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The New York Mets faced the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium for the annual Mayor's Trophy
Game on June 14, 1976. The Mayor's Trophy Game was an annual in-season exhibition game
in New York City. It was originally played between the New York Yankees and the New York
Giants and occasionally the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s. The series was revived in 1963
when the New York Mets became the Yankees' new opponent. The games were primarily played
to benefit Samlott Baseball in New York City. This audio recording is from the Yankees
Radio Network featuring announcers Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Bill White.
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You know this the Yankees take the field here this game is a good barometer how a kid can
take pressure because the fans are just about evenly divided.
You have about 50 percent left fan 50 percent Yankee fan and you get those kind of reactions
when you have a big crowd reacting like that puts a lot of pressure on kids if they react
on the positive side you've got a pretty good baseball player.
Well the Yankees are out on the field and right now Bob Shepard asking everybody to
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Joe Torrey has a 3-0-6 batting average. Four doubles, one triple, four home runs, 11 runs batted in.
Right hand hitter and Gidry's pitch is over at the knees. Strike one is called.
Good to see Hank Soar down there again. Came out of retirement for this ball game tonight.
0-1 pitch, inside. One ball, one strike.
Ron Gidry rocks back. The kick out of the left hander's pitch. Line drive right over Gidry's head.
Base hit. Gidry did well to duck that one.
Line are just about head high and Gidry got his head down or he would have had quite a lump. Well hit ball.
And now the hand will go up for Dave Kingman.
They call him Sky King. He's batting 240. He has hit 22 home runs more than any other man in the major leagues.
He has 48 runs batted in. He also leads the Mets in runs scored with 38 and in base hits with 59.
Strong right hand batter, Dave Kingman.
Torrey down at first base. May is not holding him on and a curve is cut out in this strike one.
Dave Kingman. 6'6", 210 pounds. He swings and misses. The curve strike two.
This guy's having quite a year, Bill. Yes he is. A lot of home runs. 48 runs batted in.
He reaches out for a curve. It's in the air to shallow center field. That one may drop in for the base hit. No! Rivers gets there!
Nicky Rivers had a long way to come from deep left center field and he made a running catch down below his knees to retire the side.
No runs to hit the man who's left at the end of the top half of the first to score. The Mets nothing and the Yankees are coming to bat.
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The Yankees will journey to Minnesota to play the Minnesota Twins tomorrow night. They'll use Doc Ellis who's won five and lost four.
He'll go against Pete Redfern who's won two. Then on Wednesday night it should be Ed Figueroa for the Yankees against Bill Singer for the Minnesota Twins.
The LeBets have already made a change. They've got a new right fielder, Mike Vail. They let their big man Dave Kingman get one shot at Ron Guidry.
And Kingman's out and Vail is out of right field. Unser's in center field. And John Milner out and left for the New York Mets.
Steger, Harrelson, Mian and Corey around the infield. Jay Cleven catching.
And Ken Sanders is on the mound. Now Sanders is no stranger to the Yankees.
Pitched against them with the Milwaukee Brewers and also the Cleveland Indians I believe.
Right. Sanders right-hander.
Complets his warm-up throws to Jay Cleven.
And since we've got a chance right now we'll watch Mickey Rivers as he leads off. We'll tell you more about Gene Michael being added to the Yankee coaching staff.
Primarily to work with the infielders.
Mickey Rivers left-hand batter against right-hander Ken Sanders.
Rivers swings and misses. Strike one.
Sanders has been up with Kansas City, with Boston, with Oakland.
And he builds on you with Milwaukee, with Minnesota, and with Cleveland.
Pitched to Mickey, pops it up as he reached for an outside pitch. And Sanders, the pitcher, is calling. Gives way now to his third baseman.
And there to make the catch is Roy Steger.
So Rivers is retired on a pop-up to Steger right in front of the mound, between the mound and home plate.
And now Elliott Maddox. And he should get a good reception. I know it'll make him feel good.
Elliott Maddox playing his first game in one year and one day.
Elliott has been working out, first of all, down in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and more recently up here in New York.
He takes a pitch low and away, ball one.
Elliott worked out under the supervision of former Heisman Trophy winner Hopalong Cassidy.
1-0 pitch. Swing and a miss. He had a good rip. Didn't find it.
Bill, I told you the Yankees have won the last two Mayor's Trophy games, both by 9 to 4 scores.
The Yankees have won 5 of the last 6. Pitch is outside. Two balls and one strike to Maddox.
You can see what the layoff's done for Elliott Frankmester. He's holding his bat a lot higher and more away from his body than he did when he was hitting well for the Yanks.
He's got it up a little bit high, a little bit too high, and a little bit too far back, I think.
He fouls this one straight down off the shin guards of the catcher, Jay Clevin.
Of course, all Elliott has to do is go back and look at the videotapes of himself hitting when he was hitting well, and I'm sure he'll correct that.
Elliott told me a few days ago, he said, of course, he's taking a lot of batting practice, but he said it's nothing like being in a ball game.
That's right.
Sanders ready with the 2-2 pitch to him, and he comes inside with an off-speed pitch, 3-2.
That's where he might be in a little bit of trouble. He moves slowly on that pitch, evidently that knee giving him...still, he's not as mobile as he'd like to be.
Playoff pitching out of Maddox. Fastball is low and away, ball for Maddox is on.
Now Maddox goes down to first base. Of course, he is wearing a brace on the injured right knee.
Joe Torrey comes in to hold him on on the inside corner, and Lou Pinella is the batter. Lou is the Yankees' designated hitter tonight.
Pinella is batting 298, 8 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs, and 18 runs batted in.
Maddox at first, one away. The kick and the pitch, low and away for a ball.
You have to wonder, Bill, if Pinella should hit a ground ball and Maddox has to slide in to break up a double play if he would show any disinclination to do it.
Well, in this situation, exhibition game, I would hope that he would be disinclined to do it.
He draws a lob throw over at first base.
The Mets have John Miller in left, Dell Unsor in center, and Mike Vail in right. Vail is coming off an injury.
Pitch is hit in the air to shallow right field, back goes Neon.
The second baseman is under it and makes a basket catch, belt high.
Maddox back in at first base. Ellie Howard goes out to say a word or two to him.
Dick Hauser, of course, coaches over at third for the Yankees.
And with two down and a runner on, the batter is Carlos May.
Carlos, left-hand hitter, and Carlos May was your guest in the on-deck circle tonight, Bill.
And you know, I didn't know he was playing first base. I talked about him being able to play left field, first base, be the designated hitter, but they got him pencil-ended first.
First pitch to him, over but low, ball one.
Made a good scoop on the throw from Mason.
When Mason threw out Felix, was it Felix Beyond? Yeah, ball was in the dirt and May just dug it out.
As Carlos has played first base in his career with the White Sox, he chokes well up on the bat handle.
But for better bat control or is that the result of losing part of his life?
No, better bat control. I think Carlos has always hit that way. Choked up, he uses a big bat, just slaps it up the middle most of the time.
Sanders delivers, breaking ball is over at the knees, and the count evens one and one.
On to Minnesota for the Yankees following this game.
Two games with the Thwins, tomorrow night and Wednesday night. Three-night games and a Sunday afternoon clash with the White Sox.
Changeout is high and away.
Two balls and a strike to Carlos May.
May is hitting 242 and he swings and misses, strike two.
As a Yankee, May is hitting 311.
Brought over a rather meager batting average from the White Sox who is overall hitting his 242 with five doubles, one home run and 12 runs batted in.
Two ball, two strike pitch will be coming. Maddox leads it first and the pitch is golf fouled outside of first.
And...
Grabbed by a fan down past the Yankee dugout.
One of the things Carlos May talked about, Frank Messer, was the spirit on this Yankee ball club.
That it's a lot better than the one he left.
Of course, the player is going to say that anyway, but he's really been impressed by the way the Yankees have played and by the way they get along.
Very good. That means a lot too. There goes Maddox. The pitch is hit on the ground, up the middle, base hit.
Maddox around second will go to third as the center fielder runs it, comes in to field the ball and throws in to second.
Oh, Carlos May ripped one right back through the middle.
More importantly though, you're watching Maddox off and running and he showed very little effects of that damage right knee.
He made the turn at second base, cut the bag, made a short turn, got on the third base and didn't limp too much.
Very good, Bill. You know, Elliott's been running a lot and running in a straight line or running in circles.
He has been a little leery to make the sharp cuts and of course I can understand that.
Well, he made that one. I don't think he could cut it any closer. A lot of guys went out around shortstop.
He made a good cut there at second base.
Here's Fran Healy, right hand hitting catcher and he takes a strike over the outside corner.
Healy has not had much opportunity to play this year. He's batting 158.
He's been up only 38 times with six singles.
Runners first and third two down. Sanders offers breaking ball hit on the ground at shortstop.
Halston is up, goes the short route to Neon at second and that retires the side.
May is forced but the Yankees no runs, one hit, two left. End of one. It's the Muts nothing and the Yankees nothing.
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Oh, as Frank Mester mentioned earlier, Gene Michael, one of the most popular Yankees.
In recent years, will be coming back. He'll be a coach on Billy Martin staff.
He'll join Yogi Berra, Ellie Howard, Bob Lemon, and Dick Hauser.
And Michael will join the team tomorrow in Minnesota.
He'll spend most of the season with the Yankees, handling normal coaching assignments and working with the infielders.
And the stick will also spend a few days with Yankee Farm teams, working with infield prospects and assisting their development in the organization.
Dick still lives over in Norwood, New Jersey, and he was honored by a Gene Michael day here at the stadium.
One of the things that impressed me about that, Frank, was that Gene wanted nothing at all.
He simply wanted the money to go for a scholarship for deserving athletes.
Very good.
All right, we go to the top half of the second inning, and John Milner left-hand-hitting left fielder steps in.
He takes a low curve from Gittery, ball one. Ron comes back with a fastball. It's fouled out of play on the third-base side.
You know, Bill White, as I sit here and look at this crowd, as excited as they are, as you said, about 50-50 Yankee and Met fans,
can't help but think what a boon interleague play would be.
Curve comes in high.
You better convince Walrommalea of that, then.
I've always been an advocate of it.
This pitch is taken outside, but not like the last pitch. The curve was not high, as the strike is up on the board.
I think they'll eventually get the interleague play.
So we'll say this is 2-2, and it's ripped to right field, base hit.
So Milner picks up base hit number two for the Mets.
Elliott Maddox fires back to the infield. Nothing wrong with Elliott's arm.
Milner is on, and Roy Steger will be the batter.
Roy will take down the Mets.
You can't help but think you have such great natural rivals, such as the Yankees and the Mets.
I'm sure the Cubs and the White Sox would be.
Phillies and the Orioles, very close.
How about the Oakland A's and the San Francisco Giants, and the Dodgers and the Angels?
First pitch to the right-hand-hitting Steger is in for a called strike.
Chicago and Chicago. Right.
Kansas City, St. Louis? Yes, that would be a good one.
Montreal and Toronto.
Hold one pitch, bouncing ball up the middle. Mason comes in, has it behind the mound, throws the second for one, back to first no.
Mason, field at the high hopper between second base and the mound, underhanded it to Sandy Alomar for the force at second base on Milner.
Steger beat the bouncing throw to first base.
It was not a double play ball by any manner of means.
So the Yankees cut down the lead runner, and Del Unser will step in.
Del Unser is batting 224, nine doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 22 runs batted in.
He has played in both leagues.
First pitch to him, swung on, hit deep to right field, this one is way back.
Maddox going back to the track, back to the wall, and he goes up the ball, is off the top of the wall, or off his glove.
The ball is in play. On his way to third base as Steger is held up there.
In the second base goes Unser, and that will be a two-base hit.
Now Joe Frazier, the Mets manager, is going to come out and ask the home plate umpire, Hank Soar, if that ball might not have hit something over the top of the fence and come back.
You know, Frank, I think a fan got his hand down over that fence and just flipped that ball out of the glove of Maddox.
LA looked like he had a play on the ball, and he was there, leaped up, all of a sudden the ball bounces out of something, and I believe the fan did get his hand down there.
But on the other hand, the umpire, well, he wouldn't call him out for interference, since this is Yankees home park.
But Maddox had a shot at that ball.
And I believe either he was, or the ball was touched by somebody out there other than Maddox.
Well, Frazier is discussing the point now with first base umpire, Satch Davidson, of the National League.
I think the umpire got the last word. He put his nose right up in Joe's face.
Frazier now is looking out to his base runner at second, Dell Unser, as he walks back to the dugout.
So it goes as a two-base hit, and the Mets have runners at second and third.
One out, and the batter will be Jay Cleven, the catcher.
We told you Cleven was called up in the minor leagues for this ball game. He's 26 years old.
And he takes the ball.
He's been catching at Tidewater.
Right-hand hitter, fairly deep in the box, and the pitch is looped out into right field. That's going to be a base hit and drive-in two runs.
Maddox is up with it, makes his throw to second base, and the Mets lead by a score of two to nothing.
Well, Jay Cleven, a right-hand hitter, went with the pitch and looped it into right for a single and two RBIs.
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All right, here we go with the pitcher, Ken Sanders batting. Right-hand hitter up there at a button, and he takes high, ball one.
The Mets declined the option of using a designated hitter, so Sanders, the pitcher, is batting, and of course, in the number nine spot.
Down at first base is Cleven. There's one away.
That is, in on the grass at third, he squares the button, butts it down, the first baseline foul.
We were talking earlier about the young man Cleven called up from triple-A ball to catch this game, and he has driven in the game's first two runs.
The Mets lead two-nothing.
One ball and one strike on Ken Sanders. The pitch to him, he squares and butts it back toward the mound.
Gidry is happy. He has a play at second. He goes there to Mason out, back to first, and a good scoop by Carlos May. It's a double play.
A 1-6-3 double play as Carlos May had to backhand the ball out of the dirt.
The Mets get two runs out of three hits. There were no errors, and nobody left.
At the end of one-and-a-half innings, it's the Mets two and the Yankees nothing.
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Well, the Mets have made a couple of defensive changes as we go to the bottom of the second here. They lead 2-0.
They've got a new left fielder, Bruce Boyclair, and the new center fielder, Leon Brown.
Boyclair will bat fifth in Milner's spot, and Brown will bat seventh in the spot vacated by Dell Unser.
Of course, the Mets skipper can flip-flop those should he wish, I suppose, though, Frank. They'll bat for the guys whose place they took.
I would presume they usually do that in an exhibition game?
Yes, Bob Shepard, Justin Mestin.
Boyclair batting fifth, Brown seventh.
And Otto Velaz will step in to lead off of the Yankees. Velaz playing at third base tonight. He has played there before.
He is batting 2-22 on the season, one double, one home run, three runs batted in. And he is a right-hand hitter.
Hey, Hank Aaron just hit his third home run of the year with two on.
Milwaukee leads California 7-1. Brewers batting bottom of the fifth.
How many is that for Aaron now, 748?
48 is right.
Alright, the first pitch to Velaz. Now low for a ball. Breaking pitch from the right-hander Sanders.
They play Velaz pretty much up the middle with a center fielder. Brown maybe a step toward left.
1-0 delivery. Cut on and bow slowly to the left side. Cutting in front of the shortstop is the third baseman Staker. He throws in time.
Victoria first.
Velaz is out one away and Sandy Alomar will come on as a left-hand hitter.
Alomar's switch hitter is batting 2-19. He is a better hitter right-handed than left.
Kerry Deneen is on deck.
The shortstop, Harrelson Shades, towards second base on Alomar. The kick and the pitch. Foul back right below us.
Right fielder Mike Vail broke over toward the corner as Alomar fouled that pitch back.
So both right fielders tonight coming off injuries. Elliot Maddox and Mike Vail.
The one strike pitch to Alomar. Hit in the air to left center. Moving over forward is the center fielder Leon Brown.
He's under it and he makes the catch. There are two down.
Mike Vail suffered a dislocated right foot in a mid-February basketball game. He has been on the Mets disabled list all season.
So he is playing right field for the Mets and Elliot Maddox, who is recovering from knee surgery, is playing right field for the Yankees.
Here is Kerry Deneen. Left hand batter. Deneen has been up seven times with two hits.
Two outs in the first pitch. Inside.
One of Deneen's two hits won a ball game for the Yankees the same day he was called up from Syracuse of the International League.
Sanders rocks and offers. And overhand curve is fouled back off the plate umpire.
Hank Soar. One ball and one strike.
I believe Soar was the roving assignment umpire in the American League last year and thought he was retired, but it turned out he umpired better than 60 ball games.
They might use him again this year, the way everybody is complaining.
Never know.
One group doesn't get along too well with the Cleveland Indians. They might break that group up, though I doubt it.
Tough to win fighting the umpires. They do the best they can always.
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One ball, one strike, pitch to Deneen. Curve is low. Ball two. Two and one.
Frank Robinson's team had I think 16 ejections by one umpiring crew this year.
Now the 2-1 pitch coming. It is popped up on the right side. Circling under it is the second baseman, Mian. He makes the catch on the skin of the infield to retire the side.
The Yankees go in order and at the end of two it's the Mets two and the Yankees nothing.
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I'd like to remind you of some special days here at the stadium. The first will be on the 26th of this month.
Yankees will be playing the Milwaukee Brewers and it'll be shirt day.
If you're 14 and under and buy a ticket you'll get a t-shirt with the Yankee logo on it on the 26th of this month.
And you'll get a chance to see Hank Aaron and the Milwaukee Brewers.
On July 11th the Chicago White Sox will be here and it'll be jacket day here at the stadium.
Same rules apply. Then on August 22nd, bat day, that's always a big day and the California Angels will be in.
Okay, Bill, but Harrelson is the batter and he takes high and inside, ball one.
Harrelson leading off the first inning for the Mets, lined up to Otto Velez at third, a nice play by Velez.
Next pitch, hit on the ground, fouled outside at third.
A lot of activity in the stands. Some folks may still be coming in.
And as Bill White told you earlier, there is a very fine crowd on hand for the ballgame.
Now the 1-1 pitch to Bud Harrelson, fouled back upstairs.
Over on the right side, and it's one ball and two strikes.
Elliott Maddox in right field plays very shallow on Bud Harrelson.
Rivers, shallow, straight away in center.
Deneen, straight away and left. The infield shades him just a bit on the third base side.
1-2 pitch from Guidry. Fast ball is lined and knocked down but not handled by Velez.
Picked up by Mason, his throw is safe.
Mason's throw pulled Carlos May off the bag to the right field side.
Mason had just a little more time, I think, than he realized to set up.
An off-balance throw, as he was not expecting the ball, was knocked down by Velez.
And his throw pulled Carlos May off. It will be a base hit for Harrelson.
And that is the fifth hit for the Mets.
He hit that ball just like he did the one Velez caught this time. It kicked right off his glove.
Felix Mian steps in.
Second baseman ratted out to Mason at short his first time up.
