Wow!!!! That's my father, pitching. Not one of his best outings obviously. I was too young to remember any of his very short career. Nice to see some video of him. Thanks for posting.
I saw this years ago what a piece of baseball gold you got here folks. DIZ & PEE WEE together calling a game of the week I got friends at work who would love to see this that remember these 2 together in the booth with fond memories thanks for posting this baseball classic
Great comment. I saw the comment first but at that point only her two different pronunciations. You turned out to be right. It was hilarious. Dizzy did a great job announcing, talkin about pitching but he just couldn't get Amalfitano right. Love that "friends and neighbors" expression he used. He was really a natural. Would have loved to see him paired with Red Barber who there are two photographs of in the second part of the video.
WOW!! I'm 60 this year and you've made me feel like a kid again! I think to myself, "Could it really have been as good and pure as I remember? Me and my dad going to Crosley Field 1965 (when I was 5) until it closed in July 1970? This presentation gives me the answer, "Yes....yes indeed, friends and neighbors!" Walking up the ramp with my pop, hot dogs and sodas in a cardboard carrier, then we BEHOLD the green...GREEN grass of that mystical diamond! Cigar smoke mingling with the smell of the grass and hot dogs and the crack of the ball as batting practice went on down on the field. (I always brought my mitt) And out beyond the left field fence was a line of buildings (I believed one said "HEINZ" on it, but might be a trick of memory---it was a warehouse of some kind and Lee May used to hit the ball across the street and break a window now and again!) there was I-75 (called mill creek expressway then) and beyond that the Western Hills Viaduct, Clifton Heights where my Grandma lived...sorry to go on, this just really opened the flood gates of nostalgia. Good memories in a tough childhood.
Was there the last weekend Crosley Field was open in 1970, still have the program from the game… my Dad, who’s from Cincinnati, had an uncle that died and another relative took us to the game vs Dodgers… (I’m from Detroit), ……. I certainly hear you when it comes to baseball memories, have a lot from Tiger Stadium with the Tigers in 60’s and 70’s!
@@dmac3551I lived in Detroit in the sixty's I was in the sixth grade in "68". Everybody had the game on the transistor radio's, my bus driver, some of my teachers even had the games on in there classroom. No lessons duing the series. It was a blast.. I laugh out loud thinking about it.. Those were really the day's... The city really went banana's after that 7th game..
I'm 67 and have always lived in STL as a Cards fan so I am enjoying hearing Dizzy Dean, who is the Cards second best pitcher ever behind Gibson doing the announcing. My memory of following baseball well starts in 1960 for the end of the Musial years. I remember this very good Reds team well even though I was only turning 8 that year. They had the misfortune of going up against one of the greatest teams ever in the 1961 Yankees often compared to the 1927 Yankees. I sure remember these Giants and Reds teams well even though I was of course pulling for the Cards. Thanks for placing this broadcast on RUclips.
Very true. Overlooked is the 1961 Yankees also had very good pitching and like many Yankees teams in the world series they had other players in addition to their stars step up. I did like that 1961 Reds team of Jim O' Toole, Joey Jay, Frank Robinson, and Vada Pinson. @@scottmorissey8915
So different than today. Mostly fastballs instead of the pitchers being so slider-happy, guys not fouling off a million of them because they can't square them up, hitters looking to hit the ball rather than work walks, a two-strike bunt for a hit, etc etc.
That was such a great team. The pitching of Jay, Purkey, O'Toole, Henry, Brosnan, Johnson, Hunt, Nunn. The hitting of Robinson, Pinson, Coleman, Kasko, Freese, Post. And then you had reserves like Cardenas, Lynch and Chacon. Even Edwards, who joined 'em halfway through the season, really caught 'em well. And the World Series was pretty good. Believe me, the Yankees didn't take the Reds for granted. O'Toole and Jay were excellent at Yankee Stadium, and then Purkey and O'Toole in his second start, kept it close. And Edwards, a lot of people forget, really turned it on in the World Series.
Just read a Dizzy Dean biography: He used to call out to a rookie batter, from the mound ‘Son, what kinda pitch would you like to miss today?’______________⚾️
both the CBS and NBC games of the week were blacked out in MLB cities so millions of fans never got to see a lot of these stars. That ended in 1965 when ABC took over on Sat afternoon.
Another world: Note LF incline, 5:34 Bunt base hit, 6:24 Mays, avg. only graphic, no batting helmet, 6:44 Smiling, gregarious Giants players in dugout during rally, "Hamming it up" ,"Dizzy Dean, 11:22 Great video. Thanks ⚾
I was 15 years old that summer in Cincinnati, best time of my life I had a girlfriend although I never got to marry her she still is the love of my life
Joe A. broke in on a pennant winner in '54, the winter of '61-'62 he was picked in the NL expansion draft by Houston .45's and missed the '62 NL champs. His next world series wasn't until 1988 with the Dodgers, he was Lasorda's 3rd base coach.
