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Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992) was an American sports announcer and author. Nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", he was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds (1934–1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–1953), and New York Yankees (1954–1966).
Red Barber was the Dodgers' original lead broadcaster, calling Brooklyn Dodgers games on the radio (and later TV) from 1939 to 1953. Vin Scully called Dodgers games from 1950 to 2016. [ 1 ] His longtime partners were Jerry Doggett (1956–1987) and Ross Porter (1977–2004). [ 1 ]
Dodgers voice Red Barber, however, thought more of Hoyt's abilities and hired him to host the team's post-game shows on WOR in 1940. Two years later, Hoyt became the play-by-play voice of the Cincinnati Reds, a post he held for 24 seasons. He became as much a celebrity with the Reds as he was while a player.
Dodgers announcer Red Barber, calling the game for WMGM-AM radio, straightforwardly said, "Branca pumps, delivers – a curve, swung on and belted, deep shot to left field—it is—a home run! And the New York Giants win the National League pennant and the Polo Grounds goes wild!"
In Barber's call, it was the outfielder who was going "back-back-back". In Puerto Rico, sportscaster Hector Vazquez Muniz uses a Spanish variation of this call, in his case "Y se va, se va, se va!" Films of the play showed DiMaggio, heading for second, kick the dirt in disgust after he realized Gionfriddo had caught the ball.
The 1964 claymation special from Rankin/Bass Productions, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, celebrated its 60th anniversary last week. In honor of the occasion, NBC is airing an extended version of ...
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Red Barber would not have broadcast Dodger away games from the opposing team's ballpark in Philadelphia and Cincinnati, as shown in the film. Radio broadcasts of away games in this era were recreated back at the studio from a pitch-by-pitch summary transmitted over telegraph wire from the stadium where the game was being played.