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1934 MLB All-Star Game - Radio Broadcast

Jul 10, 1934

3 hours

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1934 MLB·Polo Grounds IV·Al Simmons·Babe Ruth·Bill Dickey·Bill Terry·Carl Hubbell·Charlie Gehringer·Frankie Frisch·Gabby Hartnett·Heinie Manush·Jimmie Foxx·Joe Cronin·Joe Medwick·Kiki Cuyler·Lefty Gomez·Lou Gehrig·Pie Traynor·Travis Jackson·Wally Berger·

The 1934 Baseball All-Star Game was the second year that the game was played, but it's the first baseball game in which an audio recording still exists. The game featured an unbelievable 28 future hall of famers and is well known among baseball historians for the performance of starting pitcher Carl Hubbell. Be sure to listen closely to the first inning when, Hubbell strikes out five of the game's best hitters in succession: – Hall of famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin

1970 MLB All-Star Game - Radio Broadcast

3 hours Jul 14, 1970Jul 14, 1970

The 1970 MLB All-Star-Game was held at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati which had just opened...

1970 MLB All-Star Game - Radio Broadcast / The 1970 MLB All-Star-Game was held at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati which had just opened weeks earlier. The game is notable for being the first All-Star game played at night, a tradition that has continued ever since. The 1970 game was also the first time since 1957 that the starting lineup was determined by fan voting. These two changes were a huge success, and this game still remains the highest-rated All-Star Game TV broadcast of all time. The NL attempted to extend their 7-game win streak with the likes of veterans Hank Aaron and Willie Mays along with youngsters Pete Rose and Johnny Bench

MLB Baseball's Seasons: 1970

45 minutes 1970

MLB Network's "Baseball's Seasons" series takes a look at the exciting season of 1970; examining...

MLB Baseball's Seasons: 1970 / MLB Network's "Baseball's Seasons" series takes a look at the exciting season of 1970; examining the pennant races, achievements, events and players that made this a memorable year in baseball.

SABR Speech by Baseball Player Mike Shannon

1½ hours Jul 29, 1978

Historian Eugene C. Murdock interviewed several former baseball players that had been active in baseball in the 1920s and 1930s.

SABR Speech by Baseball Player Mike Shannon / Historian Eugene C. Murdock interviewed several former baseball players that had been active in baseball in the 1920s and 1930s. Murdock was chairman of the history department at Marietta College. The interviews were not professionally recorded, and the audio quality is variable.