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GAME 76 - JUNE 22 - RADIO BROADCAST

Welcome to Shadowball Stadium!
And in a moment we'll be ready
for the game between
Negro League II and FOFC
The ump shouts "PLAY BALL!"
We're ready to go here in Negro League II
Jeff Nights to lead it off for FOFC
The southpaw Mathis' delivery
Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as Nights swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Santop loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Jeff as he was heading for the dugout
One up, one down for FOFC

So that brings up A. J. Tucker
the FOFC left fielder
Tucker is batting .299 with
2 HR's this year
Mathis ready quickly, looks
in for the sign
Now ready, here it is...
Swung on and hit sharply to short
Brown plays it on one bounce
Over to Davis...
Out of there!
Two up, two down

The center fielder, Gerald
Gazelle, is up next
Gazelle scuffs up the lines around the box
Gazelle waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
Mathis winds and delivers
There's a liner over short...
Solidly stroked by Gazelle
No chance for either Brown or Poles
That one had base hit written all over it

A big bopper coming to the plate...
Batting clean-up, Jeeberoni Potpie
Potpie is batting .286 with
19 homers this year
The umpire says let's go
Potpie is ready
Mathis' 2 strike pitch...
Mathis' fastball is ripped toward short
Brown can't get to it!
It is into the outfield...
Gazelle was off and running
with the crack of the bat
He is on his way to third...
They'll have a chance to get him...
Here's the throw...
SAFE!
A nice shot by Potpie
and a nice piece of baserunning as well
So there are runners on the corners
for Persimmon Pflaggstettler

Now here's Pflaggstettler
Mathis gets the sign, it's one he likes
Mathis brings it to the plate
Pflaggstettler swings awkwardly...
strike three
Mathis took something off
of that breaking ball
He had Pflaggstettler way out in front
That's it for FOFC here
in the top of the 1st
They leave 2 runners stranded
Negro League II has no runs,
no hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
2 hits and no errors

FOFC has taken the field
here in the bottom of the first...
Here's the way they look, defensively
In the outfield from left to right
Tucker in left...
Gazelle in center...
And Pflaggstettler in right

The infield, third to first
Fouts will play the hot corner
Nights is at short
Over at second, Treacy
and at first base Potpie
Hunter gets the nod as starter
The backstop is Hays
Negro League II left fielder, Spotswood
Poles, will lead off
Poles is hitting .274 against righties
Poles is set in the batter's box
He's staring intently out at Hunter
He's waiting for the pitch
He brings it home
In the dirt
And Poles holds up
He draws the walk
Nice way to start out the inning

The Twos' center fielder is up next
Negro League II has 1 on
board with no outs
Poles takes his lead
Hunter adjusts his cap...
Now he's set
It's coming down the pike
Base hit to right for Wright
Third base coach Willie Randolph
thinks he can make it...
Here comes Poles...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Wright at first

Taking his lead is Wright
The runner can't seem to get a good lead

Next up is Willard Brown, the
Negro League II shortstop
On-deck is Jud Wilson...
He'll be followed by Louis Santop
Brown is one of the best hitters around
Hunter looks down at Hays for the sign...
Shakes him off once... twice
Now he has the pitch he wants
The pitch to Brown...
Brown smacks a hard shot...
CAUGHT!
That ball was lined straight to third
Fouts just got his glove up in time
It saved his skin and a run!
One down...
Jud Wilson is due up next
Let's see what happens now

Negro League II third baseman,
Jud Wilson, is up next
Wilson has 32 doubles this year
Wilson waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
Here's the righthander's delivery
Drilled on the ground to second
Treacy grabs it
Throws to second
He's out
They might turn it . . .
Double Play!
Score It: 4-6-3
Owen Hunter holds the Twos
scoreless in the first

Harry Hays stops at the on deck circle
Takes a couple more practice swings
Now heads for the plate
Mathis adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Santop
Here's the pitch
Sinker, down at the knees...
Swung on...
Hays hits a Baltimore chop...
Past the infield into left for a single!
That was a difficult ball to handle

Dan Fouts, the third baseman,
strides to the plate
Fouts is at .235 on the season
Mathis adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Santop
And the delivery by Mathis
Curveball, well throw, inside...
Dan Fouts swings...
Lofts a high fly...
Going deep...
Is there enough room for Hill?...
This one may be out of here...
There she goes!!
A two-run shot by Dan Fouts
FOFC with the tie-breaker!
That's home run number 8 for Dan Fouts
FOFC ahead 2 to 0

Settling in at the plate is Treacy
Mathis is making his 18th
start of the season
The lefty Mathis delivers
Treacy starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Mathis walks him

Hunter fouls off the bunt attempt
The count goes to 1 and 2, we'll have
to see if they keep the bunt play on
Hunter squares around
Hunter bunts it foul for
the third strike...
That's a strikeout!

Treacy at first, one away
Nights is ready for the pitch
Negro League II is set up for two
Mathis steps on the rubber...
Looks in for the sign
Here comes the cripple pitch
There's a drive to Wild Bill Wright
Wild Bill charges in
He makes the running catch
That's the second out of the inning

With a runner at first and two outs
Tucker walks to the plate
Mathis wastes no time
He has the sign from Santop
Now Verdell delivers
Dribbler in front of home
Taken by Santop
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 2-3
That ends the top of the 2nd
2 runs, 2 hits, no errors and
one man left on base
After 1 and a half innings,
FOFC leads by 2

Santop is walking to the plate
Now he steps into the batter's box
Santop steps out of the box...
Looks towards Willie Randolph for a sign
The count is full, 3-2
The payoff pitch...
Hunter kicks and fires
Right down the middle... strike three
Santop must have been looking
for something else
He just froze on that pitch
With one down, up next is Pete Hill
To be followed by Sam Bankhead

Pete Hill steps in now for the Twos
The All Stars lead in this one, 2-zip
Hunter looks down at Hays for the sign

Now he's ready...
Owen has to bear down now...
The wind-up, the 3-1 delivery...
Here's a curveball, up in the zone...
It's juiced to deep center
There goes Gazelle after it
Racing hard...
Reaching...
Can't get it...
It was just out of his reach!
He chases it to the fence
Hill around first, coasts into second
As the throw comes in late
Score that a two bagger

Twos' second baseman Bankhead
is up next
One out, man on second
Owen is ready
Way ahead in the count
Hunter turns the 0-2 pitch loose
Fastball, belt high, away...
Bankhead goes after it...
There's a fly ball to Gazelle
Gazelle is gliding under it...
He flags it down on the run
FOFC leads 2 to 0 with
two away this inning

While Verdell Mathis heads
for the on deck circle
Piper Davis makes his way to the plate
We'll see how they pitch to Davis
Hunter has the sign from Hays
Owen rocks and fires
The Whiff on the "high cheese"!
So Negro League II leaves
a runner down at second
FOFC leads by 2
We will be right back...

Gerald Gazelle up first for FOFC
He is a threat to steal if he gets on
Mathis likes the sign
The Twos' hurler winds and delivers
Fastball...
Gazelle jumps all over it...
It's juiced to deep center
There goes Wright after it
Racing hard...
He dives...
And he's got it!!!
Beautiful play by Wild Bill Wright!
With one gone
FOFC will have Jeeberoni Potpie coming up
A dangerous hitter, no doubt about it

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

The infield shifts slightly to the left
for the right hand hitting Potpie
Before getting ready
Potpie checks out the defensive alignment
Jeeberoni seems to be relaxed
and ready for the pitch
He steadies his bat now
The southpaw Mathis' delivery
on the 0-2 pitch
There's a fly ball to Pete Hill
Hill circles under it...
He makes the play
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Caribbean and Japanese League
have yet to score
AL Pre WWII is on top of
Turn of Century 2 to 0
Dead Ball Era is beating
NL Post WWII 5 to 1
McGinnity comfortably ahead
for Dead Ball Era
AL Post WWII and Left Outs
are all knotted at 2
Late 20th is on top of NL Pre WWII 5 to 3
Old Timers is edging Negro League I 2 to 1
Ewing has hit his 3rd homerun
for Old Timers

