"Served a hitch in the Marines". Classic phrase from the Greatest Generation ever. Reminds me so much of my father who talked just like that. God bless all those heroes from yesteryear.
@sansacro007 This was my parents' generation, in the early years of television. And it's a delight to watch these celebrities from those days gone by having fun on a game show. They had such class back then!
I find this to be one of my favorite episodes due to the first 2 guests. Both "Sometimes" and the cow washer were hilarious in the panel's questioning, and John Daly's obvious amusement adds to the entertainment value.
They should have mentioned that Ted Williams was an outstanding jet fighter pilot with incredible coordination skills. If Williams hadn't spent 5 years in the Marines, he might have set even more incredible baseball records.
Joe DiMaggio and scores of other top players from that generation also missed years during WWII, while others (Willie Mays, etc ) miss time off during the Korean conflict. Williams was one of the few - if not the only - who missed playing time due to both conflicts.
@@waldolydecker8118 Actually Jerry Coleman (Yankee 2B, 1949-1957) flew combat missions in both WWII and Korea, unlike Ted, who flew combat missions only in Korea (but served of course in WWII, but only stateside).
@@jimburb - You are correct..Should never forget Coleman's service. He spent all that time announcing in San Diego, but he would occasionally pop up on the Yankee's YES network, which is where I first became familiar with him years ago. I remember looking him up the first time I saw him because he made such an impression. Great man. Thanks for that addendum.
@@waldolydecker8118 I'd imagine you're aware that when Jerry Coleman retired as a player he joined the team that broadcast NY Yankee games on radio and WPIX Channel 11 in New York in the late 50's and 60's. As a kid, he along with Mel Allen and "The Scooter" Phil Rizzuto called all the Yankee games on radio and television, and I learned all the technicalities of baseball from hearing them virtually every day of the baseball season. The great Red Barber who had been a Brooklyn Dodgers announcer was also part of that team. Later on, Jerry jumped to San Diego.
@@kikovazquez7277 Yes, became familiar with all you mentioned after moving to the NYC area in the late 1980's. Prior to that I was in Ohio, so didn't listen to all those guys in realtime (excluding Scooter, who was still calling PIX and YES games when I got to town). By the time I got to NYC, Coleman was already out in San Diego, but would periodically return to NY for Yankee functions. Knowing nothing about his military background initially, he always had an impressive presence about him.
I grew up a Tigers fan. My parents knew I was a baseball fanatic, so they made surue I had a chance to see Ted Williams once in person. So, we went to Briggs Stadium late in 1960. It was Ted's last game in the park he always said was his favorite park to hit in.. Even though I was happy to see the Tigers win, I was happy for the drama of Teddy Ballgame tying the game with a two-ou, two-run home in the ninth. I will never forget the intensity of watching Williams in the on-deck circle before stroking that homer off Hank Aguirre. There never was a better pure hitter.
You might particularly enjoy John Updike's recounting of his being present at Fenway Park when Williams had his final at bat and homered, shortly after you saw him in Detroit. "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu"
@@preppysocks209 My father took me to that game. I was nine years old. Thank you for mentioning the Updike article. I didn't know about it. "All baseball fans believe in miracles; the question is, how MANY do you believe in?"
Ted Williams was a very down to earth guy. He often came to Rhode Island, specifically to a neighborhood bar called Lindia's in Cranston. My sister's father-in-law was an occasional bartender there and he and Ted became good friends. One of their most treasured photos is of Ted, my brother-in-law and his brother when they were just kids.
Ted Williams is a name I know from my childhood years -- nothing was more exciting than when the annual Christmas catalogue arrived from Sears, Roebuck & Company. All the sports equipment sold in that catalogue (and in their general catalogue, for that matter) that was exclusive to Sears had the "Ted Williams" brand on it. I remember asking my mom who Ted Williams was, since that name was on so many sports-related items sold by Sears. She knew he was a baseball player. I'm certain my father could have answered that question readily, too.
Williams was an excellent choice for a department/mail order store like Sears because he was also an avid and very accomplished sports fisherman and hunter.
This was a very good episode. The second guest particularly was very funny. I also liked how Bennett prefaced his asking the mystery guest if he was Ted Williams. Very respectful.
Gosh, I just googled Bennett Cerf’s wife Phyllis, and I’m thinking that she may have been the more famous spouse! She was related to Ginger Rogers, acted in a movie with John Wayne, and collaborated with Dr. Seuss! Sounds like a fascinating woman
Mrs. Cora Sayler will be a guest on the show again on 10/17/54, about 5 months later. She and/or her occupation really must have been a hit with the producers.
He was my all-time favorite base-ball player. He was an amazing guy. He was the last player to hit .400. He was a fighter pilot in Korea. And at age 38, if he would have had five more hits, he would have hit .400 and have become the first player to do that since he did it 17 years before. He was 6'4" and I always thought he looked like a movie star. I watched him before a game once and during batting practice, players from the other team came up and asked him for hitting tips.
The second game. One of the greatest gambits that Steve Allen ever did on this program. And when Cora came again to WML six months later, the staff prepared another gambit for the occasion. At the time, I bet no one noticed.
It might help WML newcomers to know that a 'gambit', in WML-speak, is a line of questioning suggested to a panelist by the show producers, not to make it easy to guess the right line, but - on the contrary - to mis-lead the panel and provoke funny results. It did work brilliantly in this episode.
Yeah, I remember that bike. In 60-61', for my bday, I got my 1st new baseball glove. My dad had asked which 1 did I want the most & I told him the Ted Williams glove that I saw in the SEARS catalog. I really liked that glove! A few years later for Christmas, he got my 1st 22 rifle (Ithaca Winchester style) from SEARS. As a young adult, I always bought my shocks from SEARS Auto & later on, I even got the motor for my Jon boat at SEARS. For many years, SEARS was the epitome of a quality, middle class folks' store.
Ted Williams appears, as was his wont, wearing an open-necked sports shirt. He hated neckties and only wore them if he absolutely had to. When former Yankees manager, Joe McCarthy (NOT the Senator) was named manager of the Red Sox before the 1948 season, everyone wondered how the new manager would get along with the Red Sox star player. McCarthy had won 8 AL pennants and 7 World Series with the Yankees while being a stickler for his players to dress like champions, including jacket and tie when traveling as a team. When hired by the Sox, McCarthy was asked about this by reporters, he is quoted as replying: "You don't say anything to a .400 hitter except, 'How do you do sir.'" Williams continued to eschew neckties and came within a playoff game loss of winning the AL pennant in 1948 and down to the final game of the season before losing the 1949 pennant. They had no problems with each other during McCarthy's 2½ years managing the Red Sox.
Gil Fates wrote about Cora Sayler in his WML book. The section about how the production staff found challengers. The number and quality of challengers found in the Mail was sporadic from week and week and even season to season, but the Mail brought in some beauts, so the production staff continued to read all the cards and letters that came in hoping to discover some possibilities. The mail brought Cora, who was such a hit that . . . . well, stay tuned.
