Baseball Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
Baseball Wiki
Baseball Wiki
10,324
pages
in: Pages with reference errors, Pages containing cite templates with deprecated parameters, American League Championship Series,
and 12 more

Changes: List of American League Championship Series broadcasters

Back to page
Sign in to edit
Tag: Source edit
No edit summary
Tag: Source edit
 
(23 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
The following is a list of the national [[television network|television]] and [[radio network]]s and announcers that have broadcast [[American League Championship Series]] games over the years. It does include any announcers who may have appeared on local broadcasts produced by the participating teams.
  
The following is a list of the national [[television network|television]] and [[radio network]]s and announcers that have broadcast [[American League Championship Series]] games over the years. It does include any announcers who may have appeared on local broadcasts produced by the participating teams.
   
−
==National television==
 +
==National Television==
   
 
===2020s===
  
===2020s===
Line 14: Line 14:
 
|'''Pregame analysts'''
  
|'''Pregame analysts'''
 
|'''Trophy presentation'''
  
|'''Trophy presentation'''
  ⚫
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[2021 American League Championship Series|2021]]
  +
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Games 1–2)
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Joe Buck]]
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Harold Reynolds]], [[Tom Verducci]], and [[John Smoltz]]
  +
| rowspan="2" |''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Alex Rodriguez]], [[David Ortiz]], and [[Frank Thomas (designated hitter)|Frank Thomas]]
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
  ⚫
|-
  +
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|FS1]] (Games 2–6)
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[2020 American League Championship Series|2020]]
  
|[[2020 American League Championship Series|2020]]
 
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=October 11, 2020|title=Your 2020 MLB League Championship Series announcing schedule|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/schedules/your-2020-mlb-league-championship-series-announcing-schedule.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=}}</ref>
  
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=October 11, 2020|title=Your 2020 MLB League Championship Series announcing schedule|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/schedules/your-2020-mlb-league-championship-series-announcing-schedule.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=}}</ref>
 
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
  
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
−
|[[Ron Darling]], [[Dennis Eckersley]] and [[Jeff Francoeur]]
 +
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[Jeff Francoeur]]
 
|''[[Lauren Shehadi]]''
  
|''[[Lauren Shehadi]]''
 
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
  
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
Line 39: Line 50:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Game 1)
  
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Game 1)
 
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Buck]] (Games 1–3, 5–6)<br>[[Joe Davis (sportscaster)|Joe Davis]] (Game 4)
  
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Buck]] (Games 1–3, 5–6)<br>[[Joe Davis (sportscaster)|Joe Davis]] (Game 4)
−
|rowspan="2"|[[Harold Reynolds]], [[Tom Verducci]], and [[John Smoltz]]
 +
|rowspan="2"|[[John Smoltz]]
 
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
  
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
 
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
  
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
Line 50: Line 61:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
 
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
  
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
−
|[[Ron Darling]], [[Dennis Eckersley]], and [[Jeff Francoeur]]
 +
|[[Ron Darling]]
 
|''[[Lauren Shehadi]]''
  
|''[[Lauren Shehadi]]''
 
|[[Casey Stern]]
  
|[[Casey Stern]]
Line 79: Line 90:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Game 1)
  
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Game 1)
 
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Buck]]
  
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Buck]]
−
|rowspan="2"|[[John Smoltz]], [[Harold Reynolds]] and [[Tom Verducci]]
 +
|rowspan="2"|[[Harold Reynolds]] and [[Tom Verducci]]
 
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Erin Andrews]]''
  
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Erin Andrews]]''
 
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
  
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
Line 108: Line 119:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
 
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
  
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
−
|[[Ron Darling]], [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken]] and [[John Smoltz]]
 +
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[John Smoltz]]
 
|''[[Craig Sager]]''
  
|''[[Craig Sager]]''
 
|[[Matt Winer]]
  
|[[Matt Winer]]
Line 126: Line 137:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>[http://www.fangsbites.com/2010/09/tbs-announces-mlb-postseason-roster.html TBS Announces 2010 MLB Postseason Roster]</ref>
  
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>[http://www.fangsbites.com/2010/09/tbs-announces-mlb-postseason-roster.html TBS Announces 2010 MLB Postseason Roster]</ref>
 
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
  
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
−
|[[Ron Darling]], [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken]] and [[John Smoltz]]
 +
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[John Smoltz]]
 
|''[[Craig Sager]]''
  
|''[[Craig Sager]]''
 
|[[Matt Winer]]
  
|[[Matt Winer]]
Line 228: Line 239:
 
|[[Thom Brennaman]] (in Seattle)<br>[[Joe Buck]] (in New York)
 
|[[Thom Brennaman]] (in Seattle)<br>[[Joe Buck]] (in New York)
 
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] (in Seattle)<br>[[Tim McCarver]] (in New York)
  
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] (in Seattle)<br>[[Tim McCarver]] (in New York)
  +
|{{N/A}}
⚫
|
  
 
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
  
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
 
|[[Kevin Kennedy]]
  
|[[Kevin Kennedy]]
Line 238: Line 249:
 
|[[Joe Morgan]] and [[Bob Uecker]]
  
|[[Joe Morgan]] and [[Bob Uecker]]
 
| colspan="2" |[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]] and [[Jimmy Roberts]]
  
| colspan="2" |[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]] and [[Jimmy Roberts]]
  +
|{{N/A}}
⚫
|
  
 
|[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]
  
|[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]
 
|}
  
|}
Line 265: Line 276:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
 
|[[Joe Buck]]
  
|[[Joe Buck]]
−
|[[Tim McCarver]], [[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
 +
|[[Tim McCarver]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1998 American League Championship Series|1998]]
 
|[[1998 American League Championship Series|1998]]
Line 276: Line 287:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
 
|[[Joe Buck]]
  
|[[Joe Buck]]
−
|[[Tim McCarver]], [[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
 +
|[[Tim McCarver]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1996 American League Championship Series|1996]]
  
|[[1996 American League Championship Series|1996]]
Line 287: Line 298:
 
