James Hall has probably greeted you more times than you’ll ever know. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Yankee Stadium. Tonight’s game . . . ”
For years, the Floral Park resident was Bob Sheppard’s backup announcer at New York Yankees and New York Giants games, but fans rarely knew when it was Hall, and not Sheppard, addressing them.
“Often enough, people would not know Jim was replacing Bob, although Bob’s voice was certainly distinct,” Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost said of Hall, who died June 12 at 84. “There was a similarity, but not an imitation.