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The Baltimore Orioles face the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium for Game 1 of the 1966 World Series on October 5th.

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This is the NBC National Broadcast of Game 1 featuring announcers Bob Prince and Chuck Thompson.

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Good afternoon everybody, along with Chuck Thompson. This is Bob Prince,

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and I'm meeting you from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California for the 1966 World Series,

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brought to you by Chrysler Corporation, makers of Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, Imperial, and Dodge trucks.

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Well here in Los Angeles it is a very sunny and a pleasant day,

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and Dodger Stadium is rapidly filling up now as the Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles,

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veterans Dodgers in World Series competition,

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although quite a few of their players have not played too many times,

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will meet the Baltimore Club, which for the first time brings the great glory of Pinnett Fever

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to that wonderful city in Baltimore as the American League champion.

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Now here's the veteran voice of the Baltimore Orioles, whose great ball club had a fine, fine year,

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and Chuck Thompson will tell us all about it.

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Well thank you very much, Bob Prince. Good afternoon, baseball fans.

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The Baltimore Orioles did a World Series for the first time in a rather brief history

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and are very delighted to be here.

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However, the Orioles, winning of an American League pennant,

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could not be compared to the Dodgers winning the National League,

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and certainly all baseball fans, whether they be routers for the National League or for the American League,

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certainly have to dock the cap and a great big round of congratulations to Manager Walter Alston and the Dodgers

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for the manner in which they won this 1966 National League pennant.

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Baltimore has nothing but a great deal of respect for the tremendous pitching of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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They also respect the great Dodgers' speed and their fine defensive skills.

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But quite honestly, Baltimore feels it brings to this World Series the kind of a club that can beat the Dodgers.

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The Orioles are a club that has played very consistently throughout the first half of the year,

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and the second half of the year ran into problems that beset all ballcups at one time or another

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in the course of the baseball year, injuries.

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Unfortunately for the Baltimore Orioles, the greater part of their injuries in the second half of the year

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befell a very fine pitching staff.

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Now, everyone has talked about the superlative pitching of the Los Angeles Dodgers,

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and there's not a man in the world who could deny it.

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However, in the Baltimore camp, they honestly feel that their pitching has been downgraded.

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The Orioles feel their pitching is a lot better than people seem to think that it is.

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And this afternoon, a young man who has, well, never played any high school baseball

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for the very simple reason that they did not have baseball in his high school in Dillings, Montana,

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a young left-hander by the name of Dave McNally,

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will attempt to prove that point to the Los Angeles Dodgers and to the baseball world.

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The Baltimore Orioles bring into this series not only a very powerful ballclub,

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but a very fine defensive ballclub.

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And the leader, of course, is a man that I think many people refer to as the greatest third baseman in baseball today

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in Brooks Robinson.

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And then, in a trade with the National League this past winter, the Orioles acquired from Cincinnati,

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Frank Robinson, and I doubt that there's a baseball fan anywhere in the world

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who is not only too well aware of the accomplishments of this, the Triple Crown winner of 1966

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and the first Cincinnati win in 1966 for the Yankees.

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In the background, Bob, I hear the PA announcer coming up with the starting lineups,

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and I think they are going to be introduced individually and come on out and stand on the foul line,

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and it might be a good idea if we were to try and introduce or announce our starting lineups along with the PA announcer.

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They are, first of all, introducing the manager, Hanks Bauer, who, while the world series is nothing new to him,

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and when queried, after clinching his first American League candidate as a manager,

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how he compared it to winning as a player, he said, this is the greatest goal I have had in baseball.

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Now for the Orioles, the leadoff winner will be Luis Aparicio, one of the finest defensive shortstop in all of baseball,

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who had as great a year as he has ever had as a major leaguer.

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Batting number two will be the Orioles' better fielder and a left-handed swinger by the name of Russ Snyder.

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The Orioles baseball fan referred to this man as Mr. Huffington.

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He does not have the supportive skills of any one given department.

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He's not a great hitter, not the greatest defensive out here.

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He does not have the greatest arm, nor the greatest speed,

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but he has stayed in the major leagues on sheer hustle and great competitive desire.

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The triple crown winner, Frank Robinson, will bat third and play in right field for Baltimore.

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Batting number four will be the third baseman, Brooks Robinson.

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Batting five is the biggest man on the Baltimore Oriole roster, Boog Powell, the first baseman.

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Batting five is the left fielder for the Baltimore Orioles, Kurt Leffrey, and he is a left-handed hitter.

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And the number seven hitter in the Baltimore Orioles batting order will be Dave Johnson.

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He is a right-handed batter and a rookie.

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And the number eight hitter will be another rookie who did a tremendous job for Baltimore,

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surprised everyone with his ability to catch on a par with the big leaguers

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and to stand the pressure of a pennant drive, a native Californian, the Etchamara.

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And then the pitcher, Dave McNally.

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This batting order is the batting order that manager Hank Bauer had to throw out the entire 66 campaign

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against the right-handed pitchers.

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Now tomorrow, Colfax will take them out for the Dodgers and it will be just one or two changes.

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Mainly, centerfielder Russ Snyder will come out of the ballgame

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and Paul Blair will play in centerfield for the Orioles against left-handed pitchers.

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And Alvar, that's the way the Orioles are going to go to battle these Dodgers for 66 points.

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Let's see what the Dodgers do against the Bergs.

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Well, one thing we know, it's a heavy partisan shout.

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And so the Dodgers will be coming out in Waldo Alston in his sixth series as a manager,

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has won four and lost one, and holds the record for victories by a national league manager.

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Here's Mr. Dodger in the lines of any Maury Wells, the great shortstop and leadoff batter,

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and before a knee injury cut him down, a tremendous threat to steal,

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and may possibly be doing that in the series.

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Centerfielder, one of the fastest men in all of baseball, will be Willie Davis.

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He can roam far, and he usually is a dead first ball swinger,

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and I'm sure the Baltimore Orioles know all about that.

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Now, the right fielder is a very adaptable player.

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Sweet Lou Johnson, as you call him, he's been the fellow that just runs out there all the time.

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He runs out home runs. He just hustles all the time.

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In left field, the Dodgers' real power man, who's working with an Achilles tendon problem,

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and that'll be Tommy Davis, a very strong batter,

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has had trouble and started to fade a little bit toward the end of the campaign.

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A switch-hitting second baseman and a very good one, Jim LeFever,

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will play at second base in bat fifth.

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LeFever did a lot of weight lifting in the offseason, and that's why he came up with more home runs.

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Wes Parker, whom many baseball observers believe has the finest pair of hands of all first basemen going,

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will be in the first base, found in batting sixth.

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At third base, the one man that I doubt if he'll ever retire.

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There have been many calls to replace him, but when they open this season,

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it's Jim Gilliam going out there, junior Gilliam, and he'll be playing in third.

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The catcher and one of the real top catchers in baseball, John Roswell.

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Real smart individual, very, very heady.

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And on the mound, a very tough one by the name of Don Drysdale,

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jumping off this year to a 13 and 16 record, but when the chips are down, big D is there.

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Well, ladies and gentlemen, around the United States and all over the world, we're about ready to go.

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Commissioner Eckert is going to toss out the first baseball traditionally,

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and he will be set to get underwears.

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Right now, let's pause for station identification.

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Eight teleneutrile WGYs connected.

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Territoga, the authentic bechay behind the yellow label.

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The only mix that we know of that people built a city just to be near.

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In 1960, I had the extreme pleasure of working the World Series

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with the veteran voice of the Baltimore Orioles, Mr. Chuck Thompson,

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who will call the front half of this contest for you.

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And Chuck, I can only say this.

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If this series develops into as wild and a woolly one as the Yankees and the Pirates put on in 1960,

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we'll do some talking together.

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Well, true, Bob, friends, and it'll probably take a few days before we can get over it.

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That was one of the many great World Series,

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and it was a great pleasure and a privilege to be there in 1960 as it is again this afternoon.

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Well, now to the important business at hand. It's just a matter of moments away.

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On the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers is the big, hard-throwing Don Dryer.

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His catcher is John Rolster, and I would now run the entire defensive lineup of the Dodgers

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so you can kind of set them in your mind's eye.

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The first baseman will be Wes Parker.

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The second baseman, Jim Lefebvre.

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The third baseman, the incomparable Mari Wells, who played out a great handicap this year

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and played in a great fashion.

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And the third baseman, Jim Gilliam.

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In left field, for the Dodgers will be Tommy Davis.

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The center fielder will be Willie Davis.

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And the right fielder, Lou Johnson.

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The umpire at the plate here in game number one will be from the National League, Bill Joukowski.

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At first base, the American League's Nester Shiner.

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At second base, the National League's Chris Kanekoutis.

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At third base, the American League's John Ruskin.

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Down the left field foul line from the National League, Mel Steinke.

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Down the right field foul line, the American League's Al Gump.

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To lead off, the ball to Baltimore Orioles, the right hand hitting shortstop, Luis Aparicio.

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Luis hits out of a closed stance about the middle of the box.

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He will take the ball to the opposite field frequently.

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Center fielder Willie Davis shades a bit toward the alley, toward right center.

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As Drysdale winds in the first pitch of the 66 series, it's a strike call and we're underway.

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Coaching third base for the Baltimore Orioles is Billy Hunter.

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Coaching first base, Gene Woodling.

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Drysdale's look to Rose-Berra for the five.

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The big right hand is one strike offering.

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He is a bit outside, two even to count at one and one.

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Aparicio improved his average in 1966 some 51 points.

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Sly ball is hit out of the shallow right field coming up on the ball of the right fielder, Lou Johnson.

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And he far covered the next pitch after he got a big double.

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And Aparicio on a one-one offering flies to the right fielder, Johnson.

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One up and one down in the only half of the first inning.

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Adding number two for Baltimore, left hand hitting center fielder, Ruff Snyder.

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Ruff is a native of the fine state of Nebraska.

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He lived in Nelson, Nebraska.

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Left-handed swinger, he attended Nebraska University, did Ruff.

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So here's a public Baltimore called Mr. Hustle.

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Drysdale, first offering, is right down the groove in a strike call.

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Third baseman Gilliam, in respect to Snyder's good speed and bunting ability, is up on the edge of the infield grass.

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The rest of the infield, up maybe a step or two, and the outfield slanted a bit to the opposite field.

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Drysdale delivers inside low.

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And the count evens now at one ball and one strike.

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One out and none out.

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Drysdale to the wide.

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The big right-hander's pitch is a ball two rolling inside.

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Snyder started to walk on the breaking ball, the hell back of the swing inside.

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Two balls, one strike.

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The first hit, 3-06 in 1966 with the Birds, second best in the American League.

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Two on pitch, the left-hand batting Snyder again misses a little bit low and inside.

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On the count now, three balls and one strike.

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Well, this is the 63rd World Series.

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Dodger fans point to the fact that Dodgers have never lost here in Dodger City.

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Drysdale delivers low and inside again, a ball for the Russ Snyder.

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Oh, the first baserunner of the 63rd Series if you keep these counters.

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The sixth becomes centerfielder Russ Snyder.

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And out here is Frank Robinson.

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And if you were to try and talk about all of the accomplishments of Frank Robinson in the 66th season with the Baltimore Orioles,

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it might take us a couple of minutes.

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His first American League season became the sixth player in the American League history to win the Triple Crown.

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This is his second World Series.

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He hit 200 in the Series of 1961 against the English.

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Here's a pickoff of the catcher first base.

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Snyder jumps back in time with a throw with a bit to the infield side of the bag, pulling Parker off.

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One out, Russ Snyder, the runner at first base, and Drysdale ready to go to work

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starting Frank Robinson.

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Drysdale throws outside for one.

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Snyder leading first with one away on the top of the first inning.

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Drysdale's fifth swing up, dry ball well hit fairly deep to left field,

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back goes to left field on the warning track, leaves, he does not get it, it's in for a home run.

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Frank Robinson, homers, and the Orioles take an immediate two-to-nothing lead over the L.A. Dodgers.

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Frank Robinson with a two-run home run, storing Russ Snyder ahead of him,

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gives the Orioles a one, or rather a two-to-nothing lead.

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And on thinking back to the very first game of the 1966 campaign,

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The Orioles open against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, who were tied up 4-4

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in the first team-winning of the first game of the year,

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and Frank Robinson, homers, to win it for Baltimore 5-4.

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Now here is Brooks Robinson with Baltimore leading two-to-nothing with one out.

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Drysdale's first pitch of breaking ball into a strike call to Brooks.

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If you're not familiar with the measurements of this line ballpark,

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330 feet down the foul lines right and left, pitch to Brooks high and inside

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to make the count one ball, one strike.

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One of the former great third baseman of the American League, George Kell,

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referred to this man as the finest player in baseball.

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Drysdale to the move, and the 1-1 to Brooks Robinson, swing and another drive.

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Well here he's to left, back on the ball, Tommy Davis looking up, is going, going, gone.

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Home run for Brooks Robinson, and it's Baltimore 3,

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and the Dodgers humping in the very first inning.

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Brooks Robinson has hit his first World Series home run.

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This is his first World Series.

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And the Orioles now have a three-to-nothing edge over Drysdale and the Dodgers,

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and time has called very briefly while the fine veteran, Jim Gilliam,

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moves into the mound to talk a bit with his hurler.

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And I believe we'll have some bullpen activity now for the LA Dodgers.

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Joe Mueller is warming, the Dodger bullpen as Boog Powell, left-handed swinging Oriole,

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first baseman, steps in.

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Here's a check swing high pop-up, third base side foul,

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drifting and foul ground under a junior Gilliam, waiting now at Gilliam Pass

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for the second out of the inning.

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And Bob Prince, I understand that the Orioles have just tied a record.

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Yes, most consecutive home runs in an inning one ball club, several have held it.

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Two is the record, Washington and the Yankees did it three times.

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So now the Orioles join the most elite circle.

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Two down, with none on, the Orioles have scored three times, a walk-around slider,

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a two-run home run by Frank Robinson, solo blast by Brooks,

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Drysdale pitches high and away, and a ball.

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Kurt Fleppery, left-handed Oriole left fielder,

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a young man who brings a tremendous amount of competitive desire to the game of baseball.

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Drysdale's pitches foul the way out of play.

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One ball, one strike.

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One ball, one strike.

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Two out, none on, Drysdale turns his back to the plate now to take a momentary breather,

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and I'm sure there are many fans who are kind of saying to themselves right now,

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Drysdale is working with but two days' rest, how true.

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Just missed inside, two balls, one strike to the south ball hitting Kurt Fleppery.

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Two on offering, cut on a line, drive on to the right field corner, digging hard,

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Lou Johnson doesn't get there, has to play it on the first pop,

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and Fleppery has pulled a line single at the right field corner.

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For the Birds, it will be their third base hit against Don Drysdale in this top of the first inning.

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Here is another of the Orioles, celebrated rookies, young Dave Johnson.

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He was born in Orlando, Florida, now lives down in San Antonio, Texas.

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He has attended Trinity University during the offseason.

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Right-handed swinger is Dave Johnson.

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In the second inning, Fleppery, the runner at first base, Drysdale delivers, breaking ball then, strike calls.

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Cut the out of portion around the knees today.

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Johnson looks at an offering long outside.

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Weave on the count now at one ball, one strike.

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This is Dave Johnson.

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The Baltimore Orioles have another fine utility infielder by the name of Lov Johnson.

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They also have two pitchers that answer to the name of Miller, John Miller and Stu Miller.

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One ball, one strike today, Johnson.

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Drysdale pitches, swing and a miss, strike two, one ball, two strikes.

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One, two pitch, the Johnson cut out and missed a strike out for Drysdale.

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The Orioles, in their half of the first inning, grabbed three runs on the same number of bases, three.

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There were no Dodger errors.

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One man is left on at the end of the first half inning.

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Baltimore, three, and the Dodger, nothing.

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And now the Dodgers, who were forced to play catch-up baseball many, many times in their battle for the 1966 pennants,

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are forced to do the same thing again in this first game.

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And one thing they will do, Chuck, very early in the ball game, while they're down at three, nothing at this point,

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they will try for the one run to get themselves back into the position of the bun.

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They'll go for that one rather than the big inning.

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Well, here's Maury Wells.

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Maury, against the left-hand slant of Dave McNally, will be a right-handed batter.

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Nated to Washington, D.C., is Maury.

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McNally's first pitch is a strike call.

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He's got the fastball over the outer portion around the liners.

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Brooks Robinson, the third, is just about even with the bag.

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Aparicio and Johnson are up a couple of steps.

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There's the ball.

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Tying outside, the right-hand batting Maury Wells.

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The Oriole outfield is punched up against Maury Wells,

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they give him the foul line down the left-field side and the right-field side

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and he's offered to try and cut off the alleys in left and right center.

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Wills fouls the pitch down the first base side and out of play.

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One ball, two strikes.

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Now the one-two pitch coming down to Wills.

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McNally throws fastball that's fouled out of play again,

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have it down, a ball, and two strikes to the Dodger leadoff hitter Maury Wills,

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followed by Willie Davis and Lou Johnson.

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It took Maury Wills a long time to get to the big leagues,

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but what a magnificent job he's done once he arrives, eight and a half years in the minors.

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Pitch outside, have it count now, two balls, two strikes, two Wills.

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Dave McNally does not have any unorthodox pitches.

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He has a fastball, a curveball, and a change country.

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Two balls and two strikes to count to Maury Wills.

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McNally throws high again and we have a full count, three and two.

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The one thing Baltimore pitchers hope to be able to do in this series is not to give the Dodgers

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that face on balls because of the great Dodger speed and base running ability.

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Three-two pitch fouled to the screen behind the plate.

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McNally has the sign to the line and the three-two pitch to Wills is a ball four up high

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and Wills is down with a base on ball.

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And we'll bring to the plate now, the better fielder, Willie Davis.

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Long, lean individual, great speed.

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This young man is a first ball hitter for the most part.

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Wills with a big lead at first.

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There he goes, the pitch is taken high for the ball.

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The throw to second base, he has got to be safe.

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Wills is in with a field.

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Well, as Bob Prince told you just moments ago, this is the Dodger style of baseball.

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On the very first offering from Dave McNally to the left-hand-hitting Willie Davis,

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Murray Wills was gone and in safely with a steal of second.

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The time has now been called.

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Wills seems to have shaken himself up just a little bit on the slide.

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Murray has been operating pretty much with a very heavily taped right leg,

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a bad thigh and knee, and I think just asked there for a little time in order to flex his muscles.

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But did it take a little more than that I think to get him out of this serious check.

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How true.

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What a baseball's fine competitor, this Murray Wills.

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Now the one-nothing pitch, the left-hand batting Willie Davis.

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Swing and a foul out of play coming right up here near the first.

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And now a ball and a strike.

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Nobody out.

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Wills halfway around the second base and the one-one-pitch coming to Willie Davis.

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McNally tried to curve, didn't make it, and now there's two balls, one strike.

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Andy Etcheverrin has now gone to the mound to visit very briefly with his youngster, Dave McNally.

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There's just no way you can really explain World Series jitters.

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They affect everyone no matter how many series you have played in

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or how many series you have been associated with.

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Now the two-one-pitch from left-hand batting Davis.

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Wills leads second, the pitch is cut out and popped up.

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This one out towards shortstop, Aparecio on the skin of the infield calling for it.

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Gloved it for the first out of the inning.

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Willie Davis retired on a pop-up to the shortstop, Aparecio.

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Now here's the follow-up.

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Referred to as the man in the hurry, Lou Johnson.

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Man of Lexington, Kentucky.

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Lives right out here in the fine city of Los Angeles.

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Began his pro career in the Yankee organization.

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This is his 14th year as a pro, played for 15 different minor league teams and 13 different leagues.

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You think he's not happy to be a Dodger and be here?

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You know he is.

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Right-handed swinger and McNally's first outing is high and away for all one.

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Lou hit 272 in 1966.

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That 73 runs that at end.

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This one under the club leader, Jim LeFever.

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One-hunting pitch coming down to Lou Johnson.

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Wills the second with one away.

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McNally with a long, hard look toward second and Johnson figures he'll break the spell, steps out.

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Wills opened the game with a walk, stole second base.

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Willie Davis popped to the shortstop, Aparecio.

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Now McNally ready to deal.

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1-0 to Lou Johnson.

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Southpaw comes off the rubber with a pitch that's cut out.

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High five all centerfield.

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Tied it with a glass of down-packing toward the alley and left center.

