I, a Giant fan, was listening with my Philco transistor radio, hoping Harvey Kuenn, former batting champ, would ruin the perfect game. Koufax was the greatest and a real gentleman.
Some of the sweetest memories of my entire life areIof being a young man, coming home from work, and sitting out in the yard on warm summer evenings listening to Scully call a Dodger game. Those were the salad days, when the grand old game was bigger than life and each play and every player was a story waiting to be told. And nobody told those stories better than Vin Scully.
Notice there is no "color commentator". Vin prefers to work alone. He said that Red Barber taught him to always talk to the audience, not to any "partner" in the booth.
@sabreyow No, Dogget would call innings 3-6 when the game was only on radio. When it was on local TV, Scully would do innings 1,2, 3, 7,8 and 9 for TV, 4,5 and 6 for radio with Doggett doing the rest. To this day, Vin has worked alone for Dodger games, although he has had a "color comentator" (Joe Gargiola and Tom Seaver) when he did NBC games on TV and later when he did the World Series for CBS Radio in the 1990's.
Just before this season, Scully was offered the lead play by play job with the Yankees. Vin said he was very tempted, since he's a New York City native. But he said that after 7 years, he got over his homesickness, and by then considered LA home. So he told the Yankees "no thanks."
As Koufax was mowing down the Cubs, New Orleans was getting blasted by Hurricane Betsy.While Koufax and his teammates were celebrating in the clubhouse, thousands in the Big Easy were staring death in the face as the water rapidly rose.
Im so sad of the staus of this team now. I grew up listening to this every night. My mom would come in my room and say "turn that off (my old trasittor radio) and go to bed!" But mom, the Dodgers' about to score... I was all of 8 years old and listened to this broadcast that night, ringing my hands on every pitch and Vin Scully call.
There were 3 Hall of Famers at this historic game; Messrs Koufax and Scully, of course. The third was John Ramsey, the public address announcer. That deep measured voice was the public herald at most of the major sports events in Los Angeles. At Dodger Stadium, his voice echoed off the near mountains while Vin Scully's voice filled the ballpark from all the transistor radios. Born in LA, raised in Burbank.
@1thudfan - there was at least one other Hall of Famer there, and possibly one more. Ernie Banks played for the Cubs in that game, and Don Drysdale was likely in the dugout.
I love the way he lets the game do the talking - he never tries to say too much, or be the star of the show, he just tells you what's going on and paints a picture in your mind...did you notice how long he waited after the final pitch? He just lets you listen to the crowd...makes you feel like you're there.
ESPN.com recap of Kershaw's two-hit shutout last night noted: "From Elias: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw two-hit the Tigers in a 4-0 win, posting his third career shutout. Kershaw finished his shutout in style by striking out the side in the 9th. According to Elias, the last Dodgers starter to finish a shutout by striking out the side in the 9th was Sandy Koufax in his perfect game on Sept. 9, 1965 against the Cubs." The common factor in both games? Vin Scully called them both in style. :-)
my parents grew up in los angeles and have seen many dodger games. they raised me up and have brought me to that special place that is dodger stadium. my childhood is reminisce with vin's voice on the radio as long as i can remember. even in the seats at the game, most old school dodger fans would have transistor radios tuned into vin during live play. thats how special vin is. to realize that he transcends generations is special.
I am a cubs fan but had a very soft spot for the Dodgers also. I grew up in Ogden,UT as a kid and at night I could catch LA Dodger games on the AM radio straight from Los Angeles so I could here Vin Scully.
Who needs television when you have a man who describes games like this???
"...lifted his cap, ran his fingers through his thick hair, and put it back on"
I usually don't hear MLB radio announcers do that good of a job with audio-visual effects. It's no no wonder this guy is a legend. The pitcher ain't bad either.
So true. There's is/was something magical about hearing Vinny on the radio on a Sunday afternoon in the back yard. You knew you were communing with thousands of other backyard grillers, beer-drinkers, etc. at that moment. That voice is the voice of summer.
