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HOLLEY MUSIC of Cooperstown, NY, is pleased to offer you a wide and varied selection of COMPLETE BASEBALL
GAMES from THE MILEY COLLECTION on AUDIO CD SETS. Each
2-CD set costs $19.95 plus applicable shipping. In many listing, the home team is
CAPITALIZED, and the announcing network is underlined.WE NOW HAVE SEVERAL COMPLETE WORLD SERIES AVAILABLE, SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY
MOMENT OF A SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER THE COMPLETE SERIES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT,
TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THE COMPLETE SERIES, BRINGING THE COST DOWN TO $17.95 PER
GAME.
GAMES FROM THE 30’s |
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“historical gem” of September 20, 1934, is the oldest known game broadcast audio to exist. It pits New
York (AL) 11 against DETROIT 7. TyTyson, announcer. |
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 JUST ADDED TO OUR
LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - October 3, 1934 - Game 1 of the '34
World Series between St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers - at Detroit's Navin Field. The
Cardinal's ace pitcher Dizzy Dean, who won 30 games this year, pitches a complete game, beating the Tigers
8 to 3, setting the tone for this 7-game World Series. "Ducky" Medwick was the Cards' hitting star with 4
hits including a homer. The Tigers infield combined their "talents" for 5 errors, as Alvin "General"
Crowder takes this tough Game 1 loss for the Tigers, despite a red-hot Hank Greenburg who had 2 of the 3
Detroit runs, including a homer for the losing team. The announcers for this game are Tom Manning, Ford
Bond and Graham McNamee. |
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We once again offer you one of the very oldest
games recorded! October 9, 1934 - St Louis 11 over DETROIT's goose egg - talk about historical! The cards
win the 7th game of the World Series behind Dizzy Dean, despite having Ducky Medwick dismissed in the 6th
inning by the Commissioner, in one of the wildest scenes in World Series history! You will hear both NBC
and CBS both describing that part of the game, as a Miley Collection bonus, as well as pre-game and
post-game interviews. A "must-have" part of baseball history from 70 years ago! |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR
LINEUP - FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: July 8, 1935 - ALL-STAR GAME! This is going WAY back, although
the outcome sounds current, as the American League wins its third straight All-Star Game by the score of
4-1. The action takes place in Cleveland with the winning pitcher, Lefty Gomez of the Yankees, hurling
six innings and giving up just three hits. Jimmie Foxx drives in three with a two-run homer and a
single. (Some 1935 All-Star Game trivia: Despite having 110 RBI by the All-Star break, Tiger's first
baseman Hank Greenberg is not picked for the AL squad. The AL's first basemen for this game are Lou
Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx.) This CD also contains a nice-long pre-game show and a quick post-game show.
The announcers for this game are Bob Elson and Ellis Vanderpyl.
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August 2, 1936 - CHICAGO(AL) 9
vs. Boston 1 - Own a piece of history, as you can now enjoy the oldest known Red Sox broadcast recording,
even though the White Sox hammer the Red Sox. Hal Totten, announcer.
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It’s World
Series time, October 3, 1936, and you can enjoy Game 3 and a Lou Gehrig homer and the tie-breaking run
knocked in by Crosetti in the eighth, giving NEW YORK(AL) 2 over New York (NL) 1. Announcers are Tom
Manning, Red Barber and Ty Tyson. |
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It’s World Series time in 1937, October 6, Game 1 - with all of New
York at it again! You can "watch" Gomez beat Hubbell, as NEW YORK (AL) goes up 8 to New York (NL) 1. Lefty
Gomez beats Carol Hubbell, as DiMaggio’s 2-run single highlights the Yankee’s 7-run 6th inning. Announcers
are Tom Manning and “from the Catbird Seat”, Red Barber |
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Now it’s
the ’38 World Series, October 6th, and we have Game 2 for you, pitting New York (AL) 6 over CHICAGO (NL)
3, with homers from both Crosetti and DiMaggio, beating Dean! Announcers are John Harrington & Pat
Flanagan. |
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continue with the '38 Series - It's October 9, 1938, the fourth & final game, pitting the two-time
defending champion NY Yankees against the Chicago Cubs. Final score NEW YORK (AL) 8, Chicago (NL) 3. The
Yankees make light work of the Cubs, to sweep this historic 4-game series. Broadcast is missing some
action in the 3rd and 6th innings, but all scoring is included. Announcers are Mel Allen, Bill Dyer &
France Laux. |
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can now listen in, as if we were in the stands at Yankee Stadium, enjoying an All-Star Game on Tuesday,
July 11, 1939, as the American League wins the 7th-annual midsummer classic by a score of 3 to 1 over the
National League. Joe DiMaggio's homer in the fifth, with the score 2-1, provides an insurance run for the
American League Announcing is Mel Allen, Arch MacDonald and France Laux. |
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FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 5, 1939 - World Series, Game 2 - between the N.Y.
Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium. This is not only a rare find but also the finest and
most complete audio of this game available. It is missing "some" game action, but this version is the
best available to the public, as it has been meticulously edited by The Miley Collection in an effort to
eliminate glitches and make it easy listening. In this game, Monte Pearson two-hits the Reds at the
Stadium and NY wins 4-0. Pearson carries a no-hitter into the 8th when Ernie Lombardi singles with one
out. This CD also features a bonus - highlights from Game 1 of this Series and both pre-game and
post-game! Your play-by-play announcers are the youthful greats Red Barber and Bob Elson. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR
LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD: July 9, 1940 - All-Star Game in Saint Louis's
Sportsman Park - with the final score National League 4, American League "Zip"! That's right - the first
ever shut out in All-Star Game history, but of course, this
was only the 8th All-Star Game ever played. Five National League pitchers combined their talents to
blank the American League: Paul Derringer (the game's winner), Bucky Walters, Whitlow Wyatt, Larry
French, and Carl Hubbell (who got the save). Pitcher Red Ruffing gives up a three-run homer in the
first to Max West, so he is pinned with the loss. And on this losing American League roster are
greats like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, who were bested by fellow Hall-of- Famers Mel Ott and Arky
Vaughn. Quite a lineup. Mel Allen & France Laux announce this little piece of baseball history for you. |
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It's All-Star break, July 8, 1941, and your can enjoy
The American League besting the National League 7 to 5, thanks to a Ted William's home that ends the game,
with Ty Tyson broadcasting This All-Star classic, staged a year before WWII, has never before been offered
to the public. As a bonus, John Miley has included Ted Williams' game-winning at bat in it's entirety,
broadcast by Hall of Famer Red Barber, who was working this game for the Liberty Broadcasting company! So
after you've listened to this complete game, take a deep breath and then hear Red call Ted's famous shot
as only Red Barber could. |
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TIME AVAILABLE: October 1, 1941 - Game 1 of the 1941 World Series, with the NY YANKEES beating the
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 2 at Yankee Stadium. YES - this is the very first game of the very first Subway
Series ever between the Yanks & "Dem Bums", which would make it exciting in itself. This was the year
that Ted Williams hit over 400 and Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak for the Yankees, so no wonder
the Stadium was electric, with the largest crowd ever for a World Series game at that time. The Dodgers,
who had the tying run on 3rd base in the top of the 9th must have been saying, "Well maybe tomorrow", when
they could not get the tying run home. Charles "Red" Ruffing gets his fifth consecutive Series win and
Curt Davis takes the loss. This is the first-ever release of this game so vividly announced by
Hall-of-Fame broadcasters Red Barber and Bob Elson, who really bring this game alive for their listeners. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 5, 1941 - It's October 5, 1941 at Ebbets Field,
Game 4 of the 1941 "Subway" World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers. This is one of the most
historic and often talked about games in baseball history, as catcher Mickey Owen drops a called third
strike with two out in the ninth. His error reversed the outcome of the game, giving the Yankees clear
sailing to yet another World Series conquest, with this game's final score of Yanks 7 over the Dodgers
4. The two great announcers calling this sensational game & World Series are Red Barber & Bob
Elson. This is another "first-time-ever (and VERY special) release. |
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| October 1, 1942, and we are enjoying Game 2 of the World Series at
Sportsman's Park, as the Cardinals and Yankees battle for the world championship. with Slaughter’s bat and
arm helping Cards to squeak out a 4-to-3 win in this game. This CD set also includes the exciting bonus
highlights from the final innings of Game 1 of the Series, when the Cards score 4 times in the 9th. Enjoy
the classic announcers Mel Allen & Red Barber. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED!
- October 5, 1942 - the fifth and final game of the
'42 World Series! The St. Louis Cardinals, on the strength of Johnny Beazley's 7-hit, complete-game
performance, upset the Yankees with a 4-2 win to take the World Series Championship. It is the first time
since 1926 that the Yankees have failed to bring home the trophy in a World Series. The losing pitcher is
Red Ruffing, who takes his loss in front of a crowd of 69,052 at Yankee Stadium. Once again, enjoy the
classic announcers Mel Allen and Red Barber. |
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- July
13, 1943 - The 11th All-Star Game, which was
played in Philadelphia. Baseball's all stars shone beneath the bright lights for the first time ever at
this first ever night time All-Star Game, played at Schibe Park, with the American League shining most
brightly. Bobby Doerr's second-inning 3-run homer against pitcher Mort Cooper was the key hit in the
American League's 5 to 3 victory. Emil "Dutch" Leonard earns the win for the American League as Cooper
goes down for the loss. Johnny Vander Meer, although not involved in the decision, struck out 6 in 2 2/3
innings. Joe DiMaggio hit a single, triple and a home run, which you will surely enjoy whether you are
rooting for the National or American League, as trying to hit a for a cycle just came naturally to him!
The announcers for this early classic were ... speaking of classics: Mel Allen & Red Barber. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP -
FIRST TIME RELEASED! - October 5, 1943 - Game 1 of the 1943
World Series between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals, taking place in the hallowed Yankee
Stadium. Spurgeon "Spud" Chandler, the Yankees' 20-game winner is on the mound, facing Max Lanier for the
Cards. "Spud" holds Stan Musial & the Cards down to 7 hits, as the Yankees take the game by the final
score of 4 to 2. Mutual Radio broadcasters Bill Corum, Bob Elson and Red Barber bring you this vintage
game and rare find. By the way,
this Series lasted just 5 games with Spud Chandler once again on the mound in game five, pitching a
complete game shut out ... final score of 2-1, and bringing home the crown for the Yankees. He was some
pitcher! Musial had an amazing record of 220 hits in '43 & a batting average of .347, but in the 2 games
Spud Chandler pitched in this Series, he held down Musial to 1 hit in 7 at-bats. |
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- October 11, 1943 - the fifth and final game of the '43 World Series! The NY
Yankees, led by pitcher Spud Chandler, baffle the St. Louis Cardinals, taking the World Series
Championship by a score of 2-0 in this final Series game in Sportsman's Park. Chandler scatters 10 hits
and the Cards leave 11 men on base. Cards' pitcher Mort Cooper, and his battery mate and brother Walker
Cooper, who lost their father during this Series, start out strong with 5 straight strikeouts. However
Mort becomes the losing pitcher when he gives up a 2-out 6th-inning homer to Bill Dickey with a man on
base, allowing the game's only scoring. Can you imagine this ... Murry Dickson, on a 10-day pass from
the US Army as Hitler is on the march, pitches two-thirds of an inning in scoreless relief for the
Cardinals! Spud Chandler finishes this Series with a 2.0 record, with a 0.50 ERA!!!!!! , and the Cooper
brothers hold down a tight game while grieving the death of their father. Gee - Where are the "Spuds" and
Coopers nowadays, not to mention the Murry Dickson's!?!?! The announcers for this tight, tense game are
Bob Elson and Red Barber. |
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JUST ADDED
TO OUR LINEUP - July 13, 1948 All-Star Game
- The American League dominates in St. Louis' Sportsman's Park, although Stan Musial stands out with a
1st inning two-run homer for the National League. Vic Raschi pitches shutout ball in the 4th, 5th & 6th
innings, earning the win, as well as garnering 2 RBI's for his team. The American League wins by a score
of 5 to 2, making this game the American League's 11th win in 15 All-Star Games! Enjoy Enos Slaughter,
Ralph Kiner, Pee Wee Reese, Ralph Branca, Johnny Sain, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and many more! Your
announcers are France Laux, Jim Brill and Mel Allen. |
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1948 - The "baby boom" is in
full swing, as the country is now well past World War II and into the newly coined "Cold War", Babe
Ruth's #3 is retired and the movie "The Babe Ruth Story" premieres in NY City, staring William Bendix in
the title role, Polaroid Cameras are a new sensation , as we enjoy the Milton Berle, Perry Como and Ed
Sullivan television shows, and Johnny Sain of the Boston Braves has 24 wins in regular season play,
setting the stage for the '48 World Series between the Boston Braves and the Cleveland Indians.
AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 6 GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS
SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 6 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE
PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES!
FIRST TIME ON CD: October 6, 1948 - Game 1 of the World
Series - BOSTON (NL) 1 vs. Cleveland 0 - In Boston's Braves Field. This is Cleveland's first appearance
in a World Series since 1920! and Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller makes his first World Series
appearance, limiting the Braves to just two hits, but loses a 1-0 heartbreaker on a controversial call.
In the 8th inning, Feller apparently picks Phil Masi off 2nd base, but Masi is called safe and scores
the game's only run on a Tommy Holmes single. Johnny Sain, who allowed just 4 hits, is the winning
pitcher. Announcing are Jim Britt & Mel Allen.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD: October 7,
1948 - Game 2 of the World Series pitting the Cleveland Indians & the BOSTON BRAVES. Bob Lemon
scatters eight hits, beating the Braves 4-to-1 in Boston. The Indians score two fourth-inning runs,
knocking the Braves starting pitcher, Warren Spahn out of the box early. Spahn takes the loss and the
Series is tied at one a piece. Announcing are the great Mel Allen and Jim Britt.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP -
October 8, 1948, as Game 3 of this World Series between the CLEVELAND
INDIANS and the Boston Braves takes place in Cleveland Stadium. The Indian's left-hander Gene Bearden
continues his dazzling rookie performances with a five-hit, 5-0 win over the Braves. As if that's not
performance enough, Bearden also doubles - one of his two hits - in the third and scores the lead run on
an error by Alvin Dark. Vern Bickford of the Braves takes the loss. Announcers are Jim Britt and Mel
Allen.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD:
October 9, 1948 - Game 4, again in Cleveland in front of a record crowd of 81,897 adoring
hometown fans. The CLEVELAND INDIANS do not disappoint, as they beat the Boston Braves by a score of
2-1, making it three in a row! Steve Gromek gets the win, as Johnny Sain, pitching on only two days'
rests, takes the loss despite allowing only 5 hits versus Gromek allowing 7 hits, proving that hitting
alone does not assure a win. Cleveland is up 3 to 1 in the Series. Announcers are Jim Britt and Mel
Allen.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP -
October 10, 1948, as Game 5 is again in Cleveland. The park is jammed
with another record-crowd (86,288), hoping to see their beloved CLEVELAND INDIANS take the Boston Braves
and win the championship today at home. That's not the scenario the Braves had in mind, as they came
out swinging to stay alive, garnering 3 runs in the first inning as Bob Elliott hits a 3-run homer.
This tense game is tied 5-5 in the 7th, when five Braves' singles result in 6 runs and dash the hopes
and high spirits of the Indians' crowd. The Braves take this game 11-5. Warren Spahn gets the win in
relief of start Nelson Potter. Indians' started Bob Feller goes six and one-third innings and gets
tagged with the loss Satchel Paige, pitching for Cleveland, becomes the first African-American ball
player to pitch in a World Series. He allows no hits and no walks in his two-thirds of an inning of
work.
Thrill to the 6th & final game of the
'48 Series
October 11, 1948, featuring Cleveland Indians vs. the BOSTON BRAVES in Boston. This game is a
nail-bitter, as the Lou Boudreau's Indians, featuring Bob Lemon's arm, nail down a 4-3 victory over
the Braves. Cleveland earns the World Championship title for the first time in 28 years thanks to Bob
Lemon's strong pitching (2-0, 1.65 ERA) and TIMELY hitting by Lou Boudreau, Larry Doby and Jim Hegan.
Johnny Sain's outstanding 1.06 ERA could not turn the tide for Boston, as he goes 1-1 for the Series.
("Spahn & Sain and pray for rain," did not work here --- no rain to bring Sain back fresh.)
Announcers are Jim Britt and Mel Allen.
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Here we go
Yankee fans, October 2, 1949, and the Yankees clinch the pennant. NEW YORK (AL) 5 over Boston 3, with Curt
Gowdy and Mel Allen announcing! Yanks & the Sox are always an outstanding matchup --- especially when the
“Bambino curse” was so very alive! |
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1949 - And the world community
is somewhat peaceful with WW II now several years behind us, although the Soviets test
the atom bomb and the Communists take power in China. "Baby-boomers" are being born at a record rate,
despite evidence of the "Cold War" that looms around us. In the movies, baseball is celebrated as
moviegoers enjoy FOUR big baseball hits: 1) The musical Take Me Out to the Ballgame,
starring Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Jules Munshin, as the double-play combo "O'Brien to Ryan to
Goldberg", 2) The Stratton Story, starring June Allyson and James Stewart as major
leaguer Monty Stratton who loses his leg in an accident, 3) The Kid from Cleveland,
starring Rusty Tamblyn and George Brent along with Indian's owner Bill Veeck, and pitchers Satchel
Paige, Bob Feller, and player-manager Lou Boudreau all having speaking lines!, and 4) It Happens
Every Spring, a comedy that stars Ray Milland, a college physics professor, who accidentally
invents a formula that, when applied to a baseball, makes it impossible to hit. In the REAL world of
baseball, Ted Williams and Ralph Kiner are tearing the cover off the ball. Jackie Robinson, Don
Newcombe, Roy Campanella and Larry Doby once again break a color barrier , being the first
African-Americans to appear in a major league All-Star Game. This all sets the stage for the "Fall
Classic", which features a repeat of the '47 Classic, bringing back those Dodger "Bums", featuring Jackie
Robinson sporting a 342 batting average against the perennial favorite New York Yankees.
AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 5-GAME SERIES SO YOU
CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 5 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10%
DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES! ... Just $89.75 for
five games.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 5, 1949, Game 1 of the World Series , pitting the Dodgers and the
Yankees, with no clear-cut favorite this time around, as both enter the Series with identical 95-57
records. Another "Subway Series" begins in Yankees Stadium, and turns into a pitching duel, as Yankee
Allie Reynolds and Dodger Don Newcombe match zeroes for eight innings! In the bottom of the ninth,
Tommy Henrich leads off with a homer on a 2-0 count to give the Yankees the win. Final score 1-0. Your
Series announcers are the GREAT Red Barber and Mel Allen.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 6, 1949, Game 2 of the World Series , plays out in similar
fashion to yesterday's game, but with opposite results, as the Dodgers win by a 2-1 score over the
Yankees at The Stadium. Once again we are treated to an outstanding dominating pitcher matchup, this
time featuring Brooklyn's Elwin "Preacher" Roe against Yankee Vic Raschi. The only run of the game
came across the plate in the person of Jackie Robinson thanks to a Gil Hodges single. Your Series
announcers are the GREAT Red Barber and Mel Allen.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 7, 1949, ;Game 3 of the World Series , takes place in historic
Ebbets Field. Despite three home runs by the Dodgers (from Harold "Pee Wee" Reese, Luis Olmo and Roy
Campanella, the Yankees pull out a 4-3 win. Johnny Mize's pinch-hit single drives in two Yankee runs in
a three-run EXCITING ninth inning, to dash the hopes of the Dodgers. Joe Page, the Yankee reliever
with the best AL-save record of '49, puts another save under his belt, in relief of Yankee starter Tommy
Byrne. Starter Ralph Branca is charged with the loss. The Yankees are up in the Series, 2-1. Your
Series announcers are the GREAT Red Barber and Mel Allen.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 8, 1949, , Game 4 of the World Series , is again played on
the Dodgers' home turf, Ebbets Field. The Yankees' bats come alive in the 3rd and 4th innings,
scoring 3 runs each inning. The Dodgers pull out 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th, forcing Yankee
pitcher Eddie Lopat to an early shower. The Dodgers' hopes are dashed however, as reliever Allie
Reynolds is perfect, retiring the 10 batters he faces, giving Don Newcombe his second loss of the
Series, leaving the Yankees in the enviable position of one victory away from the World Championship.
Final score, 6-4. Your Series announcers are the GREAT Red Barber and Mel Allen.
October 9, 1949, Game 5 of the World Series, is
again played at historic Ebbets Field. The announcers are history themselves - Mel Allen and
Red Barber. The Yankee sluggers scored in 5 of the first 6 innings, promptly building a 10-to-2 lead.
Gil Hodges' 3-run homer in the Dodgers' 4-run 7th inning, cut into the deficit, but Page's relief work
in place of Vic Raschi, shut down Brooklyn's batters. In the end, the Yankees prevailed 10-6 with
Coleman driving in 3 runs and Brown and DiMaggio both collecting 2 RBIs. "Wait 'till next year" was the
cry ... again!
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It’s early in the
season of 1950, and “Dem Brooklyn Bums” win on April 22, 1950. BROOKLYN 7 over New York (NL) 6. Connie
Desmond & Red Barber announce a classic Brooklyn Dodgers vs. NY Giants clash. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR
LINEUP - JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP! - May 13, 1950 - The Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers face off at Ebbets Field. The Brave's pitcher
Vern Bickford, earns the first of his nineteen wins of this season, allowing only 3 hits in a brilliant
complete 9-inning performance. The Dodgers are held down to a score of 2 runs versus the Braves 12 runs.
Joe Hattan was the losing pitcher, giving up 7 runs in just 4+ innings, followed by Dan Bankhead who
surrendered 3 more runs and Don Newcombe allowed yet another 2. It was not a good day for "Dem Bums".
Your announcers are Red Barber and Connie Desmond. This is Red Barber at his best, plus a bonus Curt
Gowdy interview with Jack Dempsey, making for a very enjoyable CD! |
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It’s one
week later, May 20, 1950, and this time BROOKLYN 3 comes out on top over Pittsburgh 2, with Gil Hodges’
2-run single in the 8th. Connie Desmond and Red Barber announcing from “the catbird seat”. |
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October 3,
1951 – The Giants win the pennant on that well-known “shot heard round the world” off Bobby Thomson’s bat.
NEW YORK (NL) 5 over Brooklyn 4.Gordon McClendon, announcer. |
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October 7, 1952 - 1952 World Series, Game 7! - with the New York Yankees over
the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 4 to 2. One more time, the Yanks frustrate "Dem Bums", taking their
4th straight World Championship under Casey Stengel. With two on and two out, Jackie Robinson pops up a
3-2 pitch that first baseman Joe Collins loses. Billy Martin miraculously charges in from second base,
making a running catch near the mound to end the game and the series, leaving the Dodgers to once again
cry, "Maybe next year." You can enjoy the NBC-TV audio on this recording, with the great Hall-of-Fame
announcers Red Barber & Mel Allen. |
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1954 - The year the first H-bomb was exploded, Joe DiMaggio and
Marilyn Monroe wed, The Tonight Show debuted, baseball players were no longer allowed to leave gloves on
the field between innings, and there are three 23-game winners: Robin Roberts for the Phillies, and Bob
Lemon and Early Wynn for the Cleveland Indians. Cleveland looked unbeatable going into the '54 World
Series after winning the AL pennant with a modern-day best 111-43 (.721) regular season record.
AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 4 GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY
MOMENT OF THIS SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 4 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2
DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES! ... Just $71.80 for four games.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP
- September 29, 1954, Game 1 of the World Series pitting the
favored Cleveland Indians against the New York Giants at the hallowed Polo Grounds before a full house.
Willie Mays delights the home-town fans and stuns the Indians as he makes a spectacular running "basket
catch" of Vic Wertz's 440-foot shot in the 8th. You know this catch - you've seen it a hundred times -
the one with Willie's back to the plate. This famous catch, with 2 runners on base, keeps the score
tied at 2-2, much to Cleveland's dismay. The Giants go on to win, 5-2 in the 10th on a 3-run pinch home
run of the bat of Dusty Rhodes. 23-game winner Bob Lemon goes all the way for the loss. Jimmy Dudley
and Al Helfer are your announcers.
JUST
ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - Game 2 of the '54 World Series, on September
30th. Johnny Antonelli pitches a complete game for the Giants, scattering eight hits, with the Giants
winning 3-1, on only four safeties - including another homer by Dusty Rhodes. Cleveland's other 23-game
winner, Early Wynn takes the Indian's second loss of the Series. Cleveland must have been stunned!
Jimmy Dudley and Al Helfer are your announcers.
JUST
ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - Game 3 of the '54 World Series, on October 1 - moves
out of the Polo Grounds and into Cleveland Stadium, before a crowd of over 71,000 fans who are waiting
to see their home team turn this Series around. However, the Giants make it 3 in a row with a 6-2
victory behind Ruben Gomez, with a save from Hoyt Wilhelm. Dusty Rhodes comes through again as he
pinch-hits for Monte Irvin in the third inning, driving in two key runs with a bases-loaded single.
Once again Jimmy Dudley and Al Helfer are your announcers.
AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST! ... October 2, 1954 World Series,
Game 4 & the final game: NY Giants 7, Cleveland Indians 4. This Series was one of the biggest
upsets in World Series history, as the Indians, with their outstanding regular season record, were
favored to win in 4. Instead they lost in 4! The Indians didn't go down without a fight in
this game however, having 4 runs in and the tying run at the plate in the 8th. The Giants used 10 hits
to defeat Bob Lemon, the first of FIVE Indian pitchers. The winning pitcher is Don Liddle. The key to
this Series was pitching, as the Giants allowed only 1.45 earned runs and the Indians 4.84! Your
announcers are the outstanding duo of Jimmy Dudley and Al Helfer, two of the best in the business, who
did a great job on this Series.
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - July 12, 1955 - the All-Star Game. The era alone should
tell you what a memorable game this had to be, but when I tell you that 15 future Hall-of-Famers played in
this classic, what more can be said? The American League scored 4 in the 1st inning and 1 in the 6th, to
take a 5-0 lead. However, the National League roared back with 5 runs between the 7th and 8th innings to
tie. The score remained tied and the game went into extra innings. Stan-the-man-Musial lifted the
National League to victory, as he hit the first pitch over the fence for a homer in the bottom of the
12th. This game has never been released by the Miley Collection previously, as 'some' of the action was
missing. Mr. Miley has worked tirelessly to put together as complete a game as was ever available, with
all the scoring plays included. He worked between radio and TV audio and put together a CD that, in his
words: "I can tell you I am as proud of this production as I am on ANY in my collection." ... and
believe me, that's saying a mouthful since his collection if many thousand deep! This historic All-Star
game was played in Milwaukee at County Stadium, with the National League victorious by a score of 6 to 5
in 12 innings. The announcers are Bob Neal and Earl Gillespie. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - July 10, 1956 All-Star Game - The National League is
victorious, 7 to 3 over the American League, with a two-run homer by Willie Mays and a solo shot by Stan
"The Man" Musial. Who could ask for anything more? It looked like an surefire victory for the National
League, up 5-0. In the 6th inning, the AL attempts to rally with a two-run homer by Ted Williams,
followed by a Mickey Mantle round-tripper, but that's all the American League could put together. Bob
Neal & Bob Wolff bring you the play-by-play of all the great future Hall-of-Famers at Griffith Field in
Washington, on this long-ago day |
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Game 1 of the '56 World Series between the BROOKLYN DODGERS and the New York Yankees at Ebbets
Field, as these two teams face each other for the 6th time in 10 years. This year the Yankees are out to
revenge "The Bums" their one World Series championship of last year, but the Dodgers pick up right where
they had left off, winning by a score of 6 to 3 behind Sal Maglie. Gil Hodges hits a
three-run homer and
Jackie Robinson also hits a solo shot. On the Yankee side, Mickey Mantle replies with his own two-run
homer and Billy Martin adds a solo homer, but that's all the Yanks could do. The Dodgers are hoping for
a repeat of last year and feeling pretty good at this point. Whitey Ford is charged with the loss.
It's now October 8, 1956 Game
5 of the '56 World Series between the NY YANKEES and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium, with the
Yankees winning by the score of 2-0, as DON LARSEN HURLS A PERFECT GAME ! It's the bottom of the 9th
with 2 out. Dale Mitchell is now all that stands between Larsen and a perfect game, as well as the first
no-hitter in World Series history. On his 97th pitch of the game, Larsen catches Mitchell "looking" and
the NL umpire Ralph "Babe" Pinelli, behind the plate for the last time in his career, calls it a strike.
Pandemonium erupts in the Yankee Stadium. Yogi Berra charges Larsen and leaps into his arms. As if
those records aren't enough, the Yankees are now one game up in the Series. This game also features
Mantle with a homer off losing pitcher Sal Maglie and a back-hand running catch in deep left center to
help preserve Larsen's masterpiece. Announcers Bob Neal & Bob Wolff were there to enjoy this game right
along with you.
After witnessing Don Larsen's perfect game yesterday, it is now
October 9, 1956, and the BROOKLYN DODGERS had to come back fighting the NY Yankees in Game 6 to
force a Game 7, or call it a night. The game was scoreless through 9 innings, but Robinson's line-drive
in the 10th inning, drove in the winning run, saving the day for the Dodgers. This was Jackie
Robinson's last hit in the majors... can you ask for more drama than that? (We know that now, although it
was not known at that time.) The Series is tied!!!! Once again you are treated to pre-game and
post-game interviews. The final score at Ebbets Field was BROOKLYN 1 to New York (AL) 0, with Bob Wolff &
Bob Neal announcing. Did these guys have a great "gig" or what?
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AVAILABLE: April 16, 1957 -
The Philadelphia Phillies stage their first night opener
in their history! Their opponent ... the Brooklyn Dodgers. The crowd was the largest ever for an opener
at Connie Mack Stadium and this was the Brooklyn Dodgers' last opening game ever, as next season they
would be the Los Angeles Dodgers. To add to the historical value, Robin Roberts started his record 8th
opening game for Philadelphia and went all the way ... 12 innings! ... although ... he was the losing
pitcher. The scoring went back and forth; it was anybody's game. The Dodgers tied it at 6-6 with a Gil
Hodges homer in the 8th. But from that point, the game was scoreless until Gino Cimoli hit his first
major-league home run in the top of the 12th, to give the Dodgers a 7-6 win, and spoil Philly's first
night opener. Don Newcombe pitched the first 7 innings for the Dodgers, but it was Clem Labine who
garnered the win for the last 5 scoreless innings. Your announcers are Al Helfer and Jerry
Doggett. Great game! |
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TIME ON CD: May 7, 1957 - It's Tuesday, May 7, 1957 and the Dodger faithful are hoping for a win at
their beloved Ebbets Field, however it was not to be today. The Dodgers scored first, and were up 1 to 0
in the first inning, but the elation was short lived, as the Reds scored 2 in the second inning. It was
Reds 4, Brooklyn 2, going into the ninth, so "The Bums" still had a viable chance to break the Reds'
8-game winning streak. However the Reds scored 5 more runs in the top of the ninth with the final score
Cincinnati 9 vs. Brooklyn 2. No joy in Mudville this day, as Johnny Podres takes the lose. The announcers were the great Dodgers trio of
the era: Al Helfer,Jerry Doggett & Vin Scully. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: May14, 1957 - It's now a week later, Tuesday, May 14,
1957 and the Dodger are on the road again and facing the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium. On the mound
is Don Newcombe, their famed pitcher who won the 1956 Cy Young Award. His battery mate was the legendary
Roy Campenella. They were surrounded by Hodges, Gilliam, Zimmer, Reese, Furillo, Snider and Amoros and
all seemed right with the world now that the rain had subsided. But then the Braves score 2 on this
stellar lineup in the very first inning. The Dodgers never recover, losing 3 to 2, as the Braves take
over the NL lead. Jerry
Doggett & Vin Scully bring us the play-by-play. |
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| May 30, 1957 - We have
the first game of a double header (remember those?), with Brooklyn winning by a score of 4 over
PITTSBURGH's 3. Duke Snider's home run helps Maglie to secure a victory for the Dodgers. Announcing
are Al Helfer & Vin Scully. This CD also has a bonus: the start of Game 2 is also included! |
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It’s June
4, 1957, and you can enjoy Sandy Koufax’s brilliant 5-hittless innings and an Ernie Banks’ homer, as
BROOKLYN 7 beats Chicago (NL) 5. Al Helfer, Vin Scully & Jerry Doggett sit in the announcing booth for
this exciting game. |
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Another All-Star Game! It’s July 9, 1957 and the All-Star Game is set in St. Louis with Harry Caray and
Bob Neal announcing. The American League 6, slides in over the National League 5. For only the second time
in eight years, the American League came up a winner in what was a "one-inning" game - the ninth inning
Interesting trivia surrounding this All-Star Game: . Controversy surrounded this game as the fanatical
Cincinnati voters stuffed the ballot boxes and elected nearly their entire team (minus first baseman
George Crowe & the batboy) onto the National League's starting roster. This upset Commissioner Ford Frick
greatly and he responded by removing Gus Bell and Wally Post from the starting nine. He also transferred
the responsibility for All-Star voting to the players, managers and coaches the next year.
