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

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Chicago White Sox faced the Oakland Athletics for opening day at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum on Tuesday, April 8, 1969.

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Chicago was a successful team throughout the 1960s and her manager Al Lopez, but the powerhouse of the Yankees kept the White Sox at no better than second place.

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As the team began to fade in the late 1960s, the White Sox shuffled through six managers in three years, including the return of Lopez, but the franchise faded into a 95 loss team in 1968.

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The Athletics had just finished their first year in Oakland in 1968, having relocated from Kansas City.

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They had long been a below average team, having shuffled managers over 10 times in 10 years.

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1969 was managed by Hank Bauer in the final season of his managerial career, but owner Charles Finley had the A's on the brink of greatness with a roster full of young talent like Burt Campanaris, Sal Bando, Catfish Hunter, Raleigh Fingers, and of course Reggie Jackson.

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This audio recording is from the Oakland Radio broadcast featuring announcers Monty Moore and Al Halfer.

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... used to say when the basketball team went out for the first time in college, this is it. This is what they worked hard for all spring.

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And Johnny Odom's bound to have a little lump in his throat right now as he wears number 13 on the A's uniform leading off Luis Aparicio, one of the America League's all-time greats.

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Here's the first pitch of 69, it's swung on a one-hopper back to Odom. Johnny's got it, he throws the cater away and we're underway.

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So Johnny Odom has got a big one out of the way. Here's a left-handed batting rookie by the name of Carlos May. I'd say rookie, actually he was up for a little while last year.

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But he had a sensational spring training for the White Sox, so batting only 179 for them last year in a partial season. He had hit 330 at Lynchburg.

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A left-handed batter, here's Odom's pitch. Outside, ball one. Ed Runge the plate umpire.

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One ball and no strikes to count. The A's and the White Sox, there'll be 162 just like this brought your way by your friendly, rich field dealers of the West.

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Here's a pitch, little old ball two. Two balls and no strikes on Carlos May. Bill Melton, the White Sox third baseman, will bat third.

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And speaking of White Sox, they have changed their traveling uniform considerably this year. Here's Odom's pitch, way outside, ball three.

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The White Sox this year are wearing a gray, trimmed in blue. They do have white socks for a change.

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And they're wearing blue sanitary hose and white names and numerals on the back. There's a three-o pitch for a strike, three and one now.

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White Sox last year traveled in a powdered blue uniform. For years it's worried me the White Sox didn't wear white socks. I feel comfortable again now.

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Here's a three-one pitch. Swing and a mess strike two. And John Odom's thinker seems to be going down pretty well right now.

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Full count, three balls, two strikes on left-handed batting, Carlos May, the White Sox. He cocks the bat. Here's the pitch. Swinging, strike three, Odom got it.

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Boy, Odom threw one in there that dropped about half a foot. Now there are two down in the first inning and the batter is Bill Melton, the White Sox third baseman.

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This guy had 266 in 34 games with Chicago at the end of the season last year. Had two home runs, he's a right-handed batter. The White Sox think he's going to be a great one.

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Odom winds, kicks that white shoe in the air. Here's the pitch inside, a low ball one.

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Boy, what a good-looking uniform out on the field. Beautiful, beautiful night here in the Coliseum. Here's the one-oh pitch. Breaking ball is outside, it's two balls, no strikes.

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Greatest feeling in the world, the start of another Major League Baseball season. Al has been around a lot of them.

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Has there ever been an opener, Al, when you didn't feel a little bit more excited than any other game?

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I just made that comment, Monty, when you were on your way up from the field. I said you can go through a million of them and dog guns. There was something about this when the Nitey County got through you.

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Two-oh pitch, one on a missed strike one.

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Well, I think it's the greatest game in the world and to see it getting started here again and playing for real rather than those exhibition games makes you feel good all over.

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Two balls and one strike on Bill Melton, two down top of the first, Odom's pitch. Strike two called. Odom is throwing that ball here tonight.

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Did you see that gem off that fifth? Two balls and two strikes to count with two down. Melton at the plate. Waggles the bat back and forth a little. Odom winds, kicks and throws.

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There's a ground ball headed to right field. It gets through there for a base hit for Melton. Jackson picks the ball up and right throws it back into the infield.

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The White Sox have their first hit of the game and it puts Bill Melton on first base. He hits that one right off the fist between first and second on the ground.

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Now here's Gale Hopkins, a spring sensation with the White Sox. He hit.324 last year in the minor leagues playing for Evansville.

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He had opened the season at Hawaii. Big guy at 20 home runs one season. He's a graduate of Pepperdine College in Los Angeles. Lieutenant Batter, the curve to him is a little high, ball one.

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Gale Hopkins, first baseman. He actually signed as a catcher. Was an all-star catcher in the Florida State League. He played at Lodi California and hit.358 in 1967.

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Here's the pitch. Strike call on the outside corner. At Lodi he had 12 home runs, 66 runs batted in and a.358 batting average.

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The A's of course will have a farm club in Lodi this year. We'll get underway a little later on.

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One and one and runner at first base. Odom sets. Here's the pitch. Low. It's two balls and one strike.

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Two and one. There are two down and a man on. Top half of the first inning. John Odom sets. Delivers.

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There's a foul ball back into the crowd and the first foul souvenir of 1969.

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Two balls, two strikes. Gale Hopkins at the plate. Stands with his feet fairly close together and straight away.

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Odom's pitch. Bouncing ball out towards second base. Cavanares has got it. Steps on second for the fourth out and the runner coming down and the sign is retired.

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Johnny Odom gets his first inning of 1969 out of the way. Harmlessly. No runs. One hit. One man left on. The score of the White Sox nothing and the A's coming to bat.

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How would you like to get out one of these nights and take in an Oakland A's ball game? Get the family together and come on out to the ballpark.

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Enjoy the excitement and the chatter of the crowds and the hot dogs and the peanuts and the popcorn. Does that sound like a good idea?

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It does? Well, wait a minute. Before you go, you'll want to know who's playing and when and where.

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And all the answers are found in the official 1969 Oakland A schedule card available free at all Richfield service stations.

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All you have to do is stop by and pick one up. You'll have an accurate listing of the opponents and when and where the games will be played.

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So why not get out and play ball at an Oakland A's baseball game? Stop by a Richfield station. Pick up an Oakland A's official schedule card.

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You know it fits right into your wallet. All right, we'll see you at the ball game.

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While I was reading that Richfield commercial with so much enthusiasm, the enthusiasm of the crowd here was for the first reaction to the great million dollar animation board.

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And a mule hitting a baseball for a long smash. And the crowd loved it. Now Gary Peters, the left hander who's got a long time outstanding record against the Oakland A's is on the mound to pitch to Campi Cavanaugh at the A shortstop.

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The first pitch, Campi swings and misses strike one.

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Little Campi had a sensational spring batting record. He hit three twenty six this spring.

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Here's the one pitch. Campi hits a bouncer at a shortstop. Amparicio digs it out. Throws over to first. Campi is out by a couple of strides. There's one down.

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Now here's Reggie Jackson, the A's right fielder. Jackson hit twenty nine home runs last year.

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Yaxter knocked in over seventy runs. Bill Nelson plays him shallow at third base.

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Peters kicks and fires. Jackson goes around on a slider and misses strike one.

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In spring training, Reggie Jackson hit two twenty one, but at five home runs.

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Here's the one pitch. There's a drive foul that's going into the crowd over behind third base.

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Good to see first base coach Bobby Hoffman back in action. Bobby was felled by a drive off the bat of Sal Bando in Arizona.

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He's got a couple of beautiful black eyes there too has he? Boy, he's a very fortunate man really. Bobby got a badly broken nose, swollen eyes, but he realizes how lucky he was.

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Ball hit him where it did. Anywhere else in the head he might have just ended it all.

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No balls, two strikes, one out. Jackson no matter. Here's the line and down right's the pitch.

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Strike three called. Jackson is out looking so there are two down.

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We just had a report. The first bases loaded home run of nineteen sixty nine hit over in the National League.

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Felix Meon hit one in the sixth inning with the bases loaded to tie up that ball game.

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Now here's Mike Hershberger, A's left fielder coming up.

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Mike hit two seventy two last year for one of his finest years ever. Right handed batting out fielder. Here's the pitch.

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It's the jumper down the right fielder line going for the ball as Buddy Bradford near the foul line and makes the grab and that's off of the A's here in the first inning.

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So it's three up and three down for Gary Peters and the score after one inning of play is the A's and the Whitesucks. Nothing, nothing.

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Dwayne Josephson a big catcher for the Chicago Whitesucks will lead it off against John Odom here in the second inning.

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Buddy Bradford and Ken Berry will follow in that order.

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It's a scoreless game and a lively crowd here in Oakland tonight.

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We hope that you're planning to join us for lots of exciting American League baseball as the league is divided into two divisions this year East and West.

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The A's will be playing nothing but Western Division teams for quite some time.

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About a month of the season so the early games are important ones to the young A's.

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Dwayne Josephson right handed batting catcher.

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Dwayne had two forty seven for Chicago last year with six home runs he played in one hundred twenty eight games.

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Odom winds here's a pitch. Bouncing ball hit towards third. Mando charges it comes up with it throws the first. Got him.

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So there's one away in the second inning and Odom has the Whitesucks hitting that ball on the ground.

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Here's Buddy Bradford.

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Young fellow the Whitesucks have been looking forward to coming up into the big leagues for a long while.

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He got his first full shot at it last year playing 103 games hitting two 17 and five homers.

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They expect a lot of this guy in the future.

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Real good speed a good throwing arm and he indicated pretty good power by hitting 17 home runs in the minor leagues one year.

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Odom's pitch to him the slider outside ball one.

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No major surprises developed for the A's as far as starting lineup for 1969 was concerned.

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Dave Duncan had to go out and prove to it that he could become the number one catcher and he did.

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Here's a one hole pitch to Bradford. Swing and a bouncer foul.

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One ball and one strike on Bradford one out second inning no score in our game.

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The A's and the Whitesucks and they'll be playing here again tomorrow afternoon at 1 30.

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Odom pitches again to the plate strike call he hits that inside corner with a hard sinker.

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One ball and two strikes.

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The moon delivers again curve high to and to the Bradford.

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Computerized scoreboard here at the Oakland Coliseum.

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What we call a game in progress board is on the right field side high up on the life standards gives up to the minute batting averages of all the players.

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There's a swing and a miss.

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Strike three Odom retires Bradford for his second strike out of the game.

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Outstanding defensive center fielder for the Chicago White Sox.

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Ken has been up with the White Sox since 1965 on a full basis and has played at least one hundred and forty seven games in every year.

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Last season at two fifty two with seven home runs right handed batter.

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Odom's pitch strike gets in there.

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No balls in one strike count two down top of the second no score.

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One pitch foul ball back into the crowd.

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Speaking of the crowd they'll be entertained royally in nineteen sixty nine for every ball game there'll be a strolling Dixieland band on and.

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They gave a little bit of an indication of what they're going to be doing down on the field in the pregame ceremony.

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We don't know what we're going to name them.

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It'll be up to the fans to do that.

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Here's the O2 pitch fly ball in the shallow right field.

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Reggie Jackson's got excited down it comes and Reggie's got it.

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That's all for the White Sox.

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In the second inning no runs hits or errors.

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Nobody left on and the scores the White Sox nothing in the A's nothing.

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Atlantic.

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Here we go down to the last half of the second inning.

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Sal Bando will lead it off now for the Oakland A's.

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What a hot hand this guy had in spring training.

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Sal hit three fifty four with three home runs.

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Bando right handed batting third soccer the A's had an outstanding year last season two fifty one batting average.

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Here's a pitch to him.

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There's a fly ball hit foul down the right field line is going to be out of play.

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One strike to count on Sal.

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You'll be followed here in the second by Cater and Green.

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White Sox lefty Gary Peters delivers to Bando.

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Slow curve hits the corner call strike.

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Peters had an off year last year due to a little bit of an arm injury.

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He was a 20 game winner in 1964.

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Here's the best fastball inside two and one.

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Gary really knows how to fit.

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He's not overpoweringly fast nor does he have an outstandingly big curve ball but he can throw it around where he wants to.

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The pitch Bando hits a line at the shortstop.

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I got beautifully by Aparicio.

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He throws him out at first and there's a great play.

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Gary Aparicio nine times the Golden Glover winner award winner as the outstanding shortstop in the American League just showed the fans here why Bando hit a smash to his left.

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Louis took it on the short of what the players call the dirty hop and got it anyway.

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Here's Danny Cater.

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Danny hit three sixty one this spring but what's more important is what he did last year.

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The second best hitter in the American League with a two ninety batting average.

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Peters misses low ball one.

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Danny Cater the first baseman of the A's at the top defensive average in the league last year among first baseman and the second best hitting average among all the players.

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Look out he had to skip a little rope to get out of the way of that inside Gary Peters pitch.

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Two balls and no strikes.

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There's no score.

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You don't have one of those handy bill full size schedule yet for all the A's games and 69.

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You can get one from any rich field dealer.

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Cater fouls this one away at strike one two and one.

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Very attractive looking little schedule fit right into the bill full or the pocket.

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I know you can get one a handful of them get them out to all your friends and plan to join us.

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Here's a two one pitch.

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Cater swings and misses a slow curve.

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It's two and two now.

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One away last half of the second inning.

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Gary's next pitch on the way swinging strike three cut Cater down with a fastball right in on his fist.

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So there are two down.

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Let's pause for station identification.

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This is the Oakland A's baseball network.

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Remember this is the place KMBR radio 68.

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And that of course is in San Francisco.

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At the Coliseum in Oakland.

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This is Marty Moore along with Al Helper.

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Here's Dick Green at the plate batting for the A's with two down.

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Curve balls.

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Beauty strike call right on the fifth.

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Greeny was almost unstoppable in spring training at four thirty one.

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Back is a regular second baseman four years he was the A's starting second baseman.

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Last year was out of action quite a bit.

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Fitch to him.

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Swung on a hit up into the air in a shallow right field.

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Carlos May is there and he's got it.

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So it's three up and three down after two innings of play.

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The score is the A's nothing the White Sox nothing.

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What is the first thing you notice when you drive up to a brand new Richfield service station?

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The soft colors of the brick and stonework.

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The greenery that surrounds the brick work of the building.

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The roof that protects you and your car from the hot sun or the drizzling rain.

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Or the friendly attendant who's right there to service your car.

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This is the new good late neighbor look of the Richfield service station from Atlantic Richfield Company.

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We have this new look because we take pride in your community because we take pride in ourselves.

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Above all because we want to serve you better.

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Come up by a Richfield service station and see what you notice first.

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Oh and while you're at it fill up with Richfield Imperial Boron gasoline.

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The big mileage maker.

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And speaking of Richfield out on the big animation board over the left field wall there's about 150, 200 feet of Richfield Imperial Boron sign right now.

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And maybe a little bit later on in the game it will come along sometime I know a tremendous little animation cartoon.

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We call them commercials.

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But go what you like they entertain anyway.

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All right now for the Chicago White Sox.

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Sandy Alomar the second baseman will lead off here in the third inning.

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John Odom and Gary Peters.

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Against each other.

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Odom is allowed one hit he has struck out two.

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The A's have not had a runner as yet against Gary Peters he has always been tough against the A's.

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Sandy Alomar classy fielding fast running little second baseman at the plate the pitch to him is low from Odom ball one.

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John Odom kicks that white shoe in the air again and throws a strike from the outside corner.

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One ball and one strike.

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Odom's pitch outside two and one.

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The White Sox finished last year in eighth place in the American League.

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Al Lopez the manager of the White Sox took over after the start of the season last year.

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Two one pitch there's a roller down the first base line but it kicks off foul.

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Two balls two strikes.

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Al Lopez fabulous record as a manager in Cleveland and Chicago.

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Only one time prior to last year and he can't take the credit for last year and a team of his ever finished lower than second.

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And that covers a lot of years.

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Managing the White Sox 1960 through 65 they finished second three years in a row.

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Two two pitch Alomar line drive to Campanaris he takes it over and hop and guns him out a good play by Caffe.

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Alomar hit a rocket right at Campanaris in front of him one of the toughest plays the shortstop has to make though that one did bounce quite a ways out in front of the little guy.

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Here's Gary Peters the White Sox pitcher and this guy might be the best hitting pitcher in baseball.

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Now the big million dollar scoreboard has tremendous design on it right now that says what a beautiful play and I agree.

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And the third year is Gary Peters. Lieutenant batter old bitches to him curve drops in their calls right.

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We'll have the scores of all the other major league games the big openers for you very shortly you're out putting them all together right now.

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Oh those pitch defeaters the fastball the tails off outside one ball and one strike to cut.

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Here's all of one on pitch ball to.

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A couple of the expansion teams won their opener today Montreal and Kansas City both one opener.

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We have that Kansas City team in here for the weekend Friday night Saturday afternoon and a double dip on Sunday.

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Here's a pitch swing and a bouncer left side of the infield Caffe charges it picks it up throws the first.

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Boy this playing field is just beautiful. I last year I don't think it ever attained this beauty.

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No I don't think so either money well I've toned that red clay down a little bit too and that looks a little bit better and I want you to know that outfield and well the grass here and the entire ballpark is just beautiful and because it comes right up at you doesn't it.

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The groundskeepers the Coliseum did a fantastic job when we left to go to Arizona for spring training I took a look at the stadium the last day and it was under about a foot of water.

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There's a call strike the playoff man Luis Aparicio little Louis starting the White Sox batting over order over again grounded the pitcher on the first pitch of 1969.

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There's no score. Oh the best Louis leans out of the way of a pitch inside it's one and one.

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Aparicio had a finger operation after spring training started and there was some doubt as to whether or not he would be ready to play.

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But the little guy is here's a one on pitch inside ball to.

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The A's are there winning down white uniform Fort Knox gold caps and no white albino kangaroo shoes.

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What a sight to one pitch on the way.

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It's called to and through that ball ran right across the plate.

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Two balls two strikes the count on Luis Aparicio.

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He led the American League and stolen bases nine years in a row.

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Camp is the one that took it away from him.

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There's our ground ball hit out towards shortstop can't be digitized got a hurry throws the first he got him in a good play.

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So Campaneras was busy digging out three ground balls in this inning and in the middle of the third the score read the Chicago White Sox nothing the Oakland A's nothing.

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Back in the old west and ace in the hole with a man's ticket to a big win or a shootout on Main Street.

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Today in the new west in the hole is your ticket to live a little extra.

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It's the getaway card.

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It's travelers aid when you need it.

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It's an Atlantic rich field credit card. It's good for all kinds of things gasoline oil tires batteries accessories at over 70,000 service stations coast to coast and more.

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It's good for motels and meals rent a car.

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Put a whole vacation trip on it and pay in monthly installments an Atlantic rich field credit card a real ace in the hole.

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Why don't you keep one up your sleeve.

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Atlantic rich field company.

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Monday the center fielder will lead it off in the third inning. Very pleasant night weather wise here was 70 degrees in the Bay Area today.

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Very fine night.

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All right Gary Peters is retired sectional will pick down a Rick Monday.

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The best Monday ran up on the curve and took it outside ball one.

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Rick at two seventy four last year for the Oakland A's raising his batting average from two fifty one some twenty three points he raised it last season.

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Here's one old pitch curve over call strike one and one.

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One thing you can be pretty well assured of if you beat Gary Peters you're going to do it with a bat. He doesn't walk many.

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One on one pitch fly ball hit up into the air off third foul territory.

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Bill Nelson right in front of the A's dugout makes the catch and there's one away in the third.

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And I hear the A's catcher Dave Duncan San Diego boy who had his best year in professional baseball at Modesto where he crowded forty six home runs one season.

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Right handed batter with tremendous power.

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There's no score in our game. The A's and the White Sox.

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But the Duncan curve swung on and missed like one.

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Boy what a hand the Yankee Clipper got tonight.

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Joe DiMaggio Hank Bowers greeted royally by the Bay Area fans and by Miss California on right hand.

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Oh one bet outside today that's one and one now.

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Karen Kate Terrell a very charming little girl and I'm sure will do quite well in representing the state of California in the Miss America contest later on.

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One one pitch to Duncan curve ball swung on miss like to.

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Now let me see those scores up past those along here are the other games that have been completed in the big leagues as soon as nothing gets on or out.

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One to bet little high with a fastball to two and two Montreal beat the New York Mets 11 to 10.

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Here's a pitch curve ball duck and yanked it foul way back into the crowd.

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Another national league opener today the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies seven to six.

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Forty four thousand five hundred forty one in New York for the Mets opener and forty thousand seven hundred ninety six in Chicago for the Cubs opener.

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Here's a two to pitch to duck and look out like three on that inside corner.

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Gary Peters is looking sharp.

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Oh he's moving that ball around like you never saw.

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He has struck out three hasn't walked anybody.

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No one's gotten on base here.

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John Odom.

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The Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 10 to 2.

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That's it the National League.

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Here's a pitch to Odom swing and a miss strike one.

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There's one game still underway in the National League the Pirates and the Cardinals are tied up to two in the seventh inning.

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No balls one strike the pitch to Odom strikes two call a fastball in there.

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The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins four to three Mo Drabowski the winner over Joe Grisenda.

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That one went extra in it pitch Odom takes a curve in the dirt.

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Boston beat Baltimore five to four today.

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Here's a pitch to Odom.

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Curve strike three called and Gary Peters got another one looking and he's got a big looking breaking ball tonight.

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After three full innings of play here at the Coliseum in Oakland this one is scoreless.

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The White Sox nothing the A's nothing.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much Monty.

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Thank you for those very kind words.

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It's real pleasant to be with you again and you know it.

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We're getting ready here in the top half of the fourth inning.

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Carlos May is the batter up there now.

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He's the left hand hitting left fielder of the White Sox.

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Odom tries a soft curve and moves it downstairs for ball one.

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Carlos May to be followed by third baseman Bill Melton and then we'll have first baseman Gail Hopkins.

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Johnny Odom has given up just one base hit.

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We've only had one base runner in the ball game tonight.

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Pitch tails off outside about waste time.

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That'll be ball two.

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Carlos May he stands about three quarters deep for play.

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Hugs up tight against the sort of guard that right up on the plate bats from the slight cross and moves that bat nervously back and forth.

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Odom's fastball is swung on, ripped down to Danny Kader.

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It bounces off Danny Shins.

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Green picked it up but there's no play at first base.

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So we have a base runner here for Chicago in the top half of this fourth inning.

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It'll be a base hit.

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That ball was smashed right at the feet of Danny Kader and he didn't have much of a chance to pick it up.

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So that'll be hit number two off Odom and runner number two for the Chicago White Sox here tonight.

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Coming up now is Bill Melton.

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He got the base hit for the White Sox in the first inning with two outs.

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Single to right field and was forced to second base as Gail Hopkins hit to shortstop to Campaneras and he stepped on second base to force the man.

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Odom checks first base.

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Carlos May the runner comes down to the plate with a fastball to a right hand hitter and it's swung on but Melton missed for strike one.

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And he definitely chased the low pitch.

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Melton batting one thousand for the American League season.

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He's had one for one.

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I guess that's about as high as you can get.

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Carlos May leads off first base.

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The pitch to the plate with the runner holding is taken in there for the strike on a checked swing.

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No balls and two strikes.

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Boy I want you to know this animated scoreboard up here is something.

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Just a few minutes ago a great big KNBR sign went up there.

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Let the world know about our flagship station.

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Odom delivers the plate.

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Fastball low and outside.

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One ball two strike counts.

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We've had but two hits in the ball game.

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Both of them belong to the Chicago White Sox.

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The A's have not had a base runner so far in the ball game and the White Sox have had two.

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Their second one is on at first base right now.

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Carlos May.

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The pitch there goes May.

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It's swung on and fouled away.

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May had a pretty good jump that time and Melton tried to swing to punch that ball into right field to hit behind the runner and he fouled it away to the right of the plate.

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So Carlos May will have to come back and do it all over again.

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One ball and two strike counts.

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When you come to the Coliseum this year you want to direct your attention to the message board up over the left field bleachers.

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The programming on that board will really be something to see.

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The pitch to the plate now.

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Swung on by Melton.

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A soft tap down across the carpet.

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It's a short stop.

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The only play by Caponaris will be the first base.

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He'll get his man but the runner, Carlos May, has been moved over to second in scoring position.

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No one out here in the top half of the fourth inning.

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Carlos May is the runner at second base on that 6-3 ground out.

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And the batter coming up to the plate now is left-handed batting first baseman Gale Hopkins.

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It wasn't figured really that Gale Hopkins might make the varsity.

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But he came up very well for the Chicago White Sox, Al Lopez was telling me this morning.

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And it looks like he has a chance of being a fixture at first base.

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Curve ball, a shoulder high outside to Hopkins.

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Hopkins stands three-quarters deep at the plate and away from it.

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Hopkins has only been around the professional ball since 1965.

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He broke in with Sarasota.

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That's curve ball.

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Drops in there nicely for the strike.

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Johnny Edam had that one turned over.

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Gale Hopkins out of Pepperdine College in Los Angeles.

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Guy at first baseman now but was a catcher by trade when he was signed.

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Curve ball hangs a little high, about shoulder high and stays outside.

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So the count is two balls and one strike now on Gale Hopkins who last year with the Chicago White Sox

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played 29 ball games at 216 for them.

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He had no home runs but he can clog the ball.

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Odomchek-Skralitz made the runner back at second base, wheels that pitch into the plate and it's swung on

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and beaten down into the ground foul.

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That's a two ball, two strike count now on Gale Hopkins.

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He's batting third here in the fourth inning.

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However, his spot in the batting order is clean up, batting fourth.

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Hopkins may have fouled that ball off his own toe.

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He's sort of hobbling around now like he has a hot foot.

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Nick Green into tack to Johnny Odom, then turns and runs back to his position at second base.

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Greening will play that position deeper than most second basemen.

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He goes back on the rim of the outfield grass particularly with a left-hand hitter up there,

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which is the case right now.

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The right side of the infield is deep.

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Bando is playing the shallowest of all the infield.

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He's playing just behind the base fast at third.

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Odom checks the runner, Carlos May, delivers the plate, the pitch is swung on and popped foul.

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This one will spin back to the crowd and go out of play.

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All locked up here in this ball game at 0-0.

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Chicago White Sox have a runner on at second base and a person of Carlos May.

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He singled off the shins of Danny Kader at first base and it was a hot shot.

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Moved over to second on the Bill Melton ground out from Campaneras to Kader.

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Fast ball, just a little low to a left-hand batter.

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So it's a full count now, three balls and two strikes.

405
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:15,000
Dwayne Josephson, the White Sox catcher, is on deck to go next.

406
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:19,000
Johnny Odom leading forward on his knee to get the side from Dave Duncan.

407
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:25,000
And Gail Hopkins decides that he'd better back away from the plate and get a little dirt.

408
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,000
Odom takes back up and digs in.

409
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:31,000
Carlos May, who can move pretty well, is the runner at second base.

410
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:35,000
He's the White Sox left fielder.

411
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:38,000
Odom over the top of the fast ball, swung on, hit right back to the line.

412
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:44,000
Odom's got it closed over to Southampton but he throws into the dirt and all hands are safe.

413
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:53,000
It was the choice of Johnny Odom to play for the runner at third base and as we saw.

414
00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:59,000
The first choice play, which backfired a little, the White Sox now have runners at first and third.

415
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:03,000
There will be no error charges on the play according to our official score.

416
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:07,000
So Hopkins becomes a base runner at first on the fielder's choice.

417
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:12,000
And Carlos May will be the runner at third.

418
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:15,000
Give the Diffily still, it was a pretty hard play for Johnny Odom.

419
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:19,000
Actually, he was off-strike and off-balance when he tried to make his play.

420
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:23,000
And Carlos May was barreling in the third base and Sal Bando had covered the bag all right.

421
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:28,000
But Johnny Odom, off-strike and off-balance, tried to throw that ball two-thirds and threw it into the dirt

422
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:32,000
and Sal Bando couldn't come up with it and hit him in the chest.

423
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:37,000
Now the White Sox have an opportunity with Dwayne Joselson, the right-hand hitter and catcher up there at the plate.

424
00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:40,000
He's 0-1 tonight, lead off the second inning, grounding out to Sal Bando.

425
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,000
Odom fires away and the pitcher swung on a slow kicker down the third base.

426
00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,000
Bando charges. His play will go to first.

427
00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:50,000
The run will score, an out is made and Hopkins moves down to second base.

428
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:56,000
So give Joselson the first run batted in in the ball game and the White Sox are out in front 1-0.

429
00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:02,000
That was a slow-bounding ball down the third base side and the only play that Sal Bando could make

430
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:05,000
was throwing over to first base to get the batsman.

431
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:09,000
That he did and did it well.

432
00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:14,000
Now Hopkins is on that second base on that ground out for the second out in the inning.

433
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:20,000
The White Sox lead it 1-0 and the batter coming up to the plate is Buddy Bradford, the right fielder.

434
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:24,000
He stands away from the plate, steps into the pitches.

435
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:31,000
Odom now one run behind, checks his run over at second, comes over the top of the fastball, swung on a miss for a strike.

436
00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:45,000
Bradford was really after that one.

437
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:51,000
Odom again a check of the runner Hopkins at second base, pitches the plate, fastball, again waved at and missed.

438
00:43:51,000 --> 00:44:10,000
Bradford now has the count of no balls and two strikes.

439
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:12,000
Pitch the plate, he swung on it right back to the mound.

440
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:18,000
This time Odom takes plenty of time, throws over to Danny Kader at first base and that retires the side.

441
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:23,000
So here in the fourth inning the Chicago White Sox break the ice in this 1969 lid lifter.

442
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:28,000
They pick up one run on one base hit, there were no errors and there was a man left on.

443
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:35,000
So the score at the end of three and one half inning to play, it's Chicago 1 and the Oakland A's nothing.

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All right, we move now into the last half of inning number four and for the Oakland A's let's step up to pick up the top of the batting order in Campi Campaneras.

454
00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:43,000
Campi has put up one time tonight, he hit a ground ball down to Louis Aparicio and the White Sox shortstop threw him out by about a half try.

455
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:47,000
Campaneras will be followed by Reggie Jackson and then by Mike Hershberger.

456
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:51,000
Out of the mound a pretty tough left-hander bending that ball in tonight, Gary Peters.

457
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:57,000
Despite the fact that he won only four last year and lost 13, he has been a nemesis.

458
00:45:57,000 --> 00:46:02,000
The fastball from Peters is low to Campaneras at the 4-1.

459
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:08,000
Gary Peters last year had one decision with the Oakland A's and it was right in this ballpark.

460
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:11,000
He beat the Oakland A's and his year's record with them was 1-0.

461
00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:14,000
The pitch to the plate to Campaneras is high.

462
00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:17,000
Two balls, no strikes.

463
00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:21,000
Campaneras, the American League leader in stolen bases for four years.

464
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:25,000
The road runner at the plate right now.

465
00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:29,000
Overhand fastball to him is popped in there for the strike.

466
00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:36,000
Two ball, one strike count on Campaneras.

467
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:39,000
Gary Peters working very carefully with Campy.

468
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:43,000
Delivers and Campaneras swings on it, loops it out in left field, coming up forward to

469
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,000
Starless May, almost overran the ball.

470
00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:55,000
That finally grabbed it on the line shot for out number one.

471
00:46:55,000 --> 00:47:00,000
The White Sox can't say that they overrun the fly balls because they've been in training

472
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:03,000
in Arizona where the air is light and the ball takes off.

473
00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:06,000
They did their training in Florida.

474
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:09,000
Starless May almost overran that ball.

475
00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:11,000
Now here's Red Dejection.

476
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:14,000
Sidearm fastball to him is swung on, missed right off the face.

477
00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,000
That'll be strike one.

478
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:17,000
No ball and one strike count.

479
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,000
One out, nobody on.

480
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:22,000
And the back half of the plate to Campaneras is high.

481
00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:25,000
Two balls, no strikes.

482
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:29,000
Campaneras, the American League leader in stolen bases for four years.

483
00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:33,000
The road runner at the plate right now.

484
00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:37,000
Overhand fastball to him is popped in there for the strike.

485
00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:44,000
Two ball, one strike count on Campaneras.

486
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:47,000
Gary Peters working very carefully with Campy.

487
00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:51,000
Delivers and Campaneras swings on it, loops it out in left field, coming up forward to

488
00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:52,000
the right side of the plate.

489
00:47:52,000 --> 00:48:02,440
Randy

490
00:48:02,440 --> 00:48:06,000
C objetollo gets that out, and then Coteto gets that out.

491
00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:10,000
He makes Carto brand out when he's being driven by Cottollo, he catches it and of course

492
00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:11,500
K pollens, Strickland.

493
00:48:11,500 --> 00:48:18,500
That's enough for those who don't like to struggle.

494
00:48:18,500 --> 00:48:20,500
Redgie Jackson.

495
00:48:20,500 --> 00:48:22,500
Sidearm pass ball to him, it's swung on, missed right off the face.

496
00:48:22,500 --> 00:48:24,500
It'll be strike one.

497
00:48:24,500 --> 00:48:26,500
No ball in one strike count.

498
00:48:26,500 --> 00:48:28,500
One out, nobody on in the back half of the fourth inning.

499
00:48:28,500 --> 00:48:31,500
And the Chicago White Sox are leading it one to nothing.

500
00:48:31,500 --> 00:48:34,500
Fader over the top of the big curve ball.

501
00:48:34,500 --> 00:48:38,500
Jackson on a check swing takes it in there for the strike.

502
00:48:38,500 --> 00:48:40,500
Nothing and two.

503
00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:42,500
The count on Redgie Jackson.

504
00:48:42,500 --> 00:48:46,500
His first at bat in the 1969 season.

505
00:48:46,500 --> 00:48:51,500
Down swinging, whipping hard, had a curve ball.

506
00:48:51,500 --> 00:48:55,500
There's the slider and it's outside.

507
00:48:55,500 --> 00:49:00,500
Redgie Jackson now has a count of a ball and two strikes and calls for the rosin bag.

508
00:49:00,500 --> 00:49:03,500
Beyond deck circle.

509
00:49:03,500 --> 00:49:06,500
Hirschberger and Bando both kneeling there.

510
00:49:06,500 --> 00:49:08,500
Fired over to him.

511
00:49:08,500 --> 00:49:12,500
Now Jackson moves back to the plate.

512
00:49:12,500 --> 00:49:15,500
Outfield for Jackson, needless to say, is fanned around the right.

513
00:49:15,500 --> 00:49:16,500
They're playing deep.

514
00:49:16,500 --> 00:49:18,500
They're giving him a lot of left field line.

515
00:49:18,500 --> 00:49:22,500
The pitch is swung on and hop back foul into the crowd out of play.

