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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 declared it, "probably the only time ever that DiMaggio was publicly and visibly upset." [ citation needed ] Three of the 1947 Series' prominent figures, Gionfriddo, Lavagetto and Bevens, finished their playing careers in this Series.
W2XBS had the game in Brooklyn, which later became WNBC-TV. Red Barber was the lone broadcaster assigned to the game. The broadcast came at a time where television was still tremendously unpopular.
The games were open to all channels with a network affiliation. [16] [17] In all, the 1948 World Series was televised to fans in seven Midwestern cities: Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Toledo. Tom Hussey helped Red Barber call Games 1–2 and 6 in Boston, while Van Patrick assisted Barber in calling Games 3-5 in Cleveland.
It was on that date that on W2XBS (an experimental television station in New York City which would ultimately become what is now NBC's flagship television station, WNBC), the first-ever Major League Baseball game was televised. With Red Barber announcing, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds [2] played a doubleheader at Ebbets Field ...
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When MacPhail moved to Brooklyn in 1938, he brought Reds announcer Red Barber with him and broke the New York radio ban. The next year was the first year that all the major league teams broadcast their games. Prophetically, it was also the year of the first televised baseball game.
The game was held on July 9, 1940, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of both the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League (who were the designated host team) and the St. Louis Browns of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–0.