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GAME 66 - June 9 - Radio Broadcast



Welcome to FOFC Stadium!
And in a moment we'll be ready
for the game between
FOFC and Negro League I
The ump shouts "PLAY BALL!"
We're ready to go here in FOFC
Cool Papa Bell to lead it
off for Negro League I
The southpaw delivers the 2-0 pitch
It's a high pop just behind the plate
Hays, Potpie, and Palmer all
converge on the ball
THEY COLLIDE!!
And the ball drops untouched
No error charged
. . . Bell back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Good slider, inside part of the plate
Bell gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Treacy grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
And there's one away

Nielsen glares in at Lloyd as he steps in
Now he's ready to go
Lloyd is batting .276 with
2 homers this year
The left-hander Nielsen is now ready
Here's his delivery
It's a high fly into left
Gunner ranges to his right
Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out
Two up, two down for Negro League I

Charleston digs in at the plate
Ready now for Nielsen to come set
Charleston wiggles the bat above his head
Oscar steadies his bat
And waits patiently for Nielsen's pitch
The pitch to Charleston...
High heater from Nielsen...
Charleston cuts at it...
Hits a bouncer right side...
It goes by the diving Treacy and Potpie
It's into right for a single
Charleston takes his turn
and holds at first

Stepping in the batter's box, Gibson
Charleston at first, two away
Gibson needs to get on...
He has a .424 on base percentage
Nielsen is on the third-base
side of the rubber...
Nielsen brings it to the plate
Base hit to center for Gibson
Bill Madlock is waving Charleston
to third...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Gibson at first

Two on, two outs...
Leonard steps to the plate
Nielsen squeezes the resin bag...
Peers in
The 3-1 delivery by the lefthander
Bouncer in the hole
and past Nights into left field
Base hit to the opposite field!
Charleston will score
Negro League I is first to draw blood
in this evening's game

Walking up to the plate now is Wells
Negro League I leading in the game
Wells scuffs up the lines around the box
Nielsen tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
The southpaw Nielsen's delivery
on the 3-2 pitch
Wells swings and lifts one toward center
Tucker drifts over slowly...
He is under it now...
And makes the easy catch...
That's it for Negro League I
here in the top of the 1st
They leave 2 runners stranded
Negro League I has one run,
3 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
no hits and no errors

The center fielder, A. J. Tucker,
leads off for the All Stars
Negro League I scored 1 run
in the top half of the first
They lead 1 to nothing
Tucker grips the bat handle
He's ready
The righthander Rogan's delivery
Tucker starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Rogan walks him

That'll bring up shortstop
Jeff Nights...
Negro League I drew first blood
in their half of the first
Nights can't seem to get
settled at the plate
He's ready
Rogan looks at the runner
The pitch
The runner goes with the pitch!
It's the hit and run!
Smashed to short
Lloyd comes up with it
Throws to second
He's out
Over to first
Not in time!
Score It: 6-4
The runner on first, Tucker, is out
One gone for FOFC

All Stars' right fielder Pflaggstettler
is up next
So far this season
Pflaggstettler is hitting .322
when facing righthanded pitching
Rogan is asking for a new ball...
The ump throws him a new one...
Rogan looks in...
Now he's ready
Rogan goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Nights
He lobs one to Leonard...
Nights is back easily
We're ready again
Now Rogan comes home
And Pflaggstettler will sit down...
strike three called
Two down

Potpie gets set at the plate
Potpie is hitting .308 against righties
Potpie waits patiently for the pitch
His bat is coiled
He's into the stretch
Looks over at first
Quick throw!...
Nights dives back in!...
SAFE!
Leonard tosses it back to Rogan
Now here's the pitch
Back door breaking ball...
And it's in there...
Potpie looks at strike three
That's three outs, side retired

Cristobal Torriente, Martin Dihigo, and
Bullet Joe Rogan are due up
Torriente looks down toward
the third base coach
Now set, Torriente waits for the pitch
The All Stars' southpaw winds and delivers
Swung on, liner towards second...
Treacy leaps...
He can't come up with it!
No chance for either Treacy
or Pflaggstettler
That one had base hit written all over it