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: It’s now July 14, 1957, and
20,000+ fans are enjoying a summer outing at Ebbets Field. Sit back and enjoy some of the game’s best
players as the Brookyn Dodgers host the Milwaukee Braves. They are all tied up in the first with Red
Schoendienst’s homer for the Braves is evened out as Charlie Neal, who hit a lead-off double, is brought
across home plate with the help of Jim Gilliam and Duke Snider. It remains tied for the next 7 innings,
until the Braves go ahead by the score of 2 to 1 in the top of the 9th. In the bottom of the 9th,
Braves’ pitcher Bob Buhl, scheduled to face #5, 6 & 7 in the Dodger batting order, gets off to a dicey
start by walking Gino Cimoli. Then Gil Hodges, as the potential winning run, strides to the plate and
slams a walk-off homerun on the first pitch, giving the Dodgers and Johnny Podres a 3 to 2 win. (So tell
me again, why isn’t he in the Hall of Fame???!!!) Your Brooklyn announcers are Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
and Vin Scully. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: It’s now about a week later,
July 20, 1957, and the Brooklyn Dodgers continue their winning ways at Ebbets Field as the face the
Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are energized, even if they are in the cellar in the standings on this date, as
they get off to a good start by scoring a run in the top of the first inning. Their elation was
momentary, as the Dodgers score 4 runs in the bottom of the first. Despite 2 homers by the Cubs’ Ernie
Banks, the Dodgers hold their lead for the entire game, giving Don Drysdale the win. This game features
Duke Snider’s 300th career homer as a Dodger. The announcers are once again Jerry Doggett, Al
Helfer and Vin Scully. |
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CD: July 28, 1957 - Brooklyn 7 vs. CINCINNATI 2 - at Cincinnati's
Crosley Field. The Dodgers and Reds are in a virtual tie, both with 54 wins thus far in the '57 season,
adding to the excitement of this meeting. However, the complete-game pitching of Johnny Podres and Carl
Furillo's grand slam, were no match for Cincinnati on this day. This CD includes a BONUS: Highlights
from Carl Furillo's 8/28/57 appreciation night. In the booth: Al Helfer, Jerry Doggett & Vin Scully. |
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| It's August 5, 1957 and we listen in to a
very enjoyable game, featuring some of our favorite players, with Don Drysdale winning for BROOKLYN 5 to 2
over New York (NL), despite Willie May's 4 hits, including a homer. Your announcers are Vin Scully, Al
Helfer & Jerry Doggett. |
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- August 31, 1957 - this wonderful game is the next to the last game ever played
between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the NY Giants at Ebbets Field. The Dodger's Ed Roebuck was
both a pitching and hitting star in this game. Roebuck pitched 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief and hit a
solo home run. The Dodgers took a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning on a two run home run by Gil Hodges. The
Giants took the lead away in the sixth on three unearned runs. With two outs and none on in the bottom of
the sixth, Roebuck singled to start a two run rally that gave the Dodgers the lead. Roebuck added an
insurance run with his home run in the eighth. Final score: Brooklyn Dodgers 7, NY Giants 5. Brooklyn
was in second place after the victory, 7 games behind Milwaukee. Your trio in the booth are Jerry
Doggett, Al Helfer and Vin Scully. |
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September 8, 1957 - NEW YORK (NL) 3 over Brooklyn 2. There was
more than just the losing score to sadden the Dodgers on this date, as it marked the Dodger's finale
at The Polo Grounds. Your announcers were Vin Scully & Jerry Doggett. This outstanding CD has a bonus:
17 minutes of highlights from the final game ever played at the Polo Grounds, which was on September
29, 1957.
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1957 - Makes you think of Chevy's with fins, "Sputnik", girls in "poodle skirts"
and The Brooklyn Dodgers officially announcing their move to Los Angeles. '57 was also the year when
both the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Braves each won their pennants by comfortable margins. The
Yanks and the Braves went head to head in the World Series, and what a hard-fought Series with the likes
of manager Casey Stengel, Mickey Mantle, Hank Bauer, Yogi Bera, Whitey Ford & rookie Tony Kubek for the
Yanks, and manager Fred Haney, Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Lew Burdette, and Warren Spahn strutting their
stuff for the Braves. AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 7 GAME
SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 7 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL
RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES!
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- FIRST TIME ON CD - October 2, 1957 - Game 1 - Whitey Ford only
allows 5 hits to the mighty Braves lineup , topping Warren Spahn at the opener in Yankee Stadium. The
Yankees score twice in the sixth inning on an Andy Carey RBI single and a squeeze bunt by Jerry Coleman.
Final score is 3 to 1, Yankees. Bob Neal & Earl Gillespie are your Series announcers.
JUST
ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October 3, 1957 - Game 2 in
Yankee Stadium, Milwaukee comes fighting back, winning 4 to 2, with Lew Burdette beating Bobby Shantz
and the Yankees. Johnny Logan homers for the Braves and Hank Bauer for the Yankees. The Braves break a
2-2 tie with singles by Joe Adcock, Andy Pafko and Wes Covington, followed by an error from the
Yankee's rookie Tony Kubek. Series tied. Neal & Earl Gillespie are your Series announcers.
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FIRST TIME AVAILABLE - October
5, 1957 - Game 3 - is the first Series game ever played in Milwaukee! However Milwaukee fans had
little to celebrate as the Yankees capitalize on nine hits and beat the Braves 12 to 3. The Yankee's
rookie Tony Kubek, a Milwaukee native (ouch!), hits a three-run homer and a solo shot. Mickey
Mantle adds a 2-run round-tripper. Hank Aaron also has a two-run homer for the losing Braves. Don
Larsen gets the win in relief of Bob Turley. Bob Buhl lasts only two-thirds of an inning (ouch again!)
for the Braves and takes the loss. Bad day all around for the Milwaukee Braves as they set records by
leaving 14 runners on base and by walking 11 Yankee batters. Not the kind of records Milwaukee hoped to
set on their first-ever Series game in Milwaukee, and what a game! Bob Neal & Earl Gillespie are your
Series announcers.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP -
October 6, 1957 - Game 4 - The infamous "Case of the Shoe
Polish Stain" does in the Yankees, as this see-saw Series is once again tied, with Milwaukee winning 7 to
5. Extra innings ... Yanks score in top of 10th, putting them up 5-4. With Tommy Byrne pitching for the
Yankees and hoping to shut down the Braves, Vernal "Nippy" Jones is brought in to pinch-hit for Warren
Spahn. "Nippy" claims to be hit on the foot by a Byrne pitch and shows a shoe polish stain on the ball
to ump Augie Donatelli. The ump awards him first base. Johnny Logan doubles to tie the score and Eddie
Mathews wins the game with a two-run homer. (You will also enjoy a 3-run homer by both Hank Aaron and
Elston Howard and a solo shot by Frank Torre in this exciting game.) Spahn gets the Milwaukee win and
Bob Grim takes the loss. Bob Neal & Earl Gillespie are your Series announcers.
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October 7, 1957 - Game 5 - Still in Milwaukee, Lew Burdette allows seven hits and out duels Whitey
Ford, 1-0. Wes Covington robs the Yankee's Gil McDougald of a homer in the fourth. The winning run
scores in the 6th on two-out singles by Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron and Joe Adcock. Milwaukee takes the
Series lead. Bob Neal & Earl Gillespie are your Series announcers.
On October
8, 1957 - Walter O'Malley makes it official - the Dodgers are moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and all
of Brooklyn weeps!
FIRST TIME ON CD - October 9, 1957 - Game 6 - The
Milwaukee Braves are ahead 3 games to 2 over the New York Yankees, but now the Series is back at Yankee
Stadium. The Yankees tie the Series on Bob Turley's complete-game four-hit, 3 - 2 victory, forcing the
final and deciding game to be played the following day. All runs were scored on homers as Hank Aaron
tied it in top of the 7th but Hank Bauer won it in the bottom of the same inning. Bob Neal & Earl
Gillespie are your Series announcers.
We also have the final game -
Game 7 - for you - October 10, 1957 -
when Lew Burdette pitches his THIRD complete game of this World Series, while pitching on just two
days' rest! Burdette has his second straight shutout and becomes the first Series three-game winner
since 1920. Wish we had that kind of amazing endurance in today's pitchers! The Milwaukee Braves CRUSH
the hopes of the Yankees, winning by a score of 5 to zip! Bob Neal & Earl Gillespie are the announcers
once again for this OUTSTANDING Series.
WHEN
YOU ORDER ALL 7 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'll RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME
IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES! |
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May 11, 1958 - NEW YORK
(AL) 4 vs. Washington 3 - Enjoy Game #1 of
a doubleheader, between the Yankees and the Senators, which was loaded with outstanding defensive plays.
Considering the Yankees had the best AL record in 1958 and the Senators were on the bottom of the heap in
the League, the Senators provide some stiff competition on this day, although they fall short by one run
in Game #1 of DH. Announcing are none other than Phil "Holy Cow"Rizzuto, Red Barber & Mel Allen, probably
all sitting in the "Catbird Seat". And, by the way, the Senators came back to soundly beat the Yankees 4
to zip in the Game #2 on this day!! |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - June 29, 1958, as the New York Yankees face
the Kansas City Athletics at Municipal Stadium, with Roger Maris starring against the NY Yankees.
The Yanks jump to a 5-0 lead early, with the help of a Mantle homer, knocking out future Yankee pitcher
Ralph Terry in the 3rd inning. Another future Yankee, Roger Maris, leads off both the 4th and 5th innings
for the Athletics with bunt singles. He also hits a homer later in the game, getting 4 hits in all, to
help KC come back to post a 12-6 win over NY. The dynamic duo of Phil Rizzuto and Mel Allen call this
game for you. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - The
July 8, 1958 - All-Star Game marks the 25th anniversary of All-Star Games with an American League
4-3 victory at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, despite Willie Mays' early game heroics for the NL. The
National League only manages four hits, while the American League had a total of 9 hits. Pinch hitter
Gil McDougald drives in Frank Malzone with the winning run in the 6th inning for the AL. Early Wynnn was
the winning pitcher while Bob Friend was saddled with the loss before a crowd of 48,829. You'll not only
enjoy the heroics of Mays, but also Musial, "Maz" and Mantle & many more! Your announcers are Bob Neal
and the late, great Ernie Harwell. |
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| August 16,
1958 and we are treated to Ted Williams vs. Mickey Mantle, as Ted and BOSTON 7 come out on top over Mickey
and New York (AL) 4. “Holy Cow”, the announcers are – you guessed it – Phil Rizzuto & Mel Allen. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - September 14,
1958, the first game of a day-night doubleheader between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City
Athletics in Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees are playing today to clinch the
AL. Duke Mass, who began the '58 season with the KC Athletics is on the mound for the NY Yankees and
indeed looking forward to clinching on his former team's home field. Ralph Terry is on the mound, and
Roger Maris is in right field - playing for KC, along with several other future NY Yankees. Ralph
Terry is not quite up to his Yankee-form as an Athletic on this day, starting off the game by making both
an error and a wild pitch, helping his future team score a run in the first. It doesn't get much better
for Terry, as he goes on to give up 4 runs on 4 hits, lasting only 5 innings. Yankee pitcher Maas fairs
somewhat better, as he also gives up 4 hits, but only 3 runs, and he completes 8 1/3 innings. The Yanks
win the game by a final score of 5 to 3, and secure the American League pennant. Your Hall-of-Fame
announcers for this game are Phil Rizzuto and Mel Allen. (Do you think that the Yankees were using
Kansas City as their auxiliary farm team back in this era? J) |
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1958 - The year Stan Musial signs a $100,000 contract with the Cardinals,
making him the highest-salaried player in the National League; the year Roy Campenella has his fateful car
accident that stunned the baseball world and left him paralyzed from the shoulders down; the year Kruschev
becomes the Premier of the USSR; the year the Baseball Hall of Fame had NO inductions, and the year that
Casey Stengel and Mickey Mantle are among the witnesses before the U. S. Senate Subcommittee on Anti-Trust
Monopoly laws as they apply to baseball. It was also the year the Yankees and Braves went at it again.
AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 7 GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS
SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 7 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE
PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES!
All these games have very interesting
pre-game shows to enjoy as well!
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: It's October 1, 1958 at County Stadium, Milwaukee, Game 1 of the
'58 World Series, which is a rematch of the '57
Series, once again pitting the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees. In Game One, Warren Spahn gets
the Braves off to a promising Series start with an 8-hit, 10 inning game, despite a solo homer by Bill
Skowron and a 2-run homer by Hank Bauer. The Braves did their winning with singles by Joe Adcock, Del
Crandall and Bill Bruton. While Whitey Ford began the game, reliever Ryne Duren is tagged for the loss.
Final score: Braves 4, Yankees 3, in 10 innings. Your announcers are Bob Wolff and Earl Gillespie.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON
CD: October 2, 1958 - Game 2 of the '58 Series - The
Milwaukee Braves hammer the Yankee's 21-game-winner Bob Turley, winning by a score of 13-5 on 15 hits,
including a solo homer by Bill Bruton and a three-run shot by winning pitcher Lew Burdette. The Braves
came out swinging, setting a record with a seven-run first inning. This complete-game victory was Lew
Burdette's fourth consecutive Series win against the Yankees. The Yanks did manage 5 runs, which included
two Mickey Mantle homers and one by Hank Bauer. Your announcers are Bob Wolff and Earl Gillespie.
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Now it is October 4, 1958, and Game 3 of the World Series moves to
New York with the Yankees down by 2 games. With the help of Don Larsen and Hank Bauer, the Yankee's slide
ends with a 4-0 victory. Bauer has a two-run homer as well as a two-run single to account for all the
scoring in the game. Ryne Duren saves Larsen's win with two innings of scoreless relief pitching. Bob
Rush takes the loss for the Braves. Your Series announcers are once again Bob Wolff and Earl Gillespie.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 5, 1958 - World Series,
Game 4 and Milwaukee moves to within a game of its second straight Championship with a 3-0 Warren
Spahn two-hitter at Yankee Stadium. Norm Siebern misplays two balls due to the left-field sun at Yankee
Stadium, leading to a pair of runs. Spahn stops Hank Bauer's 17-game Series hitting streak. Whitey Ford
takes the loss. Bob Wolff & Earl Gillespie are your Series announcers.
FIRST TIME ON CD: October 6, 1958 - Game 5
of the '58 World Series between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees, with the Braves being up 3
games to 1, you can hear the Yankee tension in the air at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees must face Lew
Burdette, who has mastered them in two World Series. Their last gasp turns into a sigh of relief behind
Bob Turley's five-hit pitching, with the Yankees beating the Braves 7-0. Bob Wolff & Earl Gillespie are
your Series announcers.
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: OCTOBER 8, 1958 - We are
back in County Stadium for Game 6 of the '58 Series. In this game Gil McDougald homers and Bill
Skowron hits an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-3 victory in the 10th inning. After being down 3 games
to 1 in this Series, the championship-bound Yankees knot the Series forcing a seventh game. Warren Spahn,
a 22-game pitcher this season, takes the loss. Your Series announcers are BobWolff & Earl Gillespie.
October 9, 1958 - Game 7
on this exciting World Series, pitting the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees, for the second year
in a row. But this year the Yankees win Game 7, with an exciting 4 runs in the 8th inning. The
surprise comeback had not only restored the Yankees to their previous stature, it had also tied a record
as they became only the second team (1925 Pittsburgh Pirates) to rally back from a 3-1 deficit to win
baseball's most prestigious crown. What a great Series! Your Series announcers were Bob Wolff & Earl
Gillespie.
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: 1959 ALL-STAR GAME - It is July 7, 1959 and the first of this years's two All-Star Games, with the
National League winning at Forbes Field, pulling out an exciting 5 -to- 4 win, with the winning 2 runs
coming in the bottom of the 8th on a Hank Aaron single and a Willie Mays triple. (A bit of timely news
reporting: Bob Stevens of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote of Mays' triple: Harvey Kueen gave it an
honest pursuit, but the only center fielder in baseball who could have caught it, hit it.") Starter Don
Drysdale pitches 3 perfect innings and Johnny Antonelli gets the win. Whitey Ford is charged with the
loss for the American League Enjoy an endless list of names like Mays, Musial, Aaron, and Mantle. Since
this was one of the years with TWO All-Star Games, the American League takes their revenge and wins in
All-Star Game #2 of August 3, 1959 - which we also have available for you! The announcers are the famed
Bob Prince and Jack Brickhouse. |
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1959 All-Star Game –
August 3, 1959 – at the Los Angeles Coliseum. In this second of two ’59 All-Star Games, the American
League gains a split for the year by besting the National League 5 to 3, as Yogi Berra’s two-run homer off
Don Drysdale in the 3rd inning puts the American League ahead for good. This All-Star Game is
an “oldie but goodie”, not only because of all the famous players involved, but also because this is when
the teams concentrated on winning the game rather than getting all the players in for a moment or two.
Besides Yogi’s homer, Rocky Colavito and Frank Malzone slugged round-trippers for the AL, and Frank
Robinson and Jim Gilliam hit them for the NL. Jerry Walker was the winning pitcher and Don Drysdale took
the loss. The announcers were the great Russ Hodges and Bob Neal |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR
LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - September 7, 1959 -The Boston Red Sox host their favorite rival, the New York Yankees and tie a major league
record at that time, in their 12 to 4 win at Fenway Park. The Red Sox scored 6 runs in the second inning,
3 of which were back-to-back-to-back homeruns, to tie the record of 3 in a row. The Yankees weren't going
to take that lying down and had two homers of their own in the following inning, but they could never
catch up. You'll enjoy the Yankee greats: Elston Howard, Berra, Kubek, & Mantle, although Duke Maas went
down in defeat. Jerry Casale earned the victory for the Red Sox. The announcers for this 50's classic
were ... speaking of classics ... Mel Allen & Phil Rizzuto. |
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1959 ..... was a year in which the USA adds it's 49th & 50th states while Kruschev visits the U.S. and
President Nixon visits the U.S.S.R. and the "Cold War" rages. We lose Buddy Holly, "The Big Bopper" and
Richie Valens, as all teenagers mourn "The Day the Music Died" on a cold early February day in Iowa. The
jazz world also loses Billie Holiday. Baseball has four 21-game winners (Lew Burdette & Warren Spahn of the
Milwaukee Braves, Sam Jones of the S.F. Giants, and Early Wynn for the Chicago White Sox). With the help of
Early Wynn, the country witnessed the Chicago White Sox making their first postseason appearance since the
infamous 1919 "Black-Sox" Series and scandal 40 years earlier. But sometimes, even a 22-game winning season
is just not enough. WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 6 GAME SERIES FOR YOU TO ENJOY!!!!
