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The St. Louis Cardinals faced the New York Mets at Shea Stadium for a Tuesday night game on May 11, 1965.
The Cardinals were the defending champions, having defeated the Yankees in the 1964 World Series.
But things were in a bit of turmoil in St. Louis.
In August of 1964, the Cardinals were managed by Johnny Keene,
and with the Cardinals seemingly out of the race, team owner August Bush became convinced
that only a thorough housecleaning of Cardinal management would bring him the pennant that he had craved since he bought the team in 1953.
After accepting the resignations of almost every senior St. Louis front office executive,
manager Johnny Keene was spared.
But Bush was secretly negotiating with Dodgers manager Leo DeRoscher to become the manager for the 1965 season.
But the 1964 season wasn't over yet,
and the front-running Phillies, who had seemed to lock for the pennant with an eight-game lead on September 1,
unexpectedly began to unravel while the Cardinals got hot.
With one week to go in the season, Philadelphia came into St. Louis after losing seven straight at home
and were subsequently swept by the Cardinals, who notched their eighth straight win and moved into first place.
After winning the World Series on October 15, the Cardinals held a press conference the next day.
Most people expected that the team would formally announce a contract extension for Keene,
but instead Keene handed over a surprise letter of resignation.
The Cardinals then decided to bypass DeRoscher entirely,
and instead hired longtime favorite Red Shane Deist,
a Hall of Fame second baseman and one of Keene's coaches as the club's new manager for the 1965 season.
Casey Stengel was still manager of the Mets in 1965, despite three straight seasons of 120, 111, and 109 losses.
They tried a new strategy in 1965, which was probably nothing more than a marketing gimmick
by adding two legendary 40-year-olds to the roster, Yogi Berra and Warren Spahn.
This audio recording is from the New York Radio broadcast featuring announcers Ralph Keiner, Lindsay Nelson, and Bob Murphy.
At this point, as Casey was coming out of the gymnasium, he fell on the concrete as he hung his spikes
and sustained a broken right wrist.
But he says that he's in great shape, and so coming out to present the lineup cards,
he took the sling off before he arrived at home place,
and he's now going over the ground rules with Ken Boyer, the captain of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Cardinals, of course, are the defending world champions.
But now on the field, Leonard Coppett, chairman of the Baseball Writers Association of America,
New York Chapter, is presenting the Babe Ruth Award to Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson.
Bob was warming up, and he's stop warming up to walk over now and take the plaque from Leonard Coppett.
As you know, last year, Bob Gibson won two games and lost one for the St. Louis Cardinals.
During the season, he won 19 games. He had a great World Series,
and this presentation is being made by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America
on the basis of Bob Gibson's performance in the World Series last year.
And now the starting lineups and batting orders for tonight's game.
For the Cardinals leading off in playing second base, Phil Gagliano.
Batting second and playing left field, Lou Brock.
Batting third and playing center field, Kurt Flood.
Batting fourth and playing third base, Kenny Boyer.
Batting sixth and playing shortstop, Dick Groat.
Batting sixth and playing first base, Bill White.
Batting seventh and playing right field is Mike Shannon.
Batting eighth and catching Tim McCarver.
Batting ninth and pitching is Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals,
who has a record so far this season of five victories, three of them shutouts, and no losses.
He is off to a great start.
For the New York Mets tonight, leading off in playing third base, Bobby Klaus.
Batting second and playing second base, Ron Hunt.
Batting third and playing right field, Johnny Lewis.
Batting fourth and playing left field, Joe Christopher.
Batting fifth and playing first base, Ed Cranepool.
Batting sixth and playing center field, Ron Swaboda.
Batting seventh and playing shortstop, Roy McMillan.
Batting eighth and catching Chris Canazaro.
Batting ninth and pitching, Warren Spahn, who has a record of two wins and two losses.
And the New York Mets take the field.
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Spahn has arrived at the mound, and now, ladies and gentlemen,
at the Chase Stadium in New York, our national anthem.
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Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
Warren Spahn has beaten the Cardinals more than he has beaten any other club.
His lifetime record 63 wins and 29 losses against the Cardinals.
Mr. Gagliano is low for a ball.
Spahn again, works the pitch.
And it's low for a ball, 2-1.
Spahn has won 358 games, more than any other left-hand pitcher in the history of the Major League.
The 2-1 pitch, swung on it on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Taken there by Christopher and played back in and Gagliano turns the nose with a leadoff single.
It was drilled on the ground between Klaus and Macmillan.
Number 20, left fielder, Lou Brock.
Lou Brock is coming up now with an early season batting average of 303.
Two home runs and 11 runs batted in.
He hit 315 last year with the Cubs and the Cardinals.
He was one of the big reasons that the St. Louis Cardinals made their way to the top of the heap in the National League.
Then won the World Series in competition with the New York Yankees.
Spahn checks Cranepool, holds against the runner at first and hears the pitch.
It is bunded down to third base line, taken by Klaus.
He guns it across to first in time, a sacrifice, and you score it 5-3.
That brings up Kurt Flood, who has been dropped down to the number three spot in the batting order.
Flood is hitting 300. He's had four home runs and 16 runs batted in,
so there's no particular reason why he shouldn't be hitting down there number three.
Normally he hits either leadoff or number two during the spring.
Manager Red Sheen, instead of the Cardinals, was batting Flood and Brock sort of interchangeably in the two top spots in the batting order.
Flood is a right-hand batter. Spahn checks the runner at second.
And the pitch is in there for a call strike.
Starting player tonight in the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers are on top.
They have won 17 in last seven. They beat Houston last night.
Cincinnati Reds are two and a half games out. They won 14 in last nine.
The Houston Astros are three games out. They won 15 in last 11.
And the Phillies have won 12 in 11, four and a half games out.
Check swing foul ball into the seats and out of play.
The St. Louis Cardinals are in eighth place in the National League standings. They won 10 in last 13.
Six and a half games behind the league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.
The New York Mets are a game and a half back of the Cardinals.
The Mets have won nine and lost 15. They are eight games out of first place.
And the Pittsburgh Pirates are in tenth place in the National League standings, a full game behind the New York Mets.
Spahn now checks. Two strike delivery to Kurt Flood.
A little number fouled off his ankle. It rolls out to the mound where it's taken by Spahn.
It's a foul ball and the count holds it two strikes.
Full schedule of night action in the National League.
Cincinnati is at Philadelphia.
Sartoros against Short.
Milwaukee is at Pittsburgh.
Houston on the coast against the Dodgers.
And the Cubs are in San Francisco against the Giants.
Right here, one man out and the runner at second.
No score, top half of the first inning.
Spahn's pitch, low and away for a ball.
One and two to Flood.
Full schedule of night action in the American League.
The Yankees are at Boston.
Stoudelmar against Wilson.
Detroit's at Washington.
Wirtgescham against Kreutzer.
Cleveland's at Baltimore.
Cherry against Barber.
Los Angeles at Minnesota.
Kansas City and Chicago, not scheduled.
One-two pitch.
Let up and it goes high.
Two-two.
Change of speed by Warren Spahn.
Forty-four-year-old pitcher and pitching coach of the New York Mets.
On the coaching line for the Cardinals, Joe Schulz is at third base,
and Mickey Vernon is on the lines at first.
Here now is a two-two delivery, and it's high,
so the count goes full to Kurt Flood.
With Ken Boyer waiting on deck.
Spahn takes a moment now to work on the ball.
Beautiful baseball night here at Shea Stadium.
Plenty of room for you.
If you're in the vicinity, come on out and see the Cardinals and the Mets.
They play again tomorrow afternoon.
Game time tomorrow, 2 p.m.
This is a payoff.
It's to Kurt Flood.
It hits in the dirt in front of the plate.
Ball four.
Flood goes to first base with the base on balls.
As Warren Spahn was pulling down on that one,
and the ball hit in the dirt in front of the plate and was blocked by Countess Arrow.
With Gagliano holding at second base.
Kenny Boyer coming up.
Hitting 280.
Two home runs.
Eleven runs batted in.
Most valuable player in the National League last year.
One of seven brothers, all of whom have played or are playing professional baseball.
Spahn is up and set.
And the pitch.
Low for a ball.
Taking on a short hop by Chris Countess Arrow.
Waiting on that now is Dick Groats.
Manager Red Shandinst of the Cardinals was asked about his impressions of Warren Spahn in spring training.
The cards and the Mets both train in the city of St. Petersburg.
He said the only thing he saw bad about Spahn was his haircut.
Here's the 1-0 pitch, and it misses outside for a ball.
2-0.
Mets and the Cardinals see a lot of each other during spring training.
They play five exhibition games, and each team plays its exhibition games at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg.
Here's the 2-0 pitch, and it's in for a cause strike.
2-1 to Ken Boyer, who doubts the call of umpire Augie Donatelli.
Boyer had been out of action with a back injury, but returned to the lineup recently.
Bill White also had been out, but White's back in the lineup.
Cardinals got off to a slow start.
2-1 pitch, swung on and hit in the air foul on the right field line.
Lewis is over, but this one drifts into the seats and out of play, and the count holds at 2-2.
Ken Azzaro goes out to the mound now to have a word with Warren Spahn.
The Mets opening up this series with the Cardinals after having taken a series from the Milwaukee Braves.
The Mets won two of the three games with the Braves.
The Mets, of course, had split a series, a two-game series, with the Philadelphia Phillies.
So they're 3-2 on the home stand right now.
2-2 pitch, swung on and hit, he's stuck in the mound.
Spahn strikes out Ken Boyer. Jack Liano holds at second, flooded first, two away, and Dick Groat is coming up.
Groat is hitting 2-31. He has eight runs batted in.
1960, when the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League Finals,
Dick Groat was the most valuable player in the National League, and he led the league in batting.
Here's a pitch, and it's in for a call from Patrick Groat.
Groat came to the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitcher Don Cardwell and infielder Julio Gotai.
Spahn, yelling something out to Ron, he wants to relay some information out to Johnny Lewis, and he wants to position Lewis back.
Well, Spahn, of course, has been in the league long enough to know that Dick Groat's power is to the opposite field.
He takes that ball to right field a great deal, and so Spahn wanted Johnny Lewis playing a little deeper in right field.
Here's a pitch swung on and popped up into short right, and Hunt goes back, and he's there, and Hunt makes the catch with Lewis just behind him.
And so the side is retired, and Ron Hunt made the catch.
No runs, one hit, no errors, two left, and the score at the end of a half inning is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets coming to bat.
And now it's time for another unusual fact from the Viceroy Hall of Records.
Let me tell you about a fellow who played ball back in the 80s.
His name was Old Hoss Radford, and in a single season he played first base, second, third, shortstop, and the outfield.
And incidentally, he pitched too. Matter of fact, as a pitcher, Old Hoss won 60 games that year.
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We're going to the bottom half of the first inning.
Bobby Klaus is going up the leadoff for the New York Mets. The Cardinals are on the field with Bill White at first, Bill Gagliano at second, Dick Brody at shortstop, and Ken Boyer at third.
Lou Brock is in left field, Kurt Flood is in center, and Mike Shannon is in right. Tim McCarver is the catcher.
Bob Gibson with a record of five victories, no losses, three of them shutouts.
He finished strong last year, won 19 games for the Cardinals, he won the 19th on the last day of the season when he was the winner in relief over the New York Mets.
Pitches in there for a called strike. His last loss of last season was on the last Friday night when the Mets beat him 1-0. Al Jackson was the winning pitcher.
Again, Gibson with the pitch, swung on and missed his strike two. Klaus is hitting 1-58, he has one game-winning home run and four runs batted in.
Gibson looking for Tim McCarver's side.
Pitch is high and away for a ball, 1-2. Tim McCarver had quite a World Series himself, he hit 4-78 with the leading batter in the World Series.
