Uecker once hit a home run off of Sandy Koufax, and he got a World Series ring with the Cardinals in 1964, but he shrewdly realized that baseball success wasn’t his appeal.

I had two,” he often joked. “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” After his baseball career, Uecker became a scout for the Brewers.

Bob Uecker, announcer who was the comic bard of baseball, dies at 90 He had a mediocre career as a player, but found fame as a comic actor and Hall of Fame broadcaster.

Bob Uecker was 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.

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. He was 90.

Bob Uecker passed away Thursday, January 16. Here are his best quotes from his time as the Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play man.

Bob Uecker had an estimated net worth in the millions thanks to a 50-year career as an announcer and stints in movies and TV.

Uecker left us with so many smiles that I wanted to pay tribute to his amazing baseball life with this collection of fun facts.

The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. Let's run down his pop-culture appearances and famous one-liners.

One of his 14 major-league homers came off great Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax. In typical Uecker form, he said he worried that homer would keep Koufax out of the Hall of Fame.

Bob Uecker, who parlayed six laughable seasons as a light-hitting catcher into a second career in comedy highlighted by hilarious turns in the Major League movies, on The Tonight Show and in beer ...

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.