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The Kansas City Royals faced the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium for a Sunday afternoon game on July 24th, 1983.
The Royals entered the game with a 500 record under manager Dick Hauser.
The Yankees, managed by Billy Martin, were fighting it out in the AL East with a 52-40 record.
This is the infamous pine tar game, named for the controversial ending that involved Billy Martin protesting the condition of George Brett's bat.
The protest was later overturned, and we've included the audio from the continuation ending that occurred nearly three weeks later at the end of this broadcast.
The recording is from the audio of the local sports channel in New York television broadcast, featuring announcers Frank Messer and Phil Rizzuto.
Well, the ballgame just about ready to start. Quickly the lineup for visiting team, the Royals, Willie Wilson leading off, New Orleans, Washington batting second,
George Brett third, Hal McCrae fourth, Amos Otis batting fifth, batting sixth, the first baseman John Waffin.
Then we'll get Leon Robertson left, Frank White at second, Don Slott catching, and we already have shown you, but black, the left-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.
Willie, here are the Yankee lineup, Bert Campanier, Greg Nettles, Lou Pennella, Don Baylor, Dave Winfield playing center field batting fifth, Steve Kemp, Steve Balboni, Roy Smalley, Rick Cerrone, and Shane Raleigh's first pitch is a foul out of play by Wilson.
Wilson batting a 280, a home run, 20 runs batted in.
This is the final meeting this season between the Yankees and Kansas City, meeting number 12, the Yankees have won six and the Royals five.
Shane Raleigh, Bobby Mercer has pitched well in his two starts against Kansas City in Kansas City. He beat them both times.
He's won both games. He's 2-0 against Kansas City and seems to have them pretty well tamed. We'll see what happens today.
He's done it mostly with fastball. Yeah, well, Shane, if he has any problems, I think it's more or less timing problems.
He likes to pitch fast and he likes to get the ball and just turn around and throw it again.
It's been very impressive this year, even though he has a 9-8 record.
Count remains one ball and two strikes on Willie Wilson. It'll be Wilson, UL Washington, and George Brett against Shane Raleigh.
You know what happens when John Amarante sings the national anthem. Yeah, we get 5 pounds worth.
You got to work out another week. Well, Rizzuto always gets the cannolis and then he sort of distributes them up here to the rest of our people.
Here's a breaking ball that Wilson fouls off his left foot, and that smarts a bit.
Hey, Willie Wilson wearing New Balance shoes. You don't see too many of those baseball spikes.
I didn't even know New Balance made baseball spikes. They make a good running shoe.
That's a change up. Looks like there's room for Balboni and foul territory off first.
Went away.
Where New Balance tennis shoes once in a while. Pro players wear them all.
A lot of shoes around today. A competition of area. UL Washington, the shortstop. He's batting 233 with two home runs and 25 runs batted in.
Got some nice syrup today from the Don Chacon family. It's a coin from up in Burlington, Vermont. A lot of Yankee fans up there.
Washington takes the strike.
Lifetime Raleigh with five wins, two losses against the Royals. That'll be out of play. No chance. It'll make the, uh, predict two strikes on UL Washington as we look at Rick Serrone.
By the way, Butch Weininger has a pool groin and he probably will not play unless there's an emergency this afternoon.
I don't think that, excuse me, Bill, I don't think that Shane Raleigh had really reached his full potential as a pitcher.
I think he's still learning and we take a look at Butch Weininger there who has that slightly poor groin.
And he caught him looking. A good fastball. Evidently, Washington either looked for a breaking ball or the ball away and he got the ball on the inside corner.
Take a look at it here. It was a fastball that started on the inside part of the plate and was stayed on the inside part. I think that missed.
I think that missed. Well, when you got two strikes on you, you can't, uh, you got to become a defensive hitter up there. If anything close, you got to be hacking at it.
I think he caught you out Washington off guard. He might have also got Tim McLeod the home plate umpire off guard.
Whatever it is, it's a big strikeout. McLeod behind the plate, Drew Cobol at first, Joe Brakeman at second and Nick Bremigan umpiring at third base.
And this is George Brett. He's hitting three fifty two nineteen home runs and sixty two runs batted in.
George is having a big home run year this year. He's got nineteen home runs. We take a look at it on our screen.
He usually hits about fifteen home runs and hits somewhere in the three eighty category as far as average is concerned.
So he's having a big home run year this year. Yankees have pitched him away much of the series and he hasn't adjusted.
He sort of reached for the ball away instead of charging out there and getting it.
Just like that. Yeah. I'll tell you what. In Yankee Stadium, there's no other place to pitch George Brett than away and let him hit it out there towards that four thirty sign.
We can see George. Well, he has good weight shift and he would even on that was a change up and I'll speed pitch.
He would ride on it. One and two on Brett to watch nobody on just underway from the stadium.
Shane Raleigh against the Bud Black and that's a base on that curve ball and Brett gets his base.
He'll hold it first base. That's the game first hit. Well, that pitch there also was a change up.
But our breaking pitch, excuse me, and it didn't break down and away from George Brett.
It just kind of hung up out over the plate and George just lines it right into center field.
Here's how McCray, the designated hitter, he's batting three twenty seven and that'll.
In time, put out five three and the side is retired.
No runs a base hit and one man left on base at the end of one half inning of play.
The Royals nothing. The Yankees are coming up.
Oh, back of the stadium, but Black will be pitching to the Yankees here in the bottom half of the first setting on the scoreboard.
Nice league game. You the Montreal leading Houston to nothing early in the ballgame
and the Giants leading Pittsburgh one to nothing in the fifth inning.
Well, Billy Yankees have got Greg Meadows back in the lineup now, so we assume that his bruised shoulder is all right.
Still have three people on the disabled list. Ken Griffey, Willie Randolph and Rudy May.
I think they've all been working out and they all with possible exception.
Rudy May might be ready to go, but their roster problems. Yeah, they got some more roster problems.
Also, Andre Robertson has a slightly bruised right hand and Oscar Gamble has a slight growing pool, too.
So that'll gamble off the bench.
Oscar, get on me for that. Yeah, so what I needed. Oh, you're right.
Whatever that updates all the injuries on the Yankees. Oscar certainly would like more playing time when he plays.
He contributes. I don't blame him.
Here's Bert Campanaro's leading off against.
But Black, we're playing the first inning of a scoreless ballgame.
Campanaro's batting three forty seven, no home runs and six runs batted in.
Bert did a fine job last night of filling in a third base for Greg Meadows.
Here's Oscar. He's always happy.
Happier, though, when he's getting a chance to swing the bat.
It's a ball and a strike on Campanaro's.
You got to give Billy Martin a lot of credit for giving Bert Campanaro an opportunity to play baseball again.
What an asset he has been to the Yankees. He's hitting three forty seven now.
He's played like it. He's about twenty three years old.
Says he loves the game. Figures he could play three or four more years.
Well, I don't know ways playing right now. I wouldn't see why not.
He's an old fashioned type player. He gives himself up. He doesn't play for Campanaro's.
He plays for the team. He plays to the team and he plays to win.
You know, Washington has good range and he throws out Campanaro's.
That's a six to three put out for the first out.
We'll take a look at it again, Bill. That's a fastball up and in on Campy.
Kind of got in on him a little bit.
But Black makes a big leap, but could not come up with it.
Was not hit that hard, but you know, Washington right behind the second base bag goes ahead and makes an easy play of it.
Well, there's one down. Here's Greg Nettles, Yankee captain and third baseman hitting two seventy one with twelve home runs and forty one runs batted in.
At Montreal Houston game in the third inning, it's Montreal to Houston. Nothing.
Ball one to Nettles. Nettles missed a couple of games with a sore shoulder as we look at the Yankee bench.
Believe Martin to the forefront. Got a peek at his cap.
Two balls, no strikes on Nettles.
I see Robin Yout will be lost for several days to the Milwaukee Brewers.
He has a lower back strain that will not help the Brewers.
Brewers right now game behind the Yankees in the American League East.
See if Brett has room in foul territory. Looks like he does.
Right on the top step of the dugout for out number two.
Nettles fouls out to Royal third baseman George Brett.
Got under. Yeah, he got under and he was just a little bit behind it.
And when you do that, you either hit a weak round ball towards the left side of the infield or you do what he did there.
He pops the ball up.
Here's Luke Pennella batting a 3 0 6 to home run 16 runs batted in a little went 2 for 3 last night and he scored the Yankees first run.
Everybody singing Pennella's praises for the job he's doing with the Yankee hitters this year.
They ought to because he's helped a lot of those guys out in the Yankee lineup as far as hitting is concerned.
Lou doesn't mind talking hitting and he knows a lot about it.
And Pennella takes a strike.
You know, if you're a guy that's a good hitter and knows a lot about hitting, not a lot of times you can, you know, convey the words to another hitter that they'll understand.
But Luke Pennella has that heart.
It's a ball on the strike on Pennella.
There's Yogi Berra, the Yankee first base coach and Hall of Famer over third base.
Don Zimmer.
You think Lou will ever manage?
Lou said he doesn't want to hang around baseball when it's over.
I don't believe him.
But that's what he said.
I don't believe him either.
You think he'd be a good manager?
Yeah, because I think he he's tough enough.
He'll he's a yell at a screamer.
And then for the most part, those guys seem to make better managers.
They don't know if he's going to hit him with the batter or hit him with the fister.
Two and two on Pennella.
We've got some of our Maratis Penolis up here.
Bobby Mercer.
Yeah. Yeah.
Those things away from me, please.
Give Jimmy Hunter some.
Three balls on the strike on Pennella.
Do that.
Nobody on no score in the bottom of the first.
That'll be out of play.
You know, even though the Yankees have a lot of injuries, Bill, and
with the depth and the bench that they have, they could just keep putting guys in there and never hurt themselves.
That's what they've done.
That is a that's a good point for a strong ballclub because in order to play 162 games and
win the championship, you've got to have a lot of bench strength.
The Yankees do have that.
Well, I feel that in September that should be a big plus.
Oh, absolutely.
And nobody should complain about being tired.
Bread at third and Pirellas out and that'll retire the side.
Three up, three down at the end of one.
The Yankees nothing and Kansas City.
Nothing.
You know, Bill, eight of nine wins that Shane Raleigh has have been complete games.
He's a strong he's a strong young gentleman and he seems like he can just throw all day long.
He has a lot of pitches during a ballgame to live arm.
Otis takes a strike.
We're in the second inning, no score.
It'll be Otis Wapen and Leon Roberts against Shane Raleigh.
Did you get that can only down?
Yeah.
Otis batting 270 to home runs 24 runs batted in and a strike to Amazonas normally gets a good cut at left handers.
Sometimes against right handers, he'll back off a little bit, but he likes left handers.
Almost started that right hand up.
Well, he went halfway.
Yeah, I don't count.
No McClellan almost started up.
Now watch, watch that right shoulder.
Watch that right shoulder.
Yeah, he had it halfway and a bitch got on him a little bit over the Yankee bench.
And good play by Balboni, Balboni with a good play of first.
Glad to see Steve make that play.
The other day, a guy hit a ball past Balboni that hurt the Yankees.
Well, that's kind of such a bad hop.
This was one of those do or die plays and it's just a one hop shot right to the left of Steve Balboni and he dives and makes an outstanding play.
I think it didn't feel no matter what the situation is, it's got to always feel the ball is going to be hit to him.
And I think sometimes if a right handed batters up a first baseman has a tendency to relax a little bit.
You can't do that.
What you're saying is that you've got to be ready at all times.
Yes.
John Waffin and he takes low ball one.
Throw a little bit upset with that call. Well, you know, Balboni is a big guy, but he had good reaction on that play.
Two balls, no strikes on Waffin. He's batting 272 with one home run and 24 runs batted in.
The Yankees on a hot streak with eight of their last nine and they're eight and two on his home stand.
Three balls, no strikes on Waffin.
And it's three and one.
You know, if Shane Riley has a problem, it could be that he goes inconsistent too many times and he just hadn't figured out a way yet that when he is inconsistent that he can work his way out of a jam that he gets himself in.
And it'll happen normally one time a ballgame. You'll have one bad inning.
Bad inning.
That'll be out of place.
Rone giving chase, but it's well back in the seats.
Three and two on John Waffin.
That's the reason I don't think that Shane Riley has reached his potential because as soon as you know he learns to work himself out of those jams when he becomes inconsistent.
We'll take a look at Gaylord Perry.
The guy that I call the old boy.
That's why you're up here.
Right. He almost drove me nuts.
This guy.
About three quarters away.
Gone.
This is with the slider and that's the first walk of the ballgame Waffin at first base.
You got to really watch Wathen.
He looks like he cannot run, but he's an excellent base runner and he's an excellent base dealer.
They want to keep him. They want to make Wathen stop at first base because he takes like a running jump off of first base.
Watching him start walking off there and.
He's stolen 18 bases in 22 attempts this year.
He's usually when he tries to steal he usually is in motion before the pitchers even throw the ball to the plate.
This is Leon Roberts the left fielder who broke up Guidry's shutout bid last night with his third home run of the year.
And he had an idea of buddy.
But he got the bat back so it's a ball. What an Owen Roberts.
Martin doesn't like that call.
No I think Billy thought that he made an attempt to but we'll take a look at it here.