He swings a line for him to the right side, base hit in the right field.
Harrelson down to second base, stops.
As Maddox by an arm gets the ball back to the infield.
No back-to-back singles.
And the Mets are threatening again with runners at first and second, nobody out.
The batter is Joe Torre, who's singled in the first inning.
The Mets are leading in the ball game by a score of 2-0. They now have six hits off left-hander Ron Guidry.
Guidry looks down to Fran Healy for his sign, starts for stretch, sets below the belt, and his pitch a fastball low.
And this pitch is hit high in the air to straightaway left field.
Deneen sets up under it. Harrelson is tagged to second. Deneen makes the catch. Harrelson makes him throw, but a perfect throw to Velez.
And Harrelson goes back.
Right-hander Jim Beatty is throwing in the Yankee ball then. He was called up from Syracuse for this ball game.
And now Mike Vail batting for the first time this year.
Runners at first and second one out. Vail is a right-hand hitter. He replaced Kingman after Sky King had one time at bat.
And fly it out to Maddox who made a running, or rather to Rivers who made a running catch in center.
Guidry deals. Fastball inside.
Vail suffering an off-season accident in a basketball game.
Swings on this one, fouls it back and into the mezzanine just off to our right.
I recall this kid Vail. Pretty good season last year.
He steps out and time is called for him.
But only Guidry went to his mouth with his hand because Hank Soar signifies a ball on a strike.
Two on one gone. The pitcher curve is lined and caught by Alomar. He flips it to Mason for the double play.
Sandy Alomar juggled that ball. Caught it in his gloved hand, lost it, caught it again in his right hand and then just flipped it to Jim Mason for the double play on Harrelson.
No runs, two hits, one left. And in the middle of the third it's the Mets two and the Yankees nothing.
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Well a couple more changes for the Mets as we go to the bottom of the third. They've got a new third baseman. Check that. No, they got a new shortstop. That's Mike Phillips.
Replacing Bud Harrelson. And they also have a new second baseman, Wayne Garrett. He's in for Felix Millan. So the infield now, Steger at third.
Philip the shortstop. Wayne Garrett at second base. Joe Torre still at first.
Okay Bill, and a young man was just introduced to the crowd here. Pat Tabler, who was the Yankees number one draft choice in the free agent draft.
He's a high school graduate from the city of Cincinnati was just introduced and most of the Yankee bench came out to take a look at him.
He's seated right behind the Yankee dugout. Got a little money. I'm sure he must have. Number one draft choices can pick up a little money.
Here's Jim Mason leading off the bottom half of the third. Left hand at her and the first pitch is down low for a ball.
I asked Tabler what kind of a year he had in high school this past year and he said oh so-so. And I said well what's so-so? What did you have? And he said oh I'm 496.
Mason bounces one foul outside of first and the young man was not being facetious. He acted like he wasn't happy with it.
Well I tell you the pro is a little bit different. You're going out there every day getting on those buses. Where's he going to play? Onnionna?
Yeah he'll play it onnionna.
Yeah he'll get on a bus here and there. He'll get two dollars a day of meal money.
That's two dollars more than he got in high school.
Yeah but it'll be a test for him though.
One-one pitch now to Mason. Jim takes low and away for a ball. Two and one.
I'll tell you one thing. He is starting his baseball career in a beautiful, beautiful town that has some very, very wonderful and very lovely people.
They really are excited about their ball club and only out of New York.
That's Yankee Farm team, right?
Yes it is. Two-one pitch. Mason bounces it slowly on the right side. Moving over to his left to second baseman Garrett. He flips to Sanders covering. Sanders drops the throw and Mason is safe.
Well Garrett normally a third baseman playing out of position. Frank he did what a lot of guys do at second base and by the way the pitcher will get the air.
That's Sanders. Sanders I think Garrett waited until Sanders got to the bag and threw the ball.
Sanders had to look for the bag and look for the ball therefore he missed the baseball. Give the pitcher the ball before he gets to the bag.
And lead him a little bit with it.
Alright Mason is on on the air. Charged to Sanders.
And the batter is Mickey Rivers. Mickey popped up to third baseman Steger his first time up. Left hand hitter.
There's the stretch now by Sanders and the pitch. Line right field and fair ball. It's extra bases. Fair ball in the corner. Extra base hit.
On his way to third base is Mason and Hauser flags him down as Rivers goes into second base with a double.
Solid. Two baggers on a line drive into the right field corner by Mickey Rivers. So the Yankees have a chance to tie this ball game up.
Elliott Maddox who walked in the first inning steps in. Maddox the right hand batter.
Elliott Maddox kicked around for a while then came to the Yankees got a chance to play.
Bill Gerdin put him in center field and he turned into one of the best center fielders I think in the American League.
If not the best.
And he also has been swinging a good batty at three oh seven last year until he was hurt. Three oh three the year before.
Right hand hitter and the pitch time is swung on hit on the ground a first base the runners holed up as the first baseman Torrey comes up with it and goes to the back.
So Maddox is retired by Torrey unassisted one down and the batter will be Lou Pennella.
Lou Pennella popped up to second baseman Mian his first time up.
Wayne Gerd is now at second base as Bill told you and Dave Phillips the shortstop as Joe Frazier has made wholesale changes early in this ball game.
As the Mets are retired ball club they played a doubleheader against the Giants in San Francisco yesterday.
Flew home got home about five o'clock this morning.
Two on with one out.
And Pennella is waiting on Sanders the right hander works off the set position and he comes in with a breaking ball that misses.
Sanders sort of wonders where that pitch was.
Carlos May is on deck.
They really bunch up the middle on Pennella.
Phillips and Garret could almost shake hands over second base the pitch time long away.
Two balls and no strikes.
The outfield is spread out.
The Mets lead two nothing the Yankees have two on one out.
Face hit by Rivers the double a moment ago the Yankees second hit on the ball game.
The pitch to Pennella low and away ball three.
Three balls no strikes.
Mason leads away at third.
Now Rivers will take a short lead at second base.
Right hander Sanders looks over at Mason sets and deals Pennella swings ground ball back up the middle and it's behind the bag at second field.
They are thrown out of first in time the run scores and Rivers holds at second base.
Mickey Rivers held up at second as Mason scores and batter Lou Pennella is thrown out by the shortstop Dave Phillips who went behind the bag to take a slow roller that went back through the box.
Though the Yankees are on the board it's a two to one ball game and you'll get Pennella run batted in he is out six three.
Rivers holding at second and the batter is Carlos May.
Carlos May single to center field his first time up.
Look back for Rivers and the pitch to Carlos is high ball one.
The Yankees called up to right handers from the minor league for this ballgame.
We mentioned Jim Beatty a moment ago also Gil Patterson was called up from West Haven for tonight.
One oh pitch strike is called it's one and one.
Out in left field Bruce Boclair is very shallow on Carlos May center fielder Leon Brown shades him toward right and Mike Vail straight away and fairly deep in right field the infield is back off.
Rivers can get a pretty good lead off second base he draws a look from Ken Sanders.
Now the right hander is ready and the one one pitch outside two balls and a strike.
Back to American League action for the Yankees tomorrow night as they take on the Minnesota Twins in Bloomington Minnesota.
We'll have the game for you on radio at 855 on television at nine o'clock New York time.
Sanders rather slow worker now deals to a one change up his high ball three.
And the crowd is alive three balls and a strike on Carlos May Fran Healy is on deck.
Rivers at second two out to look back there by Sanders and the three one pitch is cut on and missed he came in with a breaking ball on three and one.
And had Carlos May fishing.
Sanders will deliver three and two to May and it is lined the right field that's going to be a base hit Rivers is going to try it.
And they all is up here comes his throw to the plate here comes Rivers throw is cut off.
Second base safe at second and the Yankees have tied it up.
A single run got it in and Carlos May goes to second base on Mike Bales throw in toward the plate.
The throw was cut off by a third baseman Steger.
He fired the second it was not a good throw back to second base and they did not take Carlos May.
So May is two for two with an RBI and this ball game is tied up to the two.
Fran Healy steps in the Yankee catcher grouted out to the shot stop his first time up.
He takes a look at the low outside pitch ball on that's two runs on six hits the Yankees two runs on three hits.
Due to the error by the pitcher neither Yankee run his own.
This pitch is hit high in the air to deep center field back goes Leon Brown.
He has room and he makes the catch in deep center to retire the side Yankees tied up with two runs on two hits.
There was one Met error and one man is left on base.
At the end of three it's a brand new ball game the Yankees two and the Mets two.
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Well the Yankees make changes now as we go to the fourth inning.
Right-hander Jim Beatty will be the new pitcher.
Oscar Gamble has gone out to play right field and Elliott Maddox has moved over to center field.
Right field, to center, Elliott Maddox.
Beatty has just now made his way to the mound to start his warm-up throws.
Now the three-three-one-three.
Beatty at Syracuse had started ten games.
He has a record of four wins and one loss in AAA ball.
Although a rather higher in run average of 4.85.
Number 48.
In 65 innings he had walked 39 and struck out 47.
With a record of four wins and one loss.
Jim Beatty was invited to spring training this year by the Yankees.
He's a big kid, 6'6 and 205 pounds from Hampton, Virginia.
He now makes his home in South Portland, Maine out of Dartmouth College.
This is only his second year in professional baseball.
Started last year at Oneonta. Won two and lost none.
Went to Syracuse where he won two and lost two.
Won on the 4th of July.
He was captain-elect of the Dartmouth basketball team when selected by the Yankees.
And chose to sign a pro contract and gave up his college eligibility in basketball.
