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The Cincinnati Reds faced the St. Louis Cardinals at Bush Stadium for a Sunday afternoon game on September 29th, 1963.
This last game of the season wasn't really about the standings, but it was a big deal in St. Louis.
It was Stan Musial's final game, marking the end of an era.
Cincinnati was in fifth place, coached by Fred Hutchinson. Their season was most notable for the emergence of rookie of the year Pete Rose.
St. Louis had a solid season in 1963 under manager Johnny Keene.
They finished with 93 wins, but six games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
But 1963 marked the final season for future Hall of Famer Stan Musial.
The three-time MVP won the batting title seven times in his 22-year career and would finish with 3630 hits, 475 home runs, and a lifetime 331 batting average.
This broadcast is of the final game of his career.
Although it's only a partial recording, the audio was cut off before the seventh inning after Musial was pulled from the game for a pinch runner.
This partial audio recording is from the St. Louis Radio broadcast featuring announcers Harry Carey and Jerry Gross.
And Lutton's right cigarette.
Yet with a taste of fine tobacco, yet Lutton, a taste to start with, a taste to stay with.
Now let's follow the Redbirds in action.
Hello again everyone. This is Jerry Gross with Harry Carey speaking to you from Busch Stadium in St. Louis where it's the Cardinals against the Cincinnati Reds in the final game of the 1963 baseball season.
More important, it's the last time that Stanley Frank Musial will don a uniform as an active player, marking the end of a tremendous career.
We have an outstanding crowd on hand, over 30,000 fans in the confines of Busch Stadium with a temperature around 62 to 65 degrees.
The wind is blowing right now out toward the right field foul line from left field.
It's an ideal day for baseball. Celebrities from all over the world are here to pay homage to Stanley Frank.
A band out on the field right now entertaining the fans who have come out here early. This game has been a sellout, you know, for over a month and a half.
And 30,000 fans jamming tight in here to say goodbye.
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For the Cincinnati Reds, this is not just another ball game because they're battling for some money as far as the National League race is concerned.
Trailing the league leading and the pennant winning Los Angeles Dodgers by 13 and a half games.
And right behind them, close on their heels, only a half game back, the Philadelphia Phillies, they have 185, whereas Cincinnati has 186, but they're all even 75 losses on the year.
And a big ball game here. Other games to report as far as the National League's concerned.
We'll give those to you shortly.
Again to remind you that with this the final day of Muceo's playing career.
Photographers were out here about 10 o'clock and when Stan came in to the dressing room, they were waiting for him and it's been mass confusion throughout most of the day, as it has for the last two weeks.
Harry Carrey, the voice of the Cardinals, is down on the field.
He will be in on the pregame ceremonies and then he will join us up here at the booth to bring you all the thrilling action of this, the final game in Stan's career.
The Dodgers, as you know, have won it, the Cardinals solidifying second place, trailing by seven and a half.
The Giants are 13 games out now and Cincinnati 13 and a half and Philadelphia 14.
So that's the way the First Division in the National League stands right now.
Stan Muceo's family has come out on the field. They're down near home plate.
Harry Carrey goes over to shake the hands of some of the celebrities.
And we're just moments away from the opening ceremonies, Ford Frick, the baseball commissioner is on hand.
Joe Cronin of the American League is here.
Mayor Tucker, the mayor of St. Louis, on hand.
And Governor Dalton in the great state of Missouri is here.
Presentations to be made, Bing Devine, of course, down with his family.
Sid Keener from the Baseball Hall of Fame is here.
And this is like a World Series.
And Stan himself said today, kidding, across with Kurt Klut prior to the game, hey Kurt, this is just like a World Series.
With all the writers here and all the photographers, a World Series atmosphere in an autumn day here in St. Louis.
The action down below will be getting underway about 2 o'clock and the ceremonies will take approximately a half an hour.
There'll be gifts to the Muceo family, accolades from the press.
And down below, number 6 walks out of the dugout and ladies and gentlemen, he's getting a standing ovation.
From not only his teammates, members of the press, and the crowd here rising, 30,000 plus to say hello before the ceremonies have even begun.
Muceo shaking hands with each and every one of the individuals.
42 years old, a wonder.
And a man today, his face, as he gets a kiss from his family, his face looks today with a beaming smile as though he were 22.
And the crowd in reckless anticipation, of course, all hoping that Stan will bow with a tremendous deck.
We have celebrities from newspapers all over the country on hand.
Jim Toomey is the master of ceremonies.
He's getting set to present all the pregame activity here.
Muceo's great career coming to a close.
The entire Cardinal ball club now has come out of the third base dugout and is lining up between the third base line and home plate.
The Cincinnati Reds ball club occupying the first base dugout.
And in the ball game today, it'll be Bob Gibson, the right-hander.
He'll be going along for the Cardinals against the fine right-hander of the Cincinnati Reds, Jim Belloni.
The press all around, preparing to take the pictures on this, the final day of Stan Muceo.
At this time, we'd like to welcome to our network the television audience picking up this, the final day of Stan Muceo.
And right now, let's go down to the playing field and to Jim Toomey with the pregame ceremony.
Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, we will hear from Marty of, Mortys of Gaslight Square, Marty Bronson, who will sing our national anthem.
The national anthem.
The national anthem of the Reds.
Welcome, welcome everybody to Stan Muceo's day.
First of all, speaking for the fans, we will have a man who has probably seen Stan play more games than anyone except Stan himself.
Harry Carrey.
Thank you very much, Jim. Hello again, everybody.
Stan, I'd like to say what I think your greatest friends, your warmest admirers would say if they were here at this microphone.
I'm referring to these people, these wonderful people, the fans, your fans.
You've given us unforgettable thrills on the field, and you've given us something to be tremendously proud of off the field.
And so we would say to you, thanks for the wonderful memories.
Memories of the years were not dim, but rather enrich and enhanced.
Yours has been a marvelous career.
As the years go by, as I talk about these memories, one of the proudest distinctions we'll all have,
as we talk of youngsters not yet born and others too young to know now, that we have the privilege of watching Stan the man play.
And so, knowing that your future and your success is assured, we can but say to you and your wonderful family,
the best of luck, continued happiness, and the best of health.
And now, Stan, just one request we have to make.
Please hit one more out on Grand Aventer today.
We're not very good.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great deal of pleasure and pride to give you Stan Musel.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Bush.
Thank you, sports fans here at St. Louis, for this wonderful reception.
I want to thank Mayor Tucker, Governor Dalton, Mr. Coffin, and of course my friends at the Scouts
for the many wonderful, fine things they said about me here this afternoon.
And it's the number of pride I want to thank them very, very much.
I had so many things I wanted to say here today that I made a few notes,
so I hope you can just bear with me for a while, because as long as I live, this is a day I will always remember.
And for me, it's a day of both great joy and sorrow, particularly the joy of this wonderful celebration
and the sorrow which always comes when we have to say farewell.
And it's a day when my heart is filled with thanks for so many who made these 22 years possible.
I'm very grateful to the officials of both baseball world who are here today,
Commissioner Frick, Mr. Jowes of the National League, and Mr. Conn of the American League.
I think all baseball players should be grateful to them too,
because they kept professional baseball on such a high level,
that I have always been and will be proud to be a part of it.
And my sincere thanks go to every manager who helped me and guided me in my baseball career.
And of course, two of the finest gentlemen are here today.
