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GAME 67 - June 10 - Radio Broadcast

The pre-game ceremonies are over
and we're ready to get this one going

Cool Papa Bell strides to the plate
and here I think we're ready...

Mighty's finishing his warm-up tosses
It will be lefty versus righty
Bell is hitting .344 against southpaws
Mighty will try to get Bell to go fishing
as the 0-2 pitch heads towards the plate
Bell swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Mighty strikes out Cool Papa Bell
Mighty retires the first batter to
face him in the top of the 1st

Now batting will be the
shortstop, Pop Lloyd
Lloyd is one of the best hitters around
Mighty likes the sign
Mighty kicks and fires
Pop Lloyd swings
He really stings this one
It rifles past Blade into right...
Base hit for Lloyd...
Pflaggstettler is over to cut it off...
Now he tosses it in to the infield
Lloyd is on with a sharp single

On first is Lloyd
He's a real speed merchant
Charleston steps into the batter's box
FOFC is set up for two
Al is ready
Mighty rocks and fires
Hard slider...
And Charleston takes it
right down the middle
Strike three called
Two down
Bullock asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Bullock and Mighty

Making his way up is Gibson
Lloyd will be running if it's hit
Mighty wastes no time
He has the sign from Bullock
The southpaw delivers
Fastball, a dandy...
Steee Rike THREE swinging!
Josh looked like Casey on that pitch
Went for the HIGH CHEESE!
Al Mighty holds Negro League I scoreless
in the first inning

Negro League I has taken the field
here in the bottom of the first...
Here's the way they look, defensively
The fly chasers from left to right
Charleston in left...
Bell in center...
And Suttles in right

The infield, third to first
Wells will play the hot corner
Lloyd is at short
Over at second, Dihigo
and at first base Leonard
Williams gets the nod as starter
Behind the dish is Gibson
FOFC shortstop, Jeff Nights, will lead off
Nights is batting .293 with
6 HR's this year
Williams is asking for a new ball...
The ump throws him a new one...
Williams looks in...
Now he's ready
Williams brings it home
Curveball in the dirt
Swung on and missed...Strike three
Gibson fumbles it,
but quickly recovers to tag Nights
One up, one down for FOFC

Tucker walks to the plate
He taps his cleats with the bat
Tucker is one of the best hitters around
Williams is happy with the sign
The pitch to Tucker...
Slow ground ball
Wells is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
Two down
Smokey Joe Williams retires
the first two batters in order

Persimmon Pflaggstettler is
advancing to the plate
No score as yet in the early going
Smokey Joe gets the sign from Gibson
Now ready, here it is...
Curve ball...
Pflaggstettler swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
Smokey Joe Williams holds the All
Stars scoreless in the first

Buck Leonard stops at the on deck circle
Takes a couple more practice swings
Now heads for the plate
Mighty is on the third-base
side of the rubber...
The lefthander Mighty delivers
Breaking ball, in on the hands
Leonard swings at...
Pounds the ball into the ground
It's a one bouncer into the hole
Palmer ranging over stabs it
Strong throw to first...
GOT HIM!!!
Leonard is out by an eyelash
What a play!
Mighty retires the first batter to
face him in the top of the 2nd

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

The infield shifts slightly to the left
for the right hand hitting Suttles
Suttles scuffs up the lines around the box
Suttles is waiting
His bat is wiggling slightly
Now to the belt, here it is...
At the knees, looks like a sinker...
Swung on and topped toward third...
Palmer charging...
Has to backhand it...
He zips a throw to Potpie...
NOT IN TIME!!
Score it an infield single for Suttles

The third baseman, Willie Wells
will be up next for Negro League I
Time is called...
Wells has asked the ump to clean the plate
We'll be ready in a second...
OK, now we are ready again
The umpire says let's go
Mighty checks Suttles on first...
The 1-2 delivery
Wells rolls one toward Al Mighty
He scoops it and fires to
second... close play
OUT
The relay to first
OUT there too, it's a twin-killing
That's all for Negro League I
After 1 and a half innings
in FOFC this evening,
Scoreless game

