This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit RetroSeasons
.com for more sports history. On May 30, 1962,
the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the New York Mets
in a Wednesday doubleheader at the Polo Grounds.
The Dodgers entered the game on a hot streak
with a 31 -15 record, although they were still
a game behind the Giants. They were managed by
Walt Alston in his ninth year as skipper. The
Mets, managed by Casey Stengel, were struggling
in their inaugural season with a 12 -27 record.
In this first game of the doubleheader, the Dodgers
sent 26 -year -old Sandy Koufax to the mound
to face the Mets' Jay Hook. This audio recording
is from the New York Radio Broadcast featuring
announcers Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson, and Ralph
Kiner. Well, hi everybody. This is Bob Murphy
with Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner, all set
to bring you all the action from the jam -packed
polo grass this afternoon as the New York Mets
welcome back into New York. the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Now in just a very few moments, the entire Los
Angeles Dodgers squad, the coaches and manager
Walter Alston, will be presented to the standing
room crowd at the polo ground. Right now would
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That's right. Now it's just about game time,
so settle back with a tall, cold glass of Rheingold,
and we'll check the starting lineup. and the
batting order for the opening game. Right now,
at home plate, our broadcasting colleague, Ralph
Kiner, is introducing the entire Los Angeles
Dodgers squad to the big crowd here at the polo
ground. The Dodgers batting order will have Maury
Wills at short leading off. Jim Gilliam will
be at third, batting second. Willie Davis in
center field, batting third. Johnny Davis will
be in left field, batting fourth. Ron Fairley
will be at first base, batting fifth. Frank Howard
in right field, batting sixth. Johnny Roseboro
behind the plate, hitting seventh. Larry Burright
will be at second base, batting eighth. Pitching
and batting ninth, the strikeout king from Brooklyn,
Sandy Kofai. In right field and leading off for
the New York Mets will be Joe Christopher. Julio
Chacon will be at shortstop batting second. Cliff
Cook will be at third base batting third. Frank
Thomas in left field batting cleanup. Gil Hodges
will be at first base hitting fifth. Jim Hickman
in center field batting sixth. Felix Mantilla
will be at second base hitting seventh. Sammy
Taylor behind the plate, batting eighth. Pitching
and batting ninth, right -hander Jay Hooks. The
umpiring assignment today, Ed Sudoil works the
plate in the opening game. Al Foreman will call
the plays around first. Tom Gorman, head of the
umpiring team, will be facing the second. And
Big Bill Joukowsky will be calling the plays
around third. Ed Sudol, Al Foreman, Tom Gorman,
and Bill Zukowski of the Men in Blue for today's
big Memorial Day doubleheader here at the polo
ground. And every seat is going to be taken.
The Dodgers and the Giants coming into the polo
ground for seven games in five days. We certainly
hope you're planning to be a part of the excitement
here at the polo ground. We are continuing with
the introduction of the Los Angeles Dodgers to
the fans here at the Polo Grounds. In the opening
game, Sandy Koufax will be on the mound for the
Dodgers. Sandy has won six and lost two this
year. His last time out, he struck out 16 in
beating the Philadelphia Phillies to win his
16th game. And already this year, Sandy has struck
out 100 men in 83 innings. Big ovation for Duke
Snyder as the Duke is introduced to the crowd.
Tremendous ovation for Duke Snyder as Duke gets
his introduction and moves out on the third base
line to take his place with his Dodger teammates.
As yet, the coaches and manager Walter Alston
have not been introduced, but now Ralph is introducing
the coaches. Big hand now for Pete Riesler. Leo
DeRosa. Following the introduction of the Dodgers
squad, we will have a moment of silence in honor
of our war dead and then the playing of our national
anthem. That completes the introduction of the
Dodgers to the crowd here at the polo ground.
The Dodgers swept the series on the West Coast,
but two of the three games were tense, bitter,
and exciting ball games. As a matter of fact...
Now here are the Mets moving out to the field.
New York Mets moving out to the playing field.
Jay Hook moving to the mound. He'll be caught
by Stanley Taylor. time out against the San Francisco
Giants. That was the opener of the series in
San Francisco. The game, Felix Mantilla put the
Mets in front in the 10th inning with a home
run, only to have Willie Mays come back with
his second home run of the game to win it for
the Giants 7 -6 in the last half of the 10th
inning. A ball game that Jay pitched all the
way. Jay Hook has been pitching real good baseball
for the New York Mets. Hook and Miller for the
last three weeks have been outstanding. Now the
crowd here at the photograph is being asked to
rise for a moment of silence on this Memorial
Day and then our national anthem. baseball excitement
here at the polo ground. Jay Hook throwing in
his final warm -up tosses for Sammy Taylor. Setting
up the New York Mets defensively, Gil Hodges
playing first, Felix Mantilla at second, Elio
Chacon at short, and Cliff Cook will be at third.
In the outfield, Frank Thomas in left, Jim Hickman
in center, and around and right, Joe Christopher.
Hook on the mound, and Sammy Taylor behind the
plate. And on this Memorial Day... San Francisco
will be playing a doubleheader against the Phillies
in Philadelphia. The St. Louis Cardinals and
Pittsburgh Pirates play a single game at Pittsburgh.
The Houston Colts 45s and Chicago Cubs have a
single game at Wrigley Field, Chicago. The Cincinnati
Reds and Milwaukee Braves play two games in Milwaukee.
The Yankees have a noon game and a 9 o 'clock
tonight game against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.
The White Sox and Tigers play two in Detroit.
Cleveland and the Orioles two in Baltimore. Washington
and Kansas City two in Kansas City. The Red Sox
and the Angels two on the West Coast. And now
we are all set to get going as Maury Wills steps
in to lead off in the game. Maury hitting at
239. He's off to a tremendous start. in base
stealing. Jay Hook out of his land at the first
pitch of the game. He runs up the bun and misses.
Strike one. Maury Wills has already stolen 23
bases this year. Anytime he gets on, it creates
a ballpark full of excitement. Cliff Cook in
very close at third against the switch hitting
Maury Wills. The outfield, not too deep, maybe
a step toward right. The windup pitch by Hook.
Inside and low. One ball, one strike. The Dodgers
have stolen 50 bases in 46 ballgames. The runner
-up to Maury Wills in stolen bases is Willie
Davis with 11. Next pitch to him, a ground ball
base hit through the hole going into right field.
Joe Christopher up with it. And Maury Wills is
on, leading off with a doubleheader with a base
hit to right. Here's Jim Gilliam. A happy return
to New York for Jim Gilliam and the other members
of the Dodgers who have fond memories from their
playing days at Ebbets Field. Gilliam hitting
left -handed against Jay Hook. Leo DeRocher on
the coaching lines at third and Greg Malevia
coaching at first. Now throw to first by Jay.
Wilson usually comes back to the base head first
and does so. Gilliam hitting a .267 with 17 RBIs.
Now Hook delivers to the plate. Blazing fastball
taken inside down around the knees. Gilliam laying
off of it. Now checks with Leo DeRozan. The Dodgers
have won 16 of their last 20 ballgames. They're
a red -hot team. Today they are starting an 18
-game road trip. They are riding an eight -game
winning streak. First, but it's not in time.
One ball and no strikes on Jim Gilliam. Now Jay
up in pitching position. Hodges holding against
Maury Wills. Here comes the pitch and it's taken
outside. He lays off of it. Two balls and no
strikes. Anytime Maury Wills is on base, it puts
a lot of pressure on that pitcher to keep Wills
close, to keep an eye on him, and at the same
time, to get that pitch in the strike zone with
something on it. 2 -0 delivery. Gilliam takes
it, and it's right in there for a call strike.
Two balls and one strike. Jay Hook, hard -throwing
right -hander from Grayslake, Illinois. Jay's
just 25 years old. And with Jay Hook, Bob Miller,
and Al Jackson, the Mets feel they have three
very fine young pitchers for a long time. Now,
Jay varying the things that he does on the mound
to make it difficult for Maury Wills to read
him. Two balls and a strike. Now hook up in pitching
position, makes the stop. Wells holding up the
pitch. Ball three, just out of the strike zone,
and now the count goes three and one. Let's check
that umpire. Ed Sudol says the count is two and
one. Scoreboard count says three and one. Elias
Cohen shaded a bit towards second. Cliff Cook
playing even with the bag, wide of the line at
third. Mantilla up a couple of steps on the right
side of the infield. A throw to first, and it's
not in time. There he goes. A high fly ball at
the short left field. Frank Thomas walking in
to settle under this one. Makes the catch. One
man down. Maury Wells was running, and now he
comes back to first base. One man away, that'll
bring up the flying Willie Davis. Willie hitting
at .331. He took six home runs and knocked 17
runs in. Many people consider Willie the fastest
man in the game today. Left -hand hitter. The
left side of the infield will be pulling up a
bit for him to allow for that speed. Night game
with the Dodgers tomorrow night. There are good
seats available. Certainly hope you're planning
to be on hand. The Giants are here Friday night,
two games, Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Willie
Davis, tall, center, left -hand hitter, stands
upright, feet close together. Holds the bat straight
up and down. There goes Maury Wells, the ground
ball hits the second base. Mantia has but one
play. Over to Gil Hodges in time, getting Willie
Davis. The Dodgers playing hit and run on the
first pitch to Willie, and he bounces out. Now
there are two away, and coming up to hit will
be Tommy Davis. He had a hot bat against the
New York Mets on the West Coast. Tommy hitting
a .324, and he leads the Dodgers in the power
department with 10 home runs and 45 runs batted
in. Orlando Cepeda of the Giants leads the National
League in RBIs of 49, and Tommy Davis is the
runner -up with 45. Giants have three men in
the top five and runs batted in. Pitched by Jay
Hook. A pop -up outside first and fouls around.
Gil Hodges moving over, moving over to the warning
path. He's there and makes the catch. Dodgers
are out with no runs, one hit, no errors, one
left on. The score in the middle of the first
inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers nothing and the
New York Mets coming to bat. And now coming right
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with our doubleheader. Sandy Koufax on the mound
for the Dodgers in the opener of the doubleheader.
Johnny Padres will be pitching the nightcap against
the New York Mets' Bob Miller. Sandy, of course,
is striking out hitters at a faster pace than
anybody in Major League history. A lot of wonderful
fans here at the polo grounds, wasting no time
in trying to get some action going. Joe Christopher
stepping in to lead off against Vandy Koufax.
Vandy has won six, lost two. His last time out,
he struck out 16 as he went the route to beat
the Philadelphia Phillies. Now, Vandy, as he's
signed, the wind -up and pitch to Christopher
in there at the knee is a call strike one. Setting
up the Dodger defense, Ron Fairley at first,
Larry Burry playing second, Maury Wills at short,
and Jim Gilliam at third. Sandy out of his windup
pitches. An off -speed delivery taken outside
by Joe Christopher. One ball, one strike. In
the outfield, Tommy Davis in left, Willie Davis
in center, and Frank Howard is in right field.
Tophax on the mound with Johnny Roseboro working
behind the plate. Pitching one and one. Off speed
again outside. Two balls and a strike. Last year,
Sandy won 18, lost 13. This is his first appearance
against the New York Mets. He has had three previous
appearances at the polo grounds. Lost one game
as a starter back in 56. A high infield pop fly.
Jim Gilliam in behind the mound is under it waiting.
And Gilliam takes it, retiring Joe Christopher.
One away, nobody on. That brings up little Elio
Chico. One out, nobody on. Elio stepping in.
Here's the windup. In comes the pitch to him.
Inside, down around the knee, it's ball one.
Elio was very concerned as to how he would be
treated here at the polo grounds after his scrap
with Willie Mays out in San Francisco. Willie
being such a great favorite here, he's afraid
the crowd might look with disfavor on it. But
he got a very nice reception as he came up. Two
balls and no strikes. Now Elio checking with
Sally Hemus. Sally coaching at third and Cookie
Lavagetto coaching at first. Sandy Colfax winds
and pitches. Blazing fastball popped a mile high
in the air and fouled on the third baseline.
Gilliam is waved off by Maury Wills, and it goes
out of reach at the last moment just beyond the
tarp and into the field boxes, no play. Cliff
Cook waiting in the on -deck circle, and then
Frank Thomas. Walter Alston brings a red -hot
Dodger ball club into the polo grounds. They've
won eight straight, 16 of their last 20. Yep,
they've been unable to close the gap on San Francisco.
Curve is over, strike three called. Check that
strike two, beg your pardon, two and two. Even
count to two on Elio Chacon. Pitching two and
two. Inside and low, it's ball three. Sandy really
came into his own last year in posting 18 wins
for the Dodgers. Not once but twice, Koufax has
struck out 18 in one game. 3 -2 delivery, a little
bit outside, ball four, and Chaton walks. Amazing
but true about Sandy Koufax is the fact that...
34 times during his brilliant career, he has
struck out 10 or more batters. He's done it three
times already this season. Now, Elio Chacon on
first, Cliff Cook waiting. A face through the
hole, a base hit to left field. He hit a curveball.
Chacon around second is going to try for third.
Here's the throw coming in. The slide head first.
He's safe on the second goal, Cook. When Conley
Davis, the left fielder, juggled the ball just
for a moment, Chacon took off like a shot for
third base. Davis fired towards third, and Elio
left his feet and made a long hit first slide
to get in there, and Cook goes to second base.
We'll wait for the official scoring on the play.
Frank Thomas coming up to hit with runners on
second and third, one down. by Tommy Davis. He
just kind of juggled it just for a moment, and
that was all Saccone needed. It will be scored
as a hit and an error. Play scored one and one,
a base hit and an error, and they're going to
put Thomas on. Frank Thomas will get the intentional
pass, and that will bring up Gil Hodges. The
Dodgers want to fill that open base at first
and set up a possible double play. and also eliminates
Frank Thomas, who is in the midst of a tremendous
hot streak. Frank has hit safely in 17 straight
ballgames. His 13 home runs, back 30 runs in.
Now Gil Hodges comes up with the bases loaded.
A wonderful reception for Gil Hodges. Gil hitting
a 3 -0 -4. He's done a remarkable job considering
that he has had to play on a very sore knee.
A knee that on some days really bothers him a
lot, and there never is a day that it doesn't
hurt him. Crowd really enthusiastic now. Three
runners take a lead. One man down. Last of the
first, no score. Kofax winding. Here's the pitch.
Ball one. The overhand fastball outside and low.
Hodges batting with Jim Hickman on deck. Now
Koufax has his fan from Roseboro, the pitch.
Curve outside and low, ball two. 2 -0. Sandy
Koufax, a seven -year veteran at the age of 26,
trying to pitch out of a jam here in the last
half of the first inning. Two balls and no strikes
to Gil Hodgins. Now Sandy, into his windup, here's
the pitch. And the ball is popped high in the
air to short left field. Infield fly rolling,
not invoked. Under the ball now, Maury Wills,
he grabs it for the out. Elio Chacon just draws
the throw and then scampers back to third. Ball
carried deep enough into left field so that the
infield fly ruling was not invoked. Now there
are two away, and Jim Hickman comes up with the
bases loaded. Jim hitting a .250. Jim hit a three
-run homer off Mike McCormick in the second game
of the Sunday doubleheader in San Francisco.
It was his sixth homerun of the year. 25 -year
-old long striding outfielder bats him right
-handed. Dodger infield back deep and straight
away. The pitch by Koufax. Swing and a miss.
Strike one. Ed Soudal taking time to brush the
plate off now. No score. Base is loaded. Two
down. Last half of the first inning. Sandy starts
winding, now the pitch. Checked swing and a foul
ball hit him behind Cookie Lava Jetto. No balls
and two strikes down to Jim Hickman. So Jim Hickman
has his work really cut out for him now, behind
on Koufax, two strikes. Andy winds and pitches.
Just off the outside corner, a blazer. One ball
and two strikes. Helio Chacon, the lead runner
on third. Cliff Cook on second, Frank Thomas
on first. Two walks and a base hit by Cook, loading
the bases. Now Koufax working in front of Jim
Hickman. Around comes the left arm and it's bounced
foul. He just got a piece of it to stay in there.
The count remaining at one ball, two strikes.
Jim Hickman came out of the St. Louis Cardinal
organization. The expansion draft, 25 -year -old
outfielder from Henning, Tennessee. He has been
a very pleasant development and surprise to the
New York Mets. Pitching one and two. Changeup.
He started to go, then held up just in time,
and it breaks outside. Two balls and two strikes.
Off -speed curve thrown by Sandy Koufax. That
changeup has been a great deal of help to Sandy
Koufax, and he credits Norm Sherry with convincing
him that he should go more with that changeup,
and it's made a much better pitcher out of him.
Count two and two on Jim Hickman. Chacon leading
down from third. In comes the pitch. Foul ball,
right straight back, no play. The first game
at Philadelphia today is Juan Marichal against
Cal McLeish. Giants nothing and the Phillies
nothing at the end of two and a half innings.
They'll have a single game at Pittsburgh with
Ray Washburn for the Cardinals and Earl Francis
pitching for the Parrots. Pitching 2 -2. Fouled
again, right straight back. Ed Hickman in his
duel against Sandy Koufax stays in there, two
balls and two strikes. And now Johnny Roseboro
goes about halfway out to the mound to see Sandy
Koufax. With one out, Elio Chacon walked on three
and two. Cliff Cook then hit the first pitch,
a curveball into left field for a base hit. When
Tommy Davis juggled the ball for a moment and
left, Elio Chacon went on to third, and Cook
took second. They intentionally passed Frank
Thomas. Then Koufax got Gil Hodges on a high
fly to short left field. Two balls and two strikes
to Jim Hickman. Koufax out of his wind at the
pitch. A high fly, the scoring foul hit down
the left field line and into the feet. He had
a real polo ground stroke on that one. Pull the
ball up into the seats, but it was foul probably
by about eight or ten yards. And that one draws
the excitement. Pickman has a real good stroke
for the polo ground. Beautiful sight to see today.
You can't find an empty seat anywhere. Now he
winds. Here's the pitch. Outside, it's ball three.
Now something has to give. Three and two to Jim
Hickman. Bases loaded. Two men down. And three
and two. Everybody will be running. The runners
start going. The full windup. Now the pitch.
Foul back into the screen. Koufax used a full
windup, and by the time the ball was fouled back
by Jim Hickman, Cliff Cook was practically on
third. Elio Chacon drifting back into foul territory
to be out of the way of the full hitter was practically
home. One of the great Dodger favorites of all
time just came in, too. Watch today's doubleheader,
Roy Campanella. This time, Kofax will work off
the stretch. Here's the pitch. Fouled again back
into the screen as Hickman really wages a war
against Randy Kofax. Well, it's nice to see Campy
here for the big doubleheader. He'll enjoy renewing...
Acquaintanceship with all his old buddies on
the Dodgers. Count remains, three and two. Bases
loaded, two down. Hickman the batter, the runner's
lead. Here's the pitch. Struck him out, swinging.
But Koufax wins the duel. He got him with a high
hard one. And the Mets threaten, but fail to
score in their half of the first. No runs, one
hit, one error, and three left on. No runs, one
hit, one error, and three left on. So at the
end of one, the score, the Mets nothing and the
Badgers nothing. Well, on a day like that, we're
certainly all mighty glad to have National League
Baseball back in town. And of course, the people
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At the end of five innings at Metropolitan Stadium
in the Twin Cities, the New York Yankees are
leading the Minnesota Twins 5 -1. Johnny Blanchard
hit a two -run homer in the third inning. Bill
Stafford pitching for the Yankees. Joe Bonacoski
was the starter for the Twins and lefty Jack
Kralik relieved in the sixth inning. That's the
only American League score to post right now.
The only thing going in the National League right
now, Giants nothing and the Phillies nothing
after two and a half. Ron Farrelly swings and
misses on a curve, strike one. Farrelly wielding
a hot bat. He sits safely in 10 straight ballgames
for the largest... Longest hitting streak by
a Dazzer this year. Fairly hitting at .320. Hit
.322 over the full season last year. Former Southern
Cal star left -hand batter waiting. A high fly
hit deep to left center. Back at full speed goes
Hickman. Way back, way back. It's over his head
for an extra base hit. Back on the warning path
and left center. Fairly around second going to
third. The relay by Chacon. He is in safely with
a triple. Long triple hit deep to left center
field. The ball landed right on the edge of the
warning pass. Hickman, after a long run, found
the ball just a little bit out of his reach.
Ron Fairley has let off here on the second with
a three -way fifth. That brings up big Frank
Howard. He's been on a batting rampage. He's
now hiked that batting average to .317. But as
you can imagine, the entire Dodger ball clip
has been hot. You don't win 16 out of 20 unless
everybody does a lot. Hook into the windup, now
the pitch. A ground ball hit hard, a base hit
beyond the reach of Elio Chacon. Burley comes
in to score, and Howard's down with a run -scoring
base hit. So the Dodgers quickly have a run home
on the 18th RBI of the year for Frank Howard.
Nobody out. Frank Howard on first and Johnny
Roseboro coming up. Johnny Roseboro stepping
in now to bat against Jay Hook. Roseboro hitting
a .264. Frank Howard leading off first. Hodges
back about a stride off the bat. Quickly moves
up. For a pickoff play that brings Howard back,
no throw was made by Jay Hook. Missed defense
in the event of a bunt, and the pitch is outside.
Ball one. Leo DeRocher on the lines of third.
Greg Mulledy coaching at first. Now hook up in
pitching position. Checks the runner. The pitch
thrown. A high fly. Hit deep to right center.
It's a mile out there. Running hard to Pickman
and Christopher. It's over their head and bounces
up into the crowd. It bounces up into the crowd.
For a ground rule double. And that means Frank
Howard will have to go back to third. The Mets
got a good bounce on that one. Howard easily
would have scored on the play. Oh, did he ever
hit that. Over the head of Jim Hickman in right
center, the ball landed on the warning path and
bounced up into the center field bleachers. It
is a ground rule double for Johnny Roseboro.
He undoubtedly, had the ball not bounced into
the crowd, would have had a triple and a run
would have scored. Ron Farrelly and Johnny Roseboro
have hit long, long drives, both reaching the
warning path. First in left center and then in
right center. Three hits in a row off Jay Hook.
Dave Hillman giving the sign now to start warming
up for the New York Mets. The batter is the second
baseman, Larry Burright. He's hitting a .317.
Infield playing at halfway. The pitch to Burright,
a curve over a strike one call. Dave Hillman
cranking up in the bullpen as the Dodgers tee
off on Jay Hook here on the top of the second.
Two booming 400 -foot triples. And a single by
Howard sandwiched in between. Chopper off the
plate, coming off the mat of Hook. He holds the
runner at third. He throws to first in time.
They've got Burright. One man away. Baltimore
Chopper, the ball hitting home plate and going
high in the air. One man away, runners on second
and third, and the hitter now will be Sandy Koufax.
Sandy has three for 32 on the year. Cook made
a good pitch on Burr -Wright. He had him fooled.
Burr -Wright tried to check up and bounded the
ball into the plate. Sandy batting right -handed
must have the infield in close now. Frank Howard
on third, Johnny Roseboro on second, one down.
Curve over, strike one call. Jay Hook going with
that curveball, trying to pitch out of this,
Jim, on the top of the second. As Jay looks around
before getting up on the pitching slab. Hook
into his windup to pitch to Koufax. Strike called.
He slowed up on it, got the outside corner with
it, and the count strike, too. They will be reaching
back for that little something extra, trying
hard to strike out Koufax in this spot. Mari
Wills is the on -deck batter. Winding and pitching.
Inside and low. Koufax lays off of it. One ball
and two strikes. The Giants got a run off Cal
McClish at the time of the fourth inning to lead
the Phillies 1 -0 at the end of three and a half.
That's with the infield in tight. Howard on third.
Roseboro on second. Now the pitch. Downer hits
slowly down the first baseline. Will it roll
foul or letting it roll? Foul ball. Foul ball.
That ball was off the plate. and just trickled
down the first baseline. Since Jay Hook had no
chance at all to get Howard at the plate, he
let the ball roll when he saw it might go foul,
and it did. So the count remains at one ball
and two strikes for Sandy Koufax. Here are the
warm -ups at Milwaukee. Jim O'Toole for surging
Cincinnati, and for the Milwaukee Braves, Ron
Fouché. A two -run homer by Dick Stewart in the
first inning, and the Pirates lead the Cardinals
2 -0 at the end of one. Washburn against Francis.
One ball and two strikes on Sandy Koufax. The
Dodgers lead one to nothing. Runners on second
and third one out. The pitch down to Koufax.
Breaking ball taken up high. Two balls and two
strikes. They've gone six and a half now in Minnesota
with the Yankees leading the Twins by a score
of six to one. Here's Hook into his windup, pitch
to Koufax. Bouncing ball, slowly hit toward third.
Cook grabs it, juggles the ball, throws to first
in time. He had a play at the plate, but he couldn't
get the ball out of his glove. He had to pick
at it about three times. By the time he got it
out of his glove, he lost his chance on Frank
Howard. He then fired the ball to Gilhoud just
in time, getting Koufax. They'll give Koufax
an RBI on the play. Dodgers lead 2 -0. Roseboro
moving over to third. And Maury Wells comes up
to hit. Cook wanted to make the play at the plate.
Howard was running. But he couldn't get the ball
out of his glove in time to make the throw. Ball
setting with a runner on third, two men down.
Maury's single to right field leading off in
the game. Dodgers two and the Mets nothing, half
-half of the second. Jay into his wind -up pitches.
A little bit low, ball one. Jay hurried his wind
-up that time when he caught Roseboro streaking
down the line from third. Dodgers with tremendous
speed. Looks like the Dodgers are pitching in
the speed against the Giants' power. Now the
pitch on the way. Inside and low to Maury Wills.
Two balls to dust right. Night game against the
Dodgers tomorrow night. Giants come in Friday
night. Two games Saturday. Single game Sunday.
Maury left -hand hitter standing close to the
plate. Slightly open stand. The pitch by a hook.
Ground ball hit down to first. Gil Hodges knocks
it down. It'll be close at first. Out at first
base. Hodges to Hook in time. The ball was good
hard into the midsection of Gil, but he recovered
in time to flip to Jay Hook. Hook can run fast,
and he had to to get over there ahead of Maury
Wells. In the second inning, the Dodgers get
two runs. There were three hits. No errors as
such, and one man left on. And now at the end
of an inning and a half, the score of the Dodgers
2 and the Mets nothing. Well, tavern owners all
over town have dusted off their welcome mats,
given their glasses a little extra shine. Yes,
sir, they're all set to welcome you during National
Tavern Month with the same friendly hospitality
they show all year round. Be sure now to drop
into your neighborhood tavern soon. Plenty of
relaxing atmosphere and always on tap. Plenty
of cold, refreshing Rangold Extra Dry. Rangold
is beer as beer should taste. And dry tells you
why. It tells you that Rheingold is brewed the
long, slow, costlier way for a taste that's brisk
and bright and clean, clear through. What better
way to fillet National Tavern Month than with
a glass or two of Rheingold Extra Dry? Enjoy
some today. Now, before Felix Mantilla comes
out to bat in the last of the second, let's pause
for station identification. This is WGY, the
General Electric Station's connectivity. 810
on your radio dial. On behalf of the second inning
now, a man to lead off against Andy Koufax. Koufax
pushed out of a tough jam in the last half of
the first inning. It's to Felix, the foul ball
back, strike one. Felix hitting a 3 -0 -1. The
opener of that game out in San Francisco, the
Saturday game, Willie Mays hit a home run on
the eighth inning, tied the game 5 -5, and Felix
came up with a home run into that strong wind
to put the Mets in front 6 -5, only to have Willie
come back with a two -run number in the last
of the tenth inning to win it for the Giants.
and low. One ball, one strike. The last time
Mantea faced Dodger pitching, he had four for
four. The one run pitch by Koufax. An off -speed
delivery taken. Ball two, two, and one. Dodgers
two runs on four hits, one error. New York Mets
no runs, one hit, and no errors. Now Koufax with
his sign winds and pitches to Mantilla, and it's
a fly ball at the left center field. Moving over,
the left fielder, Tommy Davis, into the alley
in left center. He makes the catch for the out.
On the way, nobody on. Tommy Taylor coming up.
And Jay Hook moves out of the on -deck circle.
Sammy Taylor. Left -hand hitter. Facing Sammy
Koufax. Fastball inside. One ball and no strike.
Sammy hitting a 2 -0 -6. Feet wide apart. Chokes
up just a little bit on the handle of the bat.
Swing and a miss. One ball, one strike. Dodgers
starting on an 18 -game trip as the New York
Mets open their homestand. The 1 -1 delivery.