I guess you had to live through that time. No Laptop, no I-phone to watch it live... all on radio. Jeff Torborg, Joey Almafatano (who would later become Tommy Lasorda's hearald 3rd base coach). I would sit in my room at the age of ten making my own box scores with my school notebook paper. So many, many years later I just enjoy turning the radio on outside as I work around the yard, play with the dogs or prepare the grill on a great spring/summer day.... And Listening to Vin Scully...
thanks srd515. i've been a dodger fan since '75. vin scully is my grandfather that i've never had. i will tell you there is nothing like hearing grandpa vin calling a game on a beautiful sunday afternoon!. thanks to vin and you to you mets fan srd.
Los Angeles Dodger fans were blessed with this man. At 54, I have never known a Dodger season without Vin Scully. Back then, the Dodgers never had more than one announcer at a time. Vin shared innings with Jerry Dogget, another fine announcer. This is just another amazing example of a man who knew his job was to convey the game on the radio, not to convey himself at the game. Simply the greatest.
Growing up a Giants fan in the 60s, I hated everything Dodgers- the players, Dodger Stadium, the whole thing. I couldn't hate Vin Scully. I was able to hear their games at night from SF on KFI- even at age 10, I knew I was listening to someone special...
I lived in LA and had just turned 16. I was doing my math homework while listening to the game, and I really didn't understand the importance of what was happening until later that night. Vin Skully always explained the game clearly and with intelligence; he taught me all that I know about baseball. I don't follow baseball much anymore, and I say it's because I just don't have the patience; however, it's partly because I got spoiled rotten by Skully and his wonderful style. Thanks.
@ChrisDutch Only ptched 9 years Big League ball. Hank Aaron said his curve was "completely un-hittable". Got to see him ptich though... Dodger Stadium, 9 yeas old, AND beat the Giants...... 1967.
Whatever I hear this, I really miss the days of baseball past, but then, I realize, the best are still here as long as Vin Scully is with us. #diehardWhiteSoxFan.
A fan recorded most of this game, but the last inning was also recorded in the KFI studios, as was always the case when something historic could possibly happen. Scully knew this, hence his announcement of the date at the beginning of the 9th inning... I was lucky enough to grow up in L.A. in the '60s and '70s with Vin Scully (Dodgers), Chick Hearn (Lakers), Dick Enberg (Angels & Rams) and Bob Miller (Kings). Vin's now in his 61st year with the Dodgers, and I hope ne never quits!
I'm a Mets fan, but I love Vin Scully. This is one of the most elegant calls ever by a sportscaster, encompassing the excitement of the perfect game without resorting to homerism. Koufax was a special pitcher. Scully, a special broadcaster. He is the man. He is the legend. He's coming back in '11. Bless him. Not only thank you for posting this but thanks also for the soundbite at the end of Vin explaining why he timestamped his calls.
@2005dave hey thanks. I found the audio years ago, so whoever posted that deserves the thanks. I just quickly threw together a montage and am glad so many seem to be enjoying it. I never fail to get goose bumps listening to this.
@2005dave May he rest in peace, but in the last many years of broadcasting Yankee games, Phil Rizzuto was more of a "homer" in Yankee Stadium than Babe or Mickey.
Of course, there was the pernicious influence of Bill White. By the way, Bill, when Sandy was in the NL, Gibby could only be #2 best pitcher.
@2005dave i feel the same as you..i grew up a diehard met fan in the 70's with murphy/nelson/kiner but we moved from ny to the west coast when i was 13 and i got to listen to vin scully for years..those 4 guys to me are the epitome of baseball broadcasters
@TheDodgersAreTrash If you were any kind of baseball fan you'd appreciate how important this call is and how important Vin Scully is to the game. He is one of the last gentlemen left who call the game. And yeah, he does it ALL BY HIMSELF 45 years later from this call.
