Vin Scully

Vincent Edward Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games.

NBC

Outside of Southern California, Vin Scully is probably best remembered for being NBC television's lead baseball announcer from 1983 to 1989, earning aproximately $2 million per year. Besides calling the Saturday Game of the Week for NBC, Scully called three World Series (1984, 1986, and 1988), four National League Championship Series (1983, 1985, 1987, and 1989), and four All-Star Games (1983, 1985, 1987, and 1989). Scully also reworked his Dodgers schedule during this period, as he would only broadcast home games on the radio and road games for television.

Related Topics:
Southern California - 1984 - 1986 - 1988 - National League Championship Series - All-Star Games

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Teaming with Joe Garagiola for NBC telecasts, Scully was on hand for several remarkable moments: Fred Lynn hitting the first grand slam in All-Star Game history (1983); the powerful 1984 Detroit Tigers winning the World Championship; Ozzie Smith's dramatic game-winning home run in Game 5 of the 1985 National League Championship Series; the mind-boggling sixth game of the 1986 World Series; the thrilling 1987 All-Star Game in Oakland, which was deadlocked at 0-0 before Tim Raines broke up the scoreless tie with a triple in the top of the 13th inning; the first official night game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (August 9, 1988); Kirk Gibson's dramatic game-winning home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series; and, chatting with Ronald Reagan in the booth during the 1989 All-Star Game in Anaheim.

Related Topics:
Joe Garagiola - Fred Lynn - Grand slam - All-Star Game - 1984 - Detroit Tigers - World Championship - Ozzie Smith - National League Championship Series - 1986 World Series - Oakland - Tim Raines - Chicago - Wrigley Field - August 9 - 1988 - Kirk Gibson - 1988 World Series - Ronald Reagan - Anaheim

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After the 1989 season, NBC would lose the television rights to cover Major League Baseball to . It was the first time that NBC wouldn't be able to televise baseball since 1946. In the aftermath, Scully said of NBC losing baseball, "It's a passing of a great American tradition. It is sad. I really and truly feel that. It will leave a vast window, to use a Washington word, where people will not get Major League Baseball and I think that's a tragedy. ... It's a staple that's gone. I feel for people who come to me and say how they miss it and, I hope, me."

Related Topics:
1989 - Television rights - 1946 - American - Washington

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