Jack Brickhouse calls the play-by-play in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1959 World Series against the Chicago White Sox in Game 6. Final Score Dodgers 9, White Sox 3.
A world series record for The Los Angeles Dodgers coming from seventh place in 1958, their first year in Los Angeles after moving from Brooklyn after the 1957 season, and winning a World Series the following year.
Vin Scully interviews the victorious Los Angeles Dodgers from their clubhouse. He talks to Warren Giles, Bill Veeck, and Gil Hodges, who mentions that it took "umpteen" years to win a Brooklyn Dodger series, and it took only two years to do the same in Los Angeles.
Also at the mike with Vin Scully are Duke Snider, Joe Cronin, Walter Alston, Charlie Neal, Roger Craig, Don Drysdale, Larry Sherry, and commissioner of baseball Ford Frick. Vin Scully signs off the air for the Gillette Safety Razor Blades sponsor with the Gillette theme music in the background. This was the last year a Gillette sign off was used for a World Series Television Broadcast.
Vin Scully does the play-by-play from the last of the eighth inning in this final game. A "hoarse" Mel Allen begins the play-by-play for the top of the ninth but cannot continue and Scully takes over again as the Dodgers sweep the Yankees in four straight. Mel Allen wraps up his last NBC television World Series broadcast. Scully interviews the victorious Dodger players and others from their clubhouse. He talks to Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Warren Giles, Buzzie Bavasi, Walter Alston, Bill Skowron, Ron Perranoski, Frank Howard, Fresco Thompson, Tommy Davis, Willie Davis, Johnny Podres, Maury Wills and Dick Tracewski.
Stories include reports from Vietnam, Gemini 8 mission, Cassius Clay appeal to his draft board to change his 1A status on grounds of his religious belief as a Black Muslim, Eric Sevareid commentary on Baseball LA Dodger pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale holding out on contract negotiations, and their belief in their indispensability, detection of lost Hydrogen Bomb. Morley Safer from London reports on the crime of the century(the assassination of President John F. Kennedy) which was presented as a 90 minute play, titled LEE OSWALD: ASSASSIN on British television (BBC PLAY OF THE WEEK). Tony Bill who plays Oswald is interviewed by Safer. He plays the assassin which probes the mind of his motivations for his act. Bill states that Lee Harvey Oswald was a complex, fascinating and intelligent human being.
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale in a contract dispute with the Dodgers, a report on Muhammad Ali, Morley Safer with a report on Lee Harvey Oswald, an interview with actor Tony Bill.
Host: Walter Cronkite.
Vin Scully calls the play by play of this first annual (only time) televised softball game, pitting major league baseball players against celebrities. Jerry Lewis does the color commentary in the booth alongside Scully.
Vin Scully calls the play by play of this first annual (only time) televised softball game, pitting major league baseball players against celebrities. Jerry Lewis does the color commentary in the booth along side of Scully.
Dupe of # 6971
September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. This was the "Uncle Miltie Gets Roasted" broadcast. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week.
Game 4 of the 1977 National League playoff series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers win game 4 4-1 to win the National League Pennant 3 games to 1.
Dick Enberg and Don Drysdale report.
Last four innings only.
Keith Jackson announces the play-by-play in this final 7th game from the Pirates top of the 8th inning with the Pirates leading the Orioles 2 to 1. Howard Cosell and Don Drysdale do the "color" commentary. From the victorious Pirates clubhouse, Don Drysdale interviews Bill Madlock, manager Chuck Tanner, and Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who presents the championship trophy. President Jimmy Carter joins in the conversation. Additional interviews are with Willie Stargell, Tim Foli, Phil Garner, Dave Parker, Grant Jackson and Kent Tekulve. From the Orioles clubhouse, Bob Uecker talks to Jim Palmer and Rick Dempsey. Howard Cosell and Keith Jackson wrap up the broadcast from the booth.
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