June 23, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in not only Philadelphia Phillies, but also MLB history. Rick Wise pitched a no-hitter on that Wednesday evening in Cincinnati while also hitting 2 home runs. Later in that same season, he recorded 32 consecutive outs in a game vs. the Chicago Cubs (September 18, 1971). We were fortunate to have Rick talk about that no-hitter along with his career, which spanned 18 years in the Big Leagues.

Ken Berry joins us on the podcast this week. Ken played in the Majors from 1962-1975 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of that era. He won two Gold Glove Awards (1970 and 1972) and was an All-Star in 1967. You have to wonder why he wasn't awarded more Gold Gloves when you look at his statistics. Ken played his entire career in the American League with the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians. Enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball and listen to Ken Berry share stories about his career and baseball in the 1960s-1970s.

Lou Klimchock is our guest on the podcast this week. Lou played in the Majors from 1958-1970 with the Kansas City A's, Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He was a good utility infielder during most of his career and finally got a chance to play regularly with Cleveland in 1969. Lou talks about getting labeled back in the day and how it affected his career. He played with some of the greats of the game, especially during his stint with Milwaukee (Warren Spahn, Henry Aaron and Eddie Matthews to name a few). Enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball as Lou not only expounds upon his career but shares his thoughts on the game played today.

We are going back into the mid-1960s through the 1970s this week with our guest. You should remember Jim Rooker as a Pittsburgh Pirate, but he actually started in the Detroit Tigers organization as an outfielder, then converted to a pitcher. Jim shares some great stories during his career with the Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was pivotal in the 1979 World Series by pitching five crucial innings in his only start in Game 5. With the Pirates down 3 games to 1, Jim stepped up and sparked the Pirates who would go on to win game 5 by a score of 7-1. The Pirates then won Games 6 and 7 in Baltimore to take the World Series. We hope you enjoy this look Back When There Was Baseball at one of the best left-handed pitchers in Pittsburgh Pirates history.

Our guest this week is one of the best switch-hitting power hitters of his time period. Ken Singleton joins us this week to talk about his illustrious career. Ken's MLB career spans from 1967-1984 with 3 teams: New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles. Ken hit 246 HRs and had over 1,000 RBIs (1,065). He also hit .282 during his career with 4 seasons over the .300 mark. Ken Singleton is one of those players that impacted the time period he played in and is mentioned among the best players of his era. We go Back When There Was Baseball this week with Ken Singleton.

We are joined this week by former Major League right-handed pitcher Glenn Abbott. Glenn pitched in the Big Leagues from 1973-1984. He came up in the Oakland A's organization when they won 5 straight AL West titles (1971-1975) and 3 World Series (1972-1974). He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 1976 expansion draft and played with Seattle from 1977-1983, where he played for the Mariners longer than any other player from their original 1977 opening day roster. We hope you enjoy this look Back When There Was Baseball with the "Swingin' A's" and the Seattle Mariners playing in the Kingdome.

Our guest this week was in the game of baseball for five decades. Mark Wiley talks with us, not only about his playing career, but also his coaching and administrative career. Mark was not highly touted out of high school but had a great college career at Cal Poly Pomona and was drafted in 1970. He threw a ton of innings as a young minor leaguer and developed some arm problems, which hindered his career. When Mark retired as a player in 1980, he went right into coaching and did a great job building the Cleveland Indians staff that was very successful in the late 1990s. Enjoy this conversation with Mark Wiley, Back When There Was Baseball.

Rich Nye joins us this week on the podcast. Rich was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1966 draft out of Cal-Berkeley and it didn't take him long to make it up to the parent club. He talks about his time with the Cubs and manager Leo Durocher. The Cubs were contenders when he pitched for them in the late 1960s. Rich left baseball and became a veterinarian specializing in exotic and avian medicine. Join us this week as we go Back When There Was Baseball with our guest Rich Nye.