empty.
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They have three home runs so far.
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Out of two and two on the hitters.
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Wind up by Burris.
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Fast ball.
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Got a piece of it.
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Fouled it out of play.
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Into the upper deck on the first base side and it's still two and two on him.
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Here's the lineup, two-two pitch.
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Swung out of missed and a curve for strike three.
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They have batted well.
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This crowd is bully.
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Six run.
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Six hits.
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Three of those hits are home runs.
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One with the bases empty, one with two men on, and one with one man on.
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Bases left empty.
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And after a half inning, the Cubs have a hill to climb.
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The Reds six to Cubs nothing.
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Well, Dale Murray, a big right-hander, strong guy.
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Looked Montreal last year.
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In his career in the majors, he has worked only in relief.
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And this year he has been in 39 ball games for Sparky Anderson and the Reds.
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The turnaround average is not a great one at all.
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In fact, it's pretty high, 4.71, especially high for relief pitchers.
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He's won five, lost two, very first major league start.
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And DeJesus stepping in, takes the fastball for very first right.
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In 65 innings, he's given up 78 base hits and walked 28, struck out 28 also.
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Big right-hander delivers to DeJesus, takes the fastball in tight ball, one strike one.
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Yvonne, one hit in the series, a triple that triggered the five-run explosion in the eighth inning of yesterday's second game.
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Batting now on a 2.51 for the year, one-one pitch, looks at a ball outside, ball two, strike one.
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Murray-Wynes, two-one pitch, in very tight at the belt, ball three, strike one.
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27 years of age, native to the big state of Texas, in the little town of Cuero, Texas.
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6-4, about 2.05.
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Last, here's the swing and a deep drive, let's see it.
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Hey, it's back there. It's off the line for Exavation.
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There's the throw for Pusbury's side, he is in with a double.
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He'll open up the bottom in the first inning on a 3-1 delivery.
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Well, Yvonne is up that triple, the trigger of the eighth inning in yesterday's ball, second game.
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Opens up the bottom in the first with a two-base hit.
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It's 14th double of the year, that is 98th hit of the season.
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Murray got behind and had to pay the price.
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Larry Fitner, four for 11 in the series, hitting 294 steps in with eight homers and 41 runs right at it.
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It was 81 appearances that Murray was in last year for Montreal, most in the league.
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Short arms that pitch and it's high, ball one.
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81, really, for Perkins.
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He had only four victories, but he still was an outstanding pitcher.
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1-1 delivery, sinker outside.
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He was in 30th of Montreal's 55 victories last year, more than half of it.
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He had a real hot streak at one time.
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Ball to tails outside, ball three.
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74 through 76.
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He did not allow a home run in 247 and a third consecutive innings.
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The streak finally ended last August.
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Bobby Mercer, there's a ball too high.
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Fitner walks, nobody out.
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The aces hit second.
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Buckner the batter.
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Bobby Mercer, then with the Giants, the fellow ended that streak of homeless consecutive innings by Dale Murray.
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It was only the second home run that he had allowed in pro ball and the other had come in 74 off the bat of Houston's Bob Watson.
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There can be determined that's the longest homeless string in the post-World War II area.
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Buckner, picking a bunt, takes a fastball outside.
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Buckner, two for four in yesterday's game, hitting 285.
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He has a couple of homers, 24 runs batted in.
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Six to nothing Reds, bottom of the first inning, nobody out.
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The pitch, fastball, takes for a strike in the inside corner.
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Ball one, strike one.
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The Reds got three homers and six runs in the top of the first inning.
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If you came in late, you didn't miss much, huh?
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One-one pitch, check the swing, it's outside, ball two, strike one.
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Got behind the de-haces on the three-one pitch, ripped the double off the vines in left center field.
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Walked Bittner on four pitches.
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Now there's a two-one count on Buckner.
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The look, the pitch, fastball, swim-on, deep drive, right center field, got a chance, gets the way back.
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That's the bow winner, quickly leading to a six-to-three on Buckner's homer.
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With one swing at the back, Buckner has won the Reds lead in a half.
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Same deal, Murray, who had gone so many innings, 247 and a third, without allowing a homer.
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That streak snapped by Bobby Mercer, who now steps in, takes the fastball for a strike at the knees.
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Bobby hitting 272, 14 homers, 60 runs, batted in.
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Murray winds, sidearm pitches up, Bobby led up on it, fouls it down the line.
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Much pause for station identification.
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Scorer of this one may wind up like the Fat Man softball pick-to-caverage scorer.
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Wind up the 0-2 pitch, high, wasted it, ball, one strike, two.
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Six-to-three, nobody out, batted in the first inning, the Reds with the six.
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I'm going to say what's going on here.
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The fastball swung out, deep drive, left field, left baby, booster, 11L winner and it's six to four.
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Out to the field, homer.
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Bobby has just now arrived at home plate number 15 for him this year.
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Still nobody out.
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It is now a two-run lead.
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Jerry Morales will be the hitter.
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Dale Murray may long remember his first start in the major leagues.
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Pedro Borbon now going in the Cincinnati bullpen.
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Ramos takes the first pitch of strike.
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As I mentioned earlier, Jerry, the second leading hitter in the National League, 333.
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Seven homers, 56 runs batted in, takes that one into the dirt.
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Came right over the top and it was into the dirt about three feet in front of the plate.
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Pops to the backstop.
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One strike one.
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The ball too high.
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Ball too strike one.
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So far only five home runs here at Wrigley Field today.
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Mercer with an opposite field shot.
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Here's a swing and a mess to it too.
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Ten runs have been scored.
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All have been combined or come in on homers.
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Here's a swing and a high pop-up.
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The first baseman, Mike Lund, shading his eyes down the line.
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He's got it in fair territory.
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First out in the bottom of the first.
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And Steve Onabar is stepping in.
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He's hitting 287.
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Seven homers for Onabar.
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Loading one in the first game yesterday.
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Thirty-eight runs batted in.
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Onabar has his seven homers, four have been hit here at Wrigley Field.
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One pitch of fastball and he takes a strike.
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Four-ball continuing to throw in their bullpen.
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Six-four.
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One away, nobody on.
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That up is high.
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Ball one strike one.
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Manny Creo in the on-back circle.
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Wind blowing out.
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You can sure tell it.
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One-one pitch is high.
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Ball two strike one.
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The Cubs now with 65 home runs for the year against 70 by the opposition.
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Two-one pitch.
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Strike call with a good fastball.
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Let her high away.
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Ball two strike two.
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And 40 of the Cubs' 65 homers have come here at home this year.
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Twenty-five on the road.
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Two-two pitch.
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Gets out in front, rips a deep foul down the right field line into the boxes.
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Ball two strike two.
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The Cubs now have played 51 games on the road.
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They're at home.
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We're at 29.
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Left at home after this one today.
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There's a foul ball down the left field line.
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And 46 have been played on the road.
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Now we've got 35 to play away from Ridley Field.
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And here is strike three on Steve Anabaris.
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So they're two gone.
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Bases empty for Manny Creo.
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Manny hitting 297.
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Two put down in the series with a run batted in.
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He has five home runs.
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Forty-three runs batted in.
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In case you just joined us, a ball game started pretty much the same.
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A ball game started pretty much on time.
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There's a swing, a little number of foul on the third-base side.
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But there's been a lot of action.
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The Reds batted around in the top of the first inning.
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They had three home runs.
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Deek Rose, to lead off the ball game.
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Johnny Bench with two men on.
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Mike Plum with a man on.
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And the Cubs, after a double at a walks off, Billy Buckner shaved that lead in half with his third home of the year.
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Bobby Mercer followed that one with an opposite field home run.
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Now they're two gone, and that pitch is high.
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Ball one, strike one to Manny Creo.
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And Dale Murray's first major league start.
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Bottom of the first with two away, one-one pitch.
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Very high.
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Ball two, strike one.
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Thickfella tucks the glove under his arm, revs up the ball, touches the rise and back for a moment or two, drops it.
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Lyons back up on the hill to get his sign.
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Creo, well away from the plate, end up in the batter's box, two-one delivery.
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Swung on, bouncing ball to Concepcion on the shortstop on the second half.
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And the Cubs are retired in the first inning.
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But four runs on three base hits, two of them homers.
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Nobody left on, at the end of the one, a shmay beat, quite a day before it's all over.
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The five home runs at Friendly Field in this one inning,
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it's not a new Major League record.
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It is the 13th time that it has been done in the Major League.
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Last time in the National League, August of 1970.
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Pirates hit three and the Atlantibraze two in one inning.
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Pete Rose, who started the fireworks with a homer, steps in, swings,
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fouls a fastball out of play, both strike one-ton.
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Bobby Kaufman, Roberta Kaufman, there's a swing, ground ball to Manny Creel.
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He's got it.
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Pete Rose, out, looking up the second inning.
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Ken Griffey will be the hitter.
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He's singled into right field, got the second, a Morgan's infield hit.
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After a posture struck out, Johnny Vance, one of his 23rd homer of the year.
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Let's see if Burr can hold him and check for a while.
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Base is empty.
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First pitch, Griffey swings, a drive in the right field.
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Burr, coming on, he's got it.
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Shoulder high, catch on the line drive, and he hit a bullet.
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Two guard.
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Morgan with an infield single.
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Now the run scored, steps in.
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Let me note here that this Mr. John Conarkey, Conarkey,
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who must be the proudest father at the ballgame today, his birthday,
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and also that of his daughter, Janie, who's 16, and his oldest son, Jack, who's 14,
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and got their mother along with her and the sisters.
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1-0 pitch.
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Strike called in the outside corner, 1-1.
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They got the whole family, little Aaron is 5, Edmund is 9, Sheila is 7.
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She had her birthday yesterday, Sheila did, 2-1 pitch, half a missing.
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Two youngest were 4-2.
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Had to leave at home.
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There's a strike, fastball, right at the letters, 2-2.
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Two-two delivery.
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Gets under the fastball, Morgan fouls it back.
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Conarkey tells us through all those children, got a little smarts.
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They'll use the Cubs' new phone number for tickets and charge it to Dad's Visa card.
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There's the ball, ball three, strike two.
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Burruss's 3-2 pitch.
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Morgan swings, a drive into center field, Morales is there, he's got it.
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What a contrast.
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First inning, they bat around, score six runs.
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And then setting a ground out, a hard liner off the bat at Rippey.
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And a drive to Morales in center field so they go down in order.
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And the Cubs, who got four runs on a pair of homers in the bottom of the first inning,
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will have Minterwall burst in the top of the batting order up, Sensi leading 6-4.
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Just giving a probable pitching assignment tomorrow night at Houston.
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Their net worth their time tomorrow, 7.30. And 15 minutes prior to that,
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Rick Ruschel and Joe Neekrow are the probable pitchers at the Astrodome tomorrow night.
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George Minterwall stepping in against Dale Murray.
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George hitting 250. Picks the first pitch outside ball one.
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Yes, a half a dozen homers driven in 29 runs for the year, one in the series.
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They're going to correct it and move Bonham in there where we thought he should be.
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And Ruschel will go Saturday.
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Bonham tomorrow night.
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One-one pitch. Sexy swing at a fastball. In too close.
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Ball two, strike one on George Minterwall leading off the bottom of the second.
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There's a sinker low, three and one.
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Thurman Munson of the Aggies got his 14th homer of the year in the bottom of the third inning.
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That's the one hundredth of his career.
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And the Yankees now are leading the Orioles, three to one in the bottom of the third.
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Milwaukee bust and no score, bottom of the second.
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And at about 45 minutes the Phillies and the Dodgers will be getting underway.
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There's a swing, deep ride. That one's gone. Way, way back to the very wall.
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Over the wall, out of the ballpark.
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Six to five, victory.
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Let's try to bury the day low and we have a home run for us.
50:37
Never mind a hit and run, just the home run.
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Dale Murray.
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Played one in and Burris way over the left center field of bleachers, over the wall out on the three.
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Burris takes the ball.
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Chucks he's swing the ball at his back, skip foul into the seats in the first base side.
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Big George, his seventh homer of the year.
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Fastball swung on, fouled it right near the plate and he wound up staggering in front of home plate for the cut he took.
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Ball one, strike two.
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Wildland.
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And we're only in the bottom of the second inning.
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With the bases empty and nobody out.
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Bourbon again throwing in the Cincinnati bullpen.
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Windup, Murray's next pitch swung on.
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There's a fly ball dropping out into the left field area and it's in for a base hit.
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Burris going to try for two. He is in with a double.
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That's the tying run at second base with nobody out.
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Burris' second double of the year out of eight base hits.
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Dumped one in a shallow left field.
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Of course with this wind blowing out, hotfielders are deep for just about everybody.
52:16
Sparky Anderson, the silver-hired skipper, just now crosses the first base line, make sure he doesn't touch it.
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And he's going to bring in Pedro Bourbon right now.
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The Reds with six runs, six hits.
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The Cubs, five runs, five hits.
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And the tying run in scoring position with nobody out in the bottom of the second inning.
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Bob Bowen getting in his warm-up toss.
53:57
A little while ago, Dick Dozer, I believe it was Dick Dozer, the Tribune, making the announcement that the five home runs
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and the first inning by these two ball clubs tied a Major League record for homers in one inning.
54:10
Western Union now reports over here from Regley Field that those home runs are the most hit in one inning required in the National League.
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Well, they'll get it straightened out.
54:26
Well, that's just National League now.
54:28
He said Major League.
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No, he also said the National League.
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He gave a record for that.
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Yeah, National League Pittsburgh, three, Atlanta, two, and August 1st, 1970.
54:40
Go back to the books for that one.
54:43
Well, my eyes are too red to read any books today.
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Maybe they'll hit even more before it's over with.
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Like there comes five in an inning, since there may be only two with the bases empty.
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Yvonne DeJesus against Bourbon.
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Makes him hit the ball one strike one count on him.
55:08
Pedro, five and four for the year with seven saves.
55:13
Kex delivers.
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Breaking ball low.
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Ball two, strike one.
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He wouldn't chase that curve ball low.
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That's the pitcher scuttling him into a lot of trouble lately.
55:23
He opened up the first inning with a double off the wall in left field.
55:27
Slaps a fly ball down the right field line, the wind pushing it, pushing it,
55:32
and it drops still out of the reach of the right fielder, Griffey.
55:37
The last couple of days, the wind blowing in would have pushed that ball well back into the boxes.
55:42
This time it kept it from going in there, but it was still foul out of play.
55:51
And he's still searching the record books.
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Two-two pitch.
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Slaps the ground ball to the first baseman.
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It will advance first to third.
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He's got the ball.
56:07
Saved the first base.
56:09
Mike Brown had a very easy play on a little easy ground ball that Geraint Meary could have handled.
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They just plain dropped it.
56:20
He can't believe it himself.
56:23
Looks at the glove as though it bequeathed.
56:27
Had it right in the pocket.
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Started up the line.
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Whoops, putted it out.
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Went over into foul territory.
56:33
The pitcher wasn't over to take the throw.
56:35
He tried to win the race to the bag himself, just a fraction of a second too late.
56:43
More ball.
56:44
Bittner looks out of the scoreboard and now his runners at first and third with nobody out.
56:52
Six to five, Cincy and Bittner stepping in.
56:56
Here's the pitch.
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Low ball but.
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And there, running to Jesus' reach.
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That's the pitch.
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Swung out, base hit, center field.
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Burton's got a score.
57:16
The tying run to Jesus will stop at second.
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It's six to six in the bottom of the second inning.
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Bittner with his 40-second run batted into the air.
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Lines wanted to center field.
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Bring out the pocket calculators.
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We may need it before the afternoon is over.
57:47
Runners at first and second for Bill Buckner, who in this situation in the first inning,
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brought up his third homer of the year.
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The pitch he'll take gets a strike.
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So Murray at his first major league start will not get a win.
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The game is tied.
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And more ball.
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Here's the swing and a deep drive to the right fielder, Ken Grapey.
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He'll get under to Asus tagging.
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He's going to third.
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And the fill cut off by Concepcion under the back.
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Runners at first and third, one away.
58:33
And Murray cannot get a win, even though he had a six to nothing lead before he threw
58:37
the first pitch of the afternoon on behalf of the Cincinnati Reds.
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And the crowd and the beauty still coming into the ballpark.
58:51
Bobby Mercer got his 15th homer of the year following Buckner's three-run shot in the
58:58
first inning.
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And he steps in.
59:02
Go-ahead run to Asus at third.
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Bittner over at first base with one away.
59:10
Barbone's first pitch, breaking ball for a strike.
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The Asus scampers back to third.
59:16
As Johnny Bench had cocked the arm, Buckner was going to fire one down at third base.
59:24
There's a light-up swing on.
59:25
Ground ball to Morgan.
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Waits, gets it, throws to second.
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Relay.
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No relay.
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Bittner went flying in to break up any thoughts that Dave Concepcion might have had about
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attempting a relay on a slowly hit ground ball to Morgan.
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The Cubs have taken the lead.
59:44
But Bobby Mercer with his 60-second run by the end of the year, he's on at first base
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on a field of choice.
59:53
That run charged against Barbone and Jerry Morales stepped in with two-guard.
1:00:07
Popped up to Mike Lom, the first baseman in the first inning for the first half.
1:00:18
After a double, a walk, a free run homer by Buckner and a solo shot by Bobby Mercer.
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It's a strike on the inside corner.
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They've got 250 boys and girls from their fine program in Park Ridge.
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I never expected to see this, I know.
1:00:43
Boy, what fun it is, particularly for kids, there's a swing and a foul back out of play
1:00:50
when those baseballs start flying out of the ballpark, particularly those off the bats
1:00:55
of the Cubs.
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They've got to love it.
1:00:59
They remember each one of them.
1:01:05
Barbone out in front of Morales.
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Next pitch, takes.
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Yes, misses.
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Little high, ball too selective.
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Seven to six Cubs.
1:01:22
Bottom of the second, each team with a half and a zin hits the swing on foul sharply back to the backstop,
1:01:27
and it's two and two.
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Sidearm fastball swung on and missed for strike three.
1:01:51
Barbone's first strike out is coming on here in the second in relief,
1:01:56
but the Cubs with three runs in the second inning, one Cincinnati error,
1:02:03
three base hits, putting Mineral, seventh home of the year.
1:02:10
One man left in the bases.
1:02:13
Well, we've got two full innings in already.
1:02:16
So far, the Cubs seven runs, six hits.
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The Reds six runs, six hits.
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It's a long way to go on this one.
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Seven to six Cubs, and we're just starting the third inning.
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LeBouin, the hitter.
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Burris's first pitch.
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LeBouin swings and lines a base hit over the leaping trio's head in the right center.
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Today is a day for the bullpen.
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Foster singles to right center, and now here's Bench.
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Bench hit a home run, a line drive into the catwalk in left field.
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Foster on first.
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Burris into the stretch. Here's the pitch.
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Outside, ball one.
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Bench takes a strike, a sidearm curveball over the outside corner.
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One and one to count.
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Donnie Moore starts loosening up to the Cubs bullpen.
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Here's a toss to first base.
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Foster hadn't taken his lead yet when Burris threw over to Buckner.
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Now we're set to pitch to Bench.
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High curveball taken by Donnie, and it's two and one.
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Six home runs have been hit in this ballgame thus far.
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Two and one pitch, outside, ball three.
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Three and one to Bench.
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Geronimo, due up next.
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Foster opened up the inning, getting the seventh Cincinnati in off Burris.
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Here's a three and one pitch to Johnny Bench.
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Swing and a miss. Three and two.
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Nobody out, third inning.
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Burris taking a little time now.
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On the mound, tosses to first base, and Foster once again had one foot on the bag.
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The pitch, outside, ball four.
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That moves Foster to second base.
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Donnie Moore has a 3.55 burn run average. He's 1-3 lost one. This is his 20th game.
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He's pitched 38 innings, 37 hits, 20 runs. He's walked 13 while striking out 27.
1:08:41
Foster opened up the inning with a single, bench walked, and now Geronimo will face Donnie Moore
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with the Cubs leading 7-6 who are in the third inning.
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This game is an hour old right now.
1:08:55
Other action in the American League, the Boston Red Sox came up with six runs
1:09:01
in the third inning. They lead Milwaukee 7-0.
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New York Yankees 5, Baltimore 1 at the end of 4.
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Let me talk about that, what I was describing yesterday,
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when Sparky Anderson came out and was arguing with Paul Pryor on one pitch.
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I said I misinterpreted the rules that he has to leave or the pitcher has to leave.
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That was the rule, but they changed that rule.
1:09:30
Anderson also thought that was the rule and would not call in his pitcher
1:09:35
and then told Pryor that he is protesting the game.
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That's when Pryor went to the other two umpires.
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But then Harvey told Sparky Anderson that that rule had been changed
1:09:48
and then Sparky said yes, I had forgotten about it so the protest was called off.
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And Pryor also did call in the pitcher, Sparky Anderson did not.
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Here's a swing, a line drive, base hit to right field.
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The tying run will score.
1:10:02
Mercer cuts off that ball, gets it into the relay man to hold Bench to third base.
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So Geronimo didn't wait.
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The first pitch thrown to him by Moore, he doubles down the right field line.
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This game is all tied up 7-7.
1:10:19
Cincinnati has runners on second and third, nobody out in the third inning.
1:10:28
And now Concepcion is going to bat.
1:10:33
Thirty-five RBIs for Geronimo.
1:10:41
And he hits for Cincinnati in the brand new ball game, 7-7.
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Donnie Moore gets his side, cup infield, the right side halfway.
1:11:00
Swing, a line drive, base hit over Trillo's head.
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Two more runs will score.
1:11:06
It's now 9-7 Cincinnati as Concepcion drives in his 35th and 36th RBI of the season.
1:11:20
One of those runs charged to Moore.
1:11:25
So Burris in two complete innings and two men in the third allowed eight runs, seven hits,
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struck out two and walked one.
1:11:36
Moore has faced two men.
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He's allowed a double and a single.
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Now here's Lumet bat, hit a two-run home run in the first inning.
1:11:51
Paul Rushell now starts warming up for the Cubs.
1:12:00
Concepcion with a tremendous lead at first base, and Moore sees that and tosses over that to first to hold him close to the bag.
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Concepcion on, has 21 stolen bases.
1:12:15
The stretch and the pitch.
1:12:17
Swing, a ground ball to Trillo's left, gloves it, turns, fires it to Asus to force Concepcion at second base, one out.
1:12:28
Bourbon will be the hitter.
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Bourbon has four for 13.
1:12:46
Lead has changed hands again.
1:12:50
Cincinnati leading six and nothing at the end of one.
1:12:54
Should be six to four, I should say.
1:12:56
Cubs taking the lead seven to six at the end of two, and now in the top of the third, Cincinnati has regained the lead.
1:13:03
Bourbon was going to bunt but takes a strike outside.
1:13:06
Corner, strike one.
1:13:15
Antivirus in at third expecting a sacrifice.
1:13:21
There's the bunt but it's fouled down the first base line.
1:13:37
One out here in the third inning.
1:13:44
Lava on first base.
1:13:47
Moore in relief of Burrus into the stretch.
1:13:51
Here's the pitch, the bunt down the first base line, and he is out.
1:13:54
He was hit by the ball so the runner at second will have to return to first base, and Sparky's going to argue.
1:14:04
The ball came up and hit the batter so he's out for interference, and Lum has to return to first base.
1:14:15
Anderson asking Olson, late umpire, to describe it.
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He does. Lum returns to first and now with two outs and credit Middlerwall, I guess, with the putout.
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He was the closest one to the batter.
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And here's Pete Rose.
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So a little of everything today at Wrigley Field.
1:14:43
The long ball, Texas Lakers airs, and now it interferes.
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Two outs, Rose the hitter.
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Here's the, they give the out to three.
1:15:04
They give the out to Buckner.
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Swing and a miss by Rose on the first pitch.
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Lumber is ready. Rose to first, Lum gets back safely.
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Cincinnati with nine runs, nine hits. Cubs seven runs, six hits.
1:15:27
Swing and a miss on a good fastball outside.
1:15:31
Two strikes on Rose.
1:15:34
Two outs.
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And ready, nine, Cubs seven.
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The pitch. Inside fastball ball, one strike two.
1:15:56
Middler and left today, for Allison, center, Merson, right.
1:16:00
Here's the one and two pitch to Rose.
1:16:03
Oh, just below his knee, ball two, strike two.
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Rose and home run and a ground out.
1:16:19
The pitch out its way, swing and a tap foul.
1:16:24
Two and two to count.
1:16:35
Both starting pitchers in the clubhouse.
1:16:42
Here's the two and two pitch. Instead he throws the first and Lum gets back safely.
1:16:52
Swing and a miss by Lumber. Lumber is ready. He sits.
1:16:56
Throws the first again and Lum gets back safely.
1:17:05
Rose in that crouch at the plate. Here's the pitch.
1:17:09
Low ball three. Three and two on Pete Rose.
1:17:21
Low ball off Pete Rose's bat yesterday.
1:17:23
There goes the runner. Here's the swing.
1:17:25
A base hit through the middle of the diamond in the center field.
1:17:28
And Lum will go to third as Morales gets that ball in quickly.
1:17:33
As I was mentioning, Rose fouled the ball down the left field line yesterday
1:17:37
and it hit a youngster in the cheek, right adjacent to the nose.
1:17:44
The youngster had a bloody nose and a severe painfully swollen cheek, loosened teeth.
1:17:56
And today Pete Rose signed the baseball for that youngster in the name of,
1:18:01
I believe, Paul Franks in Skokie, Illinois.
1:18:05
And I have it in my possession and we'll get it over to young Franks as soon as possible.
1:18:13
Rose fell very badly about it, but could do nothing about it, of course.
1:18:17
Swing, a line drive, base hit to center field by Griffey.
1:18:26
Boy, let me tell you, those base hits look like they're coming out of cannons at the plate.
1:18:31
Griffey drives in a run. Lum scores the fourth one of the inning.
1:18:36
It's now 10 to 7 in favor of Cincinnati, and it doesn't look like rain.
1:18:46
Rose stops at second.
1:18:54
Buckeye, in an amount, talking to Moore.
1:19:00
Rose is on second. Griffey is on first.
1:19:04
The Reds have batted a round here in the third inning.
1:19:09
They have scored four runs on five hits in the inning.
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Morgan, the hitter, he has one for two.
1:19:22
The pitch, swing, a line drive into the bullpen.
1:19:26
Oh, they scattered down there in that bullpen. Strike one.
1:19:38
Everyone in the Cincinnati lineup except Bourbon has at least one base hit.
1:19:47
Low curve ball, one and one to count.
1:19:53
10 to 7, Cincinnati.
1:19:59
Moore in relief, into the stretch.
1:20:02
Here's the pitch to Morgan. Passed Paul Slinger, ground ball, it's foul.
1:20:07
Down the first base line. Got past Buckner, but just foul.
1:20:19
The line drive over that bag, such as happened last night at Kamiski Park,
1:20:23
is where the ball is unless it's touched by the infielder.
1:20:28
Last night Rodriguez crossed the foul line to touch a line drive,
1:20:33
and the ball rebounded into third territory, but it was a foul ball.
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Here's a pop-up over Trio's head.
1:20:40
Behind second, he's under it, backs up, he has it.
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But the Reds send nine men to the plate, scoring four times.
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Five hits. Two men left on bases.
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So at the end of two and a half minutes of play, at Cincinnati, 10, Cubs, 7.
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They just made an announcement in the press box that that hit by Pete Rose was his 2,884th hit.
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And he's 20th now on the all-career list of base hits.
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Zach Wheat.
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He's supplanted Zach Wheat, 20th.
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And he leads career base hits for switch hitters.
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Antavarus fouls off the first pitch, strike one.
1:22:58
Cincinnati 10 comes 7.
1:23:02
Here's a swing and a pop-up down the left field line.
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Rose after it.
1:23:06
The ball is carrying out of play as it hits the first, in the first roll.
1:23:12
Pete grabs that ball, hands it back, tosses it back into the stand.
1:23:23
We have 17 runs in this ball game by both clubs.
1:23:27
17 hits.
1:23:28
11 by Cincinnati, 6 hits by the Cubs.
1:23:32
Here's a swing and a miss.
1:23:34
Antavarus couldn't hold back.
1:23:36
He strikes out.
1:23:47
Joe, who grounded out the first time, is back.
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First pitch.
1:24:00
Outside, ball one.
1:24:10
Here's a ball outside and low.
1:24:12
Instead of that ball hitting low bone, it was explained by a play by Umparosa that number one,
1:24:19
he crossed over the plate to Bunnett, and number two, he was running inside the baseline.
1:24:29
So the catcher gets the put out.
1:24:33
Ball two, strike one.
1:24:39
It's a trio.
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One pitch, inside, ball three, strike one.
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Three and one pitch on its way, inside, ball four.
1:25:00
And Middowall, who hit a tremendous home run, his first time at bat.
1:25:13
Trio on first.
1:25:18
Middowall steps in the batter's box.
1:25:20
Paul Ruschel is ready.
1:25:23
He was warming up at the top of the inning.
1:25:26
Line drive right to Rose. Go to first, not in time.
1:25:31
Middowall lines that ball right to Pete Rose at third base for the second out in the inning.
1:25:43
Donnie Moore is going to hit for himself.
1:25:51
So in the third inning with Cincinnati leading ten to seven.
1:25:57
Six home runs have been hit thus far in this ball game.
1:26:03
First pitch is a ball outside to Donnie.
1:26:06
That's left-handed even though he fires right in.
1:26:09
Here's one swing.
1:26:10
He's the center fielder way back off the wall.
1:26:14
Here comes Trio around third.
1:26:16
He's going to score.
1:26:18
Here's Donnie Moore going in the third with a triple.
1:26:22
Donnie Moore triples off the wall in center field, driving in Trio.
1:26:30
Now the score is ten to eight.
1:26:33
Moore is on third.
1:26:36
And DeJesus, the hitter.
1:26:41
Moore, Moore, that's his second hit.
1:26:44
First triple of the year.
1:26:46
First RBI of the year.
1:26:52
That ball didn't lack from going on to the AstroTurf by very much, about three feet, four feet.
1:27:01
Now here's DeJesus.
1:27:03
Two outs.
1:27:04
Big run if we can pick it up from third base.
1:27:07
Curve ball for a strike taken by DeJesus.
1:27:17
The pitch, curve ball, tap, foul.
1:27:21
Into the Cubs dugout.
1:27:25
0-2 on DeJesus.
1:27:28
He doubled in the first inning.
1:27:30
Tap on Lums there in the second.
1:27:40
Bourbon into the windup.
1:27:44
Here's the pitch outside ball one.
1:27:47
This is perhaps one of the earliest that Bourbon has ever entered a ball game in relief.
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Entered it in the second inning.
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The pitch.
1:27:59
He's making a miss.
1:28:00
He fouled it right into the glove of Bench.
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In the third inning the Cubs pick up one run, one hit, one man left on base.
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At the end of three complete innings of play, Cincinnati 10, Cubs 8.
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Top of the fourth inning for Cincinnati.
1:29:25
Foster will lead off, and he led off the third inning by singling in the right center.
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Now Foster steps in the batter's box.
1:30:02
Moore on the mound, and it is wind up.
1:30:10
Foster stepped out of the batter's box for just a moment.
1:30:13
Now we're set. Here's the first pitch.
1:30:16
Fast ball, a swing, and a line drive.
1:30:18
They sit into left field. They're picking on Moore's first pitch.
1:30:24
Foster now has two for three in his ball game.
1:30:28
That is the 12th hit for Cincinnati.
1:30:33
Here's Bench. Three-run home run in the first inning.
1:30:39
Walked in the third.
1:30:42
Cincinnati with six in the first.
1:30:55
They rested in the second.
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Came back with four in the third.
1:31:00
First pitch to Johnny Bench.
1:31:03
Low, ball one.
1:31:04
The Cubs scored four in the first, three in the second, and one in the third.
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We haven't batted yet in the fourth.
1:31:14
The ball one pitch.
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There's a ball low outside.
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Ball two, no strikes to Johnny Bench.
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Foster on first base, nobody out.
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Moore into the stretch.
1:31:33
A pitch.
1:31:35
Low, ball three.
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Ball three and no strikes to Johnny Bench.
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And this is the kind of day that they may give Johnny the green light on this pitch.
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Here's the ball getting away from the Cubs bullpen as Russell starts warming up again.
1:32:07
Bench steps back into the batter's box.
1:32:16
The three and no pitch on its way.
1:32:19
Strike called right down the middle, and he was taking.
1:32:22
Three and one now to count.
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Moore sets, checks the runner.
1:32:33
The pitch, fast ball high above his head, ball four.
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Now time is called.
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Herman Franks walking out from the dugout once again to the mound.
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Paul Rushell coming in here.
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See if he can stop these rits.
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Paul Rushell has a 2.61 earned on average.
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He has a record of 4-2.
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This is his 39th game.
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He's pitched 62 in one-third innings.
1:34:39
Allowed 53 hits.
1:34:42
20 runs.
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23 walks, five intentional.
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He has struck out 34.
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He's allowed six home runs.
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He's going to face Geronimo here with runners on first and second.
1:35:00
Nobody out.
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Fourth inning.
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First pitch on its way.
1:35:07
Swing and a double play ball at trio.
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He goes to DeJesus.
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DeJesus throwing a first.
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A double play.
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And all the Cubs get their 84th double play on the first pitch thrown to Geronimo by Rushell.
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That move fostered a third, but now there are two outs.
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First pitch to Concepcion, ball one.
1:35:57
And they want to look at that pit, at that ball I should say.
1:36:05
Olson gives Paul Rushell the baseball.
1:36:12
Tough job for the managers today to pick out a man who can stop the opposition.
1:36:18
The pitch inside, ball two.
1:36:23
Foster on third base with two outs.
1:36:31
Paul Rushell, third Cub pitcher, into the lined up the pitch inside, ball three.
1:36:41
Concepcion looks down to his coach.
1:36:44
Schuber gets a sign.
1:36:47
Lum is due up next.
1:36:51
Three and no pitch is a strike call.
1:36:55
Three and one now.
1:36:58
Two outs.
1:36:59
Cincinnati leads ten to eight.
1:37:02
The pitch by Rushell, pop foul over the Reds dugout.
1:37:09
Three and two now on Concepcion.
1:37:22
Here's a three and two pitch.
1:37:24
Swing and a ground ball to DeJesus Wright.
1:37:26
He has it.
1:37:27
The long throw.
1:37:28
In time.
1:37:31
A beautiful play by DeJesus.
1:37:33
Throwing out to Concepcion.
1:37:36
Saving that run.
1:37:39
So Paul Rushell came in and did an outstanding job in retiring the Reds after they had runners on first and second and nobody out.
1:37:46
In the fourth inning, no runs, one hit.
1:37:49
One man left on base.
1:37:51
Cubs coming to bat fourth inning.
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Cincinnati ten, Cubs eight.
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1:39:03
In the fourth inning, the Cubs will send Bittner, Buckner, and Mercer to the plate, trailing by two runs. It's ten to eight.
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Well, they perhaps are not enjoying the score right now, but they're enjoying the action.
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Burrbone's first pitch to Bittner is a strike call.
1:40:00
It'll be Bittner, Buckner, and Mercer. Cubs trail by two.
1:40:06
Here's a foul ball off the bat of Bittner. He didn't want to swing. The ball hit the bat, goes foul, strike two.
1:40:15
The New York Yankees now lead Baltimore seven to one at the end of five and a half.
1:40:22
Boston leads Milwaukee eight to nothing at the end of six. Swing and a face hit.
1:40:30
Pass Morgan into right field. I had to hold up for a minute. I didn't know whether Morgan was going to catch up to that ball or not.
1:40:38
So Bittner gets his second hit of the day.
1:40:45
And now here's Buckner at bat. He represents the tying run. He had a three-run home run in the first.
1:41:04
A wild affair here at Wrigley Field. Cincinnati 10, Cubs eight. We're in the fourth inning.
1:41:13
This game is an hour and a half old already.
1:41:18
The dinner will be late tonight.
1:41:23
The stretch, the pitch, curve ball outside, ball one.
1:41:30
LeBone, the second, Cincinnati red pitcher. Cubs have used three thus far.
1:41:39
Love playing behind Bittner. There's a strike called and it's one and one on Buckner.
1:41:53
LeBone is ready. Here's a pitch, a swing and a fly ball deep to left center. But the center fielder Geronimo back on the warning track catches that ball for the out.
1:42:04
Buckner just couldn't get around on LeBone's fast ball.
1:42:11
Mercer, the batter. A home run to the opposite field in the first inning.
1:42:22
Bittner on first. One out now.
1:42:30
Here's the first pitch to Mercer. Swing and a miss on a low sinker. Strike one.
1:42:43
LeBone gets a sign from Bench. Checks Bittner at first. The pitch, swing and a base hit in the left center. There goes Bittner around second and he will hold up as Geronimo got in very fast to feel that ball and Bittner wasn't going to take any chances.
1:43:00
Two runs down. So he stopped at second base.
1:43:04
So Mercer gets his second hit of the day.
1:43:08
That's the fourth hit off for Bone.
1:43:13
And now here's Morales at bat with Cub runners.
1:43:17
First and second, one out.
1:43:22
Cincinnati with ten runs, twelve hits.
1:43:25
The Cubs have eight runs on nine hits.
1:43:30
First pitch to Morales. Swing and a miss. Strike one.
1:43:41
LeBone waiting until Morales gets set.
1:43:48
Now the pitch. Swing and a miss on a sidearm curveball breaking away from Geri. It's 0-2.
1:44:04
The pitch on its way. Curveball outside. Just missing it. It's one ball, two strikes.
1:44:11
And Tavarez two up next. Tying run for the Cubs at first base.
1:44:18
In the person of Mercer, Bittner is on second.
1:44:21
Here's the pitch to Geri Morales. Outside, ball two.
1:44:25
Two and two to count.
1:44:34
Ball two, strike two.
1:44:37
LeBone checks the base runners. Bittner at second base.
1:44:40
Mercer is on first. Here's the pitch. High, ball three.
1:44:51
Ball three, strike two to Geri Morales.
1:44:56
Bittner takes his lead from second. Here's the pitch. Swing and a line drive.
1:45:00
Right fielder, Griffey going back on the warning track. Reaches up and makes a one-handed catch.
1:45:06
Bittner goes back to tag up and reaches third safely.
1:45:10
Another line drive that was hit deep in the right field. Griffey makes the catch for the out.
1:45:19
Two outs. It's going to be up to Antavarez. He has struck out twice.
1:45:33
Bittner now is on third. Mercer is on first.
1:45:38
First pitch, Antavarez. Swing and a pop up behind second. It could be tough.
1:45:43
Rose is there. Kosepchon is there. The ball dropped for a big hit.
1:45:48
And Mercer goes to third.
1:45:52
There was a tough play. Rose trying to make an over-the-shoulder catch running from the infield.
1:46:01
Could not make the catch. Kosepchon was playing Antavarez, the left-handed hitter, over towards second base so he couldn't get there in time.
1:46:11
And the ball went off of Rose as 12 lands in third territory by two feet.
1:46:17
So it's a base hit for Antavarez.
1:46:21
Scores Bittner with a Cubs ninth run.
1:46:25
Sends Mercer to third with a tying run. And here's Trio at bat.
1:46:31
First pitch. Swing and a line drive. Base hit.
1:46:38
There goes Antavarez to third. And Mercer scores a tying run.
1:46:51
A brand new ballgame. The Cubs have fought back from a 6-0 deficit and have tied up the Cincinnati Reds 10-10.
1:47:04
And we're only in the fourth inning.
1:47:08
This could be an 18-17 game, you know.
1:47:14
Here's Bittner-Wall. Home run in the second inning, lined out in the third.
1:47:24
The pitch. Strike call.
1:47:32
Antavarez on third. Trio on first.
1:47:38
Pitch. Live on the center field. Geronimo is there. Clips the glasses down. He has them one handed for the out.
1:47:46
But the Cubs have fought back. They scored two runs, four hits, two men left on the bases.
1:47:53
At the end of four, it's 10-10.
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Well, it's settling down. After 10 runs in the first inning, and the next three have only been 10.
1:49:19
You've still got plenty of time to come out and see a lot of action at Wrigley Field today.
1:49:26
Let me tell you, this is the kind of a game that the kids particularly just have to fall in love with, man-o-man.
1:49:32
They'll be talking about this one for the next month, and probably right on into the school days.
1:49:37
They never forget this kind, and I guarantee you they'll remember every come-home line.
1:49:43
Mike Lung, who homered in the first inning with a man on, reached in a fielder's choice,
1:49:49
and the third is going to lead off against the Cubs' Paul Ruschel.
1:49:55
While they have tied a home run by both ball clubs in one inning with five,
1:50:01
they are nowhere near the major league record for homers in a game by two teams.
1:50:07
That record is 11.
1:50:09
First pitch of the ball to the left-handed hitting Lung.
1:50:14
Ball on the windup. Fast ball, just misses outside. Ball two.
