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

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The New York Yankees faced the Houston Colt 45s for an exhibition game on April 5, 1964.

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Houston was managed by Harry Kraft, who had led the team all three years of the franchise's existence.

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The Yankees entered 1964 under manager Yogi Berra.

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Yogi had just retired as a player and the Yankees needed a new leader to replace Ralph Hauk,

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who moved to the front office as general manager after losing the World Series in 1963.

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This audio recording is from the New York Radio broadcast featuring announcers Jerry Coleman and Joe Gargiola.

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Phil Rizzuto typically announced the Yankees' games on the radio,

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but this game appears to have also been broadcast on TV because you can hear Jerry Coleman at one point say,

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Phil's over on TV right now.

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John Beakley is in right field in the sixth spot.

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Walt Bond is playing left field. He'll be hitting seventh.

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John Bateman will do the catching, hitting in the eighth spot.

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And Jim Owen will be doing the pitching.

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The lineup for the Yankees, Tony Kubeck leading off playing shortstop.

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Bobby Richardson at second base, hitting second.

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Roger Maas in right field.

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Mickey Mapple in the clean-up position, playing center field.

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Johnny Tress will be in left field, hitting fifth.

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Johnny Blanchard doing the catching today, Alston Howard getting a rest.

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Blanchard will be hitting in the sixth spot.

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And Hector Lopez will be playing third base.

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And this is the first game that Lopez has played at third base in two years.

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So Hector will be at third, he'll be hitting seventh.

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Pedro Gonzalez will be at first in the eighth spot.

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And Bud Daley, as we mentioned before, will be doing the pitching.

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The umpires for the game, behind the plate, American League umpire Frank Umont.

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Mel Steiner of the National League at first.

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Cal Drummond of the American League will be at second.

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And Chris Teletutas of the National will be at third.

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So that's the way the lineup shape up here as the Colts and the Yankees are just a few moments from getting underway here.

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This will be the next to the last Sunday that the Yankees will be an exhibition play.

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They'll be opening the season on April 14th, Tuesday, against the Boston Red Sox.

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And that will be the Gala Welcome Yogi Day.

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Also on opening day we'll see the presentation of the American League's Most Valuable Player Award to Alston Howard

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and World Series Awards for American League Championship Awards to the members who are on the 1963 Yankee pennant winning team.

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So why don't you make a point of coming on out on April 14th, Tuesday, to see the Boston Red Sox, Big Dick Stewart, Bill Mamboquette,

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and many of the other fine stars there, the American League batting champion, Carl Yastrimsky.

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As the Yanks and the Red Sox open up the 1964 campaign at Yankee Stadium.

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I have a few notes here that might be of interest to you people as we're waiting for the umpires to come out.

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The Yankees will be playing an exhibition game at 7.30 p.m. in Denver on Monday evening, June the 8th.

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And this will be sort of a homecoming for several of the Yankees who played in their minor league days at Denver.

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Bobby Richardson, Sonny Kubeck, Johnny Blanchard, and Ralph Terry.

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They all played under Ralph's house there when the Denver Bears were in a working agreement with the New York Yankees.

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And checking this over here we have Art Fliham Jr., the Yankee ticket representative, will be in the upstate New York area.

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He'll be opening for the 1964 season tomorrow in Albany.

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And he can be contacted at the Center Inn or by phone at HE67181.

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So all of you people who are in the Albany area and would like to make plans to attend Yankee Stadium and see one of the games this summer,

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while you may be also in the process of visiting the World's Fair, contact Art Fliham Jr.

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and he'll be in Albany tomorrow at the Center Inn or by phone at HE67181.

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Also, when you attend the big Yankee opener on Tuesday, April the 14th, and other Yankee games,

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be sure to pick up a copy of the all-new Yankee scorecard.

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It's more than ever this year, and up to each series averages of all the players will be in there.

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And they'll be printed so that you'll have an up-to-the-minute report on how each player is doing on the Yankee ball club.

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There'll be many other new features as well, and the scorecard still will be only 15 cents.

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Yep, 15 cents, that's all.

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So they'll be available only at Yankee Stadium.

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For you fans living in the upstate New York area, the Yankees are happy to announce, as we just mentioned before,

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that we'll be bringing you all of these games over our Yankee Network.

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We hope that you enjoy them as much as we enjoy bringing them to you.

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Now the umpires, along with Yogi Berra, the manager of the Yankees, and Jenny Adair,

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who's the coach for the Houston Colts, are congregating at home plate.

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That umpire in this game, Frank Umont.

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Umont has been with the Yankees through most of the spring training season,

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or at least some midway mark on.

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Looks like we're going to have a pretty good crowd here today.

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And we have had some magnificent weather the last three or four days.

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Say, a great day for baseball, a great day to go to the beach, a great day for golf.

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This is the kind of weather that all of the ballplayers and the managers who come to Florida like to see.

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Many times when you run into tough weather in the spring,

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as we did on our trip to the West Coast when we were headquartering in Tampa,

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we ran into some rain, two days of rain, and then we had some very cool weather.

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It makes it tough for the manager because it upsets their pitching rotation.

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And usually the youngsters who are trying to make the pitching staff are those who suffer

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and just set back and lose their turn.

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So we're back on the good weather beam right now, and the Yankees have taken the field.

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And there's Bud Daley, who's struggling to regain the form that he had a few years ago

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and trying to gain a position on this Yankee ball club.

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Bud actually has to fight for a job.

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He picked only one inning last year, and that was in the opening game of the 1963 season in Kansas City.

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It was a very cool day, and something snapped in Daley's arm.

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Consequently, that led to an operation, and he has been on the comeback trail.

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He pitched five innings the other day and did a pretty good job.

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So he'll be facing the Houston Colts daily, and Blanchard throwing it back and forth, getting ready.

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And we are just about set to go.

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The next batter will be Eddie Casco, the shortstop for the Houston Colts.

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I'd like to remind all of you Yankee fans, those of you on our network, as well as those of you in New York,

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that there's a new starting time on Sundays at Yankee Stadium.

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For years, it used to be a 2 p.m. starting time.

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Now it's down to 1 p.m., so those Yankee games will be starting a half hour earlier on Sundays.

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And also, there are six new suburban night games.

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These will be played on Thursday nights, single game, 6 o'clock.

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It'll give you people a chance who are within driving distance of the stadium to come on down,

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watch a ball game, and get home at a fairly early hour.

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Suburban night starts 6 p.m. The new Sunday starts 1 p.m.

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Regular night games normally will be at 8 o'clock.

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Now Frank Umont is looking up there.

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We're about set to go.

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Coaching at first base for the Houston Colts, Jimmy Adair, and at third base, Lumen Harris.

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Lumen Harris has been associated with Paul Richards for many years.

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He was with them when Richards took over the Orioles.

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He was with them when Richards was with the White Sox.

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And when Paul Richards went to Houston, Lumen Harris probably with him.

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There's a little Nellie Fox down there shouting at a casco, a little encouragement.

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And we're all set to go.

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Now, as Bud Daly, the left-hander, on the mound for the Yankees,

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gets ready to pitch the first ball of this ball game.

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And here it comes, the curveball way outside to Johnny Blanchard, who picks it off.

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One ball to count.

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Daly has a fine earned run average so far this spring, 2.08.

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The one ball delivery to Casco is called strike one, one ball and one strike.

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Daly has pitched 13 innings, given up 11 hits and only four runs, three of those earned.

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Eight base on balls and three strikeouts, so he's off on the right direction.

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Strike two, one ball, two strikes to Eddie Casco.

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Last year, Casco was with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Played in 76 games, compiled a 2-41 batting average, had three home runs, only 10 RBIs.

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Right-hand batter wears glasses.

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Daly started to pitch and then stopped, of course, there's no balk in a situation like that when there's no one on.

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Daly losing his balance, or possibly it was, if Johnny Blanchard was not quite ready to receive the ball.

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Now here's the one-two pitch to Casco, the knuckleball outside, 2-2 to count.

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Bud Daly, into the windup, the 2-2 delivery to Casco, it's swung on and missed, strike three.

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So Daly starts off with an impressive strikeout over the leadoff batter.

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Eddie Casco, there's one down, and out here comes Nellie Fox.

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The San Diego Panthers, number two, Nellie Fox.

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Nellie Fox, the American League's most valuable player in 1959.

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Out of the year, the White Sox won the pennant.

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Boy, what a ballplayer this fellow's been.

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He's been in the major leagues to stay since 1948.

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He had a chance in 1946, but only, check that, 1947, but only seven games under his belt.

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Daly delivers to Fox and backs him off the plate, one ball to count.

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Nellie, one of the great aggressive infielders in the American League for over a decade.

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This will be his 16th, 17th season in the major leagues.

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Now the one ball delivery to Fox, drilled right at Bobby Richardson's second base,

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and that's all knuckled out there as Richardson sort of sidesteps it for a minute.

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It looked like he was fighting it, but he got it.

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Two up and two down here.

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Bud Daly moving along nicely, and now here comes Pete Reynolds.

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Reynolds, who had some great years with the Washington Senators,

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and then the Boston Red Sox, led the American League in hitting.

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At one point, that was in 1960.

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Fouls went off to the left of third base in foul territory.

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Hector Lopez getting under it. He's got it.

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And that takes care of the Colts here in the top of the first inning.

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Three up, three down.

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The score after a half inning of play, the Colts nothing, the Yanks coming to bat.

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You get a smile every time with a Valentine.

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Wow, what a fear that Valentine.

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You get a smile every time with a Valentine.

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Wow, what a fear that Valentine.

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Fear has to be long-sweeping around.

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Three up, three down.

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You get a smile every time with a Valentine.

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You get a smile every time.

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You get Valentine's here.

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In the last half of the first inning, it'll be Johnny Kubek leading off for the Yankees.

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Here's his ball game just getting underway here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida under beautiful, sunny, balmy skies.

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None of the Yankees have been tearing that fight off of the ball.

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No score.

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They're batting 2-0-7 as a team.

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Yesterday, they came up with nine runs, five of them in the ninth inning to defeat the Chicago White Sox.

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Now, Jim Owens, the right-hander on the mound, delivers a fastball called strike one to Tony.

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Yankees have a few injuries. Phil Linds had jammed his thumb in a slide, is unable to play.

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And Joe Pepitone, who was hit by a pitch from left-hander Al Jackson of the Mets a week or so ago, is still out there.

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There's a hopper.

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Reynolds knocks it down.

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It goes to Owens' home time, a nice play by Pete Reynolds.

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If he knocks the ball down, it was heading for right field.

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And then picked it up and got Kubek. So there's one out.

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And now, here's Bobby Richardson.

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Bateman, for a minute, looked as though he might have had a chance to grab hold of that ball before it went foul.

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Richardson did not leave the plate, and had he got it, Bobby would have been a sure-out.

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But if you're the catcher running out after a ball like that, we go back to the plate.

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And a guy like Richardson at the plate, that's a base hit.

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That ball dribbled down there about 35 feet.

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Oh, and the one-strike delivery to Bobby is a turn of the flow. Ball one. One ball and one strike.

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One-one the count. Richardson, second batter for the Yankees.

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We're in the last of the first inning.

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Oh, and delivers to Bobby, a line drive fly going toward right field.

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Moving under and getting it is Johnny Wheatley.

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Bobby hit that ball well.

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Got a little bit too much loft to it, so there's two down, and here's Roger Maas.

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Maas came up with two big hits yesterday. He was way down.

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Getting at 164.

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Roger Maas.

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Facing Jim Owen.

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We're in the last of the first. No score in the ball game.

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Owen delivers to Maas. He fouls it back, strike one.

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Owen initially came up with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955.

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In 1963 he was with Cincinnati, and then also part of that season spent with San Diego.

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Maas takes low and outside. One ball. One ball and one strike to Roger.

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Owen's a major leaguer for nine years, has a combined record of 24 wins and 48 losses in the nine-year span.

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Owen delivers to Maas, and it's outside. Two balls and a strike. Two on the count.

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Mickey Mantle in the on-back circle for the Yankees.

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Win once again as it's the Vail here blowing toward that left field fence, saving the right-hand hitter.

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Maas drills one, and nice play by Reynolds right down that line, and he races Maas to the back for the put-out.

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Pete Reynolds making a nice play going through the line.

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That takes care of the Yankees here in the last half of the first inning. Three up, three down.

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The score after the first inning of play, the Yankees nothing and the Colts nothing.

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You know, tickets for all the 1964 Yankee home games are on sale right now.