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST
TIME ON CD: October 1, 1959 - Game 1 of the 1959 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the
L.A. Dodgers, as the Series opens in Comiskey Park, Chicago. Thanks to a pair of two-run homers and five
RBI's by Ted Kluszewski, plus the strong pitching of Early Wynn, Chicago beats the Dodgers and Roger Craig by
the outlandish score of 11-0. The "Black-Sox curse" is broken. Pre-game show is also on this CD! Mel
Allen and Byrum Saam are your play-by-play announcers for this Series.
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 2, 1959 - Game 2 of the 1959
World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the L.A. Dodgers is held in Comiskey Park. This game ends with
the teams tied at one game apiece. Chicago was not a tottelin' town for the White Sox on this day, as the
Dodgers squeak out a 4-3 win. Mel Allen and By Saam are your play-by-play announcers for this Series. Also
included on this CD is the pre-game Leo Durocher Show.
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 4,
1959 - Game 3 of the 1959 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the L.A. Dodgers is held
in the LA Coliseum. This is the first-ever World Series game in Los Angeles! The Dodgers and Don Drysdale
win this game by the score of 3 -to- 1, but it is a tight, tense struggle which is scoreless through 6
innings. Now the Dodgers have the 2 -to- 1 edge in the Series. As in Game 2, included on this CD is the
pre-game Leo Durocher Show. Mel Allen and By Saam are your play-by-play announcers for this Series.
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FIRST TIME ON CD: October 5, 1959 - Game 4 of the 1959 World Series between
the Chicago White Sox and the L.A. Dodgers is again in the LA Coliseum., with the Dodgers up 2 games to
1. The Dodgers continue their winning streak, topping the White Sox 5 -to- 4. Chicago's Sherman Lollar
hits a three-run homer in the top of the 7th inning, but Gil Hodges's solo round-tripper is the winning
run, putting the Dodgers up 3 games to 1 in the Series! Pre-game show is also on this CD! Mel Allen and By
Saam are your play-by-play announcers for this Series. .
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FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 6, 1959 - World Series, Game 5 of the 1959 World Series between the
Chicago White Sox and the L.A. Dodgers at L.A. The Chicago White Sox are facing a must-win situation ......
and they don't disappoint their anxious fans by coming back with a 1-0 victory. While the Dodgers hoped
to win the Series here at home, their ace Sandy Koufax is the losing pitcher. In the 7th inning the
Dodgers' attempt a rally, buy a great running catch by "Jungle Jim Rivera" snuffs out that hope. The
winning run scores on a Sherman Lollar double-play ground ball. Today, as in the past three games in LA,
attendance figures are staggering with over 92,000! Pre-game show is also on this CD! Mel Allen and By
Saam are your play-by-play announcers for this Series.
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 8, 1959 - World Series, Game 6 -
the final game: Dodgers 9 over the Chicago White Sox 3. Perhaps the "Black-Sox Curse" still lives.
This Comisky Park game played like a home-run derby, and several hitting records were set. The Dodgers
build an 8-0 lead and hang on to win despite Ted Kluszewski's three-run homer in the fourth. Larry Sherry
pitches 5 and 2/3rd innings in relief of starting pitcher Johnny Podres, and gets the win. Early Wynn takes
the loss for Chicago, despite the fact that he was the Cy Young Award winner in '59 with 22 regular-season
wins. The well-respected announcers for this historic game are Mel Allen and Byrum Saam. This outstanding
2-CD set also includes a Leo Durocher Preview & Pre-game show as well as Post-game TV interviews with Vin
Scully.
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| It's early in the 1960 season - April 24.
If you enjoy high-scoring games, this one's for you, as several major-league records are set in this
slugfest! The Yankees score 8 runs before the first out is made in the game! The final score is NEW
YORK (AL) 15 over Baltimore 9. Announcing this "football-scoring" game is the outstanding trio of Red
Barber, Phil Rizzuto and Mel Allen.....Wow! |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: May 20, 1960 at Comiskey Park CHICAGO White Sox 5 vs. NY Yankees 3. Pitching are two
Hall-of-Famers, Early Wynn and Whitey Ford. It was 2 to 1 Sox into the 8th inning, when the
Sox got 3 more runs and the Yankees scored twice, knocking out the pitchers in the top of the 9th,
making it close, although the Sox held on to win. The Sox were dedicating their new scoreboard on this
day. When Kluszewski hit it with his homer, the board lit up like a 4th of July fireworks
display! The only thing that seems to be missing is Robert Redford and the theme from "The Natural".
In the announcers' booth: Phil Rizzuto & Mel Allen. |
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ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - June 10, 1960 - The New York Yankees' big bats are in their
1960's prime at Yankee Stadium, as the Yankees best the Cleveland Indians by a score of 4 to 3, thanks to
a Mickey Mantle homer in the 8th inning. You've got to love it! An amazing major-league record was tied
in this game, as Cleveland's first-baseman Vic Power, completes TWO unassisted double plays! Your
announcers for this exciting game are Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber and Mel Allen ... who could ask for
anything more! |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: July
10, 1960 - It may have been a lazy Sunday afternoon in July
at Fenway Park, but the hitters were anything but lazy with their bats during this mid-summer slugfest
between the perennial rivals the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. The two teams combined for a
total of 24 hits, punctuated by Vic Wertz's grand slam and a Ted Williams milestone. The ever-enjoyable
Mel Allen and Phil Rizzutto provide the play-by-play |
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JUST
ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - July 13, 1960 - the SECOND All-Star Game of '60, which was
played Yankee Stadium, just 2 days after the National League won the FIRST game in Kansas City. You can
bet that the American League wanted to even the score after losing 5 to 3 in the first game, but to no
avail, as the National League leaves them in the dirt with a 6-0 win. The "Senior Circuit" attack
includes home runs by Eddie Matthews, Ken Boyer, Willie Mays (& that was just one of his 3 hits!), and a
pinch-hit homer by Stan Musial. Lots of history here, as Stan Musial his last All-Star homer, which is
also his first and only one ever in Yankee Stadium. Again - MANY Hall-of-Famers, including Ted Williams
who has his last All-Star hit in this game. Vernon Law of the Pirates gets the win and Whitey Ford of the
Yankees' gets the loss. Bob Elson and Waite Hoyt are your All-Star Game announcers. |
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July 11, 1960's All-Star Game in Kansas City. Behind three shutout innings by Bob Friend and the heavy
hitting of Willie Mays, the National League beats the American League 5 -to- 3, in the first of this
year's two All-Star Games. Homers are provided by Ernie Banks and Del Crandell for the NL, while Al
Kaline has a round-tripper for the AL. Willie "only" has a single, double and triple. Bob Friend gets
the win and Bill Monboquette takes the lose. CD also includes a pre-game show. The announcers were Merle
Harmon and Jack Quinland |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: September 30, 1960 - NEW
YORK (AL) 6 vs. Boston 5 - It is 5 days after the Yankees clinch the AL pennant, when they could be
sitting back on the laurels and resting their hitters for post-season play. But, under Casey Stengel's
leadership, and with a Yogi "it-ain't-over-'till-it's-over" attitude, they score 3 in the bottom of the
9th on a home run record day. Announcers are Red Barber & Phil Rizzutto. |
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1960 - The tumultuous 60's - John F. Kennedy
defeats Richard M. Nixon and becomes our nation's youngest president; a wrecking ball (painted to look
like a baseball) tears down Brooklyn's shrine: Ebbets Field and Candlestick Park opens some 3,000 miles
away from the Polo Grounds; we were watching "Psycho" in the movie theaters; Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle
and Ted Williams were making between $65,000 - $90,000; 42-year old Ted Williams says goodbye to his fans
3 games before the end of the season; and the Yankees finish their season with a 97-57 record and pave
another road to the World Series, matched closely by the Pirates with a season of 95-59.
AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 7 GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS
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October 5, 1960 - Game 1 of the World Series pitting the the New York Yankees against the
PITTSBURGH PIRATES at Forbes Field. The Yankees, were "on a roll", finishing the regular season with 15
straight victories and their 10th American League pennant in 12 years under Casey Stengel. They didn't
let up at the Series opening game, as they slam out 13 hits, including a solo homer by Roger Maris and a
2-run homer by Elston Howard, but .... they lose Game 1, with the Pirates coming out on top, 6-4. Bill
Mazeroski's 2-run homer in the 4th is the key for the Pirates. Vernon Law earns the Pirates' win with a
save for Roy Face. Art Ditmar, the first of 4 Yankee pitchers, takes the loss. Your Series announcers
were Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan.
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LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD: October 6, 1960 - Game 2 of the World Series in PITTSBURGH, with
the Yankees anxious to even up the Series immediately. Since yesterday's 13 hits were not enough to win,
today they had 19 hits, and the Pirates "only" had 13. Obviously 13 is an unlucky number, as the Pirates
lose today by the sad score of 16-3. Mickey Mantle is NY's hitting star with both a 2-run and a 3-run
homer and 5 RBI's. The Yankees' Bob Turley goes just short of a complete game, 8 1/3 innings, for the
win, with a save by Bobby Shantz. Pittsburgh's Bob Friend, the first of 6 pitchers to face the Yankees
today, takes the loss. Your Series announcers were Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan.
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October 8, 1960 - Game 3 of the World Series pitting the the New York
Yankees against the PITTSBURGH PIRATES is played at Yankee Stadium, with the Series tied at a game
apiece. The Yankees continue their assault on Pirate pitchers with "just" 16 hits today. The Yankees'
hitting was not the whole story however, as much credit goes to Whitey Ford for his complete-game
four-hitter, to bring about a 10-to-0 win for the Yanks. Not only did Mantle homer again with a runner
on, but also Bobby Richardson hit a grand slam, driving in a record 6 runs in the game. The Pirates once
again go through six pitchers, just as they did in Game 2. Your Series announcers were Chuck Thompson
and Jack Quinlan.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 9, 1960,
Game 4 of the outstanding '60 World Series between the NY YANKEES and the Pittsburgh Pirates, takes
place at Yankee Stadium. With the Yankees up in the Series, 2 games to 1, Pirates' pitcher Vernon Law,
with a save assist by Elroy "Roy" Face, manage to quiet the Yankee bats today. The Pirates score three
runs in the fifth, which was all they needed to offset the Yankee Bill Skowron homer, and even the Series
2-2. Vernon Law not only tamed the Yankees' hot hitters, but also helped his cause with a clutch double.
Roy Face sat down 8 Yankees in a row to dash their hopes and shut them down. Ralph Terry took the lose
for the Yankees. Final score: Pirates 3, Yankees 2. Your Series announcers were Chuck Thompson and Jack
Quinlan.
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October 10, 1960 - Game 5 of the World Series, and the final game of this
Series to be held in NYC, features the Yankees and the Pirates tied at 2 wins each. Strong pitching by
the Pirate's hurler Harvey Haddix and two and two-thirds innings of no-hit relief by Elroy
"Roy" Face, give the Yankees a loss at home and the Pirates a final winning score of 5-2. Roger Maris
hits a homer in the third, with no one on, and that's "all-she-wrote" for the Yanks today. Art Dirmar
is credited with the loss, although he didn't last even 2 full innings. Your Series announcers
were Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan.
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CD: October 12, 1960 - Game 6 of the
World Series, moves back to Forbes Field, where the Yankees pound out 17 hits in support of Whitey
Ford. It seems as though the Yankee hitters enjoy the confines of Forbes Field ! Ford goes the distance
again, while giving up 7 hits but no runs. Bobby Richardson hits two triples and raises his RBI total to
a record 12. Once again the Pirates go through six pitchers (that's 3 times so far in this Series!), and
Bob Friend is tagged with the loss. Final score: 12-0 New York - and the Series is once again tied,
forcing a seventh game. Your Series announcers were Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan.
THE FINALE: October 13, 1960 - Game 7 of
the World Series, PIRATES 10, Yankees 9 - Baseball historians have been known to say Game 7 of this
Series is the most exciting finish to a World Series ever, as it is the first to end with a homer! When
the Yankees tie the game in the top of the ninth, the stage is set for the most amazing World Series
ending - Bill Mazeroski's dramatic home run, giving the Pirates this game and the World Series
Championship, their first in 35 years! This game is so exciting that we have
TWO VERSIONS of it for you: both the radio & television versions. The radio
broadcast features your Series announcers Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan. We also have the well-known
and often-requested television broadcast with Bob Prince and Mel Allen. This version in one of Mr. John
Miley's personal favorites, and that's going some since he's collected games for his entire life and has
thousands from which to choose a favorite!
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| FIRST TIME RELEASED: May 21, 1961 - NEW YORK(AL)
vs. Baltimore at Yankee Stadium, Game 1 of a double header. It's early in Maris's historic year, as he
slams homer #7 on his way to 61. Whitey Ford's complete game beats Brooks Robinson and the Orioles
crew. In '61 the hand writing was on the wall not only for Roger Maris, but also for Whitey Ford as
he goes on to win the Cy Young award & the World Series MVP. Enjoy this game's play-by-play brought to
you by 3 future members of Baseball's Hall of Fame: Red Barber, Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: 1961 All- Star Game – July 11,
1961 - at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In the first of two ’61 All-Star Games, the National League
bests the American League by a score of 5 to 4 in 10 enjoyable, star-studded innings. Some game trivia on
the light side – In the 9th inning, with the NL leading 3-2, AL runners on 2nd and 3rd
and Rocky Colavito batting, the notorious wind of Candlestick Park, actually blows 165-pound pitcher Stu
Miller off the mound as he goes into his windup, and he is called for a balk!!! San Francisco’s Willie
Mays goes on to double in the bottom of the 10th inning and Roberto Clemente singles him home
with the winning run … how great is that?!? The American League also supplies a memorable homer off the
bat of Harmon Killebrew. The National League’s Stu Miller is credited as the winning pitcher (despite the
wind), while Hoyt Wilhelm is the American League’s losing pitcher. The announcers are Jerry Doggett and
Jimmy Dudley. |
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- July 31, 1961 -
and yet another very special All-Star Game. This was the second '61 All-Star game, with the first one
being played in Candlestick Park earlier in July, as the National League prevailed. Again - the American
League had to save face, having lost both All-Star Games in '60 and the first one this year, but ... this
game ended in a tie! Played in Fenway Park, this game was called due to a rain storm, creating history in
itself! The game is halted after nine innings, ending in a 1-1 tie. Rocky Colavito homered in the first
inning and Bill White drove in a run in the sixth on an infield hit to account for all the scoring.
American League starter Jim Bunning pitched three perfect innings, repeating his 1957 feat. He was the
only starting pitcher to throw three perfect innings in two All-Star Games. In this game you can enjoy
Aaron, Mays, Clemente, Koufax, Musial, Mantle, and Maris, just to name a few! The announcers for this
classic were the late, great Ernie Harwell and Milwaukee announcer Blaine Walsh. |
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Enjoy a great game and a very
exciting 9th inning as played out on September 3, 1961, with the help of Mickey Mantle and
Elston Howard heroics in the 9th. NEW YORK (AL) 8 and Detroit 5. That famous trio of
announcers call the shots: Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber & Mel Allen. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 1, 1961 - NEW YORK (AL)
1, Boston 0 - Remember when records were broken without the use of "performance enhancing drugs"? In this
final game of the season, Roger Maris' 61st home run breaks the long-standing Babe Ruth record set in
1927. Baseball history for your ears! The Hall-of-Fame announcers who bring this history to life are
Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber and Mel Allen. Who could ask for anything more? |
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It's 1961,
early in the turbulent 60’s, as the United States experiences highs such as Alan Shepard becoming our
first man in space & Roger Maris hitting his 61st home run, to lows such as the Bay of Pigs
disaster. One event slowed all Americans down for a while, putting turbulence behind. This event was
the ‘61 fall classic, pitting the runaway-season-winning New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds.
We are happy to say that we finally have available ALL FIVE GAMES – THE COMPLETE SERIES – for you to
enjoy, having just obtained the final missing puzzle piece, Game #2.
In Game 1 (10/4/61) -
FIRST TIME ON CD - Whitey Ford
two hits the Reds at Yankee Stadium, for his record eighth World Series win. The Yankees score on homers
by Elston Howard and Bill Skowron, and Bobby Richardson has three of NY's 6 hits. Yankees take Game 1 by
the score of 2-0.
In Game 2 (10/5/61) - FIRST TIME AVAILABLE – The Reds didn’t stay down for long, as Joey Jay beats the Yankees, 6 to 2
at Yankee Stadium. After three scoreless innings, followed by a 2 to 2 tie in the 4th, the
Reds took over in the scoring department and never looked back. Jay allowed only 4 hits, which included
a Yogi Berra homer. Gordy Coleman also homered for the Reds. Ralph Terry was charged with the Yankee
loss. Series is now tied.
In Game 3 (10/7/61)
- FIRST TIME ON CD - The World
Series moves to Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Yankees score single runs in the 7th, 8th & 9th innings
to edge the Reds, 3-2. Johnny Blanchard's pinch-hit homer ties the game in the 8th, but Roger Maris's
round-tripper wins it in the 9th. Luis Arroyo gets the win with 2 innings of shutout relief. Bob Purkey
takes the loss. (Some Series trivia - Hard to believe, but Roger Maris's record for this World Series
included only this one homer and two RBI's, with an average of .105! Remember - this is 1961, the year
he broke the HR record!)) Series is now 2 to 1 in favor of the Yankees.
