Orchestra Nova LA "Fables and Fantasy" at Veterans Memorial Auditorium
November 16, 2024 from 3pm to 4:30pm
A smile always on his face, one of Gary Carter's
last trips to Cooperstown was for the
2010 Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field.
(National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted July 27, 2003
First Montreal Expo
Gary Edmund Carter "Kid”
Career
Catcher 1974-1992 - 19 seasons - wore uniform #8
Teams
Montreal Expos 1974-1984,1992
New York Mets 1985-1989 (1986 World Series Champions)
San Francisco Giants 1990 (5 hits in 5 at-bats - July 7, 1990 vs. Chicago Cubs)
Los Angeles Dodgers 1991
Born April 8, 1954 in Culver City, CA
Died February 16, 2012 - age 57
Family
Sandra K. Carter – wife
Christina A. Kearce – daughter
Kimberly N. Bloemer – daughter
Douglas J. Carter – son
c/o The Gary Carter Foundation
580 Village Blvd #315
Palm Beach, Florida 33409
Parents
Jim and Inge Carter - Mr. Carter, age 84,
died only 17 days after his son tells him of the HOF election
Jim, an aircraft worker, moved his family
to Fullerton when Gary was young child
Schools Fullerton, CA
MLB Record
Average .262 (.280 post-season)
Homers 324 (4 post-season)
Hits 2092
RBI 1225
Runs 1025
Games 2296
All-Star
11 Years, MVP (1981, 1984)
.300 (6 for 20), 3 homers, 5 RBI
Honors
Golden Glove (1980, 1981, 1982)
Silver Slugger (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Second in voting for 1975 National League Rookie of the Year
Second in voting for 1980 National League MVP
1961 (age 7) very 1st NFL Punt-Pass-Kick Contest
National 7-year old Champion (from Fullerton CA)
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