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{{Short description|American baseball player, announcer, and singer (1941–2023)}}
'''James Timothy McCarver''' (born ], ] in ]) is an ] former ] in ] and a current ] for ]. He is considered by many to be the worst color commentator in baseball as he is openly partial to certain teams and players.
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'''James Timothy McCarver''' (October 16, 1941 – February 16, 2023) was an American professional ] ], television ], and singer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-10-20 |title=The Tim McCarver Show Books and CD - The Tim McCarver Show |url=http://www.timmccarver.com/books-cd/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223819/http://www.timmccarver.com/books-cd/ |archive-date=2018-10-20 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=timmccarver.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sings Selections From the Great American Songbook |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-selections-from-the-great-american-songbook-mw0001784212 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> He played in ] (MLB) from {{By|1959}} to {{By|1980}} for four teams, spending almost all of his career with the ] and ]. A two-time ], he helped the Cardinals to the ] title, ] .478 in the Series, including a three-run ] in the tenth inning to win Game 5. In 1966, he became the first catcher since the 19th century to lead the ] (NL) in ] with 13. McCarver was runner-up for the {{By|1967}} NL ], behind teammate ], after batting .295 and leading NL catchers in ] and ].

Traded to the Phillies after the 1969 season, he was later re-joined by pitcher and St. Louis teammate ], becoming his regular catcher as the team won three division titles from 1976 to 1978. After increased use as a ] in his last several seasons, in September 1980, McCarver became the 18th major league player to ].

After his playing career, McCarver became a television ], most notably for ] after previous stints with the other three broadcast networks. He eventually set a record by calling 23 ] as well as 20 All-Star Games, earning three ] in the process. In 2012, McCarver was named the ] recipient. He was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2016,<ref name="HOF">{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/mccarver-gets-call-from-baseball-hall-of-fame/article_6c75b2b5-887d-50ac-8c1b-16f585365dc1.html |title=McCarver gets call from Baseball Hall of Fame |newspaper=] |first=Rick |last=Hummel |date=July 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsbroadcastinghalloffame.org/inductees/tim-mccarver/ |title=Tim McCarver at the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame |work=sportsbroadcastinghalloffame.org |access-date=October 23, 2022 }}</ref> and the ] in 2017.


==Playing career== ==Playing career==
===Early life===
McCarver was born in ], where he attended ]. He was signed by the ] in 1959. After playing in the minor leagues with the ] and the ], McCarver reached the Major Leagues for the first time at 17.<ref name=sabr/>


McCarver spent the 1960 season with the ], the 1961 season with the ], and the 1962 season with the ], receiving brief promotions to the major leagues in the 1960 and 1961 seasons. In 1963, he was promoted to the Major Leagues for good.<ref name=sabr/>
He began his playing career after being signed by the ] from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis in ]. He hit .359 that year while splitting time between the Cardinals' minor league teams in ] and ] and, though just 17 years old, was briefly called up to the Cardinals.


===St. Louis Cardinals===
He spent the ], ], and ] seasons shuttling between St. Louis and the minor leagues in places like Memphis, Charleston,West Virginia and ]. In ], he was called up to the majors for good.
McCarver hit the tie-breaking home run in the 10th inning, winning Game 5 of the ] for the Cardinals. In 1966, McCarver was named to the ], scored the winning run in the 10th inning of that ], and became the first catcher to lead the National League in ], with 13.<ref name=caesar/> In 1967, he finished second to teammate ] for the ].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/r-i-p-tim-mccarver/ |title=Tim McCarver's Monumental Baseball Career |magazine=National Review |date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>


McCarver was a member of two ] champion teams in St. Louis. He was the favorite catcher of the notoriously temperamental ], and he fostered a relationship with young pitcher ] that would keep him in the Major Leagues later in his career. In 1968, McCarver was the Cardinals catcher as they won the NL pennant but were ultimately defeated by the ] in a seven-game ].<ref name=weber_02162023>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Tim McCarver, Catcher in the Hall of Fame as a Broadcaster, Dies at 81 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/sports/baseball/tim-mccarver-dead.html |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
McCarver's greatest playing success came with the Cardinals. In ], his tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning won Game 5 of the ]. In ], McCarver was named to the ], and led the National League in triples, with 13. In ], he finished second to teammate ] for the ]. McCarver was a member of two ] championships during his time in St. Louis, and fostered a relationship with young pitcher ] that would keep him in the major leagues later in his career.


