1939 in Baseball - Headline Event of The Year

Headline Event of The Year

  • On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball game. On August 26, the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers played the first televised Major League Baseball game. Red Barber announced the game.
  • On this year the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its charter honorees, including Jose Mendez and Cristobal Torriente.

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