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Vintage Baseball Reflections

This Day In Baseball

Baseball is told to you by the players and announcers from the Golden Era. Interviews, highlights, radio shows, and much more.

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06:30

Jim Gilliam - Pennant Winning Team

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/06

Soft-spoken Jim Gilliam succeeded Jackie Robinson at second base in 1953, which kicked off a 14-year career soent entirely with the Dodgers. The switch-hitter was named Rookie of the Year, scoring 125 runs and drawing 100 walks as the Dodgers won their second straight pennant. He slugged two homers, one from each side of the plate, in the World Series that fall. Gilliam's versatility prompted his move to third and the outfield, but he continued to be a valuable member of the Dodgers wherever he

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06:32

Duke Snider on Pennant

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/06

Yankee fans loved Mickey Mantle, and Giant fans had Willie Mays, but Dodger fans wouldn't have traded Duke Snider for either of those star center fielders. Snider was a five-tool player, finishing in the top three in stolen bases twice, leading the NL in homers, RBI, total bases (three times), runs (three times), hits, walks, slugging, and OBP. He led the Dodgers to six pennants in his first 11 seasons as a regular player, supplying power from the left side of the plate. Of all the great center

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06:29

Roy Campanella on hitting

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/06

The National League Most Valuable Player in 1951, 1953, and 1955, Roy Campanella was the second integrated player by Branch Rickey to play major league baseball. He debuted in 1948 and held down the Dodger catching job for a decade, leading the team to five pennants and a World Series title. A tragic automobile accident ended his career before he could play a single game in the Dodgers new west coast home.Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources

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03:20

Warren Spahn induction greater Buffalo Hall of Fame

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/05

Warren Spahn induction greater Buffalo Hall of Fame

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02:07

April 24, 1966 Willie Mays ties Mel Ott

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/05

April 24, 1966 Willie Mays ties Mel Ott with his 511th homerun The Audio Was supplied by Astrodaily.com Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on the Internet Archives in a raw form. If you wish to take a deeper dive, that includes:Scorecards, Rosters, Newspaper Clippings. All members can jump over to : www.vintagebaseballreflections.com and join the membership platformAstros History - Astros HistoryThis Day In Baseball - Learn

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06:31

Ford Frick

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/05

Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on the Internet Archives in a raw form. If you wish to take a deeper dive, that includes:Scorecards, Rosters, Newspaper Clippings. All members can jump over to : www.vintagebaseballreflections.com and join the membership platformThis Day In Baseball - Learn more about the players, teams and seasons

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01:54

Cesar Cedeno News Coverage 1974

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/05

Cesar Cedeno News Coverage 1974

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02:22

83 year old Connie Mack with the Philadelphia A's - 1946

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/05

83 year old Connie Mack with the Philadelphia A's - 1946

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05:05

Bill Dickey - Hall of Fame Interview

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/04

Bill Dickey Hall of Fame Interview Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on the Internet Archives in a raw form. If you wish to take a deeper dive, that includes:Scorecards, Rosters, Newspaper Clippings. All members can jump over to : www.vintagebaseballreflections.com and join the membership platformThis Day In Baseball - Learn more about the players, teams and seasons

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05:56

Ralph Kiner on Roger Maris HR record

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/02

A powerful right-handed hitter, Ralph Kiner won seven straight home run titles before he turned 30 years old. Unfortunately, a back condition forced him to retire at the age of 33, but his amazing home run pace (second only to Babe Ruth), helped Kiner earn a spot in the Hall of Fame. After his playing career, Kiner enjoyed a long and successful career as a broadcaster for the New York Mets.Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on

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05:53

Birdie Tebbetts

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/02

A high-voiced, talkative backstop, Birdie's nickname was acquired while at Providence College. A consistent hitter, he made exactly 1,000 hits in a 14-year career interrupted by three years of military service. He managed for 11 ML seasonsClassic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on the Internet Archives in a raw form. If you wish to take a deeper dive, that includes:Scorecards, Rosters, Newspaper Clippings. All members can jump over

