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Douglas Lowe Blattner worked with Denny Matthews for the first six seasons with the Royals. Denny Matthews is beginning his 50th season the Royals in 2018.
Listening to this today was the first time I’ve ever heard Joe Schultz’s voice. I always had had a different voice in my head for him, a more jolly one. I guess he saved the jolly voice for the players. Great stuff - thank you for sharing!
OH MAN YOU"RE KIDDING ME !!! I cried big tears when the team was sold for 11 million ! I was in fourth grade and playing my second year of ball at 10 years old . First year I could actually throw , catch & hit at all . This is so cool and I found it on my birthday too . 59 today . I have my Pilots bat & helmet right here from bat day & helmet night . Not MY originals I wore them out decades ago . I bought off ebay . Too cool ! Thanks for this .
There's a Lowe's where Sicks Stadium once stood. There's a sign next to the store commemorating the stadium. I think they even have home plate marked off, in the store.
I live in LA and I remember watching the Mariners playing the California Angels on KTLA in 1977 and I asked my dad what city is that?? I was 6 it look so futuerist,my dad said that Seattle..I told my dad I'm going live there one day 18 years later I did and I would watch my favorite player Ken Griffey Jr belt out HRs in the kingdom
thank you for sharing this. I've read Ball Four a dozen times over the years and grew up listening to baseball on the radio every night. This takes me back to my childhood.
Diego Segui pitched in relief for the Pilots, in this their first ever game. 8 years later Segui started the first ever game for the Seattle Mariners-but they lost 7-0.
And as I had told someone else, the winning pitcher in the first Mariners' game in 1977 was Frank Tanana of the Angels who pitched left-handed. Nolan Ryan was his teammate!
in that Angels-Mariners 1977 season-opening game, Joe Rudi, batting fifth, hit a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to account for four of the seven runs. Jerry Remy, Bobby Bonds and Don Baylor were on base ahead of Rudi. Bobby Grich struck out for the first K in the Kingdome.
Anyone who has ever read Jim Bouton's classic book "Ball Four" should enjoying listening to the first game of the Seattle Pilots. I heard a lot of familiar names, starting with the pre-game interview with Manager Joe Schultz. I can visualize Jim in the bullpen diligently taking notes for his book while all of this was going on.
I'll have to go back and re-read that part of the book. At any rate, the names of the Pilots bring back memories. I believe the pre-game interview is the first time I've ever head the voice of Manager Joe Schultz (RIP).
What a historic game! It's hard to imagine that this was Dick Enberg's first game - he even broke out an "Oh my!" It's criminal that the Pilots couldn't hang on.
My mistake..Buddy Blattner had left in the off season to be the number one guy for the KC Royals. His number 2 guy in his 1st year? Hall of Famer Denny Matthews!
To clarify, this is Enberg's first ever baseball broadcast. He had been broadcasting Indiana football/basketball UCLA basketball and Rams games prior to landing the Halos gig.
Of course, Rigney wouldn't last the season, getting the ax later that year for Lefty Phillips after nine seasons as the Halos' only skipper up to that point. He got a measure of vindication in '70 when he won the Western Division as manager of the Minnesota Twins after replacing Billy Martin and his stormy relationship with owner Calvin Griffith..
The Pilots were heard on KMPC's sister station, KVI. Gene Autry sought out top sports for his stations, together with strong news, personalities and MOR music. KMPC had the Angels, Rams and UCLA. KVI had UW. KSFO had the Giants, 49ers and Cal.
Fine announcer, very smart guy, hard worker, even a Doctor, but Dick Enberg had so many 'right place, right time' stories in his documentary, it would make your head spin.
This broadcast tape is a bit slow in speed. I know because I recorded this Angels game on KMPC in 1969 and just listened to both recordings side by side. If the person who put this game on here and gets this message, please make sure it runs on its original speed. Thank you.
Yes it was, but I think you know that they became the Milwaukee Brewers the next year--Bud Selig bought the Pilots for something like $10 million! Of course Seattle since got another team--the Mariners (whose first game in 1977 was against the Angels and lefthander Frank Tanana)!
Jake O'Donnell is most noted for his long career as a NBA referee. He worked double duty for five years from 1968 to 1972. people.com/archive/nobody-loves-jake-odonnell-but-the-hours-and-pay-are-great-vol-3-no-8/
1:23:40 a full minute of strange "jokes" about a catcher wanting to kill himself. Cringe worthy and strange. To his credit, Enberg didn't bother to respond. How times have changed, suicide jokes would get you fired nowadays at the end of the half inning.
