VINTAGE BASEBALL RADIO THEATRE: Recent Episodes
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VINTAGE BASEBALL RADIO brings you rare radio interviews, features and play by play of historic games from the bygone era of America's Pastime.
Jeff Bressler introduces an episode of the 1962 radio program Tops in Sports. The show hosted by football great Kyle Rote features Richie Ashburn, then playing for the NY Mets. Bressler finds it fascinating how Ashburn discusses the Chicago Cubs rotating manager system employed in 1961 and 62.
Hall of Fame player and manager Leo "The Lip" Durocher reminisces about his encounters with Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Dizzy Dean and Willie Mays. Durocher also sings a duet with the legendary Judy Garland!
Jeff Bressler discusses Ty Cobb's propensity to be disliked then plays a rare Cobb interview conducted by the great sportswriter Grandland Rice.
The late William Bendix was a beloved character actor who seemed to have baseball follow him everywhere he went...including in his most famous role as Chester A. Riley.