Bob Uecker
Bob Uecker
Robert George "Bob" Ueckeris a retired American Major League Baseball player, later a sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker was given the title of "Mr. Baseball" by TV talk show host Johnny Carson. Since 1971, Uecker has served as a play-by-play announcer for Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. Uecker was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame with its 2003 Ford C. Frick Award for his broadcasting career...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 January 1935
CityMilwaukee, WI
CountryUnited States of America
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase.
One time, I got pulled over at four AM. I was fined seventy-five dollars for being intoxicated and four-hundred for being with the Phillies.
The highlight of my career? In '67 with St. Louis, I walked with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run in an inter-squad game in spring training.
I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a
In those days, your contract for the next year was based on your innings pitched.
Of course I do, Howie. If you had a truck and you gave it to me, that would be a truck-you-lent.
I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.
I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough. But he eventually scraped it up.
People don't know this but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it.
We noticed he missed a few games. Turns out he had heart surgery.
We're like a family. When someone is gone for a few games, we wonder what's happened to them.
You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year... unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard.
Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.