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This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit RetroSeasons

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.com for more sports history. The New York Giants

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faced the Brooklyn Dodgers on Saturday afternoon,

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April 22nd. At Ebbets Field during the first

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week of the 1950 baseball season, the Giants,

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managed by Leo De Rocher in his second full year

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as skipper, after taking over from Mel Ott midway

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through the 1948 season, had been an average

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team. never finishing above fifth place in the

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National League for nearly a decade. The Brooklyn

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Dodgers were also once managed by Leo Durocher

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during the 1940s, but had been led by Bert Schotten

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since 1948. This change in leadership occurred

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after a deal was negotiated between Dodgers owner

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Branch Rickey and New York Giants owner Horace

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Stoneham, allowing Durocher to be released from

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his Brooklyn contract to take over the Giants.

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In this early season game, The Giants sent Jack

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Kramer to the mound to face Dan Bankhead, who

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was notably the first African -American pitcher

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in the major leagues. This audio recording is

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from the Dodgers radio broadcast featuring announcers

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Red Barber and Connie Desmond. Join us now for

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another Brooklyn ball game, brought to you by

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your favorite Post Serials and their terrific

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new teammate, Post Sugarcrisp. Yes sir, Post

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is back to bring you the Dodgers again as they

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take on the New York Giants in the second of

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this three game series here at Ebbets Field,

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Brooklyn, USA. This is the old redhead, Red Barber,

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and Connie Dessin will be along in the middle

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of the ball game and between us, we'll take care

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of the play -by -play assignment. and your seat

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behind home plate today. No matter whereabouts

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in the United States you are, your seat is reserved

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thanks to your loyalty to Post cereals and your

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all -out cheers for sensational new Post sugar

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crisps. So with Post as your host, let's look

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around here in Everett Field and see what's on

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the docks. Public address announcer Tex Rickards

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is busily going down the respective batting orders

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and as you can gather by the cheers, this locale

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being Brooklyn, he's... giving the Brooklyn batters.

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The starting pitchers will be Jack Kramer, the

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veteran right -hander who was sold by the Boston

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Red Sox during the winter to the New York Giants.

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Kramer will be making his debut in the National

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League. Jack Kramer will start for Leo DeRosha's

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Giants. And Dan Bankhead, the first Negro pitcher

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in the history of the major leagues, will get

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his first starting assignment for the Dodgers.

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And Bankhead was up and broke the ice a couple

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of years ago at Brooklyn. He only got in four

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games, and on every occasion was a relief pitcher.

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So this is his major league starting debut, and

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so thus it's a big afternoon for both of these

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right -handers. Kramer, last year with the Red

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Sox, won six and lost eight. He had a big year

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with Joe McCarthy, if you'll recall, in 48 when

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he won 18 and lost five. In 44 with the Browns,

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Kramer won 17 and lost 13. That was the year

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the Browns went for their only pennant. And in

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the World Series against the Cardinals, he had

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a win and was not defeated. Bankhead last year

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was at Brooklyn's Montreal farm and he won 20

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and lost six. Each of these pitches has pitched

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impressively this spring and that explains why

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they are getting the starting assignments. This

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clear sunshiny, although it is a cool Saturday

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afternoon here at Brooklyn. Now for the invading

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Giants and it's always a hot time in Brooklyn

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when the Giants come over. It's always a hot

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time whenever these two clubs tangle anywhere.

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Ed Stanky is leading off for the Giants. Whitey

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Lockman hits number two in left field. Third

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baseman Henry Thompson is batting third for New

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York. Rookie Don Mueller, M -U -E -L -L -E -R,

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is in right field. Center fielder Bobby Thompson.

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There are two Thomsons. Center fielder does not

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spell his name with a P in it. This is T -H -O

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-M -S -O -N. Bobby Thompson in center. Alvin

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Dogg, who came to the Giants along with Stanky

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from the Braves and that big one of the Eel.

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Dogg is at short. Jack Hoshman, the rookie first

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baseman, hits seven. Wes Westrom is catching

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and Kramer is the pitcher. The umpires have just

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come out and there's a conference at home played

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between the three wearers of the Blue Surge suits.

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Groundkeeper Ed Durham. Alvin Dogg bringing up

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the batting card for the Giants and Captain Peewee

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Reese bringing up the batting order for the Dodgers.

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And the Brooklyn batting order that Reese has

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on his card is in this wire. Reese himself leading

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off at short. George Schuba is in left field.

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Jim Russell is in center field. Duke Snider is

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the regular center fielder, but he has a heavy

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cold, which has given him some trouble. He missed

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the exhibition games of last weekend at the stadium

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with the Yankees because of this same malady.

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So Russell is in center. Russell played left

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yesterday. His first game was a Dodger. They

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got him from the Braves during the winter. And

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he had a home run and a triple. Jackie Robinson.

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a defending batting champion in the league's

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most valuable player. Robinson at second is hitting

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fourth for the Dodgers. Then comes Carl Forello

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in right field. Hodges, the first baseman, is

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batting sixth. Rookie Bobby Morgan, who is hitting

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very well, hits safely in all three games. Morgan

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at third. Roy Campanella, who was grand slam

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home run in the third inning, sunk the Giants

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beyond hope yesterday. Campanella catching. And

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Dan Bankhead is the pitcher. The umpires, Douglas...

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Scotty Robb is back at the plate. It's R -O -B

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-B. Al Pollock and Augie Donatelli will be on

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the bassist. And now Miss Gooding will play and

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sing the National Anthem. That's how they feel

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about it here at Evans Field. The Dodgers have

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taken the field. Dan Bankhead, slender, loose

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-jointed right -hander. Roy Campanella, stocky

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catcher, that's the battery. Big Gil Hodges at

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first base. Jackie Robinson at second. Captain

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Peewee Reese at short. And rookie Bob Morgan

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is at third. Billy Cox, who might have started

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at third base, except he hurt his back, rejoined

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the club yesterday and is recovering all right.

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In left field, George Schubert, who's having

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his second real chance with the Dodgers. Schubert

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in left. In center field, Jim Russell, who's

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turned out to be a very valuable player. Came

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to the Dodgers in that Sam Jethro deal with the

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Braves. And in right field, it is Carl Ferrello

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from Reading, Pennsylvania, and they call him

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the Reading Rifle. Now Ed Stanky is first up

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for the Braves. With a crouch, right hand hitter,

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bank hits first pitch. Fast ball high inside

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for ball one. Stanky, this young season. Ball

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of the Giants has three hits out of 12 at bats.

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He's stocky, small, bends at the knees. I feel

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a little twad left. Bankhead pitches low outside

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for ball two. Sankey is one of the best judges

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in all baseball of a pitched ball. He holds a

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National League racket for bases on balls. And

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nobody gave him any deliberate walks because

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he was such an awesome hitter. He just earned

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those walks. Bankhead throws, outside with a

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curve, and he's behind ball three. No balls,

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no strikes. This is a momentous occasion for

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Bankhead. Trying to make the Brooklyn club. It's

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his first start in a major league game. Leo de

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Rocha, the Giants manager, his own third base

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coach, Freddie Fitzsimmons, is coaching it first.

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Now the three -all pitch. Ball for orange, thank

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you, walks, closes that away. And off the first

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deep trot, so Bankhead walks the first many pitches

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too without throwing him a strike. And that's

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a bit of a danger sign. And here's Robinson coming

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in from second base. Campanella goes out to the

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mound. Post Cereals, very happy to be your host.

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B -O -S -T, Post. And the newest of the Post

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Cereals is Sugar Crisp. Grand cereal and a swell

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snack. And it's the hottest thing that's come

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down the road. Look for them in the cellophane

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bag at your friend the grocer's here. And in

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addition to the words, Post and Sugar Crisp.

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You'll notice there are three little honey bears

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right on the front. Bankhead at Montreal last

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year walked about as many fellas as he struck

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out. He walked 170 and he struck out 176. Patti

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Lachman, left hand hitter for the Giants batting

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at 333. Takes a call strike. Bankhead came down

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with a change. He slowed up one and headed over.

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Campanella is most apt to make a pitch to use

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a change of ball when he is getting wild, otherwise

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he makes him stay away from the fast ball. Hodges

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holding first against Stanky, who's not too fast

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a runner. The Brooklyn infield halfway up, ready

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to go either way. On a ground hit ball or a bunt.

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Hatfield toward right, Lachman pulls. Fast curve,

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swing on a fly ball out into center. Right to

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Russell, who comes in, he can't get it. He gets

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away from the ball, suddenly sunk. Stanky goes

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onto second base and holds on. Russell seemed

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to have that ball right there up against his

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belt buckle. He just stood waiting. We said it

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was right after Russell, then suddenly at the

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last moment, he ran in a step and go for the

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ball and had to trap it. The ball must have suddenly

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sunk. The wind is not blowing in. The wind is

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blowing out. So it wasn't a question of the wind

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holding up the ball. It was a question of that

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ball probably sinking. Sometimes those line drives

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do that. So it is to be scored as a base hit.

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So there's a break for New York. Break against

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Bankhead. And let's see now whether the drives

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can export this opening or just what happens.

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Yesterday's ball game, the first meeting of these

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two clubs. They dodged and hammered the Giants

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early and often and beat them 8 to 1. The Giants

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have lost all three of their games this year.

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The Dodgers, after losing their first game with

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Philadelphia, won the next two. So, Giants at

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first and second, and Henry Thompson, the Negro

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third baseman for the Giants, who broke the ice

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for the Polo Grounders. Left -hand hitter is

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up and takes a fast polo inside of Denise. Ball

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one. One ball, no strikes. Down to the Brooklyn

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bullpen, a fellow who wears number 15 by deliberate

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design. Ralph Branca is warming up. Big towering

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right -hander warming up with Sam Maron. The

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Dodgers bullpen catcher. Caponello goes out to

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the mound again to talk to Bankhead. Dom's in

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trouble. He put himself in trouble by walking

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Stanky without throwing a strike and then something

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happened to that line drive and Russell, who

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is a sure judge of a ball, didn't come up with

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it. He's standing there waiting, competently.

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1 -0 pitch. Quick curve in there for a tall strike.

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One ball, one strike. The Dodger infield has

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to be ready for the bunt if that's the way Leo

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wants to play it. That of Thompson. This is T

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-H -O -M -P -S -O -N, Henry Thompson, left hand

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hitting third baseman. Getting a 375, three for

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eight this year. In a crouch. The pitch. He takes

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a curve. High inside for ball two. Two balls,

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one strike. Bankhead. Born in Empire, Alabama.

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Makes his home nine Memphis, Tennessee. 6 '1",

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185 pounds. And probably the loosest looking

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fellow on the mound you ever saw. In position.

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Pitches. Fastball swung on and fouled back. So

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the Giants have refused to go for the buck. And

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the count is now two and two. Two balls, two

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strikes. DeRosha coaching a third holler. All

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right, Henry. So we have action at Ebbets Field,

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Brooklyn. And there's always action here. Broadcasters

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toward right. Groundkeeper Ed Durham. Under the

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supervision of business manager Jack Collins,

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got this ball parked manicured to where it looks

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like you could eat off of it any place you wanted

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to. Henry Thompson steps out to get Tyler Wade.

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Two balls, two strikes, no score. The Giants

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threatening here in the top of the first inning

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at Ebbets Hill. Bankhead in position, Henry Thompson

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crouches, severe crouch, left -hand hitter. Right

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-hander, deals, curve, tip, and foul. And it's

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good deal still. Campanella was fighting it like

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it was a mad bumblebee trying to hold it. But

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he couldn't do it. Catchers are not expected

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to hold foul tips. There's never any other charge

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against him. Any criticism leveled if they do

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not hold them. If they do hold them, fine. If

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they don't, well, that's the way it goes. Now

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let's see. Bankhead coming to a stop. Looks at

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second. Beals curve way outside the ball three.

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He's a long way away from the plate on that one.

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Three balls, two strikes. And visit your and

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gum out there He doesn't look like he weighs

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185 he is so bony and angular and he has a tremendously

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loose hip motion Thank you at second Lachlan

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at first. Thank you. Not too fast a second Lachlan

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can fly at first in field and double play death

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In two count they might be running. Let's see.

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They pitch they don't go and that's a curveball

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right for you It's up against the wall for an

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extra nice hit Pace it on the bound. Senk is

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coming around third toward the plate and scores

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on the single and in the third goes Loughlin.

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And it is 1 -0 New York. And DeRosha was right

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when he didn't bunt Thompson when he produced

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that base hit. So the Giants have gone out in

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front and lead 1 -0. Have men at first and third

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and nobody up. Looks like you're getting here

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just in time because the pot is bubbling. Here

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at Brooklyn. Here at Brooklyn. A .B. Chandler

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is just coming in the ballpark now with President

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Branch Rickey and they're taking a box down by

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the Brooklyn dugout. You can see that also from

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the commission staff is Dick Butler. Minutes

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manager Jack Collins down there with them. The

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commissioner was at Yankee Stadium yesterday.

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Eversfield today. Bankhead making his first major

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league start. Got nobody out. Pitching to his

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fourth hitter. delivers Kerrball's one on hit

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down to Robinson who's up for the first to reach

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the second run out for the first double play

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and Marklin scores the third and it's a 2 -0

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win for the Giants. Simula bangs into a BP. It's

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the first double play but the Dodgers have come

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up against the Giants in their third double play

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of the year. Marklin of course cruised in from

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third on the double play so the Giants have two

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runs in. Under the present scoring rules, Mueller

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cannot be credited with an RBI, because the run

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scored him, he was banging into an infield twin,

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killing. Robinson to Reese and on to Hodges.

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So to nothing, favor New York. Both runs earned,

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and here is Bobby Thompson. Right hand hitting

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very tall center fielder. Bankhead delivers,

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the curve's going on, it's beaten down to the

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big foul. Strike one. This kid, Bobby Thompson,

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was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He's come a long

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way, hasn't he? Horace, an infant, his family

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moved to Staten Island, one of the five boroughs

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in New York, and he came up with the Giants rather

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than with the Dodgers. He never was a Dodger

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player. Wonderful ballplayer. Hit .309 for the

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Giants last year, 6 '2", 190 pounds. Backhand

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pitches, fastball swung on, foul back. No balls,

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two strikes. Leo de Rocha will tell you that

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he believes... that this fellow up at the plate,

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his center fielder, Bobby Thompson, T -H -O -M

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-S -O -N, can, in 100 yards, outrun anybody in

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baseball. He says he doesn't know whether Thompson

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can outrun Jethro of the Braves at 60 yards,

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but he knows he can at 100. Braves he can. This

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fellow can fly. Long stride. Pitch. Strike three.

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That's going over. So Bankett settles down. That's

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looking to be right there in the pickle, that.

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Two runs for the Giants. On two hits, the double

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play finally turned the tide. So it's 2 -0 in

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favor of the Giants, and the Dodgers are coming

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in for their first licks for the afternoon. And

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look here, friends, here's just a simple point

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-blank question from the old redhead to all of

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you. Do you eat cornflakes? Chances are you do.

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But look, here's the important thing. There's

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a difference in cornflakes, a real difference.

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You up and try our post -toasters, and you'll

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see just what we mean. Yes, sir, there's a difference

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in corn flakes, and it's post -toasting that

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makes that difference. Now once you eat them,

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you'll agree. Post -toasters are extra crisp,

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extra delicious, better in every way. Post -toasters

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are fresher too, fresher than ever before. Now

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so fresh that they taste just toasted. So next

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time that you stop by Joe the Grocer's, don't

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ask for corn flakes, ask for post -toasters,

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the better corn flakes. That's Guaranteed Fresh

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Post Hostess, one of the famous post -serials.

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Try them all here. This is a rather historic

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broadcast, as we told you at the beginning, and

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the post -serial folks are very happy to make

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it possible, working in cooperation with the

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Brooklyn Ball Club and WMGM, which is a station

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that for eight years has been doing all the Brooklyn

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games in New York, because today... stations

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of the Columbia Broadcasting System are joining

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in too, with the coverage outside of New York.

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And so it is coast -to -coast coverage of baseball's

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most colorful, dynamic team, the Dodgers. And

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we are glad to have you along. You come with

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us all the home Saturdays at Brooklyners at Evans

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Field. And you see on your baseball schedules

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that the Dodgers are gonna be in Brooklyn. And

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we're gonna be with you. You're gonna help us

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be there too by the fact that you tell Joe the

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grocer that you want to post -toast it. Or any

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of the post -cereals. Or the newest, the sugar

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cricks. Okay, here we go with Captain Peewee

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Reese and Jack Kramer making his first start

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in the National League. Comes down with a little

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strike over the plate. Kramer's a trim looking

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right -hander. He throws a fastball, throws slow

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curves. Good control. Reese missed three for

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14. Getting a 2 -14 right now. Kramer pumps.

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Kicks, throws. There's a shot there. Rolls the

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ball straight to K -R -A -M -E -R. Jack Kramer.

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Atfield straight to short left. Reese swings

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from the end. Swings and there's a high pop fly

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in the short left center. Left fielder Lachman's

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in. Unrich. Unrich. And he takes it for number

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one. Go ahead one up and one's on for Brooklyn.

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Last for the first hitting. The Giants leading

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two to nothing. And this is baseball's most heated

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rivalry. Giants and the Dodgers. And the Roasters

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and the Giants trying so hard to win their first.

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They've been under very heavy criticism for losing

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their first three. especially in the face of

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that big deal that was made with the Boston Braves

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during the winter. You know, when Stanky and

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Dock came from Boston to New York, and the Giants

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sent Sid Gordon, Willard Marshall, Buddy Carr,

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and Sam Webb to the Braves. And then the first

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two games of the season, the Braves played the

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Polo Grounds, won them both. And in the second

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game, Gordon hit two home runs, won a Grand Slammer.

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Boy, that's really having a boomerang come back,

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hits right between the eyes. But as Leo said

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today, it's a long season. George Schuba, left

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-hand hitter, takes a high outside fastball.

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Or one. Chuba has one break. He's being given

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another chance. At the around toward right, right

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side of the infield is back. It's a bright sun

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and a bright sky. Pitch. Little curve right over

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for a false strike. Kramer's one of these fellows

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with pumps and pumps and hitches and tries to

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catch you between swings. Pitches a great deal

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of the style of feature role by the admission

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of Kramer's new manager, DeRosha. Meldham Stock

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is the Brooklyn third base coach. Jake Fittler,

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old Sugarfoot Jake. This is his 56th birthday.

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Fittler coaches his first. Weston gives the sign.

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Kramer pitches and Schuber takes a fastball low

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outside for a ball two. Kramer kicked on it,

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that's where the pitch was and played up a lob

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motion outside. Third baseman Henry Thompson

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is about three full steps over toward short.

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Short step dark is almost directly behind the

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bag. The outfield is one drastically in the right

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and they are playing Schubert wider than I've

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seen any ball club play in the full toward right

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field. In other words, straightaway left field

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is wide open and inside third base it's wide

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open. Sugar takes a curve over good for a second

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strike to undo. Two balls, two strikes. They're

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really ganged up in the right field on this fellow.

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Pitler hollering down from first base. Come on,

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George, you're the fella. Jack Framer with one

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out, pitching his first inning in the National

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League. He's fidgeting around out there on the

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mound. There's nobody on base. Pumped once. Pumps

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twice, right -handed kicks, high throws, fastball

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swirled off, real deep on the right center fielder,

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back goes Thompson way back in the corner, and

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makes the catch, 390 feet away in the right center

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fielder corner. First fielder, tagged it, but

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it's just out on the two. Two man gone, and Jim

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Russell trying his second game as a Dodger. He's

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a switch hitter, or some people say a turnaround

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hitter, and he's batting left -handed against

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right -handed Kramer. Russell went two for four

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yesterday. He hit a home run and he hit a triple.

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And for every home run that is hit in a Brooklyn

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ball game or every shutout pitch, there is an

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award of a case of post sugarcrisp. So Russell

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collected yesterday. The pitch, fastball on the

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outside. Ball one. Famous monkeys around, pitches

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here, pitches there. Al Balik, the first baseman,

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probably just noticed that the bag had been kicked

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a little bit out into foul ground, so he runs

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up there and kicks it back into fair. Attention

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to small details, very important. I'm prying

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anything else. Slow curve outside to Russell,

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and it is ball two. Two balls, no strikes. Dark

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is coming in from short at his talking to Kramer.

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Apparently Dark must have noticed that Kramer

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has kicked on a couple of decisions. plate maybe

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saying something to him. Johnson on top two to

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nothing. He got two runs off Dan Bankhead right

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at the bell. Bankhead began his own difficulties

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by walking Stanky. That's the first rule in the

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book of pitches. Don't walk him and certainly

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don't walk that first. Two -nothing pitch. Curve

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outside the ball three. Three balls and a strike.

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In case you didn't join us on this broadcast,

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we're the best buskers. It's post -serials. Thank

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you, Walk. Went to second base as Lockman's line

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driver apparently suddenly sank in front of Russell.

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Russell seemed to have it caught all the way

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and then dove for it and too late. Thompson single

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off the right through wall again. One mule hit

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him to a double play and the second run came

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over. There's a call strike for Russell on the

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outside. Fine crowd here at Ebbets Field and

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the Dodgers and Johnson will be here tomorrow.

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Game time tomorrow 2 o 'clock and business manager

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Collins told us before today's game. There are

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14 ,000 seats of all kinds that will be available

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on sale at the park tomorrow when the gates are

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open around noon. 3 -1 pitch, ball four and Russell

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becomes the post guard runner with a base on

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ball. Jackie Robinson who is hitting so far with

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six hits for 11 at bat at 5 .44 the defending

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batting champion. Presented by Fort Prick yesterday,

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with a silver replica of a baseball bat sent

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by the Louisville Slugger people. The Hillary

00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:44.839
Memorial bat, emblematic of winning the batting

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title last year. It was also voted the league's

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most valuable player. Robinson's weight now is

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208 pounds. He's in fine shape. Playing him straight

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away. Wind is blowing to right field. Curve is

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good on the outside for a false strike. Jack,

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I think, is a little unhappy about it, but he

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doesn't turn around. For the Giants, the veteran

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Jack Cramer, making his first National League

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appearance. He was formerly over there in the

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American League with the Browns and the Red Sox.

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Wes Westrom is catching. Jack Hoshman at first.

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Russell is leading off at that point. Two out.

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Stanky at second. Alvin Dock at short. The third

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baseman is Henry Thompson. Cramer in position.

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Beals curve high. And it is all one. It was very

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high. One ball went right. In left field for

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New York, Buddy Lachlan. The center fielder is

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Bobby Thompson. And the right fielder is Don

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Mueller. Hit the umpires again. It is Doug, Scotty

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Robb, back of the plate. Al Balik is at first

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base. And Donatelli, rookie National League umpire,

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this is his second series in the National League,

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is at second. Kramer coming down to his set position.

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Delivers, Robinson swings, and the ball is a

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bit sneaky. Take a little bit off of it. One

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ball, two strikes. The crowd's a little quiet

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for the moment, but they don't stay quiet at

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Brooklyn Long. Robinson holding it club down

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by the end. Strong right hand hitter. George

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Sissler has helped him a great deal to become

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the fine batter that he is. One and two pitch.

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Curve outside. Jack takes it for a ball two.

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Two balls, two strikes. Freeman, in no hurry

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at all, back to the mound, put him in the rosin

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bag. Two and two. Crackle, ready to get up and

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go. It's as quick as you can say, sugar crisp,

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and the thing happens, he's two out. Pitch, curve,

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strong hit, down ball, take away from Sankey.

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Goes up with it, the throw goes over to first,

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Robinson's out by two running steps. Sankey to

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Hoshman, and that's all for the last of the first

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inning. There's really nothing to it when you

00:29:23.619 --> 00:29:27.980
add it up. So the end of the first inning. Two

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runs, they're both Aaron, two hits to no errors

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for the Giants. For the Dodgers, no runs, no

00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:35.319
hits to no errors. Now let's see what's on the

00:29:35.319 --> 00:29:37.460
post scoreboard, and then we'll see about identifying

00:29:37.460 --> 00:29:40.000
the stations, so let's see. In the National League,

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nothing yet on the Cardinals and the Cubs. Philadelphia

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playing at Boston, Kurt Simmons will go for the

00:29:46.799 --> 00:29:48.759
Phillies, and Warren Spahn, top -winning left

00:29:48.759 --> 00:29:50.299
-hander in the league last year, will go for

00:29:50.299 --> 00:29:52.359
the Braves. Spahn making a second start, but

00:29:52.359 --> 00:29:55.299
he beat the Giants opening day. Cincinnati's

00:29:55.299 --> 00:29:56.900
at Pittsburgh, and at the end of the first inning

00:29:56.900 --> 00:29:58.779
it is 3 -0 in favor of the Pirates. Hepke for

00:29:58.779 --> 00:30:00.660
Cincinnati and Chesney's for Pittsburgh. In the

00:30:00.660 --> 00:30:03.400
American League, Washington is playing New York

00:30:03.400 --> 00:30:05.799
at the stadium, Steve Nagy for Washington, and

00:30:05.799 --> 00:30:08.119
Bob Porterfield starting for the Yankees. Staub

00:30:08.119 --> 00:30:10.019
is starting for the Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia

00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:12.559
against Alex Kellner, and that gets you up to

00:30:12.559 --> 00:30:15.240
date. And now, let's take a 20 -second pause

00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:40.730
for station identification. Hi everybody, and

00:30:40.730 --> 00:30:42.069
those of you who may have just joined us, this

00:30:42.069 --> 00:30:44.029
is Red Barber speaking to you for post -serials

00:30:44.029 --> 00:30:46.630
from behind home plate at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn.

00:30:47.430 --> 00:30:49.329
The Giants are at bat in the second inning, Alvin

00:30:49.329 --> 00:30:51.509
Dark first up, and New York is ahead of Brooklyn

00:30:51.509 --> 00:30:53.569
two to nothing. Dan Bankett, the Dodgers, delivers

00:30:53.569 --> 00:30:55.730
a fastball that's drilled in for a Carl Sparks.

00:30:57.150 --> 00:30:59.349
Dark is hitting at 417, he's gotten off to a

00:30:59.349 --> 00:31:01.789
good start with the bat. He has five for 12.

00:31:02.289 --> 00:31:07.589
He's a fine ball player. Open stance, feet wide

00:31:07.589 --> 00:31:25.180
apart. No ball, two strikes. Atfield. Swing around

00:31:25.180 --> 00:31:27.960
into left. Infield is at the step because this

00:31:27.960 --> 00:31:31.559
fella can run. Dough. Backs out of there. Takes

00:31:31.559 --> 00:31:33.640
the heavy end of his bat. Knocks some play out

00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:39.410
of his spikes. The infield has been treated with

00:31:39.410 --> 00:31:43.730
Molder's sand this year. It is a darkish gray

00:31:43.730 --> 00:31:49.750
color. Back to McStark chasing a low outside

00:31:49.750 --> 00:31:54.150
hook. Second stack out for Daniel and rookie

00:31:54.150 --> 00:32:01.269
Jack Hoshman stepping up. H -A -R -S -H -M -A

00:32:01.269 --> 00:32:09.769
-N. Jack Hoshman. Minneapolis last year hit 270.

00:32:10.190 --> 00:32:13.309
Boy indigenous to San Diego, California. 6 '2,

00:32:13.309 --> 00:32:19.869
180 pounds. Do nothing, favor the Giants. Fine,

00:32:20.049 --> 00:32:22.670
sunny afternoon. Hoshman takes fastball, just

00:32:22.670 --> 00:32:45.170
too long. Ball one. We'll keep you posted on

00:32:45.170 --> 00:32:59.730
the other ballgames as they go along. I think

00:32:59.730 --> 00:33:03.670
that pitch is 2 -0. The end of the first inning

00:33:03.670 --> 00:33:05.509
in the ballgame between the Washington Nation

00:33:05.509 --> 00:33:07.589
and the New York Yankees was 1 -0 for the Yankees.

00:33:07.710 --> 00:33:10.230
So that's not a good start this year. The Red

00:33:10.230 --> 00:33:13.240
Sox. are leading at Philadelphia over the Athletics

00:33:13.240 --> 00:33:16.440
3 -0 at the end of inning and a half. At the

00:33:16.440 --> 00:33:18.039
end of two innings now, Philadelphia -Boston

00:33:18.039 --> 00:33:20.420
in the National League, it's no score. The 2

00:33:20.420 --> 00:33:22.660
-1 pitch to Harshman, foul tipped, and it's now

00:33:22.660 --> 00:33:27.019
2 -2. The Cincinnati -Pittsburgh game is now

00:33:27.019 --> 00:33:30.059
at the end of three innings, and it is 6 -1 in

00:33:30.059 --> 00:33:32.480
favor of the Parrots behind Bob Chesney. Hepke,

00:33:32.559 --> 00:33:35.039
who started for Cincinnati, was replaced in the

00:33:35.039 --> 00:33:43.039
second inning by Kirk Peterson. That's the old

00:33:43.039 --> 00:33:49.480
round to the right. Poshman left hand hitter.

00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:51.500
Claim to call. This year he's had two hits for

00:33:51.500 --> 00:33:55.200
11 at bats. Walker 182. But percentages are not

00:33:55.200 --> 00:33:58.259
too indicative this early. 2 -2 pitch. Flash

00:33:58.259 --> 00:34:02.900
ball. Foul tip. Still 2 -2. Thank you. Turn that

00:34:02.900 --> 00:34:27.960
one loose. 2 -2. He can throw that ball. Sets.

00:34:29.139 --> 00:34:32.539
No livers. Another foul ball. It's on the screen.

00:34:32.860 --> 00:34:39.420
Two and two. Two balls, two strikes. Chance two.

00:34:39.539 --> 00:34:51.699
Fudge is nothing. The wind is rather gusty this

00:34:51.699 --> 00:34:54.179
afternoon. At times it is strong and it seems

00:34:54.179 --> 00:34:57.719
to slow down. But the prevailing course of the

00:34:57.719 --> 00:34:59.760
wind is out to right field, which is the short

00:34:59.760 --> 00:35:01.940
field here at Eversfield. Those of you who have

00:35:01.940 --> 00:35:03.440
never seen the park and heard about it, maybe

00:35:03.440 --> 00:35:06.139
we'll better describe it for you. He took a pitch

00:35:06.139 --> 00:35:08.239
to Hartman and swung on a ground foul outside

00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:13.079
first. Pitch seven stops at his foot. Still two

00:35:13.079 --> 00:35:16.039
and two. Right field at Eversfield is one of

00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:19.349
the famous fields in all athletics. at this baseball

00:35:19.349 --> 00:35:25.849
alone. It's a concrete wall in right field, which

00:35:25.849 --> 00:35:28.710
goes up 20 feet off the ground. Then there is

00:35:28.710 --> 00:35:31.349
an abyss of 20 feet of wire screen on top of

00:35:31.349 --> 00:35:33.210
it. So the right field fence, while it is short

00:35:33.210 --> 00:35:35.630
here at Brooklyn, is very high. It's 40 feet

00:35:35.630 --> 00:35:38.070
high. So you just don't pop one into Bedford

00:35:38.070 --> 00:35:42.170
Avenue, which is a big six lane highway in back

00:35:42.170 --> 00:35:45.130
of it, or just a little bonded ball. Two -two

00:35:45.130 --> 00:35:59.789
pitch. Three balls, two strikes. Bankhead really

00:35:59.789 --> 00:36:02.010
wound up, and he can wind up on himself, too.

00:36:02.909 --> 00:36:04.610
The distance down the right field line in Brooklyn,

00:36:04.789 --> 00:36:07.809
which is relatively short, is 297 feet. Bankhead's

00:36:07.809 --> 00:36:11.030
at the back of the mound. However, in right center

00:36:11.030 --> 00:36:15.809
field, the wall standing away is 395 feet. Then

00:36:15.809 --> 00:36:17.929
you have double deck stands beginning in right

00:36:17.929 --> 00:36:20.829
center field. And going all the way around the

00:36:20.829 --> 00:36:22.530
rest of the park and coming right back in to

00:36:22.530 --> 00:36:24.530
the right field corner. In other words, it is

00:36:24.530 --> 00:36:26.309
just right field itself that has the wall. 20

00:36:26.309 --> 00:36:28.070
feet of concrete, 20 feet of screen, and the

00:36:28.070 --> 00:36:29.730
scoreboard is also out there. And the scoreboard

00:36:29.730 --> 00:36:31.889
is stuck out in front of it, which causes a series

00:36:31.889 --> 00:36:35.289
of angles. The 3 -2 pitch. Strike 3, 3, and the

00:36:35.289 --> 00:36:39.789
curve ball is hung on. Well, Bankhead has struck

00:36:39.789 --> 00:36:42.429
out the first two here in the second inning.

00:36:42.570 --> 00:36:45.929
Three strikeouts all goal. He got off to a shaky

00:36:45.929 --> 00:36:48.670
start, walking stanky, and then having Lachman's

00:36:48.670 --> 00:36:50.369
line drive sink in front of Russell when it looked

00:36:50.369 --> 00:36:53.230
to be a certain catch for it out. Then Thompson

00:36:53.230 --> 00:36:55.070
hit the right field wall for a single, the wall

00:36:55.070 --> 00:36:56.690
we were talking about. Mueller banged into a

00:36:56.690 --> 00:36:58.369
double play. The Giants had two runs, but from

00:36:58.369 --> 00:37:01.710
that time on, Bankhead has gotten five outs,

00:37:02.110 --> 00:37:05.090
pitching to his last four men. Wes Westrom, the

00:37:05.090 --> 00:37:07.349
right -hand -hitting catcher for the Giants,

00:37:07.730 --> 00:37:11.170
been around parts of the last two years. Open

00:37:11.170 --> 00:37:15.710
stance, takes a curve outside, ball walk. Westrom

00:37:15.710 --> 00:37:17.730
this year has not come up with a base hit, and

00:37:17.730 --> 00:37:21.260
he's been up officially six trips. Two -nothing.

00:37:21.260 --> 00:37:24.019
Play with the Giants. Always business when the

00:37:24.019 --> 00:37:30.320
Giants and the Dodgers are on hand. So, better

00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:38.340
ball low inside. Ball two. Posterior folks from

00:37:38.340 --> 00:37:41.519
Bible Creek, Michigan way. Very happy to be sending

00:37:41.519 --> 00:37:46.300
you this ball game from Brooklyn way. And whenever

00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:49.730
the Dodgers are home on Saturday. So will come

00:37:49.730 --> 00:37:55.050
these broadcasts. Two -nothing pitch. Curve over.

00:37:55.289 --> 00:38:02.150
Good. Ball struck. Two balls, one strike. One

00:38:02.150 --> 00:38:08.849
-one. That field toward left. Play Western to

00:38:08.849 --> 00:38:14.309
pull. Bank had a right -handed deal. Fastball

00:38:14.309 --> 00:38:19.480
low outside. Four ball free. See that one hard.

00:38:21.980 --> 00:38:24.780
Simmons pushing in first. Hey, Wes, come on.

00:38:24.900 --> 00:38:28.059
Get a good ball. Emmett's Field is one of the

00:38:28.059 --> 00:38:29.860
smallest ball parks in the major leagues. It

00:38:29.860 --> 00:38:33.639
seats nominally about 32 ,000. And part of its

00:38:33.639 --> 00:38:37.340
great charm is its complete and immediate intimacy

00:38:37.340 --> 00:38:39.019
with the game itself. You're never far away from

00:38:39.019 --> 00:38:42.179
the players. 3 -1 pitch. Curve swung on and fouled.

00:38:42.340 --> 00:38:44.199
On top of the third base stands, now to the park.

00:38:44.400 --> 00:38:47.960
3 and 2. So whenever you are, you're actually

00:38:47.960 --> 00:38:50.420
in the ball game, so to speak. You don't have

00:38:50.420 --> 00:38:54.699
any great chasms and caverns and yawning distances,

00:38:54.699 --> 00:39:02.659
etc. You can see the players here, here with

00:39:02.659 --> 00:39:09.579
the coaches side. There's a lot of truth in the

00:39:09.579 --> 00:39:11.119
statement that is endured through the years.

00:39:11.300 --> 00:39:13.320
There's never a dull day with the Dodgers and

00:39:13.320 --> 00:39:18.449
certainly never at Eddard's Field. in the atmosphere

00:39:18.449 --> 00:39:19.710
right here. Something's gonna happen that'll

00:39:19.710 --> 00:39:23.309
happen here at Brooklyn. Three -two pitch. The

00:39:23.309 --> 00:39:25.730
high fly ball. Resultant deep out in the left

00:39:25.730 --> 00:39:27.110
center. Russell, the center fielder, is under

00:39:27.110 --> 00:39:30.750
it, waiting. We've got it. There goes the ball.

00:39:30.849 --> 00:39:32.829
Nothing is false for the Giants. In the top half

00:39:32.829 --> 00:39:34.530
for the second inning. At the end of the inning

00:39:34.530 --> 00:39:37.869
and a half, it remains New York 2 and Brooklyn's

00:39:37.869 --> 00:39:43.250
nothing. Carl Forello. Coming on now to be first

00:39:43.250 --> 00:39:44.869
up for the Dodgers, last for the second inning.

00:39:45.090 --> 00:39:46.969
Followed by Gil Hodges and then by Bob Morgan.

00:39:48.159 --> 00:39:50.380
Jake Pettler coaching at first base for the defending

00:39:50.380 --> 00:39:53.659
National League Champions. Melvin Stark at third.

00:39:54.159 --> 00:39:56.280
Rello, who was hitting in August and September,

00:39:56.679 --> 00:39:58.300
had much to do with Brooklyn coming up for the

00:39:58.300 --> 00:40:01.360
planet. He was hitting almost 500 there in the

00:40:01.360 --> 00:40:03.260
stretch, and that's the mark of the ball fair

00:40:03.260 --> 00:40:08.519
that he is. Rello hitting now, 3 -15, 231. At

00:40:08.519 --> 00:40:12.320
the old, back into right. Stanky on order from

00:40:12.320 --> 00:40:14.500
Drossian. The bench moves back deep to second

00:40:14.500 --> 00:40:17.559
base. Right -handed Kramer pitches a curve. It's

00:40:17.559 --> 00:40:20.260
a called strike. It's a big, slow bender. Look

00:40:20.260 --> 00:40:24.940
away from him. He caught the inside slice. No

00:40:24.940 --> 00:40:34.320
balls. One strike. Throw something in his eye.

00:40:34.340 --> 00:40:41.420
Steps out of the box for the moment. Kramer pumping.

00:40:42.139 --> 00:40:45.000
Better than right -hander. Kick throws. Let a

00:40:45.000 --> 00:40:47.320
ball in on the hands. He tried to make that look

00:40:47.320 --> 00:40:49.099
like the pitch just now when he broke the curve

00:40:49.099 --> 00:40:51.800
off the hands and over. Atrello stayed off of

00:40:51.800 --> 00:40:56.099
it, and the count goes to one and one. Kramer

00:40:56.099 --> 00:41:01.900
uses a lot of slow stuff. Manager bird shot into

00:41:01.900 --> 00:41:04.420
the Dodgers who doesn't wear a uniform. Sitting

00:41:04.420 --> 00:41:09.280
back there in the dugout. 21 -pitch, fastball,

00:41:09.380 --> 00:41:20.000
low outside. Ball two. and then the fastball,

00:41:20.059 --> 00:41:22.719
trying to crisscross from the outside. Two balls,

00:41:22.820 --> 00:41:29.300
one strike. Well, it's looking to stick just

00:41:29.300 --> 00:41:33.519
a little. He's quite strong. Two on pitch, fastball

00:41:33.519 --> 00:41:36.239
outside, four ball free. So, three miles behind,

00:41:36.360 --> 00:41:39.260
now three and one. Still has the orders. He looks

00:41:39.260 --> 00:41:41.099
at third base coach Milton Stock. He usually

00:41:41.099 --> 00:41:43.519
is the central man in the Brooklyn wigwag system.

00:41:44.320 --> 00:41:46.039
Stock, of course, keeps his eyes glued on Boss

00:41:46.039 --> 00:41:47.800
Shotton. They're in the dugout for the word.

00:41:49.420 --> 00:41:50.900
In the Major League, these fellows just don't

00:41:50.900 --> 00:41:54.619
go out there and do as they please, take orders.

00:41:59.599 --> 00:42:01.860
The 3 -1 pitch. Swung on, hit sharply down the

00:42:01.860 --> 00:42:03.639
short. Alvin Dock is up for the 20th time for

00:42:03.639 --> 00:42:05.019
the throw to first, which is accurate for the

00:42:05.019 --> 00:42:08.579
hospital, and Trello's up by two steps. The old

00:42:08.579 --> 00:42:10.619
foul was hitting, and Dock dropped the first.

00:42:12.380 --> 00:42:22.559
Gil Hadges, big first baseman, stepping up. Well,

00:42:22.659 --> 00:42:24.739
to the straightaway lower center field stand,

00:42:24.860 --> 00:42:27.699
it's 393 feet. Right center field to the lower

00:42:27.699 --> 00:42:30.679
stands. Double decked out there, 351. And in

00:42:30.679 --> 00:42:35.559
the left field corner, 348. Big Hodges, he's

00:42:35.559 --> 00:42:38.019
really been hotter than a two dollar pistol.

00:42:39.239 --> 00:42:43.460
Hitting at 700, 7 for 10. Big strong staff and

00:42:43.460 --> 00:42:45.539
right hand batter. Outfield toward right. Takes

00:42:45.539 --> 00:42:47.659
a fastball for a false right from the outside

00:42:47.659 --> 00:42:51.380
above the knee. Hodges is a magnificent athletic

00:42:51.380 --> 00:42:53.400
specimen. I don't know of anybody who has ever

00:42:53.400 --> 00:42:56.619
seen him that wants any part of it. He has the

00:42:56.619 --> 00:42:58.659
least trouble of any man on the face of the earth.

00:43:02.199 --> 00:43:04.039
And he's awfully good -natured, which everybody

00:43:04.039 --> 00:43:05.800
says, they're just grand. But if you're that

00:43:05.800 --> 00:43:25.389
strong, you ought to be good -natured. He's just

00:43:25.389 --> 00:43:33.469
coming into his own as a ball player. Big strong

00:43:33.469 --> 00:43:36.610
guy from Indiana. 21 pitch, swung on as a high

00:43:36.610 --> 00:44:28.610
ball deep under... Two to one game in favor of

00:44:28.610 --> 00:44:32.969
the Giants. Morgan takes a good curve, false

00:44:32.969 --> 00:44:37.710
strike. Looks like he says his mind is as big

00:44:37.710 --> 00:44:47.469
and strong just in time. Infield straight away

00:44:47.469 --> 00:44:49.530
on Bobby Morgan, who was the batting champion,

00:44:49.670 --> 00:44:52.090
hitting his 337th International League last year,

00:44:52.210 --> 00:44:54.369
and the league's most valuable player. Takes

00:44:54.369 --> 00:45:02.539
a fast ball high inside, ball one. Pushing up

00:45:02.539 --> 00:45:07.059
one from there after another to the Dodgers.

00:45:07.539 --> 00:45:11.619
The great baseball dynasty being built for Brooklyn.

00:45:19.480 --> 00:45:21.920
Tamer wants to sit with another baseball, so

00:45:21.920 --> 00:45:24.039
an exchange of advocates is made. That in the

00:45:24.039 --> 00:45:35.630
argument got played on by Rob. bringing up to

00:45:35.630 --> 00:45:37.429
date on all the games on the focus scoreboard

00:45:37.429 --> 00:45:40.070
as soon as the second inning is concluded. So

00:45:40.070 --> 00:45:43.730
you hang around here. 21 pitches to Kerr, come

00:45:43.730 --> 00:45:45.690
on and hit the foul. Out to that third baseman

00:45:45.690 --> 00:45:49.349
with a pretty high shot. Ball is hit down toward

00:45:49.349 --> 00:45:50.929
the giant bullpen, which is in the left field

00:45:50.929 --> 00:45:55.030
corner. The giant and the visiting teams at Ebbets

00:45:55.030 --> 00:45:57.449
Field use the dugout on the third base side and

00:45:57.449 --> 00:46:00.429
the bullpen in the left field corner. The home

00:46:00.429 --> 00:46:02.210
club, the Dodgers, use the dugout on the first

00:46:02.210 --> 00:46:04.769
base side. And the both end in the right field

00:46:04.769 --> 00:46:13.710
corner. Morgan in the pouch. Morgan strikes it

00:46:13.710 --> 00:46:17.389
down. Same old pump one. Better right hander

00:46:17.389 --> 00:46:21.070
once again. Kick time throws and Morgan spouses

00:46:21.070 --> 00:47:23.409
it back. 0 -1 and 2. He's rated by a lot of annoying

00:47:23.409 --> 00:47:26.090
baseball people as the best catcher in the game.

00:47:26.389 --> 00:47:30.389
Why not? Stocky, powerful catcher every day.

00:47:32.409 --> 00:47:34.889
Hatfield, around to what left? Payment delivers

00:47:34.889 --> 00:47:38.630
and Capitola sits down. That's all right. Down

00:47:38.630 --> 00:47:45.550
he went. There's a fastball. As the ball players

00:47:45.550 --> 00:47:47.550
say, that would have been stuck in his ear if

00:47:47.550 --> 00:47:53.840
he hadn't done it. baseball you don't think so

00:47:53.840 --> 00:47:57.199
in fact is anybody who is connected with baseball

00:47:57.199 --> 00:48:02.559
with this when you say that it's a game players

00:48:02.559 --> 00:48:07.099
their wives club executives it's a business and

00:48:07.099 --> 00:48:12.260
it's a rough game frame of deals and capital

00:48:12.260 --> 00:48:15.579
swings and calls it off nice ball coming in there

00:48:15.579 --> 00:48:18.360
took just a little bit off of it one -on -one

00:48:23.019 --> 00:48:26.880
Fine crowd on hand, headed by Commissioner Chandler,

00:48:27.139 --> 00:48:29.699
who's sitting down in the field box, branch breaking

00:48:29.699 --> 00:48:40.460
the serves and the dodges. 21 -50. False strike.

