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GAME 23 - Wednesday, April 25th - Radio Broadcast

He walked him, ball four
The lead-off batter gets on here
in the top of the 1st

Frisch sneaks away from the base
Hunter looks Frisch back
He is unable to get his normal lead

Waner pulls one to deep right-center
Tucker is after it
He can't bring it down
Paul is running like a thief
Here's the play at third...
SAFE!
Waner showed his great speed
Triple number 2 of the year for Paul Waner

Change up...
Hornsby hits a high fly ball
Tucker drifting under it...
He makes the catch, but trips...
And he is unable to make the throw
Waner scores on the sac fly
NL Pre WWII with one away
Hunter steps off the mound as
he waits for Chuck Klein to
come to the plate

A slider by Hunter
Klein gets good wood on it...
Pflaggstettler back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!

Off speed pitch on the way...
And Mize watches it go by
for the third strike
That will do it for NL Pre WWII
But they do get 2 runs
right out of the barrel
So NL Pre WWII leads 2 to zip
as FOFC comes to bat

Tucker takes the pitch
STRIKE THREE, is the call
Tucker can't believe it and
says something to the ump
Chalk up a whiff for Marquard

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

Swung on and missed...
Pflaggstettler is down on strikes

It is right down the middle
Potpie takes a wicked swing...
He connects!
That one is really hit...
Klein is racing back toward the fence
He is on the warning track...
But that ball is long gone!!!
That one was out of here in a hurry!
Marquard delivered up a 'prayer ball'...
SMACK DAB in the center of the plate...
with no break on it at all
And Jeeberoni Potpie did not
miss the opportunity
That is home run number 9 on the year
And that also gives him 17 RBI's

Big bender, low and inside...
Swung on...
Line single to Klein in left...
Picking it up in a hurry is Klein...
Hays takes a wide turn...
But stays at first base
as the throw comes in

Hard slider...
And Fouts takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
FOFC is retired...
But they come up with 2 runs to tie it
After 1 inning,
it's all even at 2

Long fly to left
Gazelle has a long run...
He's there and hauls it in
Ott is retired on a fairly deep fly
FOFC gets the first out of the inning

Hartnett swings early on the change
He skies one really high
A Major League pop-up to be sure
Who wants it?
Anybody???
Nights finally lunges forward
to make the grab
He gives his compadres a questioning look
That one almost dropped in there!
Two down
Hunter retires two in a row

Traynor hits a high pop
into short left field
Fouts and Nights sprint
towards the outfield
Here comes Gazelle
Nights puts his glove out...
Makes a super catch in front of Gazelle!!
That's all for NL Pre WWII
After 1 and a half innings
in FOFC this evening,
The score is knotted at 2

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Gazelle gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Hornsby grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
One down for FOFC
Barrett Blade is still in
the on-deck circle
and Owen Hunter is looking
for a bat in the dugout

There's a ground ball up the middle
It gets by the pitcher
It's headed into center field
OH, Frankie Frisch gets to the ball...
But there won't be a throw
Base hit for Blade

Hunter squares around
He lays a beauty down the third base line
Marquard and Traynor collide
going for the ball
Traynor recovers, picks it up
And fires to first
OUT!!
Credit Owen Hunter with a sacrifice
Two away

Curveball...
STRIKE THREE!
Rube Marquard has 24 this season so far
And that was number 4 today
That's all for the All Stars
After 2 innings in FOFC this evening,
The score is tied at 2

Marquard pulls one to the right side
It's going to scoot on through the infield
Pflaggstettler will retrieve
it without difficulty
He tosses it back in to second
as Marquard retreats to first
after a wide turn

It's the hit and run play
by NL Pre WWII...
Slow ground ball to the mound
Hunter comes up with it
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 1-3
That's one away

A high pop-up to first
Potpie is under it...
He backpedals
Got it just in fair territory
Fake pump towards second
Marquard gets back to the bag
That's the second out of the inning

Base hit to left for Hornsby
Casey Stingle is windmilling
the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Marquard is out!

Struck him out on a fastball
Nights goes down swinging
One gone for FOFC in the bottom of the 3rd

It's a wicked breaking ball
Out of the strike zone
Pflaggstettler checks his swing
Hartnett appeals to the first base umpire
Take a seat, Persimmon
Two down
Marquard retires the first
two FOFC batters

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

Soft liner to first
It's into the outfield for a base hit!
Potpie takes third

Hard slider...
Fouts swings from his heels...
He connects!...
There it goes...
Ott is up against the fence
But he has no chance for this shot
IT'S DOWNTOWN!!!
What a blast by Dan

Sinking fastball...
Gazelle swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Frisch...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That retires the side... but not before
3 runs cross the plate for FOFC
After 3 innings, FOFC on top 5 to 2

Fly ball to left
Gazelle is under it
He makes the grab
With one gone
NL Pre WWII will have Johnny
Mize coming up
A dangerous hitter, no doubt about it

