In honor of Tim McCarver calling his last World Series, it should be noted that he was a pretty good player in his day. He was one of those rare four-decade players. He made his Major League debut with St. Louis in 1959 at the age of 17. He retired as a Phillie in 1980.

McCarver’s best year was 1967, when he hit .295 with 14 homers and 69 RBIs. He also only struck out 32 times in 540 plate appearances. And he handled that great Cardinals pitching staff that featured Bob Gibson and a young Steve Carlton.

The showing placed McCarver second in the MVP voting behind Orlando Cepeda. The great year then was capped off when the Cardinals and Gibson beat the Red Sox in Game 7 to win the World Series.