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GAME 79 - June 25th - Radio Broadcast


Welcome to FOFC Stadium!
And in a moment we'll be ready
for the game between
FOFC and NL Pre WWII
The ump shouts "PLAY BALL!"
We're ready to go here in FOFC
Frankie Frisch to lead it
off for NL Pre WWII
The southpaw's 3-0 delivery
Frisch starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Nielsen walks him

The headsy and classy third baseman,
Pie Traynor, is coming up to bat
Frisch takes his lead
Hays flashes the sign to Nielsen
Nielsen brings it to the plate
Traynor swings
It is popped down the line
Fouts is giving chase
The ball is drifting foul
Fouts dives
Got it!

Hornsby is up now for NL Pre WWII
FOFC is set up for two
Nielsen squeezes the resin bag...
Peers in
Nielsen fires
Hornsby rips a line shot
to the second baseman
OUT!
Blade didn't have to move!
One blink and that would have
been past him!
Frisch stays put
That's two away

Ott leaves the on-deck circle
And heads to the batter's box
Left-hander Rob Nielsen prepares
for the pitch
to the left-handed swinging Ott
The lefty Nielsen delivers
Swung on...and hit way, way up
Under it is Hays...and he's got it
So that's it for NL Pre WWII
They fail to score against Nielsen
In the top of the 1st for NL Pre WWII
No runs, no hits, no errors
and one man left on base

NL Pre WWII has taken the field
in the bottom of the first inning...

Here's how they look, defensively
In the outfield
Medwick will play left
Cuyler in center
Ott in right...
Around the diamond
Traynor will play the hot corner
Frisch and Hornsby
Make up the doubleplay combination...
Over at first Terry
And a battery of Carl Hubbell
and Hartnett behind the plate
First batter for the All Stars
A. J. Tucker steps in
A. J. tucks in his shirt, jiggles his butt
Now checks with the coach at third
Tucker waits for the delivery
The lefthander delivers
Screaming liner towards short
Frisch makes a great catch!
Score It: 6
One up, one down

And it brings up Jeff Nights
On deck is Gerald Gazelle
Jeeberoni Potpie in the hole
Stepping in and then stepping out again
Nights looks to third for a sign
Hubbell steps on the rubber
The southpaw's 2-1 delivery
Sinking fastball...
Nights swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Frisch...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
Two down
Hartnett asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Hartnett and Hubbell

Gazelle coming up for FOFC
Nobody on, two away
Gazelle has managed a .291 average
against lefthanders this year
Hubbell adjusts his cap...
Now he's set
The southpaw Hubbell's delivery
Letterhigh, hard slider...
Swung on...
It's a line drive belted toward Frisch
It's by him...
Medwick comes in...
Plays it off his chest
Recovers quickly, throwing into second
Good defensive recovery
Keeping Gazelle to a single

Two out, Gazelle at first
Coming up is Jeeberoni Potpie
Potpie has a .234 average
against lefthanders
He is .286 overall
Set now is Potpie
It's a 3-2 count
Here comes the pay-off pitch...
Potpie drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Dick Howser is giving the green light...
The throw is coming home...
Kiki Cuyler throws the ball
away for an error!
Double for Potpie

The third baseman, Dan Fouts, is up next
Fouts can't seem to get
settled at the plate
The bat is cocked
Hubbell brings it to the plate
There's a jam shot off the hands of Fouts
It's a routine catch of the soft
liner by Rogers Hornsby
That's it for FOFC
Here at FOFC Stadium, After 1 inning,
FOFC has one run, 2 hits and no errors
While NL Pre WWII has no runs,
no hits and one error
FOFC has left 1 on base
NL Pre WWII has stranded 1

Kiki Cuyler, Joe Medwick, and
Gabby Hartnett are due up
Cuyler digs in from the right side
of the plate against the southpaw Nielsen
Cuyler cocks his bat
Here's the 3-1 pitch
Curveball, inside corner, low...
Swung on...
And lined to left for a base hit
No chance to get that one

Planting his right foot
Medwick is set in the box...

The infield shifts slightly to the left
for the right hand hitting Medwick
Joe checks with the third base coach
Takes a few practice swings...

Now he steps into the box
Medwick awaits the delivery
The pitch is on the way
There's a hard grounder down at Nights
He's in front of it...
But he muffs it!
Error on Jeff Nights
as that ball just ate him up!
It crawled right up his arms
and clipped him in the chin

Hartnett squares
He bunts the ball . . .
Fielded by D.Fouts
the throw to first...
Out
Hartnett gets the job done.
That's one away

While Carl Hubbell heads
for the on deck circle
Bill Terry makes his way to the plate
Terry a lefty in the batter's box
facing the lefthanded Nielsen
A battle of lefties...
Terry in the hole, 0-2
Nielsen kicks and fires
Terry is waiting
Bill need wait no more... he's outta here
Just another victim of Nielsen's
breaking ball
That's out number two
All Stars' pitching coach, Sal Maglie,
is out to talk with Nielsen

Carl Hubbell, the NL Pre WWII pitcher,
steps into the batter's box
FOFC ahead 1 to 0
He has a chance here to drive
home at least one
A single could plate two runs
Nielsen is having a fine year so far
His 10 victories make him
2nd in the league in that category
Now he's about ready
Nielsen checks the runners
Here's the 0-2 offering
Grounded to second
Blade comes up with it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 4-3
That retires the side...
Hubbell fails to come through
in the clutch
For NL Pre WWII, No runs, one hit,
one error and 2 men left on base

Hays saunters to the plate...
He stretches out a little
Then kicks the dirt from his spikes...

Now he steps into the batter's box
Hays is batting .319 with
6 round trippers in 1900
Hubbell eyes Hays intently
Now Carl delivers
It's a Texas Leaguer to right
Here comes Ott...
He is really motoring...
He reaches down...
But catches it on one hop!
Hays is on with a bloop single to right

FOFC left fielder, Sean Treacy,
will be up next
He will be followed by Barrett Blade
One on... no one out
FOFC up by 1
Treacy taps home plate
Looks into the dugout
Now he's ready
Hubbell has the sign from Hartnett
Hubbell rocks and fires
Treacy 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 Frisch...
Hays slides safely into third

Barrett Blade steps in
Treacy at first, Hays at third, no one out
Blade is at .252 on the season
Hubbell looks down at Hartnett
for the sign
Now he's ready
Now ready, here it is...
Blade drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Hays scores
Dick Howser won't risk sending
the runner home...
Double for Blade

Nielsen looks to lay one down
Nielsen lays down a great bunt!
He might beat it out...
Fielded by G.Hartnett
the throw to first...
close play...
SAFE, Nielsen beat it out!
Treacy scores from third!
Blade takes third

Tucker saunters to the plate
Does some stretching...
Kicks the imaginary dirt from his spikes
Now he steps into the batter's box
Tucker, a switch-hitter, batting
right-handed against the
lefty Carl Hubbell
Tucker gets set for the pitch
Hubbell checks the runners
The Whiff!
Swung on the HIGH CHEESE!
One down for FOFC...
Traynor calls time as he
comes to the mound
to have a word with the pitcher

I'm sure he wants Hubbell to bear down
And not worry about the runners

Jeff Nights moves in to face Hubbell
2 on, 1 out here in the bottom of the 2nd
Men on 1st and 3rd
Hubbell tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
It's coming down the pike
Long fly ball to left field
Joe Medwick giving chase
This one is deep!
IT'S WAY BACK THERE . . .
CAUGHT!
Score It: 7
Two gone for FOFC

With two out
Batting for FOFC now is Gazelle
Gazelle is looking for another hit
He has 1 hit so far today
He is hitting .276 on the year
Gazelle waits for the pitch
Hubbell goes into his stretch...
Looks at Nielsen...
He fires one to Terry...
Nielsen dives back in
That's his best move to first...
Terry lobs it back
Now Hubbell comes home
It's a rainbow shot toward left
Medwick reaches up
Makes the catch!
Didn't have to move an inch
That retires the side... but not before
3 runs cross the plate for FOFC
After 2 innings, FOFC ahead 4 to 0

