New York YANKEES at Detroit TIGERS 5/24/58 Original WPIX Broadcast (Kinescope)

Another relic, from 1958 all part of a collection of Kinescope reels I've had for decades off VHS pre recorded Tapes and digitalized
Partial game from Briggs stadium in Detroit a Original WPIX Broadcast with Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto
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* for those who want to know the results of this game how about the box score ? All posted games has the box score
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[@davidhamburg7868]

Nice to hear announcers who didn't graduate from today's broadcaster factory.

[@deantheodosiou2886]

You are so right. Announcers back then had character. They represented how ordinary people saw the game. Today, they think they impress by analyzing a routine groundball.

[@williamhalter2032]

Ernie was the best ever!

[@rogerwilliams5366]

💯💯💯

[@hondo3313]

Nice to not hear a female voice on a MLB game played by Men

[@nala3038]

Back in the good ole days when a day at the baseball game was so much fun and you didn’t see people staring at their phones like mindless zombies.

[@jackel99]

YES!! Fans paid close attention to the game. Maybe, it was the fact teams had bonofide ALLSTARS in those days! Plus, no drugs!!!

[@jeffreykoran4820]

THATS A GREAT REMARK ABOUT PEOPLE STARING AT THEIR PHONES 📱 LIKE MINDLESS ZOMBIES 🧟‍♀️...THEIR ALL ADDICTED TO THEIR FFNNNGG PHONES 📱

[@wallacerose7499]

And to loud Music if you want to call it that, all during the game !

[@joetreml3671]

What a great era of baseball. Silence in the broadcast booth was truly golden. Mel Allen, Kaline, Berra, all tremendous. just nothing like Briggs or Tiger Stadium, the magical corner of Michigan and Trumbull

[@44032]

Baseball was still the undisputed king of American sport at this time. The NFL's sudden death OT championship game between the Colts and the Giants would be played 7 months later and begin to change things.

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

I’ve never been to Detroit except to the airport, and I can’t imagine what it would have been like to go to Briggs/Tiger Stadium during its heyday.

[@Woody10719]

Hopefully they play ball there again soon.

[@rascal211]

Yep, it's about the game not the announcers constant rambling.

[@dbmusicproductions9181]

It was a beautiful thing. Most of us who got to experience Tiger Stadium talk about how beautifully green the grass was as the field was revealed through the dark entry of the inner works of the stadium. That inside are smelled of freshly cooked brats and hot dogs and further featured tables that stocked with souvenirs. Nothing fancy. Everything charming.

[@kevinmcardle4087]

Allen and Rizzuto were great. This is refreshing to watch; today's announcers can't seem to shut up

[@written12]

In later years, though, Phil(G-d rest his soul) was too given to talking about neighbors and family and his barber. But, yeah, Phil knew the game and was insightful, and humble.

[@robertkelly6282]

Agree I can’t stand Michael Kay I mute when he’s on

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

@@robertkelly6282 michael Kay was so much more likeable when he was with john sterling. Now he just irritates me. I love david cone and paul o'Neil though.

[@jaycompany4886]

Yeah, they talk about analytics, pitch count, the shift on the infield etc etc etc, i mute them. They can't touch old school announcers, never, ever

[@TheBatugan77]

@@written12 I enjoyed Phil, Bill White & Frank Messer.

[@Dahaas2003]

This is a TREASURE. As many on this comment board have noted, sometimes less talk is MORE. Modern day baseball has lost me due to the encroachment of "entertainment" on the game itself. The powers that be seem to feel it is necessary today, to capture the young crowd. I just remember being 11 years old and glued to every moment of the game back in 1975. I did not need anything but the ebb and flow of the game. To keep score, to see where my heroes were positioning themselves, their postures, facial expressions, how they fielded during warm ups, all that stuff. No T-shirt guns, walk up songs, or any of that dumbing down nonsense so prevalent today. But I digress. THIS VIDEO...takes me back. It's Gold, Jerry, Gold!

