Washington Senators 1956 Radio-Television Log and Team Details
The 1956 page from the Sporting News Dope Book details the Washington Senators’ radio and television broadcasting information, uniform design, ticket prices, attendance data, and game schedule for the season. The Senators’ games were broadcast via radio on WWDC (1260) and through the Washington Nationals Baseball Network, featuring announcers Bob Wolff and Arch McDonald. For television, games were aired on WTTG (Channel 5) and WSVA (Channel 3) in Harrisburg, Virginia. The Senators wore navy blue uniforms with red accents and included details such as white swaths with navy blue pinstripes. The pricing for box seats was $2.50, with reserved grandstands at $2.00, general admission at $1.50, and bleachers at $0.75. The attendance record was noted as 1,027,216 for the 1946 season, with various highlights from the game schedule listing teams like Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, and New York.