Baseball broadcasting firsts

The first-ever televised baseball game was on May 17, 1939, between Princeton and Columbia; Princeton beat Columbia 2–1 at Columbia's Baker Field. The contest was aired on NBC station W2XBS, an experimental station in New York City which would ultimately become WNBC. The game was announced by Bill Stern. Dawson L. Farber, Jr. pitched for Princeton.

Baseball broadcasting firsts

The first-ever televised baseball game was on May 17, 1939, between Princeton and Columbia; Princeton beat Columbia 2–1 at Columbia's Baker Field. The contest was aired on NBC station W2XBS, an experimental station in New York City which would ultimately become WNBC. The game was announced by Bill Stern. Dawson L. Farber, Jr. pitched for Princeton.