A voice that could leave space
Scully’s call of Kirk Gibson’s 1988 World Series home run includes a long stretch in which the crowd carries the moment. The silence is part of the remembered broadcast.
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Vin Scully
Baseball broadcaster · 1927–2022
Vin Scully’s Dodgers broadcasts offer a way into baseball through language, observation, and timing. The Radio Hall of Fame records his career and 1995 induction.
A selected recording can make his craft easier to appreciate than a list of honors.
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The story behind it.
A voice that made a ballgame feel like a story shared with one listener.
Stories within a game
His broadcasts moved between the immediate play and the histories of the people on the field. That combination gave a single game connections beyond its score.
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Sporting event1988 World Series · Game 1
Hear how the broadcast’s pauses and language become part of the memory of the home run.
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