x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Back When There Was Baseball

Step into the golden era of America"s Pastime with "Back When There Was Baseball." Uncover the untold stories, thrilling triumphs, and heart-wrenching trials of the sport"s most iconic figures, spanning from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s - a transformative era when the baton was gracefully handed from titans like Hank Aaron, Orlando Cepeda, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays to the new generation of legends like Johnny Bench, George Brett, Mike Schmidt, and Nolan Ryan. Each episode of "Back When There

history baseball

All Episodes

01:05:11

Back When There Was Baseball: John Boccabella

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/04/10

John Boccabella joins us this week. John played from 1963-1974 for the Cubs, Expos and Giants. He also played for Leo Durocher and Gene Mauch, legendary managers. Enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball with John Boccabella.

en

53:59

Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Colborn

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/04/03

Jim Colborn is our guest this week. Jim played in the Majors from 1969-1978 with the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners. His best year was 1973 with Milwaukee and he was an All-Star that year. He also had a solid year in 1977 with the Royals, but did not appear in the ALCS. Join us Back When There Was Baseball with Jim Colborn.

en

50:46

Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Oldis

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/03/27

We are blessed to have Bob Oldis join us this week on the podcast. Bob signed his first Major League contract in 1949 with the old Washington Senators franchise. Bob also played in the 1960 World Series and appeared in games 4 and 5 in Yankee Stadium catching in the latter innings. He finished his career in Philadelphia playing for Gene Mauch in 1963. He stayed on the Phillies staff as a coach for the infamous 1964 collapse. Bob is still involved in baseball as a scout for the Marlins at age 97.

en

42:09

Back When There Was Baseball: Jack Heidemann

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/03/20

Jack Heidemann joins us this week. Jack started his career at the age of 17 in the minor leagues and made his major league debut at the age of 19 in 1969 with the Cleveland Indians. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam called, and Jack had to delay his baseball career until 1970. Jack's career lasted through the 1979 season with his one year in St. Louis (1974) being his most productive. We look Back When There Was Baseball this week in an era where military service took precedence to baseball.

en

57:53

Back When There Was Baseball: Ron Brand

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/03/13

Who caught the first pitch in the Houston Astrodome? He is our guest this week and his name is Ron Brand. The infamous game was on April 9, 1965, and was an exhibition against the New York Yankees. Ron started out with the Pirates before Houston selected him in the Rule 5 draft. He also played for the Montreal Expos who acquired him in the expansion draft. We venture Back When There Was Baseball as Ron discusses playing with Willie Stargell, playing in the Houston Astrodome and also playing in Jarry

en

45:21

Back When There Was Baseball: Terry Humphrey

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/03/06

We are joined this week with one of the best defensive catchers in the game during the decade of the 1970s. Terry Humphrey is that individual and he played in the Big Leagues from 1971-1979 with 3 teams: Montreal, Detroit and California. When he joined the California Angels in 1976, he quickly became the catcher for Nolan Ryan and Frank Tanana upon their request. His best season was 1977 where he appeared in 123 games. Terry talks about his role as a great defensive catcher when we go Back When

en

01:15:04

Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Waslewski

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/02/27

Gary Waslewski joins us on the podcast this week. Gary was a World Series starting pitcher in 1967. He started Game 6 of the 1967 World Series against the Cardinals' Dick Hughes. The Red Sox won Game 6, but Bob Gibson won Game 7 to give the St. Louis Cardinals the Series. Gary was one of the toughest luck pitchers of all-time. He had a record of 11-26, but a respectable 3.44 ERA while playing for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Expos, Yankees and Oakland A's. Listen to some great stories as we go Back When

en

51:04

Back When There Was Baseball: Larry Hardy

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/02/20

Larry Hardy joins us on the podcast this week. Larry played from 1970-1979 with the Padres and Astros. He was called up to the Majors in 1974 with San Diego and ended the season with the rookie record for appearances by a pitcher with 76. Larry posted a 9-4 record that year with an ERA of 4.69. He bounced up and down from the Minor Leagues to the Majors for the remainder of his career and coached for several years after his playing days. Larry was a coach for the Republican team in 2017 when the

en

59:49

Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Gosger

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/02/13

Jim Gosger joins us this week. Jim played from 1963-1974 with the Red Sox, Kansas City/Oakland A's, New York Mets and Montreal Expos. He had the privilege to play for several managers including Johnny Pesky, Alvin Dark, Gil Hodges, Gene Mauch and Yogi Berra. Take this trip Back When There Was Baseball as Jim shares many memories and funny stories from his days in the Big Leagues.

