The Empire Shag Roberts steps in behind home plate.

Calls play ball and the second game of the National League playoffs underway is Dave Cash, a right-hand batter.

Second baseman steps in to face John Cumberland.

And here's the first pitch of the second game.

That slow curve of Cumberland's outside, missing for ball one.

Cash is in his third season in the majors, all three years as a pirate.

Cumberland has his sign from Deeds into the windup.

Here's the pitch, swung on, filed at the plate.

Tipped by Cash, and the count is one ball, one strike.

Giants line up in the infield, Alan Gallagher at third base.

Chris Pire at short, Cito-Pointe 2nd, William McCovey at first, the Alford's left of

rider, Ken Henderson, Willie Mays, and Dave Kingman.

One of one in the count on Cash.

Gallagher is playing up on the dirt at third base.

Dave Cash, you can move down that base path.

Here's Cumberland in the one-on-one pitch.

Swung on a mess.

Beautiful change-up curve thrown by Cumberland.

He caught Cache looking for something a little faster, swinging early.

And the count is one ball, two strikes.

One in two on Dave Cash.

Hamilton winding, and the pitch, swung on, line to left field, takes a hop in front of

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