They could have made a super hero comic book out of Ted Williams life. He was a fighter pilot in The Marines, I think he flew 39 missions in two wars, a Hall of Fame Baseball player, and he had a good singing voice.
@@macharper8214 He was also a very accomplished fisherman. His combat flights in Korea included one where his plane was on fire from enemy action; he barely managed to safely land and get out. He also flew combat missions as the wing man for another pilot who later gained a bit of fame: John Glenn.
Yay! The Splendid Splinter! (They don't have nicknames like that anymore.) Also, I would like to note that I don't actually like gambits. (For those unaware, these were lines of questioning suggested ahead of time by the staff, generally to the comedian panelist. As I understand it, it was pretty much a broad kind of "maybe assume she works with women" suggestion, not a hint as to what the actual line was. This is as opposed to lines of questioning Steve or whomever followed because there was laughter.) I mean, I do enjoy the humor, and a normal audience, watching once a week or so and not paying that much attention, wouldn't care. (As opposed to me, who's watching a few at a time and have the pre-knowledge they exist.) But it's clear when they show up, because Steve or whomever is totally dedicated to a specific line of questioning that they don't have any logical reason to be stuck on, and it then messes up the panel's exploration of the actual line of work, and it just distorts the guest's session. But they are funny, and I do like Steve, so it's not a huge aversion.
The game between the Yankees and Red Sox on this date was a wild affair that saw the Red Sox jump to an early lead, fall behind 7-3, score multiple runs in each of the last three innings to take a 10-7 lead and then hold off a Yankees coneback in the 9th inning to win. Williams was two for three with three walks and three runs scored. It was typical for him in this era to draw numerous walks. In fact, this was the season that prompted a rule change in how the league batting champion would be determined. Williams only had 386 official at bats during the season, shy of the 400 required at the time. But he was also walked a league leading 136 teams (17 intentionally which also lead the league). When you add in hit by pitch and sacrifice flies, he had 526 total plate appearances, well in excess of the 477 required under the new rule that would soon come into play. (One of the first baseball statistics I had memorized was that it took 477 plate appearances in a 154 game schedule, 502 in a 162 game schedule: based on 3.1 appearances per total games scheduled.) Under the new rule, Williams would have been batting champ with an average of .345. Instead, Bobby Avila of the pennant-winning Indians was declared batting champ at .341. Back to the game this day, it was the rubber game of the three game series. The pitching matchup was between two second-line pitchers (Bill Henry for Boston, later a pretty good relief pitcher, and Tom Morgan for the Yankees). the Red Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead and it might have been more, except that all three outs were recorded by runners thrown out at home. The Yankees tied the score on Mickey Mantle's three run home run in the third inning, took the lead the following inning on RBI singles by Phil Rizzuto and Mantle, and extended their lead with two more in the fifth. In the 7th, Williams started a rally with a one-out single. Four more singles and a walk later, the Red Sox had their second three-run inning of the game and trailed by one. The following inning, the Red Sox bunched three more singles and two walks (one to Williams) to retake the lead, 8-7; the Red Sox would get 18 hits compared to 12 for the Yanks) And in the ninth, the Red Sox had four straight singles to add two insurance runs. Again, they might have had more, except that Gil McDougald, who had just come into the game at 3rd base, snared George Kell's line drive and doubled Williams (who had contributed an RBI single in the inning) off second base. They needed both insurance runs. With two outs and bases empty in the 9th, the Yankees had two more bolts of lightning: a triple by Hank Bauer and a home run by Irv Noren, pinch hitting for the weak-hitting Willie Miranda. But Ellis "Old Folks" Kinder, two months shy of his 40th birthday and one of the better relief pitchers in the AL at the time, had one more out in his arm. He struck out Mantle to preserve the win. Of the Red Sox' 18 hits, 17 were for singles. Ted Lepcio's first inning double was the only exception. Other stars in this game for Boston were Jimmy Piersall (subject of the biopic "Fear Strikes Out") going three for six and scoring three runs, and future Hall of Famer Kell, three for five with three RBI's. As an aside, regarding any rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees at the time: the Red Sox finished in fourth place that year with a 69-85 record, 34 games behind the second place Yankees (compared to 18 games ahead of the last place Philadelphia A's).
Wow! What a compendium of knowledge you are Lois! What is your source for such detailed info? May 23 is my birthday, and I turned 5 years old on this day in 1954.
....Rather precocious, I was already sports fan, even at that young age, living in Montreal and following the Montreal Canadiens and Alouettes (CFL football) and baseball too, as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers whose top farm club was the Montreal Royals. I collected sports cards and continued to do so until 1963, when my father told me I was too old for that and gave all my cards away!
@@robertfiller8634 Combination of Retrosheet for the specifics of what happened in the game that day and a few other facts, combined with general knowledge of baseball that was infused in me as a child until the mid-1980's. Once I became self-employed, I could no longer follow the sport as closely as once had. So I know more about baseball from the end of WWII through 1983 than I know since then (although my knowledge of baseball is still pretty extensive from 1984 on).
@@robertfiller8634 Montreal! Where Jackie Robinson made his debut in the Dodgers organization. And where my first baseball hero, Duke Snider, announced for the Expos for many years. The Dodgers kept their franchise in Montreal for three years after they moved to L.A. Then with a combination of it being too far to call up a player in a hurry and with expansion causing teams to drop one of their farm clubs, the Dodgers decided to just go with Spokane in the PCL as their only AAA farm club. They stopped sending their best AAA players to Montreal in the late 50's. From 1955 to 1957, they went from a 95-59 season to last place. (But then back to first in 1958, albeit mostly with veterans who were no longer major league prospects but were good AAA players.) But Roberto Clemente was there (they tried to hide him by playing him sparingly) in 1954. Some of the other good players there in the second half of the 50's were Gino Cimoli, Tom Lasorda, Rocky Nelson, Ed Roebuck, Chico Fernandez, Charlie Neal, Roger Craig, Don Drysdale, Sparky Anderson, John Roseboro, Fred Kipp, Jim Gentile, Joe Pignatano, Sandy Amoros, Sparky Anderson, Solly Drake, Bob Aspromonte, and Ron Perranoski. They also found ways to send some Canadian born players to Montreal like Bill Harris (born in Duguayville), Tim Harkness (Lachine) and Ray Daviault (Montreal). Did you ever go to a game at Parc Jarry? When the leagues expanded in 1969, I knew that San Diego had a new stadium and the Royals could use the same stadium where the A's played. Seattle had a team in the PCL, although that stadium conversion ended up way below major league standards and was only used for one year. And I remember a lot of conjecture as to where the Expos would play. They kept saying the Autostrade (which always looked weird to me, like one of those things you put on your rug to practice putting). But they would have the same problem as any converted football stadium with short foul lines and it turned out there were too many other problems. Delorimier Stadium was ruled out pretty quickly: old and not able to expand it. Then out of nowhere came Jarry: in the middle of a park, enough room to expand from its original 3000 seats and it could be done quickly. I am a big hockey fan. When I first started following the sport, I rooted for the little players so the "Pocket Rocket" Henri Richard was one of my favorites. And I always liked the Habs uniforms. But I eventually settled on my hometown Rangers and was very upset when they traded Gump Worsley to Montreal. And of course I rooted for Montreal when the Rangers weren't involved whenever Ken Dryden played. I also went to Cornell and am a member of the same senior honorary society. We don't get a lot of CFL info down here. Cornell sent one player to the CFL when I was going there, but he only played one season for Hamilton.
