Tim McCarver, World Series champion and Hall of Fame broadcaster, dies at 81

• McCarver won two titles with St Louis Cardinals
• Turned to successful television career in later life

Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized television commentators, died on Thursday. He was 81.

McCarver's death was announced by baseball's Hall of Fame, which said he died Thursday morning in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was with his family.