Joe Garagiola Baseball (Arizona Diamondbacks)

[caappy]

Joseph Henry "Joe" Garagiola, Sr. (born February 12, 1926) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who later became an announcer and television host, popular for his colorful personality. He was well known for being one of the regular panelists of The Today Show for many years. Garagiola was signed at age 16 by the St. Louis Cardinals organization. At 17 he remains the youngest player to play in Columbus Red Birds history. Garagiola made his major league debut in 1946.
As a rookie in 1946, in his only World Series appearance, Garagiola batted a 6-for-19 in five games, including a Game 4 where he went 4-for-5 with 3 RBIs. By contrast, Ted Williams went only 5-for-25 in the same series, which was also Williams' only World Series appearance. On September 11, 1947, Joe Garagiola and Jackie Robinson were involved in an incident at home plate. Garagiola stepped on Robinson’s foot and the two started arguing. After playing baseball he went into broadcasting for many years..Garagiola was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1970. He was presented with a Peabody Award in 1973 for his NBC work. In 1991, he was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the Ford C. Frick Award for outstanding broadcasting accomplishments. He was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 2004.

1946 World Series champion
1991 Ford Frick Award recipient
St. Louis Walk of Fame
2014 Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award


St. Louis Cardinals (1946-1951)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-1953)
Chicago Cubs (1953-1954)
New York Giants (1954)

Sent him a photo and a card on 23 Oct and got both back signed on 21 Dec.

Mr Joe Garagiola
Arizona Diamondbacks
401 East Jefferson ST.
Phoenix, AZ 85001

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