Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History RetroSeasons.com
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Classic radio broadcasts of baseball and football games and interviews from the past 100 years in sports history. Hear the greats like Vin Scully, Ernie Harwell, Mel Allen, Harry Caray, and Phil Rizzuto with the vintage radio play-by-play.
Full games are published 5 times a week. Bonus episodes and interview clips will be published on the off-days of Mondays and Thursdays.
All of the old-time radio broadcasts distributed in this podcast are either in the public domain, have expired copyright, or are freely available in Creative Commons on archive.org.
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1965-May-11 • STL/NYM • St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast
- 1965 MLB Standings
- Tuesday, May 11, 1965
- Start Time: 8:00 p.m. Local
- Attendance: 24,519
- Venue: Shea Stadium
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- Radio Announcers
- Lindsey Nelson
- Ralph Kiner
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- Managers
- Red Schoendienst
- Casey Stengel
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- Starting Lineups
- 1965 St. Louis Cardinals
- 1 - 2B - Phil Gagliano
- 2 - LF - Lou Brock
- 3 - CF - Curt Flood
- 4 - 3B - Ken Boyer
- 5 - SS - Dick Groat
- 6 - 1B - Bill White
- 7 - RF - Mike Shannon
- 8 - C - Tim McCarver
- 9 - P - Bob Gibson
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- 1965 New York Mets
- 1 - 3B - Bobby Klaus
- 2 - 2B - Ron Hunt
- 3 - RF - Johnny Lewis
- 4 - LF - Joe Christopher
- 5 - 1B - Ed Kranepool
- 6 - CF - Ron Swoboda
- 7 - SS - Roy McMillan
- 8 - C - Chris Cannizzaro
- 9 - P - Warren Spahn -
1982-May-06 • NYY/SEA • New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast
- 1982 MLB Standings
- Thursday, May 6, 1982
- Venue: Kingdome
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- Radio Announcers
- Frank Messer
- Bill White
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- Managers
- Gene Michael
- Rene Lachemann
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- Starting Lineups
- 1982 New York Yankees
- 1 - 2B - Willie Randolph
- 2 - RF - Ken Griffey
- 3 - CF - Jerry Mumphrey
- 4 - 1B - John Mayberry
- 5 - LF - Dave Winfield
- 6 - DH - Oscar Gamble
- 7 - 3B - Roy Smalley
- 8 - C - Rick Cerone
- 9 - SS - Bucky Dent
- - P - Doyle Alexander
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- 1982 Seattle Mariners
- 1 - 2B - Julio Cruz
- 2 - 3B - Manny Castillo
- 3 - LF - Bruce Bochte
- 4 - DH - Richie Zisk
- 5 - SS - Todd Cruz
- 6 - RF - Al Cowens
- 7 - CF - Joe Simpson
- 8 - 1B - Jim Maler
- 9 - C - Terry Bulling
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1978-May-10 • HOU/PHI • Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast
- 1978 MLB Standings
- Wednesday, May 10, 1978
- Attendance: 20,096
- Venue: Veterans Stadium
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- Radio Announcers
- Andy Musser
- Harry Kalas
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- Managers
- Bill Virdon
- Danny Ozark
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- Starting Lineups
- 1978 Houston Astros
- 1 - LF - Terry Puhl
- 2 - 3B - Enos Cabell
- 3 - CF - César Cedeño
- 4 - RF - José Cruz
- 5 - 1B - Bob Watson
- 6 - 2B - Art Howe
- 7 - C - Joe Ferguson
- 8 - SS - Roger Metzger
- 9 - P - Mark Lemongello
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- 1978 Philadelphia Phillies
- 1 - RF - Bake McBride
- 2 - SS - Larry Bowa
- 3 - 3B - Mike Schmidt
- 4 - LF - Greg Luzinski
- 5 - 1B - Jay Johnstone
- 6 - CF - Garry Maddox
- 7 - C - Bob Boone
- 8 - 2B - Jim Morrison
- 9 - P - Jim Lonborg -
1942 • Baseball Clip • Bob Hope with Babe Ruth - Radio Show
- Bob Hope
- Babe Ruth
In this 1942 clip from the Bob Hope Radio Show, Bob Hope, a renowned comedian and entertainer, engages with Babe Ruth, one of the most iconic figures in baseball history. Given the era, this interaction likely provides insights into Ruth's illustrious career, personal anecdotes, and perhaps Hope's characteristic humor woven into their conversation. This period in history was marked by World War II; thus, their dialogue might also reflect the national mood and the impact of the war on American sports and entertainment.#BobHope #BabeRuth #1942Radio #BaseballHistory #EntertainmentIcons -
1971-May-06 • CAL/BAL • G1 • California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast
- 1971 MLB Standings
- Thursday, May 6, 1971
- Rescheduled From: May 5, 1971 (Rain)
- Start Time: 5:33 p.m. Local
- Venue: Memorial Stadium
- First game of doubleheader
- Radio Announcers
- Chuck Thompson
- Bill O'Donnell
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- Starting Lineups
- 1971 California Angels
- 1 - 2B - Sandy Alomar
- 2 - 1B - Jim Spencer
- 3 - LF - Alex Johnson
- 4 - RF - Tony Conigliaro
- 5 - SS - Jim Fregosi
- 6 - 3B - Ken McMullen
- 7 - C - Jerry Moses
- 8 - CF - Ken Berry
- 9 - P - Andy Messersmith
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- 1971 Baltimore Orioles
- 1 - RF - Tom Shopay
- 2 - LF - Don Buford
- 3 - 1B - Boog Powell
- 4 - 3B - Brooks Robinson
- 5 - CF - Merv Rettenmund
- 6 - 2B - Davey Johnson
- 7 - SS - Chico Salmon
- 8 - C - Andy Etchebarren
- 9 - P - Dave McNally -
1980-May-04 • SFG/MON • G1 • San Francisco Giants vs Montreal Expos - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast
- 1980 MLB Standings
- Sunday, May 4, 1980
- Venue: Stade Olympique
- First game of doubleheader,
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- Radio Announcers
- Lindsey Nelson
- Hank Greenwald
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- Starting Lineups
- 1980 San Francisco Giants
- 1 - CF - Bill North
- 2 - 3B - Darrell Evans
- 3 - RF - Jack Clark
- 4 - 1B - Willie McCovey
- 5 - LF - Terry Whitfield
- 6 - 2B - Rennie Stennett
- 7 - C - Milt May
- 8 - SS - Johnnie LeMaster
- 9 - P - John Montefusco
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- 1980 Montreal Expos
- 1 - LF - Ron LeFlore
- 2 - SS - Rodney Scott
- 3 - CF - Andre Dawson
- 4 - RF - Ellis Valentine
- 5 - C - Gary Carter
- 6 - 1B - Warren Cromartie
- 7 - 3B - Ken Macha
- 8 - 2B - Tony Bernazard
- 9 - P - Steve Rogers