@@loissimmons6558 I have an excellent knowledge of MLB from mid 1950s till about 1964. Being a Brooklyn fan I also loved The Duke of Flatbush, Pee Wee, Campy, Furillo, Podres,(especially in 1955!), Newcombe, Labine, Jackie (although he retired in 1956, so I missed his best years), and my favorite Gil Hodges (who is not in the HOF - which is so wrong). Of course, when they moved to LA, Koufax and Drysdale were the heart of the team as pitching became the Dodgers strength and HRs were few and far between, not like it was at Ebbets Field. I loved many other MLB stars such as Mays, Clemente, Musial, Aaron, Adcock, and especially Eddie Matthews in the NL (after the Dodgers left for LA, Milwaukee Braves became my favorite team) and in the AL, Mantle, Whitey, Gil McDougald, Moose, Teddy Ballgame, Colavito were some of my favorites, but I especially loved Al Kaline. Starting at about age 7, I would religiously read the boxscores each morning in the Montreal Gazette. Fast forward......I did not go to any games at Jarry Park but went to many at the Big O. Also, I loved the play-by-play of Snider and Dave Van Horne.
@@pamela6197 I was at Fenway when they unveiled his statue on "Yaz Day" and it was remarked that the statue got it wrong the way he held his hat by the cap and not the bill
Interesting a New York crowd would give a Boston player a loud and warm welcome - times were different then. Williams was one of those players who irritated some members of the press. Bennett asked about service in the Marines. Williams served in the Marine Corps as a pilot in WW2 and was recalled for military service as a pilot in the Korean War (Jerry Coleman, a Yankee infielder who was later known as a San Diego Padres announcer, was also a Marine pilot in WW2 and Korea).
I'm stunned that a boston red sox player being cheered by a new York crowd and ted Williams [who could lose his temper] was in a great mood and didn't use profanity
+dodge96neon I was wondering what the reaction would be from the NY fans in the audience, but I would say that two, possibly three things have a bearing on the matter: 1) Williams was well-known as a war hero by this time in his career, having served in both WWII and Korea and being one of the only sports stars to go into combat repeatedly and literally risk his life. His superior eyesight, reflexes, instincts and knowledge of his aircraft may well have made the difference between life and death for him as well as being successful against the enemy in air combat. He is probably one of the best military pilots this country has ever produced. 2) With two NL teams in New York at the time, either of which might face off against the Yankees in any given World Series and over which many a debate in bars and schoolyards would be held with much animation, and considering the fact that the Red Sox were also-rans in the years when the Yankees were the top dog in the AL up to this time, the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry wasn't nearly as big a deal in the NYC metro area as it is now. Having grown up in a NYC area baseball and sports household in the 1950's, I don't recall this being a huge rivalry until the 1970's. 3) It's also possible that the audience was cautioned in general terms to be gracious and welcoming to all guests. But this was a different era. Behavior was much less boorish in those days.
Ted Williams had to hide his Mexican heritage for many years. Hats off to this great man who made it possible for the players of the Negro Leagues to be entered in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Thank you Ted for taking this stance.
I enjoy almost all the contestants, except the animal abusers, but especially love hearing the baseball greats and other sports stars! Thank you for these!!!
Ted Williams won two AL MVPs (1946, 1949), but the writers refused to give him three others that the record shows he clearly won ....1941, 1942, and 1947. No surprise Williams turned cold to the sports writers after they cheated him from what he earned. 1941 - Sports writers and NY Yankee favoritism. Joe DiMaggio won MVP for his 56 game hit streak, but Joe only led the AL in one offensive category in 1941 - 125 rbi. Ted Williams had 120 rbi in 1941 and led the AL in NINE offensive categories, among them....runs scored, 135; HR, 37, BB, 147; OBP, .553; SLG, .735; and a whopping BA of .406, nearly 50 points higher than DiMaggio's .357. Even with his 56 game hit streak, DiMaggio's 193 total hits were 25 fewer than Washington Senators Cecil Travis' league-leading 218 in 1941 and less than Travis' .359 BA. Williams' 185 hits only trailed DiMaggio by 8. 1942 - Sports writers and NY Yankee favoritism again. The most egregious MVP rip off from Williams - Yankees 2nd baseman Joe Gordon won MVP with a .322 BA; 18HR, and 103 rbi. Gordon led the AL in only two categories (both of them BAD) - strikeouts, 95 and hitting into double plays, 22. Meanwhile, Ted Williams led the AL in TEN offensive categories in 1942, including .356 BA; 36 HR; 137rbi and seven others - a TRIPLE CROWN SEASON!! Williams not being voted the MVP in 1942 was criminal. 1947 - Sports writers and NY Yankee favoritism triumphs a third time. Joe DiMaggio was given the MVP over Williams for a second time with a .315 BA; 20HR; and 97 rbi. DiMaggio led the AL in NO offensive categories in 1947. Ted Williams by contrast, led the AL in NINE offensive categories, including .343 BA; 32 HR; and 114 rbi - another TRIPLE CROWN SEASON!! Like he did compared to Joe Gordon in 1942, Williams far out-produced DiMaggio across-the-board in 1947, yet the writers, who disliked Williams, would not give him the proper votes he earned as the league MVP. The 1947 MVP voting travesty was equally as egregious as 1942. Ted Williams earned 5 AL MVP awards, but arrogant sports writers only voted him to win 2. It's unfortunate the writers back then were allowed to get away with such prejudices. If writers pulled this stunt today, there would be an uproar and scrutiny would rightfully be exercised to find out who was using a personal vendetta to penalize Mr. Williams from something he earned. Unbiased voting would have easily made Williams the unanimous MVP in his 1942 and 1947 Triple Crown seasons, where he led the league in 10 and 9 offensive categories, respectively. This is no-brainer stuff.
never heard of cow washing. might have been an early way to keep the milking area and the teats clean. as far as i know, today, they just use an antiseptic on the teats before applying the milking machine.
+Joie Fulton Cows are only females; so they are ladies. There is only one bull to a heard; two of the will fight. that's were you get the word "bullies" from.
all female animals are referred to as ladies. usually as a joke. if the farmer needs to move the cows out of the barn, he will say, "lets go ladies, this way, out the door".
@@joeblow7407 Williams was terrible fielder, and can never match Ruth as a baseball player because not only are Ruth's offensive numbers better, but he was also an elite pitcher for several years.
