Harry Caray
American sportscaster (1914-1998) · United States · On the map · Died at 83
Harry Christopher Caray was an American radio and television sportscaster. During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Caray in 1951, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's broadcasts were sponsored by the Griesedieck Brothers brewery prior to its purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the press box with Caray during a 1988 game at Wrigley Field
Caray demonstrating how he used a fishing net to catch foul balls in the Cardinals broadcast booth at Sportsman's Park, 1957. He continued this practice when he worked for other teams.
Harry Caray's statue outside Wrigley Field
Caray's grave at All Saints Cemetery
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After a year working for the Oakland Athletics and 11 years with the Chicago White Sox, Caray spent the last 16 years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.
