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The Chicago Cubs faced the St. Louis Cardinals at Bush Stadium for a Tuesday night game on September 8th, 1998.
The talk in baseball and certainly in this game was about one thing, home runs.
Mark McGuire had just tied Roger Maris for the single season record with his 61st home run the day before.
And he had his sights on breaking the record against the Cubs.
Chicago had their own slugger chasing the same record. Sammy Sosa had 58 home runs.
The two sluggers had been tied at 55 just two weeks earlier, but Sosa was slowing down when Big Mac went on a tear.
Chicago was coached by Jim Riggleman and were having a good season in 1998, coming into this game with an 80-64 record, but 12 games behind the Houston Astros.
St. Louis was coached by Tony LaRusso. They were a 500 team in 1998, but nobody cared.
The stands were packed every day for batting practice and for the game, just to get a chance at St. McGuire swing the bat.
This audio recording is from the St. Louis Radio broadcast featuring announcers Jack Buck and Mike Shannon.
Roger Maris' single season mark of 61. Here to beat Traxel, their right-hander, against the Cardinal left-hander, Kitten Merker.
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Well, this ballpark is full, and it has been full for quite some time.
They came early, and it is with a festival attitude, to say the least.
We wait for the men in blue to come out from the iron home plate. When they do, here are all the lineups they will accept.
Leading it off for Jimmy Riggerman, Chicago Cubs, is Lance Johnson, the center fielder.
Jose Hernandez will play short again, and he's in the two slot. Mark Grace at first. Sammy Saucer's their cleanup man. He's in right field.
58 homerun. 140 runs battered in in a 3-13 effort. He has had an unbelievably great season.
Against the Cardinal left-hander, he is 5 out of 18, including two homeruns. So Mark will have his hands full tonight.
Allen Hill will play left to a bat fielder. The number six man is the third baseman, Gary Gaietti.
Vicki Morton-Deney is at second base. And he has played 43 consecutive games without an error.
Ten times in his career he has gone 30 or more games without an error. He is one of the best. He's having a fine season.
Offensively with seven homers, 48 runs battered in in a 3-0-2 effort. Scott Service is their catcher. Steve Traxel on the mound.
He is a 14-game winner. It's a single season high for him. He's 14 and 7. And he's 8 and 4 lifetime against the Cardinals, including a 1-0 record this season.
Johnson, Hernandez, and Grace. Sosa, Hill, and Gaietti. Morton-Deney, Service, and Traxel for the Cardinals.
Tony LaRusso has the line on the shields to lead it off. He's at second base.
The number two man tonight is the third baseman, Fernando Tatis.
So Tatis moved up to the two spot because of Jordan not in the lineup.
He heard his Achilles yesterday running that ground ball out to first base and he's unable to play tonight. Tatis at third, that's second.
Mark McGuire at first base, 61 home runs. And against the Chicago team, in 15 games in his career he has 10 home runs, including six of them this year.
Ten home runs in 15 games against Chicago. And against Traxel, he is three out of ten with one home run.
He's at first, that's third. Lankridge in center, Ganseth left fielder, field bat fifth.
Mabry's at right. Luis Ardaz is the Cardinals shortstop.
Gantt-Murka, the Cardinal left hander, with one line lost 11. And Eli Marrero will do the work behind the plate again. He continues to play very well.
The shields to Tatis and McGuire, like for Gant and Mabry, Ardaz, Murka and Marrero, and the entire world watching this action here.
History on its way. What a day we had yesterday when McGuire hit his 61st home run. I mean it was storybook just like the entire season.
I don't know what can top it, but he continues to do that. He just keeps rolling along. And we will come back and have tonight's play-by-play for you in 90 seconds.
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Well as I told you, this crowd gathered early and they're settling in now.
You need to settle in because McGuire said some more Minnesota runs that he's hit them in the first inning.
Including number 61. I think he hit 50 in the first inning also.
So we are set to go here.
Everyone ready as Lance Johnson walks in and you can cut the electricity with a knife here.
It is really something. They are all rubbed up.
Well Jack, I don't know how you can top yesterday with number 61 but he continues to amaze at every phase of this 1990 season.
I wonder what's up for us today.
I wonder what he has in mind and of course all eyes are riveted on Sosa who made bad in this first inning and McGuire who will bat in the first inning.
And now they're riveted on Lance Johnson leading off against Ken Parker first pitch swing.
Ipoptol going to go out of play. It's like 1-7-13. We're underway on a nice cool evening.
The weather has changed. It's 75 degrees. 75 degrees at game time.
Johnson, Jose Hernandez and Mark Grace here in the opening inning.
Another one from Merker. Lance Johnson took it over the low for a ball.
Eli Moreiro behind the plate for the Cardinals and Fernando Tatis playing third and playing in the step in front of the base.
Johnson hits it on the ground the first foul. Foul ball feeling by the first base coach.
And a souvenir for a fan.
One ball, two strikes.
Merker trying to get the leadoff hitter, the lefty deliverers and a swing and a foul goes out of play.
Johnson's only hitting.256 with eight stolen bases.
He can run.
And he's battling Merker.
Here's the pitch. Swing and a fly ball high in the air to left center.
Call for by Langford. He has it for the out of net.
The way this game starts for Lance Johnson flying out to center field.
Bringing to the plate Jose Hernandez.
Hernandez the number two hitter.
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First foul hitter usually ball one high outside to Jose Hernandez.
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Ball one now ball two to Hernandez.
Merker delivers and it's ball three.
A couple of very good hitters waiting to come up there next. Mark Grace and then Sammy Sosa.
Merker answers to throw some strikes. Ball four is high. He walked it.
One on one out for Mark Grace.
The left handed hitting first baseman.
The Cardinals have added to their roster today.
Hope you heard JD Drew on the dugout show.
And the Cardinals have added others to the roster that we'll tell you about this evening.
Mark Grace is the batter.
I think the P.A. and Arthur announced the batter is Sosa who's on deck at the moment.
It's Grace rather than Sosa.
One on one out. Everybody's nervous at the park tonight.
Here's the pitch.
Down low and away ball one.
That's five in a row out of the strike zone thrown by Merker.
Merker has struck out 65 and walked 50.
Those aren't very good figures. Here's the pitch.
Strike all. Down and in but in the strike zone.
Cardinals at Gant and left. Langford in the center and Mabry at the right.
A wire holding against the runner.
The runner, Jose Hernandez. These Cubs are tied with the Mets.
In the wild card chase. Grace takes the ball in the dirt. It's a wild pitch.
And the runner scoots on to second base.
A walk in the wild pitch finds the runner on it. Second with one out.
That almost assures the fact that Sosa will bat here in the opening inning.
Has two balls in a strike to the hitter. Grace, this guy is a terrific hitter when he's ahead on the count.
He's very selective.
He's hit 14 home runs. He's batting 316. He took a strike.
And the outside partner is 2 and 2.
And the word again, that was a terrific pitch from Merker.
To the left hander, better Mark Grace.
Withered and in is on it's second and one out.
Here comes another and it's, ooh, just a little outside.
Probably hide home plate grown. There's Ripley, Steve Ripley who played umpire.
Didn't give the call to Merker.
On deck it's Sosa. Has to play this Mark Grace.
Runner at second one out. 3-2 pitch coming.
Swing up the middle it goes. A base hit becomes the lead.
In the center field it goes.
Grace makes it 1-0 Chicago.
A walk, a wild pitch, and a base hit.
Here comes Sosa.
Not anytime you make a mistake in this game. It usually burns you in the cover.
A little walk, a wild pitch.
What can we tell you?
And as Sosa comes to the plate, he gets another standing ovation from this crowd.
This is really good something folks.
I mean this has done more for America and the Dominican Republic and the world.
What an example these two gentlemen are setting.
They are setting some example in it.
They're epitomized with the standing o right here.
Folks all applauded. Sosa is up there with 58 home runs.
He takes ball one.
Five folks pop.
As ball one goes high outside to Sosa.
Comes already leading 1-0.
Grace running the bases with one out.
From the stretch, Merker delivers. Swing and a foul.
He's got a big cut at that one.
Merker has allowed.
11 home runs this year and Sosa has hit 58 of them.
And he leads the league and runs that in with 140.
Merker ready with another of the pitch.
Sosa is swinging a miss.
He failed to get that low pitch. One ball, two strikes.
He had one hit yesterday. One hit out of five trips.
And it was not a home run.
So he's sitting on 58.
Merker checks the runner, Grace.
Merker pitches to Sosa.
Up and in for a ball.
He had a jackknife out of the way. Two balls, two strikes.
The unnicketer now is Hill, Glen Allen Hill.
Another right-handed batter.
2-2 pitch.
Coming to Sosa. Swing and a ground ball base hit to left.
And the lead runner, Grace, stops at second.
And the Cubs have a chance for a big inning.
With a walk, a wild pitch, and two singles.
Glen Allen Hill comes up a right-handed batter.
He's hitting 3-48 for the Cubs.
3-48, batting mark.
Merker is the pitcher and the Cardinals are in first inning trouble.
Two on, one out, and the runner already across the plate for the Cubs.
Here's the pitch.
Over with a little ball on.
Mark Grace almost struck out, then single homer run.
Sosa had a 2-2 count when he singled.
Glen Allen Hill didn't really power the ball when he hits it.
He has five homers. Here's ball two.
And Merker is having first inning problems, which is not unusual.
The Cubs are batting 3-11 against Kent Merker.
Two on, one out. The Cardinals hope for a double play ball.
The pitch to Hill, swing and a double play ball.
And he is out of second only.
And Lourdes boxed it up. He got it, couldn't get it out of the glove.
He stumbled and darn near failed to get anybody out.
So Hill reaches out to feel his choice.
Grace goes to third.
And Gary Gaietti comes up.
Once again the Cardinals, this is an opportunity to get out.
When you give a good team, and this is a very good team, Chicago,
more than three outs in any, you will usually have to pay.
The Cardinals are 14th in the league in defense.
Third from the bottom.
First and third, two out.
Gaietti the hitter.
Strike call for Merker, that was a dandy down and in.
Inside corner Anthony to Gaietti.
Adding 284 and he hit his 15th home run of the year yesterday.
And Merker would be tickled to get out of this with only one run scoring.
Gaietti wants more than that.
Here's the pitch.
Swing and a base hit to right.
That makes it two to nothing.
The other runner goes on to third.
Gaietti makes it two to nothing with a ringing single in the right field.
The third hit.
Against Merker, the Cardinals lefty.
That Gaietti knows how to hit.
He knew what to expect from Merker, Mike.
He knew that off-speed pitch was coming and he knew what to do with it.
Well, he's been playing so well of late, he's now hitting nine straight games.
And during the nine, he's right around the 500 mark.
And in the 16 starts as a Cubs, he's hitting 400 with four home runs
and 15 runs driven home.
That's one to more indeed.
Do you think that's a good pick up for the stretch drives?
I think if they win, they'll be credited with making the difference, I'm sure.
I hope they give him a full share.
Orandini, the batter, he swings, flies it to the left.
Gain is there and one hand to fill the out.
The inning is over.
But Chicago gets a couple.
Two runs, three hits and a walk.
And two men left.
They scored two, they left two after one half inning.
Two to nothing, Chicago.
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Well, the Cardinals have added six players to the Major League roster.
Three pitchers and two outfielders from Memphis.
Fourth pitcher from Arkansas.
Outfielder Mark Little is also brought up from Memphis but not activated.
And the I-Bars back in uniform.
Rick Crouchure and Curtis King.
Jose Jimenez is also here.
Jimenez was 15-6 in pitcher of the year this year.
Texas League pitcher of the year.
I-Bar was a perfect 10-0 at Memphis.
10-0 for I-Bar.
How sure we know about.
He collected eight saves and 33 appearances for the Cardinals.
King has been here before.
JD Drew is in uniform and he is active.
He's the bonus player of this year.
And Mark Little has joined the ball club but he is not on the active roster.
Cardinals trail by two.
As the line of the Shields leads off in the first,
it will be followed by Patisse and McGuire.
And the Cubs lead two to nothing.
Steve Traxell, their pitcher, a 14-game winner.
He's one of their best pitchers.
He's a right-hander and brings it home to the Shields.
Shows a bunt, drags it past the pitcher.
Two Morandini, the cross, save, they drag.
A grand bunt by the Shields and a leadoff single.
Despite the effort by Morandini, once he got past the pitcher it looked good didn't it Mike?
Usually when you get it by that pitcher on natural surfaces,
when you can run like the Shields, it's automatic.
I will say this, Morandini made it a lot closer than most would have.
The leadoff man is on for Patisse.
He had a home run here yesterday or two days ago.
He has five for the year.
Steve Traxell, the pitcher, the Cup pitcher, has allowed 19 home runs this season.
That's not a very high total considering the number of innings he's worked to follow.
Strike one on Patisse with the Shields running the bases
and Cardinals trailing 2-0 here in the first inning of play.
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Comes leading 2-0 first inning.
Traxell steps off the rubber, this fellow is a slow worker.
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Traxell is ready, checks the Shields and the pitch.
Missed low and away on the breaking ball.
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Out comes Alino, the Cardinals trail 2-0 in the opening inning.
Alino takes his lead, Traxell steps off, that doesn't fill.
Traxell is about the slowest worker in the game.
Here's the pitch, sling and double play ball to third is foul, however, foul ball.
And the runner goes back to first.
