Uecker ended his major league playing career with a 200 batting average in 297 games. He had some big moments, including a hit off Sandy Koufax. And he could boast that he caught two of the best pitch

Uecker left us with so many smiles that I wanted to pay tribute to his amazing baseball life with this collection of fun facts.

Bob Uecker passed away Thursday, January 16. Here are his best quotes from his time as the Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play man.

Bob Uecker, the voice of the team on the airwaves for 54 years ... 200 hitter but could lay claim to having homered off three eventual Hall of Fame pitchers in Sandy Koufax, Ferguson Jenkins and Gaylord Perry. His crowning achievement as a player was ...

I want to take a few minutes to tell you about my good friend, Bob Uecker. I should preface these remarks by noting that my personal interactions with Bob were very, very limited, and he likely did not remember any of them. But that does not matter, because he and I spent countless hours together…just apart.

Even if you don’t know baseball, you’ve probably heard of Ichiro, the way that many non-sports fans still know Babe Ruth or Willie Mays or Bob Uecker. (“Juuuust a little outside!”) He’s a name.

BREAK. CALL NOW FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE. TONIGHT WE ARE HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE BREWERS BROADCAST LEGEND BOB UECKER. MR. BASEBALL WOULD HAVE TURNED 91 TODAY FROM THE GROWING ...

Legendary Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was laid to rest in a private family memorial ceremony and burial Friday, eight days following his death, the Uecker family announced in a ...

I was saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Uecker (“‘Light of the Brewers,’” Jan. 17). Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of their summers, the laughter in their hearts, and his passing is a profound loss. He was the heart and ...

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.

If you're not convinced about Country music, the following artists should set you right. Country music great Brett Eldredge plays live versions of his hits before he appears at next week's Country ...

Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in ...