In Game 4
(10/8/61) This
record-breaking game features Whitey Ford pitching five scoreless innings, before injuring his
ankle. This feat breaks Babe Ruth's historical record of scoreless innings pitched in World Series play,
by extending Ford's streak to 32 scoreless innings! Yanks take the game 7-to-zip over Cincinnati,
leaving the Reds hanging on to one win vs. their three wins in this Series.
In Game 5 (10/9/61) - FIRST TIME AVAILABLE -Despite the absence of an injured Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra, the
Yankees plow ahead and mow down the Reds by a score of 13 to 5, in Cincinnati, taking the Series 4 games
to 1. The Yankees’ 15 hits included a 2-run homer by Johnny Blanchard and a 3-run shot by Hector
Lopez. Whitey Ford is named MVP, as he went 2-0 and had an ERA of 0.00 for this Series!
All games in
this Series are announced by Bob Wolff & Waite Hoyt.
Please note: You can select one or more individual games – or the
entire Series!
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“Mets
fans, here’s yours!” Now you can be there for the very first major league game ever played by the New York
Metropolitans! While the outcome wasn’t worth a “happy recap” by Bob Murphy, history began on April 11,
1962. The final score was ST. LOUIS 11 over New York (NL)4. Your inaugural and long-time announcing
trio are Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsey Nelson. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: May
30, 1962 - Los Angeles 6, over NEW YORK (NL) 5 - This is an exciting Game 2 of a holiday
doubleheader (days gone by). Even though Gil Hodges supplies the Mets with 2 home runs, Willlie Davis
homers in the top of the 9th, lifting the Dodgers over the Mets. Considering that this is the inaugural
season for the expansion team New York Mets, this was a great effort on their part, as the red-hot Dodgers
went all the way to the playoffs in '62. Broadcast is missing 2 batters in the 9th. Your announcers are
the colorful trio of Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: June
1, 1962 at the Polo Grounds - San Francisco Giants 9 vs. NY METS 6. This high-scoring game marks
the return of Willie Mays and the now San-Fran Giants to New York and the Polo Grounds. The San Francisco
Giants struggled to a maintain their 9 to 6 win, with McCovey hitting homers his first two times up and
Mays dramatically hitting a homer to thrill the fans who filled the park to see their beloved Willie back
"home". What an exciting game from the fans' perspective, as they were really up for this one! Your NY
Mets announcers were Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy. |
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It’s now June
8, 1962 and you’ll enjoy the play-by-play as Bob Gibson beats Juan Marichal. with the final score ST.
LOUIS 8 over San Francisco 4. Your announcers are none other than Jack Buck & Harry “Take Me Out to the
Ball Game” Caray. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD:
It’s June 17, 1962 at
the Polo Grounds, and the bats are alive as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets by a score of 8 to 7.
It’s the opener of a twinbill and the Cub’s Lou Brock airmails a pitch from Al Jackson into the
centerfield bleachers, some 480-500 feet from home plate. The only other player to ever hit a ball into
that section of the ballpark was Joe Adcock in 1953. In this game, the Mets’ Marv Throneberry hits an
apparent triple, driving in two runs, but he is called out for missing second base. Casey Stengel comes
out to argue and is told by his third base coach, Harry “Cookie” Lavagetto, “Don’t argue, Case. He missed
first base, too.” In the words of the late, great sportswriter Jack Lang, in reference to ‘Marvelous
Marv’ – “How could he be expected to remember where the bases are? He gets on so infrequently.” The
announcers are the Mets’ trio of Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy. |
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| July 10, 1962 - We have the first of two
All-Star games played in 1962. It is being played in Washington, DC. With a tie game in the top of the
6th, Stan Musial is inserted as a pinch hitter and promptly proceeds to get a sharp single to ignite a
2-run rally, on what will be his final all-star hit in his illustrious career. NL wins 3-1. Announcers are
Lindsey Nelson & John McLean, the Senator's announcer. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE:
On September 23, 1962, the New York Mets are playing their final home game of the year, and what was
supposed to be their finale at the hallowed Polo Grounds. Shea was scheduled to be ready for opening day
in 1963, which – as we know – did not happen. On this date the Mets capture a rare win in their
record-losing season (120 losses vs. 40 wins), with a 9th inning run, besting the Cubs 2 to 1.
Ed Kranepool gets his initial major league hit in the 8th inning. Listen and enjoy a
last-minute Mets win in a losing season, as Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy think they
are saying farewell to the Polo Grounds. |
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1962 - The year Casey Stengel
said: "The Mets have shown me ways to lose I never knew existed.", the year John Glenn orbited
the earth in a space capsule, we faced the Cuban missile crisis, Marilyn Monroe died and the Supreme
Court banned "official" school prayer, was also the year that the New York Yankees and the San Francisco
Giants met in October to renew an old rivalry. Willie Mays has the record for the most home runs in the
National League with 49, and he is primed and ready to go head on with the Yankee's American League
winners such as Mickey Mantle with the best slugging average at 605 and Bobby Richardson who had the most
hits with an amazing 209! Let the games begin with not only Mays, Mantle, and Richardson, but also the
likes of Felipe Alou, Orlando Cepeda, Whitey Ford and Roger Maris! AND WE NOW
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FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 4,
1962 - Game 1 - with the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants meeting in San Francisco's
Candlestick Park. The Giants surprise the Yankees, as they score a run in the first inning, putting an
end to Whitey Ford's scoreless Series streak at 33 innings. However Ford takes control, scattering 10
hits, and Clete Boyer slams a homer in the seventh inning, to give the Yankees the win. Although the
final score was 6 to 2, it was a tight, tense game by the Bay, and it was anybody's game to win or lose
with the score at 3 to 2 after 7 innings. Despite the culmination of Whitey Ford's scoreless streak, he
wins his tenth post-season game, as Billy O'Dell takes the loss for the Giants. This CD also features
some pre-game festivities. The announcers for this Series are Joe Garagiola and George Kell.
FIRST TIME ON CD: October 5, 1962 -
World Series, Game 2 -San Francisco's pitcher Jack Sanford three-hits the Yankees and brings the
city by the Bay a 2-to-zip victory. Tresh, Mantle and Boyer all get hits for the Yanks, but to no avail,
as they never even had a base runner on 3rd. Willie McCovey homers in the seventh inning against the
losing pitcher Ralph Terry. The Series is tied and moving to NYC for Game 3. The announcers for this
Series are Joe Garagiola and George Kell.
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 7, 1962 - It's Game 3 of the '62
World Series between the NY Yankees and the San Francisco Giants, with the teams moving to the hallowed
field at Yankee Stadium. The Giants remain scoreless through 8 innings, but in the 9th inning, the
Giant's Ed Bailey hits a homer with one on and two out, although it's too little, too late. Bill
Stafford four-hits the Giants and the Yankees win this one by a score of 3 to 2. The Yanks now have a 2
-to- 1 advantage over the Giants. Joe Garagiola and George Kell are the Series announcers. Included on
this CD, after the game, is an 11-minute spot of the popular NBC program of this era called "Monitor".
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD: October 8, 1962, Game 4 - is played in Yankee Stadium and
Don Larsen gets the win. NO - this is not the Larsen perfect game in Yankee Stadium and FOR the Yankees
on 10/8/56. YES - it is 10/8, but this is 6 years later, and Larsen is a San Francisco Giant pitching
relief! Today he pitches just a third of an inning in relief and gets the victory for San
Francisco, with the Giants winning by a score of 7 to 3. Jim Coates, who also pitched just one-third of
an inning, gets the loss. San Francisco's Chuck Hiller establishes a new record by becoming the first NL
player with a World Series grand slam. The Giants' Tom Haller also homers. Did I just say: "Hiller &
Haller homers help Giants hold heads high?", as the Series is now tied. Joe Garagiola and George Kell
are the Series announcers.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD: October 10, 1962, Game 5- is again played in Yankee
Stadium, as Ralph Terry pitches a complete game before the adoring hometown crowd, garnering a 5 to 3 win
over the San Francisco Giants, despite the fact that the Giants' starting pitcher, Jack Sanford strikes
out ten. Tom Tresh hits a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth against Sanford, and there went
the game which had been tied. The Giants come back with one more run in the top of the ninth, but that's
all they could do. Joe Garagiola and George Kell are the Series announcers.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD: October 15, 1962, Game 6 - Three days of steady
rain in San Francisco puts the Series on hold, but when it resumes at Candlestick Park, 5 days after
the last game in NYC, Bill Pierce holds the hitters to three hits in a 5 to 2 victory over the Yankees.
Roger Maris enjoys a solo home run in the fifth, plus the Yankees score one more run in the eighth, but
they just could not win the Series today, thus forcing a seventh game. This Series is a complete see-saw,
and still anybody's game! Joe Garagiola and George Kell are the Series announcers.
And last but not least, we have the final game - October 16, 1962
Game 7 of this tightly matched World Series, featuring the San Francisco and New York Yankees
fighting to the finish in Candlestick Park. Listen in as Willie McCovey's line drive, with trouble
written all over it, is snagged by Bobby Richardson, with two on & two out in the 9th, giving the Yankees
a victory of 1-to-nothing, and yet another World Series Championship title, their 20th, to be exact!
What an exciting game and Series, which went right down to the wire. This Series made Ralph Houk the
only manager with World Championships in his first two seasons! Amazing in itself! Your Series
announcers are Joe Garagiola & George Kell. A Series to be remembered!
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - July 12, 1963 - the Los Angeles Dodgers beat up the New York
Mets, as the Mets play their last year in the Polo Grounds. The 6-0 shutout comes at the hands of the
great Sandy Koufax --- who still attends spring training with the NY Mets each year, giving pointers to
their pitchers. The great Koufax shines, as this is his 8th straight win, and his 15th of this season,
not to mention that this is also his 13th complete game of '63 and his 9th shutout of the year!!!!!! Gee
- but the Dodgers and Koufax aren't the only ones with amazing records in this game, as it is also the
Mets' 13th loss in a row .... oh my! You'll enjoy the Mets' announcers: Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy and
LIndsey Nelson. |
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It's September 15, 1963, with the Cardinals in a
tight pennant race, and the season is racing to a close, as is Stan Musial's illustrious career. The final
score is ST. LOUIS 3 to 2 over the Milwaukee Braves, giving the Cards their 10th straight win! Jerry Gross
& Harry Caray are announcing. If you are a Musial fan, this is a MUST for you, as you will be treated to
some memorable and emotional Musial moments, including his last hit and his farewell speech, added on as a
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It's 1963 - do you remember what you were doing back then?
Times were turbulent as America was fighting within itself. Martin Luther King delivered his famous
"I Have a Dream" speech, and yet civil unrest seems to be rampant. This is the year the unthinkable
is yet to happen, our own President John F. Kennedy will be the victim of assassination. Despite all the
unsettling social conditions, baseball fans found a way to leave the turbulence behind for a few hours
each day and enjoy their favorite teams, thus bringing some balance back into their lives on a daily
basis. The '63 World Series featured Ralph Houk's New York Yankees and Walter Alston's Los Angeles
Dodgers. Hard to believe, but the Yanks did not have a .300 hitter that year, although they won their
pennant with an amazing 104 games! And the Dodgers built their year around the great pitching arms of
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. In the words of Yogi Berra, discussing Koufax's winning season: "I
can see how he won 25 games, but what I can't understand is how he lost 5!" On that note, we are
now proud to bring you EACH of those amazing four games, played over just 5 short days, with Koufax
winning twice! This entire Series is new to our website!!! WE NOW HAVE THE
COMPLETE 4 GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 4 GAMES AT
ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE
SERIES! ... Just $71.80 for four games.
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- October 2, 1963, Game 1 of the World
Series , pitting the Dodgers and the Yankees, took place in New York at Yankee Stadium. That did not
intimidate Sandy Koufax, as he fans a World Series record 15 batters in a complete game six-hitter,
beating the Yankees 5 to 2. This was a game of strikeouts, as Yankee pitchers Whitey Ford, Stan
Williams and Steve Hamilton combined to strike out 10 Dodgers. The total of 25 strikeout total also
was a World Series record. Series broadcast team was the great Ernie Harwell and Joe Garagiola.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October 3, 1963, Game 2 of the World Series,
and the Yanks down one game, the Dodgers don't let up for a minute at Yankee Stadium. Johnny Podres
goes 8 1/3 innings to beat the Yankees 4 to 1. Ron Perranoski pitches the last two-thirds of an
inning for the Dodgers. In the first inning, as Roger Maris slipped in right field, Willie Davis
doubled to drive in 2 runs, and the Dodgers never looked back. Al Downing was the losing pitcher.
Series broadcast team was the great Ernie Harwell and Joe Garagiola.
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- October 4, 1963,
Game 3 of the World Series , takes place Los Angeles. Dodger's Don Drysdale three-hits
the Yankees and places the Dodgers within one game of the Series Championship, beating the Yankees'
Jim Bouton by a score of 1 to 0. Pitching was the key, and it could have gone either way, but the
only scoring came early as Tommy Davis singles in Jim Gilliam in the first. Drysdale struck out nine
batters and walked just one in his complete game performance. Your World Series broadcast
team again is the great Ernie Harwell and Joe Garagiola.
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- October 6, 1963, Game 4
of the World Series , is again played on the Dodgers' home turf, with Sandy Koufax going the distance
to beat the Yankees 2 to 1 and sweep New York for the first time! While Whitey Ford pitched well for
the Yankees, he is done in when Joe Pepitone loses the ball against the background of the crowd on a
throw by Clete Boyer in the 3rd inning. Willie Davis' sacrifice fly then scores Jim Gilliam with
what becomes the winning run. What a Series for Koufax: 2 victories, 23 strikeouts, and - of course
- the MVP! Your World Series broadcast team again is the great Ernie Harwell and Joe Garagiola.
Remember - WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 4 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'll RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2
DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES!
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TIME ON CD: April 17, 1964 - The FIRST GAME EVER AT SHEA STADIUM!, when the NY METS go down
in defeat, 4 to 3, under the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 48,736 fans on hand learn that Shea Stadium is no
more conducive to victory than the Polo Grounds, which they left behind. Now you can actually live the
answers to those Shea Stadium trivia questions. Listen in as you hear the first hit at Shea, brought to
you by Willie Stargell against NY Mets pitcher Jack Fisher in the 2nd inning. Witness the very first
Mets' hit at Shea, a single from the bat of Tim Harkness in the 3rd off Bob Friend, who goes on to be the
game's winning pitcher. The Mets' losing pitcher was Ed Bauta who was in for relief of starter Fisher.
Doesn't it seem like "just yesterday" Shea opened, and now Shea is also gone the way of the Polo Grounds
and Ebbets Field. The well-loved Mets trio of announcers for this historic first game were Ralph Kiner,
Lindsey Nelson and the immortal Bob Murphy, painting his "word picture".;. |
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LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - April 23, 1964 - We are treated to a real chunk of MLB history in Houston on this date, as the Astros'
pitcher Ken Johnson, hurls a 9-inning no-hitter and LOSES THE GAME! This is the only time this has
happened in major league baseball history! Johnson's error along with Nellie Fox's error in the 9th,
helped the Cincinnati Reds to plate the winning run in the top of the 9th despite having had no hits.
Joe Nuxhall went all the way for the Reds to get the improbable win. Witness this game through the amazed
eyes of the Houston announcers Loel Passe & Gene Elston. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: May 6, 1964 - Cincinnati 12 vs. NEW
YORK (NL) 4 - As the weather begins to warm at the NEW Shea Stadium, the Mets venture into their VERY
FIRST night game at Shea. The Mets didn't have many "firsts" in the year of '64, with only 53 total wins
for the season, but they were buoyed with a 2 to 2 tie in the 4th. However, in the 5th the Reds broke
away, scoring 6 more runs. The Mets came back and scored 2 more in the bottom of the 6th, plugging away
and hoping to make their first under-the-lights game at Shea would also their first night win.
Cincinnati however, had different plans, crushing the Mets by a final score of 12 to 4, and putting the
Mets' lights out. This CD includes "enlightening" pre-game and post-game discussions as well. Your
announcers are the famous trio of Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson. |
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AVAILABLE: June 21, 1964 - Here's one that you have all been waiting for and we
never thought it would be released to the general public from The Miley Collection ... but IT IS HERE!
JIM BUNNING'S PERFECT GAME. Bunning and The Phillies celebrate the first game of a Father's Day
doubleheader by pitching the first regular-season perfect game in 42 years, a shining gem of a
performance, 6-0 against the NY Mets at the former Shea Stadium. Bunning needed only an efficient 86
pitches to accomplish this feat, with the last pitch being a strike, as he fanned his 10th of the game.
The announcers of this broadcast are the familiar & youthful Mets trio of Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy &
Lindsey Nelson. (Note - the Mets also lost the nitecap by a score of 8-2, tieing a NL record by garnering
only 3 hits in a doubleheader. Oh my). |
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| The newly opened Shea Stadium is playing
host to the annual All-Star Game on July 7, 1964. The 1964 All-Star Game has been described as one of the
most exciting ever as the National League came from behind to win in a dramatic ninth-inning rally. The
National League wins with a final score of 7 to 4, with the help of Johnny Callison's 9th inning homer.
The announcers are Blaine Walsh & Dan Daniels. |
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TIME AVAILABLE: September 27, 1964- WASHINGTON 3 vs. New York (AL) 2 -Despite Mickey Mantle's
home run and the fine start by Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford, the Yankees fall in defeat in 11 innings to
the Washington Senators. Your
Hall-of-Fame-caliber announcers on this September Sunday in D.C. Stadium are Jerry Coleman, Phil Rizzuto
and Mel Allen. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: It is the last day of
the regular playing season - October 4, 1964 - ST. LOUIS 11 vs. New York (NL) 5 - and the Cards, behind
Curt Simmons & Bob Gibson, win the pennant in Sportsman's Park, avoiding a tiebreaker playoff game with
the Phillies. Galen Cisco is the Mets' losing pitcher. Bill White drives in the winning runs with a
two-run homer in the sixth. Curt Flood also hits a home run for the Cards. This was one of the National
League's closest pennant races ever! Jerry Gross and Harry Caray bring you all the excitement on this
final regular-season day. |
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| JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD: October 4, 1964 - Cleveland 2, NY Yankees 1,
at Yankee Stadium, the final regular-season game for the Indians & Yankees. Despite the fact that the NY
Yankees had already clinched the pennant, their fifth in a row, and had 99 wins under their belt, the
Cleveland Indians, playing under 500, did not allow the Yankees to make it an even 100 wins. 24-year old
rookie Luis Tiant, gets his first homer and is the winning pitcher. This was Mel Allen's last visit to
the Yankee radio broadcast booth, and thankfully - for Allen fans - this game lasted 13 innings! Mel
Allen spends time in the booth today with two other Hall of Famers: Red Barber and Phil Rizzuto. Not to
be missed. |
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1964 - The year that the Beatles toured the United
States!; Jim Bunning becomes the first modern-day pitcher with no-hitters in both leagues; Martin Luther
King receives a Nobel Peace Prize & President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, although 3
civil rights workers are slain in Mississippi; Warren Spahn signs an $85,000 contract with the Braves
for the '64 season, making him baseball's highest paid pitcher; The St. Louis Cardinals (93-69) win one
of the National League's closest pennant races ever on the last day of the regular season and head off
to the World Series pitted against the New York Yankees. Since the NY Yankees had lost their
Championship Crown in '63 in 4 short games to the LA Dodgers, you can bet that they were anxious to
right that wrong and be on top again. The stage is set for the Yanks & the Cards. AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 7 GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS
SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 7 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF
THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES!
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ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October 7, 1964 - Game 1 and both the Yanks and the Cards come out swinging in St. Louis, each team having 12
hits. However, the Cardinals make the most of their 12 hits and win by a score of 9 to 5. The Cards
have a big sixth inning, rallying from a two-run deficit as Mike Shannon has a 2-run homer, Carl
Warwick has a pinch hit single and Curt Flood triples, all key blows to the Yankees. Whitey
Ford takes the loss and Ray Sadecki garners the win. Phil
Rizzuto & Joe Garagiola call this game for us to enjoy.
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OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD -
October 8, 1964 - Game 2, and the Yankee's put their ace rookie Mel Stottlemyre on the mound, who
has a complete game, limiting the Cards to 7 hits in an 8 to 3 win. The game remains close through 8
innings, but the Yankees break out now that Hall-of-Famer Bob Gibson is no longer on the mound,
scoring 4 in the top of the 9th.
Phil Rizzuto & Joe Garagiola are the broadcasters for this game.
October 10, 1964 - Game 3
of the '64 Series is appropriately staged in Yankee Stadium, as it is Mantle's record-breaking home
run on the first pitch and into the upper deck, that steals the game from the Cards and losing pitcher
Barney Schultz. This homer is Mantle's 16th World Series homer - topping Babe Ruth's record set
in1932. Jim Bouton pitched a complete game 6-hitter for the win. The game's final score of 2-1 put
the Yankees up 2 games to 1 in the Series. Harry Caray & Curt Gowdy are the announcers for this
broadcast.
October 11, 1964 - Game 4
of the '64 Series and the St. Louis Cardinals, hoping to win today at Yankee Stadium and even the
Series, are being held down by Yankee Al Downing, with a 3-0 lead through 5 innings. But in the 6th,
Ken Boyer hits a grand slam and the Cards win the game 4-3. Although Ray Sadecki starts the game, the
winning pitcher is the reliever Roger Craig, with Ron Taylor getting the save. Harry Carry & Curt
Gowdy call the game for us.
October 12, 1964 - Game 5
and with the Series is now tied at 2 games apiece, both teams were poised to move ahead with their
respective pitching stars on the Yankee Stadium mound, Bob Gibson vs. rookie Mel Stottlemyre. Gibson
held on to a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the 9th, but - with 2 men out - the Yankee's gold-glove
outfielder, TomTresh, hits a 2-run homer to tie the game and throw it into extra innings. Gibson's
catcher, Tim McCarver saves the day for Gibson & the Cards when he hits a 3-run homer in the top of
the 10th to give the Cardinals the win and the Series lead. The final score of the game, called
by Harry Caray & Curt Gowdy , was Cards 5, vs. Yankees 2.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - It's October 14, 1964 - Game 6, in Busch Stadium, with Jim Bouton and Curt Simmons on the mound; Simmons hoping to end
the Series today with a Cards win & Championship, and Bouton hoping to make the 7th game a necessity,
giving the Yankees another chance. The likes of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, with back-to-back
homers, and a 5-run 8th inning force that 7th deciding game and give the Yankees yet another chance.
Phil Rizzuto & Joe Garagiola call this game for us.
October 15, 1964 - Game 7
-The Series finale in St. Louis features Gibson pitching his 3rd complete game of this World Series, and
allowing the Cards to win their 7th world championship ever. Gibson miraculously withstands three
Yankees' homers in this exciting game and goes the distance for the Cards, with a final score of 7-5.
This is a game of many long-balls, but the most "interesting" pair of long balls come
from Ken Boyer in the 7th inning for the Cards and Clete Boyer in the 9th inning for the Yanks, as
the Boyer brothers become the first brothers to hit round-trippers in the same World Series
game! Phil Rizzuto & Joe Garagiola call this game for us.
Remember
- WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 7 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'll RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF
EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES!
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: April
9, 1965 -
Welcome
to the debut of the Houston Astrodome! President Lyndon B. Johnson and Texas Governor John Connally are
among 47,876 on hand for the opening of the Astrodome and an exhibition game between the Astros and the
Yankees. Mickey Mantle has the first indoor hit in major league history - a first inning single, as well
as the first indoor home run - a 400-foot drive in the seventh. Despite Mantle stealing the show with
"firsts", the Astros appropriately won the game, 2 to 1 in 12 innings. Harry Kalas, Loel Passe & Gene
Elston describe this new "indoor wonder-to-behold" and call the play-by-play on this game. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: April 20,
1965 - New York (NL) 3 vs. LOS ANGELES 2 - Enjoy 1973 Hall-of-Fame inductee Warren Spahn winning
his first game as a NY Mets pitcher, just 3 days before his 44th birthday. "Spahnie" fans John Kennedy of
the Dodgers for his 2,501st strikeout as the final out, as he pitches a complete game. Your announcers
are Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsey Nelson. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - July
13, 1965 - All-Star Game took place in Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota, with the NL beating the
AL 6-5. Juan Marichal started the game for the NL, but Sandy Koufax was the winning pitcher & Bob Gibson
earned a "save. "Sudden Sam" McDowell was the AL's losing pitcher. Homers fly off the bats of Willie
Mays, Joe Torre, Willie Stargell, Dick McAuliffe and Harmon Killebrew, but it was a single by Ron Santo in
the 7th which drove in the winning run. The American League's manager, Al Lopez, falls to a 0-5 losing
record ... the worst record ever in All-Star competition ... ouch! Bob Prince and Herb Carneal bring you
the lively play-by-play. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: August 10, 1965 -Sandy Koufax fans - and who isn't? - here's
a great one for you! In this game Koufax is the first pitcher of '65 to reach 20 wins as he strikes out
14 in the process. The Dodgers beat the Mets by the score of 4 to 3 in a night game played at Dodger
Stadium. In 1965 Koufax goes on to have 26 wins and earn the Cy Young Award for his winning percentage of
.765, ERA of 2.04 and 382 strikeouts. When you're hot your hot. Must say - Mets still held their own,
falling just one short as they attempted to rally in the 9th. Considering Sandy Koufax's record was 19-4
vs. Mets' pitcher Al Jackson's 5-15 as they began this game, both teams played hard ball. Play-by-play
are the colorful trio of Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsey Nelson. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME
RELEASED! - It's now August 29, 1965, with
the New York Mets hosting the San Francisco Giants at Shea Stadium in NY. Willie Mays is the
record-breaking star of the day, as the Giants win by the score of 8 to 3. Mays sets a major-league
record with his 17th homer in the month of August, the most ever, at that point in time, in any one month
by any major league player. His homer is number 494, which allows him to pass Lou Gehrig's record and go
into 5th place on the all-time-homer list. Enjoy Willie through the ever-colorful announcers Bob Murphy
and Ralph Kiner. |
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It's 1965 - Can you picture what you were doing back then? For those of you
who may not have been born yet, the mid-sixties were precarious times, to put it lightly. In '65 the
first U.S. combat troops were deployed to Vietnam and many protested the war here in the U.S.; Malcom X
was assassinated; riots took place in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Fortunately riots were not the
only things happening in LA in 1965. The Los Angeles Dodgers were a team of pitching & speed, led
by Sandy Koufax (26-8) and Don Drysdale (22-12), plus the NL stolen-base leader in the person of Maury
Wills with 94 bases. Those attributes were enough to push the Dodgers over the Giants in the NL and
into the World Series to face the Minnesota Twins. Each team had a season record of 97-65. While the
Dodgers had pitching & speed, the Twins had power. In October of '65, baseball fans were able to put the
precarious times behind momentarily and enjoy a hard-fought Series.
AND WE HAVE
THE COMPLETE 7 GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 7 GAMES
AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 6, 1965 -
Game 1 takes place at Minnesota's Metropolitan
Stadium before a crowd of 47,797 fans, as the Minnesota Twins face off against the Los Angeles
Dodgers. The Dodgers are without their ace Sandy Koufax on this day, as he sat out for Yom Kippur,
thus their number 2 starter, Don Drysdale takes the mound, but only lasts 2 2/3 innings. The Twin's
pitcher, Jim "Mudcat" Grant, on the other hand, pitches a complete game. (So much for the Dodgers'
strong point being pitching!) Most of the Twins' scoring comes in a wild 6-run third inning. Home
runs are hit by Twin's Don Mincher & Zoilo "Zorro" Versalles and by Dodger's Ron Fairly. The final
score: Twins 8, Dodgers 2. This Series' announcers are the outstanding Byrum "By" Saam and Joe
Garagiola.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 7, 1965 - Game 2,
and the Twins are on a roll in their home stadium, as they go up 2 games to none on Jim Kaat's complete
game seven-hitter. The final score is 5 to 1, and Sandy Koufax, who pitched just 6 innings, takes the
loss for the Dodgers. This Series' announcers are the outstanding Byrum "By" Saam and Joe Garagiola.
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TIME ON CD - It's October 9,1965 -
Game 3, and the venue is changed to a packed Dodger
Stadium in Los Angeles, with the Dodgers hoping their luck changes as well. And rebound they do, on
Claude Osteen's five-hit complete game performance, shutting out the Twins 4-0. The Twins are silenced
by the 26-year old Osteen, who is in his first of nine years with the Dodgers. Camilo Pascual is the
losing pitcher. This Series' announcers are the outstanding Byrum "By" Saam and Joe Garagiola.
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October 10,1965 - Game 4, as the Dodgers
hope to even the Series in their home park with Don Drysdale on the mound vs. Mudcat Grant, a repeat
of Game One's pitching matchup. The game features home runs by Harmon Killebrew and Tony Olivia of
the Twins, and Maurice "Wes" Parker and Lou Johnson of the Dodgers, but it is the Dodgers who reign
victorious with Drysdale's complete-game five-hitter. Final score is 7 to 2. This Series' announcers
are the outstanding Byrum "By" Saam and Joe Garagiola.
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October 11, 1965 - Game 5 and with the Series is now tied at 2
games apiece, both teams were poised to move ahead with their respective pitching stars Dodgers' Sandy
Koufax and Twins' Jim Kaat, set to move ahead in Dodger Stadium. The home-field advantage holds true
for the Dodgers, as they make it three in a row at home on Koufax's four-hit complete-game shutout of
the Twins. Koufax was magnificent, striking out 10 in a 7-0 victory. This Series' announcers are the
outstanding Byrum "By" Saam and Joe Garagiola.
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October 13, 1965 - Game 6 - And the Series moves back to
Minnesota. The Dodgers not only lose the home-field advantage, but also the game, as Twins' pitcher
Mudcat Grant hits a three-run homer and goes all the way for his team, allowing the Dodgers six
hits but only one run. The Twins, on the other hand, make the most of their six hits off Claude
Osteen, not only with Mudcat's 3-run homer, but also a 2-run homer by Bob Allison. When all was said
and done, the Twins even the Series at three games apiece by the final score of 5 to 1. This Series'
announcers are the outstanding Byrum "By" Saam and Joe Garagiola.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 14, 1965 -
Game 7 - It's "do-or-die" for both teams on the field in
Minnesota. The Dodgers plate their ace Koufax, hoping he can repeat his performance of just three
days ago. The Twins' also go to their ace Jim Kaat, with the whole ball of wax on the line, but
Kaat is replaced after three innings, having given up 5 hits and 2 runs. Koufax once again shines,
as the Dodgers win the Championship on his complete-game, 3-hit, 10-strikeout display
of dominance. Although Koufax lost his first of three outings in this Series, his final ERA for
the complete Series was 0.38! This Series' announcers are once again the outstanding team of By
Saam and Joe Garagiola, who really enjoyed these 9 days in '65!
Remember
- WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 7 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'll RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE
OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES!S!
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE:
The 1966 All-Star Game, on July 12, 1966 at Busch Stadium, as the National League trumps the American
League 2 to 1 in 10 innings! The crowd enjoyed a great one, despite the sweltering 105-degree record
breaking heat wave, as a hit by Maury Wills scored Tim McCarver with the winning run in the bottom of the
10th inning. And what great lineups … the first three batters for the National League were
Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron. Those were the days! Your announcers are Tony Kubek & Jim
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It's 1966 - and the
Vietnam war is escalating; a sniper in Texas University Tower kills 13 and wounds 31; Star Trek (the TV
series) is just beginning; and the very first human heart transplant is performed. In baseball -
MLB travels to the South with the transplanted Braves making their Atlanta debut as 60-year old Leo "The
Lip" Durocher debuts at the skipper of the Cubs; Sandy Koufax has a dream season with a record of 27-6
and a 1.73 ERA - which sets the stage for the Dodgers to hopefully shut down Baltimore in the World
Series, as Baltimore doesn't have a single 20-game winner to oppose the unstoppable Koufax. BUT .......
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- October 5, 1966, Game 1 of the World Series , pitting the Baltimore
Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers, took place at Dodger Stadium. Don Drysdale was on the mound for
the Dodgers and Dave McNally for the O's to start the game and kick off the Series. Drysdale gives up 4
runs, including Frank Robinson's and Brooks Robinson's back-to-back homers in the first inning, and
leaves after just 2 innings. McNally, though faring better on the score board, also leaves after 2.1
innings and in comes Moe Drabowsky for the Orioles to hold the Dodgers to one hit, while striking out 11
- including 6 in a row! Final Score: Baltimore 5, Los Angeles 2. The broadcast team was the great Bob
Prince and Chuck Thompson.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October 6, 1966, , Game 2 of the World Series, and the Dodgers are a bit shaken
and down one game. Jim Palmer (15-10 season record) vs. Sandy Koufax (27-6), certainly appears to favor
the Dodgers. However ... Koufax gives up 4 runs in 6 innings while Palmer four-hits the Dodgers
but allows no runs in a complete game shutout. But don't blame it all on Sandy Koufax, as the Dodgers
make 6 errors behind him - including three in a row in the fifth inning by centerfielder Willie Davis.
Davis's misplays break a scoreless tie and enable the Orioles to tack on three runs. Final Score:
Baltimore 6, Los Angeles 0. Once again the broadcast team was Bob Prince and Chuck Thompson.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October
8, 1966, Game 3 of the World
Series , takes place Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, with Orioles' Wally Bunkers and Dodgers' Claude
Osteen fighting a classic pitching duel. The game remains scoreless until Baltimore's Paul Blair hits a
430-foot homer in the fifth. While Claude Osteen only gave up 3 hits, he is charged with the Dodger's
loss. Wally Bunkers goes all the way and securing a 1 to nothing win, leaving LA down 3 games to zip
and facing a showdown. The outstanding duo in the booth were none other than Vin Scully and Bob
Prince.
October 9, 1966, ,
Game 4 of the World Series , is again played at Memorial Stadium in
Baltimore, and 54,458 very excited fans are in the stands hoping to see their beloved Orioles sweep the
Dodgers. The pitching matchup is a repeat of Game 1, with Dave McNally on the mound vs. Don Drysdale.
