Great American Baseball Box (2005)

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Product Summary Label: Sony Music Entertainment UPC: 00826663144024 Release Date: 10/18/2005 Buy.com Sku: 64014557 Item#: M2MKWL Buy.com Sales Rank: 26050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. It's A Beautiful Day For A Ball Game - The Harry Simeone Chorale & Orchestra ~ Various Artists 2. Centerfield - John Fogerty ~ Various Artists 3. I Love Mickey - Mickey Mantle/Teresa Brewer ~ Various Artists 4. D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song (Oh, Really? No, O'Malley) - Danny Kaye ~ Various Artists 5. Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? - Count Basie & His Orchestra/Taps Miller ~ Various Artists 6. Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & The Duke) - Terry Cashman ~ Various Artists 7. Catfish - Bob Dylan ~ Various Artists 8. Take Me Out To The Ballgame - The Andrews Sisters/Dan Dailey ~ Various Artists 9. Joltin Joe DiMaggio - Les Brown & His Orchestra/Betty Bonney ~ Various Artists 10. Baseball Boogie - Mabel Scott ~ Various Artists 11. First Baseball Game, The - Nat "King" Cole ~ Various Artists 12. Right Field - Peter, Paul & Mary ~ Various Artists 13. Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) - The Treniers ~ Various Artists 14. Van Lingle Mungo - Dave Frishberg ~ Various Artists 15. Dying Cub Fan's Last Request, A - Steve Goodman ~ Various Artists 16. Ball Game, The - Sister Wynona Carr ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. New York Yankees Score Seven Runs In One Inning During Final Game Of The 1936 World Series ~ Various Artists 2. New York Yankees Sweep Chicago Cubs To Win 1938 World Series, Their Third Consecutive Series Win ~ Various Artists 3. New York Yankees Become The First Team To Win Four Consecutive Worls Series Titles ~ Various Artists 4. "The Shot Heard Round The World"- New York Giants' Bobby Thomson Homers Against Brooklyn Dodgers To Win National League Pennant ~ Various Artists 5. "The Catch"- New York Giants' Willie Mays Robs Cleveland Indians' Vic Wertz With An Over-the-shoulder Catch In Game 1 Of The 1954 World Series ~ Various Artists 6. New York Yankees' Don Larsen Pitches Only Perfect Game In World Series History ~ Various Artists 7. Ted Williams Homers In His Final At Bat In The Major Leagues ~ Various Artists 8. Pittsburgh Pirates' Bill Mazeroski's Game & Home Run Wins 1960 World Series ~ Various Artists 9. New York Yankees' Roger Maris Breaks Babe Ruth's Single Season Home Run Record ~ Various Artists 10. New York Yankees Mickey Mantle sets World Series Home Run Record With 16th Round-tripper ~ Various Artists 11. New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle Hits His 500th Career Home Run ~ Various Artists 12. Amazin' New York Mets Win The 1969 World Series, The ~ Various Artists 13. Atlanta Braves' "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's Career Home Run Record ~ Various Artists 14. Boston Red Sox's Carlton Fisk Homers To Win Game 6 Of The 1975 World Series ~ Various Artists 15. New York Yankees' Reggie Jackson Homers Three Times In Final Game Of 1977 World Series ~ Various Artists 16. New York Yankees' Bucky Dent Homers To Beat Red Sox And Win The 1978 American League Eastern Division Title ~ Various Artists 17. Cincinatti Reds' Tome Seaver Becomes Fifth Pitcher To Amass 3,000 Strikeouts ~ Various Artists 18. Kansas City Royals George Brett Has Home Run Disqualified For Pine Tar Too far Up The Bat Handle ~ Various Artists 19. Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose Breaks Ty Cobb's All-time Hits Record ~ Various Artists 20. Bill Buckner's Legendary Error Continues The Boston Red Sox Curse ~ Various Artists 21. Los Angeles Dodgers' Kirk Gibson Homers To Win Game 1 Of The 1988 World Series ~ Various Artists 22. Texas Rangers' Nolan Ryan Hurls His Seventh No-hitter ~ Various Artists 23. Toronto Blue Jays Joe Carter Wins Game 6 Of The 1993 World Series With A Home Run ~ Various Artists 24. Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. Breaks Lou Gehrigs Consecutive Games Played Record ~ Various Artists 25. St. Louis Cardinals Mark McGwire Breaks Roger Maris' Single Season Home Run Record With 62 ~ Various Artists 26. Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa Ties Mark McGwire's Single Season Home Run Record Of 62 ~ Various Artists 27. San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds Breaks Mark McGwire's Single Season Home Run Record With 71 ~ Various Artists 28. Arizona Diamondbacks' Luis Gonzalez's Game 7 Hit Beats The New York Yankees To Win The 2001 World Series ~ Various Artists 29. Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki Breaks George Sisler's Single Season Hits Record ~ Various Artists 30. Boston Red Sox Beat The St. Louis Cardinals To Win 2004 World Series And Break 86-year-old Curse ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. Philadelphia Athletics' Manager Connie Mack, Red Smith And Andy Coakley Reminisce About The Early Days Of Baseball ~ Various Artists 2. Cy Young Remembers His Perfect Game ~ Various Artists 3. Ty Cobb Talks About His Career ~ Various Artists 4. St. Louis Cardinals' Player-Manager Frankie Frisch Remembers His 1934 World Championship Team, Fondly Known As "The Gashouse Gang" ~ Various Artists 5. Babe Ruth Talks About His Goals In Baseball ~ Various Artists 6. Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis Declares Baseball Hall Of Fame Open ~ Various Artists 7. An Ailing Lou Gehrig Announces His Retirement And Bids Farewell At Yankee Stadium ~ Various Artists 8. New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia On The War And Baseball ~ Various Artists 9. Boston Red Sox's Ted Williams Talks About His Love Of Baseball ~ Various Artists 10. Babe Ruth Gives Farewell Address At Yankee Stadium ~ Various Artists 11. Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson Reflects On Being Baseball's First African-American Player ~ Various Artists 12. New York Yankees' "Joltin' " Joe DiMaggio Announces His Retirement From Baseball ~ Various Artists 13. Leo Durocher Reminisces About Managing The 1954 World Champion New York Giants ~ Various Artists 14. Detroit Tigers' Hank Greenberg Reminisces About His greatest Thrill In Baseball ~ Various Artists 15. New York Giants And Brookly Dodgers Announce Their Move To The West Coast ~ Various Artists 16. New York Yankees' Manager Casey Stengel Testifies Before The Senate Subcomittee On Monopoly And Anti-trust Hearings ~ Various Artists 17. New York Yankees' Whitey Ford Discusses Pitching Fundamentals ~ Various Artists 18. Los Angeles Dodgers' Don Drysdale And Sandy Koufax Hold out For New Contracts ~ Various Artists 19. St. Louis Cardinals Great Stan Musial On Unionizing Players And The Expansion Of The League ~ Various Artists 20. San Francisco Giants' Gaylord Perry Taks About Pitching ~ Various Artists 21. Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson Discusses The 1966 World Series Against The Los Angeles Dodgers And The Off-season ~ Various Artists 22. Chicago White Socks Owner Bill Veeck On The 1966 World Series ~ Various Artists 23. New York Yankees' Yogi Berra Is Inducted Into The Baseball Hall Of Fame ~ Various Artists 24. Detroit Tigers' Denny McClain Discusses Pitching ~ Various Artists 25. Future Hall Of Famer Frank Robinson On His Trade From The Baltimore Orioles To The Los Angeles Dodgers ~ Various Artists 26. Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Bench On The 1972 National League West Divisional Race ~ Various Artists 27. Boston Red Sox's Carl Yastrzemski Talks About The Upcoming Season ~ Various Artists 28. Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose On The Upcoming National League Playoffs ~ Various Artists 29. Oakland Athletics' Reggie Jackson Reveals He Recieved Death Threats Prior To The 1973 World Series ~ Various Artists 30. New York Yankees' Reggie Jackson Answers His Critics ~ Various Artists 31. NBC Announcer Tony Kubek Interviews Atlanta Braves' "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron About The Pressure Of Trying To Break Babe Ruth's Career Home Run Record ~ Various Artists 32. New York Yankees' Bucky Dent On His Above-Normal Home Run Production ~ Various Artists 33. California Angels' Reggie Jackson Returns To An Ovation At Yankee Stadium ~ Various Artists 34. New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Speaks To Rumors He Will Sell The Team ~ Various Artists 35. Pete Rose Addresses The Dowd Report's Accusations That He Gambled While Manager Of The Cincinnati Reds ~ Various Artists 36. Former Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken, Jr. Reflects On His Consecutive Games-played streak ~ Various Artists 37. NBC Anchor Brian Williams Account Of St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwires Single Season Record-breaking 62nd Home Run ~ Various Artists 38. Mark McGwire On The Groundskeeper Who Caught His 62nd Home Run Ball ~ Various Artists 39. Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa Reflects On His Record-breaking 66 Home Runs ~ Various Artists 40. Sammy Sosa On His Pending Suspension For Using A Corked Bat ~ Various Artists 41. San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds Talks About Hitting His 700th Career Home Run ~ Various Artists 42. Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona On The Possibility Of Winning The Finbal Game of The World Series ~ Various Artists 43. Philadelpia Athletics Manager Connie Mack Coins The Hopeful Phrase "There's Always Next Year" ~ Various Artists Disc 4 Song Title Sample 1. Casey At The Bat - DeWolf Hopper ~ Various Artists 2. Man Who Fanned Casey, The - DeWolf Hopper ~ Various Artists 3. Babe & Lou, The Home Run Twins - Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig ~ Various Artists 4. Colgate Sports Newsreel With Bill Stern And The "Strange But True" Beginning Of The National League ~ Various Artists 5. Babe Ruth Answers Questions From His Young Fans ~ Various Artists 6. "Two Top Gruskin" (Duffy's Tavern Radio Show) ~ Various Artists 7. Joe DiMaggio Answers Mailbag Questions From His Fans ~ Various Artists 8. Ralph Kiner Sponsors Wheaties And Trades Barbs With Bob Hope, Bing Crosby And Dorothy Lamour ~ Various Artists 9. Richie Ashburn Gets His Energy From Eating Wheaties ~ Various Artists 10. Bob Feller Speaks To Announcer Bill Steran About Baseball And Disabled American Veterans ~ Various Artists 11. Who's On First? - Abbott & Costello ~ Various Artists 12. Seventh Inning Stretch Sponsored By Fallstaff Beer, The ~ Various Artists 13. Joe DiMaggio Marries Actress Marilyn Monroe ~ Various Artists 14. Mutual & Fallstaff Beer Present The Game Of The Day ~ Various Artists 15. Dizzy Dean Promises Dinah Shore Some Christmas Snow ~ Various Artists 16. Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey Laments The Future Of Baseball And It's Expansion ~ Various Artists 17. Hit A Home Run With Fallstaff Beer ~ Various Artists 18. Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Walter Alstion Sponsors Packard Bell Televisions ~ Various Artists 19. Roy Campanella Promotes Packard bell Televisions And Hi-Fi's ~ Various Artists 20. Don Drysdale Endorses Proposition "S" For Better Schools ~ Various Artists 21. Fond Remembrances Of Ebbets Field and The Brooklyn Dodgers Before The Stadium Is Torn Down ~ Various Artists 22. Reggie Jackson Promotes The Volkswagen Rabbit ~ Various Artists 23. Tommy Lasorda Is Bleeping Mad After New York Mets Dave Kingman Hits Three Home Runs Against The Los Angeles Dodgers ~ Various Artists 24. Announcers Comment On The Start Of 24-hour Sports Network ESPN And It's Effect On Baseball Teams Revenue ~ Various Artists 25. Beisbol Been Good To Me - Garrett Morris ~ Various Artists 26. Announcer Mel Allen And This Week In Baseball ~ Various Artists 27. Detroit Tigers Promote An Upcoming Series With The Seattle Mariners ~ Various Artists 28. Boston Red Sox Fans Speculate That The Curse Of The Bambino May Be Coming To An End ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Lovingly compiled by the Shout! Factory label, this four-CD box set is a diehard baseball fan's dream. The first disc collects 16 much-loved baseball-themed songs (most notably "Centerfield," John Fogerty's enthusiastic ode to the game, and "Catfish," Bob Dylan's bluesy bio of the eccentric Yankee pitcher Jim Hunter ). The three remaining discs present more than 100 tracks of classic comedy routines ("Beisbol Been Good To Me" by Garrett Morris; Abbott & Costello's "Who's On First?"), on-air promos ("Hit A Home Run With Falstaff Beer"), commentary from legendary games ("Pittsburgh Pirates' Bill Mazeroski's Game & Home Run Wins 1960 World Series"), and stirring words from baseball's most idolized players ("Babe Ruth Gives Farewell Address at Yankee Stadium"). Producer: Shout! Factory All-Stars (Compilation); Gordon Skene (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 10/18/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 31440 Label : Shout! Factory Number of Discs : 4 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00826663144024    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray