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Gary Carter
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 2003
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 2001
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 16 of 1234 players

Gary Edmund Carter
Born: April 8, 1954 at Culver City, Cal.
Died: February 16, 2012 at West Palm Beach, Fla. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.02 Weight: 210

Gary Carter has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 98 times, most recently on December 12, 2022.

First Mets game: April 9, 1985
Last Mets game: September 30, 1989

Winner of National League Player of the Month award, September 1985. (New York Mets)
Named Catcher on the National League Silver Slugger team, 1985, 1986. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Player of the Week award, September 8, 1985. (New York Mets)
Winner of Roberto Clemente Award award, 1989. (New York Mets)

Scrapbook Articles

	Shea Becomes Carter Country Newsday, December 11, 1984 The Mets pulled off a stunning blockbuster trade, bringing in All-Star (and future Hall-of-Famer) Gary Carter from the Expos.
Tags: Hubie Brooks, Gary Carter, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham.

	Mets Get Carter: Send Brooks, Fitz, prospects to Expos New York Daily News, December 11, 1984 The big trade of the 1984-85 offseason brings Gary Carter from the Expos to the Mets.
Tags: Hubie Brooks, Gary Carter, Mike Fitzgerald.

	The Kid was just unbelievable New York Daily News, April 10, 1985 Phil Pepe of the Daily News on Gary Carter's storybook debut.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Early Returns Favor Carter Newsday, April 10, 1985 Newsday columnist Joe Gergen reflects on Gary Carter's Mets debut, and the catcher's ongoing association with Vice President George H.W. Bush.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Home Run Spoils Allen's Opener Newsday, April 10, 1985 Gary Carter's heroic debut came at the expense of a former Met, reliever Neil Allen.
Tags: Neil Allen, Gary Carter.

	It ends happily ever after for The Kid New York Daily News, April 10, 1985 Mike Lupica of the Daily News on Gary Carter's game-winning home run against the Cardinals on Opening Day 1985.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Bang-Up Beginning Newsday, April 10, 1985 Newsday's Marty Noble on Gary Carter's Mets debut.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Ya gotta reprieve! Be it magic or not, Mets are alive for Game 7 New York Daily News, October 27, 1986 The Mets made a historic comeback in the sixth game of the 1986 World Series.
Tags: Gary Carter, Ray Knight, Mookie Wilson.

	Harrelson saw all the action Poughkeepsie Journal, October 27, 1986 The bottom of the tenth inning of Game Six of the 1986 World Series is surely the most legendary half inning in Mets history. Bud Harrelson was the third base coach as the monumental events unfolded, and in this article he shares his perspective.
Tags: Gary Carter, Bud Harrelson, Ray Knight, Kevin Mitchell.

	Davey: Is He Condemned Manager? Newsday, September 28, 1989 As the 1989 season draws to an end, Mets manager Davey Johnson's job is in jeopardy. Also, the futures of Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter as Mets are also in doubt.
Tags: Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, Davey Johnson.

	Keith, Gary await final word from Mets New York Daily News, September 28, 1989 The 1989 season concludes with the status of Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter yet to be determined. (It would turn out that both had played their final games with the Mets.) Tim Teufel, however, is coming back.
Tags: Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, Tim Teufel.