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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 February 26, 2012, in Huntsville, Alabama. McCarver, following his years with Memphis' Christian Brothers High School, was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959. Playing with the Cardinals' minor league teams of Keokuk and Rochester, McCarver, only 17, reached the MLB level for the first time.
He spent the 1960, 1961, and 1962 seasons shuttling between St. Louis and the minor league teams of 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 Team, scored the winning run in the 10th inning of that 1966 All-Star Game, and became the first catcher to lead the National League in triples, with 13. In 1967, he finished second to teammate Orlando Cepeda for the National League Most Valuable Player award. McCarver was a member of two World Series championships during his time in St. Louis. He was the favorite catcher of the notoriously temperamental Bob Gibson, and fostered a relationship with young pitcher Steve Carlton that would keep him in the major leagues later in his career. In 1968, he was the Cardinals catcher as they took the NL pennant but lost to the Detroit Tigers in a seven-game World Series.
Actors: Jackie Burroughs (actress), James Sikking (actor), Jack Kehler (actor), Drew Barrymore (actress), Stephen King (actor), Martin Roach (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Eric Bruno Borgman (actor), John Boylan (actor), Tim McCarver (actor), Victor Franko (actor), Willie Garson (actor), Rick Cordeiro (actor), Ione Skye (actress), J.C. Kenny (actress),
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