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 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.
People don't know this but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it.
The MRI scan looked like I had swallowed a cantaloupe. It was an abdominal aortic aneurysm. I was shocked because, except for the back pain, I felt good.
That's not a bad rap on players today. Everything in the game has changed.
Of course I do, Howie. If you had a truck and you gave it to me, that would be a truck-you-lent.
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.
How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
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.
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.
I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a
Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
In those days, your contract for the next year was based on your innings pitched.