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There are several simple ways to get your choice of seats for the big games this season.

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You can buy tickets over the counter at the Yankee Stadium Advanced Ticket Office, which is open daily Monday through Saturday from 9 to 5.

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There's plenty of free parking while you do your ticket shopping.

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Tickets also are on sale at the Yankees' Convenient Midtown Ticket Office on the Mesnean of Grand Central Terminal overlooking the main information booth.

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The Grand Central Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 8.30 to 6 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

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Box and reserve seat reservations also are available at all strapped restaurants in the greater New York area.

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Don't forget you can order by mail also if you want to. Just send your money ordered to the ticket manager along with your order.

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Take care of the New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Bronx 51 New York.

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Be sure to enclose your check or money order and don't forget to include your own name and address.

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Box seats are at $3.50. Reserve seats are $2.50, all taxes included.

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In the top of the second inning, no score on the ball game, Bud Daley against Jim Lowen.

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Here's Jim Lowen, the center fielder. Win right hand batter. W-Y-N-N.

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Fairly compact athlete. Hits the first pitch into short left field. Tommy Trash getting under it easily.

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Takes it and we've got one away. For a moment it looked like there was a little more mustard on that ball, but only went out there about 290 feet.

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So there's one down and now here's Bob Aspermati.

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Bob has been with the Houston Colts since 1962, spending his third year. He hit only 214 last year.

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Played in 136 games. Right hand batter, he's the brother of Ken Aspermati.

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Takes a strike in there. One strike to count to Bob Aspermati. Born in Brooklyn, New York, 6 feet 285. Big guy.

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Hits one out down the line. Lopez over. Behind third, it's called foul.

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Nothing in two to count to Aspermati.

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Yankees are using Gonzalez at first base today.

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And Hector Lopez at third.

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Aspermati hits a two hopper to Kubek at short. Throw to first is in time, two down.

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Two up and two down here on the top of the second inning.

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Those are the kind of ground balls the infielders like. You know, they hug the ground and all of a sudden take that nice big hop about felt high.

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They're far enough out of course so that they have time to gauge it.

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Sometimes when they take those big hops at the last minute, they end up as errors.

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Now Johnny Weakley, the right fielder.

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Right hand batter.

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Ailes from New Orleans. Daly delivers to Weakley. A curve ball that misses inside. Ball one.

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Six feet tall, 200 pounds. Big guy.

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Here at Houston, at 225, three home runs, 14 RBI.

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As Daly delivers, good called strikes. One ball and one strike.

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Bud Daly, boy, he's sharp today, I'll tell you that.

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Hitting those corners.

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Daly into the lineup. The 1-1 pitch to Weakley. On the ground to Kubek.

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He's got the bobble hit. He's up with it again. The throw is not in time.

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And that'll have to go as an error to Tony Kubek.

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He threw the ball in the dirt, although the throw even had Pedro Gonzalez come up with it.

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Would not have been Weakley who went down that line pretty good.

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So Tony Kubek charged with the error. Weakley safe at first.

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Now here's the left fielder, Big Walt Bond.

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Well, he's not trying to get a guy.

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Big left hand batter. Came up with a Cleveland Indian two years ago.

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Six feet six, 220 pounds.

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This is a fellow that the Indians hoped would carry them to, or into contention in a possible flag a few years ago.

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He takes a strike called from Bud Daly.

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Straight away stance, fairly close.

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Weakley on at first base, two down. No score in this game. Top of the second.

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Curve ball swung on in this strike two.

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That was a flat sidearm changeup curveball and Bond was way out in front of it.

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Walt had trials with the Indians in 60, 61, and 62 and was unable to stick.

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Curveball sidearm is way outside, ball one. One ball, two strikes.

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Last year at Jacksonville in the international leg, Walt had 25 home runs with 82 RBIs at 276.

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Pedro Gonzalez playing behind Weakley at first base.

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Walt's on the batter. The one-two delivery is a curve that's way outside. Two to the count. Two balls, two strikes.

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The field playing deep and shaded slightly to the right. The outfield the same.

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Daly shakes Blanchard off for one sign. He's ready to go.

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Set. Deliverers to Bond, who fouls it straight back on the screen, and the count holds at two-two.

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Tomorrow night the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be going at it here in Fort Lauderdale.

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It will be the first night game here in Fort Lauderdale.

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We'll be on the air at 7.55 game time at 8 o'clock and we'll be on AM and FM.

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Always an exciting contest when the Yanks and the Dodgers get together.

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Two-two delivery to Bond is fouled back behind the plate. The count once again remains at two-and-two.

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Walter Bond, born October the 19th, 1937 at Denmark, Tennessee.

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Two-two delivery to Walt. Oh, it hits him. Where did it hit him?

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It looks like it got him right on the right finger there.

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Boy, that ball was way inside. Bond had no chance to get out of the way.

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He doesn't look like he's injured in any way.

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But he started to go down and that ball was about belt-high.

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Had no chance to get out of the way and hit him on the right wrist apparently.

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So Bond is safe at first base after being hit by the pitcher.

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Going down to second is Johnny Wheatley and now here's John Bateman, the catcher.

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John Bateman, right-hander. He's a young fella.

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Hitting an even hundred. He's had two hits and 20 appearances at the plate this spring.

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Hits the first pitch high in the air out behind second base.

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Kubek Richardson, mantle conversion. Kubek calls for it, takes it, and that takes care of the Colts here in the top of the second.

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No runs, no hits. One Yankee error, two men left.

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The score after an inning and a half, the Colts nothing and the Yankees nothing.

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Last half of the second inning, Jim Owen continues his warmup on the mat.

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He'll be facing Mickey Mantle, Tommy Trash, and Johnny Blanchard in that order.

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Mantle batting left-handed against the right-handed Jim Owen.

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Mantle, a 235 batter that's far this spring. Eight hits and 34 at bats.

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That's 12 walks. And he leads the club and home runs with two.

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Nobody except Mantle has hit more than one.

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Nick swings and let's us strike one.

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The Yankees have only a total of nine home runs so far this spring, and they've won nine games and lost 11.

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That's a total of 20 games.

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Owen delivers the Mantle a fastball inside. Ball one. One ball, one strike.

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The other home run hitters are Pepitone, Gonzalez, Blanchard, Kubeck, Boyer, Lopez, and Trash.

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And Maris is in there. There's a strike in there. One ball, two strikes to Mickey Mantle.

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One ball, two strikes. Mantle from the left side. There's Owen.

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The defenders line up. There's a long drive running into the right center coming in and making a big play as the center fielder Jim Wynn.

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How do you like that?

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Boy, he stood the stands on his here for that one.

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That ball lined up in the alley in right center. Young Jim Wynn coming over and cutting in a little bit.

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It looked like he was going to get through and stuck out his glove and got it about a foot off the ground.

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A great play to Rob Mantle with an extra base hit.

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One down and here's Tommy Tresh.

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Tresh takes outside. Ball one.

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Tresh hitting at 178 for 47.

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A great play by the center fielder Jim Wynn to Rob Mantle.

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Inside, Tresh two balls, no strikes.

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Two-nothing to count.

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Cold infield shaded to the right. No one goes into the lineup. The 2-0 delivery takes it in their strike call.

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Two balls, one strike, one down. No score on this ball game. We're in the last half of the second inning.

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Tommy Tresh batting from the left side.

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That deliver swung on a missed strike two.

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Two-two to count.

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Tresh last year did 269 with 25 home runs, 71 RBIs.

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The 2-2 delivery by Owen swung on a missed strike three and he got him.

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That's the first strikeout recorded by Jim Owen. Two up and two down here in the last half of the second inning.

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And here's Johnny Blanchard who's doing the catching today.

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Moving right along here.

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Owen Wynn delivers to Blanchard and it's high, ball one. One ball to count.

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Johnny Blanchard who has moved into the number two catching spot behind Elston Howard.

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Getting his share of work.

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The one ball delivery to John is low. Two and 0 to count. Two balls, no strikes.

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Whitey Ford is doing the coaching at first base and over at third, Jimmy Gleason.

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Owen into the windup. The 2-0 delivery is outside. Three and 0 to count. Three balls, no strikes.

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Johnny Blanchard with two down and nobody on here in the last of the second.

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In the on deck circle, Hector Lopez playing third base for the first time in over two years today.

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The 3-0 delivery to Blanchard. Call strikes. Three and one.

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Jim Owen just away that one in there. Blanchard taking all the way.

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Fox is playing almost closer to first than he is to second on Blanchard.

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And he's in the right spot. It's a ball bouncing off his chest. He jumps on it and fires the first.

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Nellie Fox was playing that 30 feet from first base and that ball, had he stood there, would have hit him in the nose.

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And it did. It did bounce off of his chest, but he managed to make the foot out.

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So for the Yankees in the last half of the second inning, three up and three down.

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Four after two. Two to nothing. The Yanks nothing.

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Time now, two o'clock.

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Attention, color 13, Jim Fox.

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In the top of the third inning, it'll be Jim Owen leading off to the colt here. No scoring again.

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Bud Daley on the map for the Yankees. A curve ball that calls strike one.

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Jim Owen batting from the right-hand side facing Bud Daley.

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Owen's six feet tall, 200 pounds. He's a big guy, squarely built, takes outside.

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One ball, one strike. One-one to count, Owen.

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Only two baserunners in this ball game, both of them colts, none of them on by virtue of a base hit.

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There's a dribbler out toward second base. Bobby Richardson coming in, scoops it up, fires to Gonzalez, and there's one away.

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One down, and the batter is Eddie Casco, who led off this ball game by striking out, the only strikeout recorded by Daley.

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Casco's a pretty good hitter.

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Had a great year with Cincinnati a few years ago, where he was at or above the 300 mark for most of the season.

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Daley winds delivers to Casco, takes it inside, ball one.

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Casco, born in Linden, New Jersey, now resides in Richmond, Virginia, succeed 185 pounder.

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Worst classes that we mentioned before, hits the first pitch on two hops and two low-pitchers win it.

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Well, Dexter Lopez had a tough one, a draft cutter, and that second hop didn't come up.

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Out of the roulette, they give Lopez an error, so that's the second Yankee error in this ball game.

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Boy, that's tough, particularly when you've been standing out on left field for two years.

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Dexter Lopez, charged with the error, one down, Casco at first, and here comes Nellie Fox, who lined out to Bobby Richardson in the first inning.

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Here with Chicago, Fox at 260, hits the first pitch in the straightaway center, Mantle coming in and goes back a little bit, and he got it.

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And he just did get it.

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Mickey Mantle started in on the ball, thinking that it was going to be hit lower than it was, and he had to really retreat and hauled that thing down on a leaping backhanded catch.

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Boy, that was a double or a triple for sure, had that ball got away from Mantle.

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Oh, Nellie Fox is out of there, as he's hit the ball sharply twice off of Bud Daley, lined out to Richardson in the first, and then a line drives to Mantle here in the third.

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Now Pete Ruddles, who popped the third, hits the first pitch high in the air in the short left field.

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Tommy Truss getting under it, takes it easily, and the Colts are out of there in the top of the third inning.

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For the Colts, no runs, no hits, one Yankee air, one man left, and the score after two and a half, Houston nothing and the Yankees nothing.

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You get a smile every time with a Valentine, wow what a beer that's Valentine. You get a smile every time with a Valentine, wow what a beer that's Valentine.

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You get a smile every time with a Valentine, wow what a beer that's Valentine.

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Coming on, we move into the last half of the third inning.

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Bottom third of the Yankee order, Lopez, Gonzalez, and Daley, scheduled to hit off of Jim Owen.

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The Yankees have yet to put a base runner on.

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In fact, neither side has acquired a base hit at this point. Hector Lopez hits one toward Fox, he tries to backhand it, knocks it down, dribbles out toward center field, and Hector Lopez chalks up the first base hit of this ballgame.

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Lopez hitting a sharp ground ball to the right of Nellie Fox, play for first.

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Owen's giving up the first hit of this game.

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Now here's Pedro Gonzalez.

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Pedro was originally scheduled to play third base today.

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Swings and fouls it back, oh boy and that hurt the catcher, John Bateman, he got that right on the right side.

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That's one thing about catching, those fellas take a beating.

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You know a lot of things you don't even see, fouls tips that go off the knee or off the toe or off the thigh.

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John Bateman taking a little time.

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And right now, young Mr. Bateman is not feeling as try as he likes.

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Bending over a little bit to get the sensation and the circulation flowing again.

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One strike to Kanta Gonzalez.

