Ernie Harwell

Ernie Harwell's 1981 Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech. Audio taken from Ernie Harwell's Audio Scrapbook, available at eharwell.com

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• Ernie Harwell
• Baseball Hall of Fame
• Baseball History
• Detroit Tigers
• Audio Scrapbook
• Connie Mack
• Ty Cobb
• Honus Wagner
• Tiger Stadium

[harwellscrapbook]

There was no finer gentleman than Mr. Ernie Harwell, and I consider myself blessed to have known him, and honored to have helped preserve his voice.

[Heathnyy5]

I grew up in New York watching the Yankees, so I didn't know about Ernie Harwell until I got a little older, but since then I have been a big admirer of the man (I think it would be hard NOT to feel that way). I am just as envious of those Tigers fans who got to grow up with him as of the Dodger fans who have had Vin Scully. I am too young to have grown up with the legendary Yankees announcer, Mel Allen (I did get to spend time with the Scooter). My best to all Tigers fans, and Ernie's family.

[gregorybaggio]

@StiffyBoy56 : you must be a little boy... do you have a confidence problem?

I know, I know... and I understand it's hard for people like yourself who have a low IQ to use bigger words than the ones you have used....

it's a shame really.... too bad and good night little boy.... :)

[StiffyBoy56]

@gregorybaggio no one asked you whether anyone had asked me, so shut the fuck up asshole faggot!

[gregorybaggio]

@StiffyBoy56 :  no one asked you...

[StiffyBoy56]

Harwell was an overrated funny looking bum. Nothing good ever came out of Detoilet!!

[BgFalcons10]

"Baseball is a sweet 92 year old man battling cancer who has devoted his life to calling and influencing the rich culture of America's pasttime and thanking the Lord every day for the strength and ability to do so."

That's baseball.

[raamjames1]

@Heathnyy5 I, as a life-long Tiger fan, would not trade even a single one of your world championships for a single minute I spent with Ernie. Tiger fans understand that he was even a greater human being than he was a broadcaster. Other fans who had a chance to hear Ernie on a regular basis were Indian fans since the signal out of Detroit drifts into Cleveland's airspace. Because of that, the visitors' play by play booth is also named after Ernie Harwell.

[seccaman3]

If you don't tear up while watching this then you're not human

[marko0127]

I worked at Tiger Stadium with the best crew they ever had we were on the field with the action right in front of us THANK YOU for the memories

[hoover321f]

Ernie, i was one of those kids who hid the transistor radio under his pillow back in then 70's so i could listen to the tiger games after my bed time. you were the voice of summer and the voice of my youth. you are missed. thank you.