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

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The Brooklyn Dodgers faced the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium for Game 2 of the 1949 World Series on October 6th.

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The Yankees led the best of seven series, one game to none.

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And this is the mutual radio broadcast of Game 2 featuring announcers Mel Allen and Red Barber.

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Gillette's cavalcade of sports is on the air. From Yankee Stadium in New York, Gillette presents the second game of the 1949 World Series.

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This is Mel Allen with Red Barber saying good afternoon for the Gillette Safety Razor Company as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees warm up.

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Well, of course, this big town and the nation and even around the world as they heard they broadcast yesterday as they saw it here,

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they're all buzzing over the dramatic suddenness with which yesterday's series opener ended a breathtaking pitching battle

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between the Dodgers dazzling Don Newcomb and the Yankees' amazing Allie Reynolds.

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They were swinging and missing yesterday. Newcomb mowed down 11 Yankees, two short of the record set by Howard Emke.

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Reynolds struck out nine Dodgers, 20 in all, two short of the combined record set by Denny Galehouse and Morton Cooper in the 1944 series.

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Yes, sir, they were swinging and missing until the last of the ninth inning when, as Walter Winchel so aptly put it in his sum up,

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a great duel that ended with one pistol shot and it was fired by one of the most remarkable marksmen in recent baseball history,

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Massillon, Ohio's gift to the baseball world, currently a resident of Ridgewood, New Jersey, Tommy Henrik.

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Let's just look at the record. Tommy Henrik on opening day hit a home run off Sid Hudson of the Washington Senators that won the ball game.

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It was in the ninth inning, the last half of the ninth inning, that won the game for the Yankees.

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The next day, in the fourth inning, he hit a home run off Calvert of the Senators that got the Yankees off to a 1-0 lead and Rasche won the ball game by a shutout.

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Ten days later, against Tex Houston of the Boston Red Sox in the ninth inning again with one on, Henrik hit a home run to win that ball game, 4-3.

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Approximately two weeks later off Cleveland's Gene Bearden, he hit a home run in the seventh inning with nobody on.

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That was the winning run as the Yankees won that one 4-3.

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Later on, on May the 27th of this year, he hit a home run in the first inning with one on off Joe Coleman of the Athletics giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead and Lopet won that ball game by a shutout.

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And then, just a few days later, four days later, as a matter of fact, off Howie Judson of the White Sox, he hit a home run in the seventh inning with nobody on to break up a scoreless tie and give Rasche another shutout victory.

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The very next day, he hit a home run in the first inning with two on against Randy Gumpert to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead and they went on to win that ball game.

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And that's the way Tommy Henrik has been hitting his home runs.

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On August the 6th and the last of the ninth inning, the St. Louis Browns leading 8-7, Henrik had a home run to tie it up.

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Joe DiMaggio followed on the next pitch with a homer to win it.

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And on the final game of the year, the one that won the pennant in the eighth inning of a tight 1-0 struggle and with the Red Sox power coming up in the top of the ninth, Henrik hit one of Mel Parnell's curve balls into the right field seats to practically sew it up.

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And yesterday, in the opening game of the World Series, once again, it was old reliable.

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So it's amazing as that as you check back over his record how many home runs he hit during the course of the regular season that had the impact that the one did yesterday in the opening game of this World Series.

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And now, ladies and gentlemen, Gallim, Bardo and his orchestra, Miss Lucy Monroe and our national anthem.

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You know, there are many on the Brooklyn roster experiencing their first World Series, Campanella, Bata, Erskine, Minner, Newcomb, Palika, Almo, Cox, Radcliffe, Snyder, Whitman and today's Dodger pitching choice, Elvin Rowe, better known as Preacher Rowe from Hardy, Arkansas.

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This six foot one control artist is lean and left handed, 31 years of age.

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And some 28 years ago, he remarked to his father when he was approximately three and a half.

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He did not like the name Elvin. His father said, well, son, what do you want us to call you?

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He just called me Preacher and it's been Preacher Rowe ever since.

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Has nothing to do with his profession, which we understand is a school teacher.

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He has won 15 games and lost six this year and Bert Schotton has always said to Rowe, whenever you feel like pitching, that's your turn.

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Recently, he has taken a lot of rest between turns and has proved to be most effective as a result.

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For the New York Yankees, it's going to be Victor John Rasche, a 30 year old right hander born in Springfield, Massachusetts, sometimes called the Springfield rifle, who won 21 games and lost 10 for the Yankees.

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A sandy haired husky of Italian ancestry, he pitched the Yankees to the pennant Sunday and one of the finest performances of his career.

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Now for the remainder of the lineups, ladies and gentlemen, for the Brooklyn Dodgers, as Pee Wee Reese trots out the home plate to exchange batting orders with manager Casey Stengel of the Yankees and the Umpires.

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Pee Wee Reese will lead off and play shortstop.

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Johnny Jorgensen will hit second and play third base.

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Duke Snyder batting third center field.

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Jackie Robinson hitting fourth second base.

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Is Gene Hermanski right field change in the Dodger lineup because of a groin injury suffered by Carl Farillo before the end of the regular season and which bothered him and hampered him considerably yesterday. Marv Brackley will follow Hermanski in the order, hit sixth and will play left field.

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Hermanski who played left yesterday will shift over to right.

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Batting seventh, Gil Hodges first base.

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Hitting eight, Roy Campanella catching in the ninth spot in the order.

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Preacher Rowe pitching.

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For the New York Yankees, Phil Rizzuto leading off shortstop.

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Hitting second, Tommy Henrik first base.

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And a change for the Yankees as Casey Stengel goes with as many right handed hitters as he can today against the left handed pitching of Rowe.

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Hank Bauer will bat third and play right field.

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Joe DiMaggio hitting fourth center field.

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Johnny Lindell batting fifth left field.

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Billy Johnson hitting sixth third base.

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Hitting seventh, Jerry Coleman second base.

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Hitting eight, during the catching for the Yankees today, Charlie Silvera.

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And on the ninth spot in the order and pitching, Vic Rasci.

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R-A-S-C-H-I.

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So there are your lineups and we'll just zip over them again very quickly.

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For the Dodgers, and this is the order in which they hit, Reese Jorgensen, Snyder, Robinson, Hermanski, Radclay, Hodges, Campanella, Rowe.

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New York, Rizzuto, Henrik, Bauer, DiMaggio, Lindell, Johnson, Coleman, Silvera, Rasci.

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The umpires will be back to the plate, Art Passarella.

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Check that. Beans Riddle will be back to the plate, Art Passarella at first base, Lou Georda at second, Cal Hubbard at third.

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Ed Hurley will be down the right field line and George Barr down the left field line.

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So those are your umpires. Your lineups and your batteries for the Yankees, Rasci and Silvera.

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For the Dodgers, Rowe and Campanella.

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By the way, fans, if you want to drop a statistical bombshell into a casual conversation over community problems and progress,

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just point out to your neighbors that enrollments in our elementary schools are increasing at the rate of one million children a year.

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And that by 1956, there will be some seven million more children in elementary schools than there are now.

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This means that hundreds of thousands more classrooms and qualified teachers will be needed if our entire school system is to avoid a serious crisis.

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Find out about the school situation in your own community,

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and then write for guidance and help to the National Citizens Commission for Public Schools to West 45th Street, New York 19, New York.

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Remember, better schools mean better communities.

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Rowe and Rasci are still warming up. Peewee Reese and Casey Stengel still chatting to the umpires at home plate, the ground crew ironing out the skin part of the infield,

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putting on the finishing touches, and momentarily the second game of the World Series will be underway.

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And while we wait, the time is ripe, and we pause ten seconds for station identification.

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This is the mutual broadcasting system.

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WOR and WORFM, your World Series stations in New York.

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The crowd is buzzing. People are filing to their seats. There's no danger of rain as of this moment. It's rather cool.

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The wind is blowing in at the moment from left field toward home plate and is quartering across toward right a bit.

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It would not seem as of this moment that the wind would be a factor. However, it is a variable wind.

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And here at Yankee Stadium frequently, at the start of a ballgame, the winds will shift and become a definite factor on long balls that sometimes are either caught by the wind or helped along on their flight into home run territory.

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The umpires are beginning to move to their positions. Everybody is beginning to settle back now and await the start of the ballgame.

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Preacher Rowe just delivered his last warm-up pitch and is moving over toward the Dodger dugout. Rashie has already gone into the Yankee dugout to rest just for a moment, get a breath, drink a water,

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and the Yankees are awaiting the signal to dash out onto the field for the playing of the second game of the World Series.

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And the fellow who is anxiously awaiting the start of it, very eager to bring you his inimitable description of the first four and a half innings of the game today,

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your friend and mine, there go the Yankees, and here comes Red Barber.

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Thank you, Mel. Happy and everybody. And the Yankees go out to pick the field and receive a thunderous ovation.

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And before we go into the play-by-play, we'd like to tell you that this program comes to you by authority of the Commissioner of Baseball. It is intended only for the private use of our audience.

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Any publication or reproduction of this program and commercial use of the program is prohibited.

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The Dodger bullpen contingent is on its way out to the bullpen, which is in an alleyway in left center field.

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Sam Nairn is the bullpen boss, and he's taking four pitches with him. Right-hand is Carl Erskine, Jack Banner, Rex Barney, and left-hand is Joel Hackney.

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And Barney's going down is somewhat of a story. Of course, as you know, when one ball club has lost the first game, they can't begin to save up too much. They've got to try and get even if they can.

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Manager Schotten, in his pregame thinking, said that it would be either Barney or Brankett as the starting pitcher for Brooklyn tomorrow over at Ebbets Field.

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But with Barney going down with a bullpen contingent right now, you have to figure that manager Schotten feels if he gets in the scrape, he'll probably come with Barney today.

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So it remains to be seen whether Barney works in the bullpen or whether he gets in the ball game.

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The Yankee bullpen crew will be the same as yesterday. Stengel said he was quite satisfied. He had the veteran Buxton and Samford, right-handers, and of course the great left-hander Joe Page, who saved countless games in the league 60 different times in a ton of race.

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So you've got the location of the bullpens, the Yankees in right center field, the Dodgers in left center. Out on the mound is Vic Ratchie.

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D.W. Reese, who got Brooklyn's second hit and final one yesterday, is first up as we move into the ball game today. Fastball is over for a called strike.

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Ratchie is primarily a fastball pitcher, uses a curve and a change as they speak in the trade. He does not fool with knuckleball, screwball, that sort of stuff.

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He's a power pitcher, a control pitcher, delivers fastball high inside. One ball, one strike. This is the game's first batter and absolutely no score.

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Reese up to be followed by Jorgensen, then by Snyder. As Mel pointed out to you, the wind is different from yesterday.

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Yesterday it was blowing out to right, today it is blowing in from left. Reese hits a foul ball back.

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That was the change up off the fastball thrown by big 6 foot 1 inch Vic Ratchie, who came up, if you'll recall, from the Coast League the last couple of months of 47

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and practically pitched the Yankees in the World Series then. And in the series he only relieved once and worked an inning in two thirds, so we didn't see much of him then.

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Last year he just missed winning 20 games and this year was the one for the series, Sunday.

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Big guy pitches, big curveball high, so he's now 2-2 with Reese.

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Melvin Stark is Brooklyn's third base coach, Jake Pitwood firstThe Yankees are going with the same infield.

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That's Tommy Hendrick, the hero of yesterday's ball game, well, co-hero along with Ali Rebels.

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2-2 pitch to Reese, swung on, there's a high fly ball into left field. Johnny Lindell is under it easily. Not a tough chance, a high fly.

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Makes the catch and straightaway left and is one up and one gone. So that's the start of game two of the 1949 World Series.

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The Yankee battery, Rashie and back of the plate is Charlie Silvera.

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We not only had a talk with Yogi Berra who caught yesterday but we saw that left arm and that fastball of Reynolds really bruised it up.

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Left hand is very puppet. Johnny Jorgensen takes a fastball high outside, ball one.

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No score, one man out, nobody on. Game has begun quietly enough. Outfield for the Yankees, Lindell on left just made the put out.

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Joe DiMaggio is in center field and then right field is Hank Bauer. Fastball through there, one ball, one strike.

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Rashie relies a great deal on control and one of his strongest assets is that everything that he throws, he throws with the same identical motion.

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He's a big man who moves easily. In fact, when you watch him pitch, you wonder just exactly what he's doing.

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His change is a big help to him.

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Spins, pitches one and one, Jorgensen hits a ground ball wide at first base.

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Henrik is up but it runs over to the bag and makes the unassisted put out by a step and a half.

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So Tommy Henrik hands the first play and the two Dodgers up are retired routinely and stepping in is center fielder Duke Snyder.

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The Brooklyn batting order had to be changed at the last minute because of the groin injury to Carl Forello.

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He goes out of right field, left field, and Lomanski moves over to right and Marvin Rackley goes into left.

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Rashie delivers, the fastball swing on hit Sharpie down to short. Up with it is Rizzuto, throws over to first fire step and that's all for Snyder.

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So the Dodgers go down one through three, top half of the first inning.

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The Yankees are coming in and so the score is Brook to nothing and New York nothing.

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The last of the first inning and the lean Lactander preacher on the mound for Brooklyn.

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The stocky catcher Roy Campanella back to the plate.

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The Yankees it would be a Rizzuto, Henrik and Bauer leading off.

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The Brooklyn infield Hodges at first Robinson at second Reese at short and Jorgensen at third.

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The outfield is Marvin Radcliffe in left and Santa Snyder and Gene Harmanski is in right.

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He has played a great deal of right field. In fact when he first came up with the Dodgers a few years ago he came up as a right fielder.

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So his going in right is make very much difference.

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The rotation of the umpires today being traded to the national league back of the plate on balls and strikes.

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Art Passerello of the American League at first.

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Who joined on the national league at second.

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Gal Hubbard who was back at the plate yesterday as at third.

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George Bars in the right field corner.

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He's in the national league staff and in the left field corner it is Ed Hurley of the American League staff.

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Now Rizzuto who is the shortest man in the series and one of the smallest in baseball.

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Right hand batter choking that stick up.

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Third baseman Jorgensen has to be in a little close because of Rizzuto,

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left hander roll pitchers, fastball swung on foul out of play.

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And back to the Brooklyn dugout which is on the third base side.

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It's a coolish afternoon.

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A fairly strong windThe wind seems to be increasing in its velocity.

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It's coming in from left. In other words it is a wind which is for the pitchers.

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It will hold up balls hit to left field and hold them up decisively.

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It will push a ball hit along the right field foul line foul.

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Rodeels screwball high outside one and one.

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This is the first world series for Rode get in.

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So this is his fall classic baptismal.

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He's a very cool fellow.

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Lovers one and one. Curveball swung on drill in the left field.

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First solid base hit. It actually goes over the cup to ball off.

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There's the throw going in the second end. Rizzuto after his turn

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and first holes on with the first hit of the ball game.

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A line single. He hit a curveball serving into him and it followed it to left.

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So the studer who is one of the most talented base runners in the trade

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at first base and Tommy Hendricks stepping to the plate.

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Listen.

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Well, Hendrick is the fellow that sent everybody home yesterday afternoon.

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He emptied the park. Bang. Just like that.

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Left hand hitter. Throw throws over to first.

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Rizzuto wasn't off at all.

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Haden is holding first base close to the outfield. Swung around toward right.

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He had to play a little bit more toward right on Hendrick than usual because of the wind.

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Hendrick sets and takes a curve over for a call strike. He'd love to bunt.

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To find out whether that is a single is bunting this early in the ball game. Probably not.

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Hendrick shot a crowd to play from behind. Left hand hitter.

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He's a six footer. Ungraceful. Throw throws to first. Rizzuto steps back on.

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Skinny softball. Comes to his top position.

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Delivers. Curveball low outside. One and one. One ball. One strike.

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When the Dodgers were coming down the stretch, they had some very difficult games with St. Louis.

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And Rowe is the fellow that pitched the ball games that kept Brooklyn alive.

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One and one pitch. Curve swung on. Fly ball out of the short right field.

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Hermanski coming in. Getting under it. Makes the catch in the right field corner.

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The throw is to first base. Not in time. Rizzuto back by a step.

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So, Hendrick first of all roused the crowd a little when the ball began going toward right.

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But anyone watching the progress of the right field knew the ball was not going very far.

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Hermanski was angling in all the time toward the power line. So he had one man more.

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And as the events brought out, Stinkle was not going to bunt with Hendrick.

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He just had him bluff that one pitch.

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Hank Fowler getting in. This is his first series.

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Right hand batter. Square across the shoulders.

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Outfield toward left. Rowe pitches. In at the knees. Throw to first base.

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He catches Campanella. Not in time. Rizzuto back.

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Bauer and Mapes. That is when Stinkle could afford the luxury of switching outfielders.

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That is when he had enough out of the hospital during the season.

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He used them as alternates depending on whether the pitching was right or left handed.

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Mapes left hand batter. And Bauer. As he stands there, right hand hitter.

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No score. One out. Slow curve in under the hand. Ball two.

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Two balls, no strikes. Bauer backs out of there. B-A-U-E-R.

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Takes a look at the veteran third base coach, Frankie Crissetti.

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This is just how the Yankees want to play this two-nothing situation.

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Bill Dickey coaching your first base. Rowe checks first.

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Pitches. There's that ball hit foul outside third.

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Ground foul. Two and one.

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Two ball tossed out of the mound. Rowe is not a power pitcher.

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He's a stuff pitcher. He's a control pitcher. He's what the trade would call a head pitcher.

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He's not an arm pitcher. He lost his fastball a couple of years ago.

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Got hurt. And he uses his fastball as primarily his change of pace.

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It's his best change of pace. But he uses different gait curves.

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He has a screwball. Throwes a slider. He just monkeys with hitters.

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Pitches. There is a fastball that is popped up back of first base.

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Robinson, the second baseman, comes over and makes the catch just in foul ground.

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Why the second baseman rather than the first sucker?

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Because Robinson, in running over, had the ball in front of him all the time.

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Hodges, to have made the play, would have had to have backpedaled, which is sometimes rather risky.

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Jolter, when he went on, Rowe using his fastball limbs to change his pace and the ball didn't get around on him.

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So the Jolter, Big DiMaggio, who made a fine catch on probably the hardest hitball of yesterday's ball game,

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The ball that was hit by Robinson, that ball would hit a way out there.

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Of course, this is a big ball pop. It is 461 feet to straightaway center field.

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457 to left center. 407 to right center. Slotted acreage.

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DiMaggio, right hand hitter, bends at the knees, then steps back outThe throw goes to first base.

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Fersuto has opened up with a single. Last of the first inning, he's the first two out.

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DiMaggio takes a sharp curve in under the hand, just missing, and it is ball one.

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One ball, no strikes.

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That pitch didn't miss by much more than the width of a Gillette blue blade.

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Close. Rowe started doing his breath when the call went against him.

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See the habit pitchers have when close wins. Throw.

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Curve down at the shins for ball two. Two and on.

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Rowe is sort of herky-jerk on the mound to a degree.

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He's never still. He's always moving around, just as restless as a cat with a hot foot.

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As a curve swung on and fouled off, DiMaggio over swingingThe ball was slowed up.

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Rowe had pulled the string and given it a twist. Two and one.

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Two balls, one strike.

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I feel deep on DiMaggio around toward left.

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I have to keep in mind that the one effect of the weather today is the wind, which is blowing in from left field.

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Rowe checks first pitchers two-one. Pass ball two-half of all three.

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Two and one. Two balls, one strike.

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DiMaggio looking to see what the orders are.

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No score.

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The Yankees now may have Rizzuto on his way.

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He's an excellent runner. Threats to steal on his own anyhow.

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Rowe checks first. DiMaggio leads off. There he goesThe pitchers swung on.

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There's a long five-ball deep to the left center field.

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Smarter's got a long way to goThe center field is under it and pulls it down in deep left center.

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DiMaggio hits a long drive.

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DiMaggio's starter gathers it in.

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No runs, one hit.

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So we have no runs. And for those of you who haven't seen Yankee Stadium,

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I don't know of a better fellow to tell you about the size of it, the dimensions and the distances, the triple decking, etc.

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Than the guy who lives around here all summer long, Mel Allen. Mel, tell us.

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Well, Yankee Stadium in left center field where Joe just hit his ball, I think, which is a big reason that Red wanted me to step in here for at the moment,

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is perhaps the deepest of any major league outfield.

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It's 457 feet, for example, to the point at the bleachers in left center.

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Just to the right of the flagpole in straightaway center, it's 461 feet.

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And at a point in right center, at the bleacher wall, it's 407 feet.

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And then they stand sort of move in toward the foul line so that at a point in right field, it's 344 feet, about, I'd say, 75 feet off the foul line.

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And in the extreme right field corner, it's only 296 feet, but the ball has to be pulled very sharply to get in there.

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And down the left field line, it's 301 feet right into the corner, but it drops off at the point where the left field grandstand is divided from the bleachers to 402 feet.

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So there's plenty of room for outfielders to chase balls in, in left center and in deep center and in right center.

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The balls have to be pulled very sharply to get into those seats without too much behind them.

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And now here we are, Red, with Jackie Robinson up in the second inning.

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Robinson, first up, takes the first pitch, which is a sharp curve over the inside off the hands for a called strike.

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Robinson, yesterday, as the National League leading hitter, failed to get a base hit. He went 0-4-4.

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Raschi, right hand's a curve, inside, and it is 1-1.

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I notice that Raschi has picked up the habit, started out with it, that National League pitchers used by and large over the years trying to pitch in on Robinson's hands.

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1-1 pitch. Change up ball, low inside, ball, ball, two. Two balls, one strike.

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Outfield to what left on Robbie. Second baseman Coleman, about two steps closer into second base than straightaway position.

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Raschi pitches 2-1. Robinson takes a passball on the outside for a called second strike. Two balls, two strikes.

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Just a bit of a cross on that one.

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Now the big brunette right-hander, sends partly on the mound, takes the sign. Robinson out of plate, now Jack is in.

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Raschi pumps once, pumps again, deals. Passball's hung on, line double third in the left field corner for a base hit.

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Robinson's around first base, he's on his way for second. Here comes the throw from Lindell, and Robinson comes in standing for a line double in the left field corner.

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So Robinson comes up for his third series, and he's at second base.

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That looked to be a fastball in on the hands, it wasn't quite in enough.

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And Robinson, who of course is pitched to a great deal that way, has a habit of falling back.

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Also, he uses a thicker handle back than most hitters just because he hits a lot of balls down on his hands.

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So he fell back from an inside fastball and pulled it, lined it high over third baseman Johnson in the left field corner for a double.

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And the batter up now is a man's keep playing right field today. Left hand hitter.

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The pitch is a curve swung on, there's a foul ball out into short right field, close to the foul line.

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Second baseman Coleman over, makes the grab, and Robinson starts the third.

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Coleman slips and can't get the throw, and Jack goes into third base.

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Robinson is going to go, he's a daring runner as you know, and his reflexes are instant.

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He set at second base that foul ball was deep back at first, across the right field foul line.

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Second baseman Coleman could get to it better than anybody else.

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It rained, you know, right up to about nine o'clock yesterday morning.

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And as Coleman recovered after catching the foul and set the throw, he had to hold his throw moment as his foot slipped in the mud.

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And that of course guaranteed Robinson going over to third.

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So, Homanski a foul ball to the second baseman, and Robinson moves on the play over to third.

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So the Yankee infield is up hoping for a play at the plate, and Marvin Radcliffe getting his first World Series ball game under his belt.

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Here's a small diminutive trim left hand hitter.

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Takes a curve ball over for a call strike.

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Radcliffe earlier this year was with the Dodgers, then was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Hopp.

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Then the Pirates didn't like his arm, thought it was sore, and the deal was nullified, and so he was returned to Brooklyn.

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So here he is in the World Series.

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Robinson off third, no score.

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Right hand to Rashid, do they use?

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Fast ball hit slowly up toward third base, Robinson has to hold.

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Johnson throws over to first base, and it's in time.

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Radcliffe is out.

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A bang, bang decision at first.

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Hard pass to Ralla.

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Out of the play, Jake Kutler, the first base coach, lets out a holler, but that's all.

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So that's the second out, and Robinson had to hold at third.

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Radcliffe checked his swing and just trickled the ball up toward third.

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Robinson was not coming down on the play at all, so he was caught flat-footed.

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So that's the big second out.

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A nice play by Billy Johnson, who got a rifle for an arm.

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Johnson to Henrik.

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Sawtoor gone, second inning, no score.

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And the batter is Gil Hodges.

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Right hand hitting first base.

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Rashid going around the back of the mound, going for the rosin bag.

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It was a big out that he just got past.

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Second out, that means a no run can now be scored as a result of an out.

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Robinson jockeys back and forth off third a little bit.

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Rashid sets, Johnson playing a little close to third.

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Rashid comes to a stop position, delivers, it's a curveball low.

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Well, that is interesting that Rashid is not pumping with this runner at third base.

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Pitchers usually do that, no other runner on.

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But Robinson is stolen home five times this year, and he can misdirect the pitcher's attention

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as he takes his paints and his dashes down off third.

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So Rashid is just going to come to a stop position.

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To hold Robinson up at third.

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Throw, fastball over, ball strike.

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One ball, one strike.

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Hodges the batter.

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In yesterday's ball game, Hodges was up officially twice.

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He can get a base hit and banged into a double fly.

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No score.

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Rashid trying to get out of this jam.

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The sun is coming out brighter.

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The wind continues coming in from left field.

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One on one pitch.

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Too low, all the way but low, just under the knees.

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And Rashid just sort of winched a little bit at that decision.

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Two on one.

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Johnson is moving out a little bit wider at third base.

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Robinson leading down off third.

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But he can't go very far because Rashid is not pumping.

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In other words, he is getting set.

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He's set now, deals.

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Fastball's thrown on children to that field for a base hit.

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Robinson cuts in and the Dodgers get their first run of the series.

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And Hodges falls into second base as Lindell errors on the ball.

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He's fumbled up the ball here on the chest.

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So Hodges knocks in the line, takes the extra base,

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as the ball handcuffs Lindell in left.

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That's a line single, a run battered in, of course, an earned run.

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And Hodges gets the extra base as the error is charged against left fielder Johnny Lindell.

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So it is Brooklyn 1, New York nothing.

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And Roy Campanella is going to be purposely passed.

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That's ball one.

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Campanella will be purposely passed to bring Preacher Roll up to the plate.

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And Roll is probably as notorious for your poor hitter as we have around the league.

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In other words, he's one pitcher who gets paid for pitching.

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Campanella being delivered to pass.

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Here's ball three.

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In a second, he'll be stationed at first base.

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And ball four.

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Apparently, the catcher's position in the World Series on a deliberate base on balls

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is going to be the American League interpretation,

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where the catcher can move anywhere around and catch his box, which is plainly defined.

