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This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit RetroSeasons.com for more sports history.

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The Kansas City Royals face the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium for Game 4 of the ALCS on October 13, 1976.

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The Yankees lead the best of five series, two games to one.

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And this is the national broadcast of Game 4 featuring announcers Ernie Harwell and Ned Martin.

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The ceremony of the first ball talk will be carried out by Mrs. Lou Gehrig,

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The winner of the last Yankee captain until Herman Watson was named as captain of the Yankees this year.

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Bob Shepard, the public address announcer here in Yankee Stadium.

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Now with the introduction of Mrs. Lou Gehrig.

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Mrs. Lou Gehrig.

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And the Yankee fans are giving Mrs. Gehrig a standing ovation as she gets ready to talk out the ceremonial first ball.

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There it is.

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Monson, the current captain, takes the talk, hands it back to Mrs. Gehrig, and we're just about ready to get underway.

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Again, we've got a mild and sunny afternoon.

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We've had clear skies for each one of these four games in the America League Championship Series.

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Absolutely great weather.

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So just about the start of the series, I would say, would have to be the weatherman.

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Kansas City ready to come to bat.

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It will be Cowans to lead off, and it's my pleasure to introduce my colleague from Boston,

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The voice of the Boston Red Sox, Ned Martin.

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Thank you Ernie Harwell, and good afternoon everybody.

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And a good afternoon it certainly is from Gotham.

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A beautiful day, as Ernie says.

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In Kansas City and New York, the weather could not have been better considering the month of the year, and it's continuing.

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Al Cowans leading off against Catfish Hunter.

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Cowans is three for 12 on the series, a right-handed batter playing center field.

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Takes the first pitch outside, ball one.

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We're underway from Yankee Stadium.

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Cowans, the right-handed hitter, pressed into duty in center field with the injury to Amos Otis in game one.

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Hunter misses high with a fast ball, and it's quickly 2-0.

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Catfish has a winning record against the Royals lifetime.

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There's a strike. He picks up the outside corner.

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But as a member of the Yankees, he's beaten them only once in regular season play,

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and of course he has Saturday's win in the playoff series.

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Cowans takes strike two, a slider on the outside corner, and Jim Hunter is right back with it, two and two.

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Tom Poquette is on deck with George Brett to follow.

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Hunter winds and throws, and it's pumped foul back.

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The grandstand shadow is cutting across the infield from halfway between the third base bag and home plate,

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cutting out toward right field.

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It has eclipsed already, the first baseman and Willie Randolph at second, Shambles and Randolph.

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Hunter is pitching in shadow, and of course the people at the plate are.

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Fly ball, center field, pretty well hit.

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Mickey Rivers back, has room, and has the ball for out number one.

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Challenge flies to fairly deep center field.

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Tom Poquette, three for nine in the series, and a 3-0-2 hitter in the regular season coming up to the plate.

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Poquette was hitting the ball a long way in batting practice because he's not a home run hitter,

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but he was taking dead aim on the 3-53 mark down in right field, but that was a couple hours ago.

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Poquette bats from a crouch.

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Hunter throws him high and tight ball one.

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Catfish just makes pitching a very simple thing to look at him.

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He works quickly.

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He has control as infielders are quick behind him.

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There's a fly ball toward left field.

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Roy White draws the bead on it.

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He's got it.

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And there are two away.

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And Hunter begins about the way he did out in Kansas City last Saturday.

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That fly to left net gave us an indication how that sun field is going to be,

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although the sun is not really out that theoretically bright at the moment.

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White did have a little bit of trouble with it, had to shade his eyes with his glove.

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In the old days when they started serious games at two o'clock here or 1.30,

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it was late in the afternoon when those shadows gave fit to left fielders,

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no matter how many times, except for Gene Woodling probably.

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But now it's a late start and it will be even tougher, I would imagine.

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Here's George Brett taking outside ball one.

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Brett has been the hitting standout for the Royals.

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He is 6-4-10.

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The American League record for hits in a playoff series is 8 by Mattie Allou of Oakland,

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and that's in a five-game series.

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That's the American League record, 9 by Pete Rose in five games.

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Shambler says seven hits for the Yankees.

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Here's the pitch.

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Foul ball out of play by Brett, a left-handed batter.

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One ball, one strike to George Brett, the American League batting champion, 333 hitter.

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John Maybury in the on-deck circle to be followed by Hal McCrae.

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If it goes that far this inning, two out, nobody on, just underway.

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Hunter throws a chopper towards third.

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Hunter has it on a hop, throws to first-in guy.

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Brett was fooled on a hit and hit a Baltimore chop to Hunter as he moved off to his right

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toward the third baseline to throw him out.

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Three up and three down, and in the middle of the first inning, no score.

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Larry Gura, tall left-hander, used to be a Yankee, pitched here for, well, briefly,

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hardly at all for Billy Martin.

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Not at all, as a matter of fact, and then went in the deal for Fran Healy, the catcher

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who was brought over to the Yankees in midseason.

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Gura, 4-0, as a member of the Royals, had a hot pitcher for them when they needed him

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most, when the team was faltering and their lead was dwindling away as the Oakland A's

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made a rush at them.

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But Gura was a standout for them.

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The other day, he pitched well enough to be in and win most ball games except for the

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ninth inning when Roy White cracked a two-run double off him to put it away in a game that

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was 2-1 at that time.

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He pitched a Gura-like kind of game, giving up lots of hits, but a lot of them were with

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two outs, and they didn't bother them that much.

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So he goes against the Yankees for the second time in this American League Championship

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layoff.

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The only two pitchers who have not worked for the Royals, Alphage Morris and Doug Byrd,

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they have both been throwing in the bullpen but have not gotten into games.

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Mickey Rivers, first up.

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He's 3-14 in the series.

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All-in-a-year, had a fine season, hitting 3-12.

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Bill Haller has just been over conferring with managers, both of them.

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Now it's just returned from the Yankee dugout, so I ask for talking to Billy Martin.

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Rivers, a left-handed batter.

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With his speed, a factor, George Brett moves in on the grass at third.

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Mitch to Rivers, shortens up, takes the ball outside.

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Lowie Gura on the mound, and Buck Marpenis behind the plate for the Royals.

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Gura winds and throws, and misses high, ball two, two and nothing to Rivers.

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John Mayberry is the first baseman.

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Cookie Rojas, the second base for this one.

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Buddy Pacek, it's short and Brett is third.

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Mitch to Rivers, strike call, two and one.

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The left fielder is Tom Poquette, center fielder Al Cowan, then in right field,

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Hal McCray.

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He doesn't get to play there very often.

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There's a strike as Rivers was running up his own a punt.

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He pulled the bat back a little bit, but it was right in there, and Gura is two and two with it.

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McCray is playing the left difficult right field here in Yankee Stadium, with the sun field,

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as we said, the left field spot, and Poquette is back there.

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Two-two pitch, curve ball lifted foul, third base way, Brett at the coaching box, has it, and Rivers is out.

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Here's Roy White, number two hitter who is playing left field these days and is one for seven,

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one for eight in this series, and that one hit was a two-run double in the opener on Saturday.

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Switzer batting right-handed against Gura.

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The totals on White are three for eleven, all told.

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Here's Roy White, Frank White was one for eight, but Roy is three for eleven.

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I know he's had more hits than that double.

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Strike one to him.

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Play delivery, swing, swinging, strike.

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changing speed, will not overpower you with a fastball.

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Jumping into the count, the windup by Larry Gura, and the fastball is shown outside, one ball, two strikes.

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This is the bottom of the first inning and there's no score.

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In game four, Yankees needed to win the pennant, the Royals needed to stay alive.

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White takes the fastball inside right off the belt buckle.

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Two and two to Roy.

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Kelston Howard coaching it first, Dick Hauser at third for New York.

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Two balls, two strikes to White with Munson on deck.

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Gura winds and throws just inside with a breaking ball and it's three and two.

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A big count to Roy White, then a good number two hitter for the Yankees.

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They've had him batting cleanups some seasons.

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Three-two pitch, there's a line drive to left field down toward the corner.

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That'll go for extra bases.

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Dug out by Pochette.

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White's in at second.

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He holds.

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He's got a double.

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Four for 12 in the playoff as he doubles down the left field line.

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He hit it sharply, a three-two pitch.

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And that was his third double, the 11th double for the New York Yankees in this playoff.

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The third for Roy White out of the four hits he's gotten, so he is specialized in them.

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Woody Pochette, Larry Gura, and Buck Martinez have all talked things over at the mound.

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Now Pochette passes from word along to cookie roll-out, and they want to Hal McCrae, moved a little bit.

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McCrae hands both hands out there.

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He's been a designated hitter all year.

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He's just to say, okay, where do you want me?

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Herman Munson is the batter.

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Munson is five for 14 in the series.

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Right-handed hitter takes a fast ball on the corner for a called strike.

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There have been 357 hitters, he says, in there now, five hits, including two doubles.

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There's been only one home run hit in this series.

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It was hit yesterday, last night, by Chris Shamblin.

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Gura sets.

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To Munson, foul back, and he's ahead on Munson 0-2.

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Gura was ahead of Roy White 0-2, then what's the, goes the count to 3-2 before White doubles.

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A thing that happened in the Philadelphia Cincinnati game yesterday was a problem in the night's inning

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that Ron Reid had of pitching ahead of the batters.

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He was 1-2 to both George Foster and Johnny Bench when they hit the home run.

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Gura is now 0-2 with Munson.

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Munson a good two-strike hitter.

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Wide ball, center field, in comes Cowan.

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He's there, more of a line drive than anything.

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Cowan has it, two outs.

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All pretty well hit by Munson.

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White holds the second, and here's Lou Pennella,

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who has been a little bit overlooked by people in this series.

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He hasn't played every inning, but while he's been in there, he's done well as a designated hitter.

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Three for seven.

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Three hits and seven times up, including a double.

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Sweet Lou, right-handed hitter, playing against his old ball club, Kansas City Royals.

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Pennella at one time led the American League in hot temper.

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The pitchers hit all the ground past the mound, charged by Patek at short,

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fires over to first, and Pennella is out three times at the side.

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In the Yankee first, no runs ahead, they leave one.

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And after one inning, it's the Yankees nothing, the Royals nothing.

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Well, the way...

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We were talking about Lou Pennella's temper earlier.

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There are many myths and legends about it when he was first up with the Kansas City Royals.

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But he be-matted himself mainly when he'd strike out.

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He'd come diving into the dugout.

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One day he took a complete forward header into the dugout,

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because either he had struck out or he'd missed a ball in the outfield.

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He'd thrown up bat racks and kicked light bulbs out, but he says,

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I've matured now.

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I still get mad, but not quite as badly as I did before.

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John Mayberry will lead off against Catfish Hunter.

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Mayberry, the big first baseman, has two hits in the series, two for 11.

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Last night when he came up late in the ball game, and the ninth-day hit won well,

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but on the trademark of the bat, it cracked the bat,

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and the ball died up in the air in right field.

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The fellow, along with Amos Urs, both who have provided the power in this series.

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Mayberry, in other years, has provided the power,

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but he's coming to the end of an offseason for it.

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Hunter moves, and it's high for a ball.

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They've got the Mayberry shift on, with three men on the right side of the infield,

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as we look out on it.

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Greg Nettles playing where the shortstop normally plays.

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He's the third baseman, shifted over there.

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They work him outside, ball two, two and nothing to Mayberry.

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Stanley, the shortstop, is on the first-base side of second.

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Ball three.

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Mayberry has said that he has been hitting defensively,

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and that shift has bothered him to look at it.

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Hunter works.

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Ball four, he walks Mayberry on four pitches, every one of them, up and away, high and outside.

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The first Royal baserunner, John Mayberry.

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Howell McCrae.

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Howell McCrae is the batter.

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He is the only regular still hitless in this playoff series.

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He's 0-for-9.

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Right-handed batter, playing right field today.

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The slider is outside to him, ball one.

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McCrae hits.332 in the regular season,

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being beaten out by George Brett in the final day for the batting title.

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Hunter really took care of him last Saturday in Kansas City,

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getting him four times and striking him out twice.

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Howell was saying, you've just got to look for the ball away and plan accordingly.

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It gets in on you, then you pull it.

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Howell's this one off to the right, a ball and a strike.

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Hunter doesn't often like to come inside.

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He will if you're in there hanging over the plate,

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or he'll show you the pitch inside, try to get you to chase it,

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and then he'll show you that slider on the outside corner right on the black.

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McCrae stands well away from the plate.

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Back ball inside this time, ball two, two and one.

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Temperature at game time at Yankee Stadium, 67 degrees.

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At this point, the win is no factor.

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Here's the pitch to McCrae, and he fouls another one off.

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Two balls, two strikes.

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There's no score here as he just joined us.

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We're in the top of the second inning in game four at Yankee Stadium.

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Each team has had a base runner, white-headed double for the Yankees in the first.

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Mayberry has just walked for the Royals here in the second.

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The pitch to McCrae, fouls another one hitting late

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and it goes into the mezzanine deck on the right side.

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Jamie Quirk, the designated hitter, is on deck.

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Mayberry at first.

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Mickey Rivers with McCrae, a right-headed batter up, is playing him toward right center.

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The gap on him is in left center field.

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Pitch two, Hal.

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Hits a very high fly ball down the right field line coming forward Elliott Maddux.

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Towards the line, he's got it for the out.

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Joe McCrae, he does go to the opposite field, but it's at a mile high and is an easy out.

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One away.

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Jamie Quirk has been up once in this playoff and he's gone out.

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0-1 for Quirk, who is used a lot as a backup third baseman and first baseman.

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Not a lot, but in the field he's played some and came off the bench quite a bit,

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hitting.246 on the regular season as a sometime designated hitter and pinch hitter.

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And a fill-in at first and third.

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Left-handed batter.

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Waves at a pitch that misses outside, and he misses outside by about four inches.

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One strike to Quirk.

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There's the set.

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Butter goes to work and Quirk hits the fly ball to center field, very high.

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Rivers coming for this one.

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Rivers under it and Rivers has it.

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And then maybe a duck back to first and they're two away.

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Butter has been hitting by and large, mainly into the air.

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Cookie Rohas, the veteran second baseman, starting his first game at second base.

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They've had Frank White out there.

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Whitey Herzog thinking at that time they wanted the best defensive team if they could get in there,

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but now it's a matter of coming down to basics and they need runs.

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They figure that Rohas has a better chance maybe of generating something from the play than White.

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Pitch is high to him, ball one.

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Cookie's been up twice in this series and has no hits.

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Right-handed batter strikes all the inside corner.

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Cookie winding down into his final days of a fine playing career in both leagues.

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Whether he'll come back next year or not, we don't know.

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One-one.

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There's a drive in the center field for a hit.

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Covered by Rivers, Mayberry stops at second.

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Runners at first and second, two out.

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The first royal hit, Rohas singling sharply into center.

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So Mayberry is at second base, Rohas at first and Freddie Patek is up.

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A diminutive shortstop.

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Three hits and ten times up in this series.

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Right-handed batter, likes the fast ball.

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But you can get him out on the breaking pitches, good breaking stuff.

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He has learned to go to the opposite field in the last two or three years better than when he first came into the league.

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Hunter works with two men on and Patek flaps one in the air to right center field.

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Could be trouble.

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It's in there for Baytich.

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Gets away from Rivers.

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Mayberry scores.

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Rohas comes on to score.

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The throw comes in and winding up a second base is Patek.

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The Royals go out in front, two-nothing.

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Freddie Patek, dumped one into right center field is Mickey Rivers.

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When zooming over there, made a dive for the ball, trying to shoestring it.

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It hit on the ground, hit off his glove.

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The right fielder, Elliot Maddox, had gone to back him up and he'd overrun.

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He had gone out more towards center field.

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The ball healed off the glove of Rivers and went out toward right.

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Maddox finally had to rush, reverse his field and pick it up and Rivers is hurt on the play.

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It's a double for Freddie Patek.

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Two runs batted in and the Royals take a two-nothing lead off Catfish Utter.

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Then Randolph held that relay a little bit long.

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There's the question there whether he could have cut down that man at the plate or not.

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Probably could not have, but he did hold it a little extra long as he was looking to the plate, but he didn't throw.

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Now Gene Monahan, the Yankee trainer, has gone out there to check on Mickey Rivers.

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Rivers was hurt, you remember, with an injured shoulder toward the end of the season.

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Managed to come back in the last couple of weeks and get ready for these championship games.

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And he seems to be all right.

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He's on his feet now walking over toward center field along with the Yankee trainer, Monahan.

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Mickey made a big dive for that ball, not just trying to catch it, but mainly to get in front of it and hold it to a single and hold it to one run.

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Because Mayberry was going to score anyway, running as he was with two outs.

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The thing that got the other run home was the fact that the ball did deflect off Rivers' glove out toward right more than where Maddox was.

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And Rohr, churning up the back of John Mayberry, came on to score.

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So it's 2-0, Royals bucked Martinez up with five seconds second, and Martinez lost one foul out of play along the first baseline.

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Martinez has just one hit in this series. He's 1-8.

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Went 2-28 on the year, and the Royals would like a base hit out of him right now to, well, kind of redo what they did in the first inning last night.

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They got three runs early, but it didn't hold.

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Patek, good runner off second base.

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Pitch is high to Martinez. One ball, one strike.

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Royals two, Yankees nothing. We're in the top of the second.

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Game four.

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The pitch to Martinez fouled back.

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A ball and two strikes.

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Hunter, who doesn't usually walk too many people, walked one in this inning, and it hurt him because Mayberry scored.

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A two-out single by Rohr and a double by Patek getting the run home.

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Martinez sends the ground ball up the middle. He's got the base hit.

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Patek comes on. He'll score. It's 3-0.

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Martinez, single, sharply on the ground in the center.

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A good dive by Stanley going to his left trying to make a spectacular on it, but he was nowhere near it.

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And Martinez, single, gets Patek home, and it's 3-0 Royals.

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Well, it's been an action in baseball for many years when you're facing one of those real top pitchers, you have to get to them early.

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And that's exactly what the Royals are trying to do against Katzbitt here this afternoon.

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Well, it's very much the same as a pitcher, an excellent pitcher that used to pitch for your ball club or any.

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Mickey Lowlich. It was very definitely that way. It wasn't absolutely, and Whitey Ford and all the others.

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All right, here is Cowan taking a strike.

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Now Cowan's with a fastball on the inside corner.

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No one warming in the Yankee bullpen.

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Billy Martin, as he has done all year long, goes a long way with Catfish Hunter.

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Cowan's wrapped one in the air to left field fairly deep, but White is there and he's got the sun and he's got the ball.

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Cowan's hit the ball hard, but he didn't pull it enough.

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And it's a long fly ball to the left to end the inning, but a profitable one for the Royals.

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Kansas City has three runs, three hits.

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They leave one, and after an inning and a half, the score is Kansas City 3, the Yankees nothing.

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The Royals have drawn first blood again in this series.

