Abbott: How do you how do you my ball club Lou? Costello: Hey, all people gonna be at the game today? Certainly. Costello: Ah, this is gonna be a of a game! Abbott: it should be. Costello: Hey, Abbott: I understand they made you the manager of this here whole great team. Abbott: Why So you the manager? 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. Abbott: Why sure Ill introduce you to the boys. give em funny names though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give ball players awful funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Don't Know is on third Are you the manager? Yes. Costello: You know the guys I sure do. Costello: tell me the guys names. Abbott: I say, Whos on first, Whats on second, I Knows on third and then you Costello: You the Yes. Costello: You the guys names? Abbott: Im you their names! Costello: Well whos on Yeah. Costello: Go ahead and 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 askin me for? Im you! Abbott: Im not you, Im telling you. Costello: You aint tellin me nothin. Im you, whos on first? Thats it! Costello: Well go and tell me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Thats his name. Costello: Thats name? Yes. Costello: go ahead and tell me. Abbott: the mans name! Costello: whose name? Yeah! Costello: Well go and tell me! Who is on first. Costello: are you askin me for? Im askin you, whos on first? Thats it. Costello: go ahead and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Costello: Whats the name on first? No, Whats on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Whos on first. Costello: Thats what Im askin you! on first? Abbott: Now a minute. Dontdont change the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I asked you a simple question. Whats the guys name on first Abbott: the guys name on second base. Costello: Im not askin you on second! Whos on first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on third. Now not talking about him. Look, you got a first baseman? Yes. Costello: Then tell me the name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Thats his name. Costello: WaitWhats the guys name on first Abbott: What is the name on second base! Costello: playin second? Abbott: Whos first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the first every month, who gets the money? Abbott: Every of it. Yeah. Look, you gotta 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. Thats how he signs it. Costello: Thats how who it? Yes. Costello: go ahead and tell me!?Abbott: Thats it. Thats who? Yeah. Costello: When you give the guy the money, doesnt he to sign the receipt? He does! Costello: how does he sign his name? 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: are you askin me for? Abbott: Now down. Im not asking you, I am telling you. The Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. Whats the guys name that signs the receipt on first Abbott: now wait a minute. What signs his own receipt. Costello: Who his own receipt? Abbott: No, Who his. Costello: Im askin you, the guy on first base gives you a piece of paper Yes, now wait Costello: he his name on it. No, Who puts his name on it How Abbott: and puts 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: When the guy signs his name, how does it to you? Abbott: Now how it looks. Who. Costello: Who? Who. Costello: Im askin you. Whats the guys name on first base you the money to? Abbott: Who! After all, the mans to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. Sometimes his comes down and collects it. Costello: wife? Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im to find out is whats the guys name on first base Abbott: is on second base. Costello: Im not askin you on second. Whos on first. Costello: I know. Hes third... Costello: base, I know. Yeah. Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The left fielders Why. Costello: I just Id ask you. Abbott: I just thought Id tell you. Costello: The fielders name? Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: Told you all players got All Im tryin to figure out is whats the guys name in leftfield. Abbott: Now, on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second. Abbott: on first. Costello: I know Third base. Costello: You got a on this team? Abbott: Wouldnt be a team without a pitcher. Costello: his name? Tomorrow. Costello: You dont want to me today? Abbott: Im you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: time? What time what? Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill break your arm, you say on first! I want to know whats the pitchers name? Abbott: on second. Costello: I know. Third base! Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The name? Today. Costello: Today. You dont wanna me, tomorrow do you? Im telling you. Costello: So the catchers 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: Well I help that. Costello: All right. You 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 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 ball and throw it to who? Abbott: Now thats the thing youve said right. I dont even know what Im talkin about! Abbott: thatsThats all you have Costello: Thats all I have to do is to throw the ball to base. Now whos got it? Naturally. Now youve 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 up the ball and I throw it to Naturally. No, no, no, no Costello: He gets the ball. gets the ball andNat Abbott: You the ball to first base. Costello: who gets it? Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the ball and I it to Naturally. No! Costello: gets the ball andand Abbott: You the ball to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: Thats Im saying! Abbott: Youre not it Costello: I said, I throw the to Naturally. No you dont! Costello: I throw it to Naturally. Costello: Thats Im saying! No it isnt. Costello: I throw the to first base, somebodys gotta get it. Abbott: So Who it. Naturally. Abbott: it. Costello: Okay. Now I ask you, who it? Naturally. Costello: as you! Now listen Costello: I throw the to Naturally. Abbott: You throw the ball to Who!?Costello: who gets it? Naturally. Costello: He better get it! So I throw the ball to base. All right. Costello: Whoever 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 to Tomorrow, triple play. Abbott: be. Costello: Another guy gets up and hits a fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I dont know! Hes on third and I give a darn! Abbott: Whatd you I said, I dont give a darn! Abbott: Oh, our shortstop!