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The fifth annual Major League Baseball All-Star game took place at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 7, 1937.
The National League was sending the Cardinals' Dizzy Dean to the mound. Dean led the league in wins for two consecutive seasons, with 30 wins in 1934 and 28 in 1935, before dipping to 24 wins in 1936.
He entered the All-Star break with a 12-7 record. He was set to face the Yankees' Lefty Gomez, who entered this game with a 14-5 record.
The National League was managed by Giants manager Bill Terry. The Giants had won the pennant in 1936 with Terry as their manager and first baseman.
Terry retired as a player after five seasons as player-manager and began 1937 with his entire focus on managing.
The American League was managed by Joe McCarthy, who led the Yankees to 102-win season and the eventual World Series title over the Giants in 1936.
This audio recording is from the Mutual Radio broadcast featuring announcers Bob Elson and Tony Wakeman.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This is Tony Wakeman speaking from Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Once more, baseball's greatest artists are assembled before us in the game in which in the short space of five years has become recognized as the outstanding contest of the National Fast Time.
No better testimonial to the success of this All-Star game can be offered than the enthusiasm of fans gathered here in Griffith Stadium this afternoon.
To them, the game is the culmination of a real fan's dream.
Five years ago, we were suggesting that the hardest hitters, the swiftest pitchers, and the nimblest defensive men in the American League
to be matched against their rivals in the National on the same diamond on the same day would have been regarded as fantastic.
Yet today each of those stars is out there in the field and thanks to the officials of both leagues, the players and the fans.
The United States Army fans at the present time is occupying the space between the third base and the first base line and they are facing the President's Dock, the President of the United States.
We feel will arrive very shortly. The huge photographers have set up their cameras directly in front of the box, which is to the left of the Dock,
the Dock that occupied by the Washington Nationals when they are playing here at Griffith Stadium.
This afternoon, the representatives of the National League are occupying the post directly below it and incidentally, I want to explain the position which Bob Elston of WGN in Chicago and I occupy at the present time.
On the second tier, directly above the dugout of the visiting team here at the Griffith Stadium. This afternoon, that same dugout is being occupied by the representatives of the National League
and the American Leaguers are using the dugout of the Griff here at the stadium.
Al Shack, a funny man of baseball, naturally is here this afternoon and any number of celebrities gathered here, Senators Tongasson and so forth, and we approximate the crowd at about 35,000.
A marvelous crowd. The stadium is packed to capacity.
The United States Army fans now, as one heavy member turns in the direction of the driveway, which is to the left of the dugout, the news camera men are now setting up, waiting,
and Judge Landis, High Commissioner of Baseball, and Dave Ruth are directing the ball to the right.
Dave came into the ballpark this afternoon, sat down, pulled his shirt off, and then the autographed stickers came up, but the fave was here to enjoy a good game of baseball,
and that's just what he's going to do.
And now Judge Landis and Dave Ruth, having a picture taken by the news photographers and the boys of the press.
The grand day here at Griffith Stadium, I'm in Washington, D.C. The temperature, about 92, we're right out in the sun, and it's a typical baseball day.
Just a few moments ago, or I should say about 10 minutes ago, there were possibly 5,000 fans down on the field speaking autographs.
Here's Dizzy Dean directly to the north, warming up for the national league.
And Dizzy Dean, you know, came into Washington last night by plane, we understand, with Dizzy.
Had a plane ride from Chicago to St. Louis and then up here to Washington, and he did not arrange for a two-ticket, so you can imagine what he had to get through.
He started at 8 o'clock in the morning, and he didn't arrive in Washington until 8 minutes past 9.
And well at first, we didn't know whether Dizzy was really going to appear in this All-Star game, but here he is, and at Brennan's batting average, for things right on time.
We want to mention the fact that each player wears his own uniform.
The national leaguers are wearing their uniform, which they don't when away from home.
And the American leaguers, I believe, are wearing their own uniform.
So we have a delamination of colors directly below us, every color imaginable.
Bill Perry is now talking to us, and I believe they're discussing grounds rules.
There are no grounds rules this afternoon, that is, we don't have a crowd out in the field, no rules.
And Frankie Perch is down there talking things over with Perry.
And we're waiting for the president's car to pull into Griffith Stadium, toss out the first ball, and then it'll be play ball.
Say Bruce, greeted with Mr. Bruce, the lower San Juan right, is now ready to throw for the autographed creatures, and he will want to enjoy this ball game.
Dizzy Dean, last night, at a marvelous time, there are 32,000 that voiced out to 35,000 here in the District of Columbia for their first national jamboree,
and Dizzy had about 10,000 around him wanting his autograph.
And we understand that right after this game is over, Dizzy will make an appearance at the camp, probably looking the thing over and talking to some of the boys.
Now the photographers come over to take Dizzy's picture.
While he's warming up, and Frankie Perch, Dr. Medlund, tossing a ball around directly below us, the United States Army fans,
approximately 75 or 100 members in the fans, standing at attention.
They have been for the past 15 minutes or so.
And on a guard of shouts, about 15 or 20 shouts, and then the President of the United States, in a large, black open fire, comes in,
removes his hat, and he's waving to the fans here, of course, the President of the United States, his baseball fan number one.
And he gazes up into the fans, waves, and then waves over towards the ball players. They're lined up from first to home.
They've all removed their hats.
And the Boy Scouts move past the President's box.
The President will leave the car.
Son James is with him and his military aide.
They're getting out of the car now, and then he'll take his position in the box, then toss out that ball, and we'll be off.
I again want to remind you that the play-by-play description of this game will be given by Bob Elson of WGN in Chicago.
They're still snapping away with their cameras over there on the far side of the field, the newsreel cameras grinding away,
and the President will probably toss out the ball.
The Vice President's honor has now joined the party.
The Scouts are leaving the box.
They had their pictures taken with the President of the United States.
Now they're leaving.
And the baseball players are still standing at attention.
I believe Bob Elson has the official lineup for this afternoon and the batting orders.
We'll have it given to you very shortly.
You'll notice that Bucky Newcomers again down there snapping with his camera.
They're taking pictures of the President and the Scouts, but with him,
they march out through the flagpole and the raising of the flag.
They're still taking pictures of the President and the Batting Orders,
And now ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to turn the microphone over to Bob Elston.
Thank you very much Tony Wakeman.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
I have been seated right alongside Tony Wakeman here while I'm giving you a very colorful
description of all that's happened out here.
The free game festivities through one of the outstanding sporting events in America,
and that is the All-Star Game.
Tony told you about the crowd, about the President's arrival, and about the celebrities down here.
I'm going to tell you something about the lineup and also something about this ballpark
in about two minutes so that we have, so that we feel that you have a good picture of our
position out here in Washington right above third base to see this All-Star Game.
Right first is the official batting order lineup and there are several surprises.
For the National League, Paul Wehner is trained center field and leading off, or right field
and leading off.
And you must admit that a National League ball club that can have Paul Wehner as leadoff
man is a pretty husky ball club.
Herman at second base, Chicago, Warren at third, Medwick in left, Demery in center,
Meis at first, Harkness at catcher, Bartell at short, and Dean is going to do the pitching.
For the American League, it's Ross at third, Geringer second, DiMaggio in right field,
Gary at first, Aberlyn in center, Krohlen at short, Dickey the catcher, and Sam West
of St. Louis is going to start and play for Foe Bell and is going to play in left field
with Vernon Gomez, the long, slender left-hander, picking Paul Wehner at American League.
The ballplayers are still grouped around in the semicircle here to our right between the
plate and first base in a salute to the president who has yet not thrown out the first ball.
He's going to throw it out and then I imagine there will be a mad scramble among the players
to get that base ball as a trophy.
Now a picture of this ballpark.
Our position here, as we told you and as Tony told you, is right above third base.
We're looking directly into right field.
Now there is no stand in right field.
It's a very high fence.
I imagine that fence is about 100 feet in the air.
There's a stand running along the first base line out of the playing field, a double deck
grandstand that circles around behind the plate.
We're in a portion of it here.
As we go down the left field line, we're right above third base.
And then we go down to the very end of the left field line where that line is met by
a feature.
Now this feature is a single deck stand without a roof.
It extends from the left field corner all the way out into center field.
Now just a few words about these ground rules here today so that you have an accurate picture
of just what happened.
Now there's a very high fence, as we told you in right field, that extends all the way
into dead center field.
And there there's an amplifier on top of the fence and a short flagpole with a flag on
top.
Now any ball that hits that fence in right field is a ball in play.
If a ball hits those amplifiers and goes inside and stays in at the home run, if a ball goes
into the amplifiers and rolls out, it's in play.
If a ball goes any place, into the left field stand, stays in or bounces out, it's a home
run.
Now we're going to be able to scramble for the ball here as the president throws the
first ball.
He has his right hand extended.
Watch it now.
Now try to pick out the man that gets it for you.
All the players are grouped around.
Let's see who gets it now, whether it's an American League or a National League player.
His arm is cloyed.
He's ready to throw it.
The photographers are banging away funny with their cameras.
There it goes, right into the center.
It's caught by an American leaguer.
They're still on the ground scrambling for it.
The ball was caught by Luke Searle on the wide shot.
He's got a very high fence.
Luke Searle, the Chicago wide shot, caught the ball.
It was thrown by President Roosevelt.
Searle is going into the American League dugout, which is over there back up first with his
trophy.
You can bet that he's a very happy young man.
The umpires today, the American League umpire, will start behind to play Joe McGahn.
That first base will be Bay Panam.
That second base will be Quinn of the American League.
And the third base will be George Parr of the National League.
Here are all the National League players going back to their dugout right down here below
us.
A picture with all these different uniforms, different uniforms with gray and green, the
Cardinals with gray and red, New York with gray and dark blue, the Cubs with gray and
blue and red.
There's Collins over there now.
The Cubs first.
The Cubs second.
The Cubs third.
The Cubs fourth.
The Cubs fifth.
The Cubs sixth.
students, the Cardinals with gray and green.
in his uniform and he's a camera fan and he's been getting some pictures too.
And we're all ready for the All-Star Game of 1937.
Running over now, before the umpires come out, what's happened in the previous games?
In 1933, the American League won at Chicago 4-2.
In 1934, the American League won at New York 9-4.
In 1935, the American League won at Cleveland 4-1.
We had the pleasure of broadcasting that game from the big municipal stadium
there on the lakefront at Cleveland that year.
Last year in 1936, the National League won by a score of 4-3 at Boston.
And what's going to happen in the year 1937 here in Washington?
We'll know more about that just about two hours from now.
Here the umpires coming out.
Judge Lamb is seated right down here below us.
Here the managers coming out, Joe McCaffee and Bill Terry.
McCaffee is manager by virtue of his winning American League tenant last year.
Terry is manager by virtue of his winning the National League tenant last year.
My associate here, Tony Wakeman and I, had the pleasure of broadcasting the World Series last year from New York.
We're all set now for the big game of the year, the All-Star Game of 1937 here in Washington.
And it's an ideal day.
They couldn't have picked out a more glorious day for a glorious ballgame than we have here today.
Everybody is seated around here in the stands above and below us with their coats off.
And everybody, of course, is expected now, waiting for this grand baseball classic to get underway.
Archie Ward, the Gipsy Sports Editor of the Chicago Tribune, who was the originator of the first All-Star Game in 1933,
said a word of welcome through the public address system to the fans here.
He thanked Commissioner Landis.
He thanked President Ford Frick and President Will Harridge of the American League for their wholehearted cooperation in making this series of All-Star Games possible.
And Archie said in his closing words that he hopes that this series of All-Star Games between the stars of the National League and the stars of the American League will last forever.
And I'm sure that that same feeling and that same sentiment is echoed by the baseball fans of the nation.
We have a grand day here today.
This will make this the fifth All-Star Game.
The series stands three games to one in favor of the American League.
Now the umpires are down here around the home plate with the managers McCoffee and Terry and with their assistants.
Burke and Fletcher for the American League and for the National League, Frankie Frisch and Jeff Haynes.
Frankie Frisch and Charlie Dressen and Jeff Haynes.
Jesse Haynes, who is the oldest player in the National League in point of service, was selected as honorary coach.
The active coaches will be at first and third, Frankie Frisch, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Charlie Dressen, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
For the American League it will be Joe McCoffee's two assistants, Audie Fletcher and Jimmy Burke.
Del Baker, the acting manager of the Detroit Tigers, was previously selected, but because of illness and because of the handicap that Detroit is trying to overcome now,
because of the absence of their manager Mickey Cochran, one of the most brilliant players in baseball history, asked to be excused and Burke was selected in his fifth.
This is a huge fence in right field. You know, Lou Gehrig hit, I believe it was 46 home runs last year and did not hit a home run in Washington.
That gives you an idea of this ballpark, just the size of it. It is not very large as far as the stand and the seating capacity is concerned.
As Tony said, they have 75,000 people in here. They could have put 60,000 people in this ballpark today because Washington is start mad as far as this All-Star game is concerned.
There's all sorts of enthusiasm and excitement about it, but the seating capacity of the stand is around 35,000 people.
There are no stands in right field. There is a stand in left field which extends all the way from the left field line to the center field wall.
I'm going to repeat the batting order for those of you who might be just tuning in. All-winner of Pittsburgh is in right field, Herman of the Cubs second,
Orland of the Pirates third, Medwick of St. Louis left, Demarie of the Cubs in center, Mize of St. Louis at first,
Harknett of the Cubs catching, Bartell of New York at short, and Dean with 12-7 as the pitcher.
For the American League it's Ralph at third, Geringer second, DiMaggio in right, Gehrig at first,
Averill in center, Polan at short, Dickey the catcher, West in left field, and Gomez the pitcher.
And now before the ballgame gets underway, we're going to pause very briefly for station identification.
You're listening to the broadcast of the All-Star game. The preliminaries here before the ballgame gets underway from Crispus Stadium here,
the nation's capital in Washington, D.C. This is the Mutual Broadcasting System.
This is WGM, a voice for the people of Chicago.
Well, we're just waiting now for the umpires to signal play ball.
It sits back very comfortably now, ladies and gentlemen, and listen to the broadcast of the All-Star game here from Washington.
The umpires have gone around the place. There the American League players are going onto the field.
Of course, the home team, the home uniform of every team is white, and that's why the American League players,
even though they all have different uniforms in some respects, are all in white.
That is the general trend of their color of their uniforms.
The National League, because they're wearing visiting uniforms, are all in different colors.
There's Frisch going down to first, Coach at first, and here's Charlie Dressen coming over to Coach at third,
and here's the leadoff man, last year's National League batting champion Paul Wehner leading off.
That's one for the book. These clubs are so well stocked for hitters with so much punch on each side.
And here we have a man who's a natural three-, four-, or five-spot hitter on the lineup batting his leadoff man, Paul Wehner,
with an average of 385. I don't think, Tony, you'll ever see that again, a 400-hitter leading off.
Well, it should be a grand game. It's a grand day, and I'm sure that you'll join us in echoing the sentiment,
may the best team win. Here's Gomez. Paul Wehner out there in the mound getting ready to pitch to Paul Wehner.
All set. Here's Rolfe of the Yankees down below at the third. There's Joe Cohen at short.
There's Charlie Geringer, one of the greatest players of all time at second.
And there's Larapin Luke-Gerrig, one of the outstanding players of all time at first.
In right field is Joe DiMaggio. In center field is Earl A. Burrell. And in left field is Sam West.
Bill Dickey of the Yankees is the catcher, and Gomez is the pitcher. We're all set now for the first ball to be pitched.
McGowan is the umpire, the American league back of the plate. And here's Paul Wehner up the left-hander hitter.
Now we're getting all set. Gomez has his sign. He's ready now to wind up in the first pitch.
It's a fastball that's a little bit outside of the knee for the ball.
The umpire is moving the photographers away from the top of the plate, and the umpire says no.
This has been a field day for the boys with Babe Ruth, Judge Landis, the president, Will Harris,
Port Brick, and celebrities from every walk of life out here.
The boys have had a great day clicking the old shutters of their cameras.
The first pitch of the ball game is a ball. Paul Wehner is up.
Gomez is getting his sign again. Here's the next pitch.
It's a strike. It's shoulder high right over the plate, and the counter's one and one on the hitter.
Nobody on, nobody off. The game is just getting underway. The national league is back first.
Gomez gets his sign. Here's the next pitch. It's a fastball inside, closest to the knee for the ball,
and the counter's two and one on the hitter.
The American league puffs it up out there on the infield. There's Charlie Carringer rubbing his glove.
Gomez bends halfway over, getting that windup set. Here he is, the pitch.
It's a ground ball to Rolf. He has it. There goes the ball across the infield.
He's out on an easy play. Rolf to Gary. Paul Wehner with an easy up. Rolf to Gary.
Now the American league boys play it around. Polen has it.
Carringer has it. Gary has it. Walks over to the pitcher and tosses the ball to him underhanded.
The right-hander to come up is Billy Herman with the cup, batting.352.
Right-handed hitter. This is Billy Herman's first day, by the way.
Now Gomez gets his sign. Here's the pitch to Bill. It's a fastball over his head for the ball.
Ball one. Nobody on and one off. Ball game is in the first half of the first inning.
Billy Herman stands far back in the batter's box. Gomez is getting his sign.
It's a fastball. He hits a high-top foul. Back of the plate. Dickie's back.
He's right under it and should get it. He's waiting. He has it.
Over second out. Billy Herman followed off to Dickie. About 20 feet behind the plate and right in line with the plate.
He didn't have to move to his right or to his left. He just had to go back and he went back about 20 feet.
20 or 25 feet behind the plate. It was an easy, it's kind of an off.
Next man to come up is Archie Vaughan. He's batting.360.
He's playing third base today. His natural position is short.
He's a left-handed batter and he stands way back in the far corner of the batter's box, far away from the plate.
Now Gomez is getting his sign. Here's the wind up on the pitch.
It's a fastball and he hits a fly ball into the right center fielder.
He's stopping for a hit. It's a single into right center field.
Averyll gets the ball back and being field fast.
And it was the first hit of the ball game, a single into right center field.
It's a fly ball, not very high, and it drops into short right center.
Averyll took the ball in the second bounce and shot it back in to Garenger at second.
Here's Medwick. He's batting.404.
Medwick of St. Louis, a right-handed Earth.
Number seven and red on the back of his way uniform.
The first pitch is too low and outside a fastball.
There's a man on first for the national league. There's two up.
The game is in the first half of the first inning. Gomez is pitching against Dean.
Now Burnham gets his time again. He's all set to hit the pitch.
Medwick looks at the fastball inside.
Post, knee-high, a ball. Ball two.
Got it on first base. Archie Burnham has a short lead off.
A catcher for the American league is Phil Dickey and he has a great throwing arm.
Here's the next pitch. Medwick hits the bounding ball off of the shortstop.
Over to second base. Out.
Burnham to Garenger. Forth spawn going down to second base.
And it retires inside. All right, Tony.
The first man up for the national league is Paul Reiner without Ross to Garenger.
And then Herman filed out to Dickey.
And Burnham got the first hit of the 1937 All-Star Ball Game,
which is being played here at Griffith Stadium.
And of course, Medwick went out forcing Archie Burnham,
or rather Archie Burnham, out. He was forced out second.
And now, having some sort of discussion down here in the field,
Desi Dean goes out to the mound. He gets a hand, a grand hand.
I would like to mention at this time that tonight from 8.30 to 8.45 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time, the Mutual Broadcasting Network will make a special pick-up
to Faye G.M.B. Honolulu, during which they will give a reconsistence creation
and explain the activities to date which are being exercised in the search for Amelia Earhart
and her navigator Numa. Now that time is 8.30 to 8.45.
And now we're going into the last half of the first inning and back to Bob Elk.
Thank you, Tony. For the national league, Nice is the first, Billy Herman is second,
Bartell is short, Paul is staying third. Medwick is in left field,
Demberty is in center field, and Paul Reiner in right field.
Hartnett is catching and Dean is the pitcher, the first man to bat.
For the American League is Raul. The third baseman is average for the year is 293.
Del Baker of Detroit is here after all and is coaching the third base.
Artie Fletcher is coaching over at first. Now Dean is ready to pitch to Raul.
Here's the first one. It's a fastball. It's too long.
Horan is on a fast one. You can hear that pop in the glove all the way up here.
We have a great spot to see the game. You're right on the inside feet.
Right above third base here for the All-Star Game in Washington.
Here's the next pitch. It's a fastball. He attempted to bounce the ball and
popped it into the stands down here below it.
There's a real scramble down here. You can imagine the average baseball and
an average ballgame is a souvenir that people will tear their coats and
everything else off and get at. Well, you can imagine what they'll do for
the ballgame and the All-Star Game, for the baseball and the All-Star Game.
Ross is starting with nobody on and nobody off. There's no score in the game.
Here's the pitch. Ross took a straight fastball that was a little bit too close.
At all. Dean didn't like that. He hollered at the umpire.
Hillman's out there.
Boy, did he get a reception out of it. There's a fellow too.
There he is out there in the mound. He's got his motion again.
Here comes the pitch. It's a slow ball.
It's a ground ball off to the second base for Billy Herman.
Over to first base and he's out. Herman to Maier.
Ross is out. Billy Herman to Johnny Maier.
Next man to come up is the great second baseman of the Tigers, Charlie Jones.
He's batting 306. One of the grandest players in the game today.
Here's Charlie up at the plate. The left-handed batter.
Now Jizz is ready to pitch to him. He starts his windup. Here it is.
It's a fastball that's very low. Ball one.
National League talks it up out there in the infield. Ball on the third.
Bob Pellett short. Herman at second. Maier's at first.
Here's the next pitch. It's a slow curve.
A slow curve over the inside corner.
Knee high. Count is one and one.
The American League coach at first base, Art Fletcher, wants to talk to the umpire.
He's down the line to talk to him.
Count is one and one on Garinger. American League second baseman.
There's one out and there is no one on the bases.
There is no score in the game. Gomez is pitching against Dean.
Jizz takes his time out there again getting ready.
Here's the next pitch to Charlie.
He went in a low one that time.
Charlie Garinger's won the occasion for that.
The odds in the crowd of the pitch was very low.
Charlie golfed those every once in a while, but he missed it.
An account now in four one and strike two.
Gabby Harknett shoots his right fist up into the air.
Cutting the boys up.
Dizzy Dean stands there in the mound getting his sign again from Harknett.
Now he's starting to wind up. Here's the next pitch to Garinger.
A very fast ball inside.
Too close to Philly at the ball.
Out is two and two. Dean and Harknett both foul about that one.
The National League pitcher and the National League catcher.
Dean and Harknett holler at the umpire about the call on that pitch.
Garinger is batting.
Out is two and two. There's one out.
Nobody on the bases.
The ball game is in the last half of the first inning.
Keen on the mound.
Getting his sign again. He's already out there.
Here's the next pitch.
He hits a line drive right at Bartell.
A low line drive which Bartell caught knee high.
Garinger hit a fast ball around his knees and slapped it on the line.
And Bartell, the shortstop of the National League,
who caught it without moving a foot either way right at him knee high.
Here's the Yankee star, Joe DiMaggio, playing right field.
Batting 232.
Here's the pitch to Joe.
It's low outside.
He's shot-breaking curve ball for a ball.
Two out and nobody on the bases.
Ball game is in the last half of the first inning.
Dizzy Dean is pitching to Joe DiMaggio who's playing right field today.
He's ready. Here's the next pitch.
It's a little bit low on the outside.
The ball makes it ball two.
Next man to come up will be Lou Gehrig.
Del Baker of Detroit.
American League culture below us at third.
Makes a lot of noise.
Here comes the next pitch.
DiMaggio, one miss.
Shot-breaking curve and around his knee.
And the counter's ball two and strike one.
DiMaggio steps out of the batter's box, gets a lot of dirt on his hands,
then gets up in there again with a white uniform with black swim stripes
and a black number five in his back.
Here's the next pitch.
Fastball over the outside corner.
Sidearm fastball.
This is strike and the counter's two and two on DiMaggio.
Hartman steps out in front of the plate.
Shoots that right-fist and hits up in the air again.
Says something to do and then gets back in behind the hitter.
It's a two and two count on Joe DiMaggio.
Two out of nobody on in the last half of the first.
Which is getting his sign again.
There's the right-foot forward.
He's most of me excited.
Here it is.
High inside the ball.
Makes it three and two on Joe.
Makes it getting his sign now.
He's all ready.
Here comes the next one.
It's outside the ball.
Ball four.
DiMaggio gets the base on ball.
Here's Lou Gehrig coming up.
Gehrig is batting 372.
The president has his hat off over there now.
It's all settled back.
America's number one baseball fan has been joining the All-Star Game.
Justin Juena.
Down on first has a short lead off.
Lou Gehrig is up.
Here's the pitch.
It's a strike on the inside corner.
Knee high.
Lou Gehrig stands there with the bat on the shoulder.
Keep an eye on the man on first base.
Joe DiMaggio is teammates.
There's two out here in the last half of the first.
He misclosed the first base with the runners back in plenty of time.
Johnny Mize with the St. Louis Cardinals is the National League first baseman.
Man on first is Joe DiMaggio.
He drew a base on ball.
So far there's been one hit of the game.
Archie Borg running here.
The next pitch, a fastball.
Oh, how he swung that time and missed it.
Dizzy Dean threw in a fastball knee high to Gehrig.
And Gehrig swung hard and missed.
Two strikes on Lou.
Lou Gehrig.
American League first baseman is at bat here in the last half of the first.
He was Joe DiMaggio on first and two up.
Dizzy Dean on the mound.
Tall Cardinal right-hander as his arms up over his head.
He's ready.
Here's the next pitch.
A wild one, very high, which Hocknett had to go up to grab.
The count is 4-1 and strike two for Gehrig.
DiMaggio isn't taking any chances on Hocknett's arm.
He's staying right close to first.
Ball on the third.
Bartell at short.
Terminant second.
Johnny Mize at first.
A man on for the American League and two up.
Now Dizzy's getting his sign again.
Here's the pitch.
Gehrig with the roller fouled on the first baseline.
Johnny Mize comes over the line, picks up the ball,
and fires it back around the National League infield.
It's the easiest kind of a roller, fouled about five feet outside the first baseline
and rolled almost down to the back when Mize picked it up.
National League boys leg the ball around,
pep it up out there in the infield.
The outfield is playing Gehrig a little bit around to the right.
Dizzy Dean is getting his sign again.
Man on first base has a pretty good leadoff.
There he goes.
Gehrig swung at the ball and foul-tipped it.
Blue Gehrig swung at the ball and foul-tipped it
and the count is one and two on the better.
DiMaggio is going back to first.
Man on first base.
Blue Gehrig batting.
Dizzy Dean is going to come in as ball will and strike two.
Next man to come up will be Earl Averdale.
Dean was ready that time and then he decided to step off the pitching rubber
and fix his self.
Pull his cap down firmly on his head.
Now he's getting ready out there again.
He's all set.
There goes the runner.
Here's the pitch.
Right three.
Suck him out.
A back fall right over the plate.
Gehrig one hard and missed and his entire defense.
All right, boys.
Well, when Dizzy Dean steps out on the diamond,
he always causes a lot of excite.
He's going directly below us, running from ear to ear as he walks into the dugout.
