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We're gonna scream, but it out in the ball. The sea of the sea is gonna know what it means to play the white egg and the egg. Yanky, yes, he loves us. Yanky, shout it out loud, we loves us. Yanky, we're really proud of our Yanky. And we wanna win two days, two, three, four, ten, run, high, score, go, go, go, go. Welcome to New York Yanky Baseball. Today the Yanky's meet the Boston Red Sox. And this Yanky broadcast is brought to you direct from Yanky Stadium. Behind the G. Kruger Brewing Company of Quencedin, Rhode Island, the brewers of light, golden Kruger Pillsner, made a little at a time by people who take their time. Kruger Pillsner, the world's most perfect beer. And by your participating Flying A dealer, where you can win up to $2,500, playing Flying Aces. Hi everybody, this is Joe Garajolo, welcome to New York Yanky Baseball.
Phil Rosuto, Jerry Coleman, Iron Hand, to bring you all the action. Right now the activities on the field, Jerry Coleman is MCNIT. He's already introduced the Boston Red Sox, most of the New York Yankies. And we're just going to field and pick up Jerry's announcements. And the leader of this ball club, Mickey Maddle. I would like it this time.
Let applause, says it all, Mickey Maddle just introduced. Now we'd like to give you the starting lineups. For the Boston Red Sox, Reggie Smith will be playing second base leading off. Batting second will be four, the third baseman Joe four. Batting third Carl Yostremsky in left field, Yostremsky. In the cleanup spot, played right field, Tony Kinnigliaro, Kinnigliaro in right field. Batting fifth, the first baseman, George Scott. Scott at first base, batting sixth, the center-fielder, George Thomas. Thomas in center field, batting seventh, Rico Petrocelli in charge of that. Batting eighth, the catcher, Russ Gibson. Gibson to catcher. And batting ninth, it's the pitcher Roar. R-O-H-R, Bill Roar, a left-hander, is the pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. For the New York Yankies, it'll be Harris Clark leading off at second base. Batting second, the right field, their Bill Robinson, Robinson in right field. Batting third, left field, Tom Treis, Treisian left field.
In the cleanup spot, is Joe Pepitone in center field, Pepitone. Batting fifth, the catcher, Elsen Howard. Howard behind the plate. Batting sixth, third baseman, Carly Smith in the third base. Batting seventh, first baseman, Rae Barker, Bartreff first baseman. Batting eighth, the shortstop, John Kennedy, Kennedy, George Scott. And the pitcher is Whitey Ford. Ford for the New York Yankies, Roar for the Boston Red Sox. A three-game activity is continued. Commissioner William Echard had an interview just into this, while with Michael H. Clayton at Joe Pepitone. And the commemoration of one-up, which Ford Bobby Wittis, former Yankies great, who is here today. So, we are giving you a started lineup. And now this work. Here. Let's see. MC Jerry Coleman, heavy dust and the dirt,
drives this rarer ol' valley. Metal honor winner, and his proud, policy and recognition of this hero. Start your round of average. And the year of Jerry Coleman, start your round of average. And the year of Jerry Coleman, start your round of average. And Joe Coleman, this rarer ol' valley, which is great, is great, and he may call it the West Bank, and not call it the straight, right, right, right. And the round of the straight, right, right, right, right. Thank you. Opening day here at Yankies Stadium. A good crowd on hand here, kind of an overcast day, but a delightful day for baseball.
Many celebrities already in the stands. Skits Henderson has a party here, Ms. Jill Hayward. Barry Nelson is here. Sam Levine, now our national anthem. Oh, and you'll see, I've been on very light, what's the proudy me hailed, and the dwellings that lead you over sight and right side, to the perilous night, for the wrong for thee one,
for the gallantly freeing, and the wrong is right low, the one fencing me, and the proof of the night, and the flag was still there, for the day does end the fight, and the joy of the free, and the hope of the free, and the hope of the free. The national anthem is sung by Metropolitan Opera Star, Robert Merrill. So it won't be long before we have Playball, manager Ralph Hough, and take manager Dick Williams standing around a home played,
ready to hand the line up cards into the umpires. The umpires are coming out. The cow's drumming behind the plate, howlers at first, hunter chick, as its second shylack as its third. So we're getting set for baseball, but right now on New York Yankee Baseball, let's pause briefly for station identification. Another 19-inch TV in Jack Sterling's Jack Clawt, when it Monday morning at 7.15 on WHN 10.50, New York. The umpires going over the ground rules as manager Ralph Hough, whitey Ford, will be the pitcher for the New York Yankee. Mayor John Lindsay will throw out the first ball, Sergeant Robert O'Malley, the Medal of Honor winner, is here. And for whitey Ford, this will be his 432nd Major League start,
all as a Yankee, his 12th opening day assignment, the 11th time at the stadium, he had one opener on the road. Whitey goes into this season, holding the following Yankee record, most shutouts, 44, most strikeouts, a thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, highest 20%-h, 862, with a 25 and 4 mark in 1961. Most consecutive wins, 14, he did that in 1961. Most shutouts in a season 8, 1964, most strikeouts in the game, 15, he did that in 1959, the most Yankee wins, 234. And mom Johnson, whitey's grandmother, will not be here today, whitey's mother is here, Uncle Pete and Aunt B. So they'll all be here rooting for the little left-hander whitey Ford. Ballpark looks beautiful, this is our first real chance to get a good look at it,
the blue hair just sets it off, the off white, the facade, steps a bright and cheerful place. The Asheret, better known as Yankee Hostages, all decked out. The vendors in smart, very colorful jackets, the ground crew of bright red, white pants, blue hush-buffy shoes. Marijon Lindsay is off of the side of the Yankee dugout, along with Sergeant O'Malley. Mario Procuccino is behind him, the controller, city of New York. Mr. Bill Paley, CBS is here. We look around at whole list. Marianne Moore is here.
Mayor Lindsay doesn't get hurt, they put it laureate. We see the gold medal for the distinguished achievement of the poetry society of America. It will be 80 years old, come November 15th, so Miss Moore is here. Ralph Houth checking hands with the many dignitaries, and right now the Yankees takes the field. Now, Marijon Lindsay is getting set with Dick Williams and Ralph Houth in both sides. Marijon Lindsay will get ready to throw out the first ball. To his left is Mario Procuccino and Dick Williams, and to his right Ralph Houth in Sergeant O'Malley.
Photographers, the whole battery of them all lined up. Mayor Lindsay has his arm cocked like he's going to make the toss towards second base. Elston Howard is standing off to the side. Whitey Ford is walking out to the mound, he looks like the most relaxed guy in his whole ballpark. Marijon Lindsay still hasn't thrown yet. He's blocked two or three times, as he's made a motion that's throwing hasn't thrown it. As a photographer, he's keep asking for one more. One more. There's the toss. Nelson Howard checks hands with his honor, the mayor presents the baseball. And the American League season is about to officially begin here at Jackie Stadium.
And we're most happy to learn that the broadcast today has been fed to the Armed Forces Radio Network. Keep spotting all his many celebrities here. Guess of the Yankees today on his opening day are members of the Executive Committee of the Bethside Network and 30 patients from King's Bridge Hospital. A lot of free game prompt and circumstance here. Whitey Ford taking his warm-up tosses. Murf Griffith is here. Colonel Larry McFale, Lee Bill McFale, Mr. Mrs. George Weiss, former Commissioner Ford Frick Herman Badeo, the president of the Burle of the Bronx is here. Miss Lee Remick, Schitch Henderson, Jill Hayworth, Julie Stein,
Superintendent of West Point, Major General Donald Lee Bennett is here, Patrick O'Neill, Leonard Bernstein, and party, Barry Nelson, Eddie Bracken, Sam Levine, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gable, Arlene Francis is here, Billy Talbot, Sydney Wood. Many from City and State government and theater, culture all here to watch Whitey Ford deliver the first pitch. And here it is to Reggie Smith's, one-on-a-ball ball, out of play, strike one. One strike to count on Reggie Smith. Baltimore's in Kansas City in a night game, Cleveland in California in a night game. Last night, Cleveland in California, the game was called off because of power failure. Baltimore 17-1 yesterday, and they're two-in-oh. Here's a pitch by Ford swing in a Miss Strike 2. In the national league yesterday, Metz Beat Pittsburgh beat a two since 1995, Houston Ford lost side of St. Louis, rained out, giants beat the Braves,
two to nothing, and pulled it up to Chicago Rain. The arc of pulled off you tonight, lost side of St. Louis tonight. Right here, the count is two strikes on Reggie Smith, and here's a pitch by Ford. You drive, beat the left field, going back trash, still going a whole round, one to nothing, Red Sox. So, Reggie Smith gets the Red Sox off and running, and here is Joe Ford. Ford delivers inside ball one, one ball low strike, one to nothing, second batter on the ball game.
Ford delivers swing in a Miss, one ball one strike. And that far Reggie Smith is first major league home run, one one pitch. Hi, ball two. Couldn't have come at a more opportune time for him. Well, I'll say Joe, and he'll remember that one off the great left hand to Whitey Ford. Boy, he hit a curve ball, and that really went. Long drive to left field, Red Sox lead, one to nothing, here's the two one pitch. It's inside three and one. Three balls in one strike to count. Joe foys the hitter. Boy, a powerfully built right handed batter. Takes it low ball four, and Boy is on with a base on ball. Brings up Carl, your Stremskate.
Stremskate is one for nine. Left hand batter. One of the picture hitters in a American leg. One of the fine hitters in all of baseball. Ford checks the runner delivers inside ball one, one ball no strike. Reggie Smith, a lead off home run, has given the Red Sox a one to nothing lead. Lead by four. Delivery by four to swung on a base hit, right field. Up with the ball is Robinson rounding second. It's boy, here's the throw it is. Cut off. So the Red Sox at base runners at first and third, nobody out. And the hitter is Tony Kinnigliaro.
A well hit ball by your Stremskate, his move boy on over to third base. And Kinnigliaro is the hitter. The out one run in a home run by Reggie Smith. Red Sox lead, one to nothing. We're in the top of the first. Boys at third, your Stremskie is at first. Kinnigliaro waiting. Ford delivers. Low ball one, a breaking ball. Kinnigliaro is one for eight. Whitey getting his sign from Elston Howard, protects the runner. Delivered. Outside, ball two. Two balls no strike.
Boys at third, your Stremskie is at first. Nobody out, top of the first, one or nothing. Red Sox lead, home run by Reggie Smith. Two nothing pitches, tap foul strike one. Whitey took something off the fastball. Yankee stadium in beautiful shape. Complete face lifting here, right blue seat. Infield, outfield in great shape. Two one pitch now by Ford. Swung on a bouncy ball. Smith at third is coming to the plate. Here's the tag on four. He's out of there. Smith the Howard gets four. He never did get to the plate. He had to make a U turn to get back to the plate. Howard caught the ball, straddle the plate. Made for a commit himself. He tried to hook to the inside, the fair side of home plate. Howard just rode him right off and Ford never did get to the plate.
So it puts you Stremskie at second, finically arrow at first. And the hitter is George Scott. It's got a tag you like to make, Bill. You got a lot of time. Well, I'm telling that boys are big men, but as you said, Howard had that plate blocked and he's a pretty big man too. And Ford tried that fade away slide, but even if Howard had missed him, he wasn't to the bag. The long ways from that plate, we would have had some kind of accident. If boy and Howard would have met head on, and Howard must look like he's about 10 feet four standing there waiting for you with shin guards chest protecting the baseball. Here's the pitch to Scott. Swung on and fouled out of play right in front of Mr. Larry McFale and Lee McFale. Mr. George Weiss and Mr. Ford Frick. Everybody else takes it very calmly, but not McFale. He's explaining it. One strike to the count on George Scott.
Scott takes it high, one ball, one strike. He's two for six. Big guy. Three swing or a wild swing or anything close. He's going to go to work on it. One ball, one strike. One to nothing, red socks lead. Here's the pitch. Slider inside, two balls in one strike. Cowell drummin is behind the plate. Bill Hallert first base. Jim Hanna check at second base. And Nester Shylack is the umpire at third. The two one pitch now. Swung on his tap right back to Ford. He's going to first base. George Scott falls as a head down first base. Really thick and hard, but hits him soft ground and really once sprawling very fortunate he didn't get hurt.
I think his feelings got hurt Bill. You know he's a little embarrassed, but as you said Joe as big as he is when he hit him. He didn't have his hands out to break the fall. He could have gotten hurt. You can see where he dug up the dirt right on the file line. He hit a soft spot and he looked more like he was unfolding rather than falling. Because he kept falling in sections. So there are two way and here is George Thomas. Base runners at second and third. There's his strike. One strike to count. Thomas the right handed batter. Playing center field. He's Stremsky is at third. Kniqliaro is at second. One run in. Too much time now and George Thomas backs out. This game opened up with Whitey Ford getting two strikes on Reggie Smith.
Letting it a home run. He's a little boy walked. Stremsky single the right and it was first and third. Nobody out. One run in. Kniqliaro tapped one in Charlie Smith and they got boy trying to score. Scott is just tapped one back to Whitey Ford. Got him at first. Base runners moved up. Here's the one strike pitch. Did not go around. Says Drum and Howard thought so. So it's a curve ball and misses. One ball one strike. Is Stremsky at third. Kniqliaro is at second. One one pitch. Swung on tap foul past third base coach Jenny Papowski. You and that Papowski you like to talk to him, don't you? Well, he's the only guy I have found that I'm bigger than. But you didn't have to come up and say it looks like Aqueduct opening the day the jockeys are here and where was our horse? You didn't have to bring it up right here.
Here's the one two pitch now to Thomas. Strike his poly, struck him out. And Whitey Ford is shaky start. Really pulled in the old belt. Went to work and after giving up a home run, a walk in a single. Got the next three hitters in order. And that retired aside one run, two hits. No errors, two men left on base. And the score at the end of a half inning. It's Boston won. Yankees coming to bat. And say this I got to talk about. A new kind of card game that even born losers can win. It's called flying aces and all you have to do to play it is to come on in. There's nothing to buy but there's plenty to win. Plenty of cash, very green, very sweet, very free cash. And here's how you get it with no gimmicks. Just drive in or participating flying a station and anyone will do. Somebody there will hand you a sealed envelope. You dig out two playing card heads. Match a pair, you're a winner. One five twenty five hundred five hundred a thousand up to twenty five hundred dollars is yours just for the spending.
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He says always carry a little jar of honey with you. And if you can't get tea to put the honey in a little hot water and he says you'll sound just like me. That's what he said. I would sound like him, not he would sound like me. So that's interesting. It is. To do that. I'll probably try that and sound like Florence Henderson. Hall of Famer Hang Greenberg seated behind the Yankee dugout. Everybody's here and here's the first pitch to Clark. It's low ball one. For his Clark, batting right handed against the left hander Bill Rohr. Here's the pitch. High ball two. Two balls in no strike. Clark hitting 444, 4 for 9. This Rohr gives you a lot of motion when he delivers. Two nothing pitch.
It's a strike. And he knocked his cap a little bit to the side as he delivered. Gives a big kick of that right leg and kind of slings the ball. Two one pitch. Here's a bouncing ball, third baseman. Boy, over to first. And Clark is out. Here is Bill Robinson. This Rohr really slings that ball, Bill. He sure does. And that quick, uh, herky jerky motion with his leg and knee certainly is not going to help the hit or either. Last year at Toronto, he won 14 and lost 10. Drafted from the Pirates. Here's the pitch to Robinson. Swung on a high fly ball. Left center field. George Thomas is there and makes the catch. Robinson flies to Thomas in center field and here is Tom Tresch. You know Joe, of course Robinson playing here for the first time.
We learn that that's death Valley out there and deep left center. You can hit him a mile and they can still run and catch him. Doesn't take long in this ballpark to find out. You know, I always thought being in the other leg. Well, Yankee Stadium was pretty easy ballpark for the hitters because you'd hear about the little foul, you know, down the foul line. When you look out in right center and left center, I mean, tears you eye. Fastball misses ball one. It's like the old polo grounds. That was not an easy ballpark to hit in unless you pulled it. You're right. Money urban used to hit those 500 footers and they'd run in and catch him. And somebody hit a little punker and hit the facade and be a home run. Fastball is a strike and it's one ball and one strike. Roar lost his cap so we got a left handed version of Jim Bowton out there. Give you a lot of motion. Picks his leg, flexes his knee, throws an elbow at you, a few fingernails, cap falls off. He's busy. Here's a ground ball. Sharks off Petra Sully has it. The long throw is strike.
Tresches out. Petra Sully to Scott. One, two, three for the Yankees. In the bottom half of the first inning and the score at the end of it any. It's Boston won. The Yankee is nothing. Say for the young fans in particular who could not make a topening day here today. Be sure to visit Yankee Stadium during this weekend. The bright, colorful, refurbished stadium will really please. And if you look around you see these beautiful blue seats. It seems to bring the stands closer to the field. It gives you a little more feeling that you're closer to the ballgame. A little bit like Ebott's field used to be. And of course the aggressive, exciting new Yankees. They'll excite you with sure. And the Yankees will be playing the Boston Red Sox tomorrow afternoon. And Sunday afternoon both teams have colorful stars. rookies, Tony Canigliaro, Cargis, Stransky, Young Reggie Smith who hit the home run off Whitey Ford. Big Joys Scottos hit some tape measure jobs in his ballpark.
They'll be here at the stadium Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. And good box and reserve seats are available. So try and make it out. Rico Petra Sully will be leading it off here. A line drive, left center field, a base hit for Petra Sully. Round first holds on. He is really off to some start that Petra Sully. 5 for 60s, now 6 for 7. 5 for 6 is 8.33. He'll take the square rune of that. He'll be hitting 300. Boy what a start off film. He's fantastic and they say he's very happy this year. And Dick Williams, the manager, was saying that in June his wife is expecting twins. And that's kind of got him all pepped up and he's floating on cloud 9 and just bearing down a little extra. Well he's up to 8.57 is boy batting average. Here's a swing in a mess by Russ Gibson loses his bat.
And it goes by the third base coach Eddie Papalski. Like Nesta Shilach, the umpire picked it up. Famous restaurant tour to Chor. Frank Kniff, the world-journal Tribune. Seated along the third base line. All kinds of dignitaries here and famous people. Here's a pitch. One on a ground ball to Charlie Smith. Over to Clark, one out. Over to first, double play. They turned it over. A double play, five, four, three and our two away. And here is the pitcher Bill Roar. Fillet first throw is so important. It certainly is. And Charlie Smith, that I'm right, bell tied. Just perfect over the bag. And that gives the second baseman a lot of time to maneuver whether to go to his left or right knee when had plenty of time to make the DP.
They made it. Here's a pitch by Whitey. It's a strike of curveball cut the outside corner right at the knee. Red Sox won Yankees nothing. We're in the top of the second inning. Swinging a miss and a strike to. Two strikes. Roar waiting. Ford gets a sign. Here's the pitch. Side arm. Taped right back to Whitey. He's got it. Clips the barker. Easy out. We tied the side. No runs. One hit. No errors. Nobody left the distort the end of an inning and a half. It's the Boston Red Sox won. The New York Yankees nothing. Fillet walking down the aisle is one of the Yankee hosted sets. Why don't you give us a play by play description and give us a kind of a fashion show. A fashion show. All right. Young lady walking down as a beautiful red jacket on with a matching ministered underneath with white stripes in it.
She's getting a nice energy comes by. A cute little hat. Sort of a mini Fedora hat that men wear. White mesh stockings and white shoes. And a white plow's underneath. Very colorful. And they have these girls circulating through the stands and it does add a lot of color. And also some of the vendors go with those Hawaiian sports shirts on. You can't miss them. Very, very interesting. They blend with all the colors here today and it's sure an interesting sight. And Dixieland band and everything up there were the organ used to be. A lot of activity here. Joe Pepaton will lead it off. Why we wait for Pepaton on Yankee baseball. Let's pause for station identification.
When people ask what station do you listen to for Jack Sterling and beautiful music. Everybody knows WHN 1050 New York. Bill Rohr gets his sign from Russ Gibson. Pepaton waits and hears a pitch. Swung on and miss Strike One. Curve ball. Red socks one Yankee's nothing. Rohr delivers. Inside one ball one strike. One and one the count. At third base Joe Foy is in close. Strike is called on the outside corner of fastball.
Joe Pepaton will be a guest on the tonight show tonight with Jimmy Dean. One two pitches. Joe Pepaton will be a fly ball in the right center field. George Thomas second charge and makes the play. Aren't you going to be on with him Joe? We're going to an act. Are you really? He's going to be on. I'm going to be on. I'm going to be nervous about it. I'm going to talk to him about it. As soon as he starts... I could be nervous. Say hello to him. Elston Howard takes a strike. Rohr loses his cap. Those young heartroll left handers with lots of hair. They lose their cap. He lose a little bit of that fastball, little bit of that hairy one. Hi one ball. You know Joe that's like Rick Ferrell who didn't have a hair on his head. But they glued the hat on his head. He'd throw that mask off or foul ball that hat wouldn't budge.
And he's the sliden as the hat would fall off. He'd catch it. It was sliding off. Swung on a ground ball. Petra Sully is short. Has a big hop. Over to first and Howard is out. Nothing wrong with Petra Sully's arm. He had some more problems last year. But very obvious that he doesn't have any problems this year. Here is Charlie Smith. Baltimore's at Kansas City in night game. Cleveland, California in night game. National League, New York Philadelphia, Los Angeles St. Louis night game. Starting to get the pictures coming in. Wilson for Detroit Boswell for the twins. The game has been delayed by rain. Smith takes a strike of breaking ball. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cubs lead one to nothing. Home run by Banks. Charlie Smith swings and misses strike two.
Only Banks that's his second home run. So he's off to a good start. They keep saying it's a young man's game. Kurt Simmons is pitching for the Cubs in Dennis Rybant. He is pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cubs won Pittsburgh nothing and the four. Right here it's one to nothing. Bottom of the second. Two outs. Nobody on. Charlie Smith against Bill Rohren. Here's the pitch. High ball run. Dick Williams is first year as a manager. For the Boston Red Sox. Managed it to Ronald last year. That's some good years with the Dodgers. One two pitches swung on a ground ball. Petra Sully to his left. He has an underhanded in time. Nice play by Rico Petra Sully, who fired across the George Scott. And Charlie Smith has retired. So it's three up and three down for the Yankees. In the bottle of the second inning on the score. Boston won. New York nothing. Say who says money can't buy happiness. Well, if you knew Anthony Rattoli of the Bronx.
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And that's the only score in his ballgame so far. Reggie Smith will lead it off against Whitey Ford. Here's a pitch by Whitey. There's his strike. Mrs. Bay Bruth is here today. Mrs. Luke Garrick not feeling well. Is not here. Another great Yankee fan Joe Glazer is missing the opening. There's a curve ball low, one ball, one strike. So we have a good crowd on hand here. And they've got a one and nothing ballgame to watch so far. And Reggie Smith, the man who's responsible, is up there with a count of one ball, one strike. Strike is called a fastball on the outside corner. Just did Mickey. One ball, two strikes. Reggie thought it was outside. Nobody on. Nobody out. Top of the third. Here's a one-two pitch.
Swung on a ground ball. John Kennedy at Shardt has it. Here's a throw in time. Reggie Smith is out. Kennedy to Barker. And it brings up Joe Foie who walked in the first inning. Foie moved the third on the base hit by Yostromski and then was out trying to score on a little ground ball hit by Kniigliaro. Whitey delivers Swung on and it's popped up. Charlie Smith is calling for it. Waiting for it and makes the catch. Whitey Ford wasn't taking any chances when that ball was popped up. He left the mound. Holler John Kennedy off the play making sure there would be no collision. Here is Yostromski. Yostromski's single-erite field is first time up.
Whitey Ford, double pumps delivers. Outside ball one. Red socks won, Yankees. Nothing top of the third. One-nothing pitch. Curve ball is a strike. One ball one strike. Yostromski didn't think so. One ball one strike. Two outs. Here's the one-one pitch. Bowled back. Yostromski had a good cut in a breaking ball. One ball two strikes. Whitey is. Struck out one. He's walked one. He's allowed three hits. One-a-home run by Reggie Smith.
I feel swung around. Tapatones in right center. Robinson deep and right. Here's a one-two pitch. Swung on a bouncing ball. Barker was right. Backhand's a Ford covers. A toss in time. Nice play by Ray Barker and Whitey Ford. Whitey had to do a little bit of a dance as he reached for that base once. Wasn't there. So it's one two three for the Red Sox and the top half of the third inning. At the score at the end of two and a half it's Boston won. New York nothing. Well, Gil Hodges brings his troublesome watching incentives in the Yankee Stadium for a single game Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. Though you can enjoy an early season afternoon of baseball at beautiful Yankee Stadium. And when you come out to see the remodel Yankee Stadium, make sure you visit the electronic call of fame. The Yankees have installed in lobby six and that's behind the right field stand. I was down there today and it really is amazing and it brings back memories.
What you do is walk in, pick up any of some 30 telephones and hear the voices of some all-time Yankees and descriptions of their great deeds. It's really an impressive new feature of the repurposed and always great stadium. You'll always see attractive hostesses who will be available to serve you. You'll enjoy a new and vastly improved sound system and you'll watch the best in baseball in a clean attractive ballpark where so many all-time stars created the great Yankee legend. Ray Barker will lead it off here in the bottom half of the third inning. Bill Rohr has retired six men in the row. Left-handed delivers and Barker takes it high at ball one. One ball no strikes. Nobody on, nobody out, bottom of the third. Inside ball two.
Two balls in no strikes. Rohr delivers. Wang on a bouncing ball. First face in George Scott up with his step on the bag and Barker is out. Scott on his decision and it plays up John Kennedy. One out, one to nothing. We're in the bottom half of the third inning. Red Sox and Leading. Home run by Reggie Smith, the lead off man. Here's a pitch. Wang on and it's popped up. Second baseman, Smith waiting for it and Halls it in. Reggie Smith makes a play on a pop lie hit by Kennedy and here comes Whitey Ford. Eight men in the row retired by a young Bill Rohr. Red Sox lead one and nothing. Whitey chokes up on the bat just a little bit.
Here's a pitch. High ball one. One ball no strikes. Rohr delivers. It's a strike up beauty. This Rohr throwing a lot of strikes not getting behind anybody. Here's a ground ball broken back hit the Petra Sally up over the first. One two three for the Yankees three up and three down and the score at the end of three complete any. It's Boston one and the New York Yankees nothing. Take a look at the scoreboard in night action. It'll be Baltimore at Kansas City and Cleveland at California. Detroit is at Minnesota but that ball game is being held up because of rain. It'll be Earl Wilson against Dave Boswell and those are the only other game scheduled in the American later.
Internationally tonight the Met play the Phillies Los Angeles at St. Louis later on this afternoon will be the Giants of Atlanta Houston at Cincinnati. The Cubs are playing the pirates in Pittsburgh and now playing in the fifth inning run. Sando is just home with a man on as Joe told you Ernie Banks home in the second with nobody on. So the Cubs are winning at least three to nothing playing the top of the fifth. Kurt Simmons pitching for Chicago Dennis Rybant started his first game as a pirate. Billy Short in the fifth and now Blast Steve Blast has come on in the fifth inning. So those are the scores up to date right here. It's Boston one Yankees nothing. Tony Corniglio Arrow will lead it off for the Boston Red Sox top of the fourth. Swainham is by Corniglio Arrow and it's strike one. One strike the count on Corniglio Arrow. He hit the ground ball to Charlie Smith. That's when they made the play on four hit the plate.
Here's the ball bonnet down a third base line of base hit all the way. No chance. No chance to make a play a beautiful but by Corniglio Arrow. He picked a perfect pitch a slow curve ball. He just tapped that ball also gently. It caught the ground ball. He just tapped that ball also gently. It caught the grass. Stay there and there was no play for Charlie Smith. So here is George Scott. Scott tapped right back to Whitey Ford his first time up. Almost had him at first base. Diving by Corniglio Arrow. He really sharting up his lead a little bit. Here's the pitch. Curve ball is a strike. Whitey Ford a good move. He had that Corniglio Arrow really diving back.
He popped a few shoe strings on that one. Pitch the Scott, swung on and missed them. Strike two. Two strikes to count. Lead by Tony C. Here's a pitch. Low ball one. Almost chased a bad ball. The effectiveness of Whitey Ford's attempted pick off. Really evident as Corniglio Arrow standing on the back right now. But when he gets his lead, it's about a two-step lead. Here's a pitch. Swung on and missed he struck him out. Second strikeout for Whitey Ford. George Scott on on strikes. And here is George Thomas who was the first strikeout victim. Cauldron on strike.
They shake Coggo Cubs scored five runs in a fifth. They lead Pittsburgh six to nothing. He takes the whole run, Santo a two-run homer. Fastball is high ball one. One ball no strikes. Redsox lead one and nothing. Top of the four. Here's a pitch. Did not go says, Caldraman. Ball is inside. Two balls no strikes. George Thomas. Thomas, Tartibull and Demeter. Oh, filling in in Santa Feo. Since Reggie Smith has moved into the infield, replacing Mike Andrews in second. There's a strike of fastball. Two balls in a strike. Home run by Reggie Smith, the lead off man for Boston. Top of the first and that's been all the scoring so far.
I think the arrow leaded first to one pitch. Swung on a line drive foul down the right field line. Bounces around in the stands. Banner's around already here at Yankee Stadium. Seats a bright blue in his fill. I guess I was trying to think before where I saw Seats paint of that color and was Ebott's feel. Here's one popped up along the right field line. Everybody give it a chase and nobody can get it. The facade painted an off white. Sound system in Santa Feo. Looks like an overweight flagpole. Not all those horns looking out at you. Big thick pole.
Two to pitch. Swung on a fly ball down the right field line. Bill Robinson giving it a chase near the line. He makes the catch. And here goes the throw in the second base. Cut off by Horace Clark. Nice running catch by Bill Robinson, who got off into the corner. And first base on fire. Bill Heller had to indicate that he did catch the ball. He was that close to the stand. Bill Robinson makes a nice play on a ball hit by a joint Thomas second out. And here is the hottest hitter in baseball. Rico Petra Sully. And in 857. He pops this one up, foul territory along the first base line. Ray Barker reaches in and makes the play. Ray Barker reached into the first roll. Made the play. And that retires the side. No runs, one hit.
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Open every day from 90m to 5pm until after all night games. Or as Clark will lead off in a bottom half of the fourth and a one and nothing to score. Red socks are out in front. Bill Roar, the young left hand there, is going right through the Yankee lineup. Clark swings at a fly ball right side. Connectly arrow coming on fast. He's there waiting makes the catch one out. And that brings up Bill Robinson. Robinson fly the center field his first time up. Robinson had that big home run over in Washington. Robinson to provide. Here's the pitch. Swung on and missed strike one. One strike.
One out. One to nothing. Red socks lead. Roar delivers. Outside ball one. One ball one strike. I'll feel straight away fairly deep. One one pitch. High ball tube. Two and one. Roar ready. Two one pitch. Inside ball three. Three balls. One strike. Sergeant Robert O'Malley, seated in the Yankee box. Throughout the first ball. Ball four. Robinson draws a base on balls. And that's the first base runner for the Yankees.
Roar had retired 10 men in a row. Here is Tom Tresch who bounced out. Short the first is first time up. Roar checks the runner delivers. A strike a curve ball. One strike. Young Bill Roar. One strike. Young Bill Roar. Check the runner. Robinson delivers. Inside. One ball one strike. I'll feel straight away. Not too deep. Third baseman, Floyd Gardsaline. Here's a one one pitch. Strike is called. He took something off the fastball. He's got a ball. He's got a ball. Strike is called. He took something off the fastball.
Tresch had committed himself. Thought the ball was going to sail outside. Stayed in the strike zone. And Tresch has a count of one ball two strikes. Roar has only walked one man. Hasn't struck out anybody. Hasn't allowed a hit. Who's the one two pitch? Strike three is called. A curve ball. It caught the inside corner. Tresch is out on strikes. And it brings up Joe Pepitone, who climbed to center field his first time up. We're in the bottom half of the fourth inning. Red Sox are leading one to nothing. Robinson just a few feet off the base at first. Roar delivers. High ball one. When he comes to a set position, it's a very deliberate move. And almost like somebody sticks him with a pin,
he really goes in action. Very deliberate as he gets his sign. At the belt, here he goes. Outside. Two balls, no strikes. Anything you can do to disrupt the hitter's timing makes you that much more effective. And he's got good motion. Not a smooth looking pitcher. Hard to follow the ball. Two nothing pitch. Inside ball three. Three and all the count on Pepitone. Before the pitcher releases the ball, he's got two things going for him. It's delivery if he can hide the ball. And then the hitter's imagination. Three nothing pitch. Ball four. Pepitone draws a base on balls. It moves Robinson down to the second base. And it brings up Elston Howard.
Howard bounced out. Pepit was selling to Scott. Catcher Russ Gibson wants to talk to his young left hander. He had retired ten men in a row. And then Robinson walked. Trish called out on strikes. And now Pepitone is drawing a base on balls. Redsox lead one to nothing. That was a home run by Reggie Smith, the lead off man for the Redsox. Top of the first. Ellie Howard. Robinson in second base. Pepitone at first. Here's the pitch. Swung on a line drive. Left center field. Going over fast Thomas. He's there. Falls down. Makes the catch. Elston Howard in a nutler towards a slot in left center field. George Thomas made a nice play. Retires aside. No runs.
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He and the Red Sox are leading one to nothing in the top of the fifth. Ford gets a sign, here's a finish. Strike a fastball. Whitey delivers curveball outside and it's one ball one strike. I'll feel not too deep. One one pitch to Rohr, swung on and missed strike two. One ball to strikes. One out, nobody on. Here's a one-two pitch, popped up. Horace Clark drifting back, fights the sun, makes the play.
