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Jim Price, Tigers radio analyst and World Series-winning catcher, dies at 81
Detroit Tigers radio analyst and World Series champion Jim Price died Monday night at the age of 81, the team announced Tuesday. After his final season as a player in 1971, the former catcher became an announcer at ESPN in the company’s early days. He joined the Tigers’ television broadcasts in the early 1990s before switching over to radio. Before his days as a broadcaster, Price served as the backup catcher to Tigers great Bill Freehan during the team’s 1968 World Series season. Price hit .214 with 18 home runs in parts of five seasons with the Tigers from 1967-71. “All of us...
Detroit Tigers radio analyst and World Series champion Jim Price died Monday night at the age of 81, the team announced Tuesday.
After his final season as a player in 1971, the former catcher became an announcer at ESPN in the company’s early days. He joined the Tigers’ television broadcasts in the early 1990s before switching over to radio.
Before his days as a broadcaster, Price served as the backup catcher to Tigers great Bill Freehan during the team’s 1968 World Series season. Price hit .214 with 18 home runs in parts of five seasons with the Tigers from 1967-71.
“All of us...
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