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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

November 1924. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is but a few weeks removed from witnessing game 7 of the World Series, thought by nearly all to have been the Finest Ever Played, alongside President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge. Now, Orville is about to learn another World Series just as fine had also been played that very same year: The inaugural Colored World Series of 1924.

When Ray Easter, Orville’s counterpart from the Pittsburgh Globe newspaper, arranges a meeting with Kansas City Monarchs superstar leftfielder Oscar “Heavy” Johnson, he not only hears tell of a titanic battle of behemoths from K.C. and Philadelphia, he discovers an entire universe of baseball with its own rules and economics, featuring legendary teams like the 25th Infantry Wreckers, the All Nations club and of course the Homestead Grays.

After all, sometimes you don’t have to be “Major League” to play major league baseball…

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

“Heavy” script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. This episode co-stars Molly Williams and Chris Sugi, and features Lyrik Johnson as Heavy Johnson and Gerald Waters Jr. as Ray Easter. Direction by Kasey Summers.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. Other tracks used in this episode include

• “Ladies and Gentlemen” by Soundtrickz; and

• “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!