He was an honorable mention, all-American basketball player in 1972.
He was all-New England in 1974 and the most valuable player of the Kodak Classic in 1974-75.
Beatty's baseball career started in the Cape Cod League.
His biggest man on the field now, the Kingman's out of the ball game at 6'6.
Alright, he's ready to work and ready with the play-by-play ladies and gentlemen. Here's Bill White.
Alright, Frank Messer.
First pitch in his foul, back by Bruce Boyclair.
Got a change now. We've got Maddox in center field. You gave that already?
Alright, and Gamble-Otten Wright for the Yankees.
Now, Fran Healy wants to talk to Jim Beatty.
Get the sign straight.
Boyclair got into the ball game in the second inning, replacing John Miller in left field.
He bats left-handed.
Beatty looks for a sign. Gets it. Rocks, kicks, and deals a one-strike pitch.
Hit foul, left side, upper deck.
No balls, two strikes.
Once again, Fran Healy out talking to Beatty.
Now, Healy back behind the plate.
And the two-strike pitch to Boyclair.
Curve ball, bounce slowly toward first, it'll kick foul.
Carlos May grabs it before Roy McMillan can get it.
He liked that, Scooter. McMillan managed that ball club last year for a while.
They brought in a new manager, he decided to stay.
Yeah, that is unusual.
They count still, two strikes on Bruce Boyclair.
Beatty's next pitch.
Misses wide, one ball, two strikes.
Yankees have Velez at third. Mason's a shortstop. Alomar the second baseman, and Carlos May playing at first.
Here's a one-two delivery.
Too high, two balls, two strikes.
Gary Deneen on left field. Elliot Maddox in center, and Oscar Gamble now out on right field.
Two-two pitch. Line left field, but Deneen is right there backing up a bit, he's got it.
One away.
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No balls, one strike on Steger. One out, nobody on. Score tied, two-two, top of the fourth.
The next pitch is low. One ball, one strike.
Steger forced a runner at second base in the second inning, and he scored on a single by Jay Clevin, the catcher.
One-one pitch, called strike two, and Scooter looks like this guy's got a lot of heat.
He can fire that ball, well he's big enough and he's strong enough.
Indeed he looks for a sign, gets it, one-two pitch. Curved ball is high. Two balls, two strikes.
Didn't break, stayed up.
On deck is Leon Brown, the center fielder. Here's the two-two pitch.
Steger takes wide. Three balls, two strikes.
Ron Gidrey started, he went three and he gave up two runs on six hits.
Didn't strike anybody out, nor did he walk anybody.
Three-two pitch. Bounced over the mound. Mason waits on a nice hop. Fires the first base just in time.
Two down.
And with two outs, nobody on, here's Leon Brown.
He's batting the first time tonight.
Please replace Dell Unter in the second inning.
Brown bats right in it, he's batting two-twenty-six.
Bates first pitch, it is a fast ball that goes by everybody, back up against the screen. One ball, no strikes.
Put glasses on him, he'll be like Ryan Dern.
Three-inch glasses. Here's the one-oh pitch now to Brown. Fast ball, bounce the second, Alomar to his left.
Scoops it up, takes his time, flips on to May at first base.
And that's all for Leon Brown. Three up, three down for the Mets.
We go to the bottom half, the fourth inning, score. Yankees two, the Mets two.
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Yes sir, Gene Michael's back with the Yankees.
Yeah, you short stops have a way of hanging around.
Yeah, how about that? Well they know, when you got brains and you know shortstop can help a club in some capacity, they sign them.
Well the Yankees, now what is it, four or five coaches?
Well they got at least five.
And a manager.
Yeah, they got Yogi, Howard, Hauser, and Lemon.
And now Gene Michael.
Alright, Rick Baldwin is the new meta hurler as we go into the bottom of the fourth and Otto Velez will face him.
Otto has been up once, bounced a third.
First pitch is up too high a ball.
Velez, Alomar, Denine, you're in the fourth inning for the Yankees. We've got a 2-2 tie.
Did you say Mike Ciani was here?
Mike Ciani is right behind us.
1-0 pitch, swung on and missed.
How do you know Mike Ciani?
I know, look at that Huckleberry down there on the, doing a little dance on the Mets dugout.
Well, everybody's here to have fun.
Here's the 1-1 delivery to Otto Velez, swung on and missed.
One ball, two strikes.
Yeah, I know Mike before he went with the Oakland Raiders.
He's down at Villanova?
Yeah.
Alright, 1-2 pitch, swung on and missed.
And Velez goes down swinging, one away.
Hey Mike, you had a chance to be a baseball player. You were a pretty good ball player in college, right?
Come on.
Local boy.
This is social art. You talked to Ciani.
No, go ahead. You're a couple of Philadelphians, although Mike's not from Philadelphia, right?
I know you did.
Good school, Villanova. My daughter goes there.
No, but in baseball, what position did you play?
I was a shortstop.
I figured, good smart, good looking kid. All shortstops are like that.
First in Gallabar is inside.
I was drafted by the Yankees out of high school. I went to high school in Staten Island and the Yankees drafted me.
But you chose football, huh?
Those would still be straight at even out there playing shortstop.
The 1-0 pitch to Alomar, swung on, bounced foul outside of first.
No, you know, I often wondered if we had gotten some of those big husky football players and extra big basketball players that could play baseball,
we'd have some kind of a team. But all these Huckleberries chose football. How come? That's a rough sport.
Well, Phil, at the time, I thought my education was pretty important and Villanova was a good school,
and I also had the opportunity to play football and baseball down there.
Alomar lands on the right field and is dropped by the right fielder Vail, and Sandy will go on in the second base.
That'll probably be a two-base error.
Nope, they're going to give him a base hit.
Mayer's trophy game, they're very generous. And it's strange, isn't it?
The two fellows who were hurt and hadn't played a ballgame, Elliot Maddox and Mike Vail, having a little bit of problems in right field.
Elliot on that long fly to the wall, he's not used to it. Now they change it to an error.
Should have been that in the first place.
Alomar down in second, one away, the batter.
Kerry Deneen, the left fielder.
Got a 2-2 tie here in the bottom of the fourth.
Deneen fouls it back, no balls, one strike.
You know, Oakland's got a guy out there from Brooklyn who runs that ball club, Al Davis.
Pretty shrewd color.
He runs the club, I thought the coach did.
Nope, Davis runs that club.
I tell you, that Oakland club, they're trying to corral everybody. Who are they trying to get now?
O.J.
O.J. Simpson.
Throw the second base and Alomar is back.
Now John Maddon's the coach, but Davis runs everything, I think.
He agrees, Siani agrees.
Now Garrett trying to sneak in behind Alomar.
Rick Baldwin in here, he struck out a man and he was hurt by a two-base error by his right fielder, Mike Vail, allowing Alomar to get down to second with one away.
Here's the one strike pitch to Deneen, hit on the ground, base in left field.
Alomar will not be able to score.
The left fielder, Blake Clare, was playing almost right behind shortstop.
So the Yankees now have runners at first and third with one away.
And the batter is Jim Mason, the shortstop.
Mason has been up once, got on on an error by the pitcher.
He bounced the ball to first base and actually to second base and Garrett waited until the starting pitcher, Sanders, got near the back, threw the ball and Sanders couldn't handle it.
Sanders picking up the air.
So Mason's 0 for 1.
Runners laid off first and third and the pitch.
Hit a near foul left side, that'll be out of play.
And it'll make the first throw in the upper deck, then kicks back out and goes downstairs.
So they count, no balls, one strike on Mason.
We're in the bottom half, the fourth inning.
The Mets have two runs on six hits, the Yankees two runs on four.
The Mets have also committed a couple of errors.
Powell now with the new baseball sets.
Checks the runners off first and third and the one strike pitch is down low, one ball, one strike.
Moving on deck is Oscar Gamble.
Now Baldwin's ready again.
Here's a 1-1 pitch with the runner going inside a ball and Cleveland, the catcher, decides to hold the ball.
So give Benin a stolen base and that takes the possibility of the double play away and the Mets might have to bring their infield in.
Let's see how they play it.
The pitch was inside so it's two balls and a strike on Mason with one away.
And the Mets will keep their infield back except for their third baseman, Steger, who is even with the bag and just wide a third.
Now Baldwin sets and the 2-1 pitch to Mason.
Hit on the ground to second base, Alomar is going to score.
Garrett Mitch has played a first base but the Yankees now lead it 3-2.
Mason's throwing out four to three, he picks up a run battered in.
Alomar scores easily.
Benin goes on to third base.
We were just talking about that by Benin stealing second, Phil.
That would have been a double play had he stayed there.
Perfect double play. I can't understand, Frasier, not playing the infield in though.
You know, I hate to give up runs, Frasier.
Yeah.
Here's Gamble, he's up for his first time in this ball game.
Baldwin in the windup and the pitch.
Staken inside a ball.
So once again Yankee speed works to their advantage.
Benin stealing second base.
Possible ground ball, the double play was not gotten.
Score to run.
Inside, two balls, no strikes on Gamble.
Gamble replaced Mickey Rivers in the outfield last inning.
Rivers had popped to third and doubled to right.
Score to run.
2-0 pitch to Gamble.
Swung on line, base hit, center field.
Benin will score easily and the Yankees now lead 4-2.
Now you can't pitch Gamble low, he raked that ball in center field.
A clean single, Benin scoring easily.
And the Yankees have now increased their lead to 4-2 over the Mets.
That was their fifth base hit.
Here's Elliott Maddox, he's walked and bounced the first. 0-1.
