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Hi everybody, this is Bob Murphy with Lindsay Nelson and Ralph Keiner.
Also with our radio coverage of tonight's game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros here on the fabulous Astrodome.
Right now, Grady Hatsmey, Houston skipper, and Wes Westrom, the manager of the New York Mets,
are moving out to home plate to exchange the batting orders slips and discuss the ground rules with Shag Crawford's umpiring team.
The starting pitchers in the night's game for the New York Mets on the mound will be left-hander Dennis Bennett.
For the Houston Astros, south for Bob Walensky.
We'll be back for the start of the night's game in just one moment.
All right, kill the motor. Man, you practiced buddy breathing in the tank.
Now we'll try it under six fathoms of water. Let's go!
You are with a Marine recon officer as he and his three teammates dive to the ocean's floor.
There is one small catch. For four men, there are only two tanks of air.
The Eagle, Globe, and Niker, be air and land and sea.
Here below the ocean's surface, this Marine officer leads his men in a recon scuba training exercise.
One man breathing from the life-giving air tanks while a teammate waits his turn.
Ten thousand miles away, another Marine officer scales a mountain ridge with his platoon.
Each is doing the same vital job, leading men. If you are a college man, take the first step now.
Leadership will follow.
When the Eagle, Globe, and Niker obey United States Marines.
Now here at the Astrodome, as the conference breaks up at home plate,
for the lineups and batting orders for tonight's game, let's check with Ralph Boehner.
Okay Bob Murphy, the leadoff batter for the Mets will be Bud Harrelson playing shortstop.
Bud has batted 361 in the month of July with 43 hits and 119 times up.
Batting second and playing center field play on Jones.
Batting third playing left field, Tommy Davis. Tommy with the sixth game batting three.
Batting fourth and playing right field, Ron Swaboda.
Batting fifth and playing third base, Ed Charles.
Batting sixth and catching, Greg Goosin.
Batting seventh playing first base, Ed Cranepool.
Batting eighth and playing second base, Phil Lynn.
And the pitcher, Dennis Bennett, batting in the ninth position.
For the Astros, Ron Davis will lead off and play left field.
Batting second and playing second, Joe Morgan.
Batting third and playing in center field, Jim Winn.
He leads the National League in home runs with 27 and the Major Leagues in runs batted in with 83.
Batting fourth and playing right field, Rusty Stott.
Rusty leads the Major Leagues in batting with a 363 mark.
Batting fifth and playing third base, Bob Aspermonte.
Batting sixth and playing first base, Doug Rader.
Doug just brought up from the minor league.
Batting seventh and catching, John Bateman.
Batting eighth and playing shortstop, Bobby Lilis.
And the ninth batter will be the pitcher, Bo Balinski.
The umpire for this game, Shag Crawford, will be the umpire behind home plate.
At first base it will be Chris Pellekutis.
At second base, Doug Harvey.
At third base, John Kibler.
That's playing the third game of their five game series.
The Astros won the first game by a score of nine to one.
The first game was a doubleheader yesterday.
The winning pitcher should say in the second game of the doubleheader yesterday.
The winning pitcher in that ball game was John Wilson.
First game, the Astros won by a score of six to five.
And the winning pitcher in that ball game was the left-hander, Wade Blasping.
Now the Astros are taking the field.
The Mets will have a single game on Tuesday night.
Don Codwell pitching for the Mets against Dave Jeffery.
And then a single game on Wednesday, Bob Henley against Mike Cuellar.
And the Mets coming home for a day off on Thursday in the start of a nine game series.
Starting with the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Tom Siever will pitch that Friday night game against the Giants.
Mets have a record of 39 and 60.
The Astros have won 45 and 49.
The Mets are three and a half games behind the Houston Astros.
And now our national anthem.
The Astros are coming home for a day off on Thursday in the start of a nine game series.
Our national anthem from Houston Tech Group.
And the third game of this five game series about to get underway.
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Well the Mets and Astros have met nine times so far this year.
And the Astros with their doubleheader win yesterday have the advantage by a 5 to 4 margin.
Here in Houston the Mets have not won a ball game inside of the four they have played.
Astros playing strong baseball, they have won six consecutive games,
and they have won 13 of their last 14 games here inside in the Astrodome.
The Mets are currently working on a five game losing streak.
The last win was over the Giants.
They had lost three to the Dodgers and now two here to the Astros.
Right now it's Bo Balinski taking his long left pitches on the mound.
He'll be opposed by left-hander Dennis Bennett who is still throwing down on the both end for the Mets.
And this ball game about to get underway and here for the play by play.
Lindsay Nelson.
Thank you very much Ralph Shannon. Hello everybody.
Bud Harrelson waiting outside the batter's box now until Bo Balinski gets finished with his warm-up tosses.
And this ball game will get underway.
The Chicago Cubs have recalled outfield of Byron Brown to replace Paul Popovich who is going into the National Guard.
The Atlanta Braves have recalled pitcher Clay Carroll from Richmond.
They have put Tony Klauniger on the disabled list.
He never did fully recover from that eye ailment and so he's going back on the disabled list.
Boston Red Sox have recalled Dave Morahead, a pitcher, and they have thrown out pitcher Gary Wazlowski.
Those personnel changes being made.
Houston Astros have sent Chuck Harrison down to Oklahoma City.
He sustained a broken thumb yesterday.
They already had two men on the disabled list, Tony Jackson and Ron Brown, so had to send him down and they brought up Doug Rader to replace him.
Now Bud Harrelson is in and waiting with a batting average of 287.
He has 18 runs batted in.
Facing the left-hander, Bo Balensky, and the pitch is high and off the glove.
Catcher Johnny Bateman goes all the way back to the screen.
The month of July, Bud Harrelson has hit at a clip of 361.
Harrelson has hit safely in 23 of the 29 games that he's played in July.
This pitch is low.
Two and 0 to Harrelson with Cleon Jones waiting on deck.
Bo Balensky has won two games and lost six for the Houston Astros.
Here's a pitch low.
He goes behind 3 and 0.
Balensky lost to the Mets 4 to 2 on July 18th at Chez Stadium.
He started and went 4 and 2-3 innings.
He allowed four runs on 6th pitch.
He walked 2 and he struck out 3.
Balensky does a little work out in the river.
Now it's time to take a time from John Bateman.
Here's a 3-0 pitch and it's in there for a foul strike.
Harrelson taking all the way on the coaching line for the Mets.
Yogi Berra is at first base and Salty Parker is on the lines around his third.
30-year-old Bo Balensky with a 3-1 pitch that's in there for a foul strike too.
Last year with the Phillies, Balensky won on loss two with San Diego, he won two and lost four.
3-2 pitch low and Bud Harrelson draws a walk.
So the Mets pick up an early base runner and Cleon Jones is the batter.
Hitting 2-15, he has four homers and 19 runs about to dance.
There's a group of about 50 youngsters down in the left field corner
who started the chant of, Let's Go Mets.
And they have Mets banners and Mets pennants and all sorts of paraphernalia down here, the root for the New Yorkers.
Cleon Jones is the right-hand batter.
Doug Rader, the first baseman, holds against Harrelson.
Here's a swing and a ground ball foul up the first baseline.
Cleon Jones has 11 hits in his last 26 times at bat.
That's a clip of 4-23.
Tommy Davis moves out to the on-deck circle.
Now the pitch, swung on and bowled off to the right side out of play.
Two-strike count to Cleon Jones.
The Astros are on the infield.
Have Doug Rader at first, Joe Morgan at second, Bob Lilith at short, and Bob Asplamati at third.
Ron Davison left, Jim Winn in center, and Rusty Solve around the right.
John Bateman is catching.
Bob Olenski sets up to check the runner. Two-strike delivery, swung on and down the ground to third.
Gone by Asplamati into left field.
Harrelson turns and holds at second as Ron Davison returns the ball, and Cleon Jones is on at first.
And otherwise, charged against Asplamati.
So the Mets have runners at first and second.
That was a ground smash to third, and as Asplamati moved over to try to play it on a half,
he suddenly pulled back and the ball went on by him out into left field.
It scored as an error, bringing up Tommy Davis, who has hit safely in his last six games.
He's been hitting at a 385 flip over that sent to give him for the season an average of 308.
He has 14 home runs and 52 runs batted in, leading the New York Mets in both of those important departments.
Johnny Bateman has gone out for a brief conference now with pitcher Bob Olenski.
Runners lead at first and second. Pitch to the right-hand batter. Swung on and landed to right for a base hit.
Harrelson is getting a green light from Sal G. Parker at third. He's coming home.
Must be sub-thrall. Not in time. Harrelson scores standing up, and Cleon Jones goes to third.
On at first with a singular right on a run batted in, Tommy Davis.
For Tommy, RBI, number 53. The Mets are out in front by a score of one to nothing.
That brings up Ron Swabota, hitting cleanup and manager West Western's batting order.
Swabota has a season's batting average of 252. He has seven homers, 24 runs batted in.
He's a right-hand batter. And Barry Latman gets up to throw now down in the bullpen for the Houston Astros.
Right-hander Barry Latman.
Runners at first and third take their lead.
The pitch is inside low to Swabota. Wall one. Ed Charles moves out on deck.
Now again, Valensky sets up and checks. Heels a pitch. It's high and away. Goes behind 2-0.
The Astros have won six straights. It is their longest winning streak of this season,
and their longest of any season since May of 1965.
The Astros have won seven of their last eights, 15 of their last 23, 13 of their last 14 at home.
Against the Mets for the full season series, Houston has won five, lost four.
But here at the Astrodome, Houston is 4-0. The Mets have won one in doors.
Here's a pitch. Inside low. Count goes 3-0 to Ron Swabota.
Low Valensky reaches down now. Picks up a shuttle, a pebble, and crosses to the side.
Here's where we get the sign. This will be a 3-0 pitch. And it's high.
Swabota walks on four-pitch balls to low to bases. It will bring up Ed Charles.
Second walk is in this inning by Valensky. Charles is a right-hand batter hitting 268
with three homers and 19 runs batted in.
The Mets are leading here by a score of 1-0 with nobody out.
Brief conference. Second baseman Joe Morgan. Shortstop Bob Lilis.
First baseman Doug Rader. In for a conference with Valensky.
By the way, Rader's playing first base, a position he has not played since the instructional league of 1966.
Valensky works straight away, and the pitch is inside low, rolls a few feet away from Bateman.
He recovers. There's no advance by the baseman at first, second, and third.
A count of 1-0 now to Ed Charles.
Catcher Greg Goosin has moved out on deck.
This is a 1-0 delivery. And it's in for a called strike as Charles started to go and lay it off.
Down by behind the plate is Chad Crawford, and Charles is discussing it with him.
Chris Pellicudis is at first, Doug Harvey is at second, and John Kibler is around at third.
1-1 pitch to Charles inside, and again, off the glove of Bateman.
He keeps it right at the base of the plate in front of him to prevent any advance by the baserunners.
Nick Young goes to two balls and one strike.
John Jones at third, Tommy Davis at second, and Ron Swaboda is at first base.
2-1 pitch, swung on and fouled off right down into the dirt.
John holds at 2-2 now to Ed Charles.
Belensky takes the time, works straight away with a 2-2 pitch.
Swung on and missed. He's strikeouted Charles.
First strikeout, one away, bases still loaded, and Greg Dusen's coming up.
Hitting 280 for the season, one run battered in, he's a right-hand batter.
Belensky goes to the rosin bag, now turns his back to the plate to rub up the ball a little bit.
In the crowd here tonight, Sally Hemas, former Mets coach and last year a minor league manager
at the semi-managed Jacksonville in the international league, and Greg Dusen was his catcher there.
Here's a pitch, and it's in for a tall strike.
So Dusen and Hemas were going a little visiting before they started the night ball game.
He goes up there now with a strike one count.
Another pitch, going on and missed. Oh, careful, and Ed Dusen way out in front.
So quickly Belensky goes to a two-strike count.
Ed Traneville is waiting there on deck.
The Mets won, the Astros nothing.
Two-strike delivery, inside, and it's just five-eight minutes.
Back to the screen, Jones comes home to score. It's a wild pitch, charging at Belensky as runners move up all around.
Jones scoring, Tommy Davis to third, Ronson to second, the Mets lead two-nothing.
The pitch was inside low. Bateman got a glove on it but did not deflect it. It came right on back.
Got one ball and two strikes to Dusen with runners at second and third.
The Astros play it in field and now.
One man out. Here's a swing and a miss as again it was a breaking pitch that Dusen chased for the strikeout.
That'll bring up Traneville, a left-hand batter to face the left-hand pitcher.
Second strikeout for Belensky in the inning.
Traneville is hitting two-eighty-seven. He has eight homers and 36 runs batted in.
Traneville against left-handed pitching this year has batted 321.
He's had 17 hits and six runs batted in off left-handers.
That's them for a called strike.
Tommy Davis at third, Ronson to second, two away.
That's two, Houston nothing. Bill Lentz has moved out on deck.
Traneville steps back out of the batter's box, now settles himself back in, measures his stance.
The pitch, one on it, in the air to left field. Ron Davis moves over and makes the catch and the side is out.
Well the Mets pick up two runs on only one hit. There was one error and two Mets left.
So the score in the middle of the first is the Mets two and the Astros coming to bat.
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We're going to the bottom half of the first inning now and on the mound for the New York Mets is Dennis Bennett.
He has a record of one win and one loss with the Mets with the Boston Red Sox before coming over to the Mets on June 24th.
He had one four and lost three. He has not faced Houston this season.
He has defeated the St. Louis Cardinals two to one on July 16th, lost the Dodgers three to nothing July 21st.
And it has appeared in seven games to the Mets with five starts.
Ron Davis is up to lead out, hitting 228, four homers and 24 runs batted in.
Right hand batter facing the left hand pitcher.
And it delivers low for a ball. Ron Davis was the hero of the 65 victory of the Astros over the Mets in the first game yesterday.
Went in the top half of the ninth inning. He took a drive out to better Ron Swaboda and threw Bob Johnson out at the plate.
Here is the pitch in for a called strike. Johnson would have been tying runs.
He had tagged and tried to score after the catch by Davis. He threw a strike.
Right into the glove of John Bateman at the plate.
So he's up there now with a one-one count.
It's long away from a two-and-one.
On the coaching line for the Astros, Nellie Fox at first base and Jim Busby around at third.
Here's a two-one delivery. And it's outside. The count goes three balls and one strike.
The Mets have an infield of Ed Cranebuehl at first, Phil Lins at second, Bud Harrelson at short and Ed Charles at third.
Tommy Davidson left, Leon Johnson center, and Ron Swaboda in right.
He's in the infield. Far out and he's deep.
Leon Johnson going back to the warning track. It's going, going, and it's down.
A home run for Ron Davis.
It is a still-time run of this season.
And the pyrotechnic display goes on here at the Astrodome, some kind of a hometown home run.
Quickly the Astros get back, one of the two runs that they gave up in the top of this inning.
It is the Mets two and the Astros one.
Joe Morgan coming up, hitting 293 with four homers and 29 runs batted in.
We're waiting until the fireworks have started.
I don't know what it will hand us to the fireworks for the home run.
Here's a swing of five and the center field is today's hit.
Leon Johnson one-offed it. They hit the second one and tied it to two and he's in there standing with a double.
Joseph Jones was taken by relay man Bill Lentz and dropped, so it scored out the double.
And very quickly the Astros have a tying run at second with Jim Wynn coming up, hitting 271.
He has 83 runs batted in and he has 27 home runs.
He leads the major leagues in RBI and we're getting action down in the Met bullpen now as Ron Taylor is up to 12.
You may recall in the second game yesterday Wynn had a double in two home runs.
One of them was an inside the parcomer.
He hit numbers 26 and 27 in the home run department in the second game yesterday.
Morgan gets the jump, goes to third. Joe and he is face.
Joe Morgan got a good jump on Bennett and although Goosen rifled the ball down there, good play gets his goal in base.
Number 10 for Joe Morgan.
So at this point the Astros have a tying run at third base with nobody out.
On a count of ball one, did Jim Wynn have to play?
Wynn left the game yesterday after having been up three times because he said he had a couple of dirty spells
and he was sent to the hospital for observation.
However, he came back ready to play tonight.
One open.
Third ball is topped up the middle and a score run. Morgan's about to play down from close on.
In time to make the play.
So there is one man out to throw his tie, 2-2 and Rusty Schaub is coming up.
Run batted in for Jim Wynn on the infield out, number 84.
Rusty Schaub is leading the major leagues in batting.
With a mark of 363. Seven homers and 48 runs batted in.
Then it's Bennett Fitch turns him inside for the ball.
Bob Espromonte is swinging bats on Dike.
Nobody on base, one man out on the score side, 2-2.
Blowing away for a ball, it's 2-0.
Dike rolls away from Bennett Fennett and it's retrieved now by Ed Charles, the third baseman.
Rusty Schaub with the bat cots and here's a 2-0 pitch.
Get in there for a call strike, it's 2-1.
2-1 delivery, blowing away off the glove of Goosen and all the way back to the screen.
So the count runs out to 3-1 now to Schaub.
The temperature inside the Astrodome here is a constant 72 degrees.
At this moment outside the Houston temperature is 88 degrees.
The high here today was 95.
Here's a pitcher on the ground to the right side.
Payne's going to get it and here it comes, it goes through for a base hit.
Shook some by Swabota, play back.
It is the third hit of the inning for the Astros with Rusty Schaub.
With a single to the right and Astromonte's coming up.
Ron Taylor continues to throw in the med bullpen.
Craneful, the first baseman, went for the ground ball, tried to flag it, could not add.
Phil Lentz had gone deep on the rim of the Astro turf and right and he could not get a glove on it either.
So it went through cleanly for a base hit.
Craneful holding against Rusty Schaub with Astromonte up there.
Starting average at 299, 5 homers and 36 runs batted in.
Pitch is low for a ball.
Astromonte was recently out for a good long stretch with a full time muscle and he still is not 100 percent.
But he's in the lineup here tonight.
1-0 pitch is on the way for a ball, 2-0.
Doug Rader has moved out on deck and Wes Westrom calls time and goes to the mound.
The med manager goes to the mound with a count 2-0 on Astromonte and right hand pitcher Ron Taylor.
Down there in the bullpen continuing to throw.
And there's a sign so it's going to be Ron Taylor coming in now.
As Belinsky, or rather Bennett is out of the ball game.
Bennett has gone a third of an inning.
Charged with two runs on three hits.
Struck out 9 and walking on.
Ron Taylor comes in to make his 30th appearance of this season.
He has won two and lost two.
He was in action yesterday in the first game for a third of an inning.
Allowed no runs, no hits.
Just batted in and retired one batter to Stomper Raleigh.
And now to check us up on scores of other games.
Here's Ralph Keiner.
Well the St. Louis Cardinals continue their winning ways as they defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-2.
The winning pitcher was Washburn, his record now 7-4.
Louis Nye, Rich Nye, losing pitcher at 9-7.
The fatal home run is 18th and a 6 for the man on Lou Brock, his 14th, and the 8th with two men on base.
San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 8-4.
The winning pitcher was McCormick, a losing pitcher was Pizarro, Van Denen, and Hyatt had home runs in the ball game.
Hyatt got his with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to win the ball game for the Giants.
Philadelphia playing against the Dodgers at night at the end of 4, Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 1.
Phil Necrow pitching for the Atlanta Braves and Mel Queen going for the Cincinnati Reds.
In the American League, New York Yankees playing at home but losing to Kansas City by an 8-6 margin.
Here is the winning pitcher in relief, Telliton the losing pitcher in relief.
Lin Glad, a home run in the seventh with no one on, he was the starting pitcher.
Here a home run in the eighth with the man on for the Yankees and Smith a home run in the eighth for the Yankees with no one on.
Boston beat Minnesota 4-0 and the winning pitcher was Lee Chang, he pitched a three hitter, losing pitcher was Boswell.
Yostremski got a home run with two men on in the third, his 26th this year.
After five and a half innings, the White Sox are Cleveland and the Indians in front by a 2-1 score.
McMahan now pitching for Chicago and Teon going for the Indians.
Vern Fuller a home run in the third with no one on.
All right, well, right here it is the Astros 2 and the Mets 2 with the Astros batting in the bottom half of the first inning.
There's one man out, Rusty Talb is the runner at first and the count to bother us for money at the plate is 2-0.
Ron Taylor takes the sign, he's up and set now.
And here is the pitch.
In there for a called strike, it's 2-1.
Waiting on Doug, Doug right here for the Astros.
Taylor bends forward to take a sign.
Slate here with the Houston Astros last season, he's up and set.
2-1 delivery.
Swung under, down the ground to second, taken there by Linton, over to house and won and on to Crain Brula double play.
So quickly Ron Taylor comes in to put out the fire with a double play ball hit by Astromonte, limp to house and to Crain Brula.
The fight is out with two runs on three hits, no errors and none left.
Towards the end of an inning is the Mets 2 and the Astros 2 and once again here's Brown.
Thursday night, August 22nd has been designated as country music night at J Stadium when the Mets will be leading the Philadelphia Phillies in the Twy Nite double header.
The twin games, the twin bill, the Mets in conjunction with radio station WJRZ have scheduled a highly entertaining program which will feature the outstanding Columbia recording artist Ray Price in this talented group.
It should be a fun filled evening for young and old alike so try and remember the date.
Thursday, August 22nd, country music night at J Stadium.
The Mets and Phillies in the Twy Nite twin bill.
All right Ralph, before we go to the top of the second, we're going to step out for station identification.
This is the New York Mets baseball network.
This is the new bright sound in radio.
WGY-A10 on your dial is connected to New York.
This is Lindsay Nelson with Ralph Cantor and Bob Murphy at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
It's going to be Phil Lintz coming up now for the Mets.
He's hitting 186. He has one homer and six runs about at end.
Facing left-hander, Bob Balinski.
Jerry Buczek, the regular Mets second baseman, is still out with a full camp muscles sustained in San Francisco at the start of this road trip.
Buczek took batting practice before the Nite game.
Most of Texas is in the midst of a very hot streak weather-wise.
Wichita Falls today, the temperature reached 108. It's over 100 in Dallas today.
104 in Fort Worth.
Now the pitch to the right-hand bat, and it's in there for a Carl Streit.
And the temperature reached 95 here in Houston, which makes most baseball fans thankful that there is indeed an Astrodome in Houston, Texas
where baseball is played indoors in air-conditioned comfort.
Here's a breaking pitch high. It's one and one.
Ron Taylor is swinging bats on deck.
