Clay Carroll

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32+1⁄3 innings.

He was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton and minor league catcher Jeff Sovern on December 12, 1975. [8] After going 4–4 with six saves and a 2.56 ERA in 29 appearances with the White Sox, he was dealt to the Cardinals for Lerrin LaGrow during spring training on March 23, 1977. [9]

Personal life

Carroll and his ex-wife Judy are the parents of two daughters, Connie and Lori, along with a son, Brett (sometimes reported as Bret). [2] [10] The Carrolls divorced in 1981. [11]

In 1983 Carroll married Frances Nowitzke, a widow with children of her own. [11] [10] During a November 1985 shooting in their home in Bradenton, Florida, Carroll was wounded, and his wife Frances, 53, and Carroll's son Bret(t), 11, were shot and killed, by Frances's 26 year old son, Frederick. [12] [13] [14] Carroll's stepson was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Florida’s electric chair. Several years later a new trial was ordered, at which Frederick was given a life sentence he continues to serve. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Carroll frequently returns to Cincinnati for the team's annual RedsFest event, including in December 2012. [19] He is a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. [20]

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Clay Carroll
Pitcher
Born: (1941-05-02) May 2, 1941 (age 83)
Clanton, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1964, for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1978, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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