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Oh! Oh, Ha so. Oh, my Around New York and around the world, this is Lindsay Nelson with Ralph Canner and Bob Murphy here at Shays Stadium.

Tonight, the New York Mets and the Fayette-Lois Cardinals, the Mets have a magic number of one.

This afternoon, the Chicago Cubs won their ballgame from Montreal by a score of 6 to 3 to keep alive their chance of a tie for the championship.

So the Mets' magic number is won.

A Mets victory here tonight with clinch the championship in the Eastern Division of the National League.

So we have a big, big crowd on hand for this concluding game of the series.

It is also the last home game of the regular season for the Mets here at Shea Stadium.

At this moment, Jill Hodges is bringing out the lineup cards for the New York Mets.

Red Shamediest will be out with the Cardinal lineups in just a moment. Starting pitches are warming up. For the New York Mets, Gary Jensi, with a record of 11 wins and 12 losses. And for the same to the Reds, left-hander Steve Carlin, who has won 17 and lost 10. We'll be back with the start of tonight's game in just one minute. Having a problem and deciding where to take your group on its next starting, if so, let the Mets Group Sales Department solve it for you. This department is manned by experts in handling both men's and women's groups. These same specialists encourage community and civic organizations, social and fraternal clubs, youth, family, and athletic groups, to take in a M mess ballgame and enjoy your day at Shea.

In addition to providing group ticket sales for a ballgame, our representatives will be happy to furnish you with all the details of the beautiful restaurants at Shea's stadium, which are available for parties large or small up to 700 persons.

For groups of 100 or more, recognition will be given to your organization on the changeable message scoreboard here at Shea.

Residents of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York can easily obtain additional information simply by writing to group sales manager, Shea Stadium, rushing New York, 11368.

Or if you like, telephone 212-672-3,000. The representative, handling your area, will be more than happy to personally speak before your men's or women's group, large or small, and explain all the details. Call our right today. Senior umpire in the National League is Al Barlick, and I think it is fitting that here tonight, Al Barlick's crew is working this game, and Barlick himself will be behind the plate.

He has received the lineup card to check us out on lineups. Here's Ralph Kynast. All right, Lindsay Nelson, 4 of the St. Louis Cardinals. Lou Brock will lead off. He'll be in left field. Batting second playing center field, Kurt Flut. Batting third in left field, beta-finsens. Adding fourth at first base, Joe Torrey.

Adding fifth and catching, Tim Mcarver.

Adding six, planes. Batting third in right field, Beta Finceton. Batting 4th at first base, Joe Torrey. Batting fifth and catching, Jim McArver. Batting 6, playing third base, Mike Shannon. Batting 7th at second base, Julian Javier. Batting 8th, the shortstop, Dal McGrill. And the pitcher, Steve Garland, batting. For the New York Mets, the leadoff batter will be Bud Harrelson at shortstop. Batting second and playing center field, Tommy Agee. Batting third, back in left field, Cleon Jones. Batting fourth at first base, Don Glenn Denon. Batting fifth and playing right field, Ron Sloboda. Batting six at third base atting, 7th, the catcher Jerry Groding.

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