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The New York Yankees faced the Washington Senators at RFK Stadium for opening day on

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Monday, April 7, 1969. By this point, the Yankees had been an average team for several

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seasons. Their stars that led them to 12 World Series and 14 seasons throughout the 1950s

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and 60s were all gone. This game would mark the first New York Yankee season in 50 years

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that didn't feature either Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, or Babe Ruth.

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The Senators had been a below average team for nearly a decade, having never finished

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higher than sixth place in every one of the franchise's eight seasons. They entered 1969,

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however, with some new hope, having hired Ted Williams as their new manager. This audio

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recording is from the New York Radio broadcast featuring announcers Jerry Coleman, Frank

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Messer, and Phil Rizzuto.

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Well, we're all set to go here with the starting lineup. We'll take a look at the Yankees

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first. We mentioned that there was some distepency in the starting lineup for the Yankees. Tommy

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Tresh, who has been suffering from a cold, tonsillitis, and some other sort of throat

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pain, he is going to try it today. It's such a spectacularly beautiful day. Tommy, although

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he does not feel good, has decided to play. Had he not been able to play, Gene Michael

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would have taken his spot.

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The starting lineup for the Yankees on this opening day, 1969, Horace Clark at second

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base, Jerry Kenny in center field batting second, Bobby Mercer at third base hitting

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third, Roy White batting clean up playing left, Joe Pepitone at first base. He's batting

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fifth. Tommy Tresh will hit sixth and play shortstop. Bill Robinson will be in right

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field batting seventh. Jake Gibbs will do the catching. He'll hit eighth. And Mel Sottlemeyer

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will pitch and bat ninth.

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For the Washington Senators, under the guidance of freshman manager Ted Williams wearing uniform

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number nine, Bill Windsor will start it off. He'll lead off and play center field. Ed Strauss

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will be in right field batting second. Frank Howard, who's 44 home runs last year, led

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the American League in that department and all of baseball, he'll bat third and play

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left. Mike Epstein will hit in the clean up spot and play first base. Ken McMullen will

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play a third base and bat fifth. Hitting sixth and playing second, Tim Cullen. Ed Brinkman

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will be the shortstop batting seventh. Paul Casanova will do the catching. He'll hit eighth.

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And Camilo Hasquiao, who won 12 and lost 12 in 1968, will do the pitching and he'll bat

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ninth.

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So there you have it, the starting lineup for this opening day, 1969, and what a spectacular

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day. We mentioned it before, temperature 70 degrees, beautiful clear skies. It's the kind

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of a day when you're a ballplayer, you say, brother, give them all to me just like this.

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We mentioned before this is the beginning of the 100th centennial anniversary for professional

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baseball. The Cincinnati Red Stockings had the first all-pro team back in 1869. There

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were professional ballplayers prior to this, but the 1869 Cincinnati ball club was the

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first all-professional team. To give you a little idea of how things have changed, back

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in 1869, the entire ball club's salary totaled only 9,500. The rawest rookie in the major

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leagues today gets 10,000. So there's quite a change. We'll be looking at some new changes

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this year. The mound's been shortened from 15 inches to 10. The strike zone has been

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dropped. It was from the shoulders to below the knee. Now it's been raised to just above

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the knee and lowered to the armpits. And also the 20-second rule will be in effect this

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year. With no runners on base, the pitcher, after the batter takes his position, must

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deliver the ball within 20 seconds. I want to point that out. It isn't from the time

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the pitcher gets the ball from the catcher. The batter must be in position to hit, and

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then the umpire will point his finger toward the pitcher, and this in turn will dictate

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that the count is on for 20 seconds. So those three new innovations have been written in

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the rule books for 1969. As you know, we went through some various experimental phases with

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pinch runners and pinch batters in spring training, and they were used only during the

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spring training session, although they will be tried in some minor leagues throughout

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the minor league structure of baseball, and possibly in 1970 if they are fruitful and

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worthy of it, may be entered into the rules. While we're about ready to go, Horace Clark.

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There's the man who will lead off for the Yankees. He'll be facing Camilo Pascual,

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but before this gets underway, we would like to remind you this program is brought to you

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in cooperation with Sports Network, and is authorized under rights granted by the New

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York Yankees solely for the entertainment of our audience. Any publication, reproduction,

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or other use of the descriptions and accounts of this game without the express consent of

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the New York Yankees is prohibited. A week from tomorrow, incidentally, the Yankees open

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up at the stadium against these same Washington Senators, and that will give you your first

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opportunity to see Ted Williams in action as a manager. He was kind of a nervous guy

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before the game. Manager Ralph House has been through this many times before, sat composed

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and relaxed. But we're about ready to go. Pascual gets the sign from Casanova, and the

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1969 season is underway with a high-fast ball. It's ball one to Horace Clark. Ken McMullen

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at third, Ed Brinkman at short, Tim Cullen at second, Mike Epstein at first. The inner

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defense for the Senators. Pascual again, the 1-0 delivery. It's hit high in the air into

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short center field. Dale Unzer drifting in, waiting. He's got it one away. The season

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officially underway as Horace Clark flies into short center field. One up, one down,

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and now the young rookie Jerry Kenny coming on. Kenny batting from the left side, as did

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Horace Clark. Ken McMullen in tight at third. Kenny Willbunt. Pascual's first pitch is a

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high curve. It's right in there, strike one. Camilo Pascual, who holds the strikeout record

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for the Washington Senators, struck out 15 batters. That's the club record. That was

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when he was with the Senators before moving to Minnesota. The one-strike pitch to Kenny

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is a check swing foul just off to our right and kicks off near the TV booth.

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The 15th season in the big leagues. I'd mention too that this ballpark, formerly known as

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D.C. Stadium, has been changed to Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. And it is packed, a full

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house. The two-strike delivery by Pascual is a curve that's in the dirt, scooped up

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nicely by Casanova. One ball and two strikes. One away. Ball game just getting underway.

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Yankees batting top of the first. Dick Hauser in his first official role during the season,

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coaching at third, and Elston Howard doing the same at first for the Yanks. The one-two

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pitch is a high curve over the head of Jerry Kenny. Two balls and two strikes. Bobby Mercer

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waiting in the on-deck circle. A lot of the press and news media from out-of-town areas

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here. I saw some from Boston and Baltimore. The two-two pitch now is Kenny Wade. Pascual

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delivers. Inside it misses. It's a three-and-two count. There you hear the fans. They thought

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they had it. The plate umpire is Jim Honachik. He's the senior umpire in the American League.

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Hank Sore is at first. Frank Umont at second. Bill Haller at third. And they've got a young

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rookie umpire, Ron Luciano, who is in left field, sort of working out. They have five

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umpires today. The payoff pitch. Hit sharply into center. Unzer on the move. He makes a

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play. That ball was hit. A fine play by Dale Unzer as Jerry Kenny unloaded on a fastball

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and drilled it into the gap in right center, but Unzer was right there. Two up and two

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down. Here's Bobby Mercer. Kenny, as you know, spent a year in the service. Mercer is just

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coming off of a two-year hitch. Bobby won the third base job over Bobby Cox in spring training.

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Bobby batted higher than any other Yankee this spring, hitting 365. There are only 300

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batter in the spring. He's batting number three, waiting. The pitch. In there, strike one.

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Many people tab Bobby Mercer to be one of the big stars in the American League's future.

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Now time has been called, and Mercer apparently wants to take a look at the baseball. Plate

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umpire Jim Honachik gives it the once over and says it's okay, and back it goes. With

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Mercer, Ken McMullen, the third baseman, has moved back a little bit, but is giving Mercer

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about 10 feet of the foul line. Not moving over into that hole too much. Fairly tight

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at third. Defense has shifted in the outfield to the right side. Here's the one strike pitch.

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In the dirt, and did it hit Bobby? I do not believe so. He dropped his bat. As a means

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of explanation, should the ball bounce in the dirt and hit the batter, it's the same

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as if it hit him on a fly. It doesn't make any difference whether it hits the ground

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first or not. Had that ball hit Bobby, he would have been awarded first base. It's a

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one ball, one strike count. Two down, nobody on top of the first.

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Always a little extra tickle in your throat on opening day. Here's Pasquale. Curve is

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low. Two balls, one strike. That's the second time Pasquale has given Jim Honachik that

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long look, as if to say, where was it? The field bathed completely in sunlight. The 2-1

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pitch on the way. Mercer takes a change up outside for 3-1. Roy White, the clean up batter

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for the Yankees in the on deck circle. Mercer with a look at Dick Hauser at third base,

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wanting to know, shall I take it or shall I swing? Pasquale into the wind up. The 3-1

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delivery has hit hard to center field. Unser moving back near the wall, backing up. He's

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got it. The ball was hit sharply by Mercer as Dale Unser retired all three Yankees, Clark,

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Kenny and Mercer. Three up and three down. And the score after a half inning of play,

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the Yanks nothing, Senators coming to bat. For the benefit of all you fans in the metropolitan

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area, the Yankees have again established numerous ticket outlets throughout the metropolitan

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area, making it as convenient as possible for you baseball fans that want to come to

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Yankee games to purchase tickets. We've got the stadium, of course, by mail or in person.

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Or you can go in person at Grand Central Station at the Shraft Restaurant throughout the metropolitan

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area. Or at the 170 branches of the First National City Bank. Or try ticket reservation

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systems outlets. Or you can go to the New Jersey Automobile Club in Oro Del, Patterson,

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and Jersey City. So there you have it. There are all kinds of places to get tickets. You

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can drop by Yankee Stadium right now and pick them up. Grand Central's ticket outlet, Shraft

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Restaurant, First National City Bank, ticket reservation systems outlets, or the Automobile

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Club in Oro Del, Patterson, and Jersey City. Mel Stottlemeyer warming up for the Yankees.

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Mel had a banner year last season for the Yanks, winning 21 and losing only 12. Last

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season, Mel was 4 and 1 against the Senators. Camilo Pasquale, 3 and 1 against the Yankees.

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So this is quite a battle. These pitchers have been effective against their opposition.

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Stottlemeyer, 4 and 1, and 68 against Washington. Pasquale, 3 and 1 against the Yankees last

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year. This will be Stottlemeyer's fourth opening day assignment. He's got a record of 2 and

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1 in those assignments, and his only loss was to Camilo Pasquale. That was back on April

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the 21st, 1965. Leading off for the Senators, Dale Unzer. He'll be followed by Ed Stroud

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and then by the big guy, Frank Howard, batting in the number 3 spot. Coaching for the Senators,

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Nellie Fox at first base, Wayne Twilliger at third. Mercer's moved in tight at third

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base. Unzer will bunnychokes up quite a bit from the left side. Waiting, Stottlemeyer's

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first delivery is right down the middle. Strike one. He zipped that in there with a little

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extra. Outfield defense is shading Unzer to the opposite field. Kenny has moved into the

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gap in left center. White guarding the line in left. Robinson giving a big slice of the

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right field line to Unzer. Unzer started a bunt and takes one outside. One ball, one

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strike. The field in perfect condition. Walked around it out there. Absolutely perfect. The

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1-1 pitch to Unzer by Stottlemeyer hits sharply up the middle. It's in there for a single.

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So the first batter for the Senators, Dale Unzer, lines a single sharply up the middle,

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and that is the first hit for the 1969 baseball season anywhere. The Giants and the Braves

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play in Atlanta tonight, and Cincinnati and the Dodgers are playing in Cincinnati. Ed

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Stroud is stepping in. Unzer at first. Stroud, a left-hand hitter waiting as Stottlemeyer

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sets, delivers. Outside corner, strike one. Beautiful fastball. Just ticked the corner.

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Yankee in field, Trashett short. Clark at second. Very tight. Double play depth. Stroud

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can run and so can Unzer at first. Stottlemeyer coming into a set position. Mel ready. Kicks,

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delivers. There's a chopper over Stottlemeyer's head. Clark up with it. Has to go to first

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base, and getting by him down to second is Dale Unzer. Forrest Clark had to come in front

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of Unzer, and the only play he had was at first base. Well, you hear the hand for the

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big guy. Frank Oliver Hondo Howard. Who can forget? Ten home runs in 20 times at bat,

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spread over six games last year. Captured the headlines and the fancy of baseball fans

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everywhere. Big guy held out a lot, and he is not in top shape at the moment. Came in

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very late, but he got that big $100,000. Stottlemeyer's first delivery to Howard. A groundball. Mercer

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to his left. He has it. It's going to be a long throw. It's in the dirt. A nice pickup

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by Pepitone. Bobby Mercer was playing deep for Howard. Went almost to the shortstop position,

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threw the ball low, and Pepitone scooped it out, holding at second base, Dale Unzer. Fine

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play by Bobby Mercer. You can bet that these youngsters, like Mercer and Kenny, are going

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to be a little tight today. And even the veterans tighten up on days like this. Mike Epstein,

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who had a disappointing season last year, has never really hit the peaks expected of him

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is stepping in right now. Unzer at second. Stottlemeyer kicks, delivers, and Epstein

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takes a slider in their strike one. Epstein batted 234 last year. Thirteen home runs and

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only 33 RBIs. Hits from the left side. He's waiting. Stottlemeyer kicks again and delivers

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this one low. One ball and one strike. Two outs. No score. We're in the last of the first

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inning. Dale Unzer, who has the only hit in the ballgame, is on at second base. A leadoff

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single by Unzer. He went to second on the ground out by Stroud and held when Frank Howard

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bounced out to Bobby Mercer. President Richard Nixon watching the action. Second time he's

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thrown out the first ball, once as a vice president in 59. All right, Stottlemeyer sets.

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The 1-1 delivery is outside. Epstein, two balls and one strike. Stottlemeyer had his

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usual fine spring in exhibition games, had an earned run average of 0.45. He's ready

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again. Now steps off the rubber and apparently wants to get the sign changed. Remember the

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American rule of delivery does not stand with runners on base. Mel Stottlemeyer again is

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having trouble with Gibbs getting together on the side and steps off once more and the

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fans are rabid here in these parts. When they come out, they have a lot to say. We've got

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a good crowd today. Packed house, standing room only. The pitch by Mel is just outside.

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Three balls and one strike to Mike Epstein. On deck, Ken McMullen, another holdout artist

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this spring. Stottlemeyer once again, the 3-1 delivery to Epstein on the way. It's in

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there. A full count. Outfield very deep with Epstein up there. He's the youngster who is

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a fullback for the football team at the University of California. Stands deep in the box. Chokes

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up just a little bit. Playoff pitch coming up. Stottlemeyer ready. Here it is and Epstein

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takes a curve inside for ball four. A base on balls to Mike Epstein. The Senators have

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runners at first and second with two down. The batter now, third baseman Ken McMullen.

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This ought to be a rather interesting year for baseball fans everywhere. Ted Williams,

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no question that he's the finest hitter in our generation, possibly of all time. And

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he's got a lot of young ball players with promise like McMullen, Epstein, Casanova who

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are not hitting up the par. So it'll be interesting to see just exactly what he can do and how

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much he can do with these men. Ken McMullen, one of those youngsters who batted only 248

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last year, waiting. Takes a slider outside for ball one as Stottlemeyer has lost that

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plate momentarily. The Yankees will rely heavily on their fine pitching of Stottlemeyer, Bonson,

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Peterson, Burback, Kekich, Talbot right down the line. The 1-0 pitch. McMullen takes it

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low. Two balls, no strikes. Yankees in field is back and deep. Runners at first and second

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for the Senators. No score, last of the first. The flags here at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

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at half-mast in honor of President Dwight David Eisenhower. The 2-0 pitch in there this

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time for a strike, a curveball. Two balls, one strike. Stottlemeyer checking Gibbs. McMullen

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waiting. Mell delivers and there's a half swing called strike two, two and two. This

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is the big pitch for Mell. He'd like to get this one over. When you go to three and two,

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the runners will be moving. It makes it tough for the fielders. You only have one play.

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That's at first. The 2-2 delivery. Check swing foul back at the screen. The count holes,

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two balls and two strikes. The stadium here in Washington with all the bunting out, symbol

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of the American flag hanging off the upper deck and along the base of the field. Quite

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an impressive sight. This ballpark and the stands are completely circular with the upper

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deck circling the entire playing field. Stottlemeyer ready again. 2-2 delivery coming up. Here

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it is. McMullen takes it inside three and two and that's the one that Mell did not want.

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The runners will be going now. It's three balls, two strikes, two down. Epstein will

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move off of first. Unzer will be going from second. The play now will have to go to first.

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Bobby Mercer deep at third. Trash deep at short. Clark the same at second. Pepitone

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back at first. The runners go. There's a ground ball. One hopper back to Stottlemeyer. Mell

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flips over to Pepitone and the side is retired. So Stottlemeyer who ran into some hot water

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in the first inning gets out of it. No runs, a base hit, two left. And the score after

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one full inning of play, Yanks nothing, Washington nothing. Say for all you Yankee fans who shepherd

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Well, there's quite a sign on the board out there as we get ready for the second inning

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and it says, Hello Mickey Mantle, wherever you are. I don't know that Mickey's in the

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stands, we didn't see him around. But I'm sure that on today, of all days, Mickey will

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miss not being here as much as any other day this season. Camilo Pasquale, he'll face Roy

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White, Joe Pepitone and Tommy Trash. Camilo Pasquale, who's third on the all-time strikeout

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list for active pitchers. He's into the windup. Big curve over the head of Roy White for ball

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one. White, a switch hitter batting from the left side. In fact, Clark, Kenny, Mercer,

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White, Pepitone, Trash will all go up there from the left side. Swing and a miss by Roy

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White, one ball and one strike. Roy, as you recall, did not have the benefit of a complete

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spring training. It wasn't until March 20th that he was clear of his Army duty. Pasquale,

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the one-one pitch, fastball is high, two balls and one strike. Camilo Pasquale is 20 and

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26 lifetime against the Yankees. Pasquale ready again, the two-one delivery, White waiting,

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fouls it off on the right side. Two balls, two strikes. Now Pasquale kicking at the rubber.

