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#11091: NEW YORK METS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

1969-09-24, WOR, 27 min.

The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 to win their first ever National League Eastern Division title.
Gary Gentry defeats Steve Carleton for the division clincher.
Joined in progress in the top of the 9th inning with two on base, Gary Gentry strikes out Vada Pinson. Joe Torre grounds into a double play and at 9:07pm The New York Mets win their first National League Championship in franchise history.

In the clubhouse Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner interview over three dozen players and executives representing the 1969 New York Mets.

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While this game is extant as a radio broadcast with Bob Murphy calling the final out (You tube 2:28:31) this New York WOR television channel 9 broadcast is peerless with announcer Lindsey Nelson calling the final out and proclaiming the New York Mets as first time National League Eastern Division Champions.

Also, the radio broadcast covers only a limited amount of post game interviews in the New York Mets clubhouse celebrating their victory with interviews conducted by Ralph Kiner and Lindsey Nelson (17 additional interviews with TV coverage, including those with Yogi Berra, Tug McGraw, Joe Pignatano, Eddie Yost, Wayne Garrett, Al Weis, Ed Kranepool, George Weiss, others).

The 1969 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 100 games, lost 62 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium where 2,175,373 fans witnessed their 1969 Mets finish the season with a .617 winning percentage.

#6305: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

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1972-09-18, WKAJ, 159 min.

Mets, with Staub, Top Pirates in 9th On Hit by Dyer, 1‐0

After an intentional walk to Ed Kranepool, Duffy Dyer stroked a single to left field. Staub, who is not the fastest man on the Mets' roster, managed to advance.

Jon Matlock pitches a complete game five-hitter as the New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 at Shea Stadium in New York. Nelson Briles is the losing pitcher for the Pirates. Announcers are Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner, and Lindsey Nelson. Aired on WKAJ Radio.

Jon Matlock pitched a five-hitter and Duffy Dyer's ninth-inning single drove in the game's only run as the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. The loss left the World Champion Pirates' magic number for clinching the National League East crown at three. The team was looking for any combination of three Pittsburgh victories and or Chicago losses which would wrap up a third straight division crown for Pittsburgh.

John Matlack, 13 & 9, and Nellie Briles, 14 & 8, were locked in a scoreless duel until the ninth inning. Then, Rusty Staub, playing only his second game since June 18 for the Mets, opened the bottom of the ninth with his second hit of the game. Cleon Jones sacrificed Staub to second and Ed Kranepool was intentionally walked. Dyer followed with his winning hit.

The Pittsburgh Pirates best chance against Jon Matlock came in the top of the ninth when Richie Hebner and Bob Robertson singled with two out. But Gene Alley popped up, ending the game.

NOTE: Commercials including those voiced by Shirley Jones, Milton Berle, George Burns, Jack Lemmon and Pee Wee Reese.

#6306: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

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1972-09-19, WKAJ, 163 min.

Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Mets (5-1). Sep 19, 1972, Attendance: 15,537, Time of Game: 2:26. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates clinch a tie for the Eastern Division title by defeating the New York Mets 5-1 at Shea Stadium. Bob Moose wins his 12th game of the
year in defeating Jerry Koosman and Bob Robertson hits his 11th homer of the season. Roberto moves closer to hitting 30000 hits by getting hit number 2,991.  

Announcers are Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson, and Ralph Kiner. Aired on WKAJ Radio.

Commercials include Lee Travino for Marine Corps, George Burns for Navy Three Year Guarantee, Shirley Jones for Medical Alert Bracelets, Earl "The  Pearl" Monroe for the Optometry Association, Brenda Vaccaro for The March of Dimes, and E.G. Marshall for the Ophthalmological Association. 

Final sports scores after the game.

#6307: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

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1972-09-20, WKAJ, 153 min.

Sep 20, 1972 — New York Mets beat Pittsburgh Pirates (4-1). Sep 20, 1972, Attendance: 15147, Time of Game: 2:15.


Tom Seaver strikes out fifteen Pirate hitters and scatters five hits as the New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 at Shea Stadium, denying the Pirates the Eastern Division title in the National League. Luke Walker is the losing pitcher for the Pirates. Announcers are Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson, and Ralph Kiner. Aired on WKAJ Radio.