|[[The Baseball Network|ABC]] (Games 1–2<ref>{{cite news|title=THE PICK: INDIANS VS. MARINERS|date=October 10, 1995|first=Jim|last=Shea|newspaper=Hartford Courant|page=C5}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1995プレーオフ　キングドーム |id=TJQ797wQUQM}}</ref>)
  
|[[The Baseball Network|ABC]] (Games 1–2<ref>{{cite news|title=THE PICK: INDIANS VS. MARINERS|date=October 10, 1995|first=Jim|last=Shea|newspaper=Hartford Courant|page=C5}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1995プレーオフ　キングドーム |id=TJQ797wQUQM}}</ref>)
 
|[[Brent Musburger]]
  
|[[Brent Musburger]]
−
|[[Tim McCarver]] and [[Jim Kaat]]
 +
|[[Jim Kaat]]
 
|''[[Jack Arute]]''
  
|''[[Jack Arute]]''
 
|-
  
|-
Line 310: Line 321:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]]
 
|[[Dick Stockton]]
  
|[[Dick Stockton]]
−
|[[Jim Kaat]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Not much `Hawk' in Kaat's coverage|date=October 4, 1991|first=Steve|last=Nidetz|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|page=9}}</ref>
 +
|[[Jim Kaat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-04-9103300962-story.html|title=NOT MUCH `HAWK` IN KAAT`S COVERAGE|work=Steve Nidetz ([[Chicago Tribune]])|date=October 4, 1994|access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
 
|''[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]''
  
|''[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]''
 
|-
  
|-
Line 338: Line 349:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
 
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Saying goodbye to `Game of the Week'|date=October 3, 1989|first=Rachel|last=Shuster|newspaper=USA Today|page=3E}}</ref>
  
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Saying goodbye to `Game of the Week'|date=October 3, 1989|first=Rachel|last=Shuster|newspaper=USA Today|page=3E}}</ref>
−
|[[Tony Kubek]] and [[Tom Seaver]]
 +
|[[Tony Kubek]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1988 American League Championship Series|1988]]
 
|[[1988 American League Championship Series|1988]]
 
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-10-07-8802280638-story.html | title= ABC IS GOOD OR BAD, DEPENDING ON SERIES| work=Jim Sarni ([[Sun-Sentinel]]) | date= October 7, 1988 | access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-10-07-8802280638-story.html | title= ABC IS GOOD OR BAD, DEPENDING ON SERIES| work=Jim Sarni ([[Sun-Sentinel]]) | date= October 7, 1988 | access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
 
|[[Gary Bender]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-10-11-8802060831-story.html| title= ABC DESERVES KUDOS FOR NL SHOW BUT BARBS FOR AL COVERAGE| work=Steve Nidetz ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= October 11, 1988 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  
|[[Gary Bender]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-10-11-8802060831-story.html| title= ABC DESERVES KUDOS FOR NL SHOW BUT BARBS FOR AL COVERAGE| work=Steve Nidetz ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= October 11, 1988 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
−
|[[Joe Morgan]] and [[Reggie Jackson]] or [[Tim McCarver]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Jose Canseco post game interviews 1988 |id=0wAqoAOR4Qg}}</ref>
 +
|[[Joe Morgan]] and [[Reggie Jackson]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Jose Canseco post game interviews 1988 |id=0wAqoAOR4Qg}}</ref>
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1987 American League Championship Series|1987]]
  
|[[1987 American League Championship Series|1987]]
 
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-10-09-8703160403-story.html| title= THEY RATE AN A AS NBC`S B TEAM| work=Skip Myslenski ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= October 9, 1987 | access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-10-09-8703160403-story.html| title= THEY RATE AN A AS NBC`S B TEAM| work=Skip Myslenski ([[Chicago Tribune]]) | date= October 9, 1987 | access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
 
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-02-sp-7440-story.html | title= What Would Settle It All Would Be If Fans Went on Strike| work= [[Los Angeles Times]] | date= October 2, 1987 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-02-sp-7440-story.html | title= What Would Settle It All Would Be If Fans Went on Strike| work= [[Los Angeles Times]] | date= October 2, 1987 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
−
|[[Tony Kubek]] and [[Tom Seaver]]
 +
|[[Tony Kubek]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1986 American League Championship Series|1986]]
  
|[[1986 American League Championship Series|1986]]
 
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-10-09-8603010706-story.html | title= MOVE OVER, NBC: MICHAELS & CO. TOUCHING ALL THE BASES| work= [[Sun-Sentinel]] | date= October 9, 1986 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-10-09-8603010706-story.html | title= MOVE OVER, NBC: MICHAELS & CO. TOUCHING ALL THE BASES| work= [[Sun-Sentinel]] | date= October 9, 1986 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
 
|[[Al Michaels]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-03-sp-3934-story.html | title= Angel World Series Would Bring Back Voices From Past| work= [[Los Angeles Times]] | date= October 3, 1986 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-10-04-8602280518-story.html | title= ABC CHANNELS EFFORTS INTO PLAYOFFS| work=Jim Sarni ([[Sun-Sentinel]]) | date= October 4, 1986 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  
|[[Al Michaels]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-03-sp-3934-story.html | title= Angel World Series Would Bring Back Voices From Past| work= [[Los Angeles Times]] | date= October 3, 1986 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-10-04-8602280518-story.html | title= ABC CHANNELS EFFORTS INTO PLAYOFFS| work=Jim Sarni ([[Sun-Sentinel]]) | date= October 4, 1986 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
−
|[[Jim Palmer]] and [[Tim McCarver]]
 +
|[[Jim Palmer]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1985 American League Championship Series|1985]]
 
|[[1985 American League Championship Series|1985]]
 
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Umpires having a rough series|date=October 14, 1985|first=Ken|last=McKee|newspaper=Toronto Star|page=BJ.4}}</ref>
 
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Umpires having a rough series|date=October 14, 1985|first=Ken|last=McKee|newspaper=Toronto Star|page=BJ.4}}</ref>
 
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-04-sp-5092-story.html | title= NBC’s Bob Costas: an Ordinary Guy on Way to Stardom| work= [[Los Angeles Times]] | date= October 4, 1985 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
  
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-04-sp-5092-story.html | title= NBC’s Bob Costas: an Ordinary Guy on Way to Stardom| work= [[Los Angeles Times]] | date= October 4, 1985 | accessdate= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
−
|[[Tony Kubek]] and [[Tom Seaver]]<ref>{{cite news|title=KUBEK, NBC ALWAYS KEEP THEIR COOL FOR BASEBALL|date=October 7, 1985|first=Cathy|last=Harasta|newspaper=Dallas Morning News}}</ref>
 +
|[[Tony Kubek]]<ref>{{cite news|title=KUBEK, NBC ALWAYS KEEP THEIR COOL FOR BASEBALL|date=October 7, 1985|first=Cathy|last=Harasta|newspaper=Dallas Morning News}}</ref>
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1984 American League Championship Series|1984]]
  
|[[1984 American League Championship Series|1984]]
Line 368: Line 379:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
 
|[[Bob Costas]]
  
|[[Bob Costas]]
−
|[[Tony Kubek]] and [[Tom Seaver]]
 +
|[[Tony Kubek]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1982 American League Championship Series|1982]]
  
|[[1982 American League Championship Series|1982]]
Line 407: Line 418:
 
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
  
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
 
|[[Dick Enberg]]
  
|[[Dick Enberg]]
−
|[[Wes Parker]] and [[Sparky Anderson]]<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS upsets Pirate, Oriole broadcasters|date=October 10, 1979|first=Richard|last=Dozer|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|page=D2}}</ref>
 +
|[[Tom Seaver]] and [[Sparky Anderson]]<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS upsets Pirate, Oriole broadcasters|date=October 10, 1979|first=Richard|last=Dozer|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|page=D2}}</ref>
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[1978 American League Championship Series|1978]]
  
|[[1978 American League Championship Series|1978]]

Latest revision as of 01:40, 25 October 2021

Template:Short description The following is a list of the national television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast American League Championship Series games over the years. It does include any announcers who may have appeared on local broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

National Television

2020s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s) Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
2021 Fox (Games 1–2) Joe Buck Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, and John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci Kevin Burkhardt Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas Kevin Burkhardt
FS1 (Games 2–6)
2020 TBS[1] Brian Anderson Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur Lauren Shehadi Ernie Johnson Jimmy Rollins, Pedro Martínez, and Curtis Granderson Lauren Shehadi

2010s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s) Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
2019 Fox (Game 1) Joe Buck (Games 1–3, 5–6)
Joe Davis (Game 4) 		John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci Kevin Burkhardt Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas Kevin Burkhardt
FS1 (Games 2–6)
2018 TBS Brian Anderson Ron Darling Lauren Shehadi Casey Stern Gary Sheffield, Pedro Martínez, and Jimmy Rollins Brian Anderson
2017 FS1 (Games 1, 3–7) Joe Buck Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, and John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci Kevin Burkhardt Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Keith Hernandez, and Frank Thomas Tom Verducci
Fox (Game 2)
2016 TBS Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and Cal Ripken Sam Ryan Casey Stern Gary Sheffield, Pedro Martínez, and Jimmy Rollins Ernie Johnson
2015 Fox (Game 1) Joe Buck Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews Kevin Burkhardt Raúl Ibañez (Games 1–5), Pete Rose, Frank Thomas, Max Scherzer, Alex Rodriguez (Games 3–6), and C. J. Nitkowski (Game 6) Erin Andrews
FS1 (Games 2–6)
2014 TBS[2] Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and Cal Ripken Matt Winer, Mike Bordick, and Steve Physioc Casey Stern Gary Sheffield and Pedro Martínez Ernie Johnson
2013 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews Matt Vasgersian Harold Reynolds and Michael Cuddyer Erin Andrews
2012 TBS Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and John Smoltz Craig Sager Matt Winer David Wells, Cal Ripken, and Dennis Eckersley Matt Winer
2011 Fox Joe Buck Terry Francona (Games 1–2)
Tim McCarver (Games 3–6) 		Ken Rosenthal Chris Rose Eric Karros and A. J. Pierzynski Chris Rose
2010 TBS[3] Ernie Johnson Ron Darling and John Smoltz Craig Sager Matt Winer David Wells, Cal Ripken, and Dennis Eckersley Matt Winer

Notes

  • 2011 – Terry Francona filled for Tim McCarver for the first two games of Fox's coverage during the ALCS because McCarver was recovering from a minor heart procedure.[4]
  • Beginning in 2014, when Fox Sports began a new television contract with Major League Baseball, FS1 airs 40 regular season MLB games (mostly on Saturdays), along with up to 15 post-season games (eight Divisional Series games and one best-of-7 League Championship Series). The deal resulted in a reduction of MLB coverage on the Fox network, which will air 12 regular season games, the All-Star Game, and the World Series.[5]
  • 2014 – Mike Bordick, a color analyst for the Orioles' regular-season telecasts, and Steve Physioc, a play-by-play man for the Royals' TV/radio broadcasts, were employed as field-level commentators for TBS' coverage along with Matt Winer.[6][7]
    • The start of Game 1 was delayed by four minutes due to floodlights from TBS' pre-game show set not being turned off in time.[8]
  • 2016 – Sportsnet, a property of Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications, aired all games in Canada using the TBS feeds.[9][10]
  • 2019 – Joe Davis called play-by-play for Game 4 due to Joe Buck calling Thursday Night Football for Fox.[11]

2000s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s) Pregame hosts Pregame analysts Trophy presentation
2009 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers (Games 1–5) Chris Rose Eric Karros and Mark Grace Kenny Albert
2008 TBS Chip Caray Ron Darling and Buck Martinez Craig Sager Ernie Johnson Harold Reynolds, Cal Ripken, and Dennis Eckersley Ernie Johnson
2007 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy, Joe Girardi, Mark Grace, and Eric Karros Chris Myers
2006 Fox Thom Brennaman Lou Piniella
Steve Lyons (Games 1–3)
José Mota (Game 4) 		Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy and A. J. Pierzynski Chris Myers
2005 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver and Lou Piniella, Bret Boone, or Al Leiter Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Chris Myers
2004 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver and Bret Boone, Lou Piniella or Al Leiter Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Kenny Albert
2003 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver and Bret Boone, Lou Piniella or Al Leiter Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Kenny Albert
2002 Fox Thom Brennaman Steve Lyons Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2001 Fox Thom Brennaman (in Seattle)
Joe Buck (in New York) 		Steve Lyons (in Seattle)
Tim McCarver (in New York) 		Template:N/A Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko
2000 NBC[12] Bob Costas[13][14][15] Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker Jim Gray and Jimmy Roberts Template:N/A Jim Gray

