1974 World Series, Game 1: Athletics @ Dodgers

now the Dodgers take the field and they get a roar we have six umpires assigned to the game behind the plate from the national label be Tom Gorman go country with the American League will be at first base Doug Harvey of the National League at second base Don denkinger of the American League at third down the left-field line will be Andy Olson of the National League and Ron Luciano of the American League will be working the right-field line you want to know the umpire paid by the game they receive $8,500 for the series whether it's for game or a seven honor to be selected Walter Alston and Alvin dark two opposing managers they both then in series before Boston only three managers in history have ever won more World Series than he has and he's back for another shot at it now here's Andy Messersmith warming up Vin Scully knows and well we'll carry along with him okay first of all if you look in the statistics it says that Andy Messersmith is the second strikeout pitcher in the league back a Steve Carlton forget that he has not been a strikeout pitcher for quite some time his last game against Pittsburgh in seven innings he did not strike out a batter his start before that he struck out three so forget the fact that he was second in the league in strikeouts he does not have a curveball consistently anymore ever since he hurt his elbow and of course this fastball hitting club if he has his curved today he'll fetch a very good ball game if he doesn't you'll be in a lot of trouble the first man andy messersmith faces is Bert campaneris but for the year hit 290 had two homers 41 runs batted in he was a star in last year's World Series it was between campaneras and jackson for the most valuable player of the series Jackson won out the first pitch of the 74 series is a ball as campaneras bluffed to punish the two men in the top of the Oakland batting order every opponent tries to keep them off the bases they're electrifying when they can get on and they put an early pressure on a 1o delivery and of Getti plus the punt for the breaking pitch first strike one on one bill north on deck you'll be followed by Sal bando Messersmith is no stranger to the age they used to face him in the American League when he pitched with the California Angels a one-one delivery or the high fly ball out in the left going back and Jimmy Wynn back he's got it and then I hear we got an example of what you talked about the start of the game that background of the white shirts the glare and Jimmy Wynn circle of all just a bit he could not take his eye off that ball for fear of losing it there's one other thing here the warning track is 20 feet from the wall oh but Oakland it's only ten feet so he's a little more familiar with that dirt area here Wynn says he's played here all year and still fathers in the Sun out there the bank stands hill north of all to him North came over to the A's and a trade with Chicago as a utility player and he's blossom now is an outstanding major league centerfielder strike one and one hit two sixty for the season four homers 33 RBIs this is his first World Series he missed last year's World Series with an ankle injury two balls and a strike one out nobody on first-inning Sal bando on deck and then Reggie Jackson safe has crept in at 31 Darce a switch-hitter and a spray hitter it's with more power actually than batting right-handed pops a foul out of play this telecast presented by authority of Major League Baseball intended solely for the private non-commercial use of our audience any publication reproduction retransmission for the use of the picture without the express written consent of the Commissioner of baseball is prohibited they're the tapper down to Ron Cey at third he fires the five you have to unload in a hurry on North he can get down that line I was waiting for that fish it's the first one in Sloane I would say Andy Messersmith has the best changeup certainly internationally and one of the better ones I guess we have ever seen and North hit it off the end of the bat which of course is what it's designed for Sal bando hit 243 it was a hard 243 he had 22 homers than a hundred and three RBIs he led the A's of runs batted in he had two homers in the playoffs against the Orioles vandala second in the American League in runs batted in if Jeff Burroughs his teammate Joe Rudi was third outside one and one I asked mr. Smith if he changed much since he moved over the National League since facing aids is that no and he backed Vinny up he said I just perfected my changeup a lot better than you got the stripes on the corners a little off again one ball two strikes handles being played as a depth pull here if we look at Reggie Jackson on deck two down nobody on no score like a sinker that time lifetime record against the A's in the American League for wins and four losses professor Smith he's five years in the American League he's not faced the age since 1971 into the dirt account leveled off at 2 & 2 interesting note on Steve Yeager to show you what can happen to a ballplayer opening day he was sitting in the bullpen opening game of the World Series he's the starting catcher I remember he was unhappy about sitting in the bullpen into everybody right you wouldn't want him otherwise two balls two strikes two down nobody on handle fouled away he's the leader of this team the captain very solid type individual a solid type ballplayer a solid man off the field players go to him with the trouble talk to him he's a very definitely a managerial prospect fouls it back again ripping away occurred we might interject one other thought about Dodger Stadium in the daytime on a warm day like today the ball travels much further that's why that ball by campaneras sent win so far they two to delivery rayon to demand Oh he's our expert on Italian food in the West Coast last night at room service no spaghetti here's a sign being given down he'll set the target three two count all back the A's as the Dodgers are mostly fastball hitter they lack high fastball Andale van keep the ball down on him and American League and he is basically a home run pitcher because of his control there's a fly ball out the left field coming on to sucker waiting Sun bothers him puts it away three up three down in the first half inning no score 28 year-old Kenneth Dale Holtzman who won a big one in the playoffs last Sunday shutting out Baltimore on the mound he has become a control pitcher since coming over to the American League and he's done well in postseason ballgames with a three in one record and he's done well against the Dodgers when he was internationally beating him 14 times against five lost Dave Lopes leading it off and hopeful behind it to a No whoops a 266 hitter this year but 10 homers 35 RBI the top base runner on the Dodgers her short enough at the corners against him Buckner's on deck and then Jim Wynn that's a strike of the knee he doesn't bunt very much sure that Sun problem VIN was talking about you look up at the Sun and you see that Bank tears and the shirts up there hard to pick up the ball right off the bat immediately three and one Holtzman has a fastball that tails away from a right-handed batter curveball is slider and a changeup he's in with a fastball 3 & 2 allowed only one hit the first seven innings last Sunday against Baltimore that's strike three I am looking at the fastball grab the outside corner Lopes is out bill Buckner's coming up all butter ever doesn't hit 300 even 300 and miners he's a 314 hitter this year seven homers 58 RBI he makes contact then I was just going to say for five weeks in August and early September he carried the ball club watch and see if he loses his bat swinging if he does he's in trouble half the strike of the knees for Holtzman nothing a 1 Holtzman this year won 19 and lost 17 he's been very consistent since he joined the A's that was a curve a little bit outside he's won 19 games 20 games in 19 his Waller also watches him work Buckner will bunt one ball one strike one out nobody on no score breaking pitch low and away two and one he slid his hands up the bat handle bando was ready to cash in from third Ana's up there Kevin Harrison short green of second Tennessee first at the fly ball in the left veil launched a stir Rudi come and the best offensive left holding to a thing world theory player a looper to a single anyway the way button run one of the reasons Buckner has been hitting 300 is his ability to go with the breaking ball against the left-hander the other way airship went up hip to 71 this year 32 homers to lead the club and 108 runs batted in Dodgers have outstanding right-handed power and in the playoffs against the fire they tore up the fires left-handed pitching Buckner is a very good base stealer he stole 31 he was only caught 13 times they have to watch him leaning a bit there we go yo Rudi comes on as the sunglasses down puts it away for the second half Buckner was running on the pitch two down Walker back to first of us Lee and Steve Garvey 11 RBIs with our Lea commended with two homers here 312 I think three games in a row without hit with his longest bad streak of here with the pen that's right he has four arms like the village blacksmith and against the Pirates he hit a low line drive over the right centerfield fence 385 away two down Buckner first Garvey was reminiscing today about his football days of michigan stage and he said it's odd my first World Series they're both luckier they may have him here but go down oh they waited and he tried to slide around the tank they got him hung up one hip nobody left it into the first inning no score and as we look down at Dodger Stadium Reggie Jackson starts it off in the second inning for the A's he'll be followed by Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace Jackson says he's 80% physically capable for this series the strike take a look at that pickoff Holtzman finally gave him this good pickoff move after two poor ones the tennis gets rid of the ball very quickly take too much time or go down for the tag that runner can beat the throw doctor a very aggressive base runner but he guessed wrong a one strike pitch to Jackson is outside Jackson was out of the ballpark at 8 o'clock this morning taking whirlpool cortisone shots for a pulled hamstring muscle he was a designated hitter in a playoffs it doesn't go in the World Series so he has to run now play the outfield come up there's a long long drive to deep left going and gone Jackson is homers in the opposite field a kind of power that he has they have some of the longest shots in baseball that's the kind of power that he had in last year's World Series third we mentioned earlier that Andy is a home run pitcher because of his control he's right around the plate all the time he led the Dodger pitchers and home runs Allowed with 24 so it really is no surprise that a home run hitter hits been off him well the A's are on the board they leave one nothing over the on nobody out and Joe Rudi up Rudi hit 293 this year 22 homers 99 RBIs ball one one of the most peculiar stances of baseball you'll note extreme flow stance spread apart he's no longer underrated you've seen him enough now nationally to appreciate his outstanding ability Holloway and he seems to get better every year he keeps his a self improver he's a motivator I think most baseball men watching the American League and watching Oakland in particular would say that he is the toughest out you might get him out but he'll burn your hands he can go to all fields there the ground ball up the middle for a face step Joe Rudi's on these weren't a hot hitting team at the end of the year and of course they didn't hit too well in the playoffs nobody could against their Baltimore pitching they had a one hips in the final game of the playoffs to be Baltimore but it's a team that makes him count Gene Tenace for example hit just 211 but he had 26 over the knocked in 73 runs and led the American League in walks another point to make early notice how many times Oakland has made contact when the hitters swung Oh as Andy is not the strikeout pitcher that those early numbers would have indicated as Garvey holding