Author: Jerry Coleman

Reggie Smith of the Dodgers and Gary Matthews of the homers hit Braves in that game.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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Ron Guidry is not very big, maybe 140 pounds, but he has an arm like a lion.

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Trailing 5-1, the Padres added an insurance run in the eighth inning.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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They throw Winfield out at second, but he’s safe.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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Well, it looks like the all-star balloting is about over, especially in the National and American Leagues.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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That noise in my earphones knocked my nose off and I had to pick it up and find it.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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There’s a shot up the alley… oh, it’s just foul.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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Grubb goes back, back… he’s under the warning track and makes the play.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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That home run ties it up, 1-0.

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Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening.

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That’s the fourth extra base hit for the Padres – two doubles and a triple.

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All the Padres need is a fly ball in the air.

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Jesus Alou is in the on-deck circus.

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(Willie) McCovey swings and misses, and it’s fouled back.

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And it’s a long drive down the line to centerfield.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
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There's a deep fly ball… Winfield goes back, back… his head hits the wall… it's rolling towards second base.

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The Padres, after winning the first game of the doubleheader, are ahead here in the top of the fifth and hoping for a split.

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I sure hope you’re staying alive for the upcoming Dodgers series.

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The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th century.

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At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria.

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The first pitch to Tucker Ashford is grounded into left field… no, wait a minute… it’s ball one… low and outside.

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