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GAME 19 - Satuday, April 21st - Radio Broadcast

WATCH OUT!
Williams has hit Robinson!

Cochrane squares
He bunts at it . . .
It's popped up...
Caught by J.Potpie
a poor bunt by Cochrane

Williams loses him
Heilmann heads down to first

LINE DRIVE
Palmer jumps
He snares it for the out!
He throws to Treacy
OUT!
Double Play!
Score It: 5-4
And that retires the side

Over the outside corner
Nights hits the curve right to third...
Foxx takes it on the second hop
Fires to 1st...
Nights is out by a couple of steps
One out
Due up next is A. J. Tucker

A. J. Tucker offers at the curveball,
but checks his swing
Oh, Tucker couldn't get the
bat out of the way
It's a soft line drive to Jackie
Robinson for the out
Tucker never even left the batter's box
One more chance for FOFC in
the bottom of the 1st

Pflaggstettler hits a screamer
at Arky Vaughan
Vaughan picks it up and fires to first
The throw pulls Robinson off the bag
Robinson swipes with the glove

Pflaggstettler is out!
Nice play by Robinson
Don Sutton holds the All Stars
scoreless in the first

Sinking line drive
Caught by Sean Treacy
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

AL Post WWII and Japanese
League are scoreless
Newhouser and Kaneda currently dueling
NL Pre WWII and Caribbean are tied at 1
Negro League II is edging
NL Post WWII 1 to 0
Negro League I is edging
AL Pre WWII 2 to 1
Turn of Century slipping
by Old Timers 2 to 0
Dead Ball Era and Late 20th are scoreless
And here in FOFC No score

It's dinked out front
Hays is on it...throws to first...
Nice play
Two down
John Williams retires
the first two batters in a row

Goslin is gone on strikes
Left with the bat still in
the cocked position
1-2-3, nothing across...

Swung on and hit sharply to second
Robinson plays it on one hop
Over to Robinson...
Out of there!
So one up and one gone

Right down the middle... strike three
Palmer must have been looking
for something else
He just froze on that pitch
Two down
Sutton retires two in a row

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Gunner gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Robinson grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
Sutton retires the side in order
Here in the bottom of the 2nd

Slider, over the inside corner...
Lashed hard out into right
It's in for a base hit...
Pflaggstettler quickly racing over...
Fields it smoothly, fires it
in behind the runner...
Vaughan dives back into the bag...
SAFE!!
Credit Vaughan with a single

Sutton squares around
He bunts at it . . .
A quick glance at the lead runner...
Fielded by D.Palmer
the throw to first...
Out
Sutton gets the job done.
That's one away

Fastball, belt high, away...
Robinson goes after it...
There's a fly ball to Tucker
Tucker is gliding under it...
He flags it down on the run
FOFC gets the second out of the inning

Mickey Cochrane offers at the slider,
but checks his swing
Oh, Cochrane couldn't get
the bat out of the way
It's a soft line drive to
Treacy for the out
Cochrane never even left the batter's box
And that retires the side

Swung on and popped up
Vaughan is waiting...
And that's an easy out
One down for FOFC
Sean Treacy is still in the on-deck circle
and John Williams is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Belt high...Swung on by Treacy...
Hit's a soft liner towards the gap
Shortstop's going back...
Leaps...
Can't get it
It's just over his outstretched glove
Nice try by Vaughan, but not good enough

And Williams will sit down...
strike three called
One more chance for FOFC this inning

Hot shot grounded to third
Foxx grabs it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 5-3
No runs for FOFC in the bottom of the 3rd
We're scoreless
We'll be right back

Fastball, busted in on the hands
Heilmann manages to get a piece of it
Bouncing it over the mound
Treacy cuts it off in front of the bag
Rifles a throw to Potpie...
And Heilmann is called out on a close play
One down for Left Outs
Jimmie Foxx is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to the
plate for Left Outs

Foxx taps one on the ground
Deacon Palmer charges in
He boots it!
He can't make the throw
It'll be an error on Palmer
FOFC has committed 1 error this evening

Fastball down low...
Wilson swings and hits one out to center
A. J. Tucker is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Williams
Foxx trots back to first
Two down

Hit in the air to left
Camped under it is Gunner
And he has it
That wraps up the inning for Left Outs
By the way, Left Outs is 4 and
6 in their last ten games

Liner drilled to second
Robinson grabs it for the out
Score It: 4
One up, one down for FOFC

Pflaggstettler starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Sutton walks him

Potpie goes after the low slider...
Lofts a shallow fly towards Goslin
He's racing in for it...
Catches it at his knees
HE KICKS IT LOOSE!!!
He's chasing it down
Potpie walks into second on the error
Goslin should've had that one
Score It: E7
Pflaggstettler takes third
Potpie to second

Routine grounder to second
Robinson grabs it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
That's two away

Swung on...
And Gunner got a little piece of it
But Cochrane held on to
the tip, strike three
That does it in the bottom of the 4th
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After 4 innings, Scoreless game

Goslin sends a routine
ground ball to first
Potpie takes it on one hop
Flips it to Williams
Easy out
One up, one down

Comebacker, right to Williams
Over to Potpie for the easy out
Two up, two down for Left Outs
Williams is moving along
with the efficiency
of a well oiled machine

There's a cue shot off the
end of the bat by Sutton
Treacy makes the routine catch
of the soft liner
That's three up, three down
FOFC has no runs, one hit and one error
While Left Outs has no runs,
one hit and one error

Base hit to center for Hays
Hack Wilson is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a double!
No... he decides to hold up

The runner is off with the pitch
Hit and run!
Treacy rolls one toward Jackie Robinson
He scoops it and fires to first...
Close play
OUT, says the first base umpire
The first base coach throws his hands up
in disbelief
And there's one away

Too high...
That'll be ball four
Williams will get a free
pass to first base
The bat boy brings out John's jacket
Force now at any base except home

Nights drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Hays scores
Dick Howser will send the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Aggressive baserunning by FOFC...
Not cut-off...
Williams scores!
Trailing runner advances.
Double for Nights

Groundball to second
Dick Howser is giving the green light...
A quick glance at the lead runner...
The play is to first...
And Tucker is out

Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as Pflaggstettler swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Cochrane loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Persimmon as he was heading for the dugout
That ends the bottom of the 5th
3 runs, 2 hits and no errors
After 5 innings, FOFC leads by 3

Slider, down and away...
Robinson reaches for the pitch...
It's a grounder to the third base side...
Palmer is there
IT BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD!...
Gunner is hustling after it...
Robinson with the big turn...
The throw from Gunner goes into second
And Robinson holds at first

There's a high pop down
the left field line
It's going to go into foul territory
Palmer and Nights are chasing
it down the line
Jeff dives, but can't make the play
Foul ball
. . . Cochrane back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Cochrane is gone on strikes
Left with the bat still in
the cocked position
With one down, up next is Harry Heilmann
To be followed by Jimmie Foxx

Heilmann swings and sends
a high fly to right
It is hugging the line...
Pflaggstettler is over at the fence...
It's going to be close...
It's just foul!
Heilmann just missed on that one
. . . Heilmann back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Heilmann rips a line shot
to the second baseman
OUT!
Treacy didn't have to move!
One blink and that would have
been past him!
Robinson stays put
FOFC ahead 3 to 0 with two away
Let's check some other scores as well

Japanese League is edging
AL Post WWII 6 to 5
Caribbean slipping by NL Pre WWII 5 to 3
NL Post WWII clipping Negro
League II 5 to 1
AL Pre WWII is on top of
Negro League I 5 to 3
Gehringer has hit his 4th
homerun for AL Pre WWII
Turn of Century is giving
it to Old Timers 5 to 0
Young enjoying the big
Turn of Century lead
Late 20th leads Dead Ball Era 4 to 3

Foxx swings hard...
Nobody is going to get this one...
Yes sir! Foxx will have himself a single
And he extends his hitting streak
to 11 games!
1 for 3 on the evening
Robinson takes third

Sharp slider, catches the outside corner
Wilson swings at it...
Hammers a hard grounder right at second
Picked up smoothly...
Throw to first...
IT'S OFF THE BAG!!...
Potpie grabs it, turns back to the bag
NOT IN TIME!
Wilson is SAFE!
That'll be an error on that play
Score It: E4
Robinson scores from third!
Foxx takes second
Wilson to first

Robinson rips a deep drive to left
This one has a chance...
Gunner is back at the warning track
It's going...
It's going...
It's CAUGHT!
At the fence
Robinson just missed a three run blast
That would have given Left Outs the lead
FOFC still with that 2 run advantage

It busts inside on Potpie
And he can't get out of the way
He was hit by the pitch!
Potpie gets up and brushes himself off
He is staring out at Sutton
Potpie walks slowly to first base

Base hit to right for Palmer
Third base coach Dick Howser is
motioning Potpie to third...
The throw is going to third...
Potpie is out at third base!
Palmer advances to 2nd on the throw

A slider by Sutton
Gunner gets good wood on it...
Heilmann back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
Two gone for FOFC

And now they're going to put Hays on
Cochrane is up and holding out his glove
There's ball 3...
and now ball 4
Sean Treacy is waiting on deck

Curve in the dirt... and Treacy holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the umpire says no
Treacy will take first on the walk
That loads them up for John Williams

Low... ball four
Terp works Sutton for a walk
That forces in a run
Palmer crosses the plate
FOFC leads 4 to 1
The bases are still loaded
And Jeff Nights is scheduled to come up

Lined hard to short
Vaughan makes a great catch!
Score It: 6
And that's the final out of the inning
FOFC has 4 runs, 4 hits and 2 errors
While Left Outs has one run,
3 hits and one error
FOFC has left 6 men on base today

Slow ground ball
Nights is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
One gone in the top of the 7th
Up next is Arky Vaughan
He's having a fine year so far