First inning, Balinski struck out two and walked two.
Here's a swing and a miss. It's one and two.
Bo Balinski became nationally famous during his tenure with the California Angels.
He pitched to no hitter, which got him the attention of the baseball world, and he regularly dated Mamie Van Doren, which got him the attention of the rest of the world.
Here's a pitch in front of the play, and it's down time by.
Catch a Johnny Bateman all the way back in the count, goes two-two to Phil Lenz.
Balinski lists his permanent home as Hollywood, California.
Here's a two-two delivery.
It's one on and line into the glove of Astromontius III for the out.
Phil Lenz got a run on it, but lined it through Astro at third.
One away, and Ron Taylor's coming up.
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Taylor's a right-hand batter, swings and misses.
He has nothing for four this season.
Nobody on base, short tied, two-two.
Strike one, fit and swung on, and missed. Nothing in two.
Tomorrow night, Don Cardwell will pitch for the Mets, and Dave Justy for the Astros.
We'll be on the air at 8.55 p.m. New York time.
Sure ball misses everything. Over the head of Bateman and on back up against the screen.
Count goes to one and two.
I'll tell you, more pitches are just a screen tonight than a VISTA catcher's glove.
Bud Harrelson's waiting on deck.
One-two delivery, swung on, and missed.
The third strikeout, set it to two, but let's see if he got Taylor swinging.
Two away, and Bud Harrelson's coming up.
He walked and scored in the first inning.
Batting right against the left-handers.
Now the pitch, and it's time for a ball, one-nil.
We'll be broadcasting and televiseding from the Astrodome here on Wednesday night, 8.55 p.m. New York time.
Then the Mets will be back at Shea Stadium on Friday night against the San Francisco Giants.
Here's a one-oh pitch. It's inside. Lowell comes all the way back to the screen.
It in the dirt and bounded over the glove while Bateman, two and oh.
Malinsky turns his back to the plate, pops the ball into his glove at time of two,
and that comes down on the forward side of the mound where he's been striding to smooth out the mound there.
And offers two-oh. The pitch is high.
It's behind Harrelson, three and oh, with Pleon Jones waiting on deck.
The three-oh delivery. Lowell.
It's a walk to Harrelson, second time he's done a walk tonight, and the third walk is finished by Malinsky.
It's the 29th base on balls that Harrelson has drawn this year. He leads the Mets in that department.
It's an all-important department, especially in the case of a man like Harrelson, because he puts good speed on the bases.
Two-way and Pleon Jones is coming up.
He smacks the ground ball down past Aspermonte.
In the first inning it was scored as an error on Aspermonte, although it looked from our vantage point as though it took a bad hop.
It had bent down to play the short hop and suddenly clenched away from it, indicating that it certainly did not follow the trajectory he had thought it would.
The official scorer charged error.
Pitch is high for ball. It's one and oh.
In many minor league cities it is accepted practice for the scorer to favor the home team,
the practice that's been going on for lo these many years.
This will be a one-oh pitch.
It's run on an underground Detroit, taken there by Lilith and played over to Morgan for the fourth of each other's class.
No runs, no hits, no errors, a walk, and one left.
And the score in the middle of the second is the Mets 2 and the Astros 2.
You know when you're a pro, you're a pro. Either you have it or you don't.
Like sometimes a rookie comes along and he looks so good everyone thinks the guy may be another Ty Cobb.
He runs like him. He walks and hits like him.
In fact, everyone's sure it's a Georgia Peep reincarnated.
But then two weeks after the season begins, the three, someone on the other team spots that the guy can't hit a curve, and that's it. He's through.
Two weeks later you mention the rookie's name and the fans don't even remember him.
You've really got a habit to make it, especially in a tough town like New York.
New York's rough. You know there are 302 brands of beer in the city.
302, that's a lot of brands competing with each other.
And you know the beer that's made it to the top? Rheingold.
How come? It's the beer itself, the way it tastes, that rich, dry lager.
Rheingold tastes good day after day.
That's what a real pro is, can quickly.
In the bottom of the second now, it is Doug Rader coming up for his first time.
He's just been recalled from Oklahoma City, 23 years of age yesterday, right hand battered,
called the Red Rooster because of his red hair.
Ron Taylor deals the pitch.
He's in for a call strike.
Rader is a native of Illinois, and the Astros are very high on the future prospects of this young fellow.
Pitch is outside, it's one and one.
Chuck Harrison was sent to Oklahoma City, sustained a broken thumb yesterday,
and they could not put him on the disabled list because they had Ron Brand and Sonny Jackson on the disabled list already.
The one-one delivery, swung on and hit on the ground towards third, charged by Charles,
and he's posted on, and he's a very good, not in bad, he's a great hit.
Charles has an unexpected half-off the last set that Charles had to reach way up for,
and as a result, his throw was a little high over to a dunk, but Rader beat it for a base hit.
So his first time up in the Major League, Doug Rader beats out an infield bouncer.
It leads off the bottom of the second and ranks up, Chasie Johnny Bateman.
To complete the thought we had charged a moment ago, we were saying that in minor league cities,
it was an accepted practice for the scorer to be pro-Halton team.
Here in Houston, it's a practice that has carried over during the Major League years here.
Had nothing to do with the scoring on that particular play, that was a base hit.
Throw over to first, not in time.
That goes back to an old, old powder baseball when they owned their own players in the minor league cities,
and they wanted to have a very respectable batting average to show so they could sell that ball player for more money.
Right, here's the pitch, and it's in for a golf tie.
The reason for that was we didn't own any players.
San Francisco did it very much so in the past when they had fellows like Paul Winter, Lloyd Winter, and Joe DiMaggio.
Here's the trouble, you mean with a little help on a hit here, now until they're hitting 390, they hit 410.
Hit 410, that's right.
Right in, he's at first, and he goes. Here's the play, and he's on the way to 3, and he's right there.
And he has on the third, he's held up there, it's the ball in between, so he has to execute it to hit the line,
and later on from moving on the pitch, Bill Lamb wants to second the ball, but it's not hit hard, but it's dribbled through for a base hit.
So quickly the Astros have run it at first and third with nobody out in the bottom of the second, and Bob Lilich is coming up.
He's at number 8 in the order, hitting 259, four runs better than he's a right-hand batter.
The score is tied, 2-2. Mets got two in the top of the first, and the Astros got them back in the bottom of the first.
Mets set the infield double play depth.
Ball is funded up into the air to Cranepool at first, no other play.
So trying to bounce the ball up the first base line, Lilich instead pops out to Cranepool in fair territory.
Run away, runners holding first and third.
This year, Bob Olenski is the batter. Hitting 120, he's been up 25 times in that three hits, he's batted in one run.
He is a left-hand batter.
Greg Goosen calls time and goes to the mound for a word with Ron Taylor.
Ron Taylor then forward to take the sign.
Now he's stuck, and the pitch.
Get on the ground to first. Cranepool is going home, and at the plate, he is out.
A little scramble for a moment between catcher Greg Goosen and Maceman of Doug Rader.
Rader made his slide and did not get to the plate, cleared off to one side, and Goosen had not tagged him either at that point.
So umpire Shag Crawford waited until Goosen tagged him a second time, or tagged at him a second time, and then made the out call.
So the play goes 3-2 if you're scoring. Moving up to second base is John Bateman.
And on at first now, on the field is choice is Balensky with two men out.
Runners at first and second two away, and Ron Davis is up.
He led off with a home run in the bottom half of the first inning.
Now Shag Crawford calls time as he observes that Bo Balensky does not have the habit to actually properly outfitted as yet.
He is buttoning up the jacket.
Balensky was known and was proud of his reputation as a nightlife aficionado in his days in Los Angeles and Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
Then when he was farmed out to quieten him down, they sent him from all places to Honolulu.
Here is a pitch hit on the ground, a broken back down ball is second, taken by Lindsey.
Bumble good hand now goes over and tags the bat.
Bill let Bumble the ball, picked it up thought perhaps he'd have no chance at the fourth and was ready to try to throw it first,
but he really would have had no play and noted that Balensky was not running.
Balensky was jogging down to second and the fans are expressing a little displeasure with him,
so let's pick the ball up then and kick the bag.
The Astros, no runs, two hits, no errors and two lefts, and at the end of two full innings the score is the Mets 2 the Astros 2.
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We're going to the top of the third and coming in now for the play-by-play Bob Murphy.
All right Lindsey, Tommy Davis will lead off against Bill Balensky in the top of the third.
One of the two home runs in the second game of yesterday's double header by Jim Wynn was inside the park.
Two other inside the park home runs in the Astrodome since they opened the doors,
one by Sonny Jackson, he's now on the disabled list, the other by Rusty Stopp.
Actually the inside the park home run by Jim Wynn yesterday was nothing more than a line drive single to center field.
The official scorer gave Wynn an inside the park home run and the ball struck the shin of Tommy Reynolds and was booted about 150 feet over in the left field.
Tommy Davis hitting a three-10, he's single to home a run of the opening inning for Tommy, his 52nd run batted in.
And the pitch by Balensky is hit high in the air and foul. Over toward the dugout goes Johnny Bateman, he has no play.
Ron Swaboda waiting on deck and then Ed Charles. New York two runs, one hit, no errors. Houston two runs, five hits and one error.
The outfield swung around the left and the pitch by Balensky is fouled back into the screen and the count strikes two on Tommy Davis.
Sally Hemas here watching the ball game tonight. Sally looking good as always.
He was back at Shea Stadium for the big old timers event. The two strike delivery, a fly ball hit the right field, Stubb is coming in, Morgan goes out and Stubb makes the catch.
One out and nobody on, Tommy retired on the high fly to short right field, it brings up Ron Swaboda. Ron reached on a walk his first time up.
Ron hitting 252 has seven homers and 24 runs batted in.
Check swing and a fast ball outside and high ball went.
Swing and a miss on a good fast ball by Balensky and Ron dropped his bat. One ball, one strike.
Bo Balensky's victories this year have been over the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
Bo does not have a complete game to his credit.
Now the left hander out of his land at the pitcher Ron curved inside and low it's two balls and a strike.
Balensky's last three outings have all been against Pittsburgh. Swing and a miss on the slider in the count two and two.
Now the 2-2 delivery. Swing and a miss, he'sb struck it out and Balensky fans Ron Swaboda.
One out and nobody on. The batter is Ed Charles. Ed was struck out his first time up tonight and he lifted the pitch off the outside corner, ball one.
Bo Balensky has now struck out four.
Bo Balensky cranks up, in comes the pitch and a fast ball is in for a close strike. Gets one ball, one strike.
No runs, no hits, no errors, then left. At the end of two and a half innings, the New York Mets two and the Houston Astros two.