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They did it last night with three in the first. They've gotten three in the second now to hand Larry Gura something to work with.

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And the burden right now in this ever-shifting game of baseball rests with the New York Yankees.

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Of course, not as much of a burden because they still have a game in hand.

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And if they lose today, it means, well, they try it again tomorrow.

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And if the game is played tomorrow night, should the Royals win this afternoon, they'll play tomorrow night.

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And you'll hear it right here on your CBS radio station at 8.07 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 8.07, 7.07 Central Time.

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Tomorrow night, should it go to game five.

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And everybody can go out and pitch in that one. That's for the pennants, as it is for today.

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Here is Chris Shambliss, who could be aiming at a playoff record.

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He has seven hits in the three-game slate so far, seven for 13 on the series.

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Gura throws to him and Shambliss takes the strike.

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The American League record for hits in a playoff series, as we said, is eight.

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Matty Alou of Oakland. Shambliss has seven. Brett of the Royals has six.

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There's a foul on the curve, and the count is 0-2.

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Major League record, nine, by Pete Rose in five games.

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Dave Cash of Pittsburgh had, then of Pittsburgh, had eight hits in a four-game series in 1971.

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So that's a four-game record. It's funny because a different series went three and then five.

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There's a foul backed by Shambliss.

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Chris is no stranger to Royal pitching, though.

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He's hit.383 against the Kansas City staff this year in the regular season. 18 hits and 47 times up with two homers.

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Knocked in eight runs.

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So he has worn out the Royal pitching staff pretty well, doing it again in the playoff.

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Up and in with a fastball is Gura. One ball, two strikes.

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Royals three. Yankees nothing. We're in the bottom of the second, game four.

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Martinez gives a sign, and here's the pitch to Shambliss.

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A fly ball to left field. It's in there. There's hit number eight.

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Shambliss gets another hit, singling to left field, and he has tied an American League record for hits in a playoff series.

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Tied with Matty Alou of Oakland. Alou did it in five games. Shambliss has done it in four.

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Chris continues to wrap the ball all over the place. Left, center, right. He had the big home run last night.

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And he has been the standout in this series.

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Here's Greg Nettles. Yankees coming right back as they did last night, as they so often have done this year when leads have been piled up against them.

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They did it against Frank Tanana. They went on to lose the game once.

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Nettles takes it high for a ball. Nettles is two for ten on the series, but always a home run threat.

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One game that the Angels played here this summer. Frank Tanana, the excellent left hander, had a seven nothing lead, I think.

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Seven or eight nothing lead in the ninth inning, and the Yankees tied it up.

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Finally, they lost it an extra inning. Strike call to Nettles. One ball, one strike.

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Even in the game they lost, and Kansas City on Sunday, the Yankees made it tough in the ninth inning with two base hits.

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It is. Good ball. High drive, right field, way back. There she goes. Home run. That protects Greg Nettles. Kansas City three and the Yankees two.

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Big, big hit right there. Greg Nettles getting his first home run of the series, and the second one of the series, the other one last night by Shambles, and he really drilled it.

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No doubt about it, a high powering shot way back into the upper deck and right in fairly close to the foul pole.

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And right away the Yankees come back again and make it a ball game. As a somewhat shell-shocked Larry Gura has to look around while ground keepers in attendance and security people clear the tissue paper that's been thrown from the upper deck out on the field already.

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Game being held up as the New Yorker fans have littered the field.

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And the Yankees on the same kind of thing last night came back. It took them a while longer to erase that three-nothing lead, and the first two were, it was, the two-run homer by Shambles last night. This time it is a two-run homer by Greg Nettles.

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Doug Byrd, the right-hander warming up for the bullpen now for Kansas City. The Royals lead, but now it's only three to two.

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That might have been a hanging curve. It looked like it was in tight on him and just hung up there and he ripped it and pulled it and hit it a long way.

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Nettles is one of the best mistake hitters in the league. You hang one on him, you try to throw him away with breaking stuff, he's an uppercut kind of hitter, he did that.

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And I think it hung his right there and he and Nettles, along with Shambles, but mainly Nettles I believe, one of the best mistake hitters around.

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Elliott Maddox is up, still nobody out, two runs home, and it's Royals three, Yankees two, and the bottom of the second inning is still going on.

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Maddox is two for eight.

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Maddox throws and Elliott takes a strike inside corner to a right-handed batter.

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It just doesn't take the Yankees long. Here it is.

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Inside and high, a ball, and the count is one ball, one strike.

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A trademark of past years, not used as often in this edition of the Yankees as in the early 60s and the late 20s and all the 30s, but utilized to great effect.

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Grounded a third, one hopper to Brett, he throws the first for the out.

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Maddox, an easy one hopper, is out number one.

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Bringing to the plate second baseman Willie Randolph. Randolph, one for ten in the series, got his first hit of the series last night.

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So there's a lot to be done by both clubs.

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Royals getting to catfish hunter for three and seeing two of those runs come right back at him.

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Gura to Randolph, high ball one.

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Cincinnati Reds, of course, interested observers and listeners and arm-lookers through this series.

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Curve ball inside, ball two, two and nothing.

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Now the pitch to Randolph misses high ball three, three and nothing.

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Randolph came over to the Yankees from the Pittsburgh organization, fine deal they made, takes the strike.

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Came over with Doc Ellis.

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Doc Medich went over to the Pirates, one of their things.

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Three balls, one strike to Randolph.

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Three hits apiece for these teams, wind up by Gura.

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Drive to shortstop, pass short, into left field and hit.

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And Randolph scorches the ground ball past the drive by Freddy Potech to his right.

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So Randolph gets his second hit of the series, third hit of the inning by the Yankees and their fourth of the game.

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They're battering Larry Gura here.

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Fred Stanley, the shortstop.

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He has four hits and ten times up.

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Three of them in one game.

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Bird continues to throw in the bullpen.

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Royals three, Yankees two in the second inning.

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Lots happening early.

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Royal infield at double play depth.

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Potech moving in, four or five steps, pitches inside off the chin of Stanley, ball one.

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One ball, no strikes.

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Randolph, good base runner, fourth step lead off first.

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Down the stretch by Gura, throws to first.

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Randolph back.

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Kelly Howard, stalking Randolph off and on the bag.

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The stretch by Gura and it's inside, one was fluffed, down is ball two.

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Now Martinez goes to the mound and lets pause, ten seconds for station identification.

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This is the CBS Radio Network.

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Back at Yankee Stadium, Ned Martin here along with Ernie Harwell.

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The Yankees at bat in the second inning, the Royals of Kansas City leading them three to two.

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But it's the sway and flow in favor of the Yankees now as they have gathered momentum here in the second.

439
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A single, a home run, then an out and another single.

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Whitey Herzog has just returned from a short visit to the mound with Gura.

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00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:10,000
Brett was over there, Martinez was out, Herzog has had his say.

442
00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:20,000
Randolph off first base, the pitch, strike call, snapped on the inside corner and the count is two and one to Fred Stanley.

443
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:28,000
Stanley moves back and gets the sign from Hauser, one of 50 or 60 signs that Hauser is flashing.

444
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A key in there somewhere to what to do, whether to go to right, drop the front, two-two.

445
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Two-one, a lob to first base.

446
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:47,000
Gura has been treated rather harshly in these two innings.

447
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He's given up two singles, a double and a home run.

448
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Pitching, fouled off, two and two.

449
00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:04,000
Another big crowd at Yankee Stadium today. I don't know if it's as big as last night.

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Last night broke Yankee Stadium record.

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But they're here and they're all in hoping for the kill.

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Here is the set by Gura.

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A throw to first.

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00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:28,000
Mayberry holding the bag against Randolph and Willie getting back.

455
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:34,000
Center fielder Al Cowans toward right center on Stanley and there's where the ball is hit on the line, a base hit.

456
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,000
Picked up by Cowans, holding it second is Randolph.

457
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And now two are on with one out.

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00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:47,000
Fred Stanley gets his fifth hit of the series and Gura is in real trouble now.

459
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:53,000
They have gone right at him in this inning and the hits have not been cheap ones.

460
00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:58,000
A slash line drive to left by Schambler for his leadoff single.

461
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:01,000
A long high home run by Nettles.

462
00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:06,000
Hard single to left by Randolph and a hard single to center by Stanley.

463
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And Mickey Rivers is up with runners at first and second and one away.

464
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:16,000
Doug Byrd just about ready in the bullpen if they need him right now.

465
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:21,000
But Rivers, a left-handed batter, is up. Roy White, who is the switcher, is on deck.

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One to second, lead run at first.

467
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Royals leading by a 3-2 score, but that's in jeopardy.

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Pitch by Gura, ground ball toward shortstop.

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Patek gets the bag for one, that's all he can get.

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Does not get the double play on Rivers, although they might have had a shot at it.

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00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:44,000
Patek was there and Rojas came over.

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Patek did not throw to him. He went and touched the bag himself and saw he had no play at first.

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Rivers is at first base. Stanley is out. Patek unaffected. Randolph goes to third.

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00:38:56,000 --> 00:39:02,000
Runners at the corners now, there are two out and the tough Roy White is up.

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00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:06,000
He doubled the left field in the first inning.

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00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:11,000
White now, four, hitting 333 in the series.

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Dying run 90 feet away, third base Willie Randolph.

478
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:20,000
Howser has a word for him. Gura backs off the mound.

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00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:28,000
Billy Martin gesticulating in the Yankee dugout, pulling all kinds of strings, telling him what to do with the runners.

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The pitch is outside for a ball.

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00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:40,000
He's making hand signals, slapping his arms to Randolph, who's over there along with Howser looking at him.

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And Randolph a little bit transfixed by what his boss is signaling there.

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00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:54,000
One ball, no strikes, there are two out. A throw to first base.

484
00:39:54,000 --> 00:40:01,000
Rivers over there, of course, a threat to go and disrupt things a little bit if he could draw a throw from Martinez.

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With Randolph having a chance to complete a double steal and go home on a delay.

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We'll see how they play it. Here it is. It's low outside, two and nothing to White.

487
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And White has the edge now.

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00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:24,000
Gura has not looked as effective, nearly as effective with his pitches as he did on Saturday.

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He was giving up hits at that time, but that's not where they meant much.

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He always got the big man when he needed it.

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Two ball, a fast ball over. Two balls, one strike.

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I don't know if he's trying to be too cute or finesse or what, but it doesn't seem to be as aggressive as he was.

493
00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:49,000
No, but he's getting that fast ball over and White took that one.

494
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:55,000
Two and one to Roy White.

495
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:59,000
In field, back deep now with two away, Pockdeck deep at shortstop.

496
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Moves to first. Gura comes very close to blocking.

497
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:07,000
Elston Howard complained once about it in the first game.

498
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:13,000
That's a foot about halfway between first and home.

499
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:20,000
He does not take that full motion toward home and throw over to first, but he comes near enough to watch it.

500
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:25,000
Two balls, one strike.

501
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:30,000
Three to two, the Royals lead. We're still in the second inning. Yankees batting. Two outs.

502
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:33,000
The delivery chopped over the mound near second.

503
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:37,000
Rojas has it stepped on the bag to force Rivers to end the inning.

504
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:41,000
White forces Rivers, second baseman Rojas, unassisted.

505
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,000
Big inning for the Yankees, though. They picked up a pair of runs and they had four hits.

506
00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:54,000
They leave two. And at the end of two innings, it's the Royals three, the Yankees two.

507
00:41:54,000 --> 00:42:02,000
Interesting there to see the reaction on the part of the pitcher, Larry Gura, and his teammates, the Kansas City Royals, after the home run by Nettles.

508
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:09,000
Last night, the two-run homer by Shamless, who scored three nothing at the time, turned the game around in favor of the Yankees,

509
00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:13,000
and the air thought it went out of the Kansas City balloon after the home run last night.

510
00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:23,000
This time, at least in the second inning, Aguero was equal to the occasion, and he and his teammates were able to hold off the Yankees after those first two runs.

511
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:31,000
Royals are still missing Amos Otis. He is a tremendous loss for them. He had a lot of home runs, 18.

512
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:39,000
He was a fine base runner and a great defensive outfielder, but as you know, he's out of action and has not appeared in the series

513
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except in the opening inning when he suffered a severe sprain in his left ankle, running out his first time at bat in game number one.

514
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:54,000
Trying to beat out a bunt, he stepped on the front of the bag at first and suffered the injury.

515
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You're tuned to your CBS Radio network station for game four in the American League playoffs,

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and that means you're tuned to the only radio spot for the World Series.

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Starting Saturday, October 16th, this coming Saturday, CBS Radio Sports brings you exclusive radio play-by-play coverage.

518
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Follow the series on radio right here.

519
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The Royals get a chance to bat. Coming up on the third inning, the Yankees' second inning was a long one.

520
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:30,000
They sent the seven men to the plate. The Royals sent seven to the plate in their half of the second.

521
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:36,000
So it took a five-run second inning, both teams, and 14 batters up.

522
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:44,000
Tom Poquette will be first up against Catfish Hunter.

523
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:52,000
Poquette fly to left field in the first inning. It'll be Poquette, Brett, and Mayberry.

524
00:43:52,000 --> 00:44:00,000
Already in this game, Chris Shambles has had a hit to tie an American League record for hits in a playoff.

525
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:07,000
In a total playoff, there's a called strike to Poquette. And he just won short of a major league record,

526
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:16,000
held by a fellow named Pete Rose, who I understand plays for Cincinnati. Does he ever.

527
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:24,000
A one-strike pitch. It's outside. One ball, one strike.

528
00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:30,000
Hunter gave up a walk and three hits for the three Royal runs in the second inning.

529
00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:38,000
There's a drive towards center, well hit, but Rivers is right there to take the line drive, and there's one out.

530
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:47,000
Gets a pretty good shot, thought Hunter. George Brett capped out to Catfish in the first inning.

531
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:54,000
Six for 11 in the series. Left-handed batter.

532
00:44:54,000 --> 00:45:02,000
That he has been in contact by telephone with his brother Ken Brett a couple of times in the last few days.

533
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:08,000
Two brothers are very close.

534
00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:17,000
Took a shot, ground foul, off to the right. Down, bouncing off the railing, off an umpire, and into somebody's hands right in the face.

535
00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:24,000
Out along the first baseline.

536
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:32,000
Nothing in one. Brett the batter with Mayberry up next.

537
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:40,000
Hunter deals, and he misses low and outside. One ball, one strike.

538
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:44,000
Brett has good bat control.

539
00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:51,000
Fast ball outside. They pitch him away, he'll hit it that way. He'll use center field, left center, left field.

540
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:56,000
They move him on the inside halfway, he can pull the ball.

541
00:45:56,000 --> 00:46:06,000
Grounder to second. Picked up by Randolph, fires over to first, that's all. Brett's out, they're two away.

542
00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:10,000
And here's the big guy that started the whole thing in the second inning, John Mayberry.

543
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:17,000
He walked and scored the first royal run.

544
00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:26,000
The Kansas City Royals leading the Yankees 3-2 in the third inning.

545
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:33,000
Hunter working to Mayberry, and John hits the high fly ball to the left. Under it, Roy White.

546
00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:38,000
And he's got it for the final out, and Hunter settles down as you think he might.

547
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:42,000
After a bad inning, getting a side in order. One, two, three.

548
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:50,000
In the middle of the third inning, it is the Royals 3, the Yankees 2.

549
00:46:50,000 --> 00:47:00,000
Larry Gurr, a rather embattled figure in the second inning, is out to pitch again in the third, and he will face Thurman Munson, Lou Pennella, and Chris Shambler.

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00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:09,000
The Sun, which was out brightly at the outset of the game, has kind of dipped in under some haziness overhead and few clouds,

551
00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:13,000
and has gone out as brightly, which may help the left fielder.

552
00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:18,000
In this case, Tom Bouquet in this half hitting, and Roy White in the other half.

553
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:23,000
He's got a high sky.

554
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:28,000
Sort of a haziness now in New York.

555
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:36,000
Thurman Munson lined out to center fielder Al Coward as his first time up.

556
00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:41,000
Munson 5 for 15 in the series.

557
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:50,000
Royals are leading the Yankees 3 to 2, and we're in the bottom of the third.

558
00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:57,000
Gurr ready to work as Munson moves in.

559
00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:03,000
Left-hander kicks and throws. Munson cracks the foul off to the right toward the upper deck.

560
00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:07,000
Now the Sun has come out again more brightly.

561
00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:19,000
Just as weird as it was in its lingering raise, it's coming out brightly.

562
00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:21,000
One strike to Munson.

563
00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:25,000
Gurr will work. Curve ball lined left field hit.

564
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:29,000
Taking on a hop out there by Bouquet, and Munson is on.

565
00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:36,000
Leading off the third inning with hit number 6 off Larry Gurr.

566
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:44,000
Whitey Herzog may have had enough, although Bird has just started to throw again in the bullpen.

567
00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:52,000
Here's Herzog coming toward the mound right after the leadoff single by Munson, and he is going to the bullpen.

568
00:48:52,000 --> 00:49:00,000
Doug Bird will come on the pitch, as Herzog has seen enough of Gurr and is getting Larry out of there right now.

569
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:05,000
So Gurr goes two innings plus, facing one batter in the third.

570
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:09,000
In that time, as he trots off the field, he gets some booze.

571
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:14,000
He gave up six hits and two runs. He's responsible for a base runner.

572
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:18,000
He gave up no walks, and he struck out no one.

573
00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:25,000
And Gurr leaves the game in the hands of Doug Bird, who is making his first appearance.

574
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:33,000
Doug Bird and Fitz Morris were the only two members of the Kansas City Royals who had not appeared in a championship game.

575
00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:37,000
Now it's only Fitz Morris who has not seen action.

576
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:47,000
Bird, the right-hander, he's 6'4, weighs 180, coming in now to take over.

577
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:51,000
Former 20-game winner Steve Busby already depressed about it.

578
00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:59,000
Doug Bird, who started his career with the Royals as a relief pitcher and strictly a reliever, and a very good one for two or three seasons,

579
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:04,000
he was a big man in long relief from the bullpen, in short relief rather, as their right-hander.

580
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:11,000
They made him into a starter this year, and early in the season, was highly effective, winning eight or nine ball games.

581
00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:18,000
Then I think the league started to get to him, and maybe he tired with the number of innings he was pitching.

582
00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:24,000
All the year, Bird won 12 and lost 10, and had a 3.37 earned run average.

583
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:30,000
He had two complete games as a starter, he had two saves as a reliever, he did a little of each.

584
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:36,000
Although he did start most of his games, of his 39 appearances, he started 27 of them.

585
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:41,000
He took close to 200 innings, 198 innings, and gave up 191 hits.

586
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:50,000
Chuck out 107 and walked only 31, has shown good control, either a thinker, slider, pitcher, and a fine competitor.

587
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Right now, his job is to hold the Yankees, who are making noises like they did last night.

588
00:50:56,000 --> 00:51:02,000
Coming from behind, they're within one run, they have a tying run at first base with nobody out,

589
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:09,000
and they're already out hitting the Royals six to three, where the Royals scored first with three runs in the top of the second.

590
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:14,000
The Royal pitching, with the exception of Paul Splitorff, and a little bit of the scurry in the first game,

591
00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:19,000
has been disappointing to their followers, and to manager Whitey Herzog.

592
00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:23,000
Most of all, of course, is the lack of runs, big innings.

593
00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:27,000
But the pitching has not come out of the bullpen and stopped people.

594
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:29,000
We'll see how Bird does.

595
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:37,000
Manela is first up. Grounded a short stop, he pops a bunt up, and is fouled back out of play.

596
00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:40,000
Manela trying to bust the man down.

597
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:44,000
Rather unusual assignment for Lew, doesn't bunt very often.

598
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:52,000
And in that particular instance, showed it, but he fouled it way back, and there was no chance for Martinez to get it.

599
00:51:52,000 --> 00:52:02,000
But Billy Martin, playing one run down, bunting with his clean-off hitter at this stage in the game, in the third inning.

600
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:08,000
That a manager Martin is. He'll take every advantage. He'll work different ways in different times. He'll change.

601
00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:16,000
Remember to be the kind that's a prototype manager, that the hosting manager can always figure out,

602
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:21,000
because he'll do things that one time will work, and he may use it again,

603
00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:25,000
and he may not use it again for a while.

604
00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:31,000
A matter of giving what football players call the look to the opposition.

605
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:35,000
A defensive or offensive look.

606
00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:39,000
Lew Panella has just talked with Dick Hauser, the third base coach.

607
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:48,000
See what he has him doing now. One strike to Lew, and he is bluffing the bunt again, taking inside for a ball.

608
00:52:48,000 --> 00:53:00,000
It shortened up that time, but the ball was inside. One ball, one strike to Panella.

609
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:04,000
Rojas, playing up three steps at second base. Throw the first, not in time.

610
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:11,000
Patek, at the double play angle, at shortstop. Count one and one to Panella.

611
00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:16,000
Bled is even with a bag at third. Six or seven steps in.

612
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:20,000
The pitch runner going. Fly ball to right field, fairly deep.

613
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:23,000
Back forward goes McCray, and he's got it.

614
00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:26,000
Al McCray makes the catch, backpedaling in right.

615
00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:30,000
They had the hit and run all that time, with Panella flying out to right.

616
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:36,000
Thurman Munson is at first base, and here is Chris Shamblin.

617
00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:46,000
The hitting standout of the series so far, with eight hits and 14 times up.

618
00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:52,000
That comes to a rather gaudy 571 batting average in the three plus games.

619
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:59,000
And of course, a tie for the American League record and hit for a playoff, since they started in 1969.

620
00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:02,000
There's a call strike to it.

621
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:11,000
Shamblin is a quiet, steady player with the New York Yankees, coming out of his finest year in production.

622
00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:24,000
Two ninety-three. There's a throw to first, not in time.

623
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:28,000
Shamblin has a closed stance, batting left-handed.

624
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:35,000
Fouls this one off to the left side, and the count on him is going two.

625
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:38,000
Doug Byrd on in relief of Larry Gura.

626
00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:48,000
Royals three, and the Yankees two, and the bottom of the third.

627
00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:52,000
Byrd sets it to the mound and gets the sign.

628
00:54:52,000 --> 00:55:01,000
Shamblin is behind on the count, bends a foul ball out of play along the left side again, into the upper deck.

629
00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:15,000
Jumping in two to Chris Munson at first base.

630
00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:28,000
Doug Byrd throws over to first, and then Mayberry picks it off the knee of Munson as he gets back in.

631
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:34,000
Three-two, the Royals lead in the third inning.

632
00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:39,000
The pitch to Shamblin. Munson goes, throw to second, and he's out by yards.

633
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:42,000
Putting the tag on Thurman, Munson was Freddie Patek.

634
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:49,000
Munson came in with a hard fly, but Patek was there, and he is thrown out two to six.

635
00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:54,000
Martinez throws out Thurman, Munson, and maybe a busted sign along the way.

636
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They don't expect Munson to go ever, but he went, and the pitch was a ball.

637
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Shamblin did not offer, but there may have been another Billy Martin trick of some sort.

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Try to do something.

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It is one and two to Shamblin.

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Here's the pitch by Byrd, and as the ground ball to first baseman Mayberry plays it alone, and that's all for the Yankees.

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Shamblin grounds out to Mayberry unassisted.

642
00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:26,000
No runs, one hit, and nobody left.

643
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And after three innings, the end of the third, the score is the Royals three, the Yankees two.

644
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Another happening in sports today in professional football, quarterback James Hicks.

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As the City Royals holding a three to two lead over the New York Yankees in game four, we're approaching the top of the fourth inning.

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Should the Royals hold onto this lead or go on to win it and force the series to five games,

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we'll be on the air with it tomorrow night right here at Yankee Stadium,

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airtime on your CBS radio network station at 8.07 Eastern Daylight Time, 7.07 Central Time, if it goes to five games.

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Leading off for the Royals against Catfish Hunter will be Hal McCray, then it'll be Jamie Quirk and Cookie Rojas.

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Royals picked up three runs in a second off Catfish on a walk, then after two were out a single by Rojas, a two run double by Patek, and a run scoring single by Martinez.

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McCray swings wildly at a breaking pitch, missing a strike one.

652
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:37,000
McCray's still looking for his first series hit. He's 0 for 10.

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Hunter curls and throws, fly ball deep right center field towards the gap. It can't be handled, it's up against the wall, and McCray goes into second base standing with his first series hit, a double.

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All mishandled and thrown back to second by Randolph.

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00:57:53,000 --> 00:58:00,000
McCray almost took off for third as he saw the ball get away from Willie Randolph, the deep cutoff man, but Randolph recovers.

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00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:05,000
McCray hitting the ball a long way to the opposite field, getting his first series hit.

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A leadoff double and hit at the base of the wall at the 385 mark in right center.

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And Mr. McCray, who said he's got to go the other way against Catfish Hunter, did.

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00:58:15,000 --> 00:58:20,000
And he is on second with a leadoff double.

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That's the fourth royal hit.

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Their second extra base hit.

662
00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:37,000
Now Jamie Quirk, he fly to center of the second. And they play him to pull. Rivers is way over toward right center field.

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Big gap in left center. They throw him outside ball one, hoping that he'll try to pull the outside pitch and ground to second base.

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Should he ground to second base, that could get McCray over to third.

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Swinging the strike.

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00:58:54,000 --> 00:59:01,000
Now in the Yankee ball play, some activity as big Richard Tidrow starts to throw. Dick Tidrow.

667
00:59:01,000 --> 00:59:07,000
In there, main guy out there. Short relief this season.

668
00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:13,000
Quirk sends a foul ball out of play.

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00:59:13,000 --> 00:59:21,000
One ball, two strikes.

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Quirk, a very important batter up there trying to get McCray over the third at least if he can't get the base hit.

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Hunter working on it. Outside. One ball, two strikes, here it comes. Foul back.

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One and two to Jamie.

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00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:45,000
Cookie Rollhouse on deck.

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00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:53,000
Then the right-handed batters in the royal lineup who have been giving Hunter his trouble.

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Pitch to the left-hander, Quirk is outside. Two and two.

676
01:00:02,000 --> 01:00:10,000
McCray at second base. Nobody out. The royals leading three-two and looking for more here in the fourth.

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Hunter works to Quirk. And there's a drive into the gap in center field. That's going a long, long way.

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Way out to the wall, rolling there to the edge of the warning path. An easy score by McCray.

679
01:00:21,000 --> 01:00:29,000
Quirk's going to try for three. He flies triple for Jamie Quirk and his four-two-two royals.

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01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:37,000
He hit one to that long, long space there, the wide open green space between Mickey Rivers who was pulled over the right center

681
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and the left fielder Roy White who was not over that far to left center.

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01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:47,000
The ball kept rolling and finally Rivers ran it down at the edge of the warning path in straightaway center field.

683
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A triple for Quirk. McCray scores and now it's a two-run lead and Billy Martin is coming to the mound to talk to Hunter.

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01:00:54,000 --> 01:00:58,000
He may want to go right now. Let's see.

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01:00:58,000 --> 01:01:03,000
One of the ironies of the way the Yankees have been defending against the Kansas City batters

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Quirk, perhaps one of the few that they've worked on to pull the ball and he didn't pull it.

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He hit it up the alley and left to the field.

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They've been pulling and they've been playing the right-handed hitters to go to right field.

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But they weren't playing Quirk that way to go to left center. He's a left-handed batter and they figured him to pull.

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And he hit it right in that spot. There was an awful lot of room there.

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So Quirk gets a big hit in this game, a triple, and that's going to be all for Catfish Hunter

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as Billy Martin makes an early move.

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Hunter was hit around hard in the second, then came back and got three batters in the third.

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But he leaves under fire here in the fourth inning.

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01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:49,000
So Catfish goes three-plus innings, pitching to just two men in the fourth inning, giving up a double and a triple,

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an off-field double and really an up-the-middle triple to a left-handed batter.

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01:01:54,000 --> 01:02:00,000
So in the three innings that he worked, he gave up five hits.

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01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:07,000
And four runs. He's responsible for a base runner. He walked one. He had no strikeouts.

699
01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:11,000
And he gives way now to the strong, hard-throwing right-hander, Dick Kidrow.

700
01:02:11,000 --> 01:02:18,000
And Mr. Kidrow, a little of a contest with a record of four wins and five defeats in the regular campaign,

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01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:26,000
he was a relief for most all the way. He was in two starting assignments and appeared in a total of 47 games.

702
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:32,000
The Royals getting a three-bagger from the youngster, Jamie Quirk,

703
01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:38,000
sending their team in front of the Yankees here four to two in the fourth inning.

704
01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:41,000
Should the Royals hang on and win this ballgame,

705
01:02:41,000 --> 01:02:45,000
Whitey Herzog will have a decision to make about his pitcher tomorrow.

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01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:48,000
He was asked before this game, who would be his pitcher?

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01:02:48,000 --> 01:02:53,000
And he said, well, I don't know, because I may use them all this afternoon.

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01:02:53,000 --> 01:02:55,000
We'll just have to wait and see.

709
01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:59,000
Billy Martin also has to make a choice because he went with his ace,

710
01:02:59,000 --> 01:03:03,000
Catfish Hunter, in the fourth game of this championship series,

711
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figuring that Hunter could well the Kansas City attack and get the pennant for the Yankees.

712
01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:16,000
Billy Martin said, I have plenty of pitching left. He said, certainly I'm going with Hunter today.

713
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:21,000
I've got to either Doyle Alexander or Ken Holtz for tomorrow or come back with Figueroa.

714
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:26,000
And actually, the Whitey Herzog would be, if the Royals do go on to win this,

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in a little more trouble possibly with his pitching,

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01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:32,000
although he could go with Fitzmars, who hasn't been used at all,

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01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:37,000
and Leonard, who was not effective but still can throw hard.

718
01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:42,000
CBS Radio Sports is bringing you the play-by-play action in the America League Championship.

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And there's more to come.

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The World Series starts October the 16th at this Saturday.

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And you'll hear it here, exclusive radio coverage, play-by-play, of the 1976 World Series,

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right here on the CBS Radio Network station.

723
01:03:58,000 --> 01:04:01,000
This is Tidro's second appearance in the playoff series.

724
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:08,000
He went on Sunday in the game that Paul Splieroff beat the Yankees.

725
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:13,000
Tidro came on in relief of Ed Figueroa in the sixth inning and finished out the ballgame,

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01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:17,000
going two and two-thirds innings, giving up three hits and three runs,

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01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:18,000
two of which were earned.

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01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:21,000
He walked one. He did not strike anybody.

729
01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:24,000
He throws hard. He throws a good slider, breaking stuff.

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01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:32,000
And in some respects, he is a typical late-inning reliever, a good pitcher.

731
01:04:32,000 --> 01:04:34,000
You give him one look, go around the batting order once,

732
01:04:34,000 --> 01:04:38,000
and then maybe get somebody ready because after they see him a while, they go after him.

733
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:42,000
He had been a starter with the Cleveland Indians before coming over here,

734
01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:46,000
but has been made into a fine reliever in the Yankee system.

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Cookie Rojas is up, and the Yankees have the infield in.

736
01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:53,000
Rojas singled in the second inning and scored a run.

737
01:04:53,000 --> 01:04:55,000
The Royals lead by two, trying to make it three.

738
01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:57,000
Nobody out or under a third.

739
01:04:57,000 --> 01:05:03,000
Rojas takes a ball inside from Tidro.

740
01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:08,000
Jamie Quirk at third base.

741
01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:13,000
Very big hit for the Yaks. It may be one of his biggest of the season.

742
01:05:13,000 --> 01:05:15,000
One ball, no strikes to Rojas.

743
01:05:15,000 --> 01:05:26,000
Infield drawn in. Cookie chops the foul back, and it counted as one ball, one strike.

744
01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:32,000
Tidro's got good size.

745
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:36,000
He was six and three with the Yankees last year in relief.

746
01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:40,000
A 3.13 earned run average.

747
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:45,000
There's a fly ball to center field to Rivers, and Quirk will tag.

748
01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:47,000
Rivers coming on, makes the catch.

749
01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:50,000
Here comes a throw to the plate. Here comes the runner.

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01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:54,000
Quirk scores as the throw dies at the pitching mound and bounces into Munson.

751
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:58,000
And the Royals once again have their three-run lead.

752
01:05:58,000 --> 01:06:00,000
It's five to two Kansas City.

753
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:03,000
Rojas does his job, sacrifice fly to center,

754
01:06:03,000 --> 01:06:07,000
to Mickey Rivers, who does not have a strong throwing arm.

755
01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:10,000
Almost took a hitch and wound up on that.

756
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:13,000
Ball was thrown accurately, but then died right at the mound.

757
01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:16,000
A double, a triple, and a sacrifice fly.

758
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:19,000
Have the Royals out in front of the Yankees five to two.

759
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:23,000
We're in the top of the fourth inning. Nobody on and one out now.

760
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The batter is Freddy Patek.

761
01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:31,000
Patek had a big hit in the second inning. He doubled to right field, driving in two runs.

762
01:06:31,000 --> 01:06:35,000
The ball went into right center. Mickey Rivers made a dive for it.

763
01:06:35,000 --> 01:06:40,000
It healed off his glove for two bases and two runs scored.

764
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:44,000
That run is charged to Hunter.

765
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:46,000
All five runs charged to Catfish.

766
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:49,000
Fly ball left field, very high into the sun field.

767
01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:52,000
Roy White canters back. He's got it.

768
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:58,000
Patek's trying for the long one for the little guy, five feet four.

769
01:06:58,000 --> 01:07:04,000
There are two outs now. Thidro has gotten two fly balls from the batters that he's faced.

770
01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:12,000
But Martinez came up and added his important hit in the second inning, a two-out single driving in a run.

771
01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:16,000
The lower part of this order actually from McCray on down now.

772
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The second half of the order has been the productive one.

773
01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:21,000
There is a strike called a Martinez.

774
01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:26,000
Before McCray doubled, or even Kirk tripled, they had a single from Rojas,

775
01:07:26,000 --> 01:07:30,000
a double by Patek, a single by Martinez. Good for three runs.

776
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And a sacrifice fly by Rojas for another one.

777
01:07:33,000 --> 01:07:37,000
The pitch is outside, one and one.

778
01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:46,000
Kansas City five and the Yankees two are in the fourth inning.

779
01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:48,000
The pitch.

780
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:50,000
Swinging strike.

781
01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:58,000
Buck waved at the breaking ball and the count on him now is one and two.

782
01:07:58,000 --> 01:08:05,000
The semi-circle of sun is on White now in left field and partly on Rivers in left center.

783
01:08:05,000 --> 01:08:11,000
Martinez sends a little fly ball to left center field, coming on his Rivers and he's got it one-handed.

784
01:08:11,000 --> 01:08:15,000
Ball showed a little White out of the glove but he held on to it.

785
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:19,000
And Martinez is out as Thidro comes on to get three fly ball out.

786
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:24,000
But the Royals pick up two runs on two hits. They leave nobody.

787
01:08:24,000 --> 01:08:30,000
In the middle of the fourth inning, it's Kansas City five and the Yankees two.

788
01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:37,000
Bottom of the fourth inning is at hand at Yankee Stadium and the Yankees have to go to work again now as they have fallen again behind by three runs.

789
01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:40,000
The Royals picked up three off Catfish Hunter in the second.

790
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The Yankees came back in their half of the second inning on a two-run homer by Greg Nettles who will lead off this inning.

791
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And then the Royals have just scored two more on a double by Hal McCrae and a triple by Jamie Quirk and a sacrifice fly by Cookie Rohawks.

792
01:08:56,000 --> 01:09:08,000
The job of taking care of this game now is in the hands of Doug Byrd who came on to relieve the starter Larry Gore in the third with nobody out and a man at first.

793
01:09:08,000 --> 01:09:19,000
He's got two batters and Munson was out stealing so Byrd is now going into his inning number four facing Nettles.

794
01:09:19,000 --> 01:09:26,000
Uppercut a tremendous homer on his first time up. Takes the ball high.

795
01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:34,000
Greg Nettles three for eleven in this series.

796
01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:43,000
The pitch. Byrd sinks one low and outside ball two.

797
01:09:43,000 --> 01:09:55,000
While Splendorf has been the only pitcher for the Royals who have been able to consistently get out there inning after inning and hold a lead, which he did on Sunday.

798
01:09:55,000 --> 01:10:01,000
Byrd will try to do the same now. There was a lead last night but it was dissipated.

799
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:09,000
Two and nothing to Nettles. Pitch to Greg is high. Ball three.

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01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:20,000
Three balls no strikes. Nettles, Maddox and Randolph up this inning.

801
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:27,000
And the strike is called in the outside corner. Now the Yankees have sent Oscar Gamble out to the on deck circle.

802
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:37,000
And he will bat for Maddox and stay in the game to play right field. With a right handed on for Kansas City, Gamble, a left handed batter will be installed in the lineup.

803
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Strike two called and right back is three and two is Byrd with Nettles.

804
01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:52,000
Three balls two strikes.

805
01:10:52,000 --> 01:11:00,000
The wind up and the playoff pitch is plumb on and popped up foul. Third base side and going to be out of play.

806
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:05,000
No chance for Brett or for Martinez.

807
01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:08,000
Three balls two strikes.

808
01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:12,000
Lots of scoring in this one. Game four.

809
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:25,000
Five to two. The Royals lead the Yankees. The Yankees still have the most hits. Six. They're not hitting the Royals. Six to five.

810
01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:30,000
Here it is. Strike three swinging and he got him on a high fastball.

811
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:35,000
He challenged him and Nettles went for it. It may have been ball four had he not swung.

812
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And there's the first strikeout for Royal pitching. A matter of fact the first strikeout in the game. Oscar Gamble going to bat for Maddox.

813
01:11:47,000 --> 01:11:53,000
The likeable Oscar Gamble. Left headed hitter with good power.

814
01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:59,000
Batting for Elliott Maddox and will stay in the game to play right field.

815
01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:16,000
Gamble hit 232 on the year but showed good home run power. He's always had it. He bats from a deep crouch and he takes ball one.

816
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:32,000
Gamble is hitting 250 in this series. One hit in four times up. The pitch to him by Bird swings at an off speed curve and the count is one ball one strike.

817
01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:40,000
One and one to Oscar Gamble batting for Maddox. Willie Randolph on deck.

818
01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:52,000
A delivery by Bird fouled back. I've seen a couple of take home runs that Gamble has hit in in this ballpark this year in the regular season.

819
01:12:52,000 --> 01:13:02,000
He hit one in the upper deck way out where the grandstand ends. In one ball game against the Boston Red Sox.

820
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:11,000
He can drill it. He loves to pull the ball. They like to have him go to the opposite field if they can. They pitch him high and away. Ball two.

821
01:13:11,000 --> 01:13:21,000
Two and two. Royals five. Yankees two. Fourth inning.

822
01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:29,000
Now the pitch. A little chopper to the right side of the infield taken by Rojas. Underhands to Mayberry for the out.

823
01:13:29,000 --> 01:13:34,000
Gamble is out. Second to first. They're two away.

824
01:13:34,000 --> 01:13:44,000
Here's Willie Randolph. A single sharply to left off Gure in the second inning. Larry Gure started the game and left in the third.

825
01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:52,000
Catfish Hunter started for the Yankees and left in the fourth.

826
01:13:52,000 --> 01:14:00,000
Randolph. Two sixty seven hitter in his rookie season. Pitch to him. Ground ball the third. Taken by Brett.

827
01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:09,000
Wait. Throws. Got it. And a one two three inning for Doug Bird who likes to throw ground balls. He threw two of them that inning.

828
01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:15,000
At the end of the fourth inning the score is the Royals five and the Yankees two.

829
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You're tuned to your CBS radio network station for game four of the American League playoffs and that means you're tuned to the only radio spot for the World Series.

830
01:14:24,000 --> 01:14:30,000
Starting Saturday October 16th CBS radio sports brings you exclusive radio play by play coverage.

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Follow the series on radio right here.

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Moving to the top of inning number five. The Kansas City Royals leading the New York Yankees five to two. Yankees out hitting Kansas City six to five.

833
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But they have made their hits count. They've had some big ones. They've had their doubles by Patek and McRae and a triple by Quirk.

834
01:14:54,000 --> 01:15:04,000
Still no Kansas City home runs in this series. The Yankees have had two. One today by Greg Nettles with a man on and the two run over by Shambles last night.

835
01:15:04,000 --> 01:15:12,000
Al Cowan at the top of the order first up against Dick Tidro. Cowan has to slide to center and fly deep to left.

836
01:15:12,000 --> 01:15:17,000
Roy White in left field is the only player in front right now.

837
01:15:17,000 --> 01:15:23,000
The pitch. Cowan takes a breaking ball for a strike.

838
01:15:23,000 --> 01:15:29,000
Played umpire Bill Haller calling them balls and strikes today.

839
01:15:29,000 --> 01:15:32,000
One of the good ones in the game.

840
01:15:32,000 --> 01:15:37,000
The one strike pitch. Cowan is really jammed by that pitch.

841
01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:45,000
Tried to abort the swing but it was on the inside corner. He went around halfway and the count on him is 0 and 2.

842
01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:56,000
Tidro came on and immediately put out any fires that had raging potential by getting three fly balls. One of them for a run charged to Hunter.

843
01:15:56,000 --> 01:16:04,000
Pitching to Cowan. Ground ball towards the middle taken by shortstop Stanley. Throws to first for the out.

844
01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:09,000
They had been edging Cowan that way anyway. The ball did not have enough swing on it to get into center field.

845
01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:15,000
Al Cowan is out short to first and won away.

846
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:27,000
John Proquette has been held Hitler today. He has been held twice to the outfield. Once to White in left and once to Rivers in center. He hit the ball to center field well.

847
01:16:27,000 --> 01:16:32,000
Royals 5, Yankees 2, fifth inning.

848
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:38,000
Proquette grounds to first base. Shambles takes it, plays it alone. Two outs in a hurry.

849
01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:43,000
So Tidro gets a couple of ground balls. Off the bats for the Royals.

850
01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:51,000
And Brett will come up, Hitler so far. George is grounded to the pitcher and to the second baseman.

851
01:16:51,000 --> 01:17:01,000
Should the series go five games, remember, we'll be on tomorrow night from right here in Yankee Stadium for game five, the deciding game, if the Royals win this one.

852
01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:09,000
And airtime will be 8.07 over your CBS radio network station. 8.07 Eastern Daylight Time. 7.07 Central Time.

853
01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:16,000
Pitch to Brett, tries to drop a butt down third base way and misses. Strike one.

854
01:17:16,000 --> 01:17:19,000
Nettles was playing relatively deep.

855
01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:26,000
And he'll go back there again, not figuring it. George will try it again.

856
01:17:26,000 --> 01:17:29,000
Nick Tidro.

857
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:31,000
Goes to work.

858
01:17:31,000 --> 01:17:39,000
There's a slam to the air and left, but White is there and at the edge of a shadow has it for out number three. One, two, three innings for Tidro.

859
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:49,000
He is retired eighth, sixth in a row. And in the middle of the fifth inning, the score remains. The Royals five, the Yankees two.

860
01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:57,000
It'll be interesting if this series should go five games to see how the managers do handle the pitching rotation or the pitching assignments.

861
01:17:57,000 --> 01:18:05,000
Of course in game five, they've got to pull out all the stops and they cannot even think about Saturday against Cincinnati.

862
01:18:05,000 --> 01:18:13,000
They've got to win the pennant first. And by winning it on a Thursday, they have only one day for a pitcher to get ready to open against Cincinnati.

863
01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:25,000
So Billy Martin, as we mentioned earlier, seems to be in a pretty good way if it goes this way, if he has to play tomorrow, to go with either Doyle Alexander and Figueroa.

864
01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:36,000
Or he could come back with Doyle with Ken Holtz from the left hander. Meanwhile, Whitey Herzog would have to go probably with Al FitzMorris or maybe Dennis Leonard.

865
01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:49,000
He would, he could go with Paul Squidorf, of course. That would probably be the most likely choice in game five if there is a game five.

866
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:56,000
We're halfway through this game at Yankee Stadium, game four, with the Kansas City Royals leading the Yankees five to two.

867
01:18:56,000 --> 01:18:59,000
Five hits for the Royals, six hits for the Yankees.

868
01:18:59,000 --> 01:19:08,000
And halfway through the game comes to my notice that I have been very fortunate in broadcasting career in the majors to be blessed with good partners.

869
01:19:08,000 --> 01:19:21,000
Kirk Gowdy, Dave Martin, Ken Coleman, Jim Wood, all the people, the ballplayers, Mel Parnell and Johnny Tessian. Hasn't changed at all here in my first chance to get to work with one of the fine guys in this business.

870
01:19:21,000 --> 01:19:25,000
One of the top announcers, the voice of the Toy Tigers, again, Ernie Harwell.

871
01:19:25,000 --> 01:19:31,000
Thank you, Ned Harkin, everybody. It's Stanley at the plate now on the Royals, baby Yankees, five to two.

872
01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:39,000
We go to the last half of the fifth inning. This game belongs to the relief pitchers, Bird and Tidrow.

873
01:19:39,000 --> 01:19:50,000
Tidrow set down six in a row, Bird five in a row since they each came in. There's a ball low to the right hand of adding Stanley.

874
01:19:50,000 --> 01:20:01,000
Five hits and eleven chips so far for Stanley. One for one in this game, a single. And he takes a breaking ball wide, a 2-0.

875
01:20:01,000 --> 01:20:08,000
Bird came in with a game-relieving draw, the shorting pitcher in the third inning with the man on and nobody else.

876
01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:14,000
That man Muntzum was out stealing, then he got everybody else since then. There's the pitchers too close, they'd almost hit him.

877
01:20:14,000 --> 01:20:22,000
Bird's fastball, moving him back and Fred Stanley now has a count of three and all on him.

878
01:20:22,000 --> 01:20:28,000
Their baseman Brett comes over to talk with his pitcher Bird.

879
01:20:28,000 --> 01:20:34,000
That field are now a very tough field, that's the only sunny spot on the field.

880
01:20:34,000 --> 01:20:41,000
The pitch family is taking it to strike, a breaking ball across, three and one on Fred, the number nine batter in the batting order.

881
01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:47,000
The D. Rivers waiting on deck for New York, five to two Kansas City lead. Fourth game of the series.

882
01:20:47,000 --> 01:20:52,000
The pitch is a strike, there's the slider.

883
01:20:52,000 --> 01:20:59,000
Both count on Fred Stanley, now Brett backs up a little bit at third base.

884
01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:07,000
Bird into the wind up, delivers, it's a bonding ball in the high chop, George Beckett, Rojas waits for the next hop so the Birds got him.

885
01:21:07,000 --> 01:21:12,000
Just in time he had to play the second hop, not quite as high as that big first one.

886
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:21,000
And there's one up and one down in the Yankee fifth inning.

887
01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:29,000
Here's Rivers, the left hand hitting leadoff man, he has fouled a third and hit into a fourth out.

888
01:21:29,000 --> 01:21:40,000
That field will shade him around toward left. The lights have been on here to try to cut down some of the shadows at Yankee Stadium.

889
01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:48,000
Now some debris thrown on the field has to be tossed out by Brett over to third base.

890
01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:53,000
Rivers waiting on the pitch from Doug Bird, here it comes, he takes the ball outside.

891
01:21:53,000 --> 01:21:59,000
Royals picked up three and the second Yankees came back with two in the second.

892
01:21:59,000 --> 01:22:04,000
The Royals got two for themselves in the fourth inning.

893
01:22:04,000 --> 01:22:11,000
Rivers hits a bounding foul over toward the seat just past the Yankee dugout.

894
01:22:11,000 --> 01:22:16,000
Five runs and five hits for the Royals, two runs and six hits for the Yankees.

895
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:23,000
The door is started, relieved by Bird. The foul is started for the Yankees, relieved by Kid Rowe.

896
01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:32,000
Here's the one-one delivery to Rivers. He swings and hits a high foul that will reach the seat back of first base.

897
01:22:32,000 --> 01:22:42,000
Into the lower deck, down in the right field corner.

898
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:49,000
New outfield alignment in this game for the Royals, they've got Poquette in left today, Cowens and Cidder-McRae in right.

899
01:22:49,000 --> 01:22:55,000
Here's the one-two delivery, swing and there's a little pop fly back, a short Potec going back.

900
01:22:55,000 --> 01:23:03,000
Poquette coming in and he makes the catch. The left fielder took care of that one.

901
01:23:03,000 --> 01:23:11,000
Here's Roy White at the plate. Roy doubled in the opening inning and then entered the second inning with a force out.

902
01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:15,000
The Yankees were threatening to add to their two-run surge in that inning.

903
01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:20,000
The Yankees got those two runs in the second on a home run by Nettles.

904
01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:25,000
Two home runs in the series so far. They both belong to the Yankees.

905
01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:28,000
Shambliss with one and Nettles with one.

906
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:33,000
It's a ball, a little bit inside on Roy White.

907
01:23:33,000 --> 01:23:38,000
Switch batter batting left-handed now against the right-hand pitching of Bird.

908
01:23:38,000 --> 01:23:44,000
Five-two, Royals lead, fifth inning at Yankee Stadium.

909
01:23:44,000 --> 01:23:54,000
Here's a ball high to White. Two and O, the count on Roy Munson waits on deck.

910
01:23:54,000 --> 01:24:01,000
Outfield slightly toward right on him. Red balloon floats down right back of umpire Halle.

911
01:24:01,000 --> 01:24:07,000
I think he's going to let it blow away.

912
01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:19,000
Here's the wind up by Bird, the pitch, swinging a foul back in this direction down below it.

913
01:24:19,000 --> 01:24:29,000
Bird allowed the most home runs of any pitcher on the Kansas City staff, a total of 17 over the regular season.

914
01:24:29,000 --> 01:24:36,000
Swinged is a fly lifted to center. Cowens is backing up. He's there waiting. He has it.

915
01:24:36,000 --> 01:24:42,000
And that's all for the Yankees. They go down one, two, three in the fifth inning.

916
01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:45,000
At the end of five, Royals five Yankees two.

917
01:24:45,000 --> 01:24:51,000
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918
01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:57,000
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919
01:24:57,000 --> 01:24:59,000
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920
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921
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:12,000
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922
01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:20,000
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923
01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:32,000
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924
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:36,000
John Mayberry to lead off for the Royals. They are ahead of the Yankees.

925
01:25:36,000 --> 01:25:44,000
Inning number six is Yankee Stadium. Royals five, New York two.

926
01:25:44,000 --> 01:25:50,000
Mayberry walked in the second inning. He was the first runner against Catfish out of the start.

927
01:25:50,000 --> 01:25:56,000
Then he lifted a fly ball to left in the third. They're over shifting on it again.

928
01:25:56,000 --> 01:26:00,000
And Chidwell delivers. There's a high fly ball in the left center field.

929
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:09,000
White is camping under it and he has it for the outs.

930
01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:19,000
McRae will be the batter now. He doubled in the fourth and then scored on a three-bagger by Jamie Quirk.

931
01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:27,000
Twelve fly balls have been caught now by the Yankee outfielders.

932
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:30,000
Kansas City hitting the ball up in the air. Great deal this afternoon.

933
01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:35,000
There's the pitch and McRae takes the fast ball in close. Ball one and a half.

934
01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:40,000
Fly to right and then double.

935
01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:43,000
Chidwell, the big right-hander, wheels and delivers.

936
01:26:43,000 --> 01:26:47,000
Here's a line shot up the alley. White digging hard and he cannot get it.

937
01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:51,000
It bounced past McRae going for two. White picks up the ball at the warning track.

938
01:26:51,000 --> 01:26:54,000
McRae rounding second, headed for third.

939
01:26:54,000 --> 01:27:00,000
The relay from Stanley to Nettles not in time. A triple by McRae.

940
01:27:00,000 --> 01:27:10,000
Looks like Harold has awakened, Ernie. He sure has a double and a triple in the last two times at bat.

941
01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:15,000
And Chidwell had retired seven in order before that triple broke the string.

942
01:27:15,000 --> 01:27:22,000
Jamie Quirk, who tripled in the fourth inning to drive in McRae from second, comes up here in the sixth inning.

943
01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:28,000
The Royals have a man at third. One man down, they lead the Yankees five to two.

944
01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:30,000
Enfield pulled in tight for the Yankees.

945
01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:33,000
Chidwell to the set position, the left-handed batting Quirk at the plate.

946
01:27:33,000 --> 01:27:38,000
Swings and taps the ball out of play. In the dirt, back of the plate.

947
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:43,000
Billy Martin will sometime change his Enfield setup at the pitch.

948
01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:49,000
He'll have them in and move them back or he'll have them back and move them in to play them medium and go one way or the other.

949
01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:54,000
The way he sets them at the start of the pitch doesn't necessarily mean that he won't change.

950
01:27:54,000 --> 01:27:58,000
Right now they're in close, a little bit closer on the left side than on the right.

951
01:27:58,000 --> 01:28:05,000
Quirk waiting on Chidwell's next delivery. Strike one on the count on Jamie. Here it comes.

952
01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:09,000
He swings and as they drive to right field, going over his jamble, he has it.

953
01:28:09,000 --> 01:28:14,000
Here's the tag at third by McRae and he is coming home to score.

954
01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:18,000
Six to two, the Royals lead New York.

955
01:28:18,000 --> 01:28:27,000
That's Paul, ten seconds to station identification. This is the CBS Radio Network.

956
01:28:27,000 --> 01:28:33,000
Here's Cookie Rojas batting now with two down and nobody on and he swings as they fly ball to left fairly deep but wide is back.

957
01:28:33,000 --> 01:28:39,000
He's there waiting. He has it and almost bobbled the ball at the last moment but held on until he out.

958
01:28:39,000 --> 01:28:46,000
One run on one hit for the Royals. No Yankees errors. Nobody left. That's the end of five and one half innings.

959
01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:50,000
The score, Kansas City six, New York two.

960
01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:54,000
Along with Ned Martin, this is Ernie Harwell at Yankee Stadium.

961
01:28:54,000 --> 01:28:59,000
Yankees are batting on the last half of the sixth inning, the Royals lead New York six to two.

962
01:28:59,000 --> 01:29:06,000
Munson will be the first Yankee batter here in their sixth inning. He has fly to center and singles.

963
01:29:06,000 --> 01:29:10,000
Both those times at bat were against the starting pitcher Larry Gura.

964
01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:16,000
After the single by Munson, that's when the current pitcher Doug Byrd took over.

965
01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:23,000
And Byrd has set down eight Yankees in order.

966
01:29:23,000 --> 01:29:31,000
The now-all will follow Munson and then it will be Chris Chambers who's been the hottest hitter on either team in the series.

967
01:29:31,000 --> 01:29:35,000
Munson who batted three all-two for the season.

968
01:29:35,000 --> 01:29:45,000
Six for sixteen in the championship series. Big strong right-handed batter faces Byrd and the pitch is hung on and hits him after a face-hit.

969
01:29:45,000 --> 01:29:52,000
He is very tough without sticking his hands. He wraps the single to left between Brett and Kotzeck.

970
01:29:52,000 --> 01:29:56,000
And now Luke Fenella will be the batter.

971
01:29:56,000 --> 01:30:08,000
Luke has bounced to shortstop and hit a fly ball to right. He was asking before the game, how can I get the ball up in the air? I'm hitting everything on the line or on the ground.

972
01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:16,000
Dean Michaels, so she answered, well that's not all bad, but you've got to uppercut the ball if you want to get it up in the air.

973
01:30:16,000 --> 01:30:24,000
Luke's always studying the technique of hitting. He swings, there's one in the air, it's deep in upfield. Going back, it's Po'Kett. He'll have room. He makes the catch.

974
01:30:24,000 --> 01:30:34,000
The one-hander and Munson retreats to first base.

975
01:30:34,000 --> 01:30:42,000
Here's Chris Gambler. He had a single his first time up and then bounced out unassisted to Mae Barry at first.

976
01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:48,000
Gambler's got a couple of eight hits. He has five runs batted in. He tops him at the first.

977
01:30:48,000 --> 01:30:56,000
He has one of the two home runs in the series. Left hand the batter to face the right-hander bird.

978
01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:07,000
Doug Dillett hits a ball outside, ball one. Man on first, Munson. He was thrown out in the third inning on his steal attempt.

979
01:31:07,000 --> 01:31:12,000
Mae Barry holding on the bag with Sherman.

