List of World Series broadcasters

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The following is a list of national American radio and television networks and announcers that have broadcast World Series games over the years. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

For more details on this topic, see World Series television ratings.

Contents

[edit] Television

Television coverage of the World Series began in 1947. Since that time five different men have broadcast eight or more different World Series as a play-by-play or color commentator. They are Tim McCarver (18 times), Mel Allen (11), Vin Scully (11), Curt Gowdy (11), Joe Buck (10), Joe Garagiola (9), and Al Michaels (8).

[edit] 2000s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
2008 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy
Eric Byrnes, Eric Karros, and Mark Grace
Jeanne Zelasko
2007 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy with
Eric Byrnes and Eric Karros (Games 1, 2)
Joe Girardi and Mark Grace (Games 3, 4)
Jeanne Zelasko
2006 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy with
Eric Byrnes (Games 1, 2)
Joe Girardi (Games 3, 4, 5)
Jeanne Zelasko
2005 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2004 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2003 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Steve Lyons Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2002 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Steve Lyons Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2001 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Steve Lyons Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2000 FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver Bob Brenly Keith Olbermann Steve Lyons Keith Olbermann
     Expected announcer, subject to change.

[edit] Notes

[edit] 1990s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
1999[1] NBC Bob Costas Joe Morgan Jim Gray and Craig Sager Hannah Storm Barry Larkin Jim Gray
1998[2] FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly Chip Caray Steve Lyons Chip Caray
1997[3] NBC Bob Costas Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker Jim Gray Hannah Storm and Keith Olbermann   Hannah Storm and Jim Gray
1996[4][5] FOX Joe Buck Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly Chip Caray Steve Lyons and Dave Winfield Chip Caray
1995[6] ABC (Games 1, 4, 5)
NBC (Games 2, 3, 6)
Al Michaels
Bob Costas
Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver
Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker
Lesley Visser
Jim Gray

Hannah Storm
  Hannah Storm
1994 Cancelled due to 1994 strike.
1993[7] CBS Sean McDonough Tim McCarver Jim Gray Pat O'Brien   Tim McCarver
1992[8] CBS Sean McDonough Tim McCarver Jim Kaat Pat O'Brien   Jim Kaat
1991[9][10] CBS Jack Buck Tim McCarver Jim Kaat, Lesley Visser and Andrea Joyce Pat O'Brien Tommy Lasorda Jim Kaat
1990[11] CBS Jack Buck Tim McCarver Jim Kaat Pat O'Brien   Jim Kaat

[edit] Notes

  • The CBS telecasts of the 1992 and 1993 Series (both involving the Toronto Blue Jays) were simulcast on CTV in Canada.
    • At 30 years of age, CBS' Sean McDonough became the youngest man to call all nine innings and games of a World Series while serving as a full network television employee. Although Vin Scully and Al Michaels were several years younger when they called their first World Series, they were products of the then broadcasting policy of announcers representing the participating teams (a process that ended following the 1976 World Series). McDonough's record would subsequently be broken by FOX's Joe Buck, who at 27 years of age, called the 1996 World Series. Ironically, McDonough replaced Joe Buck's father, Jack, as CBS' lead play-by-play man.
  • The 1995 World Series was broadcast on two networks (ABC and NBC) so that they could recoup losses in the aftermath of the 1994 strike. The arrangement was a compromise from both networks, which chose to opt out of a six-year revenue sharing deal with Major League Baseball called "The Baseball Network." Prior to the strike, ABC was scheduled to broadcast the 1994 World Series and NBC was scheduled to televise the 1995 World Series. For 1995, ABC and NBC alternated games, with ABC scheduled to cover Games 1, 4, 5, and 7, while NBC covered Games 2, 3, and 6. Game 7, however, was not necessary.

[edit] 1980s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
1989 ABC Al Michaels Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver Gary Thorne and Joe Morgan Al Michaels Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver Gary Thorne
1988 NBC Vin Scully Joe Garagiola Bob Costas and Marv Albert Bob Costas and Marv Albert Bob Costas
1987 ABC Al Michaels Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver Reggie Jackson and Gary Bender Al Michaels Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver Reggie Jackson
1986 NBC Vin Scully Joe Garagiola Bob Costas and Marv Albert Bob Costas and Marv Albert Bob Costas
1985 ABC Al Michaels Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver Reggie Jackson Al Michaels Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver Reggie Jackson
1984 NBC Vin Scully Joe Garagiola Bob Costas and Len Berman Bob Costas and Len Berman Bob Costas
1983 ABC Al Michaels Howard Cosell and Earl Weaver Reggie Jackson Al Michaels Howard Cosell and Earl Weaver Reggie Jackson
1982 NBC Joe Garagiola and Dick Enberg Tony Kubek Bob Costas and Bill Macatee Dick Enberg Tom Seaver Bob Costas
1981 ABC Keith Jackson (Games 1, 2, 6)
Al Michaels (Games 3, 4, 5)
Howard Cosell and Jim Palmer Bob Uecker Keith Jackson (Games 1, 2, 6)
Al Michaels (Games 3, 4, 5)
Howard Cosell and Jim Palmer Bob Uecker
1980 NBC Joe Garagiola Tony Kubek and Tom Seaver Merle Harmon Bryant Gumbel Bryant Gumbel

