April 18 in San Francisco Giants History: The five-year ban on broadcasting games played by the New York major league teams ends when Red Barber, hired away from the Reds b (1939)

On April 18, 1939 — The five-year ban on broadcasting games played by the New York major league teams ends when Red Barber, calls Brooklyn’s 7-3 loss to the Giants at Ebbets Field . In 1934, the two National League teams and the Yankees agreed not to air their games on the radio, fearing the exposur

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