Tim McCarver, the All\u002DStar catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster, died Thursday.
He switched to television soon after retiring in 1980 and called 24 World Series for ABC, CBS and Fox, a record for a baseball analyst on television.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement that McCarver was “a respected teammate and one of the most influential voices our game has known.” McCarver, who in the 1960s was an early and prominent union activist, was praised Thursday by Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark for his “lead role” in the union’s formation.
McCarver met Carlton when the left-hander was a rookie in 1965 “with an independent streak wider than the Grand Canyon,” McCarver later wrote. The two initially clashed, even arguing on the mound during games, but became close and were reunited in the 1970s after both were traded to Philadelphia. McCarver became Carlton’s designated catcher even though he admittedly had a below average throwing arm and overall didn’t compare defensively to the Phillies’ regular catcher, Gold Glover Bob Boone.
Younger baseball fans first knew him from his work in the broadcast booth, whether local games for the New York Mets, Yankees, Philadelphia and San Francisco, as Jack Buck’s partner on CBS or with son Joe Buck for Fox from 1996-2013. McCarver won six Emmys and became enough of a brand name to be a punchline on “Family Guy”; write a handful of books, make cameos in “Naked Gun,” “Love Hurts” and other movies and even record an album, “Tim McCarver Sings Songs from the Great American Songbook.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81Tim 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. He was 81.
Read more »
Broadcaster and former MLB player Tim McCarver dies at 81McCarver’s death was announced by baseball’s Hall of Fame, which said he died Thursday morning in Memphis, Tenn., where he was with his family
Read more »
Osgoode Hall injunction stays for now as Metrolinx says several trees are already downTuesday’s hearings ended without resolution over jurisdictional questions. “The trees are coming down, the subway station is going in,” Metrolinx lawyer Sarit Batner said. “This is just a question of timing of when the trees are coming down.”
Read more »
Toronto residents can be sure of one thing at City Hall — they'll pay moreToronto homeowners learned Wednesday they\u0027ll be hit with a 7% municipal tax hike, but not whether John Tory will remain their mayor.
Read more »
LIVE UPDATES: Council chambers cleared at city hall as protesters chant at mayor during budget meetingFollow along here for live updates as Toronto City Council considers the 2023 budget.
Read more »