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

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The San Francisco Giants faced the Houston Astros at the Astrodome for a Monday night

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game on April 17, 1972.

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The Giants were managed by Charlie Fox and had been an excellent team for over a decade.

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Unfortunately, throughout the 1960s, the Cardinals and Dodgers were just a little bit better.

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The Giants went to the World Series in 1962 but finished in second place in five of the

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next nine seasons.

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They finally broke through in 1971 under Fox in his first full season as a manager, but

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lost in the NLCS to the Pirates.

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At the start of the 1970s, the Astros were still no better than an average team.

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They had finally broke free of the seven straight 90-plus lost seasons that launched the franchise

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and had managed to finish in the middle of the NL West for the three straight seasons

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under manager Harry Walker.

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This audio recording is from the San Francisco Radio broadcast featuring announcers Lon Simmons

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and Bill Thompson.

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Dirkker was 12 and 6 last season, we say, and had to sit out a lot of the year because

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of bad arms.

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He's 12 and 6 lifetime against the Giants.

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Dirkker wasn't able to pitch after August 8th last year.

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At one time, he had a 10 and 1 record in 1971 but came in with a bad arm.

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He can throw hard.

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He's still a very young man.

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He's just 25 years old.

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He's now in Houston.

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He was born in Hollywood, California.

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Been with Houston ever since 1964.

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They didn't have a curfew for him when he first joined the ball club.

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They just changed his diapers late in the evening.

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He was just a baby when he came over to Houston and he stuck around with him.

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He delivers to Willie Mays who hits the first pitch to shortstop, Metzger, the first base,

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and Mays is retired for the first out.

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So Willie went for the first pitch.

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They have each of the first two games of the season and grounds out to shortstop.

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They think there's only one way to take you out of the ball game.

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Take you out to it, that is, in a 1972 Chevrolet.

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Caprice is the most luxurious way to do it.

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Chevrolet wants your new Caprice to be the best car you ever owned.

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Keto 20s, well that left-handed, has a switch batter against Durker.

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Jakeskins side, well for a ball, one and all, Mel Stunner behind the plate.

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Durker has a lifetime record of 83 wins and 68 losses.

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High fly ball, the right field, wind, drifting back, waiting for this one, and Keto is out

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number two.

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Durker is 6'4", 210 pounds.

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He will face now Kenny Henderson.

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Kenny didn't get a hit last night, but he got a run across the plate when he struck

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out on a pitch that hit the dirt, bound it away for a while pitch that allowed Mays to

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score from third.

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Pitch to Henderson.

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Swung on, line drive to center field.

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Cedeno was there and makes the catch.

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Three pitches for Durker, four pitches.

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He delivered one bad one to 20s, but four pitches and he retires the side.

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No run, no hits, no errors, no one left on.

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And as we go to the bottom of the first to score, the Giants nothing and Houston coming

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to back.

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John Cumberland who won nine and lost six for the Giants last year is out there on the

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mound, 25 years old as John.

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Wanted a belated happy birthday to Giants trainer Leo Hughes who was 39 two days ago.

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Forgot to wish him a happy birthday.

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And now John Cumberland, he always said John is 25, he will not be 25 until May 10th of

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this year.

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Trying to make him too old for his time here as he delivers to Metzger and it's outside

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for a ball.

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Metzger turned around as if to sacrifice, to bunt rather.

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Metzger is switch batter.

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He'd have a little tough time sacrificing being as he's the lead off batter.

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He was going to try to bunt, test Kingman.

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Now he takes the second pitch high for ball two.

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It's been a long time for Cumberland to be on the mound.

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Of course it has been for all the pitches as far as that goes.

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John relies on his control.

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He's behind two and oh here.

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Gets a strike in at the knees and it's two and one.

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The Giants defensively, Henderson in left maze and center, Bonds in right.

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Kingman at third, Spire at short, Wontes at second, McCovey at first and Healy doing the

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catching.

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Cumberland's two one pitches, high ball three.

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He's behind three and one.

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The Giants dropped behind three to nothing in the first inning last night.

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It came clawing back to win it ten to six yesterday afternoon.

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All right.

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It looked like it was night.

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Strike call three and two.

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Full count for the lead off man Metzger.

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Three two pitch, bounded slowly to the left side.

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Kingman charged in front of shortstop.

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His throw in time and Metzger is retired for out number one.

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Kingman moving very quickly to his left in front of Spire to field that ball and throw

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out Metzger.

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Top race drivers proved it.

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Available only all along the Chevron line.

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Cesar Cedeno.

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Right hand batter against Cumberland.

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Bluffs the buck, takes low for a ball.

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And Kingman came sailing in as Cedeno hitting three seventy five as three hits and eight

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trips against Giants pitching.

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That is all that he's faced in the regular season.

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Kingman playing even with the back of the outfield backed up.

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Cedeno has power.

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Blind drive to left field coming over is Henderson.

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He makes a one handed catch just above the shoot off.

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That was a bullet hit into left center field and Henderson rushing over to his left.

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Caught that one just above his shoot off for the second out of the inning.

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And now Jim Winn who is greeted in different fashion by different folks.

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Right hand batting right fielder takes outside for a ball one and all.

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Jim has become a very controversial figure in Houston.

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One oh pitch.

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Ball two.

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Cumberland turns that one over.

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Down low and it's two and all.

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Rogers lead Atlanta one to nothing after an inning.

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Cleveland beat Boston four to nothing that one to finals.

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Looping liner to left field for a base hit.

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Winn has his first base hit of the season.

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And he singles over the head of Chris Spire to left.

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The first hit of the ball game and Lee May.

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Close to deliver the power for the Astros this year.

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Hitting three seventy five as three hits and eight trips.

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Right hand batting first baseman.

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After five innings New York and Baltimore are nothing nothing.

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High fly ball down the left field line.

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Henderson coming over near the line.

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Drifting into foul territory makes the catch and the side is retired.

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May flies out.

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No runs on a hit.

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No errors on a runner left on.

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At the end of one.

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The score the Giants nothing and Houston nothing.

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Theodore M Company San Francisco and other cities.

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Willie McCovey leads off the second for the Giants.

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Willie has two hits and nine trips.

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One of his hits was about a mile.

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Up in the right field seat the two run homer in the opening game and Larry Ducker delivers

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to McCovey.

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Fastball bounded up the middle.

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Metzger is playing directly behind second.

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He has it throws the first and the Covey is an easy out.

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Five pitches now is all that Ducker has delivered and he has recorded four outs.

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You know the more you like beer the more reason to drink hands if you don't believe it.

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Ask one of the brotherhood.

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Bobby Bond three hits and seven trips two doubles.

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He was on base five times last night.

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Three hits he was hit and he was walked.

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Four times Ducker delivers the body.

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One on line drive to center but Sedaniel will get this one.

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He does.

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Is the second out the Giants are going to get this one over in a hurry one way or another.

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That is six pitches now and five outs recorded.

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As Dave Kingman comes to the plate.

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Kingman four hits and nine attempts.

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One double one triple one home run.

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Six RBI.

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Hit for the cycle last night even though he didn't know what it meant.

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Take the high fastball for a ball.

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So Kingman didn't go for the first pitch.

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One and oh.

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Two down base and then.

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I feel well around to the left.

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They can't get deep enough when Kingman hits one on the fat part of the bat.

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Ducker taking a long look.

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Now the tall right hander deals off to Kingman.

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Swung on it missed and it's one and one.

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Breaking pitch he didn't get.

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The slowest leads Philadelphia three to nothing.

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It fills batting in the bottom of the third.

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We're in the top of the second inning.

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Nothing to nothing.

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Two down.

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Bases empty.

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Kingman with a one and one count.

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Straight away stamp.

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Kingman bends over from the waist and waits for Ducker's one one pitch.

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Low for ball two.

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Ducker slipped and fell that time.

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One hit in the game.

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The Astros have that two out single by Wynn off Cumberland the first inning.

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Raider the third baseman guarding the line and playing back deep.

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Press the infield back up and as we set the outfield roll around to the left and very

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deep.

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Three thirty down the line.

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Three seventy eight in the power alley.

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High fly ball.

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Very high.

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But short and right center as Wynn and Cedeno converge and it's Cedeno that makes the catch

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for the third out.

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No runs.

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No hits.

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No errors.

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No one left on.

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And they go to the bottom of the second.

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The score is the Giants nothing and Houston nothing.

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So watch the Giants.

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Bob Watson up here bounds one on one off to Kingman whose throw is letter perfect to Willie

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McCovey and Watson is retired for out number one.

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Watson was a guy that Sam McDowell had trouble getting out last night.

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He had a home run a three run shot and two singles.

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Third baseman Doug Raider now.

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Right hand batting third baseman.

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Having one twenty five he takes ball one.

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Raider closed stance deep in the batter's box swings and misses the breaking pitch and

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it's one on one.

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Raider has one hit and eight tries.

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Now Fran Healy will go out and talk to Cumberland.

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One down bases empty.

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Giants and Houston in the bottom of the second.

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Nothing nothing.

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Giants have won the first two games of the series.

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One one pitch.

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Swung on and missed he changed up on him and threw him a skew ball and Raider didn't get

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it.

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He was way out in front.

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That's a ball and two strikes.

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One and two count.

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And field backs up now in the outfield deep.

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One two pitch.

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Fast ball outside it's two and two.

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Cumberland is not afraid to challenge hitters.

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He walks out there with all the confidence in the world.

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John's two two offering.

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Swung on and foul and that one winged Mel Steiner the home plate umpire.

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Count stays at two and two.

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Buddy Hank and the first base coach for Houston and Saldy Parker over third.

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Joey Amalfatano is coaching at first for the Giants tonight and Johnny McNamara at third.

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Two two count.

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And Cumberland's pitch.

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Fast ball outside at full count three and two.

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McNamara and Amalfatano are certainly great for the Giants.

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Not only are they sound baseball men but they also each possess a fine sense of humor and

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they're good keeping the ball club loose keeping them happy.

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Three two pitch.

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Check swing fouled off to the right.

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Stays at three and two.

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Friday night the Giants are home.

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The bounding ball to the left side.

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Kingman to his left field.

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It in front of Spire throws perfect.

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Out number two.

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It is remarkable to see this big fella at third base move around as quickly as he does.

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He has good actions over there and he moves in at all that time to get that sharp chopper

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off the bat of Raider and throw him out easily.

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Kingman has a good strong arm.

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He can rifle the ball.

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As we said great quickness for a big guy.

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Tommy Hilton now.

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Take the curve low.

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The right hand batting second baseman.

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Helms hitting 286 with two hits for seven tries.

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Ground ball sharply hit to the hole.

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Up with it's Spire.

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Long throw.

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Got him.

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He gunned him down with that throw.

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And the side is retired.

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Spire took his right arm off and put a rifle on his shoulder and gunned down.

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Helms at first.

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No runs.

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No hits.

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No errors.

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No one left on.

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The score is nothing nothing.

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The Giants home this weekend.

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Hope you'll be out joining us out there and see San Francisco in action.

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There are tickets available.

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The Giant Box Office at Campbell Stick Park opens from nine until five each day this week.

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More than 50 Ticketron offices around Northern California.

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Also the Giant Ticket offices.

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We'll give you the addresses of those later on but we're set to go with the top of the

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third inning and to tell you about the action Bill Thompson.

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The first runner is Fran Healy.

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Right into batting catcher, leaps it off.

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Healy one hit and eight traps.

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Fran's lost two as he faces it on hard hit balls.

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Jerker's lead up and swung on and missed strike one.

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Healy hitting seventh in the order.

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Then shortstop Chris Spire and pitcher John Cumberland.

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0 and 1 to count on Healy.

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Healy shaded a bit to the left.

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Jerker comes back to play the hole one.

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Foul on the ground back at the plate.

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Jerker in front 0 and 2.

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You know Bill there's an interesting thing.

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I think it's the tail end of the order's turn to win the ball game tonight.

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Because the top of the order won it the first night.

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The middle part won it last yesterday afternoon.

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I'll drink to that.

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Yeah I'll bet.

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The 0-2 pitch on its way.

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Just outside a slider missing.

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A ball and two strikes on Healy.

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Jerker taking a bit of time.

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Now looks to Johnny Edwards for a sign.

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Right enter kicks and throws one-two.

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Healy checks and takes high.

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Two-one-two to count on Fran Healy.

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Jerker taking a lot of time in doing this.

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Now checks and throws two-two.

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Let up, checks swing, rower up the middle.

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Fielded by Helms behind second.

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Throw is in time as May was nearly pulled off the bag at first base.

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Healy on a check swing and a rower back past Jerker.

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Helms was pulled a bit towards second base.

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Had to go a couple of steps to his right to make the play and did.

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Healy for the first out.

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Chris Spire, switch batter, batting left-handed.

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Chris still looking for his first hit.

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0-7 in the first two games.

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Raider crowds him on the surface third.

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Jerker to the plate.

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Jerker in front of the plate, Edwards out as it throws to first.

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Out number two is again May was nearly pulled off the bag with that throw.

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Pitcher John Cumberland.

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Cumberland left-handed pitcher, right-handed batter and John swinging the bat very well

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in spring training.

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Jerker to the plate.

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Sliders a strike.

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Pick up the inside part of the plate.

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0-1 on John Cumberland.

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Two outs, bases empty.

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Top of inning number three.

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Giants nothing, Astros nothing.

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The 0-1 pitch.

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This is low.

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Jerker questioning the call by Mel Steiner.

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A 1-1 count.

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Slay away defense by the Astros.

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Swing and a miss by Cumberland.

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A high fastball.

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Jerker in front of the ball and two strikes.

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Right-hander's one-two pitch.

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A bit too high.

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Jerker, Edwards again not too happy with that call.

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Two-and-two count on John Cumberland.

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Jerker into the motion.

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A 2-2 pitch on its way.

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Outside ball three.

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So Jerker, for the first time in a ball game, goes to a 4-count on a batter.

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Jerker's called time and tied his shoe.

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That's the first of the 1972 season.

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3-2 pitch.

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Foul back off Edwards' glove.

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The count remains of three balls and two strikes.

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Cumberland slightly closed hands.

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About even with the plate.

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Again the 3-2 pitch.

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Ground ball is short.

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Metzger on a good hop.

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His short of May.

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Right on target.

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Hop number three.

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Again in the third.

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The Giants go in order.

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No runs.

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No hits.

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No Houston errors.

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No runners left on it.

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The end of two-and-a-half.

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The Giants nothing.

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The Astros nothing.

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Catcher John Edwards to lead off for Houston.

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Edwards left at a batter.

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Bouting eighth in the order.

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Then pitcher Larry Dirkert and shortstop Roger Metzger.

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Cumberland's pitch grounded to first base.

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It's foul.

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Heeled by McCovey outside the line.

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Edwards got the opening game of the series and went one for three.

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Giants shade Edwards a bit to the left field with May is playing at the left center.

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Henderson fairly close to the line.

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Cumberland misses inside for ball one.

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A one-one count.

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A one-one pitch.

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Cumberland misses low ball two.

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Two-and-one count on Johnny Edwards.

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Cumberland kicks and throws.

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Ground ball to first base.

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McCovey fielded on a tricky hop.

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They raised for the bag.

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McCovey wins it.

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Out number one.

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The ball took a bad hop.

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McCovey stayed with it.

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Makes the unassisted putout for the first out.

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We'll pause for station identification.

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This is the Golden West Radio Network.

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When you want to hear the sounds of the city, listen to the Gene Nelson show, 8 to midnight,

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right here on KSFO San Francisco.

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It's the sound of the city.

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Richard Lurie Dirkert right end of batter.

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Takes high ball one.

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Dirkert major league batting average of one and 31.

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Has three home runs.

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He's got some kind of yellow check-in to cover all of them.

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Ground ball up the middle.

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A high chopper's fire behind second.

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Hazardous throw and plenty of time for out number two.

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Dirkert just jogged down the line.

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Casters go to the top of the order.

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The shortstop, Roger Metzger.

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You're going to buy a new car.

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Check all safe auto finance plans.

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Chances are you can save a pretty good dollar on finance charges.

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Metzger, hope for one, down to the third and ending number one.

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Cumberland misses high, ball one.

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Metzger switch batter, batting right-handed.

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Kingman at third, McEvee at first, shortened up to guard against the punt.

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Metzger takes a strike in the outside corner.

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A one-one count with two outs, bases empty, bottom of the third.

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Giants nothing, Astros nothing.

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Cumberland's one-one delivery.

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Breaking ball, get high near the left field.

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Henderson drifting back and towards the line.

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Kenny with plenty of room.

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Makes the catch to retire the side.

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For Houston in the third, no runs, no hits.

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No Giants here, no runners left.

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At the end of three, full.

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The Giants nothing and the Astros nothing.

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Kenny number four, Dirkert, retired nine in a row.

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John Cumberland nearly matched that.

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The Astros just one base runner.

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Wins two outs single in the first inning.

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The Giants back at the top of the order.

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The center fielder, Willie May, second there's Montino Pauwani from left fielder, Ken Henderson.

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May is grounded to short on the first pitch of the game.

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Outfield deep.

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Jim Winn really getting May's all the right field line.

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Winn better than 90 feet off the line, both towards right center.

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Dirkert to the plate.

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May's bluffs the bunt, takes high ball one.

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Dirkert checking signs with his catcher, Johnny Edwards.

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Saw right under, kicks and throws.

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May's lines one.

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Helms backhand to him.

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One hop goes to first and gets him.

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May's in a line shot up the middle.

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Tommy Helms to his right.

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Backhand to the ball on the first hop.

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Spahnman made a good throw to first base to cut down May's for out number one.

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Pauwani's flying to right in inning number one.

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Rader in on the turf at third.

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Dirkert kicks and fires.

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Fast ball loop to left center field.

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Sedeno on the run, now slows up and makes the catch for out number two.

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The two outs and the bases empty, Kenny Henderson will be the Giants batter.

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Here's something to remember any time you have a motoring need.

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There are more than 23,000 Standard Stations and Chevron dealers ready to help you along the Chevron way.

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Ken Henderson lined to Sedeno in center field in inning number one.

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Kenny batting left-handed against the right-hander, Lily Dirkert, who switches a lead-up that swing on a miss strike one.

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0-1 count on Henderson.

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Rader now playing back even with a bag at third.

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Press the defense right-hander onto the right.

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Out to a back-up, a swing and a miss on a curve, strike two.

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Dirkert in front, O-1-2, two outs.

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Dirkert at the inning number four.

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Giants nothing and the Astros nothing.

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Dirkert checking signs.

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Okay, this one from Edwards.

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Cranks up for the O-2 pitch.

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Fast ball is outside, ball one.

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A one-and-two count.

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Dirkert again taking a bit of time between pitches.

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Now into the motion with a one-two pitch to Henderson.

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Foul back off the fist.

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So we'll drop back on the screen, direct him back at the plate.

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And go bounding back down to the playing field.

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Now remains the ball on two strikes.

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Dirkert ready.

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So is Henderson, a one-two pitch.

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Oh, strike three.

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Slider on the outside corner.

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Dirkert gets his first strike out.

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He's now retired twelve in a row.

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The Giants fourth, no runs, no hits, no Houston errors.

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No runners left at the end of three and a half.

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That's nothing. The Astros nothing.

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Bottom of inning number four, the Astros at the two, three, and four spots in the order.

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Center fielder Cesar Sudeno.

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Right fielder Jim Winn and first baseman Lee May.

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Sudeno right-handed batter.

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The line drive, the left field, in inning number one is Kenny Henderson.

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Made it much better than average play on.

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Kenny, racing towards left center, reaching down and picking him just off the turf.

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Pemberlund's pitch, low ball one.

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Jerry Royce has just joined the Houston Ball Club today.

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He's being acquired and traded from St. Louis.

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Loosing out in the right field, bullpen.

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00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:13,640
One out pitch. Sudeno takes just outside ball two.

493
00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,640
Dodgers leading Atlanta three to nothing after three.

494
00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,640
Philadelphia and St. Louis tied three-three.

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Drive down the left field line, it'll hook foul back into the seats.

496
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:26,640
Phillies are batting in the bottom of the fifth inning in that one.

497
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The American make clear one beat Boston four to nothing.

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00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,640
Baltimore batting in the bottom of the seventh.

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Orioles and New York Yankees scoreless.

500
00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,640
Left-hander John Cumberland's two-one delivery.

501
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Ground ball right side, 20s, I think we're far to his left.

502
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Short hop, the throw, then gets him.

503
00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:52,640
Good play by Tito.

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Right fielder Jim Winn, a looping single to left field in inning number one.

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Winn, the only baserunner, that's far in the ballgame.

506
00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:04,640
We're in the bottom of the fourth, one out.

507
00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:05,640
Cumberland's fifth.

508
00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:09,640
Check swing and a base hit to right field.

509
00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:10,640
Bond throws back in.

510
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,640
Winn falling away from the pitch.

511
00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:14,640
Had the ball hit the bat.

512
00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:16,640
The Winnies was pulled all over to our second base.

513
00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:18,640
The ball scooted into right field for a base hit.

514
00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,640
The Winn is two for two.

515
00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,640
He has the two hits in the ballgame.

516
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,640
Here's first baseman Lee May, who fouled out to Henderson.

517
00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:30,640
In inning number one, May, big right-handed batter.

518
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:34,640
Giants pull a defense well around to the left.

519
00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:35,640
Winn is going.

520
00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:41,640
They've got him picked off, and he's blocked his call.

521
00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,640
Winn breaking from first base.

522
00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:48,640
Cumberland started to throw to first and stopped, and that became the block.

523
00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:49,640
John knew what he wanted to do.

524
00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:55,640
He wanted to back off the mound and run at Winn, but he had made a motion to throw, and it'll go as the block.

525
00:28:55,640 --> 00:29:00,640
That was a proper call.

526
00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:11,640
Winn moves up to second in the scoring position.

527
00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:12,640
Cumberland set.

528
00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,640
Blaney's trying to keep Winn close at second.

529
00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:15,640
Breaking pitch, a checked swing.

530
00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:32,640
We'll wait for the umpires to go.

531
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,640
Two in the dirt, dug out by Healy.

532
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:43,640
Two and nothing count.

533
00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:48,640
Two and 0 to count on Lee May.

534
00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,640
Cumberland checks second base, comes to the plate 2-0.

535
00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:52,640
Fast ball as it calls back.

536
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,640
That one just above the knees.

537
00:29:54,640 --> 00:30:07,640
Cumberland in on the count at two and one.

538
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,640
Blaney's right at second base.

539
00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:10,640
Winn with a pretty good lead.

540
00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,640
Cumberland comes to the plate, high fly ball to left field.

541
00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:18,640
Routine play for Henderson who jogs in, gets towards the line, and makes the catch for out number two.

542
00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:19,640
Goes quickly towards second base.

543
00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:28,640
Winn is back in.

544
00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:32,640
Left fielder Bob Watson.

545
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,640
Down to the third in inning number two.

546
00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,640
Watson, a right-handed batter.

547
00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:37,640
Winn at second, two outs.

548
00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:38,640
Bottom of the fourth.

549
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:45,640
Giants nothing, Astros nothing.

550
00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:49,640
Now it's Spiers turn to try to keep Winn close at second.

551
00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:50,640
They got him picked off between second and third.

552
00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,640
Defeated third.

553
00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,640
Kingman chasing him back towards second.

554
00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:56,640
Lobbs to Pawenny who tags him out.

555
00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:01,640
Winn tried to pull a delayed steal on Fran Healy, and Healy wouldn't be tricked.

556
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:06,640
Fran saw what Winn was up to, and Winn, Healy in place of throwing the ball back to the pitchers,

557
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,640
Winn thought he would.

558
00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:10,640
As he was breaking for third, Healy rifled a throw to Kingman.

559
00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:15,640
Kingman chased Winn back towards second, two to Pawenny who made the tag.

560
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:19,640
So the play goes two to five to four to retire the side.

561
00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:21,640
For Houston in the fourth, no runs, one hit.

562
00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:22,640
No Giants errors.

563
00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:23,640
No runners left on it.

564
00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:24,640
The end of four.

565
00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:29,640
The Giants nothing and the Astros nothing.

566
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:30,640
Four in total.

567
00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,640
The Giants absolutely nothing.

568
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,640
The Astros no runs, two hits, no errors.

569
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,640
Rating number five, Lon Simmons.

570
00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:40,640
Willie McCovey to lead off for the Giants, and the Astros go into that shift to,

571
00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:42,640
although Metzger doesn't go to the right of second base.

572
00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:43,640
He's almost directly behind second.

573
00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:47,640
Rader about 30 feet off the line, maybe 35 and playing back deep.

574
00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:49,640
Elms on the outfield grass.

575
00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,640
The second baseman will let up as a strike to McCovey.

576
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:53,640
The outfield deep and around to the right.

577
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,640
The Giants do not have a hit in the first four innings.

578
00:31:55,640 --> 00:32:00,640
The Astros have two, both by the same man, Jim Winn.

579
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,640
So it's been a defensive battle and good defensive plays on each side.

580
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,640
Elms robbing Mays of a base hit.

581
00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:11,640
McCovey takes a fastball that jams in for strike two.

582
00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:16,640
Dirk are busting the fastball in on his fifth, and McCovey started to go, checked,

583
00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,640
fell out of there, and hit strike two.

584
00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:22,640
McCovey, Bonds, and Kingman.

585
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:27,640
The Giants are really going to score some runs in the heart of this batting order with Henderson, McCovey, Bonds, Kingman, Healy.

586
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,640
Mays and Pointy's leading off.

587
00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:33,640
It's going to be a pleasure to watch, and you can watch them starting next Friday night at Candlestick.

588
00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:35,640
Pitch outside for a ball, one and two.

589
00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:43,640
Big weekend at Candlestick, Friday night against Houston, Saturday afternoon, and then a bat day on Sunday.

590
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,640
All youngsters 14 and under.

591
00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:46,640
You see a free little eek.

592
00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,640
That's autographed by Giants players when you enter the ballpark.

593
00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,640
That is this Sunday.

594
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,640
One-two pitch to McCovey.

595
00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:55,640
Inside and low for two and two.

596
00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,640
Durker with a good fastball, good breaking pitches.

597
00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:00,640
He is difficult.

598
00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:03,640
You can't sit on the fastball all the time, because once he gets you looking for the fastball,

599
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,640
he puts the slider curveball in there, and you're in trouble.

600
00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,640
You're in trouble even if he doesn't, with the fastball that he has.

601
00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:16,640
Two and two count to McCovey, leading off the Giants, fifth inning, a nothing-nothing ballgame.

602
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,640
And Durker is one for the two-two pitch.

603
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:23,640
Ball three, tried to jam him with the fastball again, but got it inside a bit too much that time.

604
00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,640
And McCovey has a full count of three and two.

605
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,640
Giants without a baseman over the first four innings.

606
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:37,640
Helms and Metzger each making good plays to keep the Giants off the bases.

607
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:41,640
Helms made two better than average plays.

608
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:45,640
Three-two count to McCovey.

609
00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:48,640
And Durker winds for the full-count pitch.

610
00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,640
A high chopper at foul that was off his foot.

611
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:54,640
Off his foot or off the catcher, I don't know.

612
00:33:54,640 --> 00:34:00,640
I think it probably hit something behind the plate anyway, other than the ground or the plate.

613
00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,640
And the count stays at three and two.

614
00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:06,640
Joey Amalfadano giving McCovey lots of room.

615
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,640
He is well behind the first base.

616
00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,640
Kosting back's almost in the Houston dugout.

617
00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:17,640
The dugout is the safest place to be unless they let you wear catcher's equipment.

618
00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,640
Three-two pitch foul back.

619
00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:21,640
And a fastball inside again.

620
00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:30,640
Trying to run that fastball in tight on McCovey and get it up high in the strike zone.

621
00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:32,640
After four innings, the Dodgers three Atlanta nothing.

622
00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:37,640
After five innings, the bottom of the sixth, Philadelphia has tied St. Louis at three and three.

623
00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,640
In the American League, Baltimore leads the Yankees three to nothing after seven.

624
00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:46,640
Cleveland beat Boston four to nothing.

625
00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:50,640
Three and two to McCovey leading off the Giants fifth, a nothing-nothing ballgame here in Houston.

626
00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:52,640
Three-two pitch, a let-up high ball four.

627
00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,640
The Giants have their first base runner.

628
00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:56,640
McCovey draws a base on balls.

629
00:34:56,640 --> 00:35:01,640
Dirkert gets his first strikeout and his first walk back to back.

630
00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,640
The strikeout to end the fourth, the walk to open the fifth.

631
00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:08,640
Paying taxes is never easy, but with a Bank of America card you can get the money when you need it.

632
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,640
Bank of America card.

633
00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:14,640
Think of it as money, tax money.

634
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:21,640
Bring a chill to your spine when you think of that.

635
00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:27,640
Bobby Bonds flying to center his first time on base all five times last night.

636
00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,640
Dirkert pitching from the stretch for the first time.

637
00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:30,640
Down goes Bonds.

638
00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:34,640
Boy, he ripped that fastball right under Bobby's chin, ball one.

639
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,640
McCovey at first, nobody up.

640
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,640
Giants and Houston nothing-nothing top of the fifth.

641
00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:43,640
The Giants leave here tonight, go to San Diego.

642
00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:47,640
For Tuesday night, Wednesday night, and Thursday night.

643
00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:52,640
And then back home for the home opener at beautiful new Candlestick Park on Friday night.

644
00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:53,640
1-0 pitch to Bonds.

645
00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:54,640
Drive to right field.

646
00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:56,640
Wynn chasing this one down, going towards the line.

647
00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:58,640
He'll get there, makes the catch.

648
00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:00,640
McCovey had gone halfway and gets back in the first base.

649
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:03,640
Bonds just didn't quite hit behind that one far enough.

650
00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:08,640
He hit behind the ball all right, but Wynn was able to get over it and makes the catch.

651
00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,640
For the first out, McCovey had to retreat the first.

652
00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:14,640
Today's game being brought to you by Standard Stations and Independent Chevron Dealers.

653
00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:18,640
Bank of America, all-state insurance company.

654
00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:24,640
Dave Kingman, 0-1.

655
00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:27,640
He flied to center his first time.

656
00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:29,640
Dirkert, McCovey leading at first.

657
00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:31,640
May plays behind him, not holding.

658
00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:32,640
McCovey on line, drives down the left field line.

659
00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:34,640
It is in for the base.

660
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:35,640
McCovey goes to second.

661
00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,640
He'll round second and head for third.

662
00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:38,640
The throw coming into third.

663
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,640
He's going to be out at third base.

664
00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:48,640
Watson from the corner and left field with a perfect throw to Raider and McCovey trying for third.

665
00:36:48,640 --> 00:37:01,640
Kingman moved up to second, but it will just be a single for Kingman.

666
00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,640
It's a single for Kingman.

667
00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:08,640
They flashed a double up on the board for Kingman because he is on at second base,

668
00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:12,640
but you can't give him a double because McCovey, the runner in front of him, didn't advance to third.

669
00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:13,640
He was thrown out at third.

670
00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:15,640
So it's only a single for Kingman.

671
00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:20,640
And McCovey cut down from the left fielder to the third baseman.

672
00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:24,640
Kingman breaks the no-hit string by Larry Dirkert with a base hit here.

673
00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:26,640
And McCovey cut down by an excellent throw.

674
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:29,640
We've seen some fine throwing in this series.

675
00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:31,640
Hitch is lower to Fran Healy for a ball.

676
00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:34,640
Unusual in the fact that the players were off so long,

677
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:38,640
you would not think that their arms would be ready after the layoff.

678
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:39,640
But Henderson threw out a runner at the plate.

679
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:41,640
Padano threw out a runner at third.

680
00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,640
And now Watson has thrown out a runner at third.

681
00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:48,640
And Watson is a fellow not expected to have that good an arm.

682
00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:53,640
He is not rated as having one of the finer throwing arms.

683
00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:57,640
Kingman leads at second as Healy takes the breaking pitch up high for a ball.

684
00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:01,640
You know, we make a lot about Kingman's quick actions at third base,

685
00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:03,640
the fact that he is six feet six inches.

686
00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,640
But the way big men are moving in basketball now,

687
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:11,640
it's probably going to see a lot more big men in the infield of baseball

688
00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:13,640
because they have the quick action.

689
00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:15,640
Two-o pitch is low for a ball.

690
00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:20,640
Three-and-oh, how would you like to have an infield with Thurman and Chamberlain and Jafar?

691
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:26,640
You'd have to have a homerun to get it out of the infield.

692
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:27,640
Of course, I don't know how they hit.

693
00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:32,640
They'd have a fabulous strike zone, wouldn't they?

694
00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:33,640
Three-and-oh count to Healy.

695
00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:35,640
First base open, Kingman at second.

696
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:36,640
Top of the fifth, nothing-nothing.

697
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:39,640
Dave with the first hit of the ball, game for the Giants.

698
00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:40,640
Three-o pitch is high, ball four.

699
00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,640
Dirkker gave him an off-speed pitch on three-and-oh.

700
00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:49,640
He was not really worried about first base, putting Healy on there.

701
00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:50,640
The first base open and Spire up.

702
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:53,640
He doesn't expect Spire to hit the ball out.

703
00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:57,640
He had a chance of hitting it out.

704
00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:03,640
The walk is the second by Dirkker, and Spire looking for his first base hit of the season.

705
00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:06,640
Switch batting this year and batting left-handed.

706
00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:08,640
Kingman at second, Healy at first.

707
00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:10,640
Pitch in the dirt, blocked by Edwards.

708
00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:11,640
Good save, and it's ball one.

709
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:16,640
And Dirkker looks as though he might be tiring here in this fifth inning.

710
00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:19,640
He certainly hasn't had to throw too many pitches up to this inning.

711
00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:27,640
The Giants, in fact, he had retired the first five men on only six pitches.

712
00:39:27,640 --> 00:39:32,640
Gadfield, only medium deep against Spire and slightly to the left.

713
00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:33,640
Kingman at second with good speed.

714
00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:35,640
Healy with fair speed at first.

715
00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:37,640
Healy gets the big lead, so does Kingman.

716
00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:39,640
Base, oh no, off the leg of Dirkker.

717
00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,640
Spire digging for first.

718
00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:43,640
He's in, and they're safe all the way around.

719
00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:48,640
That was a base hit up the middle, but it hit Dirkker on the leg and rolled over to May at first base.

720
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:50,640
And Dirkker is injured.

721
00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:52,640
That was a shot up the middle.

722
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:56,640
It hit Dirkker on the shin, his left shin, kicked directly over to Lee May.

723
00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:59,640
May made a dive for the ball before he could get up and get back to first.

724
00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:01,640
Spire had it beaten out for a base hit.

