What happened today in Astros history? 1965 - The Astros first unofficial Spring Training grounds Started by a group of Astros hopefuls, a group in Cocoa Beach, Florida opened a camp to begin Spring Training workouts.
First South Side home-run champ, and longtime broadcaster, passes away at 79 He was an All-Star, an American League home run champion, and later if life a rarity: an honest pre- and postgame host covering the White Sox on television.
When it comes to baseball announcing, the names Buck and Caray are royalty. Chicago Cubs fans and St. Louis Cardinals fans are both familiar with Harry Caray, who called Cardinals games from 1945 to 1969 and Cubs games from 1982 to 1997.
Hey, his is a rough gig, folks Drat that Paul Sullivan, anyway. The Tribune columnist used the occasion of some celebration of Harry Caray by That Other Team in Town to comment on fledgling White Sox announcer John Schriffen and how a little more Caray-like honesty might be in order.
Chris Caray has been hired as a television play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, becoming a fourth-generation MLB broadcaster, NBC Sports California announced Tuesday. Caray’s father, Chip, is the television play-by-play voice for the St.
It was announced on Tuesday that Chris Caray, the great-grandson of Harry Carry, had been hired by NBC Sports California and would serve as a play-by-play announcer for the upcoming season.
Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster.
Many greats will be left out — sorry to Marty Brennaman or Milo Hamilton. We gave it a go and included some of the game's more modern-day talent mixed with the all-time legends. Here we go, listed alphabetically.