00:48:40.820 --> 00:48:43.840
On the outside, drove the knee. One ball, two

00:48:43.840 --> 00:48:47.039
strikes. Two men out, chance leading by a tally,

00:48:47.059 --> 00:49:27.949
two to one. really intricately out toward right.

00:49:29.190 --> 00:49:31.349
If they win, it would help a high drive hit toward

00:49:31.349 --> 00:49:34.590
right field. It would hold up to some degree,

00:49:34.949 --> 00:49:38.789
a high fly ball hit out into left. It would help

00:49:38.789 --> 00:49:41.670
on the bias, the ball hit high out in the center.

00:49:43.449 --> 00:49:45.949
Two to six, curve going on, hit out into right

00:49:45.949 --> 00:49:47.690
field, there's Hewlett back up against the goal,

00:49:47.690 --> 00:49:49.309
but waiting for it, he makes the catch and can't

00:49:49.309 --> 00:49:53.869
hold up into the top. So, Hodges is out at one,

00:49:53.949 --> 00:49:55.539
and it's the run and the hit. at the end of two

00:49:55.539 --> 00:49:57.320
innings, two runs, two hits, and no errors for

00:49:57.320 --> 00:50:02.500
the Giants. One run, and one hit, and no errors

00:50:02.500 --> 00:50:05.219
for Brooklyn. All right, we've been promised

00:50:05.219 --> 00:50:07.400
that it'd be 7 -1 at post scoreboard. Now let's

00:50:07.400 --> 00:50:10.019
take a look around. The Cardinals, who won their

00:50:10.019 --> 00:50:12.300
first game and have lost their next three, are

00:50:12.300 --> 00:50:15.019
at Chicago, where Bob Rush of the Cubs shut them

00:50:15.019 --> 00:50:18.099
out yesterday, 2 -0. And Staley, who pitched

00:50:18.099 --> 00:50:20.000
the opening game and the one victory for the

00:50:20.000 --> 00:50:22.380
Cardinals so far, is going to St. Louis. Bill

00:50:22.380 --> 00:50:24.820
Boydell. Who is now at his third ball club in

00:50:24.820 --> 00:50:26.820
the league. From the Giants to the Braves and

00:50:26.820 --> 00:50:28.699
now to the Cubs. Boiselle is making his first

00:50:28.699 --> 00:50:31.179
start as a Cub for Chicago. Big right -hander.

00:50:32.139 --> 00:50:33.900
Philadelphia's at Boston. Kurt Simmons, who's

00:50:33.900 --> 00:50:36.539
counted on so much by Philadelphia, that young

00:50:36.539 --> 00:50:38.460
hustling club that Bob Cobb has put together.

00:50:38.960 --> 00:50:40.440
Simmons starting for Philadelphia and Warren

00:50:40.440 --> 00:50:42.300
Spahn, who's already pitched and won a ball game,

00:50:42.340 --> 00:50:44.320
and a complete win for the Braves. No score in

00:50:44.320 --> 00:50:46.460
the two innings. In the three innings, Cincinnati

00:50:46.460 --> 00:50:50.639
-Pittsburgh. It is 6 -1, favor the Parrots. That

00:50:50.639 --> 00:50:53.039
test is for Pittsburgh. Hepsey started and then

00:50:53.039 --> 00:50:54.960
Kent Peterson for Cincinnati County on the second

00:50:54.960 --> 00:50:57.659
inning. In the American lay, Washington will

00:50:57.659 --> 00:50:59.360
roll off 1 -0 in favor of the Yankees end of

00:50:59.360 --> 00:51:01.940
the first inning. Boston and Philadelphia will

00:51:01.940 --> 00:51:04.440
be nothing in favor of the Red Sox over the Athletics.

00:51:04.679 --> 00:51:06.139
Nothing yet on Chicago, Detroit or Cleveland,

00:51:06.179 --> 00:51:24.789
St. Louis, but we'll have results later. Now

00:51:24.789 --> 00:51:26.730
a move into the third inning, and pitcher Jack

00:51:26.730 --> 00:51:32.289
Kramer is the first jive hitter. Atfield, back

00:51:32.289 --> 00:51:35.550
of the right. The wind has shifted and is blowing

00:51:35.550 --> 00:51:38.030
up toward the right field corner now. Kramer,

00:51:38.050 --> 00:51:39.690
right hand hitter. Bankhead pitcher, the curve,

00:51:39.809 --> 00:51:43.829
over first strike. Kramer hasn't been up in the

00:51:43.829 --> 00:51:45.650
National League this year, so of course we don't

00:51:45.650 --> 00:51:55.949
have any batting percentage for him. high inside,

00:51:56.210 --> 00:52:05.630
another hand, ball one. One and one. Things going

00:52:05.630 --> 00:52:07.530
quietly for the second. They won't stay that

00:52:07.530 --> 00:52:09.909
way long here at Brooklyn. Two on favor of the

00:52:09.909 --> 00:52:12.730
Giants. Bankhead's pitch, fastball is tied inside

00:52:12.730 --> 00:52:29.170
for ball two. that he targets thereafter. Pitch.

00:52:29.449 --> 00:52:31.309
Oh, second strike, fast forward on the outside.

00:52:33.409 --> 00:52:35.309
Now, Kramer steps out of there and starts arguing

00:52:35.309 --> 00:52:47.329
with Rob a little bit. Going to. Rocha is hollering

00:52:47.329 --> 00:52:49.329
from where he's putting a third base to Rob.

00:53:04.110 --> 00:53:24.030
The first three men for the Giants got off. And

00:53:24.030 --> 00:53:27.610
nobody else was shot. Two to one, favorite New

00:53:27.610 --> 00:53:30.150
York over Brooklyn. Primo putting on his jacket

00:53:30.150 --> 00:53:35.190
going back in the dugout. Stanky is hitting at

00:53:35.190 --> 00:53:44.010
250, three for 12. Bankhead deals. Flash ball

00:53:44.010 --> 00:53:46.449
high inside, ball one. And he hasn't gone as

00:53:46.449 --> 00:53:49.630
fast as Stanky today. He walked him on four straight

00:53:49.630 --> 00:54:00.320
pitches. Again, matters this afternoon. That's

00:54:00.320 --> 00:55:29.300
the logo for us, right? just opened up getting

00:55:29.300 --> 00:55:31.179
two runs off Boydell and getting him out of the

00:55:31.179 --> 00:55:34.340
ball game at Chicago. Boydell hit 2 -0. Bankette

00:55:34.340 --> 00:55:37.980
pitches 2 -2 to the tanky. And the curve gets

00:55:37.980 --> 00:55:40.460
into the outside, and now the Brooklyn battery

00:55:40.460 --> 00:55:47.039
is complaining. She lost to Price. Boydell started

00:55:47.039 --> 00:55:48.820
to the Cubs. The Cubs got him out of there, and

00:55:48.820 --> 00:55:50.340
Johnny Vandermeer, who were doing the winter,

00:55:50.360 --> 00:55:53.880
went from the red to the Cubs, took over. So

00:55:53.880 --> 00:55:55.579
the Cubs were bad in the last, the first inning,

00:55:55.579 --> 00:56:01.230
and the Cubs were hit 2 -0. the Dodgers here

00:56:01.230 --> 00:56:05.469
to have a feel. Two on. Thank you, Zahidah. One

00:56:05.469 --> 00:56:15.010
out. Nobody on. Three -two pitch. Outside for

00:56:15.010 --> 00:56:16.909
ball four. So thank you for the second straight

00:56:16.909 --> 00:56:20.349
time, Jordan Walk. Two walks beaten up by Bankhead.

00:56:21.570 --> 00:56:23.730
Whitey Lachlan, who is singled in the center

00:56:23.730 --> 00:56:29.070
field. First inning. He's hitting the 375, 6

00:56:29.070 --> 00:56:33.159
to 16. second at bat. The Pittsburgh Pirates

00:56:33.159 --> 00:56:35.139
at the end of four innings are now leading the

00:56:35.139 --> 00:56:39.739
Reds 9 -1 in the Pittsburgh game. Beard has hit

00:56:39.739 --> 00:56:42.219
a home run. Westlake has hit one to give him

00:56:42.219 --> 00:56:44.800
three in two days. Hernandez has hit one and

00:56:44.800 --> 00:56:46.599
Kynah has hit one his second in two days for

00:56:46.599 --> 00:56:51.400
the Pirates. Bankhead starts to get ready and

00:56:51.400 --> 00:56:56.099
then throws over to first. He's learned a great

00:56:56.099 --> 00:56:58.219
deal since he first got the chance to be Dodgers

00:56:58.219 --> 00:57:06.710
a couple years ago. Come down. Stop and throw.

00:57:06.929 --> 00:57:08.809
The curve swung on with a high -five ball in

00:57:08.809 --> 00:57:11.710
this deep set -of -peel. Russell goes back. Back.

00:57:11.969 --> 00:57:14.570
Sets. Makes the catch. Stanky is starting for

00:57:14.570 --> 00:57:16.530
second base. And here's a throw coming in to

00:57:16.530 --> 00:57:21.230
Robinson. And Stanky is safe. He makes it. Russell's

00:57:21.230 --> 00:57:23.630
throw into Robinson's second base. He was just

00:57:23.630 --> 00:57:26.530
on the short -stop side of second. Jack had to

00:57:26.530 --> 00:57:28.409
go off to the ball and then try and dive back

00:57:28.409 --> 00:57:31.239
in. And Stanky to Plasdon. and tagged up the

00:57:31.239 --> 00:57:32.860
first and went into second base. The ball was

00:57:32.860 --> 00:57:34.559
hit right back up against the center field wall,

00:57:34.699 --> 00:57:39.579
290 feet away. Wow, that's Stanky, I guess, bringing

00:57:39.579 --> 00:57:42.000
in his old teammate, Russell, doesn't have that

00:57:42.000 --> 00:57:44.800
much arm. Both of them, the Boston's, got together

00:57:44.800 --> 00:57:48.239
last year, the year before. Now Russell looking

00:57:48.239 --> 00:57:51.820
in the ground. Here's he went. Well, how did

00:57:51.820 --> 00:57:54.159
Stanky, who's not so fast, get the jump and beat

00:57:54.159 --> 00:58:01.699
me? He did it. Stanky is in scoring position,

00:58:01.800 --> 00:58:05.300
as they say in baseball or second base. And Henry

00:58:05.300 --> 00:58:07.619
Thompson, left hand hitting third baseman, who's

00:58:07.619 --> 00:58:09.460
single and got in the John's first run, the first

00:58:09.460 --> 00:58:12.239
inning is up. He's 4 -for -9 this year, hitting

00:58:12.239 --> 00:58:16.079
4 -44. It's 2 -1, favor New York. Stanky delivers.

00:58:17.139 --> 00:58:21.119
Curve is low. Ball on. One ball, no strikes.

00:58:23.219 --> 00:58:27.780
Stanky is second. Be careful not to get off too

00:58:27.780 --> 00:58:48.980
far. All too. Bankhead asked for another apple.

00:58:50.360 --> 00:58:57.860
Exchange it made. Post cereal people. And the

00:58:57.860 --> 00:59:00.679
newest to the post cereals is Sugarcrisp and

00:59:00.679 --> 00:59:04.659
it's going like wildfire. Very happy to bring

00:59:04.659 --> 00:59:07.199
you this first regular season Brooklyn baseball

00:59:07.199 --> 00:59:11.730
game. Not only in New York, but on... Coast to

00:59:11.730 --> 00:59:13.730
coast hook up all over the country. Glad to have

00:59:13.730 --> 00:59:16.730
you. Every Saturday the Dodger at home, be the

00:59:16.730 --> 00:59:20.789
same. Two nothing pitch. Curve ball too high.

00:59:20.989 --> 00:59:47.199
Ball ball free. Free and all. The man at second

00:59:47.199 --> 00:59:49.800
base. Three nothing pitch. Probably for a call

00:59:49.800 --> 01:00:01.199
strike. Confidence taking. Three and one. Henry

01:00:01.199 --> 01:00:03.360
is probably on his own up there. They hit if

01:00:03.360 --> 01:00:09.239
he pleases. It's not like this. He's been hitting

01:00:09.239 --> 01:00:12.679
very well in his young season. Right hand to

01:00:12.679 --> 01:00:14.260
bank. Get in position. Check. Second delivers.

01:00:14.719 --> 01:00:18.400
High outside for ball four. So Thompson walks.

01:00:19.019 --> 01:00:24.260
That's the third walk given by Daniel. Man at

01:00:24.260 --> 01:00:31.440
first and second, two out. Up at the third. Campanella

01:00:31.440 --> 01:00:36.579
goes after the mound, talk to the pitcher. Sam

01:00:36.579 --> 01:00:38.699
Maron, the bullpen catcher for the Dodgers, gets

01:00:38.699 --> 01:00:41.059
up there on the right field corner. Pends the

01:00:41.059 --> 01:00:44.650
baseball over to Ralph Franka. And the big right

01:00:44.650 --> 01:00:47.730
-hander who wears number 13, he's one of 13 children,

01:00:48.849 --> 01:00:52.110
gets up, start warming again for the second time.

01:00:52.329 --> 01:00:55.849
Branko was throwing steadily, wasting no opportunity

01:00:55.849 --> 01:00:58.190
to get hot in the first inning. The John's got

01:00:58.190 --> 01:01:00.630
the two runs and it looked as though the bankhead

01:01:00.630 --> 01:01:03.250
was in one hit of being out of there. Managed

01:01:03.250 --> 01:01:04.530
a shot and of course there's a lot of patience.

01:01:04.690 --> 01:01:07.429
The John's opened up in a hurry. Now let's see,

01:01:07.530 --> 01:01:09.090
Don Mueller, the left -hand -hitting rookie right

01:01:09.090 --> 01:01:12.360
fielder in a crouch. Takes a high outside curve

01:01:12.360 --> 01:01:17.099
for ball one. Thank you, second. Henry Thompson

01:01:17.099 --> 01:01:20.860
can run off first. They're ready to take out.

01:01:21.659 --> 01:01:26.500
Two men retired. 2 -1, New York. The pitch. Curve's

01:01:26.500 --> 01:01:28.280
going on. There's a high pop fly in the short

01:01:28.280 --> 01:01:30.360
left field. Shostak Reese is back. He's under.

01:01:30.599 --> 01:01:32.920
Shostak's under and has it. Out number three.

01:01:33.119 --> 01:01:35.980
And the Johnson goes by the boards. No runs,

01:01:36.099 --> 01:01:41.550
no hits, and two men left. A wise man seldom

01:01:41.550 --> 01:01:44.170
makes predictions about baseball or anything

01:01:44.170 --> 01:01:46.510
else, but when something's practically sure fire,

01:01:46.909 --> 01:01:50.309
you can't resist. And if ever I saw success in

01:01:50.309 --> 01:01:54.150
the making, it's our new post -serial, Sugarcrisp.

01:01:54.710 --> 01:01:57.210
In city after city, wherever it's been introduced,

01:01:57.730 --> 01:02:00.989
Sugarcrisp is gonna smash it overnight. So when

01:02:00.989 --> 01:02:02.909
we say it's gonna be one of the biggest selling

01:02:02.909 --> 01:02:06.010
cereals in America, we're not just moving our

01:02:06.010 --> 01:02:09.579
molars. Have you tried it yet? Sugarcrisp, you

01:02:09.579 --> 01:02:12.860
know, is made of delicious big wheat puffs toasted

01:02:12.860 --> 01:02:16.079
with sugar and honey. You just add milk or cream

01:02:16.079 --> 01:02:19.039
and you've got yourself a truly tantalizing breakfast

01:02:19.039 --> 01:02:23.199
dish. In fact, friends, sugarcrisp is so good

01:02:23.199 --> 01:02:25.719
you'll want to eat it right out of the bag. For

01:02:25.719 --> 01:02:29.219
breakfast, it's dandy. For snacks, it's so handy.

01:02:29.659 --> 01:02:32.820
Or eat it like candy. Get a good supply at your

01:02:32.820 --> 01:02:36.539
grocery, will you? Look for sugarcrisp. in the

01:02:36.539 --> 01:02:39.139
red, white, and blue bag with the three brown

01:02:39.139 --> 01:02:43.860
bears. It's a post -serial. Well, let's take

01:02:43.860 --> 01:02:46.679
20 seconds now and hear who everybody is. We'll

01:02:46.679 --> 01:03:20.119
pause for our station identification. He's two

01:03:20.119 --> 01:03:26.300
to one in favor of the Giants. Just now, DeRosha,

01:03:26.340 --> 01:03:28.480
rather loudly hollered for freedom by Robb and

01:03:28.480 --> 01:03:31.980
put up quite a squawk. A lot of talk, but much

01:03:31.980 --> 01:03:34.679
to do about nothing. And here is Bankhead, the

01:03:34.679 --> 01:03:36.460
Brooklyn pitcher, up for his first at bat, and

01:03:36.460 --> 01:03:38.280
he's a good hitting pitcher. Swings and now the

01:03:38.280 --> 01:03:40.079
line drive over short out of the left field,

01:03:40.420 --> 01:03:42.199
and it's in there against the wall for a base

01:03:42.199 --> 01:03:44.619
hit. Bankhead is running the second base. It's

01:03:44.619 --> 01:03:55.280
going to be at least a double. He took the toenails

01:03:55.280 --> 01:04:00.460
off that one. Bingo. Big line drive. Bankhead

01:04:00.460 --> 01:04:02.320
in his first major league at bat when he came

01:04:02.320 --> 01:04:03.739
up with the Dodgers a couple of years ago, hit

01:04:03.739 --> 01:04:09.500
a home run. So he lined the double off the left

01:04:09.500 --> 01:04:12.320
field wall and puts for himself the tying run

01:04:12.320 --> 01:04:14.239
at second base. That's the second Brooklyn hit.

01:04:15.300 --> 01:04:18.119
Time is called while a sweater is taken off the

01:04:18.119 --> 01:04:19.960
Bankhead. It's a chosen afternoon even though

01:04:19.960 --> 01:04:23.340
the sun is out and it's very pleasant sitting

01:04:23.340 --> 01:04:37.659
in the sun. the Brooklyn Bat Boy has just carried

01:04:37.659 --> 01:04:40.539
a jacket, windbreaker, out the bank head. The

01:04:40.539 --> 01:04:42.480
Dodgers are wearing their home whites and the

01:04:42.480 --> 01:04:44.760
Giants are wearing their road greys, trimmed

01:04:44.760 --> 01:04:50.599
in black and orange. Rustham is down, giving

01:04:50.599 --> 01:04:53.920
the sign. Kiwi Reese, who's tied out to left

01:04:53.920 --> 01:04:57.219
field, is first at bat. He's got 200 so far,

01:04:57.280 --> 01:05:00.760
3 for 15. These batting contenders we give you

01:05:00.760 --> 01:05:03.539
are right up to the time the batter is there

01:05:03.539 --> 01:05:11.059
at the box. Bankhead who can run off second,

01:05:11.280 --> 01:05:13.619
nobody out. Kramer pitches a curve low outside,

01:05:13.800 --> 01:05:16.280
ball walked. Speaking about our batting percentages,

01:05:17.679 --> 01:05:19.800
we're very happy on our broadcast to have with

01:05:19.800 --> 01:05:22.980
us a very competent young statistician, Bob Prasade,

01:05:23.000 --> 01:05:26.960
been with us for the last three years now. We're

01:05:26.960 --> 01:05:29.159
all bat on to give you the best broadcast we

01:05:29.159 --> 01:05:32.519
can. We got a fellow we want you to meet in the

01:05:32.519 --> 01:05:34.000
fourth inning, too, that you're going to like.

01:05:34.800 --> 01:05:37.849
A fellow named Connie Desmond. You and I have

01:05:37.849 --> 01:05:39.409
only been together eight years. We're almost

01:05:39.409 --> 01:05:46.690
on speaking terms. Reese backs out of there.

01:05:46.730 --> 01:05:53.010
Kramer, who has been just fussing around. Now

01:05:53.010 --> 01:05:55.070
is up on the mound, finally. He's in no hurry.

01:05:56.070 --> 01:05:59.329
Reese leading in. In field, up a step. The pitch

01:05:59.329 --> 01:06:02.570
is over. Fastball for a call strike above the

01:06:02.570 --> 01:06:04.960
knees. He was a fast bowler, just a little bit

01:06:04.960 --> 01:06:07.039
taken off. Kramer is a change of speed pitcher.

01:06:07.780 --> 01:06:10.000
It's sometimes hard to detect just whether he's

01:06:10.000 --> 01:06:12.340
putting on or taking off. The Dodgers have a

01:06:12.340 --> 01:06:14.360
tying run at second, nobody outlasted the third

01:06:14.360 --> 01:06:21.579
inning. The Giants, two and Brooklyn one. Kramer

01:06:21.579 --> 01:06:23.519
asks for the sign again, steps off the rubber,

01:06:23.960 --> 01:06:31.719
and he's on. Right -hander sets pitches, a curve.

01:06:32.960 --> 01:06:36.079
Now for Carl's second strike. And Reese walks

01:06:36.079 --> 01:06:42.619
out of there. One ball, two strikes. If you're

01:06:42.619 --> 01:06:45.039
going in for personal popularity, don't take

01:06:45.039 --> 01:06:48.460
up the profession of umpire. Anytime you call

01:06:48.460 --> 01:06:52.699
a player that's anyway is a tall on the borderline,

01:06:52.980 --> 01:06:54.079
as sure as you call it, you're going to have

01:06:54.079 --> 01:06:56.980
50 % of the colors in these monkey suits out

01:06:56.980 --> 01:07:01.599
here unhappy. And one ball, two strikes. Wind

01:07:01.599 --> 01:07:03.800
blowing out the right field. Reaches a left field

01:07:03.800 --> 01:07:11.559
hitter as a row. Peewee gets out of there, gets

01:07:11.559 --> 01:07:18.719
out of waiting on Kramer. Go to right -hander,

01:07:18.940 --> 01:07:24.079
comes down, stops, delivers, curve outside for

01:07:24.079 --> 01:07:30.119
ball two. Going to for tomorrow's ball game,

01:07:30.300 --> 01:07:32.340
Jack Collins. Business manager of the Dodgers

01:07:32.340 --> 01:07:34.940
is advised there'll be 14 ,000 seats of all kinds

01:07:34.940 --> 01:07:38.099
on sale when the park is open tomorrow. Don Newcomb

01:07:38.099 --> 01:07:40.119
is to be the starting pitcher for the Brooklyn

01:07:40.119 --> 01:07:43.659
Dodgers. Big, giant right -hander. Ball for DeRosha,

01:07:43.760 --> 01:07:47.260
it might be Mario Kennedy, or it might be Sheldon

01:07:47.260 --> 01:07:49.119
Jones. Leo said there's a possibility it might

01:07:49.119 --> 01:07:50.960
even be Hartong, one of the three, probably one

01:07:50.960 --> 01:07:54.440
of the first two. Two -two pitch to reach. Swung

01:07:54.440 --> 01:07:56.219
on, there's a ground ball down the short. Bankhead's

01:07:56.219 --> 01:07:58.059
going over third. Dark throws for third base,

01:07:58.420 --> 01:08:03.000
and Bankhead is out. Henry Thompson. And Reese

01:08:03.000 --> 01:08:06.079
holds it first. So that was a nice play. Shortstop

01:08:06.079 --> 01:08:08.559
dark over to Thompson. Bankhead figured he could

01:08:08.559 --> 01:08:11.440
get over there. He runs pretty fast. But as a

01:08:11.440 --> 01:08:13.059
general rule, when you're in a spot like that,

01:08:13.159 --> 01:08:15.000
you don't try and go over the ball's head ahead

01:08:15.000 --> 01:08:21.100
of you with less than two out. In other words,

01:08:21.239 --> 01:08:22.960
you stay up there. If there's any question about

01:08:22.960 --> 01:08:24.939
it, you stay at second base. Makes the play go

01:08:24.939 --> 01:08:28.119
to first. So what has happened is the Dodgers

01:08:28.119 --> 01:08:30.779
have accumulated one out. and their potential

01:08:30.779 --> 01:08:32.699
tying on his move from second all the way back

01:08:32.699 --> 01:08:40.100
to first base. Reese is on it first, scored as

01:08:40.100 --> 01:08:42.439
he appealed his choice. Bankhead is out at third.

