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Audio Recordings - Historic Broadcasts (1930's - 1959)

Complete Game Broadcast Recordings
(Cassette Tapes $17.95 each - CD's $19.95 each)

Relive summer evenings listening to broadcast games, now as full-length broadcast recordings on tape. Listed below, you'll find our collection of historic broadcasts, starting with the oldest known recording from September 20, 1934. The games are listed by date, with team names and the final score. You'll also find the announcers' names in parentheses. Some games are available only on audio cassette tapes, others are available on tapes and CD's. Whether you choose a vintage game or our latest offering, you'll be swept up in the excitement. After all, it's baseball!

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1930's

1934
Sept. 20

New York (AL) 11, Detroit 7. Oldest known game broadcast. (Tyson)
#1000 CD ($19.95)

1934
Oct. 9

St. Louis 11, Detroit 0. Dizzy Dean blanks the Tigers on six hits in as the Cards capture the seventh game of the World Series. (NBC, CBS networks)
#1077

#1078 CD ($19.95)

1936
Aug. 2

Chicago (AL) 9, Boston 1. Oldest known Red Sox broadcast. (Totten)
#527

#1479 CD ($19.95)CD

1936
Oct. 3

New York (AL) 2, New York (NL) 1. Game 3 of the World Series. Gehrig homers. (Manning, Barber, Tyson)
#515

#1456 CD ($19.95)CD

1937
Oct. 6

New York (AL) 8, New York (NL) 1. DiMaggio's 2-run single highlights Yanks' 7-run sixth in Game 1 of the Series. Lefty Gomez beats Carl Hubbell. (Manning, Barber)
#679

#1573 CD ($19.95)CD

1938
Oct. 6

New York (AL) 6, Chicago (NL) 3. Crosetti, DiMaggio HRs beat Dean in Game 2 of the World Series. (Harrington, Flanagan)
#516

#1196 CD ($19.95)
1940's

1940
July 9

NL 4, AL 0 (All-Star Game at St. Louis) The NL records the first shutout in All-Star history despite AL stars Williams, DiMaggio, Greenberg, Appling and Boudreau. (Allen, Laux)
#551

1941
July 8

AL 7, NL 5 (All-Star Game at Detroit) Ted William's 3-run homer with two outs in the ninth wins the game. (Tyson)
#1079

#1080 CD ($19.95)

1942
Oct. 1

St. Louis 4, New York (AL) 3. Slaughter's bat, arm help Cards eke out win in Game 2 of the World Series. (Allen, Barber)
#1194

#1195 CD ($19.95)

1948
July 13

AL 5, NL 2 (All-Star Game at St. Louis) Musial homers but the AL all-stars win on Vic Raschi's hit. Game features 13 future Hall of Famers. (Laux, Britt, Allen)
#552

1948
Oct. 6

Boston (NL) 1, Cleveland 0. Johnny Sain beats Bob Feller. Tommy Holmes knocks in the only run in Game 1 of the World Series. (Britt, Allen)
#541

1948
Oct. 11

Cleveland 4, Boston (NL) 3. Lou Boudreau's Indians win Game 6 and the World Series behind Bob Lemon's pitching. (Allen, Britt)
#1457 CD ($19.95)CD

1949
Oct. 2

New York (AL) 5, Boston 3. The Yankees clinch the pennant. (Gowdy, Allen)
#1474 CD ($19.95)CD

1949
Oct. 5

New York (AL) 1, Brooklyn 0. Tommy Henrich's leadoff homer in the ninth beats Don Newcombe in Game 1 of the World Series. (Allen, Barber)
#543   Sample Audio Clip [Quicktime or .wav]

#1417 CD ($19.95)CD
1949
Oct. 6

Brooklyn 1, New York (AL) 0. Roe blanks the Yankees on six hits in Game 2 of the Series. Hodges singles in the game’s only run. (Allen, Barber)
#1418 CD ($19.95)

1949
Oct. 7

New York (AL) 4, Brooklyn 3. The Yankees score three runs in
the top of the ninth and then hold off the Dodgers in Game 3 of the Series. (Allen, Barber)
#1210 CD ($19.95)

1949
Oct. 8

New York (AL) 6, Brooklyn 4. A superb relief job by Reynolds saves the win for Lopat in Game 4 after the Dodgers score four runs in the sixth. (Allen, Barber)
#1419 CD ($19.95)

1949
Oct. 9

NY (AL) 10, Brooklyn 6. The Yankees win Game 5 and take the World Series. (Allen, Barber)
#1192 CD ($19.95)

1950's

1950
April 22

Brooklyn 7, New York (NL) 6. A classic Red Barber broadcast of a Dodgers-Giants battle. (Desmond, Barber)
#1001 CD ($19.95)

1950
May 20

Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 2. Gil Hodges' two-run single in the eighth beats the Pirates. (Barber, Desmond)
#544

#1455 CD ($19.95)CD

1951
Oct. 3

New York (NL) 5, Brooklyn 4. Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World'" stuns the Dodgers and puts the Giants in the 1951 World Series. (Broadcaster: Gordon McClendon)
#1002 CD ($19.95)
Sample Audio Clip [Quicktime or .wav]

1954
Sept. 29

New York (NL) 5, Cleveland 2. The Giants win Game 1 of the Series in 10 innings thanks to Mays' unbelievable catch of Wertz's drive and Rhodes' pinch-hit home run. (Helfer, Dudley) #676
#676

