Saturday on walking tall will priests reveal a confession to help Buford's magic on rings it's only mid-april but the dodgers and a's are hotter than July the Dodgers Ward out of the gate winning six straight before losing last night meanwhile the a swept the twins and the Angels turned back the Mariners last night they are undefeated the only undefeated team in baseball they stand at nine and O and while those two West Coast clubs continue to rock junior Richard keeps his hopes on the burner we'll take a look at his efforts to return the baseball look to it looper Jones Luis Tiant they're the people making news the stories we'll examine as we prepare for another Saturday of baseball on NBC Major League Baseball an inside look at baseball in a preview of today's games of the week brought to you by if you've got the time we've got the beer and by Old Spice the man sent so many women love outside in Houston there's a bit of a drizzle but inside the Astrodome a crowd of over 30,000 come in to see the defending Western Division champion Astros take on the Pittsburgh Pirates good afternoon everyone I'm Bryant Gumbel coming to you from inside the comfort of the Astrodome we are deep in the heart of Texas today for baseball our ball games coming to you from Dallas and Houston to be the Rangers entertaining the Yankees well meanwhile here in Houston the Pirates will be going against the Astros news of the week well Don Stan House looks like he is going to be released completely by the Dodgers free to make his own deal and Dave Parker had some bullets thrown at him in Pittsburgh problems there again Joe and Tony will get into that story as the day progresses but let's turn to our news of the week on a happier note in Philadelphia they finally got around to raising a championship flag took him nearly a century to get it but it's sweet nonetheless meanwhile Steve Carlton turned back the Pittsburgh Pirates and by so doing picked up his two hundred and fiftieth career victory against just 169 losses quite an achievement for the man in Philly they refer to as Lefty an achievement to nearing for Tom Seaver another milestone he needs just three more strikeouts and with that Tom Seaver who will walk away from this game and directly into Cooperstown well we the 3,000 strikeout level in major leagues all-time lifts meanwhile Nolan Ryan tied and then passed Bob Gibson for third on that all-time strikeout list with this K it was his 3118 of his fabulous career Fernando Valenzuela is a long ways behind that but what a career he's got in front of him he's just 20 years old he's already to a no this year he did manage to give up a run the other night but he has given up just one run in 36 major league innings of work meanwhile Rick Langford continues to be a story on an Oakland a staff that is a story in itself while the A's are a nine and OH their staff has eight complete games a lot of experts said the A's pitchers arms would give out this year but no indication of that so far as for their run production well Tony Armas is heading that up he was the American League Player of the Week and he leads the American League in the following categories he has six home runs 16 RBI 35 total bases 15 hits four game-winning hits and a slugging percentage of 946 out in Chicago the White Sox opened before 51,000 Comiskey Park and the man who made him happy was the man who changed his socks from red to white this year Carlton Fisk unloaded one with the bases loaded his grand slam helped push the White Sox past the Brewers meanwhile Rod Carew acting like anything but all of his 33 years he's already got two steals of home this year this one so shook up the pitcher in Seattle that not only did Peru score but Rick Burleson managed to scamper all the way around from second and pick up another run Jane Wallace baseball looks toward a strike on May 29th would you believe the people who make the Louisville Sluggers are also on strike what will they do without the bats well Reggie Jackson got his bat on Lombard for the first time this season last night he was in the lineup after suffering for just a little bit when a knit with a leg problem he had two doubles he talked with Merle Harmon today last night here in Arlington Texas Reggie Jackson came back to the New York Yankees and in the first any with two men aboard typical Reggie Jackson played appearance doubled two runs scored Yankees win 2 to 1 Brodie was the old adrenaline flowing last night in the first inning I don't know if I was more nervous or what but when I came up in the first inning I was luckily had had played the day before in Nashville and got five at-bats against our double-a ballclub which helped me and last night I knew that I would at least be able to get to bat around and make contact and the situation was with a man on third and there was less than two out which means all I really had to do was make contact hit a grounder or a fly ball and I was going to have a successful bat at-bat consequently I got the ball in the island-wide about a double big base hit two to one win Thank You Reggie and good luck to you thanks Mauro all right Merle Harmon thank you very much we'll be keeping our eye on Reggie today as the Yankees go against the Rangers keeping our eye to on Dave Winfield who through six games with the Yankees has a six game hitting streak we're gonna step aside for just a moment we come back we'll talk about former Yankee Rupert Jones who's got a suit going we'll get to that after this to those unfortunate souls who have learned most bargain charcoal may be a deal at the store but an ordeal at home Kingsford Charcoal extends sympathy and a solution you see Kingsford fast lighting ingredient helps edges catch quick fire spread faster than the bargain brands so for faster more dependable barbecues get the Kingsford Edge the real bargain starts when you light it [Music] a little Old Spice has a lot of rewards bold spices the clean fresh masculine scent so many women love so even if you love only one woman your love on the spice the man scent so many women I needed tomorrow just when the need for Federal Express came along Along Came Federal Express when it absolutely positively has to be there overnight table filler Rupert Jones to the San Diego Padres has filed a six million dollar lawsuit against former Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley the City of Oakland and the American League the suit stems from an injury that Jones suffered last year as an outfielder for the Yankees when he ran into an unpadded wall in Oakland people even good as the story defensively he turned in some sparkling plays like this one against the Orioles and then on August 25th Jones's season came to an end the bottom of the first inning Tony almost hit a line drive to deep left center field and I was gonna get the ball and I woke up in the hospital next day I saw I can tell you because I had a concussion man a separated shoulder concussion or a left me off-balance about ten days my balance is weak or the separation showed nothing handicap about three months because I couldn't do anything my arm hurts so bad I couldn't Jones wasn't the only player to lose a battle with the wall at Auckland the A's Mike Heath took a beating in this 1979 game at the time there was a rule and the fact that the walls and Merkel a car and baseball had to be padded and the walls open was not padded you know that wall really cost me off a third of season last year it cost me a chance to be in the playoffs and it cost me a lot more than that I think this year it's unlikely that any out filler will sustain the kind of injury that Rupert Jones did the Coliseum at the request of the new A's management made some stadium improvements included $18,000 for this padded fence now the decision for the padding was made months before Jones filed his civil action whether or not it was a day late and more than a dollar short is up to the court in Auckland I'm people even good for NBC Sports for the record Bob fischels secretary of the American League says there is no rule requiring padding of the fences but also for the record every Park in the American League now has padded their outfield walls has for the National League but would you believe that there's only two parks that have padding we're gonna talk about the comeback some junior Richard Louise Seon we will get to those two right after this exhibition was like this all the grounds gonna be safe for the night over they come out albeit it's another time Miller time time to appreciate the difference between a good feel when it's time to relax a great one deer stands [Music] [Music] I'm Tom Landry before I put my name on the contract I want to be sure that I'm signing up with real professionals that's why for auto insurance I signed up with em I see motors insurance corporation the insurance that you get right here at your GM dealer em I see they're the new and used car insurance specialists from General Motors so with your next car become a free agent and sign up with a pro [Music] it's a proving ground for future boxing greats it's round 2 of the golden loves Tournament of Champions + man and machine are tied together for a grueling showdown with the mountain in the Widowmaker Hill Climb tomorrow of all the baseball stories that attracted national interest this past spring perhaps the one that was felt in most hearts around the country was the comeback efforts of junior Richard trying to come back from a tragic stroke that filled in last summer tony kubek managed to catch up with jr. and Coco Florida talked about his attempt to return to baseball spring training is the time of the year when veterans try and get in shape for the long haul and rookies are trying to make the ball club but down here in Cocoa Florida the home of the Houston Astros there's a human interest story that continues to develop Junior Richard who almost lost his life last year with a massive stroke underwent surgery continues out a little diving in the back of the complex his rehabilitation program he probably works harder than anybody else and he says he will be back [Music] it's everything [Music] what was it me after altar style maybe even come up with a knuckleball well I know it's that if it ever comes that time it's time for me to get out of the game so by the time the middle of the season was around maybe July I mean it's hard to project something like strangers can go out there blue hitters awaken that's right Thomas has jr. been confronted with the possibility and in his conversation with you that he may never pitch again he has made a remarkable recovery he is a person he can talk he can think he can do other things and if he can't pitch again he'll survive but it is something that he wants right now more than anything else in the world I'm gonna pitch again so I'm not thinking I'm not gonna pitching it well yeah but I don't know where you're gonna pitch again we're not sending up the occupation now I feel that I can fishing nah we're just gonna take a lot of time although jr. is technically on the disabled list is with the club every day Jr what kind of a throwing schedule are you keeping well basically I don't have a schedule that's chameleon work on the other day do you throw a certain number of pictures or for a certain amount of time I don't have it about 150 pigeon I don't have a same time to throw it throw every other day basically just keep myself in pretty good condition I'm gonna be right over that time come about what percentage of effectiveness would you say you're throwing at right now I think about an approach that I feel about lunch yeah the way I feel I made the throw now how about a timetable but how I have a set of timetable is yeah I'm just waiting to see day by day are you a patient very patient very patient junior thank you very much I don't need to tell you everybody in baseball wants you back thank you very much pitcher trying to make a comeback of a difference sir 2 is Luis Tiant he's operating the Pacific Coast League right now the other night he made his debut in that league at the age of 40 and I caught his act in Portland Oregon Luis Tiant has heard the major-league cheers most minor leaguers could only dream about last 16 years he's made the big headlines in the big money he won over 225 games played in all-star contests gained national attention and won in the World Series his past is glorious page 14 is present is Desmond the major is expert triple a club Pittsburgh Pirates is in Portland team hopes to prove the experts raw pitches way back to the big time I think I come by right now because I think I'd the ability and the alumni Angus alright I gotta come back I don't have to be beautiful for that because I know I don't want to be here and I want to be in I'm early but you know sometimes you have to do it to me like that right now is like a challenge no charlie myself to coming back to the big lay and doing something that many player can do combat try to the middle this was set to pitch the Beavers open take his first step back to the major Tiant was ready his teammates from behind him and the fans were fired up knew his performance was dreadful for a start worse by the minute at 7:40 first batter Lewis base tripled to the wall in right center at 7:42 the second batter singled home the first one of the game at 7:47 another hit brought home a second run and it was obvious Tina wasn't cooling many here in the second inning a hit a walk and an error loaded the bases then at 8:12 Tiant walked in a run a minute later at 8:13 grand slam Homer climaxed a 6 run inning in just 2 innings of work he had allowed eight runs six hits and two walks to a bunch of minor leaguers it was a horrible outing run it left the veteran feeling disappointed but philosophic Who am I gonna do I get him back home side back there's nothing when I bring this back before when I'm coming back this really that's baseball it should be noted that although he's playing for Portland's triple-a farm called Louise Theon's contract can be bought by any of the 26 Major League clubs well we've got a moment before we step aside want to pass along this know you know throughout the course of sports history there have been a number of imposters imposters often amused some people offend others and still other times disrupt the competition but more often than not they're detected early enough said they don't affect the outcome well recently NBC Sports were a learn of an impostor of a different sort for the first time we believe there was the substitution from the outside of one athlete for another in an international gymnastics competition held in Los Angeles on January 31st in February 1st of this year the story involves a u.s. gymnastics Federation sanctioned event two Romanian gymnasts and Bela Karolyi the former Romanian coach who only recently along with his wife defected to the United States from Romania leaving behind their seven-year-old daughter tomorrow at 4:30 Eastern Time on NBC Sports World I'll have a Sports World Sports Journal report and examine this very strange and very sensitive gymnastic story hope you'll join us for that hope you'll stick around to for baseball coming right up from deep in the heart of Texas as the Rangers and Yankees the Astros in the Pirates the executive producer of NBC Sports is non ohlmeyer pregame show produced and directed by David Stern our unit manager Peter McLaughlin our production associate David Hoffman coming up it's the Yankees and the Rangers Tommy John against Rick Honeycutt the Pirates and the Astros John Candelaria and burn rule I'm Bryant Gumbel thanks very much for joining us the pregame show now stay tuned for the very best in baseball right here tell me just what is the hardest part about your nest I can remember when covering basketball was a lot easier that horseshoe road is he going to the Derby sure if he buys a ticket nobody 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might have his says oursa Daniel everybody saw last year during the championship series the tremendous injury he had to his ankle if he comes back he'll be alright if not they lose some speed they lose some defense it loses bat so he is very important in this ballclub hop off to Pittsburgh club they've got more problems I think then do the houston astros partners coming off knee surgery Stargell is coming off surgery will he play again garner the second baseman coming off shoulder surgery he is on the disabled list Madlock coming off wrist surgery and Candelaria pitching today he's problematical - he had an off year last year you'd never know if i listening to tanner everything's alright with her than them well we're gonna have a big afternoon of sports for you here it'll be Candelaria pitching for the Pirates rule is pitching for Houston and Tom Seaver is about to make some history in Cincinnati he needs three strikeouts for his 3000 we'll be switching and we'll be covering that story 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I'm Willie Stargell in view of everything that is being said I'm alive and well in an eighth wonder here in Houston Texas and at this moment gives me great pleasure to let you share with some individuals I feel proud to be associated with and I lineup for today Omar Moreno whom I can honestly say is one heck of a ball player is leading off Tim Foley a solidified shortstop an ingenious individual Dave Parker in my opinion one of the most talented individuals in the game of baseball Mike Easler one of the true fine hitters not only can he hit but he does everything extremely well the hit man hitting fifth the doll Matlock bill Madlock probably as good as better than a lot of people give him an awful lot of credit for Jason Thompson the new acquisition and we feel good about because he's youthful strong hit for power and does a lot of things well in fits in very well with this ballclub Steve Nicosia who to me is indicated that he's going to have one final years taking on a responsibility as our leading catcher Vance well I played with his father now I'm playing with his son he's a tremendous ballplayer he's hitting a the can demand is pitching today and look for candy if he's on to be awesome thank you the lineup is given by Willie Stargell the umpires to gather round home plate and before we start let me just name them first Lee Weyer will be behind the plate Harry wendelstedt will be at first base Dutch Rennert will be in second ed Montague will be at third you know we here at NBC are very proud when we say that you're watching a sporting event and it's exclusive coverage from the leader in innovative sports television we really believe that as we watch the Astros take the field well today here in the astrodome space city where they were so instrumental in having a historical flight of Columbia we have no communications with our camera crew so a Harry Coyle our Arthur Fiedler of the boards now there are maestro can't really communicate so our cameramen are in essence flying blind they are going on what Harry told them during the mean there is no communication from the truck to the cameraman so if we do miss a shot is not because we're not fairing down is because we're having some technical problems but I'd be willing to bet that our guys will do such a job that you'll not even notice it fern rule man on the mound we had such an excellent year last year came out of nowhere there are his stats from 1980 rule was released by the Detroit Tigers a few years back picked up my towel Smith of the Astros and Bill Virdon as a free agent then on top of all that he had back surgery bounced back had the best one loss percentage of any of this ballclub is a good curveball good slider sinker walks very few strikes out for a few so this lumber company Joe should be up there swinging at they know it's around the plate the average 3.1 strikeouts per nine innings talking about 1980 he allowed only 1.6 sport walks per nine innings so he gets the ball over the plate there has been a lineup change for the Astros Dave Roberts was 2 started first base but he suffered a dizzy spell so Jeff Leonard is in the lineup as we continue to watch there you see Jeff Leonard who's an outfielder by trade leading the club at Harvey eyes as it last night and he'll be in first place here's the matched mpg to makes this ball club go Omar Moreno he could side he can really stir up things before the game that if you want to find Omar Moreno dial all you have to do is wind it up and it'll play nine innings for you he has played in 271 consecutive games the last game he missed was June 17 1979 in the part to play the most consecutive games was Gus sir who played 822 so Moreno is going for that record one of the fastest men in baseball out of the batter's box down to first base and the sloped ground ball or a bunt [Applause] two strikes rule against Moreno [Applause] one ball two strikes ball game just underway this kind of game with the two men pitching rule and Candelaria it could be a quick one if they go the distance because they both pips quickly they both throw strikes [Applause] [Music] brings up Tim Foley foliat in 375 yet a big night last night three base hits and early in the season averages he came in hitting at 231 when he went to bed last night he was hitting 375 like a pitching machine out there Tony throw nothing but strikes he can start off a hit or with any of five different pitches and throw them for strikes and that puts you in a hole immediately when he's gonna he is not overpowering as we said for a rule but he controls straight chains of first pitch his slider two different kinds of curveballs one hard one takes something off a riding fastball and a sinking fastball brings up Dave Parker you've heard so much about his way he's listed at 65 weighing 230 barn in Jackson Mississippi now lives in Pittsburgh you may have read in Veterans Stadium Philadelphia somebody threw some bullets down on the field through them we might say again oh it is Leonard to rule guts Parker 3-up 3-down we complete the top half of the first inning here in the Astrodome it's the Pirates nothing the Astros coming to bat [Music] okay we got come on slowpoke it's Miller time when it's time to relax [Music] you're looking at super paint from Sherwin Williams it's so chemically superior even to other sherwin-williams paints that when you use it we guarantee you won't have to pay it again for 10 full years and we know how you feel about dating super paint it's available in interior and exterior but it's available only at a Sherwin Williams store the champions have gathered Jack Nicklaus Tom Watson Lee Trevino and Hale Irwin are scheduled to compete in the tournament of champions next on NBC hi I'm Don Sutton welcome to the Astrodome it's gonna be my home for the next few years hope you enjoy watching the Astros plays just as much as I enjoy being here here's the lineup we're gonna send out against the Pirates today playing right field and leading off good guy who can really hit Terry Puhl our new addition from the Angels Dickie thon will be batting second and playing second base Cesar Cedeno man who can do everything in centerfield he'll be hitting third chayo Cruz the Astros most valuable player last year will be hitting fourth he's playing left field a guy would not a lot of hair on top but a lot of guts and can play art Hal be hitting fifth and playing third our versatile guy we got as a free agent Dave Roberts will be hitting sixth and playing first base our catcher Louie spoo hosts our right-handed hitter and he'll be hitting seventh Craig Reynolds a good shortstop who if he hits the ball softly gets a lot of base hits he'll be hitting eight our picture today batting 9th Verne rule a right-hander good breaking stuff good control he's on he's awfully hard to hit this is the lineup Bill Virdon is going to send out there it's our lineup we run against left-handed pitchers Candelaria is a left-hander he's tough on them so we hope our right-handers will equalize it hope you have a good time hope we do - here's candelaria's first pitch to pull its high ball one Poole at 13 home runs last year five of them came leading off the game and his one this year came leading off that was against Atlanta one of the few baseball players the major leagues from Canada Melville Melville Scott Saskatchewan he is a fine all-around ball player runs bases mile steal your base Easler - one hand brown there's one out so even though this Astros team won the Western Division last year they still are somewhat nameless they really aside from Cedeno there are a lot of unfamiliar names the kind of team that they don't impress you but they get the job done their pitching holds them in a lot of ballgames here is Dickie thon a foul ball strike one opening day 22 years old Matlock Jason sit down Don was born in South Bend Indiana now Liz and Bayamon Puerto Rico outside his father fred was a player to managing the puerto rican winter league came over from the Angels inside corner gone didn't believe it he came from California in exchange for ken Forsch who won a game for the Angels last night we'll give you a rundown with yesterday's scores we got a break here two balls two strikes John Candelaria you said our problems he said back problems throws hard as excellent breaking stuff excellent control Candelaria was always the big man for Chuck Tanner now Jim Pippi is his number one man Candyman has to come to the front to court Chuck Tanner two balls two strikes I'll tell you one thing if there's ever any kind of a hurricane or typhoon or whatever and I'm involved and I'd like to have Tanner right next to me cuz he'd tell me that's alright we just gonna water Tomatoes or something he is really the eternal optimist there is [Music] and alaria average 1.3 a walk 3 8 walks per 9 innings [Applause] Maryna going back he's got a bead on it two outs it's a good ballpark from Moraine a lot of room it's a good park for pitchers they love it because there are a lot of warning track shots you watch the players and batting practice today last night the day we were out here balls are it hard they just died [Applause] det centerfield 406 in the alleys it is 390 which is exceptionally law where most balls are hit 340s down the look Cedeno coming off a leg injury he still wears some protection around that ankle it's not a hundred percent yet it's the mining said it's almost like a cast they molded it made of plastic to his to his ankle say it's an injury that may take him a year or so before he fully recovers curveball misses two balls in one strike it bothers him when he throws the ball he can't believe push off and the coaches and the runners last night took some liberties on him Foley went from first to third on a base hit went around says Lee Weyer two balls two strikes two outs no score bottom of the first Lee Weyer who last year missed most of the season the disease yet diem Berets syndrome he started losing his eyesight and came very close to death is hospitalized family a lot of friends worried about him speaking of people in the hospital baseball man whose son is an umpire ed Montague senior we understand the hospital watching this game we send not only his sons but our best wishes three up three down four houston we complete wanting in the baseball Pittsburgh nothing used to nothing but the Pirates will be Easler bad luck and Thompson in the top of the second it's a fine line that separates a precision writing instrument from an ordinary marker pen this is the precision writing instrument ultrafine flair and this is the fine precise easy-to-read line that characterizes ultrafine flair ultrafine flair turns words it'll writing that's remarkably easy to read because ultrafine flair has a precision plastic point and vivid flair ultrafine flair to make your writing easy to read here's how to save some money on your homeowners insurance and get some peace of mind 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space city Houston Texas where where everybody's talking about I'm sure it's that way around the country they great flight of Columbia there's a strike our technicians were able to get communications set up between our cameramen and our director and producer Mike Weisman Harry Coyle so we're all working as a unit two balls and two strikes and our thanks to our affiliate here at Kent PRC working under some tremendous pressure but they got the job done so good going guys outside three and two you can hear that ball popping of that myth who all's behind the plate ashbey was he cut you last night this is the lineup the Burton uses against left-hand pitching Easler hit 357 against right-handers last year only 250 against left-handers her she was platooned quite a bit out the outfit was lead lacy Eastern at one time belong to the Houston Astros he spent about 10 years banging around the minor leagues up and down center-field Cedeno coming hard you really have to follow the ball in this ballpark because of this dome ceiling practice that's what Dave Parker was talking about all these different panes of glass there you see it when the park was first built it was grass but the dome killed the grass they went artificial surface it was not painted and boy before was Pater that ball going it´ll out those panels and those girders you lost everything you may offend Uryu with the egg this will be gap one spring and play the first games in here they might man let the first home run I remember Joe Pepitone referred this is the biggest hair dryer [Applause] you don't hear much about rentals in this league of course because of poor concepción ozzie smith the kid at San Diego but he's been on to all-star teams and is very steady nice backhand short hop planting the right foot right there that's where it's at for sharks to plant that right foot push off here is Jason Thompson against rule Thompson where is that batter shin guard on it right shin to protect himself against fouled tips outside ball one if it works used to wear it there you see it you get enough shin burgers you'll start to protect it not a bad idea two balls no strikes Texas gave medals with a home run second inning Yankees lead one to nothing over the Rangers that's got to be what nine home runs the Yankees have it thus far this year Reggie finally back well hit by down we go to the bottom of the second it's Pittsburgh nothing used to nothing many Astros will send up Jose Cruz part how and Jeff Leonard in the bottom half of the second inning you don't need a haircut Jim you need Brylcreem Braille Chris your your hair is short enough but it's a mess it sure is Brylcreem so concentrated just a little dab keeps hair healthy-looking and in control all day look I'll put a little dab of Brylcreem here nothing here see even with the hair blower the broker inside doesn't fly around without broken hair flies around terrific you're right with Brylcreem a little dab will do you I assume you sent the slats 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tomorrow well obtain a Tournament of Champions as you see we'll have live third-round action boy it looks like we're gonna have some kind of finish right now Lee Trevino is the leader he's ten under rape law and what a year he's having the Cubs his favorite cub should be having such a good year before it is eight under Larry Nelson six under and Jack Nicklaus and there he's 3-under [Applause] NPCs exclusive coverage and certainly from the leader in innovative sports television NBC Sports as we watch the bunt what scandal areas follow-through hard follow-through that weight on that right foot that's where a left-hand hitter wants the bunt off a left-handed pitcher [Applause] in this case off the bag you picked the pitcher down true is a stolen base stealing threat Curtin love to rock would be to Thompson one back to three six three gonna throw phony Tony I'll tell you what though Jason Thompson through the right place fully set up inside the bag so that he did not have to throw across the runner toughest double play in baseball history for shortstop pretty cheap people the first page he's got to get back shortstops gonna set up inside watch Thompson moly sets up inside caught the ball first either throw had to go across the path of the runner Thompson a good fielder he handled 730 chances without an error for the Angels last season so you did a good job this is where Leonard strike one lookee there a couple of years ago then a disappointment last year Joe but they've worked on his swing he went down at played in the Mexican leagues and it's 14 home runs drove in 60 over this past offseason so he looks like he he looks like he's coming along again well they're starting to use an expression it's become a cliche he wants to play strike do not tell you something with the money that's laying around and you the big leagues you don't want to play they should come get you with the white jacket a little pickup ciders fouled out of play Leonard Philadelphia went to Overbrook high school very famous high school athletes Wilt Chamberlain Walt Hazzard Wally Jones all came out of Overbrook there are not many players in this game who have as much physical talent as Jeff Leonard he can run and it's a very strong throwing arm he is strong and has power six for 200 pounds holy a big hop gets in 3-up 3-down to perma guineas for Candelaria so we complete two innings of baseball it's Pittsburgh nothing Houston nothing we'll be right back after these messages from your local station [Music] a Chips ponch and Jon discover a special kind of youth gang Porter's becomes a nursery Sunday but NBC dad I got a part-time job great controlling the Army Reserve how can you do that you're still in school it's the Army Reserve that you can join in high school now you can sure it's only one weekend a month here in school and the rest into someone I need a good job that's for sure I'll be learning electronics just don't practice on the TV huh when I graduate and finish training my 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out and went not because Tanner didn't like God I'll tell you that but he's got two good ones in the Koshien his pain yet Renaud's short hop can get away with a lot more than undertand grass not quite the short hop the in-between hop and yet if you get the consistent in-between up all the time the ball never stays down it is a tough hop on grass and turn an artificial surface the in finish with the bigger gloves to make it look easy here is Vance law Willie Stargell said he played with his father great pitcher one of the real nice guys at baseball Vernon law Burnitz over in Japan now his knee as a coach coached the Brigham Young University for a while japanese legs [Applause] Gary Templeton was out on strikes as for his Tom Seavers going after that 3,000 strikeout he only needs two more we'll be covering it keep an eye on that or keep an eye on the Yankee game we got the Tournament of Champions coming up immediately following baseball with Trevino in the lead so it's a big afternoon here on NBC Johnny's got good breaking stuff doesn't he John yes he does he's buckles Vance laws knees earlier in the count with a curveball and this looks like a slider or a harder curve who all sets up outside I guess that would probably be a curve but he throws a bigger breaking curve than that here's Kendall area outside describes himself as a hitter I'm a contact man but once I hit the ball I have to run that's when it all leaves me no score look out they said first base in the ball game for Pittsburgh and no doubt about it although I wouldn't say that rules follow-through was a picture-book follow through Tony he would just try to get back out of the way a little bit livelier ball and artificial surfaces those pitchers at about 55 feet really have to protect themselves [Applause] Pirates beat Houston last night for two three days snapped a three-game losing streak and the Padres broke LA six-game winning streak if to dodge their first loss San Diego be defeated to citrus team this is the situation that typically was telling Moreno about before the ball gave me the man on first and if the first baseman plays behind the runner he said they're giving you a pot all you gotta do is get it down pitcher can't beat you there [Applause] in front of it came up with it unassisted it ends the third inning we go to the bottom half of the third it's Pittsburgh nothing Houston nothing it'll be pools Greg Reynolds and rule for the Astros in the bottom of the third no score there's this argument football about who's smarter the offense or defense defense had to be smarter to react to flip-flops and free flickers then we drink the best tasting beer light beer from Miller we drink light - it's got 1/3 less calories than the regular beer and it's less filling and we had to be smarter to react to the red dog she closes okay Billy the flanker does it down and out the weak side linebacker business what's the nose guard do huh defense rested in a beer unless Ford has some hot news for vampires no matter how you slice it for 1981 Ford is out front again Ford's out front design gives more turnaround room inside Plus unbeaten estimated mpg the best highway rating of them all and Ford backs all this up with big payloads - yes when you put it all together you get one tough van out front where it counts is it any wonder Ford's America's best-selling band tough truck deals are in the air check them off now during the port truck sales drive [Music] a little Old Spice has a lot of rewards bold spices the clean fresh masculine scent so many women loves so even if you love only one woman your love all the spice the man scent so many women love we're looking at Bill Burton American war machine Monday at 10:00 on channel 5 Joe Lynette coaches at third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Almonte chalk coaches at first [Music] [Applause] Tanna with a lot of faith in the kosher traded attack we've also got a kid from the dominican republic on the bench Tony Pena who's they say is an excellent catching prospect he is oh he can play that's got to be one of the reasons that had out and win not because Tanner didn't like God I'll tell you that but he's got two good was in the Koshien his pain yet Reynolds short hop [Applause] right there service you can get away with a lot more than undertand grass not quite the short off the in between hop and yet you get the consistent and between up all the time the ball never stays down it is a tough hop on grass and dirt and artificial service the infielders with the bigger gloves make it look easy here is Vance law Willie Stargell said he played with his father great pitcher one of the real nice guys in baseball Vernon law barn is over in Japan now as a coach coached the Brigham Young University for a while japanese legs to coach [Applause] Gary Templeton was out on strikes as far as Tom Seavers going after that 3,000 strikeout he only needs two more we'll be covering it keep an eye on that but keep an eye on the Yankee game we got the Tournament of Champions coming up immediately following baseball with Trevino in the lead so it's a big afternoon here on NBC knocked out he's got good breaking stuff doesn't he Joe yes he does he's buckled Vance laws knees earlier in the count with a curveball and this looks like a slider or a harder curve who all sets up outside I guess that would probably be a curve but he throws a bigger breaking curve than that here's Kendall area outside describes himself as a hitter I'm a contact man but once I hit the ball I have to run that's when it all leaves me no score they said first base in the ball game for Pittsburgh and no doubt about it although I wouldn't say that rules follow-through was a picture-book follow-through Tony he was just trying to get back out of the way a little bit livelier ball and artificial surfaces those pictures in about 55 feet really have to protect themselves [Applause] Pirates beat Houston last night four to three they snapped a three-game losing streak and the Padres broke LA six-game winning streak if the dodge their first loss San Diego it's interesting this is the situation that tip Nicole he was telling marina robot before the ball gave me the man out first and if the first baseman plays behind the runner he said they're giving you a but all you gotta do is get it down that you can't beat you there [Applause] in front of it came up with it on the system that ends the third inning we go to the bottom half of the third its Pittsburgh nothing Houston nothing it'll be foolish Greg Reynolds and rule for the Astros in the bottom of the third no score there's this argument football about who's smarter the offense or defense defense had to be smarter to react to flip-flops and flea flickers then we drink the best tasting beer like beer from Miller we drink like - it's got 1/3 less calories than the regular beer and it's less filling and we had to be smarter to react to the red dogs in closing the flanker desert down-and-out the weak side linebacker blisters what's the nose guard do huh no defense rested [Music] in a beer unless Ford has some hot news for vampires no matter how you slice it for 1981 Ford is out front again Ford's out front design gives more turnaround room inside plus unbeaten estimated mpg the best highway rating of them all and Ford backs all this up with big payloads - yes when you put it all together you get one tough van out front where it counts is it any wonder Ford's America's best-selling van tough truck deals are in the air check them out now during the poor truck sales drive [Music] a little Old Spice has a lot of rewards bold spices the clean fresh masculine scent so many women love so even if you love only one woman you'll love all the spice the man sent so many women love we're looking at Bill Burton and while we got a chance here let me give you the rest of yesterday's score say Lois B since a 9 to 5 Larry Sorensen second went without a loss RIT's the game win streak went down at rain Philadelphia beat the Cubs 6 to 2 Phillies won their fourth in a row the Cubs dropped their fourth straight Montreal the Mets were not scheduled American League Yankees 2 in Texas one get me was the winner Reggie Jackson drove in both bronze with a double his first time at bat here in 1981 the story in that leg Oakland 16 Seattle 1 A's won nine straight without a loss only clubs ever win more opening the season where this 55 Dodgers 62 Pirates in the 66 Indians they all won 10 in a row Oakland going to tie a record McKenney pitch to Oakland's an eighth complete game Tony Armas hit his 56th home runs of the season they had 50,000 255 at the ballpark so Billy Martin playing Billy ball has really got it all gone you talk about being on a roll it's a strike Baltimore Denis Kansas City to is dropped in third straight at home in California V Minnesota four to nothing ken porch six enter inside at snap the ages four-game losing streak grounded out and tried to beat round of 8 to 5 Boston a Chicago 5 those for yesterday's scores it is hot lluís when Veneto free-agent born Santa Domingo wisdom Dominican six-one 195 [Applause] was married during the 1980 season three balls two strikes it's capped a here at the Astrodome look at that youngster he wants that foul ball he's got his cap battles that background but he makes the play fellas Dave Parker who got some booze last year back in Pittsburgh he gets them all over because he's a star he plays Howard he says controversial things but he thought the final straws when some bullets been thrown at him out of the stands thinking more and more that Kenan rowdy ISM Joe in fact Jimmy Campbell the Tigers closed down the center field area last year Haywood Sullivan in Boston they put some plainclothesmen in the stands what so the red can be policed as if the fans do it themselves and report those who throw things the only way Greg Reynolds takes in strike one the scary thing about Parker in those bullets you have to congressional eyes if somebody threw bullets there must have been a gun nearby and it's just a few people but they wrote it for a lot some great line in the paper said if the fans want to throw anything why don't they throw the bum who grew the things out now we talked to Dave Parker about it and we'll get a chance religio his comments big guys got good control very few times you see a big guy throws this hard and with his breaking stuff that rarely walks people he had his big gear for this ball club in 77 where he won 20 lost his four let the league in ER a we got to have him win this division he's a tough divisible Philadelphia Montreal [Music] Frank Reynolds a local boy born Houston still lives here didn't get it kendall area gets his first strikeout their two away we've got that slider buddy could wipe left-hand hitters out you've got to be looking fastball Joe he throws so hard here's the heart slide I'm gonna show you from that centerfield camera get to the hole straight up uses lower potty very much which is why that gives a lot of our problems perfect Coleman Michigan now lives in Canton Michigan [Music] one ball and one strike Terry pulley on deck batter the Astrodome outside still a funny feeling when you're all in clothes like this if you like to play like gonna play basketball some more of the excitement down here and who's confused to the Rockets winning yesterday they take another step in the NBA playoffs two balls and two strikes misses three and two Yankees won Texas nothing at the end of two metals all and a rain delay in Kansas City Baltimore Kansas City plant again again split our Toronto leads Detroit one nothing bottom of the third Valerius single dog [Applause] put a jacket on they keep it here between 76 and 78 used to be 72 Joel consistently 72 but worthy the energy crisis raised the temperature 78 an air conditioning unit that can cool off the city of 25,000 used in this ballpark [Applause] this is some place it is the 8th wonder of the world they all the jokes they used to make about it al Spangler's said when you went in a slump you didn't take batting practice they made you watch the windows man who made most of the possible judge Roy Hofheinz at one time there's a strike but a controversy in the front office here went Al Smith the executive the year was fired he was in the ball park last night al Rose is now the president McMullen made number one man there's a strike he really asked controlling his breaking stuff today contagion speeds on him and that hard slider he pulls his string takes something off and you can't look for it because he's got such great heat big breaking ball down a little bit rules at first base there are two outs no score we're in the bottom of the third one ball two strikes the count Elton John till a lot of the Pirates injuries healed as pitching is gonna have to shoulder a lot more the burden until Stargell who gets ready to play a little more Parker's knee gets completely mended garner comes back after the shoulder surgery oh good breaking ball just couldn't hold it [Applause] that's the one where the older catchers used to take that webbing on those foul tips and put a lot of tape and make the webbing about two inches higher did you do that oh yeah you had to do it because you can't practice that play misses with the fastball if you think the fall is going to hit in your pocket and use me on a foul tip that's deflected enough to get had that big webbing kind of loop down so with act much like a net [Music] leopard down at third-base coaching Dave Parker makes a few friends he's really a nice guy he's controversial he got big money to sign no one in this game plays harder than he does I don't know if nobody slides harder goes in the wall I don't know why anybody want a boob I guess it's just the thing at times the boo superstar he does it his way doing his left ear you see a little diamond earring he wears a big heavy gold chain he's his own man popped up Vance law says I see it I'll take it he does so that ends eternity we complete three innings of baseball here in the score Pittsburgh nothing used to nothing [Music] nobody has to tell me to get on the stick with the wide stick I don't waste time or money see speed stick deodorant is so much wider than the other leading stick gives you effective protection in just a few strokes and if you've been using an aerosol look you'd use up to three out sprays and start a third before you'd use up one two and a half speed stick while supplies last outside the C throw shoe an angry to me home party there's comfort introducing new Royal Comfort pipe tobacco now you can take comfort in knowing there's a good tasting aromatic pipe tobacco specially blended to smoke cool to always satisfy pipe after pipe after pipe new royal comfort if it's a cool smoke your seat take comfort Barbara Mandrell of the mandrel sisters welcome Bob Kennedy on NBC the top of the astrodome I must say cathedral-like seen and there is Mastro jack to go with fred bird and San Diego chicken Easter Sunday tomorrow so there's the bunny here is Tim Foley to lead it off takes it low ball one Foley swings of 36 sounds bad chokes up on I asked him yesterday if he'd ever been hit on the inside part the bat by the handle he said last year twice ball hitting foul balls you cannot Jam him because he's so far up on the bat and he's tough to strike out he's really only swinging about 20 ounces of that bath so much being choked up so much whoa Jeff Leonard couldn't find the bag it experienced at first base here that foot across the bag fully did him a favor he could have read tore his foot up Jeff couldn't find it he's jammed was a good throw but Leonard just couldn't couldn't put that left foot on the bag there are a few years back were fully look where his foot is they've torn that leg off he's changed he's a little bit milder as a player now his temper is a little bit subdued hey Parker the batter now with one out and nobody on Barker bounced out his first time up [Music] it's amazing the kinds of surgery that are done now you can barely see a scar on its knee the one on each side what a football injury in high school which is really on huge scar Laden a lot of stitches this one just a couple of slices about quarter of an inch long two strikes account Gary Carter two run homer and Montreal three New York Mets nothing bottom of the second Gullickson against Jones one ball two strikes Red Sox in that score top of the first Tanana against Trout but he didn't two balls two strikes we're in the fourth inning no score pirates have one base hit that was by