Scooter, do you think Elliott's holding his bat a little bit higher this year?
Absolutely.
Yeah, I don't think he's quite back in the groove.
And as a matter of fact, he was leaning, it seemed to me leaning even more in than he did.
Of course, he'll work that out as he goes along.
Goes back to first base and Gamble is back.
Oscar at first base, one away.
Two away, check that, they're two outs.
Yankees lead 4-2, bottom of the fourth.
Pitch to Maddox, a slider that misses outside.
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Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, as we go back to American League action.
Now Baldwin is ready.
And the 1-0 pitch to Maddox.
Misses low, two balls, no strikes.
Now time is called, Clevin the catcher wants to talk to Baldwin.
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He'll go against Pete Redfern.
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Oh, Clevin back behind the plate and Baldwin's ready.
A pitch, hit foul, upper deck right side.
Two balls, one strike on Maddox.
Frank Messer mentioned to you, the Mets got in very early this morning.
They've made a lot of changes.
That Harrelson starting, they got Mike Phillips in there now.
Meon started, but Wayne Garrett's in there at second base.
They've got a whole new outfield.
Inside, three balls, one strike on Maddox.
Boy Claire replaced Milner in left.
Leon Brown replaced Unser in center.
Mike Vail replaced Dave Kingman in right.
Throw the first base and gamble is back.
Roy Stager still at third, Joe Torre still at first, and Jake Clevin still behind the plate.
Now the set by Baldwin.
3-1 pitch.
Maddox takes outside, ball for it.
Maddox at first base, that move gambled on at second.
Still two outs in the batter's loop, Panella.
Panella's popped a second.
And bounced a short.
When he bounced short in the third inning, it drove in a run.
Yankees lead 4-2.
We're in the bottom half of the fourth inning.
Gamble off second.
Maddox off first.
And the pitch to Panella.
Moves him back.
One ball, no strikes.
Gamble does not take too big a lead down at second.
As Baldwin checks him.
And the pitch to Panella.
Inside again, two balls, no strikes.
On deck is Carlos May.
He's 2-2.
And he's driven in a run.
Baldwin checking signs with Clevin.
Now he straightens up.
And the 2-0 pitch to Panella is inside again.
Three balls, no strikes.
Baldwin keeping the ball in close on Panella.
He knows he likes the ball out of the play.
Panella took a quick look down at third base.
And Dick Hauser gave him a quick sign.
Here's a 3-0 pitch.
Right in there called strike.
It's 3-1.
Runners lead off first and second.
The two away.
Fourth inning.
3-1 pitch to Panella.
Swung on and missed.
Count is full and everybody will be running.
Gamble off second.
Maddox off first with two outs.
Yankees have a 4-2 lead over the Mets.
Baldwin taking a long time reading the signs.
Now he's ready.
Runners go.
Pay off pitch.
Line foul.
Into the seats, down the right side.
Now Gamble and Maddox just got a little bit of exercise.
Gamble back to second.
Maddox back to first.
They'll start again.
Baldwin is ready.
Check the runners.
And they go.
The pitch.
Down low.
Base is loaded.
Gamble at third base.
Maddox down at second.
Panella on at first.
Two men out.
Here's Carlos May.
Carlos single a center field in the first inning.
Single a right field.
Driving in a run in the third.
He's 2 for 2.
Probably thinking too bad those base hits won't count
in the American League stats.
Of course they'll count tomorrow night when the Yankees play the Twins up in Minnesota.
Baldwin in the windup and the pitch to May.
Down low a ball.
Well it's up to Baldwin.
Joe Frazier has no body getting loose in his bullpen on left center.
Here's the 1-0 pitch to Carlos May.
Down low again.
Two balls no strikes.
Base is loaded with Yankees and two outs.
Here's the 2-0 pitch to May.
In there called strike.
It's 2 and 1.
Outfield playing May just slightly to pull.
The infield the same way.
As Baldwin rocks, kicks and deals a 2-1 pitch.
Swung on base and up the middle.
One run will score.
Maddox around third base.
He's going to score.
And the Yankees now lead 6-2.
That's Carlos May's some kind of hitter.
I tell you he is a clutch hitter.
He's proved that since he's been with the Yankees.
And you know tonight Bill the outstanding player of the game receives normally a beautiful watch.
Whoever is the most valuable player and Carlos has almost got it locked up right now.
He's got three runs batted in and three straight singles.
Yankees now lead 6-2.
They've got Fenella down at second base.
May on it first and here's Fran Healy to catch it.
Two outs.
Healy hits one in the air deep left.
Right there is Booth Boyclair.
And he puts it away for out number three.
The Yankees bat around in the fourth inning.
They score four times.
On one, two, three.
Three base hits.
One air.
Two men left on base.
At the end of four the Yankees lead the match 6-2.
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It's just talking.
And it looks like Thurman Muntz is going to go out to center field.
Thurman said he can play any position.
We're going to see him tonight.
Center field, not as easy as it looks.
With the Yankees leading 6 to 2 and Elliot Maddux, Billy Martin doesn't want to give him too much work out there and re-injure that leg.
And Elliot was on base twice.
So we're going to see what Thurman can do out in the outfield.
By the way, we'll be on TV tomorrow night.
From Minnesota.
There's the hand for Thurman.
I hope they hit the first three balls to him out there.
Tough chances. Sinking line drives knuckleball.
And one up against the fence.
You want to give him all difficult plays.
Figure that'll shut him up.
What if he makes them all?
Then you're really in trouble.
Oh, I know it.
You're in enough trouble now.
If he makes it, you're really in trouble, huh?
Here's Jake Cleven to catcher and he takes outside a ball.
Cleven drove in the two met runs with a single to right field in the second inning.
Bates next pitch.
Overhand fastball is low. Two balls, no strikes.
With the top half of fifth inning, the Yankees lead six to two over the Mets.
Fourteenth time these two teams have met.
And it's outside. Three balls, no strikes.
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Down low, ball four and Cleven walks.
He had an easy inning last inning.
Got him down one, two, three, but he's walked the leadoff batter here in the top of the fifth.
Here's the pitcher, Rick Baldwin.
Baldwin goes up left handed.
Of course, if this were a regular season game, Joe Frazier would probably go for a pinch hitter.
He's got the Mets are down four runs.
He just wants Baldwin to get his work in on the mound.
Beatty now sets and checks the runner at first base and the pitch.
Outside, ball one.
Now Billy Martin out of the Yankee dugout. He wants to talk to the youngster.
He's got to get back to the regular season score. Those Cleveland Indians really hanging in there.
They're only four and a half games behind the Yankees.
They're now playing an even 500 baseball.
I said if they had had a little bit of luck early in the year when they lost, I think, 10 one run games out of about 12.
Maybe right. Maybe even or ahead of the Yankees.
But thank goodness they lost them, but they are playing great ball.
Now, Beatty's ready. The one old pitch in there called strike. One ball, one strike.
On deck is a shortstop, Mike Phillips.
We're playing the top of the fifth. Yankees ahead of the Mets, six to two.
Mets have a runner at first base. Nobody out.
Here's the one, one pitch to Baldwin. Swung on and missed. One ball, two strikes.
Now, you're talking to Mike Ciani about choosing football over baseball. This kid, Jim Beatty, chose baseball over basketball.
Now the set. One, two delivery to Phillips. Hit on the ground foul outside third base.
And the count remains. One and two.
Beatty now gets new baseball and sets.
And the next pitch. Hit on the ground a second. Alomar's up. He goes to Mason for one. Backs the first. Double play.
Rick Baldwin just bounced into a four, six to three double play and her two outs.
And here's Mike Phillips. Phillips now will wait and waste a little time in order to allow Baldwin to get a little rest on the bench.
Phillips came on in the third inning replacing Bud Aroulson, so he's up for his first time.
He's in left-handed.
Here's Beatty's first delivery. Two high ball.
Metch took an early two-nothing lead. Yankee started up bottom of the third with two. Went ahead with four in the fourth.
Two high again. Two balls. No strikes on Phillips.
The 2-0 pitch. Ball strike. Gets two balls in one strike.
And the 2-1 delivery. High. Three balls and a strike. On deck is Wayne Garrison.
And the next pitch to Mike Phillips. Swung on and fouled back just under us.
Two outs, nobody on top of the fifth. The Yankees lead six to two.
And the next delivery. Two high, ball four, and Phillips walks.
Second walk issued by Beatty. Phillips at first base. Two outs and the batter is Wayne Garrett, the second baseman.
Garrett replaced Felix Mion in the third inning. Mion had been robbed of a base hit by Mason.
And Mion had also singled a right field before he left.
Garrett bats left-handed. May will play behind the runner at first base. Mike Phillips.
Garrett bounces one foul outside first. No balls and a strike.
Now it doesn't look like Hank Soar, the home plate umpire, has lost any of his eyes, Cooter.
Now he looks good. Hit in the air at left field and Deneen is waiting there. And he's got it.
No runs, no hits, no errors. One man left on base. We go to the bottom half of the fifth inning. The Yankees six, the Mets two.
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Well, at first base, Ed Cranepool has just gone in for Joe Torre.
And Cranepool is the only man who has played in all 14 May's Trophy games.
And that is a record I don't think anybody's ever going to be able to beat, Bill.
Down it. Here's Otto Velez.
Hits one in the air, left center. Moving over to the left fielder, Boyd Clarence Callen.
He's there. He's got it.
Went away.
We're in the bottom of the fifth. Yankees lead 6-2, one out, nobody on.
Alomar, the batter. Sandy's flying to center field, got in on an error.
That error started Yankees off on their four run fourth inning.
