One of baseball's greatest ambassadors died Thursday. Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" following his brief baseball career ...

ST. LOUIS — One of baseball's greatest ambassadors died Thursday. Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" following his brief ...

Here's more about the time Uecker traded his baseball glove for a tuba: Bob Uecker with a tuba . It was Oct. 8, 1964, and the Cardinals were looking to go up 2-0 in the series against the New York ...

Bob Uecker as a player for the Cardinals in the 1960s. Bettmann Archive “If Bob Uecker had not been on the Cardinals, then it’s questionable whether we could have beaten the Yankees,” said ...

Over 60 years ago, Uecker made headlines not for what he did at the plate during the 1964 World Series while with the St. Louis Cardinals. He actually never played in the seven-game series.

Former Cardinals Bob Gibson and Bob Uecker share a laugh Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, before the start of the 56th annual St. Louis Baseball Writers Dinner at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel.

Uecker played six MLB seasons, including two with the Cardinals, which included a 1964 World Series championship. His baseball broadcasting career began in the 1970s and spanned more than 50 years.

Bob Uecker, a legendary baseball ... He was on the Cardinals’ 1964 World Series-winning team and got himself a ring. Uecker was a broadcaster in Atlanta before doing broadcasts for the Brewers.

Bob Uecker, during his time as St. Louis Cardinals catcher, clowns around during a workout by playing tuba near the bleachers at Busch Stadium before the start of Game 2 of the 1964 World Series ...

Bob Uecker, the legendary voice ... playing his first two years with his hometown Milwaukee Braves before winning a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964.

Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" following his brief baseball career, died after battling small-cell lung cancer.