This is the oldest full radio broadcast of a regular season baseball game known to exist (the 1934 All-Star Game is the only surviving full game broadcast that is older than this). Thursday, September 20, 1934, Yankees vs Tigers at Navin Field (Briggs/Tiger Stadium) in Detroit, Ty Tyson is the broadcaster, and also the PA announcer! Great old time radio. Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Frank Crosetti in the lineup for the Bombers, and Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Mickey Cochrane for the Bengals. Babe Ruth was in the ballpark, but unfortunately did not play due to injury (so the 1934 All-Star Game is the only surviving full game audio of Ruth, as he retired in early 1935). This was during the Tigers' '30's heyday, on their way to the AL pennant.
Tyson includes many colorful ad spots along the way, telegraph machines can be heard through much of the broadcast (sending game info to outposts around the country; Art, one of the telegraphers, catches a foul ball at 2:11:14!), and Tyson even doubles as the PA announcer, but only for pitching changes and pinch hitters, which was likely the norm in those days (quick trivia: Tyson was also the PA announcer on May 2, 1939, informing the crowd when Lou Gehrig strode out to home plate at Briggs Stadium to present the lineup card without him in it). Just hearing the game as it slowly unfolded over 80 years ago is a treasure. Enjoy.
** Spoilers - Game results below! **
7:57 - Comments on the Babe taking BP and sitting out
10:29 - Gehrig's 1st AB (1st inning)(popout) - Lazzeri bats after Gehrig all game
18:30 - Gehringer 1st AB (1st inning)(flyout)
19:27 - Greenberg 1st AB (1st inning)(K)(bats after Gehringer all game)
30:23 - More comments on Ruth being out
36:06 - Gehrig's 2nd AB (3rd inning)(bases-loaded 2-run single, knocks Marberry out of the box - then Tyson uses the PA to announce the relief pitcher Hamlin into the game)
51:00 - Greenberg's 2nd AB (3rd inning)(groundout)
1:01:27 - Gehrig's 3rd and final at bat (5th inning)(groundout)
1:11:50 - Greenberg's 3rd AB (5th inning)(single)
1:44:09 - Greenberg's 4th and final at bat (7th inning)(fielder's choice, wild play, NYY CF Chapman thrown out of game, Tyson over PA announces his replacement)
Final score, Yankees 11, Tigers 7
NYY 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 11 17 4
DET 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 - 7 14 4
Retrosheet Box Score and Play-By-Play: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1934/B09200DET1934.htm
Also be sure to check out my other two full radio broadcasts on YouTube:
1950 Giants at Dodgers, Ebbets Field (with Red Barber!) https://youtu.be/Xn_KJvkVdVo
1957 Cubs at Dodgers, Ebbets Field (with Vin Scully!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w7Kt1vo-3Y
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