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

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Houston Astros faced the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium for a Wednesday night game on September 29th, 1971.

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Houston had been an average team for several years and continued that trend in 1971 under manager Harry Walker.

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The Dodgers on the other hand were making a run at the NOS title.

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To enter this matchup there's one game behind the Giants in the NL West with an 88-72 record under manager Walt Alston.

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This audio recording is from the Los Angeles Radio broadcast featuring announcer Ben Scully.

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The 1-1 pitch is lifted foul and out of play, or first base in the count 1-1.

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In fact, when you think about it, as surprising as this National League Western race has turned out,

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what is more surprising is the thing that on the 29th of September, Al Downing would be pitching at Dodger Stadium trying to win his 21st.

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Al almost beat together on the rubber. Left hand is 1-1, pitch is a little high and away.

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Ball 2, 2-1 accounts to Roger Metzger. Metzger, not a power hitter, is hitting 234.

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Downing's 2-1 fastball is over, strike 2, 2-2.

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The calling of balls and strikes tonight by umpire Tom Gorman, who is the left-hand pitcher in his day, and Tommy behind the plate.

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The 2-2 pitch to Metzger, fastball fouled away, and it's still 2-2.

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2-2, Metzger making Downing work.

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Now Al checks, Sims wigwags a couple of signs out.

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Downing to the windup and the 2-2 pitch on the way. Palm ball got him swinging.

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So Al Downing throws the palm ball to strikeout Metzger, and Nevada will be Joe Morgan.

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It is only fitting and proper that Tommy Gorman should be affiliated with a game involving either the Dodgers or the Giants.

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San Diego has just scored a run. We'll give you the details in a minute.

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As Downing looks in to work to Joe Morgan, Al delivers and gets the strike.

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The crowd reacting now, they posted the Padres lead in the second inning. Morgan takes the curveball low, one ball, one strike.

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The Padres had runners at first and third. Barton, the ex-Giant, had a bounce back to the box.

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Cumberland knocked it down but couldn't make a play, and the run came over from third.

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He did make a play at first base to get Barton, but the run came over, so the Padres are leading 1-0 in the second inning.

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It's 2-1 to count to Joe Morgan. We were saying before how ironic it is that Tommy Gorman is behind the plate for several reasons.

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Here's Downing's 2-1 pitch, fastball low, ball 3. We told you that Tom Gorman was a left-hand pitcher.

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Tom Gorman not only was a left-hand pitcher, he came up briefly to the big leagues with the Giants.

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And he came up to the big leagues as an umpire in September of 1951, one of the great pennant races of all time.

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And now Morgan takes ball four. So Tommy Gorman just figures to be involved in a Giant Dodger pennant race,

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and it's an added bit of irony that he would be behind the plate tonight.

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Well, there are three outs in San Diego, and the Padres are leading the Giants 1-0.

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We have one out here in the first inning, and Cesar Cedeno the batter.

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Here is something to keep in mind, and we're not trying to cloud the issue, but it is a point.

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Clay Kirby is pitching for San Diego. Kirby, Friday night, pitched 15 innings.

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Scouts who saw him pitch told me tonight he made 234 pitches Friday night.

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And boy, if he can come back strong after that outing, it will be another surprising part of this story.

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But at the end of two innings, he's leading 1-0.

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But he doesn't figure to be the same Kirby who has been working all year for the Padres. He should get very tired.

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Cedeno right in, hitting center fielder at the plate. There goes Morgan.

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The pitch is low. The throw, not in time.

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Little Joe, a good stealer, and Morgan underneath for his 38th stolen base.

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So Morgan in the fourth inning of last night's game walk, and a hit-and-run play by Cedeno got him to third.

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He steals second.

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So Cedeno trying to pick him up. 1-0 the count.

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Downing at the belt. Al comes back 1-0. Breaking ball. Swung on and missed, trying to hard swing by Cedeno.

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Cedeno right in, hitter, closed stands, left foot very close to the plate, right foot deep and on the line.

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Now the 1-1 pitch to Cesar is swung on and missed.

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Well, the count 1-2. Another breaking ball.

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Here in the first inning, Roger Metzger struck out on a palm ball. Morgan walk just stole his 38th.

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And Cedeno is up there with the count 1-2. Bob Watson is on deck.

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Downing Ruddy and the 1-2 pitch coming up is low, ball two. 2-2 to Cesar Cedeno.

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The umpires for this series, and of course they're so important.

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Tom Gorman behind the plate in his 21st year in the big leagues.

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Stan Landis in first 17 years. Andy Olson is the youngster of the group his fourth year.

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Doug Harvey on the line at third has put in 10.

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Here's a 2-2 pitch to Gorman. Breaking ball stayed up, ball three.

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Full count to Cesar Cedeno and now Duke Stemmes goes after the mound to talk to Downing.

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So those are the umpires, and whenever you get into a big series, you always like to know a little bit about them.

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So the messers Gorman and Landis, Olson and Harvey.

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Full count to Cesar Cedeno, one away. First inning, Downing at the belt.

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Checking, world's throw's high to Valentine and back to the bag easily is Morgan.

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They're in the third inning at San Diego, and the Padres are leading 1-0.

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That's Clay Kirby and John Cumberland.

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And Pointy's opened up with a base hit down there.

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Here's a 3-2 pitch to Cedeno. Palm ball got him swinging and he went after a bad ball.

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So Cedeno chasing a palm ball up around the eyes, strikes out.

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Two down and here is the bull, Bob Watson.

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Bob Watson, right hand hitting first baseman and left fielder, a Los Angeles boy.

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Downing with two down in the first inning, and Watson waiting at the plate.

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Morgan at second base on a walk and a stolen base.

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Downing ready, fastball high and away, ball one.

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He has to showcase that pitch to get them after the palm ball.

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He struck out two.

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Al Downing trying to make it seven straight, trying to roll a natural tonight and win his 21st.

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Here's the 1-0 pitch on the way to Watson.

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Ground ball up the middle, base hit.

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Here comes Morgan, he'll score.

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Davis makes the throw to the plate, cut off by Buckner,

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but there's nobody at first base to make a play there.

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So Bob Watson singles home Joe Morgan, and the Astros have a run 1-0.

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So the Giants and Dodgers continue to play peek-a-boo with each other.

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The Padres are leading the Giants, the Astros are leading the Dodgers.

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At San Diego, 20 singles, Willie Mays has just doubled 20s to third base.

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So the Giants are making noise.

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And remember now, the Giants are hitting against a man who made 234 pitches Friday night.

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Incredible.

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Here is Jimmy Wynn, he takes outside, ball one.

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When you make 234 pitches any time in the year, you have expended a tremendous amount of energy.

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But when you do it in the end of September, you're almost carried out on your shield.

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Here's a 1-0 pitch to Jimmy Wynn, palm ball for a strike, and they count 1-1.

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So the Walk to Morgan set up the Astro run last night.

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The Walk to Morgan has set up their run tonight.

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Jimmy Wynn waiting at the plate, downing a look over at first.

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Now out of the plate, palm ball way outside and high.

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Thames Atticum leaping out of his crouch to Corallet, and they count 2-1.

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With runners at second and third, Willie McCovey struck out in San Diego.

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That inning is still alive.

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There's one out, runners at second and third, and Bobby Bonds will be the batter.

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2-1 pitch to win, a banter up the middle, and that's going to go to center field.

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Watson is going to go to third. Willie throw to third, cutoff by Wills, but he has no further play.

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So downing has given up a walk and two singles in the first inning.

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And he's wobbly, and the Dodger bullpen will get ready,

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because no matter how many games anybody has won up to here, tonight's the night.

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And the Dodger bullpen gets Rizzi and Ari as Asus Allou comes up.

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Joel Alexander, who is the long man every day, his first man up in the Dodger bullpen tonight.

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He was up back a singer last night. He was up back a Sutton in Atlanta.

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They are walking Bobby Bonds intentionally in San Diego,

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so they'll have the bases loaded with one out, one nothing Padres third inning.

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A pitch to Allou, a strike. As soon as they walk Bobby Bonds to fill the bases,

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Dick Beets will be the batter.

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The mule, as they call him, he's from South Carolina, and of course he was beamed,

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but recently hit a grand slammer against Cincinnati.

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Here's a strike one pitch. Ground ball sharply inside third and down the line.

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In comes Watson, going to third base and holding near, on the double is Wynn.

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And as he rounds third, they get the ball to Allen, but he just does get back to the bag.

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And here comes Red Adams, and we will see now as it is a stormy beginning for Al Downing.

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He has given up a walk, two singles, and a double, and the Astros have two.

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In a moment, Dennis Menke will be coming up.

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Red Adams talking to Downing.

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This is only a guess because it is one thing that Downing does a great deal,

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one thing that Adams has talked about.

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Al sometimes gets in too much of a hurry to make a pitch,

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so that he is striding towards the plate while his arms are still high up over his head,

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and it takes a lot off his pitches.

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So it could be that Adams goes out and said,

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wait, wait for your arms and hands to catch up to your body.

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Of course, it is only a guess from here, but it is one thing that Red has pointed out to Al throughout the years.

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Second and third, two outs, two nothing Astros, and the batter is Dennis Menke.

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Downing at the belt, left-hander out of a stretch, and the fast ball away, ball one.

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Well, one thing, and you know as well as I do, if they are going to do it at all, they are going to do it the hard way.

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They wouldn't have Dodgers on their chest otherwise.

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Dick Dietz has just struck out, the pitch is low, ball two.

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So the bases remain loaded in San Diego.

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There are two outs since Dietz and McCovey have struck out, and Alan Gallagher is the batter,

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and Clay Kirby is trying to keep the Giants away.

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Two-oh pitch to Menke, over with the palm ball, two and one.

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Two down, Jimmy Wynn down the line from third, Hey-toos-a-loo at second, two nothing Astros,

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Downing trying to get out of the first inning.

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Al straightens up, a look at the runners, the two-one pitch, palm ball high, ball three.

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On deck is catcher Larry Howard.

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Three and one, a count to Dennis Menke.

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Veteran right hand batter chokes up on the batter a bit, downing at the belt,

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and the three-one pitch to Denny is low to load him up.

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And so Larry Howard will be coming up with the bases loaded and two out in the first inning.

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Howard is the guy who beat the Giants in Houston last week when he hit a two-run home run over the center field fence.

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Howard, hitting only 220, has only two home runs, but one of the two beat the Giants

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and gave the Dodgers a game in the standings.

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Now he comes up trying to torment the Dodgers with the bases loaded and two out,

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two nothing Houston in the first inning.

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Downing had not allowed more than two earned runs in any game against the Astros this year,

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and he's one and two to them going in.

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Howard, right hand batter waiting, downing delivers, fastball, got the outside corner for a strike, going one.

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So the San Francisco boy, Alan Gallagher, has got the plate with the bases loaded in San Diego.

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Larry Howard has got the plate with the bases loaded in Los Angeles,

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and there's a line drive, base hit in the right center.

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In comes one, here comes Alou.

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It is four to nothing Houston in the first inning.

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Still two out.

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And the batter who has not thrown a pitch yet is pitcher Ken Forge.

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Starting man, number 43, pitcher Ken Forge.

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So the Astros have four big runs in the first inning, still two out,

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and if the Giants needed a lift, why when they post that four,

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they'll be sky high in San Diego despite the fact they're trailing one nothing.

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Ken Forge, right hand batter, fourth is seven and eight with the league,

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downing still out of his stretch, Al delivers and it's flung on a miss, going one.

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the three other base hits have been to center.

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They have gone three and two to Alan Gallagher with the bases loaded and two out in the third.

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Forge swings and misses, so we'll tell you what Clay Kirby and Gallagher do in a vital spot in San Diego.

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Meanwhile, the Astros have flattened the Dodgers in the first inning with four.

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0-2 the count to Ken Forge.

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Larry Howard at first, Dennis Menke at second, the breaking ball is flung on a miss, strike three.

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You see if we have any further effort out of San Diego, not yet.

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Four big runs on four hits, two men left, and the Dodgers must be shocked to their toes as they go to the dugout.

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Gallagher has just made out, so Kirby has escaped the Giants in the third.

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Meanwhile, at the end of the half an inning, Astros four, Dodgers coming up.

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Schlitz, Milwaukee in the world.

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Music

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You only get one crack at life and you've got to live it with all the best that you can. Never.

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Even the beard.

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Schlitz.

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Tricycle cholesterol. When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beard.

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Bottom of the first inning with the Astros a big four on the board.

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Right-hander Ken Forge loosening up. Seven and eight with the league, but a marvelous ERA of 2.6.

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His start at 22 games completed six, and Forge is one and one with the Dodgers.

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He'll be pitching to Maury Wills, Bill Buckner, and Willie Davis.

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Maury Wills gets a hero's welcome as he comes to the plate.

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He had the clutch base hit of Roger Metzger's glove to drive into winning run last night.

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Maury hitting 298 left-handed, and big Forge ready delivers. Fastball for a strike.

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He throws hard. Forge this year shut out the Dodgers two to nothing and lost a bitter game three to two.

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That was quite nice. The pitch to Wills is low. One ball, one strike.

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One and one. It counts to Maury Wills. Fastball hit foul down the left-hander line out of play.

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Ken Forge is 6'4", 195 pounders. He's from Sacramento. He still lives there. He attended Oregon State University.

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The next one, fastball outside. Ball two, two, and two.

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In his career in the minors, he averaged just about a strike out in inning. He's that kind of a pitcher.

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There's a bouncer over the mound. Back of second base into center field.

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Maury Wills leading the Dodgers as always. Singles to center, and the batter is Bill Buckner.

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Bill Buckner checking in Wills at first. To give you an idea of what's going on in San Diego,

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the Giants are having their problems with play curvy. Buckner takes five, ball one.

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The Giants in three innings have left seven men on base, and the Padres lead one to nothing.

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Well, the Dodgers fans like the ball club haven't given up by any means. Bill hitting 276.

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Throw to first, Wills back to the bag. Four runs, four hits for the Astos, and the Dodgers trying to catch up.

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In this inning, here's the 1-0 pitch to Buckner, taken for a strike in the count one and one.

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Forrest has allowed three earned runs in 15 innings against the Dodgers, and in 15 innings he has struck out 15 Dodgers.

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The 1-1 pitch coming up to Buckner is twice the left field. Going back on the ball is Alou, and one-hands it.

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And going back to first is Maury Wills. That ball just started to take off as it was speared in left field by Alou.

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Willie Davis, the batter. We were telling you before that play curvy Friday night against Houston worked 15 innings and made 234-50.

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Ken Forch worked 13 innings against Curvy and allowed just one earned run.

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Big right-hander's pitch to Davis, breaking ball for a strike.

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Willie hitting 3-11, 10 home runs, 74 RBIs.

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Padres fail to score in the third, so they're in the top of the fourth inning. Padres one, Giants nothing.

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Forch up the belt, and the spike one pitch to Davis way outside, one-handed by Larry Howard.

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Let's set the Astros defensively. Forch and Howard, in for your Bob Watson at first, Joe Morgan at second, Roger Metcher at short, Dennis Menke at third,

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Esu Salou in left, Cesar Cedeno in center, Jim Wynn in right. Go to first, high, Wills back on his hands and knees.

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One ball, one spike. The Astros have four, a walk-in with two outs, singles by Watson and Wynn, a double by Alou, a walk-in, a single by Howard for the four.

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Davis fouls it back to the screen in the count one and two.

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Show you how Harry Walker is playing it, and of course, it's the only way.

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Leading four to nothing, and with a runner at first base against him, Harry has two men throwing in the Houston bullpen, and why not?

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One and two to Willie Davis. Forch up the belt, right-hander delivers, and as a bouncer wide at third, Menke goes to second base for a force on Wills.

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So with two out and Willie Davis aboard on a force, the batter is Richie Allen.

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Batting for number 50, Larry Rich. Batting 298, Rich Allen.

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Richie Allen hitting 298, 23 home runs, 90 runs batted in.

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Willie Davis at first has hit safely in 18 of the last 21. Allen has hit safely in 9 of the last 10.

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He hits a high fly ball down the right field line. It's playable and catchable, and Jimmy Wynn is right there to do both.

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So the Dodgers in the first inning, no runs won, hit a man left, and at the end of an inning, Astros four, Dodgers nothing.

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It's happiness to many a youngster is a day or a night at the ballpark watching the Dodgers.

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Of course, part of the fun is munching away on those long, luscious 10-inch hot dogs sold at the stadium.

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Farmer John Dodger dogs, we call them, and you'll find them in most markets as extra-long Farmer John wieners.

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So now your children can have a ball in your own backyard, barbecuing these fabulous, fun-sized wieners.

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And for their length, extra-long Farmer John wieners are the very same as regular Farmer John wieners. Same finest, precious meat and all meat.

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Same wildly wonderful Western flavor from smoking over real smoke from native Western wood.

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And with the same winning ways, because both kinds of Farmer John wieners won gold medals at the California State Fair.

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You'll find regular Farmer John wieners in the delicatessen section of your market,

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and be sure to look for extra-long Farmer John wieners, too, in the deli or in the meat department.

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Who but Farmer John would think to give you such a delicious choice?

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Second inning, the Astros 4, Dodgers nothing. Al Downing trying to recover now.

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In the background, a pause on a message board. It says,

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with us tonight a man who played in the first World Series, 1903, caught for Pittsburgh against the Boston Red Sox, lives in South Pasadena, 90 years old, Fred Carich.

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Roger Metzger will start it off. It'll be followed by Joe Morgan and then Cesar Cedeno.

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It certainly went unnoticed. It didn't really mean much. But Al Downing started off the game by striking out the side.

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He also gave up four runs and four hits. Metzger, 0-4-1.

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Allen plays a step up inside the bag at third, and Downing ready and delivers. Metzger grounds one foul outside of hers.

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In San Diego, Clay Kirby got what he needed, an easy inning. He got three Giants on four pitches.

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So the Giants are gone in order, and at the end of three and a half innings, it remains San Diego 1, and the Giants nothing.

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Downing strike one pitch on the way. Fastball, a big chopper, speared by Allen. Richie steps and throws out Metzger.

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Let's pause for station identification. This is the Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network.

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Hi, this is Dave Fisher reminding you you're listening to the Happy Day station.

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KTAR in Phoenix will be on after the game with more from Bill Johnson's Big Apple.

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One away, Joe Morgan, who scored the only Astro run last night, scored the first of four in the first inning tonight with a walk.

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Downing ready, Allen delivers, and the pitch is low, 4-1.

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Allen Downing has an earned run average of 2.5, so you can realize what a shock it is for him to give up four in the first inning.

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He's 20 and 8.

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Downing to the windup, and the 1-0 pitch on the way. Morgan runs to bunt, but takes low, ball two, 2-0.

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4-0 Houston. We're in the second inning, 1-0 away. Morgan the batter, Sedeno on deck.

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Downing delivers and gets a strike, 2-1. Richie Allen playing Morgan well in on the grass.

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Little Joe hitting 2-54. He has 13 home runs.

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Downing's 2-1 pitch in the second baseman, a strike at the knees, 2-2.

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Morgan muttering and shaking his head, now gets back in.

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Downing checks with Sims, and the 2-2 pitch on the way.

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Ground ball foul over the head of Hup Kettleton down the line, so still 2-2.

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Al Downing and Ken Forch in San Diego, Clay Kirby and John Cumberland, 1-0 Padres, bottom of the fourth.

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The next giant, Bob Barkin, drove in the only run of the game.

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Here's the 2-2 pitch to Morgan. Breaking ball, flaps to center, base hit, so boy are they going up the middle.

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Five hits and four of the five have been to Satterfield. The other was the full job inside third by Alou.

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Same, this country music, USA, will pour free coffee at Union 76's new Ontario 500 Auto Truck Stop

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across from the Ontario Speedway on I-10, grand opening November 1st.

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In San Diego, Clarence Gaston has opened up the bottom of the fourth, and he doubled.

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So the Padres leading 1-0, have a runner at second. Morgan getting something from Jim Mule.

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One out second, and in 4-0, as goes. Little Joe stole his 38th base, and you can bet he'll try and go for broken.

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This one tonight, leading 4-0. Downing looks at Morgan, now works to Daniel,

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a bouncer over the mound, over second, into Satterfield. Morgan will stop at second base, and here comes Walter Olson.

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A half a dozen hits against Downing, and five of the six have been up the middle.

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Well, he has certainly pitched a strange game. He struck out the side in the first inning, but gave up the four runs.

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And now he has given up two bases, with one out in the second inning.

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Well, the Dodgers went with their best tonight, 20-game winner Al Downing, and he didn't have it.

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And Olson gazing out towards the bullpen, where Doyle Alexander has been throwing, and he goes to Alexander.

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Well, there are Cinderella stories are few and far between in the big leagues.

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Certainly Al Downing's Cinderella story held up. It held up until tonight, and the clock struck 12 at about 8.32 here in Los Angeles.

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As Downing goes an inning and a third, and the dreams of 21 victories and leading the Dodgers on and closer to the pennants

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go down the drain at least for the moment, and for sure for him.

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So Downing comes out, and Doyle Alexander will be coming in.

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So the Astros have four, and with runners at first and second, and one out, they will have Bob Watson and Jim Winn.

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So they'll bring in the right hand. We've got some time. Let's spend it with Jerry.

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Hi, Vinnie. And a reminder about tomorrow night, we have the big fan appreciation night.

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How would you like to win a trip for two to wonderful Copenhagen on an SAS Scandinavian Airlines?

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A trip for two to New York with a weekend of shows flying aboard a TWA 747.

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Or how about a round trip for two to San Juan, Puerto Rico aboard an American Airlines luxury liner?

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A round trip for a couple to Hawaii aboard a United Airlines 747 featuring trader Vic Neal.

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These are four of the many prizes winning our fans.

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Tomorrow night, Dodger fan, appreciation night, and appreciation for Al Downing as it goes off in here at Penn.

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Al Downing back in June went two and two-third innings against the Astros.

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He gave up seven runs, but the Dodgers played poorly back of him. He only left two earned runs.

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It's hard to figure if he had been chased any earlier at all this year.

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Usually, the Downing trademark, even in the games he lost, he kept the Dodgers in the ballgames.

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So this is one of the few times he has been clobbered at all.

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So now Doyle Alexander, with runners at first and second and one out, will be pitching to Bob Watson followed by Jimmy Wynn.

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Four runs, half a dozen hits for the Astros.

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Whether by design or otherwise, the Astros had five of their six hits go to center field.

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Hey, Sue Salu, the only one to pull, he hit the ball inside third and down the line.

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The Padres, despite the double by Clarence Gaston, failed his score in the fourth inning.

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So at the end of four, it remains Padres one, Giants nothing.

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Doyle Alexander, six and six with the lead.

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In his sixth relief assignment, Alexander hasn't pitched much of late. The Dodgers have gotten very good pitching.

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And whenever a starter wobbled, it was always late in the game.

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In fact, you'd really have to go back on the 21st O-Scene, who was sick, when four and two third innings.

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Otherwise, Dodger's starting pitching has really held up.

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And I guess for Downing, among other things, it just triggered he'd finally be nailed.

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He had too many good numbers going for him tonight.

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Alexander's fastball to Watson is high, ball one.

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Downing had 18 consecutive scoreless innings. He had won six straight, nine of his last 11.

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He had allowed four earned runs in his last 41 innings, and he allowed that many in the first inning.

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So it was just the law of average night for Downing, and down he went.

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Watson takes the strike in the count of one and one.

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Four to nothing, Houston. The Giants are coming to bat in the fifth inning.

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The Padres leading one to nothing.

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Clay Kirby has had a rocky three of four innings work so far.

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I chop her to the right of the plate and foul.

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They'll throw to first, but they'll have to do it all over again.

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So Watson will come back into count one and two.

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The Giants in San Diego had runners at first and second in the first inning and couldn't score.

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They had runners at first and second in the second inning and couldn't score thanks to a fine play by Enzo Hernandez.

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The Giants had the bases loaded in the third inning and couldn't score.

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And then Kirby got them out quickly in the fourth.

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So now San Francisco comes up in the fifth inning, and the Padres leading one nothing.

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Bob Watson single to center in the first inning. His base hit, cash in Joe Morgan.

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Bob Watson hitting 287. 64 runs batted in.

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On deck, Jimmy Wynn.

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Morgan at second, Sadane you're at first, and a breaking ball is over.

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Strike three called to Bob Watson.

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Art Slider has moved on the outside corner.

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So two down and Jimmy Wynn coming up.

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Right field.

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Wynn singles in the first inning. He's one for one.

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Two down. Second inning, four nothing Houston.

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Wynn waiting. Runners at first and second.

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Alexander's fastball whipped in there for a strike on one.

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The Dodgers will have Crawford, Mota, and Simms in the bottom of the second inning.

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Alexander hands at his side, reading Duke Simms.

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Doyle shaking his head at Duke.

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Making Jim Wynn wait. Now he's ready.

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Strike one-fifths. Down and away. Good save by Simms. He skidded on his right knee. One and one.

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Tito Fuentes opened up the fifth inning in San Diego and grounded out.

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So there's one away, one nothing San Diego in the fifth.

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One ball and one strike. Did Jimmy Wynn?

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Alexander's fastball low and inside. Ball two, two, and one.

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Anything happens in San Diego, you'll get it practically as soon as it happens.

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Two and one. Did Jimmy Wynn?

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That would have Mays at the plate in San Diego, following Fuentes in the lineup.

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Alexander Ruddy and the two-one pitch. Outside. Ball three.

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Doyle tried to get that one the way he struck out Bob Watson, but this one moved too far off the plate.

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Three and one.

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Wynn hitting only two-oh-seven. Seven home runs, 44 RBIs.

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Downing at the belt. And the three-one pitch with Buckner breaking to the bag is a ball hit to Allen.

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He steps on third and that will retire the side.

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Buckner had broken to first place to handle that throw, and it's a good thing for Alexander that ball didn't go to the right side of the infield.

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And Buckner talking to Doyle now about making that pitch at that moment.

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No runs, two hits, two left. The end of an inning and a half. Astros four. Dodgers nothing.

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It's the grand opening of the mall. Continental Country Company State.

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Second inning. The outcourt leading to the left hand. Now McCartray put on the shift against McCovey, taking the change of play.

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Donald away at one-one. Ball in the right. Still be getting McCovey's look bad on him.

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Watson, a test play on the third.

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And hits the bounce. McCovey a test play.

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And a nice truck out in the 10. Left bond against him. One-one pitch. Floor on. Ball to right two.

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This is challenging McCovey and getting away with it here.

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He is in front of all the juice right.

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Getting number five. One to the left. But the power isn't back.

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That's three-one.

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Two-pitch.

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Ah, for a ball of two and two.

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Bobby bonds in the on deck. McCovey can get on with two down.

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Top of the pitch.

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There be two two-picks.

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Wide drive. They tip back and let the alive. McCovey singles this time, but would have scored two runs the last time.

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So the drives are hitting out of turn.

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A single for McCovey and Bobby Bob for that. It was two and down.

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Number five.

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Bob has wide out and the drives have had at least one base runner. And they're hitting with the four.

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What about Bobby's first?

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Outfield around to the left.

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On on a miss. Full family on the breaking pitch.

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Bob's weighing one place and then the clear ball going another.

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It's like one down.

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Two down.

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That's probably a basement.

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There be things that we can get a little extra on Sunday.

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He's really got some extra in that third inning. Running from second and third and nobody else.

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Bob's taking time.

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He went in last night. Bobby was in there trying to pull down that ball.

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And he swings.

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As far as any possible time is.

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Another square put out again.

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There be six tonight.

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A five for Bob and a one for McCovey.

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Well, it's off to the flat out for the first out on the second inning for the Dodgers.

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Houston leading four to nothing there. San Diego's in front one to nothing in this one.

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Down the ball on the strike to Bob.

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Right. The defending will be a little close.

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One one.

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That's a ball.

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Oh, that'll tangle the rest for the Dodgers.

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That'll be a trim for the Dodgers.

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There you go.

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That'll be a half for the Dodgers.

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Two and one counts of arms.

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00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:23,000
That's probably a first.

407
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,000
Two one down.

408
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,000
Going on and there.

409
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,000
Holding on another person's face.

410
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:33,000
Bob walks right down the third base.

411
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:37,000
That's Houston deep driving for them.

412
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,000
Right out.

413
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:48,000
Run up but slings over the plate.

414
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,000
That's why it's really bothering him.

415
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:54,000
I'm playing every day. It doesn't give him a chance to heal.

416
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,000
You just have to.

417
00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:11,000
Two one two two. Four count of three and two. McCabe will be going.

418
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,000
Both have three balls and two strikes to Bob.

419
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,000
McCabe is first with two down.

420
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:20,000
The Giants are hitting the pot race.

421
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:27,000
He walks over the first with a line drive by Spoon.

422
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,000
Then a good guy comes down and then comes up with a double play ball.

423
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:32,000
There's all the men in the way.

424
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,000
And Bob is third.

425
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,000
Bob's going.

426
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,000
All bounded away from the plate.

427
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,000
McCabe was going.

428
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:42,000
Bob fouled that break.

429
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,000
What's got to be for this?

430
00:41:44,000 --> 00:42:00,000
Then looks to make sense ofcreative audience.

431
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:12,000
There they 돼요 count their other half of the Pat sch авs.

432
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:16,000
on one hit, no arms, and a runner left on.

433
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,000
And at the end of five, it's score,

434
00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:21,000
or at the end of four and a half, it's score.

435
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:24,000
The pie raise one and the Giants number.

436
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:27,000
Valentine, the batters.

437
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:30,000
Number two, Saga Bay.

438
00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:33,000
Valentine hitting 253.

439
00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:36,000
Valentine.

440
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:41,000
So Bobby Valentine with two out,

441
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:44,000
Moda at first, four nothing Astros in the second.

442
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,000
Valentine, it's a pop fly into shallow right field.

443
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:52,000
Morgan out, win in, it is win at the last minute.

444
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:54,000
So a pop fly to the right field.

445
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,000
There's no run to hit a man left, and at the end of two,

446
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:59,000
Astros four, Dodgers nothing.

447
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:03,000
It's not only what he does, but how he does it.

448
00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:07,000
Now that's another way of saying a certain athlete has a lot of spirit.

449
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:12,000
And it's pretty much the same way you'd say a Union 76 dealer has spirit too.

450
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:15,000
Because no matter what a Union 76 man does for you,

451
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:18,000
you'll probably find he does it with a friendliness and courtesy

452
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:21,000
that makes his place a pleasure to drive into.

453
00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:25,000
Simple things like giving directions or putting a little layer in that front tire

454
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:28,000
are as important to him as they are to you.

455
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:31,000
He knows that a lot of friendly help with the small problems

456
00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:35,000
brings you back when your car needs the other things that make it go.

457
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:40,000
Doing business with a smile, that's the Union 76 man's way of doing things.

458
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:45,000
If you like that kind of friendly service, drive in and sample our spirit.

459
00:43:45,000 --> 00:44:01,000
The spirit of 76 lives at Union Oil.

460
00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:04,000
At the end of two innings, the Astros four run, six hits.

461
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,000
The Dodgers no runs, two hits.

462
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:09,000
In San Diego, they move to the bottom of the fifth inning.

463
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:12,000
Clay Kirby is still dodging bullets down there,

464
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:15,000
and the Padres are leading the Giants one to nothing.

465
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:18,000
Let's go to the third, and for more Play-By-Play, here's Jerry Doggett.

466
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:21,000
Right, Vinnie, Alou, Minsky, and Howard will be up here now in the third inning.

467
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:27,000
Alou has doubled a drive in a run, and then he scored a run after Minsky walked and Howard singles.

468
00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:31,000
The real crushing blow was the single by Howard that made it a four to nothing ball game.

469
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:35,000
He really built up a big lead for the Astros, and now the Dodgers have a long hill to climb,

470
00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:39,000
and they have Doyle Alexander warming up.

471
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:42,000
Here's some more of the gifts coming up for tomorrow night.

472
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:45,000
A Toro Power lawnmower from Pennsylvania Lawn and Garden Shop,

473
00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:49,000
a Kawasaki mini bike from Kawasaki Motor Company,

474
00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:52,000
dinner for six at Lowry's, the prime rib,

475
00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:55,000
dinner for six at the Hungry Tiger restaurant of your choice.

476
00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:58,000
See you out here tomorrow.

477
00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:02,000
Hey, sister Alou coming to bat a double down the left field line in the first inning.

478
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:05,000
Alou has always been a good hitter against the Dodgers.

479
00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:10,000
He's hitting 278 with two home runs and 39 runs batted in.

480
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:15,000
So now Doyle Alexander setting on in his own after holding back the Astros in the second inning.

481
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:18,000
The four runs against Downing came in the first inning.

482
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:20,000
Alou is charged with six hits.

483
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:23,000
Now the pitch on the way, bounced over the middle behind second base.

484
00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:26,000
Valentine scoops up off balance throw in time.

485
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:27,000
Nice play by Bobby.

486
00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:30,000
One away as Alou downs out.

487
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:33,000
That'll bring on Dennis Mink, he's a third baseman.

488
00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:36,000
He walked his first time up, Denny hitting 248.

489
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,000
And the Dodgers batted in the bottom of the third.

490
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,000
They start with Alexander, then Wills and Buckner.

491
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:46,000
And Alexander is a good hitting pitcher so he might get a chance to stay in.

492
00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:55,000
All right, Minky steps in, one out in the third.

493
00:45:55,000 --> 00:46:00,000
Here's a fastball for a strike to Minky, and it is 0-1.

494
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:07,000
The two outs, San Diego has Gideron with a double.

495
00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:15,000
Then Alexander, then Wills and Buckner, and Alexander is a good hitting pitcher so he might get a chance to stay in.

496
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:25,000
All right, Minky steps in, one out in the third.

497
00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:29,000
There's a fastball for a strike to Menke, and it is 0-1.

498
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:34,000
With two outs, San Diego has Dideron with a double.

499
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:36,000
They lead 1-0.

500
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:39,000
Alexander spits to Menke, his lower one ball and one strike.

501
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:41,000
1-1 the count.

502
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:49,000
Menke hitting 2-48, playing a third base with Raderout for the rest of the year after an operation on his shoulder.

503
00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:51,000
One ball, one strike.

504
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:55,000
Here's the pitch, fastball backhanded by Sims, and it's 2-1.

505
00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:58,000
Two balls, one strike.

506
00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:07,000
2-1. Menke waiting again.

507
00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:09,000
On deck is Larry Howard, the catcher.

508
00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:11,000
Now the 2-1 pitch.

509
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,000
Just missed with the fastball.

510
00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:16,000
Free ball to the strike to Menke, who walked his first time up.

511
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:21,000
And now he has to count his way here in the third inning.

512
00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:28,000
The Giants are making a pitching change. Jerry Johnson is coming in to replace Cumberland, with two outs and a man on his second.

513
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:32,000
There's a bing and a foul tipped in the glove, playing to the Menke.

514
00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:36,000
Free ball, two strikes. Dennis backs off for a moment.

515
00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:41,000
The Astros jumped off to four runs in the first inning and sent nine men to the plate.

516
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:46,000
And opened up a big lead in the first inning against the Dodgers.

517
00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:49,000
3-2 pitch. Alexander Reddy, here's his pitch.

518
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:52,000
Line drive, over well to left field at the base hit.

519
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:54,000
So Menke gets the base hit.

520
00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:56,000
Hit number seven for the Astros.

521
00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:58,000
That'll bring up the catcher, Larry Howard.

522
00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:01,000
So if you want to know the league standings, just check your newspaper.

523
00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:06,000
If you want to know how to dial long distance direct, just check the front pages of your telephone directory.

524
00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:11,000
Direct distance dialing is fast and easy.

525
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,000
Larry Howard will be the batter.

526
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:18,000
As Menke drilled a single to left field.

527
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:20,000
That's the first hit allowed by Alexander.

528
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,000
And the seventh for Houston.

529
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:24,000
Big crowd on hand.

530
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:28,000
And tomorrow night, fan appreciation night, we'll have a near capacity crowd.

531
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:35,000
Fastball low outside, backhanded, and it is one ball, no strikes.

532
00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:47,000
Sims and Alexander are having a talk now.

533
00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:53,000
One ball and no strikes. Sims might have been crossed up on that first pitch.

534
00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:58,000
All right, Duke comes back behind the plate.

535
00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:04,000
One ball and no strikes to Larry Howard, the catcher, with Ken Forge, the pitcher, due up next.

536
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:07,000
Astros four, Dodgers nothing. San Diego one, Giants nothing.

537
00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:09,000
They're in the fifth inning.

538
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:11,000
We're in the third.

539
00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:13,000
Here's the pitch on the way to Howard.

540
00:49:13,000 --> 00:49:15,000
Breaking ball is a strike and it's one and one.

541
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:18,000
The Dodgers set the infield of a play-depth.

542
00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:21,000
At home on the year, the Dodgers 41 wins, 38 losses.

543
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:25,000
They are 88 and 72 on the year.

544
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:29,000
Pitch high for ball, two and one.

545
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:36,000
The Dodgers need a sweep to keep their hopes alive, and of course they would still have to have help.

546
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:43,000
Two and one. Alexander checking again.

547
00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:46,000
Now the stretch on the look and the pitch on the way.

548
00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:51,000
Foul back of the checky swing and the count is two-two.

549
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:58,000
Two-two the count. Howard backs out.

550
00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:09,000
All right, two and two to Howard, and again Alexander looks over.

551
00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:16,000
Menke is short lead the pitch. Foul tipped at the plate, count stays two-two.

552
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:25,000
Two and two.

553
00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:31,000
Howard backs out a moment. Salty Parker coaching a third. Hubkittle a first.

554
00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:34,000
With one out, the Astros have a base runner. Menke is a single.

555
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:37,000
Howard the catcher waiting, two-twenty average.

556
00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:40,000
Curve, strike three call.

557
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:43,000
With the outside corner with it and it's two down now.

558
00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:45,000
Strikeout number two for Alexander.

559
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:49,000
The batter will be the pitcher Ken Forch.