Blazer in there, strike two calls. One ball and
two strikes. The Mets loaded the bases with one
out in the first inning, but Sandy Koufax got
Gil Hodges on a fly ball. The short left fielder
then struck out Jim Hickman. Breaking ball over,
strike three calls. And that's the second strikeout
for Koufax. Two outs, nobody on. Jay Hook coming
up. Now Jay Hook batting for the first time in
the game. Jay hitting a .273. Oh, did he ever
hum that one. A blazing fastball right in there
for a call strike. Two outs, nobody on. The windup
and pitch by Koufax. Strike two, another fastball
zipped right in there. He is really firing. Two
strike delivery. Strike three called. He went
to a curveball and broke it over. Randy Koufax
looking as sharp as you can look. Gets Mantilla,
Taylor, and Hook in order. No runs, no hits,
no errors, then left on. And now at the end of
two, the score of the Dodgers 2 and the New York
Mets, nothing. Night game with the Dodgers tomorrow
night, and there are good seats available. We
certainly hope you're planning to be here. Tickets
are on sale, of course, at the Advanced Ticket
Window on 8th Avenue here at the Polo Grounds.
They're also on sale at Grand Central Station
at the 42nd and Vanderbilt Ramps and the Long
Island Waiting Room of the Penn Station. Remember,
too, that for all home games here at the Polo
Grounds, ticket reservations may be made at all
Howard clothes stores in the New York area. And
if you find it even more convenient to purchase
your tickets by mail, select any plan that you
like, any number of games. any particular nights
or days, and address your correspondence to Ticket
Manager, the Polo Grounds, New York 39. Box seats
are $3 .50, reserve seats $2 .50, include $0
.25 for postage and handling. Of course, the
Dodgers are here tomorrow night. Sid Alvin Dark
brings the first -place San Francisco Giants
in on Friday night, two Saturday and one Sunday.
That winds up the homestand. The Mets then will
have a brief road trip. They'll be gone until
June 15th. But on the 15th of June, they'll open
a homestand here at the Polo Grounds. And the
Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Braves, and the Houston
Colt 45s will all be coming in. So we're planning
ahead now to catch the New York Mets in action
right here at the Polo Grounds. Right now we're
going along to the third inning. Jim Gilliam
is standing close by as Jay Hook throws in his
one -up tosses for the third. The Dodgers two
and the Mets nothing. The third inning coming
up, and coming up to detail every exciting play
for you, Ralph Kainer. Hey, Bob, you got a couple
of tickets for some friends of mine here today?
Ralph, I think for the list of things, they'll
have to sit here in the booth with us. Boy, there
certainly isn't any seats. Oh, it's a 2 -0 game
as we move through two. Dodgers scored two in
the second inning. Ron Fairley led off with a
triple to left center field. He was scored by
Frank Howard when he singled the left. And John
Roseboro moved Howard to third base with a long
double, a round road double, the ball bouncing
in the stands. And Koufax helped his cause when
he brought Howard in from third when he grounded
out to third. Junior Gilliam, the first batter
here in the top of the third. Jay hooked the
pitcher, and his first pitch is a high slider
that does not come down, ball one. Gilliam batting
for the second time, quite out to left field
in the first inning. He brought a .267 average
into New York City. Fastball that's fouled away.
One ball, one strike. Dodgers have an eight -game
winning streak going, and they have won 16 of
their last 20 -ball games. Ironic. Part of it,
the four games they lost in that 20 -game span,
all to the St. Louis Cardinals. The right -hander
back with a change of pace that's outside. Ball
two. Two balls and one. Dodgers trail the league
-leading San Francisco Giants by one and one
-half games. Cook returns to the play with a
fastball, and again it's fouled straight back
for strike two. Two balls and two strikes. Gilliam
leading off in the top of the third inning. He'll
be followed by Willie Davis, then Tommy Davis.
Jay Hook with a 2 -2 pitch. Up a little bit too
high. Ball three. So the cast goes full on Junior
Gilliam. It's a 2 -0 game. Dodgers lead. Ed Sudol,
a home plate umpire. Setting behind Sammy Taylor.
The 3 -2 pitch to Gilliam is low. Ball four.
That's the first walk issued by Jay Hook. And
Gilliam gets first base free as he leads off
here in the top of the third. And the batter
coming on now, Willie Davis. Willie Davis grounded
out to the second baseman. He is 0 for 1. Came
in at 331. Left -handed batter. Playing in center
field. Throw to first base, a lob draw, and Gilliam
is back with no trouble. First pitch to Davis
is lined to right field, but going foul. Into
the lower outfield area, in the lower deck, but
fouled by about 20 feet. Willie Davis getting
around in a curveball, pulling the ball too much.
So, Junior Gilliam, now known as... Jim Gilliam
returns to first base, and it's a strike one
count. In 1959, Tommy Davis, the on -deck batter,
led the Pacific Coast Lincoln hitting. Then Willie
Davis followed the next year and led it. Next
pitch to Davis as he squares around to beat out
a bump, but he takes for ball one. One ball,
one strike. Tommy Davis for Spokane hit .345
to lead the league in 1959. There's a drive deep
to right. It could go all the way. Christopher
back by the wall. He can't get to it. There it
goes. Deep to right center field into the upper
day. And that's his seventh home run of the year.
And he has driven in two runs with a home run
his 19th. So the Dodgers now out in front. Four
to nothing. And Dave Hillman is up in the bullpen
for the New York Mets. Now the batter, Tommy
Davis. He's a right -handed batter. 0 for 1.
And the first pitch is a high curve that goes
over the top of his head. Ball one. Back to the
plate. Ball two. So Jay Hook now trailing 4 -0.
Balling behind Tommy Davis. Two balls and no
strike. Tommy Davis batting .224 at the start
of the ballgame. He lives in Brooklyn. Next pitch
to him is high. Actually, he has moved from Brooklyn.
He lives in Thompson, California. He was born
in Brooklyn. 3 -0 pitch to Tommy Davis. He takes
it automatically. Strike one, call. The cannon
now, three balls and one strike. Still low enough.
Two runs are in. The score, 4 -0 in favor of
the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jay Huck looking for
his fourth win of the season. Comes back with
a high slider that slides out of his hand. Goes
over the top of Davis' head. It's walk number
two. Tommy Davis getting first base. And the
batter is Ron Fairley. Fairley tripled to deep
left center to score the first run in the second
inning. And here comes manager Casey Stengel.
Dave Hillman has been warming up in the bullpen
for the Mets. He was up in the last inning when
the Dodgers scored two. He's also been up since
Davis' home run here in this inning. And there's
the sign. Casey Stengel with the hook to Jayhook,
taking him out of the ballgame. It'll be Dave
Hillman coming in. So officially, Jayhook worked
two innings. He gave up all four of the runs
in the ballgame, allowing five hits. He struck
out none, and he walked two. He is, at this moment,
the pitcher of record. Well, don't forget the
New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers will
be playing here in a night game tomorrow night.
Then it will be the San Francisco Giants moving
in to the polar grounds for a night game Friday
night, a doubleheader on Saturday, and, of course,
a single game on Sunday. Four big games with
the Giants. And it looks as though Roger Craig,
who was involved with the Giants in that good
Donnybrook out in San Francisco, will be the
starting pitcher in the Friday night game. You
can purchase tickets to all these games at three
locations downtown. Polar Grounds, Grand Central
Station, over on the Vanderbilt Ramp side, Pennsylvania
Station, and the Long Island Rating Room. You
can also make ticket reservations at all the
Howard Groban stores throughout the New York
area. Bob, what have you got in the score? At
the end of two and a half, Ralph, Pittsburgh
leading the Cardinals two to nothing on Dick
Stewart's two -run homer. That's Washburn against
Francis. Cincinnati and Milwaukee no score at
the end of one or two against the Shea in their
first game. Roy Seavers homered in the first
inning off Juan Marichal to tie up the Giant
Philly game at 1 -1 at the end of five. Here
are the warm -ups for Chicago. Dean Stone, a
left -hander for the Colt 45s, and rookie Cal
Koontz, a right -hander for the Chicago Cubs.
In the American League. They are being held up
because of rain now at the end of 7 in Minnesota
with the Yankees leading the Minnesota Twins
6 -1. Bill Stafford for the Yankees. Kralik relieved
Bonikowski. Johnny Blanchard hit a two -run homer.
Nothing yet on Washington at Kansas City. Here
are the warm -ups at Detroit for the White Sox,
Johnny Bazzard, and for the Detroit Tigers, Phil
Regan. They're underway in Baltimore. Cleveland
nothing. The Orioles nothing. Pedro Ramos pitching
for Cleveland and Chuck Estrada on the mound
for the Baltimore Orioles. The remaining action
in the American League, the Red Sox meet the
Los Angeles Angels on the West Coast, and that,
of course, will be much later in the day. Well,
the Yankees, they are playing a noon game, which
has gone 7, with the Yankees in front 6 -1, now
being delayed because of rain, and they will
play a game that starts at 9 o 'clock tonight
in New York. So that's the complete rundown on
the scores of other games, and right here with
our pitching change made, Dave Hellman, just
about warmed up and ready to go, and all set
to follow the action along for you again, Ralph
Kiner. Well, Jay Hook, who had pitched complete
games in his last two starts, losing 3 -2 at
Houston and 7 -4 in 10 innings at San Francisco,
is now out. He's the pitcher on record. And in
the ballgame, Dave Hillman. Dave, a right -hander,
is making his 10th appearance of the year, his
eighth for the New York Ball Club. He has worked
a total of 12 and one -third innings, and he
has a record of no wins and no losses. And his
first man will be Ron Farrelly. He goes to first
base to... Move Tommy Davis back there. No one
out. A runner at first to score 4 -0 in favor
of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Curve ball to Ron
Fairley. That's just too low. Ball one. One ball
and no strike. Sammy Taylor, the catcher, thought
he had that one. It's Gil Hodges at first. At
second base, Felix Mantia. The shortstop, Elio
Chacon. The third baseman, Cliff Cook. The outfield,
Thomas, Hickman, and Christopher left to right.
Now Hellman back with a 1 -0 pitch. It's swung
on and fouled back, straight back of home plate
for strike one. One ball and one strike. Hellman
with a high fastball. Hellman was obtained from
Syracuse after being sent there. After trial
by the Cincinnati Reds in spring training. He's
back with a fastball. It's down the line. It
could be in the stands. It's over by the wall,
and it's a home run. Ron Fairley with the so
-called proverbial Chinese home run. It dropped
into the upper deck right near the foul line,
and the Dodgers lead 6 -0. Bobby Davis scoring
in front of him. Guard one of the runs to Jay
Hook. He's tried now with five. The other two,
Dave Hillman. And the batter now, Frank Howard.
Her ball to Frank Howard, catching on the outside
corner, strike one. That's Ron Fairley's first
home run of the year. He now has 17 runs batted
in. Howard with a drive to right center. Christopher
going deep there. It's way back, and he makes
the catch right on the warning track. Frank Howard
chasing Joe Christopher right into the warning
track about two steps from the wall and deep
right center. And that's out number one. Well,
the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have actually won
their ballgames this year on speed and not much
power, showing plenty here today in the photo
ground. They have had two home runs, a triple
and a ground rule double. And the batter now
is John Roseboro. First pitch to him, a curve
that's in the dirt. Ball one. Roseboro, his first
time up. doubled into the deepest area in the
ballpark, and the ball bounced on the warning
track into the stands for a ground rule double.
Left -handed batter, and Hillman comes back with
a curve, swung on and missed, strike one. Well,
there's only been one ball hit into the center
field stands here at the Polar Grounds in regular
season play, and that was by Joe Adcock. Curve
high, ball two. But if there is one person who
might be able to do it, it's Frank Howard right
here with a Los Angeles ball club and possibly
another. Orlando Cepeda, both those boys with
tremendous power to center field. And, of course,
they'll be playing here throughout this weekend.
Hillman with a curve that's low, ball three.
Three balls and one strike. It's a 6 -0 game,
top of the third inning. 3 -1 pitch to Roseboro,
grounder down to Hodges. He takes it, will go
all the way, makes the tag at first base himself
for out number two. Two men down now, and the
batter is Larry Burright. The Dodgers went out
in front in the second inning when Marilyn Howard
scored. Now they've added four more here in the
top of the third. Larry Burride, a right -handed
batter, takes a curve. It's in the dirt for ball
one. Burride came in the ballgame, hitting 317.
He is 0 for 1. Rookie second baseman for the
Los Angeles Dodgers. Tries to check his swing,
but goes too far. It's strike one. One ball,
one strike. Dave Hillman on the mound for the
Mets in relief of Jay Hook. Next pitch to Burlight.
Lined in the center field. A base hit. Coming
over to field the ball, Joe Christopher. And
now the Dodgers have a man on first base with
two outs in the batter, Sandy Kopach. Seventh
base hit in the ballgame. The second one given
up by Dave Hillman. The Mets played three games
with the Dodgers prior to this one. Two of them
decided in the eighth inning. The other was a
course around. Danny Koufax didn't participate
in any of those three games. This is his first
start. He's a right -handed batter. First start
against the Mets. He is 0 for 1, but he has driven
in one of the six runs. Curveball, it's in the
dirt, dug out by Sammy Taylor. Nice play. Holding
at first base. Larry Burright. Two men down.
As Hellman goes into the stretch. He throws the
first base and Burright dives back in, he says.
Back to the play to call strike. One ball and
one strike. Hillman catching with a fastball,
knee -high in the outside corner. Sandy Koufax
brought a 094 batting average into the ballgame.
He has had three hits this year, 32 times at
bat. That's to him, swung on and missed, strike
two. So the count now, one ball, two strikes.
One and two to Sandy Koufax. And the pitch is
taken outside. Ball two. Two and two with two
outs. Dave Hellman on the mound looking for his
first victory as not lost one so far this year.
And he returns to the plate with a runner starting
to go and holding, and he gets him on a strikeout
for strike three. No average hours aside, that's
the first strikeout by Dave Hellman and in the
ballgame. And in the top of the third inning,
the Dodgers score four runs on two hits. There
were no errors. One man left in the score at
the end at two and one -half innings of play.
The Los Angeles Dodgers six, the New York Mets.
Nothing. You know, going through the rule book
the other day, we took up a Ringo Riddle for
all you baseball fans. Now, you may know that
when a base runner is hit by a batted ball, a
batter automatically gets credit for a hit, and
the runner, of course, is automatically out.
But who gets credit for the put -out? Think about
that one. Well, if you know your baseball, you
may have known that the fielder nearest the runner
gets the credit for the put -out. And if you
know your beer, you'll surely know this. Two
little words, Extra Dry, tell you why Rheingold
has a taste no other beer can match. They tell
you that Rheingold is brewed the long, slow,
costlier way for a taste that's brisk and bright
and clean, clear through. So why not find that
out for yourself? Enjoy a cool, refreshing glass
of Rheingold Extra Dry today, right along with
the game. And now while we have time before the
bottom of the third starts, we pause for station
identification. This is WGY, the General Electric
Station's connectivity 810 on your radio dial.
