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GAME 77 - June 23 - 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
A. J. Tucker to lead it off for FOFC
The 2-2 offering...
Sinking fastball...
Tucker swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Wilson...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
One up, one down for FOFC

Jeff Nights will make his
way to home plate
He's the shortstop for FOFC
Right-hander Brewer prepares for the pitch
to the right-handed swinging Nights
The righthander Brewer delivers
Sinking fastball...
Nights swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Brown...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
Two down
Chet Brewer retires
the first two batters in order

Up now for FOFC is Pflaggstettler
Two away, nobody on
Brewer steps off the rubber...
Adjusts his cap...
Now he's ready
Chet will have to come in
with this 3-0 delivery
It's on its way...
Pflaggstettler hits a long drive
It's hooking down the left field line
If it's fair, it's out of here...
It goes FOUL!
. . . Pflaggstettler back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
The pitch is just inside and
Pflaggstettler holds up
Santop points down at the
first base umpire
He gives the "safe" sign
Persimmon trots down to first... ball four

Jeeberoni Potpie moves in to face Brewer
1 on, 2 outs here in the top of the 1st
Potpie is batting .284 with
19 HR's this year
Santop flashes the sign...
Brewer shakes it off, he wants another...

Now he's happy
Chet rocks and fires
That's ball four
Potpie will trot down to first
Pflaggstettler is now down on second

Palmer now at the plate
K. A. Ton waits on deck
Palmer swinging from the right side
facing the righty Brewer
He cocks his bat and awaits
the pay-off pitch
The runners are poised to go...
Here's the righthander's delivery
Low and inside... ball four
Palmer gets a free ticket to first
That loads them up for K. A. Ton

K. A. Ton is coming to the plate
Santop flashes the sign...
Brewer waves it off...
Now he's happy
It's coming down the pike
Liner drilled to right
Pete Hill trying to get to it
He can't catch up to it!
It's a single for Ton
Pflaggstettler scores from third!
Potpie scores from second!
Palmer takes third

Billy Bullock will get a
crack at Brewer next
Sean Treacy would be up next...
But only if Bullock can reach safely
Before getting ready
Bullock checks out the defensive alignment
The umpire says let's go
Bullock is ready
Brewer's 3-0 pitch...
That's hit down the line
IT'S WAY BACK THERE . . .
WILL IT STAY FAIR???
NO, IT'S A FOUL BALL!!!
. . . Bullock back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Fastball... just inside
That'll be ball four and a walk
That loads them up for FOFC

FOFC second baseman, Sean
Treacy, is up next
Treacy taps home plate
Looks into the dugout
Now he's ready
The bat is cocked
Brewer brings it to the plate
The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Treacy swung, that's strike three
Treacy isn't happy at all with that call
So the bases are left full of All Stars
Treacy fails to bring them home
As we go to the bottom of the inning,
FOFC leads 2 to 0

Al Mighty is walking slowly to the mound
Spotswood Poles is still taking
some practice cuts...
Mighty finishes his warm-up tosses
Bullock fires one down to Treacy
Poles steps in...
Negro League II will get their
first shot against Al
We'll see how they pitch to Poles
He's ready
Now Al delivers
Poles fights one off his fists
It's a slow roller to third
Palmer is in quickly
Nice throw to first
Spotswood beats it out
He really gets down that line!

Up next for the Twos
The center fielder, Wild Bill Wright
On-deck is Louis Santop
To be followed by Willard Brown
Wright is hitting .314 with 11 homeruns
Wild Bill also has 16 doubles
and 5 triples
And has driven in a total of 48 runs
Wright waits
Now Al delivers
Curve painting the inside corner
Swung on...
Bounced right to the mound
Fielded, the throw to 2nd...
They get the force for the out
FOFC gets the first out of the inning

Now batting will be Louis Santop
The catcher is walking to the plate
One on... one out
FOFC leads Negro League II by 2 runs
Santop has a .314 average
against lefthanders
He is .298 overall
Mighty adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Bullock
Treacy comes in a couple steps
Yells something to Mighty
The delivery
Santop hits a screamer at Deacon Palmer
Palmer picks it up and fires to second
Out there...
And the throw to first
A tailor made double play
That's it for Negro League II
in the bottom of the 1st
FOFC still leads by 2
It's FOFC with 2, Negro League II zip

