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 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.