Bob Uecker was always up for a good time. Never mind if it would get him in a bit of trouble. The tuba incident from 1964 was just another example. Over 60 years ago, Uecker made headlines not for what he did at the plate during the 1964 World Series while with the St.
Legendary Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker died at the age of 90 on Thursday, and the tributes to his iconic career have already come pouring in. Everyone from the Brewers to Major League Baseball to J.
Longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer and baseball Hall of Famer Bob Uecker passed away Thursday after a brief and private battle with cancer.
As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.
Beloved broadcaster spent 1964-65 with St. Louis Cardinals as a key contributor for a championship, for laughs if not hits.
In a St. Louis Baseball Writers' Association panel discussion in 2014, Uecker said the experience left a lasting impression on him.
PHOENIX, AZ – JULY 18: Radio personality Bob Uecker of the Milwaukee Brewers talks with manager Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks before the Major League Baseball game at Chase Field on July 18, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Bob Uecker was the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.
The beloved voice of the Milwaukee Brewers starred in 'Mr. Belvedere' and 'Major League,' and was delightfully self-deprecating on 'The Tonight Show' and in beer ads.
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The players walked out to the Flower of Scotland tune and there was a chorus of applause as Sir Alex Ferguson laid a wreath on the half-way line. A poem was read out in his honour.