The long-time voice of the Milwaukee Brewers crossed over into media after his ... he appeared in 297 games - 108 with the Braves. His paltry offensive output not withstanding, he was a beloved ...

He just wanted a laugh, and knew firsthand how cruel the game could be. As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs.

But the Attanasios also got to a much deeper level with Uecker, a graduate of Boys Tech who over the years transformed from a little-known catcher with the Milwaukee Braves in the early 1960s into ...

Uecker suited up for the Milwaukee Braves in 1962 and 1963, and with a few teams in between, he made it back to the Braves again in 1967, only that time in Atlanta. During his partial season in ...

After graduating in 1956, he became the first local player signed by the hometown Milwaukee Braves, who brought him to the big leagues in 1961. Uecker would spend six seasons in the majors and was ...

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Uecker signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and reached the majors in 1962. He’d last six seasons in the big leagues as a backup ...

Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts will, sadly, never sound the same. Bob Uecker, the voice of the team on the airwaves for 54 years, a Baseball Hall of Famer and local, statewide and national ...

and eventually began his baseball career in the city with the Milwaukee Braves. Uecker played for three teams in his six-year MLB career: the Braves, both in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta at the end ...

After his service he signed a professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956. Uecker played in six games for the Indianapolis Indians in 1960. Uecker served as the primary broadcaster for ...

Uecker made his big-league debut for the Milwaukee Braves in 1962. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves over parts of six MLB seasons. His batting ...

200 career batting average. But he played six years in the majors for the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, returning to the Braves after they moved to Atlanta.

Uecker's broadcasting career began at WSB-TV in Atlanta in 1969 as part of the Braves' broadcast booth. He was named to the broadcast booth in Milwaukee by former Brewers owner and MLB ...