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GAME 39 - Sunday, May 13th - Radio Broadcast

Well the FOFCers have finally taken to the road again. This time against the tough Pre-Nationals. On the mound tonight for the All-Stars is Babson with a 5 adn 2 record and his opponent is Burleigh Grimes who is 6 and 0 with an ERA in the low 3s.

The lineup will go like this:

The FOFCers will start with

A.Tucker in CF - the guy is playing to good to take him out for any period of time.
K.Terp at SS gets the start tonight, trying to keep Terp focused on the season.
P.Pflaggstettler RF - continues to swing a hot bat
J.Potpie 1B - finally got that 12th homerun. Let's see if he can go on another run.
D.Fouts 3B - gets another start - Benton is trying to get that bat going.
H.Hays C - this guy has been unbelievable. He'd be playing everyday, but Bullock has been tough too.
K.Ton LF - another bat that Breeze wants to see heat up.
S.Treacy 2B - still can't find a second baseman to take charge - so Treacy gets another shot.
B.Babson P - as good as anybody on the mound.


The Pre-Nationals counter with:

F.Frisch SS - solid leadoff man.
P.Waner CF - seeing more time due to outstanding production recently
R.Hornsby 2B - as good a RH batter as the any in the league.
M.Ott RF - dangerous lefty
G.Hartnett C - nice power and defense
J.Mize 1B - playing well so far this season. Probably should play more.
K.Cuyler LF - dependable player in all phases of the game
P.Traynor 3B - good at handeling the bat, but better start hitting more or Ott may start playing this spot soon.
B.Grimes P - who appears to be ready....

Tuckers steps in and we are underway...


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

Terp hits a three hopper
towards Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby scoops it and fires
it to second...
Out
The throw to first...
Out at first, it's a double play
That's the second out of the inning

Low fastball...
Pflaggstettler swings...
Hits it into the hole between 1st and 2nd
Mize snags it moving to his right
Leads Grimes perfectly
racing to the bag...
And he easily beats Pflaggstettler
for the out
That's three outs here in
the top of the first
At the end of one half inning, for FOFC
No runs, one hit and no errors
NL Pre WWII is coming to bat

Frisch hits it sharply on the ground...
into the hole at short
Terp dives for it...
He's up with it...
a strong throw to first...
GOT HIM!!!
A sparkling play by the short
stop, Kris Terp!
And there's one away

Lined hard to second
Treacy grabs it for the out
Score It: 4
That's the second out of the inning
While we wait for Rogers Hornsby
to get a new bat
Let's point out that NL Pre WWII is
8 and 2 in their last ten games

Sinking fastball...
Hornsby swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Fouts...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That's it in the bottom of
the 1st for NL Pre WWII
Three up, three down

Swung on and hit sharply to third
Traynor plays it on one hop
Over to Mize...
Out of there!
So one up and one gone

Sinker, at the knees...
Swung on...
Fouts hits it into the hole
on the right side
Hornsby ranging to his left...
Scoops it up...
Throws on the run...
And Fouts is out by a step at first
Two down

Hays hits it sharply on the ground...
into the hole at short
Frisch dives...
It's through for a base hit!
He almost got his glove on it...
Hays reaches on a sizzling single to left
A nice try by the short
stop, Frankie Frisch

Grounded to short
Frisch comes up with it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 6-3
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Negro League II is edging
Negro League I 1 to 0
Turn of Century leads AL Post WWII 1 to 0
Young battling Ryan
AL Pre WWII leads Dead Ball Era 2 to 1
Left Outs leads Japanese League 1 to 0
NL Post WWII is edging Old Timers 3 to 2
Late 20th slipping by Caribbean 2 to 0
And in our contest Scoreless game

Grounded towards the bag
Babson takes the flip from Potpie
Score It: 3-1
One gone for NL Pre WWII

Hartnett is gone on strikes
Left with the bat still in
the cocked position
Two gone here in the bottom of the 2nd
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WWII "Sportsman Club"
to the game today
We hope you enjoy your
trip to the ballpark

Johnny Mize offers at the curveball,
but checks his swing
Oh, Mize couldn't get the
bat out of the way
It's a soft line drive to
Sean Treacy for the out
Mize never even left the batter's box
1-2-3, nothing across...

Grounded towards first
Mize grabs it
IT'S A RACE TO THE BAG
SAFE!

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

Base hit to center for Tucker
Third base coach Dick Howser
doesn't want to gamble
Nothing ventured, nothing gained...
Treacy will stay at second

It's fouled off very high
Just to the right of third base
Hartnett circles under it...
Waits...
WATCH OUT!
He caught it
But Gabby had to bend over
backwards to bring it in
Two gone for FOFC

Fastball up in the strike zone
Strike three looking!
That ball was right in Pflaggstettler's
wheelhouse
But he was obviously fooled on it
That's all for FOFC
After 2 and a half innings in
NL Pre WWII this evening,
No score

Fly ball to left
Ton is under it
He makes the grab

Traynor swings and hits a shot
to deep left-center
Tucker and Ton are converging on the ball
Looks like Tucker has the best shot at it
He dives for it...
WOW! He's got it!
Fantastic play by Tucker
Two up, two down for the Pre-Nationals
We're in the bottom of the 3rd

Hard slider, paints the inside corner
Grimes gets a piece of it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Potpie grabs it...
Races to first...
Beats Grimes for the out
And that will do it for NL Pre WWII

Potpie rips a high drive into left
Cuyler races to the wall
Reaches up
And pulls it down for the out
With one down, up next is Dan Fouts
To be followed by Harry Hays

Punched just up the first base line...
Hartnett is out quickly and
makes the play to first
Two down
Hartnett asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Hartnett and Grimes

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

Hit in the air to left
Camped under it is Cuyler
And he has it
That's three outs, side retired

It's a high fly ball into shallow center
Tucker runs in...
He calls for it...
Treacy yells "take it"
And Tucker puts it away
Frisch is retired on a lazy fly to center
That's one away

Waner hits a pop into short right field
Treacy sprints out
Pflaggstettler and Tucker sprint
towards the infield
Persimmon Pflaggstettler sticks
his glove out and
IT POPS OUT!
The official scorer rules a single

He chases the fastball...
Base Hit!...A line drive over third...
Rolling along the foul line...
Waner around second, heading for third...
Fouts throws into second...
Holding is Hornsby at first
but allowing Waner to safely reach third

There's a high pop up
drifting into foul ground
it may get out of play
Terp races over
He's over by the stands
Can he get to it???
NO, IT'S A FOUL BALL!!!
. . . Ott back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
There's a smash into the hole
Fouts dives parallel to the ground
It's picked by Fouts on the first hop
He rights himself
And fires to first
OUT by an eyelash!
Super play by Dan
Two gone here in the bottom of the 4th
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He rips a grounder to the mound
Taken by Babson
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 1-3
That's it for NL Pre WWII
Here at Booze Field, After 4 innings,
NL Pre WWII has no runs,
2 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
5 hits and no errors
NL Pre WWII has left 2 on base
FOFC has stranded 4

A hot shot on the ground to Hornsby
He's got it cleanly on one hop...
Over to first and Treacy is out
Grimes gets the first out in the inning

Babson hits a fly ball to center
Paul Waner camps under it
He's got it
Two out, nobody on
We're scoreless

Grounded towards the sack
Mize trots to the bag
Score It: 3
Three up, three down for FOFC
It's a high fly into left
Ton ranges to his right
Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out
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

There's a high pop in front of the plate
Looks like the ball is drifting foul
Fouts calls for it
and makes the play
As the ump signals a foul ball
Two down

Changeup down low...
Traynor makes contact and
hits one out to center
A. J. Tucker is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Babson
So ends the bottom of the 5th
For NL Pre WWII
No runs, no hits and no errors
After 5 innings, We're scoreless

Swung on and drilled into right
Ott going back...
The ball is over his head
And there's Terp around first base
heading for second
Ott chases down the ball, throws...
It's on the money...
The slide...
SAFE!...
Terp has himself a double
That's 4 doubles for Terp on the year
That made it 314 feet to
the right field corner
It bounced off the 10 foot high fence
just left of the foul pole

Pflaggstettler looks to lay one down
He bunts the ball . . .
A quick glance at the lead runner...
Fielded by P.Traynor
the throw to first...
Out
Pflaggstettler gets the job done.
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Negro League I is in front of
Negro League II 6 to 3
Poles has hit his 1st homerun
for Negro League II
Turn of Century and AL Post
WWII are tied at 1
Young battling Ryan
Dead Ball Era is in front
of AL Pre WWII 5 to 2
Plank comfortably ahead for Dead Ball Era
Left Outs slipping by Japanese
League 3 to 1
NL Post WWII leads Old Timers 6 to 5
Bench has hit his 3rd homerun
for NL Post WWII
Late 20th is giving it to Caribbean 5 to 0

Potpie works the walk...
Passes the baton to Dan Fouts
who will see if he can get
Terp in from third

A high fastball...
Fouts swings late...
He hits a routine pop just left of Hornsby
Rogers is under it...
And takes it in for the easy out
Fouts was looking for the breaking ball
Two gone for FOFC

Slider, hit out to short...
Frisch comes up with the grounder...
He throws a bullet to Hornsby...
OUT! at second...
And they get the easy force play on Potpie
Ending the inning
Terp is stranded at third
And that's the final out of the inning
NL Pre WWII has no runs,
2 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
6 hits and no errors
FOFC has left 6 men on base today

Grimes cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Hays
Grimes was badly fooled by Babson's
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
Burleigh was a little overanxious
So one up and one gone

Shallow fly ball
Pflaggstettler charging
HE DIVES...
HE CAN'T GET IT!
Frisch stops at first
That's a single

NL Pre WWII tries the hit and run!
Low inside fastball, at the knees...
Cut on...
Waner rips a single to right field...
Pflaggstettler takes it on one bounce...
With his afterburners on,
Frisch heads into third ahead of the throw
Great call by manager Leo Durochure!
And Waner was able to carry it out

Change up, a gem...
Heeee struck him out!
That's the second out of the inning

Grounded into the hole
WOW! Incredible play by Treacy
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 4-3
That does it in the bottom of the 6th
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Ton lifts a long fly ball...
Heading into left...
Hit pretty good, carrying very well...
Cuyler heading back...
IT'S OUTTA HERE, A HOME RUN!

Swung on and hit sharply to short
Frisch plays it on one bounce
Over to Mize...
Out of there!
One out
Due up next is Brian Babson

Slider, down and away...
Babson reaches for the pitch...
It's a grounder to the third base side...
Traynor is there
IT BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD!...
Cuyler is hustling after it...
Babson with the big turn...
The throw from Cuyler goes into second
And Babson holds at first

It is a high hard one...
Tucker goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up out of the strike zone
but Tucker couldn't hold back

Terp sits on the change up
He lofts a fly ball towards Ott
Ott gliding under it...
Appears to lose sight of it
Has it again...
And makes the catch in medium right
Three down for FOFC
Still a 1 run deficit for NL Pre WWII
Let me point out that
coming in to today's game
FOFC is 13 and 3 in one run games
NL Pre WWII has a 10 and 4 record
in these tight contests

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

What a pitch... strike three
Babson put that one on the
black, a perfect pitch
One away in the bottom of
the 7th for NL Pre WWII

It's a high fly ball into shallow right
Pflaggstettler runs in...
He calls for it...
Treacy yells "take it"
And Pflaggstettler puts it away
Mize is retired on a lazy fly to right

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Cuyler gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Treacy grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
That is the third out for NL Pre WWII here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 45389

Change up...
Fools Pflaggstettler...
He still manages to hit
a grounder to first
Mize BOOTS THE BALL!!!
Pflaggstettler is safe at
first on the error
Score It: E3
Pflaggstettler to first

Pflaggstettler moves away
from first base...
He has 4 stolen bases on the season
Pflaggstettler holding close to the bag
Grimes watching him closely

Potpie hops out of the way
Hartnett makes a great stop
Wait...
Potpie is showing off his
shoe to the umpire
Now he has been awarded first!
Must have hit his foot!

Dan Fouts swings
This one may be out of here...
Back, back, back...
GONE! A homerun into the seats in left
Fouts gets a hearty slap on the back
from bench coach Chuck Tanner
as he ducks into the All Stars' dugout

There's a long drive...
Its' way back there...
Kiki Cuyler is at the wall...
(Possible HR or Out
Fielding ability: Great,)
He's jumping for it...
He's got it!!!
What a great play by Cuyler!

Ton smashes a wicked ground
ball towards third
Traynor dives to his left...
Snares it in front of Frisch
He's up
Powerful throw to first
OUT!
Beautiful play!
That's two gone for FOFC here
in the top of the 8th
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Extra base hit to center for Treacy
Paul Waner is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a triple!
He's going to try for it!
Here's the play...
He's safe! Triple for Treacy

Grounded down to second
Hornsby picks it up on a big hop
Over to first...
Easy out
That's it for FOFC
Here at Booze Field, After
7 and a half innings,
FOFC has 4 runs, 10 hits and no errors
While NL Pre WWII has no runs,
4 hits and one error
FOFC has left 8 on base
NL Pre WWII has stranded 4

Curve ball...
Traynor swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
That's one away

We are going to have a pinch hitter
Ross Youngs will bat for Burleigh Grimes
It will be the lefthand hitting, Youngs
against the righty Babson
Youngs is hitting righties
for a .333 average

Youngs hits a fly ball to left
Gerald Gazelle camps under it
He's got it
Two away for NL Pre WWII
They trail FOFC by 4
They have only 4 outs to score 4 runs
Never a good sign when
those two numbers are equal

There's a towering fly ball hit by Frisch
Tucker sprints over, and makes the catch
That wraps up the inning for NL Pre WWII
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Negro League I with the lead over
Negro League II 6 to 3
Poles has hit his 1st homerun
for Negro League II
AL Post WWII leads Turn of Century 2 to 1
Dead Ball Era is edging AL Pre WWII 5 to 4
Plank and Gomez currently dueling
Left Outs is in front of
Japanese League 6 to 3
NL Post WWII leads Old Timers 6 to 5
Niekro and Keefe currently dueling
Late 20th is pounding Caribbean 7 to 0
Piazza has hit his 1st homerun
for Late 20th
And in our contest FOFC ahead 4 to 0
Leo Durochure relieves starter Burleigh
Grimes to start the inning
Dazzy Vance will come on
for NL Pre WWII...
Vance currently sports a 3-1 record
with a 3.32 ERA in 14 previous outings
He has pitched a total of 22 innings

Dazzy comes in there with a dipsy-do
And it freezes Tucker
He can't get the bat off his shoulder
as he watches it just catch
the outside corner...
STRIKE THREE!
With one down

Mize yells something out to Vance
Dazzy nods his head

Swung on and popped up
Frisch is waiting...
And that's an easy out
That's two away

There's a liner over short...
Solidly stroked by Pflaggstettler
No chance for either Frisch or Cuyler
That one had base hit written all over it

The Whiff!
Vance punches Potpie out!
That's it in the top of the 9th
After 8 and a half innings in NL Pre WWII,
FOFC leads 4 to 0

Groundball off the change-up...
Past Potpie at first...
It's rolling into the outfield grass...
Waner gets a base hit

Base hit to left for Hornsby
Waner is rounding second...
But he pulls up quickly as he sees
the sign from Casey Stingle
Waner will stay at second

Flyball to right
it's caught
Waner might have a chance to move up...
Waner will hold at second base

Dribbler to first
Potpie takes it to the bag himself
Score It: 3
Only one more chance for NL Pre WWII
FOFC leads 4 to 0

And Mize will be trotting to first
They've put him on intentionally
That sets up a force at any base
and brings up Kiki Cuyler next

Swung on
Foul tip...
Strike three as Hays holds on to it
Kiki didn't come through this time
And that will do it for NL Pre WWII
FOFC wins 4 to 0
Babson gets credit for the win
Knowles notches the save
Grimes takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Dan Fouts
He was 1 for 4 with a homerun
He also knocked in 3 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from NL Pre WWII.