The Hall of Famer has had some legendary calls over the years. Relive some of the favorites voted on by fans.
The following are transcriptions of Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman's favorite calls as voted on via the Reds website in 2013. For all of the calls, Martyisms and other content, visit the Reds' website here.
Doc: The Reds are family around here, and Marty sits at the head of the table.
Dunn up there with the bases loaded. The outfield deep and around toward right. And the 1-0 on the way to the plate. Swung on, long drive, right field, and this one belongs to the Reds! Can you believe it? Can you believe it? Adam Dunn with a screaming line drive into the Cleveland bullpen in right field and the Reds have done what appeared to be the impossible. His teammates are waiting on him. Jerry Narron is out of the dugout banging his hands together. Adam Dunn with a ninth-inning, two-out grand slam home run. What a finish at Great American Ball Park! The Reds have rallied to beat the Indians with nine runs in their last two at-bats. They win it 9-8!
Quickly, two strikes out in front of Perez. Has the sign, the pitch. Fly ball, center field. It's all over! It's all over! The Reds win it! The Reds win it! The Reds win it! A home run to center field by Tony Perez! The Reds win it! The Reds win it 14-13! Perez with a home run to center field! The Reds have scored five times in the ninth inning! And the Reds win on a Tony Perez home run to center field! Oh, by golly!
And Larkin grounds it to the left side. Ramos goes to Sandberg, the throw on to first. They got him. The double play ends the inning. Larkin doesn't agree with the call. Nor does Tony Perez. Nor does Lou Piniella – who runs right out there to get in the face of Dutch Rennert. He slams his hat down. And Rennert has thrown him out! Lou is now going to the first-base bag - picks it up and throws it out toward short-right field. And he's gonna pick it up again and throw it further out in right field. I'll tell you what - this is the best act we've seen this year! He threw his hat down, he was run by Rennert, he went to the first-base bag, he picked it up, he threw it toward right field, he went back and got it, and threw it out in right field again. And he has been thrown out. The inning is over. And boy, what a big-time show Lou Piniella has just put on here at the stadium!
Swung on and hit to deep left field! That might be his second of the game! It's gone, a home run! Johnny Bench with his second home run of the night. The ball bouncing out of the stands in left field. Roy White trying to decoy him. But the left-field umpire, Lou DiMuro, was out there signaling home run. And Johnny Bench has been the man of the hour for the Cincinnati Reds tonight as he homers for the second time and the Reds now lead by four runs at 6-2.
High deep drive! Left-center field!
(Joe) Get out of here! Get out of here, baseball! Bye-bye!
Larkin has hit a grand slam home run! Barry Larkin coming into this ballgame and has forevermore - among active players - had the most career at-bats without a grand slam. And in at-bat No. 6,734 - the drought is over! Larkin hits a grand slam here in the second inning, and the Reds lead it 6-0.
That one hammered to straight-away center and hit a bunch! Back is Martin, looking, high off the wall! Ball bouncing back toward the infield. Driessen, let's see, he's coming to third, he's being waved to the plate! Here comes the throw home ... and he's gonna be safe! An inside-the-park home run! Danny Driessen clubs an inside-the-park home run off the wall in center field ... as he and Barry Foote ended up in a cloud of dust! Ed Vargo right on top of the plate, signaling safe, and the Reds have tied it. A two-out, inside-the-park home run to center field by Danny Driessen. Jerry Martin went back to the wall, the ball came off, rolled back toward the infield. As Driessen rounded second he looked back over his shoulder. Got the green light from George Scherger, came to the plate. It was Jerry Martin to Mike Schmidt to Barry Foote. And Driessen is safe and the game is tied at five and five. Here's Johnny Bench. John 0-for-3. McGraw wheels and deals. Bench swings - here's a drive, deep left field, it's outta here! And this one belongs to the Reds!
Larkin swings and hits a drive - deep left field - this one belongs to the Reds! Barry Larkin comes back to the lineup for the first time since the 14th of April and lines a home run to the lower deck in left.
Concepcion pinch-hitting for Pedro Borbon and here's Mike Marshall's first pitch plateward. Swung on, a looper, left-center field, a base hit, here comes Chaney, the throw to the plate, and this one belongs to the Reds!
Browning ready with his payoff. There goes Ozzie. Swung on, drive, deep left-center field. Eric Davis going back to the wall. He leaps! And he got it! He has taken another home run away! Un-believable!
2-0 delivery. Swung on! Fly ball, deep right field. Junior has homered for the first time as a Red! He turns around a 2-and-0 pitch from Scott Downs and drills it over the wall in right.
(Joe) Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
His second home run of the inning! Ray Knight has hit his second home run of the inning and this one comes with the bases loaded! Cincinnati winning it 14-4. Knight's second career grand slam. His second of the inning. And boy the Reds are doing it all offensively tonight!
You cannot accomplish any more than he did in the time he spent with the Louisville RiverBats and I guarantee you they're sorry that he's gone. Batted .459 – led the International League in batting – also led the league in hits and triples and on-base percentage and slugging percentage. He did absolutely everything offensively and here he is in his first game. And the pitch is swung on and lined to center field, base hit. How about that!
Larkin running, pitch is swung on! Hit to deep right field, down the line! Home run!
(Joe) Get out of here! Get out!
Deion Sanders a three-run home run to right! Unbelievable!