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Major League Baseball On ABC
''Major League Baseball on ABC'', sometimes ''ESPN Major League Baseball on ABC'' is the de facto branding of Major League Baseball (MLB) games on ABC produced by ESPN. ABC has aired MLB games in various formats: c. 1953-1965 ('' ABC Game of the Week''), 1976–1989 ('' Monday Night Baseball'', ''Thursday Night Baseball'', and '' Sunday Afternoon Baseball''), and 1994–1995 ('' Baseball Night in America''). After not televising MLB since Game 5 of the 1995 World Series (October 26), and after the ABC Sports division merged with ESPN in 2006, ABC has aired selected games as part of its sister cable network's contract since 2020. History From 1953 until 1955, and again in 1960, ABC aired '' Major League Baseball Game of the Week'' telecasts, usually on Saturdays. In 1959, ABC broadcast the best-of-three playoff series (to decide the National League pennant) between the Milwaukee Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1965, ABC returned to ''Game of the Week'' broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monday Night Baseball
''Monday Night Baseball'' was a live game telecast of Major League Baseball that aired on Monday nights during the regular season. These games formerly aired weekly on ESPN. The game started at 7 p.m. ET, following ''SportsCenter'', and usually lasted around three hours leading up to an hour-long '' Baseball Tonight''. The program sometimes aired on ESPN2 rather than ESPN, often due to NBA playoff coverage in April and May, and preseason ''Monday Night Football'' coverage in August. Beginning with the 2022 Major League Baseball season, ESPN significantly reduced their MLB schedule, which included cutting their ''Monday Night Baseball'' games. Monday night games now occasionally air on Fox Sports 1 and MLB Network. Earlier incarnations of ''Monday Night Baseball'' aired on NBC and then ABC in the 1970s and '80s. Current Features Several things changed to ''Monday Night Baseball'' in the eight year television contract that ESPN signed with Major League Baseball on September 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereo
Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration of two loudspeakers (or stereo headphones) in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing. Because the multi-dimensional perspective is the crucial aspect, the term ''stereophonic'' also applies to systems with more than two channels or speakers such as quadraphonic and surround sound. Binaural recording, Binaural sound systems are also ''stereophonic''. Stereo sound has been in common use since the 1970s in entertainment media such as broadcast radio, recorded music, television, video cameras, cinema, computer audio, and internet. Etymology The word ''stereophonic'' derives from the Greek language, Greek (''stereós'', "firm, solid") + (''phōnḗ'', "sound, tone, voice") and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Pennant Winners 1876–1968
The National League pennant winner of a given Major League Baseball season is the team that wins the championship—the pennant—of MLB's National League (NL). This team receives the Warren C. Giles Trophy and the right to play in the World Series against the champion of the American League (AL). The current NL pennant winners are the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat out the San Diego Padres to win the NL pennant in October 2022. The trophy is named for Warren Giles, the league president from 1951 to 1969, and is presented immediately after each NL Championship Series (NLCS) by Warren's son Bill Giles, the honorary league president and owner of the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1876 through 1968, the pennant was awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. Beginning in 1969, the league was divided into East and West divisions, with the champions of each playing for the pennant in the League Championship Series (NLCS). Since 1995, there have been three divisions an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 National League Tie-breaker Series
The 1959 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series that extended Major League Baseball's (MLB) regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The tiebreaker series was necessary after the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves finished the season with identical win–loss records of on Sunday, September 27, three games ahead of the It was the first tie-breaker in the majors in eight years, also in the The tie-breaker games were played on September 28 and 29. All the games were scheduled as day games, the opener on Monday was at Milwaukee County Stadium and the second on Tuesday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Dodgers won a coin flip late in the season that gave them home field advantage for the series (games two and three). If needed, the third game was scheduled for Wednesday, September 30. The Dodgers had hoped for night games in Los Angeles to take advantage of the Coliseum's seating capacity. The series w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Major League Baseball Season
The 1959 Major League Baseball season was played from April 9 to October 9, 1959. It saw the Los Angeles Dodgers, free of the strife produced by their move from Brooklyn the previous season, rebound to win the National League pennant after a two-game playoff against the Milwaukee Braves, who themselves had moved from Boston in 1953. The Dodgers won the World Series against a Chicago White Sox team that had not played in the "Fall Classic" since 1919 and was interrupting a Yankees' dynasty that dominated the American League between 1949 and 1964. The season is notable as the only one between 1950 and 1981 where no pitcher pitched a no-hitter. Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame ** Zack Wheat *Most Valuable Player ** Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox (AL) **Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs (NL) *Cy Young Award **Early Wynn, Chicago White Sox (AL) * Rookie of the Year ** Bob Allison, Washington Senators (AL) ** Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants (NL) *Gold Glove Award **Bobby Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Major League Baseball Season
