Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

Announcers - Marty Brennaman - Joe Nuxhall - The 1976 Reds completed a second consecutive World Series title, sweeping the New York Yankees in four games after having swept the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS — the first team in the League Championship Series era to go through an entire postseason undefeated. The roster, known by then as the Big Red Machine, was built around Joe Morgan , who won...

The 1981 Dodgers season was split into two halves by the players' strike that wiped out roughly two months of the schedule in June and July. Los Angeles won the National League West outright in the first half under manager Tom Lasorda, then qualified again as a division half-season winner, which meant an extra postseason round — the first National League Division Series — was added against the Hou...

The Mayor's Trophy Game was a charity exhibition born out of civic pride and old-fashioned New York baseball rivalry — a way to let the city's teams settle bragging rights in a low-stakes summer game while funneling gate proceeds into sandlot baseball for city kids. It started in 1946 as a Yankees-Giants series for a trophy named after Mayor William O'Dwyer, with the Dodgers joining in occasionall...

Announcers - Jack Buck - Harry Caray The Cardinals' 1964 pennant race and World Series win, presented as a season-ending recap by the club's radio team of Harry Caray and Jack Buck . Caray had already been the voice of the Cardinals for close to two decades by 1964, having joined the broadcast in the mid-1940s; Buck, who would go on to call Cardinals baseball into the 2000s, was roughly a decade i...

- 1969 MLB Standings - Sunday, August 31, 1969 - Start Time: 1:00 p.m. Local - Attendance: 19,357 - Venue: Dodger Stadium - - Radio Announcers - Vin Scully - Jerry Doggett - - Managers - George Myatt - Walt Alston - - Starting Lineups - 1969 Philadelphia Phillies - 1 - SS - Terry Harmon - 2 - CF - John Briggs - 3 - 1B - Dick Allen - 4 - RF - Johnny Callison - 5 - 3B - Deron Johnson - 6 - LF - Ron...

- 1978 MLB Standings - Wednesday, August 16, 1978 - Start Time: 8:00 p.m. Local - Attendance: 15,819 - Venue: Tiger Stadium - - Radio Announcers - Herb Score - Joe Tate - - Managers - Jeff Torborg - Ralph Houk - - Starting Lineups - 1978 Cleveland Indians - 1 - CF - Rick Manning - 2 - 3B - Buddy Bell - 3 - LF - Johnny Grubb - 4 - 1B - Andre Thornton - 5 - C - Gary Alexander - 6 - DH - Bernie Carbo...

- 1961 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 18, 1961 - Attendance: 44,459 - Venue: Tiger Stadium - - Radio Announcers - Mel Allen - - Managers - Ralph Houk - Bob Scheffing - - Starting Lineups - 1961 New York Yankees - 1 - 2B - Bobby Richardson - 2 - 3B - Clete Boyer - 3 - RF - Roger Maris - 4 - CF - Mickey Mantle - 5 - LF - Yogi Berra - 6 - 1B - Bill Skowron - 7 - C - Johnny Blanchard - 8 - SS - Joe DeMa...

Announcers - Lindsey Nelson - Bob Murphy - Ralph Kiner - Summary The 1969 Mets came into the season as a franchise that had never finished higher than ninth place in its seven years of existence, going back to a 120-loss debut in 1962. Manager Gil Hodges, a former Dodgers and Mets first baseman then in his second season running the club, had the team in third place and nine and a half games out as...

- 1970 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 28, 1970 - Start Time: 8:05 p.m. Local - Attendance: 27,154 - Venue: Parc Jarry - - Radio Announcers - Lindsey Nelson - Bob Murphy - Ralph Kiner - - Managers - Gil Hodges - Gene Mauch - - Starting Lineups - 1970 New York Mets - 1 - CF - Tommie Agee - 2 - SS - Bud Harrelson - 3 - LF - Ken Singleton - 4 - 1B - Art Shamsky - 5 - RF - Dave Marshall - 6 - 2B - Ken Bo...

- 1950 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 11, 1950 - Venue: Shibe Park - First game of doubleheader, see Second game. - Radio Announcers - Al Helfer - Art Gleason - - Managers - Lou Boudreau - Jimmy Dykes - - Starting Lineups - 1950 Cleveland Indians - 1 - RF - Bob Kennedy - 2 - LF - Allie Clark - 3 - 1B - Luke Easter - 4 - CF - Larry Doby - 5 - 3B - Al Rosen - 6 - SS - Lou Boudreau - 7 - 2B - Bobby Ávi...

- 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers - Announcers - Vin Scully - Ira Cook The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers captured their first World Series title since moving west from Brooklyn, marking a pivotal moment in franchise history. Just two years removed from their relocation, the Dodgers overcame a turbulent, injury-riddled season to finish 88–68, tying with the Milwaukee Braves atop the National League. They won a...

- 1978 MLB Standings - Sunday, June 18, 1978 - Attendance: 40,598 - Venue: Comiskey Park I - Radio Announcers - Lorn Brown - Harry Caray - Jimmy Piersall - - Starting Lineups - 1978 Kansas City Royals - 1 - CF - Willie Wilson - 2 - LF - Tom Poquette - 3 - 3B - George Brett - 4 - 1B - Clint Hurdle - 5 - DH - Hal McRae - 6 - C - Darrell Porter - 7 - RF - Al Cowens - 8 - SS - Freddie Patek - 9 - 2B -...

- 1985 MLB Standings - Tuesday, June 11, 1985 - Attendance: 22,591 - Venue: Veterans Stadium - Radio Announcers - Andy Musser - Chris Wheeler - - - Starting Lineups - 1985 New York Mets - 1 - 2B - Wally Backman - 2 - 3B - Howard Johnson - 3 - 1B - Keith Hernandez - 4 - C - Gary Carter - 5 - CF - Danny Heep - 6 - LF - George Foster - 7 - RF - Clint Hurdle - 8 - SS - Rafael Santana - 9 - P - Tom Gor...

- 1972 MLB Season - Sunday, June 4, 1972 - Attendance: 51,904 - Venue: White Sox Park - Game Duration: 2:25 - - Radio Announcers - Frank Messer - Bill White - - Managers - Ralph Houk - Chuck Tanner - - Starting Lineups - 1972 New York Yankees - 1 - 2B - Horace Clarke - 2 - RF - Rusty Torres - 3 - CF - Bobby Murcer - 4 - LF - Roy White - 5 - 1B - Felipe Alou - 6 - C - John Ellis - 7 - 3B - Hal Lani...

Baseball from 1869 to 1969 transformed from a loosely organized pastime into America’s national sport, evolving through foundational rule changes, labor struggles, the rise of major franchises, and the integration of some of the game’s most enduring legends. The first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, took the field in 1869, marking the birth of organized pro baseball. The National...

- 1966 MLB Season - Friday, June 10, 1966 - Attendance: 10,469 - Venue: Cleveland Stadium - - Radio Announcers - Jimmy Dudley - Bob Neal - - Managers - Gil Hodges - Birdie Tebbetts - - Starting Lineups - 1966 Washington Senators - 1 - 2B - Don Blasingame - 2 - 3B - Bob Saverine - 3 - RF - Jim King - 4 - LF - Frank Howard - 5 - 1B - Dick Nen - 6 - CF - Don Lock - 7 - C - Paul Casanova - 8 - SS - Ed...

- 1972 Oakland Athletics - 1972 MLB Standings - - Announcers - Monte Moore - Jim Woods - Jimmy Piersall - - Key Players - 1B - Mike Epstein - LF - Joe Rudi - CF-RF - Reggie Jackson - 3B - Sal Bando - C - Dave Duncan - CF-RF - Angel Mangual - C - Gene Tenace - SS - Bert Campaneris - 2B - Larry Brown - SP - Ken Holtzman - RP - Rollie Fingers - SP - Blue Moon Odom - SP - Catfish Hunter - SP - Vida Bl...