1:50:22
Everybody except the pitchers on the Reds have at least one hit, and four of them have two hits.
1:50:32
There's a strike ball, two strike one.
1:50:34
Pete Rose is a pair, including a homer.
1:50:37
Rippey has a pair of singles.
1:50:40
George Foster is a pair of singles.
1:50:42
Here's the pitch swung out, a drive into center field, and Mike Lung now has his second hit of the day.
1:50:49
Single into center field.
1:50:57
Dave Concepcion has a pair of singles.
1:51:02
And Pedro Borbon loves to swing that bat stepping in.
1:51:08
Four for 13 for Borbon this year.
1:51:19
Attaveras anticipating a sacrifice comes up the line.
1:51:22
Borbon pushes one up to the mound.
1:51:25
Ruschel has it, goes to second for one.
1:51:27
The relay, double play.
1:51:30
Ruschel to the Haysos, the Manny Creos.
1:51:36
And Mike Lung going in hard, trying to take the Haysos out.
1:51:41
He couldn't do it.
1:51:43
And credit Paul Ruschel with a fine play, clubbing the ball just on the first base side in front of the mound.
1:51:49
Waiting for the Haysos, absorb the impact of the runners sliding in, threw a little high, but Manny Creos,
1:51:56
fortunately, is barely tall and a long reach, got it in a boarding house.
1:52:02
So the bases are empty with the Cubs' 85th double play of the year.
1:52:07
And Pete Rose steps in.
1:52:10
He triggered the fireworks, leading off the ball game of the homer off Ray Burris.
1:52:19
Fitcher trying to sacrifice and punks into a double play.
1:52:24
He takes an air as a strike.
1:52:26
Andy Olson, the plate up to inspect the ball, he does, keeps it in play.
1:52:39
All of the windups, sinkers into the dirt, ball one, strike one.
1:52:50
The Cubs six in the first, four in the third.
1:52:56
Or the Reds, rather, six in the first and four in the third.
1:52:58
A foul ball out of play to the left side, faced a good fastball.
1:53:03
The Cubs responded with four runs in the first inning, three in the second, one in the third, and two in the fourth.
1:53:13
And only 20 runs have been scored so far on 24 base hits.
1:53:18
They were only in the fifth inning.
1:53:24
Fitch steps out of the batter's box.
1:53:27
He is now 20th in the all-time list of major big hitters with total base hits of 2,884.
1:53:36
I'm sorry, he is tied, Zach Wheat, with that total, 2,884.
1:53:43
But it all had gone out to Dr. Paul.
1:53:46
Now George steps back.
1:53:47
He has one of the home runs today.
1:53:52
They want a three in the first inning, one, two delivery.
1:53:56
Swung out, bouncing ball.
1:53:57
Creo to his right, comes up for him, he's got it, throws the first.
1:54:00
Got him to retire the side.
1:54:02
That ball really jumped up in the last half about head high.
1:54:08
He throws, grounds out to Creo for the second time, and in the fifth inning, no runs, one hit.
1:54:14
Reds leave nobody on, and the Cubs come to bat in the bottom of the fifth inning.
1:54:19
Paul Ruschel is still lead off with a score still.
1:54:22
Since he's 10, the Cubs 10.
1:54:24
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He's there every day making the plays and getting the hits.
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1:55:28
Paul Russell to lead off.
1:55:38
The other two pitchers have preceded him today.
1:55:42
Got base hits.
1:55:43
Burris a double and scored.
1:55:45
Donnie Moore crippled in Romero.
1:55:48
Don't be embarrassed, Paul. Get a hit.
1:55:51
First pitch to him is a strike.
1:55:54
Ten to ten score, Bourbon delivers.
1:55:58
Sidearm, breaking ball, and he tried to hold up and couldn't do it.
1:56:01
It's a strike.
1:56:02
Nothing and two.
1:56:04
Bourbon will come at you about ten different ways.
1:56:07
Sidearm, three-quarter, overhand, change of speeds.
1:56:11
There's a lot of breaking pitches and has good fastball.
1:56:14
There's a fastball, swung on and missed.
1:56:16
Throws it almost like a good softball pitcher that time.
1:56:20
A ball, a span, that's strikeout number four for Pedro.
1:56:24
His third victim, Yvonne DeJesus stepping in,
1:56:28
doubled and scored on Buckner's three-run homer in the first.
1:56:32
Reached on an air, first man to face Bourbon when he came on in the second inning,
1:56:37
and he scored on Bittner's single.
1:56:43
As his swing and a high flat ball to the center fielder, Geranimo.
1:56:47
He's under it. Reaches up.
1:56:49
Loves it, one-handed, and they're two away.
1:56:52
Here's Bittner, who has walked and, as a pair, singles today,
1:56:58
and a run batted in and a run scored.
1:57:02
Kim Dorr, John Murphy, Kim Dorr, Mike Dorr,
1:57:07
drove 200 miles, didn't mind at all, because they wanted to see the Cubs
1:57:12
start a ten-game winning streak. Wouldn't that be nice for Iowa?
1:57:18
And 117 fans from the campus of Illinois, Lions, are here with their guests.
1:57:29
Their fifth annual trip to Wrigley Field, Bittner takes the first pitch of strike.
1:57:40
Bourbon and Paul Ruschel, now working against one another in relief.
1:57:45
Here's the windup. Takes the strike over the outside corner.
1:57:49
Larry, not too pleased with that call.
1:57:54
John Tupole, a good Cup fan, and a good car leader,
1:58:00
whose days may be his swing and a bouncing foul.
1:58:04
Today, got a grip of Lindale Heights fans with him this afternoon.
1:58:16
Our good friend John Loftus, helping to see that John Tupole doesn't get lost at Wrigley Field.
1:58:23
As a strike called, and Bittner can't believe it, he draws a line about three inches away from the plate
1:58:30
to indicate to Andy Olson, in his judgment, the pitch was outside.
1:58:35
But only the judgment of Andy Olson counts.
1:58:39
And Bourbon, with two strikeouts in the fifth inning, puts the Cubs down in order.
1:58:43
That's the first inning. The Cubs have been shut out.
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1:58:52
Rich 10, the Cubs 10.
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2:00:05
Well, the grounds-keeping crew is raked over the infield.
2:00:09
Let me tell you, it needed it because it's been torn up pretty good with all those spikes
2:00:13
that have been racing around here this afternoon.
2:00:21
We've got a crowd, I would judge, about 32, 33,000, maybe a little bit more.
2:00:31
Ken Griffey, with two hits today, stepping in.
2:00:36
When all is said and done, the Cubs will still be number one.
2:00:39
No, Bill Berg did not make that up.
2:00:45
Two little kids, creating that one around here today.
2:00:48
First pitch of ball. Griffey takes, there's a strike, a slider on him.
2:00:53
Ball one, strike one.
2:00:56
Dilley's did not score at Los Angeles in the top of the first inning.
2:01:00
Go get them Dodgers.
2:01:03
Wind up in the 1-1 pitch. Griffey swings and he misses.
2:01:08
Ball, must have got a piece of it and I think it came off the bare hand of Merwold
2:01:13
as it dropped right at his feet.
2:01:15
Didn't want to show that he's hurt at all.
2:01:18
All right, Bill, we're going to put you in the pool.
2:01:21
What would you guess would be the total run scored here at Wrigley Field today, Mr. Berg?
2:01:27
Total runs, we've got 20 now. Up to 28 runs, Vince.
2:01:34
Look out, there's one high and deep. It is now up to 21. That is gone.
2:01:39
Way, way back. That one left the ballpark.
2:01:46
Let me tell you, well that left the park. It has to be at least 430 feet away.
2:01:50
You know, this is beginning to look like a reenactment of Star Wars.
2:01:53
Everything is exploding around this place. It's unreal.
2:01:56
Good Lord, what a shot.
2:02:00
Griffey's ninth home run of the year.
2:02:04
It's only his third hit today.
2:02:09
That one may be in the lake.
2:02:13
Here's Morgan.
2:02:16
Checks his swing and fouls it out of play into the box seats in the third base side.
2:02:21
It is now 11 to 10 with the Reds having the 11.
2:02:28
Balls, next pitch is Volker for Strechhoff.
2:02:37
There have been some shots here today. Didn't need any wind for some of them.
2:02:41
Fastball swung on there as a base hit on the right center field. He may try to stretch it.
2:02:45
Mercer coming over to cut it off. Here's Morgan going into second.
2:02:48
Thrill off target and he's in there with a double.
2:02:52
Thrill kept fearing over towards first base.
2:02:55
That was about 15 feet off the bag at second.
2:02:59
Morgan had made up his mind as soon as he left the batter's box he was going to try it for two.
2:03:04
And he got it.
2:03:07
That's only his 14th double this year. I thought he had more than that.
2:03:12
And that's Joe's second hit of the day.
2:03:15
George Foster, the leading home run hitter in the majors with 32, has two singles in his strikeout so far today.
2:03:29
Run of it's second, curve, checks he swing it's low, ball one. They ask for the appeal, denied.
2:03:35
Willie Hernandez, feared in both games of the double-hunter yesterday,
2:03:41
and the south ball is now throwing in the cup bullpen down the left field line.
2:03:45
11 to 10 since he's leading.
2:03:53
Ball's fastball swung up.
2:03:55
Bouncing ball to Onoveras when he gets back to second to throw to first he's got it.
2:03:59
Onoveras having to angle in towards the bound and in front of the shortstop position.
2:04:04
And Morgan hastily got back into the bag at second.
2:04:09
One gone in the top of the sixth inning and here's Johnny Bench.
2:04:16
Just prior to his rerun homer in the first inning, he just missed building one of Ray Burris' shots out of here.
2:04:26
It went foul. He made up for it. The next one was really hammered.
2:04:30
His 23rd homer of the year.
2:04:33
Since then he's walked twice and scored once. Dix the first pitch high, ball one.
2:04:39
The Dodgers did not score in the bottom of the first inning.
2:04:42
No score at the end of one. The Phillies and L.A. in a day game,
2:04:46
the most unusual thing during the week at Los Angeles.
2:04:49
One-0 pitch, good sinker fastball fouled.
2:04:52
Terms off the wall, back on the line to the plate and first.
2:04:55
Would you say the score was going to be, Bill?
2:04:58
I'll go with a total of 28 runs.
2:05:00
28? Yeah. Okay.
2:05:03
That means somebody's got to win by at least two. Yeah.
2:05:10
One wants it.
2:05:12
Well now there's a deep drive, but it's going to stay in the ballpark and Bittner will catch it. He does.
2:05:18
Thanks, Evan.
2:05:20
Miss, I'll tell you, the funniest net game, but games I ever saw.
2:05:23
When I was a kid living in Buffalo for a while, I used to go to international league games.
2:05:27
And I saw a double header between Buffalo and Syracuse, 28 to 11 and 16 to 12.
2:05:32
Ha ha ha, double header.
2:05:34
There were ten home runs in the first game. Yeah.
2:05:36
They set international league records all over the place.
2:05:38
This reshaping up is the best kind of thing.
2:05:42
Geronimo stepping in, Morgan still a second with Cugon.
2:05:46
Fastball, tails outside, the left-hander, ball one.
2:05:53
Two-two-four, what's your guess of the total runs?
2:05:57
27 runs. 27.
2:05:59
That comes with 14, huh?
2:06:01
All right.
2:06:03
John Lockes, what's yours?
2:06:05
Deep drive.
2:06:07
There's a swing, deep drive, let field.
2:06:09
Bittner, go back, go back. Get there, Larry.
2:06:11
Look out! Oh, man!
2:06:14
What an acrobatic job by Larry Bittner.
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And that ball really was hammered.
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And he really added to it a tremendous job of recovery.
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He may have had a heart-stopping catch.
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Started to drift back, ball still carried.
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Finally at the last moment of the warning crack, he leaped up and back towards the wall.
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Fairly got it in the webbing of the glove.
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Somehow, as he came down right at himself, went up against the blinds,
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and still managed to hold out of the ball.
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Thank you, Larry. That's our thrill for the day.
2:06:51
And Geronimo and the Reds are retired in the sixth inning.
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A leadoff homer by Griffey, double by Morgan, who's left-stranded.
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Now we move to the cup half of inning number six in Don't Go Away, Cincinnati leading 11-10.
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Now, what's your guess on the total runs for the day? We ought to get a good pool going up here.
2:08:36
Four bones delivery. Buckner swings, gets under it, lets a high fly ball to the right fielder, Griffey.
2:08:42
Just missed hitting one out of here.
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But, cop, Wynn started to carry it, and Griffey had to make a good recovery to grab that one one-handed.
2:08:53
Bobby Mercer, the batter, has a homer and a single. Two runs, about it in today.
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Let's pause a moment here for station identification.
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This is the WGN Chicago Cubs baseball network.
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WGN Radio, Chicago, 331.
2:09:20
Four bones delivers. Bobby Mercer takes the ball, two low, ball one.
2:09:25
Alex Lloyd here with you at Wrigley Field. Let's see, 21 runs right now.
2:09:29
I think I'm going to guess 25 total for the day.
2:09:35
That's not very many, is it?
2:09:38
Bobby takes, there's a strike. The level of count at one-on-one on him.
2:09:43
Got his 15th homer of the year in the first inning. Here's a pitch.
2:09:48
Gets under the fast ball and fouls it back up onto the screen.
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Beaverville, Illinois. Where in the world is that?
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I think somebody's putting me on.
2:10:17
Bob Odom the windup. Mercer swings and he misses for strike three.
2:10:21
He shakes his head in disbelief.
2:10:24
Went after one letter high away. Four bones, sixth strikeout of the ballgame.
2:10:33
No need to hurry back, Bill. We may be here for a long time.
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You may not get on the air today.
2:10:39
Jerry Morales, believe it or not, is the only Cub in the starting lineup today who does not yet have a hit.
2:10:47
And he is the leading hitter on the club.
2:10:50
I find that a little ironic.
2:10:52
Takes the first pitch of strike.
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He's popped up, banned, and hammered a drive to the right fielder.
2:10:58
Hit it hard. But he's 0 for 3. 0-1 pitch.
2:11:01
There's a high fly ball coming in for it. He's going to get there. Nope.
2:11:06
Jerry Morales gets his first hit of the day.
2:11:09
A Texas Laker in Funnigan Grippy.
2:11:12
That would have been embarrassing, you know, with all these base hits.
2:11:15
That's the 12th by the Cubs.
2:11:17
A little jerry not to have one of them.
2:11:22
Hit number 7, Alpeiro Barbon.
2:11:25
Brings up out of the air, so after striking out his first two times up,
2:11:29
singled and drove and a run in the fourth inning.
2:11:33
The Reds lead 11 to 10.
2:11:38
Takes the first pitch of strike.
2:11:41
The Cubs with two homers in the first inning, Buckner with two men on,
2:11:45
followed by Mercer's shot.
2:11:48
Minnilol led off the second with a homer.
2:11:51
Here's the ball missing away at the knees.
2:11:53
The Cubs with three homeruns.
2:11:55
The Reds got three in the first inning.
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Rose to lead off the game, Bench with two men on.
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Mike Lama the man on.
2:12:02
And Grippy led off the sixth with a homer.
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So they have four.
2:12:06
And the total of seven, there's a strike.
2:12:08
The total of seven homers by these two clubs today is four away
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from the high by two teams in a game in the majors.
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Barbon with a one-two pitch.
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Checks his swing and it's low and inside, two and two.
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Two-two pitch.
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Outside, he wouldn't chase it, three and two, and the runner of the Marathas will be off with this pitch.
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Kenny Hubs, of course, the great young second baseman for the Cubs that was killed in the off-season private plane crash.
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Three-two pitch.
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High for four and four-ball.
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Upset with himself.
2:12:58
Hying Ron Morales at second base.
2:13:01
Onabar, son at first, represents the go-ahead run and Manny Trio, the hitter.
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Manny rounded out in the first, walked and scored in the third, singled and drove in a run in the fourth.
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The stretch, the pitch, swung down, a miss.
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Good fastball in on it.
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The Cubs are in the box seats and back to the cup dugout with the red Cardinal jerseys on.
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With a swing and a lazy little flat ball that Kendrick becomes in for, he's got it easily.
2:13:47
The Cubs are retired in the sixth.
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No runs, one hit, two men left.
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At Bwigley Field at the end of six full innings of play, Cincinnati Reds, 11, the Chicago Cubs, 10.
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Dave Concepcion has to lead a lap here for the Cincinnati Reds.
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Wild willy it there.
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First pitch, and Concepcion takes the ball, but misses outside the knees to the right-hander.
2:15:49
Wind up that ball, there's one that just misses a little low.
2:15:53
Ball two.
2:15:55
The Phillies and the Dodgers are in the third, still no score in the West Coast.
2:16:02
Ball steps back to widen up the pitch, Concepcion takes a strike, a good fast ball.
2:16:08
Davey with two hits, pair of singles, spatted in two runs today.
2:16:13
He was hitless in the series up until this afternoon, there's the ball, it's blown away.
2:16:19
Ball three, strike one on the Reds shortstop Dave Concepcion.
2:16:25
Paul on the wind up, three-one pitch, fast ball, misses low.
2:16:28
Ball four, he lost it.
2:16:30
That opens up the seven.
2:16:36
First walk issued by Paul, who came on a relief in the fourth inning.
2:16:41
With two on, nobody out.
2:16:44
Got a double play ball and then a ground out off the bat of Concepcion.
2:16:47
Good play by DeJesus to retire the side.
2:16:51
He ended a single, then a double play ball on a sacrifice attempt for the pitcher in the fifth.
2:16:57
He went for Homer in the sixth inning to Ken Griffey, followed by a double, then got the next three men.
2:17:02
A couple of them were hard outs.
2:17:05
First pitch, Lum gets under it, fouls it back out of play.
2:17:10
He's like a two-run Homer in the first inning, his second Homer of the year.
2:17:14
He's reached and scored on a fielders choice and single.
2:17:18
Strike one count on the left-hander.
2:17:23
Stan Mertz, Jay Davis from West Illinois, took the day off to watch the Cubs and the Reds go at it today.
2:17:30
A wild one, 11 to 10 since he's seventh inning to pitch.
2:17:35
Pitch out, runner not going.
2:17:37
Strike one.
2:17:40
Gang from the Sibley Pharmacy.
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Watching the Cubs the very best, hoping they can hold on to the number one spot in the Eastern Division.
2:17:51
Throw it up first to run her back safely.
2:18:01
One-one pitch coming up to Lum and he calls for time and steps out.
2:18:06
With a speck of dust in his eye.
2:18:09
One of the great engineers at WGN, Art Avery, going to be having a retirement very shortly.
2:18:18
And unfortunately, neither Lum nor I are going to be able to be on hand for the retirement party that they're going to throw for Mr. Avery tomorrow afternoon.
2:18:26
By that time, we expect to be down in Houston with the Chicago Cubs for the start of our series.
2:18:31
One-one pitch, the winner goes.
2:18:33
Outside, the throw is high. Freo comes down and almost spiked Concepcion going in.
2:18:38
He may have come down a little bit on his left leg, but he's in there with a stolen base.
2:18:45
Davey's been sitting down and now gets up kind of slowly.
2:18:49
Here's something to realize, what are you trying to do that to me for?
2:18:51
Smiles when he says it.
2:18:55
That's his 20-second stolen base of the year.
2:18:59
And thrown out just five times.
2:19:01
So they've got a runner in scoring position with a count of two and one.
2:19:07
Two-one pitch.
2:19:09
Got the fastball off the end of the bat and fouled it out of play, two and two.
2:19:19
A lot of ice cream, bro.
2:19:24
Oh, no, Mr. Art Avery.
2:19:30
One of the great ones.
2:19:33
Two-two pitch.
2:19:35
Gets under, led up, and he hits a deep foul way down the right field side into the box seats.
2:19:40
It's still two and two.
2:19:43
Dodgers and Philadelphia have not been able to score yet today.
2:19:46
They're in the fourth on the West Coast.
2:19:50
Day game during the week at Dodger Stadium is almost as rare as snow in July in Chicago.
2:19:58
Two-two pitch.
2:20:00
Gets under that one and out in front, another foul ball parked down the right field line.
2:20:04
It's still two and two on Mike.
2:20:19
Right of its second with nobody out.
2:20:22
Sinking fastball is low.
2:20:23
Ball three, strike two.
2:20:26
Full count on the number eight man in the Cincinnati batting order today, Mike Lum.
2:20:39
The rest would like to get him out of there.
2:20:41
Looks at the brother at second, Concepcion, breaking ball, and he lost him outside.
2:20:49
Second walk in the inning.
2:20:55
That's more, Willie Hernandez throwing in the cup bowl then.
2:20:58
We're going to have a pinch hitter now for Pedro Borbon.
2:21:03
Head armbar, sir.
2:21:05
Got into yesterday's ball game as a pinch hitter.
2:21:11
He's two for twelve as a pinch swinger this year.
2:21:20
First inning, these two clubs tied a major league record.
2:21:24
A total of five home runs, three by the Reds.
2:21:32
In the seventh, Cincy with a one-run lead, eleven to ten, and an opportunity to expand it.
2:21:41
Armbrister, right-hander.
2:21:43
Here's the pitch.
2:21:44
He's going to buck and he takes a strike at the bat out there.
2:21:52
Here's the on-back circle, the lead-out man, Pete Rose.
2:22:01
Paul, who came out of relief in the fourth and a bit of a jam as a result of two walks,
2:22:05
the right-hander's pitch, Armbrister, bumps it foul on the third-base side, and he's in the hole,
2:22:09
nothing in two.
2:22:11
Eight-cup fans from the Maple Lanes in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
2:22:16
They are lending their voices to the enthusiasm of the other cup fans here today.
2:22:24
Proud of somewhere around 32, 33,000, I would guess.
2:22:29
Maybe a little bit bigger.
2:22:35
Armbrister's not sure of the side from George Sugar at third, re-checks.
2:22:47
Now the right-hander steps back in.
2:22:51
With a nothing and two pitch coming up, nobody out-runners at first and second.
2:22:54
Paul delivers a swing and a foul back on a play and a fastball.
2:22:59
A day in advance, a happy birthday.
2:23:02
The young Tom Greyer from Sugar Grove and Jim Leichness from Newark.
2:23:07
Both will be celebrating birthdays tomorrow, while the Cubs will be opening their road trip at Houston.
2:23:15
The strikes, the 0-2 delivery, curve, strike free call.
2:23:21
Pinch hitter, Ed Armbrister, set up to sacrifice, couldn't do it, and is caught looking at strike three.
2:23:30
He's gone away.
2:23:33
That for Paul is his first strike out of the day.
2:23:36
Herman Franks may be going to make two changes now, as Pete Rose is going to be the hitter,
2:23:41
followed by left-hander Skrippy and Morgan, and he has Hernandez ready in the bullpen,
2:23:46
bringing out his lineup card as he's talking with Minerwald and Paul Ruschel on the mound.
2:23:52
And Andy Olson, played umpire, beckoned to by Herman, but he wants to give him his changes.
2:23:59
We are in the seventh inning at Brigby Field. There have been a total of 27 base hits so far.
2:24:05
Eight home runs.
2:24:10
I'm sorry, seven home runs.
2:24:13
Four by Cincy.
2:24:16
But don't go away. The score, Cincinnati 11, the Chicago Cubs 10, while Willie Hernandez comes in.
2:24:24
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One of your netties worked in both games with a double-hunter yesterday,
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and he's going to face Pete Ross with Cincinnati runners at first and second.
2:25:54
One away.
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They are from Beardsdale, Illinois.
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That they cut us is just outside of Decatur.
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And they sent up a peacock, brother, from their peacock.
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How about that? Brother Roach is going to be 13 tomorrow,
2:26:20
and Ann says she's going to be 14 tomorrow.
2:26:25
Well, happy birthday to both.
2:26:36
Well, it's batting right-handed.
2:26:38
A homer and a single today for the veteran.
2:26:41
Runners at first and second, Hernandez first pitch, a slight call to the fastball defeat.
2:26:50
His homer was his seventh of the year.
2:26:52
That triggered the fireworks, led off the ball game against Ray Burris.
2:26:59
Willie checks the runner, delivers, outside, and low ball one-strike one.
2:27:04
Move that conception, looking back towards the bag at second.
2:27:13
Sensi with 15 hits, the Cubs with 12, and the Reds with a one-run lead, 11 to 10.
2:27:21
Seventh inning.
2:27:23
One-one pitch, runners go.
2:27:25
It's low, and Middlewell can't find a handle on it, it's into the dirt.
2:27:29
And they have runners at second and third.
2:27:33
Phil Concepcion gets his 23rd stolen base of the year,
2:27:38
and Mike Lum winds up with a stolen base.
2:27:44
And that for Mike is his second.
2:27:49
Now the infield will be coming in, and the Jesus on the left side,
2:27:54
right up on the edge of the grass, they're going to put the rows on intentionally now,
2:27:58
after the double-fifth, and hopefully they can be able to come up with a double play ball.
2:28:03
When Willie came in, Cattahar came in to play second,
2:28:07
and he'll be batting in the ninth spot in the batting order,
2:28:10
with Willie batting where Manny Creo was.
2:28:16
The walk issue to Pete Rose, to load him up for Ken Griffey.
2:28:24
Two singles and a homer for Griffey this afternoon.
2:28:30
He has eight hits in the series, in 16 at bats.
2:28:35
The homer was the left-hander's ninth of the year.
2:28:39
Infield hoping for a double play ball, Hernandez winds the pitch,
2:28:43
and he's hung on, and he fouls it, comes back on the line of the plate and third.
2:28:56
These teams are four homers away from tying a Major League record.
2:29:01
A home runs and a ball game by both clubs.
2:29:09
Willie gets his sign from Middlewall, looks at the runner at third, delivers.
2:29:13
Griffey takes it high, ball one, strike one.
2:29:22
While we'll be on the road at Houston and Cincinnati,
2:29:26
following this ball game today, Cubs then will be coming back to take on San Diego.
2:29:31
Here's a swing and a ground ball right side, Cattahar dives,
2:29:34
it's in the right field, can set the honor scoring, here comes Spike Glob to the plate to throw to second.
2:29:39
He slides, he is safe for second base.
2:29:42
Bobbi Mercer wound up only about 60 feet out on the outfield grass on the right side after Cattahar dove head-length out of the infield dirt to get that ball that barely got by him.
2:29:55
And Griffey with his excellent speed, seeing that, figured he could leg it out.
2:29:59
He is now about in his third and fourth runs of the day and the Reds have a three-run lead, 14 to 10.
2:30:14
He now has two singles, a double and a homer today.
2:30:17
He'll wind up in the pitch to Morgan, the infield end, and he takes, it's a strike.
2:30:31
Wind up the delivery.
2:30:33
Morgan lays off and it misses outside of the knees, the left-hander, one and one.
2:30:39
Wind may be blowing out in New York and Boston today too.
2:30:45
Morgan runs there.
2:30:47
One-one pitch, gets under it, fouls it back into the upper deck.
2:30:52
One and two on Morgan.
2:30:55
He has a single and a double.
2:31:00
Everybody in near batting order.
2:31:03
It's at least one hit.
2:31:06
And only Johnnie mentioned, Geronimo had just one, one-two pitch.
2:31:10
Swung out and missed a good curveball down and away.
2:31:14
The tennis man.
2:31:21
What the score, 13 to 10.
2:31:25
George Foster will be the hitter.
2:31:33
Leading homer on hitter.
2:31:36
But they're going to put him on to load up the bases and take their chances with Johnnie Bench.
2:31:49
Yep, that's ball one.
2:31:53
And then that's a one, Jeff Foster.
2:31:56
Some of the crowd doesn't like it.
2:31:59
A flying fan under the fire maybe, huh?
2:32:10
Appreciate the nice letter from a good cup fan in Chicago from North Odell, Dick Flecky.
2:32:19
I think that the Cubs in the next few weeks are going to start getting themselves more wins than losses,
2:32:29
which of course has been their fate the last couple of weeks.
2:32:32
But he, like all good cup fans, are glad that the Cubs are still on top in that National League Eastern Division.
2:32:39
It was two months ago today, May 28th, that the Cubs climbed in the first place,
2:32:45
beating the Pittsburgh Pirates here at Whitley Field.
2:32:52
Something has been dropped down to the warning track out in left field below the bleachers.
2:32:56
Andy Olson, the playdump fire, is pointing out there.
2:32:58
Larry Bittner is going up to pick it up.
2:33:03
He picks it up, looks like a windbreaker, tossing it up into the bleacher fan.
2:33:07
He dropped it out there in left field.
2:33:10
Good arm.
2:33:12
The bench-stepping in.
2:33:15
We run over for Johnny in the first inning, has walked twice and aligned hard.
2:33:19
First pitch gets under it, hits a high fly ball.
2:33:22
Mercer coming in, calling for the ball.
2:33:25
He's there, he's got it.
2:33:26
The fly it and he's out.
2:33:28
And the offensive walk to George Foster pays off.
2:33:34
They send H.M. to the plate in the seventh inning.
2:33:38
Only one hit, a few runs for it.
2:33:42
Four walks, two of them in catchable and three men left.
2:33:46
Well, it's time for the seventh inning stretch at Whitley Field.
2:33:53
Well, I'm sure it's not too happy about the score, but they have high hopes as the Cubs come to bat at the bottom of the seventh inning.
2:33:59
With the score, the Cincinnati Reds 13, the Chicago Cubs hit.
2:34:04
Ready, people?
2:34:05
Ready.
2:34:06
Is everybody hungry?
2:34:08
Yes.
2:34:09
Where do you want to eat?
2:34:10
Golden Bear.
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Why?
2:34:12
Because for hot summer days they got the best selection.
2:34:15
Really?
2:34:16
Do they have salads?
2:34:17
Sure.
2:34:18
Like a delicious shrimp salad?
2:34:21
Yeah, and they have the Mama Golden Bear Salad too.
2:34:25
The one with ham, cheese, tomato and egg wedges on fresh lettuce with your choice of dressing?
2:34:30
Right.
2:34:31
I like salads in the summer.
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So do we. Does Golden Bear have ice cream?
2:34:37
We like ice cream.
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Golden Bear has the fabulous Goldilocks Fairyland Fountain with Super Sundays and sodas.
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And you should try the Goldilocks Dream Banana Split.
2:34:48
We will. Good-bye.
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Hey, where are you all going?
2:34:54
Golden Bear, Golden Bear, honey of a bee, the swiffer is one, Golden Bear.
2:35:12
That city loves the Cubs. When all is said and done, the Cubs will still be number one.
2:35:17
Cubs, we love you.
2:35:21
That's a friendly mailman from Rolling Meadows holding up that sign just below us.
2:35:29
We've got a whole group from Rolling Meadows out here today, Little Leaguers.
2:35:35
Robert C. Heighton, Jr.
2:35:40
Rolling Meadows Park District.
2:35:42
A group of Cubs fans here today.
2:35:48
George Winterwald, Palmer when he let off the second inning.
2:35:52
Wind up.
2:35:53
Manny Sarmiento, their new pitcher, and the first pitch is a strike.
2:35:56
Right-handed, when you're out there, and he got into yesterday's action.
2:36:03
Slightly built little fellow, and he's got a pretty strong arm.
2:36:06
Wind up the pitch.
2:36:08
Into the dirt. Ball, one strike run.
2:36:12
Four ball, five innings of work, seven hits, six strikeouts, a couple of walks and four runs.
2:36:20
Dale Murray started. There's a swing and a drive in the right field.
2:36:24
Grippy coming out, he's there. Makes the head-high catch, and there's one out in the seventh inning.
2:36:29
That'll bring up Mick out of her, batting for the first time in a ballgame,
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in the number nine spot, hitting 288 for the year.
2:36:48
The Niles Little League Giants out here today, and boy do we want to congratulate that bunch.
2:36:53
They posted 18 wins, no losses.
2:36:58
Perfection. The Niles Little League Giants.
2:37:03
Mick Dex in the first pitch is a strike to the right-hander.
2:37:07
The coaches are out here with them, too, and they did a good job. Had to.
2:37:11
Al Pritzy, Jerry Kurtz, 0-1 delivery.
2:37:15
Sarmiento throws it into the dirt. Let's pause for station identification.
2:37:20
This is the WGN Chicago Cubs baseball network.
2:37:24
WGN Radio Chicago, 82 degrees at Midway Airport at one minute before four.
2:37:32
Bottom of the seventh, Sensei with a 13-to-10 lead.
2:37:37
There's a sowing fastball that he goes after. Fouls at bat up under the net.
2:37:42
Ball one, strike two.
2:37:46
The Aggies really want to ball them all today.
2:37:51
The Niles had beaten New York last night 6-4 in a big, big house at Yankee Stadium last night, about 47,000.
2:37:58
Today the Yankees came out a big winner, 14-2.
2:38:02
One-two pitch that goes after the fastball. Pops it foul. Johnny Bench has a play on the ball.
2:38:08
He's got it. All he had to do was turn around, take about two steps.
2:38:15
Two gone, and the bottom of the seventh bases a ref.
2:38:20
Ron DeJesus doubled and scored in the first inning.
2:38:24
After his double, Larry Bickner drew a walk, and Bill Buckner got his first home run at Wrigley Field in a club uniform.
2:38:34
He reached on an error in the second inning and scored.
2:38:38
It's one for four today.
2:38:40
Tom Fastball, low ball, or strike one, I'm sorry, off the corner to DeJesus.
2:38:51
Sarmando Wines, sidearm pitch, outside. Now it's one-on-one.
2:39:03
This guy looks like a strong wind would blow him right off the mound.
2:39:11
Wind up the pitch. DeJesus swings out in front of it, fouls it down the left field line.
2:39:17
The Wendy's baseball team sitting behind home plate today.
2:39:25
Got their yellow caps on this afternoon with their coach, Darryl Brazel.
2:39:37
Cubs trailing by three runs.
2:39:39
D'Amietto's next pitch, a fast ball, is low, ball to strike two, with two gone.
2:39:46
Bottom of the seventh inning.
2:39:48
Slowed down a little bit since that wild, wild first inning when the Reds batted around, put six runs on the board.
2:39:55
The Cubs came back with four runs in the bottom of the inning.
2:40:01
Two-two pitch, strike, three called.
2:40:05
And Yvonne discussively whips the bat away.
2:40:10
So the Cubs go down in order.
2:40:12
In the bottom of the seventh inning, and at the end of seven here at Wrigley Field,
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the Cincinnati Reds, 13, and the Cubs get.
2:40:21
Today's politicians have nothing on George Borkowski.
2:40:24
The Guinness Book of World Records says old George shook 37,500 hands in 7 hours, 15 minutes, and 18 seconds.
2:40:32
He did it in London, England on February 22, 1967.
2:40:36
The Guinness Book of World Records is chock full of these gripping tales.
2:40:40
Too bad Guinness doesn't have a section on big card dealers operating out of small towns.
2:40:45
If they did, a page or two would have to be devoted to wild olds in Libertyville, Illinois.
2:40:50
That's because wilds selling new Oldsmobiles at a record-breaking pace.
2:40:54
People from all over Illinois have combined with neighboring states to make wild in Libertyville the world's largest Oldsmobile dealer.
2:41:01
What's wild got the others don't?
2:41:03
Why do smart shoppers come from far and wide to buy their new Oldsmobiles at wild in Libertyville?
2:41:09
The answer to the world's worst-kept secret awaits you in Libertyville, Illinois.
2:41:13
Home of wild olds, the world's largest Oldsmobile dealer.
2:41:29
Well, not since 1969 is a three-game series drawn as many paid fans as this one has between the Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds.
2:41:39
A paid attendance today, 32,155.
2:41:44
So the Cubs and the Reds in these three days have drawn 111,373.
2:41:54
The Cubs now, about 942,000, well, almost 943,000 at home for the year.
2:42:09
Willie Hernandez winds, Geronimo swings in the first pitch, and Lofts went high and beat the right-center field, and it is gone!
2:42:19
Geronimo on the very first pitch of the inning.
2:42:24
Lofts is seventh home run of the year, and home run number five by the Reds this afternoon.
2:42:32
Now these two Cubs are only three runs away from tying a major big record.
2:42:40
And it was hit.
2:42:47
Now 14 to 10.
2:42:53
Stepping into the balance box, Dave Concepcioni takes the ball outside.
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He takes, there's the ball.
2:43:07
The five homers that the Reds have hit so far today are high this year in a ballgame.
2:43:14
Two of it, fastball taken for a strike at the letters.
2:43:19
They got three in the first inning, Rose, Bench, and Michael on off-ray burst.
2:43:26
Riffey, there's a swing and a high fly ball to Jerry Morales in center field, should be the first out.
2:43:33
It is.
2:43:35
Ken Riffey let off the sixth inning with a homer off Paul Russell.
2:43:39
Now Geronimo has let off the eighth inning with a homer off Fernandez.
2:43:47
Concepcioni's flat out to center field, and that will bring up Mike Lung, homered in the first inning with the man on.
2:43:56
It was after the first pitch, didn't have much of a cut, pops a foul ball, middle wall having a play on it, and he's got it.
2:44:02
Right in front of the box seats in the third-base side where the on-neck emblem is buried.
2:44:08
Now Manny Samuendo will be the hitter.
2:44:14
Boy, this is really a wild one.
2:44:17
Cincinnati, 14, the Cubs, 10.
2:44:21
They have 17 hits.
2:44:29
Yeah, the wind has been blowing up.
2:44:32
Fabiano's swing, one-off for the Buckeye at first base, he gloves it, comes over, touches the bag, and back, retires the side.
2:44:40
So it didn't take long, but they pick up a run.
2:44:43
And Geronimo's seventh home run of the year.
2:44:46
The only hit nobody left on, the Cubs with six outs left in the ball game come up here in the bottom of the eighth inning.
2:44:52
Cincinnati, 14, the Chicago Cubs, 10.
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2:46:02
Well, let's see if the Cubs can start fighting the range again.
2:46:07
They went down in order against this lightly built right-hander, Manny Sarmiento in the seventh.
2:46:12
Now we have Larry Bittner, Bill Bunker, and Bobby Mercer, all three left-handed hitters to go against him.
2:46:19
All right, and little blue girl, I hope you're enjoying it. We see the Wendy's team now.
2:46:24
They've got uniforms on. Their shirts are just like those of the Houston Astros, just exactly.
2:46:31
I wonder how it comes.
2:46:35
I must have a ball game to play tonight.
2:46:43
Well, come on Larry, you have two hits today.
2:46:45
That gives us three walks. Sarmiento's first pitchers' stride, but if it eases the crowd, it begins to open up.
2:46:57
Little right-hander in the bow, wind up the pitch, run-up, bow-ball by the first base line.
2:47:04
We'll wait just a moment. Bada Bada might have a chance to be in there.
2:47:13
Group of 37 here today from the Christian Reformed Church in German Valley, Illinois.
2:47:21
Among the more than 33,000 total in attendance, a total of 33,286.
2:47:34
Manny and Olajicid, as he gets his sign, the right-hander's next pitch high and outside, one or two re-wasted.
2:47:41
Ritz-Hawks want Milwaukee, 12-5. Yankees we said, but Baltimore 14-2.
2:47:55
Wind up one-two-three. Fastball here to get back out the way.
2:47:58
They're almost hitting the legs, two-two-count.
2:48:01
The Summer Park Playground group from South Haven, Michigan, with 80 youngsters are here.
2:48:07
There it comes all the way.
2:48:11
And with the Playground leaders, Chip Foster, who got his mom along, helps lead the cheers.
2:48:21
Two-two-fifth. One-hound bouncing ball, base hit in the right field.
2:48:25
Josh Mads, the first base to land the trick for his mom, with his third hit of the ball.
2:48:37
Now the batter will be Bill Bucknum, who had a three-round homer in the first inning.
2:48:44
Bottom of Bill's third homer on this year, his first two have come on the roll.
2:48:50
Since then, he has flied up twice to right and hit one-feet to the center fielder, Geronimo.
2:49:03
Back to the clock, they're 13 to the day.
2:49:07
Danny Farmiano from the stretch.
2:49:11
Bucknum looking like he was going to try to push him up, but he's not going.
2:49:15
He just wanted to see what Rose would do, and a pitch was a strike.
2:49:25
Le'Ann Houston tomorrow night.
2:49:29
Start the road trip again on Saturday night, then Sunday afternoon, then over to Cincy.
2:49:35
Oh, one delivery coming up. Bucknum, pitch, strike, a fastball, then a high and away from it.
2:49:42
He's not very happy with that call.
2:49:45
Andy Olson working beyond the plate. Bucknum's going to get out of there for a moment.
2:49:50
Vince Lloyd and Luke Woodrow here with you.
2:49:53
Seems to me there have been a lot of those calls, Luke, and Andy today, as given to the pitcher.
2:49:57
They've been working on the outside of all the left-handed hitters.
2:50:03
It's the pitch, of course. Can't do much with it if you swing at it.
2:50:08
It's out in front of Bucknum, 0-2 delivery, gets under it and fouls it back.
2:50:12
It's going to be out of play.