Thank you so much for putting this up! We as true Dodger fans will never know how great Vinny is until we can't hear that voice anymore. I hope that day never comes! Long live Vin Scully... the best ever!!!!!!
on the eve of the 1963 World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers a jewish sportswriter from New York City broke the story that neither birth parent of Sandy Koufax was jewish. Sandy Koufax (born Sanford Braun) had German parents and then his mother re-married to a jewish lawyer named Koufax when he was about 10 years old. Current shortstop David Eckstein also is German and not jewish. Sandy Koufax was jewish only thru conversion just like Rod Carew and Sammy Davis Jr
this was my fathers first game at dodger stadium. always a cherished memory to hear him talk about. thank you for letting me live this through vin's voice
i remember listening to this in NYC
bluepastry 4 days ago
D O D G E R S....BABY!
BOBBYDANGERS808 1 week ago
Check out my website: dodgerglory. It's got lots of classic Vin radio calls from the late '70s/early '80s.
dodgerglory34 3 weeks ago
Never gets old!
dodgerglory34 3 weeks ago
I, a Giant fan, was listening with my Philco transistor radio, hoping Harvey Kuenn, former batting champ, would ruin the perfect game. Koufax was the greatest and a real gentleman.
g77enn1 2 months ago
Some of the sweetest memories of my entire life areIof being a young man, coming home from work, and sitting out in the yard on warm summer evenings listening to Scully call a Dodger game. Those were the salad days, when the grand old game was bigger than life and each play and every player was a story waiting to be told. And nobody told those stories better than Vin Scully.
Slickster52 2 months ago
as a cardinal fan i'm very happy that sandy pitched his perfect game against the cubs
elvispresley718 2 months ago
My Favorite dodger!! Plus Matt Kemp!! Sandy Koufax is a hero!
alexgmsea 3 months ago
Thank you for posting this. I was 14 in West Covina. This was a magical evening.
smsummerlight 4 months ago
Notice there is no "color commentator". Vin prefers to work alone. He said that Red Barber taught him to always talk to the audience, not to any "partner" in the booth.
observer9670 4 months ago
@observer9670 wasnt jerry doggett the color guy?
sabreyow 1 month ago
@sabreyow No, Dogget would call innings 3-6 when the game was only on radio. When it was on local TV, Scully would do innings 1,2, 3, 7,8 and 9 for TV, 4,5 and 6 for radio with Doggett doing the rest. To this day, Vin has worked alone for Dodger games, although he has had a "color comentator" (Joe Gargiola and Tom Seaver) when he did NBC games on TV and later when he did the World Series for CBS Radio in the 1990's.
observer9670 1 month ago
Just before this season, Scully was offered the lead play by play job with the Yankees. Vin said he was very tempted, since he's a New York City native. But he said that after 7 years, he got over his homesickness, and by then considered LA home. So he told the Yankees "no thanks."
observer9670 4 months ago
As Koufax was mowing down the Cubs, New Orleans was getting blasted by Hurricane Betsy.While Koufax and his teammates were celebrating in the clubhouse, thousands in the Big Easy were staring death in the face as the water rapidly rose.
DNSKansas 5 months ago
@DNSKansas
Shit happens, eh?
jonball49 3 months ago
"And you can almost TASTE the pressure now."
Vin = GOAT, and that's coming from a Giants fan.
oldhatrs25 5 months ago
frank mccourt said ..."sandy who???"
ryan49er1 6 months ago
two and two to harvey keaune...
megclements 6 months ago
Why can't the Dodger's go back to being this good?
TheHuMoCa 6 months ago
Vin Scully could read his shopping list and make it sound exciting!
rjflesher 7 months ago 2
I'll tell ya Scully could make ice cream melting sound exciting!
ralphie112696 7 months ago
Im so sad of the staus of this team now. I grew up listening to this every night. My mom would come in my room and say "turn that off (my old trasittor radio) and go to bed!" But mom, the Dodgers' about to score... I was all of 8 years old and listened to this broadcast that night, ringing my hands on every pitch and Vin Scully call.
mgwilliams1000 7 months ago
There were 3 Hall of Famers at this historic game; Messrs Koufax and Scully, of course. The third was John Ramsey, the public address announcer. That deep measured voice was the public herald at most of the major sports events in Los Angeles. At Dodger Stadium, his voice echoed off the near mountains while Vin Scully's voice filled the ballpark from all the transistor radios. Born in LA, raised in Burbank.
