Jim Simpson with Marnie Moore back at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the first game is about to begin, or I should say the seventh game is about to begin, looking down, Reggie Jackson, the one man that the Okinae sure wish they had. They have lost two important men to injury before this World Series. They lost Daryl Knowles before the playoff championships.

Their left-handed reliever, their fine one, that forced blue-movie to the bullpen.

And then they lost their cleanup hitter.

Home run slugger, one of the most aggressive ballplayers in the American League in Reggie Jackson,

who, threw his own aggressiveness in scoring the winning run on the final day

of the American League playoffs, pulled a hamstring muscle and is out.

Jackson has taken the line-up cards up to the umpires, and Captain Pete Rose has turned

in his lineup card on behalf of the Cincinnati Reds.

The Reds are about to take the field, and in discussing the loss of Reggie Jackson, you

know, it cannot be said that

one man makes a baseball team. But if you have a team and we have one important man, that's

a different story. And that is what the A's have lost in losing Reggie Jackson and Daryl knows.

The umpires this afternoon, right back to the first game umpires. Chris Pelacutas will be behind

the plate. He's from the National League. Jim H. Chris Pelacutus will be behind the plate.

He's from the National League. Jim Hanna-Chick of the American League will be at first base.

Mel Steiner, the National League at second base. Frank Yumont of the American League over third.

Down the left field line will be Bob Engel. Down the right to the line will be Bill Haller.

Warren Giles, President Emeritus, of the National League who had the National League

headquarters right here in Cincinnati during his years as president has just thrown up the first

honorary pitch to Johnny Bench.

And quite frankly, it has slacked off raining,

and the umbrellas, keep your fingers crossed,

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