01:08:42.520 --> 01:08:44.300
There was no force on that play at all. He wasn't

01:08:44.300 --> 01:08:45.920
forced to go over the short step to the third

01:08:45.920 --> 01:08:49.739
baseman. And Augie Donatelli, the umpire, was

01:08:49.739 --> 01:08:51.359
right on top of that play at third too. He had

01:08:51.359 --> 01:09:00.550
it. George Schubert, who hit... Quite a fly ball,

01:09:01.050 --> 01:09:03.329
but Thompson, who can cover a lot of ground,

01:09:03.829 --> 01:09:05.350
made quite a catch out of it in the first inning.

01:09:06.130 --> 01:09:08.430
Schuba has one hit for nine at bats. Of course,

01:09:08.449 --> 01:09:10.350
if he doesn't pick up, that means that Gene Harmanski

01:09:10.350 --> 01:09:18.170
will be out there in left field. Rob takes a

01:09:18.170 --> 01:09:43.510
new ball, running it up. field has also swung

01:09:43.510 --> 01:09:45.149
drastically around for the first place. This

01:09:45.149 --> 01:09:48.869
place, Schuber, is tricky right field hitter.

01:09:49.229 --> 01:09:54.609
Reese at first, one retired, Giants two, Rogers

01:09:54.609 --> 01:10:00.390
one, tying run at first. Right hander came with

01:10:00.390 --> 01:10:02.989
pitches and Schuber takes an outside one, about

01:10:02.989 --> 01:10:08.930
a three -quarter speed pitch for ball one. Fun

01:10:08.930 --> 01:10:32.319
and all. Curve, low end side, ball two. See that

01:10:32.319 --> 01:10:36.279
Eddie Brannock, the veteran and vulnerable, the

01:10:36.279 --> 01:10:38.439
very capable road secretary of the New York Giants

01:10:38.439 --> 01:10:40.420
has moved over and is sitting with Commissioner

01:10:40.420 --> 01:10:43.199
Chandler now. Harold Parrott, the young road

01:10:43.199 --> 01:10:44.640
secretary of the Dodgers, is sitting on the other

01:10:44.640 --> 01:10:46.399
side of the commission, so the commissioners

01:10:46.399 --> 01:10:49.260
sort of learn all the facts, I guess, about how

01:10:49.260 --> 01:10:53.840
the fellas go around this league. I think he

01:10:53.840 --> 01:10:57.880
knew him already. I see Schuber up there too

01:10:57.880 --> 01:11:00.960
and all. Takes a curve low inside for ball three,

01:11:01.039 --> 01:11:05.840
so Kramer says, give me another ball. Over in

01:11:05.840 --> 01:11:11.699
the giant dugout, that is the club box at the

01:11:11.699 --> 01:11:15.500
third base end of the giant dugout, Harris Stonem,

01:11:15.720 --> 01:11:19.359
the president of the Giants, and his assistant,

01:11:19.439 --> 01:11:21.659
Gary Schumacher, who's one of the great baseball

01:11:21.659 --> 01:11:23.460
writers, one of the New York Journal American,

01:11:23.739 --> 01:11:26.340
before he went there with Stonem. and Stonem's

01:11:26.340 --> 01:11:28.699
friend and fellow calls up number one Jard Roodle,

01:11:28.760 --> 01:11:30.699
it might be, Toot Shaw, they're sitting over

01:11:30.699 --> 01:11:33.340
there. There's a 3 -0 pitch at par 4, it's a

01:11:33.340 --> 01:11:36.619
3 -0 walk, and Kramer has the tying run behind

01:11:36.619 --> 01:11:38.800
him at second base again. Walks Schilber right

01:11:38.800 --> 01:11:41.899
here, that pushes Reese over to second. Second

01:11:41.899 --> 01:11:45.100
walk given up by Kramer, and the Giants are a

01:11:45.100 --> 01:11:48.100
little bit starved now. Catcher Weston goes out

01:11:48.100 --> 01:11:50.060
to the mound, third baseman Henry Thompson comes

01:11:50.060 --> 01:11:55.260
over to the mound. There's been no activity down

01:11:55.260 --> 01:11:58.000
in the giant boat then, where Herman Franks was

01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:00.699
holding for. And right now, there's a little

01:12:00.699 --> 01:12:02.819
merriment going on. A balloon flew out of the

01:12:02.819 --> 01:12:06.279
left field stands. And Ray Mueller, one of the

01:12:06.279 --> 01:12:08.000
giant catchers, went out there left field and

01:12:08.000 --> 01:12:09.359
had a little trouble trying to catch up with

01:12:09.359 --> 01:12:11.100
it. Every time he'd lean over for it, some little

01:12:11.100 --> 01:12:14.680
perverse breeze would blow it away. But he got

01:12:14.680 --> 01:12:17.760
it. I say everything happens in Brooklyn. You

01:12:17.760 --> 01:12:20.600
just wait around. It won't happen yet. But here's

01:12:20.600 --> 01:12:24.180
Jim Russell. Rather strong, I think, by two different

01:12:24.180 --> 01:12:27.819
plays out there in center field. One that Bollie

01:12:27.819 --> 01:12:29.119
didn't come up with in the first inning, and

01:12:29.119 --> 01:12:30.819
that mistake, he goes from first to second, and

01:12:30.819 --> 01:12:32.960
the fly ball is caught just now. Russell takes

01:12:32.960 --> 01:12:36.279
the fast ball over for a called strike. Russell

01:12:36.279 --> 01:12:44.380
walked in the first inning. That's the run toward

01:12:44.380 --> 01:12:47.619
right. Wind is blowing toward right, and as if

01:12:47.619 --> 01:12:49.600
Russell would pull one, the wind would be with

01:12:49.600 --> 01:12:58.140
him. Infield is Alfonso Ruiz at second, Krueger

01:12:58.140 --> 01:13:02.420
at first, the both get in. Flamie Deos, pass

01:13:02.420 --> 01:13:06.140
ball high outside, all one. He'll put the fellow

01:13:06.140 --> 01:13:08.779
away from him, he'll take away to a degree, he

01:13:08.779 --> 01:13:11.699
has a bullet to the core by making him to the

01:13:11.699 --> 01:13:23.479
other field. Josh leading two to one. Third and

01:13:23.479 --> 01:13:24.960
final game of this series, tomorrow afternoon,

01:13:25.100 --> 01:13:31.810
two o 'clock. good at its deal. Russell, get

01:13:31.810 --> 01:13:34.970
us out of there. We've rattled out a home between

01:13:34.970 --> 01:13:36.649
every one of Kramer's pictures. Now here's Thank

01:13:36.649 --> 01:13:40.109
You coming in from second base to the mile. He's

01:13:40.109 --> 01:13:56.680
got a visit with Kramer. The second baseman goes

01:13:56.680 --> 01:14:08.600
jogging back. His father -in -law is looking

01:14:08.600 --> 01:14:13.739
for a base coach to make him stop. One -on -one

01:14:13.739 --> 01:14:15.920
pitch. Carras hung on hip drive down the stanky.

01:14:15.960 --> 01:14:17.439
Who's up with it? Over the second of golf. One

01:14:17.439 --> 01:14:28.329
-out throw on the first base. Another play. is

01:14:28.329 --> 01:14:32.449
Becky the dog and over to Hoshman at first base.

01:14:32.829 --> 01:14:35.149
No runs, one hit, so Bankhead didn't help himself

01:14:35.149 --> 01:14:37.109
when he ran over to third base when Reese hit

01:14:37.109 --> 01:14:42.090
that half speed ground ball short. Well folks,

01:14:42.210 --> 01:14:45.729
post -serials, very happy to bring you the ball

01:14:45.729 --> 01:14:48.630
games. Very quickly let me run over the post

01:14:48.630 --> 01:14:50.329
scoreboard. At the end of an inning and a half

01:14:50.329 --> 01:14:52.489
of the Cardinal Cup game, it is three to one

01:14:52.489 --> 01:14:54.989
in favor of the Cardinals. At the end of five

01:14:54.989 --> 01:14:56.569
innings, the Phillies and the Braves, it is 1

01:14:56.569 --> 01:15:00.229
-0 in favor of the Phillies. At the end of five

01:15:00.229 --> 01:15:02.529
and a half innings of the Pittsburgh -Sit -Static

01:15:02.529 --> 01:15:05.430
game, it is 9 -1 in favor of the Porridge, with

01:15:05.430 --> 01:15:07.590
Beard, Westlake, Fernandez, and Kynah hitting

01:15:07.590 --> 01:15:09.850
home runs. That gives Westlake three for the

01:15:09.850 --> 01:15:12.350
year and Kynah two. In the American League, at

01:15:12.350 --> 01:15:14.369
the end of three innings, Washington is leading

01:15:14.369 --> 01:15:17.350
the Yankees, 4 -1. And they got Porterfield out

01:15:17.350 --> 01:15:19.529
of there, in favor of Sanford. At the end of

01:15:19.529 --> 01:15:21.329
four innings, the Red Sox lead the Athletics,

01:15:21.489 --> 01:15:25.470
4 -0 behind Starr. Chicago and Detroit have begun

01:15:25.470 --> 01:15:29.109
white for Chicago and put them on for Detroit

01:15:29.109 --> 01:15:31.529
and it is no score at the end of half an inning

01:15:31.529 --> 01:15:33.250
nothing yet on Cleveland at st. Louis because

01:15:33.250 --> 01:15:35.829
of the divergence in time which always a few

01:15:35.829 --> 01:15:38.250
moments ago that Connie Desson was coming on

01:15:38.250 --> 01:15:41.430
to do the middle of the ball game for you I don't

01:15:41.430 --> 01:15:45.289
know a finer broadcaster and more important a

01:15:45.289 --> 01:15:48.569
finer man I've often said and I'll repeat it

01:15:48.569 --> 01:15:50.210
again as long as we get close to coast listening

01:15:50.210 --> 01:15:52.430
today anytime Desson quits I'm going to go right

01:15:52.430 --> 01:15:56.279
out with it So, here is Mr. C .J., better known

01:15:56.279 --> 01:15:59.300
to the trade as Connie Desmond. And friends,

01:16:00.140 --> 01:16:04.760
here's Konya. Thank you, Red. Bobby Thompson

01:16:04.760 --> 01:16:07.460
leading off. Al Dark will follow, and then will

01:16:07.460 --> 01:16:11.779
come Jack Hoshman, the big first baseman. So,

01:16:11.960 --> 01:16:13.859
Dan Bankhead making his first major league start

01:16:13.859 --> 01:16:16.159
has got himself a honey going here. New York

01:16:16.159 --> 01:16:19.340
got him brought two to one. Bankhead swings into

01:16:19.340 --> 01:16:21.020
his windup, comes out with his first pitch, a

01:16:21.020 --> 01:16:25.210
curve ball in there for a strike. Thompson 4

01:16:25.210 --> 01:16:28.449
for 9. He was off to a very slow start in the

01:16:28.449 --> 01:16:30.510
first two games. The Giants played over at the

01:16:30.510 --> 01:16:34.149
holograms with Boston. But he's found the range,

01:16:34.250 --> 01:16:38.430
getting it 4 -44. He figures to be one of the

01:16:38.430 --> 01:16:43.670
big guns in the Giants' attack this year. Comes

01:16:43.670 --> 01:16:46.050
up almost on the tips of his toes. He levels

01:16:46.050 --> 01:16:49.250
that stick. Bankhead spins down in through there

01:16:49.250 --> 01:16:52.729
with a curve, like too close. Too on the way.

01:16:52.750 --> 01:16:58.760
It stands in favor of New York. Opfield has set

01:16:58.760 --> 01:17:01.060
up just about straight away here on Bobby, and

01:17:01.060 --> 01:17:08.880
they're deep. Alvin Dark waiting on deck. Bankhead

01:17:08.880 --> 01:17:12.399
serves the strike two pitch, curve outside. Of

01:17:12.399 --> 01:17:14.119
course he can afford to throw a couple of waste

01:17:14.119 --> 01:17:16.579
balls now as he jumped ahead with two quick strikes.

01:17:19.079 --> 01:17:21.199
Post Serials, very happy to be sending it all

01:17:21.199 --> 01:17:27.630
your way. Russell has gone over a few steps in

01:17:27.630 --> 01:17:31.369
the left -center field. Now the 1 -2 push to

01:17:31.369 --> 01:17:37.909
Thompson. He lays off with a high fastball. The

01:17:37.909 --> 01:17:40.630
Dodger Batboy is walking down towards the bullpen

01:17:40.630 --> 01:17:44.130
with some information from Bonnie Shotton. I'm

01:17:44.130 --> 01:17:47.329
sure there'll be any fireworks. Wants a couple

01:17:47.329 --> 01:17:50.810
of fellas to be up and ready. Now Bankett throws

01:17:50.810 --> 01:17:52.909
2 -2 again, swung on and chops out along the

01:17:52.909 --> 01:17:55.060
third baseline. Morgan up with it. Bobby showed

01:17:55.060 --> 01:18:00.159
a high defense on it. 0 -5 for three of you scoring.

01:18:00.819 --> 01:18:02.560
One away in the top half of the fourth inning.

01:18:04.859 --> 01:18:08.600
Giants beating the Dodgers 2 -1. Daggy opened

01:18:08.600 --> 01:18:10.680
the ball game with a walk. Lachman single him

01:18:10.680 --> 01:18:12.779
on to second base. Thompson got him in with a

01:18:12.779 --> 01:18:15.420
crack in the left center field. Sending Lachman

01:18:15.420 --> 01:18:17.220
around to third base. And then when Mueller hit

01:18:17.220 --> 01:18:20.079
into a double play, Lachman scored from third

01:18:20.079 --> 01:18:23.699
base. That's how the Giants got their two. With

01:18:23.699 --> 01:18:25.859
one out in the second inning, Hodges unloaded

01:18:25.859 --> 01:18:28.600
a big four base blow deep back in the left center

01:18:28.600 --> 01:18:31.560
field stands. It was quite a wallop. First pitch

01:18:31.560 --> 01:18:34.659
to dark is high for ball one. Bankett, after

01:18:34.659 --> 01:18:38.699
that wobbly start, is settled down. Not given

01:18:38.699 --> 01:18:40.659
a hit since Thompson, who was the third man up

01:18:40.659 --> 01:18:46.319
in the first inning, hit a run in. Bankett shows

01:18:46.319 --> 01:18:48.479
again over on fastball, whizzed right through

01:18:48.479 --> 01:18:57.100
there for a cold strike. Deceptive almost swivel

01:18:57.100 --> 01:18:59.359
hip motion out there on the mound. And he's got

01:18:59.359 --> 01:19:04.460
a little fancy flutter kick along with it. Then

01:19:04.460 --> 01:19:07.880
Binscombe down the curve, outside. Dark ran up

01:19:07.880 --> 01:19:11.739
as if to bunt. Pitch was way wide. All two strike

01:19:11.739 --> 01:19:19.619
one. Dark hitting a .385, five for 13. He and

01:19:19.619 --> 01:19:21.720
Stanky came to the joint, you know, and one of

01:19:21.720 --> 01:19:25.510
the biggest, if not the biggest. Winter trade.

01:19:25.829 --> 01:19:30.050
Setting Sam Webb, Sid Gordon, Willard Marshall,

01:19:30.590 --> 01:19:33.829
and Buddy Kerr up to the hubs. Bankhead goes

01:19:33.829 --> 01:19:39.850
outside, 3 -1. The weight stands now. One down

01:19:39.850 --> 01:19:42.270
here, top half of the fourth inning. DeRoscher

01:19:42.270 --> 01:19:44.310
walking up and down, scratching away with his

01:19:44.310 --> 01:19:47.029
spikes there. At third base, Freddy Fitzsimmons

01:19:47.029 --> 01:19:53.029
coaching at first. Bankhead behind now. strike

01:19:53.029 --> 01:20:00.369
one pitch way outside ball four and dark is on

01:20:00.369 --> 01:20:07.670
walk number four given up by Dan Jack Harshman

01:20:07.670 --> 01:20:11.250
struck out his last time up big tall gangly first

01:20:11.250 --> 01:20:16.829
baseman left hand hitter have a little trouble

01:20:16.829 --> 01:20:19.369
getting that bat on the baseball hitting at 167

01:20:21.640 --> 01:20:24.239
Got a couple of base hits. One of them was a

01:20:24.239 --> 01:20:27.000
home run at the Polar Grounds against the Braves.

01:20:28.420 --> 01:20:32.539
Came with a couple on, too. The Giants, you know,

01:20:32.600 --> 01:20:34.600
have yet to win their first ball game of the

01:20:34.600 --> 01:20:39.779
1950 season. Dark at first base. Bankhead's pitch

01:20:39.779 --> 01:20:41.739
came down. Harshman steps away from the curveball

01:20:41.739 --> 01:20:47.920
and broke tight up against him. Ball one. This,

01:20:48.100 --> 01:20:50.479
you know, is the ballpark that haunched the Giants.

01:20:51.149 --> 01:20:53.149
some of the rough ones they've lost over here.

01:21:20.810 --> 01:21:22.810
We go back about five, right up at the base of

01:21:22.810 --> 01:21:25.189
the concrete right field fence to haul it in.

01:21:26.909 --> 01:21:30.369
Two out. Brings up the big burly catcher of New

01:21:30.369 --> 01:21:36.909
York, West Westroom. And if West knew some place

01:21:36.909 --> 01:21:38.869
where this old bay sits, he'd be a pretty good

01:21:38.869 --> 01:21:42.529
customer right now. He's 0 for 7. Down she comes.

01:22:26.920 --> 01:22:31.039
Jack Kramer is with the St. Louis Browns and

01:22:31.039 --> 01:22:35.180
the Boston Red Sox. He had a great year in 48,

01:22:35.260 --> 01:22:39.779
won 18 and lost 5. Then in 44 he helped pitch

01:22:39.779 --> 01:22:41.800
the St. Louis Browns to their first pennant in

01:22:41.800 --> 01:22:44.500
the World Series and he won a World Series game

01:22:44.500 --> 01:22:52.119
too. Dodger infield laying back of course. Two

01:22:52.119 --> 01:22:54.840
away, they're going for the big out here. New

01:22:54.840 --> 01:23:00.189
York out in front, 2 -1. Pumps come down to curveball,

01:23:00.210 --> 01:23:03.430
but it's low under the knees, ball one. First

01:23:03.430 --> 01:23:08.569
base open. Eddie Snikey's out on deck with Windbreaker

01:23:08.569 --> 01:23:10.529
on. It's rather chilly in the shadows here at

01:23:10.529 --> 01:23:13.149
Evans Field. Ralph Frank is up throwing down

01:23:13.149 --> 01:23:16.329
on the bullpen for Brooklyn. Backhead, Lines

01:23:16.329 --> 01:23:18.550
comes in again with a curveball over for Wright.

01:23:19.289 --> 01:23:24.810
And it's one and one. Bright, sunshiny day here

01:23:24.810 --> 01:25:48.039
in Brooklyn, USA. Down comes another one. The

01:25:48.039 --> 01:25:49.779
first pitch here to Stanky comes down with a

01:25:49.779 --> 01:25:51.779
twin on and foul back up over our heads behind

01:25:51.779 --> 01:25:55.119
home plate. Strike one. Well the Dodgers thought

01:25:55.119 --> 01:25:56.659
they were in a good spot with a pitcher coming

01:25:56.659 --> 01:26:00.640
up but things didn't work out that way. Mr. Kramer

01:26:00.640 --> 01:26:06.739
was the boy who was in the good spot. Big DC

01:26:06.739 --> 01:26:12.600
six flying over into LaGuardia. Bankhead pushes

01:26:12.600 --> 01:26:15.199
again a little Eddie. High inside. Ball one.

01:26:15.619 --> 01:26:19.880
Ball one. Strike one. Kramer made sure there

01:26:19.880 --> 01:26:25.140
wasn't anybody on after he swatted that one.

01:26:26.880 --> 01:26:29.060
Boy, that's the insult supreme. The pitcher hits

01:26:29.060 --> 01:26:31.819
a home run off you. Curve drops in there for

01:26:31.819 --> 01:26:38.939
call strike two. Ball one, strike two. Five to

01:26:38.939 --> 01:26:45.300
one. Play for the Giants. Roger's got a little

01:26:45.300 --> 01:26:48.199
smile on his face now. He hasn't had much to

01:26:48.199 --> 01:26:51.100
smile. this year. Bank gets next with a curve

01:26:51.100 --> 01:26:55.939
that is low, ball two. Three runs in here in

01:26:55.939 --> 01:26:57.960
the top half of the fourth inning. Five to one,

01:26:58.159 --> 01:27:01.779
New York. Post -serials, happy to be sending

01:27:01.779 --> 01:27:03.659
it all your way. Say, by the way, have you tried

01:27:03.659 --> 01:27:07.539
sugar crisp yet? Oh boy, if you haven't, right

01:27:07.539 --> 01:27:09.380
after the ball game, you better get to your grocery

01:27:09.380 --> 01:27:14.260
store and stock up. The new cereal sensation

01:27:14.260 --> 01:27:18.409
added to the great family of post -serials. Now

01:27:18.409 --> 01:27:20.729
the 2 -2 pitch, and it's over. Call strike three.

01:27:22.170 --> 01:27:29.390
Frankie is out. Three runs on two hits. Nobody

01:27:29.390 --> 01:27:34.090
left. Well, here it is, fans, hot off the press.

01:27:34.649 --> 01:27:38.369
The new 1950 Dodger Yearbook, complete with page

01:27:38.369 --> 01:27:40.789
after page up to the minute information of your

01:27:40.789 --> 01:27:43.750
favorite ball club. The Dodgers come alive for

01:27:43.750 --> 01:27:46.130
you in this book, in stories and in pictures.

01:27:46.739 --> 01:27:48.939
They're colorful write -ups of all the players,

01:27:49.239 --> 01:27:52.680
48 pages of vital statistics, and post -serials

01:27:52.680 --> 01:27:55.000
is arranged to put it in your hands right now

01:27:55.000 --> 01:27:57.600
when the season's just getting underway. Now

01:27:57.600 --> 01:28:00.520
here's all you do. Take the top of any regular

01:28:00.520 --> 01:28:03.359
-sized post -serial package or the front panel

01:28:03.359 --> 01:28:06.560
of a sugar -crisp bag and send it with a quarter

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to Dodger Yearbook, Box 7 -9, Brooklyn 1, New

01:28:11.279 --> 01:28:14.210
York. That's easy, isn't it? And this is the

01:28:14.210 --> 01:28:16.810
same book that sells for 50 cents at Ebbets Field.

01:28:17.609 --> 01:28:21.449
So get in at a grand bargain offer. Send 25 cents

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and a box stop from any regular -sized post -serial

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bag to Dodger Yearbook, Box 7 -9, Brooklyn 1,

01:28:31.449 --> 01:28:34.090
New York. And make sure your name and address

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is included, won't you? And you'll get your copy

01:28:36.409 --> 01:29:00.479
of this great Dodger yearbook, Toronto. some

01:29:00.479 --> 01:29:03.899
work to do. Robinson will lead it off. Jack has

01:29:03.899 --> 01:29:07.399
been up once and grounded the second base. Willow

01:29:07.399 --> 01:29:10.859
will follow and then will come Big Hodges. It's

01:29:10.859 --> 01:29:14.600
been the one man assault for Brooklyn today.

01:29:14.920 --> 01:29:17.779
Big home run. Robinson lays off and picks it,

01:29:17.800 --> 01:29:25.439
wrinkles outside ball one. Bobby Thompson out

01:29:25.439 --> 01:29:27.220
in center field is shaded over towards right

01:29:27.220 --> 01:29:31.109
center on Robinson. Lockman is straight away

01:29:31.109 --> 01:29:33.750
out on the left and Don Mueller, the right fielder,

01:29:33.829 --> 01:29:35.630
is playing over in front of the scoreboard. Sort

01:29:35.630 --> 01:29:39.890
of fanned out. Kramer throws a gun a little outside,

01:29:40.050 --> 01:29:49.149
ball two. New York five, Brooklyn one. We have

01:29:49.149 --> 01:29:53.569
two very slow pitchers working. Ball game in

01:29:53.569 --> 01:29:55.310
the last half of the fourth inning and it's an

01:29:55.310 --> 01:30:00.420
hour and a half old. Kramer kicks them down,

01:30:00.460 --> 01:30:02.619
another one on the outside edge for a call strike.

01:30:03.600 --> 01:30:08.579
Two and one. Branca continues to throw it out

01:30:08.579 --> 01:30:11.560
on the bullpen. The Dodgers get down deep enough,

01:30:11.619 --> 01:30:14.000
they may hit for Bankhead, or maybe this will

01:30:14.000 --> 01:30:17.100
be all for Dan. We'll have to wait and see. That's

01:30:17.100 --> 01:30:22.199
shotton's job, not mine. Now the 2 -1 pitch,

01:30:22.420 --> 01:30:24.739
Twonahan and Vazfolie down toward short. Third

01:30:24.739 --> 01:30:26.840
baseman Thompson is over. Up with it and goes

01:30:26.840 --> 01:30:29.109
the first for the out. I don't think Dark could

01:30:29.109 --> 01:30:30.989
have made the play. Henry Thompson hustled over,

01:30:31.029 --> 01:30:33.590
cutting in front of the short fielder, scooped

01:30:33.590 --> 01:30:39.569
it up, and threw him out. Five to three of your

01:30:39.569 --> 01:30:43.710
scoring. One away now as Carl Perillo steps in.

01:30:44.670 --> 01:30:47.390
Trushed up Dark, threw him out. Carl let off

01:30:47.390 --> 01:31:00.510
the second inning. First pitch, he let up one,

01:31:00.710 --> 01:31:02.649
went on and hit down into the hole between second

01:31:02.649 --> 01:31:05.550
and third. There's a long show by Dark. In time,

01:31:05.770 --> 01:31:09.590
a bang -banger over first base. So Barillo is

01:31:09.590 --> 01:31:13.329
out on a fine play by Blocky Dark. Now had to

01:31:13.329 --> 01:31:15.109
go into the hole and that's the toughest play

01:31:15.109 --> 01:31:17.369
for a short stop to make. Over to the right,

01:31:17.569 --> 01:31:20.010
scoop up the ball deep, then turn and make the

01:31:20.010 --> 01:31:23.609
throw accurately and in time. And Barillo, one

01:31:23.609 --> 01:31:29.520
of the fastest men on the squad. that he made

01:31:29.520 --> 01:31:39.859
it. Two down. Gil Hodges splashed a big home

01:31:39.859 --> 01:31:41.840
run with one away in the second inning. The second

01:31:41.840 --> 01:31:44.859
of the year with a Dodgers loan tally is up.

01:31:45.859 --> 01:32:01.220
Gil batting at 727. Pitch outside. Down here,

01:32:01.659 --> 01:32:06.279
last of the fourth inning, five to one New York.

01:32:10.739 --> 01:32:12.300
Kramer sends another one through there for a

01:32:12.300 --> 01:32:16.039
call strike. Ball one, strike one. The cricket

01:32:16.039 --> 01:32:19.359
line of the Giants are deep and around into left.

01:32:23.760 --> 01:32:28.560
Inter -depend, playing back deep. fellow up there

01:32:28.560 --> 01:32:31.439
Gil Hodges can really overpower that baseball.

01:32:34.239 --> 01:32:37.039
Now the 1 -1 pitch over and fastball double the

01:32:37.039 --> 01:32:47.460
time if the strike too cold. The way Kramer's

01:32:47.460 --> 01:32:49.819
pitching today it's hard to believe that the

01:32:49.819 --> 01:32:52.100
Red Sox who need pitching very badly would cut

01:32:52.100 --> 01:33:01.090
him loose. He's got it today so far. You've got

01:33:01.090 --> 01:33:03.630
to get them in the clubhouse. Oh, they're yours.

01:33:04.850 --> 01:33:10.529
Oh, that really had him himself. Go down he goes,

01:33:10.590 --> 01:33:15.210
a -wavin'. First strikeout on the way for Big

01:33:15.210 --> 01:33:19.949
Kramer. Down the Dodgers go out, trailing 5 -1.

01:33:21.569 --> 01:33:24.329
Managers shot him. He plays things pretty close

01:33:24.329 --> 01:33:28.270
to the vest. Excited that Bankhead had had enough.

01:33:39.340 --> 01:33:41.420
But he was in there, he walked four, struck out

01:33:41.420 --> 01:33:51.920
three, gave up five runs and but four hits. Oh,

01:33:51.979 --> 01:33:58.880
Ralph Rankin. Firing him down out there. Big

01:33:58.880 --> 01:34:02.800
Ralph was in 34 ballgames last year, won 13 and

01:34:02.800 --> 01:34:06.479
lost five. Lives in here by Mount Vernon, New

01:34:06.479 --> 01:34:12.890
York. He's a big guy. 220 pounds. And down in

01:34:12.890 --> 01:34:15.550
the Dodger bullpen, Jack Vanta, a right -hander,

01:34:15.630 --> 01:34:22.229
is up and throwing. So let's see what the Giants

01:34:22.229 --> 01:34:23.829
will do here in the top half of the fifth inning.

01:34:24.149 --> 01:34:25.829
Lachman, Thompson, and Mueller will be coming

01:34:25.829 --> 01:34:31.930
up in that order. Five to one, New York. Most

01:34:31.930 --> 01:34:35.130
serious, very happy to be your host this afternoon.

01:34:41.739 --> 01:34:44.920
down near third and takes it to the up. Loughlin

01:34:44.920 --> 01:34:47.420
is retired by Blanca, comes out here in the fifth

01:34:47.420 --> 01:34:50.920
inning on one pitch. Bobby Morgan, the third

01:34:50.920 --> 01:34:52.680
baseman, could have made the play too, but Reese,

01:34:52.680 --> 01:34:55.260
the shortstop, was angling over and had a better

01:34:55.260 --> 01:34:58.220
shot at it. So the Dodger captain went in for

01:34:58.220 --> 01:35:02.000
the catch. Went away, top of the fifth. And Henry

01:35:02.000 --> 01:35:03.640
Thompson, with a perfect afternoon, a single

01:35:03.640 --> 01:35:07.020
and a walk is up, getting it 4 -44. Four for

01:35:07.020 --> 01:35:09.500
nine, left hand hitter, steps away from the fastball

01:35:09.500 --> 01:35:13.279
inside. Wiker was troubled with a bad arm. Down

01:35:13.279 --> 01:35:16.100
at Vero Beach, the Dodgers spring training quarters.

01:35:17.380 --> 01:35:23.300
Brownie had an abscess tooth taken care of. And

01:35:23.300 --> 01:35:25.260
then the arm trouble disappeared, so Ralph was

01:35:25.260 --> 01:35:27.939
ready to go. That shot just dropped him in here

01:35:27.939 --> 01:35:32.300
on a relief roll. Ralph goes again and gets it

01:35:32.300 --> 01:35:36.640
in for a call strike. Now the 1 -1 pitch, a lineup

01:35:36.640 --> 01:35:54.739
curve, too high. Ball two. him down another pitch

01:35:54.739 --> 01:36:03.680
and this one is Nixon. I'll make that officially

01:36:03.680 --> 01:36:14.760
ball four. That was awful close. Official score

01:36:14.760 --> 01:36:17.460
says no ball four, no hit batsman. So if you're

01:36:17.460 --> 01:36:20.399
scoring, put a W down next to Thompson's name.

01:36:21.020 --> 01:36:23.100
Up there now is Don Mueller, the right fielder.

01:36:24.730 --> 01:36:27.489
Dodgers infield in double -play depth. Thompson

01:36:27.489 --> 01:36:30.090
goes down to second. The pitch swung on and rolled

01:36:30.090 --> 01:36:32.630
out to Robinson. Jack's throw is to first base

01:36:32.630 --> 01:36:36.630
and Henry now is down at the pick -up post. That

01:36:36.630 --> 01:36:38.210
was a hit -and -run play and all Jack could do

01:36:38.210 --> 01:36:40.010
was make his play to first base because Thompson

01:36:40.010 --> 01:36:44.829
was off as Franka came down with his pitch. Mueller

01:36:44.829 --> 01:36:47.029
also hit it rather slowly out toward second base.

01:36:47.149 --> 01:36:51.170
There was no chance for a double play. Bobby

01:36:51.170 --> 01:36:55.109
Thompson. We took call strike three in the first

01:36:55.109 --> 01:36:57.069
inning and brought it out to Morgan his last

01:36:57.069 --> 01:37:04.989
time up third. Two out. Top half of inning five.

01:37:05.229 --> 01:37:09.289
Score five to one. Favor of New York. First push

01:37:09.289 --> 01:37:11.090
to Thompson. Swung out a dribble slowly down

01:37:11.090 --> 01:37:12.829
along the third baseline. Morgan's got to come

01:37:12.829 --> 01:37:15.170
fast. Picks it up close to first not in time.

01:37:16.670 --> 01:37:19.510
A swiver down along the third baseline. Branker

01:37:19.510 --> 01:37:21.470
came off the mound. He could not feel the ball

01:37:21.470 --> 01:37:23.489
as it trickled by him. Morgan had to come all

01:37:23.489 --> 01:37:25.949
the way. Made a bare hand pick up and another

01:37:25.949 --> 01:37:28.609
hand flew over to Hodges, but not in time. And

01:37:28.609 --> 01:37:31.350
Thompson who can fly. They nicknamed him the

01:37:31.350 --> 01:37:34.569
flying scotch, you know. Out -legged for a base

01:37:34.569 --> 01:37:38.770
knock. On to third base comes Henry Thompson.

01:37:39.109 --> 01:37:40.869
So Brank is in trouble right now with a good

01:37:40.869 --> 01:37:44.670
hitter coming up. Blackie Dark. Now struck out

01:37:44.670 --> 01:37:49.119
his first time and walked the last. Mata continues

01:37:49.119 --> 01:37:52.159
to throw down there to Sam Naran's big lip. The

01:37:52.159 --> 01:37:54.779
Dodger bullpen along the right field line. Dark

01:37:54.779 --> 01:37:56.399
right -hand hitter, runners on it, first and

01:37:56.399 --> 01:37:59.880
third, two out here. Dark lays off a high fastball,

01:38:00.000 --> 01:38:10.840
ball one. Dark getting a .385. Outfield shifted

01:38:10.840 --> 01:38:13.680
into left. Although Dark sprays a lot of base

01:38:13.680 --> 01:38:17.939
hits in the right field. Franka holds his stretch,

01:38:18.140 --> 01:38:20.520
checks both runners. Pitches, one on and hit

01:38:20.520 --> 01:38:22.600
out the short, races up with it, throws to Robinson,

01:38:22.939 --> 01:38:29.819
they get a force play on Thompson. No runs, one

01:38:29.819 --> 01:38:37.319
hit, two men left on. Well friends, you may ask,

01:38:37.779 --> 01:38:41.060
is there any difference in corn flakes? Oh man,

01:38:41.100 --> 01:38:44.720
there's a world of difference. Yes, fans, you

01:38:44.720 --> 01:38:47.770
taste post -toasties. and see if it isn't better

01:38:47.770 --> 01:38:49.989
than any other corn flakes you've ever eaten.

01:38:50.550 --> 01:38:52.789
And it's post -toasting that makes the difference.

01:38:53.569 --> 01:38:56.489
You'll say post -toasties are the freshest, the

01:38:56.489 --> 01:38:59.149
crispiest, most delicious corn flakes you ever

01:38:59.149 --> 01:39:01.989
put on the breakfast table. So the next time

01:39:01.989 --> 01:39:04.630
you're at your grocers, don't ask for corn flakes.

01:39:05.329 --> 01:39:08.630
Ask for post -toasties, the better corn flakes.

01:39:09.350 --> 01:39:11.949
They're eating proof that it's post for flavor,

01:39:12.670 --> 01:39:15.710
post for freshness, and post for the most of

01:39:15.710 --> 01:39:18.029
everything good in cereals. Do you remember that,

01:39:18.050 --> 01:39:30.310
won't you, mother? Post toasties. You can probably

01:39:30.310 --> 01:39:33.430
hear a little stirring around Ebbets Field. They

01:39:33.430 --> 01:39:36.930
just posted five big runs for the New York Yankees

01:39:36.930 --> 01:39:39.529
in the last half of the fifth inning. And they

01:39:39.529 --> 01:39:42.050
now move out in front of Washington by the score

01:39:42.050 --> 01:39:55.439
of six to five. The Red Sox in Philadelphia at

01:39:55.439 --> 01:39:58.039
the end of five innings are tied up 4 -4. Stubbs

01:39:58.039 --> 01:40:00.359
against Kellner in that ball game. Chicago and

01:40:00.359 --> 01:40:02.460
Detroit have just started. Bill White for the

01:40:02.460 --> 01:40:05.460
White Sox. Art Hudeman for Detroit. Chicago failed

01:40:05.460 --> 01:40:07.800
to score on their half of the first inning. Bobby

01:40:07.800 --> 01:40:09.680
Feller going for Cleveland against St. Louis'

01:40:09.899 --> 01:40:12.899
W. Obermeyer. Pick up the nice to make as we

01:40:12.899 --> 01:40:17.760
go along here. Bobby Morgan leading off for the

01:40:17.760 --> 01:40:20.939
Dodgers, 5 -1 in favor of New York. Kramer comes

01:40:20.939 --> 01:40:23.340
down to his first pitch, got a curveball that

01:40:23.340 --> 01:40:28.239
is swung on and foul tipped back. Jack Maddock

01:40:28.239 --> 01:40:32.300
continues to throw down on the bullpen. The National

01:40:32.300 --> 01:40:34.319
League for the Cardinals, it is Jerry Staley

01:40:34.319 --> 01:40:36.979
who won his first start. Cardinals have three,

01:40:37.079 --> 01:40:39.279
Chicago one. Boys all started, Vandermeer in

01:40:39.279 --> 01:40:41.180
the first and Paul Minner the former Dodger in

01:40:41.180 --> 01:40:46.739
the third inning. Philadelphia won, Boston nothing

01:40:46.739 --> 01:40:50.000
at the end of five innings. Kurt Simmons for

01:40:50.000 --> 01:40:55.699
the Cullys, Warren Spahn for the Braves. Kramer

01:40:55.699 --> 01:40:59.260
takes too much time and Morgan backs out. Pittsburgh

01:40:59.260 --> 01:41:03.300
having a picnic at Forbes Field, leading Cincinnati

01:41:03.300 --> 01:41:06.739
9 -1. The knock at home runs over that short

01:41:06.739 --> 01:41:09.199
left field fence too, out in Mr. Greenberg's

01:41:09.199 --> 01:41:13.140
gardens, as they call it. Morgan takes high.

01:41:15.170 --> 01:41:16.970
Beard hit a home run in the second inning with

01:41:16.970 --> 01:41:18.989
one on, his first of the year. Wally Ruslick

01:41:18.989 --> 01:41:20.890
hit his third in the third inning with nobody

01:41:20.890 --> 01:41:23.390
on. Danny Fernandez hit one in the fourth with

01:41:23.390 --> 01:41:26.069
nobody on, his first. Ralph Conner hit one in

01:41:26.069 --> 01:41:29.489
the fourth with a man on, his second. Kramer,

01:41:29.670 --> 01:41:31.409
triple -pumping out there, kicks up, comes down,

01:41:31.529 --> 01:41:33.850
picks one on, and hits two out in the centerfield

01:41:33.850 --> 01:42:22.729
for a base hit. to Roy and the ball gets away

01:42:22.729 --> 01:42:24.689
from Weston. Morgan's passed the second and holds

01:42:24.689 --> 01:42:29.850
up. Ball skidded in the dirt and Weston was able

01:42:29.850 --> 01:42:32.149
to partially block it to keep it from going behind.

01:42:35.949 --> 01:42:38.789
Cal Abrams is out on deck. They hit for a blanket.

01:42:39.270 --> 01:42:40.989
So it looks like Manta will be coming on to be

01:42:40.989 --> 01:42:44.250
the third Dodger pitcher in this ball game. Big

01:42:44.250 --> 01:42:46.529
Jack now comes to his top position. Morgan down

01:42:46.529 --> 01:42:48.409
off first base to pitch to Campanella. Swung

01:42:48.409 --> 01:44:22.560
on, hit down to third. in the last field. Pitch

01:44:22.560 --> 01:44:26.239
into Abraham to low curve with all one. Cavadilla

01:44:26.239 --> 01:44:31.100
on a first base. Morgan is at second thanks to

01:44:31.100 --> 01:44:33.140
the error by the third baseman, Henry Thompson.

01:44:34.640 --> 01:44:37.460
That ball was hit sharply down the third and

01:44:37.460 --> 01:44:40.180
swiftly enough to start a very easy double play.

01:44:41.479 --> 01:44:43.100
The Dodgers will take runners anywhere they can

01:44:43.100 --> 01:44:56.550
get them against this Kramer. Outlander's pitch,

01:44:56.710 --> 01:45:29.500
fastball outside. grocery order you have you

01:45:29.500 --> 01:45:33.359
better do it all right now now the two nothing

01:45:33.359 --> 01:45:37.939
pitch curveball on the inside corner first strike

01:45:37.939 --> 01:45:48.619
ball two strike one that continues to throw he

01:45:48.619 --> 01:45:53.239
wants to be ready when he comes in sheldon jones

01:45:53.239 --> 01:46:15.329
the right hander warming up strike two Billy

01:46:15.329 --> 01:46:18.149
Cox is here with a ball club but not a uniform

01:46:18.149 --> 01:46:48.310
that bad back it is for a pinch hitter to go

01:46:48.310 --> 01:46:53.710
up there and take call strike three. Well, DeRosha's

01:46:53.710 --> 01:46:57.909
out of the mound once again. Peewee Reese coming

01:46:57.909 --> 01:47:02.529
up, bringing a couple of sticks. Well, the last

01:47:02.529 --> 01:47:04.409
board of directors meeting for New York worked

01:47:04.409 --> 01:47:06.210
out all right for them. They went out there,

01:47:06.329 --> 01:47:09.270
talked it over, and struck out Abram. DeRosha

01:47:09.270 --> 01:47:11.630
decided, well, it's a good one, so I might as

01:47:11.630 --> 01:47:14.869
well try it again. Kramer, of course, you know,

01:47:14.869 --> 01:47:18.670
just coming into this league. is not too well

01:47:18.670 --> 01:47:21.229
acquainted with these hitters. DeRosier has been

01:47:21.229 --> 01:47:24.930
around a long time. This tells him the series

01:47:24.930 --> 01:47:29.670
of pitches he wants. Bob Morgan down at second

01:47:29.670 --> 01:47:32.189
base. Roy Campanella first with one out here.

01:47:32.449 --> 01:47:34.890
Last of the fifth inning. And the Giants leading

01:47:34.890 --> 01:47:39.810
the Dodgers five to one. Kramer now goes to work

01:47:39.810 --> 01:47:42.329
on Reese. Right hand hitter. First pitch off

01:47:42.329 --> 01:47:45.500
the corner by one. Peewee's having a tough time

01:47:45.500 --> 01:47:48.039
starting. He has three base hits on a 16th match

01:47:48.039 --> 01:47:55.899
for a very low percentage of 1 -8 -8. And when

01:47:55.899 --> 01:47:58.579
you get about $35 ,000 a year, you just don't

01:47:58.579 --> 01:48:08.340
hit 1 -8 -8. Kramer taking his time. He's in

01:48:08.340 --> 01:48:10.500
his spot here. He wants to wiggle out of it.

01:48:11.739 --> 01:48:14.479
The bat is just about ready. Throw on a couple

01:48:14.479 --> 01:48:17.739
of leisurely pitches. Both runners lead away

01:48:17.739 --> 01:48:20.439
now. The pitch, Reese takes a curve outside.

01:48:21.680 --> 01:48:23.359
That was awful close. Reese didn't know whether

01:48:23.359 --> 01:48:26.060
to go at it or not. Checked his swing and it

01:48:26.060 --> 01:48:54.930
flipped outside. Slider. Ball two. winning his

01:48:54.930 --> 01:48:56.949
first game of the year. He lost one, the opening

01:48:56.949 --> 01:49:00.409
day of Simon against St. Louis. Pittsburgh nine

01:49:00.409 --> 01:49:02.590
runs, 12 hits in an hour. Cincinnati two runs,

01:49:02.710 --> 01:49:06.409
eight hits in no hour. Great home runs all over

01:49:06.409 --> 01:49:14.409
the place. Kramer pulls him down the pitch, on

01:49:14.409 --> 01:49:18.430
the corner for a strike. Three -one now on race,

01:49:18.510 --> 01:49:20.630
and Pugh takes a long look down to Milton Stock

01:49:20.630 --> 01:49:23.489
coaching at third base. They see what they want

01:49:23.489 --> 01:49:32.369
them to do about this one. Big pitch for Kramer.