Here's a 1-2 pitch, swung on and landed in the center for a face-hit for Bobby Klaus.
Guards by Kurt Flood, plays it back in, and Klaus has a lead-off single into center field.
That brings up Ron Hut. Ron is hitting 2-81, he has had two doubles and one run batted in.
Bob Gibson on the mound tonight for the Cardinals, set a new series record for strikeouts in the World Series with 31, including 13 in the fifth game.
That's a figure that's been beaten only twice in all of World Series competition.
Off the stretch, Gibson's pitch to Hut is high for a ball.
Gibson struck out 245 last season during the regular season, second only in the National League to Pittsburgh's Bob Veale.
It was a Cardinal record.
Pitch is swung on and fouled out to the right side and out of play.
A 1-1 count to Ron Hut with Johnny Lewis waiting on deck.
Yogi Berra is on the coaching lines at first base for the Mets, and Don Hefner is the Met coach at third.
Now the pitch, swung on and on the ground is short. Could be a double play.
Grote across to Gagliano for one to throw the first to double play.
It goes 6-4-3 if you're scoring. Two away, nobody on base, and Johnny Lewis coming up.
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Johnny Lewis, who came to the Mets from the St. Louis Cardinals, is hitting 2-61 home run and eight runs batted in.
At this time last year, Johnny Lewis was the regular right fielder for the Cardinals.
Swings and hits the ground ball to second. Gagliano takes it, plays on to white and the side is out.
No runs, one hit, no errors, none left, and the score at the end of a full inning is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets nothing.
The Cardinals will be here tomorrow afternoon. Thursday is an off day.
And then the Mets are here Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds. Saturday afternoon against the Reds.
And a big Sunday doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds to close out the current homestand.
Tickets are now on sale for any or all of those games, as well as all home games to be played by the Mets here at Shea Stadium this season.
The advance ticket window at Shea Stadium is open seven days a week. It's open weekdays from 8 to 6 and weekends from 9 to 5.
The Met ticket office at Pennsylvania Station is located in the Long Island Railroad waiting room, and it's open weekdays from 8 to 6 and Saturdays 8.30 to 4.
There is a Met ticket office at the Grand Central Terminal at the foot of the 42nd Street and Vanderval Avenue ramp.
Open weekdays 8 to 6 and Saturdays 8.30 to 4.
For Long Islanders, there is a Met ticket office at Macy's in Huntington. It's in the Walt Whitman Shopping Center, and it's open during the regular store hours.
Reservations can be made for box and reserve seats at any of the Howard Closed stores in the greater New York area.
And the top of the second, Bill White is up to lead off for the St. Louis Cardinals. He's hitting.256. He's at four home runs and 12 runs batted in.
Number 12, Bill White, number 12.
Last night, the Phillies beat the Cardinals 4 to 2 in ten innings in Philadelphia.
Swing and a ground ball foul, back of first. Mickey Vernon over, fields the ball and flips it to Craneville.
Mickey Vernon, coaching for the St. Louis Cardinals this year, was twice the batting champion of the American League.
Former Pittsburgh coach and former manager of the Washington Senators.
Dodgers beat Houston 3 to 2 last night in ten innings. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh postponed because of rain last night.
Pitch is a little tight. It's one and one to Bill White.
American League last night. Boston beat the Yankees 3-2. Detroit beat Baltimore 5-4. Minnesota beat the White Sox 4 to 3.
One-one pitch to left-hand batter Bill White. It's in there, front ball strikes.
One and two. So in the American League, the Minnesota Twins are on top.
The Chicago White Sox are a half game out and the Los Angeles Angels are a percentage points back of Chicago, a half game back of league leading Minnesota Twins.
The pitch breaks low and away and it's two and two now to White with Mike Shannon, the right fielder on deck.
Here's a 2-2 delivery. Swung on, second strikeout for the Fox.
Mike Shannon, the right fielder, coming up hitting.091. He's been like 44 times and that's four hits, one run batter down.
Shannon was brought up last year from Jacksonville and was the regular right fielder during the stretch run and in the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Pitch is in for a tall strike. Strangely enough, it was the fine showing made by Mike Shannon when he was brought up that prevented the Cardinals from bringing Johnny Lewis back.
Strike one pitch, high for a ball. It's 1-1. Here's a 1-1 delivery and it's low for a ball.
Seated in the Cardinal Club box just to the home plate side of the Cardinal dugout is Vice President Stan Musial. Cardinal Vice President Stan Musial and General Manager Bob Howsam of the Cardinals is there also.
Here's a 2-1 pitch, hand is low for a ball. Stan Musial, Bob Howsam and Manager Red Shandance helped raise a duplicate of the Cardinals World Championship flag over the Missouri Pavilion at the World's Fair today.
Spawn has gone behind to Shannon, three balls and one strike. 3-1 pitch, foul back and out of play. Full count of 3-2. Tim McCarver is waiting on deck now for the cards.
This is a playoff pitch. Swung on it on the ground to McMillan at short. D, big hop, throws over low and Craneville digs it out on the short hop for the out just in time.
Played nicely on the pick up by Craneville at first base, two away. And Tim McCarver is about it, hitting 264 with one home run and four runs right at end.
Spawn's pitched to the left hand batter. It in the air to center field, Ron Swaboda back, he's there and he makes the catch.
The Spawn gets the cards out in order and at the top of the second the runs no hits, no errors, none left. The score at the end of an inning and a half is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets nothing.
Is this one of those days when you're not yourself, even if you are, you'll feel more so when you listen to this.
Oh, I'm not myself at all, my dear, my dear, I'm not myself at all.
This song gets sung over and over at Irish parties and picnics until the singers raise a ferocious thirst. Then they change their tune.
Come fill up your glasses and drink what you will while the man gives up the everyday. This is a traditional Irish drinking song and often the beer they drink is Reingold extra dry.
In fact in New York City where there are more Irish than in the whole of Dublin, more people drink Reingold than any other beer.
And Reingold is going great in New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania too. Why do Irish Americans like Reingold?
We don't know, but we must be doing something right.
I'm a man you don't meet every day, every day. I'm a man you don't meet every day.
Going now to the bottom half of the second inning and Joe Christopher is up to lead off for the New York Mets.
Joe is batting clean up tonight and managed to clear his singles batting order.
Bob Gibson's pitch swung on it on the ground to shortstop taken by Dick Grode played across to Bill White, there's one away.
And that will bring on Ed Cranepool, the first baseman.
Ed Cranepool is hitting 365, he has three home runs and 17 runs batted in.
Left hand batter facing right hand pitcher Bob Gibson.
And it's fired in for a call strike. Ron Swabota is in the on deck circle swinging bats.
This pitch is low, it's in the dirt dug out by McCarver, it's one and one.
Cardinal defense plays Cranepool absolutely straight away.
This pitch is in for a call strike, good pitch by Bob Gibson.
There's a swing and a foul ball back and out of play. Last year Gibson won four lost one against the Mets, his lifetime record against the Mets is seven and two.
Those two games that the Mets won from Gibson were each one nothing and Al Jackson was the Mets winning pitcher in each of those games.
One two pitch to Cranepool, foul back off the glove but McCarver he did not hold it so Cranepool is still alive.
Gibson is 29 years of age, alumnus of Creighton University.
Swing and a ball hit in the air to left field, right there at Lou Brock and he makes the catch.
Two away and nobody on base and Ron Swabota is the batter.
Hitting 286 with seven home runs and 14 runs batted in.
He's caught on, listen to the crowd reaction to the announcement of Swabota.
Well it proves what everybody's known for a long time, baseball fans like people who hit the ball a long way.
Here's the pitch in there for a call strike.
Swabota's a right hand batter.
Hits in there for a call strike.
Our Mr. Ralph Kiner has been given wide publicity as having said during his career you grab that bat way down on the handle where the Cadillacs are.
He didn't say that really, nobody else did but he was credited to Ralph, still is.
Roy McMillan's waiting on deck, two strike delivery and it's high for a ball, one and two.
There is no score in this game and we're in the bottom half of the second inning.
Pitch to Swabota is swung on and missed and the side is out.
That's a first strike out for Bob Gibson but he gets the side in order, no runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
The score at the end of two innings is the Cardinals nothing and the Mets nothing.
St. Louis Cardinals here again tomorrow afternoon and Jack Fisher is going to be pitching for the New York Mets and Kirk Simmons will go for the Cardinals.
Thursday is off and then the Cincinnati Reds will come in.
The Mets will be trying to get revenge because last weekend, the last weekend of the recent road trip in Cincinnati the Reds took four straight games from the New York Mets.
So the Reds will be in here on Friday night, Saturday afternoon and a doubleheader on Sunday and that will conclude the current home stand.
Tickets are now on sale for any or all of those games.
We're going to the third inning in just a moment, right now we pause for station identification.
This is the New York Mets baseball network.
This is WGY 810 on your dial in Schenectady.
Time is now 830, capital district temperature now 61, mostly cloudy.
This is Lindsay Nelson with Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy at Shea Stadium in New York.
Two innings totals for the Cardinals, no runs, one hit, no errors.
For the Mets, no runs, one hit, no errors.
I'm coming in here now to take you along, the fellow we were talking about just a moment ago, Mr. Ralph Kiner.
Okay Lindsay and hi there everyone.
First man up will be Bob Gibson for the St. Louis Cardinals against Warren Spahn.
Bob a fine hitter for a pitcher, he has tremendous power.
So Warren will have to work.
And the first pitch by Spahn is in the center field, deep in the center field, way back in the room.
He can't get to it, it is off of the wall.
Gibson going to second base, now trying for third.
Here comes the throw that might have him, it's good, it's there, he's out.
Applause
Bob Gibson with a long double off the center field wall.
And when he tried to make it a three base hit, he was thrown out on a five relay.
Going from the center fielder Ron Swabota to Roy McMillan and then over to Bobby Clouse who took a throw in the dirt to make a fine play there to complete the out of third base.
Now with one away the batter will be Bill Gagliano and he takes low at ball one.
Applause
Gagliano with a base hit his first time up, one of the two hits given up by Spahn.
Next pitch is a high fly ball into shallow right center field.
Johnny Lewis calling for it and he makes the catch.
Applause
So quickly two away.
Applause
And it brings up Lou Brock.
Lou sacrificed his first time up his average at 3-0-3.
Applause
Cardinals got their first man on, Bill Gagliano in the first then bunned him to second base.
Kurt Flood who is the on deck batter right now, walks in the three two-pitch.
But then Lawrence Fahn settled on the strikeout Ken Boyer and picked up Dick Grode on a pop up at the second.
And the first pitch to Brock, it's down low ball one. One ball no strike.
Applause
Center fielder Ron Swabota playing a very shallow center field.
It was Lou Brock who put one in the center field seats in the Polo grounds a couple years back.
Next pitch back is inside corner, it's a strike.
Lou the only man to hit one in there on the right field side of center field.
Hank Aaron hit one in on the left field side and the first man to hit one in there.
Only three hit all together.
Joe Adcock, that was on the left field side too.
Now the 1-1 delivery, curve ball Goodwin on the outside corner.
Strike two, one ball two strikes.
Applause
Brock with two home runs, 11 runs batted in.
The club leader is Bill White with four home runs.
Applause
One ball two strikes, Lawrence Fahn pitching to Lou Brock.
Two men away, we're in the top of the third, no score.
And Fahn side arms, the pitch is popped up foul, out of play.
Applause
Chris Canazaro coming back and watching the ball go into the stands.
Well the Mets have four catchers on their roster.
Chris Canazaro, Hawk Taylor, Jesse Gunder and Yogi Berra.
And today is that day that all ball players dread.
It's cut down day, midnight tonight.
Mets will have to take two players off their roster.
Applause
The Mets have 12 pitchers they might cut there too.
Most clubs go in with 10.
Pitch back and hit slowly down to second.
Fahn-Hunn charging in quickly over to first base to retire to the side.
Applause
No runs, one hit, no errors, no one left on base and the score.
At the end of two and a half the Cardinals nothing, the Mets nothing.
And it's time now for another unusual fact with the Viceroy Hall of Records.
You know, it's a rare pitcher who wins over 200 games in his big league career.
But the great Cy Young made the record books with 291 wins in the National League and get this,
he had another 220 wins in the American League.
Cy was the winningest pitcher in baseball history.
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Roy McMillan, the first man up for the Mets here and the third.
He looks at the first pitch of curveball for Bob Gibson.
It's in there for a call strike.
Roy batting for the first time batting 182, a right hand batter.
Gibson now into the windup and back again.
And again a curve for strike two.
Gibson has given up one hit.
A leadoff single to Bobby Klaus in the first.
He has struck out one.
Walk none.
So far has pitched to six batters through two innings.
Double play racing the base hit by Bobby Klaus.
And now the big right hander back again.
And the ball lying in the left center field.
Coming over Lou Brock.
He can't get it.
Backing him up a third flight and now Roy McMillan who was going to second holds up and a fast throw coming all the way into the pitcher's mouth.
Ball cut off by the second baseman Phil Gagliano and Roy decided not to go when he saw Kurt Flood back of Lou Brock.
Could admit it that of course he had no idea the throw would have been that bad.
No Roy a two strike single.
A second hit for the Mets no score in the game and the batter will be Bobby.
First.
First the catcher batting eighth in the batting order batting one forty three a right hand batter.
And the first pitch to Katasero swung on a missed strike one a fastball about letter high.
Chris looking for his first run battered in.
He is at seven it's forty nine times up.
Now checking with Don Heffner the third base coach.
On deck batter Warren Spahn.
And a throw to first base finds McMillan back with no tag by Bill White.
Or the Cardinals white at first base.
Phil Gagliano at second base.
Dick Grode at shortstop and Ken Boyard third.
Tim McCarver the catcher sending out the signs again the first again no tag.
Gibson trying to hold McMillan close at first base in case of a hit run.
No score no one out we're in the bottom half of the third now the pitch.
It is taken in there for a called strike.
Scoring around a throw to one Chris Katasero.
So the cat now at oh and two.
Oh and two.
McMillan at first base.
Where the two strike base is.
Now he's edging off Gibson to the plate.
And the pitch is a curveball looked at it's ball one.
It's just messy.
One ball two strikes.
Bob Gibson who likes to work fast now taking just a little bit more time.
And now to the plate and he misses high with a fastball.
Count evens at two balls and two strikes.
The wind is blowing in from center field.
And the center fielder Kurt Flood who normally plays a very shallow center field extremely shallow against Chris Katasero.
Right fielder Mike Shannon also shallow.
Left fielder Lou Brock fairly deep and left.
Now to do a curveball is outside at all three.
Oh cat now and Chris checking with after as to whether or not the runner will be going on the pitch.
A little bit difficult to send a runner on Gibson because he strikes out many in the ballgame.
Miller the first base edging off.
He goes the pitch is taken by all.
So Roy McCullin who is running moving down the second base on the walk to Chris Katasero.
That's what runners at first and second with no one out and more fun coming up.
One about a one fifty four to hit some 13 times up one of the hits that you base it.
And boy are the third baseman already and looking for the fun as is Bill White.
No score in the game.
Spawn squares around.
And the third baseman is going to be the third baseman.
As well as past we can see all the straightforward thoughts well in the last year on.
When many have gone to third base as and for the second baseman already.
Looking for the but as is Bill White helped for the game was squares around.
How about Gibson Sehra does not go to either second or third to breath.
So at the great event are we information was confusing complained.
there was no one there and he
had to go to first.
Oh the Mets move up their
runners.
They have them at second and
third was one out and on the
play.
It went one for.
Bond credited with a sacrifice
in the batter coming up with
Bobby Clough.
Bobby with a single his first
time up raising his average to
one sixty nine.
He's a little through the
middle.
Cardinals are playing their
infield back at second and
third their infield in the
first and third second and
short.
And the first best the class is
off the handle.
Passball jammed in tight
strike one.
Cardinals no runs to it.
The Mets no runs and two hits
with the Mets with runners at
second and third with one out
here in the bottom half of the
third.
Gibson into the windup and back
again and a curve ball hit
foul.
Pioneer the left side out of
play.
And Tim McArthur going out to
the pitcher's mound to talk with
Bob Gibson to strike down on
Bobby Clough.
Tim McArthur after the
conversation coming back to home
play.
Hope with umpire in this game
tonight.
A new crew in here headed by
Al Barley at third base.
Stan Lannis at first base Mel
Steiner second a curve ball
checked on it.
Breaking pitch Bobby was
starting to swing and held off
Justin time.
Now at one ball and two strikes.
Oh I think on that third base.
Chris Canna zero at second.
Gibson reading the signs from
Tim McArthur now into the windup
his next pitch curve way inside.
So the cat now has two balls and
two strikes and he started off
with Roy McMillan getting the
two strikes single in the left
field.
Chris Canna zero then why.
Five wins and no losses this
year.
Three of them shut out.
There's a two to pitch again.
It's foul off to the right side.
Oh Bobby Clough saying stuff.
Staying in there the catcher
holding the two balls and two
strikes.
Anything out the right field in
the air would have to be fairly
deep because Mike Shannon the
right fielder there was one of
the best times in baseball.
He's also playing the shallow
right field.
Kurt Flood shallow and
centerfield.
Lou Brock deep and left.
Now a two to fastball one on a
miss like three.
So Bob Gibson picks up an
important strikeout at the
second in this game.
And it brings up Ron Hunt with
two in a way Ron hit into a
double play his first time up.
He's betting at two seventy
three a right hand batter with
no home runs and one run better
than all score on bottom half of
the third and the first pitcher
breaking pitch in first strike.
Gibson with a hard slider at
strike one infield deep all the
way around except the third
lawyer protecting against a
bunch.
Next pitch back inside a
fastball this time one ball one
strike.
I'm a villain that you know off
at third base.
Chris Cantazero a short lead at
second.
Gibson taking the signs from Tim
McCarver and not taking a
little too much time and Ron
Hunt calls time straight out the
batter's box time back in and
now the 1 1 delivery fastball
hit down the short.
It goes over the first base for
the out to retire the side in
the ending the Mets leave two on
the base hit in the walk.
There were no errors in the
first base.
The second base hit the
second base hit the third base
in the ending the Mets leave two
on the base hit in the walk.
There were no errors the score
at the end of three.
The Mets nothing the Cardinals
nothing.
Are you one of those people who
go to a German American picnic
and can't sing because you don't
know the song.
They're common.
In the Himmel is a song that
gets sung over and over at
German parties and picnics until
the singers raise a fearful
thirst.
Beer here is the traditional
German call for beer and often
it's Ryan Gold extra dry they
call for.
In fact in New York City where
there are more Germans than in
all of Heidelberg more people
drink angle than any other beer
and Ryan Gold is doing great in
New Jersey New England and
Pennsylvania too.
Why do German Americans like
Ryan Gold.
We don't know but we must be
doing something right.
Top of the fourth no score as
Bob Gibson and Warren's bond
dual away here at Shea Stadium
born on the mound for the Mets
will face Kurt Flood Ken Boyer
and Dick Grode here and he goes
into the first lineup and his
first pitch.
It's a curve ball low for ball
one.
Kurt Flood walked in the three
two pitchers first time up his
average at three hundred.
He's got a lot of home runs.
Yes for home runs 16 runs batted
in a lot of home runs for Kurt
and the next pitch is lined to
left field a base hit Joe
Christopher over on one knee to
block it.
He comes up with it throws it on
in.
Oh Kurt Flood leads off here in
the top of the fourth with a
base hit.
That's the third hit off Warren's
side of the field Ken Boyer can
struck out on the screw ball as
first time up his own for one
taking his average that to seventy
six right hand better most
valuable player the runner goes
and the pitch fouled off strike
and the run play put on by the
Cardinals but spawn picks up a
strike.
Speaking about floods home runs
last year he had a total of five
for the whole season already as
for house pond checking the
signs flood already off at first
spot not even on the Fitchy
River he goes to first base but
he's got to get back by that you
know now again on strike down
and Ken Boyer and spawn to the
plate the pitch inside one ball
one strike and a zero faking a
throw to first base no score in
this game no one away top of the
fourth other games in the
National League Cincinnati
nothing Philadelphia nothing
after one and a half.
Its third time to hear everybody
score against the 못raه sun
and Florence Spurs against short
Milwaukee nothing Pittsburgh
nothing after one watching gaming
against Cardinal now to run
score in the national league so
far won one delivery a pitch on
Floyd draws a throw for his
face but he gets back in time
scheduled in the national league
Houston against Los Angeles
Dodgers leading the National League by two and a half games over Cincinnati and Cincinnati in here this weekend for Friday night
Saturday afternoon and Sunday doubleheader
Two balls and one strike one again with a lead at first
And spawn to the plate and the pitch is low. It's ball three
So spawn three and one against Ken Boyer
In the American leg Yankees out with no runs in two and the third innings to a mega tuna happening
Boston no runs in two. It's nothing nothing after two and a half Saddam our against Wilson Detroit nothing
Washington nothing after one and a half Wickersham against Kreitzer
Even nothing Baltimore nothing after two and a half Terry against barber. So there hasn't been a run scored in the Major League so far tonight
Throw the first base flat back not too much trouble also scheduled in the National League Los Angeles at Minnesota
Kansas City Chicago not scheduled
Three balls one strike one with a big lead. He draws another throw. It's fairly close, but he's back in time
What takes about as big a lead as you can take
Now he has shortened up
And spawn steps off the pitching rubber blood goes a little bit closer to first base now a quick throw to first but not in time
Come on anticipating a hit and run play right here. He's trying to pick something up at first
Now he sets again and the three one pitch with the runner going is fouled away
All going out of play on the first base side the cat goes up to three balls and two strikes and blood goes back to first
Cardinals don't run three hits a mess no runs in two
Going out top of the fourth
On deck batter Jake growth and flood again with that lead and again. He draws a throw and he's back safely
Three balls two strikes on sets again
He's back safely
Three balls two strikes on sets again and the pitch with a runner going is in the center field shallow center
On Swabota moving and calling for and he makes the catch
On hanging tight picking up Ken Boyer now he'll fix the dick drop
But back the first base after the cat
And right here again a hit and run man
Dick growth big batting to 28. He's off to a very slow start
Shortstop Roy McMillan has a good start
And the catch is a hit and run play
Very slow start shortstop Roy McMillan has shortened up in his position
The runner goes the pitches hit in the center field fairly deep changes the water back by the warning track. He has room and he makes the catch
But who is all the way down the second base back to first
To a way down it brings up Bill White Bill was curved out his first time up
Adding a 253 with four home runs and 12 runs better than
Why the left hand batter no Scarlett game Dent Awesome
He's missed this run already
a
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first and the pitch to why it is
on the inside corner throw the
first base with blood back
ahead of the deck one strike
down at Bill White.
That's a determined to work
around on Kurt's blood at first
base again he leads off and Spahn
steps off the pitching rubber
that moves him back just a little
bit low on sets again and the
one strike delivery is too low
breaking pitch below the knees
one ball and one strike.
What led off the any with a
single the left field and Ken
Boyer flat out the center field
shallow center field on a three
two pitch that growed out the
deep center field on the first
pitch and now they can't one
ball and one strike and Bill
White side arm fastball hit the
short second base and he catches
the ball little looping ball
off the handle of Ron Hunt.
We retire the side no runs on
one hit no errors one man left
and the score at the end of
three and a half the card knows
nothing the Mets nothing.
It's very hard to sell sheet
music in Jamaica and make up
songs wherever they need them
like this.
Having a party eating rice and
peas and dancing happily as you
please charming lady with a very
nice pile.
I'll talk to her for a while
when Jamaicans get together for
a party the beat is calypso and
the songs are made up on the
spot.
The party was hilarious as it
could be but in the morning
there was news for me the penny
was a man's wedding tune on his
wife the smiling lady is now my
wife and when the singer finds
his throat a little dry
something refreshing will be
improvised probably Reingold
beer in New York City where
there are more different kinds
of people than in any other city
in the world more people drink
Reingold extra dry than any
other beer and Reingold is going
great in New Jersey New England
and Pennsylvania too.
Why do Jamaicans like Reingold
we don't know but we must be
doing something right.
Bottom half of the fourth Johnny
Lewis lead off for the Mets
against Bob Gibson Johnny 0 for
one a left hand battered he hits
the first pitch to left field
high in the air fairly deep back
in the warning track is rock and
he makes the catch that ball was
up there a long high fly ball
for our number one one pitch and
one away and Joe Christopher
comes in Joe grounded out of the
shortstop on one pitches first
time up hit the ball fairly
He's batting at two twenty eight
and the first pitch has taken
ball one Christopher moving out
to decoy a fun on Ken Boyer who
is playing a fairly shallow
third base and now Gibson back
again and a slider is outside
his two balls no strike Bob has
given up two hits one of the
first one of the third he has
struck out two and walked one
and the right hander back with a
breaking pitch again strike one
on the outside corner up around
the letter got now two balls and
one strike and the two one
delivery fastball foul down in
the dirt can moves to two balls
and two strikes Tim McCarver the
catcher for the St. Louis
Cardinals out now to give out
the sign and Gibson now at two
to pitch his head on the first
base side and foul territory
Bill White over by the coaching
box and he makes it get Christopher
tried to hold up in a swing and
that one got the bat too far
around and popped it up now with
two down it'll bring up Eddie
Crane ball at batting three sixty
he leads the club and runs better
than with 17 he has three home
runs Cardinals nothing to miss
nothing and the first pitch is a
curve ball for strike one I'll
get on a telly right down on the
ground and call the pitches
umpire behind home plate and the
next pitch back is high one ball
one strike pictures of the old
time umpire you see them standing
up almost at attention now of
course nationally umpires as low
as I can get a let up is in the
dirt it's ball to two balls and
one strike rainbow flat out the
deep left field his first time
up fairly deep not bad by the
warning track but deep enough
and he has a hard swing at a
fastball two balls two strikes
on deck better runs for both
now Gibson into the big windup
and his next pitch is a curve
ball hit the shallow left field
little Brock moving in now
coming up a little faster and he
makes the catch to retire the
side one two three for Bob Gibson
and a score at the end of four
the Cardinals nothing the Mets
nothing and once again here's
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Stadium Flushing New York we're
going to the fifth before we do we
pause the station identification
this is the New York Mets
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you hear all the games off the New
York Mets time is now nine o'clock
and at sixty one degrees mostly
cloudy this is Lindsay Nelson with
Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy at Shea
Stadium in New York four inning
turtles in this game for the Cardinals
no runs on three hits and no errors
for the Mets no runs two hits no
errors cards coming up now with
Mike Shannon to lead off he's been
up one time and he found it out by
midnight Pacific Coast time and that
is three a.m. New York time teams
must cut down to squad limits of
twenty five players so there will be
personnel moves made throughout the
course of this evening by various
major league ball clubs as they make
moves to get down to the squad limit
and we'll tell you about them as we
learn of them now the pitch is in
there for a called strike Shannon
hitting point zero eight nine after
this point he's been up forty five
times and had four hits so far this
season is a swing and a drive to
deep left center but Ron Swoboda is
over there near the edge of the
winding track he's called he makes
the catch there's one away that'll
bring up Tim McCarver who's been up
one time and fly it out to center
field a carver is a left hand batter
so far the Yankees have recalled
infield a Harris Clark and a player
move the Washington Senators have
given Roy Sebers his unconditional
release they have returned pitcher
Dallas Green to the Phillies they
have sent pitcher Nick Wilhite to
Spokane
Spon's pitch is low for a ball to
Tim McCarver the Cleveland Indians
have sent pitchers Stan Williams to
Portland and Williams and they got
from the Yankees and the Yankees got
him from the Los Angeles Dodgers and
now the Indians have since and
Williams to Portland
and the pitch is in for a called
strike already the Cardinals are
down to their 25 player limit and
they got down to the 25 player
limit by sending left hand pitcher
Dave Dowling on waivers to the
Chicago Cubs the New York Mets are
carrying 27 players at this time so
they must cut down to 25 here is the
one one pitch swung on and land in
the right field for a base hit Johnny
Lewis over cuts it off up with it and
holds McCarver to a single right
that breaks up pitcher Bob Gibson this
man can swing a good bat as he proved
when he came up in third inning and
doubled into the warning track and off
the wall and center and it was thrown
out trying to stretch it into a
triple he is a fine all-around athlete
a former basketball star at Creighton
University one-time member of the
Harlem Globetrotters professional
basketball team
Gibson has a right hand batter
McCarver leads at first base
pitch is low for a ball McCarver
attended Christian Brothers High
School in Memphis Tennessee where he
was an all-around star and his
baseball coach there was Tony
Gagliano Phil Gagliano's uncle
Phil and Tim now of course are teammates
both in the lineup tonight for the
Cardinals
1-0 pitch inside he zipped him right at the
belt buckle missed by an inch
2-0
Gibson turns to look down to coach Joe
Schultz who runs through the science
at third base
the Cardinals this year under the
management of red chain deans
now spawned with the 2-0 delivery
swung on and lined in the right it's a
base hit Johnny Lewis ended up with it
and fires in and taken by McMillan
and it went over the head of Ron Hutt
but holding it second is McCarver
and Gibson's on with his second hit of the
night back-to-back base hits off spawn
with one away and Phil Gagliano coming
up now he's one for two
Gagliano is hitting 292 to this moment
Bob Gibson's getting the jacket on on
there at first base a little help from
coach Mickey Vernon
no score in this ballgame and we're in
the top half of the fifth inning same
two teams play here again tomorrow
afternoon and game time is 2 p.m.
spawn is up and set now as Cardinal
runners lead at first and second pitch
to the right hand batter and it misses
outside for a ball
as Ralph Kiner was noting umpire Augie
Donatelli gets down on that right knee
right down on the ground on each pitch
he's right down there in the dirt
1-0 delivery and it's low and away for
a ball 2-0
Stan Landis is the umpire at first
Mel Steiner is the umpire at second and
Al Barlich is the umpire at third base
Al Barlich is the senior umpire in the
National League
spawn steps off the rubber tightens up
the runners no throw is made
Gagliano stepped out at the plate he's
back in and waiting now with a 2-0 count
spawn up and set 2-0 pitch down low
spawn is trying to work carefully now
with runners on and he's gone behind
three balls and no strikes to Gagliano
with Lou Brock on deck
Tim McCarver the runner at second Bob
Gibson the runner at first
this is a 3-0 pitch
and he walked him on four pitch balls to
load the bases with one man up
that is the second walk issued by spawn
brings up left hand batter Lou Brock
who has sacrificed and grounded out
second to first
let's see how the Mets play the infield
now, Hunter McMillan looking into the
dugout for instruction from manager Casey
Stingle it is a managerial decision and
at this moment the Mets have the infield
back at double play depth with Faust at
third playing even with the edge of the
grass on the left hand batter
Crane Poo playing deep and behind the
runner at first base
here's the pitch swung out and hit on the
ground towards second it can't be a
double play and now a collision between
Hunt and Phil Gagliano and Hud is down
with his head on the ground
a collision between Hunt and Gagliano
and the out call is made there
and Hud is still down on the ground
and manager Rich Hanenich is coming out now
Coach Schultz is protesting to the umpire
Bell-Styler at second
it was a slow roller hit the second base
and Hud came in to field the ball and
there was a collision between Hud and
runner Phil Gagliano
of course the base runner must allow the
fielder the base path in fielding the
ball but the Cardinals are contending
that Hud made the contact after he got to
the ball
however
Hud is coming off the field and it is his
wrist that is injured
trainer Gus March is holding Hunt's wrist
as he leads him off the field and it could
be a costly play for the New York Mets
Charlie Smith is coming out of the dugout
and the clubhouse will move to second
Smith will go to third but Ron Hud is injured
and he is out of this ballgame and was
holding the wrist as he came off the field
we'll get a clubhouse report for you later
as soon as they have had a chance to
examine him closely in the clubhouse
but Ron Hud is not a man who comes out of
a ballgame if there's any possible way to
stay in it
the clubhouse moves to second and
Charlie Smith goes in and plays third
number one
moving to second base
number six
Bobby Clouse
number six
we'll give you a report on Hud as soon as
we get one there is also a possibility
that it could have been a collar bone
as he was over on the grass paying
attention to that as well but we'll wait
until we get a report from the Mets
clubhouse
McCarver
back to third and Gibson at second of
course
on the interference play
the air catcher please
Kurt Flood is coming up
on the last play
Lou Brock is the runner at first
there are two men out
runners could not advance of course on the interference
no runs scored as runners could not advance
and that information is being given to the fans
Kurt Flood is up now with two men out
the put out goes to Hud
as Jagliano is out
the base is still loaded
and here is Warren Spong pitch
swung on and land one off the cloud
he'll go to first base and the side is out
without a run having that score
throw in
stop having the fifth inning
the St. Louis Cardinals got no runs
they had two hits there were no errors and two left
and the score at the end of four and a half innings
is the Cardinals nothing
and the match nothing
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the Cardinals did not score
in the inning they had the bases loaded
and one man out and the ground ball went to honey
with a slow roller
and Gagliano was charged with interference
and when an interference call is made
that is our base runners return to the last base
to which they were legally entitled
at the time of the interference
so McCarver could not score from third
he was sent back and Gibson was sent back to second
Brock became the base runner
first with two men out
the put out going to hunt
and then Flood grounded out
here is the pitch now to Swavoda in there for a call strike one
so it was no runs
two hits no errors and three left for the Cardinals
in the top of the fifth
his pitch is in
for a call strike two to Ron Swavoda
he's been up one time and Gibson
struck him out
Mets have two hits off Gibson so far
he's struck out two and he's walked none
swing and a miss
he jammed him and he got that bat around quickly
so Swavoda has been struck out for the second time
and Roy McMillan is coming up
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it's a swing and a drive
on the left field line a fair ball
over to get at his Brock
McMillan turns and holds
the throw goes into second base and McMillan
has his second hit of the ballgame
that is hit number three for the Mets off Gibson
and McMillan has two of them
and this count is zero is coming up
hard nose nothing and the Mets nothing
with the Mets batting in the bottom half of the fifth inning
last Tuesday night
we had Jim Bunning going against
Warren Spahn
here at Shea City
and tonight it's Bob Gibson
against Warren Spahn
top pitchers in the national league
here's the pitch swung on
it's all back out of play
strike one to count
Spahn is kneeling in the on deck circle
for the New York Mets
again Gibson sets and the pitch
Mcmillan hit in the air to right center field
racing over now is Shannon he's there
and he makes the catch
McMillan halfway goes to first the throw there
and he just got back in time
a close play at first a Shannon's throw
a strong throw went to Bill White
