August 26, 1939 It was the first ever televised major league baseball game. The big event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers.   Google Image Result for http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ray_Caldwell_pitching_in_the_first_game_at_Ebbets_Field,_April_5,_1913.jpg/300px-Ray_Caldwell_pitching_in_the_first_game_at_Ebbets_Field,_April_5,_1913.jpg
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