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The New York Yankees faced the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in New York for the annual Mayors Trophy Exhibition Game on May 15, 1975.
The Mayors Trophy game was a New York baseball tradition, which originally featured matches between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants, and occasionally the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In 1963, six years after the Giants and Dodgers left town, the tradition was revived when the Mets stepped in to face the Yankees.
Decades before interleague play was part of the regular season, these games were well received by New Yorkers and played primarily to benefit Sandlock Baseball in New York City.
This is the 13th matchup between the Mets and the Yankees, called on the radio featuring announcers Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Dom Valentino.
Good evening everybody and welcome to Shea Stadium in New York. Tonight's the 13th annual Mayors Trophy game between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. I'll be chatting with my pregame guests. Yankee outfielder Luke Vanella will be back in a moment.
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New York Yankees warm up is Luke Vanella, the slugging outfielder of the New York Yankees. Luke, last Friday you were in Oakland and then the ball club had you come back to New York for the Disney spells that you were having. Exactly what happened.
Well that's right, Don. Last Friday I visited a doctor in Oakland. He told me that he didn't know exactly what was wrong with me, but he saw a lot of movement in my eyes that proved to him that I was dizzy and he suggested that I come back to New York and see the team doctor.
And I did do that. I flew back Sunday and the team doctor sent me to Dr. Brookler, which is an ear specialist here in town, and extensive tests were made on me and I think the analysis was that I did have an ear infection that was causing all my problems.
Luke, how did this all come about and when did it first start? When did you first notice it? Well, I've had this now for the last two and a half, three weeks. I don't know how it came about. The doctor more or less thought that it might have come from bad cold or sore throat or something and moved up into the inner passages inside my head.
But he doesn't really know and I don't know either. I know that about two and a half weeks ago I was eating supper with my wife and I just started getting dizzy and from then on I'd get these spells of dizziness a few times a day and the last few days before I left the club I had them all the time and I just couldn't perform.
How about at the plate? Did you ever get a dizzy spell while you were in the batter's box? No, I played two games in Baltimore and I saw the ball quite well. I wasn't feeling well at the time but there was no excuse for not hitting.
The only thing that might have bothered me a little bit was the speed of the ball because maybe I didn't judge it as well. But outside of that I saw the ball good and I played two ball games and what gave me more problems than anything was catching fly balls. I wanted to make sure that I was braced every time the ball was hit to me.
Luke, please stand by. We'll continue with our pregame guest, Luke Pinnella, outfielder with the Yankees in a moment. We'll be back in a moment.
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Back to yourself and the hitting and of course you were one of the leading hitters in the American League last season and there's an old saying that everybody wears out that cream comes to the top and I'm sure it's going to in your case because you're a real good hitter.
There are some other ball players in the club that are undergoing the same problem. What happens when you get into a slump like this?
Well, a lot of things really happen. Maybe players start pressing a little bit too much. Maybe they start thinking a little bit too much of the problem and they're not watching the ball. More or less worried about the hands and feet and so forth.
But it's tough. When you're not hitting a baseball, you're pressing a little more than you usually do when you're hitting the ball well at home plate. You say, well I have to get a base hit this time and I have to get a base hit and sooner or later things get a little worse.
But I think that you made a correct statement. There is a lot of ability on this ball club and even though the players as a whole haven't performed, there are quite a few players that are playing quite well. The talent is here and usually over the course of the summer the people that have done well and played well are going to play well again.
Lou, you're physically okay now though. The ear infection is gone and you're ready to go. Well, I would say it's gone but I would say that it's subsided quite a bit. I feel much better and I talked to the doctor this morning and he told me to work out the night. If I feel fine, I can start playing over the weekend if the manager wants me to.
Well, we certainly hope we see you in that lineup real soon. Lou, the very best of luck to yourself and the Yankees. Thank you, Dr. Tarkin. We'll be back in a moment.
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The Yankees and the New York Mets here at Shea Stadium in the 13th annual Mears Trophy game. And tonight's game finds both teams having won six games.
The Mets will be pitching George Stone. He has been pitching in the Mets extended spring training program in St. Petersburg, Florida.
He pitched for the Mets against the United States Military Academy at West Point last Monday on May 5th and allowed one hit in four innings of pitching.
He retired the last 11 batters. Since then, he's made one pitching appearance in Florida, pitching one hitless inning last Saturday before the game was called because of rain.
He was placed on the disabled list on April 1st and had been on the disabled list from August the 9th of last season until the end of the 1974 season.
Although the Yankees have called up Bob Johnson from Syracuse and Ken Clay from West Haven, the starter for the Yankees tonight will be Mike Wallace.
Wallace does not have any record. He has two appearances and he has pitched 4.1 innings of pitching, allowed 10 hits, seven runs. All seven have been earned.
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This is Roy White of the New York Yankees. When I'm not playing ball, I listen to John Sterling right here on WMCA New York.
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Hi everybody. Welcome back to Schaeffer Stadium. This is Phil Rizzuto along with Don Valentino, Frank Messer.
Bill White has the night off tonight, but we're all here to help pay tribute to the Sandlot kids of the metropolitan area.
And these games between the Mets and the Yankees, the Mayors Trophy games, benefit those youngsters.
And Don Valentino having played many, many games in the Sandlots of New York, I can appreciate what they're doing for the kids.
It's amazing the amount of money that has been raised, Bill. $1,360,000 plus. That's a lot of money.
That's a lot of money and it goes to a great cause.
And Don, it's good to be back with you again. I know you rooted hard. I know we all did out in the West Coast rooting for those Islanders and they almost made it.
They sure did. And they're going to be here on Saturday night. They'll be honored before the game.
Bill, the Western trip for the Yankees that just concluded, in fact, the overall trip, 2-8. Anything in particular wrong, do you think?
Well, the only thing that was wrong is that they were on the losing end of the score and they were in every ballgame except one.
That was the game where Milwaukee really creamed them, if you remember.
But in every other ballgame, they were in the game until the final out of the ballgame.
And once again, it was the fact they couldn't get that one key hit to break the game wide open.
Bobby Bonds looks like he's coming out of it. He's starting to hit the ball a little more solid.
And once he does, I think it'll be a different story.
You know, you've been stressing that. And since you have been stressing the clutch hit, the key hit, you sort of look for things.
And it really is stuck in my craw. And I was going through the Oakland press guy and I got to Sal Bando, who hit 243 last year, yet had 103 RBI.
And finished second in the league. And Oakland finished second to last in hitting in the league.
And yet one of the top teams in RBI's. And that must be the reason they won.
Exactly right, Don. They get the big hit when they need it.
And somebody different every day would do it for that club. A Reggie Jackson, a Sal Bando, Joe Rudy, Gene Tennant.
And that's what they're waiting for the Yankees. And what's hurting the Yankees right now is the fact that Ronnie Bloomberg can't swing a bat.
Oh, that's got to hurt with his stick. Phil, here are the lineups for tonight's game.
For the New York Mets, Mike Phillips will be a shortstop leading off.
Felix Miana, second base, batting second. Batting third in center field, Del Unser.
In right field, batting fourth, Rusty Stobbs. John Milder will be at first base batting fifth.
At third base, Wayne Garrett. He'll bat sixth. Dave Kingman will bat seventh and play left field.
John Stearns will be behind the plate batting eighth and George Stone will be on the mound.
For the Yankees, Roy White will lead off and play in left field.
In center field, batting second, Elliot Maddox. In right field, Bobby Bonds batting third.
Chris Chambliss will bat fourth and he will be at first base.
Walt Williams will be at third base batting fifth. Rick Dempsey behind the plate batting sixth.
At shortstop, batting seventh, Jim Mason. Fred Stanley will be at second base batting eighth.
And Mike Wallace will be on the mound for the Yankees.
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Hi, this is George Milder for the Yankees. When I'm not playing ball, I listen to Bob Grant right here on WMCA New York.
Good crowd here again tonight, Phil. And unfortunately, we've had some threatening skies, but it does look like it's going to be a fine evening.
You know, Dom, I had thought this was the earliest that a Mayors Trophy game had ever been played, but I see on May the 3rd, 1965 at Yankee Stadium, they had played one.
And this is the second earliest game. They also had one on May the 10th at Shea Stadium here.
And this could possibly be the smallest crowd, and I was thinking because it was so early in the year.
And with both the Yankees and the Mets not playing up to their potential right now, the interest isn't there, but they're coming in and it could be a surprising crowd.
Jim Catfish Hunter. Jim is really living up to the advance billing, isn't he? He's really pitching.
I'd say the Yankees are very happy now that they made that investment in Catfish because he is pitching now, especially out in Oakland.
And everybody said, well, he's so used to pitching out there.
And that was a funny thing, Dom, because the interesting thing in the paper, interviewing the ballplayers for Oakland who had played with Catfish,
and then interviewing Catfish to see who would have the advantage.
In other words, Gene Tennis, who caught Catfish in almost all his games, struck out all three times against him.
He said, that son of a gun changed his style of pitching against me.
Is that right?
So Catfish, you know, is a smart pitcher as well as an excellent pitcher.
And I'm sure before the year is over, it'll be between 25 and 30 wins for Hunter.
That's good to hear. Of course, the two wins the Yankees have in the last 10 belong to Catfish Hunter.
But the Yankees now have a good long home stand and with that possibly can turn it around.
Well, a lot of times when you get home, you're playing a lot better. You're on a road trip.
Things are going bad. You can't wait to get back with all the loyal fans here.
And they are tonight. They're just about split down the middle, Mets and Yankees.
And that always makes for a lot of excitement.
And look who's ambling up the home plate. Peter Lawrence, Yogi Berra.
And nobody's got to walk like Yogi except Henry Armetta.
You remember Henry Armetta in the movie? No, you're a little too young, Don.
Too young for that film.
Too young. But anyway, Henry had one shoulder that dipped down and one knee that went to right field and one to left.
And that's the way Yogi walks.
You know, he had an amazing career when I ever looked up all the stats for Yogi.
What a ball player.
The greatest clutch ball player I think that I've ever played with or against.
When I say clutch, when the chips were down and you needed a hit or when you had to throw somebody out,
Yogi would be the man to do it.
It seemed like he would not play up to his best unless there was a clutch situation.
I got to ask you, Phil, the youngster that came up to the booth in Milwaukee
and showed you the Phil Rizzuto glove who wouldn't take money but wanted two gloves autographed by Yogi Berra.
Have you told Yogi yet?
No, I haven't had a chance.
As a matter of fact, I didn't get to see him tonight, but I'm sure going to see him before we see that kid in Milwaukee again.
Because that will be something a Phil Rizzuto catches glove.
That's going to be a classic.
Yeah, the one and only.
And of course, Yogi has done an outstanding job.
And he and a man I know you think so highly of, Joe McCarthy, if I'm not mistaken,
are the only two to have won pennants in both leagues.
That's right.
Now, the thing I like about Yogi, and you can say the same thing for Bill Burton,
they don't panic when things go bad.
The worst thing a manager can do is suddenly push the panic button, start making changes, start making shifts,
getting on his players and upsetting them.
And this way, if you keep calm and you do come out of it, then they've got a lot more respect for you.
And they play a little harder for you.
The Mets, of course, still have a real shot in their division of the National League.
The season is very, very early.