Both pitchers go all the way and each give up just 4 hits ... BUT ... one of the 4 hits Drysdale gives up
is a Frank Robinson homer in the fourth inning, which was enough to win the game and the
championship for Baltimore. Once again, you can enjoy the world-class broadcast team of Vin Scully and
Bob Prince.
What an amazing Series this turned out to be,
especially if you admire fine pitching! The Orioles' staff had an 0.50 ERA and rendered the Dodgers
scoreless for 33 straight innings. While I can't swear to it, that just might be a World Series record!
Great baseball!
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ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! - June 11, 1967 - We have a tight, tense game, decided in the
9th, between the St. Louis Cardinals and the LA Dodgers. This was the first game of a doubleheader
played on this early summer day in Busch Stadium. The Dodgers fought back to tie the game in the bottom
of the 9th, but Mike Shannon's double in the bottom of the 9th sent Roger Maris across home plate for
the Cardinal's win by a score of 8-7. Jerry Doggett & Vin Scully vividly describe the action for you.
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- June 11, 1967 - We now have on CD Game 2 of the daytime doubleheader
between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium, and we are once again
treated to a close matchup between these two teams. (Game 1 has been on our website since mid-July.)
I guess they didn't tire as easily in "those days", as the winning Cardinals mounted a four-run first
inning via 1 walk, 1 double, 3 singles and some good base running. The Dodgers had the game tied by the
top of the 3rd, but never led again. So the Dodgers lost the second game of this doubleheader as well,
this time by the score of 7 to 5. The Cardinals' new-man-on-the-block, Roger Maris, homered. Al Jackson
was the winning pitcher for the Cards, while Don Sutton took the lose for the Dodgers. Your announcers
are once again Jerry Doggett and Vin Scully. |
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- June 11, 1967 - No --- you are not seeing
triple, but rather another GREAT game you won't want to miss on June 11th! This game was played at
Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets. OK - So you've already guess that the Mets
lost, since they lost 101 games in '67. And you'd be right, as the final score was Cubs 18, Mets 10, in
this, the second game of another doubleheader. But there is so much more to say, and HEAR, as the two
teams combined to tie a major league record of 11 homers in one game. (And this was the second game of a
double header? Where did these guys get all the energy?) Aldolfo Phillips homered 3 times, Randy Hundley
twice, and Ron Santo & Ernie Banks each had one homer for the Cubs. Ron Swoboda, Jerry Buchek, Jerry
Grote and Bob Johnson each had a round-tripper for the Mets. Your Mets team in the radio booth were none
other than Hall-of-Famer Ralph Kiner, the late-great painter of word pictures Bob Murphy, and the
"nattily" dressed & ever-colorful Lindsey Nelson. |
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Boston and Chicago (AL) are neck & neck, as pennant
fever rises on September 2, 1967. Chicago (AL) 4 over BOSTON 1, as the Red Sox are knocked out of 1 1st
place as Joel Horlen bests Jim Lonborg. Red Rush & Bob Elson are the announcers. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: September 12, 1967 - Bob Gibson pitches a stellar game - a 5-hit shutout against the
Philadelphia Phillies, with the help of battery mate Tim McCarver. The final score was Cards 6, Phillies
zip, reducing the Cardinal magic number to just 7 games. The rest was history as The Cards went on to the
the World Series, with the same Bob Gibson giving up just 3 hits to take the championship in Game 7 of the
Series. The ever-entertaining Harry Caray and Jack Buck called this game. Get ready to enjoy! |
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It's 1967
- The United States launches the first air strikes on Hanoi and national unrest comes to a head, as
hundreds of thousands protest the Vietnam War in New York City and Washington, DC. Americans try
to maintain "the norm" in their lives here on American soil, as they trip off to the movies to view "The
Graduate", in which Simon & Garfunkel sing the song Mrs. Robinson, with the lyrics asking
"Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you."
Baseball was a comfort zone for many in these tumultuous times. While we no longer
had Joe DiMaggio on the field, we had Carl Yestrzemski, Jim Lomborg, Bob Gibson, Orlando Cepeda, Lou
Brock and many other memorable stars on the baseball field, as we entered the 1967 World Series featuring
the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals.
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 4, 1967,
Game 1 of the
World Series , pitting the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals, took place at Fenway Park.
Bob Gibson doesn't let the "Green Monster" intimidate him as he fans 10 and six-hits the Red Sox,
putting one win in the Cardinals column with a 2-1 victory. The exciting Lou Brock, the National
League's stolen base leader in '67 lives up to his reputation as he steals two bases and has four hits
in his four at-bats. Red Sox pitcher Jose Santiago homers in his first at bat, yet he gets tagged for
the loss. The always entertaining Harry Caray and Pee Wee Reese bring you this game.
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- October 5, 1967,
Game 2 of the World Series, and the Red Sox have no intention of going down 2 games, as
they shut out the Cardinals by a score of 5-0. Jim Lonborg allows only one hit, a 2-out double to
Julian Javier in the 8th inning. Carl Yastrzemski brightens the afternoon skies with both a solo home
and a 3-run home run. Cardinals' pitcher Dick Hughes, who sported a .727 winning percentage, the best
in the National League in '67, is tagged for the loss. Your announcers are again Harry Caray and Pee
Wee Reese.
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LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October 7, 1967,
Game 3 of the World Series has
a change in venue, moving to St. Louis' Busch Stadium, with the Series tied at one game apiece.
Cardinals' pitcher Nelson Briles apparently felt very much at home in front of a packed house,
limiting the Red Sox to 7 hits in his complete game, 5-2 game victory. The Cards came out swinging in
the first, with lead-off batter Lou Brock, hitting a triple, followed by Curt Floods' single to score
Brock. In the second inning, Mike Shannon homers with Tim McCarver on base, putting the Cardinals up
3 to zip before the Red Sox had a single hit. There was no looking back as the Cardinals took the
Series lead, 2-1. The late-great Boston announcer Ken Coleman shares the broadcast booth with Pee Wee
Reese for this game.
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October 8, 1967,
Game 4 of the World Series , is
again played at Busch Stadium, in front of another full house of 54,575, probably
"all"
dressed in Cardinals' red, and the Cardinals did not disappoint the hometown fans! Bob Gibson
allows just 5 hits, strikes out 6 and walks only 1, in his complete-game, 6-0 victory over Boston.
St. Louis again puts the game away early with a 4-run first inning and a 2-run second. Red Sox
pitcher Jose Santiago, is the losing pitcher for the second time in this Series. Once again you can
enjoy the immortal talents of Ken Coleman and Pee Wee Reese.
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October 9, 1967, Game 5 of the World Series,
continues in the friendly confines of St. Louis' Busch Stadium, with a third full house. Now that the
Cards are up 3 games to 1 in this Series, you can sense the wild anticipation in the crowd of adoring
fans, hungry for a win. However, Jim Lonborg out-pitches Steve Carlton and the Red Sox claim a 3 -to-
1 victory over the Cards, forcing a Game 6 in their home park where the "Green Monster" has their
backs. Elston Howard drives in the winning run in the top of the ninth with a bases-loaded single.
Red Sox pitcher, Jim Lonborg, earns his second Series victory, allowing just 3 hits, striking out 4
and walking no one ... but ... he loses his shutout bid on a Roger Maris solo homer in the bottom of
the ninth. (Yes, Roger Maris ended his career with the Cardinals.) We again enjoy the
talents of Ken Coleman and Pee Wee Reese in the broadcast booth.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October 11, 1967,
Game 6 of the World Series, moves back
to Boston with the Cards up 3 games to 2, but that didn't tarnish the determination of Boston Red Sox
fans who streamed into the fabled Fenway to cheer their team forward and force a Game 7. Boston was
energized not only in the stands, but on the field, as they set a Series record with three homers in the
fourth inning, thanks to "Yaz", Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli, who had hit a homer in the second
inning as well. Pitchers-a-plenty were the hallmark of this game, with Boston's John Wyatt, garnering
the win as middle relief. St. Louis used eight pitchers, obviously hoping that there wouldn't be a
"tomorrow", but to no avail. The final score was Sox 8, Cards 4, and Game 7 to be played tomorrow.
This announcers in the booth are again Harry Caray and Pee Wee Reese.
October 12, 1967 - Game 7 of "The Impossible Dream" Series, with the Red Sox hoping to put the World Series
Championship trophy in Boston for the first time since 1918. However Cardinals' ace Bob Gibson, has
dreams of his own and executes them divinely, allowing only 3 hits and striking out 10, while even
hitting a homer of his own to help the cause. Final score: St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Red Sox 2, and
the dream died. Jim Lonborg, the American League's Cy Young Award winner in '67, could not pull off the
one that really mattered. Gibson finishes this fall classic with three complete-game wins, a 1.00 ERA,
and 26 strikeouts in 27 innings. Your announcers for this final game are Harry Caray, Pee Wee Reese and
Jim Simpson.
(Wow - what a Series! As if the Gibson stats above
are not enough, Lou Brock has 12 hits and a .414 average with 7 stolen bases. Roger Maris, in his
next-to-last year in major league baseball, hits .385 and bats in 7 runs. Carl Yastrzemski hits for a
.400 average with 3 homers and 5 RBI.)
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| September 14, 1968- listen in as Denny
McLain wins his 30th! DETROIT 5 over Oakland 4.The announcers for this remarkable feat were Ray
Lane & Ernie Harwell. This CD is an edited broadcast, including all of the game we have available plus we
added the highlight record of the entire Tigers’ season, narrated by Ernie Harwell. It is a unique
presentation, and especially enjoyable for Tiger fans! |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: September 20, 1968 - Sit in
the stands in LA and "watch" as Los Angeles beats St. Louis 5 to 4, as Carlton had to be pulled after
giving up 7 hits an ineffective 1 & 2/3rd's innings. On this CD you will also listen in as Alston & Mauch
are being interviewed. Jack Buck & Harry Caray are your announcers. |
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Now it's time for the 1968 World Series - Do you have a recollection
of 1968? The Vietnam War was still at the top of the headlines, along with political turmoil and unrest
in the United States due to Vietnam. But .... at least .... "that was happening overseas" many
thought. They couldn't deny or distance themselves with the realities on our own shores however, as 1968
the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy. We needed the "peaceful conflict" sounds,
shall we say, of baseball more than ever, and the 1968 season filled our needs. Bob Gibson, of the St.
Louis Cardinals, wins the NL's Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards. Denny McLain, of the
Detroit Tigers wins the same in the AL. This is the first time pitchers sweep the four awards. So the
stage is set ... these two pitchers and their teams are going to do "peaceful conflict" in the World
Series. Gibson finished his season with a 22-9 record and 1.12 ERA, not to mention 13 shutouts. McLain
sports a 31-6 record and a 1.96 ERA and 336 innings pitched. Enjoy the time of your life!
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HAVE THE COMPLETE 7-GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF THIS SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL
7 GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2 DOLLARS OFF THE
PRICE OF EACH GAME IN THIS COMPLETE SERIES! ... Just $125.65 for 7 games.
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October 2, 1968 -
Game 1 takes place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis,
as Bob Gibson, of the St. Louis Cardinals, faces Denny McLain, of the Detroit Tigers, head on in the
"war" on our soil. Gibson pitches a masterful game: a 5-hit shutout with 17
strikeouts, as the Cardinals defeat the Tigers 4-0. This masterpiece beats Sandy Koufax's previous
World Series' strikeout record. The late Ernie Harwell and Pee Wee Reese call this grand pitching
game for us. Rest in peace.
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October 3, 1968
- Game 2,
and the Tigers'
17-game winner Mickey Lolich is on the mound at Busch Stadium to win back Detroit's dignity, facing
Cardinal's pitcher Nelson Briles. Lolich 6-hits the Cards as well as hits his first major-league
home run to help his cause, pitching a complete game, bringing his team to a 8-1 victory over the
Cards. Once again, enjoy the brilliance & kindness of Ernie Harwell and Pee Wee Reese as your
announcers.
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It's October 5,1968 -
Game 3, and the venue is changed to
Detroit's Tiger Stadium, with Detroit's Ray Washburn facing St. Louis' Earl Wilson.
The Cardinal's catcher Tim McCarver, and their outstanding first baseman Orlando Cepeda, hit a pair
of three-run homers and Lou Brock steals three bases, in a 7-3 Cardinals' victory. Washburn
gets the win and Wilson is tagged with the loss before a sellout crowd of 53,634 fans. The Cardinals
are up 2 -to- 1 in the Series. Jack Buck and Pee Wee Reese team up to call this game in Detroit.
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October 6,1968 -
Game 4, as the Tigers attempt to even the
Series in their home park with Denny McLain on the mound against Bob Gibson, a rematch of Game One's
pitching-ace-duel. 31-game winner McLain once again does not fair so well, this time lasting only 2
2/3 innings and again taking the game loss.
(Just think - McLain had only 6 losses all season,
and now he "earns" 2 in just 5 days!)
Gibson, on the other hand, once again excels, pitching a
five-hitter, striking out 10 and also homering, in a 10-1 Cardinal victory. This is Bob Gibson's 7th
straight World Series victory, setting a record. Once again you can enjoy the broadcasting of Jack
Buck and Pee Wee Reese bring you all the action.
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ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 7 1968 -
Game 5
and the Cardinals are hoping to end the Series today in
Tiger Stadium, as they are up 3 games to 1 over the Tigers. The Cards send Nelson Briles to the
mound to face the Tigers' Mickey Lolich. This is the same pitching matchup as in Game2, but the
Cards are hoping for a different outcome than their defeat of Game 2. However ... Lolich wins his
second complete game of the Series, with a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. In the very first inning,
Orlando Cepeda hit his second 3-run home run of the Series and the Cardinals were quickly on top, but
that's all they could muster. Tigers' Al Kaline singled with the bases loaded, sealing the win for
the Tigers. The losing pitcher is Joe Hoerner in relief. Now the Series is Cards 3 and the Tigers
2. Jack Buck and Pee Wee Reese bring you the play-by-play.
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ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 9, 1968 -
Game 6 - And the Series
moves back to St. Louis, with the Cardinals hoping to close it out today at home. Denny McLain again
takes the mound for the Tigers; this time he faces Ray Washburn, probably thanking his lucky stars it
was not Bob Gibson again. And McLain gets his first Series win, limiting the Cards to a scattered 9
hits and only 1 run. The final score is 13-1, Tigers. Washburn, the first of 7 pitchers for the
Cardinals, takes the loss. The Tigers scored 10 times in the third inning, with Jim Northrup's grand
slam the key to the rally. Brace yourself, the 'playoff' - Game 7-winner-take-all will be staged
tomorrow. Enjoy the harmonies of Ernie Harwell and the
baseball knowledge of Pee Wee Reese on this broadcast.
October 10, 1968
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Game 7 - Once again, it's a "do-or-die" for both teams on the field in St. Louis. Bob
Gibson hopes to not only win the Series for St. Louis, but also keep alive his personal World Series
winning streak. He's facing the Tigers' Mickey Lolich. GREAT game, with Lolich and Gibson locked in a
scoreless pitching duel going into the seventh. An outfield misplay, combined with five-hit pitching
by Lolich, gives the Tigers a 4-1 victory and the World Championship crown. Your announcers, keeping
you on the edge of your seats, are the great Ernie Harwell and Pee Wee Reese.
(Again - a Series to be immortalized with amazing stats! Norm Cash
at .385 with a homer & 5 RBI and Al Kaline at .379 with 2 homers and 8 RBI, lead the Tigers' hitters.
Jim Northrup also had 2 homers & 8 RBI. While Gibson "only" won 2 games in this Series, he still
maintained a 1.67 ERA in 3 complete games. For the Cardinals, Lou Brock's average was an unbelievable
.474 on 13 hits and he stole 7 bases!)
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FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: It's April 8, 1969,
as you sit in the (no-doubt chilly) stands at Wrigley, enjoying an exciting and historic home opener, as
Banks hits 2 homers, giving the Chicago Cubs a 7 to 6 win over Philadelphia in 11 innings. Lou Boudreau &
Vince Lloyd are your announcers.
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: May 10, 1969 MONTREAL 7 vs. Cincinnati 6
at Jarry Park, Montreal, Quebec. In their first year of existence, the Expos come from behind TWICE to
whip what will soon become The Big Red Machine. This fledgling Expo team knocks out the opposing
pitcher in the first inning, using a grand-slam to do it! In the 8th, Expos get 3 to
beat Pete Rose & the Reds. Russ Taylor and Dave Van Horne are the Montreal announcers. In the 8th
inning they are joined in the booth by Pee Wee Reese, who makes an interesting comment about a
youthful Johnny Bench. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: Bask in the sunshine of
June at historic Wrigley Field in Chicago - June 22, 1969, to be exact - as Santo, Banks and the Chicago
Cubs, put together a thrilling victory over Montreal, with 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th. Russ Taylor
& Dave Van Horne are the announcers for this 7 to 6 Cubs' win. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME
RELEASED! - July 5, 1969 - This is a unique
presentation featuring Oakland Athletics vs. the Minnesota Twins in a TV-audio game, with the announcing
talents of Tony Kubek and Curt Gowdy. You'll be treated to Reggie Jackson being interviewed before the
game begins in Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium, along with Oakland's hitting coach - none other than Joe
DiMaggio. Reggie follows up that interview with a tape-measure homer in the first inning. Sadly for
Oakland, that would be all their scoring for this Saturday afternoon, while the Twins went on to score 13
runs, including 2 homers by Harmon Killebrew. Jim Perry (Gaylord's brother) pitched the complete game to
win by a score of 13 to 1. Chuck Dobson, who gave up 6 hits and 7 runs in the first 1.2 innings, takes
the lose. |
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| It’s July 9, 1969 - Take your seat at Shea Stadium with a roaring
crowd of over 59,000, as Tom Seaver takes a perfect game into the 9th inning against the Cubs. With 1 out
in the 9th, Jimmy Qualls got a hit, ruining Seaver's attempt to be the first Met to get a no-hitter.
("We're still waiting!") While the Mets' lost their no-hitter, they won the game 4-to-zip, moving to
within 1 game of the Cubs in the standings. Ya' gotta believe! The announcers were Kiner, Murphy and
Nelson, with Lindsey Nelson proclaiming this game as the finest hour ever in Mets' history. This CD
version of this game also contains highlights from 9/5/69, when Seaver became the first Met to ever win 20
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: September 2, 1969 - NY Mets vs. LOS ANGELES - What an exciting game!
Your starting pitchers are Gary Gentry & Don Sutton. Both teams were in the thick of their pennant races,
as the Mets were surprising everyone with their amazin' determination and winning ways. The Dodgers
certainly tried to shut the Miracle Mets down, as they shook things up in the bottom of the 9th, rallying
for 3 runs, but alas - they left the tying run on 3rd base, and were beaten 5 to 4. If the Dodgers had
won this game, they would have gone into first place by percentage points. Also within this game, Willie
Davis broke the Dodger record as he hit safely in his 30th game in a row and rookie Bobby Valentine made
his major league debut in the bottom of the 9th as a pinch runner and he scored his first major league
run. Announcing this beauty are Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett. |
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| FIRST TIME
AVAILABLE: September 23, 1969 - NEW YORK (NL) 3 vs. St. Louis 2 - The Mets clinch a tie for NLE by
beating the Cardinals and Bob Gibson in 11 VERY EXCITING INNINGS in front of their
'ya-gotta-believe-fans at the now FORMER Shea Stadium. The rest is history in the astounding
year of 1969, as the Mets were an unstoppable force. Enjoy the excitement building, right along with
announcers Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsey Nelson. |
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| FIRST TIME ON CD: September 24, 1969 - NY METS 6 vs. St. Louis Cardinals "zip".
A crowd of 54,928 fans witness the miraculous one-year turnaround that brings Gil Hodges' team their
first-ever divisional title in baseball history. Remember, they were the 9th-place team the previous
year, so the excitement in this game and in this crowd reaches a fever pitch. Mets' rookie Gary Gentry
four-hits the Cards, handing Steve Carlton the loss. Donn Clendenon hits two homers and Ed Charles adds
another as the excitement builds. Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsey Nelson bring this clincher to life
for your listening enjoyment. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: September 27, 1969 - Los Angeles 2 vs. San Francisco 1 - in 11
innings. LA Dodgers score early dashing the pennant race hopes for the SanFran Giants, but the Giants tie
it in the 8th, only to lose the game in the 11th. Tight game, the pennant race at stake, and superior
announcers are all here. Just bring on the sunshine and a cold beverage and you are all set. Announcers
are the great Russ Hodges, along with Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson & Bill Rigney from the Giants network.
As a fortunate bonus for all or us, the broadcast switches to the Dodger network at the bottom of the
11th with Hall-of-Famer Vin Scully calling that half inning. |
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October 6, 1969 – the Mets win their first
Pennant in Game 3 of the NLCS! NEW YORK (NL) 7 over Atlanta 4. Once again we enjoy Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy
& Lindsey Nelson “painting the word picture”. |
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1969 - What a year! Everything from the first man to walk on the moon to the
NY Mets winning their first World Series ... and, might we say, with flair! In '69 we also learned of
Charles Manson's killing streak and the death of Judy Garland. In baseball the "save" statistic for
relief pitchers became an official major league statistic, and probably the beginning-of-the-end of
starting pitchers desiring to pitch complete games. Tom Seaver, "the franchise" for the NY Mets, wins
25 games and the Cy Young Award and the right to pitch the first game in the World Series. Let the
games begin! AND WE NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE 5GAME SERIES SO YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY
MOMENT OF THIS SERIES!!!! WHEN YOU ORDER ALL 5GAMES AT ONCE, YOU'LL RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT, TAKING 2
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ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME ON CD - October 11, 1969-
Game 1, is held in Baltimore's Memorial
Stadium, as Mike Cuellar six-hits the Mets. Don Buford homers off the second pitch of the game from
starter Tom Seaver, and Seaver as the Mets take a crushing 4 to 1 defeat. But they kept on believing!
Your announcers were Ralph Kiner and Jim Simpson.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 12, 1969 -
Game 2, and the Mets' starter Jerry
Koosman is masterful, pitching 6 no-hit innings, and allowing just two hits in 8 2/3's innings. He is
followed by Ron Taylor for the final 1/3, as the Mets top the Orioles 2 to 1, thanks to a Donn Clendenon
home run in the 4th and an RBI single off the bat of Al Weis in the 9th, bringing in the winning run.
Dave McNally goes all 9 innings, allowing only 6 hits, but he takes the loss. Your announcers were Ralph Kiner and Jim Simpson.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - October 14, 1969 - Game 3, and the Series has now moved to Shea Stadium, which was no doubt rocking, as it was
holding its first World Championship Series. The Series was tied. Gary Gentry and Nolan Ryan combine
their talents to shut out the Orioles, 5 to 0! Centerfielder Tommie Agee not only homers, but
also makes two outstanding catches: 1st) In the 4th inning on an Elrod Hendricks drive with 2
men on base, and 2nd) In the 7th inning with the bases loaded, on a Paul Blair shot, both adding to the
excitement of this game for Mets fans. Ed Kranepool also homers in the Mets' winning effort. The win
is awarded to Gary Gentry and Jim Palmer takes the loss. Jim Simpson & Bill O'Donnell are in the
broadcast booth.
October 15, 1969 -
Game 4, Tom Seaver once again steps on the
mound for the Mets in the Championship Series, and this time exits with a win under his belt after 10
complete innings. Once again, a great outfield play saves the game - this time by right fielder Ron
Swoboda on a Brooks Robinson drive with runners on first and third in the 9th inning. In the 10th, Rod
Gaspar runs for Jerry Grote, who had doubled, and he scores the winning run on a throwing error by
pitcher Pete Richert. The Mets are now up by 3 games to 1. Jim Simpson & Bill O'Donnell are once
again in the broadcast booth at Shea Stadium.
October 16, 1969 -
Game 5, and the New York Mets become "The
Miracle Mets" , as Jerry Koosman five-hits the Orioles for a 5 to 3 victory and the World
Championship. After a 2-run homer by Baltimore's starting pitcher Dave McNally and a solo homer by
Frank Robinson, the Mets tie the game, mirroring the Orioles' efforts with a 2-run homer by Donn
Clendenon and a solo homer by Al Weis. The Mets pull out in front in the 8th on doubles by Cleon Jones
and Ron Swoboda off of losing pitcher Eddie Watt. New York again has a winning national league team!
Jim Simpson & Bill O'Donnell are once again in the broadcast booth at Shea Stadium, bringing you all
the excitement of the Mets' first Championship. This CD also contains 12 minutes of post-game
celebrations with the NY Mets.
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| GAMES FROM THE
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: April 18, 1970- NEW YORK (NL) 7 vs. Philadelphia 0 - This one was a
real record setter, with Nolan Ryan beating Jim Bunning, two of the best pitchers ever. Not enough to
stir your interest? Ryan secured his first major-league shutout. Not enough yet? Ryan pitched the first
major-league 1-hitter of his career. Still want more? Ryan struck out 15 in route to the win, thereby
tying and setting other records. If all that is not enough, wait until you hear the Mets' announcers
during the game (and also the crowd) that went nuts with his every pitch late in the game. Announcers
are Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsey Nelson. |
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| FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: April 22, 1970 - Today you
are in the stands at Shea, witnessing an amazin' pitching performance by Tom Seaver, as he strikes out 19
batters, including the final 10 - both ML records at that time, and the "final 10" STILL is the record!
The final outcome is Mets over Padres by a score of 2 to 1. Your announcers are Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy &
Lindsey Nelson. |
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| Say goodbye to Forbes Field, while listening to the final game at
that memory-laden field, as played on June 28, 1970. Final outcome was PITTSBURGH 4 over Chicago
(NL) 1. Your final game play-by-play and fond farewells were broadcast by Gene Osborn, Nellie King & Bob
Prince. You'll also be treated to a pre-game interview with Roberto Clemente on this CD Clemente fans,
read on…… |
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| FIRST TIME
AVAILABLE: October 3, 1970 - and we are in Bloomington, Minnesota, where the Twins are hosting the
Orioles in Game 1 of the ALCS, with a crew of minor league umpires calling the game, due to the major
league umpires striking for a pay increase for playoff and World Series games. But the show must go on,
and go on it did, with the Orioles bombing the Twins 10 to 6. Homers-a-plenty, with the deciding blow off
the bat of pitcher Mike Cuellar, in the form of a grand-slam homer in the 4th inning. Cueller gets the
win and Jim Perry suffers the loss. You'll enjoy the vivid play-by-play from announcers John Gordon and
Chuck Thompson. (Oh, and by the way, the strike lasted just that one day!) |
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JUST
ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - July 13, 1971 -
All-Star Game was held in Tiger Stadium, Detroit, with the American League breaking its 8-game
All-Star-Game losing streak with a 6-4 AL victory in this "home run derby". Reggie Jackson's homer
actually hit the light towers on the right-field roof. Frank Robinson and Harmon Killebrew also swat out
homers for the AL. The NL players had their share of round-trippers as well. Hank Aaron, a first-time
All-Star player, as well as Johnny Bench and Roberto Clemente, all send one out of Tiger Stadium. An
interesting note: Frank Robinson became the first to hit homers for each league in All-Star play. Vida
Blue earns the win with Dock Ellis being tagged as the losing pitcher for this slugfest. Your announcers
are Sandy Koufax & Jim Simpson. |
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FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: October 5, 1971 Game 3 of
the NLCS at Three Rivers Stadium. PITTSBURGH PIRATES 2 vs. San Francisco Giants 1 - The Pirates with
Clemente & Stargell, take a 2 to 1 lead in this best-of-5 Series over The Giants, with Bonds, Mays &
McCovey. Richie Hebner's homer off Juan Marichal, in the bottom of the 8th, broke the 1-1
tie. Great game& great players, plus great information coming from the broadcaster's
booth! Vin Scully was play-by-play and Bob Gibson, was color commentator. Their conversation during the
game would have kept any fan glued to the radio, even if it were a non-important game and no matter what
the score. Vin kept asking Bob questions and Bob's answers were very
informative, giving away much information
about pitching, which is quite surprising, as he was still an active player! By the way, the Pirates when
on to win the next NLCS game too (9-5) and head to the World Series'..which they
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| The 1971 World Series showcased the red-hot talents of Pittsburgh
& Baltimore. We have the final game of this riveting 7-game series, which took place on October 17, 1971
at Memorial Stadium, as called for you by Jim Simpson & Bob Prince. You will thoroughly enjoy this
outstanding World Series finale, which was Roberto Clemente's last World Series. Clemente and Blass star
as the Pirates win the series. |
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| July 4, 1972 - Happy Fourth of July from Shea Stadium. The Mets
are taking on the San Diego Padres, with Tom Seaver on the mound. Can't you taste the hot dogs now? Fans
are being treated to another Seaver masterpiece as he again carries a no-hitter into the 9th, but the
Padres break it up as they get a hit to destroy that illusive Mets no-hitter. Met's win 2-0, with Kiner,
Murphy and Nelson at the microphone. |
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September 18, 1975 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, with the Phillies hosting
the Pittsburgh Pirates, two teams who are very close in the win column for the season. Hall-of-Famer
Steve Carlton, 11 years into his outstanding 24-year career, is on the mound for Philadelphia, facing Dock
Ellis, in his final year with Pittsburgh. Carlton has a 4-hit complete game, and the Phillies win by a
score of 4 to 1. Ellis gives up 8 hits and 4 runs in 4 1/3 innings, giving up a leadoff homer to
Hall-of-Famer Mike Schmidt in the second inning, and another round-tripper in the fifth, this time to Greg
Luzinski, aiding Steve Carlton's cause, and earning the loss for himself. Enjoy this game right along
with By Saam, Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn, and Harry Kalas. |
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- We are treated to the announcing style, loved by so many, of the late
Ernie Harwell, who is joined in the booth by Paul Carey, on the evening of August 17, 1976 at Tiger
Stadium in Detroit. Game is scoreless through 4, with the first scoring to come off the bat of the
California Angels' 3rd-baseman Ron Jackson in the form of a homer, followed by another Angels' run in the
top of the 5th. But the Tigers come charging back, scoring twice to tie in 6th and finishing the Angels
off with a Bruce Kimm homer in the 8th. The final score is 4 to 3 Detroit, as Mark Fidrych gets a
complete-game win and Frank Tanana takes the loss for California.
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RELEASED! - August 19, 1976 - In Dodger Stadium, the New York Mets are
feeling confident behind 7 magnificent innings of 2-hit pitching by Mickey Lolich, and are leading by a
score of 5-2 going into the bottom of the 9th inning. BUT ... the rug is pulled out from under the Mets
as Steve Garvey uncorks a 3-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th ... followed by Ron Cey,
the very next batter, hitting the winning run, also a homer. Good night, Mets. Final score: Dodgers 6,
Mets 5. Your announcers are the 3 Mets' greats: Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsay Nelson. |
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AVAILABLE: April 7, 1977 - This is the first game ever played at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium,
with the Blue Jays beating the Chicago White Sox. Despite snow and frigid cold, 44,649 brave souls
attended the Stadium's inaugural game. While the honor of the first American-League homer on Canadian
soil went to Richie Zisk of the White Sox, the hitting star of this game was the Blue Jay's own first
baseman, Doug Ault, who hit a homer in the first inning, a two-run shot in the third, and an RBI single in
the eighth. To add to the Blue Jay's special day, Al Woods of Toronto hit a pinch-hit homer in his first
major league at-bat! Toronto fittingly came back from a 4 to 1 deficit to win the game 9-5. Your
announcers for this broadcast are Harry Caray, Jimmy Piersall and Lorn Brown. |
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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME AVAILABLE: June 15, 1977 - at Riverfront Stadium, CINCINNATI REDS 8 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
7, in 10 innings. The "Big Red Machine" comes from behind with a homer in the bottom of the 9th inning to
tie the game and a Pete Rose hit in the bottom of the 10th wins the game. Classic! But maybe even more
important than the dramatic win was the "rumor" of a B-I-G trade in the beginning of the game ... that
being Tom Seaver, "The Franchise", "Tom Terrific", is being traded to Cincinnati as we listen in. Can it
be true? The rumor crescendos throughout this broadcast, resonating throughout baseball, and rising to a
fever pitch
... Tom Seaver has been traded to the Cincinnati Reds! While the game alone is one to
enjoy again and again, the rumors, interviews etc., surrounding this trade, affectionately called
"The Midnight Massacre", make this historical broadcast one to be remembered, enjoyed and talked about,
forever. Your announcers are Joe Nuxhall and Marty Brennaman. |
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ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME RELEASED! -October 9, 1977 - Game 5,
the deciding game, of the ALCS in Kansas City. The Yankees rally in KC with one run in the 8th and three
in the 9th to win 5-3, much to the dismay of the Royals fans who were riding high and leading 3-2 going
into the 9th behind the strong pitching of Dennis Leonard. Sparky Lyle gets the win and Leonard gets the
loss. This is an historic game for NY fans and the announcers are from the Yankee network: Phil Rizzuto,
Frank Messer, and Bill White. Bonus on this CD set: Interviews of Whitey Herzog and George Brett on the
KC network precede this game. You'll enjoy this one! |
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RELEASED! - April 22, 1978 - What a great early-season afternoon game
between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates have the
lead through 6 innings, but the Cards tie the game with a big 5-run, top-of-the 7th inning. Pirates
bounce right back with 3 runs to tie the game. Pirates fight back again in the 8th, once again taking the
lead. In the bottom of the ninth, trailing by a run, the first two Pirate batters ground out. But
then a double, a walk, and a dramatic pinch-hit double by Duffy Dyer wins the game for Pittsburgh by a
score of 8 to 7. GREAT game brought to you by Mike Shannon, Bob Starr and Jack Buck. |
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- June 17, 1978 - Today at Yankee Stadium, Ron Guidry struck out a Yankee
record 18 batters, with his first 15 coming in the first 6 innings, setting an American League record for
left-handed pitchers at this time. It was also the 11th straight win for Guidry against no losses yet
for this season. He secures a 4-0 victory over the Angels while setting these records. We once again
enjoy the Yankee network announcers Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White, and Fran Healy bringing you
the colorful play by play.
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Re-live October 2, 1978,
the ALE divisional playoff game which features a Bucky Dent homer and New York (AL) overtaking BOSTON 5 to
4. In the long and bitter rivalry of the Yanks and the Red Sox, this is perhaps the most famous game
played between them. The 1978 season ended in a tie between these two battling clubs. The Red Sox
network broadcast, with announcers Jim Woods and Ned Martin, is available on CD, and it contains many
Miley Collection bonus highlights. |
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