against Rudy he stole only 2 faces all year a strike breaking pitch with the knees to him days ahead one nothing second inning Rudi at first nobody out of all tennis an unknown name in America two years ago if two home runs his first two times a bat in the 72 World Series has never been done before and went on to win the most valuable player of that series and become a national name he's considered an outstanding fastball hitter that's right and he fouls it back then in the playoffs Otoniel tell you he didn't see a fastball he just curved curve curve to it that's one reason why I'm wondering about messersmith's curve which is going to tell us just how he's going to do today I could tell right here against Tenace he's being played deep and ort left meritocratic Victor Goodman right off the end of the table him out with it first right off remember that's the best thing she's made today not Jerry struck the man out it was the first good curveball the kind that most people in the National League felt going into the all-star game Messerschmitt had the best stuck in the league then he hurt himself and he has not been quite the same since while Sutton in the other way and finished amazing the way Messersmith was starting ray Fosse 196 average hurt most of the year since a slow founder cut off by save for one Lopes has taken out at first by Joe as second by Joe Rudi though winds up a force out from say the Lopes to down posses at first and dick green up the scottie report about Davey Lopes that the A's had was that he takes the DoublePlay pivot toward the third-base side you'll see this as a base runner slides in trying to upset him was it the little things that scouts look for that might force a wild throw I might add also Davy Lopes is a converted outfielder do down the first pitch to dick greens a strike Green again hampered by injuries this year yet back surgery three years ago he figured in one of the grand strategy the baseball year before last when the A's would use for second baseman in the game and none of them would ever get the bat they pinch-hit for each one Ken Holtzman on deck there's a strange position for him there goes the runner and the ball Fox around in time the second it's a foul ball Fosse was going I would have mentioned dick green would get almost invariably a breaking ball green when he does tag the ball can hit him with power to right-center likes the ball out over the plate Garvey laying off the bank against bossy as you see two down one nothing Oakland struck him out this guy costume is respect Jackson had a leadoff homer one run two hits one left end of an inning and a half one nothing Oakland Garvey Ferguson and save for the Dodgers last of the second Holtzman is in with the strike we're talking about Steve Garvey and Michigan State ironically in the opening game of this series his old alma mater Michigan State's playing her hated rival Michigan this afternoon her shot in the right field hi Jackson Garvey continues where he left off in the pirate theory Joe Ferguson if 252 at 16 homers 57 RBI but off to a fast start didn't even yes he's not an aggressive player he's a big gentle kind of a guy and the Dodgers try to light a fire under him and he takes too many pitches what the experts say inside and low post been keeping a ball down so far Ferguson lives in Anaheim born in San Francisco and slowing away to a no now popular fact you better talk to him one of the keys to watch for today will be Jackson's leg of my field how much ground can he cover playing with a pulled hamstring muscle how much he said he's not going to go all out of the faces of the outfield he doesn't want to rip that muscle again and I know the Dodger base runners will run on the Oakland outfield that's ball free Alvin dark center of the burgers the walk that I do that second nobody out Ron Cey is coming up the penguin is a falling here it is heaven light run at 262 18 homers 97 RBIs you talked about it then we have on national television did you mind being kidded about running like a penguin no not really and despite the fact that he waddles and runs stiff legged and rather funny he has average running speed by the clock he is a better than average bat against San Diego he knocked in 8 runs of the night game and against the Cubs he knocked in six runs in an afternoon game and hope that is mine away as five balls in a row delivered by hope Ella Rasta seven RBIs against the cup anyway it was a good afternoon runners on first and second low voltage are a go for one they turn it over Oh at first base very close the importance of a plan Jr Gilliam's after arguing the first-base goat say is unhappy take a look at a Tony seeing one of the underrated double-play combinations in baseball can't be charged the ball well look at dick green with the on charging runner a very close play at first base and an argument from Jim Gilliam here's Ken he got that ball in the edge of the infield grass and one of the most agile second baseman around was he off the bag I would say that he cheated and wasn't even on the bag for the first out over the years the Phantom DoublePlay dick green the reason he made that play is that one of the strongest throwing arms of any second baseman he can put something on the ball as he's pivoting to down for the Dodgers Garvey's a third Bill Russell up 269 hitter the strike to him and vandals in title 3rd Tenace is in tight at first Russell has speed just away one-on-one Holtzman so far Tony does not look as quick as he did last Sunday at hoping he realized more in control than anything else we've seen him pitch ball game for nine of the 10 pitches will be fastball he says he does not throw a change of pace he calls it letting up on his family has exceptional control ordinarily two balls and a strike to Bill Russell who flew home swing to playoffs in the World Series but then the funeral of his father-in-law in Pittsburgh and he is had a bad right elbow has Russell all year very strong arm grows right out of money and the dodgers have no runs a hit they left one at the end of two one nothing Oakland Ken Holtzman in a strange role as a batter but the designated hitter rule there's Cary Grant he's an avid baseball fan one ball one strike to holtzman old his lifetime major-league batting average 158 before the designated hitter rule the American League 2 & 1 to him he'll be followed at the top of the order by campaneras and then bill north the a's have one run two hits tonight no runs two hits off the mask of the catcher Steve Yeager to to count the Ken Holtzman he did a couple of home runs in his major league career one against Negro and Jim McLaughlin three into this is what does a manager a little up step going a full kind to a pitcher and even more so he walks him Holtzman fouls it back but off the top of our NBC telecasting booth three and two nobody on nobody out dirt inning and they're going to appeal but it's ball four Messersmith watched the pitcher to lead off the 3rd on a check swing first base umpire bill Kunkel of the American League that's where the appeal went with the right-handed hitter Holtzman Alston took a very close pitch you can see from that centerfield camera how close it was it looked whoa Tom Gorman this is 5th World Series behind the plate so he's no rookie there's campaneras flied to deep center his first time though fella but he'll sting one not in right now they're playing for the front jumped out in front of the plate messersmith goes to first baseman garvey sacrifice for campaneras Olson is a second one out he'll North coming up oh he bounced the third base is first time the A's bring the infield in at Short and 2nd against the speedy North sale being on the grass where the pitch is released a third Garvey halfway at first the outfield over toward left one to nothing open third inning air goes in fact on one to build north tomorrow's pitchers Don Sutton a 19 game winner we going for the Dodgers and battle blue who clinched it for the Oakland A's of Baltimore will be going through open Tuesday in Oakland it will be al downing against the ace of the Oakland staff Jim catfish hunter runner on second one out one ball one strike the north Sall vandals on deck threw that fastball right by that with his patches pitch of the ballgame I'm still surprised unless you find it throw the book out the window he have not seen him throw his fabled change hardly at all he got north to hit it off the end of the bat to say in the first inning and that's about the only time we've seen it let's see what he does here there it is that's a great shame Oh marvelous it has a tippet that comes in just a little bit off as the ballplayers say it's a fastball that's about a foot and a half short you can see he has a little movement on the ball also he turns it over a shade and the tails away from the left-handed hitter a third strikeout for Andy Messersmith he's walked one the long run of the game a leadoff homer in a second to the opposite field by Jackson Holtzman and second two down all the way by Sal bando these two teams are practically strangers they've only played each other once that was an exhibition game last year they train in different locales the Dodgers of Vero Beach Jays and Arizona that pitch there's that process up and going out his Jaeger what happened well one of the things when Andy has given his sign he is also given his location it's and he is gone fooled on the switch with that man on second base and I think he lost a strike because Yeager had popped up for the fastball shielding Gorman out one one count to bando who flied to left his first time at strike they're doing most catches when they give the sign if it's not in the sign will be either the thumb or the pinky as to the location inside or out due to counter oh you could actually take a close-up of Jaeger and you would see the location where he wants the ball I know if I tell you what the sign is unless watch all right see the pinky away one at the end of two and a half one nothing Oakland Dodgers summed up Steve Yeager to lead off the last of the thirtieth 266 this season a little more power than the year before 12 homers 41 RBI it will be Yeager Messersmith and then Dave Lopes at the top of the order against Ken Holtzman mounting ball up the middle Messersmith Dodgers now that hit the age three to two as it just completed the best batting average season of his career hitting 240 which is very good for a pitcher anything over 200 all-around athlete they'll be looking for the bunt but Benny he's a pretty good hitter yes he has do they switch oh yes absolutely but not so much with Yeager the runner and have been somebody else they might play hit and run with a strike to Messersmith Reggie Jackson's home run is the difference right now one nothing Oakland last of the third you're talking over another thing that happened in the playoffs against Pittsburgh when the first baseman left too soon the runner took off and beat it in a bunt situation Holtzman and Tenace want to get a signal straight that Tenace does not leave the first back face back too soon giving Yeager a lot of room there is like a hundred to one against Yeager trying to steal he stole only twice what happened both of those were busted hit and run plays one strike to Messersmith outside and Gene Tenace was about 15 feet off the plate as the ball came into the catcher back he goes bando was crawling in from third Ken Holtzman for the third year in a row is opening the World Series for the A's and he's away from him two balls in his fight the first pitcher to do this is whitey Ford whitey started four openers in a row but the Yankees back in 61 62 63 and 64 the playoffs throw a pitching staff out of killer now sometimes your top pitcher my home will be pitching in the third game depending where they placed him and what he had to do in the playoffs and to the playoffs go to four or five games he's given any a tough time he's given him a hard breaking balls to bunt and if you get him at all you're gonna pop him back which is just what he's done now with two strikes on him that's the big gamble for Alston will he have him bun Yeager at first nobody out last of the third one nothing Oakland on the