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GAME 45 - Sunday, May 19th - Radio Broadcast


Well fokes we thought we were going to get a match up of 2 premier lefties today, but the Post-Nationals didn't cooperate. Originally, it looked like we were going to see Koufax and against Mighty, but the Post WW2 Nationals decided to throw Gibson today instead...and he ain't too shabby a pitcher either.

The lineups for tonight, we see that Benton wasn't joking about making some changes to his lineup. Of course some could be to counteract the extremely tough right handed Gibson too...

All Stars
A.Tucker CF
S.Gunner RF
D.Gonzalez 1B
D.Fouts 3B
B.Bullock C
K.Ton LF
S.Treacy 2B
K.Terp SS
A.Mighty P

The Post Nationals have a couple changes as well, including getting Schmidt in at 3rd and resting the left handed hitting Matthews...

Post-Nationals
J.Morgan 2B
P.Rose LF
R.Clemente RF
H.Aaron CF
S.Musial 1B
R.Campanella C
E.Banks SS
M.Schmidt 3B
B.Gibson P

Tucker steps in and we are ready to being


Tucker raps a line drive in the gap
Aaron is running back
Clemente is backpedaling
Aaron reaches up and spears it
That one had "extra-bases"
written all over it
One up, one down

Comebacker, right to Gibson
Over to Musial for the easy out
NL Post WWII gets the second
out of the inning

Gonzalez fights one off at the wrists
He muscles it to left
Rose moves in quickly
He slides on the moist grass!
The ball drops at his outstretched feet
Single for Gonzalez

Fouts sits on the change up
He lofts a fly ball towards Aaron
Aaron gliding under it...
Appears to lose sight of it
Has it again...
And makes the catch in medium center
Bob Gibson holds FOFC scoreless
in the first inning

Morgan starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Mighty walks him

Morgan takes a walking lead
Morgan has stolen 19 bases
in 24 attempts in 1900
Mighty is paying a lot of
attention to Morgan
They want to hold Morgan close
He's excellent on the basepaths
Now he throws over...
And...
He's safe on the pickoff attempt

The runner goes with the pitch!
It's the hit and run!
A low curveball to Rose
He swings a bit late
but hits it right up the middle
Morgan is going to try for third
Tucker is over, picks it
up and fires to Fouts
One bounce...
The slide by Morgan...
SAFE!
Quick throw to second to
hold Rose at first
Now Treacy fires it to first...
Rose just dives back safely!
FOFC was taken in by the Post-Nationals
Rose came through with a nice hit!

Grounded down the line
Fouts comes up with it
Over to second for one
Over to first
Double Play!
Score It: 5-4-3
NL Post WWII leads 1 to 0 with
two away this inning

Hank Aaron swings
It's a line drive...
Sizzles past Terp into left...
Base hit for Aaron...
Ton is over to cut it off...
Now he tosses it in to the infield
Aaron is on with a sharp single

It's a rainbow shot toward right
Gunner reaches up
Makes the catch!
Didn't have to move an inch
NL Post WWII gets 1 in the
bottom of the 1st
One run, 2 hits, no errors
and one man left on base
After 1 inning, NL Post WWII leads by 1

Bullock swings and lifts one toward left
Rose drifts over slowly...
He is under it now...
And makes the easy catch...
And there's one away

Ton pulls one into left field
Hooking away from Rose
Pete is there
He's got it for the out
And there's two away

Treacy hits a deep fly to right-center
Clemente races to the warning track
He steadies himself
He won't get this one...it's off the ivy
Treacy racing around first...
Clemente has the ball...
Fires a throw in...
Morgan has the relay...
Holds the throw...
Treacy in easily at second
It's a two-bagger for Sean Treacy
FOFC has him in scoring position

Hit towards the middle
Nice play by Morgan
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
That retires the side...
Terp fails to come through in the clutch
For FOFC, No runs, one hit, no errors
and one man left on base

There's a hard bouncer to Fouts' left
He's over...
Makes the pick-up...
Over to Gonzalez...
Campanella is out!
A sparkling glove hand pick-up
by Dan Fouts!
One up, one down for NL Post WWII

Banks sends a routine ground ball to first
Gonzalez takes it on one hop
Flips it to Mighty
Easy out
Two up, two down here in
the bottom of the 2nd

Bouncer in the hole
and past Sean Treacy...
Base hit into right field!
That one had eyes on it
Good piece of hitting by Schmidt

Swung on...and it's in the
air to the left side
Backing just a bit is Ton
And he pulls it in
That's it for NL Post WWII
Here at Big League Field, After 2 innings,
NL Post WWII has one run,
3 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
2 hits and no errors
NL Post WWII has left 1 on base
FOFC has stranded 2

Al Mighty hits a high pop
fly on the infield
Ernie Banks calls everyone off
The ball drifts a bit...
But Banks is there to make the play
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Caribbean slipping by Negro
League II 2 to 0
Negro League I leads AL Pre WWII 2 to 1
Smith battling Grove
Left Outs is edging Turn of Century 1 to 0
AL Post WWII and NL Pre WWII are scoreless
Dead Ball Era is edging Old Timers 3 to 2
Late 20th is in front of
Japanese League 4 to 1
Winfield has hit his 4th
homerun for Late 20th
And in our contest NL Post
WWII ahead 1 to 0

Tucker swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Gibson strikes out A. J. Tucker
Two down
Bob Gibson retires
the first two batters in order

Knee high fastball...
Gunner hits a deep fly...
Clemente retreating to the ivy...
He times his leap...
He's got it!
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
By the way, FOFC is 6 and 4
in their last ten games

Grounded down the line
Gonzalez to Mighty covering first
Score It: 3-1
One down for NL Post WWII
Pete Rose is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to the
plate for NL Post WWII

Swing and a miss
Struck him out
Number 51 on the season for Mighty
Two gone here in the bottom of the 3rd
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Struck him out on a fastball
Clemente goes down swinging
That's the third out of the inning
Three up, three down
It's 1-0, NL Post WWII

Gonzalez cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Campanella
Gonzalez was badly fooled by Gibson's
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
David was a little overanxious
One out
Dan Fouts is due up next

It's a routine fly into center
Aaron ranges over and reaches up
He grabs it for the out
Two down
Gibson retires the first two FOFC batters

A wave and a whiff!
Strike Three!
That's all she wrote
A three up, three down inning
So After 3 and a half innings
NL Post WWII on top, 1-0

In the dirt
And Aaron holds up
He draws the walk
Nice way to start out the inning

A slider by Mighty
Musial gets good wood on it...
Tucker back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
FOFC gets the first out of the inning

Strike three swinging!
And a quick peg to first by Bullock
Aaron dives back in...
SAFE!
The first base ump says Aaron made it back
Two down

It is a high hard one...
Banks goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up out of the strike zone
but Banks couldn't hold back
That's all for the Post-Nationals
in the 4th inning
No runs, no hits, no errors and
one man left on base...
We go to the 5th...
NL Post WWII leads 1 to 0

A wave and a miss!
Strike Three!
Gibson gets the first out in the inning

Shallow fly ball
Clemente charging
HE DIVES...
HE CAN'T GET IT!
Treacy stops at first
That's a single

There's a grounder right at Mike Schmidt
This should be two
The throw to second...in time
To first
Out of there, a double play!
FOFC comes up empty here
in the top of the 5th
No runs, one hit and no errors
After 4 and a half innings,
NL Post WWII still out in front, 1-0

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Schmidt gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Treacy grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
So one up and one gone

Fastball, STRIKE THREE!
Gibson was frozen on that
fastball by Mighty
High and on the outside corner
He was looking for an off-speed pitch
NL Post WWII ahead 1 to 0 with two away
Let's check some other scores as well

Negro League II and Caribbean
are deadlocked at 2
Negro League I is on top
of AL Pre WWII 3 to 1
Smith and Grove currently dueling
Turn of Century slipping
by Left Outs 3 to 1
AL Post WWII is in front
of NL Pre WWII 5 to 2
Dead Ball Era leads Old Timers 3 to 2
Plank battling Welch
Late 20th is in front of
Japanese League 4 to 1
Maddux comfortably ahead for Late 20th

