The Liberty Network, WCFL, Chicago aircheck.
The National League Championship game number three, that included the famous game-ending home run by Bobby Thompson ("The Shot Heard Round the World").
This radio broadcast is actually a re-creation, using data about the game sent in by wire. The announcer is Gordon McLendon, who owned the Liberty Network.
Sportscaster Bill Hickey reports on the fifth game of the 1956 World Series in which Don Larsen pitched a perfect game and reports on Jackie Robinson receiving an offer to manage the Montreal Royals Minor League baseball team for $25,000.
The final Brooklyn Dodger baseball game before the Brooklyn Dodgers were scheduled to leave for Los Angeles, California, for the 1958 season, departing Brooklyn after playing 45 years at Ebbets Field. This final Brooklyn Dodger baseball game is played on the road in Philadelphia Pennsylvania against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Broadcast on radio WOKO 1460. Vin Scully and Jerry Dogget call the play-by-play. Ironically, this memorable baseball game was not televised to home fans in Brooklyn as was the New York Giants final game at the Polo Grounds.
This game is notable also for the fact that it contains the last at bat of Brooklyn Dodger catcher great Roy Campanella who would suffer paralysis as a result of an automobile accident on January 28, 1958, ending his illustrious baseball career.
Starting Lineups
Brooklyn Dodgers
1 Jim Gilliam 2B
2 Gino Cimoli CF
3 Carl Furillo RF
4 Gil Hodges 1B
5 Bob Kennedy LF
6 Randy Jackson 3B
7 Don Zimmer SS
8 Joe Pignatano C
9 Roger Craig P
10 Sandy Koufax P
11 Roy Campanella PH
Philadelphia Phillies
1 Richie Ashburn RF
2 Don Landrum CF
3 Ed Bouchee 1B
4 Harry Anderson LF
5 Willie Jones 3B
6 Solly Hemus 2B
7 Chico Fernandez SS
8 Joe Lonnett C
9 Seth Morehead P
NOTE:
This is a COMPLETE GAME, unlike radio broadcast versions that exists on the internet and /or housed in other museums or private collector's archives, which contain in their recordings SIX MINUTES of missing counts related to FOUR player at bats.
This historic recording (originally a peerless radio broadcast recorded off the air by Pat Rispole) was released to the public by John Miley on May 26, 2015.
At the time the recording transfer process from the original 1/4" reel to reel master tape to CD disc includes occasional audio hiss, clicks, gaps, volume level changes, pitch issues, and only the left channel playing.
Phil Gries' ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. master copy of this broadcast is COMPLETE containing every pitch, transferred on both Right and Left tracks.
The sound rendition of this audio air check contains no pitch issues, clicks, low & high volume aberrations, gaps and contains only very minor hiss. Two commercials have been deleted.
A SUPERIOR AND MOST COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS BROADCAST, EXTANT.
As an extra bonus and to remind the listener that this was to be the final game the Brooklyn Dodgers would ever play at Ebbets Field this transfer broadcast begins with two brief News broadcast stories indicating the departure of Brooklyn to Los Angeles for the upcoming 1958 season.
A- Mike Wallace on the TV Dumont Channel - May 28, 1957.
The possibility that Brooklyn Dodgers will be moving at the end of this season.
B- Ron Cochran Evening News on WCBS TV- October 8, 1957.
It is final. The Dodgers have played in Brooklyn for the last time.
Actor James Cagney is host and reviews the lives and boxing styles of Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson, who meet the following night for the World's Heavyweight Championship rematch. Former heavyweight champs Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney analyze the styles of the two fighters.
The tenth inning of the Oriole-Yankee game from Yankee Stadium is heard. Roger Maris drives home Bobby Richardson in the bottom of the tenth inning giving the Yankees a 3-2 10 inning win.
The 1964 Belmont Stakes run at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, NY. The race was won by Quadrangle with Manuel Ycaza aboard. Jack Whitaker makes the trophy presentation.
Chris Schenkel and Jack Drees report.
Secretariat, with jockey Ron Turcotte aboard, captures the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, NY, the final jewel in thoroughbred racing's triple crown. Secretariat's 31 length win was the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, before a crowd of 69,138 spectators. Secretariat became the first horse to capture the triple crown since Citation in 1948.
