There was no internet to speak of 40 years ago, at least not as we know it today. There were no “out-of-town” packages so you could watch your favorite team play even though they weren’t your home team. (That would have been great for us New York-based Dodger fans!) There was no streaming video. If you wanted updates, you pretty much had to tune in to CNN Headline Sports at 19 and 49 after the hour.
Real-time access to scores and stats was virtually unthinkable. But we live in a different world today. A world where almost every baseball fan is a GM for his rotisserie league team.