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Hector Lopez on at first base, no score in the ballgame, we're in the last of the third.

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Nobody out here in the third inning for the Yankees, that's Owen's deliver to Gonzalez, he fouls it at the plate again, nothing in two to count.

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No balls, few strikes.

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The Yankees have the only base hit in this game and also have committed the only errors, they've got two.

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Nothing in two to count.

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Kim Owen pitching low curve ball to Gonzalez, trying to get him to hit that ball on the ground.

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Comes another one, hit high in the air to straight away center.

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Jimmy Wynn saves it but his glasses takes it one way.

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Young Mr. Wynn was a shortstop last year, playing the outfield this season and he's playing it like he played it all of his life.

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Made a great catch on Mickey Maddow in the second.

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Here's Bud Daley.

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Hector Lopez leading off at first, Owen's bunts toward third and will it stay fair?

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It's just a double foul.

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Bob Aspermany in on the play but the way that bunt was laid down there, he better let it roll foul.

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Almost came back for a minute there.

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So that's a foul.

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Strike one to count to Bud Daley, Hector Lopez retracing his steps to first and we're all set to go again.

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Now, Kelly Fox who is now moving more over toward first base.

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He was looking for the possible spot where Daley might hit.

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Now he's looking for a little more of a bunt and there it goes again.

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Daley squared the bunt and went back to hit and took it outside.

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One ball, one strike.

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So the mental processes are going.

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Daley checking Jim Gleason at third base, four signs.

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Bob Aspermany playing in close to third.

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Lopez leading off at first, the one-one delivery.

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Daley squares, takes it right down the middle and didn't attempt to bunt the ball, thought it was inside.

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So the count goes to one ball, two strikes.

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One and two to count.

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Now Jim Gleason flashing some more signs to Daley so it might be that Yogi Bear wants Daley to bunt himself out of there.

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There he goes.

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He squares away and bunts the beauty in front of him now.

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Bateman out.

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George second for one, the throwback to first is wild and Fox made a great stop of the ball.

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Diving toward the outfield portion of first base to knock the ball down.

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So Bud Daley fails to sacrifice Lopez on to second base.

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It would be a fielded choice going from two to six.

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Castro got rid of that ball quickly and well but wild.

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Now here's Tony Kubek the batter, bounce out the first in the first inning.

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Swings and misses, strike one.

416
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,000
Daley on at first base.

417
00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:18,000
Two out, no score on the ball game, last half of the third.

418
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,000
Nothing in one, the count to Tony Kubek.

419
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:26,000
All one set delivers to Kubek who fouls it off to the back boy who knocks it down.

420
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:37,000
No balls, two strikes.

421
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:45,000
From Fort Lauderdale, Florida on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the Yankees in the cold.

422
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:50,000
Owen who's starting to aspire heavily through his uniform gets the sign from Bateman,

423
00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:57,000
delivers to Kubek who lays off at the last minute, ball one, one ball, two strikes.

424
00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:09,000
Tony started to go after that low curve ball and then held up just at the last minute.

425
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:17,000
Kubek had somewhat of an off season for him last year, hit only.257, had seven home runs, 44 RBI.

426
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,000
One two delivery to Kubek is inside, two and two.

427
00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:25,000
Although that's not the complete story on Kubek because through the first half of the season,

428
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:28,000
he was struggling around the 200 mark.

429
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:33,000
Second half he had hit close to 300 to pull his average up and down.

430
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,000
And that happens to players from time to time.

431
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:39,000
Two two delivery to Kubek, high fly ball into right center.

432
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:43,000
Jimmy Wynn going over, takes it and that takes care of the Yankees.

433
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:49,000
Here in the last half of the third inning, for the Yankees, no runs, one hit, no cold errors, one man left.

434
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:56,000
And the score after three full innings of play, the Yanks nothing and used to nothing.

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444
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445
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:04,000
I'm starting to say that Bud Daly when he's pitching and he's on, he makes pitching look so easy that everybody wants to be a pitcher.

446
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:13,000
Just looks like he's playing catch up there with Johnny Blanchard or whoever happens to be doing the catching for the Yankees.

447
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:25,000
And Daly will be facing Jim Wynn who will fly it out to left field in the second inning.

448
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:35,000
22 years old, born in Cincinnati, right hand hit a foul is the first pitch back, strike one.

449
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:44,000
Last year with San Antonio he had 16 home runs in 78 games and in 70 games with the Colts he had four home runs.

450
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:50,000
Not a big fella, 5'10", 160 pounds.

451
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:56,000
First pitch is pop foul coming right back up on the roof and out of play.

452
00:41:56,000 --> 00:42:02,000
Nothing in two and there goes the blimp.

453
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:08,000
You know we're allowed to take rides in that blimp, but I'm passing it up.

454
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:16,000
You know there's a windy part of the country down here in Lauderdale and those blimps do a little rocking and rolling up there.

455
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:21,000
The tackle ball hit high and foul down the left field line, the wind will carry that out of play.

456
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:31,000
Way over the fence, Wynn uppercutted that high fast ball.

457
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:42,000
On deck is Bob Aspermonte.

458
00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:46,000
Trash and mantle are deep in left field and center field, now it's not too deep in right.

459
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:53,000
The wind blowing across from right field to left field.

460
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:59,000
Two strike pitch is strike three dropped by Blanchett, picks it up, throws the first base in time for the out.

461
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:09,000
So that goes as a strike out, but you give Blanchett an assist and the first baseman a put out, second strike out for Daly.

462
00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:16,000
That's right Joe Cooper just pointed out to me that that blimp is standing stock still just like a helicopter.

463
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,000
How do they do that Joe?

464
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:23,000
Well they just go into the wind and slow down and the wind is just like a kite.

465
00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:27,000
Now he's moving a little bit.

466
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:38,000
Here's Aspermonte who bounced to the shortstop, takes a pitch outside ball one.

467
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:43,000
Looks like a big hot dog with a couple of fins on it.

468
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:54,000
Curve inside, ball two, two, nothing.

469
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:57,000
Aspermonte bats him right handed.

470
00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:00,000
Daly pitch a line drive single up the middle.

471
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:06,000
The first hit for the Houston Colt 45, the line single to center, no doubt about that one.

472
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:10,000
So that breaks up the potential no hitter for Daly.

473
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:14,000
Both teams now with one base hit, no score, we're on the top of the fourth.

474
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:23,000
It brings up John Wheatley who reached down an error in the second inning.

475
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:27,000
Stretch by Daly, a curve is low, ball one.

476
00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:33,000
You know that's an unusual name, not that Wheatley is an unusual name, but for an athlete.

477
00:44:33,000 --> 00:44:41,000
Something about names that sort of give you power and Wheatley is not one of them, though he is a good ball player.

478
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:43,000
Check swing fly ball of Richardson.

479
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:47,000
He traps it and in boosts it, picks it up close to Ritz to Kubek and they get the one.

480
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:49,000
Bobby had a good idea there.

481
00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:56,000
He's left catching it on a fly, then tried to trap it and he would have had a double play as Wheatley had stopped running.

482
00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:57,000
Fly ball of Richardson.

483
00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:01,000
He traps it and in boosts it, picks it up close to Ritz to Kubek and they get the one.

484
00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:03,000
Bobby had a good idea there.

485
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:09,000
He's left catching it on a fly, then tried to trap it and he would have had a double play as Wheatley had stopped running.

486
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:14,000
And then Bobby in trying to scoop it up, had it bounce off the heel of his glove, rolled in the short center field.

487
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:20,000
But at first base, Aspermatti had a hold up because if Richardson catches the ball on the fly, he can double him off.

488
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:24,000
So that's a fourth play from four to six.

489
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:27,000
Richardson's always trying something different.

490
00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:31,000
Here's Walt Bond who was hit by a pitch ball his first time at bat in the second inning.

491
00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:33,000
Hit him right on the right thumb.

492
00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:36,000
Takes a curve in there, strike one call.

493
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:42,000
Wheatley at first.

494
00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:47,000
Gonzales playing in back of the bag.

495
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:49,000
Stretched by Delly.

496
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:53,000
Fastball filed back over the roof.

497
00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:57,000
Nothing in two to count.

498
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:13,000
Bond, a big left hand batter.

499
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:19,000
Delly sets.

500
00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:23,000
Sidearm curve way outside, one ball two strikes.

501
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:40,000
Wheatley with a short lead at first base.

502
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:44,000
Delly's curve is just inside.

503
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:49,000
Two balls two strikes.

504
00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:02,000
Delly goes to the rosin bag. On deck is John Bateman the catcher.

505
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:08,000
Now Delly stretches.

506
00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:11,000
Pitch strike three swinging.

507
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:15,000
A sinking fastball. Delly's third strike out.

508
00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:17,000
For the Colts, no runs.

509
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,000
One hit, no Yankee errors. One man left.

510
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:23,000
At the end of three and a half it's the Colts, nothing and the Yankees, nothing.

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This is WOKO in Albany, New York.

522
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:29,000
Richardson got off to a real fast start this spring.

523
00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:31,000
Was really hitting.

524
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:37,000
He's given him a little bit of a tailspin on the western swing and has dropped down to 250 right now.

525
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:45,000
The player's being held up momentarily as we wait for the right fielder to get out there.

526
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:48,000
And there he goes now.

527
00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:57,000
John Weakley was either getting sunglasses or some minor repairs in the dugout.

528
00:48:57,000 --> 00:49:01,000
Now he's out there.

529
00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:03,000
And Bobby Richardson steps into the batter's box.

530
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,000
On deck, Roger Maris.

531
00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:13,000
Right handed Jim Owens into the wind.

532
00:49:13,000 --> 00:49:15,000
At the pitch for Richardson, a high pop up in back of third.

533
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:18,000
Aspermonte and Casco after it.

534
00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:21,000
Casco falls for it and makes the catch.

535
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:25,000
Both Aspermonte and Casco yell it, I have it.

536
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:27,000
But Teddy yelled just a little louder.

537
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:28,000
One way here's Roger Maris.

538
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:31,000
Maris bounced the first base in the first inning.

539
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:41,000
Jack Mickey Manil.

540
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:42,000
Pitch to Maris.

541
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:43,000
A change up right in there.

542
00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:45,000
Strike one call.

543
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:48,000
Owens curve is high, one on one.

544
00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:52,000
Owens six feet tall, 200 pounds.

545
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:55,000
Now living in Venice, Florida, the home of early wind.

546
00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:57,000
Curve low.

547
00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:00,000
Two balls, one strike.

548
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:06,000
And the ball is in the air.

549
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:08,000
And the ball is in the air.

550
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:10,000
And the ball is in the air.

551
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:15,000
Two balls, one strike.

552
00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:28,000
Two-one delivery is high and away, ball three.

553
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:35,000
The cold 45s are not overshipped on Maris as much as the American League clubs do.

554
00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:43,000
Three-one pitch is on the outside corner, full count to Maris, three and two.

555
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:56,000
Jim Wyndon, center fielder, is really deep on Maris.

556
00:50:58,000 --> 00:50:59,000
Here's the payoff pitch.

557
00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:05,000
Foul back on the screen.

558
00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:18,000
Owens with that short windup.

559
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:21,000
Delivers the ground ball to the shortstop.

560
00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:22,000
Up with it.

561
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:24,000
Casco, the throw to first in time for the out.

562
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,000
That was a nice play by Eddie Casco.

563
00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:28,000
That was a real grass burning ground ball.

564
00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:31,000
Hugs the ground.

565
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:32,000
And here's Mantle.

566
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:38,000
Mantle was robbed of an extra base hit and a fine play by Jim Wyndon, center fielder.

567
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:45,000
Pitch to Mickey.

568
00:51:45,000 --> 00:52:02,000
Swing and a miss, strike one on Dex on treks.

569
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:03,000
Q out, nobody on, no score.

570
00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:24,000
Mantle takes a curve high, one on one.

571
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:26,000
Owens gets the sign from Bateman.

572
00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:31,000
Boy, his uniform is just about so clear through now.

573
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:37,000
Pitch is a curve, hits the inside corner, strike two, called one ball, two strikes.

574
00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:40,000
Frank Humont calling balls and strikes.

575
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:50,000
Humont, a New Jersey resident who has migrated to Florida, lives not too far from the ballpark here in Fort Lauderdale.

576
00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:51,000
One ball, two strike pitch.

577
00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:54,000
A line drive to right field and it's in there for a base hit.

578
00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:59,000
Wheatley plays it on one hop and fires it in to Nellie Fox.