Ralph, the first man up, was out hermit to Mize.
Gehrig just drove to Bartel for the second out and then DiMaggio walked.
And Luke Gehrig came up and Dizzy Dean struck him out.
So at the end of the first inning, the national league is nothing
and the American league is nothing.
One hit so far and that was by Archie Vaughn in the first inning.
Going in now to the national tap off the set.
More nothing, nothing and Bob Elf.
The first man to bat for the national league will be the brilliant outfielder of the Chicago Cubs,
Frank Demery, who's playing in center field today.
Frank is the right-hander hitter.
His batting average today is 323.
He's a fine outfielder.
He can travel out there in the outfield.
He has a good arm, a fine hitter, and a real hustler.
It's going to be very hard to pick between these two teams today.
Two wonderful teams.
Vernon Gomez is pitching for the Yankees.
Dizzy Dean is pitching for the national league.
Vernon Gomez for the American league and Dean for the national.
Here's Frank Demery up starting the second inning and the first pitch is very low,
almost into the dirt, ball one.
Here's an airplane going overhead.
Nobody on the bases and nobody out.
The ball game is in the first half of the second.
Gomez gets his time.
Here's the next pitch.
He hits a high short fly to center field.
It should be caught.
The center fielder is in under it.
Earl Averell is looking up.
He's caught it for the first out.
Frank Demery sent a short fly ball into center field that was caught by Earl Averell.
He throws the ball in behind second base to Coleman.
Coleman flips it to Garenger.
Garenger to Ross and then back to Gomez.
The next man to come up is the first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals,
the National League first baseman, Johnny Mize.
He's batting.363.
Here's the pitch.
He hits a high fly in the left field.
It should be caught.
The left fielder is coming in.
He's right under it now.
Sam Weston, he caught it for the second out.
Johnny Mize hit a high fly into short left field that was caught by Sam West,
outfielder of the St. Louis Browns.
You can see the reflection of the sun on his glasses.
Now the next man to come up is Blacknet of the Chicago Cubs.
The batting average is.384.
Here we use the first pitch.
The Heartnet is a strike.
It's a fastball right down the middle.
Two off to the National League.
Nobody on the bases.
There's no score.
Gomez against Dean.
Gomez is ready.
Here's the pitch.
He hits a bounding ball between first and second.
Second baseman Garenger has it over to first.
He's an easy off.
Garenger to Garik and it retires the sun.
In the National half of the second inning, Demary slide out to Avril.
Mize slide out to Sam West.
And Gabby Heartnet went out Garenger to Lou Garik at first.
We're going into the last half of the second inning.
The score remains nothing, nothing.
And we've had one hit so far in this ball game.
The Archie Vaughan singles in the first inning for the National League.
And as we told you, Dizzy was highly pleased after his appearance out there in the first inning.
Came back into the dugout.
Saw a smile.
Still shooting them down.
Gabby Heartnet now walking over and will turn the microphone back to Bob Elst.
First round of bat for the American League in the last half of the second inning is Earl Avril.
Earl is turning center field.
His batting average is 313, the left hand of better.
Now Dean is ready.
Here's the first pitch.
It's a little bit too close.
Knee high.
Ball one.
Nobody on and nobody out in the last half of the second inning for the American League.
No score.
Here's the next pitch.
Avril took one right across his shoulders for the strike.
The count is one and one on Earl Avril, the first man up in the last half of the second.
Diz gets his sign again from Heartnet.
The National League infielders talking up out there.
Long, Darktail, Billy Herman, Miles.
Avril has his sign.
Here's the next pitch.
He almost fell.
Diz almost fell as he threw that one.
It was a ball over his head.
And he's laughing now.
As he delivered the ball, he stumbled.
And the pitch was very high.
Went over the batter's head.
And Earl Avril, the batter, gives him a bit.
So the count is two and one now.
Diz is getting ready again.
Here's the next pitch.
Low and inside the ball.
Makes it three and one on Avril.
Nobody on and nobody out.
Last half of the second.
Next man to come up is the shortstop, Bill Clarnon.
Here's the pitch.
It's a perfect pitch.
Right over the heart of the plate.
Strike.
Back ball.
He's ready.
Here's the next pitch.
He hits one into right field.
A save bit for Avril.
Right fielder Paul Wiener juggles the ball.
He picks it up right away.
It's a single into right field for Earl Avril.
Brings up Clarnon, the manager and shortstop of the Boston Red Sox.
The right hand is in it.
Clarnon's average today is 332.
I'm going to repeat the batting averages today for each player just the first time up.
So the two fans who are knocking the scorecard will know what each player is hitting, but just the first time up.
And on first base now is nobody off to the American League.
They're pulling up the pitch.
Way outside, a pitch job.
Miners stated first.
Ball one.
The next man to come up will be Bill Dickey, the catcher, and then Sam West, the left fielder.
It's the last half of the second inning and there is no score.
This is ready.
Here's the pitch.
There's a fly ball in the center field.
The center fielder, Demery, is under it and should get it and has it for the first up.
Clarnon hit a fly ball into direct, into dead center field.
Right out just about in line with second base and the center fielder, Demery, didn't have to move at all.
It was an easy up.
Next man to come up is the catcher of the Yankees, the American League catcher today, Bill Dickey.
Bill's batting 300.
There's the first pitch. It's a fast one right around his knees for a called strike.
This has lots to hop on the old fast one today.
Man on first base for the American League and one gone.
It's the last half of the second inning.
Now Dickey's getting assigned again. Arms up over his head, drops him down.
Here's the pitch.
There's a ground ball out close to second base. Billy Herman can't get it. It's a hit.
It's a hit for Dickey.
Billy Herman went to his right and knocked the ball down behind second base.
The ball rolled into short center field and it's a hit.
He puts a man on first and a man on second for the American League and brings up the left fielder, Sam West.
That's two hits this inning.
Here's Sam West up at the plate, a left-hander better. Man on first and a man on second.
Bob Dickey's getting assigned again. He's all ready.
There's a high fly in the short center field. Demary is under it. He should get it.
He's moving over a little bit to his right to left center. He has the ball for the second up and it brings up Gomez.
Sam West flies to Demary in short left center field.
The left fielder, Medwick, was also over there.
He was holling at Demary to save him.
Here's Gomez coming up with two up, two men on, last half of the second inning, and no score.
So we've got three hits in the ball game so far, one by the National League and two by the American League.
Hartnett and Mize talk to the pitcher, Dickey Beane.
The National League is warming up Kyle Hubbell down the line here to our left.
Kyle Hubbell will be the second National League pitcher.
The first pitch to Gomez. Boy, that was a fast one. Right around his knee.
Strike one.
Byrne didn't offer at it.
Man on first and the man on second.
Beane is pitching to Vernon Gomez.
Here's the next pitch. It's mowing outside the ball to Gomez and the count is one and one.
This takes a couple of kicks of the pitching rubber out there. Gets all set again.
Arms up over his head, drops him down. He's ready. Here's the pitch to Gomez.
A fast ball, shoulder high. One is hard and this is it and the count is one and two.
Lots of pepper out there in that National League infield. The boys are talking with their hoodies.
You can hear them barking all the way up here in the stands.
He has a count of ball one and strike two on Gomez.
Beane is ready again. Here's the pitch.
Strike three. Struck him out. A called strike right around his knee.
Two men are left on the bases and that's the end of the second inning.
Here's Tony Wakes.
At the end of the second inning the score stands nothing nothing.
Avril, the first man up, single out the right.
Floman, the cronin, fly to center.
And then Dickey got a hit down toward second.
Avril moving over towards left base.
West who followed, flied out the center and Gomez struck out.
Three hits so far in the ball game. Two for the American Leaguers in that inning.
And one for the National Leaguers in the first.
Back to the ball game at Griffith Stadium, the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
We're going into the national half of the third inning.
Score nothing nothing and the thought else.
The return of that for the National League in the first half of the third right down here below us is little Dick Bartell.
There's that familiar traveling uniform with the New York Giants, gray, with a light blue cap, blue and light stockings, and blue leather rings on the back of his shirt.
Dickler's number two. He's the first man to bat for the National League in the first half of the third.
Bartell's number is 300. His batting average is 306.
Now Gomez looks him over.
First pitch to Bartell he swung at and fouls. It licked Bill Dickey in the shoulder.
Back into the wire.
One strike on Bartell.
Charlie Dressen of the Reds is coaching at third. Frankie Bisch of the Cardinals is coaching at first.
The National League is that in the first half of the third.
Gomez is getting his sign. Here's the next pitch.
He hits the ground ball with a short stop. Coleman up with it.
There it goes over the first base. He's out by about 10 feet for the first stop, Coleman McGarry.
Easy off.
Here's 50 boos.
Well, this is just a nice reception from the side.
A few boos, but mostly a pause.
Here's the first pitch to do.
Over with the high fouls. Back up on top of the roof. Foul strike.
Here's Dickey get the new baseball from Umpire McGowns.
It goes back out to the pitcher.
The Umpires are McGowns, Quinn of the American League, Cannelli and Barr of the National League.
Here's the windup again by Gomez.
The next pitch, the fastball and goes with the pop line to right field near the first base line.
He's waiting for it. Looks like it's going to be caught. Demagio has it. Pull the up.
Here's with a short fly ball in the short right field about 8 feet from the power line.
It was caught by Demagio who came over there and waited for it and this was an easy up.
Got over very fast to grab it.
Here's the leadoff man, Paul Wehner.
The fans are having some fun with this. He's coming back.
First man to bat for the National League in the first half of the third.
Barcell's number is 300. His batting average is 306.
Now Gomez looks him over.
First pitch to Barcelli, swung out and foul.
Bill Dickey in the shoulder, runs back into the wire.
One strike on Barcelli.
Charlie Dressen of the Reds is coaching a third.
Frankie Price of the Cardinals is coaching a third.
The National League is back in the first half of the third.
Gomez is getting his time. Here's the next pitch.
He hits the ground ball with a short stop.
Cronen up with it. There it goes over the first base.
He's out by about 10 feet for the first stop.
Cronen to Gary. Easy off.
Here's 52.
Gomez gets a nice reception from the crowd.
A few boos, but mostly a pause.
Some of the boys rocking have some fun with him.
And here's the first pitch to Bill.
Over with the high foul. Back up on top of the roof. Foul strike.
Bill Dickey gets a new base ball from Yumpire McGowan.
He throws it back out to the pitcher.
The Yumpires are McGowan, Quinn of the American League,
and Ellie Yumpire of the National League.
Here's the windup again by Gomez.
And the next pitch, the fastball.
And here's Mr. Pop flying to right field near the first base line.
They're all running for it. Looks like it's going to be caught.
Denigio Hazard for the out.
Here's to the short fly ball in the short right field
about eight feet from the power line.
It was caught by Demagio who came over there and waited for it,
and it was an easy up. Got over very fast to grab it.
Here's the leadoff man, Paul Wehner.
The fans are having some fun with his.
He comes back behind the plate back here to the National League dugout.
Now the first pitch, Paul Wehner takes it as a strike.
Paul Wehner bounced off the wall for the first time up.
One strike on Wehner, two off.
Nobody on the bases in the first half of the third.
Gomez is getting his sign.
Here's the next pitch.
Wehner hits the ground ball right into the National League dugout.
The boys jump out of there in a hurry down here below it.
As Wehner rifle run on the ground right into the dugout,
and it's a shoot strike on Paul.
He's the leadoff man for the National League, and the right fielder
is to wind up in the next pitch.
Fast ball, he hits the short fly ball in the left field near the line.
The left fielder to the left is coming over to dunder it as it's the power on the side.
Paul Wehner hit a short fly ball down the left field line in short left field,
and he's going to try to whiff about five feet inside the line in third territory
to retire the charge.
That's the end of the first half of the third.
We're going into the last half of the third inning.
The score still stands, nothing, nothing.
That end for the National.
Bartel was out throwing the gurgles.
Dean flied out the right field, and Paul Wehner, the leadoff man for the National Leagueers,
flied out the left.
We have had three hits so far, two for the American Leagueers,
both in the second inning.
Gomez is finished, and he allowed one hit while he was out on the mound for the American League.
The Nats got one hit in May 1st, and that was Archie Barnes' sink.
Dizzy Dean shooting them down to Gabby Hart Nats.
It'll be Snowbar and Bartel.
The third inning now, the American League coming to bat.
Dizzy Dean, first man to come up is Red Rolp.
He bounced off to Billy Harmon the first time up.
There's no score as we start the last half of the third.
Adeno's getting his time.
Here's the first pitch.
It's a little bit outside, knee-high, all one.
Archie Barnes, third baseman, is playing in close there.
Shortstop Bartel is playing deep.
Here's the next pitch.
There's a ground ball off to Bartel.
Up with it over the first base.
He's out.
Bartel to the mound.
He had a ground ball to Bartel.
Bartel moves in about five feet on the ball, picks it up and rifle it over to Johnny Mize
to get his man for an easy off.
One going.
Next man to come up is the second baseman, Tyler Ganger.
The first time up, he lined up to Bartel.
The first pitch is a ball that's too low to Ganger.
Ball one.
Johnny Mize plays Ganger way over near the first baseline.
Here's the next pitch.
It's a slow ball.
It's a strike.
He's out of the beauty that time.
Old Diz threw in that floater.
Just seemed to hang in the air.
He got it right in there below Charlie Ganger's shoulder for a strike.
Here's the next pitch to Charlie.
It's a fastball right down the middle of beauty that time for a cross strike.
And the count is one and two.
And Old Diz is mixing them up plenty.
One out of nobody on in the last half of the third.
He's ready.
Here's the pitch.
It's a nice follow-up on top of the roots here to our right.
Our position is in the upper grandstand between the plate and third.
Old Diz is right down here in front of us now, looking down at Hartnett, getting his time.
Charlie Ganger gets tired of waiting.
Wipes his face with his sleeve and steps out of the batter's box.
Now he's back up in there again.
The count is one and two on Charlie.
There's one out.
Nobody on the bases in the last half of the third.
Here's the fifth.
And the ball is outside shoulder high.
I'd rather think of you listening closely, but every once in a while you can hear that ball pop into the glove on the radio.
It's so close here to the plate.
Diz is getting his time.
Here's the next pitch to Ganger.
He hits a high-bounding ball between first and second.
Billy Herman is over fast over the first base and he got Herman to the line.
It was a high-bounding ball.
Herman got it off the third bounce and threw him up.
The way through is left.
That hit towards first.
He got the ball up midway between the bag, between first and second.
Here's the right fielder, Joe DiMarzio.
He walked the first time up.
Joe is taking the beans.
There's two out of nobody on the bases and no score.
He was in the batter's box and then he stepped out again to get some dirt on his hands.
Pretty warm here today.
Here's the fifth.
He went too close above the knee for the ball.
The first time up he drew a walk.
Diz is getting his time again.
He's running.
Here's the next pitch.
He fouls right back into the wire behind the plate and the count is 1-1.
He steps back off the pitching rubber momentarily but right back up there again.
He's a fast worker out there in the mound today.
He's winding up again.
Here's the next pitch to Joe.
He's a fast ball right down the middle for the strike.
They tie and the count is 4-1 and strike two on Joe DiMarzio.
There's two out here.
Nobody on the bases.
Diz is getting ready.
Here's the next pitch.
There's a high-hits single right out of the bag in the center field.
A high-hits round ball by DiMarzio right through the box right over second base in the center field.
On first base it brings up Lee Gehrig.
That was hit number three for the American League.
The National League has made one hit.
A ball that's back right back through the box.
Here's Lee Gehrig.
And on first base a slow ball to Gehrig is right across his knees for a called strike.
And that's Gehrig's check out.
They keep the watch for the line.
DiMarzio on first base is extending his lead a little bit.
Watch him there.
He edges off the bag.
As a fair lead he's edging off a little farther.
Here's the pitch.
A fast ball and he hits the line.
Lee Gehrig back into the right field.
It may be it is a home run over the right field pitch.
Lee Gehrig with a home run way over the right field wall.
That wall stands about 100 feet up in the air.
Way over the wall.
It's DiMarzio ahead of him.
And the American League is leading by score up to the nothing.
Lee Gehrig gets a commotion.
The president is over there in the box as he goes by.
Lee Gehrig with a tremendous home run way over the wall.
He's about 10 feet from the first base line, about 10 feet from the line,
and Fred B. Will with stands about 100 feet in the air by about 10 or 15 feet.
A long run up, way over the fence.
The American League is ahead now by a score of two to nothing.
Well, as the Mermen still going through the stands,
the American League girl, Abram, coming up now.
The American League, too, the National League nothing.
There's a high-ditch ball off of Dizzy's leg.
It's going off to Billy Herman over the first base.
He's out.
Abram with a ground ball right back at two.
It hits his in the leg and is deflected to Billy Herman.
He's fixing him up, picks up the ball, and filled our three-maps on a fast play.
Herman, good luck.
At the end of the third inning, and the score is two to nothing
in favor of the American League and his play record.
Well, Dizzy Dean couldn't get rid of Lou Gehrig that time.
Brought the first man up, got short the first.
Gehrig went out, Herman the Mize.
DiMaggio singled over second, and then Lou Gehrig smacked the ball over the fence.
Joe DiMaggio won.
That's the counting for the two runs for the American League.
At the end of the third inning, the American League is two, the Nationals nothing.
We're going in now to the fourth inning.
Now we turn the microphone back to Robert.
Thank you, Tony.
New pitcher for the American League is Tommy Dizzy, the Detroit.
Tommy's record for the year is nine victories against Cougar Peak.
Starting the first half of the fourth inning, and we have Billy Herman,
Aki Vaughn, and Medley coming up in order in the first half of the fourth.
American League two, Nationals nothing.
Here's an announcement now about the new pitcher.
Tommy Bridges, the Thunder right-hander of the Flight Tigers is pitching now for the American League.
Tommy's been an outstanding pitcher in the American League for many, many years.
He's gone put some great ball in the World Series against the Cubs.
Just a few years ago, especially in that final game.
Here he is now with Billy Herman in the Cubs,
second baseman of the National League all-stars up at the plate.
Here's the first pitch, the Billy is mowing outside for a ball.
National League has a two-run handicap to overcome now.
A finger by DiMaggio and a home run by Lou Gehry.
Here's the two-run lead.
Bridges gets his time again.
Here's the next pitch.
It's mowed into the dirt.
A ball makes it fall through.
Bill Dickey steps out in front of the plate and throws the ball back to Tommy.
Nobody on and nobody off.
Bridges gets his time again.
Now he's all set out there.
Here's the next pitch to Billy Herman.
There's a hit over the third baseman's head in the left field.
It's a single to left field for Billy Herman.
First putoff of Tommy Bridges.
First man in pitch two, Billy Herman, single to left field.
Next man to come up is Aki Warren, the third baseman.
Warren had a hit the first time up.
Ball game is in the first half of the fourth.
Man on first, left-hander to up at the plate.
Now Bridges getting ready.
First pitch of all is mowing inside the ball.
Ball one.
The National League made one hit and three innings after pitching to Vernon Gomez.
Now they have a right-hander to face.
Bridges walked as a man on first.
The next pitch, Ball hit the roller down the first base line.
The pitcher comes over fast, gets it over the first base.
He's out.
Tommy Bridges to Gary.
A nice play by Bridges.
It was a slow runner, about a foot inside the line.
Tommy had to get all the way over from the pitcher's box to first base.
He picked the ball up about a foot inside the line and midway between the pace and first.
Picked the ball up and with the same motion through it to get born a fast man for the first out.
Billy Herman is on second.
And the next man to come up is Joe Medley.
Medley Kittum will force out the first time up, hits it a short stop.
Here's Joe up at the plate now with Billy on second base.
National League two runs behind.
The first pitch he hits the bounding ball over Frankie Frisch's head.
Foul down the first base line.
Frisch is coaching at first.
Remember the pitcher now for the American League on the field.
DiMaggio is in right field.
Avril is in center field.
West is in left field.
Gary gets first.
Gallinger second.
Coleman short.
Ross third.
Ricky Setty and a new pitcher now, Bridges.
Here's the next pitch.
Medley Kitts going down to third base.
And the next pitch is Billy Herman coming around third base and scoring.
Medley Kitts is going to try for second.
There's the throw from West and he's safe at second.
A double by Medley.
Right over third base, scores a run.
And the score now is 2-1.
Joe hit a bounding ball about a foot inside the line when it passed the bag.
Rolled down the left field line.
West, the left fielder, hurried over and grabbed the ball and fired it into second base.
There was no play at the plate.
Billy Herman scored standing up.
Medley went into second base standing up.
Now the score is 2-1.
The next man to bat is Demary.
And a hip bow with tied up.
One goal and the man on second.
Bridges getting his time.
Fast ball right around his shoulders for a called strike.
First time up Demary for the fly ball to center field to Avril.
One run in here in the first half of the fourth.
Joe Medley's double.
Bridges getting ready again.
Next pitch is rolling outside a shot breaking third.
The count is one and one on the hitter.
One goal and the man on second.
One run in.
Ball game is in the first half of the fourth.
Frank Demary is batting with Medley on second.
Tommy Bridges is now pitching.
Getting his time over there now.
Looks down at the catcher, Bill Dickey, getting his time.
He's working slowly out there in the mound.
Here's the hitter up at the plate.
Here's the pitch.
He hits a high foul.
It's going into the stands.
Off to the right.
Go to the upper deck.
Between the paint and first.
It's dropped down into the American League dugout.
One of the ball players over there gets the scoop of air.
Frank Demary is batting.
And on second base.
One gone in the fourth.
A short run here off of Bridges.
Tommy's getting his time again.
Here it is.
There's a high fly in the short right field.
The second baseman is backing up.
Charlie Geringer is under it, waiting for it, and has it for the second up.
Frank Demary hit a high fly in the short right field.
And is caught by Geringer for the second up.
Next man to come up is the Kybos first baseman, Johnny Meyers.
Frank Demary sent a fly ball in the short right field that was caught by Geringer.
Now there's two outs, one run in.
Man on second for the National League in the first half of the fourth.
Bridges is ready to pitch to Johnny Meyers.
He hits a ground ball off of the shortstop.
Pulling up to it.
Over to first base.
He's out.
Fall into Geringer.
And it repires the side.
Medwick is left on the bases.
That's the end of the first half of the fourth.
All right, Tony.
As we go into the last half of the fourth inning, the ballgame stands.
The American League is 2 and the National League is 1.
The Americans scoring two runs in the third and the Nationals one in the fourth.
We wish to mention at this time that tonight, 830 to 845 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,
the Mutual Broadcasting Network will make a special pickup to KGMB Honolulu.
And during the broadcast, an explanation will be made of the activities to date
which are being exercised in the search for Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Nuna.
We're going in now to the last half of the fourth inning.
And Carl Hubbell is now pitching for the National League.
And here is Bob Elk.
Carl Hubbell who has the record this year of 11 victories against four defeats.
The lad who will go down in baseball's record books is one of the great pitchers of all time.
He's ascending the mound now for the National League in a very close, wonderful ballgame here
in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
The score is 2 to 1 in favor of the American League as they come to bat in the last half of the fourth.
First man to come up will be the manager and shortstop of the Boston Red Sox, Joe Cronin.
I'll have a lot of him on. He has 11 victories this year against four defeats.
You remember in the string of games for the Giants, he was knocked out of the box.
I believe it was five or six times, but was not defeated on those times.
Now Hubbell is pitching the Cronin. There's the first pitch.
It's a little bit low and outside for the ball.
Joe Cronin up.
The first time up he's got a fly ball to Demary.
Joe stands back but bends at the middle and right over that Cronin.
He's hit with the first of all. That's one and missed it completely.
And the count is one and one on Joe.
So many stands up there at the plate.
He does look out the plate. He stands back but he almost bends in half as he leans forward.
Now he's up there now leaning way over.
Number four in the back of his white uniform.
Here's the next pitch from Hubbell. It's a ball.
A shoulder high, a little bit outside.
And the count on Joe is ball two and strike one.
There's nobody on. There's nobody out.
Joe Cronin is in the last half of the fourth inning to score the American League two, the National League one.
The National League scored on a hit, on two hits a single and a double.
The American League on a single and a home.
There's a high fly into short left field.
Medway is coming over near the line. He should get it.
He's under it and he has it three feet inside the left field line in short left field for the first shot.
Joe Cronin flies to Medway.
Now the next man to come up is Joe Vicki, the American League catcher.
He had a hit the first time up.
Kyle Hubbell is picking.
Now to wind up in the pitch.
It's a fast ball that almost put him in the head.
Ball one.
He'll jump down the way in a hurry.
Billy Herman plays this batter back on the grass.
Second baseman of the National League plays him back, plays him very deep.
Back on the grass on the short right field.
Rest of the infield is intact in position.
There's a curve ball, a famous two-ball of Hubbell, that's very low.
Johnny Mize is playing Vicki very close to first base.
Left side of the infield, Archie Vaughan and Bartell making a lot of noise.
Now to wind up in the next pitch.
It's a little bit too close.
A third ball on Vicki.
Next man to come up will be the left fielder, Tony West.
The score is 2-1 in favor of the American League.
The ball game is in the last half of the fourth.
A grand and glorious baseball day.
Lights and brights and sun shining in a wonderful game.
Here's the next pitch.
It's a strike right there in the middle that time, way high.
Kyle's feeling a straight fast ball.
He's got his weight with a three and nothing count.
The only object that time was to get it in over the plate.
All three in strike one now for Vicki, one out and nobody on.
Hubbell is ready.
Here's the next pitch.
It's evidence for a ball four.
So Vicki gets the base on balls and it brings up the left fielder, Sam West.
The first time up he's flied off to Demory in center field.
Hubbell takes his staff off and wipes his face.
There's number 11 in the back of his gray uniform in blue.
Here's Gabby Hartnett down below.
It's making a lot of noise.
Sammy West up.
He's got flex planted.
Kyle Hubbell is getting the sign again.
Vicki has a pretty good lead off.
Then it goes down.
There's the ground ball to Mize.
It's going into right field.
And the runner from first base is coming around the third.
It's called a hit.
It's a pretty hard hit, ground ball.
Now, Lawrence Newt, Johnny Mize in the right field and the official scorer, Call Today Zip.
That is hit number five for the American League.
They put the man on first and the man on third and brings up the pitcher, Tommy Bridges.
Score is 2-1 in their favor.
Kyle is getting ready with the first pitch, Tommy Bridges.
He's scored the ball and threw it fast, almost into the National League dugout here below us.
That boy takes it off to him.
Tommy Bridges swung at Kyle Hubbell's first pitcher, which was just around his plate.
The bat slipped out of his hands and went almost into the National League dugout here behind third.
Hubbell is getting his sign again, a man on first and a man on third and one out.
Here's the next pitch to Bridges.
He swung again and missed.
It's two strikes on Tommy.
It's Lee Drew.
Kyle Hubbell is fairing down and putting plenty of dope on that ball now.
National League is warming up Glanton in the bullpen in the left field.
American League is fat in the last half of the fourth inning.
West on first, cookie on third.
National League in field, drawn in post.
Hubbell is getting his sign.
Here's the pitch.
Strike three, put him out on three-pitch ball.
Lots of dope on that one.
There's a low pick outside with a weak hook on it.
Bridges swung and missed.
Here's the leadoff man, Red Ross.
Ross has been up twice and has bounced out on each occasion.
Man on first and a man on third and Ross batting.
Two going now in the last half of the fourth.
Hubbell is ready with the pitch.
It's two-nil ball.
Little Dickey is right down here below it on third base.
Over there at first base is Sammy West.
National League in field, talks it up plenty and shots words of encouragement to Kyle Hubbell.
Here's the next pitch to Ross.
It's high and outside of ball.
Ball two.
Next man to come up will be Charlie Geringer.
National League has made three hits.
The American League has made six hits.
The American League has made two runs.
The National League won one.
Geringer with a home run with a man on.
Hubbell is getting ready out there again.
Here's the next pitch to Ross.
Ross has a fly ball.
They're out in the right center field.
A big one for it.
They can't get it.
And here's Ross coming to third.
Here he's safe at third.
It's a triple against the fence in right center field by Red Ross.
That's more than two more runs for the American League.
Thanks, Emily, the center fielder and Paul Winn.
The right fielder made a fine attempt to reach that ball.
He hit the fence out in right center field.
It's bounced. It hit on the ground just in front of the fence and bounced against the fence.
Demery five is back into the infield.
Demery to Billy Herman the third base.
Red Ross is in the third base standing up with a triple.
And the score is four to one now in favor of the American League.
Next man to come up will be Charlie Geringer.
Gabby Heichmet and Joe Ferrier going out to stop the Hubbell.
Joe Ferrier and Heichmet are talking to Hubbell with a man on third base, two off.
The score is four to one in favor of the American League.
Here's Joe Ferrier coming to right below us now, coming into the National League dugout.
They're going to lead them in.
Red Ross with a triple in the far corner right center field.
Scoring two more runs for the American League and they're leading four to one.
Here's Charlie Geringer up with a man on third and two runs.
Now to wind up in the first pitch for Charlie.
It's over in court for the ball.
Ball runs.
Red Ross triples, scoring two runs.
He's on third base for lower play with Hubbell,
picking up another dangerous fastman, Charlie Geringer.
What do you hear the next pitch?
There's a put in the right field.
Johnny Myers couldn't hit it off and it goes into right field for a single.
Scores another run, makes the score five to one.
Next man to come up will be the Major.
We're going to get a little picture for the National League.
Guy Platton is going to relieve Hubbell.
Well, this has been a beginning for the American League.
It started with a walk to Dickey and a single by Sam West.
Go Mary.
The successive bridges struck out, but Ross drove a triple into the far corner
of right center field, scoring two runs,
and then he scored when Charlie Geringer drove a ground ball into right field
for a single.
Now the score is five to one.
Charlie Geringer is going to play with the American League in the last half of the fourth inning,
and Joe DiMaggio is coming to bat.
DiMaggio's had a perfect day so far with a walk and a hit.
Now the pitch is getting a sign.
And on first has a shortened back.
The first pitch to DiMaggio is wide, shoulder high for a ball.
Ball one.
Nice to look into it, stop it up out there.
Platton stands on the cooking rubber.
And Charlie Geringer is content with a short lead over at first.
He's edging now and keeping his lead a little bit.
Here's the next pitch to DiMaggio with the half ball below the shoulders,
right over the plate, and the counter's one and one on the hitter.
Platton's getting his time now.
He's ready for the next pitch.
There's a, gee, there was a big hook on that one,
and DiMaggio got a piece of it and rolled it off on the ground here to the left.
A curved ball with a very sharp break.
It was apparent up here in the stands.
DiMaggio got a piece of it and followed it off on the ground to the left.
Count is four one and strike two on Joe.
Take his time out there again to get ball ready.
Geringer edges off the first base.
Now he's on the second pitch.
There's a roller.
Followed the left of the plate again on the ground.
There was that sharp breaking curve again.
DiMaggio couldn't get a hold of it solidly and followed it.
Huckman is walking out to talk to Platton.
American League is ahead in the last half of the fourth inning, five to one.
DiPlatton goes back and picks up the rousing bag and drives his hand.
He'll just tap down firmly on his head.
Now he's ready.
There's DiMaggio off at the plate.
Geringer's edging off the first base.
He has a long lead now.
There's a third of first base and then he huckles back on the bag.
Platton demise.
Geringer gets back onto the bag and a hit.
DiMaggio puts his head in the, throws the first base and again he has to hustle to get back.
Geringer's on first.
He's still in the golden ruff.
Then he's ready for the next pitch.
DiMaggio took a wide one for me for a ball.
The American League has made eight hits.
The National League has made three hits.
The American League has made five runs.
The National League won runs.
William Sucaw puts the man on first base for second.
Now there's two going.
There he goes.
Right free.
There's a curve ball right around his waist.
DiMaggio swung hard, struck out and one man was left down the base.
All right Tony.
Well the American League has scored three runs in their half of the fourth inning.
They've scored two runs in the third and the National League is scoring one in the fourth.
In that particular inning for the American League is,
Sloan and Platton out to Medwick and left.
Dickey walked west, hit down the first base line.
Dickey moving down to third.
Bridges struck out.
Ratt stippled in the deep center, scoring west and Dickey.
Dickey and just single the right scoring grass and then DiMaggio struck out.
We pause now for station identification.
This is WGM, the voice of the people, to Carcass.
Ladies and gentlemen, we're going into the first half of the fifth inning now with the National League having quite a handicap here in front of them,
a handicap being four runs.
The American League is ahead five to one as we start the first half of the fifth and here's good old Gabby Harknett.
The old Admiral and stuff up at the plate.
The right-handed batter, Gabby Harknett of the Cubs.
First pitch is a fast ball that's blowing outside the ball.
The National League scored their run off of Bridges in the fourth inning on a single by Billy Herman, an infield out and a double by Medwick.
Bridges is pitching to Harknett.
A high-hits ball right through the box. It almost took a leg off of Bridges.
Harknett slammed one on the ground right through the box.
It almost took Connie Bridges' leg off.
Very high-hits ball.
Next man to come up is Bartell.
The National League hurries to warm up a pitcher, Grissom of Cincinnati, and there's a chance that we might get a prince fitter for Blanton.
National League here is four runs behind.
Here's Dick Bartell with shortstop coming up with a man on first. This is Bartell's second appearance at the plate.
The National League has made four hits.
Harknett's fifth in the first half of the fifth was hit number four.
Herman, Vaughn, and Medwick have the other.
He's ready with the fifth. There's a high fly in the left field.
Stanley West is under it. Just moved in about two feet. He's looking high up in the air waiting for it.
He's caught it, caught it off.
Man on first base and one's on.
There's a prince fitter coming up. Mel Otter's going to bat for Blanton.
Mel Otter of New York is coming up to bat for Sideblanton.
I will have an announcement from the stands.
There it is.
Mel Otter batting for Blanton with a man on first.
National League is on the spot here with Blanton.
He came in to strike out to Maggio. He must be sacrificed to try to get some runs.
Four runs behind. They have a man on first base and one's on.
And Bill Perry is putting Otter in the bat for Blanton.
Now Bridges is getting his time.
First pitch for Little Mal is two-man for the ball.
He's been in a bad slump up until the last two weeks when he started to bang that ball in old-time op fashion.
Pitch is a strike. It's right around his knees and the count is one and one.
Otter's not hitting anywhere near 300 since his style is average.
Bridges getting his time again. Here's the next pitch to Otter.
Otter swings his hip one down the first baseline, a face-hip.
Going far back into the right field corner.
Here's Gabby Hightnett coming around the third and Otter fills up a second base.
They double. High-drip ball down the first baseline between Garry and the line.
It drips into, in short right field, just about a half a foot spare.
Garry stuck out his left line to head the ball off and it went by him in the air about knee-high, but couldn't head it off.
It rolled in right field and way down into the right field corner, back against the fence, and the Maggio fires it back into the infield.
The Maggio to Garry, and Garry ran into the infield with the ball.
Hightnett is on third, now Otter's on second.
Next man to come up is Paul Wehner, last year's National League Batting Champion.
Now there's the man on second and the man on third. Here's Wehner up.
He's been up tight today with Otter here. He bounced out the first time.
He's got a fly ball to the left field the second time.
Here's the pitch. It's in the dirt. A ball.
Dickie has to go down on his knees and block that ball with his body to prevent a run from coming in.
Man on second and man on third for the National League in the first half of the fifth.
Tommy Bridges is getting his sign again from Bill Dickie.
Here's the next pitch to Paul Wehner. He hits the fly ball into left field, left center field.
Left fielder and the center fielder are both there, and the left fielder, West, called it.
Here's Hocknett scoring and the score now is 5-2.
Paul Wehner hit a fly ball to the left center field.
The center fielder, April, and the left fielder, West, almost got mixed up on the ball in an Alphonse Gastamac.
First one thought the other was going to take it, and finally West grabbed the ball.
Here's Billy Herman coming up with the man on second. One run in. The score is 5-2 in favor of the American League.
Two gone in the fifth inning.
Herman has been up twice and has made one hit. Here's the pitch.
It's a curve over the outside corner, way far for a called play.
Donnie takes his glove off, looks back around the infield and the outfield to see what everybody can play.
Gallagher first, Garendu at second, Coleman short, Rolf third, DiMaggio in right field, Abril in center field, West in left field, Bridgett fixing, and Vicki six.
Two out on the man on second. Herman hits a line drive, Rolf knocks down, picks up, going to be a close play at first.
Vicki is safe. I believe it will be called a hit. It was a line drive which Rolf leaps for. They're calling it an error for Rolf.
They call it an error for Rolf. They say that Rolf should have held it, and he gets an error.
Here's the man on first and the man on third for the National League, and it brings up Archie Vaughan.
A hard hit ball about a foot or two over Rolf's head. He leaps up and had the ball in his hand and got away from him, went behind him, and the official scorer charges Rolf with an error.
Herman on first, Elad on third, and brings up Archie Vaughan. Enough spice has made one hit. Fast ball, a little bit too close at the knee, ball one.
It scores the American League five and the National League two. National League gets that in the first half of the fifth.
Tommy Bridges the right-hander on the mound. Archie Vaughan is up at the plate. He's ready.
There's a high foul over to the right. Gary gets getting over under it outside of first base about 20 feet from the bag and has it with R in the side.
Archie Vaughan with a high foul just outside of first base about 15 or 20 feet of a puck by Gary and he repires the side.
Two men are left on the bases. That's the end of the first half of the fifth inning, and here's Tony Waxman to send a good one home.
As we go into the last half of the fifth inning, the ball game stands the American Leagueers five and the National Leagueers two.
Quite a bit of action in that particular inning. Harknett's single out the center. Barkell fly to west and left, and then Mellott went in as a pinch hitter for five-latton.
He doubled down the first baseline. Harknett's pulling up a third. Paul Wehner came up and fly to center. Harknett's scoring after the catch.
Grissom is now pitching for the National Leagueers, just throwing out the mom. And then Herman followed Paul Wehner. He drove the rock with drops the ball, hot moving down to third.
And then Archie Vaughan, then a high foul down the first baseline to Lou Gary and retiring the side.
We're going into the last half of the fifth inning. Okay, Bob.
Well, here's Lou Grissom of Cincinnati, one of the few first-year men to make an all-star team.
He didn't last year, but they don't do it very often and won't do it very often in the future.
Grissom, a left-hander, who has a fine record this year for Cincinnati.
All left-handers on the mound now. Replace Flanton. He's taken out for a pinch hitter.
And we're starting the last half of the fifth inning with a score of five to two in favor of the American League.
He's going to be the first man up. Gary gets in up twice. In this case, we saw each extreme. The first time, he struck out. The second time, he hit a home run.
Now we're starting the last half of the fifth inning. There's a change in the umpires now.
The National League goes behind the plate. Humpire Barr is going back to the plate. McGon, who's been behind the plate, is going down to third.
Dave Pennelli is over at second, and Quinn goes to first.
With the balance of the ball game, the National League umpire will be behind the plate.
Here's the first pitch to Gary. Gets a strike right around his knee.
Brissom is pitching a left-hander. That time up, Gary blasted the home run drive way over the right field fence.
Nobody on and nobody out in the last half of the fifth inning. The American League ahead five to two.
Here's the next pitch. He's won that time at a fastball around his knee. He tried to stop, but the umpire says it was a strike anyway.
Gary tried to stop his swing, but the umpire said regardless of whether or not he went more than halfway around, the pitch was a strike.
So it's two strikes now on Gary. With Brissom getting all set again, here's the next pitch.
A little bit too low. Keeping them in low and outside for Gary, and that pitch was a little bit too low, and it's a ball.
Next man to come up will be Averell and then Quinn. The American League is ahead five to two.
Gary's up at the plate. Here's the next pitch. He started his swing, but he stopped his swing.
The umpire sees a ball, and Hotnet is complaining about it.
Gary started his swing at a low outside pitch. He stopped his swing.
Hotnet claims the umpire was a deal. He could have gone more than halfway around, and the umpire says no.
The count is two and two on the back.
Four fine umpires out here today, and they're doing a very credible job.
Here comes the next pitch. Here's a fastball right down the middle, and he's out on strike.
Brissom's struck out, Gary. A fastball right down the middle, way high.
He wasn't expecting the pitch so good. With a count two and two, he thought Brissom had worked him on one, but he hit one right down the alley, and Gary got on strike.
Here's the center fielder, Earl Avery.
That's twice today that Gary gets struck out. Avery was in a fight. He's made one hit.
Now Brissom is getting his time. Here's the pitch. Twice he's thrown at a sidearm curveball and missed it.
This lad has lots of dough. Lots of stuff on that ball.
That's his pitching hand across the front of his uniform. He's wearing a gray Cincinnati uniform with a black cap and a bright red suit.
