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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Bob Uecker, the voice of the team on the airwaves for 54 years, ... His crowning achievement as a player was earning a World Series ring in 1964 with the Cardinals.

Bob Uecker reminded us all that baseball was just a game and that it need not be taken seriously. ... then won a World Series as a backup catcher for the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals.

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 ...

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.

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.