[edit] Notes

  • Earl Weaver was the #1 ABC analyst in 1983, but was also employed by the Baltimore Orioles as a consultant. At the time, ABC had a policy preventing an announcer who was employed by a team from working games involving that team. So whenever the Orioles were on the primary ABC game, Weaver worked the backup game. This policy forced Weaver to resign from the Orioles consulting position in October in order to be able to work the World Series for ABC.
  • Tom Seaver provided periodic commentary during the 1982 World Series, but was not in the booth. Dick Enberg and Joe Garagiola traded off play-by-play duties for NBC's coverage in 1982. Garagiola called the first three and last three innings. Enberg meanwhile, hosted the pregame show and then, called the middle innings.
  • 1985 marked the first time that all World Series games were aired in prime time. Tim McCarver was practically a last minute replacement for Howard Cosell on ABC's coverage. Cosell was removed from the telecasts on the eve of the World Series (October 18), by order of Jim Spence and Roone Arledge after the excerpts from Cosell's book (I Never Played the Game), which criticized colleagues at ABC, first appeared in TV Guide.
  • Game 6 of the 1987 World Series (played on Saturday, October 24) is the last World Series game to date not to be played in prime time. The game started at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Another weekend afternoon sixth game was planned for 1988, but since the World Series ended in five games, it was unnecessary.

[edit] 1970s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
1979 ABC Keith Jackson (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Al Michaels (Games 3, 4, 5)
Don Drysdale and Howard Cosell Bob Uecker Keith Jackson (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Al Michaels (Games 3, 4, 5)
Don Drysdale and Howard Cosell Don Drysdale
1978 NBC Joe Garagiola Tony Kubek and Tom Seaver Curt Gowdy Curt Gowdy   Tony Kubek
1977 ABC Keith Jackson Howard Cosell and Tom Seaver Bill White Keith Jackson Howard Cosell and Tom Seaver Bill White
1976 NBC Joe Garagiola Marty Brennaman (Games 1, 2)
Phil Rizzuto (Games 3, 4)
Tony Kubek Dick Enberg   Tony Kubek
1975 NBC Curt Gowdy (Games 1, 3, 5, 7)
Joe Garagiola (Games 2, 4, 6)
Ned Martin (Games 1, 2, 7)
Marty Brennaman (Games 3, 4, 5)
Dick Stockton (Game 6)
Tony Kubek     Tony Kubek and Marty Brennaman
1974 NBC Curt Gowdy Vin Scully (Games 1, 2)
Monte Moore (Games 3, 4, 5)
Tony Kubek Joe Garagiola    
1973 NBC Curt Gowdy Monte Moore (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Lindsey Nelson (Games 3, 4, 5)
Tony Kubek Joe Garagiola    
1972 NBC Curt Gowdy Al Michaels (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Monte Moore (Games 3, 4, 5)
Tony Kubek Joe Garagiola Sandy Koufax  
1971 NBC Curt Gowdy Chuck Thompson (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Bob Prince (Games 3, 4, 5)
Tony Kubek Joe Garagiola Sandy Koufax Bob Prince
1970 NBC Curt Gowdy Jim McIntyre (Games 1, 2)
Chuck Thompson (Games 3, 4, 5)
Tony Kubek Joe Garagiola Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle Chuck Thompson

[edit] Notes

  • 1977 marked the first time that the participating teams' local announcers were not featured on the network telecast of a World Series.
  • During ABC's coverage of the 1979 and 1981 World Series, Keith Jackson and Al Michaels took turns at play-by-play. Jackson did the games at the American League park while Michaels would come in for the games at the National League park. This arrangement was made in large part to work around Jackson's already busy schedule (which included being ABC's lead college football announcer). By 1983, Al Michaels would finally be promoted to the full-time spot of lead baseball play-by-play man for ABC.