I'm referring to Johnny King, who's been my inspiration for the last few years and really kept me going,
and my pal from the Cincinnati Reds, Fred Hutchison.
I wish to thank all the players who have been my teammates over the years.
Of course, particularly my teammates of today, and I'm really proud of my mates by the through here,
the run that gave me the dodge of this particular season.
They have got me and always been an inspiration to me,
and I always thought I was only a part of a great team and a great organization.
So to them I said I'm going to miss baseball, I'm going to miss my teammates,
and I certainly appreciate this wonderful ring they presented me today.
I think, though, that after today they're going to be kind of happy of me making all these speeches.
So how does this defeat a last one?
I'd also like to thank all the owners of the carnals whom I serve,
and particularly thank a man who's done so much for baseball and the city of St. Louis,
and that's our boss and my boss, Gussie Bush. He's my buddy.
And naturally I appreciate the fact that while I was still playing,
why they initiated me into another capacity with the cardinals, and for that I'll always feel grateful, Mr. Bush.
And of course I can't say enough about the wonderful statue that is presented to me here today,
and I appreciate that very, very much.
Naturally I want to thank my parents for talking to me about really important things in life,
and I want to thank my wife, Will, and my children.
We have been a strong support for our part-time husband and father,
which every traveling athlete has to be.
But then most again I want to thank God for giving me these talents I had,
and giving me good health, and protecting me in every way so these 22 years of baseball have been possible.
My thanks go out to all the wonderful baseball fans everywhere who have been good to me
and have encouraged me to always do my best.
But most of all I want to thank the wonderful people of St. Louis who have adopted me as one of their own.
And I'm happy and proud that my entire big league career was right here in St. Louis.
No people anywhere could have been more kind, gracious, or warm than you St. Louis fans that they have been to me.
And I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making these 22 years the happiest that they could be for any man.
In conclusion, I want to thank the sports writers, the radio and television men, and the talkers everywhere.
All of them have so paced with me through the years.
As I hang up this uniform today, I will leave the pocket a wonderful book of many happy memories.
It's not the book of the records I have been lucky to make.
It's a book of pictures of people in it, all of whom that I have tried to thank today.
And for a minute I'd like to strike a serious note.
If my baseball career has taught me anything it is this.
You have the opportunity to offer any young man who wants to get to the top in his chosen profession.
Naturally, I hate to say goodbye.
So until we meet again, I want to thank you very much.
Applause
Needless to say, standing ovation for Stan Musial as he says goodbye and stands near his charming wife, Lil, as the photographers take the picture.
We'll be back with the starting lineups and the play-by-play in just a minute.
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Back at Bush Stadium in St. Louis before we continue with the ceremonies, as Stan Musial is about to drive around the field in an open convertible.
We'll take ten seconds for station identification. This is the Cardinals Baseball Network.
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This is Jerry Gross back at Bush Stadium in St. Louis. Stan Musial is going to drive around the field.
In a convertible and the crowd picks up the applause as he moves by them.
In the second automobile, Stan's wife Lil and daughter Janet.
And in the third automobile, the open convertible with the tremendous picture of Stan shining an autograph for a little boy which will be placed, of course, near the new stadium in St. Louis.
Stan's son Dick and his daughter Jerry.
And as the Musials pass around the field with the band in front of them, the crowd, of course, gives them a very heartwarming ovation.
Let's take a look now at the starting lineups for this afternoon's final game of the 1963 season.
For the Cincinnati Reds, manager Fred Hutchinson will lead off with Pete Rose. He'll be at second base. Tommy Harper will bat second. He'll be in right field.
The speed merchant in center field hitting third, Beta Pinson. And the man who's had a struggle this year but still one of the most feared hitters in the National League, Frank Robinson will be hitting clean up and Robinson will be in left field.
Hitting fifth it will be the first baseman, Gordy Coleman. Coleman batting fifth, he's at first base.
Product of Ohio State and a fine young catcher, Johnny Edwards will bat sixth and he'll be working behind the play.
Leo Gico Cardenas. Cardenas will bat seventh. He'll be at shortstop. Hitting eighth it's Eddie Casco, the third baseman.
And out on the mound warming up down to our right now, down the right field line, it's Jim Maloney. Maloney looking for his 24th victory of the current season.
A look at the lineup for the Cardinals as manager Johnny Keene will start off with Kurt Flood out in center field. Dick Grode who's had a tremendous season as you know will be batting second. He'll be at shortstop.
Miu Ceil will be hitting third for the final time in his career and he will be in left field. Ken Boyer is the clean up batter at third base. Boyer at third, the captain of the Cardinals.
Bill White is batting fifth this afternoon. He'll be at first base. White batting fifth at first base. Charlie James will hit sixth. James will be in right field.
And Tim McCarver who has been a great surprise and a pleasant one for Cardinal fans throughout the country. McCarver hits seventh and McCarver works behind the play.
Batting in the eighth position it'll be Julian Javier, the second baseman. Javier, fast feeling young fella, will be hitting eighth and he'll be down at second.
And out on the mound another flame thrower. It'll be Bob Gibson who leads the Redbirds in strikeouts this year. He's won 18 ball games and dropped nine.
He goes into this game with a record of 3.47. Miu Ceil is now near the right field bleachers approaching the 310 foot foul mark and goes by Jim Maloney warming up in the bullpen.
And saying hello and goodbye to the fans as they reach out and say goodbye. Some trying to shake his hand. Others just trying to get close enough to say hello and goodbye.
And some of the great baseball fans in the world now in the right field bleachers in the right field grandstand area, they have a chance to say hello to Stan and hello to his family and take a real good look at that plaque.
And a real fine look at the picture which of course will be at Bush Stadium when the new stadium opens up sometime in the near future.
The fan precedes Miu Ceil and the other two automobiles. The color guard is already at center field. The wind is now blowing briskly from left field toward the right field corner.
And so the stage is more or less set. The final contest of the 1963 season and looking at last night's scores, we told you earlier it would be a tight race in the National League should Cincinnati win it.
Well the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Dodgers last night by the score of 12 to 3, which now is things up considerably as far as the third, fourth, and fifteenth in the National League are concerned.
With the Giants now 12 games behind, the Reds 13, and the Phillies are now 13. So should the Giants lose their ball game and should Cincinnati win this one it's conceivable that the National League race in the battle for third place would be all tied up.
The crowd is settling back in anticipation of this, the final game as Miu Ceil continues his way around the outfield on the track with the three convertibles moving toward the exit down to our left.
The Redbirds occupying the third base dugout and of course the Cincinnati Reds occupying the first base dugout.
Looking at the team records as far as this season's concerned, Bob Gibson in particular, the individuals, Gibson has a 1-3 record against the Reds this year.
Overall he has had not too much success, winning some six times and losing eight games to Cincinnati.
And this season he has been in four games starting four times and in some 25 innings he has allowed 15 earned runs.
On the other hand Jim Maloney whose record is a very fine 23 victories and seven setbacks.
Maloney this year has won one game and dropped none to the Cardinals. His overall lifetime record, one victory and one setback.
And this season against the Cardinals, Maloney who continues to warm up in the right field both then.
Maloney has been in two games, he's started both games and in 16 innings he has only allowed four earned runs.
He's been rough on the Redbirds and the Redbirds have had trouble with the Cincinnati ball club all year long.