Jeeberoni Potpie, Stan Gunner, and
Deacon Palmer are due up
Potpie is at .283 on the season
Williams adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Gibson
Here's his delivery
Slow ground ball
Dihigo is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
With one down, up next is Stan Gunner
To be followed by Deacon Palmer

Stan Gunner plants his left foot
The lefthanded center fielder
for FOFC appears set
Gunner is hitting .275 against righties
Williams gets the sign, it's one he likes
With a 1-2 count
Williams kicks and fires
Big bender, low and inside...
Swung on...
Line single to Suttles in right...
Picking it up in a hurry is Suttles...
Gunner takes a wide turn...
But stays at first base
as the throw comes in

Gunner at first, one out
Deacon Palmer is ready at the plate
Williams is ready quickly
Now Smokey Joe delivers
Drilled deep to center field
Bell turns and runs
It's over his head
Palmer running hard out of the box
Bell has the ball
Palmer coasts into second
He's got a double
Gunner takes third

And the batter is Billy Bullock
Barrett Blade is on-deck
Stepping in and then stepping out again
Bullock looks to third for a sign
Williams shakes off two signs
Now he's ready
It's coming down the pike
Right down Broadway...
Crack!...
There she goes!
No doubt about this one
Say goodbye, Gracie!
My, oh my, Bullock got all of it!
He clears the bases of All Stars
That is number 9 for Billy in 1900
And what a homer it was

Walking up to the plate now is Blade
FOFC leading in the game
Blade is trying to get comfortable
in the box
Digging that back foot in
Williams steps on the rubber...
Looks in for the sign
The pitch is on the way
Change up...
Blade hits a fly ball to right
Suttles is under it...
He's got it
Two out, nobody on
FOFC ahead 3 to 0

All Stars' pitcher Mighty
is up next
Smokey Joe Williams is reaching
for the resin bag...
He pops it up and gives it a squeeze...

Williams is having a fine
year for Negro League I
His 7 wins is 11th in the league
Williams fires
Swing and a miss
Struck him out
Number 59 on the season for Williams
That retires the side
FOFC with a 3 run lead
It's FOFC 3
and Negro League I still looking
to score their first run

Here's the second baseman Dihigo
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Smokey Joe Williams
And then Cool Papa Bell
Martin will be facing the
left-handed Mighty
from the right side of the plate
He has a .279 average overall
But Martin murders southpaws
with a .393 average
Mighty looks down at Bullock for the sign
Now he's ready
The pitch is on the way
Swung on and a drive to left-center
Gunner is after it, but he
won't catch this one
It one hops off the fence
Gunner has a bit of trouble
That's enough for Dihigo
He's heading for third
The throw is right on line...
But Martin Dihigo slides in safely!
BOOM!
A nice start here in the top of
the 3rd for Negro League I
It's scored a triple
Number 9 on the season

So with 1 on and no outs
the Ones send their pitcher,
Smokey Joe Williams, up to face Mighty
Good-hitting Cool Papa Bell is waiting
in the on-deck circle
Mighty steps on the rubber
Here's the 0-2 offering
Change up, a beauty...
Heeee struck him out!
One down for Negro League I
Cool Papa Bell is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to the
plate for Negro League I

Negro League I coach Bill
Madlock is saying
something to the runner Dihigo at third...
Now he slaps him on the back
We're ready to go again
Cool Papa Bell steps into the batter's box
Cool Papa is hitting at .363 on the year
He has 95 hits in 262 at bats
This includes 13 doubles, 6 triples
4 home runs and 35 RBI's
Bell waits patiently
And the cripple pitch...
Fastball, in on the hands...
Bell hits it deep to left-center...
It's into the gap...
Gunner hustling after it...
That will score a run
Bell moves into second standing up
Gunner makes the play back in...
It's a double

