1956 WORLD SERIES
GAME 2
INNINGS 8 + 9
The last two innings and post-game show is all that still exists of the original
NBC TV broadcast of Game 2 of the 1956 World Series at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn!
Mel Allen does the play-by-play, while young Vin Scully handles the post game summary
as happy Brooklyn fans are shown filing out of the old ballpark!
Included throughout are the original TV commercials for
Gillette Safety Razors and Tip Toni Hair Curlers!
Indeed, it was a different style of broadcasting in the good ol’ days, with less than a minute commercial break between innings, barely giving Mel Allen a chance to plug “tonight’s 10-round heavyweight fight on NBC at new Capitol Arena in Washington,
with Tony Anthony going against Clarence Hinnant”!
During another commercial, Yankee Hank Bauer tells Mel how his Gillette razor
keeps his face feeling and looking great!
As this segment begins, Billy Martin is leading off the top of the 8th inning,
with the Yankees trailing 11-7.
During the rest of the game, you’ll see three more runs scored,
each man in the Yankee order come to bat, plus Dodgers Carl Furillo,
Campanella, Gilliam, Reese and Duke Snider all make plate appearances.
You’ll see the power of Mantle, a nice catch by Snider and
excellent plays by Reese and Robinson.
As an aging Robinson trots off the field at the end of an inning,
Mel Allen says “and Jackie can still play ball”!
Total Run-Time is 30 Minutes
Quality is Excellent, but Production values are poor
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1956 WORLD SERIES
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