There's a check swing by Morgan
It's a high pop in foul territory
It looks playable
Billy Bullock makes the catch
against the stands
That wraps up the inning for NL Post WWII
So After 5 innings
NL Post WWII has one run,
3 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
3 hits and no errors
NL Post WWII has left 2 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 2

Hard slider...
And Mighty takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
One out
Due up next is A. J. Tucker

Tucker swings...
Hits the fastball on the ground...
Down the line at first...
Musial trying to backhand it...
Can't get a glove on it
It's into right field for a hit

Looking for the fastball
Gunner gets one...
He pulls one to right field
Clemente racing after it...
He nears the ivy...
Waits...
Has it for the out
That's the second out of the inning

Gonzalez goes down after the fastball...
Puts the lumber to it...
Clemente turns and races for the ivy...
Wow, this one is really stroked...
It's going, going, GONE!
A deep blast to right-center
FOFC leads 2 to 1

Curve, at the belt...
Fouts times his swing...
Hammers a long fly ball...
Roberto Clemente retreats toward the ivy
He leaps...

It's gone, put that one on the board
A home run!!

Letterhigh fastball...
The cut by Bullock...
There's a fly ball to right
Clemente is sprinting towards the line
HE SLIPS ON THE GRASS...
He almost lost that one!
Nice recovery by Clemente for the out
The Post-Nationals finally
get out of the inning
FOFC, however, has wrested away the lead
as they score 3 times
They now are up by 2 runs
with the score, 3-1, FOFC

Rose hits a drive to right
He hit it right on the button...
But Gunner got a great jump...
He is closing quickly...
OUT!
Nice play by Stan Gunner
One up, one down here in
the bottom of the 6th

Clemente swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Mighty strikes out Roberto Clemente
Two down
Due up next is Hank Aaron
Having quite a year so far
He brings a lot of power
to the Post-Nationals

Aaron rips one to left
He hit it right on the nose...
Ton is off to the races...
He is coming fast...
He dives...

OUT!
Nice play by K. A. Ton
The Post-Nationals go down in order...
No runs, no hits and no errors
After 6 full innings of play,
it's 3-1 All Stars

It's hit high and deep
This one is deep!
THAT BALL'S SINGIN' WITH THE ANGELS NOW!!!
That is K. A. Ton's 5th
home run of the year.

Outside fastball... lashed at by Treacy...
Pop fly...Shallow left...
Dropping quickly...
Rose pulls up, doesn't want
it to get by him
Base hit for Treacy...
As Rose fields it on one bounce

And Terp will sit down...
strike three called
One down for FOFC
Al Mighty is still in the on-deck circle
and A. J. Tucker is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Swing and a miss
Strike three
Mighty goes down on strikes
Two down
Campanella asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Campanella and Gibson

Liner drilled to first
Musial makes a great catch!
Score It: 3
That does it for FOFC here
in the top of the 7th
But they pick up 1 run
So After 6 and a half innings,
FOFC leads 4 to 1

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Big breaking ball...
Musial swings and lifts one deep to left
This one has a chance...
Ton is at the warning track...
He waits...
K. A. you can tell that one Goodbye!
Number 6 on the year for Stan Musial

Fastball... down and away...
Mighty just misses the corner... ball four
That's 3 walks given up by Mighty today

Slow roller to first
Gonzalez will take it himself
Score It: 3
One away
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Looks like Schmidt will be
given a free pass here
And he is... that's four wide ones
Bob Gibson is the batter due up next

Grounded into the hole
Nice play by Fouts
Throws to second
He's out
They might turn it . . .
Double Play!
Score It: 5-4-3
That wraps up the inning for NL Post WWII
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Caribbean with the lead over
Negro League II 5 to 2
Negro League I is on top
of AL Pre WWII 3 to 1
Stearnes has hit his 9th homerun
for Negro League I
Turn of Century and Left Outs
are all knotted at 3
AL Post WWII leads NL Pre WWII 6 to 5
Feller and Vance currently dueling
Dead Ball Era leads Old Timers 3 to 2
Late 20th with the lead over
Japanese League 4 to 1
And in our matchup FOFC ahead 4 to 2
Gaylord Perry will be coming on
to pitch for NL Post WWII
Gaylord has appeared in
16 games this season
with a record of 2-2
In 35 innings, he has an 4.67 ERA
Bob Gibson has finished his work
here this evening

Gunner hits a fly ball
in the right field corner
Roberto Clemente is chasing it
It drops in front of him for a base hit!
Gunner is digging for second
He slides...
SAFE! Wait a minute...
Stan is slow in getting up
He looks shaken up
Here comes the FOFC trainer, Tay Pemup
He's inspecting Gunner's leg
Stan is hopping around a bit...
But it looks like he's okay...
Yes, folks, he looks fine
Two-base hit for Gunner

Flyball to center
it's caught
Gunner has a chance to move up...
Gunner is trying to advance
to third base...
Here's the play...
He's OUT!

Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as Fouts swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Campanella loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Dan as he was heading for the dugout
That's it here in the top of the 8th
It's 4-2 in favor of
the visitors from FOFC
We'll be back in just a moment

Sharp slider, catches the outside corner
Morgan swings at it...
Hammers a hard grounder right at third
Picked up smoothly...
Throw to first...
IT'S OFF THE BAG!!...
Gonzalez grabs it, turns back to the bag
NOT IN TIME!
Morgan is SAFE!
That'll be an error on that play
Score It: E5
Morgan to first

Base hit to right for Rose
Third base coach Bill Russle is
motioning Morgan to third...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Rose at first

Roberto hits it hard to the left of Treacy
Gonzalez dives parallel to the ground
No dice...
Treacy races over...
Reaches out...
Just gets by him too...
Clemente slips one through
the hole for a single
Rose will move up two bases
by the time Gunner can get to it!
Morgan scores easily
Now FOFC leads 4 to 3

Clemente edges away from the bag
Fastball in the dirt
Blocked nicely by Bullock
And Clemente is off and running!
Bullock pumps...
but no throw, he holds onto the ball
He is SAFE!

Wait, Bullock calls time...
Walks half way to the mound
He signals for the intentional walk
The bases are loaded for NL Post WWII
But FOFC has a force possiblity
at any base now

Hit towards the middle
Smooth pickup by Terp
Throw to second for one
Over to first
Double Play!
Score It: 6-4-3
Two gone in the bottom of the 8th
FOFC is still in quite a jam
Clutch situation for Roy Campanella
He'll come up against the
righthanded Kronside

It's just misses outside
Campanella checks his swing
Bullock appeals to the first base umpire
It will be ball four

Fastball... just outside
Banks will take first on the walk
That will load 'em up for Mike Schmidt

Not even close... that's
ball four to Schmidt
Kronside slams the ball in
his glove in disgust
A very bad time to be wild!
NL Post WWII ahead 5 to 4

Up for the Post-Nationals will
be Billy Williams...
He'll pinch hit for Gaylord Perry
Joe Morgan is due to follow

Grounded towards the bag
Gonzalez flips to Knowles covering
Score It: 3-1
That's all she wrote for this inning
NL Post WWII has 5 runs,
6 hits and no errors
While FOFC has 4 runs,
9 hits and one error
NL Post WWII has left 6 baserunners
stranded today
Warren Spahn will be coming on
to pitch for NL Post WWII
Warren has appeared in
15 games this season
with a record of 2-3
In 47 innings, he has an 3.61 ERA
Gaylord Perry has finished his work
here this evening

Sinking fastball...
Bullock swings over the top of it...
Hammers a hard grounder right at Banks...
He scoops it up, throws to first...
Out by a step
One away in the top of the 9th for FOFC

High and away
Ball four

It's in the dirt and bounces away
Ton heads to second
And he'll make it on the wild pitch

Hard slider...
And Treacy takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
Two gone for FOFC
Time is running out for them

Drilled deep to left field
Rose has got a long run
He's at the ivy
IT'S WAY BACK THERE . . .
CAUGHT!
Score It: 7
And that will do it for FOFC
NL Post WWII wins 5 to 4
Perry gets credit for the win
Mighty takes the loss
The hitting star for NL Post WWII
was Stan Musial
He was 1 for 4 with a homerun
And that wraps things up
So long from NL Post WWII.