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"The Blind Man in the Bleachers" is a single written by Sterling Whipple [2] and famously performed by American singer David Geddes. His version, titled "The Last Game of the Season (A Blind Man in the Bleachers)", reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. [3]
Vance had remembered Geddes' voice from his earlier records and thought he would be perfect for his new song. Geddes flew to New York City to record the vocals for the song, and then returned to Detroit to begin his third year of law school. Several months later, the song, "Run Joey Run", began to race up the Hot 100. He dropped out of law ...
"Run Joey Run" was released in the late summer of 1975, and by October the song had peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would be Geddes' only Top 10 hit; his only other hit, "The Last Game of the Season (A Blind Man in the Bleachers)" would peak at No. 18 on the Billboard [Hot 100] in December 1975 [4] and No. 23 in Cashbox (December 6, 1975).
FILE - New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio (5) slides home safely in the ninth inning to score his team's fifth and winning run in Game 4 of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers at ...
In 1977 and 1978, Reggie Jackson led the Yankees past the Dodgers for back-to-back championships, including the legendary three-homer game in 1977 that spawned his “Mr. October” nickname.
Welcome to the Dodgers' golden era, with the franchise's big spending paying off in its greatest World Series championship run, Bill Plaschke writes.
The 1956 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1956 season.The 53rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion and defending World Series champion Brooklyn Dodgers.
Yankees 4, Dodgers 3. After Don Larsen’s perfect game at Yankee Stadium in Game 5 put them up 3-2, the Dodgers won 1-0 in 10 innings in Game 6 before Yogi Berra’s two-homer day in a Game 7 ...