Tim McCarver (original) (raw)
Tim McCarver
Full name James Timothy McCarver |
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Born October 16, 1941, Memphis, Tennessee |
Died February 16, 2023, Memphis, Tennessee |
First Game: September 10, 1959; Final Game: October 5, 1980 |
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 183 |
Named catcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1967) |
Ejections: 1963 (1), 1965 (1), 1966 (1), 1967 (1), 1969 (1), 1971 (2), 1977 (1). Total: 8 |
SABR Biography |
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1959 STL N Daily Splits 8 24 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .208 -0.4 1959 STL N 1960 STL N Daily Splits 10 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 -0.2 1960 STL N 1961 STL N Daily Splits 22 67 5 16 2 1 1 6 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .239 .239 .343 -0.6 1961 STL N 1963 STL N Daily Splits 127 405 39 117 12 7 4 51 27 5 43 2 5 4 0 10 4 5 2 .289 .333 .383 0.1 1963 STL N 1964 STL N Daily Splits 143 465 53 134 19 3 9 52 40 15 44 1 5 4 0 18 8 2 0 .288 .343 .400 0.6 1964 STL N 1965 STL N Daily Splits 113 409 48 113 17 2 11 48 31 11 26 1 0 3 0 5 6 5 1 .276 .327 .408 0.7 1965 STL N 1966 STL N Daily Splits 150 543 50 149 19 13 12 68 36 10 38 2 0 5 0 6 10 9 6 .274 .319 .424 1.2 1966 STL N 1967 STL N Daily Splits 138 471 68 139 26 3 14 69 54 19 32 5 4 6 0 6 9 8 8 .295 .369 .452 4.1 1967 STL N 1968 STL N Daily Splits 128 434 35 110 15 6 5 48 26 8 31 1 2 4 0 6 6 4 3 .253 .295 .350 0.6 1968 STL N 1969 STL N Daily Splits 138 515 46 134 27 3 7 51 49 9 26 2 4 6 0 9 9 4 9 .260 .323 .365 0.6 1969 STL N 1970 PHI N Daily Splits 44 164 16 47 11 1 4 14 14 4 10 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 .287 .346 .439 0.3 1970 PHI N 1971 PHI N Daily Splits 134 474 51 132 20 5 8 46 43 7 26 1 3 4 0 11 11 5 3 .278 .337 .392 0.1 1971 PHI N 1972 PHI N Daily Splits 45 152 14 36 8 0 2 14 17 2 15 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 2 .237 .318 .329 -0.2 1972 PHI N 1972 MON N Daily Splits 77 239 19 60 5 1 5 20 19 3 14 1 0 0 0 5 7 4 4 .251 .309 .343 0.2 1972 MON N 1972 TOT N 122 391 33 96 13 1 7 34 36 5 29 3 0 2 0 9 9 5 6 .246 .313 .338 0.0 1972 TOT N 1973 STL N Daily Splits 130 331 30 88 16 4 3 49 38 6 31 2 4 7 0 4 4 2 0 .266 .339 .366 -1.3 1973 STL N 1974 STL N Daily Splits 74 106 13 23 0 1 0 11 22 0 6 3 0 5 0 3 2 0 1 .217 .353 .236 -0.6 1974 STL N 1974 BOS A Daily Splits 11 28 3 7 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .344 .286 0.1 1974 BOS A 1974 Total 85 134 16 30 1 1 0 12 26 2 7 3 2 5 0 3 2 1 1 .224 .351 .246 -0.5 1974 Total 1975 BOS A Daily Splits 12 21 1 8 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .409 .571 0.2 1975 BOS A 1975 PHI N Daily Splits 47 59 6 15 2 0 1 7 14 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .397 .339 0.3 1975 PHI N 1975 Total 59 80 7 23 4 1 1 10 15 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .400 .400 0.5 1975 Total 1976 PHI N Daily Splits 90 155 26 43 11 2 3 29 35 2 14 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 .277 .409 .432 1.8 1976 PHI N 1977 PHI N Daily Splits 93 169 28 54 13 2 6 30 28 1 11 2 0 6 0 1 4 3 5 .320 .410 .527 1.4 1977 PHI N 1978 PHI N Daily Splits 90 146 18 36 9 1 1 14 28 6 24 2 0 4 0 1 3 2 2 .247 .367 .342 0.8 1978 PHI N 1979 PHI N Daily Splits 79 137 13 33 5 1 1 12 19 5 12 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 .241 .333 .314 0.4 1979 PHI N 1980 PHI N Daily Splits 6 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .333 .400 0.0 1980 PHI N Total NL (21 Years) 1886 5480 586 1486 239 56 97 641 543 116 418 30 33 64 0 96 99 60 49 .271 .337 .388 9.9 Total NL Total AL ( 2 Years) 23 49 4 15 3 1 0 4 5 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .370 .408 0.3 Total AL Total (21 Years) Splits 1909 5529 590 1501 242 57 97 645 548 119 422 30 35 64 0 96 99 61 49 .271 .337 .388 10.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1976 PHI N Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 PHI N 1977 PHI N Daily Splits 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 1977 PHI N 1978 PHI N Daily Splits 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1978 PHI N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 7 14 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .071 .235 .071 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1964 STL N Daily Splits 7 23 4 11 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .478 .552 .739 1964 STL N 1967 STL N Daily Splits 7 24 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .185 .167 1967 STL N 1968 STL N Daily Splits 7 27 3 9 0 2 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .400 .593 1968 STL N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 21 74 10 23 2 3 2 11 10 1 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 .311 .384 .500 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1966 NL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1966 NL 1967 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 1967 NL Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1959 STL N Daily Splits C 6 6 5 51 32 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 .971 1960 STL N Daily Splits C 5 1 1 