Cardinals broadcaster, World Series champ Mike Shannon dies

ST. LOUIS — Mike Shannon, a two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster, has died. He was 83.

The Cardinals stated he died Saturday night time in St. Louis. The crew didn’t cite the reason for loss of life.

“Mike’s unique connection to Cardinals fans and his teammates was reflected in his unbridled passion for the game, the Cardinals, and the St. Louis community,” Cardinals proprietor Bill DeWitt Jr. stated in a press release Sunday.

Shannon spent 50 years within the broadcast sales space, beginning in 1972. That adopted a brief stint within the entrance workplace and a nine-year enjoying profession together with his hometown crew, the primary two seasons future Hall of Famer Stan Musial.

Shannon was the common proper fielder for the 1964 championship crew and moved to 3rd base in 1967, when St. Louis acquired Roger Maris and received the one other World Series.

Shannon, affectionately generally known as “The Moon Man” to St. Louis followers who listened to his colourful tales within the sales space, retired after the 2021 season.