725
00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:05,640
But Dirkker's leg keeps the Giants from scoring a run.

726
00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:11,640
As Kingman went to third and had to hold, Healy is at second base, and Spire is at first.

727
00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:13,640
Dirkker seems to be all right now.

728
00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:19,640
He may throw one or two to see if his leg is okay, but he doesn't appear to be in any pain.

729
00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:23,640
That hit him right on the shin and bounded directly to May.

730
00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:28,640
Kingman would have scored had it not bounded directly at an infield.

731
00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:32,640
As it was, Spire barely beat May to the first base bag.

732
00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:36,640
And now John Cumberland, the pitcher, will be the batter.

733
00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:41,640
Dirkker defends the Giants with his shin bone.

734
00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:45,640
Kingman at third, Healy at second, and Spire at first.

735
00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:47,640
That ball appeared today right back to the middle.

736
00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:50,640
I didn't think there was no way Dirkker was going to get his glove on the ball.

737
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,640
He got his leg on it.

738
00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:55,640
Pitch to Cumberland, his low for a ball, one and all.

739
00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:57,640
John grounded out to short.

740
00:40:57,640 --> 00:41:00,640
Cumberland not a total loss at the plate with a bat, and as Bill mentioned,

741
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:05,640
he was hitting the ball pretty hard this spring, batting right-handed, even though he pitches left-handed.

742
00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:09,640
Spire leads at first, Healy from second, Kingman from third.

743
00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:12,640
Fouled away, and Cumberland is upset with himself.

744
00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:16,640
He got a slider out over the plate and fouled it off.

745
00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:20,640
That's about as good a pitch as he's probably going to get the hit of us, Dirkker.

746
00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:23,640
Between the belt and the letters and right out over the middle of the plate.

747
00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:28,640
McDowell drove in a run to help himself.

748
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:34,640
In last night's game, Cumberland could get the Giants off in front of this one with a base hit.

749
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:40,640
Either a base hit by Cumberland or a Houston mistake.

750
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,640
One-on-one count to Cumberland, two down.

751
00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:50,640
Swing and a miss, and it's one and two.

752
00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:57,640
H-Card now with two hits. The Giants have their two hits in this inning.

753
00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:07,640
Now the fact that McCovey was thrown out of third base becomes a very big play.

754
00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:09,640
Dirkker winds the one-two pitch.

755
00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:13,640
Line down the right field line, but it is going to be a foul at all.

756
00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:15,640
Oh, with that it created some confusion.

757
00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:19,640
Cumberland was just a little bit too far behind on that one.

758
00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:22,640
As they drove it down the right field line, it hit in the seat.

759
00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:28,640
The seat's jut out only about five feet from the line.

760
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,640
Cumberland almost dropped that one in there.

761
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:41,640
That would have been a passing shot down the line that would have scored at least two and probably three.

762
00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:43,640
Dirkker gets a chance to take a deep breath,

763
00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:55,640
and Cumberland comes back mumbling about the fates that prevented Allen from being a fair ball.

764
00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:58,640
Base is loaded. Top of the fifth, two out.

765
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:00,640
Dirkker's one-two pitch to Cumberland.

766
00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:02,640
They hit up the middle.

767
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:03,640
Coming in to score is Kingman.

768
00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:04,640
Coming around third is Healy.

769
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,640
The throw comes for the plate.

770
00:43:06,640 --> 00:43:07,640
It will not be in time.

771
00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:10,640
Healy scores and the Giants lead it two to nothing.

772
00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:17,640
They're hanging in their tubs and drill the single to center to put the Giants out in front two to nothing.

773
00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:21,640
Kingman is becoming one of the Giants' cheerleaders.

774
00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:27,640
Each time that he is headed for home plate, he is doing patty cake.

775
00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:31,640
He applauds the action as he crosses home plate.

776
00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:33,640
Well, it's good to see enthusiasm like that,

777
00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:37,640
and I hope you'll be out to join us Friday night at Candlepick to see that enthusiasm.

778
00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:42,640
Willie Mays up here now. Spire stopped at second base.

779
00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,640
Cumberland is at first. Two runs in. The Giants lead two to nothing.

780
00:43:45,640 --> 00:43:47,640
Mays robbed of a base hit he had last time. He is 0 for 2.

781
00:43:47,640 --> 00:43:51,640
He looks for his first base hit. No, he has one hit this season and an RBI.

782
00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:54,640
Hitches up high for a ball. Drove in a run in the first game.

783
00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:56,640
1-0 count to Mays.

784
00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:58,640
Cumberland at first.

785
00:43:58,640 --> 00:43:59,640
Gioia Malvatano talking to him.

786
00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:04,640
Mays, the first baseman playing back deep so Cumberland can get a pretty good sized lead.

787
00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:07,640
Helms playing over fairly near second will keep Spire pretty close.

788
00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:10,640
Swing and a foul, Mays.

789
00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:14,640
More interested in catching his batting home at that time as he fouls the ball off.

790
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:16,640
Funny stuff, I from under batting him.

791
00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:20,640
A bat was a slider away from Willie. He wasn't going to be able to pull that ball.

792
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:24,640
He was going to have to go to right field with it, and he was trying to pull it and foul it off.

793
00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:30,640
Giving Mays all the right field line as Wynn plays almost 90 feet off the line.

794
00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:31,640
Count of a ball and a strike.

795
00:44:31,640 --> 00:44:34,640
Giants in front 2-0 as Cumberland singles drives in two.

796
00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:40,640
Mays bonds at the third and Rader will tag third if the Giants are retired on the force out.

797
00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:45,640
Giants send seven men to the plate for two runs on three hits.

798
00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:47,640
No errors and leaves two men stranded.

799
00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:51,640
We go to the bottom of the fifth and it's San Francisco 2-0 Houston.

800
00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:56,640
John Cumberland who's driven in the two runs of this ball game to give himself a 2-0 lead.

801
00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:59,640
He's out of the mound.

802
00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:06,640
Want to say hello to, let me tell them to get my picture taken, I'll take the glasses off.

803
00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:11,640
Want to pass along happy birthday which is to Kathy Albrecht.

804
00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:15,640
Her dad Ben from Langendorf is here visiting us in the booth tonight.

805
00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:19,640
Line drive to center field off the bat of Bob Watson in for a base at Mays.

806
00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:22,640
He fielded on one off and throws in.

807
00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:31,640
And that is hit number three for the Astros, they open up with a single.

808
00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:35,640
Doug Rader will be the batter now.

809
00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:37,640
Kathy is 17 and a Giants fan.

810
00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:41,640
So far this has been a pretty good year to be a Giants fan.

811
00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:43,640
Right hand batting Rader against Cumberland.

812
00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:49,640
Pitch is hit deep to left center, that one's got a chance and it is gone.

813
00:45:49,640 --> 00:46:04,640
Cumberland didn't wait too long after driving in the Giants two runs.

814
00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:11,640
He serves up a home run and a single here and it's all tied up at two and two.

815
00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:15,640
This stadium last year gave up only 45 home runs.

816
00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:21,640
Cumberland now working to Tommy Helms, it takes one in the dirt for a ball.

817
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:31,640
So far the Giants have hit three home runs in this series and Houston has had three home runs.

818
00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:35,640
So there have been six home runs hit in the first three games with the third one not over yet.

819
00:46:35,640 --> 00:46:39,640
Helms lines one to right center field, Bonds on the move, he's got it.

820
00:46:39,640 --> 00:46:46,640
Fine running catch by Bobby Bonds but they're keying off on Cumberland here in the bottom of the fifth.

821
00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:52,640
There's nothing like the excitement of Major League Baseball and there's no other car quite like the 72 Monte Carlo by Chevrolet.

822
00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:55,640
The agility of a sporty car, the ride and comfort of a luxury car.

823
00:46:55,640 --> 00:47:01,640
Chevrolet wants your new Monte Carlo to be the best car you ever owned.

824
00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:05,640
Suddenly we get some action in this one.

825
00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:08,640
There had been action all defense up until the fifth inning.

826
00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:12,640
The Giants scored twice and now Houston is tired of those left-hand batting Johnny Edwards.

827
00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:15,640
Takes inside for a ball. One down, two in.

828
00:47:15,640 --> 00:47:20,640
Steve Stone starts throwing in the Giants, both in.

829
00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:22,640
1-0 pitch, Edwards piles it off and it's 1-1.

830
00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:24,640
This has been quite a fifth inning for Cumberland.

831
00:47:24,640 --> 00:47:29,640
He drives in two with a single and then is greeted by a solid single and a home run.

832
00:47:29,640 --> 00:47:37,640
Each club with a runner thrown out on the bases may have erased an even bigger inning.

833
00:47:37,640 --> 00:47:40,640
1-1 pitch, swung on amidst a high flat ball.

834
00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:45,640
Of course you can't tell, but Wynn was on base, at second base with Watson up and then was picked up,

835
00:47:45,640 --> 00:47:47,640
dragging the delayed steal.

836
00:47:47,640 --> 00:47:51,640
Watson leads off the next inning with a single and Raider hits the home run.

837
00:47:51,640 --> 00:47:54,640
1-2 pitch, curveball lined to center.

838
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:59,640
Mays is there waiting, two men are down.

839
00:47:59,640 --> 00:48:04,640
And Larry Dirkker will be the batter.

840
00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:08,640
Well this is something that certainly can happen a lot early in the season.

841
00:48:08,640 --> 00:48:13,640
The pitcher, Cumberland and Dirkker, both doing along well in command until the fifth inning,

842
00:48:13,640 --> 00:48:18,640
but the pitcher can come apart very quickly after not having been on the mound for a long time.

843
00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:22,640
Neither Dirkker nor Cumberland, of course, has seen any pitching duty for quite a while.

844
00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:24,640
First pitch, bounding ball to 20.

845
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,640
Second hop, closed to first, side retires.

846
00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:33,640
And here in the fifth, two runs, two hits, no errors, and no one left on.

847
00:48:33,640 --> 00:48:38,640
At the end of five, the score, the Giants two and Houston two.

848
00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:40,640
Change the oil regularly.

849
00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:45,640
And if you have any doubt as to how often that should be, stop in at any one of the 20.

850
00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:49,640
After three innings, the Dodgers three, Atlanta nothing.

851
00:48:49,640 --> 00:48:53,640
That's, they're a little behind him, that's a correction.

852
00:48:53,640 --> 00:48:57,640
Well they had it up here three to nothing all the way, it's in the bottom of the fifth inning now.

853
00:48:57,640 --> 00:49:00,640
Atlanta batting, LA leading three to nothing.

854
00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:05,640
Top of the sixth inning, Ceto 20 leads off against Dirkker, batting left handed, line drive, base hit, left field.

855
00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:08,640
Going over is Watson, fields and throws into second.

856
00:49:08,640 --> 00:49:13,640
Ceto with a big wide turn, goes back to first.

857
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:17,640
First they couldn't buy a base hit.

858
00:49:17,640 --> 00:49:22,640
Now each club has four.

859
00:49:22,640 --> 00:49:29,640
And Kenny Henderson, who has lined out and struck out, is the batter.

860
00:49:29,640 --> 00:49:36,640
Another switch batter, batting left handed against Dirkker with 20, lead at first base.

861
00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:40,640
Spect, a look, and the pitch to Henderson.

862
00:49:40,640 --> 00:49:52,640
High for a ball, one and oh.

863
00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:54,640
Out of one and oh.

864
00:49:54,640 --> 00:49:59,640
Greater, even with the bag at third and playing about 15 feet off the line, the rest of the infield short, but a throw to first, 20 is back in.

865
00:49:59,640 --> 00:50:02,640
The outfield has to play Henderson deep.

866
00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:07,640
The infield short and for the double play, so it gives Kenny a little more leeway in case he happens to drop one in between them.

867
00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:11,640
A throw to first and 20 is a gamut back.

868
00:50:11,640 --> 00:50:15,640
This outfield not quite as big to cover as it used to be, but there's a lot of territory here.

869
00:50:15,640 --> 00:50:19,640
330 down the line, 378 to left and right center, and 400 straight away center.

870
00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:29,640
Henderson takes low for a ball.

871
00:50:29,640 --> 00:50:37,640
Count two balls, no strike, Kenny Henderson batting, nobody down, 20 is at first.

872
00:50:37,640 --> 00:50:43,640
Dirkker looks at Tito, inching away from first base, the pitch is high to Henderson from all three.

873
00:50:43,640 --> 00:50:50,640
Dirkker may, as we mentioned last inning, tired there, he looks like he's struggling a bit now.

874
00:50:50,640 --> 00:50:54,640
I don't imagine Harry Walker or Jim Owens will waste too much time, and they don't.

875
00:50:54,640 --> 00:51:06,640
Jim Ray is going to hustle down to start loosening up for Houston.

876
00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:11,640
Outfield, backed up even deeper now, with a three and oh count to Henderson.

877
00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:16,640
Three oh pitch, that's a strike at the knees, he didn't put it right down the middle.

878
00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:22,640
He hit it about knee high again, of course there was very little chance that Kenny was going to be swinging

879
00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:26,640
at that three oh pitch with McCovey due up next.

880
00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:32,640
20 away from first, nobody down, three one count, stretch for the pitch.

881
00:51:32,640 --> 00:51:36,640
There goes 20, the pitch is grounded slowly, foul.

882
00:51:36,640 --> 00:51:41,640
Tito running, and he will go back to first base, it's a full count on Henderson.

883
00:51:41,640 --> 00:51:50,640
Charlie Fox is certainly not afraid to send the Giants running, even though McCovey is waiting his turn on deck.

884
00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:55,640
In fact, if you can get those infielders moving around, you get a chance of getting a ball through the infield,

885
00:51:55,640 --> 00:51:57,640
and that is Charlie's strategy here.

886
00:51:57,640 --> 00:52:07,640
20 is with good speed, Tito might be able to steal it anyway.

887
00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:09,640
Deeper in the stretch for the three two pitch.

888
00:52:09,640 --> 00:52:14,640
20 goes again, the pitch is popped up, playable, foul, and Tito will get back to first base.

889
00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:20,640
May coming in under this one and makes the cut, Henderson retired as 20 goes back to first.

890
00:52:20,640 --> 00:52:24,640
Darrell Evans is homered with a man on in the fifth for Atlanta.

891
00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:28,640
They've narrowed the gap to at least three to two against the Dodgers.

892
00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:31,640
Who's pitching for the Dodgers tonight?

893
00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:34,640
Bill Singer is pitching for the Dodgers.

894
00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:38,640
Willie McCovey, grounded out and walks.

895
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:42,640
One is at first with one down, the Giants and Astros tied at two and two.

896
00:52:42,640 --> 00:52:48,640
Bobby Bonds on deck, we're in the top of the sixth, each club with four hits.

897
00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:51,640
Dirkker and Cumberland dueling tonight.

898
00:52:51,640 --> 00:52:55,640
Big out there, got behind on Henderson three and oh and got him.

899
00:52:55,640 --> 00:53:00,640
Line drive base hit right field, 20s may try for third, went up with the ball, Tito's going for third.

900
00:53:00,640 --> 00:53:06,640
A throw across the diamond will be cut off and 20s is in at third base.

901
00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:11,640
McCovey really hung out a rope on a line drive single to right.

902
00:53:11,640 --> 00:53:16,640
20s went to third, McCovey at first and Bobby Bonds will be the batter.

903
00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:23,640
As I mentioned, big out for Dirkker was getting Henderson after being behind three and oh.

904
00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:26,640
Now he has to face Bobby Bonds.

905
00:53:26,640 --> 00:53:28,640
Edwards has gone out to talk to Dirkker.

906
00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:30,640
Lee May looks over at the dugout.

907
00:53:30,640 --> 00:53:37,640
Harry Walker might be telling May to stall for some time so Jim Ray can get ready.

908
00:53:37,640 --> 00:53:42,640
Now May motions that he will play halfway, it means he'll play behind McCovey at first base.

909
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:43,640
He will not stand at the back.

910
00:53:43,640 --> 00:53:48,640
Lee plays at third, McCovey at first, Bonds the batter.

911
00:53:48,640 --> 00:53:53,640
Bonds has lined up and flied up.

912
00:53:53,640 --> 00:53:59,640
Door tight two and two, the Giants out hitting after is now five to four, Dirkker a bit uncertain.

913
00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:04,640
Looking in for the sign, now up into the stretch as McCovey gets his lead at first and 20s away from third.

914
00:54:04,640 --> 00:54:06,640
The pitch to Bonds, swung unbounded to third base.

915
00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:09,640
Rader goes to the plate and they've got Tito in a run down.

916
00:54:09,640 --> 00:54:15,640
Tito goes to third, Rader misses the tag, no he tagged it, he missed the tag but 20s stepped outside of the baseline.

917
00:54:15,640 --> 00:54:23,640
And Tito throws his batting helmet and Tito is thrown out of the game by Chris Pellicutis.

918
00:54:23,640 --> 00:54:28,640
Pellicutis said that 20s was out of the baseline as he jumped away from Rader's tag.

919
00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:34,640
Pellicutis was right there and said that he stepped out of the line, the base pass.

920
00:54:34,640 --> 00:54:39,640
20s threw his batting helmet and that quickly Pellicutis threw 20s.

921
00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:48,640
So the Giants now have McCovey at second, Bonds at first, 20s in the clubhouse and Kingman at the plate.

922
00:54:48,640 --> 00:54:54,640
That is a fielder's choice, went from five to two to five.