Notes

  • Game 6 of the 2000 ALCS is the last baseball game that NBC has televised to date.[15] In Houston, due to the coverage of the 2000 U.S. Presidential debates, KPRC-TV elected to carry NBC News' coverage of the debate while KNWS-TV carried NBC's final baseball game.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 5 of the NLCS and Game 4 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. This came off the heels of Fox airing an NFL doubleheader that particular day (October 21).
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. The regional split was done in order for Fox to avoid televising a weekday afternoon game.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the ALCS and Game 2 of the NLCS were split between Fox and FX.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. Also in 2004, Game 5 of the ALCS ran way into the time slot of Game 5 of the NLCS. As a result, the first seven innings of the NLCS game were shown on FX.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 1 of the ALCS were split between Fox and FX.
  • Game 2 of the 2006 ALCS was originally intended to air on FX, but the NLCS game that night (originally intended to air on Fox) was rained out. FX showed the movie Any Given Sunday instead.
    • In Template:Baseball year, Fox fired Steve Lyons from their baseball coverage altogether following what they saw insensitive comments made about Hispanics during the Game 3 broadcast. During Game 3, Lyons' broadcast colleague Lou Piniella, who is of Spanish descent, made an analogy involving the luck of finding a wallet, and then briefly used a couple of Spanish phrases. Lyons responded by saying that Piniella was "hablaing Espanol" -- Spanglish for "speaking Spanish"—and added, "I still can't find my wallet. I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit close to him now."
  • On October 18, 2008, TBS missed most of the first inning of Game 6 of that year's American League Championship Series, with viewers getting a rerun of The Steve Harvey Show instead.[16] TBS picked up the game just prior to the last out in the bottom of the first, with announcer Chip Caray apologizing to viewers for "technical difficulties".
  • Although not an active field reporter during Fox's coverage of the 2009 ALCS, Kenny Albert still presided over the championship presentation and postgame interviews in the pennant winning New York Yankees' clubhouse.

1990s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
1999 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly
1998 NBC Bob Costas[17] Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker Jim Gray
1997 Fox Joe Buck Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly
1996 NBC Bob Costas Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker Jim Gray
1995 ABC (Games 1–2[18][19]) Brent Musburger Jim Kaat Jack Arute
NBC (Games 3[20]–6[21]) Bob Costas Bob Uecker Jim Gray
1993 CBS[22] Greg Gumbel[23] Jim Kaat Lesley Visser
1992 CBS Dick Stockton[24] Jim Kaat
Johnny Bench (Game 2) 		Lesley Visser
1991 CBS Dick Stockton Jim Kaat[25] Jim Gray
1990 CBS Dick Stockton Jim Kaat Jim Gray

Notes

  • The Template:Baseball year postseason started on a Thursday, while World Series started on a Tuesday due to the brief lockout.
  • In Template:Baseball year, CBS didn't come on the air for baseball for weeknight LCS telecasts until 8:30 p.m. ET. Instead, they opted to show programming such as Rescue 911 at 8 p.m. rather than a baseball pregame show.[26]
  • Over the course of Game 2 of the 1992 ALCS, Jim Kaat was stricken with a bad case of laryngitis.[27] As a result, Johnny Bench had to come over from the CBS Radio booth and finish the game with Dick Stockton as a "relief analyst."[28] There was talk that if Kaat's laryngitis did not get better, Don Drysdale was going to replace Kaat on TV for the rest of ALCS while Bench continues to work on CBS Radio.
    • CBS' coverage of the 1992 LCS led to conflicts with the presidential debates that year.[29] CBS didn't cover one of the debates because Game 4 of the ALCS, went into extra innings. By the time it ended, the debate was almost over.
  • The 1994 American League Championship Series was planned to air on NBC. However, those plans were scrapped when a strike caused the entire postseason to be canceled.
  • The rather messy Template:Baseball year arrangement was courtesy of "The Baseball Network", which was Major League Baseball's in-house production facility. ABC and NBC (who essentially, distributed the telecasts rather than produce them by themselves like in the past) shared the same on-air graphics and even the microphone "flags" had the "Baseball Network" logo on it with the respective network logo. In addition, the first four games of both of the 1995 League Championship Series were regionally televised.[30][31]

1980s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1989 NBC Bob Costas[32] Tony Kubek
1988 ABC[33] Gary Bender[34] Joe Morgan and Reggie Jackson[35]
1987 NBC[36] Bob Costas[37] Tony Kubek
1986 ABC[38] Al Michaels[39][40] Jim Palmer
1985 NBC[41] Bob Costas[42] Tony Kubek[43]
1984 ABC Al Michaels Howard Cosell[44] and Jim Palmer
1983 NBC Bob Costas Tony Kubek
1982 ABC Keith Jackson Earl Weaver and Jim Palmer[45][46]
1981 NBC[47] Joe Garagiola Tony Kubek[48]
1980 ABC Al Michaels[49] Billy Martin and Jim Palmer

