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GAME 5 -- Saturday, April 7th - Radio Broadcast

Note: I'm not going into the writeup to make sure it's completely clear - sorry too tired tonight.

Hamilton hits a fly ball to left
Stan Gunner camps under it
He's got it
One down for Old Timers
King Kelly is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to the
plate for Old Timers

Curveball in the dirt
Swung on and missed...Strike three
Hays fumbles it,
but quickly recovers to tag Kelly

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Thompson gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Blade grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
Three up, three down
Babson sails through the top of the 1st

Barrett Blade swings
He really stings this one
It rifles past Kelly into right...
Base hit for Blade...
Thompson is over to cut it off...
Now he tosses it in to the infield
Blade is on with a sharp single

Hit and run...
Tucker just gets a piece of it
He 'nubs' it to second
Kelly races in quickly...
Barehands it...
Over to first
Just in time!
The runner moves up easily...
With one down, up next is Jeff Nights
To be followed by Persimmon Pflaggstettler

Flyball to right
it's caught
Blade might have a chance to move up...
Thompson makes the catch...
Blade is tagging up at second...
Blade won't chance it
Smart move - Thompson has got a rifle!

Line drive to short
CAUGHT by a diving Davis!
A cross-over step, then he lunged for it
Impressive play by the Old
Timers short stop!
John Clarkson holds the All Stars
scoreless in the first

It hits Delahanty on the elbow
Delahanty throws the bat away
and sprints to first base

Belt high fastball...
Lined to right...Base hit...
Bobbled momentarily by Pflaggstettler...
allows Delahanty to race to third...

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

High heater...
Swung on...
Kelly swings under it...
Hits a pop up
Nights under it
Infield Fly rule is called
Kelly is automatically out
The ball is easily snared
The runners have to hold
One down, two to go...
Brian Babson has to bear down now

It is a high hard one...
Ewing goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up and
out of the strike zone...
Ewing couldn't hold back
Two down
Hays asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Hays and Babson

Grounded towards the middle
Fielded nicely by Blade
Over to Gonzalez
Got him!
Score It: 4-3
That retires the side
Babson escapes without any damage
Here in the top of the 2nd
Old Timers with No runs, one hit, no
errors and 3 men left on base

Long fly to center
Hamilton has a long run...
He's there and hauls it in
Fouts is retired on a fairly deep fly
One down for FOFC
David Gonzalez is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

Struck him out on a fastball
Gonzalez goes down swinging
Two down
Clarkson retires two in a row

Extra base hit to center for Hays
Billy Hamilton is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a triple!
No... he decides to hold up

Long fly ball to right field
This one is deep!
IT'S GOING, GOING,
GONE!!!
That is Stan Gunner's 2nd
home run of the year.

Curve ball...
Babson swings and misses by a mile
The bottom dropped out of that one!
A wicked pitch!
That retires the side...
2 runs cross the plate for FOFC
After 2 innings, FOFC on top 2 to 0

Shallow fly ball
Tucker charging
HE DIVES...
HE'S GOT IT!
One up, one down here in
the top of the 3rd

Routine grounder to second
Blade scoops it up
Over to first for the out
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Japanese League slipping
by AL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Kaneda and Faber currently dueling
Negro League I leads Left Outs 1 to 0
Turn of Century is on top of
Negro League II 2 to 0
Late 20th is on top of AL Post WWII 2 to 0
Caribbean and Dead Ball Era are scoreless
NL Pre WWII and NL Post WWII are scoreless
Alexander and Marichal currently dueling

Thompson cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Hays
Thompson was badly fooled by Babson's
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
Sam was a little overanxious
That ends the inning
After 2 and a half innings,
FOFC leads by 2

Sinker, down at the knees...
Swung on...
Blade hits a Baltimore chop...
Past the infield into left for a single!
That was a difficult ball to handle

It's a scorching liner to
the second baseman
OUT!
Kelly didn't have to move!
Blade stays put
And there's one away

Slider, high and tight...
Swung at...
Nights hits a ground ball into the hole
Kelly and Davis converge on it
Gloved by Davis...Fires to first...
Called safe by the ump...
Close play...
But it looked like he beat the throw!!

