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On September 30th, 1954, the Cleveland Indians faced the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds for Game 2 of the 1954 World Series.
The Giants led the best of seven series, one game to none, and this is the mutual radio broadcast of Game 2 featuring announcers Al Helfer and Jimmy Deadley.
The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports is on the air.
Good afternoon baseball fans. This is Al Helfer greeting you from the Polo Grounds in New York, where the Cleveland Indians and New York Giants soon will take the field for the second game of the 1954 World Series.
Once again, your host is the Gillette Safety Razor Company, which takes pleasure in bringing you this and other great sporting events such as the Football Bowl games and Triple Crown of Racing as our way of saying thank you for using Gillette products.
And now for a special pregame treat, we turn the microphone over to a distinguished member of Baseball's Hall of Fame, Frankie Frisch.
Frankie's down in the clubhouse, all set to interview Dusty Rhodes and Vic Wirtz. Come in, Frankie Frisch.
Good afternoon, friends. Well, it was quite a ball game yesterday. I've been in a lot of World Series games, but that ball game yesterday was a dandy, and nobody left the ballpark until my guest, Dusty Rhodes.
Oh, Frank.
How are you, Dusty? Hey, what'd you hit off, Bob Lemon? What was that pitch?
It was a curveball, Frank.
Well, did you hit against him before? Well, only once. It was two years ago, I think it was.
What happened?
I was called out on strikes.
Wait a minute, you were called out on strikes? What'd you do, take three?
Took all three of them.
Well, how'd you feel yesterday walking up the plate?
Well, I used to think you'd been in a lot of these games. I was a little nervous.
You're not kidding. The old Flash was really nervous. I mean, did you walk up the plate and say, well, Mr. Lemon, whatever you throw, old Dusty's going to cut and slash, and if it goes, it goes.
Where was the pitch, Dusty? High or low? It was low below the belt, away from it.
Look, have you changed your stance since you've been in the Polar Browns? We hear so much, they say, oh, that right field fence is short, the left field fence is short.
And I was very much interested in what Bobby Fowler said the other day. He said, now look, we had, he's talking about the Cleveland Club, he said we had a lot of chances to hit the ball up in the seats, but we just didn't do it.
And the Roach came up and pulled one and there went the ball game. How was it? Well, Frank, I had the same stance as I broke in baseball in 1947. I haven't changed a bit.
You're still, you're almost been a pool hitter, right? Always. And Leo sent you up in the right spot. He said, grab a bet you're hitting.
You didn't feel any nervous, any nervousness, huh? No. Hey, Dusty, where's your hometown?
I think I was born in a little town out in Montgomery, Alabama, Matthews, and I'm staying in Rock Hill, South Carolina now.
Hey, did you ever play in that Montgomery ballpark? No, I never did. I saw a Babe Ruth hit one. You know the embankment? They have an embankment out there in left field. It runs from the left field foul line to around the center field.
And I saw the three outfielders standing up on that bank and Roach hit one in that Montgomery ballpark and the three outfielders looked like mountain goats chasing his ball and Roach hit.
Babe, Babe could have had three home runs on it, but he just, you know, lobbed around the bases and he had a laugh at those three outfielders up and down that.
I was in Cranston Bowl, wasn't it Frank? Hey, you hit the name right on the head. That was it.
Say, Dusty, I was very much interested in that ball game yesterday. I got a great kick out of it. What was the most interesting play to you yesterday?
Well, I thought, Frank, that Catcha Willamette out in Sunnifield with a couple of men on. Oh, that was a terrific play and it saved the ball game. It did.
Say, the fellow, he, I thought he was going right up in the center field seats. Never stop. He has no fair offenses. No. Great catch.
I'd like to have you take this new Gillette one piece razor set. Now look, back here, this is what I'm interested in. This 1954 Gillette World Series record book.
Hey, you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of that. And say, fans, I'd just like to say a few words to the fans listening in.
Your favorite store has a special World Series package, razor and book, both for the price of the razor alone. And continued success in this series and keep whacking them.
Thank you Frank, I'll always do this. Okay, thanks, Vicki.
And our next guest is a fellow that had a terrific day, Vic Wirtz. Vic, nice to have you on our Gillette program.
The pleasure to be here, Frankie. Say, what do you got there, young man?
This is what is known as a shin guard and, uh, claved my leg quite a bit in my instep also. I have a bad habit of hitting myself in the leg with a foul tip off the bat.
Oh, in other words, while you're up hitting and during the game, when you cut at that ball, the foul tip's whacking and they hurt, don't they?
And they really hurt, believe me. So that's the reason for this.
Can we get a picture? I want to see how Vic puts that on. Now, which foot is it?
On the right foot is my front foot being a left-hand hitter. And it goes on exactly like that with the strap coming around the bottom of the foot. That's all there really is to it.
Now listen, did you have any trouble with that shin guard yesterday and running the bases?
I had a little difficulty, pardon me, on the ball that I hit the right field. Mueller made a throw in the first base.
And of course I hurried back to the bag. And when I hit the bag, it was a wild throw. This, uh, snapped unbuckled.
When I came in the second base, it was flopping around on my foot. So instead of going to third, I had to stay second.
You'll have to get some way of flipping that thing off going down to play space tonight. That might have cost the ball game, right?
It could have cost the ball game. And today I'm thinking about leaving it off for the first time in two or three years.
Well, now listen, how many hits yesterday, Mr. Wirtz?
Well, I, uh, I'll have to figure a little bit. I think it was four, wasn't it?
Hey, you know we all, anybody who's ever played the ball game, we always remember those hits.
We never remember the strikeouts, right?
Never remember the strikeouts.
And I still think the hardest ball hit in that ball game went foul. And that's the ball you hit, a left-hand hitter, hitting to the opposite field.
That ball was really smack, the one you hit up against the scoreboard in left field. What pitch was that?
It was a fast ball, high and away, Frank, and I had to go to left field. Uh, it was away from me. I couldn't try to pull it, so I just tried to slap at the ball.
See, the Giants will have to learn how to pitch to you.
I hope they don't learn for the next six games.
Well, you hit most everything, didn't you? Fast ball, K ball?
I think every assortment they had.
They tried, I think they tried everything. I even thought they threw a couple of sliders up there.
I hit a slider, I hit a curve.
Silvik, I got a little gift for you. I know you'll enjoy this. It's a Gillette razor.
This is very familiar. I already have one, Frankie, but I can always use another one.
Hey, the old flash, use them in the morning.
Yes, sir. See, I use them too.
I get a kick out of it. And what I like about it, and I'm going to keep talking about it because I get a kick out of it.
It's the 1954 World Series record book.
And fans, I hope you'll take the old flash's advice and get yours right now, because last year, oh, we had a little tough time.
We run out of them, and we've got to get them right now. Don't wait.
Vic Rich, thanks kindly for being with us.
Thank you, Frankie.
Well, fans, it's time to wind up our clubhouse interviews for this afternoon, and now we're going up to the broadcasting booth. Thank you kindly.
Good evening. We're ready for the second game of the 1954 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Giants.
And the broadcast this afternoon is authorized under the broadcasting rights granted by the Commissioner of Baseball, solely for the entertainment of our listening audience.
And any publication, rebroadcast, or other use of the descriptions or accounts of this game without the express consent of the Commissioner is prohibited.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, before the lineup is going to be given to you, I should like to say that due to a special presentation made by the Defense Department here yesterday,
and the stepping up of the time schedule in order that the field could be cleared in time for the beginning of the ballgame,
we were unable to bring you the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner from this ballpark.
However, from today on, throughout the rest of the series, we shall be proud to bring to all our national anthem.
And now here are the starting lineup for this afternoon's ballgame for the Cleveland Indians.
Leading off will be Al Smith in left field. Hitting number two will be Bobby Avila at second base.
The number three hitter in the order will be Larry Dolby in center field.
Followed by the number four hitter Al Rosen in center field.
Or rather, Al Rosen at third base. Then comes Victor Wirtz at first base.
Wally Westlake will be in right field in place of Dave Philly today.
He'll hit in the number six position.
Strickland in the short stop. Higgin the catcher.
And early win will be the pitcher. He has won 23 and 11 with three shutouts this year.
Ladies and gentlemen, Barry Como and our national anthem.
Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave
Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave
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Back at the Polo Grounds in New York, going into the last half of the second inning, Willie Mays will lead off for the Giants, with the Indians leading by a score of 1-0.
Mays batted 345 to win the National League Batting Crown, and in yesterday's ballgame was up three times without a hit.
Right hand batter, wins first pitch to him is ball one high and inside.
Win is 117 or more ballgames every season since joining the Indians in December of 1948.
Second year that he has won 23. Next pitch to Mays is fouled back to the screen out of play and the count is even up, ball one and strike one.
Win is a tough pitcher, possessing a good fastball, curve, and the knuckler are what he terms the fingertip pitch. Works the same way that a knuckleball pitch does, but he throws it with the fingertips.
The one and one pitch is ball two outside, a curveball breaking away, the count two and one.
He's not a fast worker, takes plenty of time in between each pitch, always studying his batter. The outfielders are deep, straight away but far back.
Here's the windup in the two-one pitch, Mays backs off from ball three high and inside, the count is now three and one.
The line center fielder looking down to Herman Franks coaching at third, leading off here in the last half of the second inning. On deck is Henry Thompson.
Just as wind started his windup, Mays stepped out.
One and nothing ballgame with the Indians in front, last half of the second.
Now in his end of the windup, the three-one pitch, swung on and a flatball is hit into right field, high and far but plenty of room for Westlake. Under it now, he has it.
Brought number one, run away.
That brings up number 16, Hank Thompson, the third baseman.
Thompson batted 263 during the regular season and won out of three yesterday.
Giving him a good start of 333 in World Series play.
As Bobby Avila said the other day when somebody was asking about his hitting during the regular season, he said, that's all over now, we all start even, the World Series.
Egan out with a few words for his pitcher, now back in possession.
Went out and nobody on in the last half of the second inning. The outfield pulling around toward right as Thompson steps in, a left-hand batter.
First pitch to Thompson is a strike, a fastball working to the outside corner waist-high.
Strike one.
Playing Thompson to pull, Strickland almost over the second base.
Next pitch is way high with a knuckleball and it is now ball one and strike one.
Occasionally, that pitch will get away from the best of them.
Gwynn takes that slow rocking windup of his. The next pitch is ball two, a fastball high and inside. Turn one to count.
Bobby Avila, the second baseman, has moved midway now between first and second, deep to the edge of the outfield grass.
Words covering close to the line with a count two and one.
Here's the pitch, swung on and a fly ball is hit out into left center, moving over fast as Al Smith. Under it now, he makes the catch.
We're at number two, Thompson fried to Al Smith in left center.
Coming up is number twenty, Monte Irvin. Here's a boy that hit.458 in the 1951 World Series, as the Gillette World Series record book shows.
Coming through this little book, you get a great deal of information.
Irvin steps in a right-hand body, crouches over. First pitch is a strike, fastball, letter high.
Irvin left fielder, 0 for 3, looking for his first hit.
Two out and nobody on. The next pitch is strike two with a curve.
Irvin steps out, a little bit surprised as that ball exploded away from him, but caught the corner. Going to the count.
And the next pitch is strike three, called with a curveball, letter high. Again, he leaned away from the plate. He's called it on strikes.
There is Wim's first strikeout of the game. And for the Giants in the second, no runs, no hits, nothing across.
At the end of two, the score is Cleveland 1, New York nothing.
And now we pause 10 seconds for station identification. This is Mutual, the radio network for all America.
This is WGN Chicago, the Chicago Tribune station, your exclusive World Series station.
Back at the Polo Grounds in New York City, the second game of the 1954 World Series.
Now I understand that in moving to Cleveland tomorrow, that they are expecting a crowd between 75 and 80,000 for the third game of the World Series.
Well, I know this much, Jimmy, that if it's anything like that New York series, New York Yankee Cleveland series we had out there with you fellas,
just before the decision was made on the American League planet, we can expect even more than that.
Many people have said that it will probably be a record crowd for not only World Series, but also to ever see a baseball game. And I wouldn't be a bit surprised, that might be right.
Well, depending on the weather, they have a good chance of setting a new record, Al.
And it's a great deal of pleasure and gives us a great deal of pride to be able to sit with the fans on the World Series.
We wish that more could see them. However, we hope that you folks all around the world are enjoying our reports.
All right, in the first of the third, it'll be Larry Doby leading off. Left-hand batter was called out on strikes in the first inning.
First pitch to him as ball went outside.
Ball on the count on Larry Doby, Indian center fielder.
The sun is still trying to break through occasionally, looks down on us.
Here's the windup. The next pitch is ball two, high and inside.
Watching this youngster, Antonelli, you can't help but feel that he's a little bit nervous, as undoubtedly all of the boys were in the first game yesterday.
The turn-up in pitch. Doby swings and he misses a fastball.
He figured right, but Antonelli fired it by. The count is now ball two and strike one.
Lots of pepper in the giant infield, Thompson, Doth, Williams, and Loughman talking it up behind their pitcher.
Okay, on the sign. The two unpitched. Doby swings, tried to hold back, but it was a fastball strike called.
Turn to count. The wind is just the opposite from what it was in yesterday's ballgame, blowing toward left field today.
Cross from first to third. The two-two pitch. Doby takes strike three with a fastball to the inside corner.
He's called it on strikes. The boy, he knew it. The minute that pitch was in there, he walked quietly away.
The sign that he has been called it on strikes. The third strike out for the giant left-hander.
He'll give you a battle right down to the wire, that's for sure.
Posting a record of 21-7 during the regular season.
Al Rosen now steps in. He walked in the first inning. Swings on the first pitch and hits a ground ball past the pitcher.
Doth moves over, third second is up with it. The third or first, another nice play. Rosen is out.
Oh, that dot really showing you how to play that position. Rosen grounding out, dot to Lachman, 6-3.
Two up and two down and the batter is number 23, Vic Wirtz. He drew a base on balls in the first inning.
Now the outfielders are pulling around toward right with nobody on and two out.
Antonelli started the windup, now pauses and goes back to the Rosen bag.
Two out, here's the windup. The first pitch to Wirtz. He takes ball one, low into the dirt. Good stop by West Westman.
Second game of the 1954 World Series. The Giants won the first, 5-2. The Indians leading this one, 1-0, first half of the third.
The next pitch, Wirtz swings and hits a line drive out of a second base into center field on the hop, going out to way maze.
Wirtz holding up it first on the throw to the infield.
And there is his fifth hit in World Series play. This being his first World Series.
So it gives him five out of six. Certainly has the fans buzzing.
Now stepping into the batter's box is Wally Westlake. In the first inning he's singled into center field.
Right hand batter.
Wirtz on first.
Blockman holding against him with two out.
Here's the stretch. First pitch to Westlake is ball one high and outside.
A lot of people have asked about the little shin guard that Wirtz wears on his right leg.
Looks like an abbreviated catcher's shin guard. He wears it to protect his instep from the foul tips. Always foul the ball on his foot.
Next pitch to Westlake is ball two, a fastball high and inside.
Two and no count. With two out in the first half of the third inning.
On deck is George Strickland.
Antonelli okays the sign, checks the runner. The pitch is high for ball three. Three and no count.
Notice that he's been having a little trouble with the curveball and his change up.
Again Jim Hearn goes to work down in the giant bullpen. Leo DeRoscia taking no chances.
Wants to have a man ready to rush him there in case they should need him. Even with two out a lot can happen.
The Indians lead one to nothing the first of the third. The next pitch is ball four outside.
He missed with a curveball. Westlake takes the walk. Wirtz moves to second.
Third base on balls given up by Antonelli and the batter is George Strickland.
Strickland came up in the first inning with the bases loaded, two out and popped to the first baseman, Whitey Lockman.
Doesn't hit often but he has come through with some very timely bases.
Runners on first and second. Moving off ready to travel. The first pitch is bowed. Pulled far down the left field line into the crowd.
Count is strike one.
Wirtz on second. Westlake on first.
Hartfield is playing Strickland straight away. Antonelli is up with the stretch.
The next pitch is swung on a ground ball hit to the shortstop. Dark is up with it. Throws over to Williams at second forcing Westlake and the side is retired.
Strickland hitting into a force play. Westlake is out at second, six-four.
So in the third inning for the Indians, no runs. One hit, one walk and two men were left.
And going into the last half of the third inning the score is Cleveland one, New York nothing.
And our fans here is veteran first sacker Mickey Vernon of the Washington Nets. A slick dependable fielder.
Mickey's twice won the American League batting crown. Say Mickey, how about this game as a career?
Baseball has been good to me Jimmy. A young man with talent can have a good life in the game.
And Mickey, how about that further word for the younger fellows?
This is important for young men and some older ones too. I guess everybody wants to be successful and as a starter you've got to look neat and really clean as if you think something of yourself.
You certainly have got to look well shaved. For me that means to use the Gillette razor.
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And now we go into the last half of the third inning here at the Polo Grounds.
Leading off for the Giants is Davy Williams, the second baseman.
Williams was up four times in yesterday's ball game but went hitless.
Probably wondering what's happened to these Indian pitches in spring training when he hit them as if he owned them.
Right hand batter, the little fellows in there waiting went into the windup.
First pitch is fouled back to the screen. Strike one.
Strike one to count. Williams leading off in the last of the third.
The Indians out in front by a score of one to nothing.
When okays the sign, works into the windup.
The pitch is strike two with a curve.
Going down and away from a right hand batter. The counties strike two.
No giant runner has reached bases yet. On deck is Wes Westrom.
The 0-2 pitch. A swing and a miss. Hagan drops the ball but picks it up.
Tags Williams before he can get more than three feet away.
Williams goes down swinging. Second strike out for Wynn.
And it brings up the giant catcher Wes Westrom.
He surprised a lot of people yesterday with his hitting.
After batting only 187 during the regular season, he had two for four.
And the two outs were line drives, one of them into right center that Larry Doby pulled down to rob him of a base hit.
So Westrom is off to a good start with a 500 batting average for the first day's play.
One out and nobody on. The first pitch to him is ball one high and inside.
Again the skies are clear above us.
Fast to the third with one out and nobody on. Here's the windup.
The next pitch. Westrom swings and he misses.
Good long stroke boy. He was going for the long one.
Ball one and strike one the count.
Al Smith, the Indians left fielder, deep and straight away.
Wynn's next pitch is ball two high. The count, ball two and strike one.
Al Smith in left field, Larry Doby in center, Wally Westlake in right.
Rosen, Strickland, Avila and Wirtz the infield.
The Indians lead by a score of one to nothing as a result of Al Smith's leadoff home run.
The first pitch of the ball game.
Now Westrom steps back into the batter's box with a count ball two and strike one.
Here's the windup.
The two on pitch is fouled back to the screen out of play.
Even up count two and two.
Ball two and strike two. A new ball tossed into play.
Smith's home run was one that cleared the roof right on the foul line in the left field.
Alright the two to pitch. Fouled back to the screen and Westrom is still alive with a count two and two.
That was back into the press box where writers from all over the country are working today's ball game.
Turn to count.
Wynn's windup and the two to pitch. Pulled foul down the third base line out of play.
Mike Garcia, the Indians right hander, has been announced as the try pitcher for tomorrow's game.
The third game of the World Series which will be played at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium.
Leo DeRosha has stated he will announce his starting pitcher after today's game.
Next pitch to Westrom is ball three outside and low and the string is out.
Full count of three and two.
Wynn was hoping to get one to the outside corner but knee high but missed by a shade.
And it is now three and two.
One big pitch left. Three off pitch.
Swung on and a foul ball hit deep out into left center.
Al Smith racing back. Moved under and now knee has it.
We're out number two. Westrom.
Fired to Al Smith in left center. And that brings up the pitcher, Johnny Antonelli.
Watching these batters strive to hit one toward left center, center and right center.
No one will ever knock a home run out of this park in dead center field, that's for sure.
The Gillette World Series record book shows it's the toughest home run value in the majors.
475 feet from the plate and 60 feet high.
It's a long throw out there toward that center field wall.
Antonelli, a left-hander all the way, steps in, takes ball one. First pitch outside.
Speaking of long ball hitters, Antonelli has had two home runs here in this ball park during the regular season.
Two out and nobody on. Next pitch swings and quotes it. Foul down the first base line.
Words moving over to people of all but foul. Out of play.
Ball one and strike one.
The Indians out in front by a score of one to nothing. Two out for the Giants.
One okays the sign from catcher Jim Higgins. The one and one pitch, Antonelli swings and hits a high five ball into right field.
Westlake moving in, waiting for it now. And he has it. The side is right.
As again the Giants put down an order. No runs, no hits. Nothing across.
And at the end of three the score is Cleveland one, New York nothing.
And now we head into the first half of the fourth inning here at the football grounds of New York.
The Indians leading by a score of one to nothing.
Speaking of that long center field wall here at the football grounds, and if there's a mighty clout, I think there's just one ball player.
I hope I can back me up on this. Joe Adcock I believe, Al, hit one of those left center field bleachers, didn't he?
Yeah, he hit one out into the left center field bleachers, but there was also a story out, and I believe it to be true,
that the big part of the unit by first base for the Cleveland Indians when he was in the Negro League hit one into the right center field stands here.
You know who I mean, don't you? Yep, Big Luke Eastlake. That's right.
One of those right center field bleachers. That's quite a poke, Jimmy. I doubt you're going to see it very often.
That's it, Joe. Hank Lieber, the one-time Giants player, 1937 series, hit one back there in the well, which to my mind will pull down in the shadow.
That marker says 483. Now we head into the first of the fourth. Jim Hegan is the lead off batter.
Antonelli's first pitch to him is ball one outside and low.
For the double in the second inning, it was sacrificed to third, but left-handed as Smith and Navila went down for the fine pitching of Johnny Antonelli.
Here's the windup. Next pitch, Hegan swings, a follow-zip out into right center. Maze is traveling, going, still under it.
That's it. That's good catch. They turn for the better. And they love it.
Yes, sir, he really controls that garden.
That'll bring up the pitchers.
One out and nobody on in the first half of the inning.
When the teams move to Clinton at Hewidge Outer Garden, a municipal stadium, we should see some great plays. We've seen them here.
A chance ought to measure Maze and Larry Doak, two great center fielder. Early wind, batting right, swings on the first pitch, foul to the screen, strike one.
Strike one to count. The Indians today have left six men on the bases. And yesterday in the last three innings, they left seven on.
Next pitch in the wind, he swings and fouls another one down the right field line, up the stands. Strike two.
Going to the count, one out, nobody on, a new ball is thrown into play. The umpire back of the plate, Charlie Berry, the American League umpiring staff.
It's what's here in New York, hot, humid day. Ball players are really getting plenty of opportunity to perspire, or as they say, sweat.
Going to the count, one out, and the next pitch, wind swings and he misses.
Ashton dropped the ball, picked it up quickly and tacked him, and it is the fourth back out for Antonelli. And nobody on the bases.
Brings up the lead off batter, Al Smith. Two extremes in the first inning, he hit a home run on the first pitch.
Second inning, Antonelli struck him out on a back ball. The Indians lead one to nothing.
Here's the wind up and the first pitch to Smith, ball one high and inside.
On deck is Bobby Avila. The Indians have a total of four hits.
The giant runner has reached for a hit off early wind.
There is a strike, a curve ball dropping over knee high, and the count is even up, ball one and strike one.
The wind is a little stronger now. Of course, it is hard to clear the skies.
Make way for today's ball game. It certainly didn't look like it this morning.
The one and one pitch, ball two, outside. The count is two and one.
Antonelli has four strikes.
And there's walk three men.
Ball two and strike one on Al Smith. The Indians left.
Double run kick wind up by Antonelli.
On on, pull foul, down pass, third base.
Puccinello, the little round man coaching at third for the Indians.
Made a pass out of it, but a side to the left.
Little fellow that has played a lot of bases this time.
He posted a lifetime value of around $287.
Turn to the count on the batter.
Two out and nobody on the bases.
Antonelli, what?
Antonelli, it's into the wind up.
The pitch is rung on foul, into the upper deck of the left field, feets.
Long strike and quite a scramble, but the fans up there for a souvenir.
A man scramble for a $2.50, a $85 suit, but get that ball.
Ball two, strike to the count.
Antonelli in action.
The fastball is inside and low.
Ball three, and it's a pro count now, three and two.
And notice the pitcher has been shaking off the catcher.
Antonelli has done it, I think, once or twice.
Wind has no sign that the Indians can see any of us in the fastball fans and weights.
The three to pitch inside and low, and Smith takes the base on.
That is the fourth walk given up by Antonelli.
Four walks, four strikeouts, he's got four hits.
But he's been effective when the chips were on the table.
Again, there are two out and the Indians have a runner on first.
That'll bring Bobby Avila.
Avila now has one and six, has been to bat six times yesterday, up four times yesterday,
had one hit, up five times yesterday.
So it's one out of seven.
Bored one of the Indians to run yesterday's game.
Avila came up with a well-deserved victory.
Two out, runner on first, the pitcher hits fastball one a fastball high enough time.
Smith on first, one of the American-bearing baserunners playing fast,
quick to take advantage of a break, and he laps on the part of an outfielder.
Three times during the season, went from first to third on a sack front by Avila.
Avila swings and there's a hard swing, a hit quickly knocked down by Thompson.
The throw to second and Smith is out, a beautiful play.
Thompson coming up with a well-deserved stop on Avila's hard smack into left field.
A great play for Thompson.
Smith is fourth, third baseman is second baseman, five-four.
So for the Indians in the first half, runs no hits.
One man left.
And going into the last half of the fourth inning, for his Cleveland one, nothing.
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And now it's the last of the fourth and the fans here at the Philadelphia Harvest are calling for a little action on the part of the Giants.
White lock with his feet off man, the top of the batting order.
First pick, white, four, one inside.
Win as retired, nine in a row.
Going through.
He's even won.
He ought nothing.
Alvin Dark on deck.
Dugton moves in in case of a run.
The next pitch is ball two, outside.
Two and no count.
All to no strikes.
Indian right hander.
Pitch is a strike.
Fastball, waste time.
Ball two and strike one.
He's a great competitor this win.
Here's the sign from his catcher.
The two on pitch, Loughman's right.
And fouls and up clear back to the screen.
He's a great match win a lot of times even with a knuckleball.
Have a count of ball three now with a nut on a certain batter.
He wants to get him up with a nut.
He stays right with it.
He recalls the time that he was ball from Yogi Barrow.
In the count of three no strikes.
Struck him out.
Knuckleball pitches.
Here's the foul.
Loughman swings and throws it.
Down the first baseline.
Ready Fitzsimmons.
Out of the way.
Ball two and strike to the count.
Last half of the fourth.
The Indians beat a high score of one to nothing.
There's the wind up and the two to pitch.
Wings and he misses.
He's struck out.
Coming up now is Alvin Dowd.
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And now Dowd steps in with nobody on.
First pitch is a strike.
Then getting the outback corner with a good curveball.
Second game of the 1950s.
Next pitch is Bob Lemon.
One and one to count.
The Indians broke on top by taking the first two.
Beating Bob Lemon.
Yesterday, Winn and Alvin Alley going in the number two game today.
I feel it straight away but deep in all feet.
Next pitch is a strike with a fastball.
And of course, you win with that knuckleball.
That ball seems even faster.
One and two count.
The pitch is swung on a ground ball.
A short stop.
Big hop taken by the first in time.
Dark is out.
There are two gone.
And coming up now is number 22.
Don Muto.
He's two for two in this.
You know, he was number two man this year and had a solid three for last year.
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Two out and nobody on.
Kneel down. Left hand bat to swing down.
Pouch and close one.
Foul.
That was a right field line into the seats.
Out of play.
A thrill for the fans in that direction.
A foul ball.
Just a long strike.
Wide.
When's next pitch?
Wide one count.
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One and one count.
The end is complete.
This is the last of the fourth.
We begin feeding by a score of one to nothing.
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Up.
Kneel down.
Up in the first inning.
Grounded out.
Second to first.
Two out and nobody on.
There are two out and nobody on.
Okay.
We'll change the sign.
A fastball swung on a flat ball.
Right field.
Westlake moving over.
He has it.
And the pack is retired.
A giant players have gone down.
No hit.
And not a giant man has reached first.
At the end of four innings.
The score is three and one.
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Going into the first half of the fifth inning.
The Indians leading the Giants one to nothing here at the Polo grounds.
The first inning of Indians.
Al Lopez the manager of the tribe had a visit today.
We got quite a kick out of watching the ceremony.
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And now in the first of the fifth it will be Larry Dolby.
His third time to the plate.
Antonelli has struck him out twice.
Called it on strike both times.
First pitch.
Dolby takes ball one.
Curve ball.
Broking.
Breaking outside and low.
Ball on the count.
Outfield is around toward right.
The next pitch.
Dolby swings and hits a fireball.
Needs to went out into short left field.
Coming in fast is Monty Irvin.
He's under it now and makes the catch.
He got a late start but caught up with it for the out.
That brings up Al Rosen.
Indian third baseman.
Has a walk to show in two trips.
First half of the fifth inning.
This ball game really moving along.
Antonelli's wind up.
First pitch. Rosen takes ball one inside and low.
The only run of the game came in the first inning.
And Al Smith, Indians leadoff batter, hit the first pitch.
Over the left field roof.
Next pitch to Rosen.
He swings and hits one through the hole into right field.
A base hit.
Hitting to the opposite field between second and first.
Rosen is on first now.
With hit number five for the Tribe.
That is his second hit of the World Series.
One out.
A runner on first and Vic Wirtz steps in.
He has a walk and a single.
And certainly has the highest average of all of the players in the series thus far.
Wirtz is batting 8.33 at the present time.
Yesterday's game and today's.
One out.
First pitch to him. He takes a strike.
Fast ball by him.
About knee high.
Antonelli showing the stuff that made him one of the best pitchers in baseball during the year.
He'll work carefully on him.
Next pitch to Wirtz is a foul hit into the stands.
Off to the left of the plate. Out of play. Strike two.
That one going far into the upper deck.
The Indians have had runners on base in every inning of the game but have been unable to score.
They left three men on in the first.
One in the second. Two in the third. And left one in the fourth.
They now have a total of five hits and Antonelli has walked four batters.
But he's had it in the tights front.
First time he has a runner on first with one out in the first half of the fifth inning.
Here's the stretch.
Look to the runner at first.
The pitch is swung in and there's a fireball in the left field.
And moving back is under it now. He has it for up number two.
Antonelli pulled the string onward. Gave him a change up.
He hit it to the opposite field. Fireball to Monty Urban.
That brings up Wally Wetchley. A single in the first inning.
He walked in the third.
Right hand batter.
Indian teammates call him the beast.
He's powerfully built.
First pitch is a fastball blazed through the middle. Strike one call.
Throws in on first with two out in the first half of the fifth inning.
Strike one to count. Throws in and takes a short lead.
Next pitch is wide of the plate. Bow one.
One and one. The count is even up.
Batter on deck is George Strickland.
Antonelli tugging at his cap.
Notting vigorously to his catcher Wes Westrom on the sign.
One and one pitch. Hit foul down the third baseline.
This has been fielded by Tony Cucinello.
Bow one and strike to the count of the batter.
The Indians leading by a score of one to nothing as a result of Al Smith's home run.
Antonelli checks the runner.
The next pitch is low into the dirt.
Down step and hit Wetchley. Rosen holding it first.
The count is now even. Ball two and strike two.
Rosen will not take any chances on the bases.
Not with that leg, which is still a little lame.
It's a matter of a torn muscle in the thigh.
Turn to count.
Antonelli now steps onto the rubber.
Outfielders deep and around toward left.
The two pitch. Ball three. Over but too low with a curveball and the string is out.
Full count of three and two.
And now with two out, Rosen will be on the move.
Witte Lachman with the right hand batter up.
Moves to first base to hold him.
Westlake single in the first inning was in the center field right through the middle.
In the third.
Three and two count.
Shake off on the sign. Antonelli okay on the next.
The three to pitch. A swing and a miss. He struck him out.
Strikeout number five for Johnny Antonelli.
Boy, this is a real humdinger.
Westlake goes down swinging and for the Indians in the fifth.
No runs. One hit. One man left.
Going into the last half of the fifth inning the score is Cleveland one.
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And our fans here at the Polo Grounds in New York the second game of the 1954 World Series going into the last half of the fifth inning the score is Cleveland one.
New York Giants nothing.
Now to take over and carry on the rest of this broadcast here is Mitchell's Al Helper.
Al come in.
All right Jimmy one down in the series.
I'm going to score one to nothing right now in favor of the Indians.
They're trying to even it up and hold their perfect World Series record.
You know they've won two World Series and lost none.
Well let's see what happens.
Old man tough is out on the mound for the Cleveland Indians this afternoon early win.
He's pitching on Willie May.
Comes in with an overhand fastball and Willie who is over one leans back and takes that fastball off the shoulder for ball one.
Willie Mays came up in the second inning sent a fly ball to right field it was gathered in by Wally Westlake.
And in day fairness over reporting we should tell you that the Giants have had no base runners in this one so far.
There's a curve ball.
Willie partially swung on and enough to have it called a strike against him.
One ball and one strike on Willie Mays who is 0 for 4 in series play so far this year.
They went 0 for 3 yesterday and 0 for 1 this afternoon.
Early win the Ole Macomis right hander delivers a pitch high that almost gets away from Higgin and that'll be ball two.
That's it this win has really been mowing them down.
It isn't that Johnny Antonelli isn't pitching a good ball game.
He is he's pitching a fine ball game but early win just happens to be pitching one a little bit better.
Win the barrel chested right hander Cleveland.
Very serious face fellow takes his sign from Higgin looks down at Willie Mays the right hander pitches to him a fastball right end of the pin.
That's ball three.
Three balls and one strike.
It's a one to nothing ball game in favor of the Cleveland Indians.
They have one run five hits off Johnny Antonelli.
One of the five hits was the first pitch ball.
Al Smith tagged it over the left field wall for a home run.
A lot of curve ball Mays is outside the ball for and there's the first man to get on base for the New York Giants this afternoon.
The first base on balls to be given up by early win.
Now everybody I don't know whether this will have anything to do with the record book or not and I doubt whether we could find it.
But I'm almost sure it might be.
On two successive pitch balls by two different pitchers two home runs were the results.
If you'll go back to yesterday's ball game the first pitch ball Dusty Rhodes hit it into the right field stands for a three run home run to win the ball game for the Giants.
And today Al Smith stepped up and teed off on the first pitch hit by a film by Johnny Antonelli hit it over the left field for a home run.
Here's Hank Thompson up now.
He's all for one applied to left field in the second inning.
Take first pitch and five for ball one.
Well amazed the only base runner he has the only stolen base in the series so far so yesterday if you recall.
He's on it first word told the inside corner.
When Jackson now the one and all pitch the play down it comes Thompson backs off and takes a fastball over the inside corner off the hands for called strike.
Hank Thompson is one for four batting a two fifty right now in the entire World Series play so far he's had one for three yesterday to post a batting average of three thirty three at the start of the ballgame.
Thompson standing deep at the plate holds that bat way down with a knob a little color swings and gets a lot of power in it.
When Jackson's run away may break back off the mound and bluff will be back in the first base.
The outfield for Thompson is spanned around the right and playing deep particularly while I was like in right field he's playing back very deep back to the center track here at the ground as the sun breaks out again when pitches an overhand curveball it's inside.
That's ball to.
Two balls one strike on Hank Thompson Herman Frank some time third but known as the Thompson and for the base runner Willie Mays. This is the first opportunity the Giants have had a man on the bases and we'll see how carefully early win pitches here with a man on.
Bobby available deep in the hole between first and second with this left hand hitter up there.
Al Rosen playing a shallow third.
The misty haze hanging over the ground.
In the fifth inning finally the Giants then the pitching of early win they get the first base hit often.
Whether that question third and dusty road is coming up to the plate.
The guy who sent that home run into the right field stands yesterday on the first pitch in the 10th inning.
The road is batting for money oven.
Well here's the guy who is the undoing of Bob lemon who pitched a very brilliant ball game here for Cleveland yesterday.
He was the undoing of Bob lemon and he's been sent up against early win here this afternoon the tying run for the Giants on that third base.
It's one to nothing ball game.
Second is open nobody out and early win is in trouble.
That's the road coming up to the plate batting 1000 in the series.
First pitch joined the left hand hitter swings on there's a high foul ball hit off the first base line was coming over I doubt he can get to it he can't.
He's out of play.
The first pitch yesterday in the right field stands in the bottom of the 10th inning with two men aboard to get the Giants a five to two surprising win here at the Polo ground.
And it's being called upon again by the county manager Leo de Rocher to see what they can do about facing early win.
Well it may be playing a very safely at third base not taking much of a lead.
I'm holding blue pretty much the first with words on the inside corner field around right needless to say playing deep early when ready delivers fastball and right down into the dirt.
Go stuffy road that ball flips in off the cap.
One ball and one strike to count on road.
Why you got the fans buzzing here at the Polo grounds now.
The roads digging in he's a big fellow left hand hitter stands just off the plate holds up that way down with the.
Checked his runners delivers one and one of the play the fastball swing on the miss first strike.
Just it was really after it was no question at all what he had in the back of his mind.
One ball two strikes on dusty road.
Last half of any number five the Giants with runners at first and third as they finally cracked into early win service.
When what may is made then going all the way around a third when Hank Thompson rifled a single in the right field.
Rosen bluffing over to third to keep early mays close as when steps up on the rubber.
The count on dusty roads pinch batting from on the urban is one ball and two strikes.
Well history repeat itself.
Let's see when settles down into position hesitates.
Where's back delivers a plate road swings there's a high foul ball hit back to the screen.
The count of play the cover means one ball and two strikes.
We said a few minutes ago despite the fact the sun is now out here at the Polo grounds.
They're sort of a murky haze hanging over the city of New York makes it particularly difficult.
When the sun is gone.
See the ball too well for said Jimmy told you the lights can be turned on in World Series play at any time now when a set runners at first and third nobody out.
When comes a pitch road swings it's a pop fly in the center field.
He's going to have to hurry comes on.
They can't get to the base here.
When he makes comes in there to throw the third time and slides he's safe.
He goes back to a beater and road gets down to second on the throw in.
The road to bat it in three runs yesterday for the New York Giants has just batted one in today.
So that'll give him four runs batted in that ties up the ball game here in the last half of fifth inning when he may is coming in to score from third base easily.
And on the bullpen very quickly for the Cleveland Indians Don Mossy the left hander and Raynor Leslie the right hander jump up and start to get heated up.
So Rhoads is on at second base taking second on the throw in which tried to catch Thompson as he moved over on that dunk single in the second fin to center field move all the way around from second on in the third base.
And 47 times at bat as a pinch hitter Dusty Rhoads now has delivered 17 times this year.
That means percentage of about 360 and that's pretty tough.
David Williams up there now with the infield drawn in tight takes the first pitch from early wind fired in their high for ball one.
All locked up here at one apiece.
The New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians they've got the hammers out there going this afternoon.
Runners at second and third first is open the Cleveland infield is drawn in tight early wind with his back against the wall Reyes back delivers to David Williams a pitch a swung on there's a high foul ball hit off the first base line.
Big words digging over to the stands he cannot get it's unplayable.
Way back into the crowd.
One ball and one strike is the count on David Williams.
Here in the last half of the fifth inning the Giants have scored one time to tie it up.
They've gotten only two hits off early when both of the hits having come here in the last half of any number five.
Mays who was locked brings back to mind that old adage to walk the first man in an inning is fatal when delivers the plate now to Williams.
It's a fastball high ball to two balls and one strike.
David almost went for that pitch when out there perspiring trying to drive his hand.
There's Hank Thompson stepping down on third dusty roads moves off second when pitches the plate.
It's a fast curve inside the ball three.
Three balls one strike to count on David Williams batting number seven in the Giants order Williams has been up once today came up in the third inning and struck out.
One of the three strikeouts fun here this afternoon by the Cleveland right hander Thompson hugging very close to third with Rosen very close to hold him on the pitch of the plate to Williams a swing on a foul tip.
So he had the green light on the three one pitch now three to it's one right on the foul right back into the mask of Jim Higgins.
Ben Texas cap off on the mound rises for it steps up kicks dirt scrapes his cleats along the pitchers rubber and feels still playing up tight.
Now the pitch is played on the three to count Williams swings as a high powerball coming right up over our microphones.
I don't think anyone's going to get to that.
One to remaining is the count on young David Williams with first base open nobody out giant runners at second and third dusty roads coming in as a pinch batter from Monte urban dumping Texas Laker in the center field to drive in the tying run.
Give him four runs batted into the series of the six that have been hit in with the Giants when delivers three and two of the fastball is over for called strike three.
So Williams goes out of there.
And early when I hang up strikeout number four coming up to the plate now is West West from a super five and World Series play.
And in this ball game is over one game up in the third inning hit a ball well but headed out into left field where Al Smith was able to range off to his left and make the catch.
Time has been called for the moment while Al Rosen talks to his pitcher early when he turns and cuts back toward third base.
The situation here in the last half of fifth inning one out for the Giants Hank Thompson is on the third dusty roads who batted for Monte urban and delivered a pinch single to drive in the tying runners on its second and first base is open.
And West Western up there.
The first pitch to us is high and outside fastball almost got away from Hagen one ball and no strikes all locked up at one and one wouldn't you know it.
Well they said there was going to be a lot of excitement in the 1954 World Series when the Giants and Indians got together and by George we've had it.
One ball no strike count on West West from right hand hitter.
In comes the next pitch fastball lady now about face I for ball to win has gone to the fastball on occasions and particularly so on West West from
Western steps back.
Right back up to the plate now and big spikes in and they're playing up tight hoping to get a chance to cut the run off the plate when delivers a lot of curve it's also high and that's all three.
Three nothing West Western here in the last half of any number five one out and two on all game tied at one piece.
And they're going to put him on now there's ball for way on the outside and that means that Johnny Antonelli will be coming up he or a pinch batter and we see who is coming up let's pause here 10 seconds for station identification.
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The order or you're sending up his good hit and pitcher Johnny Antonelli.
I think Jimmy Dudley told you earlier in the broadcast and Antonelli and poke a pair of home runs into the right field stands here to follow ground so they're going to give him a chance to bat for himself here with the bases loaded and one out.
Score is one a piece here between Cleveland and the New York Giants Thompson's on it third roads at second and Western was on it first.
So more than definitely now early when has his work cut out for him.
That's right up on the wall and big letters when delivers Antonelli hitting left hand it takes a curve outside the ball one.
Freddie Fitzsimmons wiggle his fingers down at first base.
Trying to get the attention of base runners.
The field has moved back to double play depth now particularly the keystone combination when delivers curveball swing on Antonelli and missed for strike was broken right off the face on the inside corner.
One ball one strike on Johnny Antonelli and Johnny came up in the second and he's on a pretty good fly ball to right field and Westlake went off to his right to capture it.
That retired decide in the third and then I was standing just off the plate almost straight up and down now leans over wind throws in the fastball and it's one on hit down to the right side Bobby Vila out with a gross
second for one out of second to go to first is not in time.
Johnny Antonelli gets the run batted in and the Giants now lead two to one coming in from third base to score on the force out at second Hank Thompson and the force out at second.
The ball went from a beeline and picked up very nicely fired back to Strickland on the first base not in time and dusty roads of course ankle right over into possession third.
So the Giants have runners the first and third second is open enough is what he locked in the leadoff man of the New York Giants to the one down favor of New York when delivers a curve when he locked in swings it just outside of first base foul on the ground.
That's a strike one.
One of the finest slides we've seen the long time was Western clicking his feet into second base there to try to keep Strickland from firing that ball on over to first to get Antonelli on a twin killing
the road is done all right so far for the Giants and the pinching department getting to there's a pitch the plate to lockman low on whitey is one and one.
Okay wait a minute I don't have to depend on the memory let's go to that little record book here and see that's right Brown has three pinch hit in the World Series. So I just erode is just one child at Dr. Bobby Brown.
He picks up throws over to early when covering in time for the put out there's a nice play by Vic words on the recovery. He had that ball completely handcuffing an early win playing heads up baseball was over to cover that court pick that ball up and flip the backhanded to early win in time to get the put out at first base
and whitey lockman almost hit that ball through big. So that's all here for the New York Giants in the last half of the fifth inning a free one put out on whitey lockman to retire the side however the Giants come up with a pair of runs to go ahead two runs on two base hits was one rock in there.
There were two men left on and there were no errors. So the score at the end of five full endings of play now, the New York Giants to and the Cleveland Indians one.
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Well here at the end of five innings at the Polo grounds means that the ground keepers come out and sort of manicure the infield get it all set for the remainder of the ball game and it gives us an opportunity here of taking a look at the totals right now for the New York Giants.
I have a total of two runs on two base hits. They have committed no errors and so far they have stranded just two men for the Cleveland Indians coming up with one run.
Five hits off Janet Johnny Antonelli who will now be the front running pitcher and as far as errors are concerned the Indians have done and in the left on bases department they have eight they stranded three in the first inning one in the second stranded two and a third one in the fourth and one in the fifth for a total of eight.
Now let's see they had 13 yesterday and they have stranded eight today for a total of 21.
They've stranded 21 men on the bases so far yesterday the Giants had nine and they have two today so that's just 11 that's about half as many as the Indians have left on the bases.
So it might we might find that the record will be challenged in the left on bases department air this World Series has reached its conclusion.
Johnny Antonelli goes back to the mound now and here in the top half of sixth inning he'll pitch to the last third of the batting order of the Cleveland Indians George Strickland will be the first man up and will come Hagan and early win.
George Strickland has been up twice in the second game and he has gone over to in the first inning he was out number three popping up and out to the first baseman Whitey Lockman came along then in the third inning and retired to side forcing out Wally Westlake at second on a play that went from Alvin Dark to Davy Williams.
So it's strictly coming up first here in the top of the sixth inning followed by Hagan who has won all the five hits given up by Johnny Antonelli and has the one of the two extra base blows given up by the left hander won a home run by Al Smith leading off in the ballgame and then Jim Jim Hagan led off in the second inning doubled and died at third base after winning sacrifice in there when Smith struck out and Avila filed out to third baseman Thompson.
So we move to the top of the sixth inning here Strickland standing in he's over five in the series over to this afternoon.
Let up curve ball is over to right hand hitter for a strike one call.
Antonelli now for the first time this afternoon is out in front.
Starts his motion kicks and throws a fastball it's 40 near about shoulder high and this is a little outside for ball one.
One ball and one strike on George Strickland.
Good feeling shortstop this trick.
Many times it's been said if he could hit just a little bit more he'd be terrific guy.
There's a curveball it's lit up on the outside corner shoulder hyperball to two balls and one strike.
Another way Jim was telling me before the ballgame yesterday said one thing about it.
This guy Strickland has meant an awful lot to the Cleveland infield I've watched him all year long and he's really been a spark plug.
The two one pitch fastball to Strickland at the knees good for strike two call.
Of course you can't overlook the work of Sam Dentey.
That shortstop for Cleveland when George Strickland was forced out with his broken jaw.
Kid played with a broken finger did a nice job for him.
Fastball to Strickland over at the knees for called strike three.
So Strickland is out of there as Antonelli wheels up strikeout number six.
He's done 40 strike 48 strikeouts on the regular year and has now come up with six here in this World Series game.
Antonelli will face Jim Higgin now.
Jim doubled in the second inning doubled the left field came along in the fourth inning and fly the center fielder Willie Mays.
Antonelli works to him the big right hand hitter takes a fastball forward through under the letters for called strike one.
The kid this year has shown that often he will start shakily and did in the 39 games he pitched for the Giants.
But seems to warm to his task and get even stronger as he goes along.
That's characteristic also of early win.
Early had a weakening spot in the fifth inning the Giants were able to pick up a pair of runs to lead him now two to one.
Pitch is hung on by Higgin there is a line drive hit out in the right field.
Don Mueller's got this one played just right and he's got it for out number two.
Higgin lines to Don Mueller right from second out in the sixth and that'll bring on early win.
And early is coming up.
It's a nice round of applause from the folks here at the Polo Ground.
This guy's a good pitcher.
Early win a switch hitter batting right handed against the left handed pitcher of John Antonelli.
A sacrifice successfully that sacrifice came in the second inning when he moved Jim Higgin down to third base.
Came along in the fourth and struck out.
Antonelli pours the first pitch to win it's a fastball that shades off outside for ball one.
Lazy breeze blowing in from behind right field here this afternoon.
It's not going to help or hurt the fly balls too much.
That son keeps playing hide and seek.
It's odd right now.
Antonelli comes in with an overhand fastball and wins swings and misses.
One ball one strike on early win.
Two down four Cleveland here in the top of the sixth inning.
Antonelli trying to pace himself takes plenty of time as he takes his sign from Westrom.
Now West pops him in as a target Antonelli delivers a big lead up curve ball and swing on hit off the end of the bat.
Trickles foul up the first base line where Red Crest coaching there for the Indians picks it up and throws it out of play.
So the count hangs right on for early win at one ball and two strikes with the bases empty and two down in the beginning of the sixth inning.
Wind measures off at the plate beats the meat end of the bat down on the rubber of home plate.
Set back on his shoulder whips it around a couple of times.
In the meantime, John Antonelli tugs at his cap, kicks dirt out of his spikes.
Westrom has a sign already for him and now we're ready to go.
Antonelli pumps once, twice, rears back and delivers fastball inside off the hips.
That's ball two.
Two balls and two strikes.
Play down fire, Charlie Berry.
He's behind catcher Westrom waiting for the next pitch.
Choco Conlon is at first.
Johnny Stevens at second and Al Bartek is down at third.
Lon Warnocki down the left field line and Larry Knapp down the right field line.
The five men in blue.
Now Antonelli comes in to do the plate swing on.
There's a high foul ball hit right up over our mutual microphones up into the second tier.
Two balls and two strikes.
Down holding right on for early win.
Right now he looks as though someone has taken a water bucket and poured its entire contents right down his neck.
It's hot here this afternoon.
The humidity is what has done it.
And when that sun comes out and starts to boil that mist, it gets hot down on that field.
It must be because I know it's hot up here.
The two and two count for early win. Two down, nobody on top of the six.
Two to one in favor of the Giants.
Antonelli delivers a slow curve and wind punches it.
There's a drive going into left field that might be in there.
It's up against the boards for perhaps extra bases.
There goes early win.
Diggins for second.
He hauls up at second with a stand up two bagger.
That almost got into the left field stance for a home run.
Almost.
It winds up as a double for early win.
And now he himself represents the tying run for Cleveland at second base.
If Al Smith is able to do something about it.
There's hit number six of Antonelli.
And I can well imagine it would be sweet music for the years of early win.
The ring at the back by Al Smith would denote a base hit.
As when who isn't the fastest man on the Cleveland Indians squad by alongside,
but still can move, is in scoring position.
Should Al Smith come through.
Smith has had one base hit.
That was his home run opening the ball game.
He struck out the second, walked in the fourth.
He himself was forced out.
At second base on a spectacular play by Thompson.
Smith, a choke hitter, batting right handed, moves up.
Down the bullpen we've got double barrel activity for the Giants.
And the first pitch is made by Antonelli, low into the dirt for ball one.
John McCall, the left-hander.
And the right-hander is, we've got two left-handers down there.
John McCall, wait a minute, that's Quite Wilhelm.
That's right.
Quite Wilhelm, the right-hander.
John McCall, the left-hander.
So Leo has a pair on tap.
Antonelli looks back over his left shoulder at second base to check,
see where Early-Win is playing, then delivers a curve way inside,
right down to the shins.
That's ball two on Al Smith.
So Antonelli's got himself some scratching trouble here.
Early-Win almost tagged him for a home run.
The ball hit high on the left field wall up over the 315-foot sign.
Dusty Rhodes who went into left field after he'd batted for Irwin.
Went high on the wall and couldn't do it.
Got away from him.
Willie Mays had to make the play finally.
Now Antonelli sets.
Delivers to the plate.
Smith takes a medium-speed fastball through there for a strike,
and the count is two and one.
Ticket line for the Giants, Rhodes in left.
Willie Mays in center, Don Mueller in right.
If you recall, it was Rhodes who came in in the fifth inning,
pinched up the single, and then he stayed right on from Audie Irwin.
The rest of the lineup remains the same.
Antonelli ready to go now to Al Smith.
Checks his runner at second.
That's Early-Win taking a pretty good-sized lead.
Tows the sidearm fastball over to the count strike two.
Two balls, two strikes.
The count on Al Smith.
Two down, run on.
The tying run.
Early-Win is on at second base.