at first and McMillan went sliding back in
just in time to keep from being doubled
two away and Spahn
is coming up
went up one time and sacrificed
the Mets had runners at second and third
with one man out in the bottom of the third
the crowd struck out and HUD rounded out
Warren Spahn has to play the left hand batter
catch inside for a ball
Gibson sets
one oh pitch
and it's high
ball two
in the national league at the end of three innings
the Phillies won the Cincinnati Reds nothing
John Sartorius against Chris Short
at the end of three innings the Pittsburgh
Parrots won the Milwaukee Braves nothing
Wade Lassen game against Don Cardwell
and the New York Mets
Houston at Los Angeles later start
Chicago at San Francisco later start
McMillan leads two oh pitch to Spahn
in there for a called strike
in the three and a half the Yankees two and Boston one
Stoudelmeyer against Wilson
Yastremski home it in the third with nobody on for Boston
end of two and a half Washington one
Detroit nothing Wickersham against
Price here
here's two one pitch
swung out it missed it's two two
in the four and a half Cleveland two
Baltimore nothing Ralph Terry against Steve Barber
Los Angeles at Minnesota
later start Kansas City and Chicago
not scheduled
right here it is the Cardinals nothing
the Mets nothing in the bottom half of the fifth inning
two men out a runner at first
pitch is swung out in line foul
the Mets are out of play
now the pitch is low for a ball
full count so
McMillan with two men out will be moving
on the pitch
there he goes
foul ball back
out of play
if you're keeping a scorecard
on the interference play of the last inning
Gills Hunt
a put out
unassisted on the interference play
and charge
Lou Brock with a time at bat
he hit the ground ball
here's the payoff pitch and it's inside
ball for a walk in
that's the first walk issued by Bob Gibson
check it it's the second walk issued by Gibson
he walked counter-zero on the third inning
so it gives the Mets
runners at first and second
two men out and Bobby Klaus up
pitch is a breaking ball in there
pops out of the glove of McCarber
strike wise
Gibson working with the Mets
he's got a good shot
Gibson working off the stretch here
at the land ground in the right field
and it's going to be in there for a base hit
it's going all the way to the wall
McMillan round 30 coming home
Bond is rounding third and he is coming home
it'll be a close play
he is out and he slides at the plate
Bond is out at the plate
but the Mets get one run
the relay went 9-4-2
as Bobby Klaus
drilled that ball in the deep right field
he gets a run batted in as McMillan did score
it is scored as a double for Bobby Klaus
and Bond goes out 9-4-2
the relay coming from Shannon
to Gagliano
to McCarber and he's got there in plenty of time
but Bond hits the dirt nonetheless
in the bottom half of the fifth inning
the Mets got one run
on two hits
no errors and one left and the score at the end of
five full innings
the Mets won and the Cardinals nothing
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five inning totals in the ball game for the Mets
one run on four hits
and no errors
Cardinals no runs, five hits, no errors
Ken Boyer is up to lead off now for the Cardinals
Warren Spahn on the mound
and the pitch is swung on
hit on the ground foul back of third
and the pitch is swung on
hit on the ground foul back of third
there's action now in the Mets bullpen
Gary Crowell is throwing
Warren Spahn
had a little workout on the bases that time
and had to hit the dirt coming into the plate
so just as a precaution
the Mets have started Gary Crowell
throwing in the bullpen
Mets lead by a score of one nothing
pitch is low and away for a ball
one and one to Ken Boyer
and the one one delivery
swung on and popped up foul
out of play
runs the count to one ball
and two strikes
Dick Groat is waiting on deck for the Cardinals
and the one two pitch
screwball breaks low and away
it's two two
Charlie Smith at third for the Mets
Bobby Claus at second
that pitch is inside low and it's a full count of three and two
now Spahn with the playoff pitch
outside he walked him
third walk issued by Spahn
and it's a lead off walk to Boyer
and brings up Dick Groat
he is popped to second and fly to center
Mets shade center field around Swabota
over toward right
they have Johnny Lewis way over toward the line
because Dick Groat likes to take that ball to right field
one of the fine hit and run men in the game of baseball
Crane pool holds against the runner Ken Boyer
and it is full foul back of third and out of play
strike one to Dick Groat
Boyer back to the bag at first
Bill White has moved out to the on deck circle now
for the Cardinals
Spahn looks to count a zero for a sign
pitch out nothing odd
and the ball is in the air
and it's a one two pitch
and the one two pitch
pitch out nothing odd
Mets figured that just maybe
Cardinals might be playing hit and run on that pitch
so
count a zero call for the pitch out
one and one, Groat looks now for the sign
Boyer takes his lead at first
one one pitch and another pitch out
and a throw down and not in time
well the Mets figured since they had called
for one pitch out and it had gone one one
that perhaps the Cardinals then would put it on
so they call for another one
now it's two balls and one strike
two one
two one delivery with the runner going
it's on now and it's in the air
down the right field out a foul ball
and Johnny Lewis can't get to it
a long strike
they were playing hit and run with Boyer going
pitch out now to Groat
Groat's reading Joe Shulstein
to see what they do on two two
there's nobody out and the Mets are leading here
by a score of one to nothing
the bond is up and set
here's the pitch
on the ground to third
the Clogs go one, the total first
the double play
with the runner holding
Dick Groat hit a ground ball to third
Charlie Smith up with it fired
the Clogs made the pivot on the peg on and the Mets
have pulled off their 23rd double play
of this young season
and Bill White is coming up
he has struck out swinging and lined out to second
so far
White is a left hand batter
ground ball hits the second base
Clouse is over up with it he plays the crane
pull and the side is out
no runs, no hits, no errors
none left and the score at the end of
five and a half innings just the Mets
one, the Cardinals nothing
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the taste that's right
you get the word
it's Viceroy, a cigarette that's
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if you're a filter smoker
you've already discovered
some brands taste too strong
as if they didn't even have a filter
and others taste too light
you know the kind, they never seem
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why the General Electric Station ends
connected a 810 on your dial
this is Lindsay Nelson
Bob Murphy and Ralph Tinder
at Shea Stadium in New York
Charlie Smith's up and the first pitch is off the outside
going in for ball one
Charlie Smith batting number two in the
batting order
his first time up tonight he's hitting 151
here's a swing
and a miss for strike one, one and one
to the right hand batter with Johnny Lewis-Ande
the miss one and the guard knows nothing
Bob Gibson with the one-one delivery
swung on and on the ground is short
taken deep by Grode, long throw
and he beat it for a little bit
Charlie Smith
legs out, the base hit
and is on it first with
Johnny Lewis coming up
Lewis has grounded out and
flying out so far
and the crowd comes alive here at
Shea Stadium with the chant of
Joe Metz
Lewis bumps the ball down the third base line
a foul ball and it falls off
Metz trying to get Smith
on down to second with Joe
Christopher waiting on deck
Metz now has five hits off
Gibson
all right handers set
and a pitch to Johnny Lewis
it's one run and miss for strike two
he took a rip at that one
and the two strike delivery is live in the right field for a base hit
Cannon comes up with it, Smith holds it second
as the throw goes to second and Lewis is on it first
with a line shot to right
and the Nature runners at first and second
not nobody out and Joe Christopher
coming up.
The first round it out and
fouled out the first place so
far.
He's reading down his side now
to see if the Mets are going to
try to sacrifice the runners are
the Mets are leading in this
game by a score of one to nothing
and listen to that crowd.
Bill White at first place
expecting the bun is way on the
edge of the grass and Ken Boyers
on the cutout at third.
Here's the pitch and the
Bunches and Mithies for strike
one.
Joe Christopher questioning
Umber Donatelli about the movie
made with the bat and asking
what it is in the strike zone
is strike one to Christopher
Rainbow is waiting on that
white fill it on the edge of the
grass at first.
Here is the pitch and it's low
for a ball for the congo one
one.
Charlie Smith the runner at
second and Johnny Lewis the
runner at first.
Gibson reading McCarver side
runners lead first and second
the one one pitch he bunches on
the third base.
Boyer you have to go to first
Gagliano takes the throw
sacrifice moves the runners up
and the play goes five four.
Charlie Smith moves to third
Johnny Lewis to second and
left hand batter Ed Crane
Bull is coming up.
He's going to be
intentionally walk with first
base open and Swabota on deck.
They're going to walk him
intentionally at all.
An intentional pass with first
base open.
We're all back there for a
little instruction.
He is bending over looking into
the dugout and manager Casey
Stengel is talking to Swabota
now as ball for and train who
goes to first.
The bases are loaded with one
man out.
Now Swabota's been up twice and
the young fellow has been
knocked out both times by
hard throwing Bob Gibson.
Swabota is 20 years of age and
he hasn't faced many pitchers
like Bob Gibson who came into
this game with a record of five
wins and no losses.
So let's see how he makes out
this time.
That's just in a hurry.
He took the short chopping
stroke.
It's like one like Melon is on
deck.
Max two for two fastball right
in there for a call right to
get them just bearing down and
trying to overpower on Swabota
lots of motion and the pitch is
high in time.
One and two Charlie Smith at
third Johnny Lewis at second
Ed Green bullet first the one
two pitch missed long away.
No it's too late to not
get them looks to McCarver.
Here's a two to fit.
He's stuck him out to the third
time.
He's been up twice and had two
base hits to man up.
Gibson has struck out four men in
this game.
He is trucks will vote out three
times and class one paid
attendance here tonight.
This Tuesday night twenty four
thousand five hundred nineteen
total in the ballpark twenty
five thousand three hundred
ninety a fine Tuesday night
turnout at Jay Stadium in New
York swing and a miss by
McMillan at the plate.
Runners leading at first second
and third the strike one
delivery swung on and missed a
strike to Bob Gibson bearing
down here in the bottom of the
sixth.
If he starts the motion the two
strike delivery swung on and
landed a right field.
Charlie Smith scores Johnny
Lewis comes out to score
Frank
is at third and he is being
held up and McMillan is at
second with a double to run
battered.
Ryan McMillan with his third hit
of the night he is three for
three a double the right turn
of the field and two runs battered
in and that's a crane bullet
third McMillan at second to
man out and Chris Calisero is
up.
He has walked and flat out to
right field and that's three
and the cardinal of nothing
blowing away from all
and Gibson with the pitch
hung on and fouled off a strike
one at one and one.
There is no action as yet in the
final bullpen and that's a
three runs on seven hits.
There's a one one delivery
breaking ball high and tight.
It's two and one.
Well the old timers say when you
have a man who throws his heart
at Gibson all you got to do is
just get some wood on that ball
and that's what McMillan's been
doing tonight and he's gone
three for three to one pitch in
there for a call strike at two
to the count of their Warren
Spahn is waiting on deck and the
two to delivery swung on and
missed he struck him out five
strikeouts in the game for
Gibson so far but the Mets and
the bottom of the six picked up
two runs on three hits no errors
and two left and the score at
the end of six full innings is
the Mets three and the cardinals
nothing Bob Murphy will be along
in just a moment to detail the
play by play right now is a very
sad French Canadian song about a
fellow who lost the key of his
clarinet.
Listen.
I lost the key of my clarinet
Oh, don't tell me he knows
I lost the key of my clarinet
is a song with the kind of humor
French Canadians love but one
song leads to another and the
first that follows is no laughing
matter
Oh,
I'm the cool is what they'll
sing as they reach for a beer
probably Reingold extra dry.
In fact in New York City where
there are more different kinds
of people than in any other city
in the world.
More people drink Reingold than
any other beer and Reingold is
going great in New Jersey, New
England and Pennsylvania too.
Why do French Canadians like
Reingold?
We don't know but we must be
doing something right.
Now the seventh inning here at
Shea Stadium and Mike Shannon
the right fielder will be up
against Warren Spahn.
Shannon over to has been thrown
out by the shortstop Roy
McMillan and fly to center.
Rangey right hand batter feet
wide apart.
Warren Spahn starts him off with
a breaking ball for a strike on
the outside corner.
Bottom third of the cardinal
batting order hitting in the
seventh.
Nothing going in the St. Louis
bullpen because Bob Gibson the
cardinal pitcher is a solid
hitter.
House body into his windup
down comes his pitch outside and
high one ball one strike.
New York three runs seven hits
and no errors St. Louis no runs
five hits no errors.
Now the one one delivery black
foul down the third base line no
play.
A game tomorrow at 2 p.m. Jack
Fisher pitching against Kurt
Simmons.
Mets will make their first trip
to St. Louis when they close out
this homestand.
They will start their next
road trip in Milwaukee then
spend the weekend in St. Louis
come back for a two night stop
in Philadelphia then return to
Shea Stadium to meet the Cubs
and the Pirates for the first
time this year.
Now Spani takes his sign from
Canisaro.
Here's the windup the one two
delivery a drive hit hard toward
the alley and left center field.
It'll be in for a base hit.
Christopher running the ball
down back on the track and
Shannon goes in the second with
a long double line drive hit up
the alley by Mike Shannon for a
long two base hit.
That brings up Tim McCarver.
Tim McCarver has lined out the
center and single to right one
hit and two times at bat.
Now Casey has right hander Gary
Crowell working in the New York
Mets bullpen.
Nobody out Mike Shannon with
the out Mike Shannon leading off
second Warren Spon delivers he
punched the ball off the mound
comes by the runner will hold it
second thrown to first he got
him.
Tim McCarver was trying to find
a base hit.
Nobody in the ballpark was
looking for a bunch with St.
Louis three runs behind fast
fielding by Spani and he threw
the first in time.
We are getting the report on
Ron Hunt now.
We'll wait until we have the
complete report to pass it along
but we can tell you now the news
is not good.
Now the pitch to Gibson a swing
and a miss.
Frank one Ron Hunt suffered the
shoulder injury in a collision
with Bill Gagliano.
There are many medical words but
you describe it as a separation
in the left shoulder and Ron
will undergo surgery tomorrow.
So it's been a costly blow for
the New York Mets.
Pitch to Bob Gibson one ball and
one strike.
Ron Hunt and that's all star
second baseman suffered a
shoulder separation in the
collision with Bill Gagliano.
Ron will be operated on
tomorrow.
Dr. Peter Lamont the Mets team
physician will not venture an
estimate as to how long Ron will
be out until after the
operation.
So it's a real joke for the New
York Mets.
One ball one strike on Bob
Gibson.
Now the pitch by Spani strike a
screwball in the outside corner.
It would probably be a
conservative estimate and we are
doing nothing but guessing and
predicating it on past injuries
of a similar nature.
I would guess Ron will be out
for about two months.
One to delivery a looping fly
ball to short center.
In comes Ron Swabota.
He's under it and he makes the
catch.
Shannon holding on at second
base to him and down.
So Spani at Matty tough in the
clutch Gibson was two for two as
he came up and Spani gets him
on a fly ball in the short
center.
Now the hitter is Bill
Gagliano and the crowd riding
Gagliano a little bit.
As a result of this collision
with Ron.
Inaffairness was called and a
run denied the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Gagliano certainly did not do
it deliberately.
Now the pitcher on the way line
drive a base hit by Gagliano
rounding third is Shannon.
He'll come down the line to
score the play goes into second
and it's a three to one ball
game.
Bill Gagliano singling the left
scoring Mike Shannon.
Matter of fact when Gagliano
collided with Ron the batter
was Lou Brock one of the fastest
men in baseball.
That was just about the only way
on that ground ball that the
Cardinals could not have scored
a run.
Now the hitter is Lou Brock.
Louis sacrificed to ground it
out reached on a fielder's
choice as the result of the
collision.
Here's the pitch on the way a
swing and a miss.
Thank one.
That's three and the Cardinals
one were at the top of the
seventh inning.
Now Spaniard has his sign from
Chris Gagliano leading off first
base and the pitcher on the way
is inside he has to step back
a stride one ball one strike.
One ball one strike.
Now the pitcher on the way a
drive it deep the right center
field.
This one is up and going.
It is gone.
It's a home run to tie the ball
game.
Hey Louis has rally to tie the
ball game.
Lou Brock hitting a tremendous
home run the right center field
a planning Ryan drive over the
wall and right third home run of
the year.
His 12th and 13th runs out of
the game and the ball game is
now tied three to three.
Batter is Kurt Club the
center fielder.
Funny and always wind up.
Here's the pitch on the way and
it's over a strike on the
outside corner.
You know midnight tonight is the
cut down date tonight.
The hour that all the major
league ballgloves must reduce
their squad to twenty five men.
Slow bounding ball hit the
shortstop charge by McVillain.
He strikes and grows in time.
The San Luis unloading the
heavy artillery ties the game
on the seventh inning three runs
on a single double in the home
run three runs three hits no
errors none left on seven
winning stretch.
Damn here at Shea Stadium the
crowd getting to their feet to
score at the end of six and a
half St. Louis three and the New
York Mets three.
It's hard to imagine New York
City without every kind of jazz
from Dixieland of aggressive
fortunately you don't have to
listen.
That's Backstreet Rag a uniquely
American sound.
It came up the Mississippi out
of New Orleans with the Negro
jazz men who played it to the
world but they didn't stop with
Dixieland and the blues.
Little David's Fugue by John
Lewis is a new sound that's part
of a new generation but whether
it's the old jazz or the new
it's thirsty work for the
musicians and when they put
down their instruments they'll
pick up a cold beer often
wrangled extra dry.
In fact in New York City where
there are more kinds of jazz
than in any other city in the
world.
More people drink Wrangle than
any other beer.
Why do so many people like
Wrangle.
We don't know but we must be
doing something right.
One spot leading up last half of
the semifinal and he takes high
ball one.
We were mentioning earlier that
the Major League teams must
pair to 25 by midnight tonight.
Here's the pitch on the way
inside and high ball to the Mets
although the names have not been
announced as yet undoubtedly have
made their decisions as we are
close to midnight.
The crippling entry to Ron Hunt
probably will mean that Ron will
have to go on a disabled list.
Now will cause the thinking to
be altered.
Ron suffering a shoulder
separation will undergo surgery
tomorrow.
Fastball over a call strike gets
two and one.
I'm sure that Ron will be out of
the lineup at least a month and
probably longer.
Do one delivery inside the
highest ball three.
If a player is placed on the
disabled list he must remain
there at least 30 days.
The Mets have a Kevin Collins
on the disabled list right now.
Kevin was operated on shortly
after the season got underway.
Three and one the count.
Here's the pitch by Gibson foul
back into the screen amount of
play.
Now the word has been flashed on
the message board in right
center field to notify the big
crowd of about twenty five
thousand here at Shea.
Ron Hunt has a complete
separation of the left shoulder.
His return to the lineup will be
classified as indefinite.
Three and two on Spani Gibson's
pitch ball four hits inside and
Spani walks for the second time.
He drew a key walk in the fifth
inning.
Bob Gibson now has walked for
a struck out five allowed three
runs given up seven hits.
Now the batter is Bobby Klaus.
Bobby's had a good night at the
play with a single and a double
in three times at bat.
Ken Boyer and close at third
looking for the sacrifice but
he's around the bunt doesn't
offer it's over strike one.
Charlie Smith the on deck
batter and then Johnny Lewis
now the stretch a pitch out
nothing was on one ball one
strike on Bobby Klaus.
So this certainly has been a
hard luck year for one of the
strappiest players in the game.
Ron Hunt Ron was battle in
spring training due to an injury
to his right hand and had just
gotten back in a swing and a
miss on a curve one ball and two
strikes.
Real good ball game going here
tonight between the Mets and the
world champions and is tied three
to three.
Gibson's pitch on the way a
swing and a miss he struck him
out.
Bobby struck out by Gibson that
is his sixth strike out of the
game.
Charlie Smith coming up Charlie
beat out an infield hit the
shortstop his only time at bat
in the sixth inning.
Fastball outside one ball no
strikes.
Charlie with good power the
cardinal outfield rather deep
and around toward left.
The wind tonight has been from
left across toward right.
Curve is foul tipped.
One ball one strike on Charlie
with Johnny Lewis on Deacon and
Joe Christopher.
Fastball a strike on the outside
corner now one and two on Charlie
Smith.
Bill White holes against Warren
Spahn the curve is over strike
three.
But he did not like the call.
Now walk slowly away and that's
the seventh strikeout for Bob
Gibson.
Gibson among the top three in
strikeouts at the end of last
season in the National League.
La Ville of the Pirates with
two hundred and fifty won the
strikeout championship.
Gibson in second place was only
five behind him.
Now Johnny Lewis up Johnny has
one for three and Gibson steps
off holding spot.
Spahn has really had a workout
tonight.
Swing and a miss strike one and
Johnny gave that one the big
rep.
Now Bob Gibson in the stop
position delivers to Johnny
Lewis a breaking ball outside
one ball and one strike on
Lewis.
Johnny hit a line single into
right field and later scored a
run in the sixth inning.
Prior to that he fly deep to
left and grounded out the
second.
Now Johnny elects to step out.
Warren Spahn grabs his lead off
first.
Here's the pitch to Lewis a
change up the off speed pitch is
down low and the count goes to
two and one.
Two one delivery too high on a
breaking ball it goes to three
and one.
Now Johnny Cox the bat the three
one pitch too high ball four and
the Mets have two men on Joe
Christopher.
Five walks given up by Bob
Gibson.
Now there are runners on first
and second two men away in the
batter is Joe Christopher Joe
helped to build two runs with a
beautiful sacrifice run in the
last inning.
He's brought it down the third
baseline advancing Charlie
Smith and Johnny Lewis in the
scoring position.
Later Roy McMillan double both
men home.
Now the pitch to Joe.
Ground ball hammered to short
stop.
Brody's up with it.
Fires the second force play on
Lewis the side is out.
Ball hit hard by Joe Christopher
but within reach of shortstop
Dick Grote.
Bad retired in the home seven
inning no runs no hits no errors
two left on now seven complete
and the score the St. Louis
Cardinals three runs eight hits
and no errors.
The New York Mets three runs
seven hits no errors.
In checking the scores of other
games at Philadelphia tonight
the Cincinnati Reds who will be
here to open a four game series
on Friday night are leading the
Philadelphia Phillies three to
one after five and a half
innings.
John Saturas for the Reds Chris
Short for Philadelphia and Frank
Robinson the great slugger of
the Reds has a home run that
game nobody on Pittsburgh one
Milwaukee nothing after five
Wade blasting game a left hander
for Milwaukee right hander Don
Cardwell pitching for the
Pirates the Astros are at Dodger
Stadium later tonight and the
Cubs later tonight play in San
Francisco in the American League
at the end of six innings at
Fenway Park the Yankees lead the
Red Sox four to one and they have
just made it five to one on
Mickey Mantle six home run of the
year it comes in the seventh
inning nobody on for Mickey that's
four hundred and sixty lifetime
Stottlemeyer the Yankee pitcher
early relief Wilson Washington to
and Detroit nothing at the end of
four and a half Regan has
replaced Wickersham and Frank
Kreitzer is on for Washington and
Willie Kirkland has just hit a
three run homer in the last of
the fifth inning so now
Washington has increased the lead
over Detroit to at least five to
nothing Cleveland to Baltimore
nothing after six and a half
Ralph Terry for the Indians
Wally Bunker relief Steve Barber
in the seventh the warmups at
Minnesota Dean chance for the
Angels and Dave Stigman for the
Minnesota Twins well fans come
and see the Mets play the
Cincinnati Reds and the AFL CIO
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Rango brewery Kenny Boyer up
against Warren Spahn of the
eighth inning and the screwball
is outside one ball and no
strikes Boyer has been struck
out fly to center and reached on
a walk nothing for two ground
ball hit deep down a third cut
play by Smith the long throw he
got a fine play by Charlie Smith
he had to play the off beat
hop kind of bending in the middle
to grab it about felt high and
then right himself and make a
long throw one away nobody out in
this tie battle we're in the
eighth inning of the Hitter is
Dick Grode road has popped a
second fly deep to center and
hit into a key double play now
the pitch fast funny just a
little bit under the knees one
ball and no strike ball game now
in the closing stages and both
managers red shandies and Casey
Stinkle have their bullpen
working ball to two and oh
knuckleball veteran Barney
Schultz is warming up for St.