Danny Koufax to Joe Christopher in his first
pitch to swung on a miss, strike one. Motto of
a third with the Mets hitting six to tie. Joe
Christopher batting for the second time, popped
up to the third baseman, Jim Gilliam, in the
first inning. He is 0 for 1. Fast ball that's
fouled away. Strike two. Koufax, who started
slowly in the first inning and worked the six
batters, getting Jim Hickman on the strikeout
after he had hit a foul home run where the base
was loaded. And the second he worked through
it, one, two, three with two strikeouts. A big
curveball at town long. One ball and two strikes.
Koufax has the biggest and best curveball, I
believe, in the major leagues. Also has a fine
fastball to go along. There's a curve, but that
one hung high. Ball two. Two balls and two strikes.
This curveball, a lot like Max Lanier's curveball,
and Max pitched back in the early 40s for the
St. Louis Cardinals. Right off the top. It rolls
right off the table. Last year, Koufax struck
out 269 batters. Fastball drilled to left field.
This one moves Tommy Davis deep to left field,
but he has room, and he makes a catch. That ball
hits deep, away from the wall, and straightaway
left field for out number one. Now one is down,
and Elio Cho comes in. Elio Chacon. Elio walked
in the first inning. Got as far as third base
on an error by Tommy Davis in left field. Right
-handed batter playing shortstop. First pitch
to him, a fastball that's low inside. Ball one.
Now Ed Sudol asks to take a look at the ball.
And he throws it out. Go back. last year with
his 269 strikeouts, broke a record set back in
1903 by Christy Matthews. Four strikeouts in
the season. One -all pitch to Chacon, lined in
the center field, a base hit. Elio going to first
base, wound deep there, and holds as Willie Davis
comes up with the ball. That is hit number two
off Sandy Koufax, and Chacon is safe at first
base with one out, and the batter is Cliff Cook.
left field his first time up. He came in at 2
-0 -8. Right -handed batter playing third base.
It's a 6 -0 game. Dodgers at the end of two and
one -half innings of play. The goal not being
held on. The first pitch to Cook is swung on
a miss. Strike one. in his last outing struck
out 16 Philadelphia Philly batters. Flashball
is fouled away and the Cavs will go to 0 -2.
So far through the season, Sandy has pitched
84 and one -third innings. And in that time,
he has struck out 102 batters. He's the only
pitcher in... Major League history. You have
averaged more than nine strikeouts a game throughout
a career. Next pitch is low. One ball, two strikes.
In his first ball game, his first Major League
start, he struck out 14 batters. And he did all
that on strictly a fastball. Cliff Cook swings
at his next pitch, and it's popped up and going
foul out of play. Strange thing about Koufax,
last year was the first year that Koufax ever
won a ball game in April. Her ball swung on,
bouncing in the dirt. Runner holding there. It's
strike three. That ball bounced just about on
home plate. That curve snapped right off and
right on down. So it's strikeout number four
by Sandy Kopach. Out number two in the batter's
flank, Thomas. Thomas was given an intentional
walk in the first inning, which loaded the bases
up. had runners at second and third at the time.
So he is still batting 335, which was his average
at the start of the game. Go back to Thomas with
a high fastball, ball one. Thomas has hit safely
in his last 17 games over that period. He hit
it at a .386 clip. Had five home runs, three
doubles, and two triples. Strike called. A throw
pass comes in down around the knee. One ball,
one strike. Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson from
the polar grounds in the first game of two here
in Memorial Day. And the first of a three -game
series with a loss on the Dodgers. Curveball
swung on a miss by Thomas. Roseboro catching
the ball, moving out towards first base. There's
a throw there. Chacon on first with two outs.
Dodgers with two runs in the second, four in
the third. Lead it six to nothing. There's a
good curve, but just inside. Ball two. And Colfax
thinks that he had that one. He comes off the
mound, walks halfway in to Ed Sudol. Now Sudol
with his mask off, look out, walking out in front
of home plate. Now he's back, and the mask goes
on, so everything is all right. When that mask
comes off, you've got to get careful. They leave
it on, you're not in too much trouble. 2 -2 pitch
to Thomas. A change -up at just too high. Ball
three. To the count of four, Secona's first base
will be going with two men out. And the score
of the ball game, 6 -0 in favor of the Hawkeye
Massagers. The first shift that we know about,
and possibly not the first of all time, but in
modern days, was put on against Ted Williams
by Lou Boudreau when he was the manager of the
Cleveland Indians. And they used the reverse
of this shift, leaving the left side open and
covering on the right. Williams, the left -handed
batter. 3 -2 pitch. A curveball. Got him looking.
Strike three. And that's strikeout number five.
Oh, that was a big curve that rolled right off
the table. So at the end of three. After the
Mets have no runs on one hit. There were no errors,
and they left one on the score. The Los Angeles
Dodgers, six. On seventh, the Mets, no runs on
two. Well, plenty of action coming your way.
Another game here today, and just in case you're
buying nearby, you can drop in. I think you can
squeeze in here somewhere, but plenty of excitement
coming off. You know, you can mail in for tickets
throughout the season, especially convenience
here. All you have to do is be sure to tell how
many tickets you want and the type. Box seat
to 350, reserve seat to 250. Send a check or
money order and include an additional 25 cents
to handle the mailing charges. And mail to ticket
manager, Hall of Grounds, 39 New York. Be sure
to specify the date. And to specify the number
of tickets you want in coverage with the price
and its additional $0 .25. Plenty of baseball
action coming your way. The Mets here with the
Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants.
And then, after a short trip, they come back
on June 15th. Well, at the top of the fourth
inning, the score is 6 -0 in favor of the Dodgers.
And the first pitcher, first pitch by David Hellman,
the pitcher is hit on the ground through the
hole in the right field by Maury Wells. Coming
up with the ball is Joe Christopher, and Wills
comes up with his second base in. He now has
two for three. Major league leader in stolen
bases. That first base in the batter is Jim Gilliam.
Batting left -hander, he just switches her. Batting
from the left side against the right -hander.
Hillman with his first pitch. It's outside low.
Ball one. Dodgers now with eight bases in the
ballgame. The gold arm with his sixth run. Gilliam
has walked and fired out to left field. He also
has scored a run. So to first base, Wills dives
back in, but he is there way before the tag.
Gil Hodges holding. Wills has stolen 18 consecutive
bases before the Mets broke his streak in Los
Angeles. He goes now. The pitch is outside. Taylor
Stroll is up on the shoulder of Wills in the
center field, and it goes to stolen base, and
Wills holds at second. Amore Wills now with his
24th stolen base. And he had quite a jump and
beat the throw at second by quite a margin. Now
warming up in the bullpen for the Mets, Bob Moorhead.
Junior Gilliam with a count of one ball and no
strike. Make that two balls in those strikes.
And with Maury Wills out at second base. No one
out in the top of the fourth. The score is 6
-0 Dodgers. Dave Hillman looking at Wills. Now
returns to the plate. It's lined on the right
field line. A base hit off of the wall. Bouncing
into Joe Christopher's hands. He can't make a
play home as he picks the ball up and holds Gilliam
at first base. Score of the ball game now, 7
-0, as Gilliam picks up his first run batted
in. Hit number nine, and the score now, 7 -0,
as Bob Moorhead continues to throw in the bullpen
for New York. Now the batter, Willie Davis, who
has a two -run home run to his credit and two
times up. Willie with his seventh home run of
the season, a left -handed batter playing in
center field. No one out. Gilliam at first base.
Dave Hillman to the mound with a curveball. It's
hit down through the hole in the right field
of base hit. Gilliam going to third base. Does
not draw a throw as Christopher comes in with
the ball. And Willie Davis gets his second base
hit. That's three in a row here in the top of
the fourth inning. And it brings manager Casey
Stengel out of the dugout. Raleigh Davis came
into the ballgame batting .331. He has picked
up two hits and three times up, so that will
certainly aid to his batting average. At the
start of today's action, Orlando Cepeda was the
National League leading hitter, followed by Bill
Williams of the Chicago Cubs. Opened American
League, Jimenez. Manny Jimenez with the Kansas
City Bar Club, formerly a Milwaukee player, was
way on top. He was up around .398. Well, we're
going to have a change in pitchers as Casey Stengel
uses the hook for the second time. It'll be Bob
Moorhead. Hillman officially pitched one inning.
He came in in relief of Jay Hook after Hook had
given up a walk, a home run, and a walk at the
start of the third. Hillman allowed a home run
to run fairly, which scored two runs. One of
the runs being charged to Jay Hook. And then
he got the side out. Here in the top of the fourth,
Roy Wills went off with a single. Stone's second
scored when Gilliam lined a single off the base
of the wall by the foul line. And then Willie
Davis moved Jim Gilliam to third with a single.
Complete inning. Gave up five hits. All out two
runs. Struck out two and walked none. Bob, what
have you got in the scores? St. Louis 2 -0 on
Dick Stewart's two -run homer. That's Washburn
against Francis. Cincinnati scored two off Ron
Pache in the top of the second. The Reds lead
the Milwaukee Braves 2 -0. That's the first game
of their Memorial Day doubleheader. They have
gone six innings in Philadelphia. The Giants
and Phillies tied at 1 -1. Mound due between
Juan Marichal and Cal McClish. Roy Seavers homered
in the fifth to tie up the game. They're underway
at Wrigley Field. The Colt 45s did not score
against Cal Coons in the first. Dean Stone pitching
for Houston. In the American League, they're
in the ninth inning now at Minneapolis with the
Yankees leading the Minnesota Twins 6 -1. Bill
Stafford hurling for the Yankees. Miranda on
a relief now in the ninth inning. Johnny Blanchard
hit a two -run homer. It'll be Washington playing
at Kansas City. Chicago at Detroit in a doubleheader.
Bazaard in the first game for the White Sox against
Phil Regan. Cleveland playing at Baltimore. And
in the third inning, Pedro Ramos and Al Leplow
have hit home runs. That Cleveland ball club
is really hitting home runs. So the Indians have
moved out in front by at least three to nothing
in the third inning at Baltimore. with home runs
off Chuck Estrada, one by Ramos, the other by
Al Leplo. In the other action in the American
League, it'll be Boston playing at Los Angeles
in a doubleheader on the West Coast. So that's
the complete rundown on our scoreboard. Right
here, Bob Moorhead, the big blind right -hander
from LeMoyne, Pennsylvania, has been called in
by Casey Stengel to try and cool off the red
-hot Dodger bats. And as play resumes, here again
is Ralph. Thank you, Bob. And the batter will
be Tommy Davis. Bob Moorhead, a right -hander,
will be making his 13th appearance. And he, too,
has no record, no wins and no losses. Throw to
first base, and Willie Davis dives back in. Moorhead
has pitched 32 innings, giving up 33 hits, allowing
24 runs, 18 of those earned. His first pitch
to Tommy Davis is low outside, ball one. Bob
Moorhead, the third pitcher used in the game
by manager Casey Stengel. Jay Hook worked the
first two, then Dave Hillman, now Bob. The right
-hander back to the plate, a bouncing ball back
to the mound. Moorhead goes to second, now to
first, but the throw pulls Hodges off the bag
and a run scores. Junior Gilliam coming in from
third base and the score of the ball game now,
8 -0. Felix Mantia, in throwing to first base,
pulled Hodges off the bag, which allowed Tommy
Davis, the fast man, to get in. No error in the
play, and the run is earned. So Tommy Davis,
who leads the club and runs battered in, has
picked up his 46. He's second in the National
League to Cepeda. And the score is 8 -0, and
the batters run fairly. Curveballs to Farrelly.
He's fouled down in the dirt. Strike one. Farrelly
hit his first major league home run of the 1962
season in the third inning. He also has a triple
to go along. He's had a perfect day. Two for
two. to the left -handed batter with a curveball
that drops over letter high. Strike two. No balls
and two strikes. One out. Score eight to nothing.
Dodgers. The two -strike pitch to Farrelly is
inside. A ball. Farrelly started to go in the
curve and then held up. Ball breaking off of
the plate. One ball, two strikes. Tommy Davis
at first base. Moorhead now tossing over to first
base, but Davis gets back. One -two pitch to
Fairley. Swung on and grounded down in the dirt
again. So the count will stay at one ball and
two strikes. And while we have time, we pause
for station identification. This is WGY, the
General Electric Station's connectivity 810 on
your radio dial. Ralph Kiner along with Bob Murphy
and Lindsey Nelson from the polar grounds. The
score of the ball game 8 -0 in favor of the Dodgers.
And they're batting here in the top of the fourth.
One two pitch is low. Ball two. Two balls and
two strikes. This is the longest batting streak
of the season for any Dodgers. And during the
stretch, he was 18 for 31. And he has raised
his average from 136 to 320. The 2 -2 pitch to
Farrelly. Lying in the center field of Bayton.
Tommy Davis going to second now. Moves over to
third base as... Hickman comes up for the ball
and throws to Mantee at second. That puts runners
at first and third with one out. And the batter
is Frank Howard. Boy, this is a big man. He's
bigger than Cliff Hartung was, and he was large.
First pitch to Frank. Line into left center field.
Base hit as Hickman goes over. Falls down. Going
in the third base is Ron Fairley. Now Howard
going for second. Now Fairley continues on home.
And two runs scored. Tommy Davis going from third
base and Fairley all the way from first. Howard
hits one to left center field. And a goal as
a two -base hit. 10 -0, and the batter is John
Roseboro. One out, and Frank Howard out in second.
Roseboro, left -handed batter, waiting now as
Morehead returns to the plate. He hits the next
pitch down to the second base of Mantia. Mantia,
the first base for out number two, and moving
over to third, Frank Howard. So two are down
now, and the batter is Larry Burright. Larry
Singel to center field and two times up today.
Playing at second base, a right -handed batter.
And the first pitch to him is a called strike,
a slider over on the outside corner, letter high.
Dodgers with two in the second, four in the third,
and four here in the top of the fourth. Last
ball at 2 -0, ball one. One ball and one strike.
Now Moore heads back with a 1 -1 pitch. A swing
and a foul tip into the catcher's glove. Strike
two. For the ball game, the atmosphere here at
the ballpark, just like a World Series. They
had movie cameras, photographers, writers from
all over. And manager Walt Alston saying, this
certainly reminds me of 1959. One -two pitch
is called, strike three. No more head strikes
out for White. Got him looking to retire to side.
In the inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Four
runs on five hits. There were no errors. One
man left in the score at the end of three and
one half innings of play. The Los Angeles Dodgers
10, the New York Mets nothing. Moving to the
bottom half of the fourth inning with the Dodgers
leading 10 to nothing and coming up to bat, Gil
Hodges. Picks up a great aim wherever he plays,
now in the batter's box. The ovation for Gill
out in Los Angeles when he made his first appearance
for the first time out of a Dodger uniform ever
was certainly heartwarming. There's a strike
call as Koufax comes back on the 1 -0 count.
One ball, one strike. 1 -1 pitch to Gill as it's
high in the air right down the left field line.
Watching there is Tommy Davis. It's going to
be a home run of its fair. It's called a home
run. Gil Hodges crossing home plate with his
367th home run. That one was on top of the roof,
right on top of the foul ball. Now arguing at
third base, Jim Gilliam and Georgetown boy Will.
And Sandy Kovacs coming over to take a look right
down the foul line. The tough part about the
decision on that one is that the ball was in
fair territory as it went down the line and the
wind blowing towards left field curved it to
where it hit on the roof it was. in foul territory.
But as it went by, the foul line pulled. It was
decided that the ball was a fair ball. The third
base umpire, Bill Jachowski, signaling a home
run for Gil Hodges. So the game now 10 -1 in
favor of the Dodgers. And Gil now with 367 major
league home runs. That's his sixth of the season.
And now the batter is Jim Hickman, and he takes
low for ball one. in the left field. Hickman
rounding that first base. Now going for two.
The throw by Tommy Davis. Offline and Hickman
has a stand -up double. Two hits in a row and
the New York Mets fans hear some 40 -some thousand
finally getting a chance to cheer. And that's
what they came out here for. And as you can tell
right now, they're getting a good chance. Here's
Felix Mantia. He takes goal, ball one. Charlie
Neal has just come in from the clubhouse in center
field, which means he has returned from Longview,
Texas, attending the funeral of his uncle, who
is very close to him. Coach Johnny Neal is now
available for action. Line drive, the left field,
a face hit. Tommy Davis there takes it on the
first bounce, fires in to Wills and holds it
at first base, Mantia. And a throw to first base
gets by Farrelly. Going from third now, Jim Hickman
is going to second base, Mantia. That'll be an
error, Judge, the more he will. Hickman batted
in as the runner had held up a third. And then
after the throw got by at first base, as Wells
tried to get Mantia after he rounded there, after
the throw had gotten by thoroughly, Hickman came
in from third. For Sammy Taylor, the catcher,
it'll be Harry Chitty. Going to ballgame now,
10 -2. A pinch hitter for the catcher, Sammy
Taylor. And the first pitch to him is a fastball
called a strike at the knee. Murray batting .333.
Has eight hits and 24 times hit the plate. Wide
-handed batter and a catcher on the slot. Now
Koufax with a one -strike pitch. It's outside.
Ball one. Finnegar Van Meisel warming up at the
bullpen for the Mets. The on -deck batter is
the pitcher Bob Moorhead. A 1 -1 pitch to Harry.
One on, foul tip off the glove of John Roseboro.
To the count now, one ball, two strikes. Felix
Mangia out at second base. There's no one out.
The Mets now with two runs in the bottom of the
fourth inning. Off -counter back to Chidi with
a curve that just misses up high. Ball two. Two
balls and two strikes. Koufax back to the plate.
A fastball. One on a miss. Chidi goes down swinging
for strikeout number six by Sandy Koufax. One
man is now out, and we'll see who they're going
to send up. It's going to be Bob Moorhead to
bat for himself. And sitting down now, out in
the bullpen for the Mets, Finnegar Ben Mizell.
So Bob Moorhead batting for himself. He's a right
-handed batter. Sandy Koufax to Bob Moorhead.
It's a fastball called strike one. Koufax has
won six so far this year, losing only two. This
is his first start against the Mets. Curveball
that breaks right over the heart of the plate.
Strike two. Big curve. No balls and two strikes
to Bob Moorhead. Mantia out at second base and
one out. And it fits back to the plate. A fastball.
It's fouled away. So the Cavs will stay at 0
-2. Mets with two runs in here in the bottom
of the fourth inning. Now the left -hander back
with a curveball. Swung on and missed. Strike
three. Joe Moorhead goes down. He's the seventh
strikeout victim of Sandy Koufax, and the batter
now is Joe Christopher. Joe is last time up,
fly deep to left field. He also has popped up
to third, 0 for 2. His drive to left, chasing
Tommy Davis, all the way back on the warning
track, and deep, deep left field. Christopher
playing in right field, bats from the right -hand
side. Two men down now to score 10 -2 Dodgers,
and the first pitch to Christopher, a big curveball,
strike one called. Boy, this fella really rolls
it off the top. Now Koufax looking at his runner.
Back to the plate with a curve. It's in the center
field. A base hit. Ante a rounding turn. Will
score. The throw comes in the second base. The
ball game now 10 -3. One of them a home run by
Gil Hodges. And the batter is Helio Chacon. Helio
singles to left center field in the third inning.
He is one for one. He also has a walk to go along.
A right -handed batter. Christopher first base
not being held on. And the first pitch to Chacon.
A fastball inside. Ball one. Koufax back to the
plate with a low fastball. Ball two. And John
Roseboro now walking halfway out to talk to Sandy
Koufax. Koufax comes in, meets him halfway. and
no strikes to Ilya Chacon with two outs in the
bottom of the fourth. And the next pitch is high.
Ball three. No action in the bullpen for the
Dodgers. They lead by seven. But the Mets with
a rally going in the fourth inning. The 3 -0
pitch to Chacon. A fastball that screws strike
one. For the count now, three balls and one strike.
The on -deck batter is Cliff Cook. Chacon now
looking twice for the sign. A hit -or -take sign
from Salahemis. Elia Chacon, a runner at first,
and the 3 -1 pitch is strike two. Chacon taking
all the way as a full count at three balls and
two strikes. Joe Christopher at first base will
be moving on the pitch. Now Farrelly comes in
to hold him on. Koufax looks at first, goes to
the plate. Christopher runs. The ball is hit
in the center field. A pace hit. Christopher
going over to third base on the play. The throw
comes in. The throw right at second. So now the
runners are at first and third, and that brings
out Walt Austin. Tits off of Sandy Koufax. And
Walt Alston now talking to Sandy Koufax on the
mound. And Ed Robuck is up in the bullpen for
the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walt Alston, yesterday,
said he thought he had the best team he's had
in quite some time this year in the Dodgers.
He figures the San Francisco Jazz to beat that.
Also the Cincinnati Reds. But he feels this team
can go all the way during the 1962 season. Now
Alston going back to the dugout. He's effectively
known as Smokey Alston. Was the first baseman
in the minor leagues for many, many years. He
was at that one time in the major leagues. And
he was struck out by Laram Warnicke. Walt Alston.
Now we're all set to go. Cliff Cook is the batter.
The pitcher is Sandy Koufax. The Mets with runners
at first and third. And the first pitch to Cook
is popped up high in the air. Wills at shortstop
is signaling for the ball. And he makes the catch
to retire the time. In the inning, the New York
Mets pick up three big runs. On five hits, there
were no errors. Two men left in the score. Collection
one error in the inning, and the score... The
Los Angeles Dodgers, 10 runs on 12 hits. The
New York Mets, three runs on seven. And now as
we move along to the top of the fifth inning,
once again, to tell you all about it, and I guess
we've got a pretty good seat in this full house,
is Bob Murphy. Thank you very much, Ralph. And
now it is a 10 -3 ball game. The Mets breaking
through against Sandy Koufax, and they hit Koufax
hard. Walter Alston, after making a trip to the
mound and staying out there about as long as
he could to give Roebuck time to get ready. But
Sandy got Cliff Cook on a high pop fly to retire
the side, and now the one -up action subsides
in the Dodger bullpen. We move along to the theft
hunting, and for the Dodgers, They will have
Sandy Koufax coming out to lead off. Eight men
came up for the New York Mets. In the fourth
inning, as they scored three runs on five hits
with one error and two left on. Harry Chidi batted
for Sammy Taylor, and now Harry stays in the
game to catch Bob Moorhead. At the end of five
and a half, Pittsburgh leading the St. Louis
Cardinals 3 -1. At the end of three and a half,
the Cincinnati Reds lead the Milwaukee Braves
three to one. They're in the ninth inning in
the first game in Philadelphia with the Giants
leading the Phillies by a score of three to one.
Houston four, the Cubs nothing at the end of
two and a half. Now Sandy Koufax leading off
against Bob Moorhead in the top of the fifth
inning. Sandy hitting for the third time, he's
over two. Head right in there for a call. Strike
one. The day game at Minneapolis. The Yankees
on a seven -hitter by Bill Stafford. Beat the
Minnesota Twins 10 -1. Outside and low. One ball,
one strike. Yankees breaking out. Got ten runs
on 16 bases, including a two -run homer by Johnny
Blanchard. Tigers two and the White Sox nothing
at the end of two. Cleveland three, the Orioles
nothing after four and a half. Pitch to Koufax,
a ground ball past the mound to his right man,
Pia. Felix up with it, takes the Hodges in time.
Koufax is out. What a way nobody on now in the
top of the fifth inning. And the hitter will
be Maury Wills, the shortstop and leadoff batter.
Maury has been up three times, singled twice
to right field. And in the fourth inning, he
stole second. He has 24th stolen base. So here's
Maury Wells, who has stolen 24 bases, and the
season is only about a fourth of the way along.
Bob Moorhead, third pitcher used today by Casey.
Wines and pitches. Inside at the knees. One ball
and no strike. Now more head cranking up. The
pitch to Maury Wills. A drive in the air to right
field. Running back is Joe Christopher. He can't
get it. It's beyond him and rolling back to the
deepest point in right center field. Watch this
when it may try to go all the way. Maury Wills
is being waved around third. He's going to come
in to score standing up without a throw. the
park home run. In a hard line drive, Christopher
running back into right center tried to catch
the line drive by cutting over on it. Couldn't
reach it and the ball then rolled to the deep
point in right center beyond the bullpen. Maury
Wells, who really flies, came in easily standing
up with it inside the park homer. By the time
Christopher could fire the ball back to Mantilla
for a relay, he had no play. So the Dodgers lead
11 -3 and the hitter is Jim Gilliam. Inside at
lowest, ball one. That's the third home run in
the game for the Dodgers. Next pitch to Gilliam,
a swing and a miss. One ball, one strike. Gilliam
has flied to left, drawn a walk, and singled
a right, and Jim has scored two runs. Maury Wills
now is three for four. The 1 -1 pitch, taken
high by Gilliam, two balls and a strike. One
of the few inside the park home runs I've ever
seen where you could almost tell they had no
chance at all to get him. 2 -1 pitch, right in
there, a call strike, 2 -2 on Jim Gilliam. The
Dodgers now have three hits, three runs of Bob
Moorhead. They have a total of 11 runs, 13 hits
in the game. Gilliam containing the bat around.
In comes the pitch by Moorhead, a foul ball off
the fist, back toward the screen, no play. Sensational
crowd here at the polo grounds, every seat taken,
and around the top of the upper deck and out
in center field, up behind the bleachers, many
are standing. Bob Moorhead pitching 2 -2. Breaking
ball taken inside and low by Jim Gilliam, and
the string is on 3 -2. Well, I don't know where
you could possibly find a greater reception than
the Mets have received. Mets coming home off
an eight -game losing streak and not a seat to
be found on the polo ground. The Dodgers have
hit three home runs, Willie Davis, Ron Farrelly,
and Maury Wills connecting, and Gil Hodges connected
for the New York Mets. Gil now has 367. He's
only two behind Ralph Kiner in the all -time
home run derby. When he passes Kiner, he will
have hit more home runs than any right -hander
in National League history. Inside, it's ball
four, and Gilliam walks. Jim Gilliam walks on
three and two. That brings up Willie Davis. Willie
has grounded out second to first. belted a long
two -run homer in the upper deck and right center,
and single to right field, two for three. Willie
Davis off to a great start. Ground ball passed
the pitcher towards second. Mantilla goes over,
flips to Chacon, fourth at second base. Close
play at second. Mantilla had to go to his right
on a rather slow grounder, and when he got to
it, all he could do was just flip it in the same
motion to Elio Chacon, and they forced Jim Gilliam.
Now there are two away, and the hitter is the
cleanup batter, Tommy Davis. Tommy has fouled
out to Hodges, drawn a walk and scored a run,
reached on a fielder's choice but knocked in
a run, and then scored again. 11 -3, Dodgers
leading, we're in the top of the fifth inning.
There goes the runner, swing and a miss, the
peg by Chidi, the slide, he is saved, but second
with a stolen base. Willie Davis steals second.
Second stolen base in the game for the Dodgers.
They've stolen 52 bases in 47 games. Willie Davis
is the runner -up on the Dodgers. Tamari Wills,
and that for Willie, is his 12th stolen base
of the year. One strike count on Tommy Davis.
Willie Davis on second with two men down. One
run in in the fifth inning, and that was on the
inside of the park, home run to right center
by Maury Wills. There goes Willie to third, a
ground smash up the middle for a base hit. Tommy
Davis singles to center. That scores Willie Davis,
and the Dodgers now go in front 12 -3. Willie
Davis was running on the pitch. He broke for
third, but Tommy singles to center, and he could
virtually... Slow up to a trot, a rounding third
and coming in. So Tommy Davis has his second
RBI of the game. That gives him 47 for the year.
He's the runner -up to Orlando Cepeda. The Dodgers,
a sizzling hot ball club. They have hit each
of the three pitchers that Casey has had in the
game. Ron Fairley, the batter, and he pops one
up to short right field. Mantia gliding into
shallow right. Turns around and makes the catch.
The bat is out. In the fifth inning, the Dodgers
add two more runs. On two hits. No errors. One
left on. So we've come halfway at the end of
four and a half innings. The score now is the
Dodgers 12 and the New York Mets 3. Now we'll
have a change for the Dodgers. Andy Carey will
rest Jim Gilliam at third. Gilliam was one for
two. Through two walks, Jim was on three times
out of four. Andy Carey now playing third in
the last of the fifth innings. And the banner
is Frank Thomas. Frank drew an intentional walk
to load the bases with one down in the first.
He then took a called third strike in the third
inning after hitting several real shots that
were foul. Koufax winds and pitches. Swing and
a miss and a breaking ball. Sandy Koufax with
that blazing fastball and he has a great curveball.
Koufax has walked two, struck out seven. Allowed
three runs, seven hits. After Andy winding, here's
his pitch on the way. Another curve, and it's
over. Strike. Gil Hodges on deck, and then Jim
Hickman. Mets broke through against Kofax for
five hits in the fourth inning. A check swing,
slow grounder, racing forward is Andy Carey.
He's up with it, throws on to Farrelly, in time,
and Thomas is out. Thomas didn't mean to hit
that one. He was trying to hold up. But Andy
Carey cut across the edge of the infield draft
going to his left to throw him out. Gil Hodges
coming up. Gil hit one down the left field line
and way up high for a home run in the fourth
inning. Gil now has one for two. That was his
sixth home run of the season. Despite the fact
that Gil... Has been held a part -time action
with an ailing knee. Ball one. Knee is very sore.
It bothers him a lot. It's hard for him to stride
properly, but nonetheless, Gillis stayed over
that 300 mark. Koufax out of his wind at the
pitch. Fastball in there for a call strike. One
ball, one strike. Last of the fifth inning, Dodgers
12 and the Mets 3. Now Sandy Koufax winds and
pitches a ground ball toward the hole. Terry
cuts it off, going to his left. Now throws in
time and Gillis out. Now before Jim Hickman comes
up to hit, let's pause for station identification.
This is WGY, the General Electric Station's connectivity
810 on your radio dial. Bob Murphy with Lindsey
Nelson and Ralph Kanner from the polo grounds,
last half of the fifth inning. Jim Hickman laced
a double to left field his last time up. A fly
ball high in the air, not too deep to right center.
Willie Davis calling for it in right center,
and Willie has it to retire the side. So the
Mets are out in order in their half of the fifth
inning with no runs, no hits, no errors, none
left on. And now five innings complete to score
the Dodgers 12 and the New York Mets 3. Now it's
the sixth inning at the photo ground. Rod Keneal
will replace Gil Hodge as the first base for
the remainder of the ballgame. Gil, of course,
playing on a very sore knee, and the Mets treading
by nine runs. Casey wants to give Gil a chance
to rest the remainder of the game, hoping perhaps
to be able to play him in the second game. Frank
Howard leading off against Bob Moorhead at the
sixth inning. Howard has really ripped the ball.
Two for three. The only time they got him out,
he hit a line drive to right field. He's big
enough to go bear hunting with a buggy whip.
Here's the wind that pitched to him. Blazer in
there for a call strike one. Howard was married
in a batting slump about two weeks ago, but he
came out of it. And since he came out of it,
he has been getting a rash of hits in just about
every game. More hits pitched to him as a breaking
ball outside and low. One ball, one strike. Howard
came into the game hitting a 3 -17, and he's
two for three. Bob Moore has won one pitch to
Howard, a swing and a miss. He really gave that
one the big sweeping swing. One ball and two
strikes. The Dodgers have lacked for anything.
With all the talent that they have assembled,
it has been a right -hand home run power. Swing
and a miss. He struck him out. Bob Moorhead stands
Frank Howard. A lot of baseball men think that
one of these days Frank Howard will break out
and hit them. A lot of home runs. One out and
nobody on now in the sixth inning. The batter
is Johnny Roseboro. Johnny doubled to right center
field in the second with a tremendous drive.
Ball that landed on the warning path and deep
right center and bounced up into the crowd, something
you might see about once a year. Ground ball
slashed to short. Chacon to his right. Plancy
spikes. The long peg in time to Rod Caneo. Two
up and two set aside by Bob Moorhead. I don't
know where you're going to find any flashier
play than Elio Chacon has given the New York
Mets. Elio, a young ball player with tremendous
desire. Casey feels that he's going to develop
into a real good one. Outside and low to Larry
Burright, the rookie second baseman. One ball
and no strikes. Burright has one for three. Single
to right center field in the third inning. Pitched
by Moorhead. A line drive. Knocked down by Camille.
He picks it up. Nobody there to cover. And so
Burr ride us on. Moore had undoubtedly thought
the ball was going into right field for a base
hit and didn't break off the mound to cover.
Canelo left the ground to jump high, knocked
it down with his first baseman's mitt, picked
it up and had no one to throw to. Whether he
could have thrown him out or not is problematical.
It'll be an error charge to ride Canelo on the
play. We'll double check the scoring. It actually
has not been officially posted, so let's hold
off. It is an error on the play charge to Keneal.
Mandy Koufax up, starts after it, then holds
up at the strike. Ball actually fooled Keneal
a little bit. It was not quite as high as he
thought it was going to be. It was hit hard by
Burr Wright. A throw to first, and not in time.
Rod Caneel has been a real handyman for the New
York Mets. He's played every position in the
infield and also been in the outfield. A throw
to first, he sprawls back in first safely. Swing
and a miss, strike two to Sandy Koufax. Sandy
0 for 3, has grounded out third to first, been
struck out and grounded out second to first.
Dodgers 12 runs on 14 hits. The New York Mets
three runs on seven hits. Bob Moorhead working
in relief. The two -strike pitch. Strike three.
He got him. Koufax knew it. Sandy started after
it, and then he held up. No runs, no hits. One
error, one left on. And now at the end of five
and a half, the score. The Los Angeles Dodgers,
12. And the New York Mets, 3. If your filtered
cigarette is tasting too strong, don't you sometimes
wonder if your brand is wrong? Well, Viceroy
tastes the way it's like a filtered cigarette
to taste. Not too strong. Not too light. Viceroy's
got it. The taste that's right. That's right.
That's right. Norm Sherry takes over behind the
plate, replacing Johnny Roseboro as the game
goes down to the last half of the sixth inning.
Walter Austin making a second change in the game.
In the fifth inning, he put Andy Carey in to
relieve Jim Gilliam. Meninger Ben Mizell continues
to warm up in the bullpen for the New York Mets.
The Mets will have the tail end of their batting
order coming up. Here in the last of the sixth
inning with Felix Mantilla leading off against
Andy Koufax. Sandy's pitch on the way is inside
ball one. Felix got a base hit his last time
up. Mentea has been over the 300 mark just about
all year long. Now Sandy has his sign from Sherry,
the wind -up and touch. A drive in the air to
left field. It's fairly deep. Back goes Tommy
Davis. He has room and makes the catch on the
warning pass. Ball was well hit by Mantilla,
and Davis back on the warning pass right in front
of the left field wall grabbed it. One out and
nobody on. That'll bring up Harry Chidi for his
second time at bat. Harry came up to hit for
Sandy Taylor. In the fourth inning, it was fanned
by Koufax. Blazer right in there. Call strike
one. Next pitch by Koufax. Foul tip. He just
got a piece of that one on the count. Strike
two. Early on, last half of the sixth inning,
Dodgers leading 12 -3. Curve is fouled into the
plate and coming back out of play over toward
the Dodger dugout. So the count stays at strike
two on Harry Chidi. Koufax winding the pitch
on the way. Swing and a miss. He struck him out.
He got him with a breaking ball, and that's for
Fandy Koufax as his eighth strikeout of the game.
So Fandy now is taking dead aim on Tenor Moore
in the game, which he has already accomplished
three times this year. Bob Moore had coming out
to hit. This will be the second time up for Bob.
He was struck out in the fourth inning by Koufax.
A high pop foul. Norm Sherry flipping the mask
to the side, trailing back toward the Dodger
dugout under it. He has it for the out. Side
retired in the last half of the sixth inning.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left on. Very
strong inning for Koufax. After giving up five
hits in the fourth inning, he has come back to
set down seven straight hitters. And now at the
end of six, the score is the Los Angeles Dodgers
12 and the New York Mets 3. And now coming on
to... Follow all the action for you the remainder
of the way, a man who always gives you a good
call of a ballgame, Lindsey Nelson. Thanks very
much, Bob Murphy. We'll be going here to the
top half of the seventh inning. Waiting for action
to resume, here's a sports bulletin at Indianapolis
today. Roger Ward won the Indianapolis 500. That's
the second time that Roger Ward has won, and
he set a new time record today. He won in 1959
also. He took the lead from Farnelli Jones shortly
after the 300 -mile mark and went on to win.
Roger Ward is the winner of the famed Indianapolis
500. In the top half of the seventh inning here,
the Los Angeles Dodgers will have the head of
the batting order up. Maury Wills, Andy Carey,
and Willie Davis. Defensively, the New York Mets
now have Rod Kinneal at first base, Felix Manti
at second, Elio Chacon at short, and Cliff Cook
at third. Mike Thomas on the left, Jim Hickman
in center, Joe Christopher on right. Harry Chidi
is the catcher, and Bob Moorhead is the pitcher.
Switch hitter batting left. And pitches in there
for a called strike. Wills has three base hits
today. He's three for four. Pitch is low for
the ball. One and one to count through Murray
Wills. The Dodgers are leading here by a score
of 12 -3. Playing a ground ball to the right
side. Taken by Mancia. He plays up to Camille
in time and he's out. One away and Andy Carey
is coming up. This is Carey's first time up.
He was brought on here to relieve Jim Gilliam.
Carey, of course, very familiar to New York baseball
fans. He played a lot of years at third base
for the New York Yankees. Bob Moorhead is the
third pitcher of the day and his first game of
doubleheader for the New York Mets. Fitch goes
higher for a ball. Fitch is in there for a called
strike to Andy Carey. This afternoon, in case
you have joined us along the way, the New York
Mets loaded up the bases in the bottom half of
the first inning, but could not manage to push
across a run. So the Dodgers came on to the top
of the second and got two, and then the Dodgers
were off to the races. They got four in the top
of the third, and they added four more in the
top of the fourth to make it ten runs. But the
Mets battled back, and in the bottom half of
the fourth inning, the Mets pushed across three
runs. The Dodgers coming right back in the top
of the fifth to get two more to make it 12 -3,
and that's where we stand right now. The Dodgers
have 14 hits and the Nets have seven up to right
now. Andy Carey, a right -hand batter, has the
plate. Bob Moorhead looking in for a sign from
Harry Chidi. Wines and fires and has a swing
and a fly ball to right field. Joe Christopher
will have a long run. He's still coming over
near the line. And he cannot hold it. It's a
fair ball. Going to second is Andy Carey. The
ball is fired in and holding at second is Carey.
Christopher had the long run. He did get a glove
on it at the line, but could not hang on. As
it dropped in, and Andy Carey pulled up at second
base. It is a base hit. It is scored as a double
for Andy Carey. It would have been a tremendous
catch if Christopher had managed to pull it off
because he had the long run on the right -hand
batter. The ball was right down the line, was
touched in fair territory. And that will bring
up Willie Davis. Davis is two for four. He's
had a home run and a single, and he's driven
in three runs here today. Coming up now with
a runner at second base and one man out. Here's
the pitch to Davis. It goes high for a ball.
Greg Malevy is coaching at first for the Dodgers,
and Leo DeRocher is in the coaching box at third
for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The very place where
he stood. The afternoon he was managing the New
York Giants and saw Bobby Thompson. Hit that
home run in 1951 into the lower deck of the left
field stands to win the pennant for his Giants.
And if you recall, Eddie Steinke left the bench
and went right down and jumped right up on top
of him as he stood there and rode him all the
way to the plate. There's a swing and a fly ball
to the left. Frank Thomas with the sunglasses
down moves over. Takes it. No advance by Kerry
at second base. Willie Davis reached out there
and punched that one to left. To a way around
the second, and Tommy Davis coming up. And seeing
DeRocha there in the coaching box at third reminds
us, of course, that the old -timers game will
be held at the Polo Grounds on July 14th. Players
of the old Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers who participated
in that dramatic pennant playoff in 1951 are
being invited. Bobby Thompson has accepted. Ralph
Franca has accepted. Leo will be here because
the Mets play the Dodgers that day. Duke Snyder
will be here. Of course, Gil Hodges will be here.
They'll play a two -inning game before the regular
games. July 14th. Mark that one on your calendar.
As a pitch to Tommy Davis. It goes high for a
ball. This is the longest winning streak that
the Dodgers have ever had since they left Brooklyn
and went to Los Angeles. This is popped up to
the right side. Felix Mantia going out into short
right field, shading his eyes with the glove,
waits for it to come down and takes it to the
out. That retires the side. So in the top of
the seventh, the Dodgers got no runs on one hit,
no errors and one left. And at the end of six
and one -half innings of play at the Polo Grounds
in New York, the score is the Los Angeles Dodgers
12 and the New York Mets 3. Well, folks, the
Mets may be New York's brand -new team, but they've
got a few famous New York names going for them,
as you know. New York baseball fans certainly
are familiar with many of the well -known names
from the past, such as Gil Hodges. And what about
Rheingold Beer? Now, there's a famous New York
name, Rheingold, the largest -selling beer in
town, year after year after year. Why is Rheingold
so popular? Because it's more refreshing, naturally.
And why is it more naturally refreshing? Because
it's dry. That's right. Dry tells you why Rheingold
has a taste all its own. It tells you that Rheingold
is brewed the long, slow, costly way to taste
brisk and bright and clean, clear through. Why
not try a glass of Rheingold along with the game
and see that there is a difference, a difference
you can really taste. You'll join the millions
who already say, my beer is Rheingold. The driver.
And now, in order to allow our stations to identify
themselves, we pause now for station identification.
This is WGY, the General Electric Station, Schenectady
810, on your radio dial. This is Lindsey Nelson
with Ralph Kanner and Bob Murphy at the Polo
Ground. Where the Mets are coming up in the bottom
half of the seventh inning, leading out for the
top of the batting order, right -hand batter
Joe Christopher. Sandy Koufax winds and fires,
and the pitch is low for a ball. Koufax, the
strikeout king of the National League, has eight
strikeouts to his credit thus far in the six
innings that he has worked. Pitch is high for
a ball. After the Dodgers scored ten runs when
the Mets pushed across three and had a couple
of runners on in the bottom half of the fourth,
manager Walter Olsen came out to the mound to
talk to Koufax, and he had Ed Robux going in
the bullpen at that time. Here's a pitch in there
for a golf strike for Christopher. It's two and
one. Christopher Singler driving a run in the
bottom half of the fourth. Otherwise, he's 0
for 2. He makes him 1 for 3 for the day. Playing
a drive, going into left field for a base hit.
Christopher gets his second hit. Down on one
knee, Tommy Davis comes up with the ball, relays
it in. And Christopher is on at first with a
sharp single to left field. Elio Chacon coming
up. He's been up three times. He's been on base
all three times. He walked me singles wide. Now
umpire Ed Soudal asks Koufax to let him see the
ball. And Soudal walks about halfway to the mound
to receive the shot. Going to throw that one
out and gives another ball out there to Sandy
Koufax. This crowd came to enjoy the baseball
game, and as you can hear, they are enjoying
it. The Dodgers lead by a score of 12 -3, but
there's noise and enthusiasm aplenty here, which
is inside for Ball. It's in there for Carl Sykes.
Chacon watched it over. He choked up on that
bet just a little bit. Cliff Cook now moves him
beyond that circle, kneeling there. It's 2 -1
now. The counter, Elio Chacon. That pitch is
taken high for Baum. Three balls and one strike
now to Elio Chacon as he turned and walked out
of the batter's box. Looks down to Salahemis,
the coach at third. See what he's doing on the
3 -1. He had him taken on 3 -1 a few months before.
