MLB on FOX's Tim McCarver greets the crowd before accepting the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting as part of the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. on Saturday. McCarver is a former major-league catcher in his fourth decade as a broadcaster. He's been paired with Joe Buck on MLB on FOX since 1996. 

MLB on FOX's Tim McCarver, second from left, accepts the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Flanking McCarver from left are National Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, Hall of Famer Joe Morgan and Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark.

McCarver shares a laugh with fellow Hall of Famer Morgan. McCarver has worked as a lead analyst for all four networks, calling 22 World Series and 21 All-Star Games, both records. A 20-member electorate, composed of 15 living Frick winners and five broadcast historians and columnists, selected him for the Frick honor.

Ford C. Frick Award recipient Tim McCarver and J. G. Taylor Spink Award recipient Bob Elliot flank National Baseball Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark onstage before receiving their awards as part of the 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Saturday, July 21.

Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun accepts the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. He has written for the Toronto Sun since 1987.

Bob Elliot, second from left, accepts the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritous contributions to baseball writing from National Baseball Hall of Fame President, Jeff Idelson (left), Baseball Writers' Association of America Vice President Susan Slusser and Baseball Hall of Fame Chairman, Jane Forbes Clark (right).

From left, Whitey Herzog, Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst and Tony La Russa participate in a 'Special Salute' to three generations of World Series-winning St. Louis Cardinals managers on Saturday in Cooperstown, N.Y.

The children of late Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ron Santo, from left, Ron Santo Jr., Jeff Santo and Linda Santo, talk about their dad in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Saturday.

Excluding the final season of his 15-year career, Ron Santo only played for the Chicago Cubs — before ending up in the club's broadcast booth after he retired. The nine-time All-Star third baseman, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, batted .277 with 2,254 hits, 342 homers and 1,331 RBI in his career. That final season away from the Friendly Confines, Santo played across town for the White Sox. Santo reached the 30-homer mark four times and was named to the All-Star Game nine times.

Ron Santo joined the Cubs' broadcast booth in 1990 as the WGN radio color commentator. He worked with Pat Hughes, Harry Caray, Thom Brennaman, Steve Stone and Bob Brenly. Santo was known for his unabashed enthusiasm. Santo died Dec. 3, 2010, at the age of 70, from bladder cancer. He will be posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday, July 22, 2012, along with Cincinnati Reds star shortstop Barry Larkin.

Hall of Fame inductee Barry Larkin, longtime SS for the Reds, speaks at an inductee news conference at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, NY, on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Larkin will be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Barry Larkin meets the press in Cooperstown, NY, on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Larkin and the late Ron Santo will be inducted on Sunday.

Hall of Fame inductee Barry Larkin speaks with reporters following a tour of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Larkin will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday, along with late Chicago Cubs star third baseman Ron Santo.
 

Barry Larkin played his entire 19-year career with his hometown Cincinnati Reds. Larkin, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday, finished with a .295 batting average, 2,340 hits, 198 homers, 960 RBI and 379 stolen bases. The shortstop won the National League MVP in 1995.

Former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin holds his plaque after his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Vicki Santo, widow of star Chicago Cubs third baseman and team broadcaster Ron Santo, delivers a speech Sunday during his National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony.

Family members for the late Chicago Cubs third baseman and team broadcaster Ron Santo applaud Sunday during his National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony. Santo played in the major leagues from 1960 to 1974. He died in 2010.

Family and friends of former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin applaud during the induction ceremony Sunday at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. From left are Larkin's wife Lisa Larkin, daughter Brielle D'Shea, daughter Cymber Larkin, son Shane Larkin and friend Isaac Lane.

Cymber Larkin, daughter of former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin, performs the national anthem Sunday during the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony honoring her father.

Former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin arrives on stage for his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Larkin played shortstop for the Reds from 1986 to 2004.

Vicki Santo, widow of star Chicago Cubs third baseman and team broadcaster Ron Santo, is applauded after her speech at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. At left is former Cincinnati Reds star and inductee Barry Larkin and at right is Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson.

From left, Chicago Cubs fans Linda Medo, of Kearney, N.J.; Shelly Ladd, of Rock Hill, S.C.; Sue Schwerin of Naperville, Ill.; and Donna Wakefield, of Chicago, hold a sign for the late star Cubs third baseman and team broadcaster Ron Santo during the induction ceremony Sunday at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, wearing what looks to be a pair of glasses honoring former Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray, leads a chorus of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony.

Cincinnati Reds fans attend the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. for Barry Larkin, the 1995 National League Most Valuable Player.

Former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin wipes his eye as he gives his acceptance speech Sunday during his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Larkin, a pivotal member of the Reds' 1990 World Series championship team, was a 12-time All-Star.

Former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin waits for applause as he prepares to give his acceptance speech Sunday for his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Larkin retired in 2004 with a career batting average of .295 and 2,340 hits — 198 of those for home runs.

Former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin, right, is welcomed by Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar at the conclusion of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony.

Vicki Santo, widow of star Chicago Cubs third baseman and team broadcaster Ron Santo, delivers a speech Sunday during his National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony. The honor was a long time coming for Santo, who first became eligible for the Hall of Fame in 1980.