There's a drive to right by Vaughan
Pflaggstettler scoops it up
Fires it to second
Vaughan turns back and
settles for a single
Terrific play by Pflaggstettler

Don Sutton is scheduled
to bat next, but...
Looks like we'll be seeing a pinch hitter
Yes Willie Stargell is stepping
out to the on-deck circle
Sparky Anderson will send Willie
up to face Fozborg
Stargell has a knack for getting on base
His .545 OBP proves that
He is hitting righties at a .444 pace

Grounded towards the middle
Fielded nicely by Nights
Throw to second for one
On to first
Double Play!
Score It: 6-4-3
That's three outs, side retired

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!
Early Wynn will be coming on
to pitch for Left Outs
Early has appeared in 8 games this season
with a record of 0-3
In 15 innings, he has an 5.28 ERA
Don Sutton has finished his work
here this evening

Drilled on the ground to the mound
Wynn comes up with it
Over to Robinson
Got him!
Score It: 1-3
FOFC with one away
Wynn steps off the mound as
he waits for Persimmon Pflaggstettler to
come to the plate

Wynn loses him
Pflaggstettler heads down to first
2 walks today for Pflaggstettler

Pflaggstettler inches away from first base
Wynn steps off the rubber
Looks Pflaggstettler back to the bag

Potpie connects on the curve...
This one is really smoked...
Goslin starts back...
Now he just stops to look
Potpie got all of this one....
See ya, It's a home run!
Pflaggstettler scores in front of him

Sinking fastball...
Palmer swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Vaughan...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That's two away
Vaughan comes over from his shortstop
position to say a few words to Wynn
Stan Gunner will be next up...

It is a slow change...
Gunner's not at all fooled
He hits it squarely...
It is heading out to right-center
almost on a line...
Very well hit ball by Stan
Wilson is running after it...
He hopes to play it off the fence
He picks it up on the second bounce
He turns and gets it back into the infield
Gunner slides into second base
but it was not necessary
Two-bagger for the FOFC left fielder

Right down the middle... strike three
Hays must have been looking
for something else
He just froze on that pitch
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 48008

He walked him, ball four
The lead-off batter gets on here
in the top of the 8th

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

Flyball to right
it's caught
Robinson might have a chance to move up...
Robinson will hold at second base

Big slow curve... and it's in there
Strike three
FOFC ahead 6 to 1 with
two away this inning

Grounded towards the hole
Nice play by Treacy
He throws
and gets the force at second
Score It: 4-6
The runner on first, Cochrane, is out
That retires the side...
Hack Wilson fails to come
Through in the clutch
That's something you won't see very often

Treacy really smacks this one
He was waiting on the change
It's a gapper...
But hit high...
Wilson has a shot at it
He leaps for it at the fence...
OUT!!!
With one down

Robinson yells something out to Wynn
Early nods his head

Curve ball, just misses the corner
That'll be ball four and a walk
Wynn has issued 2 bases on balls
this evening

Blade a few feet off the bag at first
Wynn continues to hold the runner close

Strike three swinging!
And a quick peg to first by Cochrane
Blade dives back in...
SAFE!
The first base ump says Blade made it back
That's the second out of the inning

He lays off the pitch
Ball four, he walks
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

Base hit to left for Pflaggstettler
Dick Howser is waving the runner home...
The throw is cut off...
And that allows the run to score

Low and inside
It hit him on the foot!
Potpie tried to dance out of the way
But it got him

Palmer drives the ball to
left for extra bases
Pflaggstettler and Tucker will score
Dick Howser is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Potpie scores!
Double for Palmer

Gunner reaches out and pokes it
on the ground to right
Base hit for Gunner
FOFC adds to their lead
FOFC ahead 11 to 1

Bounced towards the hole
Nice play by Vaughan
THE LONG THROW . . .
HE GOT HIM!!!
Score It: 6-3
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
Time to check out the rest of the scores

AL Post WWII and Japanese
League are tied at 8
Caribbean clipping NL Pre WWII 7 to 3
NL Post WWII is in front of
Negro League II 5 to 2
Negro League I and AL Pre
WWII are tied at 5
Gehringer has hit his 4th
homerun for AL Pre WWII
Turn of Century is pounding
Old Timers 7 to 0
Dead Ball Era is in front
of Late 20th 7 to 4

Curveball, inside corner, low...
Swung on...
And lined to left for a base hit
No chance to get that one

Fastball, a dandy...
Steee Rike THREE!
And Goslin is punched out
One away in the top of the
9th for Left Outs

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

We are going to have a pinch hitter
Willie McCovey will bat for Herb Pennock
It will be the lefthand hitting, McCovey
against the righty Rodney
McCovey is hitting righties
for a .167 average

Change up...
McCovey was way out in front...
Strike Three
Two gone for Left Outs
Time is running out for them
They need a touchdown!
FOFC is certainly in the catbird seat

Change of pace
Robinson is way out in front
STRIKE THREE swinging
Number 3 so far today for Rodney
And that will do it for Left Outs
FOFC wins 11 to 1
Williams gets credit for the win
Sutton 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.