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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

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01:05:30

Back When There Was Baseball: Eric Soderholm

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/11/21

Eric Soderholm joins us this week. Eric played in the Majors from 1971-1980 with the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. He had a career batting average of .264 with 102 home runs and 383 RBIs. Eric was a solid player at 3rd base for every team he played for. He had to sit out the 1976 season with a knee injury which led him to be a Designated Hitter in the latter part of his career. A freak knee injury ended his Major League career after he hit .287 with the

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Back When There Was Baseball: Lenn Sakata

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/11/14

Lenn Sakata joins us on the podcast this week. Lenn was the 2nd Asian American to play Major League Baseball and his career spanned from 1977-1987. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but played most of his career with the Baltimore Orioles. He was instrumental in the 1983 regular season which led to the Orioles World Series win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Lenn could play multiple positions in the infield and even caught in a game that went extra innings. He started out in the Brewers

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49:52

Back When There Was Baseball: Eric Raich

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/11/07

Eric Raich joins us this week. Eric played his college baseball at USC coming out of Compton, CA. He was involved in the middle of that great Rod Dedeaux run at Southern Cal where they won the National Championship in 1968 and from 1970-1974. Eric was drafted 1st overall in the 1972 MLB January Draft by the Cleveland Indians. He was a big pitcher standing at 6'4" and weighing between 240-250 lbs. Eric worked his way through the Minor Leagues quickly and was at the Major League level in 1975. He had

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01:02:34

Back When There Was Baseball: Chris Wheeler

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2024/11/01

Former long-time Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler joins us this week. "Wheels" was behind the mic for 37 years of Phillies baseball which included their only 2 World Series championships (1980 and 2008). The Phillies have only appeared in 7 World Series and Chris was a part of 5 of those events. Wheels shares a lot of great stories from his time with the Phillies, which started in 1977, and includes some surprises Back When There Was Baseball.

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54:14

Back When There Was Baseball: Ten Cent Beer Night...

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2024/10/24

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ten Cent Beer Night which occurred on June 4, 1974, in Cleveland. The game featured the visiting Texas Rangers, with manager Billy Martin, up against the home Cleveland Indians. Our guests are Steve Foucault and Tom Grieve who played for the Rangers, and Jack Brohamer and Dick Bosman who played with Cleveland. This was a promotion that went wrong. Streaking, women bearing their bare breasts and other raucous behavior occurred, which culminated in the fans

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52:21

Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Sundberg

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/10/17

We are privileged to host one of the best catchers in MLB during the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. Jim Sundberg joins us to talk about his career. He came out of the University of Iowa and was told by a scout that he was not very good. That "insult" propelled Jim to become the best catcher he could be, and what a successful adventure that was. Jim played 16 seasons in the Majors (1974-1989) with the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs. He won 6 consecutive Gold

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01:06:15

Back When There Was Baseball: Eddie Watt

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2024/10/10

We look back at the great Baltimore Orioles teams from 1969-1971 with our guest this week. Eddie Watt was a valuable member of the Orioles pitching staff. He was a right-handed stopper coming out of the bullpen during those years with outstanding numbers. He had an ERA under 2.00 in 1969 and 1971. He also was 15-10 during those 3 years (1969-1971) which is outstanding for a relief pitcher. Eddie shares some great stories about those years and his career Back When There Was Baseball.

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01:07:35

Back When There Was Baseball: Kent Tekulve

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/10/04

We take a look back this week into the mid-1970s through the late 1980s with one of the best relief pitchers of that era. Kent "Teke" Tekulve joins us to discuss his career which spanned from 1974-1989. He talks about how he was signed by the Pirates on a somewhat fluke situation. Teke had 3 years where he appeared in 90 games or more, with the final one happening when he was 40 years old as the setup man for Steve Bedrosian which helped Bedrock win the NL Cy Young Award. He was one of the first

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01:08:39

Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Dernier

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2024/09/26

We look back to the 1980s this week with our guest Bob Dernier. Bob started in the Phillies organization (1980-1983), then finished his career in Philadelphia (1988-1989). His career took off when he was dealt to the Chicago Cubs (1984-1987) where he was their leadoff man/center fielder. He led off the bottom of the 1st inning of Game 1 in the NL Playoffs (1984) with a home run against the San Diego Padres, to propel the Cubs to victory. As a Phillies fan, Bob was one of my favorite players. I loved

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51:04

Back When There Was Baseball: Barry Foote

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2024/09/19

We have Barry Foote as our guest on the podcast this week. Barry was signed out of high school in North Carolina by the Montreal Expos. He had the privilege of playing for Gene Mauch while being the Expos starting catcher from 1974-1976. Barry was traded to the Phillies and was part of their NLCS run in 1977-1978. He then became a starter with the Cubs and later played with the Yankees during their post-season run in 1981. Barry discusses his trade to Philadelphia which took him from a starter in

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49:46

Back When There Was Baseball: George Culver

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2024/09/12

We look back to the late 1960s to the early 1970s this week with former MLB pitcher George Culver. George pitched in the Big Leagues from 1966-1974 with many teams and some great pitching staffs. He was part of the great staff in Cleveland in 1967, Cincinnati in 1968/1969 and the Astros in the early 1970s. George had a no-hitter in 1968 against the Phillies when he was with Cincinnati. Take a look Back When There Was Baseball this week with George Culver.