560
00:50:55,000 --> 00:51:01,000
Ken Forch coming up with two outs. Menke waiting on first base.

561
00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:05,000
Houston leads four to nothing. The Dodgers of course, hoping to get some strong relief pitching now

562
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:08,000
to keep them in check so they can make a run at them.

563
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:11,000
Can't let the Astros get too much more of a lead.

564
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:14,000
There's a liner to right field, dropped for a base hit.

565
00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:17,000
Crawford will throw the first base and he does not get him.

566
00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:22,000
Pulls Buckner off the bag. He made a good try and almost had him.

567
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:26,000
A line drives to right field, dropped for a base hit, but Crawford made it close

568
00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:29,000
by firing to Buckner but he pulled him off the bag.

569
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:33,000
So the pitcher four singles and down to second base goes Menke.

570
00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:36,000
That is the eighth hit for Houston.

571
00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:38,000
There's a pitcher line to single into right.

572
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:42,000
And here's the leadoff batter Roger Metzger coming up.

573
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:48,000
Jerry Johnson strikes out, Nate Colbert on the side, retired for the Padres.

574
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:52,000
The end of five, one to nothing in favor of San Diego.

575
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:55,000
Jerry Johnson now against Clay Kirby.

576
00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:58,000
Metzger, the leadoff man, has grounded out and struck out.

577
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:03,000
The Astros have two on against Doyle on singles by Menke and the pitcher fours.

578
00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:07,000
Fastball is away, one ball and no strike.

579
00:52:07,000 --> 00:52:10,000
One-oh to count, third inning.

580
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:20,000
Now the one-oh pitch.

581
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:21,000
Taps towards second base.

582
00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:25,000
Valentine waits for the hot-speeds. Will for the force-off there and the side retires.

583
00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:31,000
So they're down to the third, no runs, two hits, and the Astros leave two.

584
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,000
They have left six and the score at the end of two and a half.

585
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:36,000
Houston four, the Dodgers nothing.

586
00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:39,000
Schlitz, Milwaukee and the world.

587
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:48,000
Shку arkadaşlar встанет.

588
00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:53,000
The field was 12 hours of dead 63.

589
00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:58,000
Joining the circle of 20 game winners this season was Steve Carlton of the Cardinals,

590
00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:05,000
Andy Nutter Smith of the Angels, and Gil Coleman of the Detroit Tigers, formerly of the Washington Senators.

591
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:10,000
And the reason a lot of those fans in Washington were a little bit down in all their shorts.

592
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:19,000
The next heat will be the drive middle, matter of the six. The father of the league wasn't up.

593
00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:27,000
Now that's a long three of those over the first five, but he has the same results as he did in Gavildon Park

594
00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:31,000
when he went through the first seven in an engine perfect fashion.

595
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:40,000
He's turning the first 21 he's made.

596
00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:44,000
Now the Dodgers come on in the bottom of the third. They will start with a pitcher Doyle Alexander,

597
00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:48,000
then Maury Willson, Bill Buckner against Ken Force, who's allowed two singles.

598
00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:52,000
Force flanked the Dodgers earlier in the year and lost a tough one to them.

599
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:56,000
So he has been double tough against them in his outings against them.

600
00:53:56,000 --> 00:54:01,000
Ken is one and one on the season, seven and eight against the league and a two-six-six-turns-run average.

601
00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:06,000
So the Dodgers have their hands full now tonight. Doyle Alexander, a good-hitting pitcher comes up.

602
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:14,000
Doyle has nine for 32. That's better than a two-fifty average. He has two RBIs.

603
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:17,000
At the end of five in San Diego, the Padres leading one to nothing.

604
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:21,000
Clay Kirby now against Jerry Johnson.

605
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:26,000
All right, here is Alexander at bat in the third. Dodgers trying to get busy.

606
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:30,000
Force delivers and Doyle takes high ball one. Force has not walked a batter.

607
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:36,000
He got struck out one. He got Sims in the second.

608
00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:41,000
4-0 in favor of Houston. Now the pitch. Doyle fouls it away off first base side.

609
00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:51,000
Strike one, one and one to Doyle. This is game number 161, home game number 80.

610
00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:55,000
So right down to the final two and still not decided.

611
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:58,000
Fast ball high, ball two and it's a 2-1 count now.

612
00:54:58,000 --> 00:55:02,000
Force might get tired a little later if the Dodgers can stay close.

613
00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:08,000
And he reported that he was in 13 innings of that big ball game in San Diego the other night when Kirby went 15.

614
00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:15,000
2-1 pitch, high again, ball three and it's three and one now to Doyle.

615
00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:19,000
So the Dodgers, who fell behind by four, trying to tip away.

616
00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:23,000
Have a 3-1 count to the pitcher, wind up and down it's count.

617
00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:27,000
Strike two, now it's a full count. He's going to have to come in with another one.

618
00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:32,000
So Alexander ready to swing away on a 3-2 count.

619
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:35,000
Here's the wind up by Force.

620
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:38,000
Popped up into right field, Jimmy Wynn in his track.

621
00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:41,000
Waiting pops the glove, now moves his step and handles it.

622
00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:46,000
So one away, high fly to right. Here's Wills. He's swingled his first time up.

623
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:51,000
Maury batting 279.

624
00:55:51,000 --> 00:56:02,000
All right, there is one out in the third.

625
00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:07,000
The Giants have two outs in the sixth inning, facing Kirby.

626
00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:10,000
Here's the pitch to Wills.

627
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:14,000
Breaking ball is a strike at the inside corner and it is 0-1.

628
00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:18,000
Third inning.

629
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:21,000
Maury single defender, first time up.

630
00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:24,000
Loops one foul off third base, that'll carry out a play.

631
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:26,000
And the count, strike two to Wills.

632
00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:33,000
Ken Force, big right-hander, was involved in a shuffle with the Dodgers

633
00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:37,000
and Willie Crawford earlier in the year in Houston. That was in September.

634
00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:41,000
Wills pops a foul, back out of play.

635
00:56:41,000 --> 00:56:45,000
Count stays, strike two to Maury.

636
00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:49,000
Crowd including straight A students tonight could approach the 40,000 mark.

637
00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:51,000
We have a huge turnout.

638
00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:56,000
High foul outside of third. Wills, a little late, might have broken his back.

639
00:56:56,000 --> 00:56:59,000
Maury comes back, he's going to test it. It's okay.

640
00:56:59,000 --> 00:57:02,000
Strike two, count's still up there.

641
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:04,000
They play Wills well around to the left.

642
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:06,000
Alou shades the line in left field.

643
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:09,000
Menti, near the bag, is third.

644
00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:11,000
Now Maury backs out.

645
00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:13,000
The Dodgers have no runs, two hits.

646
00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:18,000
The Astros, four runs and eight hits. Ken Force working.

647
00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:21,000
It's 0-2 and the pick's on the way.

648
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:24,000
Caps toward third and it is foul ball.

649
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:29,000
Foul ball. Menti picks it up and gives it back to the pitcher.

650
00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:35,000
Wills had crossed first base, now comes back again.

651
00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:41,000
So it is 0-2 to Maury.

652
00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:50,000
With two outs, the Giants have a baserunner on a walk.

653
00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:55,000
Fires a walk.

654
00:57:55,000 --> 00:57:57,000
Here's a pitch to Wills.

655
00:57:57,000 --> 00:58:02,000
Caps toward second. Morgan backs up, waits for a hop, puts the first in time and we have two outs.

656
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:04,000
Let's pause for station identification.

657
00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:07,000
This is the Los Angeles Dodgers radio network.

658
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:12,000
The pitcher left field is first time up. Billy hitting 276, facing Force.

659
00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:17,000
A fling and a foul. Caps at the plate. Strike one. 0-1 to count.

660
00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:22,000
We're in the bottom of the third inning.

661
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:33,000
0-1 to count.

662
00:58:33,000 --> 00:58:38,000
Second inning. Second time. Big right-hander, Ken Force.

663
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:40,000
Now the pitch on the way to Buckner.

664
00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:43,000
Line drive, base hit the left-center field. Could get through.

665
00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:46,000
Here's Buckner around. Heads the two. The ball is at the wall.

666
00:58:46,000 --> 00:58:51,000
Billy's at second base and holds on a double and Savaniel brings it back in.

667
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:55,000
So Buckner doubles up the gap in left center.

668
00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:59,000
And with two down, Willie Davis, the batter, grounded into a fourth out his first time up.

669
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:08,000
Willie batting 311.

670
00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:11,000
The Giants are out in the sixth inning and here's Willie Davis at bat.

671
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:15,000
It is 1-0 in San Diego, 4-0 in Houston.

672
00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:18,000
We're in the third, they're in the sixth.

673
00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:21,000
All right, Willie Davis up now trying to get the Dodgers on the scoreboard

674
00:59:21,000 --> 00:59:24,000
and every little run would help down a situation like this.

675
00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:26,000
So Davis knows it. Here's the pitch.

676
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:29,000
Foul out of play, got a fast ball in on the hand.

677
00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:34,000
Strike one, 0-1 the count to Willie Davis, Richie Allen on deck.

678
00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:37,000
Boy, the fans really want to break loose here tonight,

679
00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:44,000
but they got the real choked up on that first inning when the Astros came in with four big ones.

680
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:47,000
Now they're trying to get something going here.

681
00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:51,000
Strike one count. Davis waiting, Buckner on second base.

682
00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:54,000
Ken Force ready to go with it. Two out.

683
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:57,000
Here's the look now on the pitch on the way to Willie.

684
00:59:57,000 --> 01:00:00,000
Flawn and then strike two, went for a low fast ball,

685
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:05,000
and now Howard goes out to have a talk with his pitcher.

686
01:00:05,000 --> 01:00:08,000
They're going to the bottom of the sixth in San Diego.

687
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:11,000
The Padres lead 1-0. Kirby.

688
01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:14,000
Tomorrow night it'll be Roberts.

689
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:19,000
The Dodgers have to help themselves. They trail by four.

690
01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:23,000
Richie Allen leaning on deck off to the left.

691
01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:26,000
Willie Davis at the plate. Strike two count to Willie.

692
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:32,000
Three Dodgers up there. He has ten home runs and 74 RBI's trying to get on base for Richie.

693
01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:34,000
Here's the 0-2 pitch.

694
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:37,000
Line drive foul. It under the stands in right field.

695
01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:43,000
He got a curve ball and hit it too soon and pulled it away foul.

696
01:00:43,000 --> 01:00:48,000
Willie with ten home runs, 74 RBI's and a 3-11 average.

697
01:00:48,000 --> 01:00:54,000
The Dodgers have a team average of 266, the Astros 241.

698
01:00:54,000 --> 01:00:58,000
Alright, Buckner away from second base. Davis waiting, still strike two.

699
01:00:58,000 --> 01:01:01,000
Here's the look by Forth and the pitch.

700
01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:03,000
That's over the middle behind second base. Morgan over.

701
01:01:03,000 --> 01:01:10,000
Off balance ball is in time. Davis out on a close play at first on the stretch by Washington.

702
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:13,000
So, Willie is out. Good play by Morgan to get him.

703
01:01:13,000 --> 01:01:18,000
The Dodgers, no runs, one hit and the man left, they've left three through three innings.

704
01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:22,000
And the score at the end of three, the Astros four, the Dodgers nothing.

705
01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:26,000
Have you ever considered that the labels on the food you buy are a lot like a scoreboard?

706
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:30,000
They're packed with information and what they tell you can often save you money.

707
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:36,000
Next time you're in the delicatessen section of your market, take a good look at the packages of sliced cooked ham.

708
01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:42,000
You'll see that most contain only four ounces of ham, but Farmer John's is a full five ounces,

709
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:44,000
an ounce more than most of the rest.

710
01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:49,000
Yet the five ounce package of Farmer John ham often costs less than the smaller packages.

711
01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:55,000
In fact, every package of Farmer John luncheon meat is five ounces to give you more for your money.

712
01:01:55,000 --> 01:02:02,000
And his delicious variety includes all meat ballona, Italian style cotto salami, ham roll, and head cheese.

713
01:02:02,000 --> 01:02:07,000
Once again, each and every one is a full five ounces, not four, but five.

714
01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:14,000
See for yourself next time you shop. Look for Farmer John luncheon meats in the delicatessen section of your market and save.

715
01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:21,000
By the way, if you don't see them, speak up. Ask for them. Farmer John luncheon meats. You can't go wrong.

716
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:28,000
Well, we've played three innings out of this. Four to nothing Houston on eight.

717
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:32,000
The Dodgers have three. Doyle and Alexander all set to go to work into the fourth.

718
01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:35,000
The Astros coming to bat, more play here spinning.

719
01:02:35,000 --> 01:02:42,000
But, Jerry, I couldn't help thinking of the contrast between last night and tonight as far as the game here at Dodger Stadium.

720
01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:48,000
Tonight, as we go to the fourth inning, we played three innings in an hour and oh two or three minutes.

721
01:02:48,000 --> 01:02:52,000
Last night the entire game took an hour and thirty seven.

722
01:02:55,000 --> 01:03:00,000
Joe Morgan, Cesar Cedeno, and Bob Watson in that order in the fourth.

723
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:08,000
They got them all in the first inning. Four runs on four hits against number 44, Al Downing.

724
01:03:08,000 --> 01:03:15,000
Doyle Alexander picking up four and the right hand is pitched low and inside off Sims Love. One and all to count.

725
01:03:15,000 --> 01:03:32,000
In San Diego, Ollie Brown has opened up with a single and the next batter promptly hit into a double play.

726
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:43,000
As Jerry Johnson pitching for the Giants in relief of John Cumberland, he came in to save Cumberland a tough spot by striking out Nate Colbert.

727
01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:49,000
And it is Clay Kirby, pitching another strong effort, incredibly so.

728
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:58,000
Through six, the pitch is lifted to right center. Davis coming in a hurry and one handed on the run. Made it look easy.

729
01:03:58,000 --> 01:04:09,000
One away, drive all the right centers and here it stays Cesar Cedeno, the center fielder, struck out and single.

730
01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:22,000
Four runs, eight hits. The Dodgers no runs, three hits. Astros have had at least one hit in every inning.

731
01:04:22,000 --> 01:04:29,000
We have really come out swinging. Oddly enough, the Astros have not hit much against the Dodgers all year.

732
01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:38,000
The team batting average for Houston against Dodger pitching prior to tonight only 229. Cedeno takes a strike.

733
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:48,000
Cedeno is one fellow who has worn the Dodgers out. He has 23 hits against them.

734
01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:54,000
He is going to be quite a player this fella. Strike one, pitch to Cedeno, low one and one.

735
01:04:54,000 --> 01:05:01,000
They asked a little bit too much of him this year. In other words, he came up last year, hit 290 in the last two months or so.

736
01:05:01,000 --> 01:05:08,000
And naturally had the label can't miss and expected him, I guess, to hit 350. But it is a lot tougher.

737
01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:14,000
The pitch to Cedeno outside, ball two, two and one. The Padres are out now in the sixth inning.

738
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:22,000
So the end of sixth in San Diego. It remains Padres one, Giants nothing.

739
01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:31,000
Two and one to count to Cesar Cedeno. Alexander checking, Cesar waiting.

740
01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:38,000
Right-handed delivers on the hands and it's hit foul outside at first. New stick for Cedeno. He chipped that one.

741
01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:49,000
Cedeno has done one thing, however, the prophets can boast about. He is leading the Astros in RBI.

742
01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:55,000
He has 80. He's going to be a, well he has all of the tools. He can do everything.

743
01:05:55,000 --> 01:06:02,000
He can run and throw and hit and hit with power. And he's just 21. He's just a kid.

744
01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:08,000
Two, two pitches, Cesar. Fast ball. Hit to the hole at short. Knocked down, but that's all by Wills.

745
01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:15,000
Even had he fielded the ball plainly, it is doubtfully to have been able to throw Cedeno out. He runs too well for that.

746
01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:31,000
So Cedeno has 24 hits against the Dodgers. And the battle will be Bob Watson.

747
01:06:31,000 --> 01:06:37,000
In the seventh inning, when the Giants come up, they will have Ken Henderson, Tito Fuentes, and Willie Mays.

748
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:43,000
And if anybody gets on Willie McCovey, as we said, as soon as anything happens, you've got it.

749
01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:55,000
The pitch to Watson, breaking ball, swung on and missed, oh and one.

750
01:06:55,000 --> 01:07:02,000
Oh and one accounts to Bob Watson. Cedeno held on by Bill Buckner. Fourth inning, Astros four, Dodgers nothing.

751
01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:09,000
Throw to first base, close, with Cedeno back standing up.

752
01:07:09,000 --> 01:07:12,000
The only run in that Padres game was run as at first and third.

753
01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:16,000
Barton hit a high bouncer back towards the box that Cumberland knocked down.

754
01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:20,000
But his only play was to first and the only run scored.

755
01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:25,000
Henderson has opened up with a single to left field. Seventh inning.

756
01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:29,000
Strike one pitch to Watson as a high fly ball into deep left center.

757
01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:38,000
Back goes Davis to the wall, leaps up and it's gone. A home run and that makes it six to nothing, Houston.

758
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:44,000
And for the Dodgers tonight, their only hope rests in the city of San Diego.

759
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:51,000
Six runs and ten hits for the Astros who have really come out swinging nice and loose.

760
01:07:51,000 --> 01:08:00,000
So Watson touching them all. For Bob, it is nine home run. He now has 66 runs batted in.

761
01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:09,000
He's driven in three tonight.

762
01:08:09,000 --> 01:08:14,000
If the Giants and Dodgers lose tonight, the Giants have clinched a mathematical tie.

763
01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:17,000
And then they would be one in front with each with one left.

764
01:08:17,000 --> 01:08:21,000
The bouncer back to Alexander and Doyle throws to Buckner for the out.

765
01:08:21,000 --> 01:08:28,000
However, if the Dodgers lose and the Giants win, that'll be it.

766
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:34,000
So it's six to nothing, Houston in the fourth inning. Kenny Henderson has singled to open up to seventh.

767
01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:40,000
Tito Fuentes has sacrificed Ken Henderson to second base. And with one out and Henderson at second,

768
01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:48,000
it'll be Willie Mays and Willie McCovey against Clay Kirby who has turned in a remarkable effort.

769
01:08:48,000 --> 01:08:52,000
Kirby must be one of the stronger men in the league.

770
01:08:52,000 --> 01:08:57,000
The pitch to Alou, a slicer, two hoppers down to Valentine who throws him out.

771
01:08:57,000 --> 01:09:02,000
The Astros go, but they pick up two runs. Two hits, the end of three and a half.

772
01:09:02,000 --> 01:09:07,000
The Astros six, Dodgers nothing.

773
01:09:07,000 --> 01:09:10,000
Do you remember the guy you went out with just before you met Ken?

774
01:09:10,000 --> 01:09:13,000
Dennis, the one who gave me the minnow net for my birthday.

775
01:09:13,000 --> 01:09:16,000
Right, crazy Dennis. Didn't he propose to you?

776
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:20,000
On our fifth and last fishing trip. He said I was the only girl he'd ever met.

