Bob Uecker
Robert George "Bob" Uecker (/ˈjuːkər/ EWK-ər; born January 26, 1934[1]) is a retired American Major League Baseball player, later a sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker is also known as "Mr. Baseball". Since 1971, Uecker has served as a play-by-play announcer for Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts.
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: January 26, 1934 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 13, 1962, for the Milwaukee Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .200 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 74 | ||
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Uecker is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a 2003 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for his broadcasting career.
References
- Hardicourt, Tom. "Bob Uecker says he will cut back on workload". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
Other websites
- Bob Uecker on IMDb
- WWE Hall of Fame profile
- Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient Archived 2014-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Text of his Hall of Fame speech at the Internet Archive
- Bob Uecker Quotes
- Bob Uecker interview on OnMilwaukee.com
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