Candelaria the Astros have to neither Club really ripping the ball [Applause] has been busy that's his fourth assist indication that rule sicker and working they were talking about the artificial surface here how soft it is to Tony Pittsburgh players saying of course they like the one in Pittsburgh we say it's the best here it's very soft dirt area especially around first base being so soft where you couldn't get good footing Elmont shocked been with Tanner through white socks [Applause] two strikes don't know why they'd want to have the dirt the Astrid masters have the dirt so soft because they're running ball club you think they'd want a nice and firm so wouldn't give on that first step it's a kind of thing you do you want to slow somebody down or wet it down [Applause] we're going to bottom half the fourth inning no score Pittsburgh nothing Astros nothing as we look at it once again goes to the inside part of the diamond fires the first and that ends it no score and all the time I've been hauling new cars I've never seen anything like it new lifetime engine lubrication protection program use Quaker State and you can get protection that guarantees or a new car engine against all related failure the engine as long as you own it in writing it's guaranteed by Quaker State the quality new car or old you'll be staying on the road with Quaker 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one-on flied to center field in the first inning this is his second start no scorn is bogging Joe cares Joan with Tony Kubek here at the Astrodome we welcome those of you been watching the Texas Yankee game rain delay there right here we got nothing nothing ballgame we're in the bottom of the fourth one one two come on god that's low ball two Pirates have one base hit that was a single by Candelaria in the third and the Astros have two hits a bunt single by Cruz and a single by Byrne rule [Applause] way back and makes the care [Applause] in play of this game so far we have been watching a silent movie long run for Omar Moreno with that great speed he outruns the ball he was playing deke found very shallow so the lice cream cone is it almost slides out this angle even seen off the top of his webbing he got to come a long way Joe because he was way in right-center field and playing like a roller would in softball got a lot of room out there and he takes advantage of it and that picked Glover his doesn't hurt Cedeno bounced out short to first his first time up Tom Seaver who is on his way to striking out 3000 has just struck out his second man as he struck out Bob surely one more and he has 3000 which puts him fifth on the all-time list Candelaria will take to play himself I'll tell you help me move it into some pretty high Walter Johnson is the all-time strikeout leader with 3,500 mate Gaylord Perry is second 3270 Nolan Ryan Bob Gibson 3117 [Applause] three up three down once again we complete four full innings in the score here is Pittsburgh nothing and used to nothing we'll be right back after these messages from your local station [Music] Capricorn One the incredible journey starring OJ Simpson Hal Holbrook Brenda Vaccaro Telly Savalas Elliott Gould and James Brolin Sunday on NBC okay okay there are teachers are the ones that make the artesian brewing water it makes it Olympia beer tastes so good nice time no really you ever see one see what not even my brother knows a guy whose uncle saw one once yeah sure right no tall all right let's go down to limpia brewery and you show me an hour - you can't do that why not Tuesday's their bowling night [Music] hi I'm Bill Frank of Olympia dodge one of the top volume dealers in the country why we buy right and pass that savings on to you but three locations were close to wherever you are in Chicago we have great deals for you at Olympia such as this I am the tour for adore just 49.95 or a brand new 81 Ares kei car just 53 95 at all three Olympia locations we don't have the car you want stack will order it for you for the same low price Olympia Dodge Chicago Heights look range in this planes just like the bats of these two ball clubs sound asleep so far no scar top of the fifth just three hits the Astros have two Fergal they see bill Madlock than Jason Thompson and Steve Atocha both pitchers in the strike zone a lot of breaking stuff thrown C for the Pirates ninth ground ball outs that bird rule is thrown up to them three strikeouts Jason Thompson a man who was involved in that trade and the note trade when he thought he was on his way to the Yankees Jim Spencer on his way to Pittsburgh be told by the Commissioner's Office did you talk to Hardy Peterson the general manager and he says it's not that we didn't want Jason Thompson we thought that the overall deal if we did not discuss it would have helped the pirate organization but we think he's a fine ballplayer and he has been a good ballplayer and will continue to be but a controversy surrounding it deal was called off all kinds of quotes going back and forth there was one kind of stimulating Corky about that I said the hearty piercing the court I saw when the deal was called off you told George time for him to kiss your grits grits and he said well he did say that but going George the competitor he is he understood it but there's all well it's good deep to Center Fionna to ball one strike pitch to Daniel back from the warning track broad four tops [Applause] first of all of this ballpark to get out of it Thompson [Applause] hit the ball hard last night get me bassist he hit the ball hard his first time up and this one he couldn't pick a farther place to hit it then where he hit a dead center field and look at that powered bench as they Queenie so that's why the trade as it stands now with the top sustain with Pittsburgh Spencer of New York is better for both ball clubs Spencer's a pull hitter he will shooting for the right-field fence he's more valuable in Yankee Stadium Jason Townsend is more of a straight away hitter and his balls would have been lost and that Canyon out in center field in Yankee Stadium now it is Steve Nicosia who grounded to short in the third facing burn rule wanted nothing the Pirates lead were in the fifth the second time through a lineup and third rule right now is enroute through a second trip to this pirate lineup see if he will adjust he threw a lot of breaking balls the first time around this pirate club with such good headers there is a kosher who goes down smooth out number two Jason Thompson Bob Skinner the hitting instructor Thompson for consecutive seasons of hitting 20 or more home runs he's got some kind of power four strikeouts for burn rule it's not allowed to walk nor as Candelaria Vance law what strength Lee Weyer took that right off the mask watch his foul tip as he gets set it'll hit wire right into chops boy that'll help you teeth Morton fluoride Shopify had some in the batter's box Lee Weyer on the play immediately Sofer true away ahead no balls two strikes la who has played shortstop in the minor leagues playing second base today can play third Dale Berra sitting on the bench played short this year's second-best position maybe third base for Dale too low on a curveball one ball two strikes long talk with Dale before the game he's down obviously because he started the season only played four games and as Chuck Tanner about him for a lot of reasons obviously Chuck said well we're just not winning I to make some changes one or two with sprouts ground ball filed off in him the way Tanner did not want to do it but it was almost unfair to Dale because he was told in the second base Wes was not a second baseman he's played that left side of his dive in his entire career the Shocker can that Dale thought he was calling him in to prep him up to say hey I know you're in a strange position and found out he was out in the lineup so it kind of choked the young stupid it's all a process of growing up top of the fifth Jason Thompson puts the Pirates ahead one to nothing with a home run deep to center field one ball two strikes with two outs on Van slaw lost struck out in the third he moved him back there is young Dale seated between Foley and Nicosia he said his mother will be watching so Carmen he's alright just Karma's not used to see yogi never had a slump it's a good sign though that's what Tanner wants because Dale wants to play so badly I think more than being down chopped foul again more than being down he is so anxious enthusiastic to want to get into out sitting the kid out sometimes doesn't more good than playing Sid go down the drain making little bitty mistakes that he's making around second base seem to be a good player though two and two two outs on law may set left center field cook me for extra bases with two down Cruz and Sedalia chasing it down bats law will try for third [Applause] he took a chance there is kind of an axiom in baseball that you do not want to make the third out nor the first out at third base a poor relay from the outfielder Cruz he pouts the ball a couple of times two rentals the shortstop right there [Applause] that is Cruz and he made a good relay throw to the shortstop pants la would've it out with two outs runner on third and alerting the hitter he's both very hard right up the middle [Applause] throw by tail Jose Cruz loud law to get the third face but he was stranded so in the middle of the fifth here the dome and Houston the star Jason Thompson with a homerun it's Burdwan the astroscope there's a company in Toledo Ohio who makes an amazing product for your car's engine it can help improve your car's mileage give you sure starts even help your car run better and the cost of a set is about the same as the price of an oil change a revolutionary new device no it's a fresh champion spark plug there was probably nothing that can do so much for your car's engine for so little champion the world's number one seller we wanna make you smile I played it was back in [Music] Holiday Inn offers you the widest choice of the most popular resort locations [Music] I'm Johnny Bench this is krylon spray paint the other leading national brand and here comes my fast pitch so watch close krylon special formula goes on smooth just like a professional finish in just 12 minutes later it's dry to the touch no runs no drips no errors the other brands still tacky after one hour let's see it again krylon dry after 12 minutes other brands still tacky after 1 hour did you catch that krylon for a smooth fast professional finish what Tom Seaver has 2999 strikeouts he struck out 2 right now he's facing Garry Templeton let's switch the Cincinnati and see if this is the record making strikeout ball one folks are mumbling the ballpark they're very aware of the fact mr. Seaver only needs to the pitcher in the history of baseball to record 3000 strikeouts in a career a linear there at first base Cardinal first base coach [Applause] this is j randolph with mike shanin in Cincinnati the 1-1 pitch to Gary Templeton handled by coaster and there's one out we're in the top of the third inning here at Cincinnati that man George Thomas CBN strikeout away from 3000 Walter Johnson the big train with 3508 and Gaylord Perry pop Gibson and Nolan Ryan Tony Scott will stand in for the Cardinals with one out in the third inning as Sieber is ready you can bet that these Cardinal players are very much aware of the fact that Seaver only needs one tell you a story about a strikeout I was involved in that's mike shanin talking with you and here is a shot into right off the bat of Scott and picked up out there by Collins who second hit for the Cardinals you know I hit a home run off of whitey Ford the World Series got a heck of an ovation in my own hometown but the biggest one I ever got was out in Los Angeles I became Koufax 380 third strikeout victim or some ridiculous figure that year that set the all-time strikeout mark for a season I got a standing O from 55,000 this is Keith Hernandez the Cardinals first baseman throw over the first where Scott is with one out no score here in Cincinnati a beautiful day the temperature in the 70s got a cloud in the sky Tom Seaver tries for strike-out number 3000 he's at 299 he struck out Templeton to start this game and later got the Cardinal pitcher Bob Shirley in the center-field going away from the grippy off the wall here comes Scott he's being Scott scores in the car [Applause] he had a very good look at it running off of first base we'll give you another look at it's a fastball out over the plate Hernandez being a very good hitter that he is did not try to pull it he jammed it off the left-field wall Scott had a good look he could see that Foster wasn't going to catch it he motored all the way into home and Keith Hernandez says they stand up double and another RBI that's the seventh run bat at home for Hernandez and he's right close to the league leadership Foster has eight George Hendrick now pops it up in foul Brown Ray Knight goes in and makes the play few years ago you could not do that gene Mauch on a particular occasion as that one was the player came into the dugout he simply put his arms around the players so he couldn't catch the ball now you look see just walks down into the dugout a very great play by Ray Knight it used to be if that player went into the dugout to catch the ball they had no ruling so what monk did he jumped up and grabbed the player prevented him from catching the ball so they changed the rule you're looking at Dean orange one run home two out runner at second inside for a ball for Tom Seaver xever 36 years old born in Fresno California his 15th year in the majors came up with the mat-su 1967 [Applause] run in any number three and after two and the half innings of play Sieber stands the two thousand nine ninety nine and the Cardinals leading one to nothing why do we call Fairmont the great American family wagon just ask the Wiley's have carries and a ghoul toes the Lawson's tools and amigos the Williams the gold and Iverson's the Jacksons the whites and Andersons great mileage great looks and great room for the money it's made our wagon the best seller in America and it's helped make Ford Fairmont the great American family [Music] concentrate on one thing you could be the best it weren't for Kentucky Fried Chicken they just do chicken and no one else does it tender and juicy the Colonel's way [Music] there is no country on Earth where photography is more a way of life than Japan and because they have been first with so many innovations no camera company is more responsible for this than Pentax first where it means something to be first capture Tom Seavers 3000 strike out this man right here and let off the fifth houston astros he weren't Candelaria to two ball one strike out number Jason Thompson that put the Pirates head in the fifth with a home run two balls one strike art Howe a farmer pirate drills up the left-field ties this game up and wine after that Candelaria retired Leonard on the five ball rolls and a groundout and Reynolds on a groundout so we're in the top of the sixth it'll be Omar Moreno Foley and Parker facing third rule one ball no strikes on marina struck out and grounded out still raining in Arlington so you people have been watching a Texas Yankee game it is still delayed one ball one strike Nettles second with a home run one to nothing that game is in the fourth with a rain delay one in one Marino takes a but good curveball change the speed off the breaking ball marina left to play to Sodor is a good pitch to pot but he started running too quickly so rule ahead again one ball two strikes [Music] each team has three base hits in this ballgame the two big blows at Thompson home run brother tied popped up in foul territory now over toward the stands he stepped and sprayed his egg he may have had a play on that ball Joe but he hit the step his foot gave way one or two nah he's an old Oreo here's the play once again there's a lot of room foul territory and I just watch where he steps at right down here that's where he goes down whoops and that throws him off balance well almost hit even ahead her did one ball two strikes to Omar Moreno no outs one-to-one ball game popped up who all's looks over to how at third-base Tony Foley is coming up the hit gives me a chance here a couple of our friends coming up with a new show on NBC try Bradshaw and Mel Tillis the show is called as stockers and as Johnny Carson's first show from his new production company it'll be Friday April 24th 8:30 Eastern Time 7:30 central and mountain Terry Bradshaw and Mel Tillis it's about minor-league stock car racers who are trying to make it big before the clubhouse Wow he moved him back and may have hit that bottom part of the bat that you talked about earlier as tony barter ohm former teammate years goes out very quickly and at the bat with that hip it is a tryst it sounded