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GAME 17 - Thursday, April 19th - Radio Broadcast

Sinking fastball...
Blade swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Wells...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
That's one away

Hard line drive to second
Dihigo leaps
He grabs it for the out
Score It: 4
Two up, two down

Struck him out on a fastball
Tucker goes down swinging
Three up, three down here in the first
Nice start for Hilton Smith
FOFC is 10 and 0 in their last ten games

He walked him, ball four
The lead-off batter gets on here
in the bottom of the 1st

Bell is taking his lead from first
Another throw...
Mighty's five throws over
have been effective
Bell has a small lead now
He must be getting tired
from diving back in!

Dihigo takes the pitch...
That one is low for a ball... WAIT
The umpire says that one caught the knees
He's out on strikes
One down for Negro League I
Oscar Charleston is still
in the on-deck circle
and Josh Gibson is looking
for a bat in the dugout

It is a high hard one...
Charleston goes on a fishin' trip
Strike three swinging!
That one sailed up out of the strike zone
but Charleston 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 Mighty

LINE DRIVE
Blade grabs it for the out
Score It: 4
The side is retired
No runs, no hits, no errors
and one man left on base
Time for a break, just in
time, by the way as
I've just been handed a ballpark hotdog
As Humphrey Bogart once said
A hotdog at the ballpark is better than
steak at the Ritz

Pflaggstettler goes after
Smith's fastball...
He gets under it a little...
But it is going way back in left-center
Bell is retreating after it quickly
He is right at the fence...
He goes up after it...
And brings it down in the webbing!
Persimmon just missed a homer on that one
Only a long out for the FOFC right fielder
And there's one away

Fastball, over the plate...
Potpie turned that one around
in a BIG WAY...
Forget it, that one is long gone...
HOME RUN!!!
That gives Potpie 4 this year
And 8 RBI's

Hays swings and hits a shot
to deep left-center
Bell and Suttles are converging
on the ball
Looks like Suttles has the best shot at it
He dives for it...
WOW! He's got it!
Fantastic play by Suttles
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Caribbean is edging Negro League II 1 to 0
Old Timers is edging AL Pre WWII 1 to 0
Dead Ball Era leads NL Pre WWII 1 to 0
NL Post WWII leads Left Outs 3 to 2
Seaver and Jenkins currently dueling
AL Post WWII and Turn of
Century are scoreless
Japanese League and Late
20th have yet to score
Sugishita battling Clemens
And here in Negro League
I FOFC ahead 1 to 0

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

Curveball, hung up in the strike zone
Gunner swings...
HE GETS ALL OF THAT ONE!...
IT IS LONG GONE IN A HURRY!!
HOME RUN FOR Gunner
WHAT A SHOT...
That's one for the record books!
It will also make all the
replays of the week

Mighty hits a screamer at Martin Dihigo
Dihigo picks it up and fires to first
The throw pulls Leonard off the bag
Leonard swipes with the glove

Mighty is out!
Nice play by Leonard
That's all for FOFC in the top of the 2nd
They pick up 3 runs
After 1 and a half innings,
it's 3-0 FOFC

Change up...
Leonard hits a fly ball to right
Pflaggstettler is under it...
He's got it

STRIKE THREE, CALLED!
Two up, two down for Negro League I

Swung on and chopped down
the third base line
Palmer stabs at it
He's got it!
Over to first...
GOT HIM!
What a nice play by Deacon Palmer
That's all for the Ones...
After 2 innings here at Black Diamond
Pk in Negro League I,
FOFC leads 3 to 0

There's a ground ball
between first and second
OH, Leonard snags it in short right field
He throws it to the pitcher
covering the bag
OUT is the call
What a play by Leonard
With one down, up next is Kris Terp
To be followed by A. J. Tucker

There's a ground ball into the hole
Dandridge and Wells converge on it
It's picked by Wells who fires to first
OUT is the call
Close play!!
That's two away

Tucker hits one on the ground
to the left side
A. J., who moves well,
is motoring to first
Dandridge wings it quickly to Leonard...
OUT by a step
That ends the top of the 3rd for FOFC
Three batters up, three batters down

There's a fly ball to A. J. Tucker
Tucker circles under it...
He makes the play
One up, one down for Negro League I

Over the outside corner
Smith hits the curve right to second...
Blade takes it on the second hop
Fires to 1st...
Smith is out by a couple of steps
Two down

Bell is down
That was way inside
No call yet...
Now the umpire motions Cool Papa to first

Swung on and missed
Strike Three!
Dihigo couldn't lay off the high fast ball
Number 4 on the day for Mighty
That's all for the Ones
After 3 innings in Negro
League I this evening,
FOFC on top 3 to 0

Fastball...
Pflaggstettler jumps all over it...
It's juiced to deep center
There goes Bell after it
Racing hard...
He dives...
And he's got it!!!
Beautiful play by Cool Papa Bell!
Negro League I gets the first
out of the inning

Sinking fastball...
Potpie swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Wells...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
Two gone for FOFC

Belt high...Swung on by Hays...
Hit's a soft liner towards the gap
Shortstop's going back...
Leaps...
Can't get it
It's just over his outstretched glove
Nice try by Wells, but not good enough

Base hit to center for Palmer
Hays is rounding second...
But he pulls up quickly as he sees
the sign from Dick Howser
Hays will stay at second

Pounded on the ground to second
Dihigo grabs it
Over to Leonard
Got him!
Score It: 4-3
That retires the side
FOFC with a 3 run lead
It's FOFC 3
and Negro League I still looking
to score their first run

It's a routine fly into center
Tucker ranges over and reaches up
He grabs it for the out
One away here in the bottom of the 4th
FOFC ahead 3 to 0
While we have time, let's
check the scoreboard

Caribbean is edging Negro League II 1 to 0
Tiant Jr. and Mathis currently dueling
Old Timers is on top of AL Pre WWII 3 to 1
Gehringer has hit his 3rd
homerun for AL Pre WWII
Dead Ball Era is in front
of NL Pre WWII 4 to 1
NL Post WWII slipping by Left Outs 8 to 6
AL Post WWII is edging Turn
of Century 4 to 3
Williams has hit his 4th homerun
for AL Post WWII
Late 20th is on top of Japanese
League 2 to 0

Fastball, a beauty...
Steee Rike THREE!
Two down
Al Mighty retires
the first two batters in order

Leonard goes after the big breaker...
Hit on the ground to Mighty's right...
Terp isn't able to cut it off...
It's bouncing into center
field for a single

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

There's a drive down the line
Gunner turns and runs
It's over his head
Suttles running hard out of the box
Gunner has the ball
Suttles digging for 2nd
He's slides in, Safe!
Leonard scores from second!
Wells takes third

Dandridge rips a hard drive
off a hanging curve
That will be in there for extra bases
Dandridge is around first,
heading for two...
Tucker is up with it and
fires it in quickly
Ray pulls up sharply at second...
A stand-up double for the Negro
League I third baseman
Ray also ups his hitting
streak to 8 games!
That is Dandridge's 1st hit today
Wells scores from third!
Suttles scores from second!

Grounded into the hole
Fielded nicely by Blade
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
That retires the side... but not before
the Ones score 3 runs to tie it up
After 4 innings, Negro League I has
3 runs, 4 hits and no errors
While FOFC has 3 runs,
5 hits and no errors

Al pops it up
And Dihigo makes the play
One gone for FOFC

Grounded towards the sack
Taken by Dandridge
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 5-3

It's a BULLET, hit towards short
Wells makes a great catch!
Score It: 6
No runs for FOFC in the top of the 5th
The score is tied at 3
We'll be right back

Right down the middle... strike three
Bell must have been looking
for something else
He just froze on that pitch
So one up and one gone

Dihigo swings at the change-up...
Pounds it good!...
It's going into deep left
Gunner is racing back...
He's at the fence...
But he might as well wave that one goodbye
It's gone!
Quite a shot by Dihigo
Traveling about 430 feet
That's home run number 2 for him
He also has 10 RBI's now

Long fly to center
Tucker has a long run...
He's there and hauls it in
Charleston is retired on a fairly deep fly
Two down
Due up next is Josh Gibson
Having quite a year so far
He brings a lot of power to the Ones

Groundball down the line
That's into the outfield for extra bases!
Gibson coasts into second
He's got a double

A slider by Mighty
Leonard gets good wood on it...
Tucker back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That's it for Negro League I
Here at Black Diamond Pk, After 5 innings,
Negro League I has 4 runs,
6 hits and no errors
While FOFC has 3 runs,
5 hits and no errors
Negro League I has left 3 on base
FOFC has stranded 2

Routine grounder to first
Leonard scoops it up
Over to first for the out
One away in the top of the 6th for FOFC

Fastball... low and away, ball four
Smith puts the tying run on base
Not a good idea

Potpie chases the breaking ball...
It's a grounder at third base...
Dandridge takes it on the second bounce...
Pumps once to first, then
throws to second...
They get the sliding Pflaggstettler...
That's one out...
And Dihigo holds onto the ball
There's no play at first
Negro League I ahead 4 to 3 with two away
Let's check some other scores as well

Caribbean is edging Negro League II 1 to 0
Tiant Jr. and Mathis currently dueling
Old Timers is on top of AL Pre WWII 3 to 1
Welch battling Gomez
Dead Ball Era is in front
of NL Pre WWII 4 to 1
NL Post WWII clipping Left Outs 10 to 6
Banks has hit his 6th homerun
for NL Post WWII
Turn of Century is edging
AL Post WWII 5 to 4
Late 20th leads Japanese League 2 to 1

Base hit to right for Hays
Potpie is being held at
second by Dick Howser
Potpie will stay at second

Hot shot grounded to second
Dihigo grabs it
Over to Leonard
Got him!
Score It: 4-3
We're in the middle of the 6th
Negro League I still leads 4-3

Wells is down
That was way inside
No call yet...
Now the umpire motions Willie to first
Hit batsman... leadoff runner aboard

Wells watches Mighty carefully
As he stretches out to his lead
Mighty tries to pick the runner...
Wells scrambles back in time

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

Base hit to left for Dandridge
Bill Madlock is waving the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Stan Gunner throws the ball
away for an error!

