George Kell

Whitey Ford had 20 strikeouts going in.

Well, at his twenty-first, there is George Kell.

Kell has been, uh, one of those consistent hitters.

He has nine hits in 22 tries for a 409 average.

That's one of Fox's favorite spots into left field, and that may be beginning to feel that he's beginning to get the feel of it because he hasn't been hitting anything over there, and that's one of those specialties, his slice into left field.

That's hit number three off Whitey Ford.

Here's George Kell, who grounded out the first time up.

Runners at first and at second, and a ground foul hit very hard down the third baseline.

The Baltimore Orioles bring into this series not only a very powerful ball club, but a very fine defensive ball club.

And the leader, of course, is a man that I think many people refer to as the greatest third baseman in baseball today in Brooks Robinson.

And then in a trade with the National League this past winter, the Orioles acquired from Cincinnati, Frank Robinson, and I doubt that there's a baseball fan anywhere in the world who is not only too well aware of the accomplishments of this, the Triple Crown winner of 1966, and the first since Mantle did it in 1956 for the Yankees.

In the background, Bob, I hear the, uh, PA announcer coming up with the, uh, starting lineups, and I think, uh, they are going to be introduced individually and come on out and stand on the foul line, and it might be a good idea if we were to try and introduce or announce our starting lineup along with the PA announcer.

He does not have the greatest arm, nor the greatest feet, but he has stayed in the Major League on sheer hustle and great competitive desire.

The Triple Crown winner, Frank Robinson, will bat third and play in right field for Baltimore.

Batting number four will be the third baseman, Brooks Robinson.

Batting five is the biggest man on the Baltimore Orioles roster, Boog Powell, the first baseman.

We have a base runner on third base with two outs.

Here's George Kell.

Three hits in the first game.

Kell the batter.

George Kell had himself three nice line hits in that first game.

And the first pitch to him, a spike, a big curve right across the knee.

Cooks.

It missed the corner.

High trainer, was picked on the all-time team.

Robinson, George Kell, Billy Cox when he was over with the Dodgers.

I'm sure the people in Brooklyn watching today, Curt, feel that Cox is the greatest, uh, they've ever watched.

Uh, the people here in Baltimore feel Brooks is the best.

Curt, and to show you the appreciativeness-

Number one, Al Weis

... uh, of a Brooks Robinson, uh, he pats on the back, uh, George Kell every once in a while for teaching him quite a bit about how to play third base.

Two down.

The lineup now first for the Cleveland Indians-

... leading off playing second base, Johnny Temple.

Jimmy Piersall in center field batting second.

To have to find a nugget.

Yeah, it's, yeah, it, it's, there's a reason why, I mean, like color, a color guy in baseball, and one of the b- I think one of the best was, I mean, of course we had, uh, George Kell and Ernie Harwell when I was growing up.

But I thought McCarver, Tim McCarver-

Tim McCarver