Pflaggstettler laces it
down into the corner
Blade rounds third
Here comes Nights
Pflaggstettler is heading for third
Under a full head of steam
Here comes the relay
Just safe under the tag!
Triple number 1 of the year for
Persimmon Pflaggstettler

Grounded down the line
Brouthers flips to Clarkson covering
Score It: 3-1
One more chance for FOFC in
the bottom of the 3rd

Gonzalez swings and lifts
one toward center
Hamilton drifts over slowly...
He is under it now...
And makes the easy catch...
That retires the side... but not before
2 runs cross the plate for FOFC
After 3 innings, FOFC leads 4 to 0

There's a ground ball into the hole
Fouts and Nights converge on it
It's fielded by Fouts who fires to first
SAFE is the call by the ump
Close play!!

Brouthers drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Charley Gould is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Delahanty scores!
Double for Brouthers

Swung on...
There's a line drive in the gap by Davis
That looks like an easy two-bagger
A. J. Tucker races to the ball...
Gloves it, plants, and fires it in
The throw is not in time
And Davis has himself a double

Kelly rips one on the ground
It's a 'daisy cutter' to Nights
Jeff fields it cleanly
Looks Davis back to second
Now fires it over to first...
Easy out
One out
Due up next is Buck Ewing

Off speed pitch on the way...
And Ewing watches it go by
for the third strike
FOFC ahead 4 to 2 with
two away this inning

Clarkson rips a line drive to left-center
Gunner is off at the crack of the bat
So too is Tucker...
It is right in between them
The ball is sinking fast...
HOLY SMOKES!!!
Both Tucker and Gunner dive!
Man-oh-man!!!
There is a collision!
Both players are sprawled
out on the ground!
Nights is out there seeing if
they are all right...
Tucker goes to one knee...
What's this???
He flipped the ball to Nights!
A. J. caught the ball!
No, the umpire says he trapped it
Davis continues around to score
Nights gets the ball back in,
but Clarkson slides safely into second
with a two-bagger

But man!! What a play
A real LALLAPALOOZA!!!
Fortunately, it looks like both Tucker
and Gunner are going to be ok
That was one impressive sight!
They sure gave it their best shot!

Popped up into shallow right
Persimmon Pflaggstettler
trying to get to it
It drops in!
It's a single for Hamilton
Clarkson takes third

Hamilton stretches his lead
Hamilton unable to take a big lead
Babson glances over his shoulder
He's keeping him close

He is way out in front
STRIKE THREE swinging
Babson had him fishing
as he pulled the string on that pitch
That's it for Old Timers
FOFC has 4 runs, 6 hits and no errors
While Old Timers has 3 runs,
6 hits and no errors
Old Timers has now left 5 runners stranded

Swung on and chopped down
the third base line
Kelly stabs at it
He's got it!
Over to first...
GOT HIM!
What a nice play by King Kelly
One away in the bottom of the 4th for FOFC

Driven down the line
IT'S WAY BACK THERE . . .
WILL IT STAY FAIR???
NO, IT'S A FOUL BALL!!!
. . . Gunner back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
HIT HIM!!
Gunner jogs down to first
Stan took one for the team to get on

Babson squares to bunt
Babson lays down a great bunt!
There is no chance to get the lead runner
Babson might beat it out...
Fielded by K.Kelly
the throw to first...
close play...
SAFE, Babson beat it out!
Gunner takes second

Blade takes inside, for a ball...
Blade will trot down to first...
He walks to load the bases
Gunner and Babson move up
A. J. Tucker is up next for FOFC

The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Tucker swung, that's strike three
Tucker isn't happy at all with that call
Two gone for FOFC

Smashed to short
Davis comes up with it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 6-3
That's all for the All Stars...
After 4 innings here at
FOFC Stadium in FOFC,
FOFC on top 4 to 3

Thompson swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Babson strikes out Sam Thompson
One away...
Gonzalez is coming over to the mound...
He wants to chat with the pitcher...
Here comes Fouts also...
Now they return to their positions

Fly ball to right
Pflaggstettler is under it
He makes the grab
One more chance for Old Timers this inning

Brouthers hits a fly ball to center
A. J. Tucker camps under it
This should wrap up the inning...
That's it
Babson makes quick work of the Ancients
in the top of the 5th
No runs, no hits and no errors
After 4 and a half innings,
it's 4-3 FOFC

Pflaggstettler pops one straight up
And it will be Davis making the play
That's one away

Fouts hits a three hopper
towards John Clarkson
Clarkson scoops it and fires
it to first for the out
Two up, two down

Big bender...
Swung on...
Gonzalez pops it straight up
Three players converging on it
And it will be Davis making the play
1-2-3, nothing across...

Pounded on the ground to first
Gonzalez to Babson covering first
Score It: 3-1
One up, one down

High and away
Ball four

Fastball, up at the letters...
Cut at...
It's a deep drive to center...
Tucker turns his back to
home, races after it
It's going to the fence!
Kelly will score on the hit
Ewing is gunning for third...
The throw...
Ewing is into third standing up
The throw is late

The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Clarkson swung, that's strike three
Clarkson isn't happy at all with that call
And there's two away

High chopper to second
Blade picks it up on the short hop
Over to first...
In time
Blade charged it nicely
and made it look easy
Score It: 4-3
That's it for Old Timers
Here at FOFC Stadium, After
5 and a half innings,
FOFC has 4 runs, 7 hits and no errors
While Old Timers has 4 runs,
7 hits and no errors
Old Timers has left 6 on base
FOFC has stranded 5

It rides in on Hays and
hits him on the hands
Hays is in a lot of pain...
We'll see if he can continue...
He heads to first

That's hit down the line
Delahanty trying to track it down
OUTSTANDING RUNNING CATCH!
Great job by Delahanty!
Score It: 7
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

AL Pre WWII slipping by Japanese
League 4 to 2
Averill has hit his 1st homerun
for AL Pre WWII
Negro League I slipping
by Left Outs 2 to 0
Paige and Wynn currently dueling
Turn of Century is edging
Negro League II 3 to 2
Late 20th is comfortably ahead
of AL Post WWII 7 to 1
Clemens enjoying the big Late 20th lead
Dead Ball Era is on top
of Caribbean 2 to 0
NL Post WWII is edging NL Pre WWII 1 to 0
Banks has hit his 3rd homerun
for NL Post WWII
And in our matchup The score is tied at 4

It is a high hard one...
Terp goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up out of the strike zone
but Terp couldn't hold back
Two down in the 6th
Time for a station break
This is the Strat-O-Matic Broadcast System
your 4 Sports Network...
OK, we're back and ready to go...

Fastball inside...
Swung on by Blade...
There's a ground ball between
first and second
Kelly gloves it going away in short right
He spins, firing to the pitcher covering

SAFE!..By a step
Kelly gave it a great effort

The slider from Clarkson
Painting the outside corner...
Ripped at by Tucker...
Lined to left...
Dropping quickly...
Falling in for the base hit...
Blade around second...
Hays is being waved around third...
The throw comes in from Delahanty...
The slide by Blade...
Safe at third

Hit towards the middle
Smooth pickup by Davis
Over to Brouthers
Got him!
Score It: 6-3
And that will do it for FOFC

Kelly sends one straight back...
It will be out of play...
Hey! That one almost hit us in the booth!
What did you say about Kelly
that got his ire, partner?
. . . Kelly back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Over the outside corner
Kelly hits the curve right to second...
Blade takes it on the second hop
Fires to 1st...
Kelly is out by a couple of steps
One down for Old Timers
Sam Thompson is still in
the on-deck circle
and Ed Delahanty is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Thompson swings, and lines
it back up the middle
It glances off Rodney's
glove and rolls away
Sam Thompson has himself an infield hit

Fastball down low...
Delahanty swings and hits one out to right
Persimmon Pflaggstettler
is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Rodney
Thompson trots back to first
That's two away

Brouthers laces a clean base
hit into the outfield
He rounds first, but will hold there
Thompson moves up 90 feet

Fastball, letterhigh...
Davis takes a solid cut at it...
Smashes one right at Pflaggstettler...
It takes a hop and goes through his legs!!
Thompson scores
Thompson already in, Brouthers
being waved home...
Davis gunning for third
Pflaggstettler runs down the ball
Here's the throw to the infield...
It's going through to Fouts...
Davis slides in under the tag
Score it a three bagger!

Swung on and missed by Kelly,
he's down on strikes
That wraps up the inning for Old Timers
So After 6 and a half innings
Old Timers has 6 runs, 10
hits and no errors
While FOFC has 5 runs,
9 hits and no errors
Old Timers has left 7 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 7

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Grounded to the right side
Brouthers comes up with it
Waves off Clarkson...
Runs to the bag
Out!
One gone for FOFC

Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as Fouts swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Ewing loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Dan as he was heading for the dugout
That's two away
Davis comes over from his shortstop
position to say a few words to Clarkson
David Gonzalez will be next up...

