Joe Garagiola, Sr.

Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr. (February 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball catcher and later an announcer and television host.

Joe Garagiola
Garagiola in 1953
Catcher
Born: (1926-02-12)February 12, 1926 St. Louis, Missouri
Died: March 23, 2016(2016-03-23) (aged 90) Phoenix, Arizona
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 26, 1946, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1954, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.257
Home runs	42
Runs batted in	255
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1946–1951) Pittsburgh Pirates (1951–1953) Chicago Cubs (1953–1954) New York Giants (1954)
Career highlights and awards
1946 World Series champion Template:Bhofy Ford Frick Award recipient St. Louis Walk of Fame Template:Bhofy Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award

Garagiola played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants. He was also well known outside of baseball for having been one of the regular panelists on The Today Show for many years and for his many appearances on game shows both as a host and panelist.

Garagiola died on March 23, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 90.

Other websites

Media related to Joe Garagiola at Wikimedia Commons

• Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient Archived 2004-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• St. Louis Walk of Fame Archived 2005-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
• http://appelpr.com/ARTICLES/A-funny.htm Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Joe Garagiola hosting "Monitor" on the NBC Radio Network, Saturday, February 22, 1969, from 3 to 4 p.m. ET Archived April 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Joe Garagiola at the Internet Movie Database