[edit] 1960s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
1969 NBC Curt Gowdy Bill O’Donnell (Games 1, 2)
Lindsey Nelson (Games 3, 4, 5)
Tony Kubek Jim Simpson Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle Lindsey Nelson
1968 NBC Curt Gowdy Harry Caray (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
George Kell (Games 3, 4, 5)
Tony Kubek     Ernie Harwell
1967 NBC Curt Gowdy Ken Coleman (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Harry Caray (Games 3, 4, 5)
Pee Wee Reese      
1966 NBC Curt Gowdy Vin Scully (Games 1, 2)
Chuck Thompson (Games 3, 4)
Pee Wee Reese    
1965 NBC Ray Scott Vin Scully   Bob Wolff Joe Garagiola
1964 NBC Curt Gowdy Harry Caray   Bob Wolff Joe Garagiola
1963 NBC Mel Allen Vin Scully   Bob Wolff Joe Garagiola
1962 NBC Mel Allen Russ Hodges   Bob Wolff Joe Garagiola
1961 NBC Mel Allen Joe Garagiola      
1960 NBC Mel Allen Bob Prince      

[edit] Notes

  • Before 1966, the only TV play-by-play announcers for the World Series were the top announcers for each team. For example, if the Yankees played the Dodgers in the World Series, Mel Allen (representing the Yankees) would call half the game and Vin Scully (representing the Dodgers) would call the other half of the game. But in 1966, NBC wanted their network announcer, Curt Gowdy to call most of the play-by-play at the expense of the top local announcers. So instead of calling half of every World Series game on television (as Vin Scully had done in 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1963, and 1965) they would only get to call half of all home games on TV.
  • Games 3, 4 and 5 of the 1969 World Series are believed to be the oldest surviving color television broadcasts of World Series games (even though World Series telecasts have aired in color since 1955). However, they were "truck feeds" in that they do not contain original commercials, but show a static image of the Shea Stadium field between innings. Games 1 and 2 were only saved as black and white kinescopes provided by the CBC. CBC also preserved all seven games of the 1965 and 1968 World Series (plus the 1968 All-Star Game) in black and white kinescope.
See also: Wiping

[edit] 1950s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators
1959 NBC Vin Scully Jack Brickhouse
1958 NBC Mel Allen Curt Gowdy
1957 NBC Mel Allen Al Helfer
1956 NBC Mel Allen Vin Scully
1955 NBC Vin Scully Mel Allen
1954 NBC Russ Hodges Jack Brickhouse
1953 NBC Mel Allen Vin Scully
1952 NBC Mel Allen Red Barber
1951 NBC Mel Allen and Russ Hodges Jim Britt
1950 NBC Jim Britt Jack Brickhouse

[edit] Notes

  • By 1950, World Series games could be seen in most of the country, but not all. 1950 also marked the first time that there was an exclusive network television broadcaster (NBC).
  • 1951 marked the first time that the World Series was televised coast to coast.

[edit] 1940s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators
1949 NBC, CBS, DuMont, and ABC Jim Britt
1948 NBC, CBS, DuMont, and ABC Red Barber Van Patrick
1947 NBC (Games 1, 5)
CBS (Games 3, 4)
DuMont (Games 2, 6, 7)
Bob Stanton
Bob Edge
Bill Slater

[edit] Notes

  • By 1949, World Series games could now be seen east of Mississippi River. The games were open to all channels with a network affiliation.

[edit] Surviving telecasts

All telecasts of World Series games starting with 1975 (Reds-Red Sox) are accounted for and exist[12]. This is a full record of World Series telecasts prior to 1975 that are known to exist in whole or part:

  • 1952 (Yankees-Dodgers) - Only the complete telecasts of Games 6 and 7 are known to exist.
  • 1956 (Yankees-Dodgers) - The last 3 innings of Game 2 are known to exist. Also, all but the first inning of Don Larsen's perfect game (Game 5), which alas, can only be seen if you pay the owner of the kinescope $300 for a group showing at his place.
  • 1957 (Yankees-Braves) - All of Game 3 except for a snip of Tony Kubek's second home run in the top 7th inning are known to exist. Also, most of the first six innings of Game 6 as well as Game 7 reportedly exists as well too.
  • 1961 (Yankees-Reds) - Only half hour segments of Game 3 (the 1st two innings), Game 4 (the 4th and 5th inning) and Game 5 (the opening and top of the 1st inning) are known to exist.
  • 1969 (Orioles-Mets). Games 1 and 2 have been preserved by the CBC on kinescope. Meanwhile, Games 3-5 exist in their original color videotape quality from "truck feeds."
  • 1970 (Orioles-Reds). Games 1-4, preserved by the CBC on kinescope exist. Meanwhile, Game 5 exists in its original color videotape quality from the "truck feed."
  • 1971 (Orioles-Pirates). Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 exist in their complete forms. However, Games 3-5 only partially exist, while the existing telecast for Game 4 is almost all complete.
  • 1972 (A's-Reds) - Game 4 is the only complete game that exists along with almost all of Game 5, and a fair chunk of Game 2. There are only fragments that still exist for Games 1, 3, 6 and nothing of Game 7 that's known to exist.
  • 1973 (A's-Mets) - Game 1 is the only complete game with nothing missing that's known to exist. Game 2 is missing the last inning and a half (including both Mike Andrews plays). The existing telecast of Game 3 is missing the last inning. The existing telecast of Game 4 lasts from just the pregame show to the top of the 4th inning. The existing telecast of Game 5 just has the last two innings. Meanwhile, there's nothing to show for Game 6, and Game 7 cuts off with one out in the top of the 9th inning. Also, while the last inning and a half of Game 2 featuring the Mike Andrews plays is lost from the Major League Baseball/NBC copy, the plays themselves (totalling about 60 seconds of coverage) survived because after the World Series, NBC put together a 20 minute presentation tape narrated by Curt Gowdy to submit to the Peabody Awards in order to get consideration for an award for their coverage by the committee. The two Mike Andrews plays with Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek's calls and analysis of them were used in that presentation tape. Meanwhile, the presentation tape exists in the Peabody vault, so there is a case where "reconstructing" a game in an incomplete format would require going to two different outlets.
  • 1974 (A's-Dodgers) - While Games 1-3 are complete, Games 4 and 5 are currently missing but might exist.

[edit] Radio

[edit] 2000s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts
2007 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Jon Sciambi Dave Campbell and Peter Pasquarelli
2006 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Dan Shulman Dave Campbell and Peter Pasquarelli
2005 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
2004 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
2003 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
2002 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Charley Steiner Dave Campbell
2001 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Charley Steiner Dave Campbell
2000 ESPN Jon Miller Dave Campbell   Charley Steiner

[edit] 1990s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts
1999 ESPN Jon Miller Rick Sutcliffe   Charley Steiner Dave Campbell
1998 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan   Charley Steiner Kevin Kennedy
1997 CBS Vin Scully Jeff Torborg   John Rooney  
1996 CBS Vin Scully Jeff Torborg   John Rooney  
1995 CBS Vin Scully Jeff Torborg   John Rooney  
1993 CBS Vin Scully Johnny Bench   John Rooney  
1992 CBS Vin Scully Johnny Bench   John Rooney  
1991 CBS Vin Scully Johnny Bench   John Rooney  
1990 CBS Vin Scully Johnny Bench   John Rooney  

[edit] 1980s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts
1989 CBS Jack Buck Johnny Bench   John Rooney  
1988 CBS Jack Buck Bill White   John Rooney  
1987 CBS Jack Buck Bill White   John Rooney  
1986 CBS Jack Buck Sparky Anderson Win Elliot
1985 CBS Jack Buck Sparky Anderson   Win Elliot  
1984 CBS Jack Buck Brent Musburger   Win Elliot  
1983 CBS Jack Buck Sparky Anderson   Win Elliot  
1982 CBS Vin Scully Sparky Anderson   Win Elliot  
1981 CBS Vin Scully Sparky Anderson   Win Elliot  
1980 CBS Vin Scully Sparky Anderson   Win Elliot  

[edit] Notes

  • 1984 marked the first time that teams' flagship radio stations were permitted to produce their own local World Series radio broadcasts and air them live. In prior years, these stations were contractually required to carry the national radio networks' broadcasts (although they could produce recreated games with local announcers and air them after the Series had ended).

[edit] 1970s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Field reporters Pregame hosts Pregame analysts
1979 CBS Vin Scully Sparky Anderson Win Elliot
1978 CBS Bill White Ross Porter   Win Elliot  
1977 CBS Bill White Ross Porter Win Elliot
1976 CBS Bill White Marty Brennaman and Bill Sorrell   Win Elliot  
1975 NBC Joe Garagiola (Games 1, 3, 5, 7)
Curt Gowdy (Games 2, 4, 6)
Marty Brennaman (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Ned Martin (Games 3, 4, 5)
     
1974 NBC Jim Simpson Monte Moore (Games 1, 2)
Ross Porter (Games 3, 4, 5)
     
1973 NBC Jim Simpson Bob Murphy (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Monte Moore (Games 3, 4, 5)
     
1972 NBC Jim Simpson Monte Moore (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Al Michaels (Games 3, 4, 5)
     
1971 NBC Jim Simpson Bob Prince (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Bill O’Donnell (Games 3, 4, 5)
     
1970 NBC Jim Simpson Chuck Thompson (Games 1, 2)
Jim McIntyre (Games 3, 4, 5)
     

[edit] 1960s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators Pregame hosts
1969 NBC Jim Simpson Ralph Kiner (Games 1, 2)
Bill O’Donnell (Games 3, 4, 5)
 
