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Tim McCarver

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Tim McCarver

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Overview

  • Born
    October 16, 1941 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    February 16, 2023 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA (heart failure)
  • Birth name
    James Timothy McCarver
  • Height
    1.83 m

Biography

    • A durable catcher in the Major Leagues, McCarver was one of the few players to play in four different decades (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s). Not known for his bat, McCarver was a smart, defensive catcher, who knew how to position his fielders and take care of his pitchers. McCarver caught for two of the game's greatest pitchers, Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton. McCarver, an eloquent player with reporters, later became a baseball television announcer, where he does color commentary for ESPN and ABC TV.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Ken Severson

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  • Spouse
      Kathryn Anne McDaniel(December 29, 1964 - February 16, 2023) (his death, 2 children)

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  • In 1966, he became the first and still only catcher to lead the major leagues in triples (13).
  • McCarver lost a grand slam when he passed a fellow Phillie on the bases (July 4, 1976).
  • One of only a handful of men to play major league baseball in four decades as a catcher from 1959-1980, primarily with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. Played in 3 World Series with the Cards in the 1960s.
  • Was the "personal" catcher for Steve Carlton. Whenever Carlton pitched, McCarver was always his battery mate. Has often said that when they died, they would be buried 60 feet 6 inches (the distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate) apart.
  • Was a member of two world championship teams (St. Louis Cardinals) in 1964 & 1967.

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