Classic Baseball Radio
Through recreations of the original radio broadcasts, the history of America's favorite pastime is retold, one classic game at a time. We use archived news reports, articles, and historical records to recreate the sound and style of the broadcasts.
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When Cass Michaels Didn’t Die, Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Athletics, Aug 28, 1954 (Recreation) (opens the original)
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The Chicago White Sox are up two games to one as they visit the Philadelphia Athletics for the last time, yet the final game in the series is played in the shadow of death. The previous night, the White Sox’ Cass Michaels was beaned by a high fastball from the Athletics’ Marion Fricano. Rushed to the emergency room with a fractured skull, the two-time All Star’s career was over. Only the crude plastic insert Michaels had added to his cap prevented an instantaneous fatal blow. The White Sox would
Shutting Out Murderers' Row, New York Yankees at Washington Senators, Aug 13, 1932 (Recreation) (opens the original)
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The police are lined up around Griffith Stadium to keep the peace as the Washington Senators are visited by the New York Yankees. There’s little love between the two teams or their fans; the last meeting in July ended with the Yankees’ catcher Bill Dickey punching Carl Reynolds onto the injured list with a broken jaw. Dickey Today’s game will be Reynolds first game back, and following a 30-game suspension, Bill Dickey is catching once more. The 1932 Yankees are somewhat romanticised as a mythica
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