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An infielder is a ___MASK85___ player stationed at one of four defensive " infield " positions on the ___MASK85___ field . Mel Allen ( born Melvin Allen Israel ; February 14 , 1913  June 16 , 1996 ) was an American sportscaster , best known for his long tenure as the primary play - by - play announcer for the New York Yankees . During the peak of his career in the 1940s , 1950s and 1960s , Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession , his voice familiar to millions . Years after his death , he is still promoted as having been the " Voice of the New York Yankees ." In his later years , he gained a second professional life as the first host of " This Week in ___MASK85___ ". The National League of Professional ___MASK85___ Clubs , known simply as the National League ( NL ), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League ___MASK85___ ( MLB ) in the United States and Canada , and the world ' s oldest current professional team sports league . Founded on February 2 , 1876 , to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit , in contrast to MLB ' s other league , the American League , which was founded 25 years later . Both leagues currently have 15 teams . The two league champions of 1903 arranged to compete against each other in the inaugural World Series . After the 1904 champions failed to reach a similar agreement , the two leagues formalized the World Series as an arrangement between the leagues . National League teams have won 48 of the 112 World Series contested from 1903 to 2016 . The 2016 National League champions are the Chicago Cubs . Walter Lanier " Red " Barber ( February 17 , 1908  October 22 , 1992 ) was an American sports commentator . Barber , nicknamed " The Ol ' Redhead ", was primarily identified with radio broadcasts of Major League ___MASK85___ , calling play - by - play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds ( 1934  1938 ), Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1939  1953 ), and New York Yankees ( 1954  1966 ). Like his fellow sports pioneer Mel Allen , Barber also gained a niche calling college and professional American football in his primary market of New York City . The New York Yankees are an American professional ___MASK85___ team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx . The Yankees compete in Major League ___MASK85___ ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . The Yankees are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City ; the other is the New York Mets . The club began play in the AL in the season as the Baltimore Orioles ( not to be confused with the modern Baltimore Orioles .) Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise ( which had ceased operations ) and moved it to New York City , renaming the club as the New York Highlanders . The Highlanders were officially renamed as the " Yankees " in . ___MASK85___ is a bat - and - ball game played between two teams of nine players each , who take turns batting and fielding . In sports broadcasting , a sports commentator ( also known as sports announcer , sportscaster or play - by - play announcer ; often called shoutcaster in eSports specifically ) gives a ___MASK6___ commentary of a game or event in real time , usually during a live broadcast , traditionally delivered in the historical present tense . The comments are normally a voiceover , with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background . In the case of television commentary , the commentators are on screen rarely if at all during the event ( although they may appear on camera at the start or near the end of the broadcast ). American ___MASK49___ , referred to as ___MASK49___ in the United States and Canada , and also known as gridiron , is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with control of the oval - shaped ___MASK49___ , attempts to advance down the field by ___MASK6___ with or passing the ball , while the team without control of the ball , the defense , aims to stop their advance and take control of the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs , or plays , or else they turn over the ___MASK49___ to the opposing team ; if they succeed , they are given a new set of four downs . Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team ' s end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent ' s goalposts for a field goal . The team with the most points at the end of a game wins . Shortstop , abbreviated SS , is the ___MASK85___ or softball fielding position between second and third base , which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions . The position is mostly filled by defensive specialists , so shortstops are generally relatively poor batters who bat later in the batting order , with some exceptions . In the numbering system used by scorers to record defensive plays , the shortstop is assigned the number 6 . The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers started the year with a new manager , Leo Durocher , who became both the team ' s manager and starting shortstop . They also became the first New York team to have a regular radio broadcast , with Red Barber handed the announcers job . The team finished in third place , showing some improvement over the previous seasons . The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional ___MASK85___ team based in Cincinnati , Ohio . The Reds compete in Major League ___MASK85___ ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . They were a charter member of the American Association in 1882 and joined the NL in 1890 . At the end of each Major League ___MASK85___ season , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " title ". Leo Ernest Durocher ( July 27 , 1905  October 7 , 1991 ), nicknamed Leo the Lip and Lippy , was an American professional ___MASK85___ player , manager and coach . He played in Major League ___MASK85___ as an infielder . Upon his retirement , he ranked fifth all - time among managers with 2 , 009 career victories , second only to John McGraw in National League history . Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by a manager . A controversial and outspoken character , Durocher had a stormy career dogged by clashes with authority , umpires ( his 95 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired , and still rank fourth on the all - time list ), and the press .