Many of these performances began with Caray speaking directly to the baseball fans in attendance either about the state of the day's game, or the Chicago weather, while the park organ held the opening chord of the song. Then with his trademark opening, "All right! Lemme hear ya! Ah-One! Ah-Two! Ah-Three!" Harry would launch into his distinctive, down-tempo version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". For the lyrics "One, Two, Three, strikes you're out...." Harry would usually hold the microphone out to the crowd to punctuate the climactic end of the song. And if the visitors were ahead in that game, Harry would typically make a plea to the home team's offense: "Let's get some runs!"
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Babe Ruth's called shot 1932 World Series
Babe Ruth's called shot was the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During the at-bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture, which existing film confirms, but the exact nature of his gesture is ambiguous. Although neither fully confirmed nor refuted, the story goes that Ruth pointed to the center field bleachers during the at-bat. It was supposedly a declaration that he would hit a home run to this part of the park. On the next pitch, Ruth hit a home run to center field. "If he'd pointed to the bleachers, I'd be the first to say so." — Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett
1959 Topps
1959 Topps expands to 572 cards, each measuring 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 (inches), its largest set to date. The front of these cards have a rounded color photograph with a solid color background. The player name is across the top while his team and position are at the bottom. The teams logo is also along the bottom and a facsimile autograph.
The back has the players statistics, a biography and a cartoon with some data about the player. Cards numbered 1-506 have red and green printing on the back with the card number is white in a green box. Cards 507-572 have black and red printing on the back and the card number is in a black box. Card numbers 199-286 can be found with either white or grey backs, the grey being the scarcest.
214,226,234,249,274 with gray or white backs
362 Dolan Nichols with or without traded or optioned lines
350 – Ernie Banks- A- Green background B- Blue background
The back has the players statistics, a biography and a cartoon with some data about the player. Cards numbered 1-506 have red and green printing on the back with the card number is white in a green box. Cards 507-572 have black and red printing on the back and the card number is in a black box. Card numbers 199-286 can be found with either white or grey backs, the grey being the scarcest.
214,226,234,249,274 with gray or white backs
362 Dolan Nichols with or without traded or optioned lines
350 – Ernie Banks- A- Green background B- Blue background
Chicago Cubs Checklist
| Number | Player |
| 15 | Dick Drott |
| 29 | Jim Bolger |
| 46 | Bill R. Henry |
| 62 | Tony Taylor |
| 73 | Ron Jackson |
| 77 | John Goryl |
| 105 | Lee Walls |
| 113 | Taylor Phillips |
| 118 | John Buzhardt RS RC |
| 130 | Lou Jackson RS RC |
| 147 | Cubs Clubbers |
| 153 | Jim Marshall |
| 177 | John Briggs RC |
| 193 | Sammy Taylor |
| 214 | Marcelino Solis RC |
| 214A | Marcelino Solis GB |
| 226 | Art Ceccarelli |
| 226A | Art Ceccarelli GB |
| 234 | Chuck Tanner |
| 234A | Chuck Tanner GB |
| 249 | Bobby Adams |
| 249A | Bobby Adams GB |
| 274 | Jerry Kindall |
| 274A | Jerry Kindall GB |
| 301 | Earl Averill Jr. RC |
| 304 | Chicago Cubs CL |
| 319 | Dave Hillman |
| 334 | Glen Hobbie |
| 350A | Ernie Banks-green |
| 350B | Ernie Banks-blue |
| 362 | Dolan Nichols RC |
| 362A | Dolan Nichols RC/ option |
| 367 | Cal Neeman |
| 388 | Bob Will RC |
| 407 | Moe Drabowsky |
| 414 | Dale Long |
| 429 | Bobby Thomson |
| 438 | Sammy Esposito |
| 447 | Bob Anderson |
| 469 | Ernie Banks BT/MVP Award |
| 474 | Moe Thacker RC |
| 488 | Walt Moryn |
| 502 | Alvin Dark |
| 512 | George Altman RC |
| 520 | Don Elston |
| 538 | Chick King |
| 548 | Elmer Singleton |
| 559 | Ernie Banks AS |
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