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#10990: NBC RADIO NEWS

1951-10-03, WNBC, 4 min.

NBC RADIO NEWS originally WEAF in New York City beginning in 1926 was renamed WNBC in 1946, renamed WRCA in 1954, and again remaned WNBC in 1960.

A daily five minute News Report with Merrill Mueller and at times with David Anderson substituting.

Contained in this news report, the latest events related to our involvement in Korea. Also of note the following report only two hours prior to what is considered a most iconic baseball game highlight to occur in baseball history.

David Anderson substituting for Merrill Mueller reports:

"A different more pleasant kind of warfare opens in New York in just a few hours when the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants settle the National League Championship. The winner will meet the New York Yankees in the World Series opener, tomorrow. With so much at stake, both clubs will start their ace pitchers. Sal Maglie will be on the mound for the Giants and Don Newcombe will go for the Dodgers. Both of them have an enviable record in their inner-city rivalry. Maglie has beaten the Dodgers five out of six times this season, while Newcombe has beaten the Giants five out of seven. The weatherman promises fair, warm weather for the season clincher with temperatures in the low 80's. Once again NBC TV will carry the play-off game direct from New York.
A disappointing 38,000 fans were on hand for the game yesterday but a sell-out crowd of 50,000 is expected today. Fans began lining up for tickets by midnight last night and by dawn some 100 ardent supporters were already on hand."

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The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 in game 3 of their National League playoff series to decide the National League pennant. Bobby Thomson hit a three-run home run into the left field stands off Dodger reliever Ralph Branca to win the game for the Giants 5-4 at the Polo Grounds in New York City.

#5905B: BROOKLYN DODGERS VS NEW YORK GIANTS BASEBALL PLAYOFF GAME 3 (1951)

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1951-10-03, WCFL, 132 min.

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.

#10723: NEWS, THE

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1956-10-06, , min.

Don Larsen and Don Newcombe, just two days before Larsen's perfect game at Yankee Stadium vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. 
Also featured a Bert and Harry Piels commercial starring the Bob and Ray comedy team of Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding.

#10506: SALUTE TO BASEBALL

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1957-04-13, WNBC, 55 min.

Baseball personalities on this television special ushering in the start of the 1957 baseball season include Johnny Antonelli of the New York Giants, Don Larsen, Bob Friend, Billy Pierce, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Joe DiMaggio, Mel Allen, Ernie Banks, George Kell, Harvey Kuenn, Ted Kluszewski, Ed Matthews, 
Don Newcombe, Pee Wee Reese, Robin Roberts, Herb Score, Harry (Suitcase) Simpson, Eddie Yost, and Happy Felton and his Knothole Gang. Mel Allen recreates Don Larsen's perfect game. Show Business guests include: comedians Ed "Archie" Gardner, Paul Winchell, Jerry Mahoney, Frank Fontaine, singers Tony Bennett, Pat Marshall, and Bill Hayes, Singer-comedienne Janis Paige, actors Robert Alda and Robert Strauss. Also participating are baseball commissioner Ford Frick, sportscaster Mel Allen, and baseball Hall Of Fame members Joe DiMaggio, Pie Traynor, Lefty Grove, and Gabby Hartnett. Gene Kelly is the host. 

Highlights:
Gene talks to Don Larsen about his no windup pitching approach.
Also, Gene in conversation with Billy Pierce, Johnny Antonelli, and Bob Friend. Kelly introduces Ed Gardner...comedy routine about Baseball's greatest pitchers.  

In a brief segment,  Mel Allen states his dream outfield. Gene Kelly talks with Stan Musial, who states that his favorite ball player was Mel Ott, Ted Williams, chairman of the Jimmy Fund  states that his favorite baseball player was Joe DiMaggio, and DiMaggio's favorite ball player was Frank Lefty Odeul. Gene Kelly mentions that his favorite Baseball Player of all time was Babe Ruth. 

Other Highlights: 

"This Is The Year" Ensemble
1956 Most Valuable Players: Mickey Mantle, Don Newcombe
Sketch: "Rookie Of The Year" Robert Alda
Song: Janis Paige
World Series Film: Gene Kelly
Interview: Don Larsen, Gene Kelly
" Know-How" Kelly, Paige, Tony Bennett, Paul Winchell, Jerry Mahoney, Robert Alda
Knothole Gang- Happy Felton
Dugout Sketch- Paul Winchell, Jerry Mahoney
Song- Tony Bennett 
Pitchers Interview- Gene Kelly
"Two-top Gruskin" Ed Gardner, Robert Alda
Baseball Medley- Ensemble
Song- Pat Marshall
Dream Outfield- DiMaggio, Williams, Musial
Waite Hoyt's Tribute To Babe Ruth- Gene Kelly
Old-Timer's Film- Mel Allen
Rock-'n'Roll Number- Bill Hayes
Comedy Interview- Robert.Alda
Commissioner's Message: Ford Frick
Hall Of Fame Sequence- Gene Kelly
Finale- Ensemble

#497: DUKE SNIDER METS TRIBUTE NIGHT AT THE POLO GROUNDS & KINER'S KORNER

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1963-09-12, WOR, 44 min.

April 19, 1962 - 1995

A tribute to former Brooklyn Dodgers and current New York Mets, Duke Snider at the Polo Grounds with Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson, Abe Stark, Dick Young, Miss Rheingold of 1963, Gil Hodges, and M. Donald Grant.

Prior to the on the field tribute ceremonies honoring Duke Snider Ralph Kiner (Kiner's Korner) has Snider reminisce with anecdotes each of his memorable years as a Brooklyn Dodger from 1947 to 1956. Former Dodger roommate, Gil Hodges later joins in and comments about those early Brooklyn Dodger years.

Lindsey Nelson at the mike introduces former Brooklyn Dodger teammates of the Duke including, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Jackie Robinson, Carl Erskine, Carl Furillo and Cal Abrams.

Former New York Giant Eddie Brannick throws out the first ball.
A remembrance salute to the New York Giants who played in the Polo Grounds as the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets join in.

Duke Snider speaks to all his fans at the microphone. Following is a fitting tribute to the N.Y. Giants who used to play at the Polo Grounds. Miss Martha Wright sings "Auld Lang Syne" and the "National Anthem" and asks the fans to join in... "for the Duke!"

Bob Murphy calls the play by play of Duke Sniders first at bat facing San Francisco pitching wonder Juan Marichal who walks Snider.

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Last game played at the Polo Grounds by the Giants (New York / San Francisco).

KINER'S KORNER Premiered with the first televised New York Mets home game (April 19, 1962) broadcast on WOR TV Channel 9 in New York. This 15 minute program aired prior to and after each NEW YORK METS home baseball game.

The show usually consisted of an interview with the star of the game from the winning team, along with game highlights and scores of other games from that day. Sometimes two or more players were featured.

The show's theme music was Flag of Victory Polka, written by Alvino Rey under the name Ira Ironstrings. The show's name came from the close-in left field seats in Forbes Field where Kiner deposited many home runs during his Hall of Fame career as a Pirate home-run hitter.

Most extant KINER KORNER archived broadcasts are circa 1980's and 1990's and only a few dozen of those broadcasts are known to exist. Sadly, many hundreds of other shows were never recorded or if recorded on video tape erased over (wiped) using the 2" Quad to record a next broadcast, saving money or not viewing the saving of these programs of any value once aired. (1962-1980).

#18738: THIS WAS A MAN: JACKIE ROBINSON

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1972-10-27, ABC, 21 min.

  A Special Report about Jackie Robinson by Howard Cosell on the day of Robinson's funeral (October 27, 1972).

Admiration of Brooklyn Dodger baseball player (1947-1956), on and off the field, by the people who knew him and admired him. This ABC TV Special is joined in progress. There are reminiscences by Ralph Branca, and  Bobby Bragan, teammates of Robinson in 1947...challenges for Jackie during his rookie year when he first played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. 
Other reflections are espoused by Buzzie Bavasi, Bill Veeck, Hank Aaron, Martin Stone, who was Jackie Robinson's attorney, Marian Logan, who worked with Jackie Robinson, basketball great Bill Russell, and eldest son of Jackie Robinson, David Robinson. 
 
At the funeral of Robinson, Jesse Jackson talks to Howard Cosell about the eulogy he just delivered.

Another segment included is an interview Howard Cosell had with Jackie Robinson as both were leaving the funeral of Gil Hodges (April 1972). Jackie looks back at his past and reflects on his life and career, including the tragic recent loss of his son Jackie Robinson Jr. 

NOTE: This SPECIAL Jackie Robinson tribute report produced by Howard Cosell is not only lost to history as a television broadcast, in any form, it is little known/remembered to even archivists that it ever was broadcast.

#832: THE WAY IT WAS: 1951 PLAYOFFS, THE

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1974-09-00, WNET, 11 min.

Host Curt Gowdy reminisces with Ernie Harwell, Leo Durocher, Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, Willie Mays, Duke Snider and Bobby Thomson, who hit the home run heard around the world as the N.Y. Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1951 Playoffs. Also heard is Russ Hodges' live play-by-play of that memorable moment, tape-recorded by a fan from the radio broadcast.

#9844: THE WAY IT WAS

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1974-10-03, SYN, 30 min.