===Later career===
After a trade to ] involving, among others, his teammate ] (which led to Flood's dramatic lawsuit challenging baseball's ]) before the ] season, McCarver began a somewhat nomadic existence playing for the ], ], ], and another brief stint with the Cardinals.
After the 1969 season, the Cardinals traded McCarver, ], ], and ] to the ] for ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/44068938/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22&match=1 |title=Richie Allen Traded from Boobirds to Redbirds |newspaper=Pottstown Mercury |page=30 |date=October 9, 1969 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> On June 14, 1972, the Phillies traded McCarver to the ] for ]. The Expos used McCarver as an outfielder.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/743106956/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22%20%22john%20Bateman%22&match=1 |title=McCarver won't catch for Expos |newspaper=The Montreal Star |first=John |last=Robertson |page=D-2 |date=June 15, 1972 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The Cardinals re-acquired McCarver from the Expos for ] after the 1972 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/189243720/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22%20%22jorge%20rogue%22&match=1 |title=McCarver rejoins Cards |newspaper=The Greenville News |agency=Associated Press |page=9 |date=November 7, 1972 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The ] purchased McCarver from the Cardinals towards the end of the 1974 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/626787890/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22%20%22red%20sox%22&match=1 |title=Twins' Goltz Halts Bosox |newspaper=The Miami Herald |page=2-E |date=September 1, 1974 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The Red Sox released McCarver in June 1975.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/839458630/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22&match=1 |title=Sox Ask Waivers On Tim McCarver |newspaper=Holyoke Transcript-Telegram |agency=Associated Press |page=16 |date=June 24, 1975 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He signed with the Phillies a week later.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/436076437/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22&match=1 |title=McCarver signs with Phillies |newspaper=The Boston Globe |agency=United Press International |page=49 |date=July 2, 1975 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


]
McCarver finished his career as the personal catcher for ] for the Phillies in the late ], which prompted some critics to remark that he is most known for "holding Carlton's ]". It was quipped that when Carlton and McCarver eventually died, they would be buried 60 feet, 6 inches apart. He retired after the ] season to begin a broadcasting career. McCarver briefly returned to duty in ] so he could play in four different decades.
During his first stint with the Phillies, McCarver caught ]'s ] on June 23, 1971.<ref name=cbsobit/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06230CIN1971.htm|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0|website=retrosheet.org}}</ref> At the end of the season, the Phillies traded Wise to the Cardinals for ], reuniting McCarver with his former teammate. During the 1972 season, the Phillies traded McCarver to the Montreal Expos, where, on October 2, he caught the second of ]'s two career no-hitters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B10021MON1972.htm|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 0 (1)|website=retrosheet.org}}</ref> McCarver finished his career as Carlton's personal catcher for the Phillies in the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/steve-carlton-tim-mccarver-a-historic-pair-c250338748 |title=Carlton, McCarver a pair for the ages |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=August 24, 2017 |first=Larry |last=Shenk}}</ref>


McCarver retired after the 1979 season to begin a broadcasting career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/139171871/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22&match=1 |title=Tim McCarver: At Peace With His Past And Present |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |first=Tom |last=Barnidge |page=2E |date=April 18, 1980 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> McCarver briefly returned to duty in September 1980,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/282069663/?terms=%22tim%20mccarver%22&match=1 |title=Coming back gives McCarver added pride |newspaper=The Morning Call |first=Ted |last=Meixell |page=C3 |date=September 3, 1980 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> becoming one of 31 players to appear in Major League games in four decades (1950s–1980s).
The ] ] in Memphis was christened ] in ]; it was replaced by a new downtown stadium (named ] in a ] arrangement) in ].


He caught 121 ] during his career, ranking him 9th all-time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bb_catchers.tripod.com/catchers/tmonth1.htm |title=Trivia December 2010 – Career Shutouts Caught |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers |access-date=December 29, 2015}}</ref>
McCarver currently resides in ].


==Broadcasting career== ==Broadcasting career==
After retiring from playing, McCarver worked in sports broadcasting as a ] for several decades. He won three ] for Sports Event Analyst.<ref name=cbsobit>{{cite web |title=Tim McCarver: Looking back at Phillies career of broadcasting great |date=February 16, 2023 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/tim-mccarver-dies-philadelphia-phillies-baseball-mlb/ |access-date=February 17, 2023 |publisher=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref>
] following Carter's ] clinching home run in ].]]
As a broadcaster, McCarver has enjoyed prominence as a ] on the network level. He has won three ] for Sports Event Analyst.


