Gary Carter, 1954-2012

Career Highlights

Hall of Fame inductee, 2003
11-time National League All-Star
Two-time All-Star Game MVP (1981, 1984)
Won World Series with 1986 Mets
Three-time Gold Glove winner at catcher
Five-time Silver Slugger Award winner at catcher
1989 Roberto Clemente Award winner
Fourth all-time in MLB and first in NL with 2,056 games caught
Third all-time in Expos/Nationals history in HR (220), RBI (823)
No. 8 retired by Expos in 1993
Runner-up in NL Rookie of the Year voting in 1975
Inducted into Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001

Career totals (1974-1992)

AVG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB
.262	2296	7971	2092	371	31	324	1225	39

::: Quick Facts :::

Born: April 8, 1954, in Culver City, Calif.
High school: Sunny Hills (Fullerton, Calif.)
MLB debut: Sept. 16, 1974
Final game Sept. 27, 1992
Passed: Feb. 16, 2012

Hall of Fame catcher Carter
dies at age 57 from cancer

Iconic backstop Gary Carter, a leader of the 1986 World Series champion Mets and the only man enshrined in the Hall of Fame as an Expos player, died at 57, less than a year after being diagnosed with brain cancer. An 11-time All-Star and two-time MVP of the Midsummer Classic, "Kid" caught the most games in NL history, while being one of the most feared hitting catchers of his era. More »

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