777
01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:22,000
We knew how to row.

778
01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:25,000
Oh, hey, I'm going to make us some coffee.

779
01:09:25,000 --> 01:09:27,000
Oh look, I'm not going to stay there.

780
01:09:27,000 --> 01:09:31,000
When people are enjoying each other's company, it's a natural time to enjoy coffee.

781
01:09:31,000 --> 01:09:36,000
These are the moments MJB is made for.

782
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:41,000
We know how much a good rich cup of hot coffee adds to these little get-togethers.

783
01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:46,000
So we make sure that MJB always tastes as good as you remember it.

784
01:09:46,000 --> 01:09:51,000
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785
01:09:51,000 --> 01:09:54,000
MJB, the coffee that never disappoints.

786
01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:56,000
Can you coffee and you'll never get rid of me?

787
01:09:56,000 --> 01:10:00,000
Look, as long as you're here, I have an excuse for not working.

788
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:06,000
MJB, there's a lot of care in every cup.

789
01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:11,000
Bottom of the fourth inning with the Astros leading the Dodgers 6-0.

790
01:10:11,000 --> 01:10:17,000
And Ken Foers getting ready to pitch to Richie Allen, Willie Crawford, and Manny Moda.

791
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:24,000
In San Diego, 1-0 Padre, seventh inning, Kenny Henderson at second base.

792
01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:31,000
And to count to Willie Mays, two balls and one strike with Willie McCovey on deck.

793
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:34,000
Richie Allen flied to right field in the first inning. He's 0-1.

794
01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:36,000
The pitch to Rich, ground ball to shortstop.

795
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:42,000
Netski gloves it just about at his nose and throws him out. One away.

796
01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:48,000
The way Foers is pitching and the way the Astros have been hitting, the Dodgers have only one chance.

797
01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:52,000
Clay Kirby and the Padres.

798
01:10:52,000 --> 01:10:57,000
The count to Willie Mays is 2-2 with one out, Henderson at second base.

799
01:10:57,000 --> 01:11:00,000
1-0 Padres in the seventh.

800
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:07,000
And Kirby, it's really, the more you know about baseball, the more you realize what a job he is doing tonight.

801
01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:10,000
Here's the pitch to Willie Crawford, a strike.

802
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:14,000
He made 234 pitches Friday night.

803
01:11:14,000 --> 01:11:19,000
To do that any time of the year is hard to believe, but late in September, wow.

804
01:11:19,000 --> 01:11:25,000
And now he's pitching a tough shutout so far tonight. He has gone 3-2 to Willie Mays.

805
01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:29,000
So a full count to Mays, Henderson at second, one out in the seventh.

806
01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:32,000
And the Astros leading the Dodgers here, 6-0.

807
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:35,000
Here's the 1-1 pitch to Crawford.

808
01:11:35,000 --> 01:11:40,000
Half swing, but he held up. Gorman checking the line umpires who do not make a gesture.

809
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:42,000
That means ball two, 2-1.

810
01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:45,000
Mays struck out on a 3-2 pitch.

811
01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:48,000
So there are two outs.

812
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:51,000
Willie Mays has suddenly gotten to be an old man.

813
01:11:51,000 --> 01:11:54,000
There's a high pop fly back at third base.

814
01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:58,000
Menke and Metzger, and Metzger making the catch and foul ground.

815
01:11:58,000 --> 01:12:00,000
Now that is certainly not a knock.

816
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:05,000
If I ever really marveled at a player's ability, it would be Willie Mays down through the years.

817
01:12:05,000 --> 01:12:12,000
What I mean is I will almost bet that in the last, how many at-bats he's had over the last 20 games,

818
01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:16,000
he has struck out at least half the time, at least half.

819
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:21,000
And Mays, when he just struck out, has struck out for the 121st time this year.

820
01:12:21,000 --> 01:12:24,000
And boy, that's not like Willie.

821
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:26,000
They're not going to fool with McCovey. They'll walk him.

822
01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:30,000
There's a bunch by Moda, foul, and McAllen won.

823
01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:37,000
So in a moment, the Giants will have runners at first and second, two out, and Bobby Barnes,

824
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:43,000
who went out for a full muscle, he'll have to give way to Dave Kingman.

825
01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:49,000
So the youngster from SC will be on the spot in a moment in San Diego, Dave Kingman.

826
01:12:49,000 --> 01:12:59,000
Here's the strike one pitch to Manny Moda, fourth deal, foul back in the count of 0 and 2.

827
01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:07,000
Bobby Barnes covered a full muscle, so Kingman will be the man on the spot.

828
01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:09,000
So McCovey is getting the intentional walk.

829
01:13:09,000 --> 01:13:15,000
Here's the strike two pitch to Moda, breaking ball outside, ball one, one and two.

830
01:13:15,000 --> 01:13:20,000
So about Mays, he's saying how he has struck out half of his at-batch over the last 10 days at least.

831
01:13:20,000 --> 01:13:24,000
He has struck out two out of four times tonight.

832
01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:30,000
One and two, the count to Manny Moda. Here comes fourth, and it's flung on in mid-strike three.

833
01:13:30,000 --> 01:13:37,000
So down goes Manny and the Dodgers, and at the end of four, at throw six, Dodgers nothing.

834
01:13:37,000 --> 01:13:43,000
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835
01:13:43,000 --> 01:13:49,000
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836
01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:56,000
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837
01:13:56,000 --> 01:14:05,000
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838
01:14:05,000 --> 01:14:10,000
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839
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:18,000
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840
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:26,000
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841
01:14:26,000 --> 01:14:31,000
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842
01:14:31,000 --> 01:14:35,000
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843
01:14:38,000 --> 01:14:41,000
We go to the fifth inning with the Astros leading the Dodgers six to nothing.

844
01:14:41,000 --> 01:14:47,000
After McCovey was walked intentionally, Dave Kingman singled home the tying run.

845
01:14:47,000 --> 01:14:53,000
Kenny Henderson scored on the single by Kingman, so the Giants and Padres are even 1-1.

846
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:59,000
On the base hit, McCovey went to third, and the batter will be Dick Deets.

847
01:14:59,000 --> 01:15:03,000
And Deets hit into a fourth play, so the inning is over.

848
01:15:03,000 --> 01:15:10,000
However, the Giants got a run, and at the end of sixth and a half innings, the Giants and the Padres are tied 1-1.

849
01:15:10,000 --> 01:15:15,000
The Dodgers are tied up in knots. The Astros leading them six to nothing.

850
01:15:18,000 --> 01:15:20,000
Dennis Menke.

851
01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:26,000
Dennis Menke, Larry Howard, and Ken Fort in that order.

852
01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:32,000
They are now posting the details of the seventh inning where the Giants scored the tying run.

853
01:15:32,000 --> 01:15:36,000
And now here's Menke at the plate, walked and singled.

854
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:40,000
Alexander delivers, breaking ball down and away, ball one.

855
01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:48,000
Doyle has been fine until a two-run home run in the fourth inning by Bob Watson, still think all over his book.

856
01:15:48,000 --> 01:15:53,000
Doyle checking, Menke waiting, and the 1-0 pitch on the way.

857
01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:56,000
Low and outside, ball two.

858
01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:59,000
This figures to be Alexander's last inning of work.

859
01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:03,000
He is due to bat third when he comes up in the fifth inning.

860
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:10,000
The pitch is outside, ball three.

861
01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:19,000
So Dave Kingham, the kid from SC who spent the year at Phoenix and has come up with so many timely base hits,

862
01:16:19,000 --> 01:16:23,000
singled home the tying run, and they're putting up the play-by-play on the message board now.

863
01:16:23,000 --> 01:16:25,000
The pitch is tight, three and one.

864
01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:30,000
Deets grounded out to end the inning, and it'll be the bottom of the San Diego lineup.

865
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:38,000
Bob Barton, Clay Kirby, and then Tommy Dean the shortstop when the Padres hit in the bottom of the seventh inning.

866
01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:43,000
Here's the three-one pitch on the way, strike on the outside corner, three and two.

867
01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:53,000
Six runs on ten hits to the Astros, no run, three hits for the Dodgers.

868
01:16:53,000 --> 01:16:58,000
Boy, it sure looks like the Giants have a star of the future, in fact, of the present in that Kingman.

869
01:16:58,000 --> 01:17:01,000
Pitch fouled away, three and two.

870
01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:08,000
In fact, the Giants, to give them their just desserts, lost Kingman for over 12 days.

871
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:14,000
Rod with an appendectomy, and then came right back even after he had been in the hospital to play almost immediately.

872
01:17:14,000 --> 01:17:17,000
He's a remarkable young man, Dave Kingman.

873
01:17:17,000 --> 01:17:24,000
Rod Dado is quoted as saying he's the finest player he's ever had at SC, and of course, Rod has had a room full.

874
01:17:24,000 --> 01:17:33,000
Here's the three-two pitch to Menke, inside off-sims, met Dennis Cotting to first base on ball four.

875
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:36,000
Catcher Larry Howard coming up.

876
01:17:36,000 --> 01:17:43,000
Howard, single to Satters to drive in two runs and struck out.

877
01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:46,000
He's one for two.

878
01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:53,000
When the Dodgers bat in the fifth, they have Sims, Valentine, and Alexander's spot, and they'll get somebody up in the bullpen in a moment.

879
01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:58,000
Jose Pena will be the Dodger to get up in the pen.

880
01:17:58,000 --> 01:18:02,000
Alexander, hands to the sides, right hand hitting Howard at the plate, Doyle delivers.

881
01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:04,000
Fast ball high, ball one.

882
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:11,000
Astros got four in the first inning to banish Al Downing, and they added two more against Alexander in the fourth.

883
01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:14,000
The Dodgers, meanwhile, have gotten one man to second base.

884
01:18:14,000 --> 01:18:16,000
That was Buckner, who doubled in the third.

885
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:22,000
So four has been very tough.

886
01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:25,000
The one-oh pitch is a slow dribbler towards Richie Allen.

887
01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:28,000
Takes a good hop for him, and he's able to throw him out.

888
01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:30,000
Howard has not run well.

889
01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:32,000
On to play Menke advances to second.

890
01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:40,000
Bob Barton, the ex-giant who drove in the Padres' run with an infield out, this time gets an infield single.

891
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:42,000
Opening up matters in the bottom of the seventh inning.

892
01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:55,000
That'll bring up Clay Kirby, and of course, he figures he's bunting.

893
01:18:55,000 --> 01:19:03,000
Preston Gomez piloting the Padres, and we'll see about Clay Kirby.

894
01:19:03,000 --> 01:19:07,000
Kirby tried to sacrifice and missed the bunt.

895
01:19:07,000 --> 01:19:14,000
The pitch swung on and missed, and Barton, who was on first base, was caught in a run down and tagged out.

896
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:24,000
So Barton opened up with a single, but now there's one out and the bases are empty, and Kirby missed the bunt in the count-o-and-one.

897
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:29,000
Ken Forch, a pretty good-hitting pitcher at the plate.

898
01:19:29,000 --> 01:19:30,000
Alexander delivers.

899
01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:31,000
Line drive.

900
01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:32,000
Base hits the center.

901
01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:36,000
Outside, two for three, and they're going to hold Menke at third base.

902
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:38,000
Ball cut off by Buckner.

903
01:19:38,000 --> 01:19:41,000
So a line single to center for Ken Forch.

904
01:19:41,000 --> 01:19:43,000
That's his second hit.

905
01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:48,000
First and third, one out in the fifth, and Roger Metzger the batter.

906
01:19:48,000 --> 01:19:50,000
Roger Metzger.

907
01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:57,000
It's one-one, San Diego in the Giants, bottom of the seventh inning with one out, pitcher Clay Kirby is at the plate.

908
01:19:57,000 --> 01:20:00,000
That was a rather expensive bunt-and-run play.

909
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:13,000
Of course, Gomez, with a slow runner Barton on the bases, tried to give him a head start, but Kirby, when he missed the bunt, then Barton was exposed and nailed easily.

910
01:20:13,000 --> 01:20:17,000
Mesker has struck out, rounded to third and hit into a fourth play.

911
01:20:17,000 --> 01:20:21,000
The switch-hitting shortstop is 0 for 3.

912
01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:23,000
The Astros trying to get a ton now.

913
01:20:23,000 --> 01:20:25,000
They're leading 6-0.

914
01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:30,000
Clay Kirby has struck out, so there are two outs in San Diego.

915
01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:35,000
And Tommy Dean, who is playing shortstop now, Lorenzo Hernandez, is in the leadoff spot.

916
01:20:35,000 --> 01:20:50,000
Tommy, the next Dodger, will be coming up.

917
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:58,000
The pitch is squeezed and it's missed, and they have got Minky hung up, and the throw is to Allen, and Minky's already passed him.

918
01:20:58,000 --> 01:21:07,000
And the Dodgers miss one there.

919
01:21:07,000 --> 01:21:15,000
Roger Mesker tried to squeeze home Minky and missed the bunt, and Minky would have been a dead duck.

920
01:21:15,000 --> 01:21:21,000
But by the time sent through the ball to Richie Allen, Minky had just passed Richie.

921
01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:26,000
Meanwhile, Ken Forch moved to second base.

922
01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:29,000
So the Astros have run as a second and third with one out.

923
01:21:29,000 --> 01:21:32,000
0-1 the count to Minky.

924
01:21:32,000 --> 01:21:34,000
Minky at third, Mesker at the plate.

925
01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:37,000
They might even try to squeeze again.

926
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:40,000
The infield is up. Alexander's going to come out of a windup anyway.

927
01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:44,000
And the pitch to Mesker, a high bouncer, speared by Valentine.

928
01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:46,000
He has no play but first base.

929
01:21:46,000 --> 01:21:50,000
Minky scores, Forch takes third, and the Astros have done it.

930
01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:52,000
It's 7-11 now.

931
01:21:52,000 --> 01:22:01,000
Seven runs, 11 hits. 7-0 Houston, and Joe Morgan will be coming out.

932
01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:14,000
So a run batted in for Roger Mesker, the run that the Dodgers let stay alive.

933
01:22:14,000 --> 01:22:19,000
Two down, Forch at third base, and the pitch is a bouncer knocked down by Alexander.

934
01:22:19,000 --> 01:22:24,000
He picks it up, fires, and Buckner can't hold on to a high throw.

935
01:22:24,000 --> 01:22:34,000
Forch scores, it is 8-0 in favor of the Astros.

936
01:22:34,000 --> 01:22:38,000
So Alexander will get an error.

937
01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:43,000
Doyle is 21 years old, and he's in a pretty tough ballgame.

938
01:22:43,000 --> 01:22:47,000
When you're 21 and you're exposed to this kind of pressure, he knocks the ball down,

939
01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:51,000
and then hurried a high throw to first base.

940
01:22:51,000 --> 01:23:08,000
No, it is 8-0 Houston, and the battle will be Cesar Cedeno.

941
01:23:08,000 --> 01:23:17,000
With two out in the seventh inning at San Diego, Tommy Dean has just walked.

942
01:23:17,000 --> 01:23:22,000
Alexander at the bell then delivers, and Cedeno takes the strike. 0-1.

943
01:23:22,000 --> 01:23:25,000
Well, for the Giants, it's right there waiting for them.

944
01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:30,000
That is to say, the Dodgers are buried underneath an 8-0 hill,

945
01:23:30,000 --> 01:23:34,000
and the Giants are 1-1 with the Padres, seventh inning.

946
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:37,000
Here's the strike one pitch instead at the throw to first.

947
01:23:37,000 --> 01:23:46,000
Morgan hops back to the bag. Little Joe with 38 stolen bases.

948
01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:52,000
Don Mason, the left-hand-hitting second baseman and ex-Giant, is at the plate for the Padres.

949
01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:58,000
Strike one pitch is a broken bat, one hopper that Allen takes from Wills and throws to Valentine.

950
01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:03,000
5-4, fourth play.

951
01:24:03,000 --> 01:24:11,000
Dave Johnson, who has done it before while trying to keep Tommy Dean on, has balked into second.

952
01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:14,000
So Johnson's having a terrible time lately in the cluts.

953
01:24:14,000 --> 01:24:16,000
Meanwhile, the Dodgers aren't doing very well.

954
01:24:16,000 --> 01:24:20,000
The Astros get two more runs on one hit on an error. A man left.

955
01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:24,000
At the end of 4-1-1, Astros 8, Dodgers nothing.

956
01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:46,000
Schlitz, Milwaukee in the world.

957
01:24:46,000 --> 01:24:50,000
You only get one chance at life, and you can't be afraid to live it,

958
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:54,000
because second chances never come, but you wouldn't have it any other way.

959
01:24:54,000 --> 01:24:57,000
Same with your beer. You wouldn't have it any other way either.

960
01:24:57,000 --> 01:25:26,000
Schlitz, life's settled for less. You ran a Schlitz. You ran a beer.

961
01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:32,000
Bottom of the fifth inning, the Astros leading the Dodgers 8-0 in San Diego with two outs.

962
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:35,000
Tommy Dean, an ex-Dodger, walked.

963
01:25:35,000 --> 01:25:40,000
Gary Johnson balked him to second, and Johnson is now pitching to an ex-Giant.

964
01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:42,000
And the ballgame is tied 1-1.

965
01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:51,000
Don Mason, left hand hitting second baseman, is up there with a chance to break the tie in San Diego.

966
01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:56,000
Duke Sinem, Bobby Valentine, and the hitter, Fidoil Alexander.

967
01:25:56,000 --> 01:25:58,000
That would figure here in the fifth inning.

968
01:25:58,000 --> 01:26:01,000
The Astros 8-0 out in front.

969
01:26:01,000 --> 01:26:04,000
Force delivers, and it's popped up on the left side.

970
01:26:04,000 --> 01:26:06,000
Menke, crossing the foul line.

971
01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:08,000
Dennis, waiting, and makes the catch.

972
01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:11,000
One away. A sports cessation identification.

973
01:26:11,000 --> 01:26:13,000
This is the Los Angeles Patriots Radio Network.

974
01:26:13,000 --> 01:26:18,000
Hi, this is Dave Fisher reminding you to stay tuned for more of me right after the Dodger game

975
01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:21,000
here on KTAR in Phoenix, Arizona.

976
01:26:21,000 --> 01:26:24,000
We'll be back from Bill Johnson's Big Apple.

977
01:26:26,000 --> 01:26:30,000
The batter is Bobby Valentine. He takes a strike in the count of 0-1-1.

978
01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:35,000
Eight runs on 11 hits. It's just not been any contest here tonight.

979
01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:39,000
It's been all Houston. The strike one-fits. Valentine pops it up.

980
01:26:39,000 --> 01:26:48,000
Bob Watson is waiting and waiting and makes the catch. Two down.

981
01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:51,000
So the Dodgers involved in one of their poorer efforts of the year,

982
01:26:51,000 --> 01:26:58,000
and certainly the worst game they have played in weeks, and it has popped up tonight.

983
01:26:58,000 --> 01:27:01,000
Bill Siveka coming up to hit for Fidoil Alexander.

984
01:27:01,000 --> 01:27:09,000
Standing for Alexander, number 16, Bill Siveka.