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And if you're going to pass the league, you got to keep one foot like a home plate.

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Preacher Roll right hand batter.

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Feeling better about things.

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His pitch is off and they have runs to work on.

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There's now one nothing, Brooklyn.

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Rashid, who got passed two big outs but didn't get the third one,

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is working for the third one right now.

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Hodges at second, Campanella at first.

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As expected, following the magnificent pitching duel of yesterday,

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there's a curve over, ball second strike.

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As expected by most all the observers, the scoring would be beginning fairly early today.

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You just don't get pitching, we saw yesterday, coming right back to second day on both sides.

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That's not in the baseball book.

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One nothing.

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They have a Brooklyn.

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Two outs.

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Pitcher up with two strikes on him in the second inning.

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Pass ball, swung on him, missed strike three.

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So that's the first strike out for Rashid.

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And that closes up matters.

395
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:43,000
A run, a couple of hits, two men were left.

396
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,000
That was an error.

397
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,000
So the Dodgers get out in front.

398
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:52,000
The Yankees come in now in the last of the second inning.

399
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Pitcher Hank Baroy of the Philadelphia Phillies is here to tell you that in his book,

400
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Gillette Blue Blades are number one for shaving ease and economy.

401
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You're on the air, Hank.

402
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:05,000
Well, to put it my way, Gillette Blue Blades shave easier than other blades,

403
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and I figure they save money too because they last a lot longer.

404
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,000
Well, also, Hank, you get better looking shaves, don't you?

405
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,000
Yes, Red, they're much cleaner, much smoother.

406
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407
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408
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409
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Not only that, but it protects them perfectly.

410
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411
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412
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Use Gillette Blue Blades with the sharpest edges ever home.

413
00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:44,000
Well, Hank, as long as we've got you up here,

414
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,000
what about these two pitchers as you see them work?

415
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:50,000
How would you characterize them, one pitcher talking about others?

416
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:53,000
Well, they look like two different kinds of pitchers.

417
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:57,000
We have Roe out there who is strictly a controlled pitcher.

418
00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:02,000
He has a screw ball, a slow curve, and a fast curve.

419
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,000
Rash is more of a fastball type pitcher.

420
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,000
There was a lot of fastballs in the sharp curveball.

421
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,000
Hank, you're getting a bang out of the series?

422
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,000
I am. It's a very good series,

423
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,000
and it looks like it's going to be a lot different from yesterday's series.

424
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:19,000
I think we'll see quite a bit of good hitting here this afternoon.

425
00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:22,000
Well, I just brought a picture when the hits started going.

426
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,000
A seat in the grass there, all right.

427
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,000
Nice to have you, Hank.

428
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:28,000
Now we've got Johnny Lindell, first half last, the second inning.

429
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,000
The outfield round toward left on him.

430
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,000
He pulls decidedly.

431
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,000
And preacher Roe, ahead one to nothing, delivers.

432
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:38,000
Lindell hits a sharp foul in the lower left field stands by one.

433
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,000
He hit well out ahead of that one.

434
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,000
One strike is a move along.

435
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,000
Lindell to be followed by Johnson and Coleman.

436
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,000
All right-hand hitters.

437
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:58,000
Stengel has got as many right-hand hitters as he can get.

438
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,000
Roe pumps twice, delivers.

439
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:01,000
Lindell swings.

440
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,000
There's a high pop fly in the short right center field.

441
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,000
Robinson goes out from second.

442
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:08,000
Hromanski, the right fielder, comes in.

443
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,000
Hromanski under it, and he makes the catch.

444
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:13,000
One up, one gone.

445
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,000
And Billy Johnson.

446
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:19,000
Won many a big ball game for the Yankees.

447
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:24,000
He had a great World Series, if you'll recall.

448
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,000
Stagger 1943.

449
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:29,000
And the Yankees volunteer, then booked with the Cardinals.

450
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:31,000
Right-hand hitter.

451
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:35,000
He's got the ball in under the hands.

452
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:36,000
Ball one.

453
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,000
Yesterday, Johnson went off for three.

454
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,000
Struck out twice.

455
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,000
A lot of guys struck out yesterday.

456
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,000
Roe pumps.

457
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:47,000
Deals.

458
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,000
There's a drive hit deep under left center.

459
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,000
Smatter's got a go.

460
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:57,000
He's under it, and he makes the catch as the ball sailed on him.

461
00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:00,000
The wind is coming in from left field.

462
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:03,000
I guess the ball was hit with some sort of English on it.

463
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:08,000
As Smatter was going toward left, that ball dotted back toward center.

464
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:10,000
It just curved.

465
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:12,000
Just a sharp curve ball.

466
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:14,000
I don't think I've ever seen one sail this sharply.

467
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,000
I think the wind helped it, plus probably some sort of English.

468
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:21,000
It was hit on the ball, but all of a sudden, it was just like it was going to curve right away through the center fielder.

469
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:23,000
And Smatter just stuck out his left hand.

470
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:30,000
The glove was on his left hand and grabbed the ball one-handed.

471
00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:31,000
That was an odd one.

472
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,000
That was a tough one.

473
00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:36,000
Not as easy as it looks to be out there on the picket line.

474
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,000
OK, now the batter is Jerry Coleman.

475
00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,000
Takes a fastball high inside.

476
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,000
Ball one.

477
00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:47,000
Frankie Crissetti, who can be easily heard all over the stadium.

478
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:50,000
He's coaching in third now.

479
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:51,000
Hollis set him up to the plate.

480
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:57,000
Frankie's voice has always had that high carrying quality when he was playing shortstop for second base.

481
00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:00,000
You could hear him all over the place.

482
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:04,000
Coleman, Slender Brunette, ready.

483
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:05,000
Rowe's not Slender.

484
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:06,000
He's just plain skinny.

485
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:07,000
You had to look at him twice to see him once.

486
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000
Ready on the mound.

487
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:13,000
Rodeels, there's a fly ball into right center field.

488
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:17,000
Snider, who's a busy young man, is under it and makes the catch.

489
00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:23,000
So for Snider, that gives him three of the last four put-outs.

490
00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:31,000
At the end of two innings, two check totals, all the dodges, a run, two hits, and no errors.

491
00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:33,000
The run is earned for the Yankees.

492
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,000
No runs, one hit and one error.

493
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:38,000
And the error had nothing to do with any of the scoring.

494
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:39,000
One-nothing Brooklyn.

495
00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:46,000
And it's the Gillette safety razor company very pleased for the 11th consecutive year to be sending you the big ball classic.

496
00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:48,000
The World Series.

497
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:51,000
And we'll pause now 10 seconds for station identification.

498
00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:54,000
This is the mutual broadcasting system.

499
00:43:54,000 --> 00:44:04,000
For the tops in sports, listen to WOR and WORFM, your World Series stations in New York.

500
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:07,000
Hello again, everybody.

501
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:15,000
This is Joel Redhead speaking to you from high up in the third deck at Yankee Stadium behind home plate for game two of the 1949 World Series.

502
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:24,000
And speaking for Mel Allen, who is here in the self-same radio box, for Jimmy Britt, who is doing television, for Rene Canisares,

503
00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:29,000
who is sending the description to our Latin American friends who are doing it all in Spanish.

504
00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:41,000
And we are delighted on behalf of the ball clubs and the commissioner and Gillette and the network to say hello to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces wherever they are all over the world.

505
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:50,000
Now we have Reese first up in the third inning. Raschi curbs him outside for ball one.

506
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:54,000
Outfield, round toward left.

507
00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:59,000
Right hand to Raschi, fastball right through there, one and one.

508
00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:05,000
Raschi has a big sort of sideways move out there on the mound.

509
00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:13,000
In stepping toward the plate, he puts his striding foot sort of over toward third and his body comes down with a third base twist.

510
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:18,000
Delivers curveball high inside. Reese just did check his swing in time.

511
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:22,000
Two balls, one strike.

512
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:30,000
Raschi, the solid man of the Yankee pitching staff last year,

513
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:40,000
121 for him and some big ones, delivers to one on the outside with his fastball, gets it all in, it's two and two.

514
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:42,000
Two balls, two strikes.

515
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:50,000
First man up in the third inning, Brooklyn one, New York nothing, game two of the series.

516
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:59,000
Charlie Silvera settles down to give the sign. He's got a bad hand too, but Barrow's hand is just worse after catching Reynolds fastball yesterday.

517
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:09,000
Reese swings a ground ball on two big bounces to short, Rizzuto up the throw over to first in plenty of time, Rizzuto to Henrik and that's all for Peewee.

518
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:12,000
One up one away, third inning.

519
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:17,000
Jorgensen, left hand hitting third baseman, stepping in.

520
00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:22,000
The sun is now out the brightest that it has been.

521
00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:30,000
Pretty bright too. And remember, Sunfield here at the stadium is primarily left field and a great part of center field.

522
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:39,000
Right field is always in shadow. Jorgensen takes a fastball high outside, ball one.

523
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:45,000
Right side of the Yankee infield, that's first baseman Henrik, second baseman Coleman straight away and normal depth.

524
00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:48,000
Jorgensen takes a fastball high outside, ball two.

525
00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:54,000
The left side of the Yankee infield, shortstop Rizzuto, is upper step and a couple steps over towards second.

526
00:46:54,000 --> 00:47:00,000
Third baseman Johnson is squarely off the bag and a step wider than he usually plays.

527
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:05,000
In other words, they're playing Jorgensen to pull. His tendency is to pull and the wind will help that tendency.

528
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:12,000
There's a high foul ball almost straight into the air. Catcher Silvera, Henrik and he's got it.

529
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:19,000
In a sense, I believe of all the fielding chances in baseball, that's the toughest. That high foul ball straight up overhead.

530
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:26,000
I've seen fellows that have been in pro ball for years suddenly wind up 15 feet away if mother ball comes down.

531
00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:34,000
So Jorgensen fouls out to the catcher. Silvera, very sure and steady under the foul ball. Two go on and the batter is Snyder.

532
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:43,000
Over one today, bounce out short to first in the first inning. Right-hander Rashid delivers the curve low inside. Ball one.

533
00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:51,000
I feel very much caught right on Snyder no matter which way the wind is blowing.

534
00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:59,000
Right side of the infield back, pitch, curve ball right in there, nice one, one and one. One ball, one strike.

535
00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:08,000
That's an easy move that this big right-hander has.

536
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:16,000
He's a steady workman. Not spectacularly, but solid.

537
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:25,000
One and oneThe pitch, curve swung on, grounded wide. Our first play, second baseman Coleman over up with a thruster first in time and Snyder is out by a step.

538
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:30,000
It was a nice play by second baseman Coleman running along the edge of the infield grass.

539
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:36,000
Nothing across in the top of the third inning and at the end of two and a half the score is Brooklyn 1, New York nothing.

540
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:45,000
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541
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:51,000
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542
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547
00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:37,000
The crowd settling back has not been particularly stirred all afternoon.

548
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:47,000
The game in a large degree has resumed almost the pattern of yesterday. Runs very, very scarce.

549
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:52,000
One nothing Brooklyn. Pitcher Rall ready to pitch to catch is Silvera. Right-hand hitter.

550
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:58,000
There's only one left-hand hitter of the ragamids for the Yankees. That is Henrik.

551
00:49:58,000 --> 00:50:01,000
Must have them all right-handed against the Brooklyn Southpaw.

552
00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:05,000
Here's the pitch to Silvera. Curve on the outside. Being too wide, ball one.

553
00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:16,000
The run in the second inning was scored on a double by Robinson who moved to third base after a long foul ball was caught by second baseman Coleman who also skidded a step in the mud.

554
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:19,000
He got ready for his throw and a single by Hodges.

555
00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:26,000
There's a foul ball out of play in the left field stands, up a deck. One ball, one strike.

556
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:31,000
The starting minnow is triple decked. There is the ground level.

557
00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:36,000
Then there is a second level, which is known as the mezzanine. And then there is the third deck.

558
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:44,000
And when you get up at the top of the third deck, you are up in the air.

559
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:49,000
Silvera right-hand hitter in open stands, swings on a curve, high, pop fly up toward third.

560
00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:54,000
Jorgensen, the third baseman, comes in one or two steps and makes the catch just two steps off the bat.

561
00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:56,000
Silvera pops up to third.

562
00:50:56,000 --> 00:51:00,000
A change of speed artist.

563
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,000
Showed off a little bit then.

564
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:10,000
And here's a big round of applause for the big pitcher, Big Rashi.

565
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:14,000
Big Rashi, number 17.

566
00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:16,000
Rashi up.

567
00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:18,000
Big Rashi.

568
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:20,000
Stands highly well back from the plate and off of it.

569
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:29,000
Right-hand hitter takes a curve that Rowe just dunked right over there above the knees for a call strike.

570
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:33,000
That field toward left. Rowe pumping.

571
00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:38,000
Delivers. Curve way outside. One-one.

572
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:44,000
One ball, one strike.

573
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:48,000
That field shaded toward left.

574
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:52,000
Big Rashi's pitcher to hit his weight and pull the ball to left.

575
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:56,000
Draw. Fastball. Swing on and miss.

576
00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:03,000
On and do. One ball, two strikes.

577
00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:08,000
Rowe is not the type of pitcher who can pitch too frequently.

578
00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:13,000
He's slender. He has to have a great deal of rest between assignments.

579
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:17,000
One and two pitches. Fastball outside for ball two.

580
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:26,000
Stangles said as soon as this game is over, he will announce down in the Yankee clubhouse his pitcher for tomorrow.

581
00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:33,000
Bert Schotton said before the ball game that it would be either Branker or Barney. That's how he saw it then. But Barney is down in the bullpen.

582
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:40,000
It depends on what Rowe does todayThe Brooklyn pitching selection for tomorrow.

583
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:49,000
Two-two pitch. Swung on. A high foul ball deep back of first base, close to the stands and in amongst the customers.

584
00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:52,000
Two balls, two strikes.

585
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:54,000
Two and two.

586
00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:58,000
One gone. Last to the third. Brooklyn won. New York nothing.

587
00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:06,000
Dodgers scored in the second inning. Robinson doubled him with two out. Hodges single. Got him in.

588
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:15,000
One change primarily in each ball club's outfield. Bauer is in right field. He got a right hand hitter for the Yankees.

589
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:21,000
Hamanski moves from left to right for the Dodgers as Torello is benched because of the groin injury and Rackley is in left.

590
00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:31,000
Now Rowe pitches two-two to Rasche. Just misses outside. Football three. So Preacher, who is pitching a great deal of care to Rasche,

591
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:39,000
but getting careless with him, has now got the string three and two.

592
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:46,000
Rasche leaning in. Rowe comes down. Swung on. There's a bounding ball. Half speed to short. Reiss charges it.

593
00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:51,000
There's the short step. Throw the first and Rasche is outbunding more than a step.

594
00:53:51,000 --> 00:54:00,000
So two up, two gone. Last to the third. And the top of the order is Rizzuto, who hustled a line drive single in the left field on his first at bat.

595
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:05,000
He's the only Yankee to get on base. Never got out first.

596
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:13,000
So the little short step. Plays a great game. An all-around ball player.

597
00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:20,000
Rizzuto up. One for five in the series. One for one today. One-0 for four yesterday.

598
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:28,000
Rowe gives him a screwball high outside. Ball one. Rizzuto is a tough target. He's just a little bit over five feet.

599
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:33,000
He's a fine demonstration that a little man can play with a big man.

600
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:36,000
Throw. Although for a called strike.

601
00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:48,000
But in addition to the fact that the physical area of the strike target for Rizzuto between his knees and his shoulders, because of his lack of great height, he's not very large.

602
00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:58,000
He also has fine eyes and fine wrists. Swings at a hot man down to short. Reiss knocks the ball down. Picks it up but he can't make the throw.

603
00:54:58,000 --> 00:55:04,000
And Rizzuto is on. Let's see that one to fix the score. It was a hot one. And it is charged an hour on the Brooklyn shortstop.

604
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:10,000
The ball was hit about two steps to the shortstop's left. In other words, between the shortstop and second base.

605
00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:17,000
And Reiss got his glove squirrely on the ball but didn't come up with it. In other words, that's one of those plays you do or you don't and he didn't. He merely batted it down.

606
00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:23,000
So it's an hour charged against Reiss and the shooter was on.

607
00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:29,000
This is the first arrow charged against Brooklyn in the series. They played Errol's ball yesterday.

608
00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:35,000
Now we have Tommy Henrik there at the plate and this has created an excited hubbub and a star to sweep through the huge stadium.

609
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:42,000
That goes to Rizzuto. Henrik swings, falls the ball off into the left field stand on hit and run play.

610
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:48,000
So the Yankees were running.

611
00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:52,000
Low balls, one strike.

612
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:59,000
Henrik hit a short fly ball to right field to Hermanski in the first inning.

613
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:02,000
He was one for four yesterday and that one was it.

614
00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:06,000
The Yankees lead in the series one game to nothing.

615
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:08,000
Dodgers lead today one run to nothing.

616
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:12,000
The Presudo the tying run at first two outlasts the third.

617
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:19,000
Row of pitches, a curve on the outside missing. One and one. One ball, one strike.

618
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:23,000
Upfield drawn back over to the right.

619
00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:29,000
Henrik pulls to rightThe wind is coming in from left to push a high fly ball toward right field.

620
00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:39,000
Rizzuto steps back on. He's quick. Quick like a little rabbit.

621
00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:41,000
Dickey coaching at first.

622
00:56:41,000 --> 00:56:43,000
21 pitch, curve thrown and missed.

623
00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:45,000
That was a big sweeping curve ball.

624
00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:50,000
Row side on it and Henrik went after it all the way and Tommy steps out of the box and flexes at his back.

625
00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:55,000
He took such a cut at that ball that you know that back is quite sore.

626
00:56:55,000 --> 00:57:00,000
I think he must have given it more than a wrench right then.

627
00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:04,000
He's back in there. He doesn't go through any gyrations.

628
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:08,000
He had to get his breath though. That swing hurt him.

629
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:13,000
The one and two pitch, there goes Rizzuto. Pitch out. There goes a throw down to second base and Rizzuto is safe.

630
00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:17,000
He steals it. He steals it.

631
00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:21,000
So that's the first deal for the Yankees and that balances the total of steals.

632
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:23,000
His restore on yesterday's was what that was.

633
00:57:23,000 --> 00:57:27,000
So Rizzuto is tying on his now at second base and Roy is mad at himself.

634
00:57:27,000 --> 00:57:33,000
Apparently he must have taken his eye off Rizzuto for a moment because Pitcher threw a slow outside curve ball.

635
00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:38,000
In other words, it wasn't a pitch out in the sense that they expected Rizzuto to run.

636
00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:44,000
That pitch was breaking down the caponella's left to his left hand and of course catchers being right hand throwers.

637
00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:47,000
That put Roy in a spot. He had to reach up toward third to get the ball.

638
00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:53,000
Then had to make a reverse turn of 160 to 80 degrees in order to be able to throw down the second base.

639
00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:55,000
And Rizzuto steals it nicely.

640
00:57:55,000 --> 00:58:01,000
So they certainly selected the right pitch, a slow outside curve ball, which put the catcher behind the eight ball.

641
00:58:01,000 --> 00:58:04,000
Now the two-two pitch to Henrik is a fastball hit down the short,

642
00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:11,000
Reese is up with it, the throw is over to first base in time and Henrik is up.

643
00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:13,000
So that is all for that threat.

644
00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:18,000
An error at short with Rizzuto capitalizing as much as he could with a steal.

645
00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:21,000
No runs, no hits, one man left and one error.

646
00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:25,000
Well, with Mel listening to be sure that we don't get you too far off base, we'll check our three inning totals.

647
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:29,000
Boyd Brooklyn, a run on two hits and one error.

648
00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:33,000
For the Yankees, no runs, one hit and one error.

649
00:58:33,000 --> 00:58:39,000
Getting ready for the fourth inning and Robinson, who opened up with a double in the second and then was scored

650
00:58:39,000 --> 00:58:41,000
for the game's only tally on a line single by Hodges.

651
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:45,000
Both of the hits off Raschi were decidedly clean.

652
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:50,000
Robinson, Harmanski, Rackler, that's how they go here in the fourth.

653
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:54,000
Big right-hander who moved so easily, almost effortlessly.

654
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:59,000
Raschi's quite graceful.

655
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:04,000
Throwing down to Silveira, Henrik warming up the rest of the Yankean field.

656
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:08,000
That's Coleman at second base, Rizzuto at short, Johnson at third.

657
00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:11,000
Mendel has his sunglasses on out in left.

658
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:17,000
DiMaggio walking in sort of a small circle out in center.

659
00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:19,000
In right field, Hank Bauer.

660
00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:23,000
If you want to find out just how much of a player's in the ball game,

661
00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:25,000
you watch a fellow like DiMaggio now.

662
00:59:25,000 --> 00:59:27,000
He's been around so much, so many World Series.

663
00:59:27,000 --> 00:59:33,000
And yet, he will come up on his toes on every pitch that Raschi makes

664
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:35,000
or any other pitch he's on the mound.

665
00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:36,000
He's ready to go on every pitch.

666
00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:39,000
People wonder, well, how does he get a jump on a fly ball?

667
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:40,000
That's the secret.

668
00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:46,000
And that takes a great deal out of you when you play baseball that hard.

669
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:49,000
Robinson won for one, the line double in the second inning.

670
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:51,000
But nothing but then, Raschi ready to go.

671
00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:54,000
First pitch of the fourth inning is Bauer.

672
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:58,000
Jack Bunning for a base hit, he was trying to push the ball ahead of him up toward first base.

673
00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:00,000
The infield was deep.

674
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:10,000
That's the first time that he's attempted that.

675
01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:12,000
Outfield woodlap.

676
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:14,000
Now third baseman Johnson is up.

677
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:16,000
He takes one warning for Billy.

678
01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:19,000
He's right up there or right off third base.

679
01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:22,000
And Henrik is a step closer than usual at first.

680
01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:26,000
Raschi on the mound pitches, gets a fastball over nicely.

681
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:28,000
The ball is two strikes.

682
01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:30,000
So Robinson is now behind.

683
01:00:30,000 --> 01:00:40,000
Raschi well ahead on the count.

684
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:41,000
Crowd quiet for the moment.

685
01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:43,000
Raschi bends to his task, delivers.

686
01:00:43,000 --> 01:00:52,000
Curve low outside.

687
01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:53,000
One ball, two strikes.

688
01:00:53,000 --> 01:01:01,000
Subway train goes rumbling along, back of the open bleachers behind Settafield.

689
01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:03,000
One or two pitch, swung on and missed.

690
01:01:03,000 --> 01:01:05,000
Curve ball, a good one on the outside.

691
01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:09,000
Robinson strikes out swinging.

692
01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:11,000
That's the second strike after Raschi.

693
01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:15,000
That was a big one for him to begin the fourth inning with.

694
01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:19,000
Gene Hermanski who fouled out to second baseman Coleman.

695
01:01:19,000 --> 01:01:23,000
Deep across the right field line for the second baseman to go.

696
01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:27,000
Deep enough for Robinson to move after the catch of it over to third base from second.

697
01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:29,000
Hermanski up.

698
01:01:29,000 --> 01:01:32,000
Outfield toward right.

699
01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:33,000
Right hand to Raschi, twist throw.

700
01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:36,000
Then there's a ball drilled out in the right center field for a base hit.

701
01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:37,000
And it gets away from the mound.

702
01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:38,000
You're on a bad hop.

703
01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:39,000
Joe calls down.

704
01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:41,000
The ball is having to be retrieved right through the mound.

705
01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:42,000
Hermanski's around second base.

706
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:44,000
He's on his way in the third.

707
01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:46,000
There's second base from Coleman's run in of the ball.

708
01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:51,000
And it winds up as a triple because DiMaggio never even touched the ball.

709
01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:57,000
Remember we told you that a ball dotted and Snatter just did grab the ball back in the second inning.

710
01:01:57,000 --> 01:01:59,000
That was a ball hit by Billy Johnson.

711
01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:02,000
Well this ball up to right center field seemed to be a simple single.

712
01:02:02,000 --> 01:02:06,000
DiMaggio was offset to play it on the customary second bounce.

713
01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:08,000
And the ball suddenly hooked.

714
01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:10,000
It hooked away from DiMaggio.

715
01:02:10,000 --> 01:02:14,000
And remember the outfield is very tricky because of the recent rains.

716
01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:16,000
It did not rain after yesterday morning.

717
01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:18,000
But the rains up until then fixed it up good.

718
01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:21,000
And when DiMaggio cut out from under him went his feet.

719
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:23,000
And there was the picture of the great center fielder on the ground.

720
01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:25,000
The ball rolling all the way back to where it's marked.

721
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:26,000
Quarters and seven feet.

722
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:28,000
It's a triple for Hermanski.

723
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:29,000
And the batter is Radcliffe.

724
01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:33,000
Who was unable to move Robinson in with one out from third base in the second inning.

725
01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:36,000
He tapped out third to first.

726
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:38,000
And Radcliffe is given the identical opportunity here in the fourth.

727
01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:40,000
A man at third went out.

728
01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:42,000
And Radcliffe gets tired of waiting for Raschi.

729
01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:46,000
Raschi waiting deliberately of course to try and get this young ball player

730
01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:50,000
in his first World Series game thinking too much.

731
01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:51,000
So there is a triple.

732
01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:52,000
It's an odd one.

733
01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:54,000
Hermanski off third.

734
01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:59,000
Raschi pitches and there is a swing and a miss at a curve ball.

735
01:02:59,000 --> 01:03:01,000
The ball is one strike.

736
01:03:01,000 --> 01:03:04,000
Radcliffe chokes well up on the handle of that bat.

737
01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:10,000
He's known to the trade as a singles hitter.

738
01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:20,000
Enfield is growing up of course hoping for a player to play.

739
01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:22,000
That feels straight away.

740
01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:23,000
Hermanski leading off third.

741
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:26,000
Johnson right off the bag.

742
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:29,000
Raschi is pumping on Hermanski.

743
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:30,000
Pitches.

744
01:03:30,000 --> 01:03:32,000
Pitch out.

745
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:34,000
This ball was on.

746
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:35,000
Hermanski wasn't going any place.

747
01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:38,000
On that pitch out you could tell the Yankees were expecting a bunt.

748
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:40,000
The squeeze play.

749
01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:42,000
But there was no attempt for it.

750
01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:45,000
They pitched out up the third base line.

751
01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:47,000
Select ten batter.

752
01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:48,000
21 pitch.

753
01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:50,000
Curve ball hits slowly up to our second base.

754
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:51,000
Here comes Hermanski.

755
01:03:51,000 --> 01:03:53,000
The throw is to the plate.

756
01:03:53,000 --> 01:03:54,000
In time and he's out.

757
01:03:54,000 --> 01:03:56,000
Hermanski is out and gets up.

758
01:03:56,000 --> 01:03:59,000
And he's furious with Beans-Werdum for calling a bang bang play against him.

759
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:05,000
He gets up and as he gets up his chest and Werdum is outside the chest wind protective touch.

760
01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:07,000
And you can see the veins in Hermanski's neck.

761
01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:10,000
And Werdum is also sore too.

762
01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:12,000
Now Hermanski goes walking away.

763
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:14,000
A bang bang play at the plate.

764
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:16,000
And Werdum calls Hermanski out.

765
01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:17,000
And Hermanski is furious.

766
01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:19,000
Rockley goes to first base.

767
01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:21,000
Coleman coming in on the slow trickle towards second.

768
01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:23,000
Threw the ball nicely in.

769
01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:27,000
Gil Hodges traces the third base corner home plate with his bat.

770
01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:30,000
As if to say to the crowd as well as to Ritten.

771
01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:32,000
This is where Hermanski touched it.

772
01:04:32,000 --> 01:04:35,000
And Ritten must have said Hermanski never touched the plate.

773
01:04:35,000 --> 01:04:37,000
Because Hodges was pointing to it with his bat.

774
01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:39,000
So that's the second out.

775
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:41,000
Well that's a tough decision.

776
01:04:41,000 --> 01:04:43,000
And of course that's the work of the umpire.

777
01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:47,000
When they're close like that it's going to be tough either way they're called.

778
01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:50,000
A beautiful throw in there by second baseman Coleman.

779
01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:51,000
He didn't lose any time.

780
01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:54,000
It didn't look like he had a chance when he came in on that slow trickle towards second.

781
01:04:54,000 --> 01:04:56,000
And Silvaro was in there at the plate nicely.

782
01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:58,000
So the second base with the catcher two out.

783
01:04:58,000 --> 01:05:01,000
Hodges at the plate and takes a curve in under the hands.

784
01:05:01,000 --> 01:05:04,000
Well that was an electric moment.

785
01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:08,000
In a regular season ball game that would have been quite a rhubarb.

786
01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:14,000
But in the World Series both players and umpires have been cautioned now to put that extra patience in there.

787
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:18,000
And Hermanski's every instinctive reaction was to really create a ruckus.

788
01:05:18,000 --> 01:05:22,000
But he took a second thought and walked away.

789
01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:23,000
Rashie's set.

790
01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:24,000
Checks first.

791
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:26,000
Throws over there.

792
01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:28,000
Henrik Miller returns.

793
01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:33,000
Rockley was not off any place.

794
01:05:33,000 --> 01:05:36,000
Notice that most all first base coaches are grey haired.

795
01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:40,000
They get it there from these fellas taking leads and pitches thrown over there.

796
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:42,000
Rashie, big right hander set.

797
01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:43,000
Watching first.

798
01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:44,000
Using her head bob on the mound.

799
01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:45,000
Pitches.

800
01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:48,000
Hodges swings and there is a drive into short right center field.

801
01:05:48,000 --> 01:05:49,000
Power under it.

802
01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:53,000
Right fielder takes it for out number three.

803
01:05:53,000 --> 01:05:56,000
More runs in one hit in the top of the fourth inning.

804
01:05:56,000 --> 01:06:02,000
A real threat however at the end of three and a half the score remains Brooklyn one and New York nothing.

805
01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:06,000
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806
01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:11,000
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807
01:06:11,000 --> 01:06:18,000
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808
01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:23,000
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809
01:06:23,000 --> 01:06:27,000
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810
01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:29,000
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811
01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:37,000
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812
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:41,000
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813
01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:44,000
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814
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:54,000
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815
01:06:54,000 --> 01:07:02,000
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816
01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:08,000
We're all getting set for the last of the fourth and we'll take ten seconds now for station identification.

817
01:07:08,000 --> 01:07:12,000
This is the mutual broadcasting system.

818
01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:19,000
For the tops in sports listen to W.O.R. and W.O.R.F.M. your World Series stations in New York.

819
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:29,000
Last half of the fourth inning Hank Bauer just made the most recent put out.

820
01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:32,000
Jordan Maggio and Johnny Lindell.

821
01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:37,000
All right hand hitters left hand the roll.

822
01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:40,000
Lean skinny.

823
01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:48,000
He laughing or first himself is a big bag of muscles.

824
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:55,000
All right hand batter takes a change of ball that is too high for one.

825
01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:57,000
I feel toward left.

826
01:07:57,000 --> 01:08:02,000
Bauer fouled out to second baseman Robinson first inning.

827
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:12,000
Broad delivers catch one on the road out into center field it's in there for a base hit it's a clean single for Bauer ball is a three bus not a ball is going on a second base and he is out.

828
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:15,000
Reese taking the throw in from Snyder.

829
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:18,000
Wow I guess you figured the slider was going to be a little cavalier about it.

830
01:08:18,000 --> 01:08:27,000
He tried to do it he got thrown out.

831
01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:33,000
So Bauer all dirty slid in there on his chest hand straining for second base but he was out at second.

832
01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:42,000
The ball was hit into center field Snyder was playing a deep center and he came in and apparently Bauer thought that Snyder's easy loafing move.

833
01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:45,000
I mean he may have been decoyed by it.

834
01:08:45,000 --> 01:08:47,000
And let's say.

835
01:08:47,000 --> 01:08:50,000
Brackley is coming in from left field just a moment.

836
01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:55,000
Maybe he heard himself running over there to back up that play in the event the ball got away from Snyder.

837
01:08:55,000 --> 01:08:57,000
Brackley is walking in out of left field.

838
01:08:57,000 --> 01:08:59,000
We'll have to find out just what's the matter with him.

839
01:08:59,000 --> 01:09:04,000
Captain Reese has called time and is motioning with his right hand to the bench meaning have somebody throw.

840
01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:06,000
Apparently Brackley has come out of the game.

841
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:08,000
He was not involved in that play.

842
01:09:08,000 --> 01:09:16,000
In running across to be of assistance if he could be maybe he pulled his leg or something but he's out.

843
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:18,000
And he comes and he's limping down the steps.

844
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:22,000
He apparently hurt his leg or his ankle.

845
01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:25,000
So Captain Reese is over there talking with Bert Schatten.

846
01:09:25,000 --> 01:09:29,000
Schatten who stays in the dugout wearing civilian clothes of course.

847
01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:34,000
And Reese is now going up to play on power ridden to notify him who the new left fielder will be.

848
01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:38,000
He has not come out of the Brooklyn dugout as yet.

849
01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:42,000
It's going to be Louis Olmo the senior from Puerto Rico.

850
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:50,000
So I imagine that Rene Canazares who is sending the broadcast down to South America.

851
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:53,000
I imagine he's probably wishing he could get Olmo right up here.

852
01:09:53,000 --> 01:09:57,000
They could carry on the language that Mel and I think could cope with.

853
01:09:57,000 --> 01:09:59,000
Olmo going out to left field.

854
01:09:59,000 --> 01:10:01,000
O-L-M-O.

855
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:07,000
One of the ball players who was in the Mexican League affair and was reinstated in the middle of the past summer.

856
01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:09,000
Louis Olmo now being announced.

857
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:12,000
Now playing left field for the Dodgers.

858
01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:14,000
Louis Olmo.

859
01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:19,000
Number 37.

860
01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:25,000
So the only thing that could have happened to Radcliffe is in running across he must have twisted his ankle.

861
01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:27,000
Or pulled a muscle in his leg.

862
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:31,000
And he reported it to Captain Reese saying well you better take me out because I can't run.

863
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:33,000
So Olmo is now in left field.

864
01:10:33,000 --> 01:10:36,000
His right hand banner.

865
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:40,000
One nothing Brooklyn.

866
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:43,000
Joe DiMaggio formidable tremendous figure there.

867
01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:45,000
Played right hand hitter.

868
01:10:45,000 --> 01:10:49,000
Left hander all pitches and the joker cuts and fouled it off.

869
01:10:49,000 --> 01:10:54,000
There have been many days for many ball players all over the field of baseball.

870
01:10:54,000 --> 01:11:00,000
But no day approached the day they gave DiMaggio this past Saturday here at the stadium.

871
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:06,000
He made the day complete by leading the Yankees as they came on from behind to beat the Red Sox by four.

872
01:11:06,000 --> 01:11:08,000
Pitch down by the shins.

873
01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:10,000
Ball one the ball going back to the stand.

874
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:21,000
Ball one struck.

875
01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:24,000
Brooklyn outfield Olmo now in left.

876
01:11:24,000 --> 01:11:29,000
First world series for him.

877
01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:32,000
Snatter in center.

878
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:33,000
Right field Hromanski.

879
01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:37,000
DiMaggio swing slaps it foul against the upper stand back of first base.

880
01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:44,000
Ball two strikes ball hit up there and bounded back down right behind the Yankee dugout.

881
01:11:44,000 --> 01:11:46,000
Glad to spam him.

882
01:11:46,000 --> 01:11:49,000
One and two.

883
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:50,000
One man out.

884
01:11:50,000 --> 01:11:52,000
Bauer single to center field.

885
01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:57,000
He was cut down trying to stretch it into a double.

886
01:11:57,000 --> 01:12:04,000
Snatter to Reese.

887
01:12:04,000 --> 01:12:08,000
Pumps once pumps again delivers strike three swinging.

888
01:12:08,000 --> 01:12:14,000
That was a fast screwball down low inside DiMaggio strikes out swinging.

889
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:17,000
That is the first strikeout for Rowe.

890
01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:26,000
Oddly enough the first strikeout yesterday for Newcomb was DiMaggio.

891
01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:31,000
Two men are gone last to the fourth.

892
01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:41,000
Batter is Lindell.

893
01:12:41,000 --> 01:12:42,000
Rowe deals.

894
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:43,000
Swung on line right back.

895
01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:46,000
Rowe beats the ball down picks it up throws over the first and Lindell is up.

896
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:51,000
The ball was hit right back at Rowe and it hurt him on his right hand.

897
01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:54,000
He's looking at his right hand it was hit right back at him.

898
01:12:54,000 --> 01:12:56,000
He knocked the ball down he's ringing his right hand.

899
01:12:56,000 --> 01:12:59,000
That's not his pitching hand but that ball hurt him.

900
01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:02,000
He knocked it down recovered through over the first.

901
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:05,000
So no runs one hit and nobody left.

902
01:13:05,000 --> 01:13:08,000
Last of the fourth inning.

903
01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:10,000
One and nothing Brooklyn.

904
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:16,000
The sides change fields Dodger will hit the fifth the Yankees are going out defensively.

905
01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:23,000
Brasher getting ready and men are refreshing spick and span shave makes you look sharp and feel sharp.

906
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907
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908
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909
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910
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911
01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:54,000
Also we've got another tough ball game coming now into the mid stages.

912
01:13:54,000 --> 01:13:59,000
Moving in for the fifth inning is Roy Campanella to be the first batter for Brooklyn.

913
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:10,000
Then preach a row and the Brooklyn bullpen gets active right handed Jack batter gets up to go back and start throwing with Sam Naran bullpen catcher.

914
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:15,000
That line drive of Mendel's hit row on the heel or maybe on the thumb of his right hand.

915
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:16,000
It was hit right back at him.

916
01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:18,000
He didn't have much choice.

917
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:27,000
He had to block that ball down to keep it from taking part of his belt buckle with it.

918
01:14:27,000 --> 01:14:30,000
So we'll know in a moment just how a row is.

919
01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:32,000
If he's pinch hit ball we'll know that he's heard.

920
01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:35,000
If he's going to get hit for himself we know that he's going to carry on.

921
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:37,000
Curve is low outside the Campanella.

922
01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:39,000
All one.

923
01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:42,000
There's nobody out on deck yet for Brooklyn.

924
01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:48,000
As customer if the pitcher is going to hit that the leadoff man be out there in the pitcher's place let him stay back in the dugout.

925
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:53,000
Pitch is swung on hit wide or third base into left field for a base hit for Campanella.

926
01:14:53,000 --> 01:15:01,000
So Roy's on with a single the ball is fumbled for the moment in left field recovered throwing in the second and Campanella is out.

927
01:15:01,000 --> 01:15:05,000
Lindell fumbled the ball briefly and Campanella set sail for second base.

928
01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:11,000
But Lindell who had fumbled one for an hour recovered in time to throw Campanella out at second base.

929
01:15:11,000 --> 01:15:17,000
Jerry Coleman the second baseman took the throw and I made the tag and here is Roy coming out of the dugout.

930
01:15:17,000 --> 01:15:20,000
Two hit for himself so I guess that his right hand is all right.

931
01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:26,000
In fact I noticed as he came out of the dugout he was carrying the bat in his right hand so he certainly wasn't favoring it.

932
01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:31,000
So Campanella is a single and he's out stretching.

933
01:15:31,000 --> 01:15:36,000
Roy is recalled over to the dugout and Shotton is saying something to him.

934
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:39,000
Now here's the pitcher coming back up to the plate.

935
01:15:39,000 --> 01:15:43,000
So Campanella is out Lindell really recovered that ball in a hurry.

936
01:15:43,000 --> 01:15:52,000
It looked as though he was going to roll up his arm and he was going to have trouble finding it.

937
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:55,000
It's almost a replica of the play although there was no juggle on it.

938
01:15:55,000 --> 01:16:00,000
A bowler single in the center field lasted the fourth inning.

939
01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:06,000
So Roy who struck out in the second inning up for his second at bat right hand hitter.

940
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:18,000
Bunch and foul the ball off running for a base hit of course.

941
01:16:18,000 --> 01:16:23,000
Only one run in the game the Dodgers got it in the second inning.

942
01:16:23,000 --> 01:16:30,000
Only have an aggregate in the way of hits of a half dozen.

943
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:32,000
Pitchers are being very stingy.

944
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:44,000
Throw curveball swung and missed strike two.

945
01:16:44,000 --> 01:16:50,000
No balls two strikes.

946
01:16:50,000 --> 01:16:53,000
Passball outside ball one.

947
01:16:53,000 --> 01:16:57,000
On that last pitch that the roll swung on he took his right hand off the bat

948
01:16:57,000 --> 01:16:59,000
and he pulled through with his left hand.

949
01:16:59,000 --> 01:17:04,000
Mel detected that and it may be that right hand is quite sore.

950
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:06,000
Apparently there's nothing broken.

951
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:09,000
Roy is gripping the stick right now but I notice he just flexed his right hand again.

952
01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:12,000
The pitch is over for call strike three.

953
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:14,000
So Roy looks at the third one.

954
01:17:14,000 --> 01:17:19,000
That's the third strike out for Raschi.

955
01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:23,000
Two go on nobody on here in the fifth.

956
01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:27,000
One and nothing Brooklyn and shortstop Reese who is the lead author.

957
01:17:27,000 --> 01:17:35,000
Right hand batter steps in.

958
01:17:35,000 --> 01:17:39,000
A bang bang ball game and the umpires are being given some bang bang plays there.

959
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:42,000
There weren't any close ones yesterday.

960
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:44,000
Curve is low outside ball one.

961
01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:49,000
A lot of baseball people commented on the fact that there were no close umpiring decisions

962
01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:54,000
be made yesterday except always those close ones on the part of the plate umpire.

963
01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:57,000
We had some close ones today.

964
01:17:57,000 --> 01:18:04,000
One and no pitch high inside ball two.

965
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:07,000
What's the thing that fans should always remember.

966
01:18:07,000 --> 01:18:12,000
The people who do not ever think in terms of a game being won or lost to the umpires.

967
01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:16,000
Their decision is merely safe or out fair or foul ball or strike.

968
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:18,000
That's all.

969
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:20,000
Pass ball over call strike.

970
01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:31,000
As the great Bill Clem once said and it's repeated over and over again for the benefit of young umpires umpire the ball.

971
01:18:31,000 --> 01:18:35,000
To one pitch curve ball low inside and it is ball three.

972
01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:36,000
Three and one.

973
01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:43,000
Three balls one strike.

974
01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:51,000
As much often it said that an umpire doesn't know when the winning run comes over the plate.

975
01:18:51,000 --> 01:18:54,000
Three one pitch over for a call second strike.

976
01:18:54,000 --> 01:19:08,000
I think that is best explained Mel will remember that after Lava Jaddle got the only hit off Bevin's two years ago in game four and knocked in the tying and winning runs played on Paul Larry gets with the ball players running off the playing field started to brush off home plate for the next hitter.

977
01:19:08,000 --> 01:19:13,000
The umpires concentration is not on winning or losing at all.

978
01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:28,000
Which we should all be most grateful to the players it would really be a mess wouldn't it research of only ball down the third Johnson up throws over the first that's all for peewee and so in the top half of the defending and flavors third to first still runs one hit the body left top of the fifth.

979
01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:42,000
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983
01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:12,000
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986
01:20:22,000 --> 01:20:29,000
Now is getting ready to take over the microphone, but it's a question where the preacher is going to take over the mound or not.

987
01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:32,000
Now, how do you see this?

988
01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:41,000
With the preacher not yet having come out and with people looking toward the Dodger bullpen tend to indicate that perhaps there may be a new picture coming on.

989
01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:46,000
On the other hand, there are those in the Dodger dugout looking in at the bench, which we cannot actually see.

990
01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:50,000
We can see the edge of the dugout, but evidently there's going to be somebody else coming on.

991
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:54,000
There's a signal going out to the bullpen.

992
01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:57,000
On the other hand, beans written.

993
01:20:57,000 --> 01:21:01,000
Beans written is gone and to look into the Dodger dugout.

994
01:21:01,000 --> 01:21:03,000
That signal the bullpen may have said, Never mind.

995
01:21:03,000 --> 01:21:04,000
Don't come in.

996
01:21:04,000 --> 01:21:07,000
We're merely speculating beans written.

997
01:21:07,000 --> 01:21:10,000
Plain umpire is over the Dodger dugout.

998
01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:14,000
Here comes Roy Campanella out and ridden walking back to play down.

999
01:21:14,000 --> 01:21:16,000
The preacher is going to come on out and pitch.

1000
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:22,000
That settles that problem for the moment.

1001
01:21:22,000 --> 01:21:23,000
We're all concerned about it.

1002
01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:28,000
Preacher Rowe has turned in a masterful performance thus far.

1003
01:21:28,000 --> 01:21:37,000
Has dazzled the Yankees, as Red told you, with his beautiful control pitching, his stuff pitching.

1004
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:42,000
He can come in with that fastball on occasion when he feels that he wants to use it to get it over the plate.

1005
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:49,000
As Red told you, he will generally waste it and try to make him hit that slow curve, his other breaking stuff, or that screwball he throws.

1006
01:21:49,000 --> 01:21:53,000
And he has done a great job so far.

1007
01:21:53,000 --> 01:22:01,000
As we come into the last half of the fifth inning, the Yankees will send up Billy Johnson, Jerry Coleman, and Charlie Silvera.

1008
01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:07,000
So far this series has continued to be dominated by the pitchers.

1009
01:22:07,000 --> 01:22:12,000
A total of seven hits yesterday, five for the Yankees and two for Brooklyn.

1010
01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:16,000
And a total of six hits today, four for Brooklyn and two for the Yankees.

1011
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:21,000
So it's just about the reverse of the situation as of yesterday.

1012
01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:23,000
At the present time, one to nothing.

1013
01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:26,000
They were the Dodgers as we come to the last half of the fifth inning.

1014
01:22:26,000 --> 01:22:33,000
And Billy Johnson, who was the victim of a sensational catch by Duke Snyder in the second inning, right-hand hitter,

1015
01:22:33,000 --> 01:22:35,000
awaits the pitch on the Dodger south ball.

1016
01:22:35,000 --> 01:22:39,000
There it is, swung on, popped up into the air just off to the left of the plate.

1017
01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:44,000
Roy Campanella under it and foul territory makes the catch about four or five feet to the left of the plate.

1018
01:22:44,000 --> 01:22:46,000
And there's one away.

1019
01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:50,000
That ball, evidently, was doing tricks because as Johnson started to swing,

1020
01:22:50,000 --> 01:22:52,000
evidently he had his mind made up he was going to cut on the first one.

1021
01:22:52,000 --> 01:23:01,000
He didn't take the good cut, but he almost had to sort of drop his bat and take a half cut at the ball.

1022
01:23:01,000 --> 01:23:07,000
One down and here's Jerry Coleman flying to center field in the second inning, a right-hand hitter.

1023
01:23:07,000 --> 01:23:10,000
Johnny Jorgensen is playing in close at third for him.

1024
01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:13,000
Rose delivery, fastball is over for a called strike.

1025
01:23:13,000 --> 01:23:17,000
There's one time he used his fastball to get the strike, get the jump on the hitter.

1026
01:23:17,000 --> 01:23:20,000
The outfield for Coleman, almost straight away.

1027
01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:24,000
Jorgensen in fairly close at third, Reese.

1028
01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:26,000
Four strikes to the left of second and a step.

1029
01:23:26,000 --> 01:23:28,000
Robinson three strikes to the right of second.

1030
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:33,000
Your pitch is swung on, hit down the third base line and by Jorgensen to the left field corner, chasing at his Omo.

1031
01:23:33,000 --> 01:23:34,000
He bounces high off the barrier.

1032
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:36,000
Coleman rounds first, heads for second.

1033
01:23:36,000 --> 01:23:38,000
Omo up for the ball, flips it toward third to Reese.

1034
01:23:38,000 --> 01:23:40,000
It's a double for Jerry Coleman.

1035
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:51,000
Jerry Coleman getting his second hit of the series.

1036
01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:53,000
And both of them have been doubled.

1037
01:23:53,000 --> 01:23:59,000
Yesterday, he got a two-base hit, a line drive into the right field corner.

1038
01:23:59,000 --> 01:24:02,000
So he's on second base with one down.

1039
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:04,000
And the batter is Charlie Silbera.

1040
01:24:04,000 --> 01:24:07,000
Popped out in the third inning to Jorgensen.

1041
01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:10,000
Jack Banner, right-hander going to work in the bullpen for Brooklyn.

1042
01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:15,000
He has been working and is resuming.

1043
01:24:15,000 --> 01:24:19,000
Silbera, right-hand batter, stands in close to the plate.

1044
01:24:19,000 --> 01:24:24,000
Swings and sends a ground ball into the hole, stopped beautifully by Reese behind third to throw in time for the out.

1045
01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:28,000
Going to third is Coleman, a beautiful play by a little Colonel.

1046
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:31,000
That ball eluded the grass with Jorgensen going to his left.

1047
01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:38,000
Reese, speeding to his right, grabbed that ball back on the edge of the left field grass about 25 feet off the third base line and fired Silbera out.

1048
01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:41,000
And that was the key play of this inning.

1049
01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:48,000
Had he not been able to do that, had he been able only to knock the ball down or hold on to it and not make his play.

1050
01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:53,000
Coleman, moving to third on it, would have been in position to have scored on and out.

1051
01:24:53,000 --> 01:25:01,000
As it is, it will require a base hit, barring the other possibilities of wild pitches, pass balls and errors.

1052
01:25:01,000 --> 01:25:05,000
But it will require now a base hit on the part of Vic Grasci.

1053
01:25:05,000 --> 01:25:09,000
In other words, the run cannot score on the long fly ball.

1054
01:25:09,000 --> 01:25:12,000
So Pee Wee Reese made the key play there.

1055
01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:16,000
Now Vic Grasci up, takes a curve over for a called strike.

1056
01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:24,000
The little Colonel showed you a flash of his superb defensive play, which has gained him national recognition.

1057
01:25:24,000 --> 01:25:29,000
One strike to count. Outfield for Grasci, round toward left.

1058
01:25:29,000 --> 01:25:33,000
Coleman comes halfway. Here's the pitch, swung on, little roller fouled on the third base line.

1059
01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:39,000
The crowd began to warm and started to holler. They thought that Coleman was going to come all the way and try to steal home.

1060
01:25:39,000 --> 01:25:46,000
Jerry came not quite halfway on the wind up by Preacher Rowe.

1061
01:25:46,000 --> 01:25:51,000
If he had kept coming, the crowd would have kept hollering and increasing in its crescendo until he would have had the decision to play.

1062
01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:54,000
But Jerry is merely trying to rattle the Preacher.

1063
01:25:54,000 --> 01:26:00,000
So they're two down, Coleman on third and two strikes quickly on Vic Grasci.

1064
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:06,000
Preacher Rowe throws, fast ball low, ball one, one and two.

1065
01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:09,000
One to nothing favor the Dodgers.

1066
01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:12,000
Last half of the fifth inning.

1067
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:17,000
Frank Crisetti coaching third for New York's S-hunting, Coleman.

1068
01:26:17,000 --> 01:26:21,000
The Dodger left-hander gets you a sign from Campanella.

1069
01:26:21,000 --> 01:26:27,000
With a count of one and two on Grasci, in comes the pitch and Vic swings and sends a roller out toward third.

1070
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:34,000
Charged by George Knuppert, it flips on over to Hodges in time and the inning is over.

1071
01:26:34,000 --> 01:26:39,000
And that was all. No runs, one hit.

1072
01:26:39,000 --> 01:26:42,000
No errors for the Dodgers, one left on for New York.

1073
01:26:42,000 --> 01:26:47,000
And at the end of five innings of play, the Dodgers lead one to nothing.

1074
01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:54,000
Your five inning totals, one run for Brooklyn, four hits, one error, and three men left on.

1075
01:26:54,000 --> 01:27:05,000
For the Yankees, no runs, three hits, one error, and three men left on.

1076
01:27:05,000 --> 01:27:11,000
This is decidedly different from 1947 when the Dodgers and Yankees got together, isn't it, Ray?

1077
01:27:11,000 --> 01:27:18,000
It is, Mal, except I think that like most everybody else, we forget that the first two games were fairly routine.

1078
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:23,000
The explosiveness that got rolling with the third game when we had all those bases on balls and strikeouts and stuff,

1079
01:27:23,000 --> 01:27:31,000
and then of course I think everybody thinks that the 47 series began with Bevens and Lavagel in the ninth inning.

1080
01:27:31,000 --> 01:27:36,000
Or to put it another way, as I know you so often say, everything in the world happens at Ebbets Field,

1081
01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:41,000
and so it all began perhaps when we moved from the stadium to Ebbets Field in the third game.

1082
01:27:41,000 --> 01:27:43,000
It looks like it will be there tomorrow.

1083
01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:45,000
It will be there.

1084
01:27:45,000 --> 01:27:51,000
Going into the top half of the sixth inning, it will be Jorgensen, Snyder, and Robinson coming up.

1085
01:27:51,000 --> 01:27:57,000
And in the event there are those of you who may have tuned in late, the Dodgers got their run in the second inning

1086
01:27:57,000 --> 01:28:02,000
when Jackie Robinson led off with a double in the left field corner,

1087
01:28:02,000 --> 01:28:08,000
utilized his speed to dash from second to third on a foul pop caught by Jerry Coleman down the right field line

1088
01:28:08,000 --> 01:28:17,000
as Jerry slipped in a addition in the wet turf trying to get his throw away, and then scored on a single by Hodges.

