Joe Garagiola

Joe Garagiola
Joe Garagiola
	Garagiola in 1947
	Catcher
	Born: February 12, 1926; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
	Died: March 23, 2016 (aged 90); Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 26, 1946, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1954, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.257
Home runs	42
Runs batted in	255
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1946–1951); Pittsburgh Pirates (1951–1953); Chicago Cubs (1953–1954); New York Giants (1954);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1946); Ford Frick Award (1991); St. Louis Walk of Fame; Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award (2014);
Allegiance
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1944–1946
Battles / wars	World War II; Pacific theater

Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr. (February 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball catcher, later an announcer and television host.

Garagiola played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and New York Giants. He was later well known outside baseball for having been one of the regular panelists on The Today Show for many years and for his numerous appearances on game shows as a host and panelist.^[1]

^ Barnes, Bart (March 24, 2016). "Major Leaguer reinvented himself as a witty broadcaster" The Washington Post, page B4 Retrieved August 26, 2017.

[Post-1] Barnes, Bart (March 24, 2016). "Major Leaguer reinvented himself as a witty broadcaster" The Washington Post, page B4 Retrieved August 26, 2017.

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