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GAME 18 - Friday, April 20th - Radio Broadcast

Fastball, swung on and missed
Take a seat Mr. Robinson!
Hunter retires the first batter to
face him in the top of the 1st

Grounded towards first
Potpie grabs it
IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG
SAFE!

Changeup...
Ties Heilmann up in knots
An awkward swinging strike three!

Cochrane slowly moves away from the base
The runner unable to take a big lead
Hunter keeps looking him back

Hunter loses him
Snider heads down to first

There's a drive to straight away right
Pflaggstettler is running back...
At the warning track...
It might be.. IT..
NO!... a great leaping grab by
Persimmon Pflaggstettler!
Another foot and it's out of here
That's three outs here in
the top of the first
At the end of one half inning,
for Left Outs
No runs, one hit, no errors
and 2 men left on base
FOFC is coming to bat

And Blade will sit down...
strike three called
Left Outs gets the first out of the inning

Nights swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Carlton strikes out Jeff Nights
And there's two away

Tucker cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Cochrane
Tucker was badly fooled by Carlton's
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
A. J. was a little overanxious
Three up, three down
Carlton sails through the
bottom of the 1st

McCovey really smacks this one
He was waiting on the change
It's a gapper...
But hit high...
Tucker has a shot at it
He leaps for it at the fence...
OUT!!!
One out
Due up next is Goose Goslin

Outside fastball...
The swing...
There's a drive into left by Goslin
He went with the pitch
Hitting it the other way
Smart hitting got him a single
Left Outs has the runner on first

A low change-up by Hunter...
Vaughan chases it...
Manages a slow bouncer to Nights...
He takes it, tosses it to Blade...
Getting the force on Goslin
The relay back to first...
Not in time...
Vaughan beats the throw by a step
Two down
Bullock asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Bullock and Hunter

Base hit to left for Carlton
Tony LaRussa puts up the stop sign...
Vaughan will stay at second

Smashed to third
Palmer grabs it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 5-3
That's all for the Leftovers
No runs, 2 hits, no errors and
2 men left on base...
We go to the bottom of the 2nd...
Scoreless game

Sinking line drive
Caught by Jimmie Foxx
So one up and one gone

Potpie is hit!
That ball hit him on the arm
Jeeberoni is squeezing his elbow
The trainer, Tay Pemup
is out to check him
He'll stay in
He gets a nice round of applause
He heads to first

Bouncer to short...made to
order doubleplay ball
Vaughan has it on two hops...wrists
it to Robinson
He evades the slide of Potpie
The throw to McCovey...
It just nips Bullock!
So it is nothing across for the All
Stars in the bottom of the 2nd
After 2 innings
FOFC has no runs, no hits and no errors
While Left Outs has no runs,
3 hits and no errors

Base hit to center for Cochrane
A. J. Tucker is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a double!
No... he decides to hold up

There goes Cochrane...
And it's ball four...
Cochrane pulls up and walks into second

Flyball to center
it's caught
Cochrane has a chance to move up...
Cochrane will hold at second base

He rips a grounder
It's into right field
Jimmie Foxx has a base hit
Foxx extends his hitting streak
to 10 games!
Cochrane scores from second!
Heilmann takes third

McCovey swings on a ball in on his fists
It results in a pop up to second
Blade is under it...
A few steps to his right...
One hands it for the out
McCovey looked bad on that pitch
That's the second out of the inning

Foxx watches Hunter as he inches
away from the base
Hunter holds the runner

Base hit to left for Goslin
Heilmann scores
Tony LaRussa puts up the stop sign...
Foxx will stay at second

A slider by Hunter
Vaughan gets good wood on it...
Tucker back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That retires the side... but not before
2 runs cross the plate for Left Outs
After 2 and a half innings,
Left Outs ahead 2 to 0

Well hit by Palmer
Goslin moves back...
Still going back...
He makes the catch up against the fence
One down for FOFC
Gerald Gazelle is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Gazelle hits a fly ball to right
Harry Heilmann camps under it
He's got it
Two up, two down for FOFC

Curve ball...
Hunter swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
By the way, FOFC is 9 and 1
in their last ten games

Carlton hits it sharply on the ground...
into the hole at third
Palmer dives...
It's through for a base hit!
He almost got his glove on it...
Carlton reaches on a sizzling
single to left
A nice try by the third baseman,
Deacon Palmer

It's a scorching liner
to the third baseman
OUT!
Palmer didn't have to move!
Carlton stays put
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

AL Post WWII and Japanese League
have yet to score
NL Pre WWII and Caribbean
have yet to score
Negro League II leads NL Post WWII 1 to 0
AL Pre WWII clipping Negro League I 4 to 0
Turn of Century besting Old Timers 5 to 0
Dead Ball Era is edging Late 20th 1 to 0
And here in FOFC Left Outs on top 2 to 0

The pitch is low
It bounces away from Bullock!
He's got it
But there's no throw.
It's scored a wild pitch.

Base hit to left for Cochrane
Tony LaRussa won't risk sending
the runner home...
Runner holds.

