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10-09-2007, 01:25 PM
Associated Press
HOUSTON -- Longtime Houston Astros radio announcer Milo Hamilton suffered a heart attack this weekend and was recovering in a Houston hospital on Tuesday.
Astros' senior vice president of communications Jay Lucas said the 80-year-old underwent an angioplasty and is doing well.
Hamilton has been calling major league games since 1953 and has been with the Astros since 1985. He began calling only home games in 2006.
He also has worked for the Cardinals, Braves, Pirates and both Chicago teams. He's called 11 no-hitters, but his most famous call is Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run in 1974.
He joined the broadcasters' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
HOUSTON -- Longtime Houston Astros radio announcer Milo Hamilton suffered a heart attack this weekend and was recovering in a Houston hospital on Tuesday.
Astros' senior vice president of communications Jay Lucas said the 80-year-old underwent an angioplasty and is doing well.
Hamilton has been calling major league games since 1953 and has been with the Astros since 1985. He began calling only home games in 2006.
He also has worked for the Cardinals, Braves, Pirates and both Chicago teams. He's called 11 no-hitters, but his most famous call is Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run in 1974.
He joined the broadcasters' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press