Vin Scully

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Vincent Edward Scully (b. November 27, 1927 in New York, NY)

"Football is to baseball as blackjack is to bridge." - Vin Scully

Vin Scully is an announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He began his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 and moved with the club in 1957. He is currently in his 59th season with the club, the longest affiliation in baseball.

Baseball fans know Scully's voice instantly because of its smoothness. For many years, Scully was heard nationally calling the All Star and World Series games for CBS Radio and NBC television. Scully also called NFL games on CBS television from 1975 to 1982.

Among Scully's most famous national calls are Bill Buckner's error in the 1986 World Series and Kirk Gibson's game winning home run in the 1988 World Series.

Scully is one of the last broadcasters to go solo. Scully calls first three innings of each Dodgers game alone, with the TV and radio signals simulcast, and then continues for the remainder of the game on TV only. When asked why he goes solo, partner Charley Steiner said "Poets don't need straight men."

Scully holds records for most World Series as a broadcaster with 28. He also has the longest tenure with one club at 60 seasons. Scully has also been behind the microphone for 18 no hitters and three perfect games (by Don Larsen, Sandy Koufax, and Dennis Martinez).

He has been named California Sportscaster of the Year 21 times. Scully won the Ford Frick Award in 1982. He was given the Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 1995. The American Sportscasters Association named him Broadcaster of the Century in 2000. Historian Curt Smith named Scully the greatest of all time in his 2005 book Voices of Summer.