Al Mighty stops at the on deck circle
Takes a couple more practice swings
Now heads for the plate
Mighty wiggles the bat above his head
Brewer gets the sign, it's one he likes
And the delivery by Brewer
Long fly to center
Wright has a long run...
He's there and hauls it in
Mighty is retired on a fairly deep fly
One down for FOFC
A. J. Tucker is still in
the on-deck circle
and Jeff Nights is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Walking up to the plate now is Tucker
Jeff Nights waits on deck
Tucker is 0 for 1 on the day
He looks around at the Negro
League II infield
O'Neil is kicking the dirt at first
Wilson is even with the bag at third
Bankhead and Brown are ready
with hands on knees
at second and short
Chet gets the sign from Santop
Now the delivery, here is is...
Tucker swings at a breaking ball...
It's going to be in there for a hit...
Wild Bill Wright is after it...
Tucker is around first and
on his way to second
The throw is going to be late
He will be in there for a stand-up double
He is 1 for 2 now and has extended
his hitting streak to 14 games

The shortstop, Jeff Nights
will be up next for FOFC
So far this season
Nights is hitting .279
when facing righthanded pitching
Chet peers in for the sign...

Shakes off the first one...
Likes the second one
Here's his delivery
Base hit to right for Nights
Dick Howser will send the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Aggressive baserunning by FOFC...
Not cut-off...
Tucker scores!
Trailing runner advances.

Making his way up is Pflaggstettler
Persimmon is hitting at .311 on the year
He has 79 hits in 254 at bats
This includes 13 doubles, 5 triples
12 home runs and 47 RBI's
Brewer looks down at Santop for the sign
Now he's ready
The righthander delivers
Pflaggstettler rips a hard drive
off a hanging curve
That will be in there for extra bases
Pflaggstettler is around first,
heading for two...
Poles is up with it and
fires it in quickly
Persimmon pulls up sharply at second...
A stand-up double for the
FOFC right fielder
Persimmon also ups his hitting
streak to 6 games!
That is Pflaggstettler's 1st hit today
Nights scores from second!

Jeeberoni Potpie will face Brewer
Righty against righty
Potpie has a .302 average against
righthanders this season
Potpie waits for the delivery
Brewer fires
A curve is wide...
But swung on and missed!
Strike three!
That is 2 on the evening for Brewer
One more chance for FOFC this inning

With two out
Batting for FOFC now is Palmer
Against righthanders
Palmer is hitting .299
Brewer tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
Here's the 0-1 offering
Stroked to third
Clean single for Palmer
FOFC adds to their lead
FOFC leads 5 to 0

Ton is ready to bat
On first is Palmer
He's not known for his speed
Palmer will be running if it's hit
Brewer studies his sign
Brewer's righthanded delivery...
Here's the change up...
Waiting on it...
Ton drives one over Wright's head...
Wright backing up quickly...
He's got his legs twisted...
But he rights himself in time
Wright recovers and makes the grab
That's all for FOFC in the top of the 2nd
They pick up 3 runs
After 1 and a half innings,
it's 5-0 FOFC

Here's the shortstop Brown
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Jud Wilson
And then Buck O'Neil
Brown is at .249 on the season
Brown waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
Mighty brings it home
A slider by Mighty
Brown gets good wood on it...
Ton back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Caribbean and Japanese
League are scoreless
Turn of Century and AL Pre
WWII are scoreless
Joss and Faber currently dueling
NL Post WWII is on top of
Dead Ball Era 2 to 0
AL Post WWII is in front
of Left Outs 3 to 0
Late 20th and NL Pre WWII are tied at 1
Mize has hit his 9th homerun
for NL Pre WWII
Negro League I and Old Timers
have yet to score

Settling in at the plate is Wilson
Wilson can't seem to get
settled at the plate
Wilson waiting on the delivery
The lefty Mighty delivers
Wilson skies one very high
The ball drifts a bit
Treacy calls for it
Puts it away!
That's the second out of the inning
While we wait for Buck O'Neil
to get a new bat
Let's point out that Negro League II
is 3 and 7 in their last ten games

O'Neil coming up for Negro League II
Nobody on, two away
O'Neil swinging from the right side
of the plate against the lefty Mighty
Buck is set for the pitch
The lefthander winds and delivers
Hard slider...
And O'Neil takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
That ends the inning
After 2 innings, FOFC leads by 5

FOFC will send Bullock,
Sean Treacy, and Al Mighty to face
Chet Brewer this inning
Billy Bullock is hitting .262 this year
against righthanded pitchers
The right-hander Brewer is set
to deliver to Bullock
He brings it home
Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as Bullock swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Santop loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Billy as he was heading for the dugout
And there's one away

And it brings up Sean Treacy
On deck is Al Mighty
A. J. Tucker in the hole
Brewer is asking for a new ball...
The ump throws him a new one...
Brewer looks in...
Now he's ready
We've got a full count...
Brewer winds and fires...
Did he hold up his swing?
YES!
It's a walk

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 around
He bunts the ball . . .
They throw trying to get
the lead runner...
Fielded by B.O'Neil
he's throwing for the lead runner...
SAFE!
Sac & Fielders Choice
Treacy takes second
Mighty to first

A. J. Tucker, the FOFC center fielder,
steps into the batter's box
FOFC ahead 5 to 0
He has a chance here to drive
home at least one
1st and 2nd, one man down
Santop flashes the sign to Brewer
Chet checks the runners...
Steps off the mound...