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last of the third inning ron taylor is pitching in relief in all three games in
the series in the afterdome the first inning has been a difficult inning for
the new york meds doubleheader yesterday the Astros scored five in the first
inning of the opening game they got three in the opening inning of the
nightcap and two in the first inning here tonight the fastball outside the
Joe Morgan ball one Morgan hitting 296 doubled around center field and later
scored in the first inning left hand hitter with good running speed let's
play him around toward right and Charles in the stride wide of the line at third
but halston shaded towards second Phil lens about a stride from the edge of the
astroturf inside and high as well keep your balls in those tracks
center fielder Jim Wynn who leads the majors and runs batted and waiting on
deck and the major league leader and batting rusty stab to follow now the two
old delivery and a foul ball back to back up towards the crowd out of play
night games here in the Astrodome tomorrow night and Wednesday night a
mystery turn to New York following the Wednesday night game and play Willie
Mason Giants Friday night Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at Chase Stadium
doesn't the Pirates the Atlanta Braves and then the Pirates coming to show and a
good pitch by Ron Taylor on the outside corner to and to Ron getting a very
early call in the game tonight when Dennis Bennett ran into trouble Ron
Taylor generally is used that much later in the ballgame
pitching to and to inside the high ball three and the string is that three and
two Nelly Fox coaching and first Jim does be coaching a third
the Astros changed pitching coaches in the middle of the year their new
pitching coach is Jim Owen he replaced Gordon Jones
three to delivery hit hard in the air the left Pony Davis coming in he's there
makes the catch and Morgan is up well he don't know why and Tommy came right
straight in to grab it so I run away nobody on the center fielder Jimmy when
coming up he drove in a run with a base with a ground ball the shortstop he was
thrown out of the opening inning he was his 84th run bad at it but his big day
yesterday he opened up a fairly wide lead over his nearest challenger and RBI
inside the high ball one
some of the writers refer to Jimmy when as the toy cannon because of his amazing
power he's only 5'9 and weighs about 165 pounds right hand batter a native of
Cincinnati Ohio he originally signed with the red he was taken in the first
year player draft by Houston from the Cincinnati organization when they failed
to protect them on their 40-man roster
yeah
Jimmy when now has 84 runs batted in the Cardinals Orlando Cepeda picked up two
RBI's at least in the Cardinals 9 to 2 win today he might have had more so now
he has seven at least 78 and at the strike on the inside corner St. Louis
now has opened up a four and a half game lead in the National League the
Cardinals beat Chicago 9 to 2 Ray Washburn one of your seventh and Rich
Nye was the loser he's now 9 and 7 Lou Brock had a free run homer for the
Cardinals and a long spell between home runs for Brock and the fastball that's
in for a call strike Brock at a great start
now Ron Taylor into his windup the one to delivery a thing of the best time
Jimmy when he's stuck in my house real good-looking breaking ball by Ron
Taylor coming away last to the third inning nobody on game tied to it brings
up rusty staff first strikeout for Ron Taylor who's on and relief
San Francisco Giants with four in the eighth inning beat Pittsburgh 8 to 4
Mike McCormick winning his 14th game good pitch on the inside corner a call
strike that tires McCormick with the Red Sox Jim Lombard for the top number of
victories Juan Basarro was the loser and on the eighth inning Jack Hyatt had a
grand slam for the four runs for San Francisco the time he hit at the game
was tied 4-4 inside and high one ball one strike to rusty staff
Braves five and the Reds one at the end of five knuckleballer Phil Microla against
Mel Queen coming five and a two-run homer by Clique Boyer what a year Clete
is having the one one pitch to stab a fly to all hit in the air to left field
Tommy Davis just watch in his dried and puts it away for the off no runs no hits
no errors and then left on at the end of three here in the Astrodome the New York
Mets to and the Houston Astros to last year and again this year one of the most
popular events to be held at Shays Stadium during the course of the season
and it's a number of events it's actually a series of meetings a series
of meetings with the ball players of the New York Mets for those who are member
of the Mets fans love so we have some up-and-coming Mets fans love dates and
round for fill you right in Oh Ron Taylor going there you'll have his day on
September the 6th Ron has had a rather interesting background he has come from
Canada and he has had a lot of trouble with his back and this year in the early
part of the year he was out for some time with that bad back and since
coming back he has done well you can talk all about pitching and really
pitching with Ron Taylor on September the 6th other dates done card well
August the 4th at Charles August the 8th August the 10th Phil Lynn learn about
the rest in business from Phil on the 10th August 23rd John Sullivan August
25th Don Shaw September 9th Bob Henley September 10th
how run a number 18 six Thomas September 19th Larry Stahl and September 20th
Dennis Bennett you can get your tickets to the Mets fan club room by riding Mets
fan club Shays Stadium plus in New York zip code is one one three six eight and
don't forget even though you may have tickets to the Mets fan club room you
still have to have tickets for that day and for that day's ballgame right now
we'll pause for station identification this is a New York Mets baseball network
your dial is set at the new bright sound and radio WGY 810 on your dial in
Schenectady New York
Ralph Kiner along with Lindsey Nelson now Bob Murphy for the play-by-play
Greg Gilson leading office we go to the fourth inning and he fouls the breaking
pitch across the Astro turf back toward the dugout out of play
next pitch on the way and Greg has to jump to get out of the way
Malensky nothing way inside and low one ball one strike no point in telling you
about the hot weather in Houston because it's been just as hot on the east and
besides you don't mind here with air-conditioned baseball one one
delivery a strike on the outside corner it's one ball and two strikes
it's amazing the thousands and thousands of people that drive hundreds of miles
to take the tourist trip of the Astrodome a smash the third caught picked up by
Aspermati on the first half he takes the dug greater for the up
like Richardson was saying yesterday that already a 1 million 300,000 people
have taken the one dollar guided tour of the Astrodome one out of nobody on any
crane rule coming up Wilson hit the ball sharply but he hit it right at the feet
of Bob Aspermati any crane rule over one he's got the left his initial time at
bat and he's batting average is 286 left-hander against left-hander and it's
blowing outside ball one
the next two on the Astros to here on the fourth inning
Polinsky delivers an overhand fastball low ball to its 2-0 on Ed Crane pool
the Mets have only one hit and that was a run scoring hit by Tommy Davis in the
first inning their second run across the plate on a wild pitch by Bolinski
now it is taking all the way and the pitch is over for a call strike two and
one
Orlando's of theta had three RBI's and the Cardinals nine to two went over the
Cubs today Lou Brock drove in for third flood is back in action he had four for
five round all hit down to first up later up with it steps on first two down
interesting thing about the Cardinals were out there rolling right along there
in the best shape right now they've been in all year long they've been moving
ahead even though they've been without their ace pitcher Bob Gibson they
certainly have they have covered up that loss and when Gibson gets back that'll
be a big boost for them if he can pitch like he would normally be able to fit
they have Bob Gibson and Kurt Flood both on the sideline flood one of the top
ballhouse in the game today is now back in action and he's a top hitmaker he's
usually around 200 hits every year Bill ends as the hitter and he takes the
pitch by Balinski ball one Bill lined up the third baseman Bob Aspermonte his
first time up ground ball hit down to Aspermonte he's up with it throw from
the edge of the carpet
so it is now retired seven consecutive batters no runs no hits no errors and
none left and at the end of three and a half the New York Mets to the Houston
Astros to now here's the word from Rangel there's a guy in New York who has
a ball it's made of iron and it weighs two tons he bounces it against building
and the wall from coming down I'm what they call a ball man there are just
actually 50 of us around and five really good ones I mean expert well you see
those three walls there I cannot go fit along with one swing and still put the
put the ball down on a postman stand you know that about three weeks ago I got a
call the guy needed me on a Monday and I had a job so it's kind of flattering the
guy held up the construction for a week until that but I was available if you're
gonna throw your weight around in New York you really got to know what you're
doing same things true of beer there are 302 beers trying to make it in New York
today from all over but only one beer has made it to the top the rich dry
lager Ryan go Ryan go in this town either you have it or you don't
last half of the fourth inning Bob asked for money rookie Doug Raider and
toucher John Bateman will be the three hitters coming up against Ron Taylor
third flood the Cardinals brilliant center fielder came back in the back
into the action over the weekend in a series against Atlanta heard out an
injured shoulder after crashing into a fence he'd been out about a month here's
the picture on the way a call strike on the outside corner the Cardinals are
four and a half games out and they're in great shape in the loss talent a little
bit earlier in the year to be talking much about the loss talent but nonetheless
it takes on added importance with each passing day for example third place
Cincinnati swinging a miss by asked for money
the Reds are playing tonight and right now they are nine games behind the
Cardinals in the last column the Atlanta Braves are seven games back in the last
column the Giants and Pirates those Giants are 10 games back in the Pirates
11 games back in the last column one ball and two strikes
now Ron here they're getting his sign from Greg Goosen the fixed ask for
money you've hit down the right field line it may drop in
rolling down into the right field corner after money around second will stop
there with a double ball placed about a foot inside the line and went down into
the corner 340 feet out ask for money and still not go a hundred percent on
the face he has been out of an answering muscle pull and just recently returned
to the lineup now Doug Rader is coming up for Doug
this is his third year and pro ball he was outstanding last year his second
year and pro ball and got a real good look by the Astros during spring training
he's actually a third baseman by trade Doug being used to first base tonight
and he got a base that his first major league time at bat and infield hit his
nickname is the red rooster and the first time up he's scratched one out
here's the pitch by Ron Taylor it's inside bar one
yeah Doug Rader right hand battery has good size 6-2 weighs about 95
nobody out asked for money on second the game tied 2-2 and the pitch by Ron
Taylor a swing and a miss by Doug Rader one ball one strike
Doug Rader was brought up today when it was learned that Chuck Harrison severed
a fractured thumb in yesterday's twin bill and a power ring pop-up down the
first base line hope he doesn't lose this one in the wedding pain bull under
it makes the catch just inside the line and fair territory this wedding is no
problem at night but have that ball Ralph and if yesterday afternoon it
would have been quite an adventure to think it's always an adventure on a fly
ball here in the daytime we were talking with Doug Harvey and the unfiring crew
that's here tonight and they said that they didn't believe that you could ever
play a successful game here in the daytime the way it's set up right now
you just have to lose some fly balls in the high ceiling here where the light
colored through the opaque glass you're gonna stand alongside one of the coaches
in the pregame drills when they hit fungoes just stand there and try to
follow the ball and it's almost impossible in the afternoon when the
Sun is shining through here's the pitch on the way swing and a miss by Johnny
Bateman strike one seems to be a worse this year than it was last which may
indicate nothing more is needed than another paint job you can go broke
painting that grass up there though Bob I can go rope broke right in the
bicycle of the corner where you're talking about you have to pay somebody
to pump it you do tires now the picture on the way now ball back into the screen
what are you supposed to pay you an addict on up there and paint that for
there's not enough money you don't like those high altitude son no you fighter
pilots are all alike I want something under there with a motor that's going
through pulling through the air I don't want to be up there depending on myself
flying your broadcasting partner went up there and people beat a lot to go up
there too that's gonna be a record he rode up in the gondola the engineer
walked up on the catwalk
just drag delivery and Bateman was fooled that he held up in time one ball and two
strikes I think the funniest thing of all and then he went to 208 feet to the top
of the Astrodome in a gondola to broadcast after they got up there they
realized the microphones were there and ready to go and realized somebody had to
put them there well the engineer had walked up there on the catwalk he also
had to go back up and get him here's the one to delivery and a ground ball hit
