▁containing ▁video ▁cli ps ▁Category : T ax onomy ▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot <0x0A> </s> ▁N BC ▁television ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁techn ically ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁on ▁that ▁particular ▁date ▁that ▁on ▁W 2 X BS ▁( an ▁experimental ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁which ▁would ▁ultimately ▁become ▁N BC ' s ▁flags hip ▁station , ▁W N BC ), ▁the ▁first - ever ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁game ▁was ▁tele vised . ▁With ▁Red ▁Bar ber ▁announ cing , ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁and ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁played ▁a ▁double header ▁at ▁E bb ets ▁Field . ▁The ▁Red s ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁ 5 – 2 ▁while ▁the ▁D od gers ▁won ▁the ▁second , ▁ 6 – 1 . ▁Bar ber ▁called ▁the ▁game ▁without ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁a ▁monitor ▁and ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁cam eras ▁capt uring ▁the ▁game . ▁One ▁camera ▁was ▁on ▁Bar ber ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁behind ▁the ▁plate . ▁Bar ber ▁had ▁to ▁guess ▁from ▁which ▁light ▁was ▁on ▁and ▁where ▁it ▁pointed . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁television ▁sets , ▁most ▁with ▁five ▁and ▁seven - inch ▁screens , ▁were ▁s elling ▁almost ▁as ▁fast ▁as ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁produced . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁Major ▁League ▁teams ▁began ▁televis ing ▁games ▁and ▁attract ed ▁a ▁whole ▁new ▁audience ▁into ▁ball par ks ▁in