Phillies Announcer Kalas Dead at 73

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 13, 2009 2:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – Harry Kalas, who announced Philadelphia Phillies games since 1971, died today, the Inquirer reports. Kalas, 73, was found unconscious at Nationals Stadium in Washington and rushed to a hospital, where he died. Kalas, a Hall of Famer, underwent unspecified surgery earlier this year. “We lost Harry today,” the team president said. “We lost our voice.”

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Kalas in 2002. (AP Photo)

Long-time Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas threw out the first pitch this year. (AP Photo)

Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas in 2002. (AP Photo)

Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee sits in the dugout before today's game with the Washington Nationals, after hearing the news of Kalas' death. (AP Photo)

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