Play-By-Play, Gunslingers at Dukes

Rose takes the pitch
STRIKE THREE, is the call
Rose can't believe it and says
something to the ump
Chalk up a whiff for Koufax
That's the first out of the ballgame
Tim McClelland will be calling
the balls and strikes today
Cy Rigler is down at first...
Billy Evans will patrol around second base
while Eric Gregg will cover
the third base line...
(Roll: 4-6)

A wave and a miss
Strike three swinging!
Henderson will take a seat
Two down
Campanella asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Campanella and Koufax
(Roll: 4-8)

Yount pulls one into left field
Hooking away from Bell
Cool Papa is there
He's got it for the out
That's three outs here in
the top of the first
At the end of one half
inning, for Cheyenne
No runs, no hits and no errors
Alexandria is coming to bat
(Roll: 6-11)

Topped in front of home
Crandall grabs it
Over to Irvin
Got him!
Score It: 2-3
One gone in the bottom of the 1st
Up next is Honus Wagner
He's having a fine year so far
X-CHART INFO: Pos-C  Range-2 Split-3
COMPARE: 1-W/G 2-W/G 3-W/G 4-W/G 5-W/G
(Roll: 5-4)

Breaking ball, low
Ball four
Wagner is on with a one out walk
(Roll: 6-9)

Wagner takes a three step lead
Wagner breaks for second on the slider
Here's the peg down...
Brilliant throw by Crandall
Rocketed in on a line
Right on the bag!
But somehow Wagner kicked the ball loose!

Two hopper...
Lazzeri...
Jackson is out!
Wagner stays put at second
Two down
X-CHART INFO: Pos-3B Range-3 Split-16
COMPARE: 1-G1 2-G1 3-G1 4-G2 5-G3
(Roll: 5-10)

A slider by Ford
Greenberg gets good wood on it...
Yount back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
Three away, ending the first inning...
Here comes Rick Thompson and Rick Thompson
They are going into the owners box
(Roll: 4-11)

Ground ball through the middle
Collins ranges behind second
Nice pick up...
Twists and fires it
OUT!
One down for Cheyenne
Tony Lazzeri is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for Cheyenne
X-CHART INFO: Pos-2B Range-1 Split-7
COMPARE: 1-G1 2-G2 3-G3# 4-G3# 5-SI1
(Roll: 5-8)

Sharp breaking curveball...
Lazzeri reaches for it...
Hits a two bouncer right to Boggs...
Grabs it easily...
Fires a bullet to Greenberg at first!
Lazzeri is out easily
Two down
Koufax retires two in a row
(Roll: 4-11)

Crandall swings...
Hits the fastball on the ground...
Down the line at first...
Greenberg trying to backhand it...
Can't get a glove on it
It's into right field for a hit
(Roll: 3-5)

Fastball, low and inside...
Franco goes down after it...
He lines one deep to left...
Bell is back at the fence...
Waits...

Jumps high...
CAN'T GET IT!... It's a HOME RUN!
Julio comes through for Cheyenne
That's number 5 for Franco
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
(Roll: 1-10)

The pitch is just inside and
Concepcion holds up
Campanella points down at
the first base umpire
He went around
That is strike three!
That's it in the top of the 2nd
After 1 and a half innings in Alexandria,
Cheyenne leads 2 to 0
(Roll: 6-4)

Change up...
Collins hits a fly ball to right
Rose is under it...
He's got it
One away
Roberto Clemente, a fine
hitter, is due up next
Roy Campanella will follow
X-CHART INFO: Pos-RF Range-1 Split-1
COMPARE: 1-F1 2-DO2 3-DO3 4-TR3 5-TR3
(Roll: 4-3)

A hot shot on the ground to Franco
He's got it cleanly on one hop...
Over to first and Clemente is out
Two gone for Alexandria
(Roll: 2-10)

Pop-up
Crandall throws away the mask
He makes the catch
That wraps up the inning for Alexandria
By the way, Alexandria is 4 and
6 in their last ten games
X-CHART INFO: Pos-C  Range-2 Split-11
COMPARE: 1-PO 2-PO 3-P/F 4-P/F 5-P/P
(Roll: 5-4)

