Longtime Giants broadcaster Greenwald dead at 83

Longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster Hank Greenwald died Monday after a long battle with heart and kidney complications, the team announced Tuesday. He was 83.

Greenwald spent 16 seasons as the radio voice for the Giants on KNBR 680 AM from 1979-86 and 1989-96. In between, Greenwald was part of the New York Yankees radio team.

Among his memorable calls announcing Giants baseball was when the team won the National League pennant in 1989, returning to the World Series for the first time since 1962.

Following his retirement from the Giants in 1996, Greenwald continued broadcasting baseball for CBS Radio. He served as a part-time television broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Greenwald also called play-by-play for the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

"Hank was a broadcasting legend throughout the Bay Area and was a huge part of the Giants throughout his 16 seasons as our play-by-play announcer. He was the key link to our fans listening at home and brought our game to life through the radio," said Giants president and CEO Larry Baer in a statement.

"Hank and his family continued to stay connected with the Giants following his retirement and he often could be found talking baseball or taking in a game on the broadcast level of AT&T Park. He will be deeply missed and our thoughts are with Carla, Kellie and Doug."

Greenwald's son, Doug Greenwald, is the broadcaster for the Fresno Grizzlies, who had been the Triple-A affiliate of the Giants from 1998-2014. The Grizzlies are now affiliated with the Washington Nationals following a four-year stint with the Houston Astros.