Bob Uecker

Robert George "Bob" Uecker (/ˈjuːkər/ EWK-ər; January 26, 1934^[1] – January 16, 2025) was an American Major League Baseball player, later a sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker was also known as "Mr. Baseball". He was a play-by-play announcer for Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts.

Bob Uecker
Catcher
Born: (1934-01-26)January 26, 1934 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: January 16, 2025(2025-01-16) (aged 90) Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1962, for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.200
Home runs	14
Runs batted in	74
Teams
As player Milwaukee Braves (1962–1963) St. Louis Cardinals (1964–1965) Philadelphia Phillies (1966–1967) Atlanta Braves (1967) As broadcaster Milwaukee Brewers (1971–2024)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1964) Ford C. Frick Award (2003)

Uecker was a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a 2003 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for his broadcasting career.

Uecker was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer in 2023.^[2] He died on January 16, 2025 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, ten days before his 91st birthday.^[2][3]

References

1. Hardicourt, Tom. "Bob Uecker says he will cut back on workload". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
2. Rosiak, Todd (January 16, 2025). "Beloved Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker has died". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
3. Koseluk, Chris (January 16, 2025). "Bob Uecker, Light-Hitting Catcher Turned Comic Actor and Broadcaster, Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

Other websites

• Bob Uecker on IMDb
• WWE Hall of Fame profile
• Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient Archived 2014-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Text of his Hall of Fame speech at the Internet Archive
• Bob Uecker Quotes
• Bob Uecker interview on OnMilwaukee.com