1thudfan 8 months ago
@1thudfan - there was at least one other Hall of Famer there, and possibly one more. Ernie Banks played for the Cubs in that game, and Don Drysdale was likely in the dugout.
jonball52 7 months ago
I love the way he lets the game do the talking - he never tries to say too much, or be the star of the show, he just tells you what's going on and paints a picture in your mind...did you notice how long he waited after the final pitch? He just lets you listen to the crowd...makes you feel like you're there.
erikingmundson 8 months ago 2
ESPN.com recap of Kershaw's two-hit shutout last night noted: "From Elias: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw two-hit the Tigers in a 4-0 win, posting his third career shutout. Kershaw finished his shutout in style by striking out the side in the 9th. According to Elias, the last Dodgers starter to finish a shutout by striking out the side in the 9th was Sandy Koufax in his perfect game on Sept. 9, 1965 against the Cubs." The common factor in both games? Vin Scully called them both in style. :-)
MScottEiland 8 months ago
my parents grew up in los angeles and have seen many dodger games. they raised me up and have brought me to that special place that is dodger stadium. my childhood is reminisce with vin's voice on the radio as long as i can remember. even in the seats at the game, most old school dodger fans would have transistor radios tuned into vin during live play. thats how special vin is. to realize that he transcends generations is special.
BLUEMIMeCO 8 months ago
I don't care for the Dodgers, but this is nothing if not spine tingling.
ssbmon396 8 months ago
Vin Scully amazes me, nearly 50 years later he still has that same glassy voice. The best of all time without a doubt.
droptopsixfo 8 months ago
just incredible. koufax and vin scully are truly living legends!! thanks so much for posting this
UrbanAchiever84 9 months ago
29,139. That attendance probably grew by a million or two over the years.
hoosierlooker 9 months ago
I am a cubs fan but had a very soft spot for the Dodgers also. I grew up in Ogden,UT as a kid and at night I could catch LA Dodger games on the AM radio straight from Los Angeles so I could here Vin Scully.
canarinhoamazon 9 months ago
Who needs television when you have a man who describes games like this???
"...lifted his cap, ran his fingers through his thick hair, and put it back on"
I usually don't hear MLB radio announcers do that good of a job with audio-visual effects. It's no no wonder this guy is a legend. The pitcher ain't bad either.
Parahdoks92 9 months ago
Trying to hit Koufax that night was, indeed, like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
MrHaroldG2000 10 months ago
4/23/11 -Sandy Koufax was the most dominating pitcher in history for a 4 year period.
Who is the only turd who voted thumbs down on this?
Must have been a jealous Giant's fan.
DONGOE 10 months ago
Scully calling Koo-foo's perfect game- a priceless moment in baseball history
bennyvega100 10 months ago
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bennyvega100 10 months ago
Herb Score over Vin Scully any day...
buckskipper 10 months ago
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@buckskipper - You've got to be kidding.
DONGOE 10 months ago
Giants have bragging rights to winning the 2010 world series but they will never have a Vin Skully. Dodger Blue Forever!
xxjoey6xx 10 months ago
@xxjoey6xx - Giants fan are cocky after one good year...what dorks.
DONGOE 10 months ago
So true. There's is/was something magical about hearing Vinny on the radio on a Sunday afternoon in the back yard. You knew you were communing with thousands of other backyard grillers, beer-drinkers, etc. at that moment. That voice is the voice of summer.
srd515 10 months ago 10
I guess you had to live through that time. No Laptop, no I-phone to watch it live... all on radio. Jeff Torborg, Joey Almafatano (who would later become Tommy Lasorda's hearald 3rd base coach). I would sit in my room at the age of ten making my own box scores with my school notebook paper. So many, many years later I just enjoy turning the radio on outside as I work around the yard, play with the dogs or prepare the grill on a great spring/summer day.... And Listening to Vin Scully...
mgwilliams1000 10 months ago
@mgwilliams1000 - I wish that I could have done the same. I was a Dodger fan in Buffalo.
