In 1956, Uecker signed with the Eau Claire Braves for $250 a month and $6 dollars a day for meals. Uecker saying in his book “Catcher in the Wry”, that money was “just enough to keep you from gnawing ...

Bob Uecker was a Milwaukeean through and through ... Uecker grew up watching the minor-league Brewers play at Borchert Field and signed a contract with his hometown Braves in 1956. He famously alluded ...

Bob Uecker’s professional baseball career began when he signed with his hometown team, the Milwaukee Braves, in 1956. Uecker ...

The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. Let's run down his pop-culture ...

Bob Uecker didn't have to stretch much to play ... jokes was about his signing with the Braves in 1956. He would say he signed for $3,000, which upset his father because he didn't have that ...

Bob Uecker, a legendary baseball broadcaster for ... Health issues ultimately forced him to cut back on games in 2014. He famously signed his first contract with the Brewers’ organization ...

Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died.

"What an example for us to be with every single day — Bob Uecker." Uecker signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and reached the majors in 1962. He'd last six ...

Bob Uecker, the Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster ... and the Braves — who arrived from Boston in 1953 — signed Uecker in 1956. He was a decent power hitter in the minor leagues, but his ...