NBC scoreboard course is not going to good jump on that ball no as far as the national league is concerned North is not a particularly good outfielder but because of his great speed he makes up for it but again looking into this birthday cake stands he's got no jump on the ball at all he throws it the ball leaves the vatican's behave the back span there are the Sun over the edge of the lady of very difficult to quickly pick up the ball off the back and it doesn't take fraction of a second to lose those two or three steps Dave Lopes up the Dodgers runners on first and second also trying to keep the ball up high on a punch situation Tigers have runners on first and second in the second inning ashay hit into a double play Kurt the A's are not the same kind of Club in the infield as when Dick Williams managed the last couple of World Championship seasons they do not operate the same way as far as plays you can see bando giving signals to his face last year they have pickoff plays of every base imagine of old trick plays with a short stop covering turn 3rd pickoff attempts but carcus told most of them out the window there there they go they try to pick off a second that's the same play the Dodgers have I guess there's no secret campaneras dashing over flaky to go to thorough FanDuel coming on in the second baseman covering and a decoy to runner off 2nd when he see the shortstop go one ball no strikes whoops was caught looking his first time up I in a way to another hoping out starting to dig himself into a jam the Dodgers feel that Davey Lopes does not take advantage of his speed and he is not that good of fun to yet I think that next year if you're writing a scouting report on Lopes you're going to say that he'll bunt pushing the ball wider first because the Dodgers feel if he can just get the ball down wide at first he has a chance to beat the pitcher over to the bag the balls no strikes to Dave Lopes he swings and wants the high-flying a shallow left campaneras waves rudi off look out look out rudi grabs it and foul ground is still collided even though campaneras had waved him away usually the oncoming man is a better shot easier play this is one of the problems of World Series play you can see can't be waving off and also yelling but you cannot hear each other and with that Sun as glaring as it is they cannot afford to take their eye off that ball for one split second for the A's that's fortunate now solidly rudely a Rudi is built another thing too that is so very tough to hear with a big crowd if anyone else was trying to direct traffic I'm sure they couldn't have heard it won't swing away at a 2o pitch fouls the left one out Yeager's at 2nd Messersmith at first open ahead one nothing last of the third and go drop he looked the single to left field his first time campaneras bluffing yeager back alvin dark late in 3 world series itself as a good pitch by Holtzman at the knees post but has not been a strikeout pitcher in the last three years he averages four strikeouts every 9 innings this year there's a high fly ball deep left Rudi's back he'll be under it two down runners go halfway in return we have three foot offs but you'll Rudy so far house Jim Wynn up Wynn flying a lefty first time he said it Dodger record for a home run since they are playing at Dodger Stadium with 32 this year Frank Howard at 31 and the left-center field bleachers have been officially proclaimed Canon country his nickname in Houston was the toy cannon and the left centerfield bleachers are called cannon country that's some other country over there do down runners on first and second up raking pitches over for a strike to win we don't have his elbow operated on after the series he has a loose chip he's been playing with pain in that right elbow of his all year a ball he made a quote in a favor of in Antonia I don't know I threw it was he said he was so happy to be with the Dodgers and he gives spec Richardson the general manager of the Houston Club his World Series share I saw spec last night I'll take it Lanta happened one on one I just made 2 great trades in the offseason this is one of them well he went after a right-handed power hitter to relief pitcher they got Wynn and Mike Marcin and both were instrumental dividers winning the finish two balls in the strike did you win as a bounding ball if and Oh steps down third for the force now and again Holtzman wriggles out of it down no runs two hits two left at the end of three one nothing open one swing of the bat by this man is the difference in the game he led off the second inning with a home run to the opposite field let's take a look at it just raw power by Reggie Jackson let high pitch and look at that one over the 385 mark up on the left-field bleachers Jackson's home run one nothing Oakland is Jackson Rudi and Tenace in the for Jackson was off to a flying start this season cool off over the last half but still wound up with impressive credentials 29 homers 93 runs batted in ball one I've seen him hit to the longest home runs I've ever seen Tony of myself one off the top of the scoreboard at Bloomington Minnesota they measured it over 500 feet and his homeland in the all-star game at deploy this touch struck a light standard on top of the roof still going was rising at the left depart to another when he hits them he'll it just stands it looks to drop the back you know a message Miss behalf I don't think Jackson hit a bad pitch at all he just happened to be a good hitter Korean of him he's basically a lowball hitter and it looked like it was in and up a little bit and he just happened to muscle it out Betty that's the kind of pitch that they talk about fighting it off it's inside of the fist he is so strong he fought him off in the left-field bleachers most people think well if it you made a mistake I hit a home run but not in this caliber of play let's give that here some credit to right Jackson says he's going to have to change his playing style and his exercise style strike to him he is a heavily muscled man powerful he rips those heavily muscles and he's going to do a lot of stretching this winter going all out of the basement or any hot field with quick bursts of speed to keep your ripping muscles I guess longer he'll probably have more and more trouble usually they have to give up something it's a stolen base just missing with a change of Messersmith and Jackson watched the leadoff the fourth Messersmith has walked four or walked two and struck out four and Joe Rudi's up he singled up the middle east first time I don't look for Jackson to run absolutely running today and he said no not unless I have to Rudi's a good hit and run man to go to right field well is outstanding back control replayed straight away throw to first look he just back hey girly had him picked off on a snap throw by Yeager who unloaded that ball in a hurry I think around the National League they'll tell you that Yeager throws with Johnny Bench the ball arrived just as quickly and his quick snap tagged by Garvey just misses the left foot he is very agile behind the plate then he he's done this all year long for you yeah he's a marvelous arm you don't wander off any base on him one ball no strikes that's the hook of the knees at the outside corner one and one Rudi we're looking down to his third-base coach Bobby winkles and looking on that play at first it looked like Garvey made a blind tag he tagged where he thought Reggie would go instead of going after Reggie actually Reggie was nimble with that last step back to the back otherwise he's out one ball one strike Wow back to first base sundress stands here today and Dodger Stadium is set the all-time record of the playoffs for attendance 55,974 thinning NBC sending you its 28th World Series of succession this one's being seen around the world by a satellite Fairey understands the folks around the clip you've been calling it about that plexiglass you see behind the plate that's to protect the camera and the fans also sitting there or a foul ball could go through a 2 2 pitch up five strikeouts for Memphis Smith it's been a long time since we've seen Andy strike out as many hitters as we had we pause briefly for station identification this is the NBC television network this is Curt Goudy Vin Scully and Tony Kubek with you from Dodger Stadium we're in the fourth inning Oakland ahead 1 nothing they've been out hit by the Dodgers four to two there's a changeup on one Messersmith using that change more now in the last two innings second time around Ray Fosse scheduled up next inside again one ball one strike the Dodgers the last two innings have had runners on first and second nobody out that haven't been able to move as hit the third Cey up and a second for one will turn Hey hustle down that line and just beat the throw here say once again he gets rid of the ball quickly Lopes comes across the bag and he might have done a little bit of cheating as we saw dick green to earlier he just missed the first base I've seen third baseman with more velocity on their throws I have never seen a guy day in and day out throw with the accuracy of Ron Cey it's amazing as important because in that infield we've seen a lot of third baseman go to the outfield with scatter arms strong arms but don't have the accuracy the first door start to double play around the horn do down tennis at first the ball to Ray Fosse Fosse had a three-run homer in the playoffs against the Orioles he's that bad luck he was hurt this year breaking up Jackson and North and a fight Pete Rose barreled into him in the all-star game of 71 his shoulder was back for a year and a half two balls no strikes that was one of the pluses that came out of the American League Championship Series ray Fosse's throwing through better than he had most of the year they figured to give him all breaking stuff now that he's behind two and oh let's see if they gamble with the fastball go to first driving Tenace back Tenace at adelaide steel in the playoffs you only stole two phases the regular season that's the strike after you leave campaneras the north of the top of the order course Jackson can run but throughout the order the Dodgers would appear to have more team speed and he has a quick move to first Mike Marshall has one to two unfit runner going there the drive down the left-field line just foul and with a runner going Tenace had a chance to score it have been a fair ball that's twice Alvin dark to start admitting the lower part of his order he started Fosse the first time up he's the first year first World Series umpire is Andy Olson and he had the shot board now we have a count of two and two to Ray Fosse Gene Tenace at first 2 down Oakland 1 Los Angeles nothing at the top of the fourth inning Fosse played as a pull hitter to left field to the game against this right now no runs there a mrs. Bradley watching the opening game of the World Series she must go nice if dr. games all yours she's one of the more rabid Dodger fans this is Steve Garvey leading off if the mayor in the old camara had a bet on history Garvey fouls the back he's swinging a hot bat he lined a shot to right field to lead off the second probably the first gives me Kurt I was going to say he's the only Dodger yet who is trying to go the other way with Holtzman as one reason why they haven't had any luck with him in scoring Holtzman's curveball dropped off on him one ball two strikes remember Holtzman's fastball tails away from that right-hander if I am pulling his rocket and he also has an excellent curveball but he does not use it much does not have confidence in it he came over to the A's after 2 17 game winning seasons with the Cubs and he fired two no-hitters of the National eight before he moved to the American League one ball two strikes Garvey beats the curve foul okay postman coming in here with a shutout behind him against the Orioles last Sunday his last 12 innings have been goose takes 1 2 pitch accidental foul that was a good trade for the Cubs in the AA's wanted a left-handed pitcher Casey Stengel little sting alleys in the stands today 84 the 30th of July yogi Yogi Berra ground ball to short campaneras scoops and fires and his one down and at the Holtzman