2:50:14
Vincent Wheeld hoping to be able to get under it, but way back, just below our broadcasting booth.
2:50:23
Lafayette, Indiana, central Presbyterian churches here today.
2:50:30
Kepline, Indiana, setback number 31-51.
2:50:36
Boy, it would be nice to bail this one out. It's 14-10, since he's a thinning.
2:50:44
What a head as a champ. Lafayette's pitchfucker takes the fastball.
2:50:49
This time he gets the call.
2:50:52
Ball one, strike two, high and away.
2:50:58
Everybody in the Cubs starting lineup today, including the starting pitcher, has at least one hit.
2:51:05
Laverse was not in the scene long.
2:51:10
Lafayette already, little guy fires, Bucknum swings, drive, right field, it's 12, back, back, back.
2:51:17
Hey, that is a foul there. 14-12, Bucknum's second over of the year.
2:51:26
There he is today.
2:51:48
Ah, what's that? He does foul, gets on home plate.
2:51:54
A snarkar flew out of here on that one. We didn't even notice it.
2:51:58
There's some fans right below us here.
2:52:01
The mothers with transistors radio saying it belongs up here.
2:52:04
Yeah, stars. Thank you guys. That's all right, finish the beer.
2:52:10
Don't spill the beer.
2:52:12
Come on up, buddy, get a pizza from Malnati's pizza.
2:52:15
Yeah, move Malnati, send a little pizza. Yes, you can come up too.
2:52:20
Malnati is pretty as you if you're allowed up here, I guarantee it.
2:52:25
Billy Buckner is second home run of the day.
2:52:35
It is now 14-12.
2:52:38
With a fair, fair runs to lead. Mercer takes, there is a ball.
2:52:52
The count is 101. Four home runs by the Cubs today.
2:53:04
Darmiano's next pitch. Mercer gets under, fouls it back up on the screen.
2:53:14
Buckner now with four homers and the five runs by the din in this ballgame, giving 29 for the year.
2:53:23
Darmiano was out in front of him.
2:53:29
Anything can happen. Here is a swing and a miss for strike three, including a strike out.
2:53:35
And I say anything can happen.
2:53:42
One gone in the bottom of the eighth inning and Jerry Morales will be the hitter.
2:53:47
He was the last Cub in the starting lineup today to get a base hit.
2:53:52
Singled with two out in the sixth inning.
2:53:54
And out of errors through a walk, but the inning ended on a pop-up in the shadow right field.
2:53:59
Mani, Jerry, one for four today. Takes the first pitch.
2:54:05
Into close the fastball.
2:54:09
Blue suitor, Pete Roburg, a throwing in the cup open.
2:54:16
Wind up the one-oh did every swing on.
2:54:20
There's a deep drive. Left field it is.
2:54:24
Oh, look at that. Out of the ballpark, under the left field wall.
2:54:28
It is now the red 14, the Chicago Cubs 13, Jerry Morales.
2:54:36
Makes a deep wide turn at the shortstop position, circling the baseman.
2:54:41
He is hitting a standing ovation.
2:54:44
There you are. We'll let you ring the bell.
2:54:59
We want to thank you very much for bringing the scorecard up.
2:55:06
Thank you for letting me do it.
2:55:08
You are?
2:55:09
Ann Chamberlain from Wolcott, Indiana.
2:55:12
And who's with you?
2:55:13
My father, Max Chamberlain.
2:55:15
Max, got a beautiful broader here.
2:55:17
Thank you.
2:55:18
Thank you for bringing it alive.
2:55:20
I enjoyed the game very much.
2:55:21
Is it wild?
2:55:22
Yes, it is.
2:55:23
Ann, this is your first trip to Wrigley Field, Ann.
2:55:26
No, it's good. I just love it up here. It's a beautiful field.
2:55:30
Yes, it is. Thank you so very, very much.
2:55:33
Good night and relax.
2:55:35
The hitter, Steve Montabass.
2:55:38
Fastball outside. He has taken the first one for a ball.
2:55:43
Jerry Morales with his eighth home run of the year.
2:55:49
Let me tell you, it's hard to believe what is going on here today.
2:55:56
Jerry's left the ballpark.
2:56:01
Second straight hit.
2:56:04
The second home run off to the end of the evening, and there is ball three.
2:56:10
The Cubs with 15 hits, five home runs.
2:56:17
Cincinnati with 17 hits, five home runs.
2:56:22
And these two clubs now are one homer away from tying a major league record.
2:56:31
They may not only tie it, they may bust it wide open.
2:56:37
Three-oh dinner race.
2:56:39
Montabass takes ball four.
2:56:45
Jackie Anderson puts his head down, paces back and forth in that dugout on the first base side.
2:57:00
This is the spot where the pitcher, Willie Hernandez, is due to bat.
2:57:04
When Herman made a double change back in the seventh inning,
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he put Hernandez in three-oh spot and brought Kebba her in,
2:57:14
hit in the number nine position, because Mc was going to be the second batter that way in the seventh inning.
2:57:24
Now, Greg Gross is going to bat, and Sparky has a left-hander throwing in a hurry.
2:57:30
That looks like Joe Horner down there, Lou, isn't it?
2:57:32
It is Joe Horner, but Sparky also knows that Cardenal is available.
2:57:37
Yeah.
2:57:39
Who do you want, Sarmiento against Greg Gross or Joe Horner against Jose Cardenal?
2:57:47
Ten home runs at Wrigley Field so far today.
2:57:55
Now I see Joe Wallace coming out.
2:57:57
Gross apparently was in the on-back circle, but he was not announced, I don't think.
2:58:02
That was a fake.
2:58:04
Now this Wallace is announced right now.
2:58:11
The strategy there, of course, Wallace is a switch-hitter.
2:58:30
Well, I tell you, this is not the kind of a game for the baseball purists.
2:58:35
But let me tell you, it's a whole heck of a lot of fun.
2:58:40
I think you can come out on top.
2:58:42
Oh, yeah.
2:58:44
Oh, we're going to win it.
2:58:45
We're going to win it now.
2:58:50
Here comes Larry Shepard out of the dugout again.
2:58:53
Sarmiento has been keeping loose out there while Cubs have been having a little cat-and-mouse game.
2:59:06
Now, as we told you earlier, Bruce Suter and Pete Kroberg have been throwing in the cup bullpen.
2:59:14
Neither is up now.
2:59:16
There's one out.
2:59:20
The score, 14 to 13 in favor of the Cincinnati Reds.
2:59:27
The Cubs at the bottom of the eighth inning.
2:59:31
Bittner, open with his third hit of the day, a single to right.
2:59:36
Buckner brought him in with his second home run of the day.
2:59:40
Mercer's banned, but Morales got his second straight hit, a home run his eighth of the day.
2:59:51
Sarmiento, obviously shaken, walked on the bears and forth pitches.
2:59:55
Now, Charles Wallace stepping in as a pinch-hitter.
3:00:00
Bittner in the hill from the stretch.
3:00:02
Wallace takes the hit to strike.
3:00:08
As a pinch-hitter, Wallace is 0-8.
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But he's drawn a few walks as a pinch-hitter.
3:00:16
After the year, he's batting 290.
3:00:21
The stretch by Sarmiento.
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The pitch, Wallace swings at a high, hot foul.
3:00:27
Rose has room in foul territory, he's got it.
3:00:31
Snatches it out of the air with those two hands.
3:00:33
Difficult pick, Rose catch.
3:00:39
Wallace makes the second out of the inning.
3:00:42
And here is George Middelwald, who let off the second inning with a homer, his seventh of the year.
3:00:50
He has won for four today.
3:00:55
This has got to be one of the craziest ballgames of all time.
3:01:03
Stretch the pitch.
3:01:05
One-nine.
3:01:06
Bates drive down the left field line, should be a base hit.
3:01:09
It is!
3:01:10
Boys, back to base.
3:01:11
Out of air, it's coming around third.
3:01:13
Lowry has to hold him up.
3:01:14
Middelwald is in with a double.
3:01:18
Good quick feeling by George Foster.
3:01:21
Boy, I wish that ball had gotten away from him low, we could have tied up the ballgame.
3:01:25
Yes, indeed.
3:01:26
That would have been a great job by Middelwald on that line, but credit Foster with a great play.
3:01:35
That's a tough one to handle.
3:01:37
He backhanded it.
3:01:39
That's where the foul line is almost at the wall.
3:01:42
He pushed himself off that wall where the rubber cushions are.
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Gave himself a little extra leverage as he wheeled and fired perfectly on a line to third.
3:01:52
And Lowry, seeing that excellent bit of defensive work by the Reds left fielder, had to hold up Voltaveras.
3:01:59
He had a bit of dead duck if he had tried to score.
3:02:04
So it's a double for Middelwald, his second hit of the ballgame.
3:02:08
Now the Cubs have the time run at third, the go-ahead run at second.
3:02:13
And Greg Ross is now officially announced as a pinch hitter.
3:02:17
And Sparky Anderson has veteran Joe Horner still throwing in a bullpen.
3:02:23
Joe, of course, is a fellow who was a pitching coach at Indianapolis for the Cincinnati Reds.
3:02:29
He was doing a little pitching down there this year.
3:02:32
When they really got the shorts in the pitching department, they brought him up to the Major League Club and activated him full-time as a pitcher.
3:02:39
He originally is from Dubuque, Iowa, been a well-traveled guy, and he's a veteran.
3:02:44
But he's not going to bring him into this spot because they're going to walk Greg Ross intentionally to load the bases with two guards.
3:02:58
Now Ross is batting for Kelleher here.
3:03:04
Well, the Cubs issued an intentional walk to George Foster.
3:03:12
The Reds had runners at first and second with two guards.
3:03:16
While Foster at bat on a pitch into the dirt, both men were going.
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It resulted in a double steal.
3:03:23
Then the Cubs decided they would put Foster on intentionally with first base open after the double steal.
3:03:30
And that paid off because the next hitter, Johnny Binch, went after the first pitch and popped it up into Shadow right field to retire the side.
3:03:39
Now an intentional walk to Yvonne DeJesus.
3:03:43
Well, we'll bring up Yvonne DeJesus.
3:03:49
Although Harmon, taking a look down in his bench, said something that brought a big friend to Jose Cardinal's face, and Jose gets up laughing.
3:04:00
Harmon said something to her that busted him up completely.
3:04:05
That's just one of the remarkable things about the Cubs skipper this year, Herman Frank.
3:04:10
Here you are in a ball game. He's got a slender lead of a game and a half in the division.
3:04:16
That's just one of those seesaw back and forth jobs. Everybody gets up there, seems to be swinging from the heels.
3:04:23
He's trailing in the ball game and he goes down the bench and he puts up with Cardinal that cracked him up completely.
3:04:30
So you've got a pretty loose Jose coming out as a contender for Yvonne DeJesus.
3:04:46
Hard.
3:04:50
Well, he still hasn't used Gene Klein.
3:04:56
Davey Rosano, of course, is still available. It's a short stop. Swisher's available to do some catching.
3:05:02
But Beniwold is still in the ball game.
3:05:09
Jose, as a pinch hitter this year, has a remarkably good record.
3:05:15
He's been called upon officially 11 times and has six hits as a pinch hitter, six for 11, with two runs putted in.
3:05:24
Now, of course, he had been on the disabled list for quite a while.
3:05:29
And when he came off, I don't know, he might have been hitting a little over 100.
3:05:34
But since coming off the disabled list, and listen to the.
3:05:38
Oh, how this squeaks his name as it's pronounced by Demi Enright.
3:05:45
He has 16 for 54 since coming off the disabled list.
3:05:52
He's been stinging the ball.
3:05:56
So we're in the bottom of the eighth. The score, Cincinnati, 14.
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The Chicago Cubs, 13. And I'm not kidding you, that's a real score.
3:06:04
Two outs, the bases loaded.
3:06:07
Cardinal's bat is being inspected by Andy Olson.
3:06:12
Jose folded his hand, bottle played up by our inspected. And he says, yeah, I guess it's legal. Go ahead.
3:06:18
I can't believe this day.
3:06:24
He's the ninth cup to come to the plate in the eighth inning.
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Wind up the pitch. Takes. Strike.
3:06:31
At the knees in the inside corner. Perfect pitch by Sarmiotto.
3:06:44
Right hander working from a wind up. Here's the pitch.
3:06:49
Takes. Strike. And Sarmiotto hits the outside corner.
3:06:53
You talk about pinpoint placement.
3:06:56
The first pitch is strike, knee high, barely nicked the inside edge.
3:07:00
The second one barely catching the outside corner at the knees.
3:07:04
Jose is in the hole, nothing in two with two out the bases loaded.
3:07:08
Defending 14 to 13 Cincinnati. Wind up the pitch.
3:07:15
Takes the fastball that misses outside. He wasted it. One and two.
3:07:26
So far only 33 hits.
3:07:33
After the Cubs, five home runs for Cincinnati, five home runs. And now,
3:07:38
by the now, let's ask Andy Olson to take a look at the ball.
3:07:41
He finally gets Sarmiotto's attention. Gets the ball. Decides to, okay, keeps it in play.
3:07:55
So the drama continues to wind up the pitch. Swung out a drive foul into the box each down the right field line.
3:08:02
All one, strike two.
3:08:12
Concepcion coming over to say something to Sarmiotto.
3:08:16
The tying run, steam out of airs at third.
3:08:19
George Minerwald, the go ahead run is at second.
3:08:23
On at first base, pinch hitter, Greg Rose, who has walked intentionally.
3:08:30
Now Jose Cardinal with a chance to be a hero again.
3:08:34
The wind up on the one, two pitch. High ball, two strike two. Rising fastball.
3:08:46
Oh man. You've got to love this kind of a game.
3:08:56
The Reds, you know, got six runs in the first inning. They batted around.
3:09:00
Two two pitch. Swung out a high flat ball.
3:09:04
Unless it's a miracle.
3:09:06
Byde is going to be retired, no miracle.
3:09:08
Geronimo Plotter.
3:09:12
Three runs in the eighth inning.
3:09:17
Four base hits. Two homers, one double and a single.
3:09:22
Two walks, one intentional. Three men left on.
3:09:25
So at the end of eight full innings of play, don't you go away.
3:09:29
Cincinnati coming to bat, they lead 14 to 15.
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Well, first hitter, making his first defense is just prior to the all-star break.
3:10:50
He's thrown some on the sidelines yesterday, and during the ball game he was warming up.
3:10:57
Now he is in as the relief pitcher in this 99th game of the season for the Cubs.
3:11:06
Those five wins, one loss, he has worked 81 innings, has 24 saves.
3:11:19
Davey Rizzotto is the new shortstop.
3:11:25
And the guest was playing second base.
3:11:31
If you said, Mosé Cardenal, you're absolutely right.
3:11:37
Rose stepping in, he swings, ground ball to Cardenal.
3:11:40
Down to his knees, picks it up, Rose.
3:11:44
Dave, the first base, thought he had it.
3:11:49
Jerry Tatum or Jerry Cropper down there on one knee, and he says he beat it out.
3:11:55
That's going to be an error on Jose on his first chance at second.
3:11:59
He went down to his knees to block the ball, scrambled as it bounced away from him off his chest,
3:12:05
threw it to Buckner, and it was very, very close.
3:12:09
But Cropper did an excellent position on it to make the call, and he says he's safe.
3:12:14
So it's an error on Jose.
3:12:18
Rosetto is at short.
3:12:20
Not a burst, and Buckner at the corners.
3:12:22
Middle ball, steal the catcher.
3:12:24
Shooter on the hill.
3:12:26
Rollison center.
3:12:28
Bittner and Mercer in left and right.
3:12:33
Now, this could be a real problem.
3:12:37
Rosetto says, you go over, play shortstop.
3:12:40
I'll play second base.
3:12:44
I'm not going to have you comment on that in a minute, but we're going to find it.
3:12:48
If he goes up the left-handed hitter, they may switch around if we get a right-handed hitter back in there.
3:12:59
I know we've got to have an idea here in a moment, and we will, but we've got to take a moment here for this pitch, too.
3:13:06
And sooner than a stretch delivers.
3:13:08
Swing into the spike, whips his track one, a good fast ball.
3:13:12
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3:13:14
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3:13:17
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3:13:24
How do you show on your scorecard that they've foot clopped?
3:13:28
Looked like he wanted a bun, and he takes the ball outside one-on-one.
3:13:35
I wonder if Cardinal has played in the infield before in the majors, Lou.
3:13:39
I doubt it. I doubt it.
3:13:42
And I wonder if that's what Permanent asked him to dug out that really cracked him up before he came out the pinch hit.
3:13:48
Here's the pitch.
3:13:49
Swing and a miss, and there's that real fine split-finger curve on clock ball.
3:13:54
One and two.
3:13:58
I want to see how they cover second when Rose makes an attempt to steal a second.
3:14:02
He's talking to one another right now.
3:14:09
Suiter's one-two pitch.
3:14:11
One-hound and that's for strike three.
3:14:14
He looks like he is back right where he was when he was at his peak this year.
3:14:23
That for Mr. Suiter is his 96th strikeout of the year.
3:14:32
Only Rick Russell has any more on the cup pitching stand.
3:14:37
Rick with 101.
3:14:42
Jose coming over from his shortstop position, he's giving Suiter a little advice.
3:14:46
Oh, he tells Suiter, make a fuller ball, don't let it over here.
3:14:50
That's good advice.
3:14:55
Joe Morgan stepping in.
3:14:57
He takes the first one high, ball one.
3:15:06
Strikes the pitch, a little high, ball two.
3:15:10
And he has not gone to that split-fingered curve or fork ball to Morgan on those first two pitches.
3:15:23
14-13, the Reds lead.
3:15:25
Morgan takes fastball and is outside.
3:15:28
He's now going to three and oh on him and he wants another baseball.
3:15:34
Pete Rose reached on a ground ball to Cardinal who is playing at second base after coming in as a pinch hitter.
3:15:42
We've used Río, we've used Cadejar.
3:15:47
Río pitch, goes after it.
3:15:49
Bowls it back up out of the screen and it's three and one on Morgan.
3:15:54
He had a good rip at a fastball that he just barely got under.
3:16:01
They have five home runs, the Cubs have five home runs.
3:16:05
They're one homer away from tying a major league record for homers by both clubs in the game.
3:16:10
There's a swing and a nice one.
3:16:12
There he came back with that good fork ball, three and two.
3:16:17
But he did not use it in the first three pitches to Morgan.
3:16:21
Maybe he was afraid, he'd throw it into the dirt for Mitt Rose to get the second on a wild pitch.
3:16:25
I don't know.
3:16:26
Well, he did have trouble with the baseball and since he changed it, he's thrown two strikes.
3:16:30
There goes Rose, there's a swing, round ball.
3:16:33
Buckner takes a play on it, it's picked up by Rosello.
3:16:36
He throws to Buckner and he's called for a play for first baseman.
3:16:40
Another very close one and Herman Clance is going out to beef on this one.
3:16:46
Buckner is really hot.
3:16:49
That was a bullet.
3:16:52
Hit to the cup, first baseman.
3:16:54
A tremendously hard shot.
3:16:56
It paramed away from him.
3:16:58
Rosello was moving over towards first base to back it up.
3:17:02
Got it, Buckner got to his feet.
3:17:04
He was on the bag at first.
3:17:06
Rosello picked the ball up.
3:17:08
Close to the end of Buckner.
3:17:10
It appeared as though he might have had him on a close play.
3:17:16
But Jerry Crawford has given the call to the Reds on that one.
3:17:20
That's the third close one that he has given to them today.
3:17:23
And Herman is really hot and he's giving it to that rookie.
3:17:28
And they're down, no's to no's.
3:17:31
He's out.
3:17:33
Herman has been thrown out of all games.
3:17:36
But he is going to continue to have this play because he is really hot.
3:17:41
There are no's to no's and chest to chest.
3:17:43
And Herman won't back and forth with his shoulders and his head
3:17:47
and his heated argument for a moment lost his tap.
3:17:51
He's got it back on.
3:17:53
Doug Harvey is stepping between him and the rookie umpire trying to calm him down.
3:17:58
A little eye on frame him.
3:18:00
That's Green over there that's running against him today.
3:18:02
That's true.
3:18:03
And did you see Doug Harvey say he told Olson to take care of Crawford?
3:18:09
Harvey is in front of Herman because they don't want to have any tempers here
3:18:15
that they want to lose their head.
3:18:17
It's all right to argue and point your point.
3:18:20
But you've never seen Herman this upset so Crawford must have retaliated
3:18:24
with something that really irritated Herman.
3:18:29
Well, my man is hot jelly right now I guarantee you.
3:18:35
He is hot.