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We've got fun single by the Shields after the Cubs score two in their first.
Traxell, the 6-4 right-hander, gets ready.
One and two, the count on Tatisse.
And they'll throw to first, and that was folks.
And he's out, he picks them off.
The Shields is picked off on that quick move by Traxell.
He lured them into taking that lead.
Cardinals argue about the call with the first-base umpire.
Fonsino call them out.
Mark Grace put a quick, quick tag on them, and Fonsino called them out.
I don't think he's arguing about the tag at first.
I think he's arguing about the move from the mom.
That's what I think he's arguing about.
That's exactly what he's arguing about.
Yes, he is, because he was tagged out by Grace, right?
Yeah, he was out. No doubt about that.
He was arguing about the move by Traxell.
That's what he was arguing about.
You can argue if there isn't a bar.
There is a bar, but you can't argue.
Another neat rule we have.
No fun at all anymore when you can't argue about balls and strikes.
One move, one more.
One and two to count to Tateesh.
Strike three called on him.
So Traxell suddenly is out of trouble.
But he might get even more trouble now.
He picked the man off first and snuck out Tateesh with a breaking ball.
Here comes McGuire.
You know, it strikes me that I hardly have to say anything.
You could probably just listen to the crowd noise here and realize what's going on.
Base is empty too.
Formed McGuire with a 61 home run.
Will this be the night when he hits one of the most monumental home runs in the history of baseball?
Will it be here in the first inning?
Will it be on this first pick from Traxell?
Right hander gets the sign.
Here it comes to McGuire.
He took the ball all the way.
You never saw so many flash bulbs at the ballpark in your life.
Everybody wants a picture of the home run or of the swing.
Here's the pitch coming to McGuire.
He took it inside.
Ball's due.
Hundreds and hundreds of flash bulbs explode with each pitch.
Outfielders deep to the left, shortstop is back into the outfield.
McGuire hasn't swung the bat yet.
Here's the pitch from Steve Traxell.
McGuire took a ball, ball is free.
Free and all.
Like I say, I hardly have to tell you what's going on.
You can tell by the crowd noise, right?
It comes to leading 2-0.
It's 2 out here in the inning.
Scoreboard says 1 out, but there are 2 out.
2 out here in the first inning.
Free and all the time.
And the crowd wants Traxell to go in near the ditch.
Here it comes to McGuire.
Swing and the ground ball is short.
Healed by a shortstop.
Hard end is out at first after one.
Not in the first inning tonight.
After one, it comes to lead it 2-0.
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Scott Service is the leadoff hitter.
He follows the ball or underwears in the second inning.
2-0 as the Cubs score 2 and left 2 in the first.
And Service, the number 8 hitter, is up against Kenton Rucker.
With a pitcher to follow up, pretty good hitter, Steve Traxell.
Here's the pitch over for low ball one.
Trouble started in the first for Rucker with a walk.
They gave up 3 base hits, one of them coming after the Cardinals botched up a double play ball.
1-1 the count.
Swing and a fly ball to center.
Hard hit, but Lankford is there.
Back about 12 steps and makes the play for the putout.
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Here's a strike call.
Paces empty behind Merkner.
And Traxell takes ball two.
Service fly it out to center to start this second.
And the leadoff hitter, Lance Johnson, waits the bat next.
Traxell took a look at it but took a strike.
And the count is 2-2.
Next pitch from the lefty, swing and a foul.
This Traxell is big and strong and he takes a cut doesn't he Mike?
He got 13 hits and 53 at bats for a very nice respectable 245 average
with one homer running six runs better than him.
I can remember when he pumped the one against us I believe.
Here's a pitch and a swing and a high fly ball.
Center field for Langford Andal.
He drifts back and makes the play two outs.
You can help yourself so many ways with your pitches.
Other pitchers sometimes can't.
Hitting, feeling, running.
Over the course of a year, over the course of a career,
you can pick up numerous victories because of those added abilities.
This is MWI Merker pitching to Lance Johnson,
a swing and a line drive at the left.
Gant is there, almost slipped and let the ball get by him
but he caught it for the outs.
Johnson lined out the left, down in order go the Cubs.
After an inning and a half, Chicago's on top 2-0.
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Let's see if the Cardinals can catch the Cubs here in the second.
Barely 2-0, they put a man on in the first.
That man was picked off and so the number 4-8er Lankford is first up in the second inning.
Traxel, the right-hander, delivers and it's a ball just outside.
As steep Traxel is the Cardinals' opponent this evening.
Had a losing record last year but a winning record this year.
A year ago, 8-12 with the Cubs.
Traxel's next pitch is fouled.
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From Oxnard, California, that's where our old friend Terry Pendleton grew up.
Lankford, Gannon, Mabry against the Cubs' right-hander.
And the Cubs trying to get out of here with a split.
The Cardinals are 3-1 on this homestand and this is the finale.
There's a strike call putting Lankford in the hole.
Lankford with a 26-ohm run.
He's like to reach the 100 mark in the RBIs and he has 91 of those.
He's the leadoff hitter.
Traxel has started off displaying good form here tonight.
The last time he pitched here,
the Cardinals got ahead of him very quickly, knocked him out very early.
Now tonight he's ready.
And the pitch, there's the ball.
First time up, McGuire rounded out to short.
Descending it will be Lankford, Gannon, Mabry.
The bottom three are Ordaz, Merker, and Marrero.
Next pitch, swing and a miss and a strikeout.
That's the second K for Traxel and through a high, hard one,
past the Cardinal outfielder and brings up Ron Gann.
Two strikeouts for Traxel.
Mike, this Traxel's on a much better track than he was the last time he started here.
Well, usually when you get good pitchers,
you either get them early or you're out of luck because once they settle in,
they can really be something.
Traxel, a 14-game winner, looks like he's really sharp tonight.
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Bases empty behind Steve Traxel.
Out of the decuiter is Mabry, pitch coming.
Gann took a strike on the outside corner.
That's strike two.
Manny Ibar, Rick Crouchure, and Curtis King have all been added to the ball club,
along with Jose Jimenez.
0-2 and Gann hits another foul.
Jimenez was 15-6 at Arkansas and the Texas League Player of the Year.
Ibar was 10-0 at Memphis with a 2.60 ERA and 3-6 with the Cardinals this year.
Crouchure and King you know about.
And J.D. Drew is in uniform tonight along with Mark Little.
0-2 to Gann outside ball one.
J.D. Drew is the Cardinals' number one selection, the fifth overall in the annual draft this year.
Traxel had 2-0, brings home another pitch and Gann corks it foul into the left field again,
keeping him up there 1-2.
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No more tickets to be bought for the rest of the year.
Here's a fly ball to the right.
Should be handled by Sosa and it is 2-0.
You know, Jack, and I think that that paid off because I think most of those tickets
have gone to Cardinal fans and not for the folks trying to jump in and get in on this great history-making season.
So I'm really happy about that, but our loyal Cardinal fans have bought all those tickets, most of them anyway.
Another transaction today is Scarborough Green.
The young Cardinal Outfielder was claimed off waivers by Texas today.
The Cardinal lost Scarborough Green.
Speedy Outfielder.
Two out, nobody on for Mabry.
Right-handed pitcher, left-handed batter, ball one.
Ball two was low.
Nice one-point.
One-point.
Three, one-point.
We're in the second and the Cubs lead it two to nothing.
Here's the pitch.
Second of foul goes out of play.
In the Chicago first, Sosa got a hit, a single to left.
In the Cardinal first, McGuire grounded out too short.
Two balls and a strike with two outs.
And another pitch to John Mabry is coming.
Swing and a foul.
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Here's the pitch from Trexel.
Swing and a long one to Mabry back at the center field fence.
Might leave the park.
It is caught by Johnson up against the fence for the final hour.
Johnson made it look easy once he got back there.
He went right at the fence.
After two, the Cubs lead it two to nothing.
Back to work though as Mr. Mooker, and here in the third inning, he'll work two.
The harder their lineup, the better it will be.
Two, three, and four minutes.
And that's Grace and Sosa.
Cubs score two in the first. They lead it two to nothing as we play here in the third.
Merker gave all three of those hits in both runs in the first inning.
Cardinals have one hit.
And it's two to nothing.
First one by Merker to the right-hander hitting Jose Hernandez.
Little low ball one.
Twenty-one home runs and 69 RBIs.
A great year for Hernandez.
They didn't expect all of this from him.
He pops it up on the infield. Who wants it? Big Mac.
It almost never came down, but finally it does, and that's the first out.
Here's Grace.
Mark, an RBI single.
Then he scored in the first inning.
He now has 75 RBIs.
Then he's put together another fine season.
He is a very sound, everyday player.
Sosa on deck.
Well, the promotion shirts off your backs, Cardinals had yesterday for MDA and Cardinals' care.
They netted $145,000 yesterday.
That is a 65% increase from last season.
A two-year total of $233,000.
See, right call to Grace. Isn't that great?
Once again, the Cardinals continue to donate to so many different charities.
Line drive, base hit to left.
They keep throwing that ball out over the plate for Grace, and he just keeps playing tacky-tack.
He knows what to do with it, doesn't he?
Yeah, you've got to pitch him inside, make him pull the ball.
I bet you he gets the majority of his base hits off the middle and to left field.
I'm sure he does.
Here comes Sosa, single his first time.
This fella, in 91 games, his last 91 has 49 home runs.
Sitting on 58 for the year, he takes it.
Just do right call.
Sosa has hit two home runs against Mercer in his career.
Came in five out of 18.
They're deep, straightaway, infield, looks to the double play ball, and there it is.
Two-third out at second and out at first.
Five, four, three, and the inning is over.
Good double play.
Batiste to Sios McGuire.
Bottom of the third, complete to nothing.
Back to the mound goes Tracks.
Oh boy, he's been tough tonight.
Nice note here over our facts from Alan Oliver in Glasgow, Scotland.
He's listening in tonight on the Internet.
And a big hello to...
...Barnie Emerson.
He's in Frankfurt, Germany.
Ramstein Air Base.
He's from St. Louis.
All of his brothers, everyone listening here in St. Louis.
And Barnie Emerson, tuning in in Frankfurt, Germany.
He's watching.
He sets his alarms for 2 a.m.
All right, Barnie.
We'll see if we can get it for you here tonight.
I think you are looking forward, aren't you?
RD wanted to go on.
First one to Ardaz is high ball.
One and one underway in the third for the Cardinals.
Ardaz, a 157 average, no homers, five rebbies.
There straight away, infield, outfield.
Right-handed hitter, looks at it low.
Tracks always face the minimum.
Shields single to start the game.
He was picked off.
Since then, he's retired everywhere.
So he has no perfect game tonight.
The 2-0, Luis Ardaz takes the swing.
Inside corner.
This is a big game for Chicago.
Everyone's a big game for Chicago from here on out.
They're tied with the Mets for the Wild Card.
80 and 64 are the records.
And just two back of the Giants, 78 and 66.
Mike, have you been visiting with the Marris family here in St. Louis?
Let them alone, Jack.
Let them enjoy themselves.
They were at the restaurant last night and had a nice meal alone.
Outside is ball three, three and one.
And I'm happy to report that Marris is feeling a lot better.
I thought she was out and dining last night with the family.
And as we gave tonight, a very gracious family, a very classy family, stylish family.
Three-one, pop-file back here.
Long look.
Traxler gets his thing.
And here she comes.
Luis pops it up. It's on the infield. Who wants it?
The baseman, Mondini, is there and six in a row retired by Traxler.
He is on to say the least.
There were 39 lucky winners presented with jerseys last night.
Players and coaches on the field immediately following the game.
Take those jerseys under, wear something.
Worn when McGuire hit his 61st home run.
The jersey worn by Mark.
He wore two, naturally.
They took the one off when he hit that home run in the first inning.
But the one he wore the remainder of the game was won by a lucky lady.
And of course they had a special patch on the sleeve.
Here is a buttertip.
Strike two, he missed it.
Mercer's on too.
It was a great promotion yesterday.
50,530 fans in a day purchased over 166,000 chances from 500 volunteers
around here stationed around Bush City.
That is great.
And I was not one of the winners.
But, I'm going to go for a great cause.
Mercer looks at one outside and it's 2-2 on deck.
The number nine man, Eli Marrero.
We were some of the spenders, weren't we?
But not the winner.
She like three calls.
Down goes Mercer.
Strike out number three, four, the right-hander, trucks.
One in each inning thus far.
Usually, Jack, it's somebody that has just a dollar.
They buy one and they get the lucky winner.
I think it was a lady bought three of them.
That's great.
Folks, you want a new Harley Davidson?
I don't, but perhaps you do.
I know how to get one.
It's simple.
Send it an entry receipt from a $2 Show Me Five ticket from the Missouri lottery.
That will be your chance to win.
Play Show Me Five if you're a ticket to ride.
You know what, I do not.
I'd rather face a man with a knife than ride a motorcycle.
I think that it looked good though in your living room.
You could just sit on it once in a while and watch the view.
You could walk around there.
Sure.
Straight, you could jump up and down on that seat.
That'd be about it.
Here is a strike into Eli.
Going on two outs, third inning, two nothing in Chicago.
In fact, I'd rather jump out of an airplane than ride a motorcycle.
We know you're not completely insane.
Okay.
I bet you'd do it.
In fact, we'll get a charity to hang you on.
Here's a line drive in the left.
Back goes a left fielder.
