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

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The Oakland Athletics faced the California Angels for a spring training game on March 9th, 1974.

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Oakland were the world champions, having won the World Series in both 1972 and 73 under manager Dick Williams.

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But Williams had resigned after the 1973 season after disagreements with owner Charles Finley.

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The Athletics hired Alvin Dark to manage the 1974 team. He had previously managed the Giants, Kansas City Athletics, and Indians during the 1960s.

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California entered the season under manager Bobby Winkles, who had led the team to a 79-83 record during his first season as skipper in 1973.

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This audio recording is from the California Radio broadcast featuring announcers Don Dresdale and Dick Emberg.

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Talking about opening night, on the 9th of April at the Big Eight, there will be a spectacular finale today. Opening night, a colorful aerial fireworks display immediately following the game. So jot down that game. I bet date Tuesday, April the 9th, the Angels American League opener at the Big Eight.

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Tickets go on sale Monday at the Anaheim Stadium box office, also at Mutual and Liberty agencies at the United California banks in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

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We have a pair of American League umpires, one National League umpire working the game here this afternoon. The National League umpire behind the plate will be Dave Phillips. Merle Anthony will be at first base. Hank Morgan-Weck will be around at third.

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The A's lead it off with Bill North in center field. Bert Campaneras will be at short stop. Left fielder Joe Rudy will bat third. Last year's MVP in the American League, Reggie Jackson will be in right field.

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Gene Tennis will do the catching. Darren Johnson will be at first base. Johnson at first. The designated hitter will be Ray Posse. Rich McKinney will be at third base. The captain of the A's, Sal Bando, has a badly bruised right hand. He was hit by a pitch while taking batting practice.

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McKinney at third. And Manny Treo, a man of controversy surrounding the World Series last year, will get his start at second base, although Dick Green has agreed to terms with Charlie Finley after he had announced his retirement.

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The Angels do a look as Mickey Rivers in center field lead it off. Rivers in center. Denny Doyle, a very valuable acquisition, will be at second base for the Angels, batting second. Bobby Valentine, and so good to see Valentine back in the lineup, although he would be the first to admit he is not 100% yet.

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The first pitch from Rick Rushell of the Cubs yesterday, he was rifle in the center field for a base hit, and he actually had to slide on that bad leg too, and he came up, well, not, he was limping, but he'll run with a limp now, but it didn't hurt him that much.

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Bob Oliver will be at third base. Mike Epstein will be at first. He will bat fifth. Holly Brown, another acquisition in the deal with Milwaukee that sent Clyde Wright to the Brewers, will be in right field.

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Richie Scheinblum will be the designated hitter. Scheinblum, the D.H. Ellie Rodriguez. Rodriguez, a man that the Angels have coveted for the last three or four years.

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Finally, getting him from the Milwaukee Brewers in the Clyde Wright deal will be behind the plate. And the young man from Texas, David Chalk, will be at shortstop, and Bobby Winkelson talking to him says a lot of people are worried about this shortstop slough on the Angels.

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He said, I for one am not. This young man can play a shortstop. So we're set to go. The switch hitting Bill North, stepping in from the left-hand side against Billy No-No, Bill Singer.

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We begin play for 1974, and again a pleasure to bring to you the big fella, number 53, here's Big B.

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Thank you very much, David, and a very pleasant good afternoon. As the first pitch delivered by Bill Singer is a fastball taken up high for ball one.

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Now we're underway along this Angel Radio Network. In 1974, Singer has his sign from Rodriguez. The next pitch, a fastball just outside for ball two.

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Going around and setting the defense for the Angels, Bob Oliver at third, Dave Chalk is at short, Denny Doyle at second base, and over at first base will be Mike Epstein, the outfielder, Valentine Rivers and Brown from left to right.

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Singer checks with Rodriguez, and a 2-0 pitch, a fastball taken high for ball three. So Bill Singer, behind the count on Bill North, who steps out, looks down at his third base, coach Ervin Norton.

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Ervin from Pasadena, Arcadia area, blocks the few signs. Here's a 3-0 pitch outside and high for ball four.

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So Bill North leads it off with a base on balls, and Bert Campaneras.

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Welcome to Bad Campy, last year hitting.254 homeruns, 46 RBIs, North a lot of speed on at first base, Epstein holding.

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The infield shortened up, Oliver on the grass at third, Singer goes over to first, and North back in time.

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On deck the left fielder Joe Rudy. Campaneras taking his time, moves in now, Singer has his sign set, goes over to first one more time, this time diving back is North.

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Now the game just underway, the world champions of baseball, the Oakland A's and the California Angels. Singer again, and they just about had him.

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Bill North was breaking the wrong way, Singer this time gave him his good move, and they almost picked him off.

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That's the first base umpire, Muril Anthony, right there on top of the play.

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Two umpires today on the bases, Muril Anthony at first, Hank Morganweck.

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Right now positioning himself out at second base behind the plate, Dave Phillips.

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Campaneras once again takes his time, checks down with the third base coach Herb Norton, and of course Alvin Dark, the new manager of the Oakland A's, much like Dick Williams.

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They will hit and run, they will squeeze, they will steal, Singer's set, checks the run at first, there he goes, the pitch swung on him, Mr. Thordak, second!

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They don't get him, and North did not slide, Dave Chalk taking the throw, and we'll have to see if North is okay, he is.

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He went in standing up, Dave Chalk as he applied the tag, pushed North over, so it will be a stolen base for Bill North, and the count right now, 0-1 to Bird Campaneras.

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Oakland A's speed on display right there, North with 53 stolen bases last year, and he can fly, Singer tried to keep him close three or four times, but he got a good jump this time, and he stole it standing up.

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Singer into the stretch as he checks North out of second base, Campaneras fronts it right back to Singer, up he has one play to Epstein, and time to get Campaneras in on the play, Bill North moves over to third.

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So, as we were saying, Alvin Dark, as like Dick Williams, very fundamental managers, they will not pull too many tricks out, they will try and go for the runs right there, Campaneras moving his runner from second to third with nobody out,

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and now the A's have the go-ahead run here in the first inning at third base.

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The infield will play back, and Joe Rudy will be the hitter, that will be a sacrifice for Bird Campaneras.

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Joe Rudy last year, hitting 270, the first pitch is swung on, and this strike went to fastball, as Bill Singer rode that one up and in.

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He had 12 home runs, 66 RBI, Joe Rudy, one of the members of the Oakland A's who did not win his arbitration battle with owner Charlie Finley.

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Singer working out of the stretch, North away at third, Singer set, checks the runner, the next pitch just outside for ball one.

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Down even, one ball and one strike. The infield straight away, the outfield is saved.

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Oliver just behind the bag at third, off the line. Singer checking signs into the stretch, he checks North at third, a 1-1 such a fastball, up and in for ball two, two balls in a strike.

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On deck, Reggie Jackson. Worse stock, the A's pitching coach is coaching over at first base.

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As we said before, Irv Noren over at third, Singer once again delivers a 2-1 pitch, a breaking pitch called strike two.

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Rudy started, then held up, the count evens out, two balls, two strikes. On a beautiful afternoon, Angel Stadiums in Palm Springs, California.

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A very slight breeze, ever so slight, kind of blowing out of the East and well, maybe the Northeast.

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Here's a 2-2 pitch, they got him looking such peace. Good fastball on the outside corner, catches Joe Rudy looking, and Bill Singer now has two away.

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And that a big out.

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That is the first strike out of the year for Bill Singer.

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Bill North, if you joined us late, let off with the base on balls, he stole second, he was sacrificed to third by Bird Camp and his.

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Joe Rudy has just been caught looking. And Reggie Jackson stands in. Singer from the full windup now, there's a little looking five ball left in the field.

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Here Litch is going to drop, Mickey Rivers comes on, North will score and the World Champion A's take a 1-0 lead.

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Jackson did not hit that ball well at all, it jammed him, but Reggie, a strong left hand hitter, fought the ball off, looped it into left center field where Mickey Rivers had no chance whatsoever, or Bobby Valentine, the left fielder.

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The A's take a 1-0 lead as Gene Tennis will stand in. Gene hit.258 last year, Singer working from the stretch goes over to first to drive Jackson back.

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Singer once again from the stretch, the first pitch is just inside ball one and Ellie Rodriguez is a little hesitant behind the play, getting the ball back to Singer, I think Ellie thought he had it.

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Singer again into the stretch, he checks Jackson goes over and Reggie diving back in time.

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Tennis in his articles, here's another player that did not win his arbitration battle either, once again Singer goes over to first and once again Reggie Jackson diving back.

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And Gene said, well, he said I didn't win my arbitration battle and so I just don't believe I'm going to do much catching for Mr. Finley in the old Sunnys, but today he is back there.

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There's another throw to first and once again Jackson is back.

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Singer into the stretch and the pitch is swung on and missed the fastball.

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The county's in depth at one ball and one strike.

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Tennis as we said before at 258 last year at 24 home runs 84 RBI.

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The infield back straight away, Mickey Rivers slightly in left center.

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Singer's set, checks the run of the one, one pitch, a breaking pitch, off speed pitch, gets to the outside corner, first strike, two calls.

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The world champion Oakman A's.

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Leading the Angels here, just the top half of the first inning, game just underway, one to nothing, Singer goes over to first, Jackson again diving back.

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Tomorrow it will be the San Diego Padres and once again right here on Angel Radio and KTLA Channel 5.

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One ball, two strikes.

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Singer's next pitch is check swing, fastball taking it up high and away for ball two, the county evens the two balls, two strikes.

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Two outs, Jackson at first, A's one, the Angels nothing.

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On deck, Darren Johnson.

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Singer once again to the stretcher, the two two pitch, fastball right back up and right below us, look out.

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Oh, well everybody's got to have spring training.

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Harry Dalton standing right next to us, he says, you give a little and you know I gave a little.

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He gave a lot as right.

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Count remains the same, two balls, two strikes.

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Here's Singer's two two pitch, just outside with a fastball, ball three.

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So the count goes full in with two outs, three two count on James Tennes.

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He will be off and running.

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One more time, Mike Epstein moves in behind, Singer's set, here's the three two pitch, winner goes, it hits him, it's a slider.

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Eugene Tennes on hit by the pitch, that would have been ball four anyway.

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And the A's have runners at first and second, Jackson at second, Tennes at first and Darren Johnson will be the hitter.

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Yesterday in the A's 13 to 3 win over San Diego, they had five home runs, Eugene Tennes had two, and the hitter up here right now, Darren Johnson had one.

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First pitch is a breaking pitch, fouls right straight back, 0-1 to Johnson.

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The man out of second base had one, Reggie Jackson.

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And the catcher, Ray Fossey on deck, also he had the fifth.

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Singer has his sign from Rodriguez, dancing out of second is Jackson, next pitch a fastball, foul off of the mask of LA Rodriguez, and Singer out in front, 0-2.

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No balls, two strikes.

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Singer checking signs with Rodriguez, has the one he wants, he goes to the belt, he checks Jackson out of second base, big shot, starting to move in behind, a fastball, swing on him, missed, tech three, and that will do it for the A's.

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So Phil Singer, back at Darren Johnson, in the inning for Oakland, they come up with one run on one hit, there were no errors, they lead two, and the score after the first half inning of play, it's the Oakland A's one, and the California Angels coming to bat.

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Back here at Angel Stadium in Palm Springs, fight a blue, taking his warm-up sauces.

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And the Angels will send up Mickey Rivers, Denny Doyle, and Bobby Valentine in that order.

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The A's scored one run in the first inning. The Angels did bad, so we'll set the defense for the world champion.

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At third base will be Rich McKinney. At shortstop will be Bird Campaneras.

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Out at second base, Manny Triglio. And over at first base, Darren Johnson.

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The outfield, Joe Rudy in left, Bill Northen Center, Reggie Jackson in right, and the battery, Gene Tennant, and fight a blue.

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Fight a blue last year, 20-game winner for the A's, 120, lost nine, earned an average of 3.28.

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Against the Angels, he was at 500. He won two, he lost two, and had an earned run average last year against the Californians, 3.58.

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Well, Mickey Rivers leads it off, fight a blue. Into the windup, the first pitch, a front down at third base, I don't go foul.

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Gene Tennant is hopping out of there in a hurry, but that ball just rolling foul. Had that ball been fair, been very godful, they would have got Rivers, who has excellent speed.

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Mickey, last year, after having a fine year at Salt Lake City, came up to the parent club, the California Angels, where he hit 3.49.

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He did not have a home run, but he had 16 RBI.

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Coaching down at third, the newcomers to the Angels this year, Witte Herzog, and over at first, Sawley Parker.

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Time call right now, manager Alvin Dark moving out alongside, and a cheer outside of the dugout.

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Blue wind, here's the one strike pitch, a line drive hit to center field, right in the nose, coming on North, he got the ball.

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Rivers, who has 3.22 second, goes up to the ball, a strong running time.

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Mickey Rivers, right there, displaying his speed and excitement.

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That manager Bobby Winkle's hopes will be on display for the 1974 season.

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A line drive, Bill North made an excellent try.

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The ball just popped out of his glove as he hit the ground, it rolled right in front of him, he got up in a hurry, and he threw a strike to Manny Trillo.

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But the great speed of Mickey Rivers enabled him to get under the tag with a fine slide.

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And Denny Doyle right now, checked at the first pitch as he squirted around the front, taking a little bit low for ball one.

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That'll be rule of double for Mickey Rivers.

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Blue at the bell, he checks Rivers at second, and next pitch to Doyle, a good run up the first base side.

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Darren Johnson has only one play, that's the tag Doyle as he goes by, and over the third goes Mickey Rivers.

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Well, the Angels find themselves in the same position as the A's were in the first inning.

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Bill North led off with a base on balls, he stole second, then Campanier sacrificing the third.

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For the Angels, Mickey River leads off with a double, he has sacrificed the third by Denny Doyle.

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And a fine round of applause for the number three hitter in the Angel lineup, Bobby Valentine.

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Blue into the lineup, the first pitch is fouled back to the right and out of play.

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All-in-one to Valentine last year, up until May 17th when he broke his leg against the same world champion Oakland A's,

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trying to make a catch of a home run off of the bat of Dick Green.

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Bobby hit 302 at a home run, 13 RBI.

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Blue winds, here's the one strike pitch, just outside for ball one.

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One ball and one strike, it's the A's one, and the Angels nothing, one out in the last of the first.

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The infield back, they will give up the run.

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Blue working out of the full windup, Rivers down the line at third.

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Here's the one-one pitch, a breaking pitch popped to the right side, will curl foul, and that will go back and out of play.

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So blue ahead of Valentine, one ball and two strikes.

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Bob Oliver.

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Now with the two strikes, manager Alvin Dark will bring his infield in.

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And the logic behind this right here, you feel that he's got a pitcher out there with good control,

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and making it, he's got to hit his pitch and protect the plate.

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Here's the one-two pitch, line drive at the right field, that will be a base hit.

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And the Angels, as Mickey Rivers scores from third, Bobby Valentine going the opposite way.

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A line drive base hit the right field, and we are tied at one.

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Well that's good to see, Don, Valentine hanging in there.

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I can't think of a man who could have possibly spent a more frustrating last nine months than Bobby Valentine

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since the 17th of May when almost the time that he got out of the hospital, started working and working and working,

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and there's a lot of sweat and pain and I'm sure a few tours that have gone into that base hit over the last nine months.

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Boy that is so true, Dave. And Bob Oliver goes after a breaking pitch,

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and away does it get it for strike one, Bobby Valentine at first base.

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So he has his first base hit, make that his second base hit of the spring.

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He had one yesterday, his first time up in Oldville on the first pitch, his first RBI of the spring.

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Blue at the belt, the pitch to Oliver, ground ball hit the third, McKinney backs up, plays it on the big hop,

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goes to three oh high, he's safe at second, he's at it third.

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A throw by McKinney, and Merle Anthony, the first base umpire, gave the out sign,

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and Oliver is standing at first base. Well we'll see what happens now.

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Now he changed his decision, he's calling straight, well he has not, he's calling out, he was out.

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Well on the play it'll be, rule five, four, three, the put out on Oliver, Valentine safe at second base.

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Now there's two gone, and Mike Epstein stands in against his former teammate,

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he goes after a fast ball, doesn't get it for strike one, and again Bobby Valentine forced to go down painfully

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and make the slide, but there he is, dancing away from second base, apparently no harm done.

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Bob Oliver, I don't know, should have beaten that ball out I think.

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The one strike pitch is hit off the hands to the left side, over by the A's dugout,

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that will swirl around, hits the light tower, and comes right back down into the glove of Gene Pinnis,

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but of course it hits the light tower and is out of play.

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Funny play David, I'll tell you the ball that McKinney had to back up late on the big hop, he threw high to Trio,

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Trio had to go high and near to haul it down on the shortstop side of the bag, and it was a very close play at first base,

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kind of a little funny call by Murrow Anthony at first, he gave it that little jabbing shot.

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But Oliver is gone and Valentine remains at second base.

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We are tied at one, two outs in the last half of the first inning.

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One ball, two strikes, the F-Team, make that 0-2, here's the two strikes, the flying guard,

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hit deep to left center field, slicing away from North, still slicing and he makes a diving kick.

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A diving kick by Bill North, and that retires the side for the Angels, and it saves the A's a run.

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But in the inning for the Angels, they come up with one run on two hits,

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they were known as they leave one in the score after the first inning of play,

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the World Champion Oakland A's won and the California Angels won.

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You've said the word that means you like to do it all.

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When you say both, it means you want the beer that's got a taste that's no better.

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When you say both, you tell the world you know what makes it all the way.

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When you say both, you say you're carrying out to only want the key of peace.

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There is no other way, there's only something else, because the key of peace is leading on the rest.

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When you say both, it means you've said it all.

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You'll face right-hander Bill Singer who winds the first hit, and that hit him up in the shoulder.

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Talking to Bill Singer before the game, he said he just hadn't been able to cut it loose yet.

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And that is so understandable this early part of the spring.

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And you probably see that more so with power, he says, he would put Bill Singer in that caliber.

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So Ray Fossey hit by the pit, that's the second one by Singer, and Rich McKinney stands in.

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The first pitch of fastball taken up high for ball one.

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Epstein holding Fossey at first base, the infield in double play depth,

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the infield of Oliver Chuck Doyle and Epstein from third to first, the outfield of Valentine Rivers and Brown.

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The next pitch is a high pop on the right side, Denny Doyle going back,

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getting his eye just crossed in the foul territory, makes the catch.

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Fine play by Denny Doyle going right over to the fence.

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Rich McKinney, retired and one gone for the A's as many, Trio will stand in.

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Well, angel baseball is brought to you by Standard Stations and Chevron dealers,

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and a faulty car ignition can mean a drop in gasoline mileage.

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To take this Chevron maximum mileage tip, have your ignition system checked regularly.

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Trio steps in, now steps out, he checks down to the third base, Coach of Norrin.

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Fossey away at first, one gone, the top of the second.

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First pitch is Slider delivered inside and Loverball won.

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Trio last year at Tucson hit 312, eight home runs, 78 RBI.

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The 1-0 pitch is hit off the hand, popped on the right side once again.

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Denny Doyle in behind Epstein and makes the catch.

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Now for the singer, it's Ray Fossey with the first pitch, a Slider that kind of backed up on him.

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He gets McKinney and Trio to pop to Denny Doyle, will go to the top of the order in Bill North.

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North watches first time at bats, 12 seconds, scored the A's first run.

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We are tied at one, we're in the top of the second, two out.

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Now Epstein will move in behind Fossey with a left hand hitting Bill North standing in.

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First pitch a fastball, up in the air goes Rodriguez to haul it down.

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One ball and no strikes.

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Beautiful afternoon here in Palm Springs.

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Yesterday a little cloudy overcats right in the morning.

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There goes the runner, the pitcher calls, strikes it, throw it at Trockett, second day, get Fossey.

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Ellie Rodriguez right there showing the signs that Bobby Winkle said the Angels could not do last year,

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throw runners out, he guns down Ray Fossey, the A's are gone in the second.

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In the inning no runs, no hits, there were no A's, they leave nobody.

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And the score, after one and a half, it's the A's won and the Angels won.

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Well what is good service all about?

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I'll tell you what, the clerk who empties the entire stock room in search of that exotic stereo gadget your son just can't live without,

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even though it turns out that bat store never even carried them.

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Oh your secretary checking for last minute jobs before she goes home.

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And mind she's late for her first date with a wild looking guy she just met on the elevator.

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So one more letter to type would jeopardize her entire future.

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Now that's good service.

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And so is Continental Airlines.

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They still believe that if they do a little more for you a lot faster, you'll come back and fly them again and again.

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Continental, the most DC-10s are the most daily flights between Los Angeles and Chicago.

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A total of 11, including five non-stops, with economy fairs available on every one.

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Call your travel agent or Continental Airlines, the proud bird with the golden tail.

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And you know, they really move their tail to give you good service.

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And that includes daily service from Los Angeles to Denver too.

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Well we're set to move into the last half of the second inning.

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A newcomer from the Milwaukee Brewers in the trade, Ollie Brown, will stand in.

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Vita Blue into the wind up the first pick of that ball, catches the outback corner.

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That one's off.

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Here's the one strike pitch, off speed curve ball taking low, ball one, one ball, one strike.

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There are some other scores for you down at Bureau Beach, Florida.

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The Atlanta Braves and the Dodgers tied up at three apiece after eight.

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The next pitch is fouled back to the right side.

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That will go back and out of play.

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Steve Garvey, get a home run in the eighth inning with nobody on.

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Mike Worm in the seventh inning with one arm for the Braves.

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At Bradenton at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, they've done at Beach Houston and Montreal,

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St. Petersburg, the New York Mets, and the St. Louis Cardinals.

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The next pitch is fouled off of the mask of Gene Tennesse, and that shakes him up just a little bit.

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Gene kind of checking the ivories a little bit.

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Moving around, see if they're all in place.

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The Cat, one ball and two strikes, Ali Brown.

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At Winterhaven, it's the Phillies, two, and the Boston Red Sox, one.

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That's after two.

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Scottsdale, Milwaukee, and the Cubs, no score yet.

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At Yuma, Arizona Western, and the San Diego Padres, no score.

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Tucson, San Francisco is at Cleveland.

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For Lauderdale, Baltimore, and the New York Yankees, it's Sara Sota.

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After five, we'll give you that score in a minute.

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Here's the one-two pitch.

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That's hit off the hands on the left side.

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In foul territory goes Rich McKinney, the third baseman, shading his eyes from the sun, and makes the Cat.

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So with one guard, we'll pause for station identification.

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This is the Angels Radio Network.

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And this is KXTC, Glendale, Phoenix, Arizona.

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The time is one o'clock.

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Back here at Angel Stadium in Palm Springs, Richie Schindblum, the designated hitter, takes a change, high and away for ball one.

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One ball and no strikes.

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Schindblum last year, hitting.328.

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Right of blue's next pitch, a line drive, hit foul.

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Looking down the left field line, Schindblum a switch hitter, hitting from the right side, off the left-handed pitching, a right of blue.

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Some other scores at Sara Sota.

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It's Kansas City 8 and the Chicago White Sox 3.

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That is after five.

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After six is Detroit 4, Minnesota 1.

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There's a ground ball hit off the hands, just foul.

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Rich McKinney making the play behind the bag, flips it back to right of blue, and the count moves.

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One ball and two strikes.

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And in that game, Minnesota and Detroit, Borgman, a home run for Minnesota, in the six with nobody on.

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On deck, Ellie Rodriguez.

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Right of blue shakes off a sign from tennis, now has the one he wants.

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Here's the one-two pitch and off-speed curveball outside for ball two.

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So the count evens up.

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It's two balls and two strikes.

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We're in the last half of the second inning, we are tied at one, the world champion Oakland A's and the California Angels.

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Here's the two-two pitch from blue.

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It is inside and low, ball three.

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So the count goes full of Schindblum, three balls and two strikes.

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Schindblum against left-hand pitching last year, hits 267.

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And against right-handed pitching, hits 357.

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The next pitch, a ground ball hit off the end of the bat over the hole, Cabanera,

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bobbles the ball, picks it up, throws, not inside.

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Now, Burt Cabanera has had the ball stay down on him, throw just behind him.

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And by the time he got it to Sharon Johnson, his first fake, Schindblum across the bag,

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it will be an error on Burt Cabanera's, and you will not see that happen too often.

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So with one gone, Schindblum at first and Ellie Rodriguez will stand in.

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Rodriguez in the eighth spot in the batting order, on deck in the ninth spot, Dave Chuff.

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Rodriguez last year at Milwaukee, hitting 268.

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He did not have a home run.

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He had 30 RBI.

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One gone, last half of the second inning.

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We were tied at one, infield and double play, depth.

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Blue, into the stretch, he checks the runner.

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The pitch is a high-five ball at the center field.

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Bill North has to retreat a few steps, glove up to shade the sun and make the gap.

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Now there's two gone, and Dave Chock will be the hitter.

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Dave, hitting 232 with the Angels last year, did not have a home run.

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He had five RBI.

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Today, the youngster out of Dallas, Texas, 5'10", 175 pounder, Rich McKinney,

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about a step behind the bag at third, now moves up even with the bag.

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Blue goes to the set position.

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The first pitch to Chock is a fastball.

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That's taken down a little bit away from ball one.

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Chock checking with the third base coach, Wadi Herzog.

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Wadi flashing a few signs.

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At first base, Richie Schindblum is checking with his third base coach.

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He goes, the pitch swung on and is dropped by Tennant.

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And let's see, it is not a foul ball.

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The umpires move up, and they count one ball, one strike.

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So Schindblum moving on the pitch.

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Richie will be credited with a stolen base.

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And they count even one ball, one strike to Chock.

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So the Angels have the go-ahead run out at second base, with two gone the last of the second.

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They're tied at one by the Blue Spins and Whirls, but nobody there.

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On deck, the laid-off hitter, Mickey Rivers.

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Blue kind of bobs his head up and down, as if to say,

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let me see that sign again from his catcher, Gene Tennant.

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Into the stretch, and here's the next pitch.

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He's hit off the hands into short right field.

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Coming on, Reggie Jackson going out many-three-oh.

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It is Reggie Jackson for the catch, and the side is retired for the Angels.

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In the Angels' second, there were no runs.

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There were no hits.

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There was one air, and one man left on base.

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And the score, after two complete,

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it's the Angels' one and the A's one.

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One, two, three.

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You will see.

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The Nova Six makes sense today.

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Three, three, four.

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Count to four.

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Out of the Chevy Nova Six.

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Two.

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The Chevy Nova Six to your left, the young habit,

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with strikes of your own, to that practical six-cylinder engine.

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Three.

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The Chevy Nova Six hatchback.

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The door on the left, one on the right, and a big hatch on the back.

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Flip the back seat down, and you've got a Nova Six that takes you to station wagon.

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Four.

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The Chevy Nova Six four-door sedan.

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In fear from the start, he attracted a rich pick of four-door comfort and convenience

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by a six-cylinder economy.

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Can you hear?

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The numbers say.

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The Nova Six makes sense today.

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Chevrolet makes sense for America.

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Now we're getting ready to move along to the top half of the third inning,

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and to bring you the action, give you a new pitching change, here's Dave Nehar.

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All right, Donald, thank you, and again, good afternoon, everybody,

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on this magnificent Saturday afternoon in Palm Springs.

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The Angels, after the first two innings of work by Bill Singer,

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send a young man to the mound who still remains a question mark,

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and hopefully the questions will be answered on Rudy May in 1974.

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Rudy May this year literally is fighting for a job as the fourth Angel starter

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with all the pictures that the Angels have in camp,

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and manager Bobby Winkles at this early date has just about got settled in his mind

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that it's Ryan and Singer and probably Frank Tanenna, and the fourth spot is up for grabs.

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Here is Switch hitting Bill North, fighting from the right-hand side.

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He cues one off the end of that foul up the first-base side.

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Westcock, coaching at first base, picks it up and tosses it back to Rudy May.

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North started out in 1973 for the Open Days as their designated hitter.

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He played in 12 games in the early going for Open as the D.H.,

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and then he took over in center field and he never lost their job

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until he suffered the injury on the 30th of September.

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Pitch goes all the way to the backstop.

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North had shortened up that zifter bunk.

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A ball and a strike on Bill North.

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The Open Days embroiled in controversy all last year, all during the offseason,

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and all during the spring of 1974, but all they do is hammer out a lot of hits

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and a lot of runs and they win, like yesterday, 13-3.

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1-1, pitch to North.

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Back ball outside.

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Two balls and a strike on Bill North, the man with a great speed who stole 53 sacks

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for the World Champions last year.

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May then down, gets a sign from Rodriguez.

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The left-hander's pitch is a ground ball toward second.

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There is sure-handed Denny Doyle.

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He picks it up and throws out Bill North by 15 feet.

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So North is the first May victim here in the third in a 1-1 tie,

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and here is Bert Campanera.

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After North had stolen second base off Bill Singer in the first inning,

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Campanera sacrificed Bill to third base,

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and then North scored on Reggie Jackson's dying quail slicing into left-center field.

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Ragabetto, Campanera.

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Then the pitch to him is a fly ball to right field.

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Back on the ball is Ollie Brown a couple of steps to his right,

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backpedaling and makes the catch two down.

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The Oakland A's attempting to become World Champions in baseball

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for the third consecutive year.

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The New York Yankees were the last club to win as many as three consecutive World Championships,

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and actually the Yankees ran off five in a row.

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The Yankees were the World Champions of baseball in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1953.

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Here is Joe Rudy, a singer strikeout victim, his first time up.

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The pitch to him down low in the dirt.

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Rodriguez picks it up after it goes off his shin guard.

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One ball and no strikes on Joe Rudy.

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Rudy hitting at 270.

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Twelve home runs, 66 RBIs.

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As Don Dysdell pointed out, Rudy, one of those who did not win arbitration,

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was Charlie Finley, nine of the A's, one before the arbitrator, and the pitch,

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low on outside, two balls and no strikes.

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Two, go Rudy.

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Five, one in arbitration, four lost.

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Rudy was one of the losers.

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Joe, as we keep saying from year to year, probably the most underrated, the Major Leaguer.

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The pitch to him is a ground ball toward third.

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Oliver gets a convenient second hop, throws him out by about five feet.

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So an easy one, two, three inning for Rudy May here in the third.

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No runs, no hits, no errors, nobody left.

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We go to the bottom half of the third.

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It's the Angels one, the A's one.

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When an automobile battery is about to go dead, there often is no warning signal.

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In the old days, there usually was some warning.