985
01:27:09,000 --> 01:27:14,000
In San Diego, Don Mason is at the plate, and the count has reached 2-2.

986
01:27:14,000 --> 01:27:19,000
Tommy Dean at second base, 2 out in the seventh inning, and that game tied 1-1.

987
01:27:19,000 --> 01:27:27,000
Boy, that's another ironic situation. Dean the ex-Dodger at second, Mason the ex-Giant at the plate.

988
01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:35,000
Joe Moeller is up throwing instead of Jose Pena. The count to Mason has gone to 3-2.

989
01:27:35,000 --> 01:27:41,000
Sudeikis hitting for Alexander, takes two pitches, one ball and one strike to count.

990
01:27:41,000 --> 01:27:46,000
After Mason, you start getting down into the hitters in the San Diego lineup.

991
01:27:46,000 --> 01:27:49,000
On deck is center fielder Johnny Jeter.

992
01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:54,000
Sudsy hits a fly ball to right field. Jimmy Winn moves back and over to his right a bit, just waiting,

993
01:27:54,000 --> 01:27:59,000
and puts that away, and that's just what Forch has been doing, putting the Dodgers away.

994
01:27:59,000 --> 01:28:06,000
He's retired the last seven in a row, and at the end of five, Astros 8 dodges nothing.

995
01:28:15,000 --> 01:28:21,000
Sometimes when the ball club is out of town, Farmer John flies back east to the famous corn country.

996
01:28:21,000 --> 01:28:27,000
He enjoys it there, he says, because the air is like it used to be everywhere, clear and clean and fresh.

997
01:28:27,000 --> 01:28:32,000
It's real country farmland with mile after mile of tall green corn as far as you can see.

998
01:28:32,000 --> 01:28:36,000
In fact, so much corn is grown that they can afford to use it as feed.

999
01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:40,000
Well, that's why pork from this heartland of America is the finest in the world.

1000
01:28:40,000 --> 01:28:47,000
Farmer John uses only this pork to make his ham, and more than that, because he's a pickler for freshness,

1001
01:28:47,000 --> 01:28:52,000
he brings it out here live, and it's U.S. inspected and dressed fresh right here in the West.

1002
01:28:52,000 --> 01:28:58,000
Most packers ship their pork in frozen or cold storage, so Farmer John starts with the finest and freshest.

1003
01:28:58,000 --> 01:29:04,000
Then he smokes his ham an old-time Western way over native Western wood to give it the same wonderful Western flavor

1004
01:29:04,000 --> 01:29:07,000
the pioneers of the West enjoyed in their home-smoked ham.

1005
01:29:07,000 --> 01:29:17,000
So now you know why we say Farmer John ham is the East and most in quality and the West and most in flavor.

1006
01:29:17,000 --> 01:29:21,000
Waiting for you at Dodger Stadium, gift certificates and shares,

1007
01:29:21,000 --> 01:29:24,000
merchandise certificates for foursome shoes from Jude Barnett,

1008
01:29:24,000 --> 01:29:29,000
a mandrolex wristwatch with bracelet from C.D. Howes and Son on Wilshire Boulevard,

1009
01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:32,000
30 Andrew Williams records from Columbia Records,

1010
01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:36,000
a gold pin of a ball player at bat from California Jewsmith,

1011
01:29:36,000 --> 01:29:40,000
a cassette tape recorder from Panasonic, an auto cassette from T.I.C. Corporation,

1012
01:29:40,000 --> 01:29:44,000
a dozen notes and cookbooks, luggage by Becknells, and many other prizes.

1013
01:29:44,000 --> 01:29:47,000
Fan appreciation night tomorrow. Back to play here at spin.

1014
01:29:47,000 --> 01:29:53,000
All right, Jerry, it's 8 to nothing in favor of the Astros. 8 runs, 11 hits.

1015
01:29:53,000 --> 01:29:58,000
Dodgers no run, 3 hits, and an error. Joe Moeller will pick up.

1016
01:29:58,000 --> 01:30:02,000
In San Diego, 2 out. Runners at first and second.

1017
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:07,000
The count to Johnny Jeter, one ball and one strike.

1018
01:30:07,000 --> 01:30:14,000
Jeter has hit hard against Johnny Cumberland. He had a single and a double.

1019
01:30:14,000 --> 01:30:18,000
So the young center fielder who came up through the Pirate organization

1020
01:30:18,000 --> 01:30:22,000
is at the plate right now, 1-1, 2 out in the seventh inning.

1021
01:30:22,000 --> 01:30:29,000
And an ex-Dodger at second base, Tommy Dean, and an ex-giant at first base, Don Mason.

1022
01:30:29,000 --> 01:30:49,000
Two balls, one strike to Johnny Jeter, and Bob Watson will start things off.

1023
01:30:49,000 --> 01:30:54,000
Bob Watson waiting, and Moeller looks in to get a sign from Duke Simms.

1024
01:30:54,000 --> 01:31:00,000
Joe into the windup now, and the first pitch to Bob Watson. Fastball, a high hopper over Allen's head,

1025
01:31:00,000 --> 01:31:06,000
and bouncing into left field. That'll be a dozen hits for the Astros in five innings.

1026
01:31:06,000 --> 01:31:10,000
Thames Edge is having a day in the country today.

1027
01:31:10,000 --> 01:31:16,000
So a base hit for Watson. He's had two singles and a home run.

1028
01:31:16,000 --> 01:31:22,000
The count to Johnny Jeter in San Diego, two balls and two strikes.

1029
01:31:22,000 --> 01:31:27,000
The Dodgers were touched up for 17 hits by Houston and Atlanta.

1030
01:31:27,000 --> 01:31:33,000
And Houston looks like they're trying to do it again.

1031
01:31:33,000 --> 01:31:36,000
And Johnny Jeter just hit a fly ball that was caught,

1032
01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:40,000
so the seventh inning rally goes down the drain in San Diego.

1033
01:31:40,000 --> 01:31:44,000
That means the Giants will come up in the eighth inning,

1034
01:31:44,000 --> 01:31:49,000
and that ballgame is tied 1-1, the Giants and the Padres.

1035
01:31:49,000 --> 01:31:56,000
The Dodgers are out of sight tonight. It's 8-0 Houston in the sixth inning.

1036
01:31:56,000 --> 01:31:59,000
Watson standing at first, held on by Buckner.

1037
01:31:59,000 --> 01:32:03,000
Jimmy Wynn has singled it into a fourth play and hit back to the box.

1038
01:32:03,000 --> 01:32:15,000
Moeller a check of first, overhand curve, another big bouncer, this one fouled outside at third, and the count 0-2.

1039
01:32:15,000 --> 01:32:24,000
Doyle Alexander in three and a third innings allowed four runs and five hits.

1040
01:32:24,000 --> 01:32:31,000
A two-run home run to Bob Watson and then some strange goings on in the fifth inning for two more.

1041
01:32:31,000 --> 01:32:33,000
Here's a strike two pitch to Jimmy Wynn.

1042
01:32:33,000 --> 01:32:39,000
Half swing fly ball into shallow center. Valentine waving, he's got it and makes the catch.

1043
01:32:39,000 --> 01:32:43,000
Bobby knew he had that all the way. He was just worried about a tie with Willie Davis.

1044
01:32:43,000 --> 01:32:55,000
They wave him away. One out and Jesus Alou coming out.

1045
01:32:55,000 --> 01:33:11,000
Jesus Alou, double, grounded out twice.

1046
01:33:11,000 --> 01:33:16,000
Jesus Alou, one for three, doubled inside the bag against Downing in the first inning.

1047
01:33:16,000 --> 01:33:29,000
He takes low and inside, ball one, one and oh.

1048
01:33:29,000 --> 01:33:31,000
One and oh to Jesus Alou.

1049
01:33:31,000 --> 01:33:36,000
Moeller ready to go to a stretch, but time had been called by first base umpire Landis

1050
01:33:36,000 --> 01:33:42,000
at the request of base runner Watson who wanted to check with Hub Kettle.

1051
01:33:42,000 --> 01:33:47,000
The Astros with Alou especially might play hit and run even though they're leading eight to nothing.

1052
01:33:47,000 --> 01:33:52,000
It's all part of it. They've already tried to squeeze in a run when they were leading six to nothing.

1053
01:33:52,000 --> 01:33:55,000
They're now out in front eight oh.

1054
01:33:55,000 --> 01:34:05,000
Here's the one oh pitch to Alou. He takes a good breaking ball for a strike and the count one and one.

1055
01:34:05,000 --> 01:34:16,000
One and one to count to Jesus Alou.

1056
01:34:16,000 --> 01:34:24,000
Moeller ready, another look at Watson. The pitch to Alou is low, ball two, two and one.

1057
01:34:24,000 --> 01:34:29,000
The Astros scored four in the first inning to chase Al Downing.

1058
01:34:29,000 --> 01:34:33,000
Then two in the fourth and two in the fifth.

1059
01:34:33,000 --> 01:34:41,000
Clay Kirby has just struck out Alan Gallagher to start off the eighth inning as Alou fouls it away two and two.

1060
01:34:41,000 --> 01:34:45,000
Boy how really marvelous a performance Kirby is putting in tonight.

1061
01:34:45,000 --> 01:34:49,000
When he struck out Gallagher that is the eighth strikeout for him.

1062
01:34:49,000 --> 01:34:58,000
The young right-hander who pitched so long, so hard and so well Friday night.

1063
01:34:58,000 --> 01:35:03,000
So it's one one and Chris Spire is the batter with one out in the eighth inning.

1064
01:35:03,000 --> 01:35:09,000
Now the two two pitch to Alou on the hands it's sharply under Alan's glove and through in the left field.

1065
01:35:09,000 --> 01:35:16,000
And not stopping at second is Watson, a big turn at first by Alou and he dives back to the bag.

1066
01:35:16,000 --> 01:35:20,000
13 base hits for the Astros. They are just eating up the Dodgers tonight.

1067
01:35:20,000 --> 01:35:32,000
And the batter is Dennis Menke.

1068
01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:37,000
Eight runs, 13 hits for Houston. No runs, three hits for the Dodgers.

1069
01:35:37,000 --> 01:35:43,000
The batter is Dennis Menke. He's walked twice and singled.

1070
01:35:43,000 --> 01:35:47,000
So this game is over just about for sure unless the Dodgers really pull a miracle.

1071
01:35:47,000 --> 01:35:50,000
But boy the one in San Diego is really alive.

1072
01:35:50,000 --> 01:36:05,000
One one in the eighth inning. The pitch is low ball one, one and all.

1073
01:36:05,000 --> 01:36:18,000
And with two down Jerry Thompson. We'll leave it at that. Jerry is stuck out in his only at bat.

1074
01:36:18,000 --> 01:36:37,000
We come back and there's one pitching in Friday night. He's thrown a lot of pitches tonight.

1075
01:36:37,000 --> 01:36:43,000
No runs, no left, no left. We go to the bottom of the eighth.

1076
01:36:43,000 --> 01:36:49,000
And that's what happens.

1077
01:36:49,000 --> 01:36:55,000
Baltimore took a pair from Boston 10-2 and 5-4.

1078
01:36:55,000 --> 01:37:08,000
Mueller sat at the bell, looks back at second base at Alou and delivers to Howard a strike. Going on.

1079
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:13,000
Boy Bob Watson, the local boy having a big night, he has scored three times.

1080
01:37:13,000 --> 01:37:19,000
He has driven in three and he has three hits and four at bats.

1081
01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:22,000
So Watson has really been leading the parade.

1082
01:37:22,000 --> 01:37:35,000
Now the strike one pitch to Larry Howard. Mueller delivers, breaking ball over, strike two. 0-2.

1083
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:38,000
Nine nothing Astros here in the sixth inning.

1084
01:37:38,000 --> 01:37:48,000
They're going to the bottom of the eighth in San Diego all tied up one and one.

1085
01:37:48,000 --> 01:38:09,000
Clark Bantler, Houston leads nine to nothing over the Dodgers with the sixth inning still going on.

1086
01:38:09,000 --> 01:38:19,000
One-one.

1087
01:38:19,000 --> 01:38:43,000
If the drive, Clark B. By the moderate tonight, it's been to the final day with the Dodgers building the sand for God. Now it is, then it's third base.

1088
01:38:43,000 --> 01:38:49,000
And they're very dominant.

1089
01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:55,000
And the blow off of all big jobs today is not going to fall apart.

1090
01:38:55,000 --> 01:39:00,000
He has given us a line drive just for him.

1091
01:39:00,000 --> 01:39:02,000
That mark was big dog.

1092
01:39:02,000 --> 01:39:05,000
But now he walks like any other guy in the world.

1093
01:39:05,000 --> 01:39:21,000
He's a leader to play on the end of the world.

1094
01:39:21,000 --> 01:39:23,000
He released on cover.

1095
01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:26,000
Will the action again, Mcmahon and Hamilton get up for the drive?

1096
01:39:26,000 --> 01:39:35,000
He wants it to go over.

1097
01:39:35,000 --> 01:40:02,000
And one of the.

1098
01:40:02,000 --> 01:40:13,860
The six yard mark for tonight 4 3 StatesWAN

1099
01:40:21,000 --> 01:40:30,160
turned, Doug, one of.

1100
01:40:30,160 --> 01:40:37,160
like this. High for a ball. Water on and deep. Fires a one back out to Johnson and yelled

1101
01:40:37,160 --> 01:40:45,160
at him about getting that pitch up. That was a swatting. One out, Major Zemdue. There is

1102
01:40:45,160 --> 01:40:50,160
one one-fifth. Drive to right center, KFC. May's racing over there is there. Makes the

1103
01:40:50,160 --> 01:41:01,160
gap. Round hits that one hard in the right center. He's the captain. He's all gaffed

1104
01:41:01,160 --> 01:41:18,160
into a line-up. Double. He's having a good little play. New down. That makes it empty.

1105
01:41:18,160 --> 01:41:36,160
That's one out of them. There is Micks. Micks went by gaffed into the play. Olicutus is

1106
01:41:36,160 --> 01:42:04,160
out of three. Here is San Diego. That's one out. That's one out. That's one out. That's

1107
01:42:04,160 --> 01:42:28,160
one out. That's one out, right side. That's one out, left side. That's one out. That's

1108
01:42:28,160 --> 01:42:29,760
Did he climb up that one there?

1109
01:42:29,760 --> 01:42:30,260
No.

1110
01:42:30,260 --> 01:42:31,060
Two and one.

1111
01:42:31,060 --> 01:42:34,260
Breaking Vance and Johnson held out.

1112
01:42:34,260 --> 01:42:35,260
Johnson.

1113
01:42:35,260 --> 01:42:35,760
Oh, man.

1114
01:42:35,760 --> 01:42:39,260
Had a sparkling career before coming to the ground.

1115
01:42:39,260 --> 01:42:42,760
With four and four with Philadelphia and the 68.

1116
01:42:42,760 --> 01:42:45,760
Thanks and 13 with them.

1117
01:42:45,760 --> 01:42:47,260
Vance and Powell.

1118
01:42:47,260 --> 01:42:49,760
Two and 10.

1119
01:42:49,760 --> 01:42:52,760
He's five and four last year.

1120
01:42:52,760 --> 01:42:57,760
Johnson's that strong with one out on the bottom on six.

1121
01:42:57,760 --> 01:43:00,760
Doing just half a gap.

1122
01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:03,760
Doing full push there.

1123
01:43:03,760 --> 01:43:04,760
Hocking up.

1124
01:43:04,760 --> 01:43:05,760
No, he followed it.

1125
01:43:05,760 --> 01:43:07,760
Mousetrap.

1126
01:43:07,760 --> 01:43:10,760
And his favorite one.

1127
01:43:10,760 --> 01:43:11,760
Johnson.

1128
01:43:11,760 --> 01:43:13,760
During the round of breaking, he got hard.

1129
01:43:13,760 --> 01:43:14,760
Harder.

1130
01:43:14,760 --> 01:43:17,760
And there's Johnson with two.

1131
01:43:17,760 --> 01:43:20,760
Two down.

1132
01:43:20,760 --> 01:43:22,760
Johnson's dead.

1133
01:43:22,760 --> 01:43:23,760
Two down.

1134
01:43:23,760 --> 01:43:24,760
Two on.

1135
01:43:24,760 --> 01:43:25,760
Get away.

1136
01:43:25,760 --> 01:43:28,760
Hamilton and McMain.

1137
01:43:28,760 --> 01:43:30,760
Two out on the bottom of the eighth.

1138
01:43:30,760 --> 01:43:32,760
Four sides of one and one.

1139
01:43:32,760 --> 01:43:34,760
Vance and Moulin.

1140
01:43:34,760 --> 01:43:36,760
A little bit of a top of the order.

1141
01:43:36,760 --> 01:43:38,760
Two first.

1142
01:43:38,760 --> 01:43:41,760
Hocking up.

1143
01:43:41,760 --> 01:43:42,760
No runs.

1144
01:43:42,760 --> 01:43:43,760
No hits.

1145
01:43:43,760 --> 01:43:44,760
No L.A.s.

1146
01:43:44,760 --> 01:43:45,760
No one left on.

1147
01:43:45,760 --> 01:43:47,760
We have gone eight full lengths.

1148
01:43:47,760 --> 01:43:50,760
Four and five and one and one.

1149
01:43:54,760 --> 01:44:04,760
In another nationally game, Chicago and Montreal in Chicago leading that game by the score of five to four after eight and seven.

1150
01:44:04,760 --> 01:44:06,760
I'm not sure how the final score is in on that game though.

1151
01:44:06,760 --> 01:44:08,760
It should be, but we haven't checked.

1152
01:44:08,760 --> 01:44:09,760
It will take a while for you to play this.

1153
01:44:09,760 --> 01:44:11,760
Oh, William for two minutes in that game.

1154
01:44:11,760 --> 01:44:14,760
For Chicago it's 27 and 28 to three.

1155
01:44:14,760 --> 01:44:20,760
For Washington, it's a Chicago, Vance, Lassie, and Giro for Montreal.

1156
01:44:20,760 --> 01:44:23,760
The American League, Minnesota, B.C., went nothing.

1157
01:44:23,760 --> 01:44:25,760
It was open eight and to 67.

1158
01:44:25,760 --> 01:44:27,760
It was a little 50-gross up there on the bottom of the ninth.

1159
01:44:27,760 --> 01:44:29,760
It was coming behind the winner.

1160
01:44:29,760 --> 01:44:31,760
In fact, they tore seven of the eights.

1161
01:44:31,760 --> 01:44:34,760
Johnson and McMain had three runs in the seventh.

1162
01:44:34,760 --> 01:44:37,760
Two runs in the eighth and two more than none.

1163
01:44:37,760 --> 01:44:38,760
New York down.

1164
01:44:38,760 --> 01:44:39,760
Washington takes three.

1165
01:44:39,760 --> 01:44:41,760
Saddlemire won at 16.

1166
01:44:41,760 --> 01:44:42,400
The

1167
01:44:42,400 --> 01:44:44,760
Lakers are back to lose for Washington.

1168
01:44:44,760 --> 01:44:46,760
Lakers are season at three in the heavens.