Koufax comes with  a sharp
breaking ball...
Too much for Irvin
as he swings right over
it for strike three
One gone for Cheyenne
(Roll: 4-8)

There's a routine pop by Rose
Wagner moves under it and makes the catch
And there's two away
(Roll: 2-8)

Henderson hits one on the
ground to the left side
Rickey, who moves well,
is motoring to first
Wagner wings it quickly to Greenberg...
OUT by a step
No runs for Cheyenne in the top of the 3rd
Cheyenne on top 2 to 0
We'll be right back
(Roll: 2-7)

There's a fly ball to Robin Yount
Yount circles under it...
He makes the play
One up, one down
(Roll: 3-6)

Slider, down and away...
Bell reaches for the pitch...
It's a grounder to the third base side...
Lazzeri is there
IT BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD!...
Henderson is hustling after it...
Bell with the big turn...
The throw from Henderson goes into second
And Bell holds at first
(Roll: 3-8)

Cobb chases the sinker...
Lines a hit into center...
Bell's not slowing at all
Rounds second heading to third...
Yount throws in to Franco
covering second...
Bell is in at third without a play
(Roll: 3-10)

He chases the hook...
Wagner hits a deep fly ball...
Rose moving under the ball...
He makes the catch...
And uncorks the throw...
SAFE!...
As the ball trickles away from Crandall
He was unable to handle the throw
One more chance for Alexandria this inning
(Roll: 4-5)

Jackson drives one into right
Pete Rose sprints over to make the play
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
That's all for the Dukes
After 3 innings in Alexandria
this afternoon,
Cheyenne on top 2 to 1
(Roll: 3-11)
(Split: Single 1-3, LO 4-20)
(Split card selected- 18)

Extra base hit to center for Yount
Ty Cobb is trying to get to it
This one is rolling to the wall...
This might be stretched into an
inside the park homerun!
No... he decides to hold up
(Roll: 3-9)
(Split: Triple 1-11, Double 12-20)
(Split card selected- 5)

Mantle "clothes lines" a
drive toward center
Cobb quickly comes in for it...
Not going to get this one...
Now Ty flips it to Collins at second
Yount scores easily...
(Roll: 2-10)

Mantle takes a walking lead
Mantle has stolen 6 bases
in 6 attempts in 2012
Mantle is not working very
hard to get a lead

Lazzeri sends a scorcher to short
Wagner takes it on one hop
Fires to Collins for one
Back to Greenberg for the double play!
Two men gone, nobody on
Cheyenne leads by 2
(Roll: 3-8)

He hits a tough grounder to the mound
Taken by Koufax
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 1-3
Three away in the top of the 4th
Cheyenne ahead 3 to 1
Let's go to the ticker
And see how everyone else is faring

Las Vegas clipping Honolulu 4 to 0
Averill has hit his 23rd
homerun for Las Vegas
He's really lighting it up this season
New Orleans with the lead
over Des Moines 3 to 0
Sosa has hit his 36th homerun
for New Orleans
Memphis clipping Anchorage 4 to 0
Escanaba leads Buffalo 2 to 1
Brown and Radbourn currently dueling
X-CHART INFO: Pos-P  Range-3 Split-9
COMPARE: 1-G2 2-G3 3-G3 4-G3 5-G3
(Roll: 5-3)

Greenberg swings and hits
one right up the middle
It's quickly past Ford...
Franco and Concepcion converge...
But it's through into centerfield
Single for Hank Greenberg
Yount tosses it back in...
(Roll: 6-6)
(Split: Double 1-9, Single 10-20)
(Split card selected- 11)

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Collins gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Franco grabs it...
To second for one
Over to first...
OUT!
Smooth "DP" by Cheyenne
Alexandria now with two down
They still trail by 2
(Roll: 1-9)

