On This Day, September 3: Yankees vs Tigers and Lovecraft
Also featured: Red Foley.
September 3 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 3 across live historic pennant-race baseball play-by-play (the 1961 Yankees sweeping the Tigers in the 9th inning), cosmic Lovecraftian science fiction adaptations, popular weekday musical variety, Pulitzer Prize-winning stage comedies, and vaudeville backstage serials, Mel Allen and Red Barber at Yankee Stadium (1961), H.P. Lovecraft on Mindwebs (1976), Red Foley, Jack Smith, and Dinah Shore for Tide (1945, 1951), Fred Stone in You Can't Take It with You (1944), and Myrt and Marge (1944–1976):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees (Part 3) with Mel Allen" | WPIX / Ballantine 1961-09-03 |
P. Ballantine & Sons Ballantine Beer & Camels |
Mel Allen, Red Barber | Phil Rizzuto (Ann.) | ["Sports", "Baseball", "Yankees", "Mel Allen", "Red Barber"] |
{"title": "Tigers vs Yankees Penant Series", "part": 3, "total_parts": 3} |
Mel Allen and Red Barber call the dramatic 9th inning conclusion as the 1961 Yankees review the Tigers at Yankee Stadium during the historic Maris-Mantle home run chase. |
| "Beyond the Wall of Sleep by H.P. Lovecraft with Michael Hanson" | WHA Madison / NPR 1976-09-03 |
Sustaining Sci-Fi Anthology |
Michael Hanson (Host) | H.P. Lovecraft (Author) | ["Sci-Fi", "Horror", "Mindwebs", "HP Lovecraft", "Michael Hanson"] |
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A psychiatric intern at a state asylum establishes telepathic contact with a cosmic entity trapped inside a catatonic laborer's mind. |
| "Labor Day Musical Celebration with Red Foley and Tide" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-03 7:15 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Tide Detergent |
Red Foley (Host) | The Sunshine Boys | ["Music", "Country", "Tide Show", "Red Foley", "Tide"] |
null |
Red Foley and musical guests perform country and western standards celebrating the national Labor Day holiday on V-J Day. |
| "We'd Make a Peach of a Pair with Jack Smith and Dinah Shore" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-09-03 7:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Tide & Prell Shampoo |
Jack Smith, Shore | Frank DeVol & Orch. | ["Music", "Pop", "Tide Show", "Jack Smith", "Dinah Shore"] |
null |
Jack Smith and guest Dinah Shore harmonize on classic pop duets featuring We'd Make a Peach of a Pair. |
| "Grandpa Vanderhof's Tax Audit with Fred Stone" | Blue Network 1944-09-03 5:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Stage Comedy |
Fred Stone (Grandpa) | Kaufman & Hart | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "You Cant Take It With You", "Fred Stone", "Moss Hart"] |
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Grandpa Vanderhof merrily baffles a federal internal revenue agent sent to collect twenty-four years of back income taxes. |
| "Jack Sends Telegram to Duke Sanfield with Myrtle Vail" | Syndication 1946-09-03 |
Sustaining Vaudeville Serial |
Myrtle Vail (Myrt) | Donna Damerel & Hedge | ["Drama", "Soap Opera", "Myrt And Marge", "Myrtle Vail", "Vaudeville"] |
null |
Jack reports an urgent coded telegram to theater producer Duke Sanfield warning him of rival promoters attempting to steal their chorus line stars. |