Harry Caray

Caray in September 1988

Harry Caray (Harry Christopher Carabina; March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four baseball teams; St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox and for the Chicago Cubs. He was known for broadcasting for the Chicago Cubs for sixteen years. He is the father of Skip Caray.

Caray died from a cardiac arrest after hitting his head on a dinner table. This was on February 18, 1998 in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 83 years old. He was soon buried in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Harry Caray Media

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  Caray in 1951, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's broadcasts were sponsored by the Griesedieck Brothers brewery prior to its purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953.

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  U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the press box with Caray during a 1988 game at Wrigley Field

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  Caray demonstrating how he used a fishing net to catch foul balls in the Cardinals broadcast booth at Sportsman's Park, 1957. He continued this practice when he worked for other teams.

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  Harry Caray's statue outside Wrigley Field

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  Harry Caray banner at Wrigley Field

Other websites

Media related to Harry Caray at Wikimedia Commons

• Harry Caray's Restaurant website. Includes biographical details and pictures.
• Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient Archived 2014-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Preview of "Holy Cow" Harry's Book, and life Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Hello Again Everybody Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine The Harry Caray Documentary