Frankie Frisch stops at the on deck circle
Takes a couple more practice swings
Now heads for the plate
Frankie will be facing the
left-handed Nielsen
from the right side of the plate
The Pre-Nationals' switch
hitting shortstop
is batting a .278 versus southpaws
Frisch is poised and ready for the pitch
Nielsen brings it to the plate
There's a liner over short
Solidly stroked by Frisch...
Would you look at that!
Nights leaped two stories into the air
and robbed Frisch of a sure base hit
Frankie is disgusted...
but tips his hat to Nights just the same
That ball had base hit written all over it
And there's one away

Traynor is up near the batter's box
He is going through his obligatory ritual
Finally, he steps in
Looking to Casey Stingle for a sign
He's ready for the delivery
Here's his delivery
Traynor drives one into center
A. J. Tucker sprints over to make the play
That's the second out of the inning

Making his way up is Hornsby
Hornsby is a tough man up
there at the plate
He's hard to get past in the lineup
Rogers certainly knows how to get on base
He'll make Nielsen earn his salary
Nielsen is happy with the sign
Nielsen is into his rocking motion
Now his left arm comes around
Hornsby bounces one high toward the mound
Nielsen leaps up but can't reach it
Nights is over quickly...
Reaches down and scoops it
up on the short hop
Underhands it to Potpie...
OUT
Pretty play by Jeff Nights to
retire Hornsby by a whisker
The crowd appreciated that play
That's three up, three down
FOFC has 4 runs, 6 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has no runs,
one hit and one error

The All Stars will send
Potpie, Dan Fouts, and Harry Hays up
to the plate this inning
Potpie has 12 doubles this year
He's ready
The pitch on the way, here it is...
Drilled on the ground to short
Frisch grabs it
Over to Terry
Got him!
Score It: 6-3
That's the first out of the inning
Two more to go

Now here's Fouts
Fouts scuffs up the lines around the box
Fouts is waiting on the pitch
Here's the pitch
Fouts hits a screamer at Frankie Frisch
Frisch takes it with the backhand...
The throw is short...
Terry scoops it on one hop

Fouts is out!
Nice play by Terry
FOFC ahead 4 to 0 with
two away this inning

Walking up to the plate now is Hays
Sean Treacy waits on deck
Watching Hubbell, Hays wiggles the bat
He's ready for the pitch
Hays waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
Hubbell brings it to the plate
Hays slaps a hard grounder past short
Medwick is over to pick it up
He tosses it back to second
Hays will hold with a clean single

Stepping in the batter's box, Treacy
Hays at first, two away
Treacy wiggles the bat above his head
Treacy readies himself for the pitch
Hays takes a walking lead
The lefthander Hubbell delivers
There's a quail shot in
front of Joe Medwick
He dives, but he traps it
Wait, the second base umpire
overrules the call
He calls the batter out
That does it for FOFC in
the bottom of the 3rd

NL Pre WWII will send Ott,
Kiki Cuyler, and Joe Medwick to face
Rob Nielsen this inning
Ott is batting .293 with
24 homers this year
Ott is set for the 0-2 pitch
Rob rocks and fires
Another hook for strike three!
Ott just stood there looking
One up, one down for NL Pre WWII

Coming up for NL Pre WWII is Kiki Cuyler
Nobody on base, one out
Cuyler is 1 for 1 today
Nielsen wastes no time
He has the sign from Hays
The pitch to Cuyler...
There's a liner over short...
Solidly stroked by Cuyler
No chance for either Nights or Treacy
That one had base hit written all over it

Joe Medwick steps up to the plate
Fleet-footed Cuyler is at first
Joe takes a couple of practice cuts
The umpire says let's go
Medwick is ready
Now to the belt, here it is...
Joe Medwick hits a drive to left-center
A. J. Tucker is at the warning track
Reaches up...
Jumps...
And snares it for the out
I'm impressed!
Two down

Two outs, with a man at first
Hartnett is the next batter
Hartnett swinging from the right side
of the plate against the lefty Nielsen
Hartnett awaits the pitch
Here's the southpaw's delivery
There's a long drive...
Its' way back there...
A. J. Tucker 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 Tucker!