About 8:30 - "I GUARANTEE ya if the second sacker coulda' held onto that ball .... Alou MIGHTA' been out. A guarantee qualified with a might of. Classic ole Diz.
Joe Who, Dizzy? Almost as much fun as hearing Foster Hewitt try to say "Yvon Cournoyer"! But truly, thanks for posting this: this is a flashback to my childhood, watching the Game of the Week on a Saturday morning (in Vancouver) with Dizzy and PeeWee calling the action. I love Dizzy's excitement!
Growing up in Michigan, Tigers games on NBC Game of the Week were blacked out but I believe still televised by the local network and announcers. On those days, we had a choice. Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, and I believe Joe Garagiola. I really liked Kubek doing games. One of the best
Watced these games every Sat. Matty Alou was anything but a pull hitter. Sprayed the ball all over. Was a stud with my Pirates. I would take Diz and Pee Wee any day over the awful Joe Suck or Ernie Johnson They’re unlistenable
Matty began hitting to all fields when he was with the Pirates. That's when he won the NL batting crown. With the Giants he never produced those numbers becuuse he was a pull hitter. The Giants didn't have any good hitting coaches in the organization in those days.
Wow! No batting helmets were being worn. Didn’t they realize how dangerous that was? All the batters were 1 wild pitch away from getting seriously hurt.
Wow!!!! That's my father, pitching. Not one of his best outings obviously. I was too young to remember any of his very short career. Nice to see some video of him. Thanks for posting.
I saw this years ago what a piece of baseball gold you got here folks. DIZ & PEE WEE together calling a game of the week I got friends at work who would love to see this that remember these 2 together in the booth with fond memories thanks for posting this baseball classic
Love the way Dizzy pronounces Joey Amalfitano's name 5 different ways.
Great comment. I saw the comment first but at that point only her two different pronunciations. You turned out to be right. It was hilarious. Dizzy did a great job announcing, talkin about pitching but he just couldn't get Amalfitano right. Love that "friends and neighbors" expression he used. He was really a natural. Would have loved to see him paired with Red Barber who there are two photographs of in the second part of the video.
@@arichster lol.. Your right.. Hilarious...
WOW!! I'm 60 this year and you've made me feel like a kid again! I think to myself, "Could it really have been as good and pure as I remember? Me and my dad going to Crosley Field 1965 (when I was 5) until it closed in July 1970?
This presentation gives me the answer, "Yes....yes indeed, friends and neighbors!"
Walking up the ramp with my pop, hot dogs and sodas in a cardboard carrier, then we BEHOLD the green...GREEN grass of that mystical diamond! Cigar smoke mingling with the smell of the grass and hot dogs and the crack of the ball as batting practice went on down on the field. (I always brought my mitt)
And out beyond the left field fence was a line of buildings (I believed one said "HEINZ" on it, but might be a trick of memory---it was a warehouse of some kind and Lee May used to hit the ball across the street and break a window now and again!) there was I-75 (called mill creek expressway then) and beyond that the Western Hills Viaduct, Clifton Heights where my Grandma lived...sorry to go on, this just really opened the flood gates of nostalgia.
Good memories in a tough childhood.
The Giants won this game 8-3. The Giants scored 5 in the 1st and 3 in the 6th. The Reds scored 1 in the 4th and 2 in the 9th.
Do you remember the beer guy yelling “Who wants to rock and roll with a Hudepohl?”
Was there the last weekend Crosley Field was open in 1970, still have the program from the game… my Dad, who’s from Cincinnati, had an uncle that died and another relative took us to the game vs Dodgers… (I’m from Detroit), ……. I certainly hear you when it comes to baseball memories, have a lot from Tiger Stadium with the Tigers in 60’s and 70’s!
@@dmac3551I lived in Detroit in the sixty's I was in the sixth grade in "68". Everybody had the game on the transistor radio's, my bus driver, some of my teachers even had the games on in there classroom. No lessons duing the series. It was a blast.. I laugh out loud thinking about it.. Those were really the day's... The city really went banana's after that 7th game..
Just great to hear Ol' Diz after all these years. "Second Sacker" was uniquely Diz.
Dizzy Dean was 51 years old when this game was played...
I'm 67 and have always lived in STL as a Cards fan so I am enjoying hearing Dizzy Dean, who is the Cards second best pitcher ever behind Gibson doing the announcing. My memory of following baseball well starts in 1960 for the end of the Musial years. I remember this very good Reds team well even though I was only turning 8 that year. They had the misfortune of going up against one of the greatest teams ever in the 1961 Yankees often compared to the 1927 Yankees. I sure remember these Giants and Reds teams well even though I was of course pulling for the Cards. Thanks for placing this broadcast on RUclips.
They kept it close. Only the last game (13-5) was a rout from port to sterm. Game four was close until the sixth or seventh.
