Forbes Field. Wikipedia image.
One hundred years ago today, August 5, 1921, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 at Pittsburgh, as duly recorded by the next morning’s newspapers. While nothing remarkable happened during the game, it was a landmark event, since it was the first time that a baseball game was broadcast by radio.
Harold Arlin provided the play by play over KDKA, which had just received its commercial license. He sat in a converted box seat at Forbes Field and spoke into a microphone that he described as looking like a tomato can lined with felt.
Hams: To commemorate the event, KD3KA will be operating a special event station on August 7 and offering a commemorative QSL card. Details are available at the ARRL website.