The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died. He was 81.
Tim McCarver greets the crowd before accepting the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting as part of the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies on July 21, 2012.
McCarver attended segregated schools in Memphis and often spoke of the education he received as a newcomer in St. Louis. His teammates included Gibson and outfielder Curt Flood, Black players who did not hesitate to confront or tease McCarver. When McCarver used racist language against a Black child trying to jump a fence during spring training, Gibson would remember “getting right up in McCarver’s face.
Tim McCarver, a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' 1967 World Series championship team, takes part in a ceremony honoring the 50th anniversary of the victory before the start of a game on May 17, 2017. McCarver liked to joke that he and Carlton were so in synch in the field that when both were dead they would be buried 60 feet, six inches apart, the distance between the rubber on the pitching mound and home plate.
Cardinals' Tim McCarver watches ball as he hits the game-winning home run in the 10th inning in Game 5 of the World Series against the New York Yankees on Oct. 12, 1964 in Yankee Stadium.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Baseball Hall of Famer Tim McCarver dies at 81; star catcher also was a famed broadcasterThe two-time All-Star was best known to national baseball audiences for his 18-year partnership on Fox with play-by-play man Joe Buck. He also called a few dozen San Francisco Giants games during t…
Read more »
Tim McCarver, legendary MLB broadcaster, dead at 81Tim McCarver played 21 MLB seasons, for the Cardinals, Phillies, Expos and Red Sox. He was a member of the Cardinals’ World Series teams in 1964 and 1967, and made the All-Star game in 1966 a…
Read more »
Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81REST IN PEACE: Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster, died Thursday. He was 81. MORE:
Read more »
Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81NEW YORK (AP) — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday.
Read more »
Former All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster Tim McCarver dies at 81Tim McCarver, a two-time All-Star with the Cardinals as a player, called 23 World Series and 20 All-Star Games and won the Ford Frick Award in 2012.
Read more »