First Televised Baseball Game 76 Years Ago Today, Aug. 26, 1939

I'm watching a game right now.

jerol

 

Baseball's too. That's how a one-armed outfielder made the starting lineup.

 

Tell you the truth, I still think baseball is better on radio.
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Audio Baseball commentary is an art form in of itself!

 

thanks Matt!

 

I once came across a "Sporting News" article from 1930 that denounced baseball on the radio. It said real fans go to the ballpark to see what happened with their own eyes, not somebody else's.

 

We had a one-armed pitcher throw a no-hitter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Abbott

 

More like a one handed pitcher. Still amazing.

 

That's how they wound up with a subway series in St. Louis! (Did St. Louis even have a subway?)

 

According to Wiki, they called it the trolley series. Although even that was a misnomer, as both teams shared the same stadium!

 

Pete Gray, the one-armed outfielder, played for the St Louis Browns in 1945, the year after. From what I've read, a lot of his teammates didn't like him and thought he was there as an attendance draw and cost them games (although apparently the team had a much better record with him playing.