Joe Garagiola, Sr.
American baseball player (1926-2016)
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: February 12, 1926 St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Died: March 23, 2016 (aged 90) Phoenix, Arizona | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Legendary baseball announcer Joe Garagiola Sr. dies at age 90". ESPN.com. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
Other websites
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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
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