[@jamesrivera4947]

Well, you may "digress," but you're completely on point. Technology and the rise of athleticism has also made it easier for the public to accept pro sports in general as entertainment and players, as a corollary, as ENTERTAINERS. MLB is no longer an extension of geographic loyalties but largely a Vanity Fair website ⚾

[@jayvee1947]

Listening to Mel Allen brings back great memories of my childhood growing up in NYC.

[@robstack3712]

Also this Week in Baseball

[@kevinmadden1645]

Alexander Hamilton does not hold Weehawken in high regard.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Melvin Allen Israel was his full name .

[@bobbyhoffman5809]

Me too. Loved Mel and Red and the Scooter

[@GK-ev5rd]

WOW! When the Yankees came to town, it was magical here in Detroit. Frank Lary had a great career mark against the Yankees and was later called "The Yankee Killer.". I can only say that this takes me back to my youth when you could get into the park for 50 cents and enjoy the game at what seemed like "heaven" to me. Seeing a young Al Kaline, Harvey Kueen, MIckey Mantle. Noticed that the PA announcer Joe Gentile would announce the hitters the first time up, but afterward, that did not happen. Great memories when baseball was a game, not a business and for all who love baseball, this really is a relic to see!

[@kevinmadden1645]

What is generally forgotten is that Lary was often a .500 pitcher against the rest of the league. If you take away his two twenty - win seasons (1956 and 1961), he had a losing record for his career.

[@rickstanford8439]

Love that Mel Allen didn’t have to constantly be talking - He let the action speak for itself and just nimbly filled in gaps with color if/when appropriate... Unlike modern TV broadcasters that drone on incessantly, and make the presentation more about their commentary than the game itself - for example like Joe Buck. I am not a Yankee fan but this old-school broadcast is very refreshing and enjoyable!!! Thanks for posting this video!

[@beatlejim64]

Today...they don't shut up!

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

While we all agree Joe Buck and Tim McCarver's nonstop blather is annoying. This type of announcing ( "Batter steps to the plate, adjusts his helmet, adjusts his gloves" announcing is even worse

[@Rayburn58]

john smoltz is the worst, yet we have to listen to him blow out his ass non-stop every World Series and LCS.

[@margaretjiantonio939]

Mel Allen was a pro. He & Red Bsarber were two of the best.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Later in his career, Allen talked incessantly. Supposedly this factored into hks firing after the 1964 season.

[@TheBatugan77]

"Umpires like to keep the game moving. It makes for a better game." - Right on, Scooter! 👍

[@msquaretheoriginal]

Note the sparse commentary. It’s like they don’t want to distract you from watching the game. Not the conversation you’d hear later.

[@VandelayIndustries61]

I know right? Watch a Yankee telecast today and you've got "Talk Show Michael" Kay asking Paul O'Neill what restaurant he ate at last night or telling David Cone a story about when Cone pitched for the Mets in 1989. The game barely exists to them.

[@jeffpapas4602]

Nowadays Bertoia would have slugged Maglie for that high tag, the benches would empty, Joe Buck would call Maglie a disgrace to the game, and we'd have to read something about exit velocity and Maglie's WAR. Give me the old school.

[@leftykoufax7084]

Amen

[@fredmar6436]

@@leftykoufax7084 #32 My favorite pitcher of all time!!

[@jaycompany4886]

💯 % correctomundo

[@kellyjohnson9394]

Nerds have taken over baseball and sports in general, when all ANY team needs are the best players to win. They’ve made sports into rocket science because they couldn’t make ANY team they tried out for. Barkley was 💯% correct ! They couldn’t get the girls in high school either!😂

[@kevinmadden1645]

Joe Buck is extremely anti New York in all sports.

[@citizenbeeswax7985]

It's crazy, I'm so blessed to have grown up with phil rizzuto doing the broadcasting for the Yankees games. He was so fun to listen to. Not to mention watching mel Allen every week doing "this week in baseball" "HOW ABOUT THAT"

[@larrysmith1201]

And Mel Allen did this without having 3 people in the booth talking nonstop

[@clarky23]

all I heard was "Ball 1" and i was like.....DAMN!! MEL ALLEN!!!

[@cjones3710]

Sad how over produced its become.

[@alvinwagner6745]

Love the fact that there’s so much silence so you can hear the background crowd ambiance.

[@billhamilton3157]

Phil Rizzuto as well

[@fliegeroh]

Reno Bertoia was born in Italy. After his retirement as a player, Bertoia received his full high school teaching credentials and returned to Windsor, ON where he worked as a teacher for 30 years with the Windsor Catholic School Board.

[@JohnTheBear1961]

I graduated from Windsor's Faculty of Education in 1986 with Reno's daughter Ruth. That summer Reno played in a Tigers Old-Timers game.

[@gregorypalmer5403]

Mr. Bertoia used to stop in Nemo's, on Michigan Avenue right by the old ballpark, 15-20 years ago, and they're still going strong and have a park&shuttle on game days to the new park, also the Red Wings and probably the Lions and Pistons too and I think he took that over to the Tiger game , don't recall exactly. Anyhow he was a very nice gentleman. He was very low-key, and gracious and polite to everyone.

[@rmartin7558]

7:45 Those auxiliary scoreboards would remain virtually unchanged until they closed the park in '99.

[@bobmoslow4636]

"Yogi's a lens louse," says former teammate & pal, Phil 'Scooter' Rizzuto. Glorious history.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Didn't know they had the camera view from behind the pitcher as far back as 58'... AWESOME !!!

[@johntaormina1084]

I think they started the center field camera that year

[@glen7695]

Very cool! Sal Maglie, the 'barber', on the mound. He spent five years in the minors with Buffalo, then served in WW II before breaking into the majors when he was 28. Thanks for the post, I never saw him pitch.

[@bowlersinger]

Barber was the losing pitcher in Don Larsen's perfect game.

[@df5295]

He pitched for the Giants, Dodgers, and Yankees.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Indians also.

[@stupaul3233]

I was in my Mom’s womb as she was waiting for my arrival 5 months later! I grew up listening to the Scooter, Frank Messer, Jerry Coleman and then Bill White! My Dad grew up in The Bronx listening to Mel Allen and he moved from there to Brooklyn the previous September! I, myself, am a 62 year old sportscaster broadcasting for a few venues including the Baseball team here in San Antonio! Even at my age, I hope to get to the majors! Love these old broadcasts! Keep them coming!

[@forwardobserver6441]

I had the great pleasure of knowing mr frank bolling. I loved talking baseball with him and hearing all of his stories. Mr Bolling was a great man, a great friend. I loved him dearly. They don’t make em like that anymore. Rest In Peace mr frank!

[@kevinmadden1645]

Did you ever meet his brother, Milt?

[@daniellack3559]

Remarkable to see a run of the mill regulation ballgame preserved on kinescope from the 1950s...simply amazing...thanks for posting... I was 9 years old at the time in NY and just getting heavily into baseball...am sure I must have seen this game broadcast live...

[@44032]

While I love having these partial game clips of old sporting events, I always wonder what happened to the rest of the broadcast? Why would only this 31-minute segment have survived?

[@kevinmadden1645]

The year 1958 was the first year that the Yankees had WPIX to themselves with the Giants having moved to San Francisco..

[@michaelmantle6043]

Having grown up in the '50s in New York, it's so nostalgic seeing this and hearing the voices and the names of the players called by Mel and Phil. Thanks for posting this.

[@patearly9492]

Thank you so much for sharing this Major League classic! God bless everyone

[@Strakaflacka]

Charlie Maxwell is one of the friendliest guys ever. I am best friends with his grandson and I've had the opportunity to hangout at his lake house and talk with him and listen to his stories.

[@barryputterman2412]

Charlie already had two hits by the end of the segment shown. I remember his baseball card saying that he was famous for always hitting well on Sundays. And, as this is an afternoon game and the lst of a three game series, it was probably being played on Sunday.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Maxwell at one time lived in Paw Paw Michigan. His best year was 1956 when he made the all- star team..He was nicknamed "Always On Sunday" because of his knack of hitting homers on Sunday against the Yankees. In 1956, the Tigers had two twenty- game winners and five .300 hitters but still finished fifth in an eigbt- team league.

[@michaelsurant3858]

Charlie Maxwell at 96 is the oldest living former Detroit Tiger as of 2023

[@josepalm5515]

When baseball was great

[@edreed5571]

Before liberals

[@kingcassius2586]

@@edreed5571 Liberals.. oh, you mean those who pushed for MLB(and everyone else for that matter) to integrate?

[@jimmypeters]

Great footage of Sal "The Barber" Maglie - plus Billy Martin as a Tiger - and at 16:37 Phil Rizzuto mentions that Yogi Berra is being held on first by Tiger First Baseman Ray Boone; who is the grandfather of current Yankee manager Aaron Boone.

[@stevea6816]

wow--what a classic era this game is from. thanks for posting. priceless

[@5papa]

Mel Allen was simply the best. I grew up listening to him but being from Illinois I only got to hear him during World Series games. He made it thoroughly enjoyable.

[@roncaruso931]

Thanks for uploading this! Back then no replays, no fancy stadiums, no steroids, fans who looked normal, no big hulking ball players, no multi million dollar cry baby players.

[@normhall1622]

What a different era from today. I was 16 when this game was played and I remember these players. It's great stepping back in time. Maybe because I was young, but the game seemed so much better then. Pitchers went 9 innings or more if necessary, no DH, no interleague play. I love it.

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

your 100% correct Norm I feel the same as you that’s why we are here 😎👍⚾️ I can’t watch todays game alot has changed in 20 years and it’s not good what a heartbreaker 😫⚾️ thanks for your comments

[@michaelmeyers3664]

​@@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229 Hello phobia films!! I am a cardinals fan and I love hearing Harry Cary and Jack Buck!! Do you know how I can get radio broadcast of the season's of the 61,62 and 63. Thank You so much take care God Bless!

[@michaelstearnesstearnes1498]

1958: When God was in heaven, Eisenhower was in the Whitehouse and Mickey Mantle was in centerfield.

[@toddglasenapp6572]

This season inter league play accounted for 25 percent of the schedule. Why not just do away with tradition totally and play each team an equal number of games? Just ruin the novelty of AL vs NL in the World Series.

[@msquaretheoriginal]

Ray Boone is Bob Boone’s father. And Aaron and Bret Boone’s grandfather. That’s right, three generations of Major Leaguers. And also descendants of Daniel Boone.

[@sonnycorleone2602]

WOW! Much Thanks for this Gem. I am a Yankees fan and a 1970's kid and did not watch them till 1974 really . This was before my time but fabulous. At 2:37 Al Kaline was a Tiger player 1953 to 1974. 1958 was the Yankees beating the Milwaukee Braves in World Series getting back at their loss to them in 1957. At 9:11 I DO remember they swapped announcers radio to TV and back again when I was a child. Also games were not all televised like the yankee games would be 3 games a week or so on TV - the rest on radio. No cable tv back then of course. Thanks again for the priceless upload.

[@44032]

With Phil talking about the camera angle where you could see the catcher, pitcher, second basemen and mantle I wondered if Mel and Phil were doing the commentary from New York to save money and the camera shots were their only means of viewing the game. It jsut ahd the feel of one of the Covid broadcasts from the last two seasons.

[@michaeldemenchuk6988]

@@44032 They didn't have the technology to do that kind of a remote broadcast back then. There just weren't that many camera angles really until the '70s. Keep in mind the reason why only one announcer is talking at a time is because the other guy's in the next broadcast booth over, on the radio. Where's Red Barber tho?

[@danadeerwester8294]

THIS WAS MORE FUN TO WATCH!!THAN TODAY!!

[@Sassyjass2012]

This brings back memories of being a kid and watching the Yankees with my dad, when Mel Allen was still in the booth.

[@seeseemun4528]

I miss those games with just a play by play guy. Beautiful Tiger stadium, check Briggs stadium. The players from both teams!!! One month before I was born. Go Tigers!

[@robstack3712]

Who ever is responsible for capturing games like this & making them available, THANK YOU, it’s Pure Gold & it’s historic, if it was Yankee home game, we could try to find Marlyn Monroe

[@robstack3712]

& I misspoke, 58 was Mantle era, not Joe D, it’s incredible u can link Ruth -Gehrig-Joe D- Mantle- Berra,-Murcer-Mattingly

[@steveroe6771]

Nothing like watching baseball in b/w. Great players at a good time in baseball. No one getting hundred million dollar contracts, and you could actually afford to take a family to a game at reasonabe ticket and food prices.

[@frederickrapp5396]

None of the players or announcers in this game were multimillionaires, or even millionaires. Today, virtually all of them are. And the product they produce isn’t any better than it was in 1958.

[@jeremycrandall2899]

Aw, man...I wanted to see what Mickey did! Lol. Also, I wanted to see a replay of that ball that was foul by inches down the left field line, but that wasn’t possible yet in 1958. Awesome footage. Thanks for posting it.👍

[@anthonyblengino4927]

Sal Maglie’s next to last of six starts in a Yankee uniform. Age 41, in his last MLB season.

[@alonenjersey]

Visited tiger stadium as past of as baseball tour back in '96. Angels beat the Tigers 9-6. Later that night at a tour party I found out that cecil Fielder had been traded to my beloved Yankees. I still say it's a crying shame the powers that be couldn't save this ballpark.

[@davidhamburg7868]

Love this. Much appreciated.

[@RichardTetta]

Too young to remember Mel Allen's broadcasting days, but boy the sound of Phil Rizzuto's voice takes me right back to lazy summer afternoons of childhood, glued to the TV watching the Yanks on PIX

[@ralphowen3367]

On Game of the week, Pee Wee Reese as announcers. Heard Dizzy sing The Wabash Cannonball and -call plays as :"a blue darter" ( a solid hit), a "dying quail" (blooper), and a "frozen rope" (line drive)

[@keithbishop9759]

This reminds me of falling in love with baseball as a young kid.

[@paulpitt52]

22:32 Kuenn hits a laser home run, and is already nearing second base when the ball bounces off the upper deck facade. These days the players wouldn’t even be at first base, because they’d be admiring their shot.

[@kenneth7826]

The announcer was the legendary Mel allen..baseball and ballentine.....such memories.....

[@billhamilton3157]

Phil Rizzuti

[@jamesrivera4947]

A year before I was born. Long gap between pitches. Great history ⚾

[@kenlucas7025]

Tell me about it- July 25, 1959

[@xerirenee3352]

The camera coverage was amazing for 1958. A local television broadcast that had many of the same angles that we associated with the major networks makes this a sight for the seamheads to behold.

[@cetme1156ify]

Priceless!

[@michaelcrockette3881]

when Siebern fouled ball off his foot thought Phil was gonna say Holy Cow! did that hurt. guess he wasn’t doing that yet.

[@brenthooton3412]

28:35 "Remember fans, old-timers day coming up at Yankee Stadium when Ted Williams and the Red Sox will be visiting. Now, coming up to bat: Mickey Mantle." Boy, did it ever seem odd to hear a reference to "old-timers" at the same time as two all-time greats when they were still in their career.

[@aidanmiranda6140]

That caught me off guard lol

[@garylam6233]

Loved these old games ,and I loved pee wee Reese and dizzy dean brodcast they were the greatest

[@owenburnett2718]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for posting this.

[@josephmaloney3140]

The only think I can say is Wow! Thank you so much for this piece of history.

[@billhallsongs]

Fabulous! Thanks so much for posting this gem!!!

[@jeffsmith2022]

Wish I had all my baseball cards from 58'...

[@chrisosieczanek8281]

I’ve witnessed games at well over 25 stadiums , and Tiger Stadium was always my favorite , with Fenway Park a close second . Back in the ‘60’s , tickets were cheap and easy to get as the crowds were relatively small . Great times and saw so many great players .

[@lesyankee6129]

Wow, this was a treat! I miss hearing Phil Rizzuto calling play by play. And so many legends in this game! Mantle, Berra, Kaline, Stengel, Tony Kubek, Sal Maglie, Billy Martin, Harvey Kuenn (later managed the Brewers), Ray Boone (dad of Bob Boone, granddad of Aaron Boone). Wow.

[@Mark-sj3xb]

I like how Maglie had an “everyman’s” pitching motion and delivery.

[@richardmangone931]

Great to see brings me back to my youth thank you for posting

[@chiefpontiac1800]

I was born exactly 3 years to the day after this game was played. GO Get'em Tigers!