Changeup down low...
Mize makes contact and hits
one out to center
A. J. Tucker is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Hunter
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

AL Pre WWII is edging AL Post WWII 1 to 0
Dead Ball Era is edging Negro
League II 2 to 1
NL Post WWII slipping by Left Outs 6 to 4
Bench has hit his 2nd homerun
for NL Post WWII
Caribbean leads Turn of Century 3 to 2
Tiant Sr. and Rusie currently dueling
Old Timers leads Late 20th 1 to 0

Owen comes in there with a dipsy-do
And it freezes Ott
He can't get the bat off his shoulder
as he watches it just catch
the outside corner...
STRIKE THREE!
Here we are at the half-way point
in today's ballgame
FOFC leads NL Pre WWII by 3
The All Stars with 5 runs
NL Pre WWII has 2

Grounded towards the sack
Taken by Traynor
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 5-3

STRIKE THREE, CALLED!
That's two away

There's a long drive...
Its' way back there...
Chuck Klein is at the wall...
(Possible HR or Out
Fielding ability: Poor,)
He's jumping for it...
He can't get it!
That's a homerun for A. J. Tucker

Nights swings...
He hits a ground ball down
the left field line
It's by Traynor and into the corner
Nights rounds first...
He will try for two
Klein makes a smooth pick-up
Here's the throw...
Not in time!

Base hit to left for Pflaggstettler
Dick Howser is windmilling
the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Nights scores!

There's a check swing by Potpie
It's a high pop in foul territory
It looks playable
Gabby Hartnett makes the catch
against the stands
That retires the side
The All Stars score 2 runs in the inning
After 4 innings, FOFC leads 7 to 2

Here's a curveball, up in the zone...
It's juiced to deep center
There goes Tucker after it
Racing hard...
Reaching...
Can't get it...
It was just out of his reach!
He chases it to the fence
Hartnett around first, coasts into second
As the throw comes in late
Score that a two bagger

The pitch is up and in
Looks like a slider
Swung on...
It's a lazy fly ball to the left side
Backpedaling is Nights...
But it's over his head...
And in front of Gazelle...
It's a single and Hartnett
scores from second

Leo Durochure will send up a pinch
hitter for Rube Marquard
Yes, Ross Youngs steps out of the dugout
He will be up there against Hunter

Fastball, a dandy...
Steee Rike THREE!
And Youngs is punched out
One away in the top of the
5th for NL Pre WWII

High and away
Ball four

Waner hits a routine grounder to Nights
He scoops it up, and throws to first
SAFE, the throw pulled Potpie off the bag
Charge Nights with the error
That's error number 1 of the game for FOFC

Screaming liner towards right
Tough chance for Pflaggstettler
It drops in!
Base hit for Hornsby
Traynor scores from third!
Frisch scores from second!
Waner takes third

It's popped up into foul territory
Harry Hays is under it
He makes a nice play on it
Score It: 2
With that putout
Hunter only needs one more out
to get out of this inning
But 3 runs already across for NL Pre WWII

The pitch is way inside
It gets away from Hays
Waner is coming hard
Hays fires to Hunter
And Waner barrels Owen over
He dropped the ball!
Both runners advanced on that wild pitch
Now, FOFC leads 7 to 6

Hard slider...
And Mize takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
That's it for NL Pre WWII
Here at FOFC Stadium, After
4 and a half innings,
FOFC has 7 runs, 10 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has 6 runs,
6 hits and no errors
NL Pre WWII has left 2 on base
FOFC has stranded 3
Burleigh Grimes will be coming
on to pitch for NL Pre WWII
Burleigh has appeared in
6 games this season
He has a record of 3-0
in 34 innings
His ERA stands at 3.74

Curve in the dirt... and Hays holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the man in blue says no
Hartnett appeals to first
Appeal fails
Hays will take first on the walk
That's 1 walk today for Hays

A high bouncer to Mize
He makes a one handed grab
Over to Frisch for one...
Back to Mize for the deuce!
That's two away
Frisch comes over from his shortstop
position to say a few words to Grimes
Gerald Gazelle will be next up...

Hot shot grounded to first
Grimes takes the flip from Mize
Score It: 3-1
That does it for FOFC in
the bottom of the 5th

Sharp breaking curveball...
Ott reaches for it...
Hits a two bouncer right to Fouts...
Grabs it easily...
Fires a bullet to Potpie at first!
Ott is out easily
So one up and one gone

Bounding ball to short
Taken by Nights
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 6-3

Change up...
Traynor hits a fly ball to right
Pflaggstettler is under it...
This should end the inning...
He's got it
That wraps up the inning for NL Pre WWII
So After 5 and a half innings
FOFC has 7 runs, 10 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has 6 runs,
6 hits and no errors
NL Pre WWII has left 2 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 3

Topped in front of home
Hartnett grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 2-3
One down for FOFC
Owen Hunter is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Grounded to the right side
Mize comes up with it
Waves off Grimes...
Runs to the bag
Out!
One more chance for FOFC in
the bottom of the 6th