Notes

  • Template:Baseball year marked the last year that the local flagship television stations for the competing teams were allowed to produce their own League Championship Series broadcasts. Bill Macatee hosted the pregame shows with analyst Don Sutton for NBC.
  • Had the 1984 ALCS between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals gone the full five games (the last year that the League Championship Series was a best-of-five series), Game 5 on Sunday October 7, would have been a 1 p.m. ET time start instead of being in prime time. This would have happened because one of the presidential debates between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale was scheduled for that night. In return, ABC was going to broadcast the debates instead of a baseball game in prime time.
    • Al Trautwig[50] interviewed the Detroit Tigers from their clubhouse following their pennant clinching victory in Game 3.
  • Dick Enberg was in Toronto for Games 1 and 7[51] of the 1985 ALCS on NBC. Enberg hosted the pregame show alongside Rick Dempsey (who was still active with Baltimore at the time). Meanwhile, Bill Macatee provided a report on Game 2 of the ALCS during the pregame of the NLCS opener.
    • CTV[52] in Canada simulcast NBC's coverage (albeit with Canadian commercials) of the 1985 ALCS involving the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1985, many relied on cable and antennas. Therefore, carts of Canada not near the USA border couldn't pick up the American feeds, hence why these feeds were needed.
  • On October 15, Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS ran so long (lasting for 16 innings, 5 hours, and 29 minutes), it bumped up against the start time of Game 7 of the ALCS (also on ABC). In his last ever ABC assignment, Don Drysdale interviewed the winners in the Boston clubhouse following Game 7 of the 1986 ALCS.[53]
  • NBC used Don Sutton as a pre and postgame analyst for their 1987 LCS coverage.[54] Marv Albert went back-and-forth during both 1987 LCS. He hosted the pregame for Game 1 of the NLCS with Joe Morgan from St. Louis. He then went to Minnesota the next night to host the ALCS pregame with Don Sutton. Sutton also made an appearance in the booth during Game 3 of the ALCS. Sutton talked with Bob Costas and Tony Kubek about Twins pitcher Les Straker's borderline balk in that game. Sutton later interviewed Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson following their loss in Game 5.[55]
  • Then Texas Rangers manager Bobby Valentine worked as an on-the-field analyst for NBC's 1989 ALCS coverage.[56]
    • Jimmy Cefalo hosted the pregame show for Game 4 of the 1989 ALCS as Marv Albert was away on an NFL assignment for NBC.

1970s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1979 NBC Dick Enberg Tom Seaver and Sparky Anderson[57]
1978 ABC Keith Jackson Howard Cosell and Jim Palmer[58]
1977 NBC Jim Simpson (Game 1)
Dick Enberg (Game 2)
Joe Garagiola (in New York) 		Maury Wills (Game 1)
Don Drysdale (Game 2)
Tony Kubek (in New York)
1976 ABC Bob Uecker (Game 1)
Keith Jackson (Games 2–5[59]) 		Howard Cosell[60] and Reggie Jackson
1975 NBC Curt Gowdy (in Boston[61])
Joe Garagiola (in Oakland) 		Tony Kubek (in Boston)
Maury Wills (in Oakland)
1974 NBC Curt Gowdy (in Oakland)
Jim Simpson (in Baltimore) 		Tony Kubek and Frank Robinson (in Oakland)
Maury Wills (in Baltimore)
1973 NBC Jim Simpson (Game 1)
Curt Gowdy (in Oakland) 		Maury Wills (Game 1)
Tony Kubek (In Oakland)
1972 NBC Curt Gowdy (in Oakland)
Jim Simpson (in Detroit) 		Tony Kubek (in Oakland)
Sandy Koufax (in Detroit)
1971 NBC Jim Simpson (Game 2)
Curt Gowdy (Game 3) 		Sandy Koufax (Game 2)
Tony Kubek (Game 3)
1970 NBC Jim Simpson (in Minnesota)
Curt Gowdy (in Baltimore) 		Sandy Koufax (in Minnesota)
Tony Kubek (in Baltimore)

Notes

  • In Template:Baseball year, NBC televised the second games of both League Championship Series on a regional basis. Some markets got the NLCS at 1 p.m. ET along with a 4 p.m. NFL game while other markets got the ALCS at 4 p.m. along with a 1 p.m. NFL game.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Game 1 of the ALCS was rained out on Saturday, October 2. Due to its NFL coverage, NBC did not televise[62] the rescheduled Game 1 the following day (they had only planned an NLCS telecast that day), but added a telecast of Game 2 on Monday, October 4 (which had been a scheduled travel day).
  • NBC did not air Game 2 of the 1973 ALCS.
  • Except for Game 1 in both series, all games in Template:Baseball year were regionally televised. Game 3 of both League Championship Series were aired in prime time, the first time such an occurrence happened.
  • Template:Baseball year marked the first time that all LCS games were televised nationally. Keith Jackson was unavailable to call Game 1 of the ALCS because he had just gotten finished calling an Oklahoma–Texas college football game for ABC. Thus, Bob Uecker filled-in for Jackson for Game 1. Uecker also took part in the postgame interviews for Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS, while Warner Wolf did an interview of George Brett in the Kansas City locker room.
  • In Template:Baseball year, Keith Jackson called an Oklahoma-Texas college football game for ABC on October 7, and then flew to New York, arriving just in time to call Game 4 of the ALCS that same night.[63]

1969

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
1969 NBC Curt Gowdy (Game 1)
Jim Simpson (Game 3) 		Tony Kubek (Game 1)
Sandy Koufax (Game 3)

Notes

  • In the early years of the League Championship Series,[64] NBC typically televised a doubleheader on the opening Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday (because of NFL coverage). They then covered the weekday games with a 1.5 hour overlap,[65] joining the second game in progress when the first one ended. NBC usually swapped announcer crews after Game 2.
  • NBC did not air Game 2 of the 1969 ALCS.
  • From Template:Alcsy to Template:Alcsy, the Major League Baseball television contract allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games. So in 1969, for example, Orioles fans in Baltimore could choose to watch either the NBC telecast or Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell and Jim Karvellas on WJZ-TV.

