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Clay Palmer Carroll
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: May 2, 1941, Clanton, AL
Signed: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Milwaukee Braves 1964-1965; Atlanta Braves 1966-1968; Cincinnati Reds 1968-1975; Chicago White Sox 1976; St. Louis Cardinals 1977; Chicago White Sox 1977; Pittsburgh Pirates 1978
World Series Appearances: Cincinnati Reds 1970, 1972, 1975
Clay Carroll pitched for 15 seasons in the majors, going to the All-Star Game twice in 1971 and 1972 and winning a World Series ring with the Reds. A reliable reliever throughout his career, Carroll twice led the league in appearances and led the league in saves with 37 in 1972, winning The Sporting News Fireman of the Year honors. He helped the Reds reach the postseason in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1975, with the Big Red Machine winning it all in 1975. Carroll was a postseason star for the Reds, appearing in 22 games and going 4-2 with a 1.39 ERA over 32 1/3 innings. His 486 games pitched for Cincinnati is currently third on their all-time list behind Scott Sullivan with 494 and Pedro Borbon with 531. For his career, Carroll owned a 96-73 record with a 2.94 ERA and 143 saves, currently 98th on the all-time list. He was inducted in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1980.
Clay Carroll pitched for 15 seasons in the majors, going to the All-Star Game twice in 1971 and 1972 and winning a World Series ring with the Reds. A reliable reliever throughout his career, Carroll twice led the league in appearances and led the league in saves with 37 in 1972, winning The Sporting News Fireman of the Year honors. He helped the Reds reach the postseason in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1975, with the Big Red Machine winning it all in 1975. Carroll was a postseason star for the Reds, appearing in 22 games and going 4-2 with a 1.39 ERA over 32 1/3 innings. His 486 games pitched for Cincinnati is currently third on their all-time list behind Scott Sullivan with 494 and Pedro Borbon with 531. For his career, Carroll owned a 96-73 record with a 2.94 ERA and 143 saves, currently 98th on the all-time list. He was inducted in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1980.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #87
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Reds Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
Carroll appeared in 71 games for the Reds, making four starts and going 12-6 with a 3.52 ERA. He'd match that win total in 1974. He recorded seven saves and threw 150 2/3 innings - a career-high for him. Wayne Granger (#551) was the Reds' top reliever with 27 saves and 90 appearances, but Carroll had six more innings than Granger. On May 30th, Carroll hit a 10th inning home run off the Cardinals' Bob Gibson (#200) to give the Reds a 4-3 lead. He'd then pitch a scoreless bottom of the 10th to notch the win.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #461
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (14): 1965-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1978 Topps #615
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 57 in the Beckett online database as of 5/15/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
In mid-March, Doug and I attended the Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show, held within the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. My main focus for this show was accumulating as many 1969 Topps commons as possible, which I did by adding a grand total of 193 cards to our set. That's almost 30% of the entire set added in one enjoyable afternoon. I wrote a full summary of the show in a post over at The Phillies Room, found here.
This is the tenth of the 193 commons and semi-stars purchased, pulled and stacked from the first two neon green binders housing 1969 Topps cards at the multi-table spread of Uncle Dick's Cards from Babylon, New York. My method was simple - I pulled up a chair, found a card I needed, picked the best of the group from the binder page and set it aside. After each 100 cards, I'd ask the dealer to tell me how much damage I had done so far. With a budget in mind, I kept going twice, continuing after card #100 and card #200, and stopping at card #298. The final amount due was 17% off the sticker price for the pile of 193 cards, with this card costing me $1.25. If I stick to composing posts five times a week, and I'm already slipping off that pace a little, I should go through the stack and be caught up by the week of January 22, 2024!
This isn't the most flattering photo of Carroll, and he's wearing a Braves uniform here. His 1966 Topps card also features him hatless, but with slightly longer hair, so this photo could date all the way back to 1964. Or, it might be from the same session as the photo used for his 1968 Topps card. The back of the card reflects how the save wasn't yet a widely accepted statistic, given Topps presents save in quotes for Carroll's 1968 tally. Carroll's trade from the Braves is also mentioned. On June 11, 1968, Carroll, Tony Cloninger (#492) and Woody Woodward (#142) were dealt to the Reds for Ted Davidson, Bob Johnson (#261) and Milt Pappas (#79).
Accuracy Index: When all is said and done, I would think most of the cards in the 1969 Topps set will score a -8 based on my rating system. That's -5 for Carroll being in a Braves uniform, and -3 for being hatless.
1969 Season
Carroll appeared in 71 games for the Reds, making four starts and going 12-6 with a 3.52 ERA. He'd match that win total in 1974. He recorded seven saves and threw 150 2/3 innings - a career-high for him. Wayne Granger (#551) was the Reds' top reliever with 27 saves and 90 appearances, but Carroll had six more innings than Granger. On May 30th, Carroll hit a 10th inning home run off the Cardinals' Bob Gibson (#200) to give the Reds a 4-3 lead. He'd then pitch a scoreless bottom of the 10th to notch the win.
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First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #461
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (14): 1965-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1978 Topps #615
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 57 in the Beckett online database as of 5/15/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
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