And I see that Dave Kingman is really coming along for the Mets.
Well, that was a big deal.
The Mets needed some power, and they've got it with Kingman.
And as we mentioned before, Dom, you and I, some of the best deals are the deals that were not made.
For the Mets, it was Rusty Stobb.
For the Yankees, it was Roy White.
Both of them having great starts.
Roy White, tremendous on-base average and hitting the long ball occasionally, but when it's needed.
And stealing bases at a pace just under Bobby Bond.
So by not getting rid of Roy White, they've, and especially with Lou Pennella being injured.
When you say injured, he has that in your interview with Lou, which was very interesting before the game.
He was quite upset, but now that he knows what the trouble is, his mind is much more at ease.
It's got to be, Phil, you've gone through it so many times, and you always think the worst, don't you?
Oh, yes, you've got to.
Your mind is sometimes a terrible thing.
It runs away with you.
And in Lou's case, he had no idea what was troubling him.
He'd feel good for a couple of days and then feel bad for a couple of days.
And that's the worst feeling in the world.
You want to get to the root of the trouble, and then maybe you can eliminate it.
Well, the ball game is being held up a little bit.
We'll check the scoreboard for you.
Kansas City is at Boston after two innings.
There's no score.
Cleveland and Minnesota, we have no report.
And the Milwaukee Brewers and the Texas Rangers are two to two.
Over in the National League, the Chicago Cubs defeated Houston four to two this afternoon in Atlanta.
Got by Montreal eight to seven.
And in the ninth inning, Cincinnati leads Philadelphia three to two.
Here it's the Mayor's Trophy Game, the 13th annual.
And each team has won six games.
And Phil Rizzuto, an exhibition game.
I know it may not be as big as a regular season game, but the guys work hard, don't they?
I want to tell you, this game means as much to both the Mets and the Yankees
and to the fans of the Mets and the Yankees
as any important game they'll play this year.
This can continue right through the winter, the Hot Stove League,
trying to decide which is the better team.
And now, join us for the National Anthem.
The National Anthem.
Well, Phil, on Saturday night, the Yankees are going to be honoring the New York Islanders
in a special presentation.
And Phil, the many years I've been involved as a broadcaster, I must admit,
I have never seen a group of athletes work so hard, put so much effort
into one particular project as these youngsters did for the Islanders.
And of course, I know you're very proud of them, all of New York is, and they should be.
They did a great job.
Oh, an exceptional job.
A young team that wanted to play and wanted to win so badly for Al Arbor,
who you know much better than I,
but everything I've heard about Al Arbor has been great.
And when you've got a coach like that, you want to play your heart out, the Islanders did.
And they captured the fancy of, I think, everybody all over the United States,
because when we were on the West Coast, everybody wanted to know how the Islanders were doing.
They had a TV going in the third game, which the Islanders pulled out 2-1.
And it was great.
Well, Phil, getting set now is George Stone.
Here's a guy that's had trouble with the same type of ailment as Mel Stottlemeyer, isn't it?
Yes, that's that rotary cuff.
If you get an injury to that, you tear the muscle right around the shoulder.
Not only is it very painful, but you cannot throw as hard as you would like.
And even right now, with Stone loosening up, kind of looks like he's aiming the ball.
You don't like to see any pitcher get an injury like that.
You know who had that same type of injury and had to hang him up?
Don Drysdale. I didn't realize that.
The exact same injury. And he said it was so painful that he had to take every hour, six,
either aspirin or Darvan or something, and you still couldn't kill the pain,
but it would be a little bit more bearable.
But all you're doing is making the tear a little bigger.
And so he said when he went to the doctor, the doctor told him, as he did Mel Stottlemeyer,
one day you're not going to be able to raise your arm to comb your hair.
And that's when he decided to call it quits.
Man, that ought to tell you something right there.
And Stone, of course, would make a big difference to Yogi's ball club, wouldn't he?
George Stone, he'd make a big difference to the Mets, wouldn't he?
Oh, absolutely. Every team needs that fourth starter, and the Mets haven't quite found him yet.
Though their big three right now looks like they've turned around Tom Siever,
who along with Catfish Hunter and Nolan Ryan, I think, are the best pitchers in the big leagues.
Even though they're a couple others have won seven ball games,
some of the Dodger fans will give you arguments with Don Sutton.
But Siever, Matlack and Kuzmin have come around.
I'm happy for Yogi to see that.
All right, the ball game, getting ready to start.
And listen to this crowd. You know, that's something you miss on the road, Dom.
The other crowds are so polite.
You can hear a pin drop, but here is excitement on every pitch, and I miss it.
When you're from New York, there's no place like New York.
The first pitch to Roy White is a curve low. No, it's not.
I've got to watch these National League umpires. That's Doug Harvey behind the plate.
Hank Saw, a former American League umpire at first, and Dutch Renwick at third.
Blowing away, that's one-on-one.
National League was such a great difference in their style of umpiring.
They stand between the catcher and the batter.
The left-hander kicks, and the pitch is over the outside corner.
So it's a ball and two strikes on Roy White.
And Roy had an excellent trip out to the West Coast.
A foul's one back into the crowd.
And there's the first souvenir of the night.
In hockey, when the puck goes in the stands, Dom, they allowed to keep it?
Yes. Oh, okay.
Because I notice in tennis they've got to throw the ball back. I can't believe that.
Well...
All right, Stone gets the sign.
John Stern's the rookie doing the catching tonight.
Big curve is high, two and two.
Two and two.
Wayne Garrett deep at third, not too far from the line.
The two-two pitch, a curve swing, and a missed strike three.
Took just a little bit off, and Roy White is struck out.
And I notice Roy White almost started for the first base dugout, Dom,
because that's where the Yankees normally have their dugout.
It's got to be a little strange for them being at a different location for this one ball game.
It is. It makes a big difference. Here's Elliott Maddox.
Right up there with Roy White having a great year.
Boy, he and White have been getting on a lot for those men coming up in back of them.
Outside, ball one.
Dick Hauser coaching at third.
Elston Howard over at first.
Stone winds, and the curve is high, ball two, two and up.
Elliott hitting three thirty-nine.
Roy White batting three twenty-nine.
And both of them have a tremendous on-base average.
The two-oh pitch, swing and a miss, two and one.
This is a big, big ball game, Dom, for this kid, George Stone, as you mentioned.
This is a real showcase for him tonight.
Yep. The two-one pitch, a little high, three and one.
You know, Phil, now Elliott got hurt, got hit on the wrist.
Yep.
But I mean, he came right back.
Yep.
Came right back. He could have stayed out.
But I mean, he came right back.
Came right back. He could have stayed out.
They expected him to be out for about three to four days.
Came right back the next day.
He comes to play.
High ball four and match point.
He comes to play. High ball four and Maddox is on.
And that'll bring up Bobby Bonds.
Bobby drove in the winning run in that game last night against the California Angels with a long sacrifice fly.
Bobby batting just 2-11, but leading the Yankees in runs batted in
with 20.
Berman Munson has 19.
He's going to be all right, Phil, I'm telling you.
I know you've been telling me that, Dom, and I appreciate it because I like to be comforted.
The pitch to Bonds, swing and a miss, strike one.
And you know, Phil, I was going through the, the guy, the baseball guy, Reggie Jackson now.
Not a bad hitter, led the league in strikeouts for four straight seasons.
Right. I think he's got the record.
Yeah. 171 is it? It's a lot of lifts.
Stone sets, Maddox leads away.
The pitch to Bonds change up inside one-on-one.
Melno holding the bag.
Ground ball is short. Perfect double play ball.
Phillips to Mian back to first. Oh no. I forgot about the speed of Bobby Bonds.
Man, can he fly? He really takes off.
And that made the difference and Bobby on it first.
I tell you, I said perfect double play ball.
And if there ever was one, that was it. He hit a bullet one hopper to the shortstop.
Mike Phillips, who got rid of the ball and Mian, a great pivot man, got rid of it in a hurry.
But Bonds easily beat his throw to first.
And it brings up Chris Chambliss.
Two out, Bonds at first.
Curve is a little high, ball one.
Chambliss hitting 272 on the air.
That's six doubles and a triple. No homers.
Two men are out. No score.
A fly ball to center field. Moving back is Dellanser. He's there.
And has it.
For the Yankees, no runs, no hits, no errors. A man left.
And in the middle of the first, the Yankees, nothing in the Mets coming to bat.
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A reminder, the very exciting Oakland A's will be here tomorrow night for a three-game weekend series.
And, Bill Rizzotto, the A's look as tough as ever, don't they?
Same kind of a ball club, Don. That's won them three consecutive world championships.
They don't scare you, but all of a sudden somebody hits a long ball and suddenly you're behind.
Now you mentioned you brought out a good point.
You look at their team batting average, they're next to last in the league last year in the American League West.
Right. 247. Unbelievable.
They've played together so long, they get that clutch base hit, the big stolen base.
And I tell the team you're going to be excited about when they come to Yankee Stadium.
The fans should too. California Angels.
All right, Mike Phillips, youngster acquired from San Francisco.
Ground ball, nice play by Chambliss. Picks it up and throws it over the head of Wallace.
Wallace was late covering. What a play by Chambliss.
He tried to lead Wallace, but threw it over his head. That'll be a base hit.
The first pitch thrown by Mike Wallace.
And Chambliss dove to his right, got his glove on and knocked it down. They almost got him.
So as Don, you mentioned this might be an exhibition game in that play and that way.
They sure are. You got to put a big star next to that one, Bill.
We'll have to put him in contention.
You can't quite do it because they didn't make the play.
Right, right.
By Felix Mian. Tough little man with that bat. He chokes up to the trademark.
A lot like Jerry Coleman did.
Chris Chambliss holds the bag against Mike Phillips.
Pitch by Wallace is right down the middle. Strike call.
Felix Mian batting 233.
As they double to triple in a homer on the air.
Excellent hit and run man. Good butter.
Little Walt Williams even with the bag at third.
Phillips leads away.
Pitch by Wallace is foul on the left of the plate. Strike two.
Remember Walt Williams telling us Don that he broke in as a third baseman?
You had asked him what position he thought he was most comfortable at.
I remember that and he says third baseman.
That's what I broke in on.
So we're getting a chance to see him.
There's no doubt he's got the quickness.
Chambliss holds the bag against Phillips.
On deck, Dill Hunter. Wallace to the belt.
The kick and the pitch fouled off the plate bounced up and hit me on the arm.
You know what always intrigues me is when a punch hitter like Mian that doesn't hit the long ball.
The outfield seems to be close.
The infield seems to be back and you wonder how he's going to get the ball in there for a hit.
That's right. It's very difficult.
But when you're hitting the ball hard and he's got to hit the ball solid with a little bit of bat he's got left after choking way up.
Pitch. Ground ball a second. Perfect double play.
Stanley steps on the big off but throw to first not in time.
Stanley delayed that fraction of a second by not flipping to Mason and it allowed me on to beat his throw to first base.
Stanley was not as close to second as he thought.
So.
Of course the second base Mike Phillips safe on the field is choice Felix Mian.
And now Dill Hunter.
Bill the standard to go by if you can you try to throw rather than take it up.
The only time if the shortstop coming and moving towards the bed.
But that time Stanley was moving away from the play and then had to throw back.
Hunter takes a pitch high ball one.
But Stanley has been playing shortstop and doing a great job. He made some outstanding plays in Oakland and in California.
Whenever you move from the left side of the infield or the right side of the infield becomes strange throw to first base almost a balk but he got away with it.
You're looking at the ball coming at you from a different angle and it moves differently.
Left hander Mike Wallace sets.
Pitches bounce the first Chambliss goes to Mason one back to first base.
Safe at first base.
Again they just missed the double play.
Good play from Chambliss to Mason and Mason's return throw right on the money but Hunter beat the throw.
So they're a two away and the batter now rusty star.
Pretty good credentials there Dominic. 23 hits and 21 runs batted in.
He can swing that bat.
Strike one. What is it they used to call him in Montreal La Grande.
Yeah right right. That was it.
Supposed to be redhead.
He was a big favorite has always been a big favorite wherever he's played. Pitch the stop line drive.
Base hit the right set up and going to third on some maddox's throw.
And just a great tag by little William.
Did you see that quick tag. Beautiful. What a throw all the way around.
Just a fantastic play.
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And we'll pick that up in a moment. I don't want to sound too brilliant but as soon as he turns around Bill we'll get it.
Number 12. Well right now we find out who number 12 is. You got a scorecard doctor.
We're really getting down to the basics. It is Jack Heidemann.
Now Heidemann normally a shortstop and this way the managers both Yogi Berra and Bill Verdon get a chance to see what they shortstop can do playing second.
Little Walt Williams about it. The pitch is low ball one.
Walt Williams batting 450 already got nine hits all last year he had but six.
Stone's pitch is high ball to do nothing. No score top of the second the Yankees in the Mets the mayor's trophy game.
It'll be Williams Dempsey and Mason.
Stone's pitch is low ball three Williams taking all the way.
They play wall straight away in the outfield. 3 0 pitch ball for Williams is on second walk given up by Stone.
And I guess that's something you got to expect. He hasn't been out there in so long.
You're a little strange. It's got to be hard. It's got to be hard. The pressure is going to be on him too. Oh yes he knows.
That's for sure. Here's Rick Dempsey and what a job he's doing batting 667.
He's four for six on the end the only two times they got him out he hit the ball right on the nose.
Used mostly as a pinch hitter.
Pitch to Dempsey is a curve low ball one. Good receiver isn't he Phil? Yes he is.
Got a great throwing arm although Munson put on some show against the Angels.
Well of course he's great anyway everybody knows it's tough to be in back of an all-star isn't it? Yep.
Stone kicks and delivers it's high outside ball two to nothing.
Kind of like when you were performing so brilliantly and Yogi Berra and you had Charlie Silvera never got off the bench did he?
Well the Yankees had so many catches you had Silvera out, Gus Triandos.
Quite a few others that were eventually sold to other teams.
The right place at the right time is so true. You gotta be there.
So it's two and nothing to Dempsey nobody out in the top of the second has no score.
Stone sets his pitch low ball three three and nothing looks like that game is a final now Dom.
Milwaukee won it. Yep three to two.
Son of a gun they're hanging in there Milwaukee.
That's a good young team they're right on top of the American League East.
Three and all to count. There's a strike three and one.
You mentioned that the curfew had curtailed the game at two two so they. Yep and they called it at the end of 15 and started over tonight.
And they play it before their regularly scheduled game.
Williams leads away see he's going the pitch to Dempsey line to right field.
But right there Rusty Stobb and Williams better get back Stobb fires it in not in time as Walt Williams slides back in the first.
Dempsey again hitting the ball right on the nose a line drive at Stobb.
One away and Jim Mason.
And this might be the spot for Mason that come out of his slump Dom.
Bill Burden I think everybody agrees did the right thing he took the pressure off Jim.
You know Bill has got a great affinity to the entire situation.
I think that was a great move and this will relax Mason a little bit.
It'll relax him and also make him like a tiger when he does eventually get back in the starting lineup.
Williams at first one out pitch to Mason is outside ball one. You do worry when you're not on that lineup every day.
Especially when you got a family as most of the ballplayers have and Jim Mason does.
You know you got to feed and clothe those kids.
The kick and the pitch bounce to the first base Milner goes to second for one back to first double play.
Well executed three six three double play.
Nothing across and in the middle of the second inning the Yankees nothing the Mets nothing.
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John Milner leads it off for the Mets in the bottom of the second.
Wallace's pitch swing and a miss strike one he tried to check it couldn't do it.
Milner hitting 217 now he has four doubles three homers and eleven runs batted in.
Milner starved Kingman and Joe Torre's got to supply the power for this club that pitches inside.
One on one.
Milner's strong left hand batter holds those arms well away from the body swings and misses strike two good slider by Mike Wallace.
Fred Stanley is about two steps back on the outfield grass at second base and the outfield around towards right and deep.
Talk about manchelons look at Maddox out there.
Cut his legs crossed now he's ready though and it's outside two and two.
Boy has he developed and developed he's really an excellent son of unbelievable.
All players have different ways of relaxing just before the pitch and it's interesting to watch them.
Line drive base hit to right field between first and second Bobby Vines up with it.
That's the third base hit for the Mets but in the first inning great throw by Maddox and a beautiful tag by Walt Williams nipping Dell answer at third snuffed out a rally.
And now Wayne Garrett.
Garrett hitting 275 a double a triple a homer and four runs batted in.
Pitch to Garrett bounce a foul outside of first.
Eddie O's coaches at third for Yogi Berra's Mets and at first base Roy McMillan.
Nobody out no score.
Wallace kicks delivers line drive base hit the run all bonds and he's got an easy double play.
Holy cow Bobby Bonds got a shoestringer and another ball hit like a bullet and Milner and I thought it was a base hit.
But Dominic Valentino didn't tell him down that when bonds is out there you notice how easy he made that look.
I'm going to sound like his agent but I just think he's such a great athlete with that great speed.
You notice the throw right on the money right after the catch.
I'm going to have to hold up more.
I couldn't believe he gets an apple just like the other night I didn't think North was going to make that catch in center field.
All right. His big Dave Kingman and the Mets have been rocking that ball the first pitch is a strike.
Kingman batting 200 but he has four doubles five homers and 11 runs batted in.
Inside one of my got some high priced help with this lay treatment.
I'm going to water and coffee dumb.
Oh you know there's nothing like it.
You bring your own water and coffee man.
The one one pitch big curve.
Oh and Kingman almost fell right into that breaking pitch.
Kingman definitely a guest hitter and when he guesses right he can lose that baseball.
He's leaning into the pitch as he holds the bat straight up and down and takes a strike on the inside corner.
Two balls two strikes two out no score.
They don't think that Dave will pull the ball do they.
And if he better pull the ball or he'll really cross him up the way they pulled around in field and outfield swing and a man like three.
No runs a base hit nowhere has nobody left at the end of two hits the Yankees nothing in the Mets nothing.
Well it's a great game.
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Well sure it's good but don't talk with your mouth full.
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I know but you still can't talk while you're eating.
Okay you do the talking I'll finish my baby Ruth.
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Bill.
All right Fred Stanley will lead it off and we see on deck Herman Munson who will bat for Mike Wallace.
Remember we're playing National League rules tonight.
No designated hitter for the Yankees.
I'm surprised that Yogi pitches high ball when he wouldn't allow that.
He wouldn't.
I get Yogi Lee.
Remember Mrs. Goldberg used to call Yogi that.
You don't remember Mrs. Go.
You're too young Dominic.
Cora doesn't remember me though.
No but I do.
I fly to right field rusty stop moving back pounds the glove and makes the catch for the first out.
And now Thurman Munson.
What a year he's having batting three ninety one forty three hits two doubles a triple to home is 19 runs batted in.
Not a bad season for Thurman.
He's been hitting that ball.
And again I keep thinking back to early in the year when I did that interview and he said I hope I can get a good start like 25 games and he's doing it.
He's gone by the 25 games and New York has a change of mind.
Wow.
Down to third base line.
How many down for Munson now he's at 28 games.
Continue the pace.
OK.
Everything Thurman hits on the nose outside it's one of mine.
No score top of the third inning.
And gave me that one score Milwaukee beat Texas three to two.
That's outside two balls in a strike Kansas City nothing the Red Sox nothing with Boston batting in the bottom of the fourth.
The Cubs beat Houston for to two and what a year they're having for Jim Marshall Atlanta to Montreal nothing in the top of the third and Philadelphia beat Cincinnati six three change up hit down the third base line but foul.
You know they had big headlines that came over the ticket tape about Richie Allen getting a hit his first time up and three standing ovation.
Yep that was great and he might have done something in the bottom of the ninth because they were losing three to in the bottom of the ninth looks like somebody hit a grand slammer.
Could it have been Richie Allen.
I'll see why not.
The two to pitch struck him out much and went for a bad pitch.
Those stone picks up his second strike out and the batter Roy White who struck out his first time up.
Stone wines and the pitch is low and outside ball.
I've put you a little bit outside to nothing.
George Stone kicks delivers it's on the outside corner.
Two balls in a strike.
Two out nobody on change up hit to second base nice big hop to hide him in over to first and the Yankees are retired in order.
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listen Dominic I hate to do this to you and it's not in retaliation for making
me make the West Coast trip but I got a little bit of a jet lag and I got a
headache that won't quit well if you don't mind taking over this bottom of
the third and carrying on right from there all right you look kind of pale
Phil I don't worry Cora okay Dom thank you Phil
no score in the ballgame as we go to the bottom half of the third inning and
coming on to pitch now for the Yankees is Ken Clay he went to spring training
with the Yankees this year he appeared in three games with a 1-0 record and
pitched six innings allowed six hits and only one earned run Ken Clay on a bound
Wallace went to innings for the Yanks no runs allowed three hits struck out one
and he didn't walk any batters and leading up will be John Sterns for the
New York Mets nothing to nothing in the bottom half of the third inning the
Yankees battling the Mets in the 13th annual Mayor's Trophy game John Sterns
outstanding athlete out of Colorado the pitch to Sterns is a call strike the
outfield is straight away and deep for Sterns we're in the bottom half of the
third inning nothing to nothing into the windup is Ken Clay the pitch breaking
pitch grounded a short Mason on the second hop throws him out one man up and
one man down and the bottom half of the third inning Sterns was up for his first
time coming into the game and the regular season hitting at 2 17 and George
Stone who has pitched extremely well for the Mets steps in on deck is Mike
Phillips stone bats as he pitches left-handed the outfield is at medium
depth they play a stone straight away Walt Williams now wide a third comes in
a little bit on the edge of the grass on the mound is Ken Clay for the Yankees
Wallace starter for the Yanks pitch to winning the pitch to Stone fouled off in
the stands and back of the dugout on third base and tonight for the only game
of the season the Yankees dugout they of course said during the regular season
are at first base as are the Mets the pitch and stone takes it high and outside
for ball one down is evened up at a ball and a strike Milwaukee has defeated
Texas 3 to 2 the pitch is high ball to no score in Boston at Fenway Park
between Kansas City and the Red Sox on the mound is Ken Clay on deck is Mike
Phillips the pitch is fouled off and the stands out of play I'll forget that
tomorrow night it'll be the Yankees and the Oakland A's
stone a left-handed hitter
digs in on the mound Ken Clay the one-two pitch and it is high ball to two balls
two balls two strikes the Yanks and the Mets the 13th annual Mears Trophy game
the 2-2 pitch by clay stone swings and misses and that is the first strike out
of the ball game for clay two men down in the bottom half of the third inning
and sitting in now with us all tanned up back from that trip to Florida is Frank
Messick good evening Frank good evening Don and hi everybody wherever you might
be listening to New York Yankee baseball and it sure is good to be back believe
me the pitch to Mike Phillips is high and outside for a ball I tell you really
did get a good 10 I got that fishing in Chesapeake Bay yesterday the pitch is a
call strike knee-high fastball that picked up the inside corner counts even
up with a ball and a strike on Mike Phillips Felix me on his on deck
nothing nothing there's trophy game bottom of the third the pitch is lying
to right center field Maddox going back gets in front of it and then has to pick
it off his shoe tops and he does a great catch by Elliott Maddox and the best of
retired in order and the bottom half of the third inning with no runs no hits
no errors nobody left on base at the end of three full innings of play it is
nothing another
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well Dom I'm back and glad to be back and I know the Yankees are glad to be back
at Shea Stadium and they'll open a series tomorrow night here with the Oakland
A's come on I don't forget all you folks in Greenwich Connecticut that is your
night when the Yankees play the Oakland A's and let's see Pat Dobson will go
against by the blue you know I was sort of hoping the Yankees might miss by the
blue in that three game series but he's gonna open it up what he won seven and
lost one I think seven and one he is tough another great athlete out of
Southern University you know you don't hear too much about Southern University
but they produce some real fine athletes and Frank how many times does it happen
the great play in the field and the guy comes up to hit first like Elliot Maddox
it happens very very often Dom and don't ask me why but I know it does
Stone's pitch to Maddox is high for a ball one ball and no strikes Elliot
walked his first trip up and Elliot came into the game hitting a 339 during the
regular season for the Yankees outfield straight away and deep Stone's pitch a
squibbler off the end of the bat in a right field for a base that Elliot took
a big healthy cut and it hit the end of the bat and went in a right field for a
base hit and you take those don't you yes you certainly do and that one fooled
John Miller I thought Miller could make a play on the ball it wasn't hard hit I
think he thought it was hit harder than it was and instead of breaking for the
ball he broke toward the bag and he could have had a play on it and I might
add that is the first hit of the ball game for the Yankees the batter is Bobby
Bonds reached on a fielder's choice of a first inning so he has nothing for one
the outfield for Bobby is straight away and deep Maddox with a lead at first
Milder holding the pitches outside for a ball one ball and no strikes on deck is
Chris Chambliss we're in the fourth inning of the annual Mayors Trophy game
this is number 13 each team is 1-6 stone to the belt the pitch is low two balls
and no strikes Chris Chambliss on deck the Yankees and the Oakland A's
tomorrow night here at the stadium
looking in is stone George stone to the belt Maddox with a lead around goes the
left arm the pitch is high ball three Oh Frank have you had a chance to get your
lovely wife Jenny settle down and are you still looking for the house we're
pretty well settled right now we're going to we don't have a house or an
apartment yet but obviously I feel that some kind folks over there in New Jersey
are going to come up with one for us Frank Messer fans I'll come up with it
the pitch is lined in the gap left center field and it's put the outfielders and
goes to the wall cut off by Kingman Maddox on the third and in the second
base with a stand-up double is Bobby Vines and bonds really tattooed that
pitch a screamer the left center he really did he got it in between the left
fielder Kingman and the center fielder Gene Klein that ball was so hard hit it
skipped off the wall came back and matters who can fly had to be flagged
out of third base by Dick Halton so the Yankees present the first scoring threat
in this mayor's trophy game that is the second hit off of George stone in the
ballgame runners on second and third with nobody out Chris Chambliss the
left-handed hitter steps in the outfields around the right and deep the
big gap is down the left field line stone to the belt bonds and Maddox with
a lead the pitch grounded to second base the throw on to first base for the out
but Elliott Maddox scores and Bobby Vines goes on to third base Jack
Heideman making the play on to a builder and there is one man down
so the Yankees lead the ballgame one to nothing
Walt Williams is the hitter well tonight walked in the second inning he is
officially yet to come to the plate hitting 450 on the season outfield
straight away and deep bonds is a third base one out stone to the belt the pitch
to Williams I for a ball on deck for the Yankees Rick Dempsey I forget now the
big three game weekend series between the Yankees and the Oakland A's to be
followed by the Kansas City Royals the big gap for Williams is left center
field stone to the belt the 1-0 pitch Walt takes it outside and low for a ball
two balls and no strikes on Walt Williams Rick Dempsey is on deck for the
Yankees are in the top half of the fourth inning the Yanks are leading in
the ballgame one to nothing on two hits the pitch to Williams is grounded foul
in fact two balls and one strike of Frank first look at Oakland as you and I
both didn't get out to the west coast but there is devastating as ever yes they
certainly are with a Reggie Jackson's bat he always hits well here in New York
by the blue seven and one record pitching tomorrow that's going to be a
great ballgame the two one pitch Williams started after it and knew better
and let it go for ball three three balls and a strike Rick Dempsey is on deck
outstanding center fielder Bill North can't be camping ours the shortstop Sal
Bando their captain and third baseman oh boy I don't know Bill Rudy Jean tennis
quite a lineup go on and on can't you?
Walt Williams waiting for the three one pitch from George Stone stone to the
belt bonds with a lead at third the Yanks lead one nothing the pitch is hit
high in the air the deep left field going back is Kingman and this will score
bonds easily and Bobby just trots in so it's a sacrifice fly for little Walt
Williams who put some good wood to that he really did that ball was it just a
little bit too much towards center field to carry over the wall he just missed
that the jet stream alley as we refer to it out there it goes for those of you
familiar with Shea Stadium just about from the foul pole and left field just
past the dugout fast you got a ball up in the air fairly well hit in that area
and unless the wind is blowing the other way pretty hard it'll carry out of here
Rick Dempsey the hitter the pitch is grounded wide a third over to his left
is Garrett the throw the first for the out and the Yankees are retired and the
top of the fourth inning but not before they pick up two runs the Yankees had
two hits nobody was left no errors by the best at the end of three and a half
the Yankees lead it to another
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well we've got some changes now for the Yankees Dom I see Walt Williams has gone
to play center field and coming into play third base Bob Oliver and out in
right field Ron Bloomberg so you're outfield now it's Penelope and left
Williams in center Bloomberg and right the infield has Bob Oliver at third
Mason at short Stanley at second and Chambliss at first as they were
Dempsey still catching and Bob Johnson the big right hander on the mound
Jack Heidemann leads it off for the New York Mets in the bottom half of the
counter that takes a bad hop and goes over Jim Mason's head into left center
field a bad hop that will go no doubt as a base hit for Heidemann and the Mets
will have the leadoff hitter on
as Frank gave me a now Walt Williams is in center field Bob Oliver is over at
third base and Ron Bloomberg is in right
the Yankees leading in the ballgame two to nothing
Jean Klein's is the hitter
Heidemann leads off first the pitch declines as high for a ball Bob Johnson
on the mound for the Yankees he split last season between the
Cleveland Indians and Spokane of the Pacific Coast League released by the
Texas Rangers this spring and picked up by the Yankees one ball no strike and
Johnson throws on to first base ironically enough Bob Johnson once was a
Mets he was in that trade with Amos Otis for Joe Foy that trade with Kansas
City some years ago the pitch is popped up in foul ground Chris Chambliss is
under it outside of first base and makes the catch and there's one man down
Rusty's got the hitter Rusty's single the right field back of the first inning
hitting 303 during the regular season and it looks like Rusty's right back on
the beam hitting the ball well yes he is having a ball well and managing to stay
healthy so far
Bob Johnson on the mound the infield for the Yankees with one out set up for the
double play wide at third base is Bob Oliver the outfield is around to right
and deep the pitch stop lines when the right Bloomberg makes a one handed catch
practically hit right Adam and there's two men down but I'll tell you Rusty
really hit it and Ronnie made it look like Bobby Bonds yes he did Ronnie cut
the pie a little bit on now and he has read all the things that have been
written and I guess said to about his fielding I think he cut the pie a little
bit there hard line drive and he won him the hitter is John Miller the first
baseman who's single the right back in the second inning hitting 217 on the
season the pitch is a call strike breaking pitch by Bob Johnson that broke
over nicely and with the double play possibility with two outs eliminated the
infield is back however the outfield is around a right and deep item and leads
our first Chambliss not holding the pitches in the dirt blocked nicely by
Rick Dempsey the big gap is down that left field line for the hitter John
Miller on deck is Dave Kingman the Yankees lead it to nothing or the bottom
of the fourth Bob Johnson goes to the belt Adam and with a lead at first the
pitch by Johnson is too close spun away from that look like it might almost hit
him two balls and a strike you know watching Bob Johnson this is the first
time I've seen him with a man on but it looks like he's picked up that Louis
Teod type of stretch he comes down and look at that see him set about three
times the pitch is popped up in short stop area Mason under it and he makes
the grab for the out and the Mets are retired at the bottom of the fourth with
no runs there was one hit no errors a runner left at the end of four bullies
to play the Yankees have two runs two hits no errors the Mets no runs four
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well we told you that Pat Dobson with pitch against Vita Blue tomorrow night
here at 8 o'clock then on Saturday night it'll be dark medich against Kenny
Holtzman and the Yankees on Saturday night will honor the New York Islanders
in a special ceremony before the game the entire Islander team will be present
and a presentation will be made from the Yankees and Don Valentino since you are
connected to the Yankees and you're going to be able to see the Yankees
on the radio broadcast this year I understand you're going to be down on
the field agree on yes I am Frank and I'm looking forward to it
Jesus Alou has got a right field for rusty stop he'll bat and stop place
fourth in the order the pitchers outside for a ball to Jim Mason Mason up for his
second time hit into a double playback of a second inning stone still in the
mound for the match the pitchers grounded down the first base line fair
ball Bobble picked up Joe to start us in time Miller recovered just in time on a
close play let's pause 15 seconds for a station identification this is the New
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Fred Stanley steps in the batter's box the pitch to Stanley is down low for a
ball one ball and no strikes George stone on the mound for the Mets he's been
there from the opening pitch the pitch by stone is fouled off and back the
count has evened up at a ball in a strike Stanley fly the right field back
in the third inning so he is nothing but a ball and a strike and a strike
the right field back in the third inning so he is nothing for one the outfield
plays Stanley to hit the right a little over towards the line and right the
center fielder climbs in right center big gap left center field the pitchers
hit high and deep to left field back goes Kingman to the warning track and
makes the catch and there's two men down
the Yankees leading in the ballgame two to nothing here on the top half of the
fifth inning with the two men down Bob Johnson the batter he's up for his
first time and although he throws right he hits left so he'll be hitting left
against the left-handed pitching of George Stone the pitch by stone and
Johnson swings and hits a blooper to center field coming on fast and one
handed shoestring catch by Gene Klein and the Yankees are retired with no
runs no hits nobody left on base no errors by the Mets at the end of four
and a half the Yankees lead it two to nothing
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okay Garrett thank you Frank Wayne Garrett leads it off for the Mets on the
bottom of the bed Bob Johnson under the line up the pitch is high for a ball one
ball and no strikes the outfield for Garrett around the right and back deep
Walt Williams replacing Elliott Maddox and right center Johnson's delivery is
on the outside corner for a call strike can't even dump in a ball in a strike
the big gap for Garrett down the left field line and left center field
leading to nothing pictures line foul down that first base line one ball and
two strikes why did third base is Bob Oliver Mason the shortstop over towards
the bag Fred Stanley is in the hole on the right side of the infield
Eddie O's coaching at third Roy McMillan at first the pitch is way outside look
like it got away from Bob Johnson counts evened up at two balls and two strikes
Bill White with the night off tonight and Bill will be back with Frank and Phil
tomorrow night Yanks and the a the pitch high ball three three balls and two
strikes the Wayne Garrett Bob Johnson replacing Mike Wallace who started the
ballgame and fits the first two innings of the game gave up three hits no runs
the pitch Garrett fouls it off and back three balls and two strikes on Wayne
Garrett and you were mentioning Frank before we get a runner on about Johnson
possibly trying to emulate that Tia that wouldn't be all bad with it I don't know
it wouldn't be out there fools a lot of people that way the pitchers hit high and
deep to right it is a foul ball man he got a run on that one and really peppered
it I don't know whether Johnson picked that up for Tia or whether that is just
his natural deal of course it's his natural delivery or he couldn't get by
with it would be a ball the three to pitch Garrett grounds one wide a first
taken by Chambliss who wins the race to the bag and there's one man up and one
man down and the bottom half of the fifth inning
Dave Kingman the hitter for the Mets he went down swinging in the second inning
so he is 0 for 1 tonight Dave has five home runs 11 RBI's during the regular
season heading at 200 the outfields around the left and deep the pitch to
Kingman swung out of it he took a tremendous cut he is big and strong he
was a great athlete at Southern California the pitchers outside that's
evened up at a ball in the strike he's an imposing sight isn't he as they say
yes he is what is he about 6 6 to 20 somewhere in that neighborhood yeah he's
not small Frank the 1 1 pitch to Kingman and Dave Kingman takes a breaking pitch
too close for ball to I mean you're about 6 3 and he's he's a he's a big man
yes he is do nothing the Yankees lead it we're on the bottom of the fifth the
pitch to Kingman and Kingman swings and misses as Johnson with a beautiful
change of speed pitch pull a string on him Kingman gave her the big cut and
didn't get it and the count is evened up 2 and 2 and of course if you get it up
at his wheelhouse he's going to put it out of here he's big and strong
Dave had all of his clothes stolen out of his car is that right I hope the guy
that took him is thick enough the pitch is swung on a miss and for the second
straight time Dave Kingman goes down swinging I hope the guy that took him is
not big enough and can't use him and to make it worse
John Stearns is the batter John is the catcher tonight had a chance to meet
John he is an excellent athlete out of Colorado it was all big-Age safety
drafted by the Buffalo Bills in a late round pitch is too close for a ball and
he was involved in that tug McGraw trade the outfield is straight away and deep
for John Stern the pitch by Johnson is outside and low ball to 2 and 0
two meter down we're the bottom of the fifth the Yankees lead it to another
both runs coming in the top of the board the pitch to Stearns is grounded a short
Mason on the short hop fires on a first he's got him and the Mets are retired in
order and the bottom of the fifth with no runs no hits nor is nobody left on base
at the end of five full innings of play the Yankees lead it to another turn
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won that suspended game of last night beating Texas 3 to 2 they play 17
innings I believe last night got caught by curfew then Texas he turned around
and now check that Texas and Milwaukee will now play the regular game so the
suspended game went to Milwaukee 3 to 2 Kansas City and Boston still scoreless
there on the bottom half of the fifth inning at Fenway Park in the National
League it was the Cubs over Houston this afternoon for to do Atlanta and
Montreal delayed by rain with Atlanta leading 4-0 and let's see the Phillies
and Cincinnati playing a doubleheader Philadelphia won the first game six to
three and the Phillies lead in the nightcap 1 to nothing at the end of two
and a half innings right here the Yankees are out in front to nothing and
we go to the sixth loop but I'll lead it off for the Yankees and Frank we had a
chance to interview Lou before the game for our pregame show he said he's much
better still not fully recovered from that ear infection but it really did take
its toll pitches grounded foul that was tough and of course it happened to Lou
he had to leave a ballgame complaining of dizziness you know you got something
in that here you can get dizzy because doesn't something in there control the
equilibrium amen don't ask me to spell it stolen in the wind up the old one
pitches one on a miss by Lou nothing into on looping out of the Yankees are
leading in the ballgame to another where the top half of the sixth inning stone
into the wind up the pitch Panella lines it but it is back at it at the short a
fine play by a fellow and stepping in now is Ron Bloomberg
Ronnie up for his first time as was Luke Panella and Ron has been bothered with a
bad shoulder he is a left-handed hitter with a lot of power stone the left-hander
pitching against the left hand of the pitches grounded fair ball pass first
down the right field line now in foul territory Bloomberg around first on his
way to second he slides and he's got a double and the Yankees with one out at
Bloomberg on second with Bob Oliver ready to hit and Ron not only hit that one
hard Frank but he placed it well he certainly did and I think Miller on the
first base umpire Hank sore got tangled up there for just a second good to see
Hank sore back on the field dog on it he can still umpire Bob Oliver the hitter
for the Yankees he is at third base tonight Bob hasn't been up that much two
hits and 18 at bats and seven ballgames but he's got power hitting at 111 the
I feel is straight away and deep with one out Bloomberg leads on second stone
to the belt the pitches swung on a miss Oliver took a great big cut and didn't
get it the big gap for Bob Oliver is in left center field and down that left
field line Dick Hauser coaching at third Elston Howard at first Yanks lead it to
nothing top of the second stone leans in gets the sign goes to the belt around
goes the left arm the pitch is high for ball one that has evened up at a ball and
a strike on Bob Oliver the bar tonight the opener of a three game series here at
Shea Stadium the Yankees and the Oakland A's stone again to the belt the pitch to
Oliver is a call strike over knee-high one ball two strikes on Bob Oliver on
deck is Chris Chambliss the first baseman George Stone trying to come back for the
Mets and he's been fairly effective here tonight he's allowed two runs and three
hits he goes to the belt the pitch and Oliver pops it up getting under it is
Wayne Garrett calling for it coming in in fair ground he's got it and there are
two men out
Chris Chambliss the first baseman steps in
first tonight is fly to center field and grounded his second he is over to came
into the game during the regular season heading at 272 the outfield shades
Chambliss to right the big gap is left center field and down that left field
line Ron Bloomberg who doubled down the right field line with one out leads off
second the pitcher Chambliss grounded foul down the first base line Bloomberg
has good speed for a big guy he can move we said Ronnie has been bothered with
that sore shoulder on deck is Walt Williams
the Yankees leading two to nothing 13th annual mayor's trophy game each team has
won six games George Stone goes to the belt around goes the left arm the
pitch is down low outside one ball and one strike
the Yankees and the New York Mets in the 13th annual mayor's trophy game Mike
Wallace started for the Yankees pitch the first two innings Bob Johnson in there
now stone to the belt checks the runner Bloomberg the pitch too close too low
ball to two and one and after the Oakland A's Frank the Kansas City Royals Texas
should be quite a halt then yes it will be the Yankees continue their American
League season play against the Western clubs
George Stone goes to the belt the pitcher Chambliss is swung on and foul
into the Mets dugout along the first base line the guy has evened up at two
balls and two strikes here's the rundown on that suspended game down in Texas it
went they wound up playing 15 innings Milwaukee winning at 3 to 2 on only four
hits in 15 innings but they won the ballgame
stone into the windup for the 2-2 pitch and Chambliss swings and fouls it off in
back of the Yankee dugout along the third base line into the stands and a
scramble for that baseball pretty good crowd here tonight Frank 25,000 you think
you know I'm the one of the worst in the world at estimating a crowd that makes
two of it that's why I called you in I'm worse than that when it comes to try to
figure it out stone lanes and to get the sign from his catcher Stern he goes to
the belt Bloomberg with a leadoff second the 2-2 pitch is fouled again and back
out of play and the count stays at two balls and two strikes
old timers day Saturday June 28 here at Shea Stadium that'll be for the men for
the Yankees that's the Mets the pitch to Chambliss too close three and two full
count and of course an old timers day is always big
George Stone goes to the belt Bloomberg with a lead the 3-2 pitch is
grounded foul down the first base line so Chambliss really hitting at that
baseball and keeping alive you know talking about old timers games the
Yankees old timers game will be on Saturday afternoon August the second I'm
sure we'll see Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Madeline and so many of our old friends
it's always great old timers day the 3-2 best to Chambliss is grounded through
the hole in a center field for a base hit around third is Bloomberg and he'll
come out of score flying bare hands of all but Bloomberg scores and the Yankees
lead it three to nothing on the single by Chris Chambliss Chambliss now has two
RBI's tonight
and of course the scooter he plays in that game too does he scooter always
plays push the chewing gum on the button of his cap and he goes out there and plays
shortstop that came from that 17 game winning streak he was telling me and he
would take it off and kept showing it for 17 games talk about superstition but
that's what made him a great ball player not the superstition the ability and he
was one of the great ones the pitchers outside for a ball one ball no strikes
on Walt Williams Walt tonight walked in the second inning sacrifice flying the
fourth an RBI for Walt Chambliss leads off first Milner is holding the pitch
Williams takes a breaking pitch down low to close to an old two men down or in
the top half of the sixth inning the Yankees are leading in the game three to
nothing each team has four hits
stone goes to the belt Chambliss with the lead Milner holding the pitch to
Williams swung on a miss Walt took a good cut and didn't get it on deck is
Rick Dempsey
the Yankees and the New York Mets 13th annual Mayor's Trophy game good crowd
here tonight
George stone again to the belt checks the runner the pitch is lined or short
and it is glove by Mike Phillips and the Yankees are retired and the sixth
inning with one run and the Yankees had one hit one run a left-hand base and
no errors by the best at the end of five and a half the Yankees lead it three to
nothing
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well we have a new pitcher down for the Yankees it's gonna be Kenny Clay and I'm
anxious to see him fish I watched him several times down in spring training and
I'll tell you he looked quite impressive down there he's pitching over at
West Haven right now and had a record of 2 and 0 and the Yankees called him over
to pitch in this ballgame Ken play a big hit from Lynchburg Virginia comes on the
pitch for the Yankees and Bob Johnson himself proud of his three innings allowed
one hit didn't walk anybody struck out too bad and he had an impressive three
innings and as we wait for Clay to complete his warm-up draws Atlanta
leading Montreal for nothing in the bottom half of the fourth inning but
that game is delayed by rain in Montreal I know a lot of our baseball
listeners are probably interested in basketball as well so the ABA playoff
game at halftime the Indiana Pacers 50 and Kentucky 45
Don Valentino has an interest I'm sure not still following basketball yeah I
sure am especially having been involved with the New York Nets we did want to
mention from all of us connected with the Yankee broadcast congratulations to
Barry Gray he is celebrating his 25th anniversary tonight on WMCA that of
course is quite an achievement and it really is a great career at WMCA for
Barry Gray congratulations from everybody we're all set to go now the
bottom half of the sixth inning George Stone the hitter the pitch by Clay high
and outside for a ball one ball no strikes the outfield is shallow
straight away for the pitcher Stone even with a bag and third is Oliver on the
grass the pitch is fouled in back over the screen one ball and one strike
the Yankees and the New York Mets in the 13th annual Mayor's Trophy game over a
million three hundred thousand dollars has gone to this benefit game the pitch
fouled off again and back one ball and two strikes and you know Frank that is
a lot of money for a very very worthy cause it certainly has a lot of kids
wouldn't be playing baseball today in the New York area were it not for the
Yankees and the Mets giving up an off day in their regular season to play in
the mayor's trophy game Ken Clay looking in to get his sign from his catcher Rick
Tempsey the Yankees lead it treated other bottom of the sixth plays pitch
high for a ball two balls and two strikes on the hitter George Stone
Ken Clay looks and swings out of the wind up the two to pitch and Stone pops it up
and foul ground racing over his Oliver as he got room he makes a one handed catch
and Stone is retired and about to have a the sixth inning
Mike Phillips playing shortstop tonight the hitter Mike was claimed on waivers
from the Giants he had an infield hit that Chris Chambliss made a great effort
on he doled headlong knocked it down and then couldn't make the throw the throw
that he made was off the mark and it was an infield hit for Phillips and then
Phillips line to center field so tonight he is one for two overall hitting 267 on
the season the pitch by clay check swing ground ball foul and Roy McMillan who was
a pretty fair shortstop in his day coaching at first makes the pickup a bad
ball player at his day no he was not ever saw Roy play not that he was before
my time but I wasn't anywhere around where he did play but he was fine shortstop
the 0 1 pitch is in the dirt too close too low one ball one strike on the
hitter the Yankees are leading three to nothing were at the bottom of the six
Mike Phillips a left handed hitter in the batter's box the pitches line towards the
gap and Fadela is there playing of just right four steps over to his left and he
grabs it and there's two men down in the bottom of the sex Jack Heideman will
step in
Jack Heideman right-handed hitter the outfield for Heideman goes back a little
there medium depth straight away the Yankees are leading three to nothing the
pitch to hide a man hit high in the air at a deep center field walled Williams
way back still going one has it gone to the warning track at the 396 foot mark
and they met to retire to the bottom of the sex with no runs no hits no errors
nobody left on base hey Frank get your hands off my butterfinger but it looks
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amco introduce the man that'll carry you through the remainder of the game
ninth season with the Yankees one of the outstanding broadcasters of baseball
Frank but Frank would have you back okay thank you very much that said before
it's good to be back and watching baseball again Randy Tate has come on to
pitch for the New York Mets right-hander and Rick Dempsey leaves off of the
Yankees Dempsey has flied the right and grounded out the third right hand
hitter against a right hand pitcher and the first offering Dempsey takes a strike
letter high
George Stone pitch six innings he's charged with the three runs and the four
Yankee hits and now Randy Tate on and relief into the wind up the pitch to
Dempsey swung on and lined over the middle center field base hit the Dempsey
scoots down the first base makes his turn and comes back in as Gene Clines
returns the infield and the Yankees have their fifth hit in the ballgame
here is shot stop Jimmy Mason may sprouted into a double play started by
Milner in the second inning he grounded out the Milner again in the fifth
another flipping to the pitcher Johnson covering there's the set the pitch to
Mason's long I look down the left field line if it's a fair ball it's a base and
it is a fair ball base hit down to the corner extra bases running high Dempsey
he is going to be waived around third base here comes the throw and there is
no relay to the plate the shortstop Dave Phillips was the cutoff man he dropped
the throw from left fielder Dave Kingman and there was no throw out of the plate
Mason goes into second base two base hit an RBI single the Yankees look I rather
an RBI double the Yankees lead for nothing
I'll tell you that Dempsey showed me something with his legs and he was going
hard and you know he's been hitting the ball very very well four four six coming
into the game and they two outs he hit the ball hard going well Brett Stanley
steps in right hand hitter Freddie has fly to right and fly deep to left first
pitch was high and evidently Stern was crossed up by his pitcher Randy Tate
because he goes to the mound and Dick Hauser the Yankee third base coach comes
down to talk to Stanley Stanley has one job to do right now and one job only and
that is to get Mason over to third base nobody out and the count is one and all
on Freddie Stanley
Mason leads away at second as Tate studies the side comes set and the pitch
to Stanley he swings and falls about to the right side trying to go to right
field with it or to the right side of the infield one ball one strike
the pitcher Ken play is on deck
Tate sets kicks and deals and Stanley takes a breaking pitch low of the
Yankees five hits or six hits in the ballgame three have been doubled by
Bobby Bonds Ronnie Bloomberg and now Jim Mason
Tate ready to work into the belt and the pitch Stanley swings and falls it
straight back toward the screen two balls and two strikes Yankees lead
for nothing top half of the seventh inning here at Shea 13th annual of
starts the old timers game the Mets have their old timers day schedule up on the
board again 13th annual mayor's trophy game another foul peels back off the
bat of Stanley
count holes two and two Mason at second Stanley trying to go to right field and
moving over the third or get him home with a base hit
paid ready starts his stretch comes that here's the pitch check swing outside
ball three
they play Stanley up the middle of second and short first baseman Milner
guards the line and so does the third baseman Wayne Garrett three to pitch to
Stanley here it comes and he follows it back again Stanley still going to right
field
Randy Tate takes the side glove hand on the left knee and deal Stanley outside
check swing ball for Stanley walks the Yankees have to on none gone on the
pitcher coming up let's pause 15 seconds for station identification this is the
New York Yankee baseball network
this is what he for the Yankees I'm not playing ball I listen to Leon Lewis
right here on WMCA New York
Kenny Clay the pitcher is up there at a month took the pitch high as he squared
away and Stern's rival the ball out the second base but Mason go back ahead of
the throw
again the set play squares and he wants it foul off the first base side
one ball in one strike Kenny play right hand batter
nobody out Mason at second Stanley at first one run has crossed the plate here
in the seventh inning the Yankees lead for nothing
Garret and Milner ready to charge here's the pitch and he takes it high two balls
in one strike
big stretch and the two one pitch play squares pops it up on the bump and it is
caught right at the plate by the catcher Stern
so Ken Clay cannot deliver the sacrifice he popped up a high fastball and there's
one away
Stern's the catcher took that pop up just one step in foul territory
Lupa Nala for a second time lined out to the shortstop Dave Phillips his first
time up
Roy White started and left field came to bat twice and gave way to Penelope the
pitch to Lou breaking ball low and outside ball on
they have completed seven innings at Fenway Park Kansas City leads Boston
three nothing
the set by Tate and the pitch curveball and it's in for a strike but I was
ducking away and that ball broke right over the plate
I feel pretty much straight away for Lupa Nala with the left the other
Kingman shaded just a bit towards center
Tates one one pitch loose swings bounces one off the glove of the pitcher
fielded by the shortstop over the second and he threw the ball away
here comes Mason on his way home as Milner chases the ball down Stanley goes
to third and Penelope's at first base the Yankees lead five nothing
bounce the right back up the middle Tate got his glove up deflected the ball
over the shortstop where Phillips got it and then throw it away trying to go to
hide a minute second for the force play on that Fred Stanley it will be an error
on the shortstop title on the shortstop Phillips on his throw
and therefore no run better
Ronnie Bloomberg steps in
takes the first pitch outside check that must got the outside corner they put up
a strike runners first and third one out the infield a double play depth the
pitcher running breaking ball inside of the knees
take ready to one one pitch breaking ball is high and inside two balls in a
strike to Bloomberg
Ronnie has been up once and doubled down the right field line in the sixth
inning
now Tate steps off
Stanley at third Penelope first the next pitch high and outside three balls in one
strike
again the runners lead off to the belt Tate the pitch high and outside
Bloomberg is on the bases are loaded
Stanley at third Penelope second Bloomberg not first and the batter is Bob
Oliver Oliver sent a sky-high pop-up to the third baseman Wayne Garrett his
first time up
full wind up by Tate his pitch over the head of the catcher all the way to the
backstop here comes Stanley trying to score and he's safe
Fred Stanley scores on a wild pitch that ball hit the glass gate directly behind
home plate at the backstop bounce right back to stirs the catcher he flipped the
ball to his pitcher Randy Tate covering the plate it was a close play but Stanley
is safe the Yankees lead six nothing and that's a wild pitch
on the plate Penelope went to third and Bloomberg the second
one out runner second and third now the infield comes in the full wind up the
pitch to Oliver high again ball to
look in for the side the wine the kick the pitch to Oliver swing and a miss that
pitch was high again but Oliver is in the lead and the ball is in the air
again but Oliver evidently like the looks of it
next pitch swing and a miss on a high fastball to until
one left field Dave Kingman has gone back just about as far as he can go
against Bob Oliver to two pitch foul straight back
Yankees in front six nothing here in the seventh inning
scoring on a single by Dempsey a double by Mason a walk to Stanley an error by
the shortstop and a wild pitch
Oliver takes a breaking pitch strike three call that time Randy Tate dropped
it in right around his knees so there are two down and Chris Chambliss the
batter the attendance tonight here at Shea 26,000 427 so Don Valentino you are
pretty close on your estimates not bad I'm usually about 10,000 off tonight I
was a little closer Chris Chambliss is one for three with two obvious left-hander
swings and misses strike one
Walt Williams is on deck Chambliss is the eight Yankee to come to bat here in
the south
wind up by tape the kick in the pitch strike two call breaking pitch
no balls two strikes to Chambliss
paid ready again deals fastball is bounced to the right side and on to the
right field base here comes one run here comes Bloomberg he'll score the Yankees
now lead 8 to nothing on the throw Chambliss goes on the second
base on the throw home
Chris Chambliss plays two more runs with a bouncing single the right field he went
on to second base on the throw home
as looping Ella scores run number seven Ron Bloomberg brought home with run
number eight
Chambliss now with four runs batted in on the ballgame half the Yankee total is
batted around as Walt Williams steps in
Walt swings look one out of the shallow right center field that's going to be
into the base that here comes Chambliss around third and the throw back to first
base Williams gets back