923
00:54:54,640 --> 00:55:03,640
And Tito is out of the ballgame.

924
00:55:03,640 --> 00:55:06,640
Bonds at first, McCovey at second.

925
00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:09,640
That is the only play that Tito has.

926
00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:12,640
He has to break for the plate on that ball because there was double play possibility.

927
00:55:12,640 --> 00:55:18,640
Tito has to go for the plate to break up the double play.

928
00:55:18,640 --> 00:55:21,640
And he almost got back safely to third.

929
00:55:21,640 --> 00:55:25,640
Dave Kingman up here now, one for two, flat out and single.

930
00:55:25,640 --> 00:55:27,640
Fouled it away, strike one.

931
00:55:27,640 --> 00:55:37,640
Dave Kingman had a rip at that, fouled it off, and it's an 0-1 count.

932
00:55:37,640 --> 00:55:43,640
So the double play goes from Rader to Edwards to Rader to Pellicutis.

933
00:55:43,640 --> 00:55:47,640
Tito was thrown out twice on one play.

934
00:55:47,640 --> 00:55:51,640
One strike pitch, Bounds up there, blocked by Edwards, good save.

935
00:55:51,640 --> 00:55:55,640
McCovey holds at second and Bonds at first.

936
00:55:55,640 --> 00:56:04,640
Dirk is really struggling here and getting a couple of breaks that have helped bail him out.

937
00:56:04,640 --> 00:56:08,640
Been able to...

938
00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:11,640
Pellicutis, I'm almost certain, threw him out.

939
00:56:11,640 --> 00:56:15,640
Tito is still in the dugout, as Bill Thompson says, but I thought that Pellicutis threw him out.

940
00:56:15,640 --> 00:56:17,640
Swing and an F-strike, too. Maybe he didn't.

941
00:56:17,640 --> 00:56:23,640
Maybe he just motioned her out, but he sure went with the right arm when Tito threw the batting oven.

942
00:56:23,640 --> 00:56:28,640
Had he Tito, I didn't understand him.

943
00:56:28,640 --> 00:56:36,640
One and two counts at Kingman. Two down, two on, Giants and Astros tied at two and two, top of the sixth.

944
00:56:36,640 --> 00:56:40,640
I feel really deep and around to the left for Kingman.

945
00:56:40,640 --> 00:56:46,640
Zirker's pitch, high for a ball that's two and two.

946
00:56:46,640 --> 00:56:51,640
Zirker might be pitching his last inning here.

947
00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:57,640
He was not scheduled that. He was made to last out in the last inning, but as much as he's been struggling,

948
00:56:57,640 --> 00:57:04,640
it might be a fact that he would be gone from the game if he gets out of this inning.

949
00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:07,640
A copy away from second, Bonds from first, the pitch to Kingman.

950
00:57:07,640 --> 00:57:09,640
Popped up.

951
00:57:09,640 --> 00:57:12,640
That should be it. It's Lee May, the first baseman, waits for this one.

952
00:57:12,640 --> 00:57:15,640
Makes the catch and Zirker does get out of the inning.

953
00:57:15,640 --> 00:57:20,640
No runs, two hits, no errors, and two runners left on.

954
00:57:20,640 --> 00:57:29,640
And at the end of five and a half, the score is the Giants two and Houston two.

955
00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:35,640
Top of the order for Houston against Cumberland, Metzger, Cedeno, and Winn in the bottom of the sixth.

956
00:57:35,640 --> 00:57:40,640
Metzger bluffs the Bunt, takes a strike, going one.

957
00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:46,640
Remind you that Friday night is opening night at Candlestick Park.

958
00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:48,640
Steve Stone starts to work in the Giant Bullpen.

959
00:57:48,640 --> 00:57:55,640
Again, line drive down the right field line is foul, and it's strike two.

960
00:57:55,640 --> 00:58:02,640
More than 50 Ticketron locations, including all Sears, Montgomery Ward, and Emporium stores in Northern California,

961
00:58:02,640 --> 00:58:07,640
for information on the Ticketron locations where you can purchase tickets for any Giant home game.

962
00:58:07,640 --> 00:58:11,640
Area code 415, and the number to call is 563-4622.

963
00:58:11,640 --> 00:58:16,640
You can also get checks by mail order by mailing the Giant ticket office at Candlestick Park.

964
00:58:16,640 --> 00:58:20,640
Pitch to Metzger, fastball just inside, good pitch.

965
00:58:20,640 --> 00:58:26,640
One and two, zip code for Candlestick Park in San Francisco, 94124.

966
00:58:26,640 --> 00:58:30,640
Box seats are four and a half, reserve seats three and a half.

967
00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:33,640
Pitch low, ball two, two and two.

968
00:58:33,640 --> 00:58:35,640
Door tight here at two of feet.

969
00:58:35,640 --> 00:58:38,640
We're in the bottom of the sixth.

970
00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:39,640
Cumberland drove in two in the fifth.

971
00:58:39,640 --> 00:58:42,640
Raider hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth.

972
00:58:42,640 --> 00:58:47,640
A two-two pitch to Metzger, high and outside for ball three.

973
00:58:47,640 --> 00:58:56,640
Cumberland got in front of Metzger, all in two, now has gone to the end of the string at three and two.

974
00:58:56,640 --> 00:58:58,640
His three-two pitch fouled away.

975
00:58:58,640 --> 00:59:07,640
Metzger took a late swing at that ball and just tried to chop at it, fouled it off.

976
00:59:07,640 --> 00:59:11,640
Metzger to Daniel and win the top of the batting order for Houston in the bottom of the sixth.

977
00:59:11,640 --> 00:59:13,640
Two runs five hits, no errors for the Giants.

978
00:59:13,640 --> 00:59:15,640
Two runs four hits, no errors for Houston.

979
00:59:15,640 --> 00:59:17,640
Ball four, he walked in.

980
00:59:17,640 --> 00:59:20,640
Cumberland gives up his first base on balls.

981
00:59:20,640 --> 00:59:25,640
He comes to the leadoff batter, and Cedeno is lined out and grounded out, will be the batter.

982
00:59:25,640 --> 00:59:28,640
Healy goes out to talk to Cumberland.

983
00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:30,640
Speyer comes in to say something to him.

984
00:59:30,640 --> 00:59:33,640
Antito, what he's not thrown out of the game, he's in their second base.

985
00:59:33,640 --> 00:59:36,640
He comes out there.

986
00:59:36,640 --> 00:59:39,640
I thought that Tela Koudis had certainly thrown him out.

987
00:59:39,640 --> 00:59:46,640
He made a motion with his arm, but he must have just been being emphatic about the fact that Tito was out of the baseline.

988
00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:54,640
Of one, he remains at second base.

989
00:59:54,640 --> 01:00:01,640
I hope you will excuse me for not mentioning that Tito was back in there at the start of the inning.

990
01:00:01,640 --> 01:00:05,640
But he is in the ball game, and he was not thrown out by Tela Koudis.

991
01:00:05,640 --> 01:00:10,640
Even though Tela Koudis made the emphatic gesture when Tito threw his helmet.

992
01:00:10,640 --> 01:00:12,640
Ground ball to 20s at second base.

993
01:00:12,640 --> 01:00:13,640
He will have to go to first.

994
01:00:13,640 --> 01:00:14,640
They had to hit and run on.

995
01:00:14,640 --> 01:00:15,640
Metzger was going.

996
01:00:15,640 --> 01:00:18,640
It was a perfect double play ball except for one thing.

997
01:00:18,640 --> 01:00:22,640
Metzger was running, and Tito had no chance to feed Speyer for the force out.

998
01:00:22,640 --> 01:00:27,640
Metzger moves up to second as 20s throws out Cedeno from four to three.

999
01:00:27,640 --> 01:00:32,640
Now Jim Winn, who's two for two, is up there.

1000
01:00:32,640 --> 01:00:36,640
Winn is single to left and single to right.

1001
01:00:36,640 --> 01:00:45,640
Score tied at two and two, bottom of the sixth.

1002
01:00:45,640 --> 01:00:47,640
Cumberland doing a long look at the sign.

1003
01:00:47,640 --> 01:00:49,640
Now takes his stretch.

1004
01:00:49,640 --> 01:00:54,640
His pitch high for a ball, one and oh.

1005
01:00:54,640 --> 01:01:01,640
Winn and then Lee May.

1006
01:01:01,640 --> 01:01:04,640
Metzger is in the outfield very deep for a win.

1007
01:01:04,640 --> 01:01:05,640
Metzger getting a lead.

1008
01:01:05,640 --> 01:01:06,640
20s playing over close to second.

1009
01:01:06,640 --> 01:01:08,640
They might try to pick Metzger off.

1010
01:01:08,640 --> 01:01:17,640
The pitch to Winn is outside for a ball, two and oh.

1011
01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:21,640
Two and nothing count to Winn.

1012
01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:23,640
Metzger moves away from second base.

1013
01:01:23,640 --> 01:01:25,640
Cumberland glances back, comes to the plate.

1014
01:01:25,640 --> 01:01:26,640
Winn grounds one to the left side.

1015
01:01:26,640 --> 01:01:28,640
Throw Kingman into left field.

1016
01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:30,640
As he went to his left, he couldn't feel it.

1017
01:01:30,640 --> 01:01:33,640
He's going to third and oh, now Henderson comes running into the infield with the ball.

1018
01:01:33,640 --> 01:01:35,640
As he started to throw, Winn bluffed for second.

1019
01:01:35,640 --> 01:01:37,640
Metzger had to go to third.

1020
01:01:37,640 --> 01:01:40,640
He went back to second because Kingman going to his left to field that ball.

1021
01:01:40,640 --> 01:01:42,640
Metzger didn't know whether it would go through.

1022
01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:45,640
It did go through for a face-in.

1023
01:01:45,640 --> 01:01:50,640
Metzger wound up at third.

1024
01:01:50,640 --> 01:01:53,640
Winn is safe at first.

1025
01:01:53,640 --> 01:01:57,640
His third hit, Charlie Fox comes out to talk.

1026
01:01:57,640 --> 01:02:00,640
Steve Stone has been throwing the bullpen.

1027
01:02:00,640 --> 01:02:02,640
It might be all for Cumberland with the right-hand batting Lee May up here,

1028
01:02:02,640 --> 01:02:06,640
although he has flat out swiped against Cumberland.

1029
01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:09,640
The Fox decides to make a change or stays with Cumberland.

1030
01:02:09,640 --> 01:02:11,640
That was a bullet to the left side.

1031
01:02:11,640 --> 01:02:13,640
Kingman, do or you don't, going to his left.

1032
01:02:13,640 --> 01:02:16,640
The ball was by him in the left field.

1033
01:02:16,640 --> 01:02:18,640
But Metzger could not score because he headed back for second

1034
01:02:18,640 --> 01:02:21,640
as Kingman was moving towards second base to try to field the ball.

1035
01:02:21,640 --> 01:02:24,640
Fox will stay with Cumberland in this spot.

1036
01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:31,640
The Giants needing a double play ball here.

1037
01:02:31,640 --> 01:02:39,640
May is the big man now with runners at first and third and only one out.

1038
01:02:39,640 --> 01:02:41,640
Metzger at third.

1039
01:02:41,640 --> 01:02:43,640
Winn at first.

1040
01:02:43,640 --> 01:02:47,640
Cumberland pitching to the powerful Lee May.

1041
01:02:47,640 --> 01:02:51,640
John takes the stretch, his pitch to May outside for a ball.

1042
01:02:51,640 --> 01:02:55,640
A crucial spot here.

1043
01:02:55,640 --> 01:02:57,640
The Giants have turned over double plays.

1044
01:02:57,640 --> 01:03:01,640
Behind Melch, out of the bases loaded, they got one in the first game.

1045
01:03:01,640 --> 01:03:05,640
Now they could use one with runners at first and third and one down.

1046
01:03:05,640 --> 01:03:08,640
High ball two.

1047
01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:11,640
Cumberland behind two and O to Lee May.

1048
01:03:11,640 --> 01:03:18,640
Baltimore has defeated the Yankees, four to nothing.

1049
01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:21,640
Winn leads from first, Metzger from third.

1050
01:03:21,640 --> 01:03:28,640
A two-O pitch, top foul out of play and it's two and one.

1051
01:03:28,640 --> 01:03:34,640
Each club with five hits.

1052
01:03:34,640 --> 01:03:38,640
Metzger getting a fair size lead at third as Kingman is playing deep.

1053
01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:39,640
Line drive base hit, left field.

1054
01:03:39,640 --> 01:03:41,640
Going over to Phelan as Henderson.

1055
01:03:41,640 --> 01:03:45,640
Winn will hold it second as Henderson throws in Metzger's score.

1056
01:03:45,640 --> 01:03:52,640
And Houston leads it by a score of three to two.

1057
01:03:52,640 --> 01:03:57,640
That may be all for Cumberland now as Fox is up on top of the digout steps.

1058
01:03:57,640 --> 01:04:00,640
And here comes Charlie and that will be all for Cumberland.

1059
01:04:00,640 --> 01:04:06,640
Steve Stone will be the Giants pitcher now.

1060
01:04:06,640 --> 01:04:10,640
Cumberland runs into trouble here in the sixth inning.

1061
01:04:10,640 --> 01:04:15,640
So we mentioned about running before.

1062
01:04:15,640 --> 01:04:21,640
In this inning, the Astros set up the inning by having Metzger run.

1063
01:04:21,640 --> 01:04:25,640
Because Sadano had a perfect double play ball, but with Metzger running on the pitch,

1064
01:04:25,640 --> 01:04:27,640
he was able to get to second.

1065
01:04:27,640 --> 01:04:31,640
Before the Giants could try for the double play, they got the one out.

1066
01:04:31,640 --> 01:04:33,640
Rather than erasing two, they got just one.

1067
01:04:33,640 --> 01:04:38,640
And Winn and May following with singles.

1068
01:04:38,640 --> 01:04:46,640
Getting a run and sending Cumberland to the showers.

1069
01:04:46,640 --> 01:04:49,640
It was not an unimpressive performance by Cumberland, however.

1070
01:04:49,640 --> 01:04:51,640
He fits very well.

1071
01:04:51,640 --> 01:04:55,640
Ran into difficulty here in this sixth inning.

1072
01:04:55,640 --> 01:05:02,640
Had he been pitching in either of the first two games, he would be ahead.

1073
01:05:02,640 --> 01:05:06,640
Steve Stone will make his first appearance of 1972.

1074
01:05:06,640 --> 01:05:10,640
Cumberland goes five in a third inning.

1075
01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:14,640
He's given up three runs, is responsible for two runners on there.

1076
01:05:14,640 --> 01:05:17,640
In touch for six hits. He didn't strike out anyone.

1077
01:05:17,640 --> 01:05:20,640
He walked one batter.

1078
01:05:20,640 --> 01:05:33,640
Stone will be pitching to Bob Watson with one down and two on.

1079
01:05:33,640 --> 01:05:38,640
Stone had a brilliant spring last year and started out all right with the Giants.

1080
01:05:38,640 --> 01:05:40,640
Rounded up with a five and nine record.

1081
01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:48,640
Lost his confidence in the middle of the year and didn't go too much to his fastballs.

1082
01:05:48,640 --> 01:05:56,640
Tough year for the young man last year because, as I say, he had a real good spring and a fine start.

1083
01:05:56,640 --> 01:06:03,640
Had a couple of shutouts. Shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates, two to nothing.

1084
01:06:03,640 --> 01:06:06,640
Can do that.

1085
01:06:06,640 --> 01:06:10,640
He had to do a pretty good job.

1086
01:06:10,640 --> 01:06:15,640
He threw the ball very good this spring.

1087
01:06:15,640 --> 01:06:19,640
And now he is out here working really.

1088
01:06:19,640 --> 01:06:27,640
This year we will be awarding to the Giants Player of the Week each week.

1089
01:06:27,640 --> 01:06:30,640
17-jewel Rico men's wristwatch.

1090
01:06:30,640 --> 01:06:35,640
All Rico wristwatches have the day and date.

1091
01:06:35,640 --> 01:06:37,640
Shock resistant, water resistant.

1092
01:06:37,640 --> 01:06:45,640
So each week we will be awarding a Rico watch to the Giants Player of the Week.

1093
01:06:45,640 --> 01:06:49,640
Now ready to go. Stone pitches to Bob Watson. Runners at first and second.

1094
01:06:49,640 --> 01:06:51,640
A broken bat base hit to right field.

1095
01:06:51,640 --> 01:06:54,640
Coming in to score is Wynn going to third.

1096
01:06:54,640 --> 01:06:58,640
And in at third base is May as Watson hits the first hit.

1097
01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:05,640
And I believe he broke his bat on that one, but he got it through the right side for a base hit and it's four to two.

1098
01:07:05,640 --> 01:07:12,640
Seven hits for the Astros now. That one just swiped by McCovey.

1099
01:07:12,640 --> 01:07:17,640
And Doug Rader hit a two-run homer his first time.

1100
01:07:17,640 --> 01:07:19,640
Second time up tonight.

1101
01:07:19,640 --> 01:07:21,640
Last time at bat. We'll be up here.

1102
01:07:21,640 --> 01:07:26,640
Ron Bryant and Jerry Johnson throwing the bullpen to the Giants.

1103
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:29,640
On the bottom of the sixth. Runners at first and third.

1104
01:07:29,640 --> 01:07:38,640
Stone delivers to Rader. Breaking pitch high and outside for a ball. One and oh.

1105
01:07:38,640 --> 01:07:45,640
Here's standing in front for the first time. Four to two.

1106
01:07:45,640 --> 01:07:50,640
Stone's stretched. The pitch to Rader. High fuss ball for a ball. Two and oh.

1107
01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:55,640
And this was Steve's problem last year. Getting behind on the hitters. His control.

1108
01:07:55,640 --> 01:08:01,640
He has good stuff. If he can get out in front of it, he's got a chance.

1109
01:08:01,640 --> 01:08:04,640
He's behind two balls, no strikes. He didn't have too much of a chance to get out in front of Watson.

1110
01:08:04,640 --> 01:08:07,640
Watson hits the first pitch.

1111
01:08:07,640 --> 01:08:11,640
Drop up on the infield. Plotty's going back to short right to make the catch.

1112
01:08:11,640 --> 01:08:17,640
The runners will hold. And Rader pops up for the second out.

1113
01:08:17,640 --> 01:08:20,640
That'll bring on Tommy Helms. We'll pause for station identification.

1114
01:08:20,640 --> 01:08:21,640
That's the Golden West Radio Network.

1115
01:08:21,640 --> 01:08:25,640
When you want to hear the sounds of the city, listen to the Terry McGovern Show.

1116
01:08:25,640 --> 01:08:38,640
Four to eight right here on KSFO in San Francisco. It's the sound of the city.

1117
01:08:38,640 --> 01:08:43,640
Tommy Helms batting with runners at first and third. Jim Ray starts to throw on the bullpen again for Houston.

1118
01:08:43,640 --> 01:08:48,640
Stone lobs the throw to first.

1119
01:08:48,640 --> 01:08:52,640
Helms, the seventh man to bat in the inning as Houston has scored twice to take a four to two lead.

1120
01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:58,640
The pitch to Helms. Line foul to the right. Look out. Strike one.

1121
01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:02,640
Steve getting his pitches up here and Helms was behind on that pitch.

1122
01:09:02,640 --> 01:09:09,640
He got it by him, but it was still up where he hit it solidly, but he fortunately hit it foul.

1123
01:09:09,640 --> 01:09:13,640
May at third. Watson at first.

1124
01:09:13,640 --> 01:09:17,640
Two men down. Stone and relief for starter John Cumberland.

1125
01:09:17,640 --> 01:09:23,640
Peer ball bounded to short. Big hop is fired. Throws behind him to 20s covering and the side is retired.

1126
01:09:23,640 --> 01:09:31,640
In the sixth. Two runs on three hits. No errors and two runners left on.

1127
01:09:31,640 --> 01:09:36,640
And at the end of sixth, the score is Houston four and the Giants two.

1128
01:09:36,640 --> 01:09:40,640
The city. Well, we mentioned about Tito 20s. We thought he'd been thrown out by Chris Palakoutis.

1129
01:09:40,640 --> 01:09:45,640
And they ruled with change that a player is not automatically ejected if he throws his batting helmet.

1130
01:09:45,640 --> 01:09:49,640
But the Empire can find the player. And that is apparently what happened.

1131
01:09:49,640 --> 01:09:53,640
Chris Palakoutis will recommend a gift that has to be a recommendation to the league office.

1132
01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:56,640
He defined a hundred dollars for throwing his helmet, but he stayed in the game.

1133
01:09:56,640 --> 01:09:58,640
Seven-penning. Here's Biltzoff.

1134
01:09:58,640 --> 01:10:02,640
Fran Healy leading off for the Giants. Takes a breaking ball inside ball one.

1135
01:10:02,640 --> 01:10:07,640
Chris Spire in the on deck circle and a pitching spot due to bat third.

1136
01:10:07,640 --> 01:10:12,640
Jim Ray continues to throw in the bullpen for Houston as Larry Jerker comes to the plate one-oh.

1137
01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:16,640
Slider good on the outside corner. A one-one count.

1138
01:10:22,640 --> 01:10:27,640
Astros defense around to the left. Godfield backed up. Jerkers one-one pitch.

1139
01:10:27,640 --> 01:10:31,640
Line drive. Base hit. Right field. Over to field at one.

1140
01:10:31,640 --> 01:10:34,640
Healy turns it first and holds it a single edge.

1141
01:10:34,640 --> 01:10:38,640
Fran Healy gets a solid base hit to right field to open up the top of the seventh.

1142
01:10:38,640 --> 01:10:40,640
Chris Spire will be the batter.

1143
01:10:40,640 --> 01:10:48,640
Tonight's game is being brought to you by Chevrolet's 1972 SARS, Ames Beer, and Colgate's Dollar Savers.

1144
01:10:48,640 --> 01:10:53,640
Spire thrown out by the catcher in the third inning and a dribbler in front of the plate.

1145
01:10:53,640 --> 01:10:57,640
Had an infield hit and a step. A shot off Jerkers leg.

1146
01:10:57,640 --> 01:11:02,640
Healy is grounded out and walks his two previous steps.

1147
01:11:02,640 --> 01:11:08,640
Healy with a short lead, May playing a step off the bag. Spire takes low and away, ball one.

1148
01:11:08,640 --> 01:11:12,640
Bryant and Johnson continue to throw in the giant ball pen.

1149
01:11:18,640 --> 01:11:22,640
Jerkers into the set position. Healy away from first. One-oh pitch.

1150
01:11:22,640 --> 01:11:28,640
Swung on and missed. Jerkers took something off the breaking pitch and had Spire out in front.

1151
01:11:28,640 --> 01:11:34,640
A one-one count. Spire batting left-handed against the Houston right-hander.

1152
01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:39,640
Infield double play deep. Outfield, shading Spire, and a bit to the left.

1153
01:11:39,640 --> 01:11:43,640
Watson really guarding the line in left field.

1154
01:11:43,640 --> 01:11:49,640
The one-one pitch. Fast ball is a called strike on the outside corner. Jerker in front, one and two.

1155
01:11:56,640 --> 01:12:02,640
Stone in the on-dack circle. Jim Howarth is also at the back rack.

1156
01:12:02,640 --> 01:12:07,640
Healy a lead. A one-two pitch to Spire. Just outside at closed pitch.

1157
01:12:07,640 --> 01:12:12,640
Jim Jerker trying to get the outside corner with that fast ball and just missed with it.

1158
01:12:12,640 --> 01:12:15,640
Jerker and Spire, a count of two and two.

1159
01:12:15,640 --> 01:12:28,640
Healy is shortly to first. Jerker looks there, comes to the plate to do. Spire fouls it back.

1160
01:12:28,640 --> 01:12:46,640
Jerker, duds at the bill of the cap. Steps on the river and looks to Edwards for a dime.

1161
01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:54,640
Healy getting his lead at first. Two-two pitch. High fly ball to center field.

1162
01:12:54,640 --> 01:12:58,640
So Daniel drifting into left center has plenty of room and makes the catch for out number one.

1163
01:12:58,640 --> 01:13:03,640
Healy halfway to second, he's reached the first.

1164
01:13:03,640 --> 01:13:10,640
Steve Stone will not bat and Jimmy Howarth will be a pinch batter.

1165
01:13:10,640 --> 01:13:17,640
Howarth, pinch batter in the opening game of the series and drew a base on balls.

1166
01:13:17,640 --> 01:13:20,640
Howarth left-handed batter.

1167
01:13:20,640 --> 01:13:24,640
Either Bryant or Johnson will be called under the giant pitching in the bottom of the seventh.

1168
01:13:24,640 --> 01:13:28,640
Stone went two-thirds of an inning.

1169
01:13:28,640 --> 01:13:37,640
The four Houston runs charged the giant Cumberland.

1170
01:13:37,640 --> 01:13:42,640
Howarth left-handed batter heads up towards the plate. Healy at first now with one out.

1171
01:13:42,640 --> 01:13:52,640
The Astros leading four to two in the top of the seventh.

1172
01:13:52,640 --> 01:13:54,640
Jerker taking a lot of time.

1173
01:13:54,640 --> 01:13:57,640
Not a right-hander is ready.

1174
01:13:57,640 --> 01:13:58,640
Switch to Howarth.

1175
01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:08,640
Fast ball on the outside corner for a called strike.

1176
01:14:08,640 --> 01:14:14,640
Jerker plantles at first base, now it's set.

1177
01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:15,640
He'll want that.

1178
01:14:15,640 --> 01:14:19,640
Bounded foul, the right strike two.

1179
01:14:19,640 --> 01:14:34,640
Jerker quickly in front of Howarth, O-1-2.

1180
01:14:34,640 --> 01:14:41,640
O-1-2 count on pinch batter Jimmy Howarth.

1181
01:14:41,640 --> 01:14:43,640
Healy away from first.

1182
01:14:43,640 --> 01:14:48,640
The O-2 pitch, high on outside.

1183
01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:51,640
A ball and two strikes on Howarth.

1184
01:14:51,640 --> 01:14:59,640
Right-hander Jim Ray throwing in the Houston bullpen.

1185
01:14:59,640 --> 01:15:05,640
Ron Bryant has stopped throwing for the Giants, so has Jerry Johnson, so we still don't know which one is going to be coming in.

1186
01:15:05,640 --> 01:15:06,640
Switch to Howarth.

1187
01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:10,640
Inside a slider missing, about halfway between the belt and the nays.

1188
01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:23,640
A two-and-two count.

1189
01:15:23,640 --> 01:15:29,640
Jerker reading signs from catcher John Edwards.

1190
01:15:29,640 --> 01:15:30,640
Healy with his lead.

1191
01:15:30,640 --> 01:15:31,640
Two-two pitch, swing on and miss.

1192
01:15:31,640 --> 01:15:33,640
Strike three.

1193
01:15:33,640 --> 01:15:37,640
Jerker gets his second strike out as he gets to the pinch batter Jim Howarth.

1194
01:15:37,640 --> 01:15:40,640
With a second out here in his benefit, Willie Mays will be the batter.

1195
01:15:40,640 --> 01:15:47,640
Mays grounded the short in the first, was robbed of a base hit, a great play by Tommy Helms in the fourth, and grounded into a fourth out in the fifth.

1196
01:15:47,640 --> 01:15:54,640
Willie over three.

1197
01:15:54,640 --> 01:15:56,640
Healy moves away from first.

1198
01:15:56,640 --> 01:15:57,640
Jerker's pitch.

1199
01:15:57,640 --> 01:16:05,640
Inside a fastball, ball one.

1200
01:16:05,640 --> 01:16:09,640
Infield and outfield, around to the left, and deep.

1201
01:16:09,640 --> 01:16:14,640
May playing off the bag at first.

1202
01:16:14,640 --> 01:16:16,640
Healy leads away.

1203
01:16:16,640 --> 01:16:18,640
Jerker to the plate.

1204
01:16:18,640 --> 01:16:20,640
Breaking ball, low outside, ball two.

1205
01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:29,640
Two-and-nothing count.

1206
01:16:29,640 --> 01:16:30,640
Jerker behind on Mays.

1207
01:16:30,640 --> 01:16:39,640
Two balls, no strikes.

1208
01:16:39,640 --> 01:16:41,640
Right under Sewell pitch to Mays.

1209
01:16:41,640 --> 01:16:45,640
Ball three, outside.

1210
01:16:45,640 --> 01:16:49,640
Now Jerker behind three balls and no strikes.

1211
01:16:49,640 --> 01:16:53,640
On deck for the Giants, second baseman Tito Buenid.

1212
01:16:53,640 --> 01:17:05,640
Now Edwards calls time and shots back to the mound.

1213
01:17:05,640 --> 01:17:08,640
Edwards heading back behind the plate.

1214
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:11,640
Mays waiting outside the batter's box, now steps back in.

1215
01:17:11,640 --> 01:17:12,640
Three-and-nothing count on Willie.

1216
01:17:12,640 --> 01:17:14,640
Healy at first, two outs, top of the seventh.

1217
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:18,640
Astros four, the Giants two.

1218
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:20,640
Three-oh pitch.

1219
01:17:20,640 --> 01:17:21,640
Call strike.

1220
01:17:21,640 --> 01:17:23,640
On a three-and-nothing count, Jerker went to a breaking pitch,

1221
01:17:23,640 --> 01:17:26,640
and it was just barely above the Mays.

1222
01:17:26,640 --> 01:17:32,640
Mays disputing the call.

1223
01:17:32,640 --> 01:17:40,640
Three-and-one count.

1224
01:17:40,640 --> 01:17:42,640
The three-one pitch.

1225
01:17:42,640 --> 01:17:44,640
One-run and missed, strike two.

1226
01:17:44,640 --> 01:17:49,640
Mays with a big rip, a fastball up around the letter.

1227
01:17:49,640 --> 01:17:52,640
Now four-cats, three balls, two strikes.

1228
01:17:52,640 --> 01:18:02,640
And with two outs, Healy can be moving from first base with the pitch.

1229
01:18:02,640 --> 01:18:04,640
Healy with his lead.

1230
01:18:04,640 --> 01:18:05,640
He goes.

1231
01:18:05,640 --> 01:18:10,640
Pitch is one-run and missed, and the side is retired.

1232
01:18:10,640 --> 01:18:13,640
Jerker gave up the lead-off single to Healy,

1233
01:18:13,640 --> 01:18:16,640
then came back to get three batters, striking out Howard and Mays.

1234
01:18:16,640 --> 01:18:19,640
For the Giants on the seventh, no runs on one hit.

1235
01:18:19,640 --> 01:18:21,640
No Houston errors, one runner left on.

1236
01:18:21,640 --> 01:18:24,640
We go to the bottom of the seventh, and the Astros lead at four to two.

1237
01:18:24,640 --> 01:18:27,640
Brian Bryant comes on to do the pitching for the Giants.

1238
01:18:27,640 --> 01:18:31,640
As John Cumberland went five in a third inning, Steve Stone two-thirds of an inning.

1239
01:18:31,640 --> 01:18:37,640
Bryant, last year with the Giants, won seven, lost ten.

1240
01:18:37,640 --> 01:18:42,640
Making his first appearance in 1972.

1241
01:18:42,640 --> 01:18:44,640
Healy's short at second base.

1242
01:18:44,640 --> 01:18:49,640
Catcher John Edwards will lead it off for the Astros.

1243
01:18:49,640 --> 01:18:52,640
Jim Barr and John Morris for the Giants.

1244
01:18:52,640 --> 01:19:05,640
Morris the left-hander, Barr the right-hander.

1245
01:19:05,640 --> 01:19:13,640
Bryant and Healy, halfway between the mound and the plate, getting together on time.

1246
01:19:13,640 --> 01:19:16,640
Edwards will stand in.

1247
01:19:16,640 --> 01:19:19,640
Tonight's attendance here in Houston, 10,638.

1248
01:19:19,640 --> 01:19:22,640
1-0, 638.

1249
01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:26,640
Edwards grounded the first in the third inning, lying the center in the fifth.

1250
01:19:26,640 --> 01:19:28,640
Left-hander batter.

1251
01:19:28,640 --> 01:19:30,640
Bryant's first pitch on its way.

1252
01:19:30,640 --> 01:19:31,640
Misses.

1253
01:19:31,640 --> 01:19:34,640
Outside ball one.

1254
01:19:34,640 --> 01:19:36,640
Gary Dirkert will follow.

1255
01:19:36,640 --> 01:19:38,640
On the top of the order, first half, Roger Metzger.

1256
01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:39,640
1-0 pitch.

1257
01:19:39,640 --> 01:19:43,640
Fast ball foul straight back on the screen.

1258
01:19:43,640 --> 01:19:55,640
A 1-1 catch.

1259
01:19:55,640 --> 01:19:57,640
A 1-1 pitch by Bryant.

1260
01:19:57,640 --> 01:19:59,640
Ball strike, a fast ball just above the knees.

1261
01:19:59,640 --> 01:20:11,640
And Edwards shakes his head and walks the way, home plate.

1262
01:20:11,640 --> 01:20:13,640
A 1-2 count.

1263
01:20:13,640 --> 01:20:15,640
The Astros catcher Johnny Edwards.

1264
01:20:15,640 --> 01:20:17,640
Left-hander against left-hander.

1265
01:20:17,640 --> 01:20:19,640
Bryant into motion, kicks and throws.

1266
01:20:19,640 --> 01:20:24,640
Call strike three, a fast ball right down the middle.

1267
01:20:24,640 --> 01:20:26,640
Bryant strikes out the first man he picks.

1268
01:20:26,640 --> 01:20:33,640
That's the first strike out for the Giants pitchers in the blog, eh?

1269
01:20:33,640 --> 01:20:40,640
Dirkert will leave the contest after going seven innings.

1270
01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:42,640
Jim Stewart will be a pinch batter.

1271
01:20:42,640 --> 01:20:46,640
Report is that Dirkert told manager Harry Walker that he was tiring,

1272
01:20:46,640 --> 01:20:51,640
the shoulder was getting tired.

1273
01:20:51,640 --> 01:20:55,640
Stewart will be a pinch batter.

1274
01:20:55,640 --> 01:20:56,640
Giants pitch.

1275
01:20:56,640 --> 01:21:05,640
Fast ball, a call strike to the outside corner up around the letters.

1276
01:21:05,640 --> 01:21:07,640
Two, blue on inside.

1277
01:21:07,640 --> 01:21:17,640
Dirkert under the dirt by Healy, a ball and a strike.

1278
01:21:17,640 --> 01:21:18,640
A 1-1 pitch.

1279
01:21:18,640 --> 01:21:22,640
Call strike two, fast ball, belt high on the inside corner.