===Local broadcasts===
He began his broadcasting career at ] (Channel 17) where he was paired with ] and ]. He then moved on to a ] role with ].
He began his broadcasting career at ] (Channel 17) in Philadelphia, where he called Phillies games with ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ignudo |first=Tom |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/tim-mccarver-dies-philadelphia-phillies-baseball-mlb/ |title=Tim McCarver: Looking back at Phillies career of broadcasting great – CBS Philadelphia |work=CBS News |accessdate=February 17, 2023}}</ref> McCarver called games for local sports networks carrying the Phillies from ] to ], the ] from ] to ], the ] from ] to ], and the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim McCarver, 2-time World Series champion and TV broadcaster, dies at 81 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/tim-mccarver-2-time-world-series-champion-and-tv-broadcaster-dies-at-81-195100055.html |access-date=February 17, 2023 |work=Yahoo! Sport|date=February 16, 2023 }}</ref>


===National broadcasts===
He is currently paired with ] on the ] network's ], after previous stints with ] (where he teamed with ] and ] from ]-] and again from ]-]) and ] (where he teamed with ] from ]-] and ] from ]-]).
McCarver began working as a backup '']'' commentator for ] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim McCarver Dies: Hall Of Fame Announcer & All-Star Catcher Was 81 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/tim-mccarver-dies-hall-fame-201239910.html |access-date=February 17, 2023 |publisher=Yahoo! News |first=Greg |last=Evans|date=February 16, 2023 }}</ref> His work at NBC was followed by stints with ] (where he teamed with ] on backup '']'' games in 1984 and ] and ] from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1994 to 1995 under the ] umbrella) and ] (where he teamed with ] from 1990 to 1991 and ] from 1992 to 1993). McCarver called his first World Series in {{wsy|1985}} for ABC as a last-minute replacement for ].<ref name=hollywood>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Ira |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Tim McCarver, Cerebral Catcher and Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tim-mccarver-dead-catcher-hall-fame-broadcaster-1235327939/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> While at ], McCarver also served as a correspondent and play-by-play announcer for ] in Calgary, and he later co-hosted the primetime coverage of ] with ] for ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=March 1, 1992 |title=McCarver Survives Olympic Task |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/01/sports/tv-sports-mccarver-survives-olympic-task.html |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>


In 1996, McCarver was paired with ] on the ] network's ], a role he held from 1996 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baseball world reacts to death of Tim McCarver |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/baseball-world-reacts-to-death-of-tim-mccarver |date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |work=Fox Sports}}</ref> In 2003, McCarver set a record by broadcasting his 13th ] on national television (surpassing ]). He called 24 World Series for ABC, CBS, and Fox.<ref name=mlb-obit/> McCarver announced in March 2013 that he would leave ] after the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite news |title='I Am By No Means Retiring': Tim McCarver To Leave Broadcast Booth After Season |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/27/mlb-analyst-tim-mccarver-to-retire-after-2013-season/ |work=CBS News New York |access-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> His final Fox broadcast was October 30, 2013, as the ] defeated the ] in Game 6 to win the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim McCarver Retirement: Joe Buck's Send-Off for Broadcasting Partner Was Classy |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1832376-tim-mccarver-retirement-joe-bucks-send-off-for-broadcasting-partner-was-classy |website=] |access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref>
He has also called games locally for the Phillies, ], ], and ]. McCarver also co-hosted the ] with ] for CBS. Some refer to him as ''''']'s Tim McCarver''''' in reference to the sponsor of his nationally syndicated, sports talk show that is broadcast on network television. ''The Tim McCarver Show'' is enjoying its seventh season and has recently been signed for five additional seasons.

