Major League Baseball on CBS
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| Genre | Major League Baseball game telecasts |
| Written by | Eli Spielman (senior writer) |
| Directed by | Robert A. Fishman Peter J. Macheska (associate director) Mike Arnold Cathy Barreto (studio director) Vin DeVito (associate director) Joan Papen (associate director) Richard Drake (associate director-coordinator) Colleen Kolibas (associate director-coordinator) Bob Rowe (associate director-coordinator) Louise Galante (associate director-coordinator) Patti Gorsuch (associate director-coordinator) Janis Delson (on-air broadcast director) Tom Hirdt (director of information) Peter Hirdt (director of information) Jeffrey H. Ringel (technical director) Michael Miller (technical director) Gavin Blane (technical director) Angelo DiTroia (technical director) Fred Holst (technical director) Tom McCarthy (technical director) Chris Romanick (technical director) Steve Linenberger (lighting director) |
| Presented by |
Sean McDonough Jack Buck Tim McCarver Jim Kaat Greg Gumbel Pat O'Brien Jim Gray Andrea Joyce Lesley Visser James Brown |
| Narrated by | Don Robertson |
| Theme music composer | Bob Christianson Tony Smythe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | approx. 118 (all regular season broadcasts) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ted Shaker Rich Gentile |
| Producer(s) | Ric LaCivita Ed Goren (senior producer) George Veras Bob Mansbach Craig Silver |
| Location(s) | Various Major League Baseball stadiums |
| Cinematography | Steve Aronson Bob Albrecht Sol Bress Duilio Costabile Gilbert Deiz Jim dos Santos Kim Elston David Finch Dan Flaherty George Graffeo Terry Jones Frank Lombardo Michael Marks Scott Maynard Al Mountford Joe Pausback George Rothweiler Bob Wishnie Tom Adza Tom Amon Bob Basile Vic Dashiell Chris Kelly Janis Murray Deena Sheldon Tim Walbert Glenn Hampton George Schaafsma |
| Editor(s) | Shelly Goldmark Tom Blair David Bush Vince Aurilio Jeff Hargraves Curtis Elder Thomas E. Jones Joe Malecki |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until game ended |
| Production company(s) | CBS Sports |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | April 14, 1990 – October 23, 1993 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Major League Baseball Game of the Week Major League Baseball on CBS Radio |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Major League Baseball on CBS is the branding used for broadcasts of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States.
The network has aired Major League Baseball telecasts in several variations dating back to the 1950s. The most notable version existed from 1990 to 1993.
On August 11, 1951, CBS' flagship television station WCBS-TV in New York City broadcast the first baseball game ever televised in color between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from Ebbets Field, in which the Braves beat the Dodgers 8–1.
By 1955,Dizzy Dean and the Game of the Week would move from ABC to CBS (the rights were actually set up through the Falstaff Brewing Corporation). "CBS' stakes were higher" said Buddy Blattner, who left the Mutual Broadcasting System to rejoin Dean. Ron Powers wrote about the reteaming of Dean and Blattner, "they wanted someone who'd known Diz, could bring him out." Gene Kirby, who had worked with Dean and Blattner at Mutual and ABC, produced the telecasts and also shared announcing duties.
Bob Finnegan, who along with Bill McColgan had called backup games for ABC, performed the same role for CBS, working with a variety of color men including future Wide World of Sports host Jim McKay and future World News Tonight anchor Frank Reynolds.
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