@@Cosmo-Kramer Babe was 94-56 as a pitcher as I recall. Held World Series record for most consecutive scoreless innings until Whitey broke it. One year Babe had 16 triples. Was fast! Him and Willie the greatest!
John looks a little tired on this one. I find I've become really attached to these guys. I love Steve Allen's humour. I just love watching these shows. Whoever posted them ... thank you x
😊 that dude was just being cheeky and saying sometimes over and over again and John Daly just let it happen cuz he likes to mislead everybody as much as possible.
Today's RUclips Rerun for 2/10/16: Just one of the many giants of Major League Baseball to have appeared on WML. Unfortunately, we're missing one WML show with another baseball legend, one whom we have very little footage of playing the game let alone otherwise: Ty Cobb appeared on the lost Jul. 31, 1955 show. ----------------------------- Join our Facebook group for WML-- great discussions, photos, etc, and great people! facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/ Please click here to subscribe to the WML channel if you haven't already-- you'll find the complete CBS series already posted, and you'll be able to follow along the discussions on the weekday "rerun" videos: ruclips.net/channel/UChPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w
The cow washer got away with the full prize which, in today's money, would be worth $518, according to my sources. At a time (1954) when the federal minimum wage was $0.75, worth $7.19 in 2020 dollars, that would've been a nice chunk of change.
I find it is suspicious when the panel immediately guesses, since he’s not in the movie industry, he’s in the sports industry and a few questions later knows who he is.
They also kept close tabs on the papers to see who was in town, and had other social hints because of the circles they moved in. For mystery guests, it was generally either a "entertainment" star (movie, TV, or music), sports star, or politician. Once a category is eliminated, it makes it easy to further narrow it down.
Linda, who else but a famous entertainer or athlete (and maybe politician/military hero) would receive such applause from the studio audience, and would require that the panelists be blindfolded?? There's nothing suspicious about their line of questioning.
@accomplice55. Did then and still do. Now, a lot of the bait (edible food) is infused or treated with the poison. Now there is usually a plastic "cage" around it to keep it from unintended targets.
Bennett “You do? It does? They are animals?” Why does he often ask twice? And ahh.. Arlene, why do, aah, so many people, aah, say aah when thinking? And why doesn’t, aah, Daly hold men’s hands?
Where? In the chronological playlists? There are always private videos in the playlists because I upload videos in advance to facilitate posting on a regular schedule. By adding them to the playlists as I upload, it's one less thing to remember to do later. There are some "new" shows popping up in the older playlists as private videos because I just uploaded them. They're scheduled to be posted publicly around mid July. I wish RUclips provided a more elegant way of doing this, but I'm not aware of any.
What's My Line? Yes, in the chronological playlists. Under the list of 1950 to 1955 they are showing up as the #2, #3 and #43 videos. They just say "Private Video" and no video can be accessed. I just wondered what they were. So I guess a video that falls within those dates will eventually take their place? If so, I'll look forward to viewing them. Thanks!
![What's My Line? - Gertrude Berg; Faye Emerson [panel] (May 9, 1954)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/z_HsHXIL4Iw/mqdefault.jpg)
"Served a hitch in the Marines". Classic phrase from the Greatest Generation ever. Reminds me so much of my father who talked just like that. God bless all those heroes from yesteryear.
Ted actually served two hitches. He was a marine pilot in World War II and then he was called back up during the Korean War. A true American hero.
Spot on. Athletes today would never serve.@@USA24541
I live near the community he lived @ Citrus Hills where he founded a museum that several American presidents visited & celebrated this special man
This show is a pure joy. And the joy is organic and universal, unlike the stuff today. I always laugh and it never comes at anyone's expense
Beautifully said!
@sansacro007 This was my parents' generation, in the early years of television. And it's a delight to watch these celebrities from those days gone by having fun on a game show. They had such class back then!
Hands down the WML cow washer is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Seeing Ted Williams was awesome. What a legend.
I find this to be one of my favorite episodes due to the first 2 guests. Both "Sometimes" and the cow washer were hilarious in the panel's questioning, and John Daly's obvious amusement adds to the entertainment value.
You just knew Bennett would guess the celebrity. "It's a great honor to be on the same stage with Ted Williams" said it all.
Yes, I did!
It was wonderful for Bennett to say that.
That was THE MOST that I have laughed yet, in all the shows I've watched so far.....😄
The diaper cleaning service had me dying. If you haven’t seen that one yet you’re in for a treat! 😂😂
I’d grown so accustomed to seeing Ted Williams in his later years, seeing him here was a real treat. Go Sox!
They should have mentioned that Ted Williams was an outstanding jet fighter pilot with incredible coordination skills. If Williams hadn't spent 5 years in the Marines, he might have set even more incredible baseball records.
Joe DiMaggio and scores of other top players from that generation also missed years during WWII, while others (Willie Mays, etc ) miss time off during the Korean conflict. Williams was one of the few - if not the only - who missed playing time due to both conflicts.
@@waldolydecker8118 Actually Jerry Coleman (Yankee 2B, 1949-1957) flew combat missions in both WWII and Korea, unlike Ted, who flew combat missions only in Korea (but served of course in WWII, but only stateside).
@@jimburb - You are correct..Should never forget Coleman's service. He spent all that time announcing in San Diego, but he would occasionally pop up on the Yankee's YES network, which is where I first became familiar with him years ago. I remember looking him up the first time I saw him because he made such an impression. Great man. Thanks for that addendum.
@@waldolydecker8118 I'd imagine you're aware that when Jerry Coleman retired as a player he joined the team that broadcast NY Yankee games on radio and WPIX Channel 11 in New York in the late 50's and 60's. As a kid, he along with Mel Allen and "The Scooter" Phil Rizzuto called all the Yankee games on radio and television, and I learned all the technicalities of baseball from hearing them virtually every day of the baseball season. The great Red Barber who had been a Brooklyn Dodgers announcer was also part of that team. Later on, Jerry jumped to San Diego.
@@kikovazquez7277 Yes, became familiar with all you mentioned after moving to the NYC area in the late 1980's. Prior to that I was in Ohio, so didn't listen to all those guys in realtime (excluding Scooter, who was still calling PIX and YES games when I got to town). By the time I got to NYC, Coleman was already out in San Diego, but would periodically return to NY for Yankee functions. Knowing nothing about his military background initially, he always had an impressive presence about him.
Ted Williams. Legend. He swung so hard that one time at bat he barely foul tipped a pitch and he, the catcher and umpire all smelled smoke!
I grew up a Tigers fan. My parents knew I was a baseball fanatic, so they made surue I had a chance to see Ted Williams once in person. So, we went to Briggs Stadium late in 1960. It was Ted's last game in the park he always said was his favorite park to hit in.. Even though I was happy to see the Tigers win, I was happy for the drama of Teddy Ballgame tying the game with a two-ou, two-run home in the ninth. I will never forget the intensity of watching Williams in the on-deck circle before stroking that homer off Hank Aguirre. There never was a better pure hitter.
You might particularly enjoy John Updike's recounting of his being present at Fenway Park when Williams had his final at bat and homered, shortly after you saw him in Detroit. "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu"
@@preppysocks209 My father took me to that game. I was nine years old. Thank you for mentioning the Updike article. I didn't know about it. "All baseball fans believe in miracles; the question is, how MANY do you believe in?"
You described it so well. I taught school with his nephew, many amusing and fantastic stories. He loved the game and his fans.
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Ted Williams was a very down to earth guy. He often came to Rhode Island, specifically to a neighborhood bar called Lindia's in Cranston. My sister's father-in-law was an occasional bartender there and he and Ted became good friends. One of their most treasured photos is of Ted, my brother-in-law and his brother when they were just kids.
Wow, Ted Williams!
That cow washer section was killin me 😂
Ted Williams is a name I know from my childhood years -- nothing was more exciting than when the annual Christmas catalogue arrived from Sears, Roebuck & Company. All the sports equipment sold in that catalogue (and in their general catalogue, for that matter) that was exclusive to Sears had the "Ted Williams" brand on it. I remember asking my mom who Ted Williams was, since that name was on so many sports-related items sold by Sears. She knew he was a baseball player. I'm certain my father could have answered that question readily, too.
Williams was an excellent choice for a department/mail order store like Sears because he was also an avid and very accomplished sports fisherman and hunter.
As a young little league baseball player, I purchased Sears Ted Williams kangaroo skin baseball shoes.
splendid story
He was arguably the greatest pure hitter in the history of baseball. And decorated veteran of two wars. ❤🇺🇲
Agreed.... I always loved going through the fresh sears and roebuck catalog.
Love the cow washer lol. "Would it make them more attractive to their boyfriends?" 🤣🤣🤣
This was a very good episode. The second guest particularly was very funny. I also liked how Bennett prefaced his asking the mystery guest if he was Ted Williams. Very respectful.
How amazing was it that Ted didn’t know that baseball is America’s pastime. I also love that he didn’t even attempt to alter his voice at all.
That's TWO hitches in the Marine Corps. There went the greatest hitter who ever lived.
Extremely impressive. Ted was a genuine hero.
The cow washer was hilarious!!
Gosh, I just googled Bennett Cerf’s wife Phyllis, and I’m thinking that she may have been the more famous spouse! She was related to Ginger Rogers, acted in a movie with John Wayne, and collaborated with Dr. Seuss! Sounds like a fascinating woman
And after Cerf died, she married the former mayor of NYC.
Mrs. Cora Sayler will be a guest on the show again on 10/17/54, about 5 months later. She and/or her occupation really must have been a hit with the producers.
And the panel didn’t remember her?
Very entertaining. I love to see the ladies dressed up and the men in suits so well groomed.
He was my all-time favorite base-ball player. He was an amazing guy. He was the last player to hit .400. He was a fighter pilot in Korea. And at age 38, if he would have had five more hits, he would have hit .400 and have become the first player to do that since he did it 17 years before. He was 6'4" and I always thought he looked like a movie star. I watched him before a game once and during batting practice, players from the other team came up and asked him for hitting tips.
He was a fighter pilot in World War II as well.
I forgot how tall Ted Williams. Semper fi
The second game. One of the greatest gambits that Steve Allen ever did on this program. And when Cora came again to WML six months later, the staff prepared another gambit for the occasion. At the time, I bet no one noticed.
It might help WML newcomers to know that a 'gambit', in WML-speak, is a line of questioning suggested to a panelist by the show producers, not to make it easy to guess the right line, but - on the contrary - to mis-lead the panel and provoke funny results. It did work brilliantly in this episode.
The "Splendid Splinter". Eyesight so keen, he could tell you what seam he hit on the ball.
I had a “Ted Williams by Sears 10 speed bike when I was a kid. It must have been around 1971.
Yeah, I remember that bike. In 60-61', for my bday, I got my 1st new baseball glove. My dad had asked which 1 did I want the most & I told him the Ted Williams glove that I saw in the SEARS catalog. I really liked that glove! A few years later for Christmas, he got my 1st 22 rifle (Ithaca Winchester style) from SEARS. As a young adult, I always bought my shocks from SEARS Auto & later on, I even got the motor for my Jon boat at SEARS. For many years, SEARS was the epitome of a quality, middle class folks' store.
Ted Williams not only had a great voice, he was very handsome too,
very handsome
@@teresalinton5898 Had some of his mother's dark features. She was Mexican.
@@teresalinton5898you said it
You tell 'em, Isabel.
Ted Williams appears, as was his wont, wearing an open-necked sports shirt. He hated neckties and only wore them if he absolutely had to. When former Yankees manager, Joe McCarthy (NOT the Senator) was named manager of the Red Sox before the 1948 season, everyone wondered how the new manager would get along with the Red Sox star player. McCarthy had won 8 AL pennants and 7 World Series with the Yankees while being a stickler for his players to dress like champions, including jacket and tie when traveling as a team. When hired by the Sox, McCarthy was asked about this by reporters, he is quoted as replying: "You don't say anything to a .400 hitter except, 'How do you do sir.'"
Williams continued to eschew neckties and came within a playoff game loss of winning the AL pennant in 1948 and down to the final game of the season before losing the 1949 pennant. They had no problems with each other during McCarthy's 2½ years managing the Red Sox.
He had a ballgame earlier in the day and managed to go do a game show later that day, athletes would never do that today
Gil Fates wrote about Cora Sayler in his WML book. The section about how the production staff found challengers. The number and quality of challengers
found in the Mail was sporadic from week and week and even season to season, but the Mail brought in some beauts, so the production staff continued to read all the cards and letters that came in hoping to discover some possibilities. The mail brought Cora, who was such a hit that . . . . well, stay tuned.
I actually remembered her in her next appearance, but primarily because of "Cranberry, NJ" reference.
Ted Williams home still stands in San Deigo, CA.
Arlene's laugh is adorable.
i knew bennett would get ted williams. arlene laid the groundwork of course.
Saw the episode with Mickey Mantle now Ted Williams, wonder if there’s an episode with Joe DiMaggio?
If Mr. Williams had not sacrificed several years of his life serving his country, what would have been his stats?
He would have surpassed Babe Ruth.
Ted Williams must be one of the few males that didn’t wear a tie on WML, unless they were in a costume.
I lost count of how many times the first contestant answered "sometimes"... (Now I have counted... 12 "sometimes).
It was funny!
😄
Awesome awesome awesome job Mr. Williams.
The greatest hitter that ever lived !!
The panel almost got the wild guess right for the security guard--they thought he was secret service or FBI.
Ted Williams: The John Wayne of baseball!
They could have made a super hero comic book out of Ted Williams life. He was a fighter pilot in The Marines, I think he flew 39 missions in two wars, a Hall of Fame Baseball player, and he had a good singing voice.
Lava1964 Yep
That's a good idea. You should do that. You'd make good money on this character.
