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Hello everyone, this is Ralph Kiner along with Bob Murphy and Lindsay Nelson from Candlestick Park in San Francisco on a beautiful day for baseball in the final game of the meeting of the Giants and Mets in the 1960s.
The temperature is 71 degrees and the starting pitchers for this ballgame are the Giants' Warren Marichal and pitching for the New York Mets' Dennis Rybant.
Giants are in third place four games back of the big leading Los Angeles Dodgers and a half a game back of the second place Pittsburgh Pirates who come in here for victories after the Mets move on to Houston.
The starting lineup for the game today for the Mets, Bud Harrelson will lead off and play shortstop batting second and playing second base Chuck Giller.
Batting third and playing third base for the nine game hitting three gun Ken Boyer.
In the clean up position Al Luplow playing right field. Batting fifth at first base at Grainville. Batting sixth and playing center field Cleon Jones.
The seventh batter will be in left field Johnny Lewis there.
Batting eighth in catching Hawk Taylor is his single that got the Mets back in the ballgame in the ninth inning and later on set it up for the Mets to win the second game of the series against the Giants last night.
And he'll be doing the catching batting ninth and pitching Dennis Rybant and the Mets against the Giants have won nine of 17 games played.
They have since at least a tie with the San Francisco Giants for the overall series of this season.
Right here in Candlestick Park the Mets have won five of eight plays so they have since the win against the Giants here in San Francisco in their overall efforts this season.
For the Giants Tito Fuentes will lead off and play shortstop. Batting second playing right field Ken Henderson. Batting third and center field Willie Mays and now Willie Mays leading the Giants out in the field.
Batting fourth and playing first base Willie McCovey. Batting fifth in left field A.S. Sulu.
Six batter will be the catcher Tom Holler. Batting seventh playing third base Jim Davenport. Batting eighth and playing second base Hal Lanier and the pitcher Juan Marichal still yet to come out of the dugout.
Batting ninth Juan usually makes his appearance by running out to the pitching mound. Marichal is looking for his twenty third win.
He has a record of twenty two and six and against the Mets he has won seventeen and has never been made. The Mets have knocked him out. They have never been able to pin a loss on Juan Marichal.
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Now Juan Marichal getting the hand as he runs out to the pitching mound. Coming now with him to take their respective positions.
Wadi Herzog the third base coach for the Mets. He was the one who set up the stealer home for Bud Harrelson last night that proved to be the winning run of the ball game in the top of the ninth.
And coaching at first base Yogi Berra. The umpires for the game today. Harry Wendell staff behind home plate.
Shag Crawford at first base. Ed Vargo at second base and Doug Harvey at third. This broadcast is being beamed around the world through the services of the Armed Forces Radio and a salute from us here at Cadillac to all of you.
Defensively for the Giants it's Tom Holler catching at first base Willie McCovey at second base Howlander. Kido Fuentes the shortstop and Jim Davenport at third. Jim Rayhart who is the regular third baseman is being wrested by manager Herman Frank.
He has had a great record against the Mets this year. He has hit a total of eight home runs against the Mets pitching.
In left field a Sousa Lou. In center field Willie Mays checking the flags as the wind blows toward right field and playing at right field Ken Henderson. Breeze is fairly calm right now.
Although there is the prevailing wind of about five to ten miles an hour blowing out toward right.
Now the Mets have their leadoff batter in the batter's box. But Harrelson the shortstop he'll be followed by Chuck Yiller and then Ken Boyer. Harrelson batting 196 with no home runs and three runs batted in.
Since joining the Mets from Jacksonville he has stolen five bases in five tries.
Switch hitter batting from the left hand side and one Marichal into the windup in the first pitch of the ball game and has taken over the outside corner called a strike.
Last ball by Marichal and on the pitch Harrelson was moving up as though to bunt.
Third baseman Jim Davenport playing about 80 feet away right near the line to guard against the bunt.
Willie McCovey also in about 80 feet away right on top of the left hand batter.
Now the one strike delivery a curveball that breaks in and is called strike two.
Marichal with a variety of pitches the big curve, the slow curve, the hard curve, the slider, the sidearm fastball, overhand fastball. He throws from all around.
Fine control and at two strikes his pitch back is the overhand curve. It's popped out towards the second baseman taking on the first stop by Hal O'Neill. His throw to first base picks up the first out of the ball game and that will bring up Chuck Yiller.
Chuck playing at second base against the right hand pitching. The Mets are trying to get as much left hand bat in the ball game as they can find.
We have Ken Boyer as the right hand batter and Cleon Jones as the right hand batter along with Hawk Taylor in their first eight men.
Marichal left hander with a 3-0-8 average and the first pitch to him is a ball that's down low curveball breaking too far down below the knees. This ball won the first ball of the game thrown by Marichal.
Marichal won back again. This time the curveball has hit on the ground foul towards Yogi Berra. Count evens out at 1-1. The Giants had won last night's ball game. Marichal was to have skipped the Mets and pitched against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
They come in here tomorrow from Los Angeles but with the Giants losing, manager Herman Franks pushed Marichal in his regular turn, a swing and a miss at strike two. As he felt he could take no chances against even losing a ball game after his loss last night.
One ball, two strikes, the right hander back to Chuck Hiller and the pitch is popped off the hands toward the shortstop. Fido Fuentes shading from the sun back on the edge of the outfield grass and he picks it up for the out.
Throw two away. Two put away easily by Marichal. It brings up Ken Boyer who has a nine game hitting streak going.
Pittsburgh at Los Angeles starting pitchers of that ball game, Tommy Sisk going for the Pirates. He has a record of 10-3 and he'll be opposed by Joe Muller who has won two and lost three.
And this is a must game for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They have lost the first two of the three game series.
First pitch to Boyer drills deep to left field. A wedding there as the wind holds the ball up is a two saloon. He makes the catch and that retires the side.
So Marichal retires his first three men and the Mets are out in the top of the first with no score and the Giants now coming to bat.
Going to the bottom half of the first, the final game in this series between the Mets and Giants and the final game of the year between the Mets and Giants, Dennis Rybman taking his warm up pitches.
At the same time against San Francisco he defeated them by a score of two to one holding the Giants to five hits. Rybman on that date beat Gaylord Perry.
So he is now taking on Juan Marichal. Dennis with a fine record of 11 wins and seven losses. He has won more games as a right hand pitcher for the Mets than any other Mets pitcher.
He's 25 years of age. 511, 175 pounds. He lives in Long Island. He is 2-0 over the Giants this year and has a lifetime record in the major leagues of 13 wins and 15 losses.
And his first pitch, Tito Fuentes, is a curve ball outside for a ball. Fuentes batting 255 with seven home runs and 34 runs batted in, a right hand batter.
He'll be followed by Ken Henderson and Willie Mays. And the next pitch is call of strike. Carl Rybman has a count of one and one.
Rybman has never been beaten by the Giants. He has won three and lost none. His 1965 record in the major leagues, one win and three losses.
And at one-one the pitch to Fuentes is called strike two.
Dennis credits his success this year to the fact that he has learned to move the ball in and out rather than up and down.
And he tries to work low all the time. And he will be the first Mets pitcher to ever win more than 10 games and end the season with a winning record.
One-two pitch is lined out toward short, cut off by Bud Harrelson. He goes over to first base, not in time, a face-off.
Bud Harrelson going back to second base, came up with the ball and then fired to first base but missed his man by just a fraction of a step.
So the first hit of the ball game, the first basemanter, as the leadoff batter for the Giants, Tito Fuentes, beats out the hit and brings up Ken Henderson.
Henderson, a left hand batter against right hand pitching. He has an average of 313 with no home runs and no runs batted in.
Henderson has been at bat 16 times with five hits. One of the hits, a two-base hit, another a triple.
Fuentes with a short lead at first, now moving up. And the first pitch to Henderson is outside for a ball.
Mets have Eddie Crane pool at first base, Chuck Hiller at second base, Bud Harrelson at short, and Ken Boyer at third. The catcher is Hawk Taylor.
Ryvon throws to first base, Fuentes back ahead of the tag. In the outfield, Johnny Lewis in left field, Cleon Jones in center field, and now Lupo on right.
Now the pitch, hit out toward the third base side of home plate in foul territory.
Ball dribbled out and Hawk Taylor bouncing out to try and get the ball in fair territory but it never got back in.
Counted one ball and one strike.
The Giants have played 24 games on Saturdays this year and they have won eight and lost 16.
Their worst record throughout any of the days in the week.
So seldom on Saturdays.
Now the 1-1 pitch, swung on and missed at strike two.
On deck, Willie Mays.
Ryvon checks out his outfield, now turns back to home plate to take the signs from his catcher.
Mets have their infield shortened up against Henderson.
And the next delivery is grounded out to second, a tough chance for two.
Hiller goes to the shortstop at second base for the fourth play there but no throw on to first base.
And the Mets pick up their first out.
And that brings up Willie Mays.
Willie Mays, hitting 293 with 34 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
Willie straddling the plate and as he moved his bat back he hit Octator's grub.
Of course if he did that swinging it would be a catcher's bot.
With the ball thrown for the pitcher, down ball to second, a good chance for two.
The ball is kicked by Chuck Hiller and picked up by Bud Harrelson.
He steps on the bag at second base for the fourth play and then throws on the first and he almost picked up Willie Mays.
Chuck Hiller had an easy chance for a double play and couldn't find the ball.
He bobbled the ball and then when it went down to the ground he kicked it.
Unfortunately for the Mets he kicked it right towards Bud Harrelson.
He picked it up about two steps from the bag, stepped on the bag and fired on to first base.
So a chance for two missed but then a good play to be lucky enough to come up with a fourth play for the second out of the inning.
Now the batter will be Willie McCovey.
Willie batting 296 with 30 home runs and 83 runs batted in.
Mays draws the throw at first base, gets back safely.
Now another one and Mays has to sort of fall down to get back as he was trying to move off the bag.
And the pitch of the plate is outside and it's called a ball.
On the pitch Willie McCovey was stepping out of the batter's box but time was not called by Harry Wendelstadt.
If Dennis Ryburn had been able to get the ball in the strike zone he would have had an easy strike.
Now Dennis sets up again and throws the first base again and Willie Mays just gets back.
Ball is dropped by Craneball and Willie Mays picked it up and handed it to him.
Willie has stolen five bases this year, had one last night.
The next pitch to the plate is outside, it's ball two.
McCovey had a tremendous home run last night that was aided by the jet stream that was blowing out toward right field.
The ball went over the bleacher area, traveled somewhere around 500 feet.
The wind was blowing about 35 to 40 miles an hour at times last night with fog ripping down throughout the game.
Right here though with the fog gone the temperature is 71 degrees.
The 2-0 pitch is taken outside and low on it's ball three.
The linemen pitching carefully to Willie McCovey with Willie Mays at first base falls behind three balls and no strikes.
Jim Davenport a right hand batter is on deck.
No score in the ball game, two men out in the bottom half of the first.
And then the 3-0 pitch is over the outside corner, knee high, a called strike, three balls and one strike.
Mets have Bud Harrelson at shortstop almost behind the bag at second as they have shifted around on McCovey.
Now again a throw to first and Mays back easily.