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Camilo Pasquale, in his career, before today, of course, has struck out 2,102 batters. The

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2-2 pitch to White. Curve is in there. Oh, pardon me, three balls and two strikes. Three

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and two the count. Roy White taking a breaking pitch just below the knees. Now the payoff

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pitch coming up. White waiting. Pasquale delivers. Outside, ball four, and Roy White, who can

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run those bases, moves down to first. A leadoff, base on balls. First Yankee base runner, and

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that will bring up Joe Pepitone. Paul Casanova yelling something to Pasquale, pointing to

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the infielders. Ed Brinkman at short, Tim Cullen at second. Roy White, who can go down that

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line, or steal a base, on at first. Pepitone stepping in. Nobody out. Outfield shifted

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to the right, Pepitone waiting. The pitch is on the ground foul, past L.A. Howard down

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the right side. Last year, Roy White stole 20 bases, and he tied Horace Clark for the

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team lead in that department. Of course, it's youth and speed, 1969 edition of the New

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York Yankees. Pepitone, one of the veteran ball players. He's waiting as Pasquale gets

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a sign from Casanova. There goes White. The pitch is taken. Casanova's throw is not in

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time, and White steals his first base. Ed Brinkman thought he had him, but Roy White

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gave a beautiful fadeaway slide to the inside of the bag. Not many men can do that. Usually,

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they go the other way, and he beat the tag. So, Roy White is on at second base. And while

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we're waiting for the dust to clear, let's pause for station identification. The WHN

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weather word for this afternoon, sunny and quite mild, the high in the mid-60s. Tonight,

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fair and mild, low in the mid-40s. Right now, 64 degrees. WHN, 1050, New York. White at

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second, nobody out. Pepitone the hitter. One ball and one strike, and now he wants to pull

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the ball to advance quite to third. And on that, Pasquale, who's been around a few years,

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as we mentioned, he's starting his 16th year as a pitcher, has a little conference with

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his catcher, Casanova. He'd like to get Pepitone to hit to the left side, so White would not

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be able to advance. Any ground ball to the right side to Cullen at second or Epstein

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at first will move White over to third with only one out. On the other hand, Pepitone

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might hit something where nobody's standing. There's a curve that's low and inside. Two

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balls and one strike. Joe Pepitone, he's being deliberate, stepping into the box. Camilo

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Pasquale taking plenty of time. Yankees on their first scoring thread of 1969 with White

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at second. Here's the pitch to Pepe. Hit high and near into center field. Roy White will

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not tag up. He cannot go any place. And Camilo Pasquale did what he wanted to do. He held

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Roy White at second base as Pepitone flies to center. There have been four outs in this

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ball game and Del Unser has made all of them. Clark fly to center. Kenny line to center.

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Mercer fly to center. And now Pepitone has fly to center. White holding at second and

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Tommy Tresh who was just a probable starter before the game got underway. And he said

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that he wanted to play on his opening day. You must remember the Yankees are off tomorrow

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and then they do not play until Wednesday night. So Tommy after this game can go home

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and go to bed for almost two days. Tresh, as they say, playing on shared guts alone.

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He doesn't feel good but he's going to play. There goes White for third. The throw is not

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in time and White has stolen second and third. Tresh took the ball. It was outside. It's

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ball one on Tommy Tresh as Roy White got a blazing jump. No chance for a play. The ball

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kicked away from McMullen but even had it been a good throw White was there. How do

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you like that? Two stolen bases. And Roy White did what Pepitone couldn't do. He got to third

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base anyway. Tommy Tresh now with the infield in. Now Brinkman the shortstop has moved into

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a halfway position. Cullen moves back a little bit. Pasquale taking his line up delivers

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and the ball is sliced off into the Yankee dugout from the bat of Tommy Tresh. One ball

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in one strike. I see a man with a hat on and a business suit who brought a glove with him.

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He's standing right at the railing ready to catch anything that comes his way. I've got

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to say there's a baseball fan. We used to call him Baseball Nuts or Baseball Joes but

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he brought his glove with him. People sitting here in their shirt sleeves, those that are

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in the sun. Beautiful day. Can't get over it. 70 degrees. The 1-1 pitch as Tresh waits.

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Here it comes. Sharply hit for a base hit and the Yankees lead 1-0 as White comes across.

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Tommy Tresh lined a sharp single between Epstein and Cullen into right field and the Yankees

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take the lead 1-0. So Tommy Tresh off to a good start in his first at bat. And isn't

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it always the way? Tommy feels miserable and yet he walks up there and stroked a curveball

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solidly into right field and the Yankees lead 1-0. Bill Robinson stepping in. Tresh at first.

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One away. Top of the second. Yankees leading 1-0. Camilo Pasquale getting the sign from

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Paul Casanova. Throws the first. Tresh back in plenty of time. Senators, they're dug out

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on the right side. Yankees on the left side. There's a high, tight, fast ball. It misses

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to Robinson. Ball one. Describe that a little more accurately. The Yankees on the third

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base side. The Senators on the first base side. Pasquale ready again. Robinson waits.

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Here's the pitch. Hard hit ball to McMullen. Bobbles at a third again. Then throws the

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second in time to get Tresh. Ken McMullen bobbled the ball twice but he did manage to

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pick it up in time to get Tommy Tresh at second base. The ball was hit so sharply that McMullen

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had a chance to kick it around a while and still get Tommy. Robinson holds that first

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base on the force and that'll bring up Jake Gibbs with two outs. Pasquale. Right in the

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back well. Running into trouble here in the second inning. Stottlemeyer had a bad inning

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in the first with a hit and a walk. A couple of men getting on but managed to survive without

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giving up a run. Bill Robinson, another one of the young speedy Yankees on at first. The

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pitch to Gibbs is right in there. Strike one. Yankees, as we mentioned, off tomorrow. They

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again Wednesday night and it'll be Stan Bonson, the Yankees rookie of the year last season,

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going up against the young rookie, at least in age, Joe Coleman for the Senators. He's

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not a full fledged rookie but he seems to be. He's only 22 years old. The one strike

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pitch coming up to Gibbs as Robinson breaks the ball is in the dirt and Bill will have

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himself a stolen base. Third stolen base this inning. Casanova had no control over this

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one. That ball bounced in the dirt and the best he could do was block it. And we might

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say also in defense of Casanova, the Yankee runners are getting their jumps on Pasquale,

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not on the catcher. There's not much that Casanova can do even though he's got one of

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the finest arms in baseball to throw these men out because they are really moving and

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they've got big leads by the time Casanova ever gets around to getting the ball. So whoever

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is helping them, they're reading Pasquale just right and getting good jumps. Robinson

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now at second base. Gibbs waiting. One ball, one strike, two down. Here's the pitch to

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Jake. He hits one sharply into left field. It drops in for a base hit. Here comes Robinson

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and the Yankees are out in front two to nothing as Jake stuck out his bat and lined a single

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to left. The Yankees and the stolen base. We talked about youth and speed and never

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was it pointed up more than in this inning with White stealing second and third and scoring

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on a hit by Trash Robinson stealing second and scoring on a single by Gibbs. Yankees move

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out in front two to nothing. Now Mel Stottlemeyer. Stottlemeyer the sixth batter for the Yankees

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in this inning. Two down, Gibbs at first. If you recall last season Jake stole more bases

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than any catcher in baseball. I believe that number was eight if I'm not mistaken. Nine.

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We'll give him one more. Jake stole nine bases last year. He's on it first as Pasquale sets

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and delivers and Stottlemeyer is backed off the plate. Ball won the count. Camilo Pasquale

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whose lifetime major league record is 170 wins 163 losses. He's set. Stottlemeyer fouls

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one on the left side out of play. It was right here in this ballpark that Mel had five for

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five one afternoon his best hitting day ever. Camilo Pasquale a veteran right hander. He

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had some serious arm problems a few years ago but is overcoming. Kicks and delivers

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a curve over the head of Stottlemeyer. The count now two balls in one strike with two

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outs two runs across. The Yankees are leading by that score two to nothing. Top of the second

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and Jake Gibbs at first. Defense straight away for Stottlemeyer not too deep either

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in the infield or the outfield. Mel drills one hard to left Frank Howard backing up one

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hand and that ball was really hit. Stottlemeyer never hit a ball any harder but the big guy

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backed up and one handed it to take a possible extra base hit away from Mel. For the Yankees

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two runs on two base hits one man left three stolen bases in that inning for the Yankees

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and the score after an inning and a half it's the Yankees two and the Senators nothing.

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Bank for your Yankee tickets and don't forget what's coming up a week from tomorrow opening

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day at Yankee Stadium. The Washington Senators will be the Yankee opponent and they'll be

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there on Wednesday and Thursday and then that great big weekend date with a world champion

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Detroit Tigers ladies day Saturday April 19th and a big doubleheader the first one of the

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year April 20th on Sunday also against the Detroit Tigers. How about that for a first

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week of baseball? Mel Salomayr has now got himself a little cushion out there it's the

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Yankees two and the Senators nothing and he'll be going up against Tim Cullen Ed Brinkman

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and Paul Casanova in the bottom of the second. Tim Cullen good defensive second baseman has

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never been too much in the hitting department. Cullen from the right side waiting as Salomayr

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delivers a slider that misses for ball one. Cullen wearing uniform number one he's waiting

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the 1-0 pitch a chopper to third Bobby Mercer has this one easily flips over to Pepitone

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it's one away that's the kind of action you'd like to see when Mel Salomayr is out there

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when those ball players are hitting that ball on the ground then he's sharp that sinker

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is moving one away and the batter now is Ed Brinkman. This is another of the youngsters

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that manager Ted Williams is concentrating on. Brinkman batted only 187 last year six

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feet 170 pounds and he has choked up way off the end of that bat takes a strike right in

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there. Brinkman now is going into the pitch more he's choking way up good six or seven

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inches off the handle you have to see it to believe it has changed completely he's waiting

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Salomayr delivers Brinkman takes low and outside one ball one strike nothing but ones out there

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ball one strike one one out Brinkman with uniform number 11 Yankees are leading 2-0 last

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to the second. Salomayr ready the 1-1 pitch fouled off on the left side and that'll dribble

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into the Yankee dugout. The outfield has pulled in quite a bit with Brinkman up there.

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Brinkman came to the Senators way back in 1962. He's waiting the pitch by Salomayr

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swung on a missed strike three got him on a curve first strike out of the ballgame for

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either pitcher. Two away and the batter now is Paul Casanova and here is another of Ted

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Williams youngsters that he'd like to convert into a better hitter. Last year Casanova batted

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only 196. Spent part of the year at Buffalo. Paul had some problems with the front office

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and that there was a temperament thing going sort of a personality clash. Fine defensive

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catcher waiting takes a strike right in there. No balls one strike two outs nobody on Casanova

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batting in the number eight spot. Casanova slightly closed stance from the right side

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waiting Salomayr delivers a one hopper and Mel has it. He flips over to Pepitone and

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Mel gets out of it easily three up and three down. The score after two full innings of

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play the Yankees two runs on two hits Senators no runs and one hit. And now more thank yous

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want to tell you that Peel's is one of the greatest beers that I've tried. It's a draft

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says we always have Peel's in the house it's nice and smooth it's delicious we enjoy it.

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Why have so many people been convinced that our beer is better than their beer? We think

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it's simple Peel's has real draft beer in a can and that's what makes the difference.

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Do us a favor try Peel's real draft and when you're convinced let us know so we can say

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thank you very very very very much. Camilo Pasquale will go up against the Yankees in

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the top of the third inning and he'll be going up against the top of the batting order Horace

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Clark, Jerry Kenny and Bobby Mercer all three of whom in the first inning flied out to the

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center fielder Dale Unzer. If you just tuned in the Yankees got a couple of runs in the

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second when White walked stole second and third and scored on Tommy Tresh's single.

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Bill Robinson forced Tresh at second but then Bill stole second base and came home and Jake

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Gibbs aligned single to left. So the Yankees are out in front two to nothing. We'll mention

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again don't forget April 15th the opening day at Yankee Stadium with Ted Williams and

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the Senators going up against the Yankees. We'll have a repeat of this opening day here

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in Washington and I hope we have a repeat of the weather. 70 degrees down here spectacular

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day. Horace Clark 0 for 1 stepping in there from the left side a switch hitter. Pasquale

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ready. Fires there's a chopper to first Epstein will make this one all by himself and does

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one away. Now Jerry Kenny is taking his time as he walks up there giving Stottlemeyer a

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little rest. Ball players do this in other words Kenny doesn't want to be in there to

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be a second out quickly if he makes out. Hardly give your pitcher a chance to get his breath

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this way by taking just a little time. Then you give Mel Stottlemeyer a little more time

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to breathe. Jerry Kenny who lined the center field in the first inning hit the ball sharply

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but right to Dell Hunter is up there and takes a big curve ball high for ball one. Camilo

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Pasquale changing speeds a lot. Used to be strictly a fast ball and sharp curve ball

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pitcher now he's throwing that big balloon up there every now and then. He's ready the

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1 0 pitch to Kenny hit hard to right field I mean real hard way back there it's gone.

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Jerry Kenny comes up with a first Yankee home run of 1969 and he hit that. The Yankees out

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in front by three. Kenny did not have an outstanding spring but in these last two exhibition games

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he has really come to life. Jerry batted only two seventeen that ball jumped out of here.

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That was Kenny's second big leg home run as Bobby Mercer steps in there's a slow curve

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outside ball one. And then you can hear the fans buzzing on that ball shot out of here

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no wind to help it it just boomed out. The 1 0 pitch to Mercer change up is outside two

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balls no strikes. Yankees with two in the second one so far in the third lead three

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to nothing. The third base hit off Camilo Pasquale that was a big one. Bobby Mercer

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left hand hitter also waiting. Pasquale ready the 2 0 delivery is in there two balls one

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strike. Manager Ralph Hauck has sent only two right hand hitters into the lineup against

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Pasquale Bill Robinson and Stottlemeyer everybody else hitting from the left side. Trash White

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and Clark switch hitters Mercer hit the high flight a right field this could go if it's

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fair it's way back there and it is a home run. Bobby Mercer into the upper deck. Back

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to back home runs by the two youngsters that the Yankees have been touting all spring and

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the Yankees now have a four to nothing lead. That is Bobby Mercer's second major league

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home run and the bullpen goes into action. That ball went into the upper deck just fair

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not more than two feet. First base umpire Hank Soar running down the line made the call.

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Bob Humphries right hander warming up for the Senators as Roy White steps up White walk

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full second and third and scored a run. Fastball is outside ball one Camilo Pasquale getting

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tattooed by back to back homers by Kenny and Mercer. You can hear the fans buzzing this

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was supposed to have been a running ball but they showed some punts that time. White takes

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outside two balls no strikes and now Sid Hudson is coming out of the Senator dugout to have

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a chat with the pitcher Camilo Pasquale. I think a lot of people were sitting here waiting

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and hoping it would be Ted Williams. We'll see just how manager Williams handles this

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situation when he takes a pitcher out. Many managers will send the coach out to talk to

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the pitcher the first go around but on the second time when they want him out they'll

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go themselves. Let's see what Ted does if it should come to that. Yankees leading four

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to nothing opening day 1969. Roy White with chitter from the left side is waiting two

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balls no strikes one out two runs across. Pasquale into the wind out fires the slider

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that makes it strike one two balls one strike. The two one pitch by Pasquale White takes

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this one low three balls and a strike. Camilo is using that fastball and then changing up

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and when he changes up it's very marked. He's pulling the string on both his curve and his

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fastball. Three one delivery. Here it comes White waiting hits the chopper to second.

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Cullen on the big hop flips in time to Epstein. Two down. Now Joe Pepitone who flied to center

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field in the second steps up. Kenny, Mercer, Tresch and Gibbs have all driven in runs.

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Kenny and Mercer with back to back homers. Pepitone waiting two out nobody on. Curve

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drops in there strike one. They're looking for big things here in the nation's capital

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from the new senators. The one strike pitch. Pepe takes this for strike two. They've got

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these little stickers that they were handing out all over the place. It's a brand new ball

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game. And from the looks of things there are about forty four or five thousand people who

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think so. Big crowd. The two strike pitch now to Pepitone it's in the dirt. One ball

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in two strikes. Pasquale taking his time. Pepitone standing there swinging the bat.

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We're ready to go. Here's the one two delivery by Pasquale and Pepitone takes this one low.

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It's in the dirt. It's two and two. Pasquale has been extremely erratic with his breaking

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pitches. He's thrown them in the dirt over the heads of the hitters and occasionally and

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I mean just that he hasn't had too many strikes with it. He'll get one over the plate but

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he's been very high and very low with his breaking stuff. Pasquale ready again. Casanova

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flashes the sign. Pepitone waiting. The two two delivery. Curve over Pepitone's head and

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there's an example of this erraticness. Pasquale has been down and up and all over the place.

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Three balls and two strikes. Tommy Trash on deck. Pay off pitch on the way. Curve ball

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hit sharply in the gap in right center. Unzer after it can't get it. Gets by him. Pepitone's

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going to go for two and holds on at second base with a double. The Yankees with two home

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runs and a double have a runner at second base two down and here comes Sid Hudson once

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again and that'll be all for Camilo Pasquale.

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Sid Hudson. The ex right hand pitcher for the Senators of many years ago. Now the pitching

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coach for Washington will be the man who will make the pitching changes and Bob Humphreys

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you may have heard it in the background will be coming on to take up the pitching charge

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for Pasquale. Camilo Pasquale gave up five hits and four runs so far. Should Pepitone

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score he will be charged to Pasquale. He walked only one batter and did not strike out a man

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and that's rather strange in the strikeout department as we mentioned before Camilo Pasquale

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is third in the all time list with 2,102 strikeouts. He's behind Jim Bunning who pitches for the

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Pittsburgh Pirates. Bunning has 2,493 and Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers has

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2,462. So Pasquale did not have a strikeout and had a rather rough afternoon particularly

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in the second and third innings. Incidentally the Yankees have again provided special days

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for their young fans this season you know about those. The first one is going to be

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cap day and that'll be Saturday afternoon May the third against the Baltimore Orioles

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and there you hear the hand for Camilo Pasquale as he leaves the field. Then it's ball day

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on Sunday afternoon May 25th for a doubleheader against the Twins. Finally the biggest of them

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all, bat day on Sunday afternoon June 15th against the brand new Seattle Pilots. All

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youngsters 14 years of age or under accompanied by an adult receive a free cap ball or bat

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at whichever game he attends. Don't forget bat day will be Dad's Day as well. So why

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not get an early start on baseball's biggest fun days and pick up your tickets now. Four

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dollar box seats and 275 reserve seats can be ordered by mail or in person at the stadium

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or in person at any Yankee ticket outlet in the metropolitan area. Bob Humphries has come

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on to take up the pitching chores from Camilo Pasquale. Pasquale pitched two and two thirds

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innings as we said gave up five hits and so far four runs and could be charged with a

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fifth. William Robert Humphries uniform number 23 is not too big five ten hundred and seventy

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pounds. Bounced around a lot began his pro career back in 1958. He's been with the St.