@@macharper8214 He was also a very accomplished fisherman. His combat flights in Korea included one where his plane was on fire from enemy action; he barely managed to safely land and get out. He also flew combat missions as the wing man for another pilot who later gained a bit of fame: John Glenn.
john wayne didn't serve Lava1964
There goes the best hitter of all time!
Agreed.
SPLENDID!
Without a doubt. NO ONE will EVER hit his average EVER.
Someone may hit 400 in a season again but not with the attendant 37 homers and 120 rbis
Yay! The Splendid Splinter! (They don't have nicknames like that anymore.)
Also, I would like to note that I don't actually like gambits. (For those unaware, these were lines of questioning suggested ahead of time by the staff, generally to the comedian panelist. As I understand it, it was pretty much a broad kind of "maybe assume she works with women" suggestion, not a hint as to what the actual line was. This is as opposed to lines of questioning Steve or whomever followed because there was laughter.)
I mean, I do enjoy the humor, and a normal audience, watching once a week or so and not paying that much attention, wouldn't care. (As opposed to me, who's watching a few at a time and have the pre-knowledge they exist.) But it's clear when they show up, because Steve or whomever is totally dedicated to a specific line of questioning that they don't have any logical reason to be stuck on, and it then messes up the panel's exploration of the actual line of work, and it just distorts the guest's session.
But they are funny, and I do like Steve, so it's not a huge aversion.
One of the admirable things about this program was the way in which it showed women with occupations that were thought to be exclusively male.
The cow washer and garbage collector are the 2 funniest professions that this show has ever had lol 😅😂😅
The game between the Yankees and Red Sox on this date was a wild affair that saw the Red Sox jump to an early lead, fall behind 7-3, score multiple runs in each of the last three innings to take a 10-7 lead and then hold off a Yankees coneback in the 9th inning to win. Williams was two for three with three walks and three runs scored. It was typical for him in this era to draw numerous walks. In fact, this was the season that prompted a rule change in how the league batting champion would be determined. Williams only had 386 official at bats during the season, shy of the 400 required at the time. But he was also walked a league leading 136 teams (17 intentionally which also lead the league). When you add in hit by pitch and sacrifice flies, he had 526 total plate appearances, well in excess of the 477 required under the new rule that would soon come into play. (One of the first baseball statistics I had memorized was that it took 477 plate appearances in a 154 game schedule, 502 in a 162 game schedule: based on 3.1 appearances per total games scheduled.)
Under the new rule, Williams would have been batting champ with an average of .345. Instead, Bobby Avila of the pennant-winning Indians was declared batting champ at .341.
Back to the game this day, it was the rubber game of the three game series. The pitching matchup was between two second-line pitchers (Bill Henry for Boston, later a pretty good relief pitcher, and Tom Morgan for the Yankees). the Red Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead and it might have been more, except that all three outs were recorded by runners thrown out at home. The Yankees tied the score on Mickey Mantle's three run home run in the third inning, took the lead the following inning on RBI singles by Phil Rizzuto and Mantle, and extended their lead with two more in the fifth.
In the 7th, Williams started a rally with a one-out single. Four more singles and a walk later, the Red Sox had their second three-run inning of the game and trailed by one. The following inning, the Red Sox bunched three more singles and two walks (one to Williams) to retake the lead, 8-7; the Red Sox would get 18 hits compared to 12 for the Yanks) And in the ninth, the Red Sox had four straight singles to add two insurance runs. Again, they might have had more, except that Gil McDougald, who had just come into the game at 3rd base, snared George Kell's line drive and doubled Williams (who had contributed an RBI single in the inning) off second base.
They needed both insurance runs. With two outs and bases empty in the 9th, the Yankees had two more bolts of lightning: a triple by Hank Bauer and a home run by Irv Noren, pinch hitting for the weak-hitting Willie Miranda. But Ellis "Old Folks" Kinder, two months shy of his 40th birthday and one of the better relief pitchers in the AL at the time, had one more out in his arm. He struck out Mantle to preserve the win.
Of the Red Sox' 18 hits, 17 were for singles. Ted Lepcio's first inning double was the only exception. Other stars in this game for Boston were Jimmy Piersall (subject of the biopic "Fear Strikes Out") going three for six and scoring three runs, and future Hall of Famer Kell, three for five with three RBI's.
As an aside, regarding any rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees at the time: the Red Sox finished in fourth place that year with a 69-85 record, 34 games behind the second place Yankees (compared to 18 games ahead of the last place Philadelphia A's).
Wow! What a compendium of knowledge you are Lois! What is your source for such detailed info? May 23 is my birthday, and I turned 5 years old on this day in 1954.
....Rather precocious, I was already sports fan, even at that young age, living in Montreal and following the Montreal Canadiens and Alouettes (CFL football) and baseball too, as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers whose top farm club was the Montreal Royals. I collected sports cards and continued to do so until 1963, when my father told me I was too old for that and gave all my cards away!
@@robertfiller8634 Combination of Retrosheet for the specifics of what happened in the game that day and a few other facts, combined with general knowledge of baseball that was infused in me as a child until the mid-1980's. Once I became self-employed, I could no longer follow the sport as closely as once had. So I know more about baseball from the end of WWII through 1983 than I know since then (although my knowledge of baseball is still pretty extensive from 1984 on).
@@robertfiller8634 Montreal! Where Jackie Robinson made his debut in the Dodgers organization. And where my first baseball hero, Duke Snider, announced for the Expos for many years.
The Dodgers kept their franchise in Montreal for three years after they moved to L.A. Then with a combination of it being too far to call up a player in a hurry and with expansion causing teams to drop one of their farm clubs, the Dodgers decided to just go with Spokane in the PCL as their only AAA farm club. They stopped sending their best AAA players to Montreal in the late 50's. From 1955 to 1957, they went from a 95-59 season to last place. (But then back to first in 1958, albeit mostly with veterans who were no longer major league prospects but were good AAA players.)
But Roberto Clemente was there (they tried to hide him by playing him sparingly) in 1954.
Some of the other good players there in the second half of the 50's were Gino Cimoli, Tom Lasorda, Rocky Nelson, Ed Roebuck, Chico Fernandez, Charlie Neal, Roger Craig, Don Drysdale, Sparky Anderson, John Roseboro, Fred Kipp, Jim Gentile, Joe Pignatano, Sandy Amoros, Sparky Anderson, Solly Drake, Bob Aspromonte, and Ron Perranoski.
They also found ways to send some Canadian born players to Montreal like Bill Harris (born in Duguayville), Tim Harkness (Lachine) and Ray Daviault (Montreal).
Did you ever go to a game at Parc Jarry? When the leagues expanded in 1969, I knew that San Diego had a new stadium and the Royals could use the same stadium where the A's played. Seattle had a team in the PCL, although that stadium conversion ended up way below major league standards and was only used for one year. And I remember a lot of conjecture as to where the Expos would play. They kept saying the Autostrade (which always looked weird to me, like one of those things you put on your rug to practice putting). But they would have the same problem as any converted football stadium with short foul lines and it turned out there were too many other problems. Delorimier Stadium was ruled out pretty quickly: old and not able to expand it. Then out of nowhere came Jarry: in the middle of a park, enough room to expand from its original 3000 seats and it could be done quickly.