And yeah he kept it down there a long time.
That was one of those halfway deals again.
So we'll give.
We'll give the empire.
How to play. Oh and two.
Well I tell you if they only missed two all game they've done a good job. Yep.
They have a lot of calls to make.
Raleigh making sure Wathen stops at first base.
You've got to stop him over there because if you don't he'll just keep walking off that bag and the next thing you know he's gone.
And a base it up the middle as Wathen was on the move and he'll go on to third base.
And the Royals on a Leon Roberts single have runners at first and third base with one away.
Look like a hit run to me Bill we'll take a look at it.
Wathen takes off on the pitch and the ball is out over the plate and Leon Roberts.
I'm almost positive it was a hit run and they executed it well.
And here's Frank White the second base.
He's hitting 246 with six home runs and 46 runs batted in.
We're in the second inning and the Royals are threatening and the change up the strike.
No score in the game.
Yankees would like to turn to here on Frank White.
And that's out of play two strikes on White.
Weather holding down the crowd somewhat.
First two games drew in excess of forty thousand each.
This game might be a little smaller the crowd.
One ball and two strikes on White.
Yankees and Kansas City have always had a pretty good rivalry.
Many times they played championship games and the Yankees used to kind of dominate them in championship games until 1980.
That could be two. There is one.
Smalley better hurry did not make it a run score.
Wathen scores and the Royals lead one to nothing on the four side at second base.
Well Frank White has good speed and even though this ball was hit sharply to Burt Campaneras.
He coming up with the ball and going to go ahead and make the first play to Roy Smalley at second.
But with the speed of Frank White he beats out that play which allows a run to score and white to pick up a run batted in his forty seventh of the year and the Royals lead one to nothing.
And that'll bring on Don Slott to catch a two thirty nine hitter and he takes the ball.
I think a hitter knows that when he's in a double play situation with a guy at third base I think in the back of their mind they know if they hit the double play they don't get that RBI makes them hustle down that line a little more.
The Yankees needed to there to get out of the ending without the run scoring and just missed it.
The ball on the strike on Don Slott.
Well the Royals come out early doing their type of game.
That's how they play hitting and running and stealing bases and trying to force the opposing team to make mistakes.
Well that play by Balboni at first base looms as large.
They could have had a real big inning going up.
Bones he had to make that outstanding play.
That'll fall base it see if white will try to go to 30 will and but also will have to be under the cutoff man.
So slot got jammed for a looping single right.
White goes to third.
Once again in the second inning the Royals that runners at first and third this time with two outs and Willie Wilson is the batter.
Well Raleigh's made some pretty good pitches.
He's just been a little unlucky.
He when he had the double play situation he made a Frank White hit the ball on the ground but they could not go ahead and complete it.
And he made a good pitch on slot there which he got jammed a little bit and just looped it out in the right field.
Here's Wilson who followed the Balboni for the opening out of the ballgame.
Strike one on Wilson.
And Raleigh will take it himself as Balboni went away from the bag and that'll retire the side.
The Royals pick up one run on two bases.
They leave two men on base at the end of one and a half.
The Royals lead the Yankees one to nothing.
Don Baylor who Bobby Mercer has driven in the game winning run the last three Yankee wins.
He'll lead off against Bud Black.
Baylor is 10 for 16 in his last four games.
So they're getting to hit that ball and hit it hard and get some good big key hits for the Yankees.
Scott is batting average up to three oh one with eleven home runs and 44 runs batted in.
And Baylor takes the strike.
One and one game winning run batted in last night for Baylor was his fifth of the year.
Dave Winfield leads with twelve game winning runs batted in.
Leon Roberts pounding the glove and left one away.
He just got under that ball Bill.
That ball is right there. He just happened to get underneath it.
Dave Winfield had a day off yesterday.
He's back out today with his two fifty two batting average. It doesn't.
Even though Dave has struggled a little bit lately the last two or three weeks he like you said he leads the American League in game winning RBI's with twelve.
And he is also tied in triples with seven along with Larry Herndon and Alfredo Griffin.
And he is sixth in the American League with sixty one runs batted in and he has 15 home runs.
So when he does get a hit it's been productive.
Two balls no strikes on Winfield Royals leading one to nothing.
We're in the bottom of the second one out nobody on for the Yankees.
But black who started the season at Omaha.
He's won four lost three for the Royals since being called up.
That's a drive that will not be caught.
That is.
Winfield anyone in the Yankee bullpen.
Dave Winfield has just hit his 16th home run of the year and tied the ballgame up.
And you know what happens every time a Yankee hits home run.
Hey Dave Winfield this bud's for you.
That ball might have gone into the enclosure that holds the monument and then we'll take a look out here reminds me of you when you hit from the left side.
I mean he didn't know this ball and he didn't hit it any air he hit it right on the line.
That ball goes all the way out in the left center and almost into the monuments.
I think it did go into the monuments out there.
I'd have to hit it twice to get it that far.
That's about 450.
So Winfield 16th home run.
We've got a 1 1 tie here in the second inning and Steve Kemp takes the ball.
I'm sorry I said that's the way you used to hit him from the left side.
You looked at me like you wanted to hit me.
And kept to a white at second bad hop but it's played and there to us.
Oh he got all of that with and Dave is happy.
Take a look at it here and see if we can see the ball went right in just dropped right in there where the monuments are.
I mean he nailed that ball.
Yes he did.
Whoo.
And this fella can hit that ball in there to Steve Balboa a two thirty one hitter with two home runs and eight runs batted in.
He really hasn't gotten into a ball yet here at the stadium.
I've seen him hit some long balls and especially in the spring training but I've never so far since he's been in the big leagues with the Yankees.
I haven't really seen no one like you said that he's capable of Yankees one Royals one were in the bottom of the second and Balboni takes high.
I think Balboni's pitch selection is becoming a little better.
He's not swinging wildly.
He's still swinging and missing but he's not swinging wildly anymore.
That's a foul ball off third.
Well I've said it a few times and probably quit talking about it but Steve Balboni his out pitch is the breaking ball and like I said a little surprised that Steve has not adjusted to it a little more as many of breaking ball pitches that he's seen.
I think the key is not being able to play every day.
He's for him to adjust to that.
He's got to go out there day after day after day and see it in game situations.
Well the only problem with that you might not be able to do that with the Yankees.
No two balls and a strike on Balboni.
You've got Mattingly at first base you've got smally at first base you've got Ken Griffey coming off the disabled is pretty soon.
Who can also play first base.
Popped up.
Brett.
That's in foul territory and it's out number three the Yankees pick up a run on a Dave Winfield home run his 16th of the year.
At the end of two Yankees one and the Royals one.
Third inning a 1 1 tie in the count on you all Washington is no balls on the strike.
One away.
You are Washington now 0 for 2 he has struck out and bounced out.
It was a high pitch he was trying to get on top of it he just got on top of a little too much.
And here's George bread who single up the middle in the first inning.
That's hitter in baseball.
George Brett.
Yeah.
How about.
And I can't say it cruise the best hitter in baseball.
About that first baseman with Boston.
No.
You can sting it.
No.
And Brett takes wide ball one.
When you get a guy that can hit
three fifty or close to four
hundred and hit you twenty or
twenty five home runs and drive
you in ninety one hundred runs
that's what I call the best
hitter in baseball.
And the left center and one
field will let Kemp take charge
and their two outs.
Who's the best hitter you've
ever seen.
In baseball.
Who is.
You've ever seen overall
throughout your career as a.
Youngster maybe watching game.
I have to say.
George Brett.
And before George Brett I'd
have to say Tony Oliva.
You see Ted Williams.
There did.
I know I didn't see Ted Williams.
You see Hank Aaron.
Yeah I saw Hank Aaron.
You see Stan Musial.
Didn't get to see Stan.
Flat out hitting usual could hit.
Just for flat out hitting.
And.
Here's how McCrae.
He's been up once bounced to
I'm just talking about present
day players that you've seen and
been associated with.
Even though a guy hits for an
average like Wade Boggs and Rod
Carew they just don't they don't
hit that many home runs and they
don't drive that many runs in.
They're just an average hitter.
They don't have all the
components that you need to be
an outstanding.
Or the best hitter in baseball.
George Brett is.
In the game.
It's two balls no strikes on
Macrae.
When one McCrae trying to pull
it doesn't often try to pull a
ball normally hits a ball to a
right center field.
It's two and one.
And that's high three balls and
a strike.
There's Macrae.
Came from the Cincinnati Reds to
the Kansas City Royals quite a
few years ago and has really
done well in the American League.
Ball for McCrae walks.
One thing when he was younger
McCrae used to be a threat to
steal but as he's gotten older he
has stopped trying to steal
Well he he's still got pretty
good speed and he will steal a
base here and there but like you
said he does not try to steal as
much now as he used to.
There might be a reason for that
to.
The cows are my now won't him
stealing too many bases to try
to save himself.
I don't know you never know.
Amos Otis has been up once and
Balboni made a fine play on his
ground ball was in the second
inning leading off strike one on
Otis.
Well the Reds lead the Mets
three nothing that ball game just
underway it's in the second
inning.
March off picked up another run
they lead Houston three nothing
in the fifth inning like two on
Otis Raleigh just ran back and
throwing fastballs were in the
top of the third a 1 1 tie
between the Yankees and the
Kansas City Royals and time is
called there he is again stepping
He does that a lot.
Does it too often if I were a
pitcher.
He don't like Jim music either.
No.
Otis.
They're going to come inside but
a bit low.
One and two on Otis.
Serone tried to steal the pitch
and Raleigh shakes his head.
Well this is one of those
borderline pitches that just
happened to be down just a hair
below the knees.
Minnesota is leading Cleveland
six to two that ball game in the
fifth inning as the American
League score has not come up on
the board.
It's two and two on a Masotas
ex Yankee coach Mike for always
having who's the manager of the
Cleveland and he's having some
problems on there for his first
rookie season as a manager.
And Raleigh makes the catch out
of retirement side.
No runs no hits a walk and a man
left on base.
We're going to the bottom half
the third inning.
The Yankees one Kansas City one
and Roy Smalley leads off against
Bud Blacks Molly's batting 269
10 home runs 31 runs batted in
and the Yankees one.
Good curve ball on the corner.
It'll be small a Rick's own and
Bert Campaneras Yankees one run
on Dave Winfield's home run the
Royals one run on three hits
ball on the strike on Roy Smalley
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Two balls and a strike on Smalley
and the center Wilson with a late
jump but makes a catch.
He's got to get it.
With a late jump but makes a
He's got great speed.
Only Willie Wilson can make a
play like that with the speed
that he has because Roy did not
it was one of those full swings
and gets in on him a little bit
Willie kind of took a step back
but with his tremendous speed
he's able to catch up with the
ball and make a diving
outstanding catcher.
He's got to make a play that
Otis has less ability than
Wilson but Otis playing a deep
center field would never have
gotten to that ball.
Now Otis does not have to say
anything about his ability but
he doesn't have the speed that
Willie Wilson has.
Here's Rick's own and that'll
look foul into the seats down the
The Royals have been trying for
a couple of years to move Wilson
from left field to center but
when they first proposed that
move by Amos Otis was upset by
it and he didn't like it and
he didn't want to be there.
Well I don't know why he would
be would be there that upset
because Willie Wilson definitely
can cover more ground than Amos
Otis can but still when you move
Amos Otis to right field he's
got the better arm or the two.
So right field would be more of
a position for Amos Otis with
the acquisition his arm out
So straight away center and
there are two outs two outs
and the Yankees won and Kansas
City won and we'll start all
over again with Bert Campaneras.
You know you talk about Willie
Wilson playing center field in
Kansas City the ball doesn't
carry that well out there in
Royal Stadium and with the speed
that Willie Wilson has and those
those balls that can hit be hit
in the gap out there he can run
right under and run them down
Campaneras is all for one in the
game bounce to short his first
strike and he's going to come
up batting 344 two balls no
strikes on Campaneras Willie
Wilson there he might have hurt
his shoulder when he's making a
diving catch out there trying to
keep it loose.
He's kind of hanging it down
there like it's bothering him
that's a strike laid on the
outside corner two and one on
Campaneras out of play upper deck
right side to and to I am sure
the the Yankee players have
noticed Wilson shaking his arm
out there and I'm pretty sure
the Royals will take another
look at it here as he makes that
catch and goes right down on his
elbow looks like he might have
jammed his arm up against his
shoulder his elbow.
I think you try to use that arm
to cushion his ball and that
took the impact out of play
Campaneras boiling an excellent
pitch on the corner.
But if you notice something like
that and you are the Yankees and
he stays in the ballgame and
he's not that bad and you're a
baserunner you can maybe take an
extra base on because he won't
be able to throw the ball that
well you watch him see if he's
going to throw between innings
when he goes out next inning
just the little things.
Yeah he's still he acts like
he's in pretty good pain out
there.
He might not continue this game
there's Dick Houser.
He don't seem to be too
I'm sure he'll ask Billy Wilson
when he comes in after the
ending is over.
They said let's see how Wilson
gets a ball in here Bobby.
He's sort of holding that.
That hurts a little bit.
Yeah it hurts him a little bit.
I think Willie would probably I
am surprised as much as Willie
has done that that the trainer
from the Royals has not gone out
and talked to him.
