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

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The Boston Red Sox faced the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium for opening day on Sunday, April 12, 1959.

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Boston was managed by Pinky Higgins and had been an average team for several years.

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With no real star talent behind legend Ted Williams, the Bo Sox languished between 3rd and 6th place throughout the 1950s.

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The Yankees entered the 1959 season as world champions, having defeated the Braves in 7 games in 1958.

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Casey Stengel was entering his 11th season as manager, which included 7 championships in the previous 10 years.

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This audio recording is from the New York Radio broadcast featuring announcers Bob Delaney, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, and Mel Allen.

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It's Yankee baseball time again. The Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox from Yankee Stadium brought to you by P. Valentine & Sons,

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brewers of famous 3-ring Valentine beer, the Crisp Refresher, and the Atlantic Refining Company and your friendly Atlantic dealer,

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who offers you Atlantic Imperial gasoline, the gasoline to keep your car on the go.

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Your host for the first half of the game, the Atlantic Refining Company and your Atlantic dealer,

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the man who keeps your car on the go.

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This is Bob Delaney speaking to you from Yankee Stadium in New York where at long last we might say, opening day is at hand.

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After two days of rain, the weatherman has cooperated to the extent that it is not raining, but the temperature is no higher than 42 or 43 degrees,

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a slate gray overhead with a distinct thread of rain, although the weatherman says that won't be a factor until later this afternoon.

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And the Yankees, very anxious to get opening day into the books, are playing ball today against the Boston Red Sox.

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For the last 25 minutes, we have been entertained by the ceremonies that are always attendant to opening day at any baseball park,

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whether it be at Yankee Stadium or in the most remote minor league operation.

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The raising of the flag and of course here at the stadium, also the ceremony of raising the American League Championship pennant,

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which flies very proudly just under Old Glory in straightaway center field.

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Yankee Stadium as we look out over it is in excellent shape.

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It has been graced by a brand new scoreboard which has taken the place of the familiar one in the same area.

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This gigantic scoreboard that I think outdoes any scoreboard in the major leagues,

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with just about every bit of information on it that you could possibly want to know.

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At home plate, the four umpires are going through the ritual with the two managers, Casey Stengel of the Yankees

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and Mike Higgins of the Boston Red Sox, going over the ground rules, and they'll be going over thoroughly today,

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of course, as they are at the beginning of each season, pointing out all the various aspects that go into the ground rules here at the stadium.

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The pitchers today will be as advertised Friday and again on Saturday.

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Bullet Bob Turley will go for the Yankees and he'll be opposed by Tom Brewer of the Boston Red Sox.

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The umpires have broken now from their conference and have moved to their position,

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so let's check the starting lineups for today's game.

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For the Red Sox, it'll be Don Budden leading off, playing shortstop.

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Pete Reynolds at second base, batting third, Gene Stevens in center field.

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At first base, a newcomer to the Red Sox, but a familiar hand in the American League, Vic Wirtz, playing first base.

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Jackie Jensen will be in right field.

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Frank Malzone at third base.

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Sammy White will catch and Tommy Brewer will pitch.

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Brewer has been a better than average American League pitcher,

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but his success against the Yankees has been on the rather meager side.

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However, this is another year and Brewer is hopeful to shake that Yankee jinx.

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While the world champion New York Yankees, Hank Bauer leads off, playing in right field.

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Seaburn in left field.

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Mickey Madeline center as the Yankees take the field.

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Batting fourth, Yogi Berra the catcher.

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Gil McDougall at second base.

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Carl Throneberry will play first base.

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Andy Carey at third base.

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Bobby Richardson will be the shortstop and pitching for the Yankees.

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The gentleman who received just prior to the start of the game the Cy Young Award for the outstanding pitcher in the American League, Bob Turley,

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a monument of strength to the Yankees last year, not only in the regular season but also very prominently in the World Series.

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All the Yankees have positioned themselves and were just a moment or two away from the start of the ball game.

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If the Yankees not been able to get today's ball game in, they would have had to wait until the 25th of this month for their opening game

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as the Yankees now will go on the road for two weeks, not returning until a week from yesterday.

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And they'll play a quick three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at the stadium, a Saturday game which will be ladies' day and a doubleheader on Sunday.

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And then the Yankees make their first trip west.

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The Yankees had that additional reason to want the weatherman to let them play today, and he just barely has let them play.

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The weather might be much more favorable for football today.

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And as a matter of fact, the championship game played here between the Baltimore Colts and the New York football Giants was in weather much more befitting baseball than today's.

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However, there will be much better weather en route later.

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It seems that opening days are quite often played in weather just like this.

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Bob Turley has come in from Wright Field where he's been warming up in the Yankee bullpen and is now taking his warm-up pitches with Yogi Berra, checking out on the scoreboard.

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And it is a mighty scoreboard, something to see when you come here.

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In the American League, Cleveland is playing in Kansas City. We'll have nothing on that game for a while.

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Baltimore and Washington have already been postponed. I understand it was postponed because of snow.

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Chicago and Detroit are underway. In the first inning, there is no score.

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In the National League, Cincinnati and Philadelphia are playing a doubleheader. The first game has gone two innings.

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There is no score. Los Angeles playing in Chicago. We have nothing on that yet.

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The weather at Pittsburgh was unfavorable for baseball, and as a result, the Milwaukee-Pittsburgh game was postponed.

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And San Francisco will play at St. Louis, and they'll be getting underway at approximately 20 minutes.

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Now the throw has been made down to second base.

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And Don Button is announced as the leadoff hitter for the Boston Red Sox.

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And so it's play ball as the Atlantic Refining Company and your neighborhood Atlantic dealer are set to bring you Yankee baseball as they will throughout the 1959 season.

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Bob Turley looking in to pick up his sign from Yogi Berra. Don Button squares away in the batter's box.

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And here's the first pitch of the ball game. In for a called strike.

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Brand new infield of 7,200 square feet of Marion Blue.

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Right field is the only area that they didn't have time to re-sod, and the re-sodding of that will begin tomorrow.

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Turley's second pitch is a change up on the inside for ball one.

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One ball, one strike.

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Jack Burns coaching it third. Del Baker coaching it first for the Red Sox.

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And this is the first batter of the first game. Kerr Blue outside.

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Berra short hops it out of his ball too.

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Two balls, one strike. Turley had a very sound spring pitching.

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He's in wonderful shape. He won about all the awards a fellow could win in the offseason.

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I feel around to what left on Button. Right hand hitting shortstop. Fastball is low inside and it is ball three. And Turley's behind three and one.

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Well the Yankees in the singles opening day defensive array. Turley pitching. Berra catching. Throneberry at first base.

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In fact Throneberry has quite a dry sense of humor. Saw him in the dugout.

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Let's see the pitches in for strike three too.

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Before the ball game started he said, well he said this would be a real mild day wouldn't it for Alaska.

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McDougall at second playing a very deep second base. He's back on the right center field grass.

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Richardson's opening in short. Kerr at third. The pitch is swung on foul by three too.

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Steven out in left field and he's wearing glasses. Now he wears them all the time under his doctor's instructions.

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If he's going to use them you might as well use them consistently.

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Mantle is in his familiar spot in center and Bauer in his equally familiar area out in right.

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Turley ready for his three two pitch. Again delivers low inside ball four and he walks the first man.

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He's on balls and the first man up is on. Actually have no score.

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Now we have Pete Reynolds who lost out at the very end of it last year to his teammate Ted Williams for the batting championship.

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It was decided the last day of the season. The thumper just kept on thumping.

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Rundle's crowd shooter left hand batter. Infield is up ready for a body. That's Higgins play.

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Turley delivers. It's a ball that sinks too low under the knee. Ball one.

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Very happy to tell you on opening day we have no change at our radio control.

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Taffy Deakin with us at spring training camp is sitting right here.

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We do have a new opening day statistician Pete Callison and we welcome him to the family.

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Pitch is a fastball outside ball two. Two balls and now strikes.

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Turley always does a lot of labor when he pitches because he throws a great number of pitches.

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It doesn't bother him to throw 120, 130, 140. That's his type of pitching.

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He's walked his first batter. This is opening day. It was supposed to have been Friday and it was supposed to have been yesterday and now it's today.

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Turley checks his runner with a head bob. Pitches. Fastball over. First strike. Two balls. One strike.

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Reynolds had his best season last year. Hit 322. Right up to the last day fighting for the batting championship.

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Low outside ball three.

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Turley in a hole. Three and one. Gee the big new scoreboard's a beauty.

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Oh you don't need any glasses to help you read that.

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We have no score. Turley pitching deliberately. Walked his first batter behind three. One on the second.

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Pitches and Reynolds hits the ground ball a second. Like Dougaloff with all the riches. One heart to throw to first. Double play.

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So Reynolds going after the three one pitch. Hit it about three quarter speed down the second and it was Mike Dougal to Richardson.

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And on over to Thornberry at first to the DP. Two men out.

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And we have Gene Stevens. He jammed his thumb at the base. His right thumb. About a dozen days ago.

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The hand is not right but with Williams not here. Stevens is in there.

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He's a big tall range of fellow. He's about six four six five. Left hand hitter. Turley throws him a change of speed.

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Pitch high outside. Let him see it. Ball one.

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Curve ball is low outside ball two.

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Two balls no strikes.

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Eddie Rommel working balls and strikes. At first a long career of the pitch outside ball three.

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Long career as a pitcher. Pitch for County Max Athletics.

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Been around this league a long time.

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Ball strike. That's a three one pitch over.

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Rommel is the second better number in the league. Bill Summers starting his league in 33.

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That's a ground ball hit to the right side. Mike Dougal is up with it. Over to first in time for the out.

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And it's one two three. Rommel started in this league in 38.

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Two.

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Nothing across. And the score at the end of the first half of the opening inning of opening day.

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Red Sox nothing and the Yankees getting ready to hit.

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You know the nicest thing about spring is longer daylight to make going places and saying things in your car so much easier.

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So make the most of spring daylight driving. Fill her up with Atlantic imperial gasoline.

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That's the gasoline that keeps your car lively with all the pep and power your engine can deliver.

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You like the smooth hum that gives your motor. That's music to a motorist's ear.

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Drive in at your Atlantic dealer. He's the man who keeps your car on the go.

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Just say Atlantic imperial and get the gasoline that's better to start with.

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Better to say with and economical in the long run.

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Bob Turley's control off just a trifle in the first inning.

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But nonetheless he was able to get the big pitch into Pete Reynolds on the three one pitch and get Pete to bang into a quick double play.

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And then three and one on Gene Stevens got Stevens hit an identical ball to second base.

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Pattern of Turley over the past two years has been if he has trouble it usually comes in the first inning.

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If he gets off the hook in the first two innings or so Bob's control usually comes back to him and he pitches the strong ball game that we're associated with that he's associated with.

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The Yankees now on offense will set up Hank Bauer and Norm Seaborn and Mickey Mantle in the bottom of the first inning.

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The wind today is blowing from left to right rather briskly.

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The flag being spread out at right angles as we look out the straightaway center field.

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Tommy Brewer blowing on his pitching hand picking up the sign from Sammy White and set to deliver the first pitch.

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Now here's red.

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Bauer right hand hitter. Brewer right hand pitcher delivers a fastball just outside waste half of all one.

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No score.

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If you just joined us Turley walked his first batter.

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Got the next one to bang into a double play and the third one to roll out.

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McDougall starting both of those plays.

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Second base.

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The ball one pitch is low outside a curve ball two.

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Two and 0.

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The Red Sox had just ideal spring training weather down at Arizona.

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Understand they had 45 days not a cloud.

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I might say it wasn't exactly that way in Florida.

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But then on their way home Bauer broke out on the squad.

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About half of them have been quite sick.

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Pitchers in there for a strike two and one.

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We told you earlier pitcher Bauer's field catches Sullivan and outfield a runner.

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Have been put on the train today and sent up to Boston.

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The two one pitch to Bauer is swung on and missed.

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There was a slider and Hank went for it.

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Two balls two strikes.

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We have a pretty strong wind that is blowing in from left field and going toward right.

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It's a cross wind across the top of the stand judging by the flag.

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The two two pitch swung on and missed.

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He broke it over there it was sinking and Bauer cut on it didn't get it.

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One up one down.

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Strike out for Tom Brewer.

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Now we have Marv Steven who hit a flat 300 last year without glasses.

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Well if he if he could see the man without glasses for 300 I have better hopes that with glasses he can see him better this year.

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Steven left hand hitter had a very steady a fine spring out to around toward right.

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Brewer delivers a fastball flipping the inside corner for a strike just under the hand.

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Rommel back of the plate Stevens at first and after second Rice at third.

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Novakash cold afternoon leading skies up above curve low inside all one one and one.

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The spinners are coming down the ballpark and standing around and not being able to get the season underway.

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I think got on everybody's nerves the last couple of days.

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I had a notion they were going to play this one today no matter what.

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But I had to.

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And considering everything I think we have a excellent crowd.

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The pitch curve low inside to the shin ball to good one.

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Steven has become an increasingly good judge of a pit ball and they are the quiet fast.

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Quiet range the rob on top of a fellow.

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Is half blown on foul off tried to check too late on the Tinker.

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Two and two two balls to strike.

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Steven out of the box gets in.

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Touches spikes.

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Brewer doesn't waste much time.

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Slender.

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Trim.

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Neat working pitcher takes a sign promptly pumps pumps again delivers and as a ball hits sharply through the second base in the right field and Steven is on.

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He got that one throw it in the hole between first and second run escape all the guy that's love for the ball but the ball bounced up over the glove and went out of the right field.

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And it is the first hit of the year at Yankee Stadium.

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Steven single the right and he's on and upset Mickey Mantle.

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Mantle hit three or four last year.

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The only batter in the American League to get 100 walks.

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He got one hundred and twenty nine.

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We have no score.

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I feel deep right on Mickey was hitting left handed against the Boston right hander.

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Change up his high outside for a ball.

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Works holding first base against Steven who's the first runner here in the first inning.

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Brewer in position.

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Beals.

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Just the start of the ballgame and just the start of the season as far as the stadium is concerned as far as these two ball clubs are concerned.

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One set Texas on pitches.

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Mantle swings and hits a high foul back out of five.

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Looking around the big news scoreboard.

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Milwaukee at Pittsburgh in the National League has been postponed.

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Baltimore at Washington in the American League has been postponed.

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Chicago's at Detroit.

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They're playing with Chicago leading three nothing into two innings.

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Since that is it's Philadelphia in the National League and those scored the end of two there and that gets you up to date.

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Los Angeles is going to start at Chicago and San Francisco at St. Louis.

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Pitches numbers are up.

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We run it all down for at the end of the inning.

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Brewer pitches one and two. Mantle swings as a ball driven straight out to center fielder Stevens who makes the catch.

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He just had to back up two steps.

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Never having to take his eye off the ball.

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So it's a line drive shot right at the center fielder and we have two out.

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And to the dollar bill Mr. Barrow.

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Hit 260 last year.

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We've got so many records that if we start to read them off we've missed a lot of play by players.

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He's truly one of baseball's all time great catchers.

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They play him in the right field of course and drastically.

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Steven leads our first two out. No score.

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Curveball is in for a strike.

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And one make no mistake about it.

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Brewer has a very good curve.

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Ian Charlie.

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I've been the opening day pitches now for three days.

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Fastball swing on hit out to center field.

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Stevens comes on can't get it to base hit.

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Steven around second has to hold on.

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He took a long turn and had to dive back.

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So Barrow hits a single in the straight away center field.

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He's got a good first and second.

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Well you know you want a long time down at spring training camp where he got his first hit.

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But he takes care of matters once the barrel rings his first time up.

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We have no score to outmen at first and second and the hitter is Gil McDougal.

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Hit three hundred.

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Three hundred in the World Series and he played second base especially in those real tough five six and seven games like a real professional.

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He takes the curve over for a strike.

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McDougal right hand batter overly close stance.

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He's the man of many stances.

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Curveball is in strike two.

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Nothing into.

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Is that a hoping he can have a little traffic around that third base corner.

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McDougal asked for time steps out at the batter's rousing bag.

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Gil hit 250 in the regular season and then woke up in the World Series which is typical of him.

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Looking for the third out which sometimes can be elusive.

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But you fastball inside.

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McDougal said well hey didn't that pick me on the sleigh or my elbow.

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And Roberts says no not quite.

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One ball two strikes.

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Two men are out. Yankees have two on Saban and Barrett.

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Each with a single.

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Roll with a pitching advantage one and two delivers the curve swung on as a ball hit out but right field and it is in for a base hit.

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And Saban is coming in to score the first run and around to third goes Farah.

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Jensen had to come fix the ball on the short half and he had no play.

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And it is one or nothing in favor of the world champion.

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McDougal hit it right off the end of his bat.

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Got a half dunked it in the short right field.

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So Yankees now have one in the bank.

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Runners at first and third are still two out here in the first inning opening day.

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Weatherman saw to it that we didn't have opening day until today.

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Bob Thornberry getting the nod at first base today.

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Scarned with a bad back takes a curve in for a strike left hand hitter.

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He's a dangerous batter if he gets his pitch because he hits his power.

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And he had an excellent spring.

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He just hit that ball all over Florida.

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When it wasn't raining down there.

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That field toward right.

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Pass ball swung on and there's a line driving to right center for a base hit.

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Farah is scoring and McDougal is on his way to third base.

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Jensen's throw is cut off at short to hold the bat at the first base.

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That's two nothing New York.

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Bob Thornberry was hitting down south.

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So he's getting his chance today.

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Probably drilled a solid base hit in.

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So four singles, two runs accounted.

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It is still two out.

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And Andy Kerry the seventh Yankee to come out from the first inning.

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That's the first baseball game at Yankee Stadium since the World Series.

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Brewer delivers a curve swung on and grounded foul outside third base.

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Ramo does self home play.

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Two nothing.

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They were the Yankees.

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Ball in position deals change up on the inside.

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Ball one.

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One and one.

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Thornberry is the runner at first.

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McDougal is the runner at third.

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The fastball that ticks the bat for an accidental foul.

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Kerry was falling back from a high inside fastball that went off the bat.

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The runners of course broke and each went 90 feet.

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But the foul ball called with strike two.

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Makes it a dead ball and the runners have to return.

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McDougal the third.

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Thornberry the first.

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So Kerry.

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He's got out of the way of what would have been ball two and have a count of two and one.

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As the accidental foul and he now gets back at the bat with the actual card being ball one strike two.

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Brohams under right handed delivers a curve swung on and missed strike three.

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So he finally gets out of it.

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Not before the Yankees count two runs on four hits.

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And at the end of the first inning.

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New York two runs four hits and no errors.

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And Boston no runs no hits and no errors.

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And Big Charlie who won 21 in the league last year and then picked up two more against Milwaukee goes out to the mound.

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A rich man this early in the ball game.

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Well we promised you other scores and let's take care of that.

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Cleveland and Kansas City postponed because of rain.

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Baltimore to Washington postponed because of rain.

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At the end of three innings Chicago at Detroit Donovan going for the White Sox and Larry going for Detroit.

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It is three to Chicago cash at a home run in the first inning with one man on for the White Sox.

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Certainly they're getting home runs this early part of the season.

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I know Lopez hopes it can continue.

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Cincinnati is at Philadelphia at the end of two innings with no score.

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Lawrence for Cincinnati.

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Gomez for Philadelphia. Time has been called because of rain.

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Los Angeles at Chicago.

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Colfax for the Dodgers and Phillips for the Little Bears.

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No score in with the first inning.

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A walk at Pittsburgh postponed because of snow.

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San Francisco at St. Louis McCormick to San Francisco and Marzal to St. Louis.

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The game has not begun.

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Rather interesting that San Francisco recently got Sam Jones from St. Louis.

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And if I read the papers correctly Mr. Jones sort of stirred up a little controversy by pitching and winning easily against his ball.

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Clever traded him away last night.

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Well Vic Wirtz is coming up for his first official at bat as a member of the Red Sox.

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They count on him to increase their power and to give them this sort of a power list.

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Runnels, Williams, Wirtz and Jensen.

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Of course Williams is not here.

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The ball game has been televised on back to Boston and I imagine Sid or has got both eyes a-winking up there.

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Moving into the second inning it is 2-0 for the New York.

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We're delighted that Armed Forces Radio is carrying the play-by-play today to our service personnel all over the world.

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Curly's first pitch to Wirtz is ball one.

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Fastball is in for a called strike, one and one.

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Wirtz is a dangerous batting.

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He's a very courageous fella. He had a folio a couple of years ago.

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I think they got over it. Takes strike two. Curly let up, had it on the outside.

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Wirtz came down, took a hit from the swing and decided he wouldn't swing and Rommel says it's a strike anyhow.

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One ball, two strikes.

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Wirtz swinging from the end, left hand hitter.

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Strike three. Curly took a little curve, had him and Wirtz walks away.

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I don't think he felt too complimentary toward umpire Rommel.

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But that is understandable when you've had a third strike called on you.

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Now we have the player voted the most valuable in the league last year, Jackie Jensen.

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Right hand hitter.

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Takes a fastball inside.

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Jensen knocked in 122 counters last season.

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Curve ball high inside, drives him back and down, ball two.

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Two and oh.

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Went out, the whitey on, second inning.

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Big strapping right hand to Curly, no wind up, pitches a fastball low outside, ball three. So he's quick in a hole.

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This is opening day on it for the Yankees until Saturday, April 25.

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Fastball is laid in for a strike.

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That'll be ladies day girls. Orioles will be here Saturday, April 25, ladies day and then a double header Sunday, April 26.

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Fastball fouled off.

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Break two.

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Then the next business here at the stadium will be Washington Saturday, May 9. That'll also be ladies day.

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Pitches in, call strike three. He got a fastball on the inside and Charlie has picked up two call strikeout victims here in the second inning.

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Actually the real work here at the stadium gets underway on Saturday, the 9th of May, Washington comes in and a double header the next day. Then the Western Club starts coming through.

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That's the beginning of the first real home stand. Curve ball is in to Malzahn for a call strike.

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That's a big curve, Malzahn fell back proper and then the pitch still got the inside.

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Starting on May 9, the Yankees are going to be home practically all that month.

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What it is this year is that the curve inside falls through.

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Is that the Yankees will not get going so early in the season but will finish it home.

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Last year they pretty much finished on the road in September.

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That's where it is often in years.

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Two-nothing New York, Charlie's pitch, curve's thrown on ground and wide at third base. Kerry scoops it, fires over to Thornberry and time by three steps and Malzahn is out.

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And it is one, two, three in the top of the second and the score at the end of an inning and a half of opening day.

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The Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

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You know I've gotten in the habit of writing notes to myself of things that I ought to do.

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I notice here that I made a note to take my car to my Atlantic dealer for a safety surface lubrication.

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With the spring driving season at hand, that's a smart thing for you to do too.

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You see, your Atlantic dealer gives your car expert lubrication following the specifications that have been set down by the manufacturer.

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And then at no extra cost he checks many safety areas that if neglected could cause you trouble.

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Like windshield wipers, battery, tires, radiator, the fan belt, muffler, the tailpipe.

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Then you've got a written record of the work done and the condition of your car.

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Pretty good idea, don't you think?

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So make a note now to get an Atlantic safety surface lubrication soon from your Atlantic dealer.

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The man who keeps your car on the go.

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Moving into the bottom of the second inning for the Yankees, it'll be Richardson, Turley and Bauer.

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The Yankees got two runs in the bottom of the first inning on four singles.

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Seaburn singles with one out, then after Mantle lined the center, Barrow singles Seaburn to second,

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and then McDougal dropped a single into right field, a bloop job that brought home Seaburn,

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and then Throneberry rifled a single into center for the other run.

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So it's two-nothing as Richardson steps in and waits the first pitch.

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Okay, Red.

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And RBI, right hand hitter.

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Brewer, right hander, fires a fastball over, sidearm for a call strike.

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Richardson began at shortstop, a position he hadn't played in quite a few years, rather erratically,

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and then soon set it down, played out there at the end of spring training like he owed it,

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pitches low for a ball, one-on-one.

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The Yankees are two-up going into the last of the second inning.

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And he delivers, pitch inside, off the catcher, White-Smith, ball two.

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Two balls, one strike.

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One of the familiar figures of an opening day at the stadium has been sincerely missed,

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the veteran writer of the World Telegram, the son Dan Daniels.

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Pitches, Marnadette and Miss, strike two.

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Dan was operated on two days ago at University Hospital in Manhattan,

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and all reports of the convalescing very satisfactorily and resting comfortably.

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But two-two pitch swung on as a ground ball down too short.

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Up with it is buttoned, throws to first, in time, and rips himself.

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I want to say that for Daniel, he's resting as comfortably as he could not to be here at Yankee Stadium today.

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And also our congratulations to our associate Mel Allen,

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who received the 52th Association Award last evening that has done us the world of a story of,

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for his long service and work as a good serviceman.

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Well, here's the big pitcher, Bob Turley.

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Two-nothing ball game for the Yankees.

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Brewer delivers a fastball low inside.

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Turley bluffing a bond, finally had to skip rope, ball one.

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End of the first inning, Los Angeles at Chicago, no score.

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Pitch over for a called strike.

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Well, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, which got two innings in, has been postponed because of raves.

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Pitch swung on as a high fly ball that thrusts that button is under and takes it for the up.

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Felt you up two down, Hank Bauer, who was struck out by Brewer.

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Now comes up to try and make a man.

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Bauer's philosophy is you may strike me out, but not often.

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Overly close stance, outfield shades him into left.

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Two down, nobody on.

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Brewer working rapidly as is his custom, delivers a curve high inside for ball one.

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Friends, when you get out to state of you, you are certainly going to be pleased with the new scoreboard.

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Oh, it's a wonder.

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And not only got the stuff up there, but you can see it.

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Inside ball two.

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In the center of the scoreboard is movable tight.

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00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:07,000
In other words, they can print messages up there.

435
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:13,000
For example, the opening message was welcome to the 1958 World Champion Yankees in their opening day.

436
00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:17,000
Right now it says this is Charlie's first opening game start as a Yankee.

437
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:24,000
Bauer hits a high foul back.

438
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:29,000
So they can put any sort of information up there.

439
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:39,000
News bulletin, anything else?

440
00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:49,000
If there's anything to be done to make this ball park better, the Yankees haven't heard about it yet.

441
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:55,000
Brewer pitches, the fastball swung on, grounded down to third base half-three. Malzahn picks it up, barehanded throws.

442
00:42:55,000 --> 00:43:00,000
Not in time and Bauer beats it out for a base hit.

443
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:07,000
Slow rolling ball up to third base, so Bauer gets his first hit of the year.

444
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:16,000
With a single in the first inning and then scored the first run, steps it.

445
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:25,000
Big range of left hand hitting left fielder.

446
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:32,000
That wonderful spring.

447
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:52,000
Malzahn takes a look at him, delivers a curve in there for a strike.

448
00:43:52,000 --> 00:44:04,000
Malzahn had 24 hits in spring training. Swings at the high foul out of play.

449
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:11,000
Speaking about this wonderful new $300,000 scoreboard here at the stadium that you'll see when you come out,

450
00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:25,000
the master control control has almost 5,000 push buttons. Gives you an idea of what they can do with it.

451
00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:37,000
Two strikes to Stephen, two out, Bauer at first. Yankees leading two-nothing.

452
00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:54,000
Broadchucks first pitches, high inside for ball, ball one. Catcher fight returns, one and two.

453
00:44:54,000 --> 00:45:18,000
Arm is ready. Right handed deals and Stephen takes a curve low inside, ball two, two and two.

454
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:27,000
Ball, two strikes.

455
00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:34,000
Bauer ready to go on anything with two out, pitches lead off first.

456
00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:39,000
The pitch is hung on, there's a ball hit out toward left field and it is dropping in for a base hit.

457
00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:45,000
Bauer's on his way to third base. To left field, a picture of Giger, throws the third and Bauer's out.

458
00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:52,000
Giger two miles on, Bauer trying to take the extra base on a dunk single into left is out at third.

459
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:57,000
So it gives Stephen a single to left field to give him two for two for the year.

460
00:45:57,000 --> 00:46:01,000
Bauer is out stretching the left fielder to the third baseman.

461
00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:13,000
And Moran two hits, one left. And the score at the end are two innings, the Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

462
00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:18,000
Well this time of the year some people complain about spring fever. They do when we have spring weather anyway.

463
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464
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465
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466
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467
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The gasoline that's better to start with, better to stay with all the way.

468
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Now let's pause for station identification. This is the home of Champions Baseball Network.

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At 1460 on the radio dial WOKO in Albany, New York.

470
00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:10,000
WOKO time 21 minutes before 3 o'clock. Current temperature is 42 degrees.

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Gary Geiger, the left fielder, will lead off while the Red Sox to be followed by Tom Brewer and then Don Button.

472
00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:29,000
It's 2-0 as we start the third inning. Bob Turley with a two run lead for the Yankees, set the pitch to Geiger.

473
00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:40,000
Central Post Office. The box is the same number as our year, 1959. New York 51, New York.

474
00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:47,000
Now we have Gary Geiger first up for the Red Sox, left hand hitting out fielder.

475
00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:54,000
And Turley gives them a low curve, ball one. Bob comes back with a curve low inside, ball two.

476
00:47:54,000 --> 00:48:03,000
Geiger and Wirtz came from the Cleveland club for a pierce hole.

477
00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:07,000
Geiger started out as a pitcher in the minor leagues, one year, one-twenty.

478
00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:11,000
Then switched over to outfielding and infielding and is now outfielding.

479
00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:13,000
Takes a call strike.

480
00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:23,000
Although last year at Cleveland, he twice was used for short rolls in the infield and pitched one two inning stint for the Yankees.

481
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:34,000
Ground ball hit to the right side. Second baseman, Dougal, up with it over to Thornberry first and Geiger is out.

482
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:39,000
Went up, went away. Turley has committed only one man to get on, his first batter, he walked him.

483
00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:43,000
Next man hit for a double fly and he's gotten everybody out.

484
00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:53,000
Sammy White hit 259, regular season last year. Rated one of the top receivers in the trade.

485
00:48:53,000 --> 00:49:05,000
Two-nothing, play for the Yankees.

486
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:10,000
Turley right hand, the curve ball high outside, ball one.

487
00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:15,000
Bob has the fast ball, which of course the hitters are aware of and have to be on the alert for.

488
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:23,000
But he's developed changes, speed pitches, breaking stuff.

489
00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:39,000
Delivers the fast ball in there for the strike. One and one, one ball, one strike.

490
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:47,000
Turley using a no windup delivery, deals, fast ball low outside, ball two.

491
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:57,000
Two and one, Turley pitching, Barrett catching, Thornberry at first, McDoogle at second, Richardson at short, Garriott third.

492
00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:07,000
Call, strike two over the outside above the knees. White doesn't think so, Rommel says, yes sir, it's two and two.

493
00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:19,000
Steven with two four two as in left, Madeline center, Bauer in right.

494
00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:25,000
One out and nobody on the third inning if you just got in with us, opening day here at the stadium.

495
00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:30,000
Curve swung on and lined, a short stop Richardson for the out.

496
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:37,000
Two down and the Red Sox starting pitcher Tommy Breua is now coming out of his dugout.

497
00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:47,000
This dugout is on the third base side of home plate.

498
00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:55,000
Cleveland Kansas City has been postponed because of the weather.

499
00:50:55,000 --> 00:51:01,000
So let's see, four games postponed today.

500
00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:04,000
The ball club is giving up hard on Sundays so you can't get them back.

501
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:14,000
Breua hits it the first pitch, a high pop fly that's crossed out Richardson, backs under on the grass in left field, makes the grab and that's it.

502
00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:22,000
So, Turley to get his first nine out has pitched to but nine men.

503
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:30,000
Score at the end of two and a half, the Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

504
00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:33,000
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509
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510
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511
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515
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Mickey Mantle leading off of the Yankees in the bottom of the third inning.

516
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:47,000
I feel deep, Brown put right, Brewer delivers and Mantle takes a fastball high outside, ball one.

517
00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:54,000
For the Red Sox it is Brewer dealing them, white receiving, Wirtz playing his first game for them at first base,

518
00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:59,000
Brown goes into the second, shortstop is Budden and the third baseman is Malzow.

519
00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:07,000
Ball one pitch, a little off the fastball, it's sank, good for a call strike.

520
00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:15,000
Gary Guygum played about 40 odd ball games in and out for the Indians last year's and left, Stephenson center.

521
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:20,000
Right fielder is Jensen, Williams is up in Boston you know.

522
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:26,000
Mantle bunt, throw off the mound, up with it, throws to first, in time and got him by Ahuska.

523
00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:34,000
Close, Mantle puts the ball a little close back to the mound.

524
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:38,000
So he's out, he's bunt bit for a base hit.

525
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:43,000
Pitcher to the first baseman covering.

526
00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:59,000
Yogi Baran, a single to center field, a line single in the first inning.

527
00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:05,000
Now the swings at the high fly ball, the straightaway center, Stevens is unwritten.

528
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:09,000
He has it and we have two outs.

529
00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:17,000
The Yankees lead 2-0 here at the end of four innings at Detroit, the White Sox are one up, 3-2.

530
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:23,000
We have the other two games in the league postponed, Cleveland, Kansas City, Baltimore to Washington.

531
00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:28,000
End of two innings in the National League, Los Angeles at Chicago, no score.

532
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:35,000
San Francisco is getting ready to go out St. Louis, Milwaukee at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Kansas.

533
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:40,000
Rain, rain in Philadelphia and snow at Pittsburgh.

534
00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:44,000
Here's the McDougal, takes a curve low outside, ball one.

535
00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:54,000
Gill hit a single off the end of his bat in the right field, first inning, which got in the first drawn and made possible the scoring of the second.

536
00:54:54,000 --> 00:55:03,000
Kept it alive. Rowe works, fastball swung on, grounded foul by a yard outside third base.

537
00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:17,000
One and one.

538
00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:28,000
McDougal has his forward foot closer to the plate than his rear one, closed his stance, fouls off a curve, strike two.

539
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:35,000
Gill keeps moving around up there. When he first came to the Yankees, he had an open stance, that forward foot was almost pointed at the third baseman.

540
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:39,000
Right now it's about pointed at the second baseman.

541
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:42,000
He's got a reason for it.

542
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:47,000
Pitchers keep changing on him and he keeps changing on them.

543
00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:49,000
One, two, pitch. Fastball is right over.

544
00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:54,000
And Gill, who had seen two curves, suddenly looked at the fastball and had it.

545
00:55:54,000 --> 00:56:03,000
So, in the three innings, two runs, six hits and no errors for New York. No runs, no hits, and no errors for the Red Sox.

546
00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:08,000
Now we've got a young man coming over here.

547
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:12,000
Let's see, this is going to be your third opening day at this microphone, isn't it Mr. Duzal?

548
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:13,000
Right Red.

549
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:17,000
How many openings for you down there on the playing field with that finger glove?

550
00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:19,000
I had 13 with the Yankees, Red.

551
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:24,000
Oh, wonderful openings. A lot of butterflies, just like today back here.

552
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:26,000
Well, happy number 16.

553
00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:27,000
Okay Red.

554
00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:28,000
Good to be with you at Melville.

555
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:31,000
Certainly my pleasure too, Red.

556
00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:46,000
And there's always a lot of excitement in opening day ceremonies and the first game of the ball, regular season for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.

557
00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:49,000
Because there's a lot of worry.

558
00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:56,000
I know when I was playing, the thing that worried me the most was when I would get that first base hit.

559
00:56:56,000 --> 00:57:04,000
Bobby Brown, the Yankee shortstop and third baseman, who became quite a doctor.

560
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:10,000
We both worried until we got that first base hit because there is a possibility of going through a full season without getting that hit.

561
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:14,000
And since you get number one, you really worry.

562
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:22,000
Here's a leadoff hitter, Don Budden, who walked in the first inning, takes a curve high inside ball one.

563
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:33,000
Budden is the only man to reach first base against Bob Charlie, and that was on a base on balls after working the count to 3-2.

564
00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:38,000
Charlie delivers a fastball at top foul and out of play in the upper deck and back of home plate.

565
00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:40,000
One-on-one the count.

566
00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:45,000
Yankees leading 2-0 here in the top of the fourth.

567
00:57:45,000 --> 00:57:53,000
On a cold, windy day here at Yankee Stadium.

568
00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:56,000
You know it's cold.

569
00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:03,000
Happy Durkin and I both have gloves, top coats, hats.

570
00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:07,000
One-one pitch is planted down the first baseline, but it goes foul.

571
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:15,000
Picked up by Marv Throneberry, who's playing first for the Yankees today.

572
00:58:15,000 --> 00:58:17,000
One ball, two strikes.

573
00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:19,000
The count on Don Budden.

574
00:58:19,000 --> 00:58:21,000
Shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.

575
00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:29,000
On deck, Pete Runnels.

576
00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:41,000
The wind is whipping out towards right field here at Yankee Stadium.

577
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:43,000
Charlie sets on the mound with his no wind-up delivery.

578
00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:45,000
The slow curve is hit slowly out towards first.

579
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:47,000
Throneberry over, up with it.

580
00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:51,000
Flips to Charlie, covering in time to get Budden.

581
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:53,000
One away.

582
00:58:53,000 --> 00:58:58,000
That time Budden was fooled on a change-up curve ball and hit it off the end of his bat.

583
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:01,000
A little twisting roller down the first baseline.

584
00:59:01,000 --> 00:59:03,000
That Throneberry flip to Charlie, 40 out.

585
00:59:03,000 --> 00:59:10,000
One away here's Pete Runnels, who bounced into a double play in the first inning.

586
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:15,000
Runnels, who is the runner-up to Ted Williams for the batting crown.

587
00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:20,000
Last year's tight American League race.

588
00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:22,000
Left-hand hitter with a closed stance.

589
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:23,000
Chokes up a little bit on the bat.

590
00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:26,000
Crouches at the plate.

591
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:29,000
Carey moves in at third base.

592
00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:35,000
Charlie delivers a slow curve in the dirt ball one.

593
00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:40,000
Jack Burns coaching at third and Del Baker down at first for the Red Sox.

594
00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:46,000
Eddie Rommel calling balls and strikes.

595
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:49,000
Charlie's next pitch is a curve that catches the outside corner.

596
00:59:49,000 --> 01:00:01,000
Strike one called. One more on the count.

597
01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:03,000
Yankee outfield plays Runnels straight away.

598
01:00:03,000 --> 01:00:08,000
There's a curve way outside and high ball two, two and one.

599
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:12,000
Runnels can hit to all fields.

600
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:16,000
Line drive tight, better. Not too much power.

601
01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:26,000
On deck, Gene Stevens.

602
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:31,000
Charlie ready to two-one pitches foul to the right of home plate.

603
01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:38,000
Count even at two and two.

604
01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:47,000
It's certainly not a day for baseball in any sense of the word, either to play it or to watch it.

605
01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:54,000
But after being rained out for two straight days, the Yankees and the Red Sox are very happy to be able to play a game, regardless of the weather.

606
01:00:54,000 --> 01:01:01,000
And if you think it's bad here, they had 27 degree weather in Kansas City yesterday and played a game.

607
01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:05,000
The two-two pitch is hit on the ground, a shortstop. Richardson in, up with it.

608
01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:11,000
Throw to Throneberry in time to get Runnels and it's two away.

609
01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:19,000
Too hot and here's Gene Stevens who bounced to second base in the first inning.

610
01:01:19,000 --> 01:01:26,000
On deck, Vic Wirtz.

611
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:30,000
Yankees came up with two runs in the first inning.

612
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:37,000
Norm Stevens getting the first Yankee base hit of the year, scoring the first Yankee run after Burrows singles.

613
01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:43,000
And McDougal looped a single to right field. Then Throneberry single to drive in Burrows.

614
01:01:43,000 --> 01:01:55,000
Stevens, a left-hand hitter, takes a curve right down the middle, strike one call.

615
01:01:55,000 --> 01:02:05,000
Outfield shifted around towards right, slightly on Stevens. He takes a fastball below the knees, ball one, one-on-one.

616
01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:18,000
This is a rough day on ballplayers in particular because it's very cold outside of the pitcher and the catcher who do most of the work consistently and they keep pretty warm.

617
01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:26,000
A batter, if he should catch one on his fist, really feels it. You get one near the thumb and it'll swell right up.

618
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:31,000
Outfielders catch a line drive or the infielders and their hands will be stinging for a week.

619
01:02:31,000 --> 01:02:43,000
There's a fastball hit deep to right center field. Mantle digging back to his left under it now and makes the catch just in front of the auxiliary scoreboard on the running track and deep right center field.

620
01:02:43,000 --> 01:02:51,000
The longest hit ball of the game thus far for the Red Sox and the top of the fourth, no runs, no hits, no Yankee errors, no one left.

621
01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:57,000
Score at the end of three and a half innings of play. The Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

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629
01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:49,000
Mr. Turley has pitched himself rather keen for innings.

630
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:55,000
The Red Sox has had one base runner that was Don Budden who let off with a base on balls.

631
01:03:55,000 --> 01:04:01,000
He was quickly doubled up and since then Turley's been mowing them down.

632
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:06,000
Brewer had a rough first inning, gave up four hits, a settle down since then.

633
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:13,000
Marv Thornberry leading off and Brewer's first pitch is swung on.

634
01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:19,000
It's ground ball to second base, runnled up with a ball, quick throw to first in time and there's one out.

635
01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:27,000
One down as Andy Carey comes to the play.

636
01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:35,000
Okay, Phil. One away, here's Andy Carey who struck out swinging in the first inning.

637
01:04:35,000 --> 01:04:42,000
On deck, Bobby Richardson. Frank Crissetti coaching down at third and Ralph Hauke over at first.

638
01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:49,000
Yankees wouldn't seem the same without the old crow down there in the coaching box at third base.

639
01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:56,000
First pitch to Carey is a curve over strike one call.

640
01:04:56,000 --> 01:05:07,000
John Stevens umpiring at first, Larry Knapp at second and John Rice over at third.

641
01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:18,000
The right handed Brewer delivers a fast ball just low outside ball one, one and one.

642
01:05:18,000 --> 01:05:21,000
One ball, one strike, one out, no one on.

643
01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:25,000
Here in the bottom of the fourth, the Yankees leading two to nothing.

644
01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:31,000
One on one pitch is hit. Foul alongside of third. Malzone moving over near the coaches box.

645
01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:35,000
Crissetti now moves and Malzone almost dropped that ball.

646
01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:37,000
As a matter of fact, he thought he had dropped it.

647
01:05:37,000 --> 01:05:41,000
The wind that we told you was blowing towards right blew the ball towards third.

648
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:44,000
It was in foul territory. Malzone caught the ball.

649
01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:49,000
It rolled up to the very tips of the fingers of his glove where there's no feeling.

650
01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:53,000
And Frank looked on the ground thinking he had dropped the ball but it just hung there.

651
01:05:53,000 --> 01:05:56,000
He's got a lot of white.

652
01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:59,000
Carey fouls out to Frank Malzone.

653
01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:14,000
Two away, here's Bobby Richardson who bounced the short in the second inning.

654
01:06:14,000 --> 01:06:19,000
First pitch to Richardson is a curve, strike one call on the inside corner.

655
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:24,000
Red Sox have Gary Geiger in left, Gene Stephenson in center, Jackie Jensen in right.

656
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:30,000
Frank Malzone at third, Don Budden at short, Pete Reynolds at second, Vic Wirtz at first, Sammy White catching.

657
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:32,000
And Tom Brewer ready to deliver.

658
01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:35,000
The fastball is hit on the ground to first up with it on two hops.

659
01:06:35,000 --> 01:06:40,000
Vic Wirtz races to the bag for the unassisted put out.

660
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:44,000
So for the Yankees in the bottom of the fourth, no runs, no hits, no Red Sox.

661
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:45,000
There is no one left.

662
01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:52,000
They score at the end of four full innings, the Yankees two, and the Red Sox nothing.

663
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:59,000
And right now I'd like to mention that the second half of this game is being brought to you by the crisp refresher, Ballantine Beer.

664
01:06:59,000 --> 01:07:03,000
You know, Ballantine's a crisp kind of light with true lager flavor.

665
01:07:03,000 --> 01:07:06,000
That's what makes it the crisp refresher.

666
01:07:06,000 --> 01:07:11,000
No wonder Ballantine's the largest selling beer in the East.

667
01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:18,000
A quick look at the scoreboard in the American League, Cleveland playing at Kansas City is postponed because of rain.

668
01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:24,000
A double header, Baltimore at Washington also postponed because of rain.

669
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:30,000
Chicago at Detroit at the end of five innings, that ballgame all tied up three and three.

670
01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:33,000
Dick Donovan going against Frank Larry.

671
01:07:33,000 --> 01:07:36,000
Cash homed in the first with one on for the White Sox.

672
01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:40,000
And Eddie Yost homed in the fifth with nobody on.

673
01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:45,000
Both their first of the year, three-three deadlock.

674
01:07:45,000 --> 01:07:52,000
And the National League, Cincinnati nothing, Philadelphia nothing at the end of two, Lawrence against Gomez.

675
01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:56,000
The Dodgers nothing and the Cubs nothing at the end of two and a half, Colfax against Phillips.

676
01:07:56,000 --> 01:07:59,000
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh postponed because of snow.

677
01:07:59,000 --> 01:08:07,000
And the Cardinals lead the Giants three to nothing at the end of one, McCormick against Mizell.

678
01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:12,000
Dick Wirtz fouls the first pitch back against the screen, strike one, as we open the top of the fifth inning.

679
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:18,000
Wirtz was called out on strikes in the second inning.

680
01:08:18,000 --> 01:08:28,000
Big left-hand power header, quiet from the Cleveland Indians in an offseason deal.

681
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:31,000
Fairley's next pitch is outside ball one, one on one.

682
01:08:31,000 --> 01:08:42,000
The Yankees lead two to nothing here in the top of the fifth inning on a perfect day for football.

683
01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:47,000
Even then it'd be a little cold watching a football game.

684
01:08:47,000 --> 01:09:03,000
The half-wall sails outside, ball two, two and one.

685
01:09:03,000 --> 01:09:06,000
Jackie Jensen is on deck with Frank Malzone to follow.

686
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:11,000
This is the meat of the Red Sox batting order.

687
01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:14,000
Their power.

688
01:09:14,000 --> 01:09:27,000
The pitch is hit on the ground, back to the box, Fairley is up with it on two hops over to Throneberry and it's one away.

689
01:09:27,000 --> 01:09:37,000
One away, and the batter Jackie Jensen, who also was called out on strikes in the second inning.

690
01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:41,000
Fairley has allowed one man to reach first base, and that was the leadoff header, Don Budden,

691
01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:44,000
who walked in the first inning leading off the ball game.

692
01:09:44,000 --> 01:09:53,000
He was erased at the front end of a double play, and since then no one has reached first base.

693
01:09:53,000 --> 01:10:00,000
Jensen takes a fastball high, ball one.

694
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:03,000
One ball, no strikes, one out, nobody on.

695
01:10:03,000 --> 01:10:06,000
Fairley ready where there's no wind-up delivery.

696
01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:17,000
The pitch to Jensen is a curve high inside, ball two, and we pause now for station identification.

697
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:21,000
This is WOKO 1460 on the dial, Albany, New York.

698
01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:27,000
WOKO time three o'clock, current temperature 42 degrees.

699
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:38,000
The next pitch to Jackie Jensen is low outside, ball three, a three-nothing count to Jensen.

700
01:10:38,000 --> 01:10:46,000
Fairley has been behind on quite a few batters, but has been able to come in with the ball when he needed it.

701
01:10:46,000 --> 01:10:50,000
Three-nothing pitch is right down the middle, strike one, call three and one.

702
01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:56,000
Jackie Jensen, the most valuable player in the American League last year.

703
01:10:56,000 --> 01:11:02,000
Right-hand batter, lots of power, swings and pops the pitch to short right field.

704
01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:12,000
Hank Bauer moving in under it and makes the catch for out number two.

705
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:25,000
Two away and that'll bring up Frank Malzone, who bounced up there in the second inning.

706
01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:37,000
On deck, Gary Geiger.

707
01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:42,000
Bob Fairley takes that deep breath on the mound to relax.

708
01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:49,000
First pitch is a curve that's just below the knees, ball one.

709
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:56,000
This year on the home of champions network, a real pro replacing another real pro.

710
01:11:56,000 --> 01:11:59,000
Bob Delaney taking over for Jeff Davis.

711
01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:02,000
Jeff unable to be with us this year.

712
01:12:02,000 --> 01:12:09,000
There's a curve that catches the outside corner, strike one, one of mine.

713
01:12:09,000 --> 01:12:14,000
Bob Delaney, who did such a wonderful job with Russ Hodges on the giant ball games

714
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:21,000
before the Giants deserted us and moved out to San Francisco.

715
01:12:21,000 --> 01:12:26,000
One-one pitch curve high inside and Malzone has to hit the deck to get out of the way of that one.

716
01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:43,000
It was a slow curve, two balls and one strike.

717
01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:45,000
Fairly ready.

718
01:12:45,000 --> 01:12:50,000
Two-one pitch just outside ball three, three and one.

719
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:52,000
Yankees lead two to nothing.

720
01:12:52,000 --> 01:13:04,000
We're in the top of the fifth inning with two out, no one on.

721
01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:08,000
Pitch is popped in the air and back of the plate, Yogi throws the mask away.

722
01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:15,000
Plenty of room under it and makes the catch for out number three.

723
01:13:15,000 --> 01:13:22,000
And for the Red Sox, in the top of the fifth, no runs, no hits, no Yankees, there is no one left.

724
01:13:22,000 --> 01:13:28,000
The score at the end of four and a half innings of play, the Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

725
01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:35,000
Say here's a song that'll make you snap to attention.

726
01:13:35,000 --> 01:13:42,000
To be crisp, a beer must be icily is light.

727
01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:50,000
With true lager flavor, crisp icily is right.

728
01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:59,000
Vividly golden, crisply clear, the crisp free pressure.

729
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:06,000
Valentine, Valentine beer, hey get your cold beer.

730
01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:11,000
Hey get your Valentine, hey get your cold, cold beer.

731
01:14:11,000 --> 01:14:17,000
Get your ice cold Valentine beer.

732
01:14:17,000 --> 01:14:21,000
Valentine beer is a crisp kind of light with true lager flavor.

733
01:14:21,000 --> 01:14:24,000
No wonder it's the largest selling beer in the East.

734
01:14:24,000 --> 01:14:31,000
Enjoy the crisp refresher.

735
01:14:31,000 --> 01:14:36,000
And here's a fellow who, making the Yankee fans enjoy the game.

736
01:14:36,000 --> 01:14:41,000
Bob Curley, who is leading off for the Yankees here in the bottom of the fifth.

737
01:14:41,000 --> 01:14:47,000
Bob pops a short stop in the second inning.

738
01:14:47,000 --> 01:14:49,000
Fits a real strong game thus far.

739
01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:53,000
Tom Brewer out on the mound after a shaky first inning has settled down, shut the Yankees out.

740
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:56,000
Here's a fastball in there, strike one call.

741
01:14:56,000 --> 01:15:03,000
Frank Crisetti runs out and picks up a couple of pieces of paper that are blowing around the infield.

742
01:15:03,000 --> 01:15:10,000
The Crow is still in real good shape, looks like he could go out there and play nine fast innings.

743
01:15:10,000 --> 01:15:15,000
Brewer's next pitch is a curve low, ball one, one on one.

744
01:15:15,000 --> 01:15:27,000
Big beautiful new scoreboard out in right center field.

745
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:31,000
One-one pitch is hit on the ground, slowly the third, Malzone comes in up with it on the short hop,

746
01:15:31,000 --> 01:15:37,000
fires the first and Wirtz has to come off the bag, makes a nice play tagging Curley.

747
01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:42,000
On a slow hopper that Malzone had a chance, he threw a little wilder first.

748
01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:47,000
Wirtz leaped off the bag, made the catch and tagged Curley as he ran by.

749
01:15:47,000 --> 01:15:49,000
Five to three of you scoring, one away.

750
01:15:49,000 --> 01:15:54,000
Here's Hank Fowler who struck out and then beat out an infield single.

751
01:15:54,000 --> 01:16:04,000
One for two for Hank.

752
01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:07,000
Fowler swings a ground ball of third, Malzone is up with it.

753
01:16:07,000 --> 01:16:14,000
Over to first and it's two away.

754
01:16:14,000 --> 01:16:25,000
Hank Fowler who needs one more home to achieve the 150 mark, just bounces out third to first.

755
01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:35,000
With two out here's Norm Seabrook who has had a perfect day leading the American League in batting with an average of 1,000, two for two.

756
01:16:35,000 --> 01:16:39,000
He's at least tied for the league, can't hit any higher than that.

757
01:16:39,000 --> 01:16:43,000
Single to right, score to run and single to left.

758
01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:55,000
Left hand batter who had another fine spring, takes a change of pace outside and low ball one.

759
01:16:55,000 --> 01:17:04,000
The Yankees who have lost only two home opener since 1947 while winning ten.

760
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:09,000
The pitch is fouled and back of the plate, out of play, strike one, one, one.

761
01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:29,000
The Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing, we're playing the bottom of the fifth, two out, nobody on.

762
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:36,000
Mickey Madeline on deck, one on one count on Norm Seabrook, already kicked the pitch, hit slowly down the first base line.

763
01:17:36,000 --> 01:17:42,000
Vic Wirth picks it up with his foot on first base for out number three.

764
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:51,000
And for the Yankees in the bottom of the fifth, no runs, no hits, no Red Sox errors, no one left to score at the end of five full innings.

765
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:58,000
The Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

766
01:17:58,000 --> 01:18:05,000
Well, we're finally getting in this opening game after two miserable days of rain and cold weather.

767
01:18:05,000 --> 01:18:09,000
And after this single game, the Yankees will be touring the East the next two weeks.

768
01:18:09,000 --> 01:18:16,000
They return to the Yankee Stadium for a brief weekend set with the Baltimore Orioles on April 25th and 26th.

769
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:25,000
Those will be the only days you'll have a chance to see your world champion Yankees in action until the first long home stand of the season starting Saturday, May the 9th.

770
01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:37,000
So plan now to be on hand to see the Yankees against the Orioles here on Saturday afternoon, April the 25th, the season's first ladies day and again on Sunday afternoon, April the 26th.

771
01:18:37,000 --> 01:18:41,000
The lights have just gone on here at Yankee Stadium.

772
01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:56,000
The lights are on the first time this year that the lights have been on for a ballgame other than a football game here at Yankee Stadium.

773
01:18:56,000 --> 01:19:09,000
Which kind of gives you the idea of what kind of a day it is here for opening day between the Red Sox and the Yankees, a cold, dark, dreary day.

774
01:19:09,000 --> 01:19:14,000
But we're seeing some mighty fine baseball.

775
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:19,000
Bob Turley's first pitch to Gary Geiger is low inside ball gets away from Yogi.

776
01:19:19,000 --> 01:19:28,000
Geiger bounced the second in the third inning.

777
01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:32,000
Temperature can't be any higher than 40 degrees.

778
01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:35,000
Forty-two, Pappy tells me. I'm wrong again.

779
01:19:35,000 --> 01:19:42,000
The curve is low inside. Ball two, two and nothing.

780
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:50,000
Certainly my feet feel like the temperature is about zero on this cold floor up in the radio booth.

781
01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:56,000
Two balls, no strikes on Gary Geiger. The fastball is strike one call, catches the outside corner.

782
01:19:56,000 --> 01:20:04,000
Andy Carey playing in at third. Geiger can go down that line. He's a left-hand batter with lots of speed.

783
01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:14,000
Richardson's in a couple of steps at short. There's a ball hit back to the box and one hot Turley gloves it. Flips the Throneberry one away.

784
01:20:14,000 --> 01:20:21,000
One run and the batter will be turned, rather, Sammy White.

785
01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:27,000
Sammy White, who popped too short in the third inning.

786
01:20:27,000 --> 01:20:37,000
Tom Brewer is on deck.

787
01:20:37,000 --> 01:20:43,000
Bob Turley, who has retired 15 Red Sox hitters in a row since Budden led off with a walk.

788
01:20:43,000 --> 01:20:50,000
The pitch to White is hit in the air to left center field. Seabird moving over, plenty of room under this one.

789
01:20:50,000 --> 01:21:01,000
And makes the catch for out number two. Two away.

790
01:21:01,000 --> 01:21:06,000
And the batter will be Tom Brewer, who popped too short in the third inning.

791
01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:13,000
Don't forget, fans, the first Reindard game of this series, which was last Friday, will be replayed May the 27th.

792
01:21:13,000 --> 01:21:18,000
That's a Wednesday afternoon when the Yankees will meet the Boston Red Sox.

793
01:21:18,000 --> 01:21:23,000
The other day it has not been decided as yet. Just when it will be played.

794
01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:28,000
Remember, the Yankees lost the first two games of this three game series.

795
01:21:28,000 --> 01:21:32,000
Tom Brewer, right hand batter, chokes up on the bat just a little bit.

796
01:21:32,000 --> 01:21:38,000
Two away, no one on. The Yankees lead two to nothing. There's a curve ball down the middle. Strike one call.

797
01:21:38,000 --> 01:21:45,000
Bob Turley, who looks just as sharp as he did all last year and during the World Series against Milwaukee,

798
01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:51,000
sends another curve. This one is low, ball one, one on one.

799
01:21:51,000 --> 01:22:02,000
Don Budden on deck.

800
01:22:02,000 --> 01:22:23,000
Turley's next pitch is a curve that swung out a missed strike two. One ball, two strikes to count.

801
01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:25,000
The curve is hit.

802
01:22:25,000 --> 01:22:33,000
Fair down the third base line, carries up with it, throws off balance to first. Inside for the out and a beautiful play by Andy Carey.

803
01:22:33,000 --> 01:22:41,000
Oh man, that was a dandy on what looked like a ball that might go foul on a slow curve ball.

804
01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:46,000
It was hit slowly to third. Carey picked it up. Just fair and off balance.

805
01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:56,000
Side armed at the Throneberry who stretched and made a shoestring catch just nipping Tom Brewer for out number three.

806
01:22:56,000 --> 01:23:01,000
For the Red Sox, in the top of the sixth, no runs, no hits, no Yankees. There is no one left.

807
01:23:01,000 --> 01:23:11,000
Score at the end of five and a half. Innings of play. The Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

808
01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:21,000
Well here in the bottom of the sixth with the Yankees leading two to nothing, Mickey Mantle who lie in the center and was thrown out on an attempted bunt is the batter.

809
01:23:21,000 --> 01:23:29,000
And Mickey's next homerun will be his 250th homer, leaving him 11th among active major leaguers.

810
01:23:29,000 --> 01:23:35,000
Ted Williams is tops among active with a 482 at the beginning of his 59th season.

811
01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:44,000
Fastball catches the inside corner, strike one, one, one.

812
01:23:44,000 --> 01:23:52,000
Mickey Mantle batting left handed against Tom Brewer looking for his first base hit of the 59th season on deck Yogi Berra with Gil McDougal to follow.

813
01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:56,000
There's a curve foul back out of play.

814
01:23:56,000 --> 01:24:09,000
Hit into the press box, back of home plate. One ball, two strikes on Mickey.

815
01:24:09,000 --> 01:24:13,000
Tom Brewer out on the mound for the Red Sox.

816
01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:17,000
So right handed, checks the sign from Sammy White.

817
01:24:17,000 --> 01:24:20,000
Big hole in left center for Mickey.

818
01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:23,000
Jackie Jensen playing deep and right.

819
01:24:23,000 --> 01:24:28,000
The pitch is high inside.

820
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:37,000
Brewer's fastball, which you have to wait on, and the umpire does too because it comes back and away from a left hand batter.

821
01:24:37,000 --> 01:24:45,000
Two and two to count on Mickey.

822
01:24:45,000 --> 01:24:52,000
Brewer takes time out, takes the handkerchief out and rubs his hand.

823
01:24:52,000 --> 01:24:55,000
Wipes his nose a little bit in this cold weather.

824
01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:58,000
Those noses do tend to run a little.

825
01:24:58,000 --> 01:25:00,000
Here's a two-two pick.

826
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:02,000
Fastball hit on the ground at second base.

827
01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:03,000
Runnels knocks it down.

828
01:25:03,000 --> 01:25:04,000
Pitch it up, throws it great.

829
01:25:04,000 --> 01:25:07,000
Justin trying to get Mantle and it's one away.

830
01:25:07,000 --> 01:25:11,000
A hard hit to Hopper to Pete Runnels as that feet knocked down.

831
01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:17,000
It bounced in front of him and he picked it up and just did get Mantle who can go down that line, one away.

832
01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:21,000
Here's Yogi Berra who's single to center in the first inning.

833
01:25:21,000 --> 01:25:26,000
Scored a run in the second run of the ballgame and then popped to center field.

834
01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:29,000
One for two for Yogi.

835
01:25:29,000 --> 01:25:37,000
Yankees leading two to nothing.

836
01:25:37,000 --> 01:25:38,000
Blue already.

837
01:25:38,000 --> 01:25:46,000
The curveball is outside ball one as Yogi faked a bunt.

838
01:25:46,000 --> 01:25:54,000
It's so cold I can't get my mouth to say what I wanted to say.

839
01:25:54,000 --> 01:26:02,000
The pitch to Yogi is high, ball two.

840
01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:07,000
Tom Brewer out on the mound for the Red Sox to settle down and since Seabruns singled in the second inning,

841
01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:15,000
the Yankees have not had a base hit or a base runner.

842
01:26:15,000 --> 01:26:27,000
There's a curve outside ball three, three and nothing.

843
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:29,000
New scoreboard having a little bit of trouble.

844
01:26:29,000 --> 01:26:31,000
There it is now three and nothing.

845
01:26:31,000 --> 01:26:39,000
I tell you with all those buttons out there, they're bound to have trouble.

846
01:26:39,000 --> 01:26:44,000
The pitch to Yogi is in there, strike one, call.

847
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:57,000
They call it the new Miracle $300,000 scoreboard.

848
01:26:57,000 --> 01:26:59,000
Here's a three-one pitch to Yogi.

849
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:01,000
Changeup is popped in the air to short right.

850
01:27:01,000 --> 01:27:02,000
Runnels back, Jensen coming in.

851
01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:10,000
Runnels slips, now he's up and makes the catch for out number two.

852
01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:20,000
The outfield is still a little damp and a little soft from all the rain and Runnels in going back for that high pop of Yogi Bearers,

853
01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:26,000
who by the way was thrown off balance as Yogi looking for the fastball had a change of pace thrown up to him.

854
01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:29,000
It was way out in front, popped at the short right, two-way.

855
01:27:29,000 --> 01:27:32,000
Here's Gil McDougal who singled the right and was called out on strike.

856
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:39,000
Gil takes the fastball over, strike one, call.

857
01:27:39,000 --> 01:27:49,000
Beautiful exhibition of pitching by both Tom Brewer on the mound for the Red Sox and Bob Shirley for the Yankees.

858
01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:53,000
Brewer's next pitch is a curve that's in there, strike two, call.

859
01:27:53,000 --> 01:27:59,000
Talking with Kurt Gowdy, the Red Sox play-by-play announcer,

860
01:27:59,000 --> 01:28:07,000
wondering how the Yankees always manage to give Brewer such a rough time with the tremendous curve and fastball he had.

861
01:28:07,000 --> 01:28:11,000
The two-strike pitch hit on the ground a third, Malzone up with it.

862
01:28:11,000 --> 01:28:16,000
Over to first and that's all as Wirtz has to catch it and peg McDougal.

863
01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:19,000
Malzone's throw again pulling Wirtz off the bag.

864
01:28:19,000 --> 01:28:25,000
For the Yankees in the bottom of the sixth, no runs, no hits, no Red Sox, there is no one left.

865
01:28:25,000 --> 01:28:33,000
And the score at the end of sixth full inning, the Yankees two and the Red Sox nothing.

866
01:28:33,000 --> 01:28:38,000
You know a beer's got to have two things to really refresh it, lightness and flavor.

867
01:28:38,000 --> 01:28:41,000
Welcher Valentine beer's got them both.

868
01:28:41,000 --> 01:28:45,000
It's the crisp kind of light with true lager flavor.

869
01:28:45,000 --> 01:28:48,000
That's what makes it the crisp refresher.

870
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:56,000
Enjoy your frosty glass of Valentine soon.

871
01:28:56,000 --> 01:28:57,000
Real quick look at the scoreboard.

872
01:28:57,000 --> 01:29:03,000
Cleveland at Kansas City postponed because of rain, Baltimore at Washington in the doubleheader postponed because of rain.

873
01:29:03,000 --> 01:29:07,000
The White Sox lead the Tigers 4-3 at the end of 6-1 half.

874
01:29:07,000 --> 01:29:11,000
Cash and Yosef home it in that game, Donovan against Lary.

875
01:29:11,000 --> 01:29:18,000
In the National League, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, a doubleheader postponed because of rain.

876
01:29:18,000 --> 01:29:21,000
The score was nothing, nothing at the end of two in the first game.

877
01:29:21,000 --> 01:29:25,000
Dodgers are trailing the Cubs 3-2 at the end of 3-1 half.

878
01:29:25,000 --> 01:29:29,000
And the Cardinals lead San Francisco 3-0 at the end of two.

879
01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:36,000
And now as we get ready to go in the top of the seventh inning, here's Mill Allen at table.

880
01:29:36,000 --> 01:29:39,000
Hello there everybody.

881
01:29:39,000 --> 01:29:42,000
First half of the seventh inning, 2-0 New York.

882
01:29:42,000 --> 01:29:49,000
Top of the Red Sox order, Don Button, Pete Reynolds and Gene Stevens to follow.

883
01:29:49,000 --> 01:29:53,000
The first pitch is high for a ball.

884
01:29:53,000 --> 01:29:58,000
Button drew a pass and grounded the first.

885
01:29:58,000 --> 01:30:00,000
Bob Turley gets his sign.

886
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:02,000
Here's the pitch.

887
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:04,000
Low inside for ball two.

888
01:30:04,000 --> 01:30:19,000
Two balls, no strikes.

889
01:30:19,000 --> 01:30:21,000
Turley all set to work.

890
01:30:21,000 --> 01:30:34,000
And the 2-0 pitch in there, strike one, two and one.

891
01:30:34,000 --> 01:30:37,000
Two balls, one strike on Don Button.

892
01:30:37,000 --> 01:30:43,000
The next delivery in there, strike two, 2-2.

893
01:30:43,000 --> 01:30:48,000
And despite the cold, the crowd is warming with each pitch.

894
01:30:48,000 --> 01:31:02,000
As Brewer and Turley have locked horns in this opening day, two balls, two strikes.

895
01:31:02,000 --> 01:31:08,000
Turley delivers to Don Button, curve outside, ball three, 3-2.

896
01:31:08,000 --> 01:31:19,000
Full count.

897
01:31:19,000 --> 01:31:33,000
Here's the 3-2 pitch, swung on and fouled back out of play.

898
01:31:33,000 --> 01:31:42,000
Count remains 3-2 on Button.

899
01:31:42,000 --> 01:31:47,000
Jack Burns walking up and down the third base coach's box, lapping his hands together.

900
01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:50,000
Del Baker the same at first base.

901
01:31:50,000 --> 01:31:53,000
Bob Turley takes a deep breath, gets the sign.

902
01:31:53,000 --> 01:32:02,000
Here's the pitch, swung on, lined down the left field line, and it is a foul ball.

903
01:32:02,000 --> 01:32:06,000
And the count remains 3-2.

904
01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:13,000
Don Button teed off on a 3-2 pitch, pulled it too much down the left field line.

905
01:32:13,000 --> 01:32:20,000
The count remains 3-2.

906
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:27,000
Mike Higgins over in the corner to the dugout, tugging at his cap.

907
01:32:27,000 --> 01:32:34,000
Bob Turley all set, and the 3-2 pitch again is outside for ball four.

908
01:32:34,000 --> 01:32:43,000
And Don Button, who drooled past to start the game, becomes the first Red Sox base runner since then.

909
01:32:43,000 --> 01:33:00,000
In between, Turley retired 17 men in a row, including Reynolds, who hit into a double play in the first inning.

910
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:02,000
Pete, a left-hand batter, steps in.

911
01:33:02,000 --> 01:33:05,000
Gene Stevens on deck, 2-0, New York 7th inning.

912
01:33:05,000 --> 01:33:09,000
Turley to the stretch. Button with the leadoff first.

913
01:33:09,000 --> 01:33:13,000
And the pitch to Reynolds, inside, low, ball one.

914
01:33:13,000 --> 01:33:21,000
One ball, no strikes.

915
01:33:21,000 --> 01:33:26,000
The Runnels grounded the second in the first inning into a double play and grounded the short in the fourth inning.

916
01:33:26,000 --> 01:33:30,000
Hits the ball to all fields. Button leading away from first.

917
01:33:30,000 --> 01:33:36,000
Bob Turley to the stretch. Here's the pitch, and it's inside, ball two, 2-0.

918
01:33:36,000 --> 01:33:42,000
And there's some action on the Yankee bullpen.

919
01:33:42,000 --> 01:33:55,000
Turley, up to now, has been masterful.

920
01:33:55,000 --> 01:34:01,000
Two balls, no strikes on Reynolds.

921
01:34:01,000 --> 01:34:05,000
Bob again to the stretch, check the button.

922
01:34:05,000 --> 01:34:12,000
And the pitch to Pete, swung on, and Luke down the left field line, and it is in there for a base hit.

923
01:34:12,000 --> 01:34:18,000
And twists into the stands for a ground rule double, and that's the first hit off Turley.

924
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:21,000
A slice double to left.

925
01:34:21,000 --> 01:34:26,000
And the Red Sox suddenly now have a tying runs and scoring position.

926
01:34:26,000 --> 01:34:35,000
Bob Turley, who had a potential no-hitter going, gives up a base hit to Pete Runnels here in the seventh inning,

927
01:34:35,000 --> 01:34:41,000
as he sliced a looping fly ball down the left field line that landed about a foot fair,

928
01:34:41,000 --> 01:34:45,000
and twisted into the stands for a ground rule double.

929
01:34:45,000 --> 01:34:54,000
And so, the pressure cooker, in which Turley found himself, no hit-wise, is gone.

930
01:34:54,000 --> 01:35:00,000
And the pressure cooker is still there game-wise.

931
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:06,000
As Gene Stevens, a left-hand hitter, steps in, grounded to second, fly into right center.

932
01:35:06,000 --> 01:35:08,000
Brick works on Beck and Jackie Johnson to follow.

933
01:35:08,000 --> 01:35:14,000
The meter of the order up, button leading off third, Runnels off second.

934
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:15,000
Nobody out.

935
01:35:15,000 --> 01:35:17,000
Two to nothing, New York seventh inning.

936
01:35:17,000 --> 01:35:23,000
The pitch, it's low outside, ball one.

937
01:35:23,000 --> 01:35:30,000
Bob Feller is the only pitcher ever to pitch a no-hitter on an opening day.

938
01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:39,000
He did that against the White Sox, April 16, 1940.

939
01:35:39,000 --> 01:35:41,000
One ball, no strikes.

940
01:35:41,000 --> 01:35:43,000
Runnels leading away from second and third.

941
01:35:43,000 --> 01:35:58,000
The pitch to Gene Stevens, curve ball in there, strike one.

942
01:35:58,000 --> 01:36:09,000
Bob taking his time.

943
01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:12,000
Button moves off third, Runnels off second.

944
01:36:12,000 --> 01:36:17,000
Here's the pitch to Stevens, swung on and missed, strike two.

945
01:36:17,000 --> 01:36:40,000
Bob cut loose, a blazer about letter high, a one-two count.

946
01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:43,000
Button moves off third, Runnels off second.

947
01:36:43,000 --> 01:36:44,000
Turley all set.

948
01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:50,000
The one-two pitch, fastball swung on, bounded wide to first, Throneberry up with it, throws to first,

949
01:36:50,000 --> 01:36:54,000
and it's in time for the out as Button scores.

950
01:36:54,000 --> 01:36:57,000
Beautiful play by Turley.

951
01:36:57,000 --> 01:37:05,000
A hard hit ball deep to first, and Turley and Stevens are racing to the bag, Throneberry through to the bag,

952
01:37:05,000 --> 01:37:09,000
and Bob was in there at just half a step ahead.

953
01:37:09,000 --> 01:37:15,000
Runnels moved on to third as Button scored, and it's two to one.

954
01:37:15,000 --> 01:37:21,000
With a tying run on third, one out, and the batter, Vic Wirtz.

955
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:27,000
Turley was almost outrun by Gene Stevens.

956
01:37:27,000 --> 01:37:30,000
A key play at first base.

957
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:34,000
Two to one the score.

958
01:37:34,000 --> 01:37:41,000
And here's Vic Wirtz, who looked at the third strike in the second inning and hit to the box in the fifth.

959
01:37:41,000 --> 01:37:48,000
The infield shortens up for a possible play at the plate.

960
01:37:48,000 --> 01:37:56,000
Outfield toward right, in center and right, straightaway left, a big gap in left center.

961
01:37:56,000 --> 01:38:04,000
Bob Turley delivers to Wirtz, swings and fouls it off to the left of the plate, off the end of the bat down the third baseline.

962
01:38:04,000 --> 01:38:16,000
Strike one.

963
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:33,000
Yanks two, Red Sox one, it's the seventh inning.

964
01:38:33,000 --> 01:38:36,000
Bob taking his time.

965
01:38:36,000 --> 01:38:46,000
Carey and Richardson are in at the edge of the infield grass. McDougald and Throneberry are playing it halfway, playing to the strength of Wirtz.

966
01:38:46,000 --> 01:38:50,000
The pitch inside for a ball, and it counts one and one.

967
01:38:50,000 --> 01:39:02,000
Jackie Jensen to follow.

968
01:39:02,000 --> 01:39:10,000
One ball, one strike.

969
01:39:10,000 --> 01:39:26,000
Reynolds leads off third, the pitch is outside, two and one.

970
01:39:26,000 --> 01:39:28,000
Two balls, one strike on Vic Wirtz.

971
01:39:28,000 --> 01:39:37,000
The Red Sox finally breaking through on Turley here in the seventh inning.

972
01:39:37,000 --> 01:39:44,000
Pete Reynolds comes up the line at third.

973
01:39:44,000 --> 01:39:51,000
Turley delivers and Vic Wirtz swings and lifts the foul out of play back to third into the upper deck and the count is two-two.

974
01:39:51,000 --> 01:39:53,000
Two balls, two strikes.

975
01:39:53,000 --> 01:39:58,000
Eddie Rommel signals to the Yankee ball boy for a handful of balls.

976
01:39:58,000 --> 01:40:09,000
The ball boy waves back at him and Rommel says, no, I'm not waving at you, I want some baseballs.

977
01:40:09,000 --> 01:40:17,000
Two balls, two strikes.

978
01:40:17,000 --> 01:40:22,000
Carey and Richardson have gone back halfway now, two-two, the count on Wirtz.

979
01:40:22,000 --> 01:40:24,000
Reynolds up the line from third.

980
01:40:24,000 --> 01:40:27,000
Here's the pitch, curve outside, ball three.

981
01:40:27,000 --> 01:40:29,000
Full count now.

982
01:40:29,000 --> 01:40:36,000
Bob was trying to avoid giving Wirtz a fast ball.

983
01:40:36,000 --> 01:40:39,000
Here's a fast ball hitter.

984
01:40:39,000 --> 01:40:48,000
Run the count out now to three and two.

985
01:40:48,000 --> 01:40:51,000
Pete Reynolds off third, one out, two to one New York.

986
01:40:51,000 --> 01:40:53,000
Here's a three-two pitch.

987
01:40:53,000 --> 01:41:00,000
Inside, ball four, another curve and Wirtz walks.

988
01:41:00,000 --> 01:41:04,000
Third pass given up by Turley, two in this inning.

989
01:41:04,000 --> 01:41:12,000
And it brings to the plate Jackie Jensen, who took a third strike and flied to right.

990
01:41:12,000 --> 01:41:22,000
Second league, most valuable player, 1958.

991
01:41:22,000 --> 01:41:25,000
Frank Malzone on deck.

992
01:41:25,000 --> 01:41:29,000
Yankee bullpen in action.

993
01:41:29,000 --> 01:41:33,000
Outfield straightaway and deep, infield back.

994
01:41:33,000 --> 01:41:36,000
Rommel's on third, Wirtz on first.

995
01:41:36,000 --> 01:41:39,000
One out, one in on the seventh inning.

996
01:41:39,000 --> 01:41:43,000
Two to one New York, Turley to the stretch.

997
01:41:43,000 --> 01:41:56,000
Now the pitch to Jensen, outside, ball one.

998
01:41:56,000 --> 01:42:07,000
One ball, no strikes.

999
01:42:07,000 --> 01:42:12,000
Now gets a sign from Yogi.

1000
01:42:12,000 --> 01:42:14,000
Nodges head okay.

1001
01:42:14,000 --> 01:42:17,000
The runner's leading away from first and third.

1002
01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:42,000
Turley's pitch and Jensen takes a curve ball over for a strike, one in one.

1003
01:42:42,000 --> 01:42:44,000
Reynolds leads off third, Wirtz off first.

1004
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:45,000
Turley to the stretch.

1005
01:42:45,000 --> 01:42:51,000
Here's the pitch, Jensen swings, lifts a high foul out of play back up third.

1006
01:42:51,000 --> 01:42:55,000
Ball going up onto the roof underneath the light tower.

1007
01:42:55,000 --> 01:43:07,000
A one-two count on Jackie.

1008
01:43:07,000 --> 01:43:12,000
One run in on the seventh inning, two to one New York.

1009
01:43:12,000 --> 01:43:19,000
Deep Rommel's on third and Bick Wirtz on first.

1010
01:43:19,000 --> 01:43:24,000
Jackie Jensen, the open stance, holding the bat down thin.

1011
01:43:24,000 --> 01:43:27,000
Squares away, Turley gets the sign from Yogi.

1012
01:43:27,000 --> 01:43:31,000
End of the stretch, the runners widen their leads.

1013
01:43:31,000 --> 01:43:46,000
And the one-two pitch, curve is outside, ball two, two-two.

1014
01:43:46,000 --> 01:43:58,000
Two balls, two strikes.

1015
01:43:58,000 --> 01:44:04,000
Deep Rommel comes off third, Bick Wirtz moves off first.

1016
01:44:04,000 --> 01:44:08,000
Turley into the stretch.

1017
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:14,000
And the pitch, curve ball swung on, a fly ball hits the left, should deliver to Reynolds.

1018
01:44:14,000 --> 01:44:17,000
Seaborn makes the catch and the throw goes to second base.

1019
01:44:17,000 --> 01:44:19,000
Here comes Reynolds on in to score.

1020
01:44:19,000 --> 01:44:21,000
It's a tie game two-two.

1021
01:44:21,000 --> 01:44:30,000
A sacrifice fly for Jackie Jensen.

1022
01:44:30,000 --> 01:44:38,000
And the tie ball game two-two as Frank Malzone steps in, grounded to third and fouled out to the catcher.

1023
01:44:38,000 --> 01:44:47,000
The Red Sox have fashioned two runs out of one hit in the inning and one hit in the game thus far for them.

1024
01:44:47,000 --> 01:44:55,000
A walk to Budden, a double by Reynolds, an infield out and a walk to Wirtz and a sacrifice fly by Jensen.

1025
01:44:55,000 --> 01:44:59,000
Malzone, right-hand batter.

1026
01:44:59,000 --> 01:45:12,000
Turley to the stretch and the pitch is outside, ball one.

1027
01:45:12,000 --> 01:45:23,000
After walking Budden to start the game, Turley retired the next 17 in a row for this inning.

1028
01:45:23,000 --> 01:45:52,000
And the pitch, high ball two, fast ball, two-nothing.

1029
01:45:52,000 --> 01:45:57,000
Turley again to his stretch.

1030
01:45:57,000 --> 01:46:03,000
Malzone squares away and the pitch swung on to high pop out back of second.

1031
01:46:03,000 --> 01:46:09,000
McDougall on the grass, makes the catch and the side's retired.

1032
01:46:09,000 --> 01:46:12,000
Two runs for the Red Sox, one hit.

1033
01:46:12,000 --> 01:46:15,000
No Yankee errors, one left on for Boston.

1034
01:46:15,000 --> 01:46:18,000
And the score at the end of six and a half innings.

1035
01:46:18,000 --> 01:46:21,000
The Red Sox two, the Yankees two.

1036
01:46:21,000 --> 01:46:33,000
Right now we're going to serve up a musical treat with a marimba beat.

1037
01:46:33,000 --> 01:46:38,000
To be crisp, a beer must be icy light.

1038
01:46:38,000 --> 01:46:42,000
Icy light with true lager flavor.

1039
01:46:42,000 --> 01:46:44,000
Sweet, icy light.

1040
01:46:44,000 --> 01:46:46,000
Sweet, icy light.

1041
01:46:46,000 --> 01:46:50,000
Lively golden, crystal clear.

1042
01:46:50,000 --> 01:46:52,000
The crisp, sweet, fresher.

1043
01:46:52,000 --> 01:46:54,000
The crisp, sweet, fresher.

1044
01:46:54,000 --> 01:46:58,000
Valentine, Valentine beer.

1045
01:46:58,000 --> 01:47:02,000
Hey, get your cold beer.

1046
01:47:02,000 --> 01:47:06,000
Hey, get your Valentine.

1047
01:47:06,000 --> 01:47:09,000
Hey, get your cold, cold beer.

1048
01:47:09,000 --> 01:47:15,000
Get your ice cold Valentine beer.

1049
01:47:15,000 --> 01:47:20,000
Valentine beer is the crisp kind of light with true lager flavor.

1050
01:47:20,000 --> 01:47:24,000
No wonder it's the largest selling beer in the East.

1051
01:47:24,000 --> 01:47:28,000
Last half of the seventh inning.

1052
01:47:28,000 --> 01:47:33,000
Red Sox two, the Yankees two.

1053
01:47:33,000 --> 01:47:38,000
Marv Throneberry will be followed by Andy Carey and Bobby Richardson.

1054
01:47:38,000 --> 01:47:45,000
Tom Brewer's pitch swung on and missed, strike one.

1055
01:47:45,000 --> 01:47:53,000
After a shaky first two innings, Tom Brewer settled down and has pitched a great ball.

1056
01:47:53,000 --> 01:47:57,000
His next delivery, swung on, hits the glove off Brewer.

1057
01:47:57,000 --> 01:48:01,000
He chases the ball, picks it up, throws to first and gets him.

1058
01:48:01,000 --> 01:48:04,000
A fine recovery.

1059
01:48:04,000 --> 01:48:08,000
A wicked liner that looks as if it's going to be a base hit.

1060
01:48:08,000 --> 01:48:20,000
Brewer got the glove on, it floated up, chased it, recovered, and threw Throneberry out for the 13th consecutive retirement now by Brewer.

1061
01:48:20,000 --> 01:48:28,000
One out, and the batter, Andy Carey, who struck out and fouled out the third.

1062
01:48:28,000 --> 01:48:31,000
2-2 the score.

1063
01:48:31,000 --> 01:48:33,000
Brilliant play by Brewer.

1064
01:48:33,000 --> 01:48:49,000
The right-handers pitch swung on, fouled back up there, strike one.

1065
01:48:49,000 --> 01:48:56,000
Yankees had four hits in the first inning and two in the second.

1066
01:48:56,000 --> 01:49:02,000
And since then, Brewer has retired 13 in a row.

1067
01:49:02,000 --> 01:49:10,000
Carey had a retired 17 in a row until the Red Sox got to him in the seventh for the one hit and two runs.

1068
01:49:10,000 --> 01:49:16,000
The pitch swung on, foul ball to the rival that played out of play, strike two.

1069
01:49:16,000 --> 01:49:31,000
Nothing and two.

1070
01:49:31,000 --> 01:49:37,000
That was a sign from White.

1071
01:49:37,000 --> 01:49:45,000
Into his windup, around comes the right arm, in comes the pitch swung on, and there's a looper over short for a base hit.

1072
01:49:45,000 --> 01:49:58,000
Andy actually was ducking the ball and swung out of self-defense and punched a single to left.

1073
01:49:58,000 --> 01:50:05,000
Trying to get away and swinging just in self-defense, really.

1074
01:50:05,000 --> 01:50:08,000
And winds up with a base hit.

1075
01:50:08,000 --> 01:50:14,000
Here's Bobby Richardson, grounded to short and grounded to first.

1076
01:50:14,000 --> 01:50:19,000
2-2 the score, seventh inning, one on and one out.

1077
01:50:19,000 --> 01:50:21,000
Brewer to the stretch.

1078
01:50:21,000 --> 01:50:24,000
The pitch to Bobby, swung on, little roller hit out toward Malzone.

1079
01:50:24,000 --> 01:50:29,000
He's up with it, throws to first base, in time.

1080
01:50:29,000 --> 01:50:35,000
Richardson grounds out Malzone to worse.

1081
01:50:35,000 --> 01:51:04,000
Two outs and Bob Curley is due up.

1082
01:51:04,000 --> 01:51:21,000
Two men out and Bob Curley pops to short, grounded to third, carry on second, 2-2, seventh inning.

1083
01:51:21,000 --> 01:51:23,000
This is WOKO in Albany, New York.

1084
01:51:23,000 --> 01:51:42,000
Brewer to the stretch, pitch to Bob, in there for a strike, nothing and one.

1085
01:51:42,000 --> 01:51:46,000
Tom Brewer ready, delivers, swung on and fouled back.

1086
01:51:46,000 --> 01:51:49,000
Throw the ball, did the ball get away?

1087
01:51:49,000 --> 01:51:56,000
Carry is going on down to third, I don't know whether he swung, foul tipped it, or checked his swing.

1088
01:51:56,000 --> 01:52:00,000
Couldn't tell until suddenly White spurred it after the ball.

1089
01:52:00,000 --> 01:52:05,000
It's strike two, no, it's one and one, now as signaled by Eddie Rommel.

1090
01:52:05,000 --> 01:52:18,000
A checked swing and the ball got away from White and it's a pass ball.

1091
01:52:18,000 --> 01:52:34,000
Carry on third, one ball, one strike, and two outs.

1092
01:52:34,000 --> 01:52:41,000
2-2 the score in the seventh inning.

1093
01:52:41,000 --> 01:52:47,000
Brewer into the windup, around comes the right arm, the pitch is inside.

1094
01:52:47,000 --> 01:53:05,000
Two and one.

1095
01:53:05,000 --> 01:53:16,000
And the pitch is bunted at and missed for strike three.

1096
01:53:16,000 --> 01:53:25,000
And finally strikes out as a bunted on second strike, a little mix up in the count.

1097
01:53:25,000 --> 01:53:31,000
No runs, one hit, no errors, and one left on.

1098
01:53:31,000 --> 01:53:36,000
And so at the end of seven innings, the Yankees and the Red Sox are tied at 2-2.

1099
01:53:36,000 --> 01:53:40,000
The Red Sox two runs, one hit, no errors and one left on.

1100
01:53:40,000 --> 01:53:45,000
The Yankees two runs, seven hits, no errors and four left on.

1101
01:53:45,000 --> 01:53:50,000
H便 Dinh crawls for station identification.

1102
01:53:50,000 --> 01:53:54,000
W-O-K-O Albany, New York, 1460 on your dial.

1103
01:53:54,000 --> 01:54:06,000
Remember Troy Burek brings you baseball ground-up following the game.

1104
01:54:06,000 --> 01:54:11,000
On the Valentine scoreboard in the American League, Cleveland and Kansas City rained out.

1105
01:54:11,000 --> 01:54:14,000
Baltimore to Washington had a double header rained out.

1106
01:54:14,000 --> 01:54:19,360
At Detroit at the end of seven innings, the White Sox four, the Tigers three.

1107
01:54:19,360 --> 01:54:22,600
Dick Donovan, relieved by Arias in the seventh.

1108
01:54:22,600 --> 01:54:25,880
And for Detroit, Larry was relieved by Morgan in the eighth.

1109
01:54:25,880 --> 01:54:29,340
Cash, homeward in the first with one on for Chicago.

1110
01:54:29,340 --> 01:54:32,960
And Yost in the fifth with nobody on for Detroit.

1111
01:54:32,960 --> 01:54:36,720
In the National League, Cincinnati Philadelphia got started in the first game with double

1112
01:54:36,720 --> 01:54:40,160
header, played two innings, and then the double header was rained out.

