The MLB Strike of 1994, And More In Today’s Vault
General view of young baseball fans holding up signs protesting against the proposed strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association during the Major League Baseball American League West game between the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners on 11th August 1994 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States. The strike began on 12th August 1994, and resulted in the remainder of that season being canceled, including the postseason and, for the first time since 1904, the World Series. The strike was suspended on 2nd April 1995, after 232 days, making it the longest such stoppage in MLB history.
See what Andrew Salciunas found in The Audio Vault today. Every day on The Anthony Gargano shows he dives into the Vault to pull out audio relevant to the day. That may be famous birthdays, things from this day in history, or more. And today that included the first ever NFL game broadcasted on Fox, The MLB Strike of 1994, among other things.
Here is the full lineup from The Audio Vault below:
- On this day in 1994, Fox Broadcasted its first-ever NFL Game
- The Introduction to the first ever episode of NFL on Fox
- On this day, the last games were played before the 1994 MLB Strike
- Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, and Chris Wheeler discussing the upcoming strike in the last Phillies game of the year
- Highlights from that final game that went into the 15th inning
- On this day in 1984, a hot mic picked up Ronald Reagan joking about bombing Russia
- A news report on the immediate fallout after Russia learned what Reagan said
- A News report with people reacting to the new law that you can’t Drink and Drive
You can listen to the full Audio Vault below:
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Andrew Salciunas, “The Choonis,” has done it all at the station - screening calls, working events as a member of the street team, producing 7 days a week, doing updates, and now hosting his own show. Now with a wife and kid, his life experiences are far different than when he first started, but this “regular guy” knows how to relate to anyone. He writes about the Flyers, Phillies, Sixers, and Eagles.
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