Buddy Blattner Stats & Facts

Buddy Blattner Essentials

Positions:
Bats: R Throws: R
Height: 72 Weight: 180
Born: Sunday, February 08, 1920 in St. Louis, MO USA
Died: 9 5 2009 in Chesterfield, MO USA
Debut: 4/18/1942
Last Game: 10/2/1949
Full Name: Robert Garnett Blattner

Buddy Blattner parlayed a short major-league career into a 26-year run as a broadcaster. His work as Dean’s “podner” on the Game of the Week was the highlight, but the partnership ended when he thought Dean stabbed him in the back. Blattner called play-by-play for four teams, showcasing “a sunshiny voice and his Rotarian of the Year personality.”
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