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 gonna be a of a game! Abbott: it should be. Costello: Hey, Abbott: Costello: I understand they made you the manager of this whole great team. Why not? Costello: So you the I'm the manager! Costello: Well, you know, Id like to know some of the guys 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. They give em names though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give those ball players awful names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Don't Know is on third Costello: Are you the Yes. Costello: You know the names? I sure do. Costello: tell me the guys names. Abbott: I say, on first, Whats on second, I Dont Knows on third and then you You the manager? Yes. Costello: You know the guys Abbott: Im you their names! Costello: Well whos on Yeah. Costello: Go and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Who. Costello: The guy playin base. Who. The guy on first. Who is on first! Costello: are you askin me for? Im askin you! Abbott: Im not asking you, Im you. Costello: You aint me nothin. Im askin you, whos on first? Thats it! Costello: 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 whose Yeah! Costello: Well go ahead and me! Who is on first. Costello: are you askin me for? Im askin you, whos on first? Abbott: it. Costello: Well go ahead and me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Costello: Whats the guys on first? Abbott: No, on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second! Abbott: on first. Thats what Im askin you! Whos on first? Abbott: Now wait a minute. change the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I asked you a simple question. Whats the guys name on base? Abbott: Whats the 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 tell me the name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Thats his name. Costello: WaitWhats the guys on first base? What is the guys name on second base! Costello: playin second? Whos playin 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: Does he give you a Sure. Costello: How does he the receipt? Who. Costello: The guy that you give the to. Who. Costello: The guy you give the 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 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! YouYou just dont give money to someone without 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 signs the receipt on first base? Abbott: Well now a minute. What signs his own receipt. Who signs his own receipt? Abbott: No, Who 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. No, Who puts his name on it How Abbott: and puts his name on it Costello: How does the fellas name on 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! 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 guys on first base you give the money to? Abbott: Who! all, the mans entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. Sometimes his comes down and collects it. Whose wife? Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im tryin to find out is whats the guys on first base Abbott: What is on base. Costello: Im not you whos on second. Abbott: on first. I dont know. Hes third... Costello: base, I know. Yeah. Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The left name? Why. Costello: I thought Id ask you. Abbott: Well I just thought Id you. Costello: The fielders name? Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: Told you all these got Costello: All Im tryin to figure out is the guys name in leftfield. Now, Whats on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second. Whos on first. Costello: I dont Third 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 tell me Im telling you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: What Abbott: What what? Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me pitching? 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. Both: base! You got a catcher? Sure. Costello: The name? Today. Costello: Today. You wanna tell me, tomorrow do you? Im telling you. Costello: So the catchers 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! Abbott: Well I cant 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 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 youve said right. I dont even know what Im talkin about! Abbott: Well thatsThats all you Thats 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 to first 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. Naturally the ball andNat Abbott: You throw the to first base. Then who gets it? Naturally. Costello: So I up the ball and I throw it to Naturally. No! Costello: gets the ball andand Abbott: You throw the to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! Abbott: not saying it Costello: I said, I the ball to Naturally. No you dont! Costello: I throw it to Naturally. Costello: Thats 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! Now listen Costello: I throw the to Naturally. Abbott: You throw the ball to Who!?Costello: Then who it? Naturally. Costello: He better get it! So I throw the to first 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 Know. I Dont Know throws it back to Tomorrow, triple play. Could be. Costello: Another guy gets up and a long fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I know! Hes on third and I dont give a darn! Whatd you say? Costello: I said, I give a darn! Abbott: Oh, our shortstop!