At The Bat






SLUGGER AT THE BAT and CASEY AT THE BAT
    
Another season of Major League Baseball is underway and this week we feature two gems to honor America's favorite pastime.  Jackie Robinson, who shattered baseball's color barrier and Brooklyn Dodgers teammate, Pee Wee Reese, both went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.  Lionel Barrymore, one of the most important actors of the 20th century, narrates Casey at the Bat (subtitled A Ballad of the Republic), which was written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer.  

Slugger at the Bat

Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson with Supporting Cast

Narrated by Carl Frank with music by Morris Surdin

Columbia MJV-57

(2) 10" 78RPM records in bi-fold sleeve

Total Time: 12:01

Casey at the Bat

Lionel Barrymore

MGM S35

(1) 10" 78RPM record in sleeve

Total Time: 7:08




Reese-and-Robinson_Slugger-at-the-Bat.mp3

Barrymore-Lionel_Casey-at-the-Bat.mp3

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