A Life Worth Remembering
David Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Phillies Hall of Fame announcer Harry Kalas throws out the traditional first pitch before the Phillies faced the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on April 8, 2009. Kalas died today before the Phillies' game with the Nationals in Washington.
Here are some highlights of Harry Kalas' life and broadcasting career:
Born: March 26, 1936, Chicago, Ill.
Graduated from the University of Iowa with B.A. in speech, radio and television, 1959.
Broadcast highlights
He called:
- three World Series, including the Phillies' 2008 championship.
- seven National League Championship Series, including four of the Phillies' six NL Championships (1980, 1983, 1993 and 2008).
- six no-hitters (Don Wilson in 1967 and 1969, Rick Wise in 1971, Terry Mulholland in 1990, Tommy Greene in 1991 and Kevin Millwood in 2003).
- all of Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt's 548 career home runs, including No. 500 on April 18, 1987, at Pittsburgh.
- all of Hall of Famer Steve Carlton's starts from 1972 to 1986, including his Cy Young Award-winning seasons in 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1982.
- Pete Rose's 3,631st career hit on Aug.10, 1981 vs. the Cardinals, breaking Stan Musial's National League record.
- all 38 games of Jimmy Rollins' club-record hitting streak (2005-06) and all of Ryan Howard's franchise-record 58 home runs in his 2006 MVP season.
- first and last games at Veterans Stadium.
Broadcast honors
- Inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame (Salisbury, N.C.) in 2008.
- 2002 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
SOURCE: Phillies