Louis and the bullpen for the
New York Mets Dennis Raybant and
Carl Willie Carl Willie and
Tug McGraw divided the pitching
duties in the game against the
cadets at West Point yesterday
the Mets winning eight to
nothing and that too was a
costly day because the grand
old professor Casey Stinkle
suffered a broken wrist and he
will have his right wrist in a
cast from his thumb up to his
elbow for probably five or six
weeks now Spahn goes over the
head the two oh delivery a drive
hit deep it may go foul down the
left field line it's a foul ball
breaking ball a bold foul down
the left field line and the
count two and one the Mets were
out in front three to nothing at
the end of the cardinals came
back to score three in the seventh
on a double by Shannon a single
by a gag Leano and a two run
homer by Lou Brock
one out of nobody on to one
delivery it's over at the knees
for a strike two balls and two
strikes
funny has won two and lost two
both of his victories on the West
Coast for a one run win
outside the screwball just
missing and the count goes full
three and two
now the payoff delivery line down
the right field line and it's a
fair ball going into the corner
now for an extra base hit Lewis
for throwing it growth is around
second he's flying toward third
there'll be no place lives out
of trouble
line shot hit down the right
field line by right hand batter
Dick Grody's a right field
hitting expert and now the
Cardinals have the potential lead
run on third with one man out and
the ever dangerous Bill White
coming on to hit that ball hit
right on the right field line
now the Mets will have to bring
the infield end to try and cut
off the run the game tied three
three and Bill White is the
batter we're in the eighth inning
Bill White has been struck out
lined out to second and grounded
out to second
the infield camp tight on the edge
of the infield grass now Warren's
farm is into his land at the
pitch to white missed the inside
corner he's cut him off with a
fastball one ball and no strike
outfield rather deep and around
arrival the infield pulled in with
the runner on third one down low
and inside it's ball to two balls
with no strikes on white
Bill had a slow start last year
and then he hit a ton from the
all-star break to the end of the
year to help the Cardinals to the
championship
Bonnie has the runner at third the
two-oh pitch ball three Genizaro
Blossom throw down to Charlie
Smith at third and now Warren has
gone behind on white three and oh
right fielder Mike Shannon is the
on deck batter
Warren out of his lined up three
oh delivery ball for and he walks
white on four pitches
that is the fourth walk given up
by as funny now the mess will play
the infield halfway and hope for a
shot at the double play that could
be a good one press the button on
the escape that Shannon a very fast
man not an easy man to double up
he's a full hitter the infield in
the outfield play him around the
left of the infield set halfway now
the stretch the pitch to Shannon
low and outside ball one finally
will be trying to make him hit the
breaking ball looking for that
grounder Mike Shannon started the
card open now the pitch on the way
knee high strike one ball one strike
that growth is on third base Bill
White on first one man out Bobby
Klaus shaded towards second against
Shannon the pole hitter and Roy
McMillan playing a stride over
toward the hole on the left side of
the family in the dirt blocked by
Canada's arrow Chris keeps the ball
in front of him no advance in the
count two and one
mighty crucial moment right here for
the New York Mets runners at first
and third one out Shannon the
batter McCriver is on deck now
Spahn comes into the set position
delivers two and one down low it's
ball three body is not a while he is
just going all out to make the
batter hit a breaking ball right
down around the knees as he looks
for that double play ball now it's
three and one on Shannon the
runners take a lead three one pitch
ball for that loads them up the bases
are loaded and Tim McCarver is coming
up five walks in the game that
by Spahn he had that is an unusual
number of walks for him in a ball
game prior to this ball game that
you can imagine it Spahn had walked
only three men in forty one innings
tonight one now has walked five
mighty troublesome situation the bases
loaded one out McCarver is the batter
sidearm delivery of Scribler foul off
to the right no play at strike one on
Tim McCarver
that road is on third bill white on
second Mike Shannon on first
Tim McCarver has lined the center
single to right and fouled out on a
bun attempt he was running for a base
hit
now Spahn he looks the runner grog
back to third down comes his fifth a
slow ground ball on the right side of
the dam and the only play will be at
first to run scores ball was not hit
sharply enough to give them as a chance
for a double play to bail out of it so
growth comes in to score the Cardinals
around in front four to three Tim
McCarver is thrown out by Bobby Klaus
so Spahn he got the batter to do what
he wanted him to do hit the ball in the
ground but it was not hit hard enough to
give the Mets a shot at the double play
run batted in for Tim McCarver and a
dangerous hitter the Cardinal pitcher
Bob Gibson is up he has two for three
runners on second and third swing and a
miss thank one
bill white is on third Mike Shannon on
second two men out St. Louis in front
four to three a Spahn swings out of his
windup now the pitch foul ball back over
our broadcasting booth and out of play
but now Spahn with a two strike count on
Gibson
Bonnie trying to work out of it
glances the lead runner back at third
now goes over the head and the pitch to
Gibson is a pop-up in the short left
back goes McMillan back he goes back
he goes oh what a catch he's got it he
topples over but he holds on to it
somersaulting catch by Roy McMillan on
the bid for a Texas Lake Bay set a pop
fly into short left field almost beyond
the reach of Roy and after a long run
he learns he grabbed a somersaulted he
held on to it and the side is out one
run one hit that was a triple by Dick
Grode with one man out no errors and two
left on and the score at the end of seven
and a half innings the St. Louis Cardinals
four and the New York Mets three and now
it's time for another unusual fact from
the Viceroy Hall of Records you know the
way managers shuffle their lineups in
modern baseball here's a record we think
will stand for a long long time when
Connie Mack was managing the Philadelphia
A's they played two complete World Series
using only nine men and each ballgame
not even a relief pitcher. Connie went
with his best and he needed no
substitutes and in the filter cigarette
league you'll never want a substitute
for Viceroy because Viceroy specifically
designed to taste the way you'd like a
filter cigarette to taste not too strong
like some brands that taste as if they
didn't have a filter and not too light
like some others you know the kind they
just don't seem to satisfy your taste
but you line up a Viceroy you get the
filter cigarette that's not too strong
not too light Viceroy has got the filter
for the taste that's right.
Viceroy's got the taste that's right
not too strong and not too light
so taste that's right.
Eddie Cranebool leading off the last of the eighth inning hits one off the bat handle
a glooping drive and a short left rough
ace hit. That ball landed just about where the one
McMillan caught to retire the Cardinals.
The one hit by Cranebool did not have any
height to it. It was kind of a soft line drive.
So Eddie Cranebool is on, nobody out.
Batter is Ron Swaboda.
This has been by far and away the toughest night for young Ron.
He's been up three times and been struck out three.
He's fast.
8-10 on your dials connected to New York.
Your New York Mets station.
Now the Mets are running behind and needing a long ball
have Jesse Gander batting for Roy McMillan.
Mack has three for three and a driven two runs in
but it's percentage baseball against the fireballing right hander.
And so Casey has Jesse Gander who can hit one out of a ballpark
stepping in against Gibson.
Marty Schultz and Ron Taylor are warming up for St. Louis
any right hand for the Mets.
Curve is low, one ball and no strike.
Gibson a fast worker on the mound.
Cranebool a short lead off first.
Curve is high, ball two, it's 2-0 on Jesse Gander.
And that's the first time that young Ron Swaboda has really been overpowered.
He's not the first hitter by any means to be overpowered by Bob Gibson
who was second in the national league in strikeouts last year.
Too high, ball three and he really buzzed that one.
Jim Hickman coming out on deck to hit the first count of zero.
Now let's see how the Mets play at this 3-0 on Jesse Gander.
The Mets are one behind.
Down the middle he was taking on the count of three and one.
Three balls and a strike on Jesse Gander.
Bill White holding against Ed Cranebool.
Here's the pitch on the way.
Foul ball, back upstairs and out of play.
Now it's 3-2.
3-2 on Jesse Gander.
Now Jesse gets out of the batter's box to get a handful of dirt.
Break a little bit of the tension here with New York one behind,
bottom half of the eighth inning.
Gibson stretching, here's the pitch.
Ball four, the breaking ball misses.
Now the tying run goes over to second Eddie Cranebool.
Gander goes down to first and Jim Hickman is coming up to bat for Chris Cannazero.
Bill Hickman is coming in the ball game as a runner for Eddie Cranebool.
So Billy Callahan who can really fly checks him to run for Eddie Cranebool.
He represents the tying run at second base.
And Bob Gibson wants to talk this over with Dick Groats.
Danny Murtaugh always said when he was managing the Pirates that having Dick Groats on the field is like having a manager on the diamond.
Jim Hickman is batting for Chris Cannazero.
This has been a ball game and with Gibson has had great stuff, but he has had the battle he's controlled.
He has walked six, but has struck out eight men.
Mets trailing four to three. Runners on first and second one out.
Gibson a flamethrower, Hickman a good fastball hitter.
Now the pitch on the way. Grounded foul in behind Don Hefner on the lines at third.
Big gathering here at Shea hoping to be able to come up with that roar if the Mets can deliver a base hit to get Callahan around.
Callahan turned in one of the finest individual performances in helping the Mets to win the second ball game on Sunday.
The Mets fans have ever seen. He made a remarkable catch to save the ball game.
He also as a fence hitter doubled home a run and it was a key run.
The runners take a short lead. The pitch to Hickman.
Outside and low McTanner takes it out of the dirt. One ball, one strike.
Warren Spahn kneeling in the on deck circle.
The Mets will have a revised lineup of the ninth inning.
Fastball over a blazer and it counts one ball and two strikes.
Now Gibson is working in front on the count. It's one ball and two strikes on bench batter Jim Hickman.
Down comes the pitch. Foul ball, back to the crowd. There'll be no play.
Count remains the same.
Now it seems the Mets have had just one exciting one run ball game right after another.
Now Gibson delivers one and two. Strike three called.
Hickman has got looking at a fastball on the outside corner.
That's the ninth strikeout in the ball game.
Danny Napoleon now is coming out to hit for Warren Spahn.
Gibson has his ninth strikeout.
Danny Napoleon, the first year player from Trenton, New Jersey, is coming out to hit against Gibson.
The Cardinals gather at the mound because they have never seen Danny Napoleon in a regular season ball game.
They did see him during the spring.
The Mets and the Cardinals played five games in the area of St. Petersburg.
So manager Red Shandies goes to the mound to be sure that the Cardinals remember this young fellow from the games down south.
Casey now sending up his third straight pinch hitter.
Red Shandies is motioning to Shannon, the right fielder, and he wants him to play him a little more toward right center.
But now Shannon is moving over toward right center against Danny Napoleon, which is quite a tribute to Danny against one of the hardest throwers in baseball.
Red figures his bat is fast enough to get around.
Now the stretch. Pitch to Napoleon. Swing and a miss, strike one.
Gibson has won five and lost none. He's had three shutouts and five victories.
Here's the pitcher on the way. It's right in there at the knees for a tall strike.
So now Danny Napoleon will have to really battle Gibson out in front of him with a two-strike count.
Mets have played 25 games, 11 of their 25 decided by one run.
Foul ball, wafted back up toward the mezzanine section. No play, and the count remains strike two on Danny Napoleon.
Gibson ready in the two-strike pitch, and it's a high fly ball to center field.
Center fielder Kurt Flood is under it. He taps the glove and puts it away, the side is out.
Now Napoleon flies to center after falling behind on a two-strike pitch, and the side is out of the eighth inning.
No runs, one hit, no errors, two left on.
At the end of eight innings to score, the St. Louis Cardinals four and the New York Mets three.
Day game tomorrow between New York and St. Louis with Jack Fisher pitching against Kurt Simmons.
Thursday, an open date. Friday night the Reds are here starting a four-game weekend series.
Tickets on sale at the advanced sale window here at Shea Stadium in midtown Manhattan in the Long Island Railroad waiting room at Penn Station
at Grand Central Terminal at the foot of the 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue ramp.
The Mets also have tickets available and on sale at Macy's in the Wal-Wilson Shopping Center in Huntington.
Reservations for box and reserve seats can be made at all Howard Clothes stores in the greater New York area.
Now Wes Westrom bringing the revised lineup out to the home plate umpire Augie Donatelli.
Jim Hickman is now playing first base.
Catcher has not appeared as yet. Bobby Klaus remains at second.
Charlie Smith will now be playing short.
Danny Napoleon will be at third.
Denny Rybant is coming on to pitch and Jesse Gander will be behind to play.
So it's a completely revised infield for the New York Mets as we go to the ninth inning.
Warren Spahn leaving the ballgame for a pinch hitter after eight innings.
Another solid effort by Warren Spahn.
Spahn is controlled not nearly as sharp tonight as it has been at each of his previous outings.
But he really had the grit and determination and stayed with it all the way.
It was a ballgame which Spahn had to scramble because the ball wasn't going exactly where he wanted it to
but he turned in still even without his good control and other fine pitching performance.
Spahn had walked only three minutes and 41 innings prior to tonight.
But in tonight's ballgame he walked five and eight innings.
Kenny Rybant is the new pitcher.
There on the last of the seventh inning in Philadelphia the Reds lead the Phillies 3-1
in the duel between John Saturas and Chris Short.
Pittsburgh leading Milwaukee 3-2 as they go to the seventh inning.
McBean has relieved Cardwell. Blasting game for Milwaukee.
Houston plays at Los Angeles.
McKensar at San Francisco.
There on the last of the eighth inning at Fenway Park the Yankees lead the Red Sox 5-3 behind Staddlemire.
Phil Gagliano leading off as we go to the ninth inning and Rybant's first pitch is over strike one.
Kenny has won one and lost one and has been very impressive as a late inning man.
Low outside, one ball, one strike.
He saved a victory for the Mets and Jack Fisher in the opener of the Milwaukee series.
And he turned in a solid performance to get credit for an official save and a victory at San Francisco.
Gagliano had one of the big hits for the Cardinals in the seventh inning.
It's over for a call strike, one ball and two strikes.
Washington leads Detroit 5-0 after five and a half behind Frank Kreitzer.
In second and second two, Baltimore 1, as they go to the ninth in Baltimore, Bell has relieved Terry.
Swing and a miss, he struck him out.
Then he arrived at fans, Phil Gagliano.
One out and nobody on and that brings up Lou Brock.
Brock's third home run of the year, a line drive to deep right center with a man on was a big blow for St. Louis in the seventh inning.
He had tied the game 3-3.
Just inside, one ball, no strikes.
The Cardinals went out in front for the first time in the ball game of the eighth inning when Dick Brode tripled to ranch field with one man out.
He later came in to score on a ground ball, hit the second by Tim McCarver.
Ball two outside and low, 2-0.
Now right back into his windup, down comes the special grounder, hit hard down to first grab by Hickman.
He takes it himself.
Ball hits sharply but right at Jim Hickman, Jim grabbed it on a big hop, stepped on the bag, two men down.
Well Casey and his coaches and the executive branch will all have to get together after tonight's ball game.
Revise their thinking as a result of a costly injury to Ron Hunt.
Ron and a collision with Gagliano suffered a shoulder separation and will be operated on tomorrow.
Right end for a call strike to Kurt Flug.
Midnight tonight is the cut down for all the major league ball clubs.
They have to be down to 25.
Low and outside, one ball, one strike.
Ron will undoubtedly have to go on the disabled list.
When a player goes on he must remain for 30 days but Ron must undergo surgery so it's safe to say he'll be out at least 30 days.
We hope it won't be too much more than that but an injury like that, probably a couple of months.
One ball, one strike on Kurt Flug.
Kurt has one for three.
Rybance 1-1 delivery, under the knees, two balls and a strike.
Now Denny swings out of his windup.
The pitcher on the way is popped up.
He hit him off the fist with a real good pitch.
Under the ball is Danny Napoleon.
He has it, the side is out.
Danny coming in toward the mound to take the pop up.
And Denny Rybank gets to do it.
Birds one, two, three.
No runs, no hits, no errors and none left on.
We'll be going to the bottom of the match.
New York a run behind.
At the end of 8 1 1 2 it's the Cardinals four and the Mets three.
If you're wondering what kind of a song goes with Soprano and Salchichi, listen to this.
Come on, come on, come on.
Come facete mamma età is sure to be sung when Italian Americans get together.
And spicy pizza rustica will be served.
The inevitable result is a fiery thirst.
Come on, come on, come on.
This song brings on the beer, probably Reingold.
In New York City where there are more Italians than in Naples, more people drink Reingold extra dry than any other beer.
And Reingold is going great in New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania too.
Why do Italian Americans like Reingold?
We don't know, but we must be doing something right.
Bottom half of the ninth inning the Mets will have Bobby Klaus, Charlie Smith, Johnny Lewis coming up against Bob Gibson.
The right hander winds pitches.
Check swing and it's outside. One ball and no strikes.
Good ball game for Bobby. He has a single and a double, two for four and an RBI.
Mets have three runs, eight hits off Gibson.
Fastball, a strike on the outside corner. One ball, one strike.
One-one delivery. Foul ball back into the screen. Now it's one and two.
Dow Maxville is now playing second. He relieves.
Phil Gagliano has a defensive move on the part of Red Shandies.
Pitching one and two. A line drive, a base hit to the left and the tying run is on with nobody out.
Bobby has his third hit of the ball game.
That'll bring up Charlie Smith and while we're waiting for Charlie, we'll pause for station identification.
This is the New York Mets baseball network.
And this is your voice of the Mets in the Northeast, 8-10 on your dial, WGY, the General Electric Station.
Bob Murphy with Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner. The Mets have the tying run on. Nobody out. Charlie Smith is up.
Boy, you're in close looking for the bun. Now the pitch.
Back toward the mound. Gibson up with it and the play goes to first base in time.
He started to go to second and at the last moment he held his arm up in midair.
He was almost turning it loose and then decided to go to first base and not take the chance.
Now the Mets will have Johnny Lewis and Joe Christopher to try and get that tying run home.
Fun play going from Gibson to Maxwell who covered it first.
Johnny Lewis has one hit a single in three times at that astronaut walk.
Now Gibson slowing the pace down a little bit for the first time.
Comes to the set position, delivers a high foul fly hit down the right field and there'll be no play.
Dan Hefner on the coaching lands at first thought that Gibson had balked on the play.
Now we wait for a moment as Billy Cowan hustles out in the bullpen to help out.
Billy has already been used in the ballgame. He came in as a fence runner.
Here's Taylor and Yogi Barrow all that remains of the bench for the New York Mets.
Here's the pitch. Outside one ball one strike and the hawk is coming in now.
Billy Cowan went out to take over his work in the bullpen and the hawk is coming in.
Benny Rybant has painful spot in the batting order. A ground ball hit toward the middle.
Runners on first and third.
A base hit for Johnny Lewis. He hit a ground ball right up the middle.
It wasn't stunned. It wasn't hit too hard and Groda after a long gallop to his left side came up with it.
He had to throw off Ballison's hand and get something on it. The throw was not nearly in time.
And the Mets have runners at first and third. Bobby Klaus with a go over to third and Joe Christopher coming up.
That was the 10th hit of the ballgame for New York and a big crowd standing.
Klaus the lead runner. He's the tying run at third. One man down.
Yenfield set for two. Inside ball one.
Ron Taylor a right hander. Steve Farrell's in a left hander warming for St. Louis.
They're getting their bullpen ready now because Benny Rybant is due up next and Jim Besky is warming up.
Gibson in a set position delivers a swing and a miss on a breaking ball. One ball one strike on Joe Christopher.
One drill stacked right on top of another.
Runners at first and third. One man out. Cardinal family in field at double play depth.
Yenfield just about straight away. Now Gibson set the one one pitch.
A ground ball hit the shortstop. Joe Christopher the second one.
That's still the first. Double play. The ballgame is over.
Joe Christopher's ground ball to Dick Rode is turned into a game winning double play by veteran shortstop Dick Rode.
And the Cardinals win a thriller by a score of four to three.
Bob Gibson weathering the storm and going all the way to win his sixth ballgame without a loss.
In the ninth inning as the Mets threw a king sized scare into the World Championship Redbirds.
For New York no runs, two hits, no errors and one left on.
So the big crowd of nearly 25,000 almost limp now as they head toward the exits of Shea Stadium.
The Mets have just played their 12th ballgame decided by one run in only their 25th ballgame of the young baseball season.
This was a game in which the Mets went out in front by a score of one to nothing when they got the game's first run in the fifth inning.
When Roy McMillan got the second of his three hits, Warren Sponger the first of his two walks.
And Bobby Klaus double to right center field driving home the first run his base hit scoring Roy McMillan.
The Mets made it three to nothing in the sixth inning on base hits by Charlie Smith and Johnny Lewis.
A good sacrifice by Joe Christopher moved the runners up and Roy McMillan's double to right center field drove in both Charlie Smith and Johnny Lewis.
That made it three to nothing. The Cardinals came right back in the seventh inning to tie up the ballgame.
Mike Shannon double to left center leading off.
Phil Gagliano single to left scoring Mike Shannon and Lou Brock hit his third home run of the year a drive to right center scoring two runs to tie the game 3-3.
The Cardinals got the winning run in the eighth inning when Dick Grove tripled with a line drive that hit right on the line going down the right field line.
He came in to score on a slow hit ground ball on the right side of the diamond by Tim McCarver.
McCarver was thrown out. The ball was not hit sharp enough to give the Mets a chance to go for two and get out of the inning.
And so the Redbirds win a real thriller with Bob Gibson going all the way to win his sixth game of the year without a setback.
The losing pitcher, and he pitched well once again in a real thriller, Warren Spahn.
Spahn has been in one one run decision right after another. So Warren now has won two while losing three.
The line scorer, St. Louis, four runs, nine hits, no errors, they left eight.
For the New York Mets three runs, there were ten hits, no errors, and the Mets had nine left on.
Batting stars for the St. Louis Cardinals, Bill Gagliano singled in their first run, Lou Brockett a two run homer to Tyatt,
and McCarver's ground ball scored Dick Grove who had set it up with his line triple to right field with the winning run in the top of the eighth inning.
Tomorrow, game time two o'clock here at Shea Stadium for the Mets, Jack Fisher on the mound.
For the St. Louis Cardinals it will be Kurt Simmons.
For those of you who may have joined us late, this could be and has been a very costly victory for the New York Mets.
For in the fifth inning of the ball game, with Bill Gagliano racing from first towards second and Ron Hunt racing in to field a ground ball hit by Lou Brockett,
Gagliano and Hunt collided and Ron suffered a separation of the left shoulder, will undergo surgery tomorrow.
That means that Ron will undoubtedly and unfortunately be out of the lineup probably for about two months.
It also means the Mets must revise their thinking insofar as reducing their squad to 25 men,
which is required of all major league ball clubs by midnight tonight.
So that's the story on the ball game, the final score once again, the St. Louis Cardinals four and the New York Mets three.
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