1280
01:21:22,640 --> 01:21:31,640
Stewart, disagreeing with that call.

1281
01:21:31,640 --> 01:21:33,640
Bryant and Scott, a ball and two strikes.

1282
01:21:33,640 --> 01:21:35,640
Round of the plate.

1283
01:21:35,640 --> 01:21:40,640
Fast ball, foul, kicked into Healy's glove, strike three.

1284
01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:45,640
So Bryant struck out the first two batters in his face, Edwards and Stewart.

1285
01:21:45,640 --> 01:21:48,640
That's the Astros shortstop, Roger Metzger.

1286
01:21:48,640 --> 01:21:55,640
Grounded the third in the first, flied to left in the third, walked and scored a run in the sixth.

1287
01:21:55,640 --> 01:21:57,640
Metzger, switch batter, batting right-handed.

1288
01:21:57,640 --> 01:21:58,640
Bryant's pitch.

1289
01:21:58,640 --> 01:22:06,640
Fast ball a bit too high, ball one.

1290
01:22:06,640 --> 01:22:07,640
A 1-0 delivery.

1291
01:22:07,640 --> 01:22:16,640
Call strike.

1292
01:22:16,640 --> 01:22:18,640
Bryant's 1-1 pitch.

1293
01:22:18,640 --> 01:22:21,640
Foul away to the right, back into the seats.

1294
01:22:21,640 --> 01:22:27,640
Bryant in front of Metzger, 1-2.

1295
01:22:27,640 --> 01:22:33,640
Bryant wanders around in back of the pitching mound, clubbing up the new baseball.

1296
01:22:33,640 --> 01:22:36,640
A 1-2 count on Metzger, two outs from the bottom of the seventh.

1297
01:22:36,640 --> 01:22:43,640
The Astros in front, 4-2.

1298
01:22:43,640 --> 01:22:45,640
A 1-2 pitch.

1299
01:22:45,640 --> 01:22:48,640
High fly ball, short center field, Mays waiting.

1300
01:22:48,640 --> 01:22:53,640
Waiting makes the catch and the side return.

1301
01:22:53,640 --> 01:22:56,640
For Houston in the seventh, no runs, no hits, no giant errors, nobody left.

1302
01:22:56,640 --> 01:23:00,640
The end of seventh parole, the Astros four and the Giants two.

1303
01:23:00,640 --> 01:23:05,640
New pitcher for the Astros, to tell you about him and for the play-by-play, Lon Simmons.

1304
01:23:05,640 --> 01:23:11,640
Jim Ray, who pitched in yesterday's ball game, went an inning in the third,

1305
01:23:11,640 --> 01:23:16,640
a four-run on two hits and struck out three, will face 20, Henderson and McCovey,

1306
01:23:16,640 --> 01:23:22,640
Dirkert with his shoulder tightening up, went seven innings, allowed two runs on six hits.

1307
01:23:22,640 --> 01:23:27,640
Right-hander Jim Ray against Tito, who has one hit and three drives.

1308
01:23:27,640 --> 01:23:32,640
26, a fast ball up the knee, strike one.

1309
01:23:32,640 --> 01:23:35,640
Kenny Anderson said that Ray turns the ball over a bit every once in a while.

1310
01:23:35,640 --> 01:23:37,640
He threw a curve ball and screw ball.

1311
01:23:37,640 --> 01:23:39,640
Pretty good fast ball.

1312
01:23:39,640 --> 01:23:41,640
Two hits, grounded to first base.

1313
01:23:41,640 --> 01:23:47,640
May has it on an easy chance, steps on first out number one.

1314
01:23:47,640 --> 01:23:54,640
One man down, Henderson is 0 for 3 tonight.

1315
01:23:54,640 --> 01:23:58,640
Kenny had a tough night at the plate last night after getting two hits in the opener,

1316
01:23:58,640 --> 01:24:01,640
batting left-handed against Ray.

1317
01:24:01,640 --> 01:24:06,640
Ray struck Kenny out in the fourth inning yesterday.

1318
01:24:06,640 --> 01:24:12,640
The ball got away from the catcher on a wild pitch and the Giants got a run on it.

1319
01:24:12,640 --> 01:24:17,640
Henderson takes the breaking bits for a strike, going one down, bases empty, top of the eighth,

1320
01:24:17,640 --> 01:24:24,640
the Giants trailed 4-2.

1321
01:24:24,640 --> 01:24:27,640
One strike offering to Henderson, popped up into short center,

1322
01:24:27,640 --> 01:24:30,640
going back to the second baseman, Helm, now it is Metzger, the shortstop,

1323
01:24:30,640 --> 01:24:32,640
and Metzger makes the catch.

1324
01:24:32,640 --> 01:24:35,640
Henderson popped up for the second out.

1325
01:24:35,640 --> 01:24:40,640
And Willie McCovey will be batting with nobody on the bases.

1326
01:24:40,640 --> 01:24:46,640
McCovey tonight has grounded out, walked and singled.

1327
01:24:46,640 --> 01:24:49,640
After seven innings, the Dodgers lead 3-2 over Atlanta.

1328
01:24:49,640 --> 01:24:55,640
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Philadelphia batting, trailed St. Louis 5-3.

1329
01:24:55,640 --> 01:24:59,640
Ray's pitch to McCovey is a strike at the knees, 0-1.

1330
01:24:59,640 --> 01:25:01,640
In the American League, identical scores, four wins.

1331
01:25:01,640 --> 01:25:08,640
Baltimore beat the Yankees 4-0 and Cleveland beat Boston 4-0.

1332
01:25:08,640 --> 01:25:16,640
A one-strike pitch fouled away and Ray is in front of McCovey, 0-2.

1333
01:25:16,640 --> 01:25:18,640
Four runs, seven hits, no errors for Houston.

1334
01:25:18,640 --> 01:25:20,640
Two runs, six hits, no errors for the Giants.

1335
01:25:20,640 --> 01:25:23,640
The Giants leave immediately after this game for San Diego.

1336
01:25:23,640 --> 01:25:26,640
Tuesday night, Wednesday night, and Thursday night in San Diego,

1337
01:25:26,640 --> 01:25:32,640
and then back home for the Friday night opener at Candlestick Park.

1338
01:25:32,640 --> 01:25:35,640
Ground ball off to the chest of Ray, charging in as Metzger,

1339
01:25:35,640 --> 01:25:39,640
he gets it, throws the first, not in time, McCovey has a base hit.

1340
01:25:39,640 --> 01:25:45,640
That was hit right back through the middle, and it hit off Ray's chest.

1341
01:25:45,640 --> 01:25:46,640
He's all right.

1342
01:25:46,640 --> 01:25:49,640
The infield playing back deep for McCovey, they couldn't get to the ball

1343
01:25:49,640 --> 01:25:52,640
before he'd legged it out for an infield hit.

1344
01:25:52,640 --> 01:25:56,640
And now Bobby Bonds, who's 0-3, will be the batter.

1345
01:25:56,640 --> 01:26:03,640
This would be a good spot for Bobby to break into the home run column this year.

1346
01:26:03,640 --> 01:26:11,640
Brett Gladding starts throwing in the bullpen for Houston.

1347
01:26:11,640 --> 01:26:13,640
Two down and McCovey at first base.

1348
01:26:13,640 --> 01:26:15,640
Ray takes the stretch for the pitch to Bonds.

1349
01:26:15,640 --> 01:26:17,640
Low for a ball, 1-0.

1350
01:26:17,640 --> 01:26:25,640
Yesterday Bonds batted against Ray and singles.

1351
01:26:25,640 --> 01:26:29,640
Giants down by 2, McCovey at first.

1352
01:26:29,640 --> 01:26:31,640
Two men out.

1353
01:26:31,640 --> 01:26:34,640
Jim Ray takes the stretch for the pitch to Bonds.

1354
01:26:34,640 --> 01:26:36,640
It lays off a breaking pitch.

1355
01:26:36,640 --> 01:26:42,640
It's low for ball 2, 2-0.

1356
01:26:42,640 --> 01:26:45,640
Gladding must have fallen in love with one of the writers down here.

1357
01:26:45,640 --> 01:26:53,640
He called him a fat half-blind pitcher.

1358
01:26:53,640 --> 01:26:57,640
Unless Gladding wrote it himself, he'd have to be mad at somebody.

1359
01:26:57,640 --> 01:26:59,640
2-0 pitch.

1360
01:26:59,640 --> 01:27:02,640
Ball 3, too low.

1361
01:27:02,640 --> 01:27:06,640
Bonds looks now, Johnny McNamara, the third base coach.

1362
01:27:06,640 --> 01:27:14,640
3-0 count to him, McCovey at first.

1363
01:27:14,640 --> 01:27:17,640
Ray delivers 3-0.

1364
01:27:17,640 --> 01:27:19,640
A strike on the inside, 3-1.

1365
01:27:19,640 --> 01:27:24,640
He didn't really pick up much of the strike zone with that one.

1366
01:27:24,640 --> 01:27:26,640
3-1 strike count.

1367
01:27:26,640 --> 01:27:29,640
Bonds the batter, McCovey at first.

1368
01:27:29,640 --> 01:27:32,640
Giants down by 2, each club with 7 hits.

1369
01:27:32,640 --> 01:27:33,640
Houston leads 4-2.

1370
01:27:33,640 --> 01:27:35,640
3-1 pitch.

1371
01:27:35,640 --> 01:27:37,640
Driven up the middle, Helms backhands it, turns through,

1372
01:27:37,640 --> 01:27:41,640
Demetski got him at second base.

1373
01:27:41,640 --> 01:27:44,640
Helms has made 3 outstanding plays.

1374
01:27:44,640 --> 01:27:48,640
A pack of 10 will keep you in send-off smiles for two whole weeks.

1375
01:27:48,640 --> 01:27:53,640
And that big yellow face can turn even an ordinary sandwich and apple lunch into a real occasion.

1376
01:27:53,640 --> 01:27:56,640
Stop in and begin collecting Happy Day lunch bags today.

1377
01:27:56,640 --> 01:28:02,640
You get a pack of 10 free with any gasoline purchase at all standard stations and almost all Chevron dealers.

1378
01:28:02,640 --> 01:28:08,640
And when you run out, stop in along the Chevron way for more 10 packs of Happy Day lunch bags.

1379
01:28:08,640 --> 01:28:15,640
Your kids will get more than a lunch out of them.

1380
01:28:15,640 --> 01:28:21,640
Ron Bryant, little pitch to the number 2, 3, and 4 spots in the batting order.

1381
01:28:21,640 --> 01:28:25,640
Giants scored two runs in the top of the fifth as Cumberland, single with the bases loaded,

1382
01:28:25,640 --> 01:28:28,640
to drive in two to put San Francisco in front two or nothing.

1383
01:28:28,640 --> 01:28:32,640
But Rader hit a two-run homer off Cumberland in the bottom of the fifth to tie it up.

1384
01:28:32,640 --> 01:28:34,640
And then the Astros scored two more in the sixth.

1385
01:28:34,640 --> 01:28:37,640
That's the way it is now, is we're in the bottom of the eighth inning, 4-2.

1386
01:28:37,640 --> 01:28:40,640
Houston in front of the Giants.

1387
01:28:40,640 --> 01:28:47,640
And Ron Bryant, the third giant pitcher, delivers to Cesar Cedeno, takes a fastball high, ball one.

1388
01:28:47,640 --> 01:28:56,640
Tommy Helms has certainly been the defensive man tonight for Houston.

1389
01:28:56,640 --> 01:29:06,640
Pitcher's a strike at the knees and it's one-and-one.

1390
01:29:06,640 --> 01:29:12,640
Ball on a strike count, one-one pitch, fastball, strike two on the inside.

1391
01:29:12,640 --> 01:29:22,640
Bryant pumping those fastballs in there.

1392
01:29:22,640 --> 01:29:26,640
Out of one and two, fastball cut foul to the right.

1393
01:29:26,640 --> 01:29:34,640
Bryant could make a big difference in this giant pitching staff.

1394
01:29:34,640 --> 01:29:41,640
Bryant is capable of stepping into a starting position or a sometimes starter,

1395
01:29:41,640 --> 01:29:46,640
and as a relief, whatever, if he's capable of pitching the way everybody has predicted he's able to.

1396
01:29:46,640 --> 01:29:51,640
Bounding ball on one hop to Kingman, long throw in timeout number one.

1397
01:29:51,640 --> 01:29:54,640
Bryant can pitch as he has here.

1398
01:29:54,640 --> 01:29:58,640
Of course, nobody can be that perfect all the time, but if he can pitch anywhere close to it,

1399
01:29:58,640 --> 01:30:01,640
then he can make a difference in this giant pitching staff.

1400
01:30:01,640 --> 01:30:07,640
Jim Winn, who is three for three.

1401
01:30:07,640 --> 01:30:12,640
One down, bases empty, four to two, Houston leads in the bottom of the eighth.

1402
01:30:12,640 --> 01:30:15,640
Fastball misses for ball one.

1403
01:30:15,640 --> 01:30:16,640
Don't give up.

1404
01:30:16,640 --> 01:30:22,640
If you recall last year, the giants were in eighth and ninth inning ball club.

1405
01:30:22,640 --> 01:30:23,640
They came roaring back.

1406
01:30:23,640 --> 01:30:26,640
Pitch outside for a ball when it's two and oh.

1407
01:30:26,640 --> 01:30:31,640
Healy goes out to talk to Bryant.

1408
01:30:31,640 --> 01:30:38,640
He is behind Winn, two balls and no strike.

1409
01:30:38,640 --> 01:30:40,640
Here's two oh pitch.

1410
01:30:40,640 --> 01:30:43,640
Ball three.

1411
01:30:43,640 --> 01:30:48,640
First time Bryant shows a little weakness as he gets behind Winn, three balls and no strike.

1412
01:30:48,640 --> 01:30:53,640
There was one out and nobody on.

1413
01:30:53,640 --> 01:30:56,640
Locked him on four pitches.

1414
01:30:56,640 --> 01:30:59,640
Bryant gives up his first base on balls.

1415
01:30:59,640 --> 01:31:05,640
Winn has a perfect night and Lee May, who has one hit in three tries, is about it.

1416
01:31:05,640 --> 01:31:21,640
Winn fly to left twice and single to left to drive in a run.

1417
01:31:21,640 --> 01:31:23,640
Bottom of the eighth inning was one down.

1418
01:31:23,640 --> 01:31:25,640
Jim Winn has a big lead at first.

1419
01:31:25,640 --> 01:31:30,640
Bryant's curve goes right on by Healy to the screen and Jim Winn may have pulled up Lane.

1420
01:31:30,640 --> 01:31:31,640
He goes to second.

1421
01:31:31,640 --> 01:31:34,640
He looked as though he might have pulled a muscle.

1422
01:31:34,640 --> 01:31:35,640
I guess he's all right.

1423
01:31:35,640 --> 01:31:40,640
He reached for his hip as he tried to go to second base.

1424
01:31:40,640 --> 01:31:41,640
I guess he's okay.

1425
01:31:41,640 --> 01:31:44,640
That was a curve ball that hit the dirt and bounded back to the screen.

1426
01:31:44,640 --> 01:31:46,640
Winn is on at second base.

1427
01:31:46,640 --> 01:31:50,640
That was a wild pitch charged to Bryant.

1428
01:31:50,640 --> 01:31:56,640
The sooner that brag about wronging, it's in trouble.

1429
01:31:56,640 --> 01:32:00,640
Curve is a strike this time and it's one and one.

1430
01:32:00,640 --> 01:32:12,640
Ball on a strike to Lee May, a runner in scoring position at second with one out.

1431
01:32:12,640 --> 01:32:17,640
Bryant looks back at Winn at second base, one-one pitch, slow curve high for a ball.

1432
01:32:17,640 --> 01:32:23,640
Somebody must have had a home run for the Dodgers, Willie Davis did with a man on in the eighth inning.

1433
01:32:23,640 --> 01:32:29,640
So the Dodgers lead five to two over Atlanta with that top of the eighth still going on.

1434
01:32:29,640 --> 01:32:32,640
Here it's four to two, Houston.

1435
01:32:32,640 --> 01:32:36,640
Bryant behind them, a count two and one to May.

1436
01:32:36,640 --> 01:32:37,640
Slow curve, line drive to center.

1437
01:32:37,640 --> 01:32:38,640
Mays can't get it.

1438
01:32:38,640 --> 01:32:39,640
It's a front and front base hit.

1439
01:32:39,640 --> 01:32:41,640
Coming into score is Winn.

1440
01:32:41,640 --> 01:32:48,640
And May has driven in the fifth run of the ballgame.

1441
01:32:48,640 --> 01:32:50,640
Curve ball out over the plate.

1442
01:32:50,640 --> 01:32:58,640
May has reached out and hit a line drive to center field.

1443
01:32:58,640 --> 01:33:06,640
Making it now five to two ballgame and Bob Watson will be the batter.

1444
01:33:06,640 --> 01:33:10,640
A walk and a wild pitch across Bryant a run.

1445
01:33:10,640 --> 01:33:12,640
May is at first with one out.

1446
01:33:12,640 --> 01:33:15,640
Eight hits now for Houston.

1447
01:33:15,640 --> 01:33:17,640
Bob Watson takes a strike.

1448
01:33:17,640 --> 01:33:25,640
That's all good.

1449
01:33:25,640 --> 01:33:29,640
Giants will have Dave Kingman to lead off the ninth inning.

1450
01:33:29,640 --> 01:33:32,640
They're down by three now and they'll be at the tail end of batting order.