Surviving telecasts

For all of the League Championship Series telecasts spanning from 1969–1975, only Game 2 of the 1972 American League Championship Series (Oakland vs. Detroit) is known to exist. However, the copy on the trade circuit of Game 2 of the 1972 ALCS is missing the Bert Campaneris–Lerrin LaGrow brawl. There are some instances where the only brief glimpse of telecast footage of an early LCS game can be seen in a surviving newscast from that night. For instance, the last out of the 1973 National League Championship Series as described by Jim Simpson was played on that night's NBC Nightly News, but other than that, the entire game is gone. On the day the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles wrapped up their respective League Championship Series in 1969, a feature story on the CBS Evening News showed telecast clips of the ALCS game (there's no original sound, just voiceover narration). This is all that likely remains of anything from that third game of the Orioles–Twins series. Simpson's call of the injury of Reggie Jackson during Game 5 of the 1972 ALCS is heard on the 1972 World Series film, as well as Curt Gowdy's call of the home run by Johnny Bench in Game 5 of the 1972 NLCS as well as Bob Moose throwing a wild pitch to pinch-hitter Hal McRae scoring George Foster with the winning run.[66]

While all telecasts of World Series games starting with 1975 are accounted for and exist, the LCS is still a spotty situation through the late 1970s:

  • 1976 ALCS – Only Game 5 from the ABC vault is known to exist.
  • 1976 NLCS – An off-air recording of Game 3, taped in the Portland market is the only game that is known to exist. Apparently, this copy which makes the trade circuit is the only extant version because a second-hand story says that the ABC vault copy has no sound.
  • 1977 – Major League Baseball has in the vault, Game 3 of the NLCS (from the Philadelphia Phillies' local NBC affiliate) and apparently has all of Game 4 of the NLCS. Also, both the WPIX and NBC versions of Game 5 of the ALCS (both of which are also out there in terms of off-air recordings) are known to exist. Earlier games of the NLCS and ALCS have not surfaced and may not exist in the vault. Clips of these games may be seen in highlight shows or programs such as Yankeeography. It is believed that incomplete tapes of the ALCS exist. It is possible these games are not shown in part because the audio quality is poor. A common method of getting around such deficiences would be to overlay a radio telecast or narration by a player or commentator where gaps exist.
  • 1978 – Trade collectors have all four games of the ALCS (the ABC version) but only Game 4 of the NLCS (again, the source copies are those taped by those at home).

Local television

As previously mentioned, from 1969 until 1983, the Major League Baseball television contract allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games.

1970s

Year Teams Local TV Play-by-play#1 Play-by-play#2 Play-by-play#3
1978 New York–Kansas City WPIX-TV Phil Rizzuto Frank Messer Bill White
KBMA-TV Steve Shannon
1977 New York–Kansas City WPIX-TV Phil Rizzuto Frank Messer Bill White
KBMA-TV Steve Shannon

National radio

From 1969–1975, there was no official national radio network coverage of the League Championship Series. NBC only had the national radio rights to the All-Star Game and World Series during this period. Instead, national coverage was provided by local team radio broadcasts being syndicated nationally over ad hoc networks.

2020s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
2020 ESPN Dan Shulman Chris Singleton

2010s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
2019 ESPN Dan Shulman Chris Singleton
2018 ESPN Jon Sciambi Jessica Mendoza
2017 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2016 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2015 ESPN Dan Shulman Aaron Boone
2014 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2013 ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2012 ESPN Dan Shulman Orel Hershiser
2011 ESPN Dan Shulman Orel Hershiser
2010 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan

2000s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
2009 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2008 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2007 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2006 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2005 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2004 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2003 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2002 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2001 ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan
2000 ESPN Dan Shulman Buck Martinez

1990s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
1999 ESPN Ernie Harwell[67] Rick Sutcliffe[68]
1998 ESPN Dan Shulman Buck Martinez
1997 CBS John Rooney Jeff Torborg
1996 CBS John Rooney Jeff Torborg
1995 CBS John Rooney Jeff Torborg
1993 CBS Jim Hunter Ernie Harwell[69]
1992 CBS Jim Hunter Johnny Bench
1991 CBS Jim Hunter Johnny Bench
1990 CBS Jim Hunter Johnny Bench

See also

1980s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator
1989 CBS Brent Musburger[70] Johnny Bench[71]
1988 CBS John Rooney[72][73] Johnny Bench
1987 CBS Brent Musburger[74] Bill White
1986 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy[75]
1985 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy
1984 CBS Bill White[76] Curt Gowdy
1983 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy
1982 CBS Ernie Harwell Denny Matthews
1981 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy[48]
1980 CBS Ernie Harwell Curt Gowdy

1970s

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1979 CBS Ernie Harwell Bill White
1978 CBS Ernie Harwell Ned Martin[58]
1977 CBS Ernie Harwell Ned Martin
1976 CBS Ernie Harwell Ned Martin
1975 WHDH Ned Martin Jim Woods
KEEN Monte Moore Bob Waller
1974 Ad hoc Herb Carneal Dick Young (Game 3)
Jerome Holtzman (Game 4)
1973 WBAL Chuck Thompson Bill O'Donnell
KEEN Monte Moore Jim Woods and Bill Rigney
1972 WJR Ernie Harwell Gene Osborn
KEEN Monte Moore Jim Woods
1971 Ad hoc Ernie Harwell
1970 Ad hoc Ernie Harwell

Notes

  • 1972, 1973 and 1975 were years in which the participants' local broadcasts were syndicated.

1969

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentators
1969 Robert Wold Radio Buddy Blattner Ernie Harwell

Local radio

From 1969 to present, with the exception of the period between 1969–1975, the non-National radio broadcasts of the American League Championship Series we're broadcast on the flagship station and the radio network of the teams participating in the American League Championship Series.

2010s

2000s

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play#1 Play-by-play#2 Play-by-play#3 Color commentator(s)
2009 New York (AL)–Los Angeles (AL) WCBS-AM (New York (AL))
KLAA-AM (Los Angeles (AL) 		John Sterling (WCBS) Terry Smith (KLAA) Suzyn Waldman (WCBS)
Rory Markas (KLAA)
2009 New York (AL)–Los Angeles (AL) WCBS-AM (New York (AL))
KLAA-AM (Los Angeles (AL) 		John Sterling (WCBS) Terry Smith (KLAA) Suzyn Waldman (WCBS)
Rory Markas (KLAA)
2002 Anaheim–Minnesota KLAC (Anaheim)
WCCO–AM (Minnesota) 		Rory Markas
Herb Carneal (Games 1–2)
John Gordon (Games 3–5) 		Terry Smith
John Gordon (Games 1–2)
Dan Gladden (Games 3–5)
2002 Anaheim–Minnesota KLAC (Anaheim)
WCCO–AM (Minnesota) 		Rory Markas
Herb Carneal (Games 1–2)
John Gordon (Games 3–5) 		Terry Smith
John Gordon (Games 1–2)
Dan Gladden (Games 3–5)
2000 New York (AL)–Seattle WABC-AM (New York (AL))
KIRO-AM (Seattle) 		John Sterling Michael Kay
2000 New York (AL)–Seattle WABC-AM (New York (AL))
KIRO-AM (Seattle) 		Dave Niehaus

1990s

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play#1 Play-by-play#2 Color commentators
1999 New York (AL)–Boston WABC-AM (New York (AL))
WEEI-AM (Boston)
1998 New York (AL)–Cleveland WABC-AM (New York (AL))
WTAM-AM (Cleveland)
1997 Cleveland–Baltimore WKNR-AM (Cleveland)
WBAL-AM (Baltimore) 		Herb Score

 Tom Hamilton
1997 Cleveland–Baltimore WKNR-AM (Cleveland)
WBAL-AM (Baltimore) 		Herb Score

 Tom Hamilton
1996 New York (AL)–Baltimore WABC-AM (New York (AL))
WBAL-AM (Baltimore)
1995 Cleveland–Seattle WKNR-AM (Cleveland)
KIRO-AM (Seattle) 		Herb Score

 Tom Hamilton
1993 Toronto–Chicago (AL) CJCL-AM (Toronto)
WMAQ-AM (Chicago (AL)) 		Tom Cheek
John Rooney 		Jerry Howarth
Ed Farmer
1993 Toronto–Chicago (AL) CJCL-AM (Toronto)
WMAQ-AM (Chicago (AL)) 		Tom Cheek
John Rooney 		Jerry Howarth
Ed Farmer
1992 Toronto–Oakland CJCL-AM (Toronto)
KSFO-AM (Oakland) 		Tom Cheek
Bill King 		Jerry Howarth
Lon Simmons
Ray Fosse
1992 Toronto–Oakland CJCL-AM (Toronto)
KSFO-AM (Oakland) 		Tom Cheek
Bill King 		Jerry Howarth
Lon Simmons
Ray Fosse
1991 Minnesota–Toronto

Notes

  • 1992 ALCS – Locally, the series was called on CJCL-AM in Toronto by Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth and KSFO-AM in Oakland by Bill King, Lon Simmons, and Ray Fosse.
  • 1993 ALCS – Locally, the series was called on CJCL-AM in Toronto by Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth and WMAQ-AM in Chicago by John Rooney and Ed Farmer.

1980s

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play#1 Play-by-play#2 Color commentators
1989 Oakland–Toronto
1985 Kansas City–Toronto

1970s

Year Teams Flagship station Play-by-play#1 Play-by-play#2 Play-by-play#3 Color commentators
1978 New York (AL)–Kansas City WINS-AM
WIBW-AM 		Phil Rizzuto
Denny Matthews 		Frank Messer
Fred White 		Bill White

