Before the Big Broadcast starts, how about a look back at baseball broadcasting history? Yes, the first baseball game was televised in 1939 with Red Barber doing the play-by-play. And he probably lost money on the assignment . . . read on! sabr.org/gamesproj/ga... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

arvafan55.bsky.social • 13 days ago

Before the Big Broadcast starts, how about a look back at baseball broadcasting history? Yes, the first baseball game was televised in 1939 with Red Barber doing the play-by-play. And he probably lost money on the assignment . . . read on!

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-26-1939-reds-beat-dodgers-in-first-televised-game-in-comedy-of-errors/

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