ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
A retired teacher librarian joins forces with a funeral director/embalmer to produce classic baseball games, creating vintage broadcasts featuring legendary teams from yesteryear.
What happens when Sandy Koufax stares down Lou Gehrig? Will Jackie Robinson be able to steal second off Johnny Bench? Who comes out on top when the '54 Giants square off against the '69 Mets? To find out, sit back and enjoy. Now, let's play ball!
Update frequency:
every 37 days
Average audio length:
27 minutes
English
United States
17 episodes
since April 23, 2025
episodic
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It's a cool evening at Candlestick Park as the 1962 San Francisco Giants play host to the 1985 Kansas City Royals.
Who will come out on top?
Only one way to find out.
Let's play ball!
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It's a hot and muggy day at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis as the 1946 Cardinals play host to the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies.
Who will come out on top?
Only one way to find out.
Let's play ball!
It's a perfect afternoon for baseball at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh as the 1960 Pirates play host to the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
Who will come out on top?
Only one way to find out.
Let's play ball!
Harvey Kuenn leads his 1982 Milwaukee Brewers into Ebbets Field to take on Charlie Dressen's 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who will come out on top?
Only one way to find out.
Let's play ball!
It's a beautiful spring day in Boston as the 1969 New York Mets travel to Fenway Park to take on the 1946 Red Sox.
Who will come out on top?
Only one way to find out!
Let's play ball!
Opening Day 2026 has the 1974 Oakland A's visit New York to take on the 2000 Yankees in a match-up that sees the only teams in major league history to three-peat square off against each other in a strategic game of chance.
Who will come out on top?
Only one way to find out!
Let's play bal…
This installment travels back to Season One and re-visits some of the action & memorable moments that took place.
Then, WJJC's trusted announcer provides a glimpse into what to expect in Season Two of classic baseball match-ups.
Game Nine in our series of classic baseball match-ups has the 1994 New York Yankees travel to Montreal to take on the 1994 edition of the Montreal Expos in a game played at Olympic Stadium.
Who will come out on top?
Only one way to find out!
Game Eight in our series of classic baseball match-ups sees the 1933 Major League All-Stars take on the 1933 Negro League All-Stars in a game played at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
In our seventh classic match-up, Sandy Koufax and the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Fenway Park to take on Bill Lee and the Boston Red Sox.
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