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1970's Game Shows: 1950's Game Shows: Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge
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When Mark McGwire
and Sammy Sosa were racing to make 62 homeruns in 1998, the press called
it a "Homerun Derby" - no doubt referring to the popular syndicated
television series from 1959-61.
Big name batters
like Hank Aaron, Duke Snider, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Wally
Post and Dick Stuart were featured on the series. It was especially
interesting to watch the banter in the box - not all of the players
seemed comfortable with the idea that they needed to bat four or five
homeruns in a row to avoid looking bad!
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Hosted
by Mark Scott, this unusual game show pitted major League hitters against
one another for cash. Bat three homeruns in a row, and it's worth $500,
another $500 for the fourth in a row and $1,000 apiece after that. And
the players got to keep the cash, no giving it away to charity like
they do today!
This
only added to the tension, and made
for a genuinely exciting game show - with no lights, whistles or dramatic
music. 
