What is Joe Garagiola, Sr.?
{{Infobox MLB player |name=Joe Garagiola |image=Joe Garagiola 1953.jpg |caption=Garagiola in 1953 |position=[[Catcher]] |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1926|2|12|}} |birth_place=[[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2016|3|23|1926|2|12|}} |death_place=[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 26 |debutyear=1946 |debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 26 |finalyear=1954 |finalteam=New York Giants |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average]] |stat1value=.257 |stat2label=[[Home runs]] |stat2value=42 |stat3label=[[Runs batted in]] |stat3value=255 |teams= *[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|1946}}–{{mlby|1951}}) *[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|1951}}–{{mlby|1953}}) *[[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|1953}}–{{mlby|1954}}) *[[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] ({{mlby|1954}}) |highlights= *[[1946 World Series]] champion *{{bhofy|1991}} [[Ford Frick Award]] recipient *[[St. Louis Walk of Fame]] * {{bhofy|2014}} [[Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award]] }} '''Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr.''' (February 12, 1926 &ndash; March 23, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] professional [[baseball]] [[catcher]] and 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 the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]]. He was also well known outside of baseball for having been one of the regular panelists on ''[[The Today Show]]'' for many years and for his many appearances on [[game show]]s both as a host and panelist. Garagiola died on March 23, 2016 in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15052693/legendary-announcer-joe-garagiola-sr-dies-age-90 | title=Legendary baseball announcer Joe Garagiola Sr. dies at age 90 | publisher=[[ESPN]].com | date=March 23, 2016 | access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{com