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Getting under it.

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Steps out, the Oriole centerfielder makes the catch for the second out of the inning.

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Two down as Lou Johnson flies to centerfielder, Russ Knight.

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Here is Tony Davis.

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Born in Brooklyn, New York and now lives here in Los Angeles.

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This is his 11th Pro Team and his seventh year with the Dodgers.

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The only Dodger to hit 300 this year leading the club with a strong 3-13.

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And Tony is a kind of a fellow who has great success against the left-handed pitchers.

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He hits 361 against Southpaws this year.

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Two down, Wilt second. Pitch coming to Tony. Strike called by plate umpire Bill Joukowski.

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Tony has led the Dodgers three other times hitting against left-handers.

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61, 62 and 63.

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Wilt second with two down.

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Left-handed McNally calls to second baseman Dave Johnson racing toward the bag in a pickoff effort and Wilt went back in on the belt buckle without too much difficulty.

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One strike to the batter, Tony Davis.

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For those of you who may have just tuned in a little bit late, the Orioles with two home runs in the top of the first lead the Dodgers

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have nothing in this last half of the first inning.

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Now the one-strike pitch to Tony Davis.

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Wilt's dancing out at second base. McNally throws swing.

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Ground ball hit off a third-day side charging Brooks Robinson.

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He has in the shoulder and eye hop throw to foul.

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In time to get Tony Davis.

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And that's it for the Dodgers in their half of the first inning.

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No runs. There were no base hits. No bird errors.

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One man left on at the end of the first inning of play to score Baltimore 3, Los Angeles nothing.

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From Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, the Oriole and the Los Angeles Dodgers of the 1966 World Series.

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And now for his first play to parents ever in a World Series, the Oriole rookie catcher Andy Etchibarron, a native of the state of California,

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another of the Orioles' many, bonus youngsters.

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And what a fine year he gave the Baltimore Orioles under severe handicaps, numerous injuries.

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Right-handed batter is Etchibarron. Drysdale's pitch is a breaking ball that missed outside ball one.

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Last year Etchibarron caught in 140 games for the Rochester Red Wings in the International League despite a broken front.

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All alone outside to Etchibarron, the count two ball for no strikes.

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And some of the Dodger fans just stir a little uneasily.

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We did have some very brief bullpen activity on the part of the Dodgers in the first inning in the first of Joe Mueller.

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Two nothing pitch for right-hand batting Etchibarron.

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Check swing and a ball inside and high, three and oh.

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Now the three nothing pitch to Etchibarron. He takes all the way and a strike is called.

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Three and one to Andy Etchibarron.

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He'll be hollered to the plate by Baltimore pitcher Dave McNally.

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Three one pitch. Drysdale deals, swing and a miss.

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Strike two, kind of popped that one right by. Oh, God, Etchibarron.

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Drysdale looks and the big right-hander to the move. Three-two pitch.

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Oh, four, it's high inside. And there's the walk to Andy Etchibarron.

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Well, the only other walk that Drysdale issued went to Russ Nider in the first inning.

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It was followed by a Frank Robinson hold run to give Baltimore a two-number play,

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and then Brooks Robinson followed with a solo hold run to account for the three bird runs.

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Walk number two issued by Drysdale.

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Here now is pitcher Dave McNally.

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Dave is a right-handed batter deep in the box, open stance, and Drysdale to the set.

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Below the belt deals the first base. Etchibarron back safely.

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Parker holding on the runner over that way.

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And now just figure that Dave McNally will be moving Etchibarron along with the buck.

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The set by Drysdale. McNally squares the buck, bunks off the first base side of the mound.

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Fielded by the pitcher, no play at second base. Throw to first is in time to retire, sacrificing Dave McNally.

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Here's the drawing. Pitcher to the second base from covering at first to retire McNally.

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One away in the top half of the second inning, Etchibarron halfway around into the plate for the second time is Luis Aparicio.

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He was retired in the first inning in a fly ball to the right fielder, Lou Johnson.

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Etchibarron for a catcher has remarkable speed. He can move along very well.

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A hard look to Rose Burrup of the side. Now turns to the stretch to the set and his pitch.

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High fly ball out of the shallow right field. Back to second base and on the right field to Lou Johnson.

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Still Johnson getting under it and Lou makes the grab to retire Aparicio.

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We have two down as Aparicio retires. The fly ball to right field.

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And now here is Russ Feider who against Drysdale in the first inning drew the base on balls.

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And Robinson Frank scored him on a two-run home run.

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Snyder taking his time settling in at the plate. Drysdale standing behind the rubber. Now toes in looking down for the side.

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And the Dodger right had his first offering to Snyder. Cut on line drive base hit over the third base and sent out of the left field.

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Etchibarron hits third base. Around third coming home. Throw coming to the plate.

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Etchibarron is going to go over standing up and Baltimore leads now by a score of four to nothing on the throw into the plate.

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Snyder moved down to second base. Etchibarron scores run number four as Snyder slices a drive into the left field area chased down out there by Tommy Davis.

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The official scorer rolls a single for Russ Snyder and he takes second on the throw to the plate.

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Bill Moller is now throwing in the Dodger ball pass.

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Frank Robinson at the plate for the second time. He homered off Drysdale with a man out of the first pitch.

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Swing line foul down the third base side into the Dodger dugout. I hope everybody is okay.

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That was a mean foul ball into the spacious Dodger dugout off the third base side here at Dodger Stadium.

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He's hitting Orioles of course on the first base side.

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Frank Robinson now examining that bat.

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Got a vigorously banging first the handle end of the bat on the plate and then the barrel end of the bat and has determined now that it's not splintered and okay.

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Now he turns and looks toward the plate on fire, Bill Joukowsky, and they give the bat another squint.

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Evidently all right. Frank steps in and we're ready.

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Snyder at second base two down in the top half of the second inning Baltimore for Dodgers nothing.

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Drysdale's pitch, swing and a high fly ball left field.

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Waiting out there Tommy Davis coming toward the foul line, loping in under it now.

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00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,000
The big man is there. He's got it.

431
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,000
Now that's the final out of the inning.

432
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:29,000
But for the Orioles in that half of the second inning, another run on one base hit.

433
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:36,000
There are no Dodger errors and the man is left on at the end of an inning and a half to score Baltimore for Los Angeles nothing.

434
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:39,000
This is Jim LeFevre.

435
00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:45,000
Bill the Dodger is coming on against Baltimore's southpaw Dave McNally in the last half of the second inning with Jim LeFevre.

436
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,000
He'll be followed by Wes Parker and Jim Gilliam.

437
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:52,000
LeFevre a switch hitter, a right-handed swinger against Dave McNally.

438
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:57,000
Ball one low inside almost hit Jim right in the right ankle.

439
00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:00,000
He was born in Inglewood, California.

440
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:07,000
He was a National League Rookie of the Year last season.

441
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:10,000
Pass ball that's just inside right at the belt.

442
00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:22,000
Now to count two balls and no strikes.

443
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,000
LeFevre waiting now a two-nothing pitch from Dave McNally.

444
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:31,000
Strike called as the Baltimore left-hander got the inner portion around the letters.

445
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:39,000
Danny Ozar coaching on the first base side for the Dodgers and Preston Gomez at third.

446
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,000
Two-one pitch to LeFevre.

447
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,000
Swing fly ball, well hit.

448
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,000
Deep left field.

449
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,000
LeFevre going back, looking up.

450
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:45,000
Forget it.

451
00:36:45,000 --> 00:37:05,000
Now Jim LeFevre.

452
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:11,000
Now Jim LeFevre with the first Dodger hit of the ball game, hit it all the way, way off in the seats in left field.

453
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:23,000
And it's now Baltimore four and the Dodgers one and the Dodgers as we mentioned earlier who have had to play catch-up baseball on numerous occasions this year to win their pennants have to do it again this afternoon.

454
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:26,000
Here is Wes Parker, right-handed swinger against McNally.

455
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:32,000
Takes a pitch high for a ball.

456
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:42,000
As we mentioned earlier, the Dodgers have no less than four switch hitters in their lineup this afternoon and one of them at the plate right now on the person of Wes Parker.

457
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,000
McNally's one-nothing pitch.

458
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:56,000
Strike called to pick up the outer portion around the knees.

459
00:37:56,000 --> 00:38:02,000
The count evened the ball and the strike to Wes Parker. McNally thralls way up high on the ball.

460
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,000
I'm not sure what he was trying to let up on the pitch.

461
00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:07,000
Whatever he was trying to do, it didn't work.

462
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:11,000
It was a wee bit out of the strike zone.

463
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:19,000
Wes led the Dodgers in games play this year with 156.

464
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,000
2-1 pitch to Parker.

465
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,000
Swing and a foul ball in the dirt behind the plate.

466
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:41,000
At the count, two balls, two strikes to the Dodger first baseman.

467
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,000
Now 2-2 pitch coming to Wes Parker.

468
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,000
McNally rocks over the rubber.

469
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:54,000
A foul, a ground ball down the first base side, fair ball, just down the line, down to the right field corner. Parker going hard around first, legging for two.

470
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:59,000
And it evidently was kicked off by a spectator down on that right field corner, Frank Robinson.

471
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,000
He could not make any kind of a play.

472
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:06,000
Bounced into the seat apparently and Wes Parker has a ground rule double, a right-handed hitter.

473
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,000
Hit that ball right on the short line, right down the first base side.

474
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:17,000
A trickled out foul and first base umpire, Lester Shylock, had to put on quite an adroit and agile move to keep from being hit by the ball and make the call at the same time.

475
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:26,000
So the Dodgers get a leadoff home run from the repeaters and a follow-up double by Wes Parker and bring to the plate the veterans in Gilead.

476
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:36,000
And then on the mound with that free field pitcher, Dave McFadden, and toss things over just a little bit following Parker's double and the umpire on the right field foul line, Cal Duffin, went on down to the corner.

477
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:43,000
It spoke to a spectator about that possible interference and it may have denied Parker the opportunity of a triple if it was there.

478
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:47,000
One up and pitch now to Gilead.

479
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:51,000
The ball right outside at the Valley Catwalk really failed.

480
00:39:51,000 --> 00:40:01,000
Dodger fans here at Dodger Stadium come to life.

481
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:13,000
Now we see a stirring of activity in the Baltimore Oriole bullpen in the right field corner.

482
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:29,000
Right-hander Mo Drabowski is warming in the Oriole bullpen, McHale deals high on ball three.

483
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:35,000
The runner at second base, Wes Parker, just spliced a double down the right field line.

484
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:39,000
And Gilead waiting now on three-hunting pitch from Dave McNally.

485
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,000
The bird left-hander ready to go.

486
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:45,000
A look back to second, the pitch to the plate is high ball four.

487
00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:48,000
There's the walk to Gilead.

488
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:52,000
The second walk issued by Baltimore's Dave McNally.

489
00:40:52,000 --> 00:41:03,000
And it brings to the plate the fine veteran Dodger catcher John Rowe Burrow.

490
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:08,000
John's 14th season as a pro, he has had 10 seasons with the Dodgers.

491
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:13,000
He's been joining the club in Brooklyn during the 1957 season.

492
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:22,000
Gilead Drysdale and Kofax are the only others who played for the Dodgers in Brooklyn.

493
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:25,000
Rowe Burrow, a left-handed hitter against the southpaw pitching of McNally.

494
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,000
There are none out, none out.

495
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:32,000
Dodger runners, Parker at second, Gilead at first, McNally second.

496
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:37,000
And the pitch, breaking ball high, ball one.

497
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:40,000
The Orioles four, the Dodgers one.

498
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:44,000
We're in the last half of the second inning of game number one.

499
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:57,000
And the Dodgers have brought pressure to bear on the young Baltimore southpaw, Dave McNally.

500
00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:00,000
McNally ready with a one-nothing, left-hand batting Roseborough.

501
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:08,000
He takes ball two, a little bit high and inside.

502
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:19,000
Manager Hank Bauer of the Orioles, throwing a bit nervously down in the dugout.

503
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,000
Now a two-nothing pitch to Roseborough.

504
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,000
Right down Broadway and a strike is called.

505
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,000
John apparently under wraps, took it all away.

506
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:34,000
Two and one.

507
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:38,000
The Orioles center field a slider, laying rather deep in center, a bit around toward the alley.

508
00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:44,000
Actually, the outfield's kind of fanned out, guarding all the exits against Roseborough, who may hit the ball anywhere.

509
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,000
Two-one pitch.

510
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:47,000
Oh, I'm going to miss.

511
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:48,000
Strike two.

512
00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:51,000
John didn't hold it all on back, I guarantee you.

513
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:53,000
Two balls, two strikes to Roseborough.

514
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:56,000
Not out, Dodger runners first and second.

515
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:58,000
And Drysdale, the on-deck hitter.

516
00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:12,000
And I'm sure all of you are aware of the fact that he's a fine hitting pitcher.

517
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:13,000
McNally ready to go again.

518
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,000
Two-two pitch to Roseborough.

519
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:16,000
There it is.

520
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:19,000
Ground ball just fouled outside of first.

521
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:35,000
McNally's slight ground ball down the first base side of the cow bowl.

522
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:41,000
A few moments ago, Baltimore reliefer Mo Drabowski started a warm in the Oreo bullpen.

523
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:50,000
So now both bullpens have been activated, and we have yet to complete two innings of the first game.

524
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:52,000
Two-two to count to Roseborough.

525
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:53,000
McNally ready?

526
00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:54,000
The left-handed throw.

527
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:55,000
Look out.

528
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:57,000
And a foul ball.

529
00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:58,000
Hold on a minute.

530
00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:02,000
This bit right over Roseborough's head, and Nick's a bat, and Karen fouls.

531
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:07,000
And Dave McNally in the Oreos come up with a pretty good break.

532
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:12,000
Roseborough didn't have to duck very much at all, but that bat was cocked right up behind the left ear,

533
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:16,000
and the ball picked it off.

534
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:19,000
Nealius Cabir, a pound foul.

535
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:23,000
Right now, the game will be held up momentarily, pitching coach Harry Brackin,

536
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:27,000
one of the great Simmons-Fyne Gala baseballs that's on its way to the mound.

537
00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:32,000
And he will now talk briefly with pitcher Dave McNally and catcher Andy Etchicott.

538
00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:36,000
Bob Brint, we'll check while we have this momentary delay.

539
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:42,000
I would like to say that professional baseball has every right to be proud of its college scholarship program.

540
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:50,000
Inaugurated in 1961, the plan provides college scholarships to qualified boys when they sign as professional baseball players.

541
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:55,000
More than 570 boys have received scholarships under this program.

542
00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:59,000
Many are playing ball in the summer and going to college in the off season.

543
00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:09,000
Some who could not make the grade in baseball now are pursuing their studies full time with expenses paid by baseball.

544
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:13,000
Well, Brackin has made his trip to the mound, and that settles that down.

545
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:18,000
Naturally, out there being the great pitching coach he is, to cock the young McNally.

546
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:22,000
It's a two-ball, two-strike count. It's four to one, Baltimore leaning,

547
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:26,000
but the Dodgers threatening with two on in the second year is Chuck Thompson.

548
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:30,000
Two and two to the count to Rostar, McNally ready to go.

549
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:44,000
And here's his pitch. Ground ball, pump foul outside of Furniston, the count holds two and two.

550
00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:50,000
Only three of the Baltimore Orioles active players have ever participated in a World Series before.

551
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:57,000
Frank Robinson, Stu Millen, and shortstop Luis Aparicio.

552
00:45:57,000 --> 00:46:03,000
Eighteen of the Dodgers have had and felt this kind of pressure before, the two-two pitch.

553
00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:07,000
Fly ball hit off in the alley, right center field going high, left side coming up on the ball field going,

554
00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:12,000
he dives, makes a one-handed grab in the alley and right center field and the runners will have to hold.

555
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:18,000
Snyder a little slow, tucking the ball, and then finally got a line on it and extended the left side,

556
00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:26,000
full length, and speared the drive of the alley and right center field to take away an extra base hit from John Rostar.

557
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:31,000
Well, that's the defensive play of the ball game so far.

558
00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:38,000
One out of the inning, and Don Drysdale is not going to bat. He will not bat.

559
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:46,000
We are going to get Dick Stewart. Dick Stewart, former American leader and he knows McNally,

560
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:51,000
and Stewart has had in his career success that got left-handed.

561
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:56,000
And if there's anyone in baseball who is not aware of the fact that Stewart's a power hitter,

562
00:46:56,000 --> 00:47:06,000
that'd be hard for us to say where you've been the last few years.

563
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:11,000
His greatest year in baseball, of course, was 1956 with Lincoln in the Western League when this

564
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:17,000
big brawny first baseman hit 66 home runs.

565
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:23,000
In two American League seasons, he knocked in 118 and 114 runs, led the league in 1963,

566
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:28,000
finishing second to Brooks Robinson of the Orioles in 1964, and here he is at the plate now,

567
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:34,000
Dick Stewart pinch hitting for Don Drysdale.

568
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:41,000
One out, Dodger runners, giving it first, West Parker at second, one run in, Baltimore four,

569
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:44,000
Dodgers one in this last half of the second inning.

570
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:52,000
McNally's ready and his pitch to Stewart, high ball one.

571
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:58,000
So Drysdale now is officially out of the ball game, pitching two complete innings,

572
00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:14,000
four runs, four hits, two offs, and a strikeout.

573
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:20,000
Ball one, McCown for the right-hand batting Dick Stewart.

574
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,000
McNally ready to go again.

575
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:25,000
The bird must be fired, swaying in a mist.

576
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:42,000
McCown is out of the ball and the strike.

577
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:45,000
Now the one-one offering.

578
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:49,000
Gilliam leading first, Parker at second.

579
00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:51,000
McNally ready to go.

580
00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:57,000
Swing in the mist, strike two, and McNally seems to have been content to pass ball Stewart.

581
00:48:57,000 --> 00:49:01,000
He was down and in with the first one and then up and away with the second one.

582
00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:25,000
Now is ahead of the card of the ball, two strikes to the pinch hitter, Dick Stewart.

583
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:27,000
One-two pitch coming down to Stewart.

584
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:33,000
Nice fly ball, well hit deep right center, Frank Robinson tracking back, still going back, still back along the warning track.

585
00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:34,000
He's there.

586
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:39,000
Robinson makes the grab deep in the alley against the wall, 390 feet away for the second down of the inning.

587
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:44,000
After the catch, Wes Parker tags at second and races on to third.

588
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:51,000
Gilliam holds first base, but Stewart hit that ball almost about as far as you can hit it in that direction and still keep it in the ballpark.

589
00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:57,000
Frank was close to the wall underneath a 390-foot sign in right center before he hauled it in.

590
00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:03,000
Two down.

591
00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:11,000
And now at the place, oh he will, time call right now, Frank Robinson coming in toward his second baseman, Davey Johnson.

592
00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:15,000
And he has something to say to Dave Johnson right now out on the outfield grass.

593
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,000
Dave leads in now at the dead run.

594
00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:23,000
Here's Johnson coming across the skin of the infield, he may go to the mound.

595
00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:28,000
He comes in toward the edge of the infield grass, said something to pitcher Dave McNally.

596
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:32,000
And now backs off to his normal second base position.

597
00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:37,000
Parker third, Gilliam first, two down, bottom of the second.

598
00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:43,000
And Mari Wills at the plate, he walked on the first inning and promptly swiped second base.

599
00:50:43,000 --> 00:51:05,000
And then McNally got the Dodgers in order. First pitch to Mari Wills, outside, ball one.

600
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:11,000
McNally's one-hunting pitch to Wills, fly ball foul off the first base side out of play.

601
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:21,000
Ball and a strike to Mari.

602
00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:31,000
Well, I don't know where you'd go to find a seat in this great and beautiful ballpark in Chavez Ravine, and that includes this booth.

603
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:34,000
They're all gone. One ball and one strike.

604
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:42,000
And now to Mari Wills. McNally sets some pros. He's high. Two balls, one strike.

605
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:51,000
Now Dave wants another baseball.

606
00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:59,000
That's a baron, spent a little time rubbing down the new ball, just in an effort to slow McNally down somewhat.

607
00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:10,000
The tutorial bullpen, still active, right-handed Mo Drabowski, is just staying loose.

608
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:25,000
Two balls, one strike to count to Wills. McNally sets, kicks and throws. He's way outside of high, three and one.

609
00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:29,000
Last time Dave McNally had a chance to pitch in competition, the same thing happened to him.

610
00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:35,000
He had a very troublesome first three innings. As a matter of fact, he gave up eight hits in the first three innings that he went,

611
00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:39,000
and then settled on from there over the next five to an alpha-three hit.

612
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:46,000
Now he has a three-one pitch to make to Wills. Here it is, swing and a miss. Wills was going on the three-one.

613
00:52:46,000 --> 00:53:00,000
Tomorrow, three and two.

614
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:04,000
McNally ready. Here's the pitch. One out of miss. He's struck him out.

615
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:10,000
He's talking about a pressure performance from a rookie. Dave McNally battles the Dodgers to a standstill.

616
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:15,000
A leadoff home run to McPheever, a double by Parker, are the two Dodger bases in the inning.

617
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:26,000
One run, two hits, no Oriole errors, and two men left at the end of two complete Baltimore four, Los Angeles one.

618
00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:32,000
The Orioles will come to that at the top of the third inning against the new Dodger Hurts.

619
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:35,000
Dryaddale out of the game for the pinching effort of Dick Stewart,

620
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:39,000
once the first two innings, four base in, two off.

621
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:42,000
Dryaddale recorded a strike now and is charged for the four runs.

622
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:45,000
He's on his way now to Joe Mueller.

623
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:55,000
Mueller, over the year with the Dodgers, appeared in 29 games, pitching 78-2, third in, 73, they said, 22 earned runs.

624
00:53:55,000 --> 00:54:01,000
He walked 14, struck out 31, and pitched to an earned run of 2.51.

625
00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:07,000
Joe Mueller, and the first hitter to face him will be Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson,

626
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:24,000
who holders in the first inning following the two-run home run by Frank Robinson.

627
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:29,000
Here is Brooks Robinson facing the right-handed Joe Mueller.

628
00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:48,000
He's offering coming to Brooks. I foul on the play, strike one.

629
00:54:48,000 --> 00:55:04,000
Right back, a good breaking ball from Mueller and a quite few calls. Fine-looking pitch from the Dodger right-handed.

630
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:09,000
Two strike pitch, Brooks fouled away on the ground on the third-day side and a count of holes of two strikes.

631
00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:22,000
Well, it's up close to the attendance here at Dodger Stadium for the first game of the 66th World Series at 55,941.

632
00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:27,000
Two strikes at Brooks Robinson, Chuck Nisk alone outside, one and two.

633
00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:32,000
Joe Mueller now on the mound for the Dodgers, replacing Dryaddale.

634
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:39,000
I'm quite certain that the ball players are aware of the fact that there's huge attendance here and what they'll have in Baltimore.

635
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:43,000
There's a little bit more than just a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

636
00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:47,000
A little bit more than just prestige. Now one-two pitch.

637
00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:51,000
Ground ball, hit off the third-base side, charging toward the back, Gilliam with a good bell-high grab.

638
00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:56,000
The throw out of purpose, and trying to get Brooks Robinson for the first out of the inning.

639
00:55:56,000 --> 00:55:59,000
Brooks returns, and ground ball, the third baseman, Gilliam.

640
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:06,000
Here now, Oriole first baseman, Boog Powell, who in his first ad-bat on a check swing,

641
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:09,000
bowled to the third baseman, Gilliam.

642
00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:13,000
This is a great big man, the biggest of the Orioles, with awesome power,

643
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:19,000
and over the last part of the year has battled the injury, bugaboo.

644
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:25,000
Pitch. Strike called, spoof.

645
00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:31,000
Boog Powell sustained a chip fracture of the ring finger of the left hand against Detroit,

646
00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:34,000
and in the final week of the year, re-injured his right wrist.

647
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:37,000
So he's got a sore left hand and a sore right wrist.

648
00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:50,000
One strike that inside the big fellow backs off without any trouble, and the count is a ball and a strike.

649
00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:57,000
The ball and a strike to left-hand hitting Boog Powell.

650
00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:06,000
And the 1-1 pitch. Low on the ball, 2-1.

651
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:15,000
Kurt Bleffery, the on-deck hitter for Baltimore.

652
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:24,000
1-1 pitch. Just outside low, 3-1.

653
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:31,000
Boog Powell has in his career with the Orioles hit some of those home runs you call tape measure home runs.

654
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:35,000
Now your 3-1 pitch. Mowler rocks and throws.

655
00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:41,000
Swing and a miss, strike two, and he didn't hold back. Oh my goodness.

656
00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:54,000
However, Brooks Robinson, or rather Frank Robinson, is the only Oriole ever to have hit a home run completely out of Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

657
00:57:54,000 --> 00:58:00,000
3-2 pitch to Boog Powell. Ground ball, gets right toward the shortstop wheels, comes up on a peculiar hop off the left shoulder.

658
00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:04,000
He made the grab and throw on the first and tried to get Powell.

659
00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:11,000
Threatened a bad hop right by Maher, but with his hook hands he straighted right off the left shoulder and threw him out.

660
00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:15,000
Two down to the Baltimore bird, and now here is Kurt Bleffery.

661
00:58:15,000 --> 00:58:21,000
This is a young man that takes a good deal of kidding on occasion from his teammates, particularly from Frank Robinson.

662
00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:27,000
Frank refers to this fellow as Clank, meaning that he carries an iron glove.

663
00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:34,000
Actually, he is not that bad a defensive ball player.

664
00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:38,000
Mowler, in release of Drysdale, rocks over the rubber and deals.

665
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:44,000
Ah, pop up. Just went out of the shallow center field on the outfield grass, backing and waiting shortstop Mariwills.

666
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:49,000
Makes the catch and the Orioles, for the first time today, are three up on three downs.

667
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:55,000
We got a 2 and a half, for sure. Baltimore, 4, Los Angeles, 1.

668
00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:58,000
Willie Davis.

669
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:05,000
Well, the Dodgers will come on in the last half of the third inning against Baltimore's Jay McNally with Willie Davis, center fielder.

670
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:10,000
In the first inning, Davis drops to the shortstop Aparicio.

671
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:16,000
Dreads had it, and McNally's first stop ringer Willie swinging a high pop up, middle of the infield.

672
00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:20,000
Dave Johnson calling for it. The second baseman gives way now to the shortstop Aparicio.

673
00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:33,000
And Aparicio, on the first base side of second, grabs the pop up for the first out of the inning.

674
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:36,000
One down and one fifth. Willie Davis.

675
00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:39,000
Drops to the shortstop Aparicio on the first base side of the bag in second.

676
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:44,000
And here now, Lou Johnson, eighth side of the center fielder, Russ Snider, in the first inning.

677
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:55,000
Right hand hitter right down at the end of the bat, as Lou change up is in the dirt and the ball.

678
00:59:55,000 --> 01:00:01,000
You know, we never even so much as mentioned the weather out here in Los Angeles this afternoon, and that's an unpardonable crime.

679
01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:08,000
It's beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

680
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:15,000
One nothing fifth. To Lou Johnson. McNally brings the arm down, rips a fastball and strike called.

681
01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:19,000
Ball of the strike to Johnson.

682
01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:28,000
Two fleecy clouds overhead, a lot of sunshine, and perfect, perfect baseball weather.

683
01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:49,000
One one fifth coming to Johnson. High, a ball, two and one.

684
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:53,000
Two on fifth, foul ball off of any behind the plate.

685
01:00:53,000 --> 01:01:02,000
To the Johnson, one out and on, last half of the third inning, score Baltimore four, Dodgers one.

686
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:10,000
And for those of you who perhaps have just tuned our way, the Orioles get off to a big start in the first inning with a two-run home run from Frank Robinson and a solo home run from Brooks.

687
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:12,000
Added one more run in the second.

688
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:20,000
High, a three, and this one was really high.

689
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:28,000
And a few of these changeups that McNally will try to throw will result in a pitch like the one we've just witnessed.

690
01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:33,000
Now a three-two pitch to Johnson. All four.

691
01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:40,000
A walk to Johnson, the third walk issue this afternoon by the Baltimore left-hander Dave McNally.

692
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:45,000
One out, Dodger runner at first. Here now, here's Tommy Davis.

693
01:01:45,000 --> 01:01:50,000
Tommy went out on a ground ball, the third baseman Brooks Robinson of the first inning.

694
01:01:50,000 --> 01:02:04,000
And this fine Dodger outfielder has really had to battle these injuries in.

695
01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:09,000
Walking out a bit of a lead at first base, Lou Johnson holding with him, first base to Powell.

696
01:02:09,000 --> 01:02:14,000
McNally sets, looks the first, comes to the plate, missing right away with the ball.

697
01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:30,000
The ball is just this great.

698
01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:45,000
A one-nothing pitch to Tommy Davis. Missed low on it, set outside, 2-0 now.

699
01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:49,000
Brooks Robinson at third, apricio, the shortstop, Dave Johnson the second baseman,

700
01:02:49,000 --> 01:03:04,000
ball is first, and McNally ready. 2-0 pitch to Tommy Davis. All three, right away.

701
01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:11,000
Atchievara now walks the ball back out to the mound to his pitcher Dave McNally in an effort of slowing down,

702
01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:15,000
trying to settle him down, and again the fine is gone to the Oriole bullpen.

703
01:03:15,000 --> 01:03:28,000
I believe it will be, most are about to eat.

704
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:34,000
One out in the Dodger half of the first. Runner at first, Johnson, a count of three balls,

705
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:39,000
no strikes to Tommy Davis, as McNally is ready to go.

706
01:03:39,000 --> 01:03:47,000
All four, back to back walk, without you again, put the pressure on the bird.

707
01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:53,000
And right now we'll pause 30 seconds for safety identification.

708
01:03:53,000 --> 01:03:59,000
WGY WGFM is connected.

709
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:06,000
Your radio has not gone cuckoo. That's merely the sound of Saratoga Vichy and its long-lasting quiz.

710
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:10,000
The story behind that quiz is even stranger than the sound.

711
01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:18,000
You see, nature carbonates Saratoga Vichy, giving it a perky little fizz with incredible staying power.

712
01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:23,000
It keeps drinks fresh far longer than club soda or any of the imitation vichys.

713
01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:29,000
Saratoga, the authentic vichy in the yellow label.

714
01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:38,000
The account of a lone Dodger run. McNally's sixth swinging enemy, a strike one Lativer,

715
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:44,000
who has a good deal more power as a right-handed hitter than as a left-handed batterer.

716
01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:52,000
And demonstrated that power as a leadoff fastman in the second.

717
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:59,000
One strike, the count to right-hand swinging Lativer. McNally is ready to go.

718
01:04:59,000 --> 01:05:03,000
The bird left his pit way outside.

719
01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:07,000
One ball and one strike for the Lativer.

720
01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:14,000
Now, Aparecia on the dead run races to the mound to talk McNally.

721
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:19,000
Bob Miller is up and throwing in the Dodger bullpen.

722
01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:26,000
Mo Drabowski in the Oriole bullpen.

723
01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:30,000
We're on the bottom of the third.

724
01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:41,000
One out in the inning, Dodger runners first and second, and Lativer waiting now a one-one tip from McNally.

725
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:44,000
Here it is. King's up. Just nips inside.

726
01:05:44,000 --> 01:06:05,000
Two balls, one strike. Fine looking off-speed cook for McNally, but General Smith a bit inside around 11.

727
01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:13,000
Two on pitch. Low inside ball three. Three and one to Lativer.

728
01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:20,000
And Hank Bauer has now, well, he has one more step to take to get out of the Oriole dugout.

729
01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:24,000
He is right up on the center.

730
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:28,000
Back in Baltimore, sometimes we call that the launching platform.

731
01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:36,000
Three and one to count to Lativer. McNally second. Big ship coming through it in.

732
01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:43,000
Ball four. He has walked the base of the road.

733
01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:51,000
And Hank Bauer has now come out of the Oriole dugout and is slowly walking to the mound.

734
01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:56,000
No sign has been given to the bullpen as yet. Bauer looks that way, now signs that way,

735
01:06:56,000 --> 01:07:03,000
and it means that the Orioles will bring in Mo Drabowski and the young left-hander Dave McNally

736
01:07:03,000 --> 01:07:08,000
to control problems in the third inning. Walking the base of the road will be lifted.

737
01:07:08,000 --> 01:07:15,000
McNally has pitched two and one third inning. He has allowed a total of five walks.

738
01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:22,000
Walk five for Dodgers. The Dodgers have nicked Bauer two days since, one of those a home run by receiver,

739
01:07:22,000 --> 01:07:28,000
another was a double by West Parker. The strikeout call up for Dave McNally shows one.

740
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:34,000
Bauer is charged with a one-Dodger run, and is responsible for the three-odd base.

741
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:40,000
Okay, Chuck Thompson, and they just sent over information from Alan Roth and Jim Simpson,

742
01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:46,000
who are helping us out here statistically, that young McNally has just tossed 63 pitches,

743
01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:50,000
and that is an uncommon number to be throwing up to that plate,

744
01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:54,000
especially when you haven't gone the full three innings.

745
01:07:54,000 --> 01:07:59,000
They like to try to get you in on a complete ball game at around 120, 125,

746
01:07:59,000 --> 01:08:02,000
and then you know you're humming it up pretty good.

747
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:09,000
So when families get shaken up by a serious problem, they often get help at their local family service agency.

748
01:08:09,000 --> 01:08:15,000
In many ways, also families get help at Salvation Army and Legal Aid and Red Cross.

749
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:20,000
These health and welfare agencies are supported by many united funds and community trusts.

750
01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:26,000
And so is USO, morale booster for the Sons of American Families and the Armed Forces.

751
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:29,000
Your one gift works many, many wonders.

752
01:08:29,000 --> 01:08:38,000
When the United Fund or Community Trust Drive opens in your town, give the United Way.

753
01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:44,000
Ramo Jabowski would not be a total stranger to the Dodger ball club,

754
01:08:44,000 --> 01:08:48,000
having pitched against them when he was with Chicago.

755
01:08:48,000 --> 01:08:52,000
But for most of these youngsters, however, on the Dodger ball club,

756
01:08:52,000 --> 01:09:00,000
like Lou Johnson and the company, the Fever, and Wes Parker,

757
01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:05,000
you would know, of course, they've never seen him before.

758
01:09:05,000 --> 01:09:09,000
So it's a bases-loaded situation.

759
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:14,000
He pops Willie Davis up here in the third, and then Chuck Justice's drive walks the bases full,

760
01:09:14,000 --> 01:09:18,000
and he just isn't in your more room as Mr. Parker stands there.

761
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:22,000
Against Moe Jabowski, who had a fine year with the Orioles,

762
01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:34,000
within 45 days, Jabowski won sixth without a deceit, and pitched to an earned run of 2.81.

763
01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:40,000
Along the way with his relief work, he also made three starts for Baltimore,

764
01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:46,000
and he also picked up four saves as a releaser.

765
01:09:46,000 --> 01:09:49,000
Jabowski, a right-hander who throws hard, and now the foul ball clean,

766
01:09:49,000 --> 01:09:52,000
Wes Parker, he doubles as a right-handed batter on the second.

767
01:09:52,000 --> 01:10:06,000
Jabowski deals, strike call, foot breaking ball.

768
01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:13,000
Everywhere you look, there's a Dodger, Lou Johnson, a third, Tom Davis, a second, and Jim LaFever, a third.

769
01:10:13,000 --> 01:10:17,000
One out of the inning, bases loaded, one strike, pitch,

770
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:40,000
and the touchdown by the count, evens one ball, one strike to Wes Parker.

771
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:48,000
And the 21-tip coming to Wes Parker as Jabowski fires, strike two, call, he picks up the other point, and just above the knees.

772
01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:51,000
And I'm sure you heard the crowd reaction.

773
01:10:51,000 --> 01:10:55,000
No words needed.

774
01:10:55,000 --> 01:11:14,000
One and two to Count Parker.

775
01:11:14,000 --> 01:11:17,000
Jabowski's pitch, swing and a miss, he's stuck him out.

776
01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:23,000
Jabowski picks up a strikeout, the second out of the inning.

777
01:11:23,000 --> 01:11:31,000
And now the batter is Jim Gilliam, third baseman who walks in the second inning.

778
01:11:31,000 --> 01:11:40,000
Among five free tickets issued by the Baltimore Starters, Dave McNally this afternoon.

779
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:52,000
Due down to a Dodger third, Baltimore four, Los Angeles one, bases loaded, and Gilliam looks out to Mo Jabowski.

780
01:11:52,000 --> 01:12:10,000
Jabowski's wind and pitch, swing and a miss, strike one, he just pumped it right by him.

781
01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:12,000
That's a batter inside.

782
01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:15,000
Jabowski looks to third, second on Luke Johnson.

783
01:12:15,000 --> 01:12:35,000
To the wire and the pitch, missed inside low, a ball and a strike.

784
01:12:35,000 --> 01:12:39,000
Now the one-one pitch.

785
01:12:39,000 --> 01:12:47,000
Gilliam gets a false strike over the inner portion of the hand, the ball and two strikes.

786
01:12:47,000 --> 01:12:51,000
Due down and the bases loaded.

787
01:12:51,000 --> 01:13:00,000
The first game of the 1966 series.

788
01:13:00,000 --> 01:13:06,000
Now the one-two pitch to Gilliam.

789
01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:10,000
Jabowski is ready. Here it is.

790
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:17,000
Just outside two and two.

791
01:13:17,000 --> 01:13:35,000
Jabowski on the follow through just slows, there to the plate, waiting for Etchibar to return the ball.

792
01:13:35,000 --> 01:13:37,000
And we're ready once more.

793
01:13:37,000 --> 01:13:40,000
The two-two pitch to Gilliam with the bases loaded and two outs.

794
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:43,000
Jabowski rocks, fires, just inside.

795
01:13:43,000 --> 01:13:46,000
That'll fill the cow now.

796
01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:49,000
Tom Prince said no room for Mr. Gilliam.

797
01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:56,000
Johnson at third, Tom Davis at second, Jim LeFevre at first, two out, bases loaded, three-two pitch, gunning, the action player baseball.

798
01:13:56,000 --> 01:14:03,000
Everybody will wheel and go.

799
01:14:03,000 --> 01:14:12,000
Now hitting Gilliam at the plate, foul is kind of deep down there at first base.

800
01:14:12,000 --> 01:14:39,000
Jabowski will work from the stretch, the set and the three-two, foul ball out of court.

801
01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:46,000
Now it's down to junior Gilliam and the tension jump relaxes momentarily now as Jabowski grabs the ruz.

802
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:55,000
And now it begins to build up as he tolls the rubber to pick up the five.

803
01:14:55,000 --> 01:15:00,000
To the brief stretch, the set, the runners go, the pitch is a four-four inside.

804
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:05,000
A walk with the bases loaded and the Dodgers at their second run.

805
01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:11,000
This one also charged to the now departed Dave McNally.

806
01:15:11,000 --> 01:15:20,000
And in this minute, the fourth walk by Oriole Pitching and the bases remain loaded with two outs.

807
01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:25,000
The first walk issued by Jabowski.

808
01:15:25,000 --> 01:15:31,000
Four free tickets handed out by Baltimore Pitching in the last half of the third and the Dodgers narrow the gap.

809
01:15:31,000 --> 01:15:36,000
Baltimore for Los Angeles 2.

810
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:41,000
Here is Roseborough.

811
01:15:41,000 --> 01:15:56,000
Time called as Roseborough backs off momentarily.

812
01:15:56,000 --> 01:16:01,000
The first pitch to Roseborough is a check-bling ball down low.

813
01:16:01,000 --> 01:16:05,000
He started to offer, took a full stride into the pitch and then just passed the bat.

814
01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:13,000
All one.

815
01:16:13,000 --> 01:16:17,000
Bases loaded, two outs, Jabowski throws high, pop up, behind the plate foul.

816
01:16:17,000 --> 01:16:20,000
Etchibarron coming back, looking up on the top front.

817
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:24,000
The young Oriole catcher makes the grab for the final out of the inning.

818
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:27,000
Roseborough fouls out the catcher Etchibarron.

819
01:16:27,000 --> 01:16:31,000
The Dodgers in their half of the third, one run without benefit of a base hit.

820
01:16:31,000 --> 01:16:32,000
No Oriole errors.

821
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:35,000
Three are left at the end of three complete now.

822
01:16:35,000 --> 01:16:40,000
The score, Baltimore 4, Los Angeles 2.

823
01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:43,000
Well, we'll go now to the Oriole, half of the fourth inning.