Again he's into the stretch...

The pitch
Grounder topped to short
Brown grabs it
Throws to second
He's out
Could be two . . .
Not in time!
Score It: 6-4
Treacy takes third
The runner on first, Mighty, is out
That's two away

So with 2 on and 2 outs
the All Stars send their shortstop,
Jeff Nights, up to face Brewer
Good-hitting Persimmon Pflaggstettler
is waiting
in the on-deck circle
Nights has hit 7 home runs this year
Brewer looks down at Santop for the sign

Now he's ready...
Chet is obviously concerned
Into the stretch...
He looks over at Treacy, now at Tucker

Now the pitch
He is way out in front
STRIKE THREE swinging
Brewer had him fishing
as he pulled the string on that pitch
That's the third out of the inning
FOFC continues to leave runners aboard
They have stranded 6 so far today
But, they still lead by 5

Bankhead is walking to the plate
Now he steps into the batter's box
Watching Mighty, Bankhead wiggles the bat
He's ready for the pitch
Mighty steps on the rubber...
Looks in for the sign
The pitch to Bankhead...
A sharp breaking curve...
Bankhead was waiting for it
He hits it squarely... and well
Pflaggstettler turns to chase it down...
This one is going, going...
GONE!
Sam Bankhead can touch them all

Pete Hill steps in against Mighty
Left-hander against left-hander
Against lefthanders
Hill is hitting .309 this season
Waiting for the pitch is Hill
The southpaw delivers
Grounder topped to the mound
Mighty comes up with it
Over to first
NOT IN TIME!
That's an infield hit for Hill!

The announcer introduces Dick Lundy
He'll pinch hit for Chet Brewer
Benton Breeze trots out to talk to Mighty
Righties hit Al at a .231 clip
On the other hand...
Lundy has a .200 average
against left handers

Lundy steps in
Hill's trying to rattle Al Mighty
by taking a big lead off first
He can drive a pitcher to drink
Lundy has a .200 average against lefties
Lundy awaits the delivery
The stretch... the 3-1 delivery
Lundy raps a hard grass-cutter
toward third
Palmer 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 II there
One away in the bottom of the
3rd for Negro League II

The left fielder, Spotswood
Poles, is up next
Poles is one of the best hitters around
Mighty likes the sign
Mighty goes into his stretch...
Looks over at Lundy
Fires to Potpie...
Lundy is back easily...

We're ready again
Now Mighty comes home
Base hit to left for Poles
Willie Randolph puts up the stop sign...
Lundy will stay at second

Mighty looks down at Wright as he steps in
Wild Bill is ready to go
Wright is batting .313 with
11 homers this year
Wright is waiting
His bat is wiggling slightly
Here's the 3-1 pitch
Base hit to left for Wright
Willie Randolph is windmilling
the runner home...
The throw is cut off...
And that allows the run to score

Louis Santop makes his way to home plate
Santop gets set
He's 0 for 1 so far
Left-hander Al Mighty prepares
for the pitch
to the left-handed swinging Santop
Mighty stretches, checks his runners
The pitch...
There's the heater...
Strike three swinging!
Santop will take his seat

While Jud Wilson heads for
the on deck circle
Willard Brown makes his way to the plate
Two men on, two men out
Mighty is on the third-base
side of the rubber...
Mighty checks the runners
Hot shot grounded to second
Taken by Treacy
Over to second for the force
Score It: 4-6
The runner on first, Wright, is out
That wraps up the inning
for Negro League II
So After 3 innings
FOFC has 5 runs, 5 hits and no errors
While Negro League II has 2 runs,
5 hits and no errors
Negro League II has left 2 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 6
Max Manning will be coming on to
pitch for Negro League II
Max has appeared in 39 games this season
He has a record of 8-6
in 81 innings
His ERA stands at 5.58

The FOFC right fielder, Pflaggstettler,
will lead off
He'll be followed by Jeeberoni Potpie
And then Deacon Palmer
Max looks for the sign he wants...
Shakes off the first one
But he likes the next
The pitch is on the way
Base hit to right for Pflaggstettler
Pete Hill is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a double!
No... he decides to hold up

Slowly coming up is Potpie for FOFC
He is finally in the batter's box
FOFC leads 5 to 2
Manning adjusts his belt...
Looks in for the sign from Santop
The stretch... the delivery
Base hit to left for Potpie
Pflaggstettler is being held
at second by Dick Howser
Pflaggstettler will stay at second

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

So with 2 on and no outs
FOFC sends their third baseman,
Deacon Palmer, up to face Manning
Hard-hitting K. A. Ton is walking
towards the on-deck circle
Palmer steps out of the batter's
box to get the sign
Deacon is 1 for 1 today
Time is called...
Don't know what for...