hard toward the middle knocked down by land he's sample throws the first in
time Bateman is not asked for money moving over to third
now there are two away a runner on third game tied 2-2 in the fourth inning and
the veteran shortstop Bobby Lillip is coming up Bobby hitting a 255 Houston
two runs six hits one error in New York two runs one hit nowhere Ron Taylor is
pitching in relief of Dennis Bennett Dennis was knocked out in the first
inning by the Astros and Ron came in
now it Charles even with the bag wide of the line of third little to right hand
better but he's always a bunch of threats and a line drive in here to
right for better racing
the right to run to bounce directly back toward the empty so a little punch is a
there's the first run off Ron Taylor and the Astros now go in front three to two
well up using that big bat just punch the ball easily in the right field for
him
that is the first run scored off Ron Taylor in 14 and two thirds in a
this relief work has been superb that's relief pitching has been good the
starting pitching has been faltering fastball outside and eyeball one both
games yesterday the starting pitcher got off to a bad start after the starters
left the game the relief court did a good job but it was too late
Eddie Crane rule holding against Bobby Lillip at first two men away well let's
punch the two-out single to right to break the tie
Polinsky is the batter and the pitchers hit high on the air to center field
Leon Jones comes in health and goes out and buddy Hamilton takes him for the
eye one run to hit no errors one left at the end of for the Eastern Astros three
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Ron Taylor will lead off against Bobalinski as we go to the fifth running
will be run second down at that moment he struck him out his first trip round
will be followed by a bud Hamilton and then Leon Jones
Mr. Home Friday night at she playing the Giants Friday night Saturday night Sunday
afternoon one man a child back in action went all the way picking a seven-hitter
his last time out the Giants won this afternoon with four runs in the eighth
inning on a grand slam by Jack Hyatt so the Giants this coming weekend at Shea
Stadium and after the Giants leave town the Atlanta Braves will be in for a
Tuesday night game on the eighth and a Wednesday afternoon game on the 9th of
August Pittsburgh for a long weekend series outside the highest ball what the
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afternoon the 12th and a big Sunday doubleheader on August 13th
first his fastball gets the inside corner a strike one and one the parrots now
being guided by Danny Murtagh who led them to the National League finish and a
swing or miss by Ron Taylor one ball and two strikes they go to the evening of
Cincinnati with the Atlanta Braves leading Cincinnati 5 to 1
Phil Negros fishing for Atlanta and Mel Queen for Cincinnati to run Homer in
the game by Cleve Boyer inside and know it's two and two
later tonight the Phillies and the Dodgers the Dodgers study of and those
Dodgers are playing their best ball of the year right now they've won 10 of
their last 12 ballgames the two to delivery is fouled off to the right
beyond the dugout and into the field by serious
well the center fielder Kurt Blood back in the lineup for the Cardinals and
getting four for five and Lou Brock driving four runs in Orlando's the
play to driving in three the Cardinals had a big day a clean a mess by Ron
Taylor one man down
Cardinals beat the Cubs 9 to 2 they now lead by four and a half
Kansas City at BT Yankees 8 to 6 in the stadium with Tony Pierce getting the
win and relief he came on in the night that Phillipson was the loser he came on
in the eighth inning Paul and blood Steve Whitaker and Charlie Smith at home
run
but how often is up and Malinsky picks off the inside corner for a call strike
the Red Sox got on track on a three-hit shutout by Lee's saying they beat
Minnesota for nothing swinging in a mess by but strike to
Carl you're strength he had a three-run homer in the Red Sox victory and Carl
now has 26 home runs best year by far and away for Carl you're
strength key goes all the way to the back side not officially nobody on one
ball and two strikes on but hell value sense key
this three run homer this afternoon has been away part moved into a tie with
Minnesota's arm and kill a brew with 75 runs batted in
the one to deliver travel slowly down to third after money hurries the peg in
time to get our own from by learning fast
and Bobalinski has now retired nine straight hitters tonight Cleveland that
leads Chicago 2 to 1 at the end of seven and a half
Louise Piano is fishing for Cleveland but plays a started for the White Sox
down the matter the third and old fire joint Wilhelm in the seventh the Red Sox
will be hoping that Cleveland holds on to that lead so they can cut into the
White Sox lead
you asked nobody on Cleon Jones the batter and it's inside and low ball well
Houston three the next two were in the top of the fifth inning
if the Indians defeat the White Sox the Red Sox would be one game up fastball
outside the high ball to its true hello
it's down to the dirt all three three of us
now both three old beds right in there for the strike to clear he was taking
all the way of the chemistry and what
former catcher Wes Westrom keeping Greg Wilson alongside in the much dugout and
talking with him as the much bad here in the top of the fifth inning rather than
hard a big hop for Bob after money he's bad take the curator and the next are
down one two three
Maluski has retired 10 straight no runs no hits no errors done left with some
halfway at the end of four and a half to score the Astros three and the Mets two
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in the last of any number of five Ron Davis leads off against Ron Taylor and
looks for the pitch low and away ball one Ron Davis let after Houston first
inning with a tremendous home run the deep love center his first home run of
the year
now the pitch to him foul ball it down the right field line no play at the time
Ron Davis homered in New York had taken a two nothing lead in the top half of
the first behind a home run by Ron Davis Joe Morgan double to right center
stole third and came in as Jimmy Wynn grounded out to tie the game it is foul
after the right one ball two strikes
Ron Taylor Ron Taylor is on fourth round Taylor as we mentioned earlier is
normally used as a short man in the bullpen the longest stretch he has worked
this year has been four innings the pitch taken outside ball when he worked
for any way back on June 16th against Chicago
at San Francisco on this road trip he had a three and two third inning relief
spin but he was brought in in the first inning of this game tonight the turn to
Ron Tony and stitches hit foul down the third base line taken by Jim Busby
so right at this moment Ron Taylor has worked four innings matching his
previous long as spent of the year now Ron's 2-2 delivery to Ron Davis a fly
ball hit in the air to left center field Leon Jones walked the stride
Papskate glove and makes the catch for the hour
one out of nobody I'm not Joe Morgan the second baseman coming up he doubled a
right-center stole third and came in as when grounded out with a tying run in
the second inning Morgan is hitting 295 the second time up facing Ron Taylor he
hit the ball hard and lined out to Tommy Davis
Oh
speed that's the same side one ball no strike
oh here's the pitch on the way fastball over the inside corner one ball one
strike night game tomorrow night a night game Wednesday night here on the
gastronome and back to show you the Giants on Friday night down card well
against Dave Justy tomorrow night and in the wrap-up game on Wednesday night Bob
Limberlake and Mike Cuellar line hard in the other right the butter got up again
you have to play it on the half of the base here Morgan around first with all
there as the motor gets the ball back in and he's really coming in to the nasty
happen is but helping on the left shoulder and buzz shakes it off goes right back
to his building position
long-hard hit
total of five looks off Ryan Taylor since he replaced cuttings are gonna
finish Jimmy when I'm about stop driving in a run in the first inning is 84th run
batted in the Cardinals Orlando's the third I have 79 now Morgana speech they're
leading on first base drive the throw and scampers back one out and one on and
that's how the infield playing when of the pro hitter and they're set up
looking for two the outfield rather deep and found around the left and another
throw to first by Ron Taylor
Greg Wilson that working behind the plate Greg just 21 years old and the
opposition shows more of a willingness to run when he's behind the plate then
when Jerry Grudy worked behind the plate bowed out
one front so out of that that she wound up on one knee
Eddie Crane bull holding against Joe Morgan the runner-on first now Ron Taylor
again the fire is over to first base Ron convinced the Astros might have a play on
he's really working on Joe Morgan when right hand batter been slightly from the
way and overly close batting staff
and apply that he's the center and it's quite a little bit on Joe he's under it
and he makes the guess two men away Morgan holding and first it brings up
rusty staff and the freckles face redhead from the wall he isn't there
a real blockbuster in baseball this year he demonstrated last year that he was
ready to take his place among the top hitters from the Nyska Lake and this
year he's leaving the major legs and batting hitting 364 tonight rusty has
fangled a right and fly to left one for two he has 124 bases he hits the ball
from foul line to foul line a pitch shot nothing was on
he helps himself a great deal by using the whole playing area to collect bases
from the left field line to the right field line that's her playing him as a
flight full hitter and rather deep in the outfield
in comes the pitch to stab and it's in for a call strike one ball and one
strike better than I've ever shared Crawford working behind the plate
Chris Pellicudis Doug Harvey and John Kibler on the bases Houston 3 New York
to where in the last half of the first inning
the Astros about with them at the each to one they lead by one run
there goes the runner a pitch shot number take by Dixon
Joe Morgan tonight he's going third base to the first inning for Joe Morgan his
11th stolen base of the year
now first base is open as a result of the stolen base and let's see how they
he liked to do it with rusty's staff now they're going to put him on right hand
around Taylor is the pitchers of stab will be intentionally
right here we power for station identification this is the New York
Mets baseball network the new bright sound in radio this is WGY a 10 on your
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Bob Murphy was Ralph Kiner and Lindsey Nelson were at the Astrodome in Houston
Houston 3 New York to bottom half of the first inning intentional watcher rusty
stabbing now change this shoe runners on first and second to that and Bob asked
for money coming up big crowd here are the Astrodome got quite a kick out of
the fact that they flashed the word chicken on the message board because of
the intentional watch what they used to say when they were little kids
that's one way to keep Morgan from running because when you take away a
chance for the Major League leading batter to hit it's got to be a play that
you might not pull too often if you're gonna walk that man
on the air to left by after money and I'll soon galloping out in terms of any
Davis and then he has it the side is up that was on this road trip in San
Francisco with Jim Ray Hart waiting on deck and Willie May is double down the
left field line and deliberately stopped at first so the method after pitch to
heart and hard practice rerun Homer in the first inning no runs one hit no
errors two left on so at the end of five of the ground who comes out the
manicure of the diamond for the second half of the game Houston three runs eight
hits in one air to your two runs one hit and nowhere well in baseball if you're a
bench warmer perhaps you're not too happy but if you're a member of the
bench warmers organization chances are you're a very pretty lady the bench
warmers a group of wives of the New York men organized to promote charitable
fundraising activities has now completed plans for a USO of New York City
benefit at Shea Stadium on Saturday August 26 now the tickets are priced at
$15 each and the ticket includes a reserve seat for the game between the
Cubs and the Mets followed by dinner and entertainment in the Diamond Club
checks should be made payable to bench warmers Shea Stadium Flushing New York
11368 is the zip code this is Ed Crane rule is chairman of the event which is
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turned over to the New York City USO the capacity of the Diamond Club is 600 so
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New York the zip code is 11368 the date again is
Saturday August the 26th when the Mets will be playing the Chicago Cubs let's
start over Iran as they come up in the sixth inning and to follow the action
for you here's Ralph Kainer okay Bob Murphy and hi everyone Tommy Davis will
be the leadoff batter for the Mets that have had two runs on one base it the
base it was by Tommy Davis in the first it drove in the run that's got their
other run in that same inning on a wild pit since then they have had one base
runner that was Bud Harrelson who walked in the second Bobalinski pitching for
the Houston Astros Astros about three runs and eight base hits off starting
pitcher Dennis Bennett and relief pitcher Ron Taylor
Davis with his base hit batting at 309 and the first pitch is hit down to
today so one hopper hopper for the second baseman Joe Morgan the throw to first is
in time for the hour so Balinski picks up another one and it brings up Ron
Sabota who has walked and struck out
Balinski has retired 11 batters in a row and the left-hander starts off with Rod
and picks up a strike over the inside corner right about knee-high
Ron batting 251 and the next pitch is a curveball that breaks over taking again