01:49:34.430 --> 01:49:43.729
Here it is. Oh, a side ball. Kramer walks Reese.

01:49:44.550 --> 01:49:47.289
That pushes Morgan around to the far turn. Campanella

01:49:47.289 --> 01:49:50.569
goes to the middle stop. And Reese is at first

01:49:50.569 --> 01:49:53.979
base with one down here. for the fifth inning.

01:49:57.739 --> 01:50:00.439
George Schuba, who's been trying to battle his

01:50:00.439 --> 01:50:02.939
way on this ball club, could endear himself to

01:50:02.939 --> 01:50:06.640
the hearts of many a Flatbush follower by nudging

01:50:06.640 --> 01:50:16.380
one right now. They're stocked up for him. Kramer

01:50:16.380 --> 01:50:20.569
doesn't have a place to put anybody else. Now

01:50:20.569 --> 01:50:22.470
his first pitch to Schuba, a curveball drops

01:50:22.470 --> 01:50:25.890
on the inside corner for a strike. Boy, look

01:50:25.890 --> 01:50:31.449
at those umpires in the stands. The order of

01:50:31.449 --> 01:50:33.069
the three men are going to get paid for doing

01:50:33.069 --> 01:50:35.090
their job today of crawling balls and strikes

01:50:35.090 --> 01:50:41.470
and outs. We're safe. Messers Rob, Barlich, and

01:50:41.470 --> 01:50:46.569
Donna Teller. Strike one on Schuba, left hand

01:50:46.569 --> 01:51:01.420
hitter. There's a pitch. 11. One look ahead,

01:51:01.560 --> 01:51:03.279
Jimmy Russell, the switch hitter, is out on deck.

01:51:04.079 --> 01:51:07.199
Here's the pitch. Kershaw, a little weak foul

01:51:07.199 --> 01:51:09.800
ball, hit off first base. Harshman under it and

01:51:09.800 --> 01:51:15.979
takes it for the out. No two outs. Schuba, uppercutting

01:51:15.979 --> 01:51:18.840
the curve ball, fouled it up and into the myth

01:51:18.840 --> 01:51:24.079
of Jack Harshman, the giant first baseman. Jimmy

01:51:24.079 --> 01:51:26.520
Russell, what a big day yesterday. having a little

01:51:26.520 --> 01:51:30.460
trouble today, get into a double play, and walked.

01:51:31.859 --> 01:51:35.300
Also had a little action in the outfield, a fly

01:51:35.300 --> 01:51:37.079
ball that he missed. Judge dropped in front of

01:51:37.079 --> 01:51:39.079
him for a base hit on Blockman's bat in the first

01:51:39.079 --> 01:51:42.180
inning. And then Stanky, who is not a speed merchant,

01:51:42.760 --> 01:51:44.539
picked up and moved from first to second on a

01:51:44.539 --> 01:51:46.359
fly ball that was hit to not too deep center

01:51:46.359 --> 01:51:52.359
field. Well, all of that will be forgotten. Mr.

01:51:52.420 --> 01:51:59.149
Russell can unload here. Two up. New York five,

01:51:59.189 --> 01:52:02.710
Brooklyn one. Mattanow is finished up on the

01:52:02.710 --> 01:52:04.750
bullpen and is walking in towards the Dodger

01:52:04.750 --> 01:52:07.470
bench. Kramer into his lineup, kicks him down

01:52:07.470 --> 01:52:16.390
the pitch outside, ball one. Also, two for five

01:52:16.390 --> 01:52:19.369
in this young season. Figures out that the count

01:52:19.369 --> 01:52:27.180
is at 400. Switch at her batting left at it against

01:52:27.180 --> 01:52:31.140
Kramer's right hand stuff. Outfield swung the

01:52:31.140 --> 01:52:34.220
way around in the right. Infield laying back.

01:52:35.039 --> 01:52:38.760
Right side very deep. Harshman stacking. Ball

01:52:38.760 --> 01:52:42.760
on. Kramer ready to gale off another one. Here's

01:52:42.760 --> 01:52:48.399
the pitch. High outside fastball. Ball 2. Lease

01:52:48.399 --> 01:52:50.380
at first base. Campanella at second and Bobby

01:52:50.380 --> 01:52:52.739
Morgan at third with 2 down. That's the picture

01:52:52.739 --> 01:52:56.329
here. Saturday afternoon, crowd looking off.

01:52:56.550 --> 01:53:01.750
And post cereal, sending it all your way. And

01:53:01.750 --> 01:53:05.270
friends of you, tried Sugarcrisp yet? Boy, if

01:53:05.270 --> 01:53:08.810
you haven't, you're missing a sensational breakfast

01:53:08.810 --> 01:53:14.609
treat. Rock of the country, Sugarcrisp, another

01:53:14.609 --> 01:53:31.329
great post cereal. The Dodgers will take them

01:53:31.329 --> 01:53:35.250
anywhere they can get them. This you know, the

01:53:35.250 --> 01:53:39.970
most heated rivalry in baseball. Josh and Brooklyn.

01:53:44.689 --> 01:53:46.970
Now the three nothing pitch and it is on the

01:53:46.970 --> 01:53:51.489
call for a strike. Jamer hanging on the edge

01:53:51.489 --> 01:53:55.909
out there. He's got a four on lead. Five to one

01:53:55.909 --> 01:54:04.699
New York. after picking off his side from Milton

01:54:04.699 --> 01:54:06.720
Stock, coaching down third base, steps back in

01:54:06.720 --> 01:54:13.899
again. Kramer now goes into his pumping motion.

01:54:14.920 --> 01:54:22.039
Count three one, here's the pitch. Go after three

01:54:22.039 --> 01:54:25.039
bad pitches, Kramer. He's got two good ones in

01:54:25.039 --> 01:54:27.039
there, one a fastball and the other a curve.

01:54:27.500 --> 01:54:29.380
They run the count all the way down and now the

01:54:29.380 --> 01:54:32.619
marrying arrival starts. Full count. Two outs,

01:54:32.840 --> 01:54:35.199
bases loaded, they'll be off and running at every

01:54:35.199 --> 01:54:46.220
field. Morgan at third, Cavanaugh at second,

01:54:46.380 --> 01:54:49.279
Reese at first, two outs. Everybody goes, Kramer

01:54:49.279 --> 01:54:51.420
into his full windup, here comes the pitch, and

01:54:51.420 --> 01:55:33.939
it is low for ball four. Jimmy Russell just walking

01:55:33.939 --> 01:55:38.920
with a Saks Soap. Austin Morgan. And you must

01:55:38.920 --> 01:55:40.699
credit Russell with a run about it in, by the

01:55:40.699 --> 01:55:43.100
way. They're keeping score. That brings up Jackie

01:55:43.100 --> 01:55:45.760
Robinson, the National League defending batting

01:55:45.760 --> 01:55:50.460
team. What a big blow to get the Dodger right

01:55:50.460 --> 01:55:56.640
back in this one. 5 -2 New York. Kramer, rattling

01:55:56.640 --> 01:55:59.180
around in trouble out there. Big Jack kicks him

01:55:59.180 --> 01:56:19.090
down a pitch way outside. Coming up for New York,

01:56:19.369 --> 01:56:22.250
Mata, who will go on to pitch the top of the

01:56:22.250 --> 01:56:25.470
sixth inning, is already ready. Sitting on the

01:56:25.470 --> 01:56:32.510
Dodger bench right now. Robinson up. All for

01:56:32.510 --> 01:56:40.869
two today. Go outside curveball, ball two. Jack

01:56:40.869 --> 01:56:43.569
Brown at the second base, and the third in his

01:56:43.569 --> 01:56:50.010
two previous trips. hitting at 462, 6 for 13.

01:56:53.130 --> 01:56:55.609
Now this is the spot to bump out his 7th hit.

01:58:22.479 --> 01:58:25.340
Here's the pitch. One -on -a -miss. Carl Carter

01:58:25.340 --> 01:58:28.859
check his swing to put her on. Strike one. Jimmy

01:58:28.859 --> 01:58:30.800
Russell with a tying Kelly is at third base.

01:58:31.979 --> 01:58:34.439
We have another final score. Bob Elliott came

01:58:34.439 --> 01:58:36.300
up with a home run in the last half of the eighth

01:58:36.300 --> 01:58:40.060
inning to beat the Phillies three to two. And

01:58:40.060 --> 01:58:42.020
Warren Spahn gets his second win of the year.

01:58:43.100 --> 01:58:48.359
So Elliott is a big man in the hub tonight. He's

01:58:48.359 --> 02:00:11.380
been busting the Dodgers now. two to the Dodgers

02:00:11.380 --> 02:00:13.100
and two to the Braves in their opening series

02:00:13.100 --> 02:00:16.380
of Polo Grounds. And with Kramer pitching along

02:00:16.380 --> 02:00:19.020
behind a 5 -1 lead, things were rather pleasant

02:00:19.020 --> 02:00:30.520
in the giant dugout. And then... Jones is tuning

02:00:30.520 --> 02:00:33.020
up out there in the hill. Tell you a little bit

02:00:33.020 --> 02:00:38.220
about him. Jones in 42 ballgames last year with

02:00:38.220 --> 02:00:41.069
New York won 15 and lost 12. He had an overall

02:00:41.069 --> 02:00:45.649
average of 3 .35. He was born out in Tecumseh,

02:00:45.649 --> 02:00:48.390
Nebraska. Now makes his home at York, Nebraska.

02:00:48.869 --> 02:00:54.949
Six footer, about 180 pounds. Right hander. This

02:00:54.949 --> 02:00:57.369
is his first relief job of the year. Started

02:00:57.369 --> 02:01:00.350
a ball game and lost it. So he has a record of

02:01:00.350 --> 02:01:04.829
no wins in one setback. Well, he's all tuned

02:01:04.829 --> 02:01:12.119
up. Says he's ready. We'll see. his first time

02:01:12.119 --> 02:01:13.619
up with one out in the second inning and struck

02:01:13.619 --> 02:01:15.460
out the last time as the man he'll be serving

02:01:15.460 --> 02:01:18.399
him up to. Jack Maddow has picked half a ball

02:01:18.399 --> 02:01:20.819
game already and the goal pen is going at it

02:01:20.819 --> 02:01:32.800
again. All these days in football. Coach Cereals

02:01:32.800 --> 02:01:35.979
happy to be sending a disgorgy. 5 -5 tie on the

02:01:35.979 --> 02:01:39.520
last half of the fifth inning. Ball game two

02:01:39.520 --> 02:01:44.390
hours and fifteen minutes old. field deep and

02:01:44.390 --> 02:01:46.890
around to the left as Big Hodges comes up. Robinson

02:01:46.890 --> 02:01:50.050
down off third base. Rullo off at first. Down

02:01:50.050 --> 02:01:54.250
the pitch. Swung on and fouled back. The Dodgers

02:01:54.250 --> 02:01:57.029
have their two running champions out there. It's

02:01:57.029 --> 02:01:59.350
a good spot for a double stealer. They want to

02:01:59.350 --> 02:02:01.689
work it that way. But they got a good hitter

02:02:01.689 --> 02:02:05.390
up there too. If you were a manager, what would

02:02:05.390 --> 02:02:11.729
you do? Two out. If I was a manager, I'd look

02:02:11.729 --> 02:02:30.279
for my paycheck every month. You know there are

02:02:30.279 --> 02:02:32.220
six new managers in the National League this

02:02:32.220 --> 02:02:43.100
year. I'll just big strong Hoosier Robinson jumping

02:02:43.100 --> 02:02:45.479
off third the pitch way outside gets away from

02:02:45.479 --> 02:02:48.600
Washington no advance over ball to strike one.

02:02:50.100 --> 02:02:52.300
Last half of the fifth inning. The Dodgers with

02:02:52.300 --> 02:03:01.119
four runs have tied the ball game. 5 -5. Robinson

02:03:01.119 --> 02:03:04.600
still taking that long, jumping lead down off

02:03:04.600 --> 02:03:06.659
third base. Henry Thompson, the third baseman

02:03:06.659 --> 02:03:10.680
of New York, is playing back rather deep. Jones

02:03:10.680 --> 02:03:12.399
standing on the mound, now goes to his stretch

02:03:12.399 --> 02:03:16.479
position. Robinson jogging around the short of

02:03:16.479 --> 02:03:18.579
first base, and Perillo is the one that has to

02:03:18.579 --> 02:03:24.039
get back. Carl was rather half -fascinated by

02:03:24.039 --> 02:03:27.619
Robinson's jumping off third base and Jones wheeled

02:03:27.619 --> 02:03:30.119
her out and dealt one over to Harshman and Carl

02:03:30.119 --> 02:03:35.140
had to go back hands first. Now Carl leads the

02:03:35.140 --> 02:03:38.260
way again Robinson out off third base. There's

02:03:38.260 --> 02:03:44.119
a 2 -1 pitch. One -on -a -miss. Oh Hodges took

02:03:44.119 --> 02:03:45.819
a cut at that one like he was going to knock

02:03:45.819 --> 02:03:53.220
it over to Eastern Parkway. Ball two, strike

02:03:53.220 --> 02:03:59.220
two. For those of you around the country, Eastern

02:03:59.220 --> 02:04:09.760
Parkway is about four blocks from here. Jones

02:04:09.760 --> 02:04:12.840
ready. Here's the two -twoer. Inside, ball three.

02:04:16.039 --> 02:04:18.819
So, with two out, Marullo will be going. Robinson,

02:04:19.079 --> 02:04:20.659
of course, at third base, will have to play it

02:04:20.659 --> 02:04:23.640
safe. Henry Thompson, the third baseman, out

02:04:23.640 --> 02:04:30.319
comes over to talk to Sheldon Jones. The official

02:04:30.319 --> 02:04:35.680
pay the tennis today, 19 ,067. Harold Parrott,

02:04:35.819 --> 02:04:38.260
the traveling secretary of the Dodgers, gracefully

02:04:38.260 --> 02:04:44.760
bringing it up here. Now Robinson with a big

02:04:44.760 --> 02:04:48.039
long, catalyzing lead down off third base. Oh,

02:04:48.100 --> 02:04:59.119
here's the pitch, Grillo goes. Four big tallies

02:04:59.119 --> 02:05:04.279
on one, two, three base hits. One giant error,

02:05:04.479 --> 02:05:06.340
a costly one that opened the door on the Dodgers,

02:05:06.359 --> 02:05:10.380
sneaked in for four, and there were two walks.

02:05:11.739 --> 02:05:13.640
They were costly, too. One of them forced in

02:05:13.640 --> 02:05:16.260
a run. Kept the inning alive, shut it up for

02:05:16.260 --> 02:05:19.880
Robinson's single to get two in, and Perillo's

02:05:19.880 --> 02:05:21.739
single in the right field to score Russell with

02:05:21.739 --> 02:05:29.699
a tying run. And that is that. Top half of the

02:05:29.699 --> 02:05:34.100
sixth inning. Jack Fanta now pitching for the

02:05:34.100 --> 02:05:37.119
Dodgers. Well, Fanta just need to throw many

02:05:37.119 --> 02:05:41.500
warm -up pitches. All he's hoping is that he

02:05:41.500 --> 02:05:43.520
didn't lose his ball game right down in the bullpen.

02:05:43.859 --> 02:05:47.020
It's been done before. It's like the old gag

02:05:47.020 --> 02:05:48.800
they used to tell on Bill Terry in the last game

02:05:48.800 --> 02:05:50.699
of the World Series when he had Carl Hubble down

02:05:50.699 --> 02:05:53.420
in the bullpen and never used it. They lost the

02:05:53.420 --> 02:05:56.960
ball game. The question was, what were they saving

02:05:56.960 --> 02:06:04.329
Hubble for? Certainly not the senior prom. The

02:06:04.329 --> 02:06:06.649
first pitch now to the big first baseman, Jack

02:06:06.649 --> 02:06:09.329
Marshman, is outside ball one. Banna, you know,

02:06:09.430 --> 02:06:11.149
who was a hero on the last day at Philadelphia

02:06:11.149 --> 02:06:14.369
last year, coming out on relief after Big Newcomb

02:06:14.369 --> 02:06:17.390
had blown a five -round lead. Banna went on to

02:06:17.390 --> 02:06:20.510
pitch the Dodgers to a 9 -7 win and the pennant.

02:06:21.010 --> 02:06:23.090
Gets his turnball over the outside corner for

02:06:23.090 --> 02:06:26.609
a strike. Banna had a little, uh, teeth trouble

02:06:26.609 --> 02:06:29.510
too this year. have a couple of impacted wisdom

02:06:29.510 --> 02:06:32.689
teeth pulled. I think he's got one more to come.

02:06:33.250 --> 02:06:36.250
Turn him high outside ball two. And he had the

02:06:36.250 --> 02:06:38.470
aches and the pains. Didn't do much work down

02:06:38.470 --> 02:06:43.229
at Dodger Town at Barrow Beach. So he had to

02:06:43.229 --> 02:06:44.810
work himself in the shade, but he's all right

02:06:44.810 --> 02:06:49.829
now. Kicks him down to pitch full on and foul

02:06:49.829 --> 02:06:54.850
away over to the Dodger Batracks. Coach Serial,

02:06:55.390 --> 02:07:00.520
your host today, friends. Harshman, Weston, and

02:07:00.520 --> 02:07:02.840
Jones will be coming up with that order. Nobody's

02:07:02.840 --> 02:07:04.659
throwing down at the New York bullpen. That'll

02:07:04.659 --> 02:07:07.539
be the order. Outfield shifted around to the

02:07:07.539 --> 02:07:11.720
right. Turbol, it takes Harshman's bat and then

02:07:11.720 --> 02:07:17.359
gets behind. Two and two. All two strike two.

02:07:39.340 --> 02:07:42.260
Harsman and Lafayette at first base doing spring

02:07:42.260 --> 02:07:44.920
training at Phoenix. And on their swing through

02:07:44.920 --> 02:07:49.159
the country and back to the polo gown. And with

02:07:49.159 --> 02:07:51.239
Harsman a -wavin' like that, Mr. Lafayette may

02:07:51.239 --> 02:07:55.800
get a chance. Western the catcher up. Looks at

02:07:55.800 --> 02:07:59.000
the curve ball over for a strike. Mather has

02:07:59.000 --> 02:08:03.300
a very deceptive sidearm wheeling delivery. He

02:08:03.300 --> 02:08:07.460
really cross bars it. Curve ball, sharply breaking

02:08:07.460 --> 02:08:11.979
outside, ball one. Clarence Plotdyland, who won

02:08:11.979 --> 02:08:15.119
his first start in the Major Leagues down at

02:08:15.119 --> 02:08:18.020
Philadelphia the other day, is going down on

02:08:18.020 --> 02:08:20.500
the bullpen now. Kerps went out and fouled back

02:08:20.500 --> 02:08:24.520
up over our heads. Metta was in 48 ballgames

02:08:24.520 --> 02:08:26.720
with Brooklyn by a Bureau and Tennant lost 6.

02:08:28.199 --> 02:08:31.899
From Hutchinson, Kansas, 6 '2 .5, 171 pounds.

02:08:33.500 --> 02:08:42.779
That's his fastball. Maybe the long warm -up

02:08:42.779 --> 02:08:46.439
is the thing you need. Stuck out Harshman and

02:08:46.439 --> 02:08:48.420
Ruscombe, and now goes to work on the pitcher.

02:08:49.239 --> 02:08:52.020
Two out, top half of the sixth inning. Got a

02:08:52.020 --> 02:08:55.260
5 -5 humdinger. Squirming here at Ebbets Field.

02:08:55.880 --> 02:08:59.220
Osterio sending it all your way. That is curveball

02:08:59.220 --> 02:09:01.899
to the pitcher. Sheldon Jones is blown away from

02:09:01.899 --> 02:09:08.939
ball one. Campanella back on the plate, handling

02:09:08.939 --> 02:09:13.010
Big Jack. Fastball gets in there for a call strike.

02:09:13.890 --> 02:09:17.329
One and one. That's a tough right field right

02:09:17.329 --> 02:09:21.750
now. Sun dropping down back to the stands. Prull

02:09:21.750 --> 02:09:24.130
has got his sunglasses on, you can bet. Another

02:09:24.130 --> 02:09:31.909
curve. Ball one, strike two. Chicago Cubs came

02:09:31.909 --> 02:09:33.890
up with five runs in the last half of the fifth

02:09:33.890 --> 02:09:37.989
inning against the Cardinals. And lead six to

02:09:37.989 --> 02:09:46.659
four. That's all right. When a pitcher pitches

02:09:46.659 --> 02:09:49.319
through a pitcher, it's curve, curve, curve.

02:09:51.159 --> 02:09:53.380
And that's all the Jack has been showing up here

02:09:53.380 --> 02:09:58.319
to Sheldon Jones. Now the 2 -2 pitch. Here it

02:09:58.319 --> 02:10:01.579
is. Swung on it. Right up and over our heads.

02:10:02.079 --> 02:10:06.680
We were ready to move. Johnny Dirt doesn't know

02:10:06.680 --> 02:10:16.529
which way to go here. It's straight up. He's

02:10:16.529 --> 02:10:20.729
wide open. Now the two tour against. Swung out

02:10:20.729 --> 02:10:23.229
and got it down a short. Reached up with it.

02:10:23.289 --> 02:10:26.289
The throw to first. Inside. And that is that.

02:10:26.670 --> 02:10:28.989
Bandits are down to put the Giants down. One,

02:10:29.010 --> 02:10:31.529
two, three. In the top half of the sixth inning.

02:10:33.229 --> 02:10:38.069
New York. Five and the Dodgers five. Friends,

02:10:38.470 --> 02:10:40.909
you may ask, have the Dodgers been improved over

02:10:40.909 --> 02:10:44.210
last year? Well, time alone can answer that one.

02:10:44.829 --> 02:10:48.270
Question number two. Have post cereals been improved?

02:10:49.050 --> 02:10:52.390
And the answer to that one is a good strong yes,

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in more ways than one. I take that great new

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triple wrap package. That, my friends, is what

02:10:59.090 --> 02:11:01.590
brings post cereals to your breakfast table,

02:11:01.949 --> 02:11:05.289
fresher than ever before. In fact, guaranteed

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fresh. There's a sealed inner wrap, and then

02:11:08.789 --> 02:11:11.930
there's the sealed carton itself, and the sealed

02:11:11.930 --> 02:11:15.479
outer wrap. Three separate wrappings. that bring

02:11:15.479 --> 02:11:18.880
you your post cereal so fresh they taste just

02:11:18.880 --> 02:11:21.800
toasted. So you try any one of our nourishing

02:11:21.800 --> 02:11:24.880
swell tasting post cereals and if you don't agree

02:11:24.880 --> 02:11:27.640
it's the freshest tasting cereal you ever enjoyed

02:11:27.640 --> 02:11:30.579
well post will give you triple your money back.