[@daniellack3559]

Am hoping you have other 50s baseball games on kinescope ready to roll out over time... It wasly a glorious time for baseball and tv was still in its infancy, technology was relative primitive, and I suspect very few survive...will look forward to following you from now on....

[@frederickrapp5396]

No instant replay, no talk of pitch counts or a 95 mph fastball. No batters stepping out of the box to fiddle around. No 3-4 hour games. Just baseball as it was meant to be played.

[@patthecatman]

@@frederickrapp5396 you said it! i don't watch anymore (since the nineties). and i go back to the mid-forties.

[@fredmar6436]

@@frederickrapp5396 Remember Colavito when he would make the sign of the cross on home plate and then point the bat at the pitcher??

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

5 Camera Shot...pretty sweet for 1958 coverage... Thank you for sharing... Mel Allen❤❤❤

[@petes2feet]

Awesome stuff, great look into a bygone era.

[@sparty94]

awesome! thanks for posting. the audio quality is amazing.

[@gregglantos2360]

Holy cow, how about that!

[@TheBatugan77]

I was born the same month and year as this game. And decades later, I visited Tiger Stadium in its final year. Sat in the upper right field deck one game, and behind the first base dugout the next. What a great park. Sad to see it go.

[@thomasjefferson6]

You are to be commended for saving these games and then digitalizing them for future generations! This is more than can be said for the big TV networks of the time.

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

much appreciated Mr President, just what I was hoping to accomplish on my KZbin Channel 😎👌 thanks for commenting so

[@deepcosmiclove]

What a pleasure listening to Mel Allen. Back in those days he was alone in the booth and on double-header days would drink quite a few Ballentine beers (the sponsor). Nobody cared; the beer cup was right beside him. He would become slightly disheveled and slur his words a bit but always smiling he was having just as much fun as anyone else; including my father who would be in the same state as Mel. America moved at a much slower pace.

[@patthecatman]

and he would hand sailors & soldiers a drink, reaching up into the grandstand from the b'cast booth. what a time!!

[@davanmani556]

Amphetamines was his undoing.

[@wk1652]

Total BS. Mel Allen never drank during a broadcast. This is a malicious rumor, confirmed nowhere by any journalist. There are two exhaustive biographies of Allen, and neither mentions any such drinking in the booth. You might consider not slandering dead people when you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@wk1652]

@@davanmani556 Allen was a client of Dr. Max Jacobson, like many of the leading celebrities of the day, including President Kennedy while he was in the White House. Jacobson told his clients that he was giving them vitamin injections but laced ths shots with amphetamines and corticosteroids.

[@frederickrapp5396]

It was interesting to see Billy Martin in a Tigers uniform playing against his beloved Yankees one year after the Copa Cabana incident. It was sad that Billy Martin and Casey Stengel became estranged after this. I still feel sad about it.

[@stevea6816]

Martin was never the same player after getting traded. Went to KC, Tigers, Reds, and I think finally Twins, whom he ended up coaching and managing for 1 year. Fired after taking them from mediocrity to winning division in 69

[@thomaswolf723]

Ironically, Martin was at the Copa Cabana but had no involvement in the fracas. I believe Hank Bauer had to go to court about it. Still, the incident got so much negative publicity in the tabloids that it gave Yankee G. M. George Weiss the pretext to deal him to the Kansas City Athletics. Weiss considered Martin a bad influence on Mantle.

[@thomaswolf723]

The pitcher for the Tigers is Frank Lary who was known as a "Yankee Killer" for repeatedly beating the Yankees during the period (mid-1950's to early 1960's) in which the Yankees won the American League pennant almost every year. He was a mainstay of the Tiger's staff (along with Jim Bunning) and had an incredible 28-13 lifetime record against the Yankees. The Yankee pitcher is Sal "the Barber" Maglie who was 41 years old during the season and retired at the end of the year. He achieved most of his fame winning many games with the New York Giants in the early and mid-1950's (after age 30) and pitching in the 1951 and 1954 World Series. He joined the rival Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956 and helped the Dodgers win the N. L. pennant by just one game with a 13-5 record and a no-hitter. He started two games in the 1956 World Series against the Yankees, winning the opener 6-3 and losing his second start 2-0 in Don Larsen's perfect game.