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The starter would grind and turn over very slowly before the battery went completely dead.

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But in today's systems, you could turn the key on one day and nothing.

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That's why it's a good idea to ask your Chevron standard man to run a check on your battery.

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Make sure it has plenty of charge left.

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And when it finally is time to replace it, don't keep putting it off.

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Battery failure can be costly and inconvenient.

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Instead, stop in along the Chevron way for a look at the Atlas battery line, the Kano Power, the Pacetetter,

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the Premium Power Extra Heavy Duty, all quick starting, reliable batteries with a quality Atlas name on them,

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There's an Atlas battery designed to fit almost every car on the road, with budget terms to fit almost every pocketbook.

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Stop in and ask for a check on the condition of your battery.

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If it needs to be replaced, take a look at the outstanding selection of Atlas batteries now at standard stations and most Chevron dealers.

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Move along now to the bottom half of the third inning at Angels Stadium in Palm Springs.

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In this 1-1 tie, the Angels send the top of their batting order up to face left-hander Vi to blue.

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They'll have Mickey Rivers, Denny Doyle, and Bobby Valentine in that order.

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And it was that threesome that produced the Angels' first run back in the first inning to tie it at 1-1.

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Mickey Rivers hit a line dry that practically drove through centerfielder Bill North in the first inning,

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and he ended up at second base with a double.

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The line in the pitch to Mickey shortens up as if the run takes it low and inside, ball one.

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One ball and no strikes.

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National League umpire Dave Phillips calling balls and strikes.

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American Liger Merle Anthony is at first base, and another American League umpire Hank Morgan-Weck is at third.

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And the pitch delivers a swing out of it.

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One ball and one strike.

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A ball and a strike as blue gets his sign from Tennesse, and the pitch went on line dry right centerfield.

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That'll fall in for a base hit, maybe two.

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Here is Rivers-Ralford on his way for second.

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North up with the ball, and Mickey Rivers in at second base with a stand-up double.

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Well, this is the year for Mickey Rivers, everybody says.

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And here in the first game in Palm Springs, Mickey has a pair of doubles.

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A lead-off double here in the third, and here is Denny Doyle.

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Doyle laid down a beautiful, sacrifice, he dragged it up third base to Tenn Rivers to third his first time up,

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and let's see if he is up there with those same instructions here in the same circumstances in the third.

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We remind you that Angels Baseball is brought to you by Bush.

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Something special about a beer that can say that, so do yourself a favor.

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Blue spits the oil around the bound he does this time, foul off the third-base side.

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The ball is one strike to count on Denny Doyle.

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Doyle picks up from the Philadelphia Phillies as payment in Billy Grabakowicz's deal.

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A couple of other ball players eventually ended up from the Angels with the Phillies to complete that deal.

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So Doyle up on the bat about an inch or so, around the bunt does, off the head of the bat, foul again.

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The ball is two strikes on Denny Doyle.

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Doyle a feisty little fighting type ball player.

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You're going to love Denny Doyle when you come out and see him play either here in Palm Springs or at Anaheim Stadium.

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Don't forget that opening night against Billy Martin's Texas Rangers is just right around the corner, April the 9th.

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Blue at the belt, checks Rivers, pretty good lead at second base, and he comes to the plate.

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Doyle swings and misses, strike three.

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So for Vita Blue, that is his first strikeout of the game.

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Rivers still at second, and here is Bobby Valentine.

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Valentine given quite a greeting as he returned to the Angel livery for 1974 when he first came up in the first inning

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and sent a line drive base hit in the right field to drive in Mickey Rivers with the Angels one of the game.

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Blue at the belt, and the pitch to Bobby swung on and flared foul off to the right back out of play.

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Tomorrow the San Diego Padres end here in Palm Springs to take on the Angels.

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The National League for the most part this year is using the designated hitter in spring training.

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However, the San Diego Padres are one of those clubs that will not go along with it, so we will not see the DH out here tomorrow afternoon.

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A strike on Valentine as Blue goes to the belt, Rivers the lead, and it's 1-1 tie and the delivery on the way.

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Strike off, Blue took just a little something off the fastball.

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Two strikes on Bobby Valentine.

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Buddy Herzog coaching down at third, and what a plus an addition this veteran is for the Angels coaching staff in 74.

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Saldy Parker is over at first.

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The stretch by Blue, the two strike pitch out of Valentine high, down to third goes Rivers, a throw to third in plenty of time

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to get the sliding Mickey Rivers, and it looked like Mickey did not get that good of a jump.

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So Rivers is erased from Gene Tennis to Rich McKinney.

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Two to five if you're scoring with us, two down in the count on Valentine, a ball and two strikes.

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Pitch was high and inside, just the perfect place for the catcher Tennis to shoot down Mickey Rivers.

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Blue now of course working from the full wind up, and a 1-2 delivery to Bobby.

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Curve swung on, line drive thinking in a hurry in center field, but there is North to play it on a hop, and Valentine is two for two today.

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They had a base hit yesterday.

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So the unsuccessful steal of third base by Mickey Rivers kind of stings right here in this situation as Valentine loops one into center field.

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And here's McBob Oliver.

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Well make your plans to see the opening game of the Angels-Dodgers freeway series at Anaheim Stadium.

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It will be on Friday night, March the 29th, the stretch by Blue, the pitch to Oliver, inside with a fastball, ball one.

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Tickets for that Angels-Dodgers freeway series at the Big A go on sale Monday, and you'll have more than 200 outlets to pick them up.

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Blue's one ball pitch to Oliver's popped right up the shoot on the left side of the infield, Bert Campanera shading his eyes from the desert sun, and he finally makes the catch.

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The Angels are gone in the third. No runs of base hit, no errors, and a man left.

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And the score after three full, it's the Angels won, the A's won.

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When you say Bud Wiser, when you say Bud, you say a lot of things nobody else can say.

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And trying to put the back down in that hole, and is having trouble putting the sack in. First base umpire Murrell Anthony is standing there, along with West Dock, the pitching coach, trying to anchor the sack at first base, and apparently it has been done now.

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And we'll play baseball.

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Bill Singer, meanwhile, after finishing up his first two innings of work doing one sprint out in right field, from right to center field and back again.

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Now the signs of spring. What a beautiful day we have. This could not be more perfect.

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Yesterday in Aultville, the wind blowing either straight in or from left to right field, I'm estimating, but it had to be 35, 40 miles an hour.

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Here's May's first pitch to Reggie Jackson, the ground ball into the hole through for a base hit on the right side.

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So Jackson is two for two as he hammers May's first pitch into right field.

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First base hit off Rudy May, and here is Gene Tennant, who was one of two men hit by Bill Singer in the two innings that he worked.

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Tennant's hitting.258 last year, with 24 home runs and 84 RBI.

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The Oakland A's winning the American League West, subsequently the playoff, of course, with Baltimore and then the World Championship, with the New York Mets, but it was not that easy for Oakland last year.

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As a matter of fact, the Chicago White Sox led the American League 51 days last year.

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The Angels were on top for a day, Kansas City on top for a few days, and the pitch flung on to the ground ball, hot shots, and shortstop Valentine.

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He goes to Doyle, and the Angels have their first double play of 1974. Nicely turned over, David Chalk to Denny Doyle to Mike Epstein.

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Six for three of your scoring, two down, and here is Darren Johnson.

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You know, over the past four years, Continental has had the fewest number of passenger complaints of any major domestic airline, and that's according to records on file with the CAB, Civil Aeronautics Board.

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Darren Johnson takes the pitch low and outside, one ball and no strike.

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Darren, doing a fine job as the A's designated hitter last year, hitting 246, but he had 19 home runs and 81 RBIs, swing and a miss at a fastball by May, and it's already in the glove of catcher Ellie Rodriguez.

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A ball and a strike, and there are many general managers in the American League West that think there's a lot of room at the top this year.

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Step into shallow center field, a second baseman Doyle going out, center field to Rivers coming in. It is Rivers for the catcher, we cry out a sigh.

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So the A's and the fourth turn to side on a base hit. No Angels errors with the twin killing nobody left, and as we go to the bottom half of the fourth, the Angels won and the A's have won.

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Or the waitress who went to the trouble of getting all white meat in your club sandwich even though the chef was in a terrible mood, so she really hated asking.

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And besides your ship, then, ten minutes ago, that, my friends, is good service. And so is Continental Airlines. They still believe that if they do a little more for you a lot faster, you'll come back and fly them again and again and again.

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Continental offers DC-10 service on the most nonstop daily flights between Los Angeles and Denver, a total of six, including one from Ontario.

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Economy fair is available on every one, so call your travel agent or Continental Airlines the proud bird with the golden tail.

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After all, they really move their tail to give you good service, and that includes daily service from Los Angeles to Chicago, too.

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After three and a half innings of play, we have a 1-1 tie. The A's will make a change of pitchers. John Blue Moon Odom coming along.

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This is Dave Niehaus with Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, and Dick Nelson. And we hope that you make your plans to come down to Palm Springs and see the Angels here at Angel Stadium sometime during the next three weeks.

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They will be here three weekends, this weekend, next weekend, and on Saturday, two weekends ahead.

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A 1-1 tie. We go to the bottom of the fourth, and for more play, here's Dick Enberg.

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Thank you, Dave. A 1-1 tie and Blue Moon Odom tuning up with Cantor Gene Tennant.

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The A's got their run at the top of the first inning. Alitov walked to Bill North. He stole second base, moved to third on Campanieros' sacrifice, and came home on Jackson's looping single to center field.

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The Angels tied it immediately in the bottom of the first inning. When Rivers doubled off North's glove and center field, moved to third on Doyle's sacrifice, and came home on Bobby Valentine's single to right field.

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Rivers with a pair of doubles in the game, and Valentine two for two, a pair of singles off starter Vita Blue, who has finished his three innings, allowed one run in the four hits.

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Mike Epstein starts it for the Angels, bottom of the fourth inning. Big Mike lined out to the center fielder North his first time up. North with a fine play. Fastball is high, ball one.

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Tennis behind the plate, the infield for the green and gold clad A's. McKinney at third, Campanieros at short, Manny Trio at second, Darren Johnson at first, with Rudy North and Jackson playing around toward right for Epstein.

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Pitch is high again, two balls and no strikes. Dave Phillips behind the plate, the other American League umpires today, and Merle Anthony at first base, and Hank Morganweck over third.

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Odom reads tennis, swings into that elaborate windup, kicks and deals. High ball three. Odom has a record of problems with control, especially early in the season.

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And he's been high on the first three deliveries to Epstein. Mike might be green light at three and oh, let's see. Here it comes. He takes the strike.

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Across the letters, caught the outside corner, three and one. Wiley Herzog, newest member of the Angels coaching staff down at third, relaying the signs from skipper Bobby Winkle.

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Daldy Parker moves over to first base in 74. The pitch, strike two called. Epstein caught, that one was outside.

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And so did some of the grandstand umpires, so getting themselves tuned up for the coming season as well.

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Full count to Epstein. Olly Brown and Ricky Scheinblum to follow. Here's the pitch. Low, ball four.

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Now Epstein draws the leadoff walk from Blue Moon Odom. And here's Olly Brown. Filed out to third baseman Rich McKinney his first time up.

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While Denny Doyle saw very little left-handed pitching with Philadelphia last year, and probably will see much more this season, Olly Brown saw just a bit of right-handed pitching. He was used primarily as a swingman.

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He fouls this one out of play. Brown probably to be used for tuning against the left-handed pitching.

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Throwing number 14 on the back of his Angel White. One-one tie, bottom of the fourth inning. Odom from the set looks over at Epstein to pitch.

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Flies one over the outside corner, O and two.

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Skip Lockwood continues to fire down on the Angel Bullpen in right field. He'll be pitching in the top of the fifth inning.

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Left field set for two. Odom looks over at Epstein. The two-strike pitch. Foul back on a check swing.

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Skip step over our Channel 5 cameras.

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Olly Brown, lean, lanky, right-handed hitter. Where do we stand? That right down on the end.

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Odom has the sign. The two-strike pitch is swung on and popped up behind short. Out goes Campaneras. In comes Rudy. Campy still going out and he can't make the play.

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Epstein moves in to second. He'll be in there in time as Rudy plays it to the second base from trio.

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That ball carried much farther than it appeared it would. Rudy doesn't pick it up. It was late coming in. Campaneras staggering under it and he did not come close to catching the ball.

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Still had it about five feet away. So Brown drops in at Texas Lakers and the Angels with no one out in the fourth inning have a chance to gain the lead.

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They had that opportunity in the third when Rivers let off with a double but was trying to steal third and then Valentine with a meaningless single with two outs and Rivers gone from the base pass.

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Here's Scheinblum. He switches around hitting left-handed against Odom. The pitch by Blum is upstairs, ball one.

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Scheinblum safe on Campaneras' area. It's only time up. And then on a hit and run stole second base and that is new.

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Scheinblum in seven major league seasons has never stolen a base.

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Enfield looking for two. The pitch swung on a line right center field. That's going to be in for a base hit. Epstein is around third. He'll score. Jackson bobbles the ball.

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Scheinblum to second base. He's in and stopping at third is Brown as the Angels wade through to one.

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Call of the double all the way. There was a bit of confusion in the Oakland Enfield. No one covered second base.

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So even had Jackson come up with a cleanly and fired hard into second. They could not have gotten Scheinblum. So credit Richie with an RBI double.

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Brown moves around to third base and Epstein scores from second. The Angels in front two to one. Still no one out.

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Runners to second and third in the batter is catcher Ellie Rodriguez. Fly to center field. It's only time up.

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Outfield plays him toward right center. Give him the gap in left center field. Odom from the full lineup. Here's the pitch. Breaking ball high.

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Enfield playing back up the middle. Campaneras and Frio. McKinney three steps behind the bag of third.

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But Johnson, the first baseman, is playing in on the grass. Odom swings into the wind up the pitch. Low with a fast ball. Two and O.

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Double moon Odom off to a rough start. He walks Epstein. Brown loop to single to left. And then Scheinblum with a line double to right center field.

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Two to one Angels. Bottom of the fourth inning and here's the pitch. Right. A slider across the letters on the outside edge.

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Two and one to Rodriguez to get to 68 with the Milwaukee Brewers last year.

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Boring number six on his Angels uniform. Brown from third. Scheinblum from second. The two-one delivery.

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Line drive center field. Racing over is North. He makes the catch. Tagging is Brown. Here comes the throw. Brown to the plate. He scores.

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The Angels lead three to one.

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So Rodriguez gets the run in with a line shot out to center fielder Bill North. Holding on to play at second base with Scheinblum.

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Rodriguez delivering and the Angels have a two-run lead here in the bottom of the fourth inning. As Dave Chalk getting ninth in the order, steps up.

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The young Texan right-handed hitter up on the handle of the bat. Scheinblum away from second base. Odom from the stretch to pitch.

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Bonded and missed. Chalk trying to catch McKinney back in the field to third base.

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Well, the San Diego Padres. A one o'clock start. Radio time, 1240 for Angel warmup. One o'clock on KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles.

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One strike pitch by Odom. Bonded and fouled into the glove of Pennis and apparently off the glove and then the wrist rolls away. Two strikes on Chalk.

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The Angels tomorrow. Chance to see Nolan Ryan for the first time this spring. Frank Tanana, the young heralded left-hander for the Californians and Rich Hand, scheduled to work against the Padres.

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Two strike pitch to Chalk. Breaking ball high one and two.

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Then the Angels will move on to Arizona. Play the Cubs and the A's Cleveland over there early next week before returning to their desert home here in Palm Springs.

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One and two, the count to pitch. Top foul behind the catcher, Pennis, rolls halfway to the backstop screen.

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The Angels with a couple of runs off Odom here in the bottom of the fourth.

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Scheinblum's double following a walk-up seen in the single by Brown. Scheinblum driving in one run and the other coming home on Kelly Rodriguez's sacrifice fly.

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Two strike pitch by Odom. Chalk looks at a high change and Odom has an excellent change, tantalizing. He really pulls the strength.

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John, who's had some bad luck in his life, wears number 13 on the back.

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The pitch fouled into the glove of Pennis. Strike three. Pennis on his way to the dugout, but hold on, Geno, there's another route to go.

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That's two away and it's part of the whole learning process. Another season begins.

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First strike out for Odom. We're going to pause for station identification. This is the Angels Radio Network.

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Three to one. The Angels lead the A's, bottom of the fourth, and in two outs, Scheinblum at second. And the first pick to Mickey Rivers is outside.

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Blue Moon Odom on the line, looks back at second and here's the pick. Ground ball to the left side, right at Kampiner.

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He scoops and feeds it to first for the out and the inning is over.

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Rivers out short to first. The Angels get two runs, two hits, and lead one. And after four full here at Angels Stadium in Palm Springs, the Angels three, the world champion Oakland A's one.

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After four innings, the total is the Angels three runs, six hits, no errors of left four. Oakland, one run, two hits, one error, and the A's have stranded two men.

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Skip Lockwood becomes the third Angel pitcher following daughter Bill Singer and Rudy May May with two solid innings, based only six men.

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A loud one-based hit, didn't walk nor struck out anyone. And now Lockwood, one of the members of that big trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, comes in.

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Could be a very important part of this season. Lockwood could be used as a starter or as a long reliever.

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As excellent stuff, a natural sinker, he was signed for a hundred thousand dollar bonus by Charlie Finley as an infielder out of Boston, Massachusetts, and then couldn't hit the curve ball, became a pitcher.

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Feeds the fastball inside to Ray Fossey, the A's designated hitter today. Fossey hit by a pitch and thrown out trying to steal his only time up.

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Lockwood delivers on the outside corner with too low, two and oh. So the battery of Lockwood and Rodriguez, they know each other well.

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Skip right-hander, has his sign, into the windup, kicks and deals, and it's swung on in this, two and one.

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Lockwood, six feet tall, broad-shouldered 190. His two-one pitch, Fossey, thousand out of play.

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At Milwaukee, in the last four years, Lockwood was five and twelve, ten and fifteen, eight wins and fifteen losses, and last year won five and lost twelve.

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But in those four years, the DRA, a very respectable 3.75, sends this one outside. His problem has been command.

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He has good pitchers. It's just a matter of being able to get them in the strike zone and in the spots in that strike zone.

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It will be the most effective for him, keeping the ball low primarily.

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The pitch, Fossey swings and pops it up behind short. Chalk says, come on in and get it, and Valentine says, I'm trying to fight the sun, makes the catch for the first out.

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Fossey with a routine fly to left, one out. Here's Rich McKinney, right-handed hitting third baseman.

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To give you an idea of the kind of stuff Lockwood has, in 72 he had two one-hit games. A man who can pitch that kind of ball game has to have great stuff.

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And when he can put that together with good control, Danes will feel that he might be the real key to the trade.

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First pitch in for a strike, comes right back and McKinney sends it very high to center field. McKinney watches the rivers coast in under it and makes the catch.

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Two gone as Lockwood induces Fossey and McKinney to fly out. And here's the number nine hitter Manny Trio, right-handed batting second baseman.

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He pops to Denny Doyle this first time out.

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Here's Lockwood, fidgets with a bill of that angel cap, now has his sign from Rodriguez as the pitch. Swung on, pops up again. Epstein near the bag, now comes down on the infield grass and makes the catch just in fair territory.

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So Lockwood had the A's hitting under his pitches in the fifth inning, as Fossey, McKinney, and Trio make out on the fly. One-two-three inning, and at the halfway mark of this one, four and a half innings in the book.

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It's the Angels three, the Oakland A's one.

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Well, as we've all learned, time and fuel are precious these days, so the Angels are making it mighty easy for you fans to purchase tickets to 1974 Angels action.

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More than 200 Angels outlets will be in operation beginning Monday. The Anaheim Stadium Box office will be open daily from nine until five-thirty.

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There are also convenient outlets in your area. It's the Mutual and Liberty agencies, the United California banks in Orange, Riverside, and in San Bernardino County.

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For choice seats, the Angels home game through May 12th. Why don't you chop early? Make it easy on yourself. Avoid the lines.

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The Big A advance window and all agencies open on Monday. And of course, that first Angel home stand.

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Now, this is the 9th of March. On the 9th of April, it will be the Texas Rangers in for the first three nights, then the White Sox in on Friday night, Saturday night, Sunday afternoon,

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and then the Minnesota Twins in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night. All those tickets, Texas, Chicago, Minnesota, on sale at more than 200 Angel outlets throughout Southern California.

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Why don't you come out early and come out often? Follow the Angels in 74.

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Denny Doyle will start it for the Californians in Southern Californians in the bottom of the fifth inning. Doyle is sacrificed and he is struck out.

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He faces the right-hander, Blue Moon Odom, gave a pair of runs to break the tie in the fourth. They play Doyle straight away.

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Odom gets his sign from catcher Tennes. Wines kicks the pitch. Ground ball up the middle. They hit the center field.

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Up with it is North, he gets it back into the cutoff man, and Denny Doyle has his first hit as an Angel.

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College single up the middle. Rings up left fielder Bobby Valentine, two for two. He singles to drive in a run in the first inning off side or right of Blue,

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and then single again to center field off Blue in the third. For the Angels, that's their seventh hit.

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Valentine closed stance, deep in the batter's box. Odom checks the runner. There goes Doyle. The pitch is swung on to miss.

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A throw by Tennes to second, and Doyle is out of there. So the hit and run backfires as Valentine Emily unable to make contact,

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and Tennes throws out Doyle at second. That's the second man that Tennes has gunned down.

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Manny Trio with a tag at second base, so Doyle is a race. Valentine with one strike on him, and now Odom goes to the full windup.

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The pitch slides it away one and one.

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Sal Bando now with the Oakland ball club, but he bruised the middle finger on his throwing hand and was sent to Oakland for X-rays.

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He's okay. High two and one to Valentine.

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01:09:54,000 --> 01:10:05,000
Dick Green will be reporting to the A's camp in Mesa. After his perennial holdout, he has been satisfied with contract terms,

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but he's not with the club this weekend.

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The pitch by Odom. Valentine swings, rounds it foul past third, backhanded by McKinney.

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Two balls and two strikes on Bobby Valentine. One out, bottom of the fifth, three-one, the Angels lead the Oakland A's.

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Oakland storming past San Diego yesterday, 13-3 in Yuma. Jackson, Fossey, Darren Johnson, Homering, and Gene Tennes hit two,

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including a grand slammer.

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The wind, the 2-2 pitch. Valentine nubs it foul.

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Breaking ball away from Bobby.

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Oliver on deck.

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Rudy May getting in some running along the outfield fence in right field.

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Bummo Odom winds the 2-2 pitch. Change is lined into left field for another hit. Valentine is 3-3.

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The straight change didn't fool Valentine, and he's not been particular about where he's hit the ball.

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He's singled a knock-in around the right, then singled a center, and now he laces one to left field.

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What a kid.

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I believe the Angels that have him on the 25-man roster of Valentine had to hit out of a wheelchair.

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Oliver up. Angels with a couple of base hits here in the fifth inning that Doyle erased on the misfired hit-and-run.

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Foul, high, and out of play. Off to the right.

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A lot of construction here in the Angel Stadium area. They have leveled the parking lot and the rodeo area off to our right.

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Going to make a new auditorium, build a new auditorium here for the Springs.

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What a day. Big jet airliner back at the center field fence landing at the Palm Springs Airport.

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Pitch outside, one-and-one to Bob Oliver.

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Yes, sir, it has to go in the book as one of the beautiful sights that a person can see in this country of ours,

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to be in Palm Springs on a day like this with fantastic mountains, snow caps.

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I can't remember seeing more snow.

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They had over two feet up on the tramway here in Palm Springs yesterday.

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A pitch. Hold on a minute. Oliver trying to go to right field with first baseman Johnson holding on Valentine at first base,

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and a big gap that way. Bob could not make contact.

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One ball, two strikes to count. One out, Valentine at first base. Bottom of the fifth, 3-1 Angel.

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Odum sets, checks the runner. The pitch. Ground ball toward third, could be two. Up with it McKinney.

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Over to Trio for one. Back to first base, not in time to double up Oliver.

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And again, Trio very nearly came off the bag too soon at second base.

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Valentine limps off as again he is forced to go into that hard slide breaking up the double play.

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He's getting a chance to test that leg in a hurry here in the spring.

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Two gone. Oliver safe on the fielder's choice.

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And here's Mike Epstein. He's flying to center. A fine play by Bill North, a diving backhanded cat.

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And Mike Wacht to lead off the two around the fourth inning. The Angels game to lead 3-1.

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Johnson a step behind Oliver at first. Odum checks there anyway the pitch.

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Breaking ball for a strike. Tickets for Angels home games through May the 12th go on sale Monday at the Anaheim Stadium box office.

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And more than 200 outlets in Southern California. Remember the big eight ticket hours are 9 to 5.30 every day.

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The pitch, Epstein not going up the third base line and a curl foul.

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Just queued that one off the end of the stick. Two strikes on big Mike.

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Ali Brown would be next.

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The Angels with a total of eight hits. Two in the first.

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And then two more in each of the last three innings.

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Hatfield deep toward right.

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Odum is ready. Looks over at Oliver. Two strike pitch. Breaking ball too close.

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One and two.

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Buddy Herzog down at third base. Shouting some encouragement to Epstein.

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Skipper of the Rangers last year and a welcome addition to Bobby Winkle's staff here in 74.

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Odum's one-two delivery. Change chess misses inside.

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It appeared to be high enough. Caught the knees but just off the inner edge.

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Oliver edges off the bag at first base. Two outs. There he goes. The pitch swung on. Eight hits.

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Center field. Oliver keeps trying on to go on to third as Epstein delivers the hit.

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North runs the ball in from center field. It was hit off the end of the bat but had great direction.

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Right over the pitcher's head, Odum landed at the edge of the outfield grass and rolled to a stop in shallow center field.

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Oliver running all the way. The Angels have three more hits here in the fifth inning but have yet to score.

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Epstein with his first hit of the spring and that's now a total of nine in the game for the Angels.

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Five of them off Odum in two innings.

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Olly Brown, he's singled the Texas Laker to left field off Odum in the last inning.

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Runners at the corners, two outs. Odum from the stretch and the pitch.

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Brown looks at a strike. A good fast ball.

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01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:16,000
Final at Vero Beach in ten innings. Atlanta beat the Dodgers four to three.

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Home runs in that game. Steve Garvey with a solo homer for the Dodgers and Mike Plumb with a two-run blast for the Braves.

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Four to three, Atlanta wins at Vero Beach in ten.

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The pitch, swung on and missed. Another fast ball on the outside corner.

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Two strikes and Brown and Odum goes to the fast ball.

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Three-one, the Angels lead.

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Now to score, Philadelphia leading Boston 2-1 after two innings.

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2-1 Cleveland over the Giants after two.

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Ground ball toward short. Into the hole goes Campon Earth. It's played a second base in time for the outs.

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And that's it for the Angels. So they have a three-hit inning without scoring and they leave two.

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And after five, Angels three, DAs one.

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After five innings, the Angels lead the Oakland A's 3-1.

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Skip Lockwood into his second inning of pitching.

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We'll face Bill North, Bert Campon Earth, and Joe Rudy, the top of the Oakland order.

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Other scores in exhibition baseball today in Florida.

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It's the Tigers 4 Minnesota 1 in the seventh inning.

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Kansas City 8 with the White Sox 3 in the sixth inning.

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They're called to Tucson, Cleveland with a 2-1 lead over the San Francisco Giants in the third.

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At Yuma, Arizona, Western College, one San Diego Pondres nothing after one.

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And we'll double-check on some of the basketball action, the first round of the NCAA playoffs as well.

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The court shows here that game, USC, UCLA tonight here on most of these same stations.

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Bill North, switch hitter.

746
01:18:33,000 --> 01:18:43,000
He walked and scored the A's run in the first inning, tries to bun his way on and fouls it off against the screen behind the dugout of the A's on the third-base side.

747
01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:53,000
North walked in the first inning, leading off against Bill Singer, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice and came home on a base hit by Reggie Jackson for the A's run.

748
01:18:53,000 --> 01:19:05,000
Lockwood winds the pitch, in at the feet of North, it's 1-1.

749
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:14,000
Nolan Ryan, Frank Kanana, Rick Shan tomorrow for the Angels, and we see Hic Lang, right-hander, beginning to warm up for the Angels.

750
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:16,000
He probably will pitch just one inning.

751
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:23,000
Also down in the corner, John Doherty, Morris Nettle's a couple of rookies getting ready as if they might be coming in.

752
01:19:23,000 --> 01:19:30,000
Breaking ball hangs high and away, and it's 2-1 to Bill North.

753
01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:34,000
Angel pitching, allowing only two base hits through five.

754
01:19:34,000 --> 01:19:36,000
Ground ball up the middle, knocked down by Lockwood.

755
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:38,000
He races after, picks it up, fires the first and gets in.

756
01:19:38,000 --> 01:19:45,000
Good play.

757
01:19:45,000 --> 01:19:49,000
Bill North with a low-line drive to the glove side of Lockwood.

758
01:19:49,000 --> 01:19:50,000
Good actions by Skip.

759
01:19:50,000 --> 01:20:04,000
He reached down, knocked the ball down, floated down, and rolled behind him, down in the grass behind him on, and Lockwood, spinning away, was able to get to the ball in time and fire a strike to Epstein just in front of Bill North.

760
01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:05,000
One up.

761
01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:10,000
The pitch to Campaneras is a strike, a fastball call.

762
01:20:10,000 --> 01:20:15,000
Lockwood has retired four men in a row.

763
01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:18,000
Right-hander ready, pumps, the pitch.

764
01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:20,000
Swung on and fouled high over our head.

765
01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:22,000
Two strikes on Campaneras.

766
01:20:22,000 --> 01:20:28,000
Joe Rudy on deck for Oakland.

767
01:20:28,000 --> 01:20:33,000
Most of the seats occupied today at Angel Stadium.

768
01:20:33,000 --> 01:20:38,000
Fans enjoying this first game on spring.

769
01:20:38,000 --> 01:20:44,000
The pitch, breaking ball bounces in off Rodriguez's shin guard.

770
01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:53,000
One and two.

771
01:20:53,000 --> 01:21:00,000
Good to see one of the great men in baseball, Freddie Fitzsimmons.

772
01:21:00,000 --> 01:21:04,000
Giants and the Dodgers, the Braves, ground ball, the third.

773
01:21:04,000 --> 01:21:08,000
The Dodgers cover up with it easily on the second half and fires the Epstein for the yard.

774
01:21:08,000 --> 01:21:12,000
Two away.

775
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:16,000
Five in a row, retired by Lockwood, and stepping in left fielder Joe Rudy.

776
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:21,000
And this reminder that Angel's baseball is brought to you by Standard Stations and Chevron Dealers.

777
01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:24,000
Here's another Chevron Maximum Mileage Tip.

778
01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:35,000
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779
01:21:35,000 --> 01:21:38,000
Rudy is struck out and grounded to Oliver.

780
01:21:38,000 --> 01:21:40,000
Lockwood winds the pitch.

781
01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:45,000
Little low, right down the middle but below the knees of Rudy.

782
01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:50,000
Tall, right-handed batter.

783
01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:54,000
Outfield plays Rudy straight away, infield the same.

784
01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:56,000
He hits all field.

785
01:21:56,000 --> 01:21:59,000
The pitch bowled out of play and it's one and one.

786
01:21:59,000 --> 01:22:14,000
Good pitch by Lockwood. He kept that ball away from Rudy.

787
01:22:14,000 --> 01:22:16,000
Reggie Jackson would be next going on.

788
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:21,000
Angel's lead, three to one, two outs and the Oakland six spinning as Lockwood kicks and deals.

789
01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:26,000
A long drive to left field. Back goes Valentine. Back, back, back. It's over his head against the fence.

790
01:22:26,000 --> 01:22:35,000
One hop against the fence and Valentine plays it cleanly into second base but there's Rudy with a stand-up double.

791
01:22:35,000 --> 01:22:45,000
Now the Oakland fans have a chance to hear a Chalovic base hit out the bat of Joe Rudy as he lines one over left fielder Bobby Valentine's head.

792
01:22:45,000 --> 01:22:48,000
Two outs. That brings the tying run to the plate.

793
01:22:48,000 --> 01:22:51,000
Reggie Jackson who is two for two.

794
01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:56,000
Until Rudy's hit, Jackson, the only man with a base hit in the Oakland lineup.

795
01:22:56,000 --> 01:23:07,000
He looks an RBI single to center field to drive him the ace only run in the first inning and grounded one sharply through the right side his last time up against Rudy May.

796
01:23:07,000 --> 01:23:10,000
Lockwood from the set position, the pitch.

797
01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:13,000
Low, bow on, a fast ball.

798
01:23:13,000 --> 01:23:16,000
Outfield, a round toward right and deep.

799
01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:24,000
It's three sixty-three down the lines here in Palm Springs so if you hit one out you hit the ball hard.

800
01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:28,000
Four hundred feet to center field.

801
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:37,000
Rudy from second, tucking in behind him, the shortstop Dave Chucks or Lockwood backs off the rubber.

802
01:23:37,000 --> 01:23:43,000
Quickly played game, we're in the sixth inning, the ball game not quite an hour old.

803
01:23:43,000 --> 01:23:47,000
Lockwood ready, the pitch. Jackson takes it high, two and oh.

804
01:23:47,000 --> 01:23:51,000
You can see Reggie coiling up as if he's going to lash out.

805
01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:55,000
Try to tie it with one swing. Two and oh to count.

806
01:23:55,000 --> 01:24:03,000
Gene Tennes on deck.

807
01:24:03,000 --> 01:24:08,000
Two gone, Rudy out at second base, Lockwood looks back at him and the two oh pitch.

808
01:24:08,000 --> 01:24:11,000
Jackson looks at it in the dirt.

809
01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:19,000
Three and oh, that one took a funny bounce in the dirt off the shin guard of Rodriguez and then skipped up and hit Jackson in the jaw.

810
01:24:19,000 --> 01:24:27,000
Fortunately at that point most of the velocity out of that pitch.

811
01:24:27,000 --> 01:24:38,000
Awesome NCAA scores of interest and in the Big Ten in particular, Indiana 80, Purdue 79, a final.

812
01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:41,000
The Hoosiers beat the Boilermakers by one.

813
01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:43,000
The pitch.

814
01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:47,000
Round balls, no Doyle can't get it, he'll throw up his pin.

815
01:24:47,000 --> 01:24:50,000
Here comes Rudy around third, the throw to the plate, going to be close.

816
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:54,000
He is safe. No he's out.

817
01:24:54,000 --> 01:24:57,000
Here comes the miss the plate.

818
01:24:57,000 --> 01:25:02,000
The late call, Rudy miss the plate. He didn't fly and knowing was helping him out.

819
01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:06,000
And Rodriguez plays the old statue game.

820
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:09,000
He aftered his own, there was no play coming in.

821
01:25:09,000 --> 01:25:12,000
The ball came off Doyle's leg, rolled behind second.

822
01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:17,000
Shot to shortstop, range to his left, picked it up, fired into Rodriguez.

823
01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:24,000
Rudy had he made a fly, would have beaten it easily, but came in fanning, tried to leap over Rodriguez,

824
01:25:24,000 --> 01:25:27,000
missed the plate and Rodriguez made the tag for an out.

825
01:25:27,000 --> 01:25:32,000
A big play as the Angels escape the six without an Oakland run scoring.

826
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:39,000
No run, two hit, you have to give Jackson a base hit on the play and one man left.

827
01:25:39,000 --> 01:25:52,000
And after five and a half it remains Angels three Oakland one.

828
01:25:52,000 --> 01:26:00,000
There's a special kind of beer, maybe you know it, but why?

829
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:06,000
It was created nearly a century ago by people who really cared about things.

830
01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:11,000
They liked brewing a quality beer no matter what the cost.

831
01:26:11,000 --> 01:26:20,000
In time, in ingredients, in anything.

832
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:24,000
Today the Budweiser people still think that's worth caring about.

833
01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:33,000
They're making sure that caring isn't just a memory.

834
01:26:33,000 --> 01:26:40,000
Every taste of Beechwood aged Budweiser says so and always will.

835
01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:50,000
Ah, and when you say Budweiser, you've said it all.

836
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:54,000
They have officially ruled that Doyle be charged with an error.

837
01:26:54,000 --> 01:26:59,000
There was a twisting soft liner to Doyle's right, he could not quite come up with it,

838
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:02,000
but the Angels get the out of the plate anyway and it remains three to one.

839
01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:06,000
Dave Nehouss, Don Drysdale and Palm Springs, bottom of the sixth, here's Dave.

840
01:27:06,000 --> 01:27:07,000
Thank you, Dick.

841
01:27:07,000 --> 01:27:11,000
Richie Scheinblum leads it off and takes a change curve for a strike for the Angels.

842
01:27:11,000 --> 01:27:17,000
A three to one ball game, the Angels lead the A's in a fast play ball game in the bottom half of the sixth.

843
01:27:17,000 --> 01:27:22,000
John Blumman, Odom, going into his third inning of work and the fifth to Scheinblum, a high floater.

844
01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:24,000
Boy, he really pulled his string on that one.

845
01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:28,000
Odom with a big motion and then almost arced the ball across the plate.

846
01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:33,000
It was across the plate but it was high.

847
01:27:33,000 --> 01:27:38,000
Ball and a strike and Odom's pitch flung on and a fly ball to right field coming in and sprinting on the ball.

848
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:40,000
Now holding up his right fielder, Reggie Jackson.

849
01:27:40,000 --> 01:27:43,000
He makes the back for out number one.

850
01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:46,000
One up and one away, that will bring along Ellie Rodriguez.

851
01:27:46,000 --> 01:27:48,000
That will bring you along for station identification.

852
01:27:48,000 --> 01:27:51,000
This is the Angels Radio Network.

853
01:27:51,000 --> 01:27:54,000
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854
01:27:54,000 --> 01:27:56,000
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855
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856
01:27:59,000 --> 01:28:07,000
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857
01:28:07,000 --> 01:28:09,000
Ellie Rodriguez for the Angels.

858
01:28:09,000 --> 01:28:12,000
Odom into the line and a pitch to Ellie, a fast ball outside.

859
01:28:12,000 --> 01:28:13,000
Ball one, one ball and no strikes.

860
01:28:13,000 --> 01:28:20,000
Rodriguez drove in a run in the fourth inning with a sacrifice line drive to center fielder Bill North.

861
01:28:20,000 --> 01:28:23,000
He's right out to North in the second.

862
01:28:23,000 --> 01:28:25,000
So he's all for one.

863
01:28:25,000 --> 01:28:27,000
Odom's one-all pitch to him.

864
01:28:27,000 --> 01:28:29,000
Strike over the outside corner.

865
01:28:29,000 --> 01:28:32,000
A Chinese call by home plate umpire Dave Phillips.

866
01:28:32,000 --> 01:28:36,000
Phillips himself on his very warm afternoon in Palm Springs.

867
01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:40,000
A little conditioning program as he is in a warm-up jacket behind the plate.

868
01:28:40,000 --> 01:28:42,000
And the pitch, a curve blowing outside.

869
01:28:42,000 --> 01:28:45,000
Two balls and a strike to Rodriguez.

870
01:28:45,000 --> 01:28:48,000
John Blue Moon Odom.

871
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:50,000
The A's defensively have McKinney at third.

872
01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:51,000
Chappanare's short.

873
01:28:51,000 --> 01:28:53,000
Trio is at second.

874
01:28:53,000 --> 01:28:55,000
And Aaron Johnson around at first.

875
01:28:55,000 --> 01:28:57,000
The 2-1 pitch now to Rodriguez.

876
01:28:57,000 --> 01:28:58,000
Line drive.

877
01:28:58,000 --> 01:29:05,000
They pitch center field and the older guy really popped one into center field on about three or four hops to center fielder Bill North.

878
01:29:05,000 --> 01:29:10,000
But for the Angels, they continue to pound the ball.

879
01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:14,000
That is their tenth hit in the ball game.

880
01:29:14,000 --> 01:29:17,000
And their sixth hit off of Blue Moon Odom.

881
01:29:17,000 --> 01:29:22,000
With one down, we'll see how manager Bobby Winkle's pleasure with David Chalk adds to play.

882
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:26,000
Chalk has flied out and struck out over two.

883
01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:29,000
Right-handed batter.

884
01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:30,000
Odom at the belt.

885
01:29:30,000 --> 01:29:31,000
Checking Rodriguez at first.

886
01:29:31,000 --> 01:29:32,000
Goes to first base.

887
01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:36,000
Back in plenty of time standing up as Ellie.

888
01:29:36,000 --> 01:29:39,000
Mickey Rivers will be next.

889
01:29:39,000 --> 01:29:43,000
The Angels with one run in the first to tie and then two in the fourth to go ahead.

890
01:29:43,000 --> 01:29:48,000
Throw to first base again and back just standing up as Ellie Rodriguez.

891
01:29:48,000 --> 01:29:50,000
We remind you that Angels baseball is brought to you by Bush.

892
01:29:50,000 --> 01:29:52,000
Great ingredients make a great beer.

893
01:29:52,000 --> 01:29:56,000
Bush is brewed with the best of six-year-old barley imported and then to cup.

894
01:29:56,000 --> 01:30:00,000
The pitcher Chalk is down first.

895
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:03,000
One ball on David Chalk.

896
01:30:03,000 --> 01:30:09,000
Bush is brewed the natural way to deliver that natural beer taste.

897
01:30:09,000 --> 01:30:11,000
Bush.

898
01:30:11,000 --> 01:30:13,000
Odom checks Rodriguez at first.

899
01:30:13,000 --> 01:30:14,000
There he goes.

900
01:30:14,000 --> 01:30:17,000
The pitcher's swung on and missed the throw through to second base three or pulls it down.

901
01:30:17,000 --> 01:30:18,000
Not in time.

902
01:30:18,000 --> 01:30:21,000
The throw is on the first base side of second base.

903
01:30:21,000 --> 01:30:25,000
Matty Trillo almost overran the ball, had to reach back and catch it.

904
01:30:25,000 --> 01:30:28,000
And then Ellie Rodriguez slid in underneath the tag.

905
01:30:28,000 --> 01:30:36,000
So Rodriguez, who is certainly not noted for his speed, picks up his first steal of 1974 in the Cactus League.

906
01:30:36,000 --> 01:30:40,000
The Angels have a runner at second base with one out.

907
01:30:40,000 --> 01:30:44,000
One-on-one on David Chalk and the pitcher has swung on and caps off the plate at the third base line foul.

908
01:30:44,000 --> 01:30:46,000
Two strikes.

909
01:30:46,000 --> 01:30:47,000
One ball and two strikes.

910
01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:53,000
Whitey Herzog throws it over to Rich McKinney playing it third for the A's.

911
01:30:53,000 --> 01:30:56,000
We mentioned earlier and a couple of times throughout the broadcast,

912
01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:05,000
Al Bando is suffering a bone bruise on the middle finger of his right hand while taking batting practice for the A's earlier in the week.

913
01:31:05,000 --> 01:31:07,000
One and two on Chalk.

914
01:31:07,000 --> 01:31:09,000
Rodriguez with his lead.

915
01:31:09,000 --> 01:31:10,000
Odom comes to the plate.

916
01:31:10,000 --> 01:31:11,000
A fastball is capped off the plate.

917
01:31:11,000 --> 01:31:14,000
Coach Shortstop, Kapaneris charges, picks, throws.

918
01:31:14,000 --> 01:31:20,000
Just in time to get David Chalk and easily on the play down to third goes Ellie Rodriguez.

919
01:31:20,000 --> 01:31:23,000
It's a strong throw from Burt Kapaneris.

920
01:31:23,000 --> 01:31:27,000
Just a nip gave Chalk his first big.

921
01:31:27,000 --> 01:31:32,000
The Angels with a fourth run of the ball game only 90 feet away.

922
01:31:32,000 --> 01:31:34,000
And here's Mickey Rivers.

923
01:31:34,000 --> 01:31:38,000
Mickey, a pair of doubles his first two times up.

924
01:31:38,000 --> 01:31:47,000
Mickey doubles off the midsection of Bill North and center field his first time and then hit one in the gap in the third.

925
01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:49,000
And the pitch to Mickey, a fastball inside.

926
01:31:49,000 --> 01:31:56,000
One ball and no strikes and then he's capped out to Shortstop, Burt Kapaneris his last time up.

927
01:31:56,000 --> 01:31:58,000
Mickey Charles Rivers.

928
01:31:58,000 --> 01:32:00,000
The Miami Greyhounds.

929
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:01,000
He can run.

930
01:32:01,000 --> 01:32:04,000
The stretch.

931
01:32:04,000 --> 01:32:09,000
Mickey waits and the pitch now, fastball a little over in the shallow left field but playing him perfectly is Joe Rudy.

932
01:32:09,000 --> 01:32:13,000
He's there, backs up a couple of steps to pull it down to retire the tie.

933
01:32:13,000 --> 01:32:18,000
So in the sixth the Angels again turn to side on a base hit.

934
01:32:18,000 --> 01:32:23,000
They move a man as far as third base in the person of Ellie Rodriguez.

935
01:32:23,000 --> 01:32:24,000
No Oakland errors.

936
01:32:24,000 --> 01:32:25,000
The Angels leave one.

937
01:32:25,000 --> 01:32:28,000
The Angels have left at least one man in every inning.

938
01:32:28,000 --> 01:32:31,000
They left two in the fifth and after six.

939
01:32:31,000 --> 01:32:35,000
The Angels three and the Oakland A's have one.

940
01:32:35,000 --> 01:32:37,000
What is good service all about?

941
01:32:37,000 --> 01:32:39,000
Well, I'll cut it.

942
01:32:39,000 --> 01:32:45,000
The mechanic who takes your trouble to explain what went wrong with your engine and then drives you around the block until you're satisfied.

943
01:32:45,000 --> 01:32:47,000
It's running as good as new.

944
01:32:47,000 --> 01:32:50,000
Never mind, he's already late for lunch by that time.

945
01:32:50,000 --> 01:32:58,000
Or it's the bank teller who finds you $5 worth of change for your son's coin collection even though her cash drawer is really close today.

946
01:32:58,000 --> 01:33:00,000
That, my friends, is good service.

947
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:03,000
And so is Continental Airlines.

948
01:33:03,000 --> 01:33:10,000
They still believe that if they do a little more for you a lot faster, you'll come back and fly them again and again.

949
01:33:10,000 --> 01:33:14,000
Continental has more flights between Los Angeles and Houston than any other airline.

950
01:33:14,000 --> 01:33:23,000
A total of 12 flights a day, including three non-stops and DC-10 service with economy fairs available on every one.

951
01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:29,000
So call your travel agent or Continental Airlines, the proud bird with the golden tail.

952
01:33:29,000 --> 01:33:33,000
Remember, they really move their tail to give you good service.

953
01:33:33,000 --> 01:33:39,000
That includes daily service from Los Angeles to Kansas City, too.

954
01:33:39,000 --> 01:33:48,000
The new angel pitcher will be Richard Otto Lange, a young man from Michigan with a broad shoulders and a good fastball.

955
01:33:48,000 --> 01:33:50,000
So skip lock with those two innings.

956
01:33:50,000 --> 01:33:53,000
Gives up no runs on one hit.

957
01:33:53,000 --> 01:33:55,000
Did not walk a man.

958
01:33:55,000 --> 01:33:57,000
Nor strike out a man.

959
01:33:57,000 --> 01:33:59,000
Angel pitching has been superb.

960
01:33:59,000 --> 01:34:04,000
Pitch on the way to the Oakland leadoff man here in the seventh inning, Gene Tennant, is a slider outside.

961
01:34:04,000 --> 01:34:06,000
One ball and no strikes.

962
01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:10,000
The Angels, the single run in the first, two in the fourth, the A's were the only run in the first.

963
01:34:10,000 --> 01:34:13,000
The line in the pitch to Tennant by Lange swings.

964
01:34:13,000 --> 01:34:15,000
And it's a snicking fastball.

965
01:34:15,000 --> 01:34:17,000
One ball and one strike.

966
01:34:17,000 --> 01:34:25,000
Lange, last year with the Angels after being called up from Salt Lake City, did quite well.

967
01:34:25,000 --> 01:34:27,000
Tennant right down on the knob of the bat.

968
01:34:27,000 --> 01:34:29,000
Dick Lange's 1-1 delivery to him now.

969
01:34:29,000 --> 01:34:33,000
A fastball strike called and that had some mustard on it over the outside edge.

970
01:34:33,000 --> 01:34:40,000
One and two on Gene Tennant.

971
01:34:40,000 --> 01:34:42,000
Lange checking with Rodriguez.

972
01:34:42,000 --> 01:34:50,000
The wind and the pitch on the way just checked his swing, took it outside, hit Tennant.

973
01:34:50,000 --> 01:34:54,000
Lange, 1-2 and lost one with the Big Club last year.

974
01:34:54,000 --> 01:34:59,000
He was 7-6 while pitching at Salt Lake City.

975
01:34:59,000 --> 01:35:02,000
The line by Lange and the pitch swung on, ripped foul down the third baseline,

976
01:35:02,000 --> 01:35:05,000
backhanded by a member of the A's and a bullpen.

977
01:35:05,000 --> 01:35:07,000
Two balls and two strikes.

978
01:35:07,000 --> 01:35:11,000
The Angels have made some defensive changes.

979
01:35:11,000 --> 01:35:14,000
Sandy Alomar has gone into play second base.

980
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:16,000
Bob Oliver is still at third.

981
01:35:16,000 --> 01:35:19,000
Schalk is still at shortstop.

982
01:35:19,000 --> 01:35:22,000
And the pitch swung on and kept foul at the plate.

983
01:35:22,000 --> 01:35:25,000
I believe it's John Doherty over at first.

984
01:35:25,000 --> 01:35:29,000
For the Angels in the outfield as we check it.

985
01:35:29,000 --> 01:35:33,000
Sam Ashford has gone into left field.

986
01:35:33,000 --> 01:35:35,000
Lee Stanton is in right field.

987
01:35:35,000 --> 01:35:41,000
And Neville's, Ward-Sendleton Center, swung on, pops up over our heads, back out of play.

988
01:35:41,000 --> 01:35:45,000
Two balls and two strikes.

989
01:35:45,000 --> 01:35:50,000
So I'd rather doubt if you're keeping score with us in this first broadcast of the year,

990
01:35:50,000 --> 01:35:55,000
but if you are, you may make those changes.

991
01:35:55,000 --> 01:35:57,000
Richard Othold Lange.

992
01:35:57,000 --> 01:36:00,000
He counts two balls and two strikes on tennis.

993
01:36:00,000 --> 01:36:03,000
Broad-shouldered right-handed livers and a ground ball toward the hole, cut off by Oliver.

994
01:36:03,000 --> 01:36:06,000
He straightens up and Big Bob throws out Gene Kenneth.

995
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:12,000
One down.

996
01:36:12,000 --> 01:36:14,000
So Doherty is at first.

997
01:36:14,000 --> 01:36:18,000
Sandy Alomar at second.

998
01:36:18,000 --> 01:36:22,000
Maoli has gone in to play shortstop instead of David Chopp.

999
01:36:22,000 --> 01:36:28,000
Oliver is the only remaining starter in the infield.

1000
01:36:28,000 --> 01:36:33,000
Sam Ashford in left field.

1001
01:36:33,000 --> 01:36:37,000
Here's Darren Johnson and the pitch to him by Lange is strike call, 0-1.

1002
01:36:37,000 --> 01:36:40,000
Morris Neville is in center.

1003
01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:45,000
And Lee Stanton is in right.

1004
01:36:45,000 --> 01:36:50,000
The wind and the pitch to Johnson changed, hammered high straightaway left center field.

1005
01:36:50,000 --> 01:36:52,000
Coming in on the ball is Ashford.

1006
01:36:52,000 --> 01:36:57,000
Sam shielding his face from that hot desert glare and makes a catch.

1007
01:36:57,000 --> 01:36:59,000
Two down.

1008
01:36:59,000 --> 01:37:00,000
Here's Ray Fossey.

1009
01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:08,000
Fossey was hit by a pitch off by Bill Singer in the second inning and then he flied out to left.

1010
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:16,000
The mule, most likeable young man that bought himself a home during the offseason in the Bay Area in Danville, California.

1011
01:37:16,000 --> 01:37:19,000
The pitch swung on, a little looper in the center field off the fifth.

1012
01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:28,000
Charging in a hurry, his nettle, he's got outstanding speed, but even he cannot get to that ball as it drops in front of him for a base hit.

1013
01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:35,000
Fossey talking to him, said he bought the house and it was an old home, I guess something out of the Victorian era or something like that.

1014
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:44,000
Fossey did not realize that he had any carpentering ability, but he spent almost every hour awake refurbishing that new house.

1015
01:37:44,000 --> 01:37:50,000
And he said he got quite a bit of self-satisfaction out of it.

1016
01:37:50,000 --> 01:37:55,000
Rich McKinney has popped up and flied out to center, right at it better.

1017
01:37:55,000 --> 01:38:00,000
The pitch by Lang, a fastball taken low and outside.

1018
01:38:00,000 --> 01:38:05,000
The Angels now with ten base hits.

1019
01:38:05,000 --> 01:38:11,000
Angel pitching has given up five.

1020
01:38:11,000 --> 01:38:20,000
Flying at the belt, steps back off now as he drives Fossey closer to the bag being held on by young John Doherty at first base.

1021
01:38:20,000 --> 01:38:25,000
This young man is a great promise for the future for the Angels playing first right now.

1022
01:38:25,000 --> 01:38:29,000
The pitch, McKinney takes low and outside.

1023
01:38:29,000 --> 01:38:37,000
We'll have to wait and see how manager Bobby Winkles has made the changes as far as the lineup is concerned when they come to bat.

1024
01:38:37,000 --> 01:38:43,000
If it's straight up and down, Alomar would lead off the bottom half of the seventh for the Angels that second day.

1025
01:38:43,000 --> 01:38:49,000
The stretch in the pitch, McKinney swings and lashes it foul off the head of the bat down the right field line.

1026
01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:54,000
Quite tremendous turnout on opening day here on Palm Springs, just about every seat taken.

1027
01:38:54,000 --> 01:39:01,000
And the bleachers down the left field line and down the right field line, not to enjoy the sun.

1028
01:39:01,000 --> 01:39:09,000
Yesterday morning when Don and Dick and I left for Holtville, the CD Angels played the Chicago Cubs who was drizzling quite heavily.

1029
01:39:09,000 --> 01:39:13,000
And we didn't get out of the rain until we got almost in El Centro.

1030
01:39:13,000 --> 01:39:18,000
And the snow level is very low here in the Springs making a spectacular background.

1031
01:39:18,000 --> 01:39:21,000
The pitch swung on and driven high into center field straight away.

1032
01:39:21,000 --> 01:39:26,000
Neville's coming in on the ball, Morris is there, and he makes the catch to retire the side.

1033
01:39:26,000 --> 01:39:36,000
So in the seventh for the Californians, or rather for the Oakland A's, they come up with no runs on a base hit.

1034
01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:38,000
No Angel errors and they leave one.

1035
01:39:38,000 --> 01:39:43,000
And as we go to the bottom half of the seventh inning, it's the Angels three and the A's have one.

1036
01:39:43,000 --> 01:39:51,000
There's a kind of taste which finds its expression in Monte Carlo by Chevrolet.

1037
01:39:51,000 --> 01:39:58,000
A kind of reassured sense of classiness that is both dignified and sassy.

1038
01:39:58,000 --> 01:40:11,000
For those who appreciate fine Chevrolet engineering and who have a feeling for automotive styling, there is Monte Carlo for 74.

1039
01:40:11,000 --> 01:40:16,000
When you invest in a new car, you've got a right to have the car you really want.

1040
01:40:16,000 --> 01:40:22,000
The car which fulfills your needs, which lives up to the quality your taste demands.

1041
01:40:22,000 --> 01:40:28,000
If you're the kind of person whose artistic sense requires a well-engineered, elegantly styled automobile,

1042
01:40:28,000 --> 01:40:35,000
you'll find it makes sense to take a good look at Monte Carlo.

1043
01:40:35,000 --> 01:40:40,000
After all, transportation is much more than just getting there.

1044
01:40:40,000 --> 01:40:44,000
Chevrolet makes sense for America.

1045
01:40:44,000 --> 01:40:51,000
Number 32, Darrell, bottom of the eighth inning.

1046
01:40:51,000 --> 01:40:53,000
Go to the bottom half of the seventh.

1047
01:40:53,000 --> 01:40:57,000
The Oakland A's pitch their third man of the afternoon.

1048
01:40:57,000 --> 01:41:01,000
The veteran left-hander, Darrell Noe, Sandy Alomar to lead it off.

1049
01:41:01,000 --> 01:41:03,000
Little switch hitter batting right-handed against Noe.

1050
01:41:03,000 --> 01:41:04,000
There's a line in the pitch by Darrell.

1051
01:41:04,000 --> 01:41:06,000
It swung on and ripped on one hop to the shortstop.

1052
01:41:06,000 --> 01:41:10,000
Down with a tailgate is a new Oakland shortstop. We'll have to get him.

1053
01:41:10,000 --> 01:41:14,000
That's not Bert Campanaris out there at short right now.

1054
01:41:14,000 --> 01:41:18,000
It is number 20 who happens to be Jack Heideman.

1055
01:41:18,000 --> 01:41:22,000
So Heideman is the new shortstop.

1056
01:41:22,000 --> 01:41:26,000
Alomar has gone 6-3.

1057
01:41:26,000 --> 01:41:30,000
Left-hander, Darrell Noe.

1058
01:41:30,000 --> 01:41:34,000
Here's a young man, Sam Ashford, the pitch to him.

1059
01:41:34,000 --> 01:41:36,000
Back ball down a long way.

1060
01:41:36,000 --> 01:41:39,000
One ball and no strike.

1061
01:41:39,000 --> 01:41:44,000
Ashford, just a youngster.

1062
01:41:44,000 --> 01:41:49,000
Samuel Lee Ashford, Jr., the sweeping curve, is low and outside to the tall left-handed batter.

1063
01:41:49,000 --> 01:41:51,000
He's 6'1", 180 pounds.

1064
01:41:51,000 --> 01:41:57,000
From Ensley, Alabama, and last year at Salt Lake City, he hit a robust 3-5-0.

1065
01:41:57,000 --> 01:42:01,000
The line in the pitch to Ashford, curve high and outside.

1066
01:42:01,000 --> 01:42:05,000
Two balls. They have a strike out there to Ashford.

1067
01:42:05,000 --> 01:42:12,000
Ashford had two home runs and 25 RBIs. He played in only 40 games with Salt Lake City, 73 games with El Paso.

1068
01:42:12,000 --> 01:42:17,000
And the pitch to Sam jammed him inside and low. Ball three. Three balls and a strike.

1069
01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:22,000
At El Paso, Ashford hit 3-36.

1070
01:42:22,000 --> 01:42:26,000
Had four home runs, 37 RBIs.

1071
01:42:26,000 --> 01:42:32,000
Ashford will be 23 years of age on the 22nd of this month, and he swings and pops it up into foul territory.

1072
01:42:32,000 --> 01:42:36,000
Third baseman for the A's goes over near, tries the backhand and can't do it.

1073
01:42:36,000 --> 01:42:39,000
A's also have a new third baseman.

1074
01:42:39,000 --> 01:42:48,000
Manny Treo has moved over from second to play third.

1075
01:42:48,000 --> 01:42:51,000
Which, of course, means we have a new second baseman.

1076
01:42:51,000 --> 01:42:55,000
Treo is at third. Heidemann is at second.

1077
01:42:55,000 --> 01:43:00,000
There is nightmare here in the early games, of course, when the managers try to give all the youngsters a chance to play.

1078
01:43:00,000 --> 01:43:06,000
Three balls and two strikes on Sam Ashford.

1079
01:43:06,000 --> 01:43:09,000
Ashford runs well and obviously carries a good bat.

1080
01:43:09,000 --> 01:43:11,000
The three-two pitch is a chain, swung on and missed.

1081
01:43:11,000 --> 01:43:15,000
So Ashford strikes out against the veteran left-hander, Darryl Knowles.

1082
01:43:15,000 --> 01:43:21,000
Two down, and here's Bob Oliver.

1083
01:43:21,000 --> 01:43:33,000
Subiak at second base, taking over from Manny Treo, who moves to third.

1084
01:43:33,000 --> 01:43:37,000
Big Bob Oliver, rounded into a double play, popped out.

1085
01:43:37,000 --> 01:43:39,000
He's on on the fielder's choice.

1086
01:43:39,000 --> 01:43:41,000
The wind in the pitch to Ali.

1087
01:43:41,000 --> 01:43:42,000
Low and outside, ball one.

1088
01:43:42,000 --> 01:43:45,000
One ball and no strikes.

1089
01:43:45,000 --> 01:43:51,000
Susilo has gone into left field for Oakland.

1090
01:43:51,000 --> 01:43:54,000
The wind in the pitch, way outside.

1091
01:43:54,000 --> 01:43:59,000
Two balls and no strikes to Oliver.

1092
01:43:59,000 --> 01:44:07,000
Angel Mangual has gone into center, and Vic D'Avalio is in right.

1093
01:44:07,000 --> 01:44:09,000
The two-all pitch to Bob Oliver by Darryl Knowles.

1094
01:44:09,000 --> 01:44:12,000
The curve is swinging in a mess, breaking in on the fist of the big fella.

1095
01:44:12,000 --> 01:44:13,000
Two balls and a strike.

1096
01:44:13,000 --> 01:44:17,000
The Angels with a run in the first, two in the fourth,

1097
01:44:17,000 --> 01:44:24,000
and the Angels have out hit the Oakland A's ten to five.

1098
01:44:24,000 --> 01:44:27,000
Knowles checking with his battery mate, says okay,

1099
01:44:27,000 --> 01:44:30,000
and the two-one delivery now to Bob Oliver is a fastball,

1100
01:44:30,000 --> 01:44:33,000
ram toward third, backing up on the ball and backing in.

1101
01:44:33,000 --> 01:44:37,000
It is Treo, the long throw, just in time to get Oliver.

1102
01:44:37,000 --> 01:44:40,000
Treo having a little problem with it, backhanding and dropping,

1103
01:44:40,000 --> 01:44:42,000
but still having time to pick it up and throw out Bob Oliver,

1104
01:44:42,000 --> 01:44:45,000
and the Angels gone one, two, three here in the seventh.

1105
01:44:45,000 --> 01:44:51,000
A run, no hits, no errors, nobody left, and after seven it's the Angels three, the A's one.

1106
01:44:51,000 --> 01:44:54,000
Fans, here's a very simple Chevron maximum mileage tip.

1107
01:44:54,000 --> 01:44:59,000
Forgetting to regularly replace your engine's air filter can waste valuable gasoline.

1108
01:44:59,000 --> 01:45:03,000
The air filter can play a big part in engine efficiency and gasoline mileage.

1109
01:45:03,000 --> 01:45:06,000
Its job is to keep dirt away from vital moving parts.

1110
01:45:06,000 --> 01:45:09,000
But if the air filters aren't replaced regularly,

1111
01:45:09,000 --> 01:45:11,000
they can collect too much dirt and become clogged.

1112
01:45:11,000 --> 01:45:15,000
When that happens to your air filter, it slowly chokes off the engine's air flow,

1113
01:45:15,000 --> 01:45:18,000
and that can mean a drop in mileage.

1114
01:45:18,000 --> 01:45:20,000
It's happening in thousands of cars right now,

1115
01:45:20,000 --> 01:45:25,000
and it could be easily avoided by relying on the know-how of your Chevron standard man.

1116
01:45:25,000 --> 01:45:28,000
He'll recommend the proper intervals for changing your air filter,

1117
01:45:28,000 --> 01:45:32,000
as well as the right Atlas filter for your car and driving conditions.

1118
01:45:32,000 --> 01:45:36,000
And remember, standard stations and most Chevron dealers also carry quality Atlas tires,

1119
01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:41,000
batteries, and other accessories designed to meet your driving needs.

1120
01:45:41,000 --> 01:45:46,000
For more Chevron maximum mileage tips, rely on the experienced men at Chevron dealers

1121
01:45:46,000 --> 01:45:52,000
and standard stations all along the Chevron way.

1122
01:45:52,000 --> 01:45:55,000
We go to the eighth inning of play here at Angels Stadium in Palm Springs.

1123
01:45:55,000 --> 01:45:59,000
On this lovely afternoon, the Angels have a 3-1 lead over the Oakland A's.

1124
01:45:59,000 --> 01:46:01,000
Going into his second inning of work is Dick Lang.

1125
01:46:01,000 --> 01:46:03,000
Manny Trejo leads it off for the Oakland A's.

1126
01:46:03,000 --> 01:46:05,000
And for more play, again, here's Big D.

1127
01:46:05,000 --> 01:46:07,000
All right, thank you very much, David.

1128
01:46:07,000 --> 01:46:11,000
As Dick Lang delivers a fastball, taking on the outside corner for called strike one.

1129
01:46:11,000 --> 01:46:16,000
Has his sign right back, and one strike pitch foul right back up over our head.

1130
01:46:16,000 --> 01:46:18,000
Oh, Rick's still amazing.

1131
01:46:18,000 --> 01:46:23,000
The new catcher for the California Angels, trying to set the defense again.

1132
01:46:23,000 --> 01:46:27,000
Oliver at third, Maoli at short, Alomar at second, Doherty at first.

1133
01:46:27,000 --> 01:46:31,000
Here's Lang's two-strike pitchers slider just outside for ball one.

1134
01:46:31,000 --> 01:46:33,000
One ball and two strikes.

1135
01:46:33,000 --> 01:46:38,000
On field, Sam Ashford in left, Morris Nettles in center, and Lee Stanton right.

1136
01:46:38,000 --> 01:46:42,000
The battery of still amazing in line.

1137
01:46:42,000 --> 01:46:45,000
McWine, the next pitchers slider just outside for ball two.

1138
01:46:45,000 --> 01:46:49,000
The count evens up at two and two.

1139
01:46:49,000 --> 01:46:54,000
Now that is one thing here in the spring you kind of have to bear with us

1140
01:46:54,000 --> 01:46:58,000
because that's when you see just about every member of that 40-man squad.

1141
01:46:58,000 --> 01:47:01,000
The next pitch slider, got him looking, strike three call.

1142
01:47:01,000 --> 01:47:05,000
The Manny Trio looks at a good slider by Dick Lang,

1143
01:47:05,000 --> 01:47:09,000
and that is at number one for the A's in the eighth inning.

1144
01:47:09,000 --> 01:47:16,000
We will go to the top of the order, and the new center fielder taking over for Bill North will be Angel Manguel.

1145
01:47:16,000 --> 01:47:22,000
But talking about these full rosters, these managers have to take a look at every player.

1146
01:47:22,000 --> 01:47:28,000
They want to see what they can do, so consequently it takes us a while to catch up on all the changes.

1147
01:47:28,000 --> 01:47:36,000
The first pitch by Dick Lang is a breaking pitch outside for ball one.

1148
01:47:36,000 --> 01:47:47,000
Lang Wines, the 1-0 pitch, taking low with a fastball, ball two.

1149
01:47:47,000 --> 01:47:53,000
Manguel, last year in 74 games with the A's, hit 224.

1150
01:47:53,000 --> 01:48:02,000
Lang Wines, here's the 2-0 pitch, that's taken low for ball three.

1151
01:48:02,000 --> 01:48:07,000
Now Lang, after striking out Trio, falls behind Manguel, three balls and no strikes.

1152
01:48:07,000 --> 01:48:12,000
Angel looks down at his third base, coach Ervin Norton, stands back in, here's the 3-0 pitch, that's high.

1153
01:48:12,000 --> 01:48:18,000
He walked him on four straight pitches.

1154
01:48:18,000 --> 01:48:26,000
That's the first base on balls given up by Dick Lang, just the second by Angel pitching this afternoon,

1155
01:48:26,000 --> 01:48:31,000
which is very, very good at this phase of the spring.

1156
01:48:31,000 --> 01:48:35,000
And Jack Heidemann, the new shortstop, will be the hitter.

1157
01:48:35,000 --> 01:48:40,000
Lang working from the belt to pitch to Heidemann, ground ball to Oliver, backs up, plays it on a tricky hop,

1158
01:48:40,000 --> 01:48:44,000
he goes to Alomar for one, back to Dornier, double play.

1159
01:48:44,000 --> 01:48:52,000
Nice play by Bob Oliver, he stayed right with that in between hop, got the handle, and the Angels turn over the double play.

1160
01:48:52,000 --> 01:48:57,000
The A's are gone in the eighth inning, no runs, no hits, no errors and nobody left.

1161
01:48:57,000 --> 01:49:03,000
And the score after seven and one half, it's the Angels three and the A's one.

1162
01:49:03,000 --> 01:49:14,000
When you say Budweiser, somebody still cares about quality.

1163
01:49:14,000 --> 01:49:23,000
To the Budweiser people, that's a lot more than just words, it's a commitment and a promise to everyone who enjoys great beer.

1164
01:49:23,000 --> 01:49:29,000
Like you, they're making sure that caring isn't just a memory.

1165
01:49:29,000 --> 01:49:35,000
And every taste of Beechwood-age Budweiser says so, and always will.

1166
01:49:35,000 --> 01:49:42,000
When you say Bud, you tell the world you know what makes it all the way.

1167
01:49:42,000 --> 01:49:50,000
When you say Bud, you say you care enough to only want the king of beer.

1168
01:49:50,000 --> 01:50:00,000
There is no other one, there's only something left, because the king of beer is leading the rest.

1169
01:50:00,000 --> 01:50:06,000
When you say Budweiser, you've said it all.

1170
01:50:06,000 --> 01:50:13,000
We move along now to the last half of the eighth inning, John Doherty, young left-hand hitting first baseman standing in.

1171
01:50:13,000 --> 01:50:24,000
Darryl Nose delivers a breaking pitch outside for ball one, the catcher Ken Hoseley, the new catcher for the Oakland A's.

1172
01:50:24,000 --> 01:50:39,000
Nose has the sign, winds, and the next pitch is swung on and missed a fastball strike, one-one ball, one strike.

1173
01:50:39,000 --> 01:50:48,000
John Michael Doherty from Warburn, Massachusetts, next pitch a curveball taken for called strike two, one ball, two strikes.

1174
01:50:48,000 --> 01:50:54,000
He's a 5'11", 185-pounder, he bats from the left side the same as he throws.

1175
01:50:54,000 --> 01:51:04,000
The next pitch a little ground ball, back to Nose, off his leg, and he cannot make a play.

1176
01:51:04,000 --> 01:51:12,000
We'll have to see how they score it. That ball right back to Darryl Nose, it stayed down on him, it did not come up.

1177
01:51:12,000 --> 01:51:21,000
I believe that they will probably score that an error, but whatever, John Doherty is at first base.

1178
01:51:21,000 --> 01:51:30,000
Nobody out, and Lee Stanton taking over for Olly Brown will be the hitter.

1179
01:51:30,000 --> 01:51:36,000
That will be an error on the pitcher Darryl Nose.

1180
01:51:36,000 --> 01:51:42,000
They'll set the pitch, the Stanton is fouled at the plate, 0-1.

1181
01:51:42,000 --> 01:51:48,000
While Olly Brown was in there, Olly was one for three.

1182
01:51:48,000 --> 01:52:05,000
Now it's Lee Stanton, on deck the designated hitter, Richie Shineblue.

1183
01:52:05,000 --> 01:52:14,000
Nose leaning in, checking signs, into the stretch, the next pitch a good change, swung on and missed strike two.

1184
01:52:14,000 --> 01:52:20,000
Darryl Nose pulling the string on Leroy Stanton, and he's ahead.

1185
01:52:20,000 --> 01:52:27,000
The ball's in two strikes.

1186
01:52:27,000 --> 01:52:30,000
Nobody out, and the Angel ate the infield and double play depth.

1187
01:52:30,000 --> 01:52:38,000
Nose at the belt, checks the runner, the next pitch breaking pitch, hangs outside for ball one, one ball and two strikes.

1188
01:52:38,000 --> 01:52:48,000
The infield for the A's now consists of Trio at third, Heidemann at short, Kubiak at second, and Darren Johnson at first.

1189
01:52:48,000 --> 01:52:51,000
Nose goes over to first, and back in plenty of time is Doherty.

1190
01:52:51,000 --> 01:52:55,000
The outfield of Alou Manguel and Davalio from left to right.

1191
01:52:55,000 --> 01:53:03,000
Ken Osley behind the plate, Darryl Nose the third Oakland pitcher on the mound.

1192
01:53:03,000 --> 01:53:09,000
Nose set, the next pitch to Stanton is foul away, just off of the glove of the catcher Ken Osley.

1193
01:53:09,000 --> 01:53:12,000
Hounds at the glove, the ball going back to the backstop.

1194
01:53:12,000 --> 01:53:20,000
Stanton remains with one ball and two strikes.

1195
01:53:20,000 --> 01:53:29,000
On deck the switch hitting Richie Shineblue.

1196
01:53:29,000 --> 01:53:42,000
Nose set, here's the one-two pitch that's fouled away again at the plate, and the count remains at one ball and two strikes.

1197
01:53:42,000 --> 01:53:47,000
Lee Stanton last year hit 235 for the Angels.

1198
01:53:47,000 --> 01:53:56,000
One thing that Angel management has been waiting for is Stanton to possibly come through with the bat power that they've been looking for.

1199
01:53:56,000 --> 01:54:03,000
Next pitch, line drive, ripped up the alley in left center field, over in a hurry to get it is J. Alou on his way to third is Doherty.

1200
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:12,000
The throw goes by Kubiak, comes all the way to the plate, is picked up there by Ken Osley, and the Angels have runners at the corner.

1201
01:54:12,000 --> 01:54:20,000
Doherty at third, and Lee Stanton at first base.

1202
01:54:20,000 --> 01:54:23,000
Now the Angels leading three to one, trying to get some more.

1203
01:54:23,000 --> 01:54:26,000
Runners at the corner, nobody gone, and they're half of the eighth.

1204
01:54:26,000 --> 01:54:30,000
They lead it three to one, and Richie Shineblue standing in.

1205
01:54:30,000 --> 01:54:48,000
Well, did you know that seven out of ten people who fly with Continental have flown them before, and that's certainly proof of their great service.

1206
01:54:48,000 --> 01:54:53,000
Shineblue standing in, Noels first pitch, a change down low for ball one.

1207
01:54:53,000 --> 01:54:56,000
The A's infield once again will move back.

1208
01:54:56,000 --> 01:55:09,000
They will try and get the ground ball, they will try and get the double play, and with doing that, they will sacrifice a run possibly.

1209
01:55:09,000 --> 01:55:14,000
Shineblue hitting from the right side off the left-handed pitching of Darryl Noels.

1210
01:55:14,000 --> 01:55:21,000
Doherty at third, standing at first, the next pitch hit off the hands, and the third baseman trio goes to second for one.

1211
01:55:21,000 --> 01:55:24,000
Kubiak drops the ball.

1212
01:55:24,000 --> 01:55:30,000
Doherty scores, and David first base is Richie Shineblue.

1213
01:55:30,000 --> 01:55:33,000
Well, there's a play right there.

1214
01:55:33,000 --> 01:55:38,000
I don't know how much many trio has played third, but there just about is no way.

1215
01:55:38,000 --> 01:55:41,000
That is a one ball right there.

1216
01:55:41,000 --> 01:55:44,000
The infield will play back, they'll say make the ball be hit hard.

1217
01:55:44,000 --> 01:55:52,000
That ball was not hit hard, and trio, possibly during the course of a year or after manager Alvin Dark might talk to him,

1218
01:55:52,000 --> 01:56:00,000
should have come to the plate with that ball because he possibly could not have gotten the double play.

1219
01:56:00,000 --> 01:56:07,000
One run in, and Rick still mashing, swings and fouls the first pitch right at the plate.