There is a shot right up the middle
Hit right on the nose by Clemente
It bounces right into the
waiting glove of Yount
Clemente has himself a single
(Roll: 6-6)
(Split: Double 1-9, Single 10-20)
(Split card selected- 19)

Fast Ball
Right down the middle...
Strike three!
Punches out Campanella
That's all for the Dukes in the 4th inning
No runs, 2 hits, no errors and
one man left on base...
We go to the 5th...
Cheyenne leads 3 to 1
(Roll: 4-7)

Swung on and hit on the nose to center
Cobb picks it up on one bounce
Flips it to second...
Franco is on with a sharply hit single
He hit a curve ball...
and he was just waiting on it
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
(Roll: 1-3)
(Split: Single 1-3, LO 4-20)
(Split card selected- 2)

Dave Concepcion shows bunt
And lays it down right to Wade Boggs
Boggs looks at second
But passes up a sure force play
He fires to first to retire Concepcion
But Franco moves up
Cheyenne was in luck that time...
Credit Dave Concepcion with a sacrifice
And there's one away

Changeup down low...
Irvin takes a rip and hits
one out to center
Ty Cobb comes in a step...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Koufax
Franco trots back to second
One more chance for Cheyenne
in the top of the 5th
(Roll: 2-8)

He rips a grounder to short
Wagner grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 6-3
We're halfway through here
at Tiger Stadium
After 4 and a half innings
Cheyenne ahead 3 to 1
We'll be right back...
(Roll: 1-10)

Changeup down low...
Boggs makes contact and hits
one out to center
Robin Yount is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Ford
X-CHART INFO: Pos-CF Range-2 Split-13
COMPARE: 1-F2 2-F2 3-F2 4-F1 5-SI2
(Roll: 6-10)

A two hopper...
Lazzeri...
Bell is out!
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
Two down
Whitey Ford retires
the first two batters in order
(Roll: 2-11)
(Split: Single 1-3, LO 4-20)
(Split card selected- 18)

Long fly to left
Henderson has a long run...
He's there and hauls it in
Cobb is retired on a fairly deep fly
Three up, three down for Alexandria
(Roll: 4-8)

Sinking fastball...
Henderson goes down after it...
And slaps a hard grounder
right at Wagner...
He scoops it up, over to first...
And Henderson is out by a step
Alexandria gets the first
out of the inning
(Roll: 4-5)

Another hook for strike three!
Yount just stood there looking
Two up, two down here in
the top of the 6th
(Roll: 6-3)

Drilled into the gap
Cool Papa Bell giving chase
UNBELIEVABLE DIVING GRAB!
Mantle can't believe it!
Score It: 7
That's three outs, side retired
X-CHART INFO: Pos-LF Range-1 Split-5
COMPARE: 1-F2 2-F2 3-SI2 4-SI2 5-DO2
(Roll: 6-12)

There's a liner over short...
Solidly stroked by Wagner
No chance for either Concepcion
or Henderson
That one had base hit written all over it
(Roll: 3-6)

Belt high fastball...
Lined to center...Base hit...
Bobbled momentarily by Yount...
allows Wagner to race to third...
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
(Power is Weak)
(Roll: 5-2)
(Split: Single 1-17, Flyout 18-20)
(Split card selected- 6)

Change up, a gem...
Greenberg is way out in front
Heeee struck him out!
Hank looked like Casey on that pitch
One down, two to go...
Whitey Ford has to bear down now
(Roll: 3-5)

Collins swings hard, but hits
it on the handle to second
Franco comes in on it
On to first and Collins is gone
Wagner scores from third
That's the second out of the inning
(Roll: 2-9)

Fastball, belt high, away...
Clemente goes after it...
There's a fly ball to Yount
Yount is gliding under it...
He flags it down on the run
That wraps up the inning for Alexandria
Time to check out the rest of the scores

Las Vegas toppling Honolulu 7 to 0
Averill has hit his 23rd
homerun for Las Vegas
New Orleans leads Des Moines 6 to 5
Sosa has hit his 36th homerun
for New Orleans
Memphis with the lead over
Anchorage 4 to 1
Escanaba slipping by Buffalo 3 to 1
Brown and Radbourn currently dueling
And in our matchup Cheyenne leads 3 to 2
(Roll: 5-9)

