Joe Garagiola

Joe Garagiola
Garagiola in 1947
Catcher
Born: (1926-02-12)February 12, 1926
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: March 23, 2016(2016-03-23) (aged 90)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
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 runs42
Runs batted in255
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branch U.S. Army
Years of service1944–1946
Battles / warsWorld War II
Pacific theater

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

Garagiola played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and New York Giants. He was later well known outside baseball for having been one of the regular panelists on The Today Show for many years and for his numerous appearances on game shows as a host and panelist.[1]

  1. ^ Barnes, Bart (March 24, 2016). "Major Leaguer reinvented himself as a witty broadcaster" The Washington Post, page B4 Retrieved August 26, 2017.