824
01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:47,000
And the leadoff hitter will be second baseman Dave Johnson to be followed by catcher Andy Etchibarron

825
01:16:47,000 --> 01:16:52,000
and the pitcher Moe Jrabowski in a bound-to-bound Joe Moenert.

826
01:16:52,000 --> 01:16:56,000
He tired the Orioles in order in the third inning.

827
01:16:56,000 --> 01:17:04,000
A push time by the third this afternoon here in the early inning, top of the fourth.

828
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:08,000
Dave Johnson, a strikeout victim, against Sardar Don Drysdale in the first inning.

829
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:15,000
Right-handed batter.

830
01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:23,000
He's offering to Dave Johnson, missed outside the ball.

831
01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:25,000
I've always loved the sense of humor of baseball fans.

832
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:27,000
I couldn't help but overhear that remark.

833
01:17:27,000 --> 01:17:29,000
Now the one-hubbing fish coming down.

834
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:32,000
Swing line drive deep left field, back of the ball goes Tommy Davis still going back.

835
01:17:32,000 --> 01:17:33,000
He will not get to it.

836
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:36,000
It bounces in the warning track and then into the seat.

837
01:17:36,000 --> 01:17:38,000
And racing to second base goes Dave Johnson.

838
01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:39,000
Hold on, it didn't get the seat.

839
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:43,000
It bounced off that screen and then came back out of the playing field.

840
01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:47,000
Tommy Davis had to retrieve it.

841
01:17:47,000 --> 01:17:49,000
The ball was in play all the way.

842
01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:52,000
Bounced from the warning track, hit the screen in front of the bullpen out there.

843
01:17:52,000 --> 01:17:53,000
The left fielder carried him back.

844
01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:55,000
And the umpire melts time.

845
01:17:55,000 --> 01:17:57,000
And right on the scene, Davis, the face call all the way.

846
01:17:57,000 --> 01:18:01,000
Johnson races in with a stand-up double.

847
01:18:01,000 --> 01:18:04,000
Line drive over the head of left fielder Tommy Davis.

848
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:06,000
The count off the screen and back away from Tommy.

849
01:18:06,000 --> 01:18:09,000
By the time he retrieved, Johnson had an easy double.

850
01:18:09,000 --> 01:18:20,000
And the batter, Andy Etchibarron.

851
01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:22,000
First pitch to Etchibarron.

852
01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:25,000
Ball outside.

853
01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:27,000
The double by Dave Johnson.

854
01:18:27,000 --> 01:18:37,000
The first hit the birds have had off Joe Moller.

855
01:18:37,000 --> 01:18:39,000
Moller ready to go.

856
01:18:39,000 --> 01:18:40,000
Right hander, steps and throws.

857
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:42,000
Swing ground ball off the first base side of the infield.

858
01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:48,000
Dave Johnson takes third as LaFever makes the pick up of the pros who park her at first and find to get Etchibarron.

859
01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:49,000
Giving himself up.

860
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:51,000
Obviously trying to hit the ball.

861
01:18:51,000 --> 01:18:55,000
But that first base side of the infield advances Dave Johnson to third with one out.

862
01:18:55,000 --> 01:18:58,000
And up to the plate now pitcher Mo Drabowski and one out.

863
01:18:58,000 --> 01:19:00,000
Runner at third is Dave Johnson.

864
01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:02,000
He is a fine base runner with good speed.

865
01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:09,000
And in this instance the Dodgers will play their infield up all the way around about a step back off the infield grass all the way.

866
01:19:09,000 --> 01:19:11,000
The pitch to Mo Drabowski.

867
01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:18,000
Ball low outside.

868
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:23,000
Blocker at first giving it third about even with a bag and wide of it of course.

869
01:19:23,000 --> 01:19:28,000
And the shortstop will second base with a fever just a step back off the infield grass.

870
01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:31,000
One out.

871
01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:33,000
Blocker rocks to the line.

872
01:19:33,000 --> 01:19:35,000
Pitch coming to Drabowski.

873
01:19:35,000 --> 01:19:37,000
Ball down low.

874
01:19:37,000 --> 01:19:58,000
Two balls no strikes.

875
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:01,000
Drabowski has re-quipped the time. Steps out very briefly now back in.

876
01:20:01,000 --> 01:20:07,000
Drabowski hits them as he throws them from the third base side right-hander.

877
01:20:07,000 --> 01:20:09,000
Two balls no strikes.

878
01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:10,000
The pitch coming.

879
01:20:10,000 --> 01:20:12,000
He squares the butt to the pitch low outside for a ball.

880
01:20:12,000 --> 01:20:14,000
Just kind of ran the hands up the bat.

881
01:20:14,000 --> 01:20:16,000
Looked at it all the way and the birds didn't have anything going.

882
01:20:16,000 --> 01:20:18,000
Apparently Drabowski was just taking a bad pass.

883
01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:27,000
Three balls no strikes.

884
01:20:27,000 --> 01:20:29,000
Three nothing pitch.

885
01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:30,000
Muller fires.

886
01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:32,000
Ball four low outside.

887
01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:36,000
A walk to pitcher Mo Drabowski.

888
01:20:36,000 --> 01:20:39,000
Muller's first.

889
01:20:39,000 --> 01:20:46,000
And the second issued, or that was the third issued by Dodger Hurling today.

890
01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:48,000
Just checking the scorecards.

891
01:20:48,000 --> 01:20:49,000
We hope you'll do it with us.

892
01:20:49,000 --> 01:20:56,000
It looks as though there have been nine walks in this ball game so far and we haven't cleared the top of the fourth.

893
01:20:56,000 --> 01:20:59,000
Kind of walking through Dodger Stadium.

894
01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:04,000
Runners at first and third and now the Dodger infield backs off to what could be referred to as a double play depth.

895
01:21:04,000 --> 01:21:06,000
As Aparicio steps in, he's 0-2.

896
01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:10,000
Pitch two, Aparicio low and a good save from Rosebara.

897
01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:12,000
Ball one.

898
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:30,000
It's Baltimore four, Los Angeles two, here on the top of the fourth.

899
01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:35,000
J. Johnson opened the Oriole, fourth inning with a line double in the left field.

900
01:21:35,000 --> 01:21:37,000
Took third as that could air and grabbed it out to the second baseman.

901
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:39,000
Then Drabowski walked.

902
01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:42,000
And now the 1-0 pitch to Aparicio, runners first and third.

903
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:43,000
Here it is.

904
01:21:43,000 --> 01:21:44,000
Look out, get by inside.

905
01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:47,000
We'll be rocked out of the way on the count of two and all.

906
01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:57,000
You feel kind of an uneasy sort of tension mounting among the Dodger fans here.

907
01:21:57,000 --> 01:21:58,000
Miller and Brewer.

908
01:21:58,000 --> 01:22:01,000
Brewer left-hander working in the Dodger goal pen.

909
01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:08,000
Brewer and Miller are both joining in the Dodger goal pen.

910
01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:11,000
Miller, Jim Brewer.

911
01:22:11,000 --> 01:22:21,000
And Aparicio at the plate waiting a 2-0 pitch from Mueller.

912
01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:22,000
Here it is.

913
01:22:22,000 --> 01:22:31,000
High, ball free.

914
01:22:31,000 --> 01:22:35,000
Aparicio now backs out with a quick lift to third base coach Billy Hunter

915
01:22:35,000 --> 01:22:39,000
who is hitting or taking on 3-0.

916
01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:41,000
And you're right.

917
01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:42,000
Here's the pitch.

918
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:45,000
He takes strike and call.

919
01:22:45,000 --> 01:22:57,000
Three and one.

920
01:22:57,000 --> 01:22:59,000
Now your 3-1 pitch to Aparicio.

921
01:22:59,000 --> 01:23:01,000
Mueller fires, swing ground ball off of third base side short side,

922
01:23:01,000 --> 01:23:04,000
fire to the right, makes a pick up, a throw at second base for one on the first base.

923
01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:07,000
No, they don't get the double play on the run short.

924
01:23:07,000 --> 01:23:10,000
Marley Wills had to go a little way toward the bowl, hard to his right,

925
01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:12,000
glove is slipping on into the feeder.

926
01:23:12,000 --> 01:23:13,000
That's fourth.

927
01:23:13,000 --> 01:23:15,000
Drabowski coming into second base.

928
01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:20,000
Jim fired back to Parker first but not in time to get the 3-D Aparicio who knocks in the Orioles.

929
01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:23,000
Nip run of the afternoon.

930
01:23:23,000 --> 01:23:30,000
The fourth of Drabowski is second base.

931
01:23:30,000 --> 01:23:36,000
Two down and Alavada left-hand hitting Rutsnider who's walked and singles and knocked in a run.

932
01:23:36,000 --> 01:23:40,000
Quick throw to first and this one almost found a spectator.

933
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:48,000
Parker really had to get up in the air to grab what might have been an error on the part of Mueller.

934
01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:51,000
Aparicio with a good lead to set by Mueller.

935
01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:57,000
Quick throw to first, back safely of Aparicio, diving back this time and a much better throw from Mueller.

936
01:23:57,000 --> 01:24:02,000
Snyder request time, back south looking to first base.

937
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:06,000
Dodger infield, third baseman Gilliam up on that cut-out portion of the infield

938
01:24:06,000 --> 01:24:10,000
and the other infield is up a step or two against Snyder.

939
01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:11,000
Mueller throws.

940
01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:15,000
He's got a strike call.

941
01:24:15,000 --> 01:24:20,000
Right fielder Johnson kind of holds his own straight away right field to the left-hand hitting of Snyder

942
01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:23,000
but center fielder Willie Davis shades a bit toward left center,

943
01:24:23,000 --> 01:24:28,000
up shallow and favoring the foul line in left field Tommy Davis.

944
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:31,000
One strike to count to Snyder. Mueller ready. Pitch.

945
01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:36,000
High and outside, one and one.

946
01:24:36,000 --> 01:24:39,000
Jeff you were talking about the bases on balls. Nine here.

947
01:24:39,000 --> 01:24:42,000
The most bases on balls in the World Series is 19.

948
01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:48,000
If they approach that right there, there might be a few late suppers.

949
01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:51,000
Not to mention a few upset stomachs.

950
01:24:51,000 --> 01:25:06,000
And here's a ball inside and low to Snyder. Two and one.

951
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:11,000
Two and one to count to Snyder.

952
01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:14,000
Two out in the inning. Apresial leading first. Mueller set.

953
01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:16,000
There goes Apresial. Pitch is flung on and fouled out of play.

954
01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:23,000
Apresial breaking with a pitch. Snyder fouled it out of play. Two and two.

955
01:25:23,000 --> 01:25:29,000
Well this first game of the 66th series got off to a quick start with the Orioles scoring three times.

956
01:25:29,000 --> 01:25:34,000
They added the fourth run of the top of the second. The Dodgers came back with one in the second, one in the third.

957
01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:37,000
Now five to Baltimore.

958
01:25:37,000 --> 01:25:41,000
Ground ball hits toward the charging second base of the receiver. It comes up at a belt high hop.

959
01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:43,000
Quick throw to first hit Snyder and that's it for Baltimore.

960
01:25:43,000 --> 01:25:47,000
And they're half of the fourth inning, one run of the inning on one day's fifth.

961
01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:55,000
There were no Dodger errors and the man is left with the end of three and one half inning to play to score Baltimore five, Los Angeles two.

962
01:25:55,000 --> 01:26:00,000
We'll come out as a pinch hitter. Jim Barberry, the second Dodger pinch hitter of the ball game.

963
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:05,000
Stewart batted for Drysdale and second and now Barberry batting for Mueller here on the fourth.

964
01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:13,000
In 39 games this year, this little man hit 280. He's five, seven and a half.

965
01:26:13,000 --> 01:26:19,000
Born and still lives in Schenectady, New York.

966
01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:35,000
Old Rabowski to the wire and the first pitch to the left-handed batter is a strike called over the inside portion around the knees.

967
01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:53,000
One strike pitch to Barberry, a little tight this time and the ball, one ball, one strike.

968
01:26:53,000 --> 01:26:59,000
He looks at the pitch low inside and the copy ball is one strike.

969
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:08,000
Jim played in the minors in the Dodger organization for six and a half years, keeping the four being drawn up with the Dodgers early in July.

970
01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:21,000
Two on pitch to Barberry, strike called, two and two for Jim.

971
01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:33,000
Barberry backed out after the pitch and now steps in ready to go again. Rabowski throws low. Volkan, we've had a few of those this afternoon.

972
01:27:33,000 --> 01:27:44,000
When this little man was brought up from Volkan, he was leading the Pacific Coast League in hitting with a.355 average.

973
01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:53,000
Rabowski's three-two pitch to Barberry. Swing and a miss, he's struck in out. Barberry goes down swinging for Moe Drabowski, his second strikeout.

974
01:27:53,000 --> 01:27:58,000
One-hour inning. Time of the order, Mari Wills.

975
01:27:58,000 --> 01:28:06,000
Mari Wills, move around to the first base side of the plate as the left-handed batter. In the first inning, Mari Walsh promptly stole second.

976
01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:17,000
In the second inning, he struck out.

977
01:28:17,000 --> 01:28:29,000
The good Dodger seed has made even a greater threat on the right-hander because of their swift hitters and the added steps they pick up. A striking call from Mari Wills.

978
01:28:29,000 --> 01:28:38,000
Aparicio, rather shallow at short stops. Dave Johnson playing back about normally. Powell just behind the bag at first. Pitch coming to Mari Wills.

979
01:28:38,000 --> 01:28:46,000
Strike two called. Mari ran the hands up the bat and just waved at it. Didn't try to hit it, just looked into the mid of the catcher, Etchimaran.

980
01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:50,000
Left fielder Kurt Leffrey is up extremely shallow and toward the foul line. The center fielder tonight are also shallow.

981
01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:59,000
For the alley and left center, Drabowski's two-strike pitch struck him out. Swing and a miss. Actually a foul tip is signed by Played on Fire's Ickowski and Etchimaran held on.

982
01:28:59,000 --> 01:29:04,000
And Drabowski records his third strikeout, the second out of the inning.

983
01:29:04,000 --> 01:29:07,000
Time of the appeal.

984
01:29:07,000 --> 01:29:14,000
Two down and here is Willie Davis. Popped the short twice.

985
01:29:14,000 --> 01:29:24,000
Two out and on, bottom of the fourth. Score Baltimore five for Los Angeles Dodgers two. The third's five runs, five hits. The Dodgers two runs, two hits.

986
01:29:24,000 --> 01:29:41,000
Foul ball coming back up out of play.

987
01:29:41,000 --> 01:29:47,000
Change up, the tip foul down the first base side toward the Oriole dugout.

988
01:29:47,000 --> 01:30:01,000
The count now two strikes to Willie Davis.

989
01:30:01,000 --> 01:30:09,000
Two strike pitch to Willie Davis. High of all two strikes.

990
01:30:09,000 --> 01:30:15,000
And both for the way the Orioles played Maury Wills. Now Snyder is deep in center field around toward the alley and right center.

991
01:30:15,000 --> 01:30:23,000
Leffrey is laying back deep in left field. Robinson's deep in right pitch. Two high, two balls, two strikes.

992
01:30:23,000 --> 01:30:30,000
And the infield is cut around to the first base side with Dave Johnson the deepest man almost to the edge of the outfield grass.

993
01:30:30,000 --> 01:30:40,000
Two and two to Willie Davis. Drabowski fires. Struck him out. Swing and another foul tip and that's your baron held on. So Drabowski fans the pride at the end of four.

994
01:30:40,000 --> 01:30:45,000
Full of need to play. The score Baltimore five, Los Angeles two.

995
01:30:45,000 --> 01:30:54,000
Well as they batted for Richard Joe Mueller, we'll have a new hurler coming on for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

996
01:30:54,000 --> 01:31:03,000
And here's Chuck Thompson to tell you all about it. It's going to be Bob Miller replacing Mueller who went two innings, allowed a base hit.

997
01:31:03,000 --> 01:31:11,000
Mueller walked about or didn't strike anybody out and is charged with an Oriole run. And on in this place now is Bob Miller.

998
01:31:11,000 --> 01:31:21,000
Miller appeared in 29 games for the Dodgers this year. Check that. Make that 46 games for Miller. 84 in a third inning, 70 base hits.

999
01:31:21,000 --> 01:31:31,000
In the 29th loss, 58 strikeouts to an earned run of 2.79. And at one and lost record, four wins, two defeats.

1000
01:31:31,000 --> 01:31:45,000
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, now lives here in California. In his 10th year as a pro, he led the National League in games in 1964 with 74,

1001
01:31:45,000 --> 01:31:53,000
which is a Dodger record tying Jim Constante's National League record, which has since been broken by Ted Abernathy.

1002
01:31:53,000 --> 01:32:00,000
So we have Bob Miller. And the first batter to face Bob Miller will be right fielder Frank Robinson who sparked the birds.

1003
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:07,000
In the very first inning, following a walk to Russ Nider, Frank Robinson exploded for a towering home run in the seats from a left field corner.

1004
01:32:07,000 --> 01:32:12,000
And Brooks Robinson matched it with a solo home run.

1005
01:32:12,000 --> 01:32:18,000
The first triple crown winner since Mickey Mantle, won it in 1956.

1006
01:32:18,000 --> 01:32:22,000
Miller's first offering, low and outside ball one.

1007
01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:28,000
In the fine and great city of Baltimore, a lot of people refer to this man as Mr. Hitt.

1008
01:32:28,000 --> 01:32:36,000
Given Baltimore the greatest year. The 1-0 pitch to Frank Robinson, high fly ball, center field. Coming in on the ball, Willie Davis.

1009
01:32:36,000 --> 01:32:44,000
Still coming, still coming. He's there and he's got it. Side of the retire and a fly ball to center fielder Willie Davis.

1010
01:32:44,000 --> 01:33:03,000
And now Brooks Robinson. Over to the first and grab at the third in the third inning.

1011
01:33:03,000 --> 01:33:07,000
Miller's first offering to Brooks Robinson, swinging another high fly ball to the same general area.

1012
01:33:07,000 --> 01:33:11,000
Here comes Willie Davis charging into the alley and left center. Backpedaling though wills the shortstop.

1013
01:33:11,000 --> 01:33:16,000
And it wills the shortstop backing under it for the second out of the inning.

1014
01:33:16,000 --> 01:33:41,000
Two up, two down. And now Brooks Powell who fouled to the third baseman in the first inning and grounded to the shortstop in the third.

1015
01:33:41,000 --> 01:33:56,000
Miller's ready. The first offering to Powell, low outside ball.

1016
01:33:56,000 --> 01:34:01,000
One outing pitch. Quite tall as he picks up the outside portion.

1017
01:34:01,000 --> 01:34:07,000
Right around the knee. One and one. Good off-speed pitch from Bob Miller.

1018
01:34:07,000 --> 01:34:15,000
He's got it on. Morial's five, Dodgers two at the top of the fifth inning. Powell waits.

1019
01:34:15,000 --> 01:34:39,000
Another throw. Inside came out on to Roseboro back toward the screen. A count of two balls, one strike.

1020
01:34:39,000 --> 01:34:46,000
Two on pitch to boo Powell.

1021
01:34:46,000 --> 01:34:55,000
Swing and a ground ball to Powell down to first base side and a count of two balls to strike.

1022
01:34:55,000 --> 01:35:01,000
The 63rd World Series. American League teams have a 37 to 25 edge in series competition.

1023
01:35:01,000 --> 01:35:09,000
But the Master League teams have won the last three series and eight of the last 12.

1024
01:35:09,000 --> 01:35:12,000
Two-two to Powell. Ground ball down to third base side. It is a fair ball.

1025
01:35:12,000 --> 01:35:16,000
One of the bag out of the ground territory in deep left field corner. Powell falls down going around first base.

1026
01:35:16,000 --> 01:35:20,000
Gets up and now races to second base and will get in there without attracting a throw.

1027
01:35:20,000 --> 01:35:26,000
Powell turned the bag and fell down and then recovered. It's time to move on to the second base for a double.

1028
01:35:26,000 --> 01:35:32,000
The sign is called first base coach Gene Woodling. I see the bag has come free down there.

1029
01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:35,000
So you get an idea of the size of boo Powell.

1030
01:35:35,000 --> 01:35:40,000
You suppose that might have been recorded somewhere on a seismograph as a minor quake?