[@scottjohnson6563]

As. a 12 year old in 58, Frank Lary "Yankee Killer", was the Tigers stopper

[@jeremycrandall2899]

Your comment makes it sound like Frank Lary was in the big leagues when he was 12 years old, and kicking ass against the vaunted Yankees!😄😄😄 Of course, I know you mean that YOU were 12 years old, not him.😊 For the record, Frank Lary was 28 in 1958.

[@hamburg1306]

Wow! Nice glimpse into what baseball used to be. Interesting to see Billy Martin playing for the Tigers.

[@Wildvideonyc]

Awesome! Thank you for posting!

[@billslocum9819]

Sal Maglie was an old 41 when he pitched this game. A month later he got his last-ever major-league win. It's odd to see "the Barber" trying to get by on junk pitches and low stuff, but I think he did okay here despite the loss.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

HAHAHA! Scooter is doing more talking off mic than when he's calling the game!

[@robstack3712]

How was Scooter not playing at this time, was he retired. By then?

[@berniegunther9791]

The Scooter was rather unceremoniously released by Yankees GM George Weiss (coldhearted and tightfisted) on August 25th 1956. Luckily for all us fans of The Scooter, then Yankees TV/Radio-sponsor "Ballantine Beers" insisted that the Yankees (and George Weiss) hire Rizzuto as an announcer for the 1957 season. And the rest is history...HOLY COW!! RIP dear and beloved Scooter!

[@optimizer6488]

Sal "The Barber" on his last legs at 41 years old, walking more than he struck out before he had to hang up the spikes. Great video!

[@CapAnson12345]

Imagine what Maglie might have done if he had started earlier. 114-58 AFTER the age of 33. And that's with only three full seasons as a starter.

[@jburma]

29:21 Love the gamesmanship in Mantle's AB. Mantle asking the ump to look at the ball. Quick pitch from Frankly Larry. The pitcher, Frank Lary, looked like he was getting squeezed. Fun to see a Mantle AB even if it cut out at the end. I was surprised at all the different camera angles for a game in 1958.

[@GearUpB2]

So nice to see an umpire standing directly behind home plate and not calling strikes on pitches a foot outside. No timer, just play the game. No starting the 10 inning with a runner on 2nd because the networks have other shows to put on.

[@jojobar5877]

When Harvey Kuenn hit that homer, his swing looked a lot like Alan Trammel’s much later who hit them in the same spot in Tiger stadium, including in the 84 series against he Padres.

[@44032]

Harvey was more known for this batting average. He hit .303 lifetime and .319 this season but with only 8 home runs. We are privileged to see one of them.

[@DC-ul3gn]

Really cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@Nestor123057]

The game seemed so easy and slow paced. Most games, however, were over, in about two hours. Find that today.

[@zxccxz164]

Mostly do to commercials!!!!!

[@jfchonors8873]

Surprised to see Maglie working out of a windup with runners on 2nd and 3rd

[@seankm6nfo990]

This is awesome Thanks!

[@mmagic3534]

Detroit won this game 3-2. It was cool to see Billy Martin playing against his former team.

[@WhiteCamry]

He later managed the Tigers to the 1972 AL East title.

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

Yes the box score is in there

[@frederickrapp5396]

Billy Martin and Casey Stengel reportedly never spoke to each other again after he was traded by the Yankees. They were deeply, deeply, estranged.

[@Razorbacks1]

@@WhiteCamry Martin also managed the Twins to a division championship in 1969 with a 97-65 record but was fired after the season.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Rizzuto was in his second year as an announcer and had not yet developed his comic persona for which he subsequently became famous.

[@robertglisson6319]

It's great to see simply a normal game for any length from the 50s and 60s. How many times would we get to watch Sal the Barber, to watch his style and pitching, or watch Yogi catch in routine settings, observing how quick he was. Usually, old clips are highlights by Hall of Famers. Also can't help how relatively quiet the announcers are compared to today, with the endless analysis to fill the air space.