Gonzalez swings and smacks
a line drive into right
Thompson comes over and
plays it on one hop
A single for the FOFC first baseman
Two out base knock
It is surprising how often they
lead to trouble...
We'll see...

Grounded down the line
Brouthers trots to the bag
Score It: 3
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 45466

Ewing fights one off his fists
It's a slow roller to third
Fouts is in quickly
Nice throw to first
Buck beats it out
He really gets down that line!

Ewing takes a three step lead
Clarkson takes the low fastball
Ewing breaks for second!
Hays takes the pitch... fires...
Ewing slides...

SAFE!
Ewing slid around the tag to get in there
Credit him with a stolen base
There was nothing wrong with the throw

Grounded towards the sack
Fouts comes up with it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 5-3
FOFC gets the first out of the inning

Taking his lead is Ewing
Ewing holding close to the bag
Kronside watching him closely

And Hamilton will sit down...
strike three called
Two gone in the top of the 8th
FOFC is still in quite a jam
Clutch situation for King Kelly
He'll come up against the
righthanded Kronside

Right down the middle... strike three
Kelly must have been looking
for something else
He just froze on that pitch
That's all for Old Timers
After 7 and a half innings
in FOFC this evening,
Old Timers on top 6 to 5

Base hit to center for Gunner
Billy Hamilton 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 center
Hamilton reaches up
Makes the catch!
Didn't have to move an inch
With one down

Brouthers yells something out to Clarkson
John nods his head

Drilled deep to center field
Billy Hamilton giving chase
He can't get to it
Blade running hard out of the box
Hamilton has the ball
Blade motors into second
Two-bagger!
Gunner takes third

Stroked to first
Clean single for Tucker
FOFC will take the lead!
Blade and Gunner will score
and Gunner will stop at first
FOFC leads 7 to 6

Change up...
Nights was not fooled...
He connects!
Delahanty is off to the races...
That ball is hit hard...
Ed is at the warning track...
But that ball has the necessary distance!
Home Run for Jeff Nights!

It's a routine fly into left
Delahanty ranges over and reaches up
He grabs it for the out
Two down, now...
Dan Fouts is due up next
Big inning for FOFC...
They've put 4 runs on the board

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

Frank Selee is visiting the mound...
He decides to stick with John Clarkson
Grounded towards the bag
Brouthers trots to the bag
Score It: 3
That's all for the All Stars...
But the lead changes hands
after a big, 4-run inning
by FOFC...
4 runs, 5 hits, no errors and
one man left on base...
The All Stars now lead Old Timers by 3
After 8 innings
it's now 9-6, FOFC

A jug-handled curve
Thompson goes out and gets it
It's a liner to right
Pflaggstettler will have to hurry...
Here he comes...
No sir... he has to play
it on the short hop
Single for Sam Thompson

Base hit to left for Delahanty
Thompson is being held at
second by Charley Gould
Thompson will stay at second

Brouthers swings late...
It is heading toward the left-center gap
He got good wood on it
Delahanty is already around second...
Gunner will have to hurry
to cut this one off
He makes a stab at it...
He just does get to it!
Stan gets his balance
Now he throws... and a good
one to the plate
Charley Gould wisely held
Delahanty at third
However, Thompson scores from second
So now FOFC ahead 9 to 7

It's a quail shot headed
towards the outfield
OHHHH, snagged by a retreating
Blade for the out
Outstanding range shown on that play!
FOFC gets the first out of the inning...
Knowles needs two more outs
to stop Old Timers

Slider...Ripped at...
Kelly rocks one deep, but too high
Delahanty is tagging up
Pflaggstettler makes the catch
There will be no throw
The runner scores easily
Two gone for Old Timers
Time is running out for them

Great change up...
Ewing out in front...
Gets a piece of it...
It's a shallow fly towards Tucker
Tucker charges, dives for it...
He has it...
Fine catch by the center fielder
And that will do it for Old Timers
FOFC wins 9 to 8
Kronside gets credit for the win
Knowles notches the save
Clarkson takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Jeff Nights
He was 2 for 5 with a homerun
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.