On This Day, August 23: Yankees and Mets
Also featured: Frank Sinatra, Mr., Mrs. North.
August 23 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 23 across American broadcasting history (1940–1964):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "MLB: Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees (Mel Allen, Red Barber & Phil Rizzuto)" | WINS / WPIX (Yankees) 1960-08-23 8:00 PM EDT |
Ballantine & Winston Ballantine Beer & Winston Cigarettes |
Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto (Broadcasters) | Yankees Radio Network, Live from Yankee Stadium | ["Sports", "Baseball", "Live", "Historical"] |
Legendary Hall of Fame voices Mel Allen, Red Barber, and Phil Rizzuto call play-by-play action live from Yankee Stadium as Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and the New York Yankees battle the Chicago White Sox in a pivotal pennant race night game. |
| "MLB: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets — Game 2 (Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy & Ralph Kiner)" | WHN (Mets Network) 1964-08-23 4:30 PM EDT |
Rheingold Breweries Rheingold Extra Dry Beer |
Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner (Broadcasters) | Mets Radio Network, Live from Shea Stadium | ["Sports", "Baseball", "Live", "Historical"] |
Announcers Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy, and Ralph Kiner call the second game of a Sunday doubleheader live from Shea Stadium as Casey Stengel's New York Mets host Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and the Chicago Cubs. |
| "Broadway Bandbox: Frank Sinatra with Raymond Scott and his Orchestra" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-23 9:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining CBS Musical Variety |
Frank Sinatra (Host), Raymond Scott Orchestra, Bobby Tucker Chorus | William H. Fineshriber Jr. (Producer), Bert Parks | ["Music", "Vocal", "Pop", "Variety", "Big Band"] |
Young crooning phenomenon Frank Sinatra hosts CBS Broadway Bandbox, captivating wartime listeners with 'Sunday, Monday or Always', 'All or Nothing at All', and 'Close to You', accompanied by maestro Raymond Scott's Orchestra. |
| "CBS World News Tonight: Nighttime Blitzkrieg Opens on London (Edward R. Murrow)" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-23 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining CBS News Special |
Elmer Davis (New York), Edward R. Murrow (London), William L. Shirer | Paul White (News Director), CBS News | ["News", "War", "Historical", "Documentary"] |
Anchor Elmer Davis coordinates live CBS shortwave reports as Edward R. Murrow reports live from a London rooftop amidst air raid sirens during the first nighttime German Luftwaffe bombing incendiary raids over central London. |
| "The Norths Meet a WAC (Woodbury Facial Soap)" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-08-23 8:00 PM EWT |
Andrew Jergens Co. Woodbury Facial Soap & Lotion |
Alice Frost (Pamela North), Joseph Curtin, Frank Lovejoy | Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee (Writers), Frank Gallop | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Crime"] |
Amateur sleuths Pamela and Jerry North befriend a stranded Women's Army Corps (WAC) officer in Greenwich Village, only to uncover that a bogus military uniform was used to disguise a jewel robbery accomplice. |
| "Visit to a Photographer's Studio (Colgate Dental Cream & Halo)" | CBS (WCBS) 1949-08-23 8:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental Cream & Halo Shampoo |
Alice Frost (Pamela North), Joseph Curtin, Walter Kinsella | Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee (Writers), Dan Seymour | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Crime"] |
When Jerry and Pam North visit a fashionable portrait photographer's darkroom studio in Manhattan, they discover the photographer murdered in the chemical developing bath and a stolen negative worth thousands. |