Torriente takes a short lead
against the lefty Nielsen
Nielsen tosses another quick
one to first...
Even the speedy Torriente looks
a bit tentative now...
He doesn't seem to be getting a great lead

Martin Dihigo moves in to face Nielsen
1 on, no outs here in the top of the 2nd
Martin, a right-handed hitter,
will face the lefty Nielsen
Of his 4 home runs, 2 are
against southpaws
Dihigo readies himself for the pitch
Nielsen rocks and fires
Dihigo swings and lifts a loud
foul, straight back
Hays gives chase...
He's at the screen...
No chance for this one
as it lands high up on the netting
. . . Dihigo back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
A slider by Nielsen
Dihigo gets good wood on it...
Pflaggstettler back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
One down for Negro League I
Bullet Joe Rogan is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to the
plate for Negro League I

Rogan squares to lay one down
The pitch is high and tight
Rogan somehow gets the bunt down
Palmer picks it up
Fires to first in time for the out
What a bunt by Rogan!
Credit him with a sacrifice
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

NL Post WWII and Caribbean
are deadlocked at 1
Gibson and Cuellar currently dueling
Japanese League is edging
AL Post WWII 2 to 1
Old Timers clipping Dead Ball Era 5 to 1
Brouthers has hit his 3rd
homerun for Old Timers
Left Outs is on top of Negro
League II 2 to 0
NL Pre WWII is on top of
Turn of Century 2 to 0
AL Pre WWII is edging Late 20th 1 to 0
Lyons and Johnson currently dueling
And here in FOFC Negro League
I ahead 1 to 0

Bell now at the plate
Pop Lloyd waits on deck
A base hit should score Torriente
Nielsen steps on the rubber
The southpaw delivers
It's in on the wrists
Cool Papa tried to hold up
Now it appears he will be awarded first...
Yes, Nielsen walks him

Lloyd heads to the plate
for Negro League I
The infield is at regular depth
Lloyd is 0 for 1 today
Pop flied out last time around
Pop is set for the pitch
Rob checks the runners...
Goes into the stretch

The pitch
Lloyd takes the pitch...
That one is low for a ball... WAIT
The umpire says that one caught the knees
He punches Lloyd out
That wraps up the inning
for Negro League I
By the way, Negro League I is 6
and 4 in their last ten games

Leading off now for FOFC is Gunner
We'll see how they pitch to Gunner
He's ready for the delivery
The righthander Rogan delivers
Curveball, breaking in on him
DOWN HE GOES!...
It missed him for ball four
Gunner's slow getting up...
Here comes Tay Pemup the trainer...
He looks OK, just shaken up a bit...
Gunner heads down to first

Now batting will be Deacon Palmer
Palmer looks down toward the third
base coach, Dick Howser
Palmer cocks his bat
It's a 3-2 count
Here comes the pay-off pitch...
Low, ball four...
Palmer takes first

Hays is up now for FOFC
Hays a righty in the batter's box
facing the righthanded Rogan
Bullet Joe peers in for the sign...

Shakes off the first one...
Likes the second one
Rogan stretches, checks his runners
The pitch...
Fastball up in the strike zone
Strike three looking!
That ball was right in Hays' wheelhouse
But he was obviously fooled on it
With one down, up next is Sean Treacy
To be followed by Rob Nielsen

The second baseman, Treacy,
comes to the plate
FOFC fans now have something
to cheer about
Only one out
This is a good opportunity
for the All Stars
Treacy digs in from the left side
of the plate against the righty Rogan
Treacy tells the umpire he's ready
Rogan fires
And Treacy will sit down...
strike three called
Negro League I gets the second
out of the inning

Nielsen moseys up to the plate
A. J. Tucker is heading for
the on-deck circle
Rogan has the sign from Gibson
Way ahead in the count
Rogan turns the 0-2 pitch loose
Nielsen swings awkwardly... strike three
Rogan took something off
of that breaking ball
He had Nielsen way out in front
After 2 innings
Negro League I ahead 1 to 0

The Negro League I left
fielder, Charleston,
will lead off
He'll be followed by Josh Gibson
And then Buck Leonard
Home plate is covered with dirt
The ump cleans it off
Waiting for the pitch is Charleston
Nielsen is into his wind-up
And the 3-2 pitch is on its way...
Ball four... Rob Nielsen walks him
FOFC will have to watch Charleston
Speed on the bases
Negro League I would like to add to their
slim 1 run margin

Taking his lead is Charleston
Charleston takes a walking
lead off first...
And Nielsen fires it behind him...
Charleston's a dead duck...
He's outta there!!
He's definitely embarrassed as he trots in

Planting his right foot
Gibson is set in the box...

The infield shifts slightly to the left
for the right hand hitting Gibson
Looking to Bill Madlock for a sign
Gibson is ready
Now ready, here it is...
Ball four is the call
Nielsen can't believe the call
And barks at the home plate umpire
The ump points out at Nielsen
Gibson takes first base

Buck Leonard steps in against Nielsen
Left-hander against left-hander
Leonard is looking for another hit
He has 1 hit so far today
He is hitting .273 on the year
The bat is cocked
It's coming down the pike
Leonard connects on the curve...
This one is really smoked...
Pflaggstettler starts back...
Now he just stops to look
Leonard got all of this one....
See ya, It's a home run!
Gibson scores in front of him

One away, nobody on base
Wells stands ready at the plate
Wells digs in from the right side
of the plate against the southpaw Nielsen
Wells is set in the batter's box
He's staring intently out at Nielsen
He's waiting for the pitch
The pitch is on the way
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
Palmer makes the catch
over his shoulder going away
Two down
Hays asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Hays and Nielsen

Up now for Negro League I is Torriente
Two away, nobody on
Torriente is 1 for 1 today
Nielsen gets the sign from Hays
He is 3rd in the league in strike outs
He has 105 on the season
The southpaw Nielsen delivers
the 3-1 pitch
Ground ball to the left side...
Nights scoops it up
Over to first for the putout
And that will do it for Negro League I

A. J. Tucker will step into the
box to start the inning
FOFC would like to get some
runners on board
Tucker is at .299 on the season
Rogan adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Gibson
The righthander delivers
Screaming liner towards second
Dihigo makes a great catch!
Score It: 4
Rogan retires the first batter to
face him in the bottom of the 3rd

Slowly coming up is Nights for FOFC
He is finally in the batter's box
Negro League I on top 3 to 0
Nights goes through his routine
of settling in
Nights gets ready for Rogan's pitch
His bat is cocked
And the delivery by Rogan
Curve in the dirt... and Nights holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the plate umpire says no
Gibson asks the first base ump's opinion
He says Nights went around
Strike three, swinging
Two down
Rogan retires two in a row

Pflaggstettler, FOFC's right fielder,
is coming to the plate
He is finished with his pre-bat warmup
Jeeberoni Potpie waits on deck
Pflaggstettler has hit 9
home runs this year
Gibson flashes the sign...
Rogan shakes it off, he wants another...

Now he's happy
Rogan brings it to the plate
Strike Three!
Rogan has now struck out 7
and we are only in third inning!
Rogan makes quick work of the All Stars...
They go down, 1-2-3
After 3 full innings of play,
it's 3-0 Ones

Rob Nielsen, out there on
the mound for FOFC
prepares to face Martin Dihigo
to get the 4th inning underway
here in FOFC Stadium
Dihigo is trying to get comfortable
in the box
Digging that back foot in
Dihigo awaits the delivery
The lefthander Nielsen comes home with it
Baltimore chop
Into center for a single!

Bullet Joe Rogan, the pitcher,
strides to the plate
Bullet Joe takes a couple of practice cuts
Left-hander Rob Nielsen prepares
for the pitch
to the right-handed swinging Rogan
Nielsen's into the stretch...

Looks over at first
Quick throw!
Dihigo dives back in!...

SAFE!...

