WGN Channel 9 - Lead-Off Man and Expos at Cubs (1st 20 Minutes, 5/28/1980)

Here's an edition of Lead-Off Man hosted by Milo Hamilton, followed by the first 20 minutes of the Montreal Expos vs. Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field with Jack Brickhouse as announcer, as aired over WGN Channel 9. Includes: WGN 'Last Farewell' ID (voiceover by Merri Dee) Opening with sponsor billboard for Danley's Garage World (voiceover by Milo Hamilton) Milo opens program, speaking with catcher Tim Blackwell Commercial: Danley's Garage World - Inflation Fighting 22nd Anniversary Sale (with garage door opener) (voiceover by Al Parker) Replay of attempted play involving Expo Andre Dawson, with Tim explaining the sequence of events, then showing his Wilson's catcher's mitt and explaining his technique Commercial: Danley's Garage World - 22nd Anniversary (fast-motion garage building) (voiceover by Al Parker) Tim speaks about visiting teams with players who tend to steal bases, then Milo closes program by "rubber game" promo Sponsor billboard for Danley's Garbage World (with rotating Danley Garage Co. sign) (voiceover by Al Parker) Milo plugs Zenith Power Reserve AM/FM Clock Radio for Tim to have Ending card: Lead-Off Man WGN Television Sports Presentation (C) 1980 WGN Continental Broadcasting Co. Promo: John Drury for 9 O'Clock News Commercials for: Yale Low-Cost Auto Insurance - "The Eyes of the Protectors" Aronson Furniture - "Rolls Back Prices" WGN 'Last Farewell' ID (voiceover by Merri Dee) Opening (theme music: "Theme From Rocky") with sponsor billboard for Lowenbrau, Toyota, True Value, Zenith, Union 76, McDonald's, Bell System Yellow Pages, Aamco and Coca-Cola, followed by copyright notice (voiceover by Jack Brickhouse) Commercials for: Rusty Jones - "Shine On" St. Paul Federal Savings Commonwealth Edison - "The Power to Grow" Opening comments from Jack (with shout-out to sports editor Jack Rosenberg and director Arnie Harris), and batting order for Montreal and Chicago, before Indiana University coach Bobby Knight drops by to have a few words with him Playing of "O Canada" followed by "The Star Spangled Banner" The positions of the Chicago players, followed by Montreal coaches and umpires, and the top of 1st inning Commercials for: Lowenbrau (sung by Arthur Prysock) Union 76 (new batteries) Promo for Good Times and Welcome Back, Kotter (voiceover by Len Johnson) Bottom of 1st inning, preceded by positions of Montreal players and Chicago coaches Commercials for: Coca-Cola Toyota Corolla Sportmart Top of 2nd inning (midway through play when tape cuts out) (40 Year old SPOILER ALERT: The game was called due to rain in the top of the 11th inning with the score tied 3-3; it would completed on August 8th 1980.) This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 28th 1980 during the 1:15pm to 1:56pm time frame. About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The Museum of Classic Chicago Television's primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s and early 80s, primarily) recorded off of any and all Chicago TV channels; footage which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical purposes. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to DVD, and to view more of the 4,700+ (and counting) video clips available for viewing in our online archive, please visit us at: http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/index.php...