Two-to-one ball game favor of the Giants here as we move along
in the top of the sixth inning.
Winds whipping up a little bit more from behind right field now,
blowing sort of catty-cornered across the playing field, not behind left.
Antonelli has the count of two and two with Al Smith.
Two down for the Indians in the top of the sixth and early-win in scoring position at second.
And just as Antonelli gets ready to pitch, Smith backs out.
Now he's back in and ready to go.
Antonelli again the check of the runner, delivers the play to let up curveball,
swing on and dribble up the third baseline foul.
Two balls, two strikes on Smith.
Yesterday's ball game certainly was a thriller.
Most everywhere he went last night you heard folks talking about it.
My goodness, what a lot of action, huh?
Well, they've come right back here this afternoon and provided more of the same.
Cleveland making their bid right now to tie up this ball game, and well they might.
Wynn takes his lead at second.
Antonelli checks him, then delivers to the plate two-two.
The pitch is swung on and popped up off the first baseline of foul territory.
Here comes Wadie Lachman digging over.
He's under it and he's got it.
So that's all for the Cleveland threat here in the sixth inning.
Al Smith fouling up and out to first baseman Wadie Lachman to retire to side.
No runs. There was one base hit.
There were no errors. One man was left on.
That's the ninth man to be left on here by the Indians in going to bat six times.
Now the score at the end of five and one half innings, the second game of the 54 World Series.
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The last half of inning number six.
The New York Giants leading by one run as the score stands two to one.
We'll have Alvin Dark coming up here in the sixth inning.
Dark to be followed by Don Mueller and then by Willie Mays.
If anyone else is needed, Hank Thompson will be up there again to swing the lumber.
Early win goes back to the mound for Cleveland.
And let's check them defensively for you.
It's early win on the mound behind the plate Jim Hagan.
At first base Victor Wirtz. At second Bobby Avila.
The shortstop is George Strickland.
At third is Al Rosen out in left field.
Al Smith, the center fielder, Larry Doby.
And in right field Wally Westlake.
Early win throwing a few pitches down to get the feeling of the mound.
He stood out on second base for quite some time before the third and final out was made in the top of the sixth inning.
So he's throwing his court and he's ready.
Stepping up to the plate now Alvin Dark.
He's going 0 for 2 this afternoon. He's 2 for 6 in series play.
Heading slightly over 300.
Now Winn is ready. Pumps twice and throws.
Good ball. Swung on and hit in right field. Through the hole between first and second.
Or single.
Alvin Dark is on. Punching one through the hole between first and second and into right.
Now that gives the Giants their third hit.
And sets up the situation for Don Mueller.
Mueller's gone 0 for 2. He bounced out in the first inning to the right side to retire to side.
Bobby Avila throwing him out.
He retired to side in the fourth with a fly ball to right field.
Alvin Dark steps away from first.
Pickwards holds a corner on him.
Now Winn checks that runner.
Looks down to the plate. Delivers. There goes Dark to pitch a swing on.
Hit and run. Players a foul ball. Hit off the third baseline way up into the second tier.
A little loud strike.
Giants playing hit and run with Alvin Dark breaking on the pitch.
Down in the bullpen.
Don Mossy the left-hander and Ray Narlisky the right-hander both getting warm and ready for Cleveland.
Case Winn should have more trouble here.
Dark strides away from first.
Winn checks him. Looks down to play to Mueller. Pitches and it's swung on.
There's a high lazy foul ball. Hit off the first baseline.
That's going to fade off into the crowd out of play.
Strike 2 on Don Mueller.
Winn drives his hands, rubbing it down along the leg of his uniform.
Alvin Dark steps off at first. Works. Continues to hold the inside corner against him.
Winn ready now after a look at first. Delivers a great big curve ball. He gets away from Hagan.
And there goes Alvin Dark breaking for second. He's going to get down there pretty easily.
So it's going to be a wild pitch.
A wild pitch on early Winn.
Alvin Dark taking advantage of it. Moves on down to second.
See in yesterday's ball game we had one wild pitch uncorked by Bob Lemon.
So two wild pitches, both of them chalked up to Cleveland pitching. One to Lemon, now one to Winn.
That wild pitch has placed Alvin Dark in scoring position here in the last half of the sixth inning with nobody out.
Of course the count is one ball, two strikes now on Don Mueller.
Pitch tolling, a big curve ball. Don swings on it. Hits it out into right center field, left center field.
Coming over for it is Doby. Makes the grab and fires in quickly and strictly and the Dark has to hold on at second.
So Mueller flies to Larry Doby, left center. And here is Willie Mays.
Willie Mays has yet to get a base hit in the 1954 World Series.
It'll say, hey kid has been handcuffed. Of course he hasn't been handcuffed to Jimmy as far as playing that center pass too defensively, has he?
That's for sure and you can watch this kid. He'll be getting his base hits before many more innings go by, Al. That's for sure.
Well let's see. He's 0-1 today, fly to right in the second inning, walked in the fifth, scored the first giant run.
And let's see what happens with him right now. Alvin Dark's in scoring position for the Giants at second with one out at the bottom of the sixth inning.
Early win, gets ready, looks down at Willie Mays, checks his runner, then delivers the fastball. Mays swings and doesn't get it.
Boy and he's spun all the way around.
As the boys in the trade would say right now, Willie is base hit hungry.
No balls, one strike on Willie. Right hand hitter standing three quarters deep, straightaway stance.
Alvin Dark got a pretty good lead there at second base. Outside of the infield playing deep for Mays. Outfield fanned around left and playing very deep for him.
Win checks his runner, delivers the fastball, Mays cuts at it again, doesn't touch it. That's strike two.
Mays turns around, shakes his head as if to say to himself, my, what's this Mr. Win guy?
He said the last time Willie was up, early win has gone to the fastball in pitching to Willie.
It's pitched in tight both times and Willie's gone for it.
Here's the 0-2 delivery now by early win.
Down it comes, another fastball. This one's swung and a miss for strike three.
So that's all, he gets Willie on the fastball.
That's the fifth strike out for early. That's the second out for the Giants here in the sixth and still Alvin Dark is on at second.
That'll bring on Hank Thompson.
Little left handed hitting third baseman.
Fly to left field in the second hitting and outside pitching and drilled one to right field to wrap in a run here this afternoon.
Rather to get a man to third I should have said this afternoon.
Zesty Rhodes came on to back the run in.
Now win is set. Delivers, Thompson swings on a lead up curveball.
One off the shoulder, misses for strike one.
Outfield fan drastically around the right.
This Thompson, 26 home runs this year in a regular season, hits the right field stands here pretty well.
Win ready, checks his runner, delivers the plate, Thompson swings again.
This one's a fastball and he doesn't get it.
Nothing in two on Hank Thompson.
Alvin Dark still stretching his legs down there at second as George Strickland playing almost over behind him now as the over shift is on.
That is moving over toward the right field line more.
Dark can't take a lead as large as he has been taking.
Win tries a lead up pitch on Thompson. It's high for ball one.
One ball, two strikes.
Two to one right now in favor of the New York Giants.
They're threatening to pick up an insurance run here in the last half of sixth inning.
Alvin Dark for captain on at second base.
He's single, was wild pitched to second.
Bob Mueller was up there and then he promptly glided the center and May struck out.
Pitched, Thompson is swung on. There's a slow trick road on the first base line foul.
Quartz gobbles it up, fires it back to the mound to win.
Count holds right on Hank Thompson. One ball, two strikes.
Tomorrow, Gillette's Gavocative Sports moves into Cleveland, the municipal stadium, where the World Series will continue.
Boy, that's a big ballpark out there.
I got plenty of room to roam around.
Center feelers probably be bringing their bicycles along with them.
I don't think this maze needs one.
Doby's a fast man too. These guys can cover a lot of center field for you.
Pitch the plate now to Thompson.
Levels his count right off at two and two.
Covering a little off the plate.
Two balls, two strikes. The count on Thompson.
Two down, one on. Last half of sixth inning. Giants leading two to one.
Winn standing out there in the sunlight, takes his sign from Hegan.
Big pick, chested right-hander.
Gets set, looks at dark at second, delivers the plate.
The fast ball is swung on and popped up. It's off to the right of the plate to foul territory.
Hegan says he'll take it and he does take it. That's all.
The Giants are retired here. Thompson fouling up and out to Hegan.
And in the sixth inning.
In the first one, there was one base hit.
One man was left on, dark single, wild pitched to second, and that's where he died.
It means that three men have been left on now, but the Giants are going to bat six times and they're leading in the ball game.
Sir, that score with New York out in front is two to one. New York two and the Cleveland Indians one.
Sir, I tell you that this series has certainly packed a wallop so far here at the Polo grounds.
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Now for any number seven.
For the Cleveland Indians, Bobby Avila, followed by Larry Dobin and by Rosen.
Bobby Avila came into today's game with one for five hitting a 200.
He's gone 0 for three this afternoon. He's rolled a short.
He's fouled out to the third baseman and he forced Smith.
In the fourth inning when Hank Thompson on a diving stop of a line shot headed for left field,
robbed him of a base hit and came up with a play that was rather sparkling at the second base firing back to Davey Williams.
So Bobby Avila comes up now looking for his first base hit this afternoon.
He is one for eight. So that means he's hitting a little over 200.
The attendance here this afternoon has just been announced at 49,000 and 99. 49,000, 99.
First pitch to Avila. Antonelli cuts it loose, fires the fastball under the chin for ball one.
Well, we had 52,751 yesterday and the two-day total here at the Polo grounds, 101,850.
Antonelli gets set now, comes in with a 1-0 pitch and Avila takes it right through there for a strike.
One ball, one strike on Avila leading off here in the seventh inning with the Indians behind 2-1.
Antonelli pumps once, kicks and throws. A right up pitch swung on by Avila and drilled foul down the left field line up against the wall.
So for Bobby his count is 1-2.
This boy has been quite a second baseman this year for the Cleveland Indians.
Good man, a double play combination. Good hitter. Came up with the American League batting crown this year.
And I know several occasions we were out of Cleveland this year Bobby was the difference.
Sparkling play defensively and offensively.
Antonelli comes in 1-2 to Avila with the fastball and it's high outside for ball two.
Two balls, two strikes. First man up for the Indians in the seventh, Bobby Avila.
Antonelli has given up six base hits to the Cleveland Indians.
Early win is given up only three and he's behind. Fastball to Avila misses outside for ball three. So it's a 3-2 count.
Antonelli turning his back on Avila, moves over and goes to the Rosen bag.
Now Johnny after having dried his hand across his uniform blouse, goes down for the Rosen bag.
Steps up there to take the sign off his battery mate West Westman.
Getting ready to fire the 3-2 pitch in here to Bobby Avila.
Outfield playing straight away and not too deep although Avila can't hit the long ball.
Pitch is to him low for ball four. So there's the tying run for Cleveland on here in the top of the seventh inning.
That's the fifth base on balls given up by Antonelli.
And before we have the next batter up there, Larry Dolby, let's pause ten seconds for station identification.
This is Mutual, the radio network for all America.
And this is your exclusive World Series station in Chicago, WGN.
Well let's see here with Larry Dolby coming up to the plate, we can go back to the fifth inning.
When early wind walked the first man in the inning and it was fatal to him.
Let's see if history is going to repeat itself in this particular case.
Bobby Avila brave fleet of foot on the bases.
Larry Dolby takes the first pitch from Antonelli, a sidearm fastball. It's inside for ball one.
Larry Dolby is a pretty good hit and run man and with Avila on, it's figured that they may be gone.
In time it's called when Leo DeRosha comes out to talk to Johnny Antonelli.
Now very rarely does Leo DeRosha lift a pitcher.
He usually comes out and imparts words of wisdom.
Ordinarily when Freddie Fitzsimmons comes out, you'll have a change of pitchers, but not so many times with Leo DeRosha.
However, down in the bullpen he's got left-hander Wendy McCall ready along with right-hander Hoyt Wilhelm.
Walks past Johnny Antonelli, says something to him.
DeRosha kicked the dirt out of the pitcher's mound.
He's got to make his mind up. He has the first guess and that's the only one he's got.
It's the same as manager Lopez has the first guess with Cleveland.
That's the one that has to stake.
That's what makes a manager's job in baseball particularly difficult, because he doesn't get a chance to second guess himself.
Now the umpires come over and say,
Boys, don't you think we ought to keep the old ball game going?
And they say, Yes sir, we believe so.
So Leo DeRosha comes stomping back behind the plate with his catcher Westroom.
And Johnny Antonelli is going to stay in the ball game.
So DeRosha comes on over to the giant bench.
Westroom back behind the plate. Larry Doby steps in. He has the count of one ball, no strikes.
Going to the top of the seventh inning. Bobby Avila having been walked is on it first.
Widy Lockman with a left-hand hitter up there is part way back to his fielding depth behind first.
He's not holding Avila on too closely.
Now Antonelli ready. Delivers an overhand fastball. Forward in there under the knees. That's ball two.
Johnny Antonelli realizing that the tying run is at first base.
Seems to be pressing a little bit right now as he's pitching to Larry Doby.
Here's a guy that led the Cleveland Indians and the American League in RBI's.
Hit that long ball for you, but definitely.
Antonelli throws. A lot of fastball. Swing on and hit down to Widy Lockman.
It bounces off his chest. He picks it up.