1113
01:54:40,160 --> 01:54:44,480
Lawrence and Gomez were the starting pitchers in the first game.

1114
01:54:44,480 --> 01:54:49,360
Chicago three, Los Angeles two at the end of four and a half innings.

1115
01:54:49,360 --> 01:54:56,680
Phillips for Chicago, Kovacs replaced by Klipstein in the fourth for Los Angeles.

1116
01:54:56,680 --> 01:54:59,320
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, snowed out.

1117
01:54:59,320 --> 01:55:03,360
St. Louis three, San Francisco one at the end of three innings.

1118
01:55:03,360 --> 01:55:06,400
Meisel against McCormick.

1119
01:55:06,400 --> 01:55:09,920
Now to the first of the eighth inning.

1120
01:55:09,920 --> 01:55:12,760
Gary Geiger first up for the Red Sox.

1121
01:55:12,760 --> 01:55:14,200
White on deck and Brewer to follow.

1122
01:55:14,200 --> 01:55:17,400
The bottom third of the order, two to the score.

1123
01:55:17,400 --> 01:55:20,600
Geiger left handed hitter, grounded to second and hit to the box.

1124
01:55:20,600 --> 01:55:24,280
The pitch is swung on and fouled off to the right of the plate.

1125
01:55:24,280 --> 01:55:26,280
Strike one.

1126
01:55:26,280 --> 01:55:31,200
Paid attendance today is 22,559.

1127
01:55:31,200 --> 01:55:43,880
An overall total of 23,289 in the stadium and includes servicemen admitted free.

1128
01:55:43,880 --> 01:55:46,560
Bob Charlie pitching to Gary Geiger.

1129
01:55:46,560 --> 01:55:47,560
Curve ball over.

1130
01:55:47,560 --> 01:56:03,560
Strike two, nothing in two.

1131
01:56:03,560 --> 01:56:05,800
Charlie has the sign and the pitch.

1132
01:56:05,800 --> 01:56:11,160
Fast ball, strike three, call over the inside corner.

1133
01:56:11,160 --> 01:56:15,720
One down.

1134
01:56:15,720 --> 01:56:18,320
Three strikeouts for Charlie.

1135
01:56:18,320 --> 01:56:34,600
Here's Sammy White who lined is short and flied to left.

1136
01:56:34,600 --> 01:56:37,720
Right hand batter.

1137
01:56:37,720 --> 01:56:38,720
Charlie delivers.

1138
01:56:38,720 --> 01:56:42,520
Curve inside, ball one.

1139
01:56:42,520 --> 01:56:53,880
And tied at two, two.

1140
01:56:53,880 --> 01:56:56,520
Charlie's one nothing pitch to White.

1141
01:56:56,520 --> 01:56:59,040
That's high outside and a two nothing count.

1142
01:56:59,040 --> 01:57:26,280
The ball went through the webbing of Yogi's glove right off the end of the mitt.

1143
01:57:26,280 --> 01:57:29,000
Two nothing pitch.

1144
01:57:29,000 --> 01:57:30,320
Inside ball three.

1145
01:57:30,320 --> 01:57:44,160
Three nothing.

1146
01:57:44,160 --> 01:58:05,720
Strike delivery over, strike one, three and one.

1147
01:58:05,720 --> 01:58:08,120
Free balls, one strike on Sammy White.

1148
01:58:08,120 --> 01:58:11,920
Bob Charlie's pitch in there for strike two.

1149
01:58:11,920 --> 01:58:25,720
No count.

1150
01:58:25,720 --> 01:58:26,960
Green to the count on White.

1151
01:58:26,960 --> 01:58:27,960
One out in the eighth inning.

1152
01:58:27,960 --> 01:58:29,680
Two to the score.

1153
01:58:29,680 --> 01:58:30,680
And the payoff pitch.

1154
01:58:30,680 --> 01:58:34,400
Swung on and missed, strike three.

1155
01:58:34,400 --> 01:58:40,040
Sammy White goes down swinging for the fourth strikeout for Bob Charlie.

1156
01:58:40,040 --> 01:58:42,440
And Tom Brewer will be coming out.

1157
01:58:42,440 --> 01:58:52,680
He's pitched magnificent ball since the second inning.

1158
01:58:52,680 --> 01:58:55,880
Actually the Yankees did not score on him in the second though he gave up two hits in

1159
01:58:55,880 --> 01:59:02,440
that inning and he gets a hand.

1160
01:59:02,440 --> 01:59:14,640
Only one man has reached base on Brewer since the second inning.

1161
01:59:14,640 --> 01:59:18,880
Two men out in the eighth, two to the score.

1162
01:59:18,880 --> 01:59:28,960
Bob Charlie who has pitched one hit ball.

1163
01:59:28,960 --> 01:59:32,200
All set and the delivery in there for strike.

1164
01:59:32,200 --> 01:59:48,760
Next pitch, outside one and one.

1165
01:59:48,760 --> 02:00:04,000
The one-one delivery, swung on and hit the foul coming back out of play upstairs.

1166
02:00:04,000 --> 02:00:21,360
Strike two, one and two.

1167
02:00:21,360 --> 02:00:28,520
One of the post phone games with the Red Sox will be played on Wednesday, May 27.

1168
02:00:28,520 --> 02:00:29,520
The one-two pitch.

1169
02:00:29,520 --> 02:00:30,520
Curve ball swung on.

1170
02:00:30,520 --> 02:00:32,200
Loose foul.

1171
02:00:32,200 --> 02:00:36,880
The first Throneberry makes the catch on the run.

1172
02:00:36,880 --> 02:00:37,880
Sides retired.

1173
02:00:37,880 --> 02:00:41,120
No runs, no hits, no errors, no one left on.

1174
02:00:41,120 --> 02:00:45,720
And at the end of seven and a half innings, the score remains the Red Sox two, the Yankees

1175
02:00:45,720 --> 02:00:46,720
two.

1176
02:00:46,720 --> 02:00:50,960
And in the last half of the eighth inning it will be the top of the Yankee order, Hank

1177
02:00:50,960 --> 02:00:53,920
Bauer, Norm Seabron and Mickey Mantle.

1178
02:00:53,920 --> 02:01:00,080
And speaking about order, hope you remember to order some Ballantine beer.

1179
02:01:00,080 --> 02:01:05,040
You know, more and more these days in taverns and homes, folks are switching to the crisp

1180
02:01:05,040 --> 02:01:09,360
refresher, Ballantine beer.

1181
02:01:09,360 --> 02:01:13,360
Ballantine's the largest selling beer in the East and that popularity is growing by leaps

1182
02:01:13,360 --> 02:01:14,920
and bounds every day.

1183
02:01:14,920 --> 02:01:17,200
Of course, that's understandable.

1184
02:01:17,200 --> 02:01:21,600
You see, most beers are light enough, but they're a little too light on flavor to really

1185
02:01:21,600 --> 02:01:23,080
refresh you.

1186
02:01:23,080 --> 02:01:28,120
Now Ballantine's the crisp kind of light with true lager flavor.

1187
02:01:28,120 --> 02:01:33,400
Ballantine proves a beer can be truly light and still give you all the honest to goodness

1188
02:01:33,400 --> 02:01:36,240
lager beer flavor you want.

1189
02:01:36,240 --> 02:01:39,880
That's what makes Ballantine beer the crisp refresher.

1190
02:01:39,880 --> 02:01:42,640
And that's what makes it the largest selling beer in the East.

1191
02:01:42,640 --> 02:01:48,280
So come on now, next time you feel like a beer, fill your glass with smooth, delicious Ballantine

1192
02:01:48,280 --> 02:02:01,680
beer, the crisp refresher.

1193
02:02:01,680 --> 02:02:06,920
Last half of the eighth inning, Hank Bauer struck out and beat out a row of the third

1194
02:02:06,920 --> 02:02:10,920
and grounded the third.

1195
02:02:10,920 --> 02:02:18,120
Right-hander Tom Brewer locked in the duel with Turley, four-tied 2-2, preparing to pitch

1196
02:02:18,120 --> 02:02:27,200
to the bruiser.

1197
02:02:27,200 --> 02:02:30,840
Brewer to the windup and the pitch.

1198
02:02:30,840 --> 02:02:44,200
Inside ball one.

1199
02:02:44,200 --> 02:02:46,480
Brewer swings to the windup, around comes the right arm.

1200
02:02:46,480 --> 02:02:51,840
And the pitch is bowled off to the left of the plate on a check swing by Hank.

1201
02:02:51,840 --> 02:03:06,080
One and one.

1202
02:03:06,080 --> 02:03:08,360
White gives the sign to Brewer.

1203
02:03:08,360 --> 02:03:12,600
The Red Sox right-hander delivers and Bauer swings and sends the ground ball on one hop

1204
02:03:12,600 --> 02:03:13,600
to third.

1205
02:03:13,600 --> 02:03:16,600
The ground up with it throws to first in time.

1206
02:03:16,600 --> 02:03:21,800
One away.

1207
02:03:21,800 --> 02:03:27,840
And brings to the plate Norm Seaborn, who's singled his first two times up and then grounded

1208
02:03:27,840 --> 02:03:46,360
to first in the fifth inning.

1209
02:03:46,360 --> 02:03:50,440
Red Sox two, Yankees two, eighth inning.

1210
02:03:50,440 --> 02:03:51,920
Tom Brewer pitches.

1211
02:03:51,920 --> 02:03:53,880
Norm Seaborn takes a curve over.

1212
02:03:53,880 --> 02:04:06,080
One and one.

1213
02:04:06,080 --> 02:04:07,080
One strike pitch.

1214
02:04:07,080 --> 02:04:20,320
Hits outside, one and one.

1215
02:04:20,320 --> 02:04:26,360
Ground ball, one strike.

1216
02:04:26,360 --> 02:04:47,680
Brewer delivers and Seaborn takes inside ball two, two and one.

1217
02:04:47,680 --> 02:04:50,680
And two, one pitch to Seaborn.

1218
02:04:50,680 --> 02:05:02,960
Swung on and missed, strike two, two, two.

1219
02:05:02,960 --> 02:05:15,200
Two balls, two strikes.

1220
02:05:15,200 --> 02:05:16,200
Now the two, two pitch.

1221
02:05:16,200 --> 02:05:17,200
Swung on.

1222
02:05:17,200 --> 02:05:20,560
There's a high drive to deep right center field.

1223
02:05:20,560 --> 02:05:45,200
That ball is going, going down into the bleachers for a home run.

1224
02:05:45,200 --> 02:05:53,640
Norm Seaborn teed off and hit one over the auxiliary scoreboard into the right field

1225
02:05:53,640 --> 02:05:58,080
bleachers alongside the Yankee bullpen.

1226
02:05:58,080 --> 02:06:02,520
His third hit of the game.

1227
02:06:02,520 --> 02:06:06,080
And it's three to two New York.

1228
02:06:06,080 --> 02:06:14,320
A real wallop.

1229
02:06:14,320 --> 02:06:16,760
Brewer to the windup and the pitch to Mickey.

1230
02:06:16,760 --> 02:06:17,760
Swung on.

1231
02:06:17,760 --> 02:06:18,760
There's another high drive.

1232
02:06:18,760 --> 02:06:24,280
It is going to Jensen right at the barrier and he's got it.

1233
02:06:24,280 --> 02:06:26,600
And he fell over the barrier.

1234
02:06:26,600 --> 02:06:28,080
Mantle almost had one.

1235
02:06:28,080 --> 02:06:36,600
Jackie Jensen leaning over the barrier into the bullpen, grabbed it.

1236
02:06:36,600 --> 02:06:42,840
And they're two away.

1237
02:06:42,840 --> 02:06:48,880
Jackie Jensen leaned over the barrier into the Yankee bullpen that takes the drive for

1238
02:06:48,880 --> 02:06:52,720
the second out.

1239
02:06:52,720 --> 02:07:04,000
Here's Yogi Berra who's single to center, fly to center and pops the second.

1240
02:07:04,000 --> 02:07:08,280
Tom Brewer to the windup and the pitch to Yogi is inside.

1241
02:07:08,280 --> 02:07:22,200
Ball one.

1242
02:07:22,200 --> 02:07:42,520
Now nothing pitch to Yogi, outside ball two.

1243
02:07:42,520 --> 02:07:53,680
Two outs and a two nothing count on Berra.

1244
02:07:53,680 --> 02:08:13,000
Berra delivers and Yogi takes it outside, ball three.

1245
02:08:13,000 --> 02:08:15,360
The three nothing pitch to Berra.

1246
02:08:15,360 --> 02:08:26,280
He's outside, ball four.

1247
02:08:26,280 --> 02:08:30,760
That's the first pass issued by Brewer.

1248
02:08:30,760 --> 02:08:38,280
He has struck out four.

1249
02:08:38,280 --> 02:08:44,200
Here's Gil McDougall, single, took a third strike and grounded to third.

1250
02:08:44,200 --> 02:08:52,160
Three to New York, last of the eighth.

1251
02:08:52,160 --> 02:08:56,160
Word has come in from New Jersey that it is snowing.

1252
02:08:56,160 --> 02:09:02,960
It snowed a mountain Pittsburgh and the snow is headed this way.

1253
02:09:02,960 --> 02:09:09,880
It has reached the metropolitan area but not here at the stadium.

1254
02:09:09,880 --> 02:09:13,080
Strong wind whipping out to right field.

1255
02:09:13,080 --> 02:09:21,080
Mitz Dugil is low outside, ball one.

1256
02:09:21,080 --> 02:09:28,360
The Red Sox will have the top of their order up in the first of the ninth.

1257
02:09:28,360 --> 02:09:31,360
Bud and Ronald Stevens.

1258
02:09:31,360 --> 02:09:40,360
Next pitch is in there, strike one, one and one.

1259
02:09:40,360 --> 02:09:51,160
Berra leading away.

1260
02:09:51,160 --> 02:10:06,080
They pitch Dugil swung on and missed, strike two, one and two.

1261
02:10:06,080 --> 02:10:09,960
One ball, two strikes, two outs.

1262
02:10:09,960 --> 02:10:30,640
Tom Brewer to the stretch, delivers outside, two-two.

1263
02:10:30,640 --> 02:10:32,200
Now the two-two pitch to Gil.

1264
02:10:32,200 --> 02:10:33,440
There goes Yogi.

1265
02:10:33,440 --> 02:10:39,800
The pitch is outside, ball three and Yogi is tagged out on the throw down to Ronald.

1266
02:10:39,800 --> 02:10:44,160
He missed red to count.

1267
02:10:44,160 --> 02:10:55,040
He looked at the scoreboard, missed red to count and he's out stealing white to Ronald.

1268
02:10:55,040 --> 02:10:58,400
One run, one hit, no errors and no one left on.

1269
02:10:58,400 --> 02:11:02,520
And at the end of eight innings of play, the Yankees three runs, eight hits, no errors

1270
02:11:02,520 --> 02:11:03,680
and four left on.

1271
02:11:03,680 --> 02:11:11,280
The Red Sox two runs, one hit, no errors and one left on.

1272
02:11:11,280 --> 02:11:15,680
On the Valentine's scoreboard in the American League, Cleveland and Kansas City, Baltimore

1273
02:11:15,680 --> 02:11:18,400
and Washington all rained out.

1274
02:11:18,400 --> 02:11:21,740
The White Sox five, Detroit three.

1275
02:11:21,740 --> 02:11:27,240
At the end of seven and a half innings, Donovan started for Chicago, Arias came on in the

1276
02:11:27,240 --> 02:11:28,240
seventh.

1277
02:11:28,240 --> 02:11:34,440
And in the last of the eighth, Lown and Rudolph have come in, Larry started for Detroit, Morgan

1278
02:11:34,440 --> 02:11:39,120
in the eighth, home runs Cash with one on in the first for Chicago, Yost in the fifth

1279
02:11:39,120 --> 02:11:41,200
none on for Detroit.

1280
02:11:41,200 --> 02:11:46,240
In the National League, Cincinnati at Philadelphia rained out after getting started in the first

1281
02:11:46,240 --> 02:11:50,080
game of a doubleheader and it went only two innings, Lawrence and Gomez.

1282
02:11:50,080 --> 02:11:55,320
Los Angeles four, Chicago three at the end of six and a half innings, Kofax, Kluepstein

1283
02:11:55,320 --> 02:12:01,200
the fourth, LeBine in the seventh for the Dodgers, Phillips for Chicago, Demeter, Homer

1284
02:12:01,200 --> 02:12:08,560
in the seventh with one on for Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh snowed out.

1285
02:12:08,560 --> 02:12:12,560
San Francisco at St. Louis three, three at the end of four and a half innings, McCormick

1286
02:12:12,560 --> 02:12:16,680
and Meisel.

1287
02:12:16,680 --> 02:12:22,560
First half of the ninth inning, Don Budden in twice his walk leads off three to two New

1288
02:12:22,560 --> 02:12:31,080
York, Charlie's pitch is low ball one, Budden walk, grounded to first and walked.

1289
02:12:31,080 --> 02:12:35,520
He got a walk starting the seventh that was followed by the only hit off Charlie, a double

1290
02:12:35,520 --> 02:12:40,440
by Ronalds and the Red Sox scored two runs.

1291
02:12:40,440 --> 02:12:46,040
Next pitch swung on, lined out to left field, Sebring coming on and makes the catch.

1292
02:12:46,040 --> 02:12:51,480
One away, Don Budden lines out to Sebring in left field.

1293
02:12:51,480 --> 02:12:55,600
Don went down on a knee to grab it.

1294
02:12:55,600 --> 02:12:59,640
Here's Pete Ronalds who grounded to second to a double play, grounded to short, then

1295
02:12:59,640 --> 02:13:04,680
sliced the double to left for the only hit off Charlie, sending Budden who had walked

1296
02:13:04,680 --> 02:13:15,800
to third and two runs scored on an infield out and a sacrifice fly.

1297
02:13:15,800 --> 02:13:38,120
Dean Stevens to follow, Kerry moves in close at third, Charlie's pitch outside ball one.

1298
02:13:38,120 --> 02:13:54,280
Next delivery is low ball two, two and nothing.

1299
02:13:54,280 --> 02:14:07,240
Here's the pitch over strike one, two and one.

1300
02:14:07,240 --> 02:14:14,480
Banks three, Red Sox two, ninth inning.

1301
02:14:14,480 --> 02:14:30,080
The two one pitch high, ball three, three and one.

1302
02:14:30,080 --> 02:14:37,960
Charlie's three one pitch, inside for ball four, Pete Ronalds walks, fourth pass issued

1303
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by Charlie and out of the plate strides Dean Stevens with Rick Wurtz on deck.

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One on and one out.

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02:15:16,080 --> 02:15:43,880
Early end of the stretch and the pitch, inside ball one.

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02:15:43,880 --> 02:15:51,480
Dean blowing very briskly out the right, Ronalds leading off first.

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02:15:51,480 --> 02:15:56,400
Charlie pitches and Stevens swings and lines it foul down the right field line, strike

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one, one and one.

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02:15:58,440 --> 02:16:15,720
Think he broke his bat, he hit it off the end, goes over to get a new one.

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One ball one strike, Stevens gets the batter's rosin bag, Ronalds hopping up and down in

1311
02:16:25,440 --> 02:16:44,960
first base to keep warm, a wicked wind is whipped up out here.

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02:16:44,960 --> 02:16:49,560
One ball one strike, one out, one on.

1313
02:16:49,560 --> 02:17:13,080
Charlie delivers curve ball inside, ball two, two and one.

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02:17:13,080 --> 02:17:18,560
Here's the two one pitch now, Dean Stevens, swung on, hit foul down the first base line,

1315
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strike two, two, two.

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02:17:23,400 --> 02:17:29,960
Ronalds retreats to first.

1317
02:17:29,960 --> 02:17:41,000
Charlie blows on his pitching hand, temperature has really dropped out here.

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02:17:41,000 --> 02:17:46,880
Bob into the stretch, Ronalds leads off first and the pitch, swung on, drive in the right

1319
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center field, Mantle racing hard, makes the catch.

1320
02:17:49,640 --> 02:17:58,640
Here's a throw to first base and it's caught and dropped and Ronalds gets back safely.

1321
02:17:58,640 --> 02:18:03,680
Mickey Mantle raced in the right center to take the line drive, it looked as if it might

1322
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be in there for extra bases, fired the ball into first base, Throneberry came off the

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bag, Bobbled the relay and Ronalds got back safely.

1324
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And so the Red Sox are still alive, fine running catch by Mantle.

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02:18:19,360 --> 02:18:28,280
Two down and the batter is Vic Wirtz.

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Wirtz took a third strike, gets to the box and walks.

1327
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Yanks three, Red Sox two, ninth inning.

1328
02:18:50,160 --> 02:18:55,200
Charlie to the stretch and the pitch.

1329
02:18:55,200 --> 02:18:57,920
Inside ball one.

1330
02:18:57,920 --> 02:19:04,920
Jackie Johnson on deck.

1331
02:19:04,920 --> 02:19:13,920
Charlie all set.

1332
02:19:13,920 --> 02:19:18,800
Here's the pitch, swung on, there's a fly ball into short right center, Mantle racing

1333
02:19:18,800 --> 02:19:21,480
hard, can't get it, the base hit.

1334
02:19:21,480 --> 02:19:29,840
Ronalds rounds second, heads on into third and that brings up Jackie Johnson.

1335
02:19:29,840 --> 02:19:36,600
Vic Wirtz gets the second hit off Charlie.

1336
02:19:36,600 --> 02:19:39,880
And the Red Sox still alive in the ninth inning.

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02:19:39,880 --> 02:19:50,280
We're going to have a runner for Wirtz.

1338
02:19:50,280 --> 02:19:56,680
Marty Keough will run for Wirtz, or rather Jim Busby.

1339
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Busby running for Wirtz.

1340
02:20:05,480 --> 02:20:11,080
Jackie Johnson took a third strike, fly to right, hit a sacrifice fly to left.

1341
02:20:11,080 --> 02:20:14,760
Frank Malzone on deck.

1342
02:20:14,760 --> 02:20:21,520
Gates Ronalds on third, Jim Busby on first.

1343
02:20:21,520 --> 02:20:22,520
Charlie to the stretch.

1344
02:20:22,520 --> 02:20:43,120
The pitch to Johnson, low outside, ball one.

1345
02:20:43,120 --> 02:20:50,040
A walk and a hit, the foot runner is on first and third here in the ninth inning.

1346
02:20:50,040 --> 02:20:53,400
Charlie under his stretch.

1347
02:20:53,400 --> 02:20:58,400
Here's the pitch, swung on, a ground ball hit out to Richardson, throws to second for

1348
02:20:58,400 --> 02:21:02,560
the fourth out on Busby and the ball game is over.

1349
02:21:02,560 --> 02:21:09,720
And the Yankees win it three to two as Bob Curley pitched the two hitter.

1350
02:21:09,720 --> 02:21:14,880
And the Yankees nose out the Red Sox three to two.

1351
02:21:14,880 --> 02:21:20,400
No runs, one hit, no errors and two men left on.

1352
02:21:20,400 --> 02:21:26,340
And the Yanks and Red Sox after being delayed for two days finally get the opener into the

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record book and an exciting ball game all the way.

1354
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Hope you enjoy some Valentine beer as we go off the air.

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The totals, the Yankees three runs, eight hits, no errors and four men left on.

1359
02:21:56,520 --> 02:22:03,080
The Red Sox two runs, two hits, no errors and three men left on.

1360
02:22:03,080 --> 02:22:10,120
Bob Curley all the way to win it.

1361
02:22:10,120 --> 02:22:14,440
Tom Brewer all the way to be charged with a loss.

1362
02:22:14,440 --> 02:22:21,720
Curley once pitched a one hitter on April 26, 1958.

1363
02:22:21,720 --> 02:22:24,040
Today he pitched a two hitter.

1364
02:22:24,040 --> 02:22:28,920
He had a no hitter going into the seventh inning.

1365
02:22:28,920 --> 02:22:34,480
For those who tuned in late, the Yankees jumped on Brewer in the first inning.

1366
02:22:34,480 --> 02:22:44,840
Seaborn singled with one out and after Mandel had lined out the center, Barra singled.

1367
02:22:44,840 --> 02:22:50,880
McDougal singled to score Seaborn and Throneberry singled to score Barra.

1368
02:22:50,880 --> 02:22:55,040
And the Yankees led two to nothing until the seventh inning.

1369
02:22:55,040 --> 02:22:59,160
Only one man had reached base on Curley, Budden, who opened the game of the walk and was erased

1370
02:22:59,160 --> 02:23:01,600
in a double play immediately.

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02:23:01,600 --> 02:23:05,520
And after having retired 17 in a row, Budden walked again on the seventh.

1372
02:23:05,520 --> 02:23:09,760
Runnels slashed a double to the left, sending Budden to third.

1373
02:23:09,760 --> 02:23:12,400
Budden scored on Stevens in field out.

1374
02:23:12,400 --> 02:23:16,700
Runnels moving to third and scoring on Jensen sacrificed fly to left.

1375
02:23:16,700 --> 02:23:22,600
And then in the eighth inning with one out, Norm Seaborn hits the first home run.

1376
02:23:22,600 --> 02:23:27,600
AeroBots into the bleachers.

1377
02:23:27,600 --> 02:23:32,920
Mickey Mandel almost followed suit with Jensen leaning over the barrier into the Yankee bullpen

1378
02:23:32,920 --> 02:23:35,440
to take his drive.

1379
02:23:35,440 --> 02:23:41,840
And then Curley stopped the Red Sox uprising in the ninth.

1380
02:23:41,840 --> 02:23:46,700
Runnels with one out walked, went to third on Vic Wards two out singled and Busby running

1381
02:23:46,700 --> 02:23:53,040
for Wards was forced at second, Richardson to a McDougal.

1382
02:23:53,040 --> 02:23:57,360
We hope you enjoyed the broadcast, which came to you with the best wishes of P. Valentine

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and Sons and the R.J.

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Reynolds Tobacco Company and by authority of the Yankees.

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Now on behalf of our entire crew, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Pappy Durkin and our new statistician,

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Pete Callison, this is Mel Allen saying so long for Valentine, one of the world's largest

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When shopping or at your favorite tavern, make the handy three ring sign and ask the

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Have a good time and enjoy the crisp refresher.

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Once again the final score, the Yankees three, the Red Sox two.

1396
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Goodbye everybody.

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Well, as you heard over WOKO this afternoon, it was an opening day victory for the New

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York Yankees.

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02:25:52,720 --> 02:25:55,480
Bob Turley winning it, Tom Brewer losing it.

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It was a pitcher's battle all the way with Norm Seaborn providing the big blow of the

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day.

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We'll have the rundown for you in just a moment.

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Here now is the rundown on the game for the Yankees.

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Three runs, eight hits, no errors.

1430
02:27:28,180 --> 02:27:30,240
For the Red Sox, two runs.

1431
02:27:30,240 --> 02:27:35,160
On just two hits, they played errorless ball also, as we mentioned earlier.

1432
02:27:35,160 --> 02:27:38,840
Bob Shirley went all the way to win it, his first win naturally.

1433
02:27:38,840 --> 02:27:46,080
Adding on to another good year, we see for him, by the way, he started off this season

1434
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in fine style with a two-hitter.

1435
02:27:47,760 --> 02:27:49,360
Yogi Berra did his catching.

1436
02:27:49,360 --> 02:27:51,200
Tom Brewer also pitched well.

1437
02:27:51,200 --> 02:27:53,000
He scattered eight hits.

1438
02:27:53,000 --> 02:27:55,280
One of them, however, was a big one.

1439
02:27:55,280 --> 02:27:59,760
That one in the eighth inning was one out when Norm Seaman rammed one into the stands,

1440
02:27:59,760 --> 02:28:01,560
providing the margin of victory.

1441
02:28:01,560 --> 02:28:05,760
Once again, for the Yankees, three runs, eight hits, no errors.

1442
02:28:05,760 --> 02:28:09,680
For the Boston Red Sox, two runs, two hits, and no errors.

1443
02:28:09,680 --> 02:28:15,920
Shirley the winner, Brewer the loser, Siebert a homer in the eighth with no one on.

1444
02:28:15,920 --> 02:28:23,760
In other scores today, at the end of six innings, it is a four-to-three game, Chicago over Detroit.

1445
02:28:23,760 --> 02:28:25,840
Dick Donovan versus Frank Lary in that.

1446
02:28:25,840 --> 02:28:29,880
Norm Cash, a home run for Chicago in the first with one on his first.

1447
02:28:29,880 --> 02:28:34,840
Eddie Yost for Detroit in the fifth with the bases empty, his first.

1448
02:28:34,840 --> 02:28:41,920
The rest of the American League schedule, Cleveland at Kansas City, a single encounter,

1449
02:28:41,920 --> 02:28:49,400
and Boston at Washington, a double bill, both postponed because of the bad weather.

1450
02:28:49,400 --> 02:28:53,800
In the National League, two games postponed because of the bad weather there, a double

1451
02:28:53,800 --> 02:28:59,040
header, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, and Milwaukee and Pittsburgh, a single encounter.

1452
02:28:59,040 --> 02:29:04,000
A four-inning score at the end of that time, San Francisco and St. Louis all knotted up

1453
02:29:04,000 --> 02:29:08,400
at three apiece, Mike McCormick against Wilmer Meisel.

1454
02:29:08,400 --> 02:29:13,320
The only other game going on at the end of six innings with Sandy Koufax for Los Angeles

1455
02:29:13,320 --> 02:29:20,800
against Taylor Phillips for Chicago, it's three to two, Chicago over Los Angeles.

1456
02:29:20,800 --> 02:29:23,720
That's it in the Sports Roundup.

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