DONGOE 10 months ago
I was 13 listening to this on my little transistor radio and after the last out I screamed and my parents ran in my bedroom and thought I was dead..
arthurkaliel 10 months ago 6
@arthurkaliel glad i could helped jog that memory. That's classic. Thanks!
srd515 10 months ago
thanks srd515. i've been a dodger fan since '75. vin scully is my grandfather that i've never had. i will tell you there is nothing like hearing grandpa vin calling a game on a beautiful sunday afternoon!. thanks to vin and you to you mets fan srd.
jacktala1 10 months ago
Nobody better than Vin Scully. A classic call!
floralparkkid 11 months ago
29,000 people in the ballpark and a million butterflies
displacedcheesehead 11 months ago
Los Angeles Dodger fans were blessed with this man. At 54, I have never known a Dodger season without Vin Scully. Back then, the Dodgers never had more than one announcer at a time. Vin shared innings with Jerry Dogget, another fine announcer. This is just another amazing example of a man who knew his job was to convey the game on the radio, not to convey himself at the game. Simply the greatest.
arand5551 11 months ago
Baseball just won't be the same once he retires.
wreakorofhavoc 11 months ago
Thank you for uploading this.
shabeki 11 months ago
Growing up a Giants fan in the 60s, I hated everything Dodgers- the players, Dodger Stadium, the whole thing. I couldn't hate Vin Scully. I was able to hear their games at night from SF on KFI- even at age 10, I knew I was listening to someone special...
andyr1313 1 year ago
koufax and scully! great combo.
I was almost 2 months old when Koufax tossed this gem.
aknowneemus 1 year ago
Trying to hit Koufax that night was, indeed, like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
MrHaroldG2000 1 year ago
I think Vin Scully and Harry Kalas are the best announcers in mlb history
naganofan1 1 year ago
@naganofan1 don't forget Curt Gowdy (R.I.P.)
kimv020887 1 year ago
THANK YOU BASED VIN
bakewon 1 year ago
@bakewon
>Vin Scully
>Legendary
Pick two.
Porchfault 1 year ago
2 and 2 to Harvey Kueen.....
mysuper64 1 year ago
Great stuff. Vin can teach the broadcasters of today how to really call a game.
radbcc 1 year ago
Love that Scully isn't afraid to say "perfect game" and think he'll jinx Koufax.
ThePart17 1 year ago
I lived in LA and had just turned 16. I was doing my math homework while listening to the game, and I really didn't understand the importance of what was happening until later that night. Vin Skully always explained the game clearly and with intelligence; he taught me all that I know about baseball. I don't follow baseball much anymore, and I say it's because I just don't have the patience; however, it's partly because I got spoiled rotten by Skully and his wonderful style. Thanks.
jackfulcher 1 year ago
For five years the best pitcher baseball ever saw. For many more more the best announcer the game ever heard.
ChrisDutch 1 year ago 2
@ChrisDutch Only ptched 9 years Big League ball. Hank Aaron said his curve was "completely un-hittable". Got to see him ptich though... Dodger Stadium, 9 yeas old, AND beat the Giants...... 1967.
mgwilliams1000 1 year ago
Fantastic.
Whatever I hear this, I really miss the days of baseball past, but then, I realize, the best are still here as long as Vin Scully is with us. #diehardWhiteSoxFan.
ChicagoIrishman 1 year ago
Also, Sandy won this game 1-0. Bob Hendley was the hard-luck loser for Chicago: he allowed only one hit!
KRLA1110 1 year ago
A fan recorded most of this game, but the last inning was also recorded in the KFI studios, as was always the case when something historic could possibly happen. Scully knew this, hence his announcement of the date at the beginning of the 9th inning... I was lucky enough to grow up in L.A. in the '60s and '70s with Vin Scully (Dodgers), Chick Hearn (Lakers), Dick Enberg (Angels & Rams) and Bob Miller (Kings). Vin's now in his 61st year with the Dodgers, and I hope ne never quits!