deal they cover it Monday to play the opposite Joe Ferguson walked his first time Joe is another fellow occurred the Dodgers field would hit more if he would go to right field once in a while but he likes to pull and Holtzman will take advantage of that kind well let's see how it works him now out of the knees a little bit inside in fighting those corners been and how nothing a 1-1 or nothing Oakland herb is over Oh beautiful Oh into when I said earlier he takes those pitches too much Ron Cey on deck yeah I feel deep for Ferguson and respect his power he strikes out of the curveball three pitches and two down Holtzman has struck out two rosemon looks better this inning I believe than any of the previous three innings I guess have been two big plays so far Cey hitting into the DoublePlay and Alston gambling with two on and the two and I'll count to Lopes and having him swing away I guess that's the key to the game up to here Ron Cey he's played as a pull hitter to left this color can tell you for years the Dodgers have searched for a third base where they have 45 or 47 different players in that position twice as many as coxey's army I know that there's a ground ball in the left field Rudy's up with the ball but now they have their man he's young and he's well set for the future Ron Cey who is just labeled here's that run if you are a right-handed batter they consider average speed 4.3 seconds to first base average speed left hander 4.1 seconds to first base and Cey is average for a right-handed hitter Bill Russell grounded to short his first time saves up first 2 down the Dodgers now have 5 hits the age 2 hits move to first nearly a bad throw by Holtzman to Phil Russell play shortstop the way he did here in Dodger Stadium against the Pirates campaneras plays away didn't last year the World Series we should see something again that breaking pitch by Holtzman you might have seen Russell's right hand come off the bat on that swing most of his errors this year have come from a sore elbow and it's also hindered his hurt his swing II can't quite extend the arms a one strike pitch Fosse going out after one-on-one phonce their first 2 down Reggie Jackson's home run in the second Oakland one Los Angeles nothing that ball tailed away almost looked like he turned that one over deliberately I think when he pitched with the Cubs I think the people in Chicago dreamt they had another Sandy Koufax and it probably hurt him because he threw beyond himself but now he's efficient they 2-1 pitch ball right got by bando followed reflected it picked up a little English and then took a little erratic hop off the left wrist the fourth campaneris say hustle to get the third and as we point out it takes at least average e to better to go as far as Ron did first trip to the line by Alvin dark Holtzman's been in trouble the last three innings Dodgers has two men on nobody off the 2nd 2 men on nobody out in the bird after two out nobody on in this inning and now they suddenly have runners on first and third Alvin dark born in Comanche Oklahoma attended Louisiana State in Southwest Louisiana Institute quite a football player anyday led the nation of punting his sophomore year at LSU late in the majors for 13 years of very smart ballplayer and he's the Giants in the World Series lifetime 289 hitter runners on 1st and 3rd 2 down 1 another thing open last of the 4th inning is Steve Yeager the batter Yeager single the sentries first trip he did not get a base hit in the four game playoff with Pittsburgh curve hangs hide away from him yeah I feel deep and torn left Vaughn's neighs the third bill rustles at first they're holding their horse now run two hits two left at the end of four days one the doctors helping Charlie Finley with his bare Brian hat and the green of the Oakland A's yelling a little encouragement out boy I said at the opening a show he was being sued for two and a half million dollars I think I said Mike Lewis by mistake it's Mike Andrews who became the all sort of the fan of the nation when he was dropped in the World Series last year boy doing the Commissioner of baseball his wife high and away one in one the man in the dark suit is a herb Schlosser president of NBC there's a ball hits roughly Iran saying dick Green is out there deferred and a half million dollars a little nervous before the series wonder why the timing the opening date of the world's movies figure not bad timing I guess Kent Holtzman walked his first time one to nothing open a strike to holtzman Messersmith and Holtzman still dueling the starting pitchers six strikeouts for Andy a high pitch one in one you've walked two he's allowed only two hits and he's behind a 1-1 pitch something off 1 & 2 Burt campaneris is on deck at the top of the a's batting order playing Holtzman to the off the field he tried to tease him in the corner miss top side to 2 what the ballplayers call a high sky today and her cloud the sky that's a base hit by Holtzman down the left the aligned he has a chance for two Olsen who didn't come to bat once this year is in the second base with a double it might be the time to tell you about an incident at Dodger Stadium this year the Dodgers and the Giants the Giants had a young pitcher john montecrisco who had just come up from the minor leagues he had pitched for two minor league teams that used the designated hitter so Monty Fusco had not swung the bat all year and in his first at-bat in the big leagues he hit a home run against the Dodgers here actually then before they went to the designated hitter hitting rule in the America League days that one of the better hitting stats catfish hunter is an excellent hitting pitcher but it was pretty fair here's the swing by Holtzman say playing way off the bag at third you don't expect a pitcher to pull the ball especially when he hadn't swung the bat very often this year well he's a World Series hitter Tony at two out of three last year in the series he has won the last 2 World Series in the opening game but he lasted only five innings in each series but he was the winning pitcher picture a record he's a second but he's back to you one out campaneras i an away from him campaneras flied out to sacrifice bill north on deck say in tight a 3rd the a's have one run three hits the Dodgers no runs success as a strike at the knees the dodgers have left five the a's of left ruiz Oh spin a second one out he's been on twice at the bottom of the order gets away there goes hosting the third yes I fish boxed around by jäger and now the age of a runner on third one out this will make it doubly tough on the dodger infield they're going to have to play up and of course campaneras is the kind of a man who does squeeze and has squeezed in the path that was scored a wild pitch against Messersmith in the last phase game against the Orioles are out here five to one the beat the Royals 2 to 1 in the clinching game for the American League he's been out here today he'll work out of the stretch infield in the balls to distract the campaneris van ago tonight with it goo balls two strikes a Bobby winkles were the y'all can't be up here calling down he may be trying to make him aware of some of the throwing arms of the outfield a lot of down left revivals arms down a below-average in left way below average in center averaged a little bit veteran right runner on third one out here he comes suicide squeeze they get him in perfectly executed suicide squeeze holtzman running on the pitch and it was two strikes to the batter campaneras didn't the dodgers the dodgers are being beaten by the book because they know he's a squeezed man we mentioned that he is there it is and it not very much you can do and it's perfectly executed a lot is put about emphases put on that batter getting the ball down that's important but it's also important that the base runner does not leave too soon if he leaves too soon they'll throw the ball right at the hitter or pitch out gonna wait till he releases the ball half a nurse an RBI the a's lead to nothing in the top of the fifth inning bill north is bounced out and struck out messersmith's giving him trouble with change ups at pitches low two balls and no strikes the north and the suicide squeeze looks like a shook Messersmith up a bit pillow delivery a strike at the knees 2 & 1 the north-south vandals on deck North played to the opposite field by centerfielder Jim Wynn so far the A's have cashed in on their chances the Dodgers have not and that's the story paisa scored in two extreme way the homerun is squeezed due into the north it is particularly difficult to give up a run on a one-out extra-base hit by a pitcher who has a hit all year and then set it up on a wild pitch correct to to delivery just inside with a fastball three into the bill Northey Hydra fans a little uneasy now years and rumbling through the stands at three two delivery the Southside and one of the best baserunners in the game is on bill North 54 stolen bases he let me American League third row down valve and O's flied to left and struck out keep your eyes a bill north of first with two down and he's ahead two nothing in the top of the fifth normally the hitter who hits back of a base running threat gets a lot of fast balls because the pitcher wants to get that ball to the catcher but bando likes fast balls and they want to give him breaking balls so it's going to be a lot of pressure here on Yeager's he's gonna fall for the curve with a guy like nor the lead Irfan goes bad and fall for fast balls down bill north of first as its medic quick move again nor that 54 stolen bases campaneras 39 for him we mentioned earlier what average speed is going from home to first north to illustrate has been time to three point nine so he's really quick Andy with a good quicker pickoff move and I can see health and dark in the corner of that dugout saying herb Washington watch the move there he goes the pro beauty is guiding perfect one run one hit nobody left there it is again a quick release by Messersmith and walks the agility of Steve Yeager to talk about a strong walk arm but it's all in that footwork and positioning and balance and he's got it all great throw by Yeager the end of four and a half is Oakland to Los Angeles nothing well we're halfway through Tony Kubek here in the gleaming yellow jacket then Scully the voice of the Dodgers ready to take over with a play-by-play and we've got some ballgame going been in Game one of the 74 series I would say it's the best we've seen messagenet look in over a month so the A's are beating a very good pitcher right now I grab her go okay the Dodgers who have been sputtering getting men on but leaving them there we'll start with Messersmith pretty good hitting pitcher at 24 hits during the year but waiting for sunglasses to be put on by dick green so timeout it'll be Messersmith followed by Davey Lopes and then Bill Buckner doing his dream gets the shades on I'm surprised Tony he waited this long to put him on Sun hasn't changed that much as positioning in the sky sometimes infield is do not like to wear sunglasses because when they're up they see the reflection of the ball in the glasses well here's Andy it's two nothing open bottom of the fifth of one fouled away as Darrell knows I check me make that rolling fingers down here nose was up a minute ago Glenn habit was also up earlier but the big man is up now Knowles was up and they might have just had him tuning up that he hasn't missed much lately Owen one dandy that's over big slow curve Andy is capable of hitting a home run big jug one into two messes man you know if anything that relief pitcher warming up we haven't had a complete game of the World Series the last two years off-speed me missed you hadn't given into your fastball yet two and two two runs three hits for Oakland no runs a half a dozen hits for the Dodgers all the way the Dodgers so far I've left five men on they've had at least one man on in every inning I guess we should point out that in their first two wins against Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh the Dodgers won while leaving 25 men on base fastball and it seemed to sink down ego happy strikeout number three for Kenny Holtzman