Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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1978-Aug-16 - CLE/DET - Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast

- 1978 MLB Standings - Wednesday, August 16, 1978 - Start Time: 8:00 p.m. Local - Attendance: 15,819 - Venue: Tiger Stadium - - Radio Announcers - Herb Score - Joe Tate - - Managers - Jeff Torborg - Ralph Houk - - Starting Lineups - 1978 Cleveland Indians - 1 - CF - Rick Manning - 2 - 3B - Buddy Bell - 3 - LF - Johnny Grubb - 4 - 1B - Andre Thornton - 5 - C - Gary Alexander - 6 - DH - Bernie Carbo - 7 - RF - Jim Norris - 8 - 2B - Duane Kuiper - 9 - SS - Tom Veryzer - - P - David Clyde - - 1978 Detroit Tigers - 1 - CF - Ron LeFlore - 2 - 2B - Lou Whitaker - 3 - DH - Rusty Staub - 4 - LF - Steve Kemp - 5 - C - Lance Parrish - 6 - 3B - Aurelio Rodríguez - 7 - 1B - Mickey Stanley - 8 - RF - Tim Corcoran - 9 - SS - Alan Trammell - - P - Jack Billingham -

20 set 2026

2:15:56

1961-Jun-18 - NYY/DET - New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast

- 1961 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 18, 1961 - Attendance: 44,459 - Venue: Tiger Stadium - - Radio Announcers - Mel Allen - - Managers - Ralph Houk - Bob Scheffing - - Starting Lineups - 1961 New York Yankees - 1 - 2B - Bobby Richardson - 2 - 3B - Clete Boyer - 3 - RF - Roger Maris - 4 - CF - Mickey Mantle - 5 - LF - Yogi Berra - 6 - 1B - Bill Skowron - 7 - C - Johnny Blanchard - 8 - SS - Joe DeMaestri - 9 - P - Whitey Ford - - 1961 Detroit Tigers - 1 - 2B - Jake Wood - 2 - CF - Bill Bruton - 3 - RF - Al Kaline - 4 - LF - Rocky Colavito - 5 - 1B - Norm Cash - 6 - C - Dick Brown - 7 - SS - Chico Fernández - 8 - 3B - Ozzie Virgil - 9 - P - Frank Lary -

18 set 2026

2:32:08

1969 - Baseball Clip - 1969 New York Mets Album - Highlights

Bonus

Announcers - Lindsey Nelson - Bob Murphy - Ralph Kiner - Summary The 1969 Mets came into the season as a franchise that had never finished higher than ninth place in its seven years of existence, going back to a 120-loss debut in 1962. Manager Gil Hodges, a former Dodgers and Mets first baseman then in his second season running the club, had the team in third place and nine and a half games out as late as mid-August. From there Los Angeles's rebuild is not part of this story — the Mets instead won 38 of their final 49 games, a stretch that included a 10-game September winning streak, to overtake the Chicago Cubs, who had led the NL East for most of the summer. Tom Seaver, in his third major league season, won 25 games and the NL Cy Young Award that year; Jerry Koosman won 17. Nolan Ryan, still primarily a reliever/spot starter years before his strikeout records with the Angels, Astros, and Rangers, appears in a lesser roleThe Mets swept the Atlanta Braves in the first-ever National League Championship Series, then beat the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles — a 109-win club with future Hall of Famers Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, and Jim Palmer — in five games to win the franchise's first World Series title. #1969Mets #TomSeaver #GilHodges #MiracleMets #WorldSeries1969

17 set 2026

46:25

1970-Jun-28 - NYM/MON - New York Mets vs Montreal Expos - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast

- 1970 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 28, 1970 - Start Time: 8:05 p.m. Local - Attendance: 27,154 - Venue: Parc Jarry - - Radio Announcers - Lindsey Nelson - Bob Murphy - Ralph Kiner - - Managers - Gil Hodges - Gene Mauch - - Starting Lineups - 1970 New York Mets - 1 - CF - Tommie Agee - 2 - SS - Bud Harrelson - 3 - LF - Ken Singleton - 4 - 1B - Art Shamsky - 5 - RF - Dave Marshall - 6 - 2B - Ken Boswell - 7 - 3B - Joe Foy - 8 - C - Jerry Grote - 9 - P - Ray Sadecki - - 1970 Montreal Expos - 1 - LF - Don Hahn - 2 - 2B - Gary Sutherland - 3 - RF - Rusty Staub - 4 - CF - Adolfo Phillips - 5 - 3B - Coco Laboy - 6 - C - John Bateman - 7 - 1B - Ron Fairly - 8 - SS - Bobby Wine - 9 - P - Carl Morton -

13 set 2026

2:26:34

1950-Jun-11 - CLE/PHA - G1 - Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast

- 1950 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 11, 1950 - Venue: Shibe Park - First game of doubleheader, see Second game. - Radio Announcers - Al Helfer - Art Gleason - - Managers - Lou Boudreau - Jimmy Dykes - - Starting Lineups - 1950 Cleveland Indians - 1 - RF - Bob Kennedy - 2 - LF - Allie Clark - 3 - 1B - Luke Easter - 4 - CF - Larry Doby - 5 - 3B - Al Rosen - 6 - SS - Lou Boudreau - 7 - 2B - Bobby Ávila - 8 - C - Jim Hegan - 9 - P - Bob Lemon - - 1950 Philadelphia Athletics - 1 - 3B - Bob Dillinger - 2 - RF - Wally Moses - 3 - LF - Paul Lehner - 4 - CF - Sam Chapman - 5 - 1B - Ferris Fain - 6 - SS - Eddie Joost - 7 - 2B - Billy Hitchcock - 8 - C - Joe Astroth - 9 - P - Bobby Shantz -

11 set 2026

2:23:47

1959 - Baseball Clip - Dodgers with Vin Scully - Highlights

Bonus

- 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers - Announcers - Vin Scully - Ira Cook The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers captured their first World Series title since moving west from Brooklyn, marking a pivotal moment in franchise history. Just two years removed from their relocation, the Dodgers overcame a turbulent, injury-riddled season to finish 88–68, tying with the Milwaukee Braves atop the National League. They won a best-of-three playoff series against Milwaukee to clinch the pennant, setting the stage for a World Series matchup with the Chicago White Sox. - CF-RF - Duke Snider - LF-RF - Wally Moon - 1B - Gil Hodges - 2B - Charlie Neal - 1B-LF - Norm Larker - 3B - Jim Gilliam - CF - Don Demeter - C - John Roseboro - SS - Don Zimmer - SP-RP - Roger Craig - SP - Johnny Podres - SP-RP - Danny McDevitt - SP-RP - Sandy Koufax - SP - Don Drysdale - RP - Clem Labine

11 set 2026

31:33

1978-Jun-18 - KCR/CHW - G2 - Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast

- 1978 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 18, 1978 - Attendance: 40,598 - Venue: Comiskey Park I - Radio Announcers - Lorn Brown - Harry Caray - Jimmy Piersall - - Starting Lineups - 1978 Kansas City Royals - 1 - CF - Willie Wilson - 2 - LF - Tom Poquette - 3 - 3B - George Brett - 4 - 1B - Clint Hurdle - 5 - DH - Hal McRae - 6 - C - Darrell Porter - 7 - RF - Al Cowens - 8 - SS - Freddie Patek - 9 - 2B - Jerry Terrell - - P - Paul Splittorff - - 1978 Chicago White Sox - 1 - LF - Alan Bannister - 2 - RF - Claudell Washington - 3 - CF - Chet Lemon - 4 - C - Wayne Nordhagen - 5 - 1B - Lamar Johnson - 6 - DH - Bill Nahorodny - 7 - 3B - Eric Soderholm - 8 - SS - Don Kessinger - 9 - 2B - Greg Pryor - - P - Ron Schueler -

9 set 2026

2:22:40

1985-Jun-11 - NYM/PHI - New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast

- 1985 MLB Standings - Tuesday, June 11, 1985 - Attendance: 22,591 - Venue: Veterans Stadium - Radio Announcers - Andy Musser - Chris Wheeler - - - Starting Lineups - 1985 New York Mets - 1 - 2B - Wally Backman - 2 - 3B - Howard Johnson - 3 - 1B - Keith Hernandez - 4 - C - Gary Carter - 5 - CF - Danny Heep - 6 - LF - George Foster - 7 - RF - Clint Hurdle - 8 - SS - Rafael Santana - 9 - P - Tom Gorman - - 1985 Philadelphia Phillies - 1 - LF - Von Hayes - 2 - 3B - Rick Schu - 3 - 2B - Juan Samuel - 4 - 1B - Mike Schmidt - 5 - RF - Glenn Wilson - 6 - C - Bo Díaz - 7 - CF - Garry Maddox - 8 - SS - Luis Aguayo - 9 - P - Charles Hudson -

8 set 2026

3:19:45

1972-Jun-04 - NYY/CHW - G2 - New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast

- 1972 MLB Season - Sunday, June 4, 1972 - Attendance: 51,904 - Venue: White Sox Park - Game Duration: 2:25 - - Radio Announcers - Frank Messer - Bill White - - Managers - Ralph Houk - Chuck Tanner - - Starting Lineups - 1972 New York Yankees - 1 - 2B - Horace Clarke - 2 - RF - Rusty Torres - 3 - CF - Bobby Murcer - 4 - LF - Roy White - 5 - 1B - Felipe Alou - 6 - C - John Ellis - 7 - 3B - Hal Lanier - 8 - SS - Gene Michael - 9 - P - Mike Kekich - - 1972 Chicago White Sox - 1 - RF - Walt Williams - 2 - 2B - Luis Alvarado - 3 - LF - Carlos May - 4 - CF - Rick Reichardt - 5 - 3B - Bill Melton - 6 - 1B - Mike Andrews - 7 - SS - Rich Morales - 8 - C - Chuck Brinkman - 9 - P - Dave Lemonds -

6 set 2026

2:26:31

1969-Professional-Baseball-The-First-100-Years

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Baseball from 1869 to 1969 transformed from a loosely organized pastime into America’s national sport, evolving through foundational rule changes, labor struggles, the rise of major franchises, and the integration of some of the game’s most enduring legends. The first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, took the field in 1869, marking the birth of organized pro baseball. The National League was founded in 1876, providing structure and legitimacy, followed by the creation of the American League in 1901. These two leagues formed the modern Major League Baseball structure and began the annual World Series in 1903. The early era was defined by pioneers like Cap Anson, King Kelly, and Old Hoss Radbourn, who played under evolving rules, often with brutal travel and rudimentary equipment. By the 1910s, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Tris Speaker were among the stars dominating the dead-ball era, when low scores and small ball tactics ruled the game. In 1920, Babe Ruth’s rise ushered in the live-ball era, transforming baseball into a power-driven spectacle. Ruth’s presence helped the New York Yankees become a dominant force, supported by legends like Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and later Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra. Rival franchises like the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Detroit Tigers rose during this time, backed by stars such as Stan Musial, Hank Greenberg, and Dizzy Dean. Branch Rickey’s signing of Jackie Robinson in 1947 shattered the color barrier, marking a turning point not only for baseball but for American society. Robinson paved the way for African American and Afro-Latino stars like Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Roberto Clemente, and Bob Gibson, who changed the game’s competitive landscape in the 1950s and '60s. Pitching greatness defined much of the late 1960s, with Sandy Koufax, Juan Marichal, and Bob Gibson dominating from the mound. The decade ended just before the mound was lowered in 1969 to help balance the pitcher-batter dynamic. By 1969, baseball had completed its first century of professional play. The year saw the introduction of divisional play and the League Championship Series, marking the beginning of the modern postseason format. It capped a remarkable hundred-year run in which baseball grew from a gentleman’s hobby into a major cultural and commercial institution.

5 set 2026

52:44

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