Bob Uecker

Birthday: 26 January 1935, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Birth Name: Robert George Uecker

Height: 183 cm

Bob Uecker's first career was professional baseball. He played six seasons in the majors (1962-1967), playing catcher for three different National League teams: Braves (Milwaukee, WI, and Atlanta, GA), Cardinals (St. Louis, MO), and Phillies (Philadelphia, PA). His batting, never stellar, declined steadily over his career: he finished with a .200 lifetime average. He wrote a humorous autobiography entitled "Catcher in the Wry". He appeared in a popular series of Lite beer commercials before landing his first movie role. Show less «

How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.

The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bob...Show more »

The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud. Show less «

Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundow...Show more »

Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets. Show less «

Bob Uecker

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