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The New York Yankees faced the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in New York for the annual Mayors Trophy Exhibition Game on May 15, 1975.
The Mayors Trophy game was a New York baseball tradition, which originally featured matches between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants, and occasionally the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In 1963, six years after the Giants and Dodgers left town, the tradition was revived when the Mets stepped in to face the Yankees.
Decades before interleague play was part of the regular season, these games were well received by New Yorkers and played primarily to benefit Sandlock Baseball in New York City.
This is the 13th matchup between the Mets and the Yankees, called on the radio featuring announcers Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Dom Valentino.
Good evening everybody and welcome to Shea Stadium in New York. Tonight's the 13th annual Mayors Trophy game between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. I'll be chatting with my pregame guests. Yankee outfielder Luke Vanella will be back in a moment.
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New York Yankees warm up is Luke Vanella, the slugging outfielder of the New York Yankees. Luke, last Friday you were in Oakland and then the ball club had you come back to New York for the Disney spells that you were having. Exactly what happened.
Well that's right, Don. Last Friday I visited a doctor in Oakland. He told me that he didn't know exactly what was wrong with me, but he saw a lot of movement in my eyes that proved to him that I was dizzy and he suggested that I come back to New York and see the team doctor.
And I did do that. I flew back Sunday and team doctor sent me to Dr. Brookler, which is an ear specialist here in town, and extensive tests were made on me and I think the analysis was that I did have an ear infection that was causing all my problems.
Luke, how did this all come about and when did it first start? When did you first notice it? Well, I've had this now for the last two and a half, three weeks. I don't know how it came about. The doctor more or less thought that it might have come from bad cold or sore throat or something and moved up into the inner passages inside my head.
But he doesn't really know and I don't know either. I know that about two and a half weeks ago I was eating supper with my wife and I just started getting dizzy and from then on I'd get these spells of dizziness a few times a day and the last few days before I left the club I had them all the time and I just couldn't perform.
How about at the plate? Did you ever get a dizzy spell while you were in the batter's box? No, I played two games in Baltimore and I saw the ball quite well. I wasn't feeling well at the time but there was no excuse for not hitting.
The only thing that might have bothered me a little bit was the speed of the ball because maybe I didn't judge it as well. But outside of that I saw the ball good and I played two ball games and what gave me more problems than anything was catching fly balls. I wanted to make sure that I was braced every time the ball was hit to me.
Luke, please stand by. We'll continue with our pregame guest, Luke Pinnella, outfielder with the Yankees in a moment. We'll be back in a moment.
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Back to yourself and the hitting and of course you were one of the leading hitters in the American League last season and there's an old saying that everybody wears out that cream comes to the top and I'm sure it's going to in your case because you're a real good hitter.
There are some other ball players in the club that are undergoing the same problem. What happens when you get into a slump like this?
Well, a lot of things really happen. Maybe players start pressing a little bit too much. Maybe they start thinking a little bit too much of the problem and they're not watching the ball. More or less worried about the hands and feet and so forth.
But it's tough. When you're not hitting a baseball you're pressing a little more than you usually do when you're hitting the ball well at home plate and you say, well I have to get a base hit this time and I have to get a base hit and sooner or later things get a little worse.
But I think that you made a correct statement. There is a lot of ability on this ball club and even though the players as a whole haven't performed there are quite a few players that are playing quite well. The talent is here and usually over the course of the summer the people that have done well and played well are going to play well again.
Lou, you're physically okay now though. The ear infection is gone and you're ready to go. Well I would say it's gone but I would say that it's subsided quite a bit. I feel much better and I talked to the doctor this morning and he told me to work out the night and if I feel fine I can start playing over the weekend if the manager wants me to.
Well we certainly hope we see you in that lineup real soon. Lou, the very best of luck to yourself and the Yankees. Thank you doctor, talking to you. We'll be back in a moment.
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The Yankees and the New York Mets here at Shea Stadium in the 13th annual Mears Trophy game. And tonight's game finds both teams having won six games. The Mets will be pitching George Stone. He has been pitching in the Mets extended spring training program in St. Petersburg, Florida.
He pitched for the Mets against the United States Military Academy at West Point last Monday on May 5th and allowed one hit in four innings of pitching. He retired the last 11 batters. Since then he's made one pitching appearance in Florida, pitching one hitless inning last Saturday before the game was called because of rain.
He was placed on the disabled list on April 1st and had been on the disabled list from August the 9th of last season until the end of the 1974 season. Although the Yankees have called up Bob Johnson from Syracuse and Ken Clay from West Haven, the starter for the Yankees tonight will be Mike Wallace.
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Well hi everybody, welcome back to Schaeffer Stadium. This is Phil Rizzuto along with Don Valentino, Frank Messer. Bill White has the night off tonight, but we're all here to help pay tribute to the Sandlot kids of the metropolitan area.
And these games between the Mets and the Yankees, the Mayors Trophy games, benefit those youngsters.
And Don Valentino having played many, many games in the Sandlots of New York, I can appreciate what they're doing for the kids.
It's amazing the amount of money that has been raised Bill. $1,360,000 plus. That's a lot of money.
That's a lot of money and it goes to a great cause. And Don, it's good to be back with you again.
I know you rooted hard. I know we all did out in the West Coast rooting for those Islanders and they almost made it.
They sure did and they're going to be here on Saturday night. They'll be honored before the game and fill the Western trip for the Yankees that just concluded.
In fact, the overall trip, two and eight. Anything in particular wrong, do you think?
Well, the only thing that was wrong is that they were on the losing end of the score and they were in every ballgame except one.
That was the game where Milwaukee really creamed them, if you remember.
But in every other ballgame, they were in the game until the final out of the ballgame.
And once again, it was the fact they couldn't get that one key hit to break the game wide open.
Bobby Bonds looks like he's coming out of it. He's starting to hit the ball a little more solid. And once he does, I think it'll be a different story.
You know, you've been stressing that and since you have been stressing the clutch hit, the key hit, you sort of look for things.
And it really is stuck in my craw. And I was going through the Oakland press guy and I got to Sal Bando who hit 243 last year.
Yet had 103 RBIs and finished second in the league. And Oakland finished second to last in hitting in the league.
And yet one of the top teams at RBIs. And that must be the reason they won.
Exactly right, Don. They get the big hit when they need it. And somebody different every day would do it for that club.
A Reggie Jackson, a Sal Bando, Joe Rudy, Gene Tennant. And that's what they're waiting for the Yankees.
And what's hurting the Yankees right now is the fact that Ronnie Bloomberg can't swing a bat.
Oh, that's got to hurt with his stick. Phil, here are the lineups for tonight's game.
For the New York Mets, Mike Phillips will be a shortstop leading off. Felix Miano second base batting second.
Batting third in center field, Del Unshir in right field batting fourth, Rusty Stobbs.
John Milder will be at first base batting fifth. At third base, Wayne Garrett. He'll bat sixth.
Dave Kingman will bat seventh and play left field. John Stearns will be behind the plate batting eighth.
And George Stone will be on the mound. For the Yankees, Roy White will lead off and play in left field.
In center field batting second, Elliot Maddox. In right field, Bobby Bonds batting third.
Chris Chambliss will bat fourth and he will be at first base.
Walt Williams will be at third base batting fifth. Rick Dempsey behind the plate batting sixth.
At shortstop batting seventh, Jim Mason.
Fred Stanley will be at second base batting eighth. And Mike Wallace will be on the mound for the Yankees.
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Good crowd here again tonight, Phil. And unfortunately, we've had some threatening skies, but it does look like it's going to be a fine evening.
You know, Dom, I had thought this was the earliest that a Mayors Trophy game had ever been played,
but I see on May the 3rd, 1965 at Yankee Stadium, they had played one. And this is the second earliest game.
They also have one on May the 10th at Shea Stadium here. And this could possibly be the smallest crowd,
and I was thinking because it was so early in the year, and with both the Yankees and the Mets not playing up to their potential right now,
the interest isn't there, but they're coming in and it could be a surprising crowd.
Jim Catfish Hunter. Jim is really living up to the advance billing, isn't he? He's really pitching.
I'd say the Yankees are very happy now that they made that investment in Catfish because he is pitching now,
especially out in Oakland. And everybody said, well, he's so used to pitching out there.
And that was a funny thing, Dom, because the interesting thing in the paper, interviewing the ballplayers for Oakland who had played with Catfish,
and then interviewing Catfish to see who would have the advantage. In other words, Gene Tennis, who caught Catfish in almost all his games,
struck out all three times against him. He said, that son of a gun changed his style of pitching against him.
Is that right? So Catfish, you know, is a smart pitcher as well as an excellent pitcher.
And I'm sure before the year is over, it'll be between 25 and 30 wins per hunter.
That's good to hear. Of course, the two wins the Yankees have in the last 10 belong to Catfish Hunter,
but the Yankees now have a good long home stand and with that possibly can turn it around.
Well, a lot of times when you get home, you're playing a lot better. You're on a road trip. Things are going bad.
You can't wait to get back with all the loyal fans here. And they are tonight.
They're just about split down the middle, Mets and Yankees. And that always makes for a lot of excitement.
And look who's ambling up to home plate. Peter Lawrence, Yogi Berra.
And nobody's got to walk like Yogi except Henry Armetta. You remember Henry Armetta in the movies?
No, you're a little too young, Don. Too young for that film. Too young.
But anyway, Henry had one shoulder that dipped down and one knee that went to right field and one to left.
And that's the way Yogi walks. You know, he had an amazing career when I ever looked up all the stats for Yogi.
What a ball player. The greatest clutch ball player I think that I've ever played with or against.
When I say clutch, when the chips were down and you needed a hit or when you had to throw somebody out,
Yogi would be the man to do it. It seemed like he would not play up to his best unless there was a clutch situation.
I got to ask you, Phil, the youngster that came up to the booth in Milwaukee and showed you the Phil Rizzuto glove,
who wouldn't take money but wanted two gloves autographed by Yogi Berra. Have you told Yogi yet?
No, I haven't had a chance. As a matter of fact, I didn't get to see him tonight, but I'm sure going to see him before we see that kid in Milwaukee again.
Because that will be something a Phil Rizzuto catcher's glove.
That's going to be a classic.
Yeah, the one and only.
And of course, Yogi has done an outstanding job and he and a man I know you think so highly of, Joe McCarthy, if I'm not mistaken, are the only two to have won pennants in both leagues.
That's right. Now the thing I like about Yogi, and you can say the same thing for Bill Burton, they don't panic when things go bad.
The worst thing a manager can do is suddenly push the panic button, start making changes, start making shifts, getting on his players and upsetting them.
And this way if you keep calm and you do come out of it, then they've got a lot more respect for you and they play a little harder for you.
The Mets, of course, still have a real shot in their division of the National League. The season is very, very early.
And I see that Dave Kingman is really coming along for the Mets.
Well, that was a big deal. The Mets needed some power and they've got it with Kingman.
And as we mentioned before, Dom, you and I, some of the best deals are the deals that were not made.
For the Mets, it was Rusty Stobb. For the Yankees, it was Roy White.
Both of them having great starts. Roy White, tremendous on base average and hitting the long ball occasionally, but when it's needed.
And stealing bases at a pace just under Bobby Bond. So by not getting rid of Roy White, they've, and especially with Lou Pennella being injured.
When you say injured, he has that in your interview with Lou, which was very interesting before the game.
He was quite upset, but now that he knows what the trouble is, his mind is much more at ease.
It's got to be, Phil, you've gone through it so many times and you always think the worst, don't you?
Oh, yes, you've got to. Your mind is sometimes a terrible thing. It runs away with you.
And in Lou's case, he had no idea what was troubling him. He'd feel good for a couple of days and then feel bad for a couple of days.
And that's the worst feeling in the world. You want to get to the root of the trouble and then maybe you can eliminate it.
Well, the ball game is being held up a little bit. We'll check the scoreboard for you.
Kansas City is at Boston after two innings. There's no score. Cleveland and Minnesota, we have no report.
And the Milwaukee Brewers and the Texas Rangers are two to two.
Over in the National League, the Chicago Cubs defeated Houston four to two this afternoon in Atlanta.
Got by Montreal eight to seven. And in the ninth inning, Cincinnati leads Philadelphia three to two.
Here it's the Mayor's Trophy Game, the 13th annual, and each team has won six games.
And Phil Rizzuto, an exhibition game. I know it may not be as big as a regular season game, but the guys work hard, don't they?
I want to tell you, this game means as much to both the Mets and the Yankees and to the fans of the Mets and the Yankees as any important game they'll play this year.
This can continue right through the winter. The Hot Stove League trying to decide which is the better team.
And now, join us for the National Anthem.
The National Anthem.
Well, Phil, on Saturday night, the Yankees are going to be honoring the New York Islanders in a special presentation.
And Phil, the many years I've been involved as a broadcaster, I must admit, I have never seen a group of athletes work so hard, put so much effort into one particular project, as these youngsters did for the Islanders.
And of course, I know you're very proud of them, all of New York is, and they should be. They did a great job.
An exceptional job, a young team that wanted to play and wanted to win so badly for Al Arbor, who you know much better than I, but everything I've heard about Al Arbor has been great.
And when you got a coach like that, you want to play your heart out, the Islanders did.
And they captured the fancy, I think, everybody all over the United States, because when we were on the West Coast, everybody wanted to know how the Islanders were doing.
They had a TV going in the third game, which the Islanders pulled out 2 to 1, and it was great.
Well, Phil, getting set now is George Stone. Here's a guy that's had trouble with the same type of ailment as Mel Stottlemeyer, isn't it?
Yes, that's that rotary cuff. If you get an injury to that, you tear the muscle right around the shoulder. Not only is it very painful, but you cannot throw as hard as you would like.
And even right now, with Stone loosening up, kind of looks like he's aiming the ball. You don't like to see any pitcher get an injury like that.
You know who had that same type of injury and had to hang him up? Don Drysdale. I didn't realize that.
The exact same injury. And he said it was so painful that he had to take every hour, six, either aspirin or Darvan or something, and you still couldn't kill the pain, but it would be a little bit more bearable.
But all you're doing is making the tear a little bigger. And so he said when he went to the doctor, the doctor told him, as he did Mel Stottlemeyer, one day you're not going to be able to raise your arm to comb your hair.
And that's when he decided to call it quits. Man, that ought to tell you something right there. And Stone, of course, would make a big difference to Yogi's ball club, wouldn't he?
George Stone, he'd make a big difference to the Mets, wouldn't he? Oh, absolutely. Every team needs that fourth starter, and the Mets haven't quite found him yet.
Though their big three right now looks like they've turned around Tom Siva, who along with Catfish Hunter and Nolan Ryan, I think are the best pitchers in the big leagues.
Even though there are a couple others have won seven ballgames, some of the Dodger fans will give you arguments with Don Sutton.
But Siva, Matlack and Kuzmin have come around. I'm happy for Yogi to see that.
All right, the ballgame getting ready to start. And listen to this crowd. You know, that's something you miss on the road, Dom.
The other crowds are so polite. You can hear a pin drop, but here is excitement on every pitch, and I miss it.
When you're from New York, there's no place like New York. The first pitch to Roy White is a curve low. No, it's not.
I got to watch these National League umpires. That's Doug Harvey behind the plate.
Hank Saw, a former American League umpire at first, and Dutch Renick at third.
Blowing away, that's one on one.
National League was such a great difference in their style of umpiring. They stand between the catcher and the batter.
The left-hander kicks and the pitch is over the outside corner.
So it's a ball and two strikes on Roy White. And Roy had an excellent trip out to the West Coast.
A foul went back into the crowd, and there's the first souvenir of the night.
In hockey, when the puck goes in the stands, Dom, they allow to keep it? Yes.
Oh, okay. Because I notice in tennis, they've got to throw the ball back. I can't believe that.
Well, hehehe.
All right, Stone gets the sign. John Stern's the rookie doing the catching tonight.
Big curve is high, two and two.
Wayne Garrett deep at third, not too far from the line.
The two-two pitch, a curve swing, and a missed strike three.
Took just a little bit off, and Roy White is struck out.
And I notice Roy White almost started for the first base dugout, Dom, because that's where the Yankees normally have their dugout.
It's got to be a little strange for them, being at a different location for this one ball game.
It is. It makes a big difference. Here's Elliott Maddox, right up there with Roy White having a great year.
Boy, he and White have been getting on a lot for those men coming up and backing them.
Outside, ball one. Dick Hauser coaching at third.
Elston Howard over at first.
Stone winds, and the curve is high, ball two, two and nothing.
Elliott hitting three thirty-nine. Roy White batting three twenty-nine.
And both of them have a tremendous on-base average.
The two-oh pitch, swing and a miss, two and one.
This is a big, big ball game, Dom, for this kid, George Stone, as you mentioned.
This is a real showcase for him tonight. Yep.
The two-one pitch, a little high, three and one.
You know, Phil, now Elliott got hurt, got hit on the wrist. Yep.
But I mean, he came right back, didn't he? Came right back. He could have stayed out.
They expected him to be out for about three to four days.
Came right back the next day. He comes to play.
High ball four and Maddox is on.
And that'll bring up Bobby Bond.
Bobby drove in the winning run in that game last night against the California Angels with a long sacrifice fly.
Bobby batting just two eleven, but leading the Yankees in runs batted in with twenty.
Fairman Munson has nineteen.
He's going to be all right, Phil, I'm telling you.
I know you've been telling me that, Dom, and I appreciate it because I like to be comforted.
The pitch to Bond, swing and a miss, strike one.
And you know, Phil, I was going through the guy, the baseball guy, Reggie Jackson now.
Not a bad hitter, led the league in strikeouts for four straight seasons.
Right. I think he's got the record.
Yeah. One hundred and seventy one, is it?
It's a lot of whiffs.
Don't set. Maddox leads away. The pitch to Bond change up inside one on one.
Milder holding the bag.
Ground ball is short. Perfect double play ball.
Phillips to Mian, back to first. Oh, no.
I forgot about the speed of Bobby Bond.
Man, can he fly? He really takes off.
And that made the difference, and Bobby on it first.
I tell you, I said perfect double play ball.
And if there ever was one, that was it.
He hit a bullet one hopper to the shortstop.
Who got rid of the ball and Mian, a great pivot man, got rid of it in a hurry.
But Bond's easily beat his throw to first.
And it brings up Chris Chambliss.
Two out, Bond's at first.
Curve is a little high, ball one.
Chambliss hitting 272 on the air.
That's six doubles and a triple, no homers.
Two men are out, no score.
A fly ball to center field, moving back is Dellanser.
He's there and has it.
For the Yankees, no runs, no hits, no errors.
A man left.
And in the middle of the first, the Yankees, nothing in the Mets coming to bat.
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A reminder, the very exciting Oakland A's will be here tomorrow night
for a three-game weekend series.
And Bill Rizzotto, the A's look as tough as ever, don't they?
Same kind of a ball club, Don.
That's won them three consecutive world championships.
They don't scare you, but all of a sudden somebody hits a long ball and suddenly you're behind.
Now you mentioned you brought out a good point.
You look at their team batting average, they're next to last in the league last year,
in the American League Western, 247.
Unbelievable.
They've played together so long, they get that clutch base hit, the big stolen base.
And I'd say the team you're going to be excited about when they come to Yankee Stadium,
and fans should too, California Angels.
All right, Mike Phillips, youngster acquired from San Francisco,
ground ball, nice play by Chambliss, picks it up and throws it over the head of Wallace.
Wallace was late covering, what a play by Chambliss.
He tried to lead Wallace, but threw it over his head, that'll be a base hit.
The first pitch thrown by Mike Wallace, and Chambliss dove to his right,
got his glove on and knocked it down, they almost got him.
So as Don, you mentioned this might be an exhibition game, but they're playing that way.
They sure are.
You've got to put a big star next to that one, Phil, we'll have to put him in contention.
You can't quite do it because they didn't make the play.
Right, right.
By Felix Mian, tough little man with that bat, he chokes up to the trademark,
a lot like Jerry Coleman did.
Chris Chambliss holds the bag against Mike Phillips.
Pitch by Wallace is right down the middle, strike call.
Felix Mian batting 233, has eight doubles, a triple and a homer on the air.
Excellent hit and run man, good butter.
Little Walt Williams even with the bag at third, Phillips leads away.
Pitch by Wallace is foul on the left of the plate, strike two.
Remember Walt Williams telling us Don that he broke in as a third baseman?
You had asked him what position he thought that he was most comfortable at,
I remember that and he's his third baseman, what I broke in on.
So we're getting a chance to see him, there's no doubt he's got the quickness.
Chambliss holds the bag against Phillips.
On deck, Dylan, Wallace to the belt.
The kick and the pitch fouled off the plate, bounced up and hit Mian on the arm.
You know what always intrigues me is when a punch hitter like Mian that doesn't hit the long ball,
the outfield seems to be close, the infield seems to be back
and you wonder how he's going to get the ball in there for Hitler.
That's right, it's very difficult but when you're hitting the ball hard
and he's got to hit the ball solid with a little bit of bat he's got left after choking way up.
Pitch, ground ball to second, perfect double play.
Stanley steps on the big off, off, throw to first, not in time.
Stanley delayed that fraction of a second by not flipping to Mason
and it allowed Mian to beat his throw to first base.
Stanley was not as close to second as he thought.
So, of course the second base Mike Phillips safe on the field is Joyce Felix Mian.
And now Dell answer.
Phil, the standard to go by, if you can you try to throw rather than take it yourself.
The only time if the shortstop's coming and moving towards the bed.
But that time Stanley was moving away from the play and then had to throw back.
Buncher takes a pitch, eyeball one.
Russ Stanley has been playing shortstop and doing a great job.
He made some outstanding plays in Oakland and in California.
Whenever you move from the left side of the infield or the right side of the infield it becomes strange.
Throw to first base almost a balk but he got away with it.
You're looking at the ball coming at you from a different angle.
Yes, and it moves differently.
Left hander Mike Wallace sets.
Pitches bounce to first, Chambliss goes to Mason one.
Back to first base, safe at first base.
Again they just missed the double play.
Good play from Chambliss to Mason.
And Mason's return throw right on the money but Unce beat the throw.
So they're a two away and the batter now Rusty Starr.
Pretty good credentials there Dominic.
Twenty-three hits and twenty-one runs batted in.
He can swing that bat.
Strike one.
What is it they used to call him in Montreal? La Grande?
La Grande.
Yeah right, right that was it.
Supposed to be redhead.
He was a big favorite, has always been a big favorite wherever he's played.
Pitch to stop, line drive.
And base hit the right set up and going to third on Zematic's throw.
He's out at third base on a great throw and just a great tag by little Walt Williams.
Did you see that quick tag?
Beautiful, what a throw.
All the way around just a fantastic play.
Well the score at the end of one the Yankees nothing in the midst nothing.
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I don't want to sound too brilliant but as soon as he turns around Phil we'll get there.
Number 12.
Right now we find out who number 12 is.
You got a scorecard doctor?
We're really getting down to the basics.
It is Jack Heidemann.
Now Heidemann normally is shortstop.
And this way the managers, both Yogi Berra and Bill Verdon get a chance to see what their shortstops can do playing second.
Little Walt Williams about it.
The pitch is low ball one.
Walt Williams batting 450.
Already got nine hits all last year he had but six.
Stone's pitch is high ball two, two nothing.
No score. Top of the second.
The Yankees in the midst.
The mayor's trophy game.
It'll be Williams Dempsey and Mason.
Stone's pitch is low ball three.
Williams taking all the way.
They play Walt straight away in the outfield.
Three-oh pitch.
Ball four.
Williams is on.
Second walk given up by Stone.
And I guess that's something you got to expect Dom.
He hasn't been out there in so long.
Be a little strange.
It's got to be hard.
The pressure's got to be on him too.
Oh yes.
He knows.
That's for sure.
He knows.
That's for sure.
Here's Rick Dempsey and what a job he's doing.
Batting 667.
He's four for six on the air.
The only two times they got him out he hit the ball right on the nose.
Used mostly as a pinch hitter.
Pitch to Dempsey is a curve low ball one.
Good receiver isn't he Phil?
Yes he is.
Got a great throwing arm although Monson put on some show against the Angels.
Well of course he's great anyway.
Everybody knows it's tough to be in back of an all-star isn't it?
Yep.
Stone kicks and delivers it's high outside ball two to nothing.
Kind of like when you were performing so brilliantly in Yogi Berra and you had Charlie Silvera and
never got off the bench did he?
Well the Yankees had so many catches.
You had Silvera, Hough, Gus Triandos.
Quite a few others that were eventually sold to other teams.
The right place at the right time is so true.
You got to be there.
So it's two and nothing to Dempsey.
Nobody out in the top of the second has no score.
Stone sets his pitch low ball three.
Three and nothing.
Looks like that game is a final now Dom.
Milwaukee won it.
Yep three to two.
Son of a gun they're hanging in there Milwaukee.
That's that good young team there right on top of the American League East.
Three and all the count.
There's a strike three and one.
You mentioned that the curfew had curtailed the game at two two so they.
Yep and they called it at the end of 15 and started over the night.
And they play it before their regularly scheduled game.
Williams leads away.
See he's going.
The pitch to Dempsey lying to right field.
But right there Rusty Stobb and Williams better get back.
Stobb fires it in not in time.
As Walt Williams slides back in a first.
Dempsey again hitting the ball right on the nose a line drive at Stobb.
One away and Jim Mason.
And this might be the spot for Mason that come out of his slump Dom.
Bill Burden I think everybody agrees did the right thing.
He took the pressure off Jim.
You know Bill has got a great affinity to the entire situation.
I think that was a great move and this will relax Mason a little bit.
It'll relax him and also make him like a tiger when he does eventually get back in the starting lineup.
Williams at first one out pitch to Mason is outside ball one.
You do worry when you're not on that lineup every day.
Especially when you got a family as most of the ballplayers have and Jim Mason does.
You know you got to feed and close those kids.
The kick and the pitch bounce to the first base.
Milner goes to second for one.
Back to first double play.
Well executed.
Three six three double play.
Nothing across and in the middle of the second inning the Yankees nothing the Mets nothing.
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John Milner leads it off for the Mets in the bottom of the second.
Wallace's pitch swing and a miss strike one he tried to check it couldn't do it.
Milner hitting 217 now he has four doubles three homers and eleven runs batted in.
Milner, Stobb, Kingman and Joe Torreys got to supply the power for this club that pitches inside.
One on one.
Milner's strong left hand batter holds those arms well away from the body swings and misses strike two.
Good slider by Mike Wallace.
Fred Stanley is about two steps back on the outfield grass at second base.
And the outfield around towards right and deep.
Talk about natural and look at Maddox out there.
His legs crossed.
Now he's ready though and it's outside.
Two and two.
Boy has he developed and developed.
He's brilliant.
Excellent.
Unbelievable.
All players have different ways of relaxing just before the pitch.
And it's interesting to watch them line drive base hit to right field between first and second Bobby Bonds up with it.
That's the third base hit for the Mets.
But in the first inning great throw by Maddox and a beautiful tag by Walt Williams nipping Dell answer at third snuffed out a rally.
And now Wayne Garrett.
Garrett hitting to seventy five a double a triple a homer and four runs batted in.
Pitch to Garrett bounce a foul outside of first.
Eddie O's coaches at third for Yogi Berra's Mets and at first base Roy McMillan.
Nobody out.
No score.
Wallace kicks delivers line drive base hit to Rinaldo and he's got an easy double play.
Holy cow.
Bobby Bonds got a shoestringer and another ball hit like a bullet and Milner and I thought it was a base hit.
But Dominic Valentino didn't tell him down that when Bonds is out there you notice how easy he made that look.
I'm going to sound like his agent but I just think he's such a great athlete with that great speed.
You notice the throw right on the money right after the catch.
I'm going to have to hold up more.
I couldn't believe he gets an apple.
Just like the other night I didn't think North was going to make that catch in center field.
I had his big Dave Kingman and the Mets have been rocking that ball.
The first pitch is a strike.
Kingman batting 200 but he has four doubles, five homers and 11 runs batted in.
Inside one on one.
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Oh you know there's nothing like it. You bring your own water and coffee man.
The 1-1 pitch. Big curve. Oh and Kingman almost fell right into that breaking pitch.
Kingman definitely a guess hitter and when he guesses right he can lose that baseball.
He's leaning into the pitch as he holds the bat straight up and down and takes a strike on the inside corner.
Two balls, two strikes, two out, no score.
They don't think that Dave will pull the ball do they?
Maybe he better pull the ball or he'll really cross him up.
The way they pulled around infield and outfield. Swing and a miss.
Strike three.
No runs, a base hit, no errors, nobody left at the end of two.
It's the Yankees nothing and the Mets nothing.
Well it's a great game.
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Well sure it's good but don't talk with your mouth full.
Hey Phil that's why I love baby Ruth's. They're full of peanuts and fudge and chewy caramel with a sweet chocolatey coating. Great taste.
I know but you still can't talk while you're eating.
Okay you do the talking. I'll finish my baby Ruth.
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Bill?
Alright Fred Stanley will lead it off and we see on deck Thurman Munson who will bat for Mike Wallace.
Remember we're playing National League Rules tonight.
No designated hitter for the Yankees.
I'm surprised at Yogi. Pitches high ball one he wouldn't allow that.
He wouldn't? What will I get Yogaly?
Remember Mrs. Goldberg used to call Yogi that.
You don't remember Mrs. Goldberg? You're too young Dominic.
Cora doesn't remember me then.
No but I do. High fly to right field Rusty Stobb moving back.
Pounds the glove and makes the catch for the first out.
And now Thurman Munson.
What a year he's having batting 391.
43 hits two doubles a triple two homers 19 runs batted in.
Not a bad season for Thurman he's been hitting that ball.
And again I keep thinking back to early in the year when I did that interview and he said I hope I can get a good start like 25 games.
And he's doing it. He's gone by the 25 games and he has it.
Change up line foul down to third base line.
How many down?
For Munson now he's at 28 games. Continued the pace.
Okay.
Everything Thurman hits on the nose outside it's one on one.
No score top of the third inning.
And gave you that one score Milwaukee beat Texas three to two.
That's outside two balls in a strike Kansas City nothing the Red Sox nothing with Boston batting in the bottom of the fourth.
The Cubs beat Houston four to two and what a year they're having for Jim Marshall.
Atlanta to Montreal nothing in the top of the third and.
Philadelphia beat Cincinnati six three change up hit down the third base line but foul.
You know they had big headlines that came over the ticket tape about Richie Allen getting a hit his first time up and three standing ovation.
Yep that was great and he might have done something in the bottom of the ninth because they were losing three to in the bottom of the ninth.
Looks like somebody hit a grand slammer.
Could it have been Richie Allen.
I'll see why not.
The two to pitch struck him out.
Munson went for a bad pitch.
Those stone picks up his second strike out and the batter Roy White who struck out his first time up.
Stone winds and the pitch is low and outside ball.
I've put you a little bit outside to nothing.
George Stone kicks delivers it's on the outside corner.
Two balls and a strike.
Two out nobody on change up hit to second base nice big hop to hide him in over to first and the Yankees are retired in order.
Nothing across in the middle of the third Yankees nothing and the Mets nothing.
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Listen Dominic I hate to do this to him and it's not in retaliation for making me make the West Coast trip.
But I got a little bit of a jet lag and I got a headache that won't quit.
Well if you don't mind taking over this bottom of the third and carrying on right from there all right.
You look kind of pale Phil I don't worry Cora. OK Dom. Thank you Phil.
No score in the ball game as we go to the bottom half of the third inning.
And coming on to pitch now for the Yankees is Ken Clay.
He went to spring training with the Yankees this year.
He appeared in three games with a 1 0 record and pitched six innings allowed six hits and only one earned run.
Ken Clay on the mound Wallace went to innings for the Yanks.
No runs allowed three hits struck out one and he didn't walk any batters.
And leading up will be John Stern for the New York Mets.
Nothing to nothing in the bottom half of the third inning.
The Yankees battling the Mets in the 13th annual Mayor's Trophy game.
John Stern's outstanding athlete out of Colorado.
The pitch to Stern's is a call strike.
The outfield is straight away and deep for Stern's.
We're in the bottom half of the third inning. Nothing to nothing.
Into the wind up is Ken Clay the pitch breaking pitch grounded a short Mason on the second hop throws him out.
One man up and one man down and the bottom half of the third inning.
Stern's was up for his first time.
Coming into the game and the regular season hitting at two 17.
And George Stone who has pitched extremely well for the Mets steps in.
On deck is Mike Phillips.
Stone bats as he pitches left handed.
The outfield is at medium depth and they play Stone straight away.
Walt Williams now wide a third comes in a little bit on the edge of the grass.
On the mound is Ken Clay for the Yankees.
Wallace starter for the Yanks pitched two innings.
The pitch to Stone fouled off in the stands and back of the dugout on third base.
And tonight for the only game of the season the Yankees dugout.
They of course during the regular season are at first base as are the Mets.
The pitch and Stone takes it high and outside for ball one.
Count is evened up for the ball and a strike.
Milwaukee has defeated Texas three to two.
The pitch is high ball two.
No score in Boston at Fenway Park between Kansas City and the Red Sox.
On the mound is Ken Clay.
On deck is Mike Phillips.
The pitch is fouled off.
In the stands out of play.
Don't forget that tomorrow night it will be the Yankees and the Oakland A's.
Stone a left handed hitter.
Digs in on the mound Ken Clay the one two pitch and it is high ball two.
Two balls two strikes.
The Yanks and the Mets the 13th annual Mears Trophy game.
The two two pitch by Clay.
Stone swings and misses.
And that is the first strike out of all game for Clay.
Two men down in the bottom half of the third inning.
And sitting in now with us all tanned up back from that trip to Florida.
Is Frank Messick.
Good evening Frank. Good evening Don and hi everybody.
Wherever you might be listening to New York Yankee baseball.
And it sure is good to be back believe me.
The pitch to Mike Phillips is high and outside for a ball.
I tell you really did get a good 10.
I got that fishing in Chesapeake Bay yesterday.
The pitch is a call strike.
Knee high fastball that picked up the inside corner.
Counts evened up with a ball and a strike on Mike Phillips.
Felix Mian is on deck.
Nothing nothing.
Mears Trophy game bottom of the third.
The pitch is lined to right center field.
Maddux going back gets in front of it.
And then has to pick it off his shoe tops.
And he does.
A great catch by Elliott Maddux.
And the Mets are retired in order.
And the bottom half of the third inning with no runs.
No hits. No errors. Nobody left on base.
At the end of three full innings of play.
And it's nothing to nothing.
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Well Dom I'm back and glad to be back.
And I know the Yankees are glad to be back at Shea Stadium.
And they'll open a series tomorrow night here with the Oakland A's.
Tomorrow night don't forget all you folks in Greenwich Connecticut that is your night.
When the Yankees play the Oakland A's and let's see.
Pat Dobson will go against Vita Blue.
You know I was sort of hoping the Yankees might miss Vita Blue in that three game series.
But he's going to open it up.
He won seven and lost one I think.
Seven and one. He is tough.
Another great athlete out of Southern University.
You know you don't hear too much about Southern University but they produce some real fine athletes.
And Frank how many times does it happen?
The great play in the field and the guy comes up to hit first like Elliott Maddux.
It happens very very often Dom and don't ask me why but I know it does.
Stone's pitch to Maddux is high for a ball.
One ball and no strikes.
Elliott walked his first trip up.
And Elliott came into the game hitting a 3.39 during the regular season for the Yankees.
Outfield straight away and deep.
Stone's pitch. A squibbler off the end of the bat.
In the right field for a base hit.
Elliott took a big healthy cut.
And it hit the end of the bat.
And went into the right field for a base hit.
And you take those don't you?
Yes you certainly do.
And that one fooled John Millner.
I thought Millner could make a play on the ball.
It wasn't a hard hit.
I think he thought it was hit harder than it was.
And instead of breaking for the ball he broke toward the bag.
And he could have had a play on it.
And I might add that is the first hit of the ball game for the Yankees.
The batter is Bobby Bonds.
Reached on a fielder's choice in the first inning.
So he has nothing for one.
The outfield for Bobby is straight away and deep.
Maddux with the lead at first.
Millner holding. The pitch is outside for a ball.
One ball and no strikes.
On deck is Chris Chambliss.
We're in the fourth inning of the annual Mayor's Trophy game.
This is number 13.
Each team is 1-6.
Stone to the belt. The pitch is low.
Two balls and no strikes.
Chris Chambliss on deck.
The Yankees and the Oakland A's tomorrow night.
Here at the stadium.
Looking in is Stone.
George Stone to the belt.
Maddux with the lead.
Around goes the left arm.
The pitch is high. Ball three.
Frank, have you had a chance to get your lovely wife Jenny settled down?
Are you still looking for the house?
We're pretty well settled right now.
We don't have a house or an apartment yet.
But I feel like some kind of folks over there in New Jersey are going to come up with one for us.
Frank Messer fans, they'll come up with it.
The pitch is lined to the gap. Left center field.
And it puts the outfielders and goes to the wall.
Cut off by Kingman.
Maddux on the third and into second base with a stand up double.
It's Bobby Vines.
And Vines really tattooed that pitch.
A screamer to left center.
He really did. He got it in between the left fielder, Kingman, and the center fielder, Gene Clines.
That ball was so hard hit it skipped off the wall, came back, and Maddux who can fly had to be flagged down at third base by Dick Halton.
So the Yankees present the first scoring threat in this Mayor's Trophy game.
That is the second hit off of George Stone in the ballgame.
Runners on second and third with nobody out.
Chris Chambliss, the left handed hitter steps in.
The outfields around her right and deep.
The big gap is down the left field line.
Stone to the belt.
Bonds and Maddux with a lead.
The pitch grounded to second base.
The throw on to first base for the out.
But Elliott Maddux scores.
And Bobby Vines goes on to third base.
Jack Heidemann making the play on to Milder.
And there is one man down.
So the Yankees lead the ballgame one to nothing.
Walt Williams is the hitter.
Walt tonight walked in the second inning.
He is officially yet to come to the plate.
Hitting 450 on the season.
Outfield straight away and deep.
Bonds is at third base.
One out.
Stone to the belt.
The pitch to Williams.
High for a ball.
On deck for the Yankees.
Rick Dempsey.
Don't forget now the big three game weekend series between the Yankees and the Oakland A's to be followed by the Kansas City Royals.
The big gap for Williams is left center field.
Stone to the belt.
The 1-0 pitch.
Walt takes it outside and low for a ball.
Two balls and no strikes.
On Walt Williams.
Rick Dempsey is on deck for the Yankees.
We're in the top half of the fourth inning.
The Yanks are leading the ballgame one to nothing on two hits.
The pitch to Williams is grounded foul and back.
Two balls and one strike.
Frank first look at Oakland.
As you and I both didn't get out to the west coast but they're as devastating as ever.
Yes they certainly are with Reggie Jackson's bat.
He always hits well here in New York.
By the blue.
Seven and one record pitching tomorrow night.
It's going to be a great ballgame.
The 2-1 pitch.
Williams started after it and knew better and let it go for ball three.
Three balls and a strike.
Rick Dempsey is on deck.
Outstanding center fielder.
Bill North.
Kampy Kampenaris.
The shortstop.
Sal Bando.
Their captain and third baseman.
Oh boy I don't know.
Bill Rudy.
Gene Tennant.
Quite a lineup.
Go on and on can't you.
Walt Williams waiting for the 3-1 pitch from George Stone.
Stone to the belt.
Bonds with a lead at third.
The Yanks lead 1-0.
The pitch is hit high in the air.
The deep left field.
Going back is Kingman and this will score Bonds easily.
And Bobby just trots in.
So it's a sacrifice fly for little Walt Williams who put some good wood to that.
He really did.
That ball was just a little too much towards center field to carry over the wall.
He just missed that jet stream alley as we refer to it out there.
It goes for those of you familiar with Shea Stadium.
Just about from the foul pole in left field.
Just past the dugout fast.
You got a ball up in the air fairly well hit in that area.
And unless the wind is blowing the other way pretty hard it will carry out of here.
Rick Dempsey the hitter.
The pitch is grounded wide at third.
Over to his left is Garrett.
The throw to first for the out.
And the Yankees are retired in the top of the fourth inning.
But not before they pick up two runs.
The Yankees had two hits.
Nobody was left.
No errors by the Mets.
At the end of three and a half the Yankees lead it two to nothing.
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Well we've got some changes now for the Yankees.
I see Walt Williams has gone to play center field.
And coming into play third base Bob Oliver and out in right field Ron Bloomberg.
So you're outfield now is Penella in left.
Williams in center.
Bloomberg in right.
The infield has Bob Oliver at third.
Mason at short.
Stanley at second and Chambliss at first as they were.
Dempsey still catching.
And Bob Johnson the big right hander on the mound.
Jack Heidemann leads it off for the New York Mets.
And the bottom half of the fourth hits a bouncer that takes a bad hop and goes over Jim Mason's head into left center field.
A bad hop that will go no doubt as a base hit for Heidemann.
And the Mets will have the lead off hitter on.
As Frank gave them to you now.
Walt Williams is in center field.
Bob Oliver is over at third base.
And Ron Bloomberg is in right.
The Yankees leading in the ball game.
Two to nothing.
Gene Clines is the hitter.
Heidemann leads off first.
The pitch to Clines is high for a ball.
Bob Johnson on the mound for the Yankees.
He split last season between the Cleveland Indians and Spokane of the Pacific Coast League.
Released by the Texas Rangers this spring and picked up by the Yankees.
One ball no strike.
And Johnson throws on to first base.
Ironically enough Bob Johnson once was a Mets.
He was in that trade with Amazotus for Joe Foy.
That trade with Kansas City some years ago.
The pitch is popped up.
In foul ground.
Chris Chambliss is under it outside of first base and makes the catch and there's one man down.
Rusty's got the hitter.
Rusty's single the right field back of the first inning.
Hitting three oh three during the regular season.
And it looks like Rusty's right back on the beam hitting the ball well.
Yes he is hitting the ball well and managing to stay healthy so far.
Bob Johnson on the mound.
The infield for the Yankees with one out set up for the double play.
Wyatt at third base is Bob Oliver.
The outfield is around to right and deep.
The pitch stopped.
Lines went to right.
Bloomberg makes a one handed catch.
Practically hit right at him.
And there's two men down.
But I'll tell you Rusty really hit it.
And Ronnie made it look like Bobby Bonds.
Yes he did.
Ronnie cut the pie a little bit on that one.
He has read all the things that have been written and I guess said too about his fielding.
I think he cut the pie a little bit there.
Hard line drive and he one handed it.
The hitter is John Miller the first baseman who single the right back in the second inning.
Hitting two seventeen on the season.
The pitch is a call strike breaking pitch by Bob Johnson that broke over nicely.
And with the double play possibility with two outs eliminated the infield is back.
However the outfield is around to right and deep.
Itaman leads off first.
Chambliss not holding the pitches in the dirt.
Blocked nicely by Rick Dempsey.
The big gap is down that left field line.
For the hitter John Miller.
On deck is Dave Kingman.
The Yankees lead it two nothing.
We're in the bottom of the fourth.
Bob Johnson goes to the belt.
Itaman with the lead at first.
The pitch by Johnson is too close.
Spun away from that.
Look like it might almost hit him.
Two balls and a strike.
You know watching Bob Johnson this is the first time I've seen him with a man on.
But it looks like he's picked up that Lewis Teod type of stretch.
He comes down and look at that.
See him set about three times.
The pitch is popped up.
In the short.
Stop area Mason under it and he makes the grab for the out.
And the Mets are retiring at the bottom of the fourth.
With no runs there was one hit.
No errors.
A runner left.
At the end of four bullies of play.
The Yankees have two runs two hits no errors.
The Mets no runs four hits no errors.
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Well we told you that Pat Dobson would pitch against Vita Blue tomorrow night here at 8 o'clock.
Then on Saturday night it'll be Doc Medich against Kenny Holtzman.
And the Yankees on Saturday night will honor the New York Islanders in a special ceremony before the game.
The entire Islander team will be present and a presentation will be made from the Yankees and Don Valentino.
Since you are connected with the Islanders on their radio broadcast this year.
I understand you're going to be down on the field agreeing.
Yes I am Frank and I'm looking forward to it.
Azusa Lewis got a right field for Rusty Stobhiel bat and Stobh's place fourth in the order.
The pitchers outside for a ball to Jim Mason.
Mason up for his second time hit into a double playback of the second inning.
Stone still in the mound for the match.
The pitchers grounded down the first base line.
Fair ball.
Bobble picked up.
Throw to Stone is in time.
Miller recovered just in time on a close play.
Let's pause 15 seconds for a statement of identification.
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Fred Stanley steps in the batter's box.
The pitch to Stanley is down low for a ball.
One ball and no strikes.
George Stone on the mound for the Mets.
He's been there from the opening pitch.
The pitch by Stone is fouled off and back.
The count now is evened up with a ball and a strike.
Stanley fly to right field back in the third inning.
So he is nothing for one.
The outfield play Stanley to hip to right.
Alou over towards the line and right.
The center fielder climbs in right center.
Big gap left center field.
The pitchers hit high and deep to left field.
Back goes Kingman to the warning track and makes the catch and there's two men down.
The Yankees leading in the ball game.
Two to nothing here in the top half of the fifth inning with the two men down.
Bob Johnson the batter.
He's up for his first time.
And although he throws right he hits left.
So he'll be hitting left against the left handed pitching of George Stone.
