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Gary Carter

American Hall of Fame player and sports announcer (1954-2012)
Person Human Q1056011

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
April 8, 1954
Date of death
February 16, 2012
Place of birth
Culver City
Place of death
Palm Beach Gardens
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
baseball player
Educated at
Sunny Hills High School[8]
Award received
Major League Baseball All-Star Game (1975), Montreal Expos Player of the Year (1975), Rawlings Gold Glove Award (1980), Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award (1981), Silver Slugger Award (1981), Roberto Clemente Award (1989), New York Mets Hall of Fame (2001), Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (2001), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (2003), Quebec Sports Hall of Fame (2013)[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Cause of death
cancer, brain cancer[26][27]
Birth name
Gary Edmund Carter[34]
Competition won
1986 World Series[36]
Country for sport
United States[35]
Family name
Carter[29]
Given name
Gary[30]
League or competition
Major League Baseball[24]
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
Member of sports team
Montreal Expos (1974–1984), New York Mets (1985–1989), San Francisco Giants (1990–1990), Los Angeles Dodgers (1991–1991), Montreal Expos (1992–1992)[20][21][22][23]
Place of burial
Riverside Memorial Park[6]
Position played on team / speciality
catcher[25]
Significant event
Major League Baseball debut (1974), Major League Baseball final game (1992)[31][32]
Sport
baseball[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gary Carter en Gary Edmund Carter ar غاري كارتر el Γκάρι Κάρτερ fa گری کارتر ja ゲイリー・カーター ja ゲーリー・カーター ko 게리 카터 pl Gary Edmund Carter pt Gary Edmund Carter ru Гари Картер zh 格里·卡特 zh 蓋瑞·卡特
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000078970032
VIAF cluster ID
104170612
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83168143
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gary Carter OC.JPG ↗
American National Biography ID
1901017
Baseball Almanac ID
cartega01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
c/cartega01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
carter002gar
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee ID
gary-carter
ESPN.com MLB player ID
56
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Gary-Carter
FAST ID
1797729
Show all 38 identifiers +26
FanGraphs player ID
1002015
Film.ru person ID
gary-carter
Find a Grave memorial ID
85071982
Florida Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
gary-carter
Freebase ID
/m/02lqgz
HAND ID
DABC-3952-B7C9-99A3-0C0A
IMDb ID
nm3263942
JRC Names ID
197090
MLB.com player ID
112061
NNDB people ID
763/000206145
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ID
carter-gary
Plex person key
5d776828961905001eb917a9
Prabook ID
1714212
Quebec Sports Hall of Fame ID (archived)
1217
Quora topic ID
Gary-Carter-2
Retrosheet person ID
cartg001
SABR person ID
Gary-Carter
SNAC ARK ID
w69p3dw8
TMDB person ID
1567389, 1214299
The Baseball Cube player ID
9690
Trading Card Database name ID
960
WikiBaseball ID
Gary_Carter
WikiTree person ID
Carter-31219
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdxRGwfFH8gW9jWv34v3
Yale LUX ID
person/df0431ea-a164-4eaa-8796-a8c2167487ba
ČSFD person ID
92414

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 5
Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Norfolk Tides
Award received 2
Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Carter
Given name 1
Gary
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
Major League Baseball
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
baseball player
Place of birth 1
Culver City
Place of death 1
Palm Beach Gardens
Position played on team / speciality 1
catcher
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
baseball
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Summary

Gary Carter was born on April 8, 1954[1], in Culver City[2]. He died on February 16, 2012[3], in Palm Beach Gardens[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Gary Carter born?

Gary Carter was born in Culver City[2].

Where did Gary Carter die?

Gary Carter died in Palm Beach Gardens[4].

What did Gary Carter do for work?

Gary Carter worked as a baseball player[5].

Where did Gary Carter go to school?

Gary Carter was educated at Sunny Hills High School[8].

What awards did Gary Carter receive?

Honors received include Major League Baseball All-Star Game[9], Montreal Expos Player of the Year[10], Rawlings Gold Glove Award[11], and Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award[12].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . espn.go.com. espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . sportingnews.com. sportingnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . espn.go.com. espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . ESPN Major League Baseball. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . pantheondessports.ca. pantheondessports.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Montreal Expos Player of the Year, Rawlings Gold Glove Award +1
    "Changed claim: Award received: Major League Baseball All-Star Game, fix redirect Major League Baseball All-Star Game → Major League Baseball All-Star Game (details)"
  2. 15w ago · DukeOfDelTaco · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Gary
    Place of death → Palm Beach Gardens
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Sunny Hills High School
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Competition won: 1986 World Series"
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