Gary Carter

American baseball player

Also known as: Gary Edmund Carter

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Gary Carter was an American professional baseball player, born on April 8, 1954, in Culver City, California. He played as a catcher and rightfielder during his career, which spanned from 1974 to 1992. Carter was known for his hitting prowess, accumulating 2,092 hits and 324 home runs with a career batting average of 0.262. He was an 11-time All-Star, a three-time Gold Glove winner, and a five-time Silver Slugger Award recipient. Carter was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 and won one World Series championship. He passed away on February 16, 2012.1

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Washington Nationals
…star players such as catcher Gary Carter and outfielders Andre Dawson and Tim Raines, the Expos advanced to their first postseason appearance two years later during the strike-shortened 1981 season. That year they won their first-round series against the Philadelphia Phillies before losing to the eventual world champion Los Angeles…
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New York Mets
…such as Darryl Strawberry and Gary Carter. In 1986 the team won 108 games and its second World Series, beating the Boston Red Sox in a legendary series, best remembered for first baseman Bill Buckner’s error in the 10th inning of game six that allowed the Mets to steal an…
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