The 1960 Major League Baseball season was played from April 12 to October 13, 1960. It was the final season contested by 16 clubs and the final season that a 154-game schedule was played in both the American League and the National League. The AL began using the 162-game schedule the following season, with the NL following suit in 1962. The season ended with the Pittsburgh Pirates, led by second baseman Bill Mazeroski, defeating the New York Yankees, led by outfield sluggers Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in the World Series. The series ending, with Mazeroski hitting a walk-off home run in Game 7, is among the most memorable in baseball history. Awards and honors *Most Valuable Player **Roger Maris, New York Yankees (AL) **Dick Groat, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) *Cy Young Award ** Vern Law, Pittsburgh Pirates * Rookie of the Year ** Ron Hansen, Baltimore Orioles (AL) ** Frank Howard, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) *The Sporting News Player of the Year Award **Roger Maris, New York Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Major League Baseball Season
The 1955 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 11 to October 4, 1955. It featured 16 teams, eight in the National League and eight in the American League, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. In the World Series the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. For the third consecutive season, a franchise changed homes as the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. Standings American League National League Postseason Bracket Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame ** Frank Baker **Joe DiMaggio ** Ted Lyons ** Dazzy Vance ** Gabby Hartnett **Ray Schalk *Most Valuable Player **American League: Yogi Berra, New York Yankees **National League: Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers * Rookie of the Year **American League: Herb Score, Cleveland Indians **National League: Bill Virdon William Charles Virdon (June 9, 1931 – November 23, 2021) was an American professional baseba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Major League Baseball Season
The 1953 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 13 to October 12, 1953. It marked the first relocation of an MLB franchise in fifty years, as the Boston Braves moved their NL franchise to Milwaukee, where they would play their home games at the new County Stadium. This was also the first regular season of the televised '' Major League Baseball Game of the Week'', originally broadcast on ABC. The New York Yankees won their fifth consecutive World Series championship, an MLB record. Standings American League National League Postseason Bracket League leaders American League National League Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Ed Barrow **Chief Bender ** Tom Connolly ** Dizzy Dean **Bill Klem **Al Simmons ** Bobby Wallace **Harry Wright *MLB Most Valuable Player Award ** Al Rosen (unanimous), Cleveland Indians, 3B ** Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers, C *MLB Rookie of the Year Award ** Harvey Kuenn, Detroit Tigers, SS ** Jim Gillia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Sports
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television Group, the former name of the parent organization of ABC * Australian Broadcasting Corporation, one of the national publicly funded broadcasters of Australia ** ABC Television (Australian TV network), the national television network of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ***ABC TV (Australian TV channel), the flagship TV station of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation *** ABC Canberra (TV station), Canberra, and other ABC TV local stations in state capitals *** ABC Australia (Southeast Asian TV channel), an international pay TV channel * ABC Radio (other), various radio stations including the American and Australian ABCs * Associated Broadcasting Corporation, one of the former names of TV5 Network, Inc., a Philippine t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 World Series
The 1995 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1995 season. The 91st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians. The Braves won in six games to capture their third World Series championship in franchise history (along with 1914 in Boston and 1957 in Milwaukee), making them the first team to win at least one crown in three different cities. This was also Cleveland's first Series appearance in 41 years and marked the resumption of the Fall Classic after the previous year's Series was canceled due to a players' strike. The Series was also remarkable in that five of the six games were won by one run, including the clinching sixth game, a 1–0 combined one-hitter by Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers. This was the first time since the LCS changed to a best-of-seven format that a winner of a LCS via a sweep ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with '' de jure'' ("by law"), which refers to things that happen according to official law, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. History In jurisprudence, it mainly means "practiced, but not necessarily defined by law" or "practiced or is valid, but not officially established". Basically, this expression is opposed to the concept of "de jure" (which means "as defined by law") when it comes to law, management or technology (such as standards) in the case of creation, development or application of "without" or "against" instructions, but in accordance with "with practice". When legal situations are discussed, "de jure" means "expressed by law", while "de facto" means action or what is practiced. Similar expressions: "essentially", "unofficial", "i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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