The logo for Sunday Afternoon Baseball on ABC from 1987.
Also known as
MLB Sunday Leadoff
Genre
Sport
Developed by
CBS Sports NBC Sports ABC Sports TBS
Directed by
Chet Forte Craig Janoff
Starring
Al Michaels[1] Jim Palmer Tim McCarver[2] Keith Jackson Howard Cosell[3] Don Drysdale[4] Jim Lampley Bob Uecker Johnny Bench
Theme music composer
Lillian Scheinert Robert Israel[5]
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Executive producer
Roone Arledge
Producers
Dennis Lewin Curt Gowdy Jr.
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
180 minutes (or until game ends)
Original release
Network
CBS NBC ABC TBS
Release
October 10, 1977 (1977-10-10)[6] – October 4, 1987 (1987-10-04)
Related
Major League Baseball on CBS Major League Baseball on NBC Major League Baseball Game of the Week Major League Baseball on TBS
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Sunday Afternoon Baseball is the de facto branding used for nationally televised live game telecasts of Major League Baseball games on Sunday afternoons during the regular season.
^1986 06 01 ABC Sunday Afternoon Baseball - Giants at Mets on YouTube
^1987 10 04 ABC Blue Jays at Tigers on YouTube
^1982 10 03 ABC Brewers at Orioles on YouTube
^September 28th, 1980 Expos vs Phillies ABC @mrodsports on YouTube
^ABC SUNDAY AFTERNOON BASEBALL 1980 - Open - Lillian Scheinert, Robert Israel on YouTube
^"SEARCHABLE NETWORK TV BROADCASTS". sabrmedia.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18.
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