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1977-Jun-23 - NYY/NYM - New York Yankees vs New York Mets - Exhibition Mayors Trophy Game - Classic Baseball Radio Broadcast
The Mayor's Trophy Game was a charity exhibition born out of civic pride and old-fashioned New York baseball rivalry — a way to let the city's teams settle bragging rights in a low-stakes summer game while funneling gate proceeds into sandlot baseball for city kids. It started in 1946 as a Yankees-Giants series for a trophy named after Mayor William O'Dwyer, with the Dodgers joining in occasionally, and it carried real stakes for fans even if teams often didn't send their best arms (rosters were frequently padded with Triple-A call-ups to spare the real staffs). The series died when the…
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