3:18:37
Not just for having been thrown out of the ball game.
3:18:40
But you've got to remember this ball club, the Cubs,
3:18:44
are in a whale of a divisional championship fight.
3:18:48
At every call on one like that, you don't know in the long run
3:18:53
that may be the difference between winning or losing a championship.
3:18:57
And he's right in this ball game, a wild one, 14 to 13.
3:19:03
He had a call and Pete Rose it was a close one.
3:19:07
Don't put up this sign, setting.
3:19:09
Now he gets another close one and Morgan is called safe at first base
3:19:13
and they've got Bennett first and second but they'll be one out.
3:19:16
You know, I don't recall seeing Buckner argue on a play that has been that close.
3:19:25
He's at first baseman who's had a lot of close plays during the year.
3:19:31
He's still carrying it on over there with Crawford.
3:19:34
Now we have, and we've told you this many times,
3:19:37
a television monitor in our booth here at Wrigley Field
3:19:40
and we watch those replays just like you do if you're watching television
3:19:45
at home or wherever you may be.
3:19:48
And I thought, I thought that Morgan was out on that one at first base.
3:19:58
Now, Gardinal is shortstop or at second base.
3:20:04
Rosello is over at short and George Foster swings and this is for strike one.
3:20:10
They flip flop again.
3:20:13
And the Cincinnati Reds were retired in the top of the ninth inning by the Chicago Cubs.
3:20:20
Then in the Cubs' half of the ninth inning, that is the bottom of the ninth,
3:20:25
with Joe Horner pitching for the Cincinnati Reds,
3:20:29
after two men are out, Bobby Mercer comes to the plate and singles.
3:20:36
There's a ground ball in the right field, a nice set for Mercer.
3:20:41
A walk to Jerry Morales sent Bobby Mercer to second base
3:20:46
and brought up Steve Ontiveros.
3:20:49
There we go.
3:20:51
And there's a drive in the left field with a nice hit.
3:20:54
Come on, Bobby. Foster has a tremendous arm.
3:20:57
It's going to be close. He scores. He scores.
3:21:03
And now we resume live action of the coverage of this game
3:21:08
with Davey Rosello at the plate and the score tied in the bottom of the ninth.
3:21:14
This is just unbelievable.
3:21:17
There's Davey Rosello.
3:21:21
I may have wished that ball over the head and the glove of Dave Concepcion.
3:21:27
He leaped and he just missed it.
3:21:31
Wish new bodies were retired here in the ninth.
3:21:34
Now the school ball is outside, ball one, strike one.
3:21:38
But you never know.
3:21:40
Mercer bounced one through the right side for a hit
3:21:43
and he is now in the dugout having scored the comes 14th and tying one of the game.
3:21:50
There's a ball too high. Ball two, strike one.
3:22:00
Walk to Morales who's now at second base and out of errors with a tying game single at first.
3:22:08
Ball swung out of it. That was a little high, but he was eager.
3:22:12
One after, two and two.
3:22:15
That applause for station identification.
3:22:17
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3:22:20
WGN Radio Chicago, 80 degrees at 5 o'clock.
3:22:26
Pitch swung out, liner to the first baseman to retire the side.
3:22:33
I don't believe it.
3:22:35
He just missed winning the ball game.
3:22:38
From the liner to the first baseman.
3:22:42
Got it right off the end of the bat and he hit it hard.
3:22:47
Lobba's playing deep and the crowd is giving the Cubs a standing ovation.
3:22:52
They haven't had enough.
3:22:54
We will be playing nine innings.
3:22:57
And in the ninth, one run, two hits, a walk and two men left.
3:23:04
It is now tied 14 to 14.
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I'm just looking over this record book, well, and we know that the record for most home runs in the game by both clubs is 11.
3:24:26
Doesn't say here, but it's, let's see, in the National League, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati had 11,
3:24:36
and that was in a 13-inning game in 1966.
3:24:41
The Cubs, and the Mets back in 67 had many 11.
3:24:48
The Cubs getting 7, and the American League record is also 11, I guess, for 9 innings.
3:24:53
All right, Luke, let's go.
3:24:56
First pitch strike, we're in the 10th inning.
3:25:01
Geronimo at bat, facing Souter.
3:25:04
Strike one pitch.
3:25:06
Swing and a miss on that forecall.
3:25:09
Strike two.
3:25:14
Mercer is in the infield now at second base, and Cottadelle is in right field.
3:25:21
Here's the pitch.
3:25:23
Swing, a line drive down left field line, falling quickly.
3:25:26
Mifter is there.
3:25:27
He makes the catch.
3:25:29
Running into the bullpen.
3:25:31
What a great catch.
3:25:33
Let me tell you, I don't know how many men have been in this lineup for both teams,
3:25:38
but they have given extra effort today.
3:25:42
It's been tremendous.
3:25:47
Cottadelle started out at second base, went to shortstop, went to second base as they
3:25:53
scissored down right-handed and left-handed hitters.
3:25:56
Now Cottadelle is in right field.
3:25:58
He holds up his hand.
3:25:59
Here I am, out here.
3:26:03
Here's Concepcion at bat.
3:26:08
Strike called on the first pitch.
3:26:17
Strike two for Concepcion.
3:26:29
One out, nobody on base.
3:26:31
Two strikes on Concepcion.
3:26:36
He's lined up in pitch.
3:26:38
Strike three called.
3:26:41
Concepcion has called out on strike.
3:26:44
He can't believe it.
3:26:46
I don't believe there was any doubt in that last pitch.
3:26:49
It looked to me right down the middle, and he took it.
3:26:57
Now here's Lum at bat, two outs, four strikeouts per suitor.
3:27:03
Now they're moving, they're going to switch around.
3:27:11
Mercer's going to play shortstop, and Rosello is going to go to second because Lum is the left-handed here.
3:27:20
Everything has happened in this ballgame.
3:27:26
This is perhaps the first time Mercer's been at shortstop in the major leagues.
3:27:31
Outside, ball one on the first pitch.
3:27:34
I think, you're right on that, I'm sure.
3:27:37
And I think he came up as a shortstop out of Oklahoma, the same as Mickey Mantle did in the low minors, didn't he?
3:27:45
In the minor leagues.
3:27:46
Yeah.
3:27:47
Yeah.
3:27:48
Ball two inside to Lum.
3:27:50
Fred Norman, the pitcher, due up next.
3:27:55
Two and one.
3:28:02
I think we ought to send the scorecards to Cooper's down low.
3:28:06
I can't read my Chinese puzzle, I'll tell you.
3:28:10
The score, I think, is 14 to 14.
3:28:14
There has been five home runs hit on each side.
3:28:20
And we're in the 10th inning.
3:28:23
This has been better than a one-to-nothing game.
3:28:26
Oh, yeah.
3:28:27
Strike call.
3:28:30
Two and two on Lum.
3:28:34
Top of the 10th inning, two outs.
3:28:39
The pitch on its way.
3:28:42
Low, he stayed off of it.
3:28:44
Three and two to count.
3:28:51
Pete Broberg warming up in the Cubs' bullpen.
3:28:56
Herman French has been ejected from the ballgame.
3:28:59
By Crawford.
3:29:00
Swing!
3:29:03
Lum strikes out.
3:29:05
A standing ovation for Suter and the Cubs.
3:29:10
In the 10th inning for Cincinnati, no runs, no hits.
3:29:14
Nobody left on base.
3:29:16
The Cubs coming to bat in the 10th inning with a chance to win it.
3:29:21
14 to 14.
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I'm not sure, but the announcement I think came from the press box
3:30:37
with all the noise.
3:30:38
The crowd shouting out, we're number one, and the Cubs are making Cincinnati
3:30:43
fight for a victory if they get the victory here.
3:30:47
But the Cubs now can win it in the bottom of the 10th.
3:30:52
14 to 14 the score and Minterwall will lead off the 10th inning.
3:30:59
I thought he said that Suter has at least one strikeout in the last 23 innings
3:31:09
that he has worked.
3:31:10
I want to go down and check it.
3:31:11
But I wasn't sure of that, I didn't hear it.
3:31:15
Minterwall will bat.
3:31:17
He can hit one out of this ballpark.
3:31:21
He hit one in the third inning, which was his seventh of the year.
3:31:27
He hit Norman the pitcher.
3:31:30
A tough decision coming up next.
3:31:32
Would you remove Suter or would you let him hit?
3:31:37
Here's the first pitch to Minterwall.
3:31:39
Swing and a foul.
3:31:41
There's only one thing on Minterwall's mind right now.
3:31:45
Drive that ball out of this ballpark.
3:31:56
Action galore here at Wrigley Field today.
3:32:01
A little more action today than normal.
3:32:05
Red Norman, fifth Cincinnati Red pitcher, fires a curve ball and a swing and a foul ball
3:32:14
into the cup bullpen where Pete Broberg is warming up.
3:32:18
Suter is due up next.
3:32:26
All-out effort by both teams here today.
3:32:30
They have put on quite a performance.
3:32:33
Swing and a miss on a high curve ball and George was going for the downs.
3:32:38
There's no doubt about that.
3:32:43
Now Suter will bat for himself.
3:32:48
The Cubs brass want Suter to remain in the ball game and he's going to bat for himself.
3:32:56
Figuring that the percentages are that we're at home, we get the last three outs so anything can happen.
3:33:08
Standing ovation.
3:33:11
The pitch, swing and a miss and Suter left his feet.
3:33:16
He's trying to hit one out.
3:33:20
One strike, one out, nobody on base, 10th inning, Cincinnati and the Cubs in a tie 14 to 14.
3:33:28
The next pitch is a called strike by umpire Olson.
3:33:32
Here's some guy that just got in his car to go home after work and he heard you say 14 to 14.
3:33:37
He goes, what's he drinking out there?
3:33:40
I wish he could bring something over here.
3:33:42
See the rest of the ball game.
3:33:46
Two strike pitch on its way, curve ball.
3:33:49
A line drive, eight pitch.
3:33:53
Suter, swing us a center field on the count of one, two.
3:33:58
How about that?
3:34:05
And here is number one, Jose Cardenal.
3:34:11
Short stop, second baseman and right fielder in three innings for the Cubs.
3:34:19
Suter's on first base with the winning run.
3:34:22
One out, the count of oh and two, Norman Curb Suter and he's single to center field.
3:34:31
Cubs now with 19 hits.
3:34:34
Once again, Olson asked Cardenal to put that cap completely in the pocket because if the ball is thrown behind him
3:34:46
and the ball hits that cap, Cardenal would want to get on base.
3:34:56
We're all set.
3:34:57
Lum is holding Suter on at first base.
3:35:02
The first pitch now to Jose, low, ball one.
3:35:13
The Chicago Cubs have really fought back in this one.
3:35:17
Cincinnati scoring six runs in the top of the first, had a six to nothing lead.
3:35:23
It is now 14 to 14.
3:35:27
The pitch, curve ball low, ball two to Jose.
3:35:34
Ball two, no strikes.
3:35:40
One out, we're in the tenth inning.
3:35:45
Norman into the stretch.
3:35:47
Here's the pitch.
3:35:48
There's the strike called over the outside corner.
3:35:51
It was not the pitch Jose was looking for, so he took it.
3:35:56
He figured he has two more strikes coming to him.
3:36:01
The two and one pitch on its way.
3:36:03
Low outside, ball three.
3:36:06
Pittner to up next.
3:36:15
Suter checking his sides with Bloomfield, a coach.
3:36:19
It's three and one on Cardenal.
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The pitch on its way.
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A foul out of play.
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Three and two now on Jose.
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Let's go a run or two here.
3:36:38
If we go to the 11th, Cincinnati will have the pitcher and then the top of the order.
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Right now we have Cardenal at bat.
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Pitcher on first, one out.
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Bottom of the tenth inning.
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This perhaps is the longest game of the season for the Cubs right here at Wrigley Field.
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Here's the three and two pitch to Jose.
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Curve ball low inside, Suter was going.
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Ball four, it moves the winning run to second base for Larry Bittner.
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No action in the Cincinnati bullpen.
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So Norman is all alone on that mound.
3:37:44
The Cubs were runners on first and second, one out, Larry Bittner the hitter.
3:37:56
Don't single Larry, double so we can be sure of Suter's scoring.
3:38:02
Concepcion playing in around Suter, keeping him close to second base.
3:38:07
Here's the first pitch by Norman.
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There's a ball outside, ball one.
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Bittner leveling that bat over the plate.
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The one ball pitch on its way, curve ball swing up.
3:38:32
Norman knocks down the line drive, close to second base, throw to first, too late.
3:38:38
Jose was forced at second base.
3:38:41
Let me tell you, Norman was quick thinking on that.
3:38:44
I was looking for him to take one to show him in at first.
3:38:49
The ball was a line drive off of his glove.
3:38:52
He's lucky to stop that ball and have been to the middle for a base hit.
3:38:56
He throws to Morgan covering second to force Cottenell.
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And the throw to first was too late as Bittner beat the throw.
3:39:05
And now, Simon, he was upset with himself for not having fielded the ball friendly to get a possible double play.
3:39:12
I think it would have been a double play because he had caught the ball on the line.
3:39:16
Now Buckner will bat.
3:39:18
Runners on first and third, two outs.
3:39:25
And Lum is going to play behind Bittner first.
3:39:28
It's a feeler's choice for Bittner.
3:39:32
He's going to win it right here.
3:39:36
Buckner the hitter, what a day he's had.
3:39:39
Two home runs, five RBIs.
3:39:42
Let's see if he can make it a half a dozen.
3:39:44
The pitch.
3:39:45
Curve ball swinging a long, fly ball foul down the right field line.
3:39:51
Buckner trying to hit through that spot.
3:39:54
Although right now I see Lum has moved back to a normal position.
3:39:59
So they are not worried about Bittner.
3:40:02
They're worried about Suter at third base.
3:40:07
They're playing it as if a runner was on third only.
3:40:14
Here's the one strike pitch to Buckner by Norman.
3:40:18
He tries to buck it.
3:40:19
Oh, a ball hit Suter.
3:40:21
What a break for everybody.
3:40:23
Bench through to Rose trying to pick off Suter and Suter was picked off by a mile.
3:40:29
But Bench's throw hit Suter in the back.
3:40:32
That throw could have gone down the left field line.
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It could have caromed off of Suter to any other place but where it did.
3:40:40
It hit him squarely in the backside and it dropped right there in Rose's reach.
3:40:47
Now time is called.
3:40:49
Foster wants to know what's going on.
3:40:54
He's talking the conception.
3:40:57
Well let me tell you, Suter was picked off as Buckner tried to bunt to get the run in and to get a base hit.
3:41:05
He's bunting for a base hit with two outs.
3:41:08
No squeeze involved.
3:41:10
Whenever there's two outs you can say he squeezed them in.
3:41:14
But it wasn't a squeeze play.
3:41:18
He now has two strikes on him.
3:41:21
And I don't know what the conversation is going on between Foster, conception, and then conception has talked to Morgan and now to Lumb.
3:41:34
Cubs with runners on first and third, two outs, tenth inning.
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If you can think of it, it has happened today here at Wrigley Field.
3:41:49
Norman is ready. He's into the stretch.
3:41:52
Two strike pitch, curve ball swing and a tap over the pitcher's head.
3:41:56
Concepcion has it.
3:41:58
Foster first in time to get Buckner who is limping very noticeably down the foul line.
3:42:05
Anybody else or if Buckner was 100% well he could have beaten that out.
3:42:12
But as it is, Concepcion moves across in front of second base, throws two firsts for the put out.
3:42:21
In the tenth inning for the Cubs, another thrilling half inning, but the Cubs couldn't score.
3:42:28
No runs, one hit.
3:42:30
Two men left on the bases.
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We have been here, this game started I guess about close to four hours ago, and it's been just nothing but one bit of excitement after another.
3:44:14
You say, how can a 14 to 14 ball game be exciting? That's not baseball. Hell it isn't. It is today. It's great.
3:44:25
Not only will those ball players sleep well tonight, but I think 32,000 other customers will sleep well tonight.
3:44:34
They've been on the edge of their chairs here all day.
3:44:38
Now, Freddie Norman, he doesn't want to swing it, and he just took that first pitch and it's low for ball one.
3:44:44
He's leading off.
3:44:47
That's a 19 hit. Hey, Dodgers won. There's a ball too high.
3:44:55
Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2 to 1. They just put it up.
3:45:01
Iowa's junior union ticker is lagging. It hasn't reported it yet.
3:45:06
There's a strike.
3:45:15
Wind up. That one's sink low, 2 and 2.
3:45:19
Don't ask me how many players we've used, but I know Gene Klien is still available.
3:45:26
Steve Swisher is still available. 2 to 2 pitch.
3:45:29
Slaps a little foul ball. I think that's all outside of the pitchers.
3:45:37
Long time ago, Ray Burr started. They batted around in the first inning the Reds did off Ray.
3:45:43
Had three homers in that inning, got six runs.
3:45:47
The Cubs sent seven men to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, got four runs on two homers.
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So they tied a major league record, these teams, with five homers in the first inning.
3:45:59
There's a swing, and Norman lifts a high foul out of play.
3:46:03
Burr's worth two innings, Mueller one.
3:46:07
Paul Ruschel, three and a third.
3:46:10
And he did a good job, two hits and a run.
3:46:13
Fernandez two innings, two hits and a run.
3:46:16
Suter now is starting his third inning.
3:46:19
They have not had a hit off him. He's struck out five.
3:46:25
Buddy Norman battling him here to open up the eleventh inning.
3:46:30
Rusch's next pitch high.
3:46:34
Well, three strike two. He didn't throw that one the way he normally does it all.
3:46:46
Buddy is their fifth pitcher.
3:46:50
Three-two pitch. That's too high.
3:46:54
And he did not have a good follow through on that one.
3:46:59
Bobby Mercer took up shortstop, and I'm not making that up.
3:47:05
He's coming over to talk to him.
3:47:08
Nobody throwing in the bullpen.
3:47:10
Broberg had been up earlier.
3:47:14
They would have used Fernandez.
3:47:17
Paul Ruschel, Donnie Moore.
3:47:22
Now Bruce at his first appearance.
3:47:25
I just hope that going this is a second inning, third inning, really.
3:47:30
After five or six days layoff, I don't know whether it's bothering him or not. I hope not.
3:47:37
Last two pitches he threw to Norman. I didn't think he threw naturally at all.
3:47:43
Rose is in there. He's got a bunch. Gets it out in front of the mom. Picked up by Bruce. He has to throw to first.
3:47:48
Rossello covering at first base now. Broberg gets up and starts to throw in the bullpen.
3:47:57
When he walks a pitcher, and the last two pitches that he threw to him are very, very high,
3:48:04
and he didn't have a good follow through at all, I have to wonder whether he's okay.
3:48:09
Rose has sacrificed.
3:48:13
And Grippy steps in. He has four base hits today. Two singles, a homer, a double. He's batted in four runs.
3:48:25
Suiter's first pitch. There's a strike. And a good delivery on that one.
3:48:32
Yackey's wallop, Baltimore, 14-2. Boston shut out Milwaukee, embarrassed them 12-0.
3:48:39
What's going on here today? There's a swing and a miss. That was a good forkball that exploded on Grippy.
3:48:49
The Dodgers nipped Philadelphia 2-1. You know, if the Cubs could hold on and bail this one out,
3:48:58
they could have a two-and-a-half game lead over the Phillies, and either remain at 2 or go to 3 over the Pirates who played tonight.
3:49:06
Swing and a miss. There again is that blazing, exploding forkball.
3:49:16
That's Bruce's sixth strikeout. It's coming on at the start of the ninth inning.
3:49:22
I have to say, here is the toughest man in that Cincinnati lineup in a situation such as this.
3:49:28
That's Joe Morgan. Singled and scored on Bench's three-run homer in the first, doubled in the sixth inning, reached in an error.
3:49:38
That was a tough, tough play, but well have been a hit for him.
3:49:43
Joe takes and airs a strike at the knees inside corner. Suiter really firing.
3:49:53
Thirty-six hits, five homers by each club. Runner at second to pitch. Morgan takes it high. Ball one, strike one.
3:50:04
Remember saying back in about the fifth inning that he was listening, anywhere near the ballpark,
3:50:11
he still had plenty of time to come out and see a lot of action. Didn't know it would be quite that prophetic.
3:50:18
Swung one, one pitch. Swung out, he got a piece of that breaking forkball and fouled it sharply out of line of the plate in third,
3:50:27
right back to the wall. So the count is one and two.
3:50:32
Well, Western Union here is caught up with the ticker they have in the scoreboard.
