Casey at the Bat
Airdate:
Wednesday - April 24, 1963
WOR Show Original Airing
(Redated from: 1964)
First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Nobody knows the trouble I see. . .
Show Description
Shep opens up the show singing various courses from:
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
"Mommy's Little Baby Loves Shortening Bread"
"Old Man River"
...and more
Speaking of the Yankees and a game played against the Chicago White Sox earlier that day:
"There is a feeling in the air".
"I think this is going to be a desperate season"
He then reads the story of "Casey at the Bat" by By Ernest Lawrence Thayer.
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Comments
• The Yankees went 70 - 89 in 1966 and finished in 10th place. Shep was right - it was a desperate season.
The Original poem "Casey at the Bat" appeared in the San Francisco Examiner on June 3, 1888 and can be read here:
http://www..csh.rit.edu/~kenny/poetry/casey.html
Notes from Max:
The only Chicago game in April 1963 - 04-24-1963 vs Chicago. This is a Wednesday.
Further evidence of 1963 - Shep says "Mets win, Yankees lose". (Yankees won 6-4, Mets lost 2-0)
This happened in 1963, the reverse was true in 1964. In 1963 (4/24), both the Yankees and Mets were playing the Chicago teams. In 1964, the Mets were off on 4/22.
Confirmation of 1963 as the year - the show ends at midnight, followed by Long John. The show went to 10:15 in Feb of 1964.
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Replay Date
October 24, 2000
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6 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)
Recordee
1 Shortened Theme: 55 seconds 2 Audibly Dated: By recordee or other 3 Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines 4 Syndicated Intro:Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
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David Goldin
NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDINGSource description: The Jean Shepherd. April 1964. WOR, New York. The broadcast date is described as, "Spring, 1964." Didn't you used to listen to Nelson Eddy? Shepherd reads, "Casey At The Bat." Jean Shepherd. 36:13. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
[See notes about dating] Source ref number: 79248 Station: WOR
FHC / JSP
Running Time: 36:23
Available on Internet
Inventory Name: 1963 04 24_W0158_030 Casey At The Bat.mp3 Source filename: 1964_spring_Casey_At_The_Bat.mp3 Source ref number: 2, 1d Station: WOR
Gary Hines
Running Time: 43:54
Inventory Name: 1963 04 24_W0158_097_mod Nelson Eddy, Casey at the Bat.mp3 Source filename: 63-04-24_mod Nelson Eddy, Casey at the Bat.mp3 Source description: 6-64 0221 Casey at the Bat Poss. 8-14-64
4-24-63 gh Nelson Eddy, Casey at the Bat Station: WOR
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Mass Backwards
Running Time: 36:30
Available on Internet
Inventory Name: 1963 04 24_W0158_500 Casey At The Bat.mp3 Station: WBAI Comments: Mass Backwards recording
Max - Everything Sets
Running Time: 36:23
Available on Internet
Inventory Name: 1963 04 24_W0158_601 Casey At The Bat.mp3 Source filename: 1964_spring_Casey_At_The_Bat.mp3 Source set: Everything Set 07 Station: WOR
Gary Hines
Running Time: 41:55
Inventory Name: 1963 04 24_W0158_097_orig Nelson Eddy, Casey at the Bat.mp3 Source filename: 63-04-24_orig Nelson Eddy, Casey at the Bat.mp3 Station: WOR