1031
01:35:40,000 --> 01:35:47,000
Boog is a big strong man. As he hit the bag, making his turn to take off to second base, the bag came free.

1032
01:35:47,000 --> 01:35:57,000
But boo Powell down on all fours, hands and knees, and he recovered and took off to second base.

1033
01:35:57,000 --> 01:36:03,000
While left-hand hitting slices a double down the third baseline, much to the way,

1034
01:36:03,000 --> 01:36:09,000
Wes Parker, the right-hand hitter and the second inning for the Dodgers, banged one down the first baseline.

1035
01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:19,000
In the program, boo Powell is shown at 6 foot 3 and 240 pounds.

1036
01:36:19,000 --> 01:36:26,000
Years ago, when this young man was coming into the Oriole system, his weight was the chief topic of conversation.

1037
01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:32,000
And though that's a fine baseball man, Mr. Larry McPhail said that in his humble opinion,

1038
01:36:32,000 --> 01:36:41,000
he thought that there were only two things that could keep boo Powell from becoming a fine Major League ball player, a knight and a four.

1039
01:36:41,000 --> 01:36:44,000
Major League Baseball set a new attendance record again this year,

1040
01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:52,000
but almost 4 million persons who watched America's favorite game in 1966 aren't included in the record 25 million paid attendance.

1041
01:36:52,000 --> 01:37:00,000
The big league clubs entertained 3,930,000 free groups as part of their contribution to their community.

1042
01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:05,000
Now these groups included youngsters, handicapped persons, senior citizens, service men, hospitalized veterans,

1043
01:37:05,000 --> 01:37:10,000
clergymen and workers in community welfare programs.

1044
01:37:10,000 --> 01:37:12,000
Well, the bag has been repaired at first base.

1045
01:37:12,000 --> 01:37:20,000
Powell at second with a double, two down, and the batter will be Kirk Leppery.

1046
01:37:20,000 --> 01:37:24,000
Austin has gone to the mound and is chatting a little bit with Bob Miller.

1047
01:37:24,000 --> 01:37:26,000
How about Kirk Leppery, please?

1048
01:37:26,000 --> 01:37:30,000
Leppery ripped his first World Series face hit.

1049
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:32,000
He had the first inning a line, singled in the right field.

1050
01:37:32,000 --> 01:37:43,000
In the third inning, the left-handed swinger popped to the shortstop.

1051
01:37:43,000 --> 01:37:56,000
Miller running to go at his first pitch to Leppery. Ball inside.

1052
01:37:56,000 --> 01:38:05,000
Leppery was originally signed a baseball to the New York Yankees.

1053
01:38:05,000 --> 01:38:09,000
Miller ready. And the one-nothing pitch to the left-hand batting Leppery.

1054
01:38:09,000 --> 01:38:19,000
Inside again, ball two. This man, a very keen judge of balls and strikes, is Kirk Leppery and has contributed many timely walks.

1055
01:38:19,000 --> 01:38:25,000
To go along with his power, 23 home runs this year, and as a rookie a year ago, 22 home runs.

1056
01:38:25,000 --> 01:38:33,000
Two-nothing pitch, outside high, ball three.

1057
01:38:33,000 --> 01:38:40,000
Right-handed Bob Miller working to the left-hand swinging Kirk Leppery, the count three and all.

1058
01:38:40,000 --> 01:38:53,000
And there's the ball for outside to give Leppery the intentional walk behind the count three and all, but Rogers would not take the chance.

1059
01:38:53,000 --> 01:38:57,000
Reflecting now on the visit of Austin to the mound, talking to Bob Miller.

1060
01:38:57,000 --> 01:39:02,000
This may have been just exactly what he was supposed to do, pitching very carefully, and if he'd get behind him, we'll just put him on.

1061
01:39:02,000 --> 01:39:06,000
Here now, Dave Johnson, who struck out of the first inning and doubled, in the fourth inning.

1062
01:39:06,000 --> 01:39:11,000
The score, Baltimore Five, Dodgers two, two out and two on, top of the fifth inning.

1063
01:39:11,000 --> 01:39:17,000
Johnson, a right-handed batter, for the right-hand pitching of Bob Miller.

1064
01:39:17,000 --> 01:39:23,000
Check swing, ground ball off the first base side, second baseman Lefever, gobbles it up, throws it out of the first, and that's it for the Orioles, with their half of the fifth inning.

1065
01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:36,000
No runs, one base fifth. With no Dodger errors, two men are left on at the end of four and one half innings to play, the score, Baltimore Five, North Angeles, two.

1066
01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:42,000
Well, the first game of the 66th World Series, now rolled to the last half of the fifth inning, with the Orioles leading the Dodgers five-two.

1067
01:39:42,000 --> 01:39:49,000
And it's my great pleasure to bring the microphone around now in front of an old friend and a greatly respected broadcaster, Mr. Bob Prince.

1068
01:39:49,000 --> 01:39:50,000
Bob, good to be with you.

1069
01:39:50,000 --> 01:39:57,000
Thank you, Chuck, very good to be with you. And Lou Johnson leads it off here now, and the Dodger fifth, with a five-two, a score, staring him in the face.

1070
01:39:57,000 --> 01:40:03,000
Johnson walked in the third. Swings and he doesn't get the first pitch of passball on the outside, oh and one.

1071
01:40:03,000 --> 01:40:14,000
Dodger scoring is sort of in a walk-trot fashion here so far today. Lefever, Homerton trotted, and in the third they just walked around enough men until they finally got one in.

1072
01:40:14,000 --> 01:40:27,000
So that accounts for their two runs. Baltimore Firepower disclosing a down drive in the first couple of innings. Johnson takes a wicked cut, oh and two.

1073
01:40:27,000 --> 01:40:39,000
Lou Johnson playing right field this afternoon for the Dodgers. Mo Drabowski in relief of McNally, ends it inside right off the fifth for a ball, one and two.

1074
01:40:39,000 --> 01:40:47,000
Fifty-five thousand nine hundred and forty-one looking on. Beautiful sun drenched southern California. Ball one, strike two, pitch.

1075
01:40:47,000 --> 01:40:53,000
There's a passball, he's struck him out, and Drabowski now has recorded four consecutive strikeouts.

1076
01:40:53,000 --> 01:41:03,000
Struck out the side in the fourth and leads off the fifth in the same fashion. Six strikeouts in all, five of them for Mo Drabowski.

1077
01:41:03,000 --> 01:41:10,000
Here's Tommy Davis who grounded the third his first time up and drew a base on balls in the third with McNally pitching.

1078
01:41:10,000 --> 01:41:21,000
And then when McNally walked Lefever, Parker came to the plate to face Kravowski and struck out. Tommy Davis fouling it back, oh and one.

1079
01:41:21,000 --> 01:41:32,000
Tommy, you know, won two consecutive National League batting championships before an unfortunate injury struck him down and really hampered his ability to stay in there and swing.

1080
01:41:32,000 --> 01:41:39,000
No balls, one strike, five-two, the ball to the more oil is in the bottom of the fifth, one out and none on. Outfield around to the left of Tommy Davis.

1081
01:41:39,000 --> 01:41:50,000
Passball is in the filletters, oh and two. National League umpire Bill Joukowsky calling the balls and strikes with Nestor Shalak at first, Chris Pellicutis.

1082
01:41:50,000 --> 01:41:59,000
Down to your right, Mel Steiner and Cal Drummond rounding out the fine crew of umpires. A ball, one and two.

1083
01:41:59,000 --> 01:42:07,000
A little bit of a gap in the right center field. Here's the one-two pitch and there's a swing and a foul looped over the right out of play.

1084
01:42:07,000 --> 01:42:19,000
335 down both lines and then it goes right on out to 370 and ultimately 410 straight away in one of the world's truly most beautiful ball parks, Dodger Stadium.

1085
01:42:19,000 --> 01:42:22,000
One ball, two strikes.

1086
01:42:22,000 --> 01:42:36,000
Joukowsky working to Tommy Davis to right hand batter. Lines a foul way down the right field line and out of play, one and two.

1087
01:42:36,000 --> 01:42:44,000
We've had one World Series record tied here today by Baltimore, successive home runs by Frank and Brooks Robinson.

1088
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:53,000
Put them in the elite with the Yankees in Washington who did it and they flirted with a couple of others. The one-two pitch just upstairs, two-two.

1089
01:42:53,000 --> 01:43:01,000
Joukowsky's flirting with one now. He has retired four on strikeouts, the record is six in succession.

1090
01:43:01,000 --> 01:43:09,000
And this of course is the only World Series for the time, but he stuck him out. That is strikeout number seven.

1091
01:43:09,000 --> 01:43:16,000
So one, two, three, four, five in a row have gone down.

1092
01:43:16,000 --> 01:43:33,000
Morris Eller of Cincinnati way back in 1919 had six consecutive strikeouts and that is the record.

1093
01:43:33,000 --> 01:43:41,000
Now the fiver, the switch batter who homered in the second and walked in the third. A strike at the belt call.

1094
01:43:41,000 --> 01:43:55,000
Mouljou Mousky with five and oh with four saves as a reliever turned in several brilliant efforts, the most notable of which occurred back in July when he relieved Bray Bender with four perfect and he struck out eight, including five straight to defeat Detroit.

1095
01:43:55,000 --> 01:44:04,000
There's a looping foul to the left side and back out of play on two.

1096
01:44:04,000 --> 01:44:16,000
The homerun by Frank Robinson in the first inning had a man aboard, Russ Snyder who had walked. Then Brooks Robinson tattooed one down the left center line.

1097
01:44:16,000 --> 01:44:21,000
No ball, two strikes till the fever. Foul ball down the right line. Hit a curve ball, hit it deep in the right.

1098
01:44:21,000 --> 01:44:26,000
Andy Etchibarren walked in the Baltimore second and scored when Russ Snyder singled.

1099
01:44:26,000 --> 01:44:34,000
And in the fourth, David Johnson doubled the left, moved over to third on an infield out and scored on a force play hit in by Luis Aparicio.

1100
01:44:34,000 --> 01:44:46,000
So that accounts for the five runs for Baltimore. We're in the bottom of the fifth, two down, then on. Five to the Orioles.

1101
01:44:46,000 --> 01:44:57,000
They play him straight out. Fitch to the fever, is let up on, he stays outside with it a ball, one and two.

1102
01:44:57,000 --> 01:45:03,000
One ball, two strikes lined up. Drabowski delivers, he stuck him out and he ties the record.

1103
01:45:03,000 --> 01:45:08,000
That's Fitch, in second he strikes out. As the fever goes down, swinging.

1104
01:45:08,000 --> 01:45:17,000
At the end now of five and he's a threat with three up and three down. Baltimore leading the Los Angeles Dodgers five to two.

1105
01:45:17,000 --> 01:45:44,000
We've got 30 seconds for station identification.

1106
01:45:44,000 --> 01:46:12,000
If you've grown up around here, chances are you take Sanatoga Bishy for granted.

1107
01:46:12,000 --> 01:46:19,000
Well don't. What you're being so blase about happens to be one of the most extraordinary natural products in all the world.

1108
01:46:19,000 --> 01:46:28,000
People send for it from all over, both for its curious taste and for their remarkably long-lived carbonation the Bishy people are always talking about.

1109
01:46:28,000 --> 01:46:35,000
Sanatoga Bishy, the only mixer we know of that people built a city just to be near.

1110
01:46:35,000 --> 01:46:42,000
WGY, WGFM, Schenectady.

1111
01:46:42,000 --> 01:46:49,000
So it is Drysdale's game to lose as it now stands and Drabowski's to win as it now stands.

1112
01:46:49,000 --> 01:47:01,000
He's going to play Etchiburn, right hand batter, pretty well around to left. They'll gap him in right center field and he bun it right through that one for a strike, oh and one.

1113
01:47:01,000 --> 01:47:09,000
Seeing Gilliam deep and Parker awfully deep, it looked like he was trying to push that ball a little bit towards first and get it down there where he could leg it after a base hit.

1114
01:47:09,000 --> 01:47:13,000
Chuck Thompson told you earlier Etchiburn is possessed of fine speed.

1115
01:47:13,000 --> 01:47:23,000
Here's the O-1 from the right hand pitcher, a big swing on the slider, pulling two.

1116
01:47:23,000 --> 01:47:26,000
Another one, speed strike.

1117
01:47:26,000 --> 01:47:28,000
Miller already come back with it.

1118
01:47:28,000 --> 01:47:33,000
Into the dirt and popped up into the air caught by Etchiburn.

1119
01:47:33,000 --> 01:47:42,000
A ball and two strikes.

1120
01:47:42,000 --> 01:47:43,000
One ball, two strikes.

1121
01:47:43,000 --> 01:47:48,000
5-2, Baltimore as they lead it off here in the sixth inning.

1122
01:47:48,000 --> 01:47:55,000
Mob Miller for the better part of the Dodger 66 campaign was Walter Alston's long relief man.

1123
01:47:55,000 --> 01:47:59,000
One ball, two strikes.

1124
01:47:59,000 --> 01:48:04,000
Looped out over second and Lefebvre can't get it as he went back very magnificently to get to it.

1125
01:48:04,000 --> 01:48:07,000
It'll be fielded by Lou Johnson and it's a base hit.

1126
01:48:07,000 --> 01:48:16,000
It appeared that he jammed him but he hit a little looper out where Lefebvre just quite couldn't get to it.

1127
01:48:16,000 --> 01:48:26,000
Here's Mo Grabowski and the fans here ever mindful of fairness as they always are in Los Angeles, get him a very fine warm round of applause.

1128
01:48:26,000 --> 01:48:30,000
There you see the value of the number eight hitter in a baseball lineup.

1129
01:48:30,000 --> 01:48:32,000
He can lead it off with a base hit like that.

1130
01:48:32,000 --> 01:48:33,000
Your pitcher is in a position to bunt.

1131
01:48:33,000 --> 01:48:36,000
There's a lot of different things that they can try.

1132
01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:42,000
He bunts the ball and if they foul ball, Etchiburn will be a second and out come back.

1133
01:48:42,000 --> 01:48:47,000
A lot of times still your number eight batter and he is truly a most essential man in your lineup.

1134
01:48:47,000 --> 01:48:51,000
He can keep that inning going for you and help you keep your pitcher in the ballgame.

1135
01:48:51,000 --> 01:48:55,000
And then turn your lineup over where you're right up at the head of the order again.

1136
01:48:55,000 --> 01:49:04,000
So Etchiburn getting the base hit here puts Baltimore in a bunting position if they so wish.

1137
01:49:04,000 --> 01:49:05,000
No ball, one strike.

1138
01:49:05,000 --> 01:49:11,000
Gilliam is up tight at third, ready to charge Parker Holding to the runner Etchiburn.

1139
01:49:11,000 --> 01:49:18,000
Slow over by Miller, no damage.

1140
01:49:18,000 --> 01:49:20,000
Now the right-handers.

1141
01:49:20,000 --> 01:49:25,000
Check the first delivers and Drabowski bunts foul at the feet of the catcher Johnny Roseborough.

1142
01:49:25,000 --> 01:49:34,000
Strike two.

1143
01:49:34,000 --> 01:49:35,000
No ball, two strikes.

1144
01:49:35,000 --> 01:49:40,000
Five to two Baltimore here in the sixth inning and Etchiburn is first on a base hit.

1145
01:49:40,000 --> 01:49:47,000
That's the seventh, surrendered by Dodger Picking.

1146
01:49:47,000 --> 01:49:52,000
Gilliam is still suspicious and is up close at third.

1147
01:49:52,000 --> 01:49:57,000
He bunts it fairly, Miller comes up, he'll go to second with the ball, in time there.

1148
01:49:57,000 --> 01:50:01,000
And Etchiburn really had that will happen to get out of the way.

1149
01:50:01,000 --> 01:50:04,000
A fine play by Miller on to Wills.

1150
01:50:04,000 --> 01:50:08,000
But I'll say one thing, if it was to have been a throw to first, Mr. Wills wasn't going to be able to make it.

1151
01:50:08,000 --> 01:50:14,000
Etchiburn really went into it.

1152
01:50:14,000 --> 01:50:20,000
So that'll be a force play and the out will go one to six, or a pitch of the short.

1153
01:50:20,000 --> 01:50:26,000
Leading Drabowski now to base runner, one away, to Luis Aparicio, who is 0-3 but with an RBI.

1154
01:50:26,000 --> 01:50:31,000
Riding in around in the fourth inning on a force play, slide twice to right.

1155
01:50:31,000 --> 01:50:38,000
Right hand batting Aparicio, takes inside low bow, sinking type of delivery, sent in by Bob Miller.

1156
01:50:38,000 --> 01:50:43,000
Baltimore's Dave McNally went two and a third innings, allowing two runs on two hits,

1157
01:50:43,000 --> 01:50:47,000
stuck out one, walking five, and of course that led to his undoing.

1158
01:50:47,000 --> 01:50:50,000
One ball, no strikes.

1159
01:50:50,000 --> 01:50:53,000
Aparicio fouls to the right out of play, one and one.

1160
01:50:53,000 --> 01:50:56,000
They play him fairly straight out and they give him a pretty good gap actually.

1161
01:50:56,000 --> 01:51:11,000
They spread to the lines on Aparicio and gap him in right center and left center.

1162
01:51:11,000 --> 01:51:14,000
One ball, one strike.

1163
01:51:14,000 --> 01:51:16,000
Top half of the sixth inning.

1164
01:51:16,000 --> 01:51:19,000
Miller checks on Drabowski and there's a ball hit sharply down in the hole,

1165
01:51:19,000 --> 01:51:26,000
a nice backhand stab by Wills on for the out of second and not of time at first.

1166
01:51:26,000 --> 01:51:31,000
Almost the identical play in the fourth inning on which a Baltimore run scored

1167
01:51:31,000 --> 01:51:35,000
when Wills beautifully went into the hole to backhand the ball over by third.

1168
01:51:35,000 --> 01:51:45,000
Got it onto the favor at the time, but the relay on to first could not pick up the speedy Luis Aparicio.

1169
01:51:45,000 --> 01:51:51,000
So now Russ Snyder walking out and one of the things he's doing without any question

1170
01:51:51,000 --> 01:51:55,000
is giving Mo Drabowski a little opportunity to breathe and relax and get ready.

1171
01:51:55,000 --> 01:52:03,000
So he's going back, talking a little bit here to Frank Robinson.

1172
01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:08,000
Drabowski being a baserunner of course, a little extra breathing room for him as he walked out.

1173
01:52:08,000 --> 01:52:13,000
Now slowly gets back into the batter's box, taps his cleats.

1174
01:52:13,000 --> 01:52:20,000
Russ Snyder who walked in the first inning and scored in front of Frank Robinson's booming home run to left,

1175
01:52:20,000 --> 01:52:24,000
then singled a drive in run in the second inning and bounced a second base in the fourth

1176
01:52:24,000 --> 01:52:27,000
so that he's one for two on the day.

1177
01:52:27,000 --> 01:52:35,000
Up high, ball on.

1178
01:52:35,000 --> 01:52:42,000
A ball and no strikes.

1179
01:52:42,000 --> 01:52:43,000
A free.

1180
01:52:43,000 --> 01:52:53,000
Is in low, ball two, two and oh.

1181
01:52:53,000 --> 01:52:57,000
Keep all the no strikes.

1182
01:52:57,000 --> 01:53:03,000
Russ Snyder left hand batter, they play him as a left field hitter and Tommy Davis favors the left line

1183
01:53:03,000 --> 01:53:05,000
with Gilliam upside at third.

1184
01:53:05,000 --> 01:53:13,000
The look to Aperisho, pitch from Miller is up high about the bill of the cap, ball three, three and oh.

1185
01:53:13,000 --> 01:53:28,000
As we've used the Dodgers over the season, they rarely walk too many men.

1186
01:53:28,000 --> 01:53:31,000
Three balls, no strikes.

1187
01:53:31,000 --> 01:53:37,000
And the pitch, he walked in and that'll be walk number five.

1188
01:53:37,000 --> 01:53:40,000
That'll put Aperisho on into second base.

1189
01:53:40,000 --> 01:53:41,000
We're in this foggy now.

1190
01:53:41,000 --> 01:53:43,000
We've had 11 bases on balls.

1191
01:53:43,000 --> 01:53:46,000
The Dodgers are receiving the benefit of six of them.

1192
01:53:46,000 --> 01:53:51,000
And now that's the fifth walk surrendered by Dodger pitching.

