Turning back the clock to National League baseball in Boston, Monday, July 5, 1937, Braves Field (or the Bee Hive). NY Giants the visitors, second game of… Read more “A Moment In Time – 7/5/37”
Category: New York Giants
Radio Broadcast – 4/22/50, Dodgers vs Giants, Ebbets Field
Here’s my third YouTube upload of a classic radio broadcast – April 1950, Dodgers vs Giants, Ebbets Field, Red Barber, can’t get any better than that. From… Read more “Radio Broadcast – 4/22/50, Dodgers vs Giants, Ebbets Field”
A Moment In Time – 7/12/55
Tuesday, July 12, 1955, the 22nd All-Star Game, County Stadium, Milwaukee. Top of the 7th inning, AL up 5-0, one on, two out, and Willie Mays leaps… Read more “A Moment In Time – 7/12/55”
The Call Heard ‘Round The World
9/27/51, Braves Field, Boston, bottom of the 8th inning: Boston Brave Bob Addis slides into Roy Campanella as umpire Frank Dascoli looks on. Addis was called safe,… Read more “The Call Heard ‘Round The World”
Burns-Eye Views of Big Time Parks, #3 – the Polo Grounds
In 1937, Ed Burns, a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune, penned a series of articles on every major league park at the time (15 articles in all,… Read more “Burns-Eye Views of Big Time Parks, #3 – the Polo Grounds”
Behind the Bag 