Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

7/15/1962 - Game 1 of DH - Giants vs Mets - Polo Grounds in New York - 1962 MLB regular season matchup featuring Billy Pierce vs Jay Hook. . San Francisco Giants starting lineup 1 - 2B - Chuck Hiller 2 - 3B - Jim Davenport 3 - RF - Matty Alou 4 - CF - Willie Mays 5 - 1B - Willie McCovey 6 - LF - Felipe Alou 7 - C - Tom Haller 8 - SS - Jose Pagan 9 - P - Billy Pierce . New York Mets starting lineup...

6/4/1957 - Cubs vs Dodgers - Ebbets Field in Brooklyn - This 1957 regular season game at Ebbets Field sees the Brooklyn Dodgers hosting the Chicago Cubs. On the mound are two young pitchers, the Cubs rookie Dick Drott, and the Dodger's Sandy Koufax. At this point, Koufax is in his 3rd season and this game is his 21st career start. The legendary Vin Scully calls the game In his 8th year in the broa...

7/30/1974 - White Sox vs Angels - Anaheim Stadium in LA - This 1974 regular season game features Nolan Ryan vs Jim Kaat. . Chicago White Sox lineup 1 - DH - Pat Kelly 2 - 2B - Jorge Orta 3 - 1B - Tony Muser 4 - LF - Carlos May 5 - CF - Ken Henderson 6 - 3B - Bill Melton 7 - RF - Bill Sharp 8 - C - Ed Herrmann 9 - SS - Bucky Dent P - Jim Kaat . California Angels lineup 1 - CF - Mickey Rivers 2 - C...

7/9/1967 - Braves vs Mets - Shea Stadium in New York - In the 1967 season , both the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves showcased considerable performance. The Cubs, though talented, had a challenging season, ending 5th in the NL with a 87-74 record. Their inconsistency hindered a promising start, and they missed the postseason. Players like Ernie Banks and Ron Santo contributed solid performances, b...

7/4/1983 - Red Sox vs Yankees - Yankee Stadium in New York - On July 4, 1983, Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox, marking a highlight in his career. In a game that underscored his tremendous skill and focus, Righetti became the first Yankee to achieve a no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Righetti’s strong performanc...

6/6/1970 - Tigers vs A's - Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - The 1970 season was a significant one for the Oakland Athletics, who were in the middle of building a team that would become a dominant force in the early 1970s. The team, managed by John McNamara, had a regular-season record of 89-73, finished in second place in the American League West, and showed a lot of promise. The Detroit Tigers h...

6/26/1963 - Cubs vs Mets - Polo Grounds in New York - In the 1963 MLB season , both the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs struggled. The Cubs, managed by Bob Kennedy and Charlie Metro, finished seventh in the National League with a 82-80 record, continuing their multi-decade championship drought. Meanwhile, the fledgling Mets, in only their second season, had a rougher time. Managed by Casey Sten...

7/7/1936 - MLB All-Star Game - Braves Field in Boston - The 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held at Braves Field in Boston, and is most notable for the appearance of rookie Joe DiMaggio in the starting lineup. Joe didn't do much in this game, but at the break he was hitting .354 with 11 homeruns, 27 doubles, and 62 RBI. The National League was looking to win their first All-Star game...

7/14/1970 - MLB All-Star Game - Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati - The 1970 MLB All-Star Game was held at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati which had just opened weeks earlier. The game is notable for being the first All-Star game played at night, a tradition that has continued ever since.. The 1970 game was also the first time since 1957 that the starting lineup was determined by fan voting. These...

7/9/1963 - MLB All-Star Game - Cleveland Stadium - 1963 marked the first time in 5 years that only one game was played at the midseason break. The game took place at Cleveland Stadium in front of only 44,000 in a ballpark that could hold twice as many. It didn't help that the Indians entered the break in 6th place, and their only representative on the all-star team was "Mudcat" Grant , who didn't...

7/8/1935 - MLB All Star Game - Cleveland Stadium - The third annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in July 1935 at Cleveland Stadium. Nearly 70,000 fans filled the enormous ballpark, which had just opened a few years earlier. The game was a showcase for the new stadium, which was nearly 4 times the capacity of Cleveland's previous League Park . Babe Ruth didn't play in this game, h...

7/7/1959 - MLB All Star Game - Forbes Field in Pittsburgh - The 1959 MLB All-Star game was the first year the MLB held an All Star Game Double Header. The first game of 1959 was held at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The second game would be played a month later in Los Angeles. The experiment of two All-Star Games continued for four seasons; the league returned to just one annual game in 1963. In thi...

7/8/1941 - MLB All Star Game - Briggs Stadium in Detroit - The 1941 MLB All-Star game was held at Briggs Stadium in Detroit where the American League sent 22 year old Bob Feller to the mound against Whit Wyatt, who had a 13-4 record for the Dodgers at the break. Two historic moments were taking place during the 1941 season. Ted Williams was batting .405 at the time of the all-star game and would e...

7/10/1934 - All-Star Game - Polo Grounds in New York - The 1934 MLB All-Star Game was the second year that the game was played, but it's the first baseball game in which an audio recording still exists. The game featured an unbelievable 28 future hall of famers and is well known among baseball historians for the performance of starting pitcher Carl Hubbell. Be sure to listen closely to the first i...