Carl Warwick | |||
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Outfielder | |||
Born: Dallas, Texas |
February 27, 1937 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 11, 1961, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
June 12, 1966, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .248 | ||
Home runs | 31 | ||
Runs batted in | 168 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Carl Wayne Warwick (born February 27, 1937) is a retired American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he appeared in 530 games over six Major League seasons (1961–66) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs. During the 1964 World Series, he set a record by reaching base in his first four plate appearances (three singles and one base on balls) as a pinch hitter, as he helped his Cardinals defeat the New York Yankees in seven games.
Warwick batted right-handed but threw left-handed; he stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). Born in Dallas, Texas, he graduated from Sunset High School and then played varsity baseball for Texas Christian University, leaving after his junior season to sign a bonus contract with the Dodgers. In his second pro season, 1959 with the Victoria Rosebuds, he led the Double-A Texas League in runs scored (129) and home runs (35), hit .331 and was selected Most Valuable Player. The following year, playing with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, he was named an American Association all-star.