516
00:49:22,500 --> 00:49:27,500
So Jackson is still alive and kicking.

517
00:49:27,500 --> 00:49:33,500
You can just see Jackson taking a look at that wall that's been moved in now, 10 feet.

518
00:49:33,500 --> 00:49:36,500
It's 3.30 down the left and right field lines here.

519
00:49:36,500 --> 00:49:38,500
3.75 to the power alleys.

520
00:49:38,500 --> 00:49:41,500
And 400 to straightaway center field.

521
00:49:41,500 --> 00:49:46,500
Time called for Jackson as he backs away from the plate.

522
00:49:46,500 --> 00:49:50,500
We're in the last half of the fourth inning, one out, nobody on.

523
00:49:50,500 --> 00:49:54,500
As a matter of fact, the A's have not had a baserunner against Gary Peters tonight.

524
00:49:54,500 --> 00:49:57,500
His curve ball is a little high to Jackson this time.

525
00:49:57,500 --> 00:50:11,500
That'll give Reggie the count of two balls and two strikes.

526
00:50:11,500 --> 00:50:12,500
Peters is ready.

527
00:50:12,500 --> 00:50:13,500
Two-two is the plate.

528
00:50:13,500 --> 00:50:14,500
The pitch is swung on by Jackson.

529
00:50:14,500 --> 00:50:16,500
Hit up the power alley in the center field.

530
00:50:16,500 --> 00:50:18,500
Going over for it is the center fielder.

531
00:50:18,500 --> 00:50:19,500
He cannot get it.

532
00:50:19,500 --> 00:50:21,500
Jackson's on his way to second.

533
00:50:21,500 --> 00:50:22,500
He's going to try for three.

534
00:50:22,500 --> 00:50:23,500
He's turning on the heat.

535
00:50:23,500 --> 00:50:24,500
The throw comes in.

536
00:50:24,500 --> 00:50:25,500
He slides.

537
00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:26,500
He's out.

538
00:50:26,500 --> 00:50:27,500
That's third base.

539
00:50:27,500 --> 00:50:33,500
A fine relay play to the third base from Bill Melton.

540
00:50:33,500 --> 00:50:38,500
Reggie Jackson trying to get down to third base where he could be scored on a fly ball.

541
00:50:38,500 --> 00:50:40,500
It's cut down on a headlong slide at third base.

542
00:50:40,500 --> 00:50:42,500
But give him a double.

543
00:50:42,500 --> 00:50:43,500
Hit to center field.

544
00:50:43,500 --> 00:50:46,500
Hit over the head of Ken Berry.

545
00:50:46,500 --> 00:50:52,500
And having thrown out Ken Berry to the relay man on into third base to Bill Melton.

546
00:50:52,500 --> 00:50:56,500
Now Louis Apparicio made another all-star play right there and that relay throw from

547
00:50:56,500 --> 00:50:58,500
the outfield was a short hopper off to his right.

548
00:50:58,500 --> 00:51:01,500
He backhanded the ball and made a perfect pick.

549
00:51:01,500 --> 00:51:03,500
Boy, he certainly did.

550
00:51:03,500 --> 00:51:08,500
Mike Kershberger up there now dribbles the first pitch foul up a third base side.

551
00:51:08,500 --> 00:51:10,500
Well, it's good to see Jackson turning on his team.

552
00:51:10,500 --> 00:51:16,500
After all, he knew that if he were third base that the ball game could be tied up with a

553
00:51:16,500 --> 00:51:17,500
fly ball.

554
00:51:17,500 --> 00:51:19,500
Kershberger could come through with one.

555
00:51:19,500 --> 00:51:21,500
So he took the gamble and this time he lost.

556
00:51:21,500 --> 00:51:25,500
Fastball to Kershberger, smacked in there for the strike.

557
00:51:25,500 --> 00:51:28,500
No ball, two-strike count on Kershberger.

558
00:51:28,500 --> 00:51:33,500
Mike came up in the first inning and retired to side with a fly ball to right field to

559
00:51:33,500 --> 00:51:34,500
Buddy Bradford.

560
00:51:34,500 --> 00:51:41,500
There's a waste pitch on the outside for ball one.

561
00:51:41,500 --> 00:51:44,500
That Apparicio has been around this American League in professional baseball long enough

562
00:51:44,500 --> 00:51:48,500
to know just where to be for those cutoff plays.

563
00:51:48,500 --> 00:51:52,500
Certainly is good to see a guy that knows his position like that father does.

564
00:51:52,500 --> 00:51:55,500
But just hung on, hit off Apparicio's left.

565
00:51:55,500 --> 00:52:01,500
He's over, up with a turn, throws the first base, justifies Mike to have Kershberger.

566
00:52:01,500 --> 00:52:06,500
Well, that Apparicio all over that infield and the short part of the outfield tonight,

567
00:52:06,500 --> 00:52:08,500
no runs, it was one base hit.

568
00:52:08,500 --> 00:52:12,500
Jackson cut down a third so there were no men left on and there were no errors.

569
00:52:12,500 --> 00:52:17,500
The score at the end of four full innings of play, the White Sox won, the Oakland A's

570
00:52:17,500 --> 00:52:18,500
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I guess you would want a tighter ball game for an opener that we've got here tonight,

583
00:53:24,500 --> 00:53:26,500
one to nothing, the Chicago White Sox.

584
00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:27,500
Let's pause for station identification.

585
00:53:27,500 --> 00:53:30,500
This is the Oakland A's baseball network.

586
00:53:30,500 --> 00:53:32,500
Yes, and always remember that this is the good life.

587
00:53:32,500 --> 00:53:39,500
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588
00:53:39,500 --> 00:53:43,500
All right, in the top half of the fifth inning, Ken Barry up for his second whack at it tonight.

589
00:53:43,500 --> 00:53:48,500
He faced Johnny Odom and became out number three in the second inning with a fly ball to Reggie Jackson on right.

590
00:53:48,500 --> 00:53:55,500
Takes a curve, dropped in there nicely and turned over right under the leathers for strike one call.

591
00:53:55,500 --> 00:54:00,500
Vando up very shallow at third base despite the fact that Barry's a right-hand hitter.

592
00:54:00,500 --> 00:54:06,500
Odom with the fast ball misses the outside corner.

593
00:54:06,500 --> 00:54:14,500
One ball and one strike count.

594
00:54:14,500 --> 00:54:20,500
Odom right back to the plate now with his pitches on the inside corner of the plate right off the fissure called strike.

595
00:54:20,500 --> 00:54:23,500
One ball and two strikes.

596
00:54:23,500 --> 00:54:29,500
We sincerely hope that all this year long that you're planning to make many trips down to the beautiful Coliseum

597
00:54:29,500 --> 00:54:31,500
to see the Oakland A's in action.

598
00:54:31,500 --> 00:54:40,500
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599
00:54:40,500 --> 00:54:42,500
Pitch called strike three.

600
00:54:42,500 --> 00:54:45,500
Ken Barry is out of there on the called strike three.

601
00:54:45,500 --> 00:54:49,500
Let's see, for Odom that'll be the third one.

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605
00:55:05,500 --> 00:55:09,500
Hitting left-handed, Sandy Alomar, second baseman.

606
00:55:09,500 --> 00:55:11,500
He was a short the first ground out his first time up.

607
00:55:11,500 --> 00:55:13,500
Campanaris whips over to first and got him.

608
00:55:13,500 --> 00:55:17,500
He takes his pitch high and outside for ball one.

609
00:55:17,500 --> 00:55:19,500
One run, two hits for the White Sox.

610
00:55:19,500 --> 00:55:21,500
No runs but one hit for the Oakland A's.

611
00:55:21,500 --> 00:55:27,500
The one base runner and that was rather briefly Jackson doubling the power alley in left center field

612
00:55:27,500 --> 00:55:31,500
and then being thrown out on the fine relay from Aparicio.

613
00:55:31,500 --> 00:55:32,500
Tavichas flung on.

614
00:55:32,500 --> 00:55:37,500
Plate and trickle foul by Alomar up the first face side.

615
00:55:37,500 --> 00:55:39,500
But it took a good one to get Jackson.

616
00:55:39,500 --> 00:55:42,500
He was really moving.

617
00:55:42,500 --> 00:55:45,500
And Aparicio made that throw to Bill Melton, third baseman.

618
00:55:45,500 --> 00:55:54,500
As Reggie Jackson took a diving slide at first base or at third base.

619
00:55:54,500 --> 00:55:56,500
One ball and one strike.

620
00:55:56,500 --> 00:55:57,500
That's a count here on Sandy Alomar.

621
00:55:57,500 --> 00:55:59,500
Gary Peters to follow.

622
00:55:59,500 --> 00:56:02,500
Odom delivers a fast ball and it's ripped the shortstop.

623
00:56:02,500 --> 00:56:03,500
Campanaris off to his left.

624
00:56:03,500 --> 00:56:06,500
He's got it.

625
00:56:06,500 --> 00:56:09,500
I'll tell you a little bit.

626
00:56:09,500 --> 00:56:12,500
Guy Campanaris to make a believer out of you.

627
00:56:12,500 --> 00:56:20,500
Off to his left that time to haul a fast smash down that was ticketed for the power alley in left center.

628
00:56:20,500 --> 00:56:21,500
Very nice play by Campanaris.

629
00:56:21,500 --> 00:56:23,500
We have two outs here in the tough half.

630
00:56:23,500 --> 00:56:26,500
And the number five that brings on Gary Peters.

631
00:56:26,500 --> 00:56:29,500
A good hitting pitcher.

632
00:56:29,500 --> 00:56:30,500
He's put up once tonight.

633
00:56:30,500 --> 00:56:33,500
Hit one off the end of the bat and rolled up the shortstop and Campanaris threw him out.

634
00:56:33,500 --> 00:56:35,500
Left-handed bat.

635
00:56:35,500 --> 00:56:37,500
Odom works him with a curve ball and then swung on.

636
00:56:37,500 --> 00:56:38,500
Lifted off the right fielder.

637
00:56:38,500 --> 00:56:39,500
There's a well-hit ball.

638
00:56:39,500 --> 00:56:41,500
There goes Reggie Jackson over near the wall.

639
00:56:41,500 --> 00:56:42,500
Can he get it?

640
00:56:42,500 --> 00:56:44,500
He cannot.

641
00:56:44,500 --> 00:56:52,500
It is up over the wall for a home run for Gary Peters just off the flagpole.

642
00:56:52,500 --> 00:56:58,500
Gary Peters, who hit home runs last year, has just hit a home run to put his ball club out in front.

643
00:56:58,500 --> 00:57:00,500
Not a score of two to nothing.

644
00:57:00,500 --> 00:57:06,500
And he poked it over the corner in right field.

645
00:57:06,500 --> 00:57:10,500
So it is now two to nothing, White Sox.

646
00:57:10,500 --> 00:57:19,500
That will be the third hit off Johnny Odom.

647
00:57:19,500 --> 00:57:21,500
Memory serves me rightly, Monty.

648
00:57:21,500 --> 00:57:25,500
Didn't Gary Peters have a faces-loaded home run last year?

649
00:57:25,500 --> 00:57:27,500
Pitch to the plate now to Apparicio.

650
00:57:27,500 --> 00:57:29,500
He's in there for the strike.

651
00:57:29,500 --> 00:57:30,500
Now there could very well be.

652
00:57:30,500 --> 00:57:34,500
He didn't against us, but I can recall several home runs that he's hit against us.

653
00:57:34,500 --> 00:57:38,500
I mentioned earlier he's the best hitting pitcher in baseball, probably.

654
00:57:38,500 --> 00:57:42,500
Last ball, Apparicio is under the knees.

655
00:57:42,500 --> 00:57:43,500
Count.

656
00:57:43,500 --> 00:57:45,500
One ball and one strike.

657
00:57:45,500 --> 00:57:49,500
Apparicio starting the third batting around for the White Sox.

658
00:57:49,500 --> 00:57:50,500
Hasn't hit a ball out of the infield.

659
00:57:50,500 --> 00:57:53,500
He's tapped back to the mound and has been thrown out from shortstop.

660
00:57:53,500 --> 00:57:54,500
Odom works him.

661
00:57:54,500 --> 00:57:59,500
The curve ball stays downstairs.

662
00:57:59,500 --> 00:58:00,500
Two ball, one strike.

663
00:58:00,500 --> 00:58:07,500
Count.

664
00:58:07,500 --> 00:58:12,500
That home run that Gary Peters got was a line hugger all the way.

665
00:58:12,500 --> 00:58:13,500
Pitch is swung on.

666
00:58:13,500 --> 00:58:15,500
There's a high pop-up right back of the mound.

667
00:58:15,500 --> 00:58:21,500
Coming on for it is Danny Cater, the first baseman, and squeezes it for out number three.

668
00:58:21,500 --> 00:58:27,500
Well, here in the fifth inning, the Chicago White Sox pick up another run to make it two.

669
00:58:27,500 --> 00:58:30,500
On one base hit, a home run by their pitcher, Gary Peters.

670
00:58:30,500 --> 00:58:32,500
No no errors and nobody left off.

671
00:58:32,500 --> 00:58:35,500
So the score at the end of four and a half innings of play.

672
00:58:35,500 --> 00:58:39,500
The White Sox two and the Oakland A's have nothing.

673
00:58:39,500 --> 00:58:41,500
Well, here we are, Dave Niles.

674
00:58:41,500 --> 00:58:45,500
Another baseball season with the Oakland A's and good old KMBR.

675
00:58:45,500 --> 00:58:48,500
Hey, you know, Frank, I'm still as confused as I was last year.

676
00:58:48,500 --> 00:58:50,500
I didn't realize it was so brutal.

677
00:58:50,500 --> 00:58:52,500
I mean, so punishing.

678
00:58:52,500 --> 00:58:57,500
Didn't you hear Marty Morse say Rick Mundy died on second base?

679
00:58:57,500 --> 00:58:59,500
I mean, that's incredible.

680
00:58:59,500 --> 00:59:00,500
He was such a healthy young man.

681
00:59:00,500 --> 00:59:02,500
Look, look, Dave, Dave, Dave.

682
00:59:02,500 --> 00:59:05,500
You mean you actually thought he passed away during the game?

683
00:59:05,500 --> 00:59:07,500
That's funny. So did I.

684
00:59:07,500 --> 00:59:08,500
Now, cut that out, Dave.

685
00:59:08,500 --> 00:59:11,500
You keep that up, I'll unplug your TV set on Monday night.

686
00:59:11,500 --> 00:59:15,500
Listen, you do, and I'm going to tell everybody that you get up at 430 in the morning.

687
00:59:15,500 --> 00:59:18,500
Wait a minute. I do get up at 430 in the morning.

688
00:59:18,500 --> 00:59:21,500
That's funny. So does our morning man, Frank Dill.

689
00:59:24,500 --> 00:59:27,500
Skiers, join the KMBR sports club.

690
00:59:27,500 --> 00:59:32,500
There'll be lots of ski prizes, especially for you.

691
00:59:41,500 --> 00:59:43,500
Now to the last half of any number five.

692
00:59:43,500 --> 00:59:48,500
It'll be Sal Bando, the cleanup man in the batting order of the Oakland A's.

693
00:59:48,500 --> 00:59:52,500
He'll be followed by Danny Koehler and then by Dick Green.

694
00:59:52,500 --> 00:59:54,500
Right tough left hander out of the mound.

695
00:59:54,500 --> 00:59:56,500
Gary Peters has two runs to go on.

696
00:59:56,500 --> 00:59:58,500
The White Sox are leading the ball game 2-0.

697
00:59:58,500 --> 01:00:02,500
They have two runs on three hits, including pitcher Gary Peters' home run.

698
01:00:02,500 --> 01:00:06,500
He blasted over the right field wall in the top half of his fifth inning.

699
01:00:06,500 --> 01:00:10,500
Now here's Sal Bando. He'll grind it out to shortstop his first time up.

700
01:00:10,500 --> 01:00:13,500
Taking the pitch on a check swing, and that's low for ball one.

701
01:00:19,500 --> 01:00:21,500
Next day's game tomorrow.

702
01:00:21,500 --> 01:00:24,500
Chicago White Sox, game time 1-30.

703
01:00:24,500 --> 01:00:26,500
We'll be on the air with you 1-10.

704
01:00:26,500 --> 01:00:29,500
Pitch to play, that's low again to Bando. That's ball two.

705
01:00:29,500 --> 01:00:34,500
Johnny McNamara, the Sacramento Squire, coaching a third base, trying to get something started.

706
01:00:34,500 --> 01:00:36,500
He's trying to light a fire under the ball club.

707
01:00:36,500 --> 01:00:39,500
Pitch is swung on, but Bando misses.

708
01:00:39,500 --> 01:00:44,500
Peters showed him the fastball right under the letters on the inside slice.

709
01:00:44,500 --> 01:00:51,500
Two balls and one strike to count down on Sal Bando, leading it off here in the last half of his fifth inning for the Oakland A's.

710
01:00:51,500 --> 01:00:55,500
Peters' fastball is ram fouled on the right field side.

711
01:00:55,500 --> 01:00:57,500
That'll fade over in the crowd for a lot of play.

712
01:00:57,500 --> 01:01:00,500
Gale Hopkins, the first baseman, giving it a long run.

713
01:01:00,500 --> 01:01:03,500
Had no chance to get it.

714
01:01:03,500 --> 01:01:12,500
One thing about the playing surface here at the Coliseum, there's plenty of room to run on the foul line side, the first and third base.

