Abbott: How do you how do you my ball club Lou? Costello: Hey, all those people gonna be at the today? Certainly. Costello: Ah, is gonna be a whopper of a game! Abbott: it should be. Costello: Hey, Abbott: Costello: I understand they made you the manager of 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 guys names on the team so when I meet em on the or in the ballpark Ill be able to say, Hello, to those people. Abbott: Why sure Ill introduce you to the boys. They give em funny though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give ball players awful funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the team we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Know is on third Costello: Are you the Yes. Costello: You know the guys I sure do. Costello: Then tell me the names. Abbott: I say, on first, Whats on second, I Dont Knows on third and then you Costello: You the Yes. Costello: You know the guys Abbott: Im telling you names! Well whos on first? 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 Im askin you! Abbott: Im not asking you, Im you. Costello: You aint tellin me nothin. Im you, whos on first? Abbott: it! Well go ahead and tell me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Thats his name. Costello: whose name? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and me. Thats the mans name! Costello: Thats name? Yeah! Costello: Well go ahead and me! Who is on first. Costello: What are you askin me for? Im askin you, on first? Thats it. Costello: Well go ahead and me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Whats the guys name on first? Abbott: No, on second. Im not askin you whos on second! Abbott: on first. Costello: what Im askin you! Whos on first? Abbott: Now a minute. Dontdont change the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I asked you a question. Whats the guys name on first base? Abbott: Whats the name on second base. Costello: Im not askin you on second! Whos on first. Costello: I know. Hes on third. Now were not talking about him. Costello: Look, you got a first Yes. Costello: Then tell me the fellas name first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Abbott: his name. Costello: WaitWhats the name on first base? Abbott: What is the guys on second base! Costello: playin second? Abbott: playin first. I dont know. Abbott: Hes on base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the baseman every month, who gets the money? Every dollar of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you gotta pay the money to on first base, dont you? Yeah. Costello: Does he you a receipt? Sure. Costello: How does he sign the Who. Costello: The guy that you the money to. Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Abbott: how he signs it. Thats how who signs it? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and me!?Abbott: Thats it. Costello: Thats 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. Abbott: Thats how he it! Costello: You! YouYou just dont money to someone without having em sign the receipt! No! Who signs it. Costello: What are you me for? Abbott: Now down. Im not asking you, I am telling you. The Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. Whats the name that signs the receipt on first base? Abbott: Well now a minute. What signs his own receipt. Costello: Who his own receipt? No, Who signs his. Costello: Im you, when the guy on first base gives you a piece of paper Abbott: Yes, now Costello: he puts his on it. Abbott: No, Who his name on it How Abbott: and what puts his 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 look to Who! To you. Who! To you. Abbott: Who! Costello: When the guy signs his name, how does it look to 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 entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. his wife comes down and collects it. Whose wife? Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im tryin to find out is 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 left name? Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: Told you all players got Costello: All Im tryin to figure out is whats the name in leftfield. Abbott: Now, on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second. Abbott: on first. Costello: I dont Both: base. Costello: You got a on this team? Wouldnt be a fine team without a pitcher. Costello: his name? Tomorrow. Costello: You dont want to me today? Im telling you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: What Abbott: What what? Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me whos Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill break your arm, you say whos on first! I want to know whats the pitchers Whats on second. Costello: I know. Third base! Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The catchers Today. Costello: Today. You dont wanna tell me, 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 of days on the team! Abbott: I cant help that. Costello: All right. You know now, Im a good catcher. Now, I get behind the plate and Tomorrows pitching on my and a heavy hitter gets up. Yes. Costello: Now when he gets up, me being a good catcher, Im gonna 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 first thing youve right. Costello: I dont even know what Im about! Abbott: Well all you have Costello: all I have to do is to throw the ball to first base. Now whos got it? Abbott: Naturally. Now got it. Costello: I throw the ball to first base, somebodys 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 the ball. Naturally gets the ball andNat Abbott: You the ball to first base. Costello: Then who 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: what Im saying! Abbott: Youre not it I said, I throw the ball to Naturally. No you dont! Costello: I it to who? Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! No it isnt. Costello: I throw the ball to first base, somebodys get it. So Who gets it. Naturally. Abbott: it. Okay. Now I ask you, who gets it? Naturally. Costello: as you! Now listen Costello: I the ball to Naturally. You throw the ball to Who!?Costello: Then 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 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. Costello: Another guy gets up and hits a long fly to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I dont know! Hes on third and I give a darn! Whatd you say? Costello: I said, I dont a darn! Oh, thats our shortstop!