1089
01:28:17,000 --> 01:28:24,000
Here's your pitch, and it's a strike call over the inside corner to the leadoff man for Brooklyn on the top of the sixth inning,

1090
01:28:24,000 --> 01:28:31,000
Spidey Jorgensen, who grounded out to Henrik in the first inning and fouled out to Silbera in the third.

1091
01:28:31,000 --> 01:28:38,000
Jorgensen had the first hit of the World Series, first inning yesterday, bats him left-handed.

1092
01:28:38,000 --> 01:28:44,000
Big crash to the right-hander throw, high and outside. He intended it for a slow curve, but it didn't break very much.

1093
01:28:44,000 --> 01:28:49,000
The outfield for Jorgensen is toward right and center and right with Lindell looking for the Spidey to slice to left,

1094
01:28:49,000 --> 01:28:55,000
but not too sharply. Johnny's about 100 feet off the left field line. Johnson in close to third.

1095
01:28:55,000 --> 01:29:01,000
A curve is swung on, lifted down that left field line. It can drop too, and if it stays there, it'll be in there, and it drops fairly.

1096
01:29:01,000 --> 01:29:14,000
And there is Jorgensen going into second, standing up for the double.

1097
01:29:14,000 --> 01:29:22,000
So as they were over-shifted on Jorgensen in left, Jorgensen dropped that pop-fly right down the left field line,

1098
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:29,000
and though Johnson and Rizzuto and Lindell all gave chase, they could not get to it, and it's a two-base hit for the Spider.

1099
01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:36,000
His second hit of the series is second double, and thus the Dodgers, who have a 1-0 lead, are now in position to increase it

1100
01:29:36,000 --> 01:29:42,000
as you move into the latter innings. And up to the plate steps Duke Snyder, who grounded out in the first inning to Rizzuto

1101
01:29:42,000 --> 01:29:49,000
and in the third inning to Coleman. Big crash, he's delivery. Inside to the left-hand batter, ball one.

1102
01:29:49,000 --> 01:29:58,000
Bill Johnson is in close at third, three, four feet off the line. Rizzuto is about two stripes to the left of second in halfway.

1103
01:29:58,000 --> 01:30:04,000
Coleman at a point halfway between first and second and deep with Henrik, three feet off the first base line in halfway,

1104
01:30:04,000 --> 01:30:08,000
and the outfield swung way around toward right. All right, right, she's set. So is Snyder at the plate.

1105
01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:14,000
The left-hand hitter on the pitch swings and misses. Strike one, cut hard. One ball, one strike.

1106
01:30:14,000 --> 01:30:20,000
Nobody out. Top of the sixth inning, one to nothing. Flavor of Brooklyn and the Dodgers have Spider Jorgensen on second base

1107
01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:27,000
with nobody out. Robinson and Hermanski to follow. Meet of the order. Jake Fittler, excited about it all.

1108
01:30:27,000 --> 01:30:32,000
Keet up, enthusiastic, walking up and down, coaching at first. Here's Rasheer with the stretch. In comes the pitch.

1109
01:30:32,000 --> 01:30:36,000
Snyder swings and lifts a high fly ball out in the short center. DiMaggio comes racing in.

1110
01:30:36,000 --> 01:30:41,000
Coleman going out. DiMaggio coming in. He makes the catch and Jorgensen holds at second.

1111
01:30:41,000 --> 01:30:46,000
The wind, because it is blowing from left and porting across toward right and out toward right,

1112
01:30:46,000 --> 01:30:50,000
sometimes catches these balls that are high in the air and does tricks with them.

1113
01:30:50,000 --> 01:30:53,000
So there's one away and Robinson coming up.

1114
01:30:53,000 --> 01:30:59,000
We have just gotten the official report on Marv Rankley. He pulled a muscle in his back.

1115
01:30:59,000 --> 01:31:07,000
As Red told you, he was not involved in that play an inning or so ago when Bauer single to center and was thrown out in second,

1116
01:31:07,000 --> 01:31:11,000
attempting to stretch it into a double.

1117
01:31:11,000 --> 01:31:17,000
And Rankley, who was in left, came running over and pulled a muscle in his back.

1118
01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:25,000
Jackie Robinson is up the pitch. Curve is inside and high for ball one. Robinson doubled to left in the second inning.

1119
01:31:25,000 --> 01:31:37,000
Scored the only run of the ball game thus far, struck out on the fourth.

1120
01:31:37,000 --> 01:31:44,000
Big Rasheer all set. Jorgensen off secondThe pitch swung on, hit foul down the right field line, out of play into the upper deck.

1121
01:31:44,000 --> 01:31:53,000
And the count is one and one. Looked as if Robinson was trying to hit that ball to right field.

1122
01:31:53,000 --> 01:31:59,000
One ball, one strike, one out. One to nothing, Brooklyn, top of the sixth inning.

1123
01:31:59,000 --> 01:32:05,000
Johnson's in close at third for Jackie. Outfield shaded toward left and center and left.

1124
01:32:05,000 --> 01:32:10,000
Bauer looking for Robinson, hit the right, the big gap in right center. Rasheer looked back at second.

1125
01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:18,000
And there's Coleman dashing over to try to take a throw. Here's the pitch swung on, hit foul down the right field line, way back into the lower seats.

1126
01:32:18,000 --> 01:32:21,000
And it's a one-two count.

1127
01:32:21,000 --> 01:32:27,000
You had a situation developing there where Jerry Coleman, who was at second, darted over to the bag,

1128
01:32:27,000 --> 01:32:32,000
with the object, of course, of pulling Jorgensen back to the bag and possibly taking a throw.

1129
01:32:32,000 --> 01:32:37,000
But at that moment, Rasheer decided he'd deliver into the plate instead of whirling and delivering to second.

1130
01:32:37,000 --> 01:32:42,000
And thus Robinson, taking advantage of that opening at second, was attempting to hit through the gap.

1131
01:32:42,000 --> 01:32:46,000
You had a lot of thinking going on at that time.

1132
01:32:46,000 --> 01:32:52,000
One ball, two strikes, one out, one nothing, Brooklyn, top of the sixth inning. Rasheer sets, throws.

1133
01:32:52,000 --> 01:32:57,000
Robinson swings and the bouncer out to Rizzuto. Rizzuto grabs it, plays it to first base, however, to Henrik in time.

1134
01:32:57,000 --> 01:33:05,000
He'd take a look at Johnson at third. He might have had to play it third on Jorgensen, but elected to take it the safe way.

1135
01:33:05,000 --> 01:33:14,000
Robinson bounces out, Rizzuto to Henrik. You had Johnson moving to the bag. Rizzuto grabs a look.

1136
01:33:14,000 --> 01:33:20,000
And it seemed as if Phil, of course, he had to make his mind up in a hurry because Robinson is very fast getting down the line.

1137
01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:28,000
And he perhaps thought he might mess up the play at third or whatever his thinking was anyway, he decided to go to first base with the throw.

1138
01:33:28,000 --> 01:33:33,000
It is not for us to say here whether or not he might have gotten Jorgensen with the throw to third.

1139
01:33:33,000 --> 01:33:40,000
At least there was a possibility as Rizzuto was feeling that ground ball that he might have gone to third with it.

1140
01:33:40,000 --> 01:33:47,000
Here's Gene Hermanski, left-hand hitter, takes a curve ball inside, ball one.

1141
01:33:47,000 --> 01:33:54,000
One ball, no strikes, two outs. Top of the sixth inning.

1142
01:33:54,000 --> 01:34:02,000
Vic Rasheer, a product of Springfield, Massachusetts, but who now lives at Lake Venises, New York, gets his sign from Charlie Silbera.

1143
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:09,000
Outfield toward right and center and right. Lindell looking for Hermanski to slice to left.

1144
01:34:09,000 --> 01:34:14,000
Big gap in left center and a lot of room around the left knee line. Johnson in close at third.

1145
01:34:14,000 --> 01:34:17,000
Here's the pitch. Swung on, little roller hit down the first baseline. Could be trouble.

1146
01:34:17,000 --> 01:34:23,000
Henrik takes it, steps on first, end time for the out.

1147
01:34:23,000 --> 01:34:29,000
No runs for Brooklyn. One hit. No Yankees errors and one man left on for the Dodgers.

1148
01:34:29,000 --> 01:34:37,000
That was one of those little slow rollers that could have caused a lot of trouble.

1149
01:34:37,000 --> 01:34:44,000
So the score at the end of five and one half innings remains Brooklyn one, New York nothing.

1150
01:34:44,000 --> 01:34:51,000
Fans, if you take the advice of Eddie Yoast, third baseman for the Washington Senators, you'll get a brand new slant on what real shaving comfort and convenience are like.

1151
01:34:51,000 --> 01:34:53,000
Take over, Eddie.

1152
01:34:53,000 --> 01:34:59,000
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1153
01:34:59,000 --> 01:35:03,000
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1154
01:35:03,000 --> 01:35:05,000
Can you speak for your teammates, Eddie?

1155
01:35:05,000 --> 01:35:10,000
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1156
01:35:10,000 --> 01:35:19,000
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1157
01:35:19,000 --> 01:35:28,000
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1158
01:35:28,000 --> 01:35:39,000
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1159
01:35:39,000 --> 01:35:46,000
Coming into the last half of the sixth inning and we've got ourselves another one of those fingernail biting ball games.

1160
01:35:46,000 --> 01:35:53,000
The Dodgers leading 1-0. Preacher Rowe attempting to get his teammates even in this 49-ball classic.

1161
01:35:53,000 --> 01:35:55,000
And the Yankees have the top of the order.

1162
01:35:55,000 --> 01:35:57,000
Rizzuto, Henrikken Bauer coming up.

1163
01:35:57,000 --> 01:36:02,000
Phil open the ball game with a single, safe on an arrow in the third inning, right hand hitter.

1164
01:36:02,000 --> 01:36:04,000
Jorgensen in close at third.

1165
01:36:04,000 --> 01:36:07,000
Rowe throws right over for a called strike.

1166
01:36:07,000 --> 01:36:10,000
You always have to watch Rizzuto.

1167
01:36:10,000 --> 01:36:17,000
You never can tell when he might dump a bunt or try to shove one to the right of the mound out toward second when he catches the second baseman back too deep.

1168
01:36:17,000 --> 01:36:20,000
The outfield for Phil toward left.

1169
01:36:20,000 --> 01:36:26,000
Preacher Rowe south paws one in and it's outside. Ball one, one and one.

1170
01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:31,000
Peewee Reese is at a point halfway between second and third in the step.

1171
01:36:31,000 --> 01:36:37,000
Jackie Robinson three strides to the right of second in the step with Gil Hodges in about halfway and five, six feet off first baseline.

1172
01:36:37,000 --> 01:36:40,000
Rowe throwsThe pitch is right in there for called strike two.

1173
01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:45,000
Little Phil started to give it that motion that he generally does when he drops a bunt.

1174
01:36:45,000 --> 01:36:50,000
As Red indicated to you yesterday, Phil never telegraphs his bunt.

1175
01:36:50,000 --> 01:37:00,000
He doesn't square away as most people do when they bunt. He simply at the last moment, a little flick of the wrist, the bat drops, the ball drops and he's off and running.

1176
01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:02,000
Now the one-two delivery from Preacher Rowe.

1177
01:37:02,000 --> 01:37:08,000
Rizzuto swings and hits the ground ball to Hodges, is up with it on a big hop, steps on first after running three, four steps and there's one away.

1178
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:14,000
Phil trying to hit the right field between first and second but hit it right at Gil Hodges.

1179
01:37:14,000 --> 01:37:26,000
One down and up comes Tommy Henrik who climbed the right field in the first inning, grounded out to short in the third with Rizzuto on second base.

1180
01:37:26,000 --> 01:37:35,000
That, by the way, was one of the two times the Yankees in this ballgame have had a runner as far as second base in scoring position.

1181
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:40,000
Preacher Rowe delivers to HenrikThe left-hand batter takes a sweeping curve outside for ball one.

1182
01:37:40,000 --> 01:37:48,000
The outfield deepened around toward right, in center and right, with Amo fairly deep and left, looking for Henrik to slice out there.

1183
01:37:48,000 --> 01:37:53,000
The big gap in left center. Jorgensen about six, eight feet off third baseline in about halfway.

1184
01:37:53,000 --> 01:38:00,000
Here's your pitch. Curve outside again for ball two. He's halfway in on the skinned part of the infield, not too deep.

1185
01:38:00,000 --> 01:38:07,000
Reese is about four stripes to the left of second in the step and Jackie Robinson shading second just a bit more than first and deep.

1186
01:38:07,000 --> 01:38:13,000
Gil Hodges, very deep, almost on the edge of the outfield grass and no more than two feet off the first baseline.

1187
01:38:13,000 --> 01:38:18,000
Now Rose, two-nothing pitches on its way and Henrik swings on it, sends a bouncer deep to first.

1188
01:38:18,000 --> 01:38:24,000
Hodges takes it high, flips to roll covering and it is in time for the out.

1189
01:38:24,000 --> 01:38:29,000
Henrik bounces out, Hodges to Rowe, the preacher getting over there.

1190
01:38:29,000 --> 01:38:33,000
The ball took a high hop on Hodges as he was all set to field it.

1191
01:38:33,000 --> 01:38:38,000
About 15 feet off first baseline, he took that high hop, he reached up over his head, grabbed it.

1192
01:38:38,000 --> 01:38:44,000
Robinson was over to his left, possibly could have made the play had Hodges elected to go to first.

1193
01:38:44,000 --> 01:38:58,000
And then Gil's throw was low, but the preacher getting over, picked it up almost off the ground to complete what the boys in the trade always like to call a very neat play.

1194
01:38:58,000 --> 01:39:03,000
Hank Bauer, bats him right-handed.

1195
01:39:03,000 --> 01:39:12,000
Two outs, score Brooklyn one, the Yankees nothing, top of the sixth inning.

1196
01:39:12,000 --> 01:39:22,000
A game that is almost a duplicate of yesterday's, at least in so far as the tenseness of the situation and the predominance of pitching are concerned.

1197
01:39:22,000 --> 01:39:29,000
Now the pitcher swung on, hit the third on a couple of hops, almost handcuffs Jorgensen up with it over to first, in time and the inning is over.

1198
01:39:29,000 --> 01:39:35,000
The hard smash that Jorgensen had to play very nicely because it handcuffed him, but he held onto the ball.

1199
01:39:35,000 --> 01:39:41,000
So the Yankees are out in order, no runs, no hits, no errors for the Dodgers, nobody left on for New York.

1200
01:39:41,000 --> 01:39:53,000
And at the end of six innings, the Dodgers one run, five hits, one error, four left on, the Yankees no runs, three hits, one error and three men left on base.

1201
01:39:53,000 --> 01:40:00,000
And standing up here as we go to the top of the seventh inning are the Brooklyn Partisans for their seventh inning stretch.

1202
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:07,000
And there are thousands of them here in this crowd that we estimated somewhere in the neighborhood of 65 to 70,000.

1203
01:40:07,000 --> 01:40:14,000
And while they are standing up taking their stretch, why don't you folks at home do the same as we pause 10 seconds for station identification.

1204
01:40:14,000 --> 01:40:17,000
This is the Mutual Broadcasting System.

1205
01:40:17,000 --> 01:40:24,000
WOR and WORFM, your World Series stations in New York.

1206
01:40:24,000 --> 01:40:41,000
This is Mel Allen with Red Barber bringing you the 11th consecutive World Series to come your way in Gillette's Cavalcade of Sports.

1207
01:40:41,000 --> 01:40:49,000
Jim Britt doing the television, René Canizares beaming the broadcast in Spanish to the Latin American countries.

1208
01:40:49,000 --> 01:40:58,000
And this broadcast being short-waved around the world through the facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service to 51 outlets covering the European,

1209
01:40:58,000 --> 01:41:10,000
Asiatic, South American countries, wherever our troops may be stationed all over the world, beamed and rebeamed.

1210
01:41:10,000 --> 01:41:15,000
Louis Almo, right-hand hitter.

1211
01:41:15,000 --> 01:41:20,000
Steps up for his first appearance at the plate and the delivery.

1212
01:41:20,000 --> 01:41:32,000
Right in there for a called strike.

1213
01:41:32,000 --> 01:41:53,000
Vic Brasci into the windup delivers, curve swung on, there's a drive down the left field line but it's going foul into the upper deck. Strike two.

1214
01:41:53,000 --> 01:42:02,000
Louis got hold of one but he pulled it too sharply and he went into the upper deck foul, foul by at least 25 feet.

1215
01:42:02,000 --> 01:42:04,000
Two strikes to count.

1216
01:42:04,000 --> 01:42:12,000
Rackley started the ball game for you late tuners in, pulled a muscle in his back in the last half of the fourth inning and Almo replaced him and this is his first appearance at the plate.

1217
01:42:12,000 --> 01:42:17,000
The delivery, curve, just misses the outside corner and it's a little low, ball one, one and two.

1218
01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:19,000
Score, the Dodgers one.

1219
01:42:19,000 --> 01:42:24,000
The Yankees nothing and we're in the top of the seventh inning.

1220
01:42:24,000 --> 01:42:32,000
And a ball game at some one hour and 40 minutes old, both Brasci and Preachero very deliberate and like to take time between their pitches.

1221
01:42:32,000 --> 01:42:38,000
The one-two delivery. Almo swings in, hits a drive out in the right field coming fast as Hank Bauer, he can't get to it, it's in there for a base hit.

1222
01:42:38,000 --> 01:42:42,000
Almo cuts first, holds up as Bauer then bobbles the ball.

1223
01:42:42,000 --> 01:42:45,000
But it was too late, he had taken his turn and stopped and started back.

1224
01:42:45,000 --> 01:42:51,000
Bauer took his eye off the ball as he put it on Almo to see whether he was breaking or not.

1225
01:42:51,000 --> 01:42:57,000
The ball was not rolling hard, it had dropped in front of him and he'd gotten the glove on it so he just reached in behind him and grabbed it.

1226
01:42:57,000 --> 01:43:00,000
So Almo is on with a bloop single to right field.

1227
01:43:00,000 --> 01:43:12,000
It wasn't a line drive type of hit but they don't care what kind they are, whether they are the bloop type, the line type or whatever the type, as long as they come under the heading of hits.

1228
01:43:12,000 --> 01:43:20,000
And here's Gill Hodges who single to left in the second inning to drive in the long run of the ball game thus far and fly to right field in the fourth.

1229
01:43:20,000 --> 01:43:23,000
They pitch to Gill high inside for a ball.

1230
01:43:23,000 --> 01:43:28,000
Henrik and Johnson were looking for the bunt, they both charged the plate from first and third respectively.

1231
01:43:28,000 --> 01:43:32,000
One to nothing Brooklyn, seventh inning.

1232
01:43:32,000 --> 01:43:38,000
Johnson's on the edge of the infield grass, couple feet off third baseline, Henrik holding against Almo and ready to charge.

1233
01:43:38,000 --> 01:43:46,000
Rezudo three strides to the left of second in the halfway, two or three strides to the right of second is Coleman in the halfway with the outfield in general shaded step or two toward left.

1234
01:43:46,000 --> 01:43:49,000
Right here the stretch checks his runner.

1235
01:43:49,000 --> 01:44:09,000
Here's the pitch Hodges swings and sends a brown ball at Rezudo, it is right up with it over to Coleman for one back to first base it is a double play.

1236
01:44:09,000 --> 01:44:19,000
The Yankees execute a thrilling double play because that ball was hit into the third base hole, had it been a little harder probably gone through the base hit.

1237
01:44:19,000 --> 01:44:28,000
But not being hit too hard it still though it gave Rezudo time to flash his right and grab it also made the Yankee infielders hurry to get the double play.

1238
01:44:28,000 --> 01:44:31,000
Phil grabbed it, fired to Coleman who pivoted and over to Henrik for the DP.

1239
01:44:31,000 --> 01:44:36,000
Now Roy Campanella takes a curb outside for ball one.

1240
01:44:36,000 --> 01:44:42,000
The double play is the pitcher's greatest weapon.

1241
01:44:42,000 --> 01:44:45,000
Outfield around toward left.

1242
01:44:45,000 --> 01:44:47,000
Here's the pitch.

1243
01:44:47,000 --> 01:44:51,000
Curve low outside for ball two, two balls no strikes.

1244
01:44:51,000 --> 01:44:57,000
We have seen some thrilling baseball from the standpoint of well executed baseball.

1245
01:44:57,000 --> 01:45:09,000
From the standpoint perhaps of baseball it was originally conceived not too much of a power type but close to the best baseball that is so often exciting in a quiet sort of way.

1246
01:45:09,000 --> 01:45:17,000
The two nothing delivery to Campanella strike call over that outside corner two and one.

1247
01:45:17,000 --> 01:45:22,000
Red I suppose you might use the word seething for this type of baseball.

1248
01:45:22,000 --> 01:45:25,000
That's pretty good word Mel.

1249
01:45:25,000 --> 01:45:33,000
It continues and continues and you're always tense because no one team ever gets too far ahead of the other at least so far.

1250
01:45:33,000 --> 01:45:37,000
There's only been one run difference between them ever since the World Series started.

1251
01:45:37,000 --> 01:45:41,000
Well if they don't cut it out a lot of people are going to start developing ulcers.

1252
01:45:41,000 --> 01:45:45,000
Here's the two one pitch and Campanella swings and sends a long drive to deep left center field.

1253
01:45:45,000 --> 01:45:55,000
Lindell races back and back and back and he hauls it in for the out.

1254
01:45:55,000 --> 01:46:00,000
No runs, one hit, no errors and nobody left on.

1255
01:46:00,000 --> 01:46:09,000
And the score at the end of six and a half innings remains Brooklyn one, the Yankees nothing.

1256
01:46:09,000 --> 01:46:15,000
You know when Eddie Yost of the Washington Senators talks up the Gillette super speed razor as he did on the air last inning.

1257
01:46:15,000 --> 01:46:19,000
You can be plenty sure it is a honey just as he said.

1258
01:46:19,000 --> 01:46:26,000
Man this razor changes blades instantly, skims off whiskers smooth as silk and rinses clean in a jiffy.

1259
01:46:26,000 --> 01:46:33,000
There's nothing to take apart or put together, nothing to jam or clog and you don't have to be a locksmith to make it work.

1260
01:46:33,000 --> 01:46:43,000
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1261
01:46:43,000 --> 01:46:54,000
You got a fine precision made Gillette one piece razor, a Gillette dispenser holding ten factory sharp Gillette blue blades and a modern serviceable styrene travel case.

1262
01:46:54,000 --> 01:46:59,000
All in all a big dollar seventy five value for only one dollar.

1263
01:46:59,000 --> 01:47:04,000
That's right. You pay only one dollar.

1264
01:47:04,000 --> 01:47:08,000
Yankee fans still standing after having taken their seventh inning stretch.

1265
01:47:08,000 --> 01:47:20,000
And by the way that the people stood in the top and now in the bottom half of the seventh inning you would not know whether Brooklyn or Yankee partisans predominated.

1266
01:47:20,000 --> 01:47:24,000
It looked like an even steven proposition.

1267
01:47:24,000 --> 01:47:34,000
Yankee fans are beginning to holler right now. Last the seventh one nothing Brooklyn Joe DiMaggio leading off. Preacher roll throws DiMaggio takes inside for ball one.

1268
01:47:34,000 --> 01:47:38,000
The Clipper flying to center and struck out.

1269
01:47:38,000 --> 01:47:45,000
They claim to pull sharply. Snyder deep and over toward left center and Almo way over toward the left field line.

1270
01:47:45,000 --> 01:47:49,000
Hermanski is not looking for Joe to hit too much in the right center though.

1271
01:47:49,000 --> 01:47:54,000
And the delivery swung on and fell off to the left of the plate as Joe took that good cut.

1272
01:47:54,000 --> 01:48:00,000
One ball one strike. He has one of the most graceful swings that any ball player has ever had.

1273
01:48:00,000 --> 01:48:08,000
As Red Ralph now manager the Detroit Tigers remarked once this summer as he noted a picture in the Yankee press room after a Yankee Tiger ballgame.

1274
01:48:08,000 --> 01:48:13,000
A picture showing DiMaggio batting against Bob Feller when Feller pitched a no hitter against the Yankees in forty six.

1275
01:48:13,000 --> 01:48:18,000
He said just look at that. A sheer picture or picture rather of sheer power.

1276
01:48:18,000 --> 01:48:23,000
DiMaggio swings and sends a bounder right to third to Jorgensen right near the line. He's up with it. Clips on over to Hodges. End time.

1277
01:48:23,000 --> 01:48:26,000
And there's one away.

1278
01:48:26,000 --> 01:48:32,000
And so the Yankee Clipper remains hitless in this World Series.

1279
01:48:32,000 --> 01:48:37,000
And up to the plate now comes Johnny Lindell who fly to right and bounced out to row.

1280
01:48:37,000 --> 01:48:42,000
And the fourth inning I say bounced out he lined out to row and almost got row out of the game.

1281
01:48:42,000 --> 01:48:45,000
Not because of rows pitching deficiencies at all.

1282
01:48:45,000 --> 01:48:48,000
He hit a liner hit row on the glove as he knocked the ball down.

1283
01:48:48,000 --> 01:48:53,000
It was his right hand not his pitching hand and really fucked it up a little bit.

1284
01:48:53,000 --> 01:48:57,000
He was concerned about it for a while and caused speculations whether he'd be able to continue or not.

1285
01:48:57,000 --> 01:48:59,000
He has and he's done magnificently.

1286
01:48:59,000 --> 01:49:03,000
Now the pitch to LindellThe curve is up high. Ball one.

1287
01:49:03,000 --> 01:49:07,000
One to nothing Brooklyn. Last half of the seventh inning.

1288
01:49:07,000 --> 01:49:12,000
Lindell asks played on prior at Beans Riddon to have a look at the ball. Said it's all right.

1289
01:49:12,000 --> 01:49:17,000
Riddon calling balls and strikes. National League. Art Passerelle of the American League on prior at first base.

1290
01:49:17,000 --> 01:49:21,000
Lou Jordan of the National League at second. Cal Hubbard of the American League at third.

1291
01:49:21,000 --> 01:49:23,000
George Barlow of the National League down the right fielder.

1292
01:49:23,000 --> 01:49:25,000
Ed Hurley of the American League down the left fielder.

1293
01:49:25,000 --> 01:49:28,000
There's a pitch swung on. It's a fly ball hit out into left field.

1294
01:49:28,000 --> 01:49:32,000
Louis Alnol gets under it and he makes the catch.

1295
01:49:32,000 --> 01:49:35,000
So there are two away.

1296
01:49:35,000 --> 01:49:38,000
And Billy Johnson stepping in.