strike two big change here by Bobalinski the start of the ball game both Bobalinski
and Dennis Bennett had their troubles Bennett was knocked out both pitchers
were extremely wild bouncing pitches in front of the plate and up against the
screen two strike pitches way outside one ball two strikes
Rod in the series has had one hit in six times up this is a five game series and
that's playing the third game here tonight they lost the first two in a
doubleheader yesterday six to five and nine to one Astros leading the series
this year one two pitchers rounded down in the dirt foul now remains at one ball
and two strikes
Mets and Astros have met nine times and Mets have won for the Astros five here in
Houston the Mets have yet to win a ball game and they fill the Astros by three
and a half games now with their doubleheader locked yesterday
and Balinski back in a curveball is over the inside corner strike three and
Bobalinski struck out. Two men away and the top of the sixth that brings up Ed Charles
Ed was struck out his first time up and down about the short and second that is
the sixth strike out for Bobalinski
Charles the right hand batter hitting 265 with three home runs and 19 runs batted
in three to two the Astros and the first pitchers grounded right back to Bobalinski
almost goes away as he goes over to first base a big group of pitchers he
took it over almost threw it over the head out the first baseman Norm Rader but he got the
play there and that retires the side in order and the score at the end of five
and a half innings the Astros three the Mets two. Mets fans imagine if you can a
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bottom half of the 60 Astros batting they lead three to two on the mound for the
Mets Ron Taylor in the first batter he'll be picking two will be Doug Rader
the first baseman and the first pitchers over the outside corner strike Doug was
brought up to the major league yesterday and his first time a batting at a base
hit the left field he's one foot two and batting 500. Rader a right hand batter
big tall fella he'll be followed by John Bateman Ron Taylor back with a breaking
ball swung on strike two
Astros three runs eight hits and that's two runs in one hit both sides got two runs in the
first the Astros took the lead with a run in the bottom half of the fourth
and the next pitchers swung out in that strike three so Rader is struck out for
the first time in the major league he came to the Astros batting 293 at
Oklahoma City in 75 ballgames that'll bring up John Bateman that strikeout was
Ron Taylor's second strikeout he came in the ballgame in the first with one man
out
they've been has a base hit and two times up his base it was a hit and run base
hit to move Rader over to third base but he was left there I was back in the
second first pitch by Taylor outside of all
Bateman batting 204 he has never stolen a base in major league history
one oh pitch is swung on a vicious swing in a miss strike one one ball one strike
I guess that statement must sound a little bit out of content because we
weren't talking about stolen bases but every time I look at John Bateman I just
thought it's a he ain't gonna steal any bases other day though he tried to be
down a bun he didn't make it fortunately for him he missed the ball
now to one one pitch over a good fastball one ball two strikes thing about John
Bateman Rob not only is he slow but he also has a practice foot a broken fibula
what's that one and two with one man out we're in the bottom half of the sixth a
method training by one gotta give him a lot of credit for playing with a broken
bone in his foot pitchers outside his ball to 2000 two strikes he and Bob
Gibson had the same injury Bob took two three batters after he broke his and
Bateman played three innings after he broke his foot two balls to strike
such as and broke his finger yesterday and was out high fly ball off the centerfield
Leon Jones moving back it's way up there and he has a play for the out that
Harrison swung at a ball and it hit his hand and they call it a strike he did
not get first base three because when you swing in a bit no matter what
happened if it hits you or whatever it's a strike it broke his thumb and he has
been put on the disabled list of a minor league ballpark fuck Rob I think that
particular play is probably a perceiving to the fans in the ballpark any play
that you can have because the better actually you hit right between the eyes
with baseball and not get to go to first base that he swung at the fifth that's
right the ball is dead as a strike now the pitch to the next batter Bobby
Miller has popped up in the shallow white field launch the voter playing very
shallow makes the play for the after the tower to start an order one two three
for Ron Taylor and the score at the end of six the Astros three to met two now
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Stadium in Bridgeport Connecticut now back to the Mets action and Mr. Keiner
okay Bob Murphy the Mets have how run up starting to loosen up in the bullpen
Mets are down to their 6 7th and 8th batters here in this inning if they get a
Mets man on base they'll have to go to the pitcher's position so they're
getting ready in case they need a pinch hitter well Balinski has been 15 fine
ball since he settled down after the first inning he has retired his last
13 batters and he's getting set to pitch for Greg Goosin in the first he walked
Bud Harrelson Leon Jones on a hard smash was charged with a time at bat when an
arrow was charged to Bob Aspermonte and his ball and went through in the left
field putting runners at first and second Tommy Davidson single to right
field to drive in the first run of the game Ron Soprano the next batter wants
to put runners on further down at first and second Ed Charles truck out and a
wild pitch allowed a run to come in the Mets got their second run Greg Goosin
and the first pitch is fouled back a home plate out of play strike one
Goosin was batting on the wild pitch and the Mets got their second run his other
jam up he lined a hard smash down to third base and a good play by Aspermonte
put him out so Greg is 0 for 2 in the game
Goosin's batting 259 he'll be followed by Ed Crane cool and Phil Linn
and Belensky now back the next pitch is hit off the hands out for the pitchers
now Belensky right on the mound makes a sign that he'll take it and he makes a catch for the out
that'll bring up Ed Crane for who also is 0 for 2 Ed now batting 285 final score
Atlanta beats the Cincinnati Reds 5 to 2 the winning pitcher was Phil Negros
he fits a 9 hitter losing pitcher was Mel Queen
Clee Boyle a home run in the fifth with one on
so the St. Louis Cardinals picking up a game on the Cincinnati Reds does one hit over second base
going in back of the bag that's shortstop Bob Lilis he comes up with the ball
throws the first base for the out ball is not hit hard right off the hands
Lilis got in back of the bag to make the play in time took it on one hop and threw over to first
now with two men out Phil Lintz will be the batter
Cardinals picked up a full game on Chicago they lost today by a score of 9 to 2 to St. Louis
they lead them by four and a half game Cincinnati in losing
dropping back to 81 half game back
now the first pitch to Phil Lintz it is
5 of that
Lintz is 0 for 2 and a breaking ball is down low ball 2
two balls no strike
paid a tenancy today 15,001
and the next pitch is over
so the count now two balls one strike
Astros have drawn 943,873
for their overall season a swing and a change up strike two
Phil Lintz pulled completely a good pitch by Bob Lilis
two balls two strikes
Atlanta in winning that ball game against Cincinnati
holding their position
now a called strike three and Lilis gets a 7 strike out
is 1,2,3 any
here's been 16 batters retired in a row and the score at the end of six and a half innings
the Astros 3 to that 2
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going out of the bottom half of the 7th, Al Renna who was warming up has now
completed his warm-ups and is sitting down
and that's to not get four men up in the inning so they didn't have to go to a pinch hitter
and Ron Tinder now goes out the pitch here in the bottom half of the 7th
Ron came in the game and the first inning was one man out
he has given up four base hits, allowed one run
his first man will be Bo Galenki, Bo is 0 for 2
Bo is a left-hand batter, he's been about 27 times with three hits
when he fouls the first pitch, strike one, ball down the ditch
it'll be Bo Galenki, Ron Davis and Joe Morgan
Morgan had a lead off home run in the first for the Afros first run
it was his fifth this year, then Joe Morgan doubled
sold second base, his 10th stolen base of the year
and his first of two in this game
and scored when Jim Wynn ran it out the short
that tied up the ball game at 2 to 2
next pitch to Galenki is down low, one ball, one strike
the Astros got their lead in the fourth inning on a double by Bob Aspermonte
down the right field line
after Doug Rader had popped the first base
John Bateman rounded down to second base and Aspermonte went over to third
where he scored on the single in the shallow right field by Bobby Lillis
now foul ball coming straight back
he counted one and two
starting pitcher for the Mets was Dennis Bennett
he gave out two runs and one third of an inning with charge with three hits
when Ron Taylor came in the game, he came in with
runners at, a runner at first base and got Bob Aspermonte to hit into a double play
so he has worked five and two thirds innings
and the next pitch is inside, it's ball two, two balls, two strikes
that is the longest he has gone this year
two balls, two strikes
Galenki with a close stand, swinging the bat back and forth
and the pitch by Taylor popped up in foul territory and it will go out of play
so Galenki prolongs his time of bat
one of both famous quotes, if music be the champagne of love then play on
a fellow by the name of Shakespeare might have written that first
here's the two two pitch
and it's down low and they count now two balls and two strikes
Phil considers having a good season in the major leagues
is just sticking around all year
new ball put in play by Shag Crawford and he gets the hand for firing the ball back to the pitchers now
his public good at the umpire first base, Doug Harvey at second and John Kibber at third
three and two
and the pitchers call strike three and Ron Taylor
picks up a borderline strike out his second in the ball game and that's the first out here in the bottom half of the seventh
and brings up the leadoff batter Ron Davis
Ron with a base hit and three times up his base hit was his fifth home run
right hand batter and the first pitch by Taylor is bunted out toward third
here comes Charles, a tough play for him, he slips the first baser and it is in time
time play by Ed Charles and a close play by Nellie Fox who's talking with Chris Barker about the call
but that is all, not a strong quote though
so Ed Charles who has been playing the find third base for the Mets picks up the second out and that brings up Joe Morgan
Joe has had a good night, two for three with two stolen bases to run short
Morgan now with an average of 297
left hand batter with great speed
three to two the Astroids, two men out bottom half of the seventh and Ron Taylor with the pitchers down low and inside and Morgan has to skip rope
he'll have all the scores for you right after the end of this half inning, not a whole lot of action going but more do you think on a Monday night
one old pitch over the inside corner, one ball one strike, Monday used to be off day for baseball years ago
doubleheaders on Sunday with Monday off but it doesn't figure that way anymore
and at one one the pitch to Morgan and it's lined to left field, it's curvy and it's up there
Morgan goes to second with a double and holds there, ball stayed there by a matter of about three or four or five inches
Morgan now three for four, that is his second double in the ball game, he now has 20
and the Astros with two men out have a runner in scoring position with their big man coming up Jim Winn
certain ball players against certain ball clubs seem to have some sort of inside information and they just do well
then you look down at the sheet to see their overall batting record and you can't figure out how they can hit so poorly against the other clubs when they look so good against the club you watch them play
Morgan of course does well against all clubs but he does exceptionally well against the Mets
Jim Winn the batter and action in the bullpen for the Mets and the first pitch is outside the ball
Don Shaw starting to warm up by left hander along with Hal Renes, Hal up for the second time
Astros now have nine hits in the ball game and six off Ron Taylor
this is a big point for the Mets in this game, they can get this man out without a run scoring, they're still close enough to get back in, they trail by one
two men away, bottom half of the seventh, now Taylor who appears to be countering sets up and the pitch to the plate
slung on and met the good fighter and they count now one ball on one side
Ron has been taking a lot more time between pitches
in fact he has been leaning over with his hands and his knees off of the pitching rubber before taking the sign
this is the furthest he has gone
came in the ball game in the first with one man out
now the right hander sets up again, a check at second to one one pitch
it is up high and it's ball two, two balls one strike
Ron steps off the pitching rubber, mocks his brow, it's 72 degrees in here
the temperature always at 72, the day outside it was 95 degrees with 70 percent humidity
now Taylor looks in for the sign, two balls one strike
a check at second Morgan there
and the pitch to the plate and the ball is slung on a miss, again a good fighter down around the knees over the outer part of the plate
so they count two and two with two men out here in the bottom half of the seventh
on deck batter Rusty Stobb, the major league leading batter
Jim Winn leads the major leagues and runs batted in in the national league in home runs
he has 27 home runs and 84 runs batted in, pick one up today
two balls two strikes and Taylor now
what's the pitch?