Rohr pops the clock. So there are two away and here is Reggie Smith. Smith is responsible for all the scoring. Whitey had two strikes on him and then Smith had a home run. The lower deck and left field and that's been all the scoring. Ford gets a sign, Smith waits and here's a pitch. It's a strike a fastball. He's short enough as if the bond. One strike. Red Sox won Yankees nothing. Top of the fifth. Swung on and it's popped up. The Austin Howard and foul territory off with the mask near the Yankee dugout makes the play. Reggie Smith pops the Austin Howard three up and three down. That retires the sign and saw the score at the end of four and a half innings.
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The Red Sox leading one and nothing as we get ready to go in the bottom of the fifth inning. Yankees have not had a base hit or the young left-hander Bill Roar who's making his first big league appearance. Tall string bean left-hander with a herky jerky motion. Yankee hitters have not been able to find their stride. Finding his stride right now and slipping into the radio booth, Jerry Coleman. Thank you, Scooter and the first pitch by young Bill Roar to Charlie Smith is in there. He's got a strong strike one. What a job this youngster has done. Yankees are still looking for their first base hit of the afternoon. Charlie Smith, the first time up, bounced to the shortstop and he does it again. A two-hopper, a Rico Petra Selly over to George Scott. There's one away. I went up to Dick Williams, a Red Sox manager, before the game started. Phil was there and I said, how come you're starting with a rookie? You're starting with a guy who's been my best pitcher this spring.
You know something? It's true. What a job he's done. One out. Here's Ray Barker, who bounced to the first baseman unassisted. A curve ball on the outside corner strike one. Roar and Gibson, the battery. Rookies, both of them. First major league games. How do you like that for a gamble? Curb ball is low on outside to Ray Barker. One in one account. One ball, one strike, one out. Nobody on. And the Red Sox leading, one to nothing. Yankees still have not come up with a base hit. They had two walks in the fourth inning. The only base runners. Curb ball is in there and it's strike two. Robinson was the first Yankee base runner on the bottom of the fourth. And Peppetone, the second base runner in the bottom of the fourth. Sandwich in between a strikeout by Tommy Tresch. Just missed outside. Two and two.
Two balls and two strikes. One of the most impressive things about this young Roar is the way he moves along. He doesn't waste any time at all. Here's a two to pitch. Curb way outside. Three and two. Three balls and two strikes. Yankees on the Red Sox. Two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It'll be Dennis Bennett. And Mel Stautelmeier and then again on Sunday at two o'clock. And then the senators come in on Monday for a two o'clock game. Here's the payoff pitch on the way to Barker. And it's outside ball four. So sometimes when you keep walking people, you can get in trouble. Ray Barker getting the third walk off Billy Roar. And here's John Kennedy who popped a second in the third inning. I feel like I talked to Mel Parnell before the game. And he said if Roar has a weakness, it's his stamina. It's his what? Stamina. The other way it's these 6,370 pounds and kind of lean.
Well, this is a good day for him though. I mean, this kind of day is going to stay strong. But you can keep getting that ball over the plate. Well, you shouldn't get tired opening day. The first pitch by Roar is a curve ball that misses outside and it's ball one. John Kennedy went to Japan with the Dodgers last winter and then rested until spring training. Takes a curve outside, two and a two balls and no strikes. Ray Barker with one out is on his first base. Lauren Babe is coaching at first for the Yankees and Frank Presetti doing the job at third. Infield shortened up for the possible DP and not deep with Kennedy up there. Playing straight away. The two out pitch hit high in the air behind second base. Reggie Smith drifting back as Andrew, he's got it. Billy's most remarkable thing about this juncture so far is that none of the Yankees have come close to getting a base hit.
No, well Jerry, you know what that motion he's got. He's really got them all stride and he's got that sharp curve ball and he looks like he throws every pitch the same way. And of course the first time they've seen him, whether they'll get onto him later on or not, it will remain a mystery. But he is tough to pick up. He reminds me a little bit if you can go back that far to Jean Bearden, Turkey, Turkey and Tall and Lean. More stuff though right now than Beardenhead. There's a fastball to Whitey Ford that misses the outside corner, ball one. Whitey Ford, chokes up on the bat, bounced to the shortstop in the third inning, two outs. Barker at first, the pitch to Whitey swung on a miss, strike one. Well, here's an encouraging note if there ever was, was one Mickey Maddle who was grinning in the clubhouse today. And that's usually a sign that he's okay, hopes to play Sunday against the Red Sox.
The one one pitch to Whitey. Ground ball, George Scott has it. Clips to Roar and Roar made the play with plenty of the spare as the underhand ball almost got away from him. Well, the play goes three to one. For the Yankees here in the bottom of the fifth inning, no run, no hits, no errors, one man left, score after five full innings of play. Boston won, Yankees nothing. One of the most difficult plays to execute in baseball is the pick off play at second base. It's a matter of precise timing. The second baseman or shortstop moving in behind the runner and the pitch are turning at a precise count and firing a strike to second. Needless to say, it's a play that requires a great deal of time to perfect. And that's the way it is with beer too. To produce a perfect beer, you've got to take the time. Time to make sure that each step in the brewing process is followed precisely with no short cuts, no mistakes. And that's the only way Kruger Pilsner is brewed.
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The one strike pitch to Foy is a curve ball low by Whitey Ford, one in one account, one ball one strike. Brand new refurbished Yankees stadium. Tell you what a treat it was to come into this park and look up from the outfield. It looked like it was just billed. There's a bun. Ford is up with it. Throw the first in time, a nice play by Whitey Ford. Ellie Howard and Whitey Ford very nearly collided on the play, but Ford was on top of it. He's a good fielder. And made the play as Foy is out of there. Foy who had walked and popped the short as now 0 for 2. There's one up and one down, top of the sixth inning and here's Carl Yostromsky who's single to right and bounced the first. That play went one to three. Nice play by Whitey on the attempted bun. There's another interesting note given me by Bill Cain. I'll read it to you in a moment.
That's Ford delivers the Yostromsky who swings the Mrs. Strike 1. Today is Whitey Ford's 16th wedding anniversary. That makes it 1951 and that was the year that Whitey was in the service. The one strike pitch by Whitey to Yostromsky popped up to the left side. Howard and Smith. Near the Red Sox dugout and Howard reaching Ford can't get to it. I'd say that's a dangerous play for the catcher or the third baseman as they're running at a 90 degree angle right into that big gaping hole, which is the Boston Red Sox dugout. The count is nothing and two with one out and nobody on. No forget. When you have time and you come to the stadium to visit the brand new Yankee Hall of Fame in lobby six lower section 23. Here's your Strymsky taking a fastball outside ball one.
Bill Rizuto opened up the Yankee Hall of Fame at 11 30 today by cutting the ribbon. Did you do a good job, Phil? Yeah, it wasn't straight, but Mrs. Ruth helped me a jagged cut up. It's really something. It's well-lighted and the tapes of all the great Yankee stars in the past. There's a file all through the legs of Bobby Doar coaching in the first baseball. Bill speaking of Bobby Doar, the Red Sox have never been able to come close to replacing him after equit in 51. No, that's a pretty hard job to do, Jerry. He was really one of the best second baseman in baseball and quite a hit or two for a second. Brother, I'll tell you, over 235 home runs, I think, somewhere in that area. That's a lot of home runs. One and two of the Countess Strymsky one out. The pitch by four, it is popped up to the left side. That'll get into the stands and out of play. There we have a lot of youngsters here with banners that are hanging off the upper deck.
Got a new PA system, 90 tons of paint. I know where most of the 90 tons weren't. They went into the seats. They're all a dark sky blue. Quite facings on the various levels here at the stadium. The one two pitch, the East Rimsky, a fast ball is high, two balls and two strikes, two and two of the count. Red Sox won. Yankees nothing. Top of the sixth inning. Red Sox have four bass hits. The Yankees still looking for their first bass hit. They've had three bass runners. Robinson, Pepitone and Barker have all walked. Ford ready, the two two pitch to the Strymsky. Swings and Mrs. Strike three and he got them. And that strikeout number three for Whitey. Ford, as we mentioned, has given a four bass hits. Walk one batter, struck out three and allowed only one run. That was the lead off home run by Reggie Smith to open up the ballgame.
Here's Kanigley Arrow with two out, bounced a third and had a bunch single. Swings and Mrs. Sincar Strike one. And even though Kanigley Arrow beat out a bunch, the last time up there, Charlie Smith is still playing back. He doesn't believe he's going to try it again. Ford, the Kanigley Arrow, swings and fouls this one off the foot of Ellie Howard at Strike two. Cal Drummond behind the plate. Bill Haller is at first base. Jim Honnichick, the senior umpire of this quartet, is at second. And Nester Shylock is at third. Offensively for the Yankees, Charlie Smith at third. John Kennedy at short. Horus Clark at second. Ray Barker at first. Ellie Howard behind the plate. In the outfield. Tommy Treschan left. Joe Pepitone in center. Bill Robinson in right. The two strike pitch now to Kanigley Arrow. Kerrball, Mrs. Low, one ball and two strikes. And the Chicago Cubs lead the Pittsburgh Pirates eight to nothing with a pirate's batting in the bottom of the six. And that's their home opener.
There's a swing in a miss and a strike three as Kanigley Arrow goes down swinging. Yes, the fourth strike out for Whitey Ford and here on the top of the six inning for the Red Sox. Three up and three down and the score after five and a half. Boston won and the Yankees nothing. Cogor. Bill. Bill. Bill. My good man, you're really making quite a spectacle of yourself. Crawling about the desert like this. Can I offer you some cold water? No, please. Just some Cogor. Bill. Sorry, my dear fellow. This is my last bottle. I'm sure you'll understand. Oh, yes. Yes, of course. I'll try elsewhere. Cogor. Cogor. Bill. It always seems that the third steer you are, the harder it is to obtain Cogor Pilsner, where genuinely sorry about that. But instead of making great amounts of merely good beer, we'd rather make a small amount of a perfect beer and suffer the consequences of not having enough to go around.
So if your grocer is temporarily out of Cogor Pilsner, he patiently, he's probably trying his best. Okay, we're moving into the bottom of the sixth inning on the Yankees looking for their first base hit. They trail one to nothing. And what a ball game. This rookie left-handed Bill Roar has been his first ever in the big lane. What a debut. Boris Clark. Bill Robinson. Tommy Thress. It's hot three in the batting order. Clark is up there. Hit the left field. Put the hit. Coming on and making the play. Carl Yitzon. And that's the first hard hit ball off this young left-handed Bill Roar. Boris Clark hitting one right on the button. The Carl Yitzon's being left field. Well, there's one up and one down. And now here's Bill Robinson. Robinson slides the center and walks. He goes to one. Bill Roar. Long and lean. 630-770 delivers. He wraps it off. Roar deep. Over to boy. Up with it. He's got it.
And I'll tell you, that was a lucky bounce off the knee. Bill Roar, but it just possibly could hurt him. We don't know if he's going to stay in. The trainer is out there. The manager's out there. That ball hit him. He appears on the left shin or the left knee and just carom directly to Joe for a third base. Buddy LaRou is the trainer for the Red Sox, along with Dick Williams. Boy made a one-handed snap of the ball and underhanded it to George Scott. Robinson misses the base hit. But Bill Roar still is questionable. He really got popped. Phil, can you see anything with the glasses? Yes, I can. They've got the pad leg down and they're playing a little of that stuff to freeze the spot. But he's got a big grin on his face. I guess he realized how close it came to breaking up the no-hitter. That ball looked like it was headed towards center field. And as you said, it hit him flush.
