circle and ready to come up to the plate is Kurt Blyfrey and the surprising part about it is this

that Hank Bauer has moved Blefrey into the catching spot tonight and he's leading off

Blyfrey is a left-handed hitter batting at 231 and he's three for. As far as these two ball clubs are concerned,

the open days have won three ball games this year

and have lost two of the five they have played,

but one of the two they have lost has been to the Baltimore

Orioles on their opening day at Municipal Stadium in Baltimore.

As far as Baltimore is concerned,

they won that opening game and the one

preceding, one following that, and then immediately dropped two more.

So their record is 2-1-0 with the Oakland Day.

So we'll see what we shall see.

As Edel Ashford is called for the better to step up to the plate, and Kurt Plyfrey moves in to take a look at Luke Cross's first pitch. Shadowing up at third base of S. El Bando. To a left-hand hitter. Playing deep on the right side, first baseman Webster. Johnny Donaldson in the hole between first and second, the outfield fan, the right and deep.

Luke Grouse pitches, and the game is on.

So now, indeed, American League Baseball is underway in Northern California.

Bluegrass picks his sign from roof.

Comes over his head, kicks and throws.

A curve ball is outside.

One ball, one strike down.

At the plate, Kurt B-L-F-R-R-E-N-E-N-L-R-Y. Spells his name, B-L-E-F-A-R-Y, B-L-E-F-A-R-Y, B-E-F-A-R-R-E. Pass-ball, just a little high and perhaps a little out of the... Two-ball one strike count. On deck to go next, will be center-field or ball player. He'll be followed by Brooks Robinson, a very classy third baseman.

New Cross leaning forward, gets his side, pumps one time, kicks and throws.

Rips the fastball in there low.

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