980
01:31:12,000 --> 01:31:21,000
The game is a bounding ball to second. Roll on to project one. Relay to Mae Barry. It is a royal double play and the Yankees are out in the sixth inning.

981
01:31:21,000 --> 01:31:32,000
No runs, one hit, no errors and nobody left. At the end of sixth, Royal Six, New York 2.

982
01:31:32,000 --> 01:31:38,000
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983
01:31:38,000 --> 01:31:44,000
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984
01:31:44,000 --> 01:31:55,000
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985
01:31:55,000 --> 01:32:01,000
Kid Row on the mound ready to face the Royals in the seventh inning. Kansas City with six runs, six hits and no errors.

986
01:32:01,000 --> 01:32:08,000
The Yankees have two runs, seven hits and no errors. The Royals got three runs in the second off, Starter Hunter.

987
01:32:08,000 --> 01:32:14,000
A walk to Mae Barry, a single by Rojas, moved into second. Then with two outs, Patek doubled into.

988
01:32:14,000 --> 01:32:20,000
Martinez singled in the third run of that inning. In the fourth inning, the Royals had a double for McRae to lead off.

989
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:25,000
Quirt hit a triple to score him and then he came home on a sacrifice by Rojas.

990
01:32:25,000 --> 01:32:31,000
The Royals got their last run in the sixth inning on a triple by McRae and a sacrifice by Quirt.

991
01:32:31,000 --> 01:32:37,000
The Yankees scored two on a home run by Nettles. Here's Patek and he pops one up back a third.

992
01:32:37,000 --> 01:32:41,000
It will be out of play over into the seat of back a third base.

993
01:32:41,000 --> 01:32:48,000
A scramble for that one and a gentleman from the Yorkers, New York, caught it.

994
01:32:48,000 --> 01:32:55,000
Patek with a double and a flatter left so far.

995
01:32:55,000 --> 01:33:00,000
Kidwell ready for action, kicks from the midders. Here's a curve outside.

996
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:08,000
One run to count on Patek. Then the bottom part of the batting order that's done the run producing for Kansas City.

997
01:33:08,000 --> 01:33:14,000
Beginning with McRae and from then on down. They've not had a hit from the first four batters.

998
01:33:14,000 --> 01:33:20,000
There's a cut on the miss by Fred. One and two to count on him.

999
01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:25,000
Quirt with two RBIs, Patek with two, Rojas with one and Martinez with one.

1000
01:33:25,000 --> 01:33:29,000
All from the bottom part of the batting order.

1001
01:33:29,000 --> 01:33:32,000
Kidwell came out of the fourth inning leading the starter catfish hunter.

1002
01:33:32,000 --> 01:33:37,000
He pitches. There's a bombing ball to third. It will be foul just outside the bag.

1003
01:33:37,000 --> 01:33:43,000
The Yankees have scouts right up a couple of booths away from us and they're using walkie talkies this year.

1004
01:33:43,000 --> 01:33:53,000
And generally they have stationed their outfielders for the Kansas City batters to hit the ball late to the opposite side.

1005
01:33:53,000 --> 01:33:57,000
But in the case of Patek, the outfielders are playing him to fall.

1006
01:33:57,000 --> 01:34:02,000
Now to wind up and the pitch on the way. Swing a little chopper, roll past the mound.

1007
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:09,000
Picked up by Chambliss wide of the bag at first. Kidwell's cover can't hold a throw from Chambliss and Patek is safe at first.

1008
01:34:09,000 --> 01:34:13,000
We'll wait for the score on that one.

1009
01:34:13,000 --> 01:34:18,000
Kidwell was late leaving the mound. It was a slow roll that just got past the mound.

1010
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:25,000
Chambliss had to go over and field it and it will be scored as a single for Patek.

1011
01:34:25,000 --> 01:34:32,000
Got a little in betweener there within the infield.

1012
01:34:32,000 --> 01:34:39,000
Gives Patek his second hit.

1013
01:34:39,000 --> 01:34:43,000
Ian McRae are the only Royals with more than one hit.

1014
01:34:43,000 --> 01:34:48,000
And the only Yankee with more than one is Munson who has two singles.

1015
01:34:48,000 --> 01:34:52,000
It's Martinez the catcher who's single in the run in the second inning.

1016
01:34:52,000 --> 01:34:57,000
And then fired to the center fielder, Rivers, under four.

1017
01:34:57,000 --> 01:35:03,000
Royals with a four-run margin. They're ahead 6-2 over the Yankees in the seventh. Trying to add to that lead.

1018
01:35:03,000 --> 01:35:09,000
Patek is a fine base runner. He edges off. Chambliss holding on the bag with him.

1019
01:35:09,000 --> 01:35:17,000
He doesn't go. Swearing to Buc Martinez, he takes the ball outside.

1020
01:35:17,000 --> 01:35:22,000
Nantals are coming inside the bag at third, playing to the intergrass.

1021
01:35:22,000 --> 01:35:27,000
Stanley and Randolph, the shortstop and second base, went up about halfway a second.

1022
01:35:27,000 --> 01:35:30,000
Patek lengthens his lead at first base.

1023
01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:34,000
Set by Tidwell. And the pitch is outside.

1024
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:38,000
Hide away. Once again Martinez ready to bunt.

1025
01:35:38,000 --> 01:35:45,000
Generally the Yankee pitchers are not very adept at holding the runners on.

1026
01:35:45,000 --> 01:35:52,000
Martinez stepping out.

1027
01:35:52,000 --> 01:35:55,000
Patek trying to get the lead again.

1028
01:35:55,000 --> 01:36:05,000
Draws the throw. He's back safely standing up.

1029
01:36:05,000 --> 01:36:07,000
Patek is seemingly fast.

1030
01:36:07,000 --> 01:36:15,000
He's got a pretty good sized lead. Draws another throw. Gets back safely.

1031
01:36:15,000 --> 01:36:19,000
Royals ahead 6-2. They're batting in the seventh inning.

1032
01:36:19,000 --> 01:36:23,000
Against relief pitcher Dick Tidwell.

1033
01:36:23,000 --> 01:36:27,000
Patek doesn't go. There's a bunt. It's going foul on the ground toward first base.

1034
01:36:27,000 --> 01:36:29,000
Gloved there by Chambliss.

1035
01:36:29,000 --> 01:36:33,000
And Patek at second base has to come on back.

1036
01:36:33,000 --> 01:36:38,000
Well we've not seen the bunt used as a weapon very much in this series so far.

1037
01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:44,000
Mainly because one team or the other has jumped out in front with a fairly large lead.

1038
01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:47,000
Usually early in the game.

1039
01:36:47,000 --> 01:36:52,000
Now the Royals bunting in an effort to add to their four run margin.

1040
01:36:52,000 --> 01:36:58,000
After Martinez the Royals go to the top of their batting order. Cowan.

1041
01:36:58,000 --> 01:37:03,000
Well let's see if the bunt will be on again. The Yankees think it might be. They're in close.

1042
01:37:03,000 --> 01:37:08,000
Patek draws another throw. Back with a slide.

1043
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:12,000
The sunshine is just about left the playing area.

1044
01:37:12,000 --> 01:37:19,000
Shining on the fence and deep left center. That's the only spot of sun right now at Yankee Stadium.

1045
01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:25,000
Patek draws another throw. Back with a head first slide.

1046
01:37:25,000 --> 01:37:35,000
And calls time. He's got to dust himself off a little bit.

1047
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:41,000
Ready wearing gloves. His face running gloves.

1048
01:37:41,000 --> 01:37:45,000
Got to save off those hand injuries on slides. He goes this time. The 50 is swung on and missed.

1049
01:37:45,000 --> 01:37:48,000
Here's the throw to second. Patek is out.

1050
01:37:48,000 --> 01:37:55,000
Good throw by Munson to the shortstop Stanley cutting down.

1051
01:37:55,000 --> 01:37:58,000
Well they kept him as close as they could.

1052
01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:07,000
And Munson made an excellent throw to Stanley to cut down Patek in the seal attempt.

1053
01:38:07,000 --> 01:38:11,000
Martinez tried to help out. He swung and couldn't reach it.

1054
01:38:11,000 --> 01:38:14,000
And it's a 2-2 count on him.

1055
01:38:14,000 --> 01:38:19,000
Bump digs in again against Kidrow. One out, nobody on for the Royals.

1056
01:38:19,000 --> 01:38:28,000
Yankee right-handed Kidrow kicks high to let it do a high foul and it'll be in the seat over on the first base side.

1057
01:38:28,000 --> 01:38:37,000
This remodeled Yankee Stadium, they have kept the flavor of the old stadium that was built in 1923.

1058
01:38:37,000 --> 01:38:44,000
But they've moved the stands to basically a lot nearer the diamonds. They've made it more symmetrical than it once was.

1059
01:38:44,000 --> 01:38:49,000
And they've cut down on some of the playing area.

1060
01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:56,000
2-2 to count on Martinez.

1061
01:38:56,000 --> 01:39:07,000
Now Kidrow slowed up on his pitching pace. He goes back for the rosin bag.

1062
01:39:07,000 --> 01:39:13,000
Here's the windup by Kidrow. The pitch is cut on and beaten foul over toward the Royal dugout.

1063
01:39:13,000 --> 01:39:20,000
And Mr. Halle puts a new one in play.

1064
01:39:20,000 --> 01:39:28,000
Remember, Kidrow got his start with the Indians. He was the sporting news rookie of the year in pitching in 1972.

1065
01:39:28,000 --> 01:39:35,000
Then came to the Yankees, makes his home in Kansas City.

1066
01:39:35,000 --> 01:39:43,000
He winds and pitches. Here's a foul in the dirt back at the plate.

1067
01:39:43,000 --> 01:39:47,000
2-2 to count on Martinez.

1068
01:39:47,000 --> 01:39:53,000
Hunter started, Kidrow on the fourth inning. Royal started their left hand to Larry Gura.

1069
01:39:53,000 --> 01:40:00,000
He did not last through the third. Doug Byrd took over for him at that point of the game.

1070
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:06,000
Now Halle getting a ball for Kidrow.

1071
01:40:06,000 --> 01:40:19,000
Checking a whole pocketful of them there and letting Kidrow pick out what he wanted.

1072
01:40:19,000 --> 01:40:23,000
2-2. That's the count on Martinez. Here's the pitch.

1073
01:40:23,000 --> 01:40:28,000
He takes the ball outside. That one barely missed the outside corner.

1074
01:40:28,000 --> 01:40:32,000
A fastball. That's time from Kidrow.

1075
01:40:32,000 --> 01:40:38,000
He has a sinker, which is a great pitcher relief man. Also uses the school ball from time to time.

1076
01:40:38,000 --> 01:40:43,000
Now to wind up and a 3-2 delivery. It's in too close. He walked him.

1077
01:40:43,000 --> 01:40:47,000
That'll be the first walk off Kidrow.

1078
01:40:47,000 --> 01:40:50,000
Gotta walk one during his descent on the mound.

1079
01:40:50,000 --> 01:40:56,000
And now Cowans, the leadoff man, will be stepping in. He's 0-3 in this game. He's fly to center. He's fly to left.

1080
01:40:56,000 --> 01:40:58,000
And about to shortstop.

1081
01:40:58,000 --> 01:41:06,000
3-15 in the series so far, including his three times at bat in this one.

1082
01:41:06,000 --> 01:41:13,000
Alphe will play him almost straight away. Grant Jackson is throwing now in the Yankee both in the left hander.

1083
01:41:13,000 --> 01:41:21,000
Now Chambliss will hold on the bag over there with Martinez.

1084
01:41:21,000 --> 01:41:27,000
Cowans, right hand batter, fairly deep in the batter's box and he takes the ball in close, ball one.

1085
01:41:27,000 --> 01:41:38,000
Polkett waiting at the on deck circle. And the Royals have a four run margin, 6-2 over the Yankees in the 7th inning.

1086
01:41:38,000 --> 01:41:42,000
Now Kidrow, with runners on his inning, has slowed his pitching pace.

1087
01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:46,000
He sets in the middle. There's a cut in the middle.

1088
01:41:46,000 --> 01:41:55,000
The pitch they've been working with on Cowans, the breaking ball toward the outside.

1089
01:41:55,000 --> 01:42:00,000
Cowans has played some first base, but basically now he's an outfielder.

1090
01:42:00,000 --> 01:42:04,000
This game up to the Royals in 74.

1091
01:42:04,000 --> 01:42:08,000
Right hand batter waiting on the 1-1 delivery now from Kidrow. Here it comes.

1092
01:42:08,000 --> 01:42:17,000
He swings and balls it away in the seat, flightening drive in the lower deck and right.

1093
01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:21,000
The Royals jumped in front of this game. They got three off Catfish Hunter in the second inning.

1094
01:42:21,000 --> 01:42:25,000
The Nettles had a two run homer for the Yankees off the starting.

1095
01:42:25,000 --> 01:42:28,000
Kansas City pitcher Larry Gore to cut the lead to 3-2.

1096
01:42:28,000 --> 01:42:32,000
Now then the Royals jumped in with two in the fourth inning.

1097
01:42:32,000 --> 01:42:40,000
That knocked Hunter off the mound. Added one in the sixth off for Leper, Kidrow.

1098
01:42:40,000 --> 01:42:44,000
Here's the set and the pitch. Cowan swings and a bounding ball, shot toward Nettles.

1099
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:47,000
He goes to second to Randolph-Wand. Rene to third.

1100
01:42:47,000 --> 01:42:50,000
The game is not in time. It's a four-tile.

1101
01:42:50,000 --> 01:42:53,000
Cowan, who moves down that line very well, beats the relay.

1102
01:42:53,000 --> 01:42:59,000
It'll be a simple fourth to second base. A third to second for the second out.

1103
01:42:59,000 --> 01:43:05,000
Shot of a high chopper to Nettles. Nettles has played a fine third base in this series.

1104
01:43:05,000 --> 01:43:11,000
Here's Tom Polquette.

1105
01:43:11,000 --> 01:43:19,000
Polquette with a wider lap, the flight is centered about that of the first base.

1106
01:43:19,000 --> 01:43:25,000
Lef Santabadi, young man from Wisconsin, stepping in.

1107
01:43:25,000 --> 01:43:30,000
Bracketed his cheekbone this year running into offense in the game against the White Sox.

1108
01:43:30,000 --> 01:43:36,000
He's had about three or four operations in the last two or three years.

1109
01:43:36,000 --> 01:43:38,000
Lef Santabadi waiting. They throw it to first.

1110
01:43:38,000 --> 01:43:41,000
And back in time is another Cowan.

1111
01:43:41,000 --> 01:43:48,000
We're in the seventh inning and Kansas City leads New York 62.

1112
01:43:48,000 --> 01:43:52,000
Two down now, the infield back, and they throw it to first to Shamless again.

1113
01:43:52,000 --> 01:43:54,000
Shamless continues to hold on the bag.

1114
01:43:54,000 --> 01:44:01,000
That gives the about Polquette of a larger target to hit toward over there on the right field side of the infield.

1115
01:44:01,000 --> 01:44:08,000
One of the advantages of being a left-hander is a ball outside.

1116
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:18,000
Ball on the counter and Polquette.

1117
01:44:18,000 --> 01:44:22,000
Outfield plays him straight away.

1118
01:44:22,000 --> 01:44:25,000
Tidrow to the set position.

1119
01:44:25,000 --> 01:44:30,000
Lob's going over to first and Cowan's back with ease.

1120
01:44:30,000 --> 01:44:35,000
Brett is waiting on deck for KC.

1121
01:44:35,000 --> 01:44:40,000
Nick Tidrow ready to deliver. There's a ball in the dirt. Good pick up by Munson.

1122
01:44:40,000 --> 01:44:44,000
Piltnendorf, he counts down. Here comes Billy Martin.

1123
01:44:44,000 --> 01:44:52,000
Moving up those dugout steps and trotting toward the mound.

1124
01:44:52,000 --> 01:44:56,000
Billy's going to make a change immediately.

1125
01:44:56,000 --> 01:45:03,000
After Polquette goes to a 2-0 count, Martin has gone to the mound and

1126
01:45:03,000 --> 01:45:06,000
he's probably going to bring in Grant Jackson.

1127
01:45:06,000 --> 01:45:12,000
That's it. He made a motion with his left hand and the left-hand reliever will be coming in.

1128
01:45:12,000 --> 01:45:17,000
So Tidrow will lead the ball game now and Jackson will take over.

1129
01:45:17,000 --> 01:45:23,000
Well, we've mentioned earlier about Tidrow, the kind of pitcher he is.

1130
01:45:23,000 --> 01:45:31,000
He's an eighth and ninth inning pitcher primarily. He's been used that way in the Yankees system the last couple of years, especially this year.

1131
01:45:31,000 --> 01:45:36,000
He's a guy that can come in and get that big out, that big one, two, three outs and maybe go two innings.

1132
01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:43,000
But after that, they kind of like to get him out of there and people start to read his motion or do whatever they want to.

1133
01:45:43,000 --> 01:45:52,000
So Tidrow will leave as this game is still a four-run issue as Grant Jackson, the left-hander, makes his way to the mound.

1134
01:45:52,000 --> 01:45:57,000
Okay, we'll be back to the ball game in a moment as we're in the top half of the seventh inning.

1135
01:45:57,000 --> 01:46:06,000
Ben Crenshaw, one of eight past champions, entered, bid to win the $125,000 Texas Open Golf Tournament at San Antonio.

1136
01:46:06,000 --> 01:46:16,000
Left-hander Grant Jackson, a veteran of American and National League play, was one of the standout pitchers in the bullpen along with Tidrow.

1137
01:46:16,000 --> 01:46:24,000
In fact, the left-handed reason why left-hander Sparky Lyle didn't get as much work as he thought he should have after the All-Star break.

1138
01:46:24,000 --> 01:46:27,000
Jackson, to Lyle's own admission, was super.

1139
01:46:27,000 --> 01:46:41,000
And on the year, Grant sharing his places between Baltimore and the Yankees when he came over here with Ken Olson in that big trade, on the year, won seven and lost one.

1140
01:46:41,000 --> 01:46:51,000
And in an earned run average of 2.54, and with the Yankees to show how effective he has been against them, he had an earned run average of 1.69 with a 6-0 record.

1141
01:46:51,000 --> 01:46:54,000
He never has lost a game as a member of the New York Yankees.

1142
01:46:54,000 --> 01:46:59,000
He worked 78 innings and he struck out 39, walked 25.

1143
01:46:59,000 --> 01:47:02,000
It's his first appearance in the championship series.

1144
01:47:02,000 --> 01:47:11,000
He got one start in the last week of the season and the last part of the season, September 24th, when he started a ball game, gave him some work and he pitched a shutout.

1145
01:47:11,000 --> 01:47:13,000
Ready?

1146
01:47:13,000 --> 01:47:21,000
Well, here's Poquette and Jackson inherits a 2-0 count on Poquette, left-hander against the left-hander.