Stan Miu Ceil has now gone to the 400 foot mark in left center field and the convertible as they move toward the Leachard fans in that area.
And again to reiterate in the second automobile, Lil Miu Ceil Stan's wife with their daughter Janet and Jeannie.
And in the final car with the plaque it's Jerry, young lady the 18 year old who is in the Vail Prophet ball here in St. Louis.
She is with her brother Dick who recently was married and as you know is the proud father of a brand new baby boy.
And that too brings back memories of Stan the man, first time he came to bat as a grandfather.
The first pitch he hit for a home run and the crowd reacting to that particular blow as we think back on that day.
It was an amazing thing to see grown men standing and giving gramps as the players affectionately called Stan at that time.
Not only a well deserved round of applause for the home run but to see grown men and women in the stands literally crying,
unashamed with emotion that this man seems to transpose to all who come in contact with him.
One of the unusual people that you'll ever meet and he's having a whale of a time out of the left field line now saying goodbye to some of the truly fine fans in St. Louis history out in that area.
So the trip is almost completed for Stan. They'll come down to the box to our left near the third base dugout and walk through.
He'll assist his family up to the Bush box and his family of course will have the seat of honor.
30,000 some fans on hand with weather ideal a bit nippy perhaps but nonetheless very pleasant here in St. Louis for the final game of the 63 season.
And reporters and photographers from all over the country out of the country as well.
And as I sit here in the booth with a man who has brought baseball to the Cardinal fans for the past 19 years.
I know that there must be so many thoughts in the mind of the voice of the Cardinals Harry Carrey.
That's a tremendous sight isn't it Jerry. It's never have you seen more genuine adulation on the part of people for a single man.
I don't believe in the history of sports for that matter.
Anything else to some 32 or 33,000 people whatever they've been able to get in here paying homage to a man who for 22 years has given them the finest in baseball.
And now a great career with this ball game will end. Stan holding up pretty well under it all visibly shaken with emotion of course as who wouldn't be.
You know the portrait that was given to him was the replica of the statue which will be placed in the new stadium down on the waterfront.
It shows the boy and Musial in other words the boy and the man is the title of it.
And up to is being prominently displayed now as the convertibles finally come to rest in front of the Cardinal dugout.
The preliminaries the occasion that's a groan that's groaned this big crowd are just about to be concluded.
The ball game itself is almost an anticlimax with the exception of Musial's turn it back.
Oh if he can hit one out of here what a remarkable achievement it will be and what a thrill not only for he personally before this big crowd.
Stan now helps his wife out of the car in which she was directly behind him his boy Dick out of the third automobile.
Now the field will be cleared and the final game of the season will be played.
You know as you look down at Musial and as memory works you find yourself thinking of so many thrills it's almost impossible to isolate any one of them.
Just a tremendously rich career one that everybody in America might be proud of because this is a piece of Americana that reflects true democracy at work I believe.
This boy who now is a man did it all with the speed of his legs the power of his arms and hands and the equability of temperament which made him universally loved.
You know you go over his record to Harry and you see the many records that he holds which we talked about on our pregame show and I'm sure you talked about with Bing Devine on yours.
You can take these records and you can forget them just knowing the man as an individual regardless of his profession would make anyone much more richer because this man possesses the qualities that I guess all of us wish that we had.
A fellow who has humility great courage loyalty a fellow that you cannot say enough about and you always hear that sometimes an individual who everyone says is a great guy can't be that great.
But the ballplayers the writers those of us here that are broadcasters we know that this man is truly one of the most remarkable people that I guess you'll ever want to meet.
And it's been a tremendous thrill for me as I'm sure you feel the same way just to have been associated with it.
He's closing out a great career here and all of us wish of course that he go four for four and drive three or four out of the ballpark.
How he has put up with the strain of the past few weeks is truly amazing.
The players themselves have said so often in the last few weeks under the normal strain of being around the press any other man would have cracked and then the added burden of coming down the line prior to that Dodger series with the writers every moment of the time while he was in the ballpark.
The phone at home ringing constantly no place to rest no place to forget the strain of not only retiring but also being into a possible pennant drive and a World Series.
And yet you know Harry as you think of that Dodger series all he did was hit close to 400 and he got a couple of key hits and you truly have to admire him not only as a man for his patience but also as a highly skilled competitor in the closing moments of a tremendous career.
Actually he was the one man of the ballclub that rose to the challenge of the Dodger series.
He had four out of ten as I recall.
You remember he hit the home run against Pogras that tied up the ballgame one to one in the seventh inning of the first game the final first game.
Then he got the first hit off Kofax.
So even nearing the end of the line he was the one man that could respond to the challenge of a series that was destined to decide the National League Cup.
Standing Ovation.
Here's a gesture Harry that will long be remembered standing throwing baseballs into the crowd as he asks for his teammates to throw him some balls so he can respond and toss a few to the fans in the crowd.
And now he's loosening up and what a great career he's had and as you look down and see Stash as he is affectionately known by those who travel with him and who have been privileged to see him throughout some of the great years you'd think that here's a young man Tim McCarver number 15 warming up with a great veteran.
And what a tribute it must be a great thrill for McCarver to be on this ballclub and to just have the opportunity to loosen up with him on his final day.
I'm sure the kid will never forget it.
Hutchinson is out at home plate now going over the lineup with manager Johnny Keefe.
Why don't we get a chance let's give you the umpire alignment as far as this afternoon's game is concerned.
It'll be out on a working the plate anyone by the veteran umpire who conceivably could call it quits here today and retire after a splendid career as an umpire talking to him on the pregame show he said I can't tell you if I'm going to retire or not after today but it's conceivably possible.
Working at first base it'll be Lee wire wires the taller of the other three umpires. He'll be at first base Eddie Vargo will handle the duties back of second base and running out the umpire alignment for this game it'll be Bill Williams to work the plate the other night and did such a fine job.
So it's Barlich, Wyre, Vargo and Williams.
Before the redbirds take the field.
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Stan Musial leads his teammates out into the field for the final time in the career.
The first stadium says Stan Musial for president. Well we have a chance let's run down the defensive alignment for the Redbirds. At first base it will be Bill White who's had an outstanding year perhaps his greatest.
And at second base a look at Julian Javier. The shortstop will be Dick Groh. Groh at shortstop and around at third base the captain of the Cardinals Ken Boyle.
In the outfield it's Stan Musial in left field and in center field the fine outfielder Kirk Flood just threw his glove in the air after a wild throw from the right fielder Charlie James.
So James is in right field. Back of the plate it will be the young catcher Tim McCarver loosening up right now off the right arm of Bob Gibson who will start for the Cardinals.
And the leadoff man will be Pete Rose the switch hitting second base for the Cincinnati Reds. And here to bring you the action Pete Rose.
In the final game of the season here's the voice of the Cardinals once again Harry Carey.
Thank you very much Jerry. Hello again everybody. Here we go with Pete Rose the switch hitter hitting 269. This boy rookie of the year just 21 years old.
Native son of Cincinnati a real hustler Charlie Hussle they call him. Gibson misses the outside corner with a curveball.
Final game of the season and what a setting. The atmosphere is that of a World Series.
Bouncing ball up the middle. So Rose singles sharply to center.
He's been doing that throughout the series. He had three hits yesterday you know.
A second batter for Cincinnati number 17. There is Tommy Harper who is actually more highly talented at the beginning of the year than Rose.