so solid we up here anyway the sound made it sound like more back than hand or arm now Foley's asking Tanner's arguing this is a tough judgment call for any umpire wire behind the plate it's the bat first and in the hand it's a foul ball if it gets hand then the bat he's on first face Paulie didn't argue very much so they agree with wires decision but that was close to one strike rule trying to move him back only one of those guys who gets hit by a lot of pitches in fact he's been known to practice at Diamond spring training as did Ron hunt patting on their left side and take some pitches in the left shoulder in the back still right over the top of the plate spins gonna be top roll with the trouble [Applause] drag a button beat it out [Applause] so there are two ops he deadens the ball well too hard didn't get it down the line to it he gotten that ball down the line a stickman set up directly at the pitcher he's gotta face it she pull says it well so there are two outs of this one to one ball game top of the six that is Dave Parker who is grounded out twice not had good cuts up there Tony I guess if you had a categorize the pirate walk that they're basically a fastball hitting team and rule is an extant curveball a good slider when he's thrown a fastball he's sung it suck it down low and away or did what he did to Foley moved him back high and tight one a no to Parker fastball hit the center field but not hard enough hit him on the end of the bat Cedeno yeah so it's out number three here from the Astrodome in Houston that would go to the bottom of the sixth for the score what a piece by Jason Thompson when I found out how affordable michelin radials were I thought they were putting me on well as it turns out I'm putting them on I came in here expecting only to have enough for my second choice but he put me on two Michelin for about the same price if anyone tells you Michelin quality is too expensive they're putting you on price michelin's only our standards are high I found out Michelin prices are really competitive so that's what I'm putting on Michelin we put America on radios you know one of the best things about coming to America was that I got to try American beers can I try them all I want are like this like beer familiar it's got 1/3 less calories in the regular beer it's less filling and it really tastes great that's why I tell my friends were Mexico when you come to America drink beer but don't drink the water like beautiful Miller everything you always wanted in a beer unless my head and shoulders didn't have it so I switched to dinner X my selsun blue didn't have it so I switched the denorex only denorex has it an extra relief medicine to fight dandruff itch you can feel it tingle all three have one medicine for dandruff itch but only dinner X adds a second medicine an exclusive anti itch medicine many dermatologists recommend the tingle tells me it's working that's why I switched denorex stops dandruff itch with an extra relief medicine regular or Mountain fresh herbal bottom of the sixth third rule Terry Puhl Dickie thon 1 to 1 ballgame Candelaria rule wrapped up in a pitcher's duel aside from those two own rods jason thompson got the lead in the fifth nobody on tied up by our how in the bottom of the fifth rule with a single in this ball game in the third both pitchers of that excellent breaking stuff [Applause] two balls no strikes well we're gonna leave you once again to see if we can pick up that historic moment in Cincinnati Mike Shanin Jay Randolph Tom Seaver going for strikeout number 3000 this is Jay Randolph with Mike Shanin Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati where Tom Seaver is in quest strikeout number 3000 he is in 2009 99 2 and oh the count to Ken Oberkfell leading off in the fourth inning and they get through you know now the Cardinals are leading here one to nothing have out hit the Reds 3 to 1 [Applause] Seavers struck out Gary Templeton to start this game later he got the Cardinal pitcher Bob Shirley [Applause] see how they rule it there should be an error it is C six second half of the afternoon for Cincinnati they met a couple here last night [Applause] very good hitter he's been in the big leagues two years is at 300 both years he just went left the baseball and you saw the result concepción got the short hop and he couldn't handle it three thousand strikeout victim with tennis doesn't good one fastball hit that one but it is foul tennis who was hit by seabird in the second inning Oberkfell coming back to first Walter Johnson with 3000 508 followed by Gaylord Perry Bob Gibson with 3000 117 and then Nolan Ryan and Sieber trying to join the select company of the 3,000 strikeout artists one strike two tennis that's high one-on-one I'm proud of between 25 and 30 thousand sitting in at Riverfront Stadium the Cardinals leading one to nothing a good look at number 41 Tom Seaver inside ball 2 [Applause] see burping caught this afternoon by Johnny Bench two fellas it will go into the Hall of Fame Oberkfell is running she's throwing and there's no problem for Oberkfell who beats the throw easily allo rather weak bro from bench on a strike that was inside at the corner and it's three and one I'll bet you before the years out as you get another look at it you see the throw bounces good play by the second baseman poster to prevent the wild pitch how much is the season goes on bench decides to catch a little more we're gonna get your strike guy right here on three and two that's the prediction from Mike Shanin the fans begin to roar up in here [Applause] get him with the breaking ball xever to tennis it's low he walked him and their runners at first and second who in the slide urban first walk given up by Seaver wait - on and on out here in the fourth Seaver will face young Tommy her betcha Seaver will be glad when he's by this 3000 strikeout so he can concentrate on this game and don't like get away from Mike that's an interesting point you bring up the philosophy of pitching and you know it's been written about and talked about that Seaver was on the verge needing three here this afternoon he got the first two that's riot that's why all that his teammates the infielders came in to talk to him about there's no tony kubek back to the astrid um the sex started Dicky's down in the two and I flied out [Applause] one ball no strikes and jose cruz is single [Applause] [Music] Dru's had a lot of bigots with his ballclub last year [Applause] [Music] Jackie Clarke was first foul back out of play two balls one strike [Applause] two home runs in this ballgame Jason Topsail the fifth for the Pirates [Music] two balls one strike fastball fouled on that pitch right back her just got a base hit at Cincinnati games st. Louis is leading to nothing [Music] still raining in Texas nettles home run what a nothing not an official game breaking ball once again the coast of the koechers Candelaria thought they had truth struck out now it's three balls two strikes with two outs he really fooled him Joe let's see did he pay on the hoho why I was right on the top of it and I'd say umpires really hate it when pitchers do what Candelaria is doing walk around there looking at this I mean wired got Fulani last it's three to two outs runners it going popped up in the infield foul territory Jason Thompson over to the Astros dugout Candelaria pitches out of it so after sixth here in the Astrodome scars all tied up at one right now let's go back Cincinnati in that Cardinal game with Jay Randolph and Mike Shanin xever throws low a count of one and one J ran the off with Mike Shanin Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati one run home for the Cardinals here in the fourth they lead it to nothing over the Reds a count of one ball and one strike two Cardinal pitcher Bob Shirley with runners at second and third [Applause] [Music] [Applause] it's [Applause] right after here J here go after that the fastball little chopper and a tough fly for the third baseman night he makes it back of a crow now what I sold that all these Garden of bed is really bearing down choking up hanging over the platter trying to avoid that strike up serous big concern oz not to let this ballgame get away from him he's losing two to nothing we're only in the fourth well here in silly Astros in the Pirates were all tied up I'll tell you what we'll be right back more action after these messages from your local stations now acused a is blues de grace Hill Street Blues have moved to Tuesday at 9/8 central not not in BC [Music] how about a beer [Music] the original [Music] dad I got a part-time job great could join the Army Reserve how can you do that you're still in school it's the Army Reserve that you can join in high school now you can sure it's only one weekend a month here in school and the rest into someone I need a good job that's for sure I'll be learning electronics just don't practice on the TV huh when I graduate and finish training my unit will give me a bonus $1,500 hey you did all right for yourself now when I was in the service find out how you can join the Army Reserve in high school call this number the American war machine Monday at 10 on channel 5 jokerz Jolla with Tony Kubek here at the Astrodome one run three hits and no errors for Pittsburgh won three at home for the Astros Easler a foul ball foul ball says Harry wendelstedt okay that was close Joe look like it almost nicked the edge of the pack didn't it you know we have a microphone right down there the fans you can hear that one fan thank God you got to be thanking God for a lot of things besides that the hoping him foul one ball and one strike well we're trying to be in on history in Cincinnati with a Seaver strikeout it'll make him join the elite group we ran a half 3000 we've got the tournament of champions with Trevino 10 shots under leading the pack he'll be coming on after baseball two balls in one strike the count and here it's a 1-1 ballgame a home run by Jason Thompson and was in the fifth and a home run by art Howe in the fifth it's out of play and the count two balls two strikes no outs Yankees and ranges still delayed by rain John against Honeycutt petals a homerun Seattle clay Kingman for Oakland not yet started Baltimore in Kansas City rain delay Flanagan again split our White Sox and Red Sox nothing nothing end of to Tanana against trout Cleveland nothing Milwaukee nothing end of tube Blyleven against slate this Toronto Detroit Tigers Detroit four runs into six they lead four to one now in the bottom half Schatzi nur klancy and internationally the Cardinals you've been listening and leading to nothing over Cincinnati Montreal three Mets one home run by Carter gullickson against Jones that's the only other action in culture Philadelphia Giants in Atlanta Dodgers played Padres all tonight three balls and two strikes the count on Mike Easler he is oh-fer - he's a good breaking ball pitcher fern rule and he threw fast balls right by Easler because he's looking for a breaking ball so he has changed his pattern now Joel rule its guard for that breaking ball that was so effective he's getting hitters out now the fastball that's his fifth strikeout the only average three point one four nine innings here's Medlock it is a strike Madlock pretty much of a catalyst on his part ball club always need lean agitating keeping it alive [Music] I'm Paul one strike he is as smart a hitter as you as you will get in this game you throw him a lot of breaking balls here start hitting you the opposite way keeps looking down the third-base of how to see if he can drop a bunt Reynolds the ground ball in time Reynolds gets another one two up two down Matlock is bounced out three times twice to the shortstop once to the third baseman here is Jason Thompson who bounced out hard to Reynolds in a second and then hit a tremendous home run dead center field in the fifth inning that's the only score for Pittsburgh very quickly and unofficially I got 11 ground ball outs for Vern rule right now he's keeping the ball down very well we get our seventh-inning stretch a visit with the hall-of-famer coming up after the third out is made here ball one on Jason Thompson two balls and no strikes you talk about homerun hitters you talk about Babe Ruth and you talk about a hack Wilson certainly a Hank Aaron another name Hank Greenberg he'll be our seventh inning stretch and I know you'll enjoy that spot and I was a Cardinal fan in those days Cardinals played the Tigers in that World Series of 34 guess house gang gets the Tigers of Mickey Cochrane mind file he it's to all fields with pretty good power to Tony that's a good thing about this Jason Thompson I think what happened to him over Detroit with that overhang and right field Sparky Anderson moved him up on the plate one of them I think to pull the ball a little bit more and he started dropping that back shoulder and upper cutting a little more when he hits naturally straightaway he can hit the ball out of most ballparks left the right-center field he's already proven today in the dull [Music] popped up Reynolds is there Reynolds makes the play so that completes the top half of the seventh inning we go to the bottom half of the seventh we're all tied at one apiece and now here's another installment of our seventh-inning stretch and visit with one of our Hall of Famers great Hank Greenberg [Music] [Applause] the seventh-inning stretch brought to you by Old Spice stick the orderly the deodorant that works all the time handsome six foot four slugger who feasted on fast balls Hank Greenberg became America's homerun hero after Babe Ruth Greenberg the pride of the Detroit Tigers led the American League four times in RBIs and three times in homers honored twice as MVP Greenberg crashed 58 home runs in 1938 and soon became the highest salary player in the game always proud of his Jewish heritage Greenberg went off to war in 1941 returning four and a half seasons later with a dramatic home run Greenberg closed the emotional 1945 season by blasting a ninth-inning grand slam to win the pennant a hero on the baseball field and the battle field nobody ever worked harder and Hank Greenberg it's been working overtime practicing his serve he needs a deodorant that works overtime my boss is working overtime on a big presentation only Old Spice stick deodorant gives you both 24-hour protection from odor Plus that famous Old Spice scent good thing my Old Spice stick works overtime to Old Spice tick the deodorant that works overtime one one miss Gore handy Astrodome a home run by Jason Thompson to score from Pittsburgh a home run by art Howe both came in the fifth inning that's how we stand here following the baseball here we'll be switching out to La Costa for the Tournament of Champions where Lee Trevino 10-under ravenoid chasing him Larry Nelson Jack Nicklaus is in to chase we're also going to Cincinnati trying to get Tom Seaver recorded his 3,000 strikeout and certainly history in the making his passport to the Hall of Fame so we'll be coming in all this afternoon as we go into the bottom of the seventh inning Candelaria against art Howe [Applause] Oh [Music] [Applause] he has really turned this entire pitching staff uh part out last year you date whole bugs off one ball one strike the count three on runs 8 RBIs excuse me nobody on nobody out [Applause] no foul talking about history and Tom Seaver going for that strikeout tomorrow on sports Journal you'll want to watch that one of the features shall expose the international intrigue impossible fraud in the world of gymnastics bryant gumbel talked about him in the pregame show that's tomorrow on sports world way Hein outside he just lost that one two balls and two strikes we look at Chuck Tanner [Applause] it's popped up in Jason Thompson Vance law but Thompson says out [Applause] except Jeff Leonard [Applause] sometimes you wonder him there's still a lot of chatter in the infield with the microphone where we have a place you can pick up nicosia times hollering the number of odds [Applause] there's a strike Marius [Music] the franchise willie stargell [Music] strike two Candelaria I guess since the past offseason spring training the opening week the deceased articles been retired and other retired how many times that I've read I asked him about that I saw porn where he says the next time he goes on a disabled list will be his last time that's not quite and there is jr. Richard a whole world pulling for that fellas come back his next milestone Jr's is to pitch batting practice to live hitters he was talking about he yesterday he will make the decision come within a week so the first thing I want to do what I throw us have guys just bunt the ball well his training program in Florida was really extensive [Applause] one ball two strikes one out squirt tied 1-1 bottom of the seventh cold out on strikes candle areas second strike Tom seamer in Cincinnati going for his 3,000 strikeout let's switch the Cincinnati and get a report three runs home the Cardinals lead it four to nothing came out hit the Reds five to one Sivir has struck out two but he hasn't been able to get the third one Scott is running foul the way [Applause] [Applause] one strike to Hernandez swing of the myth opportunity I really like to get Hernandez for his 3,000th because of the statue of Menendez as a hitter a champion Most Valuable Player we'd love it cedarwood two strikes to Hernandez high-waisted one one and two menendez bearing down there he doesn't want that dubious distinction since they said Scott here Steele J with two strikes on Hernandez it would be a good play [Applause] Scott's going and strike [Applause] Walter Johnson [Applause] it was out of the strike zone [Music] being anxious when after you see the situation here with Tom's teammate congratulating and they're on the fan she started 1967 clendenon his first his 1,000 strikeout victim was Willie Martinez this 2,000 strikeout was Dan Driessen of the Cincinnati all three of those guys very good hitters and all three of them left-handed batters that he struck out yet Templeton Shirley and then Hernandez heading downstairs 3,000 strikeouts for Tom Seaver bouncing ball by Craig Reynolds and that ends the inning pools had peed out an infield hit you saw the historic strikeout of Keith Hernandez a good hitter he got for number 3000 so all of us here at NBC beginning with from the top part Watson Don ohlmeyer producers directors Tony you help him he could have done it without one of our own we can say that because he worked in the booth with us congratulations to Tom Seaver upon reach that milestone we're still tied here at the end of seven one apiece how do you grow a great cigar master plan to rob Merrill nose plant special Dutch masters tobacco seedlings ineffective Ally control the searing Sun with clouds of special cloth and wait now select only the best leaves and harvest them all by hand that's how rottmayer grows a great cigar like the Dutch masters president they're really our masters and Dutch masters this might not seem like the most romantic place to celebrate your anniversary but this is where it all began for - 25 years ago and we're gonna make a big deal out we're taking 25% off the price of our muffins that's right 25 percent of every American karma I just be sure you come in by 8:00 4:30 there's a 25% off you won't want to blow it there's a hungry kind of feeling and every day it grows you know that's so much more to you specialist Kevin Crowley is working with tomorrow's technology in the Army's newest tank the laser determines target range and feeds it to the computer it's just incredible [Music] the champions have gathered Jack Nicklaus Tom Watson Lee Trevino and Hale Irwin are scheduled to compete in the tournament of champions next on NBC well John Miller will be the pinch-hitter here on the top of the eighth inning the ballgame all tied up at one apiece Milner batting for Nicosia [Music] outside ball one a home run by Jason Thompson in the fifth gave the Pirates a one to nothing lead barn how a home run in the bottom half tied it up and that's where we stand four hits for the Astros with one run three hits for the Pirates and one run two balls and no strikes in Cincinnati Tom Seaver got Hernandez on strikes to go with Shirley and Templeton picked up as three strikeouts now has at least 3000 and I just hope there was a radar gun to record that not ask you about Tony we don't say a word Rollo begins to throw in the bullpen for Tanner been a little bit of a soft spot for Chuck - Colby coming off an off year last year struggling a little bit this year gonna be tough [Applause] [Music] by the umpire down at first base harry wendellstat who had was blocked out on the play but god did not have possession you've got to release the ball voluntarily as the way the rule reads he may have shied away a little bit from Terry Puhl right at the end it's an error all the way on bond he went a long way and puts Milner at second base Dawson is in a home run from Montreal in the bottom of the sixth Montreal for New York Mets one Carter had a home run earlier hard-nosed forward to nothing over Cincinnati bottom the four zebra got his 3000 last night Paulie bunted on a three ball one strike what do you think Tony I think he's got to be bunny he's got to get the runner over tanner that begins to strike may have to take a shot to right see but right now I've gotta say funny see if Houston's got any trick plays on her Reynolds goes to third bonad file last night Foley and I asked about it he got to count the three balls in one strike with the ban on second he bunted the ball and I said well why wouldn't he hit at the wake control the ball into the right side and Foley and Dan are both and I asked them separately both said the same thing what if I had a line drive what if I pop it up I had to get him over sure way with surest way that's right he said I'd know that I can bunt the ball I'm not sure I can hit him over beautiful spot rule we'll have to go to first base sacrifice executed perfectly and so down to third and coming out in defensive back for Candelaria the star Jim he'll get a nice hand he's been loose he's been swinging that heavy let it back in the dugout seen him out of the corner of her eyes since hitting number one [Applause] [Applause] good crowd on hand [Applause] about 30,000 35,000 last night and there's a big meeting on the mound as we pan this beautiful Astrodome now stargell with 472 lifetime home runs even though he had an off here with the injuries last year to become quite a philosopher like the oaktree the wind blows and I bet but I will not break [Applause] meeting is over Milner is in third base the infield has moved them there's one out rule will pitch off the stretch the pinch hitter started [Applause] Paul he got around on it as you can see that bullpen for the Astros is working right now sambito the left-hander Dave Smith the right-hander it's tough for Jeff Leonard pretty much of a pull hitter and Stargell up now and Leonard inexperienced at first base has to come up even with a bag on this artificial surface willing to tear you out with a breaking ball pitch on the mound I almost got five pools nice play one ball one strike [Applause] Stargell is gotta look like a giant when you're playing in normal position but moving in like the infield has done he's got to look twice as big [Applause] rule has been pitching from the stretch so if there is a high chopper as in theaters we'll have a shot at Miller should he decide to come home two balls one strike one out sport tied one apiece run her third is Millner the batter as the pinch-hitter Stargell wheeling the back [Music] strike on the outside car two balls two strikes popped him up Cedeno is coming in Milner's tagging up we may have a race down there will not try it big out for the Astros well they got a breaking ball he got under a little bit today Nia watch him push off that right foot that injured foot we talked about Joe Lynette wisely wants to give Marino a shot at him with two down he held Miller third perfect throw now you've got to be live does Marino could try to beat out a button you can see the catch of pools alerting jeff leonard and deke found on the right side be alive art Howe at third base hollering instructions he's moved in close rule looks like you'll pitch off the stretch now full window [Applause] speed will make you do a lot of things Marie knows so fast there's how in tight a third [Applause] bouncy ball Don has it the bottom of the eighth the score here Pittsburgh one Houston one here's to your friends you want to taste of a truly great American beer tonight let it be low and Brown [Music] it's pretty great down here America has become overly dependent on foreign oil suppose that foreign oil was cut back to help control our energy future we need to find and develop more oil gas other energy sources here in America and we need to use less if you'd like more information that's available in the energy independence book free from shell shell believes there is an answer to our energy problems it's to find more and use less [Music] the preceding message was furnished by major league baseball Joker's Jolla with Tony Kubek here and if you've been with us all afternoon it's been an exciting afternoon right here in the Astrodome it's one-one we're still tied in Cincinnati Seaver went for the record he got it with his 3,000 strikeout and we're gonna have golf after this Trevino is ten shots under the tournament of champions out of La Coste and next week Tony Wow the Astrodome Merle Harmon Ron Luciano will have Houston and Cincinnati will be doing no Waukee in Kansas City how about oglivie last year tied for the home run in with reggie at 41 George Brett will be there 390 Cecil clapping out Frank white it's getting defensive [Applause] next Saturday but right now a new pitcher on Rica Romo is the new pitcher and a new catcher as we look at Romo his catcher is Pena this is a young man that the Pirates have high hopes for and we've got Dave Bergman is gonna be a pinch-hitter against Romo Dave Berkman 1980 256 average so I'm in an exhibition game at a tremendous home run against the Giants Phoenix belong to the Yankees at one time Dave bourbon Lobo with all kinds of pitches cook screwball it's a tailing fastball but you never know where Roma's gonna pitch from over the top side three-quarter screwball slider very sneaky fastball record from last year what's two ballgames no last night we thought we're gonna see to call me the close game for the three and today tells you something none of that [Applause] manager can tell you all kinds of things but it's the names that he puts on the lineup card that really speak the truth pain yeah behind the plate a good low position but shallow he gets good fat low ball right down ready holy nice play gets him one of the best positioners in this game he is I don't think there's more of a student I guess Petros the equal the thought that is put in a game but Foley studies everything any every time you talk to me says gene Mauch gene Mauch taught me this and that makes a nice play has good hands an excellent throwing arm but he lacks in speed afoot he really picks up in here is Terry Puhl rule is all for to sacrifice in the sixth [Applause] speaking of falling I think the one thing he says and he said it again before the game I think we here at about 20 times during the course of the year he plays within himself when he bunted that ball last night that we were talking about earlier he said that was me playing within myself I know I can bump the ball I'm not so sure I can hit the ground ball in that spot I know I can bunk the ball playing within myself one strike the count 30,000 303 attendance here today his team has a chance to go about $2 million if they stay to penetrate solid year long really caught on robbers job that Birkin is done [Applause] two balls and one strike back in case you tuned in late vert and received the manager of the Year award the Sporting News manager in the Year award before the game he's the only man in baseball history ever to get one in each league he won it with the Yankees in the American League back in 1974 [Music] right field Dave Parker should have no problem [Applause] two hours is also UTIs nationalist management here at birth was those awards are great to get but Al Smith got an award to send him right to the unemployment line Dickie thon he is old for three fly to center field in the first that get Anna forth and fly to the left [Applause] [Applause] vomit files like one [Music] [Applause] outside one ball one strike [Applause] we'll be going shortly to an update of what's happening when your Tournament of Champions golf remember you sit after our ball didn't lie but we'll keep you updated what's going on Trevino is 10 under leaning for a while followed by Ray Floyd [Applause] two balls in one strike with that report for you lives just a few lemons - good challenging course at La Coste course [Applause] didn't get it Victorino birdied two three the last four holes Curtis Strange that first day birdied the last forum Nicholas is 3-under so he's in the chase good day today good finish tomorrow we'll have a live report in just a few minutes two balls two strikes two outs one one bottom of the eighth outside [Applause] Vaughn has a lot of room to hit in left-center field and shade him towards the right-field line [Applause] popped up Pena's got a peed on it he made that play look easy no doubt about it whoa-ho getting dinner a picture-book play by Pena tenzin we completed he needs to play we're all tied Pittsburgh one in the Houston Astros one I get all kinds in here some like it straight some what a twist but they all want the best disposable risen if they like it straight it's chill it's good news razor the twin blade classic if they like it with a twist it's too much swivel raise it twin blades plus a moving head that hugs your face both shave better than any single plate disposable good news our swivel Gillette puts two great shaves at your disposal so what'll it be straight with a twist now there's a place where they have their own authorized mechanics quality parts and service and prices you can afford now there's cake air found only at Kmart here skilled mechanics trained at our own automotive training 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behind Rogers Miller litski all in contention Jack Nicklaus is here we'll be back after baseball now back to Houston and Joe Garagiola okay Don crickey will be joining you just as soon as this game's over Trevino on the leaderboard at the very top Floyd Rogers litski Nicklaus are all there sambito is a new kitchen for Houston against fully eighty stats for sambito 17 saves at 22 the year before ordinarily has seen nothing but hard stuff from sambito fastball and hard slider pop straight back Joseph Charles Sam pedo 28 years old porn in Brooklyn New York now lives in Treasure Island Florida sinus he asked Rose 17th round selection to regular phase the June 73 free-agent Draft yeah quite a bullpen with sambito McCourt and Smith and my dope came in last night it's quite a pitching staff this pitching staff ranks right up there with Baltimore's I think as far as depth line foul one ball two strikes figure you at a guy like Bob Knepper who had a couple good years over in San Francisco for the left side Sutton let the last week a tra last year there's Park around death and if jr. comes back and he's progressing very rapidly that's more quickly than they thought staff is overpowering in all those names and forget Nolan Ryan Lee Crowes had a couple of 20 game seasons Joe Niekro he's the good hitting pitcher nobody here's the 1 2 pitch line drive base hit left-center field bully is on it first and it brings up Parker bowel Parkers up we told you we'd spoke with Parker earlier in the day to find out what can be done to people throwing things the staff from the stands some of the Rowdies in here some of his ideas something really the only way I can see of solving this problem is that the fans kind of help out in this situation have you a fan participating in watching the ball gang and that's a lobster stone in the vicinity around I think that a fan should take it upon themselves to get up and go to Ursula security and I think that would cut down on the majority of it you know I think fans have got to realize that because we are professional ballplayers it doesn't taking away to take away the human element we are gonna make our physical mistakes along with some mental mistakes but yet still we're human too and I think there's something fans should realize Dave Walker Tony about his ideas how to curb some of the rowdy ISM in the stands Parker's Alford great we're all tied here 109 the art Howe is moving in close to third [Applause] with a tough left-hander like sanfino you wouldn't expect Parker to bunt hitting in the number three spot in this lineup but Parker could do it on his own even though Tanner doesn't flashing the sign he may say listen Sam Vito's tough on me that's the winning run and Foley at first base but I'll do it on my own well you got to take a chance I guess he said if I get one plowed down my throat he still may drop a bunt up tough choice [Applause] Cleveland won the walk-in up in Milwaukee next week Milwaukee in Kansas City and Cincinnati will be here in Houston their other game [Music] two strikes the count on Dave Parker pulleys at first base were in the top of the ninth nobody out [Applause] there's one away he just blows smoke five high and tight set him up for the slider early on in the count they've just couldn't catch up with it that is a perfect pitch the perfect spot and we're going to have another pinch-hitter Lee Lacey's coming up let's pause briefly for a station identification this is the NBC television network this is WMAQ TV Chicago Jo Karen Jolla with Tony Kubek here at the Astrodome we are in the top of the ninth we're all tied at one apiece Tim Foley is on first base Lee lacy is the pinch-hitter for Mike Easler lacy the handyman [Applause] - Amber's as we look at fully in first base scoring so far and a fifth inning a home run by Jason Thompson gave the Pirates a one nothing lead art Howe hit a home run in the bottom of the fifth to tied up we've been that way ever since one four-and-oh for Pittsburgh one for one for Houston [Applause] to play can't catch up to Sam beetles fastball Parker couldn't Lacy's Lake sambito averages just under one strikeout per inning Cincinnati two runs in the bottom of the fifth they now trail the Cardinals four to two in Tom Seaver with strikeouts of Templeton Shirley and Hernandez has reached the plateau of 3,000 strikeouts Montreal five Mets one bottom of the seventh Dawson Carter have home runs and are taken to tarp off in Arlington so the Texas Yankee game should be starting momentarily [Applause] about 25 30 minutes for that the start of the RT in Arlington to the Texas Yankee game one ball two strikes Detroit Tigers want to start they're off to four Toronto Blue Jays won the bottom of the 8th Cleveland one Milwaukee nothing into five Red Sox and White Sox nothing nothing into for Baltimore Kansas City still delayed Seattle plays Oakland later start Yankees were leading one to nothing home run by nettles but that game delayed but they're going to start it pretty soon [Applause] tip pal radar gun in the pits before this one had Sam beetles fastball at 91 it was a waste pitch when he got on to that last pitch was a breaking ball so wouldn't register as fast slider curveball registered about 80 he has an idea how to pitch he went old to he threw that pitch up and Lacey's eyes tried to waste at maton Bluff too bad when there's Foley being held by Leonard at first White Sox has just taken a 2 nothing lead in the bottom of the fifth over the Red Sox child against Tanana 1-1 we're tied here [Applause] drive base hit radar got a 90 mile an hour fastball but Lacey was able to lace it boy bully stops at second Lacy's on it first one man out and the batter is Matlock and Pulos wants to talk to Sam Vito [Applause] that voice you heard hollered hey Joe Hey Joe was that of Chuck Tanner he was Howard - Joe Lynette who was whistling - cross - mom check to give instructions to me Lacey the baserunner who does single men lock was bounced out three times I'll stop this short in the second third and the fifth after the shortstop once again in the seventh Madlock the stat of a double play right now may be going the other way it's got a good hole between Ron and Leonard at first base [Applause] well infielders are Jackie back and forth trying to hold Foley closer we can't spot a single of the outfield breaking balls lacy is able to get a pretty good lead in first base if there is a ground ball and a possibility of a double play when laughs let's see some real action on the take out at second Burton does have a pickoff play in this situation at first base but with Leonard at first base inexperienced he maybe may not want to pull it the two runs by the White Sox came on Carlton Fisk's third home run man on so they lead the Red Sox to nothing [Applause] inside one and one [Applause] [Music] like a tough hitter lifetime 314 average [Applause] [Music] two balls in a strike holy is at second base lacy is at first we're tied at one apiece [Applause] good throwing arms this ball club our sedan you and center pool and right [Music] come up with that everybody's going to be safe as well here let's see if they call it they give an arrow the balls almost right at him he tried to take it up with one hand first of all look like it helped the hill of this blob may have hit the sea between the dirt [Music] he's got their hand down they gave him an error on the play here is Jason Thompson with the bases loaded one man out he hit the big homerun and if you listen you'll hear the pirate bench right before that ball was hit you could hear Bob Skinner's boys I picked it out he was saying if it's hit the third go [Applause] [Music] that's fully 1/3 Lacy's at second Locke is at first one man out Jason Thompson the batter we'll double play pong [Applause] never had a chance [Applause] took a shot illegal shot there's rounds he may have been a little slow getting rid of the ball and just that release point Dickie thon was absolutely dreamed my Matlock vaana's played shortstop a good part of his career so he is not used having runners coming up his back look at Matlock he can still be in contact with the base it's a role block but he can reach the base get it it's legal and just as he threw the ball as when he was hit and at-fault died right as it got to Leonard it got by Leonard two runs in is an error on the throw the third error for the Astros that's a foul ball out of play so Pittsburgh takes the lead three to one Wow let's try another angle here's the first out that was out number two Taylor to the double play just as town releases the ball he just throws a shoulder roll style block to get deke find that play I think Reynolds thought it was going to be a routine double play and he stood up and gave up easy tosses that are really getting rid of it with something on it and it's set to keep that up you set up like a 500 a bowling alley and he got nailed one ball one strike Tony knows better than I but when you you're waiting for that ball I know I've waited for throws at home played you think it's the 5:15 coming through Grand Central when you hear those footsteps and you want that guy to give me that ball in a hurry and if he gives you that little room service toss like Reynolds did he's go to the drawer and check out on your hospitalization barn how has equipped to clown that ends the inning but the Pirates take the lead they scored two and a ninth we go in the bottom half of the ninth inning it's Pittsburgh 3 the Astros 1 and it'll be Cedeno cruising how for the Astros in the bottom of the ninth wherever you live whatever you need to trip home lights string trimmers give you that finishing touch because after home light gives you quality home light gives you a choice with lightweight electrics and powerful gasoline trimmers all with automatic string advance we've got trimmers that turn into blower's and trimmers that become brush cutters there is even a trimmer you can operate 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particular feeling have the runner in front of them in most cases you can see him coming in the corner right a second baseman has no chance your back is turned to them you're just open game you think about is that place you'd never have occurred because the ground ball hit by Matlock the third should have been a five [Music] [Applause] and it's a three to one score here Pittsburgh leading the Astros Cedeno here in the bottom of the ninth to try to get his started against Romo [Applause] is out of play strike one Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback and Mel Tillis the country western star they will be in a new television show called the stalkers day on Friday April 24th 8:30 Eastern Time 7:30 central mountain miss Johnny Carson's first show from his new production company and it stars Brad Shaw and Mel Tillis it's about a team of minor-league stock car races trying to make it big before the creditors get him could be funny and I know it'll be enjoyable Mel Tillis will sing and Bradshaw stalkers [Applause] well we're trying to decide who to start a game we'll be at an end right here little indecision going on here hot smash [Applause] [Music] Madlock going into the [Music] Gale Berra looks like Dale's going to go into Bobby [Music] macho Colin Haley Tanner comes out they're going to make a change here [Music] and it will be Dale Berra Bob Dale comes out we'll give you a quick rundown the baseball the Yankees and Rangers delayed but that game about to start over there Yankees were leading one and nothing in the bottom of the fourth Seattle against Oakland play against England scheduled pitchers Baltimore and Kansas City rain delay in Kansas City and Carlton Fisk a home run in the six is Chicago two and Red Sox nothing Milwaukee and Cleveland Indians one Milwaukee nothing into five Detroit for Toronto one here in the bottom of the ninth net game nationally Cardinals for Cincinnati - at the end of five Seaver it got his 3000 strikeout to join that select group Montreal leading the Mets by the score of five to one the bottom of the seventh Dawson to Carter had low bronze following our game we'll be switching to La Coste for the Tournament of Champions here is Jose Cruz ball hit the Matlock and after the play minor hit him right on the lip basketball ball one strike our bullpen gets busy don't forget tomorrow on sports world expose and women's gymnastics sports Journal well hit right field a change of pace near the line [Applause] in addition to the Sportster tomorrow the Golden Gloves Association of America Tournament of Champions rematch of the anyways last year's finalists never going to have spills and thrills of the Widowmaker Hill Climb and then that sports journal expose possible fraud a world of gymnastics tomorrow on NBC sports world 4:30 Eastern Time [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] here as they swing by jose cruz he knew he touched it off he almost had won the pitch before stay there and watch it as Parker goes back look like he might have a play [Music] and it's all over it's a 22 ballgame with the pirates out in front you want to talk [Applause] the report we have on Bill Madlock is [Applause] Dale Berra has replaced him at third-base leave encore runs in the city [Music] now hold on earlier in a fifth [Applause] [Music] tony kubek has made his way [Applause] thirty thousand three hundred and three we'll tell you exactly what's happened as we listen to this crowd react there [Applause] Green all Romo [Applause] the left-hander's Jackson the right-hander is to Kobe three balls one strike one out one run 9 Pittsburgh waiting [Applause] [Music] [Applause] his crowd said it all [Applause] three apiece [Applause] thirty thousand three that's gone wild second he at 5:40 RBIs last year against Pittsburgh two balls and no strikes and I'll tell you if you're a fan of and they see game of the week do for last year to get P Jane to bear the Oscars and this [Music] [Applause] [Music] right here in the astrodome and we're tied up here in the bottom of the night women are screaming and babies are freaking milk two balls one strike one out [Applause] out of play count remains two balls two strikes [Applause] we're all tied up at 3 apiece the Pirates took the lead in the ninth inning a single by Foley Parker was out on strikes lacy single to left Madlock was safe on an air Thompson to force play Medlock took him out bad throw two runs were in the night crews a home run how a home run and we are tied at three apiece Jeff Leonard Pera good play dale bear a fine play to his left and our two outs Barrow replaced Matlock he roamed far to his left many feel that's his best position third base and he shows a lot of range here [Applause] [Music] Poole was 1 for 3 [Applause] Jason Thompson a homerun for Pittsburgh crews a homerun for the Astros and now a pair of home runs bully in time that ends a ninth-inning so we have X ratings pittsburg three the houston astros three and these fans really lovin it up thirty thousand three hundred and three all standing up to give our house the ovation he certainly deserves because his second home on the game tied it up there he is three three at the end of nine next Randy's here at the Astrodome [Music] perhaps no people on earth enjoy photography more than the Japanese and because they've been first with so many innovations no camera company is more responsible for this than Pentax first where it means something to be first now is the time yes now is the time to get the jump on a real truck deal the board truck sales drive is on and there's a big selection of top Ford pickups like the f-150 that broke the EPA gasps - barrier four six cylinder pickups that carry 2,500 pounds and there's easy deals on Ford stop four by fours out front design vans and the top four wheeling Bronco so spring into a real deal now on a tough Ford truck tough truck deals are in the air check them out now during the poor truck sales drive yes sir the package will be on your desk tomorrow and I say that with the utmost confidence I will take care of it how will I take care of I don't know I'm gonna take care of comes to sending a packet somewhere overnight most forceful executives become as helpless as a two-year-old take care and as a secretary you have to take care of them how will you take I just call the Federal Express Oh Federal Express when it absolutely positively has to be there overnight we're in the tenth inning all tied 3 apiece Vance law is it batter he tripled in the fifth inning sacrificed in the a strike one [Applause] final score Tigers win again four to three shots seder was the winter Clancy was the loser Lopez had a save Tony Kubek is in the Pittsburgh dugout at least the right of it and he went down cased the game would have ended who some interviews but we're tied up here strike two sambito and relief [Applause] a pensioners come on the on-deck-circle for Pittsburgh [Applause] one ball two strikes bill Robinson [Music] we'll be the pinch-hitter for Romo Jackson the left-hander continues to throw [Applause] one out here is bill Robinson [Applause] bill Robinson the pensioner the 325 against left-handers [Applause] fall out of play Tony Santino's fastball hitting that glove really sounds fast does it look as fast oh I just went underneath the stands when I came to this spot down into the dugout there's a man named dr. gene Coleman who worked with the astronauts in their conditioning program he keeps a chart and he also runs the radar gun down here and he's had sambito up to 93 miles per hour on his fastball also with a hard slider like 86 87 what's the while change speeds on the slider and also turned the fastball over sync that we've been on face with his snore kind of fastball he's thrown out he has an idea how to pitch tune with him it's not just velocity and power he knows how the ball move the ball inside and out well that last pitch high and tight forced Robinson to take the glove off his one hand and go right to the pine tar rag [Applause] one ball one strike one out we're all tied at three apiece two balls in one strike [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] extra innings here in the Astrodome burrs we're all tied at three apiece bill Robinson - pinch hitter takes it outside as three balls and one strike Candelaria started for pittsburgh rules started for the Astros Jason Thompson gave Pittsburgher lead with a home run in the fifth the bottom of the fifth a home run by how tied it up 1-1 a bouncing ball how at third ninth inning Pittsburgh jumped out with two runs a base hit by fully to the left Parker struck out lacy pinched it fully stopped at second man lock in a ball and Howell couldn't handle and the bases were loaded and then Thompson hit a ground ball and Reynolds looked like a double play but Matlock upended Dickey thon two runs Rambla score one on the ground ball one when thon was flipped in Astro gotten by Leonard for their so two balls came in it was three to one for Pittsburgh but then the bottom of the night crews hit a home run and art Howe back-to-back home runs his second home out of the game and we were tied at two three and that's where we stand and those of you who tuned in to watch the Tournament of Champions at La Coste we will be going there immediately following this game Trevino was at the top of the leaderboard 10-under with Floyd Larry Nelson all giving him chase Jack Nicklaus is 3-under so he's in it so we'll be going to La Coste for the Tournament of Champions right after this game one strike to count on Moreno tom seaver over at Cincinnati going for his 2000 strikeout he did get it he struck out Templeton for number one Bob Shirley for number two and struck out Keith Hernandez for strikeout 3,000 so it's been a historic afternoon for baseball fans Tom Seaver in particular and this ball game which was as I said earlier like watching the silent movies certainly erupted and at 19 with two runs by Pittsburgh and back-to-back home runs by the Astros [Applause] [Music] it's pop-up straight-up pools having trouble seeing it now he's got it makes the play [Applause] the scar Pittsburgh 3 the houston astros 3 and it'll be rentals the pitcher spot and Terry Puhl for Houston in