Pflaggstettler gets set at the plate
Pflaggstettler is hitting
.308 with 12 homeruns
Persimmon also has 12 doubles
and 5 triples
And has driven in a total of 47 runs
Pflaggstettler waiting on the delivery
The southpaw delivers the 3-2 pitch
Curveball...
Pflaggstettler swings at it...
Hits a high fly to deep center
Wright bolting after it...
It is carrying all the way to the fence
Wright jumps for it...
IT CAROMS OFF THE fence!!
Pflaggstettler heading for second...
Here's the strong throw
It's on the money...
Bankhead blocks it in front of him...
Pflaggstettler is safe!
That will be scored a double

Next up is Harry Hays, the FOFC catcher
Harry is 1 for 1 this summer evening
He's batting .323 on the season
Hays is set in the batter's box
He's staring intently out at Mathis
He's waiting for the pitch
The pitch is on the way
Curve in the dirt... and Hays holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the plate umpire says no
Hays will take first on the walk
Number 1 today for Hays

Fouts is up now for FOFC
Fouts' bat has been very quiet
so far this season
In 116 at bats, he is only batting .241
His OBP is also a dismal .290
Fouts waits for the pitch
After checking the runners
Here comes the pitch
A slider by Mathis
Fouts gets good wood on it...
Wright back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That's the third out of the inning
FOFC continues to leave runners aboard
They have stranded 5 so far today
But, they still lead by 2

Verdell Mathis, Spotswood Poles,
and Wild Bill Wright are
the scheduled hitters
It's the bottom of the 3rd...
All Stars lead the Twos, 2-0
Hays flashes the sign to Hunter
Now Owen delivers
Grounded towards the bag
Potpie to Hunter covering first
Score It: 3-1
One down for Negro League II
Spotswood Poles is still
in the on-deck circle
and Wild Bill Wright is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Spotswood Poles plants his left foot
The lefthanded left fielder for
Negro League II appears set
And Owen studies the sign from Hays...
Now he's got it
The righthander delivers
A sharp breaking curve...
Poles was waiting for it
He hits it squarely... and well
Gazelle turns to chase it down...
This one is going, going...
GONE!
Spotswood Poles can touch them all

Slowly coming up is Wright
for Negro League II
He is finally in the batter's box
FOFC leads 2 to 1
Wild Bill takes a couple of practice cuts
Wright waits
Hunter brings it to the plate
There's a routine pop by Wright
Treacy moves under it and makes the catch
That's two away

With two out
Batting for Negro League II now is Brown
Brown steps out of the batter's
box to get the sign
Willard is 0 for 1 today
Hunter rubs down the ball...
Now he's asking for a new one
After he rubs this one down
He looks in for the sign
Now to the belt, here it is...
Big bender...
Swung on...
Brown pops it straight up
Three players converging on it
And it will be Nights making the play
That's it for Negro League II
Here at Shadowball Stadium,
After 3 innings,
FOFC has 2 runs, 5 hits and no errors
While Negro League II has one
run, 3 hits and no errors
Negro League II has left 1 on base
FOFC has stranded 5

Treacy saunters to the plate
He does some stretching...
Knocks the dirt from his spikes...
Now he steps into the batter's box
Treacy, a switch-hitter, batting
right-handed against the
lefty Verdell Mathis
Mathis shakes off two signs
Now he's ready
Verdell is ready to zip it homeward
Here it comes
Comebacker, right to Mathis
Over to Davis for the easy out
So one up and one gone

One out, nobody on base
Owen Hunter is the batter
Hunter grips the bat handle
Hunter looks very intent...
He stares down at Mathis...
Cocks his bat
The lefthander Mathis comes home with it
STRIKE THREE, CALLED!
And there's two away

Nights coming up for FOFC
Nobody on, two away
Looking for his first hit today
Nights is 0 for 2
Nights gets set for the pitch
The southpaw delivers
It's a routine fly into center
Wright ranges over and reaches up
This should do it...
And Wright grabs it for the out
That's the third out of the inning
Three up, three down
It's 2-1, FOFC

Wilson steps up to the plate
for Negro League II
It's the bottom of the 4th here
at Shadowball Stadium
FOFC leads 2 to 1
Wilson swinging from the left side
of the plate against the righty Hunter
Hays flashes the sign...
Hunter waves it off...
Now he's happy
Now the delivery, here is is...
Swung on and popped up
Treacy is waiting...
And that's an easy out
Negro League II with one away
Hunter steps off the mound as
he waits for Louis Santop to
come to the plate

Coming up for Negro League
II is Louis Santop
Nobody on base, one out
Louis is batting .298 in
215 at bats in 1900
He will be followed by Pete Hill
Hunter wastes no time
He has the sign from Hays
Hunter brings it to the plate
A hot shot on the ground to Nights
He's got it cleanly on one hop...
Over to first and Santop is out
That's the second out of the inning
Negro League II trails by 1
They need a win
They are 7th in the standings
19.5 games out

Pete Hill will step in to face Hunter next
If he gets on, Sam Bankhead will follow
Pete is hitting at .289 on the year
He has 82 hits in 284 at bats
This includes 21 doubles, 7 triples
6 home runs and 38 RBI's
Owen gets the sign from Hays
Hunter's righthanded delivery...
Hill swings on a ball in on his fists
It results in a pop up to second
Treacy is under it...
A few steps to his right...
One hands it for the out
Hill looked bad on that pitch
We head to the 5th...
The score is still FOFC 2, Twos 1

A. J. Tucker, Gerald Gazelle, and
Jeeberoni Potpie are due up
A. J. is in the midst of a 12 game
hitting streak
It has upped his average to .297
He grounded out his last at bat
0 for 2 so far this evening
Looking to continue his streak
Verdell looks for the sign he wants...
Shakes off the first one
But he likes the next
Here is the 1-2 pitch
Sinking line drive
Caught by Willard Brown
One out
Due up next is Gerald Gazelle

Gerald Gazelle will make
his way to home plate
He's the center fielder for FOFC
Gazelle is at .275 on the season
Mathis tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
Here's the 2 strike offering
Curve in the dirt... and Gazelle holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the plate umpire says no
Santop asks the first base ump's opinion
He says Gazelle went around
Strike three, swinging
Two men gone, nobody on
FOFC leads by 1

FOFC firstsacker, Jeeberoni
Potpie will be up next
The All Stars, like all teams,
like to see a lot of offensive production
out of their firstbasemen
Certainly, Potpie has not disappointed
Mathis looks down at Santop for the sign
Shakes him off once... twice...

Now he has the pitch he wants
And the lefthander is into his windup
Here's the pitch...
It's popped behind home plate
Santop throws down his mask
He's running back
At the screen...
The wind blows it...
Right back to him
Jeeberoni Potpie is out
We head to the bottom of the 5th
here in Negro League II
Still 2-1, FOFC

Hays fires the ball down to Nights
He starts it around the infield
To Treacy, Potpie
And then to Fouts walking
it over to Hunter
Bankhead steps in to face the righthander
Here we go in the bottom of the 5th
Owen Hunter steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
Hunter rocks and fires
The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Bankhead swung, that's strike three
Bankhead isn't happy at all with that call
One away...
Potpie is coming over to the mound...
He wants to chat with the pitcher...
Here comes Fouts also...
Now they return to their positions

Nobody on base, one away
Davis steps into the batter's box
Davis is 0 for 1 today, with 1 strike outs
Hunter steps off the rubber...
Adjusts his cap...
Now he's ready
Hunter is into his windup
Here's the pitch
Extra base hit to center for Davis
Gerald Gazelle is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a triple!
No... he decides to hold up

Mathis strides to the plate
Runner at second, and one out
Hunter is happy with the sign
And the cripple pitch...
Base hit to right for Mathis
Willie Randolph is giving
the green light...
The throw is coming home...
Davis scores!

Poles coming to bat
Walking slowly from the on deck circle
Mathis on first, with one away
Poles is at .303 on the season
Hunter has the sign he wants
Righthander Hunter's delivery
Base hit to left for Poles
Third base coach Willie Randolph
thinks he can make it...
Here comes Mathis...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Poles at first

Poles takes a walking lead
Slow curve...
Hays has it...
It's a delayed steal... There he goes
Hays takes it
He double clutches...
But then fires a missile...
On the money...
Poles is out by a mile

Wild Bill Wright steps into the box
Hunter stares in
Here's the delivery
Grounded towards the sack
Potpie takes it to the bag himself
Score It: 3
And that will do it for Negro League II

Here's the right fielder Pflaggstettler
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Harry Hays
And then Dan Fouts
Pflaggstettler adjusts his glove...
Steps into the box...
Persimmon is 1 for 2 this evening
Pflaggstettler awaits the pitch
We've got a full count...
Mathis winds and fires...
Slider, down and away...
Pflaggstettler reaches for the pitch...
It's a grounder to the third base side...
Wilson is there
IT BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD!...
Poles is hustling after it...
Pflaggstettler with the big turn...
The throw from Poles goes into second
And Pflaggstettler holds at first

Harry Hays shows bunt
And lays it down right to Jud Wilson
Wilson looks at second
But passes up a sure force play
He fires to first to retire Hays
But Pflaggstettler moves up
FOFC was in luck that time...
Credit Harry Hays with a sacrifice
One gone for FOFC

Fouts heads to the plate for FOFC
The infield is at regular depth
Fouts is looking for another hit
He has 1 hit so far today
He is hitting .239 on the year
A count of two balls,
two strikes on Fouts
Mathis fires
Struck him out on a terrible pitch
That bounced in front of the plate!
and Fouts couldn't hold up his swing!
Almost broke his back trying though...
FOFC with one more chance to take the lead
One on, two out, score tied
FOFC is 8 and 2 in their last ten games

Two outs, Pflaggstettler at second
Treacy is ready
Treacy is 0 for 1 today
Mathis is slow to get ready

He has a 4.01 ERA this year
Now he's ready
The southpaw Mathis' delivery
Great change up...
Treacy out in front...
Gets a piece of it...
It's a shallow fly towards Wright
Wright charges, dives for it...
He has it...
Fine catch by the center fielder
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
So After 5 and a half innings
Negro League II has 2 runs,
6 hits and no errors
While FOFC has 2 runs,
6 hits and no errors
FOFC has left 6 stranded
Negro League II has failed to bring home 3

Willard Brown, Jud Wilson and Louis Santop
will be the first three men
to face the pitcher Owen Hunter
We are in the bottom of the 6th
Hunter looks down at Hays for the sign
Now he's ready
Hunter winds
Kicks the left leg high...
Curve ball...
Brown swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
One up, one down for Negro League II

Jud "Boojum" Wilson,
the hard nosed third baseman with extra
base power, is approaching the plate
Owen peers in for the sign...

Shakes off the first one...
Likes the second one
Owen winds... kicks... and delivers
Fastball, swung on and missed
Take a seat Mr. Wilson!
Two down
Hays asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Hays and Hunter

Next up is Louis Santop, the
Negro League II catcher...
If he gets on, Pete Hill would bat next
Santop is 0 for 2 today
Louis grounded out last time around
Santop waits for the delivery
Here's the 1-2 offering
Struck him out on a fastball
Santop goes down swinging
That wraps up the inning
for Negro League II
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Caribbean is on top of Japanese
League 2 to 0
Mendez battling Inao
Turn of Century and AL Pre WWII
are all knotted at 2
Dead Ball Era is beating
NL Post WWII 6 to 2
Speaker has hit his 11th homerun
for Dead Ball Era
AL Post WWII is beating Left Outs 6 to 2
Late 20th is in front of
NL Pre WWII 7 to 4
Old Timers is edging Negro League I 2 to 1
Ewing has hit his 3rd homerun
for Old Timers
And in our matchup We're all tied up at 2

Barrett Blade leads off for FOFC
Jeff Nights and A. J. Tucker will follow
FOFC will be looking to score
one to take the lead
We are late in the game
Blade taps home plate
Looks into the dugout
Now he's ready
Blade waits patiently
Here's the southpaw's delivery
Change-up, Blade is looking for it...
He smacks a deep fly to left-center...
Wright racing back...
At the warning track...
Waits...
Leaps...
Off the fence!
Wright chases it down
Firing a strong throw back in
They'll never get Blade
The slide...
In there!
It's a double for Barrett Blade

Nights looks to lay one down
Nights lays down a great bunt!
There is no chance to get the lead runner
Nights might beat it out...
Fielded by J.Wilson
the throw to first...
close play...
SAFE, Nights beat it out!
Blade takes third

A. J. Tucker steps in
Nights at first, Blade
at third, no one out
Tucker has hit 6 triples this year
Tucker cocks his bat
The runners stretch out to their leads
He's into the stretch
Checks Nights at first
Quick throw!
He has to dive back in!...
SAFE!... Close play
Davis tosses it back to Mathis
Now here's the pitch
Base hit to left for Tucker
Blade scores
Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...
Nights will stay at second

Gazelle fouls off the bunt attempt
The count goes to 1 and 2, we'll have
to see if they keep the bunt play on

Gazelle saunters to the plate...
He stretches out a little...
Taps the dirt from his spikes...
Now he steps into the batter's box
Gazelle gets set
He's 1 for 3 so far
Gerald stands with bat ready
Mathis checks the runners
Nubber to short
Taken by Brown
Over to second for one
They might turn it . . .
Not in time!
Score It: 6-4
Nights takes third
The runner on first, Tucker, is out
One down for FOFC...
Wilson calls time as he comes to the mound
to have a word with the pitcher

I'm sure he wants Mathis to bear down
And not worry about the runners

Now batting will be Jeeberoni Potpie
The first baseman is walking to the plate
Runners on the corners... only one out
Persimmon Pflaggstettler is heading
for the on-deck circle
FOFC up by 1
Potpie looks down toward
the third base coach
Mathis is on the third-base
side of the rubber...
The lefthander delivers
A high hopper to short
Brown boots the ball!
Score It: E6
Nights scores from third!
Gazelle takes second
Potpie to first

And the batter is Persimmon Pflaggstettler
One down here in the top of the 7th
Gazelle is down at second
Potpie is kicking the dirt up at first
He's ready to set sail
If Pflaggstettler can get a hit
FOFC leads 4 to 2
A single could score Gazelle...
FOFC has 2 runs already this inning
Mathis studies his sign
Verdell checks the runners
Here's the 1-2 offering
Nubber to third
Taken by Wilson
Throws to second
He's out
To first
Not in time!
Score It: 5-4
Gazelle takes third
The runner on first, Potpie, is out
That's out number two
Twos' pitching coach, Donnie Moore,
is out to talk with Mathis

Hays moseys up to the plate
Dan Fouts is heading for
the on-deck circle
Hays has managed a .385 average
against lefthanders this year
Hays is ready
Mathis rocks and fires
Hays swings and lifts one toward right
Hill drifts over slowly...
He is under it now...
And makes the easy catch...
That's all she wrote for this inning
FOFC has 4 runs, 9 hits and no errors
While Negro League II has 2 runs,
6 hits and one error
FOFC has left 8 baserunners stranded today

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Here's the right fielder Hill
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Sam Bankhead
And then Piper Davis
Hill has a .276 average against
righthanders this season
The umpire says let's go
Hill is ready
Here's the 3-2 pitch
Changeup down low...
Hill makes contact and hits
one out to right
Persimmon Pflaggstettler
is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Fozborg
One down for Negro League II
Sam Bankhead is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to the
plate for Negro League II

Bankhead is up now for Negro League II
Fozborg adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Hays
Here's the 3-1 offering
The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Bankhead held up, and draws a walk
Fozborg isn't happy at all with that call

Now up in the Negro League II
seventh will be Piper Davis
Piper seems to always make contact
He rarely strikes out
A good man for the hit and run
Davis waits
He's into the stretch
Takes a look over to first
Quick throw!
Bankhead dives back in!...

SAFE!
Potpie tosses it back to Fozborg
Now here's the pitch
Fastball, a dandy...
Steee Rike THREE swinging!
Piper looked like Casey on that pitch
Went for the HIGH CHEESE!
That's the second out of the inning

Up for the Twos will be Dick Lundy...
He'll pinch hit for Verdell Mathis
Spotswood Poles is due to follow

Dick Lundy steps into the box
Fozborg asks for a new ball
Rubs it down...

Now he steps on the rubber
Here's the righthander's delivery
It bounces in front of the
plate and gets by Hays
Bankhead moves up 90 feet
on the wild pitch

Dick Lundy steps into the box
Time is called...
Lundy has asked the ump to clean the plate
We'll be ready in a second...
OK, now we are ready again
Lundy is poised and ready for the pitch
Fozborg brings it to the plate
A curve is wide...
But swung on and missed!
Strike three!
That is 2 on the evening for Fozborg
That is the third out for
Negro League II here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 34646
Max Manning will be coming on to
pitch for Negro League II
Max has appeared in 38 games this season
with a record of 8-6
In 79 innings, he has an 5.61 ERA
Verdell Mathis has finished his work
here this evening

First up for FOFC in the top of the 8th
is Fouts against Manning
The FOFC third baseman will be followed
by Sirr Fozborg and Barrett Blade
FOFC ahead 4 to 2
Max Manning steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
Manning brings it to the plate
It is a slow change...
Fouts' not at all fooled
He hits it squarely...
It is heading out to right-center
almost on a line...
Very well hit ball by Dan
Wright is running after it...
He hopes to play it off the fence
Not this ball... it is...
GONE!


Fozborg finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
The right-hander Manning is
set to deliver to Fozborg
Manning is into his windup
Here's the pitch
Fozborg hits a fly ball to left
Spotswood Poles camps under it
He's got it
One down for FOFC
Barrett Blade is still in
the on-deck circle
and Jeff Nights is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Facing Manning now is Blade
Jeff Nights heads to the on deck circle
A. J. Tucker waits in the hole
Max looks for the sign he wants...
Shakes off the first one
But he likes the next
The righthander Manning's delivery
Blade hits a pop into short left field
Wilson sprints out
Poles and Wright sprint
towards the infield
Spotswood Poles sticks his glove out and
IT POPS OUT!
The official scorer rules a single

Nights steps in
Blade's trying to rattle Max Manning
by taking a big lead off first
He can drive a pitcher to drink
Jeff is hitting at .281 on the year
He has 76 hits in 270 at bats
FOFC's leadoff hitter...
Jeff has scored 42 runs on the season
Time is called...
Don't know what for...

Now we appear ready
Bankhead comes in a couple steps
Yells something to Manning
The delivery
Fastball down low...
Nights swings and hits one out to left
Spotswood Poles is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Manning
Blade trots back to first
Here's the ump coming out
To brush the plate clean
There's two away

Max Manning watches Blade
As he moves away from the bag
Inside slider... Tucker ducks down...
And there goes Blade!
Here's the peg...
Here's the catch, the tag...
SAFE, Blade slides around the tag by Brown
Give him a stolen base

A. J. Tucker steps into the box
Max gets the sign from Santop
The righthander Manning delivers
Line drive to first
CAUGHT by a diving Davis!
A cross-over step, then he lunged for it
Impressive play by the Negro
League II first baseman!
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
So After 7 and a half innings
FOFC has 5 runs, 11 hits and no errors
While Negro League II has 2 runs,
6 hits and one error
FOFC has left 9 stranded
Negro League II has failed to bring home 4

Poles 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
Spotswood is batting .306 with
6 home runs on the season
He is 2 for 2 today
Fozborg steps on the rubber
Fozborg fires
Curve ball...
Poles swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
One gone for Negro League II

Wild Bill Wright is up next
for Negro League II
One out, bottom of the 8th
FOFC on top 5 to 2
Willard Brown is on deck
Wild Bill will be facing the
right-handed Fozborg
from the left side of the plate
8 of his 11 home runs are against righties
Wright is set in the batter's box
He's staring intently out at Fozborg
He's waiting for the pitch
Sirr comes home quickly
with the 0-2 offering
Pounded on the ground to the mound
Fozborg grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 1-3
Two up, two down for Negro League II