===Return to local broadcasting===
In December 2013, he was hired to be a part-time analyst for the Cardinals on ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/st-louis-cardinals-set-to-add-tim-mccarver-to-broadcast-team?ymd=20131208&content_id=64492348 |title=St. Louis Cardinals set to add Tim McCarver to broadcast team |last=Langosch |first=Jennifer |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=December 8, 2013}}</ref> He teamed with ] to call 30 games in the 2014 season.<ref name=caesar>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/dan-caesar/mccarver-completes-deal-for-cards-games-on-fsm/article_21d53048-5c93-556f-bf85-558584fa5cc4.html |title=McCarver completes deal for 30 Cards games on FSM |last=Caesar |first=Dan |website=STLtoday.com |date=March 7, 2014 |access-date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> His first game called for the ] was on April 28, 2014, when they hosted the ]. McCarver returned to the Cardinals booth for 40 games in 2015 and continued to call a select number of games each year through ]. McCarver did not work on any telecasts during the team's shortened ], due to health concerns related to the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/mccarver-opts-out-of-cardinals-telecasts-this-season/article_4ed6f60c-f783-5d4e-8708-d77e9d050235.html |title=McCarver opts out of Cardinals telecasts this season |last=Hummel |first=Rick |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=July 16, 2020|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref> In April 2022, McCarver officially announced his retirement from broadcasting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lucia |first=Joe |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Tim McCarver is retiring as a broadcaster |url=https://www.awfulannouncing.com/mlb/tim-mccarver-is-retiring-as-a-broadcaster.html |work=Awful Announcing}}</ref>

McCarver also hosted a nationally syndicated sports interview program, ''The Tim McCarver Show'', from 2000 until 2017.<ref name=mlb-obit>{{cite web |title=McCarver, champion catcher turned famed broadcaster, dies at 81 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tim-mccarver-dies-at-81 |publisher=Major League Baseball |first=Bill |last=Ladson |date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>


===Criticism=== ===Criticism===
During the ], McCarver criticized ], who also had become an ], for playing two sports—football and baseball—on the same day. For his criticism, on October 14, 1992, after Game 7 had concluded, Sanders dumped a bucket of ice water on McCarver three times while covering the National League pennant-winning ]' clubhouse celebration for CBS. After being doused with the water, McCarver shouted at Sanders, "You are a real man, Deion. I'll say that."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/01/12/ten.spot/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721092530/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/01/12/ten.spot/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=January 14, 200 |access-date=September 3, 2009 |title=The 10 Spot |first=Pete |last=McEntegart}}</ref> Also during the 1992 post-season (when McCarver worked for ]), ] criticized McCarver in '']'' by saying that he's someone who "when you ask him the time, will tell you how a watch works," a reference to McCarver's habit of over-analyzing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Connors |first=Greg |title=Mixed Media: McCarver's an easy target, but critics are off base |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/mixed-media-mccarver-s-an-easy-target-but-critics-are-off-base/article_c041fe20-2407-58a3-94ca-abbaf6af8ce6.html |newspaper=Buffalo News |date=March 31, 2013 |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
====Players====
McCarver has not been above controversy. During the ], he criticized ] for playing both ] and ] on the same day. For his criticism, Sanders dumped a bucket of water on McCarver while he was covering the National League pennant winning ]' clubhouse celebration for CBS. Some observers remarked that McCarver himself worked under two contracts, his local announcing gig and his national deal, and that there were times when his broadcasting assignments conflicted. In ], he was criticized by ] over the rehashing of a bat throwing incident ].


In October 2008, just before the ], McCarver made public his feelings about ], calling him "despicable" and criticizing him for his sloppy, lazy play in ] and how he had suddenly turned it around in ]. Ramirez declined to comment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2008/10/08/2008-10-08_tim_mccarver_calls_dodgers_slugger_manny.html |title=Tim McCarver calls Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez 'despicable' |date=October 8, 2008 |access-date=September 3, 2009 |first=Anthony |last=McCarron |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York }}</ref>
====Umpires====
In Game 4 of the ], on a wild pitch with runners dashing around the bases, when umpire ] gestured to where the ball was, McCarver sarcastically commented that "maybe he was trying to tell ''himself'' where the ball is!" Merrill heard about that, took offense to it, and fired back in his autobiography that he was letting the other umpires know that the situation was under control.


In 2010, McCarver compared the ]' treatment of former manager ] to the treatment meted out by ] and ] Russia to generals who fell out of favor with their leaders. After receiving negative comments about his position on the topic, McCarver apologized.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5394349 |title=McCarver calls comments inappropriate |work=ESPN |date=July 20, 2010}}</ref>
====Stating the Obvious====
A regular "]" personality on ]'s '']'' in Boston spoofs McCarver, with his schtick being a reference to McCarver's alleged tendency to accentuate the obvious aspects of baseball when providing color commentary to nationally broadcast games.


==Music career==
A prime example of McCarver stating the obvious occurred in the ], after ] catcher ] caught a foul pop-up, after which McCarver said, {{cquote|Watch Darren Daulton use his mitt like a glove.}}
On October 9, 2009, McCarver released a cover album of ] entitled ''Tim McCarver Sings Songs from the Great American Songbook''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


==Personal life==
====Overanalyzing====
McCarver married his ], Anne, on December 29, 1964. They had two daughters.<ref name=sabr>{{cite web |title=Tim McCarver |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research |first=Dave |last=Williams |date=January 4, 2012 |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tim-mccarver/ |access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref>
McCarver has been criticized and/or accused of frequently being slow and confusing during his commentatary. Some critics argue that McCarver is quick to grab on to an idea, and slow to let it go, even when obviously wrong. This was examined on ] of the ] animated television series '']''. In a cut-away gag, McCarver was shown saying {{cquote|In my view, as good as the ] were in the first half of this game, that's how as bad they've been now.}}
During the 1992 postseason (when McCarver worked for ]), ] criticized McCarver in '']'' by saying that he's someone who "when you ask him the time, will tell you how a watch works." Chad's critique of McCarver was a reference to McCarver's supposed habit of overanalyzing. Chad went further by saying {{cquote|What's the difference between Tim McCarver and ]? Appendicitis is covered by most health plans.}}


McCarver died of heart failure in Memphis, on February 16, 2023, at age 81.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Italie |first1=Hillel |title=Tim McCarver, big league catcher, and broadcaster, dies at 81 |url=https://apnews.com/article/tim-mccarver-baseball-dead-58fed2018917409786f551df15a0102e |work=] |date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref><ref name=hollywood/>
====Verbal Gaffes====
McCarver has been known to make gaffes often. One of his more amusing miscues came during the ] when he repeatedly referred to ] ] ] as "Bill Wakefield." He finally explained that Bill Wakefield was one of his old ] teammates, and he laughed at himself because ''"I forgot my own name!"''


==Awards and honors==
He also has been known to refer to current ] and former ] pitcher ] as "Brandon" Arroyo. Also, in a discussion of ] ] he called ] "]." During the ], McCarver called him Luis Pujols again and was told this by ] and said, ''"I did it again!"'' In the final game of that series, he misidentified ] outfielders ] and ] as ] and "Chris" Floyd.
]
'''Baseball'''
*Two-time ] champion<ref name=weber_02162023/>
*Two-time National League All-Star<ref name=weber_02162023/>
*2010 Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim McCarver |url=http://www.irishbaseballhall.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:tim-mccarver&catid=36:2010&Itemid=2 |publisher=Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=October 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406155330/http://www.irishbaseballhall.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:tim-mccarver&catid=36:2010&Itemid=2 |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


'''Broadcasting'''
During the ], McCarver referred to ] ] ] as "Dave" Robertson; and ] as Curtis "Ganderman." During Game 2 of the ], McCarver misidentified ] starting pitcher ] as "Steve" Rogers, perhaps a mistaken reference to former MLB player ].
*Three-time ] winner (Outstanding Sports Event Analyst)
*2012 ] – National Baseball Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/mccarverwinsfrickaward.html |title=Tim McCarver Wins Ford C. Frick Award |website=Americansportscastersonline.com |date=November 25, 2022 |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
*2024 ] Hall of Fame<ref name="NSMA 23">{{cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=NSMA ELECTS BUCK, KREMER, STARK, McCARVER, KAHN ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME; HARLAN, PASSAN WIN NATIONAL AWARDS |url=https://nationalsportsmedia.org/news/nsma-elects-buck-kremer-stark-mccarver-kahn-elected-to-hall-of-fame-harlan-passan-win-national-awards#:~:text=Kevin%20Harlan%20of%20CBS%2C%20Westwood,third%20National%20win%2C%20Passan's%20second. |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=National Sports Media.org |publisher=NSMA}}</ref>


The ] stadium in Memphis was christened ] in 1978 and <ref>{{cite news |agency=] |newspaper=] |location=Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |title=Stadium Named For McCarver |page=14 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4Y0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9OgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2426,777428&dq=tim-mccarver-stadium&hl=en |date=October 21, 1977 |access-date=May 9, 2013 |via=Google News Archives}}</ref> was replaced by a new downtown stadium (named ] in a ] arrangement) in 2000.
While commentating on the ] ], McCarver described a ] from ] by saying {{cquote|A 'Mark Wohl-berg' fastball. Catch me if you can!}} McCarver possibly confused ] with ]. It was DiCaprio that was the star of the movie '']'', not Wahlberg. It is also possible that McCarver was referencing former ] pitcher ], who is credited as throwing a pitch at 103 mph.


