{"id":2214,"date":"2023-02-16T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T23:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2023-03-05T12:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T20:43:01","slug":"tim-mccarver-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/02\/16\/tim-mccarver-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim McCarver Dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former All-Star and Hall of Fame broadcaster Tim McCarver<\/a> passed away Thursday at the age of 81 in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent 60 years working in the game of baseball, winning two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> and covering 23 World Series as a broadcaster.<\/p>\n

McCarver’s 21-Year\u00a0 Playing Career<\/h2>\n

Tim McCarver played 21 years in the Majors for the St Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>, Boston Red Sox<\/a>, and Montreal Expos<\/a>. He was a two-time All-Star with the Cardinals. He caught legends such as Bob Gibson<\/a> and Steve Carlton<\/a>. Known for his eye, he only struck out more than forty times in a season twice during his long career in which he hit .271.<\/p>\n

Called 23 World Series<\/h2>\n

After his playing career, Tim McCarver called 23 World Series, mostly for FOX, during his broadcasting career. In 2001, during Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, McCarver famously called Luis Gonzalez<\/a>‘ walk-off hit off Yankees<\/a> closer Mariano Rivera<\/a>. McCarver told longtime partner Joe Buck that “Rivera throws inside to left-handers. Left-handers get a lot of broken-bat hits into shallow outfield, the shallow part of the outfield. That’s the danger of bringing the infield in with a guy like Rivera on the mound.” Moments later, Gonzalez hit an inside pitch to shallow left field, giving the World Series win to the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tim McCarver is survived by his daughters Kathy and Kelley, and grandchildren Leigh and Beau.<\/p>\n

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