Bob Uecker passed away yesterday at the age of 90.
He was one of the game's most beloved figures throughout his 70-year career in baseball. In his six years in his hometown of Milwaukee as well as St. Louis, Philadelphia and Atlanta Bob made many friends among the baseball stars of the 1960s. He was a member of the 1964 World Series Champion Cardinals.
Uecker spent 53 years doing what he loved most, calling Brewers games on the radio. So popularly successful the Baseball Hall of Fame honored him in 2003 with the Ford C. Frick Award; a testament to his ability to elicit smiles and laughter.
Uecker's six seasons as a backup catcher began in 1962 with the Milwaukee Braves and his .200 lifetime batting average supplied plenty of material for decades of his shtick. Nevertheless, of Uecker's 14 career home runs, three were off future Hall of Famers: Sandy Koufax, Fergie Jenkins and Gaylord Perry.
God Speed Mr. Baseball...
Cardinals management fined both Bob Gibson
and Bob Uecker for holding hands with big goofy smiles on their faces. The Team Photo had to be retaken.
Posts