Lazzeri hits a screamer at Honus Wagner
Wagner picks it up and fires to first
The throw pulls Greenberg off the bag
Greenberg swipes with the glove

Lazzeri is out!
Nice play by Greenberg
So one up and one gone
(Roll: 3-8)

A shot to second
Collins is right there
Crandall is retired!
That is the second out here
in the top of the 7th
At the start of the game this afternoon,
Cheyenne found themselves in 4th place,
18.5 games behind
One more chance this inning...
(Roll: 3-7)
(Split: Single 1-2, LO 3-20)
(Split card selected- 15)

Franco swings and smacks
a line drive into left
Bell comes over and
plays it on one hop
A single for the Cheyenne second baseman
Two out base knock
It is surprising how often they
lead to trouble...
We'll see...
(Roll: 1-7)

Franco yells something to Koufax
It sounded like a challenge from here
I wouldn't be surprised...
Franco is great on the bases
He wants to unnerve Sandy
No doubt he does!
The runner unable to take a big lead
Koufax keeps looking him back

It is a fastball inside...
Concepcion pulls it down
the line... and deep
Bell runs over toward the foul pole
He won't get this one...
Fair or foul???...

FAIRBALL signalled by Eric Gregg!
HOME RUN for Dave Concepcion!
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
(Roll: 4-12)

Irvin gives it a ride
Bell is streaking toward the fence
He's at the warning track...
He may have a chance...
Reaches up...
Got it!!!
What a play by the Alexandria
left fielder!
Irvin can't believe it as he kicks
at the air after rounding first
Monte hit it hard, but somehow
Cool Papa was able to run it down
He's an outstanding outfielder!
That retires the side
The Gunslingers score 2 runs in the inning
After 6 and a half innings,
Cheyenne ahead 5 to 2
(Roll: 3-6)
(Split: HR 1-5, Flyout 6-20)
(Split card selected- 17)

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!
Lets play our trivia game while the crowd
enjoys 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame'

Bobby Bonds' strikeout record of 189
broke the former record of 187
set by whom?
Bobby Bonds (accomplished during
the 1970 and 1969 seasons respectively)

Campanella chases the high fastball...
Hammers a LONG towering drive...
It's to deep left center...
HOME RUN... WAY, WAY OUTTA HERE!
A big blast by Campanella!
(Roll: 1-9)

Boggs fouls it back...
It bounces off the screen
behind home plate
. . . Boggs back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Boggs hits a three hopper
towards Julio Franco
Franco scoops it and fires
it to first for the out
One away
While we wait for Cool
Papa Bell to step in
Let's take a ten second station break
This is your Strat-O-Matic
Broadcast System
Your four sports network!
(Roll: 2-9)

Bell pounds a grounder toward
Lazzeri at third
Tony moves in front of it...
Whoops... a bad bounce
But Lazzeri stayed with it
Over to first and Bell is retired
Nice play by the Cheyenne third baseman
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
That's two away
(Roll: 1-10)
(Split: Single 1-3, LO 4-20)
(Split card selected- 20)

Groundball off the change-up...
Past Irvin at first...
It's rolling into the outfield grass...
Cobb gets a base hit
(Roll: 3-5)

Tony La Russa is visiting the mound...
He's going to leave Ford in the game
It's a routine fly into center
Yount ranges over
Reaches up
He makes the catch
Three away here in the bottom of the 7th
After 7 innings Cheyenne leads 5 to 3
The official attendance has
just been announced
47113 fans here at Tiger
Stadium this afternoon
(Roll: 5-9)

Rose hits a screamer at Honus Wagner
Wagner takes it with the backhand...
The throw is short...
Greenberg scoops it on one hop

Rose is out!
Nice play by Greenberg
With one gone
Let's see how everyone else is doing, Tim
A look at our Strat-O-Matic scoreboard...