Willie has not taken a big lead.
He's running on the 3-1 pitch but it is outside ball four so Mays goes down to second base as Willie McCovey draws the walk.
That will bring up Jim Davenport.
And giving the starting lineup at the start of the ball game Mays draws another throw at second base.
This time as Jack Killer comes over to cover gets back safely.
We gave a lineup that had Davenport batting in the seventh position just before the ball game.
A lineup for a change and he has been moved into the fifth position.
So to correct the lineup here's the first pitch to Davenport outside at ball one.
Change Jim Davenport to the fifth batter and put Jesusalu who was batting fifth into the sixth position.
That drops Tom Howler on down to the seventh position.
Next pitch to the plate is Low and they got two balls and no strikes.
Davenport batting 242.
Nine home runs and 29 runs batted in.
Back at the start of the season he hit a home run in the 17th inning to beat the Mets in their very first game with a job.
Now the next delivery outside at ball three.
Davenport driving now running into difficulties.
And the next pitch to the plate is a strike.
So they count three balls and one strike on Davenport.
No score in the ball game but the Giants threatening here in the bottom half of the first.
Runners at first and second.
Three one pitch with the runners going it's swung on and foul tipped.
And it's strike two and Willie Mays who had a good jump.
And then it goes on back to second base and Willie McCovey behind him back to first.
The ball had been missed.
Mays and McCovey would have moved in into second and third on a double steal.
And Rybham before pitching to the plate moves the runners back by stepping off the mound.
And his next pitch to the plate and the runners going to call strike three and Davenport doesn't like the call.
That strikeout retired the side the first one in the ball game for Dennis Rybham and it was a big one on the three two pitch.
No runs one hit no errors a walk and two men left off.
And the score at the end of one the Mets nothing the Giants nothing.
The teams changed positions now with the Giants going out the Mets coming up for the second time and removed to the top of the second.
First man up for the Mets is Al Luco and the first pitch by Juan Marichal is called a strike.
In that Philly Houston game Rick Wise started for the Phillies.
Now pitching is Morse in place of Rovannick who also was in the ball game.
Norm Miller home run the third with two on.
Larry Dirkert pitching for the Astros.
Now the next delivery to the plate called a ball. It's one ball and one strike.
No score on this ball game.
Let's go on to play a doubleheader in Houston tomorrow.
First game will be televised.
Both games of course on radio.
Doug McGraw and Nolan Ryan pitching for the Mets.
A hard swing by Luco and it's strike two.
One ball and two strikes.
Game time tomorrow will be at three twenty five New York time.
Dave Justy and Bob Rusla to schedule pitches for the Astros.
Now an overhand curve flung on a miss strike three.
Marichal picks up his first strikeout.
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The more you learn, the more you'll learn.
So stay in school and prepare yourself for a really good job.
You'll be glad you did.
Now the batter is Eddie Craneball. Eddie batting two forty four with fifteen home runs and fifty four runs better than.
He leads the club in home runs with his fifteen and he swings and fouls the first pitch down in the dirt.
It's strike one.
No score on the ball game. The Mets against the Johns.
And one Marichal with his one strike delivery this time missing long away.
Count Evans out. It's one ball and one strike.
Final score. Boston beat the Angels three to one.
The winning pitcher was Dennis Bennett with help from John Wyatt.
The losing pitcher was George Brunette.
George Thomas, Yastremski and Rodgers home run. All with no one on.
Now the next delivering overhand curve that's hit out into right field for a base hit.
Eddie Craneball goes to first base and holds there and the Mets get their first base hit in the ball game.
That'll bring up Cleon Jones.
One point one seven two. Cleon Jones.
Cleon hitting two seventy seven with eight home runs and fifty one runs better than.
Right hand better. Both sides with a base hit now.
One hot in the top of the second.
And the first pitch to Jones is a high fly ball hit back of first base coming in from his right field position.
Ken Henderson and he makes the catch and foul territory.
Craneball stays at first base.
And now the Giants have two Mets put away with Johnny Lewis coming up for the Mets.
Number twenty four on the left of the field is Johnny Lewis.
Johnny has been a bat a hundred and fifty four times with thirty one hits.
That puts his average at two oh one.
Five home runs and nineteen runs batted in.
And he swings at the first pitch an overhand curve ball at strike one.
No score in the ball game. Two men out in the top of the second.
Juan Marichal against Dennis Riven.
One strike delivery is swung on a miss at strike two. That time a fastball.
Craneball at first and the two strike pitch swung on a miss to retire the side.
Two strikeouts in the inning for Juan Marichal his first and second in the ball game.
No runs one hit no errors and one man left on.
And the score at the end of one and a half innings the Mets nothing the Giants nothing.
Sage you ever stop to think of how many lonesome travelers there are here in yonder and just how thirsty they get.
Well I am a lonely and a lonesome traveler I am a lonely and a lonesome traveler I am a lonely and a lonesome traveler I've been a traveling on.
I travel here and then I travel.
From California to New York the American folk singer travels here and yonder carrying with him the music of the whole world and its peoples.
And sometimes when the traveling gets thirsty he puts down his guitar and accompanies himself with a cold beer maybe Rheingold.
And in New York City where more songs and travelers stop than anywhere else in the world more people buy Rheingold extra dry than any other beer.
How come? Maybe it's the Oregon Hops we use. Who knows? But we must be doing something right.
Traveling on.
Going to the bottom half of the second inning Dennis Riven pitching for the Mets.
No score in the ball game and the Giants coming up with Jesus Alou.
Jesus batting for the first time is batting 238th here with 25 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
He'll be followed by Tom Haller and then Hal Lanier.
Riven all set to go and the first pitch is a change up that's too low it's ball one.
In the first inning first man up Tito Fuentes beat out a base hit to deep short.
Back of second base.
On the shortstop side Henderson forced him at second base.
Willie Mays forced Henderson to second base.
There's a base hit to right field by Jesus Alou.
He goes to first base and holds there as Aloukpo takes the drive on one hop and throws on in.
After Willie McCovey had walks Mays going down to second.
Dennis Riven struck out Jim Davenport on a 3-2-6.
Now the second hit for the Giants in the ball game and for the second time in two innings they have their lead batter on at first base.
And coming up for the Giants is Tom Haller.
There's a ground ball down to second base.
Chuck Killer has it goes over to the shortstop covering at second base.
Bud Harrelson takes the throw and gets out of the way as Alou slides into him.
But the fourth play is called at second base with no throw on the first.
Haller before hitting into the fourth play with 25 home runs and 59 runs batted in batting 238.
I believe he gave Jesus Alou a home run.
Incorrectly he's had one home run and 18 runs batted in with a 261 average.
Now the batter is the second baseman Haller there.
No score in the game.
One man out, bottom half of the second.
A nearer right hand batter and a pitch back to play and grouped into center field strongly.
Leigh-Anne Jones moves in.
And he makes the catch for the second out of the inning.
Haller back to first base and it brings up Warren Maritow.
Warren hitting 242. He's been at bat 99 previous times with 24 hits.
Four of them doubles and he has driven in 11 runs.
You cannot take him too lightly.
No score in the game.
Two men out, bottom half of the second.
And the first pitch to Maritow has swung on a miss.
Low curve ball and Warren fooled completely.
At the end of one.
The Pirates after scoring a run in the first inning off of Joe Mueller are tied up by the Dodgers as they score a run off Tommy Siss.
So it's a 1-1 game going to the top of the second.
Now the one strike pitch just outside, ball one.
One ball, one strike.
We'll have all the scores all the way around the national and the American League at the end of this inning.
Another football final. Michigan State 28, North Carolina State 10.
They've been taking a lot of time right now before getting set to pitch again to Warren Maritow.
And the second baser on fire, Ed Vargo, turns it around and tries to speed up the ball game.
Now he's set. And the 1-1 pitch, a change up top foul back home plate out of play.
So Dennis has a count his way, one ball and two strikes.
The Mets and Giants had a tremendous year at J Stadium drawing 399,166 paid customers.
Now a swing and a miss at strike three. Warren Maritow struck out to retire the side.
No runs, one hit. No errors, one man left on.
And the score at the end of two, the Giants nothing, the Mets nothing.
In other games in the national and the American League going to the bottom half of the ninth inning,
the St. Louis Cardinals leading Chicago by a score of 6-4.
Wodershek now pitching for the Cardinals. Dick Hughes was the starting pitcher.
Ken Holtzman the starting pitcher for Chicago and Henley in the ball game in the eighth inning.
Now it's Warren Maritow to start off here in the top of the third.
And his first pitch is a sidearm pitch that's called a strike.
The batter is Hawk Taylor, Hawk batting 189 with three home runs and 11 runs batted in.
It was his single last night in the ninth inning to put the Mets back in the ball game.
And now he drives one to the left. Azeusa Lou comes in, misjudged the ball and one-hands it
as he kept it from going for a double.
Line shot to left field, Azeusa Lou coming in, almost ran under.
Hawk Taylor going down for the first out here in the top of the third and that brings up Dennis Rivett.
Rivett has a 172 average with 10 hits and 58 times up.
And he takes the first pitch, it's called a strike.
Now the umpire is shaking his head. So it is not a strike but it's called a ball.
Warren Maritow questioning the call and getting the head shake for the fact that it was not a strike but a ball.
Now upon attempt and the ball hit off to the foul side, it's one ball and one strike.
In the St. Louis Chicago game, Phillips has hit a homer in the ninth inning with no one on for the Cubs.
The Cubs now training by one as they bat in the bottom half of the ninth.
One ball, one strike, Maritow back again to Rivett.
The pitch is lined through the hole between third and short of base hit.
Rivett rounds his first base going down the line in a hurry and then holds there as the throw comes in from Hey-Tsu-Salu.
So the Mets have their second hit against the Giants. It's all even to two of base with no score.
And Bud Harrelson comes up for the second time.
Bud Grunner down to second base his first time up.
It went off the handle that was sort of a slowly hit line drive and the second base from Lanier had an easy play at first running.
First pitch going this time is Bunn and Fowl at strike one.
Bud was bunning for a base hit not to sacrifice.
One out in the top of the third.
Davenport defends against him at third base about 80 feet away near the line.
Next pitch is Bunn and Fowl again. Strike two.
Bud in last nice ball game showed some muscle. He had two triples. He's had three since he came up from Jacksonville.
One was to right center, the other to left center.
He has good speed and he pops one into shallow center going back into a position back of second base is Cito Puente and he makes the catch.
Puente was looking as though he might drop the ball but there would be no advantage there.
He had then a chance to make a fourth play which would leave Harrelson a very fast man on.
Now the batter is Chuck Hiller.
Chuck pops the short his first time up and he takes the first pitch outside at the ball.
Marichal back again and the curveball is grounded out toward short.
A tough play for Puente as his quick throw to first base is not in time.
A tough play at second base as the second baseman, Howell Nehrer, was playing over towards the first base side at second.
And Dennis Ribant beat him to second base so Puente's had no other choice as he took that ball that was hit out toward the deep part of the shortstop side and threw over to first base but not in time.
Well the Mets have runners at first and second the first time they've had two on in this ball game.
And the batter is Ken Boyer who flat out to the left field his first time up.
Boyer brought a nine game hitting streak into this ball game.