Very true. Overlooked is the 1961 Yankees also had very good pitching and like many Yankees teams in the world series they had other players in addition to their stars step up. I did like that 1961 Reds team of Jim O' Toole, Joey Jay, Frank Robinson, and Vada Pinson. @@scottmorissey8915
So different than today. Mostly fastballs instead of the pitchers being so slider-happy, guys not fouling off a million of them because they can't square them up, hitters looking to hit the ball rather than work walks, a two-strike bunt for a hit, etc etc.
I started watching the Reds in 1961. What a wonderful summer that was,and so is this great old footage.
That was such a great team. The pitching of Jay, Purkey, O'Toole, Henry, Brosnan, Johnson, Hunt, Nunn.
The hitting of Robinson, Pinson, Coleman, Kasko, Freese, Post.
And then you had reserves like Cardenas, Lynch and Chacon. Even Edwards, who joined 'em halfway through the season, really caught 'em well.
And the World Series was pretty good. Believe me, the Yankees didn't take the Reds for granted. O'Toole and Jay were excellent at Yankee Stadium, and then Purkey and O'Toole in his second start, kept it close. And Edwards, a lot of people forget, really turned it on in the World Series.
This was when baseball was king
Just read a Dizzy Dean biography: He used to call out to a rookie batter, from the mound ‘Son, what kinda pitch would you like to miss today?’______________⚾️
Amazing footage. And what a great announcer Dizzy Dean was!!
both the CBS and NBC games of the week were blacked out in MLB cities so millions of fans never got to see a lot of these stars. That ended in 1965 when ABC took over on Sat afternoon.
0:56 Fontano? Ah, good ol’ Diz.
Love these Reds' uniforms.
Final score: Giants 8, Cincinnati 3; ...22 July 1961
Another world:
Note LF incline, 5:34
Bunt base hit, 6:24
Mays, avg. only graphic, no batting helmet, 6:44
Smiling, gregarious Giants players in dugout during rally, "Hamming it up"
,"Dizzy Dean, 11:22
Great video. Thanks ⚾
I thought they should never have gone back to 'Reds' after being called 'Redlegs' while Khruschev was doing his inane act.
It’s crazy finally being able to watch my Grandpa pitch. Thank you for posting this
Your grandpa was Ken Hunt?
Grandpa?
@@willdrucker4291 yes sir 😊
@@nala3038 my grandpa was Ken Hunt and he pitched for the Reds. We never got to see footage of him play until now!
@@oofthatswhack7283 Happy for you!
I was 15 years old that summer in Cincinnati, best time of my life I had a girlfriend although I never got to marry her she still is the love of my life
Ole Dizz and Pee Wee was the best.
I liked listening to 'ole Diz call the play by play. You don't hear his style anymore.
Marty Alou? Joe Astromontano? How did Dizzy Dean get this job? Pretty entertaining though
Most animated call on a bunt I have ever heard
Great Pennant Races in 61 & 62
Joe A. broke in on a pennant winner in '54, the winter of '61-'62 he was picked in the NL expansion draft by Houston .45's and missed the '62 NL champs.
His next world series wasn't until 1988 with the Dodgers, he was Lasorda's 3rd base coach.
" I guarantee you he might have been out." - Good ol Diz.
We had color fiim in 1970.
About 8:30 - "I GUARANTEE ya if the second sacker coulda' held onto that ball .... Alou MIGHTA' been out. A guarantee qualified with a might of. Classic ole Diz.
Joe Who, Dizzy? Almost as much fun as hearing Foster Hewitt try to say "Yvon Cournoyer"! But truly, thanks for posting this: this is a flashback to my childhood, watching the Game of the Week on a Saturday morning (in Vancouver) with Dizzy and PeeWee calling the action. I love Dizzy's excitement!
Too bad it was not In color..1961 the year the reds would lose to the Yankees in the world series..
That WS is on youtube
Hunt wasn't fooling anybody in the first
Wish I could watch the whole game.
July 22, Giants win 8 - 3.
Until 1965, national network telecasts of regular-season Major League Baseball games were blacked-out in major-league cities.
Wow.
Same in the NFL, until they finally wised up.
Growing up in Michigan, Tigers games on NBC Game of the Week were blacked out but I believe still televised by the local network and announcers. On those days, we had a choice. Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, and I believe Joe Garagiola. I really liked Kubek doing games. One of the best
Was this game on CBS or NBC?
I loved also the great montage at the end...did you assemble that yourself? Thanks for the fantastic post!
Nice !!!!!😊
Watced these games every Sat. Matty Alou was anything but a pull hitter. Sprayed the ball all over. Was a stud with my Pirates. I would take Diz and Pee Wee any day over the awful Joe Suck or Ernie Johnson They’re unlistenable
Matty began hitting to all fields when he was with the Pirates. That's when he won the NL batting crown. With the Giants he never produced those numbers becuuse he was a pull hitter. The Giants didn't have any good hitting coaches in the organization in those days.
Wow! No batting helmets were being worn. Didn’t they realize how dangerous that was? All the batters were 1 wild pitch away from getting seriously hurt.
Just not very good announcing ....... no two ways about it.
Explain please
@presidentgas
Go blow your gas elsewhere.