- Earl Gillespie
Earl Gillespie (
July 25 ,1922 –12 December 2003 ) was an Americansportscaster , best known as the voice ofMajor League Baseball 'sMilwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1963.Gillespie was known for his dramatic, extroverted style of
play-by-play and his use of the phrase "Holy cow!" during moments of great excitement (an on-aircatch phrase he shared with fellow baseball announcersHarry Caray andPhil Rizzuto ).Gillespie called both of the Braves'
World Series appearances in Milwaukee (1957, 1958) overNBC Radio.Play-by-play Highlights
On September 23, 1957, Gillespie described the Braves win of the National League this way:
"The pitch to Henry Aaron. A swing and a drive back into center field! Going back towards the wall! It's back at that fence....and is it gone or not? It's a home run! The Braves are the champions of the National League! Henry Aaron has just hit his forty-third home run of the year!"
On October 10, 1957, Gillespie's description of the Braves' World Series win:
"The outfield around to the left. McDougald is on at third, Coleman is at second. Tommy Byrne the base runner at first. Hank Aaron is pulled around in left-center field. A breeze is blowing across from left to right. Burdette's pitch. Swung on, lined, grabbed by Mathews who steps on third--and the World Series is over and the Milwaukee Braves are the new world champions of baseball!"
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