1954 MLB Season

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As originally written by Tim Brulia:

This is the 1954 listing of network TV crews.

National Television

Spring Training

Saturday 3/13

Phillies-White Sox, unknown, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Game was blacked out in second inning and broadcast ended after the third

Saturday 3/20

Phillies-White Sox, 1:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Saturday 3/27

Indians-Giants, 1:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Saturday 4/3

Giants-Indians, 2:15, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner (in Dallas)

Saturday 4/10

Phillies-A's, 1:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Regular Season

APRIL

Tuesday 4/13:

Yankees-Senators, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Saturday 4/17:

White Sox-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Saturday 4/24:

Orioles-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Yankees-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

MAY

Saturday 5/1:

Orioles-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Saturday 5/8:

Tigers-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Saturday 5/15:

Senators-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Athletics-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

Saturday 5/22:

Orioles-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

White Sox-Tigers, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

Saturday 5/29:

Dodgers-Giants, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Senators-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

JUNE

Saturday 6/5:

Indians-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game unknown

Saturday 6/12:

Tigers-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

Saturday 6/19:

Yankees-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Red Sox-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

Saturday 6/26:

Red Sox-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

JULY

Saturday 7/3:

Dodgers-Phillies, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

Saturday 7/10:

Indians-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Red Sox-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

Tuesday 7/13:

Baseball All-Star Game from Cleveland:

National-American, 1:15, NBC. Mel Allen, Gene Kelly

Saturday 7/17:

Indians-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

Saturday 7/24:

Orioles-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

Saturday 7/31:

Senators-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

AUGUST

Saturday 8/7:

Athletics-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Senators-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

Saturday 8/14:

Tigers-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Orioles-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan

Saturday 8/21:

Phillies-Dodgers, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner (Rained out)

"B" game info unknown

Saturday 8/28:

White Sox-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 9/4:

Dodgers-Giants, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

Saturday 9/11:

Yankees-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

"B" game info unknown

Saturday 9/18:

Phillies-Giants, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Orioles-White Sox, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan

Saturday 9/25:

Tigers-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner

Pirates-Dodgers, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan

Postseason

WORLD SERIES

Wednesday 9/29:

Game 1, Indians-Giants, 1:00, NBC. Russ Hodges, Jack Brickhouse

Thursday 9/30:

Game 2, Indians-Giants, 1:00, NBC. Russ Hodges, Jack Brickhouse

Friday 10/1:

Game 3, Giants-Indians, 1:00, NBC. Jack Brickhouse, Russ Hodges

Saturday 10/2:

Game 4: Giants-Indians, 1:00, NBC. Jack Brickhouse, Russ Hodges

Note: WOR-New York, WPIX-New York and WXEL-Cleveland also provided coverage, using the NBC feed.