As a backup catcher, he played for the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Atlanta Braves from 1962 to 1967. He won a World Series with the Cardinals in 1964. After retiring, Uecker started a broadcasting career and served as the primary broadcaster for Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts from 1971.

Mar 26, 2023 · On April 9, 1964, the Cardinals traded outfielder Gary Kolb and catcher Jim Coker to the Milwaukee Braves to acquire Mr. Baseball himself, Bob Uecker. A backup catcher throughout his two seasons in St. Louis, Uecker was a member of the Cardinals’ 1964 World Series championship club.

Dec 3, 2010 · Bob Uecker, unable to supplant Joe Torre as the starting catcher, was traded by the Braves to the Cardinals for outfielder Gary Kolb and catcher Jim Coker on April 9, 1964. The Cardinals needed a backup for Tim McCarver and they liked Uecker’s throwing arm.

Jan 16, 2025 · Before he was one of baseball's most recognizable voices, Uecker played six years in Major League Baseball, including two seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1964, he was the...

Jan 19, 2025 · Bob Uecker’s contribution to the St. Louis Cardinals’ World Series win in 1964 was trying to shag pre-game fly balls with a tuba. Milwaukee’s catching surplus left Uecker as the odd man out in 1963, as Torre did the bulk of the catching with Crandall as the backup.

Jan 16, 2025 · Bob Uecker, a broadcast legend and an integral piece to the St. Louis Cardinals' personality in a championship season, has died at age 90.

Jan 16, 2025 · LOUIS – Bob Uecker, a legendary baseball broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinal, has died at the age of 90. Uecker was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a broadcaster and...

Jan 22, 2025 · Did you hear the one about the time Bob Uecker propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1964 World Series? First, let’s set the scene before we get too far ahead of ourselves. In 1963, the Cards were 93-69 but finished in second place in the National League, six games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jan 16, 2025 · In St. Louis, Uecker played 40 regular-season games for the 1964 World Series champion Cardinals but didn’t appear in the Fall Classic and insisted he was iced out because of “the tuba incident.”

Jan 16, 2025 · In his six years in his hometown of Milwaukee as well as St. Louis, Philadelphia and Atlanta, Bob made lifelong friendships with many Hall of Famers and other stars of the ’60s, and he was a member of the 1964 World Series Champion Cardinals.