42 Facts About Gary Carter

Gary Edmund Carter was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.

Gary Carter was known throughout his career for his hitting, excellent defense, ability to handle pitchers, and on-field leadership.

Gary Carter made clutch contributions to the Mets' World Series championship in 1986, including a 12th-inning single against the Houston Astros which won Game 5 of the NLCS and a 10th-inning single against the Boston Red Sox to start the comeback rally in Game 6 of the World Series.

Gary Carter is one of only four people ever to be named captain of the Mets, and he had his number retired by the Expos.

Gary Carter was the first Hall of Famer whose plaque depicts him as a member of the Montreal Expos.

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Gary Carter was born in the Los Angeles suburb of Culver City in 1954 to Jim Gary Carter, an aircraft worker, and his wife, Inge.

Gary Carter attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, where he played football as a quarterback, baseball as an infielder, and graduated in 1972.

Gary Carter played American Legion Baseball, and was named the 1971 American Legion Graduate of the Year.

Gary Carter was drafted by the Montreal Expos as a shortstop in the third round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.

In 1980, Gary Carter hit 29 home runs, drove in 101 runs, and earned the first of three consecutive Gold Glove Awards.

Gary Carter finished second to third baseman Mike Schmidt in NL MVP balloting, whose Phillies took the National League East by one game over the Expos.

Gary Carter caught Charlie Lea's no-hitter on May 10,1981, the nightcap of a doubleheader split, during the first half of the strike shortened season.

Gary Carter had two hits in Game 6, which the Mets won in 16 innings.

Gary Carter is the only player to hit two home runs in both an All-Star Game and a World Series game.

Gary Carter started a two-out rally in the tenth inning of Game 6, scoring the first of three Mets runs that inning on a single by Ray Knight.

Gary Carter hit an eighth-inning sacrifice fly that tied the game.

Gary Carter had 299 home runs by May 16,1988 after a fast start, then slumped until August 11 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field when he hit his 300th.

Gary Carter ended 1988 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs—his lowest totals since 1976.

Gary Carter ended the season with 10,360 career putouts as a catcher, breaking the career mark of Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehan.

Gary Carter was still nicknamed "the Kid" by teammates despite his age.

Over a nineteen-year major league career Gary Carter was an eleven-time All-Star, won three Gold Glove Awards, and five Silver Sluggers.

Gary Carter hit 307 home runs as a catcher, ranking him seventh all-time at the position.

Gary Carter caught 127 shutouts during his career, ranking him sixth all-time among major league catchers in that category.

Gary Carter led National League catchers eight times in putouts, five times in assists and three times in baserunners caught stealing.

Gary Carter appeared in the movie The Last Home Run which was filmed in 1996.

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Gary Carter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his sixth year on the ballot, on January 7,2003.

Gary Carter became the first Hall of Famer whose plaque depicts a player with the Montreal Expos logo.

Gary Carter had originally expressed a preference during his final playing season to be inducted wearing an Expos cap.

Gary Carter joked that "he wanted his Cooperstown cap to be a half-and-halfer, split between the Expos and Mets".

Gary Carter is an important part of the history of the Expos.

Gary Carter was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 2001.

In Washington, DC, Gary Carter is recognized in the Ring of Honor at Nationals Park.

Gary Carter was named Gulf Coast League Manager of the Year his first season managing the Gulf Coast Mets in 2005.

In more recent years, Gary Carter was criticized, most notably by former co-captain Keith Hernandez, for twice openly campaigning for the Mets' managerial position while it was still occupied by incumbents Art Howe in 2004, and in 2008 Willie Randolph.

In October 2009, Gary Carter was named head baseball coach for the NCAA Division II Palm Beach Atlantic University Sailfish.

Gary Carter met his future wife, Sandy, when she was a student at Fullerton College.

Gary Carter's daughter Kimmy was the head softball coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University and was a softball catcher for Florida State from 1999 to 2002.

Gary Carter was an active philanthropist, and championed causes that fought leukemia and illiteracy.

Since its inception, The Gary Carter Foundation has placed over $622,000 toward charitable purposes, including $366,000 to local elementary schools for their reading programs.

In May 2011, Gary Carter was diagnosed with four malignant tumors in his brain after experiencing headaches and forgetfulness.

Doctors said that the extremely aggressive cancer was inoperable and Gary Carter would undergo other treatment methods to shrink his tumor.

Gary Carter played every day with the joy as if it were the opening day of Little League.