Commercials include Bing Crosby, chairman for the National Arthritic Foundation. 

NOTE:

At approximately 20 minutes into the broadcast, station announcer interrupts this live presentation and states that there is an issue with an audio line that needs to be corrected. Till now audio from Shea Stadium had issues (hum), but when cutting to commercials the sound was excellent. Again, the announcer interrupts programming at 22:30 and states that reception issues are being worked on. The station cuts away to music returning to Shea and the game. At approximately 22:30 in the broadcasts tape audio improves (last half of the first inning). The line issue is finally more improved at 44:45 into the ball game during the top of the third inning.

#6308: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

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1972-09-21, WKAJ, 152 min.

Sep 21, 1972 — Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Mets (6-2). Attendance: 10991, Time of Game: 2:32. 

Next to last night game at Shea Stadium during the 1972 New York Met's season. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates clinch the Eastern Division title of the National League by defeating the New York Mets 6-2 at Shea Stadium. Steve Blass scatters seven hits in winning his 18th game of the season, defeating Gary Gentry. This game featured the Major League debut of Mets catcher Joe Nolan. Announcers are Lindsey Nelson, Ralph Kiner, and Bob Murphy. Aired on WKAJ Radio.

Commercials include a number of personalities as spokespersons including Pee Wee Reese Bing Crosby, Milton Berle, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, George Burns, Jack Webb, David Janssen, E.G. Marshall, others.

#6310: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS. NEW YORK METS

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1972-09-23, WKAJ, 147 min.

Sep 23, 1972 — New York Mets beat Philadelphia Phillies (5-3). Sep 23, 1972, Attendance: 14,465, Time of Game: 2:15.


Jon Matlock pitches a complete game five-hitter, winning his 14th game of the season as the New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3 at Shea Stadium in New York. Jim Nash suffered his eighth loss of the season against just one win. Announcers are Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner. Aired on WKAJ FM 102.3 Radio.

Commercials include Bing Crosby, National Chairman, for the Arthritic Foundation, Lee Trevino for the Marine Corps, Shirley Jones for  Medical Alert, and Earl 'The Pearl, Monroe for "Life is Worth Seeing."

NOTE:
Ralph Kiner announces that for the first time radio station WHN will be broadcasting all of the New York Mets baseball games during the 1973 season. Also, noted this game has seen the Mets go over the 2 million in attendance for home games in 1972.

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Distinguished in the sound track is a mild broadcast hum signal from WKAJ FM  throughout the game, not heard when going to commercial.

#6311: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS. NEW YORK METS

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1972-09-24, WKAJ, 130 min.

Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets Box Score

Sep 24, 1972 — New York Mets beat Philadelphia Phillies (2-1). Sep 24, 1972, Attendance: 41644, Time of Game: 1:53. 

Final home game at Shea Stadium for the New York Mets. 
Fan Appreciation Day.  


The New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Shea Stadium in a classic pitching matchup between Tom Seaver and 25 game winner Steve Carlton. Seaver wins his 19th game of the season as Tommy Agee smashes his 13th homer of the season in the first inning off Carlton. Announcers are Bob Murphy, Linsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner. Aired on WKAJ Radio.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1972 Philadelphia Phillies Logo	Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	1
1972 New York Mets Logo	New York Mets	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	7	0
WP: Tom Seaver (19-12) • LP: Steve Carlton (25-10) • SV: Tug McGraw (24)


NOTE: At 20:30 into this broadcast Bing Crosby is heard doing a radio commercial as the National Chairman for the Arthritis Foundation. Phil Gries, founder and owner of Archival Television Audio, Inc. filmed three television commercials with Bing Crosby and his wife Katherine Crosby at their home in Santa Barbara and on a golf course , in the summer of 1972. 

Other celebrities from the world of show business and sports doing commercials are Pee Wee Reese, Jack Lemon, E.G. Marshall, George Burns, Shirley MaClaine and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe.

#6312: NEW YORK METS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

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1972-09-26, WKAJ, 142 min.

