Oh my goodness. If I were anywhere near New York City on July 10th I would be SO there.
There will be a screening of the original TV broadcast of Don Larsen's Perfect game at BB King's Blues Club and Grill in NYC on July 10th.
Complete TV broadcasts of baseball games prior to use of video tape in the late 1960s are very rare because the networks didn’t save the films. Many have seen the highlight reel of Larsen striking out Dale Mitchell for the final out and Berra jumping into Larsen’s arms, but only one known copy of the game exists today. While the film has been preserved for over five decades it has been shown on very few occasions.
This will be the first time this historic game will be shown in New York City since the game was played.
http://www.reelsportsfan.com/larsenPerfectGame.aspx
2 comments:
Why the hell don't they get that out on DVD???
Michael Norton
Some Clubhouse
Hi, Michael. I hope you are having an excellent day. That's a good question. I did a little Googling and found the tape is owned by a private collector in Illinois who has owned it since the 1990's and only revealed it existed in 2006. Larsen and Berra watched it for the first time themselves in 2007. I guess the collector knows how valuable it is (or maybe it's impossible to determine its value). I'm surprised that MLB hasn't showed up at his door with the Property police though. :-)
Here are some more links:
Telling the tale of a perfect find
Berra, Larsen watch perfect game broadcast
Larsen’s Feat Lives in Amateur Movies
One question I haven't found the answer to, though, is what happened to the 1st inning.
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