Willard Brown, the shortstop,
strides to the plate
Brown is batting .250 with
7 round trippers in 1900
Fozborg looks down at Hays for the sign
Now he's ready
Here's the 2 strike pitch
Slow ground ball
Potpie is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
Fozborg gets rid of the Twos
quickly in the 8th...
They go 1-2-3
After 8 full innings of play,
it's 5-2 All Stars

The FOFC center fielder, Gazelle,
will lead off
He'll be followed by Jeeberoni Potpie
And then Persimmon Pflaggstettler
Gazelle is at .268 on the season
Manning squeezes the resin bag...
Peers in
Manning brings it to the plate
Knee high fastball...
Gazelle hits a deep fly...
Hill retreating to the fence...
He times his leap...
He's got it!
That's one away

Jeeberoni Potpie will be coming up
Benton Breeze loves the pop in his bat
Potpie grips the bat handle
Max is set to go... a quick
look toward Santop again
Now he steps back to get
a squeeze of the resin bag
FOFC's clean-up hitter is waiting
Manning has allowed 6 taters
to righties this year
And 5 when facing lefties
Manning winds and delivers
Potpie fights one off his fists
It's lined weakly to the left of short
Brown is over quickly
Easy out
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard
These scores are final...
Caribbean squeezed by Japanese
League 2 to 0
AL Pre WWII edged out Turn
of Century 7 to 6
Dead Ball Era gets an easy win
over NL Post WWII 8 to 2
AL Post WWII spanked Left Outs 7 to 2
Jenkins takes the loss, his
record drops to 7-4
Feller the winner, he's now 7-10
Late 20th cuffed NL Pre WWII 7 to 4
Negro League I downed Old Timers 4 to 2
Torriente has hit his 9th homerun
for Negro League I

Persimmon Pflaggstettler will
get a crack at Manning next
Harry Hays would be up next...
But only if Pflaggstettler
can reach safely
Persimmon steps out to check for his sign
Now he steps back in
Dick Howser relays the sign
from Benton Breeze
Pflaggstettler hit into a
force play last time up
and now is 2 for 4
Pflaggstettler awaits the delivery
Manning leans back and fires
It's a routine fly into center
Wright ranges over and reaches up
This should wrap-up the inning...
It's in the bank
The All Stars are gone in
the 9th... they get
No runs, no hits and no errors...
We head to the bottom of the 9th...
FOFC on top 5 to 2

Negro League II will send up Jud Wilson,
Louis Santop and Pete Hill
to face Knowles
They'll try to get something going
here in the bottom of the 9th
Wilson goes through his routine
of settling in
Hays flashes the sign...
Knowles waves it off...
Now he's happy
With a 1-1 count, the pitch
Fastball...
Wilson jumps all over it...
It's juiced to deep right
There goes Pflaggstettler after it
Racing hard...
He dives...
And he's got it!!!
Beautiful play by Persimmon
Pflaggstettler!
FOFC gets the first out of the inning

The catcher, Louis Santop
will be up next for Negro League II
Santop has 6 doubles this year
Bo is ready
The pitch is on the way
Santop swings and lines it
on the nose to right
Pflaggstettler picks it up on one bounce
Flips it in to second
Santop rounds first and holds
with a sharply hit single
He hit a curve ball
that he was just "sitting" on

Now batting will be Pete Hill
The right fielder is walking to the plate
One on... one out
FOFC leads Negro League II by 3 runs
Bo gets the sign from Hays
The southpaw's 2-0 delivery
It's a rainbow shot toward right
Pflaggstettler reaches up
Makes the catch!
Didn't have to move an inch
Two down

Sam Bankhead is up next
Negro League II's second baseman
finds 1 on with 2 outs
Sam is batting .291 with 2
home runs on the season
He is 0 for 2 today
The left-hander Knowles is now ready
Knowles checks Santop on first...
The 3-2 delivery
Back door breaking ball...
And it's in there...
Bankhead looks at strike three
And that will do it for Negro League II
FOFC wins 5 to 2
Hunter gets credit for the win
Knowles notches the save
Mathis takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Dan Fouts
He was 2 for 4 with 2 homeruns!
He also knocked in 3 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from Negro League II.