1297
01:49:38,000 --> 01:49:45,000
Johnson robbed of an extra base hit on a beautiful running catch by Duke Snyder of Johnson's liner in the second inning that did tricks.

1298
01:49:45,000 --> 01:49:47,000
Not only sank but curved.

1299
01:49:47,000 --> 01:49:55,000
And Snyder wound up having to make a gloved hand catch of the ball to his left as he was racing to his right.

1300
01:49:55,000 --> 01:49:58,000
Johnson fouled out in the fifth inning to Campanella.

1301
01:49:58,000 --> 01:50:04,000
Preacher Rowe throws. Misses the outside corner with a half speed ball. It's ball one.

1302
01:50:04,000 --> 01:50:11,000
As Red remarked earlier in the game, Rowe has not shown you any of the overpowering type of stuff that Newcomb or Reynolds did yesterday.

1303
01:50:11,000 --> 01:50:15,000
He's not that type of pitcher. There's a curved outside ball two.

1304
01:50:15,000 --> 01:50:22,000
But he is a stuffed pitcher who mixes up his slow curves and he'll toss a fast one in there on occasion.

1305
01:50:22,000 --> 01:50:26,000
He won't overpower you but he can fool you.

1306
01:50:26,000 --> 01:50:29,000
Two down and the two nothing pitch to Billy Johnson.

1307
01:50:29,000 --> 01:50:32,000
Right over there for a call strike. Two and one.

1308
01:50:32,000 --> 01:50:37,000
One to nothing Brooklyn. Last to the seventh.

1309
01:50:37,000 --> 01:50:42,000
This is steady, consistent, hard-fought baseball.

1310
01:50:42,000 --> 01:50:45,000
Brilliant pitching.

1311
01:50:45,000 --> 01:50:49,000
Now the two-one delivery. Swung on. There's a line drive to left field that Almo races in.

1312
01:50:49,000 --> 01:50:52,000
Boy can't get. Debounces. Takes it on one hop.

1313
01:50:52,000 --> 01:51:01,000
Throws quickly into second. Johnson takes his turnaround. First is on with a single on a ball that Almo conceivably could have caught had he kept coming in.

1314
01:51:01,000 --> 01:51:09,000
But at the last second he for some reason decided to stop and go back and took it on a hop.

1315
01:51:09,000 --> 01:51:14,000
So Johnson is on with a line single to left.

1316
01:51:14,000 --> 01:51:19,000
And that is hit number four for the Yankees. Never more than one in any inning.

1317
01:51:19,000 --> 01:51:26,000
The Dodgers who have had a total of six hits found themselves with more than one in only one inning.

1318
01:51:26,000 --> 01:51:33,000
And that was the beginning of the game thus far. Robinson's double and Hodges' single. Giving the Brooklands their one-nothing lead.

1319
01:51:33,000 --> 01:51:37,000
Now you have Jerry Colvin who flied to center in the second. Double last time up.

1320
01:51:37,000 --> 01:51:41,000
Jerry takes just outside for a ball. It's a fast ball.

1321
01:51:41,000 --> 01:51:44,000
Colvin doubled into the left field corner in the fifth inning with one out.

1322
01:51:44,000 --> 01:51:46,000
But neither Silveira nor Raschi were equal to getting him around.

1323
01:51:46,000 --> 01:51:53,000
He did advance to third on Silveira's infield out. But that was as far as he got.

1324
01:51:53,000 --> 01:51:56,000
Brooklyn one, New York nothing. Seventh inning, two down.

1325
01:51:56,000 --> 01:52:00,000
The stretch by row of the pitch. Jerry Colvin takes, strike, call.

1326
01:52:00,000 --> 01:52:03,000
That was a fast ball. Came in there just below the shoulders.

1327
01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:09,000
One and one. That's the count on Colvin. One and nothing. That's the score in favor of Brooklyn.

1328
01:52:09,000 --> 01:52:13,000
Tomorrow remember the scene shifts to Ebbets Field.

1329
01:52:13,000 --> 01:52:21,000
And we will be on the air at 12.45 Eastern Standard Time.

1330
01:52:21,000 --> 01:52:25,000
Row throws. Colvin. There goes the runner. There's the throw down.

1331
01:52:25,000 --> 01:52:29,000
And in there safely is Johnson with the stolen bases. Everybody was fooled.

1332
01:52:29,000 --> 01:52:33,000
And the whole ball barked.

1333
01:52:33,000 --> 01:52:38,000
Reese didn't cover. Robinson didn't cover.

1334
01:52:38,000 --> 01:52:43,000
And I'm just wondering if maybe Jerry Colvin hadn't missed a sign.

1335
01:52:43,000 --> 01:52:49,000
Billy Johnson does not steal bases.

1336
01:52:49,000 --> 01:52:54,000
He stole one during the entire season.

1337
01:52:54,000 --> 01:53:02,000
But sometimes the unexpected is what defeats the opposition.

1338
01:53:02,000 --> 01:53:07,000
We can only speculate as to whether, I mean frequently it could happen that a batter missed a hit and run sign.

1339
01:53:07,000 --> 01:53:13,000
Or the baseman rather might have gotten the notion that he saw one and didn't.

1340
01:53:13,000 --> 01:53:19,000
A lot of things could happen but the fact remains that neither Reese nor Robinson covered.

1341
01:53:19,000 --> 01:53:26,000
And it would probably be Robinson's job to cover. We don't know just what their situation is.

1342
01:53:26,000 --> 01:53:30,000
But with Colvin the right hand hit her up and you can pull. Here's your delivery.

1343
01:53:30,000 --> 01:53:38,000
Swung on. Little roller hit wider first. There's Robinson in on it. Up with it. Over to Hodges. End time. And the inning is over.

1344
01:53:38,000 --> 01:53:44,000
So nothing came of a stolen base. No runs for the Yankees. One hit.

1345
01:53:44,000 --> 01:53:49,000
No errors for the Dodgers and one left on for New York. So your seven inning totals.

1346
01:53:49,000 --> 01:54:03,000
Brooklyn one run. Six hits. One error. Four left onThe Yankees no runs. Four hits. One error and four men left on base.

1347
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:09,000
And thus we move along to the eighth inning with Preacher Rose scheduled to lead off for Brooklyn.

1348
01:54:09,000 --> 01:54:21,000
And then the top of the order Pee Wee Reese and Johnny Jorgensen.

1349
01:54:21,000 --> 01:54:36,000
Ebbets field tomorrow for the third game of the series. For the fourth game of the series. And for the fifth game of the series unless you anticipate a sweep.

1350
01:54:36,000 --> 01:54:48,000
Something most people don't listen to. Hand for all.

1351
01:54:48,000 --> 01:54:59,000
In the event a sixth game is necessary the teams will return to Yankee Stadium. And the event the seventh game is necessary it too will be played here.

1352
01:54:59,000 --> 01:55:09,000
So we're ready now for the top half of the eighth inning. Preacher Rose is the batter. Charlie Silver emotions Lindell a move in a little closer and left.

1353
01:55:09,000 --> 01:55:11,000
Johnson's in close at third.

1354
01:55:11,000 --> 01:55:22,000
The crash of the right hander to wind up in comes the pitch and it's outside for ball one is a fastball roll has struck out twice. Once swinging last time watching the third strike go by.

1355
01:55:22,000 --> 01:55:27,000
Milton stock clapping his hands together coaching their third Jake Butler coaching at first.

1356
01:55:27,000 --> 01:55:42,000
The throws strong only missed strike one one and one one ball one strike.

1357
01:55:42,000 --> 01:55:46,000
Yeah, it feels very shallow.

1358
01:55:46,000 --> 01:55:54,000
And the delivery swung on a missed strike to one and two fastball delivered inside to the batter in front of the risks.

1359
01:55:54,000 --> 01:56:00,000
Here we reached in the batter circle.

1360
01:56:00,000 --> 01:56:03,000
Rash is one to delivery.

1361
01:56:03,000 --> 01:56:08,000
Hi, Paul to to to

1362
01:56:08,000 --> 01:56:18,000
Jake Butler comes out of the first base coaches box cups his hands over his mouth or something up the road, let him up a little

1363
01:56:18,000 --> 01:56:33,000
bitThe batters do another job to and moving around and hollering and sometimes rattle pitchers. Here's your to to delivery on its way the right hand batter swings and misses like three row goes down striking out for the third time.

1364
01:56:33,000 --> 01:56:40,000
That's four strikeouts for rashie. Three of them have been at Rose expense.

1365
01:56:40,000 --> 01:56:47,000
The other was Jackie Robinson on the fourth inning.

1366
01:56:47,000 --> 01:56:49,000
Roger order.

1367
01:56:49,000 --> 01:56:57,000
Little Colonel TV reach from Louisville, Kentucky, find the left grounded short grounded the third Johnson moves in close at third.

1368
01:56:57,000 --> 01:57:00,000
Reese a good butter.

1369
01:57:00,000 --> 01:57:13,000
I feel shaded slightly toward left rashie fires pitches swung on it sharp out to shore Zootogers right up with it rolls over to Henrik in time and races out to up and to away.

1370
01:57:13,000 --> 01:57:30,000
Now you've got Johnny Jorgensen coming to bat rounded out to Henrik fouled out to Silbera and then double the left in the sixth inning leading off it's not score alone run thus far occurred in the second inning when Jackie Robinson doubled in the left field corner for his first hit of the series advanced

1371
01:57:30,000 --> 01:57:39,000
The third and with two down scored on Hodges single left.

1372
01:57:39,000 --> 01:57:46,000
Jorgensen bats some left handed and on the first pitch swings and lines one right to Coleman for out number three.

1373
01:57:46,000 --> 01:57:54,000
The ball sank a bit of it started out if it'd be over Coleman said in the right center for a base hit but it sank and came right down in Jerry's glove.

1374
01:57:54,000 --> 01:58:04,000
No runs no hits no errors nobody left on the end of seven and a half innings the score Brooklyn one the Yankees nothing.

1375
01:58:04,000 --> 01:58:10,000
It was next to impossible old timer say to hit a ball past Jimmy Collins the greatest third baseman of them all.

1376
01:58:10,000 --> 01:58:23,000
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1377
01:58:23,000 --> 01:58:34,000
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1378
01:58:34,000 --> 01:58:48,000
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1379
01:58:48,000 --> 01:59:05,000
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1380
01:59:05,000 --> 01:59:22,000
And as we come into the last half of the eighth inning Casey Stengel with a game going late last day is trying to make his move he is sending in Johnny Mize to bat for Charlie Silvera and Joe Page has just gone to work in the Yankee bullpen.

1381
01:59:22,000 --> 01:59:28,000
And there may be a pinch hitter for big rashy it's one to nothing in favor of the Dodgers.

1382
01:59:28,000 --> 01:59:37,000
So Johnny Mize who came from the National League to the Yankees toward the end of the season in time to be eligible for the World Series is pinch hitting for Silvera.

1383
01:59:37,000 --> 01:59:43,000
In comes the pitch strike one it's called sidearm delivery got the outside corner.

1384
01:59:43,000 --> 01:59:50,000
Mize is no stranger of course to row or the Dodgers.

1385
01:59:50,000 --> 01:59:55,000
Row delivers sidearm again it's outside ball one one in one.

1386
01:59:55,000 --> 02:00:10,000
Mize hurt his shoulder after joining the Yankees having played a couple of games for them and the play at Thomas Key Park in Chicago and has been able to play first place but can swing a bat you can't throw the one one pitch swing on hit on in the right field coming fast forward

1387
02:00:10,000 --> 02:00:27,000
and turn man's key can't get it's in there for a base hit.

1388
02:00:27,000 --> 02:00:41,000
Mize singles to right gets a hand as he leaves first base but George Stern Weiss going in to run for Mize and Bobby Brown is going to come up to hit for big rashy

1389
02:00:41,000 --> 02:00:45,000
Mize hitting for Silvera singles to right.

1390
02:00:45,000 --> 02:00:55,000
Stern Weiss is going into run for Mize and Bobby Brown will come up to hit for rashy.

1391
02:00:55,000 --> 02:00:59,000
Little conference with Reese Hodges and preacher row.

1392
02:00:59,000 --> 02:01:03,000
Johnny Mize gets a base hit in his first appearance in a World Series.

1393
02:01:03,000 --> 02:01:07,000
Fanta going to work in the bullpen for Brooklyn.

1394
02:01:07,000 --> 02:01:15,000
Just in passing as great a record as Johnny Mize has compiled greatest stars he's been.

1395
02:01:15,000 --> 02:01:18,000
He had never appeared in a World Series.

1396
02:01:18,000 --> 02:01:27,000
And this was his first appearance and the Georgia boy single to right he lives down in Florida now.

1397
02:01:27,000 --> 02:01:33,000
And here's Bobby Brown who hit 303 on the regular season batting for rashy.

1398
02:01:33,000 --> 02:01:38,000
Spiner Jorgensen moves way on the grass at third stretch by row.

1399
02:01:38,000 --> 02:01:40,000
As a move to first base Stern Weiss back.

1400
02:01:40,000 --> 02:01:45,000
You're going to try and hold him very close.

1401
02:01:45,000 --> 02:01:49,000
The outfield for Brown almost straight away.

1402
02:01:49,000 --> 02:01:53,000
Snyder is just a step over toward the right center from a straightaway center position.

1403
02:01:53,000 --> 02:01:57,000
The pitch right in there for a call strike sidearm delivery.

1404
02:01:57,000 --> 02:01:58,000
Broke right over.

1405
02:01:58,000 --> 02:02:01,000
Gil Hodges comes over now to say something to preacher row.

1406
02:02:01,000 --> 02:02:05,000
Reaches down to pick up the rosin bag as he says something to him.

1407
02:02:05,000 --> 02:02:08,000
Sawtoe voice.

1408
02:02:08,000 --> 02:02:09,000
One to nothing Brooklyn.

1409
02:02:09,000 --> 02:02:11,000
Last to be a cunning.

1410
02:02:11,000 --> 02:02:17,000
And for the first time the ball game the fans are getting really aroused.

1411
02:02:17,000 --> 02:02:19,000
Getting down to the final stages.

1412
02:02:19,000 --> 02:02:23,000
Bobby Brown Bunt's no he held back pitches outside for a ball.

1413
02:02:23,000 --> 02:02:25,000
He went into the motion.

1414
02:02:25,000 --> 02:02:36,000
Beans written back to the plate went down on the knee and watched the plate very closely and said no he did not make the motion and the pitchers outside and it's ball one and the count is one and one.

1415
02:02:36,000 --> 02:02:38,000
So here is a situation.

1416
02:02:38,000 --> 02:02:43,000
The Yankees trailing by one they have a runner on Dodgers are looking for that bunch.

1417
02:02:43,000 --> 02:02:54,000
Brown up chokes his bat leans over the plate the pitch he is taking it's in there for call strike two.

1418
02:02:54,000 --> 02:02:57,000
The preacher cut loose with a fast one that time.

1419
02:02:57,000 --> 02:03:00,000
He figured Brown to be bunting.

1420
02:03:00,000 --> 02:03:05,000
Brown is not going to bun he was ready to swing but took the pitching out the outside corner about letter high.

1421
02:03:05,000 --> 02:03:10,000
One ball two strikes and now Jorgensen has backed up at third.

1422
02:03:10,000 --> 02:03:17,000
Rees and Robinson both in a couple of steps at double play depth and even with the ground ball coming their way.

1423
02:03:17,000 --> 02:03:19,000
Hodges holding Sternweiss to stretch by role.

1424
02:03:19,000 --> 02:03:35,000
Here's the pitch and Bobby Brown takes strike three call over the outside corner.

1425
02:03:35,000 --> 02:03:42,000
Preacher all gave Bobby that left handed screwball the pitch that made Carl Hubble famous.

1426
02:03:42,000 --> 02:03:47,000
Matter of fact the last two pitches were screwballs read reminded me of that.

1427
02:03:47,000 --> 02:03:56,000
And Bobby Brown who is quite a nuisance to the Dodgers in the 47 World Series strikes out in a pinch hitting role here in the last thing.

1428
02:03:56,000 --> 02:04:04,000
So there's one out Sternweiss running from eyes who pinch hit successfully for Silbera on first to throw over not in time.

1429
02:04:04,000 --> 02:04:12,000
And the batter is Bill Rizzuto who singled in the first inning safe on air on the third and grounded out in the sixth to first baseman Gil Hodges.

1430
02:04:12,000 --> 02:04:16,000
Jorgensen moves in close third row ready checks his runner.

1431
02:04:16,000 --> 02:04:23,000
Looks around now the pitch it's inside for a ball Rizzuto one ball no strikes.

1432
02:04:23,000 --> 02:04:27,000
Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1433
02:04:27,000 --> 02:04:31,000
Tommy Henrik in the batter's circle.

1434
02:04:31,000 --> 02:04:36,000
Little fellow up there trying to advance his teammate George Sternweiss one way or the other.

1435
02:04:36,000 --> 02:04:41,000
Time has been called by Sternweiss as we mentioned his name Sternweiss call time.

1436
02:04:41,000 --> 02:04:52,000
And fakes a pulling of the tongue of his shoe on his left foot but actually stealing a look down to Rizzuto to get straightened out on the side.

1437
02:04:52,000 --> 02:04:55,000
Now a fellow is back in the hitting position.

1438
02:04:55,000 --> 02:04:59,000
Stretch by rows Sternweiss with a short lead.

1439
02:04:59,000 --> 02:05:02,000
Look around here's the pitch swung on and foul back to the screen.

1440
02:05:02,000 --> 02:05:05,000
The count is one and one.

1441
02:05:05,000 --> 02:05:10,000
So the crowd is warming to this situation with the Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1442
02:05:10,000 --> 02:05:15,000
Last the eighth inning and with the runner on things could happen.

1443
02:05:15,000 --> 02:05:19,000
And so Dodger partisans are rooting for Rowe to stop a potential rally.

1444
02:05:19,000 --> 02:05:25,000
Yankee partisans are rooting for the Yankees to come along and tie it up or go ahead.

1445
02:05:25,000 --> 02:05:33,000
And so the battle continues to seep out here at Yankee Stadium and Preacher Rowe very calm delivers Rizzuto.

1446
02:05:33,000 --> 02:05:36,000
Bunch the ball down towards third there's Rowe going over picks the ball up.

1447
02:05:36,000 --> 02:05:58,000
Boots it. He boots it and all hands are safe.

1448
02:05:58,000 --> 02:06:07,000
Little pill. Drop the bunt down the third baseline Rowe raced over grabbed the ball started a whirl of throw and then dropped it.

1449
02:06:07,000 --> 02:06:16,000
And they have scored it as an error.

1450
02:06:16,000 --> 02:06:20,000
Sternweiss is on second and Rizzuto on first.

1451
02:06:20,000 --> 02:06:26,000
And the batter is Tommy Henrik.

1452
02:06:26,000 --> 02:06:32,000
It will probably be scored as a sacrifice and an error.

1453
02:06:32,000 --> 02:06:37,000
It is it's a sacrifice for Rizzuto and an error for Rowe.

1454
02:06:37,000 --> 02:06:42,000
And here's Henrik who fly to right grounded to short and grounded to Hodges.

1455
02:06:42,000 --> 02:06:48,000
Rowe stretches pitches Henrik takes outside ball one one ball no strikes.

1456
02:06:48,000 --> 02:06:53,000
And so the Yankees for the first time in the ballgame of any consequence at least.

1457
02:06:53,000 --> 02:07:01,000
Have begun to put a little pressure on Rowe whether or not they'll be able to break through remains to be seen Sternweiss off second Rizzuto off first the pitch.

1458
02:07:01,000 --> 02:07:07,000
Outside ball two two balls no strikes.

1459
02:07:07,000 --> 02:07:11,000
Rizzuto is on first with nobody out in the first inning.

1460
02:07:11,000 --> 02:07:15,000
He was on first with two outs in the third.

1461
02:07:15,000 --> 02:07:18,000
Coleman was on second with one out on the fifth.

1462
02:07:18,000 --> 02:07:23,000
Johnson was on second with two outs in the seventh.

1463
02:07:23,000 --> 02:07:26,000
So the Yankees have not had a runner.

1464
02:07:26,000 --> 02:07:30,000
I'd say that Coleman actually advanced to third with two outs in the fifth inning.

1465
02:07:30,000 --> 02:07:34,000
That's the only one they've had as far as third.

1466
02:07:34,000 --> 02:07:36,000
Two balls no strikes on Henrik.

1467
02:07:36,000 --> 02:07:39,000
Sternweiss moves off second Rizzuto off first the pitch.

1468
02:07:39,000 --> 02:07:42,000
Swung on he missed strike one.

1469
02:07:42,000 --> 02:07:44,000
Henrik gave it the good cut.

1470
02:07:44,000 --> 02:07:49,000
And it's a 2-1 count on Rowe reliable.

1471
02:07:49,000 --> 02:07:51,000
Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1472
02:07:51,000 --> 02:07:53,000
Last half of the eighth inning one out.

1473
02:07:53,000 --> 02:07:58,000
Sternweiss on second Rizzuto on first the outfield toward right and Rowe with the stretch.

1474
02:07:58,000 --> 02:08:02,000
Comes in with the pitch it is fouled off to the left of the plate by Henrik who didn't even swing.

1475
02:08:02,000 --> 02:08:07,000
He started to held up the ball hit his bat and skipped on in behind the plate.

1476
02:08:07,000 --> 02:08:10,000
So the count is two and two.

1477
02:08:10,000 --> 02:08:15,000
And the preacher walking very easily and called me around the mound.

1478
02:08:15,000 --> 02:08:17,000
Not too perturbed.

1479
02:08:17,000 --> 02:08:21,000
He's been in situations like this before.

1480
02:08:21,000 --> 02:08:24,000
Perhaps tougher ones.

1481
02:08:24,000 --> 02:08:26,000
Never in a World Series.

1482
02:08:26,000 --> 02:08:30,000
But in battling to get into a World Series.

1483
02:08:30,000 --> 02:08:32,000
And so he looks to get the sign from Campanella.

1484
02:08:32,000 --> 02:08:38,000
And Sternweiss moves off second Rizzuto off first the two-two pitch is swung on and fouled off behind the plate.

1485
02:08:38,000 --> 02:08:41,000
As the preacher delivered that screwball up there.

1486
02:08:41,000 --> 02:08:44,000
The pitch on which he struck out pinch hitter Bobby Brown.

1487
02:08:44,000 --> 02:08:49,000
Joe Page in the meantime is heating up on the bullpen.

1488
02:08:49,000 --> 02:08:52,000
Two balls two strikes one out. Last of the eighth inning.

1489
02:08:52,000 --> 02:08:56,000
Dodgers one Yankees nothing.

1490
02:08:56,000 --> 02:09:03,000
And perhaps the first truly exciting moment outside of Tommy Henrik's dramatic sudden death blow in the ninth inning yesterday.

1491
02:09:03,000 --> 02:09:05,000
That we have had so far in the series.

1492
02:09:05,000 --> 02:09:08,000
That is anything that kept building and building.

1493
02:09:08,000 --> 02:09:10,000
And then he give an instant.

1494
02:09:10,000 --> 02:09:12,000
So the count two and two.

1495
02:09:12,000 --> 02:09:14,000
Rowe stretches. Sternweiss off second Rizzuto off first the pitch.

1496
02:09:14,000 --> 02:09:17,000
Swung on and fouled back again on the screen.

1497
02:09:17,000 --> 02:09:19,000
And Henrik slams his bat.

1498
02:09:19,000 --> 02:09:23,000
He sort of flipped it into the air and slammed it with his left hand.

1499
02:09:23,000 --> 02:09:31,000
Because evidently that was the pitch that he was looking for and wanted but didn't do anything with.

1500
02:09:31,000 --> 02:09:39,000
So before some 70,000 fans 70,053.

1501
02:09:39,000 --> 02:09:42,000
We have.

1502
02:09:42,000 --> 02:09:45,000
Tremendous tension building up here.

1503
02:09:45,000 --> 02:09:48,000
It's a battle between Rowe and Henrik right now.

1504
02:09:48,000 --> 02:09:53,000
Sternweiss off second Rizzuto off first the pitch and Henrik takes just outside for ball three.

1505
02:09:53,000 --> 02:09:58,000
That was close.

1506
02:09:58,000 --> 02:10:01,000
Full count on Henrik three and two.

1507
02:10:01,000 --> 02:10:03,000
And now you have the situation.

1508
02:10:03,000 --> 02:10:07,000
With runners on first and second being forced by this pitch.

1509
02:10:07,000 --> 02:10:11,000
But whether or not Casey Stengel will have them running with one out or playing it safe.

1510
02:10:11,000 --> 02:10:15,000
Eighth inning of the World Series behind one nothing is something we shall have to look for.

1511
02:10:15,000 --> 02:10:19,000
The stretch by RoweThe check of the two runners.

1512
02:10:19,000 --> 02:10:22,000
I look around. There they goThe pitch is swung on and fouled.

1513
02:10:22,000 --> 02:10:27,000
That is dropped by Campanella.

1514
02:10:27,000 --> 02:10:29,000
How about that?

1515
02:10:29,000 --> 02:10:31,000
There was Tommy Henrik.

1516
02:10:31,000 --> 02:10:33,000
Almost struck out.

1517
02:10:33,000 --> 02:10:36,000
A foul tipped and with that tremendous spin off the bat.

1518
02:10:36,000 --> 02:10:39,000
That's pretty rough on a catcher trying to hold those.

1519
02:10:39,000 --> 02:10:43,000
And it's tough on a pitcher when a catcher doesn't.

1520
02:10:43,000 --> 02:10:45,000
With that's a job I don't believe I'd like to have.

1521
02:10:45,000 --> 02:10:48,000
Would you read that catching department?

1522
02:10:48,000 --> 02:10:54,000
And now time is called as Pee Wee Reese trots in from short to talk to the pitcher.

1523
02:10:54,000 --> 02:10:57,000
Just a nickname that is not his profession.

1524
02:10:57,000 --> 02:11:01,000
He is a school teacher by trade.

1525
02:11:01,000 --> 02:11:08,000
And so far this afternoon has been giving Yankees a few lessons in baseball.

1526
02:11:08,000 --> 02:11:12,000
It's a full count on Henrik.

1527
02:11:12,000 --> 02:11:13,000
Sternweiss on second.

1528
02:11:13,000 --> 02:11:14,000
Rizzuto on first.

1529
02:11:14,000 --> 02:11:19,000
I think Campanella probably wanted to throw that ball to third so the kick of the runners breaking caused him to drop it.

1530
02:11:19,000 --> 02:11:21,000
The stretch. They're playing it safe.

1531
02:11:21,000 --> 02:11:24,000
The pitcher swung on supply ball to left field.

1532
02:11:24,000 --> 02:11:26,000
Almoh going back is going to get under it.

1533
02:11:26,000 --> 02:11:27,000
And he makes the catch for the out.

