Ron Hassey

McGuire's first with the second hit of the game.

Hassey, 2-2 count.

And that'll go through the hole in the left field for a base hit.

McGuire will make the turn at second and hang on.

And we have two men on with one down, and that's going to bring up Dave Henderson.

And that's what Ron Hassey has been doing all year.

He's been hitting very well with two strikes.

He goes the other way when he gets in trouble.

Um, he, to add to that, uh, tonight specifically, he's the first catcher with a three hit, three RBI game in the NLCS since Benito Santiago in game one of 2002 for San Francisco against the Angels, and the seventh to do so in an LCS game overall.

Benji Molina, Santiago, Sandy Alomar, Ron Hassey, Jody Davis, Ray Fosse, AKA Jody Foster.

Um, Shohei Ohtani in the postseason for his career, um, if you combined 2024 and 2026, uh, his slugging percentage is 360 points lower than it is in 2025, his quote-unquote "healthy" postseason run, uh, when he had eight homers and 84 plate appearances.

Um, Yandy Diaz's double, as, uh, we established on the stream at this point, uh, hardest hit ball of the postseason at 114.6. Aaron Ashby, as Dallas's, uh, mult- Dallas and Tyler talked about, um, he, in his work over the course of the postseason though, uh, has delivered nine and a third innings pitch with two hits, zero runs, three walks, and eight strikeouts.

Hitting eighth

... number 24, Ron Hassey, catcher.

[cheering]

What you doing?

The Oakland A's had to get a big lift as Bob Welch struck out the side in the first inning, and here they come offensively.

Tony Phillips in left field and Dave Henderson in center, Jose Canseco in right, and Mark McGwire at first.

Terry Steinbach will be the DH, Carney Lansford at third, Glenn Hubbard the second baseman, Ron Hassey behind the plate, and the shortstop will be Walt Weiss.

In looking at that lineup, one thought, with Steinbach, a catcher, the DH, and Hassey in the game catching, they have only two catchers, Matt Sinatro not eligible.

Well, Moreland heading toward the plate and ready to hit.

And I'll tell you, when you consider the fact that the Cubs in acquiring Rick Sutcliffe, who was the key to the three newcomers that came from Cleveland in that June 13th trade, the others being catcher Ron Hassey and George Frazier, they had to give up a pretty good outfielder in Mel Hall.

But boy, the way Moreland has hit, especially since the All-Star break, they haven't missed Hall at all.

The pitch to the right-handed batter is taken ball high.

Terry Steinbach will be in right field and Dave Parker the DH.

Tony Phillips at second base, Ron Hassey behind the plate.

Mike Gallego will be the shortstop.

And on the mound to stop them, Jim Abbott.

Ricky Henderson fighting the glare.

Two down.

The defense for the Oakland A's here, game two of this three game series, Ricky Henderson in left field, Dave Henderson center field, Terry Steinbach in right today, Carney Lansford at third, Mike Gallego at shortstop, Tony Phillips at second, Big Mark McGwire at first, and Ron Hassey doing the catching for the A's against Bobby, and Bobby Welch pitching for the A's.

[bat hitting ball] Devon White taking ball one.

[cheering]

Hitting eighth, number 24, Ron Hassey, catcher

[cheering]

And in the ninth position, number seven, Walt Weiss, shortstop

[crowd cheering] The Oakland A's had to get a big lift as Bob Welch struck out the side in the first inning, and here they come offensively.

Tony Phillips in left field and Dave Henderson in center, Jose Canseco in right, and Mark McGwire at first.

Terry Steinbach will be the DH, Carney Lansford at third, Glenn Hubbard the second baseman, Ron Hassey behind the plate, and the shortstop will be Walt Weiss.

In looking at that lineup, one thought, with Steinbach, a catcher, the DH, and Hassey in the game catching, they have only two catchers, Matt Sinatro not eligible.