Tim McCarver, who transitioned from an All-Star baseball playing career to a legendary stint in the broadcast booth, has died at the age of 81. McCarver’s death on Thursday was announced by the ...

Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher who made the Baseball Hall of Fame as an sometimes-controversial announcer and had a long-running syndicated interview program, died today of heart failure in ...

Tim McCarver, a former outstanding play-by-play voice and analyst on Philadelphia Phillies telecasts, died Thursday due to heart failure at the age of 81. McCarver also played for a number of ...

FILE - Baseball announcer Tim McCarver poses in the press box before the start of Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Oct. 2, 2003 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) ...

SAN FRANCISCO – For more than a quarter-century Tim McCarver was as much a part of October baseball as champagne celebrations. On three networks, across four decades with four different play-by ...

FILE - Baseball announcer Tim McCarver poses in the press box before the start of Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Oct. 2, 2003 in New York. (KATHY WILLENS / ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

When McCarver passed away this week, it wasn’t just an accomplished ballplayer or a famous announcer we mourned, it was someone who most of us never met who had somehow become a good friend ...

Tim McCarver, the All-Star pro baseball catcher and broadcaster, died last week of heart failure in Memphis, the city of his birth. He was 81 years old.

Tim McCarver had a lot going for him in the TV booth. As a former big-league catcher, he saw the game from an expert's perspective. That enabled him to provide razor-sharp analysis.

Tim McCarver is broadcasting's Mr. October, credited with covering more World Series than any announcer in history. More than Mel Allen. More than Curt Gowdy. More than Vin Scully. More than anybody.

Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher who made the Baseball Hall of Fame as an sometimes-controversial announcer and had a long-running syndicated interview program, died today of heart failure in ...

Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher who made the Baseball Hall of Fame as an announcer and had a long-running syndicated TV program, died February 16 at 82.