Now we appear ready
The pitch is on the way
STRIKE THREE!
He swung on a ball that was in the dirt
Palmer was overanxious up there
That was almost a wild pitch
One down for FOFC
K. A. Ton is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

The left fielder, K. A. Ton
is up for the All Stars
We are in the top of the 4th
With 2 RBI's in the game
Ton has 16 on the season
Ton awaits the pitch
Max checks the runners
Steps off the mound
Again he's into the stretch
The pitch
Ton swings
It's way back there . . .
Going . . .going
K. A. got robbed!
Beautiful catch by Poles
K. A. just missed by inches
That hurts
One more chance for FOFC this inning

Bullock is up now for FOFC
Manning rubs down the ball...
Now he's asking for a new one
After he rubs this one down
He looks in for the sign
Pflaggstettler on second, Potpie on first
They're dancing off the bags
Here's the 2 strike offering
Bullock swings awkwardly... strike three
Manning took something off
of that breaking ball
He had Bullock way out in front
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Caribbean leads Japanese League 1 to 0
Tiant Sr. battling Bessho
Turn of Century and AL Pre
WWII are scoreless
Joss and Faber currently dueling
NL Post WWII slipping by
Dead Ball Era 2 to 0
Aaron has hit his 19th homerun
for NL Post WWII
AL Post WWII is destroying
Left Outs 11 to 0
Late 20th and NL Pre WWII
are deadlocked at 1
Negro League I is edging Old Timers 1 to 0

Leading off for the Twos
is the third baseman Wilson
He'll be followed by Buck O'Neil
And then Sam Bankhead
Wilson is 0 for 1 today
Jud popped out last time up
Mighty is rubbing the ball up
Now the umpire wants to take a look
No problems found...
Now Mighty gets the sign from Bullock
Mighty rocks and fires
Jud Wilson offers at the curveball,
but checks his swing
Oh, Wilson couldn't get the
bat out of the way
It's a soft line drive to Deacon
Palmer for the out
Wilson never even left the batter's box
With one down, up next is Buck O'Neil
To be followed by Sam Bankhead

O'Neil moseys up to the plate
Sam Bankhead is heading for
the on-deck circle
FOFC leads 5 to 2
Mighty is ready quickly
The lefthander delivers
O'Neil lifts a flyball towards K. A. Ton
Ton seems to be having trouble
picking up the ball
Ton stumbles... he sticks his glove up...
He's got it!
Nice recovery by Ton
Two down
Mighty retires the first two
Negro League II batters

Up next for the Twos
Sam Bankhead, the second baseman...
If he gets on, Pete Hill would bat next
Bankhead grips the bat handle
Sam steadies his bat
And waits patiently for Mighty's pitch
Mighty will try to get Bankhead
to go fishing
as the 0-2 pitch heads towards the plate
Bankhead hits a screamer at Deacon Palmer
Palmer picks it up and fires to first
The throw pulls Potpie off the bag
Potpie swipes with the glove

Bankhead is out!
Nice play by Potpie
The Twos go down in order...
After 4 full innings,
it's 5-2 All Stars

Here's Sean Treacy leading off
Al Mighty is on deck
And A. J. Tucker is in the hole
Treacy is at .270 on the season
He is hitting .294 against righties
Manning looks down at Santop for the sign
Shakes him off once... twice...

Now he has the pitch he wants
Now to the belt, here it is...
Treacy taps one on the ground
Willard Brown charges in
He boots it!
He can't make the throw
It'll be an error on Brown
Negro League II has committed
1 error this evening

Mighty squares to bunt
He bunts it . . .
It's popped up...
Caught by J.Wilson
He throws trying to double
off the runner...
DOUBLE PLAY!
And there's two away

So that brings up the top of the order
A. J. Tucker will step in
Max Manning is having a good year
He is 11th in wins with 8

Now Manning is looking for a sign
The pay-off pitch...
High hard fastball, swung on...
It's a grounder hammered at second...
Bankhead is there...
IT'S INTO RIGHT!!...
It took a HIGH hop right over him!
That's a single for Tucker

Tucker moves away from first base...
He has 14 stolen bases on the season
Manning looks Tucker back
He is unable to get his normal lead

Two outs, with a man at first
Nights is the next batter
Nights is 1 for 3 today
For the season, Jeff has 7 homers
21 doubles, and 1 triple
He has scored 43 runs
while driving in 36
Jeff seems to be relaxed and
ready for the pitch
He steadies his bat now
The pitch on the way, here it is...
Bouncer in the hole
Past Sam Bankhead into right field
An opposite field hit!
Tucker is rounding second...
Third base coach Dick Howser
has him hold up

Two on, two outs...
Pflaggstettler steps to the plate
Pflaggstettler has 14 doubles this year
Manning asks for a new ball...
Gives it a good rubbing down...

Now he steps on the rubber
Here's the 2 strike offering
A drive to center
Wright doesn't have to move
He makes the catch
Score It: 8
That does it for FOFC in the 5th
They leave 2 on base
10 stranded so far today

Hill will come up to lead off
the bottom of the 5th
Pete takes a couple of practice cuts
Mighty looks down at Bullock
for the sign...
Shakes him off once... twice
Now he has the pitch he wants
Here's the 2 strike pitch
Struck him out on a fastball
Hill goes down swinging
One away...
Potpie is coming over to the mound...
He wants to chat with the pitcher...
Here comes Palmer also...
Now they return to their positions

Now batting will be Max Manning
The pitcher is walking to the plate
Bases empty... one out
FOFC leads Negro League II by 3 runs
Al Mighty steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
The southpaw Mighty's delivery
on the 2-2 pitch
Swing and a miss
Struck him out
Number 100 on the season for Mighty
Two away

Making his way up is Poles
He looks to third first
Now he steps in
The corners are playing in
Poles is batting .309 with
6 round trippers in 1900
Poles awaits the delivery
Al is ready to zip it homeward
Here it comes
Checked swing
Slow bouncer toward short
Nights scrambles in
Picks it up
Flicks it quickly to Potpie
SAFE!
Who shot Spotswood out of a cannon?!

Wild Bill Wright, the center fielder,
strides to the plate
FOFC leads 5 to 2
Mighty has the sign from Bullock
Mighty goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Poles
He lobs one to Potpie...
Poles is back easily...

We're ready again
Now Mighty comes home
Base hit to left for Wright
Poles is being held at second
by Willie Randolph
Poles will stay at second

Here's Louis Santop
Santop is trying to get comfortable
in the box
Digging that back foot in
Santop is waiting on the pitch
The 3-1 delivery by the lefthander
Base hit to right for Santop
Willie Randolph will send
the runner home...
The throw is cut off...
And that allows the run to score

Willard Brown is up next
He'll be hitting with 2 men on board
The outfield shades towards left for Brown
Willard steadies his bat
Waits patiently for Mighty's pitch
Here's the southpaw's delivery
He rips a grounder to the mound
Taken by Mighty
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 1-3
That's it for Negro League II
FOFC has 5 runs, 9 hits and no errors
While Negro League II has 3 runs,
8 hits and one error
Negro League II has now left
4 runners stranded

Potpie is walking to the plate
Some in the crowd are razzing him
He gives them a quick glance... Not smart!
That has only encouraged
them to get louder
He should just let his bat answer back
Potpie is hitting .305 against righties
He's waiting on the pitch
Still waiting...

Now he steps out of the box...
We have a game of cat and mouse going on
OK, now we're ready to go
as Potpie steps back in
Righthander Manning's delivery
Manning misses low on that one
Potpie draws the walk
Number 1 today by Manning

Palmer digs in at the plate
Ready now for Manning to come set
Palmer is batting .316 with
4 HR's this year
Max is ready
Manning rocks and fires
Palmer raps a hard grass
cutter toward short
Brown takes two steps to his left
Scoops it up
Over to second for one
Back to first for the deuce!
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Caribbean is in front of
Japanese League 3 to 0
Tiant Sr. comfortably ahead for Caribbean
Turn of Century and AL Pre
WWII are scoreless
Joss battling Faber
NL Post WWII and Dead Ball
Era are deadlocked at 2
Aaron has hit his 19th homerun
for NL Post WWII
AL Post WWII jumping all
over Left Outs 14 to 0
Newhouser and AL Post WWII
are on cruise control
Late 20th is edging NL Pre WWII 5 to 4
Smoltz battling Rixey
Negro League I is edging Old Timers 1 to 0
And in our contest FOFC on top 5 to 3

K. A. Ton, the left fielder,
strides to the plate
K. A. is 1 for 3 this summer evening
He flied out in his last plate appearance
After getting set, Ton waits on the pitch
Max rocks and fires
Fastball, over the plate...
Ton turned that one around in a BIG WAY...
Forget it, that one is long gone...
HOME RUN!!!
That gives Ton 7 this year
And 17 RBI's

Facing Manning now is Bullock
Barrett Blade heads to the on deck circle
Al Mighty waits in the hole
Santop flashes the sign to Manning
Now ready, here it is...
Ground ball to third
Wilson comes up with it
Over to first
He just beat it out

That brings up Barrett Blade,
the second baseman
Blade is at .240 on the season
He is hitting .229 against righties
Manning tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
He's into the stretch
Looks over at first
Quick throw!...
Bullock dives back in!...
SAFE!
O'Neil tosses it back to Manning
Now here's the pitch
Long fly ball to center field
Wright is under it
He's got it
NO - HE DROPPED IT!
Score It: E8
Bullock takes third
Blade to second

And now here's Al Mighty
A. J. Tucker on deck...
Two outs here in the top of the 6th
Mighty is trying to get comfortable
in the box
Digging that back foot in
He's ready for the delivery
Runners on second and third
Manning takes the full windup
The arm comes around...
And the 2-2 pitch
Mighty swings and lifts one toward right
Hill drifts over slowly...
He is under it now...
And makes the easy catch...
That's the third out of the inning
FOFC continues to leave runners aboard
They have stranded 12 so far today
But, they still lead by 3

Wilson 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
Wilson is at .274 on the season
Wilson awaits the pitch
Here's the 1-0 offering
Wilson hits a screamer at Barrett Blade
Blade takes it with the backhand...
The throw is short...
Potpie scoops it on one hop

Wilson is out!
Nice play by Potpie
Negro League II with one away
Mighty steps off the mound as
he waits for Buck O'Neil to
come to the plate

O'Neil pounds the plate
Now he stares out at Mighty
O'Neil is 0 for 2 today
Mighty steps on the rubber
The pitch to O'Neil...
O'Neil starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Mighty walks him

Bankhead gets set at the plate
Bankhead has hit 3 home runs this year
Mighty has the sign from Bullock
The 3-1 delivery by the lefthander
Mighty's fastball is ripped toward first
Potpie can't get to it!
It is into the outfield...
O'Neil 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 Bankhead
and a nice piece of baserunning as well
So there are runners on the
corners for Pete Hill

Hill finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
Pete is batting .287 with 6
home runs on the season
He is 1 for 2 today
Hill is set for the pitch
Mighty brings it to the plate
Strike three swinging!
And a quick peg to first by Bullock
Bankhead dives back in...
SAFE!
The first base ump says
Bankhead made it back
That's the second out of the inning
Negro League II trails by 3
They need a win
They are 7th in the standings
20.5 games out

We are going to have a pinch hitter
Oliver Marcelle will bat for Max Manning
It will be the righthand hitting, Marcelle
against the lefty Mighty
Marcelle is hitting southpaws
for a .286 average

Oliver Marcelle will get
a crack at Mighty next
Spotswood Poles would be up next...
But only if Marcelle can reach safely
Marcelle digs in from the right side
of the plate against the southpaw Mighty
Marcelle in the hole, 0-2
He brings it home
Base hit to left for Marcelle
O'Neil scores
Third base coach Willie Randolph is
motioning Bankhead to third...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Marcelle at first

The left fielder, Poles, is ready to bat
FOFC ahead 6 to 4 in the bottom of the 6th
Poles, a switch-hitter, facing
the left-handed Mighty
Poles waits for the delivery
The southpaw Mighty's delivery
He rips a grounder to short
Taken by Nights
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 6-3
That's all for the Twos in the 6th inning
They get 1 run across
We've played through six...
The score, 6-4 All Stars
Double-Duty Radcliffe will be coming
on to pitch for Negro League II
Double-Duty has appeared in
38 games this season
He has a record of 3-3
in 59 innings
His ERA stands at 5.16

A. J. Tucker, Jeff Nights, and
Persimmon Pflaggstettler are due up
Radcliffe looks down at
Santop for the sign

Now he's ready...
With a 0-1 count, the pitch
Tucker goes after the change up...
Swung on and slammed to right-center...
Wright is going back, back...
He hauls it in... nice catch
One down for FOFC
Jeff Nights is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Walking up to the plate now is Nights
FOFC leading in the game
Nights is 2 for 4 on the day
He looks around at the Negro
League II infield
O'Neil is kicking the dirt at first
Wilson is even with the bag at third
Bankhead and Brown are ready
with hands on knees
at second and short
Nights is waiting on the pitch
Here's the righthander's
windup and delivery
Swung on and hit sharply to short
Brown plays it on one bounce
Over to O'Neil...
Out of there!
That's the second out of the inning

