Abbott: How do you how do you like my ball Lou? Hey, all those people gonna be at the game today? Certainly. Costello: Ah, is gonna be a whopper of a game! Abbott: Well it be. Hey, Abbott Abbott: Costello: I they made you the manager of this here whole great team. Why not? Costello: So you the I'm the manager! Costello: Well, you know, Id like to know some of the 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. Why sure Ill introduce you to the boys. They give em funny names though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give those ball players funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the team we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Know is on third Are you the manager? Yes. Costello: You know the guys I sure do. Costello: Then me the guys names. Abbott: I say, Whos on first, Whats on second, I Dont Knows on and then you You the manager? Yes. Costello: You know the names? Abbott: Im telling you names! Costello: whos on first? Yeah. Costello: Go and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Who. Costello: The guy first base. Who. The guy on first. Who is on first! Costello: What are you me for? Im askin you! Im not asking you, Im telling you. Costello: You tellin me nothin. Im askin you, whos on first? Abbott: it! Costello: go ahead and tell me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Abbott: his name. Costello: Thats whose Yes. Costello: Well go and tell me. Thats the mans name! Costello: Thats name? Yeah! Costello: go ahead and tell me! Who is on first. Costello: What are you me for? Im askin you, whos on first? Thats it. Costello: Well go ahead and me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Costello: Whats the guys on first? No, Whats on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Whos on first. Costello: Thats what Im you! Whos on first? Abbott: Now wait a minute. change the players. Costello: Im not nobody! I asked you a simple question. Whats the guys name on first base? Abbott: the guys name on second base. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Whos on first. Costello: I know. Hes on third. Now were not talking about him. Costello: Look, you got a baseman? Yes. Costello: tell me the fellas name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Thats his name. Costello: the guys name on first base? Abbott: What is the name on second base! Costello: Whos playin Abbott: Whos first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the baseman every month, who gets the money? Abbott: dollar of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you pay the money to somebody on first base, dont you? Yeah. Costello: he give you a receipt? Sure. Costello: How does he the receipt? Who. Costello: The guy you give the money to. Who. Costello: The guy you the money to. Abbott: how he signs it. Costello: how who signs it? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and tell me!?Abbott: it. Costello: Thats Yeah. Costello: When you give the guy the money, doesnt he have to sign the He does! Costello: Well how does he sign his Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Thats how he signs it! Costello: You! just dont give money to someone without having em sign the receipt! No! Who signs it. Costello: What are you me for? Now calm down. Im not asking you, I am telling you. The Costello: Well go ahead and me. Whats the guys name that signs the receipt on first base? Abbott: now wait a minute. What signs his own receipt. Costello: Who his own receipt? No, Who signs his. Costello: Im askin you, when the guy on first base gives you a piece of Yes, now wait Costello: he puts his on it. Abbott: No, Who puts his on it How Abbott: and what puts his on it Costello: How does the fellas name on first base look to you he signs his name? Who. To you. Abbott: how it does. Costello: How does it look to Who! To you. Who! To you. Abbott: Who! When the guy signs his name, how does it look to you? Abbott: Now how it looks. Who. Costello: How? Who. Costello: Im askin you. Whats the name on first base you give the money to? Abbott: Who! After all, the entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. Sometimes his wife comes down and it. Costello: Whose Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im to find out is whats the guys name on first base Abbott: is on second base. Im not askin you whos on second. Abbott: on first. I dont know. Hes third... Costello: base, I know. Yeah. Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The fielders name? Why. Costello: I just Id ask you. Abbott: I just thought Id tell you. Costello: The left name? Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: Told you all players got Costello: All Im to figure out is whats the guys name in leftfield. Abbott: Now, on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second. Abbott: on first. Costello: I know Third base. Costello: You got a on this team? Abbott: Wouldnt be a fine without a pitcher. Costello: Whats his Tomorrow. Costello: You want to tell me today? Abbott: Im you. Then go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: What What time what? Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna me whos pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill break arm, you say whos on first! I want to know whats the pitchers name? Whats on second. Costello: I know. Both: base! You got a catcher? Sure. Costello: The name? Today. Costello: Today. You dont wanna me, tomorrow do you? Im telling you. Costello: So the name? Today. Costello: Today. And pitching. Abbott: Now got it! Now Ive got it Hey! Costello: All we got is a couple of on the team! Well I cant help that. Costello: All right. You know now, Im a good catcher. Now, I get behind the plate and 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 base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who? Abbott: Now thats the thing youve said right. Costello: I dont even what Im talkin about! Abbott: Well thatsThats all you Costello: Thats all I have to do is to the ball to first base. Now whos got it? Abbott: Naturally. Now got it. Costello: I throw the ball to base, somebodys gotta get the ball! Now whos got it? Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the and I throw it to Naturally. No, no, no, no Costello: He gets the ball. gets the ball andNat Abbott: You throw the to first base. Costello: who gets it? Naturally. Costello: So I up the ball and I throw it to Naturally. No! Costello: Naturally gets the andand Abbott: You throw the to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: Thats Im saying! Abbott: Youre not 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 the ball to first base, somebodys gotta get it. So Who gets it. Naturally. Abbott: it. Okay. Now I ask you, who gets it? Naturally. Costello: as you! Abbott: Now I throw the ball to Naturally. Abbott: You throw the ball to Who!?Costello: Then who it? Naturally. Costello: He better get it! So I throw the ball to base. All right. Costello: gets it drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Now, Who picks 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. Could be. Costello: guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I dont know! Hes on third and I dont a darn! Abbott: you say? Costello: I said, I give a darn! Abbott: Oh, our shortstop!