Eddie Joost

Red Pritch down to first hollers, "That's the eye, Charlie." Mike McCormick at first takes his cap off and settles it back on his head.

Eddie Joost fixes his uniform down at second.

Here's Derringer pitching.

Gehringer takes a low, slow curve outside for ball two.

He came in, took it easily on the second bounce.

And so that is the third hit for the Reds.

It puts Wilson on first base, and it brings up the second baseman Eddie Joost.

Now let's see.

Whitey Vedeleman at short.

Ted Rogers, Heine Helsman, Eddie Joost, and Jim Tobin.

Tobin at first, Joost at second, Helsman at third.

Wayne Klotz is your catcher.

Runner at third base, tying run is there.

McCormick and Salvo facing pressure in their own unique ways.

As grounder goes up, Eddie Joost is gonna take that one, turns it towards Jim Tubin at first.

In time, side retired, and a 4-3 on McCormick closes that out.

Red Crick back to first, hollers, "That's the eye, Charlie." Mike McCormick at first, takes his cap off, then settles it back on his head.

Eddie Joost pitches his uniform down to second.

Here's Gehringer pitching.

Gehringer takes a low, slow curve outside for ball two.

He come in, took it easily on the second bounce.

And so that is the third hit for the Reds.

It puts Wilson on first base, and it brings up the second baseman, Eddie Joost.

Now let's see.

The breeze is blowing gently from right across toward left.

Right now, Dave Garcia is coming out to meet at home plate with Eddie Jost and the umpires for the usual pregame discussion of the ground rules and the exchange of the batting order slips.

The starting pitchers in today's game, for San Diego, Little Fred Norman, a left-hander with a big screwball.

And on the mound for the New York Mets, Gary Gentry, who has a blazing fastball.