Las Vegas with the lead
over Honolulu 7 to 4
Des Moines is giving it to
New Orleans 11 to 6
Lyle enjoying the big Des Moines lead
Memphis is edging Anchorage 4 to 3
Haines battling Walsh
Escanaba slipping by Buffalo 4 to 2
(Roll: 1-7)

Henderson rips a hard drive
off a hanging curve
That will be in there for extra bases
Henderson is around first,
heading for two...
Cobb is up with it and fires it in quickly
Rickey pulls up sharply at second...
A stand-up double for the
Cheyenne left fielder
Rickey also ups his hitting
streak to 6 games!
That is Henderson's 1st hit today
(Roll: 6-6)
(Split: Double 1-10, Flyout 11-20)
(Split card selected- 6)

Henderson moves away from second base...
He has 25 stolen bases on the season
Henderson is running!
The slider is low...
Campanella blocks the pitch
Campanella takes it
He double clutches...
But then fires a missile...
Hook slide...
The ball gets away...
But Boggs, backing up, recovers it quickly
No advancement is possible

Curve, at the belt...
Yount times his swing...
Hammers a long fly ball...
Cool Papa Bell retreats toward the fence
He leaps...

It's gone, put that one on the board
A home run!!
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
(Roll: 3-11)

It is a slow change...
Mantle's not at all fooled
He hits it squarely...
It is heading out to right-center
almost on a line...
Very well hit ball by Mickey
Cobb is running after it...
He hopes to play it off the fence
Not this ball... it is...
GONE!

(Roll: 5-5)
(Split: HR 1-7, Flyout 8-20)
(Split card selected- 3)

Lazzeri starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Bridges walks him
(Roll: 5-2)

Bridges' pitch is a rising fastball
Crandall tries to hold up
Ball four
Campanella points down to first
He did not go around
(Roll: 4-9)

Swung on and missed...
Franco is down on strikes
Two gone in the top of the 8th
Alexandria is still in quite a jam
Clutch situation for Dave Concepcion
He'll come up against the
righthanded Bridges
(Roll: 2-9)

Fastball over the plate...
Concepcion swings...
He hits this one very deep...
Ty Cobb is giving chase...
But this one is going, going...

GONE!
Concepcion now has 2 homers on the day!
Nice day indeed!
He now has 3 roundtrippers on the year
That is Dave Concepcion's 3rd
home run of the year.
(Roll: 2-6)
(Split: HR 1-4, Double 5-20)
(Split card selected- 4)

Irvin swings...
He rips a ground ball towards Boggs
It's by him!
It's twisting into the left field corner
Irvin rounds first...
He will return quickly to first
as Bell gets a nice throw in to Collins
(Roll: 3-7)
(Split: Triple 1-2, Single 3-20)
(Split card selected- 9)

Rose only gets a piece of it
Lifted up over the infield...
It should be an easy out...
And it will be Campanella making the play
We have a knee slapper going here
Cheyenne with 11 runs on the board,
Alexandria out of this one with only 3
X-CHART INFO: Pos-C  Range-1 Split-12
COMPARE: 1-PO 2-PO 3-P/F 4-P/F 5-P/F
(Roll: 4-4)

Jackson is gone on strikes
Left with the bat still
in the cocked position
Very nice pitch...
That was strike out number 3
this afternoon for Ford
With one down, up next is Hank Greenberg
To be followed by Eddie Collins
Cheyenne on top 11 to 3
(Roll: 5-5)

Greenberg rips the curve to left-center...
Turning at the sound of the bat
Henderson is racing back to the fence...
He reaches up for the drive...
It's over his head!
He plays the bounce off the fence
But he needn't hurry
Greenberg will lope into
second with a double
(Roll: 1-7)

Inside for ball four
And Collins walks
That's 2 walks given up by Ford today
(Roll: 3-9)

Smashed into right field
Base hit for Clemente
Greenberg scores from second!
Collins takes third
(Roll: 2-6)