1968 NBC Pee Wee Reese Ernie Harwell (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Jack Buck (Games 3, 4, 5)
Joe Garagiola
1967 NBC Pee Wee Reese Harry Caray (Games 1, 2, 6, 7)
Ken Coleman (Games 3, 4, 5)
Gene Elston
1966 NBC Bob Prince Chuck Thompson (Games 1, 2)
Vin Scully (Games 3, 4)
 
1965 NBC By Saam Joe Garagiola  
1964 NBC Phil Rizzuto Joe Garagiola  
1963 NBC Ernie Harwell Joe Garagiola  
1962 NBC George Kell Joe Garagiola Lon Simmons
1961 NBC Bob Wolff Waite Hoyt  
1960 NBC Chuck Thompson Jack Quinlan  

[edit] 1950s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators
1959 NBC Mel Allen By Saam
1958 NBC Bob Wolff Earl Gillespie
1957 NBC Bob Neal Earl Gillespie and Bill Corum
1956 Mutual Bob Wolff Bob Neal
1955 Mutual Al Helfer Bob Neal
1954 Mutual Al Helfer Jimmy Dudley
1953 Mutual Al Helfer Gene Kelly
1952 Mutual Al Helfer Jack Brickhouse and Bill Corum
1951 Mutual Mel Allen Al Helfer
1950 Mutual Mel Allen Jim Britt

[edit] 1940s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators
1949 Mutual Mel Allen Red Barber
1948 Mutual Mel Allen Jim Britt
1947 Mutual Mel Allen Red Barber
1946 Mutual Jim Britt Arch McDonald and Bill Corum
1945 Mutual Bill Slater Al Helfer
1944 Mutual Bill Slater Don Dunphy and Bill Corum
1943 Mutual Red Barber Bob Elson and Bill Corum
1942 Mutual Red Barber Mel Allen
1941 Mutual Red Barber Bob Elson
1940 Mutual Red Barber Bob Elson

[edit] 1930s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators
1939 Mutual Red Barber Bob Elson
1938 NBC
CBS
Mutual
John Carmichael
France Laux
Red Barber
Pat Flanagan
Mel Allen
Bob Elson and Pat Flanagan
1937 NBC
CBS
Mutual
Tom Manning
France Laux
Bob Elson
Red Barber
Warren Brown
Gene Dwyer and Paul Douglas
John O’Hara andDavid Driscoll
1936 NBC
CBS
Mutual
Tom Manning
France Laux
Bob Elson
Ty Tyson
Boake Carter and Warren Brown
Gabriel Heatter and Bill Dyer
1935 NBC
CBS
Hal Totten
France Laux
Ty Tyson and Graham McNamee
Truman Bradley and Jack Graney
1934 NBC
CBS
Tom Manning
France Laux
Ford Bond and Graham McNamee
Ted Husing and Pat Flanagan
1933 NBC
CBS
Fred Hoey
France Laux
Hal Totten and Graham McNamee
Ted Husing
1932 NBC
CBS
Graham McNamee
Ted Husing
Tom Manning
Pat Flanagan
1931 NBC
CBS
Graham McNamee
Ted Husing
1930 NBC
CBS
Graham McNamee
Ted Husing

[edit] 1920s

Year Network Play-by-play announcers Color commentators
1929 NBC
CBS
Graham McNamee
Ted Husing
1928 NBC
CBS
Graham McNamee
Major White
Phillips Carlin
1927 NBC
CBS
Graham McNamee
Major White
Phillips Carlin
1926 Westinghouse Graham McNamee Phillips Carlin
1925 Westinghouse Graham McNamee
1924 Westinghouse Graham McNamee
1923 Westinghouse W. O. McGeehan (Games 1, 2, 3)
Graham McNamee (Games 3, 4, 5, 6)
1922 Westinghouse Grantland Rice W. O. McGeehan
1921 KDKA
WBZ
WJZ
Grantland Rice Tommy Cowan

[edit] Notes

  • Note on 1922 through 1926 coverage: The World Series is available to any commercially operated radio station.
  • The 1923 World Series featured the first true, stadium originated radio broadcast of World Series games. Bill McGeehan did the play-by-play honors at first. However, when McGeehan reportedly tired of the chore, he quit in the middle of Game 3. Shortly thereafter, Graham McNamee took over play-by-play duties.

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