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

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The Kansas City Athletics faced the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium for a Friday night game on September 30th, 1966.

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The A's entered the game at the bottom of the AL West with a 71-86 record. The Tigers were a team on the rise with 88 wins.

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The full broadcast of this game has been lost, but the exciting innings from the bottom of the 5th through the 8th are presented today from the Kansas City KMCO broadcast featuring announcers Monty Moore and Lynn Ferris.

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Well, the Oregon here in Tiger Stadium sending a birthday salute along to Frank Scaff. It's his birthday tonight and also that of Johnny Pondman.

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It's not Monty Moore's birthday, but he's sure ready to go.

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I'd celebrate if the A's could get them to win this game. Here's Mickey Stanley. Had a single his first time up in the ball game. Right-handed batter. Here's the bitch.

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It's a called strike from Odom who's throwing that ball hard here again tonight. Odom has walked one and struck out three.

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Wilson hasn't walked anybody, and that's pretty well per usual with him. He's struck out seven.

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A nothing-nothing game. The A's and the Tigers, a big ball game for both clubs. Financially a big game for the Tigers.

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Here's the 0-1 count. Curve ball swung and popped foul behind the plate. No balls, two strikes.

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The Tigers do not have a 300-hitter on the ball club. Al Keline leads with a 290 average. Stanley is right behind with 288. Stanley's played in only 91 games.

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They expect that he might be their regular center fielder all next year.

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The ball's two strikes. Odom fires way outside with a waste ball. One and two. That one actually knocked the mid off Bill Roof's hand.

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The ball stayed in the mid and was separated from Roof about two feet off to his right.

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Boy, this is the kind of a night a guy that throws as hard as Odom can make a catcher's hand puff up pretty big before it's all over. It's really cold here.

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Here's the one and two bet. Curve ball pops up from the infield. Ed Charles and Phil Roof coming in. They're calling Charles in on the play and Ed makes the catch right in front of Roof.

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So there's one away here in the fifth inning of the ball game. Kansas City nothing, Detroit nothing.

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Here's Bill Frihan, Tiger catcher, who singles in the second inning.

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The Tigers have had three hits, all singles.

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Bill Frihan catching in his 134th game of the year.

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Here's the line by Odom, the pick on the way. Foul upstairs. Strike one.

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In Odom's last three starts, he has pitched two shutouts. He shut out Cleveland by a score of three to nothing.

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He then lost the shutout to Washington, giving up a run in the last half of the ninth inning. The score of that game won nothing.

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Then he came right back in his next start and beat Cleveland again, shutting them out two to nothing.

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Here's the O1 pitch. Stinker's a little low. One ball and one strike.

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Odom has given up only two runs in his last four starts.

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And he has gone at least seven and two-thirds innings in each of the last four starts.

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Here's the one-on-one pitch. A little high on inside, ball two.

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With as many days off as the Athletics have had, not having played since last Sunday,

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you can see the confidence manager Alvin Dark has in this youngster.

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Because he could have chosen anybody on the pitching staff, they're all rested for a big game.

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Here's the 2-1 pitch. High. Ball three.

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So the Cowlitz three balls and one strike to freehand, with one out here in the fifth inning of a scoreless game.

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To indicate how big a game Alvin Dark feels it is, he has his big right-hander Jim Nash in the bullpen tonight.

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In case Odom might need some help, here's a 3-1 pitch. Watch out, that's out of play.

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So the Cowlitz full of three balls and two strikes.

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If Nash does not have to get up and warm up tonight or get into the game, he will be the starting pitcher here tomorrow.

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If he does get into the game, and for a brief period of time, he would pitch on Sunday as the starter.

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That's a 3-2 pitch to freehand. Inside he walked in.

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Freehand is on, that's the second walk issued by Odom tonight.

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And the batter is Earl Wilson, the Tiger pitcher.

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Wilson, one of the best hitting pitchers in all of baseball, has hit seven home runs this year.

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And that's more than some of the Tiger regulars. For instance, Gates Brown and Outfielder has hit only seven home runs, and he's played in 86 games.

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Wilson has played in a total of 42 games, counting pitch hit appearances.

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Mickey Stanley and Outfielder has played in 91 games and has hit only three homers.

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McFarlane the catcher has hit only five homers.

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But Wilson is dangerous. Here's the wind of pitch.

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The call strikes. No balls and a strike.

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Detroit as a team has pounded 176 homers.

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Compare that with 64 of the athletics of it this year as a team.

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Odom's pitch, Wilson's swing pops it up, short center field.

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Monday coming in, Rick's calling everybody else off, and he takes care of it.

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There are two down.

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That's what you call sawing off a bat in a guy's hand.

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Odom hit Wilson right on the fist and broke a bat.

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As Wilson comes back trotting behind home plate, he's grinning a little bit.

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That's what you call bees in the bat on a night like this.

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Boy, you can really sting your hands when one hits you on the fist.

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Two down, top of the batting order now. Here's Jake Wood, right-handed batting, second baseman.

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Pitch, strike call to Wood. He was taking all the way.

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The Tigers nothing, the Athletics nothing. Last half of the fifth inning.

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Both clubs have had opportunities.

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The A's had runners at second and third, but their runners were there with two down.

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0-1 pitch. In the dirt, a nice pick up by catcher Phil Rueck.

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One ball, one strike.

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The Tigers had runners at first and third with one out in the second inning.

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A ball and a strike they got.

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Runner leaps at first base. Odom gives him a look, throws to the plate, sinks off too much again.

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Ball two.

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For the Athletics, Phil Rueck is behind the plate.

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Ed Charles back in the lineup at third tonight. Campanier is at shortstop.

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Green at second. And Danny Kader at first.

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The A's outfield has Jim Gosger in left, Rick Munday in center, and Mike Hirschberger in right.

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And pitching for Kansas City.

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Young right-hander John Lee Blue Moon Odom, who won five and lost five so far,

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throw to first back in time is freehand.

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Two and one count.

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Another throw to first, and that ball gets away from the first baseman Kader,

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but it hit the umpire, red clarity in the leg,

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and stayed close enough to first that Kader was able to pick it up with no advance being made.

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So the A's got a break.

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When the ball went to the right of the A's first baseman Danny Kader and hit the umpire,

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red clarity in the leg.

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Here's Odom, two-one pick, swinging a foul down by Jake Wood. It's two and two now.

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The American League champion Ball of the Orioles were beaten in the first game

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of their double-hunter tonight with Minnesota.

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They have come up with two runs in the sixth inning of the second game.

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The Twins are leading in that one five to two.

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Harmon Killibrews hammered a couple of home runs tonight,

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for Minnesota is 38th and 39th of the year.

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A two-two pitch to Jake Wood, sidearm fastball is fouled out.

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It's the first time Odom has gone that far down sidearm tonight.

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He really dropped down.

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Two balls, two strikes, two down and one on.

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Last half of the fifth inning of a five-ball game being played in Tigers Stadium, Detroit.

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Odom's pitch, swing and a half-ouncer towards third.

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Ed Charles is going to have a hard time throwing his man out.

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He flagged it down, throws the first two late.

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Charles had to wait on that high bouncer to come down.

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And that Jake Wood can really run.

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Charles fielded the ball, made a high throw to first base with not too much on it.

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And Wood is safe with a hit.

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The Tigers are set up now with runners at first and second, two down.

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And here is Dick McCallum.

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McCallum having a good year for the Tigers again, hitting 273,

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with 22 home runs, eight triples, 15 doubles.

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The lead runner, Bill Frehand.

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The trailing runner at first is Jake Wood.

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McCallum shortens up on the bat a little bit.

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Here's the pitch, fastball, a strike gets called.

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Norm Cash is on deck.

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The big man of great concern right now is at the plate, and that's Dick McCallum.

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One strike counts.

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Odom fires.

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Strike two, it's called, that fastball hits the knee.

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No balls, two strikes.

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That's pretty much the perfect pitch.

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It's a tough one for anybody to handle.

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But McCallum is looking for a pitch he can pull.

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0-2 count, Odom ahead of him, checks the runner, fires to the plate,

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sinker again, this time little outside, ball one, one and two.

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Close enough that with two strikes on him, many batters will go for that pitch.

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A score from the National League headliner tonight, the Dodgers one and the Philadelphia Phillies two.

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They're playing at Philadelphia in the seventh inning.

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Odom's one-two pitch to McCallum in the dirt, ball two.

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So McCallum has hung on patiently with two strikes on him and worked the count to two balls and two strikes.

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Bill Freehand, the runner at second base.

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Jake Wood at first, no score in the game.

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Last half of the fifth inning.

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Good to have you with us tonight on the A's Radio Network.

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Odom whips the pitch to the plate, McCallum takes ball three, it's low again.

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So McCallum has three balls and two strikes, and with two down, that means the runners will be moving.

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So any kind of an extra base hit here could give the Tigers two runs because Wood can really run.

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And he'll be breaking with nobody holding against him at first base.

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A's manager Alvin Dark has just sent a series of signs out to the catcher, Bill Roof, and he'll relay them to Odom.

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There go the runners, here's the pitch. Fastball line to right center field, one run is coming in to score.

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Cuts the ball off in right center. Here comes Wood by the score, now they're getting the hole up, but he's got to stop at third.

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A great throw by Rick Munday.

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The eight center field are raised in the right center field.

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Cuts that ball off, it was headed for the fence.

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McCallum ends up in second.

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The Tigers get a run and the batter is Norm Cash.

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Boy, that McCallum has killed Kansas City Fitching as long as he's been in the American League.

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And he just unloaded a big one.

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Boy, what a play by that Munday in right center field.

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Now with first base open, Al Kaelin is the next scheduled batter.

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Are these going to pitch to Norm Cash here or not?

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Roof is squatting down behind home plate.

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Odom goes to the line. Here's the pitch. Cash takes it. It goes in the dirt. A great stop by Roof saves the run.

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Frank Scaff, the Tiger manager, is also the third base coach.

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He had been waving wood on from the time the ball was hit.

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Of course, the runner from second knew he was going to go, so Scaff immediately picked up his runner at first base and started giving him the go sign.

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Not realizing Munday could make a pick up as he did in right center field and a throw to the infield.

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Here's the one and oh pitch. There's a drive to right, not hitting too hard.

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Hirschberger should get it in front of the fence. He's got it.

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Blue Moon Odom hit Norm Cash right on the fifth with one. That ball didn't sound too good when it left the bat.

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And Hirschberger was able to make a catch right in front of the fence in right field.

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So Odom here in the fifth inning sees one run come across the plate. Two hits. Two men left off.

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After five full innings of play, the score, Detroit 1, Kansas City nothing.

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A shrine for the great names in baseball. Rogers Hornsby, Joe DiMaggio, Dizzy Dean, Luke Abling, Gabby Hartner, many others.

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Bob has built his reputation and GFC on service to people who need loans of $25,000 to $2,000.

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Bob knows many times you run short of cash, doctor bills, car payments, other expenses.

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Later on, you can pick up the money and sign for it at the GFC office near a Jew.

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Call tonight. Grand 1, 5373. GFC loan company.

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Now as we go to the second inning of the ball game, the Athletics have got to play catch-up ball against Earl Wilson,

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a man who has beaten Kansas City 13 times and lost to them only four in his big league career.

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The A's have had only three singles. The Tigers now have had a total of five hits in the game.

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Beckman being by McCollum with the runners moving on a 3-2 pitch.

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In the fifth inning, Odom had gotten him no balls, two strikes.

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The A's started off now with Kampi Kampanaris, the shortstop.

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He's the leadoff batter for the A's and has been most of the season.

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Kampi hitting 266. He's hit safely in the last five games in a row, but only one hit a game.

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Here's the bench. Strike, it's called from Wilson. He has not walked a batter.

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The closest he came was on a 3-1 count to Kampanaris to start the game.

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He rallied from that 3-1 count to throw two strikes by Kampi and struck him out.

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Now the big right-hander fires again. Kampanaris takes it outside, hits one ball, one strike.

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Kampanaris with 49 stolen bases to his credit had a fantastic month of September stealing bases.

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Now the one-on-one. There's a drive to center. Base hit for Kampanaris.

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His hitting streak now goes to six in a row and the A's have the potential tying run on.

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And the man they'd rather have on in this situation than any other man they have on the roster.

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Coming up behind him is Mike Hershberger, a good hit and run man.

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Mike batting 251 for the year. He's 0-2 in this game against Wilson.

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The Tigers will shorten up their infielders just a bit now with Hershberger there.

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McCullough and Wood will cheat just a bit towards the middle of the diamond to protect from the double play.

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Here's a pitch. It's a little low, ball one. Kampanaris got a big lead off first base but did not go.

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Bill Freehand is a good throwing catcher.

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Wilson down to the stretch again. Kampanaris gets a lead.

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Wilson looks at him a long time. Bobbs his head a couple of times. There goes Kampy. He's a pitch. Swung on and fouled down.

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Hershberger fouled it off with Kampanaris going.

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Mike seemed to be trying to hit that ball through that big hole on the right side of the infield.

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With the first baseman holding Kampanaris and the second baseman over towards second for the double play.

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They've really got a big hole on the right side of the infield because with Kampy breaking, second baseman had gone over to cover second that time and he had a full 90 feet to shoot through.

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A ball and a strike. There goes Kampy again. A pitch is swung on, bounced to the left side of the infield.

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Third baseman has got it. Wood throws the first Kampanaris round. Second goes to third.

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He slides in there and he's out at third base. On the throw to Dick McCullough.

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Now Kampanaris and McCullough are in a fight, a fist fight going on with Kampanaris and McCullough. Everybody out of folks, I got that under the field.

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Kampanaris and McCullough really went at it. Ed Turrows and Earl Wilson are squared away.

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Just off to the right a little bit. Kampanaris I believe is hurting the play.

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We have some 70 ball players out on the field right now.

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There are no arms or fists being swung but believe me there were some swung by Kampanaris and McCullough.

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Kampanaris tried to go all the way from first to third on a ground out to the third baseman word.

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Kampy slid in the third base and he slid hard. McCullough got up slugging Kampanaris and Kampy went after him.

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And Kampanaris now is limping off the field and he's limping pretty badly. He may be through for the night.

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You think these guys are not playing this one as if everything depended on it?

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The umpire Bob Stewart behind all plates is now arguing with Alvin Dark about something.

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I don't know what it's about but Alvin has really got his dander up.

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They're out in the middle of the infield. Kampanaris is limping back to the dugout.

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Well then that one emptied the benches in the dugout and in the bullpen.

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The second one we've seen this year but the first one was with the Red Sox when Kanigli Arrows started out to the mound after being challenged by Lou Krause but he never went out there.

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He thought more wisely of it. Jim Nash led the charge that night was the first to go to Krause's side but no punches were thrown.

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There were some good ones here and you never saw so many guys out there.

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They may have thrown Kampanaris out of the game. I don't know. Alvin Dark is appealing to all the umpires out there.

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He went over to talk with Luke Affling after his big argument with Bob Stewart and now Stewart is going out to talk again.

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Marty Springsteen at the third base umpire who called the play at third base is now in an argument with Alvin Dark.

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Kampanaris trying to go from first to third was cut down on a perfect throw from Norm Cash to Dick McCullough.

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Now Kampy slid in hard to McCullough but this is no Sunday School League and McCullough got up and kneed Kampanaris first.

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While Kampy was down McCullough jumped out on him with his knee first. Then Kampy got up and went after him.

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I don't know what's going on but the way Alvin Dark is arguing I've got to assume that something against Kansas City has happened here.

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I'll tell you Alvin's mad. After talking to Springsteen and Bob Stewart he went over to check with Luke Affling and since Luke was so close to third base in the coaches box

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I'm sure he wanted to get his version of who started it. And I would have to guess that after getting that

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Luke probably reporting that Kampy was kneed has made our skipper all of war furious.

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He's really in it with Stewart at home plate. Now pointing down towards third base.

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Boy Charles came very close to getting into it with Wilson. Wilson acted as the interceptor to keep Charles.

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Ed was trying to get to Kampanaris' A. Kampy had gotten either knocked down or fallen down off balance.

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And he was in a bad situation on the ground with several Tigers close to him where they really could have gotten to the A's little guy.

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And that's the mark of the old pro. Charles was trying to get to Kampy's side and Wilson cut in and prevented Charles from it.

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And Ed wasn't...he was all set to go at it with Wilson.

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Oh there's some guys on Wilson in our dugout right now. He just tried to stare down somebody in our dugout.

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Well we still as of this moment have to assume that Kampanaris was either thrown out or was hurt badly enough

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because Ozzie Shavarria, utility infielder, is going down to the dugout in the bullpen.

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Jim Gosger's the batter with two down here in the sixth inning. The Tigers leading 1-0 in a hotly contested battle.

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Here's the bitch. Gosger takes high of all one. Mike Hirschberger just slammed his glove down in the dugout as hard as he could slam it.

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We've got a mad bunch of Kelly Green and Gold suited Kansas City A's fans.

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Alright here's the 1-0 bitch.

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There's a drive to the right center field. We've got a tight ball game. Way back, way back. It hit the upper deck.

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Gosger ties it up with a home run.

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Jim Gosger just pounded one off the roof of Tiger Stadium in right field.

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And now it really hurts that Kemp he was out at third base too.

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As the A's could have had a lead. But there was no doubt about him being out. It was by how much?

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Now here's Ed Charles at the plate in a tied up 1-1 game. Boy I've never seen Gosger hit one that hard.

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Here's the bitch. Charles swings away and fouls it off strike one.

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You know, Monty Gosger loves to hit in this park. I don't know whether it's just a...I think it's a combination of the park, which has long been home run haven.

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And the fact that Jim's home is only 50 miles away. But I didn't want to say anything until it actually happened.

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He said before the game tonight when he walked in the dressing room he would hit a home run during this series.

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Here's the old one bitch that Charles. There's a smash to right center field. The A's are stirred up at the base head.

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Boy they were mad at Kemp and Harris being kicked out of the game or if he weren't kicked out.

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He was stopped on by the Tiger shortstop McCullough enough that he's out of the game.

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The way Dark was arguing I have to guess from here that he was kicked out though.

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Now here's Danny Kader. Charles has just had his second hit of the night. Kader has already had two hits in the game.

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Wilson to the stretch here to throw the first. Charles back in there in time.

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The home run for Gosger was his fifth of the season with Kansas City. His tenth overall this year.

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Counting his play with Boston and the A's.

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Here's the bitch. Kader goes around on a slider that's way outside. Strike one.

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One strike to count. Hit Charles the runner at first. The A's have had three hits here in the inning.

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But across the diamond and back double play.

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Got the A's out of it. Here to throw the first. Charles diving back in head first.

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Orlando Pena and the Tiger bullpen is up throwing.

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The score of the A's one and the Tigers one. Boy did that Gosger wrap the ball hard. It hit the roof of Tigers Stadium here.

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One strike count. Big lead by Charles. Here's the bitch to Kader high and inside ball one.

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A big National League happening in the seventh inning. Bill White of the Phillies has just hit a three run homer against the Dodgers.

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That means the Phillies are leading the Dodgers five to one going into the eighth inning.

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One and one count. Wilson pitching to Danny Kader. It's on the way. Kader takes it high ball two.

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Since the happening between Campaneras and McCollum occurred on the third base side of the diamond.

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That's the Tigers dug outside. So they had their players out there around the fray before the A's who had to come all the way from the first base side could get there.

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And they emptied in a hurry. Two one pitch to Kader. Swing and a miss. He chased a bad one way outside. Strike two.

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Wilson must have a great slider tonight. Some of the A's players have chased it.

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With the catcher having to reach a good distance for it.

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Incidentally, Gaskers other home run here in the stadium was hit off Fred Blanning earlier this year.

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Two two count to Kader. Throw the first base. Charles back in in time.

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The Tigers are the only club in the American League that play Kader as a full hitter.

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Their second baseman Jake Wood is playing him as though he were a full hitter.

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Kader hits a lot to right field. There goes Charles. Here's a big swing on it. Popped in the shallow left center field.

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Mickey Stanley off to his right is going to be there when it comes down. He's got it and that's all for Kansas City here in the sixth inning of the game.

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The Atlantic score one run. Three hits. There were no errors and one left on. So we go to the last of the sixth inning. It's Detroit one. Kansas City one.

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Later the same day, visit the GFC office near as due. Sign your name. Leave with your cash.

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All right, here we go now, the last half of the sixth inning. Al Kailine, Tiger right fielder, Billy Dolph man.

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We're getting a report on whether or not Cavaneros was kicked out of the game.

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Cavaneros was kicked out of the ballgame, we're told. All right, here's the pitch from Blue Moon, to Al Kailine. It's outside ball one.

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The press box has announced he was not injured, Monty.

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He was limping off. I didn't think he was limping badly enough that he couldn't come back into the game.

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And I knew Alvin Dark was arguing about something and it had to be that.

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And with some forty players from each side out there, we never did see an ejection sign from the umpire.

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Here's the one oh pitch, curve ball is low. Two balls and oh strikes that got to Al Kailine.

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Cavaneros slid hard into McCullough and McCullough slammed an extra hard tag on him and bounced up and down on him with his knees before he let Cappy get up.

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When Cappy did get up, there's no question about it, he went after McCullough.

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Here's the two oh pitch, hot shot foul outside of third base.

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So they got his two balls and one strike.

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That's only the second incident I've seen Cavaneros involved in, in the big leagues.

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When Ed Kirkpatrick of the California Angels ran over Cappy on Cavaneros night in Kansas City last year.

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Cappy popped up off the ground and took a whack at him.

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He picked up some pretty big guys.

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Here's the two oh pitch, Kailine takes it high of all three.

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McCullough, I say this, from what we could see landed more punches because Cappy fell down on the first swipe he took at McCullough.

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McCullough has got right on top of him.

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Here's a three one pitch to Kailine, he'll be going for downtown at five, all four.

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So hold on, lose the bleed off man here in the sixth inning of a tied up one and one ball game.

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The last man he wants scored, the Tigers only run of the game.

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That was in the fifth inning.

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Here's Willie Horton, Tiger left fielder.

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Horton this year has blasted 27 home runs.

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He has an even 100 RBI.

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Kailine, the runner at first takes the lead.

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Here's a pitch, Horton takes it high of all three.

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McCullough, he's got a good lead.

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Kailine, the runner at first takes the lead, here's a pitch, Horton bounced it one foul.

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That one knocked down in the third base coaching box by the Tiger manager, Frank Scaff.

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Here's a score from an American League game in the sixth inning.

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The New York Yankees have just scored two runs against the White Sox.

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That means the Yankees have tied up the White Sox two and two.

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There's only one way that the Yankees could finish ahead of the Athletics this year.

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And that is if the Yankees win all three White Sox games and the A's lose all three Detroit games.

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If Kansas City wins one game with a three against Detroit here,

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there's nothing that any other team could do to keep them from finishing seven.

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Here's the pitch to Horton, it's outside, one ball, one strike.

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The A's have possibilities mathematically with only three games remaining.

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Of finishing tenth, ninth, eighth or seventh.

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The Tigers have a chance to finish in second place.

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Both clubs wanting those positions badly.

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Really having a combating battle here tonight.

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Here's a pop-up of the infield by Horton.

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Ed Charles calling for it.

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By the pitcher's mound, he makes the catch, there's one away in the sixth.

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They're going into the ninth inning at Philadelphia in that National League headlight.

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And the score is still the Phillies, five and the Dodgers one.

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The Giants are not playing tonight.

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They were rained out.

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Giants and Pirates scheduled to play each other tonight.

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Here's Don Wert, Tigers third baseman.

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He's 0-2 in the game.

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He's struck out in the second, flying up the center field in the fourth inning.

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Kaelin, the runner at first.

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Odom takes a shot at him with a quick throw over there.

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And Kaelin is back in time.

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Detroit one, Kansas City one.

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Odom's pitch, inside and high.

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You can hear that ball hit the mid down below it.

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This young fella is throwing hard.

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Manager Alvin Dark told Blue Moon if he wins this game tonight, he can go home tomorrow.

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With only two days remaining, he would not be used in any ball games.

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Here's the one-hole pitch to Don Wert.

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Curve ball.

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It's over the plate.

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Butt high.

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Two balls and no strikes.

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The Dodgers are in the ninth inning.

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The Giants are in the ninth inning.

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The attendance here tonight, 4,491.

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Odom throws the first and Kaelin goes back in on his stomach this time and almost didn't make it.

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He did, but he almost didn't.

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Odom has these Detroit runners hanging pretty close over there at first base.

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Here's a throw to first and the ball got away from Kader after he made the catch.

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He tried to put the tag on and it came out of his glove.

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Not very far.

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Kaelin stayed right where he was.

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Two balls and no strikes.

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Here's a pitch swinging a bow down.

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So the count is two balls and one strike.

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If the Tigers win two of their last three games, they will have won 90 games.

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And that's the most they have won at any time since 1961.

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The 2-1 pitch, Kaelin is going.

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The pitch is going to miss.

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Roof throws down to second base.

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It goes out in the center field.

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Kaelin is up running.

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Muddy field, the ball goes toward third.

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Kaelin dives in there, head first save.

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Al Kaelin steals second and goes to third on the throwing area by the ace catcher, Phil Roof.

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The Tigers had a hit and run play on.

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Work missed the pitch.

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But Roof got a tough one to handle.

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It was in the dirt to the outside part of the plate.

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Roof came up throwing the ball and he threw it off to the first base side of second.

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With eighth second baseman, Dick Green, going over to cover.

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He was running the opposite direction to the ball was going.

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Muddy came in in a hurry backing up the play and made a strong throw to third.

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However, Kaelin was in there with plenty of time to spare.

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So now the ace infield has got to come in.

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With one out, the Tigers have the lead run at third base.

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Two balls and two strikes on word.

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Odom really needs a strike out here.

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He goes to the full windup, rocks back on the left foot.

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Here's the pitch.

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It almost hit him at the wild pitch.

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Coming back to the screen, the Tigers out.

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Kaelin scores the lead run of the game.

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So there you have the Tigers out.

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Kaelin manufacturing a run.

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Without a ball being hit by a bat, Kaelin walked, stole second, went to third on an error

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and scored the lead run of the game on a wild pitch.

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So now the count is three and two on downward as the Tigers lead two to one.

406
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Odom winds up, here's the pitch.

407
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:37,000
Outside, ball four.

408
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:48,000
So work goes down to first base with a second walk issued by Odom here in the sixth inning.

409
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:54,000
The batter now is Mickey Stanley.

410
00:37:54,000 --> 00:38:00,000
Detroit two, Kansas City one, sixth inning.

411
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:13,000
Tomorrow's game will be on the air, Kansas City time at 1.45.

412
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,000
Stanley single in the second inning.

413
00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,000
By it out to the third baseman.

414
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,000
In the next inning after that, here's a throw to first by Odom.

415
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:24,000
He almost got Wirt.

416
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,000
Action out of the Kansas City bullpen.

417
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:31,000
Wet stock up in a hurry and starts throwing.

418
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,000
Odom down to the stretch.

419
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:34,000
Fire to the plate.

420
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:37,000
Curveball lined to left center field, base hit.

421
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,000
Mutney charges the ball.

422
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,000
Wirt is going to hold on at second base.

423
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:48,000
So the Tigers have runners at first and second with one away here in the sixth inning.

424
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:52,000
The batter now is Tiger Catcher Bill Freehand.

425
00:38:52,000 --> 00:39:00,000
Left-hander Joe Grisenda joins right-hander Wet Stock in the bullpen and manager Alvin Dark is going to the mound to talk to Odom.

426
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:02,000
Been a tough inning for the youngster.

427
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,000
He started it by walking out K-line.

428
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:09,000
He has not been able to walk him in and get away with it very many times.

429
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:17,000
Odom has had an amazing lack of runs scored for him in the games he's picked for Kansas City this year.

430
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:23,000
The young guy has just not been able to make any mistakes and stay in the game.

431
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:29,000
The most runs he's scored for him in any ball game was four.

432
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,000
And that happened only twice in the 13 starts.

433
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:44,000
So he's had as many as four runs scored for him, only twice in 13 starts, 14 counting tonight.

434
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,000
Bill Freehand at the plate, the conference over on the mound.

435
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,000
Odom down at the stretch.

436
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,000
He's going to fire that ball.

437
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:50,000
High-pouncing ball to the infield.

438
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:51,000
Shavarria's got it.

439
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:52,000
Toss it underhand to Dick Green.

440
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,000
He drops the ball at second.

441
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:59,000
Everybody's safe.

442
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,000
Shavarria tossed the ball about five feet.

443
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,000
A-second baseman Dick Green.

444
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,000
It was an easy play there.

445
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,000
Green was going to try for the double play.

446
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:09,000
He dropped the ball at second for the error.

447
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,000
The baser loaded and went out in the pitcher.

448
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:15,000
Earl Wilson comes up.

449
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,000
An error on Dick Green, the A-second baseman.

450
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,000
So it's a wild inning here in the sixth.

451
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:28,000
The Tigers with a chance to break the game open.

452
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:32,000
Wilson came up with two men on in the second inning and lined into a double play.

453
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:35,000
He flied out to center field in the fifth inning.

454
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,000
Bases are loaded, one away.

455
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,000
Wilson cocks that bat.

456
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,000
Here's the line to fix for Odom.

457
00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:48,000
Swing and a miss strike one.

458
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,000
Runners for the Tigers.

459
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:53,000
Wirt is at third base.

460
00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:58,000
Stanley at second, free hand at first.

461
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:02,000
The cage is full of Tigers right now.

462
00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:03,000
Here's the line.

463
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:04,000
Odom fires.

464
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,000
Swing and a foul back strike two.

465
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,000
Wilson got his fix that time.

466
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:11,000
That's the kind you hit out of the park to get a round on.

467
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:15,000
A fast ball about letter high.

468
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:21,000
He just hit under the ball a little bit and turned away from the play talking to himself.

469
00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:26,000
Score two to one Detroit.

470
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:29,000
Two strikes on Wilson.

471
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,000
Here's the line.

472
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:31,000
Odom fires to the plate.

473
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:35,000
Inside and high ball one.

474
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:41,000
Wilson came into professional baseball in the Red Sox organization as a catcher.

475
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:43,000
He had such a great arm.

476
00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:48,000
They made a pitcher on him and he has accomplished a lot of things as a pitcher.

477
00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:54,000
He's got them, the ultimate, he fixed a no hitter with the Red Sox.

478
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:56,000
That got one and two.

479
00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:58,000
Odom rocks back.

480
00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,000
Fires to the plate.

481
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:02,000
Bouncing ball towards short through the middle center field base hit.

482
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,000
Wirt comes in to score.

483
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,000
Stanley is right behind him.

484
00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,000
Runners at first and second.

485
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:10,000
Two runs come in to score on the base hit by Earl Wilson.

486
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,000
Drops the ball at second.

487
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:16,000
Everybody's safe.

488
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:20,000
Cavalier tossed the ball about five feet to eighth second baseman Dick Green.

489
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,000
It was an easy play there.

490
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,000
Green was going to try for the double play.

491
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:26,000
He dropped the ball at second for the error.

492
00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:32,000
The bases are loaded and went out and the pitcher, Earl Wilson, comes up.

493
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,000
An error on Dick Green, the eighth second baseman.

494
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,000
So it's a wild inning here.

495
00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:45,000
In the sixth, the Tigers with a chance to break the game open.

496
00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:49,000
Wilson came up with two men on in the second inning and lined into a double play.

497
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:52,000
He flied out to center field in the fifth inning.

498
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:54,000
Bases are loaded, one away.

499
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,000
Wilson cocks that bat.

500
00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:56,000
Here's the line.

501
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,000
The pitch from Odom.

502
00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:06,000
Swing and a miss, strike one.

503
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:07,000
Runners for the Tigers.

504
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000
Wirt is at third base.

505
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:11,000
Stanley at second.

506
00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:15,000
Free hand at first.

507
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:19,000
The cage is full of Tigers right now.

508
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,000
Here's the line.

509
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:21,000
Odom fires.

510
00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:23,000
Swing and a foul back, strike two.

511
00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:25,000
Wilson got his pitch that time.

512
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:28,000
That's the kind you hit out of the park to get around on.

513
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:32,000
A fastball about letter high.

514
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:38,000
He just hit under the ball a little bit and turned away from the play talking to himself.

515
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:43,000
Score two to one Detroit.

516
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:46,000
Two strikes on Wilson.

517
00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:47,000
Here's the line.

518
00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:48,000
Odom fires to the plate.

519
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:52,000
Inside at high ball one.

520
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:58,000
Wilson came into professional baseball in the Red Sox organization as a catcher.

521
00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:00,000
He had such a great arm.

522
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:05,000
They made a pitcher of him and he has accomplished a lot of things as a pitcher.

523
00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:08,000
He's got a lot of them, the ultimate.

524
00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:11,000
He pitched a no-hitter with the Red Sox.

525
00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:13,000
That got one and two.

526
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,000
Odom rocks back.

527
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:16,000
Fires to the plate.

528
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:18,000
Bouncing ball toward short through the middle center field.

529
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:19,000
Base hit.

530
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:20,000
Wirt comes in to score.

531
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:22,000
Stanley is right behind him.

532
00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:23,000
Runners at first and second.

533
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:26,000
Two runs come in to score on the base hit by Earl Wilson.

534
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:42,000
So the score now is Detroit four and Kansas City one.

535
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:44,000
Wilson hit one for just a fleeting second.

536
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:46,000
Looked like a double play ball.

537
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:49,000
But Shavarria was playing over a little bit to his right.

538
00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:50,000
And the ball went to Oz.

539
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:55,000
He's left on out in the center field.

540
00:44:55,000 --> 00:45:02,000
And he's out in the batter, Jake Wood.

541
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:12,000
So Blue Moon Odom has given up more runs in this ball game than he had given up in his last four games combined.

542
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:13,000
Right hander throws to Wood.

543
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:21,000
It's low for ball one.

544
00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:26,000
Boy, you can see how that Earl Wilson could win a lot of ball games with a club like Detroit.

545
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:29,000
With his own bat.

546
00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:30,000
He's knocked in a lot of runs.

547
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:33,000
He got to stay in a lot of close games that way.

548
00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:34,000
Here's the one-oh pitch.

549
00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:35,000
Curved ball.

550
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:36,000
Too low.

551
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:40,000
Ball two.

552
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:43,000
Two balls and no strikes to Jake Wood.

553
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:49,000
The next batter is Dick McCollum who knocked in a run in the fifth inning to give the Tigers a brief lead of one-nothing.

554
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:59,000
The A's Jim Gosker came back in the sixth and felted one off the roof to tie it up for one-and-one.

555
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:01,000
Here's Odom's two-oh pitch to Jake Wood.

556
00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:04,000
It's high for ball three.

557
00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:05,000
And Alvin Darker's going to the mound.

558
00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:11,000
That's all for Odom tonight.

559
00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:16,000
The West Stock is coming out of the A's bullpen with a count of three balls and no strikes on Jake Wood.

560
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:20,000
Runners at first and second.

561
00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:29,000
The Blue Moon Odom comes out of a ball game prior to six innings for the first time in his last seven starts.

562
00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:31,000
And he didn't have too much help here in this inning.

563
00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:36,000
Two errors and a stolen base set up the big inning for the Tigers.

564
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:38,000
That will be up to West Stock to try to cut it off.

565
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:46,000
Lynn, Moon officially worked five and one-third innings, tagged for four runs that came on seven hits.

566
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:50,000
He walked four, struck out three, and threw a wild pitch.

567
00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:54,000
I don't know what these explosions are here.

568
00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,000
They're louder than firecrackers.

569
00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:02,000
Going off the first three we heard was while Moon was making some crucial pitches.

570
00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:04,000
And they seem to be coming from the left field stands.

571
00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:08,000
This one that just went off now is right over by the A's dugout.

572
00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:12,000
Moon victimized by shaky defense.

573
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:16,000
The A's have committed three errors tonight, two of them in this inning.

574
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:21,000
Boy, a wild pitch hurt.

575
00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:23,000
And walks have hurt Moon.

576
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:27,000
It all started off when he walked K-line, who stole second.

577
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:30,000
Roost throw trying to get the Tiger off.

578
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:37,000
Giller went into center field as he advanced to third and K-line came home on a wild pitch to break the tie and make it two to one.

579
00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:40,000
Moon went on and got Willie Horton to pop up.

580
00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:43,000
Good pitch, too.

581
00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:47,000
But then he proceeded to walk downward.

582
00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:56,000
Mickey Stanley lined a single to center, and then it was freehands ball that was grounded to short to Shaverea,

583
00:47:56,000 --> 00:48:00,000
who flipped about five or six feet over to Dick Green, and Green couldn't hang on to the ball.

584
00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:02,000
That set the stage for Wilson.

585
00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:06,000
Two runs batted in single to center with a count of three and all.

586
00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:08,000
West Stock is in the pitch to Jake Wood.

587
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:12,000
If he goes on and walks in here, it'll be charged to Odom.

588
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:14,000
Money.

589
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:18,000
West Stock in his 35th game of the season for Kansas City.

590
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:20,000
Will throw off the stretch.

591
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:21,000
Three-oh pitch.

592
00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:22,000
He got it in there.

593
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:25,000
Three and one now.

594
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:30,000
Really a big play when Green dropped the ball at second because had he caught that ball,

595
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:35,000
even if he didn't get the double play, the infield would have been back on the ball hit by Wilson,

596
00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:37,000
and it would have been gobbled up easily by the shortstop.

597
00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:39,000
As it was, the shortstop was in.

598
00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:40,000
Here's a three-one pitch.

599
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:42,000
It popped up short right field.

600
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:45,000
Hirschberger coming in, calling for it.

601
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:46,000
The runners are going to hold on.

602
00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:56,000
Mack makes the catch and Stock retires the man.

603
00:48:56,000 --> 00:49:02,000
So West Stock out of the bullpen with a three and O count.

604
00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:05,000
Manages to retire Wood.

605
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:14,000
And West Stock now must pitch to Dick McCollough with two arms.

606
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:21,000
Yes, sir, the positioning of the infield means quite a bit.

607
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:23,000
And on the ball, Wilson hit.

608
00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:26,000
It's a routine ball for a shortstop if he's playing his normal position with two down.

609
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:32,000
But Shavarillo was in, trying for the double play with only one out,

610
00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:39,000
and was not able to get over to the ball Wilson got.

611
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:45,000
So that was the big error of the inning, and it came on an easy chance.

612
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:51,000
West Stock has just called Phil Roof out for a short conference.

613
00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:54,000
Freehand leads off second, Wilson off first base.

614
00:49:54,000 --> 00:50:01,000
Stock fires a strike call in the outside corner to McCollough.

615
00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:07,000
Stock scheduled the number four hitter.

616
00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:10,000
The next inning for Kansas City, if the A's got that far,

617
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:13,000
Alvin Dark has hand or hand in presenting the bullpen.

618
00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:17,000
The O-one pitch, McCollough takes it outside one and one.

619
00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:22,000
West, the job right here is to make sure he doesn't give McCollough a ball he can hit out of the park.

620
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:27,000
So he's trying to keep it away from him.

621
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:32,000
Tigers are leading four to one in an explosive game here, just three days from the end of the season.

622
00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:39,000
A pitch, slider outside, ball two.

623
00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:43,000
Norm Cash, the next hitter.

624
00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:45,000
On deck swinging a bat.

625
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:53,000
This is the eighth man to bat for Detroit here in the sixth inning of the game.

626
00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:56,000
Out of the two-one pitch, ball three.

627
00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:58,000
Three balls and a strike.

628
00:50:58,000 --> 00:51:05,000
Stock really trying to pitch fine here.

629
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:11,000
Orlando Pena throwing in the Detroit bullpen.

630
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:17,000
Tigers really need to win this one because the twins are putting it on the Orioles in a doubleheader tonight.

631
00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:22,000
The pitch, ball four, he walked in the base and a loaded.

632
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:27,000
And that's all for West Stock as Alvin Dark comes out of the dugout to make another move into the A's bullpen.

633
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:33,000
Going to bring on the left-hander Joe Grisenda.

634
00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:41,000
So Stock pitches to two men, retires one of them.

635
00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:50,000
And it will be Grisenda coming on to try to get a mighty big out.

636
00:51:50,000 --> 00:51:53,000
So while he comes on, let's pause for station identification.

637
00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:56,000
This is the Kansas City A's baseball network.

638
00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:01,000
Dial 81, KCMO Radio, Kansas City, Missouri with the Jack Elliott Good Morning World Show.

639
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:05,000
It's why people of the know depend on KCMO Radio for music.

640
00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:06,000
It's nine o'clock.

641
00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:11,000
At Tiger Stadium in Detroit, this is Monty Moore with Lynn Parris.

642
00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:17,000
We'll be on the air tomorrow at 1.45 Kansas City time and the last game of the season.

643
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:22,000
Be on at 12.15 Kansas City time on Sunday.

644
00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:27,000
Al Grisenda takes his warm-up tosses here prior to pitching to norm cash with the bases loaded.

645
00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:33,000
Pass along some statistics that we have accumulated from our records that we keep daily on the ball club

646
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:37,000
that might prove interesting to you as to what kind of year the athletics have had this year compared to last year,

647
00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:39,000
no matter where we finished.

648
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:45,000
Last year the A's finished in 10th place and only spent one day of the entire season out of 10th place.

649
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It was on September 3rd in L.A.

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We won a doubleheader one night and got into 9th place and the next day went back in and stayed.

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This year it's been much contrast.

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The A's have spent one day in 6th place, two days this season.

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The A's were in 7th, 63 days in 8th place.

654
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:05,000
Actually we've had more than two days in 7th place.

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We've had 12 days in 7th, 63 days in 8th, 25 days the A's spent in 9th place and 26 days in 10th this year.

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So the A's have spent more time in 8th place this year, 63 days than in any other position.

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But we've got a chance if we can win one game in the next three to finish in 7th place.

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This man right here in Armcash could have a lot to do with it.

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As he's up with the bases loaded, Tiger's already leading 4-1.

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They said here he might put it out of reach.

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Here's the line, Grisenda throws, there's a fly ball, shallow right center.

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That's going to be tough.

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Mundy's coming in, not so tough after all, he's got it.

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So Grisenda makes one pitch at Armcash and gets it on a fly ball in the shallow center field.

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But here in the big sixth inning, the Detroit Tigers get three runs.

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Only two hits, two errors, and three men left on.

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So the score after six full innings, Detroit 4, Kansas City 1.

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All right, let's glance now at scores of other games.

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And at Torre, National League dogfight, the Dodgers have gone down to defeat.

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They've just been beaten by the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3.

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They rallied for two runs in the ninth, but it wasn't enough.

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And Bill White is the hero of that ballgame.

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He smashed a three-run homer in the seventh inning.

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Short, a long-time Dodger nemesis, beats Claude Osteen.

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00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:38,000
The giant Pittsburgh game has been rained off.

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So the Pirates are still alive and still breathing, even though staggering.

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Cardinals leading the Cubs 2-0 in the ninth inning.

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Atlanta Cincinnati also rained off.

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The Mets shut out Houston tonight 1-0.

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And the Americans, White Sox have picked up two more runs

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and now lead the Yankees 4-2, going into the seventh.

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00:54:57,000 --> 00:55:02,000
Minnesota has taken a double header from Baltimore, 10-7 and 8-2.

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Wow, they really laid it out.

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Powerful hitting attack.

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Cleveland, California not yet underway.

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In the Minnesota double defeat of Baltimore, in the first game,

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the Twins pounded out 10 runs that came on 13 hits.

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In the night cap, they got nine hits, mounted for an eight-run attack

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and winning 8-2.

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Mudcat Grant got the victory in the first game, Jim Merritt in the second.

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And the Baltimore Orioles Aces, both of them went down to defeat tonight.

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The two are expected to open up against the National League Champions next week.

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Dave McNally expected to pitch the opener if the Dodgers win, and Jim Palmer.

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All right, we go to the seventh inning now.

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The A's need three runs to get back in this ball game.

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They'll lead it off with Rick Munday, a strikeout victim twice in the game.

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Big strikeout occurred in the fourth inning with two on and two out.

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And a nothing-nothing game at the time.

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Here's the pitch to the left-hand batter, inside ball one.

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Two of the runs scored in the sixth inning go unearned.

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One ball and no strikes to Munday.

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Here's the pitch, foul ball right back below us.

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Rick Munday, number one draft choice two seasons ago

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among all the free agents in baseball.

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Arizona State product, an All-American in college.

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In two years in the A's farm system, he has played on two pennant winners.

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This year he had 22 home runs, knocked in 72 runs.

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Here's a one-on-one pitch.

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It's a little low, ball two, two-and-one account.

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Rick has had trouble getting the wood on the ball in the last five ball games in which he's played.

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He struck out at least twice in every one of them and three times in one.

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Pitch, bouncing ball foul outside of first base.

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Two balls, two strikes on Munday will be followed by Dick Green and Phil Roof.

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00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:17,000
Ken Sanders is warming up in the A's bullpen now.

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00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:20,000
Joe Grisenda did a fine job on cash.

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He hit it right on the fist with what looked to be a slider.

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Detroit four, Kansas City one.

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00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:36,000
The A's had three innings left in which to try to get those three runs back, keep it alive.

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Now the two-two pitch, that's high ball three.

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Wilson has not walked a batter in a game.

721
00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:47,000
That's what makes it so tough to beat him. You've got to beat him with a bat.

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He doesn't give you any help.

723
00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:56,000
That guy fires a three-two pitch in there.

724
00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:01,000
Ball four, Munday is on to start the seventh inning.

725
00:58:01,000 --> 00:58:04,000
Wilson finally walked a man.

726
00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:07,000
Odom walked four in the ball game.

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And out of the four walks, three scored runs.

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00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:20,000
Now here's A's second baseman, Dick Green, who's 0 for 2.

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00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:26,000
Green started tonight's action with a 2.45 batting average.

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00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:30,000
Here's the pitch. Inside and high, ball one.

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00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:35,000
Kaffee Cavanaer has kicked out of a ball game for the first time in his big league career tonight.

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Because of an altercation on the tail end of a double play in the sixth inning,

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00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:43,000
Kaffee tried to go from first to third on an infield out.

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00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:47,000
But the throw now, Dick McCullough put the tag on him and came up fighting.