Red stocking. That's the sky.
Fastball right down the middle, and Al Avery swung. He swung from his heels that time and missed it.
Brissom is showing the fans out here an awful lot of pitching in his day two in an all-star game.
He whistled during a hard hit. This won this spot on.
We're back when simplest pitch.
And it's four этому.
Well, that's a great instantly Проian flop down before a
two- Two-
Here's the
So step on that ball.
Listen, watch his clicking hands across the front of his uniform.
He's wearing a gray Cincinnati uniform with a black cap and a bright red suit.
Red stockings.
That's the guy who did that fastball, that's the one right down the middle.
And how a real trunk.
He's trunked for the steals that time in this one.
We're showing the fans out here an awful lot of picking in Asia.
They do in a non-star game.
He strikes a neighbor-ill.
Getting all set up there again. Here's the next pitch.
Strike three.
Stuck in that.
Throw in a curve ball.
A round of these and struck out.
That's two-one.
Next man to come up his corner.
His record this year is one seven games and lost six.
Grissom, in second to matter,
is pulling up at the plate with two out and nobody on the bases.
The first pitch is too long inside the ball.
Ball one.
Nobody on the two-one. Two strikes off this and in for Grissom.
Next pitch is coming.
He's one of the bad pitchers that time.
Low and inside.
He strikes.
Joe strives to swing and then Fizer stops his swing.
And he turns around out of the crowd with a big smile on his face.
He looks out on the pitch.
Thought he took it like a real sport.
Nobody on the bases for the American League and the last half of the fifth inning.
The American League five to two.
Grissom is ready.
Here's the next pitch.
A fast foul.
He hits one base.
He goes to the first base from his head.
He's going down to the right field corner against the wall.
And Joe is on his way to second base with a double to return it.
Pull and double against the right field fifth.
Right down into the right field corner.
That is hit number nine for the American League.
The next man to come up is the catcher, electronic batter, Bill Bickes.
Grissom takes a lot of time out there getting ready.
Joe's corner on second base.
Bill Bickes' record so far today, he has a hit and a walk.
Grissom is ready to pitch to him.
Here's the next pitch.
Dickie's pitch is inside, way high, and it's a ball.
Going along second base, the American League ahead five to two in their batting in the last half of the fifth.
Grissom is pitching to Dickie.
Here's the next pitch.
He flams a fly ball way out into right center field.
He's going to drop for a lip.
It goes back against the fence.
Bender is picking it up.
He's coming around second.
He's on his way to third.
The relay may go back to second.
As the relay started to come in fast, Dickie went back to second.
It was a double in the right center field by Bill Bickes, going to have a run for the American League and makes his score six to two in their face.
Now the next man to come up is the lefty, Lurtz, Sam Lurtz.
Two doubles in a row after two loss.
He struck out Gary, and he struck out Abraham.
So are the doubles and Dickie doubles.
And now the lefty, Lurtz, Sam Lurtz is up with the man on second and two go.
Here's the fifth.
Hathland led up around his neck.
He's strung high to miss.
American League leading six to two.
Here's the next pitch.
It's low outside.
There's a throw to second.
He's back safely.
Art Taylor put the ball on the runner and would skirt it into the bag, and then the ball rolled out of his glove, but the man was safe anyway.
Art sent through to second, trying to pick Dickie off.
Weston starting with a teammate on second base.
Winston is getting it done.
Here's the next pitch.
There's a pop-up in the infield that's caught by Vaughn.
Just about five feet inside the third baseline, just behind the bag, and it retires the start.
A little pop-up right in the Vaughn's hand.
One man is left on the base, and that's the end of the fifth inning.
All right, Tony, wait.
And the score at the end of the fifth inning is the American Leagueers six and the National Leagueers two.
The Americans scoring two runs in the third, three in the fourth, and one in the fifth.
The National scoring one in the fourth and one in the fifth.
This is the 1937 All-Star ball game coming to you from Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Winston struck out the first two men in that inning.
Then Coleman Kimuck doubled out the right.
Dickie doubled to beat Thomas scoring four men, and then West caught Denezey
and went down the third baseline to Archie Vaughn retiring the side.
At the end of the fifth, the Americans six and the National two, and the pop-ups.
Well, there are no changes. We've reshuffed the first half of the sixth inning of this four game.
The American League starting team is still in touch out there with the national exception of the pitcher.
Tommy Burgers is still on the mound, and Potter is going to be the number three pitcher for the American League.
Here's Dickie coming out, Luke Sewell.
The White Sox catcher takes a few factors close from Burgers.
The first round of the national league and the first half of the sixth will be middle.
The National League is four runs behind.
Medwick has been up five feet, has gone here to double.
By Lincoln-Dickie, nobody on and nobody out.
Medwick swings and fires the ball up into the net, one strike.
The American League is leading in the sixth inning, six to three.
They've made ten hits. The National League has made five.
Burgers getting his sign again from Dickie.
Here's the wind up in the next pitch to Medwick.
He slams one over the second base and hits the hip, going into right center field.
DiMaggio gets over fast, fires it back in, and Medwick stops dead first.
DiMaggio shows the boys some fancy footwork and some fast feeling out there,
and he raced over to that line wide over the second baseman's head,
landed in right center field, and some fast feeling by DiMaggio all into a single.
Next man to come up is Demary.
That's it from the two for Medwick.
Here's the right-hander off of the plate, right Demary.
First pitch he fouls up into the upper tier of the grandstand, one strike.
Demary's hit up tight.
First time he's hit a fly ball into center field.
The next time he's hit a fly ball into right field.
So shooting for that first hit, he's got to deal with Medwick on first.
Burgers getting his sign out there now.
Here's the next pitch. It's Mullen outside the flank of the ball.
Four to six to three, and the American League, National League batting in the first half of the sixth.
That's a warm-up for the American League.
He's getting his sign out there now.
There's a hard hit ball down the third base, on 19th.
It's a rip.
This red was coming along second out of way before.
Demary is stopping it first.
It's a rip.
Hard hit ball is through well.
Not a chance to hit that ball out.
That was a very hard on the ground, about eight or nine feet from the line.
He's not going to die for the ball, he's right.
He couldn't hit it out.
And it's a single for Frank Demary.
He's up this yellow line for the man on first and the man on third.
It's towards the American League six and the 19th League team.
That was Frank Demary's first hit.
This yellow line, he's been up twice about a hit.
It's a bone in the ground, Sykes.
He's got it on the sixth inning, nationally trying to get a lot of going here.
Sixth inning of the Orange Tigers.
The first pitch to Johnny Mize was across his eyes for the horn.
Too hard.
Left hand hitter up at the plate.
He swung that time and missed it.
Right around his knees and the foul is bowled while he's striking for live.
Man on first.
Man on third for the National League and Johnny Mize is up at the plate.
Pitchers get ready.
There's a high fly in the center field.
The center fielder, Avery Willis, is on the road crossing now.
When he catches it, Medley goes back for him.
Here he comes and Demary saves it first.
No play at the plate.
There's a high fly in the center field, Avery Willis, on which Medley scores from third.
Score is six to three.
Here's Gabby up.
He's been up five and has made one hit.
Gabby hard hit up.
Manchusso is warming up down the left field line.
Looks like Jeff may go back at the plate in face of Hartnett.
First trip to Gabby is a strike over the outside corner and he's hard.
National League on fire, George Fier is not back at the plate.
Stay there for the balance of the game.
Thanks, Demary, on first base.
A run in to the National League on the first half of the sixth inning.
Tommy Dickey, picking up Gabby Hartnett.
Third ball to hit the ground ball with his second base from Ganger.
Over to second base out.
Back over to first base.
No other play.
Nice play at second base.
Ganger to Cronin.
Ganger went to root left.
That's to the first base, that's the second baseman for Hartnett's ground ball.
It looks like it might go into right field.
Here to Cronin, fourth stop Demary a second.
Hot-headed take of third.
Here's the third stop, Cartel.
Cartel has been up twice without a hit.
There's a runner going down.
A runner, George Fier, hit is going to run for Hartnett.
There's the announcement.
George Fier hit is down to run for Hartnett and Mankito come back at the plate while the National League next inning.
The last stop of their turning.
Here's Dick Cartel, he's been up twice without a hit.
He's just wide-headed on first.
He's swung at the first pitch and missed it, a curve ball that's flowing right around his knee.
Here's Gabby going into the dugout right from ours.
American League leading 6-3.
Ball game is in the sixth inning.
Here's a ground ball to the third baseman Rob to get it off his glove.
There's a fourth player first base.
He's safe.
It's a narrow for Ross, the third baseman.
A ground ball to rip to his left side of hand on the ground and fumble it.
The NRIs are going to get a batter.
Gifford is going to be taken off for a pin-fitter.
It was a narrow for Ross.
The ball bounded after his glove into Cronin's hands.
Cronin moves to throw the first base and missed it and bycrell on a tight play.
It's an error for Ross.
We're going to get a pin-fitter now for Dixon.
Van Wendel Mungo is warming up for the National League.
Collins over in Chicago's clubs is going to bat for the Snickers.
Lipp Collins over in Chicago's clubs is going to bat for the Pritzker.
The score is 6-3.
His own pair of Frankie Fritz is talking to Collins as he comes up.
Here's the announcement.
Here's the pin-fitter.
Lipp Collins of the Chicago Cubs, a six-fitter, is batting left-handed here against Tommy Bridges' right-hander.
With the man on first and the man on second, and the National League still putting up a fight here to overcome this handicap.
A free run.
Man on first and the man on second and Collins is batting left-handed against Tommy Bridges.
Two-goal on the first top of the sixth.
First pick, he hits a block.
Dixon on the right-hander.
He's going to start it, coming around third base.
Here's the fourth.
And De'Niose, going to be first.
He's out of the play.
De'Niose through the guarding of the play.
And Bridges' right-hand is out.
And De'Niose, perfect throw to Dixon.
It is a very thrilling play.
And the crowd is standing up now.
Maristock is absolutely speeding with excitement.
He's got to hit the first ball, fixing the right field.
A clean single.
Bridges' right-hand, caught from second to long third base.
De'Niose, you'll fire the ball from right field on the line in the 15th block.
And Bridges' right-hand made a frantic slide into the play and is tasked to retire the shot.
It's only better about that feeling of it.
Well, he certainly had a lot of action in that inning, and I know that Bob told you all about it.
The guys are still mumbling about it, talking to each other.
Some arguing that it was, and it was not safe.
And he was out of the play, and it was a very, very fine play.
You are listening to the All-Star Game from Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
We pause now for a safe identification.
The WGN, the voice of the people, Chicago.
Back at Griffith Stadium again, and into the ball game.
We're going into the last half of the sixth inning.
And the score of the American League is 6, the Nationals 3.
And back with Bob Elk.
Thank you, Tony. Well, we have a new battery now.
Van Lingo Mungo, the speedball king of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
is coming into picture now for the National League.
Van Lingo Mungo, the catcher in stuff Manchucho of New York.
Games in the battery is the only thing.
Here's the announcement now.
Van Lingo gets a hand.
We're going to get a clean-sitter, too, for the American League, Fox.
Fox is going to pass, coming up with a clean-sitter, the Bachelorette.
The score is 6-3 in favor of the American League as we start the last half of the sixth inning.
We just had a very thrilling play here at the plate when DiMaggio,
the brilliant outfielder of the New York Yankees, threw a gorgeous white hit,
attempting to score for second base on Collins's team hit in the right field.
It was higher the side and ended the first half of the sixth inning with a very thrilling play.
He was close to the plate. The umpire called him up.
Here's Jimmy Fox up now, right-handed batter.
Now harder will be the next pitcher for the American League.
Van Lingo-Mongo, he's won nine in raw seven.
The first pitch is low and outside.
A fastball, ball one.
The American League, six, and the National League, three.
We're at the ballgame in the last half of the sixth.
No other changes in the lineup except in the batter.
Ball on the third, Bachelorette's short.
Billy Herman at second, Mize at first.
Flip Collins with the cup, came through with a 19.
Fastball over the outside corner, new high to Fox with the called strike.
Ball winner, playing right field, Demery in center field, Medwick in left.
The next pitcher for the American League will be Mel Harder.
Mungo's getting ready. Here's the next pitch to Fox.
There's a pounding ball at Mungo. He's good to be an easy off.
Mungo to Mize, he's out for the first down.
Fox, that is for the pitcher Tommy Bridges and bounce to Mungo.
Here's the leadoff man, Redd Rolfe.
Rolfe has got a busy time down there at the hot corner today.
He's been up three times, he's made one hit.
He's rolled in two runs with a long siffle.
Now he's chasing Mungo.
Now the wind up in the first pitch.
Fastball low and inside for the ball.
Dutchman's 2-0, these fine little catches of the New York Giants is now behind the plate.
With the blights coming in, very hot day.
Maxley and Gimpeelers talking up out there, scouting words of encouragement to Mungo.
Mungo watches his pitching hand, his right hand across the front of his uniform.
Fastball inside the ball.
Ball two for Rolfe, batting left-handed.
Mungo has a great uniform with bright green stockings and a bright green cap.
One out and nobody on in the last half of the sixth.
The American leads six, the national leads three.
Kelly Herman makes a lot of noise out there at second base.
McFarquell has a short stop.
Archie Horne is the third baseman.
Johnny Mize is the first.
Here's the fifth.
Rolfe looks at a low fastball.
Ball free.
Next man to come up will be Charlie Geringer.
The president seems to be enjoying the game immensely.
He's in the first row of the boxers, right over the American lead dugout, which is behind first.
He's long, ball four. He walks it.
Ned Rolfe, the leadoff man of the American league, gets the base on board.
Here's Charlie Geringer. He's been up three times and has made one hit.
Charlie Geringer up at the plate.