1451
01:33:32,640 --> 01:33:41,640
Fastball inside for a ball and it's one and one.

1452
01:33:41,640 --> 01:33:42,640
May at first base.

1453
01:33:42,640 --> 01:33:46,640
He's driven in two runs tonight.

1454
01:33:46,640 --> 01:33:47,640
Watson is driven in a run.

1455
01:33:47,640 --> 01:33:48,640
He has two hits.

1456
01:33:48,640 --> 01:33:49,640
He has five hits in the last two nights.

1457
01:33:49,640 --> 01:34:00,640
Fastball brushes him back and it's two and one.

1458
01:34:00,640 --> 01:34:01,640
Giants get two runs in the fifth.

1459
01:34:01,640 --> 01:34:06,640
Houston has scored twice in the fifth, twice in the sixth, and once here in the eighth inning.

1460
01:34:06,640 --> 01:34:09,640
May leads away at first base.

1461
01:34:09,640 --> 01:34:10,640
Bryant behind two and one to Watson.

1462
01:34:10,640 --> 01:34:12,640
Two-one pitch popped up foul.

1463
01:34:12,640 --> 01:34:14,640
It will be out of play.

1464
01:34:14,640 --> 01:34:25,640
Count is two and two to the Houston left fielder.

1465
01:34:25,640 --> 01:34:32,640
John Morris and Jim Barr throwing the Giants both in.

1466
01:34:32,640 --> 01:34:35,640
Bryant in the stretch for the two-two pitch.

1467
01:34:35,640 --> 01:34:36,640
On the way to Watson.

1468
01:34:36,640 --> 01:34:42,640
Ball three gets by Haley and going to second is May.

1469
01:34:42,640 --> 01:34:48,640
That will be ruled a passball.

1470
01:34:48,640 --> 01:34:51,640
Haley couldn't hang on to that low inside fastball.

1471
01:34:51,640 --> 01:34:55,640
And it's a passball that moves May into scoring position.

1472
01:34:55,640 --> 01:35:01,640
A three-two count to Watson.

1473
01:35:01,640 --> 01:35:05,640
Houston in front five to two, threatening to add more.

1474
01:35:05,640 --> 01:35:16,640
Bryant trying to stop him here so the Giants will only be down by three going to the top of the ninth.

1475
01:35:16,640 --> 01:35:19,640
Long look by Bryant has the sign.

1476
01:35:19,640 --> 01:35:21,640
May leads away from second base.

1477
01:35:21,640 --> 01:35:22,640
The three-two pitch.

1478
01:35:22,640 --> 01:35:23,640
Swung on and fouled.

1479
01:35:23,640 --> 01:35:30,640
He threw him a breaking pitch on three and two, and Watson just got a piece of it.

1480
01:35:30,640 --> 01:35:37,640
Giants willing to gamble there and almost got away with it because Bryant threw a pretty good curveball.

1481
01:35:37,640 --> 01:35:43,640
Watson was full but just got a piece of it.

1482
01:35:43,640 --> 01:35:44,640
Three-two pitch.

1483
01:35:44,640 --> 01:35:48,640
High passball he walked in.

1484
01:35:48,640 --> 01:35:50,640
Give up his second walk.

1485
01:35:50,640 --> 01:35:52,640
Charlie Fox heads for the mound.

1486
01:35:52,640 --> 01:35:55,640
That may be all for Bryant with the right-hand batting Doug Rader due up here.

1487
01:35:55,640 --> 01:35:57,640
We'll pause for station identification.

1488
01:35:57,640 --> 01:35:58,640
This is the Golden West Radio Network.

1489
01:35:58,640 --> 01:36:05,640
When you want to hear the sounds of the city, listen to the Dan Sorkin Show from 10 to 1 right here on KSFO in San Francisco.

1490
01:36:05,640 --> 01:36:15,640
The sound of the city.

1491
01:36:15,640 --> 01:36:20,640
The call has gone to the bullpen for Jim Barr.

1492
01:36:20,640 --> 01:36:36,640
Bryant goes two innings, has allowed a run, has given up, I'll take that he has gone an inning and a third.

1493
01:36:36,640 --> 01:36:52,640
And gives up one run on one hit as responsible for two runners on there struck out two and walked two.

1494
01:36:52,640 --> 01:36:54,640
Jim Barr makes his first appearance of the year.

1495
01:36:54,640 --> 01:37:02,640
Jim was struck on the back of the right hand by a line drive Thursday pitching batting practice.

1496
01:37:02,640 --> 01:37:14,640
But he's able to work, he and Kingman on the same USC Championship Bowl Club in 1970, their NCAA champion.

1497
01:37:14,640 --> 01:37:20,640
Last year Barr was one and one with the Giants, 3.6 to earned run average in 17 games, 35 innings.

1498
01:37:20,640 --> 01:37:22,640
He was six and three with Phoenix.

1499
01:37:22,640 --> 01:37:26,640
Big right-hander.

1500
01:37:26,640 --> 01:37:32,640
He and Don Perithers went to the same high school.

1501
01:37:32,640 --> 01:37:37,640
And Linwood, Barr at 6-3, 2-0-5.

1502
01:37:37,640 --> 01:37:45,640
Pitched to Doug Rader with one out and two on and Houston leading 5-2 in the bottom of the eighth.

1503
01:37:45,640 --> 01:37:50,640
The Giants for the first time in danger of losing in this 1972 season.

1504
01:37:50,640 --> 01:37:52,640
Barr to try to get them out.

1505
01:37:52,640 --> 01:38:02,640
The Giants will have a tough task of it in the top of the ninth.

1506
01:38:02,640 --> 01:38:10,640
Rader, the batter with May at second and Watson at first.

1507
01:38:10,640 --> 01:38:14,640
Rader has a home run tonight in three-fifths.

1508
01:38:14,640 --> 01:38:18,640
He tied the score in the fifth with a two-run shot off Cumberland.

1509
01:38:18,640 --> 01:38:29,640
Takes a strike, a breaking pitch good, it's 0-1. Rader wasn't too sure of that.

1510
01:38:29,640 --> 01:38:35,640
Right-hander Jim Barr, the fourth Giant pitcher.

1511
01:38:35,640 --> 01:38:38,640
Outside and low for a ball, it's one and one.

1512
01:38:38,640 --> 01:38:41,640
Cumberland started, he went five and a third.

1513
01:38:41,640 --> 01:38:43,640
Stone went two-thirds.

1514
01:38:43,640 --> 01:38:45,640
Bryant an inning and a third.

1515
01:38:45,640 --> 01:38:51,640
And now Jim Barr in the bottom of the eighth with a run-in, two runners on and one out.

1516
01:38:51,640 --> 01:38:56,640
Look back at second and May, Watson leads from first, a breaking pitch low and outside, ball two.

1517
01:38:56,640 --> 01:39:08,640
Barr behind two and one.

1518
01:39:08,640 --> 01:39:11,640
Outfield straight away and backed up for Rader.

1519
01:39:11,640 --> 01:39:16,640
Good pitch to him, bowled away, good fastball and it's two and two.

1520
01:39:16,640 --> 01:39:18,640
Barr evens the count, two balls, two strikes.

1521
01:39:18,640 --> 01:39:21,640
Two games in the American League.

1522
01:39:21,640 --> 01:39:27,640
Today Cleveland beat Boston four to nothing, Baltimore beat the Yankees four to nothing.

1523
01:39:27,640 --> 01:39:31,640
St. Louis leads Philadelphia five to three going to the bottom of the ninth inning,

1524
01:39:31,640 --> 01:39:40,640
but St. Louis has made three pitching changes in that ninth.

1525
01:39:40,640 --> 01:39:45,640
Dodgers lead five to two over Atlanta, the Dodgers batting in the top of the eighth.

1526
01:39:45,640 --> 01:39:47,640
Count two and two to Rader.

1527
01:39:47,640 --> 01:39:50,640
Runners at first and second with one down and Barr goes into the stretch,

1528
01:39:50,640 --> 01:39:54,640
looks back at May at second base, looks again, comes to the plate, two and two.

1529
01:39:54,640 --> 01:39:58,640
Just a bit low and it's a full count, three and two.

1530
01:39:58,640 --> 01:40:04,640
Not that much speed on the bases, but they might send the runners here.

1531
01:40:04,640 --> 01:40:09,640
Kingman playing back deep at third with Rader up here will have to be alert.

1532
01:40:09,640 --> 01:40:11,640
May might be going now.

1533
01:40:11,640 --> 01:40:16,640
Runners lead, they don't go, three, two, pitch, line drive, they hit, right field,

1534
01:40:16,640 --> 01:40:20,640
that one heading for the wall, Bond can't cut it off, two runs will score,

1535
01:40:20,640 --> 01:40:34,640
and Rader will head for third, he has himself a triple.

1536
01:40:34,640 --> 01:40:44,640
Rader with four RBI's now, those, the three runs in the inning all charged to Bryant,

1537
01:40:44,640 --> 01:40:52,640
and it's a seven to two Houston lead with Rader at third.

1538
01:40:52,640 --> 01:40:59,640
It is Houston tonight getting the long ball.

1539
01:40:59,640 --> 01:41:02,640
As Tommy Helms will be up, the Giants bring the infield in,

1540
01:41:02,640 --> 01:41:05,640
a pitch to Helms, swung on, filed away, strike one.

1541
01:41:05,640 --> 01:41:08,640
Rader went with that pitch and hit a line drive down the right field line,

1542
01:41:08,640 --> 01:41:12,640
Bond's trying to cut it off, couldn't do it, it went all the way to the wall,

1543
01:41:12,640 --> 01:41:15,640
and two runs came in to score on the triple by Rader.

1544
01:41:15,640 --> 01:41:18,640
Far pitching from the windup, the one strike pitch bounded the shortstop,

1545
01:41:18,640 --> 01:41:25,640
Spire will hold Rader at third, throws to first, Helms is retired for the second out.

1546
01:41:25,640 --> 01:41:29,640
And Johnny Edwards will be the batter.

1547
01:41:29,640 --> 01:41:34,640
Now Charlie Fox comes out again, this might be off the bar with the left-hander,

1548
01:41:34,640 --> 01:41:40,640
Johnny Morris throwing the bullpen, it is, Fox is going to go for John Morris.

1549
01:41:40,640 --> 01:41:45,640
This is as good a place as any to bring Morris in to see what he can do.

1550
01:41:45,640 --> 01:41:49,640
Charlie may need him to get a left-hand batter out occasionally,

1551
01:41:49,640 --> 01:41:54,640
or maybe get more than that out, and with the Giants trailing seven to two

1552
01:41:54,640 --> 01:41:58,640
and a left-hand batter up here, might just as well find out what Morris can do.

1553
01:41:58,640 --> 01:42:04,640
In spring draining he showed a fine arm, a good sinking fastball.

1554
01:42:04,640 --> 01:42:13,640
Barr goes to third of an inning, gives up a hit, a triple to Rader, and drives in two runs.

1555
01:42:13,640 --> 01:42:18,640
Things have fallen around the Giants' ears here in this eighth inning,

1556
01:42:18,640 --> 01:42:25,640
and John Morris acquired in a trade with Milwaukee that sent two minor league pitchers to Milwaukee.

1557
01:42:25,640 --> 01:42:32,640
In the spring Morris was a non-roster player, he was on the Phoenix roster,

1558
01:42:32,640 --> 01:42:35,640
and pitched his way onto the ball club.

1559
01:42:35,640 --> 01:42:47,640
John has been around for a while, he doesn't wake up for a two o'clock feeding, he's 30 years old.

1560
01:42:47,640 --> 01:42:51,640
Last year with Milwaukee he won two and lost two.

1561
01:42:51,640 --> 01:42:55,640
His overall Major League record in 1965, 1968, he was with Baltimore.

1562
01:42:55,640 --> 01:43:04,640
Started his baseball career in 1960.

1563
01:43:04,640 --> 01:43:19,640
Six-one, 198 pounds, he lives in Milton, Delaware.

1564
01:43:19,640 --> 01:43:26,640
Chuck, would you like a Delaware punch?

1565
01:43:26,640 --> 01:43:34,640
Johnny Edwards, a left-hand batting catcher, to face the left-hander John Morris in the eighth inning.

1566
01:43:34,640 --> 01:43:37,640
Seven to two, Houston Leeds, outhitting the Giants nine to seven.

1567
01:43:37,640 --> 01:43:55,640
Raiders at third with two men down, and Morris, left-hander delivers to Edwards a fastball high, ball one.

1568
01:43:55,640 --> 01:43:59,640
A one-out pitch, fouled away, and it's one-on-one.

1569
01:43:59,640 --> 01:44:04,640
The Giants are looking for every bit of pitching they can get.

1570
01:44:04,640 --> 01:44:17,640
Charlie Fox, every time somebody goes out there has an eagle eye on him to see if maybe the next man that comes to the mound is going to be the one who is going to be the surprise, or the guy that does the job for him.

1571
01:44:17,640 --> 01:44:23,640
The one-one pitch, swung on and missed that sinking fastball on its one and two.

1572
01:44:23,640 --> 01:44:25,640
A ball and two strikes to count.

1573
01:44:25,640 --> 01:44:28,640
Edwards, the batter, Raider at third.

1574
01:44:28,640 --> 01:44:33,640
Three runs in in this eighth inning, seven to two, Houston Leeds, the Giants.

1575
01:44:33,640 --> 01:44:40,640
Swing and a miss, it gets by Healy, but he picks it up, looks at the runner at third, then throws the first and just gets Edwards.

1576
01:44:40,640 --> 01:44:48,640
Healy must have been crossed up by Morris on that pitch because he walked in with Morris talking to him, but Morris comes in to strike out the left-hander.

1577
01:44:48,640 --> 01:44:53,640
It's three runs on one, two hits.

1578
01:44:53,640 --> 01:44:55,640
No errors, and one runner left on.

1579
01:44:55,640 --> 01:45:08,640
After eight innings, the totals, the Astros seven runs, nine hits, no errors, the Giants two runs, seven hits, and no errors.

1580
01:45:08,640 --> 01:45:12,640
Philadelphia and St. Louis.

1581
01:45:12,640 --> 01:45:18,640
Philadelphia scored a run in the bottom of the ninth, but St. Louis hung on with grim determination to win it five to four.

1582
01:45:18,640 --> 01:45:20,640
The Cardinals five runs, 11 hits, and no errors.

1583
01:45:20,640 --> 01:45:22,640
Philadelphia four runs, nine hits, and one error.

1584
01:45:22,640 --> 01:45:24,640
Santorini the winner, he's one and one.

1585
01:45:24,640 --> 01:45:26,640
Horner the loser, oh and one.

1586
01:45:26,640 --> 01:45:30,640
And a good crowd in Philadelphia, 38,182.

1587
01:45:30,640 --> 01:45:35,640
A large crowd, I don't know if it was a good crowd or not, it might have been the same bunch that's there all the time.

1588
01:45:35,640 --> 01:45:38,640
So 38,000 there.

1589
01:45:38,640 --> 01:45:47,640
After eight innings, the Dodgers led six to two over Atlanta, and now Moda has hit a home run with a man on in the ninth with the Dodgers.

1590
01:45:47,640 --> 01:45:52,640
So they lead at least eight to two.

1591
01:45:52,640 --> 01:45:54,640
The Giants trailed seven to two.

1592
01:45:54,640 --> 01:46:02,640
Top of the ninth, Dave Kingman, Fran Healy, and Chris Spire, the first three to face Jim Ray.

1593
01:46:02,640 --> 01:46:07,640
Trailing by five, nothing the Giants can't handle.

1594
01:46:07,640 --> 01:46:10,640
We'll see if they do.

1595
01:46:10,640 --> 01:46:14,640
Kingman, who has one hit and three trips, and has scored a run, will be the batter.

1596
01:46:14,640 --> 01:46:20,640
He got the first hit of the game for the Giants in the fifth inning.

1597
01:46:20,640 --> 01:46:22,640
Kingman against right-hander Jim Ray.

1598
01:46:22,640 --> 01:46:28,640
Outfield deep into the left infield, backed up.

1599
01:46:28,640 --> 01:46:31,640
Pitch to Kingman, strike.

1600
01:46:31,640 --> 01:46:34,640
Flider on the outside, it's oh and one.

1601
01:46:34,640 --> 01:46:41,640
Watson, barely in the ballpark, the left fielder, he's almost to the warning path in left field.

1602
01:46:41,640 --> 01:46:43,640
One strike count to Kingman.

1603
01:46:43,640 --> 01:46:50,640
Strike two called, another slider, this one caught the inside corner.

1604
01:46:50,640 --> 01:46:57,640
And Ray is quickly in front of Kingman, oh and two.

1605
01:46:57,640 --> 01:47:01,640
Houston right-hander deals off oh and two, outside for a ball.

1606
01:47:01,640 --> 01:47:03,640
Seven runs, nine hits, no errors for Houston.

1607
01:47:03,640 --> 01:47:12,640
Two runs, seven hits, no errors for the Giants.

1608
01:47:12,640 --> 01:47:14,640
Ray's one and two pitch.

1609
01:47:14,640 --> 01:47:20,640
Fly drive to Rader, a ball hit right on the nose, but in the third baseman's glove.

1610
01:47:20,640 --> 01:47:27,640
Kingman hit it on the nose, but he hit it to Rader for out number one.

1611
01:47:27,640 --> 01:47:38,640
And now Fran Healy, the Giants, have just two outs left of them here in the top of the ninth.

