Caray is credited with popularizing the singing of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch. After working for 25 years with the Cardinals, he had a brief one-year stint with the Oakland Athletics in 1970 before moving to Chicago, where he broadcast for the Chicago White Sox for 11 seasons and then for the Chicago Cubs from 1982 until 1997. ''Probably the Great Veeck knew a lousy singing voice when he heard it,'' Mr. Caray said in his autobiography, ''Holy Cow!,'' written with Bob Verdi. Caray was also seen as influential enough that he could affect team personnel moves; Cardinals historian Peter Golenbock (in The Spirit of St. Louis: A History of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns) has suggested that Caray may have had a partial hand in the maneuvering that led to the exit of general manager Bing Devine, the man who had assembled the team that won the 1964 World Series, and of field manager Johnny Keane, whose rumored successor, Leo Durocher (the succession didn't pan out), was believed to have been supported by Caray for the job. Devoted fans nationwide -- many unborn when Mr. Caray started 42 years before -- inundated him with cards and letters after his stroke. After a stint at a radio station in Kalamazoo, Mich., he was hired by WIL-AM, in St. Louis, which was seeking a big-name announcer to call Cardinals games. According to "The Legendary Harry Caray," Caray decided to inject more showmanship and drama into those away games. He died of cardiac arrest with resulting brain damage, Bill Wills, a family spokesman, said. It's true that Harry Caray's love for beer was part of his manufactured image, but it's also true that the man sincerely loved drinking beer, and he drank a lot of beer as well as martinis made with Bombay Sapphire gin. During his tenure announcing games at Comiskey Park and later Wrigley Field, he would often replace "root, root, root for the home team" with "root, root, root for the White Sox/Cubbies". Caray knew that people tuned in for the persona, and he was careful to keep it up throughout his entire career. Last chance! The timing worked in Caray's favor, as the Cubs ended up winning the National League East division title in 1984 with WGN-TV's nationwide audience following along. While in Joliet, WCLS station manager Bob Holt suggested that Harry change his surname from Carabina (because according to Holt, it sounded too awkward on the air) to Caray. The accident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Police issued a citation for Caray for crossing a street outside a crosswalk. Caray had been in the radio booth broadcasting Cardinal games for the last 25 years. Harry Carey Jr., character actor in John Ford films, dies at 91 By Dennis McLellan Aug. 26, 2014 2:41 PM PT Harry Carey Jr., a venerable character actor who was believed to be the last. He was unhappy over what he felt was their shabby treatment of Jimmy Piersall, his broadcast partner, concerning a ribald remark, and their plan to show the team's games on pay television. [20] However, Caray also did not lack for broadcast companions who enjoyed his work and companionship. Flashback #35: Death Of Harry Caray (1998) - CBS Chicago He recovered from his injuries in time to be in the booth for the 1969 season. ", "Busch Unbottled: Divulging secrets from the sudsy to the sordid, a new book pops the top off St. Louis' beer-brewing dynasty", "Harry Caray forever linked to both Cardinals and Cubs", http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-28/sports/9802280033_1_chip-caray-harry-caray-funeral-mass, "How Harry started 'Take Me Out' tradition", "Cookie Monster sang 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game' at the Cubs game", "Chicago does not appreciate your Harry Caray impersonator", "Braves reliever channels Harry Caray in player intro's", Chicago Cubs Television Play-By-Play Announcer, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_Caray&oldid=1141569883, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 18:38.
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