He's only passed a step on first base to get Larry Doby who slides in there and is out.
In doing so, Bobby Avila, the tying run, moves down to second.
Doby gave that to College Try. He was going to try to get in there and even slid to try to make it.
So Doby is out to Widy Lockman unassisted.
The ball that almost had Widy completely handcuffed.
Bobby Avila who can really streak is over at second.
And he's representing the tying run now for Cleveland in this 2-1 ball game.
Now Rosen comes up. He's had one hit this afternoon in two official times.
He's back in the first, rolled out to short in the third, and singled to right in the fifth.
Fred Kress implores him to get on. See what happens.
Here's a guy that can really hit that ball, snap it with his wrist.
He proved that in the All-Star game when he poked a tremendous home run.
Takes the first pitch, laid through there for a strike.
Antonelli went to the fastball.
First half of the seventh inning. Tying run at second for Cleveland.
2-1 ball game favor the Giants.
Johnny Antonelli knows he's got trouble now.
Checks his runner back at second. That's Avila.
Comes in with an overhand fastball. At the knees, good first strike.
Nothing into the count on Flip Rosen.
Now playing in this series with a bad five.
Doby has been bunged up a little bit too.
Gets the meat end of the bat down on the home plate.
Chokes up slightly on the handle. Gets his feet set well.
Pulls his trousers up. He wants to be in position to get going as much as he can.
Got his no balls, two strikes on him.
Johnny Antonelli, the giant pitcher, taking plenty of time by pitching to Rosen.
Realizes that Flipper's a tough customer.
Now Antonelli sets, delivers the plate. Rosen swings, hits the bounding ball right back to the mound.
And they have Avila trapped off.
Moving off to second to third base now, Hank Thompson trying to run him down.
Has to flip back to Davy Williams who tags him out.
And Rosen is on it first.
So that play goes from the pitcher to the third baseman to the second baseman.
Doby Avila was trapped off.
So the fielder's choice on the play puts Rosen on at first base.
Johnny Antonelli tossing over to Hank Thompson who flips back to Davy Williams for the run down.
Now that's a second out.
And it's doubly important as far as the Giants are concerned because a real fast man has been taken off the bases now.
And Rosen, who isn't as fast as Avila and still has slowed down even more by the fact he has a pulled thigh muscle,
has been moved back actually at base and he's on it first.
But the tying run is still on for Cleveland here in the seventh with two down.
And up to the plate comes Victor Wirtz who was the hero of yesterday's ball game as far as Cleveland was concerned.
Vic today is hitting right this minute at 714.
Antonelli realizing a tough man's up there delivers a fast ball and gets it in there over the fifth good first strike.
Wirtz walked in the first inning, singled the center in the third and flied the left in the fifth.
Of the three runs batted in for Cleveland, Victor Wirtz has two of them. He got them yesterday.
Rosen with the slight lead at first base while he locked them back to his fielding depth, partially back to it with a left-hand hitter up there.
In comes the pitch. Wirtz after it hits a foul off the handle of the bat. It scoots back to the screen for a strike two.
Time is called for the moment while Westrom gets the ball out to the mound.
Westrom steps out in front of the plate and shouts something out to Johnny Antonelli.
Left-hander grinds that ball around to the palms of his hands.
Westrom smooths out third at home plate and Victor Wirtz steps back in with these overly closed fans.
Rosen about to take his lead off at first base. They're two down for the Indians here in the top half.
Of any number seven, a two-to-one ball game in favor of the Giants. They won yesterday's ball game.
They're bidding for the second one here. Antonelli checks his runner, delivers to the plate and Wirtz takes high right up to the cap.
Victor sort of fell back from that one, went down on one hand just to make sure he was far enough away from it.
Count on Victor, one ball, two strikes.
Still the two pitchers are throwing down in the Giants bullpen, John McCall and Hoyt Wilhelm.
Now Antonelli wheels in the one-two delivery. Wirtz takes it. It's just inside by Shea.
Two balls, two strikes. Rick had to have a pretty good eye to take that one.
Charlie Barry right over the shoulder of Westrom called it immediately. Two balls, two strikes.
The tempo of the game here has slowed down considerably. Probably the humidity and the heat has had something to do with it.
Outfield around the right and deep for Wirtz. He'll clobber that ball for you if you pitch it down the alley for him.
Davy Williams playing back on the rim of the right field grass.
Alvin Dark just a couple of steps off the second base on the third base side.
Hank Thompson playing almost where Alvin Dark usually plays.
And still the complete over shift is not on for Vic Wirtz.
Now Antonelli ready with these two-two delivery. Two outs, one on here in the seventh inning.
Down comes the pitch. Wirtz swings. There's a high foul ball hit off the third baseline.
It's fading over near the stands. Thompson cannot get it as he charges over for it.
It drops into the stands out of play.
Two balls, two strikes. The count on Vic Wirtz. He still has his batting life up there.
I can imagine Jimmy has noticed the same thing I've noticed in the playing of the first two games of this World Series.
That everything is being done so very deliberately. Have you noticed that, Jim?
You certainly do, Al. Almost as if the boys want to be overcautious in their work.
Sort of as though they were working off a script.
Well, let's see what Johnny Antonelli is going to deal off now to Victor Wirtz here in the top of the seventh inning with two outs and Al Rosen at first.
He's representing the tying run in this two-one ball game.
John's leading. Antonelli fires away at the play-to-side-arm curve.
Outside, Nets ball three. Came in with his crossfire and missed it.
So Al Rosen will be moving down in first base now.
Vic Wirtz will be looking this one over well and Antonelli will be trying to pour it in there.
This could be the pitch. One never knows.
Johnny straddle the pitcher's rubber.
Monkeys around with his cap.
Then nods in agreement to the sign offered by West Westrom.
Vic Wirtz standing just off the plate gets ready. Al Rosen takes his lead.
He should be running this time or probably will be.
Yep, there he goes. The pitch is made swung on by Wirtz and hit foul right back to the screen.
Al Rosen, limping slightly, comes on back to first base.
And remains on Victor Wirtz at three and two.
Fred Kress turns and says something to Jocko Carlin, the first base umpire.
Something that makes the Irishman break out and smiles.
That's about the only place you'll see a smile.
Almost every other face on the ball damn it is serious right now.
Now we're set.
Three two pitch now to Victor Wirtz as the runner breaks a slow curve ball inside and half for ball four.
So Antonelli loses Wirtz and he's got to go to Westlake now.
The walk to Wirtz places Al Rosen down in second base.
That's based on balls number six given up by Antonelli.
He passed 95 in the National League.
I think we might have a runner for Al Rosen right now.
Looks as though Rudy Regalado is coming in to run for Al Rosen.
Yep he is.
Rosen comes out, Regalado goes in to run.
The pressure plays for the Indian number eight Rudy Regalado running for Rosen.
If you recall Al Rosen was on at second base in the first inning and could get no further than third on a single hit by Wally Westlake.
Had he been at full strength he might have been able to score on it.
Although Willie Mays did throw a fine strike in as Jimmy told you from center field into the plate.
Regalado is running here in the seventh inning four rows.
It means we'll have a new third baseman for Cleveland in the last half of the seventh.
Wally Westlake up there with runners at first and second two down tied through at the waist for a strike.
Of nine opportunities Wirtz has had in this series he's been on base seven times.
I guess that's almost par for the course.
Regalado leads off at second or it steps away from first not being held on the second occupied and two down.
Westlake has the count of no balls one strike on a count play.
Johnny Antonelli wheels around and is about to throw back the second but there's no one there to cover and he just bluffed the throw back and Regalado streaked back in.
Two down and the top of the seventh.
Cleveland still alive and kicking here hoping they'll be able to tie this ball game up which stands right now two to one in favor of the Giants.
Now Antonelli sets Regalado leads at second.
Here comes Antonelli's throw to the plate to Westlake it's outside and a bluff throw down to second has Regalado hurrying back.
So Westlake's count is one ball and one strike.
This is the same Wally Westlake who put in quite a bit of time as a star outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Westlake picks that through the chest and shoulders has a lot of power when he gets a hold of that ball.
Antonelli comes in with one one it's a slow curve let up outside for ball two.
Wally Westlake was the first Indian this year to hit a home run when regular season started.
Pretty strong wrists and forearms.
Antonelli asks Westlake for the sign again and gets it.
Two balls one strike count on Westlake two down two on.
Antonelli delivers an overhand curve Westlake swings on it hits a bounding ball a short.
Dark comes in picks up his first base in time to Wally Loughman and that's all for Cleveland.
Westlake bounces out from short to first to retire to side.
And here in the seventh inning for Cleveland a big threat set up by a walk.
There's some things off.
Doesn't materialize.
No runs there were no base hits.
There were no errors and two men were left on.
Eleven men have been left on in this ball game this afternoon by Cleveland in going to bat seven times.
And the score at the end of six and one half innings of play now remains the New York Giants two and the Cleveland Indians one.
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Now the last half of the seventh inning early wind goes back out.
For the Cleveland Indians we have a change at third base regular who came in to run for Al Rose has taken over for him at third here in my staff seven burning.
Eleven men as we said have been left on by Cleveland at least one each inning they had 13 yesterday 13 yesterday and 11 today for a total of 24 so far.
Johnny Antonelli has cracked down on 33 at the Cleveland batsman.
Now early wind is ready to face Dusty Rhodes who blooped that single in the center drive in a run when he came in as a pinch bat in the fifth inning from Marty Irvin.
First pitch to the big fellow is a lot of curveball on a miss for strike one.
I went taking a song from Hagen.
A lot of playing a shallow third.
In comes the curveball swung on there is a high foul ball hit off the first base line that's going to fade off into the customers out of playing strike to account on Dusty Rhodes.
Rhodes has to put to in the series one for one this afternoon but both of those hits and pinch hit rolls.
Now in a set comes in on to with an overhand curveball it's high up at the cap.
That's one ball and two strikes to Dusty Rhodes.
He moves back a step or two at third base took over for Al Rosen here in the last half of seventh inning.
The only change in Atlanta for Cleveland.
When pumps methodically and delivers a fastball stairs that was up above the shoulders.
Two balls two strikes to left hand hitter.
First giant up in the last half of the seventh inning two to one ball game in favor of the Giants over Cleveland and a ball game that can jump either way.
Two to pitch by early win overhand curves.
It might be.
There it goes over the right field wall and.
Home run but after all it was a cheap home run but I got news for you this one sure wasn't Mr. Dunn that was hit outside of this park.
That is hit number four on number three off when the Giants lead three.
Go on the pitch the plate now to baby William is high and on the inside for ball one.
This does the road is on a personal.
Home run been.
You got two runs batted in here this afternoon the second home run of the series the Giants second.
It's the David Williams again how that's ball to.
Well when you look back on the nineteen hundred and fifty four world series you'll think of road Williams after a fast curve I'll get it.
That's like one.
You know something only two extra base hits by the Giants and these two games and roads has both of them both home runs.
Early win delivers Williams takes there is a fastball outside of all three great awesome one strike.
Delving into the joint world series record book here to find out something about home runs find out a roof geeks and Snyder share the record for home runs in the world series.
Here's a guy's got a pair of.
He's got a chance to pitch the plate on number Williams there's a high pop up out in front of the plate.
He can say go away boys I got it and he has fine character that Hagen Williams pops up and out to the catcher in front of the plate Jim Hagen.
Down the bullpen we've got an R.L.S. game and Marcy up thrown again for Cleveland.
One out here for the Giants last half the seventh the batter coming up is West West from.
He's like the left and walk in that order.
Early when ready to pitch to him.
Starts his motion big fellow rares back throws an overhand curve at swung on by West ball back to strike one what seems to like to go for that low curve ball a lot down around the knees.
Nothing in one.
The Giants leading the ball game three to one that's the roads any second series home run as the leadoff man here in the seventh inning Western swings and fastball and doesn't get it and strike two.
Really part of this one all the way over the top of the Pavilion roof and out of the park.
When sets on the old to pitch no balls to strike comes down to Western with a little curve into the dirt Western has ball one strike two now.
Last half the seventh inning.
Second game the World Series and Polo grounds in New York City and Giants of Battlin.
One to pitch by early when the swing on a long drive into left center field a well hit ball going way back back up against the board the catches made by Al Smith about four hundred and fifteen feet away from home plate.
And that ball was really given a long ride. Al Smith had a play just perfectly.
We have two outs here in the seventh inning at Western's really been a proper net apple in this series.
A round of applause for West despite the fact he was out on a long fly ball and here comes Johnny Antonelli up now and he'll probably get a round of applause also.
Yep. I'm really getting out of the closet.
I'm going to be hitting my pan is gone over to this afternoon and slide out the right and forced a man in that order.
When delivers to him throws the fastball outside and high for ball one.
Standing like this dusty road seems to be made to order for the strategic moves of one Leo de Rocher.
That curveball whistles inside off and he caps to Antonelli for ball to the ball no strikes.
And clear appearances by this guy roads in this series he's had three base hits and has driven in five rounds.
Antonelli strides into a fastball and then takes it high.
So the eight runs batted into the Giants roads having five I guess you'd definitely say he was tough man on the totem pole.
The three and 0 pitch the plate is a fastball lead through for a strike.
So Antonelli's count now is three and one.
He's got it in a single series.
Such a swung on there is a high pop fly going into a very short right field Bobby Abela gets back under it and makes the catch to retire the side.
