"In a way, there is no 'Major League' without Bob Uecker," Director David S. Ward told me in a phone call. The world became a ...

Bob Uecker, who died Jan. 16, was not only a baseball player, but a comedic actor in roles including the movie "Major League.

But Uecker gained national prominence through his acting work. He memorably starred as Harry Doyle in the "Major League" film series, starring in all three films as one of the radio voices of the ...