http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/orlando-cepeda-1967-player-retrospective/ News, Notes and Historical Information on the St. Louis Cardinals Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:54:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/orlando-cepeda-1967-player-retrospective/comment-page-1/#comment-2671 The Gas House Gang » Tim McCarver 1967 Player Retrospective Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:25:18 +0000 http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/orlando-cepeda-1967-player-retrospective/#comment-2671 [...] Tim McCarver may not have led the team in any offensive category, but it’s hard to discount his importance to the team.  What he did do was provide well above league average offense from a position that was normally relegated to a defensive specialist.  This was recognized when the voting came in for the MVP and it also showed with his 34 runs created above position that he posted in 1967.  While Orlando Cepeda ran the board with all 20 first place votes, it was Tim McCarver who came in second place.  He also played in his second and final All Star Game of his career. [...] [...] Tim McCarver may not have led the team in any offensive category, but it’s hard to discount his importance to the team.  What he did do was provide well above league average offense from a position that was normally relegated to a defensive specialist.  This was recognized when the voting came in for the MVP and it also showed with his 34 runs created above position that he posted in 1967.  While Orlando Cepeda ran the board with all 20 first place votes, it was Tim McCarver who came in second place.  He also played in his second and final All Star Game of his career. [...]

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