1147
01:47:21,000 --> 01:47:26,000
Grant Jackson, native of Ohio, makes his home now in Puerto Rico.

1148
01:47:26,000 --> 01:47:31,000
Lifts over to first again and challenges back savely.

1149
01:47:31,000 --> 01:47:36,000
Jackson's had experience in championship series play with Baltimore in 73 and 74.

1150
01:47:36,000 --> 01:47:45,000
Here's a ball high to Poquette and they count his 3-0.

1151
01:47:45,000 --> 01:47:54,000
Here's the slip over to first base again now, and it was easy for Cowens to get back.

1152
01:47:54,000 --> 01:47:56,000
Jackson ready to deliver 3-0.

1153
01:47:56,000 --> 01:47:57,000
Here it comes.

1154
01:47:57,000 --> 01:48:07,000
He takes a walk and that walk will be charged to Tidrow, the outgoing pitcher, since Jackson came in with a disadvantageous count.

1155
01:48:07,000 --> 01:48:13,000
That means that Tidrow allows two walks and is now responsible for the two runners that are on the bases.

1156
01:48:13,000 --> 01:48:15,000
Here's Brett at the plate.

1157
01:48:15,000 --> 01:48:21,000
The left-hander batting third base when the leading hitter on the royal team is without a hit in this game.

1158
01:48:21,000 --> 01:48:27,000
Bounce to the pitcher, he's got it to second, he's by the left.

1159
01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:28,000
Two out and two on.

1160
01:48:28,000 --> 01:48:32,000
The Royals lead the Yankees 62, 7th inning.

1161
01:48:32,000 --> 01:48:34,000
Here's a ball high and they throw to second.

1162
01:48:34,000 --> 01:48:36,000
It's not in time.

1163
01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:41,000
Cowens slid back safely.

1164
01:48:41,000 --> 01:48:46,000
We smudge and throw some guys with a left-hander up there at the plate.

1165
01:48:46,000 --> 01:48:50,000
And it's a good chance he could have taken Brett's head off with that one.

1166
01:48:50,000 --> 01:48:51,000
That was a strike.

1167
01:48:51,000 --> 01:48:52,000
Bill Hallett called that one a strike.

1168
01:48:52,000 --> 01:48:53,000
Here's a pitch.

1169
01:48:53,000 --> 01:48:54,000
It's a ball outside.

1170
01:48:54,000 --> 01:49:05,000
Now the count even, one and one.

1171
01:49:05,000 --> 01:49:08,000
Brett hits safely in all the other three games.

1172
01:49:08,000 --> 01:49:13,000
Jackson delivers a wide one, two and one they count on George.

1173
01:49:13,000 --> 01:49:20,000
Trying to add to their margin, they lead by four, 62 over the Yankees in the 7th inning here at Yankee Stadium.

1174
01:49:20,000 --> 01:49:24,000
Yankees lead in the series, two victories to one.

1175
01:49:24,000 --> 01:49:27,000
They need one more to win the pennant.

1176
01:49:27,000 --> 01:49:28,000
Jackson kicks and deals.

1177
01:49:28,000 --> 01:49:31,000
Here's a high one, ball three.

1178
01:49:31,000 --> 01:49:36,000
Three and one, the count on Brett.

1179
01:49:36,000 --> 01:49:38,000
Not as started, hitter on the fourth.

1180
01:49:38,000 --> 01:49:41,000
Jackson in the seventh for the New Yorkers.

1181
01:49:41,000 --> 01:49:46,000
Mayberry waiting on deck.

1182
01:49:46,000 --> 01:49:47,000
Here's a pitch.

1183
01:49:47,000 --> 01:49:50,000
He took it in close, it almost hit him.

1184
01:49:50,000 --> 01:49:52,000
And Brett gets the base on balls.

1185
01:49:52,000 --> 01:49:56,000
That will hold him up for Mayberry.

1186
01:49:56,000 --> 01:50:05,000
Joel Alexander working in the Yankee bullpen now, the right-hander.

1187
01:50:05,000 --> 01:50:10,000
So it's Brett at first, Boquette at second.

1188
01:50:10,000 --> 01:50:17,000
Jackson has moved to third.

1189
01:50:17,000 --> 01:50:20,000
Here's Mayberry.

1190
01:50:20,000 --> 01:50:23,000
For the walk and a couple of fly balls to left.

1191
01:50:23,000 --> 01:50:25,000
Swing this way, long belt to right.

1192
01:50:25,000 --> 01:50:29,000
Maybe if it stays there, it is a foul ball.

1193
01:50:29,000 --> 01:50:33,000
Oh, he hit that ball hard.

1194
01:50:33,000 --> 01:50:36,000
Big John was using some body English on that one there.

1195
01:50:36,000 --> 01:50:40,000
He was about a quarter of the way up the line and trying to wave that ball in fair.

1196
01:50:40,000 --> 01:50:44,000
That's the best ball he's hit in this series.

1197
01:50:44,000 --> 01:50:48,000
As they say, he got a hold of it.

1198
01:50:48,000 --> 01:50:52,000
And the Yankee Stadium fans are still buzzing about that blast,

1199
01:50:52,000 --> 01:50:56,000
but it went foul at the last second.

1200
01:50:56,000 --> 01:50:59,000
Strike two, that's the count on Mayberry.

1201
01:50:59,000 --> 01:51:01,000
Two out bases loaded, the pitch.

1202
01:51:01,000 --> 01:51:08,000
He swings and misses.

1203
01:51:08,000 --> 01:51:14,000
Two strikes on John.

1204
01:51:14,000 --> 01:51:17,000
Bases loaded, two men down.

1205
01:51:17,000 --> 01:51:20,000
Jackson Wines pitches his tapper back to Jackson.

1206
01:51:20,000 --> 01:51:21,000
He has it.

1207
01:51:21,000 --> 01:51:25,000
Here's the throw to first and the inning is over.

1208
01:51:25,000 --> 01:51:26,000
Mayberry bounces out.

1209
01:51:26,000 --> 01:51:30,000
It's no runs on one hit.

1210
01:51:30,000 --> 01:51:35,000
The winner is three runners to the left at the end of the first half of the seventh inning.

1211
01:51:35,000 --> 01:51:38,000
The Royals six for Yankees two.

1212
01:51:38,000 --> 01:51:42,000
This time at Yankee Stadium, the last half of the seventh inning,

1213
01:51:42,000 --> 01:51:47,000
and the Yankees who need one victory to win the Senate right now find themselves down

1214
01:51:47,000 --> 01:51:55,000
in this fourth game of the championship series, trailing the Kansas City Royals 62.

1215
01:51:55,000 --> 01:52:00,000
Drek Nettles, who hit a two-run homer his first shift of the plate,

1216
01:52:00,000 --> 01:52:03,000
and has accounted for the only two Yankee runs,

1217
01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:07,000
will lead off against relief pitcher Doug Byrd of Kansas City.

1218
01:52:07,000 --> 01:52:12,000
Nettles hit a home run in the second, throwing Chambliss ahead of him.

1219
01:52:12,000 --> 01:52:18,000
And then against Byrd, who has relieved the starting pitcher Dora,

1220
01:52:18,000 --> 01:52:27,000
and Byrd in the fourth inning, he's stuck out.

1221
01:52:27,000 --> 01:52:32,000
Ellie Hendricks is running a fast steal from the Wolfs and for the Yankee dugout.

1222
01:52:32,000 --> 01:52:40,000
Nettles getting ready to step in now.

1223
01:52:40,000 --> 01:52:44,000
62, the Royals lead the Yankees.

1224
01:52:44,000 --> 01:52:48,000
There's a ball outside.

1225
01:52:48,000 --> 01:52:56,000
Byrd, who came into the game in the third, working on the home run champion of the league, Nettles.

1226
01:52:56,000 --> 01:52:59,000
He swings, there's a high fly to right, not deep.

1227
01:52:59,000 --> 01:53:02,000
McRae Zundrich waiting, still waiting.

1228
01:53:02,000 --> 01:53:05,000
He has it, and there's one down.

1229
01:53:05,000 --> 01:53:07,000
Oscar Gamble with that next.

1230
01:53:07,000 --> 01:53:11,000
He came in as a pitch batter for Maddox, the starting right fielder.

1231
01:53:11,000 --> 01:53:19,000
That was in the fourth inning, and he bounced to second base.

1232
01:53:19,000 --> 01:53:21,000
Six runs, seven hits, no errors for Kansas City.

1233
01:53:21,000 --> 01:53:29,000
The Yankees have two runs, seven hits, and no errors.

1234
01:53:29,000 --> 01:53:33,000
Time called at the plate by umpire Bill Haller for a moment.

1235
01:53:33,000 --> 01:53:35,000
Outfield is moving around to right.

1236
01:53:35,000 --> 01:53:41,000
Gamble is a full hitter, and he's got a lot of power.

1237
01:53:41,000 --> 01:53:45,000
He swings and bounces back.

1238
01:53:45,000 --> 01:53:47,000
Well, we almost had one there, babe.

1239
01:53:47,000 --> 01:53:49,000
It's about as close as we're going to get, I think.

1240
01:53:49,000 --> 01:53:53,000
Yeah, needed to think a little bit more, but I think we could have had it.

1241
01:53:53,000 --> 01:53:54,000
Were you ready?

1242
01:53:54,000 --> 01:53:57,000
No, neither was I.

1243
01:53:57,000 --> 01:54:01,000
Strike one, the guy on Gamble.

1244
01:54:01,000 --> 01:54:03,000
Byrd to right-hander, kicks him to the base.

1245
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:05,000
Here's a breaking pitch, it's low.

1246
01:54:05,000 --> 01:54:08,000
One and one to count on him.

1247
01:54:08,000 --> 01:54:14,000
Mark LaTel throwing in the KC bullpen now, the right-hander.

1248
01:54:14,000 --> 01:54:18,000
Royals lead New York 6-2.

1249
01:54:18,000 --> 01:54:21,000
Swing, there's a drive to right, McRae backs up.

1250
01:54:21,000 --> 01:54:25,000
Can't get it, it's off his glove and over his head.

1251
01:54:25,000 --> 01:54:29,000
Dilton off the wall and Gamble slides in with a two-bicker.

1252
01:54:29,000 --> 01:54:33,000
McRae misjudged that ball, I don't know whether his glove touched it or not.

1253
01:54:33,000 --> 01:54:35,000
Almost did if it didn't.

1254
01:54:35,000 --> 01:54:50,000
Got over his head, went for the wall.

1255
01:54:50,000 --> 01:54:55,000
Randolph will be the Yankee batter now with a man on second base.

1256
01:54:55,000 --> 01:55:00,000
That is the eighth Yankee hit, a double by Oscar Gamble.

1257
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:10,000
Willie Randolph got a hit in the second inning, a single, and then he bounced to third the next time.

1258
01:55:10,000 --> 01:55:17,000
Byrd is now allowed a two-hit lead-off single by Munson in the sixth inning after he got the first eight.

1259
01:55:17,000 --> 01:55:21,000
And this one-out double in the seventh inning by Oscar Gamble.

1260
01:55:21,000 --> 01:55:24,000
So here's the right-hander batting second base from Willie Randolph at the plate.

1261
01:55:24,000 --> 01:55:28,000
Six to two, the Warriors lead.

1262
01:55:28,000 --> 01:55:37,000
Is a sighting at the inside corner.

1263
01:55:37,000 --> 01:55:48,000
Now, Hannah wants to infect that ball, he's going to take it out of play.

1264
01:55:48,000 --> 01:55:53,000
Gamble on second, one man down for the Yankees.

1265
01:55:53,000 --> 01:55:57,000
Willie Randolph, a play to hit the ball late.

1266
01:55:57,000 --> 01:56:00,000
Over short right a little bit on him, here's the pitch.

1267
01:56:00,000 --> 01:56:05,000
He takes a breaking ball outside, one-on-one on Willie Randolph.

1268
01:56:05,000 --> 01:56:09,000
The former Pittsburgh Pirates.

1269
01:56:09,000 --> 01:56:18,000
Byrd in relief, trying to hold off the Yankees here in the late stages of this one in game number four of the series.

1270
01:56:18,000 --> 01:56:25,000
That's it for the right-hander and the pitch, he takes the ball outside.

1271
01:56:25,000 --> 01:56:39,000
Two-and-one, the count on him.

1272
01:56:39,000 --> 01:56:41,000
Byrd ready for action again, here it comes.

1273
01:56:41,000 --> 01:56:49,000
He flings and nubs a little foul on the ground over into the Royal dugout, two-two the count on Randolph.

1274
01:56:49,000 --> 01:56:55,000
The Yankees have out hit the Royals, but the Royals have put their together more effectively.

1275
01:56:55,000 --> 01:57:00,000
Royals got three in the second, Yankees came back on a two-run hole by Nettles to get their two.

1276
01:57:00,000 --> 01:57:04,000
Royals added two in the fourth, one in the sixth inning.

1277
01:57:04,000 --> 01:57:07,000
And Byrd in relief has held off the Yankees.

1278
01:57:07,000 --> 01:57:18,000
But now the Yankees are threatening in the seventh, with Gamble taking a long leadoff second, one man down.

1279
01:57:18,000 --> 01:57:28,000
Set by Byrd, he puts one to second, throws it away into the outfield, picked up now by Cowan, and Gamble will move to third.

1280
01:57:28,000 --> 01:57:38,000
Rojas comes behind to take the throw, Byrd threw it on the truck top side of second of eighth and threw it into the outfield.

1281
01:57:38,000 --> 01:57:40,000
That will be the first error of the game.

1282
01:57:40,000 --> 01:57:43,000
That wasn't a bad count play that they had on, Ernie.

1283
01:57:43,000 --> 01:57:51,000
And if he'd thrown it more properly, if he'd thrown it at the bag and at Rojas, he might have had a shot at him, a very slim one.

1284
01:57:51,000 --> 01:57:57,000
But Gamble was off the base and they did have a chance at him, but the ball was just thrown too much to the shortstop side.

1285
01:57:57,000 --> 01:58:04,000
Now at a man at third, one out, and a two-two pitch coming up to Randolph.

1286
01:58:04,000 --> 01:58:10,000
He hits one slowly back toward the mound, picked up by Byrd, he'll throw to first to Mayberry, the run score.

1287
01:58:10,000 --> 01:58:17,000
Gamble crossing the plate, and it is now six to three in favor of the Royals.

1288
01:58:17,000 --> 01:58:21,000
Kansas City was willing to give up a run there for an out.

1289
01:58:21,000 --> 01:58:26,000
They were playing their infield back, and that ball jammed Randolph, the pitch did.

1290
01:58:26,000 --> 01:58:30,000
He tried to get out of the way and just took a little number back toward the mound.

1291
01:58:30,000 --> 01:58:33,000
Byrd took a look at the plate, but then decided to go to first base.

1292
01:58:33,000 --> 01:58:45,000
So it'll be an RBI bounce-off by Randolph, and Ellie Hendricks will come up to back the standings.

1293
01:58:45,000 --> 01:58:55,000
The squinder left-hand batting catcher with a 174 batting mark.

1294
01:58:55,000 --> 01:59:02,000
Three down, nobody on, it is six to three now, the Royals lead New York.

1295
01:59:02,000 --> 01:59:11,000
That ball landed the plate on Hendricks.

1296
01:59:11,000 --> 01:59:16,000
Infield very deep on Ellie.

1297
01:59:16,000 --> 01:59:26,000
He swings as they drive up the alley right to the field.

1298
01:59:26,000 --> 01:59:36,000
Hendricks waves in with a big single.

1299
01:59:36,000 --> 01:59:44,000
Brett comes over, golf with Byrd, the Yankees are kicking up their heels.

1300
01:59:44,000 --> 01:59:49,000
Francisco, the pitching coach coming out now, walking to the mound.

1301
01:59:49,000 --> 01:59:54,000
Martinez is out there.

1302
01:59:54,000 --> 02:00:02,000
They've had Latel and Mangori both throwing in the bullpen.

1303
02:00:02,000 --> 02:00:12,000
So the Yankees trying to come back here in the late stages, they've got the lead to six to three.

1304
02:00:12,000 --> 02:00:16,000
I believe this is Mason coming in from the bullpen.

1305
02:00:16,000 --> 02:00:19,000
No, it's Gidry.

1306
02:00:19,000 --> 02:00:26,000
He'll be running for Hendricks.

1307
02:00:26,000 --> 02:00:35,000
G-U-I-D-R-O-Y. Ron Gidry will be running for Ellie Hendricks, who batted for Fred Stanley.

1308
02:00:35,000 --> 02:00:37,000
Oh, the wheels are turning, Mr. Martin.

1309
02:00:37,000 --> 02:00:46,000
He's dead, and I think that the appearance of Mark Latel out on the bullpen tells you something about the ways that Whitey Herzog is going to work.

1310
02:00:46,000 --> 02:00:50,000
He has used Latel twice already in a series, in a three game.

1311
02:00:50,000 --> 02:00:56,000
I believe he'd bring him in right now without the slightest provocation if he needed to get a right-handed hitter out later.

1312
02:00:56,000 --> 02:01:03,000
But he also might have to think about tomorrow with his best man in relief being Mark Latel.

1313
02:01:03,000 --> 02:01:09,000
Here's Nicky Rivers trying to keep it going for the Yankees. He's off for three this afternoon.

1314
02:01:09,000 --> 02:01:11,000
That's that of adding outfielders.

1315
02:01:11,000 --> 02:01:18,000
There are two out for the Yankees, and instead of any, they've got a man at first base, that's Gidry, the pinch runner.

1316
02:01:18,000 --> 02:01:21,000
The outfield on Rivers around toward left.

1317
02:01:21,000 --> 02:01:26,000
Red in close in case Rivers wants to cut him on his way on.

1318
02:01:26,000 --> 02:01:30,000
And the pitch. He swings and fouls it away.

1319
02:01:30,000 --> 02:01:37,000
Back to the Metsanine behind the play. Strike one on Nicky Rivers.

1320
02:01:37,000 --> 02:01:44,000
Bird came into the game in the third. He was very strong. Got the first eight batters in a row.

1321
02:01:44,000 --> 02:01:48,000
In a single by Munson, that after six he was a race in a double play.

1322
02:01:48,000 --> 02:01:52,000
But here in the seventh, the Yankees are acting up.

1323
02:01:52,000 --> 02:02:00,000
It's a bombing ball to right of Mason and Rivers. Gidry turning in second, heading to third.

1324
02:02:00,000 --> 02:02:12,000
Here's the throw on McCray, back to the low-hook and strikes the Yankees at Robinson, first and third.

1325
02:02:12,000 --> 02:02:15,000
And here comes the manager, Whitey Herzog.

1326
02:02:15,000 --> 02:02:27,000
He's a significant change for Kansas City. Whitey's number one problem in this series has been a faltering bullfans.

1327
02:02:27,000 --> 02:02:38,000
And now Bird, who started in such great fashion, himself has faltered, but he's going to leave the mound.

1328
02:02:38,000 --> 02:02:45,000
It will be men going to coming into fifth, to Roy White. White is fifth batter.

1329
02:02:45,000 --> 02:02:52,000
The Yankees have two men on and two men out. It means that they'll have the tying run at the plate.

1330
02:02:52,000 --> 02:03:00,000
Well, the job done by Doug Bird was exemplary, but he just seemed to run out of gas here in the seventh inning.

1331
02:03:00,000 --> 02:03:07,000
He went four and two-thirds innings of good relief up until this seventh when he has given up three of the four hits he's allowed.

1332
02:03:07,000 --> 02:03:13,000
Four and two-thirds, he has given up four hits in one run. He's responsible for two base runners.

1333
02:03:13,000 --> 02:03:16,000
He had no walks and one strikeout.

1334
02:03:16,000 --> 02:03:26,000
And coming on the pitch now will be left-hander Steve Mingori, who will make Roy White turn around about right-handed.

1335
02:03:26,000 --> 02:03:33,000
Left-hander Steve Mingori has come on to work and is making his third appearance in this series.

1336
02:03:33,000 --> 02:03:40,000
He got a save on Sunday. He went one inning and gave up two hits, but ended the game by striking out Carlos May.

1337
02:03:40,000 --> 02:03:46,000
He pitched no part of an inning in the game last night. He gave up a hit and then left.

1338
02:03:46,000 --> 02:03:49,000
So now he's facing Roy White.

1339
02:03:49,000 --> 02:03:54,000
White for first batter, batting right-handed, two men on and two men out.

1340
02:03:54,000 --> 02:03:59,000
Roy has led the Yankees, seventh inning, six to three.

1341
02:03:59,000 --> 02:04:09,000
White with a double and three turns it back. Left-hander Mingori, fifth one over to first, and Rivers is back safely.

1342
02:04:09,000 --> 02:04:23,000
The paid attendance today, 56,355, gives a four-game total of 195-331, a record for playoff series in the American League.

1343
02:04:23,000 --> 02:04:29,000
Here's the fifth and White swings and rolls one foul right at the plate.

1344
02:04:29,000 --> 02:04:32,000
Back one, the count on Roy White.

1345
02:04:32,000 --> 02:04:37,000
Oh, it's Mingora, Bird, and now Mingori for the Royals.

1346
02:04:37,000 --> 02:04:43,000
The Yankees third and hunter, Kidlow on the fourth and Jackson on the seventh.

1347
02:04:43,000 --> 02:04:51,000
A parade of three pitches on each side. The Yankee crowd has come alive here on the seventh.

1348
02:04:51,000 --> 02:04:56,000
It's a bounding ball foul just outside of third.

1349
02:04:56,000 --> 02:05:05,000
The reason, excuse me, I think the thing, I think that they wanted to get Mingori in right now to pitch to White is to force him to bat right-handed,

1350
02:05:05,000 --> 02:05:14,000
where he's not quite as strong as left. And also Mingori is more effective against right-handed hitters than a lot of left-handers are on the staff,

1351
02:05:14,000 --> 02:05:18,000
because he has that turnover ball that goes away from him, thicker.

1352
02:05:18,000 --> 02:05:26,000
Now he's ahead of White now with a strike to count on Roy.

1353
02:05:26,000 --> 02:05:32,000
Here's the set to kick the pitch, gets a ball outside. He was wasting that one, no question about it, one and two.

1354
02:05:32,000 --> 02:05:35,000
Gidder is the runner third.

1355
02:05:35,000 --> 02:05:40,000
He came in to run Braily Hendricks to single in the pink batter's roll for Stanley.

1356
02:05:40,000 --> 02:05:44,000
And Rivers followed with a single to get him to third.

1357
02:05:44,000 --> 02:05:51,000
They are two down for the Yankees. The one-two delivery. White swings, there's a fly ball in the right center field.

1358
02:05:51,000 --> 02:05:57,000
Cowens is calling for it. He's under it. He has it. And the Yankees are out in the seventh inning.

1359
02:05:57,000 --> 02:06:03,000
They get a run, one run, on the three hits, one error, two runners to the left.

1360
02:06:03,000 --> 02:06:11,000
And at the end of the seventh inning for the Royals, six for the Yankees, three.

1361
02:06:11,000 --> 02:06:21,000
McCray will lead it off for the Royals. They've got the advantage now, six to three over New York, going at the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium, game number four, the America League Championship Series.

1362
02:06:21,000 --> 02:06:25,000
The Yankees lead the series, two victories to one.

1363
02:06:25,000 --> 02:06:33,000
McCray, who had not had a hit until this game, has picked up a double and a triple his last two times at bat. The first time up he fly to right.

1364
02:06:33,000 --> 02:06:40,000
Then the bottom part of the batting order for the Royals to get the hits and knock in the run.

1365
02:06:40,000 --> 02:06:43,000
And the number five batter on down.

1366
02:06:43,000 --> 02:06:51,000
Grant Jackson, the left hand reliever, kicks and deals at the strike call down McCray.

1367
02:06:51,000 --> 02:06:57,000
Jackson got his major league start with the Phillies. That was back in the 65s.

1368
02:06:57,000 --> 02:07:07,000
He does it, here's a foul out of play back toward the mezzanine. Strike two, the count on McCray.

1369
02:07:07,000 --> 02:07:12,000
He'll be followed by Jamie Quirk and then it'll be Cookie Rojas.

1370
02:07:12,000 --> 02:07:19,000
But the Earth Dogs are shuffling his lineup for this game today. There's a ball wide at the plate.

1371
02:07:19,000 --> 02:07:23,000
One and two, the count on McCray.

1372
02:07:23,000 --> 02:07:30,000
Royals, six runs, seven hits, one error. The Yankees have three runs, ten hits and they've made no errors.

1373
02:07:30,000 --> 02:07:37,000
Jackson checking his sign with Sturman Munson.

1374
02:07:37,000 --> 02:07:42,000
And McCray backs out of the batter's box for a moment.

1375
02:07:42,000 --> 02:08:00,000
Here's the motion, here's the pitch, he's swinging the batting ball to third. Great stuff by Nettles, he gets up, throw to first, got it.

1376
02:08:00,000 --> 02:08:05,000
Boy, there's the play of the series right now. It took a double away from Hal McCray.

1377
02:08:05,000 --> 02:08:15,000
Looks like St. Roy used to do here, Brooks Robinson, as Dunne and Baltimore Pytrainer used to do.

1378
02:08:15,000 --> 02:08:22,000
Or as they might say, McCray doubled down the left field line and Nettles threw him out of first base.

1379
02:08:22,000 --> 02:08:26,000
Davey Nelson is coming to bat now, he'll be hitting for Jamie Quirk.

1380
02:08:26,000 --> 02:08:29,000
Whitey Earth Dog getting a right hand batter in there.

1381
02:08:29,000 --> 02:08:36,000
Ernie, how did Pytrainer play the bag when you broadcast his game? That was Bob Prince.

1382
02:08:36,000 --> 02:08:40,000
I wondered if he played close or not.

1383
02:08:40,000 --> 02:08:47,000
Here's Davey Nelson, he came in as a snitch batter last night and failed to hit.

1384
02:08:47,000 --> 02:08:52,000
He's the one that had the babble with the sparkly lyle there.

1385
02:08:52,000 --> 02:08:58,000
In the ninth inning, here's the pitch to Nelson at the ball outside.

1386
02:08:58,000 --> 02:09:03,000
Royals leading the Yankees, 6-3, the Royals are batting in the eighth inning.

1387
02:09:03,000 --> 02:09:09,000
Jackson delivers, it's a strike called on Nelson.

1388
02:09:09,000 --> 02:09:15,000
1-1 McCartney.

1389
02:09:15,000 --> 02:09:32,000
Eighth inning in New York, it's a cut and a miss on a fast ball into the hands.

1390
02:09:32,000 --> 02:09:38,000
Rocky Rojas waits on deck for Kansas City.

1391
02:09:38,000 --> 02:10:00,000
Now Jackson into the wind up the limit with a ball wide and still through the count on him.

1392
02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:07,000
The first Royals strike out today.

1393
02:10:07,000 --> 02:10:10,000
Here's Hoss stepping in.

1394
02:10:10,000 --> 02:10:16,000
Cookie had a single in the second inning.

1395
02:10:16,000 --> 02:10:20,000
Not going to run with a sacrifice fly and then fly to left the next time.

1396
02:10:20,000 --> 02:10:25,000
Officially he has one for two. The first pitch to Rojas in close on him.

1397
02:10:25,000 --> 02:10:28,000
Small one. Right hand batting Rojas at the plate.

1398
02:10:28,000 --> 02:10:31,000
Swings and hits a little foul up the series.

1399
02:10:31,000 --> 02:10:35,000
1-1 the count on Cookie.

1400
02:10:35,000 --> 02:10:41,000
Royals 6-1, 7-1, New York 3-1, 10-1, New Eric.

1401
02:10:41,000 --> 02:10:44,000
Royals trying to get the series even.

1402
02:10:44,000 --> 02:10:49,000
Jackson delivers, breaking ball in the outside corner.

1403
02:10:49,000 --> 02:10:53,000
1-2 the count on Rojas.

1404
02:10:53,000 --> 02:10:56,000
Waiting on deck is Freddy Patek.

1405
02:10:56,000 --> 02:10:59,000
Here it comes, he swings with a ball right field.

1406
02:10:59,000 --> 02:11:09,000
Rojas went with that pitch and just hit a grounder between Randolph and Chambliss and on into right field.

1407
02:11:09,000 --> 02:11:13,000
That gives him two hits. McRae has two.

1408
02:11:13,000 --> 02:11:16,000
Now the man coming up now Patek has two.

1409
02:11:16,000 --> 02:11:22,000
Martinez has one and now Frank White will come out and run for Rojas.

1410
02:11:22,000 --> 02:11:34,000
That first base. So Cookie, the veteran, getting a hand as he leaves the base back.

1411
02:11:34,000 --> 02:11:41,000
Frank White at first base as the runner.

1412
02:11:41,000 --> 02:11:44,000
And Freddy Patek at the plate.

1413
02:11:44,000 --> 02:11:48,000
He drove in the first two runs of the double. He's also had a single in the flat or left.

1414
02:11:48,000 --> 02:11:56,000
White drives a throw over the first base but he's back safely.

1415
02:11:56,000 --> 02:11:59,000
8th inning, 6-3, Royals lead New York.

1416
02:11:59,000 --> 02:12:10,000
There's a high foul out of play. It'll be upstairs, first base side.

1417
02:12:10,000 --> 02:12:14,000
McRae started this inning with a drive down to third base.

1418
02:12:14,000 --> 02:12:20,000
Nettles threw him out. Quirt was batted for by Nelson. He struck out.

1419
02:12:20,000 --> 02:12:26,000
And then the next batter, Rojas, had a single right. White came in to run for him.

1420
02:12:26,000 --> 02:12:31,000
Now Patek's the batter and the count on Fred is one and one.

1421
02:12:31,000 --> 02:12:35,000
And the pitch. He swings. There's a drive to right center. Make it up the attic.

1422
02:12:35,000 --> 02:12:37,000
Rivers and Gambles chasing it between the two of them.

1423
02:12:37,000 --> 02:12:41,000
Now Rivers gets it deep in right center field. Rounding third is White.

1424
02:12:41,000 --> 02:12:46,000
He's coming home and he will score and there's another run for the Royals.

1425
02:12:46,000 --> 02:12:51,000
They lead it 7-3. Patek getting his third hit and his second double.

1426
02:12:51,000 --> 02:12:55,000
And his third run batted in in this game.

1427
02:12:55,000 --> 02:12:59,000
White's scampering all the way home from first base.

1428
02:12:59,000 --> 02:13:03,000
So with two out, the Royals are doing damage.

1429
02:13:03,000 --> 02:13:14,000
Here's Martinez at the plate for the man at second, two down.

1430
02:13:14,000 --> 02:13:17,000
Now this is a hitting attack the Royals have been waiting for.

1431
02:13:17,000 --> 02:13:24,000
One of their problems has been the lack of hits over the last several weeks.

1432
02:13:24,000 --> 02:13:32,000
Martinez has one for two plus a walk. He takes the ball high and outside.

1433
02:13:32,000 --> 02:13:36,000
Nine hits now for the Royals.

1434
02:13:36,000 --> 02:13:46,000
There's a foul out of play behind the plate. One and one the count on Buck Martinez.

1435
02:13:46,000 --> 02:13:52,000
Well with that run in it means that each one of the three Yankee pitchers has allowed at least a run.

1436
02:13:52,000 --> 02:13:57,000
Hunter, Tidrow, and Jackson.

1437
02:13:57,000 --> 02:14:04,000
The Royals have worked with three pitchers. Goris started, Bird in the third and Mingori in the seventh.

1438
02:14:04,000 --> 02:14:07,000
Now the set by the left-hander Grant Jackson. He pitches.

1439
02:14:07,000 --> 02:14:10,000
There's a high pop-up between home and first.

1440
02:14:10,000 --> 02:14:18,000
Shambles in fair territory. He has it and the Royals are out in the eighth inning.

1441
02:14:18,000 --> 02:14:21,000
However they get a run. One run on two hits.

1442
02:14:21,000 --> 02:14:23,000
Now there were no errors. The man left on base.

1443
02:14:23,000 --> 02:14:27,000
And in the middle of the eighth inning, Kansas City seven, New York three.

1444
02:14:27,000 --> 02:14:30,000
Yankees batting eighth inning. Royals lead seven, three.

1445
02:14:30,000 --> 02:14:32,000
Defensive changes for Kansas City.

1446
02:14:32,000 --> 02:14:34,000
Walford goes in to play left.

1447
02:14:34,000 --> 02:14:36,000
Poquette moves from left to right.

1448
02:14:36,000 --> 02:14:38,000
That puts McRae out of action.

1449
02:14:38,000 --> 02:14:43,000
And White will be the new second base from replacing Rolla.

1450
02:14:43,000 --> 02:14:47,000
All kinds of possibilities tomorrow from a pitching standpoint.

1451
02:14:47,000 --> 02:14:52,000
Should Kansas City hang on and win this game over the Yankees seven, three, and even the series?

1452
02:14:52,000 --> 02:14:56,000
More than likely Whitey Herzog would go with Split-Off.

1453
02:14:56,000 --> 02:14:59,000
Unless something happens between now and the end of the game.

1454
02:14:59,000 --> 02:15:05,000
I tell you, Split-Off was out there throwing very hard a moment ago when it looked as if the Yankees were coming back.

1455
02:15:05,000 --> 02:15:09,000
You know, this is, for Whitey, it's no tomorrow if he loses this one.

1456
02:15:09,000 --> 02:15:15,000
And he was even willing to put Split-Off in there just to win this ball game and then take your chances on Thursday.

1457
02:15:15,000 --> 02:15:19,000
And Billy Martin's got some choices to make.

1458
02:15:19,000 --> 02:15:26,000
He could go with Ed Figueroa. He could go with Alexander.

1459
02:15:26,000 --> 02:15:29,000
Or he could go with Holtzman.

1460
02:15:29,000 --> 02:15:33,000
And I imagine he's got a few others in mind.

1461
02:15:33,000 --> 02:15:41,000
Right now, the attention is all focused here in the eighth inning on Munson who will be leading off for the Yankees.

1462
02:15:41,000 --> 02:15:44,000
Well, the Royals ahead of the New Yorkers seven, three.

1463
02:15:44,000 --> 02:15:49,000
Munson has flied a center, then the next two times he's picked up singles, two for three.

1464
02:15:49,000 --> 02:15:56,000
He's had seven hits and 17 shifts. He's been one of the stars at bat for the Yankees.

1465
02:15:56,000 --> 02:16:02,000
Steve Mendoza, a little left-hander, kicks from the division as a draft of upfield make-or-foul.

1466
02:16:02,000 --> 02:16:09,000
It is down to the corner chased by Wolford and it reaches the deep and foul territory.

1467
02:16:09,000 --> 02:16:19,000
Munson is very strong with his hands, and he can adjust to that tight pitch about as well as anybody.

1468
02:16:19,000 --> 02:16:26,000
Here's a new alignment now for Kansas City. They've got Wolford in left, Cowens in center, Polkett in right.

1469
02:16:26,000 --> 02:16:30,000
And the infield has Brett Simmits third, Patek at short.

1470
02:16:30,000 --> 02:16:36,000
White is at second base, Mayberry first, Martinez is catching, and then Gorey on the bound.

1471
02:16:36,000 --> 02:16:40,000
He's the third pitcher, Whitey Hurtog is used this afternoon.

1472
02:16:40,000 --> 02:16:47,000
The Royals ahead, seven to three, the Yankees in the role of trying to battle back now on the eighth inning.

1473
02:16:47,000 --> 02:17:02,000
Strike one count, here's the pitch. Munson takes a ball in too close, battling down around the knees, one and one.

1474
02:17:02,000 --> 02:17:06,000
Then Gorey working off the third base side of the slab now.

1475
02:17:06,000 --> 02:17:10,000
Line to pitch, here's a curve ball in the seat.

1476
02:17:10,000 --> 02:17:16,000
Then he kept the ball in close for hands on the fairman Munson.

1477
02:17:16,000 --> 02:17:22,000
After Munson, Luke Pennella, Chris Stambliss for the schedule batters.

1478
02:17:22,000 --> 02:17:28,000
Then Gorey is facing the heavy part of the Yankee batting order in this eighth inning.

1479
02:17:28,000 --> 02:17:34,000
And sort of a quiet, the tentnesses that come over the crowd here at Yankee Stadium now.

1480
02:17:34,000 --> 02:17:37,000
Jank sale by four.

1481
02:17:37,000 --> 02:17:41,000
Now the applause begins to pick up a little bit and you hear some cheering.

1482
02:17:41,000 --> 02:17:45,000
Here's the pitch, he swings a fly ball into short right.

1483
02:17:45,000 --> 02:17:48,000
Polkett comes over to right center and makes the catch.

1484
02:17:48,000 --> 02:17:55,000
He had a little trouble for a moment, but then he hung on and pulled him in.

1485
02:17:55,000 --> 02:18:01,000
Luke Pennella, Luke went out ahead in this game, but he has three for ten now.

1486
02:18:01,000 --> 02:18:07,000
After this time at bat.

1487
02:18:07,000 --> 02:18:13,000
And it's two singles and one double to his credit.

1488
02:18:13,000 --> 02:18:18,000
Double came last night ahead of the Stambliss home run.

1489
02:18:18,000 --> 02:18:26,000
Wind up and Gorey delivers a bounding ball to third, it will be fouled by a couple of feet.

1490
02:18:26,000 --> 02:18:30,000
Brett playing near the line here in the late inning.

1491
02:18:30,000 --> 02:18:32,000
And he'll be fairly deep on Luke Pennella.

1492
02:18:32,000 --> 02:18:35,000
I feel around the left on Luke, he digs in again.