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00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:53,000
The pitch fouled off by Green, one and one.

736
00:58:53,000 --> 00:58:57,000
McCullough had the ball well ahead of Cavanaer's getting into third and Kaffee

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00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:59,000
doing all he could to try to get in there safely.

738
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:04,000
Slipped hard and he slid high into McCullough, who didn't like it a bit.

739
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:08,000
Before he let Kaffee up, he had stomped him a couple of times with the knees

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and slammed that ball down into his chest.

741
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:14,000
McCullough could get up, got into a pretty good fight.

742
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:17,000
Here's the one-one pitch. Green bounced it one out through the middle.

743
00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:18,000
That's in the center field, a hit.

744
00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:20,000
Mundy rounding second, he's digging for third.

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And he's going to make it.

746
00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:28,000
No throw on the third base. Stanley bobbled the ball just momentarily out in short center.

747
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:31,000
So the A's are set up now with runners at first and third and nobody down.

748
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And Larry Stahl will pinch it for Phil Rue.

749
00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:40,000
Larry Stahl batting 249 in his rookie year in the big leagues.

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He's been at the pipe 313 times, has 78 hits including five home runs.

751
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:48,000
I'd like to see history repeat here Mundy.

752
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:54,000
The very first home run the A's got all year long was off the bat of this youngster right here in this stadium.

753
00:59:54,000 --> 01:00:04,000
Larry Stahl, who's got five home runs the first month of the season and hasn't had one since.

754
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:07,000
It's surprising to everybody to see Larry got those five that quickly.

755
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He's never been a big home run production man in the A's minor league system.

756
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:14,000
Green links it first. Mundy at third.

757
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:15,000
Here's the pitch from Wilson.

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01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:18,000
Oh, ball one.

759
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:24,000
But what a ballpark this is for a left-handed batter to be up with a chance to hit the bat.

760
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The easiest home run ballpark for a left-handed hitter in the American League including Yankee Stadium.

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01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:38,000
One at O'Conn. Wilson throws. That's in the dirt ball too.

762
01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:42,000
Tim Tolton is on deck for Kansas City.

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01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:46,000
Jack Akers goes to work in the bullpen next to Ken Sanders.

764
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:51,000
Frank Scaff, Tiger manager, walking across the foul line at third towards the mound.

765
01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:55,000
He has Orlando Pena ready at the bullpen in case he wants to use it.

766
01:00:55,000 --> 01:01:01,000
You're going to see plenty of action among all the pitchers in this three-game series.

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Until positions are clenched, the Tigers need at least two wins in the series to clench second place,

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01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:13,000
and the A's need one win in the series to clench seventh place.

769
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And both managers are going to go all out to try to get those positions.

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01:01:16,000 --> 01:01:18,000
That's all for Earl Wilson.

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01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:23,000
Orlando Pena coming out of the Tiger bullpen as Earl Wilson is through for tonight.

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01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:33,000
So he leaves the game after pitching six innings, and he leaves it with a 4-1 lead.

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01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:40,000
Well, then we started a while ago going over how the A's have done this year in comparison to last year.

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You can look at the losing streaks that the Bobb Club in Kansas City had last year and the ones the A's had this year.

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This year the A's have never lost more than five games in a row.

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01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:56,000
Well, last year the 65th edition of Kansas City A's lost five in a row twice, lost six in a row one time,

777
01:01:56,000 --> 01:02:03,000
the A's lost seven in a row three different times last year, and they lost eight in a row one time in 1965.

778
01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:09,000
So we had actually last year a total of seven long losing streaks.

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01:02:09,000 --> 01:02:14,000
This year the A's have had as many as five losses in a row only one time.

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01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:18,000
The longest winning streak last year was four in a row, and the A's did that only one time.

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01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:25,000
This year the A's have had several four-game winning streaks and several three-game wins in a row

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01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:32,000
and actually won eight in a row at one time, which is the second best in the history of Kansas City baseball.

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01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:37,000
The one big factor you've got to look at this year is the athletic scoring.

784
01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:45,000
The A's, in only 25 games out of 157 they played, scored as many as five runs in a game.

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01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:53,000
That's only 25 times this year have the A's scored five runs or over in a ballgame.

786
01:02:53,000 --> 01:02:58,000
That's not too many. We were shut out 15 times this year.

787
01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:05,000
The A's 20 times scored only one run, 27 times scored two runs, 25 times scored only three runs in a game,

788
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and 25 times scored only four runs in a game.

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01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:16,000
Eleven times did the A's score more than seven in a game, and our high for the season?

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01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:23,000
Well, that came one night against the California Angels. The A's won by a score of 14 to 2.

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01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:32,000
So it's been a lack of scoring ability for Kansas City this year that it's kept the A's from being in that first division.

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01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:37,000
But it's certainly been the most interesting year and entertaining year in Kansas City baseball history.

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Now here is Orlando Pena, a right-hand reliever for the Tigers, former Kansas City A's player,

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01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:46,000
pitching to Larry Stahl with a count of two balls and no strikes.

795
01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:49,000
That Pena throws every pitch known to baseball.

796
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:55,000
Here it comes, Stahl takes it outside ball three.

797
01:03:55,000 --> 01:04:01,000
Now Pena throws one more bad one. The walk will be charged to Earl Wilson.

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01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:10,000
Orlando is the best control pitcher the Tigers have, one of the best Kansas City ever had.

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01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:14,000
Here's the pitch. There's a fly ball right center field, hit pretty well, way back, way back.

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01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:18,000
Stanley on the warning track has got the ball in his glove and makes the catch.

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01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:21,000
Mundy tags up a third and comes across the score.

802
01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:25,000
As Larry Stahl belted one over 400 feet into right center field,

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01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:30,000
if he had pulled that ball six feet it would have been a home run and the ball game would have been tied up.

804
01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:33,000
But if is a mighty big word.

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01:04:33,000 --> 01:04:39,000
So now there's one away, the score four to two and the batter is Tim Tulten.

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01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:44,000
Tulten having a fantastic year for Kansas City with the bat hitting 333.

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01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:51,000
He's had only one home run. He was off-milled, startled by the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

808
01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:54,000
Dick Green held out at first base.

809
01:04:54,000 --> 01:05:03,000
That goes by the way as a sacrifice fly for Larry Stahl and the run batted in.

810
01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:08,000
Boy he really hit it but here at Tiger Stadium, left center and right center and straightaway center,

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are mighty big parts of the ballpark.

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01:05:11,000 --> 01:05:15,000
Here's Tulten batting for Joe Grisenda.

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01:05:15,000 --> 01:05:17,000
Runner at first and one away.

814
01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:24,000
There's a drive to right center, it's going, it's going. Bye-bye baseball, we got a tie ball game.

815
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:34,000
Tim Tulten hitting the first pitch by Peña into the upper deck in right field.

816
01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:38,000
Here's Dick Green stepping on home plate. Right behind him Tim Tulten.

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01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:42,000
Tulten gets the handshake of the Yankees players and the dugout he goes.

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01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:46,000
And he's swarmed by Kansas City Kelly Green Jackets.

819
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And they're going to form all game.

820
01:05:48,000 --> 01:05:56,000
Brand new and starting all over again and here's Ossie Shavarria to lead off for Kansas City now.

821
01:05:56,000 --> 01:06:05,000
Boy that Tulten comes off that bench swinging a bat and this time he unloaded one way up in the upper deck.

822
01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:09,000
So it's now Orlando Peña's ball game.

823
01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:15,000
Here's a bit to Ossie Shavarria. He pops it up on the third base side in foul territory.

824
01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:18,000
Here Tiger third baseman makes the grab in there two down.

825
01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:24,000
Shavarria batting because Campaneros was kicked out of the ball game for the first time in his big league career.

826
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:30,000
Well if you can imagine being kicked out of a game here three days before the end of the season.

827
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:34,000
The kind of a game we have going here tonight and the kind of a series.

828
01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:37,000
Boy it's great to have something going in the last series of the season too.

829
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:41,000
Here's Mike Hertzberger now.

830
01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:45,000
Mike is 0 for 3 in the game. A pitch.

831
01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:49,000
It's in there for a call strike.

832
01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:54,000
Ken Tulten second big league home run. This was a man sized over.

833
01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:57,000
It might have been out in Kansas City even.

834
01:06:57,000 --> 01:07:12,000
Here's the 0-1 pitch. Swing and a miss strike two.

835
01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:15,000
Peña ahead of Hertzberger. Here's the 0-2 pitch.

836
01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:17,000
It popped up to the right side of the infield.

837
01:07:17,000 --> 01:07:20,000
Norm Cash Tiger first baseman is there. He's got it.

838
01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:24,000
But the Athletics have come back to tie the ball game in the seventh inning.

839
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:28,000
Three runs for Kansas City. Two hits. No errors. Nobody left.

840
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:34,000
So we go down to the last of the seventh inning. The score is the A's for the Tigers four.

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842
01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:46,000
Every week we're giving away a box of 24 prime Kansas City steaks.

843
01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:53,000
And by October 19th we'll give to some lucky person listed in the Kansas City phone book not one but two brand new his and her Mustangs.

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How does it work? All you have to do is listen to KCMO Radio and get the name of the KCMO Radio Wrangler of the Hour.

845
01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:07,000
Then if the KCMO cowgirl calls you and you have the correct name you will receive a copy of Better Homes and Gardens Barbecue and Picnic Book.

846
01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:11,000
And your name goes into the Stetson for the Daily Weekly and Grand Prize drawings.

847
01:08:11,000 --> 01:08:17,000
Even if we call you and you don't know the name of the KCMO Radio Wrangler of the Hour you're still eligible for the Daily drawings.

848
01:08:17,000 --> 01:08:20,000
Now what could be fairer than that? So here's what you do.

849
01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:26,000
Listen to KCMO Radio 81. Get the name of the KCMO Radio Wrangler of the Hour and wait for the telephone to ring.

850
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:33,000
If it's the KCMO cowgirl calling you well who knows you just might win those two new his and her Mustangs.

851
01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:55,000
Last hand of inning number seven and coming out of that A's bullpen a guy who has done it before, Jack Akers. Jack Akers, the leading relief man in the American League, comes into a game for the 66th time this year.

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01:08:55,000 --> 01:09:02,000
He has tied the all-time American League record for saves but Jack comes in tonight with no chance at a save.

853
01:09:02,000 --> 01:09:06,000
If he's a picture of record here tonight he'll either be a winner or a loser.

854
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:09,000
No save involved because the A's are not ahead right now.

855
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:21,000
Tim Tauten stays in the game as the A's catcher.

856
01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:26,000
All right, Jack Akers must face, first of all, Al Kaelin.

857
01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:35,000
Akers record, six wins, four losses, 26 saves.

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01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:42,000
This is the fourth picture used by Alvin Dark. The fixer Kaelin. Strike and get the name.

859
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:49,000
In Akers' last outing he picked an inning, gave up two hits, no runs.

860
01:09:49,000 --> 01:09:56,000
Five days ago Jack worked in the game.

861
01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:58,000
Now the 0-1 fix from the right-hander.

862
01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:04,000
Spine-arm curve, Kaelin way out front swinging and missing, strike two.

863
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:08,000
Ball-of-ball game here in the Tigers Stadium in Detroit.

864
01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:14,000
The Tigers got a 1-0 lead. The A's came back to tie it up on a tremendous homer by Gosgar in the sixth.

865
01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:20,000
The Tigers scored three runs in the sixth to take a 4-1 lead and the A's came right back in the seventh with three to tie.

866
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:30,000
Here's the fix. A little low with a side-arm sinker. One ball and two strikes.

867
01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:39,000
In this, the last of the seventh, it's Kaelin, Horton and Wirtz, the back for Detroit.

