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Baseball on the Air

1949–1958

1949–1958

Baseball on the Air

11

Surviving broadcasts

1949–1958

Years on the air

10

Seasons represented

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in the public domain at the Internet Archive.

Source collection: baseball_otr

The shape of the run

Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

7 dated broadcasts across 10 years on the air, with 5 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

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1958
Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

The surviving run

11 of 11 shown

Transmission

2 October

No. 1

1949

Baseball on the Air

Red Sox at Yankees For Pennant

Running time

2h 48m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1 October

No. 2

1954

Baseball on the Air

WS Game 3 - Giants at Indians

Running time

2h 41m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

10 July

No. 3

1956

Baseball on the Air

All Star Game

Running time

2h 17m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

4 June

No. 8

1957

Baseball on the Air

Baseball - 570604 - Cubs at Dodgers

Running time

3h 2m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

28 July

No. 9

1957

Baseball on the Air

Baseball - 570728 - Dodgers vs Reds

Running time

2h 14m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

31 August

No. 10

1957

Baseball on the Air

Baseball - 570831 - Giants at Dodgers

Running time

2h 31m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

16 August

No. 11

1958

Baseball on the Air

Baseball - 580816 - Yankees at Red Sox

Running time

2h 44m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1957 · year only

No. 4

Baseball on the Air

WS Game 1 - Indians at Braves

Running time

2h 1m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1957 · year only

No. 5

Baseball on the Air

WS Game 5 - Braves at Indians

Running time

2h 59m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1957 · year only

No. 6

Baseball on the Air

WS Game 1 - Dodgers at White Sox

Running time

2h 58m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1957 · year only

No. 7

Baseball on the Air

WS Game 5 - White Sox at Dodgers

Running time

2h 48m

A collection of surviving complete baseball broadcasts from the late 1940s, including games from the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves and the 1949 Red Sox–Yankees pennant decider. These are full-length network play-by-play transmissions, commercials and all, rather than later edited highlights. Preserved in theat the Internet Archive.