Tim McCarver dead: Legendary broadcaster and Hall of Fame catcher dies at 81
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MLB legend Tim McCarver died Thursday surrounded by his family in Memphis, Tennessee.
He was 81 years old.
The announcement was made on social media by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
“Tim McCarver passed away on Thursday. For six decades, the Hall of Fame’s 2012 Ford C. Frick Award winner shared the spotlight when baseball took the national stage. First as a player and later as a broadcaster, McCarver wrote his name into the game’s history book,” the museum wrote in a tribute on its website.
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McCarver, a two-time World Series champion, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies from the late 1950s through the late 1970s, when he transitioned to the broadcast booth.
The Cardinals posted a tribute to McCarver on Facebook.
“We are saddened to learn of the passing of Cardinals Hall of Fame catcher Tim McCarver,” it read.
A member of three Cardinals World Series teams, McCarver caught 12 seasons in St. Louis over a 21-year career and finished second in National League MVP voting in 1967.
He was named the recipient of the prestigious Ford C. Frick broadcasting award by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.
“Our condolences go out to the McCarver family and his many baseball friends and colleagues,” the Facebook post concluded.
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