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Tex Carleton
Tex Carleton
	Pitcher
	Born: August 19, 1906; Comanche, Texas, U.S.
	Died: January 11, 1977 (aged 70); Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	September 23, 1940, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	100–76
Earned run average	3.91
Strikeouts	808
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals ( 1932– 1934); Chicago Cubs ( 1935– 1938); Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1940);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion ( 1934); Pitched a no-hitter on April 30, 1940;

James Otto "Tex" Carleton (August 19, 1906 – January 11, 1977) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1932 to 1940 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Carleton threw a no-hitter on April 30, 1940, against the Reds when he was with the Dodgers.^[1]^[2] Only a year earlier he had been sold down to the minors and released.^[3] His career marks were 100 wins, 76 losses and a 3.90 earned run average.

As a hitter, Carleton had the exact number of hits as wins (100) in his major league career. He posted a .185 batting average (100-for-540) with 47 runs, 6 home runs, 54 RBI and drawing 35 bases on balls.

References

^ "Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0". retrosheet.org. April 30, 1940. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ Wolf, Gregory H. "Tex Carleton". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ McLendon, Kevin (May 19, 1988). "Braves profile: Braves' Jaster earning his pay". The Item. Sumpter, South Carolina. p. 6C. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Tex Carleton at Find a Grave

Achievements
Preceded by Bob Feller	No-hitter pitcher April 30, 1940	Succeeded by Lon Warneke

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[1] "Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0". retrosheet.org. April 30, 1940. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[sabr-2] Wolf, Gregory H. "Tex Carleton". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[3] McLendon, Kevin (May 19, 1988). "Braves profile: Braves' Jaster earning his pay". The Item. Sumpter, South Carolina. p. 6C. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

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v t e St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series champions
1 Pepper Martin 2 Leo Durocher 3 Frankie Frisch 4 Chick Fullis 5 Ernie Orsatti 6 Jack Rothrock 7 Joe Medwick 8 Spud Davis 9 Bill DeLancey 10 Dazzy Vance 11 Pat Crawford 12 Ripper Collins 14 Burgess Whitehead 15 Tex Carleton 16 Jesse Haines 17 Dizzy Dean ( NL MVP) 18 Bill Walker 21 Daffy Dean 22 Bill Hallahan 27 Francis Healy 28 Jim Mooney
Manager 3 Frankie Frisch Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares
Regular season

Tex Carleton

Pitcher
Born: (1906-08-19)August 19, 1906 Comanche, Texas, U.S.
Died: January 11, 1977(1977-01-11) (aged 70) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1940, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	100–76
Earned run average	3.91
Strikeouts	808

Teams
St. Louis Cardinals ( 1932– 1934) Chicago Cubs ( 1935– 1938) Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1940)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion ( 1934) Pitched a no-hitter on April 30, 1940

See also

References

External links