1193
01:53:51,000 --> 01:53:55,000
And the second given up by Bob Miller since he came on in the fifth.

1194
01:53:55,000 --> 01:54:01,000
And now Frank Robinson, who hit a big home run in the first inning and then flied to left and flied to center.

1195
01:54:01,000 --> 01:54:10,000
Robinson's home run was his second series home run, having done that as a Cincinnati player against the Yankees in 1961.

1196
01:54:10,000 --> 01:54:14,000
Two men on, two men out, five, two and the top of the sixth, Baltimore.

1197
01:54:14,000 --> 01:54:16,000
Outfield swung deep left.

1198
01:54:16,000 --> 01:54:22,000
Miller steps off the mound, Aperisho gets back into second.

1199
01:54:22,000 --> 01:54:26,000
And Mike Fielder Johnson getting Frank Robinson better than 90 feet of the line.

1200
01:54:26,000 --> 01:54:29,000
He's way over.

1201
01:54:29,000 --> 01:54:31,000
Miller ready and the pitch.

1202
01:54:31,000 --> 01:54:37,000
Curvy hung upstairs with it, ball one.

1203
01:54:37,000 --> 01:54:40,000
One ball and no strikes.

1204
01:54:40,000 --> 01:54:43,000
Oriel scored three in the first, one in the second, one in the fourth.

1205
01:54:43,000 --> 01:54:51,000
The Dodgers one in the second and one in the third.

1206
01:54:51,000 --> 01:54:53,000
One ball and no strikes.

1207
01:54:53,000 --> 01:54:58,000
Robinson knocks a little foul off the first base side, running hard, Roseville, and he'll not quite get to it.

1208
01:54:58,000 --> 01:55:03,000
The ball gets into the lowest boxes just down to the left of the Baltimore dugout,

1209
01:55:03,000 --> 01:55:18,000
which is located on the first base side here at Dodger Stadium.

1210
01:55:18,000 --> 01:55:21,000
Ball one and strike one.

1211
01:55:21,000 --> 01:55:26,000
Frank Robinson, he must have wrapped up just about every title in the American League

1212
01:55:26,000 --> 01:55:29,000
other than the triple crown that Chuck Thompson told you about.

1213
01:55:29,000 --> 01:55:36,000
He naturally led in home runs and runs batted in, runs scored double batting average.

1214
01:55:36,000 --> 01:55:39,000
Might even end up with the MVP.

1215
01:55:39,000 --> 01:55:41,000
Outside, ball two, sinking pitch low.

1216
01:55:41,000 --> 01:55:50,000
Ron Tarnowski, the left-hander for the Dodgers, is now up and warming.

1217
01:55:50,000 --> 01:55:55,000
Two balls and strikes.

1218
01:55:55,000 --> 01:55:58,000
Robinson still crowding that plate as he did when he was a National League batter.

1219
01:55:58,000 --> 01:56:00,000
Two on pitch.

1220
01:56:00,000 --> 01:56:02,000
He flung and missed it.

1221
01:56:02,000 --> 01:56:05,000
The back went foul way down the left field line.

1222
01:56:05,000 --> 01:56:11,000
That's about as long as that scene at bat go foul.

1223
01:56:11,000 --> 01:56:15,000
Frank has done this on numerous occasions this year, and actually we feel in Baltimore

1224
01:56:15,000 --> 01:56:19,000
he's hung up the all-time record for distance and perhaps the number of times.

1225
01:56:19,000 --> 01:56:22,000
I would say that going back over American League players of the past 10 years,

1226
01:56:22,000 --> 01:56:26,000
only Minnimanoso has ever thrown one any farther than he has.

1227
01:56:26,000 --> 01:56:29,000
I'll tell you one thing, with that swing he blew all the air out of the infield.

1228
01:56:29,000 --> 01:56:31,000
Oh, did he cut.

1229
01:56:31,000 --> 01:56:33,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1230
01:56:33,000 --> 01:56:36,000
He's ready now. He wants a decision here if he can get it favorably, of course.

1231
01:56:36,000 --> 01:56:38,000
Two-two pitch, swinging the foul back.

1232
01:56:38,000 --> 01:56:40,000
He jammed him nicely on the pitch.

1233
01:56:40,000 --> 01:56:43,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1234
01:56:43,000 --> 01:56:46,000
Baltimore five and the Dodgers two in the top half of the sixth inning.

1235
01:56:46,000 --> 01:56:49,000
Two men on and two men out.

1236
01:56:49,000 --> 01:56:54,000
Frank Robinson is the first triple crown winner in the big leagues since Mickey Mandel in 1956

1237
01:56:54,000 --> 01:56:58,000
and actually led the league in the late-Major Category, getting home runs, runs batted in,

1238
01:56:58,000 --> 01:57:03,000
total bases, runs, and slugging percentage.

1239
01:57:03,000 --> 01:57:24,000
Two-two, reach for, pop foul, out of play, and the bats gone out now in between the Pitchers mound and third base.

1240
01:57:24,000 --> 01:57:26,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1241
01:57:26,000 --> 01:57:31,000
I, of course, have worked many games here at Dodger Stadium, being in the National League,

1242
01:57:31,000 --> 01:57:36,000
where Chuck Thompson hasn't had that opportunity, but they have developed a tremendous habit here

1243
01:57:36,000 --> 01:57:40,000
of bringing all their transistor radios, and we can hear our voices coming right back in.

1244
01:57:40,000 --> 01:57:42,000
It's sort of an eerie thing.

1245
01:57:42,000 --> 01:57:44,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1246
01:57:44,000 --> 01:57:47,000
And Robinson has called out. He's got to save it.

1247
01:57:47,000 --> 01:57:49,000
But it was not a swing, and it strikes three.

1248
01:57:49,000 --> 01:57:52,000
Well, the inning showed for Baltimore in the sixth.

1249
01:57:52,000 --> 01:57:56,000
No runs, one hit, no Dodger errors, two Baltimoreans stranded.

1250
01:57:56,000 --> 01:58:01,000
At the end of five and a half innings of play, Baltimore five and the Dodgers two.

1251
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Well, now let's see. Will the 55,941 Dodger Stadium fans see history made?

1252
01:58:09,000 --> 01:58:10,000
The burning question is simply this.

1253
01:58:10,000 --> 01:58:14,000
Mo Drabowski has struck out the last six batters.

1254
01:58:14,000 --> 01:58:19,000
That ties the Major League record we told you about, set back from the early 1900s,

1255
01:58:19,000 --> 01:58:22,000
and if he can put away Parker as he did in the third,

1256
01:58:22,000 --> 01:58:26,000
he'll establish a new all-time consecutive strikeout record.

1257
01:58:26,000 --> 01:58:32,000
Morris Heller of Cincinnati did it in 1919.

1258
01:58:32,000 --> 01:58:41,000
So let Parker take the strike.

1259
01:58:41,000 --> 01:58:43,000
No balls, one strike.

1260
01:58:43,000 --> 01:58:47,000
We're in the bottom of the sixth, five-two, Baltimore leading.

1261
01:58:47,000 --> 01:58:50,000
That feels straight away to Parker, a switch batter.

1262
01:58:50,000 --> 01:58:52,000
Drabowski's curveball will ask for that field.

1263
01:58:52,000 --> 01:58:56,000
Going over to get to it is blepharie, and he'll still it away.

1264
01:58:56,000 --> 01:59:01,000
That'll retire Parker, but stop the threat of the record, at least for now.

1265
01:59:01,000 --> 01:59:05,000
Now here's Junior Gilliam, who has walked twice and then made third in him when he walked.

1266
01:59:05,000 --> 01:59:10,000
The bases were loaded, so he picked up an RBI.

1267
01:59:10,000 --> 01:59:11,000
Gilliam, a switch batter.

1268
01:59:11,000 --> 01:59:17,000
The ability of the Dodger infield to have the only all-switch hitting infield in the history of baseball

1269
01:59:17,000 --> 01:59:23,000
is something because you just do nothing but turn them around when you bring in another pitcher.

1270
01:59:23,000 --> 01:59:26,000
Swinging a miss, back one.

1271
01:59:26,000 --> 01:59:31,000
Must be pretty discouraging to managers when they know that they can bring in a right or a lefty,

1272
01:59:31,000 --> 01:59:34,000
and four fellows aren't going to be hurting too much.

1273
01:59:34,000 --> 01:59:36,000
They're just going to turn around.

1274
01:59:36,000 --> 01:59:41,000
A playa ball. There are many who try to throw the left-handers against the Dodgers

1275
01:59:41,000 --> 01:59:48,000
in order to make them right-hand hitters so that they can at least get the advantage of one less step in their favor.

1276
01:59:48,000 --> 01:59:53,000
Here's a foul coming back out of play.

1277
01:59:53,000 --> 02:00:03,000
Mo Drabowski with one down.

1278
02:00:03,000 --> 02:00:08,000
Drabowski, since walking Gilliam with the bases loaded, has settled down

1279
02:00:08,000 --> 02:00:10,000
and has retired the last eight men to face him.

1280
02:00:10,000 --> 02:00:15,000
And only one ball now being hit out of the infield, and that was Parker's fly ball to rep.

1281
02:00:15,000 --> 02:00:19,000
Here's a looper hit out back of short, Aparicio drifting back on the edge of the grass,

1282
02:00:19,000 --> 02:00:23,000
getting under and there are two down.

1283
02:00:23,000 --> 02:00:43,000
Dodger's sixth inning where Baltimore leads 5-2 in game one of the 1966 World Series.

1284
02:00:43,000 --> 02:00:47,000
John Roseborough is 0-2, but it's not his fault.

1285
02:00:47,000 --> 02:00:50,000
A sensational catch by Ruff Snyder in the second inning robbed him of the base hit.

1286
02:00:50,000 --> 02:00:57,000
There's a liner toward left and coming up for it, Bleffery, and makes the belt-high catch that retires the side.

1287
02:00:57,000 --> 02:01:02,000
So it's another 1-2-3 inning for Mo Drabowski.

1288
02:01:02,000 --> 02:01:11,000
And at the end of six full innings of play, Baltimore 5-7-0, the Dodgers 2-2-0.

1289
02:01:11,000 --> 02:01:14,000
Well, Chuck Thompson, Mo Drabowski has certainly been a tower strength,

1290
02:01:14,000 --> 02:01:17,000
and he's been a well-traveled pitcher, and perhaps in all of his travels,

1291
02:01:17,000 --> 02:01:20,000
never thought he'd end up here in the World Series.

1292
02:01:20,000 --> 02:01:26,000
Actually, one man responsible for his being in this World Series with the Orioles this afternoon

1293
02:01:26,000 --> 02:01:30,000
is not eligible to play in the World Series, is a member of the Baltimore Orioles,

1294
02:01:30,000 --> 02:01:34,000
a reserve catcher out the greater part of the year due to injuries.

1295
02:01:34,000 --> 02:01:36,000
I'm referring to Charlie Lau.

1296
02:01:36,000 --> 02:01:40,000
It was Charlie Lau's recommendation to Baltimore that they obtain Mo Drabowski,

1297
02:01:40,000 --> 02:01:43,000
and Charlie went on record at that time saying that if you do,

1298
02:01:43,000 --> 02:01:48,000
you've got a fine chance of winning a pennant.

1299
02:01:48,000 --> 02:01:54,000
Standing in now to lead off the Baltimore 7s, they lead the Dodgers 5-2 in this first game.

1300
02:01:54,000 --> 02:02:00,000
Brooks Robinson, who hit a home run backing up Frank Robinson's two-run homer,

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then bounced the third and popped a short.

1302
02:02:02,000 --> 02:02:04,000
He's 1-3. Stands there in the right-hand batter.

1303
02:02:04,000 --> 02:02:06,000
They'll play him to full.

1304
02:02:06,000 --> 02:02:12,000
They gap him in right center, and the Dodger infield on the left side over swings toward the foul line.

1305
02:02:12,000 --> 02:02:24,000
Bob Miller works to him. Robinson cuts on a slider, doesn't get it. Strike one.

1306
02:02:24,000 --> 02:02:29,000
LaFever is playing back rather deep near the edge of the outfield grass.

1307
02:02:29,000 --> 02:02:35,000
Bitched at sink a little ball, Miller appears to be slightly unhappy with the call.

1308
02:02:35,000 --> 02:02:38,000
One ball, one strike.

1309
02:02:38,000 --> 02:02:44,000
The Dills picked up three in the first, one in the second, one in the fourth. The Dodgers one in the second, then third.

1310
02:02:44,000 --> 02:02:49,000
1-1 pitch inside off the fifth. Ball two, two and one.

1311
02:02:49,000 --> 02:02:53,000
You're just getting into our broadcast. Don Drysdale wants the front two for four runs.

1312
02:02:53,000 --> 02:02:57,000
Mueller the next two for an inning, rather than next two for a run.

1313
02:02:57,000 --> 02:03:02,000
And Miller's been on since the fifth. Two balls, one strike.

1314
02:03:02,000 --> 02:03:06,000
Robinson, a hard smash toward short, takes the big bill hop for Maury Wills.

1315
02:03:06,000 --> 02:03:11,000
He throws across to West Parker and his low eye.

1316
02:03:11,000 --> 02:03:16,000
Now Boog Powell then, bowled out the third, grounded to short, double in the fifth inning,

1317
02:03:16,000 --> 02:03:27,000
and with his Hondras thundering action, saw first base lose. They had to replace it.

1318
02:03:27,000 --> 02:03:31,000
They're going to play him straight out. Right fielder Johnson has deepened his position considerably,

1319
02:03:31,000 --> 02:03:34,000
and they're overshifting LaFever and Parker.

1320
02:03:34,000 --> 02:03:39,000
And then Rapp off the right side, back on the grass LaFever, he's up and throws him out.

1321
02:03:39,000 --> 02:03:46,000
Boog Powell retired second to first, two down.

1322
02:03:46,000 --> 02:03:53,000
Kurt Bleppery, single to right, popped up to short, doing an intentional walk, one for two on the day.

1323
02:03:53,000 --> 02:03:58,000
Fifty-five thousand nine hundred and forty-one in beautiful Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California,

1324
02:03:58,000 --> 02:04:10,000
witnessing the getaway of this exciting classic.

1325
02:04:10,000 --> 02:04:16,000
In there for a strike. Sandy Kopacs, of course, scheduled to go tomorrow for the Dodgers,

1326
02:04:16,000 --> 02:04:23,000
and Jim Palmer, who will not be twenty-one until the fifteenth of October, will be his opponent.

1327
02:04:23,000 --> 02:04:31,000
He's dancing around and is now talking to the plate umpire, Bill Joukowski.

1328
02:04:31,000 --> 02:04:35,000
It's a ball, one-on-one.

1329
02:04:35,000 --> 02:04:38,000
Best way to get that one is wear shoe polish and then get hit on the foot.

1330
02:04:38,000 --> 02:04:44,000
Boy, that's the first time that ever happened in a World Series. They talked and wrote about that for hours.

1331
02:04:44,000 --> 02:04:51,000
Nippy Jones from the Cardinals.

1332
02:04:51,000 --> 02:05:06,000
One ball, one strike pitch. Curve ball hung up high around his cheekbones. Two balls a strike.

1333
02:05:06,000 --> 02:05:11,000
And the two-one pitch. Bleppery takes the curve ball that came in too low, three and one.

1334
02:05:11,000 --> 02:05:20,000
Conceivably, this would be Miller's last inning of work, as he is the scheduled batter in the seven.

1335
02:05:20,000 --> 02:05:24,000
Baltimore leading five to two, top of the seventh, two out and then on.

1336
02:05:24,000 --> 02:05:28,000
Bob Miller on the three-one pitch. The well-free, a big bouncer, hits toward Lefebvre.

1337
02:05:28,000 --> 02:05:32,000
He's up and close, second to first, and the out is recorded in the side retire.

1338
02:05:32,000 --> 02:05:35,000
So it's three up and three down.

1339
02:05:35,000 --> 02:05:42,000
And at the end of six and one-and-a-half innings, the score in this ballgame is five to two in favor of Baltimore.

1340
02:05:42,000 --> 02:05:57,000
Dodgers go to their bench and bring up very powerful left-hand-hung Wes Coddington to bat in place of Bob Miller.

1341
02:05:57,000 --> 02:06:06,000
Miller, he comes there for today, the first Dodger release pitcher or pitcher to stop the Baltimore club from scoring.

1342
02:06:06,000 --> 02:06:11,000
Turning in three fine innings, no runs, allowing two hits.

1343
02:06:11,000 --> 02:06:15,000
And getting one strikeout, issuing two off one intentional.

1344
02:06:15,000 --> 02:06:20,000
So Coddington comes on now.

1345
02:06:20,000 --> 02:06:26,000
Drabowski's in there with a soft curveball to the outside corner, which Coddington took for a strike.

1346
02:06:26,000 --> 02:06:34,000
Miller's retired, ten in a row with six strikeouts in there and no hits since the second inning when Parker doubled.

1347
02:06:34,000 --> 02:06:38,000
But that wasn't off Drabowski.

1348
02:06:38,000 --> 02:06:42,000
That was off young Dave McNally at the start.

1349
02:06:42,000 --> 02:06:44,000
Baltimore leading five-two.

1350
02:06:44,000 --> 02:06:48,000
The outfield is straight out and deep to Coddington.

1351
02:06:48,000 --> 02:06:50,000
Tried to check his swing, but it didn't help.

1352
02:06:50,000 --> 02:06:54,000
Strike two.

1353
02:06:54,000 --> 02:06:57,000
Drabowski is moving that ball around very nicely.

1354
02:06:57,000 --> 02:07:00,000
He's pitching to his spot beautifully.

1355
02:07:00,000 --> 02:07:05,000
Up and in, down and away, taking up corners, changing speed.

1356
02:07:05,000 --> 02:07:11,000
The 0-2 pitch is a curveball foul back, 0-2.

1357
02:07:11,000 --> 02:07:17,000
Baltimore infield, Brooks Robinson at third, Luis Apericio at short.

1358
02:07:17,000 --> 02:07:22,000
Johnson at second and Boogfowl at first with Blefary Schneider and Robinson in the outfield.

1359
02:07:22,000 --> 02:07:26,000
Drabowski and, of course, Eckeberg in the batter.

1360
02:07:26,000 --> 02:07:34,000
Ron Farnaski up for the Dodgers in the bullpen, left-handed.

1361
02:07:34,000 --> 02:07:37,000
Coddington strikes out swinging.

1362
02:07:37,000 --> 02:07:49,000
That's nine strikeouts and eight for Drabowski.

1363
02:07:49,000 --> 02:08:08,000
Maury Wirls punches it one and fouls it off to the left side.

1364
02:08:08,000 --> 02:08:14,000
Maury walks, stuck out twice.

1365
02:08:14,000 --> 02:08:23,000
The last ten recorded out by Drabowski, seven of them have been strikeouts.

1366
02:08:23,000 --> 02:08:25,000
So Maury Wirls is in.

1367
02:08:25,000 --> 02:08:33,000
They overshift way to the left to him, takes it high about the bill of the cap of all, one and one.

1368
02:08:33,000 --> 02:08:37,000
Brooks Robinson comes up a little bit to guard against the tap down that way.

1369
02:08:37,000 --> 02:08:48,000
One-one pitch, the line fouls past Preston Gomez, Dodger third base coach.

1370
02:08:48,000 --> 02:08:50,000
One ball, two strikes.

1371
02:08:50,000 --> 02:08:56,000
Baltimore leading here in the bottom of the seventh, one out and none on, five-two.

1372
02:08:56,000 --> 02:09:01,000
Willie Davis, the on-deck batter.

1373
02:09:01,000 --> 02:09:03,000
One ball, two strikes.

1374
02:09:03,000 --> 02:09:06,000
Now Drabowski ready to go.

1375
02:09:06,000 --> 02:09:08,000
Maury Wirls chops toward third.

1376
02:09:08,000 --> 02:09:23,000
Brooks Robinson comes up to get the foul, one and two.

1377
02:09:23,000 --> 02:09:26,000
Two records tied here today in case you're just tuning in.

1378
02:09:26,000 --> 02:09:33,000
Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson homering back-to-back in the first inning.

1379
02:09:33,000 --> 02:09:39,000
Here's two homers in one inning.

1380
02:09:39,000 --> 02:09:45,000
And the sixth consecutive strikeout by Drabowski ties with a long-standing record.

