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Gary Edmund Carter (April 8, 1954 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.
Gary Carter. Positions: Catcher and Rightfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-2 , 205lb (188cm, 92kg) Born: April 8, 1954 in Culver City, CA us. Inducted as Player in 2003. (Voted by BBWAA on 387/496 ballots) Gary Carter's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Feb 16, 2012 · Gary Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher who helped the New York Mets win the 1986 World Series, died Thursday at age 57. He was diagnosed with four brain tumors last May.
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Carter was traded to the Mets following the 1984 season. He led his team to the 1986 World Series Championship, hitting .276 with two home runs and nine RBI in the Fall Classic. His two-out, 10th-inning single ignited a three-run rally that resulted in a Mets’ win in Game 6 to even the series.
Feb 17, 2012 · The effervescent Hall of Fame catcher whose single for the Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the most improbable rallies in baseball, died Thursday. The Kid was 57. Carter was...
Feb 16, 2012 · Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter, whose exuberance earned him the nickname The Kid and whose talent made him one of the best catchers of his generation, died on Thursday of brain cancer.
Feb 17, 2012 · Gary Carter, the slugging catcher known as Kid for the sheer joy he took in playing baseball, who entered the Hall of Fame as a Montreal Expo but who most famously helped propel the Mets to...
Gary Carter Bio. Fullname: Gary Edmund Carter; Nickname: Kid; Born: 4/08/1954 in Culver City, CA; Draft: 1972, Montreal Expos, Round: 3, Overall Pick: 53; High School: Sunny Hills, Fullerton, CA; Debut: 9/16/1974; Hall of Fame: 2003; Died: 2/16/2012
Feb 16, 2012 · Gary Carter, the former Major League Baseball catcher who helped the New York Mets win the 1986 World Series, has died of brain cancer at 57. In a career marked by tenacity — and the...
Complete career MLB stats for the Washington Nationals Catcher Gary Carter on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.