Dick Carroll

Richard Thomas Carroll
(Shadow)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2"

• Debut September 25, 1909
• Final Game October 1, 1909
• Born July 21, 1884 in Cleveland, OH USA
• Died November 22, 1945 in Cleveland, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Dick "Shadow" Carroll went 26-9 for the Akron team in 1909 and came up for two games with the New York Highlanders. In 5 innings, his ERA was 3.60.

In the days of the Federal League, he was business manager for the Buffalo Buffeds, and was once scheduled to pitch for Hal Chase's All-Stars after the regular season, but he was never sent to the mound. Source: Hal Chase: the Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest Crook. Carroll was later hired away by Brooklyn to become its business manager.