==Works==
===Memorable Moments===
* {{cite book |first1=Tim |last1=McCarver |first2=Bob |last2=Levenson |year=1987 |title=Oh Baby, I Love It!: Baseball Summers, Hot Pennant Races, Grand Salamis, Jellylegs, El Swervos, Dingers and Dunkers |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0394556918 |url=https://archive.org/details/ohbabyiloveit00mcca |url-access=registration}}
McCarver has been on hand for some of baseball's most memorable and exciting moments in the later part of the ] and even beyond that. Noteworthy moments that Tim McCarver was present for while broadcasting include:
* {{cite book |first1=Tim |first2=Danny |last2=Peary |last1=McCarver |author-link2=Danny Peary |year=1999 |title=Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro |publisher=Villard |isbn=978-0375753404 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780375500855 |url-access=registration}}
*] ]'s dramatic game winning home run off ] of the ] in Game 4 of the ]. The Padres, who came back from a 2-0 deficit in the best of five NLCS, went on the win their first ever pennant the following day.
* {{cite book |first1=Tim |first2=Danny |last2=Peary |last1=McCarver |author-link2=Danny Peary |year=2008 |title=Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems |publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional |isbn=978-0071545945 |url=https://archive.org/details/timmccarversdiam0000unse |url-access=registration}}
*The infamous sixth game of the ] between the ] and ]. That particular World Series was most notable for first base umpire ]'s blown ] (which helped elevate the Royals' dramatic come from behind victory) in Game 6.
*The exhausting, 16-inning long, sixth game of the ] (for which McCarver called with ] for ]) between the ] and ].
*The ] ], who went 85-77 in the regular season (they only won 29 games on the road) beating the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games (all of them won by the home team) in the ].
*The ] beating the heavily favored New York Mets, who went 10-1 against the Dodgers in the regular season, in seven games in the ].
*The unforgettable ] between the ] and ] (both went from "worst to first" in a one year span), which is considered by many to be the greatest World Series of all time.
*Little-used Atlanta Braves player ]'s game-winning base hit off of ] ] in the bottom of the ninth of the seventh game of the ].
*]'s game winning home run off of ] ] in Game 6 of the ] that clinched the ]' second consecutive ].
*The beginning of the ]' return to power as they came back from a 2-0 deficit against the defending World Champion Atlanta Braves to win the ] (the Yankees' first since 1978).
*] hitting his record breaking 62nd regular season home run in ].
*]'s ] for the ] against the ] on ], ].
*The upstart ]' emotional, come from behind victory against the three time defending World Champion New York Yankees in the bottom of the ninth of the ]. Moments before the game-winning hit, he criticized the Yankees' field positioning, which proved prophetic.
*The long-suffering ] finally winning the ] after defeating the ] (who were just eight outs away from winning their very first World Series since coming to San Francisco in Game 6) in seven games in ].
*The heart-stopping ] between the New York Yankees and their arch-rivals, the ]. Game 7 ended with ] winning the pennant for the Yankees with an extra inning home run.
*The ] ] ] beating the New York Yankees in six games in the ]. The Marlins won the World Series for the second time (their first being in ]) despite making their Major League debut just ten years earlier.
*The Boston Red Sox avenging their 2003 playoff loss against the New Yankees by coming back from a 3-0 series deficit (first time in Major League Baseball, third in American professional sports) to win the pennant. The Red Sox proceeded to finally put the so-called '']'' to an end by sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 in the ].


==See also==
In ], McCarver set a record by broadcasting his 13th ] on national television (surpassing ]). The first World Series broadcast that McCarver worked on was in ] for ABC. McCarver was promoted to the ] telecast shortly after ABC fired ] in retaliation for Cosell's controversial book '']''. Tim McCarver's previous major exposure for ABC Sports was serving as a field reporter during the 1984 National League Championship Series between the ] and ]. Since ], McCarver has to date, never missed commentating on the League Championship Series.
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==References==
===1989 World Series===
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Perhaps Tim McCarver's most memorable broadcast occurred on ], ] before Game 3 of the ] at ]'s ]. In the pre-game TV segment for ABC, some game footage of ] slugger ] hitting a double to the wall in right field to drive in ] from Game 2 was being shown. Unbeknownst to the viewing audience just yet, the ] at 5:04 p.m local time. The picture became staticky, a distracted McCarver, who was assessing the ]' chances for victory in the game, did a verbal double-take, and then McCarver's colleague Al Michaels broke in and said, ''"I'll tell you what; we're having an earthqu-"'' just as power went out. Soon, a green ] graphic replaced the normal picture and over a telephone line, Al Michaels tried to make light of the confusing and chaotic situation by jokingly saying ''"Well folks, that's the greatest open in the history of television - bar none!"'' ABC was able to restore the proper audio and video with a backup generator while McCarver, Michaels, and Jim Palmer remained calm.