he averages four aim and it'll bring up Davey Lopes who will consume a little time on a hot day he wants Messersmith to get back to the dugout VIN has the Dodger ballclub during the course of the year but the kind of team that will adjust to a pitcher I noticed that post is keeping everything away they continue the right-hand hitters to try and pull the ball no I would say they're human if they have in their mind the pole they're going to try and pull and go right down the drain pulling for one the one hitter as we mentioned earlier who will adjust immediately is Steve Garvey in there one and one they play bando out but as we mentioned Lopes rarely bunts and Holtzman is a considered a good fielding pitcher big chopper to short and have a narrative fix it up no play he decides to charge the ball Tony and actually he had the easier play rather than get hot caught on the short hop I think he urghhh a report before the ballgame VIN where you said it's like a rock pile out there he wanted to get it before it took that extra hop he might have overcharged the ball correct you I work here I did not say it was a rock pile I said it is the hardest infield to play period my sales were that many times dude he almost looked like he kicked the ball out of his left foot yeah he was worrying all right here's Buckner with Lopes at first one out heavy drawing an error there's a decision to be made here under these circumstances about whether to have looks go or not when you have a left-hand hitter like Buckner up Walter Alston primarily likes to keep the first baseman anchored on the bag so the left-hand batter can pull to the hole however Buckner has not been getting pitches to pull he's gone the other way twice fastball full found earlier he dropped a fly ball single to left last time up he flied to left because he's had to go at the breaking ball any uh hopes in the future how many places you think you can steal some days coming on is the other face lines he said this year it depends on what he hits how much he gets on but this year he is stolen 60 counting play off 59 in the regular season he went 3 for 3 in the playoff that I would give him 62 oh and one to Buckner and he goes hit Murr on a big bouncer in the right field Jackson Bible Oh and then your right to another regard early in the ballgame when you said the Dodger runners will go on the arms of the Oakland A's outfielders Jackson has an exceptionally strong arm but they know it is erratic I'd say the other thing on Reggie Jackson granted he has a strong arm velocity wise it is not that accurate but and he did it today they said on balls hit in front of him he has a tendency to bobble the ball and she sure enough as he charged the base hit he bobbled it and Lopes was able to score the throw is up the line it was hurried and off the glove of Catcher Fosse like he was coming all the way anyway one thing we should say and that is Jackson made a good throw it was low it could have been cut off and that kept the tying run from getting to second base so you have to give Jackson that even though he's committed an error though a hit and run single two errors in the inning it is two two one open and here's Jimmy Wynn lied to laughs hit into a force play Buckner was going to try to steal with Garvey off in the first inning and he committed himself too soon and was picked off ball one and Buckner intimidated was going back to the bag as Holtzman was coming to the plate he saw the same thing happened a couple of pitches ago when Lopes was on first base turned it over away ball to open two runs three hits two errors the Dodgers one run seven hits they've had at least one hit in every inning squirt it on the end of the bat foul there's a classic case Tony and you asked me before will they finally go the other way it was a turnover pitch Wynn had in mind he was going to pull him no matter what and he hit it off the end of the bat foul and it's a tribute to this entire Oakland A's staff I think Vinny that they keep the ball away from the power hitters even though they are behind in the count I would say this to Jimmy Wynn will go to right field about twice a year and once he helped beat Pittsburgh with a double in the playoff but he never goes to right ball three tommy lasorda doing some cheerleading he managed a lot of these kids all through the minor league like most of the youngsters here on the class of 68 the draft Buckner at first very aggressive baserunning one out a run over 2 to 1 Oakland bottom of the fifth here's the difference naturally hit and run and running hit running hit you don't have to swing at ball for to protect the running though on a 3-1 count this is the run and hit spot will see a Buckner go chances are you will nope wasn't going golly fingers ready in the bullpen Elda dark looking up and this may be all for Holtzman you should have a great matchup in this series with Mike Marshall coming out of the bullpen for the Dodgers and this man for the Aged finger there to the very best of the game there's a break in the action here in Los Angeles it is 2 to 1 Oakland in the fifth inning and out on the mound Roland fingers kenny holtzman went four and a third innings he allowed at least one run seven hits walked two and struck out three and four Holtzman followed somewhat of a pattern he started the first game in the 72 and 73 series and he went five innings in each game and so he starts this year and he comes out in the fifth inning although it must be pointed out campaneras who is spooked by the infield started his troubles with the error and in jackson bobbling the base hit and i just about finished him off when he walked in me win Tony you've looked at rolling fingers so occurred more times and I have isn't it a little early for him it is he is basically a power pitcher fastball slider you've got to wonder if John Odom getting hurt in the fight yesterday spraining his ankle will fingers was five stitches in head has not changed Alvin darks pitching plans I would think the long relief man from the right side would have been John Odom he's mean against right-handers comes in with that sidearm stuff powerhouse pitcher Garvey has one thing going for him if he is jammed he's still strong enough to muscle the ball out of the infield good breaking ball on one well it's nice to come in out of the bullpen throw that breaking ball and get it over right away as Bill Buckner at 2nd representing the tying run Jimmy Wynn at first bottom of the fifth inning a run over in Oakland leading the Dodgers to the one Oh into the spell assist the World Series competition is now pitched of 13 of the A's last 15 world through his game he pitched in six of the 72 series and another half a dozen last year go fingers picking out for Kenny Holtzman fastball so two breaking balls and then he ran the fastball on the hands to strike him out he made some very big pitches and now here's Joe Ferguson Burgie walked in the second inning Walter Alston accustomed to seeing the Dodgers find a scramble from behind as he says in his years in baseball he's learned that nothing can surprise him we'll see whether Frankie comes out swinging a nut remember he looked at two strikes and then went down swinging last time up half swing on a breaking ball fouled away all you have to do is see the way fingers has worked Garvey and now Ferguson to realize just how tough he can be on those right-handers he's inside their shirts on one Buckner at 2nd when it first two out to the 1 Oakland fastball hit him I believe yep so Fergie to first wind a second buck to the third watch it again it'll tail in on him Joe tries to get out of the way but didn't know where he can go the rinds say coming up with the bases loaded two out in the fifth Oakland 2 Dodgers 1 Buckner at 3rd Wynn at 2nd Ferguson effort say hit into a double play in the second inning and in single in the board Ronnie just missed having a hundred RBIs during the year it was overshadowed a little bit by Garvey and win but he was right on their heels ball one save with Buckner third win a second Ferguson at first two out Oakland two Dodgers one Roland finger in relief of Kenny Holtzman is right there crowd looking at that with their hearts and the Dodgers get a run two errors and a hidden leaf three at the end of five Oakland two Dodgers won the first game of the World Series sets an attendance record for Dodgers Stadium the paid attendance 55,974 breaking a record by 21 people just set the other day against Pittsburgh Sal bando for one bando is basically a high fastball hitter but he's seen a lot of breaking stuff fouls this one away 1 & 1 Oakland scored in the second inning on a home run by Reggie Jackson picked up another in the fifth kenny holtzman doubled wild pitch to 3rd and campaneras squeezed him over all the way 1 & 2 the Dodger run in the bottom half of the 5th tour in the 6 to the 1 Oakland bando flied to left and struck out oh the change got him I mentioned earlier looking at Andy every four days all year this is the best we've seen him fish in a long time at seven strikeouts for Andy so I start off the broadcast telling you how much I know about forget his strikeouts he has done it he he established that fastball early which was very important I think in his strategy and now he's going a little more to the change-up here is Reggie Jackson home run to the opposite field and walk well when he's a low fastball hitter so Andy started him up high for one on deck Joe Rudi comebacker and that'll do it for Reggie two down Joe Rudi's coming up their toughest out fine ballplayer he had a base set and struck out one four two Joe has the reputation among other things of being a first ball hitter so the Dodgers have to keep an eye about that almost a self-made flair VIN worked at it breaking ball strike it seems like any or unorthodox stance it means the fellow had a lot of trouble as an orthodox hitter and has to overcompensate own one boy he really hit the edge that time fastball outside corner the pitch you say hit the black the trim around the plate half swing foul that'll go out of play mrs. Smith has struck out seven he has walked three and the difference now he was bitten by that homerun ball in the second inning 2 2 1 Oakland sixth inning two out I pop fly Russell falling battling the glare that'll do it they're gone in order and at the end of five and a half innings the score Oakland 2 and the Dodgers 1 it'll be Bill Russell to start at all then Steve Yeager and Andy Messersmith ball one those who watch fingers all the time now they see him working on a kid named Russell they say that with all of his great stuff when he falls into a trap is when he finds to pitch to spots one on one in other words if he just relaxes and lets his stuff do the talking he is some pitcher when he suddenly decides to nibble at the corners then he gets in trouble so we'll watch that big chopper wide a 3rd bando toss to first one away vandals not a flashy Blair but a very solid player strong accurate arm not a outstanding range but when it gets to the ball yes your hands and knows what to do with it the great word they apply to him steady mm-hmm Jaeger has singled and hit into a force plays 1 for 2 fingers fastball curveball and slider hit down the right-field line slicing on Jackson no play it's in the seats watching Jackson runs anyway ran very well toward the corner is not limping away was three or four days ago though we noticed when he came up in the second inning be real white take a look at him the trouble comes in when he tries to start once he gets going and gets a smooth stride going he's alright but a fast start of the box or after a ball might injure him he did some stretching in the on deck sir Lee and you could read his lips she said ouch he hurt himself in 1 and 1/2 Jager rolling fingers with a long way to go now and relief for Kenny Holtzman one ball one strike missed inside altered outstanding relief pitcher is the only word for him fastball how do you like that wax job huh he looks funny he looks like a man in search of a barbershop quartet 2 & 2 fastball down he goes Oh fingers makes that look easy two down and andy messersmith coming up Messersmith has allowed three hits two runs as a hitter is one for two singled and struck out get on the hands and a five all the left said it could be trouble it's gonna drop Joe Rudi gets it back in so Messersmith was fisted and still able to push it into left-center for a base hit that means the Dodgers spinning their wheels in the sand here that at least one hit in every inning maybe we should put these pitchers up in the cleanup spot Davey Lopes coming out the only inning in which the Dodgers did not leave a batter was the first inning when he had Buckner picked off Lopes is struck out fouled out and aboard on the era by campaneras by the way davy is somewhat like campaneras if you give him a high fastball he can surprise you he hit ten home runs this year Mesa's myth right at the bag he's no threat on the bases fingers gonna throw over there anyway but he doesn't take much of a lead breaking ball low one and one fingers a good fielding pitcher do they have an extra infielder out there where's your in a lot of trouble if you have a relief pitcher who's a bad fielding pitcher one on one all to open leading to the one with two down bottom of the sixth Andy Messersmith at first tennis holding fingers came in with a couple of men aboard and proceeded to hit Joe Ferguson to load him up and then he got saved now with two out of a ship he's behind the Lowe's they let him swing three and one remember they took the bottle off and let Lopes swing - and Oh in the third inning with two on and that's probably the biggest gamble that failed so far in the game Oh a full count and two down Messersmith will be going from first little flyball into shallow right center but Jackson has to come and get it North comes over with him and it's North and Jackson dropped to his right knee so the Dodgers are gone on a base hit and at the end of 6 2 2 1 Oakland NBC keeps it going they'll have National Hockey League again with Tim Ryan and right now we have the Oakland A's Weis fans a little dispute last year the wives they were mad at their seats given to them in Shea Stadium in New York protested and mr. Finley the next day moved him from upstairs Downstairs always something going for the Oakland A's right now they have a 2-1 lead then as we go to the seventh inning in Game one I guess in a sense would be a combination of very good pitching on each side and Dodger futility the Dodgers so far left nine men in six innings while Oakland has left but three two runs three hits two errors for Oakland one run eight hit there's no errors for the Dodgers so Mantha's fish pitching well but it's not good enough up to here Gene Tenace struck out and hit into a force play breaking ball down and away tennis an excellent fastball hitter to a No they missed again with Tenace at the plate you'll see a lot of full counts three and two because he walks a lot and he strikes a lot fouls those breaking balls off trying to fend them off the times then or see now the fastball for sure and he got it over I will save you a gamble again against a good fastball hitter as opposed to the risk of walking him on deck is very posse to catch you three and one fastball and he got stung though you fall behind and you have to go to the hitters strength and it turns out to be a base hit that's hit number four for Oakland and it'll bring up Fosse Oh at the played tennis at first nobody out in the seventh Oakland 2 Dodgers 1 Dodgers moving around in the bullpen breaking ball away though they're expecting Fosse to bunt and he missed with a breaking ball that's Mike Marshall and it comes as no surprise wanna know he got the bunt foul and actually hit that thing almost off his ear one-on-one why is he coming up inside think he went after a bad pitch could have been to it all couldn't bring the bat back one and one bossy the batter on deck dick green they try and tie up tennis bill Kunkel in his first World Series has had some dandy calls at first base he foul the bunt in the dirt behind the plate and the count will be 1 & 2 Tommy Gorman gave it the quick call and a bad week for Marshall hasn't won innings pitched all week that's real vacation for him he has to pitch a lot of batting practice if he's not in a game I've seen a lot of excellent relief pitches but it's incredible how a human body can take what it takes but he's in there all the time he pitched 30 minutes of batting practice yesterday at the workout 1 & 2 the count to Ray Fosse he's still bunting and fouled it so he struck out so they kept the bunt on twice with two strikes it paid off once when campaneras squeezed on the run but this time down to a fuzzy it also means eight strikeouts for Andy Messersmith dick green struck out grounded to third over - they like to play hit and run with green where the fetcher Roland fingers due up next we see if they have a hit and run play Eggers taking his best shot at the runners watch the quick release of Yeager he does not have to waste much time it's gone and it's down there in a hurry at first base umpire bill Quarles has some close plays today good reach to save the fight bill Kunkel in his first World Series Don denkinger the third-base umpires also in his first World Series Lupin II think he cracked his bat he'll have to get another piece of wood an accountant - it's the first world series for all three American League umpires and for national league umpire and the Olson as we said the old pro is the senior umpire of the National League calling balls and strikes Tom Gorman it is Gorman stiffed World Series and five times he's worked behind the plate he was a former left-handed pitcher in the New York Giants organization Doug Harvey the other national league umpire on the infield is in his second World Series oh and two Tenace opened up with a base set bossy filed out on the bun oh into the count to green rolling fingers on day one away we're in the top of the seventh inning Oakland two Dodgers one standing at first with a base hit to left Gene Tenace Oh into yes miss wanted to or Andy eight strikeouts today that's a high in over a month of hitching back in the middle of July he struck out 10 Expos howl off the green making a lot of contact he's a good Bunter they squeeze with him occasionally they like to play hit and run and he is seeing a lot of breaking stuff Bobby winkles telling him to get a pitch to 2 1 Oakland seventh-inning one out Gene Tenace at first 1 & 2 fouled away again we told you by Diego giving signs to Messersmith and indicating location and and is laughing it's not all life-and-death Messersmith looked over at Garvey a minute ago put his glove up to his face and Garvey broke out into a big lamb 1 & 2 there goes the runner hit-and-run in a 5 all in the left-field Buckner has a play we'll see if he one-handed as usual nope it's the World Series two hands they say makes the marvelous plays this year in left field Curt I'll be honest with you in 25 years of looking at baseball everyday I have never seen a player makes so many dramatic and sensational plays in one season at one position as he made really some of the bordered on the incredible he hit the foul pole head-on caught the ball was not flat it's just been that kind of a year dives air bulls and everything incredible here's rolling fingers fouled away well that's a pretty good tribute to dick green know if told you they like to play hit and run with him he got nothing but breaking balls Tony tough pitches to handily kept making contact they played hit and run and he got a good pitch and pulled it hard to left one time they thought he was gonna be a good average hitter he had some power on the high fastball ground ball to say he'll go the short way to Lopes a little high but it's the World Series they're gone in the seventh at the end of six and a half Oakland to the one last of the seventh the clouds settling back down the Dodgers trailing 2 to 1 as they come up and both managers sweating it out Alvin dark Walter Alston the Dodgers will have Bill Buckner Jimmy Wynn and Steve Garvey though the heart of their lineup coming up somebody has thrown a frisbee onto the field out there in right field and Reggie Jackson clears it off where's the dog not yet oh there goes one used frisbee 2 2 1 Oakland bottom of the seventh here's Buckner single to left flied to left single to right by we're going to take a look again at that RBI single by billy buckner back in the fifth inning after an error by campaneras I'll bank we pause briefly for station identification this is the NBC television network we'll see if we give you that shot a little bit later then all right fisted bow okay here's the Dodger run in the 5th with Lopes on the move they take advantage of the Jackson throwing arm as Tommy Lasorda keeps Lopes on coming or what is the only Dodger run so far Buckner really jammed that time I'm surprised that bat didn't come apart fingers just ate him up and the count 1 2 but they're 2 for 3 today the left field Rudi going back and has a play one away joy doing well out there it is a very tough field to play and he hasn't hesitated one he made one of the best catches in the history of the World Series two years ago off the bat of Dennis Menke leaping up in the wall in Cincinnati going away is a glove turned around onto the plate crumpled to the ground with a ball the tremendous catch it will always be remembered where is Jimmy Wynn he flied to left hit into a force play and water kept it on top of him Holtzman kept it away and Jimmy trying to pull went over to give you an idea of the ballpark and the record-breaking crowd one out bottom of the 7 2 2 1 Oakland over 1 & 2 boy that is some shot I'm high atop Los Angeles looking right down on the ball fire then South bando is really on top of that line now in the late innings against the right-handed batter of third yeah one-run lead they don't want an extra-base a5 all the center-field bill North is there and puts it away two down let's watch him against Steve Garvey now with 2 down bando a third Garvey went with Holtzman and single to right and in the fourth inning he grounded to short and in the fifth inning fingers just gave him two good breaking balls down and away and in rammed him with a fastball on the hands to strike him out it was a classic bit of pitching applied by roland fingers to Steve Garvey 2 out of the 7 to 2 1 Oakland fastball though the last time up you see guarding the line is Sal bando 2 2 1 Oakland in the seventh he started him with breaking balls the last time so he started him with a fastball this time breaking ball hit foul into the auxiliary seats then we showed Sal bando guarding that third-base line at this stage of the ballgame in the close game that outfield has moved back pretty close to the warning track and all the stall areas to protect those alleys from an extra-base hit in fact Jackson is remarkably deep and right considering you have a right-hand hitter at the plate he's almost in Pasadena oh and two fastball and a chopper to campaneras got it so the Dodgers are gone and ordered and at the end of seven Oakland two and the Dodgers one he's earning 2 to 1 Oakland and Bert campaneris a first ball hitter promptly hit the first ball into centerfield for a base hit most campaneras hit their first ball he ever saw in the big leagues for a home run so it's no surprise here's bill North that's hit number 5 off Andy Messersmith North is a good butter campaneris a very good baserunner though we'll see what dark decides the Dodgers have say on the grass looking for the bunt and he takes ball one you can do a lot of things with North because of his speed - 2 1 Oakland eighth-inning they're trying to get the maximum out of the minimum only five hits Aixa strike one on one don't North the Hillary down in the Dodger bullpen Charlie Hough knuckleballer begins to throw 1 & 1 ninoy Kevin Harris getting back this is the setup DA's want now they have their leadoff batter on an outstanding baserunner north and bando and Jackson to follow first time he's been on today the buddies down and ease play has to go to Garvey and his sacrifice works so they're two out of three in bond attempts they got a squeeze for a run and now the sacrifice that'll bring up Sal bando there's a lot of talk about all the controversy