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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200905461
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ISBN: 9798200905454
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ISBN: 9798200905478
| Runtime: | 9.27 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Sports & Recreation |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Broadcasting veteran John Rayburn presents classic, historic reenactment of the 1945 World Series championship games between the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers.
Game 1
Chicago - 9
Detroit - 0
Game 2
Chicago - 1
Detroit - 4
Game 3
Chicago - 3
Detroit - 0
Game 4
Detroit - 4
Chicago - 1
Game 5
Detroit - 8
Chicago - 4
Game 6
Detroit - 7
Chicago - 8
Game 7
Detroit - 9
Chicago - 3
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Before the Series began, veteran Chicago sportswriter Warren Brown said he couldn’t select a winner because he “didn’t think either one of them could win.”
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Although a total of sixty-one runs were scored in the Series, there were only three home runs, two of them by Hank Greenberg of the Tigers.
Author
Author Bio: John Rayburn
John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of sixty-two years in broadcasting. He served as a news and sports anchor and show host, and his television newscast achieved the largest share-of-audience figures of any major-market television newscast in the nation. He was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. His network credits include reports and/or appearances on The Today Show, Huntley-Brinkley News, Walter Cronkite News, NBC Monitor, NBC News on the Hour, and others. He recorded dozens of books for the National Library Service and narrated innumerable radio and television recordings.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Sports & Recreation |
| Runtime: | 9.27 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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