it is slung on a miss, strike three and Ron Taylor completes his pitching performance by striking out Jim Winn for a fine job, well done
Taylor will be going out for a pinch hitter in the bottom half of the coming up inning
and so that will be all for him, he worked a very strong six and two thirds inning
and the strikeout was his fourth in the ball game as he worked through that time
no runs, one hit, no errors, the man left at second base and the score at the end is seven
the Astros three, the Mets two
another game in the national league, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago nine to two
the winning pitcher was Washburn, the losing pitcher was Nye, the Baylor got his 18th, Brock got his 14th
San Francisco beat Pittsburgh eight to four, the winning pitcher McCormick, the losing pitcher Pizarro, Clem Denon and Hyatt had home runs
Hyatt won the ball game with a grand slam home run in the eighth
starting pitchers Philadelphia at Los Angeles, Dick Ellsworth going for the Phillies against John Drysdale
Atlanta beat Cincinnati five to two, the winning pitcher was Phil Necrol, the losing pitcher was Mel Queen
Lee Boyle a home run in the fifth with one man on
in the American League, Kansas City, he topped the Yankees eight to six, winning pitcher was Pierce and Relief, the losing pitcher was Tullipson
Lynn Gladd a home run in the seventh with no one on, Whitaker and Smith with the Yankees
Boston beat Minnesota four to nothing, Lee Stang the winning pitcher, he pitched a three hitter, Boswell the loser, Yastrinsky got his 26th and a third with two men on
going now to the top of the tenth inning, the White Sox two, Cleveland two
in the top of the tenth inning, and now a home run by Rocky Calovito
with the Chicago White Sox and the White Sox are leading on the home run by Rocky, he just joined the ball club by a score of four to two as a bat in the top of the tenth
that completes the American League schedule, right here the Mets are trading three to two as they come to bat in the top of the eighth
and here for the play by play, Lindsay Nelson
Thank you very much Ralph Cannon, hello again everybody, Bob Johnson is coming up to bat now for Ron Taylor, Johnson has a season's batting average
of three forty eight, as a pinch hitter he is eight for twenty one
and as we go to the eighth there is now a double barrel action in the bullpen
for the Houston Astros
Carol Sembera and Dan Schneider are up and throwing, the right hander and the left hander for the New York Mets, Hal Runniff continues to throw down in the bullpen
as Johnson steps in now to face Bobalinski who has retired sixteen consecutive batters
here's the first pitch in the eighth inning, swung on his high end of the air out in the left center field, Jim Winn goes over and toils
he's underneath and waiting and Winn makes the catch, Johnson has flied off
seventeen consecutive batters retired by Balinski as Bud Harrelson will come up
he walked, walked and grounded off third to first
now pitch to ten for a called strike
Leon Jones has moved out on deck, Houston leading the Mets by a score of three to two
Balinski takes the sign, here's the pitch, it's inside low for Ball
Bobalinski got off to a shaky start here tonight but he's settled down, here's a one-one pitch and it's in for a called strike two
Balinski's last major league complete game was June 29th, 1965, a seven to one win for the Phillies over the San Francisco Giants, here's the pitch high
Bud goes two and two now to Harrelson
the Mets scored two runs in the top of the first and left two runners on board
this is a two-two delivery and it is hung out in Mets, Balinski gets his eighth strikeout
now we pause for station identification, this is the New York Mets baseball network
stay tuned to the new bright sound in radio, WGY, 810 on your dial in Schenectady, New York
this is Lindsay Nelson with Ralph Garner and Bob Murphy at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas
Mets are batting in the top of the eighth, trailing by a run, Leon Jones is up with nobody on base and two men out
a right-handed batter facing left-hand pitcher, Bob Balinski, gives a swing and a foul ball on the ground back of third out of play
rounding up against the railing outside the Mets dugout, third base umpire John Kibler retrieves the ball and crosses it across to the ball boy
so it's a strike one counter, Leon Jones, he was out on an error by Aspromonte in the first inning, it was scored as an error, it was a hard smash down pass, Aspro
Leon grounded into a fourth play in the second inning and he grounded out third to first in the fifth
now the strike one delivery, swung on it on the ground a high hopper at a short, taken there by Lillis and gone across the first and just in time to get Leon Jones
so now Bobalinski has retired, 19-inch competitive batters, no runs by Whistler, it's not left, in the middle of the eighth the score is the Astros 3, the Mets 2
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Follow the football action in Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport, Friday night, August 4th, kickoff time is 7.30pm, don't miss it
And now Hal Renov comes in to do the pitching for the New York Mets
As Ron Taylor worked 6 and 2 third innings, he gave up only one run on 6th, he struck out four and he walked one intentionally
Rusty Staub will be up to lead off for the Astros
He is one for two and an intentional walk
Hi, Ronov is making his 15th appearance of the season
He has a record of three wins and one loss
He worked yesterday for an inning in the first game, allowed no runs, no hits, struck out one and walked none
Right hand to Renov, to the left hand by De Staub, it's low bounce off the glove of Goosen and on back to the screen, it's ball one
Bob Aspermone on deck, 1-0 pitch to Staub, hits it to right, it's three back and Flamoto goes to the warning track and hauls it down
Rusty Staub got a run on Edwin and drove it into the warning track and right, one away
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Now Aspermone is up, Hal Renov feels the fix to flow for a ball
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Pitch to Aspermone and it is high for a ball, Renov goes behind 2-0
The Astros are leading the Mets by a score of 3-2
Then it takes a sign from Greg Goosen, deals 2-0, it's low, he goes behind 3 balls, no strike
Dennis Bennett started here tonight, pitched a third of an inning, was charged with two runs on three hits
Larry Sherry is up and throwing now in the Houston bullpen, here's a pitch high, Aspermone draws a walk
That's only the second walk issued by Mets pitchers tonight
Brings up Doug Rader who is making his Major League debut
That's an infield hit in the second inning, he's knocked out in the fourth, he's stuck out in the sixth
Manager Wes Westom now comes out of the dugout to talk to his battery men
Talks to Renov and Goosen very briefly and Westom turns now, turns back to the dugout as by the time Westom got there, Renov was walking back to the mound already
John Bateman is on deck, Renov's pitch, low and away, 1-1
The bullpen areas here are located just at the far end of the dugout
And the pitcher warming up is not facing the plate, he has his back to the plate
Here's a 1-1 pitch, swung on, hit on the ground, a third, taken by Charles, he goes to Lintz, that's one, the relay to first, he saves it first, Rader beats the relay
So the Astros have a runner at first now with two men out and John Bateman coming up to mid-side for a double play
Going around from Charles to Lintz to Cranepool but Doug Rader beats the relay
It's hard to say, the pitcher warming up here is a vulnerable target for foul balls and so Dave Eilert has drawn the short
Eilert with the glove is facing the home plate area and he's about three feet behind Larry Sherry who is warming up throwing the other direction
Now the pitch to Bateman, swung on and foul back off the screen at strike one
I would guess that the assignment to go out there and protect the pitcher warming up is not one that carries a great deal of prestige with it
Two well, a runner at first, Astros three and the Mets two
Playing a foul ball to the right side, not a play, two strikes
If you're not keeping score and you want to look ahead to the top of the ninth, the Mets are scheduled to send up Tommy Davis, Ron Swoboda and Ed Charles
Now Lilith is waiting on deck, this will be a two strike pitch to John Bateman, Astromati leads and the pitch is funded on the ground to Sherry
Charles up he's going, it's on to first, Lowell dug out on the short half by Cranepool in time to retire the side
So how a run up comes in to get the Astros in the eighth with no runs, no hits, no errors, a walk in one left
Towards the end of eighth ball innings, Houston three and the Mets two
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We're going now to the top half of the ninth inning and the New York Mets will be sending up Tommy Davis, Ron Favota and Ed Charles
Bo Bielanski who is on the ropes in the very first inning of this ballgame has a one hitter going to the ninth
And despite the fact that he has a one hitter, manager Grady Hatton has double barrel action in the bullpen down here
Dan Schneider and Larry Sherry throwing in the Houston bullpen as we go to the top of the ninth
Houston leading by a score of 3-2
In the top half of the first inning, Harrison Walk, Leon George smashed one down past Aspermati as was scored as an error
And then Tommy Davis tingled the right to score a run and that was the only hit the Mets had had in this ballgame
Favota Walk and after Charles struck out, Duesen was up to play when Bo Bielanski wild picked another run home
The Mets had two but the Astros got two in the bottom of the first and came on to pick up another off Ron Taylor in the fourth
And they lead 3-2
So now Tommy Davis steps in as Bo Bielanski is facing the outfield getting settled down before turning to work
To the Mets left fielder who tonight is 1-3
Now Bo Bielanski picks one out of the clad out in the left field and can drop in for a base hit
One hot guy wins a leadoff single here in the ninth inning, the second hit for the Mets off Bo Bielanski
And Tommy Davis has them both, he is on it first representing tying run with nobody out in the ninth inning
And now we're getting Dick Selma coming in to run for Tommy Davis at first base
Dick Selma running for Davis at first
Bo Bielanski struck out and struck out so far, hitting 250 for the season, right hand batter
The greater holds against the runner, here's the pitch, swung on and fouled out, pitch strike one
Ed Charles waiting in the Yandex circle, Duesen 3-2 with the New Yorkers batting in the top half of the ninth inning
Bo Bielanski trying to turn in a complete game victory, here is the pitch low and away
Bielanski has not had a complete game in the majors since June 29, 1965
He goes to the rosin bag, tosses it down, adjusts his uniform down, hands on it, taking a little breather before getting ready to work again to Ron Swaboda
The ball game is over in Cleveland, the Chicago White Sox have won it by a score of 4-2
Cleveland out scorelessly in the 10th inning
So they went it on a two run hold by Rocky Calovito in the 10th and he only got Calovito a couple of days ago from Cleveland
Here's the pitch high, so it's 2-1 to Swaboda
Well when you're going down the straights like the White Sox are and you pick up extra ball play that they can win one or two games for you
I can assure you that you have invested well
Right here in the midst, have the tying run at first, Selma leads and here is the pitch, hung on and pops up foul down the right field line
Chased over by Swaboda but it's going right into the teeth and not a play
Doug Rader the first baseman turned and went racing back in fair territory
And Joe Morgan was cutting over and Saab was coming across toward the bullpen, the ball hit in the third row of the stands
The count is even now, it's 2-2 to Ron Swaboda
Houston three runs, nine hits, two runs, two hits
Now Bo Balensky is up and steady, Jackson runner at first, and here's a 2-2 pitch high and away
The count runs out full at three and two to Ron Swaboda
Ed Charles kneeling in the on deck circle
Balensky again turns his back to the plate, goes to the rising back, flips it down
Selma leads, this will be a playoff pitch, it's on the way, high and away, walking
That is the fourth walker in this game by Bo Balensky, here's the Mets runners at first and second
And brings Houston manager Grady half-nil to the dugout
Ed Charles will be the batter, he's got a right hand pitcher Larry Shurry down there and a left-hander Dan Schneider
The Mets have the tying run at second base and the go-ahead run at first base with nobody out
Here in the top half of the ninth inning
Charles will be the batter and he's to be followed by Greg Goosin in the Mets batting order
Grady Hadney's talking now to his batter men and the time goes to the bullpen, I think for Shurry
Larry Shurry turns and starts walking in
So Bo Balensky does not get a complete game no matter what
Meanwhile Mets third base coach Sally Parker has been in the dugout talking to manager Wes Westerman