Potpie tosses it back to Nielsen
Now here's the pitch
The Ones try the hit and run!
Rogan rolls one toward Sean Treacy
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

Now batting will be Cool Papa Bell
The center fielder is walking to the plate
Dihigo kicking up the dirt
at second... one out
Negro League I up by 3
Cool Papa is hitting at .364 on the year
He has 95 hits in 261 at bats
Negro League I's leadoff hitter
has scored 43 runs this year
All set, Bell is ready for the pitch
Treacy comes in a couple steps
Yells something to Nielsen
The delivery
Curve in the dirt... and Bell holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the plate umpire says no
Bell will take first on the walk
Number 2 today for Bell

Pop Lloyd is up next
Negro League I's shortstop
finds 2 on with 1 out
FOFC has the outfield shaded towards right
Lloyd is 0 for 2 today
Nielsen gets the sign, it's one he likes
A quick check of the runners...
And the pitch
Swung on...and it's in the
air to the right side
Backing just a bit is Pflaggstettler
And he pulls it in
Two gone for Negro League I

Oscar Charleston steps into the box
Before getting ready
Charleston checks out the
defensive alignment
Oscar is ready for the delivery
The lefty Nielsen delivers
It's in the dirt and bounces away
Both runners will move up without a throw
Wild pitch

Oscar Charleston steps into the box
Charleston is at .289 on the season
Nielsen looks down at Hays for the sign

Now he's ready...
Here's the southpaw's delivery
Charleston goes after Nielsen's
fastball...
He gets under it a little...
But it is going way back in left-center
Tucker is retreating after it quickly
He is right at the fence...
He goes up after it...
And brings it down in the webbing!
Oscar just missed a homer on that one
Only a long out for the Negro
League I left fielder
That ends the inning for Negro League I
Negro League I has 3 runs,
6 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
no hits and no errors
They have now stranded 6 baserunners

As we get ready to start
the bottom of the 4th
Potpie is talking to Gibson
Potpie is at .282 on the season
He is hitting .306 against righties
Bullet Joe is ready
With a 1-1 count... here's the pitch
Letterhigh, hard slider...
Swung on...
It's a line drive belted toward Wells
It's by him...
Charleston comes in...
Plays it off his chest
Recovers quickly, throwing into second
Good defensive recovery
Keeping Potpie to a single

Nobody out, Potpie at first
Now up is Gunner
Gunner is one of the most feared sluggers
Rogan is slow to get ready

He has a 4.53 ERA this year
Now he's ready
Rogan checks Potpie on first...
The 0-2 delivery
A high bouncer to Leonard
He makes a one handed grab
Over to Lloyd for one...
Back to Leonard for the deuce!
Negro League I ahead 3 to 0 with two away
Let's check some other scores as well

NL Post WWII and Caribbean
are deadlocked at 1
Japanese League and AL Post
WWII are deadlocked at 2
Sugishita and Newhouser currently dueling
Old Timers clipping Dead Ball Era 5 to 1
Left Outs with the lead over
Negro League II 5 to 2
Jenkins comfortably ahead for Left Outs
NL Pre WWII is beating Turn
of Century 7 to 3
AL Pre WWII is in front
of Late 20th 3 to 0

Next up is Deacon Palmer, the
FOFC third baseman...
If he gets on, Harry Hays would bat next
Palmer digs in on the right side
of the plate facing the righty Rogan
Palmer waits for the pitch
Now Bullet Joe delivers
Sinking fastball...
Palmer swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Lloyd...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
And that retires the side

Gibson comes to the plate leading off
Gibson is at .322 on the season
Nielsen studies his sign
Nielsen's windup... the delivery
Fly ball to left
Gunner is under it
He makes the grab
One up, one down for Negro League I

The first baseman, Buck
Leonard, is up next
Leonard swinging from the left side
facing the southpaw Nielsen
Nielsen has the sign he wants
Nielsen goes into his windup
Here it comes
Drilled on the ground to the mound
Nielsen comes up with it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 1-3
That's two up, two down

Two away, nobody on
Wells comes to the plate
for Negro League I
Willie comes to the plate batting .294
with 5 home runs

He is 0 for 2 so far today
Time is called...
Don't know what for...