868
01:10:39,000 --> 01:10:49,000
Here's his bet. Swing and a miss, strike three, he got Kaelin. Man and he threw a big breaking curve.

869
01:10:49,000 --> 01:10:55,000
The Aker strikes out the man he faces.

870
01:10:55,000 --> 01:11:00,000
Let's now pitch to Willie Horton.

871
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:05,000
That's score. Kansas City, 4-4 Detroit, last half of the seventh inning.

872
01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:10,000
That's all nice, but with a game like this, you don't notice the weather.

873
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:18,000
Here's the line, the pitch coming. Side-arm curve, Paul strikes to Willie.

874
01:11:18,000 --> 01:11:25,000
Willie Horton, big guy, is requested from the Tigers that he be allowed to wear Charlie Dressen.

875
01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:31,000
Old number next year. Dressen, the Tiger manager, is the start of the year.

876
01:11:31,000 --> 01:11:45,000
Passed away during the season. Here's the pitch. Swinging, strike two, right over the top of an Aker side-arm kicker.

877
01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:49,000
No balls, two strikes.

878
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:53,000
Boy, there have been some outstanding defensive plays in this ballgame.

879
01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:56,000
There have been some that have not been too outstanding.

880
01:11:56,000 --> 01:12:00,000
The Conde in center field has made a couple of sparklers.

881
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:13,000
Aker's 0-2 pitch. Outside, ball one.

882
01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:18,000
One ball, two strikes on Horton. One out here in the seventh.

883
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:23,000
The bottom of our game should be a Danny 2. Jim Nash against Denny McClain. Here's the pitch.

884
01:12:23,000 --> 01:12:27,000
Side-arm curve, line to left. Horton hung out a rope for a base hit.

885
01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:34,000
Horton way out of the front foot. Reached out across the plate that time and hit the ball between the third baseman and shortstop.

886
01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:37,000
Aker made a fine pitch, but Horton has got such great power.

887
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:42,000
He just reached out there and one-handed the ball out in the left.

888
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:44,000
So Horton is on with one out.

889
01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:50,000
And the batter is Don Wirt, who drew a walk in the sixth inning from Blue Mood Old on the starter here tonight.

890
01:12:50,000 --> 01:13:03,000
Oh, the ran into defensive problems behind him and Wild is committed by himself.

891
01:13:03,000 --> 01:13:07,000
Here's a pitch. Low and away, ball one.

892
01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:12,000
One ball and those strikes to Tiger, third baseman Don Wirt.

893
01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:23,000
Frank Scaff, the Tiger manager, actively participates in the game from the third base coaching box while the Tigers are at the plate.

894
01:13:23,000 --> 01:13:27,000
Got that loud foghorn voice.

895
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:30,000
Here's the pitch. There's a line shot right field base hit.

896
01:13:30,000 --> 01:13:35,000
Horton goes to second and holds on as Hertzberger is upholding.

897
01:13:35,000 --> 01:13:40,000
So now the Tigers have teed off on Aker here in the seventh inning.

898
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:47,000
After he got K-line, Horton dumped one out in the shallow left and now Wirt has hit one between first and second and to right.

899
01:13:47,000 --> 01:13:53,000
And that brings up Mickey Stanley who's had two hits in the game.

900
01:13:53,000 --> 01:14:01,000
So Aker needs a double play ball thrown here.

901
01:14:01,000 --> 01:14:07,000
Aker, Gary, a left-hander, and Fred Gladding, a right-hander up in the Detroit bullpen throwing.

902
01:14:07,000 --> 01:14:12,000
Score tied 4-4 Detroit with an uprising again here in the seventh.

903
01:14:12,000 --> 01:14:16,000
A fairly well-typical Detroit-Canva City ball game, I'd say.

904
01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:21,000
Boy, if we had some thrillers with this club this year.

905
01:14:21,000 --> 01:14:29,000
Aker throws. Strike it in there.

906
01:14:29,000 --> 01:14:34,000
Artie Shavarria at shortstop as Campaneras was kicked out of the ball game.

907
01:14:34,000 --> 01:14:46,000
And they're getting involved in a fight with Dick McCallop, the Tigers shortstop in the sixth inning.

908
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:49,000
Aker's no ball, one strike count to Stanley.

909
01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:59,000
Inside and low, it's one and one.

910
01:14:59,000 --> 01:15:04,000
And he's been taunting in the game for Kansas City behind the plate as he benched it for Joe Grisinda

911
01:15:04,000 --> 01:15:11,000
and unloaded a two-run homer to tie it up.

912
01:15:11,000 --> 01:15:16,000
A ball and a strike. Right-handed batting Stanley cocks that bat over his right shoulder.

913
01:15:16,000 --> 01:15:22,000
Aker throws. Popped up outside of first. Danny Cater will have a play on it in front of the A's dugout.

914
01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:25,000
He's got it. Renner's hold on at first and second with two down.

915
01:15:25,000 --> 01:15:33,000
And now the batter will be Bill Frihan.

916
01:15:33,000 --> 01:15:40,000
I'd like to remind you, fans, that A's season ticket holders have within the past day or so

917
01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:48,000
received renewal forms for your 1967 Kansas City A's season tickets.

918
01:15:48,000 --> 01:15:53,000
We'd like to remind you that with 67 baseball season coming up in Kansas City,

919
01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:55,000
the A's should have the greatest season ever.

920
01:15:55,000 --> 01:15:59,000
If you want to join the swing to the swing of A's, be sure and renew your season tickets.

921
01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:04,000
And if you haven't had any this year, call and get some applications sent to you for next year.

922
01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:07,000
The first pitch to Frihan is inside ball one.

923
01:16:07,000 --> 01:16:10,000
All you have to do if you're interested in becoming an A's season ticket holder,

924
01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:16,000
believe me, that's the best way to be able to see ball games from the same seat every night, guaranteed location.

925
01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:20,000
Just call or write the A's ticket office at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City,

926
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:27,000
and they'll get those application forms for 1967 season tickets to you in a mail real soon.

927
01:16:27,000 --> 01:16:30,000
Martin leads off second. Here's the pitch.

928
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:40,000
That's over a called strike, one and one.

929
01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:47,000
Join the swing to our swinging A's for 67. Make sure you have season tickets.

930
01:16:47,000 --> 01:16:51,000
Get those renewals back in in a hurry to ensure your same seat you had this year.

931
01:16:51,000 --> 01:16:56,000
If you weren't a season ticket holder, call or write and they'll send you some applications for next year.

932
01:16:56,000 --> 01:17:01,000
Acres one-one pitch. Frihan takes it low. Ball two.

933
01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:03,000
Two balls in one strike to count.

934
01:17:03,000 --> 01:17:08,000
Big Tiger Catcher had a single in the second inning. He walked and scored a run in the fifth.

935
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:11,000
And hit the bouncing ball to shortstop in the sixth inning.

936
01:17:11,000 --> 01:17:15,000
The Chavarilla fielded behind the mound and tossed underhanded to Dick Green at second.

937
01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:22,000
Then allowed Stanley to go in there when Green dropped the ball.

938
01:17:22,000 --> 01:17:26,000
Two balls, one strike count.

939
01:17:26,000 --> 01:17:29,000
Acres chops away on that gun. Checks the runner at second.

940
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:34,000
Fires to the plate. Bouncing ball towards third. That's foul.

941
01:17:34,000 --> 01:17:42,000
Brother count is two and two on Bill Frihan.

942
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:46,000
The A's are going to end the season having played only 160 games.

943
01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:53,000
Instead of their 162, Boston and Washington have already ended their season.

944
01:17:53,000 --> 01:18:00,000
It's just a matter of those two teams standing by and waiting to see what happens to Kansas City and New York after their standings.

945
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:03,000
Two and two count.

946
01:18:03,000 --> 01:18:06,000
Acres down to the belt in the stretch. Frihan ready. Here's the pitch.

947
01:18:06,000 --> 01:18:09,000
Outside ball three.

948
01:18:09,000 --> 01:18:13,000
And now the runners will be going again on a 3-2 pitch.

949
01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:19,000
The Tigers got their first run in the fifth inning with a count of three and two on McCullough and runners at first and second.

950
01:18:19,000 --> 01:18:24,000
They broke McCullough line to single out in the right center field.

951
01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:29,000
Really a big play in the game now is the fact that Mundy was able to cut that off and hold it to a single.

952
01:18:29,000 --> 01:18:33,000
And hold them to one run on the play.

953
01:18:33,000 --> 01:18:35,000
The Horton will break from second.

954
01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:40,000
Work from first. The infield is back for Kansas City.

955
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:43,000
Acres call his side.

956
01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:46,000
Tulsen gives him the target.

957
01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:50,000
There go the runners. Here's a 3-2 pitch. Swing it on the loop around behind first.

958
01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:52,000
Kader's going back. He's not going to be able to get it.

959
01:18:52,000 --> 01:19:00,000
It falls in there. Here's Wink going to play two later run scores.

960
01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:05,000
That ball was hit no more than ten feet in behind where Danny Kader was playing.

961
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:09,000
It went over his head and he started back on it and stopped for some reason.

962
01:19:09,000 --> 01:19:13,000
And then started again and by then it was too late.

963
01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:18,000
Dick Green headed over that way but could not get it.

964
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:23,000
The Tigers have broken the tie and lead five to four with runners at first and third.

965
01:19:23,000 --> 01:19:26,000
When that ball was hit I thought the inning was over for sure.

966
01:19:26,000 --> 01:19:31,000
There's no way in the world that ball could have been falling in there for a hit.

967
01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:36,000
But Kader somehow turned wrong on the ball and never did get back on it at all.

968
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:40,000
It goes to the hit and a run scores.

969
01:19:40,000 --> 01:19:42,000
Green picked it up and threw to the plate late.

970
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:52,000
Now Jerry Loughey's coming out as a pinch hitter for the pitcher banger.

971
01:19:52,000 --> 01:19:57,000
Man alive what a weird game this is.

972
01:19:57,000 --> 01:20:09,000
The Tigers are just being handed some runs.

973
01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:13,000
Kader reacted at first as if he didn't see the ball.

974
01:20:13,000 --> 01:20:18,000
He didn't even move after it at first and then he started back and he turned the wrong way on it.

975
01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:23,000
He got his glove going away and it fell about a foot from where he ended up.

976
01:20:23,000 --> 01:20:27,000
Now runners at first and third and here's Loughey up as a pinch hitter.

977
01:20:27,000 --> 01:20:42,000
Acre fires, Loughey takes it inside and I have all one.

978
01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:49,000
Five Kansas City four, last half of the seventh inning.

979
01:20:49,000 --> 01:20:55,000
Acre's fetch, Loughey takes it low ball two.

980
01:20:55,000 --> 01:21:01,000
Loughey's been bothered by bad legs a lot this year but he's hung in there and still played 110 games.

981
01:21:01,000 --> 01:21:06,000
Jerry's average 233 about the lowest he's ever had in the big leagues.

982
01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:12,000
He's a good line drive type hitter, hard to strike out.

983
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:29,000
Word at third, free hand at first, here's a pitch, that's a strike two and one now.

984
01:21:29,000 --> 01:21:36,000
Two balls, one strike.

985
01:21:36,000 --> 01:21:40,000
Acre's got the sign from Taunton, checks the runners.

986
01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:44,000
He pitches, Loughey takes it high ball three.

987
01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:56,000
Jack making a concerted effort to keep that ball up and in on Loughey.

988
01:21:56,000 --> 01:22:03,000
What a game here at Tigers City and there will be two more in the series and it will all be over for 66.

989
01:22:03,000 --> 01:22:12,000
Three and one count to Loughey, Acre's fetch, there's a drive to right field, falling fast, here's Herzberger coming in, he makes the three-screen catch.

990
01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:17,000
Loughey had a line drive to right but Herzberger playing fairly shallow was able to get to it.

991
01:22:17,000 --> 01:22:21,000
And that retires the side but the Tigers put the lead run up on the board.

992
01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:31,000
Three base hits, no errors, two left. So we call to the eighth to score Detroit 5, Kansas City 4.

993
01:22:31,000 --> 01:22:40,000
Justice victory is important to Kansas City here tonight, so is it for the Detroit Tigers because the Minnesota Twins already have gone on and taken a double header.

994
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:45,000
And the situation is this, it puts Minnesota's percentage at 550.

995
01:22:45,000 --> 01:22:51,000
They're really waging a dogfight these two teams for second place money which is considerable difference financially per player.

996
01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:56,000
Going into tonight's action, the Twins were just a game and a half behind Detroit.

997
01:22:56,000 --> 01:23:02,000
In effect, right now, they are tied with the Tigers pending the outcome of this ball game.

998
01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:12,000
If Minnesota or if the Tigers should lose this game, the A's able to come from behind, Minnesota would be tied with Detroit.

999
01:23:12,000 --> 01:23:20,000
The only way the Tigers can stay ahead is to hang on here and get a win.

1000
01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:25,000
So they're fighting hard for that second place money. The A's are fighting hard to nail down a victory.

1001
01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:29,000
They must get one win in this series.

1002
01:23:29,000 --> 01:23:34,000
The A's need only one win to nail down seventh place for sure.

1003
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:36,000
Washington and Boston both have finished.

1004
01:23:36,000 --> 01:23:46,000
Plumpee takes it low ball two. Plumpee's been bothered by bad legs a lot this year, but he's hung in there and still played 110 games.

1005
01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:52,000
Jerry's average, 233, about the lowest he's ever had in a big league.

1006
01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:58,000
He's a good line drive type hitter, hard to strike out.

1007
01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:14,000
Wirt at third, freehand at first, here's a pitch. That's a strike, two and one now.

1008
01:24:14,000 --> 01:24:22,000
Two balls, one strike.

1009
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:29,000
Akers got the sign from Salton, checks the runners. He pitches. Plumpee takes it high of all threes.

1010
01:24:29,000 --> 01:24:42,000
Jack making a concerted effort to keep that ball up and in on Plumpee.

1011
01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:45,000
What a game here at Tigers State.

1012
01:24:45,000 --> 01:24:49,000
And there'll be two more in the series and it'll all be over for 66.

1013
01:24:49,000 --> 01:24:54,000
And one count to Lumpy. Akers pitch. There's a drive to right field, falling fast.

1014
01:24:54,000 --> 01:24:58,000
Here's Herzberger coming in, he makes a shooting test.

1015
01:24:58,000 --> 01:25:02,000
Lumpy had a line drive to right, but Herzberger playing fairly shallow was able to get to it.

1016
01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:06,000
And that retires the side, but the Tigers put the lead run up on the board.

1017
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:10,000
Three base hits, no errors, two left.

1018
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:17,000
Though we go to the eighth to score to truck five, Kansas City four.

1019
01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:20,000
The victory is important to Kansas City here tonight.

1020
01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:25,000
So is it for the Detroit Tigers because the Minnesota Twins already have gone on and taken a double header.

1021
01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:31,000
And the situation is this, it puts Minnesota's percentage at 550.

1022
01:25:31,000 --> 01:25:37,000
They're really wasting a dog fight these two teams for second place running, which is a considerable difference financially per player.

1023
01:25:37,000 --> 01:25:42,000
According to tonight's action, the Twins were just a game and a half behind Detroit.

1024
01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:48,000
In fact, right now they are tied with the Tigers pending the outcome of this ballgame.

1025
01:25:48,000 --> 01:25:55,000
If Minnesota or if the Tigers should lose this game, the A's able to come from behind.

1026
01:25:55,000 --> 01:25:57,000
Minnesota would be tied with Detroit.

1027
01:25:57,000 --> 01:26:05,000
The only way the Tigers can stay ahead is to hang on here and get a win.

1028
01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:07,000
So they're fighting hard for that second place money.

1029
01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:14,000
The A's are fighting hard to nail down a victory. They must get one win in this series.

1030
01:26:14,000 --> 01:26:19,000
The A's need only one win to nail down second place for sure.

1031
01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:22,000
Washington and Boston both have finished their season.

1032
01:26:22,000 --> 01:26:24,000
The Yankees could well end in the cellar.

1033
01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:32,000
They're trailing over Chicago and the only way they could really stay healthy is by sweeping that series against the White Sox,

1034
01:26:32,000 --> 01:26:37,000
something the Yankees don't figure to do against outstanding Chicago pitching.

1035
01:26:37,000 --> 01:26:49,000
In tonight's ballgame, for example, they've been getting a rookie starter in Fred Clages with veterans Pizarro and Wilhelm relieving.

1036
01:26:49,000 --> 01:26:57,000
Now this means that Eddie Snanky would have at his disposal Joe Harlan, and he would certainly have Gary Peters,

1037
01:26:57,000 --> 01:26:59,000
and he might be able to come back with Tommy John.

1038
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:05,000
John pitched the other night on Wednesday night, but he will be able to come back on Sunday,

1039
01:27:05,000 --> 01:27:08,000
so it'll be a tough task for Ralph Hobson.

1040
01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:16,000
And if they do end up finishing in that spot in the cellar, it'll be the worst finish since the year 1912.

1041
01:27:16,000 --> 01:27:22,000
Hank O'Garry is the new pitcher for Detroit. They have their A's it up, Mickey Lulich and Larry Shering the bullpen.

1042
01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:25,000
Here's Jim Gosgur, the pitcher that goes to that side ball on.

1043
01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:31,000
Gosgur hit a long home run in the sixth inning. He lined out hard to straightaway center in the fourth.

1044
01:27:31,000 --> 01:27:34,000
He's one for three here tonight.

1045
01:27:34,000 --> 01:27:38,000
His home run would have gone out of the Kansas City ballpark, maybe even over the Brooklyn Avenue wall.

1046
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:42,000
Here's the pitch. Here's a ground ball hit it right cut off for the second baseman Wood.

1047
01:27:42,000 --> 01:27:45,000
He throws him out at first one away.

1048
01:27:45,000 --> 01:27:51,000
So O'Garry gets his first man, and that brings up Ed Charles.

1049
01:27:51,000 --> 01:27:55,000
Boy, you talk about some sloppy hits against Akers.

1050
01:27:55,000 --> 01:27:57,000
The one that Willie Horton got started.

1051
01:27:57,000 --> 01:28:02,000
Two strikes on him, a sidearm curve ball thrown way out over the plate, away from him.

1052
01:28:02,000 --> 01:28:06,000
He reached out and one handed the ball in the left field.

1053
01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:11,000
And Wood got one out in the right field, hitting the opposite direction, and the one by freehand really hurt.

1054
01:28:11,000 --> 01:28:12,000
Here's a pitch to Ed Charles.

1055
01:28:12,000 --> 01:28:17,000
Spag gets in there.

1056
01:28:17,000 --> 01:28:23,000
Lowlitch a left-hander and Sherry a right-hander in the bullpen.

1057
01:28:23,000 --> 01:28:28,000
Last home run Ed Charles hit this year was against the Tigers, Denny McClain in Kansas City.

1058
01:28:28,000 --> 01:28:31,000
There's a curve. Charles chased it and missed it and cracked it.

1059
01:28:31,000 --> 01:28:33,000
That ball went in the dirt.

1060
01:28:33,000 --> 01:28:41,000
Ed was up there guessing on that one and guessed wrong.

1061
01:28:41,000 --> 01:28:47,000
Charles has hit two home runs against Detroit this year, one here against McClain and one in Kansas City against McClain.

1062
01:28:47,000 --> 01:28:51,000
That Tiger 20-game winner will be pitching tomorrow against Kansas City.

1063
01:28:51,000 --> 01:28:58,000
Airtime 1.45 in Kansas City.

1064
01:28:58,000 --> 01:29:04,000
Low balls, two strikes, one out, eighth inning. Tigers leading 5-4 in a thriller.

1065
01:29:04,000 --> 01:29:10,000
Now the 0-2 pitch. Curve ball, swing and a foul out and Charles gritted his teeth on that one.

1066
01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:16,000
Sherry got away with one. He hung a curve to Charles and he was guessing right that time, I'll guarantee you.

1067
01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:26,000
Just hit over the top of it a little bit.

1068
01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:29,000
No balls, two strikes.

1069
01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:33,000
And to Sherry Fierce, way outside he wasted his ball one.

1070
01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:38,000
The A's have finally come out with four runs in a game, which is the most they've been able to get for Odom all year.

1071
01:29:38,000 --> 01:29:43,000
And they got him from Moon after he leaves the ball game.

1072
01:29:43,000 --> 01:29:47,000
Here's a pitch. Curve and it's popped up in the shallow center.

1073
01:29:47,000 --> 01:29:50,000
Ball's going to be trouble. Stanley going out, can't get it.

1074
01:29:50,000 --> 01:29:56,000
Ed Charles dumps one in, in front of the center fielder and behind the second baseman.

1075
01:29:56,000 --> 01:30:02,000
They were playing real deep for Charles and Ed gets his third hit of the ball game.

1076
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:08,000
That brings up Danny Kader, A's first baseman. Danny's had two hits.

1077
01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:12,000
The A's have had nine hits in the game, the Tigers have had ten.

1078
01:30:12,000 --> 01:30:17,000
Kansas City's had two home runs, Detroit has none.

1079
01:30:17,000 --> 01:30:24,000
But the difference in the game is basing on balls as it so oftentimes is, that and errors.

1080
01:30:24,000 --> 01:30:28,000
Odom walked four in the game and three of the four walks scored.

1081
01:30:28,000 --> 01:30:35,000
But still, Odom gave up only three earned runs.

1082
01:30:35,000 --> 01:30:40,000
Hank O'Garry now will pitch to Danny Kader.

1083
01:30:40,000 --> 01:30:42,000
Tigers swing way around for Kader.

1084
01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:47,000
Even in a double play situation, McCollum is playing deep and do his right.

1085
01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:56,000
O'Garry's pitch, Kader takes it on the inside, ball one.

1086
01:30:56,000 --> 01:30:59,000
West Dock and Joe Crescendo did fine jobs in relief for Odom,

1087
01:30:59,000 --> 01:31:03,000
to keep the A's close enough that they were able to come back and tie it up at four all.

1088
01:31:03,000 --> 01:31:07,000
Now gotta try to tie it again.

1089
01:31:07,000 --> 01:31:12,000
O'Garry fires high and away to Kader, two balls and O strikes.

1090
01:31:12,000 --> 01:31:20,000
Rick Mundy is on deck.

1091
01:31:20,000 --> 01:31:29,000
The Athletics without Campanera since the sixth inning when he was kicked out of the game.

1092
01:31:29,000 --> 01:31:31,000
To an O'Garry, Charles with a big lead at first.

1093
01:31:31,000 --> 01:31:33,000
Here's a pitch, Kader takes one down, a shoot, a call, strike.

1094
01:31:33,000 --> 01:31:36,000
It's two and one now.

1095
01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:43,000
That was a good pitch by O'Garry.

1096
01:31:43,000 --> 01:31:51,000
Kader straightens up at the plate, looks down to Luke Appling for a sign.

1097
01:31:51,000 --> 01:31:53,000
Here's the pitch.

1098
01:31:53,000 --> 01:31:56,000
Power ball outside of first.

1099
01:31:56,000 --> 01:31:58,000
Down into the A's bullpen area.

1100
01:31:58,000 --> 01:32:03,000
Norm Cash made a headlong dive trying to come up with that ball.

1101
01:32:03,000 --> 01:32:06,000
Detroit five, Kansas City four, that's the score.

1102
01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:16,000
The Athletics have 171 games and lost 86.

1103
01:32:16,000 --> 01:32:21,000
The Tigers have 188 and lost 71.

1104
01:32:21,000 --> 01:32:24,000
With only three to play counting this one.

1105
01:32:24,000 --> 01:32:26,000
Two-two pitch to Kader.

1106
01:32:26,000 --> 01:32:31,000
O'Garry won't be made right now as he steps off trying to catch Charles going.

1107
01:32:31,000 --> 01:32:36,000
Thompson goes out of the A's dugout down to the bullpen.

1108
01:32:36,000 --> 01:32:41,000
That time is called, Kader steps away from the plate.

1109
01:32:41,000 --> 01:32:45,000
He's rechecking with Luke Appling who's coaching at third.

1110
01:32:45,000 --> 01:32:48,000
Pitch, swinging, strike three.

1111
01:32:48,000 --> 01:32:51,000
Kader chased one and hit the dirt.

1112
01:32:51,000 --> 01:32:56,000
O'Garry records the second out of the eighth inning.

1113
01:32:56,000 --> 01:33:00,000
That's eight Kansas City batters down on strikes tonight and here's Rick Monday coming up.

1114
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:05,000
Rick hasn't batted against left hand pitching up here very much.

1115
01:33:05,000 --> 01:33:15,000
Earl Wilson struck him out twice and walked him once while he was in the game.

1116
01:33:15,000 --> 01:33:23,000
Rick definitely has the power to reach the fence anywhere in the ballpark if he gets old to one.

1117
01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:26,000
Ed Charles at first carrying the potential tying run of the game.

1118
01:33:26,000 --> 01:33:30,000
This is the eighth inning. There goes Charles here to pitch. Monday swings and misses.

1119
01:33:30,000 --> 01:33:31,000
Freehand throws the second.

1120
01:33:31,000 --> 01:33:37,000
Too late Ed Charles isn't in there with a steal and he's hurt at second base I believe.

1121
01:33:37,000 --> 01:33:42,000
Ed Charles swipes second base but he comes up grabbing his side.

1122
01:33:42,000 --> 01:33:44,000
Billy Jones is running out there.

1123
01:33:44,000 --> 01:33:49,000
Boy did he flatten out to get under that throw.

1124
01:33:49,000 --> 01:33:54,000
Ed Charles has now stolen 12 bases this year.

1125
01:33:54,000 --> 01:33:57,000
And he's only been thrown out one time all year long.

1126
01:33:57,000 --> 01:34:03,000
Now the A's manager Alvin Dart has called Rick Monday back to the dugout.

1127
01:34:03,000 --> 01:34:10,000
And he's going to pinch hit with Joe Natic.

1128
01:34:10,000 --> 01:34:15,000
Ed Charles walking around down at second base.

1129
01:34:15,000 --> 01:34:22,000
Boy he flattened out when he hit the ground and immediately grabbed that left side which he pulled over in Washington.

1130
01:34:22,000 --> 01:34:27,000
Alvin doesn't want him to get out of the ballgame if he can help it.

1131
01:34:27,000 --> 01:34:29,000
Boy he needs that guy in the game.

1132
01:34:29,000 --> 01:34:32,000
Pando's gone into the Army.

1133
01:34:32,000 --> 01:34:41,000
And to show the effects of not having Charles on the lineup the team's leading hitter as you know he lost five out of six ballgames all at home.

1134
01:34:41,000 --> 01:34:44,000
Games that Charles in which he did not play.

1135
01:34:44,000 --> 01:34:50,000
And here tonight in his very first game back in nearly two weeks he's gone three for four.

1136
01:34:50,000 --> 01:34:53,000
Here's Joe Natic coming up to pinch hit for Rick Monday.

1137
01:34:53,000 --> 01:34:58,000
Alvin left Monday in there knowing he was going to have Charles steal.

1138
01:34:58,000 --> 01:35:01,000
And he wanted to help the runners by having the left-handed batter stand in there.

1139
01:35:01,000 --> 01:35:08,000
It's a little harder for a catcher to get the ball and throw over a left-handed batter.

1140
01:35:08,000 --> 01:35:10,000
All right Charles did it second. A base hit could tie it up.

1141
01:35:10,000 --> 01:35:11,000
Here's a flick to Natic.

1142
01:35:11,000 --> 01:35:13,000
Curve ball lined to left field base hit.

1143
01:35:13,000 --> 01:35:14,000
Charles rounding third.

1144
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:15,000
He touches the bag.

1145
01:35:15,000 --> 01:35:16,000
He's heading home.

1146
01:35:16,000 --> 01:35:17,000
Harden throws to the plate.

1147
01:35:17,000 --> 01:35:20,000
Two late and the ballgames all tied up.

1148
01:35:20,000 --> 01:35:25,000
Joe Natic cuts through again.

1149
01:35:25,000 --> 01:35:29,000
And Natic has knocked in three runs with his last two base hits.

1150
01:35:29,000 --> 01:35:32,000
His batting average now is up around the 260 mark.

1151
01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:36,000
It was 257 going into this one.

1152
01:35:36,000 --> 01:35:42,000
A big base hit for Natic and the Swing and A's are back in business thanks to a timely stolen base by Ed Charles.

1153
01:35:42,000 --> 01:35:47,000
A timely bench hit by Joe Natic.

1154
01:35:47,000 --> 01:35:50,000
More than Alvin Dark is really operating here tonight.

1155
01:35:50,000 --> 01:35:54,000
And now here's Dick Green.

1156
01:35:54,000 --> 01:36:02,000
Green can get hold of one now and give the A's the lead.

1157
01:36:02,000 --> 01:36:09,000
Here's a throw to first base Natic back in there in front of you time ahead of the throw.

1158
01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:12,000
Gary sets and fires a curve ball.

1159
01:36:12,000 --> 01:36:17,000
The green is in there for a call of strikes.

1160
01:36:17,000 --> 01:36:24,000
Another thing in favor of Natic too, fans probably don't know, the guy's really been under the weather fighting a very severe chest cold.

1161
01:36:24,000 --> 01:36:26,000
He got over in Baltimore.

1162
01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:30,000
Sir, he's been pumped full of penicillin on this trip.

1163
01:36:30,000 --> 01:36:31,000
He leads it first.

1164
01:36:31,000 --> 01:36:33,000
Gary gives him a look.

1165
01:36:33,000 --> 01:36:35,000
Bet you it's a Dick Green.

1166
01:36:35,000 --> 01:36:38,000
High and outside, one ball and one strike.

1167
01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:53,000
Joe's been quite worried about his brother Bill Natic who was the starting quarterback for the Kansas State football team against Army and was hit in the back with a hard tackle or block and is in the hospital at Kansas State University in the infirmary there.

1168
01:36:53,000 --> 01:36:55,000
Probably listening in the game tonight.

1169
01:36:55,000 --> 01:36:56,000
Joe certainly sends his best.

1170
01:36:56,000 --> 01:36:57,000
Here's a pitch to Green.

1171
01:36:57,000 --> 01:36:59,000
Curve ball, here's a drive hit pretty deep to left.

1172
01:36:59,000 --> 01:37:01,000
It's way back, it's way back.

1173
01:37:01,000 --> 01:37:10,000
It is going to home run.

1174
01:37:10,000 --> 01:37:14,000
Dick Green tags them all as he hits a two run flat.

1175
01:37:14,000 --> 01:37:21,000
His ninth home run of the year and the Athletics are leading again seven to five in the eighth inning.

1176
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:23,000
I'm chuckling at Gary.

1177
01:37:23,000 --> 01:37:30,000
The A's love nothing better than getting out of this guy and Gary's had a miserable time all season against Kansas City.

1178
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:33,000
And he served up the golfer ball before the A's.

1179
01:37:33,000 --> 01:37:38,000
They tag him hard and he gets real hot very quickly.

1180
01:37:38,000 --> 01:37:40,000
When he's benched, Jack, he starts getting on him.

1181
01:37:40,000 --> 01:37:42,000
Good to see Green swing the bat.

1182
01:37:42,000 --> 01:37:44,000
Here's a pitch to Jack Aker.

1183
01:37:44,000 --> 01:37:47,000
The A's pitcher swinging a foul ball strike.

1184
01:37:47,000 --> 01:37:50,000
Green hits well in this ballpark too.

1185
01:37:50,000 --> 01:37:56,000
This is a park he can definitely reach and he hits that one high and deep into the left center field seat.

1186
01:37:56,000 --> 01:38:00,000
Now the pitch to Aker, outside one and one.

1187
01:38:00,000 --> 01:38:01,000
Oh what a ball game.

1188
01:38:01,000 --> 01:38:06,000
Fans I don't know about you but we're having the time of our life here tonight at Tiger Stadium.

1189
01:38:06,000 --> 01:38:10,000
The A's and the Tigers in a Donnybrook and I mean a real one.

1190
01:38:10,000 --> 01:38:11,000
Here's a pitch.

1191
01:38:11,000 --> 01:38:12,000
Curve is in there.

1192
01:38:12,000 --> 01:38:19,000
A call strike to Aker.

1193
01:38:19,000 --> 01:38:23,000
Dark has had great success with pinch hitters in this ball game.

1194
01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:26,000
Here's a one and two pitch, curved outside to Aker.

1195
01:38:26,000 --> 01:38:29,000
The first pinch hitter he used was Larry Stahl.

1196
01:38:29,000 --> 01:38:31,000
Stahl batting for Roof in the seventh inning,

1197
01:38:31,000 --> 01:38:35,000
knocked in a run with a 415 foot blast to right center field.

1198
01:38:35,000 --> 01:38:37,000
Here's a two-two pitch to Aker.

1199
01:38:37,000 --> 01:38:39,000
Foul out of play.

1200
01:38:39,000 --> 01:38:47,000
Right after Stahl hits that ball out into right center field and with a runner on, Dick Green, who had just singles.

1201
01:38:47,000 --> 01:38:53,000
Alvin Dark reached down and brought up catcher Tim Thalsen and he unloaded one up into the right field seats for a two-run homer.

1202
01:38:53,000 --> 01:38:56,000
Curve ball, Aker fouls it off.

1203
01:38:56,000 --> 01:39:03,000
And then he pulls Joe Nasik off the bench with one strike on Monday and Nasik got a hit to knock in a run.

1204
01:39:03,000 --> 01:39:08,000
So Alvin has gone to the bench three times tonight and all three men have had hits or RBI.

1205
01:39:08,000 --> 01:39:11,000
There's a pitch fouled off.

1206
01:39:11,000 --> 01:39:20,000
Two and two count.

1207
01:39:20,000 --> 01:39:22,000
Nasik will stay in the game for Kansas City.

1208
01:39:22,000 --> 01:39:26,000
He's out in the bullpen throwing the ball around with Monday leaving.

1209
01:39:26,000 --> 01:39:34,000
Boy, that Monday made two great plays defensively tonight.

1210
01:39:34,000 --> 01:39:37,000
Here's a Gary's two-two pitch to Aker.

1211
01:39:37,000 --> 01:39:40,000
Swinging, strike three and down he goes.

1212
01:39:40,000 --> 01:39:46,000
The catch, hang on and hold him for two innings to score Kansas City seven, Detroit five.

1213
01:39:46,000 --> 01:39:49,000
The full broadcast of this game has been lost.

1214
01:39:49,000 --> 01:39:55,000
The game finished with the Kansas City Athletics scoring one more run in the top of the ninth to win the game eight to five.

1215
01:39:55,000 --> 01:39:59,000
The winning pitcher was Jack Aker who extended his season record to eight and four.

1216
01:39:59,000 --> 01:40:14,000
And the loss went to Hank Aguirre who fell to three and nine every year.