the bottom half of the 10th all tied at three apiece [Music] here comes Johnny Rutherford three-time Indy 500 winner to protect that engine at blazing speed he runs with Pennzoil Johnny's wife Betty she uses Pennzoil - but she uses pens oils regular priced gas saving multi-way Doyle Pennzoil for cars like Johnny's and Betty's and yours gas saving Pennzoil quality and every extra mile [Music] I know nine out here it serves up a really good stink at a terrific low and Rob and you want the taste of a truly great American beer tonight let it be low and bro [Music] do-it-yourselfers get dirty gritty grabbing greasy slamming dirty dusty Dungy crunchy keep lava with pumice digs in powers out tough dirt cleaner faster better than 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Massey clobber sloppy kilter nasty ugly dirty [Music] as we moves at the bottom of the 10th let's get a report from our loneliest man in the booth there's Tony Kubik called baseball's penalty box who talked back to Gary Ola they put you down here new left fielder for the Pirates lacy stays in the ballgame and grant Jackson is out of the mound now and relief of Romo why don't you do a play-by-play from down there Reynold his hand beat on the scheduled hitter then Terry Puhl the leadoff hitter to face grant Jackson they're a couple of corners and I'm blind down but you can help me out like in the left-field corner I may lose the ball through second one strike the count on rentals game is tied up the three were in the bottom of the 10th Astros of committed three errors - that looked like they were going to be costing the 9th the how brought him back we tied it up with a home run in the night Jose Cruz had a home run just before him one ball one strike Toretto Mel's over to the ball game a strikeout in two groundouts [Music] [Applause] one ball two strikes did you see that ball break oh man I'll tell you I am not directly behind home place that you can see the downward movement you can see Reynolds knees buckle Big Mike was going to be a fastball and then just dropped off the table Jackson most of his career has been a hard draw but he also closes the breaking balls as fastball he jammed um Marino is going to have a long run the short centerfield he's got it one out Joe I think it's ironic now Santino is going back and Gary once comes up the pitch shift for sambito here in the 10th for Houston it was woods last year during the championship series who was called out after he left the third base back too soon at a very important ballgame and it may have cost them a ballgame Farley with the Toronto Blue Jays so I think it's ironic that the man art ha who almost was the goat in this ball game when he booted a ground ball on that Senate Madlock taking out Dickie found art Howe who comes back to tie this up the three could be the hero and he at one time belonged to the Pirates in fact he grew up in the Pittsburgh area went to a tryout camp at the urging of his friends and they reluctantly signed him he's in the big leagues and got some very important its last year now it's Gary woods with one out [Applause] three two three [Applause] the Astros getting back in this ball game like they did so many times last year they sneak up on you with that speed and even though this ballclub does not have a lot of homerun power one ball two strikes would run out on once they out Homer their opponents here in the Astrodome [Applause] popped up should be playable Tony Pena out number two Joe Tony I got a report on the tournament of champions golf through 11 holes Trevino is still the leader he's 13 under but they're giving him a chase Floyd 10 under Rodgers 9 under that's after 11 holes will be going to the tournament of champions right after this game right here in the astrodome bottom of the tent three to three ballgames there are two outs Fred Jackson facing Terry Puhl one strike pool over three in the ballgame he had a sacrifice back in the sex popped up and flied out twice so cool azad he can steal you a vase Vicki found the hitter on deck he will hit fern something Tony I think we might get a chance to see this young man yo throw I've been watching from up here and he reminds me a whole lot of many sank in and even bound me Thomas the old met days the way he gets down low to give that target [Applause] Dickie thon let's see what happens here I ball one one ball that count on thought who is on first base we're tied 3-3 there you soon [Applause] two balls and no strikes [Applause] picking up the sign tony is he gone when I went down looked at burger crossed the way he just went six times to his nose if they get to be to compete base hit left via racy cuts it off stopping at second is bull so winning run on its second base we are is Cesar Cedeno [Applause] we're tied 3 apiece [Music] [Applause] so here's a further tip-off and what maybe happen was to call Beasley to grant Jackson in in this ball game if it's the right editor Cedeno kuqali should be loose he's been throwing down there for quite a while with [Applause] inside ball one last night Tanner brought in Rome I started with Romo today Jackson listen to the crowd [Applause] bully says I have it he makes the play so at the end of ten days we're all tied at three apiece Pittsburgh three Houston three we'll be right back after these messages from your local station Parker man traveled the mandrill sisters welcome Bob Hope then BJ becomes a death-defying stuff man and on walking tall a confession could muster gun-range Saturday on NBC okay okay they're artisans are the ones that make the artesian brewing wine it makes it Olympia beer tastes so good a nice time no really you ever see one what not even my brother knows a guy whose uncle saw one once yeah sure right no tall all 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be coming here as soon as the game is over we've got some great play in this tournament of champions for winners only Lee Trevino who's never won here at the moment stands 13 under par through 11 holes today he's going to challenge the tournament record Braman floor the 1981 leading money winner has three shots behind playing very well also we'll be back with live coverage but first back to baseball and joe gergiolla ok down crickey we got a dandy here and they're setting up at Daniel Acosta as you heard on Ricky Trevino will be challenging a course record he's 13 under Ray Floyd right behind him will be going there immediately following this game fully against Smith draws the base on balls Tony this Houston bullpen has been pretty effective though Joe including the five innings of scoreless of bisman scoreless but they haven't given up an earned run average those two runs they gave up to the ninth were unearthed 25 any so far this year they have the largest two earned runs Dave Parker coming up look at the back of Dave's batting helmet he has some green ribbons taped on memoriam of the little black children who have been killed down in the Atlanta area most athletes very much concerned what's happening there all America concern pray to God that it will end [Applause] Dave Parker nobody out Foley's the baserunner Cardinals scored five and a seventh they now lead the bottom of the 79 - to Seaver was taken out of that game although he did strike out the three men at least and he has his 3,000 strikeouts prices a new pitcher for the Reds tonight the similar situation with bullion Parker up I was looking for buttons swinging away again seems to be chasing the ball it's on the way from the plate low and away one strike I've got a believe Joe Dave with that media that he is not quite strong after the surgery that used to be a pretty good lowball hitter but I would imagine trying to get down for that lowball may be a little more difficult now he strengthens that made him almost left he said it really hurt him this morning coming off a night game last night not enough time to rest watch his swing look like a sinker maybe a fork ball or palm ball his swaying on his follow-through he really flinched look at the bother him right there big man's hurt [Applause] just did get a piece of it not a very powerful swing at all two strikes again we're all tied 3 apiece we're in the 11th inning the Mets scored a run in the bottom of the 8th at the Montreal Expos 5 the New York Mets - at the end of eight the Baltimore Kansas City game has been called off rained out the Red Sox quarter run the top of the 8th with the White Sox on fist two-run homer lead 2 to 1 the bottom of the 8th inning Yankee game the lathe trying to get it started the Yankees were leading one to nothing in the bottom of the fourth when it was halted home run by nettles Tigers beat Toronto 4 to 3 that's a final score Cleveland lady Milwaukee drive nothing bottom of the 8th outside one ball two strikes Dave Smith [Applause] [Music] bullies at first off the fists Namine went diving in that dugout somebody you got a good view of that as the couple of them stood on the floor Bevacqua with the flag we surrender [Applause] does he see that a lot of time yeah the Baba's Gastonia Bevacqua [Applause] [Music] bully takes second another example jaw of a smart player that fully is now he doesn't have much speed we've said that many times but on this chap fall rebels might have had a chance except that Foley got such a good jump off first base you can see Reynolds from that back view you could see his head just go to the left he was looking to get fully the lead runner the pole he got a good jump here is Lee lacy lacy came on as a pinch in turn and ninth in even a single hard to left field put pulley on at second base and in the air by how loaded him up they see had a tremendous year playing left field hit a slur combined racy at 3:45 in 78 [Applause] in 78 games while playing left field at 3:45 seven home runs and drove in 31 runs so he knows what to do with the bat Foley at second he's the tiebreaker [Applause] hot smash base hit down the line here comes fully and the Pirates sake of four to three litres lacy goes into second with a double he comes on to pinch-hit a single in the ninth and nine doubles into tiebreaker so he had a good pitch it was a palm ball I believe that was dollar on his ankles that's the what an infant has got to be thinking about do not let a ball go through Folie really took off once he knew that ball was by how and he comes all the way around and the Pirates take a four to three lead Berra lines it foul didn't get around on the ball was by and this is Dale's first appearance in the batter's box and made a fine defensive play she came on to replace Matt Locke who suffered a cut lip Charlie you're seeing why the Pirates have been so successful over the last couple of years even last year with all the injuries they stayed in this pennant race for a while but they can take so many players off his bench he can beat you if it's Dale coming any made a good defensive play then ain't lacy coming off the bench the bullpen bullpen and bench boy if you don't have it over the long haul you get buried [Applause] hit by a pitch ball [Applause] even he got hit here comes Tony Porter Roman Chuck Tanner [Applause] I could hit him on a hand or arm back near the elbow if it hit the meat part it will not be as stressed but if you get it right on the tip of that Alba word hits bone he'll be trouble he did turn his shoulder oh no on one count he may have been looking for something breaking through that foul ball and good curve and slider he tried to brush him back they'll bear a hit by a pitch ball well sure was not intentional because you don't want to get him on basin at the right-hander has Smith is to face the left-hander Jason Thompson now Mel Wright comes out he's the pitching coach for the Astros has done quite a job with the kids on this staff we've got one man now one run is in here's the conference on the mound [Applause] you soon Lee Weyer will head out there and break it up there he goes in the bottom of the 11th inning it'll be Cruz with a home run in the ninth and part how as a pair of home runs and Jeff Leonard and three batters for the Astros here's Jason Thompson he's had himself a good day one base hit a tremendous home run [Applause] [Music] line drive base hit here comes Lacey around the school Thompson knocks in Iran it's five to three you seal ACP we defy his teammates uptight Oh Jason Tom's gonna like this way because they just fall floors and also it's predominately from the right side pitching Chicago White Sox staff yanked the staff you see a lot of left-handers Falls a lot all right voice you hear is Tanner hollering - Lana hey chill one I'll watch the line drive come on swing away [Applause] here is Pina [Applause] [Music] one [Applause] it's Thompson at first berries at third [Applause] foul ball [Applause] five two three the Pirates for the two-run lead here in the 11th inning and will be heading for La Coste just as soon as this game is over where Trevino is challenging the course record [Applause] 4:11 holes he's 13 under being chased by Floyd in front of the plate [Music] [Applause] six to three [Applause] here in a little chopper sniff that a play on the ball but that big glob many pictures use it rolled around in the big glob he couldn't get it out right there we used the big gloves to conceal their pictures but many times they cannot feel as well he had a chance to get the runner coming off third base saving a run for himself so thus far the defense for the Astros has cost them some rugs allow those extra outs good jump off third base by Farah [Applause] so there you see the pirate bench the courtney has come in to pitch bar you see Miss Smith heads for the dugout and it's a six to three score here one out eleventh inning Franklin Courtney so we've seen the entire Mastro bullpen sambito Smith and Malik or tea [Applause] stroke dugout and pretty well says it all six runs seven hits no errors for Pittsburgh three runs eight hits and three errors for the Houston Astros Tony if it ends like this who you picked for the start again don't know Lee lacy sure got a big hit to UM I'd have to consider him very strongly because what he's done since he's come in Jason Thompson had a big home run Jason Thompson just knocked in a cup before yeah it's got three RBI and he hit the ground ball where Matlock upended thinking on its couple stars of the game right now I'm going with Lisa well looks like we've got our first disagreement [Applause] Vance law against Franklin Courtney one man out Thompson is its second piñas at first [Music] strike one [Applause] six to three Pittsburgh out in front big curveball is up yielding two strikes [Applause] and he started with a base on balls to Foley Lacy's double-barrel hit by a pitch ball Thompson single-pane use fielder's choice [Music] two strikes the count on Vance law [Applause] [Music] Lee Trevino is number one the Tournament of Champions atop the leaderboard right now [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one ball two strikes [Applause] getting them apparent as to what's going on we'll be going there immediately following his game [Applause] big breaking curveball salicornia gets his first strikeout second out of the inning and it brings up Brent Jackson [Applause] [Music] [Applause] let's pause briefly for station identification this is the NBC television network [Music] bouncing dishes waq TV should come strikes the count on grant Jackson joke Arizona with Tony Kubek here at the Astrodome where we have extra innings we are in the 11th inning the Pirates just jumped out with 3 runs a break to tie it's a 6 to 3 score Pittsburgh out in front two men out two men on grant Jackson the batter one ball two strikes Smith on second Pig is the base runner at first Pop's him up Dickie thon says I'll take it he makes 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appearances in the money tournament of champions but right now he's atop the leaderboard we'll be back shortly right now let's go back to baseball and Joe Garagiola okay Don crickey and they got a dandy going out there and his grant Jackson against josé Cruz first pitch hit hard right field Gary Alexander out there makes the catch Gary Alexander replaced Dave Parker and on the first pitch they test him so there's one away Montreal defeats the Mets 5 to 3 final score Jones was the loser here his art how NPCs baseball game of the weeks been brought to you by Lowenbrau when you want the taste of the tunic great beer there's really only one tonight let it be low and brown and by Ford and your Ford dealer who invites you to test-drive the exp America's new personal sports coupe by Dutch masters cigars there we are masters at Dutch masters and by home light string trimmers get a home line for the finishing [Music] the executive producer of NBC's game of the week is Don ohlmeyer right 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