715
01:01:12,500 --> 01:01:17,500
A lot of balls are caught here that would not be caught, perhaps, in other parks.

716
01:01:17,500 --> 01:01:24,500
The two-two pitch to Bando. Curveball and Bando slaps the foul up third base way.

717
01:01:24,500 --> 01:01:31,500
Count stays right on with two balls and two strikes.

718
01:01:31,500 --> 01:01:34,500
Well, you know you hear the women talking about fashion shows.

719
01:01:34,500 --> 01:01:37,500
Got to see these baseball uniforms this year.

720
01:01:37,500 --> 01:01:42,500
A slow tapper down to Woodstock, the Tapericcio, and Melton Clyde.

721
01:01:42,500 --> 01:01:47,500
The ball goes out in the left field, goes between them, and Sal Bando is the baserunner.

722
01:01:47,500 --> 01:01:50,500
It'll be a base hit for Sal Bando.

723
01:01:50,500 --> 01:01:52,500
You're talking about squeezing it through a not hole.

724
01:01:52,500 --> 01:01:54,500
Bando did it that time.

725
01:01:54,500 --> 01:02:00,500
Both Apericio and Melton went for a slowly tapped ground ball, hit toward, or toward the shortstop.

726
01:02:00,500 --> 01:02:04,500
Melton ran into Apericio, and they were both yelling at each other.

727
01:02:04,500 --> 01:02:08,500
But that may have opened the gate here in the last half of his fifth inning.

728
01:02:08,500 --> 01:02:12,500
One of those cleaners, Al, the shortstop and third baseman, both on a suicide mission there,

729
01:02:12,500 --> 01:02:16,500
trying to get that ball knowing they have to go full speed to get it.

730
01:02:16,500 --> 01:02:19,500
And nobody called the other one off that play until it's made, really.

731
01:02:19,500 --> 01:02:23,500
That is known as an off hole knock.

732
01:02:23,500 --> 01:02:27,500
That's really squeezing through the smallest opening you can get it through.

733
01:02:27,500 --> 01:02:29,500
They're lucky nobody got hurt on that play.

734
01:02:29,500 --> 01:02:31,500
You were very right about that.

735
01:02:31,500 --> 01:02:33,500
Well, those two guys really collided down that infield.

736
01:02:33,500 --> 01:02:36,500
Now Gary Peters, with the runner on behind him, has the pitch to Danny Kader,

737
01:02:36,500 --> 01:02:39,500
who slams the first pitch foul off the first base side.

738
01:02:39,500 --> 01:02:41,500
Gale Hopkins after, but he'll never get that one.

739
01:02:41,500 --> 01:02:44,500
That's into the crowd.

740
01:02:44,500 --> 01:02:47,500
No ball, one strike count on Danny Kader.

741
01:02:47,500 --> 01:02:52,500
Let's see, Danny came up in the ball game in the second inning and was called out on strike.

742
01:02:52,500 --> 01:03:00,500
So the number two hitter percentage-wise in the American League last year is without a base hit so far in 1969.

743
01:03:00,500 --> 01:03:05,500
But you can expect Danny to get his share of base hits.

744
01:03:05,500 --> 01:03:07,500
Gary Peters works to win.

745
01:03:07,500 --> 01:03:10,500
Kader takes that pitch as high, up to the peak of the cap.

746
01:03:10,500 --> 01:03:18,500
One ball, one strike count.

747
01:03:18,500 --> 01:03:24,500
What an enthusiastic crowd here tonight, pouring the A's to go, go, go, throw to first base.

748
01:03:24,500 --> 01:03:26,500
Not in time, Bandel is back ahead of it.

749
01:03:26,500 --> 01:03:34,500
Hopkins returns to the mound to Gary Peters.

750
01:03:34,500 --> 01:03:37,500
Peters off the stretch, comes set.

751
01:03:37,500 --> 01:03:38,500
Deliverance, the pitch is swung on.

752
01:03:38,500 --> 01:03:40,500
Kader links it down into the field.

753
01:03:40,500 --> 01:03:42,500
It's in there for the base hit.

754
01:03:42,500 --> 01:03:47,500
Bandel down to second to hold on.

755
01:03:47,500 --> 01:03:50,500
So the A's have a trying run from now if they can work them around.

756
01:03:50,500 --> 01:03:55,500
And it's right up to green right now.

757
01:03:55,500 --> 01:03:59,500
That is the third hit given up by Peters.

758
01:03:59,500 --> 01:04:03,500
And it gives the A's a pretty good start here in the back half of the fifth inning.

759
01:04:03,500 --> 01:04:09,500
That's Sal Bandel and Kader, both pretty good base runners, on at first and second.

760
01:04:09,500 --> 01:04:12,500
Hank Meyers got his first big decision to make in 1969.

761
01:04:12,500 --> 01:04:16,500
Do you butt right here trailing by two with your hottest hitter at the plate?

762
01:04:16,500 --> 01:04:21,500
And a left-handed batter coming up next, or do you let him try to hit?

763
01:04:21,500 --> 01:04:25,500
Well, the animated board here says go, go, go.

764
01:04:25,500 --> 01:04:28,500
And let's see if they'll go, go, go all out with green.

765
01:04:28,500 --> 01:04:32,500
They're expecting to sacrifice, that is the White Sox are.

766
01:04:32,500 --> 01:04:35,500
Both at the corners at first and third, the players,

767
01:04:35,500 --> 01:04:38,500
Melton at third and Hopkins, first baseman, will come crawling up.

768
01:04:38,500 --> 01:04:40,500
They're expecting green to butt.

769
01:04:40,500 --> 01:04:45,500
Let's see whether they have judged it correctly or not.

770
01:04:45,500 --> 01:04:46,500
They have.

771
01:04:46,500 --> 01:04:48,500
There is the butt down the first base side and it goes foul.

772
01:04:48,500 --> 01:04:52,500
It was a perfectly placed butt except it kicked foul by a couple of feet.

773
01:04:52,500 --> 01:04:53,500
It would have gotten the job done all right.

774
01:04:53,500 --> 01:04:56,500
Both players, runners, were on the move.

775
01:04:56,500 --> 01:05:00,500
And they were able to, would have been able to get to their bases.

776
01:05:00,500 --> 01:05:03,500
Al, oddly, though Dick Green has been a long ball hitter for the A's

777
01:05:03,500 --> 01:05:06,500
and has been our hottest hitter average-wise,

778
01:05:06,500 --> 01:05:08,500
he's one of the best bunners the A's ball club has ever had.

779
01:05:08,500 --> 01:05:14,500
I was just going to say, Hank has, with either choice, he makes.

780
01:05:14,500 --> 01:05:21,500
Either choice he makes, he can't be too far wrong because green can do it all.

781
01:05:21,500 --> 01:05:22,500
Now let's see what happens.

782
01:05:22,500 --> 01:05:24,500
They're expecting to bun again.

783
01:05:24,500 --> 01:05:27,500
He squares off, takes the pitch and it's all inside.

784
01:05:27,500 --> 01:05:30,500
Josephson, when he dropped the ball, shook the mask,

785
01:05:30,500 --> 01:05:34,500
expecting the runners might take off, but they did not.

786
01:05:34,500 --> 01:05:39,500
White Sox have their ace sinker ball reliever up in the bullpen right now,

787
01:05:39,500 --> 01:05:41,500
Bob Locker.

788
01:05:41,500 --> 01:05:45,500
And he's in a hurry to get ready.

789
01:05:45,500 --> 01:05:55,500
Up on the animated scoreboard, the writer and the word chart.

790
01:05:55,500 --> 01:06:00,500
Josephson broke a headband on his catcher's mask, Al,

791
01:06:00,500 --> 01:06:04,500
so we're going to have to have another one coming out of the bullpen.

792
01:06:04,500 --> 01:06:08,500
You know, the tools of the catcher's trade are really something, Monty.

793
01:06:08,500 --> 01:06:14,500
They put a lot of store in those, and just one little funny thing can be wrong.

794
01:06:14,500 --> 01:06:16,500
It doesn't have to be broken.

795
01:06:16,500 --> 01:06:21,500
And these guys can tell it right away, feel uncomfortable with it.

796
01:06:21,500 --> 01:06:25,500
But that was, as you said, a complete breakdown of equipment.

797
01:06:25,500 --> 01:06:27,500
Now Josephson has his new mask.

798
01:06:27,500 --> 01:06:31,500
Locker continues to throw down in the bullpen for the White Sox.

799
01:06:31,500 --> 01:06:33,500
Here with nobody out, the ace have runners at first and second.

800
01:06:33,500 --> 01:06:34,500
The pitch is thrown around to green.

801
01:06:34,500 --> 01:06:37,500
Here's a long shot deep to the field.

802
01:06:37,500 --> 01:06:39,500
And there it goes.

803
01:06:39,500 --> 01:07:07,500
The great levelers turn the trick here tonight.

804
01:07:07,500 --> 01:07:21,500
And with one shot by Dick Green out of here, it puts the ace out in front now, 3-2.

805
01:07:21,500 --> 01:07:24,500
Right over the left field wall, Green continues to be a hot hitter.

806
01:07:24,500 --> 01:07:26,500
Here's Rick Monty up there now.

807
01:07:26,500 --> 01:07:31,500
He takes the pitch low and outside for ball one.

808
01:07:31,500 --> 01:07:36,500
I want you to know, it can really be changed in the twinkling of an eye.

809
01:07:36,500 --> 01:07:38,500
And Green twinkled his eye.

810
01:07:38,500 --> 01:07:39,500
Peters delivers.

811
01:07:39,500 --> 01:07:41,500
The pitch is right under the chin of Rick Monty.

812
01:07:41,500 --> 01:07:45,500
That'll be ball two.

813
01:07:45,500 --> 01:07:47,500
So very quickly, Mr. Green has three runs batted in.

814
01:07:47,500 --> 01:07:52,500
And very quickly, the ace are out in front like that, 3-2.

815
01:07:52,500 --> 01:07:56,500
Three runs on four hits.

816
01:07:56,500 --> 01:08:07,500
Rick Monty, the batsman, got one ball and no strikes.

817
01:08:07,500 --> 01:08:11,500
That's the play for Rick Monty in there for the strike.

818
01:08:11,500 --> 01:08:13,500
One ball and one strike.

819
01:08:13,500 --> 01:08:20,500
That home run might well have fired up the Oakland A's considerably.

820
01:08:20,500 --> 01:08:22,500
Peters right back to the plate on the 1-1 count.

821
01:08:22,500 --> 01:08:27,500
Monty beats it down into the ground foul.

822
01:08:27,500 --> 01:08:32,500
Well, it didn't take long, Mr. Moore, for Mr. Finley to get rid of some of those fireworks.

823
01:08:32,500 --> 01:08:34,500
And I did it.

824
01:08:34,500 --> 01:08:36,500
No, one of the greatest understatements of all time.

825
01:08:36,500 --> 01:08:38,500
It's on a million dollar scoreboard right now.

826
01:08:38,500 --> 01:08:41,500
It says, what a beautiful play.

827
01:08:41,500 --> 01:08:47,500
It was beautiful, all right, to see that ball here in this California night sale and out of the park.

828
01:08:47,500 --> 01:08:49,500
Gary Peters ready.

829
01:08:49,500 --> 01:08:50,500
Over the top delivery to Rick Monty.

830
01:08:50,500 --> 01:08:55,500
In there, ball, strike three.

831
01:08:55,500 --> 01:08:56,500
Oh, Rick goes down.

832
01:08:56,500 --> 01:09:00,500
That's the first out here in the fifth inning.

833
01:09:00,500 --> 01:09:01,500
Down away strikeout for Peters.

834
01:09:01,500 --> 01:09:05,500
That'll be his fourth.

835
01:09:05,500 --> 01:09:06,500
Let me check that back again.

836
01:09:06,500 --> 01:09:08,500
Don't want to give you any bad information.

837
01:09:08,500 --> 01:09:13,500
Let's make that five.

838
01:09:13,500 --> 01:09:17,500
Gary Peters now pitching to Dave Duncan, who slaps the first pitch foul.

839
01:09:17,500 --> 01:09:22,500
After a high curve ball.

840
01:09:22,500 --> 01:09:28,500
No ball, one strikeout.

841
01:09:28,500 --> 01:09:31,500
Groud still buzzing about Greeny's home run.

842
01:09:31,500 --> 01:09:35,500
Right over the left field wall.

843
01:09:35,500 --> 01:09:36,500
Peters ready.

844
01:09:36,500 --> 01:09:37,500
Delivers the play.

845
01:09:37,500 --> 01:09:38,500
Duncan takes a slow curve.

846
01:09:38,500 --> 01:09:42,500
That stays outside.

847
01:09:42,500 --> 01:09:45,500
One ball, one strikeout.

848
01:09:45,500 --> 01:09:50,500
One out here in the bottom of inning number five.

849
01:09:50,500 --> 01:09:51,500
Three runs have been scored.

850
01:09:51,500 --> 01:09:52,500
Duncan looks at the pitch.

851
01:09:52,500 --> 01:10:01,500
That's well, that's well too.

852
01:10:01,500 --> 01:10:04,500
I'd give most anything to know what's running through young Dick Green's mind right now.

853
01:10:04,500 --> 01:10:06,500
Two on delivery.

854
01:10:06,500 --> 01:10:08,500
Swung on and tapped away foul.

855
01:10:08,500 --> 01:10:11,500
So Duncan's count now is two balls and two strikes.

856
01:10:11,500 --> 01:10:13,500
Boy, how he didn't seem to take the real big cut.

857
01:10:13,500 --> 01:10:18,500
But Greeny just has tremendous power and hit that one right on the nose.

858
01:10:18,500 --> 01:10:19,500
It was out all the way.

859
01:10:19,500 --> 01:10:23,500
He's got those good wrist money and he snapped that bat around pretty fast.

860
01:10:23,500 --> 01:10:24,500
Two, two pitch.

861
01:10:24,500 --> 01:10:27,500
Curve ball, swung on a miss, strike three.

862
01:10:27,500 --> 01:10:35,500
Duncan goes down by the strikeout route to give Gary Peters strikeout number six tonight.

863
01:10:35,500 --> 01:10:37,500
John Odom is coming up to the plate.

864
01:10:37,500 --> 01:10:39,500
I imagine John feels a lot better about it.

865
01:10:39,500 --> 01:10:41,500
He was two runs behind.

866
01:10:41,500 --> 01:10:47,500
At the end of the top half of the fifth inning, body teammates went out and not only clawed their way back in the ballgame,

867
01:10:47,500 --> 01:10:51,500
but took the lead away from the White Sox.

868
01:10:51,500 --> 01:10:52,500
I guess you hooked up the plate with us.

869
01:10:52,500 --> 01:10:53,500
We'll tell you how it happened in a second.

870
01:10:53,500 --> 01:10:56,500
Fitz and Johnny Odom outside ball one.

871
01:10:56,500 --> 01:11:04,500
It all started when Bando singled between Aparicio and Melton in the left field on sort of a squeeze-up play.

872
01:11:04,500 --> 01:11:09,500
Ketter then moved him down to second on a single to left.

873
01:11:09,500 --> 01:11:11,500
There's a pitch swung on, hit down to third.

874
01:11:11,500 --> 01:11:15,500
Melton charges up and it goes to first base in time and the inning is over.

875
01:11:15,500 --> 01:11:17,500
And then Green unloaded his home run.

876
01:11:17,500 --> 01:11:26,500
Well, that's how the scoring was done here in this inning, which gives the A's a total of three runs on three base hits.

877
01:11:26,500 --> 01:11:28,500
Nobody left on and the win-all errors.

878
01:11:28,500 --> 01:11:30,500
So the score at the end of the five-point inning is a play now.

879
01:11:30,500 --> 01:11:36,500
It's the Oakland A's three and the Chicago White Sox two.

880
01:11:36,500 --> 01:11:40,500
You know, we've all looked forward to the opening of our baseball season here in Oakland,

881
01:11:40,500 --> 01:11:45,500
and this season the games will be brought to you by your 21 Bay Area Pontiacers.

882
01:11:45,500 --> 01:11:46,500
And what's their pitch?

883
01:11:46,500 --> 01:11:49,500
Well, sir, it's to put you in a new 69 Pontiac.

884
01:11:49,500 --> 01:11:54,500
And to do it, these Pontiacers are going all out to give you the best deal in town.

885
01:11:54,500 --> 01:11:58,500
Right now, prices are so low you can't afford to pass them by.

886
01:11:58,500 --> 01:12:01,500
So see your nearest Bay Area Pontiac tomorrow.

887
01:12:01,500 --> 01:12:03,500
You'll find he'll really play ball with you.

888
01:12:03,500 --> 01:12:07,500
If you live near Concord, visit Meridian Motors. In Martinez, John P. Serpa.

889
01:12:07,500 --> 01:12:09,500
In Richmond, it's Ostrand Pontiac.

890
01:12:09,500 --> 01:12:12,500
Across the bay in San Rafael, stop by at Dexter Pontiac.

891
01:12:12,500 --> 01:12:15,500
In South San Francisco, call on Arata Pontiac.

892
01:12:15,500 --> 01:12:18,500
And in Burlingame, drive into Rancho Pontiac.

893
01:12:18,500 --> 01:12:21,500
Or if you're down Redwood Cityway, it's Philestra Pontiac.

894
01:12:21,500 --> 01:12:27,500
No matter where you live in the Bay Area, there's a Pontiac near you who's eager to help you break away in one of the wide-tracking super-formers.

