[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 116 (Friday, September 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8621-S8622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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             SENATE RESOLUTION 327--HONORING ERNIE HARWELL

  Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 327

       Whereas Ernie Harwell worked as a Major League Baseball 
     broadcaster for 55 years and

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     as the signature voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 of those 
     years;
       Whereas Ernie Harwell's voice brought the game of baseball 
     to life for Tiger fans, and he was voted Michigan 
     Sportscaster of the year 17 times;
       Whereas Ernie Harwell had such a love of baseball that, 
     upon meeting Babe Ruth as a child, he had ``The Babe'' 
     autograph his shoe because he did not have paper;
       Whereas Ernie Harwell called the 1968 and 1984 World Series 
     that crowned the Tigers world champions;
       Whereas in 1948, Ernie Harwell became the only broadcaster 
     to be traded for a player when Branch Rickey, general manager 
     of the Brooklyn Dodgers, traded Cliff Dapper to the Atlanta 
     Crackers for Harwell;
       Whereas Ernie Harwell's memorable moments include 
     broadcasting the debut of Willie Mays in 1951, Bobby 
     Thomson's ``shot heard 'round the world'' that same year, and 
     Hoyt Wilhelm's no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 
     1958;
       Whereas on August 2, 1981, Ernie Harwell became the fifth 
     broadcaster to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame;
       Whereas Ernie Harwell brought to life, through the medium 
     of radio, the performances of some of baseball's greats, such 
     as Sparky Anderson, Kirk Gibson, Al Kaline, Denny McLain, 
     Alan Trammell, and many others;
       Whereas the Cleveland Indians renamed the visiting radio 
     booth in the Jacobs Field press box the ``Ernie Harwell 
     Visiting Radio Booth'' in commemoration of his career;
       Whereas Sunday, September 15, 2002, is ``Ernie Harwell 
     Day'' at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan; and
       Whereas Detroit Tiger fans all over the country have fond 
     memories of Ernie Harwell, summer, and Tiger victories: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors and celebrates the achievements of Ernie 
     Harwell;
       (2) wishes Ernie Harwell good health and happiness in his 
     retirement; and
       (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to Ernie Harwell.

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