James Timothy "Tim" McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher, and a current sportscaster in residence for Fox Sports.
McCarver is the recipient of the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award.
McCarver was born in Memphis, Tennessee and learned early baseball skills from Joseph Hunt, who died on 2/26/2012, in Huntsville, AL. He began his playing career after being signed by the St. Louis Cardinals from Christian Brothe...
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James Timothy "Tim" McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher, and a current sportscaster in residence for Fox Sports.
McCarver is the recipient of the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award.
McCarver was born in Memphis, Tennessee and learned early baseball skills from Joseph Hunt, who died on 2/26/2012, in Huntsville, AL. He began his playing career after being signed by the St. Louis Cardinals from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis in 1959. He hit .359 that year while splitting time between the Cardinals' minor league teams in Keokuk and Rochester and, though just 17 years old, was briefly called up to the Cardinals.
He spent the 1960, 1961, and 1962 seasons shuttling between St. Louis and the minor leagues in places like Memphis, Charleston, West Virginia and Atlanta. In 1963, he was called up to the majors for good.
In 1964, his tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning won Game 5 of the World Series. In 1966, McCarver was named to the All-Star...
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