Abbott: How do you how do you like my ball Lou? Costello: Hey, all those people be at the game today? Certainly. Costello: Ah, this is be a whopper of a game! Abbott: Well it be. Hey, Abbott Abbott: Costello: I understand they you the manager of this here whole great team. Abbott: Why Costello: So you the I'm the manager! Costello: Well, you know, Id like to know of the guys names on the team so when I meet em on the street or in the ballpark Ill be able to say, Hello, to those people. Abbott: Why sure Ill you to the boys. They give em funny names though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give those ball awful funny names. Abbott: Well, see, on the team we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Don't Know is on third Costello: Are you the Yes. Costello: You the guys names? Abbott: I do. Costello: tell me the guys names. I say, Whos on first, Whats on second, I Dont Knows on third and then you You the manager? Yes. Costello: You the guys names? Abbott: Im you their names! Costello: Well on first? Yeah. Costello: Go ahead and me. Who. The guy on first. Who. Costello: The guy playin base. Who. The guy on first. Who is on first! Costello: What are you askin me for? Im you! Abbott: Im not asking you, Im you. Costello: You aint tellin me nothin. Im askin you, on first? Thats it! Costello: go ahead and tell me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Abbott: his name. Costello: Thats name? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and me. Thats the mans name! Costello: Thats name? Yeah! Costello: go ahead and tell me! Who is on first. Costello: are you askin me for? Im askin you, whos on first? Abbott: it. Well go ahead and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Whats the guys name on first? Abbott: No, on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second! Abbott: on first. Costello: Thats Im askin you! Whos on first? Abbott: Now wait a minute. Dontdont the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I asked you a simple question. Whats the guys on first base? Whats the guys name on second base. Costello: Im not askin you on second! Abbott: on first. I dont know. Abbott: Hes on third. Now were not talking him. Costello: Look, you got a baseman? Yes. Costello: Then me the fellas name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Thats his name. Costello: WaitWhats the name on first base? Abbott: is the guys name on second base! Costello: playin second? Abbott: Whos first. I dont know. Abbott: Hes on base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the baseman every month, who gets the money? Abbott: Every of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you gotta pay the money to somebody on first base, dont Yeah. Costello: Does he you a receipt? Sure. Costello: How does he sign the Who. Costello: The guy that you give the to. Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Abbott: Thats how he it. Costello: Thats how who it? Yes. Costello: go ahead and tell me!?Abbott: Thats it. Costello: who? Yeah. Costello: When you the guy the money, doesnt he have to sign the receipt? He does! Costello: Well how he sign his name? Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Thats how he signs it! Costello: You! YouYou just dont give money to without having em sign the receipt! Abbott: No! Who it. Costello: What are you askin me Abbott: Now calm down. Im not asking you, I am you. The Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. Whats the guys that signs the receipt on first base? Abbott: Well now wait a minute. signs his own receipt. Costello: Who his own receipt? Abbott: No, Who his. Costello: Im askin you, when the guy on base gives you a piece of paper Abbott: Yes, now he puts his name on it. Abbott: No, Who puts his on it How Abbott: and what his name on it How does the fellas name on first base look to you when he signs his name? Who. To you. Abbott: how it does. Costello: How does it to you? Who! To you. Who! To you. Abbott: Who! Costello: the guy signs his name, how does it look to you? Abbott: Now how it looks. Who. Costello: How? Who. Costello: Im askin you. the guys name on first base you give the money to? Who! After all, the mans entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. Sometimes his comes down and collects it. Costello: Whose Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im tryin to find out is the guys name on first base Abbott: What is on base. Costello: Im not askin you on second. Abbott: on first. Costello: I know. Hes third... Costello: base, I know. Yeah. Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The fielders name? Why. Costello: I thought Id ask you. Abbott: I just thought Id tell you. Costello: The fielders name? Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: you all these players got Costello: All Im tryin to out is whats the guys name in leftfield. Abbott: Now, on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second. Whos on first. Costello: I dont Both: base. You got a pitcher on this team? Abbott: Wouldnt be a fine without a pitcher. Whats his name? Tomorrow. Costello: You dont to tell me today? Im telling you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: What Abbott: time what? Costello: What tomorrow are you gonna tell me whos pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill your arm, you say whos on first! I want to know whats the pitchers name? Abbott: on second. I dont know. Both: base! You got a catcher? Sure. Costello: The name? Today. Costello: Today. You dont tell me, tomorrow do you? Im telling you. Costello: So the name? Today. Costello: Today. And pitching. Now youve got it! Now Ive got it Hey! Costello: All we got is a couple of on the team! Abbott: I cant help that. All right. You know now, Im a good catcher. Now, I get behind the plate and Tomorrows pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Yes. Costello: Now when he gets up, me being a good catcher, Im gonna throw the guy out at first base. So the guy bunts the ball. I pick up the ball; Im gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the and throw it to who? Abbott: Now thats the first thing said right. Costello: I dont know what Im talkin about! Abbott: Well all you have Costello: Thats all I have to do is to throw the ball to base. Now whos got it? Abbott: Naturally. Now got it. Costello: I the ball to first base, somebodys gotta get the ball! Now whos got it? Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: So I up the ball and I throw it to Naturally. No, no, no, no Costello: He the ball. Naturally gets the ball andNat Abbott: You throw the to first base. Then who gets it? Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the and I throw it to Naturally. No! Costello: Naturally the ball andand You throw the ball to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: Thats Im saying! Abbott: not saying it I said, I throw the ball to Naturally. No you dont! Costello: I throw it to Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! No it isnt. Costello: I throw the ball to base, somebodys gotta get it. Abbott: So Who it. Naturally. Abbott: it. Okay. Now I ask you, who gets it? Naturally. Costello: as you! Abbott: Now Costello: I throw the to Naturally. Abbott: You throw the to Who!?Costello: Then who gets it? Naturally. Costello: He get it! So I throw the ball to first base. All right. Costello: Whoever gets it drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Now, Who up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Dont Know. I Dont Know throws it back to Tomorrow, triple play. Abbott: be. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I dont know! Hes on and I dont give a darn! Abbott: Whatd you Costello: I said, I give a darn! Oh, thats our shortstop!