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Talking baseball, with Roger Angell

BROADCAST: May. 24, 1982 | DURATION: 00:50:58

Synopsis

The sports essayist shares some of the observations that populate his book about baseball in the late 1970s and early 1980s - Late Innings: A Baseball Companion.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
May. 24, 1982

Duration
50 minutes, 58 seconds

Topics

Sports and Sports Writers

People

Athletes Authors, Writers

Tags

Angell, Roger Late innings. Authors, American Baseball Audiotapes Radio programs WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Veeck, Bill Steinbrenner, George Comiskey Park Ludtke, Melissa

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