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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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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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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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| GAMES FROM THE 40’s |
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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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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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It
is time for the final game of the 1949 World Series (October 9, 1949) with New York Yankees vs. the
Brooklyn Dodgers, at Ebbets Field. The announcers are history themselves Mel Allen and Red Barber,
Hall-of Fame announcers each! 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! |
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FROM THE 50’s |
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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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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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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 AVAILABLE - October 3, 1956 -
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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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME
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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| FIRST TIME ON
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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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!
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP
- 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.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP -
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.
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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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| 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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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.
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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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| FIRST TIME ON CD:
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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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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| GAMES FROM THE 60’s |
| 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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| 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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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.
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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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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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It's 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.
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.
JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - 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.
Series tied and moving to NYC. 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 10 minutes of the popular NBC program of this era called "Monitor".
October 16, 1962 Game 7 World Series, featuring the San
Francisco and New York Yankees. 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! Your Series announcers are Joe Garagiola & George Kell. |
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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
lengthy bonus to this game. |
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| FIRST
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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| 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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| FIRST TIME
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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| FIRST
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, who had lost their
Championship Crown in '63 in 4 short games, and were anxious to right that wrong.
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. Harry Caray & Curt Gowdy are the announcers for this broadcast.
The game's final score of 2-1 put the Yankees up 2 games to 1 in the Series.
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, he winning pitcher is the reliever Roger Craig,
and Ron Taylor gets the save. Harry Carry & Curt Gowdy call the game for us.
FIRST TIME ON CD - 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.
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 them may be Ken Boyer's in the 7th for the Cards and Clete
Boyer's in the 9th 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.
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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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| 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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| 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
Simpson on NBC Radio. |
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We skip ahead to the 1966 World Series, Baltimore vs. Los Angeles, October 9, 1966 –
Game 4, which was the final game of this series. Drysdale looses to McNally as Baltimore makes a
clean sweep of the Dodgers, with the only run of the game coming off the home-run bat of Frank Robinson.
Bob Prince and Vin Scully announce.
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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 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 and we once again are treated
to a very exciting final World Series game. This one features St. Louis & Boston. We have the memorable
October 12th Game7 for you on CD, when when Gibson’s magnificent performance fanned 10 and
allowed just 3 hits, dashing the hopes of Lonborg and the Red Sox. The announcers are Harry Caray & Pee
Wee Reese. |
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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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| Enjoy October 10, 1968 – Game 7 of the World Series, Detroit
against St. Louis, with announcers Pee Wee Reese and Ernie Harwell. Although the Tigers had been down 3
games-to-1, Lolich beats Gibson in Game 7 and the Tigers take the Series with a 4-to-1 win over the Cards. |
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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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| 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
games! |
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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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Ya' Gotta
Believe??? ... “We Believed” - and we can now offer you Game 4 and 5 of 1969 World Series with New
York (NL) over Baltimore! Your World Series announcers were Jim Simpson & Bill O'Donnell. Re-live the Mets
first sweet taste of real victory! Enjoy the thrills in Game 4 on October
15, 1969, when Ron Swoboda makes an outstanding catch and the Mets win the game on J.S. Martin’s bunt.
In Game 5, revel in sweet victory on October
16th as the Met’s win their first World Series rings.
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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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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
also won! |
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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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JUST ADDED TO OUR LINEUP - FIRST TIME
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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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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