Bob Uecker
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| Born: January 26th, 1935 Milwaukee , United States 
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| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| April 13, 1962 with the Milwaukee Braves | |
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| September 29, 1967 with the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 200 |
| Home runs | 14th |
| Runs Batted In | 74 |
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Robert George "Bob" Uecker (born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is an American sports reporter , actor and former major league baseball professional.
Life
Uecker grew up in Milwaukee and signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 . He had his first game in the MLB in 1962. He moved to the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he won the championship in 1964. About the Philadelphia Phillies he returned to the Braves, which had meanwhile become the Atlanta Braves, and where he ended his professional career in 1967. In 1971 Uecker began as a radio reporter to comment on the games of the Milwaukee Brewers , then he also became a television reporter for the ABC . In the 1990s he moved to NBC .
Due to his high level of popularity among the population and his quick-wittedness, Uecker was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show , where he made a total of 64 appearances. As an actor, he had one of the leading roles in the sitcom Mr. Belvedere, which was produced in 116 episodes between 1985 and 1990 . He also played in the films of the Indians of Cleveland series and had cameo appearances in Who's the Boss? and Futurama . He also worked as a ring announcer at two Wrestlemania events for World Wrestling Entertainment in the late 1980s .
Uecker published an autobiography under the name Catcher in the Wry and the baseball non-fiction book Catch 222 .
Awards
- 2001: Induction into the Radio Hall of Fame
- 2003: Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame
- 2010: WWE Hall of Fame
Filmography (selection)
- 1985–1990: Mr. Belvedere (TV series)
- 1986: Who's the boss here?
- 1989: The Cleveland Indians
- 1993: Alone among idiots
- 1994: The Indians of Cleveland II
- 1998 Second Division - The Cleveland Indians are back
- 2002: Futurama
Web links
- Bob Uecker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube (English)
- Milwaukee Brewers Biography
- Bob Uecker quotes (English)
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| SURNAME | Uecker, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Uecker, Robert George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sports reporter, actor, and baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee , Wisconsin |