Smith looks to lay one down
Smith fouls off the bunt attempt
The count goes to 1 and 2, we'll have
to see if they keep the squeeze on

Time is called by the umpire!
Mighty is a little upset
He's been called for a balk!

Sinker that stays up, belt high...
Smith goes after it...
Deep fly ball, way back...
Pflaggstettler moving under on it
He grabs it for the out
No chance for a play on the runner
Who scores for Negro League I

Sharp breaking curveball...
Bell reaches for it...
Hits a two bouncer right to Terp...
Grabs it easily...
Fires a bullet to Potpie at first!
Bell is out easily
Two men gone, nobody on
Negro League I leads by 4

Hard ground ball to short
Taken by Terp
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 6-3
So ends the bottom of the 6th
For Negro League I
3 runs, 2 hits and one error
After 6 innings, Negro League
I on top 7 to 3

Fastball... down and away...
Smith just misses the corner... ball four
That's 2 walks given up by Smith today

Fouts rolls one toward Martin Dihigo
He scoops it and fires to
second... close play
OUT
The relay to first
OUT there too, it's a twin-killing
And there's two away

Blade swings on a ball in on his fists
It results in a pop up to second
Dihigo is under it...
A few steps to his right...
One hands it for the out
Blade looked bad on that pitch
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
So After 6 and a half innings
Negro League I has 7 runs,
8 hits and no errors
While FOFC has 3 runs,
6 hits and one error
FOFC has left 4 stranded
Negro League I has failed to bring home 4

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Charleston hits a pop into
short right field
Blade 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

Gibson drives one into right
Persimmon Pflaggstettler sprints
over to make the play
That's one away

It's a rainbow shot toward center
Tucker reaches up
Makes the catch!
Didn't have to move an inch
Two away now for Negro League I
They're ahead by 4
The Ones have 9 hits on the evening

Charleston takes his lead
The runner unable to take a big lead
Knowles keeps looking him back

Swung on...and it's in the
air to the left side
Backing just a bit is Gunner
And he pulls it in
Three away here in the bottom of the 7th
After 7 innings Negro League
I on top 7 to 3
The official attendance has
just been announced
45454 fans here at Black Diamond
Pk this evening

Baltimore chop
Into right for a single!

Base hit to right for Tucker
Third base coach Dick Howser is
motioning Terp to third...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Tucker at first

Breaking ball, down low
Pflaggstettler sends one toward short
Wells will make the pick-up
Over to second for one
Back to first for the deuce!
Terp scores on the play
Negro League I conceded the run
So now they lead by 3
Negro League I gets the second
out of the inning

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

Base hit to left for Hays
Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...
Potpie will stay at second

There is going to be a change in pitchers
Hilton Smith will hit the showers
Rube Foster will be coming on in relief
We are in the top of the 8th
here at Black Diamond Pk
Negro League I ahead 7 to 4

David Gonzalez hits a high
pop fly on the infield
Willie Wells calls everyone off
The ball drifts a bit...
But Wells is there to make the play
Three down for FOFC
Now the Ones will be coming up
for what they hope will be their
last at bat of the evening
They lead by 3, 7-4

Slow ground ball
Potpie is charging it
He fires it to first
He's OUT
One up, one down

Ball four is the call
Kronside can't believe the call
And barks at the home plate umpire
The ump points out at Kronside
Dandridge takes first base

Now batting for the Ones...
Jelly Gardner...
He'll pinch hit for Rube Foster
Cool Papa Bell is on-deck

Dandridge studies Kronside intently...
Now he's walking away from the base
Kronside's move keeps Dandridge guessing
He's not getting a very good lead

Here's a big breaking curve, inside...
Gardner takes a cut at it...
Hits a grounder to second
Blade comes up with the smooth pickup...
He tosses it to second...
That's one out
The relay to first...
Not in time
Gardner beats the throw by a step
Negro League I ahead 7 to 4
with two away this inning

Looped to right...and it
will drop for a hit

Hard slider...
And Dihigo takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
So that's it for Negro League I
They fail to score against Kronside
In the bottom of the 8th
for Negro League I
No runs, one hit, no errors
and 2 men left on base
Dusty Baker will be bringing
in a relief pitcher
Webster McDonald has been
called from the bullpen
A few warm up tosses and
we'll be set to go
Negro League I is making
a defensive change
Torriente will bat 7th and play left

There's a deep fly ball to Cool Papa Bell
Bell circles under it...
And makes the catch
With one down

Leonard yells something out to McDonald
Webster nods his head

There's a towering fly ball hit by Fouts
Charleston sprints over,
and makes the catch
Two out, nobody on
Negro League I leads 7 to 4

It's a routine fly into left
Torriente ranges over and reaches up
This should do it...
And Torriente grabs it for the out
And that will do it for FOFC
Negro League I wins 7 to 4
Smith gets credit for the win
McDonald notches the save
Mighty takes the loss
The hitting star for Negro League I
was Ray Dandridge
He was 2 for 3
He also knocked in 3 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from Negro League I.