02:11:31.100 --> 02:11:33.659
That's fair enough isn't it? Remember then when

02:11:33.659 --> 02:11:36.920
you get post you get the most of everything good

02:11:36.920 --> 02:11:41.319
in cereals. So let's see what goes here now in

02:11:41.319 --> 02:11:42.979
the last half of the sixth. The Dodgers batted

02:11:42.979 --> 02:11:44.859
around the last time with Morgan starting it

02:11:44.859 --> 02:11:47.479
off. Let's see what they can do here. Right hand

02:11:47.479 --> 02:11:50.380
hitter. First push to Bobby is up high by Jones

02:11:50.380 --> 02:12:01.659
for ball one. Jones into his windup. Kicks come

02:12:01.659 --> 02:12:04.140
down another one and down goes Morgan. All up

02:12:04.140 --> 02:12:07.760
around the peak of his cap. Bobby's really been

02:12:07.760 --> 02:12:10.380
the Jack in the box for the Dodgers. He was up

02:12:10.380 --> 02:12:14.340
and down at Philadelphia. And boy was he moaning

02:12:14.340 --> 02:12:16.159
coming back on the bus to the hotel the other

02:12:16.159 --> 02:12:20.880
night when Big Hodges got up and slammed a home

02:12:20.880 --> 02:12:22.699
run in the left field seat. Morgan came up, the

02:12:22.699 --> 02:12:27.479
next man, and they low -bridged him. He said,

02:12:27.579 --> 02:12:30.720
what kind of a game is this? Hodges hits the

02:12:30.720 --> 02:12:36.159
home run and I take the ref for it. Pitch is

02:12:36.159 --> 02:12:39.289
way outside for ball three. Jones come down again

02:12:39.289 --> 02:12:42.109
and Morgan has to almost squat again. Ball four.

02:12:42.729 --> 02:12:51.250
High upstairs. So Jones walks the leadoff man

02:12:51.250 --> 02:12:52.810
for the Dodgers in the last half of the sixth

02:12:52.810 --> 02:12:56.029
inning. Bobby Morgan. Roy Cabanela comes up.

02:12:57.109 --> 02:13:00.510
Cabanela steps in now. Jones ready to work. Morgan

02:13:00.510 --> 02:13:05.229
taking his lead down off first base. Now the

02:13:05.229 --> 02:13:07.329
pitch to Cabanela. Swung on and hit the foul.

02:13:16.480 --> 02:13:19.479
hit the stick and then skidded back. Like a shot

02:13:19.479 --> 02:13:26.680
into the stands. Strike one. New York five. Brooklyn

02:13:26.680 --> 02:13:29.619
five. That's the way this one stands here in

02:13:29.619 --> 02:13:32.079
the last half of the sixth. Nobody out of Bobby

02:13:32.079 --> 02:13:34.939
Morgan on at first base. Here's a pitch Cabanela

02:13:34.939 --> 02:13:38.979
swings. What a reference. Strike two. Mario Kennedy.

02:13:40.180 --> 02:13:42.159
Who was originally scheduled to start today's

02:13:42.159 --> 02:13:44.380
ballgame is now up and throwing down on the bullpen.

02:13:51.239 --> 02:13:55.079
For some of their top men. A 5 -5 deadlock here.

02:13:55.260 --> 02:13:56.920
Throw to first base. Morgan back with a couple

02:13:56.920 --> 02:14:05.319
of quick steps. Jones holding a stretch. Pitches

02:14:05.319 --> 02:14:07.680
in to Roy. And it's high inside of Roy as they

02:14:07.680 --> 02:14:11.220
get down and away from him. Ball on strike two.

02:14:13.020 --> 02:14:16.140
Cabinella, right hand swinger. Got that big power.

02:14:17.760 --> 02:14:22.739
Three for nine. He's at one home run. Out of

02:14:22.739 --> 02:14:25.239
the pitch to Roy. He checks his swing on a curveball

02:14:25.239 --> 02:14:29.960
that dropped low outside. Ball two strike two.

02:14:31.899 --> 02:14:34.020
All the St. Louis Cardinals answered back after

02:14:34.020 --> 02:14:35.920
Chicago got five runs in the last half of the

02:14:35.920 --> 02:14:37.300
fifth inning. They came up with two of their

02:14:37.300 --> 02:14:41.159
own in the top half of the sixth inning. Got

02:14:41.159 --> 02:14:46.640
themselves up there in a 6 -6 deadlock. John

02:14:46.640 --> 02:14:48.920
Enfield in double play position. Harshman still

02:14:48.920 --> 02:14:51.020
holding the sack tightly against Bobby Morgan.

02:14:51.760 --> 02:14:54.140
Young rookie comes down with a short lead. Jones

02:14:54.140 --> 02:14:56.420
pitches into the plate. Over to Carl strike three.

02:14:58.279 --> 02:15:00.220
So he was serving up some dipsy do's here to

02:15:00.220 --> 02:15:02.899
Campanella and caught him looking. Carl strike

02:15:02.899 --> 02:15:11.939
three. And here comes Jack Mata. Carl Tansen

02:15:11.939 --> 02:15:15.239
walking up to his home plate. A pretty good hitting

02:15:15.239 --> 02:15:19.399
pitcher. One out Morgan waiting to be moved at

02:15:19.399 --> 02:15:24.060
first base. Same Bobby Morgan who won the most

02:15:24.060 --> 02:15:26.079
valuable player award of the International League

02:15:26.079 --> 02:15:29.760
and also the batting crowd. Been playing fine

02:15:29.760 --> 02:15:32.380
ball for the Dodgers all spring. Got off to a

02:15:32.380 --> 02:15:34.680
good start in the big leagues too. Curveball

02:15:34.680 --> 02:15:40.800
down under the knees, the big tall Fanta. Jack,

02:15:40.880 --> 02:15:42.840
as we told you, a big string bean, six two and

02:15:42.840 --> 02:15:48.319
a half, weighs about 170 pounds. Morgan with

02:15:48.319 --> 02:15:50.539
his lead again. Jones checks in. The pitch to

02:15:50.539 --> 02:15:57.600
the plate is high outside. Ball two. Sheldon,

02:15:57.640 --> 02:15:59.939
who will see a lot of relief work and starting

02:15:59.939 --> 02:16:04.199
assignments this year, has lost one ballgame.

02:16:04.899 --> 02:16:09.140
This is his first relief job. Thompson playing

02:16:09.140 --> 02:16:12.500
almost a straightaway center field. Don Miller,

02:16:12.560 --> 02:16:14.399
the right fielder, is going over towards right

02:16:14.399 --> 02:16:17.739
center. Jones ready to deliver 2 -0 to Banta.

02:16:17.859 --> 02:16:24.239
Does well. Ball three. The Giants 5 and the Dodgers

02:16:24.239 --> 02:16:27.640
5. One down in the last half of the sixth inning.

02:16:28.159 --> 02:16:32.540
Post -serial, bringing it all to you. And mother,

02:16:32.559 --> 02:16:36.319
don't forget, Sugarcrisp. The new cereal sensation.

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Another fine post -serial. Banta with the count

02:16:41.479 --> 02:16:45.950
is way 3 -0. Will be taking. Jones now steps

02:16:45.950 --> 02:16:49.090
off the mound, looking out towards the left field

02:16:49.090 --> 02:16:54.870
bullpen. That end turn just takes one step out

02:16:54.870 --> 02:16:57.190
of the batter's box. Now he's back in again,

02:16:57.209 --> 02:16:59.469
and Jones ready to work. Morgan with his lead

02:16:59.469 --> 02:17:01.670
once more. Here's a three -hulling pitch. A one

02:17:01.670 --> 02:17:05.389
-side on four. The batter, without looking at

02:17:05.389 --> 02:17:07.790
the strike, is on at first base, and that pushes

02:17:07.790 --> 02:17:12.250
Morgan up a notch to second. Westrom goes to

02:17:12.250 --> 02:17:15.229
the mound, and Reese walks up to the plate. Reese

02:17:15.229 --> 02:17:18.309
up there. Dodges with two mates aboard. Pitch

02:17:18.309 --> 02:17:22.010
a pass ball down inside. Ball one. Morgan to

02:17:22.010 --> 02:17:24.350
open up with a walk. Strikeout by Campanella.

02:17:24.350 --> 02:17:27.190
Sam is in with another walk to Vanna. And the

02:17:27.190 --> 02:17:29.530
Dodgers have something cooking here. One out.

02:17:29.950 --> 02:17:36.670
Five -five tie. Jones. Waiting around. A little

02:17:36.670 --> 02:17:40.290
control difficulties right now. Check second

02:17:40.290 --> 02:17:42.530
base. Goes to Reese and Peewee takes down inside

02:17:42.530 --> 02:17:47.879
again. Ball two. Resetting at one eighty eight.

02:17:48.000 --> 02:17:50.899
Walked his last time up. Get into a forced play

02:17:50.899 --> 02:17:58.760
and fly to left field. And now DeRoscher has

02:17:58.760 --> 02:18:03.120
switched his full pen and has Kirby Higby and

02:18:03.120 --> 02:18:06.360
Andy Hanson up showing a couple of right handers.

02:18:06.899 --> 02:18:08.780
Jones pitches a plate swallow on a ground ball.

02:18:58.350 --> 02:19:01.309
Another pitching wide to him. Ball two. First

02:19:01.309 --> 02:19:03.370
bases open so they'll load him up with one out.

02:19:03.610 --> 02:19:05.790
Take a chance on getting the double play and

02:19:05.790 --> 02:19:28.760
getting out of the beginning. He sent the run

02:19:28.760 --> 02:19:30.620
in and got Jack the third with his double as

02:19:30.620 --> 02:19:33.219
a second base. And Schuba who had just intentionally

02:19:33.219 --> 02:19:35.420
passed at first and brings up switch hitting

02:19:35.420 --> 02:19:38.520
Jimmy Russell. Jones pitched to him. Curve in

02:19:38.520 --> 02:19:42.079
there for a strike. One out. The giant hitter

02:19:42.079 --> 02:19:44.620
to French now laying back. Looking for that double

02:19:44.620 --> 02:19:48.260
play ball and they can get it. The Dodgers leading

02:19:48.260 --> 02:19:52.500
6 -5. One out. Last of the six. Jones pitch.

02:19:52.579 --> 02:20:00.540
Curve ball up tight against the Letters. strike

02:20:00.540 --> 02:20:03.760
one. Boy, this has been a humdinger. Seesaw up

02:20:03.760 --> 02:20:07.899
and down, hammer and songs all afternoon. Jones

02:20:07.899 --> 02:20:09.719
goes a curve, swung on, and dribble down along

02:20:09.719 --> 02:21:02.219
the first base line. Charge that bunt off the

02:21:02.219 --> 02:21:04.840
bat of Robinson and through the second base to

02:21:04.840 --> 02:21:08.180
Stanky in time. And they get Russell coming down

02:21:08.180 --> 02:21:10.500
from first base. The Dodgers move out in front.

02:21:11.020 --> 02:21:13.739
They get a run on a hit. They lead three men.

02:21:14.260 --> 02:21:18.719
And there were no giant errors. So at the end

02:21:18.719 --> 02:21:21.559
of sixth complete, the Dodgers out in front by

02:21:21.559 --> 02:21:24.159
the score of six to five. Now once again for

02:21:24.159 --> 02:21:26.239
posterios, here's the old redhead, Red Barker.

02:21:26.579 --> 02:21:28.079
Thank you, Connie. You've been sort of busy,

02:21:28.200 --> 02:21:30.879
haven't you? Oh, what a day. What a day. Well,

02:21:31.059 --> 02:21:33.000
for all you folks around the country, here we

02:21:33.000 --> 02:21:35.200
go into the seventh inning. Ed Stanky takes inside

02:21:35.200 --> 02:21:37.719
for ball one. Maybe you don't know how the Dodgers

02:21:37.719 --> 02:21:39.780
and the Johns play. Now you're beginning to find

02:21:39.780 --> 02:21:41.659
out. This is a pretty good sample. They just

02:21:41.659 --> 02:21:44.200
play all day and half the night. Of course, under

02:21:44.200 --> 02:21:45.479
the league rules, they can turn the lights on,

02:21:45.540 --> 02:21:48.920
keep on going. Pitch all over for a cause strong.

02:21:49.260 --> 02:21:52.100
One ball and one strike. Stanky first up in the

02:21:52.100 --> 02:21:54.920
seventh. Jack Bana, the third of Brooklyn's pitchers,

02:21:54.920 --> 02:21:56.659
and it's up to Bana to win or lose the game.

02:21:57.020 --> 02:21:59.360
It's a hit six five. Stanky swings, grinds it

02:21:59.360 --> 02:22:00.959
over third, out of the left field, sent for a

02:22:00.959 --> 02:22:03.040
base hit. Schubert blocks the ball, then has

02:22:03.040 --> 02:22:04.680
it get away from him. Stanky, however, holds

02:22:04.680 --> 02:22:06.959
up the first. Realizes he can't get the second,

02:22:06.979 --> 02:22:10.159
so it's just the hit. Stanky is single out of

02:22:10.159 --> 02:22:12.420
the left field, and the tying run is thus put

02:22:12.420 --> 02:22:14.559
off immediately by the Giants. Stanky's on for

02:22:14.559 --> 02:22:16.579
the third time today. Two walks and a base hit.

02:22:21.340 --> 02:22:26.690
Six five, Brooklyn. Heidi Lachman stepping in

02:22:26.690 --> 02:22:29.290
and looks down to the third base coaching box

02:22:29.290 --> 02:22:32.190
where the MGR de Rocha is. Gets the orders, whether

02:22:32.190 --> 02:22:36.309
to butt, what to do. Lance Plotbilin, young rookie

02:22:36.309 --> 02:22:38.370
right -hander, who won the second game of the

02:22:38.370 --> 02:22:41.790
season for the Dodgers in the bullpen. Lachman

02:22:41.790 --> 02:23:04.229
swings, the line drive. steps on the bag, wow,

02:23:04.350 --> 02:23:06.969
just like that. Happened so quickly, DeRosha

02:23:06.969 --> 02:23:08.430
didn't even know he didn't have any base runner

02:23:08.430 --> 02:23:14.829
anymore. That's almost as quick as the way Post

02:23:14.829 --> 02:23:17.790
Sugarcrisp was selling. That's the brand new

02:23:17.790 --> 02:23:21.129
one, boy it has taken over. Okay, here we go

02:23:21.129 --> 02:23:23.709
now with third baseman Henry Thompson who made

02:23:23.709 --> 02:23:25.750
the key error back in Brooklyn's four on fifth

02:23:25.750 --> 02:23:28.110
inning. Left hand hitter, takes a curve low end

02:23:28.110 --> 02:23:32.409
side ball one. Second double play in the game

02:23:32.409 --> 02:23:35.889
for the Dodgers, now fourth of the year. Hodges,

02:23:36.049 --> 02:23:38.690
unassisted on the line drive, first baseman.

02:23:40.170 --> 02:23:42.010
There's a high drive, it's deep out toward right

02:23:42.010 --> 02:23:44.469
center field. It's going way back out there.

02:23:44.770 --> 02:23:46.770
It is over in the back of the avenue for a big

02:23:46.770 --> 02:23:49.489
home run. And it's a brand new ball game, and

02:23:49.489 --> 02:23:52.590
Henry Thompson knocks it. And to his home will

02:23:52.590 --> 02:23:57.809
be sent a case of sugar crisp. Oh, he hit it

02:23:57.809 --> 02:23:59.950
high over that 40 -foot screen in right center

02:23:59.950 --> 02:24:05.120
field. So it should all even at seven and seven.

02:24:05.520 --> 02:24:07.200
This gives Thompson a run for a perfect day.

02:24:07.319 --> 02:24:09.079
He had a single and two walks and now he has

02:24:09.079 --> 02:24:12.819
his home run. And this gives Henry five hits

02:24:12.819 --> 02:24:15.959
out of 10 at -batch. It's his fourth run batted

02:24:15.959 --> 02:24:17.799
in and third home run of the season. He's leading

02:24:17.799 --> 02:24:20.340
the Giants in the extra races. Don Muehler out.

02:24:20.559 --> 02:24:23.120
Batter's pitch is a curve over for a cross -fright.

02:24:25.040 --> 02:24:28.219
Brand new ball game. Big home run by Henry Thompson.

02:24:28.379 --> 02:24:35.159
He got it. Ball hit down the right field corner,

02:24:35.319 --> 02:24:36.979
Corello goes over, jumps and makes a one minute

02:24:36.979 --> 02:24:40.420
catch at the base of the country ball. And the

02:24:40.420 --> 02:24:44.120
Giants really hit the paddle very hard, don't

02:24:44.120 --> 02:24:46.819
they come out of the air with just one run. There

02:24:46.819 --> 02:24:48.979
was body up there, hit that ball. Double play

02:24:48.979 --> 02:24:51.799
ball to the back of it, one run, two hits. So

02:24:51.799 --> 02:24:55.479
she's all tied, 6 -6. So the ball game is bigger

02:24:55.479 --> 02:24:58.819
and better than ever, isn't it? And folks, the

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for 50 cents. Carl Prelo, first up last to the

02:25:51.450 --> 02:25:53.229
7th. Sheldon Jones, the right -hander on the

02:25:53.229 --> 02:25:54.790
mound for New York. His game to win or lose,

02:25:54.930 --> 02:25:57.829
too. 6 -6 tie, curve, low outside, ball wide.

02:25:58.530 --> 02:26:00.149
A couple of young, hard -throwing right -handers

02:26:00.149 --> 02:26:04.049
are going at it now. Gladys Gooding at the electric

02:26:04.049 --> 02:26:05.889
organ here at Ebbets Field. Just played my old

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Kentucky home as a tribute to Mr. Chandler, who's

02:26:09.170 --> 02:26:13.450
attending today's game. Fastball over, far far

02:26:13.450 --> 02:26:16.889
strike, one and one. Johns, right -hander delivers,

02:26:17.090 --> 02:26:20.469
Prowler swings and misses. Strike two, one ball,

02:26:20.510 --> 02:26:25.190
two strikes, one and two. Jake Pitlin, coaching

02:26:25.190 --> 02:26:27.670
on his 56th birthday at Perch Base. Northern

02:26:27.670 --> 02:26:30.510
Stock, who happens also to be Eddie Stanky's

02:26:30.510 --> 02:26:34.770
father -in -law. Pushing it third. Sheldon Johns,

02:26:35.309 --> 02:26:36.889
who a couple of years ago was a professional

02:26:36.889 --> 02:26:40.649
fighter, then decided baseball was a better athletic

02:26:40.649 --> 02:26:46.069
enterprise. Sheldon Johns on the mound. Dog,

02:26:46.209 --> 02:26:50.350
brown eyes. Gorillo. Leans in. Carey with it

02:26:50.350 --> 02:26:52.690
outside, and it is ball two. Two balls, two strikes.

02:26:55.809 --> 02:27:00.149
Two and two. Pittsburgh has defeated Cincinnati,

02:27:00.370 --> 02:27:03.760
nine to two. The Braves will now win three out

02:27:03.760 --> 02:27:05.799
of three. Knocked off the Phillies. Three to

02:27:05.799 --> 02:27:10.139
two. Pass ball inside and the count is called.

02:27:10.280 --> 02:27:13.500
Three and two to Pirello. Goll is one for three.

02:27:13.639 --> 02:27:16.559
He's single in the fifth inning. Tied the ball

02:27:16.559 --> 02:27:20.379
game at that point. Five and five. Dodgers had

02:27:20.379 --> 02:27:22.239
a run in the sixth to go ahead six -five. And

02:27:22.239 --> 02:27:24.739
Henry Thompson just smacked one for the Sugarcrisp

02:27:24.739 --> 02:27:28.579
to tie it up six -six. Cross -check three. Pirello

02:27:28.579 --> 02:27:31.090
is caught to the pitch on the outside. John strikes

02:27:31.090 --> 02:27:35.670
him up. And gives Sheldon three strikeouts. Grosch

02:27:35.670 --> 02:27:37.729
is sticking right along with him. I guess because

02:27:37.729 --> 02:27:39.149
you think if you haven't got anybody nearly as

02:27:39.149 --> 02:27:41.290
good in the both then. And it's fate's dividend

02:27:41.290 --> 02:27:42.850
because he got out of a mess of trouble in the

02:27:42.850 --> 02:27:45.489
sixth inning. Had the bases loaded when he went

02:27:45.489 --> 02:27:51.610
out and didn't allow any further scoring. Gil

02:27:51.610 --> 02:27:55.670
Hodges with one, four, three. And that was a

02:27:55.670 --> 02:27:58.090
home run. And it's fresh that bat today. Takes

02:27:58.090 --> 02:28:00.719
a good curve ball out for a false strike. The

02:28:00.719 --> 02:28:03.440
whole infield is now caught in the full shadow

02:28:03.440 --> 02:28:05.620
of the stands with the sun going down behind

02:28:05.620 --> 02:28:08.239
them. Center field and right field is still in

02:28:08.239 --> 02:28:14.559
sun. Right hander pitches high outside ball one.

02:28:14.840 --> 02:28:18.059
One ball one strike. No action neither clubs

02:28:18.059 --> 02:28:23.680
go pin. The Yankees didn't score in the ninth

02:28:23.680 --> 02:28:26.520
inning. They're going into 10th inning Washington

02:28:26.520 --> 02:28:32.879
New York tied 6 -6. And then the Jones pitches

02:28:32.879 --> 02:28:34.760
and hard to hit the ground ball, back pass the

02:28:34.760 --> 02:28:37.719
ball, it's up to Doc, he goes over to first base,

02:28:38.280 --> 02:28:44.760
just in time, has it up. Go up to first. Two

02:28:44.760 --> 02:28:49.280
men up, two men retiring. The even -up status,

02:28:49.479 --> 02:28:53.579
6 '6 is this, back to seven. And Bob Morgan,

02:28:53.879 --> 02:28:56.620
who's had one hit for two at best today. Rookie,

02:28:56.959 --> 02:28:58.639
he's the batting champion in the international

02:28:58.639 --> 02:29:01.930
league last year, he's hitting... 533 right now,

02:29:02.110 --> 02:29:06.370
8 for 15. And then the Jones pitches and Mr.

02:29:06.489 --> 02:29:09.229
Curve a little outside with this quickie right

02:29:09.229 --> 02:29:18.870
hand batter. Long Bob Morgan. Infield is back.

02:29:22.909 --> 02:29:36.319
Curve is good. fighting desperately when they

02:29:36.319 --> 02:29:39.780
first came out of four this year. Balling takes

02:29:39.780 --> 02:29:42.760
a care about side ball too. Dodgers fighting

02:29:42.760 --> 02:29:45.760
just as grimly. They make a three straight victory

02:29:45.760 --> 02:29:47.700
for them. They lost opening game for Philadelphia.