He has it.
That's three up, three down.
After three, the Cubs lead two nothing.
The Cubs work as much as fourth inning action.
Leading it off is their big left fielder, Glen Allen Hill.
First one outside and high ball one.
Nice letter here from Dale and Sherry Wiley.
Crane, Missouri.
That's the fact they sent it.
I want to know why Roger Maris played in 163 games in 61.
Here's a five ball in the right.
High one.
That should be easy.
There is a neighboring.
Easy for neighboring anyway.
One out.
The official record list for only 162 games.
It's just like us playing here tonight.
They listed as game number 144.
But it's really game 145 because the rate out, the game does not count.
The records do.
But if you played in that game and all of the other games, you play in 163.
That's a bad rule that Major League Baseball has.
In my estimation, it's a bad rule.
They should just start the game and take it from there.
But that's why Maris played in 163.
That's right.
McGuire will play in 163 this year.
Cardinals will have 163 games.
He won't play in all of them.
He'll be with Maris.
Roger played in 161, but there were 163.
They count the record.
And if you were in the game, they counted as a game played.
And they list you as 163.
And that's why Roger played in 163 games.
He didn't play in all of them, but the Yankees did.
So did the Cardinals this year because of the rate out.
In Pittsburgh, here's a strike.
Two-guy at it.
Then it's full now.
Gary, an LBI single his first time out.
Man, is he playing some baseball.
He's hitting nine in a row now.
And make it another base hit.
Over the shortstop set.
He's two for two.
Here's single.
What a valuable asset he's going to be going down the stretch.
Boy, the Cubs, he's already been something.
He's played in 16, now 17 as a starter.
And hitting over 400, four homers and 15 RBIs in those 17 games.
That's what Guyetti's done.
One-out single.
McGuire holds against him.
Here is the left-handed swinging, Mickey Mondini.
And a fast ball is high ball.
One deck, catcher, service.
Two to nothing.
The Cubs scored twice in the first round.
The fourth, two 5-0 Cubs, 0-1-0 Cubs.
Infielders look for the double play of O, and here's a balk.
Maybe we've made some mistakes already tonight.
A balk by Mercer, and there goes the double play out of order.
They play Mondini to hit the left field.
Give him right center.
Mickey has seven home runs, and another one is high to him, two and all.
Mercer needs to get himself back together now after that balk.
He's a little upset with himself.
Be careful.
Here's the 2-0.
A breaking pitch, a beauty strike call.
That was one heck of a pitch there.
Nice note from Buddy Royce Sievers who looks here in St. Louis.
Ted Williams said about Royce Sievers, the best swing you'd ever seen.
2-1.
Upstairs, ball free.
I'd say that was a pretty good top in there, wouldn't you, Jim?
We owe you a break.
We'll give it to you after Mondini does something here.
The pitchers and the dirty walk.
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Scott's service there, catcher.
He's been playing very well of late, has 12 hits in his last 30-night at bats coming
into this action.
Lying hard to center his first time.
Seven-ohm runs, 33.
He runs batted in.
He got three of those.
RBI's against us on three ground-offs one night.
Right-handed batter and a base hit to left.
Let's see if we'll have a play at the plate.
They're going to stop Guy Eddie there, and the bases will be loaded, only one out.
Boyd tracks on, he's a good inning pitcher now.
Cardinals get their bullpen busy.
Curtis King starts to throw down there.
So they do not like what they see from Lerner.
And here comes Duncan, the pitching coach.
Well, if we're going to break in the action tonight, don't forget about Murray Fresh-Budweiser
for that crisp, clean taste.
Budweiser.
Mm-mm.
You know, they have introduced Lauren on dating.
It's the day your bud was born.
Budweiser, the king of beers.
Well, the bases loaded, tracks all at the plate.
Steve has six runs batted in this year.
How's everything in Hot Springs, Arkansas?
KXOWR station there.
Starts at 14-20.
They play the easy favorites, the parties all the way through the 80s down there.
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Now, Murkers in a hot spot.
Bases loaded, one out, the pitch.
Swing and a miss, he threw it by tracks up around the letter.
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On deck Lance Johnson, Kent, Murker, wriggled his way out of this mess.
He trails two-nothing here in the fourth with the bases loaded only one away.
He checks, he kicks, he pitches.
Change up, a little foul out of play into the older section down there.
I scramble for that souvenir.
The young lady seated down there, and she has it.
She's proud, holds it high.
Who will get home run number 62?
You think that's not a valuable base for them?
They are deep for tracks only, play them to hit the right.
This guy's a pretty good hitter, the old two-pitch.
He pops it up foul into the seats and out of play.
I wish some corporation would come out and say, hey, we'll pay a million dollars
to whoever has that ball, and then we'll put it on display or do something with it
for security, and then after that give it to Mark, and then Mark will give it to the
Hall of Fame, Cooperstown.
That'd be neat, wouldn't it?
O2 struck him out swinging, but he just got a piece of it.
I think he just got a piece of it on the foul ball.
He just tipped it, and he stays alive.
He threw him an O2 changeup.
Let's see what he comes up with now.
Big yellow O2, Irene Meath in Springfield, Mizzou.
91 now, listening in tonight.
Tracks over throws right, bats right.
Steps out, walks back in.
By the center his first time, bases loaded, one out, and feelers look for the double play.
Traxel wants the RBI.
Cubs lead 2-0.
The pitch, inside, moved him out of there.
Ball one.
Traxel spinning away, and then he snapped back.
Nobody likes that ball up in here.
I wonder if it gets close to your whiskers.
Now he swings and fouls it off to the right end of the seat.
Traxel is really battling against Merker.
Can't get that third strike by him.
He's had him O2, it's 1-2.
He's fouled off through.
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Here it busts Solnau.
Solnau.
Here's another Traxel, swinging a miss.
He finally got it, swept him out.
Now the only thing that stays between Merker and getting out of the city is Lance Johnson,
who's really been swinging a lot better late.
He's 0-2 though in the early going here.
That strikeout is the first for Merker tonight.
Johnson has flied to center, lined to left.
Left-headed batter.
He's coming off a hand injury.
He's hit the seventh straight during the sevenies, about at.357.
With two out and the bases loaded, he takes it upstairs, ball one.
Big, big crowd, Solnau.
We are Solnau for the remainder of 1998 here at Bush Stadium.
We'll have big crowds wherever we go.
We go to Cincinnati, Houston, and Milwaukee.
That's all that's left.
Another to Johnson is high and it's ball two.
Now he went walking.
Now with the bases loaded, would he?
Miss Johnson is a very fine everyday journeyman ball player.
He's looking for a fat one on 2-0.
Here it is and he takes it.
Steve Wright.
Katisse, a third.
Ardazic, short to Shields, a second baseman.
Big Mack at first.
Bases are loaded.
Dyeetti, Maundini.
End service.
The two work.
Swing and a line drive deep into right field.
Back is Mabry on the move, on the move.
Keep back there.
We go to the bottom of the fourth.
The club still reads you nothing.
Ah, Frank, this summer's going to be fun.
What was that?
Because I rented a summer branch.
Summer branch?
I'm going to stock the fridge with Budweiser, invite the Iguana girls over, turn up the radio.
What's that?
Where's that coming from?
Club Louis.
This is going to be fun.
Club Louis, hey, hey, hey, Chicky Pum Pum over there.
What's happening?
Hey, what are you doing?
I'm sorry, I carried away.
I'm still the same old Louis.
Yeah, well, I hope so.
However, I would like you to start calling me Louis.
No, I'm not going to do that.
Louis the 14th?
No.
The lizard formerly known as Louis?
Anhyzer Bush, St. Louis, Missouri.
The game's starting soon.
What's he eating?
I love cookies.
My mom got me them.
Great, those are from Mrs. Allison's and...
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Get your cookie ready.
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I think I need more cookies.
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Back to work his track, so he's been something.
He gave the Shields a single when the first picked him off and since then he has retired.
Eight in a row, three on strikeouts.
He'll have the Shields to T. Sand, Maguire here in the fourth with the Cubs leading 2-0.
He rounded the short his first time up on a 3-0 pitch.
His tracks have kept everything low and away and even the, even the, well, mulled the short was low and away.
Three on, 10-9, one over to the Shields.
A nice hand for the Shields.
Delanos hitting 2-99, so you know what he wants to do, keep that average over the 300 plateau.
He's a free agent at the end of the year.
Hit his third, his guy Eddie, charging and a striking at the knees.
2-0 Cubs.
But no one too concerned about that at the moment as far as the fans are concerned.
Played the Shields straight away and he looks at it low and inside, even his account 1-1.
Yeah, I'll go to the East and then Maguire.
We had 50,000-plus here yesterday, we have the same this afternoon, but they'll have to count, one has double.
Orlando Pacers here, here's a ground ball foul.
We got to, we got to count Orlando twice, don't we?
We're going to count you twice as in attendance here tonight.
Big lineman from the Rams. He's enjoying Cardinal baseball.
A one ball two strike pitch. Traxel two Galeno.
Round ball hard hit to Guy Hattie. Man he is tough. Tough play. He makes it as usual.
And that's nine in a row set down by Traxel.
If you watch Guy Hattie play third base in the Youngster, please don't stimulate him because he does not have a good
basic technique of feeling round balls.
But of course when they saw Stan Musial stand at the plate they said, oh no you can't do that kid.
Or they would today maybe. But Gary is a gold glove winner and he can play.
Here's Tatisse and here's a strike to the Cardinal third second.
All of the fans come back to their seats now in anticipation of
number 25 on deck looking for number 62.
Tatisse a pass one high. Evens account one one.
Traxel has been tough.
As the Redbirds shut out on one hit and picked that man off. The shield is the lead off hitter.
He's retired everyone since. Tatisse looks at a strike outside corner. Perfect pitch one and two.
Traxel gets it up there right around the 90 mark.
High 80s.
Two fastballs. Four and two seamer.
And he brings home another.
Big Mac listening to the crowd. They come to their feet.
He is set.
They are very deep. They play him to fall.
Traxel winds and fires. Big Mac.
Tweeting and it's shot into the corner. It might make it. There it is.
62 folks. It just got over the left of your wall in the corner.
And we have a new home run champion.
A new assault from Scott. It's Mark McGuire. He punches them all.
Unbelievable. He hugs Guy Hattie as he comes around.
He's pointing to the crowd. He's saluting the entire team at home plate.
He gets a hug. He gets a hug from the catcher.
He picks up his yoke first.
Unbelievable.
I'll just let you listen folks. He's mobbed. He's mobbed at home plate.
Just mobbed by his teammates. They come out of the bullpen.
Confetti fireworks.
He did a line drive that got about a foot over the left of your wall.
62 home runs. A new home run champion. Mark McGuire.
Way to go Mac.
This man has been amazing from day one.
61 yesterday. It's the final game of his home stand.
He hit 62 tonight.
Unbelievable. Storybook season. Mark McGuire.
And there's still, on the front of the cardinal dugout, he's getting high fives from everyone.
You know that song Mike? Stop the World.
I'll stop the world but I don't want to get off. This is wonderful.
This is wonderful.
Jack, we talked about it.
Because of the... Here comes Sammy Sosa.
All the way from right field.
And he gives Sammy a big hug and lifts him off the ground.
Has baseball ever been like this? No.
And it's because of those two guys right there.
Baseball has never been like this before.
Look at him. High five. Another hug. Sammy Sosa.
Unbelievable. Just unreal.
The umpires watching.
The opposing players watching.
Holy La Ruta shakes hands with Sammy Sosa.
Unbelievable.
And now he's there.
McGuire.
He's going over to the Marist family.
Going over to the Marist family.
Jumps into the seats to put hugs on the Marist kids.
With that Marist there.
Unbelievable.
And he's getting high fives from you talking about a fancy family.
Oh man.
Unbelievable.
And now he's talking to one of the Marist women.
And he's really the guy that's taking this thing to heart.
There's Sosa and Sandra.
Did you have an opportunity to tell the people where the ball went?
Yeah. Over the left field wall. About a foot man with a smoking line.
About a foot high enough and about three feet there.
Just got over there. But I need it with a button.
He's still over there hugging the Marist children.
And getting congratulations from them.
He's unbelievable.
You know what this reminds me of?
Unfortunately on a grander scale.
The nine loop Rocks wrote more of a record here.
In 104 and 105.
I don't think anything that ever happened in this ballpark.
Compares with what's just occurred.
Now he's back out there again.
And getting some more high fives.
And then he's elated.
You can't blame him.
The way he's handled this thing has been unreal.
He suffered through all of this.
He accommodated everybody through all of this.
Now he's going to save it a moment.
He had a line drive. He thought it might stay there.
He thought it might get over the fence.
He missed first base.
Had to go back and retag first base.
I tell you the Cardinal Coach over there, Dave McKay.
He was right on the job.
He made him go back and touch it again to be sure.
There was only one fan.
Only one fan who went on the field.
He was immediately offered off.
And this is a nice, clean, gorgeous,
for multiple reasons.
It's just phenomenal.
Jack, and I said yesterday,
because of these two guys, Sosa and McGuire,
it's almost like the United States of America and the Golden Rule.
That's what our country was founded on.
These two guys are something.
Here's McGuire now.
To the whole city of St. Louis and all the fans here,
thank you for all your support.
It's unbelievable.
All my family, everybody.
My son, Chicago Cubs, Sammy Sosa.