Leading off for the All Stars
is the second baseman Blade
He'll be followed by Rob Nielsen
And then A. J. Tucker
The righthander, Blade has
an average of .256
His success against lefties, like Hubbell
is better, however, at .297
Barrett steadies his bat
And waits patiently for Hubbell's pitch
Now the delivery, here is is...
Blade tries to hold up, but can't
He pops one into short right
Ott is coming in hard...
Hornsby is racing with his
back to the infield
And neither is going to get it!
Blade is on with the "excuse me" single!

Nielsen squares around
He bunts it . . .
A quick glance at the lead runner...
Fielded by P.Traynor
the throw to first...
Out
Nielsen gets the job done.
Hubbell has the first out in
the bottom of the 4th
Hartnett trots out to the mound
Says a few words to Carl...
With the runner on second...
Probably making sure of the signs

A. J. Tucker is up next
FOFC's center fielder finds
1 on with 1 out
Tucker looks down toward
the third base coach
The count two balls,
two strikes on Tucker
Hornsby comes in a couple steps
Yells something to Hubbell
The delivery
Tucker watches strike three glide by
For that matter, he watched them all
That won't get it done
Here's the ump coming out
To brush the plate clean
There's two away

Nights gets set at the plate
Nights grips the bat handle
Nights chokes up on the bat a little
The lefthander Hubbell comes home with it
Looping fly to center
Kiki Cuyler charges the ball
It falls in front of him
FOFC adds to their lead
FOFC on top 5 to 0

Gerald Gazelle, will be up next
Jeeberoni Potpie hopes to
get a chance as well
One on... two away
FOFC up by 5
Gerald is batting .273 with
10 home runs on the season
He is 1 for 2 today
The count even at 2-2
Hubbell goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Nights
He lobs one to Terry...
Nights is back easily
We're ready again
Now Hubbell comes home
Fastball, a dandy...
Steee Rike THREE swinging!
Gerald looked like Casey on that pitch
Went for the HIGH CHEESE!
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
So After 4 innings
FOFC has 5 runs, 9 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has no runs,
2 hits and one error
FOFC has left 3 stranded
NL Pre WWII has failed to bring home 4

Bill Terry leading off for NL Pre WWII
The best way to quiet the crowd is to
get a few base runners on
We'll see how they pitch to Terry
Terry awaits the delivery
And here's the pay-off pitch...
Routine grounder to second
Blade scoops it up
Over to first for the out
One down for NL Pre WWII
Carl Hubbell is still in
the on-deck circle
and Frankie Frisch is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Now batting for NL Pre WWII...
Paul Waner...
He'll pinch hit for Carl Hubbell
Waner with a .309 average on the season

Next up for NL Pre WWII is Paul Waner
Waner steps out...
Takes a few more practice swings...
Now he's ready
The umpire says let's go
The southpaw delivers the 3-1 pitch
Waner lifts a flyball towards Sean Treacy
Treacy seems to be having trouble
picking up the ball
Treacy stumbles... he sticks
his glove up...
He's got it!
Nice recovery by Treacy
One more chance for NL
Pre WWII this inning

Two out, nobody on
Up now is Frisch
Frisch is batting .271 with
3 HR's this year
Nielsen is saying a few words to Blade...
So far in 1900,
Rob has a 10 and 4 record
with 4 complete games
OK, now he looks in for the sign
He brings it home
Frisch gets wood on the hard slider
It's a bouncer hit past the mound...
And PAST Nights into the outfield...
Base hit for Frisch

