Claim: Al Helfer and Rex Barney called the games for New York's WOR-TV; however, due to competition with games at Yankee Stadium, Phillies (finished the season in last place in the National League) games were not able to match the audience for Yankee broadcasts.
Evidence: Al Helfer and Rex Barney called the games for New York's WOR-TV. However, due to competition with games at Yankee Stadium, Phillies games were not able to match the audience for Yankee broadcasts, and thus, they stopped broadcasting games in the New York television market in the 1959 season. Milwaukee Braves Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants Cincinnati Redlegs Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies