Lot # 85: Jon Miller and Chuck Thompson Autographed Rawlings Official AL Baseball

Category: Memorabilia

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 4 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Great Moments Auction #30",
which ran from 9/10/2017 10:00 AM to
9/24/2017 10:00 PM



Chuck Thompson was a sportscaster best known for his broadcasts of the Baltimore Orioles and the Baltimore Colts. He was well-recognized for his resonant voice, crisply descriptive style of play-by-play, and signature on-air exclamations "Go to war, Miss Agnes!" and "Ain't the beer cold!" He was awarded the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford Frick Award in 1993.

After the 1982 season, Chuck Thompson moved from the radio booth to do TV broadcasts full-time, and WFBR's president Harry Shriver brought in Miller to handle radio play-by-play duties with fellow broadcaster Tom Marr. In his first year in Baltimore, Miller called the Orioles' World Series championship run, including the last out of Game 5. He eventually signed a contract directly with the Orioles and, while the broadcast rights eventually moved to rival station WBAL, Miller remained their primary announcer through 1996. Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.

This Rawlings official American League baseball was signed by both Chuck Thompson and Jon Miller. This baseball includes a Great Moments COA.

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