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1953 Baseball Broadcasters & Networks

This is a team-by-team listing of the networks and announcers who broadcast games during the 1953 season. You can view announcers for any season using the Broadcasters by Year tool on the right.

 
Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WHDH Bob Delaney
Radio WHDH Curt Gowdy
Radio WHDH Tom Hussey
TV WBZ/WNAC Bob Delaney
TV WBZ/WNAC Curt Gowdy
TV WBZ/WNAC Tom Hussey


Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WMGM Connie Desmond
Radio WMGM Red Barber
Radio WMGM Vin Scully
TV WOR Connie Desmond
TV WOR Red Barber
TV WOR Vin Scully


Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WIND Bert Wilson
Radio WIND Bud Campbell
TV WGN Harry Creighton
TV WGN Jack Brickhouse


Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WCFL Bob Elson
Radio WCFL Don Wells
TV WGN Harry Creighton
TV WGN Jack Brickhouse


Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WCPO Bob Gilmore
Radio WCPO Waite Hoyt
TV WCPO Bob Gilmore
TV WCPO Waite Hoyt


Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WERE Jack Graney
Radio WERE Jimmy Dudley
TV WXEL Bob Neal
TV WXEL Red Jones


Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WKMH/WJBK Dizzy Trout
Radio WKMH/WJBK Van Patrick
TV WJBK Dizzy Trout
TV WJBK Van Patrick


Milwaukee Braves Milwaukee Braves
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WTMJ, WEMP Bob Kelly
Radio WTMJ, WEMP Earl Gillespie


New York Giants New York Giants
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WMCA Ernie Harwell
Radio WMCA Russ Hodges
TV WPIX Ernie Harwell
TV WPIX Russ Hodges


New York Yankees New York Yankees
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WINS Jim Woods
Radio WINS Joe E. Brown
Radio WINS Mel Allen
TV WPIX Jim Woods
TV WPIX Joe E. Brown
TV WPIX Mel Allen


Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WIBG Byrum Saam
Radio WIBG Claude Haring
TV WPTZ/WFIL/WCAU Byrum Saam
TV WPTZ/WFIL/WCAU Claude Haring


Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WIBG Gene Kelly
Radio WIBG George Walsh
TV WPTZ/WFIL/WCAU Gene Kelly
TV WPTZ/WFIL/WCAU George Walsh


Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WWSW Bob Prince
Radio WWSW Rosey Rowswell
TV   Bob Prince
TV   Rosey Rowswell


St. Louis Browns St. Louis Browns
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KMOX Bill Durney
Radio KXOK Bud Blattner


St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WIL Gus Mancuso
Radio WIL Harry Caray
TV Uncertain  


Washington Nationals Washington Nationals
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WWDC Arch McDonald
Radio WWDC Bailey Goss
Radio WWDC Bob Wolff
TV WTTG Arch McDonald
TV WTTG Bailey Goss
TV WTTG Bob Wolff


The information above was compiled by the late Doug Pappas, SABR Business of Baseball Committee.

Broadcaster References

Golden Voices of Baseball by Ted Patterson
Voices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-time Best Announcers by Curt Smith
And The Fans Roared: The Sports Broadcasts That Kept Us on the Edge of Our Seats by Joe Garner
And The Crowd Goes Wild: Relive the Most Celebrated Sports Events Ever Broadcast by Joe Garner
The Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas, 60 Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth  by Curt Smith
How About That! The Life of Mel Allen by Stephen Borelli
Where's Harry? Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry Caray by Steve Stone

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