on the A's but I think some fans forget they're fine professionals they know how to execute and play the game they're all right into their prime now 27 28 29 years old young veterans oh sure you put a bunch of athletes together from February into October you're gonna have to have some fights disagreements what happened Owen 1 to bando they have it in the office all the time but they don't cover it in the press bando flied to left and struck out twice all-in-one the choppers say goes up to get it sets and throws low and blows it away and that's a one-in-a-million play here comes campaneras to score and going all the way to 3rd is bando and he's saved oh you're talking about the accuracy of ron Shea's arm and i would have to say that this is the world series and he had to throw possibly a little off-balance so it looked like he righted himself quickly because the ball took a bad hop Garvey then gets the ball and he was confused about just a little bit selbst and who does not have speed takes advantage of it Garvey looked home so he did not have a play no way yell to him as he had his back to that home plate area oh it's a big run you realize now that Oakland on a wild pitch squeezed in a run and on Dodger error on Ron Cey pick up another and they're too good a ballclub to make as many mistakes as the Dodgers have made or won the Dodgers have to play the infield of yep Jackson at the plate and Rudi on deck and it's three to one open in the 8th inning Messersmith now really looking in glaring into the Dodger dugout saying do you want me to put him on what do you want me to do one thing if you put him on with his bad leg you would think well that's the time for Washington to come in and run we'll see I hope they pitch to him strike OMS has been just battling now to stay in the ballgame Alston has the two right-handers coming up Rudi and Tenace and they might set up a double play with a welcome the pitch from the stretch now then 1 & 1 I fly ball to shallow well medium Center and he should come home and score win mates 1 throw in Ferguson took it with the better arm the one arm in the eye field was a belief down Furguson now get in front of it great stroll all the way on the fly and went up block the bull plate by a look at that left foot planted thank you what if he had to make a hard throw what would happen said my Harmon draw for the next three days I can make one throwing that song wanna make throw by Joe Ferguson the table aah get one at the end of seven and a half Oakland three Dodgers one here's the end of that play as bando comes in with Ferguson making one of the best plays we've seen all year Ben and Curt and the guts of Steve Yeager the catcher and blocking that plate and holding on to the ball an amazing throw and an amazing block and home plate early ovation for Ferguson Decker play like that could lift the Dodgers they need it now they're two runs down we have a change in right field Reggie Jackson is out Ravel's Washington now as a defensive measure goes in the light bill broken we were talking earlier about Joe Ferguson being not very aggressive at the plate but he certainly was an aggressive outfielder knowing that he can out throw a win with wind calling he just took it away for one it is Oakland three runs five hits in two errors the Dodgers one run eight hits and one error Roland fingers battling for the decision after Kenny Holtzman went four and a third and so far it's been Messersmith all the way ball two the pre-series guessing figured that fingers would be extremely valuable so it is no surprise that he was called on early he got the A's out of a jam in the fifth inning getting safe for the third out with the bases loaded hill out one man to get a board in the sixth on the corner good one then he has permanent wiring at his job back in the minor leagues in 6070 jaw was fractured he still where's the wiring vol 3 during the course of the year more than any other Dodger hitter Fergie would be allowed to swing three-and-oh however he's not been hitting that well and they're down by two three and one he lifts a flyball to shallow center a late start by North but he's there you see him muttering to himself because he had no jump at all on the fly ball but he's still fast enough to get there you'll be glad to go to Oakland yeah when they play all night game cuz they tell me at Oakland it's just as bad if not worse in the daytime they have that Bank of concrete and they'll have shirtsleeve fans and then of course left-field centerfield specially left centers the Sun field in Oakland Ron Cey has been a pivotal figure in the game both with the bat and the glove with two on and nobody out in the second inning he hit into a double play for one with two out and the bases empty in the fourth he singled with two out and the bases loaded in the fifth he flied out the he hit out a sync and it's the big difference all two so fingers behind twice Paul Lindblad the left-hander throwing in the Oakland bullpen just in case on the fists and foul back out of play the Dodgers have three left-hand hitting pinch hitters Joshua Hopkins and Crawford now that Washington is in the game the A's have hoped fingers challenging the hitter he's not going to give in to and to stay right on top of him ball three when se gets into a slump it's not saying that he's in one now but when he gets into a slump he has a tendency to loop the bat and drop his right shoulder consequently hitting a lot of pop lies and lazy fly ball li brings the tying run to the plate in Bill Russell Dodger Stadium the jewel of Los Angeles and you're seeing it on a perfect day for exposure from I've of Law Center Russell grounded to short singled a Bandos glove in the fourth inning grounded to third in the sixth inning the Dodgers have had a man on base in every inning but the 7 3 2 1 Oakland bottom of the 8th one away Yeager on deck off-speed and got the corner well he'd making some dandy pitches his fingers say it first hissing shot on that A's dugout Reggie Jackson alongside Alvin dark is positioning the young right fielder Claudell Washington would each it her own two areas again he's waiting out to him Jackson waving the young Washington what he was saying is two strikes on the hitter chances how he'll hit a little later and be sure you throw to second base not that time rugged scoring position Down Goes Russell two down and Steve Yeager will not hit they'll go to Willie Crawford left-hand hitting outfielder to bat for Yeager Oh Alvin dark checking his lineup card and here's Willie Crawford Willie plays right field against right-handed starting and sits down against the left-hander's that's why Ferguson was out there force now he will stay in the game and Ferguson will go behind the plate they'll go over the book on him oh yay grrrrrr 27 Willie hit 295 during the regular year he has power is 11 home runs 61 RBIs most of the national league pitchers like to keep the ball up and in on him and he is very much susceptible to the strikeout on that pitch in years past with the Dodgers he showed remarkable power to left center but we have not seen that this year at all I say the Dodgers probably have more depth coming out of that dugout there I would think so by the way they're positioning the out feel they want Washington and they're moving him a little bit towards bright Saturday he doesn't know which way to turn they moving from one to the other he's saying let me alone this is my first World Series I'm nervous enough and put him on a pulley he's only twenty years old and played for a little baseball line drive down the right-field line and so much for positioning and say we'll go to third a little knowledge is a dangerous thing they moved him to right-center and Robert pulled it into right and Vaughn Joshua will now come up to hit for Andy Messersmith you might wonder why with two out the Crawford hit ahead of Joshua Crawford as much more power so they were hoping he might jerk one out and here's Mike Marshall getting ready for the ninth inning here's a man who started the season on the spot Alvin dark all he did was replace dick Williams would won two World Championships and with a volatile owner he's expected to do the same thing he has them in the World Series there's Wes stock the pitching coach marking his lineup cards but Alvin dark definitely started the season with the toughest managerial assignment dark talking to Roland fingers Joshua does not have power he has one home run and he goes the other way a great deal no Alvin going back to the dugout go into out first and third here's the announcement on von Joshua hitting for Andy Messersmith Reggie Jackson is still telling Washington where to play this one's out there arms akimbo say what do you want me to do they got it moving over to the right oh they're appearing at once they're really interesting all right they find Joshua to go the other way which is the way he goes to left field a lot 2 out 2 on 3 2 1 Oakland bottom of the 8th for one the Dodgers with Cey at third corporate at first have left nine men and in danger leaving two more it's been a frustrating day for them wall to Roland fingers is the big man and nobody throwing down here now if they didn't bring Lindblad in to pitch to Crawford or Joshua in no sense getting him up he's been behind nearly every hitter this setting he's been behind two and oh I'm three of the four and that's getting him in trouble to a no big chopper down to dick green he got him before the Dodgers no runs a hit they leave to mourn at the end of eight Oakland three and the Dodgers won the Dodgers make the anticipated change Willie Crawford stays in the game and goes into right field Mike Marshall takes over on the mound and Joe Ferguson who had been in right field is behind the plate Jody keeping score Crawford stays in the number eight spot Marshall bats nine and we go to the ninth inning 3 2 1 Oakland Marshall who has not worked now in quite a while will be pitching to Joe Rudi then to Gene Tenace and Ray Fosse incredibly enough it was in a hundred and six games plus two more in the playoffs he worked more innings than a lot of starting pitchers as his degree in Kinesiology which is the study of body movements the bunt up along third Cey was deep bare hand pickup off-balance throw too late so Joe Rudi lays down a dandy to greet Marshall with a base hit but take another look and here's something that might not have been in the scottie reports of these Dodgers that Rudi will at times lead off an inning even though he does not have exceptional speed with that bunt he caught him by surprise only they say that bunting is a lost art but the A's have really bought it beautifully today they've had three sacrifices and this bunt base hit by Rudi perfect bunting and the lack of the bunt when they took the bunt off in the third inning turned out to be a losing gamble for the Dodgers Phil the bunt very important here is tennis all won tennis is struck out hit into a force play and single left Rudi with the bunt single is now 2 for 4 so he has to of the age six hits three runs six hits and two errors for the champion A's one run nine hits one error for the Dodgers who have left 11 men on base Jim hunter warming up out in the A's bullpen there's another bun Garvey hesitated his plays the loads goin away the bunny clinic today well a fishing is so tough when you realize it one run is awfully big and the batter with one hour beer a Fozzie now then the bullpen is knuckleballer Charlie hub it would not be a surprise to see Alvin dark bring catfish hunter into pitch to one-hitter or to a one inning because you have an off day on Monday they can come back after a couple of innings blues scheduled to pitch tomorrow Marshall has a fastball a screwball and a slider while out Rudi at second that's the screwball at miss ball one when Mike was with Montreal we'd see him occasionally and everybody was extremely conscious of the scroogie dick green on deck watching him carefully but when you see him almost every day as we did you're really impressed by his fastball want to know there's the fastball and Fosse was late on it one on one then the A's are just one out I mean one bunt away a sacrifice bunt