Monzo keeps an eye on the man on first base. He has a short leadoff.
Now he's all set.
The pitch.
There's a high hit ball in the left field.
Here's the left fielder coming in, taking the ball on the bounce.
It's a hit for Geringer right over the shortstop pit.
A liner in the left field.
He puts a man on first and a man on second.
And there's Geringer's second hit.
Brings up Joe DiMaggio, getting a hand from the crowd for that beautiful throw from right field,
which nips a National League rally in the first half of his inning.
DiMaggio walks the first time. He failed the second time.
He struck out the third time.
He was struck out by first.
Now Rolfe is on second. Geringer is on first.
Here's the pitch.
Right over the plate, waist high for a called strike.
Van Lingo Mungo is picking.
Mungo picks up the rousin bag and drives his hand carefully.
Gora's six to three in favor of the American League.
He takes his time out there again and gets all ready.
Here's the next hit.
He's sprung that time at a shot breaking curve and missed it.
And it's two strikes on Joe DiMaggio.
A lot of dope on that one.
Over the outside corner, knee high.
And DiMaggio took a wicked swing and missed.
Mungo pulls that green cap of his firmly down on his head.
Takes his position out there on the rubber.
Man on first, the man on second for the American League.
One out, hit.
Strike three, struck him out.
Fastball over the outside corner, shoulder high.
DiMaggio struck out for the second time.
He's hit up Garret.
Garret struck out the first time, hit a home run the second time,
struck out the third time.
Gary is up on the plate now with two men on the bases.
Basing Van Lingo Mungo.
Mungo gets his time to Manchito.
He's all set out there.
There's a throw.
Nope, he didn't throw it.
He turned around to throw the second base from by tail.
He threw it in behind Rolfe.
But he saw the play would be too close and didn't throw the ball.
Rolfe has already shot it into the back.
Gets ready.
Here's a pitch to Gary.
Gets too low for a ball to lose.
Ball one.
Mungo goes back and brings the garage in back and rides his hands.
Pretty hot out here today and the players' hands and arms get 21,
especially the pitches.
Mungo's getting his time again.
Man on first and a man on second.
He's letting him for pitch.
There's a side ball way out of the left center field.
Demary's going back.
I don't think he can get it.
Back, back, back.
It looks he's been in left center field.
One run is starting, two runs are starting.
Here's Gary trying for third.
Here's the throw.
It's going to be close.
He's out of the third.
Gary tried to go all the way to third base and was out.
The relay was from Demary to by tail to the third base from Archie Vaughan.
And Lou Gehrig was out of third.
The two runs scored.
Lou Gehrig hit a long side ball way out in the left center field for two bases,
riding in two more runs and trying to stretch it into a triple.
He was out on a perfect relay from Demary way out in the left center field corner
to Vaughan in short center field to the short stop by tail and then to Vaughan.
And he was out on a very, very close play.
It was awfully close here at third base and he was called out through the pile of the side.
All right, folks, you are listening to the All-Star Baseball Game,
which is coming to you from Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., the nation's capital.
We're going in now to the national cap of the seventh inning,
and the ball game stands the Americans eight and the Nationals three.
Mel Harder, the Cleveland Indians, is now pitching and turning the microphone back to Bob Elton.
The ball game is going into the first half of the seventh inning.
Gehrig smashes through the corner of left center field,
scores two more runs and makes the score the American League eight, the National League three.
The game's between now and favor.
The American League, the first man to face Mel Harder,
is now pitching for the American League, his leadoff man Paul Winnick.
He's been out and up three times today without a hit. First pitch is right down the middle for his play.
Always talking up out there in the infield.
Paul Winnick batting and the National League is five runs behind.
Here's the next pitch. It's a bounding ball over the pitcher's head.
Gehrig is back behind second base. It's going to be close. He's out.
Gehrig to the Gehrig. Fast play.
A bounding ball over the pitcher's head.
He went behind second base, grabbed the ball with the same motion,
fired it over the first base and got his man, Gehrig to Gehrig.
Here's Billy Herman.
Billy's been up three times. He's made one hit.
Now he's facing Harder.
If you get this sign out there, he's ready. Here it is.
First pitch Billy slams it, a hit over the shortstop's head into left center field.
Billy Herman gets his second hit, a line drive over the shortstop's head.
It rolls into left center field and Averill fires it back into the infield.
Next man to come up is Aki Moore.
So Medwick and Billy Herman each have two hits with the National League.
That was the ninth hit of the National League.
Aki Moore looks at the fast ball outside knee-high for the ball.
Next man to come up will be Medwick, the man on first.
So it's eight to three in favor of the American League.
He throws the first base, but Billy Herman is back on the bag in a hurry.
Harder's getting his sign out there again. He's already here to pitch.
There's a hard hit ball out to Garinger over the second base. Out.
Back over the first base. State. No double play.
Hard hit ball on the ground to Garinger. Garinger went to his right for it.
The second baseman went to his right. That's toward the bag.
The ball was hugging the ground.
Came up with the ball and flipped it to Coleman.
Coleman fired to Gary, but no double play. Out of second, state of first.
Here's Medwick.
Medwick has been up three times. There's a single and a double.
Now he's facing Mel Harder. Harder's ready for the first pitch.
Medwick golfed one into the box piece down the right field line.
He's throwing a very bad outside pitch.
And he hit it into the box piece down the right field line.
And there was lots of punch behind it.
Moore, this fella can slam that ball.
Next man to come up will be Medwick, the man on first.
Moore is eight to three in favor of the American lead.
He throws the first base, but Billy Herman is back on the bag in a hurry.
Harder's getting his sign out there again. He's already here to pitch.
There's a hard hit ball out to Garinger. Over the second base. Out.
Back over the first base. State. No double play.
Hard hit ball on the ground to Garinger. Garinger went to his right for it.
The second baseman went to his right. That's toward the bag.
The ball was hugging the ground. Came up with the ball and flipped it to Coleman.
Coleman fired to Gary, but no double play. Out of second, save at first.
Here's Medwick.
Medwick has been up three times. There's a single and a double.
Now he's facing Mel Harder.
Harder's ready for the first pitch. Medwick golfed one into the box piece down the right field line.
He's throwing a very bad outside hit.
And he hit it into the box piece down the right field line.
And there was lots of punch behind it.
Boy, this fella can slam that ball.
He's putting over 400 for the St. Louis Tigers. 404.
Harder's getting ready to pitch again to Medwick.
Medwick hits the bounding ball. He hits down the first base line.
All pitchers look alike to him.
He's on his way to second base. Here's the throw from DiMaggio.
And Vaughn comes around to third.
It was a double by Medwick.
His third hit gives him two doubles and a single.
It's a man on second and a man on third. And the next man to come up is Demary.
That was a ground ball between Gehrig and the line.
Gehrig made a dive at the ball and finally kept it to head it off.
But it eluded him and went down the right field line until DiMaggio got a hold of the ball and fired it back into the infield.
Vaughn comes around to third and Medwick pulls up a second base with another double.
Here's Frank Demary. He's been up three times and has made one hit.
Mel Harder getting ready to pitch not a Frank Demary.
Here's the pitch. Demary, one and miss.
Pitch right around his goal.
Medwick on second and Archie Vaughn on third.
Here comes the next pitch. Demary hits a pounding ball off at the shortstop.
Cronen has it over the first base. He's out with firing the start.
He hit a pounding ball to Cronen and Cronen threw him out and two men were left down the base.
All right, Tony Williams.
As we go into the last half of the seventh inning, the ball game stands.
The American League is eight and the Nationals three.
And now just about 35,000 people standing to take a little stretch as we go into the last half of the seventh inning.
In the next half, Paul Weiner was out, Geringer to Gehrig.
And Herman, single over second. Archie Vaughn forwards Herman a second.
Medwick double down the first baseline. Archie Vaughn pulling up a third.
And then Demary was out, Cronen to Gehrig.
I'd like to remind you at this time that this evening over this same network at 630 o'clock Eastern Standard Time,
Bob Elson and Yurk Shuley will be on the air.
Paul Tronsadine, the well-known columnist.
Then we have, let's see, Bucky Newsom is going to be on.
Al Schacht, Grantland Wright, and several other well-known celebrities.
And we ask that you listen in. The boys I know will give you a little information on the inside of the game
and just what happened out here this afternoon.
Now we're going into the last half of the seventh and Bob Elson.
First man to back to the American League in the last half of the seventh inning is the brilliant center fielder of the Cleveland Indians, Earl Averill.
He's up for the play, the left-handed batter. Nobody out. And nobody out as he starts the last half of the seventh.
The first pitch was very high and inside the world for the ball.
Nobody on and nobody out. The American League has a 5-1 lead.
He's getting his sign out there. He's ready.
Fast for a loan inside the ball. Ball 2.
Johnny Mize is first. Herman is second.
Barton is short. And Vanna is third.
Al Winter in right field. Frank Demery in center field. Joe Medwick in left field.
Manciso is the present catcher. And Van Lingo Mungo is the pitcher.
Fast ball. D.E. swung that line and missed it.
Averill went around fast that time trying to get that ball alive.
It was Mungo's fast ball right down the middle.
And he missed it. Counted 2-1.
Averill is getting his sign. Here's the next pitch.
Fast ball that's too high. Makes it fall free.
3-1 count.
Earl Averill is the first man up.
Here's the next pitch.
Ball. He walked in that was high and inside.
Averill gets the base on ball. Here's Fuller and he has one hitter double.
Joe Coleman, former shortstop and former manager here at Washington,
coming to bat now with a teammate on first base and nobody out in the last half of the seventh.
Pitcher's getting his sign. Here it is.
There's a line drive to Bartell. Over to first base it's a double play.
Here's a low line drive to Bartell. Bartell went to his right and made a dive for the ball.
It was going to hit the ground. He made a dive for the ball.
Let's be sure to get his support hit the ground to retire the batter.
Then got up on one knee and threw the ball over to first base.
In time to double Averill for the second up.
He's on.
Line drive to Bartell. Bartell demised and it's a double play.
Here's the catcher Bill Vicki.
He has a single, a walk and a double for a perfect day at the plate.
Ball on the first pitch. It's a bill of a bit of a side.
Walked him back from the plate.
Here's a great catcher this fella.
Fine receiver of pitchers. Good hitter.
Real hustle out there.
Believe me he's the real back fuller of this Yankee machine.
Here's the pitch.
Ball low and inside.
Bill Vicki up at the plate.
Ball slung to the left-handed batter.
Next Vicki flams a fly ball into center field.
The center fielder's waiting. He caught it.
He hit a fly ball into center field and the center fielder definitely
had to move until the ball almost got to him and all of a sudden the ball
slung fast and he made a run for the ball and caught it. There was a sudden
pull through the crowd here and he retired the shot.
Here's Tony Wicks.
We're going into the last half of the seventh inning or rather the first half
of the eighth inning and the ball game stands the American Lakers eighth and
the National Three.
This is the all-star ball game coming to you from Griffith Stadium, Washington,
D.C., the nation's capital.
I again want to bring to your attention the fact that tonight from 8.30 to 8.45 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time or 9.30 to 9.45 p.m. Daylight Saving Time, the
Mutual Broadcasting Network will make a special pickup to KGMB Honolulu and
during that broadcast an explanation will be given of the activity with
the Bing exercise in the search for Amelia Earhart and her navigator Nuna.
We're going in now to the national half of the eighth inning and Bob Elk.
Thank you Tony. Well we're starting the eighth inning with this all-star game,
the nation's capital in Washington.
Joe McAfee evidently believes in keeping the original lineup in there.
There are no changes.
And we're starting the first half of the eighth inning with Johnny Mize,
the plugging first baseman from the St. Louis Cardinals who's been hopeless
today coming up to face Mel Harding.
The National League is five runs behind.
The score is 8-3 in favor of the American League.
Now the 50s.
First pitch to Johnny Mize is too low, ball.
Margeo right field,
Averyl center field and Weston left,
Ralph third,
Coleman short,
Erringer second,
Jerry first.
Harder goes through his motion, here's the next pitch.
There's a fly ball in the left field that West is over for and has for the up.
He had a fly ball in the left field that was caught by Sam West.
He moved over about 10 feet to his left and caught it easily for the first down.
Here's the catcher, Dust Mancuso.
Johnny Mize is the first out in the eighth.
Mel Harding takes a look back around the infield now to see if everybody's in place.
Shortstop Coleman motions to Sammy West to move over a little bit more for his right.
That is for the third baseline for Mancuso.
Now he's all set.
First pitch to Guggey at the bounding board on the third baseline.
Lost comes in fast, up with it over to first base, he's out, lost to Gary.
The pitcher tried to head the ball off but couldn't get it.
Red Rock threw him in fast and grabbed the ball and threw him out of the fast play, lost to Gary.
He's long, next man to come up is the shortstop, Barthel.
Barthel has been up three times without a hit.
Where is that going to play now?
Nobody on, two gone.
First stop of the eighth inning, Robert Moses Grove is warming up the bullpen and right field for the American League.
As they pop up over the pitcher's head, it bounces up close to second base.
Coleman fumbles the ball and it's safe at first. I believe it will be an error for Coleman.
Slow roller, they're calling it a hit.
It was a little pop over the pitcher's head, he caught the ball on the handle of his bat and went over the pitcher's head and dropped down the grass.
Coleman came in fast for the ball and overran it.
He had his glove on the ball but couldn't pick it up, he overran it, but the official scorer gives Dick Barthel a hit on it.
With the man on first and now I believe we're going to get a pinch hitter ball the pitcher Mungo.
Here's the batter coming up.
Joe Moore of New York.
Joe Moore of the New York Giants is coming up to bat for Van Lingo Mungo.
Here he is up at the plate.
That's how it's better.
The man on first.