1381
02:09:45,000 --> 02:09:55,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1382
02:09:55,000 --> 02:10:03,000
Wirls stepping out now asking something of Played Empire Bill Joukowsky, and Wirls wants to have the baseball examined.

1383
02:10:03,000 --> 02:10:05,000
Wirls has pulled off all kinds of tricks.

1384
02:10:05,000 --> 02:10:07,000
It's one of the reasons why he's such a tough competitor.

1385
02:10:07,000 --> 02:10:14,000
He'll do anything he can to distract you.

1386
02:10:14,000 --> 02:10:17,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1387
02:10:17,000 --> 02:10:27,000
Chopped toward third foul. He took a shot at it.

1388
02:10:27,000 --> 02:10:32,000
Frank Robinson, the Oriole right fielder, is about 110, 120 feet off the right fielder.

1389
02:10:32,000 --> 02:10:34,000
They don't look for Wirls to pull.

1390
02:10:34,000 --> 02:10:42,000
Then they pull Russ Snyder way over, and Lefferee is almost on the left field foul line in very shallow.

1391
02:10:42,000 --> 02:10:50,000
It's much the same type of a defense they set up at one time against Richie Eshburn, who is this type of hitter.

1392
02:10:50,000 --> 02:10:56,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1393
02:10:56,000 --> 02:10:59,000
Here's the 2-2 pitch.

1394
02:10:59,000 --> 02:11:08,000
Underneath, just missed with it, three and two.

1395
02:11:08,000 --> 02:11:15,000
Three balls, two strikes, and the wind up, and he lost him on a lot.

1396
02:11:15,000 --> 02:11:24,000
So that is the sixth walk, second given up by Joukowsky.

1397
02:11:24,000 --> 02:11:28,000
And there have been 11 bases on balls so far in this game.

1398
02:11:28,000 --> 02:11:33,000
Here's Willie Davis now, who twice has popped up the short and once stuck out.

1399
02:11:33,000 --> 02:11:39,000
If you're going to double him up with the Wirls, you're going to have to get it one half or somewhere in a sudden hurry.

1400
02:11:39,000 --> 02:11:41,000
There's a liner to left for a base hit.

1401
02:11:41,000 --> 02:11:43,000
And in the fast forward, it's Lefferee.

1402
02:11:43,000 --> 02:11:58,000
Fires the ball in the third baseman, Brooke Robinson, and the Dodgers have runners at first and second and one away.

1403
02:11:58,000 --> 02:12:01,000
Draw the Dodgers.

1404
02:12:01,000 --> 02:12:05,000
And the same back here with one away, Wirls draws the walk.

1405
02:12:05,000 --> 02:12:10,000
And Willie Davis went to the opposite field on a curve ball and lined the left for a single.

1406
02:12:10,000 --> 02:12:18,000
That is their third hit in the ball game and their first since Parker doubled him the second in it.

1407
02:12:18,000 --> 02:12:28,000
Now, Lou Johnson, who has inspired the Dodger ball club fans, and he walks and scored in the third and he's wide-attended and stuck out around the walk.

1408
02:12:28,000 --> 02:12:31,000
Pitch to Lou. Bunted foul, take one.

1409
02:12:31,000 --> 02:12:39,000
He tried to drop that one down third and blow them up for Tommy Davis.

1410
02:12:39,000 --> 02:12:45,000
Typical Los Angeles Dodger maneuver. They all do all sorts of things.

1411
02:12:45,000 --> 02:12:51,000
And they get away with it enough because if they didn't, they wouldn't be here in the World Series.

1412
02:12:51,000 --> 02:12:58,000
Nothing in one to the right-hand batting Lou Johnson. Runners lead at first and second and one away.

1413
02:12:58,000 --> 02:13:05,000
Wirls is going. The ball pops up toward third and it's going into foul territory, which will nullify the infield fly rule.

1414
02:13:05,000 --> 02:13:11,000
Brooke Robinson makes the catch. But Wirls was going on the play.

1415
02:13:11,000 --> 02:13:18,000
So Wirls back at second base and Willie Davis to first.

1416
02:13:18,000 --> 02:13:25,000
And Tommy Davis, the left fielder, who's grounded after third, drew a walk and stuck out standing in.

1417
02:13:25,000 --> 02:13:38,000
Baltimore leading the Dodgers 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning, two out and two on.

1418
02:13:38,000 --> 02:13:42,000
Right-hand batting Tommy Davis.

1419
02:13:42,000 --> 02:13:47,000
Wirls a good lead at second. Nobody holding a course on Willie Davis at first.

1420
02:13:47,000 --> 02:13:58,000
Tommy Davis takes a slider for a strike. 0-1.

1421
02:13:58,000 --> 02:14:06,000
No ball. One strike.

1422
02:14:06,000 --> 02:14:10,000
Outfield over-shifted to the left for this fellow.

1423
02:14:10,000 --> 02:14:21,000
Still one pick. That slider moved outside the ball. 1-1.

1424
02:14:21,000 --> 02:14:31,000
Well, the gentleman known out here rather affably as the vulture, Phil Regan, is up for the Dodgers, replacing Taranowski.

1425
02:14:31,000 --> 02:14:33,000
One ball, one strike fix.

1426
02:14:33,000 --> 02:14:40,000
Get up the middle over the right. Your second base from Johnson. Flips it on to Aparicio. And Willie Davis is in the middle again.

1427
02:14:40,000 --> 02:14:48,000
He didn't think that he was out with his speed. He thought he had it. And Chris Palacuti says it was bang, bang, and you're on the other side of it.

1428
02:14:48,000 --> 02:14:55,000
A hot play on a bouncing ball right up the middle from Johnson to Aparicio. And, unfortunately, Davis had retired the Dodgers.

1429
02:14:55,000 --> 02:15:04,000
No runs. One hit. No others. And two left. At the end of seventh, the Baltimore Orioles lead the Dodgers 5-2.

1430
02:15:04,000 --> 02:15:08,000
And now we've got Rod Taranowski and Rod in 55-J.

1431
02:15:08,000 --> 02:15:16,000
The Dodgers here, one-sixth, lost seven, a pitch to a 3.18, and we'll face the right-hand-hitting Oriole rookie second baseman, Dave Johnson.

1432
02:15:16,000 --> 02:15:25,000
Okay, Chuck, you know, it never ceases to amaze me. Every time you see a real fine play, it's so often that that man leads off the next inning.

1433
02:15:25,000 --> 02:15:31,000
And Johnson certainly made an excellent play there on that ball to save the Dodger running, perhaps a big rally. You know.

1434
02:15:31,000 --> 02:15:40,000
He leads it off, and he's one for three, a double. Taranowski sends him a little curveball, ball one.

1435
02:15:40,000 --> 02:15:48,000
Drozdale, Mueller, Miller, and Taranowski. One ball, no strikes.

1436
02:15:48,000 --> 02:15:53,000
Here's the 1-0 pitch, and it's on the corner for a strike called one-and-one.

1437
02:15:53,000 --> 02:16:00,000
Taranowski and Platum Power Bill Joukowski engaged in what has to be, several years ago, one of the most humorous things in baseball.

1438
02:16:00,000 --> 02:16:07,000
There's a ball right up the middle, a solid base hit.

1439
02:16:07,000 --> 02:16:12,000
And here's the Etchiband, who walked and scored, grounded the second, and single the right will now stand in.

1440
02:16:12,000 --> 02:16:18,000
Taranowski, walking in from the bullpen, getting ready to first, had taken his ball-all-transistor radio.

1441
02:16:18,000 --> 02:16:21,000
He loves to listen to music in the bullpen.

1442
02:16:21,000 --> 02:16:29,000
And he had it in his glove, and umpire Bill Joukowski, when he was out and around, was walking around trying to figure out where was the music coming from.

1443
02:16:29,000 --> 02:16:38,000
And they finally took the transistor off him and turned it off and put it someplace else.

1444
02:16:38,000 --> 02:16:43,000
Andy Etchiband, a right-hand batter. David Johnson is two for four.

1445
02:16:43,000 --> 02:16:45,000
Fine young second baseman.

1446
02:16:45,000 --> 02:16:49,000
Paul DeMorey and all got this far with four rookies, outstanding ones in their lineup.

1447
02:16:49,000 --> 02:17:04,000
Etchiband takes a high ball on.

1448
02:17:04,000 --> 02:17:08,000
One ball, no strikes.

1449
02:17:08,000 --> 02:17:15,000
Ron checks the runner at first and Dave Johnson. Etchiband preps for this one. Fouls the ball to the right out of play, one and one.

1450
02:17:15,000 --> 02:17:21,000
The Bulls scored three times in the first inning, one in the second and one in the fourth for their five runs.

1451
02:17:21,000 --> 02:17:25,000
The Dodgers in the second and third, a run each, for their two.

1452
02:17:25,000 --> 02:17:29,000
It's five runs, they hit the nowhere of Baltimore. Dodgers two, three and O.

1453
02:17:29,000 --> 02:17:40,000
Dresdale, thus far on the hook for it. Joukowski trying to grab the ring.

1454
02:17:40,000 --> 02:17:47,000
A strike one. Bunch this one rather hard back to Paranaski.

1455
02:17:47,000 --> 02:18:01,000
He goes on a low throw to Wills who holds the ball, has no play available on a fine play where Wills that time just held the base in his position and gets the app.

1456
02:18:01,000 --> 02:18:05,000
Chuck Thompson has an interesting note here.

1457
02:18:05,000 --> 02:18:14,000
In the first inning today, the Baltimore Orioles scored as many runs as the American League club scored in five previous games at Dodgers Stadium.

1458
02:18:14,000 --> 02:18:19,000
Mo Drabowski, I thought, had a pretty good sense of humor too. The phone rang and the KCA's bullpen one night.

1459
02:18:19,000 --> 02:18:25,000
The boys said warm up Kraus. They did. The boys belonged to Drabowski.

1460
02:18:25,000 --> 02:18:31,000
A foul back on a bunch try, strike one.

1461
02:18:31,000 --> 02:18:39,000
Baseball and particularly teams need one or two fellows that are on what they sometimes call the flaky side of life.

1462
02:18:39,000 --> 02:18:44,000
The fellows that keep you laughing and don't let you take things too seriously.

1463
02:18:44,000 --> 02:18:50,000
And I don't believe in all the years we've all been together in baseball we've ever seen one club that didn't have one or two like that.

1464
02:18:50,000 --> 02:18:54,000
Most necessary.

1465
02:18:54,000 --> 02:18:59,000
The pressures that are on these young men are truly tremendous.

1466
02:18:59,000 --> 02:19:02,000
The ball is one strike.

1467
02:19:02,000 --> 02:19:07,000
Mo takes it low for a ball. One and one. Shortened up as though he might be bunny.

1468
02:19:07,000 --> 02:19:19,000
Now Parker in to say something to Paranaski. Undoubtedly wants to know when Ron is going to the plate with the pitch so that he will not be breaking in when Ron might be throwing the ball over the first base.

1469
02:19:19,000 --> 02:19:25,000
They usually have a sign or two so that the first baseman knows exactly when the pitch is going to come to the plate with it.

1470
02:19:25,000 --> 02:19:29,000
Ball one strike.

1471
02:19:29,000 --> 02:19:35,000
Mo swings and it's one and two.

1472
02:19:35,000 --> 02:19:44,000
Junior Gilliam, very fine Dodger third baseman and a fellow who down through the years has been their glue man.

1473
02:19:44,000 --> 02:19:47,000
He is up close to third base still.

1474
02:19:47,000 --> 02:19:50,000
One ball, two strikes, Paranaski.

1475
02:19:50,000 --> 02:19:52,000
The fourth, Dodger pitcher.

1476
02:19:52,000 --> 02:19:59,000
High for a ball and the shortening up as though they brought in both third and first on that one.

1477
02:19:59,000 --> 02:20:14,000
Gilliam when he was maybe a year or two younger and batting just in behind Maury Wills would have as much credit for Wills tremendous efforts in stealing as anybody because he could afford to go deep in the strike down and give Wills the shot.

1478
02:20:14,000 --> 02:20:15,000
Two-two pitch.

1479
02:20:15,000 --> 02:20:24,000
One and foul and that will be a strikeout for Ron Paranaski. Strikeout number three, two down and Luis Aparicio stands in.

1480
02:20:24,000 --> 02:20:29,000
He is all for four but with an infield out in the fourth inning he drove in the run.

1481
02:20:29,000 --> 02:20:32,000
Baltimore leading by two.

1482
02:20:32,000 --> 02:20:38,000
A lot of times Wills would attempt to gauge the motion of the pitcher so that he could steal.

1483
02:20:38,000 --> 02:20:43,000
And with a man like Gilliam up there who could afford to go deep into the strike count like nothing in two.

1484
02:20:43,000 --> 02:20:51,000
Wills would get that ample and extra opportunity and then if Wills looked like he might be out Gilliam would pound it away and save him.

1485
02:20:51,000 --> 02:20:59,000
He did a tremendous job. He truly is one of the game's great performers.

1486
02:20:59,000 --> 02:21:01,000
Aparicio.

1487
02:21:01,000 --> 02:21:11,000
Right hand batters. Runner at first base, Andy Etchibarren. A strike is called on one.

1488
02:21:11,000 --> 02:21:15,000
No balls, one strike.

1489
02:21:15,000 --> 02:21:20,000
Russ Snyder, the center fielder, the on deck batter.

1490
02:21:20,000 --> 02:21:26,000
Paranaski's ball tailed away that time outside. One ball, one strike.

1491
02:21:26,000 --> 02:21:31,000
Dodgers in with seven, eight they said.

1492
02:21:31,000 --> 02:21:37,000
And the Orioles are in with eight and the Dodgers in with three.

1493
02:21:37,000 --> 02:21:43,000
There's a one, one. There's a line drive right to short. Wills leaps high and grabs it.

1494
02:21:43,000 --> 02:21:48,000
Morrie timed that beautifully and leaps high to grab it and retires to serve.

1495
02:21:48,000 --> 02:21:52,000
So in the Baltimore ace inning, no runs, one hit, no errors and one left.

1496
02:21:52,000 --> 02:21:58,000
And we go now to the Dodger race. Baltimore leading five to two.

1497
02:21:58,000 --> 02:22:03,000
Into the Dodger race inning, Lefebvre, Parker and Gilliam. They scheduled three batters.

1498
02:22:03,000 --> 02:22:06,000
Baltimore leading five to two.

1499
02:22:06,000 --> 02:22:10,000
Lefebvre hit a booming home run in the second inning.

1500
02:22:10,000 --> 02:22:16,000
Walked in the third and stuck out in the fifth. He's up left handed against Mo Drabowski.

1501
02:22:16,000 --> 02:22:19,000
Dave McNally went two and a third for two runs on two hits.

1502
02:22:19,000 --> 02:22:25,000
Drabowski has pitched a very strong, strong ball game since coming on with one out in the third.

1503
02:22:25,000 --> 02:22:29,000
His fastball is outside, ball one.

1504
02:22:29,000 --> 02:22:37,000
Bill Miller listening in the rope end. I am informed by Chuck Thompson. Here's a one-all.

1505
02:22:37,000 --> 02:22:45,000
A strike called. Has had some pain in his shoulder and Hank Bauer allows him to say whether he feels good or not.

1506
02:22:45,000 --> 02:22:51,000
And that if he feels loose and no pain, he brings himself in or otherwise he says I can't do it.

1507
02:22:51,000 --> 02:23:02,000
One-one. A ball. Two and one.

1508
02:23:02,000 --> 02:23:10,000
Gene Blobender, a young right-hander, is up and he has done yeoman-like work for Baltimore who have fought

1509
02:23:10,000 --> 02:23:16,000
and clawed their way into their first world series with four or five rookies actually on their uptick.

1510
02:23:16,000 --> 02:23:23,000
The two-ball one-strike takes your top step way up she goes and Drabowski telling Brooks Robinson to get it.

1511
02:23:23,000 --> 02:23:27,000
Lose that out in front of the mound.

1512
02:23:27,000 --> 02:23:34,000
It is rather unusual, Chuck Thompson, to have four or five rookies stay in the ball club and be able to do what they've done.

1513
02:23:34,000 --> 02:23:41,000
One of the big reasons the rookies have been able to play as well as they have with Baltimore this year is the steadying influence of men like

1514
02:23:41,000 --> 02:23:46,000
Brooks Robinson at third, Luis Aprifield at shortstop, and the magnificent Frank Robinson at right field.

1515
02:23:46,000 --> 02:23:49,000
He's kept the kids loose, kept them going.

1516
02:23:49,000 --> 02:23:54,000
Here's Wes Pucker. He doubled, struck out, lined to left.

1517
02:23:54,000 --> 02:24:00,000
You're just getting into the broadcast with us. In the fourth and fifth innings, Mo Drabowski struck out at sixth in a row.

1518
02:24:00,000 --> 02:24:04,000
And that tied a world series record.

1519
02:24:04,000 --> 02:24:10,000
And then Pucker lined to left so that Mo lost the opportunity there to establish a new one.

1520
02:24:10,000 --> 02:24:14,000
A blind eye of hooking foul down the right field line, strike two.

1521
02:24:14,000 --> 02:24:20,000
Wes Pucker is possessed of magnificent hands. He truly is a sight to watch at first glance.

1522
02:24:20,000 --> 02:24:24,000
He just moves like a cat and almost any kind of a hopper.

1523
02:24:24,000 --> 02:24:29,000
Anything he has what they call top hands and they fall and he strikes there, very fluid.

1524
02:24:29,000 --> 02:24:31,000
No ball, too safe.

1525
02:24:31,000 --> 02:24:36,000
Just missed upstairs, Drabowski's fastball above the letters one and two.

1526
02:24:36,000 --> 02:24:42,000
Wes and his father play in many bridge tournaments in the off-season and they're considered extremely good.

1527
02:24:42,000 --> 02:24:47,000
Ball high, two-two, a little kin music at times.

1528
02:24:47,000 --> 02:24:51,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1529
02:24:51,000 --> 02:25:04,000
Baltimore five, Dodgers two, in the bottom of the eighth, one out and none on.

1530
02:25:04,000 --> 02:25:06,000
Shoot two.

1531
02:25:06,000 --> 02:25:12,000
Foul straight back.

1532
02:25:12,000 --> 02:25:20,000
Well, I think tomorrow would be one day that even the incomparable Sandy Koufax would have to admit that he can't pack him in.

1533
02:25:20,000 --> 02:25:22,000
He'll be packed in regardless.

1534
02:25:22,000 --> 02:25:28,000
But normally, and it has been a tremendous thing here in the National League, whenever Koufax was going the attendance just went zooming.

1535
02:25:28,000 --> 02:25:33,000
No matter what park he appeared in, he was always good for a big house.

1536
02:25:33,000 --> 02:25:35,000
Change up, get foul off first.

1537
02:25:35,000 --> 02:25:40,000
Good motion by Drabowski and then changed off his curve ball, two-two.

1538
02:25:40,000 --> 02:25:50,000
Parker getting out in front of it.

1539
02:25:50,000 --> 02:25:55,000
Robinson, Apparicio, Johnson and foul, the Baltimore infield.

1540
02:25:55,000 --> 02:25:57,000
Now the two-two delivery.

1541
02:25:57,000 --> 02:26:01,000
Fastball stuck him out swinging.

1542
02:26:01,000 --> 02:26:06,000
Ten strikeouts and nine of them for Drabowski.

1543
02:26:06,000 --> 02:26:15,000
He might command a little ink tomorrow.

1544
02:26:15,000 --> 02:26:21,000
Gilliam walked twice and in the third with the bases loaded to drive in the run, popped the short in the sixth.

1545
02:26:21,000 --> 02:26:24,000
There are two down.

1546
02:26:24,000 --> 02:26:32,000
One strike. They might possibly, somebody, an enterprising reporter, ask Drabowski if he ever pitched a better game.

1547
02:26:32,000 --> 02:26:37,000
But it will never be quite as good as the one question asked of Chacey Stengel.

1548
02:26:37,000 --> 02:26:47,000
A pie ball when Don Larson pitched the perfect no-hitter when somebody said to him, did you ever see Larson pitch a better one?

1549
02:26:47,000 --> 02:26:50,000
Ball on strike one.

1550
02:26:50,000 --> 02:26:55,000
Foul back by the juniors, one and two.

1551
02:26:55,000 --> 02:27:00,000
Bottom of the eighth in game one, 55,941.

