Songs from a century of our national pastime.
Randy Haspel-The Summer There Was No Baseball-Home Run Records 45
Frank Devol-Play Ball-Capitol 78
Mabel Scott-Baseball Boogie-King 78
Tommy Burden-The Bee (That Won the Baseball Game)-D Records 45
Jimmy Buffet-Growing Older But Not Up-MCA 45
Nat King Cole-The First Baseball Game-Capitol 45
Robert Merrill-Brooklyn Baseball Cantata, Pts. 1, 2, 3 & 4-RCA Victor 78
Buddy Johnson-Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?-Decca 78
Sig Sakowicz-Polish Baseball Power-Mishakawa Records 45
Johnny Long-Say Hey, Willie Mays-Coral 45
The Jesters-Safe at Home-20th Century Records 78
Harvey Hindermeyer-Take Me Out to the Ballgame-Columbia 78
Doris Doubleday-Go, Go, You Pilots!-Pilotune Records 45
Dave Frishberg-Dodger Blue-The Dave Frishberg Songbook LP
Danny Kaye-D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song-Reprise 45
Harry James and His Orchestra-Dodgers Fan Dance-Columbia 78
Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart)-Eleven More Months and Ten More Days-Columbia 78
Jerry Colonna-Casey (The Pride of Them All)-Capitol 78
Meat Loaf-Paradise Under the Dashboard Lights-Bat Out of Hell LP
Paul Simon-Night Game-Still Crazy After All These Years LP
**Notes: Jerry Colonna’s “Casey (The Pride of Them All)” song did NOT accompany a Bugs Bunny cartoon. It accompanied a Disney cartoon issued in 1946. Both the Casey at the Bat cartoon and the Bugs Bunny baseball cartoon are presently available for viewing on YouTube–simply search for “Bugs Bunny baseball” and “Casey at the Bat cartoon” and you’ll find them.