Sep 26, 1972 — New York Mets beat St. Louis Cardinals (3-1). 
Attendance: 7885, Time of Game: 2:13.

FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT. 


Jerry Koosman retires the first fifteen Cardinal hitters and brings a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and his second time this season striking out double figures. Joe Torre gets the first St. Louis hit, breaking up the no-hit bid. Koosman goes on to win his 10th game of the season as the New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 at Busch Stadium. Jim Bibby is the losing pitcher for St. LOUIS. The Cardinals one run came via a four bagger from Ted Simmons.

Announcers are Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner, and Lindsey Nelson. 

Mentioned during the game, Hank Aaron just hit his 671st Home Run of his career tonight, and Johnny Bench just hit his 39th HR now leading the major leagues. 

Aired on WKAJ Radio.

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 Among those well recognized voices we hear are from Pee Wee Reese, Milton Berle, Shirley Jones, New York Knicks, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Jack Lemmon, George Burns and E.J. Marshal for their representative sponsors.

#6183: NEW YORK METS VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

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1972-09-30, WKAJ, 129 min.

The New York Mets play the Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Roberto Clemente gets his 3,000th and final major league base hit, a fourth inning double off of Mets pitcher Jon Matlock. Final Score: Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Seven & half innings are only broadcast, but no scoring innings are missed, and only one hit by Willie Sargell in the bottom of the 8th inning is not aired / recorded. The game is broadcast on WKAJ 102.3 FM radio from Saratoga Springs New York.

All commercials recorded including spots with George Burns, Lee Trevino, and Bing Crosby chairman of the Arthritis Foundation, which were filmed by DP Phil Gries (creator & owner of Archival Television Audio, Inc.)

NOTE: Original broadcast transmitted with a slight hum (commercials and station identifications have no hum). After the top of the eight inning an announcer interrupts the broadcast and states that "we are experiencing technical difficulties." Music is played at which point this audio air check concludes.

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This audio air check is the only broadcast record, known to date, of this historic game.

IN RETROSPECT:
On September 30, 1972, Roberto Clemente stepped to the plate in the fourth inning of a game against the Mets. Little was at stake for the Pirates, as they'd already clinched the NL East title. But history was at hand for the 38-year-old right fielder, who sat at 2,999 hits.

He had struck out in the first inning, but he wouldn't be denied in his second at-bat -- he doubled, becoming the 11th MLB player, and first Latino, to reach the 3,000-hit milestone. 1960 World Series hero Bill Mazeroski (also playing in his final season) pinch hit for Clemente the next time his spot came up in the order. Although he briefly played in the field three days later, as well as throughout that year's NLCS against the Reds, Clemente would never make another regular season plate appearance.

He died in a plane crash off the coast of Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve 1972, attempting to bring emergency supplies to Nicaragua, which had recently been ravaged by a major earthquake. His influence as a pioneering Latino, a humanitarian and an outstanding baseball player was recognized in his time as much as it is today -- he the second player in history (after Lou Gehrig) to have the five-year Hall of Fame induction waiting period waived.

#823: 1973 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: N.Y. METS VS. CINCINNATI REDS, THE

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1973-10-10, WNBC, 49 min.

Ralph Kiner does the play-by-play from the bottom of the fifth inning. In this fifth and final playoff game, Bob Murphy announces the play-by-play for the Red's ninth inning. From the victorious Mets Clubhouse, Kiner interviews Manager Yogi Berra, Ed Kranepool, Rusty Staub, Board Director Herbert Walker, Tom Seaver and Felix Millan. Bob Murphy joins Kiner with Tug McGraw, Cleon Jones, Chairman of the Board M. Donald Grant, and Willie Mays. Lindsey Nelson joins Kiner as interviews continue with Jon Matlack, John Milner, and Bud Harrelson.

#11201A: NBC NEWS: NEW YORK METS WIN THE 1973 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FROM THE CINCINNATI REDS IN FIVE GAMES.

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1973-10-11, NBC, 5 min.