Now we appear ready
Nielsen goes into his windup
Kicks his right leg high...
It's a Texas Leaguer to left
Here comes Gunner...
He is really motoring...
He reaches down...
But catches it on one hop!
Wells is on with a bloop single to left

Making his way up is Torriente
Torriente is batting seventh
in the order today
He is hitting only .245 so far this year
He does have good speed
Torriente awaits the pitch
The lefthander delivers
Changeup...
Ties Torriente up in knots
An awkward swinging strike three!
That retires the side...
After 4 and a half innings at FOFC Stadium
here in FOFC,
Negro League I has 3 runs,
7 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
one hit and no errors
Negro League I has left 7 men on base
FOFC has stranded only 3

The All Stars will get their licks
here in the bottom of the 5th
Harry Hays, Sean Treacy, and Rob Nielsen
are scheduled to face Negro League
I righthander Bullet Joe Rogan
Here's Hays stepping in...
Hays is 0 for 1 on the day
He looks around at the Negro
League I infield
Leonard is kicking the dirt at first
Wells is even with the bag at third
Dihigo and Lloyd are ready
with hands on knees
at second and short
Hays is set
The pitch on the way, here it is...
He rips a grounder to short
Lloyd comes up with it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 6-3

Nobody on, one away for FOFC
Up now is Treacy
Rogan adjusts his cap...
Now he's set
Here's the 3-1 pitch
It's a smash over first
Leonard leaps
Just over his outstretched glove
Treacy makes a wide turn at first
He will hold at first
The ball comes in quickly

Nielsen squares as Rogan
delivers the pitch
Willie Wells charges and picks up the bunt
He fires to first
Just in time to nail Nielsen,
the sacrifice works
That's two away

The All Stars' center fielder is up next
FOFC has 1 on board with 2 outs
Tucker is at .297 on the season
Gibson flashes the sign...
Rogan waves it off...
Now he's happy
Rogan brings it to the plate
Tucker hits a three hopper
towards Bullet Joe Rogan
Rogan scoops it and fires
it to first for the out
That's all for the All Stars
No runs, one hit, no errors and
one man left on base...
After five complete...
Negro League I on top 3 to 0

Martin Dihigo up first for Negro League I
He is a threat to steal if he gets on
The righthander, Dihigo has
an average of .278
His success against lefties, like Nielsen
is better, however, at .389
Rob gets the sign from Hays
And the lefthander is into his windup
Here's the pitch...
Hard inside slider...
The swing...
Dihigo hits a grounder into the hole
Potpie makes an incredible stop...
But he's in no position to make a throw
Score that a single
Through the drawn in infield!

Rogan showing bunt...
He lays it down
Jeeberoni Potpie looks at second
But goes to first...
Out... Dihigo advances to 2nd
A sacrifice for Bullet Joe Rogan
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

NL Post WWII is on top of Caribbean 3 to 1
AL Post WWII is edging Japanese
League 3 to 2
Old Timers is beating Dead Ball Era 5 to 1
Left Outs leads Negro League II 6 to 5
Jenkins battling Redding
NL Pre WWII besting Turn of Century 9 to 4
AL Pre WWII is on top of Late 20th 3 to 1

Bell saunters to the plate
Does some stretching...
Kicks the imaginary dirt from his spikes
Now he steps into the batter's box
Bell gets set
He's 0 for 1 so far
Cool Papa waits...
He steps out as Nielsen takes too long
Now he's back in the box
It's a full count...
Nielsen winds and fires...
Inside for ball four
And Bell walks
That's 5 walks given up by Nielsen today

Now here's Lloyd
Lloyd is batting .272 with
2 HR's this year
Nielsen looks down at Hays for the sign
Now he's ready
Now Rob delivers
Dribbler to the mound
Nielsen grabs it
Throw to second for one
To first
Not in time!
Score It: 1-4
Dihigo takes third
The runner on first, Bell, is out
And there's two away

Oscar Charleston plants his left foot
The lefthanded left fielder for
Negro League I appears set
Oscar steps out of the batter's
box to get the sign
Charleston is 1 for 2 today
He flied out last time up
Nielsen wastes no time
He has the sign from Hays
Now to the belt, here it is...
Hit in the air to center
A. J. Tucker trying to get to it
He grabs it
Nice play!
Score It: 8
That retires the side...
Charleston fails to come
through in the clutch
For Negro League I, No runs, one hit,
no errors and 2 men left on base

Jeff Nights stepping in
He will be the first batter for FOFC
We are in the bottom of the 6th
Negro League I ahead 3 to 0
Nights steps out of the batter's
box to get the sign
Jeff is 0 for 2 today
Jeff seems to be relaxed and
ready for the pitch
He steadies his bat now
Rogan's 3-2 pitch...
Jeff Nights swings
He hits a long drive
This one may be out of here...
Back, back, back...
It's CAUGHT!
Charleston robs the All Stars
with a great catch at the fence
Negro League I gets the first
out of the inning

