Thursday, August 26
The 239th day of the year 126 days left
Today in history
On August 26, 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2X- BS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.
At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular …