Former Phillies shortstop and manager Larry Bowa spoke to reporters following the Dodgers-Giants game Monday night, regarding the passing of Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas.

Among the questions Bowa was asked was his role in Kalas' famed home-run call. The two were standing behind a batting cage in 1971, the first year Kalas was with the Phillies.

“We happened to be standing at the cage and (Greg) Luzinski hit a ball and Harry was standing (by me) and I was like, ‘That ball, it’s outta here,’” Bowa said. “And (Harry) goes, ‘Yeah, that sounds pretty good.’ And until the day he died, he kept saying he thanked me for that and I said, ‘Harry, I just threw it out there.’"

Bowa hasn't been with the Phillies since September of 2004, when he was fired. But he has never forgotten Philly or the people in the organization, like Kalas.

“Harry is in a class by himself," Bowa said. "He loved baseball so much and gave every ounce of his energy every night... I don’t think anyone can replace Harry. He’s a legend there. I’m still shocked. I can’t believe it."