Earl Gillespie
Earl Gillespie | |
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| Born | Earl William Gillespie Jr. July 25, 1922 Play-by-play |
| Sport | Major League Baseball |
Earl William Gillespie Jr. (July 25, 1922 – December 12, 2003)
A baseball player in high school in Chicago at
Gillespie was partnered with
Gillespie called both of the Braves'
from 1963 until his retirement in 1985.Gillespie was named Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year eight times by the
Earl's son John Sr., and grandson John Jr. also were Wisconsin sportscasters, with the younger John Gillespie leaving WBAY-TV in Green Bay in late July 2010.
Play-by-play highlights
On September 23, 1957, Gillespie described the Braves' capture of the National League pennant 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!"
References
- ^ Social Security Death Index
- ^ "Earl Gillespie, 81, Milwaukee Braves baseball announcer", The Boston Globe, Dec. 13, 2003.
- ^ "Wisconsin - NSSA Hall of Fame General". Archived from the original on 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2011-01-25.