Name	Bob Uecker (Robert George Uecker)
Age	74
Height	6' 1"  (185 cm)
Build	Average
Hair Color	Grey
Date of Birth	January 26, 1935
Birthplace	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Star Sign	Aquarius
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Occupation	Personality
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Claim to Fame	Baseball, Acting
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Trivia and Quotes

Quotes

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.

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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don`t even get printed.

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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.

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Sure, women sportswriters look when they`re in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?

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Let`s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can`t resist.

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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team`s dugout and they were already in street clothes.

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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.

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Baseball hasn`t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven`t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.

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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.

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I didn`t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.

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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

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"How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up."

"Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets."

Trivia

His last name is pronounced Yoo-ker.

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A humorous honor: The Uecker Seats at Miller Park Baseball Stadium cost $1 because they are seats located in the fourth deck behind home plate behind the beams supporting the massive retractable dome roof.

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Although he has done the radio broadcasts for the Milwaukee Brewers for 33 years, Uecker has never had a contract with the team.

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In 6 seasons with the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves, Uecker had a .200 lifetime average with 146 hits, 14 home runs and 74 RBIs in 297 games.

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Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2001.

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