He comes out to talk to Ed Charles, a little direct communication here so that there can't be any mix-up on time
And a hand for Balensky
Balensky takes eight full innings, plays two men here in the ninth
So far with two runs on only two hits, he struck out nine and he walked three
He had retired 19 consecutive batters when Tommy Davis got the single in the top half of the ninth inning
And now as Shurry warms up to check us out on score, here's Ralph
St. Louis Cardinals picked up a full game on the Chicago Cubs and also on the Cincinnati Reds
They defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-2, the winning pitcher was Washburn, the losing pitcher was Nye
Cepeda and Brock had home runs, Cepeda 18 now and Brock 14
Cincinnati Reds were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 5-2
And they are now trailing by 8.5 games in the National League Races
The Cubs are losing their trailing by 4.5 ball games
In that ball game the winning pitcher was Phil Neagle, the home run queen was the losing pitcher
Cleve Boyer home in the fifth with a man on
Atlanta by winning remaining 8.5 games back
Philadelphia playing against the Dodgers at the end of one half inning
Philadelphia won, the Dodgers coming up
Dick Ellsworth pitching for the Phillies, John Drysdale going for the Dodgers
And San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 8-4 and the winning pitcher McCormick, the losing pitcher was Pizarro
Alright Ralph, stepping in now is Ed Charles
And as their runners first and second, nobody else in the ass who has to protect against the sacrifice likelihood
Larry Shurry steps off the rubber, yesterday Shurry got a save in the first game of the doubleheader
Four-way blasting game, the 6-5 game, he worked two in the third inning, gave up one run on four hits
He's a right hand pitcher
And here is the pitch, it is, bunt it on and missed for strike one
The Astros are playing it defensively with first baseman Doug Ray to charging
Third baseman Aspermati going to the back, Shurry covering on the third base side
And shortstop Lilis going to the bag at second
Sarley Parker, cost time, comes down now to have a word again with Ed Charles
He bunt it on the pitch and he missed it, it's strike one
The Astros are leading 3-2
On the pitch and Charles again, bunt and fouls it up the third base line
A count goes to two strikes
Greg Goosin is waiting on deck
So twice, Charles has tried to bunt, missed once and fouled it once
So now he is in a hole with a two strike count
As you know, if he should try to bunt it when it bunt it foul, he's a strike out victim
Time run at second, go ahead and run it first, nobody out in the ninth
Larry Shurry takes the side from John Bateman
Charles nothing for three in the ninth game, here's the pitch and it's low
One and two
Charles struck out, grounded out and grounded out
Seasons batting average of 264
Dan Schneider continues to throw, down to Houston both ends
Runners lead, first and second
50-20, on the ground is short, taken by Lillit, played to Morgan for one, the throw to first and he beats the relay
So the middle man is out, and so my ghost is third
Robota, with points at second base and Charles beats the relay
So it gives Mets runners, at first and third, one man out and Greg Goosin coming up
That's all for a conference now between Cassie Johnny Bateman and pitcher Larry Shurry
So it's come to this, the Houston Astros would like to pull off a game ending double play
And the New York Mets want to get that tag run in from third base
Larry Stahl is throwing down in the Met bullpen at this moment
And Tommy Reynolds is also throwing down there
Grae Lee Hatton comes out of the dugout, he wants to know what this conference is about between Bateman and Shurry
And Morgan is joining him also
Greg Goosin is the batter, he has struck out, grounded out and popped out so far
Seasons batting average of 250
Goosin is a right hand batter
Hatton is still out there, now he turns and comes back to the dugout
They just want to know how they're going to work on Greg Goosin here
Charles is the runner at first, Selmer is the runner at third
Selmer is checking now with Staldy Parker at the third base, George, to see what he does on various situations
Greg Goosin now is coming back to the dugout
And Larry Stahl has come into the dugout
West Western pacing up
Goosin takes off the helmet
Gary Grote has come out there to continue throwing with Tommy Reynolds in the bullpen area
And here comes Larry Stahl, a left hand batter now
Stahl is hitting 227 for the season, he has one home run and 14 runs batted in
So now again Bateman goes out to talk to Shurry
And Joe Morgan, the second baseman, comes in again to say again
Want to figure out how they work to Larry Stahl
One move right here that is probably one of the prime reasons why West has gone to a left hand batter
Is to stay out of the double play, the left hander of course a little bit harder to double up
And Greg Goosin is certainly a lot easier to double up than most ball players
Alright with one man out, the Houston Astros are leading the Mets by a score of 3-2
With the Mets batting in the top of the ninth
The Mets have runners at first and third
Larry Sherry is working in relief for Bo Balinski who is the pitcher of record
Sherry takes the sign, Mets runners lead first and third
The pitch to Larry Stahl, swung and hit on the ground foul, back up first
Over the odd stretch club, a first baseman Doug Radier
So Dick Selma who is off and running on the ground ball returns to third
Charles tags up at first, a count of strike one to Larry Stahl
Ed Cringpool is on deck for the Mets
Now again Sherry sets up in deals
This pitch is low, Astros started to go and lay it off and it's one and one
The Mets got two runs here tonight in the top half of the first inning
The Astros matched them with two in the bottom of the first
And then the Astros got one in the bottom of the fourth
And that's all the scoring we've had in this ball game
Here's a pitch to Stahl, swung on and hit, one and two
Dave Eilish starts to throw it out, out of the Houston bullpen along with Dan Schneider
The count to Stahl has gone to one ball and two strikes
Larry Stahl, Larry Sherry
Leans forward, takes the sign, here's the pitch, low and the count evens at two and two
Stahl steps back now
Mopped his brow with the sleeve of his uniform
Settled himself carefully back in, pounds the plate
On the mound Larry Sherry, on the rubber, back in the mound
Leans forward to take a sign from John Bateman
Mets runners lead first and third, the pitch swung on and stalled off
He's still alive at two and two
The New York Mets and the Houston Astros battling here at the Astrodome
In the third game of this five game series
Yesterday the Astros won both ends of a double header, six to five and nine to one
Stahl is back in and waiting, two to pitch, swung out and tossed up back to second base
Bob Lilich goes out, Doma comes halfway, Lilich makes the catch
Winners return, no way back, two away
Short stop, Bob Lilich went out into short center field to make the catch of the high top
Runners went halfway, returned after the catch, no advance and now Craneville is coming up
Craneville tonight has climbed the lift, grounded out to first base and grounded out short to first
Now again a conference at the mound, short stop Bob Lilich, second baseman Joe Morgan
Pitcher Larry Sherry, catcher John Bateman
The pitcher of record for Houston at this point
Is Balinski and the pitcher of record at this point for the Mets is Ron Taylor
Now the conference is broken up, Bateman comes back behind the plate
Lilich back at short and Morgan at second, Craneville steps down
Here Charles the runner at first, Dick Stelman the runner at third with two men out in the top of the ninth
Houston leading three to two
Here's the pitch that's high and away for ball one
Larry Sherry on the rubber now, looks at again for the time
He's up and set, here's the pitch, swung out, hit on the ground foul
Back to first and into the dugout of the Houston Astros
So the count goes one and one now to Ed Craneville
Phil Lynch is waiting on deck, third baseman Bob Aspermonte comes over to have a word with Sherry
The Astros play Craneville just about straight away
He asks that the ball be examined, it starts in, Shag Crawford looks at it and leaves it in play
The count to Craneville is one and one
Now Sherry on the rubber, he takes the time
Med runners lead first and third, a one one pitch, swung on and foul back off the screen out of play
Now the count goes to one ball and two strikes
Craneville, major distance
Sherry takes the time, med runners lead first and third, the one two pitch and it's low
Out of the glove of bateman he keeps it in front of him, rolls it about three or four feet up the third baseline
No advance, runners holding first and third and the count to Craneville, two balls and two strikes
Charles at first, Showman third
Sherry has the sign, off the stretch, the two two pitch, point on it, hits it and foul back over
Larry Sherry gets the three and it's a strike out here at Craneville to end the ball again
As the Houston Astros win it by a score of three to two as the inning ends and the ball game ends with the Mets having the tying run after base
So in the top of the ninth the Mets failed at court, they had a hit and a walk no errors and left two
We'll be back in a moment with the final summary and totals right now
The final score of the game is Houston 3 to the Mets 2 and now here's a word from Ryne Gold
Look, you can't pull the wool over their eyes
You can't get the public around here
You can't put one over on these guys
They'll pop you right out on your ear
In this town either you have it or you don't
Either you're a pro or you won't get very far
There are 302 beers trying to make it in New York from all over
But only one beer has made it to the top
The rich Ry Lager Rango
In this town either you have it or you don't
Either you're a pro or you won't get very far
Either you have it or you don't
Ryne Gold
Here at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, the Astros have defeated the Mets 3 to 2 and to tell you something of how they did it here is Ralph Keiner
All the starting pitchers in the ballgame are Bo Balinski and also Dennis Bennett
And the game started off as though it might be a high scoring affair with neither pitcher going the distance
It proved that Dennis Bennett did not go the distance but Bo Balinski was working on a one hitter as he started the ninth inning
In the first inning Buddy Harrelson walked and Thion Jones was safer on air putting runners at first and second
Tommy Davis singled the right field to drive in a run
And that put the Mets in the position of having a runner at first and third
Later on a wild pitch the Mets got their second run but Balinski got out of the inning as he picked up Eddie Crane for on the fly ball to left field
Mets scoring two runs and one hit in the very first inning
The Dodgers, the Astros quickly came back as they picked up a home run on their first batter Ron Davis
It was his fifth this year, a double right after that by Joe Morgan put the time on his second base
He moved over to third when he stole third base, that was his tenth field of the year and his first of two in the ballgame
After that Jim Wynn picked up a run battered in as he granted down his short
That was his 84th, he leads the majors and that was the second run for the Astros
That put the score two to two as the Mets got out of the inning when Ron Taylor came in to pick up a double play on Bob Aspermone
The Astros got what proved to be the winning run in the fourth inning on a double by Bob Aspermone
He later on scored when the shortstop Bobby Lillis singled into right field to give the Astros their third run
The Mets were held at bay and Bobalensky after getting in trouble in the first inning and starting the second with a walk
Came in and then retired the next 19 batters as he worked through the eighth inning
In the ninth inning Tommy Davis who had had the only base hit singled into left field as he let off the inning on the very first hit
Ron Cebola worked out a walk on a three two pitch to put runners at first and second, the time run at second and the go ahead run at first
That brought in Larry Sherry who was the star of the 1959 World Series for the Dodgers when he won two games and saved two
Larry just about duplicated his great performance in 1959 as he got the next three batters striking out Ed Cranebore with the time run at third base and the go ahead run at first
Larry Sherry got his fifth save and Bobalensky got his third win, Bo now with three wins and seven losses
And the Astros now have won seven consecutive ball games and the Mets now have lost six consecutive ball games
The best game the Bo and the pitch was back on May 5th, 1962 and Boalensky then no hit to Baltimore Orioles and won by a score of two to nothing
Mets in July closed out their record with 14 wins and 17 losses and the Astros by winning won their 46th ball game
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