from a World Series record five in one games a record the A's of that for today yeah they've been gabbing away outside of the home run by Reggie Jackson and the double by Kenny Holtzman Rudi at second one away in the ninth 3 2 1 Oakland fastball fouled away 1 & 2 during the season we'd always have the gag it wouldn't be a Dodger ballgame if you didn't have a hot dog a soft drink and see Mike Marshall and you know when the Dodgers went into the season everybody talked about the million-dollar starting pitching but he relieved a hundred and six of the 162 one into two Fosse if you had to guess the pitch now I would think slider screwball instead 2 & 2 then we've seen the recent trend and World Series competition continue today no complete game once again you know actually the word starting pitcher that's all it means start you don't finish half you starts anymore maybe a star will complete a third of his starts stars are in the bullpen now and how 2 & 2 to Ray Fosse slider bout or three runs six hits two errors per Oakland one run nine hits one error for the Dodgers the A's of left five up to here the Dodgers have left 11 Mike Marshall relieving Andy Messersmith Roland fingers relieving Kenny Holtzman 2 & 2 Aussie the hitter green on deck one out fastball so he's given him everything and he hadn't been able to get him out of there he had two strikes threw a screwball and a slider was fouled off and he missed with the fastball 3 & 2 full account to Ray Fosse that's Joe Rudi at second base one away screwball hit down the left-field line foul back in Hillary seats which still three and two then he not only throws a screwball but different speeds estroux ball doesn't he yeah he does he I loved his early remark someone way back in spring training in the beginning of the season said how do you compare your screwball to Jim Brewers and tug mcgraw he said their screwball is in the infantile stage okay lightly okay Korean too screwball and he missed I tell you one thing he has not worked much and his history has been Marshall is as effective as his frequency in appearance go now they'll call dick green away and the left hand hit her left Jim Holt first baseman will come up and hit for green the gym hope coming out of the age dugout to hit for dick green with two on and one out old it came over to the age from Minnesota will be coming up in a minute Jim is 30 years old he's out of North Carolina or it was an outfielder with the Minnesota Twins and sometimes the first baseman oh this will be holes first World Series I should say a second in his first he scratched away with Minnesota and he has a chance now to be a big man it's 3 2 1 Oakland ninth-inning one away and Hunter is still warming up in the A's bullpen and throwing out there all inning we should say two and the Dodgers come up in the bottom of the ninth they have Davey Lopes Bill Buckner and Jimmy Wynn the Rudi at second Fosse at first one out and hold at the plate he's struggling now boy 1 Marshall pitched the last inning there's your man he pitched the last inning against the Pirates but he has not had much work at all the slider and it's popped up and it'll be Russell calling the infield fly rule is called and that'll be the second out hunter step down Ben and now it's dal maxvill loosening up his throwing arm to come into play second base the last of the night here comes the relief specialist rolling fingers so the two big men go head to head Marshall and fingers they's leading three to one in the nine Rudi at second Fosse at firs two out and I am 3 2 1 Oakland 2 down Slyder hit off the end of the stick up along first base and it goes foul Tommy Gorman the plate umpire calling it oh and one then when you mention the remark that Marshall made about the others screw balls being in the infantile stage he throws a screwball that I've never seen before we did a pregame show on a Saturday ball game that actually breaks away from a right-handed hitter it looks like a curveball and one that breaks straight down and went away from the left-handed hitter yeah he was not trying to put anybody down I mean he was just saying that he had spent more time more study on body motion and how to throw the screwball and he just made a matter-of-fact statement oh and one sidearm fastball he didn't do that too often strike two oh into the count aussie watching it first Rudi at second two out oh and two to Rolen fingers message myth struck out eight today but it wasn't good enough screwball missed ball one the a saw him in Seattle Sal bando remembers hitting against him back of 69 when Seattle had the one year in the American League and bando said he was just starting to perfect that screwball that's easy you know he played four years in the minor leagues as a shortstop one and two fastball drilled in that'll do it no runs a hit two left and at the end of eight and a half innings Oakland three Dodgers one and right now Polly fingers is a pitcher of record if he holds onto this lead he would win the opening game of the world during he's going to face the top of the Dodger batting order Lopes Buckner and win they shut out so far four fingers in three and two thirds innings two hits and no runs Davey Lopes has struck out then came the biggest play in the third inning had first and second and nobody out he was around to bunt twice and the count went to to and oh they let him swing and he fouled out he was aboard on an error and flied to Center dal maxvill is now at second base with dick green and there's a strike to Davey Lopes for dal maxvill it's just 20 second Series game at tops among players on the two clubs 1 & 1 three two one open we're in the bottom of the ninth magnificent job by rolling fingers and he's accustomed to doing it fastball missed ball two is asked to pitch 4 and 2/3 innings today he's got an inning to go 2 & 1 flyball into centerfield bill North is there one away and then in case fingers parlors Jim hunter is warming up again out of the Oakland bullpen that's the ace of the staff a twenty-five game winner hey lil North looking up into that glare he's not had any good jumps on the shallow flyball but he picked that one off easily one down and Bill Buckner will be the batter our thanks to statistician Alan Roth - production stage manager Jim O'Gorman and field coordinator Julie McDermott as we bring you first game of the 74 World Series ball one Buckner has singled a left and flied to left singled to right and flied to left his tooth before trying to get a board for a power hitter on deck Jimmy Wynn strike one on one Jimmy waiting his turn record crowd today 55,974 breaking ball low 2 & 1 Oakland three Dodgers 1 ninth-inning buckner the toughest to strike out on the Dodger team and he popped it up campaneras coming out and rudi coming in it'll be Rudy two down and the A's continue the strong pitching but they had in the last three games against the Orioles they won Dodger run that there has been unearned that was in the fifth inning the old story good pitching always stops good hitting Jimmy Wynn has flied to left hit into a force play walked and flied to Center for the Dodgers a most frustrating day since they have left 11 men on base only in the seventh inning did they failed to get a man aboard and of course they're two outs here in the ninth and for Oakland they did what they had to do they got a couple of breaks and they cashed them in ball one a two strike squeezed by campaneras squeezing home holtzman who had doubled that was a big one they got a gift run on the throwing error by cey and in a big run a home run by Reggie Jackson so they haven't done much but they have made it dude in there one and one Chloe fingers trying to pick up the victory one and one to win all two on deck Steve Garvey win with a hundred RBIs this year he scored a hundred runs he walked over a hundred times he struck out over a hundred times he was busy fastball at the knees Charlie Finley with one out to go fingers has had an excellent fastball here in relief really firing it he's doing just that they said he could do breaking ball and a high fly ball into left center back goes Rudi to the wall leaps off they bump together and it is gone home run couldn't tell for sure look at that three different ways see how close they came to catching it early watching North come over up they go together with a ballet shot this is and just cleared now we'll see it another way it goes north and Rudi boy you can't tell even there Kenya now you can see it bounce one more time one more time look at them scissor across each other whatever on top I was not about to call that a home run until he was around third they're looking in the glove to see if the ball is there all right darks come out the doctor fingers now he has only a one run lead and one out to get and a powerful Steve Garvey up Garvey is single to right grounded to short struck out and grounded to short comes up empty on the curveball on one so the Dodgers have 10 hits is Rudi again looking in north glove and North said it's empty he goes to right field it's a base hit Washington over to get it and Garvey holding with his second single to ride the nineties are still alive record-breaking crowd for Joe Ferguson number well the dark coming out looking to the bullpen and he's going to bring you this on Jim hunter who pitched Tuesday he opened the playoffs and lost the Baltimore the franchise a break in the action here in Los Angeles Oakland 3 the Dodgers 2 with two out in the ninth inning don't go away well Jim catfish hunter as his name was an ass to the crowd and one who bringing in a twenty-five game winner this is the first relief appearance of the season for him he pitched last Wednesday against the Royals seven innings relief help from fingers as the A's won the pennant now he's back in here again today because he's not scheduled to pitch until Tuesday night two teams play here tomorrow with Sutton against vital blue a one o'clock start on NBC Eastern Time an open game date on Monday and then the play Tuesday evening they're asking hunter to come in and try and get this last out but Yorick now is running at first base for Garvey and Joe Ferguson is the man that Jim hunters winter faith Ben catfish hunter is not a particularly strikeout type of pitcher but he has marvellous control and he has full command of all of his pitches one of the big reasons he keeps things down and he will never give in on a hitter you challenge them all the time he'll stay on top of him Joe Ferguson has walked and been hit by a pitch struck out and flied to Center historic at first two out in the ninth 3 2 Oakland fastball away ball one Ray Fosse holding up two fingers to keep everybody in the ball game to out this must be strange to him one relief appearance in the last five years ball two one thing as a starting pitcher being pressed into relief he had plenty of time to get ready he was down in the bullpen longer than he would normally take to start again to an order Ferguson Paciorek at first two out of the ninth 3 2 Oakland the Dodgers with 11 hits but only two run two and one dark going all out the opening game is important Tina won the opening game is won the series 42 times the other Club 28 and you win the opening game as a visitor all the more important two balls one strike half swing foul busted him right in on the hands two and two Ferguson knows he's going to swing dark knows that catfish throw strikes and so does Walter Alston 2 & 2 to Fergie two out ninth-inning 3 to Oakland for sure I could first got him and that will do it as the catfish comes in and strikes out Joe Ferguson and the Dodgers in the ninth inning settle for one run a home run by Jimmy Wynn two hits they leave yet another man they left a dozen it'll be known as the Dirty Dozen in Los Angeles and Alvin Garg and the Oakland A's squabbling made the headlines yesterday but clutch pitching timely hitting and a better defense made the headline today the totals as you see Oakland with three hits three runs six hits and two errors the Dodgers 2 runs 11 hits and one error

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Length: 138min 52sec (8332 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 27 2010