Listen To A Recreated Radio Broadcast, Angels at Red Sox, July 27 1967.

[Ewan Spence]

Hi all,

Ewan Spence here, the commentator for the Scottish Baseball National League (yes, we have baseball in Scotland, yes, we broadcast it, it's small but we love our Single-A and Triple-A leagues). As well as commentating on the modern game, my wife and I work on the Classic Baseball Radio podcast, where we've been recreating the AM Radio broadcasts of yesteryear with as many records and scorecards as we can find, a bundle of foley effects, and some terribly not-modern squelching of audio clarity.

Reached out to Brock, and he suggested I post links to our latest game in the Forum. It's from July 27, 1967, as the California Angels visit the Boston Red Sox.

Podcast, Links To All Platforms: https://podnews.net/podcast/iaq9r
YouTube Short, ft Carl Yastrzemski's first at-bat ( a good 'this is what we sound like' starting point): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B2A_D9orSA4
YouTube channel (same content as podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@classicbaseballradio

SHOW NOTES:

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What a difference a year makes. From finishing second-last in the American League, the Boston Red Sox are sitting just one-and-a-half games behind the White Sox after the All-Star break. Their midweek series against the third-placed California Angels is another “must-win” series in the chase for their first pennant since 1946.

The Angels are chasing just as hard, looking to show that the expansion team has just as much right to the top spot as legacy franchises like the Red Sox.

A look down the rosters for both teams brings up players who are going to write themselves into the history books; you have rookie relief pitcher Sparky Lyle, who’ll take a Cy Young in 1977, two Gold Gloves with the Angels, Jim Fregosi and Bobby Knoop, and a certain Carl Yastrzemski.

Yaz is on course to grab the Triple Crown in 1967, which would remain a feat unmatched in the league until Miguel Cabrera in 2012, and post 3,308 appearances while joining the 3,000-hit club over a 23-year career with the Red Sox.

For this afternoon, it’s not only the third deciding game in the series, it’s two contenders chasing for the pennant, and no quarter will be offered.

 

It's not going to be for everyone, but I hope some of you enjoy it!

-- Ewan

[Brock Beauchamp]

Thanks for sharing this, Ewan!

[davidrw]

This recreation approach is fascinating, especially the attention to period-accurate audio and foley effects. It really brings the 1967 Angels-Red Sox game to life in a way modern broadcasts can’t replicate. Listening to these broadcasts adds a unique perspective on the pacing and style of commentary from that era, enhancing appreciation for baseball history.