And one Marichal with the first pitch and Boyer takes it over the outside corner for a called strike.
Cubs fell short as they got a run in the ninth and the Cardinals beat Chicago 65.
Winning pitcher was Dennis in relief.
The losing pitcher was Holtzman.
Shannon and Phillips home run.
Now it's swinging at an overhand curve at strike two.
Houston leads Philadelphia by a score of nine to two after four and a half innings.
And the next pitch is called strike three. That retires the side.
In the inning no runs, two hits, no errors and two men left on.
The strikeout for Juan Marichal his third.
And the score at the end of two and a half innings.
The Mets nothing.
The San Francisco Jazz nothing.
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Bottom half of the third inning of a scoreless ballgame, Dennis Rybun and Juan Marichal hooking up here in the pitcher's duel.
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Marichal out in the top of the second. They did not score.
Dodgers coming up with the score tied at one to one.
Tommy Sisk against Joe Mueller in that ballgame.
Nido Fuentes, the first batter up for the Giants.
Nido the leadoff batter for the Giants.
Singles his first time up an infield hit to shortstop.
Final score, Boston beat California three to one.
White Sox beat Baltimore three to one.
Cleveland beat Detroit six to two.
Yankees are batting in the bottom half of the ninth inning off Jim Cutts.
They went into the inning trailing by a score of four to one, but Pepitone has shortened that lead to four to two with a home run.
It's 31st with no one on.
Now the first pitch by Dennis Ryman here in the bottom half of the third and it's ball one.
Ryman has given up no runs, allowed two hits.
He has struck out two and walked one.
Next delivery is hit hard down to short.
Harrelson has it in one hop moving to his left.
This sort of first base is in plenty of time for the out.
Ball was well hit, but Harrelson cut it off.
Now the batter coming up is Ken Henderson and Will Foss for station identification.
This is the New York Mets baseball network.
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You're stationed for all Mets games.
Dennis Ryman with his first pitch to Ken Henderson and it's taken outside.
It's ball one.
Ralph Kiner along with Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson from Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
The smallest ball game with one out in the bottom half of the third.
Ryman back again and this time he gets a strike.
One ball, one strike.
Henderson hit into a fourth play his first time up, grounding down to short.
Average dropping from 313 to 294 with his one time at bat.
He's been up 17 times with five hits.
Next pitch grounded out towards first base.
Eddie Cranebould decides to take the play at first base by himself and makes it there unassisted for the out.
Two men out and now Willie Mays comes up.
Now down to 24, Willie Mays.
Willie hit into a fourth play his first time up.
Hit the ball hard down to Chuck Hiller and Chuck had a good shot at a double play but booted the ball
and then actually booted it with his foot over to the shortstop.
Bud Harrelson not on purpose.
Bud got the ball and stepped on the back.
First pitch is a breaking pitch over the outside corner, a called strike.
Mays hitting 293 this year with 34 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
Now the one strike delivery taken at the knees and it's called strike two.
The Mets can win this ball game here today.
It will be the first time in their history and they're in their fifth year that they have ever won a series from another team.
Mets have won nine of the 17 games played and if they could win today that would give them their tenth win
and a victory in the series for the season for the first time over any club.
A check and a swing and a foul ball.
Actually the ball was not fouled as Hot Taylor came back.
The ball was just not caught by Taylor and the count goes to one and two.
One ball, two strikes.
The Mets have a chance of course against other teams to come up with a winning season record.
They are nine and seven against Chicago with two games to play and they are nine and
they are eight and three with Houston with eight games to play.
A high drive to deep center field but the wind's holding the ball up.
Back in the warning track is Cleon Jones and he really had trouble with the sun but he made the play to retire the side.
The last minute Cleon Jones made the catch as he spun away as that ball was in the sun but he found it and made the play on Willie Mays.
So with an eight from the wind blowing in from left center field the Mets get Willie Mays out and retire the side in order.
And the score at the end of three, the Mets nothing, the Giants nothing.
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Now in the fourth inning Al Luplo will lead off against Juan Marichal.
At the end of two innings at Dodger Stadium the Pirates won, the Dodgers won.
Right-hander Tommy Sisk with a record of 10-3, pitching against Joe Mueller 2-3.
Al Luplo's second time up. Marichal struck him out in the second.
The Dominican Dandy swings out of his windup. The pitch, a high pop foul that's playable, Tom Hader near the plate in foul territory, takes it for the off.
One away and nobody on, that brings up Eddie Cranepool.
In college football Colgate defeated Boston University 34-0.
Now Eddie Cranepool, Eddie has been up once and single to right field.
Breeze now has freshened up and is very much indeed a factor in the ball game.
Marichal winds the pitch on the way, a little bit low on outside, one ball and no strikes.
Yogi Berra coaching at first, Whitey Herzog at third.
May is shaded toward right center against Eddie Cranepool.
Breaking ball at the knees, it's a strike, one ball, one strike.
Following today's game, the Mets fly to Houston.
Doubleheader tomorrow with the Astros will be on with our broadcast at 3.25 p.m. New York time.
Outside and low with a screwball, two balls and a strike on Ed Cranepool.
We're anxious to see 19-year-old Nolan Ryan against the Astros tomorrow as well as Tug McGraw.
The Astros seem to be getting hot.
They beat the Phillies last night, Harrison hit a grand slam home run.
Bounced foul, it's two and two.
And they are walloping Philadelphia this afternoon.
They lead the Phillies 10-2 at the end of five.
The Cardinals won today. When the day is over, it appears St. Louis will be just a half game behind Philadelphia.
Ground ball hit toward the middle.
Fuente's up with it behind second. Rose not in time and Cranepool is on.
Tito Fuente is making a beautiful play going in behind second base.
He was actually a stride over on the right side of the diamond when he came up with the grounder
and whipped the ball quickly to stretch McCovey but not in time.
For the New York Mets, their fourth base hit.
Tito Eddie Cranepool is two for two and it brings up the on-jump.
Double checking on the standings as Houston beats Philadelphia.
Ground ball bounced short by Cleon.
Fuente throws the second for one, on to first not in time and Cleon reaches on the fourth play.
St. Louis has won and if Philadelphia loses they'll be in a flat-footed tie for fourth place.
Each will have won 79 and lost 70.
Now Johnny Lewis up against Juan Marichal. No score top of the fourth inning.
Speedy Cleon Jones on first base two men down.
There goes Cleon, a swing and a miss, the peg by Haller the slide, safe, he stole the base.
Cleon Jones getting his 15th stolen base of the year and Cleon has been caught only five times all year.
Cleon has the new Mets club record for stolen bases in a season.
A modest record but nonetheless a mark of progress.
Now a one-strike count on Johnny Lewis.
Here's the pitch by Marichal, a swing and a miss, strike two.
It's all over at Yankee Stadium. Joe Pepitone-Homer to the last of the ninth is 31st of the year.
The Yankees fell two runs shy, the twins winning it four to two.
Jim Cot winning his 24th of the year to tie Sandy Koufax for most victories to major leagues.
Al Downing was the loser.
Now pick off the Compton second and Cleon Jones just gets back.
What a move that was by Juan Marichal. He looked like a ballet dancer out there.
Pretty close to a balk I would say.
Two-strike pitch outside and low, one ball and two strikes.
In the third inning at Dodger Stadium, Willie Starjel is at a home runoff, Joe Mueller with a base is clear.
It's Pittsburgh two, the Dodgers one with a Parrots betting in the top of the third inning.
A ground ball foul right down to Whitey Herzog.
Everything is over in the American League now.
The twins defeated the Yankees four to two. Jim Cot winning his 24th.
The Red Sox down the Angels three to one on the combined five-hit pitching of Dennis Bennett and John Wyatt.
Wyatt relieved in the eighth inning.
George Thomas and Carl Yostemsky homered for Boston. Bob Rogers for the Angels.
Tommy John went all the way as the White Sox beat the league-leading Orioles three to one. Palmer the loser.
Robert Robinson the Major League leader at number 45.
Jerry Adair beat his old teammates with a three-run homer.
And Cleveland beat Detroit six to two, Hargan the winner.
So the magic number now for the Orioles is six.
One ball and two strikes to Johnny Lewis.
Al Marichal checks the runner down against the pitch.
A high foul ball, wafted back into the crowd, no play.
Bob Taylor kneeling in the on-deck circle.
The New York Mets no runs, four hits and no errors.
The Giants no runs, two hits and no errors.
We're in the top of the fourth inning.
Outfield rather deep and around toward right.
Now Wands one-two delivery is low and outside.
He missed with a screwball and the count is even at two and two.
The Mets can win today.
It will be the first time in their history they have taken a season series.
The two-two pitch, a swing and a miss, he's ready now.
Al Marichal his fourth strikeout.
Mets are out on the fourth inning with no runs, one hit, no errors, one left.
At the end of three and a half, the New York Mets nothing and the San Francisco Giants nothing.
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Last half of the fourth inning.
Willie McCovey is up against Dennis Ryback.
McCovey reached on a walk his first time up.
Here's the pitch by Denny.
A drive well hit to right field.
It goes low. It's going down a home run.
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For Willie McCovey, his 31st home run of the year.
A line drive over the essential 375 mark in right center field.
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Giant's lead, 1-0 and the batter is Jim Davenport.
Davenport is 0 for 1. He was called out on strikes his first time up.
Now the pitch by Dennis Ryback. It's a strike on the inside corner.
McCovey is a dangerous hitter anywhere, but in this ballpark he is really dynamite.
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Pop tie in the air to shallow right field.
Loop low charging in. Flows up. He's under it and Al makes the grab at retiring Davenport.
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One out and nobody on and the batter coming up now is Haysun Salud.
In college football this afternoon, the Michigan Wolverines defeated Oregon State 41-0.
It was Army 21, Kansas State 6. Navy 27, Boston College 7.
Haysun Salud lined a single to right field his previous time at bat.
Line drive to center of a hit by Lou.
Leon Jones, Gallup Silver picks it up.
A Lou takes the turn and he's on with a single to center.
Haysun did not hit the first half of the year, but certainly has picked up the second half of the year.
He has his average now up to 263.
And his two brothers, Matty and Philippe, well they've been something else.
They're 1-2 of the Nashville Lig and Batting.
Philippe leads the Major Leagues in base hits. He has 210 hits.
Tom Hallerup and a foul ball back to it are broadcasting. Booth out of play.
Matty Olu, the middle brother, leading the Nashville Lig and Batting.
He has a fairly substantial lead at the moment over his brother, Philippe.
Now Dennis Ryband lobs the ball over to first base.
Hal Lanier is the on deck batter.
The Giants have gone in front 1-0 on the home run by Willie McCovey.
Misses the outside corner, one ball, one strike.
Leon Jones playing a deep center field and shades toward right center against Tom Haller.
Haller reached on a fourth play, his first down at bat, and a pitch out but nothing was on.
Two balls and a strike.
Ryband has good control. You can pitch out with Dennis without too many worries.
A high pop fly that's playable behind third.
Ken Boyer is waved off by Harrelson and Bud makes the catch in fair territory.
Two men away, Hal Lanier, the second baseman, comes up.
Willie Stargell's home run at the third off Joe Mueller, the only run in the inning.
Now at the end of two and a half, it's Pittsburgh 2, the Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
Hal Lanier hit the ball hard his first time up, a line drive to center that was caught by Cleon Jones.
Ryband off the stretch.
A line drive into right center field is going to be in for a base hit,
a big little hop by Luplo and racing around the third goes Jesus Salute.
The Giants have runners on first and third.
Juan Marichal will be coming up.
Giants have three hits off Dennis Ryband here on the fourth.
They lead 1-0 and now with runners on first and third, the hitter is Marichal.
Good hitter.
Juan has had 24 hits this year and he's knocked 11 runs in.
Impressive figures for a pitcher.
Marichal with that back foot planted right on the restraining line.
Wide batting stance.
Down comes the pitch.
A ground ball hit deep in the hole, backhand play can't be made.
A Luplo's in the score, racing around the third base, Lewis Hal Lanier and he's in there facing.
Giants lead 2-0 as Marichal behind on the count to Ryband delivers a run scoring hit on a ground ball
hit deep in the hole just beyond the reach.
Bud Harrelson, Bud tried to make the backhand play deep in the hole and now he had any chance at all of throwing him out.
And now Tito Twenteas comes up.
Giants now have two runs on four hits off Dennis here on the fourth inning.
Twenteas has one for two, he reached on an infield hit in the first.
Swing and a miss, strike one.
Bill Hepler, a left-hander, and Darrell Sutherland, right-hander, are now warming up in the Mets bullpen.
Now Twenteas wants the ball looked over by Harry Wendelstedt.
That RBI for Juan Marichal is 12th of the year.
Now the pitcher on the way, a sidearm delivery, a swing and a miss, strike two.
Dennis really had a lot on that one.
Darrell Sutherland was the winning pitcher in last night's game.
Darrell worked two-thirds of one inning.
He worked in the last half of the eighth inning and the Mets got three in the ninth.
Now Ryban in the set position.
A cross-fire delivery, a swing and a miss, he struck him out.
Ryban fans Tito Twenteas for his third strikeout and the side is retired.
Two runs, four hits, no errors, two left-ons.
Now four innings complete.
The Giants two runs, six hits, no errors.
The New York Mets no runs, four hits, and no errors.
Tomorrow at Shea Stadium, the New York Jets open the home season in the American Football League
as they host the Houston Oilers, one of the top contenders in the Eastern Division.
A duel between Joe Namath, rookie of the year of the AFL last season,
and the old pro George Blanda now in his 17th year.
We want to extend our best wishes to head coach Wade Bubank, his staff and his ball club
as they open their home season.
By the way, if you have a ticket if you're going to be at Shea tomorrow for the home opener of the New York Jets,
stop by the advance sale window and make your plans for the final five home games of the New York Mets.
And last home stand starting a week from Tuesday night, September 27th.
The Cubs are in for a night game on Tuesday, a day game on Wednesday the 28th.
Then the final weekend against the Houston Astros with the final day being two weeks from tomorrow,
October 2nd, fan appreciation day game with the Houston Astros.
Bob Taylor is up against Juan Marichal as we move to the fifth inning.
Houston Astros are leading the Philadelphia Phil's 10 to 2 at the end of 6 and a half innings.
Outside in Lowes, ball won.
St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 6 to 5.
So the Cardinals will probably be tied for fourth place when this day is over.
Ground ball hit down to third, handled deep behind the bag by Davenport.
The throw in the dirt and up with it is Willie McCovey in time for the off.
All right, here we pause for station identification.
This is the New York Mets baseball network.
This is WGY, your New York Mets stations connected.
Bob Murphy with Ralph Keiner and Lindsey Nelson from Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
And the pitcher, Dariabat, gets the outside corner for a strike.
Now low and outside, one ball, one strike.
Dennis Singel to left field in the third inning.
He has one of the four hits off Juan Marichal.
A 1-1 pitch, a swing and a miss and a curve ball, 1 and 2.
Marichal has four shutouts this year, an earned run average of 2.05.
Sandy Koufax leads the National League with a 1.7 ERA.
Now the 1-2 delivery.
Sidearm delivery, outside is 2 and 2.
Marichal is really something.
There's a better right-hand pitcher in baseball.
I don't know who he is.
Pitching 2 and 2, a swing and a miss.
He's struck him out.
That's number five for Marichal.
He now has 194 strikeouts.
The only National League pitchers over 200, I believe, at the moment are Sandy Koufax and Jim Bunning.
Sandy way out in front of the major leagues in strikeouts.
Bud Harrelson is up against Marichal and the pitch is low inside, ball one.
The winningest pitchers in the major leagues are Sandy Koufax and Minnesota's Jim Cot.
They've both won 24.
Zipped right in there for a call strike to Bud Harrelson.
One ball, one strike.
Juan was going great guns.
It looked like he might come close to 30 and then a couple of injuries slowed him up.
And the fastball in the outside corner is strike one ball and two strikes.
Both Jim Bunning and Chris Short of the Phillies have a chance to wind up as 20-game winners.
Foul ball coming back, no play.
Right now there are four 20-game winners of the National League and one of the Americans.
Sandy Koufax, Gaylord Perry, Juan Marichal, and Bob Gibson.
And the curve drops over strike three call.
That's number six for Marichal.
That's op one, two, three and they're half of the fifth.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left on.
We've come halfway at the end of four and a half innings.
That's the Giants two.
The New York Mets nothing.
And now here's a word from Rangel.
I'm by extravaganza.
I don't know the reason.
I can't tell you why.
More people like Rangel appear extra dry.
But we must be doing something.
Yes, we must be doing something right.
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Last half of the fifth inning.
Ken Henderson will be up against Dennis Ryback.
That's number 43, Ken Henderson.
Henderson, heading for the third time, has reached on a fourth play and grounded out to first, nothing for two.
Foul ball back into the crowd, strike one.
The grandstand outfielders must have made quite a play.
Willie Mays on deck and then Willie McCovey with Giants in front, two nothing, bottom half of the fifth inning.
Fast ball for a strike.
Gaylord Perry will open the four-game series against Pittsburgh here at Candlestick tomorrow.
At the end of three and a half innings, the Dodgers two and the Pirates two.
Now the curve outside and low, one ball and two strikes.
The Dodgers now hitting in the last of the fourth inning against Tommy Sisk and the game tied two to two.
The Dodgers are the hot club right now.
They have won eight in a row and won 13 of their last 15.
The one-two pitch, a ground ball past Ryback, reached, fielded by Hiller.
Chuck fires to first, end time, and Henderson is out.
One away.
Now Willie Mays coming up.
Willie has reached on a fourth play and flies deep to center.
He's got the ball right against the fence.
The Brass on the Grass, a pre-concert by Herb Alpert and the famous Tijuana Brass,
will be presented by the brewers of Ryan Goldbeer in Central Park on Wednesday, September 21st at 8 p.m.
Enter the park at 66th Street and Central Park West.
The Dodgers follow the herd to the sheep meadow.
One away, nobody on, and Willie Mays facing Dennis Ryback.
Willie hitting 292 with 34 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
Now Dennis winds.
Here's the pitch on the way.
A full swing and a little squibbler hit foul.
Right straight back, strike one.
It will be the 10th year that Willie Mays has driven in 100 or more runs when he reaches the low outside, one ball, one strike.
Willie has 94 right now.
It will be the eighth consecutive year that Willie has driven in over 100 runs.
Now Ryback swings out of his windup.
The sidearm delivery, a swing and a miss.
Good pitch by Dennis Ryback.
One ball and two strikes.
Stretch McCovey waiting in the on deck circle.
Now the one-two delivery and it's over.
Strike three called a sidearm curveball.
Well Ryback, his fourth strikeout of the game.
Two outs and nobody on.
Here's Willie McCovey.
He hit a line drive over the 375 mark for a home run his last time up.
The 31st home run of the year.
Ryback winds down Kenzie's pitch.
A high drive, hit a mile, the deep right center.
Oh, if this one hits, it's over the bleachers again.
You have to see the way he hits them to believe him.
Oh, I guess that ball was just about as far as the one he hit last night, not quite as far.
That ball was hit more to center field than the one he hit last night.
That landed right at the top of the bleachers.
Giants lead three nothing.
And Davenport takes the curve for a called strike.
That's McCovey's 32nd home run of the year.
Now Ryback delivers low and outside.
Willie McCovey now has three home runs in his last four official times at bat.
One ball and one strike on Jim Davenport.
Now the pitcher on the way, a grouter hit hard to third, backhand play by Boyer.
The long throw in time, a good play by Ken Boyer.
And the side is out.
In the last of the fifth inning, one run, one hit, the home run by Willie McCovey.
No errors, done left on.
At the end of five is the Giants, three runs, seven hits, no errors.
The New York Mets, no runs, four hits, and no errors.
Just from tomorrow, October 2nd, the Mets and the Astros will be concluding the New York Mets' 1966 baseball season.
That will be fan appreciation day at Shea Stadium.
And all youngsters under 16 will be given a replica of the Mets batting helmet.
All over 16 will certainly not be overlooked.
You also will receive a handsome gift.
That's two weeks from tomorrow, the last day of the season, the Mets concluding against the Houston Astros.
The Mets have won 8 out of 11 this year from Houston, and they still have keen ambitions of overhauling the Astros.
They have enough games remaining with Houston to turn the trick if they can continue to defeat them.
The Mets are going to Houston for a four-game series, and they close out the season with a three-game series at Shea Stadium.
So they have seven games remaining with Houston.
Tickets are on sale at the advanced sale window at Shea Stadium seven days a week.
Also in Midtown Manhattan on the ground level at Macy's 34th Street store and a ground central station at the foot of the 42nd Street in Vanderbilt Avenue ramp.
Mets tickets are also on sale at Macy's in the Walt Whitman Shopping Center in Huntington, Long Island.
It will be Chuck Hiller leading off against Merritt-Chile on the top of the sixth inning.
Giants leading 3-0 on two home runs by Willie McCovey.
McCovey has three home runs in his last four official times at bat.
I don't know whether anything is bothering Merritt-Chile or not, but we're getting some warm-up action in the giant bullpen.
The way Merritt-Chile has been working on the mound, it certainly would not seem that there's anything wrong at all.
In five innings, he's allowed no runs, four hits, walked none, and struck out six.
The Dodgers scored a run off Tommy Sisk in the last of the fourth inning at Dodger Stadium.
And now at the end of four innings, it's the Los Angeles Dodgers three, the Pittsburgh Pirates two.
They go to the ninth inning in Houston with the Astros leading Philadelphia 11-2.
Chuck Hiller got a base hit his last time. Up Chuck has one for two.
Hiller batting 310.
Everything is over in the American League. Everything is over in the National League except the game in Houston, the game in Los Angeles.
There's a night game at Atlanta between the Reds and the Braves.
Merritt-Chile into his windup. The pitch to Hiller, a ground ball going foul down the first baseline.
Everything over in the American League. The Orioles lost but nonetheless saw the magic number reduce from seven to six.
The White Sox beat Baltimore 3-1, but Cleveland toppled second place Detroit 6-2.
Hiller bumps it but it goes foul down the third baseline.