Maybe they don't feel he's
hurting or can hurt.
Well by watching his actions he
looks like he's hurt pretty good.
Well Campanera singles up the
middle with two outs that'll
bring on Greg Nettles who's been
up once and fouled out scores
tied 1 1 here in the third strike
went on Nettles.
You know Wilson's a former
football player too and he he's
got to really hurt to hurt
him.
Football players a lot more than
baseball players are used to
playing her.
There's a trainer of the Royals
I think he's on that top step
waiting for Willie Wilson to
come back in after the inning.
You know Nettles started the
season with a mustache he's
since shaved it off.
He went into kind of a slump
about a month ago and he blamed
it on a mustache.
Well he decided to change a few
things around maybe because of
the mustache.
No I don't think that was true.
In fact that pit that pitch right
there if he had the mustache he
got shaven right there.
One and two on Nettles with two
outs that was going right for the
mustache.
Campanella is at first base a 1 1
tie and black wants to keep
camp in his close to first hit
by camp in errors the Yankees
second against the left hander
the first one a big hit.
Winfield 16th home run of the
year tying the ballgame up in
the second base.
You might look for Campanella
to take a chance and steal this
base.
Greg Nettles has got one ball
and two strikes so he's in the
hole against the pitcher but
black.
He might take a chance or camp
he might take a chance to try
to steal the base.
Whoa.
Two and two on Nettles.
There's Zimmer Don Zimmer the
third base coach who would give
the stop sign to camp in errors.
I understand some Yankees have
the green light all the way.
The only time that they cannot
run is when Billy Martin puts up
the red light.
Otherwise they can run whenever
they want.
There's three things they'll
they're either on their own
either Billy gives them the sign
to go on that particular pitch
or like you said he puts up the
stop sign doesn't want them going
at all.
He's going this time but is it
right back to black and that'll
retire the side.
No runs a base hit the man left
on base on the McDonald's
scoreboard to score at the end of
three.
The Yankees won the Kansas City
Royals one.
Let's pause 10 seconds along the
Yankee baseball network for
station identification.
I John Watson who walked and
scored his first time up is the
batter and swings and misses its
strike two.
Where's Bobby Mercer.
Just want to show you this Bobby
this little boy was named after
you Bobby Ray Erda.
Isn't that a cute picture.
He's got a Yankee uniform on.
He was born on June 22nd 1983
seven pounds two ounces.
Looks just like Bobby said.
And his parents are great Yankee
fans and wanted their first child
if a boy named after their
favorite player.
They didn't know how to spell
resuto so they said Bobby Ray
Mercer foul back.
It's two and two and you know
where that's from the Bingham
Ten area and we got met.
We got such great Yankee fans up
there.
Oh you got to go up and see Matt
Botnick and Scottie Gow and all
the Yankee fans up there.
I tell you they love you.
They said rip the right center
field by Wathen and Winfield
ready to fire it in in a hurry.
Wathen takes the little
protector off fourth hit for the
Royals and Leon Roberts the
batter and a man just as big if
not bigger than Leon Roberts is
sitting next to me Frank message.
Are you bigger than Leon Roberts.
Well I have to look up Robert's
size here scooter and tell you
in just a moment.
All right.
A 1 1 ballgame on a tremendous
home run by Dave Winfield wrote
a first but he's back.
I got Leon by about an inch.
OK then I'm right for a change.
All right.
Robert who had a home run
yesterday chewing on that
tobacco foul in and out of the
Yankee dugout and there goes
Gamble wave in a towel.
Oscar's got a groin ball he
almost had a lump from the line
drive.
Let's see that's Milborne next
to him.
Yeah.
A lot of little nagging injuries
on the Yankee club scooter and
wine to go with a groin ball.
Oh there's Sammy Ellis the
pitching coach going out.
Hope that Raleigh didn't do
anything.
I hope not cause Robert split his
bat went back for a new bat and
maybe Sammy's telling them about
Watson at first we remark what a
great base theory is especially
for a catcher and maybe he wants
him to shorten that kick.
OK.
They got Jay Howler do it very
well Frank.
Yeah they really have a short
net kick bring the pitch release
perhaps just a little quicker.
Yep.
You know last time Watson was on
scooter they had a hit and run
He got such a great break had
Roberts not swung at the pitch
Watson would have stolen second
without sliding you're right.
One strike and they want to keep
them close.
But you watch the way Raleigh
lifts that leg and if you time
it just right get some jump.
There he goes.
Check swing foul.
Yep.
He double swung and he hit his
back twice.
Yes.
Only counts as one strike though
Yeah only counts as one strike
and even though the ball wound
up fair ground it was well and
again Watson had that excellent
He really did.
He had a big lead.
He would have had the base
stolen again at Roberts not
smart.
Unbelievable for a catcher broke
the record for a stolen bases
for a catcher last year and he
stole an 18 this year and 22
drives slice foul.
He quick pitched him a little
bit that time but I hope it
doesn't affect Raleigh's
pitching a lot of times when you
concentrate on getting rid of
the ball quickly you don't have
as much on it.
Well you better have it on it
with Roberts he's hit a home
run in this area.
He's strong.
Bouncer in the hole by Campanaro
and Watson's going to go to
third and he's going to make it
and a throw to second he's out
at second base.
All right.
Great play by Greg Nettles.
He knew he couldn't get the
runner at third Frankie went out
and got the ball and fired it
to small you put the tag on him.
Let's watch it again.
This is a good play.
The pitch is up.
I don't know how Roberts beat
that ball down on the ground.
First of all Campanaro's cannot
get it but now watch Pennella.
He throws it all away on the
fly which helps Nettles.
Here's Watson coming into
right right.
He's in there.
Nettles now moves out for the
throw and rips it back to
second base and there's the tag
applied by Smalley as Roberts is
out at second.
It'll be a single and he is out
nine five six five.
Frank White and Yankees have the
infield in a 1 1 ballgame.
White bounce the second first
time up.
Oh he had a way off stride with
that change.
Strike one.
That's one reason I think that
Raleigh has been really more
effective as a starting pitcher
than he was as a reliever because
he will throw that change as a
starter when he came out of the
bullpen he'd never use the
change right.
Oh he got him.
Yes sir.
He swung at that.
It's 0 and 2.
He tried to check it but
couldn't do it.
There it is pitchers almost in
the dirt.
He had a completely full some
hitters get a little over
anxious with runners on and the
infield in just missed.
Oh that was close.
As the score 1 and 1 the Royals
with five hits the Yankees with
two and as Wathen at third we
told you is an excellent base
runner bounce and Nettles makes
a great play but it'll be a base
hit.
He would not have been able to
get Wathen at home it was right
over the bag.
It'll be a base hit and the
Royals lead 2 to 1.
Well that's white second RBI and
Wathen second run scored here
it is again.
Hard shot right down the line
that was knocks it down holds it
to a single by knocking the ball
down but the run will score and
it's a basic.
So the Royals take a 2 to 1 lead
here in the top of the fourth one
man out and they'll have to keep
an eye on white here is Don
Slott the catcher single right
his first time up.
Another base hit ripped to left
field and that's the seventh
base hit for the Royals and
almost looks like a replay of
Ray Fontana's game Frank when
they started hitting the young
left hander.
Yep.
And the bullpen will go to work.
That is Dale Murray who will
start drawing four hits here in
the inning.
The only man retired has been
Robert's trying to stretch a
well not trying to stretch a
single into a double trying to
advance from first base to
second following his base hit on
a throw to third and Dale Murray
has done an excellent job
Frank in his last two outings at
least.
Well they've changed his
mechanics around he pitches
completely off the stretch
position although he winds up
when he warms up in the bullpen
Willie Wilson has popped the
first and bounced back to the
pitcher one out.
It's like all the Royals like to
leave two of their buttons open
on their shirts.
Wow.
Got a little bit of sarong there.
Yeah they do.
Well the Yankee has been a
Yankee tradition over the years
to leave one one up and yeah
like every one of them at those
two buttons open Willie's a
bubblegum sure and blower
caponeras broke for the bag so
Raleigh steps off the mound
talking about Watham a moment
Scooter he stole thirty six
bases last year and broke Ray
Shocks record for stolen bases
by a catcher.
Hmm.
Shock stole 30 and had the
record until last year a bunt
bounced up and hit him.
Sharon said it hit him in fair
territory.
The plane on fire says no and
that is a very difficult play to
call.
Well the plane on fire doesn't
call that place good or that's
called by Joe Brakeman that
second and Brakeman made the call
right away.
I don't believe he was out of
the box Frank.
He's fast but he's not that
fast.
You see that.
Right there he's in the box.
Now you see at the top of your
screen second base on fire
Brakeman waving a foul.
It's Brakeman's call as the
plate umpire is blocked out on
it.
Billy does.
Well he he can argue but he does
not have a valid point to argue
there.
It's a very deceiving play.
Now if Wilson had been on home
Blake he would have been out.
He would have been out because
home plate is in fair territory
of course.
But I believe he was still in
the batter's box and I think the
replay show I do too Frank.
I had own two on Willie Wilson
played on fire put two hands up
in the air but he was saying I
don't know.
Right.
So Rowan jumped up and Rick
never knew where the ball went.
He was looking up in the air
down third outside and Serone
bluffs a throw to first and
diving back a slot.
I had one ball two strikes one
out.
Royals leading two to one just
outside two and two struck come
out.
Good pitch by Shane Raleigh
who strikes out the tough Willie
Wilson.
It is again this pitch I believe
will be out of the strike zone
low.
Yep.
As Wilson tried to uppercut the
ball Raleigh gets a big big
strikeout there.
That's his second of the ball
game and here's the other man
he struck out U.L. Washington
was struck out and bounced his
second.
You know it surprises me scooter
that Willie Wilson leads the
Royals in strikeouts.
No kidding.
Yeah.
We know he's swinging a lot
of the ball.
He's got a lot of power.
Frank and he is pressed right
one.
I don't see why I don't either.
He's not a home run hitter.
His home runs will be inside the
park.
He'll lay out his home runs and
he has struck out now 52 times
U.L. Washington with the
proverbial toothpick.
I used to know guys Frank that
had a gold toothpick.
Don't ever mess around with a
toothpick.
He says whoever used a gold
toothpick had wooden teeth.
That was George Washington
outside one on one.
Toothpick Jones.
Yeah.
He go through a box of my ball.
That's right.
He used to pitch because you've
got to bear down every time you
throw your break one just about
they say the mound would have a
little pile of broken to the
place after the game.
I never saw him pitch though.
He's got to be a good pitcher.
And that should do it.
And now it goes back back and
falls down and holds on to the
ball.
Holy cow.
Penelope saw Mumford do that
yesterday.
It looks so good on TV.
Lose this side and watch this.
Oh man.
And the score now at the end of
three and a half is the Royals
two and the Yankees one.
I don't know how he held out on
it.
He's got to be Penelope made
that sensational falling catch
all twinkle toes out there.
Frank watch it.
Here it is again.
But I'll ask to dig back.
He was playing the hitter very
shallow and right there as he
hits the warning track his foot
slips but he makes the catch as
he hits the deck rolls over
hangs on Mumford.
Same thing in last night's ball
game.
Yep.
Exactly the same.
And they both caught the ball
and Penelope who bounced his
third his first time up.
Well lead it off Yankees trail
to the one.
Let's see what stance he uses
this time.
Scooter.
All right.
You had a number last time
Frank.
Well he started out with five
forty one and changed it to
seventy two.
All right.
Let's see.
He doesn't like anyone
comfortable.
You're absolutely right.
You know he's got to be exactly
comfortable and in time his
swing forward come up and takes
it outside and high ball one.
He just before the pitch came he
moved the left foot just a
little bit.
Yep.
Very few hitters can change
stances as often as Penelope
does.
He's got to continue to hit
well.
But I think the important thing
is to be comfortable at the
plate.
Bounces it foul nice play done
Zimmer old shortstop.
As ever a man of many
positions.
Yes.
I shouldn't say he played a
short second third even caught a
little bit.
Yep.
He bounced that straight down
the line.
Black on the mound black is not
a strikeout pitcher.
Oh rip the left field but
curving foul.
Look at Lou.
I said it.
Lose says that's my best shot.
Why does it have to be foul.
I mean it's a good shot.
You know getting back to Don
Zimmer.
You mentioned shortstop.
He got third he played second
he caught.
He also played first.
No kidding.
He played left field right
field center field and pitched.
He played all position and he's
coached and he's managed.
Yep.
Look at him.
Don Zimmer and he loves to talk
baseball.
He'll chew your ear off.
He'll talk day and night.
Great story teller is Mr.
Zimmer.
He's got a good curve that
Penelope golf and he is one of
the best low ball hitters in
baseball.
Mr. Penelope.
Yep.
Another thought on Mr. Zimmer.
He married his childhood
sweetheart.
Now we'll watch Penelope swing
at this one that curve ball he
ripped in Elmira New York at
home plate home plate.
They used to do that a lot in
the minor leagues.
It really helped because you
never had any money playing in
the minor leagues in those days
and they'd outfitch anyway give
you furniture.
He's got a good curve.
Bounces it over the pitchers
head but you well Washington
quick flip has got him one away.