1220
01:56:07,000 --> 01:56:19,000
Stanton is safe at second base as Kubiak dropped the ball.

1221
01:56:19,000 --> 01:56:25,000
Shinebloom is at first with a feel of choice.

1222
01:56:25,000 --> 01:56:27,000
And John Doherty scores.

1223
01:56:27,000 --> 01:56:30,000
Here's the one strike, but there's a high drive hit deep to right center field.

1224
01:56:30,000 --> 01:56:33,000
Going back, Manguo still going back.

1225
01:56:33,000 --> 01:56:38,000
He shades his eyes with a glove, tagging at second, moving to third is Lee Stanton.

1226
01:56:38,000 --> 01:56:45,000
As Manguo throws in behind the runner, Richie Shineblue, who had to huckle back into first base.

1227
01:56:45,000 --> 01:56:53,000
Once again, the Angels have runners at the corner with Lee Stanton at third, Richie Shineblue at first.

1228
01:56:53,000 --> 01:57:00,000
There's one gone, and Rudy Maoli will be the hitter.

1229
01:57:00,000 --> 01:57:04,000
Rudy Maoli taking over for Dave Chock.

1230
01:57:04,000 --> 01:57:06,000
Dave was over three on the afternoon.

1231
01:57:06,000 --> 01:57:15,000
This will be Maoli's first time at bat this afternoon.

1232
01:57:15,000 --> 01:57:22,000
The Angels four and the Oakland A's one.

1233
01:57:22,000 --> 01:57:28,000
Rudy Maoli, born in Troy, New York, now makes his home in Covina.

1234
01:57:28,000 --> 01:57:31,000
First pitch of breaking pitch outside for ball one.

1235
01:57:31,000 --> 01:57:34,000
Rudy hits from the left side.

1236
01:57:34,000 --> 01:57:37,000
Last year with the Angels at 2-23.

1237
01:57:37,000 --> 01:57:46,000
They have two home runs, 23 RBI's.

1238
01:57:46,000 --> 01:57:48,000
Johnson holding Shineblue at first.

1239
01:57:48,000 --> 01:57:51,000
Noll sets the next pitch on the outside corner with a breaking pitch.

1240
01:57:51,000 --> 01:57:55,000
County was up at one ball and one strike.

1241
01:57:55,000 --> 01:58:00,000
Even with a bag at third off the line, a time call.

1242
01:58:00,000 --> 01:58:04,000
The ball gets away out of the A's bullpen.

1243
01:58:04,000 --> 01:58:10,000
Third baseman, Hank Morganweck, retrieves.

1244
01:58:10,000 --> 01:58:12,000
Noll has his sign at the bell.

1245
01:58:12,000 --> 01:58:13,000
Here's the one-one pitch.

1246
01:58:13,000 --> 01:58:16,000
It's hit off the hands foul, curving down the left field side.

1247
01:58:16,000 --> 01:58:19,000
Goes back and out of play.

1248
01:58:19,000 --> 01:58:26,000
One of the fans here at Sun-Drenched Angels Stadium this afternoon as a souvenir.

1249
01:58:26,000 --> 01:58:28,000
Boy, it's been a beautiful afternoon.

1250
01:58:28,000 --> 01:58:34,000
It's just gotten prettier as the day has gone by.

1251
01:58:34,000 --> 01:58:40,000
Started this morning, the clouds kind of moving through the pass that were in L.A. all yesterday.

1252
01:58:40,000 --> 01:58:42,000
They moved on farther east.

1253
01:58:42,000 --> 01:58:43,000
The sun is out.

1254
01:58:43,000 --> 01:58:47,000
It is just beautiful.

1255
01:58:47,000 --> 01:58:49,000
The one-two pitch line drive hit the right center field.

1256
01:58:49,000 --> 01:58:51,000
Going over to Davalio.

1257
01:58:51,000 --> 01:58:53,000
Makes the catch right off the shoe top.

1258
01:58:53,000 --> 01:58:54,000
The throw back to first base.

1259
01:58:54,000 --> 01:58:56,000
There's nobody there.

1260
01:58:56,000 --> 01:59:00,000
Stanton scores and Shineblue hustling back to first base.

1261
01:59:00,000 --> 01:59:05,000
Has to stay right there as the catcher, Ken Osley, backs up the play.

1262
01:59:05,000 --> 01:59:08,000
So the Angels scoring another run.

1263
01:59:08,000 --> 01:59:11,000
They now lead it 5-1.

1264
01:59:11,000 --> 01:59:26,000
That will be a sacrifice and sacrifice fly for Rudy Maoli and an RBI.

1265
01:59:26,000 --> 01:59:28,000
Fine catch in right field by Vic Davalio.

1266
01:59:28,000 --> 01:59:31,000
He took that one right off of the shoe tops.

1267
01:59:31,000 --> 01:59:34,000
Now there's a youngster right here that people are going to see a lot about.

1268
01:59:34,000 --> 01:59:37,000
I think in Southern California, Morris Nettles.

1269
01:59:37,000 --> 01:59:47,000
Nettles goes over to first and Shineblue is back.

1270
01:59:47,000 --> 01:59:49,000
This young man from Los Angeles.

1271
01:59:49,000 --> 01:59:50,000
First pitch of patch ball.

1272
01:59:50,000 --> 01:59:52,000
Swung on and missed strike one.

1273
01:59:52,000 --> 01:59:55,000
Nettles last year at El Paso hit 331.

1274
01:59:55,000 --> 01:59:57,000
Led the league.

1275
01:59:57,000 --> 01:59:59,000
Had the most hits with 156.

1276
01:59:59,000 --> 02:00:00,000
And he stole more bases.

1277
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:06,000
He had 41.

1278
02:00:06,000 --> 02:00:07,000
Rolls at the belt.

1279
02:00:07,000 --> 02:00:08,000
Pitch to Nettles.

1280
02:00:08,000 --> 02:00:09,000
A fastball.

1281
02:00:09,000 --> 02:00:11,000
Swung on and missed strike two.

1282
02:00:11,000 --> 02:00:16,000
Still the one thing you've got to try and help these youngsters along.

1283
02:00:16,000 --> 02:00:19,000
Of course, they're anxious to play.

1284
02:00:19,000 --> 02:00:21,000
They're playing against the world champions.

1285
02:00:21,000 --> 02:00:22,000
They want to try and impress.

1286
02:00:22,000 --> 02:00:28,000
But sometimes you've got to get them keyed down just a little bit.

1287
02:00:28,000 --> 02:00:29,000
Ball is sliced down the left field line.

1288
02:00:29,000 --> 02:00:32,000
That will curl back and out of play.

1289
02:00:32,000 --> 02:00:36,000
They have to impress.

1290
02:00:36,000 --> 02:00:37,000
They want to impress.

1291
02:00:37,000 --> 02:00:44,000
And looking at it business-wise, the manager Harry Dalton sitting right next to me right now, they have to impress.

1292
02:00:44,000 --> 02:00:51,000
And it's tough.

1293
02:00:51,000 --> 02:00:52,000
Noles nods his head.

1294
02:00:52,000 --> 02:00:54,000
Yes, Shine blew him away at first base.

1295
02:00:54,000 --> 02:00:55,000
Pitch to Nettles.

1296
02:00:55,000 --> 02:00:56,000
Curved ball.

1297
02:00:56,000 --> 02:00:58,000
Got him looking just on the outside corner.

1298
02:00:58,000 --> 02:00:59,000
Strike three.

1299
02:00:59,000 --> 02:01:02,000
Noles didn't care for the call too much.

1300
02:01:02,000 --> 02:01:10,000
Morris retired, but the Angels come up with two more runs on just one hit.

1301
02:01:10,000 --> 02:01:15,000
There was an air, and one man left in the score after eight.

1302
02:01:15,000 --> 02:01:21,000
It's the California Angels five and the Oakland A's one.

1303
02:01:21,000 --> 02:01:23,000
Well, what is good service all about?

1304
02:01:23,000 --> 02:01:24,000
I'll tell you what.

1305
02:01:24,000 --> 02:01:30,000
The parking attendant who gives you the best spot, he saves that best spot in the whole garage,

1306
02:01:30,000 --> 02:01:35,000
then finds a way to open your front window without breaking it after you've locked the keys inside the car.

1307
02:01:35,000 --> 02:01:40,000
Or the laundry man who checks through seven other bundles in search for your missing cuff links.

1308
02:01:40,000 --> 02:01:42,000
Never mind, it's past closing time.

1309
02:01:42,000 --> 02:01:45,000
He's supposed to be taking his daughter to her ballet lesson.

1310
02:01:45,000 --> 02:01:48,000
Then you go home and find the cuff links in your second drawer under the sock.

1311
02:01:48,000 --> 02:01:50,000
Now that's good service.

1312
02:01:50,000 --> 02:01:52,000
And so is Continental Airlines.

1313
02:01:52,000 --> 02:01:58,000
They still believe that if you do a little more for your, well, if you can just do a little bit more for you,

1314
02:01:58,000 --> 02:02:01,000
and they can do it a lot faster, and you'll come back and fly them again and again.

1315
02:02:01,000 --> 02:02:03,000
Now how about Hawaii?

1316
02:02:03,000 --> 02:02:09,000
Continental flies two nonstop DC-10s from Los Angeles to Honolulu every day,

1317
02:02:09,000 --> 02:02:13,000
with economy fairs and plenty of island atmosphere on board.

1318
02:02:13,000 --> 02:02:18,000
Call your travel agent or Continental Airlines, the proud bird with a golden tail.

1319
02:02:18,000 --> 02:02:23,000
After all, they really move their tail to give you good service.

1320
02:02:23,000 --> 02:02:28,000
And that includes daily service from Los Angeles to Houston, too.

1321
02:02:28,000 --> 02:02:38,000
All right, we're set to go here at Angel Stadium.

1322
02:02:38,000 --> 02:02:40,000
The California Angels are a four-run lead.

1323
02:02:40,000 --> 02:02:46,000
We move to the top of the ninth inning, and Jay Allou will lead it off Dave Sells, the new pitcher.

1324
02:02:46,000 --> 02:02:50,000
Allou going after the first pitch, a two-hopper to send the LMR.

1325
02:02:50,000 --> 02:02:53,000
He throws him out.

1326
02:02:53,000 --> 02:02:58,000
So one gone for the A's here in the ninth inning.

1327
02:02:58,000 --> 02:03:07,000
3,091, a fine turnout this afternoon.

1328
02:03:07,000 --> 02:03:13,000
One gone, Vic D'Avalio will be the hitter.

1329
02:03:13,000 --> 02:03:18,000
D'Avalio's short left-hand hitter reminds you so much of Mattie Allou.

1330
02:03:18,000 --> 02:03:22,000
Sells winds the right-hander's first pitch, a fastball for a strike.

1331
02:03:22,000 --> 02:03:33,000
Bob Oliver right up on the grass at third base.

1332
02:03:33,000 --> 02:03:36,000
There's a line drive at the left field coming on Sam Ashford.

1333
02:03:36,000 --> 02:03:44,000
Right there, makes the catch for out number two.

1334
02:03:44,000 --> 02:04:02,000
Two gone, and Ken Hoseley, the catcher, will be the hitter.

1335
02:04:02,000 --> 02:04:11,000
Hoseley, strong right-hand hitter, Dave Sells, one out away from preserving this win for the Angels, be their first to the spring.

1336
02:04:11,000 --> 02:04:27,000
This is just their second game yesterday. They fell short two to one to the Chicago Cubs.

1337
02:04:27,000 --> 02:04:36,000
The next pitcher called strike to Hoseley, one ball and one strike.

1338
02:04:36,000 --> 02:05:00,000
Sells' next pitch is fouled at the plate. The count moves to one and two.

1339
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:06,000
Dave Sells' next pitch got him swinging strike three. Ken Hoseley strikes out, the ballgame is over.

1340
02:05:06,000 --> 02:05:20,000
The Angels win the first of the spring against the world champion Oakland A's, the Angels five, and the Oakland A's one.

1341
02:05:20,000 --> 02:05:35,000
You'll see the Nova Six makes sense today. Two, three, four. Count the doors of the Chevy Nova Six Two.

1342
02:05:35,000 --> 02:05:43,000
The Chevy Nova Six Two door, the young, happy one with stripes if you order them, and that practical six-cylinder engine.

1343
02:05:43,000 --> 02:05:52,000
The Chevy Nova Six hatchback, a door on the left, one on the right, and a big hatching back. Flip the backseat down and you've got a Nova Six that thinks it's a station wagon.

1344
02:05:52,000 --> 02:06:03,000
The Chevy Nova Six four-door sedan, sincere from the start. The attractive arithmetic of four-door comfort and convenience plus six-cylinder economy.

1345
02:06:03,000 --> 02:06:20,000
Can you hear the numbers say the Nova Six makes sense today. Chevrolet makes sense for America.

1346
02:06:20,000 --> 02:06:28,000
Well here are the totals for today's game. For the California Angels five runs on 11 hits they committed two errors and they leave eight.

1347
02:06:28,000 --> 02:06:33,000
For the Oakland A's they have one run on four hits they commit one error they leave three.

1348
02:06:33,000 --> 02:06:37,000
The winning pitcher was Rudy May and the losing pitcher was John Blue Moon Odom.

1349
02:06:37,000 --> 02:06:43,000
And the attendance this afternoon, 3,091, a fine crowd here at Angel Stadium.

1350
02:06:43,000 --> 02:06:50,000
As the Angels win the first game of the spring they are now one and one. This is their first win here at Angel Stadium.

1351
02:06:50,000 --> 02:06:56,000
And Bobby Valentine, a young man trying to come back at himself a great afternoon. He was three for three.

1352
02:06:56,000 --> 02:07:12,000
Bobby is going to be our special guest on Angel Report and that will follow in just a moment.

1353
02:07:12,000 --> 02:07:17,000
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1354
02:07:17,000 --> 02:07:24,000
Who throughout this game provided you with Chevron maximum mileage tips to help you keep going under today's conditions.

1355
02:07:24,000 --> 02:07:33,000
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1356
02:07:33,000 --> 02:07:40,000
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1357
02:07:40,000 --> 02:07:44,000
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1358
02:07:44,000 --> 02:07:56,000
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1359
02:07:56,000 --> 02:08:02,000
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1360
02:08:02,000 --> 02:08:06,000
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1361
02:08:06,000 --> 02:08:14,000
Now stay tuned for important post game coverage on Angel Report coming right up.

1362
02:08:14,000 --> 02:08:17,000
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1363
02:08:17,000 --> 02:08:21,000
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1364
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1365
02:08:28,000 --> 02:08:34,000
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1366
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1367
02:08:39,000 --> 02:08:44,000
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1368
02:08:44,000 --> 02:08:46,000
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1369
02:08:46,000 --> 02:08:53,000
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1370
02:08:53,000 --> 02:08:59,000
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1371
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1372
02:09:02,000 --> 02:09:08,000
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1373
02:09:08,000 --> 02:09:13,000
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1374
02:09:13,000 --> 02:09:17,000
Coming up next, Angel Report and afterwards Herb Johnson with Jazz.

1375
02:09:17,000 --> 02:09:35,000
This is Angel Report and this is Dick Henberg with Don Drysdale. Stand by for a recap of today's game, all the scores, and exclusive post-game interviews.

1376
02:09:35,000 --> 02:09:38,000
All on Angel Report.

1377
02:09:38,000 --> 02:09:47,000
Thank you.