1534
02:11:27,000 --> 02:11:32,000
Sternweiss and Rizzuto each halfway go back to second and first respectively.

1535
02:11:32,000 --> 02:11:37,000
And they got rid of a rough man two down and the batter is Hank Bauer.

1536
02:11:37,000 --> 02:11:41,000
Henrik flying to Almoh on left.

1537
02:11:41,000 --> 02:11:43,000
No advance.

1538
02:11:43,000 --> 02:11:46,000
And that was a thrilling little duel going on right there.

1539
02:11:46,000 --> 02:11:56,000
Particularly in view of the fact that it was Tommy Henrik who broke up the ballgame yesterday and who had that opportunity in the eighth inning.

1540
02:11:56,000 --> 02:11:58,000
Preacher Rowe was equal to it.

1541
02:11:58,000 --> 02:12:03,000
He was pitching and Tommy was swinging and the crowd was thrilled.

1542
02:12:03,000 --> 02:12:13,000
And now with Hank Bauer coming up there are Rowe Robinson, Reese and Jorgensen discussing the situation.

1543
02:12:13,000 --> 02:12:23,000
And Pee Wee while talking overreached into his hip pocket extracted a stick of chewing gum and shoved it into his mouth while he was also talking to Preacher.

1544
02:12:23,000 --> 02:12:26,000
Pee Wee the captain of the team, a great competitor.

1545
02:12:26,000 --> 02:12:35,000
And now here's Hank Bauer who fouled out in the first inning to Robinson to move in behind Hodges across the foul line to catch the pop up and who singled in the fourth and grounded the third and the sixth.

1546
02:12:35,000 --> 02:12:37,000
The outfield way around toward left.

1547
02:12:37,000 --> 02:12:40,000
Jorgensen deep at third two three feet off the line.

1548
02:12:40,000 --> 02:12:43,000
Reese deep at short over into the third base gap.

1549
02:12:43,000 --> 02:12:45,000
Jackie Robinson about three strides to the right of second.

1550
02:12:45,000 --> 02:12:48,000
Hodges deep six feet off the first base line.

1551
02:12:48,000 --> 02:12:49,000
Rowe ready.

1552
02:12:49,000 --> 02:13:08,000
Here's his pitch and Bauer swings and sends one to third and beautifully up with it is Jorgensen throws to Robinson for the four sided second on Rizzuto and the thread is over.

1553
02:13:08,000 --> 02:13:10,000
No runs for the Yankees.

1554
02:13:10,000 --> 02:13:11,000
One hit.

1555
02:13:11,000 --> 02:13:19,000
One error for the Dodgers and two men left on for New York and Rowe continues to refuse to let the Yankees have more than one hit in any inning.

1556
02:13:19,000 --> 02:13:31,000
Though that was the closest they came because that smash by Bauer was very well hit and almost went to the left of the spider but he went over to get it.

1557
02:13:31,000 --> 02:13:37,000
So the score at the end of eight innings remains the Dodgers one, the Yankees nothing.

1558
02:13:37,000 --> 02:13:42,000
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1560
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1563
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1564
02:14:05,000 --> 02:14:11,000
Before we go into the ninth inning we pause 10 seconds for station identification.

1565
02:14:11,000 --> 02:14:15,000
This is the mutual broadcasting system.

1566
02:14:15,000 --> 02:14:30,000
For the Thompson sports listen to WOR and WORFM your World Series stations in New York.

1567
02:14:30,000 --> 02:14:35,000
Coming into the ball game for the New York Yankees is Joe Page.

1568
02:14:35,000 --> 02:14:39,000
The crash he was removed for the pinch hitter in the last of the eighth inning.

1569
02:14:39,000 --> 02:14:46,000
Gus Nyhoss goes in to do the catching as Charlie Silbera was removed for a pinch hitter.

1570
02:14:46,000 --> 02:14:48,000
So a new battery for the Yankees in the ninth inning.

1571
02:14:48,000 --> 02:14:50,000
Page pitching Nyhoss catching.

1572
02:14:50,000 --> 02:15:03,000
Barra's left hand is still swollen, a fractured thumb that he sustained back on August 7th hit by a pitch ball which put him out of action for a month.

1573
02:15:03,000 --> 02:15:05,000
And which still gives him trouble.

1574
02:15:05,000 --> 02:15:13,000
Was aggravated yesterday as he received those murderous fastballs of Allie Reynolds.

1575
02:15:13,000 --> 02:15:18,000
And now as we go to the top of the ninth inning Duke Snyder left hand hitter up.

1576
02:15:18,000 --> 02:15:21,000
Grounded his short to second, sky to center.

1577
02:15:21,000 --> 02:15:25,000
Joe Page making his first appearance of this World Series comes in with a delivery.

1578
02:15:25,000 --> 02:15:27,000
Swung on and foul back strike one.

1579
02:15:27,000 --> 02:15:32,000
A good cut by Duke Snyder, a good fastball delivered by Page.

1580
02:15:32,000 --> 02:15:38,000
One to nothing, favor the Dodgers.

1581
02:15:38,000 --> 02:15:45,000
There are probably several things that you people listening in are wondering about in the nature of statistics and World Series history.

1582
02:15:45,000 --> 02:15:48,000
That we will tell you about in a little while.

1583
02:15:48,000 --> 02:15:51,000
Page delivers outside ball one.

1584
02:15:51,000 --> 02:15:58,000
As a matter of fact it possibly will be delayed intentionally by us to the end of this game.

1585
02:15:58,000 --> 02:16:02,000
And Red is doing a lot of thumbing through the good old record book.

1586
02:16:02,000 --> 02:16:04,000
Double checking situations.

1587
02:16:04,000 --> 02:16:06,000
And we'll discuss them with you.

1588
02:16:06,000 --> 02:16:07,000
The one one pitch.

1589
02:16:07,000 --> 02:16:10,000
Swung on, hit sharp into the hole between third and short.

1590
02:16:10,000 --> 02:16:11,000
From the left field for a base hit.

1591
02:16:11,000 --> 02:16:12,000
Johnny Lindell comes over.

1592
02:16:12,000 --> 02:16:13,000
Off to the ball.

1593
02:16:13,000 --> 02:16:14,000
Bobbers it momentarily.

1594
02:16:14,000 --> 02:16:15,000
Fires into second.

1595
02:16:15,000 --> 02:16:19,000
Holding first to Snyder with his first hit of the World Series.

1596
02:16:19,000 --> 02:16:22,000
Hit that one on the handle and sliced it in the left.

1597
02:16:22,000 --> 02:16:27,000
But it had so much power behind his wing that it was well hit.

1598
02:16:27,000 --> 02:16:30,000
Now you've got Jackie Robinson coming up.

1599
02:16:30,000 --> 02:16:32,000
Jackie doubled in the second inning.

1600
02:16:32,000 --> 02:16:33,000
Struck out on the fourth.

1601
02:16:33,000 --> 02:16:35,000
Grounded a short in the sixth.

1602
02:16:35,000 --> 02:16:38,000
And the Dodgers are in position.

1603
02:16:38,000 --> 02:16:46,000
To with a 1-0 lead to go for the extra one by way of the bunt by Robinson who is one of the best.

1604
02:16:46,000 --> 02:16:48,000
At bunting and also at beating them out.

1605
02:16:48,000 --> 02:16:49,000
But we'll see.

1606
02:16:49,000 --> 02:16:50,000
He might be swinging.

1607
02:16:50,000 --> 02:16:55,000
Johnson's looking for the bunt that throws to first base back in time with Snyder.

1608
02:16:55,000 --> 02:17:04,000
More action taking place in the New York bullpen which is in a runway between the bleachers and the right field grandstand.

1609
02:17:04,000 --> 02:17:05,000
Page stretches.

1610
02:17:05,000 --> 02:17:08,000
Checks his runner with a pitch inside Robinson and low.

1611
02:17:08,000 --> 02:17:09,000
Ball one.

1612
02:17:09,000 --> 02:17:15,000
One ball, no strikes.

1613
02:17:15,000 --> 02:17:16,000
Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1614
02:17:16,000 --> 02:17:23,000
Top of the ninth inning.

1615
02:17:23,000 --> 02:17:25,000
Page gets his sign.

1616
02:17:25,000 --> 02:17:26,000
He's ready.

1617
02:17:26,000 --> 02:17:27,000
Here's the pitch.

1618
02:17:27,000 --> 02:17:28,000
Robinson shortens up.

1619
02:17:28,000 --> 02:17:29,000
Bunch the ball at a beautiful spot.

1620
02:17:29,000 --> 02:17:30,000
It's taken by Henrik.

1621
02:17:30,000 --> 02:17:32,000
Plays it to Coleman for the out.

1622
02:17:32,000 --> 02:17:38,000
He cocked his arms if he's going to throw to second risotto but so he did not have a chance to get Snyder who was really winging.

1623
02:17:38,000 --> 02:17:43,000
And the fans started to come up with a roar thinking that Henrik is going to make a play too late there.

1624
02:17:43,000 --> 02:17:47,000
But he stopped his motion and whirled it through to Coleman who had come over from first.

1625
02:17:47,000 --> 02:17:49,000
From second to first to take the throw.

1626
02:17:49,000 --> 02:17:51,000
It's a sacrifice for Jackie Robinson.

1627
02:17:51,000 --> 02:17:52,000
He is out.

1628
02:17:52,000 --> 02:17:54,000
Henrik to Coleman.

1629
02:17:54,000 --> 02:17:57,000
Thus a runner is set up in scoring position for the Dodgers.

1630
02:17:57,000 --> 02:18:02,000
And here is Carl Perillo coming out to bat for Gene Hermansky.

1631
02:18:02,000 --> 02:18:12,000
Perillo who was the leading Dodger hitter in the stretch run who is out of action today because of a groin injury that hampered him no end yesterday.

1632
02:18:12,000 --> 02:18:20,000
And Bert Schotten playing percentage to the hilt is sending up this right handed batter with a left hand pitcher now coming in for New York.

1633
02:18:20,000 --> 02:18:21,000
Joe Page.

1634
02:18:21,000 --> 02:18:27,000
And Perillo is up there to hit for Gene Hermansky.

1635
02:18:27,000 --> 02:18:28,000
Went Snyder on second.

1636
02:18:28,000 --> 02:18:29,000
One out.

1637
02:18:29,000 --> 02:18:30,000
Ninth inning.

1638
02:18:30,000 --> 02:18:31,000
One nothing Brooklyn.

1639
02:18:31,000 --> 02:18:34,000
And Page steps off the rubber momentarily to break the tension.

1640
02:18:34,000 --> 02:18:35,000
Dodgers one.

1641
02:18:35,000 --> 02:18:44,000
Yanks nothing.

1642
02:18:44,000 --> 02:18:45,000
Page sets.

1643
02:18:45,000 --> 02:18:46,000
Throws.

1644
02:18:46,000 --> 02:18:48,000
Perillo fouls it off to the right of the play.

1645
02:18:48,000 --> 02:18:49,000
I started to say he swung.

1646
02:18:49,000 --> 02:18:56,000
He started to check his swing but the ball hit the bat and skipped foul off to the right.

1647
02:18:56,000 --> 02:18:59,000
One strike on Carl.

1648
02:18:59,000 --> 02:19:06,000
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1649
02:19:06,000 --> 02:19:07,000
Snyder has a short lead off second.

1650
02:19:07,000 --> 02:19:08,000
Joe Page throws.

1651
02:19:08,000 --> 02:19:11,000
Perillo swings and it's a high pop up out in the short right.

1652
02:19:11,000 --> 02:19:12,000
Coleman backtracks.

1653
02:19:12,000 --> 02:19:13,000
He's under it.

1654
02:19:13,000 --> 02:19:18,000
Henrik Hollers-Jerry and Coleman makes the catch and holding second is Snyder.

1655
02:19:18,000 --> 02:19:26,000
Looks like I saw a little white that time coming out of the pocket of Coleman's glove as that ball might have spun around a little.

1656
02:19:26,000 --> 02:19:32,000
So there are two down and Louis Almo coming up.

1657
02:19:32,000 --> 02:19:42,000
He was Radcliffe's replacement in the last of the fourth when Maher pulled a back muscle running to back up a play at second base.

1658
02:19:42,000 --> 02:19:49,000
Almo digs in at home plate, stands deep in the batter's box, slightly open stance, holds the bat down to the end of the handle.

1659
02:19:49,000 --> 02:19:51,000
Not too close to the plate now.

1660
02:19:51,000 --> 02:19:52,000
Johnson deep at third near the line.

1661
02:19:52,000 --> 02:19:53,000
Brazudo over towards second.

1662
02:19:53,000 --> 02:19:56,000
A lot of room between shortstop and third baseman.

1663
02:19:56,000 --> 02:19:59,000
Here's your pitch and it's outside for a ball.

1664
02:19:59,000 --> 02:20:02,000
One ball, no strikes.

1665
02:20:02,000 --> 02:20:12,000
And here are two teams who have so far come up with magnificent pitching in the two games of this World Series.

1666
02:20:12,000 --> 02:20:16,000
Joe Page sets, throws, swung on a bouncer, hit out to short.

1667
02:20:16,000 --> 02:20:22,000
Auzuro grabs a two hops, flips on over to Henrik in time and the inning is over.

1668
02:20:22,000 --> 02:20:38,000
Joe Page actually was the first pitching change that was necessary in the series and that brought on not by a pitching deficiency, but by the need of a pinch hitter.

1669
02:20:38,000 --> 02:20:40,000
No runs for the Dodgers, one hit.

1670
02:20:40,000 --> 02:20:42,000
No Yankees, one left on.

1671
02:20:42,000 --> 02:20:48,000
And so we come to the fateful ninth, last half of the ninth, with Brooklyn leading one to nothing.

1672
02:20:48,000 --> 02:20:52,000
And thus the shoe, so to speak, is on the other foot.

1673
02:20:52,000 --> 02:20:58,000
Yesterday at this very same time, it was a scoreless ball game and Tommy Henrik coming to bat.

1674
02:20:58,000 --> 02:21:12,000
And with dramatic suddenness on a two nothing pitch, a rifle shot into the right field seats and the 66,000 stunned by the suddenness of it all, set there for a moment.

1675
02:21:12,000 --> 02:21:26,000
Now, as we come to the last half of the ninth inning today, the Yankees trail by one to nothing and you've got Mike McCormick going to the outfield for the Dodgers.

1676
02:21:26,000 --> 02:21:37,000
He will play right field in place of Gene Hermanski, for whom Carl Perillo hit.

1677
02:21:37,000 --> 02:21:44,000
Thus you have for Brooklyn, Louis Olmo in left, Snyder in center.

1678
02:21:44,000 --> 02:21:51,000
Mike McCormick, who played in a World Series previously, in right field.

1679
02:21:51,000 --> 02:21:57,000
And leading off in the last of the ninth inning is Joe DiMaggio, who flied to center, struck out, and grounded to third.

1680
02:21:57,000 --> 02:22:03,000
And Elwyn Rowe from down in Arkansas is into the windup and pitches.

1681
02:22:03,000 --> 02:22:08,000
He swings and fouls it off upstairs to the left of the plate, strike one.

1682
02:22:08,000 --> 02:22:19,000
Somebody made a fair catch for a souvenir and gets a hand.

1683
02:22:19,000 --> 02:22:26,000
One strike to count on DiMaggio, the outfield swung toward left, in center and left with McCormick looking for DiMaggio to hit toward right a bit.

1684
02:22:26,000 --> 02:22:28,000
He hadn't been pulling too much since he was ill.

1685
02:22:28,000 --> 02:22:35,000
And your pitch, right in there beautifully for a call strike two on the curve.

1686
02:22:35,000 --> 02:22:38,000
Johnny Lindahl on deck and Billy Johnson to follow.

1687
02:22:38,000 --> 02:22:43,000
One to nothing in favor of Brooklyn, last half of the ninth inning.

1688
02:22:43,000 --> 02:22:47,000
Jorgensen deep at third near the line, Reese over into the third base gap.

1689
02:22:47,000 --> 02:22:50,000
Jackie Robinson, two or three strides to the right of second.

1690
02:22:50,000 --> 02:22:53,000
Gil Hodges, ten feet off the first base line in halfway.

1691
02:22:53,000 --> 02:22:56,000
A Dodger left hander throws, DiMaggio swings and sends a little roller out toward short.

1692
02:22:56,000 --> 02:22:58,000
Coming in fast for DiJorgensen up to the ball.

1693
02:22:58,000 --> 02:23:11,000
Fires to first base not in time, DiMaggio beats it out.

1694
02:23:11,000 --> 02:23:14,000
Joe DiMaggio beats out a slow roller.

1695
02:23:14,000 --> 02:23:20,000
He was fooled by the pitch, did not get the solid part of the bat on it at all.

1696
02:23:20,000 --> 02:23:27,000
Hit over the ball and hit a slow roller out toward a point between third and short.

1697
02:23:27,000 --> 02:23:33,000
Spidey Jorgensen raced in, grabbed it and fired, but DiMaggio beat it out for an infield hit.

1698
02:23:33,000 --> 02:23:37,000
Jack Banner goes to work in the bullpen.

1699
02:23:37,000 --> 02:23:42,000
And now here's Johnny Lindahl up, fly to right, bounced out to the pitcher and fly to left.

1700
02:23:42,000 --> 02:23:44,000
Jorgensen moves in close at third to look for the bunt.

1701
02:23:44,000 --> 02:23:45,000
Hodges holding against Joe.

1702
02:23:45,000 --> 02:23:47,000
There's Robinson sneaking in behind.

1703
02:23:47,000 --> 02:23:52,000
There's a pitch out, a throw down to first to DiMaggio just in there in time as Jackie Robinson made a fall away.

1704
02:23:52,000 --> 02:24:03,000
Diving catch of that throw by Campanello to keep it going in the right field.

1705
02:24:03,000 --> 02:24:11,000
Red and I were able to spot that play immediately because Jackie Robinson started moving quickly toward first base.

1706
02:24:11,000 --> 02:24:16,000
Something that he would not normally do if he weren't looking for the pickoff.

1707
02:24:16,000 --> 02:24:21,000
The pitch out was called for because if he left his position like that, the batter sometimes could drive one through it.

1708
02:24:21,000 --> 02:24:28,000
But you could see as he started racing to first as Hodges started racing in, they were trying to work that beautiful pickoff play at first.

1709
02:24:28,000 --> 02:24:30,000
Ball one, no strikes.

1710
02:24:30,000 --> 02:24:32,000
Jorgensen looking for the bunt, so is Johnson.

1711
02:24:32,000 --> 02:24:34,000
Here's the pitch. Lindahl swings and misses.

1712
02:24:34,000 --> 02:24:37,000
First strike is he was going for the base hit.

1713
02:24:37,000 --> 02:24:39,000
Hoping for it.

1714
02:24:39,000 --> 02:24:41,000
He's not going for the bunt.

1715
02:24:41,000 --> 02:24:43,000
One ball, one strike.

1716
02:24:43,000 --> 02:24:52,000
Sometimes batters go up there and purposely miss a swing like that to try and move an infielder back a bit and then lay the bunt down.

1717
02:24:52,000 --> 02:24:55,000
We'll watch. Row ready. Ninth inning.

1718
02:24:55,000 --> 02:24:59,000
There's a move to first base to DiMaggio back.

1719
02:24:59,000 --> 02:25:01,000
Beautiful to watch everybody move.

1720
02:25:01,000 --> 02:25:05,000
There's the right fielder. Mike McCormick darting toward the right fielder line of that throw to first.

1721
02:25:05,000 --> 02:25:09,000
Stretch. Here's your pitch. Lindahl shortens up. Bunts into the air foul off the right of the plate.

1722
02:25:09,000 --> 02:25:12,000
Hodges charging couldn't get to it.

1723
02:25:12,000 --> 02:25:17,000
So it's a one-two count on Lindahl and now he's got to be swinging.

1724
02:25:17,000 --> 02:25:22,000
And the possibility of many things happening.

1725
02:25:22,000 --> 02:25:27,000
Either for good or for bad depending on which way you're looking at it.

1726
02:25:27,000 --> 02:25:35,000
And we're looking at it from a point directly back of home plate right down the middle.

1727
02:25:35,000 --> 02:25:39,000
One ball, two strikes.

1728
02:25:39,000 --> 02:25:42,000
Jorgensen backed up at third.

1729
02:25:42,000 --> 02:25:45,000
Hodges holding against DiMaggio. Last of the ninth inning. One to nothing Brooklyn.

1730
02:25:45,000 --> 02:26:00,000
The stretch. Here's the pitch. Lindahl swings and he misses. Strike three and he's out of there.

1731
02:26:00,000 --> 02:26:04,000
That's the third strikeout for Row.

1732
02:26:04,000 --> 02:26:11,000
He hasn't struck out too many but he has struck them out when he had to. He struck out Brown in the eighth inning with the runner on first and nobody out.

1733
02:26:11,000 --> 02:26:14,000
He struck out Lindahl in the ninth with the runner on first and nobody out.

1734
02:26:14,000 --> 02:26:20,000
And here's Billy Johnson who's had one for three. It's an easy lob over to first base to match on the bag all the while.

1735
02:26:20,000 --> 02:26:23,000
Johnson lined to center foul of the catcher single to left.

1736
02:26:23,000 --> 02:26:27,000
One down. Last of the ninth inning. Row ready.

1737
02:26:27,000 --> 02:26:36,000
Has it moved to first base again to match back.

1738
02:26:36,000 --> 02:26:41,000
A lot of times people feel that when a batter doesn't bunt that he's deficient in that respect.

1739
02:26:41,000 --> 02:26:43,000
Sometimes that pitcher's got an awful lot to do with it.

1740
02:26:43,000 --> 02:26:48,000
Here's your pitch. Low inside. Ball one.

1741
02:26:48,000 --> 02:26:51,000
That pitcher can throw that ball away he wants to.

1742
02:26:51,000 --> 02:26:58,000
Very difficult to bunt them sometimes. In other words it isn't as easy as it looks.

1743
02:26:58,000 --> 02:27:04,000
The southpaw throws. Johnson takes strike call over the inside corner.

1744
02:27:04,000 --> 02:27:11,000
And that's the first beef that's been registered all afternoon on a call decision at home plate.

1745
02:27:11,000 --> 02:27:14,000
To any extent Johnson walked out of the box.

1746
02:27:14,000 --> 02:27:20,000
Didn't say too much but in his actions indicated that he was displeased with the call.

1747
02:27:20,000 --> 02:27:23,000
But says very little. One ball one strike one out.

1748
02:27:23,000 --> 02:27:25,000
Last of the ninth inning one to nothing Brooklyn to match you off first.

1749
02:27:25,000 --> 02:27:31,000
Here's your delivery. Johnson swings in foul tips it for strike two.

1750
02:27:31,000 --> 02:27:37,000
And preacher O is mixing up his curves his screw balls in magnificent fashion.

1751
02:27:37,000 --> 02:27:40,000
One and two to count.

1752
02:27:40,000 --> 02:27:44,000
One out last of the ninth. Brooklyn one New York nothing.

1753
02:27:44,000 --> 02:27:46,000
The Dodgers run coming in the second inning.

1754
02:27:46,000 --> 02:27:51,000
When Jackie Robinson not off of the double and with two down scored on Hodges single left.

1755
02:27:51,000 --> 02:28:00,000
After he had advanced to third on an infield out.

1756
02:28:00,000 --> 02:28:12,000
Here's your pitch swung on a fly ball hit foul down the right field line and going out of play.

1757
02:28:12,000 --> 02:28:21,000
Robinson advanced to third excuse me on a top fly foul that Jerry Coleman caught down the right field line.

1758
02:28:21,000 --> 02:28:30,000
Slipped as he was about to throw but Jackie with his great speed and a daring gamble raised the third and made it easily.

1759
02:28:30,000 --> 02:28:32,000
Not even drawing the throw. All right we're ready.

1760
02:28:32,000 --> 02:28:35,000
Here's your pitch Johnson swings pops it up into the air.

1761
02:28:35,000 --> 02:28:40,000
Down toward the second toward first Jackie Robinson is coming in under it and makes the catch.

1762
02:28:40,000 --> 02:28:45,000
Take a look at Johnson see whether Billy was going to run it out or not.

1763
02:28:45,000 --> 02:28:53,000
If Billy was running too slowly might have allowed it to drop and then started what he would have hoped to have been a defeat.

1764
02:28:53,000 --> 02:29:01,000
So Johnson pops out to Robinson.

1765
02:29:01,000 --> 02:29:03,000
Jerry Coleman is the batter.

1766
02:29:03,000 --> 02:29:12,000
And you have had as an incidental bit of information important actually rather than being incidental.

1767
02:29:12,000 --> 02:29:31,000
And this is a no wise mention at this time for purposes of jinxing anybody but merely from a reputorial standpoint that the Dodgers the Dodgers pitchers Newcomb and Rowe have yet to walk a man in this series.

1768
02:29:31,000 --> 02:29:41,000
Two outs last the ninth inning Jerry Coleman who fly to center double left and grounded the second is the batter the man Joe on first Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1769
02:29:41,000 --> 02:29:50,000
Already here's his pitch Coleman takes high ball one one ball no strikes.

1770
02:29:50,000 --> 02:30:08,000
Rowe of course is quite a control artist that is the secret of his pitching success along with his natural stuff. But regardless of how much stuff a pitcher may have he's unable to control it or to put that ball where he wants to it doesn't do him too much good.

1771
02:30:08,000 --> 02:30:16,000
Now the left hander throws and Coleman swings and files it off to the right of the plate is going to go out of play back or first the ball dropping into the upper deck.

1772
02:30:16,000 --> 02:30:29,000
So the count on Coleman is one and one one ball one strike two down last to the ninth inning the Dodgers one the Yankees nothing.

1773
02:30:29,000 --> 02:30:34,000
And very few people leaving.

1774
02:30:34,000 --> 02:30:39,000
You don't leave these kind of ball games that last man is out.

1775
02:30:39,000 --> 02:30:42,000
One ball one strike two down.

1776
02:30:42,000 --> 02:31:02,000
Roll with a stretch. Here's the pitch Jerry Coleman swings and sense of drive the right center field racing over fast forward as Mike McCormick getting under he makes the catch in the ball game.

1777
02:31:02,000 --> 02:31:19,000
And so it was turnabout and turnabout is fair play as the Dodgers shut out the Yankees today one the nothing with preacher Rowe refusing to let the Yankees have more than one hit in any given inning.

1778
02:31:19,000 --> 02:31:21,000
And the total.

1779
02:31:21,000 --> 02:31:24,000
For the Dodgers one run.

1780
02:31:24,000 --> 02:31:32,000
Seven hits two errors and five men left on and for the Yankees no runs.

1781
02:31:32,000 --> 02:31:37,000
Six hits one error and seven men left on base.