It's one of the few times you'll
see Penelope reach for a low
outside pitch and pull it.
There it is again bouncing over
black but Washington is a good
shortstop.
You say he may be a little bit
underrated.
And so yes as a fielder yes as a
fielder.
But he's not going to have to
run away.
He's hitting so low switch hitter
he should be right up in the
two seventies as fast as he can
run down bail a flight the left
first time up ball one.
I got a card our organist is the
young man from Philadelphia area
filling in Freddie Leighton.
What's his name Paul Richards
Paul Richards fouled back and
out of play he's played two
Italian numbers for the last two
hitters Penelope and Bela.
I don't know whether he's
confused or he thinks it's good
to have a good pitch at the
bottom of the fourth round.
It's a good pitch for the
Rondy one of them on the count
and the Yankees trail by one
here in the bottom of the fourth
pretty good pitch that time by
black right in on the hands one
ball two strikes.
He's got a good pitch open up
was pitchers do make mistakes.
They do.
This kid has not walked anybody
and we mentioned he is not the
strikeout type a little low to
and to get pitch a good game
against the Yankees on Kansas
City.
He went nine innings gave up two
runs six hits walk for and
struck out two and the Royals
won that game and extra innings
he did not get the decision
to go to the bottom of the fourth
round.
He's got a good pitch.
Ball out of play in the upper
deck.
Johnny Mano gets 70 years old
today.
Happy birthday Johnny a bouncer
and he's got a good pitch.
He's got a good pitch.
So a Don turn around a look at
what the umpire called him but
he was out.
That is again.
White has to back up that ball
was hit toward the middle and he
doesn't get a whole lot on the
throw but there is an up look
like Wathen got stepped on
almost very close.
Well here he is.
Dave Winfield gave him a day's
rest of the day's rest of the
day's rest of the day's rest of
that game in the night's
rest of the game.
So a good ending order.
All right.
A little angry at not being in
the number four spot.
Hope he's still mad.
One.
Look at Dave.
He thought that pitcher was
going to be inside.
You know it.
He was.
It was a little bit but not a
knock down pitch.
No.
A purpose pitch as they call it
that home run what do you say
I've seen all year and one of
the hardest I've ever seen.
Yes because it was a line drive
and for it to carry that far
carry the fence and hit right
back where the monuments are
unbelievable poke right one to
one two out nobody on bottom of
the fourth Royals leading two to
one right to the shortstop and
Washington throws him out.
So three ground outs that inning
at the end of four it's the
Royals two in the Yankees one well
we move on to the fifth inning
here at Yankee Stadium the
Royals lead two to one and
George Brett will be the lead
off batter that Hal McCrae and
Amos Otis against Shane Raleigh
scooter.
All right Frank and Brett is one
for two is single center and
flying to left Yankee pitching
scooby Yankee pitching has done
a pretty good job on Brett in
this series.
He's got a good shot.
He sure have grounded his
shorts Molly throws him out one
away.
Brett is now three for 16 in the
series.
That's unbelievable the way he
swings that bad.
Roy was touched up for seven
hits for them last inning.
A designated hitter but the
Royals scored only one run his
first pitch in the series.
Full foul on a good change
strike one.
And how about that pitching job
by Ron Guidry last night.
I tell you Frank that's the
Louisiana Lightning of 78.
Wasn't it though.
He came on so strong in those
late innings.
I won him on he struck out eight
and one.
Fly ball center field Winfield
coming on makes the catch.
I tell you it doesn't look like
Winfield's moving but with those
strides of his he eats up the
ground.
How about that divot that Willie
Wilson dug up out there.
Yeah.
That great diving catch.
Hmm.
And Leon Roberts replaced it
for.
Oh that's very nice of him.
Shook his hand and went over and
replaced the divot.
Yep.
Must play a little golf.
And he's got a great shot.
Here's Amos Otis Otis robbed of
a base hit twice once by Balboni
on a great diving play and once
on a liner back to Raleigh.
All one.
Now let's see if Otis pulls his
trick here.
He does it at least one time at
every time at bat just as Raleigh
is ready to pitch your last the
time.
And the umpires don't have to
give him time if he calls it
that late.
I don't think they should allow
him to do that.
Yep.
Now I don't know whether you
don't play granted him time.
He he just does that to
aggravate the pitcher.
And me.
Well last time he did it Raleigh
came inside down around his
ankles and then he hit the line
drive right back in Raleigh's
glove.
Ball two to nothing.
Another footnote on Guidry last
night's good with his eight
strikeouts.
He passed Bob Schalke and is in
fifth place on the all time
record.
There's a strike.
Guidry now has one thousand
one hundred and sixty four
strikeouts.
It's two balls in a strike.
Fly ball center field
Winfield another good jump.
Well you know he can't get it.
That ball must have been a
sinking line driver it tailed
away.
It looked like Dave thought he
had it.
He's talking to Penelope right
now.
I think the ball tailed away
from him.
Winfield may have misjudged that
ball scooter.
Uh huh.
There you go.
You see him on the run for it
right there.
He's trying to change his
direction just a bit.
Yeah he started sideways try to
come in.
It was too late.
Yep.
He may not have seen it right
off the bat.
We of course won't know until
you ask Winfield after the ball
game.
All right.
A two out single and his John
Watson who has scored both of
the royal runs a walk and a
single takes the strike.
Wearing the protective shin guard
on the left leg.
That's the leg he broke last
time.
He's got a lot of ball off of
it.
Wow.
All out of play.
Even more amazing to think that
he set the all time stolen base
record for a catcher.
And in the meantime was out for
a lot of the season with the
broken ankle there from a
fouling a ball down off his
ankle.
I think he stole the bases first
game back from the broken ankle.
Nobody figured he'd run those
against the Yankees.
He's got the ball and he's got
it up and camping Harris back
calling for it.
Can't be makes the catch.
No runs a hit nowhere as a man
left at the end of four and a
half the Royals two in the
Yankees one.
Well you heard that little
chuckle at the end of that Toyota
commercial that was a lot of fun
for Bill White and me out here
at Yankee Stadium.
And that little fluff of bills
that the producer liked it so
much.
He asked Bill if he could leave
it in.
Bill said of course and he
could never count message.
He used to miss the sign all the
time.
Why don't stick up for me.
That's the commercial that I
missed and I wanted to be in so
badly.
Quick word I was talking about
getting a strikeout scooter
before folks start asking why
do you for it is the all time
strikeout leader for Yankee
pitchers with one thousand
nine hundred and fifty six.
Then Red Ruffing a thousand
five hundred and twenty six.
Lefty Gomez struck out a thousand
four hundred and sixty eight
Mel Stottlemeyer one thousand
two hundred and fifty seven.
And now Ron Guidry with one
thousand one hundred and sixty
four.
Very impressive.
There he is.
Louisiana Lightning.
Don't suppose he knew I was
talking about him.
No.
Those pitchers really stick
together on the bench.
All right Steve Kemp.
Good breaking pitch strike one.
Steve bounced a second his first
time up.
Fly ball left field Roberts is
right there.
One hands it one man out.
So Rosetta going back to your
playing days how about a sky
like this that buttermilk sky we
refer to it is that tough to
know.
This is perfect.
Oh yeah.
Anytime the sun is hidden and
it's overcast you can really
pick up the ball.
All right.
Steve Balboni.
Popped the third first time up.
Oh.
Good pitch there strike one.
Yankees trailing two to one
bottom of the fifth.
Outside one on one.
We need a run here and there's a
little girl Kimberly Basshart up
in kinder hook which is near
Albany had a litter of rabbits
name one after me call him the
scooter.
Rep foul almost got done Zimmer
and he's got a Yankee cap on
cute little rabbit.
And I'm wondering if that's the
same rabbit that's eating all my
plants in the backyard outside
to and to keep saying Balboni
is overdue to show the Yankee
fans just how far he can hit a
ball.
I'll get back to and to how
Bonnie has just seemed to have
trouble adjusting to the off
speed pitch here in the major
leagues.
He's got a lot of curve balls
and off speed pitches in the
International League but he just
can't seem to adjust to them
here.
I don't know what I can't figure
it out but again he doesn't play
day in and day out and play a
couple of days and you sit on
the bench a few days and Bud
Black been in control of this
ballgame.
Look out how that missed him.
I don't know if I was going to
hit him on the elbow.
Here it is again.
That's bearing right on and he
just did get the elbow out of the
way.
All right.
Full count now on Balboni.
I'd like to see him hit just
one.
That's all.
Just one the way we saw him hit
in the minor leagues.
Got under it and it's out of
play though Roy Smalley looking
at it with Don Slott the
catcher where they get the mud
out of their spiked shoes with
the shin guards that that's
caked a little too hard.
Well the threatening weather
here today is good.
They had the infield covered.
Neither team took batting
practice.
Well I hope the weatherman's
wrong although he said any time
between noon and six o'clock we
would have a thunderstorm but
looks like it could miss us.
Yankees will be flying out right
after the ballgame heading for
Arlington Texas to start an 11
game 11 day road trip three
different parts of the country
southwest the Midwest and the
northeast.
That's right.
Texas Chicago and Toronto.
Oh he struck him out his first
strike out of the ballgame ball
was tailing away from Balboni
and he tried to pull it.
We have seen Steve Frank hit
home runs to the opposite
fields.
Yes we have.
Two out now Roy Smalley who was
robbed of a base hit on that
great play by Willie Wilson.
That was the divot play.
Yep.
That was the divot play.
Yep.
Did he lay off.
No he went around.
Messes got those good eyes
strike one.
Didn't even have to appeal on
that one.
And loops went in his center.
Wilson's not going to get that
one.
That's what you call a dying
quail.
Right off the end of the base
hit.
And he's got a good eye on the
ball that's what you call a dying
quail right off the end of the
badgers went out and sat still
out the center field.
That's only the third hit for
the Yankees or black.
Rick's around.
So wrong fly to center his first
time up.
Hey while Sarone steps in very
interesting article in the New
York Times today by Joe Durso
and the Yankees are both leagues
asking among other things for
them to name their favorite
ballparks to play in and outside
ball one.
Well Royal Stadium in Kansas
City was voted the favorite in
the American League with Yankee
Stadium right up there in fourth
place.
All right.
Municipal Stadium in Cleveland
was voted the worst part to
play in.
I figured that even the Indian
ballplayers moan about it and
they play 81 games.
Well they were overwhelming in
their vote against their own
stadium.
No to nothing.
They were also asked to name
their ones they thought were the
best umpires in both leagues and
Steve Palermo was voted number
one umpire in the American
League.
Yeah Steve besides being an
umpire is one of the classiest
dresses amongst the umpires
outside three and nothing.
Palermo has improved so much
from his early days in umpire
and he works hard.
Oh he does.
He works very very hard.
All right.
Three and Otis are on two out
the Royals lead two to one
bottom of the fifth right one
three and one.
I believe Dutch runner was
the leading vote getter in the
National League.
I don't know those nationally
umpires.
That's that pitch tailing away
from the right hand batter and
when they try to pull it they
either miss it or pop it up
three and two small he will be
released at first base and
Wathen playing in back of them.
That's a very important pitch
for this young left handed
guy.
And a big pitch.
Oh yeah.
He's got a lot of outside a lot
of ground balls.
That goes small.
Hard ground a lot of play by
Brett.
Holy county throws to run up
great play by George Brett on a
bullet hit by Sir own no runs
ahead.
Nowhere is a man left at the end
of five on the cannon camera
scoreboard.
It's the Royals two and the
Yankees one.
You can always get Yankee
tickets at all ticket drawn
locations or by calling charge
it as well as right here at the
Yankee Stadium advanced ticket
windows.
Sixth inning coming up scooter
and the Royals leading two to
one and Leon Roberts two for two
in the ballgame.
All right.
The big right hander facing
Shane Raleigh and check swing
bouncer.
I have to hurry small a gets rid
of it and gets him.
That's a tough play for a guy as
small as you Frank have to go
down that low get the ball come
up straight enough.
That's right.
And throw a little guy can get
down and get it and throw from
down there.
But small he just can't do it.
He's got to come up and take an
extra step.
Yep.
One away is Frank White who is
driven in both runs one on a
ground out where the Yankees
didn't turn to the double plan
another on a spectacular save by
Nettles which he got a base hit
and a strike one a Frank White
here's another guy I can't
believe Frank is down at two
forty seven.
No I can't either rip to left
field and going back camp and
he's not going to get it.
It's off the wall.
You better hurry or whites going
to have a triple he's going to
make it.
Camp had trouble picking up the
ball the throw went over small
he said but they still would not
have gotten him a triple for
the Yankees and he's going to
have to get a triple.
He's going to have to get a
triple.
He's going to have to get a
triple.
He's going to have to get a
triple.
Frank White Tony his third hit
of the series in 16 at bat you
see camp going but he'll not
catch up with this one short
hops off the wall and bounds
away from him.
Frank White with a play in front
of him now camp will throw the
ball over the head of small the
cutoff man and Frank White
coasts on into third base with a
double and a triple.
He's going to be hitting the
infield in Don Slaughter who is
two for two single right and
single left will be the batter
only one man out ball one and
Seron bluffed a throw to third
with nettles breaking over there
and he's going to be the
greatest combination I ever saw
on that catcher at a third
pickoff Thurman Munson and Greg
Nilsen Greg Nittell Greg would
give the sign and Munson would
fire that ball down there and
many many times they picked
runners off.