3:50:36
Yes, the Dodgers did win. With four hits, they beat the Phillies, two to one,
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with a winning run coming in the bottom of the ninth inning.
3:50:48
Don Say at a homer for their first run back in the fourth. One, two pitch. High to Morgan, two, two.
3:50:56
Tommy John went all the way, a six-hitter. Tommy now, eleven and four for the year for the Dodgers,
3:51:05
caught the loser four and six. Thirty-three thousand, two hundred and sixty at Los Angeles this afternoon.
3:51:16
John, good crowd.
3:51:21
Was that all in the outfield grass at first? Here's the pitch. Swung out, pulls it, a ground ball, knocked down by it.
3:51:35
Morgan is jumping up and down. Mark Yanderson is already out of that dugout.
3:51:42
He wants it to be called a foul ball, Vince. He said it was foul.
3:51:48
Eric Crawford made the call safe. I can't believe the play that Buckner made that time.
3:51:55
Unbelievable. Morgan ripped the shot for just a fearful incident. It looked like it would be down the line for extra bases.
3:52:05
Buckner donned, extended his body as far as he could go, and a horse that'll die knocked them all down.
3:52:13
He got up, he wanted to throw to the pitcher, who was not coming. And somehow he managed to get there,
3:52:20
and Derek Crawford, with a perfect position view of it, says this time the Cubs got the call.
3:52:31
Oh, that was close, Lou, my guy. Oh my, did you see that, Buckner? He was prone in error. I can't believe it.
3:52:37
When he dove after that ball, actually he caught it in foul territory, but the ball was hit me, bounding, see?
3:52:44
Mark Yanderson says that one of the umpires called it a foul ball.
3:52:50
May be that the plate out by her. I didn't see Andy Olson. I didn't see that. I was watching the ball.
3:52:56
I have no idea what Andy Olson called on it. That ball was a blistering shot.
3:53:03
But I still can't believe that Buckner was able to make the stop on it, and then get to his feet,
3:53:09
and somehow come back and win an excitingly close race with a very speedy Morgan.
3:53:17
They got there just within an eyelash of one another. Well, Freddie Norman is out there throwing.
3:53:25
Officially, they have been retired in the 11th inning, and it is still tied 14 to 14.
3:53:33
Now, we normally would take time out here for commercials.
3:53:38
I don't think we're going to have time for it right now, because Bobby Mercer is getting set to step in there.
3:53:45
We're going to skip the commercial and stay with you here.
3:53:52
Well, we've had just everything in the world happen out here at this ballpark this afternoon.
3:53:57
A long time ago, Herman Franks was thrown out of the ballgame on a very, very close call at first base.
3:54:03
It was the third one of the day. That one went to Cincinnati, and Herman got very upset about it,
3:54:10
and eventually he got thrown out. Now, we do want to pause for station identification.
3:54:15
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3:54:29
We looked at our television replay on that about three times, and it looked like the ball hit fair,
3:54:35
was going over the bag, seemingly fair. First pitch to Mercer,
3:54:40
right over his back as he ducks down, ball one.
3:54:48
And it was a close race to the bag also. There's a swing and a let-up, and he bounces it foul,
3:54:54
almost into their dugout behind first base.
3:54:57
On the replay, Vince, Jack Minnibinz has also monitored back at our WGN studios,
3:55:04
and he said that it shows that Crawford did point foul.
3:55:09
I didn't see it in our monitor. No, I didn't either.
3:55:14
And that's what Sparky was arguing about.
3:55:17
Wow. I don't blame him for arguing. One-one pitch. Swung out of it. Good curve.
3:55:24
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3:55:29
What are you getting hungry? I've been hungry since 1.33 when this game started.
3:55:34
I'm all right. I still had the wrong side of the scorecard.
3:55:39
I have two.
3:55:42
Mercer homered back in the first inning. Seems like only yesterday.
3:55:46
That's three hits for the day.
3:55:49
Boy, what a big one he got in the ninth inning with two outbases empty when the Cubs were trailing.
3:55:55
He's single and eventually scored the tying run on Steve out of errors, his two-out single.
3:56:02
Nobody on when Mercer got that base hit. Two gone. One-two pitch.
3:56:07
They're into the dirt. Two and two.
3:56:10
That's work. Bench and middle wall. They've been catching now for four hours.
3:56:15
And there have been an awful lot of pitches into the dirt on both sides.
3:56:19
Bench is dragging a little bit.
3:56:23
Let's see. They've used arm brister. I think they've got more guys left on their bench than we have.
3:56:29
They've got Auerbach and Bailey. They've got Knight. They've got Plummer. They've got Three of Summers.
3:56:37
Two-two pitch. Swung on. Fouled it back.
3:56:41
Just think how smart that Bill Berg is. He was out here and he left.
3:56:45
I told him. He said, Bill, there's no point in you going back in. I'm not going to get out of here.
3:56:50
He should have known that.
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3:57:04
Sorry about those traffic reports. Two-two pitch.
3:57:07
Oh, oh.
3:57:11
Nailed the outside corner with it.
3:57:20
Berman's second struck out, I think.
3:57:30
Here's Jerry Morales, who hollered in the eighth inning.
3:57:37
That's the last home run anybody has hit today. It was the tenth of the day.
3:57:41
He takes the strike. It's true ball.
3:57:47
14 to 14. Boy, that's some exciting football games with that score out here over the years.
3:57:55
Here's the pitch. Swung out of it. That's a beautiful screwball that time.
3:58:00
Oh, too. This Norman, as you mentioned, worked seven innings in the first game of the series.
3:58:05
My golly. He came on in the ninth inning of this one, didn't he? Yeah.
3:58:12
He's earning his pay this week, too.
3:58:18
Jerry Morales, 0-2 pitch. Strike, free call. He wasn't ready for that one.
3:58:30
Well, come on, Steve.
3:58:33
Singled in the tying run in the bottom of the ninth with two off.
3:58:39
Driven in two runs today with two hits. He's been on base four times as a pair of watch.
3:58:44
He struck out his first two times up. To him, that must seem like yesterday or last week.
3:58:52
Norman's first pitch. High, ball one.
3:58:58
The Dodgers started their game an hour and a half after we got underway here.
3:59:03
But they finished out on the West Coast, and they beat the Phillies 2-1.
3:59:09
1-0 pitch. Fastball foul. Back up under the screen.
3:59:16
The Phillies got to be wondering what the heck is going on in Chicago 14-14.
3:59:24
The best thing that could happen for them, of course, is they would still be a game and a half out.
3:59:28
That would take a Cincinnati win.
3:59:33
Everything in the world has happened here today.
3:59:36
1-1 pitch. Slung on. He fouls that one into the box each first base side.
3:59:42
A paid attendance today, over 32,000. The total in the house, just under 33,300.
3:59:51
And I've got to say that no more than a couple of thousand will have left here.
3:59:55
Only because they've had dinner appointments.
3:59:59
Or had to see their friendly neighborhood tavern.
4:00:07
Or the washrooms are built. That could well be.
4:00:14
1-2 pitch. Low. Boy, I'd love to have the concessions out here today.
4:00:21
More than 33,000 fans in a ball game now that's, what, over four hours old.
4:00:28
And everything has happened.
4:00:30
Ten homers, five in the first inning. 2-2 pitch.
4:00:35
Well now he gets under it, pops it up.
4:00:38
May have a chance to drop. Morgan's out there. Look out!
4:00:42
Little Joe grabs it and then he was tackled by the shortstop Concepcion.
4:00:46
Almost ran into the center fielder as Morgan went way out into left center field.
4:00:54
But he managed to hold on to the ball.
4:00:59
That's the second baseman way out there in left center field.
4:01:03
Concepcion brought him down with a tackle from behind.
4:01:08
Well on the 11th, the Cubs go down in order.
4:01:14
Pete Proberg is now going to be the Cubs' sixth pitcher of the day.
4:01:20
Souter worked three innings, gave up a hit, a walk, and struck out six men. No runs.
4:01:28
Now it's up to Pete Proberg. And the score is still tied, 14-14.
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4:02:48
Well, Gene Clines is going into center field, and Pete Broberg, the new pitcher,
4:02:53
and the only other pitchers we've got left now are starters Rick Rushell, Bill Bonham, and Mike Kruko, and Steve Rincow.
4:03:01
Now let's see, with Clines in there, the only infielder outfielder that has not been used yet is Steve Swisher.
4:03:10
Three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty.
4:03:24
Twenty Cubs have been used so far, I think.
4:03:29
And we have had Jose Cardenal play second base, shortstop. He's now in right field.
4:03:36
We had Bobby Mercer play right field, shortstop. He's now at second base.
4:03:42
Clines is in center. Larry Bittner has been out in left field all day.
4:03:47
And George Middowald has been behind the plate all day.
4:03:51
George Foster leading off. And Alavarez very deep and right inside the line of third, the right-hander takes, and Broberg misses low, ball one.
4:04:04
Reds with 17 hits. The Cubs with 19 hits.
4:04:11
Broberg delivers.
4:04:13
Fastball a little high, ball two.
4:04:16
George Foster, two singles today.
4:04:22
And he leads the majors and homers, and he leads and runs by the end. But he has not batted in a run yet today.
4:04:29
And now Broberg is behind him. Two-all pitch.
4:04:33
Fastball for a strike. Two and one.
4:04:42
It will be one of the loudest games in years.
4:04:49
Broberg winds. Foster swings. It's a high, deep drive, right field.
4:04:55
There's a room. Cardenal can't get to it. It's off the minds.
4:04:59
Here's Foster in the second base.
4:05:02
For the wall curves where the bleachers are in right field, coming back in towards the field.
4:05:09
That ball just missed going in there for a homer.
4:05:12
And Cardenal going up against the vines as the law moves back away from the infield, brushing up against him.
4:05:20
Just couldn't get tracked on that ball that came down through those vines.
4:05:26
And I think, Lou, that may have been why he couldn't catch it.
4:05:28
This is right. He was right in that corner.
4:05:32
I thought it was out when it first left Foster's bat.
4:05:36
That opposite field doubled. It's got to be about the seventh double of the day.
4:05:43
There's Johnny Bench. That's their 18th hit of the day.
4:05:53
Bench has won a homer with two men out in the first inning.
4:05:58
Since then he has walked twice, lined hard, flied out to right, and struck out.
4:06:05
Here's the pitch. Very high, ball one.
4:06:12
It's kind of a nervous quietness out here right now.
4:06:18
The series has drawn more than any three-day series since 1969.
4:06:25
Curveball. Then he takes it and it just missed down around the knees.
4:06:30
Middlal rousing a bit at Andy Olson, the playdump fire on that call.
4:06:35
Finally turns and says something to him.
4:06:38
He thought that should have been a strike.
4:06:43
Well, Bench in there with a count of two and oh.
4:06:46
Makes a big difference, just one call like that.
4:06:51
Here's the stretch. The right-hander's next pitch takes.
4:06:54
Fastball a little high, ball three.
4:06:59
Number 40 in the Cubs uniform.
4:07:02
Turns his back to the hitter.
4:07:05
Now he climbs back up the hill.
4:07:09
Yankees beat Baltimore today.
4:07:11
Boston shut out Milwaukee, 12-0.
4:07:14
The Dodgers beat Philadelphia.
4:07:16
Free-oh pitch, a fastball too high, ball four.
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Well, the Reds did not score in the ninth, the tenth, or the eleventh.
4:07:31
They went down in order in the tenth.
4:07:35
Did not get a hit in the eleventh.
4:07:38
Matter of fact, they've only had one hit since the seventh inning,
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and that was the homer by Geronimo leading off the eighth.
4:07:45
That went off for an Andes.
4:07:47
But now they've got runners at first and second.
4:07:52
That's going to go to a starting pitcher.
4:07:54
There's nobody else that the Cubs can go to now,
4:07:57
and that's staff and Penis Lowry is coming out.
4:08:00
With Herman Franks thrown out of the ball game,
4:08:02
in a heated argument with first base umpire Jerry Crawford,
4:08:07
Penis is in charge of the club, and he's out there with a conference right now.
4:08:12
And I would think, Lou, that they would be having Geronimo's sacrifice.
4:08:20
I would think so, so I think Lowry wants to be sure that Roburg knows the setup
4:08:26
insofar as the defensive alignment of the Cubs
4:08:29
or how they're going to try to play this bunt if Geronimo bunts.
4:08:40
Geronimo, a left-hander.
4:08:44
Out of air, it looks like he may be holding back for the fourth play there.
4:08:48
Sometimes they'll run the play where he comes up the line,
4:08:51
and the shortstop braces to third.
4:08:53
Here's the pitch.
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He swings, and he drives the foul ball into the seats down the let-be line.
4:08:59
Going to cross him up.
4:09:02
Now, third base coach George Sugar peers across the diamond at Sparky Anderson,
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whose they've flashed him the side or somebody else flashed it,
4:09:10
and he relays it to the hitter.
4:09:13
George Foster at second base.
4:09:15
Johnny Benchett first in Broberg on the hill in trouble.
4:09:18
Here's the pitch.
4:09:19
He's going to bunt.
4:09:20
Takes it high and tight, and he got out of the way just in time.
4:09:22
It's one-on-one.
4:09:26
See if they won't be having him sacrifice on this one.
4:09:30
Fourteen to fourteen.
4:09:34
At the end of one inning of play, it was six to four since he.
4:09:38
Five homers have been hit then, three by the Reds.
4:09:42
It's settled down considerably, isn't it?
4:09:48
One-one delivery.
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He pushes it up, pops it up, and it drops and goes foul.
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Like every one foul that had runners at second and third,
4:09:58
if it had carried in the air just an instant longer,
4:10:01
Onoveras might have been able to get a play on it.
4:10:04
But as I said, he was holding back for the fourth play at third.
4:10:08
Had he been charging up the line,
4:10:10
he would have been able to catch that in the air.
4:10:12
And who knows, he might have even had a double play.
4:10:15
But as it is, it's ball one, strike two.
4:10:21
Meadowald is now going out to talk to Broberg.
4:10:25
Since they brought him up from Wichita, it's worked nine of the third innings.
4:10:31
He's now given up ten hits, including the double here by Foster,
4:10:36
that narrowly missed being a homer.
4:10:38
It tied the Major League record of 11 homers in a ballgame by both teams.
4:10:46
Beat is one-one without a loss.
4:10:49
Right-hander into the stretch.
4:10:51
One-two delivery coming up, but he steps off the pitching rubber.
4:10:54
Geronimo gets out of the batter's box.
4:10:59
Yes, it's a single game, and we're still going at it.
4:11:02
No rain delays.
4:11:04
A lot of hits and a lot of runs.
4:11:06
Few arguments.
4:11:10
We now have Bobby Mercer at second base.
4:11:14
That's the kind of a day it is.
4:11:18
Broberg checks the runner at second.
4:11:20
Here's the pitch.
4:11:22
Swung on at a high fly ball.
4:11:24
Bittner coming over to his left.
4:11:25
Larry gets under it, calling for the ball, reaches up, hauls it in.
4:11:29
Foster draws the throw and goes back to second base.
4:11:34
By the way, Geronimo was unable to sacrifice.
4:11:40
Now the hitter will be Dave Concepcion, the shortstop.
4:11:48
He has two hits today and a walk.
4:11:51
Stolen a couple of bases.
4:11:54
Batted in two runs.
4:12:04
It's only the twelfth.
4:12:09
Broberg into the stretch delivers.
4:12:11
Concepcion takes the ball, a little on outside.
4:12:14
Man, I wish he could get him to hit into a double play.
4:12:23
Due up next to the left end is hitting Mike Lum.
4:12:30
Broberg working on Concepcion at feet close together.
4:12:33
Here's the pitch.
4:12:34
Sidearm fastball and it's low for ball two.
4:12:46
Jack Billingham down there in the bullpen.
4:12:56
Right at second is Foster at bench at first.
4:12:58
Here's a high swing and the ball out to the mound.
4:13:01
Broberg throws the second and it hits.
4:13:03
Drop by Rosello, goes right off his club and in center field, a run score.
4:13:08
Oh, man.
4:13:12
He must have taken his eyes off the ball.
4:13:16
Well, he didn't have his glove properly set, Vince.
4:13:19
You watch how he tried to catch the ball.
4:13:21
He tried to throw the ball before he caught it.
4:13:25
Then the ball went right through his hands.
4:13:27
He had the palm of his glove up to the sky.
4:13:30
He didn't have the back of his hand to his face.
4:13:33
Watch his glove.
4:13:36
Taking a look at it.
4:13:37
It almost knocked the glove off of his hand.
4:13:39
It looks like it might have hit right on the heel of it.
4:13:42
Then it skidded way out in the left center field.
4:13:45
There was a check swing by Concepcion and the ball went out to the pitcher Broberg.
4:13:49
Wheel to second to start a double play.
4:13:55
The ball right off the glove of Rosello is playing it short and a run scores.
4:14:02
Now they lead 15 to 14 and they have runners at first and third.
4:14:09
No run, batted in.
4:14:14
Boy.
4:14:18
Tough error. Costly error.
4:14:22
Lom steps in and he takes the ball inside.
4:14:26
This might have been a double play ball even though Concepcion has good speed.
4:14:38
There's the stretch and the 1-0 pitch.
4:14:40
The rhetoric first goes.
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The pitch is high.
4:14:42
Middle wall does not throw.
4:14:44
Concepcion's third stolen base of the ball game.
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And it's 24th of the year.
4:14:57
Now they're bringing the infield in.
4:15:01
Rosello coming up almost to the edge of the grass on the left side.
4:15:06
Bobby Mercer is playing at second base and with first base open now,
4:15:11
they will walk Mike Lom to load them up.
4:15:16
There's ball three.
4:15:19
Now Champ Summers, as we mentioned earlier, is still available on that bench.
4:15:24
And the former Cubs made the Cincinnati Reds ball club in spring training.
4:15:33
I was so thrilled about it, I just couldn't get over it.
4:15:36
It's going to pinch hit.
4:15:41
It's four for 21 as a pinch hitter for Sparky Anderson this year.
4:15:54
Fifteen to 14 scores.
4:15:56
Cincinnati leading.
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One gone.
4:16:01
The bases are loaded.
4:16:03
Infield in hoping for a force play at the plate.
4:16:06
Pop of the batting order is up.
4:16:08
For Champ Summers is up and the pinch hitter takes the ball a little low.
4:16:13
The middle wall steps out to the U-Gun of fire strikes.
4:16:16
No place to put this guy.
4:16:20
He got behind on George Foster who opened this 12th inning with a double that just
4:16:25
missed being a homer into the bleachers in right.
4:16:29
And he's now scored the lead run.
4:16:31
Here's the pitch.
4:16:32
Swung on a miss.
4:16:33
Good fastball.
4:16:36
Then a walk to Johnny Bench that Geronimo could not sacrifice on a fly ball to
4:16:42
Vittner and left for the first out.
4:16:44
And Concepcion, bunning on a check swing rather, got it right out to the pitcher
4:16:50
Brillberg who was hopeful of starting a double play.
4:16:53
But the shortstop did not handle the throw.
4:16:58
Crossley air let a run in.
4:17:03
Now the bases are loaded with one out in the 12th.
4:17:14
Brillberg from the stretch delivers.
4:17:16
Summers takes it higher.
4:17:24
Ball to strike one.
4:17:28
Champ for the year, eight hits and 42 at best.
4:17:32
Three of those eight hits are homers.
4:17:35
And four runs butted in.
4:17:37
Brillberg's next pitch, a swing and a miss on a good fastball.
4:17:40
He just blew it by it.
4:17:44
Ball two, strike two.
4:17:46
Champ steps out with a deep breath, exhales.
4:17:53
Now sets himself back in the batter's box with a count of two and two.
4:17:59
Base is jammed.
4:18:03
Stretch, Brillberg's pitch, Summers swings and misses.
4:18:09
And there are two gone.
4:18:16
But don't think we're out of the jam because here is Mr. Rose.
4:18:22
He's the third to lead off the ball game today.
4:18:29
Singled in the third.
4:18:33
It's reached on an air.
4:18:35
He's sacrificed, received an intentional walk.
4:18:39
Well, he's two for five today.
4:18:46
Johnny Mitch over at third.
4:18:48
At second is Concepcion.
4:18:50
At first is Mike Lung.
4:18:53
Pete Rose in the batter's box with 2,884 career hits.
4:19:00
Tied for 20th in the all-time hit parade in the majors.
4:19:04
Brillberg's first pitch, fastball, Rose takes it inside, ball one.
4:19:24
Come on Pete, put them away.
4:19:26
Here's the pitch.
4:19:28
Another ball low and inside, he's got to come in there 2-0.
4:19:48
Base is jammed and the bottom are in the top of the 12th.
4:19:51
It's 15-14 sincey.
4:19:54
Two-wall pitch coming up to Rose is on its way and it's a strike call to the outside corner.
4:20:00
Ball two, strike one.
4:20:03
This series has drawn 111,373, the largest attendance for a three-date series at Wrigley Field since the 1969 campaign.
4:20:22
They had attendance today 32,155 with 33,286 total.
4:20:32
And most of them still here.
4:20:34
Two-one pitch, Rose takes two low, ball three, strike one.
4:20:38
He wants another baseball.
4:20:44
Boy, what a dilemma.
4:20:46
Baines is loaded with two off.
4:20:49
You've got Rose, the hitter, and you're behind him three and one.
4:20:54
You've got to come in or forced in a run, and if you come in you better have something on it.
4:21:04
Brillberg into the stretch, three-one pitch, Rose swings and he misses.
4:21:09
And he adds something on it.
4:21:13
A lone solitary figure standing in the cup bullpen area, Coach Barney Schultz.
4:21:25
Trying to will Brillberg to get Rose out.
4:21:32
Right-hander in the hill, runners go, three-two pitch, swing out of this, we got him.
4:21:38
Rose flings that bat away and almost wound up at the wall. He's so hot.
4:21:46
He strikes out, Rose with the bases loaded in the 12th, but the Reds have come up with a run.
4:21:52
On one hit, one costly error, two off, one intentional, they leave, the bases loaded.
4:22:00
Second time they've left him loaded today.
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Well, Davy Rosello now has an opportunity to atone for dropping that throw from the pitcher Pete Broberg
4:24:01
that could have prevented this Cincinnati club from taking the lead.
4:24:06
He's facing Big Jack Bellingham, takes the first pitch of strike.
4:24:10
Oh, what a concept he had who makes the fake in time to first base and there's one away.
4:24:24
Guess it's part of the game.
4:24:25
Yes, it is a part of the ballgame. There's no doubt about it.
4:24:29
It's tough when they happen against you.
4:24:35
Yeah, when they're so costly.
4:24:39
Here's George Mendoval, still got a shot at him and he takes Bellingham's first pitch outside of ball.
4:24:48
Ready, Norman could get the win even up to the loss that he suffered in the first game of the series.
4:24:54
There's a curve and it's low ball too, but it ain't over yet.
4:24:59
Vince Lloyd and Lil Bo draw here at Wrigley Field with Al Aldrich, our engineer, and Jack Menevich, our producer.
4:25:06
Two-all pitch.
4:25:09
Holy mackerel.
4:25:37
Bellingham, here at the top, he says, I've got man, he's ready to shoot somebody.
4:25:47
Meneval can't hit a ball any harder.
4:25:54
Here's a guy like something's fine that just breaks the side of the crud.
4:26:05
Were you ever in a ballgame this crazy?
4:26:08
No, sir.
4:26:09
What is any thrills in a ballgame? Tremendous ballgame.
4:26:15
That's got to tie the Major League record. 11 home runs in this ballgame today.
4:26:22
That ties the record of the majors.
4:26:26
And Gene Klein steps in for the first time today, takes the ball inside.
4:26:34
George Meneval, bless his soul.
4:26:37
Yes, sir, and Rosello will give him a fine thanks.
4:26:41
He takes him off the hook.
4:26:43
There's a swing, he's right. Hey, hey, Klein's a good enough device.
4:26:49
He just missed the bell ringer, but he's on with a double.
4:26:54
Man, I thought that was going to go out of here.
4:27:00
A double by Gene Klein on his first trip to the plate today.
4:27:07
Oh, man.
4:27:10
That's Sparky Anderson just sat down.
4:27:14
He can't believe it.
4:27:17
I want to tell you, I can't either.
4:27:30
Now let's get him in.
4:27:35
Gene hitting in that ninth spot when he came in.
4:27:42
Here's Jose Cardenal.
4:27:45
Come on, Jose, let's win it.
4:27:47
Here's the pitch.
4:27:49
Backs him away with a breaking ball.
4:27:51
A slide and it didn't break much.
4:27:56
Jose, a pitch we owe for one today.
4:27:58
He's played right field, he's played second base, he's played shortstop.
4:28:03
Now he can play the hero's role for the base hit.
4:28:07
He swings, bounces one to the third base,
4:28:09
and Rose looks flying back to second and Cardenal is on all fours.
4:28:15
I was watching the ball and Rose and he's just getting up.
4:28:22
Yes, he's all right.
4:28:23
I don't know what happened.
4:28:26
Last time I saw that happen to a cup was when Randy Humley out at Los Angeles
4:28:32
swung and hit a little dying quail in the center field, and we looked,
4:28:36
and there he was on all fours.
4:28:38
He broke that knee again.
4:28:40
Never forget that.
4:28:41
That was in the batter's box.
4:28:42
Yeah.
4:28:43
But Jose was out of the batter's box, so he might have just slipped.
4:28:47
Hope so.
4:28:48
He gets up and he walks into the dugout.
4:28:50
They get him out at first base.
4:28:54
Lions are still at second and they're two ways.
4:29:01
Now Larry Bittner, he has three hits today.
4:29:08
Oh, man.
4:29:10
Sexy swing and he went too far with the played up fire also.
4:29:15
Kel Bittner-Berg wants to get out for at least an hour anyhow.
4:29:20
He could still come out to the ballpark.
4:29:22
He could.
4:29:23
He's got time.
4:29:24
He's got time for a half hour.
4:29:32
Oh, one pitch, swung on, and he drives it fouled on the right field line.
4:29:39
Well, I know we won't have any trouble summarizing this in about 30 seconds
4:29:43
when it's all over.
4:29:44
Yeah, we have to have a quick wrap-up.
4:29:46
Minnibits always wants a quick wrap-up.
4:29:51
You wrap this one up and we're getting coming out here.
4:29:57
The scoreboard says we got 21 hits.
4:29:59
I guess that's right.
4:30:05
The score tied at 15, Billingham, Sinker, Lowell, ball one, strike two.
4:30:23
Big wide hander ready.
4:30:25
Here's the pitch.
4:30:27
Swung on, driving to center field, it is caught.
4:30:31
The round of all hauled it in.
4:30:35
Here we go again.
4:30:36
The Cubs in the ninth inning with two outs, nobody on, tied up the ballgame.
4:30:42
In the twelfth inning with one out, George Midderwald, second home run of the day,
4:30:47
ties it.
4:30:49
We leave the winning run stranded on a liner to the center fielder.
4:30:58
Well, we're now going in to the thirteenth inning at Wrigley Field.
4:31:04
Would you believe that?
4:31:06
It's Cincinnati, 15 runs, 18 hits.
4:31:09
The Cubs, 15 runs and 21 hits.
4:31:14
We'll be back.
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The 11 homers here today ties a major league record by both clubs in one game.
4:32:37
Now Burscher is going over to shortstop and Rosetta over to second with a left-handed hitter, Ken Griffey in there.
4:32:44
The hitter and out of errors have been at the corners of the infield all day.
4:32:48
Broberg's first pitch swung out.
4:32:51
Deep drive, left field, hitter back.
4:32:54
It is bouncing around and it is in play.
4:33:03
It is a double.
4:33:05
And here comes Sparky Anderson out again.
4:33:09
Paul Pryor, the third base up player, says it is in play off the top of the wall.
4:33:15
And Sparky out of there.
4:33:17
What's the question Doug Harvey?
4:33:21
He does very briefly whatever Harvey said, sends Sparky back to the dugout.
4:33:27
Griffey just missed a homer that would have been a major league record.
4:33:35
As it is, he opens up with his fifth.
4:33:40
As it is, he opens up with his fifth hit of the day.
4:33:44
Bender went back there, he turned his back to the infield.
4:33:47
He was afraid that it might go over the wall, but it did not.
4:33:50
Thank heaven.
4:33:51
It hit right on top.
4:33:52
That's something.
4:33:57
No big beef by Sparky when he went out.
4:33:59
Morgan steps in.
4:34:00
This is a foul up against the wall on the first base side.
4:34:05
Well, in the twelfth inning, Foster opened up with a double that just missed a homer.
4:34:12
The opposite side, and now Griffey opens up the thirteenth with a double the opposite side that just missed.
4:34:17
Morgan gets under that one, gets a high foul, middle wall.
4:34:20
May have a play.
4:34:22
He does.
4:34:23
He circles back and he's got it.
4:34:28
Morgan fouls out to the catcher.
4:34:34
Little Joe doesn't look very happy as he goes back to the dugout.
4:34:42
Guarantee you he wasn't happy in the eleventh inning that a hot shot,
4:34:47
which Bender made a super sensational diving stop on the ball after it hit once in fair territory,
4:34:55
and he got out still with a bag, and he made a dive and hauled it in,
4:35:04
and then got to his feet and won the race to the bag,
4:35:07
and there was a big argument about the whole thing with a spare or foul or anything.
4:35:11
Now time is called, and Rick Ruschel, who shut out the Cincinnati Reds,
4:35:18
his second straight shutout victory here at the ballpark, is throwing in the cup bullpen,
4:35:24
and apparently they want him, Lou, to get ready to face Foster, right?
4:35:28
Well, no, I just think that he's there to loosen up.
4:35:33
He's due to start Saturday night in Houston,
4:35:39
so if the Cubs can hold him in and get a one-run lead, I think he'll be used to protect that lead,
4:35:45
but I don't think that they will use him in a losing cause, in other words, you see.
4:35:51
I don't know what's on Lowry's mind.
4:35:55
He's talking, of course, to Goldberg now.
4:35:58
You've got Foster or Bench, who you want to pitch to, what you're going to do, take the percentage,
4:36:03
put Foster on, the leading RBI hitter in the National League,
4:36:08
and try for a double play with Bench, hopefully, he'll hit a ground ball,
4:36:13
and then again, you've got to think of the double play combination.
4:36:18
You've got Mercer now moving from shortstop to second base.
4:36:22
Yeah, they flip-flop, depending on whether it's a right-handed or left-handed hitter in there.
4:36:29
Everybody has been used among the infielders, outfielders, with the sole exception of Steve Swisher,
4:36:36
and they're going to put Foster on, and maybe they can get Johnny Bench to hit into a double play.
4:36:47
So far, Bench today has hit a three-run homer, walked three times, lined hard to Bittner and Lepp,
4:37:00
flied out to Mercer when he was in right field, and then he struck out.
4:37:12
This is the second time this year that the Cubs at home have had a 13-inning affair,
4:37:17
but the other one, which was with Montreal, was nothing, nothing, nothing like this barn burner.
4:37:24
Reds with 19 hits, the Cubs with 21.
4:37:27
There have been a total of 11 home runs hit here today, three by the Reds in the first inning,
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two by the Cubs in the first inning.
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That tied a major league inning record for homers in an inning.
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Now, Middowalt's shot in the bottom of the 12th that tied the ballgame is the 11th of the day,
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and that ties another major league record.
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Total home runs in one game by two teams, 11.
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The walk issued to Foster, and they've got runners at first and second with the one out,
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now Penis Lowry coming out of that dugout again, and by Golly-Loo, he's going to go to Russell.
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Yes, he is.
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Giving the big guy time to warm up down there, and he's going to face Johnny Bench.
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Now, this makes sense because he throws that good sicker ball, and if he's got it, of course, working properly,
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chances are he can get Bench to hit one into the dirt right at an infielder,
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and maybe we can come up with a double play.
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He's going to get a big hand as he comes in from the bullpen.
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This is the second relief appearance in this season.
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Rick Russell, the Cubs' seventh pitcher of the ballgame, the score in the 13th inning, still tied,
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since he's 15 to Cubs' 15. We'll be back in a minute.
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Hello, Rick. You shut him out of the first game.
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Got his work cut out for him. He throws a couple of pitches. That's enough. I'm all right.
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Now, recall back in this ballgame someplace, I'm not going to say, look back at my scorecard and tell you when,
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although I think it was in the ninth inning, when an intentional walk was given up to set up a double play,
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Sparky Anderson countered with a double steal.
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Yes, he did.
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I think that's how they would break up that particular idea of the Cubs.
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Well, they'll have to be conscious of that possibility.
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There's the pitchers swinging a miss.
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Gets it down around his knees and Bench just whirled around in the batter's box, trying to get a hold of it.
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Johnny, with a free run over in the first inning, has only hit so far today.
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Next delivery, sexy swing, and it's a ball all the way.
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Cubs don't ask for an appeal. Ball one, strike one.
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The Dodgers knocked off Philadelphia 2-1.
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Here's a stretch. Side-up fastball up to him and he fouled it back.
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Came right up to the shoulders.
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And strike two.
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Johnny taking his time getting back in there.
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The go-ahead run, Ken Griffey.
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Exceptional speed, he's in second.
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George Foster, the runner at first base, this game is tied at 15 apiece.
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I knew you'd be shocked.
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Run away.
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Rick's pitch. Bench swings, ground ball deep.
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Two out of errors, goes to second. Mercer's relay, too high.
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He is safe at first base.
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And Griffey is over to third.
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And Bobby Mercer went, I don't know, I hope he's not hurt.
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You got Bobby at second base, of course, and he's not going to be the most agile second baseman in the world.
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I'm even surprised he was able to get rid of that ball, Lou.
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He did a good job of getting rid of that ball. He had something on it.
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And only because Foster slid into him, I think, he just couldn't put a little extra on that baseball.
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Turned a sail on him a little bit.
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So they missed the double play.
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Now, Rosello and Ruschel are looking to look out.
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Now, where do you want me, Davis? Is it on shortstop side or second base side?
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Because you have a left-handed batter in there, Geronimo, but he doesn't always go to the right field.
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He gets the opposite side a lot.
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And if they draw a throw to second base, where would it be best for Rosello to take the throw if Minowall throws through?
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I doubt very much whether Minowall will throw through or not in this particular situation.
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You don't want to throw that ball around too often.
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If you do, somebody's going to make a bad throw and you're going to score a run or move up the runners.
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Bench on it first with the fielders choice.
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They're two gone in the 15th.
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They're not paying any attention to Bench.
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Bucker deep at first base, a pitch into the dirt, Minowall scrambles, and Griffey does not advance from third.
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Nice, nice play by Minowall.
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That could easily have been a wild pitch.
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Rick back up in the hill with two gone in the 13th inning tied at 15.
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Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau here with you.
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Wow, what a ballgame.
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Here's a stretch.
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Ronniball swings, bouncing ball to Buckeye.
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He's got it right near the bag and the side is retired on an unassisted ground out.
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And Rick Russell comes in and does it down.
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Now wouldn't it be something if the Cubs could get a run in the bottom of the inning?
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And Rick would have two victories over the Reds in this series.
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That's not too hard to take, is it?
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Let's see if it'll happen.
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Bottom of the 13th at Wrigley Field, tied since he's 15 the Cubs 15.
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Well, Jack Birmingham, who's normally one of their starters, is this Freddie Norman,
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is working his second inning in relief and he will face Bill Buckner, Bobby Mercer, Jerry Morales.
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Let's hope it'll only be one, huh?
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Let's see, are they making some changes? Yeah, I think they are.
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Oh, it's Joe Gellano, sir.
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Griffey in right.
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Foster in left.
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Mike Blum, first base, Morgan at second, Concepcion at short and Pete Rose at third with Johnny Bench behind the plate.
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The big wide hander, Billingham, delivers to Buckner, takes a fastball high, bottom of the 13th inning.
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Then 40 hits out here today, 11 of them homers, 6 by the Cubs and 2 by George Minnewall.
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2 by Buckner, 1-0 pitch, swung out, bouncing ball, Concepcion charging in, near the bag, he has it, throws to first and Buckner,
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lifting down the line is out, one away. I've got to say he's got a very sore leg right now, huh? Yes, yes indeed.
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That's a cross in front of the plate going onto the dugout. Bobby Mercer, who homered in the first inning as Buckner steps in.
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Bobby with 3 hits today and he's played at second base, shortstop, right field.
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First pitch, he takes, it's a strike.
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This has to be one of the craziest games of all time.
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Harden Al was played second at short in the outfield.
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Billingham misses low and away, ball one, strike one.
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Both benches pretty well depleted.
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Cubs using Rick Ruschel and Relief, they've used Norman. Now Billingham, who misses high, ball two, strike one.
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The good news from the west coast, the Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. 2-1 delivery.
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Goes after it. With the high, flat ball, right center field, it's pretty well, Griffey coming over, center fielder, there's Geronimo.
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Grabs it on the warning crack and deep right center and Mercer limping a little bit as he was banged up as the middle man on the attempted double play in the top of the inning.
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He's going back in the dugout. Two gone, bases empty in the 13th.
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The batter, Rick Ruschel. Did I say Morales a while ago? I guess I did. He's long out of here.
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He had a homer back in the eighth inning. Billingham's first pitch is swinging a mess in a slider.
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Rick came out of relief in the top of the inning. 0-1 delivery. Looks at the ball outside, 1-1.
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Red Sox crushed Milwaukee today, 12-0. And the Yankees bombed Baltimore 14-2.
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As a swing and a line drive, base hit for Rick Ruschel.
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With two gone in the 13th, the Cubs have a shot at winning it and Steve, out of air, is going to be the batter.
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It was Steve in the ninth inning who tied up the ball game.
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After two men were retired, Mercer singled. Morales threw a walk, out of air, singled to tie it up.
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And then of a 12th inning, Merderwald again tied it up with his second homer of the year, of the day.
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It only seems like a year. Now out of airs, there's a chance to win it.
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Cincinnati dugout, they're trying to get somebody's attention to move them around, but I didn't see anybody, any field or move.
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And on the first pitch, he gets a curve in there.
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They don't have too many men in that dugout.
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No, they don't. The coaches, they've got four or five coaches over there.
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I wonder if they've got the bus waiting for a lot of them. This is their travel data course.
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0-1 pitch, sexy swing, it's a ball. Ball one, strike one.
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They're moving now towards the five-hour mark in this ball game.
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13th inning tied at 15 apiece.
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Billingham's next pitch, fastball, then the big guy misses outside, ball through, strike one.
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Comes with 22 base hits. Is that right? Yeah, that's right. 22, yeah.
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Carball, then he can't find the strike zone with that, but it's five.
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Three of those hits have come off Billingham.
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3-1 pitch, swung on and fouled off of Johnny Bench.
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That's all he needs, a few more foul balls to hit him.
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Hey, and Minterwald has done all of the catching today.
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11 homers have tied a Major League record.
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Five homers in the first inning by these two teams tied a Major League record.
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3-2 pitch, Russell goes, base hit in the right field, charging it, is Stimpy.
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Russell going to third and Lowry says that's as far as you can go.
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Ottavias pulls a single in the right.
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Come on, Davey. Win it right here.
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Davey Rosello will be the batter.
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Shortstop second baseman in this game.
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He grounded out in the 12th inning against Billingham.
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It wasn't all but safe for him to go home.
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Well, that depends on how many enemies you've got, Davey.
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Second round.
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Here's the play, base hit.
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Hey, Nick, that's what it is.
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Russell up to the line with his arms up, raises to sprint.
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Minterwald, happy as he steps in the plate.
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The Cubs have bailed it out in an unbelievable ball game.
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Oh, man. Look at that jubilation down there.
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I don't think I've ever seen Rick Russell do as much emotion as he did when he came up the line to score the winning run.
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His arms up, raised, his fist flinched.
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Then Minterwald hugged him and look at those guys go.
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No worries right now, man.
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They are happy and light-footed as they go down to the clubhouse.
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Sharp contrast for the Cincinnati Reds.
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They lead after half an inch of play, 6-0.
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They lose the ball game 16-50.
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Can you believe that?
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And little Davey Rosano for the second time this year drives in the winning run of the ball game.
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With two out of the 13th and nobody out, it happened again.
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A single by Russell, a single by Ana Vérez, a game-winning single by Davey Rosano.
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And the unbelievable 1977 Cubs continue to be unbelievable.
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A run on three hits.
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Two men left on the bases.
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Cubs won it 16-15. We'll be back after this.
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Well, I'm going to tell you.
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How do you summarize one like this?
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It could just be a moment or two, huh?
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Because there's no way in the world, you're down, if in the first place you're down six to nothing,
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right off the bat, and then all of a sudden you've got four of those runs back.
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And the next thing you know, you're in overtime, you're craving by a run in the ninth inning with two out of nobody on,
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you tie it up, you're craving in the twelfth inning, you tie it up, you're craving in the thirteenth inning,
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you've got two out of nobody on base, and you wind up winning the ballgame.
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Well, let me tell you, to me, Lou, that is typical of what this ball club has done so many times is here,
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they just, by golly, will not give up.