579
00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:04,000
Mantle has hit the ball hard twice, robbed of one, gets a single on this one.

580
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:07,000
That's the second hit for the Yankees, the Colts have only one hit.

581
00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:21,000
Tommie Tresch struck out in the second inning.

582
00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:37,000
There's a swing and a miss, strike one.

583
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:38,000
On deck, Johnny Blanchard.

584
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:39,000
Mantle leads away.

585
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:42,000
The pitcher Tresch hit high in the air to left center field.

586
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:47,000
Wins and Walthon Efford, Vaughn Caulford and makes the catch high over his head.

587
00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:50,000
That ball's really carried with the wind blowing that way.

588
00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:52,000
For the Yankees, no runs, one hit.

589
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:54,000
No cold errors, one man left.

590
00:53:54,000 --> 00:54:00,000
And at the end of four, it's the Colts, nothing, and the Yankees, nothing.

591
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:02,000
Well, remember the big home opener is coming up.

592
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:06,000
Next Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees will face the colorful Boston Red Sox

593
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:09,000
and the 1964 Penance Scramble will be on.

594
00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:15,000
Now this is a special opener because it will mark the debut of longtime Yankee favorite Yogi Berra as the Yankee manager.

595
00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:21,000
The Bombers will mark the occasion too because every fan attending the opener will receive a welcome Yogi button

596
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:24,000
to signify their attendance at his first game as manager.

597
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:29,000
A big field pregame program will get underway at 1.30 with game time at 2 p.m.

598
00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:34,000
Guy Lombardo and his popular Royal Canadians will be on hand for entertainment before the field program

599
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:36,000
and for the playing of our national anthem.

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00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:39,000
Elston Howard will receive the American League Most Magical Player Award,

601
00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:44,000
and all the 1963 Yankees will receive their Penance souvenirs from league president Joe Crumb.

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It should be a big day and fans will want to be on hand to read Yogi,

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604
00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:57,000
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605
00:54:57,000 --> 00:55:00,000
This is your Yankee baseball station in Albany, New York.

606
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:15,000
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607
00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:18,000
The Colt 45 will be John Bateman there canceling off.

608
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:23,000
He popped up to Quebec at shortstop his first time at bat.

609
00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:31,000
Bateman at 6'3", 210 pounds.

610
00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:35,000
He's just 21 years old.

611
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:37,000
Big right hand hitter.

612
00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:40,000
Fairly square ground ball, Lopez has it on one hop.

613
00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:46,000
The throw to first base backhanded by Gonzalez who put his foot off the bag and then got it back just in time.

614
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:50,000
Gonzalez handles himself very well at first.

615
00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:55,000
Lopez has, you must remember, has played outfield now and this is the first time he's played third base in about two years.

616
00:55:55,000 --> 00:56:02,000
Although when he did play third for Kansas City and for the Yankees, his arm has always been a little erratic.

617
00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:07,000
As a matter of fact, he made one throw a while and Skowron, reaching for it, caught the ball.

618
00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:16,000
The runner coming down first ran into Moose and Moose came up with a broken wrist.

619
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:29,000
Skowron to bounce the second base in the third inning, takes the curve outside, ball one.

620
00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:32,000
Daly's next pitch, a ground foul outside of third.

621
00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:38,000
Bumharris in the coaching box, up with it.

622
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:48,000
Gimmie a dare coaching it first for the Colts 45. On deck, Eddie Casco.

623
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:53,000
Daly's curve, ground ball hits it third, Lopez knocks it down, picks it up, throws to first base.

624
00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:57,000
And Gonzalez has to come off the bag to catch it and tags Owen.

625
00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:04,000
That was a nice play by Lopez, but again his arm, you've got to get used to that throw at third base and it doesn't only take one day.

626
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:10,000
The specter took a base hit away from Owen by knocking that hard smash down and turned around, picked it up.

627
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:16,000
And even though his throw pulled Gonzalez off the bag, Pedro was able to tag Jim Owens coming down the line.

628
00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:21,000
So it's two out here, Eddie Casco, who struck out and reached on an error.

629
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:25,000
Casco talking with Nellie Fox, they're just talking about the weather, what they're going to do tonight,

630
00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:29,000
giving Owens a little time to get a breather and a dugout.

631
00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:34,000
Frank Umont, the play don't buy a nose, it goes over and breaks up the huddle.

632
00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:39,000
Well you can do that, you can stall a little bit, as long as you don't stall too long.

633
00:57:39,000 --> 00:57:44,000
Foxy with a big grin on his face.

634
00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:47,000
No score with two out, nobody on, and the top of the fifth.

635
00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:54,000
Daly's curve is right in there, strike one, call.

636
00:57:54,000 --> 00:58:00,000
That's right Joe Cooper, we were talking about Johnny Wheatley's name giving you the idea that he's not strong, which is not true.

637
00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:03,000
But that Nellie Fox is really a fox, I'll tell you that.

638
00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:09,000
He knows every trick in the books to get you mad, to aggravate you, to stall.

639
00:58:09,000 --> 00:58:13,000
He really can bother a catcher with his stance at that play too.

640
00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:21,000
The next pitch is low in the dirt, one on one, the count on Eddie Casco.

641
00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:33,000
Daly's curve is inside, two balls one strike.

642
00:58:33,000 --> 00:58:41,000
Pitch hit on the ground to third, Lopez is up with it, throw to first base, this one is a strike and Lopez made all three assists that inning.

643
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:45,000
Three up, three down, nothing across, the score at the end of five full innings.

644
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:55,000
The cold forty, whoops, check that, the score at the end of four and a half innings, the cold forty five.

645
00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:59,000
Nothing, nothing ball game.

646
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:03,000
And we've got a change in left field but we can't get his number.

647
00:59:03,000 --> 00:59:09,000
And Walt Bond who was out there, we told you he got hit on the right thumb by a pitch ball, 28 it is Joe.

648
00:59:09,000 --> 00:59:16,000
Oh, Walt Bond is on the right field and John Wheatley has come out.

649
00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:22,000
Wally Williams is in left field.

650
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:26,000
So Wheatley who held up the game last inning a little late getting out to left field is out of the game.

651
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:28,000
As soon as we find out why we'll let you know.

652
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:32,000
Johnny Bransher takes a pitch low ball one.

653
00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:38,000
Boy, you talk about a small outfielder, this Wally Williams is 5'6", but he weighs 185 pounds.

654
00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:40,000
So he's solid.

655
00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:43,000
Pitch is low to Blanchard, ball two, two and nothing.

656
00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:47,000
5'6", for an outfielder, that is small.

657
00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:52,000
That's small for an infielder, small for anything.

658
00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:55,000
Except for me, he's got me by a half-pinch.

659
00:59:55,000 --> 00:59:59,000
There's a line drive to center field, that's in for a base hit.

660
00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:01,000
Wynn plays it on the second hop.

661
01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:04,000
Blanchard with a line single at center.

662
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:08,000
Third hit for the Yankees, brings up Hector Lopez.

663
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:18,000
Lopez singled off Nellie Fox's glove in the third inning.

664
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:26,000
Williams in 73 games for Modesto last year batted 381.

665
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:29,000
Didn't appear in any games with the Colts.

666
01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:33,000
The runner's going to ball, it's lined to right field and it's in for a base hit.

667
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:35,000
The second trying to third is Blanchard,

668
01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:38,000
as well as cut off by Cascaun Blanchard slides in.

669
01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:42,000
A perfect hit and run executed by Hector Lopez,

670
01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:47,000
who is one of the best right field hitters of any right hand batter in the big league.

671
01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:49,000
A line shot to right field.

672
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:53,000
Blanchard was not fast, but was off with the pitch.

673
01:00:53,000 --> 01:00:55,000
Easily made it to third.

674
01:00:55,000 --> 01:01:00,000
And that'll bring up Pedro Gonzalez, who's flying to center field in the third inning.

675
01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:02,000
So it's a scoreless ballgame, but the Yankees are threatening here.

676
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:06,000
Runners at first and third, nobody out.

677
01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:08,000
Here's the stretch by Owen.

678
01:01:08,000 --> 01:01:10,000
Pitch to Gonzalez, the ground ball hits it third.

679
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:13,000
As the money goes to second for one, back to first they won't get the double play.

680
01:01:13,000 --> 01:01:16,000
The ball was not hit hard enough and the run scores.

681
01:01:16,000 --> 01:01:20,000
A run battered in for Pedro Gonzalez.

682
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:28,000
As Blanchard crosses the plate, the Yankees lead 1-0.

683
01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:32,000
Lopez was forced to second, Gonzalez safe at first.

684
01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:34,000
And now Bateman is going out to talk with Owen.

685
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:41,000
And we're going to have a pinch hitter, Elvio Jimenez is coming up to bat for Bud Daley.

686
01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:46,000
And Daley had five real fine easy innings.

687
01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:55,000
He allowed just one hit, didn't walk anybody, struck out three, didn't allow any run.

688
01:01:55,000 --> 01:02:00,000
Bateman and Owens are talking things over out on the mound.

689
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:09,000
Elvio, free swinger, is up at the plate, swinging the back side to loosen up.

690
01:02:09,000 --> 01:02:20,000
On deck is Tony Kubek.

691
01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:25,000
And Jimenez for the Kansas City A's.

692
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:32,000
Throw to first base and Gonzalez is back.

693
01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:34,000
Here's the stretch.

694
01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:45,000
Pitch swing and a miss at a low curve, strike one.

695
01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:49,000
That was a minor leaguer, he has definitely been a 300 hitter.

696
01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:53,000
Throw to first and Gonzalez back again.

697
01:02:53,000 --> 01:02:57,000
One year he batted under 300, that year he hit 299.

698
01:02:57,000 --> 01:03:06,000
The other years he had some good ones, 329, 368, 310, 331, and 316.

699
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:23,000
Here's the stretch, pitch is outside, one on one.

700
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:26,000
Doesn't get many base down balls, though, as we told you he liked to swing.

701
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:29,000
Another throw to first, Gonzalez back.

702
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:33,000
Yankees lead 1-0 here in the bottom of the fifth inning.

703
01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:36,000
Ohlins stretches, there he goes, the runner's going to swing,

704
01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:40,000
the miss, a throw to second base, beautiful throw and they got him.

705
01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:45,000
And Gonzalez had a good jump on the pitch of Jim Ohlins, but Bateman made a beautiful throw.

706
01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:50,000
And Gonzalez is caught stealing.

707
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:56,000
Nellie Fox covered, Fox gets the put out.

708
01:03:56,000 --> 01:04:00,000
So it's two out, and the count is one ball and two strikes on Jimenez.

709
01:04:00,000 --> 01:04:05,000
Here's the windup, the ground ball hits the second base, Fox over, tries to backhand it,

710
01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:08,000
gets it and throws, and I tell you, he doesn't throw.

711
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:11,000
He started a throw, he tried to backhand the ball, it rolled up his arm,

712
01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:17,000
he caught it before it hit the ground, but then never threw the ball.

713
01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:26,000
And Fox is charged with an error on that play.

714
01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:29,000
The reason they charged Fox with an error, he could have gotten in front of that ball,

715
01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:33,000
he wanted to backhand it and throw quickly.

716
01:04:33,000 --> 01:04:36,000
Tony Kubeck bounce the first fly to center, follows the first pitch off strike one,

717
01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:47,000
and that ball hit Bateman on the arm and the chest, boy he's having a rough day back there.

718
01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:52,000
Catches get those battle wounds out there.

719
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:56,000
Sometimes they get hit so solidly with a foul ball you can read Joe Cronin,

720
01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:58,000
president of the American League, right on their body.

721
01:04:58,000 --> 01:05:01,000
There's a throw to first, Jimenez is back.

722
01:05:01,000 --> 01:05:05,000
I've seen that happen before.

723
01:05:05,000 --> 01:05:10,000
Stretched by on, curve high, one-on-one.

724
01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:17,000
So it looks like the Yankees might have picked up a little defect in Owen's delivery.

725
01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:20,000
They've got a couple of men running even though they caught the last one stealing.

726
01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:23,000
Bateman's fine throw, cut down Gonzalez.

727
01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:32,000
There's a stretch, throw to first, Jimenez is back.

728
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:40,000
Again the stretch, pitch foul over the roof out of play.

729
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:50,000
One ball, two strikes, two outs.

730
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:55,000
Owen's go to the rosin bag.

731
01:05:55,000 --> 01:06:02,000
On deck, Bobby Richardson.

732
01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:08,000
There's a stretch, another throw to first, Jimenez was about a foot off the bag, he easily got back.

733
01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:12,000
Well maybe Paul Richards has got Owen's working on his move to first base.

734
01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:16,000
Many steps off the rubber.

735
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:19,000
Now he's stretching.

736
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:26,000
Pitch, a line drive, base hit to center field, Jimenez with the last second and stop.

737
01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:28,000
He went about 15 feet and then held up.

738
01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:31,000
So Kubeck looks to single to center.

739
01:06:31,000 --> 01:06:36,000
The fifth Yankee hit of the ball game.

740
01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:40,000
And three of them coming here in the bottom of the fifth.

741
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:43,000
Now with runners at first and second and two out, Bobby Richardson's about it.

742
01:06:43,000 --> 01:07:00,000
Bobby's flying to right and popped for the shortstop.

743
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:04,000
On deck, Roger Mares, runners lead off first and second.

744
01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:10,000
Pitch to Bobby, there's a curve in there, strike one call.

745
01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:19,000
There hasn't been a walk in this ball game yet for either side.

746
01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:29,000
Owen's set, delivers a swing and a foul-tip strike two.

747
01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:42,000
And into the count.

748
01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:44,000
Marty Ford coaching at first.

749
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:49,000
Jimmy Gleason at third for the Yankees.

750
01:07:49,000 --> 01:07:53,000
There's a stretch, two-strike pitch, low Bobby, check the swing, there goes him.

751
01:07:53,000 --> 01:07:56,000
And that's the third as the ball bounced off the catcher's chest protector.

752
01:07:56,000 --> 01:08:01,000
But holding it first was Kubeck at the wild pitch charged to Jim Owen.

753
01:08:01,000 --> 01:08:06,000
Curve that hit in the dirt.

754
01:08:06,000 --> 01:08:09,000
I guess Kubeck was not sure that Jimenez was going to run.

755
01:08:09,000 --> 01:08:12,000
And Jimenez did start and stop momentarily.

756
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:15,000
Might have fooled Kubeck, but Jimenez went to third on the wild pitch.

757
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:17,000
Kubeck held it first.

758
01:08:17,000 --> 01:08:21,000
It's a one-ball, two-strike counter to Richardson.

759
01:08:21,000 --> 01:08:25,000
Stretch the pitch, a line drive, they set the right field.

760
01:08:25,000 --> 01:08:28,000
Kubeck's score, Jimenez holding it second base is Kubeck.

761
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:31,000
And Richardson hit that one right off his ear.

762
01:08:31,000 --> 01:08:34,000
It was high in sight.

763
01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:37,000
Locked it to right field, run batted in for Bobby.

764
01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:50,000
The Yankees now lead shooting up.

765
01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:54,000
Cleaned up Roger Maris. Maris bounced the first, bounced the short.

766
01:08:54,000 --> 01:09:01,000
Kubeck had second Richardson at first.

767
01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:06,000
Rich to Maris low inside ball one.

768
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:19,000
Kubeck and Richardson each have 15 hits to lead the Yankees in that department now.

769
01:09:19,000 --> 01:09:22,000
Rich to Maris, a high fly to right field.

770
01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:24,000
They have plenty of time to get under it.

771
01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:29,000
He's coming on, coming on and he takes it.

772
01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:33,000
For the Yankees, two runs, four hits.

773
01:09:33,000 --> 01:09:36,000
One Houston error and two men left on.

774
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:42,000
And the score now at the end of five full innings, the Yankees two, the Colts 45 is nothing.

775
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:50,000
Bill Staffett has come on to do the pitching for the Yankees as Bud Daley leaves after pitching five innings, allowing one hit and no runs.

776
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:53,000
Staffett is making his fifth appearance for the spring.

777
01:09:53,000 --> 01:09:57,000
He's worked 11 innings, given up nine hits, three runs, all three of the man.

778
01:09:57,000 --> 01:10:00,000
Walked four, struck out seven. He's won two and lost one this spring.

779
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:04,000
That's a fine end run average, 2.45.

780
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:12,000
Staffett, as you know, has a real bad year last year.

781
01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:15,000
Staffett won four and lost eight, but he was quite a bit overweight.

782
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:17,000
He has come down this spring in real good shape.

783
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:21,000
Nellie Fox blocks the bunt, takes it over to strike.

784
01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:29,000
Fox lying in the second and lying in the center. He's hit the ball hard both times.

785
01:10:29,000 --> 01:10:36,000
On deck, Pete Reynolds.

786
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:40,000
Staffett's next pitch, slow curve, hit in the air to short center field, Kudek moving back.

787
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:43,000
He's there and he takes it.

788
01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:53,000
One away. Pete Reynolds, pop to third, flying to left field.

789
01:10:53,000 --> 01:11:03,000
And on deck, Jim Wintz.

790
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:21,000
Danny Coombs, the right-hander, is loosening up for Houston in the bullpen as Reynolds takes a pitch high, ball one.

791
01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:24,000
Pitch is inside.

792
01:11:24,000 --> 01:11:37,000
No strikes on Pete Reynolds.

793
01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:41,000
Next pitch is fouled back on the screen.

794
01:11:41,000 --> 01:11:45,000
Well, the Houston yearbook has number 37 listed as Danny Coombs,

795
01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:50,000
but we just get a revision of it on a piece of typewritten paper here.

796
01:11:50,000 --> 01:12:00,000
Number 37 is actually Chuck Taylor, who is loosening up in the bullpen.

797
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:14,000
Two-one pitch is high, ball three.

798
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:16,000
Staffett into the windup.

799
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:20,000
Pitch a lying drive, base hit to left field. A typical Pete Reynolds hit.

800
01:12:20,000 --> 01:12:23,000
He falls away and slices the ball to the opposite field.

801
01:12:23,000 --> 01:12:27,000
He lined it between Kudek and Lopez.

802
01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:31,000
So that's the second cold hit of the ball game, the first one off Staffett.

803
01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:34,000
And we've got a runner going in for Pete Reynolds.

804
01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:44,000
John Hoffman, a catcher, is running for Pete Reynolds.

805
01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:55,000
And it brings up Jim Wynne, flying to left field and struck out.

806
01:12:55,000 --> 01:13:08,000
Pitch to Wynne is a curve inside, ball one.

807
01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:11,000
Wynne bats him right-handed.

808
01:13:11,000 --> 01:13:24,000
Staffett sets his pitch, low ball two, two and nothing.

809
01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:29,000
Hoffman's only 20 years old. Boy, they've got some young kids on this team.

810
01:13:29,000 --> 01:13:44,000
Curve over strike called, two balls, one strike.

811
01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:51,000
Hoffman leads away. Two-one pitch hit deep to left field, but curving foul.

812
01:13:51,000 --> 01:13:58,000
Boy, that was a lying drive that hit against the fence in the left field corner, but foul.

813
01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:03,000
Two balls, two strikes.

814
01:14:03,000 --> 01:14:15,000
On deck, Bob Aspermante.

815
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:23,000
Yankees two, colds nothing. We're on the top of the sixth inning.

816
01:14:23,000 --> 01:14:28,000
Stretch by Staffett. Curve inside, forces him away from the plate.

817
01:14:28,000 --> 01:14:43,000
Three and two to count.

818
01:14:43,000 --> 01:14:46,000
Staffett is ready.

819
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:50,000
Curve is hit foul outside of fair.

820
01:14:50,000 --> 01:15:07,000
Count holds at three and two.

821
01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:10,000
Bill Leansover gets the sign from Blanchard.

822
01:15:10,000 --> 01:15:27,000
The run out first. Pitch line to left field, foul again. Boy, that wind gets them good wood on those foul balls.

823
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:38,000
Staffett adds the new baseball.

824
01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:42,000
Yankees will be playing their first night game here at Lauderdale Stadium.

825
01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:50,000
Night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

826
01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:55,000
Here's the stretch by Staffett. Curve inside, ball for a walk.

827
01:15:55,000 --> 01:15:59,000
Moving the second is John Hoffman. That first is Jim Winn.

828
01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:05,000
And that's the first walk of the ball game, I believe, for either pitcher. Yes, it is for either team, rather.

829
01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:09,000
But Daly didn't walk anybody, neither did Jim Owens while he was in there.

830
01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:13,000
Brings up Bob Aspermonte, bounce a short single at center.

831
01:16:13,000 --> 01:16:21,000
Aspermonte is a Brooklyn boy and brother. Ken Aspermonte is with the Red Sox in Cleveland.

832
01:16:21,000 --> 01:16:25,000
Stretch the pitch. Aspermonte a high foul that's coming back on the screen out of play.

833
01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:39,000
Blanche is chasing it, but it hits halfway up the screen.

834
01:16:39,000 --> 01:16:43,000
That's one out, the Yankee infield in double play depth. Yankees lead 2-0.

835
01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:52,000
They've scored both their runs in the bottom of the fifth.

836
01:16:52,000 --> 01:17:06,000
Here's the stretch. Sidearm curve is low. One ball, one strike.

837
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:11,000
Hoffman leaves off second, Winn off first.

838
01:17:11,000 --> 01:17:18,000
Staffett delivers a curve hit deep to left field, but serving far up would have been way out of here, way, way back.

839
01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:25,000
It hit on top of the batting cage beyond the left field fence.

840
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:32,000
Winn not only helped that, but hurt it a little bit because he's blowing from right field to left field and it pulled his foul.

841
01:17:32,000 --> 01:17:47,000
Now that ball was really tagged.

842
01:17:47,000 --> 01:17:53,000
Stretch by Staffett. Pitch in the dirt picked up by Blanche.

843
01:17:53,000 --> 01:18:08,000
Two balls, two strikes.

844
01:18:08,000 --> 01:18:32,000
Staffett ready. Pitch foul back on the roof out of play.

845
01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:40,000
Runners lead off first and second.

846
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:46,000
Pitch is a curve foul back on the screen again.

847
01:18:46,000 --> 01:19:00,000
On deck is Wally Williams.

848
01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:05,000
Two balls, two strikes, one out. Yankees 2-0, cold 45s, nothing.

849
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:09,000
We're in the top of the sixth inning.

850
01:19:09,000 --> 01:19:13,000
Runners lead off first and second. Staffett's pitch, ground ball hit in the hole.

851
01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:16,000
Threw for a base hit. Coming around third.

852
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:23,000
The throw to the plate. And not in time, but Stoutendorf Blanche's set going to third base on that throw.

853
01:19:23,000 --> 01:19:33,000
Is Jim Winn holding on first with an RBI single is Bob Atremonte. And that makes it a 2-1 ball game.

854
01:19:33,000 --> 01:19:36,000
In favor of the Yankees.

855
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:53,000
And it brings up Wally Williams. He's got only 5'6", but a solid 185 pounds.

856
01:19:53,000 --> 01:19:57,000
Runners at first and third with one out.

857
01:19:57,000 --> 01:20:00,000
Stretch by Staffett.

858
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:04,000
Pitch a fly ball to center field and dropping in for a base hit.

859
01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:09,000
Coming in to score is Jim Winn holding his second as Atremonte. The ball game is tied up.

860
01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:17,000
And little Wally Williams jumps on the first pitch.

861
01:20:17,000 --> 01:20:21,000
Oh, three hits off Bill Staffett here in the top of the sixth inning.

862
01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:25,000
And the cold 45 tie up the score and here's Wally Williams.

863
01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:41,000
First ball is struck out.

864
01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:59,000
Stretch by Staffett. Change up outside, ball one.

865
01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:23,000
Runners off first and second. Another change up swing and a miss strike one, one on one. And what a cut bond that had at that one. He went all the way around and down on hold place.

866
01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:29,000
Special player attendance 2,300, 2,300 here today.

867
01:21:29,000 --> 01:21:34,000
Third hit high in the air to right field. Roger Marit is coming in.

868
01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:40,000
Coming on shading his eyes and takes it two ways.

869
01:21:40,000 --> 01:22:08,000
That'll bring up John Bateman, the catcher. Bateman bounced too short and bounced too third.

870
01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:28,000
Staffett's curve hit far outside of third, strike one.

871
01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:40,000
Atremonte a second, Williams at first leading away. Pitch is lined at deep left field, way back there and that ball is off the fence. One run is in the score. Here comes Williams around third.

872
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:48,000
The throw to the plate is not in time and two runs score on a long double by John Bateman off the left center field fence.

873
01:22:48,000 --> 01:22:51,000
Boy, he's green that way.

874
01:22:51,000 --> 01:23:02,000
Well, Staffett getting touched up here in the sixth inning. And the cold 45s go out in front, four to two.

875
01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:24,000
And Jim Owens is coming out to bat so he might go another inning. Owens has bounced a second and bounced a third.

876
01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:34,000
Curve is low. Last year Bateman hit his weight. He weighs 210 and that's what he hit, 210, but he had 10 homers and 59 runs about it.

877
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:43,000
It was his first year in the big leagues. He was one of the bonus boys signed by the cold 45s.

878
01:23:43,000 --> 01:23:47,000
Curve is inside.

879
01:23:47,000 --> 01:23:57,000
You might be wrong and that might have been his second year. Nope. That was his first year in the big leagues.

880
01:23:57,000 --> 01:24:04,000
Next pitch is a ball, three balls, no strikes on Jim Owens.

881
01:24:04,000 --> 01:24:11,000
As a matter of fact, Bateman led the cold 45s in home runs with 10 and runs batted in with 59.

882
01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:19,000
Next pitch is ball four to Owens. Second walk given up by Staffett.

883
01:24:19,000 --> 01:24:28,000
And that'll bring up Betty Casco, the ninth man to bat here in the sixth inning. Casco is struck out, reached on an error and bounced a third.

884
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:37,000
Surprisingly, Bateman led the cold 45s in triples with six.

885
01:24:37,000 --> 01:24:45,000
I said he was a bonus boy, he got $74 to sign. Well, it was a bonus though, but I thought he was one of the big bonus boys.

886
01:24:45,000 --> 01:24:55,000
That's an unusual bonus, isn't it, $74 to sign a contract.

887
01:24:55,000 --> 01:25:06,000
Curve to Casco in there, strike four.

888
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:10,000
Owens at first, Bateman at second.

889
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:16,000
Pitch curve outside corner, strike two. I thought it said outside, but thank you, my friend said it nicked the corner.

890
01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:20,000
Nothing in two.

891
01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:30,000
45-4 and the Yankees two.

892
01:25:30,000 --> 01:25:36,000
Pitch is a fly ball to Krubeck, that shortstop right at him, he's got it.

893
01:25:36,000 --> 01:25:42,000
So nine men came to bat and four to cold 45s, four runs, four hits.

894
01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:55,000
No Yankee errors, two men left and at the end of five and a half innings, it's the cold 45s for the Yankees two.

895
01:25:55,000 --> 01:26:04,000
John Hoffman, who went in the run for Pete Reynolds, remains in the ballgame at first base.

896
01:26:04,000 --> 01:26:12,000
And Mickey Mantle, who has lined the center and single right is up and lined to base, it's a center field on the first pitch.

897
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:16,000
Mickey has hit the ball hard each time.

898
01:26:16,000 --> 01:26:19,000
Archie Moore goes in the run for Mantle.

899
01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:32,000
The hero of yesterday's ballgame and Mantle gets a nice hand as he comes out.

900
01:26:32,000 --> 01:26:37,000
Moore is at first running for Mantle. Tom Tresh struck outside the left field up there.

901
01:26:37,000 --> 01:26:42,000
Take the pitch outside, ball one.

902
01:26:42,000 --> 01:26:47,000
Moore has impressed Yogi Berra with the short time he's been down here.

903
01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:50,000
And he's blowing bubbles, he's chewing bubbles up.

904
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:53,000
He's not even young, sir.

905
01:26:53,000 --> 01:26:55,000
Take the lead off first.

906
01:26:55,000 --> 01:26:59,000
Tresh, round ball at first, right through Hoffman.

907
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:06,000
Moving to third base is Archie Moore and holding at first is Tom Tresh.

908
01:27:06,000 --> 01:27:09,000
And I imagine that'll be an error tied to Hoffman.

909
01:27:09,000 --> 01:27:19,000
The bouncing ground ball in Hoffman's glove just didn't get down far enough.

910
01:27:19,000 --> 01:27:22,000
No, they've given him a hit.

911
01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:27,000
They've given Tresh a single.

912
01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:29,000
Rathaus concurs, it's a single.

913
01:27:29,000 --> 01:27:31,000
There's a high pop-up to the infield.

914
01:27:31,000 --> 01:27:44,000
And then Aspermonte shading his eyes, he's under it, and Blanchett has retired on a high pop-up fly.

915
01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:47,000
One away, and it brings up Michael Lopez.

916
01:27:47,000 --> 01:27:55,000
Lopez is two for two, single to a foster glove, single to right field.

917
01:27:55,000 --> 01:28:01,000
Under to first and third, the Yankees trailing four to two. As the ground ball hits the third, Aspermonte goes to second for one.

918
01:28:01,000 --> 01:28:05,000
Back to first base, double play.

919
01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:10,000
And the Colt 45s get out of an inning where they looked like they were really in trouble.

920
01:28:10,000 --> 01:28:15,000
For the Yankees, no runs, two hits, no cold errors, one man left at the end of sixth full inning.

921
01:28:15,000 --> 01:28:23,000
The Colt 45s, four in the Yankees, two.

922
01:28:23,000 --> 01:28:27,000
Thank you very much, Bill.

923
01:28:27,000 --> 01:28:37,000
Before we do get underway, Tom Metcalf is slowly walking to the mound to replace Bill Stafford,

924
01:28:37,000 --> 01:28:46,000
who has some most disappointing outlast couple of outings.

925
01:28:46,000 --> 01:29:01,000
And in center field, Archie Moore.

926
01:29:01,000 --> 01:29:10,000
Threshrather has gone to center and Archie Moore is playing left. Moore will bat and man on the plate.

927
01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:16,000
Just want to remind you that the popular Yankee combination plan is still available,

928
01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:22,000
where the variety of surprise extras, too, includes 44 big games on 36 select days,

929
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:30,000
including 13 Sundays, 21 night games, the July 4th holiday doubleheader, and that'll be with the twins,

930
01:29:30,000 --> 01:29:35,000
and the Gala welcome home yogi opening day program on April 14th.

931
01:29:35,000 --> 01:29:41,000
The combination plan ticket holders have the same choice seat locations for each game plus other privileges.

932
01:29:41,000 --> 01:29:48,000
To get your combination plan tickets or for more information, just write to ticket manager New York Yankees,

933
01:29:48,000 --> 01:29:56,000
Yankee Stadium, the Bronx 51, New York, or phone Cypress 3 for 300.

934
01:29:56,000 --> 01:30:05,000
Here in tune to 1460 radio, WOKO in Albany, New York, a special bolt of tin, General Douglas MacArthur,

935
01:30:05,000 --> 01:30:13,000
died this afternoon at 2.39. Keep tuned to this station throughout the afternoon for special information

936
01:30:13,000 --> 01:30:23,000
and probably a tribute to General Douglas MacArthur. Once again, General MacArthur died this afternoon at 2.39.

937
01:30:23,000 --> 01:30:41,000
Tom Metcalf now pitching to Nellie Fox, fly a ball to right field, and is one-handed by Merritt,

938
01:30:41,000 --> 01:30:50,000
who lost the ball in the sun momentarily. One away.

939
01:30:50,000 --> 01:30:57,000
One down.

940
01:30:57,000 --> 01:31:08,000
John Hoffman, who went in to run for Pete Ronalds in the sixth inning, left-hand batter.

941
01:31:08,000 --> 01:31:16,000
Tom Metcalf, into the windup round comes the arm, the pitch swung on as a high fly ball into center field.

942
01:31:16,000 --> 01:31:21,000
Trash moves over now toward left center and makes the catch.

943
01:31:21,000 --> 01:31:28,000
The two away.

944
01:31:28,000 --> 01:31:38,000
Here's Jim Winn.

945
01:31:38,000 --> 01:31:43,000
Winn fly to left, struck out, walked right-hand batter.

946
01:31:43,000 --> 01:32:01,000
Four to two in favor of Houston. The pitch is in there for a called strike.

947
01:32:01,000 --> 01:32:14,000
Now the pitch, high and inside. One ball, one strike.

948
01:32:14,000 --> 01:32:18,000
Metcalf working rapidly, delivers high and inside.

949
01:32:18,000 --> 01:32:31,000
One count. Four to two in favor of Houston. We're in the first half of the seventh inning.

950
01:32:31,000 --> 01:32:47,000
And the pitch. It's low, ball three, three and one.

951
01:32:47,000 --> 01:32:51,000
Three balls, one strike. Metcalf's pitch swung on.

952
01:32:51,000 --> 01:32:59,000
There's a drive that stays fair, but it's curving foul and goes out of our box.

953
01:32:59,000 --> 01:33:09,000
He really teed off on that one.

954
01:33:09,000 --> 01:33:19,000
He had that good sound.

955
01:33:19,000 --> 01:33:24,000
Tom Metcalf with a full count on Jim Winn into the windup and the pitch.

956
01:33:24,000 --> 01:33:28,000
Fast ball is swung on and popped up in the air foul off third.

957
01:33:28,000 --> 01:33:33,000
Coming on is Lopez and he makes the catch.

958
01:33:33,000 --> 01:33:37,000
Drive's retired in order. No runs, no hits, no errors, no one left on.

959
01:33:37,000 --> 01:33:45,000
The end of sixth and a half innings. It is Houston 4, New York 2.

960
01:33:45,000 --> 01:34:11,000
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961
01:34:11,000 --> 01:34:18,000
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962
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:25,000
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963
01:34:25,000 --> 01:34:41,000
Right now they get camel time, have a camel figure.

964
01:34:55,000 --> 01:35:01,000
Now the last half of the seventh inning, 4-2 in favor of Houston.

965
01:35:01,000 --> 01:35:07,000
Pedro Gonzalez fouls off the first pitch delivered by Jim Owens.

966
01:35:07,000 --> 01:35:14,000
His uniform shirt is just as wet as it can be. In fact, it almost looks like he has a two-tone color uniform on.

967
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:19,000
The right-hander is delivery. Swung on, tapped right to the box.

968
01:35:19,000 --> 01:35:27,000
Owens tosses over to Hoffman. There's one away.

969
01:35:27,000 --> 01:35:34,000
Tom Metcalf has not come out yet. He's a scheduled batter.

970
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:58,000
We are awaiting a Yankee batter, and it will be Metcalf.

971
01:35:58,000 --> 01:36:05,000
Jim Owens pitches, swung on. Metcalf hits a hopper to short. Eddie Casco up with it to throw the first in time.

972
01:36:05,000 --> 01:36:16,000
Two away.

973
01:36:16,000 --> 01:36:36,000
Flying overhead. They're giving free rides to everybody. Kubeck looks at a fastball over strike one.

974
01:36:36,000 --> 01:36:47,000
And the next pitch, swung on. There's a high fly ball in the right center. And Bond goes over to make the catch.

975
01:36:47,000 --> 01:36:55,000
So the Yankees go up and out in order. No runs, no hits, no errors, no one left on.

976
01:36:55,000 --> 01:37:05,000
At the end of the seventh inning to play, Houston four runs five hits two errors. Yankees two runs seven hits two errors.

977
01:37:05,000 --> 01:37:13,000
Opening day will be here. Just before you know it, wouldn't that be a week from this coming Tuesday.

978
01:37:13,000 --> 01:37:19,000
Wow. The Yankees will be at home April 14th for the Red Sox.

979
01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:28,000
It'll be a great opening day, a gala welcome yogi day, and other dates to remember.

980
01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:38,000
The first Sunday of the home season with the Baltimore Orioles Sunday April 26th. All Sunday activity one thirty.

981
01:37:38,000 --> 01:37:44,000
Whether they be single affairs or double headers. First night game Friday May 1st with Washington.

982
01:37:44,000 --> 01:37:51,000
First Sunday double header one thirty May 3rd with Washington. The innovation of suburban night games.

983
01:37:51,000 --> 01:37:58,000
There will be six. The first one with the Red Sox Thursday night June 18th at six o'clock.

984
01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:01,000
All other night games will start at the usual time of eight.

985
01:38:01,000 --> 01:38:08,000
And the big holiday double header, the Yankees and Twins Saturday, Fourth of July one thirty.

986
01:38:08,000 --> 01:38:16,000
And old timers day, a great event. The fans select the living all time Yankees and living all time Yankee opponents.

987
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:23,000
Saturday afternoon August 8th with the Baltimore Orioles.

988
01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:33,000
Now to the eighth inning. Bob Aspermonte comes up.

989
01:38:33,000 --> 01:38:38,000
Right hand hitter.

990
01:38:38,000 --> 01:38:49,000
Bob Metcalf into the wind up and the pitch is going on in foul back.

991
01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:57,000
He's got the short and two bases.

992
01:38:57,000 --> 01:39:03,000
Next pitch is flying on a ground ball is short. Two back charges it goes on over to Gonzalez.

993
01:39:03,000 --> 01:39:13,000
One away. One up one down.

994
01:39:13,000 --> 01:39:23,000
And now the man who Wally Williams who replaced John Weekley.

995
01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:39,000
The single in the sixth inning. Right hand batter. The pitch is inside of the letters. Ball one.

996
01:39:39,000 --> 01:39:56,000
The next pitch swung on. There's a high fly ball into left field. Archie Moorhondred and makes the catch. Two down.

997
01:39:56,000 --> 01:40:01,000
Here's Walt Bond hit by a pitch ball struck out fly to right.

998
01:40:01,000 --> 01:40:12,000
We first saw Walt when he came up with the Indians and in spring training he looked like he was going to be a whiz.

999
01:40:12,000 --> 01:40:19,000
Here's the pitch change up in there for a strike and that's what got him back out of the big leagues that changed the pace.

1000
01:40:19,000 --> 01:40:28,000
He stands 6'6 and yet weighs only 2'15 so he's in great shape. High outside for a ball.

1001
01:40:28,000 --> 01:40:40,000
I tell you this when he gets hold of one it's off on a good ride.

1002
01:40:40,000 --> 01:40:57,000
The left hand batter on the next pitch swings and boy did he take a whiff. Wow.

1003
01:40:57,000 --> 01:41:05,000
It seems that ball is still burning from the cut he took.

1004
01:41:05,000 --> 01:41:13,000
One ball two strikes. Tom Metcalfe to wind up the pitch is high for a ball.

1005
01:41:13,000 --> 01:41:18,000
Chuck Taylor has been warming up on the both hands.

1006
01:41:18,000 --> 01:41:28,000
No relation to the former Stanford coach of the same name.

1007
01:41:28,000 --> 01:41:49,000
4'2 in favor of Houston at the eighth inning and the pitch swung on and fouled off.

1008
01:41:49,000 --> 01:41:59,000
Two men out in the eighth. Coach lead 4'2. Metcalfe into the wind up and comes to the pitch and it's a curve low and inside.

1009
01:41:59,000 --> 01:42:10,000
Full count 3'2.

1010
01:42:10,000 --> 01:42:20,000
Three balls two strikes. Metcalfe delivers to Bond swings and misses. Strike three.

1011
01:42:20,000 --> 01:42:26,000
No runs no hits no errors no one left on and at the end of seven and a half an inch to score.

1012
01:42:26,000 --> 01:42:37,000
Houston 4. Chuck Taylor has come in to do the pitching now for Houston.

1013
01:42:37,000 --> 01:42:45,000
Jim Owens turned in a good job in seven innings giving up seven hits in two runs four of the hits in the fifth inning.

1014
01:42:45,000 --> 01:42:57,000
Got out of a big jam and the six of runners on first and third nobody asked and the Yankees did not score.

1015
01:42:57,000 --> 01:43:03,000
Chuck Taylor from Shelbyville, Tennessee 22 years old.

1016
01:43:03,000 --> 01:43:20,000
He's the sixth 280 pounder originally signed by the Cardinals traded by them to Houston with outfielder Jim Beacham for outfielder Carl Warwick in February.

1017
01:43:20,000 --> 01:43:36,000
Right hander now pitching to Bobby Richardson takes it for a strike. Marathon Beck and Archie Moore to follow.

1018
01:43:36,000 --> 01:43:48,000
The next pitch is over strike two. 4'2 in favor of Houston.

1019
01:43:48,000 --> 01:44:08,000
That's the last half of the eighth inning and the pitch outside. He throws pretty hard.

1020
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:22,000
That's the one two pitch. Swung on and looped out over second and it is in there for a base hit.

1021
01:44:22,000 --> 01:44:42,000
And up comes Roger Maas who bounded out the first, bounded the short and climbed the right.

1022
01:44:42,000 --> 01:44:52,000
The right hander to the stretch to pitch to Rog is low and inside ball one.

1023
01:44:52,000 --> 01:45:13,000
Yankees have out hit the coach 8 to 5 but trail 4 to 2. Quick throw first Bobby's back.

1024
01:45:13,000 --> 01:45:34,000
And the pitch inside for a ball. I respect every individual in every town but I don't remember having run across a town quite like the one that the coach's pitcher lives in right now.

1025
01:45:34,000 --> 01:45:45,000
That's the pitch swung on and bowed back out of play. He lives in a town called Beltbuckle. Bill's over on TV right now.

1026
01:45:45,000 --> 01:45:57,000
Hey Bill, you know where he lives? Beltbuckle, Tennessee.

1027
01:45:57,000 --> 01:46:04,000
Here's the pitch swung on and bowed back.

1028
01:46:04,000 --> 01:46:28,000
Here's Bill's hander. Two balls, two strikes. And the pitch swung on. A ground ball hit out by Fox to the right center.

1029
01:46:28,000 --> 01:46:42,000
That's the third. Win up the ball, throws on into Fox and again the Yankees have runners on first and third, nobody out.

1030
01:46:42,000 --> 01:47:00,000
Just as they did in the sixth inning but failed to score off Yamoans. Archie Moore coming up, he ran for Mantle who singled in the sixth inning.

1031
01:47:00,000 --> 01:47:12,000
Four to two, Houston leading. And the pitch inside, ball one.

1032
01:47:12,000 --> 01:47:16,000
He throws pretty hard.

1033
01:47:16,000 --> 01:47:31,000
He struck out 124 men last year at Tulsa. Walked 68. Now the pitch, accidentally swung on, hit to the third baseman to throw, has to go to first in time to get Archie Moore.

1034
01:47:31,000 --> 01:48:00,000
Richardson scored and Mantle rather mass went second. Check swing. Four to three now. One out and Tom Fess coming up.

1035
01:48:00,000 --> 01:48:23,000
Here's the pitch, curve inside, ball one. Chuck Taylor in the leaf of Jim Owens who gave up seven hits and two runs and seven innings.

1036
01:48:23,000 --> 01:48:52,000
Now the pitch, swung on and popped up foul down the left field line, it's twisting out of play.

1037
01:48:52,000 --> 01:49:05,000
Once again the stretch.

1038
01:49:05,000 --> 01:49:26,000
And the pitch, it's up high. A 2-1 count on Tom Tresch. Roger Maris on second, last of the eighth. Colts four, the Yankees three.

1039
01:49:26,000 --> 01:49:35,000
Taylor delivers, Tresch takes it inside. 3-1, German breaking pitch.

1040
01:49:35,000 --> 01:49:50,000
Three balls, one strike.

1041
01:49:50,000 --> 01:49:58,000
And the delivery. It almost hits Tresch, he had to jump away from the plate. Ball four.

1042
01:49:58,000 --> 01:50:03,000
And up comes Johnny Blanchard who's rounded second, single to center.

1043
01:50:03,000 --> 01:50:16,000
And then in the sixth inning with runners on first and third, nobody out, pops up.

1044
01:50:16,000 --> 01:50:25,000
And we're getting some action with both ends. Jim Ray, right-hander.

1045
01:50:25,000 --> 01:50:45,000
One down, two on. And the pitch, way up high, ball one.

1046
01:50:45,000 --> 01:50:51,000
Maris on second, Tresch on first. One out and eight innings.

1047
01:50:51,000 --> 01:50:57,000
And the delivery. It's over for a strike, good fastball.

1048
01:50:57,000 --> 01:51:04,000
A 1-1 count. One out, two on, one in.

1049
01:51:04,000 --> 01:51:11,000
Maris on second, Tresch on first, 4-3 Houston, eighth inning.

1050
01:51:11,000 --> 01:51:30,000
Here's the pitch and it's inside to Blanchard. A 2-1 count.

1051
01:51:30,000 --> 01:51:35,000
Two balls, one strike.

1052
01:51:35,000 --> 01:52:03,000
And the pitch, swung on and popped foul to the right of the plate and it's out of play.

1053
01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:08,000
A 2-2 count. Blanchard digs in, Taylor to the stretch. Here's the pitch.

1054
01:52:08,000 --> 01:52:11,000
Swung on, bounce, and hit down.

1055
01:52:11,000 --> 01:52:18,000
Nice video. Maris down, third comes in to score. On to third goes Tresch.

1056
01:52:18,000 --> 01:52:28,000
And it's an error for Hoffman that permits the tying run to come in.

1057
01:52:28,000 --> 01:52:34,000
A target ball, pop through it. Hoffman took over for Reynolds at first.

1058
01:52:34,000 --> 01:52:38,000
He actually is a catcher.

1059
01:52:38,000 --> 01:52:43,000
And may be excused from those bounds.

1060
01:52:43,000 --> 01:52:47,000
And Hector Lopez comes up.

1061
01:52:47,000 --> 01:52:53,000
He's had two singles and ran it into a double play.

1062
01:52:53,000 --> 01:53:01,000
Number four, one out in the eighth inning.

1063
01:53:01,000 --> 01:53:04,000
And the pitch, swung on and fouled off.

1064
01:53:04,000 --> 01:53:14,000
Ball hits the top of the mask of the catcher, Johnny Bacon.

1065
01:53:14,000 --> 01:53:30,000
And then spun off and hits the chest protector, the umpire.

1066
01:53:30,000 --> 01:53:37,000
Runners on first and third. And the pitch, swung on and lined out in the center field for a base hit.

1067
01:53:37,000 --> 01:53:43,000
Blanchard stops at second as Tresch comes in to score the lead run.

1068
01:53:43,000 --> 01:53:53,000
Hector Lopez produces his third hit of the game.

1069
01:53:53,000 --> 01:54:09,000
Three runs in this inning, and the Yankees are out in front, five to four.

1070
01:54:09,000 --> 01:54:15,000
Blanchard on second, Lopez on first, and Pedro Gonzalez up.

1071
01:54:15,000 --> 01:54:26,000
Fly into center, ground into third, and hits to the box.

1072
01:54:26,000 --> 01:54:37,000
Chuck Taylor's pitch, little high, ball one.

1073
01:54:37,000 --> 01:54:44,000
Good ball, no strikes.

1074
01:54:44,000 --> 01:54:56,000
And the next pitch is low and inside, ball two.

1075
01:54:56,000 --> 01:54:59,000
Our game tomorrow will be heard just on FM.

1076
01:54:59,000 --> 01:55:04,000
No, wait a minute, that's right, AM and FM, because it's a night game.

1077
01:55:04,000 --> 01:55:08,000
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be playing the Yankees here.

1078
01:55:08,000 --> 01:55:15,000
So be sure and tune in, 7.55, right where you are right now.

1079
01:55:15,000 --> 01:55:21,000
Here's the pitch, swung on and popped foul, and the ball's over near the Yankee dugout.

1080
01:55:21,000 --> 01:55:32,000
Out of play.

1081
01:55:32,000 --> 01:55:52,000
Regardless of the outcome of this game, I think the real story today is the second successive failure of Bill Stanford.

1082
01:55:52,000 --> 01:55:58,000
Here's the pitch, swung on and fouled back.

1083
01:55:58,000 --> 01:56:06,000
I expected that Bill might wrap somebody out of the starting four rotation this year after his slump last season.

1084
01:56:06,000 --> 01:56:08,000
He got down a good weight.

1085
01:56:08,000 --> 01:56:10,000
He looked good in the earlier games.

1086
01:56:10,000 --> 01:56:18,000
Last couple of outings he's been tagged.

1087
01:56:18,000 --> 01:56:20,000
Chuck Taylor another stretch.

1088
01:56:20,000 --> 01:56:25,000
And the pitch, swung on and fouled off.

1089
01:56:25,000 --> 01:56:38,000
That's what spring training, of course, is for, to find out where certain strengths and weaknesses lie.

1090
01:56:38,000 --> 01:56:43,000
Some you can anticipate ahead of time, some you cannot.

1091
01:56:43,000 --> 01:56:45,000
Two balls, two strikes, one out.

1092
01:56:45,000 --> 01:56:49,000
And the pitch, swung on and right in the center field for a base hit.

1093
01:56:49,000 --> 01:57:01,000
Blanchard rounds third, he comes on in to score, and the cutoff play, and they've got Lopez trapped as the first baseman,

1094
01:57:01,000 --> 01:57:06,000
Hoffman, cuts the ball off.

1095
01:57:06,000 --> 01:57:08,000
Hector dived back into second.