There's a fly ball to Paul Waner
Waner circles under it...
He makes the play
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
Time to check out the rest of the scores

AL Post WWII leads AL Pre WWII 3 to 2
Dead Ball Era is pounding
Negro League II 8 to 1
Walsh enjoying the big Dead Ball Era lead
NL Post WWII is on top of Left Outs 6 to 4
Caribbean is edging Turn of Century 3 to 2
Tiant Sr. and Rusie currently dueling
Old Timers and Late 20th
are deadlocked at 1
And in our contest FOFC on top 7 to 6

Bottomley laces a hit into the outfield
A. J. Tucker picks it up
Fires it to the infield
Bottomley holds with a single

Frisch hits a screamer at Barrett Blade
Blade picks it up and fires to second
Out there...
And the throw to first
A tailor made double play
One more chance for NL
Pre WWII this inning

Waner hits a fly ball to left
Gerald Gazelle camps under it
He's got it
That ends the inning
After 6 and a half innings,
FOFC leads by 1

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!
Dazzy Vance will be coming on
to pitch for NL Pre WWII
Dazzy has appeared in 6 games this season
He has a record of 1-0
in 11 innings
His ERA stands at .84

Fastball, busted in on the hands
Nights manages to get a piece of it
Bouncing it over the mound
Frisch cuts it off in front of the bag
Rifles a throw to Mize...
And Nights is called out on a close play
One up, one down for FOFC

Pflaggstettler hits a deep
fly ball into the alley
Paul Waner chases it down
But the ball hits the base of the wall
Waner hits the wall and
falls to the ground
Pflaggstettler is into third with a triple
Now they check on Waner
He's okay
That ball hit right at the
base of the fence
399 feet from home plate

That's hit down the line
Chuck Klein giving chase
It one-hops the fence
Potpie rounds first
Klein has the ball
Potpie motors into second
Two-bagger!
Pflaggstettler scores from third!

Base hit to right for Hays
Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...
Runner holds.

Pounded on the ground to second
Taken by Hornsby
Throw to second for one
On to first
Double Play!
Score It: 4-6-3
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 47039

The pitch is just inside
and Hornsby holds up
Hays points down at the first base umpire
He went around
That is strike three!
One out
Chuck Klein is due up next

It's a quail shot headed
towards the outfield
Blade takes off after it...
Leaps...
And Klein is OUT!
Very impressive range shown on that play!
Barrett is very fine fielder!
Two quick outs for NL Pre WWII
They need baserunners; and now!
At least they have one of
their better hitters
Johnny Mize, up next

Mize rips a hard drive off a hanging curve
That will be in there for extra bases
Mize is around first, heading for two...
Tucker is up with it and
fires it in quickly
Johnny pulls up sharply at second...
A stand-up double for the NL
Pre WWII first baseman
Johnny also ups his hitting
streak to 7 games!
That is Mize's 1st hit today

Ott smacks a fly to center
Tucker is waiting on it
Pounds his mitt
A. J. takes it in
That retires the side
NL Pre WWII comes up empty-handed
Here in the top of the 8th
No runs, one hit, no errors
and one man left on base

Fastball, a beauty...
Steee Rike THREE!
One up, one down

Blade checks his swing
WAIT
The home plate ump is pointing
towards first base
He's ruling the pitch touched
the uniform of Blade
Blade is awarded first base

Base hit to center for Gonzalez
Blade is racing towards third...
The throw is going to third...
Blade is safe at third!
And Gonzalez advances to
second on the throw

Groundball to first
Dick Howser will send the runner home...
They throw trying to get
the lead runner...
Here's the play at home...
He's OUT!

Nights drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Gonzalez scores
Dick Howser is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Tucker scores!
Double for Nights

Looks like they want nothing
to do with Pflaggstettler
Persimmon is dangerous in
situations like this...
He's being put on to set up the force...

He struck him out on a foul tip
Hartnett held on to that heater
in on Potpie's fists
That ends the bottom of the 8th
After 8 innings, the All Stars lead by 4

Ground ball to second
Blade comes up with it
Over to first
He just beat it out

Base hit to left for Traynor
Third base coach Casey Stingle
doesn't want to gamble
Nothing ventured, nothing gained...
Hartnett will stay at second

It's right down the pike!
Strike three looking!
Knowles crossed Terry up that time
One down...
Knowles has to continue to bear down

Frisch laces a hit into the outfield
Persimmon Pflaggstettler picks it up
He fires it to the infield
Frisch holds with a single

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

That's hit deep to center
A. J. Tucker giving chase
He grabs it
Nice play!
Traynor is tagging up
He'll make it easily
Score It: 8
FOFC leads 10 to 8 with
two away this inning

The Whiff on the "high cheese"!
And that will do it for NL Pre WWII
FOFC wins 10 to 8
Hunter gets credit for the win
Marquard takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Jeeberoni Potpie
He was 3 for 5 with a homerun
He also knocked in 3 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.