The Red Sox defeated the Angels 3-1, and the Twins down the Yankees 4-2 in the stadium with Jim Cotts winning his 24th.
Ground ball hit down to first, fair ball fielded by McCovey. He'll take it himself retiring Hiller one man away.
Final college football score Duke 34, West Virginia 15.
Ken Boyer has flied to left and been struck out. Ken is 0 for 2.
Last night Boyer drove in the first run for New York with a sacrifice fly.
Breaking ball outside and low ball wide. Ken also had his 28th double of the year last night,
which ties the Mets club record for most doubles in a season. Two years ago Ron Hunt had 28.
Drive well hit by Ken Boyer. This one is up there and there it goes, a home run.
Ken Boyer hitting his 14th home run of the year. It is now a 3-1 ball game.
That drive really tagged by Kenny. Hit clear of defense with plenty to spare.
Failed across the open, expensed and landed right at the base of the bleacher wall.
Ken Boyer his 61st run batted in, his 14th home run.
Al Luplo up and he is driven away from the plate, one ball and no strikes.
That's the second time this year that Boyer has homered off Marichal.
Now a swing and a miss by Al Luplo, one ball, one strike.
On the 4th of August Kenny hit one in the 9th inning off Marichal.
The 1-1 delivery, a drive well hit by Luplo. This one is way up there and there it goes, a home run.
Back to back home runs and the Mets fight right back into it.
Al Luplo rounding third and heading in.
Barluplo is sixth home run of the year and that one was a shot over the fence and up into the bleacher.
Now it's the Giants three and the Mets two.
Back to back home runs of Lon Marichal. There's something you don't see very often.
Now Eddie Crane booed us up and the Mets now trail by one run, it's three to two.
Here's the pitch by Marichal, a high fly ball going foul down the right field line.
This one has the legs to be a home run but it's a foul ball.
Al Luplo has hit six home runs this year and three of the six have been off the Giants.
That was his second off Marichal, he also hit one off Bob Boland.
Now the pitch, Eddie Crane booed us. A line smash off the glove of Marichal, he hurries after it, won't make a play.
And Crane booed us on with a base hit. And that's three hits in a row and the tying run is on.
The Mets now have a total of seven hits. The hits are even in the game.
Here's Marichal Robertson starting to warm up in the Giants bullpen.
Now Cleon, a ground ball bounced hard to second. Lanier to 20s, down to first.
Low throw but cutting up with it for the double play.
Four to six, three double play hit into by Cleon, he hit the ball hard but right at, second baseman Hal Lanier.
The side retired but the Mets fight back into it on back to back home runs by Ken Boyer and Al Luplo.
Two runs, three hits, no errors, done left on. At the end of five and a half the Giants three and the New York Mets two.
After the sixth inning, Jesus Alou leads off for the Giants facing Dennis Rybant.
Jesus has two hits and two times at bat.
Jesus hitting a 265 tall, rangy right hand batter.
Cleon Jones placing the strike toward left center and the pitch by Rybant foul ball over the dugout of the Giants and back up into the crowd.
At the end of four the Dodgers three and the Pirates two. Ground ball hit down to first base.
The Cranes will handle it, jocks over to the bag, steps there and Alou is out one man away.
Now swinging a miss by Tom Howell, strike one.
A slight injury down in the Mets bullpen, one of the players warming up a pitcher and the bullpen must have been hit by a ball.
Now Howell lays off and the count is two balls and a strike.
Two and one the count on Tom Howell, one out, nobody on, last of the sixth inning.
Inside and low, ball three. Rybant working very carefully to left hand batter Tom Howell who has good power.
The left hand hitter is with power when that wind is blowing to the right. You really have to pitch cautiously.
Add wherever possible, pitch around them. Here's the pitch on the way. Outside ball four and Dennis is going to pitch around him.
That's the second walk given up by Rybant.
And it brings up Howell Lanier. Lanier is lined out to center and single to right field, one for two.
One out and one on, Lanier right hand batter Whitting.
Pitched by Rybant, a grounder stroke toward second base. Hiller up with it, throws to Howell, not a first. In time a double play. Four, six, three for the twin gilling.
Fast fielding on the part of Hiller and for Bud Howell.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left on. At the end of sixth, the San Francisco Giants three and the New York Mets two.
Well, as everybody in New York knows, Rheingold is a beer. In fact, it's New York's number one beer.
But then this summer, Rheingold turned into a music festival, a full grown, sixty-one concert music festival, attended by more than two hundred and twenty thousand people.
Now, what does that make Rheingold? Well, probably New York's number one music festival.
Well, Rheingold is so happy about being New York's number one this and New York's number one that, that it would like to invite the entire city to a free concert by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
It'll be on the Central Park Sheath Meadow, Central Park West and 66th Street on Wednesday, September 21st at 8 o'clock.
But better come early because there's really going to be something doing, right?
You mentioned a moment ago that there had been a slight accident and the Mets bullpen, a ball bounced up and struck Jerry Grody.
Jerry is all right. He's on his feet and walking now into the dugout with trender Gus Musch.
He'll go on into the clubhouse to be taken care of.
Johnny Lewis will be up against Juan Marichal on the seventh inning.
Johnny has been up twice and been struck out twice.
Here's the pitch by Marichal, a swing and a miss on a curveball of the knees, strike one.
Bob Taylor coming out on deck.
About a month ago, Hawk got hit with a ball down in the bullpen during the course of a ball game.
Outside and low on a screwball, one ball, one strike to Johnny Lewis.
The Giants have three runs, seven hits. The Mets two runs, seven hits.
Bounced foul, no play.
Each team has hit two home runs, Boyer and Luplo for New York, and Willie McCovey has hit two for the Giants.
Darrell Sutherland is on call in the Mets bullpen.
Now the windup by Marichal, the pitch, round ball hit towards second.
Lanier to his glove side has it, whips the ball to McCovey, retiring Johnny Lewis, one down.
Now Hawk Taylor is being called back and Johnny Stevenson is coming out as a pinch hitter.
Right here, let's pause for station identification. This is the New York Mets baseball network.
This is WGY, your New York Mets stations connectivity.
Bob Murphy with Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner from Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
The ball game going, Giants three, Mets two, we're in the seventh.
Johnny Stevenson is batting for Hawk Taylor.
Johnny's had good luck against the Giants this year.
He is hitting 424 against San Francisco.
Now the pitch by Marichal, a swing and a miss, strike one.
He's on call in the bullpen because Ryban is scheduled up next.
And a swing and a miss, strike two.
Marichal pulling the string on Johnny Stevenson.
The end of five innings, the Dodgers three and the Pirates two.
And a swing and a miss, he's struck him out.
Stevenson struck out on three pitches by Marichal, his seventh strike out of the game.
And now Dennis Ryban is being called back.
And Larry Elliott is coming out as the pinch hitter.
It's all over in the Astrodome.
The Houston Astros routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11 to 2.
Houston had 17 base hits.
Larry Durker went all the way, winning his ninth.
The loser was Morris in relief.
The Mets tackle the Astros in a doubleheader tomorrow.
We'll be on the air at 3.25 p.m. New York time.
Now left-handed hitting Larry Elliott will bat for Dennis Ryban.
Dennis doing a good job on the mound again today.
He's just out of the game for a pinch hitter after working six innings.
Dennis gave up three runs, allowed seven hits.
He walked two and struck out four.
The Mets will have a new pitcher, Darrell Sutherland, in the ballgame in the last half of the seventh.
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A swing and a miss on a breaking ball by Marichal, strike one.
The Mets were trailing 3-0, but in the sixth inning with one out, Ken Boyer homered to left.
And Al Luplo homered to right to make it 3-2.
For Boyer and Luplo, it was the second time this year they have homered off one Marichal.
Bud Harrelson is the on-deck batter, and the pitch to Elliott is low inside, one ball, one strike.
Pitching one and one.
Ground ball going foul off to the right side, it's one ball and two strikes.
Following today's game, the Mets will be flying on to Houston.
Here's the one-two pitch off the outside corner, it's two and two.
Tomorrow, Nolan Ryan and Tug McGraw are the pitchers against the Astros, Dave Juste and Bob Bruce.
One Marichal with a count of two and two delivers to Elliott, a swing and a miss, he's struck him out.
Marichal coming back strong.
Strikes out two of the three, now has struck out eight in seven innings.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left on.
Seven-inning stretch time for the Giants fans at the end of the six-and-a-half innings.
The Giants three, and the New York Mets two.
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New battery for the New York Mets.
Darrell Sutherland is now pitching and Jody Stevenson is behind the plate.
Darrell worked two-thirds of an inning in the eighth inning here last night and was the winning pitcher.
He got the Giants out after they had gone in front.
Willie Mays singled home Ken Henderson to put the Giants in front three to two.
Then Darrell got the side out and in the ninth inning the Mets rallied for three runs to win it, and Darrell was the winner in relief.
Hamilton came on to save the game in the ninth inning.
Juan Marichal up against Darrell Sutherland.
Darrell has won two and lost none.
And the pitch is outside, ball one.
Dennis Rybett pitched six innings, allowed three runs, seven hits.
Walk two, struck out four.
Right in there for a call strike, one ball and one strike.
Dick Rusteck and Rob Gardner throwing easily down the Miss Bullpen.
Breaking ball, a strike on the outside corner, one and two.
Dick's shoulder feels a lot better.
Pitching one and two. He started to go and he held up and he missed outside so the count is even at two and two.
Pitching two and two. A swing and a miss, he struck him out.
Darrell Sutherland with a curve ball strikes out Juan Marichal, one man away.
Now the top of the batting order for Tito Fuentes.
He reached on an infield hit in the first inning and since then has bounced out to short and been struck out.
Fuentes has won for three. He's batting 257.
For Darrell Sutherland, this is his third outing since rejoining the ball club from Jacksonville.
Darrell of Slender, California.
One ball inside, one ball and no strike.
Five innings at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers three and the Pirates two.
A ground ball hit toward the hole, deep in the hole, harrassing up with it.
Can't make a play and Fuentes is on with an infield hit.
His second infield hit of the ball game. He is now two for four and it brings up Ken Henderson.
Henderson has reached on a fourth play, grounded out to first and grounded out to second, nothing for three.
Ken Henderson, a switch hitter, batting at 263.
He was around with the Giants all last year as a first year player who had to be protected.
Now the pitch. Call of strike on the inside corner.
This year he could be farmed out so he got some needed experience playing for Phoenix
and the Pacific Coast League and he hit 272.
Now Darrell Sutherland in the set position throws the first base down in time.
Last of the seventh innings, Giants three and the Mets two.
A line drive, a face hit to center field.
Fuentes around second is racing on to third and the Giants have runners at first and third with one out.
The batter coming up is Willie Mays.
In today's game Willie has reached on a fourth play, glide to deep center. The ball was caught right against the fence
at the 4'10 mark by Leon Jung.
And Willie's last time up against Dennis Rabant he was called out on strikes.
Willie hitting 291. Outfielder Frank Johnson racing down to the bullpen now to start warming up his arms.
Here's the pitch. Outside it's ball one.
Herman Franks has been putting Frank Johnson in in the late innings for defense. He has quite a throwing arm.
Last night when Sean Fitzmorris slid home with a tying run in the ninth.
