Jacques Doucet still ignored by Ford C. Frick

(Montreal) Jacques Doucet was once again ignored by Baseball Hall of Fame voters, who awarded the Ford C. Frick Award to Boston Red Sox radio announcer Joe Castiglione.

Doucet, 83, was part of a group of 10 finalists along with descriptors Joe Buck, Gary Cohen, Tom Hamilton, Ernie Johnson Sr., Ken Korach, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Dan Shulman and Castiglione.

Doucet was the describer of Montreal Expos games beginning in 1969, the Montreal team’s first season in Major Baseball. After ensuring the description of approximately one game per week, one that covered the club’s daily activities The press jumped behind the microphone full-time in 1972 until leaving the club in 2004.

He described more than 5,500 games during his glorious career, including Dennis Martinez’s perfect game on July 28, 1991.

From 2012 to 2022, Doucet also described Toronto Blue Jays games for the TVA Sports channel, in addition to being the voice of the Quebec Capitales for a few seasons.

He was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this summer after being elected in February 2020.

Castiglione, who will be honored July 20 in Cooperstown, describes Red Sox games 41 years ago. The 76-year-old described four World Series victories for the Red Sox after their 86-year drought, in addition to Roger Clemens’ two 20-strikeout games with the team.

The American also described the meetings of the Cleveland Guardians and the Milwaukee Brewers at the turn of the 1980s, before describing the meetings of the Red Sox from 1983 onwards.

With the Associated Press.