Unbelievable. Clap.
Sosa gave him the heart thump.
Unbelievable.
Look how patient the Cubs are out there.
It's fascinating, man.
This is a big race for them.
I'll bet you they're glad to get that over.
Now we can play some baseball.
One more thing.
I'm glad you got to call it, Mike.
Thanks, Jack.
Maris' record, you were one of Roger's best friends,
and he held a record of 61.
You've seen that record toppled,
and who knows how many more he's going to hit
before the end of September.
I'm glad you were there for that one.
I'm sure it is.
You and I both know that Roger Maris would say,
here, turn it loose, let it go.
That's the way it is.
Ain't that right?
If he was here tonight, we'd get the biggest hug.
That's right.
But why get the biggest hug from Maris?
You bet.
Well, we'll just let the celebration rage on here.
That's what the people came here for.
They didn't care whether the Cardinals won or not,
because this chase, this home run chase,
has superseded everything with regard to the Cardinals.
I wonder, Mike, I wonder this.
Did we just see the most monumental home run
in the history of baseball?
Does this surpass the Bobby Thompson home run?
Oh, yeah, this is the greatest home run in the history of the game.
I think it is.
You know what?
The greatest home run, really, the one you're going to watch
forever and ever, is the last one he hits this year.
If that, in fact, is the record.
This is the source of still around.
This place is at a standstill.
They're not quiet.
The game's at a standstill.
The game has faded into the background.
As these folks were on hand, if you were tuned in,
the Mark LeVar hit number 62.
Number 61 yesterday.
This is Tuesday.
He hit one Monday.
He hit one Tuesday.
He missed on Sunday.
He hit one on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday.
And he wanted to do it here in St. Louis,
and it turned out that way.
Every time I'd ask him, every time I'd go around there, I'd say,
Mark, you know these people keep coming out to watch you do something.
Every time they come, he's answered the bell.
You know, Mike, he does it against people who are totally intent on defending him.
No, I'm not.
Trantz, who got a tough pitcher tonight, came out here just as sharp as he's ever seen anybody.
And he had retired.
He had retired 10 in a row before McGuire.
I'll punch single, and he picked that man off, and the bases were empty.
And McGuire came up with two out.
It was a 2-1 game, and a big 62 was flashing up there on the slow guard.
It went 341 feet.
It just barely made it over the fence and ran.
It was a bullet, wasn't it?
I'll say it was a laser beam.
Jack, you know what I like about all this, though?
Because of Solson and McGuire, the way they handled themselves,
through all of this, pulling for one another, wishing for one another,
handling themselves so classic.
the rivalry baseball, the bodybuilding supplements.
But those people have faded away, and there's nothing but love
reigning in this game of baseball this evening.
And there's total love.
And how in the world did McGuire do it with all of these things that have been going on?
He just pushes everything aside, and hits the ball out of the park.
And it was meant to happen, no doubt about it.
We've seen it from day one.
What this guy has done is just phenomenal.
The entities that are involved here makes for a totally dramatic picture, first of all.
The solarblow crowd, the recent home runs by McGuire, the presence of Sammy Sosa,
immediately to the top of the East.
The Coliseum wasberg isancian clap to hatched at his
Fair where he smoked it. It was really hard nobody caught it by just zip
Yeah, it's down into the
The archive
It's going to Cooper's down
Yeah, there's a swing of this and that takes here in the cardinal in the point, but I'll let you listen
Just listen to this crowd
Mark McGuire has the third again for them
a new home run champion
He's a single spot. No, his name is Mark
You take the big deep breath
Wonderful be able to keep going here. He must he must want to just go
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And oh they are an end this is just flying out to right field
Against Ken Merker there's one guy and Mark Grace who is super too is up there now
You've never seen such
Unselfishness in your life displayed by everyone involved
The Marist family the Cubs
Everybody was involved in it saver the moment here's a ball
Whistling off the pitchers gone to the shortstop or dance
I want to be tragic and close the first from the foot out
And they're too gone in the fifth
As we said earlier
Here comes Sosa
He now trails the wire by four
In the home run dirty he gets an understanding ovation
For his affection shown to Mark Maguire
Sosa has to get a lot of credit for what's going on this year
He's pushing the wire
There's a swing and a foul
Not only has he pushed Maguire Mike
He's going to continue to push it over the rest of the month
That's why he's going to make Maguire play and try very hard
He had even more home runs
You know Matt told me he said he thought maybe he'd get to 70
Sosa said I think he'll get to 70
And they're still going to have a race
Sosa took a ball one on one
This is a struggle, they're yelling Sammy's name
Sosa is single and hit into a double play
And he's the batter now with two out here in the cup fifth
And Maguire has already done it
Sosa took a pitch inside back to the screen
And Lee pound closed the two balls with a strike
The home run by Maguire was a shot
A bullet, a laser
He just turned on it
He stayed fair by about 10 feet
Went over the fence
Less than that in fair ground
And it only went 341 feet
The shortest home run he's had all year
It was a bullet
The only thing that was bad about it is the fan didn't get a chance to get it
But you know what Jack?
The big one is going to be the last one that he hits
This is the big one here
The biggest one will be the last one
I think you just called
I just, here's three and two on Sosa
And the pitch coming from Merker
Ball for a walk
Long time proud, please Merker for walking Sosa
I think Mike, you just called a both monumental home run
In the history of baseball, I really do
Breaking Roos' record the other day
And the total record today Roger Maris' record
And he does it in game number 145
So you can put the rest of the ball over there
The reason Merker walked in was so he could talk to McGuire
There they are again, both smiling
Matt keeps his glove in front of his mouth
So they can't read his lips, swing it a foul back
As we continue to play here, unbelievable
Right now on Hill is the batter
He is 0 for 2 with the bat this evening
Heading over 300
But the home run Jack that's going to go into Cooperstown
Is going to be that last one
This one I know is going in
In fact the
Folks from Cooperstown have already talked to me Mike
About this score sheet
They want this score sheet for Cooperstown
That's how much attention they are paying to this one
Oh yeah everything
You know the thing I thought sure as heck we were going to Cincinnati
I thought man he can't hit another can he?
And he did, here's the swing and a foul
Again by Glen Allen Hill
That's what's been so amazing
Nothing bothers him
It's like the way this season is going
All these people come out expecting him
It's like I've got to do it for him
I mean like yesterday
What could happen yesterday better than this?
I didn't mean to laugh while you were talking about it
I just saw McGuire close up
He took a deep breath and he sighed
And his shoulders fell out
Here's a long one in the left
Here comes Gant after it
Shortstop goes out or daz
He makes the play
McGuire took a deep breath
Sighed and his shoulders fell about a foot and a half
He's got to be so worn out
So the inning is over
His hill pops to short
And it comes to Leaver Runner
That's the sixth man they have stranded in the game
Cardinal's coming to bat in the fifth
And thanks to McGuire's 62nd home run of the season
Cardinal's are trailing by only one
It's the Cubs two
And the Cardinals one
Jack's up night here
Some year I find it so ironic
It's just hard to believe it
This guy comes here
How fate plays
It's unbelievable
Marist, my best friend
Had a great relationship with Roger
Deep love for him
And to be able to watch all of this
And to have Marist really finally get his due
I think people are finally realizing
What a great player he was
What a tremendous season that he has
And for me to be sitting here
In the crowd
And to be able to see him
And for me to be sitting here
And to call that home run
It's phenomenal isn't it
I'll say strike one to count
And the pitch again
Is a fly ball in the right
Chasing it is Sosa
He gets to it and makes the play
Here's Mike Shannon
With a replay of the call of number 62
They are very deep
They play him to pull
Big Mac, swing
And a shot into the corner
There's 62 folks
It just got over the left field wall
In the corner
And we have a new
Home run champion
A new soap of squat
It's Mark Maguire
He touches them all
Unbelievable
Here's a pitch of ball to Mabry
Mabry is over one with the fly ball
The deep center field
That was the shortest home run hit by Maguire
This season 341 feet
In the left, into the corner
Just over the fence and fair by
How much do you know
The largest one Jack
The largest one of you at this year
I'd say it was about
10 feet fair
I couldn't see it, the ball disappeared into the corner
It went fast didn't it
Mabry is hitting with one out
Cracks are leading by a run
A ground ball to short second base
Warren Deeney scoops and throws for the second out
Here in the fifth inning
The base is empty and Luis Ordaz is coming up
And you know what
Maguire is going to bat a couple more times
Before the series is over
I surrender
I've had enough
You know what Jack
In my mind he still has not hit
The longest home run he's going to hit
I don't know if he's going to hit it this year
He probably will
As soon as he's through growing I think he'll do so
But he might do it from here on out
He's going to hit one folks
It's going to go
A place where a homeowner has never gone before
In my mind anyway
Here's Ordaz hitting with two out
He's all for one and takes a strike from Tracksill
Tracksill has been pitching
Almost perfectly
The reason you have to say almost is
Because not the bun single
By DeShields who was later picked off
But because of the home run
Lime with glass
Two out in the fifth, two to one comes
Pitch coming Ordaz looks at the ball
One and one, big commotion
The nine home plate, I think one of the ground crew
Was the gentleman that
Retrieved that home run as it went
Underneath the
Stands out there
I guess he counts as much as anybody huh
I guess so
Here's the pitch to Ordaz, low and away for ball two
Two and one
It's always been a tradition
That when a ball goes into the stands
The fan keeps it
They've been so gracious to return
These baseballs to Mark
I've been surprised to tell you the truth
Here's the swing and a high pop up by Ordaz
Down will go the Cardinals
Through five innings
And the Cubs lead it by the score
Of two to one
And Merker gave up two runs in the first inning
And the Cubs lead it by the score
Of two to one
Through five innings
And the Cubs lead it by the score
Of two to one
And Merker gave up two runs in the first inning
Cardinals got one of those back
And the fourth inning on the McGuire home run
And we're going into the sixth inning
And Merker will try to keep it as it is
Guyetti has two hits
And the run that it is
it in. One of the pitches to Gary and it's down and in for ball one. He may not be finished for the
night, Jack. I am. Ball one to count the pitch up and in to Guyetti ball two for Merker. It'll be
Guyetti, Morandini in service. Let's look at the other scorers and look at the Mets in particular
who are tied with a wild card spot with these Cubs this week in a miss by Guyetti. The
Delphians taking a taking it to the Mets. It's 8, 11, 12, 15 to 3 and the 8th inning and the
Phillies are going to beat the Mets so the Cubs could grab a one game lead. Here's a line drive
in the left. That ball hooks and goes foul by about a 10-foot margin down there in the left
field corner as Guyetti leads off in the 6th. Your quality forward dealer would like to talk to you
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Explorer. Roll 1.9% financing for 36 months for qualified fires and great MSRP. Guyetti swings
and fouls it back here and the count stays 2-2. So you don't think McGuire's through for the night,
huh? I don't think so. You think he's got the strength to hit another over? He might hit one
nine miles. Guyetti swings and misses striking out for the first out in the 6th. Yeah, it's ironic.
The two balls that he's hit for 61 and 62 have been home runs that he usually doesn't hit. Line
drive. You know, the new called 61. I'm telling you, he's getting tired. Yeah, he hit that one off the
stadium club. We're going to have a gentleman sit down and retrieve the baseball. Here's the swing
and a foul out of play by the left-handed hitting Morandini. Here's a member of the ground crew to
whom I've said hello frequently over the years. Tell me your name, sir. Hi, my name is Tim
Forneros. How long have you been working here? Six years. Yeah, we've seen each other frequently,
huh? Yes. You got the ball? Yeah, well, not now, but I did. I got the ball. How'd you get it? Where'd
it come to you? Well, I was very lucky, Mr. Buck. I was sitting out there right out in left field,
and I saw the ball hit. And I've been lucky this year all season. I've seen balls hitting and I can
kind of judge whether they're going to go over that wall. And I thought for a second, you know
what? That ball's going over. So I ran as fast as I could and it hit off the net. And I said, man,
that's my ball. And I took it. It went right underneath the Conoco sign and hit the batting
cage net. And I saw it just sitting there. I see. Please don't call me Mr. Buck because you and I
are the best of friends now. We're going to share that baseball. Hey, you better believe it. Tell
me your name once more. Tim Forneros. Who from your family might be listening out there in the
audience? Well, I'd like to definitely dedicate this one to Tony Forneros, my father. He is
sitting at home probably. And dad, this one's for you. Just like Mark did 61 for his dad,
62 is for my dad. And your mother's an old friend of mine. She works downstairs there, right? Yes,
sir. Good to see you, ma'am. Tell me your mother's name. This is my mother, Rita. Rita works down at
the Cardinal Club. And my brother's also up here in the booth. He also works on the grounds, too,
with me. Even though you work for the Cardinals, you remember the ground crew. That ball belonged
to you, right? I guess so. But in my opinion, it really belongs to Mr. McGuire. He hit it. I just
happen to find it. That ball's going to go to that ball's going to go to Cooperstown. Here's a fly
ball in the center. Here comes Langford very hard. The ball drops in front of him for a base hit.
With two on off to that of service. With two gone, service serves one in the center field. And the
batter is the pitcher coming up. What I mean is you're just the same as any paying customer here
in the ballpark. You have the rights to the ball as well as anybody else. That's the way I look at
it. Who else? Who else does it belong to? Except that you say you're going to give it to Mark McGuire.
