Baseball Forever!: 50 Years of Classic Radio Play-by-Play Highlights from The Miley Collection
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Baseball Forever!: 50 Years of Classic Radio Play-by-Play Highlights from The Miley Collection
Baseball Forever!: 50 Years of Classic Radio Play-by-Play
John Miley has compiled the most comprehensive audio account of baseball history in existence -a vast and wildly entertaining assemblage of game tapes that is sure to inform, entertain, and appeal to anybody nostalgic for baseball's storied history. Narrated by Bob Costas, Baseball Forever! brings you highlights from Miley's collection, with numerous clips available for the first time since their original transmission. Bestselling author Jason Turbow (The Baseball Codes) mines the archive with Miley himself, taking us to some of baseball's greatest settings, classic moments, amazing feats while guided by the game's legendary broadcasters.
TRACK 1: WHAT RADIO MEANT TO BASEBALL, AND WHAT BASEBALL MEANT TO RADIO [1934 All-Star Game, Game 1; 1934 World Series, Game 4; 1934 World Series, Game 7]
TRACK 2: GREAT PLAYERS, GREAT PLAYS [1936 World Series, Game 3; 1937 World Series, Game 5; 1939 All-Star Game, New York (AL) vs. Cincinnati; July 20, 1957 at Ebbets Field; Duke Snider's homer; August 17, 1957 at Ebbets Field, Pittsburgh vs. Brooklyn; May 20, 1960; Mantle's homer; September 17, 1961; Maris's homer; September 20, 1961, Chicago (AL) vs. NY (AL); clip 1; September 20, 1961, Chicago (AL) vs. NY (AL); clip 2; October 1, 1961, New York (AL) vs. Boston; clip 1; October 1, 1961, New York (AL) vs. Boston; clip 2; June 1, 1962, San Francisco vs. New York (NL); June 24, 1964, Philadelphia vs. New York (NL); September 11, 1966, Atlanta vs. New York (NL); September 14, 1968, Detroit vs. Oakland; clip 1; September 14, 1968, Detroit vs. Oakland; clip 2; April 22, 1972, New York (NL) vs. San Diego]
TRACK 3: ALL-STAR CLASSICS [1941 All-Star Game; Williams' homer; 1955 All-Star Game; Musial's homer; 1961 All-Star Game at Candlestick Park; clip 1; 1961 All-Star Game at Candlestick Park; clip 2; 1964 All-Star Game at Shea Stadium; 1970 All-Star Game at Riverfront Stadium; 1971 All-Star Game at Detroit]
TRACK 4: COMING UP BIG WHEN IT COUNTS [1935 World Series Game 6, Tigers vs. Cubs; 1942 World Series Game 5, Cardinals vs. Yankees; clip 1; 1942 World Series Game 5, Cardinals vs. Yankees; clip 2; October 2, 1949, New York (AL) vs. Boston; clip 1; October 2, 1949, New York (AL) vs. Boston; clip 2; October 1, 1950, Phillies clinch pennant over Dodgers; October 3, 1951; Bobby Thomson's 'Shot Heard Round the World'; clip 1; October 3, 1951, NL Playoff Game 2; clip 2; October 3, 1951, NL Playoff Game 2; clip 3; October 7, 1952 World Series Game 7; clip 1; October 7, 1952 World Series Game 7; clip 2; September 29, 1954 World Series Game 1; clip 1; September 29, 1954 World Series Game 1; clip 2; October 4, 1955 World Series Game 7; clip 1; October 4, 1955 World Series Game 7; clip 2; October 8, 1956 World Series Game 5; October 9, 1956 World Series Game 6; October 13, 1956 World Series Game 7; October 5, 1961 World Series Game 4; October 16, 1962 World Series Game 7; October 10, 1964 World Series Game 3; October 11, 1964 World Series Game 4; October 12, 1964 World Series Game 5; October 15, 1964 World Series Game 7; clip 1; October 15, 1964 World Series Game 7; clip 2; October 2, 1968 World Series Game 1; October 10, 1962 World Series Game 7]
TRACK 5: ODDBALLS AND ODDITIES: BASEBALL'S STRANGEST MOMENTS [October 5, 1941 World Series Game 4; October 6, 1948 World Series Game 1; April 24, 1960 at Yankee Stadium; 15 clips total; September 10, 1961 at Yankee Stadium; June 23, 1963; Mets vs. Phils; September 30, 1962; Cubs vs. Mets; June 14, 1965 at Crosely Field; Mets vs. Reds; April 23, 1964 at Colt Stadium; Reds vs. Colt .45s]
TRACK 6: THE MEN WHO BRING US THE GAME [Red Barber from the Catbird Seat ; Mel Allen; Curt Gowdy; Vin Scully; Harry Caray; Jack Buck; Ernie Harwell]