Oh Thurman had that quick
release popped it up but it'll
be out of play I believe
Balboni will run out of room
well back into the seats.
Well the wind is blowing that
way and it may be a true breeze
this afternoon.
The wind is blowing from left in
toward the right field foul on
a lot of us hitting us here in
the booth I might add well
there's a chill in the air here
in New York certainly is just a
raw damp day sort of a misty
type day.
But nonetheless a lot of great
Yankee fans out here at Yankee
Stadium.
Oh yes.
You know you say Misty and I
right away I think of Johnny
Mathis singing that song pitch
out squeeze was not on two balls
and he's got to take one slot
has not laid down a sacrifice
but this year they whistle them
out of the batter's box and now
this could either be something
to confuse Billy Martin and the
Yankees or maybe to squeeze his
arm.
We'll wait and see he's coming
and a great job by slot as he
almost dove to file that ball
off and protect the runner.
And that's what the Yankees
going to have to do.
Well one was caught napping.
Right.
Here it is again.
You'll see him right there.
That was not a pitch out but the
pitch was well away from him.
Now he's got to stay in the
batter's box right.
Not step on home plate or cross
home plate.
The best I've seen do that was
Sir.
Just recently and got an RBI
RBI did not get a sacrifice
because they made a play on the
runner from first to second.
But he got a run batted in and
Sirone was almost perpendicular
in the air when he laid the bat
on it.
Perpendicular perpendicular
very good horizontal which was
all right sideways.
I like that slot just trying to
slap that ball which is always a
good idea with the infield in
so I have to hit the ball hard.
Sorry I use that word now I've
got myself confused.
I'm not sure if that's the right
word for you.
No no that's all right Frank.
I can spell it but I don't know
exactly what it means and he
bounces one they got a letter
roll and it goes foul.
Now there's alert base running
by Frank White.
A lot of runners that third
would kind of hesitate not know
whether to go in or not.
He broke immediately.
They'd have never had a chance.
Superstitious that you make sure
you're not going to say I don't
know who are the most
superstitious people whether
they be athletes or show people
and that's true.
That one line would show
business people still gets me
break a leg.
Yeah sure.
Means have a good night or
something.
Supposed to be bad luck to say
good luck.
Yeah.
To and to the count one out and
he filed it off.
He's got a pretty good job up
there protecting the plate.
He's a tough man wants to strike
out ratio Frank.
He hasn't played really that
much.
He heard a lot this year he
struck out only 14 times and a
hundred and fifteen at bats.
So one every 10 times.
Yep.
All right.
Two balls two strikes just missed
that inside corner.
Boy he's looking for the ball
away trying to slap it and
Raleigh almost snuck it by him.
Well he had a good idea there
will watch that pitch again.
He's slaught going into the
pitch.
But it was inside it's three and
two.
And that's a two.
That'll get the run in and it's
also over the head of
Winfield.
Holy cow.
And slot's going to go for three
and he's going to make it
unbelievable back to back
triples.
And that's a two and a three
and a four.
Here comes Billy Martin.
You know Phil was it.
Bill the Royals have 10 hits in
the ballgame and five of them
are from their number eight and
nine hitters.
Frank White has two hits and two
runs batted in slot has three
hits and a run batted in.
And then how about Roberts right
above him.
Roberts.
That's right.
He's got two more hits and set
him up for the first to third.
Well that's going to be all for
Shane Raleigh Billy Martin asked
for the baseball rally leaves.
With the Royals out in front by
a score of three to one.
The Yankees will host the Detroit
Tigers for a big three game
weekend series August 5th through
seventh highlighted by Skoll
Bandit Yankee tote bag night and
Bobby Mercer day here at Yankee
Stadium.
All fans attending the game on
Saturday night August 6th will
be honored with a tote bag
compliments of Skoll Bandit and
on Sunday afternoon August 7th
one of the most beloved Yankees
of all time Bobby Mercer will be
honored here at Yankee Stadium
when it'll be Bobby Mercer day.
Don't miss these two special
days.
Billy Martin Yankee Captain
Greg Nettles and catcher Rick
Sirong await the arrival of Dale
Raleigh the Royals are leading
three to one and they have 10
base hits already in the ball
game.
We're just in the top half of
the sixth inning.
Royals have left seven men on
base.
Raleigh.
Pardon me.
While going five and a third
giving up 10 hits.
I have him down for two walks
and two strikeouts.
And one of the two men he walked
in the first half of the season
and he's got a two score.
Murray's record two and one
run run average four point 69
Murray had a really had a bad
first half of the year.
But I talked when we're on the
last road trip scooter I talked
to Jeff Talbot as we started the
second half of the season I asked
Jeff to sort of recap the first
half and project his thoughts on
the second half.
And he said certainly the bullpen
the middle relief pitching in
the second half of the year
right.
But he said that this man Dale
Murray had been working very
very diligently in the bullpen
trying to get his mechanics
down.
Jeff said it was a matter of
mechanics.
So what they had Raleigh do was
work just off a stretch or what
they had Murray do his work off
just a stretch and set position.
I talked to Dale Murray about
it and he said yes he's fine.
He found that he could not pitch
in the bullpen and certainly he
cannot wind up because he comes
in with people on base right.
So he has limited his deliveries
off the stretch and set position
even though we saw him wine go
into a full motion when he
warmed up there.
It'll be interesting to see now
if he sticks to that stretch and
set with the runner at third and
one out and we're going to have
a pinch hitter Pat Sheridan for
Willie Wilson.
How do you like that.
That's surprising.
Very surprising.
Although this young man has heard
the Yankees in just about every
game he's played either with the
batter in the field or on the
bases.
He's batting 266 three home is
15 RBI the Yankee infield still
in with slaughtered third and
just one man out in the royals
leading three to one.
Sheridan hurt the Yankees with
his head out in Kansas City.
Right.
Strike one.
When it was a pinch runner stole
second and the throw to second
base bounced off his head.
He scrambled up and came on in
to score the winning run in the
12th inning slice foul back into
the seats in the mezzanine.
It's own to that sort of a
modified version of the Joe
Morgan arm flask.
Elbow.
I don't know whether he does it
every time or not.
I'm not right now.
Wait a minute.
Struck out on three pitches.
Holy cow.
What a job by Dale Murray right
there.
No better time for a strikeout
Frank.
Well that's very true.
You can't take a chance on a
ground ball or a fly ball.
You can't take a chance on a
ground ball or a fly ball.
You can't take a chance on a
ground ball or a fly ball.
You can't take a chance on a
ground ball or a fly ball.
Fly ball is going to get the run
in the ground ball would unless
it was hit right at the one of
the drawn in infielders.
So Murray went for the strikeout
and got it.
All right.
He's you well Washington who is
struck out bounce to second and
flying out to Pennella who made
that circus catch off him
falling down and holding on to
the ball.
And that's the end of the game.
Ground ball right at Smalley and
Murray does his job beautifully.
Saves a big run.
Royals pick up a run on two hits
nowhere as a man left at the end
of five and a half Royals three
in the Yankees one.
I never thought I'd see the day
when he was out in center field
right now.
He could have hurt himself on
that diving catch out the
outfield but soon as we find out
we'll let you know.
Top of the Yankee order
Campaneras Nettles and Pennella
to face black.
That's exactly what happened.
Jimmy Hunter very alertly called
that on that great diving catch
by Willie Wilson his shoulders
stiffened up.
And that's the end of the game.
Rip file again it almost got
Zim.
A shooting form today.
Zimmer was hit hard.
I think it was was about the
camp in Kansas City or.
Yeah.
Winfield hit one that hit the
umpire and then he hit one that
got Zimmer.
Outside a ball and two strikes
on campy.
And that's the end of the game
for the Yankee.
And the Yankees are in the
field.
Batting three fifty one.
This is some comeback story on.
Campanella.
Bounces it in the hole.
I mean Campanera that's a base
hit.
No chance for you.
Well Washington did I say
Campanella.
I meant Campaneras.
So campy starts things off in
the bottom of the six with an
infield hit Frank.
And.
U.L. Washington a lot of range.
Will back end the ball but he
knows he can't throw him out.
Does.
Holds on to it.
All right.
That's only the fourth hit for
the Yankees but now.
It brings up the potential
tying run Greg Nettles.
Who is popped a third and hit
back to the box.
It's always an encouraging side
when your lead off hitter gets
on base when you're behind in a
ballgame.
That's the first inning the
Yankees have been able to do
in the Yankees game.
Oh he gave Nettles his pitch and
Greg missed it.
I slider.
As Campanera said first Waffen
holding him on.
Foul in the upper deck on the
third base side.
And.
Oh and two.
Got him on another high slider
and Nettles is struck out.
It's only the second strikeout
for black.
Here's the pitch again.
Like that'll swung right through
it.
Yeah.
I looped Pennella will be the
battle who twice has bounced out
to third base.
You know Scooter the Royals are
in desperate need of pitching.
I'm sure that Dick Hauser the
Royals manager is happy with the
job he's getting from this young
man.
But black this afternoon.
I'm not sure that the two times
the Yankees have seen him.
He's been rough as you mentioned
before.
All right.
Penelope now with Campanera said
first and this is about the time
Lou will shoot one between first
and second.
A big gap there with Wathen
holding Campanera's on and white
over near second.
I outside ball one.
I think in a situation like this
but not until unless he gets two
strikes on we'll just look for a
pitch he can drive.
He will.
Happy narrows back.
No time to get picked off in his
spot.
One ball no strikes on Penelope
and no time for a ground ball
either.
No less it finds a hole.
Black made Penelope wait now
lose making black weight.
He's got a little game of
psychology right here.
Back upstairs and out of play.
One on one.
But I was trying to go to right
field with that.
Yes he was.
He'll do it at least till he has
two strikes on him unless black
comes way inside to him.
Lose been losing his helmet
swinging must have got a haircut
now that a little loose.
And again Lou pulled in Amos
Otis right there.
Just as black was ready to pitch
Lou as the time.
And he's got a little game.
They say rip the center field.
I'd said Penelope's got an idea
every time he goes the bad.
He really does.
Happy narrows down a second base
the Yankees have the tag runs on
now and the guns are coming up
Baylor and Winfield.
Yogi Bearer have a little chat
with Manila and they're going to
be ready to pitch the win field
the bullpen is going to get hot
in a hurry.
A black has not pitched a
complete game this year.
He had pitched only 72 innings
at his first 11 starts which
averages out to less than seven
innings per ballgame.
Let's pause 10 seconds along the
Yankee baseball network for
a quick look at the Yankees
well you caught a quick look.
Mike Armstrong right hander
warming up in the Royal Bullpen
he's a young man from this area
from Andes New York which is on
a long island and Boyers taking
the lead well the Yankees will
host that he tried Tigers for
three games August 5th through
7th highlighted by Skoll Bandit
Yankee tote bag night on
Saturday night August 6th and
Bobby Mercer day on Sunday
afternoon August 7th.
Keep those dates in mind.
Poussin Barry is also going to
get up in the Royal Bullpen.
All right.
Don Baylor is open to he's flying
to left and bounce the second
on Bobby Mercer day.
Bobby sends him a gift of a
solid could be gold plated
spittoon for him to get rid of
his skull.
Drive that deep left field.
Oh.
I.
Want to tie up the ballgame.
Campanero.
Sponsor.
Panellist.
Sponsor.
And.
Ball is in for the.
Triple.
We've got a tie ballgame.
And.
We've got a tie ballgame.
I got to talk more about this
spintone from person.
Because he has been.
We're going to look at it again
first though.
All right.
That pitchers out over the
plate.
That's where they don't want to
pitch Baylor.
Let him open up and he can drive
that ball.
He drives this one four hundred
and thirty feet off the wall.
Right there.
Short hopped off the wall.
And.
He's got a three to four.
You are Washington plays the
ball the third as Bonilla scores
and Baylor has a triple two runs
about it in.
And it's a brand new ballgame.
What Baylor's band has come
alive of late.
Good.
Unbelievable.
And Dave Winfield about it.
But just the last thought on
Bobby Mercer's spittoon because.
He's been using cups that we
drink coffee in.
And I have nightmares thinking I
don't know what to do.
All right.
The infields in this is dangerous
with Winfield up.
He takes a strike.
I'm surprised they don't call
time out.
And go and check their insurance
policy.
Yeah.
And also.
Bring the right hander in a
pitch to Winfield.
Well Quisenberry is not throwing
the ball.
Oh go in the seats.
Watson over but he's going to
run out of room.
Nothing in true on Dave
Winfield.
One man out and.
That quickly we have a tie ball
game.
I get the feeling Bill that.
Even though this young man
pitched a.
Strong nine innings against the
Yankees.
They.
Have a pattern of running out of
gas.
All right.
There's Bailor at third Zimmer
telling him.
Heads up don't be picked off.
And Winfield's gone in a second
he's out but they run scores on
the base hit.
And the Yankees take a four to
three lead.
It is again.
Hard at ball Brett was handcuffed
by it.
And Leon Roberts as Baylor scores
Roberts will make a strong throw
in the second base.
And even though Winfield goes
head first.
