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GAME 44 - SATURDAY, MAY 18 - Radio Broadcast

Lineups for tonight...

All Stars
J.Nights SS
A.Tucker CF
P.Pflaggstettler RF
J.Potpie 1B
H.Hays C
D.Palmer 3B
G.Gazelle LF
S.Treacy 2B
R.Nielsen P

Centurions
H.Duffy CF 4 1 0 0 .261
J.Burkett RF 5 1 2 1 .341
J.Kelley LF 5 2 4 1 .368
N.Lajoie 2B 5 0 3 2 .412
H.Wagner SS 4 0 2 1 .330
J.Beckley 1B 3 0 0 0 .263
J.Collins 3B 4 0 0 0 .302
R.Bresnahan C 3 0 0 0 .295
R.Waddell P 0 0 0 0 .174


Two great lefties on the hill tonight...Nielsen and Waddell

Nights slaps a hard grounder past short
Kelley is over to pick it up
He tosses it back to second
Nights will hold with a clean single

The runner is off with the pitch
Hit and run!
Tucker just gets a piece of it
He 'drizzles' it to second
Lajoie races in quickly...
Barehands it...
Over to first
Just in time!
The runner moves up easily...
The weather doesn't look promising
We can see lightning in the distance
The sky looks very menacing to the west
We will have to be lucky
to finish here today

Grounded towards the sack
Collins grabs it
Over to Beckley
Got him!
Score It: 5-3
Two down

Great change up...
Potpie out in front...
Gets a piece of it...
It's a shallow fly towards Kelley
Kelley charges, dives for it...
He has it...
Fine catch by the left fielder
That's three outs here in
the top of the first
At the end of one half inning, for FOFC
No runs, one hit, no errors
and one man left on base
Turn of Century is coming to bat

Hot shot grounded to the mound
Fielded nicely by Nielsen
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 1-3
One up, one down

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

It's driven into the gap
Gerald Gazelle is running hard
It's out of his reach
Kelley rounds first
Gazelle has the ball
Kelley motors into second
Two-bagger!
Burkett takes third

It's popped up into foul territory
Harry Hays is under it
He makes a nice play on it
Score It: 2
Two down
Due up next is Honus Wagner
Having quite a year so far
He brings a lot of power to the Centurions

And Wagner will be trotting to first
They have walked him intentionally
Makes sense considering Wagner's numbers
He carries a .559 slugging average!

Grounded towards the hole
Fielded nicely by Treacy
Over to second for the force
Score It: 4-6
The runner on first, Wagner, is out
Rob Nielsen holds the Centurions
scoreless in the first

The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Hays swung, that's strike three
Hays isn't happy at all with that call
Turn of Century gets the first
out of the inning

Did he check his swing?
YES!
He walks

Curve, at the belt...
Gazelle times his swing...
Hammers a long fly ball...
Joe Kelley retreats toward the fence
He leaps...

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

Outside fastball... lashed at by Treacy...
Pop fly...Shallow left...
Dropping quickly...
Kelley pulls up, doesn't
want it to get by him
Base hit for Treacy...
As Kelley fields it on one bounce

Nielsen looks to lay one down
He bunts at it . . .
They throw trying to get
the lead runner...
Fielded by R.Bresnahan
he's throwing for the lead runner...
SAFE!
Sac & Fielders Choice
Treacy takes second
Nielsen to first

Flyball to center
it's caught
Treacy has a chance to move up...
Treacy is trying to advance
to third base...
Here's the play...
He's OUT!

Fastball...
Collins jumps all over it...
It's juiced to deep center
There goes Tucker after it
Racing hard...
He dives...
And he's got it!!!
Beautiful play by A. J. Tucker!
That's one away

Bresnahan rips one on the ground
It's a 'daisy cutter' to Treacy
Sean fields it cleanly
Over to first quickly...
Easy out
Two up, two down for the Centurions
We're in the bottom of the 2nd

The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Waddell held up, and draws a walk
Nielsen isn't happy at all with that call

Routine grounder to short
Taken by Nights
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 6-3
That's all for the Centurions
in the 2nd inning
No runs, no hits, no errors and
one man left on base...
We head to the 3rd...
FOFC leads 2 to 0

Base hit to center for Tucker
Hugh Duffy is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a double!
No... he decides to hold up

It's a rainbow shot toward right
Burkett reaches up
Makes the catch!
Didn't have to move an inch
One down for FOFC
Jeeberoni Potpie is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Changeup...
Ties Potpie up in knots
An awkward swinging strike three!
That's two away

Here's a curve...
Not a good one!
Hays turns on it a BIG WAY...
Forget it, that one is long
gone... a home run!
Number 3 for Harry on the year
He also has 13 RBI's now

Fastball, lined to left...
Base hit for Palmer...
Kelley over...Grabs it on the big hop...
Fires it back in...
Holding Palmer at first

Hard slider...
And Gazelle takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
That does it in the top of the 3rd
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After 2 and a half innings,
FOFC leads 4 to 0

Slow ground ball
Treacy is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
While we wait for Joe Kelley
to get a new bat
Let's check the scoreboard

Old Timers leads Japanese League 4 to 3
Negro League II leads Left Outs 2 to 1
Holland and Sutton currently dueling
AL Post WWII slipping by
AL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Brett has hit his 2nd homerun
for AL Post WWII
Negro League I and Dead Ball
Era have yet to score
Caribbean besting NL Pre WWII 5 to 0
NL Post WWII and Late 20th
have yet to score
OK, let's see if Turn of Century
can get back in this ballgame
Currently down by 4

Extra base hit to center for Kelley
A. J. Tucker is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a triple!
No... he decides to hold up

There is a shot right up the middle
Hit right on the nose by Lajoie
It bounces right into the
waiting glove of Tucker
Lajoie has himself a single
Kelley will score on the play

Wagner is gone on strikes
Left with the bat still in
the cocked position
Two down...
The Centurions are chipping
away at the FOFC lead
They've scored 1 run in the inning
FOFC on top 4 to 1

Fastball... down and away...
NO! It's called a strike
And Beckley is outta there
That wraps up the inning
for Turn of Century
So After 3 innings
FOFC has 4 runs, 6 hits and no errors
While Turn of Century has one
run, 4 hits and no errors
Turn of Century has left 4 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 3

Treacy pulls one into left field
Hooking away from Kelley
Joe is there
He's got it for the out
So one up and one gone

Nielsen swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Waddell strikes out Rob Nielsen
Two down
Rube Waddell retires
the first two batters in order

Sinking fastball...
Nights swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Wagner...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
Waddell sets the All Stars down in order

Collins hits a high pop
into short left field
Palmer and Nights sprint
towards the outfield
Here comes Gazelle
Nights puts his glove out...
Makes a super catch in front of Gazelle!!
That's the first out of the inning
Two more to go

The pitch is just inside
and Bresnahan holds up
Hays points down at the first base umpire
He gives the "safe" sign
Roger trots down to first... ball four

Waddell showing bunt...
He lays it down
Harry Hays looks at second
But goes to first...
Out... Bresnahan advances to 2nd
A sacrifice for Rube Waddell

Duffy hits a three hopper
towards Rob Nielsen
Nielsen scoops it and fires
it to first for the out
That's three outs, side retired

Waddell comes in there with a dipsy-do
And Tucker just freezes as
he watches it curve over
the outside corner...
STRIKE THREE!
5 this afternoon...
57 on the season for Rube Waddell
And there's one away

Dribbler in front of home
Taken by Bresnahan
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 2-3
Two down
Waddell gets the first two batters
here in the top of the 5th

Swung on and foul tipped
Bresnahan hangs on to it
Strike out for Waddell
Number 6 on the day
That's the third out of the inning
Three up, three down
It's 4-1, FOFC

A drive to left
Gazelle settles under it
He makes the catch
Score It: 7

Kelley lines one over short for a single
He rounds the bag hard and
starts for second
Oh, look at that throw by Gerald Gazelle
Kelley scrambles back to first and holds

Nielsen's fastball is ripped toward first
Potpie can't get to it!
It is into the outfield...
Kelley 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 Lajoie
and a nice piece of baserunning as well
So there are runners on the
corners for Honus Wagner

Base hit to left for Wagner
Kelley scores
Dode Criss is waving Lajoie to third...
The throw is going to third...
Lajoie is safe at third!
And Wagner advances to second on the throw

Beckley works the walk...
Passes the baton to Jimmy Collins
who will see if he can get
Lajoie in from third

Fastball down low...
Collins hits a grounder to short
Nights takes it on the big hop
Flips it to Treacy
Relay to first...
A lightning double play!
And that gets FOFC out of quite a jam
as Collins grounds in to an inning ending
twin-killing with the bases loaded
That's all she wrote for this inning
FOFC has 4 runs, 6 hits and no errors
While Turn of Century has 2 runs,
7 hits and no errors
Turn of Century has left 7 baserunners
stranded today

Hays hits a fly ball to center
Hugh Duffy camps under it
He's got it
FOFC with one away
Waddell steps off the mound as
he waits for Deacon Palmer to
come to the plate

It's dinked out front
Bresnahan is on it...throws to first...
Nice play
One more chance for FOFC
in the top of the 6th

Swung on...
And there's a high fly ball into right
Burkett is under it, waits...
He's got it
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
By the way, FOFC is 6 and 4
in their last ten games

He rips a grounder to the mound
Nielsen comes up with it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 1-3
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Old Timers with the lead over
Japanese League 6 to 3
Matsubara has hit his 3rd homerun
for Japanese League
Negro League II leads Left Outs 2 to 1
AL Pre WWII leads AL Post WWII 4 to 3
Gehrig has hit his 8th homerun
for AL Pre WWII
Dead Ball Era besting Negro
League I 5 to 0
Caribbean winning over NL Pre WWII 6 to 0
Late 20th leads NL Post WWII 1 to 0
And here in Turn of Century
FOFC on top 4 to 2

Hughie Jennings will be batting
for Rube Waddell
Connie Mack would like to get
the speedster on board
He wrecks havoc on opposing pitchers
with his base stealing capabilites
Hughie has stolen 7 bases in 12 attempts
His on base percentage is .443

Jennings is down
That was way inside
No call yet...
Now the umpire motions Hughie to first

A slider by Nielsen
Duffy gets good wood on it...
Tucker back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
Two gone for Turn of Century

He rips a grounder to the mound
Fielded nicely by Nielsen
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 1-3
We head to the 7th...
The score is still FOFC 4, Centurions 2
Kid Nichols will be coming on to
pitch for Turn of Century
Kid has appeared in 16 games this season
with a record of 1-1
In 29 innings, he has an 6.28 ERA
Rube Waddell has finished his work
here this afternoon

Hit right back to Nichols
On to first and Treacy is gone
One gone for FOFC

Nichols misses low on that one
Nielsen draws the walk
Number 1 today by Nichols

A low curveball to Nights
He swings a bit late
but hits it right up the middle
Nielsen is going to try for third
Duffy is over, picks it up
and fires to Collins
One bounce...
The slide by Nielsen...
SAFE!
Quick throw to second to
hold Nights at first
Now Lajoie fires it to first...
Nights just dives back safely!
(Ballpark Triple Effect)

Curve in the dirt... and Tucker holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the plate umpire says no
Bresnahan asks the third
base ump's opinion
He motions it's a walk...
Tucker will take first
Bases are tenanted

Fastball down low...
Pflaggstettler hits a grounder to short
Wagner takes it on the big hop
Flips it to Lajoie
Relay to first...
A lightning double play!
And that ends the threat by FOFC
as Pflaggstettler grounds
in to an inning ending
twin-killing with the bases loaded
And that's the final out of the inning
FOFC has 4 runs, 7 hits and no errors
While Turn of Century has 2 runs,
7 hits and no errors
FOFC has left 5 men on base today

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Curve ball...
Kelley swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
One out
Due up next is Nap Lajoie

Slider, outside...
Lajoie reaches for it...
Gets some wood on it
It's rolling towards Palmer...
He scoops it up smoothly
Firing to Potpie in one motion...
Close play...
SAFE!... by a whisker
Potpie is arguing the call
But to no avail
That's a single for Lajoie

Base hit to right for Wagner
Dode Criss is waving Lajoie to third...
The throw is going to third...
Lajoie is safe at third!
And Wagner advances to second on the throw

Groundball to back to the mound
Dode Criss puts up the stop sign...
Beckley is retired on the groundout

Topped in front of home
Hays grabs it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 2-3
Three away here in the bottom of the 7th
After 7 innings FOFC leads 4 to 2
The official attendance has
just been announced
19542 fans here at Yellowstone
Park this afternoon

Comebacker, right to Nichols
Over to Beckley for the easy out
With one down

Beckley yells something out to Nichols
Kid nods his head

Swung on and hit sharply to short
Wagner plays it on one hop
Over to Beckley...
Out of there!
Two down
Bresnahan asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Bresnahan and Nichols

Palmer swings...
He rips a ground ball towards Collins
It's by him!
It's twisting into the left field corner
Palmer rounds first...
He will return quickly to first
as Kelley gets a nice throw in to Lajoie

Swung on and missed...
Gazelle is down on strikes
That's it for FOFC
Here at Yellowstone Park, After
7 and a half innings,
FOFC has 4 runs, 8 hits and no errors
While Turn of Century has 2 runs,
9 hits and no errors
FOFC has left 6 on base
Turn of Century has stranded 11

Sinking fastball...
Bresnahan swings over the top of it...
Hammers a hard grounder right at Fouts...
He scoops it up, throws to first...
Out by a step
One away in the bottom of the
8th for Turn of Century

Line drive pulled over Potpie's
head for a base hit

The ball is low and outside
Did he go around?
The umpire says no
Ball four
For Duffy, that's 1 walk today

Stroked to first
Clean single for Burkett
Turn of Century shaves the lead by a run
FOFC on top 4 to 3

Burkett sneaks away from the base
Rodney is paying a lot of
attention to Burkett
Now he throws over...
And...
He's safe on the pickoff attempt

Base hit to right for Kelley
Duffy scores
Dode Criss is waving Burkett to third...
The throw is going to third...
Burkett is safe at third!
And Kelley advances to second on the throw

Groundball to second
Dode Criss is windmilling
the runner home...
A quick glance at the lead runner...
The play is to first...
And Lajoie is out

Change up, a beauty...
Heeee struck him out!
Turn of Century is out of here
in the bottom of the 8th
This game is coming to you from Yellowstone
Park in Turn of Century
After 8 innings
Turn of Century has 5 runs,
12 hits and no errors
While FOFC has 4 runs,
8 hits and no errors
Vic Willis will be coming on to
pitch for Turn of Century
Vic has appeared in 13 games this season
He has a record of 4-3
in 16 innings
His ERA stands at 3.94
Turn of Century is making
a defensive change
Keeler will bat 2nd and play right

Dribbler in front of home
Bresnahan grabs it
Over to Beckley
Got him!
Score It: 2-3
One up, one down for FOFC

Curveball in the dirt
Swung on and missed...Strike three
Bresnahan fumbles it,
but quickly recovers to tag Fouts
Two down, All Stars at bat
in the 9th inning...
FOFC trails the Centurions by 1
The All Stars are down to their final out
Jeff Nights is due up
Bresnahan takes a trip out to the mound
He wants to discuss something with Willis
Now Bresnahan trots back

It's a duck snort headed
towards the outfield
Collins is after it...
Running hard...
He snares it for the out
Excellent range shown on that play!
And that will do it for FOFC
Turn of Century wins 5 to 4
Nichols gets credit for the win
Willis notches the save
Rodney takes the loss
The hitting star for Turn of Century
was Joe Kelley
He was 4 for 5
And that wraps things up
So long from Turn of Century.