And our ballgame will be getting underway very shortly.

We're going to have a fine crowd here today to fight the threatening weather.

As the fans watch this first duel for first place,

as the Yankees and White Sox are in a virtual tie, the Yankees percentage wise, have the edge.

They've won 10 of their 15 games.

While the White Sox have played two more games, they've won one more and lost one more there are 11 and six.

This is a pivotal game as far as first place at this early stage in the season is concerned. Here are the starting lineups.

The White Sox, Louis apparition.

Police off, he's the shortstop now he pla flying second base many

minoso at left field that plauseski first base Field,

Cette Plazoski, first base,

Sherman Laller, catching.

Billy Goodman at 3rd.

Al Smith is in Whitefield, Jim Landis in Center, and Billy Pierce pitching.

Pierce for this season, has a two-on-one record. He has, of course, not placed the Yankees this year.

The Valley's lifetime record against the Yankees is 23 wins and 33 defeats. He's had a lot of decisions in his career against New York.

Lifetime. Billy Pierce has a fine record. He's won 167 games and has lost 137. So it'll be Pierce and

Schirm Lawler for the White Sox, for the Yankees, Tony Kupak at Short, Gil McDougal, third base,

Mickey Mantle in Center, Roger Merriss in Wright,

Bill Skowron, first base, Elston Howard catching, Ken Hunt,

left field, Bobby Richardson in second base, Art Didmar making his first start of the season today

has a record of one in old picking up that victory in relief.

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