Uecker ended his major league playing career with a 200 batting average in 297 games. He had some big moments, including a hit off Sandy Koufax. And he could boast that he caught two of the best pitch ...
I want to take a few minutes to tell you about my good friend, Bob Uecker. I should preface these remarks by noting that my personal interactions with Bob were very, very limited, and he likely did ...
Even if you don’t know baseball, you’ve probably heard of Ichiro, the way that many non-sports fans still know Babe Ruth or ...
Bob Uecker’s professional baseball career began when he signed with his hometown team, the Milwaukee Braves, in 1956. Uecker often joked that when the Braves signed him for $3,000, his family had to ...
Photo: Jeff Haynes/Reuters Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at 90 ... “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” After retiring from baseball ...
Bob Uecker, the iconic voice of the Milwaukee Brewers and cherished baseball figure, passes away at 90 after a private battle with cancer.
Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball”, has died at 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday, […] ...
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment ...
Bob Uecker, 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, has died.
Bob Uecker was known for his outstanding sense ... he did hit home runs against Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins. He hit 14 home runs throughout his career.
The late, great Bob Uecker left us with so many smiles ... Hit as many home runs off Sandy Koufax as Willie McCovey (one). • Got as many hits in the big leagues as Danny Ainge (146), although ...
Bob Uecker spent most of his adult life hanging ... such as homering off pitching great Sandy Koufax. "I was always afraid it was going to keep him out of the hall of fame. I really was," said ...