Joe Garagiola

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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 runs	42
Runs batted in	255
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1946–1951) Pittsburgh Pirates (1951–1953) Chicago Cubs (1953–1954) New York Giants (1954)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1946) Ford Frick Award (1991) St. Louis Walk of Fame Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)
Military career Allegiance  United States Service / branch U.S. Army Years of service 1944–1946 Battles / wars World 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]