Before August 26, 1939, the only way you could watch Major League Baseball was by actually going to the stadium. Sure, you could listen to the games on the radio since 1921 (which was enjoyable and continues to be enjoyable), but to see Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx or Mel Ott you had to pay your hard-earned 50 cents.
And then, 75 years ago today, an experimental station in New York City (which would ultimately become WNBC-4), aired the very first contest -- a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
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