I am a big hockey fan. When I first started following the sport, I rooted for the little players so the "Pocket Rocket" Henri Richard was one of my favorites. And I always liked the Habs uniforms. But I eventually settled on my hometown Rangers and was very upset when they traded Gump Worsley to Montreal. And of course I rooted for Montreal when the Rangers weren't involved whenever Ken Dryden played. I also went to Cornell and am a member of the same senior honorary society.
We don't get a lot of CFL info down here. Cornell sent one player to the CFL when I was going there, but he only played one season for Hamilton.
@@loissimmons6558 I have an excellent knowledge of MLB from mid 1950s till about 1964. Being a Brooklyn fan I also loved The Duke of Flatbush, Pee Wee, Campy, Furillo, Podres,(especially in 1955!), Newcombe, Labine, Jackie (although he retired in 1956, so I missed his best years), and my favorite Gil Hodges (who is not in the HOF - which is so wrong). Of course, when they moved to LA, Koufax and Drysdale were the heart of the team as pitching became the Dodgers strength and HRs were few and far between, not like it was at Ebbets Field. I loved many other MLB stars such as Mays, Clemente, Musial, Aaron, Adcock, and especially Eddie Matthews in the NL (after the Dodgers left for LA, Milwaukee Braves became my favorite team) and in the AL, Mantle, Whitey, Gil McDougald, Moose, Teddy Ballgame, Colavito were some of my favorites, but I especially loved Al Kaline. Starting at about age 7, I would religiously read the boxscores each morning in the Montreal Gazette. Fast forward......I did not go to any games at Jarry Park but went to many at the Big O. Also, I loved the play-by-play of Snider and Dave Van Horne.
Great shows
God, Ted Williams, Yaz, and Bobby Orr. Thanks God.
Was God with the Celtics?
Loved Yaz!
forgot tom brady abd larry bird
@@pamela6197 I was at Fenway when they unveiled his statue on "Yaz Day" and it was remarked that the statue got it wrong the way he held his hat by the cap and not the bill
re: "God" = had no idea "God" was a sports figure ... what team?
Fantastic, classic show
The "A Team" --- Dorothy, Arlene, Bennett and Steve.
They forgot to ask the 1st contestant if he worked for a profit-making organization. I think it would have helped if they had.
Interesting a New York crowd would give a Boston player a loud and warm welcome - times were different then.
Williams was one of those players who irritated some members of the press.
Bennett asked about service in the Marines. Williams served in the Marine Corps as a pilot in WW2 and was recalled for military service as a pilot in the Korean War (Jerry Coleman, a Yankee infielder who was later known as a San Diego Padres announcer, was also a Marine pilot in WW2 and Korea).
The last man in MLB to finish a regular season hitting over .400 (.406) in 1941.
Daly was on his game this show
I'm stunned that a boston red sox player being cheered by a new York crowd and ted Williams [who could lose his temper] was in a great mood and didn't use profanity
+dodge96neon
I was wondering what the reaction would be from the NY fans in the audience, but I would say that two, possibly three things have a bearing on the matter:
1) Williams was well-known as a war hero by this time in his career, having served in both WWII and Korea and being one of the only sports stars to go into combat repeatedly and literally risk his life. His superior eyesight, reflexes, instincts and knowledge of his aircraft may well have made the difference between life and death for him as well as being successful against the enemy in air combat. He is probably one of the best military pilots this country has ever produced.
2) With two NL teams in New York at the time, either of which might face off against the Yankees in any given World Series and over which many a debate in bars and schoolyards would be held with much animation, and considering the fact that the Red Sox were also-rans in the years when the Yankees were the top dog in the AL up to this time, the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry wasn't nearly as big a deal in the NYC metro area as it is now. Having grown up in a NYC area baseball and sports household in the 1950's, I don't recall this being a huge rivalry until the 1970's.
3) It's also possible that the audience was cautioned in general terms to be gracious and welcoming to all guests. But this was a different era. Behavior was much less boorish in those days.
@@loissimmons6558 Another brilliant comment by the very talented Lois!
Good grief, he's on a game show on national television, of course he didn't "lose his temper", or, "use profanity". What a stupid thing to say.
He wouldn't because he would be on his best behaviour on TV. Also prob would have been cautioned about it.
They were cheering his GREATNESS.
If not for war, I believe Ted would have broken hr record and many more.
Handsome dude.
Ted Williams had to hide his Mexican heritage for many years. Hats off to this great man who made it possible for the players of the Negro Leagues to be entered in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Thank you Ted for taking this stance.
Williams was part Mexican on his mother's side, which also included Russian, Basque and American Indian.
@@saran3214 yes, Heinz 57 like most of us…..not sure I would call him Mexican, but if that somehow makes someone feel better, ok!
I enjoy almost all the contestants, except the animal abusers, but especially love hearing the baseball greats and other sports stars!
Thank you for these!!!
I was just thinking Ted W spoke a bit like John Wayne, then I saw the comment below. Did Lava think the same?
Ted Williams won two AL MVPs (1946, 1949), but the writers refused to give him three others that the record shows he clearly won ....1941, 1942, and 1947. No surprise Williams turned cold to the sports writers after they cheated him from what he earned.
1941 - Sports writers and NY Yankee favoritism.
Joe DiMaggio won MVP for his 56 game hit streak, but Joe only led the AL in one offensive category in 1941 - 125 rbi. Ted Williams had 120 rbi in 1941 and led the AL in NINE offensive categories, among them....runs scored, 135; HR, 37, BB, 147; OBP, .553; SLG, .735; and a whopping BA of .406, nearly 50 points higher than DiMaggio's .357. Even with his 56 game hit streak, DiMaggio's 193 total hits were 25 fewer than Washington Senators Cecil Travis' league-leading 218 in 1941 and less than Travis' .359 BA. Williams' 185 hits only trailed DiMaggio by 8.
1942 - Sports writers and NY Yankee favoritism again.
The most egregious MVP rip off from Williams - Yankees 2nd baseman Joe Gordon won MVP with a .322 BA; 18HR, and 103 rbi. Gordon led the AL in only two categories (both of them BAD) - strikeouts, 95 and hitting into double plays, 22. Meanwhile, Ted Williams led the AL in TEN offensive categories in 1942, including .356 BA; 36 HR; 137rbi and seven others - a TRIPLE CROWN SEASON!! Williams not being voted the MVP in 1942 was criminal.
1947 - Sports writers and NY Yankee favoritism triumphs a third time.
Joe DiMaggio was given the MVP over Williams for a second time with a .315 BA; 20HR; and 97 rbi. DiMaggio led the AL in NO offensive categories in 1947. Ted Williams by contrast, led the AL in NINE offensive categories, including .343 BA; 32 HR; and 114 rbi - another TRIPLE CROWN SEASON!! Like he did compared to Joe Gordon in 1942, Williams far out-produced DiMaggio across-the-board in 1947, yet the writers, who disliked Williams, would not give him the proper votes he earned as the league MVP. The 1947 MVP voting travesty was equally as egregious as 1942.