Walking up to the plate now is Lloyd
Oscar Charleston waits on deck
Pop steps out to check for his sign
Now he steps back in
Bill Madlock relays the
sign from Dusty Baker
Lloyd singled last time up
and now is 1 for 1
All set, Lloyd is ready for the pitch
He brings it home
Swung on and missed...
Lloyd is down on strikes
One more chance for Negro
League I this inning

Charleston gets set at the plate
A base hit should score Bell
Mighty gets the sign from Bullock
He is 9th in the league in strike outs
He has 90 on the season
The lefty Mighty delivers
Fastball, belt high, away...
Charleston goes after it...
There's a fly ball to Gunner
Gunner is gliding under it...
He flags it down on the run
That retires the side
The Ones score 1 run in the inning
After 2 and a half innings,
FOFC on top 3 to 1

Nights is making his way to home plate
He's digging out his "spot"
in the batter's box
He's taking several practice swings

Bending from side to side

Finally, he's ready
Nights is batting .291 with
6 HR's this year
Gibson flashes the sign...
Williams waves it off...
Now he's happy
Williams winds and delivers
Off speed pitch on the way...
And Nights watches it go by
for the third strike
Negro League I gets the first
out of the inning

Pounding the plate with his bat
Tucker awaits the pitch
Williams is asking for a new ball...
And now gets one...
He's set now
Here's the 2 strike offering
Fly ball to right
Suttles is under it
He makes the grab
Two gone for FOFC

Pflaggstettler is up now for FOFC
We'll see how they pitch to Pflaggstettler
Pflaggstettler waits for the delivery
Williams brings it to the plate
Pflaggstettler starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Williams walks him

Jeeberoni Potpie, first baseman
for the All Stars
is up next
Pflaggstettler will be running if it's hit
Williams is rubbing the ball up
Now the umpire wants to take a look
No problems found...
Now Williams gets the sign from Gibson
Righthander Williams' delivery
WATCH OUT!
Potpie IS BEANED!
He'll go down to first
And Pflaggstettler will move to second

Stan Gunner is up next
He'll be hitting with 2 men on board
Before getting ready
Gunner checks out the defensive alignment
Williams wastes no time
He has the sign from Gibson
Checks the runners
Here's his delivery
There's a high pop up
drifting into foul ground
it may get out of play
Dihigo races over
He's over by the stands
Can he get to it???
HE'S GOT IT!!!
Nice play by Dihigo
Score It: 4
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
So After 3 innings
FOFC has 3 runs, 3 hits and no errors
While Negro League I has one
run, 4 hits and no errors
FOFC has left 2 stranded
Negro League I has failed to bring home 2

Gibson saunters to the plate
He does some stretching...
Knocks the dirt from his spikes...
Now he steps into the batter's box
Gibson is one of the most feared sluggers
Mighty adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Bullock
Mighty's 3-1 pitch...
The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Gibson held up, and draws a walk
Mighty isn't happy at all with that call

Gibson at first, nobody out
Leonard comes to the plate
Buck looks down at third base for a sign
Gibson leads from first...
Dave Parker yells some encouragement
Leonard readies himself for the pitch
Gibson takes a walking lead
Blade comes in a couple steps
Yells something to Mighty
The delivery
Good slider, inside part of the plate
Leonard gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Blade grabs it...
To second for one
Over to first...
OUT!
Smooth "DP" by FOFC
FOFC on top 3 to 1 with
two away this inning

Suttles will try his luck against Mighty
Negro League I trails by 2 runs
We're in the top of the 4th
Al looks for the sign he wants...
Shakes off the first one
But he likes the next
The pitch on the way, here it is...
Struck him out on a fastball
Suttles goes down swinging
That wraps up the inning
for Negro League I
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Caribbean slipping by NL Post WWII 3 to 1
Japanese League and AL Post
WWII are deadlocked at 2
Old Timers is on top of
Dead Ball Era 5 to 3
Left Outs besting Negro League II 7 to 2
Cochrane has hit his 4th
homerun for Left Outs
Turn of Century and NL Pre
WWII have yet to score
Late 20th is beating AL Pre WWII 4 to 0