en

51:57

Back When There Was Baseball: "Sudden" Sam McDowell

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/02/06

We are privileged to speak with "Sudden" Sam McDowell this week on Back When There Was Baseball. Sam had a storied career, pitching from 1961-1975 in both the American and National Leagues. He was part of one of the greatest pitching staffs in the history of the game, the 1968 Cleveland Indians. All four starters had ERAs under 3, but Sam and Luis Tiant were under 2. Sam has a second story to tell, which took place after his playing career was over. Enjoy this outstanding interview with one of the

en

01:06:43

Back When There Was Baseball: Jack Hiatt

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/01/30

This week's guest is Jack Hiatt. Jack was a Major League catcher for 9 seasons, mainly with the San Francisco Giants. He broke into the Majors for the Los Angeles Angels in 1964. The Angels were in their 3rd season as an expansion franchise that year and they finished with a record of 82-80, which was unheard of for an expansion team during that time-period. Jack was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Jose Cardenal in November of 1964. He played for the Giants through the 1969 season where the

en

50:39

Back When There Was Baseball: Rod Gaspar

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/01/23

We look back at the 1969 "Miracle Mets" this week with our guest Rod Gaspar. Rod was the starting right fielder at the beginning of the season replacing Art Shamsky who was injured. The Mets were 5 games behind the NL East leading Chicago Cubs on September 1 and made a furious run for the NL East crown down the stretch. This was the first year of Divisional Playoffs and the Mets had to face the NL West champion Atlanta Braves. The Mets swept the Braves in 3 games, then went on to beat the

en

53:30

Back When There Was Baseball: Greg Harris

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/01/16

Greg Harris is our guest this week and is noted for pitching ambidextrously, which he accomplished in 1995 with the Montreal Expos. He pitched in the Majors from 1981-1995. Greg was not only a "jack of all trades" as a pitcher but was a decent hitter as well. Greg pitched for many ball clubs and was very effective. In 1995 he got his chance to pitch from "both sides of the mound". Greg created a 6-finger glove and was ready at all times to pitch from both sides. He finally got that opportunity in

en

49:04

Back When There Was Baseball: Jack DiLauro

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/01/09

Jack DiLauro passed away on December 7, 2024. We re-air this podcast in honor of him: Who has the New York Mets' 3rd best ERA with over 50 innings pitched with the club? His name is Jack DiLauro and he joins us this week. Jack was a part of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" pitching staff. He did not pitch in the postseason that year, however his 2.40 ERA helped the Mets get there. Jack only played 2 years in the Majors and was part of an unfortunate situation of being in the Detroit Tigers organization

en

51:13

Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Hume

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2025/01/02

There was a commercial in the 1970s for Rolaids (antacid relief) which went viral: How do you spell relief? R-O-L-A-I-D-S. In 1976, Rolaids sponsored the Rolaids Relief Man awarded to the best relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Our guest this week altered the commercial slogan which went, How do you spell relief: T-O-M-H-U-M-E. Tom Hume pitched in the Majors from 1977-1987. In the late 1970s through the early 1980s, Tom was one of the best closers in the game. He wasn't the hardest throwing

en

59:50

Back When There Was Baseball: Ron Reed

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/12/26

Our guest this week is Ron Reed. Ron is one of only 13 athletes to play in the NBA and also Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Pistons for 3 years, coming out of Notre Dame, before deciding to focus on baseball. Ron was a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves from 1966-1975. After finishing up the 1975 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, he was traded to the Philadelphia Philles. Starting in 1976 and lasting for the duration of his career (1984) he was an outstanding relief

en

55:44

Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Littell

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/12/19

Mark Littell passed away on September 5, 2022. We re-air this podcast in honor of him: Our guest this week is Mark Littell, relief pitcher with the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s. Mark was involved in several great moments in baseball history. He is unfortunately recognized as the pitcher who gave up the home run to Chris Chambliss in Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS which allowed the Yankees to advance to the World Series. However, Mark was the

en

46:20

Back When There Was Baseball: Jon Matlack

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/12/12

Our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball is the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year, pitcher Jon Matlack. Jon was a member of the 1973 New York Mets which made it to the World Series. He started four games in the 1973 postseason with an outstanding ERA. He pitched in both the National and American Leagues during his career. Jon Matlack is one of those pitchers who will surprise you when you look at his stats. He has a career record of 125-126, but an ERA of 3.18 for his 13 year MLB

en

51:23

Back When There Was Baseball: Larry Barnett

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/12/05

The 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox was voted as the best World Series in history. There is only one umpire remaining from that series and he is our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball. Larry Barnett joins us and he talks about his storied career. Larry umpired from 1969-1999 which totaled 4,281 games. He umpired 4 All-Star games, 7 ALCS and 4 World Series. We discuss the Ed Armbrister non-interference call in Game 3 of the 1975 World Series along with

en

01:01:12

Back When There Was Baseball: Johnny Grubb

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/11/28

Join us as we go Back When There Was Baseball to the 1970s and 1980s with our guest, Johnny Grubb. Johnny played in the Majors from 1972-1987 with the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers. He was signed out of Florida State University and got to the Big Leagues in his 2nd season. Johnny hit .311 in his first full season with the Padres (1973). He was a solid player who could hit and also field. His career batting average is .278 and he was around that average each

en

165 results

Similar Podcasts

The Old Front Line

Paul Reed

Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

جنود خلدهم التاريخ

ALSUMOOD PODCAST

Film History - Daily

Inception Point Ai

Madonna - Biography Flash

Inception Point Ai