Gary Carter
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Gary Edmund Carter (Kid or Camera)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.
- Debut September 16, 1974
- Final Game September 27, 1992
- Born April 8, 1954 in Culver City, CA USA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003
[edit] Biographical notes
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 7, 2003 by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He is the only player to be honored as a Montreal Expo in the Hall of Fame.
Hit an opening day home run four years in a row - between 1977 and 1980.
According to the similarity scores method, the most similar player to Carter, with a score of 880 is Johnny Bench, followed by a score of 879 for Lance Parrish.
Carter's jersey number 8 was retired by the Montreal Expos. His number has been reused by the franchise since its move to Washington, becoming the Washington Nationals.
Was a television broadcaster for the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 1996.
Carter's brother, Gordon Carter, was an outfielder in the San Francisco Giants chain in 1972-1973.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 1975 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 11-time NL All-Star (1975, 1979-1988)
- 1981 All-Star Game MVP
- 1984 All-Star Game MVP
- 3-time NL Gold Glove Winner (1980, 1981 & 1982)
- 5-time NL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 & 1986)
- NL RBI Leader (1984)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 9 (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 & 1987)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1977 & 1985)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 4 (1980, 1984, 1985 & 1986)
- Won a World Series with the New York Mets in 1986
- Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 2003
[edit] Further Reading
- Danny Gallagher: "Carter makes it to Cooperstown", in Remembering the Montreal Expos, Scoop Press, Toronto, ON, 2005, pp. 93-98.