There was by the right fielder, Mike Vale.
Two base error.
Alomar lines with a stab by the third baseman, Steger.
Steger moving just a bit to his right, leaps and got the ball, two down.
Here's Terry Deneen, the left fielder. He's popped the second and single to left.
Stolen a base, scored a run.
Batch left handed.
Baldwin's first pitch.
On the outside corner, a called strike.
Baldwin wants another side from Cleverton, gets it.
One strike pitch, change up, called strike two.
Pulled the string on it and got it over.
And the 0-2 delivery.
Deneen backs off a pitch inside.
One ball, two strikes. On deck is Jim Mason.
One-two pitch to Deneen.
Swung on it on the ground to first base.
Crane pool bowels it, comes up, throws underhand, and they just got him at first base.
The put out crane pool, the ball was covering crowd number three.
No runs, no hits, nobody left on base.
The Yankees lead the match 6-2.
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Fred Stanley has moved in to play third base now for Otto Velez.
And that I believe, yes, is the only change for the Yankees right now.
So Stanley at third. We go into the top of the sixth, Bill.
Alright, Scooter.
And Ed Flanepool will lead off for the Mets. Yankees lead the Mets 6-2.
Flanepool just got into the ball game last inning.
The bottom of last inning to play first base for Joe Torre.
On the year for the Mets, Flanepool batting 280.
A left-handed batter.
We'll get Flanepool, Mike Vail, and then Bruce Boy Claire for the Mets here in the top half of sixth inning.
Here's the final, Milwaukee beat California 8-2.
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Detroit leads Kansas City 1-0 after three.
Boston, Minnesota, we don't have a score there. Wise against Derker, or Decker.
Pitch to Cranepool is outside of ball.
Jim Beatty's pitching in his third inning.
The next pitch, it on the ground. Knocked down by Beatty. He'll go to first base. He's got it.
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Mike Vail is in it when the deep short is bobbled by Mason.
And Vail is safe at first base. That'll be a base set. Mason had to go a little bit to his right in the hole.
Couldn't handle the hop, and Vail is on it first to get to base set.
Base set number 7 for the Mets. Vail first.
So he's at first base. Went out here is Bruce Boyd Clare, the left fielder.
Left handed batter. The set by Beatty. And the pitch swung on and fouled back.
Boyd Clare with a big grip and a high fastball.
Yankees lead 6-2. We're playing the top of the sixth.
Yankee 6 runs on 6 hits. The Mets 2 runs on 7 base hits.
Mets have been hurt by a couple of errors. One strike pitch. Down low. One ball, one strike.
On deck's the third baseman, Roy Sager, as Beatty sets.
And the 1-1 pitch. Hit in the air. Shallow right center. Coming on gamble. And also Mutsen. Mutsen's gonna call.
He's there, and he's got it with one hand.
He's cutting up by. He would have spiked gamble to get that one.
So Thur Mutsen makes his first put out of the center fielder. And they're 2 outs.
Vail's still at first base. And the batter is the third baseman, Roy Sager.
Sager bats right handed. He's 0-2.
May decides to play behind the runner at first base, Mike Vail.
Sager swings. He doesn't get a fast ball.
He's in on his fifth. No ball, one strike.
Beatty sets. And the one strike pitch. Another fast ball. Chopped to short. Masons there.
Goes to Alomar's second base with a force on Mike Vail for out number 3.
No runs at base hit. A man left on base. We go to the bottom half of sixth inning.
The Yankees lead them at 6-2.
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Well, Jim Mason will lead off for the Yankees as we go to the bottom half of the sixth inning.
The Yankees lead them at 6-2. Mason has gotten on on an errand score.
Drove in a run with a bounce out the second so he's 0-2. But on the plus side he's driven in a run he scored one.
Left-handed batter hits a foul coming back by the screen. Clevin the catcher back and can't get to it.
It's in the seats foul.
No balls, one strike to count on Mason.
On deck is Oscar Gammell.
The one strike pitch change is high. One ball, one strike.
Baldwin's 1-1 delivery to Mason. Just missed the outside corner. Two balls and a strike.
And the 2-1 pitch to Mason. Swung on, hit foul, left side. That'll be way back out of play.
And it's two balls, two strikes.
It'll be in Minnesota tomorrow.
Knock Ellis will pitch for the Yankees. 2-2 pitch to Mason. The check is swinging, he takes inside and the count is full. Three balls, two strikes.
Ellis will be looking for his sixth one of the year. He's 5-4. He'll go against Pete Redford.
They all pitch to Mason. Inside and low, ball four.
Mason walks. He's at first base, nobody out. Here's Oscar Gammell.
Gammell's been up once.
Joe been a run with a single in center field and he scored himself on a single by Carlos May.
Yankees ahead 6-2, bottom of the sixth.
Mason off first base with nobody out. Gammell takes low.
A left-hander, Bob Myre, getting loose in the Met's bullpitch.
1-0 pitch. Gammell takes the strike. Letter high on the outside, corner and it's 1-1.
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1-1 pitch. Swung on it deep to right, going back is bail, he won't get it, it's still on a home run.
It's in the seats and comes out, but the first base umpire, Sat Davidson, waves him around.
Mason scores. Gammell just getting the second. He's trying on the third.
The Yankees will lead it 8-2 by the time Gammell gets home in about a minute.
I don't blame him. He's savoring this. All the Yankee fans standing up.
That Carlos May might have to get another base hit to win that most valuable play or what.
Well, Gammell's also driven in three runs along with Carlos May.
May has three singles to drive in his three runs.
Gammell has an RBI single and a two-run home run for his three. Here's Munchen.
Yankees now lead it 8-2. Still playing bottom of the sixth.
Nobody out, nobody on. Munchen hits one left center, that's going to be a base hit.
Boy Claire gets it on the first top. He gets it back in and Munchen holds it first base.
So Munchen.
Singles to left center. He's at first base. Nobody out. The batter, Lou Pennella.
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All right, Pennella fouls the first pitch back. No balls and a strike.
Crane pool holding on Munchen. The set by Baldwin and the pitch. Pennella swings.
He doesn't get it. No balls, two strikes.
Yankees scoring runs in bunches. Mets took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second.
Yankees tied it up in the bottom of the third, added four more and batted around in the fourth.
Two more here in the sixth. They lead it 8-2. Pennella swings and he doesn't get a seager.
One down as Pennella strikes out. Here's Carlos May.
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Carlos May takes a strike over the outside corner.
Carlos, three straight singles. He's driven in three runs.
He's got Munchen at first base with one out here in the bottom of the sixth.
One strike pitch to May. Misses inside. One ball, one strike.
Yankees are really touched up Rick Baldwin.
Now the right hander sets. 1-1 delivery.
Misses outside. Two balls, one strike.
Of course Baldwin would have been honored that fourth inning had his right fielder caught that line drive off the bat of Sandy Alomar.
2-1 pitch. Swung on and bounced foul back to the screen. Two balls, two strikes.
In that fourth inning, Velez struck out. Alomar lined one to right field.
A veil was played for a two-base error.
Deneen then single to left field. Mason bounced to second.
Driving in a run.
Gamble single in a run. Maddox walks over to Panella and May single in two more runs.
That was in the fourth inning when the Yankees scored four times.
Now the set. 2-2 pitch to Carlos May.
Line base hit right field.
Munson will hold a second as Velez gets the ball into the cutoff man Mike Phillips.
Carlos May four for four. And he's got another leg now on that watch.
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And finally Rub Walker's coming out.
Meanwhile Rick Dempsey comes in from the bullpen so Rick will be utilized some way.
Both clubs try to get all their players into a game.
Well Fran Healy is due in the bat so they'll probably or could let Dempsey bat for Healy.
And now Bob Myrick the new pitcher is making his way to the mound.
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Now Bob Myrick out taking his warm-up tosses. Yankees have runners at first and second.
There's one out that's already scored twice here in the bottom of the sixth to take an 8-2 lead over the New York Mets.
Yankees have eight runs on nine base hits, including four straight singles by Carlos May.
The Mets have two runs on seven hits and their runs were driven in by the rookie catcher Jay Clevin.
Clevin called up just to catch this ball game and the young fellow so far has handled himself well.
Mutson down at second base.
May on it first and Rick Dempsey will bat for Fran Healy.
Healy while he was in the ball game was 0 for 3.
So Dempsey will bat for Healy and probably stay in and catch.
Lillian Martin giving everybody a chance to get a little work in.
Dempsey takes the strike.
On deck is Fred Stanley.
They're set by Merrick and the pitch. Merrick's down low. One ball, one strike.
Mutson stretching his legs down at second base.
May with the short lead off first. 1-1 pitch. Hit on the ground, a shortstop. Might be 2. The second for 1. Back to first it is 2.
Mets turn an easy 6-4 to 3 double play and they get out of the inning. No runs. Check that.
Two runs for the Yankees. On three base hits they leave a man on base.
Now at the end of 6 it's the Yankees 8. The New York Mets 2.
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At the end of 6 the Yankees have 8 runs on 9 hits. The Mets 2 runs on 7.
Dan here to take you over to the next three. The Scooter, Bill Rizzuto.
Okay Bill, and the Mets fans are starting to come alive.
Yelling, let's go Mets, and the Yankee fans giving it right back to them.
They got a long way to go, the Yankees are leading 8 to 2.
And Rick Dempsey has come on to do the catching for the Yankees.
You know Scooter, Bill and I were talking earlier during the broadcast about this excited crowd for the Mayor's Trophy Game, an exhibition game, true.