1169
01:44:46,760 --> 01:44:48,760
And Cleveland defeated Detroit by the score of two to one.

1170
01:44:48,760 --> 01:44:49,760
Colbert the winner.

1171
01:44:49,760 --> 01:44:50,760
Lowland's the loser.

1172
01:44:50,760 --> 01:44:52,760
Lowland's the finish at 25.

1173
01:44:52,760 --> 01:44:54,760
That's right.

1174
01:44:54,760 --> 01:45:00,760
Against Dwight Curtis, the top of a giant order.

1175
01:45:00,760 --> 01:45:02,760
And here's the news for you.

1176
01:45:02,760 --> 01:45:07,760
In the last moment, Gaylord Terry starts to warm up.

1177
01:45:07,760 --> 01:45:11,760
Gaylord who went nine and in glass back, starting the top lead with

1178
01:45:11,760 --> 01:45:15,760
Nooran Robbins, leading him seven to one on seven-head.

1179
01:45:15,760 --> 01:45:19,760
And Terry is in the bullpen now, starting to loosen up.

1180
01:45:19,760 --> 01:45:25,760
If he could get ready tonight, he'd get one man in this ballgame.

1181
01:45:25,760 --> 01:45:29,760
It's going to take Terry quite a while to warm up.

1182
01:45:29,760 --> 01:45:31,760
I would imagine he is down there now.

1183
01:45:31,760 --> 01:45:37,760
And he's got a lot of time.

1184
01:45:37,760 --> 01:45:41,760
Terry delivers to the left hand, downing Henderson.

1185
01:45:41,760 --> 01:45:43,760
He'll drag about half a century.

1186
01:45:43,760 --> 01:45:45,760
Almost looped it over his hands.

1187
01:45:45,760 --> 01:45:46,760
Terry has it down.

1188
01:45:46,760 --> 01:45:49,760
Henderson's like a hundred way off.

1189
01:45:49,760 --> 01:45:51,760
But it's locked it up to the putt now.

1190
01:45:51,760 --> 01:45:54,760
That's out number one and he don't want it.

1191
01:45:54,760 --> 01:45:57,760
Henderson's trying to drag about zero.

1192
01:45:57,760 --> 01:46:01,760
And he's bouncing it.

1193
01:46:01,760 --> 01:46:03,760
He might have bumped it over to his head.

1194
01:46:03,760 --> 01:46:05,760
The pitcher is back to get back to things.

1195
01:46:05,760 --> 01:46:06,760
He's got one down.

1196
01:46:06,760 --> 01:46:08,760
He don't want to sacrifice.

1197
01:46:08,760 --> 01:46:15,760
He doesn't want to sacrifice.

1198
01:46:15,760 --> 01:46:16,760
He don't want to.

1199
01:46:16,760 --> 01:46:18,760
He has a little bit of a chance.

1200
01:46:18,760 --> 01:46:23,760
He's going to be on a close call.

1201
01:46:23,760 --> 01:46:27,760
He's going to come up to Houston, ladies and gentlemen.

1202
01:46:27,760 --> 01:46:32,760
It's his own play.

1203
01:46:32,760 --> 01:46:34,760
It's the end of six.

1204
01:46:34,760 --> 01:46:36,760
It's the end of seven.

1205
01:46:36,760 --> 01:46:41,760
Houston ladies and gentlemen.

1206
01:46:41,760 --> 01:46:45,760
That's the reaction from the crowd at the time.

1207
01:46:45,760 --> 01:46:46,760
They have to get around.

1208
01:46:46,760 --> 01:46:48,760
They're going to make something out of it.

1209
01:46:48,760 --> 01:46:49,760
How will he see my photos?

1210
01:46:49,760 --> 01:46:51,760
One on one.

1211
01:46:51,760 --> 01:46:53,760
Two strikes.

1212
01:46:53,760 --> 01:46:54,760
What is that?

1213
01:46:54,760 --> 01:46:57,760
That was one out.

1214
01:46:57,760 --> 01:46:59,760
He's got seven in his hands.

1215
01:46:59,760 --> 01:47:03,760
That's a million in his hands.

1216
01:47:03,760 --> 01:47:05,760
That was one out tonight.

1217
01:47:05,760 --> 01:47:07,760
They're going to make this one go up.

1218
01:47:07,760 --> 01:47:09,760
That's one to one.

1219
01:47:09,760 --> 01:47:11,760
That's right in his hands.

1220
01:47:11,760 --> 01:47:13,760
One one, that's two point eight.

1221
01:47:13,760 --> 01:47:14,760
One on a miss.

1222
01:47:14,760 --> 01:47:20,760
That's one to one.

1223
01:47:20,760 --> 01:47:22,760
Two strikes now.

1224
01:47:22,760 --> 01:47:26,760
That's just that back drop with two strikes on twenty-two.

1225
01:47:26,760 --> 01:47:28,760
Well, he may as well have made it.

1226
01:47:28,760 --> 01:47:30,760
He may as well have struck out of the bubble.

1227
01:47:30,760 --> 01:47:33,760
He popped up and he struck out again.

1228
01:47:33,760 --> 01:47:34,760
There he is.

1229
01:47:34,760 --> 01:47:35,760
One two-pitch to two.

1230
01:47:35,760 --> 01:47:37,760
Top foul out of Boyle and he saves it.

1231
01:47:37,760 --> 01:47:42,760
That's two.

1232
01:47:42,760 --> 01:47:43,760
No more.

1233
01:47:43,760 --> 01:47:54,760
That's a one-off.

1234
01:47:54,760 --> 01:47:59,760
Seventeen.

1235
01:47:59,760 --> 01:48:01,760
That's one two-pitch to forty.

1236
01:48:01,760 --> 01:48:02,760
Drowed into the right side.

1237
01:48:02,760 --> 01:48:08,760
Waiting for it to the first base and over and beat twenty-two to the back.

1238
01:48:08,760 --> 01:48:13,760
That's the time of the night.

1239
01:48:13,760 --> 01:48:14,760
The Giants lead it up to twenty-nine.

1240
01:48:14,760 --> 01:48:15,760
Twenty-four.

1241
01:48:15,760 --> 01:48:23,760
That's like a place to be doubled in the third and popped up.

1242
01:48:23,760 --> 01:48:29,760
The question now is will the fans of the Senators enjoy it at the top of the ninth inning?

1243
01:48:29,760 --> 01:48:34,760
If they do not score here, we'll go to touchdown.

1244
01:48:34,760 --> 01:48:40,760
That's the time for concern.

1245
01:48:40,760 --> 01:48:44,760
Kirby looking at it nice.

1246
01:48:44,760 --> 01:48:46,760
Right-hander to it.

1247
01:48:46,760 --> 01:48:51,760
We're going to miss him, are we?

1248
01:48:51,760 --> 01:48:56,760
The young right-hander who's just clearly at the beginning of his career and a veteran

1249
01:48:56,760 --> 01:48:58,760
center fielder who's nearing the end of his.

1250
01:48:58,760 --> 01:49:00,760
Take him to the end of the ninth inning.

1251
01:49:00,760 --> 01:49:04,760
He's going to miss the breaking position of the first brother.

1252
01:49:04,760 --> 01:49:06,760
Johnny Ponder.

1253
01:49:06,760 --> 01:49:11,760
Don't worry, Mays will look for it.

1254
01:49:11,760 --> 01:49:18,760
Well, Mays is going to pop right now.

1255
01:49:18,760 --> 01:49:20,760
I want that.

1256
01:49:20,760 --> 01:49:21,760
Hell, I missed.

1257
01:49:21,760 --> 01:49:23,760
I thought he was trying to win it.

1258
01:49:23,760 --> 01:49:28,760
Mays with a bad shoulder.

1259
01:49:28,760 --> 01:49:32,760
He's not as he's long enough as anyone to relax for them.

1260
01:49:32,760 --> 01:49:35,760
He has his right shoulders and you're the impulse.

1261
01:49:35,760 --> 01:49:37,760
That is not an effect of play.

1262
01:49:37,760 --> 01:49:40,760
He's a lot of strength and layers and he's about to lose even to the base.

1263
01:49:40,760 --> 01:49:43,760
Willie takes five.

1264
01:49:43,760 --> 01:49:47,760
Willie trying his mightiest.

1265
01:49:47,760 --> 01:49:55,760
Willie with everything he's got down to hit one out of it.

1266
01:49:55,760 --> 01:49:57,760
Kirby's one-two-thick.

1267
01:49:57,760 --> 01:50:02,760
Bucky Dobson.

1268
01:50:02,760 --> 01:50:04,760
The young man is waiting for that.

1269
01:50:04,760 --> 01:50:06,760
No run, no hit, no area.

1270
01:50:06,760 --> 01:50:07,760
No one left.

1271
01:50:07,760 --> 01:50:10,760
We've got the bottom of it up.

1272
01:50:10,760 --> 01:50:15,760
And Jerry Scott's going to have to get about to get the job for another shot at it.

1273
01:50:15,760 --> 01:50:18,760
Go on and see him take a half.

1274
01:50:18,760 --> 01:50:22,760
The job's not in the pot right now.

1275
01:50:22,760 --> 01:50:25,760
Well, things continue to turn clear.

1276
01:50:25,760 --> 01:50:35,760
And Diego, further to the north, the Los Angeles Dodgers are having a tough time as Houston is losing that ballgame by the score of 10-0.

1277
01:50:35,760 --> 01:50:42,760
You might be curious to see some of the comments made earlier in this ballgame by Lauren Simmons about the then-Skeleton Dodgers.

1278
01:50:42,760 --> 01:50:45,760
That was KFI in Los Angeles.

1279
01:50:45,760 --> 01:50:47,760
It was 50,000 watts per channel station.

1280
01:50:47,760 --> 01:50:49,760
In fact, it's 101 meters from Mississippi.

1281
01:50:49,760 --> 01:50:52,760
That might not mean too much to most people.

1282
01:50:52,760 --> 01:50:55,760
But what it's having means is the reception is incredible.

1283
01:50:55,760 --> 01:50:58,760
You can hear that all over the western part of the United States.

1284
01:50:58,760 --> 01:51:04,760
And so down in front of me, you'll go about 200 miles or so to the south.

1285
01:51:04,760 --> 01:51:07,760
And you've got the little transistor radio turned into KFI.

1286
01:51:07,760 --> 01:51:09,760
That's where you're going to be on those 25-3.

1287
01:51:09,760 --> 01:51:11,760
And what's going on in Dodgers Stadium.

1288
01:51:11,760 --> 01:51:13,760
They are at their home in San Francisco.

1289
01:51:13,760 --> 01:51:17,760
The San Francisco Giants station is still fixed up pretty well.

1290
01:51:17,760 --> 01:51:19,760
It's about 5,000 watts per channel.

1291
01:51:19,760 --> 01:51:21,760
And then the rest of it can be heard in Los Angeles.

1292
01:51:21,760 --> 01:51:22,760
And that's the one.

1293
01:51:22,760 --> 01:51:26,760
Both networks know what the other team is doing.

1294
01:51:26,760 --> 01:51:28,760
They got to the bottom of the ninth.

1295
01:51:28,760 --> 01:51:33,760
At the end of sixth and a half of Dodgers Stadium, usually the 11th and a half of the game,

1296
01:51:33,760 --> 01:51:36,760
you can almost say that one is pretty much the end of the game.

1297
01:51:36,760 --> 01:51:38,760
But it will not be the time for much of it.

1298
01:51:38,760 --> 01:51:41,760
It will be the time for the good and the bad.

1299
01:51:41,760 --> 01:51:44,760
Dodgers lose this one.

1300
01:51:44,760 --> 01:51:46,760
Giants lose the commander of the ninth.

1301
01:51:46,760 --> 01:51:49,760
Now, Jerry Johnson after hitting the bottom of the ninth.

1302
01:51:49,760 --> 01:51:52,760
The second to lead off with a single flat out of popped up.

1303
01:51:52,760 --> 01:51:54,760
Jerry takes the touchdown.

1304
01:51:54,760 --> 01:51:57,760
He's got almost hit it by one.

1305
01:51:57,760 --> 01:52:00,760
Oh, Terry is throwing now as well.

1306
01:52:00,760 --> 01:52:01,760
Yes, Terry is still throwing.

1307
01:52:01,760 --> 01:52:06,760
He's got him with two hands.

1308
01:52:06,760 --> 01:52:07,760
Terry is not throwing hard.

1309
01:52:07,760 --> 01:52:09,760
He was just trying to get loose.

1310
01:52:09,760 --> 01:52:11,760
Jeff Dadd follows to take the lead.

1311
01:52:11,760 --> 01:52:12,760
One and one.

1312
01:52:12,760 --> 01:52:14,760
Jeff Dadd, Martin, and the servings are in batter.

1313
01:52:14,760 --> 01:52:21,760
Steve Marlins throws the bullpen for the potter.

1314
01:52:21,760 --> 01:52:24,760
He's almost asking too much of the servings to go in there.

1315
01:52:24,760 --> 01:52:28,760
But tonight after 15-15 in the last time, Jeff Dadd with the high drive to left field.

1316
01:52:28,760 --> 01:52:30,760
But anything will have room.

1317
01:52:30,760 --> 01:52:31,760
That one at the warning sign.

1318
01:52:31,760 --> 01:52:33,760
It makes the catch for him.

1319
01:52:33,760 --> 01:52:36,760
And the way to just then, it's this one for your heart.

1320
01:52:36,760 --> 01:52:39,760
And anything scares you now.

1321
01:52:39,760 --> 01:52:40,760
Because it is.

1322
01:52:40,760 --> 01:52:44,760
And it's a touchdown.

1323
01:52:44,760 --> 01:52:45,760
One down.

1324
01:52:45,760 --> 01:52:50,760
Bob Parsons who has driven in the fundraiser.

1325
01:52:50,760 --> 01:52:56,760
And then the founding man, that's the global starter, John Keppler, has lost.

1326
01:52:56,760 --> 01:53:00,760
And his single press partner couldn't handle his line drive.

1327
01:53:00,760 --> 01:53:04,760
And that's Beijing Jerry Tom.

1328
01:53:04,760 --> 01:53:10,760
He's got a point to make this mistake on Sunday.

1329
01:53:10,760 --> 01:53:12,760
I'm going to follow back.

1330
01:53:12,760 --> 01:53:14,760
Strike one.

1331
01:53:14,760 --> 01:53:15,760
You know what I'm saying.

1332
01:53:15,760 --> 01:53:18,760
I'll make you go now too if he doesn't get out.

1333
01:53:18,760 --> 01:53:20,760
We're in the bottom of the ninth inning.

1334
01:53:20,760 --> 01:53:23,760
Tired of one and one.

1335
01:53:23,760 --> 01:53:27,760
That act of the batters in the seventh inning is a fairly 11-0.

1336
01:53:27,760 --> 01:53:29,760
Where he's got some hits to bust.

1337
01:53:29,760 --> 01:53:31,760
He takes them slow.

1338
01:53:31,760 --> 01:53:34,760
That's the money he's in this.

1339
01:53:34,760 --> 01:53:36,760
He's got a point to make.

1340
01:53:36,760 --> 01:53:38,760
He's got a point to make.

1341
01:53:38,760 --> 01:53:42,760
And he's got 11 men on him.

1342
01:53:42,760 --> 01:53:44,760
The Padres just ran an eight.

1343
01:53:44,760 --> 01:53:46,760
And Johnson's room is in there.

1344
01:53:46,760 --> 01:53:50,760
He's got a point to make with a high fastball on a two-two.

1345
01:53:50,760 --> 01:53:53,760
Tom Keppler strikes the bounce of our buzz.

1346
01:53:53,760 --> 01:53:55,760
One down.

1347
01:53:55,760 --> 01:53:57,760
And the base is up.

1348
01:53:57,760 --> 01:53:59,760
Another play there.

1349
01:53:59,760 --> 01:54:03,760
But there, batting the full base line, it's backed up deep.

1350
01:54:03,760 --> 01:54:05,760
Drops and grinds.

1351
01:54:05,760 --> 01:54:07,760
No distance to the bench anyhow.

1352
01:54:07,760 --> 01:54:09,760
That's the bottom of the ninth.

1353
01:54:09,760 --> 01:54:11,760
That one's too big.

1354
01:54:11,760 --> 01:54:14,760
Down the way from deep to two and two.

1355
01:54:14,760 --> 01:54:16,760
Little else and she strikes the bounce.

1356
01:54:16,760 --> 01:54:30,760
Perhaps if they get that far, we'll have McCully, Kingman, and Deane from the tenth.

1357
01:54:30,760 --> 01:54:35,760
Johnson wants to go quite a few too fast.

1358
01:54:35,760 --> 01:54:41,760
Now, passing back to where Bob might be up here getting fastball in the front,

1359
01:54:41,760 --> 01:54:45,760
knowing that Johnson does not want to walk him.

1360
01:54:45,760 --> 01:54:48,760
Very two-two foot fastball hits him right to him.

1361
01:54:48,760 --> 01:54:53,760
Kingman goes back, waiting for this to look to his fair, makes the catch, and two-meter down.

1362
01:54:53,760 --> 01:55:00,760
And I will have to say, even though Dave Kingman is a very poppy and boy's young bulls player,

1363
01:55:00,760 --> 01:55:06,760
and he has to have some thoughts when that fly ball was coming out to him, you just can't be normal.

1364
01:55:06,760 --> 01:55:09,760
And then a ball game that means just one.

1365
01:55:09,760 --> 01:55:13,760
Your life doesn't go a little faster when you have to catch it one at all.

1366
01:55:13,760 --> 01:55:19,760
Turn it up, right there they got the hands of McBride and Mitchy DeMegas.

1367
01:55:19,760 --> 01:55:25,760
This young man is Mitch, another beautiful ball game, and he is making a habit of it.

1368
01:55:25,760 --> 01:55:28,760
And Mitch DeMegas, he's going on a miss right now.

1369
01:55:28,760 --> 01:55:32,760
Quiet out, rounded out in the front.

1370
01:55:32,760 --> 01:55:41,760
Johnson with one out to go to get the bounce.

1371
01:55:41,760 --> 01:55:43,760
Johnson's next pitch.

1372
01:55:43,760 --> 01:55:46,760
Rounded out in the miss, trying to get on anyway he can.

1373
01:55:46,760 --> 01:55:51,760
Frank Jumkin, who's up on the move then, for it.

1374
01:55:51,760 --> 01:55:57,760
There he is, not throwing anymore.

1375
01:55:57,760 --> 01:56:01,760
Maybe he'll find out that it's just a little, or maybe he's ready.

1376
01:56:01,760 --> 01:56:03,760
And yet ready, isn't he?

1377
01:56:03,760 --> 01:56:05,760
Don't you think? One out in the miss.

1378
01:56:05,760 --> 01:56:06,760
Jumkin's down on the plate.

1379
01:56:06,760 --> 01:56:08,760
He'll go to the ten-penny.

1380
01:56:08,760 --> 01:56:11,760
And Jumkin's in the burlong of the 1971 season.

1381
01:56:11,760 --> 01:56:19,760
As we go to the tenth and the score, the Giants 1 and the Padres.

