(low-frequency music) - [Jim] This was my guest in the 1960s, and here he is today, Mr. Baseball himself, Bob Uecker ... I mean, what if a guy throws a no-hitter? You know, he strikes out 15 ...

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

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 ... 200 career hitter with 14 home runs – was ...

A well-below average hitter ... came out with no picture." How Bob Uecker helped the Cardinals win the pennant Uecker spent 1964 with the Cardinals, watching on as Bob Gibson, Bill White, Curt ...

Subscribe to our Newsletter today There’s no better ... pitcher Bob Gibson. Gibson was the ace of that 1964 Cardinals team and was known throughout the game for facing down opposing hitters ...

But it’s also a very silly sport, no way around it ... 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 ...

Bob Gibson starred in both baseball and ... Louis Cardinals inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2014. His No. 45 was retired by the Creighton Basketball program, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals. Gibson ...

A leadoff hitter, an ace starter and a lockdown closer walk into a Hall … It’s no joke. The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 is complete after Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner ...