Who was the announcer for the Liberty Network broadcast of the 1951 playoff game 3 (Brooklyn at New York)?

Question

It's neither Russ Hodges (the best-known radio broadcast) nor Ernie Harwell (the television announcer). He's impartial and does a good job. I listen to the game all the time, but he doesn't mention his name in my recording.

Answer 1

Gordon McLendon

Furthermore, only a tiny minority of people actually heard the Hodges call live. Most heard Gordon McLendon's call on the Liberty Broadcasting System, which was carrying the game nationally. McClendon's account (complete with a similarly hair-raising yell of "THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!") remains the only complete broadcast account of the third game. That recording is available on Harwell's "Audio Scrapbook". His own call was not recorded. The McClendon call, in addition to being similar in tone to Hodges' call, is also a better-quality recording, having been recorded professionally instead of on a home recorder.