Murakami presented with sports convertible
About This Item
KRON-TV silent news footage from August 16, 1965 featuring brief scenes of San Francisco Giants relief picher Masanori Murakami being presented with a Datsun sports convertible, during a pre-game ceremony at Candlestick Park. This event was sponsored by two Japanese newspapers: the Nichi Bei Times and Hokubei Mainichi. Note that Murakami was the first Japanese player to play in Major League Baseball and the Giants went on to beat the New York Mets 3-2 in this game. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
This 16mm b&w silent film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in August 2024.
- Date
- 8/16/1965
- Format
- 16mm b&w print, silent
- Digital Format
- mp4 video file
- Copyright Holder
- Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved.
- Duration
- 0:29
- Identifier
- KRON 1369-7
- Views
- 548
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