Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, was known for his deep ties to baseball. But he also had an appreciation for golf.

Uecker left us with so many smiles that I wanted to pay tribute to his amazing baseball life with this collection of fun facts.

Bob Uecker spent most of his adult life hanging around ballparks. He was a Major Leaguer, playing catcher for four teams over six seasons.

Bob Uecker as a Milwaukee Brave in 1963 ... He has said he was worried his home run off Sandy Koufax might keep Koufax out of the Hall of Fame (it didn't, nor did it keep Gaylord Perry or Ferguson Jenkins out, even though Uecker homered off those guys ...

The baseball world lost one of its most iconic stars Thursday morning when the Milwaukee Brewers announced the death of Bob Uecker.

As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.

Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as "Mr. Baseball" and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure, has died. He was 90.

I want to take a few minutes to tell you about my good friend, Bob Uecker. I should preface these remarks by noting that my personal interactions with Bob were very, very limited, and he likely did not remember any of them. But that does not matter, because he and I spent countless hours together…just apart.

Even if you don’t know baseball, you’ve probably heard of Ichiro, the way that many non-sports fans still know Babe Ruth or Willie Mays or Bob Uecker. (“Juuuust a little outside!”) He’s a name.

Bob Uecker’s professional baseball career began when he signed with his hometown team, the Milwaukee Braves, in 1956. Uecker often joked that when the Braves signed him for $3,000, his family had to dig through the couch cushions and jars to scrape together the money.

Baseball’s resident jester Bob Uecker became one of the sport’s most beloved figures—and an entertainment star along the way.

He was the most famous .200 hitter in baseball history. Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at age 90, played six years in the big leagues. He had 14 career home runs, one of which came off Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax.