Tim McCarver, a Hall of Fame broadcaster and 21-year MLB veteran, passed away on Thursday at the age of 81, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
For 21 years, McCarver competed in Major League Baseball. He won two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964 and 1967.
McCarver played catcher from 1959 to 1980, spending the majority of his time active in baseball after he put off his cleats. He then made the switch to broadcasting, working as a color analyst for Fox Sports and winning three Emmys in the process.
McCarver made his major league debut at the age of 17 in 1959 after being signed by the Cardinals following his graduation from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee. His playing career really took off once he completed an entire season with the Cardinals in 1963. He had 23 extra-base hits and a.289/.333/.383 batting line.
He played for the Cardinals for 12 years before joining the Philadelphia Phillies, where he twice reached the All-Star Game. After bouncing around in the early 1970s between them, the Montréal Expos, the Boston Red Sox, and even the Cardinals, McCarver spent his final six seasons in Major League Baseball with the Phillies.
Does Tim McCarver still announce?
Before skipping the 2020 season due to worries about COVID-19, McCarver announced his retirement from Fox’s national broadcasts, worked part-time for Fox Sports Midwest, and occasionally broadcast Cardinals games. In addition to receiving the Frick Award, he was also enshrined in the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2017.
Who did Tim McCarver announce with?
Tim McCarve announced with Joe Buck. “When they asked me if there was any person I wanted to let know before the (Frick Award) announcement became public, I didn’t hesitate to say Joe Buck,” Tim McCarve said in one of his interviews.