02:29:50.899 --> 02:29:52.780
There is no quarter ask and there's certainly

02:29:52.780 --> 02:29:55.159
none given when these two clubs lock horns, I

02:29:55.159 --> 02:29:59.079
tell you that. 2 -1 pitch. Fast ball is good

02:29:59.079 --> 02:30:02.739
at the knees. Fourth ball strike two. Turn two.

02:30:18.280 --> 02:30:28.260
Two and two. Pitch high inside on the hands of

02:30:28.260 --> 02:30:36.020
all three. Three balls, two strikes. Morgan,

02:30:36.420 --> 02:30:41.579
with a very relaxed ball player. Holds it back,

02:30:42.500 --> 02:30:44.420
back. A lot of cat -like stillness. The pitch

02:30:44.420 --> 02:30:51.879
is... it down in order. One, two, three in the

02:30:51.879 --> 02:30:53.399
last half of the seventh inning. That's four

02:30:53.399 --> 02:30:58.180
strikeouts for Sheldon, A for Abel, or available

02:30:58.180 --> 02:31:00.340
Jones. And here we go into the eighth inning.

02:31:00.700 --> 02:31:02.139
The center fielder by the Thompson, first step

02:31:02.139 --> 02:31:04.100
for the Giants, taking the batter's spare for

02:31:04.100 --> 02:31:06.620
a called strike. Spare ball swung on and there's

02:31:06.620 --> 02:31:08.459
a high fly in the short center. Russell coming

02:31:08.459 --> 02:31:13.180
in, he's under it. And he's got it. So that is

02:31:13.180 --> 02:31:15.219
all for center fielder by the Thompson. First

02:31:15.219 --> 02:31:19.059
step from the eighth inning. Alvin Dawes, shortstop

02:31:19.059 --> 02:31:25.049
who's gone over. two. Right hand batter. Kerr

02:31:25.049 --> 02:31:26.850
has swung on line right back to the middle out

02:31:26.850 --> 02:31:28.809
of the center field and it's a base hit for a

02:31:28.809 --> 02:31:31.469
dog. He's right on around first takes a big turn

02:31:31.469 --> 02:31:33.809
and holds up the throw coming in from Russell.

02:31:34.010 --> 02:31:38.629
Second base shortstop. The dog comes up the first

02:31:38.629 --> 02:31:43.170
hit of the day single in the center. Rookie Jack

02:31:43.170 --> 02:31:46.170
Hoshman falls under left hand hitting first baseman

02:31:46.170 --> 02:31:47.809
is now up to New York hitting seventh on the

02:31:47.809 --> 02:31:51.590
batting card. in the stop position. Delivers.

02:31:52.090 --> 02:31:54.170
There's a ball hit high out into the right center

02:31:54.170 --> 02:31:56.909
field. Russell, the center fielder, getting under

02:31:56.909 --> 02:31:58.889
it. Dog tagging up at first. There's the catch.

02:31:59.229 --> 02:32:01.170
And Dog's touch, second and holds on. Russell's

02:32:01.170 --> 02:32:02.790
losing time, getting that ball to second this

02:32:02.790 --> 02:32:07.170
time. Stanky got the jump on him and went in

02:32:07.170 --> 02:32:10.909
there, if you recall, after the ball had been

02:32:10.909 --> 02:32:15.309
caught in the third inning. So two men are going

02:32:15.309 --> 02:32:19.180
in the game. And catch your Western. First swim,

02:32:19.280 --> 02:32:21.899
right hand hitter. Takes a cut of the curve,

02:32:22.020 --> 02:32:23.600
hits it down to a third. Morgan up with it on

02:32:23.600 --> 02:32:25.979
a big foul and throws to face him. Down the ball

02:32:25.979 --> 02:32:30.700
for the Giants after the eighth inning. No runs,

02:32:30.739 --> 02:32:34.059
one hit. And it still remains locked at 6 and

02:32:34.059 --> 02:32:40.260
6. Now we're moving into the last half of the

02:32:40.260 --> 02:32:44.459
eighth inning. It's the 6 -6 ball game. Jones

02:32:44.459 --> 02:32:47.420
on the mound for the Giants. Clarence Pudd -Beland.

02:32:47.629 --> 02:32:51.030
Right -hander in the bullpen for the Dodgers.

02:32:51.450 --> 02:32:53.329
Campanella up hitting 8. Banner is supposed to

02:32:53.329 --> 02:32:56.129
hit next, but maybe a pinch hitter. We'll see.

02:32:56.450 --> 02:33:02.530
So, curveball right over for a ball struck. Man

02:33:02.530 --> 02:33:04.090
of the shot, of course, will not make up his

02:33:04.090 --> 02:33:06.629
mind whether he wishes to hit for a batter or

02:33:06.629 --> 02:33:10.729
not. We'll see what happens. Campanella. Pitch

02:33:10.729 --> 02:33:15.309
is high inside. Oh wow. One and one. Kerr blue

02:33:15.309 --> 02:33:19.170
outside to Roy. Ball 2. Questions fall all the

02:33:19.170 --> 02:33:21.309
way. Hoshman at first base, Banky at second,

02:33:21.329 --> 02:33:23.549
Dawkins short, and the third baseman Henry Thompson,

02:33:24.510 --> 02:33:26.510
who's becoming quite a ball player for the Giants.

02:33:26.989 --> 02:33:28.989
Left field, Whitey Lockman in center, Bobby Thompson,

02:33:29.389 --> 02:33:34.809
and the right fielder is Don Mueller. Two on

02:33:34.809 --> 02:33:37.329
pitch, fastball through there, and it's two and

02:33:37.329 --> 02:33:43.430
two. Two balls, two strikes. Cappanella, stocky,

02:33:44.290 --> 02:33:52.950
very strong, and very durable. 2 -2 pitch is

02:33:52.950 --> 02:33:55.729
hung on a miss. That's 3. The Roy is stuck out.

02:33:56.290 --> 02:33:59.969
Well, let's see what manager Shotten does. Does

02:33:59.969 --> 02:34:02.770
he want Banner to hit? Or does he want to hit

02:34:02.770 --> 02:34:06.409
a 4? It's gonna be Jack Banner because, says

02:34:06.409 --> 02:34:09.049
Mr. Shotten, here at this late stage, 6 -6. I'll

02:34:09.049 --> 02:34:15.709
go over him and pitch it. Happiest step back

02:34:15.709 --> 02:34:17.430
in the left. Banner left hand hitter. Strong

02:34:17.430 --> 02:34:19.510
ball hit down the first base. Juggle by Hodgkin.

02:34:19.569 --> 02:34:23.370
Tick -tock. He can't pick it up. Hoshman catches

02:34:23.370 --> 02:34:25.110
up to the ball and he's tied for the narrow.

02:34:25.309 --> 02:34:27.069
The second tight error of the day and Batter

02:34:27.069 --> 02:34:31.989
is on first base to the boot. The matter of whether

02:34:31.989 --> 02:34:33.870
Tom Lyre, if he would walk in the sixth inning,

02:34:33.870 --> 02:34:36.629
you would recall. Now he gets on through the

02:34:36.629 --> 02:34:42.469
error of young Jack Hoshman. Peewee Rees up,

02:34:42.770 --> 02:34:46.389
Jack Batter on it first, a 6 -6 tie. Just how

02:34:46.389 --> 02:34:48.170
long the game goes depends a lot, of course,

02:34:48.250 --> 02:34:52.639
on what Brooklyn does here in the last D18. Man,

02:34:52.700 --> 02:34:54.239
these ball games are just as tough as taxes,

02:34:54.239 --> 02:34:57.299
you know it. Whoa! High inside, gets up the catcher's

02:34:57.299 --> 02:34:59.959
glove, down the catcher's glove. Banner and Peewee

02:34:59.959 --> 02:35:01.659
dropped to get out of the way of a high inside

02:35:01.659 --> 02:35:04.020
fastball, and Weston couldn't come up with it.

02:35:04.139 --> 02:35:06.540
Charged a wild pitch, and Banner, the possible

02:35:06.540 --> 02:35:09.459
winning run, goes to second base. Now Jones loaded

02:35:09.459 --> 02:35:13.079
the pitch. Peewee cuts to the high, pop fly in

02:35:13.079 --> 02:35:15.239
the short left field. Shortstop Dogg is out.

02:35:15.479 --> 02:35:19.079
And he grabs it for out number two, and Banner

02:35:19.079 --> 02:35:23.360
stays put at second base. a series of a combination

02:35:23.360 --> 02:35:26.159
of an error and a foul put. Therese pops up to

02:35:26.159 --> 02:35:29.379
short, and George Schuba gets another opportunity.

02:35:30.280 --> 02:35:31.940
George has not been hitting, and if he's not

02:35:31.940 --> 02:35:34.219
careful, he's going to be shoot, shoot, Schuba

02:35:34.219 --> 02:35:36.420
to the bench, and Gene Homanski back in lefty.

02:35:36.860 --> 02:35:40.360
Schuba has one hit for 10. He has not looked

02:35:40.360 --> 02:35:42.500
completely sure in lefty. Oh, in other words,

02:35:42.500 --> 02:35:45.459
he's been quite tense. He had a big opportunity.

02:35:47.370 --> 02:35:48.969
If you recall, in the fifth inning, with the

02:35:48.969 --> 02:35:50.930
bases loaded and one out, and he fouled out to

02:35:50.930 --> 02:35:55.569
the first baseman. He's 0 -2 today. A 10 batter.

02:35:55.850 --> 02:35:59.030
Outfield toward right. Johns pitches. Curve low

02:35:59.030 --> 02:36:02.110
outside for ball one. This could be quite a pivotal

02:36:02.110 --> 02:36:04.889
outback for Schubert. Of course, it may be that

02:36:04.889 --> 02:36:06.930
he won't get anything too good to hit at the

02:36:06.930 --> 02:36:10.450
first base open. However, Jim Russell, who follows,

02:36:10.530 --> 02:36:12.149
I think the judge regarded him more dangerous

02:36:12.149 --> 02:36:14.030
hitter, so I expect he'll be pitching to George.

02:36:15.209 --> 02:36:19.280
However, will Sue know? Things sort of quiet

02:36:19.280 --> 02:36:22.239
the second to three. Do not remain quiescent

02:36:22.239 --> 02:36:25.280
very long around Ebbets Field here in Flatbush.

02:36:25.479 --> 02:36:27.719
The manager on the jam will go out to the pitchers

02:36:27.719 --> 02:36:30.540
and hit them on the mound and say, now listen,

02:36:30.780 --> 02:36:32.379
you know who's up there hitting those two. All

02:36:32.379 --> 02:36:35.579
right, now listen. Don't walk, but don't give

02:36:35.579 --> 02:36:40.299
them anything good to swing on. That's what Fitz

02:36:40.299 --> 02:36:42.360
Heman says McGraw used to send word out about.

02:36:42.799 --> 02:36:45.120
Swung on the line, driving it fast into the right

02:36:45.120 --> 02:36:49.959
field corner for a base hit. Shuber comes in

02:36:49.959 --> 02:36:52.360
to second base and holds up with a double. And

02:36:52.360 --> 02:36:54.440
it was a privilege at bat all the way around.

02:36:54.600 --> 02:36:57.260
And Bookman was out in 5th, 9th, 7th, or 6th.

02:36:57.379 --> 02:37:04.399
13th run of the game. So Shuber doubles inside

02:37:04.399 --> 02:37:07.239
first. That's going to run his first run of the

02:37:07.239 --> 02:37:09.920
year. And Jack Battle, who got onto the arrow,

02:37:11.040 --> 02:37:15.149
scores. That's the seventh run for the Dodgers,

02:37:15.270 --> 02:37:17.170
and I know DeRosha must be raging because of

02:37:17.170 --> 02:37:19.610
the seven Brooklyn runs, only two out of his

02:37:19.610 --> 02:37:23.770
four is earned. The other five are unearned.

02:37:23.909 --> 02:37:25.969
Now the batter is the switcher to Jim Russell.

02:37:28.370 --> 02:37:31.030
Andy Hanson, tall young right -hander from Lakewood,

02:37:31.049 --> 02:37:33.389
Florida is in the bullpen now for the Giants.

02:37:36.279 --> 02:37:38.659
The Chicago Cubs came up with a run in the last

02:37:38.659 --> 02:37:40.360
half the ninth inning and beat the St. Louis

02:37:40.360 --> 02:37:42.120
Cardinals for the second straight time seven

02:37:42.120 --> 02:37:44.040
to six and the Cardinals have now lost their

02:37:44.040 --> 02:37:49.479
last four ball game. Pitch, fast ball high and

02:37:49.479 --> 02:37:55.120
side ball one. One no pitch, put on and bowled

02:37:55.120 --> 02:37:58.799
back. The Cubs have beaten the Cardinals seven

02:37:58.799 --> 02:38:01.879
to six. Paulette who came on in the eighth inning

02:38:01.879 --> 02:38:04.979
is the losing pitcher for St. Louis. The Braves

02:38:04.979 --> 02:38:07.159
knock off the Phillies 3 to 2, and the Pirates

02:38:07.159 --> 02:38:09.940
beat the Reds 9 to 2. And Washington has just

02:38:09.940 --> 02:38:12.299
beaten the Yankees in the 10th inning, 7 to 6.

02:38:13.639 --> 02:38:16.319
In 7 to 6, Brooklyn, Russell cuts, fouled it

02:38:16.319 --> 02:38:20.899
back, and it's a ball and two strikes. So things

02:38:20.899 --> 02:38:23.899
are rapidly coming to a rather dramatic denouement

02:38:23.899 --> 02:38:25.840
all over the baseball picture this afternoon.

02:38:26.479 --> 02:38:28.719
Washington hangs on and knocks off the Yankees,

02:38:28.780 --> 02:38:34.430
7 to 6, in 10 minutes. At the end of 10 and a

02:38:34.430 --> 02:38:36.670
half innings, it's a 5 -5 tie between the Red

02:38:36.670 --> 02:38:38.790
Sox and the Athletics. Detroit has just beaten

02:38:38.790 --> 02:38:42.629
Chicago 5 -0. Hootman pitches to shut up. Russell

02:38:42.629 --> 02:38:45.229
takes a fast back three, kicks about it, but

02:38:45.229 --> 02:38:47.450
the ball, and so ends the last half of the eighth

02:38:47.450 --> 02:38:50.989
inning here at Brooklyn. That's the fifth strikeout

02:38:50.989 --> 02:38:53.629
for Jones, and it's a run for the Dodgers on

02:38:53.629 --> 02:38:57.489
a hit. One giant error, which again, was decisive.

02:38:59.350 --> 02:39:01.170
So the Giants coming into the top of ninth, the

02:39:01.170 --> 02:39:07.649
run behind, Brooklyn 8 -7 -6. Pete Milne, rookie

02:39:07.649 --> 02:39:09.510
left hand hitting outfielder, is going to hit

02:39:09.510 --> 02:39:11.049
for Sheldon Jones to start the ninth inning.

02:39:11.250 --> 02:39:13.370
And Jack Madder on the mound for Brooklyn delivers.

02:39:13.709 --> 02:39:20.389
Call strike, fast ball on the outside. That'll

02:39:20.389 --> 02:39:22.409
works. Milne hits the curve ball down the first,

02:39:22.649 --> 02:39:25.030
up with his hardy arms over to the bag. He's

02:39:25.030 --> 02:39:31.129
there for the outfielder. So Milne, hitting for

02:39:31.129 --> 02:39:34.250
Jones, is retired, commencing the ninth inning.

02:39:38.659 --> 02:39:44.860
Dodgers seven. Giants six. Top of the order,

02:39:44.959 --> 02:39:49.459
Ed Stanky. Stanky crosses, right hand hitter.

02:39:49.760 --> 02:39:51.520
Swings, there's a five ball hit back at the center

02:39:51.520 --> 02:39:53.260
field. Russell going back, still going back.

02:39:53.379 --> 02:39:57.680
Kearns makes the catch. Two -one -one. So the

02:39:57.680 --> 02:39:59.819
Giants run behind, are down to their last out.

02:40:00.579 --> 02:40:02.440
Dodgers seven, the Giants six. This is going

02:40:02.440 --> 02:40:04.399
to be a tough four game every inch of the way.

02:40:16.600 --> 02:40:19.079
Tipped that whistling line drive and Hodges with

02:40:19.079 --> 02:40:21.139
those fine hands of his, turns it into an immediate

02:40:21.139 --> 02:40:23.739
double play in the seventh inning. Lachman hitting

02:40:23.739 --> 02:40:30.180
the three -sixteen, six for nineteen. Batters,

02:40:30.200 --> 02:40:34.239
that is. Takes a side from Campanella. Throws.

02:40:34.719 --> 02:40:36.899
There's a high pop fly. They sit on the left

02:40:36.899 --> 02:40:38.819
center fielder, Russell. The center fielder gets

02:40:38.819 --> 02:40:49.399
under it, gets under it. He's got it. Check the

02:40:49.399 --> 02:40:51.180
runs, hits, and errors, and the other scores

02:40:51.180 --> 02:40:54.680
for you just a second. But you know, one thing

02:40:54.680 --> 02:40:57.379
these Dodgers put a premium on is speed. Yes,

02:40:57.379 --> 02:40:59.260
sir, they're running this ball club in either

02:40:59.260 --> 02:41:01.239
league. And they need to stay that way, too,

02:41:01.239 --> 02:41:03.959
by keeping in top physical condition. And that

02:41:03.959 --> 02:41:06.239
most certainly includes getting nourishing meals.

02:41:06.760 --> 02:41:09.780
In fact, to quote the boss in these parts, Bryce

02:41:09.780 --> 02:41:13.420
Shotten, if you ask me, says Barney, eating proper

02:41:13.420 --> 02:41:16.719
meals is only ordinary common sense. For ballplayers

02:41:16.719 --> 02:41:20.200
or for anybody. Who has work to do? Well, that's

02:41:20.200 --> 02:41:23.840
why I manage a shot and agrees when we say, begin

02:41:23.840 --> 02:41:25.959
the day the right way with the right kind of

02:41:25.959 --> 02:41:28.260
breakfast. A breakfast that includes fruit or

02:41:28.260 --> 02:41:30.920
fruit juice, bread and butter, beverage and a

02:41:30.920 --> 02:41:33.340
cereal. That way you're getting the kind of a

02:41:33.340 --> 02:41:35.159
start you need to keep going right through the

02:41:35.159 --> 02:41:38.440
morning. And I say, do as so many of the Dodgers

02:41:38.440 --> 02:41:41.680
do. Make that cereal in your breakfast a post

02:41:41.680 --> 02:41:46.000
cereal. Because there is good solid nourishment

02:41:46.000 --> 02:41:49.399
in every one of these great P .O .S .T. Post

02:41:49.399 --> 02:41:52.239
Serials. Remember that you get the most when

02:41:52.239 --> 02:41:56.379
you get post. For the Dodgers today, their third

02:41:56.379 --> 02:42:04.180
straight win, seven runs on seven hits and no

02:42:04.180 --> 02:42:07.479
errors. And for the Giants, six runs, eight hits

02:42:07.479 --> 02:42:09.959
and two errors. And those two errors made possible

02:42:09.959 --> 02:42:12.180
five earn -earn runs as they are technically

02:42:12.180 --> 02:42:14.639
scored. The winning pitcher is Jack Bannas, his

02:42:14.639 --> 02:42:16.799
first decision of the year. The losing pitch

02:42:16.799 --> 02:42:19.680
is of course Jones who now hasn't won his last

02:42:19.680 --> 02:42:23.139
two and for the Giants this gives them an all

02:42:23.139 --> 02:42:24.899
-for -four record for the season which of course

02:42:24.899 --> 02:42:27.239
is very tough for the Polo Grounders and for

02:42:27.239 --> 02:42:29.600
De Rocha. For the Dodgers after losing opening

02:42:29.600 --> 02:42:33.639
day this is their third straight success. Now

02:42:33.639 --> 02:42:36.959
very quickly around the post scoreboard in the

02:42:36.959 --> 02:42:38.899
National League everything else is complete the

02:42:38.899 --> 02:42:41.100
Cubs beat the Cardinals 7 -6 for the run in the

02:42:41.100 --> 02:42:44.579
last of the ninth inning. Boston with Elliott

02:42:44.579 --> 02:42:46.399
hitting a home run of the eighth with one on,

02:42:46.700 --> 02:42:49.319
beat the Phillies three to two, and Pittsburgh

02:42:49.319 --> 02:42:52.079
had an easy time knocking off Cincinnati nine

02:42:52.079 --> 02:42:55.319
to two. In the American League, Washington defeated

02:42:55.319 --> 02:42:58.559
the Yankees in the 10th inning, seven to six.

02:43:00.159 --> 02:43:03.719
Detroit had Todd Hootman put a shutout and knock

02:43:03.719 --> 02:43:08.420
off Chicago five to nothing. At the end of three

02:43:08.420 --> 02:43:10.219
and a half innings, it is Cleveland over the

02:43:10.219 --> 02:43:13.579
St. Louis Browns, five to one. And in the Boston

02:43:13.579 --> 02:43:15.639
Athletic game, they've gone into the 11th inning

02:43:15.639 --> 02:43:22.459
tied at 5 and 5. So, our friends, that is that.

02:43:22.959 --> 02:43:26.280
And we hope that you have enjoyed being with

02:43:26.280 --> 02:43:29.620
us Saturday afternoon at Brooklyn. Boy, it's

02:43:29.620 --> 02:43:33.819
quite a place. So, for you folks all around the

02:43:33.819 --> 02:43:37.299
country on the network, join us again the next

02:43:37.299 --> 02:43:39.809
Saturday. The Dodgers are at Evans Field. And

02:43:39.809 --> 02:43:41.850
of course for the folks in New York, as the broadcast

02:43:41.850 --> 02:43:44.450
goes on seven days a week, we'll be in Venice

02:43:44.450 --> 02:43:46.709
at the same old stand at two o 'clock tomorrow.

02:43:47.430 --> 02:43:52.290
Connie Desmond and Ben Scully and the old redhead,

02:43:52.370 --> 02:43:54.850
Red Barber, will be on hand to be bringing you

02:43:54.850 --> 02:43:57.129
the game between the Dodgers and the Giants.

02:43:57.549 --> 02:44:00.350
It's been fun handing you out this one for post

02:44:00.350 --> 02:44:02.149
-serials, and we certainly hope you've enjoyed

02:44:02.149 --> 02:44:04.700
it. And if you have... Remember that you say

02:44:04.700 --> 02:44:07.379
thanks every time that you bring home a package

02:44:07.379 --> 02:44:10.940
of any of the famous post cereals. Post toasters,

02:44:11.500 --> 02:44:15.040
post -grape nuts, and grape nut flakes, post

02:44:15.040 --> 02:44:19.399
-raisin brand, 40 % brand flakes, or post -hens.

02:44:19.579 --> 02:44:21.680
Say, if you're one of the folks who haven't tried

02:44:21.680 --> 02:44:25.180
post -sugar crisp yet, man, be sure to look for

02:44:25.180 --> 02:44:27.379
the cellophane bag with the three little honey

02:44:27.379 --> 02:44:31.280
bears on it today. Now, this is the old, redhead,

02:44:31.299 --> 02:44:33.020
red barber saying so long.