WXYT-FM 97.1 * Ernie Harwell’s Final Game Broadcast * SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 (Complete Game 1-6 Innings)
WXYT-FM 97.1 * Ernie Harwell’s Final Game Broadcast * SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 (Complete Game 7-9 Innings)
ON THIS DAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 2002
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Fifteen years ago, on September 29, 2002, Ernie Harwell called his final game for the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 1-0.
This special airing of Ernie Harwell’s last game was rebroadcast in its entirety by WXYT 97.1 Sunday, May 9, 2010.
Monday, May 10, 2010 was declared ‘Ernie Harwell Day’ at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers’ MLB HOF broadcaster was “the voice of the Detroit Tigers” for over four decades.
Ernie Harwell passed away on May 4, 2010.
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NEW! An added WXYT audio feature to the MCRFB Aircheck Library. From the Jim Feliciano collection