Next up for FOFC is Persimmon
Pflaggstettler
Radcliffe likes the sign
Here's the windup... and the pitch
There's a fly ball to Pete Hill
Hill circles under it...
He makes the play
That's it for FOFC
Here at Shadowball Stadium, After
6 and a half innings,
FOFC has 6 runs, 11 hits and no errors
While Negro League II has 4 runs,
10 hits and 2 errors
FOFC has left 12 on base
Negro League II has stranded 6

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

The center fielder Wright
will lead off for the Twos
He'll be followed by Louis Santop
And then Willard Brown
Mighty wastes no time
He has the sign from Bullock
The southpaw delivers
Over the outside corner
Wright hits the curve right to second...
Blade takes it on the second hop
Fires to 1st...
Wright is out by a couple of steps
One out
Louis Santop is due up next

Negro League II sends the catcher,
Louis Santop, up to the plate
And Al studies the sign from Bullock...
Now he's got it
Here's the southpaw's delivery
Fastball...
Santop jumps all over it...
It's juiced to deep left
There goes Tucker after it
Racing hard...
He dives...
And he's got it!!!
Beautiful play by A. J. Tucker!
That's two away
Nights comes over from his shortstop
position to say a few words to Mighty
Willard Brown will be next up...

Brown saunters to the plate
FOFC leads by 2
We're in the bottom of the 7th
Mighty asks for a new ball
Rubs it down...

Now he steps on the rubber
The southpaw's 3-0 delivery
Brown raps a hard shot...
CAUGHT!
That ball was lined right at first
Potpie just got his glove up in time
Great reflexes
1-2-3, nothing across...

Here's the first baseman Potpie
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Deacon Palmer
And then Gerald Gazelle
Potpie is one of the most feared sluggers
Radcliffe is happy with the sign
Radcliffe brings it to the plate
Swung on and hit on the nose to center
Wright picks it up on one bounce
Flips it to second...
Potpie is on with a sharply hit single
He hit a curve ball...
and he was just waiting on it

Palmer heads to the plate for FOFC
The infield is at regular depth
Deacon comes to the plate batting .314
with 4 home runs

He is 1 for 3 so far today
Palmer is set
Radcliffe goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Potpie
He lobs one to O'Neil...
Potpie is back easily...

We're ready again
Now Radcliffe comes home
Fastball... down and away...
NO! It's called a strike
And Palmer is outta there
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Caribbean is giving it to
Japanese League 5 to 0
Turn of Century and AL Pre
WWII are deadlocked at 2
Joss battling Hoyt
NL Post WWII and Dead Ball
Era are tied at 2
Aaron has hit his 19th homerun
for NL Post WWII
AL Post WWII is running roughshod
over Left Outs 14 to 3
Newhouser and AL Post WWII
are on cruise control
Late 20th slipping by NL Pre WWII 6 to 4
Molitor has hit his 2nd
homerun for Late 20th
Negro League I and Old
Timers are tied at 1
Ewing has hit his 4th homerun
for Old Timers
And right here in Negro League
II FOFC ahead 6 to 4

Gerald Gazelle steps into the box
Radcliffe steps on the rubber...
Looks in for the sign
Here's the righthander's delivery
The pitch gets away from Radcliffe
Santop can't handle it
Charge a wild pitch to Radcliffe

Gerald Gazelle steps into the box
Gazelle has hit 10 home runs this year
Radcliffe gets set...
His foot meets the pitching slab
He's got his sign
Now Double-Duty delivers
It's a fly ball to center
Wright is on his horse
Running with the crack of the bat
And he tracks it down nicely!
Potpie holds second
Two gone for FOFC

Bullock departs the on-deck circle
He makes his way slowly to the plate
He's not known for his speed anyway!
Bullock is taking his practice swings
Billy is 1 for 3 this evening
Bullock, batting righthanded
is in his crouch
Ready to face the righthanded Radcliffe
Radcliffe's 2-0 pitch...
Base hit to left for Bullock
Dick Howser is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Potpie scores!

Here's Barrett Blade
Against righthanders
Blade is hitting .227
Blade waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
He's into the stretch
Takes a look over to first
Quick throw!
Bullock dives back in!...

SAFE!
O'Neil tosses it back to Radcliffe
Now here's the pitch
A slider by Radcliffe
Blade gets good wood on it...
Wright back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
So After 7 and a half innings
FOFC has 7 runs, 13 hits and no errors
While Negro League II has 4 runs,
10 hits and 2 errors
FOFC has left 13 stranded
Negro League II has failed to bring home 6

Wilson will come up to lead off the bottom
of the 8th for Negro League II
Time is called...
Wilson has asked the ump
to clean the plate
We'll be ready in a second...
OK, now we are ready again
Kronside looks down at Hays for the sign
Now he's ready
The righthander Kronside's delivery
Another hook for strike three!
Wilson just stood there looking
And there's one away

Walking up to the plate now is O'Neil
Sam Bankhead waits on deck
Right-hander Kronside eyes
the righty O'Neil
Here's the 2-2 offering
Curve ball...
O'Neil swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
Two down

Sam Bankhead will face Kronside
Righty against righty
Bankhead grips the bat handle
Bankhead is set in the batter's box
He's staring intently out at Kronside
He's waiting for the pitch
Kronside brings it to the plate
Ripped to third, but right
at Palmer...easy out
That's all for the Twos
After 8 innings in Negro League
II this evening,
FOFC leads 7 to 4

Hays saunters to the plate...
He stretches out a little
Then kicks the dirt from his spikes...

Now he steps into the batter's box
Hays scuffs up the lines around the box
Double-Duty gets the sign from Santop
Here's his delivery
Sinking fastball...
Hays swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Brown...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That's one away

A. J. Tucker plants his left foot
The lefthanded left fielder
for FOFC appears set
Tucker wiggles the bat above his head
The right-hander Radcliffe is
set to deliver to Tucker
Radcliffe brings it to the plate
Ground ball to the left side...
And it scoots on through...
Wilson did not get much of
a jump on that ball

Nights, FOFC's shortstop,
is coming to the plate
He is finished with his pre-bat warmup
Persimmon Pflaggstettler waits on deck
Before getting ready
Nights checks out the defensive alignment
Radcliffe wastes no time
He has the sign from Santop
Now Double-Duty delivers
Base hit to right for Nights
Dick Howser is waving Tucker to third...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Nights at first

Pflaggstettler saunters to the plate...
He stretches out a little...
Taps the dirt from his spikes...
Now he steps into the batter's box
Radcliffe squeezes the resin bag...
Peers in
The righthander Radcliffe delivers
Fastball... just inside
That'll be ball four and a walk
That loads them up for FOFC

There'll be a pitching change
Double-Duty Radcliffe is walking slowly
to the dugout
Bill Holland will come on here
in the top of the 9th
Holland has pitched 52 innings in 14 games
He has a 1-2 record
to go along with a 4.67 ERA

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

The infield shifts slightly to the left
for the right hand hitting Potpie
Potpie adjusts his glove...
Steps into the box...
Jeeberoni is 2 for 3 this evening
Potpie waiting on the delivery
A check on the runners... the pitch
Potpie takes a vicious cut
Pops it up...
Santop is gliding toward the dugout
Watch out! He fell into the dugout!
The umpire is right there
No catch!
Santop signals that he's OK
. . . Potpie back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
STEEE... RIKE THREE!
Holland catches him looking
Potpie doesn't get it done
Holland needs one more out
to get the Twos out of this jam

Now here's Palmer
Palmer is taking his practice swings
Deacon is 1 for 4 this evening
He struck out last time at bat
Deacon is ready for the delivery
Holland looks at all the runners
A 3-2 count
Here's the pitch
Grounded towards the hole
Smooth pickup by Wilson
THE LONG THROW . . .
HE GOT HIM!!!
Score It: 5-3
That retires the side
FOFC fails to score with the bases loaded

The Negro League II crowd
has been pretty quiet
Here is Hill to lead off
He certainly will try to liven things up!

If he can get on
Kronside is on the first-base
side of the rubber...
The pitch is on the way
Good slider, inside part of the plate
Hill gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Blade grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
One gone for Negro League II

Now batting for the Twos...
Piper Davis...
He'll pinch hit for Bill Holland
Spotswood Poles is on-deck

Davis is up now for Negro League II
The outfield shades towards left for Davis
Waiting for the pitch is Davis
Here's the 1-0 pitch
Davis pounds a grounder toward
Nights at short
Jeff moves in front of it...
Whoops... a bad bounce
But Nights stayed with it
Over to first and Davis is retired
Nice play by the FOFC short stop
Two down, last of the 9th...
The Twos are down to their final out

Next up for the Twos is Spotswood Poles
Kronside ready quickly,
looks in for the sign
The pitch is on the way
He rips a grounder to second
Taken by Blade
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
And that will do it for Negro League II
FOFC wins 7 to 4
Mighty gets credit for the win
Kronside notches the save
Brewer takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was K. A. Ton
He was 2 for 4 with a homerun
He also knocked in 3 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from Negro League II.