KRLA1110 1 year ago
The magic is at 7:09
BayonneEnt 1 year ago
I'm a Mets fan, but I love Vin Scully. This is one of the most elegant calls ever by a sportscaster, encompassing the excitement of the perfect game without resorting to homerism. Koufax was a special pitcher. Scully, a special broadcaster. He is the man. He is the legend. He's coming back in '11. Bless him. Not only thank you for posting this but thanks also for the soundbite at the end of Vin explaining why he timestamped his calls.
2005dave 1 year ago 23
@2005dave hey thanks. I found the audio years ago, so whoever posted that deserves the thanks. I just quickly threw together a montage and am glad so many seem to be enjoying it. I never fail to get goose bumps listening to this.
srd515 1 year ago 4
@srd515 - This is beautiful....THANKS !
DONGOE 10 months ago
@2005dave Very well stated in spite of being a Mets fan. I'm a Dodgers fan born and raised in Philly. :0)
gigfydotcom 1 year ago
@2005dave May he rest in peace, but in the last many years of broadcasting Yankee games, Phil Rizzuto was more of a "homer" in Yankee Stadium than Babe or Mickey.
Of course, there was the pernicious influence of Bill White. By the way, Bill, when Sandy was in the NL, Gibby could only be #2 best pitcher.
RPenta 11 months ago
@2005dave i feel the same as you..i grew up a diehard met fan in the 70's with murphy/nelson/kiner but we moved from ny to the west coast when i was 13 and i got to listen to vin scully for years..those 4 guys to me are the epitome of baseball broadcasters
sabreyow 1 month ago
if ppl can remember koufax started out the game by striking out the first 3 batters on just 9 pitches
checkdafool 1 year ago
Scully is coming back for 2011 season, they just said it on espn
CrazyKid000888000 1 year ago
Two legends in baseball history. Koufax and Vin Scully.
spokeshole 1 year ago 29
@spokeshole I have to add BIG D.............Don Drysdale!!
53Topanga 1 year ago
@53Topanga I'll agree to that!
spokeshole 1 year ago
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Pure luck. What an irrelevant moment in baseball history.
TheDodgersAreTrash 1 year ago
@TheDodgersAreTrash If you were any kind of baseball fan you'd appreciate how important this call is and how important Vin Scully is to the game. He is one of the last gentlemen left who call the game. And yeah, he does it ALL BY HIMSELF 45 years later from this call.
EtchySketch9 1 year ago 2
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@TheDodgersAreTrash What a fool you are
SteelyDug 1 year ago
@TheDodgersAreTrash You are sooooooooooo annoying!!
53Topanga 1 year ago
Thank you so much for putting this up! We as true Dodger fans will never know how great Vinny is until we can't hear that voice anymore. I hope that day never comes! Long live Vin Scully... the best ever!!!!!!
Houdini3241874 1 year ago 7
@Houdini3241874 Ditto!! I hope that day is not tomorrow............I will really bleed Dodger BLUE!!
53Topanga 1 year ago
Awesome!!
mikealope 1 year ago
He struck out the last 6? Damn.
dorkrockcorkrod 1 year ago
Vin Scully will be in history books in 200 years
IWantDaveKast 1 year ago
on the eve of the 1963 World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers a jewish sportswriter from New York City broke the story that neither birth parent of Sandy Koufax was jewish. Sandy Koufax (born Sanford Braun) had German parents and then his mother re-married to a jewish lawyer named Koufax when he was about 10 years old. Current shortstop David Eckstein also is German and not jewish. Sandy Koufax was jewish only thru conversion just like Rod Carew and Sammy Davis Jr
UntoldBillions 1 year ago
this was my fathers first game at dodger stadium. always a cherished memory to hear him talk about. thank you for letting me live this through vin's voice
jarodbrown3 1 year ago
Perfect game, perfect call.
mattthecat77 1 year ago 3
Possibly the greatest pitched game by two pitchers--Koufax and Bob Hendley--in the history of major league baseball....
sdfeinstein 1 year ago
Thank you for this. I'm a Dodger fan who loved Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. Only our dear Vinnie could call this, he is the best.
beatlechick1 1 year ago