Right? Definitely. Wonderful. And I'm sure you'll be well rewarded. Isn't that a great moment for you?
You better believe this is a dream come true. This here is a swing by Tractwell. There's a
line drive base hit at the left by the pitcher. That's his first hit of the night. The second hit
of the inning coming with two out. And it brings up Lance Johnson, their leadoff hitter. Did you
ever collect many more foul balls while doing your work? Technically, am I supposed to tell you that?
No, no. Actually, it was very funny. When Kathease hit his home run a couple days ago, my brother
actually got it. But he ended up giving it to a little girl on the stand. How much over the fence
was that ball? About a foot? Yeah, I mean it barely cleared it. And that's why I thought, you know,
if I run down there and it hits the wall, nothing lost. But if it goes over the wall, I better make
sure it's mine. How fair was the ball? How many feet? It looked like a good two, three feet fair.
But nothing more than that. Exactly. Okay. Well, congratulations to you young fellas. A big moment
for you, right? You better believe it. Let me shake your hand. Here's the ground ball, the second.
Nice play to Shield. Out at first, the Cubs lead two. They've left eight. Cardinals come to bat in
the six. And the Cubs are leading it two to one. Frankie, I've been working on some new pickup lines.
Now let me hear them. How's this? Your eyes are like bulging spheres which can rotate in any direction.
That's horrible. You need a more romantic approach, Louie. Why? Like you send a Budweiser across the
swamp. Oh, I like that. You crawl up slowly and you say, I couldn't help but notice how the moonlight
reflects off of your sticky gelatinous tongue. Oh, Frank, that's disgusting. It's disgusting.
It's certainly no worse than your lines. Romeo, you are not. Hey, I've had much success with that line.
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, Missouri. Things are humping here at the old ballpark. I tell you that,
what a year this has been for a ballclub that's out of the pen and raised as the Cardinals are. 20 and a half
teams out. Playing better though. I knew they were playing much better. They've won eight out of their last
ten. And the Cardinal record for the season is 70 and 73. So a better than 500 finish is conceivable.
The number eight hitter has due up and we're going to have a pinch hitter. And guess who it's going to be
if my eyes don't deceive me. This is JD Drew, the Cardinal bonus baby. Number one draft pick making
his big league debut and batting for Merker. JD Drew. The fans get an added bonus. I get their first look at JD's
Drew. Leading off here in the sixth inning. JD Drew up there batting from the left side. Against the right-hander, Steve Tracksill,
this is the first at bat in the big leagues for Drew. So this capacity crowd gets another kick.
And the big league debut. JD Drew. The fans get an added bonus. I get their first look at JD Drew.
Batting in the big leagues for Drew. So this capacity crowd gets another kick. And Drew is batting in the number eight spot.
Here's the first pitch to him. And Drew batting left with a swing and a miss on a sinker ball. He wears number eight.
He has a big smile on his face after swinging and missing on the first pitch and off speed delivery from Tracksill.
Drew would be pumped up. They play Drew to pull. Third baseman even with the base. Here comes another
from Tracksill and it's up high for a ball. So it'll be Drew and then the number nine hitter Marrero.
Then the shields here in the six with the Cubs leading two to one. I'll tell you the kind of guy Tony Loose is.
He's going to try to get as many ball players in this game tonight as he can. So another swing and a miss by Drew.
When this box score goes to Cooperstown, all these people will have their name on it. Oh that's right. Yeah.
One ball two strikes the count to Drew leading off in the sixth. Four in a row retired by Tracksill.
He pitches and Drew took an eye to even the count.
And the count goes to two and two. And JD Drew just up from Memphis.
Cubs have left eight so they could be better off than their two to one lead
here in the sixth inning. Two and two the count. Outfield to the right for JD Drew and it's outside ball three.
It looks rather relaxed for a fellow making his big league debut in front of 50,000 people.
Sixth inning the cards have been out hit eight two and trail two to one.
And Drew is leading it off and swings and hits it into the right field corner down the line hooking and going.
Foul hit that ball with one hand and hooked it foul.
Crowd thought they were going to sit on some more history here tonight.
That one there. Rookie comes to the big leagues and they gave him a number like
JD Drew is wearing. Number eight. You can bet they have a real good idea that he's going to be around for a long time.
Those are special numbers folks. Two to one the score. Three and two the count.
Traxel the 14 game winner pitches and Drew took a strike call on the outside corner.
Bumfire punched him out and that's the sixth strikeout for Traxel.
He gets the leadoff hitter here in the sixth inning.
They have pitched to Marrero who fly to left his first time up.
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See him tomorrow. Marrero took a ball.
Traxel 14 and seven for the year.
He throws and catches the inside corner according to the plate on pines. One ball one strike.
These umpires have been here for all five games of this homestand.
Game feelers are deep as Marrero bats. Traxel brings it to him.
This is long away for a ball.
Our folks have sent us faxes up here.
Doug Lane has corresponded with us.
I've gotten faxes from Scotland, from Germany.
You know everybody all over the world.
We got one from New Zealand the other night. I've never been there.
I was supposed to go last year. I had all my tickets and everything.
A medical situation came up in the family and I couldn't go.
Three and one to come to the hitter Marrero.
Undecidarist is shields here in the Cardinal Six.
Traxel throws, caught the outside corner. This guy can work the corners.
Six innings work for Merker giving two runs and eight hits.
Because it comes to strand eight, ball four puts the batter on base.
How about these fans? They're not going anywhere. They're staying right here.
They want to see the action to save the Leafs from here on out.
And while we're staying this game, we will have a ceremony following this game on the field.
And the massive ceremony will be my partner Jack Buck.
That will happen on the field probably about 30 minutes after the game.
Somewhere in there. I don't think any of these folks will go. I think they'll stay around.
Merker pits six innings, two runs, eight hits. Struck out three, walk three.
Out of the shields is Attheplay. He's 0 for two with a walk.
And a throw to first and Traxel who picked the shields off in the first inning.
Dale Leggett-Marrero who was just given the first pass by Traxel this evening.
He struck out the leadoff hitter, JD Drew, then gave up the walk and here's the pitch to the shields.
Delano hits a foul out of play. Strike one.
Tony LaRusse's mother passed away the other day and they had the funeral today.
He was in Tampa and one of our Cuddle owners personally flew him back here for this game tonight.
He just made it at game time and he's done a wonderful thing.
For him to miss this home run after all that he's done for McGuire and for St. Louis,
I'm sure I'm happy that he made it back and we're sure are happy for him.
And of course, saddened by the death of his mother who suffered for a long time with Alzheimer's,
here's the pitch to the shields on the outside corner and Delano is quickly in the hole on two.
He said that he would be back if his father didn't need him and so we're happy that that came about.
That was a tough, tough day in Tony LaRusse's life, bittersweet to say the least.
A lead by the runner, that is Marrero. He's on it first with one out, here's the pitch.
Delano took ball one. On the bottom of the six, cards have been out hit. 8-2, trail 2-1.
The Redbirds have not left any runners. Had one picked off. McGuire circled the bases.
And Marrero is the third base runner of the night, that's all.
Jack, I never got to see what Big Mac did when he hit that ball because I was watching the baseball.
He was running like heck and looking over his shoulder in the left field.
He wasn't sure if he was going to make it either.
That's what LaRusse was arguing about in the first inning.
Now here comes the manager out, Jimmy Rigelman, and he's going to talk about it too.
Even though you can't argue about a balk, I know what he's going to say.
Hey, LaRusse comes out there and argues about it.
It's going to be interesting. First baseman, Grace already talking to it.
It had to do with the leg kick, that's what the umpires seem to indicate.
Moved that front leg first. Can't do that.
That's the way Drysdale used to do it, didn't it? Bend that knee.
Yeah, in fact, they didn't change the rule until Drysdale got out of the leg.
It was a grandfather move on that.
He used to bend the front knee.
Bend the front knee like you're going to come to the plate, then he'd spin and throw.
He had a good spin move, a quick one.
Now the shield is up there with one out, one out.
That takes us in the on-deck circle.
Why, we'll bat a couple more times before this game is over.
Maybe just once more. One ball, two strikes.
Tracks it delivers, and Delano swings and hits it in the left pass of H.
That's a base hit. Here comes a tie run.
It will score. The ball gets past the left fielder for an error.
And we're tied 2-2 on the base hit and RBI by the shield.
And an error charge to the left fielder.
Hill sends a go-ahead runner down to second with one out.
Jack, I just wondered, this series and McGuire hitting the home runs against the Cubs.
I wonder what will happen to Chicago in their series.
They've got to go to Houston, they've got to go to San Diego.
They've answered a tough game left on their schedule.
Del Marrero walked, went to second on a balk and scored a rather cheap run.
A good hit by the shields and an error by the left fielder, Hill.
The Cardinals have made two runs on three hits, and the batter is Tatis.
He has struck out twice.
He's not that familiar with tracks, but he's getting more so by the moment.
Here's a fly ball into deep left.
Back at the track, it's going to be caught by Hill.
He pulls it down for the second out of the inning.
Here comes McGuire.
Listen to the man, to the hand, to the man who just hit home run number 62 a short while ago.
A good pal, Russ David.
A fine musician here in town, a good pal, Russ David called me this afternoon.
He was singing to me on the telephone with the tune of McNamara's band.
Oh, his name is Mark McGuire.
He's the biggest in the land.
He's doing a good job.
Russ David.
They're going to walk it.
Whoa, listen.
They catch it on pass.
Whoa, second walk given up by track group.
Ball one, ball two.
Hey, guys, they're in a penalty race, and I guarantee that Jimmy Riggleman couldn't look himself in the mirror if he pitched to him in this situation.
And his boss, Jim Donald, the head of the Tribune Company is here tonight.
And Andy McFail, the general manager, and Ed Lynch, the director of the ball drunk.
They were all over it.
Andy McFail, the vice president, and Ed Lynch is the gentleman.
They were all over my restaurant last night.
They had dinner.
They had a lot to talk about.
Everyone had a lot to talk about this weekend.
Frequently this year when you walk McGuire, you get more trouble from Lankford who stands in.
He's struck out twice.
Two to the score, two on, one, two on, and one out.
Right, only one out, right, didn't it?
Two outs, got you.
Stuck out a burger.
Two on, two out.
Here's the pitch to Lankford.
Outside corner from Tracksill, and that's a strike.
We didn't get to tell you about JD Drew either.
He went up there so fast in all of this.
He has come up with some great seasons.
That double A, he hit 328, triple A, he hit 360.
Hard to believe a two-out hit from Lankford.
Strike one to count.
Array has struck out twice against this other.
The shield's on at second.
McGuire on at first.
McGuire tonight has grounded out this short.
Hit the all-run and McGivin the walk.
Two on, two out.
And the pitch.
That's a ball outside as it comes warm up.
Earlier in their bullpen, that's the left-hander Terry Mulholland.
And the Cardinals are going to need a new pitcher at the top of the seventh inning.
And a follow Kent Merker.
Well, the run scored in the sending takes Merker off the hook.
And another run scored could give him a victory if things turn out well.
Or the remainder of the evening.
Two on, two out the pitch.
Lankford swings and a miss.
And Tracksill's been able to get the ball passed.
Array all night long.
It will be a postgame ceremony.
You'll hear it all, folks.
So don't tune out when the game is over.
We'll have our star of the game.
We'll have our scoreboard program.
And then we shall have the field ceremonies.
So you'll hear it all.
Lankford now in danger of striking out for the third time.
Needs a hit to put the cards on top.
From the stretch, Steve Tracksill.
And the pitch.
Over the low for a ball, two and two.
The sending started with a strikeout by J.D. Drew as he made his Major League debut.
A walk was given to Murero.
He was blocked down to second, driven home by the Shields.
The Shields advanced to second on an error by the left fielder.
The piece flied out and McGuire was given a walk.
The error by the left fielder deprived McGuire.
How about a bad in the sending?
Here's a pitch. Outside to Ray Lankford, three and two.
And the runners will go with a pitch.
We are in the sixth.
Two-two ball game.
From the stretch, it's Tracksill. The runners will go.
They're off and running. The pitch flung out on a long one.
Looks like it's going to put the cards on top.
It is a three-run home run for Lankford.
After the walk to McGuire, it's Cardinals' time.
Comes two.
A walk for McGuire, and they were burned by Lankford.
Lankford had struck out twice previously.
Now the Cardinals get four runs in the inning and lead five to two.
This one against one of the best cup pitchers, Steve Tracksill.
Lankford goes as soon as he cuts it off in the right center.
He hands on a foul from him.
Lankford now has 12 home runs and 52 runs better than him.
94 out of the 9 ball together.
He takes the ball.
You're right, Mike. That's a pertinent subject to what this series is going to do to Chicago this season.
Here's a big breaking ball that drops out of the strike zone for ball one to run Gantt.
I think they have been riding the coattails of Sammy Sosa.
I really do down this stretch, and it will be interesting to see what happens from here on.
Here's a swing and a miss by Gantt, one-on-one.
Sosa is four home runs behind McGuire, who hit 62 here tonight.
And Sosa has had a single-gun and a double play and walk.
Here comes another to Gantt, a late swing and a miss puts him in the hole one and two.
There's another thrilling moment here at this ballpark.
We've had, as we mentioned before, a routine that's 20 and a half games out of first.
Three million, 200,000 people are going to go through the turnstiles and set a record.
Here it comes again, and a foul goes out of play one and two.
Jack, we mentioned the owner of the gardener flew Tony LaRusso down and back, and of course that's David Pratt.
What a wonderful man he is and how much he's helped so many people this year on our ballpark.
He certainly has, one and two that counts again.
He's the seventh man to bat in this inning.
Here's a pitch, another swing and a foul, he's run up there.
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We're going to see the biggest party we've seen all year here, folks, tonight.
They're not going to leave. This ballpark is going to stay.
Here's a pitch just outside again, and by the way, at Keener Plaza tomorrow at noon, they're going to have a celebration also.
You'll be in Cincinnati.
I know you can handle it, my man.
You're going to be there?
Oh yeah, you'll be insane. I can just about bet on that. What a great day that'll be, John.
Two balls, two strikes to count the pitch. Look at that one in the deep center by Gant.
He hammered that a ton, a ton for a home run.
That is the third Cardinal home run of the night and makes it six to two.
Gant hits number 23. Brother to the college sent one off.
Way off into the center field.
Back to back home runs by Gant.
After Lankford, Jack has 194 home runs.
The Cardinals are hoping to hit more than 200, aren't they?
And they're really pushing for Atlanta Braves.
Who would have thought that the Cardinals would push the Atlanta Braves when it came to home runs?
Well, here comes Billy Riggerman. That's going to be all for this battle.
Back to back home runs by Lankford and Gant.
The beat still goes on here after they walk McGuire.
Cardinals really make them pay.
One of the folks from the marketing department has come up and told us that they are already selling here at the ballpark.
62 memorabilia.
And this will be the, uh, how many of them think McGuire is going to hit 62 home runs?
I guess the same reason why they have that big poster.
In center field, Jack, they have a poster that has come down high above center field on the manual scoreboard.
And it has McGuire with that patented sleeve here. They have a number 62 on it.
Take care of a little business.
They come to make a pitching change. They bring in the left-hander, Mulholland.
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Three of the five hits have been home runs.
One of them a three-run job by Langford and solo cost by McGuire.
Number 62 in Gantt, number 23.
Here the pitch and a bouncing ball. The first goes foul. Healed by Dave McKay.
Dave McKay gets a lot of credit for the advancement in the hitting ranks by Mark McGuire.
So many of the staff. And how about that? Dave McKay took that ball over and he handed it to Stan the Man Muzio.
And Stan flips it to some kid. Stan and Lil Muzio sitting down there.
He's down here, got zipped by a foul ball here the other night. Muzio did.
He's still quick enough to get out of the way.
No chance. He'll never get the man.
Two balls in the strike to count.
Mulholland pitching to Mabry. Mabry with a swing and a foul ball in the left. Back at the track at the wall. It's going to be caught by Hill.
And the inning is over. After six, Ocasio's lead becomes six to two.
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Well welcome back to the biggest party the Bush Stadium has ever thrown. And they will throw it before the night's over.
Jimmy, I was watching McGuire and all the action. Evidently that was a tremendous fireworks show, huh?
You didn't get to watch it either.
We have a new pitcher. Rich Croushaw I just recalled. And he'll take over the pitching duty.
And as it stands now, Murker will get the win. Murker will get the win as it stands now.
And there's Croushaw.
And Drew stays in the game. He'll take over the left field.
And Gantz will lead as the pitcher Croushaw will hit in Gantz's spot, fifth in the lineup.
So Drew goes in the left. We'll get to see that rookie perform.
It's amazing, Jack. I'm never, I am never ceased what this game does to amaze me.
And I harken back to when Pete Rose was playing second base for the Cincinnati Reds and Stan Mugeo got two hits to his left.
Rose was a rookie.
On Mugeo's final day in 1963. He got two hits and no one knew who the second baseman was.
Here's a fly ball in the right. Maybe he'll go back to the right and get that.
He has it. Going away.
This is Rick Croushaw. He just came back to the ball club after going back down to Memphis.
They have him in here in the seventh inning rather than that closing spot they had before.
And Croushaw gets the lead off here in the seventh and pitches to Grace's two out of three.
And so says on deck.
You'll hear a big cheer for him again. First one is outside low. More work.
You like some of these young players the Cardinals are bringing up?
Big time, Jack. Big time.
They could. The Cardinals have to make a little cake and put all the pieces together.
But the individual talent is there on the part of some of these players.
It's going to take some hard work to put it all together.
It could be a big, big season. Here's a change up. A beauty strike call.
That's that screwball that Rich, though, is a really fool with Grace.
You know, a lot is going to depend, Mike, on whether Houston is able to keep Randy Johnson.
Because you've got to put your club together with the idea of catching Houston in the standing.
Well, if we get the Cardinals and young pitchers back, and we all know that until next year,
Dennis is a big question mark.
We might see him 40 years old, but they went back in there and did a little more cleaning up.
So, probably won't be able to count on him until mid-99.
But you've got to keep the rest of the earlier self in.
If you do that, you had some youngsters. Who knows?
Any time you have McGuire to center thing, you've got a good start, don't you?
Yeah, you start with McGuire. We have a newcomer by the name of Fernando Tatis.
It looks like he's going to be very useful.
Amarillo is looking good.
2-2 is outside.
Lankford has been signed. J.D. Drew is on the scene.
He's had a lot of home runs, and maybe he'll get better next year.
Here's ball four, and here comes Sosa.
Let's see her. Once again, the hand for Sosa.
He currently trails McGuire by four home runs.
McGuire is number 62 here tonight.
And Sosa is one for two.
He's single. He's grounded in a new double play. He won.
Another gentleman that the Cardinals have called up. They haven't activated him yet.
He's a young man from our area. It's Mark Little.
He's from Edwardsville, Illinois, and that's where he still lives.
He resides there. He's a 6'4", 195.
Cardinals picked him up in the trade with Texas.
So he's here also. Sosa looks at him a little more often.
And they like what they see in him.
A lot of young people have been playing good baseball recently over there in Edwardsville.
They won the American Legion title this year.
And the high school team was undefeated.
And they went to the national championship.
Another two, Sammy and Sosa. Swear to God, all in the name of the Lord.
And then comes Drew and on the move he makes the catch.
He's a floater.
I talked to some people, Mike. I have a friend down in Arkansas, the name of Floyd Thomas.
He's been watching Drew down in person in Arkansas and then traveled up to Memphis to watch him play.
He said he could go get the ball. You won't have to worry about that.
By the way, Mark Little did play for Edwardsville O'Lorell High School.
So Sosa is 1-3.
And he was a single.
He was just centered by Hill.
Sosa tonight, single in the first.
He didn't know a double play in the third.
Walked in the fifth and he flies to left here in the seventh.
J.D. Drew will have something to tell his friends and family.
His major league debut was made the night Mark McGuire hit his 62nd homerun to break Roger Maris' single season homerun run.
Out comes a dunking and we might get a pitching game.
Taking the baseball away but he's giving it back now. God knows how.
Pain and loosening but they're going to leave the crosser in.
The face, Guyetti. Guyetti, 2-3 tonight, a pair of singles in an RBI.
Did you get the attendance yet?
I did, Mike. The 43,000 plus actual attendance, almost 50,000, 49,987.
And the total attendance for the year, 2,820,000 total.
49,987 with 43,688 paid.
Guyetti could make his presence felt.
He has in a cup uniform, he has really helped them down the stretch.
Lance Payter is in the bullpen, Croucher is on the ropes.
He fires, it's a school, a little low ball too.
Pretty good pitch but the rookie or crosser doesn't get it.
So the paid is 43,688, the total 49,987.
And they are the lucky ones to have seen it.
Home run number 62, I wonder who was who number 70 or 71 or whatever the score could be.
We still have what, 19 games remaining or 18 after this one?
A 2-1 with 2 on 2 out, Guyetti half swing holds up, it's high, 3 and worse.
I know who's leading this game, 6-2.
But the Cubs have made numerous come from behind wins this season.
And if she would like to win, on a night when such a momentous record is bust,
here is a pop-up behind home plate, into the seats, out of play.
It would be nice to have home run number 62 going to record books with a cardinal win.
Philadelphia beat the Mets 16-4.
So the Cubs will at least stay tied for the lead in the wild card race
or they could go a game up if they come from behind here.
The Giants are 2 back at the start of the day.
We're San Francisco playing tonight, Jack.
Here's ball four and a walk to Guyetti, loads it.
Second pass by Croucher and it brings in Mickey Morindee, the left-handed swim.
Are they going to stay with Croucher apparently because of that screwball that he possesses?
A good out? No, he's coming out of the game.
That's going to be awful out of Croucher.
Duncan comes to the mound and it's time for our shelter insurance pitching change here in the seventh inning.
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Cards bring in the left-hander, Lance Peter.
All right now, Max, we're going to listen to some sounds
and I want you to tell me how each sound makes you feel.
Okay, good.
Tense. Yes.
Afraid.
Terrified. I see.
Confident. Pardon me?
Confident. That's the Intel sound. So you know, confident reassured.
But the other sounds made you nervous.
They don't assure me I've got the best technology.
But you feel better simply by hearing the Intel sound.
Yeah.
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For great performance with today's and tomorrow's software applications,
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Or if you need exceptional value and still want Intel dependability,
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Wait, does this mean I have to go outside?
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Max, how did you get here today anyway?
I don't remember.
Your home for Cardinal baseball.
Holy air traffic control.
It's a record breaker.
AMOX, St. Louis.
A pre-run home of the Celeron.
Everyone from here on out, they're trying to make postseason play.
So losing two to the Cardinals here will not help their cards at all.
Kater, four and all in the air.
As he comes into this action, with that record of four and all,
Kater appears for the 59th time.
He has one save.
59 times out of that brokaw.
Morandini is a beauty if they have Mieske on deck.
Are they going to pinch hit for Morandini, Mike?
That's surprising because Morandini surprises me.
He's played all year long, both against left and right,
but they're going to take him out of there.
Mieske is going to come off the bench.
Seventh day and Matt Mieske, veteran journeyman,
last year with Milwaukee, walks in.
He'll be the hitter.
The base is loaded, two out, and he is the tying run at the plate.
It's a 6-2 Cardinal lead.
Matt has one home run this year, 10 RBI's, a 308 average.
He's been to that 91 times, his 28 hits.
Pitched hit here the other night.
He's back in action.
They're deep with playing the ball.
Base is loaded, two away.
We are in the seven.
Kater gets a sign.
As the one he wants, here it is, breaking pitch high ball one.
We'll give you a station break and we'll get a chance here.
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You are the station we honor tonight, KXOW on the Flyers,
record-breaking home runner, number 62 here tonight.
Another by the left, the Mieske, takes it low, ball two.
Folks are here from Crystal City.
Zeke and Gladys.
Kroner, they're celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
So we're going to tap foul.
He had a good pitch to hit right there and he fouled it back.
Cubs are already left, eight men on base.
They have the bases loaded with two out here in the seven,
so this is critical for them.
They have scored two runs.
And Pater's trying to keep it right there and he fires.
Swing it aligned right in the center.
Back goes Lankford.
He's there.
He's over.
They've shown three more they've left to the left.
Seventh inning stretch time, Cardinal still on top, 6-2.
Some night here at Busch Stadium, sold out.
And Mark McGuire has hit a historic home run in his 62nd of the year.
He hit a line drive, a sinking line drive over the left of your wall.
It got over by about a foot and it was about 10 feet fair.
I mean a bullity hit.
Let's pause here.
This is the Cardinals baseball network.
The home run, by the way, was 341 feet, his shortest of the year.
But his biggest, here's a swing and a foul back here.
Luis Ardez, a little fella, takes a big, big swing.
There straight away for Luis, the Redbird shortstop, right hand of batter,
inside of the pitch, one and one, Terry Mulholland.
He's relieved in the 60s working here in the 7th.
Now Cardinals lead this one 6-2.
McGuire's home run in the 4th and then five runs in the 6th.
Here's a tap foul off to the left.
After they walked McGuire in the sixth inning,
Langford hit a three run home run and then Dan hit a home run.
Langford now has 27, Dan 23.
And the Cardinals have 194, 62 of them by Mark McGuire on deck.
J.D. Drew.
Drew pinching in the sixth, he'll bat again here in the eighth and seventh.
Wearing a number eight on his uniform back.
Cardinal right fielder, Brian Jordan injured himself last night
running the first base.
He's strained his Achilles so he's not playing tonight.
Our Daz pops a foul back here.
Drew is on deck.
At Memphis, hit 316, two home runs, 13 RBIs in 26 games.
After batting, 328, five home runs, 11 RBIs in 19 games in Arkansas.
And he's the on deck man.
Mark Little also called, that's not a good season.
291 is average with eight home runs, 52 with him.
Round ball to short, out goes our Daz, it's a second run.
Many Alexander throws him out, or Maxwell throws him out, rather.
And that's the first one.
Here in the Cardinals' seven, but it brings in J.D. Drew,
the bat for the second time in the big league.
And the pitcher, he was called out on strikes in the sixth.
Maxwell is now the shortstop.
J.D. swings and pops it in the center field.
Lance Johnson over in the left center, he takes it down.
Two away, quickly two away.
So Drew is all for two in the big league, in the debut.
Here's Eli Morello, the Cardinals catch it.
A lot of these fans still standing here.
They're going to be a plumb tuckered out by the time they get home tonight.
Morello swings and pops it, fast third base.
Third base coach over there, Renee Lachman gloves it.
