Today, the New York Yankees play a Sunday double-hitter, weather permitting, against the visiting the Washington senators, in the close of the Washington visit, and another chapter of our homestand that's an interrupt so much by rainfall.

We've dodged the raindrops today. We've had a shower or two, light rainfall, and the gray clouds are still above, and it's kind of dark as we begin in the scene here today.

Mel Allen, Phil Rusuto Red Barber, and I are all set to send it your way.

Batting for Washington, in this order for the first game of a double hitter.

This Sunday of his mother's day and time long from all of us here at Yankee Stadium.

Leading off for the senators will be Eddie Yost at third base.

Cutting number two in Centerfield will be Little Alvey Pearson.

The mighty might of the center field grasses, who has been making a specialty,

of catching the super-powered fly balls off the bat of Mickey Mantle.

Pearson playing in center, batting number two.

Batting third in left field will be Roy Severs.

Batting clean-up today in right field, Big Jim Lemon.

Batting fifth for the senators will be Norm's out in their tall first baseman.

Batting six and catching will be Ed Fitzgerald.

Batting seventh at shortstop, Rocky Bridges.

Batting eighth at second base, Ken asked for Monty.

And batting ninth and pitching Chuck Stads.

Oh, the Yankees?

Norm Seaburn will bat number one.

Norm Seaburn in left field leading off,

batting second at shortstop Tony Kuback,

batting in the third position,

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