Ted Williams earned 5 AL MVP awards, but arrogant sports writers only voted him to win 2. It's unfortunate the writers back then were allowed to get away with such prejudices. If writers pulled this stunt today, there would be an uproar and scrutiny would rightfully be exercised to find out who was using a personal vendetta to penalize Mr. Williams from something he earned. Unbiased voting would have easily made Williams the unanimous MVP in his 1942 and 1947 Triple Crown seasons, where he led the league in 10 and 9 offensive categories, respectively. This is no-brainer stuff.
The "Splendid Splinter" himself.
Cow washing is fairly important in the dairy industry. Dirty cows shouldn't be milked, I'm guessing!
Maybe they're not contented unless they're clean!
never heard of cow washing.
might have been an early way to keep the milking area and the teats clean.
as far as i know, today, they just use an antiseptic on the teats before applying the milking machine.
I used to wash udders before they were milked. I’m not sure that’s what she did.
They need to get some better chalk!
Ted Williams! OMG!
Daly was excited in this one.
I had no idea female cows are called LADIES just like human females.
+Joie Fulton Cows are only females; so they are ladies. There is only one bull to a heard; two of the will fight. that's were you get the word "bullies" from.
all female animals are referred to as ladies.
usually as a joke.
if the farmer needs to move the cows out of the barn, he will say, "lets go ladies, this way, out the door".
Not only a great baseball player but fly combat missions in WWII and Korea......
Ted had a lifetime average of .344....Babe Ruth .342......and Lou Gehrig .340!!!!
Mr.Baseball finished with .200.
Jackson, Hornsby and Cobb hit higher than Williams.
@@Cosmo-Kramer Ted had 521 homers and missed 4 years in the service.
@@joeblow7407 Williams was terrible fielder, and can never match Ruth as a baseball player because not only are Ruth's offensive numbers better, but he was also an elite pitcher for several years.
@@Cosmo-Kramer Babe was 94-56 as a pitcher as I recall. Held World Series record for most consecutive scoreless innings until Whitey broke it. One year Babe had 16 triples. Was fast! Him and Willie the greatest!
Teddy Ballgame of the MFL! (Ball Four fans will get it).
John looks a little tired on this one. I find I've become really attached to these guys. I love Steve Allen's humour. I just love watching these shows. Whoever posted them ... thank you x
i didnt realize people had fun with the McCarthy hearings.
i thought everybody was afraid they might be next.
It's the Kid!
I love how irritated the first guest is with the stupid questions. LOL
I like how they didn’t try to associate the first contestant with Walt Disney. They just treated him like any other person.
I was surprised at that too, particularly as Bennett didn't make a comment.
Ted reminds me of James Garner.
Garner was better looking.
I remember Sears had Ted Williams endorse their sports equipment.
When I was in high school I owned a set of Ted Williams golf clubs.
Even a Ted Williams tent!
The free guess and walking over to see the panel was very annoying. Great to see Ted.
New York to San Francisco to Honolulu is fun
Not to mention, in a “brand new” DC-7!
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"Up to our old tricks!" I think this is the first time John used this phrase. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I think he's used it at least once before that I recall
😊 that dude was just being cheeky and saying sometimes over and over again and John Daly just let it happen cuz he likes to mislead everybody as much as possible.
In the show Beaver call long distance to Ted Williams,,,,,,,
No. He called Don Drysdale
when did theuy stop with the "hoaky" practice of the contestant walking in front of the panel to be "checked out" by them? That's really silly.
Check out this clips video I put together to see when and how the Walk of Shame was eventually ended: ruclips.net/video/4i0xK4ntUcQ/видео.html
Steve Burrus Actually I liked it
Wel;l What's My Line is NOT a beaut y pageant of any kind. Just what did you like about seeing that public spectacle anyway?
Today's RUclips Rerun for 2/10/16:
Just one of the many giants of Major League Baseball to have appeared on WML. Unfortunately, we're missing one WML show with another baseball legend, one whom we have very little footage of playing the game let alone otherwise: Ty Cobb appeared on the lost Jul. 31, 1955 show.
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+What's My Line? Man, Ty Cobb would've been /fascinating/. Alas.
The notorious Army-McCarthy hearings
The cow washer got away with the full prize which, in today's money, would be worth $518, according to my sources. At a time (1954) when the federal minimum wage was $0.75, worth $7.19 in 2020 dollars, that would've been a nice chunk of change.
I love this show but it is difficult to watch the pre-1957 episodes with the cattle call in front of the panelists and the ridiculous free guesses!
I hope I am stlll alive when they unfreeze Ted in 2075!
Mrs. Saylor is dressed typically for the 50’s older woman
I find it is suspicious when the panel immediately guesses, since he’s not in the movie industry, he’s in the sports industry and a few questions later knows who he is.
They also kept close tabs on the papers to see who was in town, and had other social hints because of the circles they moved in. For mystery guests, it was generally either a "entertainment" star (movie, TV, or music), sports star, or politician. Once a category is eliminated, it makes it easy to further narrow it down.
Linda, who else but a famous entertainer or athlete (and maybe politician/military hero) would receive such applause from the studio audience, and would require that the panelists be blindfolded?? There's nothing suspicious about their line of questioning.
Is Mrs Gerhardt a dalek?
Teddy Baseball ⚾🧢👍
An exterminator uses edible products?
@accomplice55.
Did then and still do.
Now, a lot of the bait (edible food) is infused or treated with the poison.
Now there is usually a plastic "cage" around it to keep it from unintended targets.
Bennett “You do? It does? They are animals?” Why does he often ask twice? And ahh.. Arlene, why do, aah, so many people, aah, say aah when
thinking? And why doesn’t, aah, Daly hold men’s hands?
Exterminators can be eaten?
Possibly the greatest hitter in baseball. Not a real nice guy in real life but a true patriot and a legend
I like to eat while I watch this show
Me, too. I watch one episode per day while eating my breakfast and one episode of "To Tell the Truth" when I drink my coffee.
Sometimes
What's the deal with the "Private Video" that are showing up tonight?
Where? In the chronological playlists? There are always private videos in the playlists because I upload videos in advance to facilitate posting on a regular schedule. By adding them to the playlists as I upload, it's one less thing to remember to do later. There are some "new" shows popping up in the older playlists as private videos because I just uploaded them. They're scheduled to be posted publicly around mid July. I wish RUclips provided a more elegant way of doing this, but I'm not aware of any.
What's My Line?
Yes, in the chronological playlists. Under the list of 1950 to 1955 they are showing up as the #2, #3 and #43 videos. They just say "Private Video" and no video can be accessed. I just wondered what they were. So I guess a video that falls within those dates will eventually take their place? If so, I'll look forward to viewing them. Thanks!
Jeff Vaughn Yes, you have the idea. And you're very welcome!