Tim McCarver, the man from Memphis whose touch of a Southern accent was a lifelong trademark, died there Thursday of heart failure. He was 81 and his passing was announced by the Baseball Hall of ...

Duncan recalled how McCarver would often invite him to dinners in St. Louis and sometimes he'd find himself eating alongside Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, McCarver's longtime Cardinals teammate.

And because Bob Gibson was difficult to hit, it made him difficult to catch. Conversely, however, Carlton was easy to catch. You could catch him in a rocking chair.

Tim McCarver, the All-Star pro baseball catcher and broadcaster, died last week of heart failure in Memphis, the city of his birth. He was 81 years old.

Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver greets pitcher Bob Gibson after Gibson threw a five-hit shutout of the Boston Red Sox in a 6-0 victory in Game 4 of the 1967 Word Series, at Busch Stadium.

Tim McCarver (r.), seen here in 2017 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the '67 champs, is with his best pal Bob Gibson.

Tim McCarver, the Hall of Fame broadcaster and All-Star catcher who won two World Series titles with the Cardinals, has died at age 81.