[Mick]

The first announcer to call an MLB game on the radio was Howard Arlin, staff announcer at KDKA (the  nation's first commercial licensed radio station) on August 5, 1921 in a game featuring the hometown Pirates and the visiting Phillies.  The prior year, Arlin became the first to read the Presidential race results when Senator Harding defeated Governor Cox. KDKA could be heard in Europe and Arlin became the best-known American voice in Europe.

Arlin was also the first to announce a professional boxing match, tennis match and football game. But Arlin didn't announce the 1921 World Series, featuring the New York Giants and the New York Yankees on KDKA.  Can you guess that announcer?

Bonus trivia: Four Giants announcers have won the Ford C. Frick award.  Who are they?

Hodges
Simmons
Miller
King

Interestingly, even though King did some announcing for the Giants in 1958 - 1962, his official Ford C. Frick entry only mentions the A's, Warriors, and Raiders.  Technically, King filled in for the Giants when Lon Simmons was doing 49ers games:
https://baseballhall.org/discover/former...-bill-king

He also did the Seals, and Cal football and basketball, according to his Chronicle obit article:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BILL...601265.php

Actually, the last of the four credited with full time announcing of the Giants is Al Michaels, who announced for them in 1974-1976:
https://baseballhall.org/discover/awards...l-michaels

And the announcer for the 1921 New York Giants vs. New York Yankees World Series was none other than the erudite Grantland Rice.

[Mick]

The first announcer to call an MLB game on the radio was Howard Arlin, staff announcer at KDKA (the  nation's first commercial licensed radio station) on August 5, 1921 in a game featuring the hometown Pirates and the visiting Phillies.  The prior year, Arlin became the first to read the Presidential race results when Senator Harding defeated Governor Cox. KDKA could be heard in Europe and Arlin became the best-known American voice in Europe.

Arlin was also the first to announce a professional boxing match, tennis match and football game. But Arlin didn't announce the 1921 World Series, featuring the New York Giants and the New York Yankees on KDKA.  Can you guess that announcer?

Bonus trivia: Four Giants announcers have won the Ford C. Frick award.  Who are they?

Hodges
Simmons
Miller
King

Interestingly, even though King did some announcing for the Giants in 1958 - 1962, his official Ford C. Frick entry only mentions the A's, Warriors, and Raiders.  Technically, King filled in for the Giants when Lon Simmons was doing 49ers games:
https://baseballhall.org/discover/former...-bill-king

He also did the Seals, and Cal football and basketball, according to his Chronicle obit article:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BILL...601265.php

Actually, the last of the four credited with full time announcing of the Giants is Al Michaels, who announced for them in 1974-1976:
https://baseballhall.org/discover/awards...l-michaels

And the announcer for the 1921 New York Giants vs. New York Yankees World Series was none other than the erudite Grantland Rice.