The infamous "battle of the sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and former men's singles champion Bobby Riggs held at the Houston Astrodome. An estimated 50 million people watched the match won by King in three straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Howard Cosell calls the play-by-play.
BIG TIME WRESLING was a WWS Color TV Production telecast on OTB TV channel 12 in the Capital Region, formed in 1975, mostly broadcasting horse racing.
Two matches have been archived, the first joined in progress. We hear Eddie Creatchman, manager of The Sheik.
First match a tag team contest between Mark Lewin and Hank James vs Don Kent and The Sheik. The match has no decision.
The second contest pits Randy Poffo vs Kurt Von Brauner who wins the match in 13 minutes 32 seconds.
Ring announcer is Chuck Allen.
NOTE: At the conclusion of the broadcast, verbal production credits are announced.
A Live Special ABC TV Broadcast.
Matches include Ken Norton vs. Ron Stander, Muhammed Ali vs Jimmy Young, Howard Cosell is the host.
Muhammad Ali (50-2) defends his heavyweight championship against Jimmy Young (17-4-2) in a 15 round bout at Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland.
The questionable credentials of Ali's most recent foe, Jean-Pierre Cooperman, prompted some sports writers to wonder whether Al had embarked upon a "bum of the month" campaign, as Joe Louis did 25 years ago. Louis defended his title against mostly unranked opponents eight times between December 1940 and September 1941).
Young is no Cooperman, as his no. 3 rating by Ring Magazine attests. A polished stand-up boxer with an effective left jab (one of Ali's best weapons as well). Young rose to prominence in the heavyweight division when he beat sixth-ranked Ron Lyle in February 1975. Since then Young has worn three fights, two by KO.
In the preliminary bout, top-ranked heavyweight contender Ken Norton faces Ron Stander. Howard Cosell reports at ring side.
The 1976 Raleigh Bowling Spectacular, held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sponsored by The Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company.
Thirty two top men and women bowlers compete for the $10,000 first prize in the United States mixed doubles championship.
Bouts include Duane Bobick vs. Bunny Johnson, Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn. Bobick wins via 8th round TKO and Ali defeats Dunn via 5th round TKO. Joe Garagiola and Dick Enberg are the commentators.
The 108th running of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, won by Bold Forbes. Telecast live from Belmont Park in Elmont, NY.
A boxing special. Bouts include George Forman vs. Dino Dennis, Roberto Duran . vs. Alvaro Rojas. Tom Brookshier, Jerry Quarry, and Brent Musberger are the commentators.
November 13, 1976 - December 10, 1988.
Teams of current and classic TV stars from multiple eras and different genres go head-to-head in a variety of athletic games, including events like Tug o' War, the Obstacle Course and the Dunk Tank.
Host: Howard Cosell and others.
Local bowling show from Madison Square Garden in New York with numerous contestants competing for cash prizes and their at home viewers who have sent in post cards. New York Mets announcer Bob Murphy was the original host. He was later replaced by Larry Kenny.
Commercials include:
Craftsman, Ford LTD 2, Panasonic (Prof. Irwin Corey), Shout At The Devil film promo, GE Products, Coca Cola, Seamans Warehouse, Harrows Tree & Centers, Toyota, and White Cloud Bathroom Tissues.
Bouts include Ken Norton vs. Duane Bobick, Mike Quarry vs. Mike Rossman. Norton defeats Bobick via 12th round TKO while Rossman stopped Quarry in the 6th round. Dick Enberg and Joe Garagiola are the commentators.
Muhammad Ali defends his heavyweight boxing championship vs. Alfredo Evangelista. Ali successfully defends his crown by scoring a 15 round unanimous decision. Howard Cosell and Chris Schenkel are the commentators.
Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Shavers in a 15 round Heavyweight Championship bout, from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Although rocked by Shavers several times, Ali won a 15 round unanimous decision. Dick Enberg, Joe Garagiola, Ken Norton, and Larry Merchant report the action.
Bouts include Jerry Quarry vs. Lorenzo Zanon and Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Augustin Estrada. Quarry wins via 9th round TKO and Leonard wins via 5th round knockout. Howard Cosell reports the action.
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