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Tim McCarver played 12 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, teaming up with ace Bob Gibson to form the heart and soul of two World Series championship squads in 1964 and 1967. A two-time All-Star in St. Louis, he set career highs with a .295 average, 14 home runs and 69 RBI in 1967, finishing second to teammate Orlando Cepeda in the NL MVP voting. Two years later, he was part of a blockbuster trade to the Philadelphia Phillies, where he would spend nine more seasons. In 1974 he was sold to the Red Sox to help in their pennant drive, by strengthening their bench. He didn't help much, as he batted .250 with one one RBI. In 2012, McCarver received the Ford C. Frick Award, essentially a lifetime achievement citation presented annually to a broadcaster by the National Baseball Hall of Fame for “major contributions to baseball.” Four years later, he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Tim McCarver became one of the few MLB players to appear in four different decades. He died on March 16, 2023 at age 81 of heart failure in his hometown of Memphis ... |
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