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Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, the Washington Senators, also the Detroit Tigers. He has

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made the rounds made many minor league clubs. Last year Humphries had a record of five and

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seven pitched in 56 ballgames. So the right hander facing Tommy Tresh who single in the

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first Yankee run on the second inning. Pepitone a second the first pitch to Tommy at the knuckleball

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swung on a miss strike one. Humphries who has developed a knuckleball he started last year

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has picked up in his pitching precision quite a bit. He didn't have a knuckleball once he

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got it he got better. All right Humphries ready again the one strike delivery another knuckleball

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hit high at a right field waiting for it is Ed Stroud waiting the ball comes down and

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Stroud makes the play. So the Yankees are out of there but they come up with two runs

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on two hits the home runs by Kenny and make that three hits. Home run by Kenny Mercer

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and a double by Pepitone no Senator errors one man left the score after two and a half

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it's the Yankees four and Washington nothing. And now four little words from Peel the draft

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you are we say thank you very very very very. Thank you very much. All set to go here in

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the bottom of the third inning with the Yankees leading 4 to nothing. Mel Stottlemeyer and

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Camilo Pasquale the starting pitchers. Pasquale has been removed. Stottlemeyer still in there

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and he's going up against the man who took over for Pasquale Bob Humphries who takes a

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curve high for ball one. It'll be Humphries and then the leadoff man Unzer and Stroud.

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Humphries waiting as Stottlemeyer fires in there one ball one strike. Mel ready once

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again delivers a check swing foul one ball and two strikes. Plays umpire Jim Honachek

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Hank Sore at first. Frank Umont second Bill Haller at third and then we've got a young

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rookie Ron Luciano who is working out along the left field line getting his feet wet.

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Here's the one two pitch Humphries. Bouncer towards third Mercer up with it plenty of

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time. Fires to Pepitone one away. Humphries actually lost his bat as he swung at the ball

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and while we wait for the leadoff man Unzer to come up there let's pause for station identification.

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WHN weather word sunny and mild this afternoon high in the 60s right now at 65 degrees. This

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is WHN 1050 New York. Dale Unzer who got the first base hit of the season a sharp single

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to center field in the bottom of the first is stepping up against Stottlemeyer. Takes

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one right in there for strike one. Yanks leading four to nothing. Mel ready again. Fouled at

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the plate by Unzer no balls and two strikes. Now Stottlemeyer hitching up his path a little

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bit. Defense in tight Unzer can run. He placed behind Bonson in rookie of the year honors

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last year. He's waiting the pitch by Malice. Sliced sharply to left. White coming in can't

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get it. It gets by him and took a crazy bounce. Unzer on his way to second and he holds on

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with a double. That ball hit in front of Roy White and kicked behind him and White just

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ran right by it and couldn't hold on to it. So Unzer is now two for two a single and a

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double. He has both senator base hits. Yankees out in front four nothing last half of the

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third. Here's Ed Stroud who bounced to second in the first inning. Stroud left hand hitter.

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He had one day against the Yankees last season where he had two triples and two doubles.

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Hit this one into short left field. Roy White coming on. He got it. A one handed catch.

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A rolling catch as White actually lost the ball momentarily. Went back a few steps and

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then had to recover and he did with a diving rolling catch and gets a fine hand from the

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fans. Oh boy. Two down and here's Frank Howard. Howard that big six foot seven inch giant

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260 pound waiting. High fly right field. Bill Robinson drifting in. Glasses down. Fighting

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the sun but he's got it. Of course Thottelmeyer gets out of it. No runs on a hit in one left.

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And the score after three full innings of play it's the Yankees four runs on five hits the

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Senators. No runs on two hits. And now let's listen to Phil Rizzuto with an interesting

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question for our manager Ralph Howe. Ralph how about the division that the Yankees are

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in. It's definitely the tougher the two divisions and I think that it makes the team up for

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more ballgames. They won't be relaxed too much. Phil I feel the same way. I think most

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people recognize the fact that we are in the division with Detroit and Baltimore and Boston

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and Cleveland. And I don't think this is going to hurt us too much. We might we may not win

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quite as many games as you would have in the other division but I think the club will always

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be up. I think we realize that we've got the toughest teams to beat and I think the club

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will stay up and we're really going into this thing with the idea that we think we can take

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it all. I know that's a little far fetched in some points but with the pitching we have

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and if these young players can just keep coming and if we get off right where they can get

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the confidence and know they can win. It's just hard to say what will happen and we might

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really shake some people up. Well it's always hard to say just what will happen Ralph and

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what's happened in this ballgame a 40 nothing Yankee lead back to back home runs by Jerry

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Kenny and Bobby Mercer. It wasn't until July 7th last year that the Yankees came up with

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back to back home runs in a ballgame. I believe that was white and Costco against Baltimore

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Yankee Stadium Jerry Coleman's moved over to television to join Phil Rosado on Frank

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Messer sitting in with you right now and Bill Robinson is set to lead off as we go to the

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top half of the fourth inning here at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

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Robbie reached on a field his choices first time up Humphreys first pitch to him bounces

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about three feet in front of the plate and Casanova goes out toward the mound to talk

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to his right hander Robinson after reaching on a field his choice stole second came in

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to score on Jake Gibbs base hit the left field that was run number two for the Yankees.

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Next pitch to Robinson over but low bounces away from Casanova two balls and no strikes

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now to build Jake Gibbs on deck and then Mel Stottlemeyer. Oh what a beautiful day for

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baseball here in Washington and we understand a beautiful day in the New York area.

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Do nothing pitch coming to the right hand hitting Bill Robinson inside ball three.

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Yes sir it's days like this that makes you want to see baseball and Yankee fans will

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have their first opportunity a week from tomorrow. It will be the Senators.

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Three all pitch from Humphreys over but low ball four and Robinson is on on four pitches.

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Second walk given up by Washington pitching the first by Humphreys and here comes Jake

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Gibbs. Jake slashed a single to left field his first time up and drove in a run with

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it. Yankee runs have been knocked in by Trash Gibbs Kenny and Mercer the latter two on home

578
01:03:55,440 --> 01:04:02,440
runs with Mercer's going to the upper deck in right field Epstein holding against Bill

579
01:04:02,440 --> 01:04:06,440
Robinson the look over there by Humphreys but kick the pitch Robinson goes there's a

580
01:04:06,440 --> 01:04:11,440
high fly ball down the right side racing for the right fielder in the second baseman and

581
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it is caught and now dropped by the second baseman. It's a fair ball the throw to second

582
01:04:17,440 --> 01:04:23,440
base not in time to get Bill Robinson. Cullen got it and dropped it on fire.

583
01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:31,440
I'm by Hank so I said it was in fair territory and now Cullen is putting up quite a beat

584
01:04:31,440 --> 01:04:36,440
on and putting up quite a beef and Ted Williams is on the field. Ted Williams has come out

585
01:04:36,440 --> 01:04:44,440
to protest the call by Hank soar and Harris charged to come out on the play and Ted Williams

586
01:04:44,440 --> 01:04:50,440
has taken the beef right now to Hank soar and they are joined out there by the plate

587
01:04:50,440 --> 01:04:58,440
umpire Jim Honocic. It's an error. Bill Robinson had a good break towards second Gibbs popped

588
01:04:58,440 --> 01:05:05,440
it up in the shallow right down the right field power line Robinson stopped halfway

589
01:05:05,440 --> 01:05:12,440
and when Cullen got to the ball Robinson raced back to first but no sooner had he got back

590
01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:17,440
to the bag than Cullen dropped the ball in fair territory Robinson reversed his field

591
01:05:17,440 --> 01:05:23,440
race to second base and Gibbs is on an error charge to Cullen. Williams gives up the argument

592
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and goes back into the center dugout.

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Now the first error of the 1969 baseball season is charged to Tim Cullen the second baseman.

594
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Here is Donald Meyer lined out to Frank Howard and left field he's up there to bunt takes

595
01:05:50,440 --> 01:05:54,440
the bat away and it's a foul ball as it bounces off the end of the bat and rolls to the right

596
01:05:54,440 --> 01:05:56,440
side.

597
01:06:00,440 --> 01:06:05,440
Donald Meyer in the second inning hit the ball right on the nose a line drive out into

598
01:06:05,440 --> 01:06:12,440
left field and Frank Howard made a one hand stretching catch of it going back to the fence.

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01:06:12,440 --> 01:06:18,440
Epstein down the line from first. McMullen protecting even with a bag at third now comes

600
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in a step the set by Humphreys Epstein charges here's the pitch. Donald Meyer bumps it back

601
01:06:23,440 --> 01:06:27,440
toward the mound picked up by Humphreys throws the third in time for the fourth play at third.

602
01:06:27,440 --> 01:06:32,440
Bill Robinson taking McMullen's feet out from under him as he went sliding in.

603
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The Robinson is out on the fourth play at third Humphreys to McMullen and Robinson went

604
01:06:46,440 --> 01:06:51,440
sliding into McMullen and upended him. They exchanged a couple of words.

605
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Gibbs goes to second. Donald Meyer at first on a fielder's choice and Horace Clark the

606
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batter with one away. Clark is fly the center and grounded out to Epstein unassisted at

607
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first base batting left handed against the right hander Humphreys the set and here's

608
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the pitch to Clark. He takes the first one it's a ball outside. Clark likes to swing

609
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at that first pitch. This one obviously away from him and he let it go. Gibbs away from

610
01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:31,440
second. Stottle Meyer leads at first. Humphreys high stretch goes behind his neck on the

611
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stretch kicks and deals. Clark swings the line went up the middle into center field base

612
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in. Gibbs will try to score on it. Here comes answers throw to the plate. Here comes Gibbs

613
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he slides he saves as the ball is knocked out of Casanova's grip and on the play at

614
01:07:46,440 --> 01:07:54,440
the plate. Stottle Meyer raced on to third and Clark goes to second. They had a play

615
01:07:54,440 --> 01:07:59,440
on Jake Gibbs as answer fired the ball into the plate from center field. Gibbs banged

616
01:07:59,440 --> 01:08:06,440
into Casanova knocked the ball loose and the Yankees lead five to nothing. It is a single

617
01:08:06,440 --> 01:08:18,440
and a run but it in for Horace Clark. He goes to second base on the throw home. The first

618
01:08:18,440 --> 01:08:27,440
hit and first run against Humphreys and in the Senator bullpen right hander Dave Bosman

619
01:08:27,440 --> 01:08:32,440
begins warming up. Jerry Kenny at the plate is one for two is hit a home run over the

620
01:08:32,440 --> 01:08:44,440
right field fence pitches in the dirt dug up nicely by Casanova ball one. For the Clark

621
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with a single and a run about it in he moved to second on the throw home. The wind up in

622
01:08:50,440 --> 01:08:55,440
the pitch low and inside two balls and no strikes as the senators now have the infield

623
01:08:55,440 --> 01:09:10,440
in close. Bob Humphreys who has added a knuckleball to his repertoire pitches takes the sign

624
01:09:10,440 --> 01:09:15,440
with both feet on the slam double pumps kicks and throws fastball is popped up on the left

625
01:09:15,440 --> 01:09:19,440
side power territory McMullen after it over toward the dugout. He has room and he makes

626
01:09:19,440 --> 01:09:33,440
the catch. So there is out number two Bobby Mercer steps in Mercer's at the ball well

627
01:09:33,440 --> 01:09:38,440
twice this afternoon he had a long fly ball to answer in center field to end the first

628
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inning and then he put one where it couldn't be caught on the third in the upper deck here

629
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at Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Mercer is one for two chance to knock in a couple right

630
01:09:51,440 --> 01:09:55,440
now with a base hit or wind up by Humphreys the pitch to a knuckleball is inside handled

631
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nicely by Casanova out in right field at Stroud is back off deep against Mercer the center

632
01:10:04,440 --> 01:10:10,440
field or answer shades a bit toward the alley Howard gives up the foul line and left shortstop

633
01:10:10,440 --> 01:10:18,440
Brinkman almost behind the bag here's the pitch strike is called that Williams was saying

634
01:10:18,440 --> 01:10:22,440
down in Florida he did not think that Mercer would be a full hitter however the senators

635
01:10:22,440 --> 01:10:26,440
are playing him as a full hitter especially on the infield with a shortstop way over toward

636
01:10:26,440 --> 01:10:31,440
second base the pitch to him it is looked out of the right field and it may drop and

637
01:10:31,440 --> 01:10:37,440
it does for a base that gets by Stroud Mercer around second two runs of scored Mercer on

638
01:10:37,440 --> 01:10:43,440
his way to third and he pulls in standing at third the Yankees lead seven to nothing

639
01:10:43,440 --> 01:10:52,440
a single is credited two runs but it in and an error will be charged to Stroud letting

640
01:10:52,440 --> 01:10:59,440
the ball get by him and allowing Mercer to go to third. So Bobby Mercer gets his second

641
01:10:59,440 --> 01:11:05,440
hit of the afternoon and his second and third runs about it in that may be all for Humphrey's

642
01:11:05,440 --> 01:11:13,440
said Hudson the senators pitching coaches on his way to the mound that ball a humpback

643
01:11:13,440 --> 01:11:19,440
line drive it was a loop around in the fairly shallow right and look like Stroud at first

644
01:11:19,440 --> 01:11:24,440
wanted to make a shoestring catch then he tried to play the ball on a short hop and

645
01:11:24,440 --> 01:11:34,440
it skipped by him and that is not unusual this early in the season ballparks have for

646
01:11:34,440 --> 01:11:39,440
the most part been resorted and those balls will take some tricky hops in the outfield

647
01:11:39,440 --> 01:11:46,440
earlier in this game we saw two balls in the outfield take real strange bounces to get

648
01:11:46,440 --> 01:11:53,440
by the fielders that will be all for Humphrey's Dave Bosman will be coming on to pitch now

649
01:11:53,440 --> 01:12:00,440
for the senators so Humphrey's is credited with one full inning he came on to retire

650
01:12:00,440 --> 01:12:08,440
trash for the final out in the top of the third he is retired to man here on the fourth

651
01:12:08,440 --> 01:12:13,440
could have had the side where it not for the air by Cullen on Gibbs fly ball down the right

652
01:12:13,440 --> 01:12:22,440
field line around the upper is our honor the three runs given up by Humphrey's are unearned

653
01:12:22,440 --> 01:12:32,440
and of course should Mercer score it would be an unerner unerred run to Humphrey's has

654
01:12:32,440 --> 01:12:45,440
allowed three runs two hits a walk one and he struck out nobody Dick Bosman now coming

655
01:12:45,440 --> 01:12:56,440
on the pitch for the senators Bosman twenty five year old right hander six three two hundred

656
01:12:56,440 --> 01:13:09,440
five pounds out of Kenosha Wisconsin I recall Bosman he had a good second half of nineteen

657
01:13:09,440 --> 01:13:14,440
sixty seven with the senators or a good late season with the senators he won three and

658
01:13:14,440 --> 01:13:20,440
lost one now that year was with the club all nineteen sixty eight but he only won two and

659
01:13:20,440 --> 01:13:34,440
he lost nine Bosman likes to live a little dangerously at times Bosman likes to live

660
01:13:34,440 --> 01:13:43,440
a little dangerously at times because he bills and drives drag racers got one up to one hundred

661
01:13:43,440 --> 01:13:52,440
eighty seven miles an hour one time now if he could throw a baseball that fast he comes

662
01:13:52,440 --> 01:14:03,440
in with the Yankees leading seven and nothing here on opening day at nineteen sixty nine

663
01:14:03,440 --> 01:14:09,440
this going generation Yankee team given it to go this afternoon they've had three stolen

664
01:14:09,440 --> 01:14:15,440
bases they've been taking the extra base they've hit the long ball and so far I've had fine

665
01:14:15,440 --> 01:14:23,440
pitching from Stottlemeyer Roy White ready to go against Bosman right hander whips the

666
01:14:23,440 --> 01:14:36,440
ball and at it's called strike one as you're just joining us Bosman the third senator Hurley

667
01:14:36,440 --> 01:14:42,440
Miller a squall started then Humphreys looked at third base full wind up by the Husky right

668
01:14:42,440 --> 01:14:47,440
hander the pitch breaking pitch is low dug up nicely by Casanova one ball and one strike

669
01:14:47,440 --> 01:14:52,440
to Roy White Roy walked in the second inning stole second then stole third and scored the

670
01:14:52,440 --> 01:15:01,440
first run of the game in the third inning he grounded out to Cullen at second Mercer

671
01:15:01,440 --> 01:15:07,440
gives him a false start down the line from third stops quickly Bosman staring down to

672
01:15:07,440 --> 01:15:12,440
Casanova Mercer gives him another little jump and now White steps out time is called by

673
01:15:12,440 --> 01:15:18,440
the plate umpire Jim Honigke thanks sword first Frank you modded second Bill Haller

674
01:15:18,440 --> 01:15:25,440
at third and Ron Luciano down the left field foul line pitch is low two balls and a strike

675
01:15:25,440 --> 01:15:30,440
and again Casanova has to dig it out of the dirt and now the Washington catcher requests

676
01:15:30,440 --> 01:15:40,440
time and goes out to the mound McMullen also comes across from third a new look to this

677
01:15:40,440 --> 01:15:50,440
Yankee team this year a bright new look some young faces young bodies but this afternoon

678
01:15:50,440 --> 01:15:59,440
anyway performing like veterans Jerry Kenny and Bobby Mercer after returning from the

679
01:15:59,440 --> 01:16:05,440
service provided a spark in this one certainly with back to back homers in the third Roy

680
01:16:05,440 --> 01:16:09,440
White led the Yankees in just about every category last year waiting for the pitch he

681
01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:20,440
fouls it back off the shin guards of Casanova two balls and two strikes on Roy White

682
01:16:20,440 --> 01:16:32,440
Joe Pepitone is on deck

683
01:16:32,440 --> 01:16:51,440
full wind up by Bosman to two pitch fouled off the right side rolling just over to the

684
01:16:51,440 --> 01:16:56,440
Senator dugout

685
01:16:56,440 --> 01:17:02,440
has fallen over the crowd of some forty four thousand this afternoon here's the two two

686
01:17:02,440 --> 01:17:13,440
pitch the white low and inside gets away from Casanova here comes Mercer he scores

687
01:17:13,440 --> 01:17:18,440
low inside pitch got away from Casanova and Bobby Mercer race calm to make it eight to

688
01:17:18,440 --> 01:17:21,440
nothing

689
01:17:21,440 --> 01:17:30,440
we'll wait for the score is rolling on a wild pitches charge

690
01:17:30,440 --> 01:17:34,440
the run is charged to Humphreys

691
01:17:34,440 --> 01:17:40,440
it is unearned it's an eight to nothing ballgame the wind up three to the white high fly ball

692
01:17:40,440 --> 01:17:45,440
shallow right field the second baseman calling his back under it shading his eyes makes the