1382
01:56:19,760 --> 01:56:28,760
Michael Cetti in the major league since 1932 is a player our coach will not return as the third-base coach of the Minnesota Twins in 1972.

1383
01:56:28,760 --> 01:56:38,760
The Southern Giants are the twins, they're the clubs, the first place in the United States West, a goal for four out of the five places next season.

1384
01:56:38,760 --> 01:56:41,760
Cetti, according to Memphis, left for home at easy-eye.

1385
01:56:41,760 --> 01:56:44,760
Cetti immediately fell upon your home, could not be reached.

1386
01:56:44,760 --> 01:56:52,760
Cetti being a lot of his same as a player, but also as a third-base coach, Winston and Rockanky.

1387
01:56:52,760 --> 01:57:06,760
On Wednesday's play in the American League, Baltimore leads the short by 11 games, Boston a 7-10 out, New York by 21-1.5, Washington by 37 and Cleveland by 43 games.

1388
01:57:06,760 --> 01:57:11,760
The home team games schedule Thursday, so multiple clubs will be right where they are.

1389
01:57:11,760 --> 01:57:21,760
In the West Oakland is leading Kansas City by 15, Chicago 22-1.5, Minnesota by 25-1.5, California Brown by 26, Milwaukee by 30.

1390
01:57:21,760 --> 01:57:22,760
And a half.

1391
01:57:22,760 --> 01:57:29,760
California is battling Minnesota for fifth place in, actually for fourth place.

1392
01:57:29,760 --> 01:57:36,760
California fifth at the moment, Minnesota fourth by 25.5, and Minnesota by a half a game each.

1393
01:57:36,760 --> 01:57:42,760
Okay, let's get back to the 10-10 now at the end of the game.

1394
01:57:42,760 --> 01:57:53,760
Brown for the rest of it, getting up our shot for the Giants, 4-5 and 6-6 in the order, first place for the Willie McAtee, right fielder Drew Stingley, and Patrick McPhee.

1395
01:57:53,760 --> 01:58:00,760
A Cetti going up for a half and a third, right down the third, then to the Miss Gephin, and then a half and a seventh.

1396
01:58:00,760 --> 01:58:12,760
By the way, for three-and-a-half-piloters on the left side, they've just that, about 25 feet off the line of third and hitting the baseline, guarding against the front.

1397
01:58:12,760 --> 01:58:15,760
Kirby's first pitch for McAtee.

1398
01:58:15,760 --> 01:58:18,760
He's high and deep to center field, but he will make the gap.

1399
01:58:18,760 --> 01:58:25,760
He's back there, he's got nine runs, a full center, McAtee hit it on the nose.

1400
01:58:25,760 --> 01:58:26,100
Dave Kingman, and into the ball again, went fast out the lane with a long side

1401
01:58:30,140 --> 01:58:38,140
ground with a left-strike shot.

1402
01:58:31,760 --> 01:58:34,760
and a seventh with two outs from Stingley and the Giants runner.

1403
01:58:34,760 --> 01:58:37,760
Tie it up, the Giants runner, Kingman and the right-hander again.

1404
01:58:38,140 --> 01:58:45,140
The government doesn't have to win that hard, you know, all around, but over-swinging the next pitch without a count.

1405
01:58:45,140 --> 01:58:49,140
He's got a hit one too hard of San Diego State.

1406
01:58:49,140 --> 01:59:01,140
370 feet and 18 feet, I'll be quiet, Dave.

1407
01:59:01,140 --> 01:59:08,140
High inside it, through the one-one count.

1408
01:59:08,140 --> 01:59:20,140
The one-one must have fallen.

1409
01:59:20,140 --> 01:59:22,140
One-one must have broken.

1410
01:59:22,140 --> 01:59:24,140
A ball and two strikes.

1411
01:59:24,140 --> 01:59:28,140
The Dodgers had 302 outs from the bottom of the seventh.

1412
01:59:28,140 --> 01:59:30,140
That was, that was.

1413
01:59:30,140 --> 01:59:35,140
Houston is funny, level the net back.

1414
01:59:35,140 --> 01:59:41,140
One-two, but high and deep to left field, but not deep enough, I don't think.

1415
01:59:41,140 --> 01:59:48,140
That goes, that goes fast, and he watches, and he makes the catch at the wall.

1416
01:59:48,140 --> 01:59:52,140
That high five off, but high enough.

1417
01:59:52,140 --> 01:59:57,140
Drops down around the rim, and Justin made the count.

1418
01:59:57,140 --> 02:00:10,140
That's a game of chess by just literally inches.

1419
02:00:10,140 --> 02:00:12,140
Those good feet.

1420
02:00:12,140 --> 02:00:27,140
That's a hand-pump by Irving Hanna, Washington 7, second and third, 4-totnol, 4-totnol, 7.

1421
02:00:27,140 --> 02:00:35,140
Making this his world tie line.

1422
02:00:35,140 --> 02:00:42,140
Two outs, bases on the top of the tenth, 9-1 to Padres, one.

1423
02:00:42,140 --> 02:00:45,140
There we hit, high ball field.

1424
02:00:45,140 --> 02:00:50,140
Let me drop behind him, he needs two balls on those strikes.

1425
02:00:50,140 --> 02:00:58,140
Oh, a very one-and-two-one, a 10-and-one.

1426
02:00:58,140 --> 02:01:06,140
Three-and-out, breaking the hot-side ball three.

1427
02:01:06,140 --> 02:01:13,140
Dodgers at the bases loaded from the seventh on three-in, the Muckner line at the other side.

1428
02:01:13,140 --> 02:01:32,140
11-11, Houston, three-offence to base, all strikes, a three-and-out-fist, Irving with the broken ball.

1429
02:01:32,140 --> 02:01:36,140
Three-and-one count on good feet, every other play.

1430
02:01:36,140 --> 02:01:52,140
And a miss strike to each case in a high-breaking pitch, not getting it, a full-cash, three-ball two-toss.

1431
02:01:52,140 --> 02:01:59,140
Irving's back to the plate, three-two, all strike four, a 10-and-3-totnol.

1432
02:01:59,140 --> 02:02:06,140
The game is at number 11, the Giants and the Caps go around and go hit, and the Tigers are in the middle of the club.

1433
02:02:06,140 --> 02:02:10,140
They go to the bottom of the tenth, the Giants win it, the Panthers win it.

1434
02:02:10,140 --> 02:02:14,140
Hemmingson's been kind of tough this year for the last three innings, and now he's tired.

1435
02:02:14,140 --> 02:02:20,140
Ten Giants in a row, the last man in human base, Dave King, in the seventh inning, and it was King and St. Russell,

1436
02:02:20,140 --> 02:02:27,140
and it goes in, Henderson, on second base, who's going to be coming in, and that's why we're next to any.

1437
02:02:27,140 --> 02:02:31,140
And they go forward, it's on his side in the seventh inning.

1438
02:02:31,140 --> 02:02:36,140
That's France Gas, the leadoff of the single defender field, and then moves to third base,

1439
02:02:36,140 --> 02:02:42,140
and a run and hit single by Kershwack, and he's two of the infields, three of them, that's Gas and Brown,

1440
02:02:42,140 --> 02:02:48,140
Olly Brown, excuse me, scoring, Johnson is the left fielder, and Meech is the second.

1441
02:02:48,140 --> 02:02:54,140
So they run and hit single by France Gas, and then four, on an infield out by Boston, the catcher.

1442
02:02:54,140 --> 02:02:57,140
And that's the end of the scoring that's going in this ballgame.

1443
02:02:57,140 --> 02:03:01,140
Meanwhile, the up and left fielder, this team that's in San Diego and Los Angeles,

1444
02:03:01,140 --> 02:03:05,140
they're raffling away a night when they hit 11-0 in favor of Houston,

1445
02:03:05,140 --> 02:03:11,140
and they're dodging King-Carrolls as long as San Francisco loses this ballgame.

1446
02:03:11,140 --> 02:03:16,140
If they hit one time right down, they'll send you to the back of the bottom of the half.

1447
02:03:16,140 --> 02:03:23,140
Jerry Johnson comes off the pitch at the bottom of the tenth, against the top of the tenth in that order.

1448
02:03:23,140 --> 02:03:35,140
George Stoptowels will run second base from Don Mesa and send us through this land here.

1449
02:03:35,140 --> 02:03:42,140
The Giants are long past the chances early.

1450
02:03:42,140 --> 02:03:46,140
That two men out in the first inning was two outs, double scores.

1451
02:03:46,140 --> 02:03:53,140
They're having a matter of second with run outs.

1452
02:03:53,140 --> 02:03:55,140
The runners in first and third with run out in the second didn't score.

1453
02:03:55,140 --> 02:03:58,140
The runners in second and third with nobody out.

1454
02:03:58,140 --> 02:04:02,140
The bases had a one out in the third and did not score.

1455
02:04:02,140 --> 02:04:06,140
Finally got a run in in seventh, and a single by Hunter's, and a sacrifice.

1456
02:04:06,140 --> 02:04:09,140
Dave Kingman, see how it's going over.

1457
02:04:09,140 --> 02:04:16,140
The second inning, single by Brown, and was one out, Parsons didn't feel out getting a run in.

1458
02:04:16,140 --> 02:04:20,140
A man inside the third on the hit, and a run single by Gestach.

1459
02:04:20,140 --> 02:04:24,140
There's Donny Gray and George Stoptowels, Oaks are killing them quick.

1460
02:04:24,140 --> 02:04:25,140
Right hander battered.

1461
02:04:25,140 --> 02:04:27,140
Jerry Johnson in the play.

1462
02:04:27,140 --> 02:04:32,140
Last ball, five-one-one.

1463
02:04:32,140 --> 02:04:36,140
Johnson came on with two outs in the fifth.

1464
02:04:36,140 --> 02:04:40,140
This is four on one third innings, wild pitch.

1465
02:04:40,140 --> 02:04:43,140
Fastball low ball two.

1466
02:04:43,140 --> 02:04:57,140
Fuller and Jerry throwing a dad bullpen again.

1467
02:04:57,140 --> 02:05:02,140
Johnson gets the go through.

1468
02:05:02,140 --> 02:05:06,140
Half-ball strike.

1469
02:05:06,140 --> 02:05:09,140
Johnson in on the count with Deamis doing one.

1470
02:05:09,140 --> 02:05:11,140
Don Mason on deck.

1471
02:05:11,140 --> 02:05:14,140
George is with Donny to read it to follow.

1472
02:05:14,140 --> 02:05:16,140
Two-one-six on the way.

1473
02:05:16,140 --> 02:05:21,140
Now ball, they get to right field.

1474
02:05:21,140 --> 02:05:25,140
And a by-draw is in business in the monitor test.

1475
02:05:25,140 --> 02:05:32,140
Donny Deam, plays as a second on the right field, a sharp ground ball from the horrible first and seventh.

1476
02:05:32,140 --> 02:05:50,140
Don Mason will be up in a sacrificial situation.

1477
02:05:50,140 --> 02:05:55,140
Donny here moves in at four.

1478
02:05:55,140 --> 02:05:57,140
Johnson is a second to go.

1479
02:05:57,140 --> 02:05:59,140
Mason running around the bite.

1480
02:05:59,140 --> 02:06:22,140
Johnson to the right, first one.

1481
02:06:22,140 --> 02:06:30,140
The ball goes to the left throw, I'm going back in.

1482
02:06:30,140 --> 02:06:33,140
No one can place it in the first base.

1483
02:06:33,140 --> 02:06:35,140
Rene will get a second and he got it.

1484
02:06:35,140 --> 02:06:37,140
Go to first, not in third.

1485
02:06:37,140 --> 02:06:39,140
Great play by Lanier.

1486
02:06:39,140 --> 02:06:41,140
Mason running the ball at third base.

1487
02:06:41,140 --> 02:06:42,140
Now well and one.

1488
02:06:42,140 --> 02:06:47,140
Wilson grabbing ground and is tied for the first.

1489
02:06:47,140 --> 02:06:52,140
Well and one, Rene to fire, foul, disc, Mason takes over at first.

1490
02:06:52,140 --> 02:06:55,140
The bottom will be presented to the God of Heaters.

1491
02:06:55,140 --> 02:07:11,140
They put an error, single, double, nine, 11.

1492
02:07:11,140 --> 02:07:26,140
Mason leaves them first.

1493
02:07:26,140 --> 02:07:50,140
The ball goes to the left, the left is fired, goes to Pawella, he drops the ball at second base.

1494
02:07:50,140 --> 02:08:12,140
The ball goes to the left, the left is fired, he fielded it to the bloody side to catch his bare hand and it dropped it.

1495
02:08:12,140 --> 02:08:17,140
Now the time is really expensive, they have a big guy up there, Holt Colby.

1496
02:08:17,140 --> 02:08:22,140
They're going for four.

1497
02:08:22,140 --> 02:08:25,140
Mason at second, Giddyup first, one out.

1498
02:08:25,140 --> 02:08:27,140
Down to the point.

1499
02:08:27,140 --> 02:08:43,140
Raging hit, blow outside, ball one.

1500
02:08:43,140 --> 02:08:47,140
One second, the runner is laid from first and second.

1501
02:08:47,140 --> 02:08:52,140
Giddyup set, now it's foul, pass third.

1502
02:08:52,140 --> 02:09:09,140
One-one, Giddyup on Colby.

1503
02:09:09,140 --> 02:09:14,140
The ball is handed by the outfield, Jepha gets over.

1504
02:09:14,140 --> 02:09:16,140
One-one, Jepha by Johnson.

1505
02:09:16,140 --> 02:09:19,140
In the dirt, bounce away from Jepha, but the runners cannot move up.

1506
02:09:19,140 --> 02:09:23,140
Jepha quickly reprees, the ball is right behind him.

1507
02:09:23,140 --> 02:09:39,140
Johnson drops behind on Colby, two balls and one strike.

1508
02:09:39,140 --> 02:09:43,140
Jepha runs out on Colby, Mason at second, Giddyup at first, one out.

1509
02:09:43,140 --> 02:09:53,140
Johnson, looking back a second, if it's a turnover, it's one on a missed strike too.

1510
02:09:53,140 --> 02:09:57,140
He's got the ball, but it's basically his take.

1511
02:09:57,140 --> 02:10:06,140
He's the one that's about to change Colby to put on fire.

1512
02:10:06,140 --> 02:10:15,140
It's a perfect hand, a count of two and two.

1513
02:10:15,140 --> 02:10:28,140
Johnson's hit, foul at the plate.

1514
02:10:28,140 --> 02:10:43,140
Johnson, it's a double play on here, but when he drops the ball, it's up and base.

1515
02:10:43,140 --> 02:10:46,140
Johnson ready to keep you a bit beneath Colby.

1516
02:10:46,140 --> 02:11:04,140
It's deep to left field, that's a home run, it's no game over.

1517
02:11:04,140 --> 02:11:08,140
The guy has dropped early and is definitely off to field.

1518
02:11:08,140 --> 02:11:12,140
The father has went up four to one.

1519
02:11:12,140 --> 02:11:16,140
What happens to Los Angeles, it goes down to the final night.

1520
02:11:16,140 --> 02:11:20,140
The guy has missed the double play.

1521
02:11:20,140 --> 02:11:23,140
They've got it, the play right here is deep into the half field.

1522
02:11:23,140 --> 02:11:33,140
There was no doubt about it, it was gone the minute it left the bat.

1523
02:11:33,140 --> 02:11:43,140
The final total, in the first inning, three runs for the Padres, two hits, one strike,

1524
02:11:43,140 --> 02:11:49,140
no runners left.

1525
02:11:49,140 --> 02:11:54,140
Final score, San Diego's four runs, nine runs, no error.

1526
02:11:54,140 --> 02:12:02,140
The one that has got our score, winning pitcher is Craig Hogan, and losing pitcher is Jerry Johnson.

1527
02:12:02,140 --> 02:12:06,140
This is still time for the last minute, but I predict it will get smaller.

1528
02:12:06,140 --> 02:12:10,140
You might need to stay tuned.

1529
02:12:10,140 --> 02:12:15,140
Okay, that's it from San Francisco and San Diego, it's a five minute game.

1530
02:12:15,140 --> 02:12:20,140
In the ninth inning, time to draw dreamer one more and after a nine-on-eight play,

1531
02:12:20,140 --> 02:12:26,140
but in the tenth inning, made Colbert on a three-run home run, and that is it.

1532
02:12:26,140 --> 02:12:32,140
And still time for the quarter-finals, regardless of what happens in Los Angeles,

1533
02:12:32,140 --> 02:12:38,140
the Penegra East and the National League West will go to the final day of the season.

1534
02:12:38,140 --> 02:12:44,140
Now, you might think, well, what's the sense of pushing the Los Angeles with their Dodgers turning at 11 to nuffol?

1535
02:12:44,140 --> 02:12:48,140
Well, for your information, my thoughts are just about the same.

1536
02:12:48,140 --> 02:12:53,140
However, I wouldn't even have to come to work tomorrow if the Dodgers happen at 411 runs or so,

1537
02:12:53,140 --> 02:12:55,140
and try that ballgame up.

1538
02:12:55,140 --> 02:12:59,140
I really can't do the very same, but in just a few moments, we'll be switching the Dodgers team

1539
02:12:59,140 --> 02:13:04,140
to Mark D'Agato, our final commentary Dodger, for the description of the remainder.

1540
02:13:04,140 --> 02:13:11,140
The third team is in the eighth inning now, the Dodgers and the Houston Astros.

1541
02:13:11,140 --> 02:13:15,140
Well, the Houston scored four times in the first inning, twice in the fourth, twice in the fifth,

1542
02:13:15,140 --> 02:13:20,140
twice in the sixth, and once in the seventh, and ended by the score of 11 to nothing,

1543
02:13:20,140 --> 02:13:26,140
a system of batting in the top half of the eighth inning, twice, at the Dodgers stadium in Los Angeles.

1544
02:13:26,140 --> 02:13:30,140
So, as I said, in just a few moments, we'll be switching to Los Angeles.

1545
02:13:30,140 --> 02:13:34,140
In the National League game, Montreal defeated Chicago by the score of 65,

1546
02:13:34,140 --> 02:13:41,140
six runs 12, and two errors in Chicago, five runs 10, and two errors.

1547
02:13:41,140 --> 02:13:50,140
Before switching to Los Angeles, that far is 15 seconds for a coaching identification.

1548
02:13:50,140 --> 02:14:00,140
This is the American Forces radio and television service.

1549
02:14:00,140 --> 02:14:07,140
As far as the body is concerned, it's close up the up and go home, and get out of here early tomorrow.

1550
02:14:07,140 --> 02:14:12,140
And a home here along the line of arms.

1551
02:14:12,140 --> 02:14:15,140
What a finish. What a marvelous finish.

1552
02:14:15,140 --> 02:14:18,140
And we're so happy to finish on such a high note.

1553
02:14:18,140 --> 02:14:21,140
Whereby, we can tell a line of home here.

1554
02:14:21,140 --> 02:14:25,140
There's a basket back to second, left to the margin, can't get it, a day to put thought.

1555
02:14:25,140 --> 02:14:31,140
It doesn't mean anything, but this time, we're so delighted that the Dodgers have some shade.

