![]() ![]() ![]() Colts (DecemPartial Broadcast)īob Fouts and Lon Simmons broadcast the game from the friendly confines of Kezar Stadium. Willie Mays hauls in a liner off the bat of Dodger Lee Walls to close out the 1962 playoff and send the Giants to the World Series against the New York Yankees. The Giants Clinch The Pennant (1962 Edition) Matty Alou comes in to score as Jimmy Davenport takes a bases-loaded 3-1 pitch to force in a run. The Dodgers’ Ed Roebuck serves up a base hit to Matty Alou of the Giants. Orlando Cepeda lofts a sacrifice fly to Dodger right fielder Ron Fairly (a future Giants broadcaster), scoring Bobby Bolin from third base. Willie Mays launches one deep into the bleachers off Stan Williams and past Dodger left fielder Duke Snider, eliciting Lon’s trademark call. ![]() Lon makes the call, with Russ adding his comments. įuture Giants manager Roger “Humm-Baby” Craig attempts to pick off Willie Mays, triggering a classic on-field rumble involving Craig, Mays, Elio Chacon and Orlando Cepeda. You won’t hear Russ and Lon on this clip, but no Giants broadcast on KSFO and the Golden West Radio Network started without this classic fight song, inspired by Russ’ famed “Bye-Bye Baby” home run call. We take you back now to those thrilling days of yesteryear… Russ Hodges was inducted into BARHOF as a member of the Class of 2008. In addition, Lon Simmons was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2006 as a member of the first class to be enshrined. Frick Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame for their major contributions to baseball. In recognition of their talents, Hodges (1980) and Simmons (2004) were honored with the Ford C. When King left following the Giants’ NL pennant-winning 1962 season, Russ and Lon were joined by Bill Thompson, a longtime friend of Simmons. From 1958 until 1962, in order to free Simmons up for 49ers broadcasts, they were joined in the broadcast booth by Bill King. Those earpieces were actually connected to tiny transistor radios, the better to listen to the San Francisco Giants on 560/KSFO, with Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons in the broadcast booth at Candlestick Park.įrom 1958, when the Giants arrived in Baghdad By The Bay, through the 1970 season, after which Hodges retired, the duo was among the finest to have graced the airwaves. Krukow has no current plans to retire from his broadcasting position.A visitor to San Francisco in the 1960s once referred to it as “The City of the Deaf” because everyone appeared to be outfitted with hearing aids. His current salary is not published by the San Francisco Giants, nor is it part of the public record. In 1988, just before his shoulder injury forced his retirement, Krukow earned just under $900,000 for a 1-year contract with the Giants. The disease primarily affects the hand muscles and the quadriceps. He’ll eventually need to use a walker or a scooter to be mobile. ![]() It will require him to use a cane to walk. Krukow’s condition is not life-threatening. That is how the diagnosis of IBM came about. It wasn’t until 2011 when he spoke with the team neurologist, who referred him to a neuromuscular specialist. He first noticed the condition when he began losing distance off his golf drive. Steven Fainaru interviewed Krukow regarding his degenerative condition, noting that he had secretly feared that he might have Lou Gehrig’s disease. He currently works road games that are west of Denver, along with all home games, because of his condition. He is expected to call more than 100 games each year. Krukow does not work every game for the team, as he is battling a degenerative disease called inclusion-body myositis. In 2017, the Giants signed Krukow and his broadcasting partner, Duane Kuiper, to a multi-year contract extension. Since then, Krukow has earned 7 Emmy awards for his work. In 1994, he became a full-time broadcaster. He was selected to the All-Star team that year and finished third in voting for the Cy Young Award.Īfter his career ended with a rotator cuff injury, he turned to sportscasting, becoming an occasional analyst on KNBR radio in 1990. His best season was in 1986, when he posted a 20-9 record for the Giants, with a 3.05 ERA. Over his career, Krukow had a 3.90 ERA, a 124-117 record, and 1,478 strikeouts. He is also a former Major League Baseball pitcher, playing a combined 14 seasons for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Giants. Mike Krukow currently serves as the color commentator for broadcasts of San Francisco Giants baseball games. ![]()
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