693
01:17:45,440 --> 01:17:51,440
catch and the side is retired but the Yankees have scored four runs in the fourth inning

694
01:17:51,440 --> 01:17:56,440
on two base it's two Washington errors and nobody left on base at the end of three and

695
01:17:56,440 --> 01:18:01,440
a half it's the Yankees eight and the Sunniter is nothing and now listen for your name at

696
01:18:01,440 --> 01:18:07,440
field thanks to more fans of their real draft beer

697
01:18:07,440 --> 01:18:18,440
Robert Rappaport of Rockville Center says I think he'lls real draft beer is one of the

698
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699
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Steve Stillman of Staten Island says I just wanted to say that he'lls real draft beer

700
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701
01:18:31,440 --> 01:18:36,440
Bill Gretton of Brooklyn says he'lls real draft is about the best beer I've ever tasted

702
01:18:36,440 --> 01:18:39,440
it's smoother creamier and has greater body

703
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704
01:18:43,440 --> 01:18:47,440
why have so many people been convinced that our beer is better than their beer we think

705
01:18:47,440 --> 01:18:51,440
it's simple he'lls has real draft beer in a can and that's what makes the difference

706
01:18:51,440 --> 01:18:56,440
do us a favor try he'lls real draft and when you're convinced let us know so we can say

707
01:18:56,440 --> 01:18:57,440
to you

708
01:18:57,440 --> 01:19:04,440
thank you very very very

709
01:19:04,440 --> 01:19:10,440
thank you very much

710
01:19:10,440 --> 01:19:16,440
well the Yankees have manufactured an eight to nothing lead now for Mel Stottlemeyer

711
01:19:16,440 --> 01:19:20,440
as we go to the bottom half of the fourth and Stottlemeyer will work to upstain

712
01:19:20,440 --> 01:19:25,440
McMullen and Cullen

713
01:19:25,440 --> 01:19:29,440
President Nixon still in attendance

714
01:19:29,440 --> 01:19:33,440
seated between the owner of the Senators Mr. Bob Short

715
01:19:33,440 --> 01:19:37,440
here's the pitch now to Epstein just outside

716
01:19:37,440 --> 01:19:41,440
Mr. Nixon seated between Mr. Short

717
01:19:41,440 --> 01:19:44,440
and Bud Wilkinson

718
01:19:44,440 --> 01:19:46,440
former football coach at Oklahoma

719
01:19:46,440 --> 01:19:50,440
one old pitch Epstein hits a high fly ball straight away center back goes Kenny

720
01:19:50,440 --> 01:19:58,440
circles to his right he's under it glove up he's got it

721
01:19:58,440 --> 01:20:03,440
Epstein flies out to Jerry Kenny in center one down and the batter will be Ken McMullen

722
01:20:03,440 --> 01:20:20,440
McMullen slapped one back to Stottlemeyer and Mel threw him out to end the first inning

723
01:20:20,440 --> 01:20:24,440
there's a swing and a foul back off the chest protector of Jake Gibbs

724
01:20:24,440 --> 01:20:27,440
no balls and a strike to McMullen

725
01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:33,440
McMullen hit 20 home runs last year second on the club to Frank Howard who led all of Major League Baseball

726
01:20:33,440 --> 01:20:36,440
with 44

727
01:20:36,440 --> 01:20:42,440
a wind up in the pitch to him strike is called

728
01:20:42,440 --> 01:20:47,440
a man owned by the Yankees led all of baseball in Homer's last year

729
01:20:47,440 --> 01:20:51,440
Tony is Solita with 51 including the playoff games

730
01:20:51,440 --> 01:21:02,440
0 2 pitch low and away one ball and two strikes

731
01:21:02,440 --> 01:21:07,440
what I'm nobody on Yankees leading 8 to nothing Stottlemeyer has a two hitter going the pitch

732
01:21:07,440 --> 01:21:18,440
bouncing ball hit toward Clark second baseman scoops it up fires on the Pepitone and plenty of time to get McMullen to away

733
01:21:18,440 --> 01:21:28,440
I'm sure you know that Ted Williams and the Senators furnished the Yankees opposition for the opening series at Yankee Stadium beginning a week from tomorrow

734
01:21:28,440 --> 01:21:33,440
Senators in the afternoons of Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of next week

735
01:21:33,440 --> 01:21:39,440
and they'll be followed by the world champion Detroit Tigers on Saturday and Sunday

736
01:21:39,440 --> 01:21:45,440
here's the shot at the second baseman Tim Cullen and the first pitch is in there for a call strike

737
01:21:45,440 --> 01:21:51,440
Stottlemeyer with an 8 to nothing lead getting that first pitch right over getting a jump on these hitters

738
01:21:51,440 --> 01:21:57,440
he fires again breaking ball is chopped foul past the third base coach Wayne Terwilliger

739
01:21:57,440 --> 01:22:02,440
no balls two strikes on Cullen

740
01:22:02,440 --> 01:22:09,440
Tim a 230 hitter last year had three home runs 29 runs put it in

741
01:22:09,440 --> 01:22:12,440
right hand batter

742
01:22:12,440 --> 01:22:18,440
bends at the waist chokes up on the bat handle the pitch is high

743
01:22:18,440 --> 01:22:27,440
Gibbs had to stretch for it a ball and two strikes

744
01:22:27,440 --> 01:22:36,440
Yankees playing to the left side pitch on the way line drive left field if it's a fair ball it's trouble it is foul

745
01:22:36,440 --> 01:22:43,440
and there's the first chance for the extra umpire this afternoon Ron Luciano to make a call down that left field foul line

746
01:22:43,440 --> 01:22:48,440
here's a rookie umpire in the American League

747
01:22:48,440 --> 01:22:55,440
he did not leave any doubt he gave it the big motion down there

748
01:22:55,440 --> 01:23:00,440
not holding one and two on Cullen

749
01:23:00,440 --> 01:23:07,440
Stottlemeyer pumps kicks and throws breaking pitches lined out into center field and it's in for a base hit

750
01:23:07,440 --> 01:23:13,440
Kenny charges scoops it up bare handed fires back to second base where Tresh takes the throw

751
01:23:13,440 --> 01:23:20,440
so Cullen is on with the third hit of the afternoon for the Washington Senators

752
01:23:20,440 --> 01:23:29,440
it brings up shortstop Eddie Brinkman

753
01:23:29,440 --> 01:23:36,440
Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan homered for Cincinnati in the first inning and the Reds lead the Dodgers 2-9 at the end of one

754
01:23:36,440 --> 01:23:39,440
Drysdale against Gary Nolan

755
01:23:39,440 --> 01:23:44,440
line drive and it is over Bobby Mercer out into left field

756
01:23:44,440 --> 01:24:00,440
they said on his way to third is Cullen the throw goes to second and safe at second base is Franklin with a double

757
01:24:00,440 --> 01:24:15,440
Roy White fielded that ball and left with the second and Brinkman was saved by an eyelash as Horace Clark applied the tag but just not in time

758
01:24:15,440 --> 01:24:30,440
all the Senators have their fourth hit and the batter will be the catcher Paul Casanova

759
01:24:30,440 --> 01:24:43,440
activity starts in the Washington bullpen right hander Casey Cox

760
01:24:43,440 --> 01:24:48,440
Casanova bounce back to Stoudelmeyer his first time up

761
01:24:48,440 --> 01:25:01,440
full wind up by Mel the pitch is in there for a strike

762
01:25:01,440 --> 01:25:09,440
third time in the game the Senators have had a runner or runners in scoring position

763
01:25:09,440 --> 01:25:15,440
0-1 pitch just a bit inside for a ball one and one

764
01:25:15,440 --> 01:25:30,440
in the first inning the Senators had a runner at second with one out in the third inning they had a runner at second with one out

765
01:25:30,440 --> 01:25:43,440
Stoudelmeyer takes the sign from Gibbs looks over to third base sees Cullen Brinkman at second the pitch popped up foul behind the plate it'll be out of play back onto the screen

766
01:25:43,440 --> 01:25:49,440
one ball to strike out on Paul Casanova

767
01:25:49,440 --> 01:25:59,440
Casanova was the all star catcher couple of years ago

768
01:25:59,440 --> 01:26:06,440
he was voted to the team I don't believe he got into the all star game

769
01:26:06,440 --> 01:26:16,440
think free and call all what was it 15 innings and last year Casanova failed off considerably

770
01:26:16,440 --> 01:26:23,440
fans come alive here at the stadium a wind up in the pitch foul back

771
01:26:23,440 --> 01:26:31,440
keep having a tendency to refer to this beautiful ballpark as the DC Stadium

772
01:26:31,440 --> 01:26:39,440
which was the name of it until this year when it was renamed in honor of the late Robert F. Kennedy

773
01:26:39,440 --> 01:26:46,440
it is now Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

774
01:26:46,440 --> 01:26:55,440
a ball and two strikes on Paul Casanova Stoudelmeyer full wind up the kick here's the pitch ground ball to third Mercer has it

775
01:26:55,440 --> 01:27:05,440
fires on the first in time and the side is retired Mercer throws out Casanova and for the Senators no runs a pair of hits there were no Yankees errors and the runners are left

776
01:27:05,440 --> 01:27:09,440
at the end of four Yankees eight Senators nothing

777
01:27:09,440 --> 01:27:17,440
today is your town appeals draft beer town that it may be in this commercial listen

778
01:27:17,440 --> 01:27:22,440
thank you very much thank you very very very much thank you very much thank you very very very much

779
01:27:22,440 --> 01:27:30,440
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780
01:27:30,440 --> 01:27:37,440
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781
01:27:37,440 --> 01:27:46,440
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782
01:27:46,440 --> 01:27:50,440
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783
01:27:50,440 --> 01:28:00,440
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784
01:28:00,440 --> 01:28:14,440
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785
01:28:14,440 --> 01:28:23,440
we're getting ready for the fifth inning but before we do let's pause right now for station identification

786
01:28:23,440 --> 01:28:38,440
and right after today's game join Bill Coderre for more music here on WHN 1050 New York

787
01:28:38,440 --> 01:28:45,440
Joe Papaton, Tom Tresh and Bill Robinson due up on that order as we go to the top of the fifth

788
01:28:45,440 --> 01:28:57,440
Bosman on the hill for the Senators and between every half inning the photographers get up move over in front of the presidential section to snap pictures of President Nixon and his party

789
01:28:57,440 --> 01:29:01,440
here's the pitch to Petty it is low ball one

790
01:29:01,440 --> 01:29:10,440
Papaton fly to center in the second inning then he doubled to right center field in the third

791
01:29:10,440 --> 01:29:14,440
he's facing Bosman for the first time

792
01:29:14,440 --> 01:29:25,440
right hander kicks and fires Papaton pops it up in a shallow center coming hard as answer he's under it now and he's got it

793
01:29:25,440 --> 01:29:33,440
and try to pretty long run for that when he was playing Papaton deep but he got to it so there's one out and Tom fresh the batter

794
01:29:33,440 --> 01:29:41,440
fresh knocked in the first run of the season for the Yankees with a single to right field in the second delivering Roy White from third base

795
01:29:41,440 --> 01:30:01,440
that on the third he fly it out to right fielder Ed Stroud the pitch to trash he takes it low

796
01:30:01,440 --> 01:30:15,440
foul ball bounce back behind the plate evens the count of ball on a strike trash was a doubtful starter up until game time today because he has been suffering from a rather heavy cold and sore throat

797
01:30:15,440 --> 01:30:20,440
had he not been able to play of course Jean Michael would have filled in a short

798
01:30:20,440 --> 01:30:23,440
but he informed manager how he was able

799
01:30:23,440 --> 01:30:27,440
he takes low two balls one strike

800
01:30:27,440 --> 01:30:36,440
Yankees have backup protection at every infield position Michael backs up trash it short Bobby Cox the backup man from Mercer at third

801
01:30:36,440 --> 01:30:43,440
Nate Oliver will back up Clark at second and Len Boehmer will back up Papaton at first

802
01:30:43,440 --> 01:30:56,440
to one pitch coming fresh fouls it away to the seats on the third base side

803
01:30:56,440 --> 01:31:07,440
Michael can also play second so can Cox Boehmer can play all around the infield he's had experience at all four infield positions

804
01:31:07,440 --> 01:31:13,440
and backing up the outfield Dick Simpson and Billy Cowan

805
01:31:13,440 --> 01:31:21,440
the other Yankee catcher and not a backup man by any means as he will share the duties with Gibbs this year as Frank Fernandez

806
01:31:21,440 --> 01:31:41,440
two balls two strikes the pitch to trash bouncer down the first base line fielded by Epstein behind the bag makes the play unassisted and there are two out

807
01:31:41,440 --> 01:31:59,440
you'd have to say the Yankees have a strong bench this year Bill Robinson steps into the plate Robbie has reached twice scored once he reached on a field his choice in the second stole the second base and scored he walked in the fourth bounces a foul back out of play

808
01:31:59,440 --> 01:32:16,440
yes the Yankees have a good bench and should anything happen there to weaken the bench they have some fine young ballplayers will be at Syracuse

809
01:32:16,440 --> 01:32:40,440
no one pitch inside one ball one strike think about the others you have to think of a Tommy Chopay had a very good spring young catcher Thurman Munson Tony Salida Frank Baker the shortstop pitches high to Robinson two balls and a strike

810
01:32:40,440 --> 01:32:54,440
their names to keep in mind they'll I'm sure the action eventually at Yankee Stadium

811
01:32:54,440 --> 01:33:18,440
well quite impressive this spring to one pitch it is a bit low ball three another young man that I think is going to be a good one is that Ronnie Bloomberg he gets a little more experience Jim Lytle another fine young outfielder you think about some of the youngsters in the organization

812
01:33:18,440 --> 01:33:26,440
John Pitcher Robinson golf foul past Howser a third

813
01:33:26,440 --> 01:33:44,440
on a solida we mentioned think about pitchers think of a John Cumberland say a left hander that looks quite impressive was that Gary Jones then he yes he did they're all names to keep in mind

814
01:33:44,440 --> 01:33:52,440
Mickey Scott another All right three to pitch to Robinson swing and a miss strike three.

815
01:33:52,440 --> 01:34:04,440
That is the first strikeout by Washington pitching as the Yankees go down in order and nothing across and at the end of four and a half the score New York eight Washington nothing.

816
01:34:04,440 --> 01:34:24,440
We're talking with Charlie Saddleback All-Star third baseman of the Pony League understand you have some tips for the little leaguers Charlie I've got a tip for batters never better take notes kids but never come up to hit without bringing a bat not your glove but your bat and here's another tip when playing a double header always bring along a couple of sandwiches.

817
01:34:24,440 --> 01:34:36,440
That's it. That's all the tips you have. Yeah. Oh yeah. One more thing for you moms and dads when you go out to hit the old ball around make sure the place you're playing at is within six blocks of a First National City branch. What's that got to do with baseball.

818
01:34:36,440 --> 01:34:53,440
Nothing really but you never know when you're going to need a person alone know what I mean for furniture baseball uniforms doctors or Dennis bills or any worthwhile thing. Is that so. Of course it's so All-Star third baseman don't lie and First National City has over 170 branches throughout New York and Nassau and Westchester.

819
01:34:53,440 --> 01:35:04,440
The next time you need a person alone drop by First National City. Tell them Charlie Saddleback sent you.

820
01:35:04,440 --> 01:35:18,440
We got to the bottom half of the fifth inning pitcher Dick Bosman do to lead off and he will bat. There is no activity in the senator bullpen. There has been no reason for activity at all in the Yankee bullpen with Stottlemeyer in control through the first four.

821
01:35:18,440 --> 01:35:40,440
Bosman is a right hand hitter. He'll be followed by answer and then Stroud

822
01:35:40,440 --> 01:35:43,440
and Stottlemeyer. And the

823
01:35:43,440 --> 01:35:55,440
first pitch it is over but low. He had the outside corner but downstairs

824
01:35:55,440 --> 01:36:01,440
next pitch Mrs. Ball to

825
01:36:01,440 --> 01:36:09,440
the temperature here in the middle to upper 60s. One of the finest opening days I can remember in a long time

826
01:36:09,440 --> 01:36:32,440
and in New York today temperature of 70 we're told to nothing pitch Bosman takes low ball three and Stottlemeyer is way behind on the pitcher Dick Bosman.

827
01:36:32,440 --> 01:36:43,440
There's a strike three and one Yankees have scored their eight runs on seven hits helped along by a couple of senator errors.

828
01:36:43,440 --> 01:36:51,440
Stottlemeyer has allowed four hits two singles and two doubles he winds and he deals and he's got a strike to pull count three and two on Bosman.

829
01:36:51,440 --> 01:36:59,440
Del answer is on deck.

830
01:36:59,440 --> 01:37:16,440
Broward here in excess of forty thousand the pitch swung on and missed a swung at a bad pitch and throws his bat down and discussed that pitch was outside and low and Bosman did for

831
01:37:16,440 --> 01:37:33,440
Mel Stottlemeyer second strike out of the game. Big hand for Del answer he's going to be a favorite here in Washington in this ballgame he's had two hits a single and a double he plays center field like a gray out he moves and he's got a good arm.

832
01:37:33,440 --> 01:37:47,440
He takes a strike over the inside corner this answer last year you may recall participated in 10 double plays and had 22 assists from center field.

833
01:37:47,440 --> 01:38:13,440
He lines this one he's got his third hit on that field a single left for answer his third hit of the ballgame base at number five for Washington and it brings up Ed Stroud the creeper Stroud grounded out the clock in the first and then was robbed of a base set on a diving tumbling

834
01:38:13,440 --> 01:38:18,440
summer solving catch by Roy White in the third.

835
01:38:18,440 --> 01:38:23,440
Oh what a catch quite made on that play.

836
01:38:23,440 --> 01:38:30,440
Donald from the stretch fastball is in strike ball.

837
01:38:30,440 --> 01:38:41,440
Well this drought had quite a day against the Yankees last year at the stadium I can remember a double header and nine trips I think he had a single a double a triple and two home runs.

838
01:38:41,440 --> 01:38:47,440
Next pitch to him.

839
01:38:47,440 --> 01:38:53,440
I'm sure it turns second and now goes back and he can't pick it up but I'm sure had stopped with second.

840
01:38:53,440 --> 01:39:08,440
It's a single for Stroud and the senators have runners at first and second base at number six.

841
01:39:08,440 --> 01:39:24,440
Again this huge crowd comes to life.

842
01:39:24,440 --> 01:39:28,440
Hardest round of the third and fly to right.

