Mel Stottlemyre

Gene Michael is shortstop eighth.

And on the mound and pitching, Mel Stottlemyre.

As Frank Messer mentioned a moment ago, he's been up and down, winning four in a row, losing four in a row.

Right now he's at even, Stephen.

Absolutely a beautiful night for baseball.

As most of you people in the listening area well know, it was a beautiful day today and an absolutely gorgeous night tonight.

Mel Stottlemyre, who loves warm weather, is on the mound for the New York Yankees.

And he's set to face the leadoff batter, the always pesky, and a man you've just got to keep off the bases, Bert Campanaris.

And on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins, you'll see Stan Bonson go for the Yankees.

Mel Stottlemyre will be on the hill on Wednesday night.

And those two games wind up the current Yankee homestand.

It'll be then on the road for the Yankees, moving out to Kansas City, Chicago, and up to Boston before coming home later on in the month.

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Mel Stottlemyre was 23 years old when he first came up to the Yankees in 1964, and he's gone on to become one of the outstanding right-hand pitchers in the American League.

On Wednesday night, Mel Stottlemyre will be starting for the Yankees against a youngster who, well, has about five years on him, Bert Bleileven, 19-year-old pitcher that was called up just about a week ago by the Minnesota Twins, got his first start against Washington recently, and won the ball game.

And it is a beautiful day.

So there he is, Mel Stottlemyre, on the mound.

But right now, Bob Shepard is making an announcement.

And I'm sure you can hear it over the PA system.

Well, I tell you, you've got no idea how nervous this moment can be.

There is the Yankee lineup.

Morris Clark, Thurman Munson, Roy White, Johnny Ellis, Danny Cater, Bobby Mercer, Kurt Bleffery, Gene Michael, and Mel Stottlemyre.

And there are a couple of surprises there.

In there for a called strike.

And the three and a half the Yankees two in Boston one Stottlemyre against Wilson Justemski homing in the third with nobody on for Boston end of two and a half Washington one Detroit nothing Wickersham against Chrysler Here's to one pitch swung on it missed it's due to the end of four and a half Cleveland to Baltimore nothing Ralph Carey against Steve Barber Los Angeles at Minnesota latest start Kansas City and Chicago not scheduled right here it is the cardinals nothing the Mets nothing and the bottom half of the fifth inning two men out a runner at first pitchers swung on and lines out into the Now the pitch is low for a ball.

Full count.

So McMillan with two men out will be moving on the pitch.

On Mickey Mantle's sixth home run of the year, it comes in the seventh inning, nobody on.

For Mickey, that's 460 lifetime.

Stottlemyre, the Yankee pitcher, early relief Wilson.

Washington, two.

The New York Yankees nothing.

Gary Bell against Mel Stottlemyre.

First game of a twilight doubleheader in Cleveland at the end of seven and a half innings.

The Cleveland Indians five and the Kansas City A's one.

One ball, one strike.

Red Sox and the Yankees scoreless at the end of four in the Yankee Stadium.

Gary Bell pitching for the Red Sox and Mel Stottlemyre going for the Yankees.

Again, it's outside as Jackson pitches away from Crane Poole, 2-1.

in.

And just like Mel Stottlemyre was saying about being a 20-game winner or a 19-game winner, 99 runs batted in and 100 runs batted in sounds so much better, that 100.

It

was a world apart.

Going to the bottom of the seventh of the first game, the Red Sox are leading the Yankees 4-0.

Ken Brett, 1-2 against Mel Stottlemyre, 8-5.

Carl Yastemski, it is 17th home and the third with two odds.

Here's the pitch high, and Sadecki goes behind 2-0.

And Gooden is wild up and in.

Here comes Mel Stottlemyre.

The pitching coach for the New York Mets to have a chat.

Trying to settle him in if he can do it.