St. Louis Cardinals radio announcer and two-time World Series winner Mike Shannon passed away on Sunday at the age of 83. Shannon was a part of the Cardinals radio broadcasts for 50 years and a part of the team for more than 60 years overall. Shannon was famous for shouting “Get up, baby!” during broadcasts after the Cardinals hit a home run.
Cardinals owner and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr. expressed the team’s deep sadness at losing Cardinals Hall of Famer and beloved St. Louisan Mike Shannon on Monday. Mike had a special bond with Cardinals fans and his teammates, and his undying love for baseball, the Cardinals, and St. Louis shone through in everything he did. The Cardinals organisation sincerely sympathises with Mike’s loved ones and fans.
Shannon, a native of St. Louis, made his major league debut with the Cardinals that year (1962). Over the course of his nine-year career, he played third base and outfield and won the World Series in 1964 and 1967.
Before joining with the local squad, Shannon had already established himself as a top athlete. He played football at Christian Brothers College High School, where he earned All-American honours. He was the first and only athlete in Missouri to win Prep Player of the Year honours in two different sports in the same year when he did it in 1957. Before joining the Cardinals, Shannon was the starting quarterback for Missouri’s freshmen squad.
Who was Mike Shanon?
Thomas Michael Shannon was the American baseball league’s third baseman and right fielder. He was born on July 15, 1939 and died on April 29, 2023. He spent the years 1962–1970 as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the years 1972–2021, respectively, as a member of the Cardinals’ radio broadcasting staff.
Shannon grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and was crucial in the Cardinals’ most successful campaigns. He was a member of the winning teams in 1964 and 1967.
Before its closure on January 30, 2016, Mike Shannon’s Steaks and Seafood was a popular restaurant in the heart of downtown St. Louis. Two Mike Shannon’s Grill locations remained open until 2022: one in Edwardsville, Illinois, which Shannon shuttered, and another at St. Louis’s Lambert International Airport, which Shannon’s grandson, Justin VanMatre, now manages.
Mike Shanon Career
In 1962, the St. Louis Cardinals were Shannon’s first team in the major leagues. Starting in 1964, he was the team’s starting right fielder; in 1967, he moved to third base to make place for the recently acquired Roger Maris. For the Cardinals, Shannon appeared in three World Series. In the first game of the 1964 World Series against the New York Yankees, St. Louis triumphed 9-5 thanks to his two-run homer off Whitey Ford.
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In 137 games played in 1966, Shannon hit.288, with 16 home runs and 64 RBIs. He hit.395 with seven home runs and 23 RBIs in July, earning him the NL Player of the Month award from the National League. In 1968, he played in 156 games and hit.266 with 15 homers and 79 RBIs, good for seventh place in votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, behind teammates Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, and Lou Brock, Willie McCovey, and Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants, and Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds.
Mike Shanon cause of death
Mike Shannon, a two-time World Series winner with the St. Louis Cardinals and a radio commentator for 50 years, passed away on Saturday at the age of 83 due to complications with long-haul Covid-19, according to his family.
Shannon spent the next 50 years as a part of the Cardinals’ radio broadcasts after his playing career was cut short by renal illness. When the Cardinals hit a home run, he would yell “Get Up, Baby!” to the crowd. Shannon, a native of St. Louis, debuted in the National League in 1962 with the Cardinals. He was a key cog in the team’s 1964 and 1967 World Series victories as a third baseman/outfielder.
In 1972, Shannon joined Hall of Fame announcer Jack Buck on the Cardinals Radio Network. They worked together at KMOX-AM for over three decades. After Buck passed away in 2002, Shannon took over as lead voice, and she eventually left the show after the 2021 season.
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