895
01:12:27,500 --> 01:12:35,500
One more thing your Bay Area Pontiacers agree on, wishing our Oakland A's and their fans a great baseball season in 1969.

896
01:12:35,500 --> 01:12:50,500
Moving in now to the top half of inning number 6, as the message board, the entertainment board above left field, says welcome Al Lopez and the Chicago Palehoes.

897
01:12:50,500 --> 01:12:55,500
Well, the Palehoes are behind right now as we move to the top half of sixth inning.

898
01:12:55,500 --> 01:12:58,500
The score stands 3-2 in favor of open.

899
01:12:58,500 --> 01:13:02,500
Johnny Odom here in the sixth inning will pitch to Carlos May, the left fielder.

900
01:13:02,500 --> 01:13:08,500
Bill Melton, the third baseman. And Gail Hopkins, the first baseman.

901
01:13:08,500 --> 01:13:15,500
Carlos May has struck out and has singled. He hit a rifle shot single off the shins of Danny Kader at first base in the fourth inning.

902
01:13:15,500 --> 01:13:19,500
And he was worked around to be the first to run in the ball game.

903
01:13:19,500 --> 01:13:22,500
May standing forward at the plate now.

904
01:13:22,500 --> 01:13:37,500
Odom over the top with a big curve ball and drops it in there nicely for the strike.

905
01:13:37,500 --> 01:13:43,500
Comes right back to the plate now with a curve. It's low. Count is one ball and one strike.

906
01:13:43,500 --> 01:13:48,500
See you over in the National League where Houston and San Diego have gotten underway and Houston is leading the new expansion.

907
01:13:48,500 --> 01:13:51,500
San Diego team 1-0 at the end of one inning.

908
01:13:51,500 --> 01:13:55,500
Got Wilson and Selma pitching that ball game.

909
01:13:55,500 --> 01:13:58,500
Curve ball is a little bit low.

910
01:13:58,500 --> 01:14:01,500
May, two balls and one strike.

911
01:14:01,500 --> 01:14:10,500
Montreal, the other expansion team in the National League today, defeated the New York Mets 11-10.

912
01:14:10,500 --> 01:14:13,500
Last ball swung on by May and hung out in the very shallow left center field.

913
01:14:13,500 --> 01:14:21,500
Leo Campanera is back. Coming up is Hirsberger. Hirsberger calling for it and it's Hirsberger making the catch.

914
01:14:21,500 --> 01:14:26,500
Oh, May is out of there, flying out to his opposing left fielder, Mike Hirsberger.

915
01:14:26,500 --> 01:14:28,500
That brings on Bill Melton.

916
01:14:28,500 --> 01:14:34,500
Philadelphia, Chicago. It was the Cubs of Leo DeRosha beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-6.

917
01:14:34,500 --> 01:14:42,500
Pittsburgh and St. Louis playing tonight there, going into the last half of the 12th inning tied at 2-2.

918
01:14:42,500 --> 01:14:46,500
The San Francisco Giants drop their second ball game of the year, 10-2 to Atlanta.

919
01:14:46,500 --> 01:14:51,500
Last ball swung on by Bill Melton, a high fly ball on the left field.

920
01:14:51,500 --> 01:14:59,500
Hirsberger's got another whack at it, comes up under it, takes the high fly ball for the second up.

921
01:14:59,500 --> 01:15:07,500
Go away, top half of the sixth inning. That puts it up to Gail Hopkins now with two down and the bases empty.

922
01:15:07,500 --> 01:15:14,500
Negros, the winning pitcher for Atlanta in their ball game tonight. Perry lost it for San Francisco.

923
01:15:14,500 --> 01:15:25,500
McCovey hit a home run for the Giants, however, and Phoenix Mehan hit the first bases loaded home run of the current campaign for his ball club, the Atlanta Braves.

924
01:15:25,500 --> 01:15:29,500
Check in on the American League in a minute or two.

925
01:15:29,500 --> 01:15:33,500
Go left-handed better. Odom's fast pitch is low and outside ball one.

926
01:15:33,500 --> 01:15:40,500
Hopkins, in this ball game, has been up a total of twice. He's forced a man and was base runner on the field with short in the fourth inning.

927
01:15:40,500 --> 01:15:48,500
So he's 0-2. Odom delivers to him, the curve ball dropped in there off the fist. One ball, one strike counts.

928
01:15:48,500 --> 01:15:53,500
Boston got underway pretty well today, beating Baltimore 5-4.

929
01:15:53,500 --> 01:15:57,500
Landis winning it in relief, beating Adamson.

930
01:15:57,500 --> 01:16:07,500
Fast ball swung on. There's a hopper hit down to second base. Green charges, snaps his throw over to Kader, and the top half of the sixth inning is all over.

931
01:16:07,500 --> 01:16:18,500
So for the Chicago White Sox, nothing across in the sixth inning, and the score at the end of five and a half now. It is Oakland 3 and Chicago 2.

932
01:16:18,500 --> 01:16:25,500
Well, down below us somewhere, we hear the Dixieland Band that's going to be prevalent at all of the Oakland A's baseball games in 1969 here at the Coliseum.

933
01:16:25,500 --> 01:16:35,500
We don't have a name for them yet, and if any of you would like to come up with a name for our Dixieland Band that's going to be performing here all year long, we'd like to hear from you.

934
01:16:35,500 --> 01:16:40,500
Just write a card or a letter and tell us what you think it should be and send it to the Oakland A's here at the Coliseum.

935
01:16:40,500 --> 01:16:52,500
The winner will be announced after the current home stand is over. In other words, all mail that comes in up through the last day of the current home stand will be eligible for the contest.

936
01:16:52,500 --> 01:17:05,500
And the person who picks the name of the band that is the winner, Charlie Bentley, will give you a pair of tickets, box seat tickets free, for the rest of the 1969 American League season here at the Coliseum.

937
01:17:05,500 --> 01:17:13,500
So if you've got a name for the band that's going to be performing here all year, let us hear about it. Send us some cards or letters, and we'd be liking to hear from you.

938
01:17:13,500 --> 01:17:35,500
Now here at the Coliseum tonight, they've just flashed up a big sign a few minutes ago that for all future games at the Coliseum, kids will be admitted for every ball game for only 75 cents to the bleacher section here at the Coliseum.

939
01:17:35,500 --> 01:17:47,500
From now on, all kids can get in for 75 cents for any game. That's some of the best news we've had in a long time, Monty, and we're glad to know that Mr. Bentley and the Oakland A's want to see the kids in the ballpark.

940
01:17:47,500 --> 01:17:56,500
Come on kids and take advantage of it. Here is Campanaris standing up at the plate. Gary Peters wheels the pitch into him and it's over there for the strike.

941
01:17:56,500 --> 01:18:06,500
Yeah, we're expecting to have a big 1969. We want you to enjoy every bit of it. Flash ball. Campanaris takes this one low and he's counting down the ball on the strike.

942
01:18:06,500 --> 01:18:15,500
Campanaris has been up twice. He has not become a baserunner tonight. So there hasn't been any road running going from Campanaris, but he'll be getting on.

943
01:18:15,500 --> 01:18:20,500
Almost did that time. That pitch was weighing off the hips and almost hit him.

944
01:18:20,500 --> 01:18:26,500
So Campy's counting up on the board. It's two balls and one strike.

945
01:18:26,500 --> 01:18:34,500
See where Kansas City beat Minnesota today. Next inning ball game. Flash ball. Campanaris is outside.

946
01:18:34,500 --> 01:18:47,500
As it took 12 innings before Drabowski for his new ball club expansion, Kansas City Royals, defeated Minnesota, who is figured to be the ball club that will be charging after the A's in the Western Division this year, beat them 4-3.

947
01:18:47,500 --> 01:18:52,500
Flash ball. Campy takes this one. That's pop for the strike. On the count of three and one. Campy bluffing the bunt that time.

948
01:18:52,500 --> 01:19:00,500
Had Bill Melton coming up from third base as though somebody had tried to lasso around his neck and suddenly gave it a big quick pull.

949
01:19:00,500 --> 01:19:16,500
Great two-pitch. Campy swings. It's a boundary shortstop. Aparicio bubbles. Camp pick it up. Campanaris is a baserunner and that on Saturday will cause an error on Aparicio.

950
01:19:16,500 --> 01:19:24,500
Though Campy has become a baserunner for the first time on Aparicio's error at shortstop.

951
01:19:24,500 --> 01:19:31,500
But sometimes that's what will break a ball game wide open for you. However, the A's are leading this one 3-2 and I'd like to get some insurance rounds.

952
01:19:31,500 --> 01:19:39,500
Here's Reggie Jackson now who has doubled and struck out. He's been ordered to bust and fouls the first pitch off into the dirt.

953
01:19:39,500 --> 01:19:47,500
Campanaris couldn't take advantage of moving down although Josephson did not feel the ball.

954
01:19:47,500 --> 01:19:55,500
Strike one. A count on Reggie Jackson. Melton is shove it up at third base. Hopkins holding the corner on Campanaris.

955
01:19:55,500 --> 01:20:02,500
Now let's see what happens with Jackson. He squares off but as he does, Gary Peters flips to first base to keep Campanaris close.

956
01:20:02,500 --> 01:20:11,500
Now look upon the big animation board right now. How do you spell that word? I mean how do you pronounce that B-E-E-BEEP? Great big beep beep up on the board.

957
01:20:11,500 --> 01:20:17,500
There's a throw to first to keep beep beep close.

958
01:20:17,500 --> 01:20:26,500
Reggie Jackson is just showing he certainly learned something in his one here up there batting behind Campy. He's backed out away from the plate to allow Campanaris to get his breath again.

959
01:20:26,500 --> 01:20:34,500
Peters took five shots at him over there with throws. Reggie Jackson back up at the plate. Campanaris the lead.

960
01:20:34,500 --> 01:20:42,500
Down comes a pitch he holds. That bust is attempted but fouled off to the left of the plate by Reggie Jackson.

961
01:20:42,500 --> 01:20:48,500
Reggie Jackson batting at 500 right this minute. We're reading it right off the big scoreboard up behind right field.

962
01:20:48,500 --> 01:20:56,500
It'll keep you advised of the batting averages currently of not only the Oakland A's but also of the ball club visiting.

963
01:20:56,500 --> 01:21:03,500
The pitch is a play to Jackson. Swung on a miss. Reggie was after that one and didn't get it. That's strike three.

964
01:21:03,500 --> 01:21:12,500
Now before we have Hirshberg Rebels pause for station identification. The Oakland A's baseball network.

965
01:21:12,500 --> 01:21:22,500
This is the place KNBR Radio 68 the big one in San Francisco.

966
01:21:22,500 --> 01:21:27,500
All right now let's see what happens with Hirschberger. A pitch out. Campanaris is going nowhere.

967
01:21:27,500 --> 01:21:39,500
Josephson was ready to fire the second base but Caffe just stand there watching him. So the pitch was wasted. The count is ball one on Mike Hirschberger.

968
01:21:39,500 --> 01:21:45,500
Down comes the Fitzgeralds. Campanaris swung on fouled away up the third base side.

969
01:21:45,500 --> 01:21:51,500
They're playing a little run and hit that time.

970
01:21:51,500 --> 01:21:55,500
Mike Hirschberger with the count of a ball and a strike.

971
01:21:55,500 --> 01:22:04,500
Campanaris back to first base. Bobby Locker back up throwing down in the White Sox bullpen down the right field side.

972
01:22:04,500 --> 01:22:11,500
Peters behind in the ball game. Three to two. He's leading the White Sox. Come set throws over to first base.

973
01:22:11,500 --> 01:22:18,500
Instead Campanaris showed a duck hops back in. Bob Hoffman is the first base coach down there.

974
01:22:18,500 --> 01:22:26,500
Campanaris drives away draws another throw so it's very evident that Gary Peters is worried about Campanaris thinking for second base.

975
01:22:26,500 --> 01:22:29,500
I think you'll find out in the American League a lot this year.

976
01:22:29,500 --> 01:22:35,500
They'll be expecting this young club at a run and he will. He's on his own down there. He can do it anytime he wants to.

977
01:22:35,500 --> 01:22:42,500
He holds this time as the pitch is way inside to Hirschberger and almost got him on the hip.

978
01:22:42,500 --> 01:22:54,500
So it's two balls and one strike on Hirschberger who now backs away from the plate and looks around at Johnny McNamara third base to see what kind of sign maybe on.

979
01:22:54,500 --> 01:23:00,500
What on here in the sixth inning the pitch is swung on by her burger and it's a high powerball off the third base side.

980
01:23:00,500 --> 01:23:06,500
There goes Melton over there the fan reaches out. He's got a bat cannot hold it as he runs into the thing.

981
01:23:06,500 --> 01:23:14,500
There'll be no play on it. There'll be no error. The only thing is the result.

982
01:23:14,500 --> 01:23:24,500
The only result will be that her burger retains his life at the plate with a count of two balls and two strikes.

983
01:23:24,500 --> 01:23:35,500
First burger looking for his first 1969 base hit as flagged right in his role to shortstop both times retiring the side.

984
01:23:35,500 --> 01:23:46,500
Campanella weights. There he goes. The pitch is made and taken for the call. It's in the center field. Campanella will go nowhere.

985
01:23:46,500 --> 01:23:54,500
He'll hold right on a second base. So give campaign a steal second base and that really shook up Joseph.

986
01:23:54,500 --> 01:24:05,500
Her burger swing the protector runners struck out. That'll be strikeout number eight for Gary Peterson and give the Caponaris a stolen base his first of the year.

987
01:24:05,500 --> 01:24:12,500
Eight strikeouts now for Gary Peters and he'll be going now to Bando.

988
01:24:12,500 --> 01:24:19,500
If Bando can produce a base hit as he did the last time up it'll mean that Caponaris will get an opportunity to come in with a fourth A's run of the night.

989
01:24:19,500 --> 01:24:24,500
Score standing three to two in favor of the A's over the White Sox right now.

990
01:24:24,500 --> 01:24:29,500
Caponaris pretty good size lead in second. Down comes the pitch swung on and hit down to shortstop.

991
01:24:29,500 --> 01:24:35,500
Aparicio digs it out, throws over the first base and that's all for the A's here in the sixth inning.

992
01:24:35,500 --> 01:24:41,500
Oh it's a 6-3 ground out to retire the side. No runs. There were no base hits.

993
01:24:41,500 --> 01:24:46,500
There was one error. There was a stolen base and one man was left on.

994
01:24:46,500 --> 01:24:52,500
So the score again a six-fold innings of play. It's open three and Chicago two.

995
01:24:52,500 --> 01:25:01,500
You know at the start of this baseball season your 21 Bay Area Pontiacers would like to wish the open days and all their fans a grand slam of a year.

996
01:25:01,500 --> 01:25:08,500
Pontiacers located all over the six Bay Area counties will be bringing you the play-by-play account of the action during this and the coming games.

997
01:25:08,500 --> 01:25:16,500
And they extend an invitation to you and yours to come to White Track Town where the new 69 Superforumers are making a truly memorable Pontiac year.

998
01:25:16,500 --> 01:25:25,500
It's the right year and the right time to break away in your new Pontiac because your Bay Area Pontiacers are waiting for you with the lowest prices ever and the highest trade-ins to boot.

999
01:25:25,500 --> 01:25:35,500
So visit your local Pontiacers soon like Allison Pontiac and All-American Pontiac in San Jose, Bridges Pontiac in Hayward, the Julio Pontiac in Fremont,

1000
01:25:35,500 --> 01:25:43,500
Dan Day Pontiac in Palo Alto, in Sunnyvale Larry Hopkins Pontiac and down in Los Gatos Collin Wilson Stevens Pontiac.

1001
01:25:43,500 --> 01:25:51,500
They're just part of the rooting section of 21 Bay Area Pontiacers who hope you'll have a great baseball season with our Oakland A's.

1002
01:25:51,500 --> 01:25:55,500
Join us regularly for the broadcast of the A's games.

1003
01:25:55,500 --> 01:25:59,500
Well, Marty, as we move into the top half of inning number seven here Johnny Odom still has one run to go on.

1004
01:25:59,500 --> 01:26:07,500
The A's are leading the White Sox 3-2 and of course they want to try to keep it that way and for the White Sox their first batter up here will be Duane Josephson.

1005
01:26:07,500 --> 01:26:13,500
He'll be followed by Bradford and then by Barry. So Mr. Moore, go get him.

1006
01:26:13,500 --> 01:26:21,500
We've got a good one cooking here. Duane Josephson knocked in the game's only run for the White Sox or the first run for the White Sox before Peters Homer.

1007
01:26:21,500 --> 01:26:23,500
He did it with an infield ground out.

1008
01:26:23,500 --> 01:26:29,500
John Odom winds here's his pitch. Low and away ball one.

1009
01:26:29,500 --> 01:26:31,500
The A's lead it 3-2.

1010
01:26:31,500 --> 01:26:37,500
Fans have had lots to cheer about and certainly lots to say when they go out tomorrow to work.

1011
01:26:37,500 --> 01:26:39,500
We had a great night at the Coliseum.

1012
01:26:39,500 --> 01:26:45,500
Here's the 1-0 pitch. Swing and a mess and a change of curve. It's now 1-1.

1013
01:26:45,500 --> 01:26:52,500
They've seen Cavaneras steal a base. We've seen some of the finest defensive shortstop play you've ever seen in one game.

1014
01:26:52,500 --> 01:26:56,500
Aprecho's made three great plays. Cavaneras has made one.

1015
01:26:56,500 --> 01:27:09,500
Here's the 1-1 pitch. Swinging strike two on an Odom slider.