843
01:39:28,440 --> 01:39:43,440
Donald Myer looks back checks the outfield defenses. He sees Kenny over toward the alley on the left side. White is deep and left Robinson gives up the foul on and righties and right center and deep swing and a miss by hard strike.

844
01:39:43,440 --> 01:39:53,440
And feel paid to the left fresh midway between second and third Clark squeezed over toward the bag at second the right side of the infield fairly well open.

845
01:39:53,440 --> 01:39:58,440
That's a tell Noah's back and he can move well to his right to the occasion arise.

846
01:39:58,440 --> 01:40:08,440
Donald Myer kicks and deals. Check swing and a strike to no balls two strikes on Howard.

847
01:40:08,440 --> 01:40:12,440
Frank Howard let all the major leagues and homers last year with 44.

848
01:40:12,440 --> 01:40:17,440
Quick now how many do you hit against the Yankees.

849
01:40:17,440 --> 01:40:22,440
He said none you were absolutely right.

850
01:40:22,440 --> 01:40:25,440
He's a great player on the team he did not know where he's going to pitch to him.

851
01:40:25,440 --> 01:40:28,440
Swing and a miss.

852
01:40:28,440 --> 01:40:34,440
Third strikeout for Stroud and Myer.

853
01:40:34,440 --> 01:40:45,440
And there are two down the batter is Mike Epstein who has walked and fly to Kenny and center.

854
01:40:45,440 --> 01:40:58,440
He's telling the outfield that there are two away. Just a reminder the outfield play straight away on Epstein Kenny right up the middle and deep center.

855
01:40:58,440 --> 01:41:04,440
Set by Stottle Myer on the pitch check swing it's all ball one.

856
01:41:04,440 --> 01:41:09,440
The Yankee outfield really does not play Epstein as a strict ball hitter.

857
01:41:09,440 --> 01:41:14,440
Bill Robinson still is well over toward the alley and right center field.

858
01:41:14,440 --> 01:41:18,440
He and Clark playing the same way to draw a straight line between them.

859
01:41:18,440 --> 01:41:24,440
The pitch low inside dug up nicely by Gibbs.

860
01:41:24,440 --> 01:41:30,440
Shot stop fresh is well over towards second base and deep.

861
01:41:30,440 --> 01:41:37,440
But Clark less than halfway between second and first he favors the second base side of the infield.

862
01:41:37,440 --> 01:41:44,440
Set by Stottle Myer to nothing pitch to Epstein inside the knees ball three.

863
01:41:44,440 --> 01:41:48,440
The only walk given up by Stottle Myer was to Epstein in the first inning.

864
01:41:48,440 --> 01:41:52,440
It was a semi intentional walk.

865
01:41:52,440 --> 01:41:59,440
Well that first base open and didn't want to give the left hander too much to swing at with the right hander McMullen following.

866
01:41:59,440 --> 01:42:08,440
There's the set three nothing pitch strike ball caught the outside corner.

867
01:42:08,440 --> 01:42:12,440
Yankees leading eight to nothing in case you're just getting away.

868
01:42:12,440 --> 01:42:16,440
Frank Messer here with Bill Vizzuto and Jerry Coleman in Washington.

869
01:42:16,440 --> 01:42:21,440
The set by Stottle Myer three one pitch line and it's Matt Franks in the left center.

870
01:42:21,440 --> 01:42:30,440
They shift the Senators to score. Roy White's field goes to the second base over Clark's head but Pettitone backs him up with no hander.

871
01:42:30,440 --> 01:42:35,440
And the Senators have scored on a single by Mike and Shane.

872
01:42:35,440 --> 01:42:39,440
A line drive, fresh, dull, forward and couldn't get it.

873
01:42:39,440 --> 01:42:49,440
Fresh made a valiant try to preserve the shutout with close friend, Mel Stottle Myer, but did not quite reach it.

874
01:42:49,440 --> 01:43:01,440
And that is the first run. The Senators have scored on an opening day game since 1966 when Frank Howard hit a home run against Cleveland.

875
01:43:01,440 --> 01:43:07,440
They had been shut out on opening day for twenty five and two third innings.

876
01:43:07,440 --> 01:43:12,440
Lindy McDaniel gets up now in the Yankee ball back.

877
01:43:12,440 --> 01:43:15,440
It's an eight to one ball game.

878
01:43:15,440 --> 01:43:18,440
Estrada now third, Epstein at first.

879
01:43:18,440 --> 01:43:24,440
The batter is Ken McMullen, the third baseman. He has hit back to the mound and grounded a second.

880
01:43:24,440 --> 01:43:35,440
Right hand batter, Pettitone holding against Epstein. The pitch is low, ball one.

881
01:43:35,440 --> 01:43:47,440
Senators now show one run on seven hits. The Yankees have eight runs on seven hits.

882
01:43:47,440 --> 01:44:03,440
Lindy McDaniel begins loosening up in the Yankee bullpen under the watchful eye of bullpen coach Jim Hegan.

883
01:44:03,440 --> 01:44:07,440
Runners at the corners, two down.

884
01:44:07,440 --> 01:44:18,440
Stottle Myer looking down to give, starts his move and the 1-0 pitch to McMullen. It's high and tight, two balls and no strikes.

885
01:44:18,440 --> 01:44:27,440
On deck for the Senators is Tim Cullen, their second baseman.

886
01:44:27,440 --> 01:44:32,440
Third base coach Wayne DeWilliger has a word with the runner, Ed Stroud.

887
01:44:32,440 --> 01:44:41,440
The pitch to the plate, hit on the ground is short. Thresh has it, fires it to Clark. The force is executed. It's second on Epstein and the side retires.

888
01:44:41,440 --> 01:44:48,440
Senators come up with one run on three hits. There were no Yankee errors and two men are left on base.

889
01:44:48,440 --> 01:44:58,440
So now at the end of five full innings of play, the score, the New York Yankees, eight, the Washington Senators one.

890
01:44:58,440 --> 01:45:08,440
Now the Yankees, again in 1969, want to make it just as easy as possible for all their fans to obtain tickets to Yankee home games.

891
01:45:08,440 --> 01:45:13,440
So again this year the Yankees have established numerous ticket outlets throughout the metropolitan area.

892
01:45:13,440 --> 01:45:19,440
There's the stadium, of course, where you can get your tickets by mail or in person.

893
01:45:19,440 --> 01:45:24,440
Or you can stop by the Grand Central Station ticket office.

894
01:45:24,440 --> 01:45:31,440
Any one of the Schrapp's restaurants, 170 branches of the first national city bank.

895
01:45:31,440 --> 01:45:35,440
A ticket reservation systems outlet where you order by computer.

896
01:45:35,440 --> 01:45:43,440
And for the benefit of Yankee fans over in New Jersey, the New Jersey Automobile Club offices in Oro Del, Patterson, and Jersey City.

897
01:45:43,440 --> 01:45:50,440
Guests are all around town throughout New Jersey and Connecticut. Wherever you live, it's just as easy as pie to pick up Yankee tickets.

898
01:45:50,440 --> 01:46:01,440
And we'll see at the stadium a week from tomorrow.

899
01:46:01,440 --> 01:46:11,440
Jake Gibbs is set to lead off as we go to the sixth inning.

900
01:46:11,440 --> 01:46:18,440
Yankees in front, eight to one. Gibbs has had a big part in it. He's batted in a run and he has scored a run.

901
01:46:18,440 --> 01:46:31,440
Single to knock in the second run of the game in the second inning, reached on an error, and scored in the fourth.

902
01:46:31,440 --> 01:46:46,440
Dick Bosman winds and deals. Gibbs looks and a strike called across at the letters.

903
01:46:46,440 --> 01:46:57,440
And the one strike pitch to Jake. Get on the ground to the right side. Cullen digs it off the left ankle, throws on the first base in time.

904
01:46:57,440 --> 01:47:09,440
One out and Stottlemeyer will bat.

905
01:47:09,440 --> 01:47:17,440
Dignitaries galore on hand this afternoon. President Nixon still in his seat.

906
01:47:17,440 --> 01:47:23,440
Stottlemeyer swings and misses, strike one. Baseball commissioner, Boi Kuhn.

907
01:47:23,440 --> 01:47:29,440
American League president, Joe Cronin. Yankee president, Mike Burke, just to mention a few of them.

908
01:47:29,440 --> 01:47:39,440
Senator's owner, Bob Short, of course. 0-1 pitch, swing and a miss by Mell and what appeared to be a sinker, no balls, two strikes.

909
01:47:39,440 --> 01:47:47,440
Stottlemeyer's a batter. His 0-4-2, however, he has reached on a fielder's choice and scored a run.

910
01:47:47,440 --> 01:47:52,440
He had a line drive to left field that was caught over the head by Frank Howard back in the second.

911
01:47:52,440 --> 01:48:02,440
0-2 pitch to him. Swing and a miss, strike three. Dropped by Casanova, Stottlemeyer is tagged at the plate.

912
01:48:02,440 --> 01:48:12,440
Second strikeout for Bosman. Bosman now has retired everybody he has faced since coming out in relief of Humphreys in the fourth.

913
01:48:12,440 --> 01:48:17,440
He's retired six men.

914
01:48:17,440 --> 01:48:24,440
Morris Clark knocked in a run with a single in the fourth inning, later scored run number seven for the Yankees.

915
01:48:24,440 --> 01:48:33,440
The pitch to him, down low, ball one. Clark is one for three.

916
01:48:33,440 --> 01:48:40,440
Looking down the batting order, every Yankee has either had a base hit or scored a run in this game.

917
01:48:40,440 --> 01:48:47,440
Wind up in the pitch, fly ball out on the right center field, chasing Unser back into his left. He's there, makes the catch.

918
01:48:47,440 --> 01:48:52,440
Down under the center fielder, moving back into his left to retire Clark and the Yankees go down in order.

919
01:48:52,440 --> 01:49:02,440
Nothing across and at the end of the top half of the sixth inning, the score, the New York Yankees eighth and the Washington Senators one.

920
01:49:02,440 --> 01:49:07,440
April 14th, a week from today, is a big day for all Yankee fans.

921
01:49:07,440 --> 01:49:13,440
It's the third annual welcome home luncheon held in honor of the Yankees by the Chamber of Commerce.

922
01:49:13,440 --> 01:49:20,440
The grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria is the location and the entire Yankee team, including President Michael Burke,

923
01:49:20,440 --> 01:49:26,440
Executive Vice President and General Manager Lee McPhail, and Manager Ralph Halk will be on hand.

924
01:49:26,440 --> 01:49:34,440
Festivities begin at noon and the cost, $12.50 per person, tables of 10 are available for $125.

925
01:49:34,440 --> 01:49:43,440
You can make the scene individually or as a group by contacting the Chamber of Commerce, 65 Liberty Street, New York City.

926
01:49:43,440 --> 01:49:49,440
Mayor John Lindsay is expected to be on hand to roll out the welcome mat for the Yankees and the Yankee family.

927
01:49:49,440 --> 01:50:04,440
And just as last year, a good friend, Joe Garagiola, will be the master of ceremonies.

928
01:50:04,440 --> 01:50:12,440
We have one change for the Yankees as we go to the bottom half of the sixth. Gene Michael replaces Tom Thresh at shortstop.

929
01:50:12,440 --> 01:50:16,440
Michael now at short, replacing Thresh.

930
01:50:16,440 --> 01:50:21,440
Gene Michael at short for the Yankees. Michael.

931
01:50:21,440 --> 01:50:29,440
Now two very important dates to remember. A week from today, the welcome home luncheon in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria will see you there at noon.

932
01:50:29,440 --> 01:50:39,440
All the Yankees will be there. And then a week from tomorrow, we'll see you at Yankee Stadium. And all the Yankees, you better believe me, will be there.

933
01:50:39,440 --> 01:50:46,440
Here's Tim Cullen to lead off the bottom half of the sixth. He's one for two in the ballgame. Single to center his last time up.

934
01:50:46,440 --> 01:50:53,440
Right-hand hitter takes a strike at the outside corner at the knees.

935
01:50:53,440 --> 01:50:57,440
White plays him fairly deep out in left field. Robinson gives up the foul line and right.

936
01:50:57,440 --> 01:51:02,440
Cherry Kenney in center. To his own right, our left. The pitch.

937
01:51:02,440 --> 01:51:06,440
It's over but low and the count is even a ball and a strike.

938
01:51:06,440 --> 01:51:15,440
Gene Michael at short. So the Yankees have an infield of Mercer, Michael, Clark, and Pepitone.

939
01:51:15,440 --> 01:51:35,440
1-1 pitch. Get on the ground foul toward third and scooped up by Wayne Terwilliger, the twig, they called him in his playing days.

940
01:51:35,440 --> 01:51:55,440
There's a foul ball peeled back on the screen. And the count is a ball and two strikes.

941
01:51:55,440 --> 01:52:02,440
Yankees leading 8-1. Staddlemeyer into the line, kicks and throws. And there's the line drive out into left center.

942
01:52:02,440 --> 01:52:08,440
It's going to drop in for the base hit. Jerry Kenney over to it, scoops it up on the ground, fires into second.

943
01:52:08,440 --> 01:52:18,440
And Tim Cullen has his second hit of the ballgame and for the Senators, base hit number eight.

944
01:52:18,440 --> 01:52:27,440
Now the shortstop, Ed Brinkman.

945
01:52:27,440 --> 01:52:31,440
Casey Cox is up again on the Washington bullpen. Right-hand pitcher.

946
01:52:31,440 --> 01:52:36,440
Brinkman one for two. Takes ball one.

947
01:52:36,440 --> 01:52:46,440
Brinkman struck out in the second, doubled in the fourth.

948
01:52:46,440 --> 01:53:01,440
The pitch to him. Fast ball is low. Two balls and no strikes.

949
01:53:01,440 --> 01:53:06,440
Paul Casanova, the catcher, is on deck.

950
01:53:06,440 --> 01:53:12,440
Then the pitcher, Bosman, would be due and would feel sure a pinch hitter would come out.

951
01:53:12,440 --> 01:53:30,440
There's a ball up high and it's 3-0 now on Brinkman.

952
01:53:30,440 --> 01:53:36,440
3-0 pitch. Strike call.

953
01:53:36,440 --> 01:53:46,440
Stottlemeyer has seen quite a few baserunners behind him today. The Senators have stranded so far seven men through five innings.

954
01:53:46,440 --> 01:53:52,440
Now ready. 3-1 pitch. Strike two call. Bell high on the inside corner.

955
01:53:52,440 --> 01:53:59,440
Only in the second inning did Stottlemeyer get the side in order when he retired Cullen, Brinkman, and Casanova.

956
01:53:59,440 --> 01:54:09,440
A pair of ground balls and a strikeout.

957
01:54:09,440 --> 01:54:16,440
3-2 pitch. Lined out on the right center. It's going to be in for a base hit. Bill Robinson cuts it off quickly.

958
01:54:16,440 --> 01:54:29,440
Fires back and Cullen holds it second. Brinkman has his second hit of the ballgame.

959
01:54:29,440 --> 01:54:39,440
And for Washington it is hit number nine.

960
01:54:39,440 --> 01:54:53,440
And now we have time called. Centerfielder Jerry Kenney comes in toward the Yankee dugout.

961
01:54:53,440 --> 01:54:58,440
Jake Gibbs at the mound talking to Stottlemeyer.

962
01:54:58,440 --> 01:55:02,440
Gary Holman has come out on deck for the Senators.

963
01:55:02,440 --> 01:55:16,440
Jerry Kenney running in from centerfield has disappeared into the Yankee dugout. Now he reappears and on the dead run heads back toward centerfield.

964
01:55:16,440 --> 01:55:23,440
While we have a moment let's pause right now. This is New York Yankee baseball and we pause for station identification.

965
01:55:23,440 --> 01:55:36,440
It's going to be WHN Weatherword sunny and mild this afternoon, high in the mid-60s and right now it's 65 degrees. WHN 1050 New York.

966
01:55:36,440 --> 01:55:52,440
We're ready to go. Runners at first and second nobody out. Casanova waiting. Stottlemeyer off the stretch. Here's the pitch. He misses. Ball one.

967
01:55:52,440 --> 01:55:59,440
Five of the Senators nine hits have now come in the last two innings. They got three hits and a run in the fifth.

968
01:55:59,440 --> 01:56:13,440
Set by Stottlemeyer dealing to Casanova. There's a long drive down the left side. However it is fading it is foul.

969
01:56:13,440 --> 01:56:30,440
Lindy McDaniel throwing again on the Yankee bullpen. Casey Cox warming up on the Senator bullpen and Gary Holman first baseman and outfielder has come out on deck to bat for Bosman.

970
01:56:30,440 --> 01:56:44,440
Stottlemeyer takes the sign from Gibbs. Cullinan-Brenkman laid away and the pitch. High pop foul. Gibbs coming back toward the screen. He's got room. He is under it and he's got it.

971
01:56:44,440 --> 01:56:55,440
And that's all for Casanova as he fouls out to catcher Jake Gibbs one down. And we'll have Gary Holman batting for Bosman.

972
01:56:55,440 --> 01:57:05,440
Your attention please ladies and gentlemen. Batting for Bosman, number five, Gary Holman.

973
01:57:05,440 --> 01:57:17,440
Holman was a fine pinch hitter for the Senators last year. As a pinch hitter he batted 344 with 11 hits and 32 trips.

974
01:57:17,440 --> 01:57:36,440
Left hand hitter. Good first baseman too. He swings to the first one sends a long drive to left. White throws over and White has it. Roy White coasted right with it moving toward the corner and pulled it in.

975
01:57:36,440 --> 01:57:55,440
So Holman first ball hitting is retired. And there's that hand again for Del Unter who is three for three.

976
01:57:55,440 --> 01:58:12,440
Two singles and a double for Unter. He scored the only run for Washington. He's up with runners at first and second, two outs, and the pitch is just off the outside. Corner ball one.

977
01:58:12,440 --> 01:58:34,440
Phil Rossito waiting in the wings right now to come in and describe the final three innings for you. One old pitch on the way. It is low this time to the left hand hitting Del Unter.

978
01:58:34,440 --> 01:58:47,440
Unter bats and throws left handed. He chokes up about two or three inches on the bat handle now waiting. Two old pitch. Swung on and Luke Powell to the seats off the third base side.

979
01:58:47,440 --> 01:58:57,440
Two balls and a strike.

980
01:58:57,440 --> 01:59:06,440
Like to say hello to all our friends up Albany New York way. And there's fine time up there in the Yankee Caravan this past winter.

981
01:59:06,440 --> 01:59:30,440
They really treated us nice and we appreciate it. Two on pitch now to Unter. It is a ball three, three and one.

982
01:59:30,440 --> 01:59:43,440
Column at second. Brinkman at first. Two outs. The set by Stottlemeyer on the pitch. Get on the ground towards Clark. He's got it. Flips it to Michael. Force play at second on Brinkman and the side is retired.

983
01:59:43,440 --> 01:59:53,440
So, Unter is retired for the first time in this game and for the Senators in the bottom half of the sixth inning. No runs despite two base hits.

984
01:59:53,440 --> 02:00:03,440
There were no Yankee errors and two men are left on. At the end of six full innings to score the Yankees eight and the Senators one.

985
02:00:03,440 --> 02:00:12,440
Totals on this ball game right now. For the Yankees eight runs, seven hits no errors and for the Senators one run, nine hits and two errors.

986
02:00:12,440 --> 02:00:20,440
The Senators have had the opportunity as they have left so far nine men on base. The Yankees have left two on base.

987
02:00:20,440 --> 02:00:28,440
Pasquale started for the Senators gave up four runs on five hits. Humphries gave up four runs on two hits.

988
02:00:28,440 --> 02:00:35,440
Stottlemeyer has allowed the Senators one run on nine hits. Mel has struck out three and he has walked one.

989
02:00:35,440 --> 02:00:41,440
Right-hander Casey Cox will be the new pitcher and looking quickly at the scoreboard the Dodgers have moved in front of the Reds.

990
02:00:41,440 --> 02:00:53,440
The Reds two at the end of two and a half. Don Drysdale pitching for LA. Gary Nolan for Cincinnati. Cincinnati got a two run lead in the first inning on home runs by Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan.

991
02:00:53,440 --> 02:00:58,440
But now the Dodgers have come back with one in the second and two in the third for a three to two lead.

992
02:00:58,440 --> 02:01:07,440
San Francisco plays in Atlanta tonight and those are the only other games scheduled on this opening day.

993
02:01:07,440 --> 02:01:14,440
Well through six the Yankees leading eight to one and we're going to slip away and make room right now for the Scooter.

994
02:01:14,440 --> 02:01:23,440
We'll be in here to tell you all about the rest of this one. So let me slip out and Phil Rossitto you ready to go to work here Ben?

995
02:01:23,440 --> 02:01:30,440
All set Frank and everything has been turning out beautifully for the New York Yankees today.

996
02:01:30,440 --> 02:01:38,440
Opening day and get off to a eight nothing lead. They lead now eight to one. Senators scored in the fifth inning.

997
02:01:38,440 --> 02:01:45,440
But the Yankees have shown what we've been telling you all spring with their hustle their speed on the bases.

998
02:01:45,440 --> 02:01:55,440
And a little surprising the long ball from two fellows you know really expected from Jerry Kenny and Bobby Mercer who had back to back home runs in the third inning.

999
02:01:55,440 --> 02:02:01,440
Bobby Mercer also single in the fourth and has driven in three runs for the Yankees today.

1000
02:02:01,440 --> 02:02:10,440
Joseph Casey Cox he likes to go by the nickname of Casey. He's a big fella six feet five inches tall 200 pounds.

1001
02:02:10,440 --> 02:02:17,440
And he'll be pitching the Jerry Kenny. Jerry lined hard to center field his first time up.

1002
02:02:17,440 --> 02:02:31,440
Lined a homer into the right field bleaches against the scoreboard actually not in the bleaches and then popped a third base in the fourth inning.

1003
02:02:31,440 --> 02:02:37,440
Dawn shining brightly we couldn't ask for a better day today in the nation's capital full house.

1004
02:02:37,440 --> 02:02:46,440
Casey Cox the first pitch to Kenny is low ball one. Ken McMullen playing very shallow at third base.

1005
02:02:46,440 --> 02:02:55,440
So is Brinkman at shortstop Kenny with that good speed pitch by Cox sits outside in high ball two.

1006
02:02:55,440 --> 02:03:02,440
Two and all.

1007
02:03:02,440 --> 02:03:06,440
President Nixon still here at the ballgame.

1008
02:03:06,440 --> 02:03:15,440
The two oh pitchers line a left field for a base hit that's going to be a double at least Kenny around first look at him go Frank Howard up with the ball and Kenny is in with a stand up double.

1009
02:03:15,440 --> 02:03:24,440
Man Jerry Kenny went with that pitch something we've seen both teams do today getting those opposite field base hits.

1010
02:03:24,440 --> 02:03:29,440
So Jerry gets his second base hit of the ballgame.

1011
02:03:29,440 --> 02:03:36,440
First hit off Cox and for the Yankees their eighth base hit of the ballgame.

1012
02:03:36,440 --> 02:03:45,440
Here's Bobby Mercer fly to center hit a long home run in the upper deck in the third and singular right to drive in two more in the fourth.

1013
02:03:45,440 --> 02:03:49,440
The pitch is low and inside ball one.

1014
02:03:49,440 --> 02:03:55,440
One of those games the Yankees took advantage of their base that's a couple of miscues by the senators.

1015
02:03:55,440 --> 02:04:03,440
They have eight runs on eight hits the senators actually out hitting the Yankees nine to eight but the senators have managed to pick up only one run.

1016
02:04:03,440 --> 02:04:11,440
The pitch to Mercer line a right field but foul he got around on a high curveball.

1017
02:04:11,440 --> 02:04:25,440
Yankees have three stolen bases in the ballgame Roy White stole second and third in the second inning and then Bill Robinson stole second base in the second inning both of them coming around to score.

1018
02:04:25,440 --> 02:04:28,440
On deck is Roy White.

1019
02:04:28,440 --> 02:04:33,440
Stretch by Casey Cox.

1020
02:04:33,440 --> 02:04:37,440
His pitch is fouled or left and out of play.

1021
02:04:37,440 --> 02:04:41,440
Just below the battery of cameraman we have in the booth next to us.

1022
02:04:41,440 --> 02:04:46,440
Boy I tell you they really got him.

1023
02:04:46,440 --> 02:04:50,440
He got them all over the ballpark Vince Lombardi is here today.

1024
02:04:50,440 --> 02:04:54,440
He's always been a great baseball fan.

1025
02:04:54,440 --> 02:05:00,440
And when he was mentioned as a possible candidate for commissioner of baseball he was very excited.

1026
02:05:00,440 --> 02:05:05,440
The pitch swing and a miss he went after a high outside curveball.

1027
02:05:05,440 --> 02:05:09,440
So Bobby Mercer is struck out.

1028
02:05:09,440 --> 02:05:23,440
And the batter now Roy White Roy over to walk in the second bounce the second and the third and popped his second in the fourth.

1029
02:05:23,440 --> 02:05:34,440
Outfield straight away on Roy batting left handed against the right hander Casey Cox on deck Joe Pepitone.

1030
02:05:34,440 --> 02:05:36,440
Kenny leads away. Here's the stretch.

1031
02:05:36,440 --> 02:05:42,440
The pitch swing and a foul over by the center to dugout strike one.

1032
02:05:42,440 --> 02:05:47,440
Secret servicemen all over this ballpark.

1033
02:05:47,440 --> 02:05:56,440
That one secret service man has not seen one play in the ballgame. He's sitting right in back of the center to dugout with his back to the field.

1034
02:05:56,440 --> 02:05:59,440
Just scouting the stands.

1035
02:05:59,440 --> 02:06:03,440
Keeping an eye out.

1036
02:06:03,440 --> 02:06:05,440
Cox ready again.

1037
02:06:05,440 --> 02:06:16,440
The pitch low and outside one on one.

1038
02:06:16,440 --> 02:06:23,440
They are taking no chances. I was down the field before the game started walking around didn't have my field card out.

1039
02:06:23,440 --> 02:06:29,440
The big red card and I had a hand put on my arm by a secret service man said let me see your card please.

1040
02:06:29,440 --> 02:06:31,440
And I whipped it out in a hurry.

1041
02:06:31,440 --> 02:06:39,440
Outside two balls in a strike.

1042
02:06:39,440 --> 02:06:46,440
Yankees eight senators one top of the seven.

1043
02:06:46,440 --> 02:06:51,440
Also plays deep center field.

1044
02:06:51,440 --> 02:06:53,440
Here at the stadium.

1045
02:06:53,440 --> 02:07:00,440
Stretched by Cox his pitches foul down the left field line that'll go into the seat and out of play.

1046
02:07:00,440 --> 02:07:05,440
Well back in the crowd.

1047
02:07:05,440 --> 02:07:14,440
Count is even on Roy White 2 and 2.

1048
02:07:14,440 --> 02:07:20,440
Yankees have an off day tomorrow before resuming activities with Washington Wednesday night.

1049
02:07:20,440 --> 02:07:30,440
And then again Thursday afternoon.

1050
02:07:30,440 --> 02:07:35,440
All right Cox gets the sign from Casanova.

1051
02:07:35,440 --> 02:07:37,440
Checked Kenny at second base.

1052
02:07:37,440 --> 02:07:40,440
Kicks delivers is fouled again almost in the same spot.

1053
02:07:40,440 --> 02:07:48,440
Then the crowd down the left field line.

1054
02:07:48,440 --> 02:07:57,440
It's a beautiful ballpark. Robert Kennedy Memorial Stadium as they renamed it used to be D.C. Stadium.

1055
02:07:57,440 --> 02:08:01,440
Completely encircled by stands win never a factor in this ballpark.

1056
02:08:01,440 --> 02:08:07,440
Why the balls travel so well here.

1057
02:08:07,440 --> 02:08:09,440
Right Cox ready again.

1058
02:08:09,440 --> 02:08:16,440
Is to to pitch is foul to our left and out of play.

1059
02:08:16,440 --> 02:08:25,440
Roy is just slapping at that ball with two strikes on him he's trying to protect the plate.

1060
02:08:25,440 --> 02:08:32,440
I'm sure you heard that but if you didn't forty five thousand one hundred and thirteen.

1061
02:08:32,440 --> 02:08:40,440
Largest crowd ever to see an opening game in Washington D.C. and the magic names of President Nixon Ted Williams.

1062
02:08:40,440 --> 02:08:46,440
Help bring that crowd here. Swing and a miss he struck him out on a low sinker.

1063
02:08:46,440 --> 02:08:54,440
So Casey Cox after giving up and lead off double to Jerry Kenny has struck out Bobby Mercer and Roy White and here's Pepper Town.

1064
02:08:54,440 --> 02:09:07,440
Joe fly to center in the second double a right center in the third and fly to center in the fifth.

1065
02:09:07,440 --> 02:09:25,440
Two men are out.

1066
02:09:25,440 --> 02:09:28,440
All right you heard that announcement in the background.

1067
02:09:28,440 --> 02:09:33,440
The pitch by Cox is low and inside ball one.

1068
02:09:33,440 --> 02:09:37,440
On deck Gene Michael who went in to replace Tommy Trash.

1069
02:09:37,440 --> 02:09:40,440
As you heard Tommy had been feeling terrible.

1070
02:09:40,440 --> 02:09:43,440
He did not play in yesterday's game against the Giants.

1071
02:09:43,440 --> 02:09:49,440
He was a doubtful starter today but he didn't drove in the first run of the ballgame.

1072
02:09:49,440 --> 02:09:58,440
Pitch to Pepe pop foul might be playable Mike Epstein over in front of the center to dugout makes the catch in foul territory.

1073
02:09:58,440 --> 02:10:11,440
So for the Yankees no runs on a base hit there were no errors in a man left and the score now at the end of six and a half innings the Yankees eight and the senators one.

1074
02:10:11,440 --> 02:10:19,440
Well a reminder that the 1969 edition of the world champion Detroit Tigers will hit New York for a big three game series at the stadium.

1075
02:10:19,440 --> 02:10:27,440
I'm sure you won't want to miss Danny McLean Mickey Lovett Willie Horton Al Kalin and company will be in for a Saturday afternoon ladies day.

1076
02:10:27,440 --> 02:10:33,440
On April the 19th and then a big Sunday doubleheader on April the 20th.

1077
02:10:33,440 --> 02:10:40,440
So why don't you start planning now for a select seating and keep in mind the Tigers will not be in town again until mid June.

1078
02:10:40,440 --> 02:10:44,440
And if you remember one stretch last year the Yankees took four in a row from the Tigers.

1079
02:10:44,440 --> 02:10:54,440
Four dollar box seats and two dollars seventy five cent reserve seats can be ordered by mail at Yankee Stadium or in person at the stadium.

1080
02:10:54,440 --> 02:11:00,440
Also at Grand Central Station and that all Yankee ticket outlets in the metropolitan area.

1081
02:11:00,440 --> 02:11:02,440
So a word to the wise.

1082
02:11:02,440 --> 02:11:11,440
Get your tickets now.

1083
02:11:11,440 --> 02:11:22,440
Mel Sattelmeyer will be pitching the edge crowd Frank Howard and Mike Epstein here in the bottom of the seventh the Yankees leading eight to one.

1084
02:11:22,440 --> 02:11:33,440
All the teams will have the little emblem on their left sleeve signifying the centennial year of baseball 100 years.

1085
02:11:33,440 --> 02:11:38,440
The umpires I noticed are wearing them on their right sleeve just to be a little different.

1086
02:11:38,440 --> 02:11:42,440
We have five umpires in today's game one down the left field line.

1087
02:11:42,440 --> 02:11:51,440
The first pitch head Stroud is strike one call Stroud has bounced the second fly to left field where Roy White made a spectacular diving tumbling one hand catch

1088
02:11:51,440 --> 02:11:54,440
and in single a center pitch one down the left field line.

1089
02:11:54,440 --> 02:12:00,440
Roy White starts and goes back on the warning track back makes the catch right against the fence.

1090
02:12:00,440 --> 02:12:08,440
Couldn't go back another inch crowd laid the wood for that one almost had himself an opposite field home run.

1091
02:12:08,440 --> 02:12:15,440
Roy White though playing it very well leaned against the fence to make the catch and it's one away and he is Frank Howard.

1092
02:12:15,440 --> 02:12:26,440
Crowd getting on Howard a little bit he struck out in the fifth inning with two men on and the third inning fly to right in the first inning bounce to Bobby Mercer at third.

1093
02:12:26,440 --> 02:12:32,440
That'll my pitch is a curve over strike one call.

1094
02:12:32,440 --> 02:12:39,440
Wayne to will get a coach at third is coaching in short left field with Frank Howard up there and you can't blame him.

1095
02:12:39,440 --> 02:12:53,440
That's swing and a miss at a low curve strike to Howard wanted to lay off that but started the bat and couldn't stop it.

1096
02:12:53,440 --> 02:13:04,440
That'll Meyer has had four shaky innings the first inning the fourth inning the fifth inning in the sixth inning but he's managed to wiggle his way out.

1097
02:13:04,440 --> 02:13:15,440
Low at the sink at that time a ball and two strikes one out nobody on eight to one the Yankees lead bottom of the seventh.

1098
02:13:15,440 --> 02:13:32,440
In field deep outfield deep just about see Jerry Kenny and deep left center field low with the sinker again even the count of two and two.

1099
02:13:32,440 --> 02:13:40,440
Fans in the sunshine really enjoying this shirt sleeve weather side on curve bounce to short Michael is there up with it.

1100
02:13:40,440 --> 02:13:46,440
Why is the first in time Frank Howard's retired and it's two away.

1101
02:13:46,440 --> 02:13:53,440
That brings up Mike Epstein who has driven in the only run for the senators with a single left center field in the fifth inning.

1102
02:13:53,440 --> 02:14:04,440
Also fly to center and walk. So Mike is one for two.

1103
02:14:04,440 --> 02:14:18,440
Two men out nobody on Stoudelmeyer's pitch is low ball one on deck Ken McMullen.

1104
02:14:18,440 --> 02:14:32,440
The curve swing and a miss strike one one on one. Mike was swinging for the fences on that one.

1105
02:14:32,440 --> 02:14:35,440
They play Epstein just about straight away.

1106
02:14:35,440 --> 02:14:50,440
Give him a lot of room down the right field and left field line curve bounce foul down the right field line a ball and two strikes.

1107
02:14:50,440 --> 02:15:04,440
Kind of unusual the way they bunch Epstein toward center field left hand batter Bill Robinson is well over in right center and Roy White well over in left center.

1108
02:15:04,440 --> 02:15:12,440
And as a bouncer to Stoudelmeyer he one handed easy toss the pepper tone for the out and Stoudelmeyer has a one two three inning.

1109
02:15:12,440 --> 02:15:19,440
And now at the end of seven full innings at the Yankees eighth the senators one.

1110
02:15:19,440 --> 02:15:23,440
We're talking today with Charlie pinch Benny the cheapest man in baseball.

1111
02:15:23,440 --> 02:15:28,440
Charlie's the man who discovered a way of making one baseball last through an entire season.

1112
02:15:28,440 --> 02:15:30,440
Can you tell us about it Charlie. Sure.

1113
02:15:30,440 --> 02:15:34,440
I took a three hundred foot rope see tied one end or steel screw I put in the baseball.

1114
02:15:34,440 --> 02:15:41,440
And the other end I tied around my pitchers arm so when a ball was hit into the stands or even out of the park the pitcher could just reel it in like a big fish.

1115
02:15:41,440 --> 02:15:43,440
Oh and it worked. Well it was going fine.

1116
02:15:43,440 --> 02:15:49,440
So one day my ace right hander Sammy sitter threw a change up the hard luck Yankee Yankee really teed off.

1117
02:15:49,440 --> 02:15:52,440
He hit that ball over five hundred feet but the rope was only three hundred feet.

1118
02:15:52,440 --> 02:15:54,440
Yeah. What happened to your right hander Sammy.

1119
02:15:54,440 --> 02:16:00,440
We call him lefty now of course there's always new ways to say like with a passbook savings account at First National City Bank.

1120
02:16:00,440 --> 02:16:04,440
See they figure the interest from the day you put the money in till the day you take it out.

1121
02:16:04,440 --> 02:16:12,440
So if you're always putting money in or taking it out you could earn more than in an account where they pay the interest only on the money you got in there at the end of each quarter.

1122
02:16:12,440 --> 02:16:17,440
Believe me that means a lot to a cheap guy like me. I suppose so. Thank you Charlie.

1123
02:16:17,440 --> 02:16:24,440
All righty. For the top of the eighth inning Yankees leading 8 to 1 in the opening game of the season.

1124
02:16:24,440 --> 02:16:30,440
Gene Michael up for his first time as we told you he's filling in for Tommy Trash.

1125
02:16:30,440 --> 02:16:38,440
Tommy's been up three times with one base hit.

1126
02:16:38,440 --> 02:16:56,440
Gene a switch hit a batting left handed Casey Cox the fourth center to pitcher in the afternoon delivers a pop up to the left side the third baseman McMullen right there makes the catch and it's one away.

1127
02:16:56,440 --> 02:17:03,440
So Michael first ball swinging pops out the third that'll bring up Bill Robinson.

1128
02:17:03,440 --> 02:17:10,440
Bill bounce into a force play walk and struck out he has stolen a base and scored a run in this game.

1129
02:17:10,440 --> 02:17:18,440
Yankees have three stolen bases.

1130
02:17:18,440 --> 02:17:23,440
Cox into the wind up his pitches inside ball one.

1131
02:17:23,440 --> 02:17:31,440
Both bullpen are heating up plenty of action two pitches in each bullpen.

1132
02:17:31,440 --> 02:17:34,440
Don not abide Joe for Banner got for the Yankees.

1133
02:17:34,440 --> 02:17:47,440
Robbie takes a pitch outside ball to two and oh I got a left hander throwing easily in the center of both and Frank for Tana.

1134
02:17:47,440 --> 02:17:59,440
The pitch is right down the middle strike call Casey Cox is scheduled to be the fifth hitter next inning and said Williams figures if they get some men on he'll pinch hit for the pitcher.

1135
02:17:59,440 --> 02:18:04,440
The two one delivery strike two call two and two.

1136
02:18:04,440 --> 02:18:16,440
Robbie took two fastballs right down the pipe on deck Jake give

1137
02:18:16,440 --> 02:18:24,440
the two to pitch a bounce has slowly hit the short break them will have to hurry up with it by the first in time to get Robinson by his stride.

1138
02:18:24,440 --> 02:18:43,440
Two away and it brings up gives Jake single left in the second inning we start an error in the fourth and bounce the second base in the second.

1139
02:18:43,440 --> 02:18:55,440
Two out nobody on Yankees eight senators one top of the eight and that's open tomorrow against the new Montreal Expos at Shea Stadium.

1140
02:18:55,440 --> 02:19:08,440
Jake takes a strike.

1141
02:19:08,440 --> 02:19:29,440
Oh a pitch missed everybody hit the screen one on one at the end of three and a half innings now at the Dodgers three and the Cincinnati Reds to Drysdale against Nolan Pete Rose and Bob Tolan home and in the first inning for Cincinnati.

1142
02:19:29,440 --> 02:19:43,440
One one delivery slow curve high ball to two and one. A reminder don't forget the big welcome home luncheon for the Yankees at the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria on Monday April 14th Joe Garagiola will be the emcee.

1143
02:19:43,440 --> 02:19:59,440
Mayor Lindsey will be there Mike Berg all the Yankees and Ted Williams and as a base hit over third down the left field line that'll be a double forget and Jake round second and then holds on as how it's broken in a third base beautiful throw by the big man from the

1144
02:19:59,440 --> 02:20:15,440
defense and deep left field right the third on a fly so good going to the opposite field doubles the second hit off Casey Cox and a lot of opposite field base hits in this game and I think the hitters are getting a little smart now they've been swinging for their

1145
02:20:15,440 --> 02:20:28,440
toes for those home runs and the averages have been dwindling and now they're going with the pitch and as you can see each team is nine base hit here's Stoudelmeyer Mel Linder left bonded into a fourth playing struck out.

1146
02:20:28,440 --> 02:20:34,440
Two men are out Gibbs at second the pitch to Stoudelmeyer outside ball one.

1147
02:20:34,440 --> 02:20:44,440
RS Clark on deck.

1148
02:20:44,440 --> 02:21:03,440
Again the right hand already pitches over a strike called

1149
02:21:03,440 --> 02:21:10,440
ready for the one one pitch swinging a foul back upstairs out of play.

1150
02:21:10,440 --> 02:21:16,440
And in the upper deck had a draft that it went down below.

1151
02:21:16,440 --> 02:21:20,440
Somebody gave President Nixon a glove and every once in a while he puts it on.

1152
02:21:20,440 --> 02:21:34,440
He's been happy as a young boy watching this ballgame smiling talking everybody really having a picnic.

1153
02:21:34,440 --> 02:21:49,440
I wanted to on Mel the pitch is low and outside even the counter to and to

1154
02:21:49,440 --> 02:21:55,440
Jake Gibbs good size lead off second base they're not trying to hold them too close.

1155
02:21:55,440 --> 02:22:02,440
Ready for the two to pitch foul back upstairs out of play.

1156
02:22:02,440 --> 02:22:11,440
Mel just trying to chop at that ball.

1157
02:22:11,440 --> 02:22:14,440
Yankees are going to have a real interesting team this year.

1158
02:22:14,440 --> 02:22:19,440
They keep getting the good pitching with the speed they've got.

1159
02:22:19,440 --> 02:22:24,440
Make a lot of teams worry.

1160
02:22:24,440 --> 02:22:31,440
Again the two to pitch low and outside it's a full count.

1161
02:22:31,440 --> 02:22:43,440
Dick Hauser coaching at third Elston Howard at first.

1162
02:22:43,440 --> 02:22:45,440
Cock shakes off one time.

1163
02:22:45,440 --> 02:22:51,440
Now he's got the one he likes checks gives it second his pitch low ball for

1164
02:22:51,440 --> 02:22:55,440
Stottle Myer works his way on with a base on balls.

1165
02:22:55,440 --> 02:23:02,440
That's first war given up by Casey Cox and it brings up Harris clock Harris one for

1166
02:23:02,440 --> 02:23:09,440
boys fly to center twice bounce the first single to center has driven in a run and scored a run.

1167
02:23:09,440 --> 02:23:19,440
Stottle Myer putting on the jacket as the shadows start to creep across the field.

1168
02:23:19,440 --> 02:23:29,440
Beautiful ball pockets 335 down each line 378 and right center 381 and left center and 410 to straight away center.

1169
02:23:29,440 --> 02:23:38,440
Tremendous long scoreboard runs from the right field foul line almost out to center field.

1170
02:23:38,440 --> 02:23:55,440
Runners at first and second two out pitch to Clark low ball one on deck Jerry Kenny.

1171
02:23:55,440 --> 02:23:58,440
Runners lead off first and second.

1172
02:23:58,440 --> 02:24:07,440
Cox delivers hits as bad as he tries to check and right into the stands and boy I'd hit a kid right in the hands.

1173
02:24:07,440 --> 02:24:09,440
He was just getting ready.

1174
02:24:09,440 --> 02:24:14,440
It looked like to take a picture didn't have time but he's lucky that it hit him in the hand.

1175
02:24:14,440 --> 02:24:18,440
He's got a camera never hit the camera.

1176
02:24:18,440 --> 02:24:27,440
That could have been dangerous had he had the camera up to his face because he's wearing glasses and now he's got the camera set right at the hitter.

1177
02:24:27,440 --> 02:24:35,440
Shaking that left hand the pitch is high ball to two and one.

1178
02:24:35,440 --> 02:24:43,440
Usher goes down to find out if he's all right and he is.

1179
02:24:43,440 --> 02:24:48,440
You got to be on your toes when you're sitting in those box seats down around the railing.

1180
02:24:48,440 --> 02:24:53,440
Was accidental foul come back like a bullet.

1181
02:24:53,440 --> 02:24:57,440
The 2 1 pitch strike call 2 and 2.

1182
02:24:57,440 --> 02:25:12,440
Two balls two strikes two out two men on 8 to 1 the Yankees lead top of the eight.

1183
02:25:12,440 --> 02:25:14,440
Block digging in at the plate.

1184
02:25:14,440 --> 02:25:19,440
Stretched by Cox his pitch swing and a miss he struck him out.

1185
02:25:19,440 --> 02:25:26,440
And that strikeout number three for Casey Cox for the Yankees no runs one base hit no errors and two men left.

1186
02:25:26,440 --> 02:25:31,440
And the score now at the end of seven and a half the Yankees eight the Senators one.

1187
02:25:31,440 --> 02:25:37,440
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1188
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1189
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1190
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1191
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1195
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1196
02:26:36,440 --> 02:26:44,440
We get ready for the bottom of the eighth inning but before the eighth inning starts right now let's pause for station identification.

1197
02:26:44,440 --> 02:26:58,440
Now the WHN weather word fair and mild tonight the low will be in the mid 40s tomorrow fair and seasonal temperature right now 67 degrees WHN 1050 New York.

1198
02:26:58,440 --> 02:27:05,440
Ken McMullen leads it off for Washington as they trail eight to one here in the bottom of the eighth.

1199
02:27:05,440 --> 02:27:11,440
McMullen hope for three hits to the box bounce the second and bounce the short.

1200
02:27:11,440 --> 02:27:15,440
Mel Stoudelmeyer has been in there all the way.

1201
02:27:15,440 --> 02:27:28,440
His curve is over strike call.

1202
02:27:28,440 --> 02:27:38,440
Stoudelmeyer rocks back curve bounce the third base foul Bobby Mercer up with it throws to first would have been in plenty of time but it's a foul ball McMullen comes back.

1203
02:27:38,440 --> 02:27:45,440
Fans are having a lot of fun at this game and we want to remind you fans not to forget the big fun days at Yankee Stadium this season.

1204
02:27:45,440 --> 02:27:58,440
There is cap day on May the third ball day on May 25th and back day on June 15 three real big fun days at the stadium.

1205
02:27:58,440 --> 02:28:27,440
Oh and two on McMullen pitches in their strike three called McMullen caught looking Stoudelmeyer picks up his fourth strike out of the ballgame and the batter Tim Cullen Cullen's two for three bounce the third and a second and then single the center in the fourth and sixth inning.

1206
02:28:27,440 --> 02:28:31,440
Cullen takes a pitch low ball one.

1207
02:28:31,440 --> 02:28:36,440
That'll Meyer has had only two innings in where he's retired the senators one two three.

1208
02:28:36,440 --> 02:28:45,440
That was the second inning and last inning the seventh is pitches line a left field a base hit Cullen third base hit of the ballgame.

1209
02:28:45,440 --> 02:28:50,440
He announced and now have three hits a piece.

1210
02:28:50,440 --> 02:28:54,440
And that's the tenth hit off Mel Stoudelmeyer.

1211
02:28:54,440 --> 02:29:06,440
Here's Ed Brinkman who has two base hit struck out in the second double a left in the fourth single to right center field in the six.

1212
02:29:06,440 --> 02:29:18,440
Pepper town whistling to Stoudelmeyer not holding calling too close to first base.

1213
02:29:18,440 --> 02:29:20,440
Stretch by Stoudelmeyer.

1214
02:29:20,440 --> 02:29:23,440
The pitch is low ball one.

1215
02:29:23,440 --> 02:29:25,440
Cullen has three base hits.

1216
02:29:25,440 --> 02:29:31,440
Cullen has three base hits Brinkman has two and all three of those hitters choke well up on the bat.

1217
02:29:31,440 --> 02:29:37,440
Just meeting that ball.

1218
02:29:37,440 --> 02:29:43,440
The one all pitch is a curve over strike called one on one.

1219
02:29:43,440 --> 02:29:51,440
On deck the catcher Paul Casanova.

1220
02:29:51,440 --> 02:29:53,440
Cullen leads away.

1221
02:29:53,440 --> 02:29:55,440
Stoudelmeyer delivers ground ball hit slowly to second.

1222
02:29:55,440 --> 02:30:01,440
Clark has to go to first base in time to get Brinkman moving the second base is Cullen.

1223
02:30:01,440 --> 02:30:07,440
And that ball was hit right off the end of the bat had a lot of English on it was really twisted and squirming.

1224
02:30:07,440 --> 02:30:08,440
But Clark stayed with it.

1225
02:30:08,440 --> 02:30:15,440
Here's Casanova all for three hit to the box bounce the third foul to the catcher.

1226
02:30:15,440 --> 02:30:29,440
Two out and Tim Cullen at second base the Yankees leading eight one where in the bottom of the eighth inning.

1227
02:30:29,440 --> 02:30:35,440
Right hand hitting Paul Casanova.

1228
02:30:35,440 --> 02:30:41,440
Stretch by Stoudelmeyer the pitch is high inside ball one on deck Bernie Allen.

1229
02:30:41,440 --> 02:30:43,440
Left hand hitting second baseman.

1230
02:30:43,440 --> 02:30:53,440
Swing in the bat Casey Cox is scheduled to be the next batter.

1231
02:30:53,440 --> 02:31:01,440
Stoudelmeyer's next pitch is hit deep to left field way back and foul well over the fence.

1232
02:31:01,440 --> 02:31:12,440
In left field ball hit about three hundred and sixty feet but just foul just missed hitting the foul ball as it went by it.

1233
02:31:12,440 --> 02:31:21,440
A long strike and it's one on one on Casanova.

1234
02:31:21,440 --> 02:31:25,440
Oh Paul has to come back do it all over again.

1235
02:31:25,440 --> 02:31:32,440
Two men are out Tim Cullen at second base.

1236
02:31:32,440 --> 02:31:51,440
Stretch by Stoudelmeyer pitch swing and a miss at a high breaking pitcher ball and two strikes.

1237
02:31:51,440 --> 02:31:56,440
Mel looks in for the sign from Jake Gibb.

1238
02:31:56,440 --> 02:31:58,440
Here's the stretch.

1239
02:31:58,440 --> 02:32:02,440
The pitch lined up the middle as a base hit it's going to score a run.

1240
02:32:02,440 --> 02:32:12,440
Cullen runs third he comes in to score and it's an eight to two ball game as Casanova drilled one up the middle.

1241
02:32:12,440 --> 02:32:16,440
And the batter now Bernie Allen.

1242
02:32:16,440 --> 02:32:27,440
Pinch hitting for Casey Cox.

1243
02:32:27,440 --> 02:32:30,440
Allen the left hand better.

1244
02:32:30,440 --> 02:32:35,440
Eleven hits now for the senators only two runs.

1245
02:32:35,440 --> 02:32:42,440
Yankees have nine hits and eight runs.

1246
02:32:42,440 --> 02:32:50,440
The stretch the pitch right down the middle strike call.

1247
02:32:50,440 --> 02:32:57,440
Frank for 10 of the left hander loosening up for the senators and Lindy McDaniel in the Yankee bullpen.

1248
02:32:57,440 --> 02:33:02,440
Pitch is bounced foul Nellie Fox to his left has it.

1249
02:33:02,440 --> 02:33:05,440
Oh and to the count.

1250
02:33:05,440 --> 02:33:20,440
Nellie flips it to Pepperton who fires it back to Stoudelmeyer on deck Dell answer.

1251
02:33:20,440 --> 02:33:26,440
Casanova leads off first pitch is lined a base hit the right field.

1252
02:33:26,440 --> 02:33:36,440
Stopping at second base Casanova and that's the 12th hit on the Washington senators.

1253
02:33:36,440 --> 02:33:42,440
Bernie Allen coming through with a pinch hit single and here's that dangerous man Dell answer.

1254
02:33:42,440 --> 02:33:45,440
Answer a single a center double a left and single a left.

1255
02:33:45,440 --> 02:33:48,440
He's also bounced the second base.

1256
02:33:48,440 --> 02:33:51,440
Little left hand batter.

1257
02:33:51,440 --> 02:33:59,440
Still base it kind of games that Eddie Lopat used to pitch for the Yankees.

1258
02:33:59,440 --> 02:34:04,440
A lot of base hits very very few runs.

1259
02:34:04,440 --> 02:34:08,440
Stretched by Stoudelmeyer pitch bounce at a second base clock right there.

1260
02:34:08,440 --> 02:34:16,440
Big hop left to Pepperton in time and the senators in the bottom of the eighth pick up a run on three base hits.

1261
02:34:16,440 --> 02:34:26,440
No Yankee errors two men left and the score at the end of eight full innings the Yankees eighth and the senators to.

1262
02:34:26,440 --> 02:34:32,440
Well the Yankees are making available to you fans official 1969 Yankee schedule.

1263
02:34:32,440 --> 02:34:45,440
What you have to do to get them is write the ticket department Yankee Stadium Bronx New York for your free schedule to keep you appraised of Yankee doings at home and on the road throughout the season.

1264
02:34:45,440 --> 02:35:09,440
And a new service Yankee fans from Long Island Express bus service will be available for Friday Saturday and Sunday game buses will leave two hours before game time from the Walt Whitman shopping center in South Huntington the Mid Island Plaza in Hicksville and the Roosevelt Field shopping center in Garden City.

1265
02:35:09,440 --> 02:35:26,440
And another reminder the buses will leave the stadium one half hour after the game is completed.

1266
02:35:26,440 --> 02:35:33,440
Well we're going to have a new pitcher coming on for the Washington Senators.

1267
02:35:33,440 --> 02:35:40,440
And for the Yankees it'll be Jerry Kenny Bob Mercer and Roy White.

1268
02:35:40,440 --> 02:35:50,440
The face who's ever coming in.

1269
02:35:50,440 --> 02:35:57,440
Bernie Allen who pinchhead remains in the game at third base.

1270
02:35:57,440 --> 02:36:08,440
Bernie Allen third and Dennis Higgins is coming in to do the pitching.

1271
02:36:08,440 --> 02:36:14,440
So do Frank Bertana had been doing most of the loosening up and then Dennis Higgins got up and he's coming in.

1272
02:36:14,440 --> 02:36:17,440
It's the fifth pitcher for Washington.

1273
02:36:17,440 --> 02:36:26,440
Camillo Pasquale started Bob Humphreys came on Dick Bosman Casey Cox and now Dennis Higgins.

1274
02:36:26,440 --> 02:36:35,440
So Jerry Kenny who has lined the center lined a home run over the right field fence popped a third and double a left field.

1275
02:36:35,440 --> 02:36:47,440
Well lead it off at the end of five innings is still the Dodgers three and the Reds to Drysdale against Nolan Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan home in the first inning for Cincinnati.

1276
02:36:47,440 --> 02:36:50,440
But then the Dodgers scored one in the second and two in the third.

1277
02:36:50,440 --> 02:37:04,440
The Giants play Atlanta tonight and along with this game the Yankees and the Senators the only game scheduled for today.

1278
02:37:04,440 --> 02:37:06,440
Well let's see what's happening here.

1279
02:37:06,440 --> 02:37:11,440
President Nixon is standing up.

1280
02:37:11,440 --> 02:37:14,440
I don't know whether he's leaving or not.

1281
02:37:14,440 --> 02:37:25,440
Mr. Short is standing up calling Mrs. Short over and they have seven children the Shorts and Mr. Short is the owner of the Washington Senators.

1282
02:37:25,440 --> 02:37:31,440
He's bringing his family over to meet President Nixon and this will be a thrill.

1283
02:37:31,440 --> 02:37:42,440
Yeah they go trace being over the first place to Jerry Kenny is ball one from Dennis Higgins.

1284
02:37:42,440 --> 02:37:49,440
Yankees lead eight to top of the ninth.

1285
02:37:49,440 --> 02:37:54,440
The pitch is outside ball two.

1286
02:37:54,440 --> 02:38:04,440
And I'm informed it's traipsing over not trace being over.

1287
02:38:04,440 --> 02:38:16,440
The 2 0 delivery line of center field right there is on to the thinks and he makes the catch for that Kenny has hit the ball right on the button four times today.

1288
02:38:16,440 --> 02:38:22,440
Four of the five times the other time he popped the third and has two base hits to show but he has been hitting the ball solidly.

1289
02:38:22,440 --> 02:38:24,440
Here's Bobby Mercer's two for four.

1290
02:38:24,440 --> 02:38:33,440
Bobby fly to center home it in the upper deck and right field single right to drive in two more in the fourth and struck out in the seventh.

1291
02:38:33,440 --> 02:38:44,440
Strike one Bobby Roy White on deck.

1292
02:38:44,440 --> 02:38:58,440
Higgins with the no wind up delivery swing and a miss at a fastball strike to Higgins taking no time out on the mound.

1293
02:38:58,440 --> 02:39:12,440
Rocks back the pitch is high ball one.

1294
02:39:12,440 --> 02:39:17,440
One out nobody on where in the ninth inning.

1295
02:39:17,440 --> 02:39:28,440
By Higgins a curve over strike three called Mercer is caught looking at a beautiful curve ball.

1296
02:39:28,440 --> 02:39:36,440
Roy walk bounce the second pop the second and struck out.

1297
02:39:36,440 --> 02:39:39,440
Yankees lead eight to.

1298
02:39:39,440 --> 02:39:47,440
Capitone on deck.

1299
02:39:47,440 --> 02:39:59,440
Pitch by Higgins is low and outside ball one.

1300
02:39:59,440 --> 02:40:07,440
Higgins rocked back kicks delivers a foul just below it.

1301
02:40:07,440 --> 02:40:19,440
One on one.

1302
02:40:19,440 --> 02:40:32,440
Here's the wind up the pitch is low ball to two months to out nobody on.

1303
02:40:32,440 --> 02:40:38,440
Higgins ready low with the fastball is three and one.

1304
02:40:38,440 --> 02:40:48,440
That's an over fire that ball back this pitches got to be alert.

1305
02:40:48,440 --> 02:40:54,440
Roy White choking up on the bat slightly batting left handed against Dennis Higgins.

1306
02:40:54,440 --> 02:41:02,440
Here's the three one pitch foul over towards the center the dugout full count.

1307
02:41:02,440 --> 02:41:07,440
Elton Howard chasing it down.

1308
02:41:07,440 --> 02:41:12,440
Good to see Ellie back in the Yankee uniform coaching at first Dick Hauser of course the coach of third.

1309
02:41:12,440 --> 02:41:19,440
Frank Crisetti will see him when Seattle comes into town.

1310
02:41:19,440 --> 02:41:24,440
Now the payoff pitch ground ball hit the short.

1311
02:41:24,440 --> 02:41:25,440
Brinkman has it.

1312
02:41:25,440 --> 02:41:28,440
Fires in time to get Roy White.

1313
02:41:28,440 --> 02:41:32,440
So the Yankees are down in order here in the top of the ninth inning.

1314
02:41:32,440 --> 02:41:38,440
And at the end of eight and a half inning the Yankees eight the Senators two.

1315
02:41:38,440 --> 02:41:43,440
There's a lot of big days this year but April 14th is a big day for Yankee fans.

1316
02:41:43,440 --> 02:41:49,440
It's the third annual welcome home luncheon held in honor of the Yankees by the Chamber of Commerce.

1317
02:41:49,440 --> 02:41:52,440
The grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria is where it's at.

1318
02:41:52,440 --> 02:41:58,440
And the entire Yankee team including Michael Burke Lee McPhail and Ralph Hough will be on hand.

1319
02:41:58,440 --> 02:42:05,440
Joe Garagiola will be the emcee festivities begin at 12 noon and the cost twelve dollars and fifty cents per person.

1320
02:42:05,440 --> 02:42:10,440
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1321
02:42:10,440 --> 02:42:16,440
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1322
02:42:16,440 --> 02:42:22,440
Sixty five Liberty that's sixty five Liberty Street New York City by mail or in person.

1323
02:42:22,440 --> 02:42:39,440
Mayor John Lindsay will be on hand to roll out the welcome mat and Ted Williams will be our special guest of honor that day.

1324
02:42:39,440 --> 02:42:42,440
So we go into the bottom of the ninth.

1325
02:42:42,440 --> 02:42:51,440
Staddle Meyer has Ed Stroud Frank Howard and Mike Epstein to cope with with the Yankees leading eight to two.

1326
02:42:51,440 --> 02:43:00,440
Lindy McDaniel continues to throw in the Yankee bullpen and Frank Bettina the left hander in the center of both ends.

1327
02:43:00,440 --> 02:43:11,440
Ed Stroud one for four on the day bounce the second fly to left single center and then fly to left again.

1328
02:43:11,440 --> 02:43:20,440
Pitch to Stroud a curve inside ball one all the cameraman popping out of the center to dugout again ready to take pictures.

1329
02:43:20,440 --> 02:43:31,440
President Nixon making his exit as a strike to Stroud one on one.

1330
02:43:31,440 --> 02:43:45,440
I know he still has Sunday but I you weren't listening I said they're getting ready to take his picture when he makes his exit bouncing ball in the hole base hit the left field.

1331
02:43:45,440 --> 02:44:12,440
That's the 13th hit by the senator and now Frank Howard getting kind of a rough treatment from the fan here he's over for bounce the third fly to right struck out and bounce to shore.

1332
02:44:12,440 --> 02:44:24,440
That'll my stretches pitch to how it's swing and a miss strike one big fella doesn't have to swing hard to hit him out of the park.

1333
02:44:24,440 --> 02:44:32,440
Gene Michael wanted to say something to Horace Clark Horace ran over got the words of wisdom runs back.

1334
02:44:32,440 --> 02:44:40,440
Stroud at first with nobody on the bottom of the ninth Yankees lead eight to.

1335
02:44:40,440 --> 02:44:46,440
That'll my assets his pitches long away one on one.

1336
02:44:46,440 --> 02:44:57,440
Mike Epstein on deck.

1337
02:44:57,440 --> 02:45:05,440
There's a stretch pitches hit deep the center that one guy a line drive over the center field.

1338
02:45:05,440 --> 02:45:10,440
Oh holy god he hit that one.

1339
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He picked on a low thinker that ball didn't get over 10 feet high all the way out.

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Penny went back to the wall couldn't reach it.

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It hit the center field wall a line drive home run for the big man and he has suddenly changed those boosters here.

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He's got a big renovation for a big Frank Howard on his father home run ball as you'll ever see a low line drive.

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That's the kind they talk about that Babe Ruth supposedly hit a line drive went through the pitches legs and by the time it stopped rising it was over the fence.

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But that one could almost have done it.

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What a shot that was.

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That's a four ball game 14 hits now the better Mike Epstein who is one for three a walk in a single foul down the third base line one on one.

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Just was saying before how it hit that one it doesn't have to swing hard to hit him out of here and he got the low thinker I'm telling you you don't see him hit any harder than that.

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8 4 the Yankees lead nobody out here in the bottom of the ninth that'll my pitch bouncing ball in the hole.

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Pepperton one handed throws the start of my end time on a good play by Pepperton and Stottlemeyer as they take a base hit away from Mike Epstein.

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And if that one had gone through I'm afraid that might have been all for Mel Stottlemeyer.

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And now we're going to have a pinch hitter for the pitcher.

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Dennis Higgins looks like Hank Allen coming up Hank Allen batting for Dennis Higgins.

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Hank had himself a fine spring.

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Matter of fact Hank caught the ball that President Nixon threw out the first one that he threw out he eventually threw out two more.

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There's a pitch low ball one Hank a right hand batter like his brother Richie Allen of the field.

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He's bigger and stronger than his brother Richie but he doesn't hit like it's got a bouncing ball a second clock it's the big hop throws the first in time and it's two away.

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Two out nobody on about a Tim Cullen who is three for four he bounced the third in the second inning then had three straight singles his next three times up twice the center one to left.

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The pitch is strike one a Tim Cullen.

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Stottlemeyer's next pitch is below one to one to out nobody on eight to four the Yankees lead.

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Well I said it he's center of fan shouldn't be too disappointed even though they trailing eight to four file back one ball two strikes.

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Their team has come up with 14 base hits that's an indication that they've learned something from Ted Williams.

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And if they hit like this all year they're going to win a lot of ballgames.

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And by the same token the Yankee fans should take heart making their hits count curve is low even the count of two and two get nine hits and eight runs you're really hitting in the clutch.

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Two balls two strikes two out.

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Pitch by Stottlemeyer just outside man that was close I don't know he laid off that one.

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Full count on Tim Cullen here's the payoff pitch low ball for Stottlemeyer gives up only his second walk of the ballgame his first walk was in the first inning to Mike Epstein.

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And this is only the second man he's walked and Mel is very fortunate that he did not walk too many with all the base hit that he has allowed his Eddie Brinkman who's two for four a single and a double he's also struck out and bounce the second.

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Stottlemeyer pitch low ball one on deck Paul Casanova.

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Well Stottlemeyer really struggling in this ballgame he said his pitch is over a strike called one on one.

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Mel ready again delivers low and away nice play by Jake Gibbs saved a wild pitch two balls in a strike.

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Now it looks like Mel is forcing his pitches a little bit.

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Remember this is the first time he well he did pitch in a B squad game I think when nine innings but he only threw one hundred and ten pitches he's thrown many more than that today there's a pitch low ball three three and one.

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Stottlemeyer would like to stay and get a complete game Ralph Hoppe would like to see him stay in and get a complete game but anything can happen in a ballgame.

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The key man for Stottlemeyer the 3 1 delivery right down the middle strike to three and two two out.

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Cullen will be off and running and we'll have the payoff pitch coming up Teddy Brinkman.

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I had Mel looks in for the sign here's the stretch.

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The runner goes the pitches hit deep to left center field Roy White back there he's there makes the catch.

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That ends the ballgame but the senators pick up two runs on two hits no Yankee errors a man left and the final score of the game the Yankees eight the senators for here the total for the Yankees eight runs on just nine hits no errors for Washington four runs 14 hits to

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Mel Stottlemeyer the winning pitcher he's one and all in the air. This is his third straight opening day win Camillo Pasquale the loser Camillo 0 and 1 naturally for the Yankees in the second inning a walk to Roy White to stolen bases by Roy White by the way

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stole second and third scored on Tommy Treasurer single Bill Robinson then bounced into a fourth place stole second and scored on a single by Jake Gibbs they scored two more on the third on back to back homers by Jerry Kenny and Bobby Mercer scored four times in the fourth inning with the help of two errors and a single by Mercer to drive in two more runs was a big blow and that was all the scoring for the Yankees.

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The senators picked up one in the fifth one in the eighth and then two on the line drive homerun by big Frank Howard. So once again the final score the Yankees eight and the senators for now this is Bill Rizzotto speaking for Jerry Coleman and Frank method saying so long from Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington D.C.

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Our next Yankee broadcast will see the Yankees meeting the same Washington senators Wednesday night airtime seven twenty five p.m. We hope you'll join us then for more New York Yankee baseball.

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Right now stay tuned for Bob Albert and the scoreboard on W.H.N. 1050 New York W.H.N. 1050 New York for worldwide mutual news and these are the headlines.

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Secretary of State Rogers told his first news conference today that the Nixon administration does have a peace plan for Vietnam but Rogers did not disclose what it might be.

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Meantime Secretary of Defense Laird warns that the Soviets are testing a new triple warhead on the new SS nine rocket.

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The Supreme Court has downed the New York legislature's reapportionment plan Democrat Hugh Kerry of Brooklyn has become a Democratic candidate for mayor.

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And the so-called field marshal of the Black Panthers denied a plot today that it planned to bomb a number of department stores and other targets in the city last week on Wall Street.

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The Dow Jones industrials average closed down eight point fifty two the weather word sunny quite mild this afternoon.

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Fair mile tonight for the low in the middle 40s right now it's 67 degrees at four twenty seven.

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Stay tuned now for more of Albert on the scoreboard.

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Thank you John and good afternoon everyone this is more of Albert at the scoreboard brought to you by suppose socks and the Pontiac dealers of New York Westchester and Long Island visit the one nearest you for a good deal on a great car that is Pontiac.

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And this afternoon in Washington good day for the Yanks despite a shaky performance by Mel Stottemeyer really had to struggle but most of the day went right as most of the hopes of the Grapefruit League became reality in game number one of course the opposition was not exactly the true test but Mr.

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Halk will take it the senators figure to have one of their longer seasons and they've had some long ones eight for the final a game that saw the much advertised Yankee speed put to use a game that saw the two big hopes Jerry Kenny and Bobby Mercer come through a game that saw heavy hitting by both ball clubs in a game that saw a so so performance by Mel Stottemeyer but good enough although he gave up the four runs on 14 base hits this the presidential opener with a

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president Richard Nixon on hand to fire out that first ball get things going and Mr. Nixon performed the ritual which has been conducted by every president since William Howard Taft started it back in 1910 Ted Williams was invited to the president's box to supervise and here's how it went as described by Jerry Coleman.

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And now Ted Williams is up to join President Nixon and he's about ready. There it goes into the middle of the pack and it's on the ground a real scramble who's got it. It looks like Hank Allen is the one who comes up with it.

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So despite the efforts of Fritz Peterson who came prepared with a fishnet. Hank Allen came up with the baseball and that was the only Washington Saturday success of the afternoon. Here's the recap and the second the Yankees moved in front to stay with two runs stolen bases by Roy White and Bill Robinson helping matters in fact White stole two RBI singles by Tresh and Gibbs and then in the third with one out the batter was Jerry Kenny facing Camillo Pasquale who was hanging that large size curve

1398
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ball of his the one who pitched to Kenny hit hard to right field I made real hard way back there it's gone.

1399
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Jerry Kenny comes up with a first Yankee home run of 1969 and he hit that whoo wee and for Jerry his second major league home run and a very nice way to start things out.

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Then the number three hitter Bobby Mercer and once again here's Jerry Coleman Mercer hit the high fly to right field this could go if it's fair way back there and it is a home run Bobby Mercer into the upper deck and for Mercer his second big league home run that gave the Yanks a four nothing lead four more in the fourth made an eight nothing and that proved to be the beginning as the Senate has bounced back in the eighth and ninth innings to Washington errors and a wild pitch by Dick Bosman helped the Yankee cause in the fourth.

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So it was eight nothing the Senator scored a run in the fifth singles by answer Stroud and Epstein answer a tough man to get out throughout the day had three hits along with Tim Cullen who had three the senators with another run of the eighth inning and RBI single by Casanova and a two run shot in the ninth off the bat of Frank Howard made it eight to four tremendous drive by big Frank over the center field wall but that was the story as Stottlemeyer finishes the ballgame had his problems in the eighth and ninth had his problems actually throughout the game.

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He had problems actually throughout allowing the four runs on 14 hits but Mel comes up with the complete game and his third straight opening day victory the Yanks at eight runs nine hits and no errors senators for 14 and two Stottlemeyer now one and oh Pasquale is nothing and one he was followed by Humphries in the third Bosman in the fourth Cox in the seventh and Higgins in the ninth the home runs Kenny third inning nobody on Mercer in the third with nobody on Howard in the ninth with one man on so that is the story on the Yankees right here on

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the QH and 1050 in New York and we'll check out the rest of the baseball in just a moment. Well quite a ballgame and quite a day and what a pleasure it is to wear suppose socks now this is the sock that more and more younger men are wearing because suppose help keep a young man feeling great help and feel healthy help and feel ready to go of course lots of other men wear famous suppose for another reason that the men who have active jobs where they're on their feet a lot and they find

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over town and just remember it doesn't matter how old you are or how young you are or what work you do you'll feel better in suppose all the time now the rest of the baseball two other games both in the National League this afternoon at Cincinnati in the other traditional opener they are now in the bottom of the sixth inning the Reds at bat and the Dodgers lead the Reds by the score of three to two it's Don Drysdale against Gary Nolan to Cincinnati home runs in the first inning Pete Rose with nobody on Bob Tolan with nobody

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on they open this one up with Ohio Governor James Rhodes throwing what is described by the wire services as a high inside slowball to Cincinnati Mayor Eugene Ruhman sixth inning Reds batting Dodgers lead it by the score of three to two tonight the Giants against the Braves at Atlanta the scheduled pitchers will be one Marischal and Pat Jarvis everyone else opens up tomorrow four games in each league including the Mets and the Montreal Expos at Shea one other baseball note

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Mickey Mantle has signed a one-year contract with NBC TV to assist on the pregame show which precedes the game of the week every Saturday afternoon Mickey will join his former teammate Tony Kubek on the pregame he will not appear on every show but will make frequent appearances during the course of the season he'll begin this Saturday on the first telecast so Mr. Mantle has joined the broadcasting business that's the baseball will have the rest of the sports news including a look at the NBA draft right after

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How about a red-winged blackbird? Now the rest of the news and the big story just in

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right from the hands of John Lewin and the NBA draft they are conducting the

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college draft by phone for the first two rounds and the New York Knicks have come

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up with quite a pick they need a backcourt man and they come up with John

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Warren of St. John's in the second round Bill Bunton of North Carolina. John Warren

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selected by the New York Knicks they did not expect to get him. Phoenix picking

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second actually the first pick was made by the Milwaukee Bucks a couple of

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weeks ago and they have Lou Alcindor all signed and sealed so Phoenix with the

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second choice goes for big meal walk. The Celtics get Joe Joe White of Kansas.

1420
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Seattle picks up Lucius Allen of UCLA. The Detroit Pistons went for Terry

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Driscoll of Boston College. The Chicago Bulls get Larry Cannon out of LaSalle.

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San Diego went for Bob Smith of Tulsa. San Francisco Bob Portman of Creighton.

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Cincinnati for Herman Gilliam of Purdue. Butch Beard of Louisville taken by the

1424
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Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers went for Bud Ogden of Santa Clara. Two

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more selections Justin. The Lakers get Willie McCarter of Drake and the

1426
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Baltimore Bullets get Mike Davis of Virginia Union. So once again Phoenix

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picking second goes for Neil Walk. The New York Knicks in the first two rounds

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the rounds being conducted by telephone. John Warren of St. John's. Bill Buntin of

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North Carolina.