We're flipping into the seats for a souvenir, it's a summer yoke, sir.
A little girl gets it.
Renee has given out all kinds of souvenirs to youngsters this year.
Another foul back and Morello had some swing there at own two.
Sammy Sosa the right fielder tonight, no homeruns,
McGuire one homerun.
Sosa has one hit, he's one for three, a single and a walk.
They'll have to get a baserunner for Sosa to bat again.
Down on strikes is Morello and as we go to the eighth inning,
the Cardinals lead the Cubs 6-2.
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That's Cato relieved in the seventh, and he's worked there in the eighth.
Ryan and Amanda Stokely here in the running room.
They're putting the crap in the floor.
Peter Pius, we're going to line drive base it into right field.
We're off the bat of Scott Silver.
Service was three for four tonight.
And the one time he was retired, he had a bullet in the center field.
And Alexander hitting in the number nine spot.
So there will be the pitch hitter, Manny Alexander.
Manny hitting 234, 5, almost 25 runs that in.
Mowell Allen, excuse me, the Cardinals need a double play.
Here's a good pitch in at the knees. Go ahead, Jeff.
Mowell Allen retired all four people he faced.
One strike out, so they'll need a third pitcher of the evening.
That's going to be Don Wingard.
Oh, one delivery. Inside, almost 10 evenings now, that's one and one.
We'll have to pitch two at the top of the Cardinal lineup,
the Shields, the Teas, and then the McBlige.
We will have our usual plays of the game, start of the game,
four-board show for you, and then Jack will have a ceremony down on the field.
Here's a ground ball, pass to McBride.
The Shields give the pitcher cover to State.
Good play, but Alexander who runs well beats it.
In the first two have reached against Painter, two on, no one out,
and the Cubs try to come back and win this one.
Cubs have left 11, they've stranded two in the first after scoring two.
They haven't scored since then. They left the bases loaded in the fourth,
stranded a runner in the fifth, left two more in the sixth inning,
left the bases loaded in the seventh, they've left 11 and hit into a double play.
Here it is, their lead off hitter now, Lance Johnson.
Left hand at that or he takes it outside and low ball one.
Lance tonight, he's lined out twice, once to left, once to right,
he's tied to center, he's rounded to second, 0 for 4.
We haven't had a triple play all year.
Hmm, we'll have to come back.
They left a line into it, I don't think they'll turn it any other way,
outside a strike on the corner, one and one.
Johnson runs well.
There's a big gap in right center.
Johnson deep in the box, calls it a high time call.
Now he took too much time to call the birdie.
So without you beat the Mets, 16 to 4, Houston is pounding Cincinnati,
12 to 4, a grand slam home run by Bagwell.
Well that Houston club is going to be tough, aren't they, in the postseason play?
They are.
That's Katori throwing in the Cardinal bullpen.
The Cubs have a right hander loosening in their bullpen.
Lance Johnson, half the play, first and second,
no runner, no one out, one-one pitch, it's low.
This could be the last man far.
Hey, all they could leave him in to face Grace is on deck.
And we'll be on deck after the on deck hitter is there,
that's where they're going to end on. Grace hitting in the third spot.
Bank of Lights just went out on the right side up there, I believe.
But the play will continue.
2-2 delivery, here it is, Lance Johnson, curve, way outside,
ooh, he almost went far as he holds up.
They probably will not start there, service down at second,
Alexander's on it first, no one out, Cardinal's leading 6-2, 8th inning action.
3-2 delivery, it's a high hopper, 2 of Maguire, picture covered,
they get in there, 3-1 on the flat,
the others move up to second and third and it brings in Jose Hernandez to shortstop.
And Maguire, and you Cardinal fans know this so well,
can really do some things defensively down at first base.
He doesn't panic, he knows where to make the play and he doesn't try to do too much.
He was just intent on getting up all the painter who was right where he was supposed to be.
Now here comes Dave Duncan, with Frascatori in the both end,
Hernandez at right hander, thatter coming up, we're going to have a pitching change.
And they're going to lift painter who got out of his 7th inning jam,
causing the Cubs to leave the bases loaded.
2-3 of the inning pitch for painter, hasn't been tanked for any runs,
he just gave up 2 hits, Cubs have 11 hits but only 2 runs,
painter had no strikeout, gave no walks,
and the Cardinals make another pitching change,
they bring in the right hander, John Frascatori.
New Year's the 4th runner of the night, Mercer with 6, Croucher, Painter, and now Frascatori.
Frascatori, like Painter, is going to work hard this year.
Big turn.
He comes into the action, he doesn't have to take the shortstop, Hernandez, he's really had a heck of a year.
He's a 2-1 home runner, he's 69 runs better than a 2-67 average in this game,
started he walk, scored in the 1st, he's popped out and flied it right twice today.
So he'll be at the plate, 2nd and 3rd, 1 out, 1st base open, Frascatori has been busy.
He comes into this action, 2 wins, 4 losses.
No save, this is his 64th appearance, 64 times out of the bullpen.
Croucher, worked 2 thirds of an inning, no runs, gave 1 hit, no strikeouts, 2 walks,
Painter, 2 thirds of an inning, no runs to this point, 2 base hits, no strikeouts, no walks.
And now it's Frascatori.
He takes his warm-up talking.
Cubs trying to get back into this one.
The big inning for the Cardinals was the 6th inning, they scored 5 times,
they'll all remember the 4th inning in this game, won't they?
They will. Let's look at the baseball, Philadelphia beat the Mets, 16-4,
had a rain delay up in Montreal, but now in the bottom of the 7th,
Montreal leads Atlanta, 6-3, Houston is way ahead, 12-4 in the 7th inning against Cincinnati down in Texas,
Florida is 6-6 in the 5th at Colorado, Dodgers no score in the 2nd at Arizona,
Giants are 1-1 after 2 at San Diego, Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 8-7,
1 final in the American League, the Yankees beat Boston 3-2,
Toronto is getting closer and closer in that playoff picture in the American League.
Frascatori ready, he fires in, it's high ball 1.
2nd and 3rd, the Cubs runners, 1 out, Cardinals up by 4,
here in the 8th, and the Cardinals have just 5 hits tonight, the Cubs have 11 hits,
but they trail by 4, they have stranded 11, and they have 2 on,
1 out here in the 8th, 2nd and 3rd the runners, Jose Hernandez digs in,
Frascatori has a sign, comes set, he kicks the pitcher,
swing it around ball to short to run him a score, Hernandez throws, Hernandez out,
2 away, and it's now a 6-3 ballgame, which at RBI for Hernandez is 70th of the year,
70 RBI, what a season these are, ooh.
And now Graves with Sosa on deck, and don't you think the Cubs would love to get Sosa up here,
has the tying run, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm.
Graves takes a strike, good fastball low outside,
on the Redbird to the bottom of the 8th, the Shields, Tatisian and McGuire will bat,
and no one has left, inside it gets missed there, 1-1 now,
Alexander is the runner in 3rd, he's there with 2 outs,
right in, it pumps fly ball deep in the left, back goes Drew, he's near the track, he has it,
goes to the bottom of the 8th, the Cardinals now lead it 6-3.
Wise, no that's too intense, Wise, oh I like that, that's nice, Wise, ooh I'm in his zone on section,
Louie, Louie, what are you doing?
Ah, I'm practicing.
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Frankie, when I say Wise, do you know what that does?
Yeah.
You have any idea what that does?
Yeah, it makes me sick to my stomach.
Well, get a grip, it sells beer, okay?
Oh really?
It moves the Budweiser off the shelf, zoom, zoom, it's like Louie Mania, Louie of Nino.
Oh, I'm sure I just can't get anything to stop.
But I have a little quiet here.
Bud.
Wise.
Oh yeah, that's going to sell some beer.
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We go to the bottom of the eighth inning and the Cubs have a new hurler.
The old after-pitch to McGuire, Big Mac,
did his 62nd home run, a record-setting home run here tonight.
He did it in the fourth inning.
It was a line drive over the left field wall.
He got over by about a foot.
It was about 10 feet there.
Mulholland finished and Winger comes in to take over the pitching.
He's a right-hander. He's called his name W-E-N-G-E-R-T.
Mulholland.
No runs, no hits. Want to strike out? No walks.
It's down to Winger to take over the pitching duty.
Mulholland with an inning and a third.
And now it's down to Winger.
He has to face the top of the lineup.
The Shields swing and it hits it to the first baseman.
Unassisted grace takes care of it. One pitch, one out.
Winger into the game. One and three. One save.
He's carrying on the 27th back.
The Shields, with that ground out, shoot the quarter right.
With an RBI and a run to score.
Capiz has struck out twice, flat out.
The wire's on deck and he'll get some standing ovation when he comes to the plate.
Here is a delivery hit at the knees to like Paul.
Down to Winger.
As his sign goes to the wind, he had a strike right down central on two.
The wire on that trance is on deck.
As his eye is closed, his eye opens up and he sees it.
Winger looking to get another sign.
Right hander pumps. Here's Low.
This drive's still buzzing.
Winger is a six foot three here, 205 pounder.
He is from Sioux City, Iowa. Outside Low.
He was traded from San Diego.
Sioux City, Iowa.
The man that gave up the home run, Steve Tracksill, Oxford, California.
That's where Terry Tennes and former Cardinal called.
Here's strike three called.
Here comes McGuire moving on the two outs.
That's the back there were in the fourth where he hit home run number 62.
Another standing ovation for the man.
I was standing so surprised. He's the man. I think he is the man. I'll tell you this.
It wouldn't surprise me if he felt another one.
This hitter, Winger, in 56th inning has allowed eight home runs.
He looks in to get the sign, Matt.
He's got Loma across the plate like he does.
He's ready into the line.
He's swinging him there because he went out after a slider.
Pretty good delivery. Slider or cutter.
I'm telling you, he's not trying to hit a home run here, folks. He's trying to hit up.
The blast never recorded before the way he took the swing at that.
He's swinging on the left side of the infield to pitch high.
I cannot believe the amount of flashballs that go off when McGuire's out the plate. It's unreal.
His mother and father are his sons and most of his family.
You may have seen him break the record. He takes it outside again.
McGuire tonight runs the short and the first, home and in the fourth, taking a walk in the sixth.
He's got the stats here in the eighth with no one on the two outs.
Another inning, six to three.
And a 2-1 pitch.
Swing him there if he went out after one out of the zone.
Eight.
He had one thing on his mind.
The heart comes to a feverish fit. They're on their feet standing, applauding, 2-2 delivery.
There it is. Ah.
Let's go now. Let's do it again.
Yeah, go ahead, Don. Just whistle it right on in there.
Clean two and let's see what happens. Will he do it?
There's his sign.
Let's go now. Watch that line and fire.
And they do it.
Also, Blake said, Bruce, the record of walks this year.
Well, Mike, that's the second one tonight. McGuire has gone it out, homered, been given a walk and just walked for the second time.
That's 149 walks this year, 28 of which have been intentional.
And it brings out Jim Riggleman who's still trying to win this game. Cardinals are at six, three, 10-ing.
So they've been out hit 11-to-five and Wenger's going to leave because Langford is coming up the left-handed batter.
So Wenger got the first two, then issued a walk and leads.
And both of these managers are playing this game to the hill.
Oh, yeah. They have to, especially Jimmy Riggleman. In fact, they always do these guys.
They play it just like it's the seventh game in the World Series.
So the Cubs bring in the left-hander as they make another pitching change, David Stevens.
So Stevens into the action. Two-thirds of an inning for Wenger.
No runs, no hits, no strikeouts, one walk, he walked McGuire.
And it brings in Stevens there.
Stevens is one and two for the year. Excuse me, Jack, it's not. It's already Felix coming in.
Okay. Let's look at his figures.
Already a pitching for the Cubs. There's two and all in the nerd run average of leaving six.
This is his 20th game for Chicago, his 61st game of the year.
And he looks like a useful commodity out of the bullpen.
He was allowed only two home runs all year. He's tough. He has a tough left-hander.
Let's go look at those. Let's go look at those figures.
He's not fun to hit against this guy.
Phoenix there, he came from Montreal. He's not tough.
I mean, he has an unusual motion.
He takes his warm-up shots. They'll read McGuire's first case.
Two outs, eight innings.
Cardinals leading six to three.
In the ninth, it will be Sosa, Hill, and Gahier.
The Chicago pitcher is a tall, skinny fellow.
There's a suit for the Borden house.
He's got a new potato.
He is tough too, I'll tell you. He's got arms, legs, elbows, ankles, light, field.
And that ball really gains from when he delivers.
Langford has delivered a free run homer, the biggest blow of this game,
after an intentional walk to McGuire.
That home run was his 27th of the year.
The RBI's number 92, 93, and 94, he was off for another great year.
And he could burn the Cubs again.
Already a fire on the corner at the East Icon.
Cardinals had three home runs yesterday.
They've had three home runs today.
And they have 94 on the scene.
Doesn't it seem like the home run by McGuire was earlier this afternoon?
It seems like a long time ago.
You can see it out, sinking, let it drive over the left field wall.
And history books are open and they are rewritten here tonight.
A former Cardinal with 61 home runs as a New York Yankee in 1961, Roger Maris.
Record broken here tonight by Mark McGuire, another Cardinal.
One pitch, here it is, a day.
Swing them in.
By Roger.
Roger, who came through the Cardinals, had his record broken here tonight by a Cardinal.