October 3rd, 1974-May 14th, 1977

A half-hour syndicated PBS series sports nostalgia show hosted by Curt Gowdy. Guest athletes view film clips of famous sporting events and reminisce.

A look back at the 1951 National League playoff and pennant race between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Host: Curt Gowdy.

One in this series of sports nostalgia programs that chronicles notable sports events and profiles outstanding athletes. This program concentrates on the 1951 National League pennant race between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, which was decided in a best of three play-off series. With Ralph Branca pitching for the Dodgers, Bobby Thomson hit the winning home run of the series in the Giants's final inning at bat, and the hit came to be known as "the shot heard round the world." Guests include centerfielder Willie Mays, third baseman Thomson, and manager Leo Durocher, all of the Giants; centerfielder Duke Snider, and pitchers Branca and Don Newcombe, all of the Dodgers; and baseball announcer Ernie Harwell. Topics discussed include the Giant's eleven-game losing streak; Duroucher's attempts to resuscitate the team, including a major league promotion for promising young centerfielder Mays; and the fact that, despite sixteen victories in a row, the Giants were still trailing the Dodgers by six games in mid-September before securing a tie. Guests from both teams and host Curt Gowdy discuss the three-game playoff during footage of key moments. Footage of Thomson's fateful home run on October 3 is accompanied by broadcaster Russ Hodges's famous call, "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

#9858: THE WAY IT WAS: THE NEGRO LEAGUES

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1977-04-16, SYN, 30 min.

October 3rd, 1974-May 14th, 1977  

A half-hour syndicated PBS series sports nostalgia show hosted by Curt Gowdy. Guest athletes view film clips of famous sporting events and reminisce. 

Negro League Baseball- A look at black baseball in America.

Host: Curt Gowdy.  

 In this program, hosted by Curt Gowdy and Dick Enberg, the history of the Negro baseball leagues is discussed. The guests are some of the greatest players to come out of those leagues, including Satchel Paige, Monte Irvin, Don Newcombe, Willie Forster, Ted Page, Chet Brewer, and Quincy Trouppe. Highlights include: the history of the Negro League dating back to the Civil War era; Adrain "Cap" Anson's refusal to let his team play against competition beginning in 1887 if there were any black players on the field and how other teams followed his lead; Andrew "Rube" Forster's formation of an all-black players league in response to the segregation enforced by other teams; the sub-par conditions that the Negro League teams had to overcome including inferior living, playing, and equipment conditions; the types of crowds that would show up for the games and whether or not the stadiums would sell-out; the differences in the style of that game that was played in the Negro Leagues as compared to that of the Major Leagues; how the Negro League season sometimes went on for as long as two hundred games, with Negro League teams often playing two games a day in different cities; the opinion of the guests that the fastest man to ever play the game was James "Cool Papa" Bell, who was able to run from first base to home plate on a bunt and once stole one-hundred-and-seventy bases in a season; an example of the gloves the players used day in and day out; and what it was like playing against the Major Leaguers when both of their seasons were over. Also, expressed how if felt being banned from Major League Baseball.

Reminiscences from the panel related to great Black Ballplayers in their time, including, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Buck Leonard, Martin Dihigo, Dave Malarcher, others.

#858: DUKE OF FLATBUSH AND OTHER BUMS, THE

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1980-08-02, WABC, 22 min.

Host Joel Siegal gives tribute to Duke Snider and the Brooklyn Dodgers on the eve before Snider is to be inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame. Reflections are heard from Robert Klein, Phil Foster, and from ex-Brooklyn Dodger teammates, Pee Wee Reese, Sandy Koufax, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe and from Duke Snider himself.

10 records found for Don Newcombe

#10990: NBC RADIO NEWS

1951-10-03, WNBC, 4 min.

#5905B: BROOKLYN DODGERS VS NEW YORK GIANTS BASEBALL PLAYOFF GAME 3 (1951)

1951-10-03, WCFL, 132 min.

#10723: NEWS, THE

1956-10-06, , min.

#10506: SALUTE TO BASEBALL

1957-04-13, WNBC, 55 min.

#497: DUKE SNIDER METS TRIBUTE NIGHT AT THE POLO GROUNDS & KINER'S KORNER

1963-09-12, WOR, 44 min.

#18738: THIS WAS A MAN: JACKIE ROBINSON

1972-10-27, ABC, 21 min.

#832: THE WAY IT WAS: 1951 PLAYOFFS, THE

1974-09-00, WNET, 11 min.

#9844: THE WAY IT WAS

1974-10-03, SYN, 30 min.

#9858: THE WAY IT WAS: THE NEGRO LEAGUES

1977-04-16, SYN, 30 min.

#858: DUKE OF FLATBUSH AND OTHER BUMS, THE

1980-08-02, WABC, 22 min.