[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Never forget, as much as Bob liked to joke about himself, he was a platoon regular for a World Champion team. (The 1964 Cardinals. Bob was the RHB catcher, McCarver the LHB.).

While Uecker did not play in the 1964 World Series, he still had a memorable on-field moment. Before Game 2 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, he picked up a tuba that was lying idle in the outfield while a marching band took a break.

“I put it on and went out in the outfield and starting shagging fly balls with it,” he told The Chicago Tribune in 1995. “I didn’t catch them all. Some made dents in the tuba, but I caught a couple.”

The Cardinals were not amused by his prank. The team deducted $260 for the damage to the tuba from his World Series winner’s check of $8,622.

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