NBC NEWS of New York Mets win the National League championship in game five, 7 to 2 beating the Cincinnati Reds. Recap of the game is heard highlighting stars of the game, Tom Seaver, Ed Kranepool and Willie Mays. 
Jim Simpson calls the final out from the NBC-TV broadcast. Tom Seaver is interviewed in the Mets locker room.

#17463: WORLD SERIES,1973, GAME 2: NEW YORK METS VS. OAKLAND A'S

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1973-10-14, NBC, 68 min.

Game 2 of the 1973 World Series between the New York Mets and Oakland A's. The Mets defeat the A's in 12 innings 10-7, to even the series at one game apiece.

This archived audio air check is joined in progress in the top of the Mets 10th inning with one out of this 70th World Series contest when the score is tied up at 6 to 6 and recorded to conclusion including the last out in the bottom of the 12th inning.

Notable for this game, it tied a World Series record for most pitchers used in a single World Series game. Also, this game entered the record books for the longest World Series game at 253 minutes long, the Mets using five pitchers, 18 players overall and the Athletics using six pitchers, 21 players overall.

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Archived and available on You Tube is a video of this game that runs 2 hours and 27 minutes of the 4 hours and 13 minutes which was the longest World Series game time at that time.

This NBC TV excerpt of the game is not complete, and the air check is missing most of the (non-scoring) action from the top of the fifth to the bottom of the eighth inning.

More importantly there is no NBC TV broadcast video or audio coverage ny announcers Curt Gowdy and Monte Moore of the live play by play action covering the entire bottom of the 11th and top of the 12th inning when WILLIE MAYS GETS HIS FINAL MAJOR LEAGUE HIT (AN RBI GO AHEAD SINGLE) as a player capping off his long esteemed career (3,293 hits).

NOTE: The above Willie Mays treasured air check in the archive of Archival Television Audio, is not extant anywhere else in the country's vast bastions of museums, or private collections nor is Willie May's last at bat (also "lost" in the NBC TV vaults) as a major leaguer in Game 3 of the 1973 World Series (Oct. 16, 1973).

Also, ATA has archived the only television (WPIX Channel 11 New York) broadcast record of Willie Mays last at bat as a New York Giant (September 29, 1957).

There also does not exist live play by play coverage of the Oakland Athletics batting in the bottom of the 12th inning. Game ending with the Mets 10 and the Athletics 7.

This marathon contest went into extra innings tied at 6, and in the top of the 10th the A's caught a break when left fielder Joe Rudi threw out Bud Harrelson at the plate - except that catcher Ray Fosse never tagged him. So it stayed deadlocked until the top of the 12th. A Mays RBI single gave the Mets a 7–6 lead, then a ball went between A's second baseman Mike Andrews' legs to score two and make it 9-6. The next batter grounded to Andrews, but the umpire (incorrectly) ruled his throw to first pulled Gene Tenace off the bag and a run scored to make it 10–6.

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AT TRACK 36 THERE IS A 16 SECOND SILENT GAP.

12 records found for Ed Kranepool

#11091: NEW YORK METS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

1969-09-24, WOR, 27 min.

#6305: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

1972-09-18, WKAJ, 159 min.

#6306: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

1972-09-19, WKAJ, 163 min.

#6307: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

1972-09-20, WKAJ, 153 min.

#6308: PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK METS

1972-09-21, WKAJ, 152 min.

#6310: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS. NEW YORK METS

1972-09-23, WKAJ, 147 min.

#6311: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS. NEW YORK METS

1972-09-24, WKAJ, 130 min.

#6312: NEW YORK METS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

1972-09-26, WKAJ, 142 min.

#6183: NEW YORK METS VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

1972-09-30, WKAJ, 129 min.

#823: 1973 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: N.Y. METS VS. CINCINNATI REDS, THE

1973-10-10, WNBC, 49 min.

#11201A: NBC NEWS: NEW YORK METS WIN THE 1973 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FROM THE CINCINNATI REDS IN FIVE GAMES.

1973-10-11, NBC, 5 min.

#17463: WORLD SERIES,1973, GAME 2: NEW YORK METS VS. OAKLAND A'S

1973-10-14, NBC, 68 min.