But a good indication I think of the excitement that interleague play would generate.
Boy I'm with you and Bill a thousand percent Frank. I, like Hank Greenberg, have been for that for many, many years.
A lot of the American League has won it, but nobody in the National League seems to want it.
I think they'll swing around eventually.
I sure hope so. Alright Jim Beatty delivers a bunt foul grabbed by Dempsey, but it was foul.
Yankees in front 8-2 and the top of the seventh.
The win here will make that playing ride to Minnesota very enjoyable.
Frank said just an exhibition game, but the bragging rights to New York City, right Frank? I'd rather say that.
That's right. You know it's great for the fans though. You have a crowd here just about equally divided I guess.
Mets fans and Yankee fans, they'll talk about this for the rest of the summer.
The 1-1 pitch, it bounced to the third. Stanley knocks it down, picks it up, can't make a throw.
That ball was hit like a bullet. And I think it rang the bell down there at third base.
A hit, a base hit has been given to Leon Brown on a hard hit ground to the Stanley.
And now here's the young catcher Jay Cleven. He's singled in the Mets only runs in the second inning and walked in the fifth.
Nobody out. Mr. Cleven line, another base hit right center field.
Brown's running, oh Munson bobbled the ball and didn't throw it in right away.
And Cleven heads up, went in second. Munson's going to get an error. A single and an error.
So the Mets have run as that second and third, nobody out.
Thurman had a shot for the runner at third when he bobbled the ball.
He was a little upset, picked it up, forgot about the runner at second.
And Cleven, or Cleven, K-L-E-V-E-N, stormed in the second base so the youngster is 2 for 2.
And the pitcher Bob Myrick, Myrick is up there, swings and misses the first pitch, strike one.
Right hand batter, beady kicks, his pitch bounced back to the pitcher over his head.
Stanley will have to make the play and does. Nice play by Stanley but a run scores.
And RBI for Myrick, as Leon Brown scores. Moving over to third is Jay Cleven.
And the batter now will be Mike Phillips. So it's now the Yankees 8 and the Mets 3.
They're in the top of the seventh.
You can hear the crowd in the background.
Yankees have the infield back with the exception of Stanley at third.
Beady winds and his pitch swinging a miss, strike one.
Levin leads off third.
Fastball hit in the air to center field, that'll be deep enough to get Cleven Hall Munson's back.
One hand hit, but Cleven tags and scores easily on the sacrifice fly.
A run batted in for Phillips and it's now the Yankees 8 and the Mets 4.
Another young right hander getting ready to come into the ball game later on for the Yankees.
Gil Patterson is warming up out on the bullpen.
All right, Wayne Garrett the batter, he swings and misses, strike one.
You know that Yankee scout Dave Yocum signed not only the kid Pat Tabler,
but he also signed Patterson he was telling me.
Oh, he's got a pretty good eye.
He's got a pretty good record that kid Patterson this year.
It's a little high and tight and it's one and one.
He'd won five and lost one so far at West Haven.
Yeah, so he must have a pretty good eye, Mr. Yocum.
Change up inside, two balls and a strike.
Two out, nobody on, 8-4 the Yankees lead top of the 7.
Fastball foul back and out of play.
Did Tabler tell you the same thing he told me when he asked him what kind of a season he had?
Yes, I couldn't believe it.
He was disappointed because he batted 496.
Like with eight home runs, that's a lot for a short high school schedule in Cincinnati.
A little high and it's three and two.
That's a lot for a short high school schedule in Chicago.
You're right, Frank.
He told me there were five of the first picks in the first round from high schools in Cincinnati.
Grounded a short, Mason has it and throws him out.
The Mets pick up two runs on two bases, one Yankee error, nobody left.
And in the middle of the 7th, the Yankees 8 and the Mets 4.
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This is the New York Yankee Home of Champions Radio Network.
Good point in the war.
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I'm Leon Lewis.
Catch me on the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 4 p.m. until 8.
Well, the Yankees will be on the road until next Monday night.
When they come back, they'll meet the Cleveland Indians in a four-game series,
and then the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game series with a double-header set for Sunday, June 27th.
Scooter?
All right, and those Cleveland Indians, as you mentioned, Frank, in second place.
What, four and a half behind the Yankees now?
That's right, four and a half behind.
So that'll be a big four-game series.
Fred Stanley, the batter, hits one a straightaway center field,
and Leon Brown makes the catch.
One away.
Sandy Alomar.
Sandy's been up twice, reached on an error, and lined a third.
Bob Myrick on the mound, so Sandy just switches around about right-handed against the left-hander.
Yankees, eight, Mets, four, bottom of the seventh.
On deck, Kerry Deneen, and the pitch is fouled back into the crowd.
Fly ball left field, right there is Bruce Boycler, makes the catch, and they're a two-away.
What do you got there, Frank?
Well, you were talking to and with Mike Ciani a while ago, Scooter.
Mike is sponsoring the first annual Mike Ciani Celebrity Golf Day,
sponsored by the Young People's Information Service, Inc., to help out on the drug program.
It'll be Wednesday, June 23rd, at the Richmond County Country Club in Staten Island, New York.
June, it had to be June 23rd, my wedding anniversary.
Why?
Kerry Deneen is up there, he's got two strikes up.
You had to pick June 23rd, Mike, huh?
Well, Frank, you can get Mike over here and talk about it a little while.
I've got to figure out a way to change that date on my wedding anniversary.
There's a foul out of play.
You're about 30 years too late to change that date.
What anniversary want to be?
You're going to put me on the spot for that date.
No, don't answer that.
No, wait a minute, let me figure it out.
They've been such beautiful years and have gone by so quickly.
We were married in 1943.
So that would make it 33 years.
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Deneen strikes out, and the inning's over.
We're going to let Frank talk with Mike when we come back after this.
But nothing across at the end of seven.
It's the Yankees eight and the Mets four.
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Well, this one is on the pitch for the Yankees, and Mike Ciani, just what is this Celebrity Golf Day all about?
Well, Frank, it's the first annual Mike Ciani Tournament on Staten Island,
and the proceeds from the tournament will go to the Young People's Information Service, which is a drug program on Staten Island.
Well, I hope you have very great success with it and that it will go on for several years.
Well, I think we will. We've gotten some good responses from the golfers on Staten Island and the businessmen. They support us very well.
Very good. And that's going to be Wednesday, June 23rd at the Richmond County Country Club, Staten Island.
Right.
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Okay, we have a new pitcher on for the Yankees, Gil Patterson.
Right hander up from West Haven, where, as we told you a few minutes ago, he had won five and he had lost one.
He'll be ready to work now to Ed Craneball leading off the eighth inning.
We'll tell you a little bit about Gil Patterson as we go along.
He's from Philadelphia, Bill White country.
Makes his home now in North Miami Beach, Florida.
He rocks and fires to Craneball and misses inside, ball one.
Gil Patterson came out of Miami Dade South Junior College.
Next pitch to Craneball is low for a ball.
Craneball bounced back to the pitcher. Jim Beatty his first time up.
Patterson, a right hander, rocks over the rubber and the pitch to the left hand hitting Craneball is popped up in the middle of the diamond.
In comes Sandy Ottomar.
Andre and Ottomar takes it one away.
Gil Patterson was the Yankees' number one selection in the secondary phase of the June draft of pre-agent draft of last year.
Chosen by Pat Gillick.
He was drafted four times before he finally signed with the Yankees last year.
He was with the Yankees in spring training this season.
He's ready to work now to Mike Vail, the right fielder.
Vail bounces one slowly down the third base line charging in Stanley and he feels it in foul territory.
He would not have had a play on Vail.
Vail will come back and try it again.
Vail coming back from a leg injury.
He like Elliot Maddox making his first appearance in a ball game this year.
Vail suffered a dislocated right foot playing basketball during the off season.
And he has been on the disabled list.
No balls and a strike on him as Gil Patterson looks in for a sign from Rick Dempsey.
The rock, the kick and the breaking ball is over.
Strike two.
Gil Patterson led the New York Penn League in strikeouts at Oney Otter last season.
He struck out 97 men in 106 innings, posting an 8-4 record.
This pitch is low and away.
His earned run average last year was below 2.
It was 1.95.
And with 97 strikeouts, he walked only 33.
He deals one and two to Vail who fouls it back in the upper deck and out of play.
Patterson started out as an outfielder, turned to pitching.
And when he wasn't pitching for Miami Dade South College, he was their designated hitter.
He's 6'1", 185 pounds, 21 years of age.
Gil Patterson ready with a 1-2 pitch to Vail.
Here it is at his changeup.
This is low, two balls and two strikes.
2-2 offering.
Bounce foul at the plate, came up and hit Vail in the middle of the back.
The on deck hitter for the Mets is Bruce Beauclair.
The Yankees are out in front by a score of 8-4.
We're in the top half of the eighth inning, 14th annual Mayor's Trophy game.
The wind up by Gil Patterson, 2-2 pitch is popped up on the left side.
Shortstop Mason is under it, back in the left field grass and Mason makes the catch.
Two out.
Now Bruce Beauclair.
The only starters for the Mets still in the ballgame are Roy Steger at third base
and Jake Cleven, the catcher.
Beauclair replaced John Milner in left field, left hand batter and he takes low, ball one.
The Yankees are out in front, 8-4.
The wind, the kick, the pitch coming, fouled away in the third base seats.
In the all-star game preceding this one played this afternoon, the junior Yankees defeated the junior Mets 4-1.
I'll tell you more about it in a moment.
Right now, 1-1 pitch to Beauclair and he bounces a foul past the first base dugout.