1556
02:14:31,140 --> 02:14:37,140
And one more day, if anything happens here, we'll get a war.

1557
02:14:37,140 --> 02:14:41,140
And I'll tell you something, there's a fellow named Clay Kirby down there in San Diego

1558
02:14:41,140 --> 02:14:46,140
who did something that most professional men felt would be impossible.

1559
02:14:46,140 --> 02:14:54,140
Friday night, he said, 15 and 8, he made, as I understand it, 234 points on Friday night.

1560
02:14:54,140 --> 02:14:59,140
The pitch to Manimoda fouled away.

1561
02:14:59,140 --> 02:15:04,140
And at Phillips, an ex-Dodger, Jack Billingham, will be pitching for Houston.

1562
02:15:04,140 --> 02:15:11,140
And as an added Phillips, an ex-Dodger, Jack Billingham, will be pitching for Houston.

1563
02:15:11,140 --> 02:15:14,140
Juan Marajal.

1564
02:15:14,140 --> 02:15:21,140
Left-hander Dave Roberts, who the Jellis has had a sore back, will go against Juan Marajal.

1565
02:15:21,140 --> 02:15:26,140
Today, to make sure the batteries on the radio are working, the tubes on the TV stand,

1566
02:15:26,140 --> 02:15:30,140
the batteries on the radio are working, the tubes on the TV set are working,

1567
02:15:30,140 --> 02:15:36,140
and together we'll all find out.

1568
02:15:36,140 --> 02:15:40,140
The Giants lost. The Dodgers are being clobbered.

1569
02:15:40,140 --> 02:15:44,140
The Giants have clinched a mathematical tie.

1570
02:15:44,140 --> 02:15:50,140
Crawford goes as a bouncer, the third backhanded by Martinez, who throws accurately to Menke,

1571
02:15:50,140 --> 02:15:52,140
and the Dodgers are done in the eighth inning.

1572
02:15:52,140 --> 02:15:57,140
They get a hit, but that's all. And at the end of eighth, Astros 11, Dodgers nothing.

1573
02:15:57,140 --> 02:16:03,140
Spirit, the ability to make one more effort, to try a little harder than the other guy.

1574
02:16:03,140 --> 02:16:09,140
Spirit, that's what the folks at Union 76 have, and they put it to work making gasoline.

1575
02:16:09,140 --> 02:16:13,140
Take Super 76, for example, Union's premium blend.

1576
02:16:13,140 --> 02:16:19,140
They've put five different engine cleaners into Super 76 when two or three might have done the job.

1577
02:16:19,140 --> 02:16:25,140
The people at Union 76 don't like to just get by, and that's what the spirit of 76 is all about.

1578
02:16:25,140 --> 02:16:31,140
Those five engine cleaners are there, because Union feels that's what it takes to do an effective job

1579
02:16:31,140 --> 02:16:33,140
of keeping critical engine areas clean.

1580
02:16:33,140 --> 02:16:39,140
Intake valves, exhaust valves, spark plugs, carburetors, anti-pollution valves.

1581
02:16:39,140 --> 02:16:45,140
Keeping an engine clean means it's going to run better, longer, and the cleaner the engine, the less pollution it creates.

1582
02:16:45,140 --> 02:16:50,140
So start doing yourself and your car a favor now. Get the spirit.

1583
02:16:50,140 --> 02:16:54,140
The spirit of 76 lives at Union Oil.

1584
02:16:54,140 --> 02:17:09,140
As we go to the ninth inning, with the Astros leading 11 to nothing,

1585
02:17:09,140 --> 02:17:13,140
and Mike Straula will be pitching to Larry Howard to start it off.

1586
02:17:13,140 --> 02:17:16,140
For the Giants, of course, a bitter defeat.

1587
02:17:16,140 --> 02:17:24,140
1-1, missing a ninth inning home run by Dave Kingman, or that was a tenth inning he missed.

1588
02:17:24,140 --> 02:17:27,140
And then Colbert hitting a three-run home run to beat Jerry Johnson.

1589
02:17:27,140 --> 02:17:29,140
So the Giants lose a bitter game.

1590
02:17:29,140 --> 02:17:34,140
As far as the Dodgers are concerned, they could have stayed home tonight and caught some of the shows.

1591
02:17:34,140 --> 02:17:36,140
They have not been...

1592
02:17:36,140 --> 02:17:40,140
And actually, it comes as a good time for them. Howard takes ball one.

1593
02:17:40,140 --> 02:17:45,140
The Giants, even though they have clinched the tie, have lost a tough one.

1594
02:17:45,140 --> 02:17:50,140
And the Dodgers must feel, psychologically, that, well, they've gotten a bad game out of their system

1595
02:17:50,140 --> 02:17:52,140
and really haven't gotten hurt.

1596
02:17:52,140 --> 02:17:54,140
The pitch foul back 1-1.

1597
02:17:54,140 --> 02:17:57,140
And the Giants are going to be the first to make a comeback.

1598
02:17:57,140 --> 02:17:59,140
They're going to be the first to make a comeback.

1599
02:17:59,140 --> 02:18:01,140
They're going to be the first to make a comeback.

1600
02:18:01,140 --> 02:18:07,140
They've gotten a bad game out of their system and really haven't gotten hurt. The pitch foul back 1-1.

1601
02:18:07,140 --> 02:18:12,140
Well, don't forget, and we might as well follow all of the zany proceedings tonight with this note,

1602
02:18:12,140 --> 02:18:17,140
that tickets are on sale right now over the counter for the National League Championship Series,

1603
02:18:17,140 --> 02:18:20,140
if and when, between the Pirates and the Dodgers.

1604
02:18:20,140 --> 02:18:24,140
It would start Saturday if the Dodgers finish on top in the National League West.

1605
02:18:24,140 --> 02:18:28,140
The games here are both day games, Saturday and Sunday, beginning at one.

1606
02:18:28,140 --> 02:18:32,140
Here's the 1-1 pitch. In Howard, it's a fly ball to right field.

1607
02:18:32,140 --> 02:18:36,140
Crawford hesitates, now comes up forward, and Willie makes the catch.

1608
02:18:36,140 --> 02:18:45,140
The prices for those two games against the Pirates, if they are played, $7 per box, $5 for reserved,

1609
02:18:45,140 --> 02:18:47,140
$3 for Pavilion and Blue level.

1610
02:18:47,140 --> 02:18:50,140
Now, tickets may be purchased for one game or both games.

1611
02:18:50,140 --> 02:18:54,140
And they're on sale right now over the counter at Ticketron offices,

1612
02:18:54,140 --> 02:18:59,140
at Mutual offices, and at the Dodger Ticket office on Stadium Way, open daily at 9.30.

1613
02:18:59,140 --> 02:19:03,140
So, you can get tickets for the playoff, and then tomorrow night,

1614
02:19:03,140 --> 02:19:06,140
you can watch the game and see if you're going to use the tickets.

1615
02:19:06,140 --> 02:19:15,140
Of course, swings and misses. That's right, the Dodgers are going to televised tomorrow night's game on Channel 11.

1616
02:19:15,140 --> 02:19:18,140
Stroller ready in the strike one pitch.

1617
02:19:18,140 --> 02:19:22,140
Half swing foul, queued right over into the dugout, 0-2.

1618
02:19:22,140 --> 02:19:31,140
So, on fan appreciation night, the Dodgers televised a home game to the home folks.

1619
02:19:31,140 --> 02:19:40,140
That'll be Channel 11, KTTV, and of course, KFI and the Dodger radio network, every time, everywhere.

1620
02:19:40,140 --> 02:19:45,140
0-2 to force, good hitting pitcher. He has two hits tonight. He takes five, ball one.

1621
02:19:45,140 --> 02:19:55,140
So, Don Sutton and Jack Billingham and Dave Roberts and Juan Marischal, all four men, will have pressure.

1622
02:19:55,140 --> 02:20:03,140
Oh, there's no real pressure on Billingham and Roberts, except professional pride, knowing that they can change the race.

1623
02:20:03,140 --> 02:20:09,140
The pressure is really on Don Sutton. The one-two pitch is popped in the air in the shallow left.

1624
02:20:09,140 --> 02:20:13,140
Mota is there and waiting and makes the catch.

1625
02:20:13,140 --> 02:20:18,140
You know, if you had to pick one of the four men now, you got Roberts and Billingham, Marischal and Sutton.

1626
02:20:18,140 --> 02:20:24,140
Sutton is the one. He's going to taste it. What he does all day tomorrow, I don't know.

1627
02:20:24,140 --> 02:20:32,140
But Don is going to have to do something until he goes to the mound and starts pitching at 7.45.

1628
02:20:32,140 --> 02:20:39,140
Boy, it's going to be a long day. I'm sure his wife Patty and young son will try and keep him busy.

1629
02:20:39,140 --> 02:20:50,140
But the story of Don Sutton tomorrow, Roger Metzger, struck out, grounded out, hit into a fourth play, grounded out, fly to center.

1630
02:20:50,140 --> 02:20:57,140
He is the only member of the Astros without a hit.

1631
02:20:57,140 --> 02:21:08,140
The pitch is low, ball one.

1632
02:21:08,140 --> 02:21:15,140
The one-oh pitch on the way, line drive to left. That means everybody's in on the act. A base hit for Metzger.

1633
02:21:15,140 --> 02:21:19,140
He was the last Astro to check in.

1634
02:21:19,140 --> 02:21:24,140
So a single against Scrawler. And that'll bring up Joe Morgan.

1635
02:21:24,140 --> 02:21:29,140
Joe Morgan. Second race.

1636
02:21:29,140 --> 02:21:38,140
Don Sutton was born in Alabama, and Don was 26 on the 2nd of April.

1637
02:21:38,140 --> 02:21:45,140
He has had five years of big league experience, and all of that and then some will be on the line tomorrow night.

1638
02:21:45,140 --> 02:21:48,140
Morgan takes low, ball one, one and oh.

1639
02:21:48,140 --> 02:21:56,140
When Sutton pitches, I would guess the Dodger bullpen will be standing room only.

1640
02:21:56,140 --> 02:22:00,140
You could see Al Downing warming up in the Dodger bullpen tomorrow night.

1641
02:22:00,140 --> 02:22:03,140
Because he didn't pitch much tonight.

1642
02:22:03,140 --> 02:22:06,140
Here's the one-oh on the way, swung on and missed one and one.

1643
02:22:06,140 --> 02:22:15,140
Down in San Diego, they tell us that while Jerry Johnson was struggling in relief of John Cumberland, Gaylord Perry was throwing in the pen.

1644
02:22:15,140 --> 02:22:23,140
Tomorrow night for the Dodgers, everything goes. Anything and everything.

1645
02:22:23,140 --> 02:22:34,140
Here's the one-one pitch. Morgan fouls. This is like having to read the last 20 pages of a very bad book, watching this game.

1646
02:22:34,140 --> 02:22:43,140
Eleven to nothing Astros, top of the ninth inning.

1647
02:22:43,140 --> 02:22:48,140
One and two to little Joe.

1648
02:22:48,140 --> 02:22:56,140
Roller, a look at first. Mike delivers and Morgan takes outside. Ball two, two and two.

1649
02:22:56,140 --> 02:23:06,140
Long Jack Billingham, the ex-Dodger, will be on the mound for the Astros, trying to wreck the Dodger plans for 71.

1650
02:23:06,140 --> 02:23:11,140
The Giants figure to have their hands full. If Dave Roberts is healthy, they're going to have some time.

1651
02:23:11,140 --> 02:23:14,140
There's a bounce at a Parker, he'll go to the bag.

1652
02:23:14,140 --> 02:23:19,140
Okay, the top of the ninth is in. At the end of eight and a half, Astros 11 Dodgers nothing.

1653
02:23:19,140 --> 02:23:28,140
Schlitz, Milwaukee in the world.

1654
02:23:28,140 --> 02:23:36,140
Don't go around watching, so you do it with all the gusto you have. Right down to the beer you drink. Less will do.

1655
02:23:36,140 --> 02:24:01,140
Stepping away to throw down to the teams.

1656
02:24:01,140 --> 02:24:23,040
And you're out of slips, you're out of feed.

1657
02:24:23,040 --> 02:24:27,580
Bottom of the ninth inning with the Astros leading the dot, leading is not exactly the

1658
02:24:27,580 --> 02:24:29,360
word.

1659
02:24:29,360 --> 02:24:33,860
They have led them astray, they have led them down the Primrose path.

1660
02:24:33,860 --> 02:24:38,820
The Astros 11 runs, 16 hits and an error, and the Dodgers nothing.

1661
02:24:38,820 --> 02:24:41,300
No runs, 8 hits and an error.

1662
02:24:41,300 --> 02:24:44,540
And we have mercifully reached the bottom of the ninth.

1663
02:24:44,540 --> 02:24:49,820
But it's tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow that is on everybody's mind.

1664
02:24:49,820 --> 02:24:50,820
Not this one.

1665
02:24:50,820 --> 02:24:58,820
Duke Simms, Bobby Valentine and Wes Parker, and bless them, the folks come up with a charge.

1666
02:24:58,820 --> 02:25:09,100
That charge with the Dodgers down 11 to nothing could only be heard in Montreal.

1667
02:25:09,100 --> 02:25:13,620
All right, here's the Duke.

1668
02:25:13,620 --> 02:25:18,140
He is struck out and fouled out and singled one for three.

1669
02:25:18,140 --> 02:25:22,420
Walter Alston has to make up his mind about tomorrow.

1670
02:25:22,420 --> 02:25:24,180
Simms gets a line drive base hit.

1671
02:25:24,180 --> 02:25:29,220
The Dodgers now have 9 hits and nothing to show for it.

1672
02:25:29,220 --> 02:25:30,220
What do you do tomorrow?

1673
02:25:30,220 --> 02:25:33,460
Do you, Walter Alston, do you play Duke Simms who's been hot?

1674
02:25:33,460 --> 02:25:38,980
Do you play Tommy Howler who has more experience?

1675
02:25:38,980 --> 02:25:44,100
And then do you play Manny Moda over Wes Parker?

1676
02:25:44,100 --> 02:25:50,740
And if Moda plays over Parker, you are weaker defensively in the sense that Allen stays

1677
02:25:50,740 --> 02:25:53,180
at third.

1678
02:25:53,180 --> 02:25:57,460
And then you would go on the outfield, hit foul back.

1679
02:25:57,460 --> 02:26:01,900
So the manager will have a short night.

1680
02:26:01,900 --> 02:26:06,300
Tomorrow will come pretty fast for him if he has thinking to do.

1681
02:26:06,300 --> 02:26:10,220
0-1 to count to Valentine.

1682
02:26:10,220 --> 02:26:11,620
Force delivers low 1-1.

1683
02:26:11,620 --> 02:26:16,820
I keep thinking about Maury Will who is telling us the price of a pennant race.

1684
02:26:16,820 --> 02:26:22,300
He's lost 10 pounds, averaging maybe four or five hours sleep these days.

1685
02:26:22,300 --> 02:26:24,220
Less than one full meal a day.

1686
02:26:24,220 --> 02:26:28,260
Pitch to Valentine low, ball two.

1687
02:26:28,260 --> 02:26:33,020
You hear a lot about professionalism, but you scrape away professionalism and underneath

1688
02:26:33,020 --> 02:26:34,020
there's still a human being.

1689
02:26:34,020 --> 02:26:40,780
And these fellows are writhing right now in the last painful moment for the pennant race.

1690
02:26:40,780 --> 02:26:43,540
Five-ball to center by Valentine, caught by Sedeno.

1691
02:26:43,540 --> 02:26:45,540
One away, let's pause the station identification.

1692
02:26:45,540 --> 02:26:48,780
This is the Los Angeles Dodgers radio network.

1693
02:26:48,780 --> 02:26:51,620
Wes Parker will be the batter.

1694
02:26:51,620 --> 02:26:54,500
Finishing up at first base.

1695
02:26:54,500 --> 02:26:55,500
Wes hitting 275.

1696
02:26:55,500 --> 02:27:01,300
He hasn't figured in many Dodger gameplay, but he takes it in the hands, ball one, 1-0.

1697
02:27:01,300 --> 02:27:05,780
After such an incredible year last year, suddenly now in the pressure days, we haven't seen

1698
02:27:05,780 --> 02:27:07,060
Wes except late in the game.

1699
02:27:07,060 --> 02:27:08,820
He hadn't been in a start.

1700
02:27:08,820 --> 02:27:12,260
Manny Mota has changed everything by playing every day.

1701
02:27:12,260 --> 02:27:14,260
Pitch is low, ball two.

1702
02:27:14,260 --> 02:27:15,260
2-0.

1703
02:27:15,260 --> 02:27:20,780
Several folks have called in, and I'm sure the majority understand, but we don't want

1704
02:27:20,780 --> 02:27:21,780
to slide anybody.

1705
02:27:21,780 --> 02:27:25,980
And a couple of folks went into the trouble of calling in, so we'll explain.

1706
02:27:25,980 --> 02:27:32,580
The pitch to Parker is a bouncer wide at first, fielded by Menke, underhands to force in time.

1707
02:27:32,580 --> 02:27:33,580
2-0.

1708
02:27:33,580 --> 02:27:37,740
And the batter will be Maury Wills.

1709
02:27:37,740 --> 02:27:39,740
Maury Wills.

1710
02:27:39,740 --> 02:27:47,980
Folks have called in asking about tomorrow night.

1711
02:27:47,980 --> 02:27:49,320
It is very simple.

1712
02:27:49,320 --> 02:27:52,620
The Dodgers are trailing by one.

1713
02:27:52,620 --> 02:28:00,320
If the Giants lose and the Dodgers lose, the Giants win the pennants.

1714
02:28:00,320 --> 02:28:09,020
If the Dodgers win and the Giants win, the Giants win the pennants.

1715
02:28:09,020 --> 02:28:14,300
Only if the Dodgers win and the Giants lose, then there's a tie.

1716
02:28:14,300 --> 02:28:15,300
There's a bunch.

1717
02:28:15,300 --> 02:28:16,300
Force picks it up.

1718
02:28:16,300 --> 02:28:17,300
Those two first.

1719
02:28:17,300 --> 02:28:18,900
So it's as simple as that.

1720
02:28:18,900 --> 02:28:24,460
Tomorrow night, the Dodgers must win, the Giants must lose, or it's over.

1721
02:28:24,460 --> 02:28:26,060
I've thought about over it.

1722
02:28:26,060 --> 02:28:27,060
This is over.

1723
02:28:27,060 --> 02:28:28,900
It's been over for quite a while.

1724
02:28:28,900 --> 02:28:32,580
The Astros 11 runs, 16 hits, one error.

1725
02:28:32,580 --> 02:28:35,380
The Dodgers no runs, 9 hits, and one error.

1726
02:28:35,380 --> 02:28:40,020
The best thing to be said about this game tonight, the Dodgers will not lose any sleep

1727
02:28:40,020 --> 02:28:45,620
over it, but they'll probably lose sleep over the cloudy future tomorrow evening.

1728
02:28:45,620 --> 02:28:49,700
Once again, final score of the ballgame, the Astros 11 and the Dodgers nothing.