At 29, Joe Garagiola ended a big-league playing career and began a big-league broadcasting career, joining Harry Caray and Jack Buck on the Cardinals radio team. Caray had encouraged Garagiola to make the move, but eventually regretted doing so when the pair had a falling out.
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Showing posts with label Jerry Gross. Show all posts
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Jerry Gross Dies At 81
Likewise, when the Padres made their debut as San Diego’s major league baseball team in 1969, Gross was in the broadcasting booth with Duke Snider and Frank Sims. Before coming to San Diego, he’d also done double-duty as play-by-play announcer for baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals and basketball’s St. Louis Hawks.
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