A final farewell to Herb Score

ROCKY RIVER -- Today, Cleveland Indians legend Herb Jude Score will be laid to rest.

Score, a pitcher and the Tribe's long time broadcaster, died Tuesday at the age of 75 after battling various illnesses over the years.

Known as a power pitcher, he was one of the greatest Indians of all time. Score played with the Tribe from 1955 to 1959 before having his career cut short when he was hit in the eye with a line drive in May of 1957.

He made a name for himself in Cleveland and the baseball world in 1955, when, at the age of 21, he won 16 games en route to being an All-Star and Rookie of the Year. The next season, he upped his win total to 20 games with five shotouts and 263 strikeouts.

Score came back to the team in 1964, spending 33 years in the broadcast booth as the voice of the Indians. His final play-by-play was Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.

Like his play on the field, his work in the broadcast booth as he was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998.