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Back When There Was Baseball: Dickie Thon

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2024/09/05

Our guest this week was headed for the MLB Hall of Fame before a tragic injury curtailed his career. Listen as Dickie Thon talks about coming into the Majors with the California Angels before being traded to the Houston Astros. He thrived in Houston before he was hit in the head with a pitch by Mike Torrez on April 8, 1984. Dickie played the rest of his career with impaired vision, which is unreal seeing that he was still very competitive for many years after the injury. Dickie was one of Rex's

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53:30

Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Foucault

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2024/08/29

Our guest this week is former MLB relief pitcher Steve Foucault. Steve is a very interesting subject in the fact that he became a relief pitcher in the Major Leagues but hadn't pitched since his Little League days. Steve also never started a game in his minor or major league career. He played in the Big Leagues from 1973-1978 with the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals. Steve has a solid 35-36 career record with a very good 3.21 ERA. We go Back When There Was Baseball this

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Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Krueger

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2024/08/22

Former MLB pitcher Bill Krueger joins us this week on the podcast. Bill pitched from 1983-1995 with various ball clubs. This tall left-hander has a nice career record of 68-66 with a 4.35 ERA. Bill has a unique story as to how he started his MLB career after playing both basketball and baseball for the University of Portland. Bill went into broadcasting after his MLB career and covers the Seattle Mariners in the studio. Enjoy this look Back When There Was Baseball at the career of Bill Krueger.

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53:42

Back When There Was Baseball: Randy Lerch

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2024/08/15

We are pleased to have Randy Lerch as our guest this week on the podcast. It is an honor for Rex as he was in the stands on September 30, 1978, when Randy started against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Three Rivers Stadium. Randy not only picked up the win on the mound, but he hit two home runs to lead the Phillies to clinching the N.L. East. He talks about that game along with his trials and tribulations in a career which spanned from 1975-1986. Randy also wrote a book entitled God in the Bullpen which

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56:17

Back When There Was Baseball: Leon Roberts

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/08/08

Former MLB outfielder Leon Roberts joins us this week. Leon played in the Big Leagues from 1974-1984. He played in two domed stadiums as his home field during his career (The Astrodome in Houston and The Kingdome in Seattle). Leon talks about hitting in those stadiums and how he overcame an eye injury to have a career batting average of .267. He finished 6th in batting in 1978 with the Mariners, hitting .301 with 22 Home Runs and 92 RBIs. Join us Back When There Was Baseball and enjoy Leon Roberts

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51:48

Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Philles...

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/08/01

1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy Lerch, Cubs - Dennis Lamp) only last 1/3 of an inning and the score was 7-6 after the 1st inning was completed. The teams combined for 50 hits of which 11 were home runs. Our guests are Rawly Eastwick (the game's winning pitcher) and Chris Wheeler (broadcast

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57:40

Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise No-Hitter...

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2024/07/25

June 23, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in not only Philadelphia Phillies, but also MLB history. Rick Wise pitched a no-hitter on that Wednesday evening in Cincinnati while also hitting 2 home runs. Later in that same season, he recorded 32 consecutive outs in a game vs. the Chicago Cubs (September 18, 1971). We were fortunate to have Rick talk about that no-hitter along with his career, which spanned 18 years in the Big Leagues.

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01:05:35

Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Berry

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/07/18

Ken Berry joins us on the podcast this week. Ken played in the Majors from 1962-1975 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of that era. He won two Gold Glove Awards (1970 and 1972) and was an All-Star in 1967. You have to wonder why he wasn't awarded more Gold Gloves when you look at his statistics. Ken played his entire career in the American League with the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians. Enjoy this trip Back When There Was

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51:05

Back When There Was Baseball: Lou Klimchock

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/07/11

Lou Klimchock is our guest on the podcast this week. Lou played in the Majors from 1958-1970 with the Kansas City A's, Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He was a good utility infielder during most of his career and finally got a chance to play regularly with Cleveland in 1969. Lou talks about getting labeled back in the day and how it affected his career. He played with some of the greats of the game, especially during his stint with Milwaukee (Warren Spahn,

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