The Lou Gehrig Award for the most valuable player went to Ted Perednia of Susan Wagner High School on Staten Island.
He had two hits in the ballgame and he was awarded the Lou Gehrig Award.
That was Ted Perednia and the Max Case Award went to Pete Gawando.
He's a pitcher from Long Island City YMCA League.
Ball is hit in the air to left center field.
Ranging to his left is Kerry Dennean.
He waits and he takes.
Three up, three down.
At the end of 7-1-1, the score, the Yankees 8 and the Mets 4.
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We're just talking about the young man who won the Max Case Award.
Pete Gawando from Long Island City YMCA League.
He went to Bishop Laughlin High School in Brooklyn.
So those are the two winners of the awards this afternoon.
The Lou Gehrig Award to Ted Perednia of Susan Wagner High School.
And the Max Case Award to Pete Gawando of Bishop Laughlin High School in Brooklyn.
Well, right now we're ready to go to the bottom half of the eighth inning.
And here's the scooter.
All right, Frank, thank you for taking over for that half inning.
Had to talk with Mike Ciani about that golf tournament.
Jim Mason, 0-2.
Jim has scored twice in the ballgame.
Walk once, takes a pitch inside, ball once.
We're in the bottom of the eighth inning.
And the Yankees have a four-run lead.
On deck, Oscar Gamble.
Swing and a miss by Mason, 1-1.
You know, we've been talking about this being the 14th annual Mayor's Trophy game,
and you talk about playing in this San La benefit game.
We'll explain that in just a moment.
Strike two on the outside corner.
Because this game started between the Yankees and the Giants at the Polo Grounds in 1946.
I don't believe it was called the Mayor's Trophy game, though, then, was it?
No.
It was a San La benefit game, I believe.
Fly ball left field.
Boy Claire right there and makes the catch.
1-up.
In fact, there were two games in 1946.
One at the Polo Grounds, which the Yankees won 3-0.
And one here at Yankee Stadium, which the Yankees won 3-2.
Johnny Mize suffered a broken hand in that second benefit game that year.
That's right. He got hit with a pitch.
And as a matter of fact, the umpire didn't award him first base.
He didn't think Mize was hit.
Is that right? Yep.
And he had a broken hand.
Broken hand. Oscar Gamble, who has singled in Homer and driven in three runs in the game.
He and Carlos May in a tight race for the most valuable player of this game.
Carlos May is 4-4 with three runs about an inch.
And the curve is low 2-0.
I believe the Yankees only played the Dodgers twice in this benefit series.
Yes, that's right. It was mostly the Giants and now the Mets.
And Oscar going for another home and swings and misses 2-1.
They played one game at Ebbets Field. The Yankees won that one 10-3.
Al Seacott, my usual winning pitcher. And Mickey Maddell hit a home run.
Strike two, 2-2.
Played one game against the Dodgers out at the LA Coliseum in 1959.
A 2-2 pitch, low and it's 3-2.
On deck, Thurman Munson.
That was that benefit game that drew 93,000 people.
Yes.
Major League record.
And...
To the mistake.
I think they honored Roy Campanella that night.
Yes.
Put all the lights out and everybody lit a match. It was beautiful.
Strike three.
Gamble goes down swinging.
Two men out.
And a bat of Thurman Munson.
Thurman's been a bat once in a single.
Oh, look at the on deck hitter.
Catfish Hondo with a... He's gotta be kidding because Carlos May is 4-4.
Oh, he bat for Pennella.
Oh, he's gonna bat for Pennella.
Munson swings and misses strike one. Two men out.
I just want Munson to get on and keep the inning alive so we can see the fish come up.
He was a good hitter.
He was a good hitting pitcher.
The one strike delivery. Change up, hit back towards the middle.
Back at... booted by the second baseman to throw. Safe at first.
An error for the second baseman. Garrett now will give Catfish Hunter a chance to bat.
Billy Martin with a big grin on his face.
Now listen, Bill. Who but Billy Martin would have thought to use Catfish Hunter, a pitcher, as a pinch hitter in this ballgame?
That's true.
An added bonus for the fans tonight.
Yes, it is.
And as you mentioned, he was not a bad hitting pitcher.
But it's the first time he's batted in a long time.
Listen to the elevation.
By Catfish Hunter, Yankees leading 8-4.
Takes the pitch inside ball one.
He has a lifetime batting average of 227, which is high for a pitcher.
Yes, it is.
He's got six home runs and 51 runs batted in.
Oh, they like that. He's down the end of the bat.
Half-grounded a short, but up with it. Phillips splits to Garrett for the fourth play.
No runs, no hits, an error and a man left.
At the end of 8, the Yankees 8 and the Mets 4.
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Well, Gil Patterson will be working on the Mets as we go to the ninth inning.
Roy Steger is due to lead off.
And a quick reminder of some of the gift days coming up.
There'll be one on the Yankees' next home stand.
That'll be Saturday, June 26th, when the Yankees play the Milwaukee Brewers.
A t-shirt for every fan, 14 and under.
Then up on July 11th, jacket day, with a very fine vinyl jacket for every youngster.
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Scooter.
All right, Roy Steger is 0 for 3. He's bounced a short all three times.
And the pitch is fouled off, strike one.
This is the top of the ninth. The Yankees leading 8-4.
Oh, you can have a lot of fun when your team's in first place in the American League East.
And you got a 4-run lead in the ninth inning.
Strike two.
This Patterson's got unusual kind of delivery.
He winds.
Not overhand and not sidearm, but he kind of slingshots the ball.
One ball, two strikes.
The pitch is just outside 2-2.
On deck, Leon Brown.
So a real good crowd here tonight. Over 36,000. There's a foul back and out of play on a check swing.
Maxwell counts, Scooter, on the attendance, 36,361.
Good. I'd like to have seen it more, but we're very happy with that.
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The 2-2 pitch curve bounced a short.
Up with it, Mason. A long throw. They got him.
Carlos May really has had a fine night at first base.
Come up with some dazzling plays. Here's Leon Brown.
Brown is 1-2 on the night.
And on deck, the young catcher for the Mets, who's had a fine night.
He's 2-2 and has driven in two runs.
Strike one. Brown held up on a curve that nicked the corner.
The one-strike pitch changeup. Oh, and he had him pulled way out in front of swinging a missed strike, too.
I think Billy Martin should be quite happy with Elliot Maddox's job here tonight.
Elliot had two walks, didn't get a base hit in three times that bat, and that's strike three.
Fastball nicked the outside corner.
And now Jay Cleven, a single right in the second inning, driving in two runs, walked in the fifth, and Singleton scored in the seventh.
Two out, nobody on, 8-4, the Yankees lead in the ninth.
Big slow curve, high and tight ball one.
Outside ball two.
A 2-0 delivery is hit in the air to right field. Gamble moving back.
And one hands the ball on the warning track to end the ballgame.
Three up, three down. The final score, the Yankees 8 and the Mets 4.
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Well, here are the totals on the ballgame.
For the New York Yankees, eight runs on nine hits. The Yankees committed one error. They left seven men on base.
And for the New York Mets, four runs on nine hits with three errors, and the Mets left four men on base.
The running pitcher will be Jim Deedy.
And the losing pitcher will be Rick Baldwin.
Baldwin gave up six runs, only two of them were earned because of an error out in right field by Vail.
But he has to take the loss.
The attendance tonight paid $36,361.
And I'll be back with tonight's awards in just one minute.
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Well, the Schaeffer Star of the Gamepoint Award will look like this.
Number one star with five points will be Carlos May.
He had a perfect night at the plate, four singles and four trips, and he had four runs batted in.
And Carlos May also played an excellent game at first base for the Yankees defensively.
So Carlos May receives five points. Oscar Gamble will receive three points.
Oscar had a single and a two-run homer in the ballgame.
And the number three star with two points will be the young right-hander who finished the ballgame up for the New York Yankees, Gil Patterson.
Patterson pitched two perfect innings, retired the side in order in the eighth and the ninth.
So Gil Patterson will receive two points.
Tonight's winning Yankee pitcher is Jim Beatty.
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The Palio Gamer Award goes to Carlos May, who drove in Yankee runs number five and six in addition to numbers one and two.
Five and six came in, the game-winning hit.
A single to center field in the fourth inning as he delivered Oscar Gamble and Elliot Maddox.
So Carlos May receives a gift basket filled with Palio Ricotte, mozzarella, and other fine Palio products.
And tonight's Butterfinger Fielding Award goes to Mickey Rivers.
Mickey Rivers made an outstanding running catch to retire Dave Kingman in the very first inning of the ballgame.
We have a star down by that.
So Mickey Rivers receives the Butterfinger Fielding Award, and Mickey sure earned his Butterfinger.
Well, the Yankees and the Mets wind up the 14th annual Mayor's Trophy Game,
the Yankees record against the Mets now in these games, eight wins and six losses.
The final score was eight to four, 36,000 plus saw the ballgame, and the proceeds go to the Sandlot Baseball Program.
The executive producers of Yankee baseball are Mike DiTomasso and Jerry Kelly.
Associate producer is Enos Conaseca.
Our engineer has been Dan Bartolucci.
Lines and network facilities were arranged by the Robert Wold Company.
Our next Yankee broadcast will be tomorrow night when the Yankees meet the Minnesota Twins at Bloomington, Minnesota.
Airtime will be 8.55 p.m.
Join us in the on deck circle at 8.45.
And now this is Frank Messer along with Bill Rosito and Bill White saying so long from Yankee Stadium in New York.
Once again, the final score, the New York Yankees eight and the New York Mets four.