And I think it kind of knocked the wind out of him. You know, when you hit your elbow, you have crazy bone. And he was hit hard and it is still doubtful whether he's going to remain in the game or not. Well, the way Robinson hit that ball back there, Phil, the only fortunate thing you can say about it is that it hit him below the kneecap. That's right. It could have been another herb score incident very easily because when they hit back that hard, those pitches don't have a chance to get their glove to protect them. He is visibly shaken up and they're going to give him plenty of time to regain his composure. And remember, Dick Williams was telling us the tough job they had getting that ninth inning over up in Fenway Park by the way this infield is performing today. Or they should not look like the same ball club. They are trying to protect this kid's no-hitter like you're Strensky on the ball clock hit. He came charging in thinking he would have to make a diving catch and that ball took off. Well, there is one thing about getting hit on the leg of the foot or the arm or anything. When you stay in a ball game, sometimes it upsets your delivery.
And there has been more than one sore arm come up because of this type thing. Of course this is a problematical speculation. But you never can tell when you take a blow like that just exactly what it can do to the rhythm of a pitcher. And you can see it in these first few warm-up pitches he's throwing. He's putting the leg down a little gingerly. As you say, he might favor the leg and then hurt the arm. And I guess one of the classic examples was Dizzy Dean when he got hit in the foot and then was trying to take the parable. And then take the pressure off the foot and he came up with a sore arm was never the same. The way this young left hand has been pitching today, let's hope that nothing happens to him. And we mean that sincerely because when you see talent on a ball field, it doesn't make any difference. Whose team he's on. It's a pleasure to watch it in this youngster. If this is an example of the ability that he's got, that's okay. He may be one of the real fine ones. So, it looks as though Bill Roar is going to stay in the ball game. Dick Williams, the trainer, the buddy LaRoube, are satisfied that everything is okay.
The batter will be Tommy Tresch. Two hard hit balls might be in the sixth inning off-roar. There's a curve ball fouled off the mask of the plate-on-pire, Cal Drummond by Tommy Tresch. Tresch very nearly fell down as he went around. He lost his hat. And when he had finished his swing, was facing toward the Red Sox dugout. He's batting right-hand, as you can see, spun completely around. The one strike pitch is a change-up. That's outside one-on-one. I think the best thing that's going to happen to Roar right now is to get into that dugout as quickly as he can because he is obviously favoring that leg and he may need a little extra treatment. Here's a one-on-one pitch. It's high. It's two balls in a strike. Boston leading, one to nothing. We're in the bottom of the sixth inning. Red Sox have four base hits. The Yankees still looking for their first base hit. Bill Roar, ready once again. Here's the pitch to Tresch. Change-up is outside as three-in-one.
Frank Cressetti flashing some signs into Tommy Tresch. Two outs, nobody on. Cressetti coaching a third base for the Yankees. Lauren Babe at first. Here's the three-one delivery. A high pop to the right side. Gibson near the Yankee dugout and he can't get it. Quite a scramble before the base ball is here on opening day. Yankees coming into this ball game at an even 500. They won the opener behind Mel Stautelmire 8 to nothing in Washington and then lost the second game, 10 to 4. They had to welcome home lunch in yesterday, which was quite a success at the Commodore Hotel. Now back at it here at the stadium today for the first time. Here's the payoff pitch to Tommy Tresch by Roar. It's high and it's ball four. And that's the fourth walk that this young left-hander has given up. You know, as Joe Peppaton comes to the plate, Phil Dick Williams is in a tough spot. Here's the youngster he might want to take out of there, but is pitching a no-hitter.
Right. And he's also got a left-hander to face with. She puts the percentage in his favor to pitch to him. I don't think he'll get him. Let him go too much further if he's a little while to Peppaton. Okay. Joe Peppaton is up there. The first pitch to Peppie is a curve inside inside. All one. Joe Peppaton. Oh for one. Fly to center and walk. Joe Peppaton, the fashion consultant in the offseason. He sure is. This the man himself. Oh, sir. One and oh the count. Roar to Peppaton strike call. He got one of those crowds today. It's alive. A bubbling crowd here at Yankee Stadium with the Yankee's trailing one to nothing. Jerry doesn't seem to have affected his fastball, but as we said before, the control favoring that leg. One and one the count to Peppaton. Tommy trash at first base. Bill Roar sets. Here's the pitch to Peppie.
Misses outside. Two balls on a strike. Roar. It was walked four batters. Struck out one. We're in the last of the six thinning. Two down. Tommy trash with a fourth walk on a first base. Joe Peppaton holding the bat right on the end. Leaning over the plate with the crowd. Here's a pitch. A comeback. No, it gets by the pitcher to Smith who flips to the shortstop. Great go, Patricelli. And Trech is forced at second and Bill Roar reserves at no hitter through six innings. No runs. No hits. No errors. One man left on the score after six innings of play. Boston won. Yanke snuffing. Jerry, you know, was interesting that chat we had with Dick Williams before the game started. Saying he was going to pitch the rookie because he'd been that best pitcher, which he certainly has shown so far. But also that he managed quite a few of these youngsters in the minor leagues.
You know, that's happening more and more to say untried managers like a Dick Williams and like a Ralph Hawkes, an example, who've come up through the chain and have managed most of the players that eventually come to the big leagues. And I think this is good because if a man has talent, it doesn't necessarily mean he has to be a big league ball player. No, that's true. And not a great one. Right. Another thing he's done is surround himself with players who have seen these kids like Bobby Doar, who's been all the minor league cancer. And Eddie Papaski, the third-based coach who has handled these kids for many years. And I think it helps because they know their faults and their habits. Well, certainly Dick Williams, I think took one of the biggest gambles that you could take by starting a totally rookie battery. Okay, we go into the top of the seventh inning. George Scott is coming on. A dangerous hitter to face Whitey Ford. One to nothing. Red Sox lead. Scott tapped back to the pitcher in the first struck out on the fourth. The big powerful right-hand hitter.
Check swing foul back against the railing. Strike one. Yeah, you can pick up your Yankee tickets at Macy's as it says on the board. Harold Square, Roosevelt Field, Queen, Swite Planes, Bay Shore, Huntington Long Island. Now the one strike fits to Scott. A swam on him. This strike too. Nothing into the cat. George Scott. Powerful right-hand hitter. Dangerous hitter. That a great first half of the season last year. It made the all-star team and then faded rather badly at the end. The two strike pitches. Whitey's into the wind up. Kerbal swung on a mist and that's strike three. And that's the third consecutive strikeout for Whitey Ford and he has retired the last ten in a row. This is New York Yankee baseball. It's paused for station identification.
Another 19-inch TV in Jack Sterling's jackpot. When it Monday morning at 7.15 on WHN 10.50 New York. George Thomas at the plate against Whitey on a Czech swing fly ball to the shortstop. John Kennedy. And quickly we have two outs here. Thomas started a swing, started to hold up. The ball hit his bat and was lofted out behind second base where Kennedy put it away. So he had two up and two down here in the top of the seventh inning. And Rico Petr Celi, who's singled and fouled the first, is coming on. And the question remains now. Is this ball game moves along? Can the Yankee score? Whitey Ford getting stronger. Swing it a mist by Petr Celi, strike one. Petr Celi came into the ball game five for six. He's one for two, so that makes him six for eight. That's a fancy 750 batting average right now.
Ford, the curve ball is outside one and one to Petr Celi. Boston won Yankee's nothing. Redsox, four base hits. The Yankees with no base hits. Top of the seventh inning. The big blow. A lead off home run to start the game off. Whitey Ford by Reggie Smith. There's a base hit, possible base hit. Wait a minute. Ford up with a flipped underhand. It makes the plate. That ball was by Ford into center field. He stuck out his glove and knocked it down. Recovery quickly. Race behind the mound. Picked it up and got Petr Celi. Now tell you, Whitey, what a play he made on that one. That one going one to three. So it's three up and three down on the score after six and a half. Redsox won and the Yankees nothing. The Yankees with no base hits. Like Kruger Pillsner.
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And Scooter, I don't know when we've had a more exciting opening day ball game. Oh, that's right, Jerry. This is one of those days as you said. The crowd very excited. And they know what's going on every minute. Okay, young Bill Roar holding onto a no-hitter through the first six innings. We're in the bottom of the seventh. Redsox leading one to nothing. And the first pitch to Howard almost gets him in the ankle as he skips rope. It's ball one. Howard during the off season ran the Elston Howard travel agency in Nellie, New Jersey. The one who pits the LA popped up to the right side. George Scott near the railing with a shot at it. He's under it. He's got it. Well, one away here in the bottom of the seventh inning. And now here's Charlie Smith. Elston Howard incidentally bounced to the shortstop, fly to center, foul to the first baseman. Charlie Smith is hit to the shortstop twice.
Charlie Smith had a fine spring. Takes a curveball inside. It's ball one. And I guess Charlie right now would like to trade some of those spring training basets for some during the season. He's had only one base hit and 11 at bats thus far. Here's the one O pitch to Charlie. Her ball is in there. One in one. One ball and one strike. Bill Roar who was tagged sharply by a comeback or off the bat of Bill Robinson seems to be okay right now. Here's the one one pitched by the lean left hander. Popped up to the right side. George Scott will get under this one just in foul territory and now almost on the bag. And that was a fair ball and it came close to hitting Smith. I wonder what would happen. He was on the base. And you're not out if you're standing on the base. But there's a rule and that happened with the rocher last year and they changed the rule because of it. You have to give the field a room. That was trying to get it.
Yeah, in this case Smith didn't do it though. He was protecting his head and just standing there. So there are two up and two down. Here's Ray Barker with a walk. Bounce the first unassisted. Roar's first pitch. Curb ball fouled off strike one. I don't know when we've ever seen a rookie break into the big leagues under more challenging circumstances. A no hitter through six and two-thirds innings. Opening day here at Yankee Stadium. Roar again. The pitch to Barker. Curb is over his head. One and one. One ball. One strike. Whitey Ford giving up the only run. A lead off home run to open the ball game by Reggie Smith. And that's been the scoring. Ford has given up only four hits. Roar to Barker. Side our fastball. Two and one. Two balls and one strike. A rookie battery. Never played in the big leagues before. Bill Roar on the mound. Rust Gibson behind the plate.
Roar ready once again. The two-one pitch and Barker fouls it back. Two balls and two strikes. Roar just lost his hat. Just imagine what must be going through the mind of this young left-hander. The pressure has got to be building. Every inning it gets tighter. It's pressure not only on the pitcher but on the infielders and the outfielders. The two-two pitch. Just missed inside. Gibson thought he had it. And for the second time in a row, Roar lost his hat. It's a three-two count. The Yankees didn't have a base runner until Robinson walked in the fourth inning. Peppatonas walked, Barker's walked, Tresches walked. It's three and two to Ray Barker right now. Here's the payoff pitch. Here's a strike, three call. And Bill Roar goes through the first seven innings of hitless baseball for the Yankees. Here in the bottom of the seventh. No run. No hits. No error. Nobody left. Score after seven full innings of play.
The Red Sox won run on four hits. The Yankees, no runs and no hits. Well, one of the really big days coming up on the Yankees early season schedule is Sunday afternoon April 30th. And that's the day to the first Sunday double-header of the season. It'll be with the California Angels. It will also be Cap Day. And every young fan, boys and girls, 14 years of age and under, accompanied by an adult, will receive a fine replica of the official Yankee Cap. They'll have the embroidered NY letters on the front, sweatband, eyelets, just like the Yankees wear. It's a beautiful cap and a great souvenir. And these caps are designed, by the way, to fit all youth head sizes. They have the little elastic in the back. So don't miss Cap Day at Yankee Stadium April 30th, which is also Clifton, New Jersey Golden Jubilee Day at Yankee Stadium. Clifton, New Jersey Golden Jubilee Day at Yankee Stadium April 30th. Big double-header with the California Angels in its Cap Day.
We're in the top of the eighth inning. Red Sox leading one to nothing. It'll be Russ Gibson, Bill Rohr and Reggie Smith. Whitey Ford all the way for the Yankees into the wind up. The first pitch to Gibson is high in its ball one. Whitey Ford. Spent the winter selling real estate and insurance. Here's the 1-0 pitch to Whitey. Or rather to Gibson by Whitey in its low. Two balls and no strikes. What a pitchers battle between two left handers. The veteran and the youngster. Here's a 2-0 pitch to Russ Gibson. Strike is called right down the middle. Eddie Papaski, coaching a third base for the Red Sox. Bobbi Dora, the great second baseman at first for the Sox. The 2-1 pitch by Ford. Drilled up the middle of base head a bullet. Right over the outstretched level Whitey Ford.
Peppaton is up with it. And Gibson has himself the first base hit of his major league career. Gibson bounce into a double play in the second. Tap to the pitcher in the fifth. It singles here in the eighth. And here's a hand for the young rookie left hander. A standing ovation. By the fans here at Yankee Stadium. Bill Roar in his first major league start. A no hitter through the first seven. Red Sox leading one to nothing. Gibson at first. And Whitey throws over there as Charlie Smith is breaking in fast looking for the bun. Yankee in field playing for the bun. Barker holding against Gibson. Here comes. Oh, wait a minute. I'll tell you that came close to being a block. And there was a mix up in the science between Barker and Ford as Barker started a race toward the plate. And Ford was throwing the first.
Boy, and that's where experience pays off, Jerry, because Whitey saw Barker charging in in another pitcher might have hesitated. And that would have been a book where Whitey followed right on through and through the ball easily to Barker. Whitey Ford. A pro since 1950. This is his 18th year. And it would take someone like that to come up with a quick thinking job as he just did. Here's Roar's butt. Howard out with it. No Ford now has it over to Clark. And down the second base on the good sacrifice is Russ Gibson. Howard and Ford converged on this. And it appeared momentarily as though Howard was going to get it. Whitey beat him to it. The play went one to four. And the Red Sox put a man in scoring position with one out top of the eighth inning and they lead one to nothing. The man that did it, Reggie Smith, a lead off home run to start the ball game in the first inning. Well hit deep into the lower left field seats.
Now time is called as Ellie Howard goes out to talk to Whitey Ford. And this is a different Whitey Ford than you saw last year when he had to take time after throwing so many pitches because of circulation. Who won only two ball games lost five. This is a Whitey Ford whose arm is sound again. And apparently after two operations can do the job. The pitch to Smith, ground ball to Kennedy at short. He scoops it up. Throws it low and Barker makes a nice pickup and a good call by Bill Haller. That ball was in the dirt. So Ray Barker saved John Kennedy an error and I'll tell you that was a tough pickup. That play going six to three holding a second base is Russ Gibson. Now here's Joe Foy. The walk popped the short and was out on an attempted bun.
Takes a sinker low ball one. What a game opening day here 1967 Red Sox leading one to nothing. Sox in the anchors will be at it tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock here at the stadium. Mel Stollamire against Dennis Bennett. Here's the one oh pitch. Filed at the plate one and one. All you youngsters who are in school today and couldn't make it out for the opener. Forget the Red Sox and the anchors will play tomorrow and Sunday. Game times at two o'clock will be on the air at one fifty five. Bill is guarding some information over there. I'm going to have them read it as soon as we get a little pause here. Looks like you're on the record book, Bill. Yeah, but I don't want to jinx that young kid, Jerry. It's about no hit is the first major league game they pitched. Here's the pitch to Foy and it's low. Two balls on a strike. Well, has it ever been done?
Just one time and that was back in 1892 by Charles L Jones of Cincinnati. Well, Bill Roars. We've been telling you as pitch and no hitter through the first seven innings. We're on the top of the eight. You know, Jerry, I'm about that no hitter back in 1892. The distance was shorter from the pitches box to home plate. So actually this would be much more of a feat. Before to Foy, it's in there two and two two balls and two strikes. The only opening day no hitter. I remember was Bob Feller who did it. And I've forgotten who the opposition was. That's right. They've got Robert here. That was April 16th, 1940. Doesn't say who they played. But I remember there was a trick question that they said, how could have pitch your pitch a game in no batting averages change after a complete game opening day everybody batting zero, zero, zero. And they ended up that way.
Okay, right now it's two balls and two strikes as whitey as taking his time out there. That second base to catcher Ruskips and he was sacrificed there after a single. Ford ready to down. Here's a two to pitch half swing and it's called ball three and Howard wanted it. Ford wanted it. Caldrum and didn't give it to him at its a three to count in the on deck circle Carl your string skate. Now Caldrum and after looking at the ball, the Ford was using throws it out. Lots of action coming up at the stadium this year and New Yorkers don't forget the first big giveaway day. The April 30th cap day. That'll be a Sunday afternoon the California Angels in town a big double header. Caps baseball lots of action here. At the new Yankee stadium. Here's the pay off hits to boy. Hit deep to left field down the line. If it's fair it'll be it.
And it's a hold run for Joe boy. The red socks take a three to nothing lead here in the top of the eighth inning on a two run homer by Joe boy. And the Yankees are trailing by three with two outs and here's Carl your string skate in the top of the eighth inning. That was boys first home run of the year. The string skate takes a fastball in their strike one and that call third strike or the one that wasn't called really looms large. Jerry that will be a conversation piece after this ball games over. Here's the one strike delivery. Ground ball barker to his right. Park up with it. Balls down and can't make the play. For his Clark and Ray Barker converts Clark going behind Barker one hand of the ball and then slipped on the turf and couldn't make the play.
So Carl your Stimfgey gets himself an infield single. That's his second base hit of the afternoon. The third base hit off. Whitey Ford in this inning. He's given up seven in the ball game. Red socks three Yankees nothing. Top of the eighth inning. And here's Tony Canigliero who has won for three. Ford sets delivers a ground ball. Smith in front of Kennedy flips the court. And the play goes five to four. Charlie Smith coming in front of John Kennedy the shortstop. For the red socks two runs on three base hits. No Yankee errors one man left. And the score after seven and a half. Boston three Yankees nothing. Safe fans. How'd you like to win $2500? Well, we'd like you to win because then you might buy a lot of season passes to our Yankee home games. OK, how can you win? Well, just play flying aces. The exciting game now going on at your flying a station. It's very easy to play and not very hard to win. All you do is drive into your participating flying a station.
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Let's go Mick. Let's go Mick. Till that young Bill Roar must be made of ice water. He is Jerry. Nothing seems to bother him and it's a great attitude for a pitcher whether he a young or old. He's quite doing quite a job out there but he's got his work cut out for him. Okay. Bill Roar facing the mighty Mickey. The first pitch is a strike on the outside corner. Maddle is batting an even thousand. He's one for one on the season. Here's the one strike pitch by the left hander. Hit deep and high at a right center field holding his ground. Tony Caniglio arrow is under it. He's got it. One out. Bottom of the eighth inning. And here's Luke Clinton coming on for Whitey Ford.
Luke Clinton coming on to hit for Whitey Ford. The Yankees no runs. No hits. No errors. One out. Bottom of the eighth inning. Bill Roar first time ever in the big leagues on the mound. The thin left hander. A curve ball in there. Strike one. This youngster today. His heart is as big as a lion. Showing no strain and no effects of this game. The one strike delivery. The one on a miss strike two. What a dramatic situation. Defense straight away. Infield deep. Outfield the same. Luke Clinton batting for Whitey Ford. Bill Roar into the wind up the two strike pitch to Clinton. Fastball way outside one and two. There's one thing about this youngster. He's throwing that baseball on every pitch as hard as he can throw it.
Opening day at the stadium. Bill Roar into the wind up the one two shot. A little bit high. It's two and two. Two balls and two strikes. Today's paid attendance 14,375. Hazy overcast day. Rather warm and pleasant. Here's Roar again. The two two pitch curve ball hit on the end of the bat foul down the right field side. This crowd silent expecting waiting. Two balls and two strikes on Luke Clinton one out. Nobody on. Bill Roar checking his rookie mate Russ Gibson has assigned the two two pitch change up. He has a one hopper right back to him up with it throws it wild and that's going to go as an error. He had all day to make the play and Roar lobbed it over to George Scott.
And Phil that's the first time we've seen pressure. That's right Jerry. And yet he knew he had a lot of time and just lob the ball over there. Which is what John Kennedy had done on the throw where Ray Barker made the great stop. And anytime you know Jerry as you do that you're apt to throw the ball away. Well that's a lesson he's learned now. And if it doesn't hurt him he'll be lucky to get out of the inning. But he'll remember it from now on. What a spot. Bill Roar will now face. Horace Clark one out at first face on the air as Luke Clinton. Clark is over three hit the ball sharply the last time up. Roar to Clark a fast ball is high. Ball one. Well have to wait and see whether or not that miscube will be costly.
Roar sets the one O pitch. A curve ball is in there and it's strike one. That seems to be the pitch by which he's doing the job here in the later innings. He's using his fastball but the curve ball has been the one that they haven't been able to hit. Here's the one one pitch fastball is inside two balls on his strike. 14,375 pay today total including servicemen 15 to 28. Bill Roar with Clinton at first face leading three to nothing. Here's the pitch to Clark check swing foul off to the right two and two. Quite a scramble for that baseball as there is for everyone that goes into the stands. I hope it gets you youngsters. They added again tomorrow afternoon the red socks and the Yankees two o'clock starts. And again on Sunday it'll be Stadle Meyer against Dennis Bennett tomorrow. All right Bill Roar checking Clinton's such.
Here's the pitch to Clark almost got him as Clark falls away three and two. And Bill Roar right now is throwing with such stamina and drive that he seems to be coming a radic with his fastball. Yankees with no base hits last to the eighth inning. One out, Clinton at first. Roar ready. Three to pitch ball for any walk. And now coming out of the red socks dugout is manager Dick Williams. Well you can bet that the only thing that Dick Williams wants to do is to settle this youngster down. That's right he for sure doesn't want to take him out of there unless the youngster is aching out there. And I'm sure that play on the ball he food of first base got to be going through his mind Jerry because it changes the whole complexion of the ballgame. He could have worked a clock with his full wind up two out nobody on been much more relaxed.
But with that runner at first base Lou Clinton had a pitch from the stretch position. And as you say he's been throwing harder than he was throwing in the early part of the ballgame when he had that nice motion. Bill this also is an example of the new rule. This is the first time we've seen it in actual play this season where the manager went out to talk to a pitcher twice in a ballgame. And didn't have to take him out. A manager now can go out and talk to the pitcher once in inning. The old rule that was discarded last year was once a ballgame. The second time out the pitcher came out here's Bill Robinson. The first pitch by Roar is a little inside and it's ball one. Bill Robinson who came closer than anyone else to getting a base hit when he hit Roar in the knee the ball and the ball came close to him and the ball came close to him and the ball came close to him.