The third baseman Palmer will
start things off for the All Stars
Palmer goes through his routine
of settling in
The bat is cocked
Here comes the cripple pitch
A slider by Williams
Palmer gets good wood on it...
Bell back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
So one up and one gone

One out, nobody on base
Billy Bullock is the batter
Bullock digs in on the right side
of the plate facing the righty Williams
Bullock awaits the delivery
Williams leans back and fires
It's a high fly into center
Bell ranges to his right
Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out
Two away now for FOFC
They're ahead by 2
The All Stars have 3 hits on the evening

Here's Barrett Blade
Barrett is hitting at .191 on the year
He has 26 hits in 136 at bats
Today, he is 0 for 1
Blade flied out his last time up
The umpire says let's go
Blade is ready
The righthander Williams' delivery
Blade hits one on the ground
to the left side
Barrett, who moves well,
is motoring to first
Lloyd wings it quickly to Leonard...
OUT by a step
That's all for the All Stars...
After 4 innings here at
FOFC Stadium in FOFC,
FOFC ahead 3 to 1

Willie Wells, batting seventh will
lead off for Negro League I
He will be followed by Martin Dihigo
and Smokey Joe Williams
Mighty has the sign from Bullock
Now the delivery, here is is...
Slider, down and away...
Wells reaches for the pitch...
It's a grounder to the third base side...
Palmer is there
IT BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD!...
Tucker is hustling after it...
Wells with the big turn...
The throw from Tucker goes into second
And Wells holds at first

Next up is Martin Dihigo, the Negro
League I second baseman
On-deck is Smokey Joe Williams...
He'll be followed by Cool Papa Bell
Mighty tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
It's a 3-2 count
Here comes the pay-off pitch...
Dihigo raps a hard grass-cutter
toward short
Nights takes two steps to his left
Scoops it up...
Over to second for one
Back to first...
Not in time!
Speed on the bases helped
Negro League I there
And there's one away

Williams squares to bunt
He bunts at it . . .
A quick glance at the lead runner...
Fielded by D.Palmer
the throw to first...
Out
Williams gets the job done.
That's the second out of the inning

Negro League I center fielder,
Cool Papa Bell, is up next
Bell is a tough man up there at the plate
He's hard to get past in the lineup
Cool Papa certainly knows
how to get on base
He'll make Mighty earn his salary
And Al studies the sign from Bullock...
Now he's got it
The southpaw Mighty's delivery
on the 0-1 pitch
There's a high pop down
the left field line
It's going to go foul
Palmer and Nights are chasing
it down the line
Nights makes the catch
over his shoulder going away
We're halfway through here at FOFC Stadium
After 4 and a half innings
FOFC leads 3 to 1
We'll be right back...

Mighty is walking to the plate
Now he steps into the batter's box
Williams steps off the mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a good squeeze...

Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
Smokey Joe rocks and fires
Mighty tries to hold up, but can't
He pops one into short right
Suttles is coming in hard...
Dihigo is racing with his
back to the infield
And neither is going to get it!
Mighty is on with the "excuse me" single!

Jeff Nights steps in
Nights looks towards the coach
Nights is waiting for the pitch
Here's the 2 strike offering
Lined hard to third
Wells snares it for the out!
He throws to Leonard
OUT!
Double Play!
Score It: 5-3

Now here's Tucker
Williams has the sign he wants
Williams will try to get
Tucker to go fishing
as the 0-2 pitch heads towards the plate
Swung on and hit sharply to second
Dihigo plays it on one bounce
Over to Leonard...
Out of there!
So that's it for FOFC
They fail to score against Williams
In the bottom of the 5th for FOFC
No runs, one hit and no errors

The Negro League I shortstop, Lloyd,
will lead off
He'll be followed by Oscar Charleston
And then Josh Gibson
Pop is 1 for 2 this summer evening
He struck out in his last plate appearance
Pop steadies his bat
Waits patiently for Mighty's pitch
Mighty brings it to the plate
Lloyd slices a grass cutter
to Palmer's left
He dives for it...
Can't get it...
Nights is over as well...
Just off his glove into left field
Lloyd sneaks one through
for a lead off single
Nights was shading Lloyd toward second

So with 1 on and no outs
Negro League I sends their left fielder,
Oscar Charleston, up to face Mighty
Hard-hitting Josh Gibson is walking
towards the on-deck circle
Charleston looks to Bill
Madlock for the sign
Charleston waits
Here's the southpaw's delivery
It's a scorching liner
to the third baseman
OUT!
Palmer didn't have to move!
Lloyd stays put
One out
Due up next is Josh Gibson

Gibson steps in
Lloyd's trying to rattle Al Mighty
by taking a big lead off first
He can drive a pitcher to drink
Gibson is 0 for 1 today
Mighty studies his sign
And here is the 1-2 delivery
Gibson drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Bill Madlock is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Lloyd scores!
Double for Gibson

Buck Leonard steps in against Mighty
Left-hander against left-hander
Leonard has hit 12 home runs this year
Bullock flashes the sign...
Mighty shakes it off, he wants another...

Now he's happy
Nights trying to slip in behind Gibson
Now he slips away
Here's the 2-0 offering
Swung on and hit right at the mound
Al Mighty up with it...
Looks Gibson back to second
Then fires it to Potpie for the out
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

NL Post WWII is edging Caribbean 5 to 4
Perez has hit his 2nd homerun
for NL Post WWII
Japanese League slipping
by AL Post WWII 4 to 2
Old Timers is edging Dead Ball Era 8 to 7
Left Outs slipping by Negro
League II 7 to 5
Turn of Century slipping
by NL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Nichols battling Rixey
Late 20th is beating AL Pre WWII 4 to 0
And in our contest FOFC on top 3 to 2

Next up for Negro League I is Suttles
The All Stars have the tying run at second
Mighty adjusts his cap...
Now he's set
The southpaw delivers the 2 strike pitch
Suttles swings and misses, strike three!
Mule chased a curve ball in the dirt
That wraps it up in the
top half of the 6th
The All Stars lead 3-2

Persimmon Pflaggstettler
leads off the inning
Pflaggstettler taps home plate
Looks into the dugout
Now he's ready
Williams steps off the rubber...
Adjusts his cap...
Now he's ready
Smokey Joe winds
Kicks... and delivers
There's a towering fly ball
hit by Pflaggstettler
Suttles sprints over, and makes the...
Whoa, he almost dropped it!
But he makes the grab
One down for FOFC
Jeeberoni Potpie is still
in the on-deck circle
and Stan Gunner is looking
for a bat in the dugout

One away, nobody on...
bottom of the 6th
The first base coach exhorting
Potpie to get on base...

One of those perennial war cries
Potpie is batting .281 with
16 round trippers in 1900
Potpie is poised and ready for the pitch
With a 2-1 count, the pitch
1 Base Error By J.Gibson
Score It: E2
Potpie to first

Stan Gunner is now up
One away, Potpie at first
Gunner is taking his practice swings
Stan is 1 for 2 this evening
He fouled out last time at bat
Smokey Joe Williams is having a good year
He is 11th in wins with 7

Now Williams is looking for a sign
Smokey Joe comes home quickly
with the 0-2 offering
Gunner drives the ball to
right for extra bases
Dick Howser plays it safe and
stops him at third...
Double for Gunner

The All Stars' third baseman is up next
FOFC has 2 on board with 1 out
Williams is on the first-base
side of the rubber...
Williams checks the runners
Here's the 1-0 offering
A wicked curve, breaking very low
Palmer golfs it to right
Suttles won't get it...
He scoops it up and fires it in
Nice piece of hitting by Deacon Palmer
A one base advancement for the runners

