Cliff Carroll
| Cliff Carroll | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 18, 1859 Clay Grove, Iowa, U.S. | |
| Died: June 12, 1923 (aged 63) Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 3, 1882, for the Providence Grays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1893, for the Boston Beaneaters | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 31 |
| Runs batted in | 423 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Samuel Clifford Carroll (October 18, 1859 – June 12, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played professionally for the Providence Grays, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Washington Senators, Chicago Colts, St. Louis Browns, and Boston Beaneaters.[1]
Biography
[edit]Carroll was born in Clay Grove, Iowa. He played his first professional game on August 3, 1882, for the Providence Grays.[2] Carroll played professionally for eleven seasons from 1882 to 1893.
He stopped playing professionally in 1889 to be a farmer, but missed playing baseball and returned to major league baseball in 1890 with the Chicago Cubs.[3] That season he achieved career highs in three offensive and three defensive categories. Carroll stopped playing in the majors in 1893.
Carroll died at the age of 63 in Portland, Oregon, and is interred at Lincoln Memorial Park.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cliff Carroll Stats". BaseballAlmanac. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Cliff Carroll". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Cliff Carroll". Baseballbiography.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Cliff Carroll's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
- 1859 births
- 1923 deaths
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Iowa
- Washington Senators (1891–1899) players
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys (NL) players
- Providence Grays players
- St. Louis Browns (AA) players
- Chicago White Stockings players
- Boston Beaneaters players
- People from Lee County, Iowa
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Detroit Creams players