1782
02:31:37,000 --> 02:31:41,000
So another brilliant pitching duel.

1783
02:31:41,000 --> 02:31:57,000
The series stands at one one as the Dodgers win it today one to nothing. And I know that I read Barber enjoyed this ball game as much as he did the one yesterday because we have seen baseball played in an old fashioned sort of way.

1784
02:31:57,000 --> 02:32:02,000
And they do say that old fashioned things are the best after all red.

1785
02:32:02,000 --> 02:32:16,000
Well I don't know a couple of us young fellows talking about the old fashioned way except I've been going back to the record book Mel and I know what you're referring to as far back as the eighth inning and you were kind enough to both ball clubs you didn't want to bring it up.

1786
02:32:16,000 --> 02:32:29,000
This is the first time in the history of World Series that they have been to consecutive one to nothing games put back to back and it's the first time since 1921 that the World Series opened with consecutive shutouts they were not one to nothing ballgame be the one of them.

1787
02:32:29,000 --> 02:32:41,000
And a total of 52 shutout games have come about in World Series all told beginning with the 1931 when the modern records are compiled and they're on is where we go.

1788
02:32:41,000 --> 02:32:54,000
And so these are the only two one to nothing ones back to back. And it's been a long time since the World Series open with consecutive shutout games in 1921 when you look all the Yankees had their maize and heart shut out the Giants.

1789
02:32:54,000 --> 02:33:13,000
Well the story in this ballgame is is the story of one guy that is there are many stories but it's a lean skinny maybe the late Rudyard Kipling had him in mind when he was writing about a rag and a bone and a hank of hair and that's about all he is to feature.

1790
02:33:13,000 --> 02:33:26,000
And he's not a big guy except the heart that's as big as his native state of Arkansas and he's just a bundle of fighting nerves out there on the mound. He'd known for some days what he was going to do.

1791
02:33:26,000 --> 02:33:35,000
Managers Shatton knew and Rowe knew that when Rowe was called to leave on Saturday to Philadelphia as frail as his his physique that he could not be the starting pitcher yesterday.

1792
02:33:35,000 --> 02:33:43,000
And he was close to Brooklyn realized that that relief call Saturday at Philadelphia meant that Newcomb would have to start yesterday and roll today.

1793
02:33:43,000 --> 02:33:52,000
And so roll for those days has been sweating it out and of course yesterday's game added the pressure to him as he watched these two great pitchers Reynolds and Newcomb.

1794
02:33:52,000 --> 02:34:05,000
However, Pritcher went out there and he had things go wrong including messing up with a bun himself. But when trouble came down he was the equal to it and was the master and we have had two brilliant World Series games.

1795
02:34:05,000 --> 02:34:13,000
This one was much more nervous and pressure packed for the simple reason that the Dodgers got their run in the second inning.

1796
02:34:13,000 --> 02:34:20,000
Yesterday's game the run came with explosive suddenness when Henry first up in the last of the ninth belted it in there and he hit it well in the seats.

1797
02:34:20,000 --> 02:34:35,000
But there was that one run on the scoreboard today and the Yankees were running at it all day which meant they were playing for a run and the Dodgers were trying to make what can be a very slender margin to get back in the clubhouse with it as is the case with the Brooklyn club now trying to make a one run lead stand up.

1798
02:34:35,000 --> 02:34:39,000
I said that the story is raw. It is the story of role.

1799
02:34:39,000 --> 02:34:46,000
But in any human being story there is also the additional stories of all the other people that come in contact with one.

1800
02:34:46,000 --> 02:35:04,000
And I think that the secondary story to roll being on the mound is how he got on the mound today and a man in a brown suit and a big sloppy brown felt hat a big bear of a man barely shaped man jumped out of a box right by the book and dug out and the road came and they dug out.

1801
02:35:04,000 --> 02:35:11,000
This this man had been slapping Brooklyn players all over the place as though they were just little 10 10.

1802
02:35:11,000 --> 02:35:21,000
But when it all came in he really gave him a big hug that man with branch Ricky roll came up under Ricky and the Cardinal system as a young left hander who could throw hard.

1803
02:35:21,000 --> 02:35:28,000
This was before he had an accident when he got hurt coaching basketball in Arkansas and lost his fastball.

1804
02:35:28,000 --> 02:35:32,000
And so under Ricky years ago in the Cardinal chain roll couldn't quite make it.

1805
02:35:32,000 --> 02:35:37,000
He could always get to Columbus let's say but he couldn't get to St. Louis to pitch for him.

1806
02:35:37,000 --> 02:35:41,000
Well as I can only white over in their heyday would be just ahead of him.

1807
02:35:41,000 --> 02:35:43,000
But Ricky always had great faith in him.

1808
02:35:43,000 --> 02:35:46,000
Roll was later sold from the Cardinals to the pirates.

1809
02:35:46,000 --> 02:35:56,000
And two years ago when it became a question when you have the most popular player in the history of Brooklyn which is Dixie Walker Dixie was traded with somebody had to come take the place of that fellow.

1810
02:35:56,000 --> 02:36:01,000
And it was in that deal that Ricky reached for preacher all and brought him from Pittsburgh last year.

1811
02:36:01,000 --> 02:36:07,000
Roll was an effective pitcher this year he won 15 games and today he rewarded that great thing.

1812
02:36:07,000 --> 02:36:11,000
Ricky wanted him and reached for him all the way through.

1813
02:36:11,000 --> 02:36:13,000
And today it was a picture.

1814
02:36:13,000 --> 02:36:15,000
Mal would look down once in a while.

1815
02:36:15,000 --> 02:36:18,000
I couldn't help looking knowing the relationship between the two.

1816
02:36:18,000 --> 02:36:24,000
As Ricky sat there the only show of emotion was the fact that he was clenching and unclenching his hand.

1817
02:36:24,000 --> 02:36:28,000
But when the game was over I believe Ricky moved faster than he ever moved in his life.

1818
02:36:28,000 --> 02:36:33,000
And it was to preacher all the left hander that he had reached for and who returned it.

1819
02:36:33,000 --> 02:36:34,000
Roll was the anchor man.

1820
02:36:34,000 --> 02:36:36,000
Newcom was brilliant.

1821
02:36:36,000 --> 02:36:40,000
But the biggest game the Dodgers had to win with the Cardinals the last two series they met.

1822
02:36:40,000 --> 02:36:42,000
Roll was the fellow that did it.

1823
02:36:42,000 --> 02:36:44,000
And I know that the Cardinals are listening.

1824
02:36:44,000 --> 02:36:49,000
I don't believe they're completely surprised because they know the sort of fellow that Roll is.

1825
02:36:49,000 --> 02:36:51,000
So that's the ballgame.

1826
02:36:51,000 --> 02:36:53,000
Each side had many many opportunities to score.

1827
02:36:53,000 --> 02:36:58,000
In fact you could look back and say well gee it ought to have been a bushel basket full of runs in the ballgame.

1828
02:36:58,000 --> 02:37:02,000
Vic Rashie is of course the losing pitcher.

1829
02:37:02,000 --> 02:37:06,000
And he went out for a pinch pitcher Paige in the ninth inning.

1830
02:37:06,000 --> 02:37:08,000
Rashie pitched a tremendous game.

1831
02:37:08,000 --> 02:37:10,000
Good enough to win most any time.

1832
02:37:10,000 --> 02:37:13,000
So this series is following the regular season pattern.

1833
02:37:13,000 --> 02:37:15,000
Everything is very hard to win this year.

1834
02:37:15,000 --> 02:37:18,000
Both pennants came to the closing day the last innings.

1835
02:37:18,000 --> 02:37:22,000
And now it looks as though one run is all you're going to get in a World Series ballgame.

1836
02:37:22,000 --> 02:37:25,000
Now things don't come any tougher than 1949 do they?

1837
02:37:25,000 --> 02:37:26,000
They sure don't Red.

1838
02:37:26,000 --> 02:37:30,000
About the only easy thing I know of is getting Gillette Blue Blades.

1839
02:37:30,000 --> 02:37:35,000
Okay so once again your totals for the Dodgers to even the series.

1840
02:37:35,000 --> 02:37:37,000
It is one run seven hits and two arrows.

1841
02:37:37,000 --> 02:37:39,000
For the Yankees no run six hits in one arrow.

1842
02:37:39,000 --> 02:37:42,000
It's quite a day quite a human day.

1843
02:37:42,000 --> 02:37:45,000
And tomorrow the series will be over at Ebbets Field.

1844
02:37:45,000 --> 02:37:48,000
And tomorrow is another day.

1845
02:37:48,000 --> 02:37:52,000
And Gillette's Cavalcade Sports will be back on the air properly at 12.45 Eastern.

1846
02:37:52,000 --> 02:37:58,000
Instead the time to report the third game of the 1949 World Series for you play by play from Ebbets Field, Brooklyn.

1847
02:37:58,000 --> 02:38:01,000
So until then smooth sailing, smooth shaving.

1848
02:38:01,000 --> 02:38:08,000
And a good afternoon from your host the Gillette Safe to Raise Company Mel Allen and yours truly Red Baldwin.

1849
02:38:08,000 --> 02:38:14,000
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1850
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1851
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1852
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This is the mutual broadcasting system.

1853
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Field sharp, B sharp.

1854
02:38:33,000 --> 02:38:39,000
Use Gillette Blue Blades for the sharpest edges ever home.

1855
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And as we come into the last half of the eighth inning Casey Stengel with the game going late last the eighth is trying to make his move.

1856
02:38:47,000 --> 02:38:55,000
He is sending in Johnny Mize to bat for Charlie Silvera and Joe Page has just gone to work in the Yankee bullpen.

1857
02:38:55,000 --> 02:38:58,000
And there may be a pinch hitter for Bick Rashie.

1858
02:38:58,000 --> 02:39:01,000
It's one to nothing in favor of the Dodgers.

1859
02:39:01,000 --> 02:39:08,000
So Johnny Mize who came from the National League to the Yankees toward the end of the season in time to be eligible for the World Series

1860
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is pinch hitting for Silvera.

1861
02:39:10,000 --> 02:39:11,000
In comes the pitch.

1862
02:39:11,000 --> 02:39:13,000
Strike one it's called.

1863
02:39:13,000 --> 02:39:16,000
Sidearm delivery got the outside corner.

1864
02:39:16,000 --> 02:39:23,000
Mize is no stranger of course to Rowe or the Dodgers.

1865
02:39:23,000 --> 02:39:28,000
Rowe delivers sidearm again it's outside ball one one and one.

1866
02:39:28,000 --> 02:39:33,000
Mize hurt his shoulder after joining the Yankees having played a couple of games for them.

1867
02:39:33,000 --> 02:39:38,000
He's been to play at Comiskey Park in Chicago and has been unable to play first base but can swing a bat.

1868
02:39:38,000 --> 02:39:41,000
He can't throw the one one pitch.

1869
02:39:41,000 --> 02:39:46,000
Swung on hit out in the right field coming fast forward is Hermanski can't get it's in there for a base hit.

1870
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Granted on a hop close to second and Mize pinch hits and singles to right field.

1871
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Now we'll have a runner.

1872
02:39:59,000 --> 02:40:06,000
Johnny Mize singles to right gets a hand as he leaves first base with George Sternweiss going in to run for Mize

1873
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and Bobby Brown is going to come up to hit for Vic Rasche.

1874
02:40:13,000 --> 02:40:17,000
Mize hitting for Silvera singles to right.

1875
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Sternweiss is going in to run for Mize and Bobby Brown will come up to hit for Rasche.

1876
02:40:28,000 --> 02:40:32,000
A little conference with Reese Hodges and Preacher Rowe.

1877
02:40:32,000 --> 02:40:36,000
Johnny Mize gets a base hit in his first appearance in a World Series.

1878
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Fanta going to work in the bullpen for Brooklyn.

1879
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Just in passing as great a record as Johnny Mize has compiled as great a star as he's been.

1880
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He had never appeared in a World Series.

1881
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And this was his first appearance.

1882
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And the Georgia boy single to right he lives down in Florida now.

1883
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And here's Bobby Brown who hit 303 on the regular season batting for Rasche.

1884
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Spiner Jorgensen moves way on the grass at third.

1885
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Stretched by Rowe.

1886
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As he moves to first base Sternweiss back.

1887
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Going to try and hold him very close.

1888
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The outfield for Brown.

1889
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Almost straight away Snyder just a step over toward right center from a straightaway center position.

1890
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The pitch right in there for a call strike sidearm delivery.

1891
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Broke right over.

1892
02:41:31,000 --> 02:41:34,000
Gil Hodges comes over now to say something to Preacher Rowe.

1893
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Reaches down to pick up the rosin bag as he says something to him.

1894
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Sato voice.

1895
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One to nothing Brooklyn. Last to be a stunning.

1896
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And for the first time in the ballgame the fans are getting really aroused.

1897
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And down to the final stages.

1898
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Here's your pitch Bobby Brown.

1899
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No he held back. Pitch is outside for a ball.

1900
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He went into the bunt motion.

1901
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Beans ridden. Back of the plate went down on the knee and watched the plate very closely.

1902
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And said no he did not make the motion and the pitch was outside and this ball won.

1903
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And the count is one and one.

1904
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So here is a situation.

1905
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The Yankees trailing by one. They have a runner on.

1906
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Dodgers are looking for that bunt.

1907
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Brown up.

1908
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Leans over the plateThe pitch he is taking it's in there for a call strike two.

1909
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The preacher cut loose with a fast one that time.

1910
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He figured Brown would be bunting.

1911
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Brown was not going to bunt. He was ready to swing but took the pitch.

1912
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He got the outside corner about letter high.

1913
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One ball two strikes and now Jorgensen has backed up at third.

1914
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Rees and Robinson both in a couple of steps. Double play depth and even with the ground ball coming their way.

1915
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Hodges holding Sternweiss to stretch by a roll.

1916
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Here is the pitch and Bobby Brown takes strike three call over the outside corner.

1917
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The preacher gave Bobby that left handed screwballThe pitch that made Carl Hubbell famous.

1918
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Matter of fact the last two pitches were screwballs. Red reminded me of that.

1919
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And Bobby Brown who is quite a nuisance to the Dodgers in the 47 World Series strikes out in a pinch hitting role here in the last D.A. thinning.

1920
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So there is one out.

1921
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Sternweiss running for Mize who pinch hit successfully for Silveira on first a throw over not in time.

1922
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And the batter is Bill Ruzudo who singled in the first inning safe on air on the third and grounded out in the sixth to first baseman Gil Hodges.

1923
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Jorgensen moves in close third row ready checks his runner looks around now the pitch.

1924
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It's inside for a ball Ruzudo one ball no strikes.

1925
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Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1926
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Tommy Henrik in the batter's circle.

1927
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Little Bill up there trying to advance his teammate George Sternweiss one way or the other.

1928
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Time has been called by Sternweiss as we mentioned his name Sternweiss call time and fakes a pulling of the tongue of his shoe on his left foot.

1929
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But actually stealing a look down to Ruzudo to get straightened out on the side.

1930
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Now Bill is back in the hitting position.

1931
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Stretch by row Sternweiss with a short lead.

1932
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Look around here's the pitch swung on and bowled back to the screen.

1933
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The count is one and one.

1934
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So the crowd is warming to this situation with the Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1935
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Last the eighth inning and with the runner on things could happen.

1936
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And so Dodger partisans are rooting for Rowe to stop a potential rally.

1937
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Yankee partisans are rooting for the Yankees to come along and tie it up or go ahead.

1938
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And so the battle continues to see about here at Yankee Stadium and preach your row very calm delivers Ruzudo bunch the ball down towards there.

1939
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There's Rowe going over picks the ball up.

1940
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He puts it in all hands are safe.

1941
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Little Bill dropped the bunt down the third baseline row raced over grabbed the ball started a whirl of foreign and drafted and they have scored it as an error.

1942
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Sternweiss is on second and Ruzudo on first and the batter is Tommy Henry.

1943
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It will probably be scored as a sacrifice and an error.

1944
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It is it's a sacrifice for Ruzudo and an error for Rowe.

1945
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And here's Henry who fly to right grounded short and grounded to Hodges.

1946
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Rowe stretches pitches Henry takes outside ball one one ball no strikes.

1947
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And so the Yankees for the first time in the ballgame of any consequence at least have begun to put a little pressure on Rowe whether or not they'll be able to break through remains to be seen.

1948
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Sternweiss off second Ruzudo off first the pitch outside ball two two balls no strikes.

1949
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Ruzudo is on first with nobody out in the first inning.

1950
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He was on first with two outs in the third.

1951
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Coleman was on second with one out on the fifth.

1952
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Johnson was on second with two outs in the seventh.

1953
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So the Yankees have not had a runner.

1954
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I'd say that Coleman actually advanced the third with two outs in the fifth inning.

1955
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That's the only one they've had as far as third two balls no strikes on Henry.

1956
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Sternweiss moves off second Ruzudo off first the pitch swung on him this strike one.

1957
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Henry gave it the good cut and it's a 2-1 count on old reliable.

1958
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Dodgers leading one to nothing.

1959
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Last half of the eighth inning one out.

1960
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Sternweiss on second Ruzudo on first the outfield toward right and Rowe with the stretch comes in with the pitch.

1961
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It is bowled off to the left of the plate by Henry who didn't even swing.

1962
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He started to held up the ball hit his bat and skipped on him behind the plate.

1963
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So the count is two and two.

1964
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And the preacher walking very easily and calmly around the mound not to perturb.

1965
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He's been in situations like this before.

1966
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Perhaps tougher ones.

1967
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Never in a World Series but in battling to get into a World Series.

1968
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And so he looks to get the sign from Campanella and Sternweiss moves off second Ruzudo off first.

1969
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The 2-2 pitch is swung on and bowled off behind the plate as the preacher delivered that screwball up there.

1970
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The pitch on which he struck out pinch hitter Bobby Brown.

1971
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Joe Page in the meantime is heating up on the bullpen.

1972
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Two balls two strikes one out.

1973
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Last the eighth inning.

1974
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Dodgers one Yankees nothing.

1975
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And perhaps the first truly exciting moment outside of Tommy Hendricks dramatic sudden death blow in the ninth inning yesterday

1976
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that we have had so far in the series.

1977
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That is anything that kept building and building.

1978
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And then he give an instant.

1979
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So the count two and two.

1980
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Rows stretches.

1981
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Sternweiss off second Ruzudo off first.

1982
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The pitch swung on and bowled back again on the screen.

1983
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And Hendricks slams his bat.

1984
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He sort of flipped it into the air and slammed it with his left hand because evidently that was the pitch

1985
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that he was looking for and wanted but didn't do anything with.

1986
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So before some seventy thousand fans seventy thousand fifty three.

1987
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We have.

1988
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Tremendous tension building up here.

1989
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It's a battle between Row and Hendrick right now.

1990
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Sternweiss off second Ruzudo off first.

1991
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The pitch and Hendrick takes just outside for ball three.

1992
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That was close.

1993
02:49:31,000 --> 02:49:34,000
Old count on Hendrick three and two.

1994
02:49:34,000 --> 02:49:36,000
And now you have the situation.

1995
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With runners on first and second being forced by this pitch.

1996
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But whether or not Casey Stengel have them running with one out or playing it safe.

1997
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Eighth inning of a World Series behind one nothing is something we shall have to look for.

1998
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The stretch by row the check of the two runners.

1999
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Look around.

2000
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There they go.

2001
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The pitch is swung on and bowled tip that is dropped by Campanella.

2002
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How about that.

2003
02:50:02,000 --> 02:50:06,000
There was Tommy Hendrick almost struck out.

2004
02:50:06,000 --> 02:50:09,000
A bowled tip and with that tremendous spin off the bat.

2005
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That's pretty rough on a catcher trying to hold those.

2006
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And it's tough on a pitcher when a catcher doesn't.

2007
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With that's a job I don't believe I'd like to have.

2008
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Would you read that catching department.

2009
02:50:22,000 --> 02:50:28,000
And now time is called as Pee Wee Reese trots in from short to talk to the pitcher.

2010
02:50:28,000 --> 02:50:31,000
Just a nickname that is not his profession.

2011
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He is a school teacher by trade.

2012
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And so far this afternoon has been given Yankees a few lessons in baseball.

2013
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It's a full count on Hendrick.

2014
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Sternweiss on second.

2015
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Marzuto on first.

2016
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I think Campanella probably wanted to throw that ball the third so quickly the runners breaking.

2017
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Why did it cause him to drop it.

2018
02:50:53,000 --> 02:50:54,000
The stretch they're playing it safe.

2019
02:50:54,000 --> 02:50:56,000
The pitch is swung on supply ball to left field.

2020
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All more going back is going to get under it.

2021
02:50:58,000 --> 02:51:00,000
And he makes the catch for the out.

2022
02:51:00,000 --> 02:51:04,000
Sternweiss and Marzuto each halfway go back to second and first respectively.

2023
02:51:04,000 --> 02:51:10,000
And they got rid of a rough man two down on the batters Hank Bauer.

2024
02:51:10,000 --> 02:51:13,000
Henry applied to all more and left.

2025
02:51:13,000 --> 02:51:15,000
No advance.

2026
02:51:15,000 --> 02:51:19,000
And that was a thrilling little dual going on right there.

2027
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Particularly in view of the fact that it was Tommy Henry who broke up the ballgame yesterday.

2028
02:51:24,000 --> 02:51:28,000
And who had that opportunity in the eighth inning.

2029
02:51:28,000 --> 02:51:31,000
Preacher Rowe was equal to it.

2030
02:51:31,000 --> 02:51:36,000
He was pitching and Tommy was swinging and the crowd was thrilled.

2031
02:51:36,000 --> 02:51:46,000
And now with Hank Bauer coming up there are Rowe Robinson, Dries and Jorgensen discussing the situation.

2032
02:51:46,000 --> 02:51:52,000
And Pee Wee while talking overreached into his hip pocket extracted a stick of chewing gum and

2033
02:51:52,000 --> 02:51:57,000
shoved it into his mouth while he was also talking to Preacher.

2034
02:51:57,000 --> 02:51:59,000
Pee Wee the captain of the team, a great competitor.

2035
02:51:59,000 --> 02:52:06,000
And now here's Hank Bauer who fouled out on the first inning to Robinson and moved in behind Hodges across the foul line to catch the pop-up.

2036
02:52:06,000 --> 02:52:09,000
And who's singled in the fourth and grounded the third and the sixth.

2037
02:52:09,000 --> 02:52:11,000
The outfield way around toward left.

2038
02:52:11,000 --> 02:52:14,000
Jorgensen deep at third two, three feet off the line.

2039
02:52:14,000 --> 02:52:16,000
Rees deep at short over into the third base gap.

2040
02:52:16,000 --> 02:52:18,000
Jackie Robinson about three strikes to the right of second.

2041
02:52:18,000 --> 02:52:21,000
Hodges deep six feet off the first base line.

2042
02:52:21,000 --> 02:52:22,000
Rowe ready.

2043
02:52:22,000 --> 02:52:42,000
Here's his pitch and Bauer swings and sends one to third and beautifully up with it is Jorgensen throws to Robinson for the fourth out at second on Razudo and the thread is over.

2044
02:52:42,000 --> 02:52:43,000
No runs for the Yankees.

2045
02:52:43,000 --> 02:52:44,000
One hit.

2046
02:52:44,000 --> 02:52:46,000
One error for the Dodgers.

2047
02:52:46,000 --> 02:52:48,000
And two men left on for New York.

2048
02:52:48,000 --> 02:52:52,000
And Rowe continues to refuse to let the Yankees have more than one hit in any inning.

2049
02:52:52,000 --> 02:53:01,000
Though that was the closest they came because that smash by Bauer was very well hit and almost went to the left of the spider.

2050
02:53:01,000 --> 02:53:04,000
But he went over to get it.

2051
02:53:04,000 --> 02:53:10,000
So the score at the end of eight innings remains the Dodgers one, the Yankees nothing.

2052
02:53:10,000 --> 02:53:15,000
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2053
02:53:15,000 --> 02:53:23,000
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2054
02:53:23,000 --> 02:53:28,000
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2055
02:53:28,000 --> 02:53:35,000
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2056
02:53:35,000 --> 02:53:38,000
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2057
02:53:38,000 --> 02:53:44,000
Before we go into the ninth inning, we pause 10 seconds for station identification.

2058
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This is the mutual broadcasting system for the tops and sports.

2059
02:53:49,000 --> 02:54:03,000
Listen to W.O.R. and W.O.R.F.M. Your World Series stations in New York.

2060
02:54:03,000 --> 02:54:08,000
Coming into the ballgame for the New York Yankees is Joe Page.

2061
02:54:08,000 --> 02:54:12,000
The crash he was removed for the pinch hitter and the last of the eighth inning.

2062
02:54:12,000 --> 02:54:19,000
Gus Nyhoss goes in to do the catching as Charlie Silvera was removed for a pinch hitter.

2063
02:54:19,000 --> 02:54:23,000
So a new battery for the Yankees in the ninth inning, Page pitching, Nyhoss catching.

2064
02:54:23,000 --> 02:54:26,000
Vera's left hand is still swollen.

2065
02:54:26,000 --> 02:54:32,000
The fractured thumb that he sustained back on August 7th hit by a pitched ball,

2066
02:54:32,000 --> 02:54:38,000
which put him out of action for a month and which still gives him trouble.

2067
02:54:38,000 --> 02:54:46,000
Was aggravated yesterday as he received those murderous fastballs of Allie Reynolds.

2068
02:54:46,000 --> 02:54:51,000
And as we go to the top of the ninth inning, Duke Snyder, left hand hitter up.

2069
02:54:51,000 --> 02:54:54,000
Grounded his short to second, sky to center.

2070
02:54:54,000 --> 02:54:58,000
Joe Page making his first appearance of this World Series comes in with a delivery.

2071
02:54:58,000 --> 02:55:00,000
Swung on and foul back, strike one.

2072
02:55:00,000 --> 02:55:05,000
A good cut by Duke Snyder, a good fastball delivered by Page.

2073
02:55:05,000 --> 02:55:11,000
One to nothing, favor the Dodgers.

2074
02:55:11,000 --> 02:55:16,000
There are probably several things that you people listening in are wondering about in the nature of statistics

2075
02:55:16,000 --> 02:55:21,000
and World Series history that we will tell you about in a little while.

2076
02:55:21,000 --> 02:55:24,000
Page delivers outside ball one.

2077
02:55:24,000 --> 02:55:31,000
As a matter of fact, it possibly will be delayed intentionally by us to the end of this game.

2078
02:55:31,000 --> 02:55:37,000
And Rand is doing a lot of thumbing through the good old record book, double checking situations.

2079
02:55:37,000 --> 02:55:39,000
And we'll discuss them with you.

2080
02:55:39,000 --> 02:55:44,000
The one-one pitch. Swung on, hit sharp into the hole between 30 short and the left field for a base hit.

