Joe Garagiola
American baseball player (1926–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For his son, the baseball executive, see Joe Garagiola Jr.
Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr. (February 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball catcher, later an announcer and television host.
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![]() Garagiola in 1947 | |||||||||||||||
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Born: (1926-02-12)February 12, 1926 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Died: March 23, 2016(2016-03-23) (aged 90) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
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May 26, 1946, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
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September 26, 1954, for the New York Giants | |||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .257 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 42 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 255 | ||||||||||||||
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Garagiola played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and New York Giants. He was later well-known outside baseball for having been one of the regular panelists on The Today Show for many years and for his numerous appearances on game shows as a host and panelist.[1]