Sports Challenge — Season 1, Episode 2: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Episode synopsis

The Lakers had yet to win an NBA Championship at this time. But on Sports Challenge, they began a dynasty. In only the series' second show, the Purple and Gold began their streak of seven straight wins, which would be the Sports Challenge record until Joe McCarthy's Yankees came along in 1972.

About Sports Challenge

Sports Challenge was a sports-centered game show that aired in weekly syndication from 1971 to 1979, with a separate version that aired briefly on CBS weekends from May 20 to September 9, 1973. Dick Enberg was host. Johnny Gilbert, Art James, and John Harlan announced. The show was taped at the KTLA/Golden West studios in Los Angeles, with the exception of some shows taped at Metromedia Square. The show's theme throughout its run was an instrumental version of The Beatles' "Get Back" by Pat Williams, from his Verve Records album "Heavy Vibrations"; a different theme was briefly used for the 1977–1978 season, but the original theme replaced it for the show's final season.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees
• E3Los Angeles Lakers vs. Champions of Boxing
• E4Los Angeles Lakers vs. NFL's Greatest Runners
• E5Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Francisco 49ers
• E6Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cincinnati Reds
• E7All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. Cleveland Indians
• E8All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. NFL Quarterbacks
• E9NFL Quarterbacks vs. Chicago Cubs
• E10NFL Quarterbacks vs. California Angels
• E11California Angels vs. Boston Celtics
• E12Boston Celtics vs. Washington Senators
• E13Boston Celtics vs. Green Bay Packers