Unbelievable.
By a guy who knew Jimmy Fox, Hank Greenberg, Roger Maris.
Quite a few of those people were in the upper edge of the home run.
Al Fkinus.
Sam Musial.
Willie Mays.
Mike Schmidt.
Why, goody.
We met most of them, but never met today.
Never saw them play.
There's one guy here in St. Louis though that has seen them both.
That's Butch Yockelman.
He's listening in tonight.
And Bob Ray.
Yeah, Bob.
See, he's seen everyone, Eddie.
I think he must have been there when the Colonel and the Abbeys were double-day work getting in.
The 22 Delivery is coming to a...
We're going to pop up in this yellow center.
Here comes Johnson, and he has it.
We go to the night.
The Cardinals lead 6-3.
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Figure of us, and as Martin Gwyer, all 6'5", and 250 pounds of him, looking like Paul Bunyan,
and he starts doing this extraordinary thing, so 1998 comes along, and people are going,
can you break that record? That would be an amazing thing.
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As we see it, people are clamoring for more.
We can't seem to provide enough to the fans who are really following this,
so we're increasing the manpower that we're putting on the story.
The photography department is stumbling what they would ordinarily have at a game,
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Our steady diet of work for Juan Acevedo.
He's trying to close it down.
Where's the Cardinals on top for the score of 6-3, you know, the last inning?
The Cardinals left a runner, that was the first runner they've left all year.
Acevedo has a record of 8-3.
Acevedo into the game with a record of 8-3.
He'll try to close her down in favor of the Cardinals.
Then we'll have our regular postgame broadcasting,
then we'll have coverage of the press conference involving Mark McGuire.
Then we'll have coverage of the field ceremony involving Mark McGuire.
And here comes Sammy Soka, the lead it off.
Acevedo, 8-3, 6 saves, making his 40th appearance.
He's trying for his 7th save, and who comes up? It's Soka.
Mark McGuire has 62 home runs, and Soka has 68.
Soka has singles, rounded into a double play walk and fly to left.
He's first up.
He's first up in the ninth inning with a Cardinals leading 6-3.
Here's the pick from one Acevedo, a swing and a foul straight back.
He was ready, but he couldn't connect.
Raskintori came on to get the final two outs in the eighth inning, allowing no runs and no hits.
Here's a pitch to Soka. That's a ball.
Soka leading off, and the Cardinals with a free run lead.
You know how many games the Cardinals have, like, get away from them in the ninth inning.
Acevedo delivers a late swing and a miss, and Soka's in the hole, 1-2.
We all view the radio audience stays around along with these fans for the postgame memories,
which are about to be built here at Coach Stadium.
Acevedo with another to Soka.
Here he comes, and a swing and a foul off to the right.
When those flash bulbs pop here, it looks like an American diamond.
With all the facets of a diamond, there's those flash bulbs pop all around the ballpark.
Soka just spoiled a good delivery from Acevedo.
They play Sammy to Paul. Here he comes, and it's up high for a ball.
Acevedo has allowed seven home runs all year.
And Soka has hit 58 and leads the league in RBI.
Here's the 2-2 delivery and a swing and a miss.
He's struck him out, and so Soka went homerless.
And the two games played here, and the crowd gives him a standing ovation as the Cubs head out of town.
Another standing ovation for Sammy Soka, who doesn't even chip his cap because he feels badly about making that putout.
They go home and play Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, and the Cubs are trying to get well.
And apparently, they're going to miss the chance to pick up a game of the Mets.
Here's a face hit in the left center, grilled by Glen Allen Hill.
His second hit of the night, he's going to get extra bases, goes to second and plays it safe.
And stops there, one on, one out.
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The Cardinals have Lampkin on the mound.
Excuse me, Lampkin behind the plate, and Acevedo on the mound.
Comes in to get another runner to bring up the tying run. Guyetti is the batter.
He's had two singles in a walk, two for three, the pitch coming, and Acevedo, there's a line drive in the left.
That ball's at the track and caught by JD Drew.
He's got a terrific jump on that ball and just drifted to the track and caught it.
A lot of outfielders would have had to struggle to get that one, but he pulled her down for the second out.
He looks smooth as silk out there in left field.
He got a terrific jump and made it look easy.
That ball got out there in a blink and here comes...
...Guyetti's told for the cubs.
After Guyetti lines out for the second out, Orlando Merced is the hitter.
Merced is making his Cubs debut. He's happy to be back in the National League.
He's a left-handed batter, long time in Pittsburgh, and facing Juan Acevedo.
He's a good hitter, this guy, and a foul on a half swing. Cardinals leading six to three.
They've been out hit 12 to five. The Cubs have made the only error and the Cubs have left.
13 men on base and hit into a double play. That's the story of this game.
Twice they left the bases loaded.
Under it's second is the O'Lear two out in the ninth.
Six to three Cardinals. Here's another pitch to Merced.
This is long away for a ball. There's another special edition, an extra.
From the same little as close to set.
Here's a picture of Mark McGuire watching home run number 62.
Under it's second and two out.
Here's a pitch Merced hits a foul and the Cardinals are one strike away from a win.
Cardinals leading six to three here in the ninth inning.
If the Cubs lose they'll still be tied with New York in regard to the wild card race.
One and two to count and the fans get to their feet those who are rooting for the Cubs.
Merced is the batter, he waits.
Out to the round of the left. Six to three Cardinals, two out in the ninth.
Acevedo is ready and a swing and a foul.
He spoiled it and he tapped it off to the left side and he stays alive.
Merced will help the Cubs down the stretch here.
Almost 50,000 tickets sold for this one.
Cardinals are leading six to three here in the ninth with the runner at second two out.
From the stretch, Acevedo.
Here's his pitch. Way high. The Cardinals have hit three home runs tonight.
First one by McGuire with two out on the fourth, number 62.
Then with two out in the sixth with two on after a walk to McGuire.
A three run homer by Langford, a follow off homer run by Gantt.
Langford is number 27, Gantt's number 23.
And by virtue of those three blasts the Cardinals lead six to three.
Two and two to count.
And the pitch to Orlando Merced. Is that swinging the hell up?
All three.
God service their catchers who up next.
They have other hitters on the bench if they want to go to them.
Acevedo trying to end it right here.
Runner at second two out, six to three Cardinals.
Three, two pitches coming and a swing and a ground ball to the left side.
And a strap right to Ties and that's a winner.
He made a brilliant play on the short hop and threw a round.
It comes to him, a four teeth runner.
And the Cardinals win it by the score of six to three.
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Well the Cardinals won four out of five on this homestand.
They end up the season seven and four against Chicago.
The Cardinals are four and one on the homestand.
One at here, some unusual figure.
Six runs five hits and one error.
Six runs five hits, no errors and one left.
The Cubs have three runs twelve hits and one error.
And the Cubs left 14.
Ken Merker the winner, ten and eleven.
A save for Acevedo, number seven.
Trackso the loser, number eight, 14 and eight is the record.
Two-armed 57 minute game, almost 50,000 on hand.
And the Amico Ultimate Player of the game is up next.
The Cardinals won this game by the score of six to three.
They hit three home runs last night, hit three home runs tonight.
Will save the best for last.
The Cubs got two in the first.
Didn't score again until the eighth, they got one.
They left 14 runners and hit into a double play.
In the Cardinals sixth inning, I shrank out.
I walked to Marrero, a balk, an RBI single by the Shields.
The Shields advanced down an error.
The T's flied out, they walked McGuire intentionally.
And Rankford hit a free run over, then Gidd hit a home run.
That ended the Cardinals scoring and made it a final score six to three
after that comes eighth inning run.
And here's what happened in the Cardinal fourth.
Tracks will appear to be really on his game.
He gave up a bunch of singles to the Shields in the first and then kicked them off.
Then retired the next two, retired the next five, retired the next ten.
And it brought up McGuire with the bases empty in two out on the fourth.
And the Cardinals treading by the score of two to nothing.
And this was the Amico Ultimate Play of the year.
They are very deep, they play them to fall.
Tracks are whines and fires. Big Mac, swing, and a shot into the corner.
It might make it. There it is.
Fifty-two, folks. It just got over the left field wall in the corner.
And we have a new home run champion.
A new soap of blood. It's Mark McGuire.
He punches them all. Unbelievable.
He hugs, he's got his hands around.
He's pointing to the crowd. He's saluting.
The entire team at home plate, he gets a hug.
He gets a hug from the catcher's server.
He picks up his own shirt.
Unbelievable.
Well, I admire Mike Shannon for being able to get those words out there.
Because I'm telling you, from the time McGuire hit it, until it disappeared over the fence and left,
the shortest home run hit by McGuire all year, he hardly had time to think about where the ball was going.
Wondering whether it was going to be fair, but Mike called it.
And that was the play of the game as the Cardinals won it 6-3 and so long for just two-offs.
The Cardinals won this game by the score of 6-3.
And of course, the biggest role in the war was the home run by McGuire.
Game of four is ending two out of nobody on.
When he screeches one into the left field corner, the shortest home run of the year.
And now they're building a stage out of the second base area.
They're showing a replay of the home run as McGuire circles the bases.
Mike Shannon just concluded an interview with Mark McGuire.
That interview is on the way up here to the booth.
We'll play it for you here on the star of the game.
Meanwhile, we're going to do the commercial. When we come back, you'll hear the interview.
Mike Shannon with Mark McGuire, the new single season home run king.
And we'll be back here in just one minute.
We're back here at Bush Stadium.
There's going to be a press conference conducted by Major League Baseball featuring Mark McGuire.
He's on the video board now.
Meanwhile, here is that interview conducted right after the game by Mike Shannon with Mark McGuire.
Mark, it's been an unbelievable year.
At this time, can you put anything in perspective?
Probably in about 24 hours.
I came back after everything calmed down.
I was just asking my teammates.
I wasn't acting too crazy out there because I really wasn't realizing what I was doing.
I was on cloud nine.
I told myself, I said, you know, when and if I hit this, I don't think I'm going to know what I'm going to be doing.
I'm going to be floating. And I certainly was.
I'll tell you what, it's what an incredible feat.
What does it mean to you? I know you've been so close to a rock and mass through all of this.
You said yesterday that you thought he was with you.
He was with you in every step of the way.
I'll tell you what, I really honestly feel that.
Today, the Hall of Fame came in.
We were talking to them. They pulled out his bat.
The bat that Roger Maris hit his last home run on October 1st, 1961.
I rubbed it. I rubbed it on my heart, all over my body.
You know what? Now my bat gets to lay next to his bat in the Hall of Fame and I'm damn proud of it.
Congratulations, big man. It was the greatest I've ever seen.
62, 1 through 62, you were simply fantastic.
Thank you very much, Mike. I appreciate that. God bless. Thank you.
That was Mark McGuire and what a night.
No one has left this ballpark.
I mean, there are still 50,000 people here.
And Mark is conducting an interview downstairs.
And then after 15 minutes of that interview, they're going to bring him back outside.
And we will have a ceremony.
But before that, we have the scoreboard for you next.
Your bat next to Roger Maris' bat.
Well, as I went over to the box and talked to Roger's kids,
I told them today when I met with the Hall of Fame, they pulled out Roger's bat that when he hit his 61st home run.
And I touched it. I touched it with my heart.
Now I can honestly say that my bat will lie next to his and I'm damn proud of it.
Okay, here.
What is your next goal?
My next goal? Sleep.
What was it like rounding the bases, Gayety hugging you, Sammy hugging you, and then meeting the Maris family again?
I honestly have to tell you that I really have to see the tape because I really don't remember it.
And I was trying to imagine what it was going to feel like doing that.
And I was sort of telling myself, I think I'll be floating. I sure as heck was floating.
I have to look at the tape, but I just remember briefly shaking some of the players' hands
and signaling to the dugouts and the Cubs.
And then after that, I just hope I didn't act foolish.
But I mean, this is history.
Can I say one thing? I talked to a good friend of mine today, Jim Corsi.
So everybody in Boston, Jim Corsi does know me.
And thanks for giving me that hug over the phone today, Jim.
Connor?
Hey, I told you I was going to talk to you after the game today.
Thank you.
How are you going to celebrate tonight?
Well, I hope there's a lot of champagne on that flight to Cincinnati.
So I think everybody's going to be drinking except for the pilots.
George?
What does it mean to do it so fast in the 145th game?
Was it that quick?
I just, it's been awesome.
I mean, I tell you what, the last week and a half, my stomach's been turning.
My heart's been beating a million miles a minute.
To do it that fast, I don't know.
I just give thanks to the man upstairs and all of them, Roger Maris,
everybody's watching up there.
But what a feat, I tell you what.
Now?
In your wildest dream, did you ever imagine to break the record this quickly?
Not even a chance.
I mean, I truly believe that if somebody got to 50 by September,
they had an honest shot of doing it.
And I got to it pretty quickly.
Over here?
Yeah.
When you took the microphone after hitting the home run,
you dedicated it to the people in St. Louis.
Talk about how special it was to hit it here.
I tell you what, after yesterday doing what I did for my father,
and my son showing up just in time,
I said what a perfect way to end the week by the last game in the homestand.
It hit in the 60 second for the city of St. Louis and all the great fans.
You know, I had a couple of milestones this year.
Hitting my 450th on the road.
And I really truly wanted to do it here.
I really truly wanted to do it here, guys, and I did it.
Thank you, St. Louis.