
Lefty O'Doul
American baseball player and managerWikipedia
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Search complete. 10 mentions across 9 episodes found for "Lefty O'Doul".
Oct 3, 2026
Lux Radio Theatre - "Pride of the Yankees" (Old Time Radio, 1943)
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29:03speaker_14VOICE_ACTOR
[laughs] I didn't recognize you in the dark.
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29:06speaker_14VOICE_ACTOR
My name is O'Doul.
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29:07speaker_14VOICE_ACTOR
Oh, I'm glad to know you, Gehrig.
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29:08Virginia BruceVOICE_ACTOR
[knocking] What is it?
1965 07-05 Cubs at Mets Game 1
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47:20Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
King Carl Hubbell, who we'll never forget his tremendous feat in the All-Star Game, plus his many great ball games he pitched for the Giants.
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47:28Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The colorful Lefty O'Doul and the classy Pee Wee Reese.
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47:32Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hall of Famers like Zach Wheat, Max Carey, Ed Roush, and George Kelly.
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47:36Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Big John Maz will be here, and Sal "The Barber" Maglie.
1966 05-22 Mets at Giants Game 1
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21:32Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Number 24, Hunter Peninsula Warriors' Willie McCovey.
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21:39Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[cheering] Horace Stoneham gave a dinner last night in honor of the greats of the San Francisco area who were here yesterday to pay tribute to Lefty O'Doul.
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21:49Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Quite a baseball gathering last night, and one of the things they were talking about was the home run McCovey hit yesterday.
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21:55Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ball must have traveled 500 feet.
1965 07-18 Mets at Braves Game 2
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22:05Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And outfielders like Max Carey and Zach Wheat.
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22:09Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Jill Medwick, Casey Spingo, Lefty O'Doul, and Babe Ehrman.
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22:13Lindsey NelsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And her
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22:13Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
rivals from the polo grounds history, pitchers like Carl Hubbell and Sal Magli, Rube Marquardt and Big Jim Hearn, and Al Schumacher.
1962 07-30 All-Star Game
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4:58Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
For the National League, John McGraw.
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5:00Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The stars that year, well, they included Gabby Hartnett, Chuck Klein, Lefty O'Doul, Paul Wainer, High Trainer, Bill Terry, Frankie Frisch, Carl Hubble, Pepper Martin, Andrew, Gary, Jimmy Fox, Al Simmons, Joe Cronin, Goose Goslin, Lefty Grove, and Sam West.
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5:16Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The American League won that game 4-2 as Babe Ruth lined a home run into the right field seats.
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5:22Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Great names playing great baseball.
1962 07-30 All-Star Game
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5:55Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The first manager for the American League was Connie Mack.
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5:58Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
For the National League, John McGraw The stars that year, well, they included Gabby Hartnett, Chuck Klein, Lefty O'Doul, Paul Waner, Pie Traynor, Bill Terry, Frankie Frisch, Carl Hubbell, Pepper Martin, and Ruth, Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Joe Cronin, Goose Goslin, Lefty Grove, and Sam West.
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6:16Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The American League won that game four to two as Babe Ruth lined a home run into the right field seats.
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6:22Jack QuinlanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Great names playing great baseball.
1966 05-22 Mets at Giants Game 1
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25:15speaker_6ADVERTISER
Number 74, the batter is Willie McCovey.
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25:17Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Horace Stoneham gave a dinner last night in honor of the greats of the San Francisco area who were here yesterday to pay tribute to Lefty O'Doul.
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25:27Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Quite a baseball gathering last night, and one of the things they were talking about was the home run McCovey hit yesterday.
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25:32Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ball must have traveled 500 feet.
1965 07-05 Cubs at Mets Game 1
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52:37Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
King Carl Hubble, who will ever forget his tremendous feat in the All-Star Game, plus his many great ballgames he pitched for the Giants.
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52:45Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The colorful Lefty O'Doul and the classy Pee Wee Reese.
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52:48Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hall of Famers like Zach Wheat, Max Carey, Ed Roush, and George Kelly.
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52:53Bob MurphySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Big John Mazz will be here and Sal LaBarbera-Magley.
Thomas E. Murphy: A Piece of the 1930s Phillies
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2:24Joe LexHOST
Outfielder Chuck Klein, whose name is on the Phillies Wall of Fame, hit .386 and drove in 170 runs.
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2:35Joe LexHOST
Left fielder Lefty O'Doul, who's in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, hit .383.
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2:41Joe LexHOST
That was good enough for fourth in the league.
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2:43Joe LexHOST
He was behind Kline, Babe Herman, and the leader Bill Terry, who hit .401.
13 MINS LATER
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15:24Joe LexHOST
Through the 1920s, they became one of the weaker clubs in the National League.
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15:29Joe LexHOST
Poor pitching, weak roster construction, frequent managerial changes, and a ballpark that made every flaw louder.
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15:38Joe LexHOST
But Baker Bowl helped make Chuck Klein and Lefty O'Doul spectacular home-run stars.
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15:46Joe LexHOST
but it also magnified pitching staffs badly built for run prevention.