One away, Palmer at first, Gunner at third
Bullock is the batter
The outfield's shaded towards
left for Bullock
He's 1 for 2 today
Bullock gets ready for Williams' pitch
His bat is cocked
Gunner is yelling some encouragement
Palmer, at first, inches off the bag
Here's the righthander's delivery
Hard slider...
Bullock swings from his heels...
He connects!...
There it goes...
Charleston is up against the fence
But he has no chance for this shot
IT'S DOWNTOWN!!!
What a blast by Billy

Barrett Blade, the second baseman,
strides to the plate
The outfield shades towards left for Blade
Blade tells the umpire he's ready
Williams brings it to the plate
The pitch is just inside
and Blade holds up
Gibson points down at the
first base umpire
He gives the "safe" sign
Barrett trots down to first... ball four

Mighty fouls off the bunt attempt
The count goes to 1 and 2, we'll have
to see if they keep the bunt play on
Mighty squares to lay one down
The pitch is high and tight
Mighty somehow gets the bunt down
Wells picks it up
Fires to first in time for the out
What a bunt by Mighty!
Credit him with a sacrifice
That's the second out of the inning
While we wait for Jeff Nights
to get a new bat
Let's point out that FOFC is 5 and
5 in their last ten games

Nights is ready to face Williams
Nights is batting .289 with
6 HR's this year
The right-hander Williams is
set to deliver to Nights
Williams looks back towards second...

The pitch
Great change up...
Nights out in front...
Gets a piece of it...
It's a shallow fly towards Bell
Bell charges, dives for it...
He has it...
Fine catch by the center fielder
That retires the side...
4 runs cross the plate for FOFC
After 6 innings, FOFC on top 7 to 2

FOFC has a 7-2 lead
as we open up the top of the 7th
The Ones will try to close the gap
as their third baseman Wells leads off
Wells has hit 5 home runs this year
Mighty rubs down the ball...
Now he's asking for a new one
After he rubs this one down
He looks in for the sign
The lefthander Mighty comes home with it
Shallow fly ball
Tucker charging
HE DIVES...
HE'S GOT IT!
One up, one down

Facing Mighty now is Dihigo
Smokey Joe Williams heads
to the on deck circle
Cool Papa Bell waits in the hole
Mighty will improve his record
to 5-4 with a victory here at home
The 3-1 delivery by the lefthander
Curve, at the belt...
Dihigo times his swing...
Hammers a long fly ball...
Persimmon Pflaggstettler retreats
toward the fence
He leaps...

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

Smokey Joe Williams is being
called back to the dugout
Looks like we'll be seeing a pinch hitter
Yep, here comes Ray Dandridge
Dusty Baker will play the
percentages as he sends
the right hand hitting Dandridge
against the southpaw, Mighty
In fact, Ray is batting a splendid .319
versus lefties this season
So the decision certainly is reasonable...
We shall soon see how it works out

Slowly coming up is Dandridge
for Negro League I
He is finally in the batter's box
FOFC ahead 7 to 3
Mighty is slow to get ready

He has a 2.61 ERA this year
Now he's ready
Al rocks and fires
There's a liner over short
Solidly stroked by Dandridge...
Would you look at that!
Nights leaped two stories into the air
and robbed Dandridge of a sure base hit
Ray is disgusted...
but tips his hat to Nights just the same
That ball had base hit written all over it
Two down
Bullock asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Bullock and Mighty

Cool Papa Bell will step
in to face Mighty next
If he gets on, Pop Lloyd will follow
Time is called...
The umpire asks for some new balls
from the All Stars ballboy
He's ready
The lefty Mighty delivers
Bell hits it sharply on the ground...
into the hole at short
Nights dives for it...
He's up with it...
a strong throw to first...
GOT HIM!!!
A sparkling play by the short
stop, Jeff Nights!
That wraps up the inning
for Negro League I
So After 6 and a half innings
FOFC has 7 runs, 7 hits and no errors
While Negro League I has 3 runs,
8 hits and one error
Negro League I has left 4 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 3

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!
Rube Foster will be coming on
to pitch for Negro League I
Rube has appeared in 24 games this season
with a record of 0-1
In 42 innings, he has an 5.36 ERA
Smokey Joe Williams has finished his work
here this evening

The left fielder Tucker
will lead off for the All Stars
He'll be followed by Persimmon
Pflaggstettler
And then Jeeberoni Potpie
Tucker steps out of the batter's
box to get the sign
A. J. is 0 for 3 today
After getting set, Tucker
waits on the pitch
Foster brings it to the plate
It is a slow change...
Tucker's not at all fooled
He hits it squarely...
It's heading out to right-center
almost on a line...
Very well hit ball by A. J.
Bell 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
Tucker slides into second base
but it was not necessary
Two-bagger for the FOFC left fielder

Persimmon Pflaggstettler
is coming to the plate
Tucker is on second, nobody out
Foster asks for a new ball
Rubs it down...

Now he steps on the rubber
Here's the 1-2 offering
And Pflaggstettler will sit down...
strike three called
Foster has the first out in
the bottom of the 7th
Gibson trots out to the mound
Says a few words to Rube...
With the runner on second...
Probably making sure of the signs

At the plate now for FOFC is Potpie
Potpie can't seem to get
settled at the plate
Foster tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
The righthander Foster delivers
Pounded on the ground to third
Taken by Wells
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 5-3
Two away now for FOFC
They're ahead by 4
The All Stars have 8 hits on the evening

The All Stars' center fielder is up next
FOFC has 1 on board with 2 outs
Gazelle a righty in the batter's box
facing the righthanded Foster
Foster looks down at Gibson
for the sign...
Shakes him off once... twice
Now he has the pitch he wants
Rube looks over his shoulder at Tucker
Fakes a throw...
Now he is ready
The pitch
He lost him, ball four
Gazelle is having a great year
His OBP of .423 is among
the league's elite

Now up in the FOFC seventh
will be Dan Fouts
Fouts is at .240 on the season
He is hitting .205 against righties
Foster steps on the rubber
Foster stretches, checks his runners
The pitch...
The HIGH CHEESE.........
STRIKE THREE SWINGING!
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 45527

Here's the shortstop Lloyd
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Oscar Charleston
And then Josh Gibson
Looking to Bill Madlock for a sign
Lloyd gets set for the pitch
Here's his delivery
It's popped behind home plate
Bullock throws down his mask
He's running back
At the screen...
The wind blows it...
Right back to him
Pop Lloyd is out
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

NL Post WWII leads Caribbean 5 to 4
Japanese League leads AL Post WWII 5 to 4
Suzuki has hit his 3rd homerun
for Japanese League
Dead Ball Era with the lead
over Old Timers 11 to 8
Negro League II slipping
by Left Outs 9 to 7
Turn of Century slipping
by NL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Late 20th is giving it to
AL Pre WWII 5 to 0
McGwire has hit his 6th
homerun for Late 20th
And in our matchup FOFC on top 7 to 3

Charleston is up now for Negro League I
Charleston is batting .282
with 14 HR's this year
Al Mighty on the mound
for the All Stars...
Mighty has gone the distance so far
He's given up 8 hits and 3 runs
Now Al delivers
Grounded towards first
Potpie grabs it
IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG
OUT!
That's two away

Up now for Negro League I is Gibson
Two away, nobody on
Gibson is trying to get comfortable
in the box
Digging that back foot in
Mighty looks down at Bullock for the sign

Now he's ready...
The lefthander Mighty delivers
It hits Gibson on the elbow
Gibson throws the bat away
and sprints to first base

Buck Leonard moves in to face Mighty
1 on, 2 outs here in the top of the 8th
Gibson will be running if it's hit
Mighty has the sign from Bullock
Mighty goes into his stretch...
Looks over at Gibson
Fires to Potpie...
Gibson is back easily...

