Tim McCarver, who broadcast 23 World Series during his Hall of Fame career as a baseball analyst, has died at age 81.
The Hall of Fame announced McCarver’s death in a statement.
Before successfully transitioning to a career in the broadcast booth, McCarver was a two-time All-Star catcher with the St. Louis Cardinals during a playing career that stretched over two decades and four franchises.
But it was his work as a broadcaster that led the Memphis, Tenn., native to Cooperstown. McCarver was honored by the Hall of Fame in 2012 with the Ford C. Frick Award awarded annually to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball.”