2081
02:55:44,000 --> 02:55:49,000
Johnny Lindell comes over, up to the ball, bobs it momentarily, fires into second, holding first to Snyder

2082
02:55:49,000 --> 02:55:52,000
with his first hit of the World Series.

2083
02:55:52,000 --> 02:55:55,000
Hit that one on the handle and sliced it in the left.

2084
02:55:55,000 --> 02:56:00,000
But it had so much power behind his wing that it was well hit.

2085
02:56:00,000 --> 02:56:03,000
Now you've got Jackie Robinson coming up.

2086
02:56:03,000 --> 02:56:08,000
Jackie doubled in the second inning, struck out on the fourth, grounded a short on the sixth.

2087
02:56:08,000 --> 02:56:17,000
And the Dodgers are in position with a one-nothing lead to go for the extra one by way of the bunt by Robinson,

2088
02:56:17,000 --> 02:56:21,000
who is one of the best at bunting and also at beating them out.

2089
02:56:21,000 --> 02:56:28,000
But we'll see, he might be swinging. Johnson's looking for the bunt that throws the first base back in time with Snyder.

2090
02:56:28,000 --> 02:56:37,000
More action taking place in the New York bullpen, which is in a runway between the bleachers and the right field grandstand.

2091
02:56:37,000 --> 02:56:48,000
Page stretches, checks his runner with a pitch inside Robinson and Lowe, ball one. One ball, no strikes.

2092
02:56:48,000 --> 02:56:56,000
Dodgers leading one to nothing, top of the ninth inning.

2093
02:56:56,000 --> 02:57:02,000
Page gets his sign. He's ready. Here's the pitch. Robinson shortens up, bunch the ball at a beautiful spot.

2094
02:57:02,000 --> 02:57:05,000
It's taken by Henrik, plays it to Coleman for the out.

2095
02:57:05,000 --> 02:57:11,000
He cocked his arms if he was going to throw to second, Rizzuto, but sorry, did not have a chance to get Snyder, who was really winging.

2096
02:57:11,000 --> 02:57:16,000
And the fans started to come up with a roar, thinking that Henrik was going to make a play too late there.

2097
02:57:16,000 --> 02:57:23,000
But he stopped his motion and whirled him through to Coleman, who had come over from second to first to take the throw.

2098
02:57:23,000 --> 02:57:28,000
And to sacrifice for Jackie Robinson, he is out Henrik to Coleman.

2099
02:57:28,000 --> 02:57:31,000
Thus a runner is set up in scoring position for the Dodgers.

2100
02:57:31,000 --> 02:57:35,000
And here is Carl Perillo coming out to bat for Gene Hermanski.

2101
02:57:35,000 --> 02:57:46,000
Perillo, who was the leading Dodger hitter in the stretch run, who is out of action today because of a groin injury that hampered him no end yesterday.

2102
02:57:46,000 --> 02:57:54,000
And Bert Schotten, playing percentage to the hilt, is sending up this right-handed batter with a left-hand pitcher now coming in for New York.

2103
02:57:54,000 --> 02:58:01,000
Joe Page and Perillo is up there to hit for Gene Hermanski.

2104
02:58:01,000 --> 02:58:08,000
Went Snyder on second, one out, ninth inning, one nothing Brooklyn, and Page steps off the rubber momentarily to break the tension.

2105
02:58:08,000 --> 02:58:17,000
Here's one, yanks nothing.

2106
02:58:17,000 --> 02:58:21,000
Page sets, throws, Perillo bows it off to the right of the play.

2107
02:58:21,000 --> 02:58:29,000
I started to say he swung, he started to check his swing, but the ball hit the bat and skipped foul off to the right.

2108
02:58:29,000 --> 02:58:32,000
One strike on Carl.

2109
02:58:32,000 --> 02:58:39,000
The Gillette Safety Razor company, very happy to bring you all of these thrilling situations in this World Series.

2110
02:58:39,000 --> 02:58:44,000
Snyder has a short leadoff second, Joe Page throws, Perillo swings, and it's a high pop-up out in the short right.

2111
02:58:44,000 --> 02:58:46,000
Coleman backtracks, he's under it.

2112
02:58:46,000 --> 02:58:51,000
Henry Collars, Jerry, and Coleman makes the catch and holding second is Snyder.

2113
02:58:51,000 --> 02:58:59,000
It looked like I saw a little white that time coming out of the pocket of Coleman's glove as that ball might have spun around a little.

2114
02:58:59,000 --> 02:59:05,000
So there are two down and Louis Almo coming up.

2115
02:59:05,000 --> 02:59:15,000
He was Rackley's replacement on the last of the fourth when Marv pulled a back muscle running to back up a play at second base.

2116
02:59:15,000 --> 02:59:22,000
Almo digs in at home plate, stands deep in the batter's box, slightly open stance, holds the bat down at the end of the handle.

2117
02:59:22,000 --> 02:59:24,000
Not too close to the plate now.

2118
02:59:24,000 --> 02:59:29,000
Johnson deep at third near the line, Rizzuto over towards second, a lot of room between shortstop and third baseman.

2119
02:59:29,000 --> 02:59:32,000
Here's your pitch and it's outside for a ball.

2120
02:59:32,000 --> 02:59:35,000
One ball, no strikes.

2121
02:59:35,000 --> 02:59:45,000
And here are two teams who have so far come up with magnificent pitching in the two games of this World Series.

2122
02:59:45,000 --> 02:59:49,000
Joe Page sets, throws, swung on, a bouncer hit out to short.

2123
02:59:49,000 --> 02:59:55,000
Rizzuto grabs the two hops, clips on over to Henrik in time and the inning is over.

2124
02:59:55,000 --> 03:00:11,000
So Joe Page actually was the first pitching change that was necessary in the series and that brought on not by a pitching deficiency, but by the need of a pinch hitter.

2125
03:00:11,000 --> 03:00:13,000
No runs for the Dodgers, one hit.

2126
03:00:13,000 --> 03:00:15,000
No Yankees, one left on.

2127
03:00:15,000 --> 03:00:21,000
And so we come to the fateful ninth, last half of the ninth, with Brooklyn leading one to nothing.

2128
03:00:21,000 --> 03:00:25,000
And thus the shoe, so to speak, is on the other foot.

2129
03:00:25,000 --> 03:00:31,000
Yesterday at this very same time, it was a scoreless ball game and Tommy Henrik coming to bat.

2130
03:00:31,000 --> 03:00:37,000
And with a dramatic suddenness on a two-nothing pitch, a rifle shot into the right field seats.

2131
03:00:37,000 --> 03:00:45,000
And the 66,000 stunned by the suddenness of it all sat there for a moment.

2132
03:00:45,000 --> 03:00:51,000
Now, as we come to the last half of the ninth thing today, the Yankees trail by one to nothing.

2133
03:00:51,000 --> 03:00:59,000
And you've got Mike McCormick going to the outfield for the Dodgers.

2134
03:00:59,000 --> 03:01:10,000
And he will play right field in place of Gene Hermanski, for whom Carl Perillo hit.

2135
03:01:10,000 --> 03:01:17,000
And thus you have for Brooklyn, Louis Olmo in left, Snyder in center.

2136
03:01:17,000 --> 03:01:24,000
Mike McCormick, who played in a World Series previously, in right field.

2137
03:01:24,000 --> 03:01:30,000
And leading off in the last of the ninth inning is Joe DiMaggio, who flied to center, struck out, and grounded to third.

2138
03:01:30,000 --> 03:01:35,000
And Elwin Rowe from down in Arkansas is into the windup and pitches.

2139
03:01:35,000 --> 03:01:41,000
And DiMaggio swings and fouls it off upstairs to the left of the plate, strike one.

2140
03:01:41,000 --> 03:01:52,000
Somebody made a fair catch for the souvenir and gets a hand.

2141
03:01:52,000 --> 03:01:59,000
One strike to count on DiMaggio, the outfield swung toward left, in center and left, with McCormick looking for DiMaggio to hit toward right a bit.

2142
03:01:59,000 --> 03:02:01,000
He hadn't been pulling too much since he was ill.

2143
03:02:01,000 --> 03:02:08,000
And your pitch, right in there beautifully for a call strike two on the curve.

2144
03:02:08,000 --> 03:02:11,000
Johnny Lindahl on deck and Billy Johnson to follow.

2145
03:02:11,000 --> 03:02:16,000
One to nothing in favor of Brooklyn, last half of the ninth inning.

2146
03:02:16,000 --> 03:02:20,000
Jorgensen deep at third near the line, race over into the third base gap.

2147
03:02:20,000 --> 03:02:23,000
Jackie Robinson, two or three strides to the right of second.

2148
03:02:23,000 --> 03:02:26,000
Gil Hodge is 10 feet off the first base line in halfway.

2149
03:02:26,000 --> 03:02:30,000
A Dodger left-hander throws, DiMaggio swings and sends a little roller out toward short.

2150
03:02:30,000 --> 03:02:44,000
Coming in fast forward is Jorgensen, up to the ball, fires the first base, not in time, DiMaggio beats it out.

2151
03:02:44,000 --> 03:02:48,000
Joe DiMaggio beats out a slow roller.

2152
03:02:48,000 --> 03:02:55,000
He's pulled by the pitch, did not get the solid part of the bat on it at all, hit over the ball,

2153
03:02:55,000 --> 03:03:00,000
and hit a slow roller out toward a point between third and short.

2154
03:03:00,000 --> 03:03:07,000
Spidey Jorgensen raced in, grabbed it and fired, but DiMaggio beat it out for an infield hit.

2155
03:03:07,000 --> 03:03:10,000
Jack Banner goes to work in the bullpen.

2156
03:03:10,000 --> 03:03:15,000
And now here's Johnny Lindahl up, fly to right, bounced out to the pitcher and fly to left.

2157
03:03:15,000 --> 03:03:19,000
Jorgensen moves in close at third to look for the bunt. Hodge is holding against Joe.

2158
03:03:19,000 --> 03:03:22,000
There's Robinson sneaking in behind. There's a pitch out, a throw down to first.

2159
03:03:22,000 --> 03:03:25,000
DiMaggio's just in there in time as Jackie Robinson made a fall away,

2160
03:03:25,000 --> 03:03:37,000
diving catch of that throw by Campanello to keep it going in the right field.

2161
03:03:37,000 --> 03:03:43,000
Red and I were able to spot that play immediately because Jackie Robinson started moving quickly

2162
03:03:43,000 --> 03:03:49,000
toward first base, something that he would not normally do if he weren't looking for the pickoff.

2163
03:03:49,000 --> 03:03:52,000
But the pitch out was called for because if he left his position like that,

2164
03:03:52,000 --> 03:03:54,000
The batter sometimes could drive one through it.

2165
03:03:54,000 --> 03:03:58,000
But you could see as he started racing to first as Hodge started racing in,

2166
03:03:58,000 --> 03:04:01,000
they were trying to work that beautiful pickoff play at first.

2167
03:04:01,000 --> 03:04:05,000
Ball one, no strikes. Jorgensen looking for the bunt, so is Johnson.

2168
03:04:05,000 --> 03:04:10,000
Here's the pitch. Lindahl swings and he misses. First strike is he was going for the base hit,

2169
03:04:10,000 --> 03:04:16,000
hoping for it. Not going for the bunt. One ball, one strike.

2170
03:04:16,000 --> 03:04:23,000
Sometimes batters go up there and purposely miss a swing like that to try and move an infielder back a bit

2171
03:04:23,000 --> 03:04:28,000
and then lay the bunt down. We'll watch. Row ready. Ninth inning.

2172
03:04:28,000 --> 03:04:33,000
There's a move to first base to DiMaggio back. Beautiful to watch everybody move.

2173
03:04:33,000 --> 03:04:37,000
There was the right fielder, Mike McCormick, darting toward the right fielder line of that throw to first.

2174
03:04:37,000 --> 03:04:41,000
Stretch. Here's your pitch. Lindahl shortens up, bunts into the air foul off the right of the plate.

2175
03:04:41,000 --> 03:04:45,000
Hodge's charging couldn't get to it.

2176
03:04:45,000 --> 03:04:50,000
So it's a one-two count on Lindahl and now he's got to be swinging.

2177
03:04:50,000 --> 03:04:55,000
And the possibility of many things happening.

2178
03:04:55,000 --> 03:05:00,000
Either for good or for bad, depending on which way you're looking at it.

2179
03:05:00,000 --> 03:05:08,000
And we're looking at it from a point directly back of home plate right down the middle.

2180
03:05:08,000 --> 03:05:14,000
One ball, two strikes. Jorgensen backed up at third.

2181
03:05:14,000 --> 03:05:17,000
Hodges holding against DiMaggio. Last of the ninth inning, one to nothing, Brooklyn.

2182
03:05:17,000 --> 03:05:33,000
Stretch. Here's the pitch. Lindahl swings and he misses. Strike three and he's out of there.

2183
03:05:33,000 --> 03:05:37,000
That's the third strikeout for Row.

2184
03:05:37,000 --> 03:05:41,000
He hasn't struck out too many, but he has struck them out when he had to.

2185
03:05:41,000 --> 03:05:44,000
He struck out Brown in the eighth inning with a runner on first and nobody out.

2186
03:05:44,000 --> 03:05:47,000
He struck out Lindahl in the ninth with a runner on first and nobody out.

2187
03:05:47,000 --> 03:05:49,000
And here's Billy Johnson who's had one for three.

2188
03:05:49,000 --> 03:05:53,000
It's an easy lob over to first base to match on the bag all the while.

2189
03:05:53,000 --> 03:05:56,000
Johnson lined to center foul to the catcher, single to left.

2190
03:05:56,000 --> 03:06:00,000
One down, last of the ninth inning. Row ready.

2191
03:06:00,000 --> 03:06:08,000
As it moved to first base again to match back.

2192
03:06:08,000 --> 03:06:14,000
A lot of times people feel that when a batter doesn't bunt, that he's deficient in that respect.

2193
03:06:14,000 --> 03:06:16,000
Sometimes that pitcher's got an awful lot to do with it.

2194
03:06:16,000 --> 03:06:21,000
Here's your pitch. Low inside, ball one.

2195
03:06:21,000 --> 03:06:23,000
That pitcher can throw that ball the way he wants to.

2196
03:06:23,000 --> 03:06:27,000
They're very difficult to bunt them sometimes.

2197
03:06:27,000 --> 03:06:31,000
In other words, it isn't as easy as it looks.

2198
03:06:31,000 --> 03:06:37,000
The Southpaw throws. Johnson takes strike call over the inside corner.

2199
03:06:37,000 --> 03:06:44,000
And that's the first beef that's been registered all afternoon on a call decision at home plate.

2200
03:06:44,000 --> 03:06:47,000
To any extent, Johnson walked out of the box.

2201
03:06:47,000 --> 03:06:53,000
Didn't say too much, but in his actions indicated that he was displeased with the call.

2202
03:06:53,000 --> 03:06:56,000
But says very little. One ball, one strike, one out.

2203
03:06:56,000 --> 03:06:59,000
Last of the ninth inning, one to nothing, Brooklyn. Demagio off first. Here's your delivery.

2204
03:06:59,000 --> 03:07:04,000
Johnson swings and foul-tips it for strike two.

2205
03:07:04,000 --> 03:07:10,000
And preacher O is mixing up his curves, his screw balls in magnificent fashion.

2206
03:07:10,000 --> 03:07:17,000
One and two to count. One out, last of the ninth. Brooklyn one, New York nothing.

2207
03:07:17,000 --> 03:07:22,000
The Dodgers run coming in the second inning when Jackie Robinson let off of the double and with two down,

2208
03:07:22,000 --> 03:07:33,000
scored on Hodges' single left after he had advanced to third on an infield out.

2209
03:07:33,000 --> 03:07:45,000
Here's your pitch. Swung on, a fly ball hit foul down the right field line and going out of play.

2210
03:07:45,000 --> 03:07:54,000
Robinson advanced to third, excuse me, on a top fly foul that Jerry Coleman caught down the right field line.

2211
03:07:54,000 --> 03:08:00,000
Slipped as he was about to throw, but Jackie with his great speed and a daring gamble,

2212
03:08:00,000 --> 03:08:04,000
faced the third and made it easily. Not even drawing the throw.

2213
03:08:04,000 --> 03:08:08,000
All right, we're ready. Here's your pitch. Johnson swings, pops it up into the air.

2214
03:08:08,000 --> 03:08:13,000
Down toward second, toward first. Jackie Robinson is coming in under it and makes the catch.

2215
03:08:13,000 --> 03:08:18,000
He took a look at Johnson, see whether Billy was going to run it out or not.

2216
03:08:18,000 --> 03:08:26,000
If Billy was running too slowly, he might have allowed it to drop and then started what he would have hoped to have been, ADP.

2217
03:08:26,000 --> 03:08:34,000
So Johnson pops out to Robinson.

2218
03:08:34,000 --> 03:08:45,000
Jerry Coleman is the batter and you have had as an incidental bit of information, important actually rather than being incidental,

2219
03:08:45,000 --> 03:08:51,000
and this is in no wise mention at this time for purposes of jinxing anybody,

2220
03:08:51,000 --> 03:09:04,000
but merely from a repertorial standpoint that the Dodgers, the Dodgers pitchers, Newcomb and Rowe, have yet to walk a man in this series.

2221
03:09:04,000 --> 03:09:11,000
Two outs, last to the ninth inning. Jerry Coleman who fly to center, double to left and grounded to second is the batter.

2222
03:09:11,000 --> 03:09:15,000
DiMaggio on first. Dodgers leading one to nothing.

2223
03:09:15,000 --> 03:09:24,000
Rowe ready. Here's his pitch. Coleman takes high, ball one. One ball, no strikes.

2224
03:09:24,000 --> 03:09:32,000
Rowe of course is quite a control artist. That is the secret of his pitching success along with his natural stuff.

2225
03:09:32,000 --> 03:09:41,000
But regardless of how much stuff a pitcher may have, if he's unable to control it or to put that ball where he wants to, it doesn't do him too much good.

2226
03:09:41,000 --> 03:09:49,000
Now the left-hander throws and Coleman swings and fouls it off to the right of the plate. It's going to go out of play back to first, the ball dropping into the upper deck.

2227
03:09:49,000 --> 03:10:02,000
So the count on Coleman is one and one. One ball, one strike, two down, last to the ninth inningThe Dodgers won, the Yankees nothing.

2228
03:10:02,000 --> 03:10:12,000
And very few people leaving. They don't leave these kind of ball games until that last man is out.

2229
03:10:12,000 --> 03:10:20,000
One ball, one strike, two down. Rowe with a stretch. Here's the pitch. Jerry Coleman swings and sends a drive to the right center field.

2230
03:10:20,000 --> 03:10:35,000
Racing over, fast forward as Mike McCormick getting under and he makes the catch and the ball game is over.

2231
03:10:35,000 --> 03:10:44,000
And so it was turnabout and turnabout is fair play. As the Dodgers shut out the Yankees today, one to nothing.

2232
03:10:44,000 --> 03:10:52,000
With Preacher Rowe refusing to let the Yankees have more than one hit in any given inning.

2233
03:10:52,000 --> 03:11:02,000
And the totals for the Dodgers, one run, seven hits, two errors, and five men left on.

2234
03:11:02,000 --> 03:11:11,000
And for the Yankees, no runs, six hits, one error, and seven men left on base.

2235
03:11:11,000 --> 03:11:19,000
So another brilliant pitching duelThe series stands at one-one as the Dodgers win it today, one to nothing.

2236
03:11:19,000 --> 03:11:26,000
And I know that Red Barber enjoyed this ball game as much as he did the one yesterday

2237
03:11:26,000 --> 03:11:30,000
because we have seen baseball played in an old-fashioned sort of way.

2238
03:11:30,000 --> 03:11:35,000
And they do say that old-fashioned things are the best after all, Red.

2239
03:11:35,000 --> 03:11:39,000
Well, I don't know. A couple of us young fellows talking about the old-fashioned way.

2240
03:11:39,000 --> 03:11:45,000
Except I've been going back to the record book, Mel, and I know what you're referring to as far back as the eighth inning.

2241
03:11:45,000 --> 03:11:49,000
And you were kind enough to both ball clubs. You didn't want to bring it up.

2242
03:11:49,000 --> 03:11:55,000
This is the first time in the history of World Series that there have been two consecutive one to nothing games put back to back.

2243
03:11:55,000 --> 03:12:00,000
And it's the first time since 1921 that the World Series opened with consecutive shutouts.

2244
03:12:00,000 --> 03:12:03,000
They were not one to nothing ball games either one of them.

2245
03:12:03,000 --> 03:12:12,000
A total of 52 shutout games have come about in World Series all told beginning with the 1931 when the modern records are compiled.

2246
03:12:12,000 --> 03:12:18,000
And from there on is where we go. And so these are the only two one to nothing ones back to back.

2247
03:12:18,000 --> 03:12:23,000
And it's been a long time since the World Series opened with consecutive shutout games in 1921

2248
03:12:23,000 --> 03:12:27,000
when you recall the Yankees had Mays and Hoyts shut out the Giants.

2249
03:12:27,000 --> 03:12:35,000
Well, the story in this ball game is the story of one guy.

2250
03:12:35,000 --> 03:12:41,000
That is, there are many stories, but it's a lean, skinny, maybe the late Rudyard Kipling.

2251
03:12:41,000 --> 03:12:44,000
He had him in mind when he was writing about a rag and a bone and a hank of hair.

2252
03:12:44,000 --> 03:12:49,000
And that's about all he is to preach a row, except the heart that's as big as his native state of Arkansas.

2253
03:12:49,000 --> 03:12:55,000
And he's just a bundle of fighting nerves out there on the mound.

2254
03:12:55,000 --> 03:12:58,000
He'd known for some days what he was going to do.

2255
03:12:58,000 --> 03:13:02,000
Manager Chatton knew and Rowe knew that when Rowe was called to leave on Saturday to Philadelphia,

2256
03:13:02,000 --> 03:13:06,000
as frail as his physique, that he could not be the starting pitcher yesterday.

2257
03:13:06,000 --> 03:13:11,000
I think most everybody really close to Brooklyn realized that that relief call Saturday at Philadelphia

2258
03:13:11,000 --> 03:13:15,000
meant that Newcomb would have to start yesterday and Rowe today.

2259
03:13:15,000 --> 03:13:18,000
And so Rowe for those days has been sweating it out.

2260
03:13:18,000 --> 03:13:24,000
And of course, yesterday's game added the pressure to him as he watched these two great pitchers, Reynolds and Newcomb.

2261
03:13:24,000 --> 03:13:31,000
And however, if Richard went out there, he had things go wrong, including messing up with the butt himself.

2262
03:13:31,000 --> 03:13:35,000
But when trouble came down, he was the equal to it and was the master.

2263
03:13:35,000 --> 03:13:38,000
And we have had two brilliant World Series games.

2264
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This one was much more nervous and pressure-packed for the simple reason that the Dodgers got their run in the second inning.

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Yesterday's game, the run came with explosive suddenness when Henry first up from the last of the ninth,

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bellated in there and he hit it well in the seats.

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But there was that one run on the scoreboard today and the Yankees were running at it all day,

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which meant they were playing for a run and the Dodgers were trying to make what can be a very slender margin

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until you're back in the clubhouse with it, as is the case with the Brooklyn Club now,

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trying to make a one-run lead stand out.

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I said that the story is Rowe. It is the story of Rowe.

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But in any human being's story, there is also the additional stories of all the other people that come in contact with one.

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And I think that the secondary story, Rowe being on the mound, is how he got on the mound today.

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A man in a brown suit and a big, sloppy brown felt hat, a big bear of a man, a burly-shaped man,

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jumped out of a box right by the Brooklyn dugout and when Rowe came in the dugout,

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this man had been slapping Brooklyn players all over the place as though they were just little pen-pins.

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But when Rowe came in, he really gave them a big hug. That man was Branch Rickey.

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Rowe came up under Rickey in the Cardinal system as a young left-hander who could throw hard.

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This was before he had an accident when he got hurt coaching basketball in Arkansas and lost his fastball.

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And so under Rickey years ago in the Cardinal chain, Rowe couldn't quite make it.

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He could always get to Columbus, let's say, but he couldn't get to St. Louis to pitch for them.

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Fellers like Ernie White who were in there that day would be just ahead of him.

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But Rickey always had great faith in him. Rowe was later sold from the Cardinals to the Parrots.

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And two years ago when it became a question, when you have the most popular player in the history of Brooklyn,

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which is Dixie Walker, Dixie was traded when somebody had to come take the place of that fellow.

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And it was in that deal that Rickey reached for preacher Rowe and brought him from Pittsburgh.

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Last year Rowe was an effective pitcher. This year he won 15 games and today he rewarded that great faith.

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Rickey wanted him and reached for him all the way through. And today it was a picture.

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Mal would look down once in a while. I couldn't help looking, knowing the relationship between the two.

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As Rickey sat there, the only show of emotion was the fact that he was clenching and unclenching his hand.

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But when the game was over, I believe Rickey moved faster than he ever moved in his life.

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And it was to preacher Rowe, the left-hander, that he had reached for and who returned it.

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Rowe was the anchor man. Newcomb was brilliant. But the biggest game the Dodgers had to win with the Cardinals,

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The last two series they met, Rowe was the fellow that did it.

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And I know that the Cardinals are listening. I don't believe they're completely surprised because they know the sort of fellow that Rowe is.

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So that's the ballgame. Each side had many, many opportunities to score.

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In fact, you could look back and say, well, gee, it ought to have been a bushel basket full of runs in the ballgame.

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But Rashid is, of course, the losing pitcher. And he went out for a pinch-pitcher page in the ninth inning.

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Rashid pitched a tremendous game, good enough to win most any time.

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So this series is following the regular season pattern. Everything is very hard to win this year.

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Both pennants came to the closing day, the last inning, and now it looks as though one run is all you're going to get in the World Series ballgame.

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Now, things don't come any tougher than 1949, do they?

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They sure don't, RedThe only easy thing I know of is getting Gillette Blue Blades.

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Okay. So once again, your totals for the Dodgers to even the series. It is one run, seven hits and two arrows.

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For the Yankees, no runs, six hits in one hour. It's quite a day, quite a human day.

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And tomorrow the series will be over at Ebbets Field. And tomorrow is another day.

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And Gillette's Cavalcade of sports will be back on the air promptly at 12.45 Eastern Standard Time to report the third game of the 1949 World Series.

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For you, play by play from Ebbets Field, Brooklyn.

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So until then, smooth sailing, smooth shaving, and a good afternoon from your host, the Gillette Safe to Raise Company, Mel Allen, and yours truly, Red Baldwin.

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We wish to thank the makers of Philip Morris Cigarettes and Alka Seltzer, co-sponsors of Queen for a Day, for delaying their broadcast time today.

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In order that you might hear the World Series game just concluded, Queen for a Day follows station identification.

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