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1978 Baseball Broadcasters & Networks

This is a team-by-team listing of the networks and announcers who broadcast games during the 1978 season. You can view announcers for any season using the Broadcasters by Year tool on the right. (We have also found a source for thousands of vintage games on audio cassette. You can view a list of games from 1978 that are up for auction at the bottom of this page.)

 
Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WSB Ernie Johnson
Radio WSB Pete Van Wieren
Radio WSB Skip Caray
TV WTCG Ernie Johnson
TV WTCG Pete Van Wieren
TV WTCG Skip Caray


Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WBAL Bill O'Donnell
Radio WBAL Chuck Thompson
TV WJZ Bill O'Donnell
TV WJZ Brooks Robinson
TV WJZ Chuck Thompson


Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WMEX Jim Woods
Radio WMEX Ned Martin
TV WSBK Dick Stockton
TV WSBK Ken Harrelson


California Angels California Angels
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KMPC Dick Enberg
Radio KMPC Al Wisk
Radio KMPC Don Drysdale
TV KTLA Dick Enberg
TV KTLA Al Wisk
TV KTLA Don Drysdale


Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WGN Lou Boudreau
Radio WGN Vincent Lloyd
TV WGN Jack Brickhouse
TV WGN Lou Boudreau


Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WMAQ Harry Caray
Radio WMAQ Jimmy Piersall
Radio WMAQ Lorn Brown
TV WSNS Harry Caray
TV WSNS Jimmy Piersall
TV WSNS Lorn Brown


Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WLW Joe Nuxhall
Radio WLW Marty Brennaman
TV WLWT Bill Brown
TV WLWT Ken Coleman


Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WWWE Herb Score
Radio WWWE Joe Tait
TV WJKW Ed Doucette
TV WJKW Jim Mueller


Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WJR Ernie Harwell
Radio WJR Paul Carey
TV WWJ Al Kaline
TV WWJ George Kell
TV WWJ Joe Pellegrino
TV WWJ Mike Barry


Houston Astros Houston Astros
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KPRC DeWayne Staats
Radio KPRC Gene Elston
TV KPRC DeWayne Staats
TV KPRC Gene Elston


Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WIBW Denny Matthews
Radio WIBW Fred White
TV KMBA Steve Shannon


Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KABC Jerry Doggett
Radio KABC Ross Porter
Radio KABC Vin Scully
TV KTTV Jerry Doggett
TV KTTV Ross Porter
TV KTTV Vin Scully
SP Radio XEGM Jaime Jarrin
SP Radio XEGM Rudy Hoyos Jr.


Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WTMJ Bob Uecker
Radio WTMJ Merle Harmon
Radio WTMJ Bob Uecker
Radio WTMJ Merle Harmon
TV WTMJ Bob Uecker
TV WTMJ Merle Harmon
TV WTMJ Mike Hegan
TV WTMJ Bob Uecker
TV WTMJ Merle Harmon
TV WTMJ Mike Hegan


Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WCCO Herb Carneal
Radio WCCO Joe McConnell
TV WTCN  
TV WTCN Harmon Killebrew


Montreal Expos Montreal Expos
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio CFCF Dave Van Horne
Radio CFCF Duke Snider
TV CBC Dave Van Horne
TV CBC Duke Snider
FR Radio CKAC Claude Raymond
FR Radio CKAC Jacques Doucet
FR TV CBC Guy Ferron
FR TV CBC Jean-Pierre Roy


New York Mets New York Mets
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WMCA Bob Murphy
Radio WMCA Lindsey Nelson
Radio WMCA Ralph Kiner
TV WOR Bob Murphy
TV WOR Lindsey Nelson
TV WOR Ralph Kiner


New York Yankees New York Yankees
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WINS Bill White
Radio WINS Frank Messer
Radio WINS Phil Rizzuto
TV WPIX Bill White
TV WPIX Frank Messer
TV WPIX Phil Rizzuto


Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KALX, KNEW Bob Cosgrove
Radio KALX, KNEW Bud Foster
Radio KALX, KNEW Curt Flood
Radio KALX, KNEW Jim Peterson
Radio KALX, KNEW Larry Baer
TV KPIX Bob Waller
TV KPIX Monte Moore


Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KYW Andy Musser
Radio KYW Chris Wheeler
Radio KYW Harry Kalas
Radio KYW Richie Ashburn
TV WPHL Andy Musser
TV WPHL Chris Wheeler
TV WPHL Harry Kalas
TV WPHL Richie Ashburn


Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KDKA Larry Frattare
Radio KDKA Milo Hamilton
TV KDKA Larry Frattare
TV KDKA Milo Hamilton


San Diego Padres San Diego Padres
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KOGO Dave Campbell
Radio KOGO Jerry Coleman
TV XETV Al Schuff
TV XETV Jerry Gross
SP Radio XEXX Mario Thomas Zapiain


San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KSFO Joe Angel
Radio KSFO Lon Simmons
TV KTVU Gary Park
TV KTVU Lon Simmons


Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KVI Dave Niehaus
Radio KVI Ken Wilson
TV KING Dave Niehaus
TV KING Ken Wilson


St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KMOX Bob Starr
Radio KMOX Jack Buck
Radio KMOX Mike Shannon
TV KSD Bob Starr
TV KSD Jack Buck
TV KSD Jay Randolph
TV KSD Mike Shannon


Texas Rangers Texas Rangers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WBAP Bill Merrill
Radio WBAP Jon Miller
TV KXAS Frank Glieber
TV KXAS Jon Miller


Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio CKFH Early Wynn
Radio CKFH Tom Cheek
TV CBC Don Chevrier
TV CBC Tom McKee
FR TV CBC Guy Ferron
FR TV CBC Jean-Pierre Roy


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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