He is tagged out.
By Frank White.
And.
Boy an exciting inning.
Yankees lead it now four to
three.
And Steve kept the batter.
Why did deep left center.
Sheridan.
A one hands it.
Oh they did tattoo black that
inning.
Three big run.
On four hits nobody left at the
end of six as Frank Messer will
carry you along.
And.
Four in the Royals three.
We got to the seventh inning
here at Yankee Stadium with the
Yankees out in front for the
first time in the ballgame four
to three the Yankees four run
seven hits the Royals three runs
10 hits and it has been an
errorless ballgame.
My Yankee fans are really happy
aren't they.
Well Dale Murray has the lead
now let's see if he can hold it
off the set position and nips
the outside corner on Brett.
He did some job Frank when he
came in Dale Murray did when he
came in to replace Shane Raleigh
back in the sixth inning.
Boy did he struck out Sheridan
on three pitches and got
Washington on a ground ball off
his glove.
And that will be a base hit.
That number 11 here it is again.
Well Dale just did not react to
it and off the tip end of his
glove and bounces out the Roy
Smalley a shortstop but no play
in first base.
Well just as I mentioned in the
bottom half of the sixth if
you're trailing in a ballgame
it's always a good sign and that
leadoff man gets on now the
Royals have their leadoff man on
and their guns are out McRae and
Otis to follow.
Well it could be a little
different story both of those
guys are right handed hitters
and now we've got a right handed
pitcher out there and Dale
Murray.
Inside Dale might have found
out what his problem was
pitching from the stretch.
Well he told me Bobby that he
found out he could not pitch
both ways he could pitch winding
up or he could pitch off the
stretch but he couldn't pitch
from both positions and they
settled with his work in the
bullpen with Jeff Torborg and
Dobbs Gala.
We got to give Scala some credit
out there for going out and
working with these pitchers.
They found out that his
mechanics came back to him just
working off the set position.
Well whatever it is let's hope
he keeps it up.
Well I'll tell you.
Took him half a season to find
out what it was but if he can
pitch the second half of the
year as we know he has pitched
in the past going to be a big
big plus there's the ground ball
if they can help.
Yeah they do get to.
I don't know.
McCrae didn't seem to get down
the line too well.
Small had trouble getting the
ball out of his glove.
He was not.
McCrae was not running well at
all.
I don't know if he's got a bad
leg or what.
Small he kind of hesitates a
little bit as he flips the ball
on over to Campaneras at second
base and he completes the double
play easily and McCrae really
wasn't running that well Frank.
I when small I had trouble
getting the ball out I had no
idea that they would get the
double play.
I looked out and see McCrae is
not anywhere near first base and
Brad had made a big hard slide
into second base too.
So maybe the Cray does have a
slightly pulled muscle or
something.
And now Otis fouls one away off
the right side.
Either that or he was mad for
hitting the ball on the ground
shortstop and only McCrae would
know Otis is one for three in
this game.
Great play by Balboni retired
him in the second the balls and
two strikes Yankees are leading
four to three Dale Murray is now
the pitcher of record Murray
will throw that good sinker
you'll throw a fork ball that
was a fork ball right there and
it was an excellent fork ball
it they broke about look like 10
feet.
I know that's exaggerating a
little bit but that's the way it
looked.
I'll back.
Forkball will come I guess at
about the same speed each time
on a Bobby or can he change
speeds on it.
I think Dale Murray throws his
fork ball the same speed he he
throws a harder fork ball than
and normal guys a lot of guys
don't throw it as hard as he
does.
And it's fouled away back over
the dugout.
That'll be well back in the
seats.
In fact it made the upper deck
who was the first pitcher of
note to have the fork ball.
Delroy face throw a fork ball.
Yes that's right.
He may not have been the first
one of note really but that's
where I first started hearing
about it when face compiled that
great relief record.
Chuck him out.
So Murray does the job here in
the seventh and in the middle of
the seventh inning the score the
Yankees for the Royals three.
Well we'll have a new program
for the Yankees.
Well we'll have a new pitcher
for the Kansas City Royals Mike
Armstrong and while he warms up
I'll have a chance to tell you
the Yankees will host the Detroit
Tigers for a three game weekend
series August 5th through 7th
highlighted by Skoll Bandit
Yankee tote bag night and Bobby
Mercer Day here at Yankee
Stadium.
All fans attending the game on
Saturday night August 6th will
receive a Yankee tote bag
compliments of Skoll Bandit and
on Sunday afternoon August 7th
one of the most beloved Yankees
of all time Bobby Mercer will be
on the Yankee tote bag night.
We'll have a look at the Yankee
tote bag game on Bobby Mercer
Day.
Mike Armstrong.
Right here in the greater New
York area.
And these New York with a record
of four wins five losses and two
saves making his 32nd relief
appearance.
That the eight any speech is
allowed forty seven.
One twenty five struck out twenty
seven.
No it is not Frank and.
I'm not sure that Dick Houser
might be just one or two batters
short on Mike Armstrong.
And a couple of right handed
hitters in the last inning when
the Yankees took the lead and
they left they chose to leave
but black out there the left
handed pitcher to take care of
those right handed hitters.
And now Mike Armstrong comes in
he'll be pitching to Don
and he will pinch it for Steve
Balboni.
Not only has a nine game
hitting streak batting two ninety
three one home run eleven runs
batted in.
Ball one.
You know you talk about Mattingly
nine game hitting streak and the
way he sprays the ball around
he's a good hitter.
Billy Martin is going to have
to make some decisions to make
when he gets Griffey and Randolph
back off the disabled list.
I'm glad I don't have to make
those decisions.
Two balls and no strikes.
No speaking of Mattingly is
hitting streak.
He's a contact hitter he does
not strike out much.
He sprays the ball around and.
Makes a lot of contact.
That makes it two and one there
are the figures on Mattingly
very impressive.
Big arms.
And the left field ball three
the figures on Mike Armstrong
and the left field but right at
the left fielder Leon Roberts
who's a left fielder.
Bryce Molly will turn around
and become a left hand batter.
He went one for two.
Against Bud Black.
Almost had two for two but
Willie Wilson made a great catch
on him and Wilson hurt his
shoulder in making that diving
catch and eventually had to leave
the ballgame.
And the ball out in a straight
away center field center fielder
Sheridan hardly has to move for
it.
And there are two out.
But black went six innings gave
up four runs all earned seven
hits.
He did not walk anybody and he
struck out to.
And Rick's own batting in the
number nine spot he's flying to
center.
And robbed of a base hit on a
play by George Brett at third.
In the dirt.
In addition to the three men the
Yankees have on the disabled
list they have other nagging
injuries that have not disabled
players.
Whinegar and gamble both with
groin injuries.
And.
The.
Reds.
Right.
Andre Robertson with a.
Bruised hand.
Reds lead the Mets 4 to 2 in the
eighth inning.
There we see.
Bob surely the left hander and
Jay how the right hander warming
up for the Yankees now.
And Serone takes a low breaking
ball two and one.
The Yankees did well as a
winner.
The Yankees took a low breaking
ball as defeated Houston 7 to
3.
Pittsburgh beat the Giants 3 to
1 in the first game of a double
header no report on the second
game cardinals lead the Dodgers
three nothing and they're on the
eighth inning now.
And it's the Cubs for the
Padres 2 in the seventh.
3 and 1 on Serone.
And kind of gloomy all day the
trying to burn his way through
your right bomb.
So wrong draws a walk.
Well the Yankees have a runner
with two outs and that is the
first one.
Issued to a Yankee batter this
afternoon.
We're told that Yankee trainer
Gene Monahan.
Aided in the rehabilitation of
Dale Murray.
With a special diet Murray shed
a few pounds six.
I'm told to be exact.
Which has.
Possibly been a help.
Campanaro sits a fly ball to
right field and that should
retire the side.
Picked off by Otis.
No runs no hits a walk a man
left we completed seven with a
score the Yankees four and the
Royals three.
We'll take a quick look at the
Texas series for the Yankees the
pitcher tomorrow night will be
Dave Brigetti against Mike
Smithson.
Tuesday night Ray Fontana against
Frank Tanana and Wednesday night
three Matt Keough against Charlie
Huff.
We will televised the ballgame
Tuesday night here on the Yankee
television network Don Mattingly
is in the ballgame at first base.
I also see Willie Mays Aikens
come out on the on deck circle
for the Royals so we might have
a pinch hitter.
For Leon Roberts there is
Willie Mays Aikens.
And Wathen becomes a key man
right here for the Royals.
He takes a strike on the first
pitch from Murray.
Both times Wathen has been on
base this afternoon he has
scored he reached on a walk and
then single and came into score
runs number one and two driven
in both times by Frank White to
strikes on Wathen there was the
forkball it looked like to me
although I'm a lot of way away
from it more like a fastball.
One of those sinking fastballs
that there's Jean Monahan who
has put as you said Dale Murray
on a special diet and if I keep
ballooning up I'm gonna have to
go down and have my hand put me
on a diet.
I should have gone to him but
15 years ago let's see 15 years
ago I guess Jean Monahan might
have still been battling with
the ball for the Fort Lauderdale
ballclub.
You'd have to go all the way
down to Fort Lauderdale.
Yeah.
That's where he started and to
start you on your program he
might have had you run down to
Fort Lauderdale.
Fifteen years ago I could have
got part of the way I could do
it anymore.
But.
Oh and to count on John Watson
I'll be back and stays alive
all right with an upstairs
fastball Bobby Mercer a big day
coming up for you here at Yankee
Stadium.
You're looking forward to it on
the 7th of August.
I never thought that there would
be a day for me here at Yankee
Stadium and I can see that
there's a lot of people out there
who are going to be here.
I've been here for a long time
and I've been here at Yankee
Stadium and I consider it the
biggest honor that I've ever had
in my life.
Well I have to agree it's going
to be a tremendous honor for you
Bob and I'm just happy it's
going to be coming up August 7
Bobby Mercer day here at Yankee
Stadium.
I'll tell you I've seen your
players for several years give
you that standing ovation
whether you got a hit or not.
And I know they're all going to
be out here on August 7th.
I have a few Oklahoma news here
too.
All right.
Oh no.
Kevin Harris is right there.
What.
Would have Oklahoma and speak in
Oklahoma.
Right.
Yeah.
There's Willie Mays Aiken so
he's going to come into the game
and take the place of Leon
Lowe not in the field but at the
plate.
Yep.
Now he won't take his place on
the outfield.
Mr.
Aikens is batting three twenty
four nine home runs thirty three
runs batted in.
He is two for ten in the series
and he's going to be the first
to strike one.
What a difference in Dale Murray
over the early part of the
season.
A strike.
It could have happened better
for the Yankees the Yankees got
three key guys hit the ball now
when field Baylor and Kip and
now it looks like they've got
a stretch run that's got to be
a big plus for the Yankees in
the air the left field campus
after it.
Up his full body catches up to
it.
I don't know the camp lost that
ball for just a second or not or
whether he's just fooled by it
but he put on that late burst of
speed and caught up with it.
Well I think he lost the ball in
the sun the sun is trying to
peek through the clouds now and
left field is the sun field here
at Yankee Stadium during the
daytime.
And he did lose it there for a
minute but he recovered quickly
and makes an easy play of it.
He flipped those glasses down
that's when I think he picked
the ball up again after he flipped
the glasses then when he started
really digging hard for it.
There are two outs and Frank
White the batter he's driven in
two runs with a single and a
triple and a ground out.
Kemp asked Dave Winfield I said
what about where I play guys in
left field.
They says just look for my brown
spot where I play.
The big brown spot left field
where Dave Winfield stands and
most of the left fielder the
bot picked up bare handed and he
throws him out.
Nice fielding play by Murray and
that will retire the side in
order.
And in the middle of the eighth
inning the score remains the
Yankees four in the Royals three
space.
All right Frank we've got some
changes Willie Mays Aikens who
went into him for Leon Roberts
goes into first base and just
a little bit of a
little bit of a space base and
John Walton who was playing
first base moves out the left
field in place of Leon Roberts.
All right Bobby and we'll go to
the bottom half of the eighth
inning with Nettles but now
and Baylor is scheduled up
against right hander Mike
Armstrong.
Greg is all for three popped up
bounce to the pitcher and struck
out.
Did that was was Willie Mays
Aikens strange thing about it.
It's been noted that Willie
Aikens does not like the name
Willie Mays Aikens.
I really don't know why and what
does he like Willie Willie.
Well if I can think of it I will
call him Willie Mays Aikens
anymore.
I'll try to call him Willie.
Take a look at the pitcher.
Armstrong.
Ball and two strikes on Greg.
A lot of pitchers like to move
that ball around in their hand
that they're trying to get that
feel of the ball and they'll
wiggle and move the ball around
in their hands a lot just to
get that feel of the ball that's
doing to the way that Armstrong
delivers a ball to the plate he
could be pretty tough on
right handers he's kind of a
sidearm sling it.
Hi pitcher.
And he works the count fall.
He throws both the break in
pitch and his fastball from
basically the same position
that he's got on his sidearm.
That means the left hand hitter
would get a better look at it.
Right.
Walked in.
Second walk given up by
Armstrong and the Yankees have
the lead off man on the Yankees
are out in front of three and
Lupin on will step in who made
the sixth inning when Baylor hit
that ball deep to left center
and he'd already made up his
mind that they were going to
catch it.