1096
01:57:08,000 --> 01:57:14,000
Lopez, who hits the ball, got down to second base.

1097
01:57:14,000 --> 01:57:24,000
But the runner, before he was tagged out by Aspermonte, who picked the throw from the first baseman from the cutoff position,

1098
01:57:24,000 --> 01:57:33,000
the base runner is entitled to return to the base he last held in order to avoid being put out.

1099
01:57:33,000 --> 01:57:48,000
And therefore, Lopez was safe and they tagged Gonzalez, and Gonzalez who got the hit and drove in the run is out.

1100
01:57:48,000 --> 01:57:50,000
Here's Tom Metcalf.

1101
01:57:50,000 --> 01:57:59,000
So the play went from Wynn, the center fielder, to Hoffman, the first baseman, to Aspermonte, the third baseman.

1102
01:57:59,000 --> 01:58:03,000
You're tuned to 1460 Radio WOKO in Albany, New York.

1103
01:58:03,000 --> 01:58:13,000
...was two down, takes the strike.

1104
01:58:13,000 --> 01:58:20,000
You're not allowed to run the bases in reverse order to make a travesty of the game,

1105
01:58:20,000 --> 01:58:24,000
but in order to regain possession to avoid being put out, you're allowed to.

1106
01:58:24,000 --> 01:58:27,000
Here's the pitch, and it's in there for a strike.

1107
01:58:27,000 --> 01:58:33,000
That's when two men wind up on the base as they did there.

1108
01:58:33,000 --> 01:58:36,000
The man entitled to it is the man who had it.

1109
01:58:36,000 --> 01:58:44,000
He got back there before he was tagged out.

1110
01:58:44,000 --> 01:58:47,000
Now the pitch outside.

1111
01:58:47,000 --> 01:58:51,000
And Gonzalez has been just a little bit more alert in the situation.

1112
01:58:51,000 --> 01:58:59,000
He wasn't certain whether Lopez was tagged out before he touched the base or not, which is probably the reason.

1113
01:58:59,000 --> 01:59:04,000
He could have taken off and gone back toward first and gotten the chase there.

1114
01:59:04,000 --> 01:59:06,000
Seemed that happened and the ball's gone away.

1115
01:59:06,000 --> 01:59:09,000
Here's the pitch, swung on, bounced out to short.

1116
01:59:09,000 --> 01:59:11,000
Hasco up with it over to Hoffman.

1117
01:59:11,000 --> 01:59:15,000
End time and the size retires.

1118
01:59:15,000 --> 01:59:20,000
So the Yankees came up with four runs.

1119
01:59:20,000 --> 01:59:23,000
Four hits.

1120
01:59:23,000 --> 01:59:28,000
One error for the Colts.

1121
01:59:28,000 --> 01:59:31,000
And one Yankee left on.

1122
01:59:31,000 --> 01:59:39,000
At the end of eight innings, the Yankees six, the Colts four.

1123
01:59:39,000 --> 01:59:47,000
At the end of eight innings, the Yankees six, the Colts four.

1124
01:59:47,000 --> 01:59:57,000
Wow, you get a smile every time with a smile in time.

1125
01:59:57,000 --> 02:00:00,000
Wow, what a fear that's down in time.

1126
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:04,000
You get a smile every time with a smile in time.

1127
02:00:04,000 --> 02:00:08,000
Wow, what a fear that's down in time.

1128
02:00:08,000 --> 02:00:11,000
Fear at the fear.

1129
02:00:11,000 --> 02:00:17,000
So it's refreshing around, won't fill you up, won't set you down.

1130
02:00:17,000 --> 02:00:23,000
You get a smile every time with a smile in time.

1131
02:00:23,000 --> 02:00:25,000
Get a smile every time.

1132
02:00:25,000 --> 02:00:29,000
Make your Valentine's Day.

1133
02:00:29,000 --> 02:00:32,000
When the game gets together, you get the Valentine.

1134
02:00:32,000 --> 02:00:36,000
Always be sure to have plenty of Valentine's Day on hand.

1135
02:00:36,000 --> 02:00:38,000
So get a smile every time.

1136
02:00:38,000 --> 02:00:41,000
Make your Valentine's Day.

1137
02:00:41,000 --> 02:00:53,000
Wow, what a fear.

1138
02:00:53,000 --> 02:01:00,000
We pause for station identification.

1139
02:01:00,000 --> 02:01:08,000
This is WOKO in Albany, New York.

1140
02:01:08,000 --> 02:01:13,000
In the first half of the ninth inning, Johnny Bateman leads off for the Colts.

1141
02:01:13,000 --> 02:01:16,000
One out of three, pops the short down to the third,

1142
02:01:16,000 --> 02:01:22,000
and then slammed a terrific two-run double to left in the sixth inning.

1143
02:01:22,000 --> 02:01:32,000
Off-billed Stafford, who worked only the one inning, gave up four of the Colts' five hits in all their runs.

1144
02:01:32,000 --> 02:01:41,000
Tom Metcalf, who came on in the seventh inning, into the windup and the pitch, swung on and missed, strike one.

1145
02:01:41,000 --> 02:01:47,000
There will be a pinch hitter for Taylor.

1146
02:01:47,000 --> 02:01:55,000
Ernie Fazio.

1147
02:01:55,000 --> 02:02:16,000
Tom Metcalf into the windup, in comes the pitch, and it's right over, strike two.

1148
02:02:16,000 --> 02:02:18,000
Now the pitch.

1149
02:02:18,000 --> 02:02:21,000
There's a smash to short in the hole.

1150
02:02:21,000 --> 02:02:24,000
Kubeck throws high.

1151
02:02:24,000 --> 02:02:28,000
Fazio continues a rather Bateman on the second.

1152
02:02:28,000 --> 02:02:35,000
Tony had to go way over into the hole to grab that ball and then over through Gonzalez.

1153
02:02:35,000 --> 02:02:43,000
So we'll see whether they call it a base hit in an error or an error all the way.

1154
02:02:43,000 --> 02:02:52,000
Probably an error all the way.

1155
02:02:52,000 --> 02:02:59,000
Now Fazio comes up to hit to Taylor.

1156
02:02:59,000 --> 02:03:02,000
And Ernie Caps go on back.

1157
02:03:02,000 --> 02:03:14,000
Metcalf's pitch, swung on and bowled back.

1158
02:03:14,000 --> 02:03:37,000
Fazio was with the Colts last year, little fellow wide.

1159
02:03:37,000 --> 02:03:43,000
Jim Ray in the bullpen for the twins and that's for the Colts, excuse me.

1160
02:03:43,000 --> 02:03:46,000
Here's the pitch, high and inside.

1161
02:03:46,000 --> 02:03:58,000
Ball one, one and one.

1162
02:03:58,000 --> 02:04:08,000
Metcalf's next pitch, swung on, there's a looping fly ball in the short center coming on fast as fast to make the catch.

1163
02:04:08,000 --> 02:04:15,000
Looked for a moment as if it might drop for Texas League single, but Tom got a good jump on it.

1164
02:04:15,000 --> 02:04:31,000
Eddie Casco struck out safe on an error by Yankee third baseman, Hector Lopez, playing third base for the first time in two years today.

1165
02:04:31,000 --> 02:04:36,000
Grounded the third and popped the short.

1166
02:04:36,000 --> 02:04:40,000
Casco is a determined ball player.

1167
02:04:40,000 --> 02:04:46,000
The pitch is high and inside, ball one.

1168
02:04:46,000 --> 02:04:51,000
He's a New Jersey boy, makes his home now in Richmond.

1169
02:04:51,000 --> 02:04:57,000
Played against the Yankees in the last Yankee Cincinnati World Series.

1170
02:04:57,000 --> 02:05:01,000
The pitch, swung on, there's a high fly ball in the left center.

1171
02:05:01,000 --> 02:05:05,000
Archie Moore goes over and makes the catch.

1172
02:05:05,000 --> 02:05:09,000
And two away.

1173
02:05:09,000 --> 02:05:20,000
And up comes Nelson Jacob Fox.

1174
02:05:20,000 --> 02:05:35,000
It's over for a strike, a one and one count.

1175
02:05:35,000 --> 02:05:39,000
Johnny Hoffman on deck.

1176
02:05:39,000 --> 02:05:47,000
Metcalf's delivery, swung on, there's a ground ball hit to short, long throw necessary, and it is in time.

1177
02:05:47,000 --> 02:05:50,000
Back to Gonzalez.

1178
02:05:50,000 --> 02:05:55,000
And that ends the ballgame. No runs, no hits, one and one left on.

1179
02:05:55,000 --> 02:05:59,000
I'll be back in a minute with the totals and highlights.

1180
02:05:59,000 --> 02:06:25,000
It's camel time. It's camel time, camel time. It's leisure time for you. Camel time is any time when nothing less will do. Things all seem to brighten up. Every time you light one up. Right now make it camel time, have a camel cigarette.

1181
02:06:25,000 --> 02:06:39,000
The best tobacco makes the best smoke. The exclusive camel blend of choice quality tobacco has never been equal. For clean cut taste, honest enjoyment, easy going mildness. The best tobacco makes the best smoke.

1182
02:06:39,000 --> 02:07:02,000
Right now make it camel time, have a camel cigarette. Right now make it camel time, have a camel cigarette.

1183
02:07:02,000 --> 02:07:30,000
It was a game that, outside of the score, which is relatively unimportant in spring training, but what was important from the standpoint of the Yankees was the fact that Yogi Berra now has a problem with a season open within a week.

1184
02:07:30,000 --> 02:07:42,000
One of the men he was counting on most was Bill Stafford, who was brilliant until last year and he had an off season.

1185
02:07:42,000 --> 02:07:56,000
But in his last two outings, Stafford has not been the old Stafford, although even going into today's game, he had pitched 11 innings, given up nine hits and three runs.

1186
02:07:56,000 --> 02:08:07,000
Saw the Mern, walked four, struck out seven, and had an earned run average of 2.45, but he didn't look too good in his last outing.

1187
02:08:07,000 --> 02:08:34,000
And today, well he just worked one inning and that Yogi had seen all he wanted to see for the day, because he gave up four runs and four hits in the sixth inning after the Yankees had finally solved the excellent but sometimes troublesome to a ball club, Jim Owens, for two runs.

1188
02:08:34,000 --> 02:08:55,000
But on the other side of the picture was Bud Daley, who in four previous attempts to prove to the skipper that his arm has come around and that he can be of service to the Yankees, had pitched 13 innings, allowed 11 hits, four runs, all of them earned.

1189
02:08:55,000 --> 02:09:11,000
Walked eight, struck out three for 2.08 average, which wasn't too bad. And today Bud Daley gave up one hit in five innings, no runs. His control was good.

1190
02:09:11,000 --> 02:09:28,000
And then in the sixth inning, Stafford came on, and that's when the Colts got going with one out, a single to walk, two more singles, and then with two outs Bateman was the fellow that supplied the big blow, a double to left center.

1191
02:09:28,000 --> 02:09:31,000
And there were four runs home.

1192
02:09:31,000 --> 02:09:44,000
So that overcame the Yankees two run lead, built up in the fifth inning off Jim Owens, who pitched pretty good ball himself, who gave up seven hits and two runs in seven innings.

1193
02:09:44,000 --> 02:09:53,000
Blanchard and Lopez had singles. There was a force out at second and Blanchard had come on home.

1194
02:09:53,000 --> 02:10:01,000
Then there was an error that added to the scoring. Kubek and Richardson added singles in the inning.

1195
02:10:01,000 --> 02:10:11,000
And in the eighth inning, singles by Richardson and Maris, and then field out a walk to Trash, and an error by Hoffman, a catcher playing first base today.

1196
02:10:11,000 --> 02:10:19,000
And one of three base hits by Lopez and the single by Gonzalez, who played first base, there were a lot of men out of position.

1197
02:10:19,000 --> 02:10:28,000
In the total, the Yankees six runs, 11 hits, three errors, four runs, five hits and three errors for the Houston Colts.

1198
02:10:28,000 --> 02:10:39,000
The winning pitcher is Tom Metcalf, and the losing pitcher is Chuck Taylor.

1199
02:10:39,000 --> 02:10:51,000
Well, that winds up another Atlantic baseball broadcast. Like all Yankee broadcasts, this one came to you by courtesy of P. Valentine & Sons, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and the Atlantic Refining Company.

1200
02:10:51,000 --> 02:11:09,000
Sure hope you've enjoyed this game, and hope you'll remember to tune in our next broadcast. This is the Home of Champions Network.