Monday, January 1, 2024

Highly Exciting Bookkeeping Details From 2023

Below are several historical corrections that were applied to our listings at the end of 2023. This is something that I've been updating quarterly, although it looks like that didn't happen at the end of the third quarter, and having just made 76 changes at once, I'm beginning to wonder if I should do it more often.

National Football League

  1. Nov. 28, 1965: Moved Gil Stratton from Los Angeles PBP to CBS Control of unified Packers-Rams broadcast, per newspaper evidence discovered by 506 Sports Discord user Timmy B.
  2. Dec. 4, 1966: Removed analyst Eddie LeBaron from Cardinals-Cowboys and slid Pat Summerall from CBS Control to the analyst chair, per the Orlando Sentinel of that day.
  3. Oct. 17, 1971: Replaced Bills-Jets PBP announcer Dick Rifenberg with Rick Azar per newspaper evidence discovered by 506 Sports Discord user Timmy B.
  4. Dec. 9, 1978: Moved Mike Adamle from sideline to color on Colts-Steelers and removed John Brodie connected to Dec. 10, 1978 change.
  5. Dec. 10, 1978: Replaced Jets-Browns analyst Len Dawson with John Brodie, per newspaper reference found by 506 Sports Discord user HamptonRoadsTVFan that indicated Dawson was mourning the death of his wife.
  6. Nov. 8, 1981: Corrected Dolphins-Patriots analyst from Mike Haffner to Gene Washington, per video discovered by 506 Sports Discord user Jeff79. 
  7. Dec, 17, 2005: Added sideline reporter Suzy Kolber to Broncos-Bills per video discovered by 506 Sports Discord user GCEDW.
Major League Baseball
  1. Aug. 24, 1980: Removed Dodgers-Mets analyst Howard Cosell, who was double-booked with preseason NFL duty that day.
  2. July 12, 1986: Replaced Phillies-Astros PBP Jay Randolph with Ted Robinson per video discovered by 506 Sports Discord user Philadelphia97.
  3. Throughout the month of October 2023, an audit of MLB postseason field reporters conducted by 506 Sports Discord user Jeff79 resulted in the addition of 65 field reporter credits:
    • 10/18/77, Dodgers-Yankees: Bill White
    • 10/7/78, Royals-Yankees: Bob Uecker and Jim Lampley
    • 10/17/79, Pirates-Orioles: Bob Uecker
    • 10/10/80, Royals-Yankees: Bob Uecker
    • 10/12/80, Phillies-Astros: Steve Zabriskie
    • 10/21/80, Royals-Phillies: Bryant Gumbel and Merle Harmon
    • 10/19/81, Dodgers-Expos: Byron Day
    • 10/28/81, Dodgers-Yankees: Bob Uecker and Jim Lampley
    • 10/10/82, Cardinals-Braves: Jim Lampley
    • 10/10/82, Angels-Brewers: Bob Uecker
    • 10/8/83, Orioles-White Sox: Bill Macatee
    • 10/8/83, Dodgers-Phillies: Len Berman
    • 1983 World Series; Reggie Jackson to three games, Tim Brant to one
    • 10/5/84, Royals-Tigers: Al Trautwig
    • 10/13/84, Padres-Tigers: Len Berman
    • 10/14/84, Padres-Tigers: Len Berman and Bob Costas
    • 10/16/85, Cardinals-Dodgers: Bill Macatee
    • 10/16/85, Royals-Blue Jays: Dick Enberg
    • 10/20/85, Royals-Cardinals: Reggie Jackson
    • 10/26/85, Royals-Cardinals: Reggie Jackson
    • 10/27/85, Royals-Cardinals: Reggie Jackson
    • 10/15/86, Angels-Red Sox: Don Drysdale
    • 1986 World Series: Marv Albert to five games, Bob Costas to two
    • 10/9/87, Cardinals-Giants: Marv Albert
    • 10/10/87, Cardinals-Giants: Jay Randolph
    • 10/12/87, Twins-Tigers: Marv Albert and Don Sutton
    • 10/14/87, Giants-Cardinals: Marv Albert and Jay Randolph
    • 1987 World Series: Reggie Jackson to all seven games
    • 10/12/88, Mets-Dodgers: Gary Bender
    • 10/15/88, Athletics-Dodgers: Marv Albert
    • 10/19/88, Dodgers-Athletics: Bob Costas
    • 10/20/88, Dodgers-Athletics: Marv Albert and Bob Costas
    • 10/4/89, Cubs-Giants: Marv Albert
    • 10/29/89, Athletics-Giants: Gary Thorne and Joe Morgan
    • 10/14/95, Reds-Braves: Johnny Bench
    • 10/17/95, Indians-Marlins: Jim Gray and Hannah Storm
    • 10/28/95, Indians-Braves: Hannah Storm
    • 10/6/97, Yankees-Indians: Chip Caray
    • 10/15/97, Indians-Orioles: Chip Caray and Steve Lyons
    • 10/26/97, Indians-Marlins: Hannah Storm and Keith Olbermann
National Hockey League (Canada)
  1. Jan. 10, 2016: Moved Louie DeBrusk from rinkside to analyst on the Panthers-Oilers game, correcting a typographical error discovered by 506 Sports Discord user JagsFan93.
National Basketball Association
  1. May 16, 1996: Corrected Spurs-Jazz analyst from Chuck Daly to Hubie Brown, per video discovered by 506 Sports Discord user Jeff79.