Gary Carter –

Gary Carter died on Thursday at age 57.  Gary Carter played 19 seasons and was an 11 time All-Star and 3 time Gold Glove winner.  In addition, Gary Carter was the All-Star MVP twice in his career.  Carter was a leader of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets.  Gary Carter had 2 homers in Game 4 of the ’86 series and had 9 RBIs.  Also, Carter had a two out single in the 10th inning of game 6 to spark a 3 run rally.  In his career, Gary Carter hit 324 home runs and had 1,225 RBIs.  Carter played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers.  Carter was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.

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Jim Sutliff

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