Traynor now at the plate
Rogers Hornsby waits on deck
Traynor is at .285 on the season
Nielsen is asking for a new ball...
The ump throws him a new one...
Nielsen looks in...
Now he's ready
The pitch is on the way
Swing and a miss
Strike three
Traynor goes down on strikes
Three away in the top of the 5th
FOFC leads 5 to 0
Let's see how NL Pre WWII
is doing of late...
Well, NL Pre WWII is 2 and 8
in their last ten games
Burleigh Grimes will be coming
on to pitch for NL Pre WWII
Burleigh has appeared in
26 games this season
with a record of 7-4
In 107 innings, he has an 4.47 ERA
Carl Hubbell has finished his work
here this evening

Jeeberoni Potpie, Dan Fouts,
and Harry Hays are the first three
All Stars batters due up
FOFC leads, 5-0
Jeeberoni Potpie is hitting
.304 this year
against righthanded pitchers
Grimes looks down at Hartnett for the sign

Now he's ready...
Grimes' 2-2 pitch...
Curveball in the dirt
Swung on and missed...Strike three
Hartnett fumbles it,
but quickly recovers to tag Potpie
With one down, up next is Dan Fouts
To be followed by Harry Hays

Now batting will be Dan Fouts
The third baseman is walking to the plate
Bases empty... one out
FOFC up by 5
Fouts is 0 for 2 today
Dan grounded out last time up
Burleigh Grimes steps off
the mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
The 0-2 pitch...
Grimes lets it fly...
Fouts cuts on a curve that
misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Hartnett
Fouts was badly fooled by Grimes'
big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
Dan was a little overanxious
Two men gone, nobody on
FOFC leads by 5

All Stars' catcher Hays
is up next
Grimes ready quickly, looks
in for the sign
The righthander Grimes' delivery
Groundball off the change-up...
Past Terry at first...
It's rolling into the outfield grass...
Hays gets a base hit

Treacy up
The All Stars have Hays on first
Treacy is hitting .292 against righties
Now set, Treacy waits for the pitch
Grimes checks Hays on first...
The 1-2 delivery
Bouncer to second
Taken by Hornsby
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 4-3
That does it for FOFC in the 5th
They leave 1 on base
4 stranded so far today

NL Pre WWII will send up Rogers Hornsby,
Mel Ott and Kiki Cuyler
to face Nielsen
They'll try to get something going
here in the top of the 6th
Hornsby is 0 for 2 today
Nielsen studies his sign
Nielsen leans back and fires
Slider, down and away...
Hornsby reaches for the pitch...
It's a grounder to the third base side...
Fouts is there
IT BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD!...
Treacy is hustling after it...
Hornsby with the big turn...
The throw from Treacy goes into second
And Hornsby holds at first

That will bring up right fielder, Mel Ott
Mel is 0 for 2 this summer evening
He's batting .292 on the season
Ott is waiting
His bat is wiggling slightly
Hornsby is dancing off first
Here's the 3-0 offering
Nielsen loses him
Ott heads down to first

Cuyler walks from the on deck circle
Knocks the dirt from his spikes...
Now he steps into the batter's box
Joe Medwick moves into the on deck circle
NL Pre WWII needs some runs
Cuyler is taking his practice swings
Kiki is 2 for 2 this evening
Kiki steadies his bat
Waits patiently for Nielsen's pitch
A check on the runners... the pitch
Curve, up high...
Cuyler rips it to left...
Nielsen hung that breaking ball
However, Kiki got under it just a bit
Treacy started back on it
Now he's coming in...
He's under it and makes the easy catch
"Can of Corn"
So we have one out now for NL Pre WWII
2 runners on board
as Joe Medwick rubs his bat with
the pine tar one last time

Joe Medwick, the left fielder,
strides to the plate
Medwick is 0 for 2 today
Rob Nielsen on the mound
for the All Stars...
Nielsen has gone the distance so far
He's given up 4 hits and 0 runs
Nielsen checks the runners
It's popped up into foul territory
Harry Hays is under it
He puts it away
Score It: 2
Two down in the 6th
Time for a station break
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Two on, two outs...
Hartnett steps to the plate
Hartnett is trying to get
comfortable in the box
Digging that back foot in
Gabby seems to be relaxed
and ready for the pitch
He steadies his bat now
The southpaw delivers
Swung on...and it's in the
air to the right side
Backing just a bit is Gazelle
And he pulls it in
And that's the final out of the inning
FOFC has 5 runs, 10 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has no runs,
4 hits and one error
NL Pre WWII has left 7 men on base today

Here's Blade to lead off the inning
Before he does...
lets take a look at the scoreboard

Japanese League leads Negro
League II 3 to 2
Inao battling Wickware
Caribbean leads AL Post WWII 2 to 1
Oliva has hit his 10th homerun
for Caribbean
AL Pre WWII winning over
Negro League I 8 to 2
Simmons has hit his 13th homerun
for AL Pre WWII
NL Post WWII slipping by Old Timers 3 to 1
Morgan has hit his 15th homerun
for NL Post WWII
Left Outs is giving it to
Turn of Century 8 to 3
Roberts enjoying the big Left Outs lead
Dead Ball Era and Late 20th are tied at 1
And right here in FOFC FOFC on top 5 to 0
Burleigh is ready
Now Burleigh delivers
Smashed to third
Traynor grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 5-3

Nielsen finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
The outfield's shaded towards right
With Nielsen at the plate
Nielsen is ready
The righthander Grimes delivers
Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as Nielsen swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Hartnett loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Rob as he was heading for the dugout
Two up, two down

Walking up now to the plate is Tucker
Grimes has the sign from Hartnett
Grimes brings it home
Tucker hits a three hopper
towards Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby scoops it and fires
it to first for the out
Grimes retires three in a row
Here in the bottom of the 6th

Terry is walking to the plate
Now he steps into the batter's box
Terry has hit 2 home runs this year
Nielsen appears to be throwing
just as hard now as when the game began
And, even more importantly...
just as effectively!
Into the windup... here's the pitch
It's a high fly into right
Gazelle ranges to his right
Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out

Leo Durochure will send up a pinch
hitter for Burleigh Grimes
Yes, Freddy Lindstrom steps
out of the dugout
He will be up there against Nielsen

Lindstrom departs the on-deck circle
He makes his way quickly to the plate
Stepping out, Lindstrom
looks into the dugout
Steps back in
Nielsen looks down at Hays for the sign
Now he's ready
The southpaw's 3-2 delivery
There's a drive to left by Lindstrom
Pflaggstettler picks the
ball up on one bounce
Fires it to second
Lindstrom turns back and
settles for a single
Terrific play by Pflaggstettler

One away, Lindstrom at first
Frisch is coming to the plate
Frisch wiggles the bat above his head
Frisch is ready
The stretch... the delivery
Frisch just gets a piece of it
He 'nubs' it to second
Blade races in quickly...
Barehands it...
Over to first
Just in time!
The runner moves up easily...

Pie Traynor, the third baseman,
strides to the plate
Traynor has hit 7 home runs this year
Hays flashes the sign...
Nielsen shakes it off, he wants another...

Now he's happy
It's coming down the pike
There's a drive down the line
Pflaggstettler takes off after it
It's out of his reach
Traynor running hard out of the box
Pflaggstettler corrals the ball
Traynor motors into second
Two-bagger!
Lindstrom scores from second!

Slowly coming up is Hornsby
for NL Pre WWII
He is finally in the batter's box
FOFC on top 5 to 1
We'll see how they pitch to Hornsby
Hornsby is set in the batter's box
He's staring intently out at Nielsen
He's waiting for the pitch
The pitch to Hornsby...
Hornsby goes after the fastball...
It's a base hit by Nights...
Traynor only moves down to third
and that's where he'll hold
as the ball was hit very sharply
making it impossible for him to score

A big bopper coming to the plate...
Batting clean-up, Mel Ott
Mel comes to the plate batting .292
with 24 home runs

He is 0 for 2 so far today
Nielsen takes the first sign
Rob rocks and fires
Base hit to right for Ott
Traynor scores
Third base coach Casey Stingle
doesn't want to gamble
Nothing ventured, nothing gained...
Hornsby will stay at second

That'll bring up center fielder
Kiki Cuyler...
FOFC out in front by 3
We're in the top of the 7th
The outfield's shaded towards
left for Cuyler
He's 2 for 3 today
Nielsen is on the third-base
side of the rubber...
Around comes the arm
In comes the pitch
Off speed pitch on the way...
And Cuyler watches it go by
for the third strike
That's all she wrote for this inning
FOFC has 5 runs, 10 hits and one error
While NL Pre WWII has 2 runs,
8 hits and one error
NL Pre WWII has left 9 baserunners
stranded today

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!
Dazzy Vance will be coming on
to pitch for NL Pre WWII
Dazzy has appeared in 31 games this season
with a record of 4-3
In 52 innings, he has an 3.12 ERA
Burleigh Grimes has finished his work
here this evening

Here's Jeff Nights leading off
Gerald Gazelle is on deck
And Jeeberoni Potpie is in the hole
Nights is looking for another hit
He has 1 hit so far today
He is hitting .282 on the year
Vance toes the rubber again
He gets his sign from Hartnett
Vance brings it to the plate
It's a smash over first
Terry leaps
Just over his outstretched glove
Nights makes a wide turn at first
He will hold at first
The ball comes in quickly

FOFC right fielder, Gerald
Gazelle, is up next
Gazelle can't seem to get
settled at the plate
Vance has the sign he wants
Here's his delivery
Gazelle sends a scorcher to short
Frisch takes it on one hop
Fires to Hornsby for one
Back to Terry for the double play!
And there's two away

The All Stars will send
Jeeberoni Potpie up to the plate
Potpie adjusts his glove...
Steps into the box...
Jeeberoni is 1 for 3 this evening
Vance looks down at Hartnett for the sign
Shakes him off once... twice...

Now he has the pitch he wants
Vance rocks and fires
Dribbler in front of home
Hartnett comes up with it
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 2-3
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 45201

The scheduled hitters are Joe Medwick,
Gabby Hartnett, and Bill Terry
It's the top of the 8th...
All Stars lead the Pre-Nationals, 5-2
Right-hander Fozborg eyes
the righty Medwick
The 0-2 pitch...
Fozborg lets it fly...
Medwick is gone on strikes
Left with the bat still in
the cocked position
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Negro League II clipping
Japanese League 7 to 3
AL Post WWII is giving it
to Caribbean 7 to 2
AL Pre WWII besting Negro League I 12 to 7
NL Post WWII leads Old Timers 3 to 2
Left Outs is giving it to
Turn of Century 8 to 3
Late 20th is on top of
Dead Ball Era 3 to 1
And in our contest FOFC ahead 5 to 2

Settling in at the plate is Hartnett
Hartnett has hit 8 home runs this year
Fozborg looks down at Hays for the sign

Now he's ready...
Here's the 1-2 pitch
Extra base hit to center for Hartnett
A. J. Tucker is trying to get to it
This might be stretched into a triple!
No... he decides to hold up

Terry finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
Terry, a lefthand hitter stands ready
He's hitting .276 currently
He was practicing hitting to leftfield
earlier today in batting practice
Terry readies himself for the pitch
Fozborg fires
A slider by Fozborg
Terry gets good wood on it...
Tucker back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That's two away

Dazzy Vance is scheduled
to bat next, but...
Looks like we'll be seeing a pinch hitter
Yes Ross Youngs is stepping
out to the on-deck circle
Leo Durochure will send Ross
up to face Fozborg
Youngs has a knack for getting on base
His .382 OBP proves that
He is hitting righties at a .286 pace

Two gone, Hartnett at third
Batting now is Ross Youngs
Fozborg has the sign from Hays
Here's the 0-1 offering
Youngs swings and lifts one toward right
Gazelle drifts over slowly...
He is under it now...
And makes the easy catch...
Three down in the 8th for NL Pre WWII
They trail by 3
It's always a bad sign when you are down
by as many runs as you have
outs to score them in
Dizzy Dean will be coming on
to pitch for NL Pre WWII
Dizzy has appeared in 19 games this season
He has a record of 3-2
with 7 saves
His ERA stands at 3.18

