Jul 24, 2017 · With his team trailing 2-0 in the fifth inning at Los Angeles, Mr. Baseball swatted an offering from Koufax into the leftfield seats of Dodger Stadium. It was a solo shot. No co-stars were needed in the making of this Hollywood masterpiece. The game’s momentum shifted.

Compare Players: Check out the head-to-head stats of Bob Uecker and Sandy Koufax including their awards, honors, championships, playoff and regular season stats, and much more on Stathead.com

Compare Players: Check out the head-to-head stats of Bob Uecker (1965-1965) and Sandy Koufax (1965-1965) including their awards, honors, championships, playoff and regular season stats, and much more on Stathead.com

Jan 19, 2025 · Not only did Uecker have to face Sandy Koufax — he went 1-for-4 with a double, a strikeout and a double play — but he ran himself ragged trying to catch all of the 55-foot pitches that the Phillies pitchers were throwing.

Mar 20, 2007 · Uecker often joked on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, where he made nearly 100 guest appearances, that he always thought the Koufax homer would keep Sandy from getting into the Hall of Fame. Uecker also hit one career grand slam on June 21, 1967, off pitcher Ron Herbel.

Jan 4, 2012 · I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax (He also hit a home run; both came on July 24, 1965, at Dodger Stadium), and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” 5 On being intentionally walked by Koufax, he joked, “I was pretty proud of that until I heard that the commissioner wrote Koufax a letter telling him the next time something like ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Three went to the Hall of Fame: Fergie Jenkins, Sandy Koufax and Gaylord Perry. The only pitcher Uecker touched twice, Ray Sadecki, won 20 games for the Cardinals during the World Series season in ’64.

Jan 17, 2025 · A backup catcher whose claim to fame in six seasons (one of which with the Atlanta Braves) on the field was hitting two home runs off Sandy Koufax, Bob Uecker went on to become Johnny Carson’s favorite guest and star in movies and on TV, while being the voice of the Brewers for 56 years, Uecker is quite possibly the most well known and loved ...

4 days ago · Naturally, the Cardinals are smart enough to banish the light-handing Uecker to the bench for the entire ’64 Series against the Yankees. Undeterred, Uecker returns to the Cardinals in 1965 and hits two homers that season – both off Hall of Famers, Gaylord Perry and Sandy Koufax “The highlight of my career?” Uecker rhetorically once asks.

Jan 16, 2025 · One of his career highlights was hitting a home run off Sandy Koufax in July of 1965. He jokingly said he worried that hit could keep Koufax out of the Hall of Fame.