Tom Carroll (pitcher)

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6+1⁄3 scoreless innings against the Dodgers in front of 52,015 fans. Clay Carroll came in in relief and together they beat Andy Messersmith and Mike Marshall 1–0. It would be his last major league win. He finished the season 4–1 with a 4.98 ERA in place of Gullett. Though he did not participate in the Big Red Machine's 1975World Series victory over the Boston Red Sox, he was voted a three-quarter World Series share by his teammates. [7]

He struggled with arm problems for the rest of his career and spent the 1976 season with Indianapolis, going 9–15 with a 5.38 ERA. Following the season, the Reds traded him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jim Sadowski. He was then taken from the Pirates, the first selection in the 1976 Rule V draft by the Montreal Expos. He remained in Montreal's farm system until arm problems ended his career in 1977. [8] He attempted a comeback with the independent Alexandria Dukes of the Carolina League in 1980, but was unsuccessful.

Carroll earned Bachelor's and master's degrees from Georgetown University and spent 28 years (where he worked as Dept. Chief Analyst, Dept. Chief Engineer, Portfolio Division Manager and Sr. Principal) with MITRE Corporation. [9] [10]

He is an adjunct professor in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service where he teaches courses on international security. [11]

Career stats

Tom Carroll
Pitcher
Born: (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 (age 71)
Oriskany, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1974, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1975, for the Cincinnati Reds
W LPCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB K WP HBP Fld% BA
84.6674.162820000125.1120587212705162.944.100
As a hitter, one of his four career singles came on July 17, 1974, against Bob Gibson as Gibson stood with 2999 career strikeouts. The next batter, César Gerónimo, ended up being Gibson's 3000th career strikeout. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tom Carroll Minor League Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Studies Wait for Reds' Tom Carroll". Bangor Daily News. August 7, 1974.
  3. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1". Baseball-Reference.com. July 7, 1974.
  4. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds 10, New York Mets 4". Baseball-Reference.com. August 11, 1974.
  5. ↑ "Reds Lose Gullett". The Pittsburgh Press. June 18, 1975.
  6. ↑ "Tom Carroll 1975 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  7. ↑ "Series Share Announced". The Daily Sentinel. November 20, 1975.
  8. ↑ admin. "Tom Carroll – Society for American Baseball Research" . Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  9. ↑ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  10. ↑ "Finding the Strike Zone in a Different Arena". October 2005. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  12. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4". Baseball-Reference.com. July 17, 1974.
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