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Carter was elected to the Hall in 2003 on his sixth try.
WSJ: Gary Carter, Baseball Hall of Famer, Dies
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Almost two years ago, the tough news of brain tumors plaguing baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter naturally sparked a few chronologies of his career highlights, which include 11 All Star Game appearances and 324 home runs, mostly with the Expos and Mets.
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Even the 1986 version of the Mets, an all-time great team (108-54) that won the World Series, featured only one Hall of Famer, Gary Carter.
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Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt said Carter continued to inspire him in later years.
WSJ: Gary Carter, Baseball Hall of Famer, Dies
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At the Hall ceremonies in July, new inductee Bert Blyleven mentioned Carter.
WSJ: Gary Carter, Baseball Hall of Famer, Dies
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Mr. Carter joked that he should receive a bisected plaque, but in the end the Hall's president, Dale Petroskey, decided on the Expos.
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He hit his first major league homer in September 1974 off future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton as a 20-year-old rookie Carter homered 11 times against the ace lefty, his top victim.
WSJ: Gary Carter, Baseball Hall of Famer, Dies