1016
01:27:09,500 --> 01:27:13,500
One ball, two strikes on Duane Josephson, the right-handed batting catcher of the Chicago White Sox.

1017
01:27:13,500 --> 01:27:24,500
He'll be here for an afternoon game tomorrow. There's the fastball inside. Odom knocked him back away from the play.

1018
01:27:24,500 --> 01:27:30,500
There's a coat or something hanging over the left center field wall and the play-dumped far-head Runge says, let's get it off.

1019
01:27:30,500 --> 01:27:35,500
Rick Monday, who catches everything in the ballpark out that way, has gone over to catch a blanket.

1020
01:27:35,500 --> 01:27:40,500
Threw it back over.

1021
01:27:40,500 --> 01:27:44,500
Boy, I heard a real great public address announcement one night.

1022
01:27:44,500 --> 01:27:50,500
Down in Kansas City, they had some fans sitting in what we call the Fennett Fortune right field that put their coats on.

1023
01:27:50,500 --> 01:27:55,500
And put them over the front edge of the railing there, I'll tell you in just a minute.

1024
01:27:55,500 --> 01:28:03,500
Here's Odom's pitch. Here's a drive in the center field. Monday going back and he's got it.

1025
01:28:03,500 --> 01:28:13,500
Well, this enterprising VA announcer was signaled by the umpire to have those fans to get those garments off the fence out there.

1026
01:28:13,500 --> 01:28:26,500
So the VA announcer said very loud and clearly so everybody could hear it, the fans, with the fans in the right field bleacher section, please remove your clothes.

1027
01:28:26,500 --> 01:28:33,500
Oh, here's Buddy Bradford riding it better. Bowel ball back this way.

1028
01:28:33,500 --> 01:28:40,500
I keep telling you, Monday, anything can happen to the ballpark.

1029
01:28:40,500 --> 01:28:47,500
No balls, there wasn't a strike to count. The A's are leading the White Sox 3-2 in the 69 opener.

1030
01:28:47,500 --> 01:29:02,500
Blue Moon Odom delivers to the plate. Bradford splices it foul off into the crowd, strike two.

1031
01:29:02,500 --> 01:29:09,500
Everything off right on schedule tonight. Tremendous pregame show. The A's 69 yearbook is on display in the stands here tonight.

1032
01:29:09,500 --> 01:29:17,500
Odom's pitch, strike three. Carlty got him looking at a fastball right across the middle.

1033
01:29:17,500 --> 01:29:26,500
Johnny Odom has now struck out four White Sox batters. There are two down in the seventh inning and the batter is Ken Berry.

1034
01:29:26,500 --> 01:29:34,500
When I entered this Ken tonight, he ran out on the field, starting center fielder for the White Sox. He yelled to me off to the side,

1035
01:29:34,500 --> 01:29:42,500
and you tell him I'm from Topeka. Ken and I had some common ground at Topeka. There's a play ball hit up into the air, left side of the infield.

1036
01:29:42,500 --> 01:29:50,500
Capilares is calling for it as it comes down. He's got it, and the side is retired.

1037
01:29:50,500 --> 01:29:56,500
No runs, hits or errors, nobody left out. We go to the home half of the seventh. This is stand up and stretch time.

1038
01:29:56,500 --> 01:30:01,500
Walk around the chair, everybody. I.R.A.'s are leading the White Sox 3-2.

1039
01:30:01,500 --> 01:30:10,500
The very best way to enjoy all of this action of the American League baseball this summer is to have your very own season ticket for a seat at the beautiful Oakland Coliseum,

1040
01:30:10,500 --> 01:30:20,500
where the Oakland A's will be battling the 11 other teams of this league in 81 games scheduled on seven degree dates from April the 8th through September the 28th.

1041
01:30:20,500 --> 01:30:27,500
Season ticket plans have been devised by the A's management this year, ranging from a seat to each and every game, day or night,

1042
01:30:27,500 --> 01:30:38,500
and priced at $255.50, all the way through plan number six called Sundays with the A's, which can be gotten for as little as $45 for a seat for tonight's opener,

1043
01:30:38,500 --> 01:30:44,500
for example, in the Memorial Day doubleheader and 13th Sunday date. In all, a total of 23 games.

1044
01:30:44,500 --> 01:30:55,500
Call 635-4300, and that's the A's ticket office. For more detailed information, or better still, come on by the office in person and pick the seat and the plan of your choice.

1045
01:30:55,500 --> 01:31:04,500
But whatever you do, join us at the ballpark this year. It's going to be a fine 1969, 100th anniversary of baseball.

1046
01:31:07,500 --> 01:31:12,500
It's the last half of the seventh inning. Danny Kader comes on for the A's now. Dandy Danny has had one hit tonight.

1047
01:31:12,500 --> 01:31:26,500
He'll be followed by Dick Green and Enric Monday. The A's have had four hits. Luckily, they wired three of them right together in the fifth inning, the climax being the jackpot blow by Dick Green.

1048
01:31:26,500 --> 01:31:30,500
Gary Bader's a tough left-hander for the White Sox on the mound.

1049
01:31:30,500 --> 01:31:44,500
Lyons and pitches to Kader. Little high at it, and he ball one.

1050
01:31:44,500 --> 01:31:51,500
Here's the one and oh pitch to Kader. He fouls off a curve ball. One ball and one strike.

1051
01:31:51,500 --> 01:32:02,500
Mahalia Jackson came here all the way from Chicago to see this game tonight and to sing the national anthem. What a tremendous job she did, and she is quite a baseball fan.

1052
01:32:02,500 --> 01:32:14,500
She didn't come here just to do the national anthem bit. She loves baseball. One-one pitch. Kader takes it a little low, ball two.

1053
01:32:14,500 --> 01:32:24,500
One of the great thrills you can have is to see someone from out of the past, when you love the game of baseball as we do, to see a Connie Mack the second. He's here tonight too.

1054
01:32:24,500 --> 01:32:30,500
Kader takes a look at a strike. It's two and two.

1055
01:32:30,500 --> 01:32:40,500
Connie Mack second and Connie Mack third, both here at the ballpark tonight. The A's dedicated their 69th season to the memory of Connie Mack the first.

1056
01:32:40,500 --> 01:32:52,500
Kader slams one in the left center field. Face hit for Kader. Ken Berry comes in to pick the ball, and Kader is on to start the A's winging in the seventh inning.

1057
01:32:52,500 --> 01:33:05,500
And now here is the A's second baseman Dick Green who hit a three run home run his first time up.

1058
01:33:05,500 --> 01:33:20,500
Out on the big message board. Charge and great animation. Here's a pitch. Green takes a curve inside ball one. He had shortened up that time as if he might be going to bunt the ball.

1059
01:33:20,500 --> 01:33:26,500
One ball and no strikes. The score, the Oakland A's three, the Chicago White Sox two.

1060
01:33:26,500 --> 01:33:30,500
Been a very, very well played game.

1061
01:33:30,500 --> 01:33:41,500
Kader's set here's a pitch to Green. He bunts at the ball and foul-tips it. One and one.

1062
01:33:41,500 --> 01:33:46,500
Kader is on to start the A's winging in the seventh inning.

1063
01:33:46,500 --> 01:34:00,500
And now here is the A's second baseman Dick Green who hit a three run home run his first time up.

1064
01:34:00,500 --> 01:34:14,500
Out on the big message board. Charge and great animation. Here's a pitch. Green takes a curve inside ball one. He had shortened up that time as if he might be going to bunt the ball.

1065
01:34:14,500 --> 01:34:24,500
One ball and no strikes. The score, the Oakland A's three, the Chicago White Sox two. Been a very, very well played game.

1066
01:34:24,500 --> 01:34:40,500
Peter's set here's a pitch to Green. He bunts at the ball and foul-tips it. One and one.

1067
01:34:40,500 --> 01:34:48,500
Dick Green at the plate. Danny Kader is on. There's nobody down. We're the last of the seven.

1068
01:34:48,500 --> 01:35:02,500
Here's a pitch. Green squares, bunts his ball out to the mound. It's off the hand of Gary Peters. He falls down. Can't make a play anywhere.

1069
01:35:02,500 --> 01:35:15,500
Gary Peters made a Herculean type effort to get a bunt by Dick Green. Green he tried to bunt it past the mound. Peters made a dive after the ball and got his bare hand on it but could not hold on.

1070
01:35:15,500 --> 01:35:23,500
It fell right down at his feet and while he was scrambling for the ball, Green was scrambling for first, Kader for second, and they both made it.

1071
01:35:23,500 --> 01:35:34,500
Now, two on, nobody down. The batter is Rick Monday.

1072
01:35:34,500 --> 01:35:42,500
Gary Peters, the pitcher. There's a guy who hit Monday in the head one time in a ball game in Chicago. Here's a pitch.

1073
01:35:42,500 --> 01:35:56,500
Buddy down the third base line. It's going to be a beauty. Peters throws the first base, two-eight, and it hits Monday in the back. Here comes Kader in the score.

1074
01:35:56,500 --> 01:36:10,500
Rick Monday, bunts the beauty down the third base line for a base hit. Kader scored on the error.

1075
01:36:10,500 --> 01:36:16,500
The A's lead four to two with runners at first and third. What a beautiful bunt by Rick Monday.

1076
01:36:16,500 --> 01:36:23,500
Gary Peters picked the ball up. He didn't have a chance to get Monday really because Rick can really fly.

1077
01:36:23,500 --> 01:36:32,500
But he took a shot at him through the ball of first base and hopped right over Gail Hopkins. Hit Monday in the back or it would have gone all the way into the bullpen of the White Sox.

1078
01:36:32,500 --> 01:36:40,500
Al Lopez is out of the White Sox. That guy's on the mound and Gary Peters is out of the ballgame.

1079
01:36:40,500 --> 01:36:53,500
Rick Monday with a bunt single. Kader scored on the error and Green goes to third on the error. Still nobody down.

1080
01:36:53,500 --> 01:37:02,500
So we got our first pitching change of the 1969 season and the scoreboard says, talk it to them, talk it to them.

1081
01:37:02,500 --> 01:37:09,500
Well that's what we would say that, I tell you. What a great night. This is turning out to be a win or lose.

1082
01:37:09,500 --> 01:37:15,500
The fans here have had I think what they're going to have a lot out of this year, tremendous excitement at the Coliseum.

1083
01:37:15,500 --> 01:37:24,500
That's action, Monty. I think that's what baseball is going to be all about in this 1969 season and we sincerely hope that the folks listening in tonight,

1084
01:37:24,500 --> 01:37:34,500
who could not make it here to the ballpark, will get their tickets and season tickets and join us for all 80 games that will be left after the playing of this one tonight.

1085
01:37:34,500 --> 01:37:42,500
And those tickets, as you know, Monty, can be gotten very easily either at any UCB bank, there are 70 of them in the state of California,

1086
01:37:42,500 --> 01:37:48,500
and also any of the 18 Smith stores in Northern California, plus right here at the Coliseum.

1087
01:37:48,500 --> 01:37:57,500
So we're looking for our friends on many, many occasions this year, Monty, to join in and have the fun that we expect to have in the 1969 season.

1088
01:37:57,500 --> 01:38:05,500
And you can order tickets by mail in case you're listening on one of our fine A's radio network stations tonight across the great west.

1089
01:38:05,500 --> 01:38:12,500
Just order tickets, $3.50 for lower deck box seats, $3 for all other reserved seats in the house.

1090
01:38:12,500 --> 01:38:21,500
It's a dollar and a half for the bleachers, except for kids 12 and under. Kids 12 and under can get into any A's game for just 75 cents.

1091
01:38:21,500 --> 01:38:28,500
Now there are also special group nights for kids and group days. For instance, the first kids day here at the ballpark will be April 12.

1092
01:38:28,500 --> 01:38:36,500
That's this coming Saturday when the A's play a 1-30 game against the Kansas City Royals, and the Oakland A's are pleased to offer to youth groups in the Bay Area

1093
01:38:36,500 --> 01:38:45,500
the opportunity to attend any one of these 13 selected home dates. For information on how you can get the youngsters into ball games for just 50 cents,

1094
01:38:45,500 --> 01:38:57,500
call the Oakland A's group sales director, Ron Mahalek, at 635-4300. Kids 16 and under can get in for 50 cents a person in groups.

1095
01:38:57,500 --> 01:39:07,500
Now without groups, you can come in for 75 cents to any A's ball game in the bleacher section.

1096
01:39:07,500 --> 01:39:18,500
All right, here's Dave Duncan up now to bat against Bob Walker. Tomorrow night, Jim Nash against Tommy John.

1097
01:39:18,500 --> 01:39:32,500
Tomorrow afternoon, 1-30. The White Sox pull their infield in. Bob Walker, a right-hander, a good sinker ball pitcher.

1098
01:39:32,500 --> 01:39:39,500
Dick Green's at third, Rick Mundy at first, and Dave Duncan is the batter. Locker to the belt. Here's a pitch.

1099
01:39:39,500 --> 01:39:48,500
Duck swings and fouls it off, strike one. With that infield drawn in, it would indicate that the White Sox had rather cut off a play at the plate.

1100
01:39:48,500 --> 01:39:55,500
Man to go around the horn for the double play right here. That is until nobody's down.

1101
01:39:55,500 --> 01:40:04,500
Fly ball to the outfield, could score a run. Duncan has been up twice tonight, struck out twice.

1102
01:40:04,500 --> 01:40:14,500
Locker pitches to Duck. Look out, it's a curve ball that's gone away from him, almost hit Dave.

1103
01:40:14,500 --> 01:40:26,500
The Oakland A's, four, and the Chicago White Sox, two, and the 69 opener.

1104
01:40:26,500 --> 01:40:36,500
Locker pitches, Knocking swings at the fly ball in the center field. That should score Dick Green. Mundy's also tagging. Green tags at third. He's coming to the plate. He scores!

1105
01:40:36,500 --> 01:40:49,500
And it's five to two.

1106
01:40:49,500 --> 01:40:57,500
Sacrifice fly ball by Dave Duncan. Now here's John Odom up with one away.

1107
01:40:57,500 --> 01:41:10,500
Boy, Dave went up there that time with the idea in mind to just get wood on the ball with the infield drawn in. He wanted to get that runner home and he did it.

1108
01:41:10,500 --> 01:41:15,500
White Sox pull up, look for the butt now.

1109
01:41:15,500 --> 01:41:23,500
Locker's a stretch, throws back over to first to hold Rick Mundy there.

1110
01:41:23,500 --> 01:41:29,500
Melton, shallow at third.

1111
01:41:29,500 --> 01:41:36,500
Here's a pitch, Odom bunch at the ball and misses for a strike at two and one.

1112
01:41:36,500 --> 01:41:43,500
Boy, we've got a pretty good crowd out in our general admissions section here tonight. I think that's one of the finest places to watch the game from in the ballpark anyway.

1113
01:41:43,500 --> 01:41:49,500
It's really a good place out there.

1114
01:41:49,500 --> 01:41:57,500
Not a bad seed in this ballpark.

1115
01:41:57,500 --> 01:42:01,500
One strike to count on Blue Moon.

1116
01:42:01,500 --> 01:42:03,500
Locker's pitch.

1117
01:42:03,500 --> 01:42:14,500
Ball bonnet right out towards the mound. Locker picks it up, he's throwing to second base. He got Mundy on a fine play.

1118
01:42:14,500 --> 01:42:17,500
Odom bonneted what looked to be a pretty good butt.

1119
01:42:17,500 --> 01:42:24,500
It was straight towards the mound, but Locker had to come down off there to hurry to get it and the A's had one of their fastest runners going.

1120
01:42:24,500 --> 01:42:29,500
Rick Busts had gotten a pretty slow jump off first because Locker got him at second.

1121
01:42:29,500 --> 01:42:38,500
So with two down and he's Odom on at first base. Good play by the White Sox pitchers.

1122
01:42:38,500 --> 01:42:46,500
Here's Campy Campanera. This little guy has already put his first stolen base up on the board for 1969.

1123
01:42:46,500 --> 01:42:50,500
And there'll be lots more where that one came from.

1124
01:42:50,500 --> 01:42:53,500
Locker pitches to him. Strike gets in there.

1125
01:42:53,500 --> 01:42:59,500
Goin' one.

1126
01:42:59,500 --> 01:43:07,500
Remember our first doubleheader of 69 will be here Sunday afternoon.

1127
01:43:07,500 --> 01:43:13,500
Here's Betch. Curve in there, calls strike at two and two.

1128
01:43:13,500 --> 01:43:21,500
The Kansas City Royals will be in town for Friday night at 730. Saturday afternoon at 130.

1129
01:43:21,500 --> 01:43:24,500
And a doubleheader Sunday afternoon.

1130
01:43:24,500 --> 01:43:29,500
That's one of seven Sunday doubleheaders the A's will play this year.

1131
01:43:29,500 --> 01:43:36,500
O2 pitch to Campanera. Swinging strike three, Locker retires the side.

1132
01:43:36,500 --> 01:43:43,500
So the A's in the seventh inning got two runs. Three hits.

1133
01:43:43,500 --> 01:43:46,500
There was one error and the A's left him in on.

1134
01:43:46,500 --> 01:43:53,500
After seven full innings of play the score is the Oakland A's five and the Chicago White Sox two.

1135
01:43:53,500 --> 01:43:59,500
Say this is action time for the Oakland Athletics and all their fans and certainly there's action packed here tonight.

1136
01:43:59,500 --> 01:44:02,500
Action time too for your 21-B area Pontiacers.

1137
01:44:02,500 --> 01:44:10,500
They'll be bringing you these games throughout the season and they're ready for you with a great lineup of new 1969 Pontiacs.

1138
01:44:10,500 --> 01:44:16,500
Right now fans they're really going to bat for you with unbelievably low prices and the best trade ends in town.

1139
01:44:16,500 --> 01:44:20,500
Deals that will top all records and let you break away in a new wide track and super former.

1140
01:44:20,500 --> 01:44:23,500
There's a Pontiac close by no matter where you live in the Bay Area.

1141
01:44:23,500 --> 01:44:28,500
Like Art Bridges Pontiac, Goaz Pontiac and Winters Pontiac in San Francisco.

1142
01:44:28,500 --> 01:44:31,500
Lee Adams Pontiac or Doden Pontiac right here in Oakland.

1143
01:44:31,500 --> 01:44:36,500
In Berkeley it's Kuna Pontiac or down in San Leandro visit McKissick Pontiac.

1144
01:44:36,500 --> 01:44:43,500
They're all part of the great team of Bay Area Pontiacers who can make this your winning season with the best play by the year.

1145
01:44:43,500 --> 01:44:48,500
All of those 21 Bay Area Pontiacers are happy to bring you every game of your Oakland A's.

1146
01:44:48,500 --> 01:44:54,500
And they wish the athletics and all their fans a most memorable and exciting 69 season dedicated to Connie Mack.

1147
01:44:54,500 --> 01:45:05,500
Well Monty I see that the very first special day here at the Coliseum has been put up on the board.

1148
01:45:05,500 --> 01:45:14,500
It's that day, Saturday May 10th, game time 1.30 and with the New York game.

1149
01:45:14,500 --> 01:45:17,500
Remember how much fun we had last year on that day?

1150
01:45:17,500 --> 01:45:20,500
Absolutely Al, it's going to be a big one here again this year.

1151
01:45:20,500 --> 01:45:25,500
We've got a little bit of time we can't get it all in but we've got something else to talk about too.

1152
01:45:25,500 --> 01:45:28,500
Right here's Sandy Alomar against John Odom.

1153
01:45:28,500 --> 01:45:30,500
Swing and a miss strike one.

1154
01:45:30,500 --> 01:45:34,500
Alomar left handed batter tonight is grounded to short and lined out to short.

1155
01:45:45,500 --> 01:45:47,500
Odom winds, here's the pitch.

1156
01:45:47,500 --> 01:45:50,500
Swing and a foul back strike two.

1157
01:45:50,500 --> 01:45:57,500
You know I got a big kick tonight out of talking with Connie Mack the second and Connie Mack Jr.

1158
01:45:57,500 --> 01:46:03,500
He was talking about what maybe his father would have thought of the colorful uniforms of the A's.

1159
01:46:03,500 --> 01:46:06,500
And he said well I want to tell you something about Connie Mack.

1160
01:46:06,500 --> 01:46:12,500
He said my father was the only owner who did not ever complain about Bill Vex great publicity stunts.

1161
01:46:12,500 --> 01:46:14,500
Here's a pitch outside for a ball.

1162
01:46:14,500 --> 01:46:21,500
Back in his days he said Connie Mack was all in favor of color and publicity and promotion.

1163
01:46:21,500 --> 01:46:25,500
And everything that could put another fan in the ballpark.

1164
01:46:25,500 --> 01:46:28,500
And I thought it was a tremendous thing to hear Al.

1165
01:46:28,500 --> 01:46:31,500
Well I'll tell you one thing about Connie Mack.

1166
01:46:31,500 --> 01:46:37,500
He lived, ate and slept baseball and anything he thought would help the game he was all for it.

1167
01:46:37,500 --> 01:46:41,500
And I can well understand Sandy saying that.

1168
01:46:41,500 --> 01:46:44,500
One ball two strikes and Alomar here's the wind the pitch coming.

1169
01:46:44,500 --> 01:46:47,500
Swing and strike three the moon cut him down.

1170
01:46:51,500 --> 01:46:55,500
Odom has struck out five batters tonight the White Sox have had three hits.

1171
01:46:55,500 --> 01:47:01,500
Now here is a pinch hitter Pete Ward coming on the bat for the White Sox.

1172
01:47:01,500 --> 01:47:06,500
Ward batting for Bob Locker. I see they have Dan Osinski throwing out of the bullpen.

1173
01:47:06,500 --> 01:47:12,500
Ward a left handed batter with good power.

1174
01:47:12,500 --> 01:47:15,500
He's played third base first base in the outfield for the White Sox.

1175
01:47:15,500 --> 01:47:19,500
Here's a pitch for Odom curveball in on him ball one.

1176
01:47:19,500 --> 01:47:40,500
The score here the Oakland A's five and the Chicago White Sox two.

1177
01:47:40,500 --> 01:47:50,500
Here's one old pitch outside and high.

1178
01:47:50,500 --> 01:47:57,500
Pete Ward pinch hitting for the White Sox.

1179
01:47:57,500 --> 01:48:03,500
Two balls and O strike.

1180
01:48:03,500 --> 01:48:20,500
Swing and a miss strike one.

1181
01:48:20,500 --> 01:48:23,500
Ward last year hit two sixteen for Chicago but he had fifteen home runs.

1182
01:48:23,500 --> 01:48:26,500
Here's the pitch swinging strike two.

1183
01:48:26,500 --> 01:48:34,500
Odom sinker tonight has been sensational.

1184
01:48:34,500 --> 01:48:38,500
Two balls two strikes. This is the top of the eighth inning.

1185
01:48:38,500 --> 01:48:40,500
A's leading five to two.

1186
01:48:40,500 --> 01:48:42,500
Out comes the right eye of Odom.

1187
01:48:42,500 --> 01:48:45,500
The pitch swing and a bouncing ball out through the middle.

1188
01:48:45,500 --> 01:48:47,500
Dick Green farther to his right and center field he throws the ball.

1189
01:48:47,500 --> 01:48:52,500
First he got him.

1190
01:48:52,500 --> 01:49:01,500
Dick Green who knows the hitters in this league like a book was playing Pete Ward about five feet deep on the outfield grass way in the hole to right.

1191
01:49:01,500 --> 01:49:02,500
Ward hit the ball through the middle.

1192
01:49:02,500 --> 01:49:08,500
Green went to his right and fielded the ball maybe ten feet deep on the center field grass.

1193
01:49:08,500 --> 01:49:17,500
I've said before Monty and I think you'll agree with me this Green plays a deeper second base than anybody around the league today and just about as deep as anybody I've ever seen play it.

1194
01:49:17,500 --> 01:49:23,500
Here's Luis Aparicio with two down in the eighth inning.

1195
01:49:23,500 --> 01:49:31,500
The pitch bowled away for a strike.

1196
01:49:31,500 --> 01:49:39,500
The attendance here tonight twenty three thousand six hundred and ten.

1197
01:49:39,500 --> 01:49:42,500
One strike to count on Aparicio who's 0 for 3 tonight.

1198
01:49:42,500 --> 01:49:43,500
The pitch from Odom.

1199
01:49:43,500 --> 01:49:49,500
Bouncer down a third base line and kicks off foul right in front of Tony Cucinello.

1200
01:49:49,500 --> 01:49:57,500
The A's resplendently be decked here tonight in a brand new Fort Knox gold cap with a Kelly Green A on it.

1201
01:49:57,500 --> 01:50:03,500
Wedding gown white uniforms and snow white albino kangaroo shoes.

1202
01:50:03,500 --> 01:50:05,500
How's that grab you Mr. Fashion Plate?

1203
01:50:05,500 --> 01:50:09,500
Hey I want you to know something. They can be called the fashion plate of baseball.

1204
01:50:09,500 --> 01:50:10,500
I love this uniform.

1205
01:50:10,500 --> 01:50:12,500
Yeah how about this one?

1206
01:50:12,500 --> 01:50:14,500
Here's Odom's 0-2 pitch.

1207
01:50:14,500 --> 01:50:19,500
Outside ball one.

1208
01:50:19,500 --> 01:50:25,500
The A's still have their Fort Knox gold uniforms that they'll be wearing.

1209
01:50:25,500 --> 01:50:27,500
And on the road their Pacific Ocean Misty Green.

1210
01:50:27,500 --> 01:50:28,500
Here's the 1-2 pitch.

1211
01:50:28,500 --> 01:50:31,500
Sidearm fastball hit on the ground the third.

1212
01:50:31,500 --> 01:50:33,500
Bando digs it out. There's his throw.

1213
01:50:33,500 --> 01:50:38,500
He nailed him and that's all for the lifetime.

1214
01:50:38,500 --> 01:50:39,500
In the eighth inning.

1215
01:50:39,500 --> 01:50:42,500
Up and down they go. 1-2-3 and the score remains.

1216
01:50:42,500 --> 01:50:53,500
The good guys in the white shoes five and the white socks two.

1217
01:50:53,500 --> 01:50:54,500
Dave Niles.

1218
01:50:54,500 --> 01:50:55,500
Frank Dills.

1219
01:50:55,500 --> 01:50:58,500
Yes sir Dave I've got an idea. Why don't we pretend you're calling again.

1220
01:50:58,500 --> 01:51:00,500
You're the play by play man.

1221
01:51:00,500 --> 01:51:01,500
Yep.

1222
01:51:01,500 --> 01:51:06,500
So you're out at the Coliseum. The game is about ready to start and you're on the air Dave.

1223
01:51:06,500 --> 01:51:08,500
Okay. Hi there sports fans.

1224
01:51:08,500 --> 01:51:11,500
Here we are at the old ballpark ready for another disaster.

1225
01:51:11,500 --> 01:51:14,500
Wait a minute. Disaster Dave? What do you mean disaster?

1226
01:51:14,500 --> 01:51:18,500
You didn't let me finish Frank. I was going to say we're ready for another disaster for the opposing team.

1227
01:51:18,500 --> 01:51:20,500
See we're going to destroy them.

1228
01:51:20,500 --> 01:51:22,500
Well I think it would be better if you just stick with the facts Dave.

1229
01:51:22,500 --> 01:51:23,500
Okay Frank let's do it again.

1230
01:51:23,500 --> 01:51:27,500
Hi there sports fans. It's another rotten day out at the old ballpark.

1231
01:51:27,500 --> 01:51:31,500
Wait a minute Dave. It's never a rotten day at the ballpark Dave.

1232
01:51:31,500 --> 01:51:33,500
It's not? No. Okay. Once again.

1233
01:51:33,500 --> 01:51:36,500
Hi there sports fans. It's another beautiful day at the ballpark.

1234
01:51:36,500 --> 01:51:39,500
You fans that are being blown out of the seats over there in section G.

1235
01:51:39,500 --> 01:51:42,500
Just relax. The tornado will blow over in an hour or so.

1236
01:51:42,500 --> 01:51:47,500
Wait. Wait. Wait. Dave. Dave you go ahead and practice. I just remembered I've got an appointment.

1237
01:51:47,500 --> 01:51:48,500
I'm getting out of here.

1238
01:51:48,500 --> 01:51:53,500
Okay Frank. Hi there sports fans. It's another day at the old ballpark.

1239
01:51:58,500 --> 01:52:04,500
Dan Osinski, a right hander, a one time property of the Oakland A's is on the mound as a reliever for the Chicago White Sox.

1240
01:52:04,500 --> 01:52:08,500
While he's taking his warm up tosses, let's pause for station identification.

1241
01:52:08,500 --> 01:52:10,500
This is the Oakland A's baseball network.

1242
01:52:10,500 --> 01:52:17,500
The good life is here on Radio 68, the big one KNBR in San Francisco.

1243
01:52:23,500 --> 01:52:27,500
At the Fun Stadium for Major League Baseball in Oakland at the Coliseum.

1244
01:52:27,500 --> 01:52:34,500
Monty Moore with Al Helper. We're happy to have with us tonight our big NBC producer, Al Ashby.

1245
01:52:34,500 --> 01:52:39,500
Back for another year of fun and frolic and telling us when to break the station.

1246
01:52:40,500 --> 01:52:43,500
He shatters the money. Here's a pitch to Reggie Jackson.

1247
01:52:43,500 --> 01:52:49,500
High and outside ball one. Dan Osinski's got a real good pork ball. One of the best in the Major League.

1248
01:52:49,500 --> 01:52:57,500
Guy's got a good arm. He's been around a lot. He was with the Angels. He was with the A's when they were in Kansas City.

1249
01:52:59,500 --> 01:53:04,500
Went over to the National League. Here's a pitch to Jackson. Inside ball two.

1250
01:53:04,500 --> 01:53:10,500
Jackson ripped a double up the alley and left center field in the fourth inning and trying for a triple he was thrown out.

1251
01:53:10,500 --> 01:53:16,500
On a perfect relay from Ken Berry to Luis Aparicio to Bill Nelson.

1252
01:53:16,500 --> 01:53:22,500
What a play that Aparicio made on the one hop relay throw. Two-oh pitch to Jackson. High. Ball three.

1253
01:53:26,500 --> 01:53:30,500
I really got a kick out of watching Jackson get that double out for more reasons than one.

1254
01:53:30,500 --> 01:53:34,500
There were two strikes on him when he got it. One ball and two strikes and he went to the opposite field.

1255
01:53:34,500 --> 01:53:38,500
He just back away from that place and said I'm not going to strike out and he didn't.

1256
01:53:38,500 --> 01:53:41,500
Well you're going to find he's a much different batter this year.

1257
01:53:41,500 --> 01:53:48,500
Three-oh pitch. Strike call. The A's have Lou Krause throwing out in the bullpen along with Jim Rowland.

1258
01:53:48,500 --> 01:53:55,500
Rowland the left-hander. Krause the right-hander. And I see Joe Nacik up throwing the ball around which indicates he'll probably go in for defense.

1259
01:53:55,500 --> 01:54:00,500
Here's a three-one pitch to Jackson. Swinging a bouncing ball right side of the infield.

1260
01:54:00,500 --> 01:54:03,500
Alomar picks it up. Throws to first. They got him.

1261
01:54:03,500 --> 01:54:11,500
Jackson digging hard down that line. He's out number one in the eighth inning.

1262
01:54:11,500 --> 01:54:18,500
Now Mike Hirschberger comes on the bat for the A's. Michael for three tonight.

1263
01:54:18,500 --> 01:54:29,500
Mike hit that ball hard in spring training. Made a couple of sensational throws.

1264
01:54:29,500 --> 01:54:35,500
Oh the A's have got some guns out of that outfield. Hirschberger, Jackson and Munday.

1265
01:54:35,500 --> 01:54:39,500
Here's Olsensky's pitch to Mike. Breaking ball in the third outside. Ball one.

1266
01:54:39,500 --> 01:54:47,500
In case you're looking ahead to the top of the ninth to see who the Odom must retire if he's going to win this one it's Mae Melton and Hopkins.

1267
01:54:47,500 --> 01:54:52,500
Second, third and fourth hitters for the White Sox.

1268
01:54:52,500 --> 01:55:01,500
Olsensky delivers. Hirschberger checks his swing. The ball hits the bat and goes foul.

1269
01:55:01,500 --> 01:55:10,500
Telling you, Mahalia Jackson jumped up out of her seat down there a little while ago when all that excitement was going on and the A's were scoring.

1270
01:55:10,500 --> 01:55:16,500
Tremendous enthusiasm. Here's a one-on-one pitch. Mike fouls it away.

1271
01:55:16,500 --> 01:55:26,500
In the right side of the ballpark over into the crowd it goes and somebody among the 23,610 has a souvenir.

1272
01:55:26,500 --> 01:55:38,500
Remember that after all of our games in 1969 we'll have our hidden home show talking to one of the players, someone involved in the game who had a lot to do with the game.

1273
01:55:38,500 --> 01:55:49,500
Hirschberger breaks the bat, hits a smash off the glove of the pitcher, Alomar retrieves it, throws the first, got his man. And parts of that bat will be picked up for a few days here.

1274
01:55:49,500 --> 01:55:59,500
Hirschberger got jammed and hit one back off the glove of Olsensky who gets an assist on it. Alomar also gets an assist over the first.

1275
01:55:59,500 --> 01:56:14,500
Now they're two down on the eighth and the Banner is south end who has had one hit tonight and three at bats.

1276
01:56:14,500 --> 01:56:27,500
Here's a pitch, wing, and a miss on a sharp breaking slider.

1277
01:56:27,500 --> 01:56:35,500
No balls in one strike. Olsensky cranks and delivers. Look out, that's the fastball that tailed in on the right-handed batter.

1278
01:56:35,500 --> 01:56:44,500
The score, the A's five and the White Sox two.

1279
01:56:44,500 --> 01:56:54,500
Here's a one-on-one pitch. Breaking ball is low, two balls in one strike.

1280
01:56:54,500 --> 01:57:00,500
Been an amazing thing in this ball game. Not one base is on ball has been issued.

1281
01:57:00,500 --> 01:57:11,500
Pitch, strike, call on the outside corner. Olsensky made a beautiful pitch.

1282
01:57:11,500 --> 01:57:15,500
Two balls, two strikes to count. Here's the line and the pitch to Bando.

1283
01:57:15,500 --> 01:57:20,500
There's a line into the shortstop left in the center field of base hit.

1284
01:57:20,500 --> 01:57:25,500
And there he picks it up. With Bando on, here's Cader coming up.

1285
01:57:25,500 --> 01:57:28,500
That's the second hit of the night for the A's clean-up man, Sal Bando.

1286
01:57:28,500 --> 01:57:44,500
Cader's already had two. He comes up for his third attempt at a base hit. He struck out in the second inning.

1287
01:57:44,500 --> 01:57:55,500
It's five to two, the A's lead with two down, the runner at first base.

1288
01:57:55,500 --> 01:58:09,500
Here's the pitch, foul away by Cader's track one.

1289
01:58:09,500 --> 01:58:21,500
Gonna be a fireworks display after the ball game here tonight. That'll be a little bit beyond what normally would happen after today's game.

1290
01:58:21,500 --> 01:58:34,500
Here's a pitch Cader takes outside. Bando had Olsensky a little bit worried that time.

1291
01:58:34,500 --> 01:59:00,500
One ball and one strike count. Olsensky gets set. There goes Bando. Here's a pitch. Cader fouls it off, taking a shot to right field on the play.

1292
01:59:00,500 --> 01:59:16,500
Two strikes to count with two down and a runner at first base.

1293
01:59:16,500 --> 01:59:33,500
And two on Danny Cader. That's reacting to the big animation for Olsensky pitching. Inside and high. Two balls, two strikes.

1294
01:59:33,500 --> 01:59:44,500
The umpiring crew here tonight, I don't know if we ever got it. Ed Runge is behind the plate. Cal Drummond at the umpire at first base, Jim Odom at second, and a rookie with the name of Barnett is the umpire at third base here tonight.

1295
01:59:44,500 --> 02:00:04,500
First year in the American League. Jim Barnett. Two and two count, throwback over to first base, holding Bando there. Stadium organist here at Coliseum in Oakland, Lloyd Fox.

1296
02:00:04,500 --> 02:00:16,500
Lloyd's a veteran of the baseball wars, entertaining in that area. Something's holding the game up there. Looks like maybe the fence is falling down in our left field.

1297
02:00:16,500 --> 02:00:26,500
Might not be falling down, might have been certainly coming apart. I guess it's just the gate out there that came open and didn't close.

1298
02:00:26,500 --> 02:00:36,500
Two and two count on the A's. First baseman Danny Cader who wears number two, and early in the season we're going to be trying to give you all the numbers of the A's players over the air.

1299
02:00:36,500 --> 02:00:45,500
A lot of fans like to know numbers. Pitch to Cader, a base hit in the center field. Bando goes to second and holds on as Tim Berry comes in after the ball.

1300
02:00:45,500 --> 02:00:57,500
And that Bando and Cader have been bashing the ball all the night. They have five hits between them, but here's Dick Green who has two, including a three run homer.

1301
02:00:57,500 --> 02:01:06,500
Now there are two out and two on, and the swinging A's of Oakland leading five to two.

1302
02:01:06,500 --> 02:01:15,500
And remember Friday night, the Kansas City Royals come to town. The A's will be ready to give them a royal greeting and beating they hope.

1303
02:01:15,500 --> 02:01:23,500
It all starts at 730. There'll be a Saturday afternoon game at 130. And a big double hitter here on Sunday afternoon.

1304
02:01:23,500 --> 02:01:28,500
So double your pleasure and double your fun at the Coliseum on Sunday.

1305
02:01:28,500 --> 02:01:36,500
Two to count. Osinski's pitch. Green pops it up behind the plate.

1306
02:01:36,500 --> 02:01:41,500
Dwayne Josephson getting under the ball, makes the grab, and that retires the side.

1307
02:01:41,500 --> 02:01:50,500
So the A's don't score here in the eighth. It's hold'em Blue Moon Odom time as we go to the top of the ninth to score the A's five and the Sox two.

1308
02:01:50,500 --> 02:02:00,500
Just a few moments ago you were talking about something that reminded me, Monty, that the new Oakland A's yearbook has just come out the presses and it is a beauty.

1309
02:02:00,500 --> 02:02:12,500
One of the finest we've seen in a long, long time. There's very fine pictures in that yearbook of all of the players, montages of them in action, plus a very fine thumbnail sketch of each and every one of them and their record.

1310
02:02:12,500 --> 02:02:22,500
Also, you'll find the Oakland A's family in there and just how they are on and off the field. It's something that you'll want. You'll want to check the records of the players.

1311
02:02:22,500 --> 02:02:29,500
You'll also want to check your rosters of the Oakland A's and you can do it with this fine yearbook.

1312
02:02:29,500 --> 02:02:36,500
Now, you folks listening in can obtain your yearbook for the price of $1 for the book and 25 cents for handling and mailing.

1313
02:02:36,500 --> 02:02:48,500
Or a total of $1.25 you can have this yearbook and then when you're listening to the broadcast or you're chatting with your friends about who's up and what he's done and so forth, you'll have all this information right at your fingertips.

1314
02:02:48,500 --> 02:02:57,500
So remember, $1.25 gets you the Oakland A's yearbook by mail.

1315
02:02:57,500 --> 02:03:09,500
Johnny Odom goes into the top of the ninth inning now. It is Carlos May. The left fielder to lead it off. He'll be followed by Bill Melton and Gail Hopkins, second, third and fourth men in the batting order.

1316
02:03:09,500 --> 02:03:17,500
There goes the throw down of second base to Dick Green. Around the horn it goes and back over to number 13, John Odom.

1317
02:03:17,500 --> 02:03:33,500
Tomorrow afternoon, Jumbo Jim Nash will pitch against the White Sox starting at 130. We'll be in the air with our broadcast at 10 minutes past 1 o'clock with on deck.

1318
02:03:33,500 --> 02:03:51,500
Carlos May, a big wide shoulder left-handed batter up at that plate. There are the Dixielanders down underneath us. The pitch is low for ball one. The crowd gives them a fine round of applause. He's got a big tuba player there and he's got more hair than most folks.

1319
02:03:51,500 --> 02:04:05,500
Here's the one-oh pitch in there for a called strike. Guys all got white straw hats on. See a tuba, see a saxophone, a trumpet, a trombone and a banjo.

1320
02:04:05,500 --> 02:04:15,500
Here's a one-on-one pitch. Fly ball up in the air to shallow left field. Joe Nasik out in left now for the A's, runs cabiners out of the way and Joe makes the catch.

1321
02:04:15,500 --> 02:04:40,500
Joe Nasik playing left field for open. One out in the ninth inning and the batter now is Bill Melton, the third baseman.

1322
02:04:40,500 --> 02:04:53,500
Melton a right-handed batter. Here's Odom's pitch. It's a little low for ball one. Remember to stay tuned now after the broadcast of the game itself we'll have our hit and home show coming up very shortly with an interview with one of the players.

1323
02:04:53,500 --> 02:05:10,500
And scores of all other major league action today. Here's a one-oh pitch inside and high ball two. It's two balls and no strikes. The score here in the ninth inning five to two Oakland leading.

1324
02:05:10,500 --> 02:05:29,500
Lou Cross and Jim Rowland continue to throw in the bullpen as Odom throws two and O down the middle of call strike two and one now.

1325
02:05:29,500 --> 02:05:43,500
Here's the pitch strike two call on the inside corner. The count two balls two strikes on Melton one out in the ninth inning.

1326
02:05:43,500 --> 02:05:54,500
Odom delivers to the plate sidearm fastball swing and it fell off the foot of the ladder. Odom has not gone that sidearm route too often tonight.

1327
02:05:54,500 --> 02:06:01,500
Melton had a pretty good cut at that ball but he hit over the top of it and fouled it right down off his foot.

1328
02:06:01,500 --> 02:06:16,500
Chicago White Sox. New traveling uniforms this year. Their numbers are in white on the back of their uniforms. I can't say that I like that too much. They're hard to see even though they are somewhat illuminated.

1329
02:06:16,500 --> 02:06:27,500
Two-two pitch skirt ball hit foul outside of third.

1330
02:06:27,500 --> 02:06:39,500
Odom getting another baseball thrown out to him.

1331
02:06:39,500 --> 02:06:47,500
Melton hanging in there pretty tough with two strikes on him keeping the pressure on Odom to throw strikes. Here's the line and the right hander delivers swinging strike three.

1332
02:06:47,500 --> 02:06:57,500
Now the ball was foul tipped and Duncan could not hold on. The Empire had run he had to run around in front of the plate to see if Duncan had the ball.

1333
02:06:57,500 --> 02:07:04,500
Odom got that one by Melton but it was foul tipped downwards and Duncan didn't have much of a chance to get it.

1334
02:07:04,500 --> 02:07:21,500
He came across low to start with. Here's a pitch. Mouser foul Odom has thrown five straight strikes to this guy and he's fouled off four of them.

1335
02:07:21,500 --> 02:07:29,500
Two balls, two strikes to count.

1336
02:07:29,500 --> 02:07:46,500
Here's Odom's pitch. Mouser foul again and Melton is a tough customer. Bill Posdell the A's pitching coach standing next to Hank Bauer in the A's dugout.

1337
02:07:46,500 --> 02:07:55,500
That's where he'll be operating this year. He'll be watching very closely the pitchers out of that mound. His decision will help Hank Bauer make many.

1338
02:07:55,500 --> 02:08:11,500
Two-two pitch to Melton. Low ball three. Can't throw strikes all day and Melton's kept the pressure on Johnny. So it's gone full now at three and two.

1339
02:08:11,500 --> 02:08:22,500
Odom gets his sign from Duncan. Here's the pitch. Ball four at the first man he's walked tonight and what a battle it was.

1340
02:08:22,500 --> 02:08:30,500
Odom walks the man and that is the first walk issued in the entire ballgame.

1341
02:08:30,500 --> 02:08:36,500
Now there's one out and one out and here's the left-handed batter Gail Hopkins.

1342
02:08:36,500 --> 02:08:45,500
Boy Odom threw enough strikes right then to retire the side. Two innings and he threw them all to one guy. Just kept fouling them away.

1343
02:08:45,500 --> 02:08:56,500
The pressure is on the pitcher of course. He's the man who's got to initiate the action by throwing a strike and when that batter keeps fouling them off it's in his favor that sooner or later the pitcher's going to lose it.

1344
02:08:56,500 --> 02:09:10,500
Here's Odom's pitch to the left-handed batter inside and low ball one. Dave Duncan is on his way out to talk to Odom now. Maybe to slow him down a little bit.

1345
02:09:10,500 --> 02:09:15,500
He had to make a lot of pitches and maybe just wants to give him a little bit of rest here.

1346
02:09:15,500 --> 02:09:31,500
Pretty good talking to you about throwing strikes.

1347
02:09:31,500 --> 02:09:45,500
Here's a one and O pitch. Call strike and a curve. It's one and one.

1348
02:09:45,500 --> 02:10:01,500
One one count. Strike two call. Odom threw a hard sinker that time. The bottom fell out of that one.

1349
02:10:01,500 --> 02:10:15,500
One and two count. Odom sets throws just outside ball two. Danny Kader the age first baseman playing behind the runner at first. The White Sox trail by three runs. They're not have to do a lot of running right here.

1350
02:10:15,500 --> 02:10:32,500
Sal Bando age third baseman in talking to Odom from long range. Two balls and two strikes to count. Hopkins cocks the bat at the plate. The pitch swinging strike three. Odom got him.

1351
02:10:32,500 --> 02:10:53,500
Oh what a sinker ball that kid throws. Six strikeouts for Moon tonight. And now with two out here is Duane Josephson right handed batting catcher of Chicago.

1352
02:10:53,500 --> 02:11:06,500
Odom mops his brow right underneath that beautiful Fort Knox gold new cap the age are wearing. Oh that really does top off this uniform with a gold sanitary hose.

1353
02:11:06,500 --> 02:11:16,500
Here's Odom's pitch. Outside and it gets away from Dave Duncan comes back to the backstop. That's got to go to the fastball I believe.

1354
02:11:16,500 --> 02:11:25,500
How they call it a wild pitch. We weren't trying to second guess. It just looked like it hit Duncan's mitt.

1355
02:11:25,500 --> 02:11:35,500
And came back to the backstop and Dave slung his mask down very very unhappily. So there's a runner at second base now.

1356
02:11:35,500 --> 02:11:55,500
Got a one and oh. There's a pitch. That's low ball too. Here in the ninth inning. Maybe the pressure of putting it away is bothering Odom just a little bit here.

1357
02:11:55,500 --> 02:12:08,500
Thinking how close he has come now. Here's pitch. Low and outside ball three. Buddy Bradford is on deck.

1358
02:12:08,500 --> 02:12:16,500
Odom's got to come up with some strikes now. He has two down. A runner at second base. He doesn't want any more traffic out there.

1359
02:12:16,500 --> 02:12:25,500
This is the first inning of the game where he's showing any sign of control problem. I'm sure he's getting tired. Here's a three oh pitch strike. He got it over there.

1360
02:12:25,500 --> 02:12:34,500
And he did it with a breaking ball. Now Odom takes a deep breath.

1361
02:12:34,500 --> 02:12:45,500
Looks in to Dave Duncan who's been trying to talk him through this the ninth inning. Odom has said he winds he fires. Strike two ball and another curve ball.

1362
02:12:45,500 --> 02:12:51,500
Dave Duncan the young catcher has found what Odom's pitch is and he has stayed right with it.

1363
02:12:51,500 --> 02:12:58,500
Now the big pitch of the game maybe right here. Full count three balls two strikes on Dwayne Josephson. Two down a runner at second.

1364
02:12:58,500 --> 02:13:10,500
Odom brings his hands together. Kicks. Fires. There's a drive to Cavanares. He's left. He makes a stop. He throws a boot. He got it. A sensational play by Cavanares.

1365
02:13:10,500 --> 02:13:19,500
And the A's win.

1366
02:13:19,500 --> 02:13:31,500
The final score of the ballgame is Bob Preston Air and the gold cap Oakland A's are bombing Cavanares and Johnny Odom.

1367
02:13:31,500 --> 02:13:38,500
The final score of the A's five and the White Sox two.

1368
02:13:38,500 --> 02:13:42,500
Today travel is fast.

1369
02:13:42,500 --> 02:13:47,500
Getting faster.

1370
02:13:47,500 --> 02:13:52,500
Weather forecasting is fast and more accurate.

1371
02:13:52,500 --> 02:14:01,500
Mass production enables products to reach us with speed and efficiency.

1372
02:14:01,500 --> 02:14:13,500
And news travels fastest of all. Sometimes so rapidly and factually that the significance of these events in our constantly changing world is obscured by the sheer volume of fact.

1373
02:14:13,500 --> 02:14:20,500
This is Chuck Huntley and to help digest this flow of information I'll be with you each day with my perspective on the news.

1374
02:14:20,500 --> 02:14:27,500
Daily perspective will focus on a variety of topics from the war on Vietnam to our domestic problems here at home.

1375
02:14:27,500 --> 02:14:32,500
We'll attempt to get a clearer picture of these events and how they affect our world today.

1376
02:14:32,500 --> 02:14:44,500
Join me for perspective on the news weekdays on NBC radio.

1377
02:14:44,500 --> 02:14:54,500
Well that's it. A fantastic 1969 major league opener. The A's win it by a score of five to two.

1378
02:14:54,500 --> 02:15:01,500
Well I'll tell you one thing Monty. It's been a long time since I've seen an opener this great and generated so much enthusiasm as this one has generated here tonight.

1379
02:15:01,500 --> 02:15:14,500
And the folks that are leaving the ballpark here tonight will be along talking about the young A's who came from behind in this ball game, refused to be beaten and came out on top with a line score of five runs, nine hits and no errors.

1380
02:15:14,500 --> 02:15:17,500
And as far as having men left on they had only four.

1381
02:15:17,500 --> 02:15:25,500
And the beating Chicago White Sox two runs, three hits, they committed two errors afield and would you believe it or not they left only two men on here tonight.

1382
02:15:25,500 --> 02:15:34,500
That means that Peters will lose the first ball game in the American League season this 1969 and the one approaching is Johnny Odom who went all the way.

1383
02:15:34,500 --> 02:15:44,500
And that home run by Green he really turned the trick in the fifth inning with two mates aboard. Green uncorked his first home run in 1969. I guess that was just about the size of the ball game, wasn't it?

1384
02:15:44,500 --> 02:15:50,500
Yeah I guess it was and I'll tell you the last play of the ball game was fantastic stop by Campi Campanaris. That ball was hit awfully hard to his left.

1385
02:15:50,500 --> 02:15:55,500
It took a hop and Campi while his back was almost turned to the plate snared the ball.

1386
02:15:55,500 --> 02:16:01,500
I think we saw more fine defensive plays in this game tonight by short stops and I've seen in a game in the big leagues in a long time by short stops.

1387
02:16:01,500 --> 02:16:09,500
Amparicio made three sensational plays, Campanaris made two and well the timely hitting, good pitching, exciting evening.

1388
02:16:09,500 --> 02:16:20,500
I'm glad I came. Yeah I'm glad I came too, Monty. I'm glad we're able to say we won the lid lifter for Hank Bauer, for Charlie Finley, for the Oakland A's and for the fans of the Bay Area.

1389
02:16:20,500 --> 02:16:34,500
The final score again of this ball game was Oakland 5, the Chicago White Sox 2. We hope you enjoyed our broadcast of the game and that you'll join us again tomorrow when the A's are due to play the Chicago White Sox in an afternoon ball game.

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The airtime for our on deck show will be at 1 10, 1 10. Now this is Al Helper speaking for Monty Mauer, our executive producer Hal Ashby and our engineer Mr. Bennett reminding you that just a few moments from now we'll be back with our head and home show over the Oakland A's radio network.

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Thank you.