Pitching coach Art Howe has
gone out to the mound
He's talking with Whitey Ford
That's going to be all for Whitey Ford
Tony La Russa has given the sign
Dan Quisenberry has been
warming up with Ozzie Guillen
in the Cheyenne bullpen
He'll be coming on here for Cheyenne
in the bottom of the 8th
Dan has appeared in 41 games this season
He has a record of 4-0
with 10 saves to his credit
He's blown 3 save chances so far this year
His ERA stands at   4.13

Base hit to left for Campanella
Collins scores
Third base coach Jim Leyland
thinks he can make it...
Here comes Clemente...
They are going to cut off the throw
to hold Campanella at first...
(Roll: 6-8)

Boggs reaches out and pokes it
on the ground to right
Base hit for Boggs
Cheyenne's lead narrows by a run
Cheyenne leads 11 to 6
(Roll: 4-9)

Ground ball to first
Taken by Irvin
Over to second for one
To first
Double Play!
Score It: 3-6-3
That's it for the Dukes in the 8th inning
They get 3 runs across
We go to the 9th...
It's 11-6 Gunslingers
X-CHART INFO: Pos-1B Range-4 Split-17
COMPARE: 1-G1 2-G1 3-G1 4-G1 5-G3
(Roll: 5-3)

Henderson pops it high in the air
Wagner moves under it
Seems to be having difficulty with the sun
Now he's OK
He makes the catch
Rickey is retired
(BallPark/Weather Effect)
One out
Due up next is Robin Yount
(Roll: 3-3)
(Split: Single 1-3, LO 4-20)
(Split card selected- 4)

Fly ball to right
Clemente is under it
He makes the grab
(Roll: 3-4)

Swung on and hit sharply to second
Collins plays it on one bounce
Over to Greenberg...
Out of there!
That's all for Cheyenne
After 8 and a half innings in
Alexandria this afternoon,
Cheyenne leads 11 to 6
(Roll: 5-6)

Quisenberry misses low on that one
Cobb draws the walk
Number 1 today by Quisenberry
(Roll: 1-8)

Hard ground ball to the mound
Quisenberry comes up with it
Over to second for one
Over to first
Not in time!
Score It: 1-4
The runner on first, Cobb, is out
With one down

Irvin yells something out to Quisenberry
Dan nods his head
(Roll: 3-11)

Wagner slowly moves away from the base
Quisenberry tosses another
quick one to first...
Even the speedy Wagner looks
a bit tentative now...
He doesn't seem to be getting a great lead

Low, ball four...
Jackson takes first
(Roll: 1-3)

Smashed on the ground
into left field
Base hit for Greenberg
Wagner scores from second!
Jackson takes third
(Roll: 1-7)
(Split: Double 1-6, Single 7-20)
(Split card selected- 18)

Nubber to short
Concepcion grabs it
Over to second for one
To first
Not in time!
Score It: 6-4
Jackson scores from third!
The runner on first, Greenberg, is out
Two away here in the bottom of the 9th
Cheyenne on top 11 to 8
(Roll: 2-8)

Base hit to center for Clemente
Jim Leyland is waving Collins to third...
They are going to cut off the throw
to hold Clemente at first...
(Roll: 2-8)

Base hit to left for Campanella
Collins scores
Jim Leyland is waving Clemente to third...
They are going to cut off the throw
to hold Campanella at first...
(Roll: 2-5)

Tony La Russa will be bringing
in a relief pitcher
Mickey Lolich has been called
from the bullpen
A few warm up tosses and
we'll be set to go

Bouncer to the mound
Taken by Lolich
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 1-3
And that will do it for Alexandria
X-CHART INFO: Pos-P  Range-4 Split-13
COMPARE: 1-G1 2-G1 3-G2 4-G3 5-G3
(Roll: 4-3)
Cheyenne wins 11 to 9
Ford gets credit for the win
Lolich notches the save
Koufax takes the loss
The hitting star for Cheyenne
was Dave Concepcion
He was 2 for 3 with 2 homeruns!
He also knocked in 5 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from Alexandria.