That's the reason he was able to
score on that triple.
Good judgment on the bases
strike one he will run or the
bump but I don't know if he was
going to slap at it or but it
he wants it and foul.
What was that act but I'll put
on down there.
I don't know.
That was a delayed bunt swing.
We'll take a look at it here.
He.
He knew that he made a mistake
so he decided to take it out of
the dirt.
That's a kind of a funny way to
but I don't know the Lou Bunt's
very much.
Normally a guy will slide the
top hand up towards the barrel
of the bat to.
Tempt the bump.
Well he has not bonded this
year.
He's got a lot of balls.
We know that.
Those is bad at that one and
files it back.
Well we're getting everything
from Lou Padilla today.
That's what you call a
protection swing.
Might ask you which stance
vanilla is using now Bobby what
number stances.
Let me just take one quick look
at the
looks like.
Yep that's 3 14 3 4 3 14.
OK.
In the air the center field that
will not advance the runner
Nuttles does go back and tag
he'll force a throw from the
center fielder Sheridan.
But the throw is true to second
baseman Frank White and Nuttles
will not advance the runner
Nuttles will not advance the
runner.
He'll stand three four teams for
a week or so.
There's the there's our
attendance this afternoon thirty
three thousand nine hundred and
forty four.
So the three openings against
Kansas City have drawn one
hundred and fifteen thousand
six hundred.
Baylor pops it up on the right
side of the field.
Two down.
I'm sure of the weather had not
been threatening all morning and
we had some heavy rain all
around the area earlier today
that this crowd would have been
the third consecutive 40
thousand plus crowd for the
series.
Here's Dave Winfield.
Minnesota is now defeated.
Who are they playing a change in
the.
I'm not sure.
Excuse me.
Cleveland.
Seven to five.
I was looking up and I looked
away and then James the board on
me.
And Cincinnati beat the Mets
four to two.
We told the earlier Montreal
trip Houston up seven to three.
Cardinals beat the Dodgers
threes at Winfield up.
Had an average attendance of
thirty eight thousand five
hundred and thirty three four
game per game for this three
game.
That's a little too shabby.
Now somebody tell me how far
Winfield hit that home run into
the monuments out there his
first time up.
Got to be 450 or 460.
Yeah.
At least.
Scooter said he thought about
470 to 75.
Broke his bat.
He's going to get a base hit.
Splittered the bat and that
also is going to go to third.
When field goes halfway to
second and retreats as the throw
comes in.
Winfield has his third hit of
the game.
Well we'll take a look at it.
He was fooled a little bit.
The pitch was way on the outside
part of the plate.
He just actually just threw his
bat at it.
And but he happened to get a
good part of the ball and we see
Greg Nettles going from first to
third.
The ball was not hit that hard
out in the center field and it
took the center fielder Sherrod
in a long time to get to it.
Well that's where Winfield's
home run went Bobby.
Well we've got it covered we
saved 450 460 or 470.
So take your pick.
I just settled for a six dollar
cab ride.
Winfield may not have been too
happy being dropped down to the
number five spot on the
batting order.
Took it out on the baseball this
afternoon and the Royals
pitchers.
Steve Campbell for three runners
first and third two outs.
Mr. Armstrong spins the ball
around.
Gets the right grip he wants.
All one to camp.
Camp went for four one game of
the series.
Don Hood is up for Kansas City.
Don Hood is now up in the Kansas
City Royal bullpen.
Nice play by the Kansas City
Royal bullpen.
Nice play by the catcher slot.
And the Yankees seem to have
some action out in their bullpen
it looked like George Frazier a
right hander and Bob Shirley the
left hander.
We'll take a look at this.
Pitch down in the dirt and a
nice play by the catcher slot.
There's Bob Shirley.
Excuse me that's Jay Howell the
right hander warming up.
Two ball no strikeout on camp he
has a great play by the Yankees
on the right.
Ball for four night for Steve.
Hopped it up on the left side
and third baseman Brett hardly
had to take a step that will
retire the side the Yankees get
no runs have one hit they leave
two on and at the end of eight
it's the Yankees for the Royals
three.
All right Frank we've got some
changes in the Yankee outfield
and the Yankees are in the
middle of the field.
Jerry Muffrey now goes in to
play centerfield for the Yankees
and Dave Winfield moves from
centerfield back in his old
position left field.
So he'll pick up the brown spot
out there now.
He knows exactly where it is and
as I look at him he's playing
right on it.
Yes he is.
Don slot leads up and evidently
took the bat away no strike call
and he's got a good shot I
remember when Frank Howard played
left field for the Washington
Senators he would move back and
forth and have a patch of grass
just worn completely out.
He never stood still a second
the most nervous man I ever saw
in the outfield two balls and no
strikes.
Well he was a big enough guy to
wear a patch out or a big wear a
hole in the one he comes spring
training put weights on his
back and forth with all spring
training put about a three five
pound weight on each who grounds
it right at Smalley Roy waits on
it knows he has plenty of time
and throws him out one away the
Yankees are leading by a score
of four to three one away here
in the top of the night unless
the Frank Howard way 300 right
around 300 I think she listened
his plane weight somewhere
around 270 280.
Goodness he didn't need any leg
training.
He would do that to take off
weight really in spring
training as the story was
circulated.
Two guys seem to come off will
have a good spring training
with Frank Howard and Morgue
Powell.
Yeah.
Paul come came in one year at
300 pounds that sure it is the
first man Murray faced when he
relieved Shane Raleigh in the
sixth inning and he struck
out on three pitches ball and a
strike.
Del Murray's got good location
on his ball.
Now he threw him a good fork
ball on the outside part of the
plate and he tried to bust the
fastball in on him.
He looks comfortable on the
mound that's in the upper deck
out of play ball and two strikes
I never did like to face Del
Murray.
I didn't like it.
I didn't like that for ball and
he had I didn't like that hard
sinker that he threw.
What was what pitch was it you
hit for the home run that broke
his consecutive fastball
fastball.
Yeah that evens account to and
two three and two two hundred
and forty seven and a third
innings without allowing a home
run until he threw a fastball
game.
That's a lot of innings pitched
madly.
How about that play.
I never thought he'd get that
one.
Well look at the high fives on
the stands over that one.
Well this is a line drive right
at Mattingly and he times this
ball perfectly and makes a
tremendous leap in the air and
saves a double for the Yankees
race play by Don Mattingly.
He's a good defensive first
baseman.
He came to play it any.
All right.
There are two down.
Oh what a play by Mattingly.
I don't think Mattingly likes
Columbus said well he probably
likes the town but he knows that
there's only one place to play
and that's in the big leagues.
That's right.
Well he's got that 100 percent
right.
He's got that 100 percent right.
You are Washington tries to
put himself on and fouls it up.
UL is 0 for 4 and 1 for 17 in
the series.
You know George Brett was 0 for
10 before he got his single up
back in the first inning.
Yeah.
0 for 10 is like a major slump to
a guy like George Brett.
That's right.
He's got that one count back a
little bit in the right field.
So it appeared.
Kim took a couple of the thing
you want to do here Frank is not
let anybody was take a look at
Billy Martin there and we don't
want to give anybody an extra
base hit if they can afford not
to.
So they'll try to play a little
deeper now the outfielders were
then they then they would early
in the ballgame because they
want to keep the ball in front
of them.
Now Billy wants to have to go
more towards center and move to
his right.
He's not going to get a ball.
Yep.
Sightling to his right.
No ball to strikeout on
Washington.
Two outs the Yankees lead for
three.
Listen to the fans in the
background.
And look at them.
They want this strikeout Frank
and I know Del Murray wants to
do.
Ground ball and Smalley cannot
get a base hit for Washington.
What a big base hit by U.L.
Washington.
The reason for that is is because
it brings up George Brett.
Billy Martin is on his way out
to the mound.
And we take a look at goose
Gossett who is now up in the
Yankee bullpen.
Looks like Billy has signaled to
the bullpen and I assume that it
will be this guy.
He will be coming in this
ballgame.
That's who he wants and it will
be gossip.
No Dale Murray will leave and
Gossett will come in.
Murray who relieved in the sixth
inning has just given up only
his second hit for that ball by
Sheridan was hit hard.
The one that magically made the
great play out and Billy may feel
that Murray has run out of gas
here.
I don't know.
Anyway he wants Gossage to
pitch to Brett with a tie run at
first base and two outs.
This is going to be a challenge
Gossage and Brett.
They've had it before.
Yep.
And Gossage has won some and
Brett has won some.
It's probably even up.
Well while we wait for the goose
to come in I'll remind you that
the Yankees will host the
Detroit Tigers for a big three
game weekend series August 5th
through 7 highlighted by Skoll
Bandit Yankee tote bag night
and Bobby Mercer day here at
Yankee Stadium.
All fans attending the game on
Saturday night August 6 will
receive a Yankee tote bag
compliments of Skoll Bandit and
on Sunday afternoon August 7th
one of the most beloved Yankees
of all time Bobby Mercer will be
honored here at Yankee Stadium
but it will be Bobby Mercer day
so don't miss these two special
days something that I'm glad to
see Frank the fans gave Dale
Murray a big hand here he's
pitched well for the Yankees the
last four or five outings that
he's had and as everybody know
that he struggled throughout the
first part of the season and the
fans coming to their feet let
Dale Murray know that they
appreciate the job that he's
done.
You know Bobby Mercer as a
player you know it as a
broadcaster I know it Yankee fans
are the most knowledgeable in
the world and true when when you
don't perform well they will get
down on you but they're not
front runners when you perform
well they're with you.
I think they can they can
appreciate they can appreciate
an injury.
They can appreciate a player
going out there when he's hurt
and giving every effort he has
got any.
And I think it's the fans here
in New York City are just really
great great fans.
They're the greatest fans and
they're the best fans in the
world.
They're the best fans in the
world.
They're the best fans in the
baseball and all the sports
probably like you said they're
very knowledgeable and probably
the most knowledgeable sports
fans around anywhere in the
country.
When you do bad they let you
know when you do good they
certainly like you know too.
That's right.
They do.
And for the most part they are
very very fair.
All right.
Here's the challenge Brett with
the bat and got hit with the
bat.
The tag run is at first base and
two up.
Deep left field but slicing
foul.
And both got to John I can give
us I have relief.
U.L. Washington back to first
base.
The Yankees with a one run lead
and now the Royals have the one
run lead George Brad has just
home heard and Billy Martin and
the Yankees want the bat.
Look at Martin.
Well what they're talking about
Frank is that he's got too much
pine tar and you've got to have
a certain amount of distance
from the trademark of the bat
and the pine tar and that'll
leave in the field as if the game
is over.
Now he's just coming in.
I'm not sure.
They might have a legitimate
bribe and the umpires are going
to get together.
George Brett looking around and
want to know what's going on and
the umpires are going to get
together and talk about this
thing.
Well Billy Martin bounce right
out of the done I've seen a call
before Frank.
You are not allowed to have a
substance of any of any kind
above the trademark.
And I can't tell from here
because everybody's huddled
around the bat.
I cannot tell from here if it's
up too far.
And now they're both they're
out there feeling it seems as
if there's some sticky stuff
around there.
That's Nick Bremigan with the
best is going to be an
interesting call.
Well Brett isn't sure whether he
has a home run yet or not.
Now the umpires are going to
walk away and talk about this
and go over the rules and
examine the bat.
See where the pine cars in the
label the trademark is.
See the brown substance there.
It does look like it's a pine
tar.
It looks like it is.
Now you are not allowed to have
that pine tar up that far on the
bat.
Billy Martin walking around
waiting for the which might be
an important decision.
First time in a long long time
I've seen the umpires huddle
this long and have a meeting
over.
Well they're going to see what's
going to happen.
They're going to.
Now that is the plate umpire
Tim McClellan with the bat in
his hand.
Now they're going to measure it
across home plate.
I've never I've never seen this.
I never have either.
I don't know what I don't know
what they're measuring.
Right away.
They might be going to call
look at this but is out and
teammate man is out.
And having to be.
Forcibly.
Restrained from hitting.
Light on buyer Temma.
wheels.
Four to three that is called out
for using the illegal bat.
Redfield now batting.
the illegal substance on the
bat.
Like I said I have seen this
before Frank and Gaylord Perry
just took the bat away from the
whole point of our Jim McLaughlin
he's going to take the bat
they're going to take it so they
cannot take it into the
American League office or
wherever they take it to big
salmon.
Well the Yankee security person
and one of the umpires quickly
are chasing whoever has the bat
hostages.
Who ever has the bat Jose
Martinez is holding Brett Bobby
I've never seen this in my life.
Well I've seen players called
out for using an illegal bat
but never never saw an important
hit by a home run and have been
called out to put the Royals
ahead.
George Brett was fighting man
and whether he has a cause to be
mad or not I don't have any idea
the umpires made a decision.
Bobby let me say this to you the
fact that they tried to take the
bat away and secrete the bat
lends credence to the umpires
call in my estimation it could
be because what will happen
Frank is that the umpires will
take that bat and examine it and
we still see Dick Houser and
George Brett they're still
arguing the call now with Rocky
Colivino has moved in there.
If I have to feel the fact that
they would not allow the bat to
be played by the umpires would
certainly lend credence to the
decision to call Brett out.
I would have to agree with you
Frank because they took a long
time to make this decision.
They talked it over two or three
times we take a look at home
plate umpire Jim McLeod who made
the call and he might be waiting
there for that bat to be
retrieved.
I'm sure with a controversial
call like this and they will try
to take this bat and have the
American League office or
whoever might be concerned they
probably want that bad exam.
What a call.
I like you said I have never
seen a call made like that for
for it to be such an important
call and deciding a ballgame.
I never have either.
I have seen.
Well I saw Greg Nuttles lose a
base hit but his bat split and
they discovered Cork in the bat.
I broadcast that game.
I think that is the only other
time I have seen an illegal bat
discovered during the course of
the game.
I've also seen bats that have
nails that have been put in it to
hold it.
They can keep it from chipping
but for a foreign substance to
be on a bat which they concluded
I guess that the pine tar was too
far up on the bat and not allowed
to be around and that close to
the trademark.
And the fact they laid the bat
across on blade is just like
using the yardstick or a tape
measure.
They know exactly how well I
want what I think happened there
was Frank is that they were trying
to decide if the contact of the
ball made any contact with the
pine tar being that far up on the
bat.
In other words judging George's
red stance to where he would have
made contact with the ball.
So I'll be darned I have never
in my life seen anything like
this.
I've said it Bobby so many many
times you never go to a ball
game that you don't see something
you've never seen before.
Not as dramatic as this granted
but I have never seen it before.
We'll be back.
But well we for the benefit of
our network the final score the
Yankees for the Royals three
will be back.
Well I'll say it again to Bobby
Mercer I've never seen anything
like this in my life.
Let me make it very definite to
all our viewers the Yankees have
won the ballgame by a final
score of four to three as George
Brett hits what appeared to be
a leading home run that would
give the Royals a five to four
lead.
I've got it.
I've got to feel Bobby that Rick
Sarone may have been the first
one to complain about the bat.
Now you of course you won't do
it until the man gets it.
If Brett had made out they
would have said anything.
That's a very good point.
And I know that during the days
when I played that if we fought
a guy who was using an illegal
an illegal bat that if there was
a base hit that's when they would
have the umpire check it out if
they didn't get a base that they
wouldn't say anything about it.
All right.
Let's go back to the replay
quickly.
Don Carney is going to show it
again.
Here is Brett at the plate.
Now there was no doubt that when
George Brett hit that ball that
it was going to be a home run.
And I'm sure when the umpires
measured the bat across the
plate they were trying to
determine whether the ball hit
the part of the pine tar if the
pine tar had any connection with
the ball when it hit the bat
because they were judging his
stance the distance where he
would be striding into the ball
to make contact.
Well there's Brett down the
line steps on the plate and
everybody thought by now.
So Ron and Martin are out there
now.
So Ron is the one I'm sure of
that alerted the umpire to the
fact that he thought Brett was
using an illegal bat.
A lot of times.
And we can see the umpire Jim
McClellan the home plate umpire
taking the bat out and now the
umpires are going to go out and
have their first meeting.
And George Brett is looking on
right now.
Nobody knows what the decision
is going to be.
But I I can guarantee you there's
probably from the Royals going
to be protest upon protest about
this play.
Well I have one question.
We do not know the answer to is
whether or not the bat was
reclaimed by the umpire.
The last time I saw the bat it
was in the hands of one of the
Royals headed for we presume the
clubhouse with a Yankee security
person in hot pursuit along with
an umpire.
Well I'm not sure that it makes
any difference because it's a
it's a judgment call by the
umpires and it's strict.
The facts are that you cannot
use an illegal bat and have
forged substance on it which
makes it an illegal bat.
And they're determining trying
to determine whether or not the
umpire is going to be reclaimed
by the Yankees.
So they're meaning trying to
determine now whether that
foreign substance which I assume
that is pine tar is up too far
up on the bat towards the label.
Meanwhile everybody relaxed on
the Kansas City Royals bench but
they won't be relaxed for long
Billy.
Now the umpires have told Martin
and the Yankee players just to
leave them alone and let them
decide this themselves.
And side of blue in the middle
of the picture there with his
arms folded now McClellan
walking back toward home plate
with bat in hand.
Remington and Brinkman with him
we can almost tell there by
Billy Martin's reaction that
there was going to be some kind
of a call in favor of the
Yankees.
Now that's where they're
measuring the bat Frank and
trying to determine where George
Brett stance is.
They're trying to measure the
bat.
They're trying to measure the
bat.
They're trying to measure the
bat though the opposite way
Brett the left hand hitter I
think they might have measured
it.
No they don't.
They don't measure it from
there to been too far out there
trying to determine whether
there is a call.
That was the out call and here
comes Brett.
Now the only the only thing
about it is and you know George
is not too happy and I can see
why he wouldn't be too happy as
he's restrained by the other
umpires that I don't know if he
made contact with any of the
other umpires there.
So we'll have to wait and see
what happens.
We'll tell everybody and we'll
be back with more on this ball
game.
The final score Yankees four
and Royals three.
Well Bobby Mercer my last words
on that telecast of July 24th
where the Yankees have won the
ballgame four to three whether
you agreed with me or not I
don't really remember but as you
know we sort of followed that
one up ladies and gentlemen we
kind of tried to straighten it
out tonight.
The Yankees did not win the
game.
They were in the lead.
The lead president Lee McPhail
ruled it was a legal home run
by George Brett and that's why
we're here at Yankee Stadium
tonight to pick up this game in
the top half of the ninth
inning with two outs and the
Royals now leading five to four
you know it was early in the
day we weren't going to play
this ball game and then all of
a sudden after another ruling
by a higher judge I guess one
of them by the American League
and his say was the number one
say so here we are today to
finish this ballgame and we have
a new theme song here at Yankee
Stadium that he late and quickly
learned how to play in the Blue
Ridge Mountains of Virginia on
the trail of the Lonesome Tide.
Let's take a look at the Yankees
defensive alignment right now
which may furnish you a surprise
or two.
Ken Griffey is at first base.
Don Mattingly is at second base.
But Cabaneras was there Roy
Griffey was at shortstop.
He was there in the original
game at a third base.
Greg Nuttles Dave Winfield is in
left field.
Now watch this next shot.
Ron Goodry is in center field.
That's good replaying center and
the right fielder is Steve Kemp.
The catcher has to be but
Schweinegger because Rick's
around has an eye infection.
So Ron was in the July 24th
game but unable to play tonight
and on the mound for the
Yankees.
The Yankees have a chance to
play under George Frazier and
he'll be pitching to Hal McCrae
who was on deck when Brett gets
the two run home.
That's quite a lineup.
Frank I guess for one out I who
knows this might be something
new.
This might be the turnaround.
This is the second dive in his
career.
Ron Goodry has played center
field his career in the major
league.
You remember who he took out of
center field and a field play
the first base.
Well we must tell this a lot.
Here comes Martin.
Well we must tell this to fans
this that these are not the same
up hiring crew that was here
before.
Tonight's umpiring crew is Dave
Phillips George Maloney Rick
Reid and Tim Wilkie who were the
umpires of the last night's game
and the series before they're
going to build a second base
down.
Smally steps on second and again
the guy that I got.
I thought I could come out and
say how do you know that Brett
touch second base because you
were not here.
That's right.
They cannot officially.
I don't think they can officially
give him a rolling because they
were not here so they didn't see
it.
Now the last umpires that were
here before this before the
original game was Tim McClellan
he was behind the plate who
cobalt Nick Brimigan and Joe
Brinkman and those four
gentlemen are not here tonight.
This is a new up hiring crew.
So Billy Martin is out there I
think is the only one who's
making a protest saying look we
say that Brett missed the basis.
I have an idea that Dave
Phillips right there Bobby may
have a sworn affidavit from one
of the umpires of the other
crew.
Of course the umpires and the
league office if we knew this
was going to happen I'm sure
they knew it was going to
happen.
So we add just a little more
drama to the infamous Pines are
game.
We might not be through yet.
But we're going to be through
this game.
Well a handful of people here at
Yankee Stadium of course the
judge did not rule until about
quarter of four this afternoon
the final ruling that the game
would be played.
Well I would assume that's
going to be played under protest
and just got the sign there it
is the P sign from the plate
umpire in this case George
Monali that Billy Martin has
protested this ballgame on
Valley that was not a sworn
affidavit from one of the other
umpires.
Well I don't think any of us are
surprised that Billy did that or
the other guy that now he would
have a right to do that because
this is a different umpiring
crew and there's the crowd here
tonight all 34 of them and Billy
Martin just returned back to the
dugout after making that protest
and we will get this first pitch
underway.
What do you guess we'll get this
game finished.
Finally out of the books.
Tell everybody they had the
tarp on right about 10 minutes
before this game started there
was a thunder shower in the
area.
And a strike is called on Hal
McCrae as we do start playing
the first pitch of this game was
thrown at six minutes past two
o'clock on Sunday July 24.
And the game is called on the
books.
Go down in the books as long as
game in history.
No not really.
There have been suspended games
picked up after a greater length
of time.
I say I've never seen anything
like it.
I've been connected with
baseball in some capacity for
well let's see 30 years now and
we're going to play a ball on a
strike on the play McCrae in
this game has gone over three
rather the third walk fly the
center and grab it into a double
play this might be the shortest
televised game that you've ever
done though.
I'll play.
Now we got the first nine
innings I mean in one particular
day I'm not going to get
technical please.
I'm not going to get technical
please.
I'm not going to get technical
please.
I'm not going to get technical
please.
That might be the replacements
for we might mention that George
Brett and Rocky Colabino and
Gaylord Perry are not here
tonight.
They were they were they were
ejected from the ballgame and
suspended from this game.
So they are not here tonight.
Dick Houser also is not in
uniform.
He was rejected to if McCrae
gets a base hit he'll have a 15
point lead for the book I'll
tell you the one of the owners
of the Kansas City Royals is
here watching the ballgame.
Averon Pogelman who bought 49
percent of the stock from Ewing
Kaufman earlier this year Billy
Martin the Yankee skipper
Colabino and Perry are on their
way to Baltimore.
The Yankees are back in the
top half of the ninth inning the
Royals scored two runs on two
hits.
There were no Yankees errors
and nobody left on base in the
middle of the night.
Five Kansas City for the Yankees
the announcement was made that
the four umpires who were here
for the original game McClellan
Cobol Brinkman and Remagen did
sign a notarized affidavit
stating that George Brown touched
every base on his home run.
Well I guess we've covered all
the legal ramifications of this
ballgame.
Well you reckon we have.
I don't know if we don't.
We'll find out later.
Here's the catcher.
He is Don Swat.
And the pitcher is supposed to be
Mike Armstrong but that is
the reason Barry.
They have announced that
Armstrong would start by
Quillen Barry is on the mound.
There's a lot of drama around
the first Yankee hitter Don
Mattingly will lead off the
bottom half of the ninth inning
if Mattingly should get a base
hit by the Mercer he would
establish a new record for
consecutive game winning streak
for a rookie in the major league
if he gets a base in here we are
told it would count as a
continuation of his hitting
streak which would give him 25
the streak now ended the previous
record twenty three consecutive
games by Mike Vail of the Mets
in seventy five.
Well it was straight in streak
his last hitting streak about
fifteen games right.
And so this will be a
continuation if he gets a hit
now of another 10 games that
lapsed in between that period of
time right.
This is the one game out of the
twenty five he did not have a
hit he's been to bat only once
and it's a ball and a strike
Mattingly lined out to lap after
replacing Steve Balboni he came
to bat in the seventh inning
and I'm sure both teams feel
like we're going to win this
game.
If we're going to be here we
might as well go ahead and win
it.
That will end the streak
Sheldon is there for the catch
and Mattingly is hitting streak
unless the Yankees tie it up and
he should come to bat again his
hitting streak has ended one out
in the bottom half of the night
and now Royce Molly Oscar
will bat for good read small he
has played the entire game we're
dead on the 24th all the way at
shortstop fly the center single
the center and fly the center
again I suppose you could have
done one or two things at the
first two guys got on you might
have been let get me but the guys
over put out prison barrier this
one that is including the game
since the night when he was
night before last when he last
pitch was in various one five
lost one and saved thirty two
games he this is his fifty first
appearance hundred and six
innings ninety eight hits ten
walks thirty eight strikeouts
two balls on a strike the count
to Royce Molly we might mention
that Willie Wilson was in and
out of this game so was Leon
Roberts so they're not eligible
and they had a left field and
they were on the right field and
Simpson on the warning track to
down two outs in the bottom half
of the night the royals are
leading by a score of five to
three Oscar Gamble will pass for
Rod Gimli I was sitting to eighty
six well after all this time and
after all the media attention
and everything that's going on
in the court it comes down to
one man Oscar Gamble the Yankees
all on all the drama was built
up to this particular point
right now.
Well down to a gamble and
Quillen Barry gamble has hit
seven home runs this year.
Twenty two are the eyes and that
may do it right.
Over to John Woffin and the
fine.
The Yankees are three up three
down here in the bottom half of
the ninth inning.
The final score the Kansas City
Royals five and the New York
Yankees for I think.