Pflaggstettler is ready to face Rogan
Against righthanders
Pflaggstettler is hitting .318
All set, Pflaggstettler is
ready for the pitch
Rogan brings it to the plate
Ground ball to the left side...
Lloyd scoops it up
Over to first for the putout
Two gone for FOFC

Potpie finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
Potpie is 9th in the league
in homeruns with 16
Charleston is deep in left
Bell is deep in center
and Torriente is similarly
stationed in right
Potpie waits for the pitch
The windup, and the 2-1 pitch
Sinking fastball...
Potpie swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Wells...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That's all she wrote
A three up, three down inning
So After 6 innings
Negro League I on top, 3-0

Here is Josh Gibson to start
it off for Negro League I
Gibson grips the bat handle
Nielsen is having a fine year so far
His 8 victories make him
5th in the league in that category
Now he's about ready
Nielsen is into his wind-up
And the 3-2 pitch is on its way...
Liner drilled to second
Treacy grabs it for the out
Score It: 4
And there's one away

Buck Leonard steps in against Nielsen
Left-hander against left-hander
Leonard is taking his practice swings
Buck is 2 for 3 this evening
Leonard waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
Now the delivery, here is is...
Fastball, STRIKE THREE!
Leonard was frozen on that
fastball by Nielsen
High and on the outside corner
He was looking for an off-speed pitch

Willie Wells, the third baseman,
strides to the plate
Rob Nielsen has struck out 3 and walked 5
He's rubbing up the ball as he
looks over at Benton Breeze
Here's the 2-0 offering
Wells swings and smacks a
line drive into left
Gunner comes over and
plays it on one hop
A single for the Negro League
I third baseman
Two out base knock
It is surprising how often they
lead to trouble...
We'll see...

Wells takes his lead
Nielsen continues to hold the runner close

Cristobal Torriente will get
a crack at Nielsen next
Martin Dihigo would be up next...
But only if Torriente can reach safely
Torriente has a .238 average
against lefthanders
He is .243 overall
Nielsen has the sign from Hays
The southpaw's 2-0 delivery
Liner drilled to first
Potpie leaps
He makes a nice play on it
Score It: 3
That's it for Negro League I
Here at FOFC Stadium, After
6 and a half innings,
Negro League I has 3 runs,
9 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
2 hits and no errors
Negro League I has left 10 on base
FOFC has stranded 4

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Here's Stan Gunner leading off
Deacon Palmer is on deck
And Harry Hays is in the hole
Gunner is 0 for 1 today
Rogan has the sign from Gibson
Rogan winds and delivers
Slow ground ball
Dihigo is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT

Palmer is up now for FOFC
Palmer is batting .306 with
3 HR's this year
The righthander pitching to Palmer...
A righthanded batter
Righties have a .222 average
against Bullet Joe
Bullet Joe winds... kicks... and delivers
He hits a tough grounder to the mound
Rogan comes up with it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 1-3
Two out, nobody on
Negro League I leads 3 to 0

Up next for the All Stars
Harry Hays, the catcher...
If he gets on, Sean Treacy would bat next
Bullet Joe Rogan has fanned 7 and walked 3
He's allowed 2 hits today
He's pitching a fine game
The righthander delivers
Swung on and hit sharply to third
Wells plays it on one hop
Over to Leonard...
Out of there!
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 46987

Dihigo leading off
We'll see how they pitch to Dihigo
Dihigo is ready
Now Rob delivers
Long fly to center
Tucker has a long run...
He's there and hauls it in
Dihigo is retired on a fairly deep fly
That's one away

Up steps Bullet Joe Rogan,
the fine hitting pitcher
for Negro League I
He is no gimmee by any means for Nielsen
Nielsen steps off the mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a good squeeze...

Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
We've got a full count...
Nielsen winds and fires...
Outside fastball... lashed at by Rogan...
Pop fly...Shallow left...
Dropping quickly...
Gunner pulls up, doesn't
want it to get by him
Base hit for Rogan...
As Gunner fields it on one bounce

Rogan watches Nielsen move...
He's moving away from the bag
Rogan holding close to the bag
Nielsen watching him closely

So that brings up the top of the order
Cool Papa Bell will step in
Bell is 0 for 1 today
Cool Papa drew a walk last time up
Cool Papa stands with bat ready
Nielsen rocks and fires
Ball four!
Cool Papa Bell continues to
watch the ball go by
That is walk number 4 for
Bell this evening!

So with 2 on and 1 out
Negro League I sends their shortstop,
Pop Lloyd, up to face Nielsen
Hard-hitting Oscar Charleston is walking
towards the on-deck circle
Lloyd has hit 2 home runs this year
Nielsen is saying a few words to Treacy...
So far in 1900,
Rob has a 8 and 3 record
with 4 complete games
OK, now he looks in for the sign
The southpaw delivers the 0-1 pitch
Slow ground ball to second
Taken by Treacy
Throw to second for one
They might turn it . . .
Not in time!
Score It: 4-6
Rogan takes third
The runner on first, Bell, is out
Two down

Lloyd edges away from the bag
Nielsen holds the runner

With two out
Batting for Negro League
I now is Charleston
The left-hander Nielsen is now ready
Nielsen brings it to the plate
It's popped up into foul territory
Harry Hays is under it
He puts it away
Score It: 2
No runs for Negro League I
in the top of the 8th
Negro League I ahead 3 to 0
We'll be right back

Sean Treacy will step into the
box to start the inning
FOFC would like to get some
runners on board
Rogan looks down at Gibson for the sign

Now he's ready...
Rogan kicks, delivers
Treacy pounds a grounder toward
Dihigo at second
Martin moves in front of it...
Whoops... a bad bounce
But Dihigo stayed with it
Over to first and Treacy is retired
Nice play by the Negro League
I second baseman
While we wait for Rob Nielsen
to get a new bat
Let's check the scoreboard

NL Post WWII and Caribbean are tied at 6
Clemente has hit his 12th homerun
for NL Post WWII
AL Post WWII with the lead over
Japanese League 6 to 3
Killebrew has hit his 10th
homerun for AL Post WWII
Old Timers clipping Dead Ball Era 5 to 1
Negro League II and Left Outs
are all knotted at 6
Beckwith has hit his 13th homerun
for Negro League II
NL Pre WWII besting Turn of Century 9 to 4
Marquard enjoying the big NL Pre WWII lead
AL Pre WWII clipping Late 20th 5 to 1
Ruth has hit his 21st homerun
for AL Pre WWII
OK, let's see if FOFC can get
back in this ballgame
Currently down by 3

Terp gets set at the plate
Terp looks down toward
the third base coach
Bullet Joe Rogan on the
mound for the Ones...
He has pitched deep into this game
Rogan has given up 2 hits and 0 runs
Here's the righthander's delivery
Good slider, inside part of the plate
Terp gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Dihigo grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
That's the second out of the inning

Settling in at the plate is Tucker
A. J. is hitting at .296 on the year
He has 80 hits in 270 at bats
FOFC's leadoff hitter...
A. J. has scored 48 runs on the season
Rogan looks at the ball...
Steps off the rubber
Throws it in to Gibson
He wants a new ball
The ump looks at it...

Tosses it aside... throws
a new one to Rogan
Now he is ready...
Rogan winds and delivers
The 0-1 pitch
Grounded towards first
Leonard grabs it
IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG
SAFE!

Jeff Nights steps in now for the All Stars
The Ones lead in this one, 3-zip
Nights saunters to the plate
The righthander is 0 for 3 on the day
He'll be going against the
righty hurler, Rogan
Nights is hitting .289 versus
righties this year
Of his 6 homeruns,
5 came while facing righties
Bullet Joe Rogan still on the
mound for the Ones...
Rogan has gone the distance so far
He's given up 3 hits in 7 2/3 innings
Rogan goes into his stretch...
Looks at Tucker...
He fires one to Leonard...
Tucker dives back in
That's his best move to first...
Leonard lobs it back
Now Rogan comes home
Bouncer to short
Taken by Lloyd
Over to Leonard
Got him!
Score It: 6-3
We head to the 9th...
The score is still Negro League
I 3, All Stars 0

The Negro League I catcher, Gibson,
will lead off
He'll be followed by Buck Leonard
And then Willie Wells
Gibson goes through his routine
of settling in
Gibson, batting righthanded
is in his crouch
Ready to face the righthanded Knowles
The righthander Knowles delivers
Gibson sends a routine
ground ball to first
Potpie takes it on one hop
Flips it to Knowles
Easy out
One gone for Negro League I

The slugging Buck Leonard is up next
Buck has a smooth stroke
and has a good glove on defense
Leonard digs in from the left side
of the plate against the righty Knowles
The bat is cocked
The pitch is on the way
Letterhigh, hard slider...
Swung on...
It's a line drive belted toward Palmer
It's by him...
Gunner comes in...
Plays it off his chest
Recovers quickly, throwing into second
Good defensive recovery
Keeping Leonard to a single

Leonard slowly moves away from the base
Knowles fires a throw...
He caught Leonard leaning!
He's out

The smooth fielding, line drive hitting
third baseman.... Willie "The Devil" Wells
is approaching the plate
Wells is at .300 on the season
Knowles steps off the rubber...
Adjusts his cap...
Now he's ready
Here's the 3-1 offering
Wells rips the curve to left-center...
Tucker racing back to the fence...
He reaches for the drive...
It's over his head!
Wells will lope into second with a double

They are issuing a free pass to Torriente
Here's the 3-0 pitch
WOW, Torriente TOOK A CUT AT IT!
It was too close to the plate
Torriente almost hit it!
How about that!
Now Knowles has the ball
He throws
Ball four
Next time he'll be more careful!

The second baseman, Martin Dihigo
will be up next for Negro League I
Dihigo steps out of the batter's
box to get the sign
Martin is 2 for 4 today
Dihigo waits
Knowles checks the runners
Dihigo pulls it hard over third...
And it's snared by Palmer!
Deacon half fell and half dove
to grab that ball before it hit the ground
And that wraps up the top of the 9th
Negro League I has 3 runs,
12 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
3 hits and no errors
Negro League I now has left 14 men on

Leading off for the All Stars
is the right fielder Pflaggstettler
He'll be followed by Jeeberoni Potpie
And then Stan Gunner
Pflaggstettler is 0 for 3 today
Gibson flashes the sign to Rogan
Rogan kicks and delivers
Just missed inside, ball four
Pflaggstettler just grins
and takes his base
Pflaggstettler thought he was
punched out on that pitch

A big bopper coming to the plate...
Batting clean-up, Jeeberoni Potpie
Pflaggstettler takes his lead
Rogan ready quickly, looks in for the sign
Now Bullet Joe delivers
It is a high hard one...
Potpie goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up out of the strike zone
but Potpie couldn't hold back
One down for FOFC
Stan Gunner is still in the on-deck circle
and Deacon Palmer is looking
for a bat in the dugout

The All Stars are down
to their last 2 outs
It will be up to Stan Gunner
Gibson flashes the sign...
Rogan waves it off...
Now he's happy
The righthander Rogan's delivery
The ball is low and outside
Did he go around?
The umpire says no
Ball four
For Gunner, that's 2 walks today

The third baseman, Palmer,
comes to the plate
FOFC fans now have something
to cheer about
Only one out
This is a good opportunity
for the All Stars
Before getting ready
Palmer checks out the defensive alignment
Deacon is ready for the delivery
The pitch to Palmer...
Palmer raps a hard shot...
CAUGHT!
That ball was lined straight to third
Wells just got his glove up in time
That's out number two
Ones' pitching coach, Al Downing,
is out to talk with Rogan
Looks like he wants to go
over something with him

Facing Rogan now is Hays
Sean Treacy heads to the on deck circle
Sammy Knowles waits in the hole
Hays has hit 6 home runs this year
Rogan looks down at Gibson for the sign
Shakes him off once... twice...

Now he has the pitch he wants
Bullet Joe checks the runners...
Goes into the stretch

The pitch
Swung on and missed...
Hays is down on strikes
And that will do it for FOFC
Negro League I wins 3 to 0
Rogan gets credit for the win
He threw a shut-out at them
Nielsen takes the loss
The hitting star for Negro League I
was Buck Leonard
He was 3 for 5 with a homerun
He also knocked in 3 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.