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06:30

Tony Cuccinello

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/02

As a rookie third baseman with Cincinnati, Tony Cuccinello batted .312, and then spent nearly a decade as a regular at second base. He hit .300 four more times, and led NL second basemen in assists and double plays three times each. He pinch-hit forCarl Hubbellin the inaugural 1933All-Star Game. "I'm the most surprised guy in baseball," said Cuccinello upon his release from the White Sox in January 1946, but with WWII over and younger players returning, Chicago cut the 38-year-old. He had finished

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02:31

Cesar Cedeno 1000 hit

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/01

On July 2, 1976 -- Cesar Cedeno drives in both game-winners in a doubleheader sweep of Cincinnati. Cesar goes 7-for-11 in the twinbill, including a single that is his 1,000th career hit . His two-run bomb in the 14th off Rich Hinton wins the opener, 10-8. The 25 hits collected in the game ties a team record set just months earlier. Cedeno delivers an eighth-inning double off Fred Norman to plate the winning run in the 3-2 nightcap.Sources:Astro Daily

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06:02

Whitey Ford on Willie Mays

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/01

Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on the Internet Archives in a raw form. If you wish to take a deeper dive, that includes:Scorecards, Rosters, Newspaper Clippings. All members can jump over to : www.vintagebaseballreflections.com and join the membership platform

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06:03

Bill Rigney - Angels Manager

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/07/01

An 18-year major league manager, Rigney took the reins of the Giants in 1956, succeedingLeo Durocher, for whom he had played from 1948 to 1953. "I learned a lot from Leo Durocher," he said. "I learned about the hit-and-run, about gambling and going against the percentages. You can't play it the same all the time."Rigney was a shrewd, sharp needler who was often ejected by umpires. He managed the Giants in New York and San Francisco until 1960. He then became the expansion Los Angeles Angels' first

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05:58

Richie Ashburn on the joys of winning

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/06/30

Regarded by many as the finest defensive fielder this side of Tris Speaker, Richie Ashburn was a gritty competitor who threw out the Dodgers' Cal Abrams at home plate in the final game of the 1950 season to help the Phillies win the pennant. He twice won the batting title and was an All-Star in his final season, as a member of the 1962 Mets. After his playing career he was a popular announcer for the Phillies, becoming a legend to a new generation of fansClassic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts

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05:59

Tom Tresh

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/06/30

Once considered to be a superstar in-the-making, Tom Tresh appeared poised to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Mickey Mantle, after the versatile infielder/outfielder captured American League Rookie of the Year honors in 1962.Blessed with good power and speed, the switch-hitting Tresh earned All-Star honors in each of his first two seasons, once as a shortstop and once as a leftfielder.A key contributor to one world championship team and three consecutive pennant winners during the early stages

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05:55

Ralph Terry

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/06/30

Terry could have been remembered only as the man who gave upBill Mazeroski's legendary Series-winning homer in 1960, but he redeemed himself with an All-Star season in 1962 that was capped by an outstandingWorld Series.Terry came up with the Yankees in 1956, but was traded to Kansas City in June 1957 in the eight-player deal that exiledBilly Martinand broughtRyne Durento New York. He went 4-11 the rest of the season for the seventh-place Athletics, but was reacquired by the Yankees in May 1959 after

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05:57

Elston Howard on studying hitters

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/06/29

The first integrated player for the New York Yankees, Elston Howard was also the first person of color to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, which he did in 1963. The versatile Howard was an outstanding catcher/outfielder for the Yankees from the mid-1950s through the 1960s. He played on ten pennant-winning teams in a 13-year stretch, earning four World Championship rings.Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on

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05:58

Dean Chance on pitching to Mantle

Vintage Baseball Reflections ·

2023/06/29

Dean Chance was the Major League Cy Young winner in 1964 at the age of 23 when he became the first Angels' pitcher to win 20 games, but arm injuries and an inability to find the strike zone prevented him from winning any games in the majors after his 30th birthday. The Halos first pitching phenom, Chance hurled 11 shutouts in '64, winning six games by the score of 1-0. With the Twins in 1967, he pitched a no-hitter, and earned Comeback Player of the Year honors.Classic Broadcasts are old-time

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