It’s the most exclusive club in all of baseball — the 500-home-run club. Only 28 players have reached the majestic ...
Among the tens of thousands of players, managers, owners, executives and other personnel that have made their marks on ...
He said he got to know Uecker as soon as he was hired and formed a connection with ‘Mr. Baseball’ right out of the gate. “Best part of my job was getting to see (Uecker) every day,” Murphy ...
Bob Uecker took a radio gig with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971. He stayed in that job the rest of his career, becoming a franchise and national icon.
(Credit: Morry Gash/AP.) Listen Bob Uecker, known throughout the United States as “Mr. Baseball” died January 16 at the age of 90. Ten years ago, the then-Archbishop of Milwaukee Jerome E.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I STOLE THEM BOTH. YEAH. JOHNNY CARSON ACTUALLY WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE HIM THE FAMOUS MR. BASEBALL NICKNAME. UECKER MADE NEARLY 1 To many, Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was ...
Johnny Carson had no idea. When the late host of “The Tonight Show” first dubbed Bob Uecker — who died Thursday at the age of 90 — “Mr. Baseball,” Carson did not know whether Uecker ...
More Local News Uecker was given the nickname “Mr. Baseball” by Carson. His professional career lasted six seasons with three teams as a catcher. He hit just .200 in 297 major league games.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — 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.
It’s not enough to simply call Bob Uecker an original, "1 of 1" or the last of his kind. Uecker was both the OG and the parody, a man whose friendly voice on the airwaves echoed the folksy ...