Rose wasn't even on the Cincinnati roster.
Harper hitting 264 with 10 home runs 37 runs batted in.
Here's the stretch now the pitch. He's shot enough as if to bunk.
Pitchers high and outside. Final game of the year.
The Cardinals will finish second this season. The Reds who may finish as high as tied for third.
They're in a battle for the first division.
Low and outside.
Dick Groat goes into the small game trailing Tommy Davis by five points.
Groat is hitting 321 Davis 326. So it looks as if Tommy Davis will win the batting championship.
It's almost a cinch because it's not likely that Davis will play.
There's the strike off. Long enough today to lose many points even should he go Hitlers.
Because I'm doubting the Dodgers will rest some of the regulars.
World Series starting Wednesday in New York.
Two balls on the strikes. Matt throw the first the runner back.
Tommy Harper.
Little pitch to him. A little outside again he's shot enough as if to bunk.
So this will be the second year in a row that Tommy Davis will leave the league and hit him.
He led with 346 a year ago. He's hitting 326 this year.
So that's a pretty good accomplishment for a boy only 24.
Three balls on the strike. Pete Rowe is very fast.
The pop foul will be out of play. There's a souvenir.
The souvenirs mean something today.
Stan Musial's last game.
Three balls, two strikes.
Never before I guess has such homage been paid to a sports star.
There goes Rose. Pitch fouled. Nobody can reach it.
Another souvenir. That a boy keep fouling under the stands.
I'd like to see every wonderful fan get one today.
Tommy Harper up there running at first base. Nobody out.
Bob Gibson not throwing as hard as we've seen him throw.
It's cool down there today. There goes the runner.
Struck him out. The throw. Double play.
From McCarver to Grohl the perfect pass and Rose was cut down.
So Harper strikes out and Rose is thrown out. McCarver to Grohl.
That's two out and here's Beta Pinsen.
Getting 314-22, Homer's 106 runs about at it.
Two out and nobody on dates. The ball again on the first.
A curve ball outside. Beta Pinsen.
One of the outfield stars of baseball.
Born and raised with Kurt Flood.
Out there in Oakland. Fast ball outside.
Two balls and no strike.
Both the same age. Both were originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds.
We're happy that Flood is now a Cardinal.
Bob Gibson. Say I might tell you. A pitch to Pinsen.
A bouncing ball. White's got it. Gibson covers. He's out at the nice ball.
One hit. No runs, no errors. And nobody left.
He's going to the bottom of the first. No stroke.
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I don't know what the odds would be against Musial ending a whole run today, but the wind is blowing right.
Strongly towards the pavilion roof.
Boy that's a thing we got to...
Pull for today because this crowd would really be thrilled.
Leading off on the Cardinals, number 21.
That's Coleman at first, Rose at second, Cardenas at short.
Third base Casco and here's Kirk Flood to lead off. Jim Maloney to pitcher.
Flood hitting 303. Maloney a heart throwing right-hander. Fastball low. Maloney is 123 and lost 7.
One ball, no stride.
Dick Grout will be next.
Foul out of Flood. Flood was trying to hit that ball in the right field.
One ball, one strike.
How about those Missouri University football Tigers, huh?
What a game and what an upset. Here's the 1-1 pitch. Foul back.
Two strikes and a ball.
I guess there's only one other group for whom the cup brims over as completely today as it does for Stan Musial and his wonderful family.
That would have to be Coach Dan Devine and his Fighting Tigers.
Two strikes and a ball. Curveball high.
The count is even at 2-2. Kirk Flood up there.
Maloney's pitch. He struck him out. A fastball.
Here's Grout. Needing five points to have a chance at a batting title.
A fastback to facing Jim Maloney just about makes it an impossibility.
You don't get three out of four, four out of four against this fellow.
But you never know, do you?
What a year this guy's had.
Certainly a candidate for most valuable player.
Topped up. Short right. Rose out. Harper in.
And Rose makes the cap.
Almost got it.
Here's Musial.
Hal Baleck has been one of his great admirers as the umpire behind the play.
The breeze is blowing towards right.
Strike call. A fastball and a good one.
One strike and a ball.
Let's see what happens here. Stan's running over.
And tosses the ball to Warren Giles.
Gives it to Sid Keener. The first pitch to Musial in his final game will go into the Hall of Fame.
Sid Keener was handed the ball by National League president Warren Giles. That's Jim Toomey down there.
I think they want Stan to pose for a picture. I don't know. Let him hit one out of here first.
Can't concentrate on the ball at all. Or I'd like to see him at a homer.
Let's see. They want a picture of Warren Giles and Sid Keener giving the ball to Musial.
Even Hollywood was never like this.
Now hit one up there, Stash. Come on. Then just circle the bases and go on home.
Oh, the breeze is blowing just right too. Just get hold of it. Meloni's pitch.
High pop foul. He didn't have a very good pop at that time. Spag too.
Two strikes and nothing.
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Two strikes and no ball. The ball I won is the one that may land on the roof here any moment.
Strike three is called. Musial called out on strikes and it's one, two, three, nothing across.
At the end of one inning, no score.
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The fourth batter for Cincinnati, number 20.
We're going to the second inning. Frank Robinson will lead it off to the Reds, hitting 263.
21 homers, 91 runs batted in.
It's hard to say that a man with 91 RBIs has had a bad year, but this fellow has had.
He's such a superstar that there's a strike-off.
He's only hit 263 this year.
One strike and no balls. Bob Gibson ready.
Wildwood into the dirt. Tim McCarver, one hands the ball.
One ball and one strike.
Here's the pitch on the way.
There's a fly ball, a shot left. Musial coming in hard, Groat going out, and Groat makes the catch.
Robinson tough to Groat.
To give you an idea about Robinson, last year he hit 342 with 30 homers, 136 runs batted in.
Here's Gordon Coleman, the first baseman. One out and nobody on. Ball game of the second inning.
No score.
This is the finale in baseball. World Series starts Wednesday, the Dodgers and the Yankees.
Gordon Coleman with 14 homers this season.
Takes a letter pitch low for ball two. Two balls and no strike.
One out, nobody on. Ball game of the second inning.
Not a pitch. A good fastball to Camille. Two balls and a strike.
Some people left their heart in San Francisco. I left my voice in Little Rock.
Here's a pitch, high pop ball over near the stand. Ball you might have a play. He does.
So, Gordon Coleman fouls to Kenny Boyd. Two men are out. Here's Johnny Edwards.
Hitting 260, the catcher of the rest. 11 homers and 67 runs batted in.
Gibson gets that. Into the wind if he goes, the pitch is on the way.
He missed a curve ball breaking in on him. One strike and all balls. Two out.
Left hand battle at it. Not a pitch on the way. Swings and he misses a fastball.
Two strikes and all balls. Two men are out. Here's the wind up on the pitch.
And strike three, called over the outside corner. Nothing across. We're going to the bottom of the second. No score.
What happens when you're up at bat, dug in at the plate and the pitcher brushes your back with a high tight one?
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We're going to the bottom of the second and Kenny Boyer will lead it off.
Last year Boyer hit. 24 homers, drove in 98 runs, batted 291.
This year he's hit 24 homers, but driven in 111 runs and hit 282.
The year before he hit 24 homers. How consistent can you get?
He had a much higher batting average two years ago at 329.
Boyer coming up. Nobody on, nobody out. Jim Maloney.
Hard throwing right-hander, just 23 years old.
He's won 23 and lost 7 for a team that's been in the second division most of the year.
Pitch to Boyer. He pulled it back for a strike.
Attaboy, another souvenir. They'll have to hit about 33,000 into the stands to satisfy the fans today.
One strike, no ball. Jim Maloney in the wind up the pitch.
Curving in the dirt, that evens it up. A ball and a strike.
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Muceel's final game.
They outfield Bunches Boyer towards center and deep.
A high-pump foul back. That's a souvenir for somebody in the press box.
This for you, Eddie?
Autographing an Andy Fray in half.
Some of it's for Eddie Michigan. It's for Bob King.
There's the pitch. Boyer foul tipped it back. Two strikes and a ball.
Boy, I want to grab a few things in my time, but first thing I can recall is an Usher's cap.
Charlie Jones, a field announcer, carrying the booze because now he's going to get handed to somebody.
He just tossed it into a fan. They booed Charlie because he recovered the foul ball. They thought he was going to keep it, but he tossed it into the stand.
Two balls, two strikes.
Here's a pitch.
Foul back.
Governor Dalton talking to
Mr. Bush's wife, Trudy, down there. I bet he enjoys that more than talking to those legislators up in Jefferson City.
Two balls, two strikes.
Foul to back. Another souvenir. Back out onto the field.
Two balls, two strikes.
Bobby Baker, the bat boy, recovers it. Put it in your pocket, Bob.
Now Borlick looks it over. Puts it in his own pocket.
Kenny Boyer up there hitting 282.
Now the pitch on the way. He struck him out.
Boyer goes down swinging. Three strikeouts for Maloney.
I tell you boys, when you talk about a high hard one, you're talking about Maloney.
A great fastball.
So with one away, here's Bill White hitting 303. 27 home runs and 109 runs about it.
Left hand hitter, Maloney's pitch.
Fastball in there, a strike. Maloney comes directly overhand with a good, live, high riding fastball.
Now wind up, the pitch on the way.
High. That evens it up with a ball and a strike.
Well, it's been an exciting year, hasn't it?
Too bad we couldn't have won at all, but the boys certainly made a race out of it.
White held up in time and the curveball went low into the dirt.
Two balls and a strike. One out.
Bottom half of the second inning. It's a cool day.
Just about time to turn the stage over to football.
Two balls and a strike. The pitch on the way.
He swings later to fastball.
So that evens it up a two and two.
Out of the four men who will face Maloney, three of them are fans.
Two balls, two strikes.
The pitch to Bill White.
He was completely fooled on a change up but fouled it off.
Two balls, two strikes.
Ford Frick, Warren Giles, Joe Cronin.
Mayor Ray Tucker, Governor Dalton, Sid Keener, allies Kaufman, Mrs. Bush all sitting down in a Cuyahoga box.
Here's the pitch. Fouled it back.
Two balls, two strikes.
We're in the bottom half of the second inning.
You know they ought to change the rules of baseball today and let Muceo come up every inning.
Two hundred and fifty-four strikeouts this year for Maloney.
He's got three more. That makes it two fifty-seven.
High fastball outside ball three.
Three balls, two strikes, one out, nobody on.
Nothing, nothing.
Everybody waiting for Stan to come up again.
Three-two pitch.
He fouled it back. He had a cut of the fastball at that time but didn't connect.
Well, I tell you, when you see a fellow like Maloney fire, you can appreciate the reflex of a major league hitter.
To be able to swing a thirty-four or thirty-five ounce bat in time to hit a ball traveling that fast is something.
Fouled back.
He's moving here for somebody. Nice catch.
Tito Parriere, an electrician here, made the catch.
Hey, maybe I'll get one with enough today.
Get ready here.
Three balls, two strikes.
He fouled it.
Oh, he's having some cuts.
White is really cutting loose.
Fastball hitter. Maloney's a fastball pitcher.
And the count is three and two.
One man out.
There's a windup now, the pitch on the way.
Swung around late. Fouled it.
Casco chasing at no play.
Hey, put it to serve an air. Somebody else is going to get it.
I am sure grateful that they publicized the news about people running on the field, how they're going to be prosecuted, because I imagine that they would have really had a circus out here.
Three-two pitch.
Broken bat, pop-flop.
Casco's there. Makes the catch.
White again getting around late. Fouled to Casco.
That's two out. Five-minute-a-row retired by Maloney.
Here's Charlie James hitting 272.
Ten homers and 43 runs batted in.
Two men out on the bottom of the second.
Number 43, right fielder, Charlie James.
Charlie James up there.
Maloney's pitch.
He started to swing and he held up for ball went outside.
One ball, no strikes. Two men out. Nobody on base.
Bottom of the second, no score.
Stan Musial's farewell again.
One ball, no strikes.
Now the windup on the pitch.
Pop-foul back.
Almost into the press bar.
Then out again, down to the lower deck.
They're scrambling for it.
One ball, one strike.
Charlie James up there.
Boy, that wind blowing perfectly for a left-handed batter.
Swung to the fastball and fouled it back.
The target was on over the play.
All over the roof, the field, the dugouts.
They're not photographers, they're cameras.
Two strikes and a ball.
World Series atmosphere here today.
Curveball inside.
Two balls, two strikes on Charlie James.
Two men are out, nobody on base.
Cardinals haven't had a baserunner yet.
Maloney winds and here's the pitch.
He struck him out of beauty at curveball.
There's four strikeouts and two innings for Maloney.
And this kid might just be the best pitcher in baseball these days.
The right-handed compliment of the left-handed copier.
From up and across and at the end of two, no score.
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Cardenas the hitter. Can't even up the ball in a strike.
Hitting 233, here's the pitch. He had a cut and he missed it.
Cardenas with seven homers, 40 RBI.
We're in the third, there's only been one hit in the ball game, a single by Rose to start off.
A bouncing ball to deep short, Groot backhands a long throw.
They get him.
Groot throws out Cardenas, one away.
That'll bring up Eddie Casco, the third baseman, hitting 247.
The hit batter for Cincinnati, number 10, the baseball, Eddie Casco.
Casco swings at the first pitch and pops up.
Boy, you're getting under it. The wind carries it near the mound, drops it.
And Casco lines up at second base.
You can see he was having trouble on that ball, the wind grabbed it.
An air on Boyer.
Brings up the pitcher, Jim Maloney.
It was a pretty good-hitting pitcher, by the way.
A wind-blown air for Kenny Boyer.
On a pop fly.
So, a man's in scoring position. Maloney up there.
Shooting for his 24th.
Considering that Cincinnati has been in the second division practically all year
and may yet finish there at some accomplishment.
Maloney hits a high pop ball.
Boyer chasing it.
Can't really throw, nice try, but he couldn't quite reach it.
He banged into the top cylinder down there.
One strike and over.
A runner at second base, one out.
Ball game in the third.
No scores yet.
The fast ball pops away from the carver, but the runner can't advance.
Jim Maloney bats left-handed.
Switch-hitter, in fact.
Pretty good-hitter.
Lead off second base by Eddie Casco.
Quite of a start at the inning by bouncing out.
A stretch pitch on the left.
A ground ball to Boyer.
Holds the runner at second. Throws to first in time.
And that'll bring up Pete Rose with a runner in scoring position and two up.
The football cardinals lead the Steelers 10 to 6 at the end of three periods.
Baltimore, Green Bay, no score at the end of one.
The Bears over the Lions 35 to nothing at the half.
Cleveland 13 to Rams 3 at the end of three periods.
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Dallas and Washington tied 7-7 at the half.
The Giants lead the Eagles 30 to 7 at the end of three periods.
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In baseball, Minnesota and New York rained out.
Cleveland and Kansas City later.
New York and five White Sox 2 in the fifth.
Detroit leads Baltimore 6 to 2 in the bottom of the sixth.
Rose swings a little looping top foul outside third.
Los Angeles and Boston rained out at the final game of the season.
Philadelphia and Los Angeles, they're just starting.
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Milwaukee leads the Cubs 1 to nothing in the bottom of the second.
Pittsburgh and San Francisco lead.
It's still a battle for third, for first division money from second place down.
The Giants at the moment are third, one game ahead of Cincinnati and Philadelphia who are tied.
So that could end up in a three-way tie.
Here's a pitch to Rose.
High pop foul out of play, another souvenir.
Sure seems to be more of them today.
Couldn't be happier for the fans, because this would be a great memento.
Here's a pitch to Rose.
The wind might carry that ball deep.
James is back near the fence and he makes the catch.
Rose flies deep to James.
So it is no hits, no runs, one air, one left.
We're going to the bottom of the third. No score.
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We're going to the bottom of the third inning, no score in the ballgame.
Timmy McCarver, who certainly has done an outstanding job for the Cardinals.
Many think if Timmy had been catching from the beginning of the season, he perhaps would have won the pennant.
But now at age 21 established as a regular catcher, something to really look forward to in 1964 because this year's experience under his belt, he's bound to be even better.
The seventh batter for the Cardinals, number 15, catcher, Jim McCarver.
Our good friend Jack Pickens, who helped us out considerably with his playing yesterday, and who's a rabid Cardinal fan, but also University of Arkansas Razorback fan.
McCarver follows it back.
And with so many people from the state of Missouri down there for the game last night, and Jack having a million of friends in the state,
he was probably the most chagrin man in Little Rock.
One strike, no ball, the pitch, high.
They really thought the Razorbacks were going to run the Tigers off the field.
And Jack just phoned to say that they'd just changed the Razorback to a Tiger.
One ball, one strike.
Third ball outside.
Now I reckon South Team's a great one.
They were out fought last night.
Two balls and a strike.
McCarver waiting.
He had a cut, but he missed.
Two balls, two strikes.
Nobody on and nobody out, McCarver the batter.
Strong wind blowing.
Out towards right field.
Here's Maloney getting ready.
Signal given.
Final game of the season.
Now the line to the pitch.
I tell you, with it raining in New York and 115 degrees in Los Angeles, that ought to be a dandy World Series.
Two balls, two strikes.
Foul tipped into the stand.
Two balls, two strikes.
Jesse Bursch has just joined his wife Trudy down in the Cardinal box just to the right of the dugout along with Warren Giles and Fort Frick.
Two-two pitch.
He struck him out.
Boy, this Maloney is something else.
That's his fifth strikeout, the 259th of the year.
The eighth batter for the Cardinals, number 25, second baseman Julian Javier.
Here's Javier, only probably thinking, why didn't they give me this day off and let me go on down to Santo Domingo rather than face this guy Maloney?
Boy, he is rugged on the right-handed batters and just as tough on the left-handed.
Here's the pitcher on the way down.
He swings and misses.
One strike and no ball.
One strike, no ball. One out.
Fighter balling Jim Maloney out there.
You know, he played shortstop for the Legion team that Dick Ellsworth pitched for.
Side-or-or, that's a dirty trick, Jim, on the last game of the season, to crossfire a man like that.
Hooley was bailing out and the pitch was inside.
One ball, one strike.
By crossfire, he steps over towards third base and then crosses his arm over.
One-one pitch.
That's a beauty.
A sharp breaking curve.
This guy's got everything.
Fast ball, curve ball, and a change.
Javier hitting 264.
Nine homers, 46 on RBI.
There's a pitch and he's struck him out.
Javier goes down swinging.
Strikeout number six in three innings.
Maloney hasn't allowed a base run out.
Side-court, number 45, pitcher Bob Gibson.
Bob Gibson, a good-hitting pitcher.
There's a curve ball over.
One ball, no strikes. Two out, nobody on.
Ball game in the third. No score.
Mucile will come up next inning.
Now the windup on the pitch.
A fast ball outside.
Ball two and I believe it's the only time that Maloney's been behind ahead of him.
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Here's the pitch.
He swings and misses.
A fast ball. Two balls and a strike.
Two men are out.
Now the delivery. Here it is.
Outside. Ball three.
And it's three and one.
Jim Maloney, tall, rangy, with a loose, agile arm.
A 3-1 pitch and here it is.
He swings and misses. Strike two.
Full count of three and two.
Maloney's lost seven.
He's 123.
And time is called.
As Maloney's about to pitch, Chico Cardenas, the shot stop, started to chase a paper napkin.
And Chico was running after that napkin as if he thought a hot dog with mustard was in it.
Maloney picked up the paper.
Three balls, two strikes. Here's the pitch.
Luke fouled outside first base.
You notice he didn't have much of a cut at it. Nobody's getting much of a swing.
Well, I tell you, Gibson is considered fast, but Maloney is just something else.
The usher tosses that foul ball towards the screen.
Three-two-pitch.
He walked him so Gibson becomes the first base runner.
Here's Floyd with a runner at first and two out.
The Phillies didn't score on the first of Los Angeles.
Boy, I was 118 on the field yesterday.
Didn't bother that University of Oklahoma football team any of them.
Now the pitch. Curveball outside. One ball and no strikes.
The Big Eight certainly did itself proud yesterday.
Oklahoma beat the nation's number one team, the Trojans.
One ball, no strikes. Pitch is low.
The Tigers beat the Southwest's number one team, Arkansas.
Kansas beat the East's number one team, Syracuse.
Nebraska beat one of the powers of the Big Ten, Minnesota.
Two balls, no strike.
There's a beauty. A good fastball.
Two balls and a strike.
Maroney throwing Asperd-Tablet.
Now the stretch. The pitch. A bouncing ball to third.
Casco's got it. Over to first. In time.
Musial will be the second hitter up in the fourth.
So the inning is over with no hits, no runs, no errors in one left.
At the end of three innings, there's no score on the ball again.
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We go to the top of the fort. Tommy Harper leads it on.
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Harper swings and misses a curve.
The lovely wives of the baseball personnel who make up the pinch hitters
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Harper is caught out on strikes.
Bob Gibson rolling along himself.
He's the only one hitter left to the lead off man.
Here's Beta Prince. One out and nobody on. The ballgame of the fort.
No score. Final game of the year.
Oh well, where has this year gone?
Here's the pitch.
A high pop foul. They're chasing it.
Musial coming over. Can he reach it? Nope. In the stands.
One strike, Canova.
Stan will be the second hitter up in the fort.
Maybe a zero in on one of Maloney's fastballs.
Give this crowd that one final thrill to remember him by.
One strike, Canova.
He started a swing trying to stop the pitchers in there.
Strike two. Two strikes and nothing.
Gibson now throwing harder than he did in the first inning.
Two strikes, no balls. The pitch.
Strike three, call. The beauty of curveball.
That for Gibson is his fourth strikeout.
The way this game is going,
we might have one of those 18 inning one to nothing affairs.
The Dodgers have taken a one to nothing lead at the end of one.
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A let up is outside ball two to Frank Robinson who popped out his first time up.
Beautiful day. You can tell the weatherman is a Muceo fan too.
Two balls, no strikes.
A beauty of curveball.
Frank Robinson.
He jukes up on the bat about an inch from the end, which is unusual for a slugger.
He hits a high curve foul now into the stand.
Onto the roof. Bounces out onto Spring Avenue, I believe.
The photographers chase those foul balls as if they were on the ground.
Two balls, two strikes.
Gibson ready. The pitch to Robinson.
Fastball low and away, ball through.
Bob Gibson, the Cardinal leading pitcher for the season with 18 victories.
Trying for number 19.
A full count on Frank Robinson. Two men are out.
But wind up by Gibson, the pitch.
Melby stops now, called Stein. Looks for another sign.
Full count of three and two.
Now the pitch. Strike! Got him. A curveball.
And Gibson struck out the side.
And so it is.
A duel between Gibson and Maloney continues and we go to the bottom of the fourth.
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We go to the bottom of the fourth. The girl that leads it off, Stan Ussilby, next.
Maloney hasn't allowed a hit. We're in the bottom of the fourth.
Stephen Browns beat the Los Angeles Rams 20 to 7.
20 to 6 make it. Here's the pitch to Grogg.
He takes a fastball and there's a strike is called.
Boy, this Maloney really fires that palota.
One strike and over.
Now the signal given. Here's the pitch.
And it's a high fastball that evens it up.
One ball, one strike.
Grogg popped up his first time.
The delivery by Maloney.
Just barely missed outside.
And the count, two balls and a strike.
No funny on, nobody out.
Bottom of the fourth, no score.
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Two balls and a strike.
The pitch is on the way.
A high pop foul back and out of play.
And it's even up a 2-2.
Gibson has fanned five in four innings. Maloney has struck out six in three.
With Grogg leading off the fourth.
Two balls, two strikes.
Out of the way. Jim Maloney gets set.
Here's the pitch on the way.
Swung on, a fly ball in the left center.
Frank Robinson going all the way. Makes the catch.
The wind held that ball up.
Grogg fly to Robinson.
Here's Muehseel now.
Oh, hit one on the rope, stash.
And then just circle the bases in.
And the most illustrious career in baseball history.
And the ball is outside. Boy, this Maloney is not letting up any, I'll tell you.
One ball, no strikes.
One man out, nobody on base. Here's the pitch on the way.
Slow curve is a beauty.
Oh, he really changed up.
And the count is even up on a ball and a strike.
One out, ball game in the fourth.
Maloney getting ready, the pitch is on the way.
He's got the middle row to his right.
Muehseel gets the first hole of the game.
Ascended to center.
And the ball gives him a standing ovation again.
Wow, there's the hit.
They went for baseball again.
That might be the final hit. They don't know.
They want to be protected for any eventuality.
And now on the stand, he gives it to Coach Joe Schultz.
Well, if anybody ever thought for a moment that there isn't emotion in baseball,
they certainly have learned differently.
Here's Boyer and he taps it foul.
The ball bounces back and hits him on the side of the head and rolls back.
Muehseel returns to first base.
So it'll be no no-hitter pitch by Maloney.
Stan Muehseel got the first hit.
A single to center.
One out.
Ball game in the fourth.
Kenny Boyer up there.
Crowd hungry for a rally.
He had a cut, but he missed it.
Two strikes and nothing.
We're in the bottom of the fourth. No score.
Muehseel, playing it safe in first base, will go away.
Now Maloney's fifth.
High and inside.
Two strikes and a ball.
One gone. Four pinning.
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Boyer.
Now Maloney's pitch.
High and inside.
Two strikes and a ball.
One gone.
Four pinning.
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Here's the pitch, low and outside.
And Amon's on up with two and two.
Muehseel, the runner at first.
One out.
Now the signal given.
Tossed to first, the runner back.
Now he gets a kick out of Maloney thinking Muehseel might steal.
There's the pitch.
Bounces away, wild pitch. He's going to go to second.
Muehseel is the first man in this ball game
for the Cardinals to reach base.
Prefer to reach second base.
One man for the Reds got to second base.
On an air.
It's a wild pitch.
Boyer up there now on the count of three and two.
Now the signal given.
Three balls, two strikes.
The pitch to Boyer.
He's stuck in on the ball, gets away from the catcher.
There goes Boyer to first base, a throw.
He's out on a close play.
Edwards first left Muehseel.
Makes sure he held second.
And then threw to first in time to get Boyer.
As the third strike had gotten away but he threw him out.
That's strikeout number seven for Maloney.
So Boyer strikes out but has to be thrown out.
So here's Bill White who found out his first time.
The pitch.
High almost got away from Johnny Edwards.
Maloney's in the sunshine.
The plate is gulped in the shadow of the stands.
As hard as Maloney throws it might be a little bit tough to follow.
Swung at a curve and missed.
That evens it up with a ball and a strike.
Two men are out.
Fourth inning, no score.
A memorable day in St. Louis.
Now the glance at second, the pitch on the way.
High.
Stan Sandick who's a lieutenant.
Now at Fort Riley.
Saw his dad play an exhibition game earlier this year in Kansas City.
He's near to the...
Fort Riley, here's the pitch low and inside.
But actually I guess I've seen him the first time in the National League game this season.
Three balls and a strike on Bill White.
The outfield straight away and deep.
Three one pitch.
Here it is.
Ball four, he walked him.
Here's James now.
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This is Harry Carey with Jerry Gross and Roy May here at Fort Stadium.
Charlie James with runners at first and second.
Misses the first pitch for a strike.
One strike and no ball.
Runners at first and second.
Jim Maloney into the stretch.
A bouncing ball to strike the inning out of the open.
Cardinals to second base.
Force play.
So James force play.
And it's one hit, no runs, no errors on two left.
At the end of the four, there's no score.
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Foreman to lead it off in the fifth.
First pitch, a high-fly ball to right center that ought to be caught.
That's Charlie James.
And he makes the fly.
One out.
And there's Johnny Edwards.
Left-handed batter.
Ball game in the fifth.
No scores yet.
Musial's had the only hit for the Cardinals.
A single center with one out in the fourth.
Here's the pitch to Johnny Edwards.
And it's a curveball low.
One ball, no strikes.
We're in the fifth.
Now the pitch on the way.
A ground ball, white to his right.
Javier feels that Gibson covers a nice play.
White couldn't reach the ball, but Javier did.
Bob Gibson was alert and covered.
And it's an easy out.
Two men up, two men down.
And here's Chico Cardinals.
Right-handed batter.
Ball game in the fifth.
Pittsburgh on the Giants, nothing, nothing at the end of one.
The Reds are watching that one closely.
They got a chance to finish in a third-place tie.
Cardinals takes a slider over the outside corner.
Started a swing.
Didn't, thought it was outside. It wasn't.
One strike, no ball.
The pitch missed.
Boy, he had a cut that time.
Two strikes and no ball.
Two out and only on, fifth inning.
Delightful day in St. Louis with a cool breeze blowing.
Bob Gibson getting ready.
Just barely missed outside.
Two strikes and a ball. Two out, fifth inning.
Chico Cardinals digging in.
He got him swinging.
And that's a six-strike on now for Gibson.
And it's nothing across in the fifth.
And we go into the bottom half of the fifth inning, no score in the ball game.
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Regardless of the bottom of the fifth, the Cardinals and the Reds are nothing, nothing.
Tim McCarver will lead it off. He fanned his first time up.
Maloney has fanned seven men in four innings.
Gibson has struck out six and five.
We're in the last of the fifth.
There's McCarver leading it off. Here's the pitch.
There's a high pop line.
In the short center, Rose backing up.
Under the ball, he's got it.
So McCarver popped the road.
Maloney is shooting for his 24th victory of the year.
Gibson's trying for number 19.
A real duel for a capacity crowd on his memorable day, September the 29th.
Stan Huseel's farewell is a play.
The pitch to Javier.
Swung late and foul back.
Into the lower deck, strike one.
One strike, can't hold off.
One out and nobody on base.
The Cardinals, who of course have already clinched second place,
but the Reds fighting for a first division berth.
At the moment, they're tied for fourth one game on a third.
Now the pitch.
High pop line, a short right field.
That might be trouble.
Everybody chasing it. Harper on the run makes the gap.
Lost his cap and caught the ball.
Javier popped out to Harper.
He made a good running catch on the right field line.
Here's Bob Gibson.
Gibson, the leading hitter among Cardinal pitchers, batting 2-12.
And he has had three home runs.
20 runs batted in.
One ball and all strike as the fastball is high.
Gibson makes his home in Omaha.
The delivery.
High pop ball coming back.
Edwards, no play.
On the screen but not close enough to us.
Here, I wish I didn't went up this way today. I'd be lucky.
One ball, one strike.
Two men are out.
Bob Gibson after.
And when he gets set, the pitch is on the way.
A beauty curveball strike to call.
Man, this fella really snaps one off.
Directly overhanded.
Two strikes and a ball to pitch on the way.
Curveball that Gibson really bailing out of there.
But it was inside.
Two balls, two strikes.
Two men out.
We're in the fifth.
No one outside, ball three.
Three and two.
Had a girl in her.
Full count of Bob Gibson.
He became the Cardinals' first baserunner in the third when he walked.
Three-two pitch.
He struck him out.
Swinging hard.
Strikeout number eight.
Four men warming.
Nothing across.
At the end of five, no score.
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Well, it's bad news for the football fans.
The football Cardinals were beaten at Pittsburgh 23-10 by the Steelers today.
But you can't win them all.
Out of the first three games on the road, the Cardinals have won two and lost one now.
So here's Casco to lead it off.
We're in the sixth.
And there's a good fastball in the first strike off.
One strike and a ball.
Casco swings a ground ball down to Grove.
He'll throw him out.
One gone as Dick Grove throws out Eddie Casco.
Beautiful day in St. Louis.
Where does Maloney and Gibson are pitching?
You wonder how anybody's going to score.
And in this game you can't even kick a field goal.
One out, nobody on. Maloney left handed batter against Gibson.
He takes a fastball strike off.
One strike and a ball.
One out, nobody on. Sixth inning, no score.
Really rolling along.
There's a beauty at the knees. Strike two.
Two strikes and nothing.
There's the pitch outside.
Warren Spahn is pitching that game today in Milwaukee against the Cubs.
Henry Aaron gave him a lead in the first inning of the home run.
Two strikes and a ball.
There's a drive deep center, blood back. He's there.
Makes the catch. Maloney hit that ball sharply.
It's out two men up, two men down.
Boy I tell you if it hadn't been for the air on the pop line, the third.
Gibson would be pitching town on to a perfect game.
Rose the leadoff man, single, but was retired in a strikeout double play.
And the only other man to reach base was Casco when Boyer dropped his windblown pop fly for an error in the third.
So each team has had one hit. Here's the pitch to Rose.
He had a home run cut.
One out of two. Rookie of the year, Pete Rose.
Started a swing held up. Town is even up with a ball and a strike.
They're in the sixth. Two out. Nobody on base. No score.
Gibson delivers. Swing on a high pop fly.
In the left field, a right drop. You'll see him chasing it. It's a foul ball.
Just to the foul side of the line.
Well we just saw it.
Two strikes and a ball. Two out. Rose up there.
Another pitch outside. Aaron's forty fourth home run of the year has given Spahn a one to nothing lead at the end of two in Milwaukee over the Cubs.
Going outside McCovey's got forty four so Aaron has tied him.
The home run championship is at stake. It looks like Tommy Davis has won the batting title.
Three two pitch to Rose. Swung on bouncing ball up the middle but Javier cuts in on it. Has it.
Throws him out on a close play. One two three and out again.
Nothing across. We're going to the bottom half of the sixth. No score.
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Bottom half of the sixth no score. It'll be flood, growth and mucil coming up this inning. I would imagine this perhaps might be the last time that Stan Musial will bat. Here's the pitch.
Fastball low. I'm sure the manager Johnny Keane will want to give this crowd a final opportunity.
I'm a farm a deal as a player one ball no strike. What takes it for a strike off. So we might be seeing in this inning.
The greatest career of all and one ball one strike as a fly ball.
One hundred and ninety nine hit the season that road has two hundred and one one has a hundred and ninety nine.
White has a hundred and ninety eight. There's a chance to score a lead off double by blood Cardinals won the first game this season at New York.
Now this the final game I will like there.
A great pitching performance to remember the season by remember even more importantly this day by.
The roads can't find the ones who strikes and nothing is trying to get one over the third base. So two strikes no ball runner at second base the ball game in the sixth.
Jim Maroney gets ready. He's struck him out strike number nine.
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First pitch. Oh what a cut he had and he filed it back.
He really had a swing at that one.
He'll see a man who's had three thousand six hundred and twenty nine hits during his fabulous career.
Jim Maroney.
And the swing. Unlikely to say his wife's again.
And got the first hit off the loading single center the only other hit was the lead off double by blood.
The bullies are losing one to nothing before the Los Angeles.
One here we go.
How.
hit. His first base hit gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory. Now listen, Gary Coleman is going to replace Newfield.
There he goes! The end of a great career. A standing ovation for Newfield.
The game is team to lead, 1-0.
He's got a second hit. And there it is. Here's the way he racks it up.
3,026 games. 10,973 at-bats.
1,949 runs scored.
3,630 hits.
725 doubles. 177 triples. 475 home runs. 1,950 runs batted in.
Boy, you're up there. You throw the first. I had a hunch maybe that would happen. That's why I tried to alert you to it because...
Curve a little bit outside. Yes, sir.
His first major league hit against the Boston Braves and against a knuckleballer named Jim Tobin. His last major league hit against a fireballer named Jim Maloney.
Each drove in runs. The double against Tobin.
Back in 1941 gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory driving in two runs. And the single-hair gives them a 1-0 lead in the sixth.
Unfortunately, the remainder of the game is missing.
The original recording was stopped with the Cardinals up 2-0 after Musial was pulled from the game for a pinch runner.
The ending of the game did prove to be dramatic, however.
The Reds tied the game in the top of the ninth against Bob Gibson after three consecutive hits by Gordy Coleman, Don Pavluczak, and Leo Cardenas.
The Cardinals loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but failed to score.
The game remained tied until the bottom of the 14th when the Cardinals Jerry Buczek and Kurt Flood singled and then Dale Maxwell doubled to end the game.