Here's the one-o pitch as Roar sets in the ball is in there strike call one and one. Bill Roar on the mound. Six feet three inches tall 170 pounds 21 years old opening day at the stadium. Roar sets again the one one pitch to Robinson on the ground of Petr Sully to Smith for one double play. Six to four to three double play and the Yankees are out of there here in the bottom of the eight inning. No runs no hits one error one man left and the score after eight fillinnings of play. Redsox three runs on seven hits one error or the Yankees no runs no hits no errors. Well I said it Jerry that took a lot of courage for that kid and you got to give him credit.
He's got that first ball a little bit like Whitey Fords where right hand battle will lean away and then if you're not on top of the ball breaks back over the inside part of the plate. He's shown me a great deal out there today and I said he had Dick Williams was knew what he was talking about when he talked to us before the game. Bill I'd like to know what Dick Williams said to Bill Roar when he went out there because whatever it was he calmed him down. You can see the difference. It's very interesting to find out what manager say in different spots the different pitches as you and I know you got to talk differently to each picture out in the mouth. Some felt as you can talk about the ball game and they listen others like Tommy Burnd or Ali Reynolds they get mad and they don't want to listen. They just want that baseball and go out there and pitch the ball game. But this youngster listen listen well. Robinson hit the ball hard he hit it right at the short stop. Perfect double play. We have a new Yankee pitcher. Thad Tillerson is coming on.
We have a new Yankee pitcher. Thad Tillerson is coming on. And we have a new shortstop Rubin Amaro. So Tillerson is the pitcher. Amaro goes the short we're going into the top of the ninth inning and Tillerson. Well we're waiting for him to take his warm up tosses. We remind you this is New York Yankee baseball we pause for station identification. Another 19 inch TV in Jack's earnings jackpot. One at Monday morning at 715 on WHN 1050 New York. Okay we're all set to go here in the top of the ninth inning. It'll be George Scott, George Thomas and Rico Petra Sally going up against Thad Tillerson who came on for Whitey Ford. Whitey Ford, pitch through eight innings, gave up seven base hits, walked one batter.
Struck out five and allowed three runs. The two big blows off Whitey Ford, a lead off home run to open the game in the first inning by Reggie Smith. And a two run shot by Joe Foy in the top of the eighth. And so far Bill Roar, the rookie left-handed for the Red Sox, has not given up a base hit. You want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth to the be trash, peppertone and a Howard going up against this rookie left-handed. All right here's Thad Tillerson and his first appearance for the Yankees at this season. Terri ball is in there at a George Scott. Scott, tap back to the pitcher and struck out Whitey. Back this is Tillerson's first major league appearance. Rubin Amaro is a George Scott. Tillerson on the mound. The one strike hits the Scott. Terri ball has popped up to the right side. Ray Barker is drifting over. He's under it. And he's got it.
Oh there's one up and one down. George Scott, pouls out to Ray Barker. He's got over four in the afternoon. Now here's George Comet. Thruck out, fly to right, pop to short. All the action right now. It's going to happen in the bottom of the ninth inning. See whether or not Bill Roar can't kick back. No hitter. The first hit to George Comet. I'm the drifter. Stop. Rubin Amaro. He's drifting back behind second base. He's under it. He's got it. Two down. Rico Petra Sully coming on. Single to left. Fowl the first. Tap back to the pitcher. One for three. Petra Sully came into this vlog in. The hottest hitter around. He was five for six. Now six for nine. Petra Sully right hand hitter.
Holes about near the end. Pretty good power. Swings of the curve ball and misses strike one. He'll be trash, Pepitone and Howard to face young Bill Roar and his date with destiny. Now that'll be coming up in just a moment. Three to nothing. Red socks lead. Yankees have not got a base hit. The one strike pitch. It's low and outside. One and one to count. One ball and one strike. Till it's in taking his time. Right hander. Into the wind up the one one pitch to Petra Sully. It's fouled off. Into the stand. Strike two. One ball and two strikes. We get the Yankees and the Red socks again tomorrow at two o'clock and again on Sunday. And then the senators come into town for a single date on Monday. Cap day. April 30th. The big giveaway day. The first big giveaway day.
Angels in town. A double header. April 30th. Sunday afternoon. The one to pitch to Petra Sully now is outside. Two balls and two strikes. Two and two to count. Till it's in again. The two to delivery and back spectra Sully off the plate is three and two. Let's forget all you people who happen to be near any of the shrap restaurants in the greater New York area. You can reserve your tickets right there at all of the many shrap restaurants in the New York area. All right till it's in checking Howard. Two out nobody on. Into the wind up. Purple ball checks wing foul over the Yankee dug out into the stand. Red socks three runs seven hits one error the Yankees as they go into the ninth inning. No runs no hits and no errors.
Tilletson working slowly checking Howard ready again. Here's the payoff it once again inside ball for and he lost them. So Petra Sully works till it's in for a base on balls with two outs here in the top of the ninth inning. And now to bring up Russ Gibson. Who's playing his first major league ball game. And I'll tell you the more you think about it the more fantastic this situation is. Gibson the catcher roar the pitcher to brand fresh rookies. There's a drive down the right field side and it's foul. Moving on the play was Petra Sully was a good hit and run opportunity. Gibson hitting behind the runner got it too far to the right side and it sliced into the stands strike one the count. Two outs. Petra Sully on a first base.
Ray Barker holding against him. Gibson a big boy pulls a bet right on the end. Where's the golf club? Sort of a straight up and down stance. Here's the pitch and it's up the middle. Amaro can't get it into center field. Petra Sully round second and holds on. So Russ Gibson who bounced into a double play and a tap to the pitcher now has a second base hit of the night. A single the center field that's the first hit off Pillison and the hand you hear a standing ovation for this young rookie Bill Roar. And that's spelled R-O-H-R. People all over this ballpark standing up and applauding this young rookie. Ellie Howard is now out talking to that Tullets and the Yankees trading by three. It's a three to nothing ball game. Smith the third Amaro in for Kennedy at short.
Clark at second. Barker at first. Howard behind the plate from left to right. It's trash. Peppaton and Robinson. Roar is old for two. Shokes up in the back. Crouches at the plate. Stands up in the box. Takes a fastball outside. It's ball one. Roar and his first at bat. Tap back to the pitcher and pop the second and then sacrifice. In the eighth inning. Till it's in working slowly and deliberately trying to keep the red socks in order here. Now he's ready as he sets the pitch to Roar. A curve ball is hung on a mist and it's strike one. He mentioned before. Cubs beat the pirates eight to five. The winner was Simmons. He went all the way. The loser was Rybeth. Banks and Sato, homeward for the Cubs.
All right. Till it's in again. Stets delivers and this is outside. Two balls in one strike. Two and one the count. Gives him a first base. Petrocelli at second. Two outs. Tap of the night. It hasn't been a person leave this ballpark. Bill Roar and his first major league start. Eight innings of no hit baseball. Takes a curve outside and it's three and one. Three balls in one strike. If Bill Roar can turn the trick, he'll be the first pitcher in modern times to hurl a no hitter in his first major league game. Here's the three one pitch. Strike two called. It's never been done before and he's three outs away. Bill Roar at the plate. Three and two. Two outs. The runners will be going.
Thad Tillerton trying to hold the red socks and check. Gets the sign from Howard. There go the runners. The pitch is a curve that's high and outside. They're loaded up. So Bill Roar draws a base on balls. That's the second one in this inning by Tillerton. Now they'll bring up Reggie Smith who's homeward. Bounce the short. Fowl to the catcher and bounce the short again. One for four. Bill Roar who's had a busy day. Got hit by a real comeback or off the bat of Bill Robinson. And that was in the sixth inning. That was the only. If you want to call luck, it was the only lucky play that the red sars came up with. All the others were legitimate. The ball that hit Roar's leg. Caram directly to foie who made a one handed scoop of it with his bare hand and underhanded toss. The George Scott to get Robinson on the closest play and the trickiest play of the day.
Now Eddie Papowski, the third base coach for the red socks, runs out in front of the pitcher's mound to get a paper airplane that has floated down from the upper deck. Base is loaded two outs. Reggie Smith, the switchheader batting from the left side. Got the home run from the right side off whitey. Takes high and it's ball one. So if that Tillerson retired the first two batter, Scott and Thomas and walked Petra Sully a single by Gibson and walked the pitcher digging himself a hole out there right now. The right hander into the white up here's the one o' delivery and it's outside two balls and no strikes. Reggie Smith, base is loaded two outs, two and over the count.
Red socks leading three to nothing. The dramatic halfening coming up after this one. Here's a two o' delivery swings a missus strike one. Last year Reggie Smith who played for Toronto had himself quite a year about a 320 18 home runs and 80 RBIs. In this ball game he's one for four and coming into the game he was batting at one forty three. He's two four eleven right now on the season. Where's golf gloves on both hands? The pitch by Tillerson fouled off two balls and two strikes two and two of the count. Two balls two strikes two outs. Red socks three Yankees nothing opening day here nineteen sixty seven at the stadium. Brand new refurbished Yankees stadium.
You won't recognize this spanking new ballpark when you see it painted from top to bottom a fresh coat of paint everywhere you look. Quite impressive. All right Tillerson who has been very slow has the sign here's the two two pitch to Smith swings a missus strike three and he got him. So for the red socks here on the top of the night no runs one base hit no Yankee air three men left and the score after eight and a half innings of play Boston three runs eight hits one air the Yankees no runs no hits and no air well don't forget as we keep telling you that we're going to have some big action coming up at Yankee stadium this year. And we'll go through some of those big dates right now for those of you who have children fourteen years of age and under or those of you who may manage little league teams on April the 20th will be the first big day at the stadium.
That'll be cap day double header against the California angels and then on June the 11th a double header against the Chicago White Sucks will be bat day and that'll be June the 11th Sunday afternoon. Ball day will be July the 15th the Cleveland Indians will be the opposition that'll be Saturday afternoon and then on August the 19th the biggest and most spectacular old timers day of the mall will take place that'll be August 19th the Minnesota twins will be the opposition Saturday afternoon. So those are four big days to point for. Bill Roar right now is on the mound. Bill Roar has not given up a base hit through eight innings of play. Bill Roar could be the first pitcher in modern times to throw a no hitter in his first major league ball game.
Bill Roar who manager Dick Williams said was the best pitcher I had this spring. Bill Roar a rookie who's working with a rookie catcher Russ Gibson. Bill Roar who is on the mound ready to pitch the Tommy Tres Joe Pepaton Elston Howard and the pressure is mounting. Here's the first pitch to trash a curve is low and it's ball one. Bill Roar a date with destiny. Bill Roar could be in the hall of fame overnight. Here's the one O'Pitch. Hi ball two two balls and no strike. Red socks are leading three to nothing. Three runs eight hits one error the Yankees no runs no hits no errors. Infield straight away outfield the same the two O'Pitch the Tres strike call Tommy taking all the way. Here's a hush over this ball part the fan waiting anticipating and you can sense most of them are with this young left hander 21 years old.