The pitch by Stone and Johnson swings and hits a blooper to center field coming on fast and one handed shoe string catch by Gene Klein.
And the Yankees are retired with no runs, no hits.
Nobody left on base.
No errors by the bats.
At the end of four and a half the Yankees lead it two to nothing.
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left. Okay, Garrett. Thank you,
Frank. Wayne Garrett leads it
off for the Mets on the bottom
of the bed. Bob Johnson under
the wind up. The pitch is high
for a ball, one ball and no
strikes. The outfield for
Garrett around the right and
back deep. Walt Williams
replacing Elliot Maddox and
right center Johnson's
delivery is on the outside
corner for a call strike.
Counts evened up for the ball
and a strike. The big gap for
Garrett down the left field
line and left center field.
Gaines leading two nothing.
Pitch is lying foul down that
first base line. One ball and
two strikes. Wide at third
base is Bob Oliver. Mason the
shortstop over towards the bag.
Fred Stanley is in the hole on
the right side of the infield.
Eddie O's coaching at third.
Roy McMillan at first. The
pitch is way outside. Looked
like it got away from Bob
Johnson. Counts evened up at
two balls and two strikes.
Bill White with the night off
tonight and Bill will be back
with Frank and Phil tomorrow
night. Yanks and the A. The
pitch high ball three. Three
balls and two strikes. Wayne
Garrett. Bob Johnson replacing
Mike Wallace who started the
ballgame and pitched the first
two innings of the game. Gave
up three hits no runs. The
pitch. Garrett fouls it off and
back. Three balls and two
strikes on Wayne Garrett. And
you were mentioning Frank
before we get a runner on about
Johnson possibly trying to
emulate Tia. That wouldn't be
all bad would it. I don't know
it wouldn't. He out there.
Bulls a lot of people that way.
The pitchers hit high and deep
to right. It is a foul ball.
And he got a run on that one and
really peppered it. I don't know
whether Johnson picked it up for
Tia or whether that is just his
natural. Of course it's his
natural delivery or he couldn't
get by with it would be a ball.
The three to pitch. Garrett
grounds one wide a first taken
by Chambliss who wins the race
to the bag. And there is one man
up and one man down. And the
bottom half of the fifth inning
Dave Kingman the hitter for the
Mets. He went down swinging in
the second inning. He is 0 for
1 tonight. Dave has five home
runs 11 RBI is during the
regular season. Heading at 200
the outfield around the left and
deep the pitch to Kingman swung
out of it. He took a tremendous
cut. He is big and strong. He
was a great athlete at Southern
California. The pitchers outside
can't even up at a ball on a
strike. He's an imposing sight
isn't he as they say. Yes he is.
What is he about 6 6 2 20
somewhere in that neighborhood.
Yeah he's not small Frank. The
1 1 pitch to Kingman and Dave
Kingman takes a breaking pitch
too close for ball to. I mean
you're about 6 3 and he's he's
a he's a big man. Yes he is.
Do nothing the Yankees lead it
we're in the bottom of the
fifth the pitch to Kingman and
Kingman swings and misses as
Johnson with a beautiful change
in speed pitch pull a string on
him. Kingman gave it a big cut
and didn't get it and the
count is evened up to and to the
course if you get it up at his
wheelhouse he's going to put it
out of here. He's big and
strong Dave had all of his
clothes stolen out of his car
is that right. I hope the guy
that took him is thinking of the
pitch is swung on a miss and for
the second straight time Dave
Kingman goes down swinging. I
hope the guy that took him is
not big enough and can't use
him. That'll make it worse.
John Stearns is the batter. John
Stearns is the catcher tonight
had a chance to meet John. He is
an excellent athlete out of
Colorado. He was all big age
safety drafted by the Buffalo
Bills in a late round pitches
too close for a ball and he was
involved in that tug McGraw
trade. The outfield is straight
away and deeper John Stearns the
pitch by Johnson is outside and
low ball to do it. Oh two meter
down where the bottom of the
fifth the Yankees lead it to
nothing. Both runs coming in
the top of the board. The pitch
to Stearns is granted a short
base on the short hop fires on
a first he's got him and the
better retired in order and the
bottom of the fifth with no runs
no hits nor is nobody left on
base at the end of five full
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Milwaukee won that suspended
game of last night beating Texas
3 to 2. They play 17 innings I
believe last night got caught by
curfew then Texas he turned
around and checked that Texas and
Milwaukee will now play the
regular game. So the suspended
game went to Milwaukee 3 to 2
Kansas City and Boston still
have a lot of time left.
They're still in the bottom
half of the fifth inning at
Fenway Park in the National
League. It was the Cubs over
Houston this afternoon for to
do Atlanta and Montreal delayed
by rain with Atlanta leading
four nothing. And let's see the
Phillies and Cincinnati playing
a doubleheader.
Philadelphia won the first game
six to three and the Phillies
lead in the night cap one to
nothing at the end of two and a
half innings right here.
The Yankees are out in front to
nothing and we go to the six
to three and the Yankees and
Frank we had a chance to
interview Lou before the game
for our pregame show.
He said he's much better still
not fully recovered from that
air infection but it really did
take its toll.
Pitches grounded foul.
That was tough.
And of course it happened to
Lou.
He had to leave a ballgame
complaining of dizziness.
You know you got something in
that here you can get dizzy
because doesn't something in
their control the equilibrium.
Amen.
Don't ask me to spell it.
The Yankees are leading the
game.
Stone into the wind up.
The old one pitches one on a
miss by Lou.
Nothing in to on Lou Pennella.
The Yankees are leading in the
ballgame to another.
We're in the top half of the
sixth inning.
Stone into the wind up the pitch
Panela lines it but it is back
at it.
At the short a fine play by
Phillips.
And stepping in now is Ron
Ponello running up for his first
time as was Lou Pennella.
And Ron has been bothered with
a bad shoulder.
He is a left handed hitter with
a lot of power.
Stone the left hander pitching
against the left hander the
pitches grounded.
Fair ball pass first down the
right field line now on foul
territory Bloomberg around first
on his way to second he slides
and he's got a double.
And the Yankees with one out at
Bloomberg on second with Bob
Oliver ready to hit.
And Ron not only hit that one
hard Frank but he placed it well
he certainly did and they
Miller on the first base umpire
Hank Sore got tangled up there
for just a second.
Good to see Hank Sore back on
the field dog on it he can still
on fire.
Bob Oliver the hitter for the
Yankees he is at third base
tonight.
Bob hasn't been up that much to
hit an 18 at bats and seven
ballgames but he's got power
hitting at one eleven the
outfield is straight away and
deep with one out.
Bloomberg leads on second stone
to the belt the pitches swung on
a miss Oliver took a great big
cut and didn't get it.
The big gap for Bob Oliver is in
left center field and down that
left field line.
Dick Hauser coaching at third
Elston Howard at first.
Yanks lead it to nothing.
Top of the second stone leans
and gets the sign goes to the
belt around goes the left arm
the pitch is high for ball one
that has evened up at a ball on
the strike on Bob Oliver the
bar tonight.
The opener of a three game
series here at Shea Stadium the
Yankees and the Oakland A's
stone again to the belt the
pitch to Oliver is a call strike
over knee high one ball two
strikes on Bob Oliver on deck is
Chris Chambliss the first
baseman George Stone trying to
come back for the Mets and he's
been fairly effective here
tonight.
He's allowed two runs and three
hits.
He goes to the belt the pitch
and Oliver pops it up getting
under it is Wayne Garrett
calling for it coming in and
fairground he's got it.
And there are two more strikes
and he's got it and there are
two men out Chris Chambliss the
first baseman steps in first
tonight is flying to center
field and grounded the second he
is over to him into the game
during the regular season
heading at two seventy two the
outfield shades Chambliss to
right.
The big gap is left center
field and down that left field
line Ron Bloomberg who doubled
down the right field line with
one out leads off second the
pitcher Chambliss grounded foul
down the first base line
Bloomberg has good speed for a
big guy he can move we said
Ronnie has been bothered with
that sore shoulder on deck is
Walt Williams the Yankees leading
to the nothing 13th annual
Yankees and the Yankees trophy
game.
Each team has won six games
George Stone goes to the belt
around goes the left arm the
pitch is down low outside one
ball and one strike the Yankees
and the New York bats in the
13th annual mayor's trophy game
Mike Wallace started for the
Yankees pitch the first two
games.
George Stone to the belt checks
the runner Bloomberg the pitch
too close too low ball to two
and one and after the Oakland
A's Frank the Kansas City Royals
Texas should be quite a
halt then.
Yes it will be the Yankees
continue their American League
season play against the Western
clubs George Stone goes to the
belt the pitcher Chambliss has
swung on and foul into the Mets
dugout along the first base
line and the Yankees have now
is evened up at two balls and
two strikes.
Here's the rundown on that
suspended game down in Texas and
what they wound up playing 15
innings Milwaukee winning at
three to two on only four hits
in 15 innings but they won the
ballgame.
Stone into the windup for the
two to pitch and Chambliss swings
and fouls it off in fact of the
Yankee dugout along the third
base line into the stands and a
scramble for that baseball.
How many of you are out here
tonight.
Frank twenty five thousand you
think you know I'm the one of
the worst in the world at
estimating a crowd that makes
two of it.
That's why I called you in.
I'm worse than that when it
comes to trying to figure it
out.
Stone lanes in to get the sign
from his catcher Stern.
He goes to the belt Bloomberg
with a lead off second the two
to pitch is fouled again and
back out of play and the count
stays at two balls and two
strikes.
Old Timers Day Saturday June
28 here at Shea Stadium.
That'll be for the men for the
Yankees.
That's the match the pitch to
Chambliss too close.
Three and two full count.
And of course an old timers day
game.
George Stone goes to the belt
Bloomberg with a lead the three
to pitch is grounded foul down
the first base line.
So Chambliss really hitting at
that baseball and keeping alive
you know talking about old
timers games the Yankees old
timers game will be on Saturday
afternoon August the second.
And we'll see Joe DiMaggio and
Mickey Madeline and so many of
our old friends.
It's always great.
Old Timers Day the three to
pitch to Chambliss is grounded
through the hole in a center
fielder base hit around third is
Bloomberg and he'll come out of
score flying bare hands of all
but Bloomberg scores and the
Yankees lead it.
Greta Nothing on the single by
Chris Chambliss Chambliss now
has two RBI tonight and of course
the scooter he plays in that
game too does he.
Scooter always plays push the
chewing gum on the button of his
cap and he goes out there and
plays shortstop that came from
that 17 game winning streak he
was telling me and he would take
it off and kept showing it for
17 games talk about superstition
but that's what made him a great
ball player not the superstition
the ability and he was one of
the great ones the pitches
outside for a ball one ball no
strikes on Walt Williams Walt
tonight walked in the second
inning sacrifice flying the
fourth and RBI for Walt
Chambliss leads off first
Miller is holding the pitch
Williams takes a breaking pitch
down low too close to it.
The Yankees are leading in the
game.
Greta Nothing each team has four
hits stone goes to the belt.
Chambliss with the lead.
Miller holding the pitch to
Williams swung on a miss.
Walt took a good cut and didn't
get it on deck is Rick Dempsey
the Yankees and the New York
Mets 13th annual Mears Trophy
game.
Good crowd here tonight.
The Yankees are leading the game
in the Mears Trophy game.
Good crowd here tonight.
George Stone again to the belt
checks the runner the pitch is
lying the short and it is glove
by Mike Phillips and the Yankees
are retired and the sixth inning
with one run and the Yankees had
one hit one run a left on base
and no errors by the best at the
end of five and a half the
Yankees lead it three to
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Well we have a new pitcher down
for the Yankees.
It's going to be Kenny Clay and
I'm anxious to see him.
I watched him several times down
in spring training and I'll tell
you he looked quite impressive
down there.
He's pitching over at West Haven
right now and had a record of
2 0 and the Yankees called him
over to pitch in this ballgame.
Ken Clay a big hit from
Lynchburg Virginia.
Comes out of the Yankees and Bob
Johnson did himself proud.
He pitched three innings and
out one hit didn't walk anybody
struck out two men and he had an
impressive three innings.
And as we wait for Clay to
complete his warm up draws
Atlanta leading Montreal for the
nothing in the bottom half of
the fourth inning but that game
is delayed by rain in Montreal.
I know a lot of our baseball
listeners are probably
interested in basketball as
well.
So the ABA playoff game at
halftime the Indiana Patriots
50 and Kentucky 45.
Frank Don Valentino has an
interest I'm sure in that still
following basketball.
Yeah I sure am especially having
been involved with the New York
Nets.
We did want to mention from all
of us connected with the Yankee
broadcast.
Congratulations to Barry Gray.
He is celebrating his 25th
anniversary tonight on WMCA.
That of course is quite an
achievement.
And it really is a great
career at WMCA for Barry Gray.
Congratulations from everybody.
We're all set to go now on the
bottom half of the sixth inning
George Stone the hitter the
pitch by Clay high and outside
for a ball one ball no strikes.
The outfield is shallow straight
away for the pitcher's stone.
Even with a bag and third is
Oliver on the grass the pitch is
fouled in back over the screen.
One ball and one strike.
The Yankees and the New York
Nets in the 13th annual Mayor's
Trophy game over a million
three hundred thousand dollars
has gone to this benefit game.
The pitch fouled off again and
back one ball and two strikes.
And you know Frank that is a lot
of money for a very very worthy
cause.
It certainly has a lot of kids
wouldn't be playing baseball
today in the New York area where
it's not for the Yankees and the
Mets giving up an off day in
their regular season to play in
the mayor's trophy game.
Ken Clay looking in to get his
sign from his catcher Rick
Dempsey the Yankees lead it
treated other bottom of the
sixth place pitch high for a
ball two balls and two strikes
on the hitter George Stone and
Clay looks and swings out of the
wind up the 2 2 pitch and starts
to pitch and Stone pops it up
and foul ground racing over his
Oliver as he got room he makes a
one handed catch and Stone is
retired and about to have a
second.
Mike Phillips playing shortstop
tonight the hitter Mike was
claimed on waivers for the
Giants.
He had an infield hit that
Chris Chambliss made a great
effort on.
He was a little bit of a
tough guy.
He doled headlong knocked it
down and then couldn't make the
throw the throw that he made was
off the mark and it was an
infield hit for Phillips and
then Phillips line to center
field.
So tonight he is one for two
overall hitting 267 on the
season.
The pitch by Clay checks Wayne
ground ball foul and Roy
Macmillan who is a pretty fair
shortstop in his day.
He was a good player.
Did he have ball player at his
day.
No he wasn't.
I never saw Roy play not that he
was before my time but I wasn't
anywhere around where he did
play.
But he was fine shortstop the
0 1 pitch is in the dirt to
close to low one ball one strike
on the hitter.
The Yankees are leading three to
nothing.
We're at the bottom of the six
Mike Phillips a left handed hitter
in the batter's box.
He's just right.
Four steps over to his left and
he grabs it.
And there's two men down in the
bottom of the six Jack Heidemann
will step in Jack Heidemann
right handed hitter.
The outfield for Heidemann goes
back a little.
Her medium depth straight away.
The Yankees are leading three to
nothing.
The pitch to Heidemann hit high
and there at a deep center field
Walt Williams way back still
going one has it gone to the
warning track at the three
hundred ninety six foot mark and
the match to retire to the bottom
of the six with no runs no hits
dollars.
Nobody left on base.
Hey Frank get your hands off my
butterfinger.
But it looks so good.
Well get your own butterfinger.
Hey Phil you're always saying
you got to earn a butterfinger.
Yeah.
Well I haven't seen you were in
the game with your butterfinger
with his crispy layers of
peanut butter crunchy candy
chocolate coating.
I haven't seen you do any good
deeds today.
Well what do you want me to do
help an old lady across home
plate.
It's better to give them
receive right.
Yep.
Give me this butterfinger and
you'll earn your next one.
So good you've got to earn.
You know what Amco did.
They told me exactly what it
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Don't be surprised by the nice
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And I'm going to introduce the
man that will carry you through
the remainder of the game.
Nice season with the Yankees one
of the outstanding broadcasters
of baseball Frank.
Frank good to have you back.
OK.
Thank you very much.
I said before it's good to be
back and watching baseball again.
Randy Tate has come on the pitch
for the New York Mets right
hander and Rick Dempsey leaves
off of the Yankees.
Dempsey has flied the right and
grounded out the third right
hand hitter against the right
hand pitcher and the first
strike.
He takes a strike.
Letter high George Stone pitch
six innings he's charged with
the three runs and the four
Yankee hits now Randy Tate on
and relief into the wind up the
pitch to Dempsey swung on and
lined over the middle center
field base hit.
Dempsey goes down to first base
makes his turn and comes back in
as Jean Klein's returns the
infield and the Yankees have
been in the game here is shot
stop Jimmy Mason may sprouted
into a double play started by
Milner in the second inning.
He grounded out the Milner again
in the fifth another flipping to
the pitcher Johnson covering
there's the set the pitch to
Mason's long I look down the left
field line if it's a fair ball
it's a base and it is a fair
ball base hit down to the
quarter extra bases running
hard Dempsey he is going to be
waived around third base.
Here comes the throw and there
is a three lay to the plate the
shortstop Dave Phillips was the
cutoff man he dropped the throw
from left fielder Dave Kingman
and there was no throw out of
the plate.
Mason goes into second base to
base hit an RBI single the
Yankees look rather than RBI
double the Yankees lead for
nothing.
I'll tell you that Dempsey showed
me some with his legs and he was
going hard and you know he's
been hitting the ball very very
hard.
He's got a four four six coming
into the game and they two outs
to get the ball hard.
He's doing well.
Brett Stanley steps in right
hand hitter Freddie has fly to
right and fly deep to left first
pitch was high and evidently
Sterns was crossed up by his
pitcher Randy Tate because he
goes to the mound and Dick
Hauser the Yankee third base
coach comes down to talk to
Stanley Stanley has one job to
do right now and one job only
and that is to get Mason over
the third base.
He's got a three to one lead and
the count is one and all on
Freddie Stanley Mason leads away
at second as Tate studies the
side and comes up and the pitch
to Stanley he swings and falls
it off to the right side trying
to go to right field with it or
to the right side of the infield
one ball one strike the pitcher
Ken play is on that Tate sets
kicks and deals and Stanley takes
a breaking pitch low of the
Yankees five hits or six hits in
the ballgame three have been
doubles by Bobby Bob Ronnie
Bloomberg and now Jim Mason
Tate ready to work into the belt
and the pitch Stanley swings and
falls it straight back to the
screen two balls and two strikes
Yankees lead for nothing top
half of the seventh inning here
at Shea 13th annual of starts
the old timers game the Mets
have their old timers day
schedule up on the board again
13th annual mayor's trophy game
another foul peels back off the
bat of Stanley households to
and to Mason at second Stanley
trying to go to right field and
moving over the third or get him
home with a base hit paid ready
starts his stretch comes out
here's the pitch check swing
and the first baseman on the
outside ball three they play
Stanley up the middle of second
and short first baseman Milner
guards the line and so does the
third baseman Wayne Garrett
three to pitch to Stanley here
at second Stanley still going to
right field Randy Tate takes the
side gloves hand on the left
knee and deal Stanley outside
check swing ball for Stanley
walks the Yankees have two on
none gone on the pitcher coming
in for 15 seconds for station
identification this is the New
York Yankee baseball network
this is what he for the Yankees
I'm not playing ball I listen to
Leon Lewis right here on WMCA
New York Kenny Clay the pitcher
is up there at a bunch took the
pitch high as he squared away
and Stern's rival the ball out
of the base but Mason go back
ahead of the throw again the set
play squares and he wants it
foul off the first base side one
ball and one strike Kenny Clay
right hand batter nobody out
Mason at second Stanley at first
one run has crossed the plate
seven to make the Yankees lead
for nothing Garret and Milner
ready to charge here's the pitch
and he takes it high two balls
in one strike big stretch and
the two one pitch play squares
and he pops it up on the box and
it is caught right at the plate
by the catcher Stern so Ken Clay
cannot deliver the sacrifice he
popped up a high fastball and
there's one away Stern's the
catcher took that pop up just one
step in foul territory Lupa Nella
the first time in a long time
lined up the shortstop Dave
Phillips his first time up Roy
White started in left field came
to bat twice and gave way to
Penelope the pitch to Lou
breaking ball low and outside
ball one they have completed
seven innings at Fenway Park
Kansas City leads Boston three
to one the set by a tape and the
pitch curve ball and it's in for
a strike but I was ducking away
and that ball broke right over
the plate I feel pretty much
straight away for Lupa Nella
with the left the other Kingman
shaded just a bit towards center
Tates 1 1 pitch loose swings
bounces one off the glove of the
Yankees lead the ball over the
shortstop over the second and he
threw the ball away.
Here comes Mason on his way home
as Melner chases the ball down
Stanley goes to third and
Penelope is at first base the
Yankees lead five nothing
bounce right back up the middle
tape got his glove up deflected
the ball over the shortstop
where Phillips got it and then
throw it away trying to go to
hide him in its second for the
Yankees lead by the Yankees
lead by the Yankees and then
it's a strike by Brett Stanley
it will be an error on the
shortstop title on the shortstop
Phillips on his throw and
therefore no run about it.
Ronnie Bloomberg steps in takes
the first pitch outside.
Check that.
Must've got the outside corner
out the infield a double played
up the pitcher running breaking
ball inside of the knees.
Tade ready to one one pitch
breaking ball is high and inside
two balls and a strike to
Bloomberg Ronnie has been up
once and doubled down the right
hander and the six innings now
Tate steps off Stanley at third
Penelope first the next pitch
high and outside three balls and
a strike again the runners laid
out to the belt.
Tate the pitch high and outside
Bloomberg is on the bases are
loaded Stanley at third Penelope
second Bloomberg not first and
the batter is Bob Oliver Oliver
sent a sky high pop up to the
third baseman Wayne Garrett his
first time up all lined up by
Tate his pitch over the head of
the catcher all the way to the
backstop.
Here comes Stanley trying to
score the same.
Fred Stanley scores on a wild
pitch that ball hit the glass
gate directly behind home plate
at the backstop bounce right
back to Stearns the catcher he
flipped the ball to his pitcher
Randy Tate covering the plate.
It was a close play but Stanley
is safe.
The Yankees lead six nothing and
that's a wild pitch on the plate
and I want the third and
Bloomberg the second one out
runner second and third.
Now the infield comes in the
full wind up the pitch to Oliver
high again ball to look into the
side and the line the kick the
pitch to Oliver's swing and a
miss that pitch was high again
but Oliver evidently liked the
looks of it next pitch swing and
a miss on a high fastball to
until one left field Dave
Kingman has gone back just about
as far as he can go against Bob
Oliver to two pitch foul straight
back Yankees in front six
nothing here in the seventh
inning scoring on a single by
depth see a double by Mason a
walk to Stanley an error by the
shortstop and a wild pitch
Oliver takes a breaking pitch
strike three call that time
Randy Tate dropped it in right
around his knees so there are
two down and Chris Chambliss the
batter the attendance tonight
here at Shea twenty six thousand
four hundred and twenty seven so
Don Valentino you are pretty
close on your estimate.
Not bad.
I'm usually about ten thousand
off tonight.
I was a little closer.
Chris Chambliss is one for three
with two obvious left hand hitter
swings and misses.
He's got a little bit of a
strike line.
Walt Williams is on deck
Chambliss is the eight Yankee
to come to bat here in the
seventh wind up by tape the kick
in the pitch strike two call
breaking pitch no balls two
strikes to Chambliss paid ready
to go fastball is bounced to the
right side and on to the right
field base here comes one run
here comes Bloomberg he'll score
the Yankees now lead eight to
nothing on the throw Chambliss
goes on the second Chris
Chambliss plays two more runs
with a bouncing single right
field he went on the second base
on the throw home as Lupinella
hits the ground number seven
Ron Bloomberg brought home with
run number eight Chambliss now
with four runs batted in on the
ballgame half the Yankee total
is eight nothing and now the
Yankees have batted around as
Walt Williams steps in Walt
swings look one out of the
shallow right center field that's
going to be in for the base hit
here comes Chambliss around
third and the throwback the
first base and then when he
comes back to the base and
Williams gets back Jean Klein's
field of the ball looked like
home so I could not get Chambliss
then throw back the first base
and Walt Williams had to scramble
back in his hands and knees the
crowd reacts as Yogi Berra goes
to the mound the Yankees now
lead nine nothing as Walt
Williams gets his first base hit
and his second run batted in on
the ball Williams had a little
looping fly ball to the shallow
right center neither climbs nor
hey so some who could get to it
Yogi has had a pitcher warming
up in the bullpen he will make a
pitching change and right now
the new pitcher is making his
way to the mound.
No doubt it was just not the
night for Randy Tate but it's
going to be the night for a lot
of the New York area here at
say how about some of those
community nights.
We've got quite a few of them
coming up as you well know Frank
tomorrow night is Greenwich
Connecticut night and then on
May 17th that'll be a Saturday
night.
I want to remind you it's going
to be New York Islanders night
the New York Islanders who did
such an outstanding job in the
National Hockey League playoffs
will be honored here at Shea
Stadium.
Their general manager Bill
Bader is here.
Their coach Al Arbor the entire
team Holley Chester the public
relations director Mike Manter
the vice president of the
Nats and Islanders their entire
organization will be honored
here before the game on Saturday
night and then on May 20th it's
going to be flushing New York
night here at Shea Stadium.
The New York Mets will be Jerry
Graham a right hander.
I was just not the night for
Randy Tate as he faced nine
Yankee batters in the seventh
inning got two of them out could
have had the third out except
for the drawing error by the
shortstop Dave Phillips.
So take will be charged with six
runs four hits one walk one
strike two and one strike two.
And the New York Mets will be
the Yankees one walk one strike
out.
Make that two walks one strike
out and a wild fit.
The Yankees nine runs eight hits
and no errors the Mets no runs
out a little impromptu music
down below us in competition
with the organ here at Shea
Stadium tonight on the scoreboard
Kansas City three Boston nothing
the Red Sox are batting in the
bottom half of the eight
game two Milwaukee defeated
Texas three to two and the
completion of their suspended
game from last night and Milwaukee
leads in the regular game three
nothing in the bottom half of
the third in the National League
this afternoon the Cubs beat
Houston four to two Atlanta leads
Montreal four nothing in the
bottom half of the fourth inning
and that game has been delayed
by rain the Phillies beat
Cincinnati six to three in their
first game and are leading one
to nothing in the nightcap at
the top of the eighth Jerry Cram
and the regular National League
season it fits four innings in
three games a record of 0 and 1
allowing six hits and three
earned runs first man to face
him for the Yankees will be Rick
Dempsey and Dempsey started it
all off with a single to center
field since then the Yankees
have scored six times here in
the seventh inning and lead nine
nothing first pitch to Dempsey
fastball is over for a strike
Miller holding Williams on at
first base Cram starts his
stretch into the belt the kick
the pitch Dempsey swings it's a
sharp grounder at shortstop
Phillips is up with it flips to
the high demand for the third
out to retire the side but the
Yankees in the inning come up
with six runs four hits there
was a matter and one man left
on base in the middle of the
seventh that's the Yankees nine
and the Mets nothing.
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I'm at it's going to be Jean
Klein's leading off for the New
York Mets as we go to the bottom
half of the seventh inning.
Why is the right hand batter
lines in the regular season was
batting one eleven.
He had three singles for twenty
seven trips and the first pitch
going from Ken play a fastball
to the inside corner strike one
next but breaking pitch high one
and one on deck for the Mets
right the other Haysu Salou
play ready kicks and fires
batting a fastball is it right
back to the box base in the
center field.
Don't find his on with a lead
off single for the Mets
Pace those hello will be
batting for the first time.
I recall the story Pace's hello
was out of baseball back at his
home and he got a phone call
from the Mets and he said
certainly he's hitting 278 for
the regular season right hand
batter and he takes high and
inside ball one.
My knowledge Haysu says the
youngest of the three allure
brothers one all put long inside
to the right hand hitter.
They go in this order.
Felipe the elder Matty the
middle brother and he says the
youngest two balls and no
strikes and the pitch swing and
a miss one so hard he went down
on one knee Yankees lead at nine
nothing bottom half of the seventh
inning.
Pitch swung out hit in the air
to right center field may drop
to the base and does Bloomberg
touch it off in the gap turns
around fires but his throw is
way off the mark as Haysu goes
out at a second base and they'll
give him a double on that.
Gene Klein goes to third so
quickly the Mets have two men
on with nobody out and the
batter is John Miller who has
gone all the way at first base.
He's got one for two with no
other up there.
Second baseman Fred Stanley goes
back in the grass.
Chambliss back to the grass
guarding the line and the pitch
swung out and looked down the
left field line hurrying on for
Panella still going.
He's there makes a one handed
catch.
Here comes the runner for the
plate.
Clines the throw and he's out
at home on the throw by Panella
the throw came through the
Dempsey.
He stepped up the line about one
stride took the throw Dole that
climbs and tagged him out and
you have to feel that is not a
good gamble when you're
trailing by nine run.
That is the second double play
for the Yankees both of them
involving an outfielder Bobby
Bonds threw out John Miller back
in the second inning.
In comes Garrett and the pitch
to on his wall from Ken play.
The set the pitch must have been
low looked like it had the play
two balls and no strikes back in
the second inning.
Garrett lined out the Bobby
Bonds and Bonds double Miller
off first.
All three comes in low three
balls and no strikes.
Garrett tonight is over to they
play in the ball and the ball
and the pitch high ball for
here is Dave Kingman the
left fielder struck out twice
tonight and on deck the catcher
John Stern Kingman right hand
hitter play checks the runner at
second a little on the pitch is
foul straight back strike one
Yankees lead nine nothing.
There's the stretch by play
the Yankees lead nine.
Youngster deal pitches swung on
and fouled off over toward the
Yankee dugout down the third
base line and fielded neatly in
the dugout by manager Bill
Burton runners laid away at first
and second and the pitch to
Kingman.
And a messy struck him out
of the dugout by the Yankees
and that retires the side.
Top of the mats in the seventh
no runs two hits two men left at
the end of seven it's the
Yankees nine and the Mets
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We go to the eighth inning here
at Shea Stadium.
For those of you who are
interested in the six runs
scored against Randy Tate only
one to go to the eighth inning
on the mound for the Mets.
Jerry Graham relieved and he'll
start off the eighth inning on
the mound for the Mets pitching
the gym Mason Fred Stanley and
then the pitcher Kenny Clay
unless we see a pinch hitter
whitey Ford is working with
somebody out there in the Yankee
ballpark Mason double the drive
in a run in the Yankees six run
in the Yankees.
Mason is one for three.
They play him straight away
infield and outfield the pitch
to unhide outside from cram
lined up by the right hander
and the pitch taken high again
for the Yankees he comes in with
a strike Milwaukee leads Texas
three to one at the end of three
innings and the Red Sox are
batting in the bottom half of
the night.
Kansas City has him shut out
three to nothing so far.
Mason is in the middle of the
pitch to Mason.
He takes it high for ball three
and it's three and one cram
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base out of the mound cram takes
it on the hop races to the bag
gets Mason and runs into first
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fly it out twice and walk once
he swings on the first pitch
chops a two hour short Phillips
and drops it to away.
And now we're going to have Greg
Nuttles batting for pitcher
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nettles low and inside ball one
he takes a breaking ball over one of
one not all during the regular season
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thirteen RBI's cram rocks and deals
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wind up to two delivery one on the ground
a second base coming up with a high
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let's pause 15 seconds for station
identification this is the New York
Yankee baseball network
hi this is Luke and all of the new
yorkian when I'm not playing baseball I
listen to long John Neville and Tammy
Jones right here on WMCA New York
I'm gonna have to apologize to Dave
Pagan and our listeners it was pagan who
was in there pitching and I was calling
in Ken play play his head so it's my
mistake and I readily admit it and I beg
your pardon so now we've got Kenny Clay
in the ballgame well Frank is very easy
to do not to defend you because you
don't need any defense but for example
Ken Clay's number 52 isn't even on the
roster the program so I'm sure fans
realize those things happen all right
Kenny Clay is in there pitching now and
again my apologies to Dave Pagan and our
listeners the pagan went two innings
gave up two hits no runs he walked one
and struck out one and leading off for
the New York Nets catcher John Stearns
Ed Herman is now catching for the
Yankees Eddie Leon is down at third
let's see let me check that his
Pepsi moved out of third base and Bob
Oliver has gone over the first all right
here's the pitch and Stearns takes it
low for a ball so put Dempsey at third
and Oliver over at first Herman catching
and now we have Kenny Clay on the
ballgame here's the pitch swung out and
fouled back upstairs
player right-hander as was pagan the
kick and the fence swung out hit in the
air to left field but not almost in his
tracks waiting for it to come down and
he's got it so there's one away
Crane bull will bat now for cram Ed
Crane bull batting for Jerry Cran
Crane bull very popular among the
Mets fans and very popular among all the
folks who know it very likable young man
left-hander and plays pitch to him is a
call strike one Mike Phillips is on deck
Dempsey playing him wide at third base
and the next pitch swung on looked out
over shortstop it's gonna drop for the
base here look another cuts it off in the
hole and left center and Crane bull is on
that's nothing new for Crane bull he's
been on quite a few times this season
batting 308 in the regular season for
the Mets
the Mets have picked up their seventh
base hit the Yankees lead 9 nothing we've
got the score right and the pitch to
Phillips comes in low for a ball
the next pitch low ball to right hand
pitching Ken clay left hand hitting Dave
Phillips Crane bull at first Oliver
playing behind the bag infield set for
the double play and the pitch low again
ball three
three balls and no strikes one out
Jack Heideman is on deck for the Mets
and the three and oh pitch will be
coming here it is it's inside ball for
the Mets have to on
Crane bull moving down to second Phillips
on at first and Jack Heideman the
batter
item on a right hand batter Jean
Klein's is on deck
play looks down for his side checks
back at second base the right handers
pitch breaking ball is high one ball and
no strikes and now Heideman steps out
looks down a third base for a sign from
the coach Eddie Yost
which coming he takes a fastball over
for a strike one and one Bloomberg
plays him in a bit in right field
Williams straight away of center and the
same for Penelope left Mason and Stanley
and Dempsey a third look for the ground
ball the pitch to it he takes a strike
call at its two and two they could want
to do
now play walks off the pitchers mound
puts his fingers to his lips rubs up the
baseball
has the side drops the hands and the
ball is out of the pitch swung on foul
back and that will be out of play
Herman came back looking for it but it
falls on the screen
down the Yankee clubhouse before the game
and I did not see Dave Fagan and I did
not know he had been called up for this
game I knew that they had called Bob
Johnson and Kenny Clay and I talked to
him he kicks any deals pitches popped up
foul again toward the seats outside of
first
play had compiled a record of two wins
and no losses over at West Haven he had
started four games
26 innings 24 hits eight walks 15
strikeouts an earned run average of
15 one two pitch it is high a fastball
to and to
Yankees lead 9 nothing
play takes the sign from Ed Herman
seems to have trouble picking it up
now he's ready and the 2-2 pitch it is
high and inside three balls two strikes
on height of them the rain did not stop
in Montreal and that game has been
postponed and washed out a four nothing
Atlanta lead in the bottom half of the
fourth inning so they are postponed in
Montreal play ready to work kicks and
deals swaying at a mess he struck him
out play just reared back and ripped a
fastball and hide him and couldn't find
it so to down runners are first and
second in the batter Jean Klein's
client single his first time up
and then was thrown out of the plate
trying to score from first base on
haste's rather trying to score from
third base on John Miller's fly ball
to vanilla there's a ball hit in the
other right field drops in front of
Bloomberg and the Mets may get their
first round the throw goes into second
base Crain full score and it's a nine to
one ball game clients delivers his
second base hit little looper into
shallow right field Bloomberg coming in
could not get to it they said run
battered and in the Mets are on the
scoreboard on the third base Mike
Phillips and with two outs runners at
first and third the batter will be
pesos aloo in the seventh with a low
that second and clients at third
first pitch oh and it hit him in the
helmet he has hit on the batting
helmet so hard the ball bounces all the
way down to third base where Dempsey
grabs it and Yogi Bearer quickly comes
out there for those helmets are so
great he was hit right in the helmet by
a pitch and now gets up and walks down
to first base evidently assuring Yogi
Bearer and the trainer that he's OK
so a little hit by the pitch goes to
first base clients moves on down to
second the Mets have the bases loaded
the batter will be Miller we started
saying the seventh inning with clients
at third and a little at second John
Miller got an opposite field fly ball
Panela in left took it clients tagged
up a third tried to score after the
catch and Panela's perfect throw to
Rick Dempsey cut down client
so Ken way faces a bases loaded to our
situation Miller left hand hitter is
that two for three and he takes low
and he's got a ball Phillips of third
and clients at second paces a little at
first ball wind up by play his pitch
Miller swings it's a fly ball to deep
center well Williams on his horse going
back he won't get it it's over his head
into the wall one run is in two runs
around the third run will score as
Mason cuts the throw off and it is now
a nine to four ballgame a bases
loaded with a strike being doubled by
Miller over the head of center fielder
wall Williams
now Wayne Garrett comes on the Mets
have come to life here in the eighth
run having been shut out through seven
they have now scored four times here in
the eighth runner at second two down
Wayne Garrett is the eighth man to come
up
the pitch from play on the outside
corner strike one
out on the Yankee bullpen left hander
Larry Gora begins warming up
play check second here's his pitch
breaking ball hit on the ground to
second base scoop by Fred Stanley has
thrown a lot of her first in time and
that retires the side the Mets come up
with four runs on only three base hits
they leave a man and at the end of eight
the score the Yankees nine and the Mets
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well the Mets make another pitching
change bringing in Bob Appodaca right
hander and we go to the ninth inning the
Yankees will bring up the top of the
batting order let's see Crane pool stays
in the ballgame to play first base
and let's see any other changes
I don't see him but tonight you can't
rely on now that's the only one
Ed Crane ball at first base Bob
Appodaca on the mound
Appodaca has no record in the regular
season for the Mets he's relieved five
times pitched eleven and a third innings
allowed two runs eight hits walk three
and struck out three he has been credited
with two saves Mets bullpen has saved
five games in National League
Championship play this year
Appodaca has to Baldwin has to
and Hall has one
looping out of the batter
Penelope is all for two line to the
shortstop and also reached on a throwing
error by the shortstop Dave Phillips
Appodaca's first pitch swung out and
Luke Powell into the crowd down the
right field line strike one to Penelope
it's all over Kansas City shutout Boston
three nothing final score KC three
Boston nothing another foul from back
right below like to
Steve Busby pitch that shutout for
Kansas City
he has to give up on
eight hits no is the Red Sox no runs
four hits one error he has to lose a
three and five must be the winner six
and two wow but I'll check so he hits a
one hopper to crane full he feels it
flips over to Appodaca covering and
there's one away
well let's see we will probably see
Steve Busby and that series here with
Kansas City starting Monday night May
19th Tuesday night May 20th and
Wednesday night May 21st
must be now six and two
here's the pitch to Bloomberg he
pops it over the pitcher's head
charging in the shortstop and
Bloomberg beats it out
Ronnie Bloomberg surprising with a
three he popped it up but just over
the head of Appodaca Phillips charged
the ball but cannot make a play on
Bloomberg
that is base hit number nine for the
Yankees the Yankees lead nine four and
Bob Oliver the batter Oliver has popped
up and been called out on strike
he takes a breaking pitch low and
outside
Stearns had to get out on his knees to
get the ball
catcher at Herman is on deck
next pitch to Oliver swung on and
fouled back just off the screen
Appodaca is the fourth pitcher used by
the Mets Stone Tate Cram preceded him
there's a bouncing foul off the left
side just passed the Yankee dugout
Bloomberg trots back to first base
one ball and two strikes on Bob Oliver
Appodaca comes set the pitch outside
Yankees lead at nine for Bloomberg at
first one out here's the pitch in the
dirt block nicely by Stearns
three and two
the Yankees have employed four pitchers
tonight saw the Mets pitch to Oliver
swung on bounce to third backing off
Garrett has goes to second out there
back to first double play and that
retires the side
Garrett to Heidemann to Cranepool and
for the Yankees in the night no runs a
base hit nobody left at the end of eight
and a half the score the Yankees nine
and the Mets four community nights at
Shea well for years towns and cities
have honored the New York Yankees now
it's our turn to do the honoring
communities from all over the
metropolitan area will be making their
way to Shea Stadium to celebrate their
night for example tomorrow night is
Greenwich Connecticut night and then on
May 20th it'll be blushing New York
night we want to remind you also that on
Saturday night May the 17th it'll be New
York Islanders night and the New York
Yankees will be honoring the New York
Islanders and pregame ceremonies prior
to the game between the Yankees and the
Oakland Athletics that'll be on Saturday
night and then of course on Sunday
afternoon and shirt day two great events
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we go to the bottom half of the night
then Ken play will be working to Kingman
Stearns and Crane pool
Yankees pitchers tonight Mike Wallace
started pitch two innings allowed three
hits struck out one Bob Johnson down from
Syracuse pitch three innings allowed one
hit and struck out to Dave Pagan
pitched two innings gave up two hits and
struck out one and walk one Ken play was
tagged for four runs on three hits a walk
and a hit batsman in the eighth inning
play will try to wind it up now against
the lower third of the Mets batting
order Kingman leads it off
enjoying tonight's game and staying
until the last out the commissioner of
baseball mr. boy Kuhn
in box seats sitting next to Yankee
president Gabe Paul down by the Mets
dugout wind up by clay the pitch to
Kingman low outside on a curveball ball
one came in a struck out all three times
up tonight right-handed he struck out 27
times during the regular season swings
on this one and bounces a foul down the
third base line Rick Dempsey getting a
little glove practice scoots over well
in the fall territory to field it
play winds one one fish on a chop foul
again again down the left side
Minnesota leads Cleveland 4 to 2 they're
in the bottom half of the fifth Milwaukee
3 Texas 1 at the end of four Milwaukee
won the suspended game 3 to 2 wind up
the pitch to Kingman has the plate
strike three called and Kingman is out
on strikes for the fourth time tonight
the second strikeout for Ken play and
now the catcher John Stern's one out
nobody on Yankees leading 9-4 on the
bottom half of the ninth inning
play his first pitch to Stern's in the
dirt scooped by catcher Ed Herman ball
one
play reading Herman sign rocks and deals
a fastball low and outside two balls and
no strikes
two balls and no strikes on John Stern
play into the wind up and a fastball is
over called strike
Stern's is over three tonight rather
twice the short flight to left and the
pitch outside 3 and 1
and the National League this afternoon
the Cubs down Houston 4 to 2
Atlanta and Montreal rained out with
Atlanta leading 4 nothing in the fourth
inning the game has been called by rain
3-1 pitch Stern's bounces one to short
Mason on the second hop fires low and
Oliver scoops it beautifully at first
base a low throw and Oliver scooped it on
the short hop to away
and now Ed Cranepool
Cranepool pinch it in the eighth inning
and single
stayed in the ballgame to play first base
tomorrow night the Yankees and the
Oakland A's
Pat Dobson against seven game winner
Vita Blue
has a ball hit and he had a deep lap but
but now is there waiting for it he's got
it the ballgame is over and the Yankees
have won the mayor's trophy game
that's it the Yankees win it nine to
four we'll be back with tonight's game
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here are your totals on the ballgame
for the New York Yankees nine runs nine
hits and no errors the New York Mets
four runs nine hits and one error the
winning pitcher will be Bob Johnson who
pitched three strong innings for the
Yankees and the losing pitcher is the
Mets starter George Stone the Yankees
got a couple of runs in the fourth
inning single by Maddox double by Bonds
Chambliss got a run in grounding out to
second base Williams got a run in with a
fly ball to left field single tally in
the sixth inning driven in again by
Chambliss with a base hit to right
center following a double by Ronnie
Bloomberg and then the Yankees broke it
wide open in the seventh inning scoring
six runs on four hits couple of walks
a throwing error by the shortstop
Phillips Chambliss winds up the night
with four runs batted in came to bat in
the ballgame let's see four times had
two for four and say Don Valentino he
got some awards that we give out in this
Mayor's Trophy game we've got the
Butterfinger candy bar fielding award
goes to Elliott Maddox tonight Elliott
Maddox made that great throw in the
first inning and he nailed Don Dell
answer trying to go to third base
Walt Williams took the throw and made
the tag it was a tremendous throw as
you remember Frank no hops nothing just
right on the money a real shotgun throw
and he got answer coming in and he also
made that great catch on Mike Phillips I
think in the third inning another great
play he sure earned his Butterfingers
tonight on both of those great plays
and the Yankees maybe this will be a
little bit of a cure-all Frank they get
back into the beam they did they saw
some good pitching tonight from Bob
Johnson who is working at Syracuse from
Dave Pagan and
so if they're looking for pitching I'm
sure that Bill Burton will file those
thoughts away in his mind or Whitey
Ford will put him down in his little
black book so that's just about the
story Dom on our ballgame tonight
final score again nine to four ironically
the same score as last year and the
Mayor's Trophy game and the Yankees now
lead in the 13th annual game seven to
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well this is Don Valentino along with
Frank Messer Phil Rizzuto Bill White who
has the night off he'll be back with us
tomorrow saying so long from Shea
Stadium in New York once again the
final score in the 13th annual Mayor's
Trophy game the New York Yankees nine
and the New York Mets four
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