1934 Yankees vs Tigers at Navin Field - full radio broadcast
Nov 21, 2013 8:17:07 GMT -5
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Post by prisonerno6 on Nov 21, 2013 8:17:07 GMT -5
The oldest (virtually) complete radio broadcast of a regular season baseball game known to exist. Thursday, September 20, 1934, Yankees vs Tigers at Navin Field (Briggs/Tiger Stadium) in Detroit, Ty Tyson the announcer. Great old time radio. Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Frank Crosetti in the lineup for the Bombers, and Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Mickey Cochrane for the Bengals. Babe Ruth was in the ballpark, but unfortunately did not play due to injury. This was during the Tigers' '30's heyday, on their way to the AL pennant.
Tyson includes many colorful ad spots along the way, a teletype machine can be heard through much of the broadcast, and Tyson even doubles as the PA announcer, but only for pitching changes and pinch hitters, which was likely the norm in those days. Just hearing the game as it slowly unfolded almost 80 years ago is a treasure. Enjoy.
Final score, Yankees 11, Tigers 7