So that's all the seventh inning for the Giants but they do pick up a home run which gives them one run here in the seventh inning on that one base hit.
There were no errors.
Nobody was left.
And the score at the end of seven full innings of play now is the New York Giants three the Cleveland Indians one.
Let's say looking into the eighth inning George Strickland is going to be the first man up.
He's going to lead off at the Indians.
Well do you know what he has done at that so far in this game.
If you're keeping your own scorecard with us you know that he has gone over three.
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George Strickland.
Hagen and early winner of pinch batter.
It's a three to one ball game in favor of the New York Giants.
They have three runs and strange enough on the forehead still have one of which has been a home run.
Off early win.
And they have committed no errors this afternoon.
They did pop up with three yesterday.
A pair of home runs in this ball game.
Smith for Cleveland leading off in the first inning and now Dusty Rhodes here in the seventh.
Boost the total for the Giants to three.
Three to one ball game stepping into the eighth inning.
George Strickland will be out there in a moment.
Johnny Anthony throwing a few warm up pitches down.
Looks as though we're going to have a pinch batter though for Strickland.
Dave Philly.
Dave Philly is going to come on the bat for Strickland.
Where's the announcement for him?
Dave Philly from Paris, Texas, a switch hitter who started yesterday's ball game in right field.
Here's coming on Dave Philly hit on the season this year two hundred and twenty six.
And in yesterday's ball game Philly went over three.
So he has no batting percentage as far as this one is concerned.
Philly coming on to open the eighth inning for the Cleveland Indians here.
They're behind by a pair of runs.
Score three to one and pay for the Giants.
We started talking about the RBI.
In a single series.
The record being held.
It's being held by has been held for quite some time by Gary.
The first pitch here to the plate is a fastball high.
Philly for ball one.
Got a left handed activity out in the bullpen.
That'll be Don Mossy probably.
That right Jim, Don Mossy.
That's Philly swings on the next pitch and hits a foul back to the screen.
Count as one ball one strike on him.
Left handed on Mossy in the bullpen for Cleveland.
Which leads us to believe that the early win will be lifted for a pinch batter.
Particularly if either Philly batting out for Strickland should get on or Hegan.
Johnny Antonelli going down in his delivery.
Right side of the ball game.
Get set, comes in now one and one to the pinch batter.
Deliveries run up, curve in their low for ball two.
Two balls, one strike.
Half of the eighth.
Ball crops well in train tonight for Cleveland.
Fastball fired to the plate is outside by shade and runs Philly's count to three and one.
Tomorrow at municipal stadium in Cleveland, the left Cavalcade of sports moves the mutual microphone over there.
Jimmy and I will be with you again from Cleveland for the opening game out there.
And all Cleveland is looking forward to it.
Coming in from miles around for the three one pitch to Philly is over.
Right under the letters for called strike two.
Three balls and two strikes.
Philly moves that bat back and forth easily.
Antonelli now three two's in.
Put the phone on, there's a high foul ball hit off to the right of the plate.
That's going to come into the second tier out of play.
And the ball for Dave Philly at three and two.
We've lost the sunlight here again.
It's starting to get a little dark.
We've had a threatening day.
I should have said a threatening afternoon.
We did have misty cold rain this morning and most of the night.
But still this field is in very fine shape.
We'll take care of it.
Antonelli's ready now.
He's free to deliver.
It's a fastball.
Come on.
And this is a strike three.
So Antonelli gets strike out number seven.
And Cleveland has one man out here in the top of the eighth.
Jim Hagan who has had one for free this afternoon.
One for seven for the entire series.
Steps in.
All defendable catchers Cleveland.
Faces Antonelli with one out nobody on here in the eighth inning.
Three to one in favor of the Giants.
Antonelli whistled the first pitch in.
The fastball poured through at the knees for a called strike.
Cleveland started out in the first inning.
He looked as though they were going to clobber Antonelli but good.
And as the boys in the business say he got over the hump in the first inning.
He's been pretty tough ever since.
Levee is a light up curve.
One on a foul back to the screen by Hagan.
Right in the press box.
Got away from three men in the press box with a television camera manor right back out on the field.
That is known as the elusive baseball.
When you see a baseball do tricks like that it's what makes you believe there might be a rabbit in the ball after all.
There's no football advances crazily.
Baseball will too.
Johnny Antonelli with a new ball to work with is ready to pitch.
Oh and third to Jim Hagan.
One out nobody on top of the eighth for Cleveland.
Antonelli delivers sidearm curve that is outside at ball one.
One ball and two strikes.
Hagan, foul and slender leans over the plate.
Feet wide spread apart.
Antonelli after pumping twice offers him the one two pitch.
A curve.
One on a miss to take three.
Strikeout number eight for Antonelli.
Hagan brings up early winter to pitch better.
And it's going to be Hank Maget.
Carl Erskine you know just last year set the strikeout record in the World Series play.
And looking down here the pitchers record so forth in the North World Series record book you can find Carl Erskine's name.
So you can check up on me on that. Carl Erskine had 14 strikeouts.
That is the record.
Hank Maget now batting for early win.
Antonelli throws to this batting.
Pitcher swung on. There's a bowling ball hit by Alvin Dark.
It bounces off. He just picks it up close to first.
Just in time they've got him.
Just in time. That was one of those eyelash plays.
Alvin Dark almost had that ball get away from him.
Nothing across here in the eighth inning.
And the score at the end of seven and one half an inch of play remains.
The New York Giants three the Cleveland Indians one.
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Shortstop batting the number seven position Sam Denny.
Here in the eighth inning and Don Mossie is going to be your pitcher.
Denny appearing here for the second time.
Comes over and takes the shortstop job in the eighth inning. Strictly was lifted for a pinch batter.
Of course as you know Majestie batted for Wynn in the top half of the eighth inning.
Wynn is out of the ball game now and coming on is Mossie.
Round of applause for early Wynn ladies and gentlemen as he makes a long walk to the Cleveland Clubhouse.
Early Wynn here this afternoon in pitching seven innings to the New York Giants gave up three runs on four base hits.
He walked one man, struck out five and wild pitched one time.
Now let's see we're going to check up on that and make absolutely certain.
As far as walks are concerned for early Wynn he walked two. Walked two. Thank you Jim.
So taking over now is left-hander Don Mossie. M-O-S-S-I.
Don Mossie ready to pitch to Wiley-Lockman standing in at the plate.
He throws a fastball. It's high and inside for ball one.
Don Mossie comes down with the next delivery of fastballs swung on by Wiley-Lockman and popped up off the right field line.
Going deep behind first base is Vic Wurtz in foul territory and takes it for the out.
And before we have the next man up Alvin Darkwitz for us ten seconds for station identification.
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The Redwood City California left-hander Don Mossie on the mound now for Cleveland.
Kicks and throws to Alvin Dark. Sends a curve through there but low for ball one.
Alvin Dark has one hit three times up.
Comes down with his one-hander delivery and Dark takes a fastball forward in over the shins for ball two.
Mossie a very deliberate worker hides that ball behind his back.
Regular season he won six and lost one. Very few starts.
Dark slugs at the next pitcher hits a high foul ball coming back near the screen.
Lances off the screen and down onto the playing field.
So that means that Alvin's count is two balls one strike.
Mossie in the regular season pitched no shutouts. He pitched in 40 ball games two of them complete.
Struck out 54. Gave up 39 bases on balls. Surrendered 56 base hits.
Had an in-run average of 1.94 and that's pretty sharp.
The left-hander pours a fastball into Alvin Dark and it's high and outside for ball three.
Three and one. Don Mossie pitching now for Cleveland.
Comes down again with a fastball and Dark leans into it and doesn't offer.
Costs him it's over. Count is three and two.
Mossie after the Rosenberg looks down to Dark.
The way these clouds are moving over here at the Polo grounds here's a three-two pitch.
Swung on by Dark and laced right to Bobby Avila.
Line drive to the second baseman for out number two.
I have to say here the way these shadows are moving around over the playing field gives you a sort of a weird eerie feeling.
So someone with a big spotlight shining through the clouds at intervals.
Now Mossie to face Don Mueller.
Don is open three this afternoon bounce out to the second base.
First time up takes a curve this time high for ball one.
Don fly to right field in the fourth and fight out the center field in the sixth.
So three choke hitter widespread stance at the plate.
Mossie comes in with an overhand fastball and Mueller punches a foul off to the left of the plate back into the stands.
One ball one strike on Don Mueller. Two down last half of the eighth.
There are no baserunners. The Giants leading three to one.
Darkness is starting to settle down here over Gotham.
Mossie pumps kicks and throws.
Fastball Mueller again slaps a foul. This one up to the facade of the left field line bounces down into the customers.
Cleveland infield now with Sam Denny at shortstop as Vic Warts at first.
Bobby Avila at second. Sam Denny at short.
Bertie Regalado with third.
Mossie delivers an overhand flat up curve ball. Swung on hit right back to the mound.
Yes he's got it. Fires over to first base to Vic Warts and it's in time for the off.
Slight collision between Mueller and Warts but neither man happens to be even shaken up.
So that's the third out here for the Giants in the eighth. They have nothing to cross.
And the score at the end of the eighth inning is the New York Giants three. The Cleveland Indians one.
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You know we're continually thumbing through the Gillette World Series record book and well I'd like to appraise you of one thing we've come up with.
Only once has a team ever lost the first two games and come back to take the World Series.
That was in 1921 when the New York Giants did it as you'll see.
1921 the Giants did it. They lost two games and then came back to win the series.
You pick out all kinds of information in this little book.
Now the top of the ninth inning and the first man up here for Cleveland will be their leadoffer Al Smith who punched a home run.
The leadoff the ball game.
Let's see for the New York Giants as it now stands three runs four hits.
No errors they have stranded only three men this afternoon. Check me on those totals Jimmy.
Three runs four hits no errors three men left.
Let's see for the Cleveland Indians they have one run on a total of six hits off Antonelli.
They've committed no errors and they have stranded a total of 11.
And the first pitch here to Smith is low outside for ball one.
So we've gotten the top of the ninth inning started with Johnny Antonelli working to Al Smith.
He's had one hit and three tries that was his home run.
Fastball to him is inside off the knees for ball two.
Antonelli taking a sign from Weston.
Johnny pumps. Rears back and delivers fastball.
It's five right through off the belt buckle.
A strike one two balls and one strike.
So the time goes short for the Cleveland Indians.
They have three outs left to them to try to do something about a two run deficit.
Three to one in favor of the Giants.
Smith waggles that bat back and forth puts it on his shoulders.
Antonelli comes in with the fastball.
Swung on hit right back off the leg of Johnny Antonelli.
Dark comes in picks up their hand throws the first nut in time.
Smith sliding in the first base is there.
That was a hard smash off the leg of Johnny Antonelli.
Ripped right back through the middle.
So that'll go as a base hit for Al Smith to open the ninth inning.
That's the seventh hit given up now by Antonelli.
And it could be that the Indians are cooking something up in the teepee.
Bobby Avila for his base hit Hungry today.
He's gone over three walked one time.
That was his last time up.
Prior to that he'd gone over three.
Coming up very quickly.
The knuckleballer gets up and starts throwing in a giant bullpen.
That was a signal.
An alarming one.
Antonelli looks down at Bobby Avila.
This guy Smith at first base can really move.
He can pick him up and lay him down.
Down comes the pitch to Avila and he strides into a curve and doesn't offer.
Down in the bullpen.
Who do you think is starting to throw for Cleveland?
Rapid rubber.
Bob Feller.
Remember when he had that blazing fastball of his?
Sports World was talking about how the young fellow from Bend, Nicaragua could rear back and pour it in.
So he pitches now with his head.
And his heart.
There's a soak curve swung on by Avila and hit foul.
Down the third base line to run his count to one and one.
Two ball in play to Antonelli.
Scott Feller warming up the bullpen for Cleveland.
Certainly been an asset to that ball club this year.
Now Antonelli ready to pitch to Avila on the one-one count.
Al Smith leading off at first with nobody down.
Top of the ninth.
Three to one in the Giants.
Pitch and plate swung on by Avila and hit foul.
Back to the screen.
The last three or four years, somebody comes up trying to ring the death knell for Bob Feller in the pitching department.
They tried to do it again this spring, but he posted a record of 13 wins for Cleveland this year against three defeats.
That's pretty fair country pitching.
Now the one ball in two strike pitch to Bobby Avila.
Antonelli nods in accord with the sign offered by Westrom.
Smith leads off at first.
Not too big a lead.
In comes the pitch.
Avila swings and there's a line shot hit in left field for a base lap.
Smith goes down to second to hold on and the tying runs are on for Cleveland.
Bobby Avila wraps one through the hole between short and third and into left field.
Smith playing it safe, goes down to second and holds up.
Hit number eight off Antonelli.
And look at that well-howned thrown out in the bullpen for the Giants now.
He's really heating up.
Time is called for the minute while Alvin Dark comes in to say something to his pitcher, then says something to Whitey Lockman.
A conference between Johnny Antonelli and West Westrom.
Alejo D'Orocha comes to the top of the dugout steps and holds up one finger.
Of course that's some sign language to the Giants.
Of course we couldn't begin to interpret it.
Johnny Antonelli got himself a peck of trouble here in the top of the ninth inning.
The tying runs are on for the Cleveland Indians.