 Fran Healy

1977 New York (AL)–Kansas City WMCA-AM
WIBW-AM

References

  1. ↑ Lucia, Joe. "Your 2020 MLB League Championship Series announcing schedule", Awful Announcing, October 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2014 MLB Postseason Begins on TBS with Exclusive Presentation of the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, Sept. 30 (11 September 2014).
  3. ↑ TBS Announces 2010 MLB Postseason Roster
  4. ↑ Error on call to template:cite web: Parameters archiveurl and archivedate must be both specified or both omittedESPN (5 October 2011). Terry Francona to be in Fox booth. Associated Press. ESPN. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011.
  5. ↑ MLB on Fox: New voices, channel, platforms. Retrieved on April 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ Fickett, Chris (October 10, 2014). Royals-Orioles series, and home-run marker, special to Alex Gordon and family. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved on October 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ Zurawik, David (October 10, 2014). TBS broadcast stumbles at the start of Orioles' ALCS vs. Kansas City Royals. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved on October 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ Spector, Jesse (October 10, 2014). ALCS: Start of Game 1 delayed as TBS leaves lights on. SportingNews.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ Newman, Mark (August 24, 2016). To the races: MLB postseason schedule announced. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved on August 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ Normandin, Marc (August 23, 2016). 2016 MLB playoff schedule released. SB Nation. Retrieved on August 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Barron, David. "Joe Buck pulls double duty on ALCS, NFL", October 12, 2019. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ "BASEBALL; Television Ratings Tumble", October 13, 2000.
  13. ↑ Zipay, Steve. "MEDIA / Saturday's Schedule: Stay Tuned", October 3, 2000, p. A63.
  14. ↑ Gonzalez, Alden (March 25, 2009). MLB Network sets Thursday game slate. MLB.com.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Martzke, Rudy. "NBC's loss of baseball doesn't faze Costas this time", October 10, 2000, p. 6C.
  16. ↑ Decade in Review: Worst of sports broadcasting. Sports Media Watch (December 31, 2009).
  17. ↑ Martzke, Rudy. "Buck's progress moves Fox team to top", October 7, 1998, p. 2C.
  18. ↑ Shea, Jim. "THE PICK: INDIANS VS. MARINERS", October 10, 1995, p. C5.
  19. ↑ Template:YouTube
  20. ↑ Shea, Jim. "SO FAR, MUSBURGER IS OFF HIS GAME", October 13, 1995, p. C4.
  21. ↑ Template:YouTube
  22. ↑ Grahnke, Lon. "CBS Hums With Country Awards", October 6, 1993, p. 50.
  23. ↑ Martzke, Rudy. "Sunday dinner puts Gumbel on sideline", October 5, 1993, p. 3C.
  24. ↑ "AL Championship Series (best of seven)", October 6, 1992, p. 8C.
  25. ↑ NOT MUCH `HAWK` IN KAAT`S COVERAGE. Steve Nidetz (Chicago Tribune) (October 4, 1994).
  26. ↑ Martzke, Rudy. "CBS scraps pregame baseball playoff shows", October 3, 1991, p. 3C.
  27. ↑ Kravitz, Bob. "NO QUARREL BY LA RUSSA WITH RULING ON WILD PITCH", October 9, 1992.
  28. ↑ Nidetz, Steve. "Football analysts campaign for replay's return", October 12, 1992, p. 13.
  29. ↑ Greene, Jerry. "CBS WANTED BRAVES IN SERIES BUT NOT THE BLUE JAYS AS MUCH", October 16, 1992, p. D2.
  30. ↑ Nidetz, Steve. "SORRY, NL FANS, BUT ABC TO STICK WITH AL IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES", October 10, 1995, p. 4.
  31. ↑ Caesar, Dan. "BASEBALL'S TV WOES ARE FULLY EXPOSED", October 9, 1995, p. 3C.
  32. ↑ Shuster, Rachel. "Saying goodbye to `Game of the Week'", October 3, 1989, p. 3E.
  33. ↑ ABC IS GOOD OR BAD, DEPENDING ON SERIES. Jim Sarni (Sun-Sentinel) (October 7, 1988).
  34. ↑ ABC DESERVES KUDOS FOR NL SHOW BUT BARBS FOR AL COVERAGE. Steve Nidetz (Chicago Tribune) (October 11, 1988). Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
  35. ↑ Template:YouTube
  36. ↑ THEY RATE AN A AS NBC`S B TEAM. Skip Myslenski (Chicago Tribune) (October 9, 1987).
  37. ↑ What Would Settle It All Would Be If Fans Went on Strike. Los Angeles Times (October 2, 1987). Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
  38. ↑ MOVE OVER, NBC: MICHAELS & CO. TOUCHING ALL THE BASES. Sun-Sentinel (October 9, 1986). Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
  39. ↑ Angel World Series Would Bring Back Voices From Past. Los Angeles Times (October 3, 1986). Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
  40. ↑ ABC CHANNELS EFFORTS INTO PLAYOFFS. Jim Sarni (Sun-Sentinel) (October 4, 1986). Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
  41. ↑ McKee, Ken. "Umpires having a rough series", October 14, 1985, p. BJ.4.
  42. ↑ NBC’s Bob Costas: an Ordinary Guy on Way to Stardom. Los Angeles Times (October 4, 1985). Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
  43. ↑ Harasta, Cathy. "KUBEK, NBC ALWAYS KEEP THEIR COOL FOR BASEBALL", October 7, 1985.
  44. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  45. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 1982ALCS
  46. ↑ Stewart, Larry. "Palmer, Weaver on AL Games", October 5, 1982, p. D8.
  47. ↑ Gammons, Peter. "BASEBALL'S UNDERDOGS OPEN ON ROAD", October 13, 1981, p. 1.
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Craig, Jack. "SPORTVIEW / JACK CRAIG; A COMMON TV MALADY AFFLICTS GOWDY, COSELL", October 18, 1981, p. 1.
  49. ↑ Rosenberg, Howard. "IT'S GARAGIOLA TO KUBEK TO SEAVER--1980 WORLD SERIES IN FULL HUE AND CRY", October 20, 1980, p. G1.
  50. ↑ Template:YouTube
  51. ↑ Template:YouTube
  52. ↑ Template:YouTube
  53. ↑ Template:YouTube
  54. ↑ Picking, Ken. "Sutton unclear on '88 season", October 9, 1987, p. 3C.
  55. ↑ Template:YouTube
  56. ↑ Ringolsby, Tracy. "A's charges anger Valentine; wants apology from La Russa", October 10, 1989.
  57. ↑ Dozer, Richard. "CBS upsets Pirate, Oriole broadcasters", October 10, 1979, p. D2.
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 Craig, Jack. "From Yaz's HR on, ABC ran second", October 3, 1978, p. 35.
  59. ↑ Template:YouTube
  60. ↑ Temple, Wick. "Cosell Will Handle Color For American League Playoffs", October 7, 1976, p. 18.
  61. ↑ Henniger, Paul. "Cornucopia of Contests", October 4, 1975, p. A2.
  62. ↑ Page, Don. "Baseball Ordeal: It Isn't Over Yet", October 2, 1971, p. A2.
  63. ↑ Keith Jackson and ABC conflicts with college FB and MLB playoffs (1976-1986). Classic Sports TV & Media (10 October 2012). Retrieved on 11 October 2012.
  64. ↑ TV coverage for the early years of the LCS (1969-1975) (October 5, 2015).
  65. ↑ Henniger, Paul. "Baseball Playoffs Coming in Focus", October 4, 1969, p. A2.
  66. ↑ (in en) Template:Citation/make link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8xVd7LLZso, retrieved 2019-08-25 
  67. ↑ Lupica, Mike. "BUCKY DENT'S '78 SWING LIVES ON IN GAME HISTORY", October 14, 1999.
  68. ↑ "HARWELL BROADCASTS A HIGHLIGHT IN BEST BASEBALL TIME OF THE YEAR", October 16, 1999.
  69. ↑ "ESPN2 to debut, but not here", October 1, 1993.
  70. ↑ Lowitt, Bruce. "This series a steal Series: ALCS NOTEBOOK", October 5, 1989, p. 4C.
  71. ↑ Stewart, Larry. "Scully Loses Voice, Costas Fills In", October 6, 1989, p. 3.
  72. ↑ Nidetz, Steve. "ABC DESERVES KUDOS FOR NL SHOW BUT BARBS FOR AL COVERAGE", October 11, 1988, p. 2.
  73. ↑ Martzke, Rudy. "ABC's effort overcomes yawner of a final game", October 13, 1988, p. 3C.
  74. ↑ Shuster, Rachel. "HERZOG'S LONG MEMORY", October 7, 1987, p. 3C.
  75. ↑ Sarni, Jim. "ABC CHANNELS EFFORTS INTO PLAYOFFS", October 4, 1986, p. 4.C.
  76. ↑ "Musburger to work playoffs", September 15, 1984, p. 4b.

External links

Template:Navboxes

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.