Johnson's throw from left field was a beautiful throw.
Ball popped out of Haller's middle. They might have had him.
In field looking for two. A ground ball back to the mound. Sutherland throws to Harrelson one.
Now to first double play. The side is out. A one, six, three double play.
So Darrell Sutherland works out of it. No runs, two hits, no errors and one left on.
At the end of seven innings the score is the San Francisco Giants three and the New York Mets two.
In the next leg at Dodger Stadium is the Dodgers three and the Pirates two at the end of five.
Tommy Sisk dueling Joe Moeller. Home run from the game by Willie Starjow for the Bucks and Ron Fairley for the Dodgers.
The St. Louis Cardinals climbed into a fourth place tie with Philadelphia by defeating Chicago today six to five.
The winner in relief was Don Dennis. The loser was the starter Ken Holtzman.
Home runs by Mike Shannon and Adolfo Phillips. Cincinnati plays at Atlanta tonight.
And the Houston Astros had 11 runs and 17 hits. In beating Philadelphia 11 to 2 with Larry Durker going all the way.
Morris the loser in relief. In the American League, Cleet Boyer and Joe Pepito and Homer for the New York Yankees with the Yanksville two runs shy.
Minnesota defeating the Yankees in the stadium four to two with Jim Cot winning his 24th.
The Mets Andy Koufax for the winningest pitcher in the major league. Al Downing was the loser.
Dennis Bennett with John Wyatt in the eighth inning combining for a five hitter as the Red Sox trip the Angels three to one.
George Thomas and Carl Yastremski homered for Boston. Bob Rogers for the Angels. The loser was George Brunette.
Tommy John won his 14th going all the way as the White Sox beat the Orioles three to one. Palmer the loser.
Frank Robinson had his 45th home run most in the major league. But Jerry Yadair beat his old teammates with a three run homer.
And Cleveland with Steve Argen pitching a four hitter for his 12th win. Down Detroit six to two. The loser was McGee Lowlich.
Jose Askew hit a three run homer in the sixth inning. And as a result though the Orioles lost, they saw the magic number reduced from seven to six.
Kansas City and Washington not scheduled.
Now the Pirates are out in the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium. At the end of five and a half the Dodgers three and the Pirates two.
Bud Harrelson up against Marichal a line drive into center field for a base hit. And the tying run is on with nobody out.
Single to center by Bud Harrelson is the eighth hit in the ball game for the New York Mets.
Now Chuck Hiller is coming up and the sign is going out to the Giant Bullpen.
Bud Harrelson possesses marvelous speed. He stole twice last night. A ground ball hit foul down the first base line.
And in the ninth inning he stole home with what proved to be the decisive run. At the time it was an insurance run putting New York in front five three.
The Giants picked up a run in the last of the ninth inning.
Lobbed over to first and Harrelson scampers back. In his short time with the New York Mets Harrelson has stolen five bases.
He's five for five. He hasn't been caught.
Jerry Grote is all right. Jerry came into the clubhouse for repairs after being struck with a ball in the bullpen. But Jerry's back in the bullpen now.
A foul ball off back toward the Giant dugout. At a two strike count to Chuck Hiller.
Veteran left hander Bill Henry. Right hander Frank Lindsey both warming up now in the Giants bullpen.
Juan Marichal trying to win his 23rd. Has gone all the way. Has allowed two runs eight hits.
Now throw to first. It's not in time.
Hiller is the batter with Ken Boyer on deck and then Al Luplo.
Now throw to first and Harrelson is back. Marichal keeping a very close eye on Bud Harrelson.
Now the pitch on the way. A grounder hit slowly foul down the third baseline.
Chuck Hiller has one for three. Chuck had an infield hit the deep short in the third inning.
Hiller batting at 3.08. Nuts behind 3 to 2. A high infield pop fly.
Kido Fuentes the shortstop is under it and he makes the catch.
Kido has a style all his own on catching those pop ups. He has his arms at his side. He dresses those up pretty good.
He stood there with his arms hanging at his sides and at the last moment put his glove up there.
Crowd was starting to ooh and ah like he'd lost the ball and didn't know it was coming his way.
Ken Boyer stepping in against Marichal. Ken had a home run against Marichal in the sixth inning.
After he connected, Al Luplo connected to right field to make it 3 to 2.
The runner goes hit and run play and it's fouled off.
Ken Boyer threw the bat at the ball to get a piece on it and Harrelson who was running has to come back.
Al Luplo is waiting on deck and then Ed Crainbuehl.
Now the pitch and it's popped up to right field. Coming in is the right fielder Henderson. He's under it and he makes the catch.
Harrelson playing it halfway, jocks back to first base.
So Marichal has retired. Hiller and Boyer in the top of the eighth inning. Harrelson is still on first base.
It brings up Al Luplo. Al hit a long drive up into the bleachers in right field for a home run his last trip.
It was the second time this year he had connected off Juan Marichal.
Giants three, Mets two, eighth inning.
Outside is Lois, ball one.
Swing and a miss at a screwball thrown by Juan Marichal. One ball, one strike.
Juan Marichal has not walked a batter and has struck out eight.
A throw to first, almost a low throw handled by McCovey. McCovey does a good job on handling those throws.
A throw to first, almost had him leaning the other way but he scrambles back.
Two men away, Marichal really bearing down now on Bud Harrelson, the runner at first.
Had a throw to first base, not in time.
Another throw to first, close but he's back.
The Giants caught enough of Harrelson back last night. They're taking no chance. It's another throw to first.
The crowd really getting a kick out of the duel now between Marichal and Harrelson.
Here's the pitch on the way and it's low inside, two balls and a strike.
Bud stole second and he stole home last night. He brought in what proved to be the winning run.
Pitching two and one, the runner goes, a swing and a miss, the peg to second to slide, the ball goes into center field.
Harrelson is on his way to third and he pulls into third standing up and Bud Harrelson has his sixth stolen base.
He's batting a thousand, they haven't caught him yet. He's six for six.
Stolen base and an error charged to Howler on the low throw.
The count of tying run is on third base. The count is two and two on Al Luplo, two men away.
Marichal into his land, up the pitch, a high fly ball, well hit the right field, right down the line is going, Bill on a two run homer.
The next lead, four to three on a two run homer by Al Luplo, his second home run of the ballgame.
I don't know whether the base running annex of Bud Harrelson had anything to do with it or not, it could have.
May have bothered Marichal just a little bit and Al Luplo ripped it.
A high fly hit right down the right field line and well over the fence for a two run homer.
Next lead, four to three, Luplo's seventh home run of the year.
Foul ball coming back to the crowd, no play.
Al Luplo has hit only seven home runs all year and he has three of the seven off Juan Marichal.
That's a good three home runs today, accounting for their four runs. One ball, one strike on Eddie Krainbuehl.
Eddie has three for three today. Here's the pitch on the way, a slow ground ball down the first baseline.
Marichal racing after it, McCovey tries to scoop the ball to Marichal, they can't make the play and Krainbuehl is on with a base hit.
He now is four for four, three of the four have been infield hits.
Eddie Krainbuehl has a four for four afternoon and the last three have been infield hits.
Cleon Jones stepping in, Mets lead four, three, top of the eighth inning.
Now Marichal delivers, that is over the head of Cleon Jones, one ball, no strikes.
In the Mets bullpen, Jack Hamilton and Larry Miller are getting ready.
Luplo is the third member of the Mets to get two home runs in one game this year.
Eddie Krainbuehl now has become the third Mets player to get four hits in one game.
Foul ball back.
Eddie got a clean single to right in the second.
The last three hits have been infield hits.
At the end of six innings at Dodger City and the Dodgers three and the Pirates two.
If the Mets win and the Dodgers win, the Dodgers are going to be sitting in a good spot.
The one-one delivery, a drive into the air to center, back goes Willie Mays deep into right center and a one-hand catch.
Well that was a beauty by Willie Mays that saved a run, a long run into deep right center and a one-hand catch out by defense.
For New York in the eighth inning, the Mets score two runs to take the lead.
There were three hits, one air charged to Tom Haller and one man left on.
And at the end of seven and a half innings, it's now the New York Mets four to San Francisco Giants three.
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We're going to the bottom half of the eighth inning.
This is Ralph Kinder along with Bob Murphy and Lindsay Nelson.
And the Mets are in front four to three.
In the ball game now for the Mets is Larry Miller, fellow replacing Darrell Sutherland, who worked in the seventh inning.
And although he gave up two hits, he got out of the inning without the giant scoring.
Miller a left hander and his first pitch is to Willie McCovey and it's Paul to strike.
McCovey has hit two consecutive home runs.
His 31st and 32nd, they came in the fourth and fifth innings.
And he is perfect for the day with a walk to go along.
Now Miller back and a curve ball is popped up on the third base side.
Ken Boyer with his glasses down and now back up.
And Ken almost drops him off.
He made the catch but he had no surety that he had made it as the ball almost squeezed out of his glove.
He was fighting the sun all the way.
He put his glasses down, changed his mind, puts them back up again, and then finally with the glasses up he made the play.
Miller has a record of all-in-one.
This is his fourth appearance for the Mets.
Now the batter is Jim Davenport.
And the first pitch is called a strike.
Over at the knees, strike one.
Davenport is 0 for 3.
Boyer made a good play on him to get him out his last time up.
A ground ball down to first base.
Cranepole takes the tough hop, goes to the bag for the out.
So two men away here in the bottom half of the eighth.
The Mets in front by one.
And the batter coming up is Atsusa Lu who is 2 for 3.
The Mets have Jack Hamilton throwing in the bullpen.
This ballgame is a big game for the San Francisco Giants.
They started the action in third place.
They are trailing the Dodgers by four and the Dodgers are winning against the Pirates today.
Change up is Pop Powell back of home going out of play.
So it's a strike one count on Atsusa Lu.
Dodgers leading the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 3 to 2 at the end of sixth.
If the Giants lose today and the Dodgers win, the Giants will be five games back.
One strike down and Larry Miller takes too much time.
So Atsusa Lu steps out of the batter's box and takes a practice swing.
Now the pitch is grounded over the head of the third baseman deep to short,
taken by Harrelson, the long throw to first base in time to retire the side.
So a 1-2-3 inning for Larry Miller and the Mets have only three outs to go as they lead by a score of 4 to 3
as we go to the top of the ninth inning.
Well the Mets after their game here today move on to play against the Houston Astros.
They'll be playing a doubleheader tomorrow against Houston.
It's going to be Tug McGraw and Nolan Ryan.
We'll be on the air with our ball game at 3.25 New York time.
Dave Juste and Bob Bruce are the scheduled Astro pitchers.
The Mets play the Astros a doubleheader on Sunday, a single night game on Monday, and a single night game on Tuesday.
Then they move on to Cincinnati for a weekend series on Friday, Saturday, and a doubleheader Sunday.
Then they come home to play against the Chicago Cubs on the 27th.
That'll be a night game on Tuesday night, a day game on the 28th.
And then the final series of the year against Houston on the 30th and the 1st and 2nd of October.
30th a night game on Friday night.
The 1st will be a night game on Saturday night.
It'll be ladies night on that Saturday night.
Ladies admitted to the ballpark for 50 cent service charge.