- 1981 MLB Standings - Thursday, June 11, 1981 - Attendance: 18,612 - Venue: Shea Stadium - Radio Announcers - Marty Brennaman - Joe Nuxhall - - Managers - John McNamara - Joe Torre - - Starting Lineups - 1981 Cincinnati Reds - 1 - RF - Dave Collins - 2 - CF - Ken Griffey - 3 - SS - Dave Concepción - 4 - LF - George Foster - 5 - 1B - Dan Driessen - 6 - 3B - Ray Knight - 7 - 2B - Ron Oester - 8 - C...

1968 Detroit Tigers 1968 MLB Standings - - LF - Willie Horton - 1B-RF - Al Kaline - C - Bill Freehan - 1B - Norm Cash - CF-RF - Jim Northrup - 2B - Dick McAuliffe - CF - Mickey Stanley - 3B - Don Wert - SS - Tommy Matchick - SP - Earl Wilson - SP-RP - John Hiller - SP - Mickey Lolich - SP - Denny McLain - SP - Joe Sparma - SP-RP - Pat Dobson - RP - Daryl Patterson

. - 1962 MLB Standings - Wednesday, May 30, 1962 - Venue: Polo Grounds - First game of doubleheader, - - Radio Announcers - Bob Murphy - Lindsey Nelson - Ralph Kiner - - Starting Lineups - 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers - 1 - SS - Maury Wills - 2 - 3B - Jim Gilliam - 3 - CF - Willie Davis - 4 - LF - Tommy Davis - 5 - 1B - Ron Fairly - 6 - RF - Frank Howard - 7 - C - John Roseboro - 8 - 2B - Larry Burrig...

. - 1977 MLB Standings - Tuesday, May 24, 1977 - Attendance: 14,194 - Venue: Tiger Stadium - - Radio Announcers - Ernie Harwell - Paul Carey - Starting Lineups - 1977 California Angels - 1 - CF - Gil Flores - 2 - 2B - Jerry Remy - 3 - 3B - Dave Chalk - 4 - LF - Joe Rudi - 5 - RF - Bobby Bonds - 6 - DH - Don Baylor - 7 - 1B - Ron Jackson - 8 - SS - Bobby Grich - 9 - C - Terry Humphrey - - P - Nolan...

- Announcers - Vince Lloyd - Lou Boudreau - Jack Brickhouse - Jack Quinlan - Gene Elston - Bert Wilson - Bob Elson - Hal Totten - Lew Fonseca - Charlie Grimm - Quin Ryan - Top Players – Ernie Banks – Billy Williams – Ron Santo – Fergie Jenkins – Gabby Hartnett – Hack Wilson – Mordecai Brown – Frank Chance – Joe Tinker – Johnny Evers – Hippo Vaughn – Andy Pafko – Riggs Stephenson – Johnny Kling – K...

- CF - Fred Lynn - 1B-DH - Cecil Cooper - LF-RF - Bernie Carbo - LF-DH - Jim Rice - RF - Dwight Evans - 1B - Carl Yastrzemski - 2B - Denny Doyle - 3B - Rico Petrocelli - SS - Rick Burleson - SP - Luis Tiant - SP-RP - Reggie Cleveland - SP - Bill Lee - SP-RP - Roger Moret - SP - Rick Wise - RP - Jim Willoughby - RP - Dick Drago

The 1983 Stanley Cup Final brought together two teams at very different points in their respective arcs. The New York Islanders were attempting to secure a fourth straight championship, having established themselves as the dominant team of the early '80s with a methodical, disciplined style of play. The Edmonton Oilers, in just their fourth NHL season, were driven by an explosive offense led by Wa...

- 1972 MLB Standings - Wednesday, April 26, 1972 - Start Time: 7:35 p.m. Local - Attendance: 6,193 - Venue: Yankee Stadium I - Radio Announcers - Frank Messer - Phil Rizzuto - Bill White - - Starting Lineups - 1972 Oakland Athletics - 1 - SS - Bert Campaneris - 2 - LF - Joe Rudi - 3 - RF - Reggie Jackson - 4 - 3B - Sal Bando - 5 - CF - Bobby Brooks - 6 - C - Dave Duncan - 7 - 1B - Mike Epstein - 8...