Notable baseball games to air on NBC

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The following is a list of noteworthy games to air on NBC's coverage of Major League Baseball.

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Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 1969 1.2 1972 1.3 1975 1.4 1977 1.5 1978 1.6 1979 1.7 1981 1.8 1982 1.9 1983 1.10 1984 1.11 1985 1.12 1986 1.13 1987 1.14 1988 1.15 1989 2 References 3 See also 4 Sources

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 1969

• Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs^[1]: Rick Wise vs. Ferguson Jenkins; Willie Smith homers for the Cubs.

[edit] 1972

• Chicago Cubs at San Francisco^[2]: Rick Monday's ninth-inning home run helps the Cubs steal a win.

• Detroit at Baltimore^[3]: Mickey Lolich tops Dave McNally in a pitchers' duel.

• Oakland at Boston^[4]: Catfish Hunter vs. Luis Tiant.

[edit] 1975

• Montreal at Philadelphia^[5]: NBC's final Monday Night Baseball telecast.

[edit] 1977

• N.Y. Yankees at Boston^[6]: On June 18 at Fenway Park in Boston, Jim Rice, a powerful hitter but a slow runner, hit a ball into right field that the New York Yankees' Reggie Jackson seemed to get to without much speed, and Rice reached second base. Furious, Yankees manager Billy Martin removed Jackson from the game without even waiting for the end of the inning, sending Paul Blair out to replace him. When Jackson arrived at the dugout, Martin yelled that Jackson had shown him up. They argued, and Jackson said that Martin's heavy drinking had impaired his judgment.Despite Jackson being eighteen years younger, about four inches taller and maybe forty pounds heavier, Martin lunged at him, and had to be restrained by coaches Yogi Berra and Elston Howard. Red Sox fans could see this in the dugout and began cheering wildly, and the NBC-TV cameras showed the confrontation to the entire country.

[edit] 1978

• Philadelphia at St. Louis^[7]: The Phillies win in 10; includes cut-ins to White Sox-Yankees backup game^[8].

[edit] 1979

• N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City^[9]: Willie Wilson's inside-the-park home run gives the Royals a 13-inning triumph.

[edit] 1981

• San Francisco at Montreal^[10]: Bill North's home run and six RBIs spur the Giants in a win over the Expos.

• Los Angeles at Houston^[11]: Nolan Ryan pitches his fifth career no-hitter.

• Detroit at Milwaukee^[12]: On the final Game of the Week telecast of the regular season, the Brewers clinch the "second half" title of the AL East.

[edit] 1982

• Oakland at Boston^[13]: A three-run eighth inning provides the Red Sox with the winning margin.

• Cincinnati at Montreal^[14]: Gary Carter blasts a three-run homer in eighth inning.

[edit] 1983

• Montreal at Los Angeles^[15]: The first Game of the Week featuring the team of Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola; five runs in the fifth inning pace the Expos.

• Milwaukee at Kansas City^[16]: The first Game of the Week featuring the team of Bob Costas and Tony Kubek.

• Philadelphia at Montreal^[17]: Tim Raines' ninth-inning single plates winning run.

• Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers^[18]: Joe Garagiola interviews George Brett about the now infamous "Pine Tar Incident" at Yankee Stadium a week earlier.

[edit] 1984

• Detroit at Chicago White Sox^[19]: Pitching on just three days' rest, the Tigers' Jack Morris fires a no-hitter.

• Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees^[20]: Lou Piniella's last game as a Yankee player.

• St. Louis at Chicago Cubs: "The Ryne Sandberg Game"^[21]: Sandberg goes 5-for-6 with seven RBIs and two home runs off of Bruce Sutter.

• Chicago Cubs at San Francisco^[22]: Jeffrey Leonard and Scot Thompson have two RBIs each for the Giants.

• Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets^[23]: The Mets edge the Cubs out 2-1 on a Friday night.

• Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets^[24]: The Cubs post an eight-spot in the eighth inning.

• Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets^[25]: Dwight Gooden's one-hitter serves as a bump in the Cubs' road to NL East title.

[edit] 1985

• Detroit at N.Y. Yankees^[26]: Darrell Evans goes 5-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs as Tigers win.

• N.Y. Yankees at Detroit^[27]: Ron Guidry throws a four-hit shutout; includes finish of the Angels-White Sox game^[28].

• Atlanta at N.Y. Mets^[29]: Darryl Strawberry's first-inning grand slam highlights the Mets' rout.

• Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles^[30]: The Dodgers blow the Cubs out 10-0 on a Friday night.

• Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees^[31]: Two days after this Friday night telecast, Tom Seaver of the White Sox would win his 300th career game.

• Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets^[32]: Dwight Gooden's complete game and George Foster's homer lift the Mets to a victory.

• N.Y. Mets at Los Angeles^[33]: Mike Scioscia goes 3-for-4; a brawl erupts in the Dodgers' victory.

• Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets^[34]: Dwight Gooden pitches well and goes 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.

• California at Texas^[35]: Bob Costas and Tony Kubek call this match-up between divisional rivals on the last Saturday of the regular season.

• Chicago Cubs at St. Louis^[36]: The Cards clinch the NL East title.

[edit] 1986

• N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia^[37]: Mike Schmidt goes 4-for-7 with two RBIs as the Phillies win a 14-inning marathon.

• N.Y. Mets at St. Louis^[38]: Lenny Dykstra's leadoff home run sparks the Mets' four-run first inning.

• N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs^[39]: Dwight Gooden vs. Rick Sutcliffe.

• Atlanta at N.Y. Mets^[40]: Gary Carter hits a three run home run in his first at-bat and a grand slam on his second.

• N.Y. Mets at Atlanta^[41]: During this telecast, play-by-play man Vin Scully said of the Mets' Kevin Mitchell

He can play center, right, left, third, short. Boy, this kid is something, he's just everywhere...

• Boston at N.Y. Yankees^[42]: Dave Winfield's three-run homer highlights the Yankees' victory.

• Atlanta at Houston^[43]: Kevin Bass collects two hits and a RBI in the Astros' victory.

[edit] 1987

• Montreal at N.Y. Mets^[44]: Tim Raines helps the Expos defeat Mets in 10 innings.

• N.Y. Mets at Houston^[45]: Howard Johnson hits two home runs off Danny Darwin in the Mets' win.

• Baltimore at Kansas City^[46]: A seven-run sixth inning and Ray Knight's four RBIs pave way for Orioles' win.

• Houston at N.Y. Mets^[47]: A Friday night rematch of the previous year's NLCS.

• N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox^[48]: Gary Redus and Ozzie Guillen get two hits each as the White Sox edge the Yankees.

• California at N.Y. Yankees^[49]: Prior to this telecast, host Marv Albert interviews Don Sutton, who denies having been caught doctoring the baseball the week before.

• Cincinnati at San Francisco^[50]: Will Clark and José Uribe hit homers as the Giants close in on the NL West title.

• Toronto at Detroit^[51]: Locked in an intense race for AL East title, the Blue Jays and Tigers play on the final Saturday of the regular season.

[edit] 1988

• St. Louis at N.Y. Mets^[52]: The Mets win 6-4 as Gary Carter and Howard Johnson hit back-to-back home runs in the 8th.

• N.Y. Mets at San Francisco^[53]: The Giants win this May 14, match-up 3-2.

• Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets^[54]: The Mets win 6-5 in 13 innings on a Kevin McReynolds home run.

• N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs^[55]: Bob Ojeda plunks Andre Dawson which causes Dawson attempt to charge the mound before being held back by Gary Carter (who had him in a bear hug).

• N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox^[56]: John Candelaria strikes out 12 in a two-hit shutout of the White Sox.

• San Francisco at St. Louis^[57]: Candy Maldonado's ninth-inning RBI single lifts the Giants to a win.

• N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs^[58]: Four runs in the seventh inning help the Cubs win the first official night game at Wrigley Field.

• Los Angeles at Cincinnati^[59]: The final start of Don Sutton's career.

• Los Angeles at N.Y. Mets^[60]: Dwight Gooden and Randy Myers put the clamps on the Dodgers' bats.

• Chicago Cubs at St. Louis^[61]: When former Yale University president A. Bartlett Giamatti was named Commissioner of Major League Baseball two days earlier, host Marv Albert japed to St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog that there now would be "an opening for you at Yale." Herzog retorted by saying "I don't think that's funny, Marv!"

• N.Y. Yankees at Boston^[62]: A Friday night contest in mid-September between two bitter rivals.

[edit] 1989

• Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets^[63]: Greg Maddux vs. Sid Fernandez; Keith Hernandez homers in a Mets' win.

• Cincinnati at San Francisco^[64]: Kevin Mitchell hits a home run in the Giants' win.

• San Francisco at Los Angeles^[65]: Matt Williams goes 2-for-4 with a home run.

• Houston at San Francisco^[66]: Brett Butler has three hits, one of them a home run, as the Giants roll.

• Los Angeles at N.Y. Mets^[67]: Dave Magadan has three hits and two RBIs in the Mets' victory over the Dodgers.

• Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees^[68]: Joe Orsulak clubs two home runs to propel the Orioles.

• Baltimore at Toronto^[69]: The Blue Jays clinch the AL East title on NBC's final Game of the Week broadcast.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Major League Baseball Game of the Week
• List of American League Championship Series broadcasters
• List of National League Championship Series broadcasters
• List of American League Division Series broadcasters
• List of National League Division Series broadcasters
• List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters
• List of World Series broadcasters

[edit] Sources

• Games on Tape
• The Baseball Corner
• DBSForums Discussion Forums > Baseball "Game of the Week" on NBC
• rickstv.com - BASEBALL MLB Games on Video Tape VHS Videos DVD
• 1980s METS TAPES FOR TRADE