Harwell was an announcer who was objective. He credited the opposing player if he hit well or pitched well.
Twins TV play-by-play announcer Dick Bremer mentioned a nice story about Harwell the other day. Harwell expressed his appreciation to Joe Mays for shutting out the Tigers.
Harwell had a great ability of painting the picture well in describing the game. He did it in short words.
Nowadays, it's unheard of.
Most announcers ...
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