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GAME 41 - Wednesday, May 15th - Radio Broadcast

After using all their pitchers yesterday, the Pre-Nationals are stuck going with Rube Marquard today. Not one of their star pitchers, but we'll see how the lefty fares against the3 and 2 Mighty, who could really use some run support.


All Stars will go with

A.Tucker CF
J.Nights SS
P.Pflaggstettler RF
J.Potpie 1B
H.Hays C
D.Palmer 3B
G.Gazelle LF
B.Blade 2B
A.Mighty P


Pre Nationals

F.Frisch 3B
T.Jackson SS
R.Hornsby 2B
M.Ott RF
K.Cuyler CF
J.Medwick LF
G.Hartnett C
B.Terry 1B
R.Marquard P



Tucker takes the pitch...
That one is low for a ball... WAIT
The umpire says that one caught the knees
Tucker is out on strikes
Marquard records the first
out of the inning
Well, it's a good start for Rube
He needs one today
He told me that this year
he has had trouble
pitching well on days that they played
the National Anthem
His 6.29 ERA backs that assessment up

Sinking fastball...
Nights goes down after it...
And slaps a hard grounder
right at Jackson...
He scoops it up, over to first...
And Nights is out by a step
Two down
Rube Marquard retires
the first two batters in a row

Pflaggstettler hits a screamer
at Travis Jackson
Jackson picks it up and fires to first
The throw pulls Terry off the bag
Terry swipes with the glove

Pflaggstettler is out!
Nice play by Terry
That's three outs, side retired

Pulled on the ground, in the hole
and past Jeff Nights...
Base hit into left field!
Frankie Frisch wastes no time
getting things started in the first inning

Jackson hits a screamer at Jeff Nights
Nights picks it up and fires to second
Out there...
And the throw to first
A tailor made double play
Two gone here in the bottom of the 1st
We want to welcome the NL Pre
WWII "Sportsman Club"
to the game today
We hope you enjoy your
trip to the ballpark

Comebacker, right to Mighty
Over to Potpie for the easy out
That wraps up the inning for NL Pre WWII
By the way, NL Pre WWII is 7 and
3 in their last ten games

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Potpie gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Hornsby grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
And there's one away

Baltimore chop
Into center for a single!

Palmer swings...
Bounced to the right side of first...
It's by Terry and through...
For a single...
Ott charging fast...
Fields it smoothly...throws to third...
Cut off by Jackson...
Hays slides safely into third

Bounced towards the hole
Great pickup by Frisch
Throws to second
He's out
On to first
Double Play!
Score It: 5-4-3
That's all for the All Stars
No runs, 2 hits, no errors and
one man left on base...
We go to the bottom of the 2nd...
We're scoreless

Fly ball to right
Pflaggstettler is under it
He makes the grab
One away in the bottom of
the 2nd for NL Pre WWII

Smash to short
Jeff Nights boots the ball
He's charged with an error
That's 1 miscue for Nights

Bounced towards the hole
Nice play by Nights
Over to second for one
On to first
Double Play!
Score It: 6-4-3
That wraps up the inning for NL Pre WWII
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Negro League II is on top of
Negro League I 2 to 0
Turn of Century and AL Post
WWII are scoreless
Dead Ball Era is on top
of AL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Old Timers clipping NL Post WWII 4 to 0
Ewing has hit his 2nd homerun
for Old Timers
Caribbean and Late 20th are scoreless

A slider by Marquard
Blade gets good wood on it...
Cuyler back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
With one down, up next is Al Mighty
To be followed by A. J. Tucker

Mighty swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Marquard strikes out Al Mighty
Two down
Hartnett asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Hartnett and Marquard

Big bender, low and inside...
Swung on...
Line single to Cuyler in center...
Picking it up in a hurry is Cuyler...
Tucker takes a wide turn...
But stays at first base
as the throw comes in

Tucker edges away from first base
Tucker has been successful
in 11 of 12 attempts
so far this season
The runner can't seem to get a good lead

Breaking ball, at the belt...
Swung on and clubbed to left-center
It's into the alley...
Medwick and Cuyler after it...
Tucker will score
Cuyler has it against the fence...
Throws hard to third...
Nights slides spikes first...
The ball is there...
He's called safe, with a triple!
Jackson may have been cut...
The trainer comes out...
Looks like Jackson is OK
Tay Pemup returns to the dugout

Smashed to third
Frisch grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 5-3
After 2 and a half innings
FOFC ahead 1 to 0

Hartnett goes after Mighty's fastball...
He gets under it a little...
But it is going way back in left-center
Tucker is retreating after it quickly
He is right at the fence...
He goes up after it...
And brings it down in the webbing!
Gabby just missed a homer on that one
Only a long out for the
NL Pre WWII catcher
One out
Due up next is Bill Terry

Fastball...
Terry 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!
Two up, two down

Marquard swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Mighty strikes out Rube Marquard
That does it for NL Pre WWII
in the bottom of the 3rd

Curve in the dirt... and Potpie holds up
Looked like he went around from here
But the man in blue says no
Hartnett appeals to first
Appeal fails
Potpie will take first on the walk
That's 1 walk today for Potpie

Base hit to center for Hays
Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...
Potpie 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

Curve, up high...
Palmer rips it to left...
Marquard hung that breaking ball
However, Deacon got under it just a bit
Medwick started back on it
Now he's coming in...
He's under it and makes the easy catch
"Can of Corn"
NL Pre WWII gets the first
out of the inning

Gazelle swings from his heels
He connects!
There it goes...
Medwick is up against the wall
He jumps
Outstanding catch
That sure looked like it
was going downtown
Two down
Due up next is Barrett Blade
Let's see what happens now

Blade takes inside, for a ball...
Blade will trot down to first...
He walks to load the bases
Potpie and Hays move up
Al Mighty is up next for FOFC

Mighty lifts a routine fly to center
Cuyler drifts over and makes the catch
Al leaves the bases full
The NL Pre WWII fans breath
a sigh of relief
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 1

Swung on and hit sharply to second
Blade plays it on one hop
Over to Potpie...
Out of there!
One away here in the bottom of the 4th
FOFC on top 1 to 0
While we have time, let's
check the scoreboard

Negro League II is on top of
Negro League I 2 to 0
AL Post WWII is in front of
Turn of Century 3 to 0
Dead Ball Era slipping by
AL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Old Timers clipping NL Post WWII 4 to 0
Ewing has hit his 2nd homerun
for Old Timers
Late 20th is edging Caribbean 1 to 0
Puckett has hit his 7th
homerun for Late 20th

Mighty misses low on that one
Jackson draws the walk
Number 1 today by Mighty

Hornsby slaps a slow bouncer
in front of second
Blade races in
He reaches down
Scoops it up and fires to first
Out!
Jackson advances on the play

Base hit to right for Ott
Casey Stingle is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Jackson is out!

Another hook for strike three!
Tucker just stood there looking
One down for FOFC
Jeff Nights is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Nights tries to hold up, but can't
He pops one into short left
Medwick is coming in hard...
Jackson is racing with his
back to the infield
And neither is going to get it!
Nights is on with the "excuse me" single!

Pflaggstettler sits on the change up
He lofts a fly ball towards Cuyler
Cuyler gliding under it...
Appears to lose sight of it
Has it again...
And makes the catch in medium center
FOFC ahead 1 to 0 with
two away this inning

Nights sneaks away from the base
Marquard holds the runner

Hot shot grounded to second
Hornsby grabs it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
That ends the top of the 5th
No runs, one hit, no errors
and one man left on base
After 4 and a half innings,
FOFC leads by 1

Cuyler cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Hays
Cuyler was badly fooled by Mighty's
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
Kiki was a little overanxious
NL Pre WWII with one away
Mighty steps off the mound as
he waits for Joe Medwick to
come to the plate

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

Base hit to left for Hartnett
Casey Stingle plays it safe
and stops him at third...
Runner holds.

Bill Terry swings
It's a hot smash, left of Blade
WOWZA!...
It is stabbed by Barrett...
robbing Terry of a sure base hit
One more chance for NL
Pre WWII this inning

Grounded down the line
Palmer comes up with it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 5-3
That's all for the Pre-Nationals
No runs, 2 hits, no errors and
2 men left on base...
After five complete...
FOFC leads 1 to 0
Leo Durochure will be bringing
in a relief pitcher
Jesse Haines has been called
from the bullpen
A few warm up tosses and
we'll be set to go

Broken bat ground ball to the mound
Taken by Haines
He throws
IT GETS AWAY!
Score It: Single + E1
Hays to second

Curve, down low...
Swung on and missed
Strike three right by Palmer
Now that one had a nice wrinkle to it!
One away, two to go in the top of the 6th

Base hit to center for Gazelle
Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...
Runner holds.

Smashed to short
Jackson comes up with it
Over to second for one
Over to first
Double Play!
Score It: 6-4-3
That's all she wrote for this inning
FOFC has one run, 8 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has no runs,
4 hits and one error
FOFC has left 7 baserunners stranded today

Routine grounder to third
Palmer scoops it up
Over to first for the out
One down for NL Pre WWII
Travis Jackson is still
in the on-deck circle
and Rogers Hornsby is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Lifted in the air, back this way
The catcher, Hays, will
take it for the out
That's the second out of the inning
NL Pre WWII trails by 1
They need a win
They are 2nd in the standings
5.5 games out

Slow ground ball
Blade is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
We head to the 7th...
The score is still FOFC 1, Pre-Nationals 0

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

A. J. Tucker squares, and lays
down a beauty of a bunt
Jesse Haines picks it up,
he'll have to hurry
OUT at first
But the sacrifice works to perfection
One gone in the top of the 7th
Up next is Jeff Nights
He's having a fine year so far

Base hit to left for Nights
Dick Howser will send the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Aggressive baserunning by FOFC...
Not cut-off...
Mighty is out at home!
Trailing runner advances.

Apparently Haines has been instructed
to put Mister Persimmon
Pflaggstettler on...
He has done just that...Pflaggstettler
trots down to first

Change up...
Potpie was way out in front...
Strike Three
That retires the side...
After 6 and a half innings at Booze Field
here in NL Pre WWII,
FOFC has one run, 10 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has no runs,
4 hits and one error
FOFC has left 9 men on base
NL Pre WWII has stranded only 3

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Ott takes the pitch...
That one is low for a ball... WAIT
The umpire says that one caught the knees
Ott is out on strikes
One up, one down

Cuyler swings...
Hard groundball, left of third
It's by Palmer and skips out to Gazelle
Cuyler rounds first
The left fielder is after it.. cuts it off
and fires it in quickly to second
Cuyler returns to first
as Gerald gets a nice throw in to Blade

There's a grounder right at Jeff Nights
This should be two
The throw to second...in time
To first
Out of there, a double play!
The Pre-Nationals are gone
No runs, one hit and no errors...
We've played through seven
here at Booze Field...
The score... FOFC ahead 1 to 0

Smashed to first
Terry to Haines covering first
Score It: 3-1
With one down

Terry yells something out to Haines
Jesse nods his head

Palmer rips a hard grounder
to the left of third
And on by the diving Frisch
Palmer takes a big turn at
first...but holds up
Nice hustle by Medwick to get
that ball in quickly
(Guarding Lines Effect)

Strike three swinging
A throw down to first is not in time
Hartnett tried to catch Palmer napping
Terry not bothering to tag Palmer;
the throw was late
But Gazelle is retired on the strike out
Number 3 on the evening for Haines
That's two gone for FOFC here
in the top of the 8th
Let's take ten seconds for
station identification
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Base hit to right for Blade
Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...
Palmer will stay at second

Swung on...and it's in the
air to the right side
Backing just a bit is Ott
And he pulls it in
That's all for FOFC
After 7 and a half innings in
NL Pre WWII this evening,
FOFC ahead 1 to 0

It's bounced over Kronside's head
Blade races to his right
Nights to his left
Nights scoops it up
Throws a rainbow to Potpie
Holy Cow, he got him!
Gabby needs to skip a few meals!
That's one away

Fastball...
Swung on and missed!
Strike three and Terry is outta here
Terry has been working with Merv Shea,
the hitting instructor for NL Pre WWII
But it didn't help this at bat
He continues to struggle at the plate
He is now hitting only .213
Two down

Ground ball to short
Nights comes up with it
Over to first
He just beat it out

Time is called by NL Pre WWII
Here comes Lloyd Waner out of the dugout
He is heading toward first base
And Chuck Klein starts off the diamond
Leo Durochure wants more
speed on the bases

Waner moves away from first
Waner is off on the pitch!
Hays up quickly and throwing...
The throw is low...
I it caroms off the glove of Nights...
It's rolling into left center...
Waner on his way to third
as Gazelle throws in the ball
That will be a throwing error

Frisch laces a hit into the outfield
A. J. Tucker picks it up
He fires it to the infield
Frisch holds at first

Apparently not afraid of Kronside
Frisch stretches out to his lead
Inside slider... Jackson ducks down...
And there goes Frisch!
The throw from Hays...
The slide by Frisch...
Nights is upended...
The throw goes over them...
But Blade grabs it, backing up the play

Both Frisch and Nights arrived at the base
at the same time...
Both players are slow getting up

The trainers are out on the field
tending to them...

Now they are getting to their feet
Looking none the worse for wear...
Credit Frisch with a stolen
base on the play
The fans give them a hand
As they appreciate hard play

That one is a grass cutter towards short
Nights fronts it...
OOPS! It takes a big hop!
Jeff manages to come up with it
on the heel of his glove
Rolls the ball into his free hand
On to first
It is off target...
Potpie one hops it into his glove
Out!
Potpie can't get out of the way
and Travis runs right into him
Nice play as that ball was thrown
on the rightfield side of the bag
Lucky the collision didn't hurt anyone
That's it for NL Pre WWII
Here at Booze Field, After 8 innings,
NL Pre WWII has one run,
7 hits and one error
While FOFC has one run,
12 hits and 2 errors
NL Pre WWII has left 4 on base
FOFC has stranded 11
Dizzy Dean will be coming on
to pitch for NL Pre WWII
Dizzy has appeared in 9 games this season
He has a record of 3-0
in 18 innings
His ERA stands at 3.06

There is a shot right up the middle
Hit right on the nose by Tucker
It bounces right into the
waiting glove of Cuyler
Tucker has himself a single

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

Nights drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Dick Howser is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Tucker is out!
Double for Nights

Pflaggstettler pokes it to left
It drops in front of Medwick
FOFC goes out in front
FOFC leads 2 to 1

Potpie just gets a piece of it
He 'nubs' it to second
Hornsby races in quickly...
Barehands it...
Over to first
Just in time!
The runner moves up easily...
Two gone for FOFC

It's fouled into short right field
Ott is coming in
Terry is going back
Both are converging on the stands
Bill leans over the rail
Just beyond his reach
. . . Hays back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Ground ball to short
Jackson comes up with it
Over to Terry
Got him!
Score It: 6-3
FOFC gets 1 in the top of the 9th
One run, 3 hits, no errors
and one man left on base
After 8 and a half innings,
FOFC leads by 1

Hornsby chases the change up
Hits a slow grounder right past Knowles
Blade snares it behind the bag...
Plants...
Throws to first...
Beats him by a step for the out!
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games
These scores are final...
Negro League II nipped Negro
League I 3 to 2
AL Post WWII ripped Turn of Century 6 to 0
Dead Ball Era cuffed AL Pre WWII 5 to 2
Averill has hit his 7th homerun
for AL Pre WWII
Old Timers ripped NL Post WWII 8 to 2
Late 20th toppled Caribbean 6 to 2
And in our contest FOFC on top 2 to 1

A wave and a whiff!
Strike Three!
That's two away
Nights comes over from his shortstop
position to say a few words to Knowles
Kiki Cuyler will be next up...

Hard slider, at the knees...
Cuyler clubs a deep drive to center...
Tucker turns, and races back after it...
It goes off the wall!
Cuyler is steaming toward third
Tucker has it, throws...
Not in time...
Cuyler has his triple
Number 2 on the year for him

Youngs chases the curve...
There's a drive to right...
Pflaggstettler fields it cleanly...
He rifles one to second
Youngs turns back and settles for a single
And an RBI
Nice play by the rightfielder

Base hit to center for Hartnett
Casey Stingle puts up the stop sign...
Youngs will stay at second

Nubber to the mound
Taken by Knowles
Over to Potpie
HE BEATS THE THROW!
That's an infield hit for Terry!
Youngs takes third
Hartnett takes second

Up for the Pre-Nationals will
be Jim Bottomley...
He'll pinch hit for Dizzy Dean
Frankie Frisch is due to follow

Grounded towards the hole
Fielded nicely by Nights
THE LONG THROW . . .
HE GOT HIM!!!
Score It: 6-3
And we go to extra innings!
Burleigh Grimes will be coming
on to pitch for NL Pre WWII
Burleigh has appeared in
13 games this season
He has a record of 6-1
in 69 innings
His ERA stands at 3.39
NL Pre WWII's defensive changes are...
Lindstrom will bat 6th and play LF

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

Gazelle sends a scorcher to short
Jackson takes it on one hop
Fires to Hornsby for one
Back to Terry for the double play!
That's two away

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

Hard slider...
Bullock swings from his heels...
He connects!...
There it goes...
Cuyler is up against the fence
But he has no chance for this shot
IT'S DOWNTOWN!!!
A two run blast by Billy

Sinking fastball...
Tucker swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Jackson...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That will be it for FOFC
But they have broken the tie here
in the top of the 10th
With their 2 runs this inning,
they have a 2 run advantage
The score, 4-2, FOFC

Frisch hits a shallow fly towards
Persimmon Pflaggstettler
Pflaggstettler charges, dives...
He's got it!
Good play by Pflaggstettler
So one up and one gone

Knowles loses him
Jackson heads down to first
2 walks today for Jackson

It is a high hard one...
Hornsby goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up out of the strike zone
but Hornsby couldn't hold back
Two gone for NL Pre WWII
Time is running out for them
Especially when you see who's on the mound


Base hit to right for Ott
Jackson is being held at second
by Casey Stingle
Jackson will stay at second

Drilled on the ground to short
Nights comes up with it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 6-3
And that will do it for NL Pre WWII
FOFC wins 4 to 2
Knowles gets credit for the win
Grimes takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Jeff Nights
He was 4 for 5
And that wraps things up
So long from NL Pre WWII.