On August 26, 1939, the first televised Major League baseball
game was broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was
to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber (below) called
the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn
Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.
CAMILLE
BOHANNON
Singer Madonna Louise Ciccone is 65 years
young today.
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995)
Former New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle dies of liver cancer
at the age of 63. While “The Mick” patrolled center field and batted
clean-up between 1951 and 1968, the Yankees won 12 American
League pennants and seven World Series championships.
Hall of Fame plaque
1983 Topps 1952 Reprints #311 Mickey Mantle BGS
Authentic Auto RARE LOW POP
Henry (“Hammer”) Louis Aaron
(February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021)
On July 14, 1968, Atlanta Braves slugger Henry “Hank”
Aaron hit the 500th home run of his career in a 4-2 win
over the San Francisco Giants.
