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HEADLINE EVENT OF THE YEAR
On
May 17
,
1939
,
Princeton University
and
Columbia University
played the first televised baseball game. On
August 26
, the
Cincinatti Reds
and the
Brooklyn Dodgers
played the first televised
Major League Baseball
game.
Red Barber
announced the game.
CHAMPIONS
Major League Baseball
over
Cincinnati Reds
(4-0)
All-Star Game
,
July 11
at
Yankee Stadium
: American League, 3-1
Other champions
); East, 10-2 (second game, in
New York City
)
AWARDS AND HONORS
Most Valuable Player
---
Joe DiMaggio
(AL)
---
Bucky Walters
(NL)
The Sporting News Player Of The Year Award
---
Joe DiMaggio
- OF, New York Yankees
The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
---
Joe DiMaggio
(AL) - OF, New York Yankees
---
Bucky Walters
(NL) - P, Cincinnati Reds
The Sporting News Manager Of The Year Award
---
Leo Durocher
- Brooklyn Dodgers
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