Six feet three 170 pounder the two one pitch the trash inside three and one. A fastball just did miss the corner. Bill Roar waste no time. Throwing that ball and as hard as gotta be in his mouth right now. One of the most dramatic things we've seen in baseball here's the three one pitch the trash. Strike two fall they got him on the outside corner. The red socks two a man up on the edge of the dugout steps people standing in the aisles crowding in to get a closer look. The payoff pitch the trash ground ball foul past Frank Rassetti almost got it. And you can hear the crowd moan and groan that ball was well hit. Only two balls have really been hit off Roar a line drive to Carl Yostromsky left field in the sixth inning by Horace Park.
And the one we mentioned before off the battle bill Robinson the pay off pitch again hit the left field. Yes, Christy on a flight. Did he get it? He got it. A leaping one handed backhand staff what a play by Carl yes, Christy. Ladies and gentlemen that was an unbelievable catch by Carl yes, Christy to save that no hitter. He was running deep in hard to the 402 sign at the last minute jumped up caught the ball and fell and held on to it. What a play by Yostromsky. And now it's up to Peppertown with one out and nobody on Roar's first pitch a curve is inside ball one. You had to see it to believe it. What a play by Yostromsky.
I'll tell you that almost brought us out of the booth the one who pitched the peppy high pop short right field. Can they go arrow chasing everybody off he's got it. Bill Roar has gone through eight and two thirds inning of no hit baseball opening day at Yankee Stadium. And here comes Dick Williams out of the red socks dugout. Elston Howard will be the hitter that tension is unbelievable. Dick Williams the freshman manager and he's out there with two youngsters who are in their first major league ballgame. Bill Roar pitching his first game in the big leagues. Russ Gibson catching his first game in the big leagues. No hits no runs no errors last of the night red socks leading three to nothing the only thing standing behind Bill Roar and his no hitter is Ellie Howard.
Swing on a miss strike by listen to the crowd. Unbelievable. Elston Howard at the plate one strike the count two outs roar again delivers its outside one and one one ball and one strike. One ball one strike two outs. Bill Roar one out away from a no hitter delivers and Howard takes strike two. Cal Drummond behind the plate with the right hand Elston Howard questioning the pitch. Bill Roar 21 years old one pitch away from a no hitter. Listen to the crowd. Bill Roar ready again delivers and Howard takes loads.
Bill Roar from San Diego, California last year 14 and 10 with Toronto into the line up the two two pitch. Lowered inside three and two three balls and two strikes. The play of this ballgame was the catch by Carl Jostrinsky. You had to see it to believe it. Robbing Tommy Tres of at least a double possibly a triple. Red to a full count Elston Howard two out here's the pitch hit the right field a base hit and Howard breaks up the no hitter. How do you like that? Bill Roar went right down to the final pitch to the final hitter and Elston Howard hit a high curve ball over the head of Reggie Smith. On the line into right field for a base hit the only hit of the ballgame and the crowd not booing Howard for the base hit but because of the no hitter.
There's a high popped the right field off the bat of Charlie Smith under it as Kenigliero. He's got it and a ballgame is over. Elston Howard with a line single with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning a three two count breaks up the no hit bit by the rookie Bill Roar. And what a tough break for this young left handed. I want to tell you that was one of the most dramatic games that I've ever seen and I've got to go back to the perfect game. The pitch by Don Larson in the 1956 World Series to find anything like it. What a game for the Red Sox three runs on eight hits one error for the Yankees no runs one hit and that was two out in the bottom of the ninth by Elston Howard and no errors. The winning pitcher Bill Roar is first ever in the major leagues losing pitcher Whitey Ford and is first here in 1967.
Well I'll tell you when you come to the ballpark you never know what you're allowed to see and what a game we saw today. The first start breaking climax to a valiant effort by a rookie left hander Bill Roar who very nearly became the first man ever in modern times at least to pitch a no hitter in his first major league start. The last time it was done was by Charlie Jones who did it for Cincinnati and that's back in 1892. Back time the distance between the mountain home plate was shorter so I just can't say enough it was an unbelievable day. A spectacular performance by this left hander and one that I'll ever forget and I know that none of the 15,228 spectators here will ever forget. The first inning will give you a little rundown. The Reggie Smith opened it up off Whitey Ford with a home run and that's the way the ballgame stayed until the bottom of the eighth inning when Gibson opened the inning with a single with sacrifice to second by Roar.
Healed a second as Reggie Smith was thrown out and that Joe Foy had a two run homer to give the Red Sox a three to nothing lead through it all. Here was young Bill Roar holding his own with a heart as big as the Empire State Building never flinching firing that baseball and it wasn't until two out in the ninth inning. Elston Howard on a three to pitch hitting a line single the right field to break up the no-hitter what an afternoon. This is Jerry Coleman saying so long for Joe Garajola and Phil Resude. I would remind you that this Yankee broadcast has been brought to you direct from Yankee Stadium by the G Kruger Brewing company of Cranston Road Island. The Brewers of Kruger Pillsner will never be able to say they brew the most but they don't mind as long as they can say they brew the best. And by our participating flying a dealer where you can win up to twenty five hundred dollars playing flying aces. Our next Yankee broadcast will see the Yankees taking on these same Boston Red Sox tomorrow afternoon here at the stadium.
Game time to a clock will be on the air at one fifty five hope you'll join us then for more New York Yankee baseball final score once again. Red Sox three Yankees nothing and now stay tuned for Mar of Albert on the scoreboard on WHN 1050 New York. Good afternoon everyone this is Mar of Albert after scoreboard presented by Household Finance and Supposed Sox the patented Sox for the vigorous meta-backed who want to look and feel the way it is. And feel good well what is there to say young left-handed bill roar went out and in his first major league appearance Mr. Roar came within one pitch of pitching a no hitter raw pitching a fantastic ball game almost becoming the first man ever in modern times to pitch a no hitter in his first major league appearance. The Red Sox wanted great enough in Elston Howard the man breaking it up in the ninth inning with two out and a full count as he lined a single a break up the no hit effort by Bill Roar.
This one went to the ninth Roar working on the no hitter Tommy Tresch let off and right here the play of the game made by Carl Yostremsky and here's the call of that play by Jerry Coleman. Only two balls have really been hit off Roar a line drive to Carl Yostremsky left field in the sixth inning by Horace Clark and the one we mentioned before off the battle bill Robots and the pay off pitch again hit keep the left field. Yes, Rimsky on it right. Did he get it? He got it. A leaping one handed backhand staff. What a play by Carl Yostremsky. The unbelievable catch made by Carl Yostremsky is called by Jerry Coleman Roar got the next man. Then he faced Elston Howard the count went to three and two and once again here's Jerry Coleman. Three and a full count Elston Howard two out here's the pitch hit the right field a basic and Howard breaks up the no hitter.
How do you like that Bill Roar went right down to the final pitch to the final hitter and Elston Howard hit a high curve ball over the head of Reggie Smith. On a line in the right field for a base hit. And in checking the record books we find that a pitcher by the name of Charles L Jones back in 1892 the only man to pitch a no hitter in his first appearance of the major leagues he did it for Cincinnati back in 1892. I know that Joe Jerry and Phil mentioned this on the air and this brought forth several calls here at W.H. and callers saying that Bobo Holliman remember him of the old St. Louis Browns did it. Yes Bobo did do it but he pitched in relief before he had pitched the no hitter so it was not his first major league appearance Roar the first pitcher or would have been the first pitcher to pitch a no hitter in his first appearance in modern times but he doesn't come off too badly with the one hit shut out Bill Roar that's spelled R.O.H.R a young man you'll be hearing quite a bit of as the season progresses.
He is a six foot three 170 pound left hand to spent last year at Toronto in the international league. He won 14 he lost 10 there he is 21 years old he came to camp rated as quite a prospect and was the number one pitcher in the Red Sock Camp this spring that's why he got the starting shot at the stadium today. The manager Dick Williams saying before the ball game that Mr. Roar is the best he has Roar all the way on a one hitter whitey Ford and here a Yankee bright bright spot because whitey look real good as he went eight innings gave up the three runs on eight hits with fat Tilletson coming on in the ninth inning. Roar he is 1-0 the loser is Ford he's nothing and one the Red Sock runs coming on home runs Reggie Smith the rookie in the first with nobody on and then Joe Foy in the eighth with one on the total Red Sock three runs eight hits one error the Yankees no runs one hit and no errors. The story on the yanks and quite a story this afternoon in the home opener at Yankee Stadium now to the rest of the sports news the big story is boxing with the Clay Patterson heavyweight title about an on again off again a fair earlier today it was rumored that the fight was headed for Atlanta Georgia meanwhile a story out of Santa Fe in the Mexico report of that the fight was headed for Albuquerque in Clay's manager Herbert Mohammed confirmed that yes the fight will be held in Albuquerque on April the 27th.
The late word from the office of New Mexico governor David Cargo is that the fight has been canceled and apparently that is the story no fight to the hell that Albuquerque the Mexico in golf the second round of the 100,000 out of tournament of champions at Las Vegas underway no report as of yet Frank beard the first round leader going into today's second round beard with a three under par 65 on the schedule tonight the NBA championship playoff round gets underway the opener of the best of seven. The game is held in the back of the series with San Francisco playing at Philly tonight is an off night of the national hockey league Stanley Cup playoffs tomorrow the Leafs and Hawks resume with game five at Chicago the series tied at two and two getting back to baseball at Yankee Stadium in the home opener a incredible ballgame Bill Rawr the 21 year old left hand or making his first major league appearance had a no hitter going to the ninth inning Tom Tresh leading off the game.
The game is held in the back of the ninth rubbed on the great catch by Carl Jusremsky and then with a three to count on Elston Hart Ellie lined a single to break up the no hitter but the Red Sox win it three nothing one hitter for Rawr on home runs by Reggie Smith and Joe Boyd finally again Red Sox three Yankees nothing tomorrow afternoon the Yanks and Sox for play the second game of their three game series Mel Stuttermeyer and Dennis Bennett you wonder what Mr. Bennett can do for an encore broadcast time 155 the warm up at 135 that's it for this session of the scoreboard brought to you by Supple Sox and HFC Household Finance remember each year over two and a half million families borrow with confidence and repay with convenience at Household Finance coming up now Dean Hunter and the sound of music and I'll be back with the late sports news and 5.30 and again at 605 so until both those times this is Marv Albert for WHN Sports.
only 14,000 plus so the Red Sox played the Yankees for the Yankees home opener at Yankees stadium but that day was a very memorable one for those New England fans listening on Red Sox Radio they heard Ken Coleman the first to describe this inning to set the scene Billy Rawr a rookie is working on a no hit game in his first Major League start Tom Tresley draft the last of the ninth for the Yankees Billy Rawr on the threshold with a tremendous performance today eight hits in the game all of them beyond the Boston Rawr wines here comes fly ball the deep left you're dressed he is going hard way back way back
everybody is getting home you're going to just come see what's back in he's out with that ball Rawr lost his no hit bid two batters later two down on the Yankee night three runs eight hits for Boston no runs no hits for New York Gibson with a sign roaring to his wind up the left hander delivers line driving the right field for a big hit one in the hour taking on the first five no chance a line shot to right field and stop the bill of Billy Rawr for a no hit game in his first Major League start and that was just the beginning of the impossible dream about which so much has been written and discussed and Coleman's description of that season has left an indelible imprint on the minds of New Englanders ever seen this is John Miley speaking we hope that you have enjoyed this game if you want to know more about other items that exist in the Miley collection call 1 812 479 9143
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