The former backup catcher, whose ability to laugh at himself made him a beloved radio announcer and launched a successful acting career, died Thursday.

Gathered together for a reunion with several of his 1964 Cardinals teammates and seated on stage an arm’s length away from Bob Gibson, Uecker launched into his yarn about his World Series ring.

WORDS,” THE MASTERFUL RICHARD BURTON once said. “In the end, it all comes down to words.” The mercurial Welsh actor was ...

Despite all the jokes about his playing career, Uecker was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, a team led by Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, that won the World Series in 1964. Follow every MLB ...

He showed up in the same box scores as Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Joe Torre, Dick Allen, Jim Bunning, Tim McCarver, Ferguson Jenkins, Felipe Alou and Phil Niekro.

In the first inning, Bob Gibson took the mound, and he was one of those demigods, a magician with the baseball and an ornery, all-business personality that radiated into the crowd and through the ...

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 ...