Tag: baseball

Bulldog Drummond: Death on the Diamond (EP4456)


Today’s Mystery:

A pitcher is shot and killed during a critical game with thousands of fans looking on.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1945

Originating in New York

Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny

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AWR0118: Abbott and Costello Show: Costello Invited to Join the Yankees (Old Time Radio Baseball)

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Because Joe DiMaggio is sick, the Yankees call for Lou Costello.

Original Air Date: April 17, 1947

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AWR0117: Dick Cole: The Big Baseball Game (Old Time Radio Baseball)

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An ambitious young pitcher is ready to cheat in a game against Dick Cole and the Parr Academy team so that he looks good for a Major League scout in the stands.

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AWR0116: Destination Freedom: The Ballad of Satchel Paige (Old Time Radio Baseball)

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The story of Negro League legend Leroy “Satchel” Paige.

Original Air Date: May 15, 1949

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AWR0115: X Minus One: Martian Sam (Old Time Radio Baseball)

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The struggling Los Angeles Dodgers sign an eighteen inch tall Martian pitcher to turn around their fortunes.

Original Air Date: April 3, 1957

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AWR0114: Lux Radio Theater: Pride of the Yankees (Old Time Radio Baseball)

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The story of the life and career of baseball legend Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper)

Original Air Date: October 4, 1943

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EP1624: Ellery Queen: The Foul Tip

A cowboy movie star is murdered at a ballpark.

Original Air Date: July 15, 1944

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EP1550s: WOR Summer Theater: The Mystery Of The Perfect Throw From Left Field The Conga Dancers Aunt

A “clownpire” makes a controversial baseball call and finds himself investigating a burglary and maybe a murder.

Original Air Date: August 13, 1942

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