1612
01:47:38,640 --> 01:47:40,640
Hits to Healy, it's a strike, oh and one.

1613
01:47:40,640 --> 01:47:50,640
Healy has grounded out, walked and singled.

1614
01:47:50,640 --> 01:47:55,640
Ray's pitch, curve low and wide for one and one.

1615
01:47:55,640 --> 01:47:57,640
Giants go to Houston.

1616
01:47:57,640 --> 01:48:01,640
Carruthers scheduled a pitch for the Giants against Tom Phoebus.

1617
01:48:01,640 --> 01:48:03,640
Go to San Diego, they're in Houston.

1618
01:48:03,640 --> 01:48:07,640
Go to San Diego tomorrow, foul ball back, and it's one and two.

1619
01:48:07,640 --> 01:48:11,640
Tom Phoebus for San Diego and Don Carruthers for the Giants.

1620
01:48:11,640 --> 01:48:17,640
That's tomorrow night.

1621
01:48:17,640 --> 01:48:20,640
Have any idea what time of broadcast time it's just?

1622
01:48:20,640 --> 01:48:25,640
Just when we get there?

1623
01:48:25,640 --> 01:48:26,640
Seven ten.

1624
01:48:26,640 --> 01:48:28,640
Seven ten, broadcast time.

1625
01:48:28,640 --> 01:48:30,640
Bounding ball is short, two easy hops, broken back.

1626
01:48:30,640 --> 01:48:33,640
Metzger throws the first and Healy is retired.

1627
01:48:33,640 --> 01:48:37,640
Two men down and Chris Spire is the Giants' last hope.

1628
01:48:37,640 --> 01:48:39,640
Down by five with two men out, the base is empty.

1629
01:48:39,640 --> 01:48:46,640
Alan Gallagher comes out in the on deck circle to act as a batter in case Spire gets on.

1630
01:48:46,640 --> 01:48:54,640
And most of the Houston fans figure that it's all over and they start heading for the exit.

1631
01:48:54,640 --> 01:49:08,640
Spire bluffs the bunt, takes low for a ball, one and oh.

1632
01:49:08,640 --> 01:49:11,640
One oh pitch, fast ball strike.

1633
01:49:11,640 --> 01:49:14,640
Ball and a strike.

1634
01:49:14,640 --> 01:49:19,640
Yeah, the Giants have to be happy coming in here to Houston and taking the first two games of the series anyway,

1635
01:49:19,640 --> 01:49:23,640
even if they lose this one.

1636
01:49:23,640 --> 01:49:27,640
This has been a place where they've really had trouble winning.

1637
01:49:27,640 --> 01:49:32,640
Strike crawled on Spire, started to swing, tried to check, fell away from the plate,

1638
01:49:32,640 --> 01:49:36,640
and Mel Steiner said he swung at the ball on Spire.

1639
01:49:36,640 --> 01:49:39,640
Question that, but it's still a strike and it's one and two.

1640
01:49:39,640 --> 01:49:44,640
Now the Giants down to their last strike.

1641
01:49:44,640 --> 01:49:48,640
One two pitch, just outside for two and two.

1642
01:49:48,640 --> 01:49:59,640
So with one strike left and five runs behind, what a story this would make.

1643
01:49:59,640 --> 01:50:02,640
Two and two, count to Chris.

1644
01:50:02,640 --> 01:50:05,640
Ball three, full count.

1645
01:50:05,640 --> 01:50:08,640
Three and two.

1646
01:50:08,640 --> 01:50:20,640
The Giants still with a little life there.

1647
01:50:20,640 --> 01:50:23,640
Jim Ray pitching to Chris Spire batting left-handed.

1648
01:50:23,640 --> 01:50:25,640
Three two pitch, struck him out swinging.

1649
01:50:25,640 --> 01:50:27,640
And Ray closes it out.

1650
01:50:27,640 --> 01:50:32,640
No runs, no hits, no errors, no one left on.

1651
01:50:32,640 --> 01:50:40,640
The Houston's win at seven to two and we'll be back with the final totals in just one minute.

1652
01:50:40,640 --> 01:50:43,640
I'd like to talk to you guys about your wives, about something they might be missing.

1653
01:50:43,640 --> 01:50:47,640
No, don't worry, I'm not going to be a marriage counselor here.

1654
01:50:47,640 --> 01:50:49,640
Drop in a little touch of humor there.

1655
01:50:49,640 --> 01:50:53,640
I just want to remind you that your wife may not have a Bank of Merit card of her own.

1656
01:50:53,640 --> 01:50:55,640
You know how useful your Bank of Merit card is to you.

1657
01:50:55,640 --> 01:50:59,640
Well, if your Bank of Merit card is useful to you, it can be just as useful,

1658
01:50:59,640 --> 01:51:01,640
maybe even more so, to a woman.

1659
01:51:01,640 --> 01:51:06,640
Say, for instance, she gets into an emergency situation with a car when you're not around.

1660
01:51:06,640 --> 01:51:08,640
A Bank of Merit card could really come in handy.

1661
01:51:08,640 --> 01:51:11,640
Or what about the end of the month when you want to know where all the money went?

1662
01:51:11,640 --> 01:51:16,640
If she had used a Bank of Merit card, she'd have a written record of all her purchases.

1663
01:51:16,640 --> 01:51:20,640
And think about how you can cut down on the time it takes to write all those separate checks.

1664
01:51:20,640 --> 01:51:25,640
Add it all up and see if you don't agree that your wife should have a Bank of Merit card too.

1665
01:51:25,640 --> 01:51:30,640
Bank of Merit card, think of it as money, his and hers money.

1666
01:51:30,640 --> 01:51:39,640
Totals on tonight's game, Houston 7 runs, 9 hits and no errors.

1667
01:51:39,640 --> 01:51:42,640
The Giants 2 runs on 7 hits and no errors.

1668
01:51:42,640 --> 01:51:46,640
The winning pitcher, Larry Dirkert, and the losing pitcher is John Cumberland.

1669
01:51:46,640 --> 01:51:50,640
Now this is Lon Simmons for Bill Thompson, our producer Chuck Suggs,

1670
01:51:50,640 --> 01:51:53,640
reminding you to stay tuned for the Giants Clubhouse, which follows,

1671
01:51:53,640 --> 01:51:59,640
inviting you to be back with us tomorrow night for the Giants-Padres game from San Diego, broadcast time 7-10.

1672
01:51:59,640 --> 01:52:01,640
Our network engineer today was Bob Murrell.

1673
01:52:01,640 --> 01:52:05,640
The final score again, Houston 7, the Giants 2.

1674
01:52:05,640 --> 01:52:08,640
So fans, that concludes another Giants baseball broadcast.

1675
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1685
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1695
01:53:49,640 --> 01:53:58,640
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1696
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1697
01:54:09,640 --> 01:54:16,640
I'm quite sure the Giants would have settled for two out of three in Houston before they arrived in Houston.

1698
01:54:17,640 --> 01:54:20,640
Of course they wouldn't have settled for two out of three at the start of the ninth ballgame because they already had the two.

1699
01:54:21,640 --> 01:54:28,640
And it looked as though they might get three when John Cumberland drilled a single to score two runs in the fifth inning and put the Giants out in front two to nothing.

1700
01:54:29,640 --> 01:54:31,640
It seemed as though Larry Dierker, the starter for Houston, was tiring a bit.

1701
01:54:31,640 --> 01:54:44,640
But the Houston's came right back in the bottom of the second on a two-run home run by Doug Redd, who retired at two and two, then took the lead in the very next inning on a walk to Metzger, an infield out by Sedeno, and probably the key to the ballgame right there.

1702
01:54:45,640 --> 01:54:52,640
Metzger was running. Sedeno had a double play ball to 20s. But Teo could only go to first base because the fact that Metzger was running, he was in at second, and there was no chance of a double play.

1703
01:54:53,640 --> 01:54:57,640
Then Jim Winn and Lee May followed with singles. That was all for starter Cumberland.

1704
01:54:57,640 --> 01:55:05,640
Steve Stone came in. Bob Watson singled a right field off Stone to drive in another run. And it made it a four-to-two ballgame.

1705
01:55:06,640 --> 01:55:11,640
Houston picked up three more in the eighth inning, this time against Ron Bryant, a walk to Jim Winn after one was out.

1706
01:55:12,640 --> 01:55:21,640
Lee May's single, a walk to Bob Watson, and a wild pitch. And then Jim Barr replacing Bryant and a triple by Rader to drive in two more runs.

1707
01:55:21,640 --> 01:55:27,640
Rader with a home run and a triple to drive in four of the seven Houston runs. Seven runs, nine hits, no errors for Houston.

1708
01:55:28,640 --> 01:55:32,640
Two runs, seven hits, no errors for the Giants. Larry Durker, the starter, who went seven innings.

1709
01:55:33,640 --> 01:55:36,640
The winner, Jim Ray, gets a save, going two innings, giving up just one infield hit.

1710
01:55:37,640 --> 01:55:41,640
The Giants used Cumberland, the loser, Stone, Bryant, Barr, and Morris in tonight's ballgame.

1711
01:55:42,640 --> 01:55:45,640
Bill Thompson will be introducing his special guest when we return in just one minute.

1712
01:55:45,640 --> 01:55:57,640
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1713
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1720
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Now here's Bill Thompson.

1721
01:56:45,640 --> 01:56:57,640
Our guest this evening is Bob Watson, the Houston left fielder, and Bob who had a big day against the Giants yesterday with a three-run home and two other base hits, and then had a couple of base hits again tonight that certainly helped out in the Houston win.

1722
01:56:57,640 --> 01:57:02,640
Bob, I think it has to be a good one for you guys to finally win that first one.

1723
01:57:03,640 --> 01:57:11,640
Right, Bill. You know, you grow along the season, you lose the first couple, and then you start to wonder if you're going to win one, you know, and then that first one's out the way, and then you know you're on your way.

1724
01:57:12,640 --> 01:57:20,640
I think another thing, too, you know, that writers are forever bringing up what's happened in past years, and they talk about the fact that the Houston Bulldogs in several years has gotten off to horrendous starts.

1725
01:57:20,640 --> 01:57:37,640
Right, you know, they're always bringing up, you know, we were going, I think the first month, a couple years, we won only four games out of 30, you know, and so there's a little pressure on you a little bit, you know, at the start of the season, but I think it's about good we have now, and we're high-spirited and everything, and we're going to show the people that we can play baseball.

1726
01:57:38,640 --> 01:57:41,640
The broad game tonight looked like the first four innings that neither team was ever going to score.

1727
01:57:41,640 --> 01:57:57,640
Yeah, well the pitchers are a little ahead of us right now a little bit, I think, but surprisingly the way the Giants won the bat the first night and yesterday, you know, after the layoff, I think they're going to make a good showing, and I think myself and Doug and Tommy Hilms are swinging that pretty good on our ballclub.

1728
01:57:58,640 --> 01:58:06,640
I was going to say, it's almost unbelievable, I don't know if you were putting a writer on there, something about the starts you've had in three previous years, was that really official, that bad a start?

1729
01:58:06,640 --> 01:58:23,640
Well, it's official, my first year starting with the ballclub, 69, I took it something like 0 for 21, and then next year 70, 0 for 28, and then last year 0 for 32, and after I get past that first week of playing, then I catch fire and I end up hitting it for the month like 340 or something.

1730
01:58:24,640 --> 01:58:26,640
Sometimes a guy can be playing at Oklahoma City if he's started by right, couldn't he?

1731
01:58:27,640 --> 01:58:32,640
Yeah, I was really lucky to stay around here, but I was hitting the ball harder at the time, I just couldn't buy a hit, I just couldn't buy a hit at all.

1732
01:58:32,640 --> 01:58:52,640
Well, but over a period of time, again speaking of writers, there's been a bum rap attached to your throwing arm, but in this series you made an outstanding throw to second base the other night on Murat Shah, when he hit a ball in the corner, in fact it was a very, very close play, I believe Homestead had him out, and you made a great throw on McCovey tonight at third base. Was the bum rap thing a fair thing about your arm, is it improved now or what?

1733
01:58:52,640 --> 01:59:17,640
Well, I had a very serious arm injury, I ran into a brick wall and I completely dislocated it, I had an operation where they cut four inches off the lead tendon, and this was in 66 and it's been coming back ever since, and this winter I did a lot of arm exercises with weights, certain contractions they have around it. I went to screen training and I couldn't believe it, I was really throwing the ball well and it's still with me and it feels like it's getting stronger each day.

1734
01:59:18,640 --> 01:59:19,640
You were originally a catcher, right?

1735
01:59:19,640 --> 01:59:26,640
Yeah, and then I hurt my shoulder trying to catch a foul ball and ran into the seats and I've been to first base in the outfield, and that's where I'm going to be I guess.

1736
01:59:27,640 --> 01:59:31,640
I was going to say, it seems like now you've found a home in left field because I played you there most of the time last year, now you're opening the season here this year.

1737
01:59:32,640 --> 01:59:41,640
Well, I think last year I played about half and half first in left field and then Aquian Lee May started sensing me in left field now because he could play first and he really is the ball game.

1738
01:59:41,640 --> 01:59:51,640
The acquisition of these two guys, Tommy Helms and Lee May, certainly you had a fine second baseman here before and Joe Morgan was a very fine ball player, but Tommy Helms in tonight's ball game made three outstanding defensive plays.

1739
01:59:52,640 --> 01:59:57,640
I think that's one thing they wanted to have Tommy for the double play and while Lee May has not hit the long ball he drove in key runs again tonight.

1740
01:59:58,640 --> 02:00:03,640
Right, Tommy Helms, he's a little bit better defensive than Joe is, he has a better arm.

1741
02:00:03,640 --> 02:00:13,640
Joe didn't have the great throwing arm for a second baseman, but Tommy Helms has a great arm and he can surprise you, he can get the key base hit, he can hit behind the runner and Lee May is of course going to hit a lot of home runs for us.

1742
02:00:14,640 --> 02:00:20,640
They moved the fence in here, that's how they helped me out a little bit yesterday. So these two guys are going to help our ball club really a whole lot.

1743
02:00:21,640 --> 02:00:29,640
That takes having a guy like Lee May in the lineup, that has to help you and Doug Rader too, the fact that you don't feel the pressure of having supply power, you've got a guy with an established power, you can go into your own thing.

1744
02:00:29,640 --> 02:00:40,640
Right, the last couple of years they put me in a four slot you know and I've had been noted for hitting home runs, I'm more like a line drive hitter and a lot of writers and a lot of fans were on me, how come you don't hit the home run.

1745
02:00:41,640 --> 02:00:52,640
And last year I let this ball club be hitting and they got to a point where they were pitching around me and now they can't really do that so to say because they've got Zadina, Wynn, May and Rader and they can't pitch around one particular guy.

1746
02:00:53,640 --> 02:00:55,640
I think Rader was hampered quite a bit last year with a bad shoulder or something wasn't he?

1747
02:00:55,640 --> 02:01:04,640
Yeah he had a dislocated left shoulder and it really hampered his swing and I think just about every time he swung it popped out and I think half the season he just hung them up and they had to operate on it.

1748
02:01:05,640 --> 02:01:14,640
You used the statement the fact that you're a high spirited ball club and as you know you have a good ball club, that must be a pretty good feeling in your part because you do have a set lineup and you have established starting pitches and you apparently have a good ball club too.

1749
02:01:14,640 --> 02:01:24,640
Right, I think this ball club the way it's going now has a really good chance to make a showing in the National League and we want to challenge the Giants this year.

1750
02:01:25,640 --> 02:01:37,640
We started off really poor a little bit last year, we lost tough games out in San Francisco the first road trip and I think that turned us around for the whole season and we just want to play a good ball and show the fans that we can make room for the National League West.

1751
02:01:37,640 --> 02:01:45,640
I think this Western Division everybody keeps saying it but I don't think there's any doubt about it unless something sort of strange happens it should be a very tough race.

1752
02:01:46,640 --> 02:02:05,640
I think it's going to finally race, you can't really sense it, the Giants have an excellent chance of repeating but also you've got the Dodgers have a good ball club, the Reds, the Braves and ourselves and you can't count out San Diego because they're winning some ball games now and they've got some young players over there and Nate Cobra is hitting the ball good.

1753
02:02:05,640 --> 02:02:13,640
I think that San Diego Broncos, you've got a pitcher from your Broncos, the Brad Roberts over here and only goes and doesn't go yesterday and he says a shout out from his first time.

1754
02:02:14,640 --> 02:02:27,640
Right, Bill Gryffie, young right-hander throws the ball real hard. I think we had to give him up to get Dave along with his other kid Darrell Thomas and another left-hand pitcher Mark Schaeffer. I think Dave Roberts is going to really help our ball club out, he's an excellent left-hander.

1755
02:02:27,640 --> 02:02:34,640
It has to be also I imagine reassuring for all the young of the ball club to see Larry Dirkert who was on the disabled list at the end of last year to come back and pitch so well tonight.

1756
02:02:35,640 --> 02:02:37,640
Yes, we're really pleased the way Dirkert showed tonight.

1757
02:02:38,640 --> 02:02:44,640
With Roberts and Dirkert and of course Don Wilson who's coming up a fine year and then there's young fellow Jerry Royce that you've got in the Cardinals, he could help a great deal too.

1758
02:02:44,640 --> 02:02:56,640
Yes, that's how our balances are starting pitching now with two lefties and three righties and so one team can't distract your line up against us on those certain days.