[@nala3038]

Loved those old ball games in the daytime. No fans staring at their phones like mindless zombies.

[@lokofranco]

5:04 Ump never gave one second of a breather to Yogi after taking a foul ball to the right forearm 😂

[@brianthomas2434]

So many things. With no context I wondered why Casey was contemplating a quick hook of Maglie, then we learn Lary was pitching for the Tigers. Frank "Yankee Killer " Lary. And Tony Kubek batting third? Yogi second? For someone who first listened to Rizzuto call Yankee games in the early 70s, his early reticence was a surprise. Possibly because he was on radio earlier in the game, felt he should let the camera do the work. But as time went by he loosened up (prompted by someone off mike?) and approached the garrulous Rizzuto I remembered.

[@zxccxz164]

So much awesomeness!!!!!!

[@morleysobol6656]

Amazing to listen as Mel Allen reads off the out of town scores. So many teams that have just moved or will be moving soon; L.A., San Francisco, Milwaukee, Washington, and Kansas City.

[@joemahoney1221]

Washington first in war, first in peace, last in the American League. Laughed twice when I heard the out of town scores.

[@ralphowen3367]

In California, before the Giants came to S.F. and Dodgers to L.A., ball fans had St. Louis as their main team.

[@SerenityNow9015]

@@ralphowen3367Before the Giants moved to San Francisco, my Dad was a Yankee fan because they were always on national TV every week. Some things never change.

[@berniegunther9791]

Sal "The Barber" Maglie in a Yankees uniform, pitching out the string of a rather short but splendid career (essentially 1950-1958, W-L 119-62, 3.15 ERA, 862 SO). The Yankees would sell him June 14th 1958 to the Cardinals. His signature years he undoubtedly spent in the NL as a star-pitcher with the NY Giants, being a hated/feared/respected rival to the "enemy" Brooklyn Dodgers (23-11 vs Dodgers, incl. a streak of winning 11 of 12 games at Ebbets Field). He appeared in 3 WS, 1951+1954 NY Giants (lost to Yankees and beat Cleveland, respectively) and 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers (lost to Yankees, incl. a L to Don Larsen and his perfecto). The Barber was the last of 14 players to play for the Giants, Dodgers and Yankees at a time when they all still were in NY City. Don Drysdale once credited Sal with teaching him the art of brushing back batters, while they were teammates in Brooklyn. Yeah, the "Barber" liked to deliver close "shaves" to "dust 'em off"...

[@raulmacias1311]

Good old days! There were only 16 Major League Baseball Teams in 1958 ~ NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee Braves Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Kansas City Athletics Baltimore Orioles Washington Senators I've loathed every expansion ever since! Even though there were expansions in ~ 1961 ~ Washington Senators to Minnesota became ~ The Minnesota Twins New Franchises ~ Washington Senators Los Angeles Angels 1962 ~ The New York Mets Houston Colt 45's I believe 1968 was the last great year in Major League Baseball history,!

[@Celluloidwatcher]

Ah, when baseball had no labor problems and was the at the top of American sports. The national pastime. And at Briggs, later Tiger, Stadium at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. When announcers let the cameras do the talking more than they did since TV games allowed for people to see everything, unlike the imaginary thoughts people had when listening to games on the radio. Thank you for the kinescope gem from 1958.

[@olivercrangle7160]

The game starts in the bottom of the second. The ending is always the same:Frank Lary wins. The Yankees fell to 23-6.Charlie Maxwell,Tony Kubek,and Art Ditmar are the surviving players as of 3-1-21.The Tigers' win snapped a 9 game losing streak.They finished at .500.The Yankees won it all,the last time they did so with a Republican as President.

[@michaelsurant3858]

Charlie Maxwell, "the Sunday punch" still alive at 96 as of 2023

[@nycsongman9758]

The Barber darting off of the mound to make the unassisted at 1B. Glory.

[@TheBatugan77]

Yep. This was baseball folks. I could go to a 2pm game and be home for dinner - taking the el train!

[@moboutmen]

19:55 Mantle roaming center field. What a gift.

[@paulpitt52]

And using both hands when making the catch.

[@deco983]

Amazing!