1552
02:27:00,000 --> 02:27:07,000
Looking on, Baltimore has five runs on eight hits, the Dodgers two runs on three hits.

1553
02:27:07,000 --> 02:27:09,000
Gilliam may switch better.

1554
02:27:09,000 --> 02:27:16,000
There's a line of toward left and coming up for it, Bleffery, and makes the belt-high catch that retires the side.

1555
02:27:16,000 --> 02:27:19,000
So it's another one-two-three inning for Mo Drabowski.

1556
02:27:19,000 --> 02:27:27,000
The score in this ball game is five to two in favor of Baltimore.

1557
02:27:27,000 --> 02:27:40,000
Moving now into the top half of the ninth inning, for what Baltimore hopes is for Drabowski is number one, number two, the end of the line.

1558
02:27:40,000 --> 02:27:42,000
They lead five to two.

1559
02:27:42,000 --> 02:27:45,000
Russ Snyder, Frank Robinson, and Brooke Robinson.

1560
02:27:45,000 --> 02:27:54,000
Russ Snyder, the center fielder, walked and scored in the first inning, single the left in the second to drive in a run, grounded the second, then walked.

1561
02:27:54,000 --> 02:27:56,000
So at the end of the day, he's one for two.

1562
02:27:56,000 --> 02:28:03,000
He's a left-hand batter, facing left-hand pitching Ron Peranowski.

1563
02:28:03,000 --> 02:28:06,000
First delivery is a ball bounced over the mound, going up toward second.

1564
02:28:06,000 --> 02:28:14,000
Wills comes up behind second, a dart's over there to Westfokker, and there's one away.

1565
02:28:14,000 --> 02:28:26,000
One down now to Frank Robinson, who has one for four, but it was a big one, a home run, his second World Series homer, having done so back in 1961 against the Yankees.

1566
02:28:26,000 --> 02:28:36,000
But in the first inning here, with Russ Snyder aboard, he found the power alley, which is about just a little bit off the foul line, down both lines.

1567
02:28:36,000 --> 02:28:39,000
You have to pull the ball here normally to get home runs.

1568
02:28:39,000 --> 02:28:45,000
The spark yields very few on the air.

1569
02:28:45,000 --> 02:28:47,000
The outfield swung deep and onto the left.

1570
02:28:47,000 --> 02:28:54,000
Peranowski delivers a curve ball, a mighty swing and a foul over into the badger dugout on the third base side, strike one.

1571
02:28:54,000 --> 02:29:06,000
That time Peranowski gave him a big motion, put something off his breaking ball.

1572
02:29:06,000 --> 02:29:12,000
Outfield swung left.

1573
02:29:12,000 --> 02:29:14,000
Fastball lined for left field.

1574
02:29:14,000 --> 02:29:16,000
Tommy Davis coming up for it is not going to be able to get to it.

1575
02:29:16,000 --> 02:29:18,000
It loops in there for a base hit.

1576
02:29:18,000 --> 02:29:23,000
That's the ninth Baltimore hit.

1577
02:29:23,000 --> 02:29:30,000
The batter now, Bruce Robinson, without question one of the greatest fielding third baseman in baseball.

1578
02:29:30,000 --> 02:29:34,000
And a judge by him ended up being the greatest.

1579
02:29:34,000 --> 02:29:41,000
He's one for four. He homered in the first inning.

1580
02:29:41,000 --> 02:29:43,000
That's the second hit surrendered by Peranowski.

1581
02:29:43,000 --> 02:29:51,000
Gets a fastball strike called at the knees on one.

1582
02:29:51,000 --> 02:29:55,000
No ball, one strike.

1583
02:29:55,000 --> 02:29:58,000
One away, one on, and it's 5-2 on the top of the ninth Baltimore.

1584
02:29:58,000 --> 02:30:01,000
There's Bruce Robinson lining them all he will.

1585
02:30:01,000 --> 02:30:09,000
Brilliant play by Little Mollie as he ran over into the hole and leaps up and backhand of it.

1586
02:30:09,000 --> 02:30:14,000
Second stellar play by Mollie Will.

1587
02:30:14,000 --> 02:30:18,000
So there are two away in the Baltimore ninth.

1588
02:30:18,000 --> 02:30:23,000
And Boog Powell, one hit in fourth, bats a double back in the fifth inning.

1589
02:30:23,000 --> 02:30:25,000
Standing in, double the left.

1590
02:30:25,000 --> 02:30:30,000
Fouled out the third and granted the short and second, these other appearances.

1591
02:30:30,000 --> 02:30:34,000
3-2 Baltimore, quick throw to first base, Frank Robinson back.

1592
02:30:34,000 --> 02:30:40,000
It's Robinson incidentally, he's caught in the depth base dealer, one of the smarter men maneuvering around out there.

1593
02:30:40,000 --> 02:30:46,000
So he's always a threat to be doing something.

1594
02:30:46,000 --> 02:30:51,000
Peranowski delivers and he just is outside with it a ball, 1-0.

1595
02:30:51,000 --> 02:31:00,000
And the famous St. Drysdale, who is currently on the hook for it, Moller, Miller, and now Ron Peranowski.

1596
02:31:00,000 --> 02:31:03,000
Peranowski delivers and there's a dive hit deep to right.

1597
02:31:03,000 --> 02:31:07,000
And Johnson comes up just a little bit because he was pretty deep to begin with.

1598
02:31:07,000 --> 02:31:12,000
And a little white in that ball, he's popping out of the glove down the line there a little bit, but he held on to it.

1599
02:31:12,000 --> 02:31:15,000
And that retires the side.

1600
02:31:15,000 --> 02:31:19,000
So in the Baltimore ninth, no runs, one hit, no errors, and one left.

1601
02:31:19,000 --> 02:31:26,000
And now to the Dodger ninth inning, Baltimore leading 5-2, Blair.

1602
02:31:26,000 --> 02:31:29,000
Manager Hank Bauer has now made a defensive change,

1603
02:31:29,000 --> 02:31:33,000
moving Russ Snyder from center field to left in place of Kirk Bleffery.

1604
02:31:33,000 --> 02:31:36,000
And Paul Blair has gone into center field.

1605
02:31:36,000 --> 02:31:48,000
So if you're keeping a scorecard, Paul Blair would be batting in the number six spot in place of Bleffery and playing center field.

1606
02:31:48,000 --> 02:31:52,000
Dodgers now go with Johnny Roosevelt, who is 0-3,

1607
02:31:52,000 --> 02:31:59,000
but who was really robbed on a sensational catch in the second inning by Russ Snyder when he made a beautiful play.

1608
02:31:59,000 --> 02:32:07,000
On a ball that looked like it was in the gap for extra bases, as Chuck described for you, and Snyder came from out of nowhere.

1609
02:32:07,000 --> 02:32:20,000
Dodgers have run fairly in the on-deck circle, a ball high from Mo Drabowski.

1610
02:32:20,000 --> 02:32:25,000
One ball on a strike, six, a ball two upstairs, 2-0.

1611
02:32:25,000 --> 02:32:43,000
Drew Miller is listening again in the Baltimore bullpen. It's 5-2, but the Baltimore Orioles know about the same Dodger charge in the name, as do nine other clubs in the National League.

1612
02:32:43,000 --> 02:32:51,000
Ball three high, 3-0 to Roseboro.

1613
02:32:51,000 --> 02:32:59,000
Mr. Barron, I have to have a word and pat Mo.

1614
02:32:59,000 --> 02:33:15,000
Mo went to Trinity College and majored in economics and is a stockbroker and watches the market carefully, 3-0 to Spike as he picks up that inside corner, 3-1.

1615
02:33:15,000 --> 02:33:25,000
55,941, Drabowski working quickly. Strike two called, 3-2.

1616
02:33:25,000 --> 02:33:30,000
Three balls, two strikes, Roseboro, the leadoff batter.

1617
02:33:30,000 --> 02:33:34,000
And the 3-2 pitch, he cut him out swinging.

1618
02:33:34,000 --> 02:33:39,000
So he went right to the brink of the flank and then came right back down it with three strikes.

1619
02:33:39,000 --> 02:33:43,000
That's 11 strikeouts, 10 for Drabowski.

1620
02:33:43,000 --> 02:33:50,000
Now here's Ron Fairley, Southern California boy.

1621
02:33:50,000 --> 02:33:56,000
Has won some very big ball games for the Dodgers. He's batting at 288.

1622
02:33:56,000 --> 02:34:04,000
Plays either first or out in right field. He had 14 home runs, but they were some big ones at the right time and 20 doubles.

1623
02:34:04,000 --> 02:34:06,000
And the season just completed.

1624
02:34:06,000 --> 02:34:14,000
And away, thinking pitch low, ball wonderful, that's the embattled. Baltimore leading 5-2.

1625
02:34:14,000 --> 02:34:20,000
In this first of the 1966 World Series, the 1-0 pitch strikes swinging.

1626
02:34:20,000 --> 02:34:24,000
Now Drabowski is picking out of sunlight in the shadow.

1627
02:34:24,000 --> 02:34:30,000
And this of course is the added advantage.

1628
02:34:30,000 --> 02:34:37,000
See the ball, then all of a sudden it just appears from here. Just up there, ball two, two and one.

1629
02:34:37,000 --> 02:34:44,000
For many years, down through the years, and of course you heard it so much because the Yankees were always in the World Series.

1630
02:34:44,000 --> 02:34:47,000
He played over there at Yankee Stadium in the fall.

1631
02:34:47,000 --> 02:34:51,000
Drabowski started to deliver and Fairley stepped out.

1632
02:34:51,000 --> 02:34:54,000
And time was called by Played Empire Bill Joukowski.

1633
02:34:54,000 --> 02:34:59,000
But picking in the shadows of Yankee Stadium, batter had a tough time.

1634
02:34:59,000 --> 02:35:09,000
And the 2-2 pitch, Fairley fouls it straight back, 2-2.

1635
02:35:09,000 --> 02:35:18,000
Two balls, two strikes, one out, none on. Dodger ninth inning, Baltimore five, the Dodgers two.

1636
02:35:18,000 --> 02:35:21,000
Now the 2-2 pitch.

1637
02:35:21,000 --> 02:35:24,000
What came out swinging?

1638
02:35:24,000 --> 02:35:28,000
Phenomenal performance.

1639
02:35:28,000 --> 02:35:32,000
I don't need to ask you if he never looked any better.

1640
02:35:32,000 --> 02:35:36,000
The answer to the word, no.

1641
02:35:36,000 --> 02:35:43,000
Just a magnificent pitching performance by Muller Drabowski.

1642
02:35:43,000 --> 02:35:49,000
He struck out six in a row and a fourth and fifth.

1643
02:35:49,000 --> 02:35:54,000
He came on in the third with one away.

1644
02:35:54,000 --> 02:35:57,000
He gets a little high there to Will, follow on.

1645
02:35:57,000 --> 02:36:02,000
2-2, striking outside, walking fast, and in with one stolen base.

1646
02:36:02,000 --> 02:36:13,000
There's the strike call, one and one.

1647
02:36:13,000 --> 02:36:19,000
Bounce down toward second base, Johnson is up, he fouls, and Baltimore meets the Dodgers in the front game

1648
02:36:19,000 --> 02:36:22,000
as Baltimore Oil truck out the rear.

1649
02:36:22,000 --> 02:36:29,000
From Muller Drabowski, a sensational pitching performance, and Baltimore takes the front one.

1650
02:36:29,000 --> 02:36:31,000
The night city here, three up and three down.

1651
02:36:31,000 --> 02:36:33,000
End of the nine, it's all over.

1652
02:36:33,000 --> 02:36:40,000
Baltimore five and the Dodgers two.

1653
02:36:40,000 --> 02:36:42,000
This is Joe Gargill.

1654
02:36:42,000 --> 02:36:46,000
The World Series is right around the corner, and so are the thrills, the relaxation, the laughs,

1655
02:36:46,000 --> 02:36:50,000
and the memories that make it the number one sports event in America.

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To help make this World Series more enjoyable for you, your Dodge dealer has a copy of Joe Garagiola's

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Fun in Fact World Series score book, and it's free, too.

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For the fan who wants to keep his World Series memories right where you can call on them,

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there are score sheets for seven games.

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You'll also find a few of the key records in World Series history,

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including one that might come as a bit of a surprise.

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There are also some light looks at things that have happened in World Series over the years,

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and a few tips on things to look for that might make the series a little more fun for you.

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Dropping in on your Dodge dealer is always a good idea.

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He's got a service for you there called Customer Care,

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which means he cares as much about you as he does about your car.

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So whether you're a rabid fan or just an occasional watcher,

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pick up your free copy at your Dodge dealer's.

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...

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While we give you the summary of everything going on out here,

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let's fire 30 packets for station identification.

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This is WGY, WGFN, Schenectady, New York.

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...

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As the crowd begins to file out at this beautiful Dodger Stadium,

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55,941 we're looking on.

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There was a tremendous lot of drama that unfolded right here in this first game,

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and it sets it up to be one whale of a series, Chuck Thompson.

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Before we begin to think about what could happen tomorrow,

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as the Magnificent Copacs have scheduled a pitch for the Dodgers,

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and the hard-throwing youngster, Jim Palmer, is the pitch for the Baltimore Orioles.

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Let's take a look at what took place here this afternoon

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and get the figures out of the way first of all.

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The victorious Birds with five runs and nine hits.

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They did not commit an error. They stranded nine men.

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The Dodgers two runs on three base hits.

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They did not commit an error. They stranded eight men.

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The winning pitcher will be Mo Drabowski, one and all, of course,

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in that this is his first series game.

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The loser is Don Drysdale, 0-1 in this series as of the moment.

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Now, the Dodgers have now lost the opening game of the series ten times

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in their 13 series appearance.

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You recall last year, the Dodgers lost the opener in Minnesota by a score of 8-2.

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Drysdale's composite World Series record now,

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three and one in the series at L.A. and three and two overall in the series.

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To go back on the Orioles' scoring, and we didn't have to wait very long,

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it started in the very first inning.

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Russ Snyder, with one out, threw a base on ball.

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Frank Robinson then powered his second World Series home run into the lower deck seats,

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The left field corner, and just like that,

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The Baltimore Orioles were on top of the Dodgers and Drysdale 2-0.

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Before the folks could settle back on their feet from the two-run home run

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flash off the bat of Frank Robinson,

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Russ Robinson banged one into the same area and Baltimore led by a score of 3-0

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at the end of the first inning.

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The Dodgers threatened very briefly of a first inning.

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Maury Wills led off with a walk and, in typical Dodger fashion,

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raced down the second base while Willie Davis was at the plate taking a small.

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However, Dave McManly, the Orioles' starting left-hander,

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retired Davis, Johnson, and Tommy Davis in order,

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and they were out of the inning in that manner.

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The Byrds picked up run number four in the second inning on a leadoff walk to Andy Etchibarron.

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He was sacrificed to second base and scored a Russ Snyder single into left field

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and Baltimore led by a score of 4-0.

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It didn't last long because Jim LeFevre, leading off for the Dodgers in the second inning,

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homered, and it was in this inning that the Dodgers came up with their biggest threat of the day.

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With a leadoff home run by LeFevre, Wes Parker then followed with a double,

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a walk to Gilliam, and the Dodgers had runners at first and second base with none out.

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John Roszler hit a blast, headed to the alley in right center field,

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and center field a Russ Snyder of the Orioles, dashed into the gap

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and made a fine, diving, tumbling dash to take away the extra bases from Roszler.

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McNally then went on to retire Pinchitter Stewart and struck out Mari Wills,

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and at the end of two it was Baltimore four and the LA Dodgers one.

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The Dodgers came out with a big threat of the second inning to pick up their second run,

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and they got it in the easiest possible manner as left-hander Dave McNally, for Baltimore,

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retired the leadoff hitter in the third inning, Willie Davis, from the top of the short,

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but then just lost his control, and he walked Lou Johnson, Tommy Davis, Jim LeFevre to load the bases.

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And that's when manager Bauer went to the bullpen and called upon the veteran Mo Drabowski,

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and if you've heard Bob Prince through the last half of the ballgame, Drabowski was just magnificent.

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With one out of the bases loaded in the third, he struck out Wes Parker,

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then a walk to Gilliam, fourth, Lou Johnson home, with the Dodgers second run of the game.

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And following that, Drabowski got Roseborough on a pop-up to the catcher Etcher Barron,

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and the Orioles were out of the inning.

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From that time on, the Dodgers never threatened.

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Drabowski went roaring right along, and at one time had retired 11 men in a row.

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He struck out six in a row to tie a World Series record.

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He wound up today's effort with a total of 11 strikeouts,

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credit one to the starting pitcher Dave McNally, and a total of 12 Dodgers strikeouts.

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Drabowski walked only two men, and while he was on the mound,

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only one Dodger got as far as second base some after the third inning,

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and that was Mari Wills in the seventh inning.

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Drabowski finished with a flurry, picking up three more strikeouts in the last two innings,

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as he fanned Wes Parker in the eighth inning, and to start the ninth inning got Roseborough,

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and pinched her fairly, and then Mari Wills in the bounce-out to Dave Johnson to end the ballgame

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and give the Orioles something they desperately wanted in their swing to California, the first game.

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Manager Bauer has, and I think all managers do this, with a ball club on the road,

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you cannot underplay the significance, the importance of that first win,

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that first game, and the Orioles have picked it up here this afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

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Going back over the Orioles' scoring, they picked up their fifth run and final run

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on the fourth inning on a leadoff double by rookie Dave Johnson, then Andy Etchibar,

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a right-handed batter, deliberately hit the ball the first base out of the infield,

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which passed Johnson into third base. Mo Drabowski then walked, and Louis Aparicio

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hit a bouncer to the shortstop Wills, and Mari had to go kind of hard into the hole to get to this ball,

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and he executed the fourth of Drabowski at second base, the only play available,

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and while that was going on, Johnson checked in with a bird's final run.

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Baltimore 5-2 over the Dodgers in the opening game, and a great win for Baltimore.

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Yes, it certainly was, Chuck Thompson, and you and I will get back here together

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to theorize a little bit on what the impact of tomorrow's great contest is going to be

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in one moment, right after this message from Winston.

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Chung's voice, screaming, trilling, and sweet singing.

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Chung's voice, singing, trilling, and sweet singing.

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Chung's voice, singing, trilling, and sweet singing.

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Thanks for good.

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I forgot to say.

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Last time you I would.

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Winston tastes good.

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Like it should.

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When you taste me Winston.

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Thanks for good cause Winston tastes good.

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Like a cigarette should.

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Winston tastes good. Like your cigarette should.

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Make your cigarette Winston.

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Winston.

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We remind you once again ladies and gentlemen here at Dodger Stadium before 55,941 fans of all the more Orioles got away winging as they defeated the Dodgers 5-2, took Drysdale down and Drabowski on and Chuck Thompson just gave you a very excellent summation of what went on there and we won't get into that anymore as much as the fact that now the Dodgers come back with the strongest

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of the strong and their great and superb left-hander who truly belongs in a higher league if there is one he should be in it.

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Kofax is one of the most magnificent pitching machines baseball has ever seen or perhaps ever will see.

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Winning 27 games and time after time after time.

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Keeping the Dodgers very close to the race and then when they had to have him on closing day to get the thing in the hopper he went out on two days rest and did it.

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We all know about the great Kofax. We all know about his great ability to pick.

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Now of course the psychological advantage which fling to Baltimore were they able to defeat Kofax tomorrow and that would be something else to take back to Baltimore with them for game three in Baltimore.

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But what about young Jim Palmer Chuck the youngster that goes against the mighty Kofax tomorrow.

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As you said Bob this young fellow reaches 21st birthday until October the 15th but this young man Palmer went the route on September the 22nd with the five hitter to DC Hays and that enabled the Orioles to clinch their first American league pennant.

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He beat Kansas City by a score of six to one. Manager Hank Bauer has been quoted as saying about Palmer he will not scare the Orioles all year long.

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When you play baseball for a man like Bauer you've got to be able to accept the challenge. Hank has saved them squarely all his life as a player and as a manager.

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And the Orioles of course have nothing but the utmost respect for their magnificent Sandy Kofax but it's a challenge that they are looking forward to.

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The final score once again in the first game of the World Series here in Dodger Stadium Los Angeles California.

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Baltimore Orioles five Los Angeles Dodgers two.

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And now speaking for Chuck Thompson this is Bob Brent saying thanks for being with us. This has been an NBC Radio Network production.