Clay Carroll
Clay Palmer Carroll
Born: May 2, 1941
Clanton, AL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 178
Career: 1964-1978
Minor League Statistics
Clay Carroll compiled a career record of 96 wins and 73 losses in his 731-game career with the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1978 campaign.
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 Atlanta Braves |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Chicago White Sox |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.77 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.41 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.7 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 148 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.37 | 73 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 144.3 | 127 | 45 | 38 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 585 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 6 | 12 | .333 | 5.52 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 111 | 62 | 57 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 411 |
| 1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.84 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2.29 | 58 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 121.7 | 102 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 489 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3.52 | 71 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 150.7 | 149 | 70 | 59 | 9 | 78 | 18 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 674 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.59 | 65 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 104.3 | 104 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 437 |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.50 | 61 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 93.7 | 78 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 42 | 9 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 387 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.25 | 65 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 96.0 | 89 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 392 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.69 | 53 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 92.7 | 111 | 47 | 38 | 5 | 34 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 415 |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.15 | 57 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.7 | 96 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 419 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.62 | 56 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96.3 | 93 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 407 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.56 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77.3 | 67 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 311 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.50 | 51 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90.0 | 77 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 357 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.76 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Totals | 96 | 73 | .568 | 2.94 | 731 | 28 | 373 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 1353.3 | 1296 | 506 | 442 | 67 | 442 | 112 | 681 | 37 | 5 | 41 | 5673 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 73 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 42 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .280 | .250 | .530 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .207 | .303 | .310 | .613 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 53 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 57 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 731 | 245 | 208 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 65 | .130 | .158 | .144 | .302 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | P | 11 | 1 | 20.3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.984 | .818 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | P | 19 | 1 | 34.7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.077 | .421 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 73 | 3 | 144.3 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.307 | .507 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 42 | 7 | 93.0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.419 | .595 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 58 | 1 | 121.7 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 2.515 | .586 |
| 1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 10 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.418 | .600 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 71 | 4 | 150.7 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 2.688 | .634 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 65 | 0 | 104.0 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 2.596 | .462 |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 61 | 0 | 94.0 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 3.543 | .607 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 65 | 0 | 96.0 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 2.344 | .385 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 53 | 5 | 92.7 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 2.331 | .453 |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 57 | 3 | 100.7 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 3 | .935 | 2.593 | .509 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 56 | 2 | 96.3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.495 | .286 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 29 | 0 | 77.3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.746 | .517 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 51 | 0 | 90.0 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .962 | 2.500 | .490 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 8 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.382 | .375 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 731 | 27 | 1353.3 | 60 | 310 | 11 | 24 | .971 | 2.461 | .506 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.59 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.39 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32.3 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | P | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | .500 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | P | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.353 | .800 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | P | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .333 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | P | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.176 | .400 |
| Totals | 22 | 0 | 32.3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.505 | .409 |
Awards
1972 - NL TSN Fireman of the Year
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