#1424 CD ($19.95)CD Audio

1954
Oct. 2

New York (NL) 7, Cleveland 4. The Giants win Game 4 to sweep the Indians and win the world championship. (Helfer, Dudley)
#677

1956
Oct. 8

New York (AL) 2, Brooklyn 0. Yankee Don Larsen hurls a perfect game against the Dodgers in the fifth game of the 1956 World Series. (Bob Neal & Bob Wolff)
#505 Cassette Tape ( $17.95)

#1003 CD ($19.95)

1956
Oct. 9

Brooklyn 1, New York (AL) 0. Robinson's 10th-inning single beats the Yankees in Game 6 of the World Series. (Wolff, Neal)
#1081Cassette Tape ( $17.95)

#1082 CD ($19.95)

1957
April 21

Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 3. Three straight Pirate homers beat Don Newcombe. (Helfer, Scully, Doggett)
#1555 CD ($19.95)CD

1957
May 7

Cincinnati 9, Brooklyn 2. The Reds beat Johnny Podres and the Dodgers at Ebbets Field for their eighth straight win. (Helfer, Scully, Doggett)
#561

1957
May 14

Milwaukee 3, Brooklyn 2. The Braves beat Don Newcombe to take over sole possession of first place. (Doggett, Scully) #678
#678

1957
May 30

Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 3. Duke Snider's 2-run homer helps Sal Maglie to victory. (Helfer, Scully)
#666

1957
June 4

Brooklyn 7, Chicago 5. Koufax hurls 5 hitless innings. Banks homers. (Scully, Doggett, Helfer)
#1575 CD ($19.95)CD

1957
July 9

AL 6, NL 5 (All-Star game at St. Louis). The NL's three-run rally in the bottom of ninth falls short. (Caray, Neal)
#545

#1576 CD ($19.95)CD

1957
July 28

Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 2. Furillo's grand slam lifts the Dodgers at Crosley Field. (Helfer, Doggett, Scully)
#653

1957
Aug. 5

Brooklyn 5, New York (NL) 2. Drysdale wins despite Mays' four hits, including homer. (Doggett, Helfer, Scully)
#897   Cassette Tape

#1004 CD ($19.95)

1957
Aug. 31

Brooklyn 7, New York (NL) 5. Hodges, Snider and the Dodgers battle Mays and the Giants at Flatbush. Hissing sound throughout tape. (Helfer, Doggett, Scully)
#667

#1584 CD ($19.95)CD

1957
Sept. 8

New York (NL) 3, Brooklyn 2. Brooklyn's last game at the Polo Grounds. (Doggett, Scully)
#1259 CD ($19.95)

1957
Oct. 6

Milwaukee 7, New York (AL) 5. Mathews' homer in the 10th beats the Yankees in Game 4 of the World Series. Spahn goes the distance. (Neal, Gillespie)
#697

#1396 CD ($19.95)

1957
Oct. 7

Milwaukee 1, New York (AL) 0. Burdette beats Ford in Game 5 for second of his three Series wins. (Neal, Gillespie)
#680

1957
Oct. 10

Milwaukee 5, New York (AL) 0. Lew Burdette pitches his third complete game of the World Series in Game 7. (Gillespie, Neal)
#562

#1478 CD ($19.95)CD

1958
May 11

New York (AL) 4, Washington 3. The Yanks win the opener of a doubleheader in a game marked by outstanding defensive plays. (Allen, Rizzuto, Barber)
#563

1958
July 8

AL 4, NL 3 (All-Star Game at Baltimore). McDougald's pinch single in the sixth scores Malzone with the deciding run. (Harwell, Neal)
#546 Cassette

#1459 CD ($19.95)CD

1958
Aug. 16

Boston 7, New York (AL) 4. The Red Sox and Ted Williams defeat the Yankees and Mickey Mantle. (Rizzuto, Allen)
#564

#1460 CD ($19.95)CD

1958
Oct. 6

New York (AL) 7, Milwaukee 0. Turley blanks the Braves on five hits in Game 5 of World Series. McDougald homers for Yankees. (Gillespie, Wolff)
#1592

#1593 CD ($19.95)CD

1958
Oct. 8

New York (AL) 4, Milwaukee 3. The Yankees win Game 6 of the Series in the 10th, beating Spahn. (Wolff, Gillespie)
#681

1958
Oct. 9

New York (AL) 6, Milwaukee 2. The Yankees win Game 7 of the World Series with four runs in the eighth inning. (Gillespie, Wolff)
#565

#1207 CD ($19.95)

1959
April 12

New York (AL) 3, Boston 2. Bob Turley takes a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Norm Siebern's eighth-inning homer provides the winning margin. (Barber, Rizzuto, Allen)
#547

1959
Aug. 3

AL 5, NL 3. All-Star Game at Los Angeles. Five homers are hit, but Fox's RBI single in the fourth puts the AL ahead to stay. (Hodges, Neal)
#567

1959
Oct. 1

Chicago (AL) 11, Los Angeles 0. Kluszewski's two homers pace the White Sox in Game 1 of the Series. (Saam, Allen)
#673

#1582 CD ($19.95)CD

1959
Oct. 5

Chicago (AL) 4. Hodges' homer in the 8th breaks deadlock in Game 4 of the World Series. (Allen, Saam)
#698

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