Fastball in on the hands
Heilmann tries to hold up, but can't
He hits a blooper to left
Gazelle is coming in fast
Now he has it in his sights...
Easy out
Gerald rifles it back in to Blade
He walks it on over to Hunter
FOFC gets the second out of the inning

Sharp slider, catches the outside corner
Snider swings at it...
Hammers a hard grounder right at short
Picked up smoothly...
Throw to first...
IT'S OFF THE BAG!!...
Potpie grabs it, turns back to the bag
NOT IN TIME!
Snider is SAFE!
That'll be an error on that play
Score It: E6
Carlton scores from third!
Cochrane takes second
Snider to first

Change up...
Foxx was way out in front...
Strike Three
That does it for Left Outs here
in the top of the 4th
But they pick up 1 run
So After 3 and a half innings,
Left Outs on top 3 to 0

Curve, a beauty...
Strike three looking!
Carlton punches him out!
And there's one away

It's a sinker, up in the strike zone
Nights hits it deep into the alley
Heilmann is back to the warning track...
To the fence...
He leaps in the air...
Just out of his reach!...
It's in for extra bases...
Harry picks it up quickly
Spins, throws...
Not a strong throw but they have no chance
Nights is at second with a stand-up double
Almost a fine play by Harry Heilmann
Well give him an "A" for effort

Groundball to short
Nights will hold at second base
Tucker is retired on the groundout

Pflaggstettler hits a three hopper
towards Arky Vaughan
Vaughan scoops it and fires
it to first for the out
That's it for FOFC
Here at FOFC Stadium, After 4 innings,
Left Outs has 3 runs, 8 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
one hit and one error
FOFC has left 1 on base
Left Outs has stranded 8

The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
McCovey held up, and draws a walk
Hunter isn't happy at all with that call

Broken bat ground ball to first
Potpie takes it to the bag himself
Score It: 3
That's one away

It is a fastball up high
Vaughan rips it directly at Blade
My goodness! Barrett had to
catch it or get killed
He did the former
much to his family's relief!
Boy, Vaughan really
took the toenails off that one!
McCovey still at second
That's the second out of the inning

Big slow curve...
And it's in there, strike three
That does it for Left Outs
in the top of the 5th

Excellent sinker pitch, outside...
Potpie gets good wood on it anyway
There's no doubt, that one is outta here!!
Potpie circles the bases
As Carlton asks for a new
ball from the umpire
Now Left Outs ahead 3 to 1

Bullock rips a whistling
liner down the line
Bingo! Foxx spears it!
A shot hit right on the screws
but right at the Left Outs third baseman
One down for FOFC
Deacon Palmer is still in
the on-deck circle
and Gerald Gazelle is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Let up pitch grounded through
the middle...
Robinson ranges towards
the bag at second...
Makes a smooth pick up...
Has to make the throw across his body...
Can't get enough on it to beat Palmer
SAFE!...Score it an infield single

Low, ball four...
Gazelle takes first

Bounding ball to third
Foxx grabs it
Throw to second for one
Could be two . . .
Double Play!
Score It: 5-4-3
That's it for FOFC
Left Outs has 3 runs, 8 hits and no errors
While FOFC has one run,
3 hits and one error
FOFC has now left 1 runners stranded

He bunts the ball!
Potpie fields it and fires to first
And he is . . .
OUT!

Baltimore chop
Into right for a single!

The runner is off with the pitch
Hit and run!
Heilmann only gets a piece of it
Lifted up over the infield...
It should be an easy out...
And it will be Blade making the play
That's two away

He hits a tough grounder to second
Taken by Blade
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
That ends the top of the 6th
No runs, one hit, no errors
and one man left on base
After 5 and a half innings,
Left Outs leads by 2

Soft liner to third
Foxx makes a great catch!
Score It: 5
FOFC with one away
Carlton steps off the mound as
he waits for Jeff Nights to
come to the plate

There's a fly ball to Duke Snider
Snider circles under it...
He makes the play
That's two away
Vaughan comes over from his shortstop
position to say a few words to Carlton
A. J. Tucker will be next up...

Tucker hits a deep ball
Goslin retreats toward the wall
He leaps...
He's got it!
The All Stars go down in order...
No runs, no hits and no errors
After 6 full innings of play,
it's 3-1 Leftovers

Foxx fights one off his fists
It's lined weakly to the left of short
Nights is over quickly
Easy out
With one down, up next is Willie McCovey
To be followed by Goose Goslin

Shallow fly ball
Pflaggstettler charging
HE DIVES...
HE'S GOT IT!
Two down

Pop-up
Bullock throws away the mask
He makes the catch
Fozborg sets them down in order
Here in the top of the 7th

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

A hot shot on the ground to Foxx
He's got it cleanly on one hop...
Over to first and Pflaggstettler is out
That's the first out of the inning
Two more to go

Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as Potpie swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Cochrane loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Jeeberoni as he was heading for the dugout
That's two quick outs for Steve Carlton
FOFC will need to do better than that
They are running out of time

Bullock rips a hard drive
off a hanging curve
That will be in there for extra bases
Bullock is around first,
heading for two...
Snider is up with it and
fires it in quickly
Billy pulls up sharply at second...
A stand-up double for the FOFC catcher
Billy also ups his hitting
streak to 9 games!
That is Bullock's 1st hit today

Fastball, belt high, away...
Palmer goes after it...
There's a fly ball to Goslin
Goslin is gliding under it...
He flags it down on the run
That retires the side...
Palmer fails to come through in the clutch
For FOFC, No runs, one hit, no errors
and one man left on base

Vaughan starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Fozborg walks him

We are going to have a pinch hitter
Willie Stargell will bat for Steve Carlton
It will be the lefthand hitting, Stargell
against the righty Fozborg
Stargell is hitting righties
for a .500 average

Hard slider...
And Stargell takes it right
down the middle
Strike three called
With one down

Potpie yells something out to Fozborg
Sirr nods his head

Fozborg just misses outside
Ball four to Robinson

Fozborg loses him
Cochrane heads down to first
Robinson and Vaughan move up a base
Bases are waterlogged

It is a high hard one...
Heilmann goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up and
out of the strike zone...
Heilmann couldn't hold back
Two gone for Left Outs

Fozborg spins in a curve...
And Snider will spin right out of there
That's strike three swinging
So ends the top of the 8th
For Left Outs
No runs, no hits, no errors
and 3 men left on base
After 7 and a half innings,
Left Outs on top 3 to 1
Sparky Anderson will be bringing
in a relief pitcher
Bob Lemon has been called from the bullpen
A few warm up tosses and
we'll be set to go
Left Outs is making a defensive change
Boudreau will bat 8th and play short

He rips a grounder
It's into left field
Base hit for Gazelle
Goslin has the ball
Now it gets past him
He's got to chase it down!
Score It: Single + E7
Gazelle to third

Broken bat ground ball to first
Gazelle heads for home
McCovey will take it himself
Score It: 3
Sparky Anderson will be bringing
in a relief pitcher
Herb Pennock has been called
from the bullpen
A few warm up tosses and
we'll be set to go

There's a ground ball into the hole
Foxx and Boudreau converge on it
It's picked by Foxx who fires to first
OUT is the call
Close play!!
One more chance for FOFC in
the bottom of the 8th

Low fastball, at the knees
Nights goes after it...
Lines a single to left...
Jeff rounds first... TRIPS ON THE BAG!!
The throw is into second
The relay to first...
Not in time... Nights manages
to crawl to the bag
He's really hurting
Here comes Tay Pemup...

They are calling for Ben
Dover, the team doc
This could be real serious

Let's take a short commercial break
while they work on him...

Welcome back folks...
Nights is on his feet...
Benton Breeze wants him to come out
Jeff wants to stay in
And...
It looks like he'll stay in

Tucker chases the sinker...
Lines a hit into right...
Nights' not slowing at all
Rounds second heading to third...
Heilmann throws in to Robinson
covering second...
Nights is in at third without a play

Pflaggstettler swings awkwardly...
strike three
Pennock took something off
of that breaking ball
He had Pflaggstettler way out in front
That's all for the All Stars...
After 8 innings here at
FOFC Stadium in FOFC,
Left Outs ahead 3 to 2

It's a high fly to deep center
Tucker is on his horse
It is carrying to the fence
A. J. jumps
It's off the wall
Foxx is around second
But retreats to the bag
as the throw comes in

Routine fly to center
Tucker starts in
Now he starts backpedaling...
Faster...
Just does catch up to it!
Foxx scampers back to second
One away here in the top of the 9th
Left Outs leads 3 to 2
While we have time, let's
check the scoreboard
These scores are final...
AL Post WWII edged out Japanese
League 2 to 1
Yastrzemski has hit his 1st
homerun for AL Post WWII
NL Pre WWII squeezed by Caribbean 5 to 3
NL Post WWII cuffed Negro League II 5 to 2
Beckwith has hit his 3rd homerun
for Negro League II
AL Pre WWII is the winner over
Negro League I 4 to 0
Turn of Century beat up
on Old Timers 9 to 0
Dead Ball Era edged out Late 20th 1 to 0

He rips a grounder to the mound
Knowles comes up with it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 1-3

Great change up...
Boudreau out in front...
Gets a piece of it...
It's a shallow fly towards Gunner
Gunner charges, dives for it...
He has it...
Fine catch by the right fielder
Three down for Left Outs
Still a 1 run deficit for FOFC
Let me point out that
coming in to today's game
Left Outs is 4 and 1 in one run games
FOFC has a 9 and 0 record
in these tight contests

Swung on and missed by Potpie,
he's down on strikes
That is 2 on the day for Potpie
One up, one down

Smash to second
Jackie Robinson boots the ball
He's charged with an error
That's 1 miscue for Robinson

Palmer drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Dick Howser plays it safe and
stops him at third...
Double for Palmer

Base hit to right for Gonzalez
Bullock scores
Dick Howser is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Aggressive baserunning by FOFC...
Not cut-off...
Palmer scores!
FOFC wins 4 to 3
Knowles gets credit for the win
Pennock takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Jeeberoni Potpie
He was 1 for 3 with a homerun
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.