And then the final game on Sunday.
On Sunday it'll be fan appreciation day.
And the Mets are going to give a free batting fiberglass helmet to all the boys and girls
16 years of age and younger who come to the ballpark that day.
Also on gift for the adults.
First pitch to Johnny Lewis as we start off here in the top of the ninth.
They've swung on a missed strike one.
Juan Marichal working for the Giants.
Mets are leading 4 to 3.
They have four runs on 10 hits.
The Giants have three runs and nine.
Johnny is 0 for 3 in the game.
He'll be followed by Johnny Stevenson and then the pitcher, Larry Miller.
The next pitch is called a ball.
It's 1 and 1.
Ralph Terry throwing in the bullpen for the Mets now.
1-1 delivery by Marichal.
Hit off the end of the bat foul over the third base coach's head.
The count goes to one ball and two strikes.
Right now we'll pause for station identification.
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Next pitch to the plate is fouled off the end of the bat again to the left side.
And the count stays at 1 and 2.
Ralph Keiner along with Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson from San Francisco, California.
One ball, two strikes.
Johnny Lewis the batter.
And Marichal back again.
The pitch is hit hard down to second base.
Howell and Neer has it.
And so the first base is in time for the outs.
So Johnny Lewis is put aside for the fourth time in the ball game.
And that brings up Johnny Stevenson who was a pinch hitter in the seventh inning.
He stayed in the ball game to take over the catching chores.
Johnny as a pinch hitter struck out.
Left hand batter.
Mets in front 4 to 3 as we play here in the top of the ninth inning.
And the next pitch to the plate is swung on a miss, strike one.
Marichal back and again a swinging strike.
Strike two.
And the next delivery by Marichal is outside.
The count, one ball, two strikes.
And a swinging strike, strike three.
Marichal picking up his ninth strikeout.
He's second out here in the top of the ninth inning.
And now the batter will be Larry Miller.
Larry is a good hitting pitcher.
Miller has been a bad once and has had a base hit.
And he swings at the first pitch and misses, strike one.
In the ninth inning, the bottom half of the ninth,
the Giants have the bottom of their batting order coming up.
One strike delivery, swung on a miss, strike two.
They're trailing by one and the scheduled hitters will be Tom Howler, Hal Lanier, and Juan Marichal.
They'll be going to some pinch hitting.
Here's a two-strike pitch.
They're going away and it's ball one. One ball, two strikes.
Marichal back again and a swing and a miss, strike three.
The ball was dropped by Tom Howler.
Throw to first base to Willie McCovey, retires to side.
Ten strikeouts for Juan Marichal, another one-two-three inning,
and he leaves the ball game trailing by a score of four to three.
And in jeopardy of losing his first game to the Mets, he has won 17 times.
We're going to the bottom half of the ninth inning with the Giants coming up,
and they need one to tie and two to win.
On the mound for the Mets, Larry Miller.
He has worked one inning, got the side out in order.
And here's a bright way of hope for the Giants.
Don Glendin has hit a free-run home run for the Dodgers down in Los Angeles.
He did say against the Dodgers down in Los Angeles.
And the Pittsburgh Pirates have taken the lead by a score of five to three
as they batted the top of the seventh inning.
Regan has taken over for Joe Mueller in the seventh inning.
Tommy Sitts still pitching for the Pirates.
First man up is Jack Hyde.
He was a pinch hitter in last night's ball game and single,
and his first pitch is called a ball.
Jack, a right-hand batter.
He has been up 11 times with four hits.
He's batting 364.
Miller back and the ball grounded foul down toward third base
taken by Boyer in foul territory, and the count goes to one and one.
Jack Hyde batting for Tom Howler.
Howler 0 for 2 in the game.
On deck batter is Hal Lanier.
Giants have Jim Ray Hard on the bench.
He did not start the ball game.
A change-up by Mueller is too low, and they count two balls and one strike.
Metz has four runs and ten hits.
The Giants have three runs and nine.
Jack Hamilton in the bullpen and Ralph Turi in the bullpen for the match.
The fly ball hit the right field.
Coming in is Al Uplow.
He's there, and he makes the catch, and he really had to fight the sun.
So the Mets have their first out in the bottom half of the ninth inning,
and the batter is scheduled up as Hal Lanier, but he has been called back.
Also near the bat rack is Cap Peterson.
It's going to be Cap Peterson, pinch hitting for Hal Lanier.
Lanier had one hit and three times up.
Howdy-ho, how are you?
I'm here to coach you, Cap Peterson.
Hello.
Larry Miller taking some warm-up pitches while the Mets wait for Peterson to get to the batter's box.
He's swinging a couple of bats in the on-deck circle.
In the bottom half of the ninth, the Mets in front four to three.
A two-run home run by Al Uplow, turning the game around to the Mets side in the top of the eighth inning.
Al had had a previous home run as had Ken Boyer.
In the on-deck circle now is Jim Ray Hart.
So it's going to be a tough ball for Larry Miller.
Here's his first pitch to Peterson.
A change-up that's over.
A good pitch, strike one.
Peterson, a right-hand batter, hitting.238 with two home runs and 19 runs batted in.
And the next pitch is taken just below the knee.
To the count, one ball and one strike. Mother missing with a curve ball.
One ball, one strike. Mother back again with a change, but this one is outside.
Oh, they got two balls and one strike.
Giant fans sort of quiet here at this point.
I need a win in this ballgame to stay in this pennant race.
Next pitch is lined deep to left field, and the people extubated.
Going in against the wall.
Peterson on his way to second base looking toward third.
He's coming to third. There'll be a play at third.
Here's the throw. He's going to be out. He is.
Jeff Peterson on the relay from Bud Harrelson out at third base as the Giants try to get the tie run to third.
Bag made by Ken Boyer, and the Mets pick up their second out.
So now they're down to their last out against the Mets.
Juan Marichal has never lost a game to the Mets.
He will be the pitcher record.
The throw coming from the left fielder, Johnny Lewis, a flying relay by Bud Harrelson, and a good tag by Ken Boyer.
And the Mets getting their second out.
They're leading by a score of 4-3, and the batter now is Jim Ray Hart.
Hart did not start in either of the last two games against the Mets.
He's batting 271, and he takes the first pitch high of breaking ball at ball one.
Hart has hit 32 home runs this year with 88 runs batted in.
His 32 home runs a career high.
He was a pinch hitter in last night's ball game and grounded down to third base and was out.
Next delivery, a change up that's inside.
It's ball two. Two balls and no strikes.
Larry Miller taking the signs and now back again, and he misses high, ball three.
Another breaking ball that was high.
Dangerous pitches by the left-handers.
Three balls, no strikes. The on-deck batter is Tito Fuentes.
Mets bullpen still throwing, Jack Hamilton and Ralph Derry.
3-0, and the pitch to Hart is over for a called strike.
So that puts the count at three balls and one strike.
Now the 3-1 pitch. It's long gone to left field, a home run.
Jim Ray Hart with his 33rd home run, a pinch hit home run that has taken Juan Marichal once again off of the hook.
And it's a tie ball game at four to four and the batter coming up is Tito Fuentes.
So the Giants with only one out left getting back in the ball game and back in the pennant race.
And now the batter Tito Fuentes steps in and his first pitch is high at ball one.
Well, if the Giants should go on to win the pennant this year, the turning point would be that home run by Jim Ray Hart.
They were practically out of the pentagrade.
Only one out left. They would have been five games out.
Now high pop-up as Fuentes fouls the ball into the third base area.
Boyer over to make the catch and a good one as he makes the catch and then falls toward the side.
That retires the side, but one run too late for the Mets.
As the Giants tied up on the home run by Jim Ray Hart, there were two hits in the inning.
No errors and no one left on base and the score at the end of nine, the Giants four, the Mets four.
Well, this has been a tremendous ball game.
Last night it's the same thing as the Mets won five to four.
Mets scoring three runs in the ninth inning and then holding the Giants at bay in the ninth.
Here the Giants have tied it up and we go to the top of the tenth inning.
Frank Lindsay is coming in the pitch for the Giants.
Juan Marichal once again getting off of the hook.
The Mets have never been able to beat him.
They have had him out of ball games twice, but the Giants have come back to get him off the hook.
And here one more time.
So the Mets now have lost their chance to pick up a win against Marichal.
They'll have to pick up their win if they're going to do it against Frank Lindsay, a right-hand relief pitcher.
Lindsay is making his 48th appearance.
He has a record of six wins and ten losses.
Mets will have Bud Harrelson as their leadoff batter.
He'll be followed by Chuck Hiller and then Ken Boyer.
A lot of moments like these that make baseball the kind of a game it is.
Two strikes away or one pitch away from winning the ball game and the next thing you know you're playing some more.
Tremendous home run by Jim Ray Hart.
The ball was hit way beyond the left field fence on a 3-1 pitch.
Miller was pitching very dangerously to him as he had thrown him some high curve balls.
Hart hit a high fast ball out of the ballpark.
Some changes in the lineup for the Giants.
The catcher is Jack Hyatt who was a pinch hitter taking over for Tom Haller.
Correction on that, the catcher is Bob Barton taking over for Tom Haller.
Okabe still at first.
Jim Davenport has gone over to second base.
Hito Fuentes is still at shortstop.
Ozzie Virgil has taken over at third base.
Allu is in left field.
Mays in center field.
And Henderson is in right field.
And Frank Lindsay with his first pitch to Bud Harrelson that's taken outside ball one.
Lindsay's last appearance was against the Cubs.
His action then was a two inning stint.
He gave up two hits, no runs.
Right hander back again and the pitch has taken low ball two.
Two balls, no strikes.
Now a strike is called. It's two balls, one strike.
And the next pitch is called strike two. It's two balls and two strikes.
And the next pitch is sliced foul so the count remains two balls and two strikes.
We're in the top of the tenth of a tie ball game four to four.
And again a two-two and again a foul ball.
So Bud Harrelson keeps the count going along at two balls and two strikes.
Now he tries again and Harrelson grounds it right through the middle.
It's going to be a base hit.
Ball partially slowed down by Fuentes but Harrelson gets a base hit as the ball is picked up by
Willie Mays in center field and he stays at first.
So once again the Mets get some action going.
Bud Harrelson his second hit in the ball game.
And now the batter is Chuck Hiller.
Chuck has had one hit in four times up.
Pittsburgh scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead against the Dodgers by a five to three margin.
Elroy Faces pitching in the seventh inning. Tommy Cisk out of the ball game.
Regan now in the ball game in the seventh inning for the Dodgers.
Chargel Fairley and Clendenin home runs.
The three runs coming on Clendenin. Three-run home run in the seventh.
Ozzie Virgil charging from third base got pretty close to the batter and then time was called.
Now Lindsay sets up on the pitching mound.
The runner at first and the first pitch is Bunnett Fowle at strike one.
Ball glancing off the bat at Chuck Hiller and going back over the shoulder of the catcher Bob Barton.
Four-four ball game. Both sides with 11 hits.
The Giants tying the ball game up in the bottom half of the ninth with two men out on the home run by Jim Ray Hart.
It was his 33rd home run of the year.
It was also his big ball against the Mets.
Funnett out toward the pitcher's mound.
Hiller has thrown out at first base on the sacrifice as Bud Harrelson goes down to second.
Jim Davenport taking the throw at first base.
That brings up Ken Boyer.
Ken has had one hit home run in the sixth inning and four times up.
He has hit in ten consecutive ball games.
And the first pitch to Boyer is outside on low. It's ball one.
That home run by Jim Ray Hart is ninth against the Mets this year.
Only one other hitter has done better and that was Willie Stargell who hit ten against the Mets.
Now time is called. Bob Barton called out to the mound by Frank Lindsay.
Barton back behind the plate to give the sign. Time back in.
And now Frank's next pitch to the plate is low again. It's ball two. Two balls, no strikes.
And Daniel warming up in the bullpen for the Giants.
Lindsay sets again. Harrelson at second base.
And the next pitch is over. Two balls, one strike.
Dodgers out in the bottom half of the seventh. The Pirates lead by a score of five to three.
Going to the top of the eighth inning.
Now the 2-1 delivery. Swung on and missed. Two balls, two strikes.
Lindsay working extremely slowly.
Frank Johnson loosening up for the Giants. He has a strong arm and outfielded.
Two-two pitch again and again fouled off.
Boyer fooled in the pitch but getting a piece of the ball to foul it off and keep the count at two balls and two strikes.
Mets have a go-ahead run at second base. But Harrelson is there.
He singles through the middle for sacrifice to second base by Chuck Hiller.
Now it's Ken Boyer with one man out in the top of the tenth inning.
And a two-two again. A foul ball. This one coming over toward the left side.
And Ozzie Virgil, a long run, but he couldn't catch up to it.
Ozzie in the third base for the Giants.
Boyer got his 14th home run in the sixth inning.
Once again Lindsay sets up and the two-two pitch. It's over. Call strike three.
That's Lindsay's first strikeout, his second out here in the tenth.
And now the Mets have Al Luplo coming up.
Al has had two home runs and four times up.
It's his home run in the eighth inning with Bud Harrelson on at third base to put the Mets in front by a score of four to three.
In the sixth after Boyer hit his home run, Al got one right behind him.
He now has seven on the season, three of them off Warren Marichal and four against the Giants.
Luplo's going to be walked intentionally and the first pitch is outside at ball one.
The Giants are going to take their chances with Eddie Cranepool.
Next pitch is ball two. Bud Harrelson at second base.
And with two men out, the Giants would rather pitch to Cranepool than Al Luplo.
Now the next pitch, ball three.
And ball four. And that is the first walk of the ball game for the Mets.
Warren Marichal had worked nine innings without a walk.
While he was in the ball game, he struck out tenth.
And so with the situation with runners at first and second, Frank Johnson is being put in in left field in place of Jesus Lu.
Take advantage of his strong throwing arm.
And at the top of the tenth inning, the score of four to four, the Mets with runners at first and second, and now Eddie Cranepool the batter.
Eddie has had four hits and four times up. Three of his hits have been infield hits.
His average now at 251.
Breeze blowing out toward right field.
And the first pitch by Lindsay is just outside the ball.
Eddie with his four for four raising his average seven points today.
Now Lindsay sets again.
And his pitch back to the plate is outside again. It's ball two.
Two balls and no strikes. And with the count going up there, Cleon Jones puts some rosin on his hand.
He's in the on deck circle.
This is a struggle for the Giants. They have to win this ball game.
Mets doing everything they can to keep them from winning.
Now Brown ball hit down to short.
Cleon Jones has it. He throws over to Davenport covering the second base for the fourth play to retire the side.
In the inning, no runs, one hit.
No errors, a walk which was intentional.
And two men left on.
And the score through nine and a half innings, the Mets four, the Giants four.
If you ever stop to think of how many lonesome travelers there are here in Yonder, and how thirsty they get.
Well I am a lonely and a lonesome traveler.
I am a lonely and a lonesome traveler.
I've been traveling on.
I've traveled here and then I've traveled here.
From California to New York, the American folk singer travels here and Yonder carrying with him the music of the whole world and its peoples.
And sometimes when the traveling gets thirsty, he puts down his guitar and accompanies himself with a cold beer, maybe Rheingold.
In New York City, where more songs and travelers stop than anywhere else in the world, more people buy Rheingold extra dry than any other beer.
How come?
Maybe it's the Oregon hops we use.
Who knows?
But we must be doing something right.
Traveling on.
Here's the bottom half of the 10th inning. The score tied 4-4 and the Giants coming up.
Ken Henderson will lead off for the Giants. He'll be followed by Willie Mays and Willie McCovey.
Henderson, a right hand batter against left hand pitching, has had one hit in four times up.
And Larry Miller, the pitcher in the mound, the first pitcher's running out toward third.
Boyer breaking in, comes up with the ball, throws the first base in time for the out.
And Boyer, immediately breaking in as he saw Henderson move out the bunch, made a fine play on the ball to pick up the first out, and now the batter will be Willie Mays.
Mays is all for four.
Miller came in the ball game in the eighth inning, retired the side and ordered in the eighth, got two men out in the ninth inning, and then gave up a home run.
Defense hitter Jim Ray Hart would side up the game.
Now working with one out in the bottom half of the 10th. His first pitch to Mays is low and away. It's ball one.
Miller back again and the pitch is high, a slider that was up about shoulder high.
Mays started to go and then held off. It's two balls, no strikes.
Both sides with four runs, both sides with 11 hits.
Now Miller back again and the pitch is fouled off. Mays with a hard swing and the ball going back out of play.
Down at two balls and one strike.
And the bullpen for the Mets, Jack Hamilton, left-hander Bill Hefler.
Starting pitcher was Dennis Ribon. He worked six innings, was charged with three runs, gave up seven hits.
Next pitch to Mays is flying down the left-field line up eight-six. Coming over to cut it off is Johnny Lewis. He makes a fine play and throws in.
And Mays stays at first. That ball lying down in the left-field corner and Johnny Lewis hustling over to cut it off for a single.
Next is Willie McCovey who has had two home runs and three official times up.
McCovey with his 31st and 32nd home runs in the fourth and fifth innings stepping in the batter's box. Batting at 299 and the first pitch is a curve that's outside for a ball.
Mays at first base.
He has a good-sized lead. Miller watching, now going to first base. Mays gets back.
Mays has had five stolen bases in six tries.
And he leads off with a good-sized lead. The pitch to play has swung on and missed.
Hard swing by Willie McCovey on a curve ball. The count one-and-one.
Well, the first game between these two teams this year going 17 innings. The Giants winning on a home run by Davenport.
Now this one in the bottom half of the tenth, the last game between these two teams. Again a throw to first base. Mays back.
That's a 1-9 of the 17 games played so far. Now picks to McCovey, a swing and a miss.
And the bat knocking the ball out of the hand of Johnny Stevenson on the back-lash. And Mays goes down to second.
McCovey with the back-lash going all the way around, hits the back of Johnny Stevenson's right hand and it knocked the ball out of his glove.
Now West Westrom is coming out to talk with the home plate umpire Harry Wendelstad.
At the same time checking out Johnny Stevenson, see if he is all right.
Willie McCovey, after missing the ball completely and the bat going all the way around, hits the back of the right hand of Johnny Stevenson, knocking the ball out.
The Giants have the winning run at second base with Willie Mays there and one out.
Stevenson given a couple of balls to throw to see if his hand is all right.
And he checks out okay.
Willie Mays going to second base.
Now time is called and Stevenson is called out for the mound by Larry Miller.
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Now time is in. The count one and two on Willie McCovey and the pitch the plate is swung on and fouled.
Ralph Keiner along with Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson from Candlestick Park.
Score tied at 4-4, bottom half of the 10th inning, the Giants batting and Willie Mays is at second base.
The next pitch is hit deep to right field. It's going, going, going, gone and the ballgame is over.
Willie McCovey with a long home run to right field, his third in the ballgame and the Giants win it by scoring two runs in the bottom half of the 10th.
Two runs on two hits, there were no errors and no one left on base and the Giants coming back, win the ballgame with a run that tied up on the ninth and two runs in the 10th inning.
For Willie McCovey, his 33rd home run of the year and it sends the Mets back from San Francisco with a very, very tough defeat.
A big win for the Giants as they win a game they had to win and they did it with a home run back.
This was probably one of the most exciting ballgames that the Mets have played, although in last night's ballgame you could have said the same thing,
which only indicates the tremendous baseball that the Mets and Giants have played here in the last two ballgames and also throughout the year.
The win by the Giants gives them an even break in the overall season series, Mets 29 and the Giants 29.
Here in San Francisco the Mets won five of the nine-game play.
The home run was a big part of the play today.
The Mets had two home runs from Malouklo, his sixth and seventh in the sixth and eighth inning.
His home run in the eighth inning put him in the Mets in front by a score of four to three.
Ken Boyer had hit his 14th in the sixth inning.
So the Mets getting a total of three home runs which was handled very nicely by Willie McCovey as he personally accounted for three home runs.
But the big home run of the ballgame was the home run by Jim Ray Hart that was in the ninth inning that tied out the ballgame.
With Larry Miller on the mound in the ninth inning, Jack Hyatt slide out the right field.
That gave the Mets their first out in the bottom half of the ninth.
The next batter was Cap Peterson.
He doubled the left center field and when he tried to stretch it into a triple he was thrown out on a great play going from Johnny Lewis to Bud Harrelson to Ken Boyer.
Mets on that break had their second out and they were only one out away from giving the Giants a very disastrous loss.
Jim Ray Hart then was put up for a pinch hitter.
He had been devastating against the Mets all year.
He had hit eight previous home runs against the Mets.
He worked the count down to three balls and no strikes, took a strike, and then hit a 3-1 fastball way over the wall in left field to tie up the ballgame.
Bunzies then fouled out and we went to the top of the tenth.
Mets in the tenth inning threatened but could not score.
Bud Harrelson got his second base into the ballgame, a single through the middle.
He was sacrificed to second base.
Ken Boyer was then called out on strikes.
And then Al Lupo who had had two previous home runs was walked intentionally.
That's what runners at first and second left it up to Eddie Crane Bull.
Eddie had had four hits in his four previous times up, three of them infield hits, and he hit one off the end of the bat down to short where Fuentes fielded the ball and threw over to second base for the fourth play that retired the side.
In the tenth inning, the Giants won it after Ken Henderson was out on a fine play by Ken Boyer on a bunt.
Willie Mays singled and then moved down to second base on a free pass ball play.
And Willie McCovey hit a curve ball out down the right field line and won the ballgame for the Giants by a score of 6-4.
While Marishaw was at one time in the ballgame on the losing side of the record, if Jim Ray Hart had not hit his home run, Marishaw would have absorbed his first loss against the Mets.
He had won 17.
He was not the winning pitcher.
Frank Lindsay was the winning pitcher.
It was his seventh win against 10 losses.
He was in the ballgame in relief and worked one inning.
The starting pitcher for the Mets was Dennis Rivent, and the losing pitcher was Larry Miller, his record now 0-2.
So a fine ballgame closing out the series between the Mets and Giants this year with each team winning nine.
The line scored the ballgame.
The Giants six runs on 13 hits.
They made one error.
The Mets four runs, 11 hits, and no errors.
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