While Bob Gibson was talking about his disagreements ... "guys like Bob Uecker and Tim McCarver kept this ballclub very loose when it was very important to win every ballgame down that stretch ...

Tim McCarver is broadcasting’s Mr. October ... And those other guys didn’t get to catch Bob Gibson or Steve Carlton. McCarver was ready to match Yogi Berra’s records this weekend, working ...

His teammates included Gibson and outfielder ... Gold Glover Bob Boone. “Behind every successful pitcher, there has to be a very smart catcher, and Tim McCarver is that man,” Carlton said ...

Tim McCarver belted a three-run homer in the tenth ... but the Cards would not have won without the brilliant pitching of Bob Gibson and some execrable defensive plays by the Yankees.