Today a look back at a great feature hosted by Howard Cosell, on the then new Houston Astrodome, which aired on April 10, 1965.
There is fungo hitting by Rusty Staub of the Astros and Roger Maris of the Yankees.
A tour of the “Dome” and an interview with Astros manager Lum Harris is included.
Enjoy.
Left to right, Rusty Staub and Howard Cosell.
Back to the first game of the September 15, 1963 doubleheader, won by the surging St. Louis Cardinals, vs the Milwaukee Braves.
In the great Stan Musial’s last season, the Cards won 19 of 20 games to get within one game of the eventual world champion Dodgers, in the race for the 1963 National League Pennant.
The first game win for “St. Loo” was their 9th straight. They now had won 18 of 19 and the second game win made it 19 of 20.
With 2 outs and nobody on T9, Lew Burdette pitched to Ed Mathews. In the 7th game of the 1957 World Series, Burdette was the hero, repeating his shutout performance of the 5th game.
Milwaukee clinched its only baseball title to date, when Ed Mathews fielded Bill “Moose” Skowron’s “hot shot” and stepped on third base, to clinch the crown.
Now in a game very big, but nowhere near as big as #7 W.S, Mathews kept the Braves going, vs Burdette’s Cards, lashing a double.
However, Burdette got Gene Oliver (the year before as a Cardinals player, Gene hit a home run on the final day of the season, to sink L.A. (Dodgers) and with a (S.F.) Giants’ win that final day, a 2 of 3 playoff for the N.L. title was forced) to fly deep to Curt Flood, in center field.
Again, Oliver “hurt” the Dodgers (nowhere near as dramatically), but this time the Dodgers came to St. Louis and swept 3 games, to all but wrap up the title, they had failed to win a year earlier.
Speaking of “sweeps,” they swept the 2 time champion New York Yankees in the 1963 World Series.
The great Stan Musial (1,815 hits at home, 1,815 hits on the road), pictured above.
It seems there will be the equivalent of “Twilight Zone Marathons” on Syfy, nee the SciFi Channel, on Tuesdays for the duration of the coronavirus “situation.”
I have not seen all the episodes of the classic show, far from it, and treasure both ones I have seen and those I have not.
Two days back, in watching an episode titled “One More Pallbearer,” I marveled again, at the brilliant acting of Joseph Wiseman.
They do not “make them like that” any more!
I look forward to more Twilight Zone episodes next Tuesday and one each weekday, night/early morning at 12:30 A.M. on MeTV.
The brilliant actor, Joseph Wiseman, pictured above.
Of course, it is the 1968 Super Bowl champion New York Jets, who are remembered and rightfully so, as they won it all.
The 1967 version surely was a portent of things to come and within that (8-5-1) season, the fourth game (29-7) win vs the second year, Miami Dolphins, also was a sign of things to come.
I once met Joe Namath, the outstanding and famed Jets’ quarterback and he appreciated my remembering, among other non Super Bowl season accomplishments, his 4,000 plus yards passing, during the 1967 AFL season.
In the tilt vs Miami, Joe threw for 450 plus yards.
Emerson Boozer, who had a great ’67 season, cut short by injury scored 3 touchdowns, 2 on Namath passes, in that game.
He had 13 total touchdowns, when injury caused his season to end in the 10th game of the 14 game regular season schedule.
Emerson Boozer, pictured above, certainly wore a great number for running backs.
Among other true greats, Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson and Franco Harris were running backs, who wore #32 in their playing days.
Oh the “nuggets” from the first game of a September 15, 1963 doubleheader between the Milwaukee Braves and St. Louis Cardinals and other games that day including Bears/Packers in the NFL!
The starters each of whom I will link to Sandy Koufax, were Bob Hendley for Milwaukee and Lew Burdette for St. Louis.
Hendley pitched a brilliant one hit game, but lost on September 9, 1965 as Koufax pitched a perfect game. The lone run was scored in an inning without a base hit.
Burdette and Sandy are the only pitchers to hurl shutouts in the 5th and 7th games of a World Series. Of course game 7 in each case was decisive.
The Bears went on to win the NFL crown, while the Cards, who surged within one game of eventual World Series winning Los Angeles (Dodgers), that day, fell short, after winning 19 of 20 games to get that close to the first place Dodgers.
I will have more notes/”nuggets” “mined” from that tilt in the days that follow.
Lew Burdette, pictured above, believe me, deserves “Hall” recognition, which he never got, more so, than some pitchers that did.
He won (3-2) in that first game, pitching a complete game (remember those?). His catcher that day, Tim McCarver does and laments the absence of them in today’s baseball. So do I.
Today, another great episode of the iconic television show, “What’s My Line?”
The seminal figure/actor, Jimmy Stewart was the mystery guest on this November 10, 1963, episode.
The panelists were regulars Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Bennett Cerf. Additionally, Joseph Mankiewicz (discussed along with his brother Herman, in nice, informative fashion by his daughter Alex, grand-nephew Ben Mankiewicz a TCM host and author Sydney Ladensohn Stern, the last two nights on TCM) was the other panelist.
John Charles Daly is the show’s host. Enjoy viewing the episode.
“Time flying” is a reality. An example is that 33 years have passed since both Harry Goder and I made exceptional speeches, in ceremonies honoring Rabbi/Mr. Goder at Northeast Jewish Center in Yonkers, New York.
My speech was good because the topic, Harry Goder was great.
His outstanding sense of humor, desire to teach and his overall kindness made him so.
My post three years ago on this date, shown below, will tell you more about this man, including his sense of humor which came to me one night, not long after high school, still does and hopefully always will.
30 Years Since Harry Goder on March 29, 2017
Click below for more information, regarding Northeast Jewish Center in Yonkers, New York, from their fine website. I do not “think” websites were around, when I attended classes there, “many moons” ago.
Charity then, now and always manifests in many different forms.
After last season’s rout win (13-1), by the St. Louis Cardinals, in the decisive fifth game of their division series vs the Atlanta Braves, the Cards’ franchise has now been involved in “rout/double digit margin” decisive games at all three levels of post-season series.
In the most famous and most important, the Cardinals routed the Detroit Tigers (11-0) in game 7 of the 1934 World Series. Greats, Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick, respectively hurled the shutout and were “ejected” from the game for his own protection.
The Braves lone win in 5 post-season entities vs the Cardinals, was achieved in a (15-0) win in game 7 of the 1996 NLCS.
Jay Hanna aka Jerome Herman, “Dizzy” Dean in 1935.
I truly believe in watching the credits, so much so that within reason, I will stay in the theater (remember those) and wait until the end, likely “costing” me on some first dates.
Anyway, yesterday, after seeing some of the 1956, Stanley Kubrick directed film, “The Killing,” starring Sterling Hayden on TCM, the fabulous IMDb (Internet Movie Database) was checked, regarding the cast.
Leading the uncredited performers, was Rodney Dangerfield, who struggled long and hard before achieving, “I get no respect” great and deserved fame, for his lightning fast, superb comedy.
Mr. Dangerfield was listed as an “onlooker.”
Please do the same below, as Rodney Dangerfield is in the cluster of people, first row, second from the right. That does not count the shadows on the wall. Perhaps there is a joke in that somewhere.
Today, another fine episode of the iconic television show, “What’s My Line?” this one from August, 1964.
Tony Randall is the mystery guest.
Panelists are Arlene Francis, (she introduced fellow panelist, Buddy Hackett, citing his performances at The Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas), Dorothy Kilgallen and Bennett Cerf.
John Charles Daly is the show’s host.
Enjoy watching.
Andy B Sports 