We're ready again
Now Mighty comes home
Swung on and missed...
Leonard is down on strikes
Three down for Negro League I
Now the All Stars will be coming up
for what they hope will be their
last at bat of the evening
They lead by 4, 7-3

Bullock is walking to the plate
Now he steps into the batter's box
Billy Bullock will step in to face Foster
He is 2 for 3 on the evening
with 2 home runs!
That impressive display of power has
been good for 6 RBI's
Foster looks down at Gibson
He shakes him off once...
Again...
Rube has got to be a little concerned
with Bullock up there as the
FOFC catcher has already hit
2 balls out of the park this evening
Here's the righthander's delivery
Bullock tries to hold up
Gibson points down at the
first base umpire
The ump says he went around
STRIKE THREE!
With one down

Leonard yells something out to Foster
Rube nods his head

Settling in at the plate is Blade
We'll see how they pitch to Blade
Rube Foster steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
Foster leans back and fires
Blade lifts a flyball towards
Cool Papa Bell
Bell seems to be having trouble
picking up the ball
Bell stumbles... he sticks his glove up...
He's got it!
Nice recovery by Bell
Two away

Next up is Al Mighty, the FOFC pitcher...
If he gets on, Jeff Nights would bat next
FOFC ahead 7 to 3
Foster squeezes the resin bag...
Peers in
Foster kicks and fires
Mighty swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Foster strikes out Al Mighty
1-2-3, nothing across...

Mule Suttles, Willie Wells, and
Martin Dihigo are due up
Suttles is looking for another hit
He has 1 hit so far today
He is hitting .221 on the year
Mighty way behind in the count, 3-0
Suttles stands ready...
The southpaw winds and delivers
Curve in the dirt
That's ball four
Mighty can't get the 3-0
pitch over the plate

Willie Wells, the third baseman,
strides to the plate
Willie looks down at the third base coach
Suttles takes his lead
He just got some advice from Dave Parker
Time is called...
Don't know what for...

Now we appear ready
Mighty goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Suttles
He lobs one to Potpie...
Suttles is back easily
We're ready again
Now Mighty comes home
Wells sits on the change up
He lofts a fly ball towards Tucker
Tucker gliding under it...
Appears to lose sight of it
Has it again...
And makes the catch in medium left

Dihigo coming to bat
Walking slowly from the on deck circle
Suttles on first, with one away
Dihigo is batting .285 with
5 HR's this year
Al peers in for the sign...

Shakes off the first one...
Likes the second one
Al comes home quickly with
the 0-2 offering
Fastball, a dandy...
Steee Rike THREE!
And Dihigo is punched out
That's the second out of the inning

Dusty Baker will send up a pinch
hitter for Rube Foster
Yes, Biz Mackey steps out of the dugout
He will be up there against Mighty

Moseying up now is Mackey
Mackey grips the bat handle
Mighty is one strike away
from improving his record to 5-4
He's given up 8 hits and 3 runs so far
Mighty goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Suttles
He lobs one to Potpie...
Suttles is back easily...

We're ready again
Now Mighty comes home
Fastball... just outside
And Mackey will take first on the walk
Walk number 3 issued by
Mighty this evening

Cool Papa Bell steps into the box
Bell is 1 for 4 on the day
He looks around at the FOFC infield
Potpie is kicking the dirt at first
Fouts is even with the bag at third
Blade and Nights are ready
with hands on knees
at second and short
Cool Papa is set for the pitch
Mighty checks the runners
The pitch is in for a strike
It gets away from Bullock
There go the runners
No play on either
Score it a passed ball on Bullock

Cool Papa Bell steps into the box
Bell is one of the best hitters around
The right-hander Kronside is
set to deliver to Bell
Kronside brings it home
And Bell will sit down...
strike three called
And that will do it for Negro League I
FOFC wins 7 to 3
Mighty gets credit for the win
Kronside notches the save
Williams takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Billy Bullock
He was 2 for 4 with 2 homeruns!
He also knocked in 6 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.