PART 1: Take Me Out to the Ball Game – Josh Kantor; Dirty Water – The Standells; Tessie (You Are the Only, Only, Only) – Billy Murray; Past Time – The Baseball Project; Mike Yastrzemski homers at Fenway, 9/18/19 – Mike Krukow & Duane Kuiper; Baseball Boogie – Mabel Scott; Rick Camp’s 18th-inning homer, 7/5/78 – John Sterling & Ernie Johnson Sr.; The Cheap Seats – Alabama; What Crash Believes – Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon & Tim Robbins; Centerfield – John Fogerty; Bernie Carbo ties Game 6, 10/21/75 – Joe Garagiola; Take Me Out to the Ball Game – Bruce Springstone; Walter Johnson – Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers; Bill Lee – Warren Zevon; Catfish – Bob Dylan; The First Baseball Game – Nat “King” Cole; Shohei Ohtani Starts the 50-50 Club, 9/19/24 – Joe Davis & Nomar Garciaparra; Color Line – Garland Jeffreys; Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? – Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra; Robbie-Doby Boogie – Brownie McGhee
PART 2: The Mets Win the Damn Thing – Bob Murphy; Meet the Mets; Vitalis Commercial – Gil Hodges, Jerry Koosman, Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan & Gary Gentry; There Used to Be a Ballpark – Frank Sinatra; Lee Elia Tirade, 1983; Cubs in Five – The Mountain Goats; Cubs 2010 – The Baseball Project; Disco Demolition – The Baseball Project; The Giants Win the Pennant! – Russ Hodges; Say Hey, Willie Mays – The Singing Wanderers; Willie Mays Makes The Catch – Jack Brickhouse; Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) – Willie Mays of the New York Giants with The Treniers; Madison Bumgarner Clinches the 2014 World Series – Joe Buck; Knock It Out the Park – Sam & Dave; Field of Dreams: People Will Come – James Earl Jones & Timothy Busfield; Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen; Tom Seaver Gets His 300th Win, 8/4/85; Nolan Ryan (He’s a Hero to Us All) – Jerry Jeff Walker
PART 3: Roger Maris’ 61st Home Run, 10/1/61 – Phil Rizzuto; Here Come the Yankees – Sid Bass & His Orchestra; Joe DiMaggio Done It Again – Billy Bragg & Wilco; Casey Stengel Address to Congress (with Mickey Mantle), 1958; I Love Mickey – Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer; Aaron Judge’s 62nd Home Run, 10/4/22 – John Sterling; The Death of Big Ed Delahanty – The Baseball Project; Dock Ellis – SF Seals; Baseball Altamont – The Nightmares; Major League: Harry Doyle Calls – Bob Uecker; Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio – Les Brown & His Orchestra (Betty Bonney, Vocals); Kirk Gibson’s 1988 World Series Home Run – Vin Scully; The Voice of Baseball – The Baseball Project; Mike Piazza’s Home Run, 9/21/01 – Howie Rose; Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian; Bucky Dent’s Home Run, 10/2/78 – Bill White; Tessie – Dropkick Murphys; Ted Fucking Williams – The Baseball Project; Kirby Puckett’s Homer Wins Series Game 6, 10/26/91 – John Gordon; You’ve Gotta Have Heart – Original Cast of Damn Yankees
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