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American baseball player, announcer, and singer (1941–2023)

Baseball player
Tim McCarver
McCarver in 2002
Catcher
Born: (1941-10-16)October 16, 1941
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: February 16, 2023(2023-02-16) (aged 81)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1959, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1980, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.271
Home runs97
Runs batted in645
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

James Timothy McCarver (October 16, 1941 – February 16, 2023) was an American professional baseball catcher, television sports commentator, and singer. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1959 to 1980 for four teams, spending almost all of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. A two-time All-Star, he helped the Cardinals to the 1964 World Series title, batting .478 in the Series, including a three-run home run in the tenth inning to win Game 5. In 1966, he became the first catcher since the 19th century to lead the National League (NL) in triples with 13. McCarver was runner-up for the 1967 NL Most Valuable Player Award, behind teammate Orlando Cepeda, after batting .295 and leading NL catchers in assists and fielding percentage.

Traded to the Phillies after the 1969 season, he was later re-joined by pitcher and St. Louis teammate Steve Carlton, becoming his regular catcher as the team won three division titles from 1976 to 1978. After increased use as a pinch hitter in his last several seasons, in September 1980, McCarver became the 18th major league player to play in four decades.

After his playing career, McCarver became a television color commentator, most notably for Fox Sports after previous stints with the other three broadcast networks. He eventually set a record by calling 23 World Series as well as 20 All-Star Games, earning three Emmy Awards in the process. In 2012, McCarver was named the Ford C. Frick Award recipient. He was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2016, and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2017.

Playing career

Early life

McCarver was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where he attended Christian Brothers High School. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959. After playing in the minor leagues with the Keokuk Indians and the Rochester Red Wings, McCarver reached the Major Leagues for the first time at 17.

McCarver spent the 1960 season with the Memphis Chicks, the 1961 season with the Charleston Charlies, and the 1962 season with the Atlanta Crackers, receiving brief promotions to the major leagues in the 1960 and 1961 seasons. In 1963, he was promoted to the Major Leagues for good.

St. Louis Cardinals

McCarver hit the tie-breaking home run in the 10th inning, winning Game 5 of the 1964 World Series for the Cardinals. 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 champion teams in St. Louis. He was the favorite catcher of the notoriously temperamental Bob Gibson, and he fostered a relationship with young pitcher Steve Carlton that would keep him in the Major Leagues later in his career. In 1968, McCarver was the Cardinals catcher as they won the NL pennant but were ultimately defeated by the Detroit Tigers in a seven-game World Series.

Later career

After the 1969 season, the Cardinals traded McCarver, Curt Flood, Joe Hoerner, and Byron Browne to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Allen, Cookie Rojas, and Jerry Johnson. On June 14, 1972, the Phillies traded McCarver to the Montreal Expos for John Bateman. The Expos used McCarver as an outfielder. The Cardinals re-acquired McCarver from the Expos for Jorge Roque after the 1972 season. The Boston Red Sox purchased McCarver from the Cardinals towards the end of the 1974 season. The Red Sox released McCarver in June 1975. He signed with the Phillies a week later.

McCarver in 2017

During his first stint with the Phillies, McCarver caught Rick Wise's no-hitter on June 23, 1971. At the end of the season, the Phillies traded Wise to the Cardinals for Steve Carlton, reuniting McCarver with his former teammate. During the 1972 season, the Phillies traded McCarver to the Montreal Expos, where, on October 2, he caught the second of Bill Stoneman's two career no-hitters. McCarver finished his career as Carlton's personal catcher for the Phillies in the late 1970s.

McCarver retired after the 1979 season to begin a broadcasting career. McCarver briefly returned to duty in September 1980, becoming one of 31 players to appear in Major League games in four decades (1950s–1980s).

He caught 121 shutouts during his career, ranking him 9th all-time.

Broadcasting career

After retiring from playing, McCarver worked in sports broadcasting as a color commentator for several decades. He won three Emmy Awards for Sports Event Analyst.

Local broadcasts

He began his broadcasting career at WPHL-TV (Channel 17) in Philadelphia, where he called Phillies games with Richie Ashburn and Harry Kalas. McCarver called games for local sports networks carrying the Phillies from 1980 to 1982, the New York Mets from 1983 to 1998, the New York Yankees from 1999 to 2001, and the San Francisco Giants in 2002.

National broadcasts

McCarver began working as a backup Game of the Week commentator for NBC in 1980. His work at NBC was followed by stints with ABC (where he teamed with Don Drysdale on backup Monday Night Baseball games in 1984 and Al Michaels and Jim Palmer from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1994 to 1995 under the "Baseball Network" umbrella) and CBS (where he teamed with Jack Buck from 1990 to 1991 and Sean McDonough from 1992 to 1993). McCarver called his first World Series in 1985 for ABC as a last-minute replacement for Howard Cosell. While at ABC, McCarver also served as a correspondent and play-by-play announcer for freestyle skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, and he later co-hosted the primetime coverage of 1992 Winter Olympics with Paula Zahn for CBS.

In 1996, McCarver was paired with Joe Buck on the Fox network's MLB telecasts, a role he held from 1996 to 2013. In 2003, McCarver set a record by broadcasting his 13th World Series on national television (surpassing Curt Gowdy). He called 24 World Series for ABC, CBS, and Fox. McCarver announced in March 2013 that he would leave Fox after the 2013 season. His final Fox broadcast was October 30, 2013, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 to win the 2013 World Series.

Return to local broadcasting

In December 2013, he was hired to be a part-time analyst for the Cardinals on Fox Sports Midwest. He teamed with Dan McLaughlin to call 30 games in the 2014 season. His first game called for the Cardinals was on April 28, 2014, when they hosted the Milwaukee Brewers. McCarver returned to the Cardinals booth for 40 games in 2015 and continued to call a select number of games each year through 2019. McCarver did not work on any telecasts during the team's shortened 2020 season, due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2022, McCarver officially announced his retirement from broadcasting.

McCarver also hosted a nationally syndicated sports interview program, The Tim McCarver Show, from 2000 until 2017.

Criticism

During the 1992 National League Championship Series, McCarver criticized Deion Sanders, who also had become an NFL star, for playing two sports—football and baseball—on the same day. For his criticism, on October 14, 1992, after Game 7 had concluded, Sanders dumped a bucket of ice water on McCarver three times while covering the National League pennant-winning Atlanta Braves' clubhouse celebration for CBS. After being doused with the water, McCarver shouted at Sanders, "You are a real man, Deion. I'll say that." Also during the 1992 post-season (when McCarver worked for CBS), Norman Chad criticized McCarver in Sports Illustrated by saying that he's someone who "when you ask him the time, will tell you how a watch works," a reference to McCarver's habit of over-analyzing.

In October 2008, just before the 2008 NLCS, McCarver made public his feelings about Manny Ramirez, calling him "despicable" and criticizing him for his sloppy, lazy play in Boston and how he had suddenly turned it around in Los Angeles. Ramirez declined to comment.

In 2010, McCarver compared the New York Yankees' treatment of former manager Joe Torre to the treatment meted out by Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia to generals who fell out of favor with their leaders. After receiving negative comments about his position on the topic, McCarver apologized.

Music career

On October 9, 2009, McCarver released a cover album of jazz standards entitled Tim McCarver Sings Songs from the Great American Songbook.

Personal life

McCarver married his high school sweetheart, Anne, on December 29, 1964. They had two daughters.

McCarver died of heart failure in Memphis, on February 16, 2023, at age 81.

Awards and honors

McCarver speaking upon being inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame, 2010

Baseball

  • Two-time World Series champion
  • Two-time National League All-Star
  • 2010 Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

Broadcasting

The minor league baseball stadium in Memphis was christened Tim McCarver Stadium in 1978 and was replaced by a new downtown stadium (named AutoZone Park in a naming rights arrangement) in 2000.

Works

See also

References

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  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul: KMSP 9 (Twins, 1979–1988, 1998–2002), WFTC 29 (Twins, 1990–1992, 2005–2010)
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