Garagiola, who was awarded the Ford Frick Award -- presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball" -- by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, was the play-by-play voice of baseball for NBC for nearly 30 years, beginning in 1961. He worked alongside Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek and Bob Costas on the network's "Game of the Week."

Garagiola spent nine seasons in the major leagues from 1946 to 1954, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants. The catcher hit 42 career home runs with 255 RBIs and had a .257 batting average.