Bob Uecker: Once a legend, always a legend

 Remembering Bob Uecker

Bob Uecker is a notable figure in baseball history and a legendary announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers. Despite being a famously mediocre Major League hitter, Uecker found his true calling behind the microphone. His second career in entertainment reached far beyond the ballpark. 

Uecker's transition from Baseball to Broadcast

Starting as a backup catcher, Uecker's transition to Hollywood star and iconic radio voice of his hometown Brewers spanned over five decades. His love for baseball remained constant throughout his life, after six seasons in the Major League with the Braves, Cardinals, and Phillis, and a brief stint as a Brewers scout, Uecker's voice became synonymous with summer in the Midwest. He joined the Brewers radio team in 1971, launching a broadcasting career that earned his numerous accolades, including inductions into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, the Radio Hall of Fame, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame as the 2023 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. 

Uecker's Career in Baseball 

Uecker's battling stats were modest; he hit 14 home runs of 13 pitchers, three of whom made it to the Hall of Fame: Fergie Jenkins, Sandy Koufax, and Gaylord Perry. The only pitcher Uecker homered twice, Ray Sadecki, won 20 games for the Cardinals during their 1964 World Series season. Uecker never batted better than .250 and never appeared in more than 80 games in a season. In his final season in 1967, he hit .150 for the Phillies and Braves, leading National League catchers with 11 errors and 27 passed balls. When asked how to handle a knuckleball, Uecker Humorously advised, "Wait until it stops rolling then go to, the backstops and pick it up." 

Once a legend always a legend 

Another famous line in his home run call: "Get up, get up, get out of here...gone! -which is now emblazed in light at the Brewers' home. Uecker passed away two months ago after a private multi-year battle with cancer. He was 90 years old 

Bob Uecker's legacy as a beloved baseball figure and announcer will be remembered for generations. 

Bob Uecker January 26, 1934- January 16, 2025