| Other famous signature calls from retired announcers: |
| Announcer | Team | Signature call |
| Jack Buck | St. Louis | "That's a winner!" after Cardinals victories. |
| Jack Brickhouse | Chicago | "Hey hey!" after Cubs achievements, including home runs. |
| Harry Caray | Chicago | "Holy cow!" for memorable plays; "It might be, it could be, it is!" for home runs. |
| Phil Rizzuto | New York | "Holy cow!" |
| Red Barber | New York | "In the catbird seat" to indicate a player was doing well. |
| Ernie Harwell | Detroit | "Long gone!" on home runs. |
| Mel Allen | New York | "How about that?" as a general comment, and "Going, going, gone," for homers. |
| Russ Hodges | New York, San Francisco | "Bye-bye, baby!" for home runs. |
| Lon Simmons | San Francisco, Oakland | "You can tell it goodbye!" for home runs, an homage to Hodges. |
| Bob Prince | Pittsburgh | "You can kiss it goodbye!" or "Spread some chicken on the Hill! " for home runs. |
| Rosey Rowswell | Pittsburgh | "Open the window, Aunt Minnie, here it comes!" on home runs. |
| Arch McDonald | Washington | "There she goes, Mrs. Murphy!" on home runs. |
| Chuck Thompson | Baltimore | "Go to war, Miss Agnes," and "Ain't the beer cold?" when something good happened for the Orioles. |
| Dick Enberg | Anaheim | "Oh, my!" on great plays, and "Touch 'em all!" for home runs. |
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