Elio's got a good eye. It's in there for a call
strike. He had him taken again. It's 3 -2 now.
Nobody out, and Joe Christopher is the baserunner
at first. So once again, there's action in the
bullpen for the Los Angeles Dodgers. With a 12
-3 lead, Roebuck up and throwing the pitches
high of all four. He walked in. Christopher was
running on the pitch. Chacon has been on base
four straight times today. That is the third
walk issued by Kovac. First baseman Ron Fairley
walking over to the mound to talk to Sandy Koufax.
As Cliff Cook comes around, ready to step into
the batter's box. Cook single in the first inning.
Struck out and popped to short. He is one for
three. Murray Wilson short is coming to the mound
also. Roebuck is up and throwing in the bullpen
for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Norm Sherry, the
catcher, turns and looks into the dugout where
manager Walter Alston is standing hands -on hips
at the corner of the dugout. The oldest manager
in the National League in point of continuous
service with one ball club. Now this is nobody
out for the match. Cook steps in, steps out,
steps back in. Let's enter Sandy Koufax. Looking
in to get a shot from catcher Norm Sherry. Runners
leading. Here's the pitch. And it's low for Ball.
Jerry calls time. Walks out toward the mound.
Andy Carey, the third baseman, comes into the
mound. Again to check with pitcher Sandy Koufax.
Giving up a single to Christopher. And a walk
to Elio Chacon. Taking the mask off now. Umpire
Ed Sudol says, let's break it up, fellas, and
get back to the ball game. This is the first
game of a doubleheader schedule here at the Polo
Gons on this Memorial Day. One ball and no strikes.
The shot is took. The crowd is alive here at
the Polo Gons in the bottom half of the seventh
inning. This is a fastball. Blazed in there.
Taken for call. Strike one. It's one and one.
Mike Thomas is in the on -deck circle for the
New York Mets. The swing and a fly ball to left
field. Willie Davis, the center fielder, moves
over. Tommy moves over. Both have called. Tommy
waves him off and takes it down. No advance.
First Willie Davis called, and then Tommy waved
him off and took it himself out in front of the
bullpen. Took a slide to left. One away. Runners
holding it first and second. And Mike Thomas
coming up. Mike walks, struck out, and grounded
out. Nothing for two in a walk. Thomas facing
Jalessi Sandy -Sofak. Swing and a foul ball coming
back. Norm Sherry is giving it a run, hoping
for a play. He gets back to the barrier, but
doesn't have one. It's off the screen. Coach
Leo DeRocher of the Los Angeles Dodgers up on
the top step of the dugout. Observing the field
of play. Coach Salahima for the New York Mets
leaves the coaching lounge at third. Move out
a step or two and yell something to Joe Christopher,
his baserunner at second. Elio Chacon is the
baserunner at first. Plenty of speed on the bases
for the New York Mets here in the bottom half
of the seventh inning. Strike one count to Frank
Thomas. We want a hit is the cry that's going
up from the fans here at the polo ground. Now
the swings and fouls it down past Sully. He misjudges
it. And Sully wisely waves at that one as it
passes by. That's sort of a smash to take barehanded.
Two -strike countdown. is scheduled to go for
the Mets in the second game today, and Johnny
Padres is scheduled to pitch for the Los Angeles
Dodgers. Thomas takes it high, took the stride,
but didn't unleash the bat. It's one and two.
The robot continues to throw in the bullpen for
the Dodgers. All is quiet in the Mets bullpen
at this time. With one away, the Mets have runners
at first and second. Go back to fish to Thomas.
One run has a drive down the left of the line.
And it is going one hop to the wall. One run
has scored. Chacon is at third. He is held up
there. Thomas pulls up at second base. with a
drive down the left field line. He keeps his
consecutive game hitting streak alive at 18 straight
games now. Mike Thomas has hit safely at 18 consecutive
games. He blasted Utlin down the line to drive
and a run. That will bring up Rod Caneel. Makes
the score 12 -4. That is the second and third.
One man out, and Keneal is coming up for his
first time in this game. He came in to relieve
Gil Hodges. Hodges, of course, is troubled by
a knee condition. And with the Mets trailing,
and the ball again, Keneal was inserted to relieve
him at first base. Keneal watches high for a
ball. This is a rookie who played his way onto
the squad at spring training in St. Petersburg,
and then came on to... of foul balls, we started
to say Canelo came on to set an amazing record
as a pinch runner, bringing in the tying run
and the winning run on numerous occasions. The
game came to be regarded as something of a lucky
piece for the New York Mets. One and one is the
count to Canelo at the plate. As the right -hand
batter faces left -hander Sandy Kofai. Action
is stopped in the Dodger bullpen as Obak watches
the action at the plate. Here's a swing and a
foul ball. Back onto the screen. It's one and
two now. Jim Hickman is on deck for the Mets.
The Mets hang in there battling back here. They
pushed across one run in the bottom half of the
seventh inning. Strikeout number nine for Sandy
Koufax. Run is holding at second and third. And
Jim Hickman, right -hand batter, is coming up.
into today's ballgame, leading the majors in
strikeouts with 183 innings. And he has, coming
into the ballgame, 1 ,052 strikeouts and 1 ,031
lifetime National League innings. Here's a pitch
in there for a called strike. The 18 consecutive
game hitting streak by Frank Thomas is the longest
in the National League this year. Great flood
of the St. Louis Cardinals hit safely in 17 consecutive
games. There's a swing and the ball is popped
up out in front of the plate. Now Norm Sherry
chases it over to foul territory, backed up by
Koufax, and Norm Sherry makes the catch of the
foul pop -off to batter Hickman to retire the
side. In the bottom half of the seventh inning,
the New York Mets got one run on two hits. There
were no errors and two men left. And at the end
of seven full innings of play at the Polo Grounds,
the score is the Los Angeles Dodgers 12 and the
New York Mets 4. So now we'll take a look at
scores of other games. At the end of eight innings
of play in Pittsburgh, Pilots still lead the
St. Louis Cardinals 3 -1. Earl Fatch has started.
He's still going in there for Pittsburgh. Ray
Washburn started for the Cardinals. Ed Baroda
in the fifth and Don Ferresi in the seventh.
Nick Stewart over to the first inning with one
on. The end of five innings in Milwaukee. The
Reds and the Braves are tied 3 -3. O'Toole against
Pichet. Robinson homing in the second with one
on for Cincinnati. Frank Robinson. In Philadelphia,
going to the bottom of the tenth. The Giants
and the Phillies are still tied 3 -3. Juan Marichal
for San Francisco. For the Phillies, Sal McLeish
started. Balsher in the ninth, short in the tenth.
Beavers homing for Philadelphia. And Davenport
homing for the Giants. That's the first of two.
And a single game in Chicago at the end of three
innings. The Cubs four and the Houston Colts
45s four. Stone went in the third for Houston.
Coontz Anderson in the fourth for Chicago. Mousetown
a hundred and a third with one on for the Houston
Colts 45s. In the American League at the end
of three and a half, Detroit Tigers two and the
Chicago White Sox nothing. Bazaar against Reagan.
And here's the final score. Cleveland defeated
Baltimore seven to nothing. Pedro Ramos pitched
the shutout. Estrada was the loser. Ramos had
two home runs in the ballgame himself. We're
going now to the top half of the eighth inning,
and Ron Fairley is up to lead off for the Dodgers.
Morehead pitches inside for a ball. In a morning
game, the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins
10 -1. Bill Stafford, the winner, he went all
the way, and Bonikowski was the loser. Blanchard
homered him to third with one on for the Yanks.
A pitch to Fairley. Check swing, foul ball. It's
1 -1. In Kansas City, the Washington Senators
got four runs in the top half of the first inning.
Kansas City now coming to bat in the bottom of
the first. Osteen started against Rocco. Pfister
in the first inning for the A's. Rester homed
in the first with two on for the Senators. And
Boston is on the coast to play the Angels, a
doubleheader. So that's the way things are going
elsewhere. Change of speed, and there's a ground
ball to the right side. Taken by Keneally, makes
the play unassisted. To get Farrelly. What a
day Farrelly's had. He's had a single, a triple,
and a home run, but was out on the ground all
that time. Frank Howard coming up. He's had a
single and a double and driven in three runs
in four trips. The score here, the Dodgers 12
and the New York Mets 4. That pitch is high for
a ball. Jerry Hook was the starting pitcher for
the New York Mets and is the pitcher of record.
Bob Miller is scheduled as a pitcher in the second
game. Swing and a foul ball right down into the
dirt off the bat of Frank Howard. and nobody
on for the Dodgers. Moyer's pitch flung on. It's
a ground ball going up the middle and through
for a base hit. Jim Hickman charging, comes up
with it, barehanded. Hickman turns and holds
it first with, or rather Howard turns and holds
it first with his third base hit of the day.
And coming up now is Norm Sherry, coming up for
the first time. Sherry came down to relieve the
starting catcher, John Roseborough. Norm Sherry.
Half of the brother battery of the Los Angeles
Dodgers, Larry and Norm Sherry. Moorhead now
working from a stretch position as Howard leads
it first. Camille holds him on, swing and a ground
ball foul. Pull down past Leo DeRocher, coaching
it serious. DeRocher turns, looks around the
crowd here at the polo gown. He's a familiar
sight down there in the coaching line. Spent
lots of time right there during his baseball
career. Pitch goes high for Ball. It's one and
one. Dodgers have 16 hits. The Mets have nine
up to right now. In case you've joined us along
the way, the New York Mets saw Gil Hodges get
a home run this afternoon, the 367th of his Major
League career. It's your time for a ball. And
the New York Mets are the only team in the majors
who have not been shut out this season. It has
been the character of the ball club that it does
not die, regardless of what the odds may be.
They're trailing now by a score of 12 -4, but
they've been battling right along. Swung on and
fouled off the bat at Sherry and into the stands,
down back to third foul ball. The count is 2
-2 to catch a non -Sherry. With second baseman
Larry Burright on deck. off to the right side.
So the count holds it 2 -2 to non -cherry. Charlie
Neal was not here at the start of today's ballgame.
He was called from San Francisco to his home
in Longview, Texas by the death of his uncle
who actually reared him. So Charlie went to Longview
for the funeral and arrives here after the start
of the ballgame. He is dressed and is now in
the Med -Dugout. Playing a foul ball. Count hold
at 2 and 2 to know I'm Sherry. Bet your Harry
Chidi walks out in front of the plate to fire
the ball back to Bob Moorhead. These same two
teams meet here tomorrow night. Game time, 8
p .m. We'll be on the air as usual at 7 .55 p
.m. New York time. As the fly ball punches out
into center field, and Jim Hickman makes the
run, and he's underneath waiting. He takes it,
and Frank Howard, halfway on the fly ball to
center, returns to the bag at first. Two men
out. And Larry Burlight's coming up. He has won
before. He's been on base twice today. We're
in the top of the eighth of the first game of
today's Memorial Day doubleheader at the Polo
Guns. There'll be another doubleheader here on
Saturday afternoon. It'll be the San Francisco
Giants in here for that one. Pitch is in there
for a called strike. There is something about
the turnout of a large crowd like this which
enhances the ballgame itself. Here's a swing
and a miss. Two strikeout before the ballgame.
Some of the Los Angeles Dodgers were looking
around and newspaper photographers were around.
Newsreel cameramen were around. Newspaper reporters.
The stands were filled. And they said for all
the world it looked like the opening game of
the World Series. 0 -2 the count to Larry Burright
at the plate. She's outside for a ball. He is
taken for a called strike three. Started to flank,
hard to check it. It's a strikeout for Bob Moyard.
And in the top half of the eighth inning, the
Los Angeles Dodgers got no runs on one hit, no
errors in one left. And at the end of seven and
one half innings of play at the Polo Gons in
New York, the score is the Los Angeles Dodgers
12 and the New York Mets 4. Now a message from
Ryan Golex to drive told completely with music.
thinning of this first game of today's Devil
Header and coming in here to take you the rest
of the way once again, Ralph Kiner. Thank you,
Lindsey Nelson, and on the mound for the Los
Angeles Dodgers as they lead 12 -4 Sandy Koufax.
And Sandy right now has struck out nine batters.
He has given up nine hits and allowed only four
runs. And he'll be pitching to Phoenix Mantea.
The first pitch is hit on the ground now to the
third baseman, Andy Carey. Andy up and over to
first base, out number one. Sandy Koufax has
struck out 10 or more batters in 34 games in
his career. He's done it three times this year.
So he needs one more strikeout to run that total
up to 35 games. Now the batter in the batter's
box is Harry Chitty. Harry came in the ballgame
as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning. He struck
out. Then again struck out in the sixth. He is
0 for 2. He takes a fastball for call strike
one. Now the left -hander back to the right -handed
batter. A change of pace that's inside. Ball
one. One ball, one strike. At Philadelphia, the
San Francisco Giants, who lead the league by
one and a half games, all tied up at the end
of 11. There's the strike call to Harry Chitty.
One ball and two strikes. It's a 3 -3 ball game.
Marichal still in the game for the Giants. Short
now pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies. A
1 -2 pitch to Harry. Swung on and fouled back
in the screen. So the count will stay at 1 -2.
And again out in the bullpen for the New York
Mets. Vinegar Ben Mizell up and drawing. of the
eighth inning to score 12 -4 in favor of the
Los Angeles Dodgers. Curveball just a little
low. Ball two. Two balls and two strikes. In
the second game, it will be Johnny Padres going.
He has a 3 -3 record. He needs only four more
strikeouts to reach the 1 ,000th mark. 2 -2 pitch
to Chidi. Swung on and missed strike three. So
Harry goes down swinging for the third time.
And that is strikeout number 10. So Sandy Koufax
has now struck out 10 or more batters in 35 games
in his career. And that's the fourth time he
has done it in 1962. Now announced as a pinch
hitter for Bob Boyd, Richie Ashburn. So Vinegar
Ben Mizell will come in the ballgame. He takes
a called strike, strike one. Now Koufax back
with a side -on turn to hit the right field.
Coming on fast is Frank Howard, and he makes
the catch to retire the side. So in the eighth
inning, Koufax makes a quick one, three up and
three down, and the score, at the end of eight
innings of play, the Los Angeles Dodgers 12 -1
on 16 hits. They have made two errors. The New
York Mets, four runs on nine hits. They have
made one error. While looking down here at the
Los Angeles Dodgers in their first return engagement
here at the Polar Grounds, I guess it's about
time to remind you that they'll be back in town
and there will be especially important added
traction in the next ballgame they play here
on July 14th. That will be all -timers day. And
they will re -enact the famous dramatic pennant
playoff of 1951. And all the people who were
in that are invited to make their appearances.
There have been two who have accepted the two
most important men who were involved in that
great pennant win for the Dodgers. Bobby Thompson,
who hit the home run. And also Ralph Baranca,
who was the pitcher, pitching for the Dodgers
that the home run was hit off of. It's always
a great win for the Giants, a win that was heard
around the world. They went on to win the World
Championship. Old Diamonds will play a two -inning
game prior to the regularly scheduled game that
afternoon between the New York Mets and the Los
Angeles Dodgers. So you can pick up your tickets
for this ballgame. at any of three convenient
locations right here at the Polar Grounds at
the Advanced Reservation window, downtown and
Grand Central Station. That's over on the Vanderbilt
-Glantz side. And you can also pick them up in
Pennsylvania Station in the Long Island Waiting
Room. You can make your reservations at all the
holler -trolling stores throughout the area.
Now in the ballgame, a change in the battery.
Winninger Ben Mizell on the mound for the Mets.
He'll be the fourth pitcher used. And catching
in the ballgame, Hobie Landry. Quick check of
the scores on the final game. San Francisco -Philadelphia
all tied up at the end of 11 -3 -3. No final
there. In the American League. Cleveland 7, Baltimore
nothing as Ramos fits a three -hitter and hits
two home runs in that ballgame for his own cause.
And, of course, the Yankees 10 -1 over Minnesota
with the winning pitcher Stafford. The loser
was Bonacowski. Blanchard had a home run that
ballgame in the third with one on. Those are
the finals. We'll bring you up to date after
the ballgame on all the others. Now we're all
set to go as Laker Ben Mizell gets on the mound.
He'll be pitching to Sandy Koufax. First pitch
to Koufax. Dribble down to third. Up with the
ball as Ducky goes over to first base. Keneal
in time for out number one. So Mizell gets his
first man. And the next batter is Maury Will.
Morey taking plenty of time to allow Sandy Koufax
time to rest up for the ninth inning. Morey's
had himself quite a day here. He has singled
two times, and he hit an inside -the -park home
run his first of the year. He also picked up
a stolen base. That was his 24th. Three hits
and five times up. He's batting right -handed
against Mizell. The first pitch is fouled away.
Strike one. Will's a switch hitter. Now the big
left -hander into the windup, and the one -strike
pitch is a curveball hit down the line, but going
foul. And it lands on top of the roof. So it's
a long strike, strike two on Maury Wells. Bob
Miller will oppose Johnny Padres in the second
game. In this first game of the doubleheader,
Jay Hook was the starter, and he's the pitcher
of record. Change of pace, hit down the third
base side, but again fouled. So the Cowboys stay
at 0 -2 with one man out. It's a 12 -4 game,
the Dodgers lead. In the last eight games, which
the Dodgers won, Dodger pitchers have allowed
only 13 earned runs. Last ball, it's inside.
One ball and two strikes. They have really been
hot, both in the hitting and pitching departments.
Departments. One -two pitch to Wills. It's deep
to left field. Way back there. Thomas is back
in the warning jack. He is by the wall, and he
watches it go in the stands for a home run. The
ball catching on the upper deck. A long home
run by Maury Wills. And that's his second home
run of the game, his second of the year. Fourth
home run of the ball game by the Dodgers, and
the Dodger players sitting in the dugout doing
nothing. They're giving him the silent treatment.
No action at all. Well, it isn't often that Roy
Wills hits a home run, and so the Dodgers, having
a little bit of fun, gave him the silent treatment.
He came in the dugout. No one said a word. No
one got up. Finally, they all got up and shook
his hand, and a big smile broke out of his face.
A home run by Roy Wills at 13 -4. And the next
batter takes low and outside. Andy Carey, ball
one. Wills last year had one home run for the
year, so you can see he's not used to that treatment.
There's a long drive to left, but going foul.
So the countdown, Andy Carey, one ball and one
strike. In fact, the two home runs here today
by Will topping his major league total in his
major league history. He had only one home run
in his major league career up till today. Won't
change a face outside. Ball two. Two balls and
one strike. Well, as we've said before, anything
and everything happens here at the Polo Ground.
High pop -up over towards the first base side
going into the lower box seat. Well, they count
now. Two balls and two strikes. One thing about
the polar ground, you never know when the game
is over. With the short fences down the line
and, of course, the long area in center field,
just about every type of ball can be hit here.
Every type of hit can be picked up. Change of
pace. One on a miss. Strike three. Andy Kier
out in front. And Mizell picks up his first strikeout.
That's out number two. The Mets pitchers have
struck out six Dodger batters. Bob Moorhead,
who worked five innings, picking up four strikeouts.
Dave Hillman had one. Now Mizell won. And here
is Willie Davis. Willie, a left -handed batter.
And the first pitch to him. Hits Joplin through
the hole in the right field at base end. Well,
Willie Davis now, with three base hits in the
ballgame, one of them a two -run home run. He
is three for six. And coming in the batter's
box, Tommy Davis. Tommy, one for three. Make
it one for four in the ballgame. On right -handed
batter. 13 -4 Dodgers, top of the ninth inning.
First game of two, and the first pitch to Tommy
Davis, outside and low, ball one. Change of pace,
that's down low again, ball two. Two balls and
no strikes. Obie Landers, a catcher. He has replaced
Terry Petey. Mets have used three catchers in
the ballgame. Sammy Taylor was a starting catcher.
And they have used four pitchers. Trying to stem
the red -hot Los Angeles Dodgers. Her ball is
fouled, sliced into the right field seat for
strike one. Two balls and one strike. A 2 -1
pitch is called strike two. So Mizell with a
quick one over at the knees. Two balls and two
strikes to Tommy Davis. Two outs at first base,
Willie Davis. Willie had a stolen base in the
fifth inning. Now the 2 -2 pitch is lined in
the left field. A base hit. Coming over is Thomas.
He cuts it off before it gets to the wall. And
holding the second base is Willie Davis. So the
Davis boys on at first and second, and the batter
coming on is Ron Fairley. Three hits in this
inning off of Mizell. And 19 hits in the ballgame
by the Dodgers to go along with their 13 runs.
Mets have four runs on nine hits. And Ron Fairley,
who took a 10 -game consecutive game streak.
Into this ballgame, now up at bat. He has three
for five. Left -handed batter, and he takes high
ball. Vaughn hit his first major league home
run of this season. In the third inning, he also
has tripled in singles. Mizell back with a curve
that drops over. Strike one. One ball and one
strike. Fairley not counting his three for five
here today. Has raised his average from 136 to
320 over the past ten games. He's hit at an average
of 581. The 1 -1 pitch to Fairley is high ball
two. with a record of one win and two losses.
Making his fifth appearance for the New York
Mets. This is his ninth, including his Pittsburgh
game. Fastball, calls, strike two, right through
at the knees. Two balls and two strikes. The
2 -2 pitch to Farrelly. Swung on and missed.
Strike three. Though Mizell strikes out two men
in the ninth inning, but he gave up one run on
three hits. There were no errors in the inning.
Two men were left. And the score at the end of
eight and one -half innings of play. The Los
Angeles Dodgers 13, the New York Mets 4. And
now a word from Vice Roy Cigarettes. The last
of the night. Score 3 -0. The bases were loaded.
Then wouldn't you know, two men fanned. They
missed by a mile. Then Casey stepped up to the
plate with a smile. Now Casey smokes filters,
but knows it's true that even some filters are
rough on you. While other brands in the filter
crowd are just like smoking a warmed -over cloud.
But Viceroy tastes the way you'd like a filter
cigarette to taste. Not too strong, not too light.
Viceroy's got the taste that's right. That's
right. Well, Casey won the game with his longest
homer yet. The manager's daughter said... Have
a cigarette? Today they're a family with a girl
and a boy, and it all began with a Viceroy. That's
right. So Casey wants you to know, and he'll
take all bets, if you smoke all seven filter
cigarettes, you'll find some too strong. Some
too light. But vice -wise, guys, the pace, that's
right. That's right. That's right. That's right.
Moving now to the bottom half of the ninth inning.
And the Mets need nine to tie. Their first man
up will be Joe Christopher. He's the leadoff
man in the batting order, followed by Eddie Chacon
and Cliff Cook. Danny Koufax on the mound. And
his first pitch to Christopher, a called strike
at the knees, a fastball. Joe two for four here
today. He has singled his last two times up.
He has scored a run and batted one in. Colfax
working through eight innings has struck out
ten men. And the next pitch to Christopher is
down low. Ball one. One ball and one strike.
and the pitch is called a strike, strike two.
One ball and two strikes to Joe Christopher.
Norm Sherry, the catcher, he replaced John Roseboro
in the bar game. And Andy Sherry at third base
in place of Jim Gilliam. A one -two pitch to
the right -handed batter. Curve that stays high.
Ball two. Two balls and two strikes. It's the
first game of a doubleheader here in Memorial
Day. Now Koufax back to the plate with a 2 -2
pitch. Just too low. Ball three. Three balls
and two strikes. 13 -4 game in favor of the Dodgers
as Koufax looks for the sign on the full count
pitch. And here it is. A fastball lined to the
middle of a pitch. Joe Christopher rounding at
first base, holds there, and he has now three
hits in the ballgame. That's hit number 10 off
Sandy Koufax. Joe Christopher leads off here
in the 10th inning. That's needing nine runs
to tie the ballgame with an ace hit. And the
batter is Elio Chacon. Elio, a perfect day today.
A watch, a base hit, a base hit, and a watch.
Two for two. Ineos started the game with a .240
average. Now Christopher's first base leading
off on the pitch to Chacon. There's a strike
call that Chacon watches it go by. Von Fairley
at first base, not holding Christopher on with
the big lead. Colfax returns a curveball that's
inside and high. Ball one. One ball, one strike.
It is the cone who was worried about whether
or not he would be accepted back in New York
after his fight with Willie Mays, who is recognized
as the king here in New York. He was well -received.
There's a beautiful punt. Colfax coming over,
picks it up, throws late the first base. The
cone, a base hit. And moving down to second base,
Joe Christopher. So Elias Chacon, three for three
now with a perfect punch. And on the throw to
first base, Ron Fairley had to jump high to pull
it down. Runners at first and second, and the
batter is Cliff Cook. So the Mets, as they have
done all through the season, still fighting back,
never giving up in the ballgame. They have been
a tough club in the latter inning. Right here,
though, it's a tough fight as they need nine
runs to tie. They were only out of two ballgames
on the entire 12 -game road trip. First pitch
to Cook is taken high, ball one. No one up in
the bullpen for the Dodgers. Sandy Koufax with
a 1 -0 pitch. Again, high, ball two. Few balls
and no strikes. Cliff took the batter. Now Koufax
into the stretch. He has runners at first and
second and no one out. There's a strike call.
The fastball right through the heart. For the
count now, two balls and one. Joe Christopher
at second base. He leers the cone at first. The
2 -1 -6 to Cook is hit high in the air. An infield
fly. There's the sign. The batter is automatically
out. Coming in to make the catch is Fairley,
and he does. Out number one. So one man is down
now, and the batter is Frank Thomas. Frank walked
in the first inning, then was called out on strikes
in the third. Running out to third in the fifth.
His last time up, he needed a base hit to continue
his consecutive game hitting streak. He doubles
to left field, and he has now hit an 18 consecutive
ball game. That's the high for the National League
this year. Frank also drove in his 31st run with
that base hit. First pitch to him, a big curve
that's dug out of the dirt. Swung on a miss.
Strike one. Here's the final score, Pittsburgh
3, St. Louis 1. The winning pitcher, Francis,
for the Pirates. Washburn was the loser for the
Cardinals. Stewart had a home run in that ballgame
in the first inning with one on. Right here at
13 -4, Dodgers. And the next pitch to Thomas
is down low, ball one. One ball, one strike.
After eight and one half innings, Cincinnati
and Milwaukee all tied up at 3 -3. O'Toole and
Pache. Now Sandy Koufax with a 1 -1 pitch to
Thomas. Fastball right through the heart of the
plate. Strike two, right around the knee. One
ball, two strikes. Koufax had plenty on that
one. At the end of 11 innings, San Francisco
and Philadelphia all tied up 3 -3. Miller now
in the ballgame for San Francisco. Short pitching
for Philadelphia. One -two pitch, a curveball
popped up in the air. In foul territory. Andy
Carey moving over. Now makes the catch for out
number two. Go after Joe Christopher and Elias
DeCone. Picked up base hits, put runners at first
and second. Andy Koufax now has picked up Tiff
Cook and Frank Thomas for two outs. And the batter
now is Rod Ganeel. Rod came in the ballgame as
a replacement for Gil Hodges. Gil giving a little
rest because of the sore knee. Gil had previously
hit his 367th major league home run. First pitch
to Keneal is ball one. Curve ball, it's small.
Rod has all for one. He was the ninth strikeout
victim of Sandy Kofan. Next pitch to him, a fastball.
Threw at the knees, strike one. One ball, one
strike. Two men out now. The Mets need nine to
tie. They have runners at first and second. The
score 13 -4 in favor of the Dodgers. There's
a base hit in the center field. Christopher will
score from second base. Going to second base
and holding there. Elias is called. So Rod Caneel
picks up his first base hit and drives in a run
in the Mets now. At five runs to 13 by the Dodgers.
And the batter coming in is Jim Hickman. Hit
number 12 off Sandy Koufax. But he's been coasting
with a big lead all through the ballgame ever
since. The third inning when the Dodgers let
it 6 -0 at that point. First pitch to Hickman
is a called strike. Jim with a double and four
times up. A right -handed batter. Just missed
the bases on the home run in the first inning
when he hit one on top of the roof. Foul by about
10 feet. A check and a swing. Low ball one. One
ball and one strike. reading the sign from his
catcher, Norm Sherry, and the 1 -1 pitch to Hickman.
Hit sharply by the shortstop in the left field.
Here comes Chacon around third base. He will
score. And holding at second base, Rod Ganil.
And now the Mets with two runs in to score 13
-6. 13 -6, and Ron Fairley now talking it over
with Sandy Koufax on the mound. Still no one
throwing in the bullpen for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mets with two runs in and four hits here in the
bottom half of the ninth inning. And the batter
now, Felix Mantia. And Koufax into the windup,
and the pitch is hit high in the air to left
field. Coming on there, Tommy Davis by the line,
and he makes the catch. That ends the ball game.
So the Los Angeles Dodgers win their first encounter
with the New York Mets in the polo ground. And
that's the first time they've played here since
1957. The final score of the ball game. The Dodgers
13 runs on 19 hits, 2 errors. They left 10 men
on. The Mets 6 runs on 13 hits, 1 error. They
left ten on.