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 be a whopper of a game! Abbott: it should be. Hey, Abbott 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 awful funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the team we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Don't Know is on Are you the manager? Yes. Costello: You know the names? Abbott: I do. Then tell me the guys names. Abbott: I say, Whos on first, on second, I Dont Knows on third and then you You the manager? Yes. Costello: You know the guys Im telling you their names! Costello: Well 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: are you askin me for? Im askin you! Abbott: Im not you, Im telling you. Costello: You aint tellin me nothin. Im you, whos on first? Abbott: it! Costello: Well go ahead and me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Thats his name. Costello: whose name? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and me. Abbott: Thats the name! Costello: Thats whose Yeah! Costello: go ahead 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. Whats the guys name on first? Abbott: No, 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. the guys name on first base? Whats the guys name on second base. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Abbott: on first. I dont know. Abbott: Hes on third. Now were not talking him. Costello: Look, you got a first Yes. Costello: Then tell me the fellas name first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Thats his name. Costello: WaitWhats the name on first base? Abbott: What is the name on second base! Costello: Whos second? Abbott: Whos first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the first baseman month, who gets the money? Every dollar of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you gotta pay the money to somebody on first base, dont Yeah. Costello: he give you a receipt? Sure. Costello: How he sign 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: Well go ahead and me!?Abbott: Thats it. Thats who? Yeah. Costello: When you the guy the money, doesnt he have to sign the receipt? He does! Costello: how does he sign his name? Who. Costello: The guy you the money 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 askin me Abbott: Now calm down. Im not asking you, I am you. The Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. the guys name that signs the receipt on first base? Abbott: Well now wait a minute. What his own receipt. Costello: Who his own receipt? No, Who signs his. Costello: Im askin you, when the guy on first base 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 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. How does it look 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 name on first you give the money to? Abbott: Who! all, the mans entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. his wife comes down and collects it. Costello: Whose Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im tryin to out is whats the guys name on first base What is on second base. Costello: Im not askin you 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 just Id ask you. Well I just thought Id tell you. Costello: The left fielders Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: Told you all players got Costello: All Im tryin to figure out is whats the guys in leftfield. Now, Whats on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second. Abbott: on first. I dont know Both: base. You got a pitcher on this team? Abbott: be a fine team without a pitcher. Costello: his name? Tomorrow. Costello: You dont want to tell me Abbott: Im you. Then go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: time? Abbott: What what? Costello: time tomorrow are you gonna tell me whos pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill break your arm, you say on first! I want to know whats the pitchers name? Whats on second. Costello: I know. Third base! Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The name? Today. Costello: Today. You dont wanna tell me, tomorrow do Abbott: Im you. So the catchers 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: Well I cant 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 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 first thing youve right. Costello: I dont even know Im talkin about! Abbott: Well all you have Costello: Thats all I 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 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 throw the to first base. Then who gets it? Naturally. Costello: So I up the ball and I throw it to Naturally. No! Costello: Naturally the ball andand Abbott: You throw the to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! Youre not saying it Costello: I said, I 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 first base, 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 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 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. Abbott: be. Costello: Another guy up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I know! Hes on third and I dont give a darn! Abbott: you say? I said, I dont give a darn! Abbott: Oh, our shortstop!