Here's the pitch.
There's a high bounding ball, hard to the shortstop, Coleman gets it, steps down second base and forces Barthel and retires the shot.
A high bounding ball to Coleman over near second, he grabs the ball, ran over and steps on second base and forces Barthel to retire the shot.
All right, going into the last half of the eighth inning, the ball game stands with the American Lakers eight and the Nationals three.
We're going into the last half of the eighth inning, the American half off the eighth score, the National Lakers three and the Americans eight.
And back with Barthel.
We're going to have a new pitcher now, Fannie Walters, the tall right-hander of the Phillies.
How do you find the pitchers coming into hurling off the National League?
Van Mungo was taken out to allow Joe Moore to bat for him.
Starting the last half of the eighth inning, no other change.
First man to bat will be the American League left fielder, Fannie West.
Score is eight to three in favor of the American League as we start the last half of the eighth.
The fifth annual All-Star game in Washington, D.C.
Big west top of the plate, he bats left-handed.
He's made one hit.
First pitchers low and inside the ball.
Walters is the plunder right-hander.
A lot of stuff on that ball, he used to be an infielder.
Regular form with black cap, black stockings.
Here's the next pitch.
There's a high pop fly in the infield.
Billy Herman is under it.
He's moving over behind second base.
He's mostly back on the way.
He caught it for the first time.
He pops up to Billy Herman.
Here's Harder coming up.
Mel Harder stepping around behind the umpire, around the left side.
He bats right-handed.
Mel Harder batting.
Here's the first pitch.
He fouls it right back into the wire for a foul strike.
Nobody on and one gone.
New ball is thrown down to third base for Naki Vaughn.
He returns it to Walters.
Next man to come up will be the leadoff man, Red Rock.
Here's the next pitch.
It's a fast ball low and outside for the ball.
Walters steps off the rubber.
Back onto the pitching rubber again.
He's already now lined up for the next pitch.
There's a bounding ball between first and second.
Billy Herman is coming over very fast up to the ball over to first base,
and he's out.
Herman and the Mines.
It is a slow rolling ball.
To Johnny Mises' right, Mises stayed at the back,
and Billy Herman, the second baseman,
puffed over, grabbed the ball, and threw him off.
We're asking all the fans to stay seated until the president has left the ball park.
Here's Walters up on the first pitch.
He's blowing inside the ball.
Ball one.
Here comes the next pitch now.
There's a slow one outside of the shoulder.
A ball makes it ball two.
President Pichic over there behind the American lead.
Dugouts.
First throw of the bocce.
Guys on a gray suit, no vest.
Looks like a solid color dark blue tie and a white shirt.
There's a high hit ball over the short stock hit.
It's a safe hit in the left field.
Ross gets a hit over the left side of the infield.
A stockly hit line drive over Pachel's head.
Let me get this back into the infield.
Here's Garinger.
That gives Ross a single, a couple on the walk.
Good day for Reds.
Here's Charlie Garinger.
He lined out the first time, rolled off the second time,
singled the third time, singled the fourth time,
and up and off at the fifth time.
It's two balls.
He hits a text figure in the center field.
It's another hit for Garinger.
And here's Ross coming around to third base.
It's a man on first and a man on third.
It was a hit for Garinger.
His third hit in the center field, a Texas Liger.
Demaly came in fast and picked up the ball
and fired at the third base, but the play wasn't even close.
Ross was in the third base.
Away ahead of the ball is a man on first and a man on third.
And the next man to come up is the right fielder, Joe DiMaggio.
That's hit number three for Garinger.
He and Medwick are the only players in the game to make three hits.
Here's Joe DiMaggio.
He walked the first time, singled the second time,
struck out the third time, struck out the fourth time.
Now he's up with a teammate on first and a teammate on third.
Bucky Walters is getting his time.
Man on first and a man on third.
He's getting all set.
Now here's the pitch.
DiMaggio looked at one high for a ball.
The score is 8-3 in favor of the American League.
They're batting in the last half of the eighth.
National League gets one more chance.
He's getting his time out there again.
He's all ready.
There's a high infield fly.
Third baseman Vaughn is coming down the line between the plate
and third base.
He caught the ball about five feet outside the line,
halfway between the pitch and third base.
The ball was caught by third baseman Aki Vaughn,
and it repires the side.
That's the end of the eighth inning, and here's Tony Wicker.
The score stands at the end of the eighth inning.
The American League is eight and the National League is three.
In that half of the eighth inning,
fourth American League is west, flight out to Hermans.
Potter was out, Lerman into Mize.
Then Rolfe single out the left.
Geringer single to center.
Rolfe moving down to third.
Then Joe DiMaggio sent a high foul down the third baseline,
which was taken by Aki Vaughn and retiring the side.
We're going in now to the national half of the ninth inning
and the score eight to three in favor of the American League.
The ballgame being played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Okay, Potter.
Well, it's the last post of the National League now
in the first half of the ninth inning.
Four winners.
Well, that's made a hit today.
Bumming up the face Mel Harder with the National League five runs behind.
The American League is keeping two pitchers warmed up
in the bullpen of right field.
Warming up Grove and Wesley Farrell.
Well, here's the final interruption.
It's a ball that's played four times today for a hit.
Without success, first pitch is wide, way high for a ball.
The score is eight to three in favor of the American League.
The ballgame is in the first half of the ninth.
The American League infielders talking up out there.
Now he's all set.
Here's the pitch.
It's a ball that's inside.
It's almost hit him in the leg and he jumps out of the way.
Ball two.
This is getting a turn out there again.
It gets all ready.
Nobody on and nobody out.
Here's the next pitch.
Right over the plate.
Late five called on Paul Wainer.
And the count now is all two and strike one.
Next man to come up is Billy Herman and then Archie Vaughn.
This is getting all set out there again.
Here it is.
There's a bounding ball off the picker's glove.
He knocks it down, picks it up over the first base.
He's out.
Harder to Gary.
A bounding ball right back at the pitcher.
He knocks the ball down, picks it up, drops it again,
picks it up again and that's Paul Wainer at first base
by a separate two, harder to Gary.
Here's Billy Herman.
Herman has been up four times, reached first three times,
twice on hit, once on an error.
Billy Herman is facing Mel Harding.
Here's the pitch.
There's the roller foul to the left of the plate.
One slice.
Billy steps out of the batter's box now to the left.
Gets a lot of dirt on his hands and gets back up in there again.
Billy Herman is batting one out.
First half of the ninth inning.
This is getting all set again.
Here's the next one.
Look, Dave Ball that's over his head and the count is one and one on the batter.
The American League has used three pitchers in the game today,
Gomez, Bridges, and Harding.
Pitchers rolling inside to Billy Herman for a ball, makes it ball two and strike one.
The National League has used six pitchers.
The American League is free.
If he takes his time out there again and gets to all ready, here's the next pitch.
Gets a bounding ball to the first baseman's right.
Gary gets the ball.
The pitcher's going over to cover.
He's out.
Gary gets the assist and the pitcher gets the put out.
Gary to Harder.
Two gone.
One more out and the ball game will be history.
Here's Archie Vaughn coming up.
He's made one hit.
Archie Vaughn is up at the plate.
Two out and nobody on the bases.
The ball game is in the first half of the ninth.
First pitch of all is a fastball inside above the waist of all.
All one.
If he takes his time out there again and gets to all ready, here comes the next pitch.
As I hit out over second base in the center field for Archie Vaughn, he dropped a low
pitch that time right out over the pitcher's head in the center field.
Next man to come up is Medwick.
He has a single and two doubles.
That was the National League 11 pitch.
Here's Medwick up.
Single and two doubles today.
Harder's getting ready.
First pitch he's thrown out hard and missed.
He took that characteristic full swing of his and missed the ball that time.
He looks good when he misses.
Steps back out of the batter's box now.
He'll just tap down for me on his head.
He's baseball's leading hitter.
Harder gets ready again.
Here's the pitch.
There's a high foul down the light field line that's going into the upper tier of the
boxers and it's two strikes on Medwick.
Two out of the man on first for the National League.
Ball game is in the ninth inning and the American League is ahead 8-3.
Medwick up at the plate with the man on first.
Two draws.
Archie Vaughn and Gary are getting each other down there at first base and both boys are
all smiles.
Harder's getting ready to pitch again to Medwick.
Over his head for the ball.
It's very high to Joe.
Ball one, strike two.
That's right handed.
Runner on first base has a short lead again.
Now the pitcher gets ready.
Harder's all set.
Here's the next pitch to Medwick.
Here's the foul up over the roof off there to the right.
You can probably hear the crack of that bat against the ball on your radio.
The umpire is going to clean off the plate.
Well, it's been a glorious day for the game today.
It's been staged without a hit.
Fine plays both sides.
Nice, solid hitting.
Good pitching.
Mel Harder's getting ready again.
Here's the pitch.
Medwick cramps one into right center field.
It's another hit for Medwick.
It's fourth hit.
Here's Vaughn coming around to third base and Medwick gets his fourth hit.
A line drive over the second baseman's head into right center field.
Runner on first base.
Garreg knew he could only get a single on it and Garreg grabbed him safely around the hit.
That's what's number four for Medwick and he's a hitting star of the game.
Four hits for Joe.
Next man to come up is Demary.
Medwick's got two singles and two doubles.
That was a liner.
Right over Charlie Geringer's head into right center field.
Man on first and a man on third.
Vaughn went around to third.
Here's Frank Demary up.
He's got one hit.
First pitch to Frank is right down the middle, right in the groove for the strike.
American League ahead, eight to three.
Two out here in the first half of the ninth inning.
Medwick on first and Vaughn on third.
Next pitch to Demary.
Powell up over the roof.
Another new ball is passed out to Mel Harder.
Medwick is talking to his boss, Frankie Fish, over there on first.
Fish is the coach at first.
Frankie's probably very proud of one of his two goals today.
Medwick who's made four hits.
Here's the pitch.
Demary hits a bounding ball out to Geringer.
Picks it up, goes at the first base.
The game is over.
The American League defeated the National League today for the fourth time in five years.
The American League defeated the National League by a score of eight to five.
Now the players are getting off the field and going to their respective dugouts.
Fans are all sitting tight.
It's on the president's lead.
My associate, Tony Wakeman, is going to give you a brief depiction of his fifth annual All-Star game.
The game is played in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
Now this is Bob Elson with my part of the job over saying goodbye.
I hope you've enjoyed our play-by-play broadcast and that you've enjoyed your afternoon here at the All-Star game in Washington, D.C.
Here's Tony Wakeman.
Okay, Bob, and I hope you get the official runs, hits, and errors before we sign off the game over now in favor of the American Leaguers 8-2-3.
The players immediately rushed over to the dugout.
Luke Gehry got the ball, which was used, that is the last ball, ducked in his hip pocket, and then dashed over to the dugout,
picked up his own bat, which he brought along to this ball game, and each player did likewise.
The 35,000 enthusiastic baseball fans gathered here this afternoon remain in their seats,
accepting a few out.
The bleachers come onto the field.
The president's car is coming on.
When the president of the United States leaves, why, the fans will follow immediately.
And the crowd starts applauding, and the fans out in the center field bleachers coming onto the field now,
although they make no attempt to rush for the driveway, which the president's car will leave.
The president has driven up to the box.
The president's getting into the car.
We've got a grand day for the ball game here at Zipfist Stadium.
It's about 92 right here in our little perch, hanging down from the second tier between third base and the plate.
When the president leaves after about an hour of baseball, we got into the shadows of the stands, and we cooled off just a bit.
Now the president has gotten into his car with his military aide and his son,
and waves goodbye to the officials of the Washington Baseball League, Mr. Rynan and Clark Griffin.
The president's car is now pulling out off the stadium.
Here are the official runs, hits, and errors.
For the American majors, eight runs, 13 hits and three errors.
And for the national majors, three runs, 12 hits, and no errors.
Now the president's car pulling out of the driveway, and then a drive of about 15 or 20 minutes to the White House.
And the crowd immediately swarms onto the field, some going over into the two dugouts, others for that little box where the Bat Boy keeps the ball, you know,
somebody hoping all the time that a ball will be left.
But unfortunately this afternoon, the Bat Boy did not forget to empty the box before leaving the park.
There are 35,000 fans now leaving the stadium through one driveway following the president's car, and then Washington will be crowded tonight.
Today by play announcer on this ball game will give you a grand description of it.
Bob Elson also handles a World Series, did a splendid job.
We're grand working with him and meeting him again, and we hope that we'll be able to bring you more ball games played in the future.
We again want to repeat that tonight from 830 to 845 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, for 930 to 945 daylight saving time,
the mutual broadcasting network will make a special pick up to KGMV Honolulu, during which they will give an explanation of the activities to date
which are being exercised in the search for Amelia Earhart and her navigator Nuland.
The 1937 All-Star Ball Game turned to you from Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
And I again would like to remind you that tonight over the same network, at 630 p.m.,
Grantman Drys, Bob Elson, yours truly, Buck Newsom of the Boston Stocks, Al Shack,
the Chuck Capers here before the president, and the fans witnessing the All-Star Game will be on the air.
And also Bob Tromstadine, you've read his column on the line with Tromstadine, will discuss today's baseball game and everything in general.
This is Tony Wakeman speaking, Bob Elson of WGN in Chicago, bidding you all good afternoon.
This is the Coach-to-Coach Network of the Mutual Broadcasting System.
This is WGN, the voice of the people of Chicago.
Due to the All-Star Game broadcast, there was no Old Gold sponsorship of baseball on WGN this afternoon.
But they'll be back with you again Friday when the Chicago White Sox play the St. Louis Browns at the Misty Fox.
Look them in for the Old Gold baseball broadcast Friday.
St. Louis Fox, St. Louis Fox, give it up.
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