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 1961 STL N Daily Splits C 20 17 13 146.2 86 9 3 0 0 2 7 6 0 .969 1963 STL N Daily Splits C 126 108 102 998 722 55 5 7 0 16 45 28 2 .994 1964 STL N Daily Splits C 137 126 122 1138 762 43 11 9 0 16 44 18 1 .987 1965 STL N Daily Splits C 111 107 103 961.2 687 43 4 4 0 18 45 19 1 .995 1966 STL N Daily Splits C 148 138 134 1261.1 841 62 7 7 0 9 51 35 1 .992 1967 STL N Daily Splits C 130 126 121 1145 819 67 3 10 0 4 30 37 3 .997 1968 STL N Daily Splits C 109 108 106 977 708 54 11 6 0 8 38 22 4 .986 1969 STL N Daily Splits C 136 136 134 1224.2 925 66 14 10 0 15 64 32 2 .986 1970 PHI N Daily Splits C 44 44 38 388.2 314 18 3 2 0 2 34 8 0 .991 1971 PHI N Daily Splits C 125 118 108 1053 673 51 11 8 0 18 91 36 0 .985 1972 PHI N Daily Splits C 40 38 36 341.2 245 20 3 0 0 6 21 7 1 .989 1972 MON N Daily Splits C 45 42 29 365 285 24 3 2 0 6 21 15 1 .990 1972 MON N LF 14 13 6 99 26 0 2 0 0 .929 1972 MON N OF 14 13 6 99 27 0 1 0 0 .964 14 0 0 1972 MON N 3B 6 5 2 35 4 3 1 1 0 .875 1972 TOT N C 85 80 65 706.2 530 44 6 2 0 12 42 22 2 .990 1973 STL N Daily Splits 1B 77 68 43 576 545 30 8 47 0 .986 1973 STL N C 11 10 9 95 63 4 1 1 0 2 9 3 0 .985 1974 STL N Daily Splits C 20 16 15 144 86 9 3 0 0 2 19 7 1 .969 1974 STL N 1B 6 4 1 35 40 2 1 1 0 .977 1974 BOS A Daily Splits C 8 6 5 60 37 5 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 1.000 1974 BOS A DH 2 1 1 - 1974 Total C 28 22 20 204 123 14 3 0 0 3 25 9 1 .979 1975 BOS A Daily Splits C 7 3 2 30 18 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 .957 1975 BOS A 1B 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1975 PHI N Daily Splits C 10 9 6 74 58 5 1 1 0 1 8 3 0 .984 1975 PHI N 1B 1 0 0 3.2 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1975 Total C 17 12 8 104 76 9 2 2 0 1 12 4 1 .977 1975 Total 1B 2 0 0 8.2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1976 PHI N Daily Splits C 41 37 26 307.1 254 9 0 1 0 1 31 8 0 1.000 1976 PHI N 1B 2 1 1 9 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1977 PHI N Daily Splits C 42 39 24 329.1 233 14 3 3 0 1 35 17 1 .988 1977 PHI N 1B 3 0 0 4.2 5 0 0 2 0 1.000 1978 PHI N Daily Splits C 34 34 14 253.2 175 12 1 1 0 1 14 16 0 .995 1978 PHI N 1B 11 2 1 35 40 2 1 4 0 .977 1979 PHI N Daily Splits C 31 31 17 244.1 174 12 2 0 0 0 14 13 1 .989 1979 PHI N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1979 PHI N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1980 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 2 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total (20 Years) Splits C 1386 1300 1170 11605.1 8206 588 91 73 0 132 636 333 20 .990 Total ( 7 Years) 1B 103 75 46 676.1 656 34 10 54 0 .986 Total ( 2 Years) OF 15 13 6 100 27 0 1 0 0 .964 15 0 0 Total ( 2 Years) LF 15 13 6 100 26 0 2 0 0 .929 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 6 5 2 35 4 3 1 1 0 .875 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 2 1 1 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1976 PHI N Daily Splits C 1 1 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 1977 PHI N Daily Splits C 2 2 0 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1978 PHI N Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits C 4 4 1 28 21 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1964 STL N Daily Splits C 7 7 7 63 57 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1967 STL N Daily Splits C 7 7 7 61 55 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.000 1968 STL N Daily Splits C 7 7 7 62 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits C 21 21 21 186 173 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1966 NL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1967 NL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits C 2 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason 8- 4-1963(2) BOX STL N Frank Secory Call at 1B 6-16-1965 BOX STL N Ed Vargo Warning to both teams 6-17-1966 BOX STL N Ken Burkhart Call at HP 7- 9-1967 BOX STL N Harry Wendelstedt Call at 1B 5-10-1969 BOX STL N Bob Engel Bench jockeying 8-30-1971 BOX PHI N Mel Steiner Balls and strikes 9- 6-1971(1) BOX PHI N Al Barlick Fighting 8-26-1977 BOX PHI N Terry Tata Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (June 8, 1959).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner and Curt Flood to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen and Cookie Rojas (October 7, 1969); Curt Flood refused to report to Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez (April 8, 1970) and Jim Browning (August 30, 1970) to complete trade.
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Montreal Expos in exchange for John Bateman (June 14, 1972).
Traded by Montreal Expos to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jorge Roque (November 6, 1972).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Red Sox (September 1, 1974).
Released by Boston Red Sox (June 23, 1975).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (July 1, 1975).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (November 7, 1979).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (September 1, 1980).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 24, 1980).