The third baseman Fouts
will lead off for the All Stars
He'll be followed by Harry Hays
And then Persimmon Pflaggstettler
NL Pre WWII has the outfield
shaded towards right
Fouts is 0 for 3 today
Dean gets set...
His foot meets the pitching slab
He's got his sign
Dean's 1-0 pitch...
Fouts pounds a grounder toward
Frisch at short
Frankie moves in front of it...
Whoops... a bad bounce
But Frisch stayed with it
Over to first and Fouts is retired
Nice play by the NL Pre WWII short stop
One out
Due up next is Harry Hays

Hays walks to the plate
Hays steps out of the batter's
box to get the sign
Harry is 3 for 3 today
Dean wastes no time
He has the sign from Hartnett
Dean brings it to the plate
Hays starts... but lays off
the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Dean walks him

Persimmon Pflaggstettler
moves in to face Dean
1 on, 1 out here in the bottom of the 8th
Dean looks at the ball...
Steps off the rubber
Throws it in to Hartnett
He wants a new ball
The ump looks at it...

Tosses it aside... throws
a new one to Dean
Now he is ready...
Dean goes into his stretch
Looks over at the fidgety Hays
He lobs one to Terry...
Hays is back easily
We're ready again
Now Dean comes home
Dean's fastball is ripped toward first
Terry can't get to it!
It is into the outfield...
Hays 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 Pflaggstettler
and a nice piece of baserunning as well
So there are runners on the
corners for Barrett Blade

The All Stars' second baseman is up next
FOFC has 2 on board with 1 out
Blade has hit 1 home run this year
Dean rubs down the ball...
Now he's asking for a new one
After he rubs this one down
He looks in for the sign
The pitch is on the way
Strike three swinging!
And a quick peg to first by Hartnett
Pflaggstettler dives back in...
SAFE!
The first base ump says Pflaggstettler
made it back
Two gone for FOFC

Gonzalez stands ready at the plate
Two outs, Pflaggstettler at
first, Hays at third
2 men out, runners 1st and 3rd
And Dizzy studies the sign
from Hartnett...
Now he's got it
Now Dizzy delivers
Base hit to right for Gonzalez
Hays scores
Pflaggstettler is racing towards third...
The throw is cut off...
That holds Gonzalez at first

Tucker is ready to face Dean
Tucker has hit 6 triples this year
Tucker is set for the pitch
Here's the righthander's delivery
Bounced towards the hole
Smooth pickup by Hornsby
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 4-3
That retires the side
The All Stars score 1 run in the inning
After 8 innings, FOFC leads 6 to 2

Frankie Frisch stops at the on deck circle
Takes a couple more practice swings
Now heads for the plate
Frisch is batting .273 with
3 HR's this year
Sammy Knowles steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
Knowles kicks and fires
Frisch hits one on the ground
to the left side
Frankie, who moves well,
is motoring to first
Nights wings it quickly to Potpie...
OUT by a step
And there's one away

One away, nobody on base
Traynor stands ready at the plate
Traynor is trying to get
comfortable in the box
Digging that back foot in
Sammy Knowles has no decisions yet in 1900
He's 0-0 in 25 appearances so far
Knowles is into his windup
Here's the pitch
It's a routine fly into center
Tucker ranges over and reaches up
He grabs it for the out
Two down

Rogers Hornsby will get a
crack at Knowles next
Mel Ott would be up next...
But only if Hornsby can reach safely
We're in the top of the 9th
Knowles steps on the rubber
Righthander Knowles' delivery
Hornsby drives one into center
A. J. Tucker sprints over to make the play
And that will do it for NL Pre WWII
FOFC wins 6 to 2
Nielsen gets credit for the win
Hubbell takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Jeff Nights
He was 2 for 3
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.