"Harry was with us for 162 games times nearly 40 seasons," Rendell said. "He was everybody's friend. Baseball, because it's such a long season, we tend to develop special relationships with the broadcasters. It's a year-long soap opera. And we were blessed to have Harry in our lives."
Mr. Kalas called baseball "the greatest game in the world" and said that throughout his lengthy career he enjoyed every game he worked.
"Harry was definitely one of the greatest baseball announcers of all time," said Bob Boone, the onetime Phils catcher and now the Washington Nationals' assistant general manager. "It's going to take some time for Philadelphia to get used to being without him."