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Ernie Harwell

American sportscaster (1918–2010)

Fame48.9
Momentum6.5
Wikipedia1.8K

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Lived 1918–2010, aged 92United States

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1918–2010
Aged 92
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1968

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Updated 2026-07-17

William Earnest Harwell was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell broadcast the action on radio and/or television. In January 2009, the American Sportscasters Association ranked him 16th on its list of Top 50 Sportscasters of All Time.

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