1950 05 20 Pirates vs Dodgers Broadcast by Red Barber OTR

[@danacoleman4007]

this is wonderful! thank you so much for posting!

[@ecko2750]

My grandfather was Red Barbers engineer from 1950-1954. This is wonderful.

[@brettbutlerisok4561]

Very excellent audio quality! A real treat. Even better than a bowl of your favorite Post cereal.

[@SCRnflz]

I'm here watching 42 right now. Crazy to hear the actual Red Barber announce from Ebbets Field and name all those famed players including JR.

[@DanHintz]

red barber is the greatest of all time when it comes to play by play

[@SuperJeffreyt]

This is the man who taught Vin Scully his craft. And by Red's estimation, Vin learned it well.

[@pooky1959]

Amazing that up until two years ago, there had only been Red and Vin as chief Dodger announcers since Jackie Robinson.

[@Narragansett55]

"Here we are at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, USA!" God bless Red Barber.

[@emiliourioste8263]

I agree with you completely. God bless Red Barber. That was a fine trio of Barber, Desmond and Scully.

[@cbebutuoy]

God bless the Brooklyn Dodgers. America has not been the same since the Dodgers went to LA.

[@SgtRock-cr2sh]

This is really great stuff!! I always thought a game on Radio was much more exciting then a tv game,but that's just me.

[@bobbydowns4785]

Baseball was made for the radio.

[@danacoleman4007]

and me!

[@alpineinc1]

"Ballpark is as pretty as a brand new bug." "Plenty of seats...get right on your mules and come on in." Only a handful of Red Barber games at Ebbets Field, each one a rare treasure. Good audio on this one too.

[@rashadmitchell3694]

Great channel keep it old school baseball radio

[@ClassicBaseballontheRadio]

+Rashad Mitchell thanks!

[@mikewhitney8615]

Red Barber was the best to ever do it. Red was the Brooklyn Dodgers.

[@44032]

The Dodgers have won 4 in a row since their thumping by the Braves on 5/13 so they are now 15-8 on their way to an 89-65 second place finish. the Pirates are 13-13, (after a 6-2 start), and would collapse to a 57-96, last place finish., where they would be in five of the six years from 1950-55.

[@danielspinella9046]

I wonder how you could not enjoy this broadcast. Oh, well, it's only 4 thumbs-down. My dad took me to Ebbets Field when I was very young. The Old Redhead gets the flavor of the place.

[@martinfelsenfeld6012]

I believe Gene Hermanski was best known for the suggestion that all players should wear number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson after he almost died tragically in 1950 in Cincinnati. Of course, now every April 15th everyone wears #42. Vin Scully used to tell the story dur-ing live Dodgers games, and yes, he was there in 1950!

[@royerikson2317]

Fantastic !!

[@82dorrin]

Post Sugar Crisp is still around. It's called Golden Crisp now. Still has a bear on the box.

[@44032]

Post certainly gets it's money's worth with these broadcasts. They seem to be the only sponsor and the broadcasters were on every second- no commercial breaks. They did them themselves. Oh, and I'll bet Sugar Crisp was not what Connie Desmond had for breakfast...

[@daniellack3559]

@@44032 ....Only us old timers understand your Connie Desmond reference...He unfortunately liked to hit the bottle a bit too often, and badly hurt his broadcast career....

[@44032]

@@daniellack3559 I have "The Golden Voices of Baseball" by ted Patterson, a great book, (with two CDs), every fan should have.

[@pooky1959]

@@44032, amazing that they still do commercials like this during baseball broadcasts.

[@steveprestegard5151]

Future manager Danny Murtaugh playing second base.

[@neon920]

I bet if this audio was brought to Vin when he was still alive, he would remember a majority of the elements of this broadcast.

[@seangoodwin3046]

Jack Banta vs. Mel Queen, who would have a moment of infamy the next year when Furillo threw him out by two steps at first base after a line "single" to right.

[@garylobo348]

I thought 1950 waa Vin Scully's first year in the booth...

[@ecko2750]

Red Barber mentored Vin Scully

[@seangoodwin3046]

He is probably sitting there quietly. Vin would have been 22 and Red didn't like giving up innings to Desmond. That is what drove Ernie Harwell away, opening the spot for Vin.

[@timrobinson9657]

I did not know there was a rule that lights could not be turned on during the late games of a DH till 1950 that is so strange because all the parks (but Wrigley) had lights by then

[@cottagechskitty]

It couldn't be turned on at all!! I.e. if it was a day game, the lights couldn't go on at all, even if darkness was coming. Quite a few games were suspended due to darkness when the stadium had lights that could've been used

[@spudsbuckley]

Excellent

[@kylesmith7437]

Is this game 1 or 2 of doubleheader that day?

[@billsmith5985]

Coogan ain't 'bluffing'..............