Associated Press Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 2:35 p.m. | Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 2:35 p.m. NEW YORK — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball ...
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That Time Bob Uecker Was a Hero (Really!)
Did you hear the one about the time Bob Uecker propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1964 World Series? First, let’s set the scene before we get too far ahead of ourselves.
In 1964, he was the backup catcher behind another future broadcasting legend, Tim McCarver, on the team that won the World Series. In a St. Louis Baseball Writers' Association panel discussion in ...
Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Tim McCarver, St. Louis Cardinals catcher during the 1960's, is one of three former players who will be inducted into the St ...
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.