Gene Clines fielded the ball looked all at home so I could not get Chambliss
then threw back to first base and Walt Williams had to scramble back on his
hands and knees the crowd reacts as Yogi Berra goes to the mound
the Yankees now lead 9 nothing as Walt Williams gets his first base hit and his
second run batted in on the ballgame
Williams had a little looping fly ball to the shallow right center neither
Clines nor Hey Susumu could get to it
Yogi has had a pitcher warming up in the bullpen he will make a pitching change
and right now the new pitcher is making his way to the mound
well Dom it was just not the night for Randy Tate but it's going to be the night
for a lot of folks around the New York area here at Shea how about some of those
community nights
we've got quite a few of them coming up as you well know Frank tomorrow night is
Greenwich Connecticut night and then on May 17th that'll be Saturday night
want to remind you it's going to be New York Islanders night the New York
Islanders who did such an outstanding job in the National Hockey League playoffs
will be honored here at Shea Stadium their general manager Bill Torrey the
coach Al Arbor the entire team Holly Chester the public relations director
Mike Manter the vice president of the Nats and Islanders their entire
organization will be honored here before the game on Saturday night and then on
May 20th it's going to be blushing New York night here at Shea Stadium
Alright Dom the new pitcher for the New York Mets will be Jerry Cramm a
right hander I was just not the night for Randy Tate as he faced nine Yankee
batters in the seventh inning got two of them out could have had the third out
except for the drawing error by the shortstop Dave Phillips so take will be
charged with six runs four hits one walk one strikeout make that two walks one
strikeout and a wild pitch the Yankees nine runs eight hits and no errors the
Mets no runs four hits and one error
little impromptu music down below us in competition with the organ here at Shea
Stadium tonight on the scoreboard Kansas City three Boston nothing the Red Sox
are batting in the bottom half of the eights Waverly has tied Minnesota 2 to 2
at the end of two Milwaukee defeated Texas 3 to 2 and the completion of their
suspended game from last night and Milwaukee leads in the regular game
three nothing in the bottom half of the third in the National League this
afternoon the Cubs beat Houston 4 to 2 Atlanta leads Montreal 4 nothing in the
bottom half of the fourth inning and that game has been delayed by rain the
Phillies beat Cincinnati 6 to 3 in their first game and are leading one to nothing
in the nightcap at the end of four
Jerry Cram in the regular National League season it fits four innings in
three games a record of 0 and 1 allowing six hits and three earned runs
first man to face him for the Yankees will be Rick Dempsey and Dempsey started
it all off with a single to center field since then the Yankees have scored six
times here in the seventh inning and lead nine nothing first pitch to Dempsey
fastball is over for a strike Miller holding Williams on at first base
Graham starts his stretch into the belt to kick the pitch Dempsey swings it's a
sharp grounder at shortstop Phillips is up with it flips to Heideman for the
third out to retire the side but the Yankees in the inning come up with six
runs four hits there was a matter and one man left on base in the middle of
the seventh that's the Yankees nine and the Mets nothing
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Frank okay Dom and it's gonna be Gene Klein's leading off for the New York Mets
as we go to the bottom half of the seventh inning
why is the right hand batter
lines in the regular season was batting 111 he had three singles for 27 trips
and the first pitch going from Ken play a fastball is over the inside corner
strike one
next pitch breaking fetch high one and one
on deck for the Mets right fielder Jesus I love
play ready kicks and fires fastball is it right back to the box base in the center
field don't find his on with a lead-off single for the Mets
Hey so so we'll be batting for the first time
I recall the story hey so so low was out of baseball back at his home and he got a
phone call from the Mets well they know if he wanted to play ball for
him he said certainly he's hitting 278 for the regular season right hand batter
and he takes high and inside ball one to my knowledge Jesus is the youngest of the
three Alou brothers
one old fish long inside to the right hand hitter
they go in this order for leaf a the elder Matty the middle brother and he
says the youngest two balls and no strikes and the pitch swing and a miss
swung so hard he went down on one knee
Yankees lead at nine nothing bottom half of the seventh inning pitch swung on hit
in the air to right center field may drop to the base and does Bloomberg
touch it off in the gap turns around fires but he's throw his way off the
mark as he says goes out at a second base and they'll give him a double on
that gene climbs goes to third
so quickly the Mets have two men on with nobody out and the batter is John
Miller who has gone all the way at first base he has one for two
with no they're up there second baseman Fred Stanley goes back in the grass
Chambliss back to the grass guarding the line and the pitch swung on and looked
down the left field line hurrying on for Panella still going he's there makes a
one-handed catch here comes the runner for the plate climbs the throw and he's
out is out at home on the throw by Panella the throw came through the
Dempsey he stepped up the line about one stride took the throw dough that
climbs and tagged him out and you have to feel that is not a good gamble when
you're failing by nine
that is the second double play for the Yankees both of them involving out
the other Bobby bonds throughout John Milner back in the second inning
in comes Garrett and the pitch to on his wall from Ken play
the set the pitch must have been low look like it had the play two balls and
those strikes back in the second inning Garrett lined out the Bobby bonds and
bonds double Milner off first
ball three comes in low three balls and no strikes
Garrett tonight is over to
they play in the ball and the pitch high ball for
here's Dave Kingman the left fielder struck out twice tonight
and on deck the catcher John Stern Kingman right hand hitter play checks
the runner at second a little on the pitches foul straight back strike one
Yankees lead 9 nothing
there's the stretch by play the umpire deal pitches swung on and fouled off
over toward the Yankee Duggets
the Yankees lead 9-0
things yarns big deal pitches swung on and fouled off over toward the Yankee dugout down the 3rd base line and
fielded neatly in the dugout by manager Bill Burton
runners lead away 1st and 2nd on the pitch to Kingman
dropped it, picked it up and tagged him, and that retires the side.
12 of the Mets and the 7th, no runs, two hits, two men left.
At the end of 7th, it's the Yankees 9 and the Mets nothing.
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We go to the eighth inning here at Shea Stadium.
For those of you who are interested, of the six runs scored against Randy Tate, only two were earned.
Jerry Cramm relieved and he'll start off the eighth inning on the mound for the Mets.
Pitching to Jim Mason, Fred Stanley, and then the pitcher Kenny Clay, unless we see a pinch hitter.
Whitey Ford is working with somebody out there in the Yankee ballpark.
Mason doubled the drive in a run in the Yankees.
Six runs, seventh inning.
Mason is one for three.
They play him straight away in field and out field.
The pitch to him high and outside from Cramm.
The wind up by the right-hander and the pitch.
Taken high again, ball two.
He comes in with a strike.
Milwaukee leads Texas three to one at the end of three innings.
And the Red Sox are batting in the bottom half of the ninth.
Kansas City has them shut out three to nothing so far.
The pitch to Mason, he takes it high for ball three and it's three and one.
Cramm winds and offers and Mason swings, bounces one to the first base out of the mound.
Cramm takes it on the hop races to the bag, gets Mason and runs into first base umpire
Hank Soar.
Soar was hit harder than that in his football days.
Fred Stanley the batter.
Stanley is over two, flied out twice and walked once.
He swings on the first pitch, chops a two-overt a short.
Phillips has it, guns him down to a way.
And now we're going to have Greg Nuttles batting for pitcher Kenny Clay.
To wind up the first pitch to Nuttles, low and inside, ball one.
He takes a breaking ball over, one and one.
Nuttles during the regular season batting two ten, couple of home runs, 13 RBI's.
Cramm rocks and deals, pitches outside to unwind.
Lou Pinella is on deck.
And the two-one pitch coming.
Nuttles takes a fast ball over knee-high, two and two.
To wind up, two-two delivery.
Swung on, hit on the ground, a second base.
Coming up with a height of one on the first, Nuttles is out and so are the Yankees.
Three up, three down, nothing across.
In the middle of the eighth, it's the Yankees nine, the Mets nothing.
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This is the New York Yankee Baseball Network.
Hi, this is Lou Pennello of the New York Yankees.
When I'm not playing baseball, I listen to Long John Neville and Tammy Jones right here
on WMCA New York.
Well, Donald, I'm going to have to apologize to Dave Pagan and our listeners.
It was Pagan who was in there pitching and I was calling him Ken Clay.
Clay is in, so it's my mistake.
And I readily admit it and I beg your pardon.
So now we've got Kenny Clay in the ballgame.
Well, Frank, it's very easy to do not to defend you because you don't need any defense, but
for example, Ken Clay's number 52 isn't even on the roster of the program.
So I'm sure fans realize those things happen.
All right, Kenny Clay is in there pitching now.
And again, my apologies to Dave Pagan and our listeners.
The Pagan went two innings, gave up two hits, no runs.
He walked one and struck out one.
And leading off for the New York Nets, catcher John Stearns.
Ed Herman is now catching for the Yankees.
Eddie Leon is down at third.
Let's see.
Let me check that.
He's down at third base.
And Bob Oliver has gone over the first.
All right, here's the pitch.
And Stearns takes it low for a ball.
So put Dempsey at third and Oliver over at first.
Herman catching.
And now we have Kenny Clay in the ballgame.
Here's the pitch, swung out and fouled back upstairs.
Player right-hander, as was Pagan.
The kick and the pitch.
Swung out, hit in the air to left field, but not almost in his tracks, waiting for it to
come down.
And he's got it.
So there's one away.
Crane Bull will bat now for Cram.
Ed Crane Bull batting for Jerry Cram.
Crane Bull, very popular among the Mets fans and very popular among all the folks who know
it.
Very likable young man.
Left hand hitter.
Crane Bull, when he plays pitch to him, is a called strike one.
Mike Phillips is on deck.
Dempsey playing him wide at third base.
And the next pitch.
Swung on, looked out over shortstop.
It's going to drop for the base hit.
Looping out, it cuts it off in the hole in left center.
And Crane Bull is on.
Well, it's nothing new for Crane Bull.
He's been on quite a few times this season, batting 308 in the regular season for the
Mets.
The Mets have picked up their seventh base hit.
The Yankees lead 9-0.
We've got the score right.
And the pitch to Phillips comes in low for a ball.
The next pitch, low, ball two.
Right hand pitching Ken Clay, left hand hitting Dave Phillips.
Crane Bull at first.
Oliver playing behind the back.
In field, set for the double play and the pitch.
Low again, ball three.
Three balls and no strikes, one out.
Jack Heideman is on deck for the Mets.
And the 3-0 pitch will be coming.
Here it is.
It's inside ball four.
So the Mets have two on.
Crane Bull moving down to second.
Phillips on at first and Jack Heideman, the batter.
Heideman a right hand batter.
Gene Clines is on deck.
Clay looks down for his side.
Checks back at second base.
The right hander's pitch.
Breaking ball is high.
One ball and no strikes.
And now Heideman steps out.
Looks down to third base.
For a sign from the coach Eddie Yost.
Pitch coming.
He takes a fastball over for a strike, one and one.
Bloomberg plays him in a bit in right field.
Williams straight away in center.
The same for Penelope left.
Mason and Stanley and Dempsey at third look for the ground ball.
The pitch to it.
He takes a strike call and it's two and two.
They get one and two.
Now Clay walks off the pitcher's mound, puts his fingers to his lips, rubs up the baseball.
Has the sign, drops the hand and the pitch.
Swung on, bow back and that will be out of play.
Herman came back looking for it but it falls on the screen.
Down the Yankee clubhouse before the game and I did not see Dave Fagan and I did not
know he had been called up for this game.
I knew that they had called Bob Johnson and Kenny Clay and I talked to Clay for a little
while.
He kicks and he deals.
The pitch is popped up foul again toward the seats outside of first.
Clay had compiled a record of two wins and no losses.
Albert Westhalen, he had started four games.
Twenty-six innings, twenty-four hits, eight walks, fifteen strikeouts, an earned run average
of four point fifteen.
One two pitch.
It is high, a fastball, two and two.
Yankees lead nine nothing.
Clay takes the sign from Ed Herman, seems to have trouble picking it up.
Now he's ready.
And the two-two pitch.
It is high and inside.
Three balls, two strikes on Heidemann.
The rain did not stop in Montreal and that game has been postponed.
It washed out a four-nothing Atlanta lead in the bottom half of the fourth inning.
Well they are postponed in Montreal.
Clay ready to work.
Kicks and deals.
Swing and a miss.
He struck him out.
Clay just reared back and ripped a fastball in.
Heidemann couldn't find it.
So two down.
Here's the first and second and the batter Gene Clines.
Clines single his first time up.
And then was thrown out at the plate.
Trying to score from first base on Jesus.
Rather trying to score from third base on John Miller's fly ball to Vanilla.
There's a ball hit in the other right field, drops in front of Bloomberg and the Mets
may get their first run.
The throw goes into second base.
Crane full score and it's a nine to one ball game.
Clines delivers his second base hit.
Little looper into shallow right field.
Bloomberg coming in could not get to it.
They said run batter Dan and the Mets are on the scoreboard.
On to third base Mike Phillips.
With two outs runners at first and third the batter will be Jesus Alou.
In the seventh with Alou at second and Clines at third.
First pitch.
Oh and it hit him in the helmet.
He has hit on the batting helmet so hard the ball bounces all the way down to third base
where Dempsey grabs it.
And Yogi Bearer quickly comes out.
There's where those helmets are so great.
He was hit right in the helmet by a pitch.
And now gets up and walks down to first base.
Evidently assuring Yogi Bearer and the trainer that he's okay.
So Alou hit by the pitch goes to first base.
Clines moves on down to second.
The Mets have the bases loaded.
The batter will be Miller.
We started saying the seventh inning with Clines at third and Alou at second.
John Miller hit an opposite field fly ball.
Panella in left took it.
Clines tagged up at third tried to score after the catch and Panella's perfect throw to Rick
Dempsey.
Cut down Clines.
So Ken Kue faces a bases loaded two out situation.
Miller left hand hitter is two for three and he takes low.
Phillips at third and Clines at second.
And the bases loaded first.
Full wind up by Clines pitch.
Miller swings.
It's a fly ball to deep center.
Walt Williams on his horse going back.
He won't get it.
It's over his head into the wall.
One run is in two runs are in.
The third run will score as Mason cuts the throw off.
And it is now a nine to four ballgame.
A bases clearing double by Miller over the head of center fielder Walt Williams.
Now Wayne Garrett comes on.
The Mets have come to life here in the eighth inning.
Having been shut out through seven they have now scored four times here in the eighth.
Runner at second two down Wayne Garrett is the eighth man to come up.
The pitch from play on the outside corner strike line.
Out on the Yankee bullpen left hander Larry Gora begins warming up.
May check second.
Here's his pitch breaking ball hit on the ground to second base.
Scoop by Fred Stanley has thrown a lot of her first in time and that retires the side.
The Mets come up with four runs on only three base hits.
They leave a man and at the end of eight the score the Yankees nine and the Mets four.
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Well let's make another pitching change bringing in Bob Appodaca.
Right hander.
And we go to the ninth inning the Yankees will bring up the top of the batting order.
Let's see.
Crane pool stays in the ballgame to play first base.
See any other changes.
I don't see him but tonight you can't rely on.
Now that's the only one.
Ed Crane ball at first base Bob Appodaca on the mound.
Appodaca has no record in the regular season for the Mets.
He's relieved five times pitched eleven in the third innings allowed two runs eight hits
walked three and struck out three.
He has been credited with two saves.
Mets bullpen has saved five games in National League Championship play this year.
Appodaca has to Baldwin has to.
And Hall has won.
And now the batter but now is over to line to the shortstop and also reached on a throwing
error by the shortstop Dave Phillips.
Appodaca's first pitch swung out and Luke Powell into the crowd down the right field
line.
Strike one to Penelope.
It's all over Kansas City shutout Boston three nothing final score KC three Boston nothing.
Another foul from back right below it like to.
Steve Busby but that shutout for Kansas City.
How many hits did he give up down.
Three runs eight hits no as the Red Sox no runs four hits one error.
He had to lose a three and five must be the winner six and two.
Wow.
But I'll check so he hits a one hopper to Crane full.
He feels it flips over to Appodaca covering and there's one away.
Let's see.
We will probably see Steve Busby and that series here with Kansas City starting Monday
night May 19th Tuesday night May 20th and Wednesday night May 21st.
Busby now six and two.
Here's the pitch to Bloomberg.
He wants pops it over the pitcher's head charging in the shortstop and Bloomberg beats it out.
Rodney Bloomberg surprising with a but he popped it up but just over the head of Appodaca.
Phillips charged the ball but cannot make a play on Bloomberg.
That is base hit number nine for the Yankees the Yankees lead nine four and Bob Oliver
the batter.
Oliver has popped up and been called out on strike.
He takes a breaking pitch low and outside.
Sterns had to get out on his knees to block it.
Catcher Ed Herman is on deck.
Next pitch to Oliver swung on and fouled back just off the screen.
Appodaca is the fourth pitcher used by the Mets.
Stone Tate Cram preceded him.
There's a bouncing foul off the left side just past the Yankee dugout.
Bloomberg crotch back to first base.
One ball and two strikes on Bob Oliver.
Appodaca comes set the pitch outside two and two.
Yankees lead at nine for Bloomberg at first one out.
Here's the pitch in the dirt blocked nicely by Sterns.
Three and two.
The Yankees have employed four pitchers tonight.
Saw the Mets.
Pitch to Oliver swung on bounce to third backing off.
Garrett has goes to second out there back to first double play and that retires the side.
Garrett to Heidemann to Cranepool and for the Yankees in the ninth no runs a base hit
nobody left.
At the end of eight and a half the score the Yankees nine and the Mets four.
Community nights at Shea.
Well for years towns and cities have honored the New York Yankees.
Now it's our turn to do the honoring.
Communities from all over the metropolitan area will be making their way to Shea Stadium
to celebrate their night.
For example tomorrow night is Greenwich Connecticut night.
And then on May 20th it'll be Flushing New York night.
We want to remind you also that on Saturday night May the 17th it'll be New York Islanders
night and the New York Yankees will be honoring the New York Islanders in pregame ceremonies
prior to the game between the Yankees and the Oakland Athletics.
That'll be on Saturday night.
And then of course on Sunday afternoon it's shirt day.
Two great events on one day.
The Yankees play host to the Oakland A's and a shirt that all youngsters up to age 14 will
be thrilled to wear.
A pinstripe replica of the regular Yankee uniform shirt made of polyester that will
last for seasons to come.
And it's complete with a knit collar and Yankee insignia.
We go to the bottom half of the night then.
Ken Clay will be working to Kingman, Stearns and Cranepool.
Yankees pitchers tonight.
Mike Wallace started, pitched two innings, allowed three hits, struck out one.
Bob Johnson down from Syracuse, pitched three innings, allowed one hit and struck out two.
Dave Pagan pitched two innings, gave up two hits and struck out one and walked one.
Ken Clay was tagged for four runs on three hits, a walk and a hit batsman in the eighth
inning.
Clay will try to wind it up now against the lower third of the Mets batting order.
Kingman leads it off.
Enjoying tonight's game and staying until the last out, the commissioner of baseball,
Mr. Bowie Kuhn.
In box seats, sitting next to Yankee president Gabe Paul down by the Mets dugout.
Wind up by Clay, the pitch to Kingman, low and outside on a curve ball, ball one.
Kingman has struck out all three times up tonight.
Right hand hitter, he struck out 27 times during the regular season, swings on this
one and bounces a foul down the third base line.
Mike Dempsey getting a little glove practice, scoots over well into foul territory to field
it.
Clay winds one-one pitch, swung on and chopped foul again, again down the left side.
Minnesota leads Cleveland 4-2, they're in the bottom half of the fifth.
Milwaukee 3-Texas won at the end of four.
Milwaukee won the suspended game 3-2.
Wind up the pitch to Kingman, has the plate strike three called and Kingman is out on
strikes for the fourth time tonight.
The second strikeout for Ken Clay.
Now the catcher John Stearns, one out, nobody on.
Yankees leading 9-4 in the bottom half of the ninth inning.
His first pitch to Stearns, in the dirt, scooped by catcher Ed Herman, ball one.
Clay reading Herman's sign, rocks and deals, a fastball low and outside, two balls and
no strikes.
Two balls and no strikes on John Stearns.
Clay into the windup and the fastball is over called strike.
Stearns is over three tonight, grounded twice too short, fly to left and the pitch, outside
three and one.
In the National League this afternoon, the Cubs down Houston 4-2.
Atlanta and Montreal reigned out with Atlanta leading 4-0 in the fourth inning.
The game has been called by rain.
Three-one pitch, Stearns bounces one to short, Mason on the second hop, fires low and Oliver
scoops it beautifully at first base.
A low throw and Oliver scooped it on the short hop, two away.
And now Ed Cranepool.
Cranepool pinch it in the eighth inning and single.
Stayed in the ball game to play first base.
Tomorrow night the Yankees and the Oakland A's.
Pat Dobson against seven game winner Vita Blue.
There's a ball hit and he had a deep lap but Benalla is there waiting for it.
Yankees got it, the ball game is over and the Yankees have won the Mayor's Trophy Game.
That's it, the Yankees win it, nine to four.
We'll be back with tonight's game totals after this message.
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Here are your totals on the ball game for the New York Yankees, nine runs, nine hits
and no errors, the New York Mets four runs, nine hits and one error.
The winning pitcher will be Bob Johnson who pitched three strong innings for the Yankees
and the losing pitcher is the Mets starter, George Stone.
The Yankees got a couple of runs in the fourth inning, single by Maddox, double by Bonds,
Chambliss got a run in, grounding out to second base, Williams got a run in with a fly ball
to left field.
Full tally in the sixth inning, driven in again by Chambliss with a base hit to right
center following a double by Ronnie Bloomberg and then the Yankees broke it wide open in
the seventh inning, scoring six runs on four hits, couple of walks, a throwing error by
the shortstop, Phillips.
Chambliss winds up the night with four runs batted in, came to bat in the ball game, let's
see, four times, had two for four.
And let's see, Don Valentino, you got some awards that we give out in this Mayor's Trophy
Game.
We've got the Butterfinger Candy Bar Fielding Award goes to Elliott Maddox tonight.
Elliott Maddox made that great throw in the first inning and he nailed Dell Unter trying
to go to third base.
Walt Williams took the throw and made the tag.
It was a tremendous throw as you remember, Frank.
No hops, nothing, just right on the money, a real shotgun throw and he got Unter coming
in.
And he also made that great catch on Mike Phillips, I think, in the third inning.
Another great play.
He sure earned his Butterfingers tonight on both of those great plays.
And the Yankees, maybe this will be a little bit of a cure-all, Frank, as they get back
into the game.
They did.
They saw some good pitching tonight from Bob Johnson, who is working at Syracuse from Dave
Pagan and so if they're looking for pitching, I'm sure that Bill Burton will file those
thoughts away in his mind or Whitey Ford will put them down in his little black book.
So that's just about the story, Dom, on our ball game tonight.
Final score again, nine to four.
Ironically, the same score as last year in the Mayor's Trophy Game and the Yankees now
lead in the 13th annual game, seven to six.
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The next Yankee broadcast will be tomorrow night when the Yankees will meet the Oakland
A's here at Shea Stadium.
Well, this is Dom Valentino along with Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, who has
the night off.
He'll be back with us tomorrow.
Saying so long from Shea Stadium in New York, once again the final score in the 13th annual
Mayor's Trophy Game, the New York Yankees 9 and the New York Mets 4.
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