| Old Timers Game | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1750 |
| Catalog #: | 426161 | |
| Clip Number: | 426161-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-062-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:38:46 - 00:40:22 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Birthday LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York SPORTS/BASEBALL: Exhibition SPORTS/BASEBALL: Professional | |
| Description: | At New York's Shea Stadium, over 51,000 baseball fans honor Casey Stengel on his 76th birthday. The occasion is the annual Old Timers Game, pitting National and American League All-Stars against one another. The Nationals win, 2 to nothing. At New York's Shea Stadium, the venue is packed with baseball fans. CU - Casey Stengel, No 37, waving to the crowd with his baseball cap in hand. CUS - Casey Stengel looking at his birthday cake, with "Spirit of 76" written in icing on the cake. High Angle Shot - Baseball fans. MS - Jackie Robinson Number 42 - I cannot identify who the other three baseball players are. MS - Joe DiMaggio talking with some baseball people. MS - All the Old Timers lined up. High Angle Shot - Ball is pitched and it is hit baseball players running all over the place on the field. LS - A packed Shea Stadium. High Angle Shot - After the final play of the game, groundskeepers enter onto the field and the game ends. | |
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