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.

It was the first victory for St. Louis in the Bronx since Tim McCarver hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning in Game 5 of the 1964 World Series and Bob Gibson pitched a complete game in a 5-2 win.