First and second.
Both of them are fast men and they can move.
And this guy up at the plate, Larry Doby, can hit that ball a country mile.
Left hand hitter.
Doby's hole for four.
Swings on the first pitch and fouls it right back to the screen.
Antonelli fed him the fastball.
Doby back to dry his hands as he picks up a double handful of dirt.
Now steps up with that left foot forward.
Gets his stance set well at the plate. Gets his spikes ground in.
Got a bend slightly to the knees.
A lot of tension.
A lot of pressure on his shoulders right now.
The runners taking their leads at first and second.
That's what I must call for the moment while Antonelli backs off the mound,
chases the runners back in and Doby gets himself set.
Now Antonelli comes up to the rubber to the top of the stretch.
Heels off a curve and an attempted bump by Larry Doby who's fouled off to the left of the plate.
So that was to be Al Lopez's surprise move.
Got the runners along, both of them in scoring position.
They're expecting of course Larry Doby to be swinging away.
That's a far house hitter.
That attempted bump being fouled off runs his count to strike two and a big danger of that run has been taken off.
Although it has been taken off, Thompson is not going to be going too deep there at third base.
He's going to stay up almost on the base pass.
Right side of infield playing deep in the event that Doby should swing away and not go after one.
Although the big danger of the bunt has gone off.
Antonelli in a squeeze here in the top of the ninth inning.
Hooks back at his runners.
Doby takes a pitch high over the cap.
That's ball one.
One ball and two strikes.
Right here's the situation everybody where a ball game can change in the twinkling of an eyelash.
The sun breaks out now and starts to cast those weird shadows down by third base and out in left field.
Down comes the pitch, sidearm curved.
Doby takes it.
Sidearm is outside.
That's ball two.
And if you recall the sun was shining brilliantly for Cleveland in the first inning.
One Smith let off with his home run.
Then it darkened up and since that time it's been playing hide and seek with us.
Right now the sun is out.
Not a lot of it but we have it here.
Runners at first and second for Cleveland.
Nobody out top of the ninth inning.
Both men on the bases can fly.
Smith and Avila.
Down comes the pitch.
Doby swings and misses on a fast ball to strike three.
Johnny Antonelli poured it in there for his ninth strikeout.
Pours the fast ball to Doby.
Three times he has struck out Doby.
Say we're going to check up on those strikeouts here.
That's to make absolutely certain.
Odd but nice.
Check me gentlemen.
Nine strikeouts for Johnny Antonelli.
Now coming up to the plate is Rudy Arregolado.
For his first at bat he took over for Al Rose and ran for him if you recall back in the seventh inning.
And then came in on the bottom of the seventh and played third base.
So Arregolado is coming in.
Getting right handed.
First pitch to him is a curve ball.
Arregolado swings on, hits it down to Alvin Dark.
He picks up flows to David Williams for one at second to throw first.
Not in time.
So Arregolado is the baserunner at first base.
He too is fast.
Bobby Avila forced from short to second at second base.
Ball to second out.
Al Smith moving on over to third.
So the tying runs are still on for Cleveland.
And here's Vic Wirtz.
Well Vic Wirtz has been the big siege gun.
But everybody I'd just like to say that after the last man is out,
be sure to stand by for Bill Corms' summary and highlights of today's game.
He should have a lot of them for us.
One of the really great students of baseball, Bill,
will show you the wrap up of the day's play in his own wonderful way.
Anthony ready now.
Pitches to Vic Wirtz hitting left handed.
The fastball is outside for ball one.
Have you noticed everybody that in the World Series play so far,
we've had no double plays and have been quite a few of them tried.
But they haven't quite been able to complete them.
Cleveland's still alive and kicking here in the top of the ninth inning.
Have the tying runs on.
Vic Wirtz, the guy who was the big gun yesterday for Cleveland,
is up there to play right now.
This afternoon he's had one base hit and two official times up.
Swings on the pitch, fastball and doesn't get it.
Antonelli fed him one just under the letters.
One ball, one strike is a count on Victor Wirtz.
Right now batting at 714.
Tension and pressure mounting here with every pitch.
Johnny Antonelli knows the importance of every pitch he's making.
Looks over at third base, sees Al Smith stepping off.
Looks at first to Regalado who can move also.
Second is open, two down, top of the ninth.
Now Antonelli gets set.
One-one delivery to Vic Wirtz.
Down it comes, overhand fastball, swing on again and missed.
Four, strike two.
Antonelli just rearing back and cutting it loose.
Time is called for the moment by catcher West Western.
He goes out to the plate to talk with, out to the mound,
from the plate to talk with Johnny Antonelli.
Looking back over the men left on here this afternoon,
Cleveland has left 11 on.
They have two on now and they left 13 on yesterday.
The record for men left on by a single club in a ball game
in the World Series of Memory serves me rightly, is 14.
Now Antonelli ready to come in there one and two to Vic Wirtz.
It's the last chance here for Cleveland.
Antonelli delivers a sidearm curve, low and outside as he tried his crossbar.
That's ball two.
Antonelli mucking around at the mound.
Once again, Westrom calls for time to go out and see if his pitcher's all right.
Let's see, Cleveland with one run, eight hits, have committed no errors.
And they're battling here in the ninth inning, trying to overcome the two-run lead
the Giants now possess.
Giants leading three to one.
They have three runs and only four hits.
They got all four of them off early win.
They went seven innings.
Now Victor Wirtz has the count of two and two.
Antonelli's ready, checks his runners, delivers an overhand fastball,
which swings and foul-tips it right back into the mask.
Oh, Plain Empire Charlie Berry.
That sort of shook Charlie up a little bit.
Said he wants to see that ball.
Takes it out of play.
That hit in the mask so hard, it sort of turned it to the right.
Cap and mask and all.
So it's no kid's chore behind that play, either for the catcher or for the umpire.
New ball in play to Johnny Antonelli.
Count remaining on Victor Wirtz, two balls and two strikes, two on, two outs, top of the ninth.
Three to one in favor of the Giants.
This ballgame going right down to the wire, just the way it was expected to go
ever since we found out that Cleveland and New York were going to play in this one.
Antonelli out there, bowing his neck trying to get out of this.
Ready to pitch to Wirtz. Comes in with an overhand fastball.
Wirtz leans back to take it inside for ball three.
Well, Mr. Dudley, it's really come down to the wire now, hasn't it?
Boy, this is a tense moment, Al. This is what fans dream about.
Well, they don't have to dream about this one.
This is reality. It's right here.
Three and two on Victor Wirtz.
Two men on, two outs for Cleveland, top half of the ninth inning.
And it's all up to the guy wearing number 23, Victor Wirtz, who can slug that ball when he gets a hold of it.
He proved that yesterday, he's proved it all season long.
John Antonelli breaks back off the rubber.
Under runners, Regalado at first and Smith at third, move back in.
He comes up to inquire at some point of a play down by Charlie Barry.
They're talking it over.
John Antonelli ready to pitch now as Lopez turns and walks back to the Cleveland dugout.
Victor Wirtz coming up to the plate after having been off the side, steps in, puts the bat up on his left shoulder.
John Antonelli gets ready to pitch to him.
Looks the situation over, delivers an overhand fastball swing on as Regalado breaks from first and it's fouled right back to the screen.
So Regalado was making way for Victor Wirtz.
That ball caught up behind the screen up in the second tier and a fan crawled out on the overhanging ledge to pick it up.
So everybody, Victor Wirtz is still alive and kicking here in the ninth inning.
Smith steps off at third.
Regalado moves away from first there representing the tying runs for Cleveland.
Victor Wirtz up there at the count of three and two.
He's giving John Antonelli a bad time and Antonelli is trying to do the same for him.
Now John is ready. So is Vic Wirtz.
Down comes the pitch as the runner breaks. Again it's swung on.
There's a high foul ball spinning back to the top of the roof.
Oh, the count holds right on. Vic Wirtz at three and two.
Redcrest yells down from his first base coaching spot.
Tony Cucinello behind third. Both hooping it up trying to get Vic Wirtz to get a hold of one.
John Outfield around the right and deep.
Right side of the infield deep.
Regalado will be moving again from first on toward second when Antonelli pitches three-two to Vic Wirtz.
He's ready now and there's the throw to first base.
Almost got away from Whitey Lachlan.
Whitey wasn't quite expecting it I don't believe.
Big ooh and an ah from the fans.
Regalado is playing real close.
He wasn't going to get too far away.
Vic Wirtz is back to visit the batter's rosin bag. Kicks him out of his spikes with the knee down to the bat.
Comes right back up there and digs in, gets his stance.
Johnny Antonelli ready to pitch to him. Three and two.
Johnny Sets delivers. Fastball swung on by Wirtz. Hit out into left field.
Mr. Rhodes comes over, gets under it. He's got it. The ball game is over.
It's all for Cleveland here in the top half of the ninth inning. No runs. There were two base hits.
No no errors. Two men were left on.
Well that's it. The Giants take the second one and that gives them two of two now.
The final score. The New York Giants three runs, four hits. No errors. They had three men left on.
For the Cleveland Indians one run, eight hits. No errors. They had 13 men left.
The winning pitcher is Johnny Antonelli. The losing pitcher is Early Wynt.
Now everybody, in just a moment, Bill Corm will review the highlights of today's game for you.
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This is Bill Corb speaking and man, man, was that some finish.
Had your heart right up in your throat because
it could have been anybody's ballgame right down to the last pitch
with the mighty Vic Works who's been taking the giant pitchers apart, particularly yesterday.
And the big hitter in the series so far aside from Dusty Rhodes who's sensational.
And of course his last home run that he hit today
as different from the one that he hit yesterday, he needed no Chinese laundry ticket on that one.
That one hit the upper facade and it was really tattooed.
So in three trips to the plate this old fashioned pitch hitter, and that's Dusty Rhodes for sure,
he thinks he can hit anybody in the world, has driven in five runs
and that has made the difference for the Giants. That is offensively of course.
But today the story with me was Johnny Ananelli.
Great athlete, great pitcher, great boy, and he's going to be, is already,
one of the very best in the game, won 21 games for the Giants this year,
is their star pitcher and beat Captain Early Wind.
The number two ace are one of the big three, whichever way you want to make it, of the Indians.
And of course put the Giants in a very, very happy spot.
They've beaten both Bob Lemon, who Al Lopez got 23 Lemonades out of in the American League,
which is a lot of Lemonades from any Lemon, even as big a finer one as Bob.
They've beaten him and they've beaten Early Wind here today.
Win the veteran, the cagey old veteran pitching well,
headily and strong as Lemon did yesterday, but being outpitched a little bit,
not in hits, the Giants just made them count, but a little bit in the runs
where games are won and lost by this big, fine kid, Johnny Ananelli,
a bonus baby with the Braves as many of you know,
though he doesn't particularly like the word, and he's a real big leaguer now.
Nobody's going to have to keep him on any bonuses on any ball club.
Very odd thing about Ananelli, and perhaps everybody doesn't know it,
that makes him a great pitcher, and I got this from Wes Westrom,
the fellow that catches him, old iron Mike,
petty and smart as catchers come on his final receiver,
and hitting pretty well in this series, too he is.
He told me that most pitchers where they had to make a pitch,
as Ananelli did here when the last fly ball from works to left field,
they have just one great pitch to rely on.
This fella can throw you any one of his three,
and Westrom himself says he doesn't know which is the best of the three,
and by that I mean of course his fast ball, his curve, and his change up.
He can use any one in any tough spot in any given spot,
and it's just as good as the other according to Westrom.
So he was today a fine pitcher, and as we swing toward Cleveland,
and the World Series Cavalcade hits the road for that great city
where we'll play tomorrow, weather permitting, at Municipal Stadium,
Dusty Rhodes has been doing about all the hitting here.
He of course came up as a pitch hitter, and that was the 17th time in 47 trips to the plate
as a pitch hitter that he had gotten a hit, and of course that's great pitch hitting,
and you have to differentiate it from his home run, he wasn't a pitch hitter then,
of course he was in the game and played for Monte Ervin in left field,
and did play out there quite a part of the latter part of the season in left field.
But as a pitch hitter, 17 for 47, well that's really pitch hitting,
and I don't know a better way to describe him than to say that he is an old fashioned one
that walks up there just as sure as a lot of hard incidents and records in every World Series,
I'm sure never before have there been two home runs on two pitches,
such as we saw in last night's game with road hitting,
and then Al Smith walking up and getting Cleveland's only run today on the first pitch off Annanelli.
Well a great ball game, you know the Giants won 3-1, you know they lead the series 2-0,
and they're sitting in the honey-cheeks right now, whatever happens from now on.
Now this broadcast is authorized under broadcasting rights granted by the Commissioner of Baseball
solely for the entertainment of our listening audience,
and any publication, rebroadcast, or other use of the descriptions and accounts of this game
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Tonight we want to thank our engineers, Gifford Campbell and Don McLean,
our statistician, practice to do low, and this program was directed and produced
under the supervision of mutual sports director, my good friend, Paul Jonas.
And don't forget tomorrow afternoon at Brumman at the stadium in Cleveland,
the third game of the World Series.
And fans tomorrow is another day, and let's be careful that the sports will be back on the air promptly
at 12.45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to report the third game of the World Series for you
play-by-play from Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.
Until then, smooth sailing, smooth shaving, and good afternoon from your radio host,
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