1493
02:18:35,000 --> 02:18:40,000
It is seven to three, the Royals lead the Yankees.

1494
02:18:40,000 --> 02:18:43,000
Here's the wind up by Munn-Gorey, the pitch on the way.

1495
02:18:43,000 --> 02:18:45,000
Swing fly ball left to the field.

1496
02:18:45,000 --> 02:18:46,000
Cowans and Wolford coming forward.

1497
02:18:46,000 --> 02:18:48,000
Wolford there one handed.

1498
02:18:48,000 --> 02:18:54,000
And they are two down in the Yankee eighth inning.

1499
02:18:54,000 --> 02:18:58,000
That will bring up Stambliss, then the toughest of the Yankee hitters.

1500
02:18:58,000 --> 02:19:00,000
He's one for three in this game.

1501
02:19:00,000 --> 02:19:02,000
Single in the second inning.

1502
02:19:02,000 --> 02:19:04,000
Short ahead of Nettles on the home run.

1503
02:19:04,000 --> 02:19:07,000
He bounced the first base from Mayberry in the third.

1504
02:19:07,000 --> 02:19:12,000
And he cracks into a double play, second to short the first.

1505
02:19:12,000 --> 02:19:14,000
In the sixth inning.

1506
02:19:14,000 --> 02:19:17,000
And up tanner against the left tanner.

1507
02:19:17,000 --> 02:19:19,000
Very wide curve, all the way.

1508
02:19:19,000 --> 02:19:21,000
Ball went on print.

1509
02:19:21,000 --> 02:19:23,000
Seven to three Kansas City leads New York.

1510
02:19:23,000 --> 02:19:30,000
Eighth inning, two down for the Yankees, nobody on.

1511
02:19:30,000 --> 02:19:31,000
It's the ball high and outside.

1512
02:19:31,000 --> 02:19:35,000
That was the fast ball.

1513
02:19:35,000 --> 02:19:38,000
Pitchers try to keep that ball in tight usually on Stambliss.

1514
02:19:38,000 --> 02:19:42,000
Jam him.

1515
02:19:42,000 --> 02:19:44,000
He's a two-hole delivery.

1516
02:19:44,000 --> 02:19:46,000
It's a ball outside.

1517
02:19:46,000 --> 02:19:47,000
It's three at all.

1518
02:19:47,000 --> 02:19:48,000
They count on Triss.

1519
02:19:48,000 --> 02:19:51,000
Well, he's not getting anything to swing at yet.

1520
02:19:51,000 --> 02:19:56,000
And Nettles is waiting on deck.

1521
02:19:56,000 --> 02:19:58,000
Yankees have out hit the Royals.

1522
02:19:58,000 --> 02:20:00,000
Ten hits to nine, the Royals have the runs.

1523
02:20:00,000 --> 02:20:02,000
Seven to three.

1524
02:20:02,000 --> 02:20:03,000
Here's a strike.

1525
02:20:03,000 --> 02:20:07,000
Breaking ball, got the inside corner.

1526
02:20:07,000 --> 02:20:11,000
Oh, you see that breaking ball on any count now.

1527
02:20:11,000 --> 02:20:13,000
Two down, nobody on.

1528
02:20:13,000 --> 02:20:14,000
Then Gori delivers.

1529
02:20:14,000 --> 02:20:18,000
Here's a line foul back at third base.

1530
02:20:18,000 --> 02:20:19,000
And it's a full count.

1531
02:20:19,000 --> 02:20:21,000
That's a foul, ten seconds for station identification.

1532
02:20:21,000 --> 02:20:29,000
This is the CBS Radio Network.

1533
02:20:29,000 --> 02:20:32,000
Bill Hanna, playing umpire, putting a new ball in play.

1534
02:20:32,000 --> 02:20:34,000
Seven-three, Royals lead eighth inning.

1535
02:20:34,000 --> 02:20:38,000
Yankees bat you out.

1536
02:20:38,000 --> 02:20:41,000
Nobody on the base, three-two to count on Chambliss.

1537
02:20:41,000 --> 02:20:42,000
Here's a windup in the pitch.

1538
02:20:42,000 --> 02:20:45,000
He swings and there's a fly ball to left-hitter.

1539
02:20:45,000 --> 02:20:46,000
Cowan's going over and back.

1540
02:20:46,000 --> 02:20:49,000
Walford there and Cowan makes the catch.

1541
02:20:49,000 --> 02:20:50,000
They almost go at it.

1542
02:20:50,000 --> 02:20:54,000
So it's three up and three down on our field flies.

1543
02:20:54,000 --> 02:20:58,000
In the Yankee eighth inning, no runs, no hits, no errors, and nobody left.

1544
02:20:58,000 --> 02:21:04,000
And at the end of eighth inning, Royals seven, New York three.

1545
02:21:04,000 --> 02:21:06,000
Cowan's at the plate leading off on the ninth inning.

1546
02:21:06,000 --> 02:21:12,000
And Grant Jackson delivers a breaking ball outside on the half-ball run.

1547
02:21:12,000 --> 02:21:14,000
Cowan's about ahead in four turns at bat.

1548
02:21:14,000 --> 02:21:15,000
Right-hander bat, it takes the cut.

1549
02:21:15,000 --> 02:21:16,000
It's a bounding ball to short.

1550
02:21:16,000 --> 02:21:17,000
Mason is there now.

1551
02:21:17,000 --> 02:21:18,000
He gloved it.

1552
02:21:18,000 --> 02:21:24,000
The fellow, Chambliss got him.

1553
02:21:24,000 --> 02:21:28,000
Mason, who relieves Stanley after Stanley left for the fence, about to take care of that one.

1554
02:21:28,000 --> 02:21:33,000
Now Tom Fokette, three outfielders, hope for three plus a walk will be up.

1555
02:21:33,000 --> 02:21:44,000
Royals lead the Yankees, seven to three in the ninth inning.

1556
02:21:44,000 --> 02:21:49,000
Here's a breaking ball over for a strike from the left-hander Grant Jackson.

1557
02:21:49,000 --> 02:21:52,000
Outfield plays Fokette to the left.

1558
02:21:52,000 --> 02:21:54,000
He swings and fouls it on the screen.

1559
02:21:54,000 --> 02:21:59,000
Strike two to count on him.

1560
02:21:59,000 --> 02:22:00,000
Royals jumped out in front.

1561
02:22:00,000 --> 02:22:02,000
They got three in the second.

1562
02:22:02,000 --> 02:22:06,000
Yanks came back on the home run by Nettles to pick up two in the second.

1563
02:22:06,000 --> 02:22:09,000
And the Royals got two in the fourth, one in the sixth, one in the eighth.

1564
02:22:09,000 --> 02:22:14,000
The Yanks picked up a run in the seventh inning.

1565
02:22:14,000 --> 02:22:16,000
Now the motion and the pitch.

1566
02:22:16,000 --> 02:22:17,000
Swing and a bounding ball to short.

1567
02:22:17,000 --> 02:22:18,000
Mason has another one.

1568
02:22:18,000 --> 02:22:19,000
Nice hop this time.

1569
02:22:19,000 --> 02:22:25,000
So the Chambliss, they're two down.

1570
02:22:25,000 --> 02:22:28,000
That will bring to bat George Pratt without a hit.

1571
02:22:28,000 --> 02:22:35,000
He's hit in all the other games, but in this one he has only a base on balls, his last shift in the play.

1572
02:22:35,000 --> 02:22:37,000
Prior to the walk, he bounced to the pitcher.

1573
02:22:37,000 --> 02:22:46,000
He dropped the second, flying to the left.

1574
02:22:46,000 --> 02:22:47,000
Here's a curve.

1575
02:22:47,000 --> 02:22:51,000
It breaks over.

1576
02:22:51,000 --> 02:22:54,000
Strike one on Brett.

1577
02:22:54,000 --> 02:22:57,000
Mayberry waiting on deck.

1578
02:22:57,000 --> 02:22:59,000
Here's a foul out of play.

1579
02:22:59,000 --> 02:23:01,000
Just to be left of the break downstairs.

1580
02:23:01,000 --> 02:23:03,000
Two strikes.

1581
02:23:03,000 --> 02:23:08,000
Jackson's not wasting any pitches here in the ninth inning.

1582
02:23:08,000 --> 02:23:11,000
Royals leading New York 7-3.

1583
02:23:11,000 --> 02:23:19,000
Brett steps away from the break momentarily.

1584
02:23:19,000 --> 02:23:20,000
Time called.

1585
02:23:20,000 --> 02:23:26,000
He's back in now to wait on the strike two delivery from the left-hand reliever for the Yankees, Grant Jackson.

1586
02:23:26,000 --> 02:23:27,000
It's a ball.

1587
02:23:27,000 --> 02:23:29,000
He gave him a big change up that time.

1588
02:23:29,000 --> 02:23:33,000
One and two to count on George.

1589
02:23:33,000 --> 02:23:38,000
Rivers over and left-hitter on Brett.

1590
02:23:38,000 --> 02:23:42,000
He swings and pouts another one away.

1591
02:23:42,000 --> 02:23:49,000
One and two, the count stays.

1592
02:23:49,000 --> 02:23:53,000
If there is a fifth game, and now it looks as if there will be,

1593
02:23:53,000 --> 02:23:58,000
it will be on the air tomorrow night at 8-07 Eastern Time.

1594
02:23:58,000 --> 02:24:00,000
Here's a strike called.

1595
02:24:00,000 --> 02:24:05,000
A fastball nips the corner and he's caught out on strike.

1596
02:24:05,000 --> 02:24:09,000
They go down one, two, three in the Royal ninth inning.

1597
02:24:09,000 --> 02:24:16,000
And we go now to the last half of the night, Kansas City 7-New York 3.

1598
02:24:16,000 --> 02:24:20,000
Well, the little left-hander, Mengeri, trying to hold off the Yankee power in the ninth inning.

1599
02:24:20,000 --> 02:24:27,000
The Yankee fans sitting here remembering what Cincinnati did to win their three-game sweep

1600
02:24:27,000 --> 02:24:30,000
in the National League Championship Series.

1601
02:24:30,000 --> 02:24:39,000
As they came from behind with three in the ninth to get into the World Series.

1602
02:24:39,000 --> 02:24:46,000
The Royal fans are counting on the left arm of Steve Mingoi as he faces Meadows here,

1603
02:24:46,000 --> 02:24:50,000
leading off on the last half of the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium.

1604
02:24:50,000 --> 02:24:53,000
Royal 7-New York 3.

1605
02:24:53,000 --> 02:24:54,000
Meadows has got a home run.

1606
02:24:54,000 --> 02:24:55,000
He has struck out.

1607
02:24:55,000 --> 02:24:57,000
He's by the right.

1608
02:24:57,000 --> 02:24:58,000
And the fifth.

1609
02:24:58,000 --> 02:25:00,000
He swings as they drive to right field.

1610
02:25:00,000 --> 02:25:04,000
He's going back, it is over his head and it is in the seat.

1611
02:25:04,000 --> 02:25:08,000
A home run for Meadows, a low line drive that clears the barrier,

1612
02:25:08,000 --> 02:25:12,000
giving the Yankees another run to cut the lead to seven to four.

1613
02:25:12,000 --> 02:25:19,000
Second home run of the game and the third home run in the series.

1614
02:25:19,000 --> 02:25:22,000
That's all very much different from the other one.

1615
02:25:22,000 --> 02:25:27,000
The first home run he hits is down the line, very high into the third deck.

1616
02:25:27,000 --> 02:25:29,000
This one was straight away right field.

1617
02:25:29,000 --> 02:25:35,000
Pochette went back and it just cleared the barrier into home run territory.

1618
02:25:35,000 --> 02:25:37,000
Lettel throwing in the bullpen.

1619
02:25:37,000 --> 02:25:42,000
Now seven to four, the Royals lead the Yankees.

1620
02:25:42,000 --> 02:25:49,000
Nettle accounting for three of the four Yankees runs with a couple of home runs.

1621
02:25:49,000 --> 02:25:56,000
And the tissue has to be removed again from the playing area.

1622
02:25:56,000 --> 02:26:03,000
We'll have Valaz come up the back now.

1623
02:26:03,000 --> 02:26:09,000
That's Otto Valaz, C-E-L-E-Z.

1624
02:26:09,000 --> 02:26:12,000
He batted 266 for the season.

1625
02:26:12,000 --> 02:26:19,000
He's a right-hand batter.

1626
02:26:19,000 --> 02:26:25,000
Now Valaz is up with the plate, but Umpar Halle was way over on the third base side

1627
02:26:25,000 --> 02:26:27,000
and the plate was not ready to be resumed.

1628
02:26:27,000 --> 02:26:37,000
That Otto was ready. I tell you, he's telling me.

1629
02:26:37,000 --> 02:26:39,000
Well, they're trying to re-step their outfield now.

1630
02:26:39,000 --> 02:26:42,000
The Royals are. There's some tap waving.

1631
02:26:42,000 --> 02:26:44,000
Valaz will be played deep and almost straight away.

1632
02:26:44,000 --> 02:26:47,000
He's a strong right-hand batter.

1633
02:26:47,000 --> 02:26:49,000
And he takes a breaking ball outside.

1634
02:26:49,000 --> 02:26:53,000
He's already trying to steal a ball, breaking down on the way.

1635
02:26:53,000 --> 02:26:58,000
That Yankee Stadium crowd has come to life here on the ninth inning.

1636
02:26:58,000 --> 02:27:00,000
Seven to four. Royals lead.

1637
02:27:00,000 --> 02:27:02,000
There's a ball low.

1638
02:27:02,000 --> 02:27:09,000
Two and a half, the count on Valaz.

1639
02:27:09,000 --> 02:27:13,000
24-year-old outfielder from Puerto Rico.

1640
02:27:13,000 --> 02:27:15,000
Mingore checking his time.

1641
02:27:15,000 --> 02:27:17,000
The pitch is on the way.

1642
02:27:17,000 --> 02:27:20,000
He takes the strike. He's got the inside corner.

1643
02:27:20,000 --> 02:27:23,000
Morris and McHale in the bullpen.

1644
02:27:23,000 --> 02:27:29,000
Fitzmars is the only Royal who's not seen action in the series.

1645
02:27:29,000 --> 02:27:32,000
Valaz was out of part of last year with a broken wrist.

1646
02:27:32,000 --> 02:27:35,000
Digging in, close stand sitter.

1647
02:27:35,000 --> 02:27:39,000
Then going, here's a fly ball to the left field.

1648
02:27:39,000 --> 02:27:45,000
Wolfwood is there. He has it, but he's out.

1649
02:27:45,000 --> 02:27:48,000
One down, nobody on.

1650
02:27:48,000 --> 02:28:01,000
And Willie Randolph will be the batter.

1651
02:28:01,000 --> 02:28:07,000
Seven to four. The Royals lead. The Yanks and the Nights.

1652
02:28:07,000 --> 02:28:09,000
It's the strike.

1653
02:28:09,000 --> 02:28:12,000
Got his breaking ball in the outside corner.

1654
02:28:12,000 --> 02:28:19,000
Sandy Alomar waiting on back for the Yankees.

1655
02:28:19,000 --> 02:28:22,000
Missed the outside corner with that one.

1656
02:28:22,000 --> 02:28:33,000
And Mingore has gone to a 1-1 count now against the batter Randolph.

1657
02:28:33,000 --> 02:28:35,000
Here's the motion by the left-hander, the pitch on the way.

1658
02:28:35,000 --> 02:28:39,000
He swings and doesn't get it. One and two.

1659
02:28:39,000 --> 02:28:42,000
Randolph single his first time.

1660
02:28:42,000 --> 02:28:45,000
Bounced out the next two trips.

1661
02:28:45,000 --> 02:28:48,000
Kansas City leading. The Yankees batting on the ninth inning.

1662
02:28:48,000 --> 02:28:52,000
It is seven to four. The Royals ahead.

1663
02:28:52,000 --> 02:28:57,000
Yankees about hit them 11 to nine.

1664
02:28:57,000 --> 02:29:02,000
Bounding ball, short stuff. Hot-tack to his left. Has it, go to Mayberry. Got him.

1665
02:29:02,000 --> 02:29:05,000
And they are two down and that'll leave it up to Alomar.

1666
02:29:05,000 --> 02:29:11,000
The batter and reserve will be batting for Mason.

1667
02:29:11,000 --> 02:29:15,000
The Santos who's the first time at bat of the series.

1668
02:29:15,000 --> 02:29:19,000
And that homer that was given up by Mingore, kind of unusual for him.

1669
02:29:19,000 --> 02:29:24,000
He gave up only three all year long. Three and 86 innings of relief.

1670
02:29:24,000 --> 02:29:28,000
Nettles got all of it.

1671
02:29:28,000 --> 02:29:33,000
Alomar batting right-handed.

1672
02:29:33,000 --> 02:29:36,000
And some more tissue thrown on the field from the upper deck and left.

1673
02:29:36,000 --> 02:29:45,000
It has to be removed and time is called.

1674
02:29:45,000 --> 02:29:50,000
So Mingore backs off the mound. He's trying to get that final out.

1675
02:29:50,000 --> 02:29:54,000
Alomar batted 239. He hit a lot better right-handed than he did left.

1676
02:29:54,000 --> 02:29:57,000
He batted 280 right-handed and 198 left-handed.

1677
02:29:57,000 --> 02:30:02,000
He'll be up there right-handed right now.

1678
02:30:02,000 --> 02:30:07,000
The Yankees need a big rally if they're going to win the American League pennant today.

1679
02:30:07,000 --> 02:30:13,000
And the Royals have to get this final out if they're going to move the series into the fifth game tomorrow night.

1680
02:30:13,000 --> 02:30:22,000
Here's the pitch by Mingore. It's a strike call. A breaking ball above the knees on Alomar.

1681
02:30:22,000 --> 02:30:30,000
Two down and the Yankee ninth inning. Royals lead them 74.

1682
02:30:30,000 --> 02:30:36,000
Mingore delivers. It's a ball. He missed the far corner with a breaking pitch.

1683
02:30:36,000 --> 02:30:41,000
One-and-one the count on Sandy Alomar. Ninth inning for the Yankees.

1684
02:30:41,000 --> 02:30:47,000
Nettles' home run is pulled in with in three.

1685
02:30:47,000 --> 02:30:50,000
In field back except for Brett. He's even in the back of third.

1686
02:30:50,000 --> 02:30:53,000
There's a fly ball. Shoot in the game. It's in left field.

1687
02:30:53,000 --> 02:30:56,000
Wolfe was calling for it. He's there. He has it.

1688
02:30:56,000 --> 02:31:02,000
And we'll go to five games. That's all for the Yankees in the ninth inning.

1689
02:31:02,000 --> 02:31:05,000
They get one run on the home run by Nettles. One hit.

1690
02:31:05,000 --> 02:31:07,000
Now there were no errors and nobody left.

1691
02:31:07,000 --> 02:31:26,000
And the final score this afternoon is Yankee Stadium New York, the Royals seven and the Yankees four.